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• Commercial partner Serum Institute of India (SII) progresses plan to allow international export of BioDiem's
Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV). SII preparing to file documentation with the World Health
Organization (WHO) and Drugs Controller General of India to permit the export of seasonal flu vaccines
produced using BioDiem's technology.
• Successful results from two programs of work conducted by French partner VIVALIS (NYSE Euronext:
VLS) confirming the ability of LAIV to grow in VIVALIS' proprietary cell line.
• Agreement signed with RMIT University to investigate new vaccine development using the LAIV
technology .
• Anti-microbial (BDM-I) portfolio strengthened with Griffith University collaboration to increase commercial
applications and preclinical data from internal programs supporting it as a broad spectrum antimicrobial for
a wide range of major market infectious disease. New patents granted in Europe and Japan Patent Office.
• Presentation of the BDM-E disease model results at the International Society of Eye Research in Berlin in
July 2012. The result showed BDM-E's potential to reduce formation of abnormal blood vessel growth;
reduce the signs of damage typical to retinitis pigmentosa; and improve the function of the retina and
inhibit the death of cells imperative for sight.
• Operating expenditure further reduced through strong cost management.
• Cash position strengthened with $1.87 million (net of costs) raised through a Renounceable Rights Issue.
Cash at the end of the period was $2,324,909.
No dividends have been declared or are expected to be declared in the remainder of the fiscal year.
Commenting on the results, BioDiem Chief Executive Officer Julie Phillips said: "The Company has made
significant progress in the period as we continue to strengthen the portfolio with significant milestones achieved
on all our programs and through new and exciting commercial and research collaborations."
The attached preliminary final report is based on accounts which have been reviewed. The review report, which
was unmodified, will be made available when the company lodges its complete Directors' and Financial Report.
About BioDiem Ltd
BioDiem (ASX: BDM) is an ASX-listed company based in Melbourne with an international focus on discovering,
developing and commercialising world-class research and technology targeting infectious diseases and related
cancers. BioDiem's core technologies include the Live Attenuated Influenza Virus (LAIV), the BDM-I antimicrobial
compound and the SAVINE vaccine technology platform. BioDiem has also in-licensed vaccine technologies from
Australian National University and the University of Canberra with initial target indications of dengue fever and
hepatitis respectively.
The LAIV influenza vaccine is an intranasal vaccine to prevent infection from seasonal and pandemic influenza.
The LAIV influenza vaccine can be produced using both egg-based and cell-based manufacturing methods.
BioDiem's egg-based LAIV vaccine technology is licensed to the World Health Organization as part of the Global
Pandemic Influenza Action Plan to Increase Vaccine Supply in developing countries. The cell-based LAIV vaccine
technology has completed a Phase II clinical trial in Europe in seasonal influenza. Serum Institute of India
markets the influenza vaccine, Nasovac™ in India under a license from BioDiem. A licence has also been issued
by BioDiem to China-based Changchun BCHT Biotechnology Co.
BDM-I is a synthetic compound targeting the treatment of serious human infections. BDM-I is in the preclinical
stage with outlicensing as the intended outcome. BDM-I is active against a range of pathogenic micro-organisms
including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Key patents have been granted in
Europe, Japan and the US around BDM-I's antimicrobial activity.
SAVINE (patented Scrambled Antigen Vaccine) is a platform technology for the design of antigens for
incorporation into vaccines targeting a range of different diseases. SAVINE antigens, when partnered with
technology such as BioDiem's LAIV-based vaccine vector technology, can be used to develop novel vaccines.
BioDiem's research is ongoing in partnerships with internationally recognised laboratories and commercial
For additional information, please visit www.biodiem.com
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BioDiem Ltd
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Yankees' bats can't deliver key knock vs. KC
Kuroda fires seven strong frames, but offense goes 1-for-17 with RISP
KANSAS CITY -- The Yankees frustrated Royals starter James Shields early and often, but it never manifested to a full-fledged meltdown as their punchless bats could not deliver a knockout blow.
With a 2-1 loss on Sunday, the Yanks dropped their second straight and will need a win on Monday night to split the four-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
The Yankees have won just three of their last 10 and averaged 2.5 runs during that stretch. It was more of the same on Sunday.
Shields struck out eight over six innings, allowing six hits and two walks. Seven of the eight baserunners Shields allowed wound up in scoring position, but the Yankees went 1-for-17 in those situations.
"It was a game of missed opportunities," shortstop Derek Jeter said.
"You give those guys credit, we've seen Shields for years now and he's as good as they come, especially with guys on base, he bears down. We got to find ways to score runs, especially when you have guys on third base and less than two outs."
New York's lone run came on an RBI groundout by Ichiro Suzuki in Shields' final inning.
Even with Shields out of the game the results remained the same.
Brett Gardner slugged a one-out triple in the seventh, but Royals reliever Aaron Crow stranded Gardner at third when Jeter (groundout) and Jacoby Ellsbury (strikeout) were retired.
Then in the ninth, Suzuki reached with a leadoff single and moved to second base on a wild pitch with none out. Suzuki eventually advanced to third, where Royals closer Greg Holland left him as Gardner struck out to end the game.
"We kept battling all the way up to the ninth inning, but that's not a bullpen you want to fall behind, they've got some guys in there that can bring it," Jeter said.
Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda did his part, throwing seven solid innings. But a two-run second inning, highlighted by run-scoring hits from Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas, was enough for the Royals.
"You get a great performance by Kuroda, and we didn't do anything with it," manager Joe Girardi said.
After a rough first two months (4.67 ERA in 11 starts), Kuroda has a 1.98 ERA in a pair of June outings.
"I thought he threw an excellent game, and it was back-to-back, which is a good sign for us because we know how important he's been to our rotation," Girardi said.
In the first two innings, the Yankees put five men aboard.
Gardner clubbed a leadoff single and Carlos Beltran later walked, but a Brian McCann flyout ended the threat.
The Yankees jammed Shields in the second by loading the bases with none out. But Shields walked away unharmed as he struck out Kelly Johnson and Jeter, and received a superb defensive play from first baseman Eric Hosmer in between.
"I pitched against them for about the 28th time [actually 29th] and they're always tough, so you've got to keep grinding," said Shields, who earned his seventh win. "I'm not going to give in. I'm not going to give them a cookie, especially there in the second inning with the bases-loaded."
An inning later, Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 13 with a leadoff double. But New York wasted it as Beltran grounded out before McCann and Yangervis Solarte struck out to end the threat.
"A ton of opportunities. Bases loaded, nobody out, we couldn't score. Couple of times a runner on third, less than two outs, we're not able to score," Girardi said.
Kuroda opened the second inning with two quick outs.
But Salvador Perez preserved the inning by poking a single over second baseman Brian Roberts' head. Cain doubled him in, then Moustakas found a gap in left-center for an RBI single for a 2-0 Royals lead.
Over the next five innings, Kuroda allowed just one hit.
"I feel bad, Hiro did outstanding. He did exactly what you would want him to do," Jeter said.
Mark Teixeira did not start on Sunday -- Girardi gave him a routine day off -- but he pinch-hit against Holland in the ninth. Teixeira dribbled a grounder to second, moving Suzuki to third with one out.
The Yanks still have six games remaining on their road trip following Monday's series finale.
"You stay positive, you keep encouraging the guys, you put them in spots that you hope they can get it done, and you don't make too much out of one day. I mean, that's the only thing you can do," Girardi said.
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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We all know that having a few music videos per album is great promotion. With inexpensive tools like iMovie and a Flip video camera there is no excuse for not producing them. Once your video is all finished you uploaded it to YouTube and MySpace and your done. But wait what about that gorgeous video site Vimeo? Or that site let lets viewers comment along the playback timeline… Viddler? You know having your video in Blip.tv is also cool because they offer an embeddable show player. Hmm it's going to be a long day uploading the same video to all these sites. But alas there is a better way: Tubemogul.
Tubemogul is an incredible free service to which you upload your video to one time and they distribute it to over 20 sites. That distribution service alone is truly a gift from the time saving gods however they give you more goodies. Once your video or videos are uploaded and delivered around the web universe and a few days go by log back into your Tubemogul account and viola you can see Analytics. Analytics is the fancy word for "Who is watching, how many are watching and where are they watching.". The data is presented to you with nice interactive charts and graphs.
You may end up surprised that YouTube is not getting you the most views. Remember your video on YouTube is lost in a huge ocean of content. Earlier this year I discovered videos from a music blogger named Vergel Evans in his studio via Viddler. I got to his video because I searched "drum machine" and because Viddler is low on content like music tech his LX7.ca videos show popped up.
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Yokogawa's newest addition to the UTAdvanced family is the UT35A-L limit controller. The 1/4 DIN-sized limit controller is FM-approved, and is ideal for oven, furnace and kiln applications. The UT35A-L comes standard with universal input, three alarm outputs and retransmission output. RS485 and Ethernet communications are available as options.


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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 07 December 2004
In spite of the wide range of activities that took place during last year, for APC, 2003 is memorable for one particular process that galvanised our efforts – the World Summit on the Information Society which took place in Geneva in December 2003. WSIS was a watershed in public participation as ICT policy shifted from the obscure world of techno-jargon to be recognised as social policy that affects everyone. From APC's perspective as a network of 'social techies' this was a major break-through.
By November 2003, when APC members came together in Colombia for our biennial face-to-face membership meeting, the impact of the WSIS process was evident on our own network. New members were present that had joined APC because of our involvement in the WSIS. The ICT policy capacity-developing workshop preceding the meeting was attended by more than twenty partner organisations from Latin America and the Caribbean with whom we worked closely in the regional WSIS process. And using internet-mapping tools to analyse the civil society advocacy networks that had emerged around the WSIS we saw that APC had become a central point of reference in a vast web of WSIS-related websites.
So the 2003 APC annual report includes APC's advocacy work for the United Nations summit on the information society (WSIS) including our practical guides and unique "beginner's handbook to ICT policy". And of course it includes other major highlights like the 2003 APC Betinho Communications Prize which recognised outstanding technology initiatives in Latin American and the Caribbean, the completion of the multilingual Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM) for ICT and internet initiatives after two years of field-testing piloting in four continents, and the nomination of APC's ActionApps software as one of the "Top 10 Open Source Tools for e-Activism".
As usual a large section of the report features what APC chair Julian Casasbuenas refers to as "the real work of members with grassroots organisations [that] is contributing to the building of a better world for all, showing CSOs and people how new ICT tools can strengthen their networks."
Achievements from APC members on five continents highlighted in the report including these from 2003's new members:
• Alternatives from Canada – "300-strong partnership strengthens civil society voice in the Congo"
• ArabDev, from Egypt – "Children hungry for computer training held back by lack of PCs in Upper Egypt"
• CEPES, from Peru – "Cooperation improves information-sharing in Peru's rural communities"
• Foundation for Media Alternatives, from the Philippines – "Human Rights Software Tested in the Philippines is Expected to Improve Documentation of Abuses"
• Open Forum of Cambodia – "Intellectual property law forces Cambodians to start developing their own Khmer-language software"
• Unimondo, from Italy – "Building a well-informed information society in Italy"
• WomensHub, Philippines – "A draft policy framework on gender and ICT for the Philippines"
• Women'sNet, from South Africa – "Enabling South African women to use the internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools they need for women's social activism"
• ZaMirNET, from Croatia – "Using ICTs for peace-building in war-torn communities"
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Business News of Thursday, 8 November 2012
Source: GNA
With Ghana's housing deficit standing at 1,300,000 units, the Renaissance Group in Ghana have begun a plan to build two new cities in Accra and Western Region in the next 10-15 years.
The Appolonia City of Light and King City projects in Accra and Takoradi respectively are part of a major plan by the group to develop urban centres that meet the growing expectation of Africa's cities, Dela Wosornu, Country head for the Renaissance Group in Ghana confirmed to Myjoyonline.com at the sidelines of a breakfast meeting with editors, Thursday.
When completed the "Appolonia City which is about 40 km from Accra will provide 22,500 residential units and will house 88,000 people. There will also be commercial, retail and industrial warehousing leisure units. King City is 10 km from Takoradi Harbour and will have about 24,000 dwelling units, 98,000 residents over the next 10-15 years with a right mix of industrial, residential, commercial retail and leisure facilities to support the growth of the Ghanaian economy," Wosornu said.
According to him, the project is currently at the level of engineering design for roads, water and other infrastructure with the management team working with a wide range of real housing developers to ensure the product that is delivered to the market can meet the pockets of all Ghanaians.
"Getting equipment to the site is the easiest part of construction," he said, adding, a lot of time have gone into the environment impact assessment and getting the right stakeholders and partners on board.
Explaining the details of the project, Dela Wosornu said Renaissance has already procured several thousand acres of land for the two projects- 2,000 acres for Appolonia and 2,400 acres for King City- which will be leased to real estate developers as well as individuals to build houses for residential and commercial purposes.
The houses will be built to meet specifications and designs provided by Renaissance.
The project is expected to benefit the communities and their surroundings in the two regions and ease the burdens of urbanization on Ghana's cities as well decrease the housing deficit in the country.
It is also expected to increase employment opportunities and provide support for commercial activities in the Western Region.
Other Renaissance world class city projects in Africa include Kenya's Tatu City, Kiswishi in DR Congo and Roma Parki in Zambia.


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By Justin Scopaz, executive director and general manager, Ingram Micro Data Capture/POS and Physical Security Business Units
The move to mobile is more than just using smart phones and tablets to work from home or by an app. Mobile technologies are creating a new way of doing business that is not only changing our culture, but raising the bar when it comes to customer service and technology innovation.
In retail, for example, mobile solutions are on fire. In 2013, many consumers will say goodbye to waiting in line when shopping at stores such as Nordstrom and the Apple store, for example. By using a handheld POS device, smartphone or tablet, sales associates are able to complete a sales transaction anywhere on the floor and without the use of a traditional cash register. With a swipe of a credit card and a few taps on the screen, the deal is complete and the receipt is not only printed, but also emailed to the buyer. It is a ridiculously simple solution, with remarkable results and a recurring revenue stream for solution providers specializing in managed IT services.
In the healthcare vertical, the sales and service opportunities around mobile solutions continue to grow for resellers and managed service providers (MSPs). Industry regulations are building and patients' demands for greater records transparency and office efficiency is skyrocketing – forcing doctors, dentists, and even hospitals to respond with a new outfit of mobile technologies and infrastructure that will drive greater efficiency and meet these demands.
Another string of opportunity being fueled by mobile solutions is the increasing need for data storage, bandwidth, and managed IT security. As more and more people and businesses go mobile, the demands around storage capacity, network infrastructure, and security will rise. What happens if a mobile device or company-issued or supported smartphone or tablet is lost? Can the machine be swiped remotely? What about the data? Is it backed up? And can it be recovered and restored?
Simultaneously, with the advent of social media and increasing use of cloud applications, video, and photography, questions around network bandwidth and big data are sure to arise. Again, these concerns all lead to solutions that channel partners can architect, deploy, and ultimately support remotely.
Capitalizing On The Move To Mobile
Although mobile represents a big opportunity for channel partners, many aren't sure where to start. My advice: look to distribution and align closely with the vendors that make the most sense for your business and your customers.
As the world's largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro is well-positioned to help channel partners navigate this new mobile marketplace and seize the opportunity. Our recent acquisition of mobile distributor BrightPoint, combined with our well-established, fast-growth Data Capture/POS Business Unit and new Ingram Micro Mobile team coming together, further cements our value proposition to channel partners and vendors.
In these times of transition, innovation, and opportunity, the worst move any channel partner can make is no move at all. Sitting on the sidelines and watching the game unfold isn't an option. The mobile movement is accelerating at a rapid pace and bringing with it greater service opportunities for channel partners willing to figure it out as they go and invest in the expertise to make mobile solutions part of their portfolio.


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Free-agent right-hander Zack Greinke is close to signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple reports.
Greinke will receive a six-year contract worth $147 million, according to Fox Sports.com. The deal would represent the largest contract ever given to a right-handed pitcher, surpassing San Francisco Giants starter Matt Cain's six-year, $127.5 million extension signed this year.
The deal is also the highest average annual value for a pitcher at $24.5 million a season, surpassing CC Sabathia's $24.4 million a season with the Yankees, according to Fox Sports.com.
Greinke, the 2009 American League Cy Young award winner, will receive a $12 million signing bonus from the Dodgers as well as a $17 million salary in 2013, according to ESPN.com's Jim Bowden. Greinke will then earn $24 million in 2014, $23 million in 2015, $24 million in 2016, $23 million in 2017 and $24 million in 2018, according to Bowden.
Greinke will not receive a no-trade clause, according to Bowden.
Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez expressed his excitement on Twitter, saying "Best 1-2 combo in baseball! Kershaw/Greinke."
Hernandez cautioned that the agreement has not been finalized.
The Rangers were told that Greinke, the top free agent pitcher on the market, is not signing with them, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
With Greinke appearing to choose his destination, the free agent and trade market should begin to sort itself as well. And the Rangers can now focus on other pitching options and whether or not to retain free agent slugger Josh Hamilton.
At the start of the offseason, the Dodgers were thought to be the favorites to sign Greinke, but in recent days there were reports that the Texas Rangers were in the lead for the 29-year-old.
Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti seemed discouraged about being able to sign Greinke as recently as Thursday.
Colletti was asked at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn., if the team was on the doorstep of signing Greinke; Colletti replied: "We're not on the front lawn. ... We're barely out of the car at the curb. It's better than driving around the neighborhood looking for the house. We know where the house is located. We just can't seem to get out of the car."
The Dodgers have not been shy about adding payroll under their new ownership group led by Lakers legend Magic Johnson.
Last summer, the team took on more than $300 million in salary obligations in the trades that saw the Dodgers acquire Hanley Ramirez, Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford. The team has also signed long-term extensions with Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier in the past year or so.
Greinke spent last season with the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Angels, going a combined 15-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 34 starts. He struck out 200 batters in 212 1/3 innings.
In his eight-year major league career, Greinke has a 91-78 record with a 3.77 ERA.


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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft delivered the first Superjet 100–S/N 95007–to Armenian airline Armavia today during a ceremony held at Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport. At the ceremony, the participants named the aircraft after the USSR's first cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin. Authorities assigned it tail number EK95015.
Armavia plans to deploy the airplane on services to Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sochi and Ukraine. The airline operates 102 regular weekly flights to and within 20 countries with a fleet of three Airbus A320s, three A319, one Bombardier CRJ200, an Ilyushin Il-86 and a Yakovlev Yak-42.
"The delivery of the first production aircraft is the key milestone of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Project," said Mikhail Pogosyan, president of United Aircraft Corporation and general director of Sukhoi Holding. "The event opens a new stage of the program–the beginning of commercial operation and full-scale serial production. No doubt that the new Russian aircraft will be a perfect operating tool in fleet of Armavia and our colleagues from [Italian support partner] Superjet International will give full support to Armenian national carrier and provide timely and high-quality after-sales support."
Armavia placed the order for its pair of SSJ100-95s on Sept. 14, 2007.
"This is definitely a great milestone for the Russian aerospace industry, because this SSJ100 is, in fact, the first production aircraft of modern Russia, created in partnership with worldwide aerospace leaders," said Armavia's owner, Mikhail Bagdasarov.
The SSJ100 gained its Russian type certification in February, following a more than two-and-a-half year test campaign in which Sukhoi and its partners flew four flying prototypes and used two prototypes for static and fatigue trials. The four flying jets accumulated 2,594 flight hours during 1,087 flights. The quartet visited more than 20 airports in Russia, the CIS and Europe.
Although the initial certificate issued by Russia's AR MAK/IAC AR certification authority permits only Category 2 landings, the final version of the flight mission software (expected from Thales by the end of the year) will allow for Category 3 landing capability. In the meantime, "the factory and the production processes have already been certified by EASA," Superjet International chairman Carmelo Cosentino told AIN in January.
By the end of the year, SCAC plans to have delivered between six and eight aircraft to Russian and CIS operators. Thereafter, the company expects production to accelerate rather quickly, reaching an annual rate of 40 to 50 aircraft in two to three years, according to Pogosyan.
Sukhoi expects to gain EASA certification some time this summer. Italian support and marketing partner Superjet International has signed orders for 71 aircraft–30 from Bermuda-based Pearl Aircraft, six from Willis Lease Finance of the U.S., 20 from an undisclosed customer and, most recently, 15 from Mexico's Interjet. For its part, SCAC has collected orders for 99 Superjets–30 from Aeroflot, 30 from Indonesia's Kartika Airlines, 24 from Russia's Avialeasing, 10 from Russia's FLC (Financial Leasing Company), two from Armavia and three from Laotian start-up Phongsavanh Airlines.


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So this is the form that I'm pretty ok with right now. It's repeatable, accurate, and not stressing my knees or anything, but I'm to the point where I honestly don't know what to tweak. I feel like I'm getting the disc really close to my body and have good wrist extension. I'm getting consistent, audible snap on basically all my discs, but still can't really break 420 with any real consistency. I'm trying too damn hard in this video, but I'd been playing all day and was just tired and trying to get some stuff on film. What I can see is that I still need to get my shoulders squared to the basket faster, and that I'm coming off my chest with the disc too quickly, but I have a hard time thinking that is the only difference between 420 and 600. I have a slight nose-up problem as well, but that may end up being permanent due to my arthritis and carpal tunnel in my wrists. Anyway, any help you can offer would be great. Thanks!
Oh and for the record the discs are teebirds, a leopard, and two destroyers on anhyzer d lines. I really only use them for fieldwork. I get way more control from my TBs.


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PASADENA - Caltech researchers have identified the neurons responsible for pleasurable sensations that mice feel when they are stroked softly, and it's a good bet that other animals feel the same way.
The study was published Wednesday in the journal Nature, which also released an explanatory video accompanied by lolcat photos.
"The experiment shows that stroking is positively reinforcing or rewarding, which might explain why animals enjoy grooming," a narrator says in the video, in response to questions seemingly asked by grammatically challenged cats.
The study involved mice with genetically modified neurons that flash fluorescent light when they are activated.
Biologists then stroked, poked, tickled and pinched the mice to identify which neurons responded, and determined if the the mice enjoyed the sensation by placing them in a divided box where each room activated different neurons. The mice overwhelmingly congregated in the massage-sensitive room.
"We've known a lot about the neurons that detect things that make us hurt or feel pain, but we've known much less about the identity of the neurons that make us feel good when they are stimulated," Caltech professor and team leader David J. Anderson said in statement. "Generally it's a lot easier to study things that are painful because animals have evolved to become much more sensitive to things that hurt or are fearful than to things that feel good."
All mammals are likely to have similar neurons, and the study could now help biologists identify the neurons in human skin that respond to massage.


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Ukiah Daily Journal
Twelve years representing Mendocino County's northernmost, inland regions on the Board of Supervisors is enough, said 3rd District Supervisor John Pinches, who announced he won't run for re-election in 2014.
"It's time for new blood, new ideas," Pinches said.
He first won the office in 1994, then took eight years off after his four-year term ended in December 1998. Pinches ran again in 2006, and was re-elected in 2010. His current term ends in December 2014.
He isn't going to run for another term, he said, largely because it's just time to quit and be available for his family, grandchildren and his 200 head of cattle and sheep on his Laytonville ranch.
"First of all, my health isn't that great," Pinches said. "But other than that, when I started ... I never considered myself a career politician. Matter of fact, I never considered myself a politician."
The fourth-generation Mendocino County rancher has long been an advocate for marijuana legalization and regulation -- since 1995, he said, before it was a politically popular idea. He also considers himself a supporter of transportation projects that include the long-embattled Willits bypass, and an advocate for private property rights, ensuring a steady water supply and careful spending.
He's followed local politics since he turned 18 -- the same year that became the legal age to vote.
"I thought seriously about running for county supervisor at that time, and I think I could've won, but I didn't," he said.
Pinches sat behind his computerless desk Wednesday inside the county's administration building on Low Gap Road, just down the hall from where he has for 12 years deliberated on myriad issues affecting the county's nearly 90,000 residents -- from garbage contracts to what the county does with its dollars.
He picked up the copy of the 1993 county auditor's report that he said he keeps handy to remind him why he's a county supervisor.
A highlighted passage reads, "The county has incurred significant fund deficits in the general fund exceeding $5,140,000, which occurred due to the deficit spending of the county's former hospital fund and general fund. The deficit raises substantial doubt about the county's ability to continue as a going concern."
"Those are strong words," he said of the auditor's report.
Although Pinches notes he shares the credit with his four colleagues on the board and several county department heads, he said he's proudest of bringing the county's finances from that point to having a budget plan for the 2013-14 fiscal year that includes a reserve of just less than $10 million.
That, he says, puts the county in a strong position to provide the services its residents need.
"You can only help people -- whether it's employees or people out there -- if you're in strong financial shape," Pinches said. "You can't do it from a weak financial position."
The county has lost about a third of its staff since the worst economic recession since the Great Depression began in 2007, he noted, and in recent years began cutting employees' pay by 10 percent for most, and by 12.5 percent for some.
"We had to; we had no other choice," Pinches said. "It was either that or massive layoffs, and I mean massive layoffs."
A reserve, he said, allows the county to respond immediately in a natural disaster -- something no Californian should scoff at, particularly "in earthquake country."
Although he won't be around, Pinches said he'd like to see the county build its reserve to between $10 million and $12 million in the next two or three years.
"Then we can start talking about reinstating the salary loss which the employees have taken on," he said.
Two controversial issues Pinches is proud of having pushed as a county legislator to bolster the county's finances include a consolidation of county work space that began in 2010, which moved county employees out of leased buildings, saving close to $1 million annually; and privatizing garbage services to save what he estimated to be between $800,000 and $1.2 million annually.
As for another issue he's championed since first taking office, federal pressure that recently throttled the county's budding efforts to regulate medical marijuana cultivation is just beginning to ease, Pinches said. He still supports regulating and taxing a crop he characterized as "probably in greater demand than apples," but first, he noted, the federal government needs to step back and allow each state to adopt its own cannabis laws, and honor them.
Much of politics is timing, Pinches said. Making incremental progress over years and waiting to bring a particular issue before the full Board of Supervisors until it's likely at least three of his colleagues will vote in his favor has been key to much of his success, he said.
After December 2014, he will spend much of his time and energy running 200 head of cattle and about as many sheep on his ranch, and being available to his growing grandchildren.
"Don't count me out," Pinches said. "I could be back if the county's finances go downhill again."
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The customer: 'Waiting for Godot?'
Columns on that elusive creature, the "customer," seemed to grab readers' attention this past week or so.
I suggested in "Utilities Race to Reach the Customer" that as utilities play footsie with dynamic rates and other value-creating options for the customer, others may beat them to it with more compelling value propositions. From the falling price of rooftop solar photovoltaics to gas-fired microturbines for commercial/industrial concerns, technologies and service companies may grab the brass ring before utilities manage to cement a relationship with their long-time ratepayers.
Readers jumped all over that, to my surprise. Frankly, each time I think I might be waxing a tad blasphemous, it turns out everyone's way ahead of me. (I've edited reader comments for length and clarity.)
"Utility managers [should] set aside the notion of monopolies and 'captive customers,' even drop 'ratepayers' from their vocabularies," wrote John Cooper, partner, NextWatt Solutions and co-author of The Advanced Smart Grid. "Those days are fading into memory. New technologies are offering compelling substitutes to grid power, and the quantity and quality of those substitutes will only increase with time.
"Under such an imminent threat to revenue, it makes sense to prioritize customers, create a list of must-keep-at-all-costs customers, understand them better than they understand themselves, identify solutions to their problems and offer services that anticipate their needs. In the face of such compelling value and attention, some customers may still choose to take on more independence from the grid, but they are far more likely to see their utility as an important part of their energy future. Acquiring competitive market skills is a critical, strategic imperative for utilities."
Richard Pate, of Pate & Associates, was a bit more direct.
"The horse has already left the barn," Pate wrote. "How do you get [customers] to return? Not all will return because some will cherish their freedom . The once widely held belief that the utility is the energy expert is no longer commonly held. He who gets there first and [earns trust] stands to change the market dynamics. Holding and using energy information is very personal and moves you from [being] an outsider to an intimate partner. That is the only way to reach the customer on their terms."
The blogger otherwise known as "Rubbervines" suggested that all is not lost.
"The horse has left the barn for some but not all," Rubbervines wrote. "If utilities do not produce a relevant product that creates value for customers, they will go elsewhere. Moreover, those customers with options now or in the near future will be large commercial and industrial customers whose departure will have significant impacts on the allocation of system costs across the customer classes.
"The difficult part for utilities or any organization facing these types of market shifts is internal culture," our blogger continued. "It takes vision, leadership and many years to change an organization's trajectory. Moving from hard asset knowledge and expertise to the softer side of the people equation is no small feat, particularly for the 30-year executive who is a transmission and distribution expert."
Other recent columns we're run on utility customers include:
"Ameren Missouri: From CSR to 'Energy Advisor'"
"Biggest Energy Saver: Lessons in Consumer Engagement"
"SMUD, CenterPoint: From Data to Customer Value"
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Help me correct grip
I'm shooting left when point/snap shooting steels. It's not flinching, my grip simply has the muzzle aiming left. I caught myself at practice the other day and noticed the front sight was off target.
Should I wrap my hand around a little further when drawing? It's on my P01 BTW which has a smaller circumferance than the larger 97b that I normally use.
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Sounds like the handgun grip may be too small or too large. If you have adjustable backstraps try a different one. If not then practise your form keep your draw and presentation almost mechanical with the same movements each time. Also get the same grip on the stock every time with the web of the hand high up on the beaver tail.
With my Gen 4 glock I have a better shooting grip and I'm a little more accurate with the large backstrap, but I found myself shooting left during stress fire and or speed shooting during competitions. I went back to the medium and the problem went away. I had a similar, but not as bad, problem with no backstrap and having too much finger on the trigger.
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It sounds like you need to adapt to the smaller frame. I was amazed by how much difference there was in my point of impact when changing the backstrap on a gun with which I was very familiar, so if you have a lot of time on the 97, then it will take a while to adapt to the smaller 75. When I change to a less familiar gun, I just expect to have to use the sights.
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When I'm shooting steel with my 22/45, I have to slide my hand around to the right in order to get the gun to come up with the sights aligned on the target. On Smoke & Hope, I can usually get the first shot off in about 0.40 sec, but only if I'm gripping the gun correctly. With the right grip, the gun will shoot where you look on the first 4 targets and be damn close on the stop plate.
Take your time and get your grip right before "shooter ready". The RO will wait for you. Not that he has a whole lot of choice.
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June 2, 12:37 AMIndianapolis Colts ExaminerJohn Oehser
So, on Tuesday afternoon, after weeks of rumors, the news came that the Indianapolis Colts aren't going back to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for training camp this season.
The Colts, after 11 seasons training in Terre Haute, Ind., will move camp to Anderson University in Anderson, Ind., the Indianapolis Star is reporting.
And so ends an era of sorts.
We at Indy Football Report won't insult intelligence by overemphasizing the change, or by waxing too poetic about the change in venue. The Colts will go on, of course, and there likely will be little visible difference on the field once the season begins.
Still, because the off-season is a bit of a slower news time and a time for reflection, let's reflect a moment on the Colts' time training in Terre Haute.
The Colts have trained there for 11 seasons, with those seasons not only 11 of the most successful seasons in franchise history, but an 11-year span successful on a level few NFL franchises have attained.
The Colts moved camp to Rose-Hulman in 1999, the year after Colts QB Peyton Manning's rookie season. They have missed the playoffs one time since, and in the Terre Haute era, the team has produced:
Seven division titles, six in the AFC South and one in the AFC East.
Ten playoff appearances.
Two Super Bowl appearances.
One Super Bowl title.
They have produced countless Pro Bowl selections, and more success during that era than any franchise has a right to expect, and while the presence of Manning obviously had a bit more to do with resume than the tiny engineering school on the east side of Terre Haute, there's little doubt Rose-Hulman will be missed.
Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy talked often of how perfect the campus was for training camp, and during Dungy's seven seasons as coach it often struck me as remarkable how much he truly enjoyed camp. And while it often struck me how much Dungy enjoyed everything about being a coach from dealing with the players to doing his own errands and taking time to talk to front-office staff around the building the memory of Dungy is one of the first things I think about when thinking about the Colts' 11 seasons at Terre Haute, nine of which I attended in some capacity.
So, that's where we'll start today with Dungy and we'll free-form a bit through some other memories and thoughts on Rose-Hulman as the Colts say good-bye to the campus after 11 years.
Dungy: There are few images as memorable for fans or media who covered the Colts at Rose-Hulman than Dungy walking everywhere around training camp. The team issued all coaches golf carts, and Dungy's was nicer than most of the rest of the staff, but I remember him saying in his first season 2002 that they were unecessary. The players didn't have them and he said he'd never use one, either. In seven seasons, I never saw him use the cart.
Arrival Day: So many memories on this day. Almost all involve baking in an unforgiving sun while waqiting three or four hours for players and coaches to arrive, playing guess-the-player as SUVs carrying players in their last free hours arrived for camp. But the best part about arrival day was Edgerrin James, and later, Reggie Wayne. James started a tradition when he arrived in a taxicab one year after an off-season when he made news for some seriously high-speed speeding tickets. Another year he arrived in a school bus carrying kids from his hometown of Immokalee, Fla. When James signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2006, Wayne a close friend of James carried on the tradition. He arrived for 2006 training camp in an Edgerrin James Cardinals jersey, and the year after the Colts won the Super Bowl, he arrived in camouflage, with the Colts being thehunted and all. Last season, he arrived in a dump truck with a hard hat signifying the Colts' needing to get back to work to make the Super Bowl. Wayne had the knack for turning a long day into something memorable, and at the time, he set the tone for the season.
Heat: OK, so that it's hot in Central Indiana in August isn't unique, but you can't mention Terre Haute camps without mentioning standing on the sidelines dripping sweat and trying tactfully find a way to stay out of the sun.
Dungy's power: Colts President Bill Polian used to joke that it never rained on a Tony Dungy practice. This isn't saying it never rained, but it was remarkable how few practices got rained out in Terre Haute in Dungy's time as the Colts' coach.
Autographs: Not having been to another NFL camp in nearly a decade, I can't say how much more or less Colts players sign autographs. What I can say is I have memories of watching the Colts' biggest names Manning, Dwight Freeney, James, Wayne, Bob Sanders stand and sign for for a long time after a lot of night practices over the last decade.
Dominic Rhodes: The strangest training camp injury in nine seasons covering camp in Terre Haute may have been Rhodes tearing his ACL in 2002. This was the classic no-contact injury. He was running a pass pattern, went down and just like that done for the year. Rhodes recovered from the injury and returned to have a solid, successful career for the Colts.
Bob Sanders: It was easy to see Sanders was special from the start of his time with the Colts. He made plays even as a rookie in 2004 that made players on the sidelines stop what they were doing and watch. But I knew he was special off the field the following season in training camp. Although he played only part of the season as a rookie, he came to camp in 2005 as a clear team leader, speaking of an improved defense and taking on a role as team spokesman.
The fans: Not to be too trite, but if there's one overriding theme for Colts training camp in Terre Haute or any NFL team in any camp, for that matter it's the fans. With the league necessarily being relatively distant from fans during the regular season and much of the off-season, camp remains a few weeks each season when fans can truly get relatively close to teams at a pretty reasonable price. And that's why just about any fan could write a far better post about memories of Terre Haute than this one. Doubtless, thousands of Colts fans have memories of their own, special memories of Terre Haute, and while such memories will certainly be created in Anderson, there's little question that considering the players, the seasons and the titles that have been associated with Terre Haute, it long will occupy at least some level of a special meaning to Colts fans for many years.


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A new website focused on helping visitors explore Ukiah was launched last week after being completed by the Walnut Creek firm that created Visit Ukiah's new "Far Out. Nearby" campaign.
"We think (the website's) very comprehensive, easy to navigate and a really useful tool," said Shannon Riley, program administrator for the Visit Ukiah program, which is funded by the money the City of Ukiah receives from the Transient Occupancy Tax.
Z Group Communications was paid $21,000 from the TOT to create a marketing campaign for the city that includes the new tagline, the website and a brochure. Riley said she expects the brochure to "go to press in the next couple of weeks."
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"There really hasn't been a comprehensive attraction program (for Ukiah) ever, to our knowledge," said Riley, explaining that previously, information about Ukiah events was spread out across websites for the Ukiah Chamber of Commerce, the City of Ukiah and others.
The website is populated with photographs and copy suggested by Z Group as part of its "Far Out. Nearby" campaign, such as "Born to be Wild" for the farmers market, "Meet Our Old Lady" for the Grace Hudson Museum, and "Go With the Flow" for the wine industry.
"The brand development process gave us a story that is unique and has longevity," Riley said. "Everything has been designed according to that story. When visitors interact with our brand, we want them to experience something different."
Riley said the campaign was not created for the City of Ukiah, but is "an advertising campaign that is managed by Visit Ukiah, paid for with hotel bed tax from out-of-town visitors, and directed toward potential visitors, primarily in the Bay Area. The (Visit Ukiah) program was created when the Ukiah voters passed Measure X in 2006, which increased the local bed tax and dedicated that increment to the promotion of the Ukiah area."
Riley said new advertisements based on the campaign have been created, and one featuring the work of local artists and photographers is featured in the February issue of Sunset Magazine.
"We are also toying with the idea of merchandise such as Tshirts and mugs (with the tagline)," Riley said, adding that the tagline "Far Out. Nearby" has been trademarked. She said a few mugs were created with the new logo and tagline, and Visit Ukiah may consider ordering more if there is demand.
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You can actually vote more then 25 times a day. Just fill in a different name after you've used up your 25 votes with your name. You can vote an unlimited amount of times. If you're just messing around on the computer, throw them some votes every chance you get.


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As he should have.BREAKING NEWS: Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird is the recipient of the 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year award.
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As he should have.BREAKING NEWS: Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird is the recipient of the 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year award.
@Pacers: Larry Bird is the only person to win all three awards – MVP, Coach and Executive of the Year. #LarryLegend
dang we posted at the same time
EPIC........he deserves it. I'm glad that somebody in the frickin NBA universe recognizes this.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Congratulations Larry, finally the Pacers get some love.
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Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird is the recipient of the 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year award, the NBA announced Wednesday. Bird totaled 88 points and received 12 first-place votes from a panel of his fellow team executives throughout the NBA.
Bird is the only person to win all three awards – MVP, Coach and Executive of the Year. Red Auerbach, Frank Layden and Pat Riley are the only people to earn both Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year honors.
As President of Basketball Operations, Bird oversaw a Pacers team that went 42-24 (.636), earning the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and finishing with the league's fifth-best record.
"This is an honor for the Indiana Pacers, not an award for Larry Bird," said Bird. "Everyone in this franchise put in a lot of work and showed a lot of patience as we have tried to get this team to a level on and off the court the fans in Indiana can be proud of. You always believe, and hope, the players you get will fit into a plan and I'm very proud of what our guys and our coaches have accomplished so far this year."
Bird set the tone for the 2011-12 season by naming Frank Vogel, who had served in an interim capacity for 46 games during the 2010-11 season, head coach on July 6, 2011. He added to an already strong nucleus by signing free agent David West in December, and beefed up the Pacers' bench by trading for Lou Amundson and Leandro Barbosa. Indiana's draft picks under Bird's watch have included two key contributors on this year's team: Paul George (2010) and Tyler Hansbrough (2009); as well as Roy Hibbert, who was acquired via a draft night trade in 2009.
A three-time MVP as a player (1984, 85, 86) with the Boston Celtics, the Indiana basketball legend won NBA Coach of the Year honors in 1997-98, his first season on the sidelines, after guiding the Pacers to a 58-24 mark. In three seasons as head coach, Bird led Indiana to a 147-67 record and its only Finals appearance in 2000. Bird is the only person to win all three awards – MVP, Coach and Executive of the Year. Red Auerbach, Frank Layden and Pat Riley are the only people to earn both Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year honors.
The San Antonio Spurs' R.C. Buford finished second with 56 points (eight first-place votes) votes and the Los Angeles Clippers' Neil Olshey finished third with 55 points (six first-place votes). Executives were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote
Well deserved. Congratulations, Larry! Cheers!
This is much deserved! Congrats to Larry Bird and his entire staff for this award. To be the only one to win all 3 awards is an unbelievable accomplishment!
Congrats Larry! I admit that I had ZERO faith in you when you took over... You seemed to be totally lost with how you managed Ron Artest and your attempt to turn us into a Euro team really had me concerned... I gained more and more respect for you as the years went by to the point that I now have a small man crush on you! Way to win the triple crown! All you do is win! If you ran for president this country would be poised for greatness again!
And way to prove that patience pays off!
Nothing in life worth having comes easy.
Win Executive of the Year, time to step down.... /cry
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
That HAS to give him a leg up on the competition when he applies for a Wal-Mart greeter position in 2032.
I wonder when aaronb is going to post that he always knew Bird was the perfect choice to rebuild this team.
Is there a way to be inducted into the Hall of Fame twice?
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
OK then how about a third time If there is anyone who deserves it it is Bird.
I love the fact that Bird and Buford traded with each other and the trade worked out great for both teams.
Rod (Indiana)
Larry Bird just won executive of the year. Thoughts?
Chad Ford
Well deserved. He and David Morway have created another model of rebuilding a franchise. You can either blow up a team, grab high lottery picks and cross your fingers that you draft the right guys (the OKC model) or you can try to stay competitive, draft smartly, be judicious in who you pay in free agency, look for chemistry and fit and try to build a team that's focused on the interplay of talent. I think for owners that don't want to get very bad to get very good, Bird has showed them another way.http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43835Scott (Indy)
Late to the chat. With Morway interviewing in Portland, don't you think that's a pretty strong indicator Bird will be back in Indy next year?
Chad Ford
Yes. I think the reports that Bird is retiring are very premature.
I was going to say Justin Tyme.... but both work.
"Your course, your path, is not going to be like mine," West says. "Everybody is not called to be a multimillionaire. Everybody's not called to be the president. Whatever your best work is, you do it. Do it well. You cease your own greatness when you aspire to be someone else."
number 1 in basketball
Congratulations, mr. Bird.


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An Introduction to OpenGL 4.0 Programming
Friday, 17 December | 7:00 午後 - 10:45 午後 | Room E5
OpenGL is the most widely available library for creating interactive computer graphics applications across all of the major computer operating systems. Its uses range from creating applications for scientific visualizations to computer-aided design, interactive gaming and entertainment, and with each new version, its capabilities reveal the most up-to-date features of modern graphics hardware.
This course provides an accelerated introduction to programming OpenGL with an emphasis on the most modern methods for using the library. OpenGL has undergone numerous updates in recent years, which have fundamentally changed how programmers interact with the application programming interface (API) and the skills required for being an effective OpenGL programmer. The most notable of those changes was the introduction of shader-based rendering, which was introduced into the API many years ago, but has recently expanded to subsume almost all functionality in OpenGL. The course summarizes each of the shader stages in OpenGL version 4.0 and methods for specifying data to be used in rendering with OpenGL.
While the annual SIGGRAPH conferences have presented numerous courses on OpenGL over the years, recent revisions to the API, culminating in OpenGL version 4.0, have provided a wealth of new functionality and features that enable creation of ever-richer content. This course builds from demonstrating the use of the most fundamental shader-based OpenGL pipeline to introducing all of the latest shader stages.
Intended Audience
Introductory computer graphics application programmers who might be creating a computer game, a visualization program, or other interactive application that renders to an image or computer monitor and want to implement their applications in OpenGL.
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Presented in English / 영어로 발표 됨
Attendees should be able to read simple computer programs written in the C language and have a basic knowledge of computer graphics concepts (for example, depth buffering and texture mapping).
Greeting and Course Overview
OpenGL Pipeline Introduction - Shreiner
Types of graphics data and their use in OpenGL
Description of the OpenGL shader stages and their uses
Shader mechanics
Inputs, outputs, data types
The Fundamental Pipeline, Part 1: Vertex Shading -Angel
Specifying geometric models and their vertex data
Vertex shaders
Geometric transformations
Case studies
The Fundamental Pipeline, Part 2: Fragment Shading - Angel
Fragment shaders
Texture mapping
Alpha blending
Depth buffering
Case studies
The Advanced Pipeline, Part 1: Tessellation Shading - Shreiner
Tessellation overview: patch definition and specification
Tessellation shaders stages and operation
Tessellating primitives and adaptive refinement
Case studies
The Advanced Pipeline, Part 2: Geometry Shading - Shreiner
Geometry shading overview
Case studies
Wrap-up and Q&A
Dave Shreiner
ARM Ltd.
Edward Angel
University of New Mexico
Instructor Bios
Dave Shreiner
Dave Shreiner has been involved in presenting OpenGL-related courses at SIGGRAPH since 1998. He is an author of The OpenGL Programming Guide (7th Edition; Addison Wesley; 2005) and co-author of the OpenGL ES Programming Guide (Addison Wesley; 2004). He has authored and presented courses on OpenGL for almost two decades worldwide, including authoring the original introductory OpenGL course taught at Silicon Graphics Computer Systems (SGI), creators of the OpenGL API.
Edward Angel
Edward Angel is a professor in the Departments of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Media Arts and Director of the Art, Research, Technology, and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab) at the University of New Mexico. He has over 25 years of experience in research and teaching in computer graphics and image processing. He is the author of the popular textbooks Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach using OpenGL (5th Edition, Addison Wesley, 2009), and The OpenGL Primer (Third Edition, Addison Wesley, 2008). He has taught over 100 professional courses worldwide, including at the annual SIGGRAPH conference.


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Early Mobilization Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
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Shoulder rotator cuff (RC) tears are a significant cause of pain and disability. Surgery is done to reconnect the torn RC tendon(s) to the bone. The goals of RC surgery are to decrease pain, and to increase range of motion (ROM) and strength. This is done arthroscopically; through a small incision in the patient's shoulder. After surgery, patients are usually placed in a sling for up to 6 weeks to protect the repaired shoulder tendons. During this time, ROM exercises are only done by using the un-operated arm for assistance. Voluntary or active shoulder movement is usually not permitted to allow the repaired tendons to heal. Unfortunately, some patients develop shoulder stiffness while wearing the sling, which can delay rehabilitation. Any delays in rehabilitation may result in reduced shoulder function, a slower return-to-work or daily activities, and may also impact the health care system, through increased use and cost of rehabilitation.
This study's purpose is to determine if patients can safely stop wearing their sling as early as pain and comfort allow following RC surgery. A total of 200 patients (100 per group) will be randomly assigned to one of two study groups:
Patients in Group A (accelerated rehab) will wear their sling for comfort only following surgery. Self-assisted ROM exercises are allowed at any time. This means that patients may stop wearing their sling if pain and comfort allow, and start active movement for activities of daily living only.
Patients in Group B (standard rehab) will wear their sling for 6 weeks. Like in group A, self-assisted ROM exercises are allowed at any time, but active movement will not be allowed until 6 weeks after surgery. Patients in both groups will be given the same self-assisted ROM exercises after surgery.
Patients who agree to participate in the study will see their surgeon and the study physical therapist/research coordinator on 6 occasions (pre-surgery, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12 months post-surgery). Each visit will take about 30 minutes and will include a ROM assessment, strength assessment (as appropriate) and disease-specific quality of life questionnaires. Patients will also undergo an Ultrasound exam to verify that their RC repair is intact at 12-months. Differences in ROM, strength, questionnaire scores, RC integrity, and adverse events will be examined between the two groups. Differences will also be examined according to RC tear size and patient characteristics.
|Rotator Cuff Tear
|Procedure: No Sling Procedure: Sling
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Early Mobilization Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- WORC Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months ]
- Strength [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months ]
- ASES [ Time Frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months ]Quality of life's questionnaires
- Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6months ]
- SF-36 [ Time Frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months ]quality of life's questionnaire
- Range of Motion (ROM) [ Time Frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Group A (early ROM)
Group A (early ROM) will use the sling for comfort only
Procedure: No Sling
Early range of motion
Active Comparator: Group B (usual care)
Group B (usual care) will be immobilized in a sling for 6 weeks.
Procedure: Sling
Patients will use the sling for 6 weeks, as per usual care
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient is over 18 years of age
- Patient has attempted non-operative treatment (i.e. physical therapy consisting of progressive ROM, strengthening, and postural exercises)
- Patient has a full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus, as confirmed by appropriate diagnostic imaging (MRI, Arthrogram, Ultrasound)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient has a full-thickness tear of the subscapularis and/or teres minor
- Patient has undergone previous RC surgery to the affected shoulder
- Patient has major joint trauma, infection, or avascular necrosis
- Patient has chronic dislocation, inflammation, or degenerative glenohumeral arthropathy
- Patient has evidence of significant cuff arthropathy (superior glenohumeral translation and/or acromial erosion, as diagnosed by diagnostic imaging)
- Patient has a psychiatric illness, cognitive impairment, or other health condition (i.e. visual impairment) which precludes informed consent or renders the patient unable to complete study questionnaires
- Patient has a major medical illness where life expectancy is less than 2 years
- Patient does not speak/read/understand English
- Patient has no fixed address or means of contact
- Surgeon or patient has decided to cancel surgery
- Surgeon concludes that an arthroscopic repair is not appropriate at time of surgery (based on RC tear characteristics or concomitant shoulder pathology)
- Patient unwilling to complete necessary follow-ups
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01333527
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|Glen Sather Sports Medicine clinic
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H9
|Principal Investigator:
|David Sheps, MD,MSc,FRCSC
|University of Alberta
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|Shoulder & Upper Extremity Research Group of Edmonton
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|Study First Received:
|April 8, 2011
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|October 13, 2016
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Bobbi Kristina Brown to Make Singing Debut on Reality Show
Following in the hallowed footsteps of such second-generation recording artists as Peaches Geldof, Elijah Blue Allman, and James Garfunkel, Bobbi Kristina Brown is set to enter the family business with her professional singing debut on an upcoming episode of 'The Houstons: On Our Own.'
MTV has posted a clip from the show, which sees the young Brown meeting up with Ricky Minor, the producer behind the transcendent performance of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' that Bobbi's mother Whitney Houston delivered during halftime at Super Bowl XXV in January of 1991. Minor, who now serves as the band leader for Jay Leno's 'Tonight Show,' is seen in the clip telling Brown, "I've worked with your mother for all those years, over thirty years, it gives me great insight to not only what great singing is, but the work ethic, because the talent is one thing, but it's really important to find your voice. How do you see yourself? Her influence, her spirit, all of that is already built in you. So it's really taking that and moving that forward."
A heavy responsibility, to be certain, but one that Brown seems willing to shoulder. "At this point, I wasn't sure if I was in the mood for meeting or anything, but I know this is an opportunity that my mother would love for me to take," she tells the cameras at one point. "I'm gonna take it and I'm gonna run with it. … Of course I'm going to be compared to my mother. Being her daughter is a huge blessing, but also a curse at times."
Having said all that, which song did Bobbi choose to sing? One of her mom's hits: 'I'm Your Baby Tonight.' We can't wait until she gets around to performing her dad Bobby Brown's 1992 classic 'Humpin' Around.' Watch the birth of a legend unfold in the clip below.


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Dmitry Fedosov
Brown University
"Multiscale Modeling of Blood Flow and Soft Matter."Background:
Dmitry Fedosov was born and grew up in Western Siberia, Russia. He received his Bachelors degree in mathematics from Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia in 2002. After earning a MS degree in aerospace engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 2004, he moved to Brown University, where he pursued a PhD degree in applied mathematics under the supervision of George Karniadakis. Dmitry received a MS degree in applied mathematics in 2007 and his PhD in 2010. His thesis work was on multiscale modeling of blood flow and soft matter with the focus on modeling polymers and blood cells. He generalized and improved a red blood cell model deriving an accurate cell model, which is able to capture the essential physical properties of red blood cells and can be applied for quantitative predictions of blood flow in health and disease. He applied this model to quantify biophysical properties of red blood cells in blood flow in malaria. Dmitry also developed a multiscale hybrid algorithm, called triple-decker that allows flow modeling over a wide range of spatiotemporal scales. His thesis work was recognized with the David Gottlieb Memorial Award for excellence in graduate study by the Brown Universitys Division of Applied Mathematics.


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The first week of 2013 is in the books and it was a good one. A huge move on the fiscal-cliff deal put pressure on investors to keep pace and that created very strong underlying support. As is often the case when there's strong upward momentum, buyers are extremely anxious to buy dips, and the pullbacks don't last for long.
There was slight nervousness Thursday afternoon following the release of the Fed minutes with the hint that it may actually turn off the printing press at some point, but a decent jobs report this morning, along with anxiety about underperforming, soon had the market back on track.
Under the surface, there has been good breadth all week, which is a function of speculative action in small-caps. The Nasdaq has lagged mostly due to Apple (AAPL), which bucked the trend with very poor action.
I mentioned this morning that I don't intend to be bearish until I see real weakness. The close this afternoon is a good example of why I'm taking that approach. It is too easy to find yourself sitting under water as you try to build a short position into an uptrending market. Yes, it might be a bit extended, but anyone who has traded the last few years should be very aware that markets extended on declining volume often become even more extended.
Earnings season is quickly approaching and that will be the focus soon. Generally, that means we can concentrate more on individual stock picking, but we have another week before the big reports start to hit.
Have a great weekend. I'll be working on my watch lists, and I'll see you on Monday.


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so we gave it a shot.
busy for 1 1/2 that first night.
you read that right.
1 1/2 half.
a few days later, i banked on the newfound interest and used the legos in our preschool.
Printing with Legos from The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Duplo Puzzles from Having Fun at Home
How to Build a Lego Table from Quirky Momma
Measuring with Lego from The Nurture Store
Homemade Lego Puzzle from Quirky Momma
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pask2155 wrote:Are discs more over stable in the cold?
Chuck Kennedy wrote:Discs initially fly more understable at colder temps and finish more stable as they slow down. If your flight path is a shallow S in warm weather, it will still be an S shape if thrown the same way in colder weather but the S will be more exaggerated left and right and shorter distance.
Chuck Kennedy wrote:Just think of it as "thicker" air to fly thru when it's cold. The greater air resistance initially turns the disc out of your hand similar to throwing into a headwind. The greater friction slows the disc down faster so it becomes more stable and doesn't fly as far.
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Late last week, a research report by the Susquehanna Financial Group got the market talking about the possibility of Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) acquiring Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS). [1] Such an acquisition would no doubt be in line with Wells Fargo's strategy of focusing on traditional banking services for growth. And the bank has made it clear in the recent past that it will not shy away from opportunities to grow inorganically. So, is there really value to be gained from such a merger between the fourth largest U.S. bank in terms of assets and the fourth largest payments firm?
We maintain a $38 price estimate for Wells Fargo's stock, which is around 10% above the current market price. We also have a $39 price estimate for Discover's stock, which is close to its current market price.
See our full analysis for Wells Fargo | Discover
- Wells Fargo's Mortgage Servicing Portfolio Will Grow Thanks To Deal With Seneca
- JPMorgan Grew Its Market Share In U.S. Credit Card Market In Q2
- Capital One Continues To Push Auto Loans Despite Weakening Industry Conditions
- Largest U.S. Banks Unable To Make The Most Of Uptick In Q2 Mortgage Origination Activity
- Wells Fargo's Capital Plan Looks Like An Attempt To Attract Investor Attention
- Legal Troubles Making It Difficult For Wells Fargo To Regain Customer Confidence
Discover Is Unique, Is Growing And Is Willing To Talk To Acquirers
Discover operates the fourth largest payments processing network after Visa (NYSE:V), MasterCard (NYSE:MA) and American Express (NYSE:AXP). [2] And the company also has a decent share of the number of credit cards in circulation. Discover is also eying various international markets with recent tie-ups to issue credit cards in foreign countries (see Discover Enters Russia En Route To $39), and has also looked to diversify beyond credit cards and payment offerings as is evident from the acquisition of a student loan portfolio and platform from Citigroup (NYSE:C).
Sources suggest that the company is ready to negotiate with potential acquirers approaching them with "the right price and cultural fit." [1]
Certainly Looks Like A Win-Win Deal
Credit Cards constitute a small portion of Wells Fargo's enormous business model, with the cards business contributing to less than 7% of its total value, according to our analysis. In comparison, credit cards contribute to more than a quarter of JPMorgan Chase's (NYSE:JPM) value. The business cannot be easily ignored owing to the huge yield margins in credit card loans with respect to other consumer loans.
Wells Fargo had about $21.5 billion in outstanding card loans at the end of 2011. This is but a fraction of the $189 billion card loan portfolio its biggest rival JPMorgan boasts of. A Wells Fargo-Discover deal would boost the bank's card portfolio by more than $45 billion – making the combined entity the fifth-largest card issuer in terms of card loans outstanding. In fact, in terms of the number of cards in circulation, the combined entity would be second only to JPMorgan.
As for Discover, the deal would mean an almost complete hold on the credit cards issued by one of the largest, and arguably the most profitable, of the U.S. financial giants. Not to mention the nearly limitless low-cost funding that would be made available to the card business from the bank's huge deposits business.
So, how much would the deal be worth?
The complementary nature of Wells Fargo's credit card business and Discover's business model allows for a considerable amount of synergies in terms of increased interest margins, wider geographical reach as well as reduced operating overheads.
Our analysis values Discover at nearly $20 billion – close to its current market cap. We would allow for as much as a 10% increase in this value from faster growth in the loan base, besides improved margins and costs from a potential acquisition. That would make the Discover acquisition for Wells Fargo a profitable one, provided the going price is kept below $22 billion.
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Tutorials in Introductory Physics are widely used and have proven to be effective in promoting student understanding for many students in introductory physics. Despite this, there are currently few research results that document their effectiveness at inner-city schools in which students may have weak preparation in mathematics and reading.
In this paper we discuss our preliminary efforts in implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of these materials for students at an inner-city university located on the south side of Chicago.
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