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This article was published 29/11/2012 (1727 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I know it's time to begin my holiday shopping because there's something magical in the air.
It's the festive aroma of freshly cooked bacon.
Speaking of which, if you are looking for the perfect pork-related gift for a guy of my particular gender, I have a suggestion that will have him salivating with gratitude.
I became aware of this particular gift idea Thursday when I received yet another news release from Justin Esch and David Lefkow, the geniuses behind Seattle-based J&D Foods, a company dedicated to "making everything taste like bacon."
In a bid to win a major journalism prize, I have written several hard-hitting columns about these "bacontrepreneurs," whose inventions include Bacon Salt, Bacon Lip Balm, Bacon Gravy and Bacon Popcorn and -- prepare to be aroused -- Baconlube, the world's first bacon-flavoured massage oil and personal lubricant.
I assumed they reached the pinnacle of bacon-y goodness earlier this year when they "put fun back in funerals" by unveiling the "bacon coffin," a 220-pound, 18-gauge steel casket painted to resemble a sizzling strip of your favourite breakfast food.
But I realize now I was a fool, because just in time for Christmas, Justin and David are launching a product that guarantees your guy will be "loved, admired and possibly eaten by bears." What we are talking about is the world's first bacon-scented shaving cream, which, according to the news release, "is the highest quality meat-scented shaving cream on the market today.
"Our advanced heat-activated aromatic technology lasts four hours and delivers maximum bacon scent when you need it most."
The best news is they have whipped up 2,500 jars of this "pork-scented lather of the gods" and it just became available online at www.baconshavingcream.com for $14.99.
Wondering why anyone would want to smell like bacon? Ask yourself this: Why wouldn't you want to smell like bacon?
You are also probably thinking this is the dumbest product ever, but that is only because I haven't told you about Gift Idea No. 2 -- a bra you wear on your face to "shrink double chins, lift brows, and smooth away the appearance of wrinkles."
"Forget cosmetic surgery, wrap an elastic fabric bra on your face," urges a news release promoting The Face Wrap home kit, which apparently is a special bra, held in place with Velcro strips, that "lifts mugs" as opposed to lifting a similar word that we normally don't mention in family newspapers.
It claims to lift, firm and tighten your facial features, all of which is a wonderful idea, but we suspect anyone who wears this contraption is going to end up feeling like a real boob.
Which somehow brings us to Gift Idea No. 3, which you will assume I am making up but is an actual product I saw advertised while lying on the couch eating taco chips and watching late-night TV. The product I am referring to here is "Pajama Jeans," which the commercial describes as an amazing scientific blend of regular pyjama bottoms and sexy designer denim jeans.
In a testimonial that brought tears to my eyes, a woman in the ad explains that super-stretchy Pajama Jeans are great for hiking, roller-blading and rock climbing. They are also perfect for anyone who has dreamed of wearing designer jeans to bed or who has lost sleep because they think their regular pyjama bottoms (we spell pyjama differently when not referring to the brand name because of a little thing we like to call CP Style) aren't stylish enough for shopping at the mall.
Heck, why not buy some for the kids this year? They'd look nice with those wearable fleece blankets you gave them last year.
Speaking of the kids, let's rock on to Gift Idea No. 4 -- the Tooth Tunes toothbrush which, according to what I have read online and seen on TV, pumps pop music directly into your child's head via their teeth. The scientific concept is that when the bristles are brushed across the teeth, they send sound waves in the form of a two-minute song clip straight into your kid's cranium.
You know this has to be real because the TV ad features a cartoon showing actual musical notes bouncing around inside a child's brain, which is otherwise empty. Is that a great gift, or what? (Here's a hint: NO!) You may be able to prevent tooth decay, but you'll also speed up the decay of western civilization.
I mean, if we are going to have toothbrushes pump stuff directly into our kids' brains, why would we want that stuff to be pop music? Why wouldn't we want it to be, say, long division or computer programming?
Regardless, I hope these ideas help kick-start your holiday shopping this season, because there's magic in the air and, if you're lucky, it will lead you to a nice BLT.


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Dance of the Snowy Egret
Snowy Egrets in the morning fog
"Dance of the Snowy Egret" sounds poetic but in actuality, they were arguing over the best spot to fish.
Snowy Egrets in the morning fog
"Dance of the Snowy Egret" sounds poetic but in actuality, they were arguing over the best spot to fish.
Often asked this question, I thought it would be helpful to post the answer again, especially as at this time of year when we see numerous numbers foraging in our marshes and along the shore. Both species of birds breed on Cape Ann and the coast of Massachusetts.
The first clue is size. Snowy Egrets are small, about the size of the Mallard Duck. Remember the letter S for small and snowy. Great Egrets are much larger, nearly identical in size to that of the Great Blue Heron.
Great Egrets have black feet and yellow bills. Snowy Egrets have reverse coloring, yellow feet and black bills.
Great Egrets stand very still while fishing. Snowy Egrets are wonderfully animated when foraging; they run quickly, walk determinedly, fly, and swish their feet around to stir up fish.
It's not often that a wild bird permits such a close encounter. The Snowy Egret was drinking, feeding, and bathing at the pond edge. At one point a noisy family appeared and began throwing stones into the water. All the Mallards swam toward the far end of the pond and the egret retreated up into the trees. As soon as the family departed, the ducks and Snowy returned to the beach, resuming business as usual.
Snowy Egrets forage on mostly aquatic animals including frogs, fish, crustaceans, worms, and insects. The vivid yellow feet are often used to probe in the mud for prey.
Running back and forth along the shoreline while hunting, several times plunging in and becoming completely submerged.
During breeding season the Snowy Egret develops beautiful wispy curving plumes on its head and back. A great deal of time was spent smoothing and arranging its feathers.
Slender and elegant, the Snowy appeared smaller than a duck when its neck was tucked in.
Spiraling to dry its feathers.
Andrea writes, "OK , because of where I work — Gloucester — and amazing bird photos posted by friends — that would be you Kimberley Caruso and Kim Smith — I find myself stopping to shoot shorebirds with a camera. Spotted Thursday morning at Grant Circle, a glossy ibis and two snowy egrets. Not great photos but I had never seen a glossy ibis before!"
Thank you so much Andrea for sharing your photos of the stunning Glossy Ibis. It's breeding range in the Western Hemisphere is quite narrow and I would love, love to capture this species on film. Keeping my eyes peeled thanks to you!
From the Mass Audubon website, "In Ancient Egypt, ibises were venerated as sacred birds. They were believed to have a connection to the deity Thoth, the wise scribe and lorekeeper of the Egyptian pantheon. While Glossy Ibises are not literate, they are marvelous travelers. The Western Hemisphere population of this species represents a fairly recent arrival to the New World, believed to be descendants of birds who flew from Africa to South America in the early nineteenth century (Davis & Kricher 2000). Read More Here
For the Chief, and anyone who wants a quick and easy reference on how to tell the difference between the Snowy and Great Egrets, both white and both often times found feeding in the marsh and tide pools together. The Great Egret is greater in size and has a bright yellow bill, with black legs and black feet. The smaller Snowy Egret has the opposite markings, with unmistakeable cadmium yellow feet and a black bill.
Snowy Egret and Great Egret
In the above photo taken this morning, the egrets were too far away for my camera's lens to get a really clear picture however, when cropped, you can see a side-by-side comparison. The Snowy Egret, with black bill and bright yellow feet, is flying in the background and the Great Egret, with black feet and yellow bill, is perched.
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On a gorgeous dawn this past season I filmed an epic battle between two, possibly three, Great Egrets at the Good Harbor Beach marsh. The battle lasted nearly ten minutes with the defending egret aggressively flying lower and beneath the intruder, preventing it from landing anywhere on the marsh.
Great Egrets have interesting breeding behavior in that the male selects the nesting site and builds a platform nest of sticks and twigs in a tree, shrub, or on the ground near a marsh, prior to selecting a mate. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks, and both male and female vigorously defend the nesting territory. Perhaps that is what I had observed, a male and/or female defending their nesting site.
The Good Harbor Beach victor first surveyed the marsh from his perch on the adjacent cottage and, after determining his foe was defeated, swooped to the tide pool below to feed peaceably alonsgide the Great Blue Heron.
Great Blue Heron and Great Egret
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The sunrise in the lifting fog at Good Harbor Beach this morning looked at times more like a moonrise.
A lone Snowy Egret was eating and fluffing its feathers and a pair of Whimbrels (at least I think they were Whimbrels) were fishing and bathing along the tide pool edges.


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Challenging content exclusivity in network industries: the case of digital broadcasting
Interacting with network externalities and switching costs, exclusive dealings for premium contents in digital broadcasting markets allow incumbents to deny rivals critical mass and profitable market entry. A downstream company that acquires the exclusive rights to high-quality programming in the upstream market may obtain a competitive advantage over its rivals which suffer from negative externalities. Instead of fostering competition and innovation, exclusive licensing serves as an effective entry-deterrent strategy in order to preserve market power and to leverage monopolies. Although exclusivity for premium content has long been considered the only way for guaranteeing the remuneration of the vast investments in content production and platform infrastructure, this paper challenges the profitability of this exclusivity strategy in network industries. The paper questions the traditional economic assumptions underlying exclusivity of content and argues that the increasing emergence of multi-sided platforms in the broadcasting industry creates incentives for right holders to multi-home rather than single-home their contents.
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I did a double-take at Uber's decision to fund driverless car research in partnership with Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. Not because I think it is a strange departure for a company whose relationship with drivers is key to its success (though if I were a young Uber driver, I wouldn't count on the job for retirement income). It was the juxtaposition of the names Uber and Carnegie that stood out. Read more
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U.S. SEES BIGGEST ABORTION DECREASE IN A DECADE | New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that abortions fell 5 percent in 2009, "in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade." Researchers are attributing the reduction to the recession and increased use of more effective methods of birth control. Mississippi "had the lowest abortion rate, at 4 per 1,000 women of child-bearing age."
Or, maybe the pushing abstinence as birth control isn't being taught in schools any more?
Well it has been proven that access to low to no cost birth control does in fact lower abortion rates.
Amid the outcry over New York City's Plan B emergency contraceptive program and the Obama administration's contraception mandate, a study by scientists in Missouri suggests that free birth control can lead to greatly lower rates of abortions and births among teenagers.
Only 6.3 teenagers in every 1,000 given their choice of contraception get pregnant, compared with 34 per 1,000 nationwide, found the project that tracked more than 9,000 women in St. Louis, Mo., many of them poor or uninsured.
In the study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. Jeffrey Peipert of Washington University in St. Louis says that these women not only experienced far fewer unintended pregnancies but the abortion rate also fell tremendously.
Only 4.4 to 7.5 abortions per 1,000 women were recorded in the study, compared with 13.4 to 17 abortions per 1,000 women overall in the St. Louis region and almost 20 abortions per 1,000 women nationwide.
As part of the study, which ran from 2008 to 2010, the women were given their choice of a range of contraceptive methods at no cost – from birth control pills to goof-proof options like the IUD or a matchstick-sized implant. And they opted for the most effective contraceptives – the implanted options, which cost hundreds of dollars up-front to insert.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/free-birth-control-lowers-teen-pregnancy-abortion-rates-study-claims-82809/#DWfAooURikyqlrIM.99
But yes, less aborted babies! Yay! That's wonderful.
Glad to hear there is a 5% decrease in abortions - but 95% is still 1,000,000 (one million) abortions per year - one million too many.
And about 40% of them are black babies, despite blacks' 12% of the US population. If these babies had been born, blacks would be about 15% of the population, instead of 12%. One of Margaret Sanger's main goals in founding Planned Parenthood was the extinction of blacks in the US - as is evident from her own words:
"We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don't want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members."
Margaret Sanger's December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. Original source: Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, North Hampton, Massachusetts. Also described in Linda Gordon's Woman's Body, Woman's Right: A Social History of Birth Control in America. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1976.
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the recession and its aftermath in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, perhaps because women are more careful to use birth control when times are tough, researchers say.
The decline, detailed on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, came in 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available. Both the number of abortions and the abortion rate dropped by the same percentage.
Some experts theorize that some women believed they couldn't afford to get pregnant.
"They stick to straight and narrow ... and they are more careful about birth control," said Elizabeth Ananat, a Duke University assistant professor of public policy and economics who has researched abortions.
While many states have aggressively restricted access to abortion, most of those laws were adopted in the past two years and are not believed to have played a role in the decline.
Abortions have been dropping slightly over much of the past decade. But before this latest report, they seemed to have pretty much leveled off.
Nearly all states report abortion numbers to the federal government, but it's voluntary. A few states - including California, which has the largest population and largest number of abortion providers - don't send in data. While experts estimate there are more than 1 million abortions nationwide each year, the CDC counted about 785,000 in 2009 because of incomplete reporting.
To come up with reliable year-to-year comparisons, the CDC used the numbers from 43 states and two cities - those that have been sending in data consistently for at least 10 years. The researchers found that abortions per 1,000 women of child-bearing age fell from about 16 in 2008 to roughly 15 in 2009. That translates to nearly 38,000 fewer abortions in one year.
Mississippi had the lowest abortion rate, at 4 per 1,000 women of child-bearing age. The state also had only a couple of abortion providers and has the nation's highest teen birth rate. New York, second to California in number of abortion providers, had the highest abortion rate, roughly eight times Mississippi's.
Nationally since 2000, the number of reported abortions has dropped overall by about 6 percent and the abortion rate has fallen 7 percent.
By all accounts, contraception is playing a role in lowering the numbers.
Some experts cite a government study released earlier this year suggesting that about 60 percent of teenage girls who have sex use the most effective kinds of contraception, including the pill and patch. That's up from the mid-1990s, when fewer than half were using the best kinds.
Experts also pointed to the growing use of IUDs, or intrauterine devices, T-shaped plastic sperm-killers that a doctor inserts into the uterus. A study released earlier this year by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization that does research on reproductive health, showed that IUD use among sexually active women on birth control rose from less than 3 percent in 2002 to more than 8 percent in 2009.
IUDs essentially prevent "user error," said Rachel Jones, a Guttmacher researcher.
Ananat said another factor may be the growing use of the morning-after pill, a form of emergency contraception that has been increasingly easier to get. It came onto the market in 1999 and in 2006 was approved for non-prescription sale to women 18 and older. In 2009 that was lowered to 17.
Underlying all this may be the economy, which was in recession from December 2007 until June 2009. Even well afterward, polls showed most Americans remained worried about anemic hiring, a depressed housing market and other problems.
You might think a bad economy would lead to more abortions by women who are struggling. However, John Santelli, a Columbia University professor of population and family health, said: "The economy seems to be having a fundamental effect on pregnancies, not abortions."
I wish we could fast forward 4 years to see how much Obamacare affected this rate. I'm expecting a massive decline in abortion.
People are being more careful with the economy being the way it is. Most birth control failure is human error.


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International Conference on the World War II took place in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, May 13, 2010. The meeting, initiated by the World Future Online, was attended by experts from various countries. Present at the meeting were Hendrajit, Executive Director of the Global Future Institute (Indonesia); Albert Jansen (the Netherlands); Hasan Yahya (the United States) and Professor George Katsiaficas (the United States); Zakaria Abdullah (the Philippines); Former Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Subandrio Nyoto; Khairul Faiz Morat (Malaysian Islamic Youth Force); Ghazali Osman Cakmak (Turkey); Aggia Putri Nilasari (Indonesia), and Dandan Ben Hur (Malaysia).The conference hosted by journalist and author from singapore Jaya Prakash issued a declaration of 12 points, which, among others condemn all efforts undertaken by the aggressors in the world wars to rewrite and erase history of atrocities and war crimes that they had done before and during the World War II.These results were apparently in line with the call voiced by the executive director of the Global Future Intitute, Hendrajit, urging the conference participants to strongly condemn any measure taken by the Japanese government to revise its military history, namely its involvement in military invasion before and during the World War II.George Katsiaficas and Albert Jansen, explicitly warned the atrocities and war crimes committed by the Fascism government Germany against Jewish which took place in the Western European region. Furthermore, Professor Katsiaficas also reminded that honestly the World War II has not yet ended. "The US has killed and slaughtered millions of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Katsiaficas who is expert in such fields as humanity, social, and management of the Wenworth Institute of Technology.In addition, Katsiaficas also underlined that the German military attack against the Soviet Union killed about 27 million civilians in the country.In unveiling crimes and the military invasion of Japan in Malaysia, Khairul Morat also mentioned one of important interesting things. As for him, the actions of the Japanese military forces in Malaysia really destroyed the social infrastructure and economic life in the country. In addition, according to Morat, during the its occupation in Malaysia, Japan in advance sparked a sense of hostility and mutual suspicion of various communities in Malaysia like Malays, Chinese and Indians.India, according to Morat, was initially promised to soon be freed from British colony as an effort to cooperate with the Japanese fascism. But in its development, when Japan had no good will to fulfill its promise, India was eventually joined a resistance movement in fighting against Japanese troops. Thus, as for Morat, there were some 100 thousand Indians in Malaysia killed by the Japanese troops.Meanwhile, Hendrajit who was also present at the occassion as a speaker, underscored the importance of continuing to constantly monitor any possible maneuver of the Japanese right-wing groups which are potential to revive its military strength in the future.For that reason Hendrajid reminded the conference participants of the importance of taking into account of any initiative taken by Japanese right-wing circles willing to revise history books to change the role of Japanese invasion as aggressor against the Asian nations to be such people's liberation army in the Asia Pacific region. For that reason, Hendrajid urged the conference participants to condemn various acts committed by Japanese right-wing circles.Hendrajit felt the need to remind the conference participants of what happening in 2008 in which Toshio Motoya, entrepreneur and managing director of the APA GROUP, who is popularly known as the Japan-wing right-wing leader, sponsored an essay / writing competition with the theme: The Perspective of Japanese Modern History.The competition was organized by Japan Air Self Defense Force. What raising suspicions of the competition was, from 235 contestants, some 94 of them were members of theJapan Air Self Defense Force (ASDF). Suspicions that the competition aimed at (re)writing the Japanese history initiated by ASDF increasingly came to the light as the winner of the competition was the Japan Air Self Defense Force chief of staff Toshio Tamogami.Tamogami in his essay denied that the Japanese military invasion before and after the World War II was a military aggression. In other words, Tamogami rejected the role of Japanese troops as aggressors against Asian nations. Instead, Tamogami claimmed that what carried out by Japan was the role of liberation. Although he was finally fired as chief of staff of the Japan Air Self Defense Force, Tamogami with his all maneuvers indicated that the aspirations of the Japanese right wing both civilian and military have still emerged and even will be capable of reviving its military strength as that in the past.Recommendations proposed by Hendrajit along with other speakers were finally approved by the Conference Committee, although there were no explicitly statements mentioning the involvement of such countries as Japan or Germany. But in the declaration, all the conference participant strongly condemned the aggressor nations willing to rewrite their own history and remove various war crimes that they committed in the World War II. (Kuala Lumpur-GFI)
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The European nation of Greece appears to be sliding ever so progressively into the abyss of total collapse, as illustrated by a recent government measure aimed at feeding the growing hordes of hungry, unemployed Greeks across the nation. A report translated into English from Voz Populi explains that, under the new law, Greek merchants will now be permitted to sell expired foods at a reduced rate to the nation's poorest citizens, who are becoming increasingly unable to afford basic necessities.
Since price control efforts have largely failed thus far, as have austerity measures aimed at reviving the nation's economy, the Greek government is grasping at straws to maintain some illusion of normalcy in a country where the unemployment rate has now breached 25 percent overall, and more than 54 percent among the youth population aged 15 to 24.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (left) is received by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam PHNOM PENH — Viet Nam supported the theme of Cambodia's Chairmanship of ASEAN 2012, "ASEAN: One Community, One Destiny" and promised to work closely with Cambodia to realise this theme, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Phnom Penh yesterday.
Meeting with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Hun Sen on the sidelines of the 20th ASEAN Summit, Dung said Viet Nam believed that Cambodia would successfully chair the summit as well as accomplish its role this year to contribute to building an ASEAN Community in 2015.
Dung thanked the royal Cambodian government for creating favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community living and working in Cambodia, saying that continual support would contribute to the development of Cambodia as well as boost the friendly and co-operative relations between the two countriess.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed that his government would create a better environment for Vietnamese residents as well as enterprises.
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|Intestinal Helminthiasis
|Other: Health Education package
|Phase 1
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|The Impact of Health Education in Controlling Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis Among Orang Asli Schoolchildren
- 1- The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Orang Asli children living in the rural areas of Pahang and Selangor will be determined. [ Time Frame: 1-2 year ]An open-label clinical trial will be carried out to investigate the impact of health package in controlling Soil Transmitted Disease (STH) infections among Orang Asli children in rural areas of Pahang and Selangor, Malaysia. After baseline screening for the eligibility of the children, all children will be screened for STH infections.
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|July 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2013
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|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Health Education
Deworming will be conducted in both schools. A health education package will be introduced to schoolchildren in the intervention school (School A) only. Both schools will be followed up for 6 months.
Other: Health Education package
Health Education package that covers key health messages about the proper personal hygiene practices will be given to school children in the intervention school. The package consisted of many items such as posters, comic book, song video, competitions, drawing activities, puppet show, etc.
No Intervention: Control
Schoolchildren in school B will serve as a control group. No intervention (Health education package) will be given after complete deworming at baseline.
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The World Health Organization established that infections with STH among school¬children cause malnutrition, intellectual retardation and cognitive and educational deficits.
Although school-based intervention specifically the deworming antihelminths drugs programme were introduced into school but still Orang Asli villages in Malaysia having a high intensity and higher prevalence rate for STH, therefore the objective of this article was to review other intervention means mainly the health education intervention into school children and rural community, where most of these studies concluded that health education intervention was successful in increasing knowledge and changing some of practices among people and children which in turn decreases the prevalence and intensity of the STH. Also we think applying such intervention in Malaysia would be a benefit to change knowledge and attitude towards STH, and it will be the first research study to be applied in this field.
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|5 Years to 14 Years (Child)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age:7-14
- No evidence of concomitant chronic illness such as acute respiratory tract infections, mental retardation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age over 15
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|National school of Pos Betau & NAtional school of Kuala Koyan
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|University of Malaya
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|Ahmed Al-Delaimy, THE IMPACT OF HEALTH EDUCATION IN CONTROLLING SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHIASIS IN ORANG ASLI COMMUNITIES, University of Malaya
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Keywords provided by Ahmed Al-Delaimy, University of Malaya:
Health Education
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
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Parasitic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
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Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) continues their 28th season with a 20th anniversary revival of All in the Timing by David Ives. Directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown; A Christmas Story, The Musical),the production features Eric Clem (Blue Man Group), Carson Elrod (Peter and the Starcatcher), Jenn Harris (Silence! The Musical), Liv Rooth (Venus in Fur), and Matthew Saldivar (Peter and the Starcatcher). All in the Timing runs January 23 - March 17 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. Opening night is Tuesday, February 12.
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text: Charity fund at $68,000; more needed to reach goal By Staff reports December 26, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Christmas has come and gone, but if you would like to give a gift to the Gazette Charities Christmas Fund, there's still time.So far this holiday season -- shortened by Thanksgiving falling so late this year -- the fund has raised more than $68,000. That includes $16,000 raised this week.Unfortunately, the total is still short of our goal.Gifts given to the fund go to assist the work of 10 local help agencies as they strive to meet the need that exists in our community.The Gazette covers all administrative costs of the fund.Look for the donation coupon in today's paper if you would like to give. Or go to wvgazette.com and click on the Christmas Fund logo.Here's a list of this week's generous donors:Brett Barthelmess, in memory of Art and Shirley Barthelmess and Bill Miller, $200Daniel Martin II, in memory of Charles and Clara Martin, $50Marilyn Ohlsen, in honor of Jonathan Ohlsen, $50Erika Stokes, in honor of teachers, $25Judy and Britt McJunkin, in memory of Mary Kathryn Hamrick Graham, $100June and Jerry Hicks, in honor of Judy King and Barbara Hicks-Neddo, $50Elton Burford, $50Evon Fooce, in memory of Travis Fooce 1989-2006, $50 LeAndria Reed, in honor of Reed-Drake Family, $35Anonymous, in memory of Miss Betty Cook, $50Anonymous, in memory of my husband, $50Dr. William and Ann Harris, in honor of Bert Morris and in memory of Danny Chapman, $1,000Rose Christian, in memory of Don Christian, $300Anonymous, in memory of Donald Freeman Nelson, $100 Connie and Ed Hillenbrand, in memory of Dr. James W. Lane, $50Anonymous, in memory of Geo Y. Anderson III, $30Anonymous, in memory of my special friend, $50Anonymous, in memory of Virginia and Lewis Legg, $1,000Anonymous, in honor of our parents and Elias, $45Bureau for Medical Services -- Pharmacy Unit, in honor of Peggy King, $125Barbara and Gerald Simmons, in memory of Tina Simmons Larson, $100Anonymous, in memory of Ruby and Virgil Friend, $100Marjorie Clarkson, $30 C&L Construction Co., Inc., in memory of Frank and Connie Moffitt, $200Carol Velasquez, in memory of Rose and Paul Campbell, $300Anonymous, in memory of Carolyn and Ron McGraw, $100Rhonda and Doug Moffitt, in honor of Michael, Brian and Paige Moffitt, $200Rev. Mel Hoover and Rev. Rose Edington, in memory of Felix Hoover, $200Kim and Wayne Young, $200Katie and Chuck Toussieng, $200Myrt O'Dell, in memory of John O'Dell, $50Myrna and Paul Parsons, in memory of our parents, brother, daughter-in-law, and baby sister, $100Anonymous, in memory of Vicki and Gene, $25Marianne Lane, in memory of Dr. Jim Lane, $100Rilla Smith, in memory of my husband, Frank, $100Raymona and Paul Kinneberg, in honor of David Kinneberg, $250Alexandria Vargo, in memory of Jennifer A. Ziegler, $250Elizabeth Nelson, in memory of Sassy DeHaven, $25Carol Folden, in memory of my loving husband, Jay Folden, $100 Ivor's Trunk, in memory of Mildred, Leon and Earl, $250Andy Hendricks, in memory of Patricia S. 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National Association of Charter School Authorizers Issues Statement on Presidential Election
Greg Richmond, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, issued the following statement today on the results of the presidential election:
"Like every president for the past twenty years, President Obama has been a supporter of charter schools. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the administration and Secretary Duncan to strengthen public charter schools as part of an overall plan to revitalize American education. With more than two million students, charters have grown into a powerful and innovative tuition-free choice for families. Let's now get to work in expanding the high-quality public school choices that will brighten the futures of children across the country."
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is committed to advancing excellence and accountability in the charter school sector and to increasing the number of high-quality charter schools across the nation. To accomplish this mission, NACSA works to improve the policies and practices of authorizers—the organizations designated to approve, monitor, renew, and, if necessary, close charter schools. NACSA provides training, consulting, and policy guidance to authorizers. It also advocates for laws and policies that raise the bar for excellence among authorizers and the schools they charter. Visit www.qualitycharters.org
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Human momma has done it again! I finally had my own space to say what I thought and she went and asked her friends what I should write about. Now, they want me to tell about how we met. I suppose they are tired of her telling her side. I will admit, it's a pretty neat story with a happy ending.
I lived with a family in Waco. One day, the human mom and two kids were in an auto accident. They never came home after that. The human dad and other kid who weren't very nice to me kept me outside where the neighbors let their little dogs bite me a lot. I tried to tell them "no" but then the neighbors would hit me. I didn't like that more than the little dogs biting me so I just let the little dogs bite me.
One night, the lady who is now my human momma drove up in a huge truck. After a while, I was put in her truck and she smelled so nice, like home. I put my head on her shoulder and didn't move it once all the way to her house.
I remember the food tasted fresh and the water was clean. The bed was soft and I slept really well. I wasn't scared at all. Not once did anyone bite me or hit me and I even got to be inside. The nice lady told me I was going to be OK, but what she didn't know was that I was already better than I had ever been. I'm so glad she's my human momma forever now.


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Group 19 - Ford F-150 Power Wheels: Gate 1
Work Proposal
The Work Proposal listed below describes an overview of our (group 19's) product, the duration of disassembly, the duration and reassembly of the product, the challenges we encounter after inspecting the initial product, as well as competencies and shortcomings of each group member.
Required tools
All of the tools listed and possibly more if necessary can be attained from the tool cabinet in 621 Furnas Hall.
- Phillips Head Screwdriver- Initial inspection of the F-150 indicates that most of the components are screwed in placed by #8 x ¾'' screws. A Phillips head screwdriver can simply be used to unscrew for disassembly and re-screw them in place for reassembly.
- Power Drill- A power drill may be used in place of a screwdriver to decrease the time of dissection since it mechanically rotates the screws out of place at a faster rate and can do the same to put screws back in.
- Hammer- A hammer may be used to force certain components apart when physical strength in insufficient
Duration of Disassembly
The manual states to set aside at least 60 minutes for assembly. Our group has come to the conclusion that the disassembly of the F-150 may take about twice as long as the predicted assembly, around two or three hours. This is because we also need to label, categorize, and photograph all of the components. The lab may also be busy, making it difficult to work and move around. If extra time is required for dissection our group will organize extra dissection meeting times to compensate.
Duration of Reassembly
Our group has concluded that the duration of time for reassembly is around the predicted time in the manual, one hour. This time may vary depending on if any challenges are encountered. Such challenges include missing group members or if the lab is busy at the time. A major problem that we may run into is that we may not know how to reassemble a certain component. If any challenges may arise, our group will meet them with our best effort.
Challenges Encountered
- According to our initial inspection, the Power Wheels F-150 is too large to transport easily by hand. This means our group may run into some time constraints because we can only dissect the product in the lab.
- Some of the plastic components are forced together so manual strength may have to be used to take them apart.
- Components not easily visible may be difficult to dissect and reassemble
- No one has any experience with writing wikis. It may require extra time for the wiki manager to learn how to use the wiki.
- One group member commutes and one group member lives on south campus while the rest live on north campus. This means our group may have trouble meeting with each other.
|Group Member
|Craig Freier
-Microsoft Office Certified
-Sub-par English skills
|Douglas Long
-Proficient CAD skills
-Improving presentation skills
|Bradley Huynh
-Excellent English skills
-Improving time management skills by keeping track of deadlines
|Emmanuel Obunadike
-Mechanically Inclined
-Poor communication and presentation skills
|Jeevan Suparmaniam
-Good dexterity
-Poor fabrication skills
|Adrian Wong
-Highly organized
-Punctuality issue
Management Proposal
The Management Proposal below contains group 19's plan to manage its work. This includes our point of contact and communication, an outline of our meeting schedule, projected timeline and Gantt chart, individual group member roles and responsibilities, and our plan to handle group conflicts.
Point Of Contact/Communications
Craig Freier – Group 19 Leader, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Douglas Long, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
If phone numbers are wanted, please email Craig or Douglas due to privacy issues.
Meeting Schedule
Group 19's primary meeting time is currently scheduled to be every week on Tuesday at 5 PM. The designated meeting place is at Capen Library in a group study area. Although this is our preferred meeting schedule, conflicts may arise, meaning the schedule may be subject to change. If this may be the case, our group will discuss through email a more preferable time for everyone. Also due to time constraints, multiple meetings per week may be necessary to meet deadlines and gates. Based on the purpose of our meetings, another area besides Capen Library may be necessary. The group leader will organize any altered or extra meetings at any altered meeting areas.
Projected Timeline
|Start Date
|Duration of Days
|Due Date
|GATE l
|Work Proposal
|Management Proposal
|Product Assessment
|Product Disassembly
|Causes for Corrective Action
|Dissection Plan
|Summary of Components
|Product Analysis
|Solid Modeling
|Engineering Analysis
|Design Revisions
|Product Reassembly
|Product Reassembly Assessment
|Design Revisions-System Level
|Update Wiki Page
|Final Revisions
Group Roles
|Group Member
|Secondary Role
|Craig Freier
|Group Leader
Lead Presenter
|Assistant Solid Modeling Expert
|Douglas Long
|Solid Moleding Expert
|Assistant Group Leader
|Bradley Huynh
|Wiki Manager
|Emmanuel Obunadike
|Primary Dissector/Assembler
|Jeeevan Suparmaniam
|Assistant Dissector/Assembler
|Adrian Wong
|Record Keeper
|Wiki Contributor
Group Responsibilities
Group Leader
- Organize information and meetings
- Keeps group members on task
- Primary point of contact
Presenter, Co-Presenter
- In charge of presenting the final report to the audience
Solid Modeling Expert, Assistant
- Creates CAD drawings of the product
- Becomes proficient in CAD software (Pro-Engineer)
Wiki Manager, Contributor
- In charge of creating and handling the wiki page
- Writes and organizes all the information on the wiki regularly
- Takes pictures and videos of the product before, during, and after the dissection of the product
Primary Dissector/Assembler, Assistant
- In charge of understanding the assembly and disassembly of the product
- Handles the process of dissection and reassembly
Record Keeper
- Takes notes of the meetings and dissections
- In charge of categorizing the components of the product
Conflict Resolution
If a group conflict or issue may arise, a meeting will be planned in order to discuss a solution. The group leader or assistant will be the primary mediator of the conflict. Such conflicts include but are not limited to poor punctuality, not "pulling one's weight", or last minute contributions. If the conflict is not resolved, the professor will be contacted for discussion by the group leader.
Preparation and Initial Assessment
Our group has done a thorough analysis on the Power Wheels Ford F-150 without doing any dissection whatsoever. The goal of this phase is for our group to become familiarized with the product and gather enough information in order to do the actual dissection successfully. Various profiles and aspects of the vehicle are described in this section.
Development Profile
The Power Wheels Ford F-150 was developed and first available in late 2004. The development took place in East Aurora with a close working relationship with Ford, since it is a licensed product. Like a real car, it has been updated and re-released since then.[1]
In 2004 there were not really any economic concerns. In fact, the United States registered stronger than expected growth in the final three months of that year. This brought the economy's growth rate to 4.4 percent, which was the best showing in five years.[2] This may have caused Fischer-Price to not really take the price of the product into account, which is 350 USD. Global concerns that may have affected it's develop include the styling of the product. The Power Wheels Ford F-150 was designed to look like the actual Ford F-150 truck. The image of this vehicle is a rugged, powerful all American truck. The Power Wheels vehicle was said to have monster traction and be able to go on rough terrains go along with the tough persona of the real car.
The vast majority of this product is sold in the United States but there exists a small quantity available in Canada and Mexico. The intended impact of the Power Wheels Ford F-150 is to provide an entertaining mock vehicle for a child. This product is also one of the first Power Wheels that was intended to be able to stand up to rough terrain riding.
Usage Profile
The Fisher-Price Ford F-150 Power Wheels is intended to be an outdoor recreation toy vehicle for children of young ages. It was designed to mimic the Ford 150 Truck in attempt to bring enthusiasm to the children and arouse their creative mind when riding or "playing" with the vehicle. The F-150 Power Wheels was made to be for home outdoor use that a parent would purchase for their children. But specifically this design of Power Wheels was different from the other models in that the F-150 was a more rugged and multi-terrain vehicle, that can drive on mud, grass, gravel, and mulch. This product must be able to keep the attention of the children riding it and be a desirable toy of the kids in order for it to get a good amount of use by the children, which would make it worth the price paid by the adult in the end. But also this product must perform other tasks such as: being able to assemble without difficulty by the buyer, having a good battery life, having a reasonable charge time, easy maintenance, and also being safe for the child to use. Parents would not want to purchase a toy vehicle that looked unsafe to drive or had dangerous elements such as sharp parts, or faulty breaking system or too fast of a driving speed. But this certain F-150 Power Wheels backs up the safety of the product with a high speed lock-out and Power Lock brakes.[3]
Energy Profile
The Power Wheels F-150 uses a 12 volt lead-acid rechargeable battery with a built-in thermal fuse, which is contained in the hood compartment of the vehicle.[4] In order to power the vehicle, the battery must be charged initially for 18 hours using the 12 volt charger that comes with the vehicle. The manual also recommends charging the battery for at least 14 hours after each use and no longer than 30 hours. The charger is plugged into an electrical outlet which allows current and electrical energy to flow from the charger into the battery. The negative to positive electron flow is then reversed when electrical energy is applied to the battery. This in turn causes the power to be restored.
The F-150 has electric wiring that runs from the battery to the accelerator pedal. When the pedal is pressed down by the force from a child's foot, current is sent to the motors in the rear wheel axle. The motors create a rotational force on the rear axle which causes to the rear tires connected to the axle to rotate forward. The vehicle then moves forward with kinetic energy. The vehicle also contains a shifter that has a low speed, high speed, and reverse setting. Depending on what the shifter is on, the motor either rotates the tires at slower revolutions per minute clockwise, faster rpm clockwise, and counter-clockwise. A rotational force can also be applied to the steering wheel connected to a steering shaft to turn the front wheel axle and steer the vehicle. The F-150 also uses four C alkaline batteries to power the radio located in the dashboard. The batteries' chemical energy is converted in electrical energy to power the radio.[5]
Complexity Profile
The F-150 power wheels by Fisher Price is made with extremely complex systems, each system consisting of even more complex components that work together. Systems such as shafts and belts, electric circuits, hydraulics, and many more work together to make this power wheels. Approximately 40 or so main components were used to make up this product. [4]
|Part Number
|Cargo Bed
|Hubcabs (2)
|Steering Wheel
|Steering Wheel Covers
|Long Seat Belt
|Short Seat Belts (2)
|Rear Wheels (2)
|Front Grille
|Grille Support
|Steering Column
|.25 x 2.85'' pin
|Steering Column Cap
|12 Volt Charger
|12 Volt Battery
|Wire Clips (2)
|Side Mirrors(2)
|#8 x 3/4'' Screws (19)
Each of these components is relatively simple. However, the systems that they make up are fairly complex. For example, a steering wheel on its own is simple enough, or a drive shaft or brakes for that matter, but when they come together to coordinate the wheels and activate the brakes, it suddenly becomes way more complex. One would have to start thinking about how to fit all that controls into an easy to reach as well as in an intuitive position at the driver's seat. The same person would also have to worry about how to make it easy to service from the outside while making sure that the shafts doesn't come in the way with the other systems at the same time. If that wasn't enough, these systems have to withstand outside forces and physical abuse while maintaining their functions. For example, the shafts must not drop off when the vehicle is rammed into a wall.
Material Profile
|Materials Easily Visible
|Components Containing Material
|Hard Plastic
|Main Frame
LED Cover
Seatbelt Clasps
Steering Wheel
|Stainless Steel
|Materials Not Easily Visible
|Components Containing Material
|Hard Plastic
|Battery Cover
|Wire Sealant
|Back-side of Stickers
|Lead Based Acid
|12 V Battery
|Stainless Steel
|Battery Spring Holster for Radio
User Interaction Profile
The Ford F-150 Power Wheels toy truck is one of the excellent pieces produced by the Power Wheels. First off, the construction is very robust like all F-P Power Wheels vehicles and this model is quite bigger than the other models. It is also wider, taller and longer and it has much more clearance
underneath. The truck bed is for carrying supplies. It is a two-seater vehicle and is specially designed for children ages three to six as the
maximum weight it can support is 130 pounds (65 pounds per passenger). It gives a sensation of driving a real truck for children as it operates
with a steering wheel and foot pedal. This truck is powered by a special rechargeable 12 volt battery which can last for 3 hours of continuous
riding if fully charged.
Apart from this, there are certain safety features available in this truck. To make it safe for new drivers, there is a safety mechanism fixed to it to suppress the maximum speed of the truck to 2.5 mph. Once the driver is familiar with the truck and is capable of handling the truck well, the safety mechanism can be removed which allows the truck to reach a maximum speed of 5 mph. This can save unnecessary accidents. The vehicle also features a specially designed safety braking system; when the foot is removed from the pedal, the truck stops automatically. The truck even comes with fake seatbelts (Velcro). This is to plant the seed of safety at an early age. The seat is adjustable to accommodate the child as they grow and it makes it convenient for some kids of bigger size.
This truck is packed with realistic features. It can entertain the passengers with its real FM radio. It has a working tailgate. To make it is more interesting, the truck includes great details such as chrome accents , hot foiled badges, and dashboard storage. There is also a battery meter which is a four light display (green to red) that allows the user to be aware of the "gas" level. The Ford F150 can also perform on all types of surface, advertised as "monster traction". Above and beyond, the only problem with the truck is that the wheels are a bit noisy on concrete surfaces since they are hard plastic. The plastic wheels also can give a little of a bumpy ride.
The Power Wheels Ford F150 does require assembly. However, since the instruction are very clear and concise, it is very easy to assemble the vehicle. The truck is also very easy to be maintained. The user just has to recharge the battery. Other than that, if an appealing look is needed, the user can just wipe the body of the truck with a wet cloth. In view of the fact that the F150 is nicely finished out, it looks close enough to the real thing, and the children feel like they are driving a vehicle rather than riding on a toy.[3]
Product Alternative Profile
Peg-Perego John Deere Turf Tractor
- Detachable trailer for carrying and transporting
- All-terrain tires
- 2-speed and reverse gears
- Only suitable for one person (driver)[6]
Injusa Phantom Racer Truck
- Styled like a sporty ATV - aesthetically pleasing
- All-terrain tires
- Produced by a Spanish company - may be hard to obtain
- Only one speed gear
- No storage space[7]
National Products Ltd. Dual Passenger 4x4
- 2-speed and reverse gears
- Drop drown tailgate for storage
- All-terrain tires
- Musical sounds and indicator lights on dashboard
- Produced by a Hong Kong company - may be hard to obtain[8]
Product Comparison
All three alternative products and the Ford F-150 Power Wheels are are similar in the sense of being a mock truck with all-terrain purpose tires. All vehicles also run on a rechargeable 12 volt battery. The F-150 has a top speed of 5 miles per hour, which is the same top speed for the Dual Passenger 4x4. The Phantom Racer and Turf Tractor have a top speed of 4.5 miles. All vehicles with the exception of the turf tractor are able to hold the driver and a passenger. Also all vehicles with the exception of the Phantom Racer have 2 speed gears and a reverse gear. The Phantom Racer does not have a cargo or storage space either, which the other products do have. The F-150 is unique in that it has a working FM radio in the dashboard. The only product that can come close to that feature is the Dual Passenger 4x4 which can produce fake musical sounds from the dashboard.
Price Comparison
|Ford F-150 Power Wheels
|Peg-Perego John Deere Turf Tractor
|Injusa Phantom Racer Truck
|National Products Ltd. Dual Passenger 4x4
- [1] Reynolds, Jeff. Fischer-Price Representative.
- [2] www.voanews.com, 27 September 2010
- [3] Fischer-Price Website, 25 September 2010
- [4] Fisher-Price. F-150 Power Wheels Manual Model K8285. 2007.
- [5] www.howstuffworks.com, 28 September 2010
- [6] www.toyrus.com, 28 September 2010
- [7] www.electric-scooters-galore.com, 28 September 2010
- [8] National Products Ltd. Website, 28 September 2010


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The judges has decided to pick Grammer for the Most Innovative Video winner rather than other established acts such as Robyn, OK Go and Arcade Fire.
An up-and-coming singer has seen off competition from rock bands Arcade Fire and OK Go to pick up the first prize of MTV's inaugural O Music Awards. Andy Grammer won the Most Innovative Video honor for his "Keep Your Head Up" promo ahead of the first annual ceremony, created to celebrate digital music.
A panel of judges, including producer Jermaine Dupri and music video director Wayne Isham, picked Grammer over other established acts such as Swedish pop star Robyn and Arcade Fire.
"American Idol" star Adam Lambert has also been announced as another early winner, taking gold in the Favorite Tumblr category. Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber and Kanye West are among the nominees fighting for the remaining prizes, to be announced in an MTV.com broadcast on Thursday, April 28.


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AMZN) Background: Amazon seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they may want to buy online. Amazon trades an average of 3.3 million shares per day with a marketcap of $116.6 billion. 52-Week Range: $166.97 - $264.11 AMZN Earnings Per Share Growth data by YCharts
Analysts as a whole like this company. Currently, AMZN has 23 buy recommendations out of 33 analysts covering the company, 10 holds, and none of the analysts give a sell rating. The average analyst target price for AMZN is $266.26. I know this will come up in comments, so let me address this ahead of time. I shop and like Amazon (mostly), but that is not relevant to investing capital. AMZN Return on Equity data by YCharts
The trailing 12- month price-to-earnings ratio is 318, the mean fiscal year estimate price-to-earnings ratio is 337, based on earnings of 77 cents per share this year. It's just crazy and unsustainable. Even if we allow for the full next year estimate of $2.41 in earnings Amazon still carries a multiple of over a 100. That's 100 years of earnings to pay for one share. Take it one step further and give the company another double in earnings and round up to $5 a share for the following year. You still have an earnings multiple that requires an oxygen tank to breathe. To suggest Amazon is priced to perfection doesn't quite hit the mark; extreme perfection is required to have a glimmer of hope in this working out well. History has shown that stocks with earnings multiples over 20 don't perform as well as the overall market. Always the same story too: this time it's different and "disrupt" this and that and the other thing. In the end, the only thing that matters to investors is they make money. Playing musical chairs using the song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (17 minutes long) may create the illusion that laws of return on investment don't apply -- they do, but sometimes the market has a cruel sense of humor. AMZN Revenue Growth data by YCharts
In 2007, the darling was Crocs ( CROX), in 2008 solar was to change everything, in 2009 and into 2010 it was education stocks, 2011 Netflix ( NFLX) was unstoppable. Is 2012 the year for Amazon, maybe or maybe not, but to argue it isn't going to happen is the same as arguing the earnings will rise from 77 pennies this year up to over $25 a share rather quickly. Good luck with that one, and remember "never confuse a bull market with brains". AMZN Operating Margin TTM data by YCharts
I use Zacks.com, WSJ.com, Tradestation, and Reuters for my data. PE is generally adjusted PE based on an average number of shares. At the time of publication, the author was short Amazon. This article is commentary by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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The sensor has a pulley connected to its shaft and the pulley rotation is measured.
This sensor has three modes of operation: rev/s, rad/s², rad/s
Experiment Duration: 1 second to 31 days.
Range and operation modes:
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ADC resolution: 16 bit
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Max Sample Rate (S/sec): 100
A connection between your sensors and hardware is required. You can choose from the USB Module, Wifi Module, RF Module, or Display Module. A Battery Module is also required for any connection other then USB Module, which is powered through the cable.


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Frisco Town Council Passes First Reading to Sell Interstate Parcel for Development
On May 22, 2013, the Frisco Town Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to sell the Interstate Parcel to developer David O'Neil and his firm, Brynn Grey X, LLC to develop the property into a commercial project anchored by a Whole Foods Market. The parcel is located between Interstate 70 and Lusher Court, west of Safeway and the Summit Stage Transfer Center. The second reading for sale of the property is scheduled to be heard by the Town Council on May 28, 2013.
After receiving overwhelming support by the community about the concept in early 2012, in May of last year Brynn Grey and the Town of Frisco entered into a lease agreement for the development of the Interstate Parcel into a commercial project anchored by a Whole Foods Market. The lease agreement provided an option for the developer to purchase the property within the first ten years of the lease. "David O'Neil has approached the Town and is basically exercising his option to purchase the land," stated Bill Efting, Frisco Town Manager.
On May 16, 2013, Brynn Grey X received approval from the Frisco Planning Commission for a commercial project, anchored by a 32,000sf Whole Foods Market. The project is to consist of a total of 5 buildings: Whole Foods Market, Inline Retail building, Gateway building, Wellness building and Regional Retail building.
The second reading of the ordinance for the sale of the property to Brynn Grey, X will be heard by the Town Council at their May 28, 2013 meeting. The meeting will be held at Town Hall located at 1 Main Street. It starts at 7pm. The agenda and more information on this meeting can be found on line at www.friscogov.com or call (970) 668-5276.
Interstate Parcel history 1996 – May 2013