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CAIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - Egypt has approved investment incentives that will simplify procedures for new industrial projects and make it easier to set up franchises, the head of the General Authority for Investment (GAFI) was quoted as saying on Monday.
An uprising that led to the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak and continued political turmoil have dampened Egypt's economic prospects and the country's appeal as an investment destination, prompting the interim government to act to try and attract foreign investment.
Projects would no longer need the initial approval of the Industrial Development Authority and foreign firms establishing franchises can register in three days, instead of the previous four to six months, the al-Mal daily newspaper quoted Osama Saleh as saying.
Export and import licences would also be valid for three to five years, instead of the previous six months to a year, Saleh said.
Egypt's Finance Minister Samir Radwan forecasts foreign direct investment to Egypt will fall to $4.1 billion in the 2010/11 financial year ending on June 30, from $6.8 billion in the previous financial year, the paper said.
Radwan also said private investment would contribute 15 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010/11, growing to 25 percent in the 2011/12.
Radwan has said Egyptian GDP would grow by only 2.5 to 3 percent in the 2010/1. Before political unrest broke out in January, the government had been predicting growth of around 6 percent. [ID:nWEB4465] [ID:nLDE62O0UN] (Reporting by Dina Zayed; Editing by Susan Fenton)


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Alsa, ony one programm can play sound, for another device is busy
I use Slackware 14.0 x68_64
I have 2x sound cards.
cat /proc/asound/cards
It use special jack, in windows this jack is manage by drivers, in linux this jack not possible configure.
I resolve this problem: use mic for intel realtek integrated sound card.
And playback music through Creative.
But, flash player and other software not can play sound through not default sound card.
Creative (playback sound card) not is by default.
I need change creative as default card, and intel realtek as secondary sound card for microphone.
I finded how do this. I create file /etc/asound.conf:
pcm.!default {
Only one program can play sound! Or skype, or video player, or flash player.
Error is "Device is busy"
Please help, where is documentations for resolve to many problems with sound.
I not understand how KDE4 work with alsa, and what is Phonon, and how to work with Phonon?
Device is busy is a Phonon or Alsa problem?
Thanks for yours support.
I find what is problem.
My sound card not supported hardware mixing.
I rewrite my asound.conf and software mixing is work!
P.S. I use "pcm.swmixer" for resempling to 44100Hz. Dmix by default use 48kHz. It is important!
pcm.ossmix {
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Along the journey, Arkin meets three members of royalty, and one odd ferryman, that all have life-changing questions for the dragon to answer.
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As the White House begins discussions on gun control, more than $1 million in guns and drugs were recovered in Chicago Heights last week after an eight-month investigation, making it one of city's largest busts in years.
With a notorious reputation nationwide of being a dangerous city, Chicago Heights law enforcement said it continues to work to change things and this bust marks a success.
"It's a fight that we believe and we are not about to roll over," said Jack Riley, special agent-in-charge Drug Enforcement Administration.
On Wednesday, the DEA and local police announced the arrest and charges of two individuals, Juan Serrano and Raul Dominguez, after authorities seized four kilograms of cocaine and heroin and removed two deadly weapons from the city streets.
Investigators said they watched a drug deal unravel Friday on the 400 block of West 15th Street.
They arrested the men and searched their car, discovering the drugs in a hidden compartment in the back-seat speakers along with a Romanian-made AK-47 assault rifle with a 100-round drum magazine and a Desert Eagle .50 caliber pistol.
"I know they don't use these to hunt deer or turkey," Riley said. "They use these guns to kill humans."
On Tuesday Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said police have confiscated 180 guns already in 2013. And with increasing pressure for improvement after reporting 506 murders in 2012, lawmakers are speaking out.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was applauded by the Stop Concealed Carry coalition for seeking a rehearing of the Federal Judges decision that struck down Illinois ban on carrying concealed weapons in public.
"This makes a difference to everybody in the community," Riley said, "because these guns are no longer in the hands of those that will use them. That makes me sleep better at night. Our work's not done."


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Georgia's Kara Braxton shoots over Mississippi State's Mamie McKinney and Rebecca Kates during the Lady Bulldogs' 88-70 win at Stegeman Coliseum Thursday night in the teams' SEC opener.
Jeff Blake/Staff Whatever No. 12 Georgia did before Thursday's 88-70 win over Mississippi State, you can bet it'll be doing it again. Especially Christi Thomas.
Thomas, a 6-foot-5 senior from Buford, played perhaps the best first half of her life. With 3:45 to play until halftime, she was 9-for-10 from the floor for 18 points - the only miss was a 3-point try - to go along with 11 rebounds and a pair of assists.
She wasn't the only player rolling either as Georgia (12-2, 1-0 SEC) built a huge early lead and coasted at Stegeman Coliseum in the SEC opener.
"I didn't do anything different leading up to this game," said Thomas, who finished with a season-high 27 points in 26 minutes of action and grabbed 15 rebounds, tying her season high. "It's like I said after the South Florida game (on Sunday), this is the time of the season when you got to step it up.
"When my teammates get me the ball in good position like they did tonight, it's my job to knock down those shots."
Against South Florida, Thomas had 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Georgia had a huge size advantage in the low-post, with Thomas and 6-6 Kara Braxton towering over anybody Mississippi State (5-8, 0-1) put on the floor by at least five inches, but the Lady Bulldogs from Athens also out-executed and out-hustled their counterparts from Starkville for most of the game.
"(It wasn't just our size), it was our energy," said Georgia coach Andy Landers. "A lot of the plays we made didn't have much to do with us being bigger than they were; it was the way our players were hustling at both ends of the floor.
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"It wasn't like we were walking the ball down the floor and just trying to get it inside. We were taking the ball to the basket, knocking balls away on defense and just playing with a lot of energy."
After the teams traded baskets in the first few minutes, freshman Cori Chambers hit a 3-pointer from the left wing at the 15:46 mark that kicked off a 20-0 Georgia run that blew the game open.
During the five-minute offensive flurry, Thomas scored six points, SEC steals leader Sherill Baker had a pair of swipes that she took the other way for lay-ups and Jessica Pierce came in off the bench and hit a 3-pointer and scored on a put-back that put Georgia up 26-7 with 10:46 to play in the half.
Georgia led 48-24 at halftime.
Despite having two of the better scorers in the league in Tan White and Tiania Burns, Mississippi State never even threatened to get back in the game. White finished with 18 points, 12 coming in the second half against the Georgia bench. Burns, who was held scoreless in the first half on 0-11 shooting, finished with eight.
"We did a real good job defensively of slowing White and Burns down," said Georgia guard Alexis Kendrick. "Not only did we not let those two very good players get going in the first half, but we also created a lot of turnovers."
It was also an important night for Kendrick, who finished with eight points on 3 of 6 shooting. The sophomore point guard had been struggling with her outside shot in recent games.
"It was about time," she said of the shots she made. "Everybody goes through ups and downs, but with the SEC season getting under way, I needed to get my confidence back."
Off the court, sophomore forward Marquita Driskell, who was redshirting this season for health reasons, has left the team. Landers said the decision was a surprise to him and was made by Driskell, who has suffered from feinting spells.
Georgia's Jessica Pierce, right, and Mississippi State's Tiania Burns battle for a loose ball in the first half of Georgia's win at Stegeman Coliseum.
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Emirates Computers targets defense sector
Emirates Computers (EC) has recently announced its joint participation along with its technical partner, Lightpointe at the 6th International Defence Exhibition and Conference
(IDEX) held from March 16 - 20, 2003 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
As the largest and most comprehensive defense exhibition in the world, IDEX attracts well over 860 exhibitors from over 40 countries. With the predominant concentration on land, sea and warfare technology, it is expected to draw around 45,000 visitors.
Emirates Computers is a technology company that has dedicated itself to helping customers benefit from technology by providing services that run the gamut of the IT industry. Some of the services include mobile communication devices to advanced supercomputers, small LANs, integrated multimedia WANs and internally developed bilingual applications to enterprise wide management and decision support systems. — (menareport.com)
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In her memoir (Hiroshima in the Morning) and personal essay ("Why I Left My Children"), author Rahna Reiko Rizzuto explained why she left her husband and two sons (ages three and five at the time) to become a part-time parent.
The video embedded above features a Today Show clip with Rizzuto and relationship expert Argie Allen. A recent profile of the author on Shine generated more than 16,000 comments, 360 re-tweets on Twitter, and 75,000 "likes" on Facebook.
What do you think? Here's an excerpt from the article: "In any case, it's evident that there's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to motherhood. But does striking out on your own or being a 'Hiroshima Mom' take free-range parenting to an extreme?"
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One of two men or boys who ran away after a car accident Sunday night was found to be stabbed, police said.
Officers were called to the intersection of Lamont Street and Missouri Street about 8:50 p.m. to investigate the crash, said San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros. They found that two people who had been inside the vehicle tried to run away, but one of them fell and he was injured, Delimitros said.
The person said he was stabbed, paramedics confirmed the injury and he was taken to a hospital for treatment, Delimitros said.
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text: High profile speaker events In 'Enhancing your student experience' Enhancing your Student Experience Back to 'Study here' Studying in the School of Social Policy will give you the opportunity to hear from high profile speakers on a variety of subjects. Past and previous events Professor Pete Alcock, Director of the Third Sector Research Centre Social Policy lecturer, Professor Pete Alcock, presented the 'Big Society' lecture at Park House. Pete is head of the Third Sector Research Centre in the School of Social Policy, along with social policy lecturers Rob Macmillan and Iain Snelling. Dr Anthony Seldon, Priestley Lecture 2013 Dr Anthony Seldon delivered the Priestley Lecture on 'Why the development of character is more important than exam results in schools'. Anthony Seldon is Britain's best known Headmaster and is the acclaimed biographer of recent prime ministers and author of 30 books on contemporary history and policy. Professor Steven Vertovec, Director of the Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Gottingen. Professor Steven Vertovec delivered a guest lecture on 'Diversification and 'diversity': configurations, representations and encounters', and explored his ideas around 'superdiversity'. This event also launched the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS). Social Democracy and its Future Roy Hattersley, Labour MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964-1997 and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983-1992, was a key speaker at this event held in June 2012. It was organised by Robert Page (School of Social Policy) and Emma Foster (School of Government and Society), in association with Emma Anderson at Political Quarterly. Professor Roy Bhaskar, Director of the International Centre for Critical Realism Professor Roy Bhaskar delivered a guest lecture on 'Critical Realism, Interdisciplinarity and Wellbeing. Much of Roy's work has been concerned with applying a critical realist approach to concrete issues of interdisciplinary research, both within and beyond the field of social science, for example, turning a critical realist lens on the complex issues surrounding climate change. Professor Al Roth, Nobel Prize Winner Nobel Prize Winner, Professor Al Roth delivered a guest lecture to students, staff and alumni focusing on 'The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design'. David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times, delivered a guest lecture entitled 'An age of instability: The crisis and the changing shape of the world economy'. Before his current position as Economics Editor, David had previously held the position of Economics/Business Writer for Now! magazine. Future events If you are interested in what is happening across the University, take a look at the main Events page.


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Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced its participation in the F-AIR Colombia exhibition, July 6-10, at the International Airport José MarÃa Córdova in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. HBC will showcase three different models of the Beechcraft King Air at the event, which is led by the UAE of the Aeronáutica Civil with the support of the Colombian Air Force.
The following commercial and special mission Beechcraft King Air products will be on display:
¢ Beechcraft King Air 350ER " HBC markets, produces and supports a broad range of special mission aircraft for commercial applications, militaries and governments worldwide. The Beechcraft Multi-Mission King Air 350ER demonstrator aircraft is a standard extended-range airplane (capable of over 12 hours endurance, or over 2,500 nm range), which has been fitted with a search radar radome with electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) lift for surveillance missions, high density seating for military transport missions and two medical sleds (and medical storage cabinet) for Air Ambulance missions. All of these installations are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency and available for immediate delivery on new aircraft from the factory.
¢ Beechcraft King Air 250 " Building on a reputation of proven performance, the next-generation Beechcraft King Air 250 features composite winglets and lightweight composite propellers, delivering improved runway performance, range, speed and enhanced climb. Passengers travel in quintessential King Air comfort, easily moving about in the spacious square-oval cabin over long-distance journeys. The King Air 250 further defines mission reliability with a ram air recovery system that maintains peak performance when the anti-icing system is activated, resulting in a high-performance, all-weather aircraft.
¢ Beechcraft King Air C90GTx " Key enhancements to the King Air C90GTx include an increase in gross weight and the addition of composite winglets, which improve climb performance and further increase fuel efficiency. Featuring a cabin 50 percent larger than some very light jets, the C90GTx seats up to seven passengers in its famed squared-oval design, allowing greater passenger comfort. It includes an in-flight accessible, heated and pressurized baggage storage area along with a private aft lavatory as standard.


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9 people arrested in street racing inquiry
MIRAMAR – Police arrested nine people on suspicion of street racing and impounded their vehicles during a raid on a section of Kearny Villa Road.
The San Diego police dragnet unit made the arrests late Friday and early yesterday north of state Route 52. Another person was arrested on narcotics charges.
Twenty traffic violations were issued, and one vehicle was impounded for unlicensed operation, Sgt. Greg Sloan said.
Occupants of about 150 vehicles were caught, questioned, given an educational handout on the dangers of drag racing and released.
Six representatives of the state Bureau of Automotive Repair assisted officers with smog equipment inspections.
Sloan said the number of people involved in street racing statewide has skyrocketed over the past two years.
Sloan said the dragnet unit supports legal alternatives, such as San Diego State University's "Racelegal.com," which offers sanctioned drag racing at Qualcomm Stadium.
– Joe Hughes
Body of teen-age boy found in motel room
EGGER HIGHLANDS – The body of a 15-year-old boy was found inside a Travelodge motel room yesterday, authorities said.
San Diego police homicide detectives were sent to the motel on Palm Avenue in the South Bay about 11:15 a.m., Sgt. Richard Nemetz said.
The cause of death was not immediately known, a county medical examiner investigator said last night. The boy apparently was there with other teens, the investigator said. No other details were released.
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Explosive device found, detonated
MIRA MESA – A jogger found an explosive device near Mercy Road and Interstate 15 yesterday.
Authorities said the device was homemade from gunpowder. They detonated it about 11:30 a.m.
– Joe Hughes
Police nab suspected auto thief after crash
NORMAL HEIGHTS – Police arrested an auto thief suspect yesterday after he crashed during a chase and then tried running away.
The chase began about 8 a.m. when an officer saw a stolen 1994 Dodge truck and tried to stop it, but the driver sped off, said San Diego police Lt. Shelley Zimmerman.
The pursuit covered only a few blocks. It ended when the truck went out of control and crashed on Madison Avenue near 33rd Street. Police captured the suspect, a teen-age boy, when he tried to sprint away.
During the incident, one officer suffered a minor injury to his left hand. The suspect was taken to Juvenile Hall.
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Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends,
Thank you for this opportunity to exchange views on recent developments in Turkey and our future relationship. This series of Bosphorus conferences provides a valuable forum for discussing the biggest challenges facing us. I commend the Centre for European Reform, TESEV and the British Council for collaborating to bring together such a distinguished group.
Turkey deserves praise for overcoming a political crisis this year, and strengthening its democratic institutions as a result. The government earned an impressive endorsement of its reform agenda from the voters. Moreover, the new parliament is more representative of Turkey's political diversity. In short, Turkey demonstrated its stability and political maturation.
The challenge now is to keep this momentum going. The government has an excellent opportunity to give renewed impetus to the reform process. This would also open the way for faster progress in the accession negotiations.
It is right that Prime Minister Erdogan has set the accession process as one of his government's top priorities. We need to communicate the fact that Turkey is not undertaking the reforms just for the sake of joining the Union. Rather, preparing for future membership means enhancing prosperity, strengthening citizens' rights, and alleviating global and regional tensions today. That means evident benefits for Turkish citizens in the short term, not just the advantages of becoming EU citizens in the future.
The constitutional reform presents many opportunities for strengthening fundamental freedoms, cultural rights and the independence of the judiciary. The new constitution should firmly anchor Turkey's democratic institutions, ensure full civilian control of the military, and ground fundamental freedoms and rights in a strong legal framework.
The process of constitutional reform has just started and key aspects still need to be discussed, involving many segments of Turkish society. A transparent and inclusive process is vital to pre-empt criticism and guarantee the constitution broad support in society.
However, some issues cannot wait for the end of this process, particularly moves on freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Early progress in these areas would significantly change Turkey's image in the rest of the world. Now the time has come to move from words to deeds in creating a more open society.
On our side, the EU continues to honour its commitments. Negotiations and co-operation are continuing. The screening exercise is moving ahead as planned. We expect delivery of the remaining screening reports under the Portuguese Presidency. We have opened four negotiating chapters and we expect to open two additional chapters by the end of the year, demonstrating that the process is continuing.
However, speaking frankly, I am concerned about the atmosphere in which we are working at present. The impact of the debate in the EU about Turkey's membership on the expectations of Turkish people is clearly visible in 'Transatlantic Trends 2007', the poll produced by the German Marshall Fund last month. The poll found a 14 percentage point drop over the past year in the number of Turkish citizens viewing EU membership as a good thing, down to 40 per cent support.
Even more worryingly, Turkish respondents are more pessimistic than EU citizens about whether Turkey will eventually join the EU – 56 per cent of Europeans think Turkey is likely to join, but only a quarter of Turks believe that their country will become a member. I invite them to look at how the EU acts in reality.
There is a remarkable consistency and continuity in the unanimous decisions taken by EU leaders, in starting and continuing accession negotiations with Turkey.
I am among the 56 per cent of Europeans who believe Turkey will join the European Union, because I think time is on Turkey's side. As the EU thinks about its own future and considers new policies to meet new challenges – such as energy security, climate change, an ageing population and cross-border crime – Turkey will figure again and again not as a problem but rather a vital part of the solution to European problems.
Turkey has many valuable assets for the EU, such as a dynamic young workforce, and its strategic position on energy supply routes. We not only want to work with Turkey, but we need to do so, if we are to tackle effectively major common problems like people-trafficking and the stability of the wider Middle East. The EU needs to integrate a stable, prosperous, and democratic Turkey to further our interests in stabilising Iraq, supporting the Middle East Peace Process, rebuilding confidence-based relations with Iran and developing common links with the Black Sea region.
But these strategic arguments are not featuring often enough in the public debate in the EU. In the discussions tomorrow, we should consider seriously how to ensure that this positive message gets through: both to mainstream Turkey in the EU's debates about future challenges, and to explain to the Turkish people why time is on their side.
If we are to complete our political bridge between the EU and Turkey, we need to stand up time and again for our convictions about the long-term interests of everyone in continuing this accession process. I rely on all of you to help explain it better. We also need to engage civil society more deeply on both sides, to keep up the momentum.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I believe that Turkey and the European Union can build together a bridge based on our common values. Let's add a solid bridge linking our shared destiny to the monumental marvels of this wonderful city.
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Whitewater City Council race getting recount
Incumbent Lynn Binnie totaled 344 votes while challenger Cort Hartmann had 342.
"This could change, but if I'm still behind after counting all the absentee ballots, I'll request a recount," Hartmann said. "It's just too close, and there's always the possibility of human error."
Absentee ballots postmarked Tuesday will be counted, even if they did not arrive at the clerk's office Tuesday. The ballots will be included if received by Friday.
Binnie said he will ask for a recount if the absentee ballots put Hartmann ahead.
"Cort called me to congratulate me, and said he would be asking for a recount," Binnie said. "I told him I understood and I will do the same if things change."
Because the results were within 1 percent, Whitewater City Clerk Michele Smith counted the ballots a second time with the same result.
"We will probably wait until Monday and then count all the absentee ballots and have the final canvass," Smith said. "I would expect the recount to begin Tuesday or Wednesday."
The recount follows a civil campaign. Both candidates displayed strengths, with Binnie a veteran incumbent and Hartmann having strong family ties to the area.
"We ran into each other after the election and just looked at each other and asked, 'Just two votes?'" Hartmann said. "Lynn ran a strong campaign and I'm very pleased I was able to go toe-to-toe with him my first time as a candidate."
Binnie said he was glad the two get along because Whitewater is a small community.
"I stopped off at the gas station and turned around to see Cort," Binnie said. "We congratulated each other again and were able to discuss the results. We'll see who will be on the council after next week's recount."
Smith said the election results were not reported Tuesday as quickly as she would have liked.
"We had the delay when we counted the ballots a second time, but the line to the county clerks office was busy, so we were unable to get the results into the county for its website," Smith said. "In any event, there will be a recount before a winner is determined officially."
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Album Rating: 4.5sure the cover art is cool here, and the influence is certainly bigger here, but musically, Red fuckin slays this
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This album is older than my dad.
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Album Rating: 3.5get Red by them, honestly.
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison arrives to testify in the Oracle v. Google trial in San Francisco.
The second day in the probable eight-week jury trial between Silicon Valley powerhouse company's Oracle and Google was off to a celebrity tech start on Tuesday.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison arrived at the courthouse in San Francisco to testify in Oracle's patent trial against Google for using programming language java in its smartphones.
Ellison entered the courthouse, where he would argue that Google ran roughshod over intellectual property rights that now belong to Oracle.
But Google attorney's say Google built Android using parts of Java that didn't require a license and it had the full support of Sun Microsystems in doing so.
Sun was later bought by Oracle.
From San Francisco, Kerry Davis, IDG News Service.


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High School Team Runs Fake-Spike Play for Game-Winning TouchdownAugust 24, 2014
One Georgia high school football team broke out some trickery to start its season on the right foot this past weekend.
The North Gwinnett Bulldogs were trailing the top-ranked McEachern Indians with nine seconds remaining in their season opener when they dialed up the fake-spike play.
Bulldogs quarterback John Urzua took the snap, pump-faked the spike and found Kyle Knudsen for the touchdown. It was Urzua's seventh touchdown pass of the game, and it handed North Gwinnett a 52-49 victory.
In a game that featured seven lead changes, four of which came in the final seven minutes, it was a fitting end to an exciting high school shootout.
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PHOENIX -- A day after D-backs catcher Miguel Montero strained his left groin in the sixth inning of Monday's 6-1 loss to the Dodgers, the club downplayed the chance of a disabled list stint but admitted he won't start until Friday at the earliest. "We don't think it's 15 days, but at the same time, we don't want to push him," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "We'll see the treatment and the kind of relief he gets. He is a catcher though, he's got to block balls. He's not going to start tomorrow for sure." The D-backs promoted catcher Konrad Schmidt from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday as insurance while veteran Henry Blanco takes over the duties behind home plate for the time being.
"We'll bring in some catching depth, take a couple days and see how he progresses," Gibson said of Montero. "He's really not that sore today, it's kind of encouraging." Gibson wouldn't completely rule out using Montero in a pinch-hitting role but said it's not likely. "We'll have to see what the situation is. You try to win a game," Gibson said. "You say I wouldn't use Miggy, and you're probably right, but I don't know about that." Montero is batting .255 on the season with two homers and 21 RBIs. He has thrown out the highest percentage of basestealers in the Majors at a .593 clip.


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5 Signs Your Mom Is Sexting
It's traumatizing enough to know the 50-plus set has taken to the sext, and then you remember your parents. Your dear, 50-something-year-old mom and dad who can't even upload pictures to their Facebook accounts — or whatever their tech limit is.
Maybe it's just the savviest — and sassiest — seniors sexting away, but what happens when they get, oh, confused? Who are they going to ask? Here are five signs you have a sexting mom or dad!
- She asks "How do I set my phone to vibrate?"
- She starts turning whole sentences into acronyms, like DYGTTD? (Did you go to the dentist?)
- She asks how to text a photo.
- She texts you popular sexting acronyms like K4Y (kiss for you) or NALOPKT or (not a lot of people know that!)
- She unwittingly asks what acronyms like ASL (Age/Sex/Location) mean.
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The Bourne Ultimatum
2007, PG-13, 111 min. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, Joan Allen.
REVIEWED By Josh Rosenblatt, Fri., Aug. 3, 2007
Ask Francis Ford Coppola, and he'll tell you it's no small feat getting to the third movie in a series and still managing to create something watchable. More remarkable still – unprecedented, really – is making a movie that's actually better than its predecessors. Conventional wisdom states that by the third movie in any series, lead characters have long since given up any psychological relevance and been reduced to two-dimensional lunch-box-sized pitchmen, and plots have become mere retreads of the series' earlier triumphs. Which makes The Bourne Ultimatum – the third in the Robert Ludlum-penned series about Jason Bourne (Damon), the rogue CIA spook with impossibly broad shoulders and the memory of a goldfish – such an achievement. Not only is it considerably better than 2002's The Bourne Identity, but director Greengrass (United 93, Bloody Sunday) even bests his own excellent The Bourne Supremacy, creating a true action thriller that's far closer to art than it probably has any right to be. If this upward trend continues, by the time the series reaches entry six or seven (The Bourne Resignation? The Bourne Liebestraum?), Greengrass will be making our generation's Grand Illusion, or at least The Great Escape. Episode three finds Bourne still struggling to reconstruct his identity while bringing down elaborate conspiracies percolating among the higher-ups in the American intelligence community. By this point, he tops the CIA's most-wanted list by a mile, and even just the sight of an Algerian meter maid is enough to send him into paroxysms of paranoia that usually result in his tossing about roomfuls of hiply dressed secret agents like they were sacks of potatoes. To add insult to this inconvenience, Bourne is plagued by memories of hooded interrogations involving involuntary headfirst dips into water tanks and cursed by a complete lack of memory of anything else: He doesn't know his real name; he can't remember why he is where he is or why he does what he does. And – unkindest cut of all! – he can't remember that he used to schtup Julia Stiles. How cruel can fate (and movie producers) get?!! The least you can do is leave the poor guy his erotic memories while he's out there in the cold, running for his life. Greengrass and co. may have made one of the best action movies in recent memory, but some punishments are just too mean-spirited to inflict, even for filmmakers.
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|Peter Chi Fai Ho, Jian-An Jiang, Hai-Yan Zhu
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|Ric Investments, Llc
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|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (11), Classifications (10), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. � 119(e) from provisional U.S. patent application No. 60/729,516 filed Oct. 24, 2005 the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention generally relates to a patient interface for use in a pressure support system that supplies a flow of gas to the airway of a patient, and, in particular, to a patient interface that includes a support having an integral nasal cushion and integral nasal pillows.
There are numerous situations where it is necessary or desirable to deliver a flow of breathing gas non-invasively to the airway of a patient, i.e., without intubating the patient or surgically inserting a tracheal tube in their esophagus. For example, it is known to ventilate a patient using a technique known as non-invasive ventilation. It is also known to deliver continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or variable airway pressure, such as a bi-level pressure that varies with the patient's respiratory cycle or an auto-titrating pressure that varies with the monitored condition of the patient. Typical pressure support therapies are provided to treat a medical disorder, such as sleep apnea syndrome, in particular, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Cheyne-Stokes respiration, or congestive heart failure.
Non-invasive ventilation and pressure support therapies involve the placement of a patient interface, which is typically a nasal, nasal/oral mask, or a total face mask, on the face of a patient. The patient interface couples the ventilator or pressure support system with the airway of the patient, so that a flow of breathing gas can be delivered from the flow/pressure generating device to the airway of the patient.
Because patient interfaces are typically worn for an extended period of time, a variety of concerns must be taken into consideration. For example, in providing CPAP to treat OSA, the patient normally wears the patient interface all night long while he or she sleeps. One concern in such a situation is that the patient interface is as comfortable as possible, otherwise the patient may avoid wearing the interface device, defeating the purpose of the prescribed pressure support therapy. It is also important that the patient interface provide an adequate seal against the patient's face without discomfort. One problem that can arise is that in order for the mask to maintain a seal without any undue gas leaks around the periphery of the mask, the mask is often compressed against the patient's face with too much force, causing discomfort.
Typically, patient interfaces include a member housing shell and a cushion (also referred to as a seal or seal member) attached to the shell. The cushion contacts the surface of the patient and operates to both locate and seal the interface with the face of the patient. The member is held in place by a headgear assembly that wraps around the head of the patient. Together, the patient interface and headgear form a patient interface assembly. A typical headgear assembly includes flexible, adjustable straps that extend from the patient interface to attach the patient interface to the patient.
In addition to the patient interface described above, it is also known to have patient interfaces with nasal pillows that seal within the nares of a patient. As best appreciated with reference to
Although nasal pillows have performed very well in the art, further advancements would be desirable. For instance, contemporary nasal pillows are often compressed within the nares of the patient's nose in order to form an adequate seal and properly locate the pillows on the face of the patient. In addition, it is often necessary to utilize a rather large and bulky headgear assembly to properly support and locate the patient interface. As best appreciated with reference to
What is therefore needed, and not disclosed in the prior art, is an improved patient interface that includes nasal pillows.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome one or more of the above-noted deficiencies in the art. This object is achieved in one embodiment of the present invention with a patient interface for use by a patient that is formed as a one-piece, unitary structure which includes a member having a peripheral edge and a partition integral with the member. The partition separates an interior of the patient interface into a first chamber configured to receive a nose of a patient and a second chamber. A pair of nasal pillows are integral with the partition and project therefrom into the first chamber for full or partial insertion into the nostrils of a patient when the patient interface is mounted operatively on the face of the patient. The member includes an integral port in fluid communication with the second chamber for delivery of gas to and from the patient via the nasal pillows.
In another embodiment, the invention is a one-piece, unitary patient interface defining an interior space and a means for dividing the interior into a first chamber configured to receive a nose of a patient and a second chamber. The patient interface includes means projecting from the dividing means into the first chamber for delivery of gas to and from at least one nostril of the patient. Lastly, the patient interface includes means in fluid communication with the second chamber for delivery of the gas to and from the patient via the second chamber and the delivery means.
In yet another embodiment, the invention is a patient interface for use by a patient. The patient interface comprises a pair of projections for delivery of gas. The projections extend from a partition that separates the patient interface into a first chamber that is configured to receive the nose of a patient when the patient interface is mounted operatively on the face of the patient and into which the pair of projections extend and a second chamber that has a port for delivery of gas to and from the projections via the second chamber.
These and other objects, features, and characteristics of the present invention, as well as the methods of operation and functions of the related elements of structure and the combination of parts and economies of manufacture, will become more apparent upon consideration of the following description and the appended claims with reference to the accompanying drawings, all of which form a part of this specification, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in the various figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and description only and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. As used in the specification and in the claims, the singular form of "a", "an", and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying figures where like reference numbers correspond to like elements.
With reference to
With reference to
Patient interface 10 includes an integral port 30 in fluid communication with second chamber 26 for delivery of gas to and from the patient via nasal pillows 28. The gas provided to the patient can be any suitable breathing gas known in the art. The gas is provided to the patient via a gas source 32 and a gas delivery hose 34.
With reference to
As shown best in
Adjacent opening 16, partition 22 can include a pair of oval-shaped rims 42, each of which supports a corresponding bellows 36 and nasal pillow 28 in an operative position for insertion of the elongated dome shape of the nasal pillow 28 in the oval-shaped nostril of the patient when patient interface 10 is mounted operatively on face A of the patient. For example, as shown best in
In addition, or alternatively, if desired, the height of each rim 42 adjacent a side of shell portion 12 can be greater than the height of the rim 42 adjacent a longitudinal axis 44 of patient interface 10, shown best in
As best appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, a benefit of each rim 42 is that it facilitates desirable positioning of the corresponding bellows 36 and nasal pillow 28 to the elliptically-shaped nare of the patient when patient interface 10 is mounted operatively on face A of the patient. The foregoing description of partition 22, rim(s) 42 and one or both bellows 36, however, is not to be construed as limiting the invention since it is envisioned that the functions of one more of these elements can realized in a multitude of suitable and desirable manners. For example, each rim 42 can be omitted and the lower portion of each nasal pillow 28 modified to perform the positioning function of the omitted rim 42, e.g., the lower portion of each nasal pillow 28 can be extended downwardly in the form of the omitted rim 42. Where a nasal pillow 28 is modified in this manner, the corresponding bellows 36 is coupled between partition 22 and the downwardly extended lower portion of the modified nasal pillow 28.
With reference to
With reference to
As can be seen, the present invention is a one-piece or unitary patient interface for use by a patient. The patient interface can be formed by any suitable process for forming a unitary structure such as injection molding, rotational molding, blow molding, etc. The patient interface is desirably made from a suitable biocompatible material that is resilient upon completion of the manufacturing process. Desirably, flange 20 and/or nasal pillows 28 of each embodiment of patient interface 10 discussed above are more resilient than the remaining portions of the unitary structure for patient comfort and to facilitate forming suitable fluid tight seal(s) with the face and/or nostrils of the patient when in use. However, the formation of fluid tight seals by nasal pillows 28 and/or flange 20 with the nostrils and/or face, respectively, of the patient is not to be construed as limiting the invention since it is envisioned that one or both of such fluid tight seal(s) is/are not required in use of either embodiment of patient interface 10.
The patient interface 10 described above can be mounted operatively on face A of the patient in any suitable manner. One example of a suitable means for mounting either embodiment of patient interface 10 operatively on face A of a patient is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,651,663 to Barnett et al., which is incorporated herein by reference. The Barnett et al. patent discloses a collar that can be mated with a patient interface which includes a plurality of cutouts that function as headgear attachment points for securing a headgear to collar. The embodiment of collar shown in the Barnett et al. patent includes three cutouts for headgear attachment points. However, this is not to be construed as limiting the invention since the number of headgear attachment points can be any desirable number, such as, without limitation, two or four. Another means for mounting either embodiment of patient interface 10 operatively on face A of a patient is disclosed in
One unique feature of the present invention is that the patient interface includes both a cushion portion 13 that fits about the patient's nose with nasal pillows 28 that fit within the patient's nares. This unique configuration separates the function of stabilizing the patient interface from the function of creating a seal between the patient and the patient interface 10. The cushion operates to stabilize and secure the mask in place and has a generally pyramidal-shape. In the event that forces are exerted longitudinally along the axis through port 30 towards the face A of the patient, the flange 20 will bear a majority of the applied forces rather than the nasal pillows 28. The region about the nares of a patient are well-known to be particularly sensitive. In prior designs, the nasal pillows often concentrate an excessive amount of force in this sensitive region. In contrast, the present invention disperses these forces about the patient's nose, thus reducing discomfort. In prior patient interfaces using nasal pillows, the headgear assembly required a number of complicated features to properly locate the nasal pillows on the face of the patient. A complicated construction is not necessary in the present invention. The nasal pillows 28 are predominately responsible for maintaining a seal between the patient and the mask sufficient to deliver gas to the patient. In fact, in one alternative design, the inventor contemplates that it may be desirable to add vent holes in the first chamber 24 to vent steam thus further enhancing the comfort experienced by patients of the present invention. This can be achieved since the seal can be maintained within the second chamber 26 and nasal pillows 28.
In one aspect, the present invention is formed from a unitary construction thus minimizing the potential for parts to be lost. For instance, the nasal pillows are preferably integrally formed with the partition. Alternatively, the nasal pillows may be formed separately from the partition and adhered or otherwise joined to the mask. This would permit the patient to select a nasal pillow that is properly sized and shaped for the particular shape of the patient's nares or replaced should excessive wear occur. In either embodiment, the gas supplied to the patient is mixed in the second chamber 26 before being delivered to the patient via nasal pillows 28. This intermixing ensures that the same gas is delivered at the same pressure to both nostrils of the patient.
Still further, the present invention includes elliptical dome portions that fit within the patient's nares. This construction is more comfortable since it is substantially anatomically correct. It also provides a large seal along a length of the patient's nares while also minimizing interference with the airflow. In addition, the nasal pillows are mounted on bellows, or rolling diaphragm 36. This feature permits the nasal pillows 28 to passively conform to the particular patient's nasal features thus enhancing comfort and seal integrity.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that in one embodiment flange 20 rolls outwardly rather than inwardly. Although either configuration will provide adequate support, rolling the flange 20 outwardly is particularly advantageous since this construction provides the patient with extra clearance for the nasal pillows 28.
Although the invention has been described in detail for the purpose of illustration based on what is currently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for that purpose and that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover modifications and equivalent arrangements that are within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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|19 Oct 2001
|25 Jul 2002
|Saeed Ziaee
|Nasal mask with balloon exhalation valve
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|14 Apr 2005
|Peter Ho
|Patient inteface assembly and system using same
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|27 Jun 2012
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|4 Jul 2017
|Somnetics Global Pte. Ltd.
|Apparatus and methods for administration of positive airway pressure therapies
|3 Dec 2012
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|Mhs Care-Innovation, Llc
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|Steve Han
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|128/207.18, 128/206.21
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|23 Oct 2006
Owner name: RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC, DELAWARE
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Organisers of the event have completed their roster of judges after selecting Luciano Deos and Dave Sanay as jury presidents for the Design and PR categories last month. In addition, Bob Scarpelli, DDB Worldwide's chairman and chief creative officer, will chair the Titanium and Integrated jury.
Plaza has been the global chief executive officer of MPG, the largest network within Havas Media, the media arm of communications group Havas, since 2006.
Her first role in the firm saw her head the newly created corporate development department where she was responsible for the geographical and business diversification of the company back in 1993.
Four years later, she took on the challenge of establishing Media Contacts, the firm's digital arm and one of today's leading global interactive media networks.
Plaza served as a judge at the event on two previous occasions and believes Cannes is the pulse of the media industry and seeing fresh, ground-breaking work from around the world pushes everyone forward while simultaneously paving the way for the future of the industry.
She said: "I'm looking forward to working hard, debating, collaborating, and having fun with the rest of this year's talented jury."
Meanwhile, Keith Rose, director and founding partner of Velocity Films in South Africa, will chair the awards show's Film Craft category. This category was introduced in 2010 to recognise films based on the quality of the direction, copywriting, cinematography or editing, as well as the skilful use of music, sound design or animation.
Rose has been selected by Campaign magazine as one of the top five directors globally and has garnered several Gold Lions himself in previous versions of the event.
Looking forward to judging the category, Rose added a little perspective on the field. He said: "Was it done in camera? Was it done in post? Who knows? Craft and techniques have developed to such an extent that it is impossible to decode unless there's a 'making of' to view.
"One thing I am certain of… if the technique used does not compliment or enhance the concept, it amounts to nothing. Technique for techniques sake is futile. A weak story glossed over by a fancy execution is still a weak story."
Cannes Lions chairman Terry Savage commended the selections, pointing out that both will effortlessly and successfully step up to their roles in Cannes and guide their juries to uphold excellence in the work being judged.


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Once I had love, and it was a gas...soon turned out I had a Heart of Glass.
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Router, camera system used to enhance billboards
Moxa partnered with Media Resources on a project to improve the reliability of billboards with a router and managed switch that allow for constant surveillance and updates of any potential problems.
Media Resources, which specializes in large-format digital displays such as billboards and video scoreboards, partnered with Moxa Americas Inc. to improve the reliability of their control systems. The requirements for the project and upgrade included:
- Minimal downtime. A downtime of over 10 seconds (contiguously) can result in lost revenue.
- Remote diagnostics and ability to remotely monitor and cycle internal components from off-site.
- Ultra-high network security, with VPN access.
- Webcam monitoring. One webcam should be able to view a 14 ft x 48 ft billboard from the shortest distance away possible.
Moxa and Media Resources engineers worked together to overhaul the control system with a focus on reliability, redundancy, and self-monitoring. A Moxa remote I/O unit, the ioLogik E1214, monitored the performance of all components on a constant basis.
If an error is detected, the unit is able to automatically cycle the component. If the error persists, a Moxa all-in-one router and managed switch, the EDR-810, allows a technician to remotely and securely create a VPN tunnel to remotely assess the situation, with the assistance of a Moxa IP camera, the VPort P06-M12-CAM25. Moxa's router and managed switch allows Media Resources to grant access of the IP camera to clients who wish to personally monitor the products they have purchased from the company. The bulletproof enclosure and extra-wide angle lens allow for high resolution video images regardless of where the billboards is installed, which can capture extra large signage products up to 50 ft wide from as close as 8 ft away.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
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text: ecocean It's not just Ningaloo: whale sharks shown to favour much of the WA coastline April 5th, 2016 New research published in the journal Pacific Conservation Biology reveals whale sharks are distributed further along the WA coastline than previously understood. + Find out more Whale shark school race gets underway August 4th, 2015 A whale shark researcher from Murdoch University is giving WA school students the opportunity to participate in a ground breaking project which could help to solve the mystery of whale shark migration. + Find out more Student teacher draws on scientific experience to lead whale shark project June 17th, 2015 A Murdoch University education student is taking the lead on a whale shark tagging project which will see pupils from schools across WA follow the progress of several of the majestic fish. + Find out more Funds needed to unlock mysteries of the deep March 13th, 2014 With the Sculpture By the Sea exhibition captivating city dwellers this month, Western Australian researchers are using the opportunity to raise awareness about whale shark conservation. + Find out more Alumni honoured for professional and community excellence July 26th, 2012 The second annual Murdoch University Distinguished Alumni Awards have honoured four winners for their inspirational work. + Find out more Emerging whale shark 'crisis' in China July 24th, 2012 A study involving Murdoch University and Shandong University at Weihai has found distressing trends in the catch and trade of threatened whale sharks in China. + Find out more


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A Web service method input parameter.
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Feingold's anti-pork ammendment fails; Obama spending bill nears a trillion dollars
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., of Middleton, failed to put a future ban on pork-barrel spending in the Senate's version of the Obama spending bill.
It was voted down 65-32 Thursday.
Wisconsin's other senator, Herb Kohl, D, voted no. Feingold called it disappointing, but he said he would keep rallying against so-called earmarks - the pet projects added to spending bills which a president cannot veto individually.
Feingold said many of his colleagues flip-flopped on their campaign promises to end the earmarking practice. Senate Majority Leader U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., called Feingold's effort "foolish."
Meanwhile, last-minute negotiations continued overnight to reduce the size of the massive Obama spending package - which is now getting close to a trillion dollars. The talks were designed to win votes from those who said the package was too large and would not do enough to stimulate the economy.
There were $90 billion in cuts were being considered. Reid said he would give the negotiators one more day. A final vote on the plan is still set for today (Friday), but Reid says he might call a rare Sunday session if the negotiations look promising.
On the Senate floor Thursday, Kohl said he supported the massive spending despite what he called its "enormous" price tag. Kohl is trying to add $30 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, which gives technology advice to small to medium-sized factories.


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Monday night, July 8, WLOS reporter Mike Mason led a town hall focused on the decades-long problem of deadly contamination from the former CTS of Asheville facility on Mills Gap Road. The meeting will be featured in a July 24, one-hour investigative report, said WLOS' Kimberly King:
Close to 100 people pack a special meeting Monday night convened by News 13. Residents living near the former CTS chrome plating plant came to provide more information as WLOS investigates clusters of cancer patients who feel they're sick because of the contaminated groundwater. It was standing room … at the Skyland Fire Department. Former employees told how they worked inside the plant with the chemical called TCE that was also allegedly dumped in a nearby containment pond by CTS. …
The meeting and new information will be part of an upcoming one hour investigation on CTS that will air Wednesday, July 24th. It will include never before seen interviews with former employees, new revealing documents of what the EPA knew about contaminated areas and interviews with leaders in Washington who now have the plant on their radar to get something done.
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Let's go back to the Terminology. What is the difference between your annual percentage rate (APR) and your Interest Rate?
This will come on your Truth in Lending (TIL) disclosure, and quite often the APR is higher than the actual note rate, or the actual quoted interest rate. The initial interest rate is located on page one of the 2010 Good Faith Estimate in the "summary of your loan" section. This is the note rate, or the rate that you were quoted. You may or may not be locked at this rate. The rate in the upper left hand corner of the TIL is also known as the APR. The APR is different from your note rate or the rate that you were quoted. The APR includes, in addition to interest, some of the additional costs of obtaining your financing. Simply stated, if there were no costs in obtaining your financing, your note rate and APR would be the same.


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What're your favorites? I love anything gummi and full sized candy bars. Twix, snickers, etc.. I remember being a kid and getting these full sized bars and just being so damn happy.
Which ones do you hate? I HATE candy corn. What the hell is that anyway? And circus peanuts..It's like the people that give these out are pranking the kids. No one wants candy corn and circus peanuts, people! The texture, the taste..All just blechh!
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So, how was your Wednesday?
If you're a fan of USC recruiting, my guess is it was a pretty good day.
My day started at Cathedral High School to watch a camp that featured USC class of 2015 verbal commit quarterback David Sills (Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian Academy). It's always good to get a chance to catch Sills in action whenever he comes to California to judge the progress he is making as a player.
When the camp was completed, Sills said he expected a decision soon from his offensive line teammate, Khaliel Rodgers. Little did he know that the decision would come very soon, as in just a few hours later.
Rodgers was known to be close to a decision between USC and Auburn, but it seemed that he could go either way. He had long wanted to be a Trojan to join Sills and Kenny Bigelow, but during the time that USC didn't offer, he found another school he clearly liked in Auburn.
When Rodgers announced for the Trojans on Wednesday afternoon it caused a huge stir on the USC message boards. Not only was it a solid signing for the Trojans but Nico Falah (Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco) was scheduled to announce later in the day, so this was now shaping up to potentially be an outstanding day for the future of the Trojans offensive line.
As expected, Falah committed to the Trojans and -- if that had been it for the day -- it would have been just fine with USC fans. It's always a good thing when you can solidify your offensive line class, especially when it happens in the course of a single day.
As we all learned, however, the day wasn't over.
First there was a Twitter post update from the top-ranked cornerback in the ESPN rankings -- Vernon Hargreaves III from Tampa (Fla.) Wharton -- who had visited the USC campus Wednesday. His update said "USC = Perfect" and later in the day he announced the Trojans as his top school.
Maybe that move of the Trojans to the top of the list was a bit of post-trip enthusiasm, maybe it was more than that. I don't think we really know yet. But Hargeaves doesn't seem like a guy who is playing around with the recruiting process so -- at the very least -- it has to be considered a positive sign in terms of the Trojans having a chance to sign him.
The biggest news came at the end of the day. In fact, very late in the day around 11 p.m. PT, when the reports came that defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes from Auburn (Calif.) Placer had given a verbal commit to the Trojans.
This was the cherry on the Wednesday sundae. Vanderdoes is the top-rated defensive tackle in the West, according to the ESPN rankings, and his fiery on-field persona and athletic skills should fit perfectly in the middle of the Trojans defensive line. With the interior of the defensive line a major priority in this class, it also gives Ed Orgeron a pair of talented commits as Vanderdoes joins Bigelow to form a strong defensive tackle duo.
This one was truly unexpected, at least the timing of it. The Trojans had seemed to be gaining ground on the Oregon Ducks and his recent reports from The Opening had indicated that USC had a "great" shot to land him. He was known to be making an unofficial visit to USC later in the month so the thinking was that the trip would be critical to helping with his choice. Apparently Vanderdoes had seen all he needed to see, though, and he committed to joining the USC class.
It was an absolutely fantastic day for USC fans as the number of verbal commitments climbed to 14 for the Class of 2013 along with the possibility of a major out-of-state prospect to potentially add to the class. The scouts at ESPN RecruitingNation noticed too, as when the updated class rankings came out on Thursday morning the Trojans' class had been moved to the No. 2 spot overall. Not bad for a school currently in the middle of NCAA sanctions.


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Hisashi Iwakuma, who strained a tendon in the middle finger of his right (throwing) hand working out in the offseason, will make his season debut in Houston on Saturday afternoon, according to Greg Johns of MLB.com.
Iwakuma's injury didn't require surgery but he was forced to wear a splint and wasn't permitted to begin throwing until late March.
SI WIRE: Report: Tigers to sign reliever Joel Hanrahan
Iwakuma made a rehab start on Sunday, allowing three runs (two earned) in four innings for Triple-A Tacoma. The 33-year-old was an All Star last year, finishing the season 14-6 with a 2.66 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 219 2/3 innings.
In two big league seasons, he is 23-11 with a 2.84 ERA in 63 appearances (49 starts) with 286 strikeouts and two saves.
Seattle wanted Iwakuma to start the series opener on Friday to keep him on regular rest, but had to adjust due to Wednesday's rainout in New York.
The Mariners (12-14) have won five of six following an eight-game losing streak.
SI WIRE: Report: Braves sign third baseman Chris Johnson to three-year extension
Hisashi Iwakuma will start Saturday for #Mariners in Houston.
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Where were you? Not the actual break. Just North or South?
I'm in Monmouth. I check a few spots this morning and got out for a bit. It was fun, but nothing close to solid overhead.
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[lastfm]Wiz Khalifa[/lastfm] is trying to give [lastfm]Redman[/lastfm], [lastfm]Method Man[/lastfm], [lastfm]Snoop Dogg[/lastfm] and any other rapper you can think of a run for their money when it comes to puffing kush.
During an interview with MeetThaDealer at a Rock The Bells tour stop, Khalifa revealed he drops 10K a month on weed.
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Bacteria infestation spurs health concerns
For the second weekend in a row, Stevens Pond will remain closed in the middle of the summer.
The pond shuttered its entrances to the public on July 11 due excessive levels of cyanobacteria, commonly referred to as blue-green algae, which can be toxic for children and pets.
Director of Recreation Services Rick Gorman said this is one of the longest closures of the pond during its open months in recent memory.
"We're asking our residents to be patient," he said. "We were arguably having our best summer yet before this. It's frustrating."
Gorman said the powerful thunderstorm that hit Essex County on July 17 had helped to break up some of the stagnant water. Gorman still wanted to conduct further tests alongside state and local health officials.
"The storms helped out a little bit," he said.
Public Health Director Susan Sawyer said the pond's toxicity hasn't become a hazard yet, but could become poisonous in time to children and pets. Adults can suffer from rashes of gastrointestinal problems if exposed to the bacteria.
"They don't always turn toxic but if they do it has been known to quickly kill dogs," Sawyer said.
The bacteria earned its name because of its colorful, toxic bloom. The blooms are most common in the summer and fall.
Since the pond's closure, the town has placed several signs surrounding the pond informing people to keep themselves and pets out of the water. A notice has also been placed on the town website.
Although not able to head to a local swimming destination, North Andover residents with Stevens Pond parking permits can receive discount fare to swim at Pomps Pond in Andover.
Gorman said his department is looking into purchasing machines for the pond that keep water flowing and decrease growth potential for the bacteria.
If you believe you believe you or your pet has come into contact with cyanobacteria, health officials suggest washing exposed areas thoroughly.
Stevens Pond opened for the season on June 20 and will close on August 24 this year.
For more on this story and updates when the pond reopens, visit www.wickedlocal.com/northandover. For health concerns or further information about cyanobacteria, call the North Andover Health Department at 978-688-9598.


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I want to programatically choose one of the options available in a Excel Dropdownlist. To manipulate the worksheet I'm using win32ole on ruby. It works well until I try to change the value of the dropdownlist.
I simply don't know how and google has been of no help.
setting a value to a a cell is as simple as worksheet.Cells(x,y).Value=new_value. This is not choosing one of the alternatives available on the dropdownlist and it's not even possible since the cell in question is protected.
The protection doesn't stop me from changin the value manualy via excelso I figure there must be a method or functon somewhere that allows me to simulate this action aswell.
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Injured Workers Sew Lips Shut in Hunger Strike to the Death
Injured workers from the General Motors Colmotores assembly plant in Bogota, Colombia, after a year occupying the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Embassy, sew their lips shut in hunger strike they are determined to carry out until General Motors Colmotores resolves their situation. They are prepared to give their lives so that workers do not continue to be exploited by multinational corporations in Colombia.
Four workers injured from the General Motors Colmotores assembly plant sewed their lips shut on August 1, 2012, initiating the hunger strike that their association has now carried out for the past 12 days. This escalation comes a year after they set up tents and a makeshift shelter and began to occupy the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. They have maintained this peaceful protest day and night for the past 377 days- demanding that General Motors Colmotores resolve their desperate situation.
The debilitating injuries that these men are suffering, mostly involve their spinal columns and upper and lower limbs. They claim to have acquired these injuries from their work on the production line, citing the repetition, excessive weights, harmful body postures, and accelerated pace of the work. After developing the injuries which were detected in the company medical facility, they say they were essentially kicked to the street, left without an income, compensation, medical care, or severance. In addition to having permanent injuries, these men claim to have been illegally fired from their jobs, an assertion that has been verified by the investigation of the Inspector General of Colombia.
General Motors Colmotores denies the allegations of ASOTRECOL, stating that the company has never fired workers due to their physical health and states that the company respects the law. Questions around whether the company has broken the law have emerged after recent investigations have resulted in the temporary removal of a government labor inspector for falsifying documents. Additional labor inspectors are being investigated, as are accusations that the falsification of documents was done with the collusion of the company lawyer and because of bribes received from General Motors Colmotores.
It has already been several years since many of these workers lost their jobs and in this time they have found it very difficult to get work. The workers claim that no company will hire individuals who need a cane to get around or who have obvious injuries. Those whose injuries are less apparent have found it impossible to maintain a job once their injuries are aggravated and their pain starts to flare up. Their families have suffered: enduring hunger, having critical services like water cut off due to their inability to pay, going without needed medical care, losing their houses to foreclosure, and seeing their dads and husbands unable to participate in family life as they once did.
After spending a year in peaceful protest, and seeing no progress with the company, ASOTRECOL, the association of injured autoworkers from the assembly plant, decided to launch a hunger strike and take a stand for justice and for the rights of all workers in Colombia who endure the abuses of multinational corporations. These individuals see the struggle for workers rights in their country as something larger than themselves, and are prepared to give their lives if General Motors does not resolve the situation. A week after beginning the hunger strike, on August 8, after not having made any progress with the company, three more individuals sewed their lips shut. More individuals are expected to follow each week that goes by without
The injured workers point to the bailout that General Motors received in 2008, saying that money from workers in the U.S. should not be used to destroy the well-being of workers in Colombia. With partial ownership of General Motors remaining in the hands of the U.S. government, this hunger strike raises the question of just how much say we the people of the U.S. should and do have over the outcome of this situation.
Despite being a continent away, the struggle of these workers against the abuses of a multinational corporation is the struggle of the people of this country against corporate personhood; the struggle against exploitation and the creation of poverty; against commercial media that fails to report on stories that could jeopardize their advertising dollars.
In Colombia, General Motors Colmotores has a lot of power. When reporters have covered this story they have often failed to refer to General Motors Colmotores by name, instead identifying it as "a well-known multinational automaker." It has received scant attention in the U.S. as well. It is this silence that is allowing General Motors to be non-responsive on this issue. Please help bring visibility to this situation by sharing this article, telling your friends and organizations, and using social media outlets such as facebook and twitter to publicize it.
Meet the injured workers and their families on the ASOTRECOL video channel (feel free to share and embed the videos): http://www.youtube.com/user/asotrecol
Sign their online petition http://www.change.org/petitions/gm-resolve-situation-of-workers-dismissed-for-occupational-injuries
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Champions League play-off draw: Manchester City face Steaua Bucharest, Celtic take on Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Manchester City will have to overcome Steaua Bucharest to qualify for the group stages of the 2016/17 Champions League.
Pep Guardiola's side avoided heavyweight clashes against Roma and Monaco but will have to negotiate their way past the 1986 European Cup champions.
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The holiday season will get a lot darker tonight when proto-slasher Black Christmas hits town as part of the A.V. Club's New Cult Canon tour. The influential horror classic will be introduced by A.V. Club contributor and local author Jason Heller, a longtime fan of the film.
"Like a lot of people, I didn't see Black Christmas until after I saw most of the more popular movies it inspired: Halloween, Friday the 13th, Scream," Heller explains. "To me, it's like you listen to punk rock, and then the first time you go back and hear the Stooges or the MC5, you're like, 'Oh, wow, this is where it all came from!' It's such a great, pivotal film that's kind of on the cusp of old-school thrillers and the gorier slasher genre that was starting to come up at the time."
If the chance to see this unforgettable seasonal slasher on the big screen isn't reason enough to get you out of the house, there's also the small matter of a post-screening Q&A with star Margot Kidder, plus free samples from sponsor Mike's Hard Lemonade. It's a Christmas miracle!
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Animal Collective Call For Album Leak
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, December 17th, 2008 05:57
Baltimore-bred whizzes want Merriweather Post Pavilion made available in full
Peculiar rumblings in the Quietus' inbox this morning as Animal Collective's Brian Weitz aka Geologist writes asking that his band's new album Merriweather Post Pavilion (read our track-by-track review be leaked in its entirety following the appearance of two of its tracks on the internet.
Grizzly Bear had a run-in with the Web Sheriff after they made album highlight 'Brothersport' available on their blog in a state of excitable fandom - they later apologised for their gaffe - while 'My Girls' was also leaked for a brief period of time from an unknown source.
The full missive runs:
"it has come to my attention that 2 full length tracks off of our upcoming album, merriweather post pavilion have surfaced online. david, noah, and I please ask that someone assist us and leak all of the remaining tracks on the album.
the album is intended to be heard as a whole, and nothing bothers us more than individual tracks leaking and ruining the the overall album experience
-brian Geologist"
...or did he? Could there be something altogether more phishy going on here? We'll wait 'til we have rock solid confirmation that this is actually Brian and not just an impostor with a false headlamp before we bring you more on this.
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Dec 17, 2008 12:09pm
Even if this is the band I wouldn't leak anything by them. I'm totally opposed to people leaking stuff under any circumstances. I reckon I'd think about it if Prince turned up round at my flat and asked my via Plain Song.
But I'd still say no.
Dec 17, 2008 3:47pm
I think it's legitimately him. I seem to remember the same thing happening before Strawberry Jam was released, and one of the guys asking in an interview for the rest to be leaked.