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Match report: Jackson steers Sarries to victory
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April 15, 2007
Glen Jackson bagged an 18-point haul to keep alive Saracens' dreams of Guinness Premiership glory.
The New Zealander, top scorer in the Premiership this season, kicked 13 points and also crossed for a try to move Sarries up to third in the table and push them to the brink of play-off qualification.
With Wasps' win over Northampton earlier in the day the pressure was on the home side to deliver and they responded with a four-try bonus point performance.
It was Saracens' 10th successive home win in all competitions and ensures their play-off fate remains in their own hands.
Despite the high stakes the home side showed no signs of nerves and dominated the opening quarter.
After Jackson struck an early penalty Saracens twice came close to scoring the opening try when both Neil de Kock and Richard Hill spilled the ball with the line at their mercy.
It was England stalwart Hill who was to create the first five-pointer though, bursting through a couple of tackles and allowing Kris Chesney to cross in the corner.
Jackson soon kicked another penalty to extend their lead as a shell-shocked Quins struggled to get out of their own half.
However, as the half wore on All Black outside half Andrew Mehrtens began to find his range with touch finders and pinned the home side back in their 22.
Quins were rewarded for their efforts when Mehrtens and Simon Keogh combined to allow Mel Deane to crash over.
More worrying for the visitors though was the sight of England flyer David Strettle limping off with an ankle injury sustained in the build-up to the try.
Although Jackson struck another penalty Harlequins stunned the large home crowd with a score right on half-time.
Stealing possession right on halfway, Mehrtens kicked ahead and replacement Tom Williams won the chase to score.
Saracens quickly reasserted their dominance at the start of the second half and produced another period of adventurous play that had Quins gasping. It was no surprise that another try was quickly forthcoming.
Sarries' forwards barged up field and de Kock delivered a defence-splitting pass for French full-back Thomas Castaignede to race over under the posts.
With Jackson converting the home side had breathing space and they maintained a stranglehold on proceedings despite a determined showing from the visitors.
Saracens produced two late tries to secure both the victory and a precious bonus point.
Firstly Jackson and Andy Farrell exchanged passes to free Dan Scarborough to touch down in the corner.
And with time running out Jackson was on hand to finish off a flowing move and cross the line.
Quins still had time to score a consolation try with Mike Brown crashing over.
Saracens (14) 33
Harlequins (12) 19
Saracens: 15. Thomas Castaignede, 14. Dan Scarbrough, 13. Kevin Sorrell, 12. Andy Farrell, 11. Rodd Penney, 10. Glen Jackson, 9. Neil De Kock, 1. Kevin Yates, 2. Matt Cairns, 3. Census Johnson, 4. Hugh Vyvyan, 5. Simon Raiwalui, 6. Kris Chesney, 7. Richard Hill, 8. Ben Skirving
Replacements: 16. Fabio Ongaro, 17. Tom Mercey, 18. Paul Gustard, 19. David Seymour, 20. Moses Rauluni, 21. Adam Powell, 22. Tomas De Vedia
Harlequins: 15. Mike Brown, 14. David Strettle, 13. Mel Deane, 12. Tosh Masson, 11. Simon Keogh, 10. Andrew Mehrtens, 9. Andy Gomarsall, 1. Ceri Jones, 2. Tani Fuga, 3. Mike Ross, 4. Ollie Kohn, 5. Jim Evans, 6. Andre Vos, 7. Paul Volley, 8. Chris Hala'ufia
Replacements: 16. James Hayter, 17. Ricky Nebbett, 18. Simon Miall, 19. Tom Guest, 20. Will Skinner, 21. Steve So'oialo, 22. Tom Williams
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Nigeria leads fight against "killer" counterfeit drugs
Nigeria has been at the forefront of global efforts to fight counterfeit drugs since Dora Akunyili took over the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in 2001. To crack down on counterfeits, her first move was to stamp out corruption within her own agency as
In five years Akunyili, a 52-year-old professor of pharmacology, has attained celebrity status in Nigeria because of her uncompromising stand against corruption. "We have been rebuilding NAFDAC from a moribund government agency to [one that meets] international standards," she told the Bulletin.
Nigeria is ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International. Before Akunyili took over, staff abused their position to extort money from honest manufacturers at the same time as taking bribes from counterfeiters in return for access to the Nigerian medicines market. Akunyili fired the most corrupt of her officers. To encourage honesty among her remaining 3000 staff and to boost morale, she offered incentives such as training abroad, improved facilities and a better working environment.
Akunyili told the Bulletin: "The level of corruption we had in 2001 cannot in any way be compared to what we have now. It has decreased to almost zero. But it is still a problem. We cannot rule it out completely."
The Nigerian agency is now a key player in reducing the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines in West Africa. It has the support of the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental and Occupational Health Science Institute at Rutgers University in the United States of America, among other regional and international agencies including WHO.
According to Akunyili, drug counterfeiting was first reported in Nigeria as early as 1968, "So people have been dying in this country from the effect of fake drugs since the early 1970s". In 1995, Nigeria reportedly donated 88 000 doses of meningitis vaccine to its neighbour Niger, but before the authorities realized that these vaccines were fake, about 60 000 people had been "inoculated". Akunyili said that when she took office in 2001, fake drugs were openly circulating in her country.
Her efforts have led to increased public awareness about counterfeit drugs and tougher surveillance at Nigerian customs. She says that the number of fake drugs in circulation in Nigeria has been substantially reduced, although she and everyone else involved in fighting the illegal trade admit how difficult it is to quantify the problem and therefore measure their success. Still, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that her measures have had an impact: shopkeepers no longer dare to sell counterfeits openly for fear of being reported to the authorities. Criminals behind the trade have left Nigeria and set up business in other countries, she says. Now governments across West Africa are working closely with Nigeria to crack down on the illegal trade.
How did Akunyili do it? In 2001, most Nigerian consumers were oblivious to the danger of counterfeit drugs. "Fake drug dealers used to thrive mainly because of a lack of awareness". The agency broadcast jingles on radio and television to make the public aware of the dangers and to encourage people to report suspicious drugs. It also regularly publishes lists of counterfeit products in the newspapers. Last year, fake drugs worth about two billion naira (US$ 16 million) were voluntarily handed over by counterfeiters or seized after tip-offs from the public.
Akunyili has hit back at the counterfeiters directly too. There is tough surveillance at ports and airports where medicines enter the country. The authorities inspect shops and markets where medicines are sold. As of June 2006, Akunyili said she had secured convictions for 45 counterfeiters with 56 cases pending. The Nigerian authorities recently opened a laboratory in Port Harcourt that analyses medicines for authenticity. Another is being set up in Calabar.
"Fake drugs were not only killing people [but] the drugs were also killing businesses. So millions of lives have been saved. Industries have been revived," she said, referring to the damage counterfeiting does to public trust in companies and their products.
Despite Nigeria's efforts, Akunyili said: "We are not there yet. Even 1% fake drugs is not good enough, because every life is important." Akunyili said she has asked the Nigerian parliament to amend existing legislation to make penalties tougher, so far without success. "The penalty for a fake drug producer or importer ranges from 5000 to10 000 naira (US$ 40–80), or between three months and five years imprisonment." The other problem is that the law is not always enforced properly: the counterfeiter may avoid jail, and fines can be insignificant compared with the huge profits from the illegal trade.
But Akunyili says that the biggest challenge her agency currently faces is the open-air drug market in the city of Onitsha in south-eastern Nigeria. She believes that the bulk of fake drugs distributed in Nigeria originate there. Police raids have been unsuccessful because market traders attacked law enforcement officers. "Our officers literally had to escape [to avoid] being lynched". But Akunyili is determined. "If they defeat us, they have defeated Nigeria."
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GameStop Cyber Monday 2013 Video Game Deals
If you're starved for games, then GameStop's Cyber Monday deals should help satiate whatever gaming hunger you're feeling.
If you're starved for games, then GameStop's Cyber Monday deals should help satiate whatever gaming hunger you're feeling.
Take a look at Best Buy's Cyber Monday 2013 video game deals, just in case you were looking for a few more reasons to spend your money.
Amazon's Cyber Monday deals are here to scoop up whatever's left of your wallet from this past weekend.
Sony's lining up quite a few deals on its products this coming Black Friday, so take a gander and check out these PlayStation offerings.
GameStop has confirmed some of its Black Friday 2013 deals, ensuring that the gaming masses will have something to look forward to once they've gotten their fill of turkey.
Amazon threatens to destroy your wallet before its time with its week-long Black Friday deals event. You're probably not prepared for all of these discounts.
If you're heading out on Black Friday, you might want to hunt down some of the deals available at Kmart.
RadioShack might only have modest video game deals for Black Friday 2013, but they're deals nonetheless.
Walmart's Black Friday 2013 deals have been unveiled, giving us a look at the gaming goodness coming our way.
GameStop is pulling out all of the (game), stops and letting loose with its Black Friday 2013 deals. If you want to game on it, chances are that the're probably selling it at a discount.
After the insane success of the previous Call of Duty titles and Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5, the mark of strong sales is measured in billions. Though Call of Duty: Ghosts hasn't quite hit the billion-dollar mark just yet, Activision has found a way to make it sound like the first days of availability have been more impressive than they really were.
Infinity Ward and Activision confirmed the arrival of co-operative multiplayer Extinction mode in Call of Duty: Ghosts with a brand-new trailer.


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by Christopher Freeburn | March 26, 2013 10:22 am
[1]Shoppers at a Pittsburgh, Pa., Target (NYSE:TGT[2]) got an unwelcome surprise on Monday afternoon after a man ran into the store brandishing a knife[3].
The unidentified man seized a 16-year-old girl who was near the checkout area. Arriving on scene, police sprayed the man with pepper spray and overpowered him. The girl was stabbed during the struggle. Two other men also received cuts, the Associated Press noted.
Witnesses say that the knife-wielding man was shouting, claiming that he'd been robbed and that he appeared to be taking the girl hostage. The girl was taken to the hospital and is listed in serious condition.
Police said the man had been in an altercation with several other men outside the store and was chased into the Target. He is now in police custody.
In January, thieves stole five[4] Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL[5]) iPads from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT[6]) offices in Mountain View, Calif. No Microsoft products were taken.
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Missed out on the premiere episode of Hannibal last night? NBC has released it online for free and we have it for you to watch right now.
Hannibal Episode 01: "Apéritif" - "When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne) recruits Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), a brilliant psychiatrist, who, unbeknownst to him, is not only one of the most successful serial killers of all time, but also a cannibal. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit. Caroline Dhavernas and Hettienne Park also star."
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Feds Mount $1M Medicare Fraud Awareness Campaign as $250 Donut Hole Checks Get Mailed
With Medicare's $250 donut hole rebate checks to be mailed Thursday, the federal government has launched a fraud prevention campaign to warn seniors about potential scams.
The campaign includes a $1 million national radio, television, and newspaper advertisement buy in English and Spanish that will run through August, when the check distribution is expected to be completed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it will target the ads in areas with high concentrations of Medicare beneficiaries. The radio spots will also be broadcast in Korean and Armenian.
CMS Acting Administrator Marilynn Tavenner said the agency has heard reports that seniors across the nation are being asked for personal information by scammers who are acting under the pretense of helping the seniors get their rebate check.
"Seniors should be on the look-out for scams where people they don't know ask them for their personal information in order to get their checks," Tavenner said. "This is not how the process will work. Checks will come directly to beneficiaries who qualify for this benefit under the Affordable Care Act. Seniors or family members should contact us at 1-800-MEDICARE to report any of these types of calls or go to www.stopmedicarefraud.gov to learn more about efforts to fight scams like these."
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said public awareness is critical.
"The more we can work together to educate the American people about ways to protect themselves and the healthcare system from fraud and scams, the better chance we have to protect taxpayer dollars and the Medicare Trust Funds," Sebelius said in a media release. "In addition to this outreach and education media campaign, we are working with organizations across the country to ensure seniors know where to turn to get information about the new law and their Medicare benefits."
Also today, Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to the nation's state attorneys general, asking them to help educate seniors and other Medicare recipients in their states about potential scams connected with the rebate checks.
"We are especially concerned about fraud and increased activity by criminals seeking to defraud seniors–and we are seeking your help to stop it," Holder and Sebelius wrote in the letter.
The first $250 checks are being mailed June 10 to those Medicare beneficiaries who entered the Medicare Part D donut hole, also known as the coverage gap, in the first quarter of 2010 and are not eligible for Medicare Extra Help (also known as the low-income subsidy or LIS). The donut hole is the period in the prescription drug benefit in which the beneficiary pays 100% of the cost of their drugs until they hit the catastrophic coverage. People in the Extra Help program already have assistance with the cost of prescription drugs. Beneficiaries should contact the Social Security Administration at www.ssa.gov for information about Extra Help.
"Empowering consumers to prevent fraud is essential in preserving the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs," said Assistant Secretary Kathy Greenlee. "This joint education and outreach campaign will not only protect seniors from fraud and scams but will help protect the Medicare trust fund as well."


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'NATURE," one of PBS' most enduring and en dearing series, has a show on Sunday night that you simply should not miss if you are at all a, er, nature lover.
This one, called "The Gorilla King," took – are you ready? – 33 years to make. It chronicles the remarkable life of Titus, a silverback mountain gorilla, from his infancy through his rise as ruler of his gorilla family and, later, his reign as elder statesman who must fight off younger males who want to take his place.
Titus may be the most chronicled primate in history. He has appeared in untold hours of film since he was discovered, as a tiny infant, during a Diane Fossey research study by Kelly Stewart, daughter of actor James Stewart, back in 1974.
What makes Titus so remarkable – aside from being photographed more than Paris Hilton – is that everything in his history made him absolutely unprepared for his remarkable life of power.
When he was still a baby, poachers killed his mother – the decapitated body with hands removed was brought to Fossey's camp. Then his father was killed defending the group from poachers, as was his baby sister.
All the rest of the females ran off when the leader was killed. Titus and Beetsme, his older, dominant pal, who had joined the group as an adolescent, were left alone.
Eventually they were joined by other males and formed an until-then, unheard-of males-only tribe. Titus' pal, Beetsme, became leader, and the group began homosexual activity, living this way for eight years.
Then, suddenly, females from another family whose male had been killed joined them, changing the entire dynamic. Beetsme, wanting to become head of the female pack himself, drove off or killed all the males except for his pal, Titus.
Remarkably, the dominant female was drawn to Titus – not the dominant male Beetsme, as is customary. Problem was, Titus did not know how to mate with a female and she had to show him what do do! Call him Gorilla Client No. 9.
In the gorilla world, however, secret liaisons are even more dangerous than in the human world and Beetsme and Titus became rivals. Again, unheard of, Titus negotiated a bloodless coup and became king of the tribe over which he reigned for 19 years.
Sunday's story picks up at a moment when the mighty king is slowing down and keeping the strongest younger male at bay. There is a remarkable DNA revelation at the end which is as good as any reality-TV series climax you'll see. A wonderful, remarkable show.
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"Nature: The Gorilla King"
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Under the weather?
You're not the only one. Doctors are discovering the many ways climate affects the state of our bodies. Roger Dobson explains how sun, wind and rain can be a matter of life or death
Asthma, headaches, migraine, allergies, mood
Asthma rates can sore within 60 minutes of a thunderstorm. Research at Imperial College into the effects of one storm in London shows: "A sudden and extensive epidemic occurred within about an hour, affecting possibly several thousand patients." Most of these people were found to have antibodies to grass pollen, but the researchers were unable to conclude exactly how storms increase asthma attacks. A second study suggests that pollen grains are ruptured by the thunderstorm, releasing large amounts of concentrated inhalable allergens.
Headaches, migraine, ear wax, sickle-cell anaemia, insomnia, gout, respiratory viruses, rheumatoid arthritis
More than half of headaches are triggered by weather, say researchers at the Children's Hospital, Boston. In their study group, one in three headaches were caused by changes in humidity and temperature, while 13 per cent developed as a result of changes in barometric pressure. A study at Kingston University, Surrey, shows that painful sickle-cell anaemia symptoms increase when humidity is low and wind-speeds are high, as a result of the weather conditions cooling skin.
Research at Nahdha Hospital in Oman shows that people living in areas with high humidity are twice as likely to have problems with ear wax, while work in Boston shows attacks of gout are more frequent on days of high humidity, possibly because of the effects of dehydration. A study at the State University of New York suggests that respiratory viruses are most active when humidity is high.
Barometric pressure
Arthritis, headaches, births, pain, memory, violence, mental health, behavioural problems
Researchers have found that slight low-frequency atmospheric pressure can influence human mental activity, causing significant changes in attention span and short-term memory functions. It's long been claimed that osteoarthritis symptoms worsen with the weather, and research at Tufts University in Boston shows this may be linked to both barometric pressure and temperature. And a study at Tokyo Medical University shows that deliveries increase when atmospheric pressure falls, possibly as a result of early breaking of the foetal membranes.
Elsewhere, researchers at the University of Louisville School of Medicine found that acts of violence and emergency psychiatry visits are also linked, while a study of rheumatoid arthritis patients in Spain shows that low pressure and low temperature both increase joint pain. Russian scientists have also reported that low atmospheric pressure can slow mental activity.
Cancer, seasonal affective disorder, pain, fertility, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis
Sun exposure may increase survival chances for cancer patients. Research shows that women diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer have a 14 per cent higher chance of survival than those diagnosed in the winter, while men and women found to have lung cancer in thesummer had a five per cent lower risk of dying.Sunlight is essential for the production of vitamin D in the body, and one explanation could be that this vitaminhelps stop the growth of tumours. "We found substantial seasonality in cancer survival, with diagnosis in the summer and autumn months being associated with improved survival, especially in lungand breast cancer patients,'' say researchers from King's College. Meanwhile, scientists at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego found that the right levels of vitamin D halve the risk of colon cancer, and doctors at the University of Milan found that patients admitted with clinical depression who were allocated hospitals beds with high levels of sunlight in the mornings went home 3.67 days earlier than average.
Mood, plague, water-borne infections, headaches, respiratory problems
Research at the University of New Mexico shows that cases of plague in humans occurred more frequently in years when rainfall was 13 per cent above normal. Their conclusion is that the moist environment means more disease-carrying fleas survive and reproduce. A study at Trinity College, Dublin, shows that rainfall has an effect on mood and on the buying of stocks and shares, while researchers at Canada's University of Guelph have found that water-borne infections including E. coli, increase after heavy rainfall. High rates of dampness have been linked to headache and respiratory problems, while levels of negative ions the air after a storm may also affect mood.
Heart disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, depression, stroke, low birth weight, knee pain, Bell's Palsy
Reports from a number of centres, including Boston University, have found links between cold weather and an increased risk of cardio-esvascular disease. One of the theorie is that blood moves more slowly in colder temperatures and is therefore more prone to clotting, especially in arteries already narrowed by disease. A study at Uppsala University Sweden, shows that cold summer days have an effect on health, too, with antidepressant use increaseing significantly on colder days in the summer months. A report from the US National Institutes of Health shows that summer babies tend to be of lower weight, probably because of the effects of cold temperatures in the early stages of the pregnancy. And researchers at La Paz Hospital in Madrid found the nuumbers of cases of Bell's Palsy rose in colder weather.
Premature death, dehydration, crime, respiratory disorders
Just like excessive cold, too much heeat can also cause a premature death. A study at Fudan University, Shanghai, found that a 1C rise in average temperature over three days led to a 37 per cent increase in mortality rates, a con-clusion borne out by the higher death rates across Europe during the heatwave of 2003. The Italian National Institute of Health saw expected mortality rates rise by 15per cent, while in the UK, it's estimated that there were 619 more deaths than usual during that 31-day heatwave period. There is also an increased risk of bad behaviour and rioting with temperature. According to a Manureschester University report, temperatue of 27, 29, and 34 degrees have all been identified as "riot temperatures".
Mood, headaches, depression, flu, hot flushes, sickle-cell anaemia, insomnia
Studies in Austria show that high winds lead to a 20 per cent rise in suicides. More than one in three people surveyed by Germany's Allensbach Institute said wind affected their health. One theory is that the changes are as a result of electrically charged air. Negatively charged air has been shown to improve mood – warm winds are more positively charged.
Blue skies
Can have a big impact on mood
"When the skies were blue, general self-esteem and aspects of confidence are higher and people have a more daring and adventurous attitude towards the day ahead," says Geoffrey Beattie, Head of Psychological Sciences at Manchester University.
Fine mist has also be shown to increase rates of asthma attack, according to research at Japan's Kanaya Paediatric Clinic. There, scientists found that mist triggered 70.7 per cent of attacks.
Clouds have an effect on mood, and can seriously affect the chances of being accepted for university. According to research, academics who make admissions decisions are heavily influenced by the state of the weather on the day they consider applications. Researchers found that change in cloud cover can increase a candidate's chances of admissions by 11.9 per cent. Academics were found to give more weight to academic achievements on cloudy days, and greater weight to social activities on sunny days, according to a report in the Journal of Behavioural Decision Making.
High pollen counts in spring may trigger seasonal depression, according to a study at the University of Maryland. Researchers say that pollen results in inflammation of the airways, and that the same inflammation triggers depression in vulnerable people.
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The M3000 motion control IC from System Semiconductor provides a system for motion control, handling time-critical motion and motor tasks in silicon to control and position multi-phase step motors. The product uses an integrated, mixed signal system-on-a-chip architecture combining major motion and motor control building blocks while simultaneously working as a high-speed, general purpose microcontroller, incorporating extensive communication, analog and system functions for general machine control. According to the company, incorporation of the M3000's extensive communication and general analog functions provides the user the capability to control a large variety of systems without additional circuits. An operating temperature range of –40°C to +85°C makes the M3000 appropriate for commercial and industrial applications.
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Old Italian Masterworks Made Young
It's practically impossible to look at Donatello's "David," now on display again after extensive restoration at this city's Museo Nazionale del Bargello, without automatically comparing it to Michelangelo's more famous treatment of the same subject, in the Galleria dell'Accademia half a mile away.
The two great Renaissance sculptures differ most obviously in medium and size: Michelangelo's marble colossus stands 17 feet tall; Donatello's bronze, little more than five feet. Stature is in this case inversely proportional to status. Michelangelo's young shepherd, armed only with his sling, has yet to slay his giant foe. Donatello's sword-wielding hero is already triumphant, resting a foot on Goliath's severed head. It's no coincidence that Donatello's 1443 sculpture was commissioned by the Medici family, then Florence's princes in all but name, while Michelangelo made his 1504 work for the defiant Florentine Republic during a brief hiatus in the Medici ascendancy.
Yet if he meant to celebrate monarchical power, Donatello portrayed it with ambivalence. The face of the decapitated Goliath is unmistakably more peaceful than the pensive visage of his conqueror, who seems to foresee the trials (such as his scandalous love for Bathsheba, and the death of his rebellious son Absalom) that will beset his reign. Another revealing touch appears at the statue's base: the little toe of David's right foot curled up under the toe beside it, a mark of imperfection reminding us that the handsome priest-king is not god but man.
These details are easily accessible to the modern viewer, who encounters the statue on a 3½-foot base, without even the barrier of a velvet rope. Our 15th-century predecessors gazed up at it atop a column 6½ feet tall. Now we can see it that way too, thanks to full-scale reproductions of statue and pedestal that the Bargello's curators have placed a few feet from Donatello's work. The replica, which will stay on display till late November 2009, bears the sort of gold-leaf gilding that has all but disappeared from the original, emphasizing David's royalty by turning his garlanded hat into a glittering crown.
On a nearby video monitor, a chronological slide show tracking the statue's location over nearly six centuries serves as a shorthand account of Florentine history, as the city's successive masters moved this potent political icon to serve their shifting symbolic needs. One short film details the restoration, the first in over a century, thanks to new laser cleaning techniques that spared the surviving traces of gilding. Another video shows the making of the replica.
By the end of my visit, I found myself thinking of the copy as the older statue, and the original as the newer. Maybe that's because the Donatello glows warmly after its recent cleaning, whereas much of the replica is covered with a powdery whiteness resembling dust. But I think it's also because the original, with all the nicks and fractures wrought in it by time, feels somehow more up to date than the relatively pristine facsimile. Having no history, the copy cannot serve in the same way as a bridge between past and present.
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Another current exhibition in Florence, at the Palazzo Medici Riccardi through the end of February, also tells the story of a newly refurbished masterpiece.
Raphael's "La Madonna del Cardellino" ("The Madonna of the Goldfinch"), depicts the infants Jesus and John the Baptist at the knee of the Virgin Mary, with John holding up a small bird for Jesus to caress. (The goldfinch, which feeds on thistle seeds, foreshadows Christ's thorn-crowned passion.) The artist painted it around 1505, four decades before a landslide destroyed its owner's house and left the painting in 17 pieces. Since then it has been subjected to uncounted restorations, most recently by a state-run laboratory in Florence whose efforts were unveiled in November. A movie and an extensive display of photographs document the damage, from the original accident as well as the various attempts at repair.
Traditional restorers have come under fire recently for their supposed over-reliance on craftsmanship and a learned eye, to the neglect of advanced diagnostic technology. One suspects that this exhibition is meant to reassure both peers and public that the Madonna's latest treatment has been cutting-edge. After half an hour of looking at reproductions of the same image, taken with X-rays, ultraviolet fluorescence, infrared reflectography, etc., you begin to feel you're at a Warhol show. One happy effect, intended or not, is that by the time you reach the original painting, the narrative content is so familiar that you naturally focus on subtle particularities, like the softness of St. John's hair or the folds in Mary's cloak. You can also make out breaks in the panel, which have been deliberately painted over in slightly different shades and textures, according to a fundamental principle of the Italian school of restoration, which holds that any changes must be recognizable on close inspection.
Providing artistic context for the main attraction are four near-contemporary works, including a portrait by Raphael and two paintings by the Madonna's probable first restorer, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (son of the great Domenico). A terra-cotta sculpture by Girolamo Della Robbia, though it features the same three figures as "The Madonna of the Goldfinch," is actually based on Raphael's "La Belle Jardinière" (1508), now in the Louvre. Yet the faces in the Della Robbia differ markedly from those in either painting: the expressions of innocence and playfulness on Jesus and John the Baptist are far more pronounced here, making the contrast with Mary's bittersweet smile all the more poignant. Such variation is an instructive reminder of the enormous versatility that artists have historically displayed even when (especially when?) their choices were circumscribed by client and convention.
A bonus of visiting the Madonna show is access to one of this richly embarrassed city's oft-overlooked gems. The Palazzo Medici's Chapel of the Magi has been described as a 15th-century version of Facebook, because of the pageant of individual portraits that Benozzo Gozzoli painted on its walls. Surrounded by images of the Magi's regal cavalcade winding its way through a hilly Tuscan landscape, the latter-day visitor finds himself in another world. In its exuberant array of the sacred, profane, mundane and exotic, this small frescoed room is a virtual encyclopedia of the Florentine Renaissance, not to mention one of the supreme achievements of Christmas art.
Mr. Rocca is the Vatican correspondent for Religion News Service.


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Covering the makeover of the Gujarat royals was both a learning and exciting experience for me
The royal families of Gujarat-which had a larger number of princely states compared to any other state in India-were reinventing themselves by turning into entrepreneurs.
Royalty in India has largely come to signify the royal families of Rajasthan who have done a commendable job of resurrecting themselves by taking up the heritage hotel business using their palaces, havelis and forts. In the process they have also earned a name for their hard work and business acumen. But are they the only achievers amongst their ilk?
It was this question that propelled me to do a story on how the royal families of Gujarat-which had a larger number of princely states compared to any other state in India-were reinventing themselves by turning into entrepreneurs, whether it was the royal families of Rajkot, Jasdan or Muli in Saurashtra-Kathiawad or the royal families of Vadodra, Danta or Poshina in mainline Gujarat of that of Dondaicha on Mahrashtra-Gujarat border.
Doing the story was an interesting experience. In fact, it was an exciting as well as a learning experience. India's Independence was both a matter of happiness and shock for these royals. India attaining freedom from the British Raj was certainly a matter of happiness for them while merging the kingdoms their ancestors had ruled for centuries with the new Indian Republic was a matter of sadness. Some of these royals couldn't adjust to the change and drifted apart in many negatives ways, from liquor addiction to unwanted spending, thus often falling into a trap with deep financial implications.
But while doing the story I felt that Gujarat's royals had remolded themselves by comprehending the true value of money through hard work and dynamism. The frenetic pace at which Ranjitsinh Parmar of Muli conducts his travel business from Mumbai was a pleasant surprise and so was the strenuous effort that Satyajit Khachar of Jasdan is putting in to revive the Gir Cow and the Kathiawadi Horse by making their breeding financially viable through a commercial model. The golf course that Vadodra's Samarjit Gaekwad has developed around the majestic Laxmi Vilas Palace in Vadodra can make the best of golf course developers envious while the forays of Mandhatasinh Jadeja of Rajkot into real estate, heritage properties besides such diverse areas as windmill power generation and bio-fuel with big money investment production show the extent to which the royalties are trying to reinvent themselves.
The quiet locations of Danta and Poshina in the Aravalli hill ranges in north Gujarat has not dampened the entrepreneurial spirit of the royal families of the two former princely states. While the Danta family--comprising the former ruler Mahipendra Singh, his wife Chandra Kumari and their, Ranriddha Singh--has been successfully dabbling into the heritage hotel business, dairying, horse breeding and real estate, Poshina's Harendrapal Singh and his wife Kanwarani Kailash Kumari are a shining example of how to running the heritage hotel business that can teach their successful Rajasthan counterparts a lesson or two. Vikrant Rawal Sisodia of Dondaicha, scion of a royal family which has gone into big industrial production including edible oil units, windmill energy and also real estate, exhibited sheer business enterprise, an example of complete reinvention.
While interacting with them to put the story together, I found that all these royals were very frank and business-like in their attitude, a far cry perhaps from some of their immediate ancestors. Instead of the expected stiffness of a royal, they exhibited warmth. And in sharp contrast to the page-3-like glitz and glamour of some of the Indian royals, these Gujarat royals were down-to-earth and not flashy. History unarguably shapes future and the former rulers still have an impact on the Indian subcontinent. It was refreshing to find this important cake closely associated with Indian history not basking in the reflected glory of the bygone era alone, reshaping itself and adjusting to the present.
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Most guys will tell you that their wives are the spendthrifts and they manage their family finances, especially those guys in macho professions similar to the one from which I'm retired. Is that really true?
I don't know but it sure ain't in my case. I have always freely admitted that I could be locked in a closet with a hundred dollar bill and when released from that closet eight hours later, I'd have maybe a nickel in my pocket and not be able to tell you where the other $99.95 went. I was the type of person when I was younger that spent money as if I printed my own. That was until I got married.
That is why the little lady handles our finances. If we can't readily afford it, it don't get bought. Period. All things considered, we've done admirably.
And yes, my "party hardy" days have been severely restricted for about thirty-six years. Of course today at my age, it doesn't make a whole lot of difference.
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[Video] Lebron Makes A New Decision
Ever since the Miami Heat lost the NBA championship to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, the sports world had been wondering what's gonna happen with the team. Is one of the big three gonna get traded? Who are they gonna bring in? Is the coach gonna get fired? Well apparently Lebron James has made that decision for the team already. Check out this funny video of Lebron's new decision.
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Seriously, how did this happen?
It's August and I'm trying to cope, while I link up with Farley for Currently.
Oh, summer - I love you. Hearing my kid laugh, staying up late to watch someone build Tiny Houses, having an empty schedule...oh, I love summer!
I'm leaving tomorrow for Teacher's College in New York to attend the Summer Writing Institute. I'm excited to learn as much as I can to share with the teachers in our district. I'm also freaked out that my suitcase might burst open on the scale at the airport.
I took 2 grad classes this summer. I'm working on a educational leadership certification. Both of the classes were jam packed with interesting learning and encouraged me to reflect on some improvements I could make personally as a leader and that the district could make in general. However, cramming what is usually a semester long 600 level class into 6 weeks is no joke. My brain is not feeling refreshed. It's feeling kind of full. Let me just tell you the major victory related to this summer of intense learning is that I did not drink Diet Mt. Dew once. In fact, I have not had a drop since January 1. Go me!
I don't really want to learn to mediate, but I keep reading about how good it is for busy people to meditate. If someone could just hit the off switch on my hamster wheel brain, then I could get started. Focus on my breathing...I read that in a brain research journal this morning. I haven't tried it yet.
This will be the first time in 17 years that I have not "set up a classroom" in August. I thought I would feel kind of "free" from the mountain of laminating and open house packets. But, my random act of back to school kindness this year is going to be to offer my "Slide on the Side Laminating" services to a few of my teacher friends. Truth be told...I love cutting out laminating. I also love to write on name tags. My SOTSL business will be opening at the end of August and I can't wait to surprise a few of my best teacher pals!
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WASHINGTON, DC (WWAY) — The government reopens its doors today after a battle-weary Congress approved a bipartisan measure last night to end a 16-day partial shutdown and avert the possibility of an economy-jarring federal default.
President Barack Obama signed the measure early this morning.
Many House Republicans, including one who represents part of southeastern North Carolina, voted against the compromise to reopen the government through Jan. 15 and increase the nation's borrowing authority through Feb. 7.
Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican who's 3rd District runs from downtown Wilmington to the Virginia line, voted against the measure last night.
"As the only member of Congress to vote against every debt ceiling increase in the last 10 years, I cannot in good conscience support a piece of legislation that does absolutely nothing to address the most pressing issue facing our country – out of control spending," Jones said in a statement. "When the national debt is an astonishing $17 trillion, the last thing Washington needs is permission to continue its reckless spending habits."
Jones also says he does not like that the bill leaves Obamacare in tact.
The government has been shut down for 16 days, and the Treasury Department says today the country would have run out of money to pay its debts if a measure was not approved.
With a predicted economic catastrophe looming, the deal has support from the rest of the Cape Fear's Congressional delegation.
"I wasn't elected to shutdown the government or play political games, and it's time for Congress to stop manufacturing crises and get to work on a long-term, bipartisan and balanced plan to get our fiscal house in order, grow our economy and give certainty to families and business owners," Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) said in a statement. Hagan voted in support of the compromise.
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-7th District) says he's been working with colleagues since the shutdown began to end it.
"It is good that we will avoid an economic default and open the doors of government," McIntyre said in a statement. "However, we should continue bipartisan discussions with the goal of putting forth a long-term deficit reduction agreement to get our fiscal house in order and finding other areas of cooperation, including a Balanced Budget Amendment."
McIntyre also voted in support of the measure to end the 16-day shutdown.
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) was the only member of the delegation who did not say ahead of the Senate count how he planned to vote. In the end, he joined the majority in the upper house to get back to business in Washington.
"I have been clear that I believed that defunding Obamacare by shutting down the federal government was unachievable," Burr said in a statement after the Senate vote. "The decision to shut down the government has been viewed, rightfully, by the American people as irresponsible governing."
President Barack Obama signed legislation after Congress passed a bill to allow the Treasury to borrow normally through at least Feb. 7 and fund the government through Jan. 15. And federal workers will be paid for the time they were furloughed.
Standard & Poor's estimated the shutdown has taken $24 billion out of the economy.


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I am attracted to those perspectives that are out of my current reach. If I have a vision that one or another object will look very unusual than I will do everything possible to capture this vision. The image in my head is set with lightning speed – the space, the form and the rhythm. Single moment and I am building composition of geometric component that is interconnected with my internal aesthetics. In order for this to happen, intention has to be clear and not mixed with anything. You need to learn to see this world, which means understanding of it.
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Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition
Super Arts FAQ by EuphorLance
Version: 1.0 | Updated: 09/10/99 | Search Guide | Bookmark Guide
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Super Arts FAQ v.1.0
By firstname.lastname@example.com
September 10th, 1999
Here is a quick FAQ about what super arts do for each Character because most
of us don't understand the Japanese name or the name of the move doesn't
make sense.
Revision Info:
1.2 Minor Corrections made.
1.0 Added Oro's Tengu Stone Variant and Gill's Angel of Death.
Added cool sounding qoates from characters.
0.5 First release. Missing Oro's Tengu Stone Variant and Gill's
"Third Super"
Help Needed:
1. STORYLINE!!!! Does anyone have the storyline to this twisted Street
Fighter Game?
2. Endings. Endings would help solve the mystery of the storyline of this
3. Quotes from the Characters when they preform their Super Art.
Akuma: "MESSATSU! Hmmmmmph! SHOUSHI!"
Messatsu Gou Hadou: 5 hit fireball.
Tenma Gou Zankuu: 5 hit air fireball.
Messatsu Gou Shoryu 3 dragon punches.
Messatsu Gou Rasen Hurricane kick that goes straight up.
Shun Goku Satsu Unblockable rushing grab that leads to 15
Kongou Kokuretsu Zan Ground punch causing geyser of purple flame.
Alex: "HA! YAH! HYPER BOMB!"
Hyper Bomb: Grab. 2 suplexes and a power bomb.
Variant Hyper Bomb: Grab from behind. 5 suplexes.
Boomerang Raid: 4 flash chops and a suplex.
Stun Gun Headbutt: Forward jump and grab. 5 Headbutts + Stun.
Chun Li: "Haaaaaa! KIKOU SHO!"
Kikou Sho: Blue Stationary Projectile.
Houyoku Sen: 2 sets of lightning kicks and a high kick.
Tensei Ranna: Anti air flip kick surrounded by blue force.
Dudley: "ONE! TWO! JET UPPERCUT!"
Rocket Upper: 3 Jet uppercuts.
Rolling Thunder: Rapid body blows followed by uppercut.
Corkscrew Blow: 5 hit straight punch.
Elena: "SPINNING BEAT! HA! HA! YAH!"
Spinning Beat: 3 Anti air flip kicks.
Brave Dance: Forward jump + Combo Rush.
Healing: Heals 25% of life.
Gill: "THE MARK OF MY DIGNITY SHALL SCAR THY DNA!"
Meteor Storm: Fire and ice rocks fall from sky.
Resurrection: 100% healing after losing.
Angel of Death: Full screen attack.
Hugo: "HAMMER MOUNTAIN!"
Gigas Breaker: 2 Backbreakers + Body splash.
Megaton Press: Anti air body slam + Body splash.
Hammer Frenzy: Flurry of attacks.
Kasumi Suzaku: Multiple air projectile attack.
Yoroi Doushi: Orange stationary projectile.
Variant Yoroi Doushi: Grab. One launching punch.
Yami Shigure: Projectile followed by multiple slashes.
Ken: "SHINRYUKEN!"
Shoryu Reppa: 3 Dragon punches.
Shinryu Ken: One multi hitting dragon punch.
Shippu Jinrai Kyaku: Flurry of kicks followed by hurricane kick.
Makoto: "HA! HA! HA! HAIYAA! SEICHUSEN GODANZUKI!"
Seichusen Godanzuki: Gut punch, multiple punches, uppercut.
Abare To Sanami: Off the wall jump kick, knee, kick, uppercut.
Tanden Renki: Attack power up. Can't block.
Necro: "DENPA STORM!"
Thunder Storm: Body emits electricity stationary projectile.
Slam Dance: Grab. 3 leg flips.
Electric Snake: Multiple hitting ground projectile.
Kishin Riki: Multiple body slam.
Variant Kishin Riki: Grab. Really high suplex.
Yagyou Dama: Multiple hitting floating projctile.
Variant Yagyou Dama: One really big air projectile.
Tengu Stone: 3 objects will multiply your hits.
Variant Tengu Stone: 5 objects will multiply your hits.
Note: Oro must be at max super and use two buttons
to perform variants.
Critical Combo Strike: 5 Rushing punches.
Deadly Double Combo: Gut punch + Hammer back of head.
Total Destruction: Small explosion on impact.
Light of Justice: Multiple projectile attack.
S. R. Rage Flash: 3 Flash kicks.
Blue Nocturne : Counter attack. Short combo rush.
Ryu: "HA! SHIN! SHORYUKEN!"
Shinkuu Hadou Ken: 5 hit fireball.
Shin Shoryu Ken: Multiple hitting dragon punch.
Variant Shin Shoryuken: Grab. Body blow + Left handed dragon punch.
Denjin Hadou Ken: Unblockable fireball + Stun.
Sean: "HADOOOU BLAST!"
Hadou Burst: One really fast fireball.
Shoryu Cannon: 2 Dragon punches.
Hyper Tornado: Running grab, uppercut, tornado, overhead kick.
X.N.D.L. Needles run across the ground.
X.F.L.A.T. Nose dive from every angle.
X.C.O.P.Y. Morph into your opponent.
Urien: "ORBITAL THUNDER!"
Tyrant Slaughter: Multiple shoulder rushes.
Temporal Thunder: 5 hit projectile.
Aegis Reflector: Mirror like stationary projectile.
Yang: "RAISHIN MAHHAKEN!"
Raishin Mahhaken: Face poke + multiple hitting body blow.
Tenshin Senkyuu Tai: Ground roll + kicks in the air.
Sei'ei Enbu: Shadows mimic your moves.
Yun: "HA HA! HIYAAH!
You Hou: Face poke + Body check + Uppercut.
Sourai Rengeki: Combo rush.
Gen'ei Enbu: Shadows mimic your moves.
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DNA tests have confirmed that a Houston man who reported his son missing eight years ago is the father of the boy found in East Texas last week.
Fernando Morin and his wife, Auboni Champion-Morin, are seeking to regain custody of the child who's been in foster care since he was found in San Augustine, about 140 miles northeast of Houston, last week.
Child Protective Services officials say the results of Morin's DNA tests were disclosed in a Houston court Wednesday. His wife's results were not complete.
Another court hearing in the case is set for next week.
A woman is jailed in San Augustine on a kidnapping charge related to the child's disappearance in late 2004.
Child welfare authorities also are investigating the case.
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Demand for health care in Denmark: results of a national sample survey using contingent valuation
In this paper we use willingness to pay (WTP) to elicit values for private insurance covering treatment for four different health problems. By way of obtaining these values, we test the viability of the contingent valuation method (CVM) and econometric techniques, respectively, as means of eliciting and analysing values from the general public. WTP responses from a Danish national sample survey, which was designed in accordance with existing guidelines, are analysed in terms of consistency and validity checks. Large numbers of zero responses are common in WTP studies, and are found here; therefore, the Heckman selectivity model and log-transformed OLS are employed. The selectivity model is rejected, but test results indicate that the lognormal model yields efficient and unbiased estimates. The results give confidence in the WTP estimates obtained and, more generally, in CVM as a means of valuing publicly provided goods and in econometrics as a tool for analysing WTP results containing many zero responses.
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As we look back on 2010 we should be able to remember the good times we have had instead of focusing on the bad times we have been challenged with. 2010 has been a trying year for Morenci. It almost feels like a dark cloud is hovering over our community and doesn't want anything good to happen to us.
The community has lost some great members this year. Many of these residents would do anything for anyone at a drop of a hat. They are all truly missed. After our town had its time to grieve these losses we were struck again. The accidental death of a young Morenci boy left our town in shock. Children have to go to school each day wondering why this has happened to them. That's just not fair.
Now we are faced with another heart breaking challenge. The disappearance of the three young Skelton brothers has turned this town inside out. Saying that they don't intend a positive outcome is just heart wrenching. I choose not to believe this. I choose to believe they are somewhere warm and safe. I can't begin to imagine how the family must feel. I know when I return home every night from a full day of searching, I can't wait until morning comes so I can do it again. I know we all hate sitting home and feeling like we are doing nothing. So many are eager to get moving in the mornings it is truly amazing.
It just makes me sick when people focus on Tanya's past. I'm so very sorry for how the media is choosing to deal with this difficult news. She doesn't deserve any of this right now. That is not the reason we are all here. We are here to help in any way we can.
Our small town has show in the past week that we will not give up. We will continue to search day in and day out for these precious little brothers. Morenci is a great little community and we surely know when to pull together and work as a team. Until Andrew, Alexander and Tanner are brought back to their family and our wonderful community, we all need to continue praying daily, keep our porch lights on, keep our focus where it needs to be, and tell our loved ones how much we love them.
Thank you to all the police officers, FBI agents, firefighters, sheriff's department, dive teams, civilians, and the many people who cooked for us and anyone else I'm forgetting. It doesn't matter if you are from near or far you are all truly amazing. I love this community and am so proud to live in Morenci. Remember, we don't quit.
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Minnesota's pre-term birth rate has grown worse. The change isn't drastic; the rate climbed just three-tenths of a percent last year, from 9.9 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in 2012.
But the shift is in the wrong direction, raising concerns among doctors and others that the state isn't doing enough to make sure that all mothers and babies receive proper care.
March of Dimes officials in the Twin Cities, who released Minnesota's numbers, say they hope the swing is just a blip. They point out that Minnesota has fewer preterm births than most states, and campaigns to further lower the rate are widespread.
But Minnesota also has some of the most significant disparities in the nation between whites and people of color, and some health experts say those disparities are likely undermining Minnesota's efforts to reduce premature births.
"Despite our overall good health statistics, there are populations that are not benefitting from living in Minnesota, and that is one of our challenges."Ed Ehlinger, commissioner of the Minn. Dept. of Health
Babies who are born too early are at high risk for lifelong health problems and premature death, according to the March of Dimes report, which tracks births that occur before the 37th week of pregnancy. A typical pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks.
Compared to much of the nation, Minnesota gets good marks for its premature birth rate. The state has received a "B" score from the March of Dimes seven years in a row. The national rate is 11.5 percent, or a "C" score.
This year 33 states saw their premature birthrate drop. Minnesota was not among them.
"It's disappointing for us," said Danielle Prenevost, a spokeswoman for the March of Dimes Minnesota Chapter. "We really did expect to do better."
Preterm birth is a complex problem. In 40 percent of cases doctors can't identify a reason why the baby was born early. In other cases, some well-known factors contribute to the problem, including poor maternal health and lack of prenatal care.
Ed Ehlinger, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, said rapid demographic changes in Minnesota have revealed that white mothers are less likely to have health problems than black, Latino and Native American mothers. He said those differences are showing up in the state's preterm birth rate.
"I think that it is a challenge to us," Ehlinger said. "Despite our overall good health statistics, there are populations that are not benefitting from living in Minnesota, and that is one of our challenges."
Ehlinger said 25 percent of the births in Minnesota are among people of color. The March of Dimes report shows that non whites have much higher preterm birth rates.
Among Minnesota's American Indians, 13 percent of babies are born prematurely, and 12.7 percent of black infants are, compared to 9.4 percent for whites.
"It's really a math problem," Ehlinger said. "As we get an increasingly diverse community with persistent disparities our rates are not going to improve as rapidly as they should."
Complicating the situation is the trend toward delayed childbearing.
As more mothers over the age of 35 have babies, doctors are treating more pregnant patients who are obese, said Dr. Lisa Saul, a high-risk pregnancy physician at Minnesota Perinatal Physicians.
"Along with that goes other medical complications, such as hypertension and diabetes which we know historically then contributes to premature birth rates," Saul said.
While it would appear that Minnesota is facing an uphill battle as it seeks to lower its preterm birth rate, it is not as hard as it sounds, said Akh Miri, a doula (a birthing assistant or coach) for The Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis.
"The more support you have, the less that prematurity will happen," said Miri, who works with African and African-American mothers.
That means finding ways to help all moms get to their prenatal doctor's appointments, and helping them eat better foods.
But Miri said it will take a grassroots movement launched within diverse communities to make progress toward reducing Minnesota's premature births.
"We have to have people that look like us, that help us, who support people and know where people really are at, what people really are going through," she said.
The March of Dimes report shows that Minnesota had improvements in two key health areas this year: the rate of uninsured women dropped, as did the percentage of women who smoke.
While those gains weren't enough to help reduce the state's preterm birth rate, public health officials say they are important signs of progress.


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US Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein gave prosecutors access to a Gmail account owned by a suspect under investigation for money laundering, according to Reuters. The Friday ruling brings up privacy concerns especially since other magistrates have denied such warrants saying they were too broad.
Google did not responded to a request for comment by Reuters as of Monday.
This sets legal precedent that could have an impact on future decisions, potentially taking away an individual's right to privacy. It may also negatively impact service providers that may be required to hand over user data, causing mistrust in it's service. There is already an investigation into the UK and US mass surveillance of individual's data.
Just three months ago US Magistrate Judge James Francis granted prosecutors access to a Microsoft customer's email housed in an Ireland data center in what is considered the first decision of that type. Microsoft has appealed. Verizon Communications, AT&T, Cisco Systems, Apple and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have all filed briefs supporting Microsoft. US District Judge Loretta Preska will hear the case at the end of the month.
John Facciola, a Washington DC magistrate, considered a request for access to an Apple email account, but denied it. The owner of the account is a defense contractor under suspicion for kickbacks. He issued several other opinions recently similar to this issue.
Google, Verizon, Skype, GoDaddy and Yahoo! Inc. were the targets of request for emails and records in a stolen computer equipment case. The Kansas Magistrate rejected the warrant applications.
The requests for warrants in DC and Kansas were rejected because there were no limits to what the prosecutors could obtain from the email accounts.
All of the magistrates issuing rulings on these cases are well aware of the controversy, issuing opinions that were lengthy in comparison to typical warrant denials or acceptance. In an email to Reuters, the Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Hanni Fakhoury said he disagreed with the analysis issued in the decision, although he appreciated Gorenstein for explaining his decision in writing. "The more voices and opinions we can add to the discussion, the better," said Fakhoury.
Gorenstein said since it's not possible to search the hard-disk drives and other storage on the spot to the difficulty of electronic searches that authorities can take the storage. "We perceive no constitutionally significant difference between the searches of hard drives just discussed and searches of email accounts," the judge wrote.
Since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked secret documents in 2013, issues around government data collection have been hotly debated. It seems eventually one of these cases regarding data collection will end up in the Supreme Court.
In June the US Supreme Court ruled police need a warrant to search a suspect's cellphone. The decision was based on concern for an individual's privacy. It sets precedent for at least needing a warrant, but it seems the scope of the warrant is not easily defined.
It's important for service providers to get involved in the debate. As Fakhoury said, the more voices and opinions the better. Having service providers comment in addition to law enforcement will better balance the discussion.


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Processing your variables
It's all about protection. Protecting your equipment, protecting your end product, protecting your job. For process engineers, a good process variable transmitter can be the difference between meeting production objectives and meeting potential disaster. Control Engineering's 2000 Process Variable Transmitter Study examines the market of these vital components to process engineers.
It's all about protection. Protecting your equipment, protecting your end product, protecting your job. For process engineers, a good process variable transmitter can be the difference between meeting production objectives and meeting potential disaster.
Control Engineering 's 2000 Process Variable Transmitter Study examines the market of these vital components to process engineers. The objectives of this study are to:
Qualify respondents'involvement in recommending, specifying, and/or purchasing process variable transmitters (PVTs);
Examine the types of PVTs respondents currently use;
Determine which manufacturers the respondents have purchased PVTs from in the past 12 months and the number of units purchased; and
Investigate respondent's estimate of their PVT purchases over the next 12 months.
Control Engineering polled 1,500 of its readers. Three hundred seventeen responded to our questionnaire, resulting in a 21% response rate.
Ninety-five percent of respondents (302) say they specify, recommend, and/or buy PVTs, qualifying their relevant response to this survey.
The largest percentage of respondents performs a combination of batch and continuous processing. According to the survey, 43% say their jobs require them to do both. Following closely in the results are those who perform continuous processing only, with 41% of responses. Batch-only applications accounted for 16% of responses.
The majority of respondents, 57%, say their company's end product is raw materials, down 10% from last year's study. Other fabricated metal and miscellaneous manufacturers came in second with 11.6%, while manufacturers of machinery and equipment for manufacturing and service industries was third with 9.3%. Other industries represented are automotive, utilities, and instrumentation and control manufacturers.
More mixing and matching
In a surprising result, many respondents have changed their minds about integrated sensor/transmitter units vs. buying sensor and transmitter from different vendors. They now seem to reserve judgement depending on the application, where last year, 85% respondents said they preferred to buy the complete package, sensor and transmitter, all in one. This year, only 40% of respondents say they prefer to buy a sensor/transmitter in one package. Twelve percent say they want to buy each separately, while nearly half, 48%, say the application determines what they use.
Don Gussin of Milltronics (Arlington, Tex.) says that users' dedication to certain manufacturers may influence purchasing practices. 'People have favorite vendors for specific technologies. We have a loyal following for those who need level instrumentation. If people bought specifically from one vendor, we would never have been able to establish our position.'
As to what type of transmitters respondents use, eight of ten use at least one of the big four: temperature, pressure, level, and flow.
Pressure transmitters came out on top, with 95% of responses. Not far behind are temperature transmitters with 93%, while level and flow came in with 84% and 82% respectively.
Multvariable transmitters still have not captured a large share of the market . On average, respondents say that 18% of their total number of transmitters are multivariable. Perhaps the reason for MVTs' relatively low presence in the market is that most offer digital communications. The Foxboro Company (Foxboro, Mass.) recognized the need to address the large analog installed base. The company's new I/A Series IMV30 Multivariable Transmitter communicates digitally as well as via 4-20 mA signal. For a breakdown of the results, see graph on previous page.
Analog not going anywhere
To nobody's shock, analog communication is still the overwhelming preference with respondents. The standard-supported 4-20 mA signal is used by 96% of respondents. Next on the list is HART protocol with 29%, followed by Ethernet with 16% (see graph on previous page).
In the next 12 months, look for 4-20 mA signal to retain its superiority. According to respondents, 62% of them plan to add the analog signal to upcoming control projects. Ethernet will be used by 30% in the next year, while 19% say they will add HART communications to upcoming control projects.
Milltronics' Mr. Gussin says that more and more users are clamoring for bus connections for their PVTs. He says expect to find more transmitters equipped with DeviceNet, Profibus DP, and Modbus connections. 'Users don't realize that to use one of these buses means more process and maintenance information is available to them. That means they can react more quickly to process and instrumentation problems.'
Purchases of process variable transmitters look to be good over the next 12 months. Over half of respondents, 54%, say their company's purchases of PVTs will at least remain the same. Twenty-three percent say their purchase will increase, while 7% say purchases will decrease over the next year. Sixteen percent say they are not certain.
Process Variable Transmitters
For more information on process variable transmitters, go to www.controleng.com/freeinfo .
Smart RF level transmitter
Horsham, Pa.- Drexelbrook's Universal Lite RF level transmitter is a two-wire RG level transmitter that does not need a hand-held terminal or PC-based software for calibration and configuration. A simple menu-driven display with three integral pushbutton controls walks users through a four-step procedure that sets up an accurate, and linear 4-20 mA output. The display can be set for user-specified engineering units or percent. If HART communication is preferred, users can use a HART Model 275 communicator or Drexelbrook's PC software for additional features like tank strapping and bench calibration. Universal Lite is designed to accurately measure level independently of process variables, like density, that often interfere with successful level measurement, using other technologies such as bubblers, differential pressure, and displacers.
Explosion-proof radar level transmitter
Arlington, Tex.- Milltronics' IQ Radar 160 is reported to be the industry's first high-performance, low-cost radar level measurement solution for extreme, hazardous conditions. The company has capitalized on its experience with ultrasonic level measurement, adapting its Sonic Intelligence echo-analysis software for use with pulse microwaves. Using patented microwave design innovations, Milltronics developed pulse-based radar powerful enough to generate a strong return signal, even in tanks where paddles, agitation, and foam can absorb microwave signals. The IQ Radar 160 incorporates a dielectric resonator to avoid frequency instability commonly associated with other pulse radar products. Milltronics echo-analysis software ensures that readings are reliable by filtering out extraneous signal returns commonly found in process and reactor vessels.
Coriolis transmitter is fieldbus certified
Boulder, Colo.- The Model 5300 transmitter is the first Coriolis device to receive official registration from Fieldbus Foundation. The transmitter provides mass flow indication with an accuracy oflosure, and is UL, CSA, and CENELEC approved.
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MVT measures absolute and differential pressure
Foxboro, Mass.- I/A Series IMV30 multivariable transmitter uses polysilicon microsensor technology to measure differential and absolute pressure with a single chip. The patented use of multiple measuring elements on a common silicon substrate simplifies construction of the transmitter to increase reliability. In addition to multiple pressure measurements, the new transmitter also measures and transmits process temperature (using a separate temperature sensor) and provides sophisticated flow rate calculations. The I/A Series IMV30 multivariable transmitter features on-board computing power to calculate flow rates of liquid, gas, or steam using familiar, low-cost head-class flow elements. All real-time process measurements are communicated to the system in digital format. In applications where measurements are communicated via analog signals, any of the real-time process measurements or calculated values may be assigned to the 4-20 mA output.
Transmitter with online help
Sepulveda, Calif.- Moore Industries' TDZ Smart HART Temperature Transmitter supplies accuracy rates of up tos, using a standard HART handheld Model 275 communicator, or Moore's Intelligent Configuration Software with the comprehensive online HelpMap system. The transmitter can handle direct RTD/thermocouple types, millivolt; and resistance/potentiometer inputs. It provides a completely isolated 4-20 mA output with HART digital information superimposed, that is ready for direct interface with indicators, recorders, DCS, PLC, and PC-based SCADA systems. The HelpMap system is modeled after an interactive web site, and functions as a searchable users' manual designed to provide quick answers to common problems.
Moore Industries
Transmitter adds HART
Phoenix, Ariz.- Honeywell IAC has added a HART protocol to its ST 3000 Release 300 Smart Pressure Transmitters. Other options available with the HART protocol include a configurable digital display and local zero and span adjustability. The transmitter is fully compliant with the HART Communication Foundation Specifications and communicates with any compliant HART host device. ST 3000 is also available with 4-20 mA output, FOUNDATION Fieldbus output, and Honeywell's Digital Enhanced protocol to fit any customers communications needs.
Honeywell IAC
MVT is Fieldbus ready
Chanhassen, Minn.- Model 3244MV comes with a FOUNDATION fieldbus connection. This multivariable temperature transmitter's capabilities include standard function block programming; an 18-bit analog-to-digital converter with ambient temperature compensation; and transmitter-sensor matching, which eliminates RTD sensor interchangeability error for optimal system accuracy. New features include the Regulatory Control Suite, which offers two PIDs, one signal characterizer, and one arithmetic function. The unit also offers a LCD meter, giving the user visual indication of temperature measurement, status, and diagnostics.
Transmitter offers customization
Greenwood, Ind.- Cerabar M, from Endress+Hauser, allows users to select the transmitter's housing, technology, and electronics options that best meet their application requirements. Cerabar M's modular design enables it to be used in all industrial environments, providing gage and absolute pressure of gases, vapors, and liquids. Communications options for Cerabar M include 4-20 mA or HART. Smart technology provides simple set up, maintenance, and operation. In addition to a conventional metallic diaphragm, Endress+Hauser offers a high-performance ceramic sensor. With stainless steel housing, the ceramic sensor excels in sanitary applications in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.
Customizable two-wire transmitter
Rochester, N.Y.- 500T/T5 Series Electronic Pressure Transmitter is a two-wire device with 24 V dc output signal linear to the input pressure. The unit provides what is reportedly a highly reliable, field-proven sensing system, available with a wide variety of seal types, fill fluids, and capillary lengths to create a broad line of remote seal systems available. The 500T/T5's hermetically sealed hybrid electronics have only 16 components and a 80-year MTBF. 500T/T5 Series offers noninteractive zero and span, and comes with a seven-year warranty.
Transmitter certified by TÜV
Spring House, Pa.- Moore Process Automation Solutions' XTC Critical Transmitter is said to be the only transmitter certified by Germany's TÜV organization, which rates equipment for requirement class levels to specify the amount of safety risk reduction required by a particular application. Features include hardware and software redundancy, a comprehensive self-testing system, and primary and secondary current sources to ensure safe shutdown if a failure occurs. Because the transmitter is a member of the XTC family of transmitters, it integrates with the company's APACS+ pro-cess automation system and the companion QUADLOG safety PLC, enhancing the systems' ability to deliver a comprehensive plant solution by improving total safety and availability for critical processes.
Moore Process Automation Solutions
RH temperature transmitter
Flanders, N.J.- The 650 temperature transmitter is a rugged transmitter available in a variety of mounting options depending upon application requirements. These mounting options include regular wall-mount, duct-mount, and remote-mount installations. Features include
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Engineering Systems Division
The academic year 2000-2001 was a year of accomplishment for the Engineering Systems Division (ESD) as we continued to move forward toward our goals to define and evolve engineering systems as a new field of study and to transform engineering education and practice.
The faculty of ESD continues to expand. There were two searches conducted this year for new junior faculty. ESD is delighted to announce that Olivier deWeck, Ph.D. was recruited as an Assistant Professor with a dual appointment in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems Division. Professor deWeck's research interests are in integrated multi-physics modeling and model-reality correlation strategies, as well as applications of modularity in the design, manufacture and deployment of space systems.
Currently, there are 31 faculty appointed: 24 in engineering and seven in management. As a division, ESD establishes an intellectual home for key programs and centers, engages faculty across departments and disciplines, and fosters discourse about engineering innovation.
In February, Ann Tremelling joined ESD as the Assistant Director for Administration. Prior to joining ESD, Ms. Tremelling was the Director of Academic Administration at Harvard Medical School.
The division coordinates academic programs with some 350 graduate students. The Leaders for Manufacturing, System Design and Management, Transportation, and Technology and Policy programs award master's degrees. Ph.D.s are offered in Transportation and in Technology, Management, and Policy.
ESD has four affiliated research centers: the Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development; the Center for Transportation Studies; the Industrial Performance Center; and the Center for Innovation in Product Development. These are described elsewhere in the Reports to the President.
New Initiatives
Engineering Systems Learning Center
A new Engineering Systems Learning Center was established and serves as a repository and enabler for cases, simulators, and other educational material on complex systems. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Engineering Systems Learning Center. With funding from the Sloan Foundation, senior faculty in the School of Engineering and the Sloan School of Management are crafting 10 individual cases that are the first of a series of studies, focusing on a wide range of topics including the auto, pharmaceutical and airline industries. The resulting product will eventually become accessible on-line to a wide audience and used for instruction at MIT, other universities and in industry.
Engineering Systems Knowledge Network
A number of ESD faculty and staff are involved in activities of the Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI). In particular, the CMI Professional Practice Program (PPP), directed by Daniel Roos on the MIT side, has a number of initiatives with strong links to ESD. The CMI PPP represents a portfolio of educational offerings targeted at graduate students and practitioners, many of which are modeled after existing MIT programs such as the Technology and Policy Program (TPP). With a collaboration that began in the summer of 2000, TPP is the most advanced of the PPP efforts. Other ESD faculty are involved in joint curriculum development with Cambridge University colleagues to create case studies and other educational materials, and in the development of modules, executive education, lifelong learning courses, and other degree programs including a program modeled on MIT's Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering. These activities complement the mission of the ESD Learning Center, and there are many synergies beginning to be explored. The Learning Center is well situated to serve as a central repository and sharing mechanism for a wealth of case studies and curriculum materials developed by CMI funded efforts in addition to the existing ESD efforts.
Essentials of Engineering
Professors Tom Eagar and Paul Lagace planned and implemented a new engineering systems subject aimed at freshmen looking to major in a department of the School of Engineering. Entitled "Essentials of Engineering," the subject introduces the range of skills necessary to become an outstanding engineer. Specifically, it is expected that the student will learn to recognize the various qualities a good engineer must posses and which of these are being taught (and not taught) explicitly in their future education and will use their later specific technical learning within the broader context of engineering practice as taught in this subject.
New Undergraduate Systems Minor
Professors Joseph Sussman and Deborah Nightingale are developing this minor which will be introduced in September 2002. The minor will broaden the engineering discipline-specific education in individual department majors to include systems thinking, design and analysis. The minor will address the multiple aspects of engineering systems, including products, processes, information, technology, organizational, and social-political dimensions.
Engineering Systems Symposium Committee
Engineering Systems Symposium Committee, led by Institute Professor Joel Moses is planning a major conference to discuss the intellectual foundations of engineering systems. The Committee has been developing background discussion papers in preparation for the conference.
Faculty Notes
Professor Daniel Hastings, Director of the Technology and Policy Program and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, was appointed Associate Director of Engineering Systems Division. Professor Hastings will oversee all of the educational initiatives within ESD. Professor Hastings succeeds Professor Paul Lagace.
Professor David Marks was selected as the inaugural holder of the Morton (1942) and Claire Goulder and Family Professorship in Environmental Systems.
Professor Fred Moavenzadeh was awarded the James Mason Crafts Professorship of Engineering Systems.
Professor Joseph Sussman is working on the Mexico City project, focusing on developing top-down scenarios to identify policy options that can ameriorate the profound environmental problems of that huge city, without compromising mobility and economic growth objectives. This material is to be reflected in a new subject he is developing jointly with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning to consider large Latin America Cities.
Professor Thomas Allen received an honorary Ph.D. degree in Technology from Linköping University, Sweden.
Professor Paul Lagace received the Wayne Stinchcomb Award-American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) World Fellow of International Committee on Composite Materials (ICCM).
Professor Earll Murman and colleagues were awarded the 2000 Design and Development Prize for written papers published by the Royal Aeronautical Society. Murman, E.M., Walton, M., and Rebentisch, E. "Challenges in the Better, Faster, Cheaper Era of Aeronautical Design, Engineering and Manufacturing," The Aeronautical Journal, Oct 2000, pp 481-489.
Professor Cynthia Barnhardt received an award for "Best Research Paper" for her paper on "Composite Variables for Service Network Design," with Armacost, A., and Ware, K., Airline Group of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (AGIFORS) Cargo Study Working Group 2000, Louisville, KY, June 2000.
Professor David Simchi-Levi's new book Designing and Managing the Supply Chain (with P. Kaminsky and E. Simchi-Levi, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, IL, 1999) won the Book-of-the-Year Award, and Outstanding IIE Publication Award, given in 2000 by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. The book provides state-of-the-art models, concepts and solution methods important in the design, control, operation and management of supply chain systems.
Major Meetings
Visiting Committee
In February 2001, the Engineering Systems Division Visiting Committee spent two days meeting with members of the ESD administration and Division's leadership, and with senior and junior faculty, and students to conduct the initial review of this recently created Division. The Committee prepared a final report that was presented to the Corporation and to the members of the Engineering Systems Division. In its summation of their evaluation of the Division, the Committee stated:
The creation of an Engineering Systems Division represents a very important undertaking for MIT. The endeavor is off to a very strong start in terms of collecting an excellent faculty, attracting a considerable number of able students, and acquiring financial and physical needed resources.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy-25th Anniversary Symposium
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Symposium served to inaugurate a series of annual conferences oriented around major themes at the interface of technology and policy, as well as to consider the challenges facing practitioners of technology policy today. The symposium drew a number of highly distinguished individuals, including almost all the past heads of the Office, academics and professionals in the field, both as speakers and participants, who have played prominent roles in the arena of science and technology policy.
More information on the Engineering Systems Division can be found online at http://mit.edu/esd/www/.


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Liverpool FC, the once-proud Merseyside giants with a wealth of both domestic and European success, were last night brought down to earth by unfancied Northampton Town, who beat the Reds in their third-round Carling Cup-tie at Anfield after a penalty shoot-out.
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