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The number of Christian women in today's professional workforce is increasing, and they are hungry for practical mentoring. They yearn to learn from someone who has climbed the ladder of success without sacrificing family or faithsomething author Diane Paddison has done with excellence and grace. The stories Paddison shares about her corporate, personal, and spiritual life, as well as the lives of other women like her, are both inspiring and instructive, providing on-target advice and concrete examples of how to succeed without feeling overwhelmed or compromised. This is a working book for working women. Full of practical, proven guidance that is both professionally viable and biblically sound, each chapter includes sidebars featuring pertinent facts from current research, resources relevant to the chapter's topic, action-oriented "to do" lists, and other interactive material. Chapters also include questions suitable for discussion, making it an excellent resource for use in small groups. Work, Love, Pray is a valuable resource for professional Christian women, but it's also a must read for the husbands, sisters, daughters, and friends who share their lives.
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When she does give advice, Paddison covers everything from what to consider before marriage to what to consider before dating, from dealing with marriage troubles to dealing with the male primacy in the workplace, from settling financial squabbles in the home to balancing work with family time, from choosing a church to knowing where to draw the line when it comes to sharing faith in the workplace.
Paddison writes that women must set boundaries and find jobs where employers are willing to work with their priorities. But women must always work hard and prove their worth to earn the flexibility. No one can be superwoman, however, and its also important to realize limits and to not allow failures to determine the future. And in everything, community takes precedence, whether through church family and a friends encouragement or a mentor at work, women should encourage one another (Hebrews 10:25).
While Work, Love, Pray is most suited to women who are already into their careers, all women can come away from Paddisons book encouraged to pursue what they value most, not what will earn them the most money. Paddison encourages women to consider Ecclesiastes 3:10-11, to realize that God has made everything beautiful in its time, and take life at a pace that allows them to enjoy what God made them to do. Harmony Wheeler, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
Work, Love, Pray by Diane Paddison is exactly what the cover describes it to be: practical wisdom for young professional Christian women. Paddison gives advice on how to balance faith, love, and a full-time job. There are many complications in a Christian womans life and in todays society; with marriage, children, a profession, church work, and community service, it is even more complicated than ever. Paddison tackles important questions in each of her chapters, such as why women need a church, how to put individual strengths to use, and how to establish personal priorities. Each chapter comes with advice drawn from research and interviews with Christian women from all walks of life who have managed to maintain a balance life. There is a lot of basic how-to knowledge and then a series of discussion questions.
Paddison writes in a very personal and conversational style that puts the reader into everyday situations of work, love, and faith. Her advice is wholesome and genuine. Her advice covers a wide range of contemporary subjects and a vast variety of feminine topics fitting for women of all ages.
Living a fully-Christian life is harder than ever these days. Balancing work, family, and faith is not easy, but with Paddisons advice and the Bibles timeless wisdom, any woman can walk the path of faith that Jesus has established. For we walk by faith, not by sight, says 2 Corinthians 5:7. Walking by faith is hard but can be done through Christ, and Paddisons book helps point the way. Kailey Traylor, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
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IolaNew ZealandAge: 45-54Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Sound Career Advice for Young Professional WomenNovember 29, 2011IolaNew ZealandAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 4In Work Love Pray, Paddison draws on her experience as a senior executive to outline the problems that Christian women face in the workforce, and to suggest ways to maintain and grow as a Christian. She has a chatty and personable style which makes the book easy to read, and each chapter has real-life examples from Paddison's own life, and from the lives of other Christian women in business. One of her main points is how few churches adequately cater for Christian professionals, especially professional women, as the church still has this (conscious or unconscious) expectation that women ââ¬Ëonly' get tertiary education in order to get a ââ¬ËMrs. Degree'. Readers are encouraged to use the talents God has given them, and challenged to grow spiritually through reading Christian books that make us think.
This would be an excellent book for a young Christian woman starting her career. As someone a little older, I found the problems to be consistent with my own experience, and the advice and suggested solutions to be sound. However, I would suggest women with children also look at other titles (such as Women Who Do Too Much, by Patricia Sprinkle, which was quoted in Work Love Pray).
There are a series of questions at the end of each chapter which challenge the reader to think through their own situation and expectations for career, marriage and family. These would make an excellent basis for a small group discussion, either for young professional women in the early stages of their career, or perhaps for high-school and college-aged students, as the questions might help them determine their own calling and future direction.
While little of the material in Work Love Pray was new to me, I always find it interesting to read how Christian women combine a career with family and church responsibilities. They reinforce that the endless juggling act is normal, that women have to carefully prioritise in order to maintain their relationships with God, family and friends. While this might not exactly seem encouraging, it is in a perverse way, in that you realise your struggles are not unique.
Thanks to Zondervan and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.
AnonymousChicago, ILAge: 35-44Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Work, Love, Pray - a must read!November 19, 2011AnonymousChicago, ILAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I'm going to toss out there that I think every working woman would benefit from owning a copy of Diane Paddison's, Work, Love, Pray. I wish I had a copy of a book like this 15 years ago to guide me along the way. As a seasoned, high-powered executive, Ms. Paddison shares her experience in the working world, which includes positions as the Chief Operating Officer for two Fortune 500 companies, Trammell Crow (now CB Richard Ellis) and ProLogis. (Paddison is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at the commercial real estate firm Cassidy Turley.)
The pages of Work, love, Pray are peppered with practical advice and wisdom on topics specific to women in the workforce. Areas of discussion include Career Builder: how to find the right career given personal strengths and interests; Potential Employers: how to determine if a company is a right fit for you, Professional Development: how to conduct yourself in a manner that wins respect, gets your foot in the door of the "good old boys club" and catches positive attention, Settling Down: the questions to ask before you marry to assist in finding a spouse that will support your career and mobility, Family Planning: how to approach management regarding the issue of family planning and employee benefits; Protecting Family Time: how to set and negotiate boundaries to ensure work does not bleed into family (often), etc. Each chapter focused on a different area of interest specific to women in the workforce and concludes with a few probing questions, which I found very helpful. The author includes many resources designed to assess personality type, areas of strengths/interests and potential careers that match areas of interest. Additionally, Paddison supplies an extensive list of business and professional associations open to women. (As a "resource junkie" I appreciated the inclusion of this material.)
The strength of Work, Love, Pray lies in the author's honesty in sharing not only her personal and professional experiences but those of other professional women as well. Paddison offers up mistakes, celebrates accomplishments, and speaks openly of her ability to rely on God for guidance and strength throughout her career. Paddison's intent is to pass along the wisdom gleaned throughout her high-powered career to younger generations, especially to women just beginning their careers. For this reason, whether the reader is Christian or not makes no difference. Working women encounter the same concerns and struggles regardless of profession. As such Work, Love, Pray is relevant to working women of all ages and professional occupations.
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Author: Diane Paddison
Located in: Portland, Organ & Dallas, Texas
Submitted: December 08, 2011
Tell us a little about yourself. At age 5 I started running a cash register and managing peach-pit crews on an Oregon family fruit farm. There I developed skills that would later be sharpened in a Harvard MBA program. Upon completion of my MBA I worked my way to senior executive roles in commercial real estate, an industry where women leaders are rare. Currently, I am Chief Strategy Officer and board member at Cassidy Turley, and serve on corporate and nonprofit boards, including the Salvation Army National Advisory Board, Behringer Harvard Op Reit II, AirAdvice, Harvard Business School Christian Fellowship Alumni Association. A lifelong passion for mentoring women inspired me to found 4word, a national nonprofit designed to connect, lead and support young professional Christian women to fulfill their God-given potential (4wordwomen.org). My husband Chris and I love running, hiking, and active vacations. I have four remarkable college-age children, and they divide their time between homes in Dallas and Portland, Oregon.
What was your motivation behind this project? The number of Christian women in today's professional workforce is increasing, and they are hungry for practical mentoring. They yearn to learn from someone who has climbed the ladder of success without sacrificing family or faith. Women dont easily find the practical mentoring and support that men naturally extend to each other. Young women need Godly role models who have walked in their shoes with integrity and success as they enter the post-college world dreaming of prosperous careers and forging healthy relationships with lasting potential. We are meeting working womens needs with this book and the 4word women ministry. The 4wordwomen blog (4wordwomen.org blog) , twitter (@4wordwomen) and facebook (4wordwomen) allows women to connect online and gives them the resources they need to fulfill their highest potential.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? Work, Love Pray was written to impact women to use their time, talents, and treasures to their highest potential.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? A journey through Bob Buford's HalfTime Institute sharpened my sense of how God could use my experiences and gifts in business, relationships, and spiritual life. I formed the 4word ministry, and gathered remarkably diverse, accomplished women to share their stories with young women entering the business world.
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The Network for Bodies, Organs and Tissues (NBOT) at Sydney Law School has launched a first-of-its-kind website that provides data on organ donation rates around the world, coinciding with Donate Life Week 2014.
OrganDonationRates.org is a comprehensive resource on worldwide donation trends for members of the public, for researchers interested in organ donation and for policy makers responsible for making decisions to improve organ donation practices.
"Building on the work of some of our best researchers, we have brought together all the available data on organ donation from around the world and provided it to user in easy-to-use and understand formats. This is a world first," said Professor Cameron Stewart from the Organ Donation Rates project team.
The site includes an interactive map and graphs that show trends for both deceased and living organ donations, which include solid organs such as the heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys, lungs and intestines. It also tracks organ and tissue transplants, how donation policy affects rates, and religious factors in donation numbers.
Of deceased organ donations, the most common are from brain death (DBD), often from patients who have suffered injuries that lead to death such as strokes or traffic accidents.
While much less frequent, the site also tracks deceased donations from cardio-circulatory death (DCD) resulting from cardiac arrest. Living donations are most typically of the kidneys, but part of the liver or lung can also be given.
Australian donation rates are quite low overall, with only approximately 361 deceased donations in 2012. Countries with the overall highest donation rates include Spain, Portugal, the USA and France.
"One of the things we hope to shed light on is why Australia continues to fare poorly in organ donation rankings. By bringing the international data together we hope to shine a light on the problems of organ donation and dispel some of the myths about how we could improve organ donation schemes," said Professor Stewart.
A number of countries have a system whereby organ donors must first opt-in (explicit consent) to be a donor, whereas in many countries there are opt-out (presumed consent) donations. While some of the countries near the top of the rankings use opt-out consent, many of the countries near the bottom also do, so statistics on OrganDonationRates.org show that opt-out donations don't necessarily lead to higher overall donation rates.
The Organ Donation Rates project is overseen by Sydney Law School's Centre for Health Governance, Law and Ethics and Sydney Medical School's Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine (VELiM). The project is funded under the University of Sydney's Sydney Research Network Scheme (SyReNS). The site will be updated bi-annually in March and October.
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Santa Maria Maggiore
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Sounds like we will have a new Cardinal from Spain.
- 23 November, 2011 06:50
The appointment should be of some interest to Traditionalists because Santa Maria Maggiore is the only Papal Basilica with regularly-scheduled Traditional Latin Masses (as opposed to private Masses).
- 23 November, 2011 10:27
- I am not Spartacus said...
Cardinal Law; The Paterno of Prelates
- 23 November, 2011 13:33
The question is: why was Cdl. Law ever placed there? I had read that the stipend whih accompanied that position was 132,000 Euros a year!
I think Catholics would be better served if they never knew what went on in the Vatican. This was the instruction Luther's Augustinian superiors gave him: Do not go to Rome as you will lose your Faith!
- 23 November, 2011 20:20
- John said...
I was actually just in Rome and attended an ordinary form daily mass at this church celebrated ad orientem surprisingly enough! It seems the Franciscans of the Immaculate are in charge of the sacristy here, so perhaps they are having a bit of influence...
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League of Women Voters kicks off its Waltham Visions project on urban design, planning
What started as a simple book club is now being rolled out as a yearlong project to investigate and then advocate for new approaches to urban design and planning in Waltham. The local League of Women Voters will be kicking off its "Waltham Visions" project this evening at 7 pm with an open discussion at Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St.
Shelley Drowns, the league's vice president, described how the group is already finding great enthusiasm for taking on the issues of design and planning in Waltham.
"We thought we had just dreamed this up from scratch but we've been very happily surprised to find others wanting to work on this in Waltham," Drowns said.
According to its statement of purpose, Waltham Visions is planned as a three part project over the next twelve months or so.
We will survey the approach other cities are taking to become more livable and vibrant and assess if any of these ideas can be applied locally to benefit our residents. To this end we are planning a series of events, Waltham Visions. With others who live and work in the city, we will design a framework for the future built from the desires of its citizens.
The project is planned to take its course over 1 year.
• Spring 2013: Laying the foundation: educating ourselves and interested community members
• Summer 2013: reaching out to the wider Waltham community
• Fall 2013: presenting guest lecturers
• Winter 2013-2014: Synthesizing what we have learned and building a plan to implement
This Spring we will run a series of discussions in order to educate ourselves on current thoughts in urban design. We will be presenting materials providing the philosophical basis for urban design and talking about how other local communities have set their goals.
The first discussion, Laying the Foundation I, will be on April 11 at 7:00 at Back Pages Books. We will tell you about current thought in urban design and ask you to tell us how this applies to Waltham.
Drowns was clear to me that this effort is not a reaction against wrongs done in the past but rather an effort to explore fresh and new ideas to build upon the good that Waltham has to offer.
"None of this is meant as criticism of what has happened in Waltham to this point," Drowns said. "We are curious and want to see what is out there for ideas."
I personally respect that a group such as the League of Women Voters would lead an effort like this. I don't know much about its membership or history but I assume it has a little muscle and the local respect needed to look to the future in a way that won't be taken as a slap at the past.
"We'll be looking for themes. What can make the community better and what should we possibly avoid," Drowns said. "We're looking forward. We will look back but we don't want to accept that things have to be the way they've always been."
And as much as Waltham Visions is about learning and discussing these issues, the last stage is about implementation and actually making the proposed improvements, big and small. Drowns also said that that does not simply mean pushing the local municipal government but also working with businesses and other local organizations.
"Once we've found the directions we want to take, we can use that to make some changes. We as a group can use our lobbying skills," Drowns said. "I think we can make a difference with this."
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DanM permalinkApril 11, 2013, 12:34 PM
A design suggestion for the proposed residential complex at Main and Moody streets:
April 11, 2013, 11:35 PM
Whoa, wait a second, when did women earn the right to vote? Driving is one thing, but voting?
April 12, 2013, 2:38 PM
I'm pretty shocked at the two previous posts. Most of the people that read and post at BNW are better behaved that this.
The League of Women Voters are going to spending a considerable amount of time and energy trying to come up with solutions to many issues that are plaguing Waltham currently. Frankly, we should be doing everything we can as citizens to assist them with this project.
drgrahamwellington permalinkApril 17, 2013, 9:58 AM
just back from overseas where in some places women cannot vote at all,never mind civic planning…..the reason that there are not a lot of comments here is that the majority of the people in waltham are very shallow,only interested in the best pizza,or the best pint,or oh, let's run another 5k because that's what the roads are for…….having the whole city involved in the planning only helps to make your city or town better…..i believe the marcus comment to be a little bit of fun,and i would hope not intended to be mean…the following is waltham in a nutshell,all rights to TOOL:
"Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your Prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your contract and
Fret for your car."
so go ahead waltham and worry about your 5 guys burgers , and your jake and joes and
all the other bad planning that makes your city so full of trash and traffic,and yet so empty for empathy and humanity…………
"Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dimwits."
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mp permalinkApril 17, 2013, 3:20 PM
It's hard to comment without more info. More citizen involvement is always a good thing though.
My concern is that typically these local clubs are made up of older folks who, while well intentioned, are a bit too nanny-state centric in wanting to ban new nightlife venues, development in general, anything that might make a peep, and the such. If they are looking to Somerville, Cambridge, Newton, etc. for inspiration then hurray sign me up. If they're thinking Wellesley, Weston, Belmont, and the other dry & mainly bedroom communities, no thanks. Obviously all 6 examples have pros and cons, and I personally think Waltham is on the cusp of being the best of both worlds, which is why I bought a home here and continue to invest a great deal into that property (while prepping a local business as well).
In other words, while I'm happy more groups are taking interest, I have a feeling I will not like their goals. I hope I'm wrong and would love to hear more! If they truly try to be all inclusive it could be a great thing.
I'll also point out I now avoid reading this blog regularly because of comments such as the above 3 (I'm guessing it's easy to identify which ones). Once every 2 weeks when I can stomach the stupid.
April 22, 2013, 5:37 AM
Your comment is very hurtful.
Jahmmy permalinkApril 22, 2013, 8:35 AM
MP, you should have gone to the meeting and you would have learned more. It was literally the first "thing" I've done to get involved in Waltham (and I have lived here since 2005) and I'm excited about the project. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, May 9th in the room above Back Pages Books. Here are some links to others who have done urban planning:
Public buildings and parks (Stop at about 12:15)
Where the revolution begins:
More lighting, less money:
Attention to detail:
Here is the link to the local site too: http://walthamvisions.org/
April 24, 2013, 4:01 AM
Jahmmy, I watched your first video he posed the question, "How many best friends do we have that we never meet, because we never had the opportunity to meet?" I ask this, How many lotteries did I win, but lost because I did not buy a ticket? I watched the other videos as well, painting the back of street signs green, engraving logos on electrical box covers and all kinds of attention to detail…. Funny part was there was a Copyright Disney next to the logo on the box? Because the city was run by the Disney Corporation? This guy would be great to design Waltham: The Movie Set.
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Nigella tastes defeat to Celebrity Big Brother in ratings after her big comeback
CELEBRITY Big Brother continues to pull in millions of viewers – even beating the return of Nigella Lawson to the screen.
Channel 5's reality show attracted an average of more than two million viewers on Tuesday while Nigella's new competition The Taste averaged 1.7 million.
Last night, millions of Celebrity Big Brother fans were due to be treated to a sneaky plot twist as two housemates were going to be evicted, only to be quickly installed in a secret house next door.
Meanwhile in the house, Lee Ryan and Jasmine Waltz kissed – without a thought for Casey Batchelor following the ex-boy band star's brief fling with the glamour model. And comic Jim Davidson is still despondent about the public's opinion of him.
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My father passed away last year, my mother is in stage 4 kidney failure now. My sister passed away many years ago but has 4 children. If my mother passes away, I have no problem sharing what is left with the children, but two of them have had nothing to do with her in 2 years. Do the shares have to be equal, my mother does not have a will and told me she is fine with whatever I decide to do, but I don't want to be sued in the future over this.
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Donald Scher Donald T. Scher & Associates, P.C.
The best protection that you can have would be for your Mother to make a Will, which will determine how her estate is to be distributed and it will protect you against anyone making a complaint.
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There will be no plea agreement for notorious New York Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, a prosecutor said in Manhattan court this afternoon. Because of certain procedures last week, skeptics worried that Madoff, who has confessed to running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, would cop a plea and get off light. But he is expected to plead guilty later this week. He is charged with 11 felonies, including securities, investment advisory, mail, and wire fraud; three counts of money laundering; false statements; perjury; false filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and theft from an employee benefit plan. He could get more than 100 years. At age 70, he is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars. He solicited billions of dollars from investors since at least the 1980s, but most of the money went out the door to meet investors' requests. Prosecutors said he hired dozens of employees with little no experience in finance to generate false trading records and monthly statements. Some investors were promised annual returns as high as 46 percent. He is charged with transferring $250 million of clients' money to the firm's supposedly-independent market-making business, run by his two sons on another floor of the building occupied by the firm. On Nov. 30, Madoff reported having 4,800 clients with $64.8 billion under management. But in fact, he "only held a small fraction of that on behalf of his clients," says the government. In September, Madoff got $10 million from 35 labor unions and "converted those funds to his use and the use of others," according to the government.
I'm just wondering if the term Ponzi will be replaced by MADE-OFF with Billions....
Response to post #13: Madoff is indeed a descriptive word. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #25: Amen. Best, Don Bauder
Wow, I wonder what job his wife Ruth had to accumulate a $7 million condo, $50 million in bonds and $20 million in cash? Can;t be tied to the Ponzi. She must have been one heck of a hard worker. Does anyone with a brain believe this non-sense? They both should be hung in Times Square.
Madoff should be taken out and shot.
I am serious.
Response to post #1: One reason judges stall out administering justice (in this case, life in prison) is they want the people to forget the whole thing so the villain can get off easy. But I don't think the public will forget this one. Madoff has become the embodiment of the excesses, greed and deceit that got us into this mess. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #2: If Madoff's wife gets away with the claim of all those millions belonging to her, the public should march on the courthouse in New York. Best, Don Bauder
Second response to post #2: You want Bernie Madoff hung in Times Square. I think you meant "hanged," not "hung." But if you meant the latter, this case has taken an unusual turn. Best, Don Bauder
Response to comment #12:
I believe that is Wiggly Field . . .
Response to post #3: Being shot would be more merciful than being hanged. But Bernie being hung would constitute a bizarre end to a bizarre tale. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #4: With luck, Madoff will be in prison this week. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #13: I listened to Markopolos's testimony to Congress. Unfortunately, he kept saying that the SEC is "incompetent." In fact, the SEC is "corrupt." Best, Don Bauder
Anything near a proper application of the Sentencing Guidelines should result in the equivalent of a life sentence for a man of Bernie's age. I wonder how much time the judge will allow him to remain free on bail prior to self-surrender or remand to custody. Thus far, his attorney has succeeded in delaying the inevitable. Despite the lack of a plea agreement, future cooperation might prompt a petition for a reduction in sentence from the government. However, that would have to be extraordinary "substantial assistance" and it would be poorly received by the public (and hopefully the judge).
In 99.9999999% of criminal cases where a plea is entered the cuffs go on right then and there.
Sometimes the judge will allow a person to stay out on bail if there is an appeal and the person is connected in some manner (like our 3 local judges who were convicted 15 years ago). I doubt will happen here because of the unconditional plea.
The problem with this case is the judge allowed this clown out on "house arrest" instead of keeping him locked up so far-so all bets are off as to when this slimeball actually starts serving time.
"Madoff has become the embodiment of the excesses, greed and deceit that got us into this mess."
Don, looks like Charles Ponzi will be dethroned as the king of fraud. While hardly anyone knows what Ponzi looks like, Bernie's face will be etched into our memories for years to come. I, too, think the judge will remand him once the plea is taken. If not, a public uproar would be appropriate and widely heard.
Response to post #10: I hope we get into the details of this. Some frauds become Ponzi schemes after a company unravels. Gary Naiman's hard money real estate scheme had come apart before he made it into a Ponzi to keep it going. Jerry Dominelli's scam was a Ponzi from the outset; he did very little actual investing. This appears to be what Madoff's was. The government says he did very little buying and selling. He must have thought he could make a Ponzi scheme work. Maybe he had a new theory of how it could be pulled off. He obviously had colossal hubris: here he was reporting big, regular gains even in down markets, and he seemed to think nobody would get suspicious. He probably had a law firm that had the SEC wrapped around its fingers. That hasn't come out yet. The government will try to bury that, if that's what happened. Nobody except a few journalists such as myself and ex-SEC employees such as Gary Aguirre wants the public to learn how law firms control the SEC by hiring lawyers from its staff -- the so-called revolving door phenomenon. Best, Don Bauder
On "60 Minutes" a week and a half ago they had a guy who thought Madoff had a ponzi scheme and he said it took him 4 hours using mathimatical models to KNOW Madoff had a ponzi scheme and he reported thsi to the SEC on multiple occassions, like 10 differetn times, but the SEC never investigated;
(CBS) It has been two and a half months since Bernard L. Madoff was picked up and charged with what is believed to be the largest financial fraud in history.
The one person who knows the most and is willing to talk about it is Harry Markopolos, the man who figured out Madoff's scheme before anyone else.
Until a few months ago, Harry Markopolos was an obscure financial analyst and mildly eccentric fraud investigator from Boston who most people would never notice on the street.
So the government obviously knew. This guy said the SEC couldn't find second base if they were behind home in Wrogley Field.
Not that I want to twist things around, but Madoff's biggest "crime" might have been not paying off the right people. In any case, I wonder how much of convenient distraction he is from the even larger issue of the trillions sucked out of the bottom by the top. Forbes Magazine actually is shedding tears for billionaires actually reduced by the same percentage as my losses from my tiny retirement fund. Bread and Circuses? At long last, at long last, is there no justice for the deprived filthy rich? We, the unwashed heathen are, after all, dependent upon the cake crumbs from their trash cans and sucking the last few drops from their Laffyite Rothaccount jugs--if we could only get the locks off their dumpsters and fend off their Rot whilers.
What about having the guy sleep outside and collect bottles and cans for a living? Or with a guy who is hung in the extremis, maybe he can star in a certain kind of film for the impotent or be used to prop up the ceiling of some strip-club stage in lieu of the more brassy kind?
I could go on, but my irony will is gone . . . I've got more errers to spread around.
Response to post #16: You're on a roll, Twister. Instead of sleeping outside and collecting bottles and cans, he could spend the rest of his days sharing his prison cell with a real estate salesman or a Marine drill instructor. Best, Don Bauder
I read in a few different places, and you won't believe this, that Madoff's son in law worked as an inhouse attorney in the enforcement division of the SEC.
Also, Madoff was so much a part of the "Old Boy Network" and leadership of Wall Street that the SEC probably never took the reports of improprieties seriously or, more damaging, may have looked the other way (maybe some of Madoff's in house friends at SEC were benefitting financially from this 30 year setup/ Ponzi scheme).
Also, Madoff's lawyer invested and he was still defending him so maybe he got more than his moneys worth back?
Can't see how a NY Judge would let Madoff stay free in a multi million dollar penthouse apartment while this is sorted out---Crazy and shows that Justice system may be corrupted too.
This case is starting to look and sound like an episode from "24".
I just do not see Jack Bauer around when you need him.
If the judge remands today, Bernie may want to move for a quicker sentencing date than originally expected. Local custody pending sentencing and then placement by the Bureau of Prisons will be far from "Club Fed." Here's an excellent article in Bloomberg today.
Response to post #19: Yes, one who is close to Madoff, and I believe it is his son-in-law, worked for the SEC. Now to the SEC: I repeat that I am dismayed that people keep saying the SEC is incompetent. It is not incompetent. It is corrupt. Its original mission was to protect investors from Wall Street. Now its mission is to protect Wall Street from investors, and from the public. The agency was particularly corrupt during the recent reign of Christopher Cox, who as the Reader pointed out from the outset, should never have been appointed in the first place. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #20: Good Bloomberg article. Madoff will not be popular -- indeed, may not be safe in prison. Best, Don Bauder
Yes, corrupt is a better word than incompetent for the SEC-my bad.
Madoff was remanded to custody just a few minutes ago.
His days of ever being a free man are now over-I hope he never sees daylight again either. Solitary with artificial light.
Response to post #23: I certainly hope the public doesn't forget him and the government feels it can let him go after a few years. Best, Don Bauder
And let us hope that this is just the first administering of justice due many of the current spate of greedmongers.
I just heard that Ruth might be able to keep some assets in Florida (the way OJ did). She should lose everything, unless she can prove she had a job making enough to pay for those items.
And, is it me, but I felt a little less bad about a few of the people that said they invested with him because they, too, were Jewish. And that's why they trusted him. Well, you're an idiot then. Just like my grandmother, a sweet little Jewish lady, who claimed Larry King did amazing interviews. When I kept pushing her as to why she felt that way, she blurted out "he was a nice Jewish boy from Florida!!!!!"
Why does it take someone like Jon Stewart going on and on about how you don't make money by investing with people that assure you you'll get 20% interest on it, without wondering how that's possible. Really? Do we need to be given the ol' "to good to be true, it probably is," from comedians? Is society so dumb they can't figure these things out?
Response to post #27: I haven't heard that, but it's logical. Florida allows a bankrupt person to keep assets if they are invested in a home. So a crook builds a $45 million home in Florida, as O.J. did. If there were any justice, Ruth wouldn't be allowed to keep anything. Her claim that her money was her own is nonsense. The government should ruthlessly (no pun intended) root out all her assets, determining the source of them. They should be distributed to victims. Possibly the Florida law can be circumnavigated in some way. Best, Don Bauder
OJ was able to sheild lawfully earned money from a civil judgment based on the state of FL $1 million homeowners excemption.
But Madoff's assets were from fraud-those won't get shielded anyway you slice it.
Response to post #29: Yeah, but I have seen some characters who pulled blatant frauds taking advantage of the FL homeowners exemption. Best, Don Bauder


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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2014
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Fashion Week is always one of my favorite times of the year. I went to FIT so I am always eager to see what designers are bringing to their new collections. It's also a great time to catch up with friends!
And We're off!
Started off Fashion Week with Montgomery Frazier who styled me for Mark and Estel
Sitting next to my dear friend "THE Image Guru" Montgomery Frazier who dressed me for some of my shows, and Orange is the New Black stars Laura Gomez & Danielle Brooks. Of course my intern is front row as well! Oh the places we go!
With my friend Mindy Cohn of Facts of Life!
Nicolas Brochet and I attending Zang Toi's fashion show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center
With Phillip Bloch the stylist to the stars
Camille Grammer & I
Backstage with Zang Toi, Ramona, & Jill after his amazing fashion show!
Malan Breton Show! Wearing Mark & Estel top, Girogio Armani pants, & a Ramiro Encizo clutch! Style by THE Image Guru Montgomery Frazier
OK Magazine's 8th Annual NY Fashion Week Celebration!


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A DNSBL and Greylisting Hybrid Approach
I have long been a critic of greylisting as a method of reducing spam. I recently broke down and implemented it on my servers after a couple of back-to-back blacklisting issues. The problem with DNSBL blacklists is that even the … Continue reading
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Jabber.com DNS record issues
Recently a friend of mine signed up for and started using a jabber.com account to chat with me. I have run my own jabber server for almost ten years now and I've never had problems with the server-to-server (S2S) aspect … Continue reading
Microhams 2009
This past Saturday, I presented at the Microhams 2009 Digital Communications conference. I covered a basic demo of D-RATS functionality and showed the new 0.3.x UI I'm working on. Response was quite good and the questions I received were refreshingly … Continue reading
Unlocking a GSM Treo 650
I'm back to using a Treo 650 (GSM, Cingular) for the time being (yet another long story). I "acquired" this one from someone who was a AT&T subscriber. Even though the phone is branded as Cingular, it is locked to … Continue reading
New Palm T|X
So, I moved away from my Treo 650 (long story). Since I need a PDA, I purchased a new Palm T|X. It has 128MB of RAM, Bluetooth, and WiFi. Whee. Read on for information about syncing with Planner.el and Linux.
Weather Page
I've put together a basic weather monitoring page to display the information from my LaCrosse 2010 weather station. I wrote the data logging software myself, since only a windows application was available for free. I plan to make the source … Continue reading
Code Test
Today I took (and passed) my FCC Amateur Radio Morse Code test! I decided about 5 days ago that I should start studying for it. I was lucky that the DurHamFest was holding a VE testing session, so I decided … Continue reading
Roomba Woes
I received a Roomba Discovery as a gift about two weeks ago. So far, I have been very pleased with it. It does a good job of vacuuming the entire first floor. Everything was going well until…
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Move Scheduled
We're officially going! Our move is scheduled for June 3rd, 2005. We'll be leaving Raleigh, NC for Beaverton, OR. We've secured an apartment in Beaverton, in a complex called La Salle, Amphora floorplan.


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DALLAS (AP) Canadian National Railway Co. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. plan to merge in a $6.2 billion deal, creating the largest railroad in North America. Shippers immediately protested the deal.
The combined company would have about 50,000 miles of track, extending from Los Angeles to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and from the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of British Columbia, and about $12.5 billion in annual revenue.
The new company, which would be called North American Railways and based in Montreal, would leapfrog Union Pacific Corp. as the biggest line on the continent.
Shippers complained, though, that the merger could create a recurrence of the snarled railroad lines and late deliveries that followed other recent mergers. These include Union Pacific's 1996 purchase of Southern Pacific Rail Corp. and the $10.3 billion purchase this year of Conrail Inc. by Eastern lines CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp.
''The rail shippers' reaction is almost unanimously negative, and it has nothing to do with these two companies,'' said Ed Emmett, president of the 1,700-member National Industrial Transportation League, the nation's largest shippers' group.
''We're just beyond the UP-SP fiasco in the West, and the service on Conrail is very bad,'' Emmett said. ''There's just this feeling that railroads aren't providing quality service now, why do we need another merger?''
Burlington Northern and Canadian National executives said the deal would improve efficiency to the benefit of shippers.
''This is not only a big deal but a good deal,'' said Burlington Northern chief executive Robert Krebs.
Canadian National chief executive Paul Tellier also pointed out that his company's recent acquisition of Illinois Central Corp. has gone smoothly without causing rail congestion.
Analysts gave the merger good reviews, particularly because officials estimate that the deal would boost earnings 15 percent. But they also warned that Monday's announcement might be the beginning, not the end, of a bidding battle.
They noted that the merger provides no premium to shareholders of either company, inviting possible competing bids.
''I don't think there's any doubt that Union Pacific will respond to this,'' said Michael Lloyd, an analyst with Merrill Lynch. ''In effect, Canadian National has put itself in play but with a preferred partner.''
Mark Davis, a spokesman for Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific, said the company was studying the rivals' merger and surveying its shippers before deciding what to do.
Analysts also speculated that UP might bid for CSX or Norfolk Southern in order to create its own seamless coast-to-coast line.
The deal will allow the companies to compete more effectively with trucking and air-freight companies, Tellier said.
Railroads collectively have seen their share of the goods-transport market fall in half, to about 12 percent, in the past 40 years. Each 1 percent of market share, Krebs said, is worth about $3 billion in revenue. Railroads offer cheaper rates to shippers but their on-time record is not as good, analysts said.
The executives were careful to portray the deal as a merger of equals, even though shareholders of Burlington Northern, based in Fort Worth, will own about two-thirds of the equity in the combined companies. Krebs noted the headquarters will be in Montreal, where Canadian National is based, a majority of the board will be Canadian, and Tellier will be chief executive. Krebs would be nonexecutive chairman.
Each company would put six members on the combined company's board, and three outsiders would be added. The companies don't expect to complete the deal until mid-2001.
Krebs said that about 2,000 of the companies' 67,000 jobs would be eliminated but half would be restored eventually.
Burlington is the result of the 1995 merger of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Pacific. The company has more than 44,000 employees and had a profit of $822 million on revenue of $6.7 billion for the first nine months of the year.
CN has operations that span Canada and a swath of the United States from the upper Midwest to the Gulf Coast. It has about 16,000 miles of track and more than 23,000 employees. In the first nine months of 1999, it posted a profit of $363.2 million on revenue of $2.6 billion.
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Hot or Not? Episode 3
1. Kite surfers riding waves? Cool or not cool?
Ricardo Campello (V-111, JP/ Neil Pryde) – 'Nope. thats very stupid!'
Daida Moreno (E-64, Mistral/ North Sails) – 'Thats not cool'
Amy Carter ( GBR-85 Tabou / Gaastra) 'Has kitesurfing ever been cool?'
Matt Pritchard (US-10 Tabou / Gaastra) – 'The rippers are cool'
Robby Swift (K-89, JP/ Neil Pryde) – 'Not that cool as they seem to get stuck at the top of the waves on the cut back but some of them make it look OK'
Xavier Huart (F-33) – 'Cool....especially when they crash hard! Its still not real surfing from my point of view'
Daniel Ellis (GBR-52, Fanatic/ Naish) – 'It can be, except they normally pick the set waves up further out than an ocean liner'
Anne-Marie Reichman (H-98, Naish/ Naish) – ' Robby Naish knows how to. When I saw that, it was cool…'
Josh Angulo (CV-1) – 'That's cool'
Laure Treboux (SUI-4 Naish / Naish) – 'I don't think they ever really ride the waves, they just get pulled along by their kite…Not enough style!'
John Skye (K-57, F2) – 'Cool. Particularly at Teahopou. I think that is where kitesurfing has a lot of potential'
Karin Jaggi (Z-14, F2/ North Sails) – 'Cool – they finally learnt to ride their stuff properly'
Finian Maynard (KV-11 F2 / NeilPryde) – 'Hmm, only if they get barreled. Otherwise, not cool'
Ross Williams (GBR-83 Tabou / Gaastra) – 'Nothing on a kite is cool'
2. Front hand -Underhand grip or overhand grip? Why?
Amy Carter – 'Underarm sailing in a straight line, over arm for everything else. Dunno why its just what happens!'
Jaeger Stone (KA- 120 Starboard / Severne) – ' Underhand when you're just sailing on flat water because it's more comfortable when you're hooked in, but overhand is more comfortable when you're jumping and waveriding'
Laure Treboux – 'Overhand grip! It allows moving your arm a lot better'
John Skye – 'Overhand. Some moves you have to be overhand, no moves you have to do underhand. Therefore unless you want to be changing all the time, choose overhand'
Anne-Marie Reichman – ' 10 years ago I taught myself over hand grip...it is pleasant that way. You get good control wave riding. But sometimes, when really over powered, I switch grips... '
Dan Ellis – 'Mix it up to keep things fresh…..'
Daida Moreno – 'I use underhand grip for jumping, it gives me more impulsion, but
overrhand grip for wave riding'
Nik Baker (K-66, Mistral/ North Sails) – 'Over hand means more manoeuvrability'
Karin Jaggi - 'Under hand – for all backward rotations because it's more natural (Your body has less tortion) - that's why overhand grip for all tricks and forward rotations'
Robby Swift – 'Overhand. Underhand is too fiddly, plus it feels weird'
Josh Angulo – 'Both , for high-end slalom speed underhand , but overhand for the majority of wavesailing'
Ross Williams - 'OVERGRIP... Looks way better and is easier on the arm'
Femke van der Valk ( NED-19 F2 / Maui Sails) – 'For tricks overhand,underhand for more speed racing'
Finian Maynard – 'What if you have one hand over and one hand under? I do on starboard tack so it doesn't matter!'
Klaas Voget (G4, Fanatic / Neil Pryde) 'Underhand is for Speedsailors!'
3. Wave riding. Tail or rail – which has more style?
Laure Treboux – 'Rail is definitely the only way for riding with style!'
John Skye – 'I like tail, but they both look sick if done the right way.'
Xavier Huart – 'Rail!!! For ever!'
Matt Pritchard – ' Duh! Rail!'
Ross Williams – 'Rail to Rail'
Anne-Marie Reichman – ''As long as YOU have style, it will show either way!'
Dan Ellis – 'Style is Style, you've either got it or not'
Josh Angulo (CV-1) – 'Both are neccessary and stylish'
© PWA / Brian McDowell


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Johannesburg - All the buzz this week has been around the annual World Economic Forum, being held in Davos, and its implications for SA, Africa and the world.
It's probably THE event for world and business leaders to attend to get an idea of what themes will set the global agenda for 2016.
Apparently, more than 2 500 delegates from around the world are attending the event, with about 80 or so having flown in from SA. South Africa makes up the bulk of the contingent from Africa and is keen to show the world that we are open for business, despite the current global economic woes.
The theme of this year's meeting, which kicked off on Wednesday and ends tomorrow, is the Fourth Industrial Revolution. That's the stage we will enter into next, and it builds on the current PC-led Internet revolution.
It doesn't sound like much of a change on the face of it, but to use a woefully inaccurate cliche, it's a quantum shift that will affect all of us.
Already, the World Economic Forum is predicting that the shift to a totally technologically-led economy will cost the globe 5 million jobs by 2020 - that's a mere four years away. Eek.
Just how much of an impact this will have on SA is yet to be seen, but we can hardly afford to lose more jobs. The International Labour Organisation warned just the other day that we stood to lose 300 000 jobs this year. With unemployment still at around a quarter - officially - of the working population, that's a big ouch.
But it's coming; maybe not in my generation, but it will land, and it will affect our children.
Power to the PC
The key issue behind the fourth revolution is the rise of computing power. Think big data combined with social media and mobile technology and increased computing power in the cloud, and you get to Gartner's Nexus prediction of where the IT sector is going.
That, simply put, is taking information such as where you are located, what you put on the Internet and what you bought the last time you went to Woolies, putting it all in a huge processor that you access via the cloud and using it to do things like send you promotions when you're 20m away from the nearest shop.
It's already happening. What do you think Pick n Pay does with all the information it gathers from Smart Shopper cards? Or, for that matter, Discovery with the data it collects when you install a tracking device in your car as part of its insurance offering.
They both use the information to target consumers better, to customise offerings - like Discovery Insure offering driver behaviour-based premiums.
Add more smart to that equation and it starts to get scary. Oral B has a smart toothbrush. It connects to an app on your phone to tell you how well, or not, you are brushing. That data lives in the cloud.
As much as Oral B denied to me - at last year's Mobile World Congress - that they attach personal identifiers to this data, this is possible. In theory, they could well know who I am, and then sell that data to my medical aid, which will then push up the premiums I'm paying because my teeth are at risk of falling out. They aren't, but you get the picture.
George Orwell may well have been right, just a few decades out and a hang of a lot more paranoid than I think will be the case.
Add automation to that and you get very, very, clever robots. Robots are no longer the domain of science fiction, they're here, and in a very real way. Bicentennial man is not just a maybe anymore, it's going to be a reality soon.
And that's where the job losses will come from... when a robot can build cars, and write columns, and retailer check-outs are automated.
Not yet, not this generation even maybe, but perhaps it will affect our kids.
I look at how my little one has taken to tech. There's a reason we have a "no screen" rule on school nights. She took to a tablet at about two and is now insisting I download games for her to play on her laptop.
Just the other day, she came home from school and asked to watch educational videos on YouTube. She will be fully okay with the concept of a robot that can cook. Me, not so much.
Nor, for that matter, will the economy be okay with that. We simply aren't geared up for that sort of future. We rely heavily on human capital and not automation or mechanisation.
We need to make a move, and we need to do it now (let's ignore the fact that I've been writing about this pending future for about five years already in my former position).
If we don't, we'll lose out any chance we have to create new careers and, in so doing, jobs.
We all need to listen very, very carefully to what's coming out of Davos.
* Nicola Mawson is the online editor of Business Report. Follow her on Twitter @NicolaMawson or Business Report @busrep.


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Pink Reveals 'True Love' Artwork
Is the world ready for more Pink?! She must think so! The songstress revealed the artwork for 'True Love,' the fourth single off her album 'The Truth About Love.'
The track's artwork features Pink in her signature color, blowing a kiss to the camera, but doesn't give any cred to Lily Allen, who co-wrote and sings a verse on the song. Why doesn't the 'Smile' songstress get any credit on the artwork? Don't want to share the spotlight, Pink?
The song treads familiar ground for both Pink and Lily Allen, who sing about loving the one you're with even though they tick you off every once in awhile. That's how you know it's… wait for it… 'True Love'!
Pink sings, "And you make me so mad I ask myself / Why I'm still here, or where could I go / You're the only love I've ever known / But I hate you, I really hate you / So much, I think it must be." Sounds like an homage to her tumultuous past with Carey Hart, if you ask us.
This single is set for release on June 30 — so get ready to hear this track all over the radio!


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INSTRUCTION MANUAL 7 series Automatic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor Model BP652...
TABLE Of CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Before using the Monitor Introduction ......................3 Safety Information ....................4 Operating the Device ................4 Care and Maintenance ................. 5 Operating Instructions Before Taking a Measurement ................6 Know Your Unit ....................7 Unit Display ......................
Frequently measuring the blood pressure in your wrist will provide your physician with an accurate indication of changes in your blood pressure. The BP652 comes with the following components: • Monitor • Storage Case • 2 "AAA" Alkaline Batteries • Instruction Manual printed in English and Spanish • Quick Start Guide...
SAfETY INfORMATION To assure the correct use of the product, basic safety measures should always be followed including the warnings and cautions listed in this instruction manual. SAFETY SYMBOLS USED IN THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, WARNING could result in death or serious injury.
SAfETY INfORMATION Do not use a cellular phone near the device. It may result in an operational failure. Use only Omron authorized parts and accessories. Parts and accessories not approved for use with the device may damage the unit. Use only 1.5 V "AAA" alkaline batteries with this device. Do not use other types of batteries.
BEfORE TAKING A MEASUREMENT To ensure a reliable reading follow these recommendations: 1. Avoid eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, exercising, and bathing for 30 minutes before taking a measurement. Rest for at least 15 minutes before taking the measurement. 2. Stress raises blood pressure. Avoid taking measurements during stressful times. 3.
Automatic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor BP652 Model 5329415-9A INTRODUCTION ® ® Thank you for purchasing the OMRON BP652 IntelliSense Automatic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor . Fill in for future reference. DATE PURCHASED: __________________ SERIAL NUMBER: ____________________ • Staple your purchase receipt here 2 "AAA"...
UNIT dISPLAY Heart guide indicator Diastolic blood pressure Memory symbol (Displayed when viewing values stored in memory) Average value symbol Systolic blood pressure (Refer to "Using the Deflation symbol Memory Function" .) Irregular heartbeat symbol Movement error symbol (Displayed if you move Blood pressure your body during the level indicator...
dISPLAY SYMBOLS IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT SYMBOL ( When the monitor detects an irregular rhythm two or more times during the measurement, the Irregular Heartbeat Symbol ( ) will appear on the display with the measurement values. An irregular heartbeat rhythm is defined as a Normal Heartbeat rhythm that varies by less than 25% from the Pulse average rhythm or 25% more than the average rhythm detected while the monitor is measuring...
dISPLAY SYMBOLS This is a general guideline because blood pressure depends on age and morbidity. A lower home blood pressure goal may be recommended for certain patients, including diabetic patients, pregnant women, and patients with renal failure. WARNING Contact your physician for specific information about your blood pressure. Self-diagnosis and treatment using measured results may be dangerous. Follow the instructions of your physician or licensed healthcare provider.
BATTERY INSTALLATION CAUTION Use only 1.5V "AAA" alkaline batteries with this device. 1. Press the hook on the bottom of the battery cover and lift the cover off in the direction of the arrow. 2. Install 2 "AAA" size batteries so the + (positive) and - (negative) polarities match the polarities of the battery compartment as indicated. 3. Set the date and time. Refer to "Setting the Date and Time".
BATTERY INSTALLATION BATTERY REPLACEMENT Low Battery Indicator When the Low Battery Indicator appears on the display, turn the monitor off and remove all the batteries. Replace with 2 new batteries at the same time. Long-life alkaline batteries are recommended. WARNING If battery fluid should get in your eyes, immediately rinse with plenty of clean water.
SETTING THE dATE ANd TIME Set the monitor to the current date and time before taking a measurement for the first time. 1. TO START THE SETTING Press the Date/Time Setting button ( ) to adjust the date and time. The year flashes on the display. 2. SETTING THE YEAR Press the Date/Time Setting button ( ) to advance by increments of one year.
SETTING THE dATE ANd TIME 4. SETTING THE DAY Press the Date/Time Setting button ( ) to advance by increments of one day. Press the Date/Time Setting button ( ) to set the current day. The hour flashes on the display. 5. SETTING THE HOUR The time is set using AM or PM.
SETTING THE HEART GUIdE INdICATOR You can change the options for various settings on your monitor. Pressing the SET button to change a setting. Press the MEM button to select the options for that setting. After selecting a setting, press the START/STOP button to confirm the setting and turn the power off. SETTING THE HEART GUIDE INDICATOR 1.
SETTING THE HEART GUIdE INdICATOR SETTING FOR RIGHT OR LEFT WRIST MEASUREMENT 1. While in the setting mode, press the SET button until the wrist symbol ( ) appears on the display. NOTES: • The default setting is " ". • After you choose "oFF" for the Heart guide indicator, the monitor skips this process. 2.
SETTING THE HEART GUIdE INdICATOR 2. Press the MEM button to select the buzzer setting. If the Heart guide indicator is "on1" or "on2": on1: The buzzer sounds only when the monitor is in proper position. on2: The buzzer sounds a series of two short blips if your wrist is too far away from the measuring position, and beeps when your wrist is in the proper position.
APPLYING THE WRIST CUff CAUTION Read all of the information in the instruction manual and any other literature in the box before operating the unit. CAUTION This device is intended for use in measuring blood pressure and pulse rate in the adult population. Do not use this device on infants or persons who cannot express their intentions.
APPLYING THE WRIST CUff 5. Fold the remaining part of the wrist cuff back out of the way. APPLYING THE CUFF ON THE RIGHT WRIST When taking a measurement using the right wrist position the cuff as shown in the illustration. Refer to "Setting for Right or Left Wrist for Measurement".
TAKING A MEASUREMENT The monitor is designed to take measurements and store the measurement values in memory for two people using USER ID A and USER ID B. The monitor can be used to take a single measurement using the GUEST mode are not stored in the memory. 1. Sit comfortably in a chair with your feet flat on the floor.
TAKING A MEASUREMENT 4. Hold your arm across your chest at heart level. Hold your elbow firmly to avoid body movement. Sit still and do not talk or move during the measurement. If the Heart Guide Indicator is set to "on2", the orange light will turn to blue when your arm is in the correct position. (If set to either "on1" or "oFF", the cuff will inflate automatically.) The cuff starts to inflate automatically. As the cuff inflates, the monitor automatically determines your ideal inflation level. This monitor detects your blood pressure and pulse rate during inflation. The Heartbeat Symbol ( ) flashes at every heartbeat.
TAKING A MEASUREMENT 6. Press the START/STOP button to turn the monitor off. NOTE: The monitor will automatically turn off after two minutes.
USING THE MEMORY fUNCTION Every time you complete a measurement the monitor stores the blood pressure and pulse rate for each user (A and B) in the memory. The monitor automatically stores up to 100 sets of measurement values (blood pressure and pulse rate) for each user (A and B).
USING THE MEMORY fUNCTION NOTES: • The date and time are alternately displayed with the measurement values. • Press the MEM button repeatedly to display the next values. • Press and hold the MEM button to display the values faster. 3. Press the START/STOP button to turn the monitor off. TO DELETE ALL VALUES STORED IN THE MEMORY The values stored in the memory are deleted by User ID. You cannot partially delete values stored in the memory.
Use only authorized parts and accessories. Use the unit in a manner consistent with the instructions provided in this manual. CAUTION Use only Omron authorized parts and accessories. Parts and accessories not approved for use with the device may damage the unit. CAUTION Changes or modification not approved by the manufacturer will void the user warranty.
ERROR INdICATORS SYMBOL CAUSE CORRECTION Take another measurement and Monitor could not remain still until the measurement detect pulse wave. is complete. Cuff under-inflated. Remove the monitor from your Cuff not applied correctly. wrist. Read "Taking a Measurement". Wait 2-3 minutes. Cuff over-inflated. Take another measurement. Device error.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS PROBLEM CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS Replace both batteries with new ones at the same No power. time. Check the battery installation for proper No display appears on the unit. placement of the battery polarities. Blood pressure varies constantly. Many factors including stress, time of day, how you wrap the Measurement values appear too cuff, may affect your blood pressure.
fCC STATEMENT Note: POTENTIAL FOR RADIO/TELEVISION INTERFERENCE (for U.S.A. only) This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
SPECIfICATIONS BP652 (HEM-6052-Z) Model: LCD Digital Display Display: Pressure: 0 to 299 mmHg, Pulse: 40 to 180/min. Measurement Range: Pressure: ±3mmHg or 2% of reading Accuracy/Calibration: Pulse: ±5% of reading Automatic by electric pump Inflation: Automatic pressure release valve Deflation:...
OMRON HEALTHCARE, INC. 1925 West Field Court Lake Forest, IL 60045 U.S.A. www.omronhealthcare.com © 2011 OMRON HEALTHCARE, INC. Made in China 5329415-9B...


text: Unity is not something Israel can look forward to this spring. Netanyahu now faces three challenges from the right, one from the left in Labor leader Ehud Barak, and even one from the vague center in the person of Colin Powell-esque ex-army chief Amnon Lipkin-Shahak. But as more right-flank hawks enter this derby, the better it is for more dovish candidates like Barak and Shahak -- and such political dynamics will hardly be lost on the savvy Netanyahu. Don't be too surprised if by May, the moribund peace process suddenly becomes Bibi's most treasured project.


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The Clonal Advantage at Brokaw
Since the beginning of avocado culture, innovative growers have sought the ideal avocado tree and then tried to reproduce it.
Unfortunately, early attempts were not very successful since every seed is different and the resulting trees and fruit were not particularly uniform.
More recent, the technique of grafting seedlings with buds from clones that produce superior crops has been the accepted practice. The results are the Hass, Pinkerton, Bacon, and other well-known varieties.
At Brokaw Nursery we have taken this concept a step further and applied it to developing uniform rootstocks that display a wide range of benefits. We call these clonal rootstocks. These stocks are genetically identical and exhibit uniform behavior when plated in identical situations.
The availability of Brokaw's clonally rooted avocados lets you plant the best avocado tree for your particular situation. In short, you can custom design an avocado tree from the ground up.
Clonal propagation of rootstocks makes it possible to choose the most appropriate characteristics for your special conditions, whether these are disease-prone soils, chlorosis problems, soil and/or water saltiness or even tree size requirements.
In many cases clonal rootstocks are selected for their known tolerance to Phytophthora cinnamomi (Pc), a fungus that causes the devastating Avocado Root Rot. While it is true that a percentage of plants grown from seeds of certain varieties like Duke and G-6 possess some variable and uncertain root rot resistance, only plants that have clonal rootstocks offer definite and consistent resistance.
Duke 7, our first clonal rootstock, is moderately root rot resistant and displays the finest of growing characteristics. It has vigorous, but not rank, growth and has dark winter color and a fine record of fruit production. It is consistently a favorite among growers.
Dusa and Toro Canyon are two clonal rootstocks that possess increased tolerance of Pc. Both of these varieties show somewhat more tolerance to root rot than Duke 7 and both have slightly more vigorous growth. Dusa has an advantage in root rot resistance while Toro Canyon displays an unusual tolerance for saltiness in soil or water.
While all of these varieties display significant resistance to Avocado Root Rot (Pc tolerance), that does not mean they will thrive under all Pc infested conditions; they are not immune.
Currently, new trials of root rot resistant candidates are continuing with clones from California "survivor" trees and imports from foreign sources such as Central America, Australia, and South Africa.
Please see below for a clonal grafting illustration.