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We are leaving for Banff this weekend (staying in Canmore for the week). Looking for suggestions on day hikes in the Canmore/Banff area. What are your favorites? I have "Dont Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies", but it is a bit overwhelming. We unfortunately won't have time for Jasper on this trip. We are fit 30-somethings that love hiking so welcome recommendations for good scenery coupled with good exercise.
Some of the hikes already on my list for the week are:
Lake O'Hara to Lake McArthur - is it too late to get reservations on the shuttle bus?
Lake Eiffel
Emerald Lake
Plain of Six Glaciers - is this the same as the hike to Lake Agnes
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What are your favorite hikes in Banff?
We are leaving for Banff this weekend (staying in Canmore for the week). Looking for suggestions on day hikes in the Canmore/Banff area. What are your favorites? I have "Dont Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies", but it is a bit overwhelming. We unfortunately won't have time for Jasper on this trip. We are fit 30-somethings that love hiking so welcome recommendations for good scenery coupled with good exercise.
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You can do standby for the bus to Lake O'Hara--you need to book the bus 3 months in advance. I would definitely hike here if you have a chance. I suppose you could contact them and see if there is any availablility. I don't have the contact info but I am sure it is online.
The Plain of Six Glaciers and the hike to Lake Agnes Teahouse both start at Lake Louise. They are 2 separate trails We have hiked to Lake Agnes, gone over the Beehives and then down to the teahouse on the Plain of Six Glaciers trail and then hiked back to the trailhead on the Plain of Six Glaciers trail. It is a long hike. We now choose one or the other--they are both great hikes. I love the setting of the teahouse at Lake Agnes even though it was absolutely freezing and windy when we were there.
I have not done the Eiffel Lake hike but it has been recommended. We did enjoy the easy hike to Consolation Lakes that starts at Moraine Lake--and of course, be sure to go to the top of the rockpile at Lake Moraine. Larch Valley is often recommended too.
Walking around all the lakes is enjoyable and easy. We enjoy lunch at Emerald Lake--we stayed there once and I love that place-- and then a short walk around the lake, stopping at Takkakaw Falls when we drive back to Lake Louise.
If it's raining or really cloudy, you can do Johnston Canyon--it is mostly paved--this is not a must do for me--I do like Maligne Canyon but that is in Jasper.
We have not done as much hiking around Banff but the area is a hiker's paradise.
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You have selected some great hikes. Don't overlook the Mt. Engadine area in Kannaskis which is closer to Canmore. We have stayed at the Mt. Engadine Lodge several times and there is excellent hiking there. Beautiful wildflower meadows this time of year.
I have had good luck with last minute cancellations of the Lake O'Hara bus leaving openings for two people. Give it a shot.
I want to recommend a terrific restaurant in Canmore, the Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company, and a very good brew pub, the Grizzly. Great little town and lots of fun for a holiday.
Have a terrific trip and do a trip report, please!
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Make sure you check out the trail conditions for your chosen hikes as there's still lots of snow on some of the trails. For example, according to today's trail report, Eiffel has snow in the upper sections and Lake MacArthur is snowbound with avalanche danger:
When you get to Canmore, go to the tourist office and they'll be able to best guide you as to what trails are open/in good condition both in the Parks and in Kananaskis Country.
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Thanks for the recommendations. This has helped me come up with a daily itinerary. Since we are staying in Canmore, we don't want to spend every day in the car driving to hikes so glad to know there are great hikes right in the Canmore area, too.
Linda - Thanks for the info on the teahouse trails. I think we might try to combine Lake Agnes and Plain of Six Glaciers if we are feeling up to it and, of course, if the weather is nice.
ShelliDawn - Thanks so much for the links to the trail conditions (I was also able to find some great maps at these sites as well). Seems the shuttle bus won't be an issue since the hike we wanted to do to Lake McArthur is snow covered anyway.
cmcfong - Rocky Mtn Flatbread and Grizzy Paw are both on my list!!
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Guess I can still add to this? ... my most favourite hike is Plain of Six Glaciers from Lake Louise. The wildflowers you will see along the way this time of year will be lovely. It is a busy trail and I agree, it is certainly possible to combine the Bee Hives/Lake Agnes Tea House on the same trip, especially since you do like hiking. Take in the view from Little Beehive, just back from the Tea House, well worth the views. If you time it right, you can have dinner at the Moraine Lake Lodge en route back to Canmore, see http://www.morainelake.com/dining/ because you don't have to drive further west like you would for Emerald Lake and it's every bit as beautiful, imo.
For a second day into Banff National Park (and you will have a Park fee to pay every time you enter, so make it worth your while). It will be worth taking advantage of the free entry on July 1/Canada Day, otherwise it's about $20/day for a family/group.
I would certainly recommend Johnson's Canyon for another Banff National Park day. Access via the Banff Parkway, which is the old coach highway, but be prepared for a slower drive, with stronger possibilities to spot wildlife, especially at dusk which admittedly falls late in the evening this time of year. But I digress.. the Johnson's Canyon hike itself is interesting, can be very crowded because it has been made accessible to strollers etc with the paved path. But go beyond JC up to the Inkpots... spectacular beauty! I love that hike.
If you would enjoy a more challenging hike & something outside of the Park, consider Heart Mountain, which is east of Canmore along Hwy#1, not as long a drive as Kananaskis country. Heart Creek Trail is an easy hike, Heart Mountain is a lot of elevation gain, but the pay off is fantastic views. You should definitely check with Canmore's tourist info first, as snow is clearing late this year, we understand... after this weekend, we will be able to report on that better. =)
The weather report is about perfect, we wish you happy hiking!
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out_and_about - Thanks so much for the input and the tip on dining at Moraine Lake Lodge on the way back to Canmore. I read about Heart Mountain but wasn't sure if we should do that versus Buller Pass or Prairie View. Have you done either of the latter mentioned?
Right now, the itinerary looks like this:
Day 1 - arrive
Day 2 - Sulphur Mountain in Banff and maybe Grassi Lakes Trail in Canmore later in the day
Day 3 - Plain of Six Glaciers & Lake Agnes
Day 4 - Johnston Canyon & Ink Pots
Day 5 - Moraine Lake - hopefully Lake Eiffel weather permitting otherwise we'll stick to Rock Pile and Consoltation lakes
Day 6 - one of the trails mentioned in Canmore (Heart Mountain, Buller Pass or Prairie View)
Day 7 - Yoho for Takkakaw Falls and Emerald Lake
Day 8 - depart
Obviously this is all subject to the weather, but they are forecasting sun all week - fingers crossed!
Is there anything we should skip or anything we have left out that would be a shame to miss (besides Lake O'Hara)?
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I suggest you check in with the Parks Canada office in one of the towns and find out if there are any ranger programs being offered during your stay. I have attended many and they are uniformly well presented.
Have a great trip, it is a beautiful place.
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Thanks for the great information. We are going to the Rockies later this month and this will be helpful.
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Hello guys and gals!
I hope everyone is enjoying the more favorable temperatures and the week-end! I received my Avastin infusion and oxaliplatin this week. While I'm ecstatic to be on the new regime, I am sick as a dog. For the past 2 1/2 years, the nausea and vomiting has been minimal to nonexistant. Since Wednesday (after FOLFOX) I haven't been able to keep anything down. Well, I actually haven't really been eating but continue to gag and throw up bile (I apologize for the mental imagery... Forgive me!). Any suggestions?! I have been taking Zofran 8mg every 6 hours and stemetil in between but the n & v persist. What other meds. are out there? Thank you guys!
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Hey there Sweet Baby Girl (sounds like it could be a song).....
While I was doing Folfox with Avastin, I took 10 mg of prochlorperazine (that's what is on the bottle). It worked most of the time.
I also found that scraping a lemon and then smelling it really helped when I would have a nausea attack. Ginger is also very good (I learned that after I stopped chemo). There are pills for it, powdered ginger and of course fresh ginger root. You can add a few slices of fresh gingeroot to a cup of hot water and let it steep (sit) for 6-8 minutes and drink it like a tea also. The longer it steeps the stronger the flavor. You can add honey and fresh lemon to that too. Don't forget too throw out the slices (too potent to eat).
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Hi there andrea, I also took prochlorperazine. It's a prescription, ask your Dr. It worked for me too. 1 pill every 6 hrs s needed. I'm not much of a soda drinker but Coke also settled my stomach, or ginger ale. Hope you don't have too many close encounters with the bathroom. Try to keep your energy up sweetie. We're thinking of you. Huggggs ~ Wanda
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I am so sorry to hear of you uncomfortable state. Run to the doc and ask for EMEND; it is a new monoclonal-antibody from Merck - the only thing that is keeping me in my FOLFOX regimen. It is great....but expensive and I have been given samples packets. The docs have paired it with a steroid - Decadron- which is hard for me...so I cut my pills in half. Also the Lorazopan helps me queasiness.
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Hi Andrea, When I was doing the FOLFOX, I had nausea and vomiting too. They put me on Zofran, decadron and reglan, round the clock. Seemed to do the trick for me and I get sick really easy. Good luck, I hope you find the right combo for you. Nausea and vomiting are terrible
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Hey Andrea: I dunno which Folfox protocol you are on, but mine was 6-I think..5fu, Leuv., Oxal., infused, then 48 hrs continous at home w/pump..they also hooked up a 2-liter saline bag with the pump, which helped the nausea quite a bit. The Emend only seemed to help the late-(after coming off pump) nausea, but after much experimentation, Avitan (tiny white pill) seemed to help right after infusion and during. Nanuk


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I've been getting the BSOD a few times a week since I bought my lap top. It's a Dell Vostro 1520 with Windows 7.
The BSOD always says reference by pointer, I can't figure out what is causing it.
Attached is a zip file with the mini dump information.
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I've been getting the BSOD a few times a week since I bought my lap top. It's a Dell Vostro 1520 with Windows 7.
The BSOD always says reference by pointer, I can't figure out what is causing it.
Attached is a zip file with the mini dump information.
Any help is appreciated.
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this one is pretty straight followed. Its your PCTools, specifically PCTCore64.sys. I would uninstall it and see if the problem goes away. You can always re-install it later
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Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 X86 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [C:\Users\K\Desktop\020310-14742-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: SRV*d:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols Executable search path is: Windows 7 Kernel Version 7600 MP (2 procs) Free x64 Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Built by: 7600.16385.amd64fre.win7_rtm.090713-1255 Machine Name: Kernel base = 0xfffff800`02a17000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`02c54e50 Debug session time: Wed Feb 3 15:18:35.060 2010 (GMT-5) System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:57.979 Loading Kernel Symbols ............................................................... ................................................................ ...................... Loading User Symbols Loading unloaded module list ... ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck 18, {0, fffffa800c7445a0, 2, ffffffffffffffff} Unable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\PCTCore64.sys, Win32 error 0n2 *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for PCTCore64.sys *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for PCTCore64.sys Probably caused by : PCTCore64.sys ( PCTCore64+20987 ) Followup: MachineOwner --------- 1: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* REFERENCE_BY_POINTER (18) Arguments: Arg1: 0000000000000000, Object type of the object whose reference count is being lowered Arg2: fffffa800c7445a0, Object whose reference count is being lowered Arg3: 0000000000000002, Reserved Arg4: ffffffffffffffff, Reserved The reference count of an object is illegal for the current state of the object. Each time a driver uses a pointer to an object the driver calls a kernel routine to increment the reference count of the object. When the driver is done with the pointer the driver calls another kernel routine to decrement the reference count. Drivers must match calls to the increment and decrement routines. This bugcheck can occur because an object's reference count goes to zero while there are still open handles to the object, in which case the fourth parameter indicates the number of opened handles. It may also occur when the objects reference count drops below zero whether or not there are open handles to the object, and in that case the fourth parameter contains the actual value of the pointer references count. Debugging Details: ------------------ CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT BUGCHECK_STR: 0x18 PROCESS_NAME: pctsSvc.exe CURRENT_IRQL: 0 LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80002a1efac to fffff80002a88f00 STACK_TEXT: fffff880`07145628 fffff800`02a1efac : 00000000`00000018 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0c7445a0 00000000`00000002 : nt!KeBugCheckEx fffff880`07145630 fffff880`0115b987 : fffffa80`0c7446c8 fffff8a0`03536460 00000000`00000460 00000000`00000460 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x46661 fffff880`07145690 fffffa80`0c7446c8 : fffff8a0`03536460 00000000`00000460 00000000`00000460 fffffa80`0c7446c0 : PCTCore64+0x20987 fffff880`07145698 fffff8a0`03536460 : 00000000`00000460 00000000`00000460 fffffa80`0c7446c0 fffff880`0115c6d1 : 0xfffffa80`0c7446c8 fffff880`071456a0 00000000`00000460 : 00000000`00000460 fffffa80`0c7446c0 fffff880`0115c6d1 fffff8a0`03536460 : 0xfffff8a0`03536460 fffff880`071456a8 00000000`00000460 : fffffa80`0c7446c0 fffff880`0115c6d1 fffff8a0`03536460 00000000`c000000f : 0x460 fffff880`071456b0 fffffa80`0c7446c0 : fffff880`0115c6d1 fffff8a0`03536460 00000000`c000000f fffff880`07145770 : 0x460 fffff880`071456b8 fffff880`0115c6d1 : fffff8a0`03536460 00000000`c000000f fffff880`07145770 fffff880`07145760 : 0xfffffa80`0c7446c0 fffff880`071456c0 fffff8a0`03536460 : 00000000`c000000f fffff880`07145770 fffff880`07145760 00000000`00000001 : PCTCore64+0x216d1 fffff880`071456c8 00000000`c000000f : fffff880`07145770 fffff880`07145760 00000000`00000001 fffff880`00000080 : 0xfffff8a0`03536460 fffff880`071456d0 fffff880`07145770 : fffff880`07145760 00000000`00000001 fffff880`00000080 fffff880`00000007 : 0xc000000f fffff880`071456d8 fffff880`07145760 : 00000000`00000001 fffff880`00000080 fffff880`00000007 fffff800`00000001 : 0xfffff880`07145770 fffff880`071456e0 00000000`00000001 : fffff880`00000080 fffff880`00000007 fffff800`00000001 fffff880`00000021 : 0xfffff880`07145760 fffff880`071456e8 fffff880`00000080 : fffff880`00000007 fffff800`00000001 fffff880`00000021 00000000`00000000 : 0x1 fffff880`071456f0 fffff880`00000007 : fffff800`00000001 fffff880`00000021 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xfffff880`00000080 fffff880`071456f8 fffff800`00000001 : fffff880`00000021 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xfffff880`00000007 fffff880`07145700 fffff880`00000021 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xfffff800`00000001 fffff880`07145708 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffff880`00000800 : 0xfffff880`00000021 STACK_COMMAND: kb FOLLOWUP_IP: PCTCore64+20987 fffff880`0115b987 ?? ??? SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2 SYMBOL_NAME: PCTCore64+20987 FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: PCTCore64 IMAGE_NAME: PCTCore64.sys DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4af35032 FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0x18_PCTCore64+20987 BUCKET_ID: X64_0x18_PCTCore64+20987 Followup: MachineOwner ---------
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Tamorlane wrote:So after years of you lot making Moria sound like Dante's Fifth Circle, I've had to to abandon my quest to keep all my mans leveled together and bite the bullet. Having just now entered the mines, exactly how much of my soul should I expect to be crushed before I can pry this goat out of my ass?
Cobell wrote:Cobell wrote:Alright doomy I sent you the scales with my request. I decided to go for the might cloak as opposed to the vit one because I could actually use might more.
Now all I need is for Z to log wallace on for my 2nd ager.
Just let me know when you'll be on and I'll try to be there (work can spring up at unexpected times).
Alternatively you could mail mats to Wallace.
Do you need anything outside of the worn symbol? I can get whatever you don't have laying around.
Edit: I sent the worn symbol. just send me a mail in game with whatever other mats you need and I will acquire them.
I'll need 1 cracked sigil and 5 legendary fragments. I got plenty of the calehednmandmfdsadhad ingots
Done and done.
Tamorlane wrote:Yeah first time through Moria for me. Had almost a bag full of third age weps from Eregion that I couldn't do anything with so better late than never I guess.
Couldn't find the flashlight OR the parachute in the store, so I guess I'm well and truly screwed. At least I have this...goat.
Quintessin wrote:So, my Rune-Keeper is 39. I don't want to pay for the monthly sub right now, I have 1k turbine points. Which quest pack will get me to Moria.
JohanFlick wrote: »Damn, nice Phen.
Im wonderring if I should continue to try and rank up doom or get my alts levelled up.
I thought seals etc were non transferable to start with. Oh well - nothing has changed for me then.
I might be done with this game.
I might be done with this game.
I forget what page it was on, but somewhere in that thread, someone said "I'm beyond expecting to be given anything for free at this point", and I completely agree with them. Not that I have much interest in playing right now anyway, but...
I can't say I don't agree with you. But.
1) Like you said, you'll have the TP in 2 months anyway., and
2) You could always do what I plan on doing, which is not buying it at all.
I hope its a one off purchase like bags...
But that would no longer be a problem if our DPS is going to be decent enough to be taken along as DPS. Then you could run with 4 wardens in most entry-level content. Or just 2 in those newfangled instances, I suppose.The warden changes as well as the rune-keeper changes all look very good.
If I wasn't sure that there's now going to be a hojillion wardens running about I'd play around with mine for a bit.


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Turtle monitoring in Australia fundedNovember 18, 2005 in /
A turtle monitoring program for flatback turtle rookeries at Port Hedland, Australia, has been funded by the government.
The western Australian government's Coastwest program will fund the Care for Hedland Environmental Association and the Town of Port Hedland for the Cemetery Beach turtle monitoring program, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday.
The project also includes the fencing of the rookery along the beach to restrict access to vehicles and to determine if access via designated walkways should be restricted.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International
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Coupling Facility Structure Sizer Tool
A tool designed to size your Parallel Sysplex structures when making changes to an existing workload or introducing a new one, or to size structures on a new CF level before the new CF is installed.
Sizer Utility
An authorized z/OS program to download to help when upgrading CF levels.Requires the new CF is installed.
To help in testing recovery from coupling facility problems, the INJERROR tool injects an error into a CF structure to simulate damage to the structure.
XISOLATE for DASD
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I'm myself suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia, so I can understand your pain well. Attacks have become very frequent for me and now I'm going for a MRI tomorrow. Do not worry. This disease is not fatal although debilitating. Eat well, identify your triggers and avoid them. Try remaining stress free. Think positive. Make sure you
· Eat soft foods.
· Make sure your drinks and foods are not too cold or hot when you consume them.
· Wash your face with lukewarm water (body temperature).
· Use cotton pads when washing your face.
· Rinse your mouth with lukewarm water after eating if tooth brushing triggers an attack.
· Avoid known triggers as much as possible
Follow the advise of your neurologist. If attacks persists go for a MRI. MRI as my doctor says is not for diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia but for identifying tumors etc. which will be a rare scenario and for screening whether we require a surgery for the blood vessel that is causing us pain or not. I'm never gonna go for a surgery even if the doctor advises so as it is not the permanent relief and TN can come back even after the surgery.
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In this brilliant, strikingly original book, historian John Lukacs delves to the core of Adolf Hitler's life and mind by examining him through the lenses of his surprisingly diverse biographers.
Since 1945 there have been more than one hundred biographies of Hitler, and countless other books on him and the Third Reich. What happens when so many people reinterpret the life of a single individual? Dangerously, the cumulative portrait that begins to emerge can suggest… (more)
Publisher: Vintage (April 06, 2011)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 304 pages
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Hey guys, i got the book, but i am confused about the exercise files.
They are already made, i was expecting the book, you would start out with a project and write it from the ground up, but then it starts with those files already, that's already made, and its like i dont have to write anything for myself?
Or am i missed some other files? I hope you understand my confusion
The files are intended to give you a working example of what the book takes you through.


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The Texas Theatre is hosting a very unique event to get you into the Halloween spirit. They'll be showing two great silent horror films, "The Cabinet of Dr.
Caligari" (1919) and "Nosferatu" (1922). The films will be accompanied on the piano by Oak Cliff resident Robert Edwards. We spoke with Edwards about the
GOC: So you're playing for both films in one evening?
RE: Yes, we thought it would be a fantastic double feature to show two of the greatest cinematic examples of German Expressionism, which affected not only cinema but music, architecture, painting, etc. in Europe at during the first quarter of the 20th century. It's a style characterized by strange, geometrically absurd sets and symbolic characterization. Odd camera angles and moody lighting effects are often used. Many times the theme of insanity is present. It's a perfect genre for horror films, and this style influenced American cinema for the entire 20th century, from Dracula and Frankenstein through "Film Noir" to modern movies like Blade Runner and Edward Scissorhands. I'll be accompanying both films at the piano, which will be very exciting for me.
GOC: Are these the first horror films ever made?
RE: A 1910 version of Frankenstein was the first film to show a "monster" on screen but it's only 12 minutes long and of little real cinematic interest. "Caligari" and Nosferatu, on the other hand, were both firsts in many other ways. For example, "Caligari" is said to contain the very first "twist ending" in a film, and is among the first "flashback" films, which has since become a prevalent feature in many modern films. Nosferatu was the very first cinematic treatment of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel, which of course set a trend for vampire films, TV dramas etc. which continues to this day. However, Nosferatu's vampire is still regarded as the creepiest, most sinister-looking "Dracula" ever conceived.
GOC: What kind of music will you play to accompany these films?
RE: While I usually play a mixture of ragtime, 1920's jazz and humorous sound effects for the silent comedies I play for, I'll take a completely different approach for these horror films. Since the story of Nosferatu takes place in Bremen, Germany in 1838, I'm creating a score woven from dark, tragic classical music written around or before that year. All the great composers wrote at least a few really mournful, eerie pieces that are incredibly well-suited to accompany horror films. I believe they'll deepen the haunting quality of these morbidly fantastic images.
GOC: Why go see an old horror film when so many new ones are still being made, in color and with state-of-the-art special effects?
RE: First, they are an intrinsic part of our culture. Though created in Europe, the stories and techniques used have influenced art and cinema throughout the world for almost a century now. They are also fascinating to watch; the style and cinematography are often startling and completely compelling, even to our jaded 21st century eyes. The stories are every bit as absorbing as they were when new. The fact they are in black and white, are "silent" and that everyone originally involved in the production is long dead actually adds to the creepiness of these films. And of course, they are not really silent, as you'll be hearing some of the greatest and darkest music of the last several centuries along with the images, played live right there on stage. I can't think of a cooler, spookier way to get in the Halloween spirit!
October 14th, 8:00 pm, The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.


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Company Overview
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 43,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.
At a Glance
- Quest Diagnostics is the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services
- Generated 2016 revenues of approximately $7.5 billion
- Publicly trades common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX). More in Investor Relations
- Ranks as a component of the S&P 500
- Touches the lives of 30 percent of American adults each year
- Serves about half of the physicians and hospitals in the U.S
- Engages workforce of about 43,000 employees dedicated to putting patients first every day
- Operates more than 2,200 patient service centers
A medical and scientific staff of more than 650 M.D.s and Ph.D.s
Logistics capabilities, that include approximately 3,700 courier vehicles and 23 aircraft that collectively make tens of thousands of stops daily
- Offers physicians a test menu that is industry leading in breadth and innovation. Our test menu ranges from routine biological tests to complex and specialized molecular and gene-based testing as well as anatomic pathology
- Provides a broad range of solutions for employers, including workplace drug testing for employers and government agencies; the Blueprint for Wellness employee wellness service; and risk assessment services for the life insurance industry
- Publishes original research in peer reviewed publications, at medical and scientific conferences, and as a public service. Quest Diagnostics Health Trends reports examine trends in diseases based on the company's United States database. Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI) reports examine trends in workplace drug testing, and have been considered a benchmark for U.S. workforce drug positivity trends since 1988
- Named to Fortune Magazine's 2017 and 2016 "World's Most Admired Companies" list in the Health Care industry category of "Pharmacy and Other Services"
- Ranked 358 on Fortune magazine's Fortune 500 list for 2016
- Ranked 1,008 on the Forbes Global 2000 for 2016
- Ranked 222 in the "Barron's 500" ranking of top-performing large companies for 2016
- Quest Diagnostics is ranked 358 on FORTUNE® Magazine's 2016 Fortune 500® list, up 17 places from the previous year.
- Named a member of the Dow Jones® Sustainability World and North America indexes since 2004 (DJSI World) and 2005 (DJSI North America). The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index represents the top 10% of the leading sustainability companies out of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index
- Quest Diagnostics earned a place on the annual Newsweek Green Rankings, for the fourth consecutive year, placing 195 on the 2015 U.S. list
- Consistently named one of the best places to work in U.S. business journal rankings
- Achieved Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, recognizing our important actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families
- Received a rating of 100 from the Human Rights Compassion Foundation on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index, earning the distinction of being a "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality."
Read more about awards and honors.
Read more about our Reputation Honors and Corporate Social Responsibility programs.
Products and Services
- Diagnostics information services
- Clinical trials
- Healthcare IT
- Wellness & risk management
- Drug Screening
Read more about products and services.
- Headquarters in the U.S.: 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Approximately 2,000 patient locations and dozens of clinical laboratories throughout the U.S.
In addition to the U.S., Quest Diagnostics operates clinical laboratories in laboratory facilities in Gurgaon, India; Heston, England; Mexico City, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico
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GVSU students have the opportunity to nominate others, as well as to apply and be recognized at the university, state, and national levels. Click each area below for more information.
Opportunities for Recognition
1. CSLC Awards (presented at the annual Office of Student Life awards)
The CSLC highlights registered student organizations and service leaders for outstanding service activities.
CSLC Spirit of Service Organization Award - Highest Total Hours
Reported by an Organization
CSLC Spirit of Service Individual Award - Most Hours Reported By an Individual
Eligibility/Requirements: Students must report service hours via Service Tracker.
Application Process: Beginning in Winter 2017, an application process will accompany this award. Check back in late February 2017 for details.
2. Student Life Awards
The Office of Student Life recognizes student organizations for a number of awards annually in April. More information can be found here.
Application Process:Applications for these awards open in the winter semester. Please check back for more information at that time.
Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) Commitment to Service Awards
This award recognizes two students from each MCC member campus who have been particularly devoted to service. There is an internal GVSU process to select GVSU's 2 nominees, please contact Melissa Baker-Boosamra for more information.
Website: http://micampuscompact.org/programs.aspx
Governor's Service Awards
Since 1994, Michigan's Governor and her/his spouse have been hosting the Governor's Service Awards to pay tribute to outstanding volunteers from across Michigan. These volunteers demonstrate the power of giving and caring every day, and the Governor's Service Awards are one small way to thank them for their commitment.
Eligibility/Requirements: Many different awards available; see
website (below) for complete list and description.
Nomination Process: To nominate someone, download the form from the website; nominees will have to complete a background check.
Nominations Due: Late Spring/Early Summer
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc/0,1607,7-137-8168---,00.html
Presidential Service Awards Program
This award is administered through the Corporation for National & Community Service and recognizes the amount of service performed by an individual over a 12 month period.
Eligibility/Requirements: For students: Bronze level= 100-174 hours
of service, silver level= 175-249 hours, gold level= 250+ hours.
Application Process: Go to the website, click "Track Your Hours", then create your record of service.
Website: http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov


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Like the onion, garlic is a pungent member of the Allium, or lily, botanical group. The variety known as Artichoke Garlic is the large, white heads most commonly available. The Purple Stripe, named for the bright, vertical streaks on the bulb's wrapping, has a rich flavor that takes well to roasting. Elephant garlic, with heads as large as oranges and a surprisingly mild flavor, is actually a variety of leek. Garlic harvested during the middle of the summer will be the freshest and most flavorful.
Green garlic, harvested just before the plant begins to form cloves, is available in the spring. Resembling large green onions with a tinge of pink at the bulb, green garlic has a milder flavor than regular garlic and is excellent in soups and sauces and with roasted vegetables.
Choose plump garlic heads with smooth, firm cloves and creamy white to purple-tinged skin. Pass up those with soft, withered spots or green sprouts.
Whole garlic heads keep well when stored in an open container in a cool, dark, well-ventilated place for up to 2 months. Store green garlic in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Keep garlic in large pieces when adding it to long-cooking braises and roasts. Minced garlic has a hot, more volatile flavor that will disperse quickly. Crushing garlic will release much more of its aromatic oils. Cooking in oil will bring out the flavor of garlic but avoid scorching, as it will taste unpleasantly bitter.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Cooking from the Farmers' Market, by Tasha DeSerio & Jodi Liano (Weldon Owen, 2010).
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Readers are cautioned that this discussion contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. When used in this discussion, the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "intend", "will" and "expect" and other similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its business are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual results, performances or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of their dates. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements included in this report and the notes thereto. Investors are also requested to note that this discussion is based on the consolidated financial results of the Company.
Economy & IT Services Industry
Uncertainty pervaded the global economy leading to a slower recovery in 2012 (3.2% growth in world GDP in 2012 compared to 4% in 2011, as per the IMF), with continued strains in Europe and a drag on growth in emerging economies specifically China. Year 2013 is expected to see an improving global economy (3.3% growth), led by a strong US economy, an easing Europe and a stabilizing China. Emerging economies are expected to grow by 5.3%; the US by 1.9% and the euro-area likely to contract by 0.3%. Downside risks include drag on the US growth due to excessive near-term fiscal consolidation and prolonged stagnation in the euro-area, both of which could have negative spillovers on the global economy. On the positive front, there are key economic tailwinds in the US and emerging economies, which offer hope for a promising 2013.Overall, macroeconomic factors indicate a gradual recovery and a cautious positive outlook for2013; primarily fuelled by consumption growth and private sector spending in the US towards the second half of 2013 (and) domestic demand growth in China; marginally offset by fiscal consolidation issues in the US and euro zone setbacks.
Global IT services spending is set to recover, driven by improvements in macro-economic fundamentals. Uncertainties around IT budgets and technology investments are expected to clear out to a large extent in 2013. Gartner research predicts that the worldwide spending on IT services shall accelerate by 4.5% to $918 billion in 2013 compared to 1.5% growth in 2012.
As per NASSCOM, the worldwide IT-BPO outsourcing market is valued at $124-130 billion in 2012. India continues to be the leader in the IT-BPO outsourcing market, with a significant cost-advantage and a 52% market share. The Indian IT industry continues on its growth path, although growth has been a tad slower in FY2013 due to global economic uncertainties. NASSCOM estimates that Indian IT-BPO services exports shall grow by 12-14% to $84-87billion in FY2014, compared to 10% growth in FY2013.
With the market releasing its pent-up demand in 2013, the traditional application development and maintenance services shall dominate in terms of dollar spend; however, emerging service segments such as Infrastructure Management Services, Business Intelligence/Analytics Services and Testing Services shall grow much faster over the next few years.
The future of the IT services industry shall be defined by "Consumerisation of IT", with enterprises focusing on IT as a key differentiator to their businesses and service providers investing in a combination of services, products and platforms to create"transformative" business value for customers. Enterprises are likely to invest significantly in ecosystems built around SMAC technologies (Social media, Mobility, Big Data/Analytics and Cloud services). As these disruptive technology trends increasingly gain mainstream adoption, they are expected to offer a definitive fillip to global IT spending.
Indian IT service providers have been increasingly focusing on:
Financial Performance
Revenue for the year in USD terms grew by 8.2% to USD 435.7 million. In rupee terms, revenue for the year is Rs. 23,618 million signifying a growth of 23.32%.
Fee revenue growth in USD was driven mainly by a volume growth of 6.4%. Price realization improved by 2%.
We analyse our revenue based on various parameters. The factors which are driving our revenue growth (in USD terms) are as follows:
A graphical presentation of revenue analysis based on various parameters is given below.
Revenue distribution by geography
Revenue distribution by service offering
Revenue distribution by industry
Revenue distribution by mix
Our active customers list as at March 31, 2013 stands at 232.
Our $ 20 million clients increased from 4 to 5, $ 10 million clients increased from 7 to 9 and $ 5 million clients increased from 17 to 20.
Other income (excluding foreign exchange gain)
Other income for the year ended March 31, 2013 is Rs. 350 million and has increased by Rs. 162 million over the previous year (Rs. 188 million). This is mainly because of higher interest income and investment income during the year.
Foreign exchange loss/gain
Foreign exchange loss for the year ended March 31, 2013 is Rs. 340 million as compared to a gain of Rs. 197 million in the previous year. This is mainly because of the loss posted on our hedges because of rupee depreciation of about 14% during the year.
Profitability and Margins
Segmental reporting
The Group's operations predominantly relate to providing IT Services and PE Services. The Group considers the business segment as the primary segment and geographical segment based on the location of customers as the secondary segment.
The accounting principles consistently used in the preparation of the financial statements are also consistently applied to record income and expenditure in individual segments.
Income and direct expenses in relation to segments are categorised based on items that are individually identifiable to that segment, while the remainder of costs are apportioned on an appropriate basis. Certain expenses are not specifically allocable to individual segments as the underlying services are used interchangeably. The Group therefore believes that it is not practical to provide segment disclosures relating to such expenses and accordingly such expenses are separately disclosed as unallocable and directly charged against total income.
The assets of the Group are used interchangeably between segments, and the management believes that it is currently not practical to provide segment disclosures relating to total assets and liabilities since a meaningful segregation is not possible.
Significant changes in Balance Sheet items
Strengths & Opportunities
1.Customer-focused Growth Strategies
Our customer-focused "Account Mining" strategy has yielded good results, with our Top 10 customers emerging as our major growth engines. Our Top 10 customers have grown at over 17% in FY13, compared to the company growth of 8% in the same period. We will continue investing in our Account Management teams to extend our farming successes beyond our Top 10 customers.
During FY13, $5M customers increased by 3 to 20; $10 M customers increased by 2 to 9; $20M customers increased by 1 to 5. Over 98% of our revenues in the past several quarters have come from repeat business (existing customers). Revenue per customer has been on the rise, signaling our success in mining focus accounts.
A key component of our ability to scale and grow with our customers is our focus on building global delivery centers to serve our customers. During FY13, we opened two onshore delivery centers; one at Gainesville (Florida, US) and another at Diegem (Belgium).
One of the most promising indicators of our customer-focused growth approach is the fact that our customers have rated us better on all key parameters (satisfaction, loyalty, advocacy) in 2013, as part of our annual customer experience survey. Over 86% of our customers participated in this survey.
Source: Mindtree Annual Customer Experience survey results
Besides, we are recognized among the Top 20 Indian players in IT Services by the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) for 2011-2012. We have also improved our Fortune India 500 ranking to 424 from 445 last year. We are featured on the "ET500 India's Top Companies - 2012" list by the Economic Times magazine, based on our overall revenues in FY2012.
2.Leadership Acumen and Corporate Governance
Our senior management comprises some of the most seasoned global leaders in the industry, from diverse backgrounds, geographies and with different areas of specialization in the IT services industry.
We continue to have an unrelenting focus on our corporate governance standards. We won the award for "Best Corporate Governance India 2013" (second consecutive year), instituted by the World Finance magazine. World Finance assessment criteria included governance structure, board composition and transparency. In the assessment, Mindtree scored particularly high in the areas of investor relations quality, client appraisals, commitment to social responsibility and future growth predictions. According to the World Finance magazine, "Mindtree consistently lives its commitment to values, ethical business conduct and makes a distinction between personal and corporate funds in the management of the Company. Mindtree continues to provide a corporate governance model for its peer companies to emulate" Asiamoney Corporate Governance Poll 2012 ranked us top in the category of "Best for Investor Relations in India" and also ranked us second in India (up from third in 2011) for overall Corporate Governance, Best for Disclosure and Transparency, Best for Shareholders' Rights and Equitable Treatment, Best for Responsibilities of Management and the Board of Directors.
3.Domain Expertise
Our "back-to-basics" approach is premised on building deep domain specialization in chosen verticals and augmenting our service offerings to provide end-to-end solution for our customers. In our journey towards an "expertise" led organization, we have quite a number of success stories.
4.Our Minds
One of our biggest strengths is our people, we call ourselves Mindtree Minds. We consistently strive to ensure that we offer the best workplace for our minds. This is ascertained by the various industry accolades and awards we have won in this regard. We are:
2012 was a special year for us as we opened our first major US development center in Gainesville (Florida), with the intent of creating at least 400 jobs in the Gainesville region over the next five years and locating closer to our customers in the US. We now have access to the top-notch talent pool from the University of Florida and other premier varsities in the US. We already have over 70 minds working in our Gainesville development center.
We recruit talent from some of the best universities, colleges and institutes in India and abroad, as well as some of the leading IT companies in India and overseas. In order to create a differentiated culture and preferred place to work, we have taken multiple measures. These include transparent evaluation criteria, continuous focus on training and new skills, competitive compensation packages, being a values-based organization, open communications policies and mentoring our minds for leadership roles.
Threats, Risks & Concerns
Uncertain economic environment in leading economies like the United States (US) and Europe can impact demand for IT services:
The overall business environment remains a little uncertain given the macro economic issues in the US and Europe, while the business sentiment in the US seems to be looking up, this still needs to be supported by increased demand for IT services. The economic outlook for Europe continues to look grim with more countries like Spain, Italy having stretched finances. Industry body NASSCOM has predicted growth of 12-14% in FY13-14 for the Indian IT services Industry. One view of the economic situation is that given the low economic growth which is likely in the US and Europe, companies in these countries will look to outsource more to get higher business benefits with lower spends.
Legislation in existing markets could restrict companies to outsource:
With about 57% of our revenues from US, any restrictions on outsourcing services and Visa's for highly skilled workers by US government will negatively impact our business. One example of this is, in recent times the rejection rates for L1 visa petitions, which are used for intra-company transfers of employees from foreign offices to US offices has gone up. Between 2005 and 2007, the denial rate for L-1 petitions ranged from 6 to 7%, in 2008 it rose to 22% and reached 27% in 2011.
The proposed Senate Immigration reform bill if passed as law in its current form, will impact our business significantly. Some of the key provisions in the bill which would severely restrict our ability to perform our services onsite in the United States are
a)A company having more than 15% of its workforce with H1B visa will be restricted from placing their H1B workers at offices of their clients. All Indian IT services companies place their employees with H1B visas to work at the customer premises as this is a critical element to ensure the Global Delivery model adopted by the IT services companies to be effective
b)The bill requires companies wanting to use an H-1B visa to advertise for 30 days for a US worker and then attest under threat of legal penalty that no "equally qualified" American could be found to do the work. Under the bill, the Department of Labor would be able to determine whether the person the company hires meets the "equally qualified" standard. The bill also provides that up to two years after the fact, an employer could be punished if some official at Department of Labor decided it made the wrong hires.
c)The immigration reform bill seeking to prevent undercutting American salaries, would require H-1B workers be paid more than under current law, and impose steep fees of $10,000 per visa on companies with more than half of their staff on H-1B visas
d)The proposed legislation suggests that from 2016 any company with more than half of its staff on such work permits will be forbidden from applying for more visas, effectively creating a cap on temporary immigrant staff.
Pressure on pricing:
In a highly competitive environment, customers have tough expectations on pricing. We are focusing on providing higher value and differentiated services to beat the pricing pressures. Our strategy is centered on doing more with less and building deep domain expertise in our chosen areas. This approach should help us limit pressures on pricing.
The focus will be on fewer domains and take a lead in many of them. We have two growth engines to address the market – IT Services and Product Engineering Services (PES). The significant service lines which will help ITS and PES drive higher growth are Analytics and Information management, Digital business , Infrastructure Management services, Testing and emerging areas of Cloud, Mobility and Big data. The market for all these areas is highly competitive and rapidly evolving. We primarily face competition from Indian as well as international companies and captive offshore centers. Our mature global delivery model, range of services offered, our level of technical expertise and talented pool of people and our culture help differentiate us from some of our competitors. We have also expanded our global delivery model and have established dedicated development centers at Gainesville (Florida, US) and another at Diegem (Belgium). We will be able to offer follow-the-sun delivery in collaboration with our teams in India, same time-zone support, as well as other local services to our clients. We believe that price alone is not a sustainable competitive advantage in an environment where IT and technology is becoming increasingly critical to our client's core corporate strategy. We have therefore endeavored to develop competitive strength through our ability to provide personalized and differentiated service to our clients.
Talent acquisition:
Our success depends in large part upon our highly skilled software professionals and our ability to attract and retain such personnel. Due to the limited pool of available skilled personnel, we face strong competition to recruit and retain skilled and professionally qualified staff. Our talent acquisition philosophy is to recruit for attitude, train for skill and develop for leadership roles. We follow a role-based selection process and place high emphasis on cultural fit of the prospective staff members with our organizational values. We have a robust process to evaluate needs and acquire talent in tune with our business needs. Our talent acquisition is driven by the annual business plan (covering number of people needed by location and their levels and roles in the organization), which is monitored and continually adjusted based on business visibility on a monthly basis. We are also expanding our locational presence to tap the talent pools in newer cities.
Foreign currency rate fluctuations:
A major portion of our revenues are in foreign currencies and a significant portion of our expenses are in Indian Rupees. The exchange rate between the Rupee and the U.S. Dollar as well as other currencies has been very volatile in recent years and may continue similarly in future. Our operating results are impacted by fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Indian Rupee and the U.S. Dollar and other foreign currencies. Judiciously hedging against adverse foreign exchange exposures help in minimizing the impact of exchange fluctuations. We continue to maintain a prudent and balanced forex management policy which we expect will help us manage this risk appropriately.
Unstable law and order situation:
Recent Government assessments indicate that the software industry could be a soft target for a terrorist attack. Nationally and internationally recognized facilities that offer ease of access, certainty of tactical success, and the opportunity to kill in quantity will guide target selection. As a growing and reputed company, we have taken stock of our preparedness to face this risk and build defense and response mechanisms. We have initiated steps to enhance protection at all our centers.
Compliance to laws, regulations and statutes across the globe:
Adherence to laws, regulations and local statutes across the globe is a challenge to any IT Company today. Every country has its own law with respect to immigration, travel, visa, social security, etc which needs a detailed assessment and compliance. There is a risk of non – compliance in all new geographies where we enter. We have consultants across the globe, who support us in adhering to country specific compliances.
Our Strategy
Our execution continues to be guided by the following four strategy pillars, enabling us to grow faster and generate higher returns to our stakeholders.
Our IT services business is on a positive momentum, having grown at more than 25% CAGR between FY11 and FY13. Our Product Engineering Services business has bottomed out and is expected to see positive growth going forward. Mindtree is confident of delivering broad-based growth in FY14, higher than in FY13.


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A new veterans clinic next to Wilmington International Airport opened its doors to a few veterans today.
Other VA facilities offer just primary care and mental health services. The Wilmington Multi-Specialty Outpatient Clinic, also known as the superclinic, will offer more services ranging from dental and eyecare to prosthetics and diagnostics.
Administrator Fred Roche says southeastern North Carolina is one of the fastest growing areas for veterans. He says it is important to make veterans health care convenient.
"It is almost more of a one-stop-shop," Roche said. "If they need an X-ray and labs done, they can come here and get it done, whereas at our existing location, we had to make another appointment for them to go up to Fayetteville, or we would purchase that care out in the communities."
Roche says the clinic is about the says of a Super Walmart, at 100,000 square feet. More than 200 people will work at the clinic. Roche expects to see between 15,000 and 18,000 patients a year.
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My parents, who are otherwise absolutely lovely people, are not that fond of animals, so I did not have a dog growing up. The year I was three, we spent one year away from Wisconsin in Palo Alto, California while my professor Dad was on sabbatical. I was ecstatic to learn that an Old English Sheep Dog lived across the street from us. I loved that dog! I used to go over to visit him as often as I was allowed.
I have no memories whatsoever of the people who lived there, but they must have been very nice because they tolerated me coming over to lie on the floor next to their dog (whose name is lost to family memory) and talking to him. (Even back then I would talk to anyone—some things never change!)
I would gently use my finger to hold up all the hair that grew over his beautiful eyes so that I could see them. He was remarkably patient with me, and it's really a wonder I was never bitten with that kind of fearlessness and presumptuousness around dogs. (Some things DO change and I know better now!)
This is my earliest memory of dogs, and it's such a fond one. I still feel all warm and fuzzy when I think of the time I spent visiting that dog, and I'm grateful to have had such a positive experience.
In contrast, my husband's first memory of dogs is of being terrorized by Dobermans who lived behind him. He and his brothers were never actually hurt by those dogs on the other side of the fence, but the growling and barking certainly scared them. My husband loves dogs (Thank goodness we're not a mixed marriage in that way!) but his warmest thoughts of canines don't go back to his earliest memories of them.
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The prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial on Thursday accused the Olympic athlete of telling outright lies in his version of what happened the night he fatally shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
"Your version is so improbable that nobody would ever think it is reasonably possible. You are trying Mr. Pistorius, it's not working," prosecutor Gerrie Nel barked during a withering cross-examination in a South African courtroom. "Your version is a lie."
Nel listed discrepancies between what police crime scene photos showed and Pistorius' description of what happened when he shot Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day 2013.
Pistorius, 27, had said a quilt from his bed was never on the floor as the photo showed; that the curtains were never as wide open as they are shown; and that a fan could not have been where it was shown because it would have blocked him from going onto his balcony and shouting for help, as he claimed he did.
"Is this one big conspiracy? Why would the police do all this to you?" the veteran prosecutor asked in a mocking tone.
Nel brought up an incident at a Johannesburg restaurant a month before Steenkamp was killed in which a shot went off after a pal passed the Blade Runner a loaded pistol under the table.
Pistorius said he didn't have his finger on the trigger when the gun fired.
But the prosecutor said a police expert had testified that the gun could not be fired without pulling the trigger, and sarcastically described the discharge as a "miracle."
"We have you in possession of the gun, a shot went off, but you didn't discharge the gun? … I'm putting it to you, you fired that gun. There is no other way. You are lying," Nel said.
Pistorius also said a former girlfriend and a friend both lied about a 2012 incident when they said he fired his gun out the sunroof of a moving car.
Nel also grilled Pistorius about unlicensed .38-caliber ammunition found in a safe at his home.
Pistorius had said it was his father's ammo — though his father refused to admit the ammo was his.
"You just don't want to accept responsibility for anything," Nel said to Pistorius, who faces three weapons charges in addition to murder.
Earlier, the prosecutor said the athlete was an egomaniac who never even told his girlfriend that he loved her.
"Your life is just about you," Nel said, adding that he had checked all of Steenkamp's text messages and that the phrase "I love you" appeared only twice — and only in messages she sent to her mother.
"Never to you and you never to her," Nel said.
"I never got the opportunity to tell Reeva that I loved her," Pistorius replied in a soft voice.
Nel also charged that Pistorius was mean to Steenkamp after she complained about him playing "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe," a cut by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, on a car stereo.
"You make me happy 90% of the time and I think we are amazing together but I am not some other bitch you may know trying to kill your vibe," she wrote in a cellphone message that had been entered as evidence.
The prosecutor said Pistorius had repeatedly humiliated Steenkamp.
"What you did by criticizing her accent, by brushing her off when she brushed your neck, when you told her to stop chewing gum," Nel said. "Those were experienced by her at least as humiliating, that you were humiliating her, am I right? Especially in public."
The defendant denied any cruelty, replying, "I didn't treat her badly."
Nel also accused Pistorius of ignoring the Steenkamp family's feelings by apologizing to them in court rather than expressing his condolences in private.
"Why would you create a spectacle in court, in the public domain, in the public eye," Nel said. "Why did you put them through this?"
Pistorius said he believed the family was not ready to meet him.
"I completely understand where they're coming from," he said. "It's not that I haven't thought about them."
June Steenkamp, meanwhile, unloaded on her daughter's killer in an interview published Thursday, saying "he's gone from hero to devil" and mocking his courtroom histrionics.
"I look at Oscar the whole time, to see how he is coping, how he is behaving. I'm obsessed with looking at him, it's just instinctive, I can't explain it," she told the Daily Mirror.
"I keep thinking: 'Let me see how he's taking this.' He has been very dramatic, the vomiting and crying. I think he's just about keeping himself together. I don't know whether he's acting," she said, adding that the two had never met.
Pistorius did not acknowledge her on the first day of the trial but did eventually look at her and say good morning, she said.
"My presence unnerves him, I'm sure of it. He's answerable to me. He must see me there in the court, he must feel my eyes boring into him, I think it makes a lot of difference," she said.
The double amputee, she said, was used to having everything his way before his arrest.
"He has an aggressive persona, he's used to having people adore him, so it must be pretty different for him now. He's been spoiled by other people, that's why he struts around and looks superior," she said. "He's gone from hero to devil."
Steenkamp, 67, said attending the trial was "hell" but she was "compelled to be there."
Her husband, Barry, is also determined to attend but has been too ill since suffering a stroke.
She said she did not care whether the Paralympics multiple gold medallist was convicted.
"What difference is it going to make to me if he goes to prison for 25 years or is allowed to walk free? I'm not a person who wants to punish him. I want my daughter back, but it's never going to happen," she said.
"She was the most wonderful, beautiful person, inside and out, and she was everything to Barry and me — our lives are destroyed."
Pistorius claimed he shot his girlfriend by accident, mistaking her for a dangerous intruder. The prosecution insisted he intentionally killed her after an argument turned violent.
Judge Thokozile Masipa will deliver a verdict because there is no jury system in South Africa. Pistorius faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted on a premeditated murder charge.


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It looks like the price of the Vizio 8-inch Wi-Fi Android tablet has dropped over on Amazon. The tablet, which was priced at $299 can now be purchased at a $100 discount — it is just $199. And nicely done, that is $199 with free shipping. Suddenly the Vizio tablet seems a bit more appealing, and also a bit more of a competitor to the Amazon Kindle Fire. In terms of specs, the Vizio tablet features an 8 inch display, 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 2GB of (user accessible) internal storage, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, a VGA quality front facing camera and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. And of course, the Vizio tablet is packed with apps including the more recently rolled-out support for Netflix and Hulu.
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Uncirculated: Shrink wrapped in clear plastic from original Italian publisher, 1999. Ships with fresh samples of sparkling Stony Creek pink granite for historians, collectors, geologists and classrooms. Additional samples available upon request.


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Legal Question in Administrative Law in India
I have done graduate membership in fire from institution of fire engineer U.K. same qualification may be done at institution of fire engineering India. Now I would like to know that any circular or government order or court decision are existing in India which prove that both are equal.
Asked on 7/18/13, 3:26 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Fca Prashant Chavan Expert Edge LLP
Dear Sir / Madam,
You should use the membership certificate that you obtained in the UK for procuring a suitable job or assignment for you in India.
Answered on 7/18/13, 10:56 am
KarVai Legal Solutions Rajiv Gupta 9811284735 Ch.No: 359, Western Wing, Tis Hazari, Delhi www.karvai.in
you need to check with concerned department.
thanks and regards
Adv. Rajiv
Answered on 7/18/13, 10:19 pm
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1. The streak
Stanford has won three straight in this series, but as last season's 56-48 triple-overtime thriller showed, it hasn't been easy. If Stanford were to come away with a victory this time around, it would mark the first time in the history of the series that they've taken four in row from USC.
2. Josh Nunes in the spotlight
With the loss of Andrew Luck to the NFL, the Stanford quarterback job now belongs to junior Josh Nunes, and despite a slow start he has performed solidly overall. But facing San Jose State and Duke is a lot different than going up against USC, and he'll need to stay poised at center stage. The Stanford offense will also look for him to continue stretching the field, as he did against the Blue Devils.
3. Can the Stanford secondary contain Matt Barkley and company?
The Cardinal secondary racked up an impressive three interceptions last weekend, but it also gave up 363 yards through the air. On Saturday they'll have to up their level of play against an explosive passing attack led by Heisman candidate Matt Barkley.
4. Will Stanford establish the run?
One of the keys to Stanford's success in recent years has been the power running game, but against Duke the Cardinal ran for only 92 yards -- this after averaging 210.6 yards a contest in 2011. Stepfan Taylor -- who is No. 3 on the Cardinal's career list for rushing yards -- will attempt to return to his usual form against USC.
5. Stanford front seven vs. USC ground game
Led by one of the top linebacker units in the nation, the Stanford front seven have been phenomenal in allowing an average of just 49.5 rushing yards a game. They'll face a USC ground attack that finally got rolling in Week 2, accumulating 258 yards.


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Doctors prefer apples -- both the edible and the electronic variety, says a report in The Motley Fool. Apple technology is revolutionizing the medical industry through physicians, who fell in love with their iPads and iPhones. Doctors are using these devices in their daily practice and are driving innovation in the field.
A 2012 survey of healthcare professionals by Vitera Healthcare, cited by The Motley Fool, found that 60 percent of respondents have an iPhone and 45 percent have an iPad. They are using these devices to help them diagnose diseases like skin cancer, prescribe medicine and track patient health. In some instances, the iPhone is transformed into a portable instrument to study the eyes, the heart and even internal organs.
You can read more about Apple's influence in medical technology in The Motley Fool article.


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Ralph Lauren's RRL line was launched in 1993 and it's the Ralph collection, which gives its designers an excuse to thoroughly geek out on all things denim, is all about the western look. If you have a few hundred dollars to spend, you can pick up banded-collar striped "railman" shirts, twenties-inspired work vests, and beautiful selvedge jeans. We especially like the western-style, indigo work shirts with mother-of-pearl snaps. These have that classic starchy, minimal look and a trim fit.