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Second Stainback body ID'd as missing man
A badly decomposed body found off Stainback Highway is that of Dante Peter Gilman, police said on Monday.
The 44-year-old Gilman, who lived in Hawaiian Acres, had been originally reported as missing. Police later said he had been murdered and court documents stated that the murder had been caught on Gilman's home video surveillance system.
Gilman was identified through dental records, police said. They have not released the cause of death pending additional forensic analysis. Police are also working with an anthropologist from the Joint POW Accounting Command/Central Identification Laboratory from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oahu to perform additional examinations.
Gilman's body was found after police received an anonymous tip at about 5:18 a.m. Jan. 22 of a body off "Tree Planting Road." The tip led to what Lt. Greg Esteban called a focused search for the body.
Two cousins from Kurtistown, 30-year-old Claude Keone Krause and 19-year-old Kawena K. Krause, have been charged with the homicide.
Both Krauses have pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, second-degree theft and use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony. The elder Krause also entered a not guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
They're scheduled to appear today in Hilo District Court for a preliminary hearing.
According to court documents, Gilman's ex-girlfriend's daughter reported Gilman missing on Jan. 10 and told police Gilman's Road 10 home had been burglarized; among the items missing were a 42-inch television and video surveillance cameras from outside the home. Two motorcycles and a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck were also believed to be stolen.
Police obtained the video surveillance system's hard drive, viewed the video, and discovered that on Dec. 28 at about 6 a.m., an Isuzu sport utility vehicle drove onto Gilman's property and a man carrying a baseball bat got out of the passenger seat and started talking to Gilman in his driveway. The man struck Gilman in the face with his left fist, documents state.
Gilman started to run to the front of his property and then back to the house, according to the documents. At that time, another man pointed "what appears to be a rifle" at Gilman. A struggle then ensued between Gilman and the man who held the baseball bat. That man "wrestles Gilman to the ground and is seen choking Gilman for a period of two minutes and nine seconds," the documents state, and when the man releases Gilman, his "body appears limp and lifeless." The man who pointed the rifle then picked up Gilman's right leg and dragged him out of the camera's view.
The two men and a boy then went into Gilman's house and left with several items, including a backpack, tools and motorcycle helmets, the documents state.
Police later identified the man with the rifle as Claude Krause and the man with the baseball bat as Kawena Krause.
Documents state that Claude Krause then traded Gilman's pickup truck to another man on Jan. 11 for a Chevy pickup and $500.
Documents also state Claude Krause's former girlfriend told police that Krause picked her up to take her to lunch on Jan. 4 in a white Toyota Tacoma pickup and asked her, "Do you know whose truck this is?" When she replied she didn't, Krause told her, "This is Dante's truck." When she asked how Krause got the truck, he said, "Don't worry. Dante is no longer." She told police she didn't ask any more questions out of fear Krause might hurt her, according to documents.
Police recovered the Toyota pickup, the Chevy pickup and the Isuzu, which Claude Krause had also sold to another individual. A search of the Toyota produced a laptop computer and car stereo belonging to Gilman. Also recovered was a .22-caliber handgun from Gilman's backpack, documents state. Officers also executed a search warrant on Claude Krause's home and discovered a .30-30 rifle and a .22 rifle and ammunition.
Claude Krause was arrested the afternoon of Jan. 17 at a Hawaiian Paradise Park home. The home's resident told police that Krause had told him he intended to shoot it out with police if they came to get him. The man told Krause "not here" and Krause surrendered to police documents state.
Kawena Krause was arrested the following day in Kurtistown.
Gilman's body was the second found within a week off Stainback Highway.
The first body was found on Jan. 18, and turned out to be 38-year-old Shayne Yoshi Kalani Kobayashi of Pahoa, a sex offender who testified for the state in the 1999 trial of Frank Pauline Jr. for the Christmas Eve 1991 abduction, rape and murder of Dana Ireland. Kobayashi, who was originally sentenced to 10 years in prison for second-degree sex assault, had his sentenced reduced in exchange for his testimony.
Police said they found Kobayashi's body while looking for Gilman's. Police said Kobayashi had been missing since Dec. 11.
"Investigative information was developed but information we got was really vague, so we put together a task force which consisted of patrol guys, all the investigative division personnel, community policing and canine units up there, too," Esteban said. "We scoured each road up there off Stainback, and because of that, we did make a discovery."
Police suspect that Kobayashi was also the victim of foul play, but have made no arrests in the case and haven't said if they believe the Krauses are responsible. Kobayashi's body, also badly decomposed, was also identified through dental records. Police have not released preliminary autopsy findings, pending toxicology tests.


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The following is a statement of support from Bill Fletcher Jr., Chairman of the Retail Justice Alliance.
"The bus ride to Bentonville is part of a larger journey for justice. Walmart's response to the disaster in Bangladesh and the deaths of hundreds of Bangladeshi workers displays the same sort of arrogance that their actions in the USA contain. The march on Bentonville is a march that not only focuses on those who work directly for Walmart but for those around the world who labor under greedy subcontractors producing products for sale at Walmart. The march on Bentonville is a march for the millions in today's U.S. workforce who suffer the sting of under-employment, piecing together jobs in order to survive and grow their families. Walmart represents all that is wrong with the functioning of today's economy, an economy that is great for the upper-crust, and is a juggernaut crushing the everyday working person.
"As the chairman of the Retail Justice Alliance I salute the Walmart workers and their allies who are standing up for economic justice, making sure that the titans of the retail industry hear their collective voice."
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Children at Hopton Primary School had plenty to smile about after Tesco in Thetford donated 160 Easter Eggs to the village school.
Each year the school organises an East egg hunt and invite parents to send in eggs for their children to find.
This year they decided to write to local supermarkets asking if they could donate some eggs and the Thetford store stepped up to the mark.
Tabitha Creasy, a member of the school's PTA, said: "We're just over the moon. We have 72 children in the school so they can all search for their egg and the remainder we'll use to raise funds for school projects with a tombola and a raffle.
"We're a small school but everybody is very willing to lend a hand and be involved. There is a nice community feel here and we are very grateful to Tesco."


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The Mussel Ridge Historical Society will host its annual Owl's Head Community Pot Luck Picnic on Sunday July 21st, from Noon to 3pm at the Old Homestead at 453 Ash Point Dr. in Owl's Head. Everyone is welcome and the event is free although donations will be gratefully accepted.
This year will again feature bean-hole beans made by Maynard Stanley. These beans are cooked the old fashioned way popular at picnics years ago, in a hole in the ground. Since it is a potluck, everyone attending is asked to bring a casserole, salad, side dish, or appetizer to share. The MRHS will provide hot dogs, drinks and ice cream cranked at the picnic.
This is an old-fashioned community picnic with games for all ages, music, craft demonstrations & great conversations with old and new friends. Hope to see you there.


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St. Augustine's Humane Society director says the facility's funds have gotten so low that they are forced to close at the end of this month.
Doug Shull, a member of the board of directors that governs Florida East Coast Humane Society in St. Augustine, said Wednesday the facility has been living off reserve funds that a resident left in a trust fund years ago. They've nearly depleted that money. And with the slow economy affecting their donations, the board decided the Humane Society will shut down on Oct. 31.
"We simply had to stop the bleeding," Shull said. "Right now it's not fiscally responsible to keep it open. It's losing money."
Rusty Hall, head of the Humane Society's board, said he is "unsure" when the facility will reopen.
"We'll reopen hopefully as quickly as we can," he said.
Humane Society Director Cindy Bishop is working to adopt out the nearly 200 animals at the shelter. She said she plans to call rescue groups in the area, and she is researching the possibility of transporting animals to Humane Societies in surrounding counties.
"We'd love to have people come down and adopt them," she added. "We really need the community."
In September, Bishop and the board decided to stop accepting stray animals at the shelter because of low funds. The animals were directed to the St. Johns County Animal Control pet center.
Bishop said she's "trying not to burden" Animal Control with the shelter's current animals.
However, Shull said if the animals aren't adopted, that's likely where they will end up.
Paul Studivant, Animal Control chief, was unaware the shelter was closing until The Record contacted him. He said his facility has had a 43 percent increase last month from the additional strays.
Studivant is concerned the pet center won't be prepared if the Humane Society's animals show up at his door.
"Twenty-something days to get ready for 100-something animals is not much time," he said. "But we will do whatever we need to. ... We will stretch a penny into a nickel if we need to."
Hall said one of the reasons the shelter's budget has been limping along is because it no longer receives money from the county. Animal Control used to keep its animals at the Humane Society facility. The Humane Society received $318,000 a year, nearly 50 percent of its budget, for the service. But that was stopped roughly two years ago when the county built its own $1.8-million animal control pet center off Stratton Road off U.S. 1 north.
Bishop said then that shelter's costs would go down because they would no longer care for animal control's 5,000 animals it brought in annually.
The shelter has been operating at its present location for about 50 years.
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IN THE NEWS: No Plastic! Let Children Learn to Handle CashOct. 1, 2005
From The Deseret Morning News
By Janet Bodnar
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Newspapers recently reported that pop superstar Madonna had given her 8-year-old daughter a credit card with a $10,000 limit. "She's hoping to teach Lourdes to be responsible with money," a friend told reporters.
That's over the top, even for Madonna. But after I wrote a column earlier this year recommending that parents not give their kids credit cards, I received a couple of thoughtful letters from parents who disagreed.
One mother noted that her son had managed a cash clothing allowance at 14 and a bank account at 16, and applied for a credit card at 18. Another parent co-signed for a credit card for his teenage daughter, but made her pay the bill with her baby-sitting money.
Every child is different, and some are ready to take on responsibilities -- financial and otherwise -- sooner than others. But in general, I'm sticking to my guns: Giving kids credit cards too early does more harm than good.
The best way for children to learn financial responsibility -- and, I contend, the best way to ensure that they'll pay their bills on time and stay out of debt -- is to teach them to manage cold, hard cash.
The parents who wrote to me actually prove the point. In the first case, the young man had been handling cash successfully since he was 14. In the second situation, the young woman was responsible for paying her credit card bill with her own money, and presumably had her own checking account to do it.
We may be living in an electronic age, but using cash and writing checks is still more real to kids than paying with plastic. Even some adults have trouble controlling their spending when all they have to do is swipe a card (or click a mouse). It's far better for kids to take things one step at a time, first with cash, then a checking account with a debit card and finally a credit card.
I've been up on this soapbox for a long time, but I'm not alone. James Roberts, a marketing professor at Baylor University who has done extensive research on credit card use among adolescents, concluded that teenagers who use credit cards "are less price sensitive, spend more and overstate their available wealth compared to those who write checks and pay cash." Amen to that.
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This site is dedicated to one thing and one thing only, used car trailers.
Having been in the situation of needing a car trailer on occasion but not having the space to keep one long term then the subject of getting a user car trailer came up often. Rather than buy one or rent one the best method was to buy one for the duration of how long you needed it and then selling it on. Hopefully for more, more often for the same price and never for less, well at least not yet, any accident should be covered by insurance at least.
So I thought I would put a site together that would give the information and resources in once place so that when anyone else was searching for a used car trailer it was here to make it a quick process. So while I am putting this information to gether you are welcome to chip in and give your own experience, advice or ideas and we'll work on making this a handy resource.


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Kőszeg Culture - Muzeums, theaters...
These houses were named after the Styrian foresters colonized by Maria Theresa in 1750. Nowadays Woods and Forest Museum works in the pretentiously renovated buildings. On a stone plaque the names of important researchers, foresters can be read who once worked in the Kőszeg Mountains. The Museum is opened on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm, however, on demand, it can be visited at other times as well. The Styrian Houses can be reached by 8 km walk in 2 hours from the Szabó Mountain bus station.
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NEW YORK - Dolce & Gabbana want to tell their story in black and white. It's what they wear, it's what they sell in their shiny new store and, judging by their clutterless Manhattan office, it's what they surround themselves with.
In an interview, they make their lives sound almost basic and simple, speaking in their heavily Italian-accented English about going to the movies or enjoying great Italian bread and a nibble of salami.
But the tale of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana is far more colorful than that: They're two guys who 22 years ago started with 2 million lira - about $1,500 - in their pockets and have since seen their tiny womenswear collection grow to a top-tier brand of clothing, accessories and even a restaurant. Come early 2008, the men of Milan (Gabbana) and Palermo (Dolce) will see their names on two stores in India to add to a total of 81 independent boutiques. Their company employs close to 3,500 worldwide.
The one constant in their story: They are deft. When fashion's mood was serious, so were they. They were all rock 'n' roll when they needed to be in the 1990s and now they see a shift to more proper clothes - suits for men and lovely dresses for ladies. The ability to shift gears seems to be part of their master plan.
Dolce & Gabbana is already a go-to brand for celebrities - Madonna is their favorite to dress - and they draw fashion's A-list to their runway shows that traditionally have boasted glitz and sex appeal. On this high-powered day, they christened their redesigned Madison Avenue flagship in the company of actors Jason Lewis and Josh Lucas, and had a dinner planned to celebrate their new men's fragrance with Matthew McConaughey, who'll star in ads for The One for Men. The designers gave Kate Hudson and Eva Mendes personal tours of the sparse-yet-glistening retail space the previous day.
They say, however, that their quieter moments are their most treasured. "Our friends are not in fashion. We make a good life but today was not a normal day in the life of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana," says Gabbana, who leaves the impression that he's the talker of the duo - and also the more serious one.
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The odd thing about the marathon is that the judges usually eliminate people based on their overall season performance (despite what they say), so I was surprised to see the judges eliminated M&D so quickly. Typically in these marathon dances, even in the professional world, the judges are all very familar with the dancers and the pecking order is well established. The judges are more or less observing to see if a couple is moving up or down the pecking order, not coming up with isolated results based solely on what happens during the dance. It is the same in ice skating and other events that are subjectively judged. So for the judges to score a couple so low compared to their usual position means they must have been really bad.
I liked their response to the announcement (finally) that they were safe--happy, grateful, relieved, but not jumping all over the place like crazy people. I've been annoyed with Derek in the past but I like the 2012 Derek.


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Clamping down, the La Jolla Country Day girls volleyball team eased past visiting Pomona Catholic 25-12, 25-11, 25-14 in the Southern California Regional Division V semifinals Saturday.
The second-seeded Torreys (22-12) will play at No. 1 O'Neals Minarets (29-3) on Tuesday.
"It wasn't our most complete match of the season, but in the state playoffs, it's all about winning," La Jolla Country Day coach Peter Ogle said.
"You're not building for anything. You're not learning a whole lot of new things. The goal is to win, and we played well enough to win and advance."
It's the Torreys' first appearance in the regional final since 2011, when they defeated Francis Parker en route to a Division IV state runner-up finish.
Senior outside hitter Arela Williams tallied a match-high 11 kills for the Torreys, who collected their second straight playoff sweep.
"We focused on the little things like keeping our serves in and our technique," Williams said. "Our passing was very good, and we were able to spread the ball around despite not knowing anything about this team."
Division I: Torrey Pines lost to Santa Ana Mater Dei 20-25, 26-24, 25-14, 25-22.
Division II: Westview staged a big comeback to defeat host Westlake Village Oaks Christian 10-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-13. The Wolverines will play at Corona Santiago in the SoCal final Tuesday.


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I m after a new tubeless tyre that's a bit bigger than my front minion st 2.35
I get the feeling the new HR 2 is going to be a bit big and will have clearance issues once it gets muddy.
I have a bonty xr4 2.2? On there at the minute Which seems very big fir it's size.
Ideally I'd like something Like the hr2 only a bit smaller in volume..
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I m after a new tubeless tyre that's a bit bigger than my front minion st 2.35
Try the On-one Smorgasbord as a rear. Just got back with mine from the Alps, with plenty of mud around, no issues at all. TLR for £14.99 a go!!!
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US CPI Falls in April at Fastest Rate since 2008. Even so, could it be Overstating the True Rate of Inflation?
According to data released yesterday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Consumer Price Index fell in April at an annual rate of -4.35 percent. It was the second consecutive monthly decrease and the fastest rate of decrease since late 2008, when the economy was in free fall.
The April decrease was largely attributable to lower gasoline prices, as have been almost all of the gyrations in the index since the start of the year. The core CPI, which removes its food and energy components, shows much less month-to-month volatility. It rose at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in April, its slowest rate of increase since 2010. The following chart shows that both all-items and core inflation have trended gradually downward over the past two years.
Many people are skeptical of the CPI data published by the BLS. For various reasons, they believe that the true cost of living is rising much faster than the CPI. Given that perceived inflation is generally higher than the CPI indicates, it will come as a surprise to learn that some professional economists think the CPI overstates the rate of inflation, and does so by an increasingly wide margin.
One piece of evidence pointing in that direction is a growing gap between the CPI, calculated by the BLS on the basis of monthly price surveys, and the price index for personal consumption expenditures (PCE index) that is derived from the national income accounts. There are theoretical reasons for thinking that inflation as measured by the CPI, which uses base-period quantity weights, is likely to average a bit higher than the PCE index. (I discussed some of those reasons in this recent post.) The surprising thing, however, is that the gap between the two indexes has been increasing lately, as shown in this figure reproduced from the Atlanta Fed's Macroblog. (I have added the CPI for April to the original chart.)
Economists Mike Bryan, Pat Higgins, Brent Meyer, and Nicholas Parker of the Atlanta Fed undertook some statistical analysis to see if the increasing gap between the two indexes is real, or just an artifact of the data. Their conclusion is that there really is a gap, although perhaps the underlying gap is not quite as wide as that shown in the above chart.
As they suggest, the possibility that the CPI is overstating inflation can be viewed as a glass that is either half-full or one that is half-empty. Pessimists may take a very low rate of PCE inflation as a sign that the Fed is failing in its efforts to meet its price stability mandate, which it defines as a 2 percent inflation rate for the PCE. Personally, I prefer to take a more optimistic view. Right now the economy is making at least gradual progress back toward full employment, at a time when Europe and Japan are struggling with much worse problems and emerging market growth is slowing. It would be a shame to see that progress derailed by a burst of inflation that frightened policy makers into tightening while the recovery remains so fragile. None of the inflation indicators we are seeing right now suggest any such risk.
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John • May 18th, 2013 at 2:06 am
Your mother's washing machine lasted 25yrs. The first washer you bought made it for 15yrs. Five years ago the same washer was good for 10yrs and today you would be doing well to get 6-8 yrs out of it. This is called inflation because it takes 2-3x as much money to keep your clothes clean.
I work in a major home improvement center and have sold about 5,000 of these appliances and have seen the same trend among almost all categories of goods and serivces.
EdDolan • May 18th, 2013 at 10:21 am
At the same time, tires last longer, cars last longer (average age of cars on US roads is at a record), computers last longer (each laptop I have bought over the past 20 years has lasted longer than the previous one). You should also note that your new washing machines use less hot water and your refrigerators use far less electricity.
Lesson: Quality changes cut both ways. Most observers believe that on average quality of goods is improving despite exceptions.
John • May 19th, 2013 at 2:36 am
The savings on hot water and electricity is the great charade. It is very unlikely that it will offset the $400 you will spend on an electronic circuit board (and other repairs) within your first 5 yrs of owning a new major appliance. As for automobiles the cost of parts and labor to maintain them is high.
Lesson: Quality does cut both ways. But the "man on the street" will tell you that most of what is being manufactured in Asia (particularly China) is junk.
EdDolan • May 19th, 2013 at 10:27 am
The popular idea that "most of what is being manufactured in Asia (particularly China) is junk" is a very old one. I remember a popular urban myth when I was a kid in the 50s was that if you took apart a made-in-Japan toy, you would find the label of a Budweiser can that was thrown away by some GI, then salvaged to make the toy. There was never anything on the inside of my toys if I peeked, though.
More seriously, objective studies like the annual J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability ratings give high marks to Asian products. For example, their 2013 report of the top-10 gives places 1-7 to Japanese cars and the highest US car is No. 8.
What I am getting at is this: Is there any objective evidence to back up your study, or are you just doing anecdotes. I understand you are in the appliance business, so it would be perfectly natural if you frequently encountered customers who brought back defective products for repair, but never heard again from customers who had good experience with their products. That would mean you are working with a biased sample.
In short: I am rarely willing to believe the "man on the street" without data to back it up, because so often, when the data is available, it turns out the man on the street is extrapolating from rumor or atypical anecdotal evidence. For example, the streets are full of men and women who believe that cell phones and wi-fi give you brain cancer, but it is hard to find data to back it up.
John • May 20th, 2013 at 2:36 am
Japan and S. Korea do quality manufacturing. As for China, always buy a warranty…
EdDolan • May 20th, 2013 at 10:36 am
I agree many who source to China for price alone get low quality. However, some companies like Apple get quality work out of China. You get what you pay for anywhere.
Gary Alexander • May 21st, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Prices don't rise or fall equally, of course, but when monetary inflation is sustained for so long, and in such volume, the liquidity usually goes somewhere. Is it possible that Fed liquidity rescued the moribund housing market and accelerated the stock market boom? Also, due to the widening wealth gap, the cost of luxury items is soaring. A lunch with Tim Cook of Apple just auctioned at $610,000 (expected value: $50,000) and paintings are once again drawing 8-figure prices at auction. CPI and PPI seem muted since they reflect prices the 99% pay, but the new money must go somewhere, right? Stocks, yachts and paintings?
EdDolan • May 21st, 2013 at 7:51 pm
Absolutely. The idea that monetary expansion, coupled with stability of broad price indexes, can lead to asset bubbles and, potentially, to malinvestment and future crises was at the heart of Hayek's theories way back in the 1930s. Some people see definite parallels between today's stock market boom and that of the 1920s, which also took place against a background of broad price stability.


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Deficit Mania Outpointing Common Sense in Washington
This Paul Krugman column got by me on Monday, but you should take a look:
What's the greatest threat to our still-fragile economic recovery? Dangers abound, of course. But what I currently find most ominous is the spread of a destructive idea: the view that now, less than a year into a weak recovery from the worst slump since World War II, is the time for policy makers to stop helping the jobless and start inflicting pain.
When the financial crisis first struck, most of the world's policy makers responded appropriately, cutting interest rates and allowing deficits to rise. And by doing the right thing, by applying the lessons learned from the 1930s, they managed to limit the damage: It was terrible, but it wasn't a second Great Depression.
Now, however, demands that governments switch from supporting their economies to punishing them have been proliferating in op-eds, speeches and reports from international organizations. Indeed, the idea that what depressed economies really need is even more suffering seems to be the new conventional wisdom, which John Kenneth Galbraith famously defined as "the ideas which are esteemed at any time for their acceptability."
This is an astoundingly wrongheaded notion, that we've passed the point of fixing a damaged economy and now must move directly to inflicting pain on the most vulnerable. We saw this just last week, when House Democrats slashed health care spending for the poor and the jobless – oddly enough, to make room for a maintenance of the salaries of American doctors, the richest in the world. The fact that doctors have a huge lobbying trade group behind them, while the jobless have two guys with a sign, contributes to the priority ordering.
It's not just that austerity budgeting and withholding stimulative safety-net measures at a time of mass unemployment is unnecessarily cruel – it's that it makes no logical sense. First of all, the jobs bill I just mentioned, with its short-term stimulative spending and long-term closures of tax loopholes for the rich and the powerful, will add nothing to the deficit in the out years and actually reduce it because of its permanent tax measures. Second, the best path to deficit reduction is job creation, and even the too-small stimulus package is on track to create about 3.4 million jobs by September. Stimulus spending, in a word, works. To quote David Leonhardt:
Luckily, the country's two big economic problems — the budget deficit and the job market — are not on the same timeline. The unemployment rate is near a 27-year high right now. Deficit reduction can wait a bit, given that lenders continue to show confidence in Washington's ability to repay the debt.
As a result, Congress does not have to choose between the problems. It can pass the jobs bill, putting people back to work, and even pass a separate bill to help struggling states. History has shown that state aid, which prevents layoffs of teachers, emergency medical technicians and other workers, is the single most effective form of stimulus.
Third, deficit hawks like Jason Altmire keep caterwauling about deficit reduction to head off the risk of inflation, but none exists practically anywhere in the developed world right now. And more to the point, while the same hawks claim that the deficit is bound to create a fiscal crisis, the bond markets don't agree.
But apparently nobody told the people who lend the U.S. government money. On Friday, they were willing to hand over their cash to the Treasury for 10 years for 3.3 percent interest, a level so low it implies they consider the United States among the safest investments in the world. Collectively, those investors — think mutual funds, pension funds and foreign central banks — could lose hundreds of billions of dollars if they're mistaken and the United States has a debt crisis.
It is the Beltway vs. the bond market, and they can't both be right.
We have a long-term outlook that neglects a serious short-term problem. Almost half of the millions of Americans out of work have been that way for over six months – you're talking about nearly five percent of the working age population just stagnating, with no hope, no prospects, and nothing to guide them. Yet the consensus in Washington chases phantoms and seeks anti-growth policies that will only make it tougher on those long-term jobless folks, as well as millions of others who will experience layoffs, insufficient retirement payments, or just total despair. And these policies will actually make it harder to close the budget deficit, as anti-growth austerity will lower tax receipts.
Somehow, our elites have this sense of national sacrifice – only for the masses, of course – that transcends common sense.


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Ruler of Your Own WorldAlternate titles: 预约爱情 Starring Yang Dong Geun and Lee Na Young
Often regarded as the best Korean drama of 2002, Ruler of Your Own World was critically praised for its daring realism and refusal to rely on K-drama conventions. Rough around the edges, Ko Bok Su meets Jun Kyung after stealing her wallet shortly after being released from prison, setting into motion a chain of events that changes the lives of everyone around them. Moody and reserved, Jun Kyung begins to fall for him, while his old love, the tough, determined Mi Rae wants him back. Ko Bok Su looks at the world with new eyes after his stint in jail, and tries his best to make sense of the world and let love into his life. Both gritty and hopeful, Ruler of Your Own World is an utterly unique drama. Yang Dong Geun heads a high-caliber cast including current stars Gong Hyo Jin and Lee Dong Gun, and rising superstar film actress Lee Na Young.
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Fast & Easy Dinner: Seafood Newburg on Buttered Toast
It's the last day of 2008, so treat yourself to a decadent seafood dinner. Although this dish is rich and indulgent, it doesn't take a lot of time to prepare. Newburg is a classic sauce for seafood made with cream and sherry.
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Seafood Newburg on Buttered Toast
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 rounded tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated or ground nutmeg
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 12 scallops, muscle discarded, patted dry
- 12 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 pound lump crab meat
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay or other seafood seasoning
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 slices white sandwich bread
- 20 blades fresh chives, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- In a medium saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute, then whisk in the milk and cream and heat through, about 10 minutes.
- Lower the heat and stir in the sherry, paprika and nutmeg; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 15 minutes.
- Preheat the broiler. Season the scallops, shrimp and crab with salt and pepper. Season the crab with the Old Bay.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over high heat. Add the scallops and cook, turning once, until browned on each side, 4 to 6 minutes; transfer to a plate.
- Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook for 3 minutes on each side. Add the crab for the last 3 minutes of cooking and heat through. Return the scallops to the pan, pour the sauce evenly over the seafood and remove from the heat.
- Arrange the bread on a baking sheet and toast in the broiler on each side, then spread with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
- Halve each piece of toast to make triangles. Place 4 toast triangles on each of 4 dinner plates, spoon the seafood Newburg on top and sprinkle with the chives and almonds.
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Storydress II is a series of photographs of a life-size paper mache and plaster sculpture. The dress is made of paper mache stories that I recorded of my great-grandmother's autobiographical reminiscences. Each photograph contains legible words. The sculpture was photographed with the wet-plate collodion negative process, printed on handmade gold-toned Albumen paper, and burnished onto antique Cabinet Card mounts. For exhibition the cabinet card photographs are displayed using an antique wooden Graphoscope (magnifying device) and shelf.
Finding unknown relatives in my family photograph collection,and noticing old photographs of anonymous people in antiquestores, I was taken by how many people were forgotten regardless of photography's intention to "Secure the shadow, 'ere the substance fades away." The older the picture, the more forlorn the subject appeared to me. Holding their image, I was impressed with their absence. Storydress II tries to show this underlying subject of photographic portraiture. The 19th century cabinet card is turned inside out, revealing the presence of absence in a medium characterized by rigid detail and anonymity. The figure of reminiscence, cast in plaster, parallels the poetic immobility of the head clamp, used in early photography to prevent movement during long exposures, aptly defined by Barthes as "the corset of my imaginary existence". The life size cast figure wears a paper mache dress made of family stories: recorded,torn up, and glued back together again. The tedious processes involved in making both the subject and photograph are offerings to time's taking.
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Avandaryl (glimepiride / rosiglitazone) Disease Interactions
There are 14 disease interactions with Avandaryl (glimepiride / rosiglitazone):
- Cardiovascular Risk
- Myocardial Infarction
- Renal/Liver Disease
- Chf
- Hypoglycemia
- G6Pd Deficiency
- Hyponatremia
- Edema
- Liver Disease
- Macular Edema
- Premenopausal Anovulation
- Type I Diabetes
- Weight Gain
- Anemia
Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Cardiovascular Risk
Severe Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Cardiovascular Disease
The use of oral hypoglycemic agents may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to treatment with diet alone or diet with insulin. This warning is based on the University Group Diabetes Program (UGDP) study, a long-term prospective clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs in preventing or delaying vascular complications in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes. Patients treated with diet plus a fixed dosage of either tolbutamide (a sulfonylurea) or phenformin (a biguanide) for 5 to 8 years had a cardiovascular mortality rate approximately 2.5 times that of patients treated with diet alone, resulting in discontinuation of both these treatments in the study. Despite controversy regarding interpretation of these results, clinicians and patients should be aware of the potential risk when making treatment decisions for diabetes, particularly in the presence of underlying cardiovascular disease. Data are not available for other sulfonylureas or biguanides, nor for hypoglycemic agents belonging to other classes. However, given the similarities in chemical structure and/or mode of action, the same caution should be applied.
- "Product Information. Glucotrol (glipizide)." Pfizer US Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY.
- "Product Information. Prandin (repaglinide)." Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc, Princeton, NJ.
- "Product Information. Amaryl (glimepiride)." Hoechst Marion-Roussel Inc, Kansas City, MO.
Rosiglitazone (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Myocardial Infarction
Severe Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: History - Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Heart Disease
Safety data from a pooled analysis of 42 randomized, controlled clinical studies suggest that patients treated with rosiglitazone may have an increased risk of myocardial infarction and/or death from heart-related causes. The overall incidence of myocardial ischemia was 1.99% in patients receiving rosiglitazone-containing therapies (n = 8,604) for at least 24 weeks, compared to 1.51% in patients receiving placebo or other antidiabetic therapies (n = 5,633) for a similar duration. The hazard ratio was 1.31 (95% CI, 1.01 to 1.70) for rosiglitazone-treated patients relative to the comparators, which represents a greater than 30% excess risk of myocardial ischemic events in the rosiglitazone group. However, other published and unpublished data from long-term clinical trials of rosiglitazone provide contradictory evidence about the potential risks. Until more data are available, caution may be advisable when rosiglitazone is prescribed to patients with underlying heart disease or a history of myocardial infarction.
- Nissen SE, Wolski K "Effect of rosiglitazone on the risk of myocardial infarction and death from cardiovascular causes." N Engl J Med 356 (2007): 2457-71
- FDA. United States Food and Drug Administration "Rosiglitazone maleate (marketed as Avandia, Avandamet, and Avandaryl) Available from: URL: http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/InfoSheets/HCP/rosiglitazoneHCP.pdf." ([2007 Jun]):
Sulfonylureas (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Renal/Liver Disease
Severe Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Renal Dysfunction, Liver Disease
Sulfonylureas are metabolized in the liver, and their metabolites (some with pharmacologic activity) are excreted in the urine and feces. Patients with impaired liver and/or renal function treated with sulfonylureas may be exposed to higher serum drug concentrations, which can increase the potential for severe hypoglycemic episodes induced by these agents. In the presence of hepatic impairment, gluconeogenic capacity may also be diminished, further compounding the risk. Therapy with sulfonylureas should be administered cautiously in patients with liver and/or renal disease. Reduced dosages and longer intervals between dosage adjustments may be required. Hypoglycemia, if it occurs during treatment, may be prolonged in these patients because of slowed metabolism and/or excretion of the drugs.
- Prendergast BD "Glyburide and glipizide, second-generation oral sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agents." Clin Pharm 3 (1984): 473-85
- "Product Information. Diabeta (glyburide)." Hoechst Marion-Roussel Inc, Kansas City, MO.
- "Product Information. Dymelor (acetohexamide)" Lilly, Eli and Company, Indianapolis, IN.
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Chf
Severe Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Congestive Heart Failure
The use of thiazolidinediones, alone or in combination with other antidiabetic agents, has been associated with fluid retention and new onset or exacerbation of heart failure. An increased risk of cardiovascular events (heart failure worsening; new or worsening edema; new or worsening dyspnea; increases in heart failure medication; myocardial infarction; angina; cardiovascular hospitalization and deaths) has been reported with rosiglitazone therapy in type II diabetic patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class I or II congestive heart failure compared to placebo. Likewise, overnight hospitalization for CHF was observed in 9.9% of diabetic patients with NYHA Class II and III heart failure on pioglitazone compared to 4.7% of patients on glyburide. An increased incidence of cardiovascular adverse events including edema and cardiac failure has also been reported in patients receiving a thiazolidinedione in combination with insulin relative to insulin and placebo. Therapy with thiazolidinediones should be administered cautiously and initiated at the lowest recommended dosage in patients with congestive heart failure. Thiazolidinediones are contraindicated for the treatment of patients with NYHA Class III or IV cardiac status. Patients should be monitored for signs of worsening heart failure such as increased dyspnea, edema, and weight gain. Therapy should be discontinued if any deterioration in cardiac status occurs.
- "Product Information. Avandia (rosiglitazone)" SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA.
- "Product Information. Actos (pioglitazone)" Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Lincolnshire, IL.
Insulin/Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Hypoglycemia
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Adrenal Insufficiency, Malnourished, Autonomic Neuropathy, Panhypopituitarism, Anorexia/Feeding Problems
Hypoglycemia may commonly occur during treatment with insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic agents. Care should be taken in patients who may be particularly susceptible to the development of hypoglycemic episodes during the use of these drugs, including those who are debilitated or malnourished, those with defective counterregulatory mechanisms (e.g., autonomic neuropathy and adrenal or pituitary insufficiency), and those receiving beta-adrenergic blocking agents.
- "Product Information. Glucotrol (glipizide)." Pfizer US Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY.
- Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Isselbacher KJ, Wilson JD, Martin JB, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, eds. "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed." New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Health Professionals Division (1998):
- "Product Information. Glucophage (metformin)." Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ.
Sulfonylureas (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ G6Pd Deficiency
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: G-6-PD Deficiency
Sulfonylureas can cause hemolytic anemia in patients with glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Therapy with these agents should be used with caution in patients with G6PD deficiency and consider the use of a non-sulfonylurea alternative. There have been postmarketing reports of hemolytic anemia in patients receiving these drugs who did not have known G6PD deficiency.
Sulfonylureas (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Hyponatremia
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: SIADH, Hyponatremia, Dehydration
Treatment with sulfonylureas may cause hyponatremia, in patients who are on other medications or have medical conditions known to cause hyponatremia or increase release of antidiuretic hormone. The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secretion has been reported with certain sulfonylureas and these drugs may augment the peripheral (antidiuretic) action of ADH and/or increase release of ADH. Caution should be used when treating patients with hyponatremia or at greater risk of developing hyponatremia such as elderly patients, patients taking diuretics or those who are volume-depleted.
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Edema
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Hypertension, Pleural Effusion, Pulmonary Edema, Fluid Retention
Thiazolidinediones can cause dose-related edema. Therapy with thiazolidinediones should be administered cautiously in patients at risk for congestive heart failure as well as those with fluid overload or other conditions that may be adversely affected by excess fluid such as hypertension. Patients should be monitored for signs and symptoms of heart failure such as dyspnea, swelling of legs or ankles, and weight gain.
- "Product Information. Rezulin (troglitazone)." Parke-Davis, Morris Plains, NJ.
- "Product Information. Avandia (rosiglitazone)" SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA.
- "Product Information. Actos (pioglitazone)" Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Lincolnshire, IL.
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Liver Disease
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Liver Disease
Initiation of rosiglitazone or pioglitazone therapy is not recommended in patients who exhibit clinical evidence of active liver disease or increased baseline serum transaminase levels (ALT exceeding 2.5 times upper limit of normal). Use of these agents is also not recommended in patients who have experienced jaundice during treatment with troglitazone. The use of troglitazone, another agent in the thiazolidinedione class, has been associated with clinically significant elevations in liver enzymes, reversible jaundice, and idiosyncratic hepatocellular injury including rare cases of liver failure, liver transplants, and death. Injury has occurred after both short- and long-term treatment. While these effects have not been associated with other thiazolidinediones in clinical trials, concerns exist because of their structural similarities. In addition, isolated cases of hepatitis and hepatic enzyme elevations to 3 or more times the upper limit of normal have been reported with both rosiglitazone and pioglitazone during postmarketing use. Rarely, these events have involved hepatic failure with and without fatal outcome, although causality has not been established. Until more safety data are available, patients who are prescribed thiazolidinedione therapy should have serum transaminase levels checked at baseline and periodically thereafter as clinically necessary. Mild to moderate elevations (ALT less than or equal to 2.5 times ULN) require cautious use with more frequent monitoring to determine if the elevations resolve or worsen. Patients who develop potential symptoms of hepatic injury such as unexplained nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, anorexia, and dark urine should have liver enzymes checked. Therapy should be withdrawn if ALT is elevated and persists above 3 times ULN or if jaundice develops.
- "Product Information. Avandia (rosiglitazone)" SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA.
- Gitlin N, Julie NL, Spurr CL, Lim KN, Juarbe HM "Two cases of severe clinical and histologic hepatotoxicity associated with troglitazone." Ann Intern Med 129 (1998): 36-8
- Watkins PB, Whitcomb RW "Hepatic dysfunction associated with troglitazone." N Engl J Med 338 (1998): 916-7
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Macular Edema
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Macular Edema
New onset or worsening diabetic macular edema with decreased visual acuity have been reported in postmarketing reports in some diabetic patients who were taking thiazolidinedione drugs. Some patients presented with blurred vision or decreased visual acuity, but some patients appear to have been diagnosed on routine ophthalmologic examination. Most patients had peripheral edema at the time macular edema was diagnosed. Some patients had improvement in their macular edema after discontinuation of their thiazolidinedione. Patients with diabetes should have regular eye exams by an ophthalmologist according to current standards of care. Additionally, any diabetic who reports any kind of visual symptom should be promptly referred to an ophthalmologist, regardless of the patient's underlying medications or other physical findings.
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Premenopausal Anovulation
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Premenopausal Anovulation
In premenopausal, anovulatory patients with insulin resistance, treatment with thiazolidinediones may result in resumption of ovulation. Due to improved insulin sensitivity, pregnancy can occur if adequate contraception is not used.
- "Product Information. Rezulin (troglitazone)." Parke-Davis, Morris Plains, NJ.
- "Product Information. Actos (pioglitazone)" Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Lincolnshire, IL.
- "Product Information. Avandia (rosiglitazone)" SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA.
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Type I Diabetes
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Diabetes Type 1
Thiazolidinediones exert their hypoglycemic effect only in the presence of insulin. Therefore, these agents should not be used in patients with type I diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
- "Product Information. Avandia (rosiglitazone)" SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA.
- "Product Information. Actos (pioglitazone)" Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Lincolnshire, IL.
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Weight Gain
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Obesity
Thiazolidinediones can cause dose-related weight gain, which may be undesirable in obese patients attempting to lose weight. The mechanism of weight gain is unclear but probably involves a combination of fluid retention and fat accumulation. In postmarketing experience with rosiglitazone, there have been reports of unusually rapid increases in weight, greater than those generally observed in clinical trials. Patients who experience such increases should be assessed for fluid retention and volume-related events such as excessive edema and congestive heart failure.
- "Product Information. Actos (pioglitazone)" Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Lincolnshire, IL.
- "Product Information. Avandia (rosiglitazone)" SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA.
Thiazolidinediones (Includes Avandaryl) ↔ Anemia
Minor Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Anemia
Thiazolidinediones can cause slight decreases in hemoglobin and hematocrit. In clinical studies, hemoglobin levels were reduced primarily within the first 4 to 12 weeks of therapy but remained relatively constant thereafter. These changes may be related to increased plasma volume and have rarely been associated with any significant hematologic clinical effects. Nevertheless, caution may be advisable when thiazolidinediones are prescribed to patients with certain anemias.
- "Product Information. Avandia (rosiglitazone)" SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA.
- "Product Information. Actos (pioglitazone)" Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Lincolnshire, IL.
Avandaryl (glimepiride / rosiglitazone) drug Interactions
There are 959 drug interactions with Avandaryl (glimepiride / rosiglitazone)
Avandaryl (glimepiride / rosiglitazone) alcohol/food Interactions
There are 3 alcohol/food interactions with Avandaryl (glimepiride / rosiglitazone)
See also...
Drug Interaction Classification
|Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit.
|Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances.
|Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan.
|No information available.
Do not stop taking any medications without consulting your healthcare provider.
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Monster Energy Drink Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Marketing
A California man has filed a class action lawsuit against the makers of Monster energy drinks, alleging they advertise the highly caffeinated beverage as though it were a conventional drink, despite classifying it as a dietary supplement to dodge FDA regulations.
The Monster Energy Drink class action lawsuit (PDF) was filed by Alec Fisher on December 12, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
The complaint names Monster Beverage Corporation and Monster Energy Company as defendants, seeking class action status to represent all individuals who have purchased the companies' energy drinks.
Dietary Supplement Label Helps Monster Dodge FDA Rules
Monster energy drinks are classified as a dietary supplement, which allows the manufacturer to avoid FDA regulation. The designation also allows the manufacturer to sell the energy drink without listing the ingredients or conforming to other food safety regulations.
According to the lawsuit, Monster energy drinks are promoted as though they are a standard soft-drink or beverage, which leads to the assumption by consumers that there is federal oversight into the manufacture and composition. Because of the dietary supplement designation, the FDA has not required testing for the highly caffeinated energy drink to establish that it is safe for consumers.
"Monster Energy Drinks, in fact, contain a dangerously high amount of caffeine that have never been subjected to any kind of pre-market review by any regulatory authority prior to them being put in the stream of commerce," the lawsuit states. "Numerous scientific studies have shown that the consumption of large amounts of caffeine, in combination with other active ingredients like guarana, taurine, carnitine, sugar, among others, by youth and adolescents can have serious health consequences. Yet, Defendants knowingly and with reckless indifference, market, advertise and sell Monster Energy Drinks as completely safe via playful/seductive advertising designed to attract pre-teens and teens and via product placement."
The lawsuit notes Monster promotions include bikini-clad models hawking youth-oriented clothing and accessories. Marketing also encourages the consumption of large amounts of Monster energy drinks so that consumers can collect can tabs to trade for gear.
Energy Drinks Industry Investigated
Monster Energy and other competing products, such as Red Bull, Rockstar and 5 Hour Energy, combine high amounts of caffeine with other stimulants, such as guarana and taurine, to increase energy and stamina. However, concerns have emerged in recent years about the side effects of energy drinks, which contain 240 milligrams of caffeine in a 24 ounce can.
Prior research has suggested that caffeine overdose can result in heart attacks, cardiac arrhythmias and death after doses ranging from 200 to 400 milligrams, and Monster Energy drinks are aggressively promoted to teens and young adults, who often consume multiple cans in short periods of time to provide a "caffeine buzz" or induced burst of energy.
The FDA has received at least 37 adverse event reports involving Monster drinks since 2004, including at least five deaths reported over the past year and a sixth reported in 2009. The latest lawsuit comes as California officials pressure Monster to prove some of the claims of safety it has made regarding its products.
In October, a Monster Energy wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the family of a 14 year old girl who died from a cardiac arrest that was allegedly caused by a caffeine overdose after consuming two 24 ounce cans within a 24 hour period.
The class action lawsuit over Monster Energy points out that marketing claims suggest that users cannot drink too much, despite the risks of caffeine overdose. The company's advertising also claims the drink gives an energy "buzz" that suggests it has the effects of an alcoholic beverage.
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Tags: Caffeine Overdose, California, Children, Energy Drinks, Monster


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Let me begin by saying that there are probably about a million places you can learn about Second Life . However, I just challenged my team by telling them that in one month we will be having a staff meeting in SL, and so they better start getting used to the environment. Therefore, some of the advice I've picked up and noted here is for their benefit as much as it a way for me to remember it.
While it is great fun to spend all your time in SL visiting places and playing with your look, you really need to stop and read some of the documentation to have a better experience. The best place to start is in the Second Life Knowledgebase on the web. I still have a long way to go working through this, but every time I take a look I feel much better educated. Even if you just choose one article to read a day, you'll enrich your experience.
There is a new book called Second Life: The Official Guide that just came out. I've ordered a copy but it has not yet arrived. It will be interesting to see how much it says beyond the online docs, but I thought it was worth a gamble. The link here is to Barnes & Noble. You might want to check around for other books about virtual worlds. One such is Play Money: Or, how I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot.
Despite what I said above, do take some time out to work on how you look. Per my first installment in this series, I've been debating having multiple identities. Right now I've settled on two looks. The first looks something like me while the second is rather different. If I had to label them, one would be "official Bob" and then second would be "pretend Bob." I find it easier to wander around in the second form, though I will have my staff meeting using the first. All this is subject to change, and that's part of the fun of being in a virtual world. One week, one month, or one year from now I may have a completely different take on all this. You are warned.
There are many more clothing, hair, and general avatar appearance options open for women than there are for men. If you have Linden dollars, you can go to the shops and buy what you want. However, you can find a lot of free stuff to get you started. Here are a few suggestions:
- Free Dove – Gallii 113, 53, 33 – Mature
More things for women than men here, but you might be able to find what you want if you are searching for specific items.
- Freebie Warehouse – Burns 95, 148, 79 – PG
I love this place. You fly around and "buy" crates of stuff for L$0. Take a tour around the whole place before you start grabbing things. If you get something you don't need, just delete it from your inventory.
- The GNUbie Store in Indigo – Indigo 201, 62, 38 – Mature
While a lot of the things you get here might not be completely free, they are usually only L$1. The quality is pretty good.
You can find these while in SL via Search | Places. "Mature" means you might see the occasional person or poster in a greater degree of undress, though it can also refer to violence. I recommend you read the "Community Standards" to get a better idea of the difference between PG and M.
One thing this means in practice is that you don't necessarily want to be showing someone too young or too prim a Mature location in SL because you never know what might just walk in front of you.
Once you've been in SL a few days and have started adding things to your inventory, take some time to reorganize it and clean it up. You can create new folders such as "Shirts" or "Furniture" and you can also delete unneeded duplicate items or folders.
One thing that I've noticed with SL is that I want to vary my avatar's clothing daily. I don't think anyone who knows me would describe me as a "clothes person" (and some of you, in particular, know who you are), but after using SL for a few days I started feeling uncomfortable if I was wearing the same thing over and over. Odd, this virtual life.
Finally, SL is more fun to explore as a group. If you have a friend, wander around with him or her (and in SL, these pronouns are relative). If you have new friends, show them your favorite spots and how to teleport. Remember to be polite to the people you meet, even if they're not always that way to you. Don't assume everyone you meet speaks your language. That might be one reason they are avoiding you. They also might be busy reorganizing their closet or Inventory. They might even be writing a blog entry in RL (real life).
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By Koseli. Images by Chloe via Il Mondo di Ingrid.
I love wintertime. The soft snow, matching hats and mittens, crackling fires, and hot cocoa. But once we've thrown out the tinsel and sweetheart's day is a memory, all I see before me is a long, hard, very cold stretch until the first Spring thaw. This gorgeous collection of images from Chloe's Spring/Summer collection will just have to tie us over until warmer weather is really here.
Anyone else have the winter blues? Or have Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD? (Was there ever a more perfect acronym?) What do you do to stay happy and healthy during a long winter? We use a blue light, get as much fresh air as we possibly can, never miss a sunny day, make indoor play dates, watch good movies, and eat good food. :)
P.S. — If you'd like more information on seasonal affective disorder, I found this was a great resource.


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I've posted several threads of projects that I've finished for quilters who've either passed away or given me their discarded blocks etc. I received a bag of what looked to be hand cut triangles. Some are slightly age stained. I don't think these are new repro. fabrics. I'm pretty sure they're the real deal. I sewed together the triangles and am working on squaring the blocks. I LOVE the fabrics. I'm thinking 50's or 60's?? I've also include a photo of hand pieced blocks that were included. These are also the real deal, I think but would like others opinions.
Let me just be clear that I also starched and cut away a lot of frayed fabric to make the blocks look so nice. I think the fabric was worth saving, don't you??


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LIMA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Peru's biggest financial holding company, Credicorp , reported 584.7 million soles ($207.86 million) in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, in line with market expectations.
The average estimate of seven analysts was $210.9 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The second-quarter result represented a 300 percent increase from net profit in the same period in 2013, but a 12 percent decline from the first quarter.
The company said the quarter-on-quarter decline was driven in part by Peru's economic slowdown.
Credicorp controls Peru's biggest bank, Banco de Credito , and also owns a pension fund.
1 US dollar = 2.8130 Peruvian soles Reporting By Mitra Taj


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Legend of Grimrock - Reviews @ IGN, Destructoid, Mashable
Legend of Grimrock continues its stellar run of reviews with this trio. First, IGN who awarded 8.5/10 and Editor's Choice Award. On the magic system:
The unique magic system throws a neat twist into combat that requires some concentration and quick reflexes in order pull off more elaborate spells in the heat of battle. Spells are cast by plugging a specific rune pattern into a 3x3 grid that fits neatly over your wizard character's portrait. Once queued up, you can fire off the magic at any time with a quick click. From hurling fireballs and poisonous clouds to using invisibility and protective charms, there's a good mix for magic-minded folks to play around with. While experimenting with different combinations sometimes unlocks spells through accidental tinkering, most spells aren't uncovered until you find a scroll with their formula on it. Scoring new spells during your travels feel more rewarding than simply gaining them automatically. Potion crafting has the same appeal as well, since you have to track down ingredients and vials, find note scrolls on how to use them, and then combine them properly on an inventory grid to create your elixir.
Destructoid awards a huge 9.5/10 - on the strength of the puzzles:
Legend of Grimrock's strongest element is easily the puzzles you'll find strewn throughout the dungeon. I lost count as to how many times I threw my fist in the air and shouted, "YES!" after successfully completing a puzzle. I can't stress enough how well the guys over at Almost Human nailed the puzzle difficulty.
Most puzzles will consist of you activating pressure plates or finding secret buttons to press on the walls. In some cases, there will be hints written on the walls or in scrolls that you can find around the area. Some are quite dastardly, and required me to break out the ol' paper and pencil to get a better look at them.
There are also optional puzzles that are way more difficult than what you'll normally encounter. Occasionally, you'll come across large iron doors that will take a lot of wit and a keen eye to open. I managed to open about three of these doors in my playthrough, but left many more closed. I felt defeated and I loved it.
...and Mashable with a very positive article:
If you're looking for a rich and expansive fantasy world, save your gold for a title like Skyrim or The Witcher 2. If you prefer a no-nonsense dungeon crawl that plays by classic D&D rules and focuses on one quest at a time, Legend of Grimrock is worth every penny.
Thanks Zohaib and Melvil for writing in.
Information aboutLegend of Grimrock
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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(CBS) White Sox slugger Adam Dunn is making his acting debut.
Yep, you read that correctly.
Dunn will be featured in a new Matthew McConaughey movie that, according to IMDB, tells "the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug taking, women loving, homophobic man who, in 1986 was diagnosed with full blown HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live."
Dunn acts as a bartender in the film, set to debut this summer.
Though he doesn't have any speaking parts, Dunn was on-set for two days filming.


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Lesson: Common and Proper Nouns
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Lesson Objective
Students will understand and explain the difference between common and proper nouns. Students will correctly capitalize proper nouns within a sentence.
Lesson Plan
- Write a list of common and proper nouns on post-it notes. 50:50 common:proper
- Review with the students the definition of a noun. Have 1-2 students stand up and "teach" the class using the gestures from day 1. A noun is a: person (point to self), a place (point in an arc around the room), or a thing (knock on table/desk).
- Play a quick game of Noun – Not a Noun.
- Tell the students that you will give them a word and if it is a noun, they need to say, "Yes Sir/Ma'am" and if it is not a noun they need to say, "No way!"
- Boat, kite, run, laugh, car, horse, school, movie, watch, the, fish, big
- Correct any misconceptions. If a student misidentifies, have him/her go through it like a checklist: Is a ____ a person? A place? A thing?
- Tell the students: Today we are going to learn about 2 types of nouns: Common Nouns and Proper Nouns.
- Chart: 2 column chart: Common | Proper
- Tell: Common nouns are not specific. They are plain, regular nouns. Like: boy, dog, school,
- Proper nouns are specific. They refer to just one, or a special noun. All proper nouns must be capitalized.
- Turn the common nouns into proper nouns with the students' help. Ex: boy is common, but Marco is a proper noun. (emphasize the capitalization.)
- Tell the students to turn to their neighbor and teach the difference between a common noun and a proper noun.
- Hand out the post it notes. Tell the students to look at their noun and think about what column it should go under. When they come up have them state why they put it in common or proper.
- Write on the chart/board: John and Sam live in New York. The boys love going to McDonald's, because the Whopper is their favorite burger.
- Have students come up and circle the proper nouns in the sentence.
- Click on the link to play an activity of discriminating between noun/not a noun and common/proper nouns.
- Before excusing students from the carpet, have them discriminate between common and proper nouns. Give an example of one or the other. They need to tell you if it's common or proper.
- After the lesson, students should work on independent practice that reinforces identifying nouns, identifying proper nouns, and capitalization of proper nouns.
Lesson Resources
|Common or Proper or Not a Noun
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