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The NuForce Icon also has a built-in headphone amp, and so I was especially interested in what difference (if any) it would make in my personal listening.
Any device that takes a digital audio file and outputs an analog signal for headphones or speakers has to use a DAC. And not all DACs are created equal.
Digital's digital — isn't it?
Many people assume that all digital files are created equal. If it's all zeros and ones,they reason, then a low-end system should read the file just as easily as a high-end system. So why pay more?
Well, of course there's a big difference whether you've saved that song as a compressed 128kbps, or an uncompressed lossless file ten times the size. In a case like that, you should hear a substantial difference playing the two files through the same system (even a low-end one).
But let's say we're talking about playing the same digital file through different systems. As long as the file remains digital, that assumption makes sense. You can transfer it from one computer to another, and technically it's the same file.
But when it's time to convert it to an analog signal that headphones and speakers can reproduce problems can arise. Most computers and portable devices (like iPods®) aren't very advanced electronically, and have less-than-optimal output stages. It's a place where the manufacturer can save space and money, in order to include other features customers want, and that's usually what happens.
NuForce technology
The NuForce has a high-performance DAC that does a much better job of converting files to analog than my PowerBook. And its headphone amp drove my headphones with enough power to let the drivers operate at their optimal level.
Those are not just idle statements, either. I lined up a playlist of test songs and listened to them one of time through the same good quality headphones. I first plugged the headphones into the laptop's headphone jack, then plugged the NuForce into the computer via USB and connected my headphones to the NuForce's headphone jack.
The difference was quite noticeable.
Six Test Tracks
I picked six tracks from my library that I thought represented different challenges.
1. John Dowland: Can She Excuse My Wrongs; Frederick Urrey, tenor; Ron McFarlane, lute
This is a very intimate classical recording. The lute is one of the softest instruments of the renaissance, and balance between singer and lutenist is often problematic. Listening through the NuForce I heard not only the lute and voice in balance, but the hall as well. Dorian did a lot of their chamber recordings in the Troy Bank Building in Troy, NY, which has wonderful acoustics. The NuForce restored the lost detail of the room, making the recording sound more intimate and realistic.
2. Moby: Bodyrock
I was curious to see just how multilayered this track was, and the NuForce didn't disappoint. Through the computer, the sound had a dull edge to it with indistinct bass. Through the NuForce the sound seemed to snap back into focus, and I could indeed easily pick out instruments I wasn't sure I was hearing through the computer's DAC and headphone output.
3. Badfinger: The Name of the Game
I chose the original version produced by George Harrison, as it used a more elaborate and Beatlesque orchestration than the Todd Rundgren album version. While the song sounded OK through the computer, I heard a big difference through the NuForce.
Cellos come in after the first verse, and I usually catch their second rather than first note. This time I clearly heard the initial entrance. And the sound field seemed to make more sense. Harrison deliberately placed different instruments exclusively in one channel or the other, and it was easier to hear those instruments in the context of the stereo mix through the NuForce.
4. Buddy Rich: Groovin' Hard
This track came from a classic Pacific Jazz recording, and because of its age, I wasn't sure there would be an audible difference. There was. The NuForce reproduced the ensemble with greater accuracy than the computer, allowing me to hear more of the inner voices. And the solos sounded better, too. The NuForce revealed a slight reverb on the soloists that disappeared when played through the computer.
5. Gerald Finzi: Eclogue for Piano, Op. 10; City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor; Howard Shelley, piano
This work starts out delicately with solo piano, and then the violins softly enter with the melody. Through the computer, I heard all the basic gestures, but I heard it with greater detail through the NuForce. There I could determine where everyone sat during the recording session. The piano, with its overtones restored, sounded very natural. And I head the strings cleanly enter with the melody — something I hadn't before.
6. Marc Carraway: Shenandoah Suite
Carraway's distinctive baritone is offset by light accompaniment from a traditional bluegrass lineup — banjo, guitar, mandolin and string bass. The computer reproduced the music, but it sounded a little dull. Through the NuForce I could hear more distinctly the individual instruments, plus the blend of the ensemble. It sounded more like the song I've heard several times in live performance.
Good quality headphones and speakers deserve a good quality sound source
Is the NuForce worth the investment? I thought so, but I did one more test to be sure. I repeated the A/B comparison with a set of $9.99 earbud headphones I had knocking around. I couldn't hear a lot of difference going from computer to Nuforce, which made me temper my conclusion slightly.
Although most of my testing was with headphones, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that the NuForce Icon 2 also has speaker outputs in the back. So not only can you dramatically improve your personal listening through headphones, but you can build yourself a killer little sound system with good quality small bookshelf speakers (don't bother with the freebies that came with your computer — I can tell you the results are as disappointing as listening through my $9.99 headphones).
A word of caution: since the NuForce Icon 2 has a built-in amp, you don't want to connect powered computer speakers to it, but rather unpowered bookshelf speakers.
If you have good quality or high-performance headphones or speakers, then the NuForce is decidedly worth the investment — especially if your audio files have a higher bit rate than 128 kbps. I'd recommend them to anyone (like myself) that saves files in some kind of lossless format — or anyone truly serious about music with a large digital collection.
Bottom line: The details are there in the files. The NuForce Icon 2 did an excellent job digging them out.


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The union representing longshoremen at East Coast ports has agreed to a 30-day contract extension, averting a potential strike on Sunday. A work stoppage at ports including those in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware, would have had a huge effect on the region's economy.
An enormous number of jobs are connected with the ports in North and South Jersey alone, says economics professor Joe Seneca of Rutgers University.
"An estimate of $48 billion in economic activity as result just in New Jersey of the port work," he estimates. "And if you take that on a weekly basis, that's nearly a billion dollars a week. So it could quickly add up even in short strike."
Retailers are making contingency plans in case the contract dispute is not settled and there's a strike next month.
Some merchants already have started to bring in more products by rail or by truck.
"There are other ports in the country that won't be impacted," says John Holub of the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association. "So retailers can ship in things from the West Coast ports and from Canada, but obviously those come at a cost. The longer distance you have to travel, the greater expense it will be to retailers to get the products on the shelves."
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My 83 yr old mother was recently hospitalized with fluid around her lungs and heart. She is now home and just received CT Scan results. Small lympth nodes in the mediastinum. With an elarged subcarnial node measuring 2.3 x 1.7 cm. In occludes a small calcifrication. Small calcified lymph noes are identified in both hilar regions. There are multiple lymph nodes identified at the level of the GE junction , the largest is 1.6 X 1.5 cm, and has a low density centre. The family doctor gave her an option of going for a biopsy or waiting to redo the CT scan in three months. She is still very weak, coughing and has laboured breathing. Do I push her to go for the biopsy now ? /thanks
You mentioned that she has calcified lymph nodes. A calcification in the lymph node usually means that it is not cancer and could be from a fungal infection or another condition known as sarcoidosis. However, if she has fluid around the lungs and heart, that is also a concern when she has labored breathing and this could be from cancer unless she is malnourished. The fluid can be caused by poorly functioning heart or infection or even cancer. I am not sure what her functional status is, if she is active and can withstand a procedure then it is worthwhile to get the biopsy. You did not mention any abnormality in lungs itself.
One option would be to drain the fluid around her lungs and send the fluid to lab to see if the fluid is caused by any cancer or infection or heart or get a referral to see a pulmonary (lung) specialist.
Another option, as your family physician recommended is to wait for a 3 month follow-up CT to see if the lymph nodes are getting bigger in size.
If she is strong enough, the biopsy of the lymph nodes can be done with a bronchoscopy under moderate sedation, by a procedure called TBNA (Trans bronchial needle aspiration) of the subcarinal and/or hilar lymph nodes. This is a less invasive way of getting tissue from the lymph nodes and there are chances that good diagnostic tissue may not be obtained. A rather definitive technique would be to do a surgical procedure in the operating room called mediastinoscopy under general anesthesia which has a better chance of obtaining good tissue but has the associated risks of surgery and general anesthesia. However, from your description I don't think that she would be a good candidate.
She may also benefit from an echocardiogram (ultrasound evaluation of the heart) to see if poor heart function is causing her shortness of breath or fluid to appear around the lungs.
Please let us know if you have any further questions.
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College of Medicine
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Derek Golden's body was found last week at the Riverview Landfill Reserve. The Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined a cause of death.
Golden went missing Dec. 9 and his black 2006 Subaru Tribeca was found on Detroit's east side.
Read back: Workers find body among trash at Wayne County landfill
The landfill is located on Grange Road and is owned by the city of Riverview, which is about 15 miles south of Detroit.
Police say trash comes to the landfill from several locations, including from Canada. Golden's body was found in a section used for disposal of larger home items.
A $2,500 reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers for information that leads to an arrest. If the tip that leads to an arrest is received by midnight of the day of the press conference there is an additional $1,000 reward for a total of $3,500.
Golden's family, Riverview police and Crime Stoppers spoke Thursday at the Riverview Police Department.
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Here are some questions I have about how people have reacted after Buddha's death
1. Did Buddha want us to make statues about him and worship him? I don't understand the point of doing this. I mean Buddha was indeed an admirable man, but I'm sure he wants us to help someone in need rather than worshipping his statues.
2. Is worshiping with flowers etc nessecary? Isn't it better helping someone else or doing some other good karma that actually has an effect on someone during this time.
3. Why do in some places small children are taken as monks. I mean you have to look no further than Buddha's life. He experienced all the pleasures in life and then understood it was meaningless and reached enlightenment. These small monks have not experienced these pleasures so how can they understand they are meaningless.
Having said all that. I understand that temples are necessary. It is a place for monks to recruit and find shelter and to continue on their efforts to find peace. Also for the longevity and spread of Buddhism temples are a good thing. Not saying they are entirely bad, but I like the answers for above questions. Thanks


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Cricket: Former South Africa captain Smith finds form against Gloucestershire
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE are still searching for their first County Championship win of the season after former South Africa star Graeme Smith hit his first century for Surrey to lead them to a four wicket win yesterday.
After only 17 balls were managed on the third day due to rain, Surrey resumed on 47-0 in pursuit of 267 at The Oval and captain Smith soon whittled that target down by scoring 103 off 112 balls in a first wicket partnership of 145 with Rory Burns (45).
Teenager Matthew Taylor (2-48) claimed the prized wicket, adding's one of the world's most feared batsmen to a growing list of victims that also includes England skipper Alastair Cook, and although wickets fell more regularly after that, Steven Davies' 61 guided Surrey home, their total being the biggest of a low-scoring contest.
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WASHINGTON — Even during this desultory economic recovery, one industry thrives — the manufacture of synthetic hysteria. It is, however, inaccurate to accuse the Hysteric in Chief of crying "Wolf!" about spending cuts under the sequester. He is actually crying "Hamster!"
As in: Batten down the hatches — the sequester will cut $85 billion from this year's $3.6 trillion budget! Or: Head for the storm cellar — spending will be cut 2.3 percent! Or: Washington chainsaw massacre — we must scrape by on 97.7 percent of current spending! Or: Chaos is coming because the sequester will cut a sum $25 billion larger than was just shoveled out the door (supposedly, but not actually) for victims of storm Sandy! Or: Heaven forfend, the sequester will cut 47 percent as much as was spent on the AIG bailout! Or: Famine, pestilence and locusts will come when the sequester causes federal spending over 10 years to plummet from $46 trillion all the way down to $44.8 trillion! Or: Grass will grow in the streets of America's cities if the domestic agencies whose budgets have increased 17 percent under President Barack Obama must endure a 5 percent cut!
The sequester has forced liberals to clarify their conviction that whatever the government's size is at any moment, it is the bare minimum necessary to forestall intolerable suffering. At his unintentionally hilarious hysteria session last Tuesday, Obama said: The sequester's "meat-cleaver approach" of "severe," "arbitrary" and "brutal" cuts will "eviscerate" education, energy and medical research spending. "And already, the threat of these cuts has forced the Navy to delay an aircraft carrier that was supposed to deploy to the Persian Gulf."
"Forced"? The Navy did indeed cite the sequester when delaying deployment of the USS Truman. In the high-stakes pressure campaign against Iran's nuclear weapons program, U.S. policy has been to have two carriers in nearby waters. Yet the Navy is saying it cannot find cuts to programs or deployments less essential than the Truman deployment. The Navy's participation in the political campaign to pressure Congress into unraveling the sequester is crude, obvious and shameful, and should earn the Navy's budget especially skeptical scrutiny by Congress.
The Defense Department's civilian employment has grown 17 percent since 2002. In 2012, DOD spending on civilian personnel was 21 percent higher than in 2002. And the Truman must stay in Norfolk? This is, strictly speaking, unbelievable.
The sequester's critics correctly say it is not the most intelligent way to prune government; priorities among programs should be set. But such critics are utopians if they are waiting for the arrival of intelligent government. The real choice today is between bigger or smaller unintelligent government.
Today, while Obama prepares a governmental power grab to combat global warming, sensible Americans, tuckered out with apocalypse fatigue, are yawning through the catastrophe du jour, the sequester. They say: Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the hamsters of sequestration.
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At noon, take the plate and the straw outside. Put the plate on the ground and poke the straw through the hole. Slant the straw toward the line you drew. Now carefully turn the plate so that the shadow of the straw falls along the line to the number 12.
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One hour later, at one o'clock, check the position of the shadow along the edge of the plate and write the number 1 on that spot. Continue each hour predicting the position and then checking and marking the actual position and time on the edge of the plate.
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*LUPEC Boston's latest ruminations, in case you missed 'em in this week's Dig
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Earlier this summer, we broached rye and bourbon in our ongoing discussion of whisk(e)y. This week, we look north to Canada, inspired in part by a new season of Mad Men. If you watch it as avidly as this LUPEC lady, you'll notice leading man Don Draper takes his Canadian Club neat.
Though commonly perceived as a rye-based spirit, Canadian whisky (spelled with no "e") in its modern incarnation is usually based on corn, with rye and barley added to the mix (not terribly unlike American bourbon.) By definition, Canadian whisky is a blend, with neutral grain spirit accounting for half of its contents. Canadian whisky ages a minimum of three years by law, most commonly in used bourbon barrels made from charred American white oak.
Though eschewed by single-malt Scotch fans and small-batch bourbon connoisseurs, there was a time when Canadian whisky was the style of choice for American drinkers, thanks largely to Prohibition. We needed something to drink when the Noble Experiment shuttered our native distilleries, and turned to our neighbors to the north to quench our thirst. The second year of Prohibition saw a 400-percent increase in Canadian whisky sales, and the Canucks weren't the ones drinking it. Smugglers sold the stuff on a robust black market, transporting it across the Great Lakes and the Detroit River, which measures less than a mile across in some places. An underground pipeline built for this purpose was recently discovered.
Prohibition was repealed in 1933, but before the American whiskey industry could bounce back, the second World War mandated that US alcohol be allocated for munitions. By the 1960s, when the Mad Men set were drinking Canadian Club neat for breakfast, Americans had developed a taste for Canadian whisky's smooth character.
The days of the three-martini lunch may be gone (unless you're in LUPEC), but that doesn't mean you can't invoke the era by tucking in with one of these as you watch season three unfold.
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1/3 Canadian Club Whisky (we suggest the 10-Year Reserve, which uses a higher percentage of rye)
1/3 French vermouth
1/3 Campari
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Updated Dec. 16, 2012, 12:14 AM ET
NEWTOWN, Conn. The gunman behind the Connecticut elementary school massacre stormed into the building and shot 20 children at least twice with a high-powered rifle, executing some at close range and killing adults who tried to stop the carnage, authorities said Saturday.
He forced his way into the school by breaking a window, officials said. Asked whether the children suffered, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. H. Wayne Carver paused. "If so," he said, "not for very long."
The terrible details about the last moments of young innocents emerged as authorities released their names and ages the youngest 6 and 7, the oldest 56. They included Ana Marquez-Greene, a little girl who had just moved to Newtown from Canada; Victoria Soto, a 27-year-old teacher who apparently died while trying to hide her pupils; and principal Dawn Hochsprung, who authorities said lunged at the gunman in an attempt to overtake him and paid with her life.
The tragedy has plunged Newtown into mourning and added the picturesque New England community of handsome Colonial homes, red-brick sidewalks and 27,000 people to the grim map of towns where mass shootings in recent years have periodically reignited the national debate over gun control but led to little change.
Faced with the unimaginable, townspeople sadly took down some of their Christmas decorations and struggled Saturday with how to go on. Signs around town read, "Hug a teacher today," "Please pray for Newtown" and "Love will get us through."
- Conn. school shooter had 4 weapons
- List of Conn. school shooting victims
- Shooting witness: Kids said "I can't go back to that school"
- All Conn. shooting victims hit multiple times
"People in my neighborhood are feeling guilty about it being Christmas. They are taking down decorations," said Jeannie Pasacreta, a psychologist who was advising parents struggling with how to talk to their children.
School board chairwoman Debbie Leidlein spent Friday night meeting with parents who lost children and shivered as she recalled those conversations. "They were asking why. They can't wrap their minds around it. Why? What's going on?" she said. "And we just don't have any answers for them."
The tragedy brought forth soul-searching and grief around the globe. President Barack Obama planned to visit Newtown on Sunday. Families as far away as Puerto Rico planned funerals for victims who still had their baby teeth, world leaders extended condolences, and vigils were held around the U.S.
"Next week is going to be horrible," said the town's legislative council chairman, Jeff Capeci, thinking about the string of funerals the town will face. "Horrible, and the week leading into Christmas."
Police shed no light on what triggered Adam Lanza, 20, to carry out the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, though state police Lt. Paul Vance said investigators had found "very good evidence ... that our investigators will be able to use in painting the complete picture, the how and, more importantly, the why." He would not elaborate.
However, another law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said investigators have found no note or manifesto from Lanza of the sort they have come to expect after murderous rampages such as the Virginia Tech bloodbath in 2007 that left 33 people dead.
Lanza shot to death his mother, Nancy Lanza, at the home they shared, then drove to the school in her car with at least three of her guns, forced his way in and opened fire, authorities said. Within minutes, he killed 20 children, six adults and himself.
Education officials said they had found no link between Lanza's mother and the school, contrary to news reports that said she was a teacher there. Investigators said they believe Adam Lanza attended Sandy Hook Elementary many years ago, but they had no explanation for why he went there Friday.
A nurse who had been with the school for 15 years, told CBS News' Scott Pelley that no one knows Nancy Lanza and that she was not a staff teacher, after earlier reports said Nancy Lanza worked at the school. The nurse said its conceivable that Nancy Lanza was a substitute that she never met, but very unlikely. No other staff member the nurse has talked to has ever heard of Nancy Lanza. The nurse also knows of no connection between the shooter and the school.
CBS News correspondent John Miller reported on what happened when Adam Lanza was inside the school during the shooting: The first police officer on the scene was confronted by the glass window that Lanza had shot his way through to get past the locked door. The officer advanced into the school and saw the gunman, from a great distance down a long hallway, perhaps a couple of hundred feet. The gunman, dressed all in black, spotted the officer and ducked into a room off the hallway.
As the officer, now joined by a partner began to rush down the hall toward the gunman they heard a volley of shots. When they got there, they found the gunman, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Just beyond the gunman, in a classroom, children huddled together, and their teacher, all of them shot multiple times. Nearby, in a bathroom another group of children, huddled together, all shot multiple times. As the officers ran down the hallway, they heard several shots. It appears that the gunman let go a last volley of shots at his victims before killing himself with a single bullet to the head.
There is an unconfirmed report that Lanza was involved in an altercation with school staffers the day before the shooting. Miller spoke to a law enforcement source regarding that report. The source said what they are focused on was there was some kind of argument between people in the office, and the people in the office of that school are dead. The source said the key is to figure out if Lanza was part of that, present for it or somehow involved. Additionally, the source said right now they have any indication Lanza was, but he said they have to run that out it make sure.
Authorities said Adam Lanza had no criminal history, and it was not clear whether he had a job. Lanza was believed to have suffered from a personality disorder, said a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Another law enforcement official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said Lanza had been diagnosed with Asperger's, a mild form of autism often characterized by social awkwardness. People with the disorder are often highly intelligent. While they can become frustrated more easily, there is no evidence of a link between Asperger's and violent behavior, experts say.


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In a controversial change of plans, Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is doing an about-face on how to finance $325 million in rural road improvements.
Sherri LeBas, secretary for the state Department of Transportation and Development, made the announcement in an email released at about 7 p.m. Friday.
LeBas said the state now plans to sell the bonds in increments rather than all at once, which state Treasurer John Kennedy and some financial experts say is needed to take advantage of historically low interest rates.
"Because borrowing costs are higher than expected and interest rates are predicted to stay low, it does not make good fiscal sense for the state to borrow more money than is needed," LeBas said in Friday's prepared statement.
But Kennedy, who is chairman of the State Bond Commission, said Monday that DOTD's latest strategy is unexpected.
"That is news to me," Kennedy said. "They did not contact me."
He added, "I thought we had agreed that we would sell the bonds and lock in low interest rates and then draw them down as we needed them."
Kennedy has said that, if the state spreads the bond sales over three years and bond interest rates rise, that will mean less money for rural roads.
He said Monday that he thinks the economy will be "substantially better" in three years and that, as a result, interest rates will be higher.
In a telephone interview on Monday, LeBas said she would defer to the State Bond Commission about the future of interest rates.
In a prepared statement, Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols said Monday that selling all the bonds at once would require an interest payment in the current financial year and a full payment for all three years of projects in the financial year that begins on July 1.
"We're now looking to reduce the amount of borrowing to the first-year projects and restructure the sale to save the state money," the statement says.
State services have been hampered by disappointing revenue collections, and the state faces a shortfall of nearly $1 billion for the financial year that begins on July 1.
The rural road package stems from a bill pushed by Jindal, and approved overwhelmingly by the Legislature in 2012.
DOTD officials said initially that they planned to use $100 million of bond issue dollars for two years and $125 million in the third year.
Kennedy said in August that the state should consider selling all $325 million at once, and LeBas endorsed that approach in October.
The State Bond Commission gave preliminary approval to that approach on Oct. 18.
The money applies to roads that are ineligible for federal aid.
Louisiana has about 6,000 miles of rural roads.
About 1,100 miles of roads are set to get upgrades, and Jindal has said some have gone 30 years without repairs.
Under the latest plan, DOTD officials would oversee the sale of $100 million in bonds initially and finance improvements for about 360 miles of roadways.
The first-year work includes three projects in West Baton Rouge Parish and one in Livingston Parish.
Asked about the release of the announcement on Friday evening — the start of a three-day weekend for state employees — LeBas said "that is just the time that we were having the discussion."
The spending relies on the State Highway Improvement Fund, which generates about $50 million per year from commercial vehicle registration and license fees.
That means the total initial spending will be $150 million, with about $70 million for projects in south Louisiana and $82 million for those in north Louisiana.


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FEARS over the state of Blackburn's landmark Old Fire Station have been raised by residents, councillors and the fire brigade.
The 92-year-old building has been empty for 10 months since it was replaced by a state-of-the art complex on the opposite side of Byrom Street in March 2012.
It has been the subject of a spate of vandalism attacks.
Now, Wensley Fold ward representative and council leader Kate Hollern, borough regeneration chief Maureen Bateson and the manager of the new station Tony Ashworth want the owners to occupy the premises before further damage renders it unusable.
In July 2012, it was bought by the Adhan Group of Companies and sold on to Smart Security Shutters of Whitehead Street.
Its boss Shafiq Mohammed promised to move his operation there by the autumn.
The two-storey building spanning 0.81 acres with a 60ft-high fire station tower, workshops, offices, and a large car park remains empty and has been repeatedly damaged and broken into.
A Lancashire Police spokeswoman said: "We have been called to the Old Fire Station several times in the last two months because of insecure premises and vandalism."
Blackburn fire station manager Mr Ashworth said: "Any unoccupied building has a potential to be a target for anti-social and criminal acts.
"That has proved to be the case with the former fire station. Windows and doors have been broken and trespassers have been seen inside.
"We have had a spate of empty building fires in Blackburn recently and I would hate to see this happen to this building, particularly with it holding so many memories for firefighters over the years.
"It would be in everyone's interests to see an early implementation of whatever plans the new owners have."
Coun Hollern said: "I am aware of residents' concerns.
"This is a landmark building. It would be sad to see it fall further into decay.
"I want to see it back in use quickly."
And Coun Bateson said: "As we redevelop Blackburn town centre, this is the sort of historic building we want back in use.
"Officials will be raising this with the owners."
A spokesman for Smart said: "Mr Mohammed is on holiday. We are hoping to move in later this year."


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Review of Kero One's album 'Early Believers'.
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Many ticket-holders couldn't get into the O2 Arena show on Tuesday night (September 19th) because they didn't bring photo ID to match their booking.
An album re-release, a new song and a documentary mark the singer's legacy this year.
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It finally happened. The skies got grey Wednesday and dumped some water onto the Ridge. And then, without any fanfare, the storm passed and returned the Ridge to sunny, spring-like days.
The storm dropped about .67 inches on the Ridge, bringing Paradise Irrigation District's total water storage to 59 percent of capacity, which is about 7,258 acre feet. PID customers use a total of about 7,000 acre-feet a year, said District General Manager George Barber during a recent meeting.
While the water was welcome it is not near enough to quell drought fears for locals.
Tom Gibson took a few minutes from fueling up his pickup to weigh in on the subject.
"We need a lot of (rain) and we need it to soak in," he said while fueling up at the Arco AM/PM on the corner of Clark and Elliott roads.
He has been watching the weather forecasts and was pleased to see the rain.
"I didn't think it was even going to rain this hard. I thought it might rain a little bit, but apparently it's raining a little bit harder than I anticipated," he said.
Still, he said more is needed before he can quit worrying about the drought.
Paradise resident Mary Lackey agreed. She has been in Paradise for about 20 years and knows it's been dry before, but said this year it's "pretty bad."
In addition to the drought, Dave Herndon is also concerned about his business, Ponderosa Pest and Weed Control. "(The rain) is a blessing," he said. "Without the rain there's no weeds, and without weeds I don't work."
He watches the weather on a daily basis because his work depends on it, he said. And, so far, the drought concern is still there, he said.
"We need a lot more rain that what we have had," he said.
So what does the forecast have in store?
According to the National Weather Service it's going to be sunny and partly sunny days, at least through next Thursday. High temperatures will be in the low-to-mid 50s, but will climb higher into the low 60s as the week goes on.
Low temperatures are expected to stay in the low 40s. AccuWeather takes the forecasts bit further with cooler temperatures with possible moisture by next Saturday. AccuWeather also predicts a storm will roll in right around Valentine's Day weekend. Even better news is that it looks as if it might hang out for a few days before drying out again.


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Will anything ever change?
Perhaps that question is too soft. Will anything ever change for the better?
As reported by columnist Frank Bruni in The New York Times, a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll found that "76 percent of Americans ages 18 and older weren't confident that their children's generation would fare better than their own." Bruni suggests that this belief undermines the national narrative of a "land of opportunity," and suggests a nation in decline.
There are several explanations for the perception — e.g., a social media environment which pushes everyone into isolated political enclaves where no one can find common ground, a pervasive belief that government can't get anything right and won't try in any case, or — as some prominent commentators now argue, a fundamental breakdown in our system of separated branches of government caused by the determination of the Republican Party to act like an opposition party in a parliamentary system, where the minority's only job is to bring down the current regime.
Perhaps the most important point, however, is the growing evidence that social and economic inequality is on the rise, even as special interests controlling the government serve to benefit themselves at the expense of most Americans who no longer feel that they can rise above their current station in life. In one major study (by the Russell Sage Foundation), median household net worth declined by 36 percent over the 10-year period ending in 2013, even as net worth increased by 14 percent over the same period for the top 5 percent of households (as reported by a "Datapoints" article in The New York Times).
This trend becomes especially noteworthy when considered alongside the much discussed findings of French economist Thomas Piketty, who argues at much length, using newly mined data from several countries over two centuries, that income derived from existing wealth inevitably outpaces income from salary and wages in the kind of slow-growing economy we have grown used to since the booming 1960s. If accurate, Piketty's further claim that all modern economies can now expect to grow at the very low rates of 1 to 2 percent GNP per capita for the foreseeable future should send most of us into a deep depression.
I do not wish to believe this, and would be very happy to locate some convincing critiques of Piketty's extensively documented and closely reasoned presentation in his best-selling book. Meanwhile, it should be noted that several prominent economists (including at least two Nobel Prize winners) now champion Piketty's argument, even as the democratic side of the Democratic Party has begun to pay attention to his insistence that only full implementation of a social democratic agenda can reverse growing inequality in the 21st century. The old reliance on an Ayn Rand mythos where corporate CEOs are treated as lords of the universe and the Carter/Clinton/Bush faith that deregulation can let loose the "magic of the marketplace" would have to come to an end if any meaningful human progress remains for us.
In this environment, only continued disaster can be expected for those who work for a living when low voter turnout becomes the norm because of an already alienated citizenry which has bought the argument that governments are always corrupt, inefficient, and a hindrance to human liberty. When faced with such cynicism, a modicum of political sophistication might be useful.
To get to my main point: If the only viable candidates for the United States Senate seem to adopt wholesale the stupid and self-defeating argument that our economic problems derive from a "war on coal," it should still be possible to understand which candidate supports a meaningful minimum wage, effective regulation to protect consumers against the very elements of the financial industry that brought us a recession, and is supportive of the huge expansion in coverage under the Affordable Care Act — e.g., the kinds of policies that actually address an impending social and economic catastrophe.
Attacks on the EPA are cheap and a threat to such things as the clean water we now have renewed reason to worry about. Nonetheless, I am also aware that only one candidate is actually backed by unions, as opposed to coal operators, while the other has spent her whole time in office in wholesale obeisance to her party's ideological agenda, discounting the very idea that governments can or should do anything to benefit ordinary people.
If Natalie Tennant loses in a landslide this November because some of us are in a snit over coal, progressives should spend some time staring at a mirror to determine what role they played in supporting the fiasco to come.
Gerald Beller is a retired professor of political science from West Virginia State University and blogs at airingdifferences.com.


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First there was the debt ceiling. Then a "fiscal cliff" tried to ruin the party. And now, we have a sequester looming this week.
No one likes the idea of the automatic $1.2 trillion in budget cuts aimed at reducing the budget deficit that will take effect March 1 -- not even the elected officials who are in charge of coming up with a solution.
"I think the sequester was a stupid thing," New York Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., told ABC News. "I voted against it when it first time came up. Congress keeps kicking the can down the road. It's really a ridiculous thing to do."
Whether the sequester deadline passes with all of the across-the-board cuts intact or not, there is likely to be some reaction from the stock market. But it might not be what you expect.
Here's why ...
First, there's the full-court media press. Ever since the brief debt-ceiling crisis began, the media has concocted endless doomsday scenarios surrounding the federal government's budget decisions. The December fiscal cliff decision was picked up by every financial media outlet and subsequently beaten into the ground.
The markets did retreat slightly in the weeks leading up to the New Year's decision. But even when Congress announced that a virtual nondecision was made, markets shot higher. That's because the bad news was already priced into the market. Every negative scenario was known and thoroughly analyzed. Once the uncertainty of the actual deadline had passed, even a can-kicking decision was enough to lift the markets considerably higher.
Much like the fiscal cliff talks, you should not assume the new sequestration crisis will completely hold the markets hostage.
During times of uncertainty, things usually aren't as bad as they seem -- the same way the outlook is never as perfect as advertised when the economy is roaring. With investors already fearing the worst, any decision at all -- even something that might be perceived as negative -- could help ease the uncertainty and move the market higher.
The 2013 rally has already survived a fiscal cliff and higher payroll taxes. Investors have proven they're willing to climb the wall of worry (for now) in the face of some bleak data. The Chicago Tribune has compiled some telling survey numbers to illustrate just how pessimistic consumers have become.
"About 46 percent said they will spend less overall, with 34 percent reducing dining out and 25 percent cutting back on 'little luxuries' such as trips to the coffee shop, manicures and high-end cosmetics," the Tribune reported over the weekend. "Among those making less than $50,000 a year, 23 percent said they would spend less on groceries."
If the automatic cuts do go into effect as is, we could see even more cautious consumers headed forward…
So will we see a new and improved, last-minute deficit-reduction package before the March 1 budget cuts go into effect?
It's difficult to say.
But as this new deadline approaches, don't assume it will send stocks reeling. Sometimes, all the market needs is a little certainty.


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Back in the summer, I gave you a heads-up in IBM (IBM) -- at the time, I was starting to stalk it on the buy side due to some weekly price support parameters. Now that the stock is testing and holding above this key support decision, I'd like to walk you through some thought processes on how to trade it. You may choose to use different information from what I present here, depending on what time frame you are trading -- but if you are looking at the bigger picture, where IBM may really have some value, you should focus on the weekly parameters.
To recap what I've been watching, the current setup on the weekly chart has everything to do with symmetry, or the similarity of some of the prior major declines in this stock. For IBM, these are only really visible on the weekly chart, and I have illustrated them below.
As of the Nov. 16 low, the most recent decline has amounted to $27.01 thus far. This is similar to three prior declines, which had brought the stock lower by $28.58, $28.50 and $28.84 -- which, projected from the October highs, have identified possible support for this stock. So far IBM is holding above that support level, and if it continues to do so, the upside potential will be rather healthy.
Now, so far I've only seen some very minor day-trading signals against this support -- nothing that suggests a more important low is in place just yet. So, at this point, let's focus on what we would need to see if the odds are to start rising for a continued rally from that level.
First, on the daily chart above, note that we are not looking at bullish technicals. The price is below both the 200-day and 50-day simple moving averages, and the five-bar exponential moving average is still below the 13-bar EMA. This tells us IBM is still vulnerable to a failure, even if we do start to see a rally from above the key weekly support. I would at least like to see the five-day EMA cross back above the 13-day in before I'll feel more comfortable placing a longer-term bet on the buy side.
You also want to be aware of key resistance on the way up on this daily chart -- at the $189.52 area, and then at $190.73 to $192.95. But does that mean we shouldn't now consider the buy side here?
To answer that, let's take a look at a similar setup in Monsanto (MON) from May. At that point, Monsanto had tested some major weekly support -- and, even though it looked negative on the daily chart at that time, we did eventually see a $22 rally from those May lows.
On the daily chart below, I've illustrated where the stock would have finally fired off a buy trigger if you'd been using the crossover between the five- and 13-day EMAs.
If you had used a 30-minute trigger -- with a crossover trigger in the eight- and 34-day EMAs -- it would have triggered an earlier entry than the daily chart would have done. However, the odds for a continued rally would have been lower here vs. what they would have been if the daily chart had confirmed a signal.
Now that we've looked at both a past example and at a current setup, let's fine-tune some parameters down to a 30-minute IBM chart.
If you are slightly more aggressive as a trader, you can start considering the buy side here if the $190.88 swing high is taken out, along with an upside crossover between the eight- and 34-day EMAs. Until then, I'm not willing take a long position in IBM overnight. However, I am willing to day trade it from the buy side.
Of course, if the key weekly support at the $181-to-$184 area is taken out, I will stop stalking the buy side here until further notice.


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CD Player FAQ
Loren Barstow started at Crutchfield in 1999. After working a few years as a sales advisor, he moved on to become a writer and then an editor. He has written about televisions, Blu-ray players, speakers, and various other audio/video components.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
» Should I buy a single-disc player or a changer?
» What does a digital output do for me?
» I plan to record CDs to cassette. Do some CD players do this better than others?
» Do CD-R copies really sound as good as the original CDs?
» What's the difference between CD-Rs and CD-RWs?
» What other types of sound sources can I burn onto CD-R and CD-RW?
» Reviews of SACD players and discs say that the sound is warmer and closer to analog than CD — but aren't CDs themselves supposed to be superior to analog recordings?
Q: Should I buy a single-disc player or a changer?
|A 5-disc CD changer lets you change four discs while the fifth keeps playing.
A: If you're the type of person who rarely listens to more than a single CD or a few songs at time, a single-CD player may be all you need. But we've found that most people opt for changers. They provide hours of uninterrupted music, and make it easy to program music for parties, or to record custom "greatest hits" mixes with songs from several CDs.
If you like to keep a mix of music ready to go, consider a 5-disc carousel changer. Most models let you change four discs while the fifth continues playing. Your tunes will just keep flowing without interruption. And a carousel's rotating platter makes it easy for you to read each CD's label when the player's drawer is open.
Q: What does a digital output do for me?
A: CD players have built-in digital-to-analog converters (DACs) so they can deliver a regular analog audio signal to the input of your receiver. If your CD player has a digital output, and your receiver is equipped with a compatible digital input, you can bypass your CD player's DAC and send the digital signal directly to your receiver. Depending on the quality of your receiver's DACs, this may result in better sound for all of your CDs.
The two most common types of digital outputs are coaxial and optical. Although coaxial connections usually have standard RCA-type connectors, the cable itself is specially designed to handle the much wider frequency bandwidth of digital signals. With optical connections, the signal is transmitted as pulses of light through a cable housing glass or plastic fibers. Optical transmission offers extremely wide bandwidth, ultra-low signal loss, and immunity to RF (radio frequency) interference.
Q: I plan to record CDs to cassette. Do some CD players do this better than others?
A: Yes. There are features designed especially with tape enthusiasts in mind. CD players with "Peak Search" will scan your disc, find the loudest passage, and then play it back repeatedly so you can set optimum record levels.
"Time Edit" helps you plan your recording to fill a given tape, using the songs' playing times and the tape's length.
Q: Do CD-R copies really sound as good as the original CDs?
A: Some audiophiles say that there is a very slight reduction of sound quality in CD copies, but to most people, the sound of a CD-R dub is indistinguishable from that of the original disc.
One important factor in maximizing the sound quality of your CD-Rs and CD-RWs is the ability to make a digital connection between your CD player and your CD recorder. If you have a dual-well CD-R/RW deck, you've already got self-contained direct digital dubbing in place. (Note, however, that copyright protection makes these decks switch to analog recording mode when you are making a copy of a CD-R, i.e. a copy of a copy.)
With single-well CD-R/RW decks, however, you'll have to make a connection to an external CD player to make copies of your favorite discs. If your player offers a digital output (virtually all newer players do), you'll definitely want to use that for the connection to your recorder. If your CD player doesn't have digital output, you can still burn excellent CD copies via an analog connection, but there will be a marginal loss of sound quality and convenience. This is due to the fact that the source signal is translated from digital to analog by your CD player, and then from analog back to digital by your CD-R/RW deck.
Q: What's the difference between CD-Rs and CD-RWs?
A: Nearly all CD recorders work with either blank CD-Rs or CD-RWs, so you won't be locked into exclusive use of one or the other by your hardware. Choosing between the two formats really comes down to your intended uses for the discs you're burning.
Although the "R" in CD-R stands for "recordable," this is a "write-once" technology. That means anything you record on a CD-R is permanent. So if you make a mistake while recording a CD-R — for example if you change your mind about song order — you can't erase or re-record the disc.
The CD-RW designation indicates a "rewritable" disc — you can erase and re-record on the same disc over and over again. CD-RW blanks actually use a different technology and disc material, so they may not play back on some older players.
Q: What other types of sound sources can I burn onto CD-R and CD-RW?
A: Virtually any sound source can be transferred to CD. Direct digital recordings are the most common, including CD and MiniDisc. Most CD-R/RW decks also have analog inputs, so you can create digital copies from practically any audio source as well — cassette, turntable (this requires a phono input on your preamp or receiver), a CD player without digital output, VHS, TV, radio ... whatever you want.
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Direct Stream Digital (DSD) is the advanced recording technology that makes SACD possible. Standard CDs use 44.1kHz/16-bit PCM (44,100 samples-per-second Pulse Code Modulation, encoded at 16-bit resolution) to represent audio in digital form. DSD, on the other hand, is a 1-bit technology that samples music 2.82 million times per second, capturing 4 times more information. DSD also eliminates several layers of filtration and modulation inherent in PCM technology. The combination of these factors allows SACD recordings to capture more faithfully the "warmth" and smoothness of the original performance.
SACD also offers significant advances in the areas where CDs are strongest. SACD has a frequency range of over 50kHz, compared to CD's 22kHz ceiling. It also offers a dynamic range of over 120dB across the entire range of audible frequencies. With specs that phenomenal, SACD recordings are able to reproduce music with a presence and purity that has bowled over even some of digital sound's harshest critics.


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text: OverviewBack to top Thorne Research - Animal Health TaurineVET - 90 Capsules Item# :120434UPC# :693749095118 Brand:Thorne Research Size/Form:90 Capsules Ship Weight:0.10 Servings:90 Dosage:1 Capsule(s) Thorne Research Animal Health TaurineVET - 90 Capsules Thorne Research Animal Health TaurineVET, a sulfur-containing amino acid, is essential for cats and conditionally essential for other animals. Thorne Research Animal Health TaurineVET is not incorporated into proteins, but is found free in many tissues. Taurine is the most abundant amino acid in the heart and has been shown to improve nitric oxide production in the vascular endothelium, which is essential for optimal blood flow, maintaining healthy blood pressure, and overall cardiovascular functioning. Taurine acts as an antioxidant as well, inhibiting LDL-cholesterol oxidation. Studies have shown that cats deficient in taurine can develop cardiomyopathy. Taurine is involved in a number of physiological processes, including bile acid formation for fat digestion, fluid regulation, detoxification of environmental toxins, and regulation of cellular calcium and nerve excitability. The liver combines bile acids with taurine, which results in increased cholesterol solubility and excretion. Animals deficient in taurine are more likely to be susceptible to tissue damage from environmental pollutants. Thorne Research Animal Health TaurineVET is an important amino acid for cardiac and liver support: helps maintain already normal cardiac rhythm essential for heart muscle function supports optimal liver and gallbladder function Thorne Vet Honors the Human-Animal Bond You only need to know one thing about the people who make up Thorne Vet: every one of them is passionately committed to healing animals.They deeply honor the bond between humans and animals. All of the people at Thorne Vet know and have experienced the emotional pain an owner feels when their animal is in a diseased state. They also understand the stress and obligation that you are under to help animals heal. Therefore, Thorne Vet's mission is to help the 50,000 veterinarians in private practice heal more animals, more effectively by providing you with the most potent, effective tools available. How Thorne Vet Helps You Facilitate Animal Healing Thorne knowa you are time challenged. Therefore, the fastest way they can help you get a quick understanding of the Purity-Healing Relationship is to simply look at a short list of what Thorne Vet considers to be ingredients that can negatively impact purity and thus the efficacy of a product. Thorne Vet's foundation of healing is made up of 4 Essential Elements: Efficacy through Purity Healing through Science Transformation through Education Helping You Choose Thorne's strict adherence to these four principles ensures that you and your clients will always receive the highest quality, most effective, bioavailable, and hypoallergenic animal health products in the world. All of their innovative formulas are based on the latest scientific research and have been reviewed and tested by the most knowledgeable and experienced minds in our industry. You can prescribe Thorne Vet products knowing you are prescribing the best. Thorne Vet is seriously committed to supporting your efforts to heal animals, any way they can, even if you don't use one of their formulas. Thorne Vet is Here For You and Your Animals Thorne Vet is a unique organization committed to helping veterinarians heal animals more effectively through the use of integrative medicine. And to them this means so much more than producing the most innovative products on the market. They see themselves as your partner in the healing process. Transformation through Education At Thorne Vet, they understand all too well the challenges of trying to stay current on the latest research and advances in integrative veterinary medicine, while at the same time dealing with the day to day stressors of running your practice. Their commitment at Thorne Vet is to continually develop ways to assist you not only to stay up to date on the latest knowledge in integrative veterinary medicine, but also to make it easy for you to access, assimilate and utilize this vital knowledge. Healing through Science As practicing veterinarians, all have experienced the challenge of what was found to have worked in the lab does not always translate into healing in practice. This is why all of Thorne's pure, highly bioavailable formulas are based not only on the latest scientific and medical research but before Thorne Vet formulas go to market they are passed through the knowledge filter and experience base of the top thought leaders in our field. In addition, they make this research easily available to you. Helping You Make the Right Choice Thorne Vet knows that finding the most effective products on the market can be time-consuming and challenging. Therefore, you can contact them anytime, and they will help you find a product even if they don't carry it. Why do they do this? Because helping you heal animals is their primary commitment. The Purity Healing Relationship At Thorne Vet we deeply value the importance of the Purity–Healing Relationship. They believe that once you comprehend this Purity-Healing link, you will significantly alter the criteria by which you choose products that support your ability to treat animals. Thorne Vet is committed to helping you learn more about how this vital Purity-Healing Relationship can help you heal more animals more successfully. Thorne Research's MissionAt Thorne Research, their mission is to enhance the health and well-being of people by providing superior dietary supplements that have the highest level of quality and purity - thereby creating the most respected and valued company in the dietary supplement industry. The Thorne Difference. For more than 25 years, Thorne has relentlessly pursued the highest possible quality and bioavailability in dietary supplements. At Thorne, they actually manufacture products that they sell - a key difference that allows Thorne to control every aspect of the manufacturing process and ensure that every Thorne product is in pure, completely hypoallergenic form, and without the common additives, flowing agents, and binders used throughout the industry. A few other companies have tried to do what Thorne does, and many others claim to have the same philosophy and quality, but nobody has been able to duplicate what Thorne's clients call "Thorne Quality." Thorne has changed the industry in many ways over the past two decades, and they continue to raise the bar and set new standards in product formulation, raw material purity, manufacturing, and quality control. Thorne's Commitment to PurityPractitioners have become accustomed to seeing the vague "We use only the purest ingredients" in the promotional materials of almost every dietary supplement company. Perhaps these companies truly believe that. Perhaps they don't know any better. Nevertheless, Thorne Research, for more than 25 years, has been the standard by which companies in the industry are judged for product purity. Practitioners rely on Thorne as the companythey trust for their extremely allergic, chemically sensitive, and immune-compromised patients. Purity Takes Extra EffortFor example, instead of purchasing prediluted vitamin D, as other companies do, Thorne performs its own dilution to avoid detrimental ingredients, such as the preservatives or lactose that are found in many commercially available dilutions. Ingredients You Don't WantMagnesium Stearate: Good for speed-hungry encapsulating machines. Not necessarily good for you. Manufacturing encapsulated dietary supplements isn't easy. Pure powdered ingredients are difficult to mix because they are eitherextremely dry, sticky with botanical oils, or attract unwanted moisture. So most manufacturers add magnesium stearate and other agents such as lactose and dextrose to make the powder flow quickly and easily through their high-volume machines. Problem is, these additives may compromise the bioavailability of the nutrients in the supplement, and might cause allergenic problems. At Thorne, they take a different approach. Thorne will never utilize large fatty acid excipients in its manufacturing processes - ingredients such as magnesium stearate or stearic acid. These excipients are utilized as flowing agents to ensure that maximum productivity is obtained from capsuling and tableting machines. There are documented detrimental effects directly attributed to long chain fatty acids utilized as manufacturing flowing agents. Every qualified pharmaceutical compounder recognizes that large fatty acids, such as magnesium stearate, can interfere with product dissolution and influence absorption. Virtually all companies, because of the economic impact, ignore this data. As with most industries, the bottom line dictates the level of quality. The dietary supplement industry has one exception: Thorne Research, the company that does not compromise. Nevertheless, if a company cannot manufacture products without using detrimental excipients, they should not allude to being either "hypoallergenic" or "pure." The Bottom Line?Thorne is the only hypoallergenic dietary supplement manufacturer with the highest degree of purity that you - and your most severely allergic, chemically sensitive, and immune-compromised patients - can truly trust. Quality Ingredients: A Higher StandardAt Thorne, theyare committed to setting a higher standard of quality when it comes to ingredients. To produce their truly hypoallergenic encapsulated supplements, Thorne uses only the purest and finest ingredients available. Every manufacturer has two basic options when purchasing raw materials: purchase either truly pure raw materials, or purchase raw materials to which substances have been added to facilitate manufacturing. This fundamental dilemma translates to these very typical questions: "Do I purchase pure vitamin C or vitamin C with additives?" "Do I purchase pure B vitamins or coated B vitamins for taste masking?" "Do I purchase pure enzymes such as pancreatin, pepsin, and bromelain or enzymes diluted with lactose?" There are few commercial sources for vitamins B12, D, K, or biotin that are not diluted with substances such as lactose, cornstarch, and preservatives such as BHT. That's why Thorne developed methods that allow them to use pure, undiluted sources of these nutrients - and many others. It's just one more example that when it comes to quality, what everyone else accepts as an industry standard isn't good enough. While some companies say they are raising their standards....at Thorne they set them.


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Stagecoach, Scenery Make Fanthorp Inn Great Mothers Day Destination
ANDERSON, Texas — Those searching for a special way to celebrate Mother's Day this year might want to head to Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site's stagecoach event Saturday, May 12.
Stagecoach Days is a monthly occurrence at the Fanthorp Inn, in which visitors are offered the unique opportunity to ride on a bright red, authentic replica 1850s Concord Stagecoach.
Seating nine adults, the stagecoach has room enough for the entire family. The tour starts at Fanthorp Inn and goes to the historic Grimes County Courthouse, lasting approximately 20 minutes. The trip even includes some unpaved roads, so visitors get to experience the feel of an 1850s ride as well.
"This is certainly something most people today haven't experienced," said Cathy Nolte, park superintendent. "It puts you back in touch with a more basic, simple time, and gives us a greater appreciation for what we have today and what our ancestors went through to settle this country."
In addition to riding the stagecoach, visitors can also tour the Fanthorp Inn.
In 1834, while Texas was still a part of Mexico, English immigrant Henry Fanthorp built his home in the Original Austin Colony that is today Anderson, Texas. His home was built near the road and offered a convenient stop for weary travelers. Not long after his home was built, many rooms were opened up to travelers and long-time boarders.
Nearly 175 years later, guided tours of the double-pen, cedar log dogtrot house offer a glimpse into the lifestyle of an age long past.
"Each room is restored and furnished with furniture representative of the time period when the Inn was functioning," said Nolte.
Live dulcimer music and poetry by Kenny Lewis also help make the event memorable.
"Kenny is wonderful," said Nolte. "He has a fantastic repertoire of poetry. One minute he has you laughing, and the next drying your eyes. He's quite talented."
Nolte said families are welcome to picnic at Fanthorp Inn as well, while they take in the abundant scenery of Grimes Counties' rolling hills and colorful varieties of wildflowers.
"We have many picnic tables set under the trees, so you can pack a lunch, spread out under the shade and enjoy some time together with the family," she said.
May is a particularly special month to attend Stagecoach Days. The City of Anderson hosts a "Stagecoach Stopover" event in conjunction with Fanthorp Inn's activities. Historic courthouse tours, walking tours of the community and historical re-enactments will all be taking place May 12. Food vendors and live music will also be present at the Anderson stopover event.
"It really is a great complement to the stagecoach activities at Fanthorp Inn," said Nolte.
Stagecoach rides will be offered Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees are $1 for Texas State Parks Pass members, $4 for non-members and $2.50 for children 12 and under. More information can be found through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Web Site, or by calling Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site at (936) 873-2633.
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Roasted Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms, Onions, and Rosemary
8-10 chicken thighs with bone in (skinless, or remove the skin yourself)
salt/pepper to season chicken (I used Vege-Sal)
2 tsp. olive oil (more or less, depending on your pan)
1 red onion, cut into slivers (next time I would use more onion)
8-12 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 tsp. dried rosemary, ground in a mortar and pestle or 10 fresh rosemary springs
Put partly-cooked mushrooms and onions over chicken pieces. Roast 35-45 minutes, until chicken and veggies are done and your house is smelling delightfully of rosemary. Serve hot, with any juice from the dish spooned over the chicken.
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The year 2008 marked a major turning point in the history of the world economy and trade. A tightening of credit brought about by the global financial crisis and reduced demand for goods and shipping services lead to a decelerated growth in international seaborne trade in 2008.
At the same time, the supply of new vessels continued to grow. This growth was the result of vessel orders placed before the financial crisis, when the industry was still expecting continuing high growth rates in demand - which did not materialize.
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D-backs keeping up with Little League World Series
WASHINGTON -- There was a division within the D-backs' clubhouse Tuesday afternoon.
On one side, you had Oliver Perez, a native of Culiacan, Mexico, rooting for the Little League team from Mexico.
On the other, you had Ender Inciarte, David Peralta and Miguel Montero rooting for the Little League team from their native Venezuela.
Perez has been closely following the Guadalupe Linda Vista team from the outset and was excited by their 11-1 win over the team from Venezuela.
"It's a great experience for those kids," Perez said. "They get to come to this country and see things and get to meet other kids from all over the world."
Inciarte paid close attention to the team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, because he has a cousin on the team.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Our educational program is designed to:
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- Provide didactic and experiential training in approaches to modern medicine and scientific inquiry.
- Allow trainees to acquire experience in medical and scientific communication.
- Provide discussion and training in all aspects of professionalism and the other necessary competencies.
In aggregate, our training program is designed to provide the necessary skills for trainees to focus their talents on investigation and treatment of the rheumatic diseases, and to succeed in careers in academic and clinical medicine.
We have a weekly Rheumatology Grand Rounds that has several alternating formats.
- Pathology conferences where a faculty pathologist presents and discusses tissue histopathology from recent cases.
- Radiology conferences where a Rheumatology Fellow and Radiology resident jointly prepare and present the clinical background and imaging on patients of interest.
- Visiting speakers.
- Clinico-Pathological / Morbidity and Mortality Conferences. These are prepared and presented by Fellows who choose cases based on their teaching value.
- Traditional Grand Rounds presentations are presented by Fellows and usually consist of an instructive clinical case followed by a relevant literature review. Each Fellow presents 2 Radiology conferences and 2-3 CPC/M&M's or traditional Grand Rounds / year.
We also have a weekly Core Curriculum Conference. Speakers are drawn from Rheumatology faculty and faculty from other units and covers topics relevant to the entire clinical and basic science curriculum in a two year cycle. We have adopted the recently revised American College of Rheumatology Core Curriculum.
Journal club is held monthly. Two articles are usually presented, one basic science article by a postdoctoral research Fellow or Rheumatology Fellow in the research part of their training, and one clinically-based article, which is presented by a Rheumatology Fellow. Each Fellow usually presents at two journal clubs per year.
A research conference is held every second week and is presented by a faculty member. Many of our faculty are members of the graduate program in Immunology and Fellows are encouraged to attend weekly Immunology seminars of interest.


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'The Islanders would finally get on the board early in the third on a goal by Miroslav Satan. Just two minutes later Thomas Vanek would set up Maxim Afinogenov to get the lead back to three goals. The Isles would not go away though as Trent Hunter made it 4-2 halfway through the third. Then Chris Campoli would make it 4-3 with seven minutes remaining in regulation. But the Sabres would hold on for the victory with Ryan Miller making several key saves down the stretch as Miller ended up with 30 saves in the win.'
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