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Mineral Supplements and Diabetes
Is zinc chromium and selenium essential for a diabetic ? What is the recommended maximum dose of these supplements?
Zinc, chromium and selenium are all nutrients needed by everyone in adequate amounts, with or without diabetes. If they are lacking in the diet, deficiency results. For an adult over the age of 18, the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) recommends that women receive 8 mg of zinc per day and 11 mg for men. The Selenium DRI is 55 ug (micrograms) for both men and women. Chromium has an established "AI" or adequate intake of 25 ug for women and 35 ug for men between the ages of 31 -50 years old and 20 and 30 respectively for those over 50 years old.
The tolerable upper limit or UL (those levels that are unlikely to pose a risk of adverse effects) has been established for many nutrients. The UL represents total intake from food, water and supplements sources. Levels (taken from supplements) above the DRI can lead to toxicity and can cause deficiencies of other nutrients in the body (for example, too much zinc can cause a copper deficiency.) The UL for zinc is 40 mg/day and for Selenium 400 ug/day. The UL for chromium has not been established yet; however up to 200 ug of supplemented inorganic chromium appears to be safe.
As for the role of these nutrients specifically in people with diabetes, the research is inconclusive. According to the book Diabetes Management Therapies from the American Association of Diabetes Educators, "The ADA (American Diabetes Association) concluded that the potential benefits of chromium supplementation in persons with diabetes have not been conclusively demonstrated. Until larger clinical trials are conducted in countries similar to the U.S. and where chromium deficiency is not of concern, it is prudent to avoid chromium supplementation. Long-term benefits from pharmacological doses of chromium on glycemia and lipids are unknown." This text also states, "Deficiency of certain minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and possibly zinc and chromium may aggravate carbohydrate intolerance. Potassium and magnesium assessment can be done, but the need for zinc and chromium in persons with diabetes has not been established."
My advice? Eat a well balanced diet with a lot of variety and color to obtain adequate amounts of all your essential nutrients. Self prescribing supplements without knowing the long-term safety and effectiveness can be very risky business. For more help, speak with a RD (registered dietitian) and your physician to discuss your medical nutrition concerns. They will know your specific medical history and dietary needs and can give more individualized guidance.
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Senior Instructor of Nutrition
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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Hey there,
I wrote about this issue many months ago, but I wanted to share it on the forum again to see if there are any new and interesting opinions on the matter.
I have been meditating for a year now (vipassana) and have been having an issue in regards to thinking, or utilizing my intelligence. Over the course of the year, I have realized that I can only really think clearly when I apply pressure to my head, induce stress if you will, which is the catalyst for my brain to think. This stress/anxiety facilitates my thinking power tremendously - I can concentrate, solve problems, and be very creative. The problem is, I understand that applying this pressure to my head is not healthy, and could be detrimental in many ways. I don't know what to do - I have tried to think in a calm, relaxed manner, but I have come to realize that I become an inane, vapid shell when I am relaxed and at ease - yes, I am happy, but when I realize that I cannot think as vividly as before, it makes me sad - it's a vicious cycle. People have told me that stress impedes thinking, but for me it is the opposite. It's like an adrenaline rush to my brain that benefits my thinking greatly, much to my displeasure. Anyone have any ideas?

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Antonio Barrios took a step back from his mural and looked at the the art he helped create in the courtyard of the former Spring Valley Elementary School, now home to San Diego Youth Services, a nonprofit organization that has since 1970 helped stabilize the lives of more than a half-million young people and their families.
Barrios, 22, smiled as he checked out the pictures he helped paint -- colorful butterflies, flowers and hearts, and the words he helped paint in graffiti-style font -- including "live," "love," "respect," "viva," "amor," "mariposa" (Spanish for butterfly) and "peace."
Barrios is part of a group of young people involved in San Diego Youth Services' Transition Age Youth Academy. A half dozen of the TAY participants spent several hours painting the mural as part of an event celebrating National Above the Influence Day.
The mural will be taken to Camp Mariposa in Pine Valley, a traditional multi-day camp that provides therapeutic and emotional support for kids ages 9-12 who are in families with a parent in need of treatment for alcohol and/or drug dependency. The camp helps the kids in an often overlooked age group by providing problem-solving and self-care strategies and help with self esteem issues.
"I wish they had something like this when I was young," Barrios said. "I would have had a different outcome, without gangs and drugs and crime. I've had friends who died and who are in prison, those like me who looked for family on the streets, a family of people who don't care about them. Painting this I can give back, something colorful, that means something, about life, colors and joy. I'm thankful I can now be an example to youngsters."
Also part of the event at the Spring Valley and East Communities Campus Auditorium was a panel discussion with professionals in the field of addiction and its impact on children and families, including Dr. Claudia Black, an addiction and codependency expert.
"We speak for our most vulnerable children in the U.S.," Black said. "We have to give them ways to problem solve, grounding techniques, ways to self soothe. They need age-appropriate, realistic coping skills."
The event was hosted by San Diego Youth Services and former Major League Baseball pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen Moyer on behalf of The Moyer Foundation. After living in places such as Seattle, Philadelphia and Chicago, where Jamie Moyer played for the Mariners, Philllies and Cubs, the Moyers now live in northern San Diego County. Also supporting the camp are the San Diego Sheriff's Association and six local school districts.
"The camp is for kids 9-12, an age group not typically served," Karen Moyer said. "For free, it gives kids a place for them to share their feelings in a safe environment, and for them to just be a kid."
Among other things in its purview, The Moyer Foundation, founded in 2000, backs Camp Mariposa as well as Camp Erin, which is for children ages 6-17 who are dealing with bereavement issues. The foundation has since August partnered with San Diego Youth Services to offer the free weekend camping experience in Pine Valley to children who are living with addiction in their families, as Barrios did growing up in San Diego.
Camp Mariposa began in Seattle, but has since opened branches in Indiana, Florida and Pennsylvania.
"The need is everywhere," Karen Moyer said. "There are 8.3 million children in the United States living with an addict." Moyer said the next stop for a camp will be in Los Angeles.
There have been two camp weekends in San Diego already, in August, which drew 24 kids, and one earlier this month, which maxed out at 30 kids. The next San Diego area camp dates scheduled are Dec. 13-15; Feb. 7-9; and March 14-16. For information on getting involved or to register, call (619) 258-6877, ext. 3231 or ext. 3215.
"We're not in the camp business, but we talked about it with (the Moyers) and it sounded like a good match for us," said Walter Philips, CEO of SDYS. "We have a significant amount of kids that are living with significant substance abuse in their families. The camp is designed for them to get out of an abusive environment and give them coping skills to hopefully break that cycle of addiction."
According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 90 percent of adult addicts begin using drugs or alcohol before they turn 18.


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A report on the dangers of touching arsenic treated wood
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Nationwide sampling by a coalition of public interest groups* found dangerous levels of arsenic on the surface of "pressure treated" wood purchased at The Home Depot and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. These twin giants of the home improvement industry aggressively promote their concern for the environment, but they stack their shelves with highly hazardous lumber infused with the arsenic-containing pesticide CCA.
Arsenic treated lumber is used to build more than 90 percent of all outdoor wooden structures in the United States. The standard formulation of CCA used in wood is 22 percent arsenic. In our national testing program unsafe amounts of arsenic were easily wiped off the surface of all treated wood purchased from Home Depot and Lowe's stores in 13 metro areas.
Measured amounts ranged from 18 to 1,020 micrograms (μg) on a 100 square centimeter (cm2) surface, about the size of a single handprint of an average four-year-old child. This is considerably more arsenic than the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposed 10 μg per day allow- able exposure level for arsenic in drinking water.** Based on these data and the results of numerous government and academic studies, we estimate that one out of every 500 children who regularly play on swing sets and decks made from arsenic treated wood, or one child in an average size elementary school, will develop lung or bladder cancer later in life as a result of these exposures (EWG 2001).
Arsenic sticks to children's hands when they play on treated wood, and is absorbed through the skin and ingested when they put their hands in their mouths. Our test was designed to mimic a small child's hand coming into routine contact with the wood surface, and involves swiping the wood with a slightly moistened polyester wipe, then testing the wipe for arsenic.
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Let's start with healthy food options.
Spread peanut butter or soy butter on crackers. Use broken pretzels as legs. "Glue" on raisins for eyes with the butters.
Make a salad out of shredded carrots and lettuce that looks like a bird's nest.
Scoop out melons and serve snacks in them – so they are like little "nests" themselves.
Cut sandwiches into strips (for worms) or circles (for bugs).
For refreshments, the kids can cut out and decorate a flower from craft foam or cardboard. Then push a straw through the middle and they can pretend to be hummingbirds sipping nectar.
The last items in your picnic basket could be bug and worm themed dessert ideas, such as gummy worms or bug cookies.
Many children at this age are like little naturalists, seeking out bug and worm factoids – so you might bring a book or field guide along to keep the conversation going. Here are some bird-themed books we recommend for this age:
Bird's Nests and Eggs
Counting Cockatoos
Quack and Count
Waddle Waddle Waddle, Quack Quack Quack
Where Does a Tiger Heron Sleep?
Other Items to Pack in the Picnic Basket
Sunscreen - the weather is so nice!
A Picnic Blanket or Two – You could bring extra so the kids have more materials for their "nest."
Bird, worm or bug toys – Would the kids like to bring a few friends to their picnic?
Camera – It's the most important thing because they don't stay this small forever!
Do your kids get more excited about an empty cardboard box than the toy that came in it? You can make simple bird costumes using a fluffy scarf or attaching a few fabric or craft feathers to an elastic headband.
What type of bird does your child want to be? Browse through field guides for ideas.
If you kids love art projects, they could draw or paint feather shapes on cardboard or paper. Even a little artist can use their finger to make a long skinny shape on paper and add a single line for the feather stalk. They can help cut them out with kid-friendly scissors. You can show them how to make a series of tiny cuts along the edges to give the feather more "fluff." Cut them out and pin or staple the feathers to hats or headbands.
A few strokes of face paint (or "magical feathers") on their cheeks can make them feel transformed.
A diamond shape folded in half makes a beak. You can attach some string or elastic so they can wear it.
Once you find the perfect spot, take out the blankets. Now at a typical picnic, you might lay that blanket out as flat as possible, but at this picnic, let's try to make it more like a nest. In other words, let's bunch it up at the edges to create our own cozy spot. The kids can also walk around the area and gather little twigs to help build the nest.
Now remember back to your high school drama class, get into that parent bird character and plop yourself right in the middle. Call your little chicks into the nest with you. First they can curl up and pretend they are still in their eggs. You can preen and poke at them a bit, ensuring they are warm. Then the amazing day arrives and they hatch! Oh, the parent bird is so excited! Hello my little chicks – I have been waiting for you for so long!
If everyone needs to work up an appetite, you could teach them how to fly. Spread your wings, tentatively poke a toe out of the nest, and then slowly take off into the sky. Soaring around your yard or park, try flying in formation, leaping and twirling in the breeze.
Now it's time to admire all the bugs and worms you have collected for today's meal. While people are eating, you might read a bird-themed book.
What a lovely day for your bird family – connecting with nature and having fun together.


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Bangui, Central African Republic • Central African Republic's neighbors agreed on Friday to dispatch a contingent of soldiers to intervene in the troubled country, where a coalition of rebel groups is seeking to overthrow the president of nearly a decade.
Representatives from the 10-nation Economic Community of Central African States meeting in Gabon, though, did not specify how many troops they could contribute nor did they outline how quickly the military assistance would arrive.
President Francois Bozize had pleaded for international help Thursday as fears grew that the rebels would attack the capital of 600,000 next. Former colonial power France already has said that its forces in the country are there to protect French interests and not Bozize's government.


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PACKAGING: The vehicles collection follows in the footsteps of the Play Arts Kai action figures in terms of package design, using a vibrant black and yellow color scheme. Each vehicle is individually window-boxed in different sized boxes according to the size of the vehicle.
The back panel of the boxes features several images of the vehicles in their different display modes. The window box style packaging offers a clear look at the product within and will appeal to mint-in-box collectors.
SCULPT: The artists at Square Enix have truly outdone themselves with these innovative A.I. mech replicas. The level of detail put into each of the vehicles is phenomenal and the icing on the cake is the fact that theses sculpts are not static. The complex engineering of each highly-evolved vehicle is rendered flawlessly in three-dimensional form.
PAINT: Each vehicle is vividly colored with a military blend of warm grays, blues and yellow hues. The color application on each vehicle is clean and accurately applied. Some of the vehicles such as the Pupa and Basilisk, feature mud and dirt detailing on the undercarriage and lower sections of the vehicles adding more realism to their overall look.
ARTICULATION: At first glance, these pieces seem like highly detailed static replicas but they are a whole lot more than that. The Basilisk features extensively articulated parts and can be converted into multiple forms including a four-legged or biped cannon-toting mech. The Basilisk is the most articulated piece out of the collection with approximately 26 points of articulation. The Basilisk also features movable gun turrets and removable parts that allow customization.
The Chrysallis is also a heavily articulated hover ship which can be converted into several different modes. It features 26 points of articulation including rotating turrets, gyrating parts and hinge-jointed parts. The vehicle also has multiple removable parts as well allowing the vehicle to be converted into multiple variation modes.
While the smallest piece in the collection, the Pupa also features extensive articulation and removable parts.
OVERALL: These new amazingly detailed A.I. mechs offer a world of possibilities in terms of display options and will look great next to the MGS Play Arts Kai figures. Whether youre a die-hard Metal Gear fan or just have a knack for collecting really cool mechs and robots, the Metal Gear Solid Peacewalker replica mechs are definitely worth picking up. These awesome boss mecha vary in price between $49.99 and $59.99 and are available for purchase now from Square-Enix.com and select fine retailers.
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Your mileage may vary... but I am hooked!These strips are very addictive, and almost a novelty item because they aren't a long term fix for blackheads, but I don't know of anything that is! I exfoliate, use toner, and have used Retin A but none of it got rid of the yucky blackheads :( PROS: Can see results! Helps get rid of some existing blackheads. Can frequently be found at dollar/discount stores. CONS: Not a long term fix. A little p...read morericey. Seems to leave behind more than it picks up. Can be a little painful to remove (but not much worse than ripping a bandaid off your face). Sometimes works really well, sometimes doesn't do a lot. Despite all of that, I'll be buying this product again. — 8 years, 5 months agoLipglossandSpandex | 521 reviews
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It might seem like an insurmountable task, but paying off your mortgage early can be done. The question is, should you? The answer depends on many factors, including other household debt, investments, mortgage rates and age of the homeowners. But for those in the position to do so, the satisfaction of ditching a long-term debt is hard to beat.
Greg McBride, senior financial analyst at Bankrate, says the percentage of homeowners who can afford to pay off their mortgage early is small. "I can make a stronger argument against it," he says. "Paying off a low-rate, tax-deductible loan is very low on the list of financial priorities for most people." Most homeowners haven't even come close to maxing out retirement accounts or saving an adequate emergency fund, he notes. Many are also carrying too much high-interest credit card debt.
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Volare Italian Ristorante hosted its Ladies Night on Aug. 29, with proceeds from the evening benefiting the Help Make It Home for Me initiative at Brooklawn Child and Family Services, a psychiatric residential treatment center for youth, ages 6 to 19, who need intensive therapeutic support to overcome the effects of abuse, neglect or other family crises.
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CYCLING in Newport is booming with over 40,000 using routes around the city last year.
This is a massive 26,000 more than the 14,139 who were riding their bikes in the area in 2009.
Cycling charity Sustrans puts the increase partly down to the creation of a traffic-free walking and cycling route between the city centre and Caerleon.
This success in Newport was discussed at a landmark conference in Cardiff, where the Active Travel (Wales) Bill became the world's first where local councils have a legal duty to develop and maintain a network of routes for walking and cycling.
The huge increase of cyclists in Newport features in Sustrans' report The Real Cycling Revolution, which highlights the increase of 26,757 users and reveals reveals children are making twice as many trips as they used to.
Newport's route connects the university campuses, schools, hospitals and residential areas with the city centre.
Sustrans encourages people to use the routes with the fact that cycling pays back four times more than they cost users in 10 years- this is on money saved on paying for other forms of transport.
It is encouraging the Welsh Government to recognise the economic benefits of cycling and walking and to invest heavily in this area to help counter rising levels of obesity and rising fuel bills.
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The Emergency Care Centre has been built next to the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital and the existing A&E department (which will be demolished once the new centre is built). There will be internal corridor links to the main hospital building, as well as to the Children's Hospital.
The main construction work started in May 2010 and was completed late September/early October 2012. The keys to the building were handed over to NHS Grampian on Friday 19 October 2012. The building is due to open in early December 2012.
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While the Air Line Pilots Association has taken an unequivocal stance against the U.S. Justice Department's attempt to block the merger of bankrupt American Airlines parent AMR and US Airways, at least one segment of the union–namely the unit representing the pilots of American's wholly owned regional subsidiary–sees things a bit differently. In fact, American Eagle's pilots might consider the department's opposition to the merger something of a reprieve after US Airways management insisted on creating a so-called B Scale pay formula at Eagle in return for rights to the next batch of large regional jets the "new" American orders.
In an August 16 "Newsblast" reporting to membership on the status of AMR's reorganization plan and the lawsuit's potential effect on its confirmation by the bankruptcy court, American Eagle Master Executive Council (MEC) chairman Tony Gutierrez complained of a failure of the merger agreement to include any accounting of his airline's interests.
"Separately from the [Department of Justice] antitrust issue, the ALPA-represented pilots of American Eagle are very concerned that AMR's current [plan of reorganization, POR] does not provide for a viable future for American Eagle," said Gutierrez. "In this regard, it is significant that a viable business plan for American Eagle was part of the original stand-alone business plan for the new American but that plan is conspicuously absent from the merger POR."
Another official from the Eagle MEC stressed to AIN that the pilot group's leadership does not oppose a merger per se, only one "absent a viable business plan for American Eagle that includes the acquisition of 'large' RJ aircraft." Although he declined to comment on ALPA International's position, he acknowledged that it does not exactly "align" with that of the Eagle MEC. "I cannot comment on ALPA's national position except to say that it is directed at the health of the airline industry overall, whereas the Eagle MEC's comments are specific to the health of our carrier," he said.
For its part, ALPA International complains that the Justice Department's suit has served to interfere with the airlines' progress in achieving a healthy competitive environment. "The Justice Department's move isn't rooted in the economic reality facing the aviation industry and workers, one of the most fiercely competitive industries in the global economy," said ALPA in a statement. "Moreover, the [Department of Justice] appears to have completely overlooked the need for U.S. carriers, such as American and US Airways, to position themselves to compete in the international marketplace against powerful–often government supported–foreign airlines."
Not long after ALPA published its stance against the Justice Department's move, union president Lee Moak cosigned with 12 regional airline chapter heads an August 13 letter to members supporting American Eagle's position against US Airways' effort to "whipsaw," or pit regional airline pilots against each other to gain leverage in negotiations for new fee-per-departure contracts. The Eagle MEC considers Moak's support a victory, given ALPA's fervent advocacy of the merger. Indeed, if any new merger agreement doesn't address the "whipsawing" tactics described in the letter, ALPA might need to rethink its position.
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When you have people like roger cohen, president of the raa, who flat out denies or is unaware that the majors pit regionals against each other to get the contract, the turmoil in the regional industry becomes a little clearer. Check out PBS frontlines "flying cheap" and you will see what I'm talking about. Hopefully the regionals come out on top in this "b scale" war with u.s. airways and all other major airlines.


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'If that's supposed to mean the NHL is watching Varada more closely, well then good for the league. And if that's supposed to mean opponents are going to take aim at Varada, well that's to be expected. Either players accept the concept of mutual respect or it's time to scrap the instigator penalty and return to Frontier justice. There's a fine line between playing the game hard and playing it dirty, but nonetheless there's a line.'
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Lapis evokes an age of opulence and wealth. The ancient Egyptians were in love with lapis lazuli. They crafted pendants and beads from it, and it is featured on Tutankhamen's iconic death mask. Cleopatra and other ancients used crushed lapis stones as make-up material.
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PLEASANTON — Cloud software company Workday brought in more than $600 million in its initial public offering, then saw its stock shoot up more than 70 percent in its first day of public trading Friday. Company executives and analysts had plenty to say about the striking debut.
— "It's a great validation of all the hard work that our employees have put in over the last seven years. Everybody is excited about this." – Aneel Bhusri, Workday's co-founder and co-CEO, in a telephone interview with the Mercury News.
— "This is just a step along the way. This is just the start of the shift from the enterprise world to the cloud world. There is a lot more work to do. A lot more to accomplish," – Bhusri
— "The additional money from the IPO will help us grow and expand. We have been hiring on a fairly aggressive clip and we expect that to continue. We expect to hire about 400 to 500 people by the end of 2013." – Workday Chief Financial Officer Mark Peek, in a telephone interview with the Mercury News.
— "In all, a winning day for Workday, its investors and employees." – Sam Hamadeh, of independent data analysis firm PrivCo, in an email to the Mercury News.
— "Today's trading evidences a "Duffield Premium" in Workday, where the Workday Co-Founder David Duffield (who sold his former HR software company PeopleSoft to Oracle (ORCL) for over $11 Billion) is clearly receiving a well deserved premium valuation as the market bets that lightning can strike twice for Dave Duffield." — Hamadeh
— "Workday's very strong performance — and coming on the heels of strong performance from other recent IPOs (including B2B plays such as Palo Alto Networks and Splunk — and select consumer plays such as Trulia) have combined to now forcefully reopen the IPO window. Strong private companies seeking IPOs should pursue and price them without further delay, as we know from recent history that the IPO window can shut down just as fast as it opened." – Hamadeh
— "There are a number of companies that will ride the business-to-business enterprise wave. This will hopefully open up the market for some very good companies." – Ira Cohen, co-founder of software-investment company Updata Partners, in an interview with Reuters.
— "Workday is emerging as a force to be reckoned with." – Mark Murphy, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, in a report.
— "The structure of this particular company would make them one of the worst nightmares for their competitors (such as Oracle and Salesforce). … They can frequently upgrade their software multiple times a year, keeping them ultracompetitive to these very bulky and very expensive systems" offered by larger competitors, which are "behemoths that have very structured, antiquated and slow-moving implementation processes." – Scott Sweet, partner at IPO Boutique, in telephone interview with Mercury News.
— "Workday can grow when it's smaller, but the question becomes when they get in excess of a billion in revenue, can they still bolt on this high growth rate to justify its valuation?" – Rick Summer, Morningstar analyst, in an interview with Reuters.
— "(Workday's) losses have been significant thus far, but I think the way they've been able to grow their revenues and the way that they'll be able to grow their revenues in the future … can only allow them to grow their revenues and customer base at an exponential rate." – Sweet
— "A customer will sign a three-year deal with Workday and they're going to get a monthly or annual payment for the next several years. The attractive thing to an IPO buyer is a recurring revenue stream." – John Jarve, a managing director at Menlo Ventures, in an interview with Reuters.
— "There's millions of small companies who need a systematic way to manage human resources. As long as Oracle and others don't have the specific modules that a smaller business might need, there are going to be niches for players like Workday." – Charlie Smith, chief investment officer at Fort Pitt Capital Group, in an interview with Reuters.
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Seaside's Michael Turner and Joseph Jakubowsky were named co-Most Valuable Players in the Monterey Bay League's Pacific Division.
Turner threw for over 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns for Seaside while Jakubowsky caught 40-plus passes for nearly 800 yards.
Joining the pair on the first team for the league-champion Spartans was receiver Ronnie Turner, linebackers Samson Tonga and Matt Lualemana, defensive back Jelahny Garnett, defensive linemen Jonathan Tuiolosega and David Maposua.
Tonga shared Defensive Player of the Year honors with Alisal's Eddy Guzman while Tuiolosega was named the Defensive Lineman of the Year.
Chosen along with Guzman on the first team for Alisal included linebacker Martino Sandoval, defensive backs Jovan Villalobos and Lorenzo Novoa, defensive linemen Dante Santoyo and Osiel Camacho, and running back Ricardo Muniz.
North County's Rufino Calderon was named Back of the Year. He also earned first-team honors as a linebacker. He was joined on the first team by his teammates, offensive linemen Peter Best and Jonathan Servin.
Chosen from Monte Vista was Offensive Player of the Year Nick Matiasevich and Utility Player of the year David Hightower. Matiasevich was named a first-team quarterback and defensive back while Hightower was named as a receiver and defensive back.
Also selected from the Mustangs were running back Cody Washington, offensive lineman Alex Beltramo, and defensive lineman Connor Parker.
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Storms out of Northern California were heading down the state but were expected to weaken into light rain for the Southland.
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A high surf advisory was issued along the coast and expected to last through the weekend, according to the weather service. The highest surf was expected to hit Friday and Saturday on west-facing beaches to Orange County.
Since the weather year began July 1, downtown Los Angeles has received a third of an inch of rain, or 1.5 inches below normal. By this time last year, L.A. had gotten 2.75 inches.
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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers all-star guard Kobe Bryant will lead more than 10,000 participants through Exposition Park for today's sixth annual Homewalk to End Homelessness in Los Angeles County.
For the second consecutive year, Bryant is the honorary chairman of the five-kilometer run and walk, which is part of the United Way's campaign to end poverty in Los Angeles County.
Registration is $25 for walkers and $30 for runners. The fee is waived for children 17 years old and under. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will match every donation of $100 or more, with organizers expecting a record amount to be raised.
All proceeds are used to support organizations that move homeless veterans and chronically homeless people into permanent supportive housing.
Bryant said he became interested in trying to end homelessness because "it's an issue that's kind of faded into the background."
"There are a lot of issues out there that are the popular issues that are more comfortable for people to get behind," Bryant said after a recent practice. "A lot of times things are done for just for public image sake. I wanted to do something that needed some attention."
Bryant said he would like people to become aware of homelessness and how people become homeless.
"Some of them just because of discrimination, some because of a death in the family and all of a sudden they don't have anyone to take care of them," Bryant said. "Some of them made bad decisions and all of a sudden here they are, they need help getting out of that situation."
Bryant said "there are a lot of things that we must do in order to eradicate" homelessness, beginning with "getting to the root of the problem."
"A lot of them struggle with addictions and mental health and things of that nature. There's a lot that needs to be done, there's a lot of understanding that needs to go into it."
According to statistics provided by United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles County is the homeless capital of the nation, with 51,000 people living without homes, including more than 20,000 women and children and 9,000 military veterans.
United Way of Greater Los Angeles is in the midst of a 10-year plan to "create pathways out of poverty," including decreasing homeless in Los Angeles County by 75 percent.
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For many people, the Memorial Day holiday marks the unofficial beginning of summer. Across the Tristate, families host holiday cookouts and neighborhood pools open their gates for kids and sunbathers alike.
But while the sun's rays can be dangerous without proper skin protection, the sun has some benefits, too.
Small doses of sunlight can help trigger vitamin D synthesis in the skin, which is key for aiding in the absorption of calcium for our bones.
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin found in some foods and can be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. It helps the body maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus and promotes calcium absorption to help form and maintain strong bones.
Insufficient levels of vitamin D can be dangerous, preventing bone tissue from hardening and even contributing to the development of several types of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Take caution to protect your skin from sun damage, but don't avoid sunlight altogether.
For other people, who get up before sunup and put on sunblock first thing, a supplement of vitamin D is usually required, which are readily available without a prescription.
It's possible to get too much vitamin D. The safe "upper limit" is 2,000 IU daily, but it's impossible to get vitamin D toxicity from sun exposure and toxicity from over-the-counter doses is unlikely.
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2013 Process Automation Hall of Fame
The Kings of Control. Four Automation Leaders as Varied as the Suits in a Deck of Cards
Every year, the previous inductees of the Process Automation Hall of Fame nominate and elect the next year's class of inductees. This fall, an excellent slate of candidates was nominated, and as sometimes happens, we had a tie for third place. So we'll be inducting four new automation heroes instead of three.
Something usually ties these disparate automation leaders together. In the case of three of them, Peter Martin, Ian Verhappen and John MacGregor, they all played hockey as young men and in later life. But the fourth member of the class of 2013, Dennis Brandl, said, "I played hooky in high school and college, not hockey." He went on to admit being a strong fan of the NHL franchise, the Carolina Hurricanes, however.
So maybe the intensity, discipline and teamwork required from hockey (and perhaps hooky) are among the threads that intertwine these four giants of automation.
Every February, we profile the new inductees in Control magazine and on ControlGlobal.com. This year, the inductees are
- Dr. Peter G. Martin of Invensys Operations Management;
- Mr. Dennis Brandl of BRandL Consulting;
- Mr. Ian Verhappen of Industrial Automation Networks;
- Dr. John MacGregor of ProSensus Inc.
Anyone can nominate a candidate for the Process Automation Hall of Fame. Just send to Editor-in-Chief Walt Boyes the name and a short CV of the person you believe ought to be in the Hall of Fame. Each nomination is put before the previous inductees, and a short list is derived from which the inductees themselves choose the new class of inductees. This is truly a high honor, because these individuals are all chosen by their peers.
The Road to the Hall
Virtually no one starts out knowing they are going to be an automation engineer. Dennis Brandl is an exception. "I think I was always destined," he says, "to become an engineer. I was always taking things apart and putting them back together in grade school and high school, usually with only a few extra parts left over."
Brandl points out that the use of computers, although it is ubiquitous in our society, isn't very old at all. "It wasn't until my final year of high school (1969) that I first had access to a computer, and it was a wonderful thing. I could design and build systems entirely out of ideas, and then have the computer interface to real devices to do things that were nearly impossible with gears, lights and switches."
Brandl continues, "In college at Carnegie-Mellon University, I was even more immersed in using computers for real-time control, including projects for landing rockets, controlling trains and controlling lab instruments. There were enough of us interested in this at CMU that the university started a master's degree program in measurement and control in 1973, and I was a member of the first class."
This evolved into CMU's Robotics Institute in 1979. Brandl, however, had taken his "master's in measurement and control in hand," and went to work in the space program. His experience in real-time computing led to a job at Modcomp Computers working on steel mills, nuclear reactors, petrochemical plants and other manufacturing systems. Then he worked for Shell Oil, designing control systems and control products for manufacturing at several other end-user and vendor companies.
"I believe that my lifelong interest in building things and making things work better was what led me to process automation," Brandl says. "Designing and building control systems is an intellectual challenge that can also provide major benefits and value to companies, communities and the world."
Dr. John MacGregor, now CEO of ProSensus, says, "I graduated in chemical engineering from McMaster University in 1965, and went to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin—with an interest in modeling, simulation and control. While I was there, I got very interested in the work that George Box and Bill Hunter were doing in engineering statistics—nonlinear modeling and estimation, time series analysis and so forth. Therefore, I switched out of ChE and into statistics, and completed my MASc in chemical engineering and statistics and a PhD in statistics."
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At this point on my journey I have been told by two Oncologists that I have advanced stage 4 adenocarcinoma. I was told that after 6 more months of chemo we would see if the tumors are continuing to respond to treatment ( as they have already with a 1/2 cm. shrinkage) and then we could consider possilbe other options. I was told that I am inoperable and that there is not a Dr. in the US that would consider opening me up because of the risk of spreading the cancer.
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I have one large tumor this is 8.5 cm. surrounding the main bile duct. I also have 4 other sattelite tumors that are on both lobes of the liver. The cancer is contained within the liver, but the Dr.'s say it has metastisized within the liver.
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Dixie Music Center is to observe the 21-year milestone of serving the Tri-County Area with its annual music festival and celebration on Saturday, Oct. 6. The event, which has run 11 years in a row, starts at 9:30 a.m. and wraps up at about 5 p.m. The event is free.
The public is invited to a special meet-the-author event with Charles Martin in Cross City on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. at Ruth Rains Middle School Media Center on the Horseshoe Road.
Tourism panel meeting
The Levy County Tourist Development Council has cancelled its bi-monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at the Levy County Visitors Bureau, 620 N. Hathaway Ave., Bronson.
Fridays through October 12
Grief, loss support group meetings
The Fowler's Bluff fire district board's annual meeting will be on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m at the Flowers Bluff Fire Station. County Fire Capt. David Florance and County Chief David Knowles will provide an update on the merger with Levy County Fire Rescue.
Also, the group will elect officers for the coming year and provide a financial update to the membership.
There's a touch of fall in the air so it's a perfect time to take a ride and help families battling cancer.
WWII vets meeting
The World War II Vets group will meet at Deke's Steak House in Chiefland between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Any news regarding vets please notify Virginia Lewis at 352-528-2310, or via mail at 215 N.E. 5th St., Williston, FL. 32696, or via email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Flood Jam helps victims of TS Debby
Flood Jam, with three stages of music, an online auction of donated items and services, food and crafts, games and activities will be held at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak on Aug. 17-18.
Two-day tickets cost $40 in advance, $60 at gate and include primitive camping. One day tickets are $20 each at the gate and camping is not included.
Volunteers can register for the Great Suwannee River Cleanup, choosing a section on either the Santa Fe or the Suwannee this year.
Current Problems, Inc., which organizes the cleanup, is hoping for another great turnout for this important event.
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Ctrip: Strong Q3; Unlikely To Clash With Qunar, Says Citi
China's largest online travel agency (OTA) Ctrip.com (CTRP) posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings today.
Third-quarter revenue and EPS came in at $252 million and $0.51, above consensus estimates of $242 million and $0.41.
Strong 32% year-on-year revenue growth was driven by volume increases. Here are Citi analysts Muzhi Li, Ravi Sarathy, and Gregory Zhao breaking down the numbers for us:
Hotel booking revenues grew 34% YoY to Rmb611m, mainly driven by 40% volume growth.
Leisure travel continues to outpace business travel, and Ctrip is expanding open platforms to embrace such trends.
Air ticket volume grew 31%, almost twice as fast as the overall China air passenger growth of 11% in 3Q13, according to our transportation team.
Operating margin rebounded and, from the management's Q4 guidance, improved operational efficiency is likely to stay. But Q4 guidance is conservative:
Gross margin of 75% was flattish QoQ. Op margin rebounded to 27%, vs. our forecast of 24%. The company guided 4Q op margin of 20-25%.
Ctrip has guided to 4Q revenue growth of 20-25%, vs. the consensus of 27%, due to seasonality.
Investors are worried about the competitive dynamics between Ctrip and Baidu-controled (BIDU) Qunar (QUNR), which jumped 89% on its debut trading last week.
Citi analysts ask us not to worry:
1) they are more l ikely to be business partners for now , e.g. in hotels and packaged tours, and
2) their future growth areas are different . In our view, Ctrip hopes to monetize traffic of price-sensitive leisure travelers who book via Ctrip's partners, like Amazon's market place, while maintaining its bread-and-butter high-end traveler business. Qunar hopes to leverage its SaaS to equip standalone hotels, offline agents, etc with "direct sales" via Qunar and charge commissions in the longer term. With online penetration less than 10% of the total travel industry, the two companies' future growth areas are unlikely to "clash".


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A man who possessed a loaded gun during a lengthy standoff in Mentor will avoid prison because of extensive mental health issues.
Antonio Iaconianni, 24, pleaded guilty Monday in Lake County Common Pleas Court to attempted carrying a concealed weapon.
He then was immediately sentenced to two years of probation and 45 additional days in jail by Judge Richard L. Collins Jr.
Iaconianni could have been sentenced to up to one year in prison, but the judge decided he needed help, not incarceration.
"I would like to be given a chance to right what wrong I've done -- to try to become better and make better decisions," Iaconianni told the judge.
The incident began around 5 p.m. Aug. 16 at Mentor Square Apartments on Center Street when police arrived to investigate a disturbance involving Iaconianni's roommate and a third man.
Iaconianni -- despite having no involvement in that disturbance -- jumped from his second-floor balcony and started to run, prosecuting attorney Karen Kowall said.
A foot pursuit ended when the defendant ducked under the porch of a Mansion Boulevard home.
He then refused commands to come out of the porch, pointed his gun at officers, and had to be doused with pepper spray, police said.
As a precautionary measure, police evacuated nearby homes and apartments as they called for a SWAT team. Police said the suspect did not take any hostages and no one was injured in the incident, which ended about midnight.
"Officers faced with this dangerous situation were able to bring this to a peaceful conclusion. They should be commended," said Kowall, who did not oppose probation.
The judge said Iaconianni has long struggled with substance abuse in addition to his mental health issues. He noted that Iaconianni had only one prior conviction -- for assault -- as an adult.
Defense attorney Sergey Kats said he believes Iaconianni will become a better citizen after his treatment.
As part of his sentence, Iaconianni is forbidden to leave the state without permission. He also must successfully complete a jail substance abuse treatment program, anger management and a mental health assessment.
In addition, he is required to take all prescribed medications, submit to random urine screenings, have only one doctor, dentist, and pharmacist at all times, and go to at least three 12-step meetings a week.
Collins also ordered him to pay all court and supervision costs.
If he fails to comply with any of those conditions, Iaconianni could be ordered to serve his full prison sentence.
Iaconianni, whose bond was revoked after testing positive for marijuana and cocaine, already has served 37 days in jail.
Mentor standoff suspect appears in court (Aug. 21, 2012)
Man accused of standoff with Mentor police to undergo mental evaluation (Aug. 17, 2012)
Police: Man who pointed gun at officers in standoff identified (Aug. 17, 2012)


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GLAMORGAN'S Friends Life t20 match against the Worcestershire Royals tomorrow has been postponed as a mark of respect for Tom Maynard and his family.
Maynard died yesterday at around 5am after being hit by a London Underground train at Wimbledon Park.
It is thought that the Cardiff-born player, son of former England cricketer Matthew, may have been trying to avoid police at the time of his death.
The 23-year-old began his career at Glamorgan before leaving for Surrey in 2011.
"Glamorgan Cricket would like to thank both the England & Wales Cricket Board and Worcestershire County Cricket Club for their understanding and co-operation with this matter,'' read a statement released by Glamorgan.
"The match has now been re-arranged and will take place at the SWALEC Stadium on Tuesday July 3.'' Surrey's FriendsLife t20 game against the Hampshire Royals today had already been postponed.
The county's pace bowler Jade Dernbach this morning used Twitter to express his grief over the death of his friend.
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Dernbach has been withdrawn from the remainder of England's one day international series against the West Indies on compassionate grounds.


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I'm so used to Donnie and everything just kind of coming out of no where, that it strikes me odd that the Detroit GM is practically announcing a trade a week in advance.
My question is, does this strike you as an intelligent thing?
I would think whomever he's trading with would be annoyed/pissed if he's blabbing about it in advance.
Am I missing something here?
I guess I don't know why he's "announcing" it.