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Based on years of work and life experience in Eurasia, "Food Culture" explores the varied customs, traditions, holidays, and cuisine in this region. Glenn, a former journalist with "Time Magazine," also included 30 original photographs in the book that chronicle the vibrant role of food in daily life. This work follows another publication in 2003, "Crimean Chersonesos," a collaborative effort with Dr. Joseph Coleman Carter of UT's Institute of Classical Archaeology, about a Greek settlement on the shores of the Black Sea in present-day Ukraine.
The diversity of food cultures within the former Soviet Union, with more than 100 distinct nationalities, is overwhelming, but "Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia" distills the main elements of contemporary cuisine and food-related customs for scholars, students, and food professionals. Vibrant descriptions of the legacy of the Silk Road; the classic foods such as kasha, pirogi, non (flatbread), pickles, and shashlyk (shish kebab); the over-the-top Moscow theme restaurants; and meals at the dacha and tea time are just some of the highlights.
After centuries of contact and conflict among peoples of Eurasia, Russian and Central Asian cuisines and culinary cultures have much in common. To understand one, the other must be considered as well. Russia and Central Asia cuisines share many ingredients, dishes, and customs. This volume strives to emphasize the evolving and multifaceted nature of the food cultures. Readers will be able to appreciate the ingredients, cooking methods, and traditions that make up the Eurasian foodways. For more information, please visit Central Asian Food.
GLENN R. MACK is a food historian. After seven years in with Time Magazine in Moscow and New York, Glenn left journalism for culinary research on the Silk Road. His travels took him to all the Central Asian nations, including several trips to Xinjiang, China. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in American History at The University of Texas at Austin.
ASELE SURINA is a Russian native and graduated from Moscow State University with a Master's degree in Journalism. Since 1999 she has worked at the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Texas, responsible for joint projects with an archaeological museum in Crimea, Ukraine.
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[Editor's Note: Today is the fourth installment of a six-part series by Jim Wallis reflecting on the past two years and painting a post-election vision for people of faith and Sojourners. We encourage you to read the essays, engage in conversation with others, and support Sojourners in making this vision happen.]
The power of an inside/outside strategy has been compromised by the problem of access which many leaders from social movements got after the election of Barack Obama. I remember seeing many friends in the building which served as the administration's transition headquarters, all of us attending meeting after meeting on the policies the new administration hoped to enact. Some of us attended so many meetings on so many varied topics that some security guards joked that we ought to have cots in the transition headquarters to avoid going back and forth from home so much.
After the new administration took office, the meetings and calls continued. Along with about 20 other leaders from the faith-based and nonprofit community, I served on the first Whitehouse Council of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships -- a commitment which involved more task forces, phone calls, and multi-day White House meetings than any of us ever expected.
In Washington, D.C., access quickly becomes an end in itself, with elites simply changing places after elections. Getting your calls returned or being able to get the meetings you want about your concerns can be very seductive. But access without results doesn't ultimately mean very much. Dr. King learned to navigate the corridors of power in Congress and the White House, but his base was always outside of those places of power. When leaders from social movements get too close to power and are given lots of access, they can sometimes forget the lessons and wisdom of the social movements they have come from. Frederick Douglass knew he had to be a thorn in Abraham Lincoln's side when he said, "Power concedes nothing without demand."
I am deeply concerned about the disappointment I have felt everywhere among those who believed, almost two years ago, that some serious political change might finally be on the way. That promise is now disappearing rapidly and is in danger of retreating into an even deeper cynicism than before, having acted in faith for a hope that seems ever more dim. Many are deeply troubled about our country right now, and have been struggling in the hope of finding some clarity and direction ourselves for what to say and do.
Many leaders of various constituencies and sectors who I talk to around the country are ready to mobilize a movement in support of solutions to our pressing needs, whether there is a president or Congress who leads or not. I feel a growing need to create a more independent and critical movement for social justice and change in America. The relational and convening power in the faith community is substantial and has the potential to chart a more prophetic course on behalf of the issues that are so central to us. We will reach out directly to the people in our pews, our parishes, and our communities; empowering ordinary people to resist the cynicism and become real citizens again. We will do our best to create the response, even strong enough to evoke the call. Advisors might not be as needed as prophets are. Biblically, there were always the prophets of the court, who often had supportive words for the king. But, the prophets of Yahweh were more often from the wilderness and often had strong words for the king.
[Part 5 of this series, "Moral Centering and Political Recalibration," will be available on the God's Politics blog tomorrow. Sojourners is building a movement to inspire hope, over fear. That's the message that must echo in 2010. Help us make it happen.]
Jim Wallis is the author of Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street -- A Moral Compass for the New Economy, and CEO of Sojourners. He blogs at www.godspolitics.com. Follow Jim on Twitter @JimWallis.
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1. Pfizer
Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company producing best-selling drugs such as Lipitor, Accupril and Viagra, has been operating in Ireland for over 30 years.
2. Boston Scientific
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3. Abbott Ireland
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4. GlaxoSmithKline
Global research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company. It operates in Cork, Dublin and Dungarvan.
5. Eli Lilly Company
A global, research-based pharmaceutical company with three operations in Ireland; marketing and sales, treasury and inter-company processes and manufacturing.
6. Allergan Pharmaceuticals
A pharmaceutical and medical device company that develops products for the ophthalmology, neurosciences, medical dermatology, medical aesthetics and other specialty markets.
7. BioMarin International
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. is an American biotechnology company with particular focus on therapies for genetic disorders.
8. Medtronic
The medical technology corporation has been present in Ireland since 1999. It has a development and manufacturing hub in Galway and a sales office is in Dublin.
9. Bristol Myers Squibb
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Did you feel the shift overnight? The election results made the it close to palpable as the balance of power in the California tipped heavily to the north.
It was like a political earthquake in the 5.0 range that was seismically centered here in the Bay Area.
Come November, we will almost certainly have a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and two senators all who have a hometown here in the Bay Area.
And it doesn't matter if Jerry Brown beats Meg Whitman or if Carly Fiorina beats Barbara Boxer. The above offices will be held by people who call the Bay Area home.
How this geographic news will affect our pocketbooks and the gridlock in Sacramento is still to be seen, but in some ways politics is like real estate: It's about location, location, location.
NorCal vs SoCal was not the only power shift. Tuesday night was also ladies night in the Golden State. Whitman and Fiorina easily beat their male competitors.
"Career politicians in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., be warned,'" Whitman told her supporters during her acceptance speech. "You now face your worst nightmare -- two businesswomen from the real world who know how to create jobs, balance budgets and get things done."
Fiorina and Boxer both showed early that they know how to get the fight on.
"We must end the failure and disgrace of California being responsible for one out of every six unemployed Americans," Fiorina said. "Barbara Boxer's answer of rhetoric over reality stops now."
Boxer punched back from Washington on Wednesday: "She even opposed a bill that gave a tax break to companies who hire the long-term unemployed. And of course, when she was the CEO before she got fired, she laid off more than 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to China, to India. She's got a great record on job creation in China and India and Europe, but not in America."


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Feeding Nine Billion
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Editor's Note: Food for Thought
This month we begin a series focusing on food and the challenge of feeding a growing global population.
Digging Up Utah's Dinosaurs
The hunt is on for species that lived in the state's southern desert, once part of a "lost continent."
The Moment: Tea Breakers
Photographer Mike Hettwer discovers the heart of the ship-breakers' story in a modest teahouse.
The Generous Gulf
From plankton to cod to whales, the Gulf of St. Lawrence harbors a profusion of shimmering life.
Love and Loss on the Seine
The river is a lure for romantics, tourists, sunbathers, anglers, psychiatric patients—le tout Paris.
Photo Journal: Lonesome Doves
Photographer Ilona Szwarc's portraits of rodeo girls illuminate a different aspect of femininity.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Prosecutors declined Thursday to file a felony case against former USC quarterback Mitch Mustain, who was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of selling prescription drugs.
"Given that Mustain has no record, and that this is his first contact with law enforcement, it is appropriate that it be referred to the City Attorney's Office for misdemeanor consideration," Deputy District Attorney Andrew P. Reynolds wrote in a charge evaluation worksheet.
The prosecutor noted that the substance that was allegedly offered for sale was adderrall, which is an amphetamine, but that the substance allegedly sold to the undercover officer was lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, which is not listed in the schedules of controlled substances.
Mustain was freed on bail following his arrest about 8 p.m. Tuesday by detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Station.
He played mostly in a backup capacity at USC, and was expected to participate in the NFL draft this year.
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In February, on its next-to-last day of a 15-day Antarctic tour, the Ocean Nova, carrying 65 passengers and a crew of 41, ran aground in Antarctica and became stalled. Damage was minor (some flaking paint and dents to the hull), and all passengers on the cruise, run by Connecticut-based Quark Expeditions, were safely transferred to another ship. But the incident, the fourth maritime accident in three years involving excursion vessels in Antarctica, has raised concerns about the dangers of fast-growing tourism in the region.
The great majority of the voyages operate in the region of the Antarctic Peninsula, which juts north toward South America, from mid-October to early April.
The number of visitors is expected to be down slightly for the 2008-09 season, but tour operators say numbers are holding up well considering the recession and the cost of Antarctic trips, typically about $10,000 a person. Like Mount Everest, tour operators say, Antarctica has become a destination with cachet, favored by adventurous travelers seeking bragging rights.
"Antarctica does seem to be in its Everest moment, with the concern about global warming spurring interest in all things ice," said Barbara Banks, director of marketing for Wilderness Travel, based in Berkeley, which offers tours to the region from $8,995 a person. "The allure of Antarctica is also that one can experience an otherworldly realm, similar to the high mountain realm of Everest or the most remote regions of the Sahara, but with relatively little physical effort other than being prepared for seasickness and bad weather. The ship does the hard work for you."
But going to Antarctica isn't exactly like taking a cruise to the Mediterranean. "It's very different when you're operating in such a remote part of the world," said Jim Taylor, co-owner of Polar Cruises, based in Bend, Ore., which has been specializing in small-ship travel to Antarctica and the Arctic since 1996. Even the most experienced outfitters still have to contend with Antarctica's severe weather conditions, ice-covered waters and remoteness from rescue centers. "It truly is adventure travel," Taylor said.
In December, the Argentine cruise ship Ushuaia ran aground on rocks off the coast of Antarctica. In November 2007, the Explorer, owned by GAP Adventures of Toronto, struck an iceberg and became the first commercial passenger ship to sink there.
Two other passenger vessels ran aground in Antarctica in recent years, the Nordkapp, owned by Hurtigruten, a Norwegian cruise line, and Quark's Lyubov Orlova. In each case, contingency plans worked and passengers were safe, but the accidents raise concerns about both the environmental risks and the safety of those passengers.
"This is a concern of ours," Taylor said. "You have a 3,000-passenger ship that goes to Antarctica, hits a rock, and so the closest ship of any size that could possibly rescue these people is many days away." With smaller ships, a rescue would be easier. "With under a couple hundred passengers," he said, "there's enough of them circling around there all the time that can help each other out."
Large ships take careful precautions "to stay well clear of uncharted waters and are very cognizant of ice around the ship," said Steve Wellmeier, executive director of the Antarctica tour operators organization, which mandates that members like Holland America Line and Princess Cruises, with ships that carry more than 500 passengers to Antarctica, do not let passengers debark there.
"As the safety and security of our passengers is our paramount priority, we would not operate in any way to jeopardize this," Karen Candy, a spokeswoman for Princess Cruises, said. She said some of the precautions taken by Princess included cruising in a "relatively ice-free, limited area of the peninsula" and using an experienced captain and an ice pilot, a specialist in navigating icy waters.
After the grounding of the Ocean Nova, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, an environmental group, called for stronger controls over tourism vessels in the Antarctic, including limits on the size of ships, the number of passengers per ship and the amount of fuel on board, as well as standards for hull strength and stringent qualifications for ice navigators.
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators has drawn up its own standards. It requires an outfitter seeking membership to take along an observer on a trip to ensure they are in compliance with the regulations. Those guidelines have also been adopted by the Antarctic Treaty system, a series of agreements among 47 countries that operate bases in Antarctica. But enforcement can be tricky.
Seven nations claim to control portions of Antarctica, though those claims are not recognized under international law. And the region's location makes it difficult to police.
"Because of its remote location, it's not possible to have a lot of enforcement of anything in Antarctica," said Ashton Palmer, president of Expedition Trips, based in Seattle, which specializes in selling small-ship cruises. "There is no one down there making sure companies are operating in the right way."
Travelers who want to make sure they are booking with a reputable company when planning a trip to Antarctica should look for tours on vessels with ice-strengthened hulls (reinforced against contact with ice) and an experienced ice captain, who commands the ship through polar waters.
The Antarctica's remoteness also creates problems when passengers unexpectedly need medical care, and a growing number of tour operators, including Abercrombie & Kent and Polar Cruises, require that their passengers buy emergency-evacuation insurance. Because the cost of dealing with an onboard medical emergency like a broken leg can be upward of $25,000, buying the additional coverage is a good idea even if it's not required.


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I have now been running Bearded Brothers, and organic energy bar company since March of last year. We have been very successful with getting our product in stores around Austin, where we are based and a few locations outside our area as well. We are currently making profit, thought are about to have to finance some equipment.
The problem is I'm not currently getting paid and scaling the business is a pretty big task. I've done some minute number crunching and have a number in my head of how much product we would have to produce to start pulling an income, and it doesn't seem possible right now because we are pretty much breaking even every month.
One thing we are about to do is raise our prices for the second time. This will help some, but not enough to give myself an income with the current production level. We need to start paying employees to produce the product so we can grow the business ANd so we can meet the demand needed to start getting paid.
My question is, do we consider investors, or keep trying to boostrap this thing. It's VERY evident to me we are going to have to scale things fast if we are going to make a living off of this. We could go on forever with our current level of production and be "successful" and never draw an income.
It's tiring working for now pay, and I'm currently not doing the aspect of the business I like because I'm stuck in a kitchen for most of the day making our product. I want to be out networking and building the business, buts this can't happen until we start to pay somebody and our production level goes up enough to pay that person and myself.
Any, thoughts on how we can scale our business on the fast track? We want to avoid investors if possible and don't want to finance much if possible. But at this point we are going to be more open to investors so we can scale faster.
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Could be a pricing issue, Caleb. One problem you might run in to is that if you increase production, your expenses also rise. You may have to hire more folks to help you run it and you're back in the same postion; not getting paid.
You could bring in investors, but you'll loose shares of the company. They're looking for somewhere in the neighborhood of a 20% return within the next 2-4 years. Think they'll get that from you?
They'll also be throwing money in so you can pay employees, but that doesn't change the fact that you're not as profitable as you need to be.
I've worked with companies with similar problems. I don't know your product or your pricing, but increasing prices could help. If you have a high value product (or can add value) there's no reason you shouldn't be charging for it.
Macs don't really cost more to produce than PCs but they usually cost 4-6 times more. They have a lot more value and people are willing to pay for it.
Scaling a food venture can be a challenge, because most people just franchise, and your USP means that you're going to want to control quality and keep it in house (I think).
If you can add some value to the product, it makes sense to raise prices, or reduce sizes of the bars, which appears to be exactly what Odwalla just did (both actually).
It will be impossible to compete (pricing) with Larabar (for example) because General Mills is manufacturing these bars with all the scaled food industry platforms of a gazillion dollar enterprise...but that doesn't mean you can't exploit the differences...like the fact that you're truly raw.
Also, if you get some friendly faces behind the product, the tribe will grow: especially in the raw food community.
Caleb, You have already received some good infomation. You can only shrink the bar and/or increase your price so far....
Most people today are looking for quality.......so how are you getting the word out?
Social media is certainly a good avenue. Groups like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter can help if you can reach a large group.
Another option would be to establish an affiliate program. By doing so you can contact local High School booster organizations and offer to give them a percentage of all sales. It will place boots on the ground for you, it will help increase sales, and a target audience.
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2:04 a.m., Jamestown - A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing hypodermic needles and a probation violation, after a pedestrian stop at Jamestown Elementary School on Fifth Avenue.
10:10 a.m., Soulsbyville - A man left his vehicle unlocked on the 20100 block of Soulsbyville Road overnight and woke up to find somebody stole his ATM card, a dozen music CDs and about $8 cash.
12:02 p.m., Sonora - A woman said someone had taken several electronic items and an EBT card from her transient camp near Stockton Road and Highway 108.
2:17 p.m., Cherry Lake - Someone said a 14-foot boat sank and the man who owns it was on the side of the lake in need of assistance.
4:38 p.m., East Sonora - A man with a hospital band on his wrist was seen lying on the sidewalk between two businesses on the 13700 block of Mono Way. An ambulance was dispatched.
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2:47 p.m., theft - A newspaper box was stolen from in front of a business on Mono Way.
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7:49 p.m., Valley Springs - Daniel Lee Bench, 44, of the 7200 block of West Murray Creek Road, was booked on suspicion of damaging power lines, after an arrest at his home.
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If you're not already emotional over the bombings in Boston, this'll get ya. A guy named Rene Rancourt has been singing the National Anthem at Boston Bruins hockey games for the last 37 years.
And last night . . . before the Bruins' first game back since the attack . . . he sang the first few lines. But then the crowd overpowered him, and he let THEM sing it.


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The following information about symptoms of sporadic, familial and iatrogenic CJD is provided by the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation.
Sporadic CJD (sCJD): In the most common subtype of sCJD (M/M 1), early symptoms are often like those of depression — mood swings, memory lapses, social withdrawal and lack of interest. However, rapid progression to dementia and obvious neurological symptoms distinguish CJD from depression. Within weeks, the patient may become unsteady on his/her feet, lacking in coordination and markedly clumsy. In some people, these are the first symptoms.4
Later symptoms may include hallucinations, blindness, rigidity in the limbs, sudden jerky movements and incontinence. Speech may become more difficult or slurred. Swallowing may become difficult. Eventually, the patient loses the ability to move or speak, clinically known as akinetic mutism.4
In some subtypes, the first clinical signs may affect movements often resulting in unsteady gait rather than dementia.4
Familial CJD: The symptoms of the familial form of CJD vary, depending on the type of mutation involved. There may even be great variation in the symptoms within affected members of the same family.4
Symptoms of familial CJD may include, but are not limited to, initial depression, bizarre or uncharacteristic behavior and memory lapses; fatigue and visual disturbances; within weeks, unsteadiness (gait ataxia) and lack of coordination (cerebellar ataxia); difficulties with speech and/or swallowing; and sudden jerky movements (myoclonus), rigid limbs, blindness and incontinence.4
Often times, familial CJD strikes at an earlier age than the sporadic form: the average age of onset is 52, compared to 65.4
Iatrogenic CJD (induced inadvertently by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures): Where transmission is intracerebral (such as through the use of contaminated neurosurgical instruments or contaminated dura mater graphs), the symptoms have been described as being more like the most common form of sCJD. However, peripherally acquired CJD (such as through contaminated human growth hormone), as well as dura mater graph-associated CJD reported in Japan, has been reported as more likely to occur at an early age with symptoms of ataxia predominating and initial symptoms of dementia being a rarer feature.4, 11
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I am sick of speeches, I am sick of promises, I am sick of hearing the same old rhetoric: The State of the Union with all the applause and heads nodding in agreement or disagreement — the ping pong of politics, the white noise that drones on until we're numbed and anesthetized with everything but the truth… Then there's the opposition's rebuttal — which is about as exciting as eating hot watermelon. I watch the good-old slaps on the back and think, "How can they all forget about Fannie and Freddie? The CRA? That THEIR policies created this mess!?!"
For too long the American people have been bamboozled and lulled into a false sense of This Is The Greatest Nation On Earth. Don't get me wrong, I think it is, but my mother used to tell me as a kid, "Self-praise stinks." When I asked her why, she explained that it can intoxicate you into laziness. I'm not saying the American people are lazy, but our elected officials get up, give a speech, and somewhere say, "Greatest Nation On Earth" and we all feel better and go on about our day not paying attention, enough attention, to what's going on, and trusting that the latest line of shit we've been fed is the truth — no matter what side of the political spectrum you're on.
Then the marketing machine starts selling to the public … a pile of dung. Haven't you heard for years the same old issues over and over and over ad infinitum? Well, the patient is bleeding to death and we do not need a tourniquet, we need amputations: Get everyone out of office who does not have America's and the American people's best interests at heart.
Last week I had the privilege of meeting Congresswoman Michele Bachmann at a dinner hosted by my good friends Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer and Jay Hoffman. I had been a fan of hers and what she stood for since first hearing her on the talk circuit and most recently on "Hannity" — and, of course when she called for people to gather on the steps of the Capital when it looked like the current health-care bill would pass. But what she said this evening should have been recorded for all to hear. Now I understand that at a dinner one is basically talking to the converted, but had this conversation been broadcast to the public conversions would have gone through the roof; much like when one hears Congressman Thaddeus McCotter go at it.
Let me just say that Bachmann is terrific! One of the dinner topics was health care and she and McCotter have great ideas, as I'm sure others do, as well (much better than the Pelosi- Reid Socialist Bankrupt America Bill). But one of the best ideas I've heard yet came from a plain 'ole American citizen, my friend Jack Kavanaugh.
When I had dinner with Jack and his lovely wife Leslie, Jack told me that before the Presidential election he was contacting various politicians about a proposed health-care plan of his. He was shut out, not given a voice, and I know how frustrating it is to have something you feel strongly about and have none of our elected civil-servant officials listen. What happened to government of the people, by the people and for the people?!?
Our politicians act like feudal lords or movie stars who cannot be approached (I understand safety but not arrogance). Jack was a dentist, a doctor, a surgeon at UCLA, and an entrepreneur. He knows about health care and business. So I asked him to write down what he shared with me at dinner because it deserves to be heard.
I think this is a very interesting idea.
So read on my friends,
Robert Davi
Dear Robert,
I very much appreciated your views on the health-care problem and health-care bill. Per our discussion, the following are some of my thoughts on the matter.
Firstly, there is no question that we as a nation can and need to do much better on the issue of health care. Debates can continue ad infinitum as to whether there are 12 million people or 50 million people in this country without health-care coverage. The 12 million number is calculated by including only those who are legal, are not eligible for health care but have not applied, or have selected not to have health care coverage because they can well afford the costs. The 40 to 50 million number we have heard includes all of the categories including illegals. Nevertheless, even though the United States has available, by far, the best health care in the world and emergency rooms treat patients even without health care, the current situation does require change.
Change needs to provide full health-care coverage, not just emergency treatment, for those uninsured and very importantly, the change must not lower the standard of care for everyone else. Unfortunately, the current health care bill would destroy the high quality of health care in this country and burden the country with immense health-care costs far beyond the projections of the budget office. In its inimitable way, Congress has taken the most complex road possible, based on politics and not on that which is best for this country. Unless Congress refocuses its efforts, the result will either be no action taken or a complete disaster for health care in this country.
Just one example of the absurdity of the bill is the assumption that Medicare reimbursements can be significantly reduced while providing care for more patients. Many doctors are already leaving the system. Further reductions will devastate the number of providers available, and make the provision of anything but cursory care impossible. Ezekiel Manuel, President Obama's chief advisor for health care, has made statements directly indicative of the administration's thoughts that health care for seniors needs to be controlled, which actually means limited. Does anyone really want to turn over their health-care decisions or those of their parents to government agencies who know that they control costs by limiting care?
Would it not be refreshingly simple to pass a single provision bill that clearly states its purpose. For example, one that would open state borders for competition among insurance providers? Just a simple bill, nothing more, no politics, just a yes or no vote – the passing of such a bill would result in billions of dollars saved in health insurance costs.
Let's continue in that constructive mode. How simple – a single provision bill that revamps the medical malpractice issues and reduces the high cost of malpractice insurance as well as the overly defensive mode that the specter of malpractice has imposed on doctors and the resulting additional costly diagnostic procedures that would otherwise not be ordered. Those two bills alone would significantly reduce health-care costs.
What about two other single provision bills without any tag-ons or Nebraska type of bribes – one to eliminate "pre-existing conditions" limitations, and the other one that places a $1 tax on every pack of cigarettes and taxes every bottle and can of alcohol?
Alcohol and tobacco are directly responsible for highly significant health care costs both for insured patients as well as for uninsured patients that hospitals cannot turn away. If there are no tag-ons and special interest allocations, there would be two great direct benefits. Firstly, increasing the costs of alcohol and tobacco via a "health care tax" will reduce the consumption of both and therefore, in the long term, health-care costs resulting directly from their use. Secondly, the alcohol and tobacco tax revenue should be applied to independent health-care insurance for the uninsured population.
The above four measures taken together can fully address the health-care issues in this country. Any one of the four can have a direct and major positive impact. The President called for bipartisanship, clarity and openness in Washington, no tag-ons, no closed door sessions, no bribes, not increasing deficits. The terms and manner in which the current health care proposal has been conducted belie the President's "comments."
Let's have clarity – four simple direct ways to resolve the health-care issues in this country; Let's have openness — no confusing language buried in over 2000 pages subject to interpretation; Let's have no tag-ons; Let's have no closed door sessions; Let's have no Nebraska, Florida or other type bribes; and let's not increase the deficit. And, not the least of important of all, let's not do two things — let's not destroy the best quality health care in the world, and let's not let the government encroach further and further into controlling the lives of private citizens and make decisions on who will and who will not receive health-care treatment.
Jack Kavanaugh, M.D., D.D.S., M.B.A.


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Trend Alert: Cross Your Strap
It's not the most obvious trend but if you cross your strap, you'll be hands-free and styling with the likes of Chloe Sevigny. Cross-body evening bags are perfect for those nonchalant evenings out on the town — or concerts! — and it's a fun way to make use out of your fancy little bags. I've already jumped on this utilitarian trend, will you do the same?


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When the occupational therapist told me that my son should do one craft project a week, at least, my heart sank. I'm no artist. In fact, I'm the opposite of artist. I'd never really got into crafts before because I had no talent for it, and my son had no interest.
What, really, was the point of doing an activity if he was only going to keep to it for five minutes or maybe ten minutes, a week?
Now I know. Sure my efforts are rubbish, but I'm astounded at what my son can do and the ideas he will come up with. The use of colours, or design. He still doesn't keep focussed on it for any longer than 10 minutes. But those are 10 minutes that we spend together, and in which he can do a bit of experimenting. And we'd never have had those ten minutes before. So, I no longer view this as a waste of time.
Today my son is off on his Year One school trip to the zoo. All last week they were studying penguins. Most exciting of all was a video they watched in class all about the Emperor Penguin. I had this re-enacted in its entirety at home.
My plans for our craft project this week had involved silver foil and outer space. I had big plans for making our own 'space suits', and making some planets.
As is often the case with kids that all went out of the window. Pouncing on the roll of silver wrapping foil with glee, my son set about making his own ice world. Silver is in fact surprisingly good for an icy landscape. This is the end result. It is all my son's ideas, he led this craft project entirely. Mummy was only there to help make the ideas a reality when it got a bit beyond his abilities.
Like using scissors, which he still hasn't developed enough strength in his fingers to do properly. But, we're working on that!
For this project we used a roll of silver wrapping foil, some felt tips, scissors, the little plastic containers you get from inside Kinder eggs, a bit of blu tac and sticky tape, and a whole lot of imagination.
Give it a try. Hand your child a roll of silver foil and some materials and see what they come up with. Can you guess though which of the 'penquins' mummy made?
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Why Do a Science Fair?
Science fairs teach about more than students learning more about their favorite science content. Science fair projects allow students to practice scientific thinking and problem-solving, improvise when a procedure doesn't work out as predicted, present science findings to others, and constructively critique each other's work. If the presentation is being judged, it sharpens their skills in communicating science process and content.
Students strengthen math skills through analyzing and graphing data; reading comprehension skills by doing complicated background research; and creative problem-solving skills throughout the process.
Both the National Science Education Standards, p.105 (National Research Council, 1996), and the Mathematics Standards from the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, Vision and Principals (2004), promote the application by students of science and mathematics processes to real life experiences as a way of making that learning more permanent.
Science fairs involve self-directed learning. A word of advice from Science Fair Central: don't wait until the science fair project starts to make this the first self-directed science investigation that your students do. From the start of the year, give them opportunities to problem-solve, make decisions and design and conduct their own tests as part of your regular curriculum, and they will be ready for the science fair project.
This site provides practice in science investigation through a pair of virtual labs. These interactive labs allow the teacher to get students involved in science investigation in a controlled environment where they can practice.
While students learn important lessons in the classroom and lab, science concepts become relevant as students see practical applications all around them and delve into scientific investigation of their own. When students control the hands-on exploration, they gain a deeper level of understanding than could ever be possible from a textbook or from following canned directions in a lab.
Science fairs are an especially motivating way to learn. When students are charged with choosing their own topics and designing their own procedures, they are more likely to take ownership of their work and become personally invested in learning. If you think about what really stays with students, the science fair project is something they always remember.
Many students choose topics they're already passionate about; others discover new interests along the way. Reluctant learners who show little enthusiasm in the classroom may suddenly find themselves driven to find the solution to a scientific problem. Sometimes a science fair project can spark a lifelong interest in a subject and lead to an important career in a science-related field.


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German Emigration: Not a Permanent Loss of University Graduates
In 2006 about 155 000 Germans left their country - more than ever before apart from the postwar wave of emigration in the 1950s. However, many recent German emigrants return to their home country. Although the question of why this rise has occurred is now arousing much attention from the general public and in research, comprehensive analyses have not so far been possible owing to the lack of an adequate data base. As part of two special surveys for the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study more than 2 000 persons aged over 16 were questioned in the first half of 2007 about emigration and living abroad. Many Germans have at one time seriously thought about moving abroad, but very few have concrete plans to emigrate, and a good half of these only intend to spend a certain length of time abroad. A more detailed analysis of the characteristics of Germans who are willing to emigrate shows that existing social ties in the country of destination and past experience abroad play a crucial role in the emergence of ideas of emigrating. Persons who are self-employed are particularly likely to leave Germany for ever, but university graduates do so particularly rarely.
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text: There's plenty to be excited about in 2013, but the return of the inhabitants of one fictional British estate has got Americans shaking in their waistcoats: that's right, Downton Abbey is back! PBS's deliciously addicting drama returns on January 6, and we started wondering if any of the show's fancy actors will follow in the footsteps of their co-star Dan Stevens, who recently made his Broadway debut in in The Heiress. Of course, some of Downton's residents are already accomplished Broadway veterans, including Brendan Coyle, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton and the divine, Tony-winning Maggie Smith. Would you like to see the Dowager Countess return to the New York stage? Or would you rather look for a Broadway debut from Lady Sybil or Mr. Carson? We want to know: Which Downton Abbey star would you like to see take the Broadway stage? Vote below!


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hepatitis C and cancer. CEO Agrawal told me that his firm's approach to modulate the receptors offers greater specificity than those of other firms that target TLRs. He adds that the company plans to continue to generate revenue through partnerships with pharma partners such as Novartis, U.S.-based Merck and Germany-based Merck.
In Silico Biosciences — (Virtual)
In Silico—which has provided contract research services for nervous-system-drug discovery since 1999—says it has identified a potential schizophrenia treatment that could be more effective than popular drug clozapine. The firm says it wants to raise $36 million to fund the project through mid-stage clinical trials.
Logical Therapeutics — Waltham, MA
Logical moved to the Bay State from Pittsburg last year after closing a $30 million second round of venture financing, with plans to develop a novel treatment for inflammation. Rebecca caught up to the crew at Logical at their new digs in Waltham late last year and wrote about the multibillion-dollar market the firm is aiming for with its novel form of naproxen, designed to reduce gastrointestinal side effects of traditional naproxen treatments.
Oscient Pharmaceuticals — Waltham, MA
Uniquely among presenters at the forum, Oscient (NASDAQ:OSCI) has two products on the market. The company sells fenofibrate (Antara) for high cholesterol and gemifloxacin mesylate (Factive), an antibiotic for bronchitis and certain forms of bronchitis. The company, which has yet to reach profitability, is seeking a convertible debt financing to raise funds.
Targanta Therapeutics — Cambridge, MA
Targanta CEO Market Leuchtenberger—who is also chairman of the MBC—is expecting to get word from the FDA on the company's (NASDAQ:TARG) application for approval of antibiotic oritavancin on the day before the investors' forum. The company's stock took a hit late last month after an FDA panel voted narrowly in favor of not recommending the company's antibiotic for approval to treat skin infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bugs.
Targeted Cell Therapies — Worcester, MA
Targeted Cell Therapies is developing technology to enable oral delivery of protein-based drugs, which are typically injected because of an inability of such treatments to clear the digestive system intact. The company's lead drug is an oral drug for Gaucher disease, a rare lysosomal-storage disorder typically treated with Cambridge-based biotech firm Genzyme's (NASDAQ:GENZ) imiglucerase (Cerezyme) injections.
Wolfe Laboratories — Watertown, MA
Wolfe is a CRO that says it's seeking a $10 million investment to double its current space, triple its staff, and increase revenue by eight fold.
Ziopharm Oncology — New York, NY
Ziopharm (NASDAQ:ZIOP), which has R&D operations in Boston, is a developer of cancer treatments. The company has three molecules in clinical trials for the treatment of soft tissue tumors as well as liver and blood cancers.
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PRESCOTT Winifred (Winnie) Peacefully after a short illness on February 19th 2013 at the U.H.N.S. Winnie aged 92 years of Longton. Dearly loved wife of the late John, special mum of Garry, a loved aunt and great-aunt, also a very dear friend of the late Tom. Funeral to take place on Friday March 1st service and cremation at Carmountside Crematorium at 10.00am. Will relatives please accept this the only intimation, friends wishing to attend kindly meet at Carmountside. Floral tributes welcome Inquiries to: H. Dale Funeral Services, 176 Anchor Road, Sandford Hill Longton, Stoke On Trent, ST3 5EF Telephone 01782 313866.
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Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing(CPET) in Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
This study has been completed.
University of Oklahoma
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First Posted: December 16, 2009
Last Update Posted: May 20, 2014
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Nasal CPAP will improve cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) performance in patients with overlap syndrome(COPD and OSA). Nasal CPAP is proven to improve cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with OSA. The investigators hypothesis is that patients with overlap syndrome will have a greater improvement in their cardiopulmonary exercise testing besides a possible improvement in their lung function test and airway resistance.
|Obstructive Sleep Apnea Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
|Device: CPAP
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effect of Nasal CPAP on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients With Overlap Syndrome
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Efficacy of nasal CPAP on CPET performance in patients with overlap syndrome [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
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|June 2009
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|February 2014
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|February 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Device: CPAP
CPET will be done on patients with overlap syndrome before and after CPAP treatment
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Patients will be included if they have overlap syndrome. Patients will undergo a spirometry and CPET before being started on CPAP. Those tests will be repeated after 8-12 weeks of CPAP use. Patients will be excluded if they have any contraindication to mild exercise or they can't perform an exercise test due to limited mobility.
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to perform exercise test due to musculoskeletal limitation
- Cardiac condition preventing patient from mild exercise
- Continuous oxygen supplement
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01033266
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01033266
|United States, Oklahoma
|OU Medical Center
|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
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|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
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University of Oklahoma
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|Gary Kinasewitz, MD
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|Houssein Youness, MD
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|December 16, 2009
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|May 2014
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Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiration Disorders
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- Name: Rodney Housley
- MMA Record: 3-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Excessive Force
- Current Streak: 1 Loss
- Age & Date of Birth: N/A
- Last Fight: November 05, 2011 in PE
- Weight Class: Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 240.5 lbs
- Affiliation: Team Vision MMA
- Height: 6'3" (191cm) | Reach: 75.0" (191cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Born: United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | The UG
- Fighting out of: Loveland, Ohio
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Introducing the Four Generations of Lago Mar
Hi! Thank you for your interest in The Lago Mar Blog. I think I will start by giving you a little more background information about myself to help you understand my perspective when speaking about Lago Mar. Lago Mar has always meant so much to me. It is almost as if the resort is a family member and I have had different relationships with this "family member" throughout my whole life…. Lago Mar was where most of my childhood memories were formed. Every weekend my mom took my brother and me to the resort. First, we would always go the executive offices and visit my grandfather and father who were always working so hard and such long hours. Then we would pass by the housekeeping department where my grandmother worked tirelessly until she was almost 80 years old. If it hadn't been for these three people Lago Mar would never be what it is today. While they were working hard we were playing hard either on the playground, the shuffleboard courts, or the mini-golf course. Sometimes we would just swim until our little hands shriveled up like prunes. All of this was while we were forming lifelong friendships with the many returning guests. As I entered my teens Lago Mar became the "cool" place to take my girlfriends for sunbathing and delicious lunches on the patio. Boy, was I ever popular!!! It was during this time that Debbies' Dress Shop was born. I will be writing more about this in the future.
As I entered college at the University of Florida my relationship with Lago Mar cooled . In fact I was planning to enter law school and take a totally different path in life. A very serious car accident changed this plan real quick and I began working at Lago Mar until I healed physically. I worked as concierge, front desk clerk, social director, reservationist, and finally ended up in the sales department. After a few months of traveling overseas to promote Lago Mar to international tour operators I was hooked! I got to work with my dad who was evolving into my best friend and is one of the most brilliant, compassionate people I have ever met. I found the hotel business fascinating and loved every moment of selling something I truly believed in. It was an amazing 13 years for me. The last 10 years have been pretty amazing, too, as I have married a great guy and have had four beautiful children. I have been very close to the resort in a completely different way these past years. Because my dad gave me the gift of letting me stay home with my kids, I have enjoyed Lago Mar as a guest would. My family has been able to enjoy this piece of paradise as I did during my childhood. I understand why 60% of our guests return year after year.
Until my fourth enters school full time I can only work in a limited capacity. I am so thrilled that the blog ended up in my lap. I am hoping to accomplish two things thru my blog. First, all of my viewers will be updated frequently about the happenings at the resort and in the community. I will also alternate with interesting information of the history of Lago Mar. Secondly, thru doing research for my blog I will become closer to Lago Mar, and my transition back to work will be easier. Thank you in advance for sharing this journey with me……Deb


text: More Hardball wants to know who has the hottest fans in baseball. We'll be running a set of posts over the following weeks featuring images of each teams' hotties, with a voting poll to crown a champion. We're started with the AL East and we're now moving on to the AL Central. Sticking true to Major League Baseball's roots, there will be an eight team playoff system where the winners of each division square off with the addition of a wild card team to determine who wins the pennant and represents each league in the World Series of Hotness.


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By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor
You're going to want to take a knee when ripping certain packs of 2012 Prestige Football this year.
Yesterday, Panini America touted a Tim Tebow insert set slated to arrive in late June with the company's popular preseason brand. Let's take a look.
Without question, Tebow has been the centerpiece of many a football conversation across the country, maybe even the globe. In fact, on a recent trip to Paris I saw that this guy named Rodin made a beautiful sculpture in his likeness.
Thinking of past, present and future, Panini assembled the 15-card set with one thing in mind. The epic path of Tim Tebow. Each card is numbered to 1,500 or less and offers a nugget from his journey to the Jets. Card backs deliver details from as far back as his Pop Warner days and span toward his current clout in the NFL. Front aesthetics feature Panini's take on how big of a name he's been since he landed in the hobby.
The apparently movie-poster-inspired art showcases our hero throwing, rushing, and generally looking awesome in front of Colorado's massive mountains and before a green-tinted New York skyline. All in all, an appropriately dramatic tone for one of football's most fascinating phenoms.
After Prestige hits shelves on June 20, we'll find out if the insert epic is epic enough to chase. But until then, take a look at tell us what you think.


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Willow Bank Yacht Club and Cazenovia Lake will be host the Central New York Sailing Association Annual Regatta the weekend of July 9 and 10. The event will bring participants from 30 sailing clubs across the state to partake in races.
In the preceding weeks, a series of articles about the various fleets that will be seen competing will be featured.
Since 1947, after four local sailors established Lightning Fleet 164, Cazenovia Lake has been the sailing waters for many Lightning sailboats. Willow Bank Yacht Club has since been the host for Lightning Fleet 164, organizing and managing races and sailing events that attract many Central New York sailors. Lightning sailboats (and thunderstorms) can be seen on the lake after the summer sailing season starts over Memorial Day weekend.
The Lightning is a sloop-rigged dinghy originally designed in 1938 by Olin Stephens from the prestigious firm of Sparkman & Stephens, designers and builders of many famous America's Cup boats. It was first built and sailed on Skaneateles Lake.
Its original design concept was that of a boat of simple construction so that amateurs could build it at low cost. It can also be easily sailed as a family-racing sailboat that performs best on inland waters, like CNY lakes.
The design, which has since been maintained to follow strict standards and specifications by the International Lightning Class Association, was for a 19-foot sloop with a beam of six feet, six inches, and an all-up weight of 700 pounds It has a high-profile mainsail, a jib and a 300-square-foot spinnaker. It has a hard-chine hull, with an ample cockpit that easily accommodates four to five persons on a leisure cruise along the lake. When racing, only a crew of three is allowed.
One of the most successful one-design sailboat classes, today Lightnings are found in over 500 fleets worldwide, with over 15,500 boats built. Awarded International Class status, the Lightning is sailed in more than 13 countries and in the Pan American Games. A World Championship is held every two years. North American, South American and European Championships are held each year as are innumerable regional and District championships.
In the United States only two approved builders are producing the fiberglass Lightning. Any amateur can still obtain the construction plans from the class association and build a wooden lightning. In the 1987 World Championship in Cartagena, Colombia, one such lightning won the regatta racing against a fleet of more that 50 newer fiberglass boats.
Cazenovia's local fleet 164 has hosted several Central New York District Championships and every summer invites Lightning sailors from the area and other districts to race in the popular Caz Flash Bash and the One Day Invitational Regattas.
This year we expect to see more than 20 Lightnings during the Central New York Sailing Association Annual Regatta. With their multicolored spinnakers, this will be a sight not to be missed on beautiful Cazenovia Lake.
Above all, the Lightning is a family boat. Many sailors learned how to sail on a Lightning starting as a crew on a family boat. It is not uncommon today to see three generations of the same family racing a lightning at a regatta, or just going out for an easy cruise to have fun on a breezy summer day.
Remember to look for a sail with an upside down lightning bolt at the top of the mainsail to recognise the Lightning class boats sailing on Cazenovia Lake.
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