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Mometasone Furoate
Pronunciation: moe-MET-a-sone FUR-oh-ate
Class: Corticosteroid
Trade Names
Asmanex Twisthaler
- Powder, inhalation 110 mcg/actuation
- Powder, inhalation 220 mcg/actuation
- Cream, topical 0.1%
- Lotion, topical 0.1%
- Ointment, topical 0.1%
Mometasone Furoate
- Solution, topical 0.1%
- Spray, intranasal 0.05% (50 mcg/spray)
PMS-Mometasone (Canada)
ratio-Mometasone (Canada)
Taro-Mometasone (Canada)
Medium-potency topical corticosteroid that depresses formation, release, and activity of endogenous mediators of inflammation, including prostaglandins, kinins, histamine, liposomal enzymes, and complement system; modifies the body's immune response.
Following a single inhaled 400 mcg dose, plasma concentrations are frequently below the lower limit of quantitation (50 pcg/mL). Compared with IV administration, bioavailability of an inhaled dose is less than 1%. Mean C max ranged from 94 to 114 pcg/mL and T max ranged from approximately 1 to 2.5 h.
Vd is 152 L. The in vitro protein binding was 98% to 99%.
Primarily and extensively metabolized in the liver by the CYP3A4 isozyme to multiple metabolites.
Terminal half-life is approximately 5 h following IV dosing. Excretion up to 7 days is primarily in the feces (74%) and, to a lesser amount, in the urine (8%).
Special PopulationsRenal Function Impairment
Effects on mometasone pharmacokinetics have not been adequately studied.Hepatic Function Impairment
C max increases with the severity of hepatic impairment; however, detectable levels are not often achieved.Children
Pharmacokinetics have not been studied in children.Gender
Effects on mometasone pharmacokinetics have not been adequately studied.Race
Effects on mometasone pharmacokinetics have not been adequately studied.
Indications and UsageTopical
Relief of inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.Intranasal
Treatment of nasal symptoms of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis; prophylaxis of nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis; relief of nasal congestion associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis; treatment of nasal polyps.Oral inhalation
Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in patients 4 y and older.
Primary treatment of status asthmaticus or other acute episodes of asthma in which intensive measures are required, hypersensitivity to milk proteins ( Asmanex Twisthaler ); hypersensitivity to any component of the product.
Dosage and AdministrationAllergic rhinitis
Adults and Children 12 y and older
Intranasal 2 sprays in each nostril once daily.Children 2 to 11 y of age
Intranasal 1 spray in each nostril once daily.Asthma
Adults and Children 12 y and older
Oral inhalation Initially, 220 mcg once daily in the evening in patients who previously received bronchodilators alone or inhaled corticosteroids (max, 440 mcg/day); 440 mcg twice daily in patients who previously received oral corticosteroids (max, 880 mcg/day). In patients who do not adequately respond to the initial dose after 2 wk of therapy, higher doses may provide additional control. Titrate to lowest effective dose once asthma stability is achieved.Children 4 to 11 y of age
Oral inhalation 110 mcg once daily in the evening (max, 110 mcg/day).Corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses
Cream and ointment Adults and Children 2 y and older
Topical Apply a thin film to the affected areas once daily. Discontinue when control is achieved. If no improvement is seen within 2 wk, reassess diagnosis.Lotion Adults and Children 12 y and older
Topical Apply a few drops to the affected area once daily and massage lightly until it disappears.Nasal polyps
Intranasal 2 sprays in each nostril twice daily. A dose of 2 sprays in each nostril once daily is also effective in some patients.
General Advice
- To minimize the systemic effects of intranasal corticosteroids, including mometasone, titrate each patient to the lowest effective dose.
- Intranasal
- Prophylaxis for seasonal allergic rhinitis with mometasone is recommended 2 to 4 wk prior to the anticipated start of the pollen season.
- Prior to initial use, the pump must be primed by actuating 10 times, or until a fine spray appears. The pump may be stored unused for up to 1 wk without repriming. If unused for more than 1 wk, reprime by actuating 2 times, or until a fine spray appears. Shake well before each use.
- Oral inhalation
- For oral inhalation only. Inhale rapidly and deeply.
- Max benefit may not be achieved for 1 to 2 wk or longer after initiation of treatment.
- The 440 mcg dose may be administered in divided dosages of 220 mcg twice daily, or as 440 mcg once daily.
- When administered once daily, mometasone should only be taken in the evening.
- For patients currently receiving long-term oral corticosteroid therapy, reduce the prednisone dosage no faster than 2.5 mg/day on a weekly basis, beginning after at least 1 wk of mometasone.
- Rinse the mouth with water after inhalation.
Store between 36° and 77°F.Intranasal
Store between 59° and 86°F. Protect from light. When removed from its cardboard container, avoid prolonged exposure of the product to direct light.Oral inhalation
Store in a dry place between 59° and 86°F. Discard inhaler 45 days after opening the foil pouch or when the dose counter reads "00," whichever comes first.
Drug InteractionsStrong CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, ketoconazole)
Mometasone plasma levels may be increased. Observe the clinical response and adjust the mometasone dose as needed.
Adverse Reactions
Headache (26%); sinus headache (1%).Oral inhalation
Headache (22%); fatigue (13%); depression (11%).
Acneiform eruptions, burning, folliculitis, furunculosis, itching, rosacea, skin atrophy, stinging (2% to 5%).Oral inhalation
Bruise (2%).
Cataracts, glaucoma.Intranasal
Epistaxis (13%); pharyngitis (12%); conjunctivitis, earache, nasal irritation, otitis media, rhinitis (2% to 4%); disturbances in taste and smell, nasal burning or irritation, nasal candidiasis, nasal septal perforation, nasal ulcers (postmarketing).Oral inhalation
Allergic rhinitis (20%); pharyngitis (13%); dry throat, earache (1% to less than 3%).
Vomiting (5%); diarrhea, dyspepsia, nausea (2% to 4%).Oral inhalation
Oral candidiasis (22%); abdominal pain (6%); dyspepsia (5%); nausea, vomiting (3%); anorexia, gastroenteritis (1% to less than 3%).
Dysmenorrhea (5%).Oral inhalation
Dysmenorrhea (9%); UTI (2%).
Musculoskeletal pain (5%); arthralgia, myalgia (2% to 4%).Oral inhalation
Musculoskeletal pain (22%); arthralgia (13%); back pain (6%); myalgia (3%).
Epistaxis (13%); coughing, upper respiratory tract infection (7%); sinusitis (5%); asthma, bronchitis, wheezing (2% to 4%); sinus headache (1%).Oral inhalation
Sinusitis (22%); upper respiratory tract infection (15%); sinus congestion (9%); dysphonia, epistaxis, nasal irritation, respiratory disorder (1% to less than 3%); asthma aggravation, which may include cough, dyspnea, wheezing, and bronchospasm (postmarketing).
Systemic absorption may produce reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression, manifestations of Cushing syndrome, hyperglycemia, and glycosuria.Intranasal
Viral infection (14%); chest pain, flu-like symptoms, skin trauma (2% to 4%); oral candidiasis; anaphylaxis, angioedema (postmarketing).Oral inhalation
Fever (7%); flu-like symptoms, infection, pain (1% to less than 3%); immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reactions, including rash, pruritus, angioedema, and anaphylactic reaction (postmarketing).
MonitorOral inhalation
Closely follow patients with changes in vision or a history of glaucoma, increased IOP, and/or cataracts. Monitor growth (eg, via stadiometry) of children on prolonged therapy. Monitor asthma signs and symptoms, lung function (forced expiratory volume at 1 sec or peak expiratory flow) and beta-agonist use, and observe patients for symptoms of adrenal insufficiency, such as fatigue, lassitude, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and hypotension. Monitor patients with major risk factors for decreased bone mineral content (eg, prolonged immobilization, family history of osteoporosis).Intranasal
Periodically examine patients using mometasone over several months or longer for possible changes in the nasal mucosa.
Category C .
Undetermined. Because other corticosteroids are excreted in human milk, use with caution.
May be more susceptible to corticosteroid-induced HPA axis suppression and Cushing syndrome.Oral inhalation
Safety and efficacy not established in children younger than 4 y.Intranasal
Safety and efficacy in children younger than 2 y for treatment of allergic rhinitis (children younger than 12 y for prophylaxis) and in children younger than 18 y with nasal polyps have not been established.Lotion, oral inhalation
Safety and efficacy not established in children younger than 12 y.Ointment, cream
Safety and efficacy not established in children younger than 2 y.
Hypersensitivity reactions, including instances of acute wheezing, may occur after the intranasal administration, and rash, pruritus, angioedema, and anaphylactic reactions have been reported with oral inhalation use of mometasone. Discontinue if such a reaction occurs.
Special Risk Patients
Use with caution, if at all, in patients with active or quiescent tuberculosis infection of the respiratory tract, with ocular herpes simplex, or with untreated fungal, bacterial, or systemic viral infections.
Acute asthma
Oral inhalation is not indicated for rapid relief of bronchospasm or other acute asthma episodes.
Adrenal suppression
Prolonged therapy may lead to HPA suppression.
Allergic conditions
Transfer of patients from systemic corticosteroids may unmask allergic conditions previously suppressed (eg, conjunctivitis, eczema, rhinitis).
Bone mineral density
Decreases in bone mineral density (BMD) can occur with long-term administration of corticosteroids, including inhaled corticosteroids.
Bronchospasm may occur with immediate increase in wheezing following dosing, requiring immediate treatment with a fast-acting inhaled bronchodilator.
Immunosuppressed patients may be more susceptible to infections (eg, chickenpox, measles) than healthy individuals. Do not administer live virus vaccines while patients are on therapy.
Local effects
Localized infections of the nose or mouth and pharynx with Candida albicans can occur.
Nasal septum perforation
Rare instances of nasal septum perforation have been reported following intranasal use of corticosteroids.
Occlusive therapy
Do not use with mometasone treatment regimens.
Ocular effects
Nasal and inhaled corticosteroid use may result in the development of glaucoma and/or cataracts.
Transfer from systemic corticosteroids
Transfer from oral corticosteroids to inhaled corticosteroids has resulted in death caused by adrenal insufficiency related to a lower systemic bioavailability. After withdrawal from systemic corticosteroids, a number of months are needed for recovery of HPA function.
Wound healing
Because of the inhibitory effect of corticosteroids on wound healing, do not give patients experiencing recent nasal sputum ulcers, nasal surgery, or nasal trauma a nasal corticosteroid until healing has occurred.
Cushing syndrome, HPA suppression.
Patient Information
- Nasal spray
- Advise patient to read and follow the patient information leaflet.
- Advise patient that medication is used once daily (nasal polyps, twice daily) to prevent or control nasal symptoms, and is not intended to be used on an as-needed basis.
- Instruct patient that pump must be primed before using for the first time by actuating 10 times or until a fine mist appears. Remind patient that further priming is not necessary unless medication has not been used for more than 1 wk, in which case, repriming with 2 actuations or until fine mist appears is advised.
- Instruct patient to shake well before each use.
- Instruct patient on proper administration technique: blow nose gently to clear nasal passages; if congested, use a topical nasal decongestant 5 to 10 min before medication administration; use saline lavage if necessary to remove secretions; clean outer portion of nose with damp tissue; insert nozzle into nostril; while using finger to keep other nostril closed, inhale while activating the pump; repeat with other nostril.
- Caution patient not to spray directly into the eyes, mouth, or nasal septum.
- Inform patient that symptoms should begin to improve within 2 days of starting therapy, but may take up to 2 wk before max benefit is noted. Advise patient to contact health care provider if symptoms do not improve or if they worsen while using this medication, or if nasal irritation or nosebleed occurs.
- Warn patient that increasing the number of sprays or frequency of use does not increase the efficacy of the drug but may increase the incidence and severity of adverse reactions.
- Instruct patient to use with caution if sores develop or injuries occur in nasal passages. Drug may prevent or slow proper healing.
- Advise patient to discard bottle when labeled number of sprays have been used, even if bottle is not completely empty.
- If patient is being converted from oral steroids to nasal steroids, review signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency that may occur days or weeks after conversion is complete.
- Warn patients taking immunosuppressant doses of corticosteroids to avoid exposure to measles and chickenpox. If exposed, advise patient to seek medical advice without delay.
- Oral inhalation
- Review proper inhaler preparation and administration technique. Have patient demonstrate techniques to ensure ability to prepare and use the delivery system effectively.
- Warn patient that drug is an asthma controller and is not to be used to treat an acute asthma attack. Rescue medication (bronchodilator) must be used to obtain rapid relief of asthma symptoms.
- Instruct patient not to stop the medication once symptoms have been controlled. Continued daily use is necessary to control symptoms.
- Instruct patient to record the date of pouch opening on the cap label and to discard the inhaler 45 days after opening the foil pouch or when the dose counter reads "00," whichever comes first.
- Advise patient to rinse mouth thoroughly with water after using the oral inhalation medication.
- Instruct patient to carry medical identification (eg, card, bracelet) if they experience acute, severe asthma attacks requiring rapid systemic treatment.
- Advise patient to report the following symptoms to health care provider: cough, sore throat or mouth, voice change, worsening asthma symptoms (increasing need for bronchodilator).
- If patient is being converted from oral steroids to nasal steroids, review signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency that may occur days or weeks after conversion is complete.
- Warn patients taking immunosuppressant doses of corticosteroids to avoid exposure to measles and chickenpox. If exposed, advise patient to seek medical advice without delay.
- Advise patients that localized infections with Candida albicans may occur in the mouth and pharynx in some patients and that therapy may need to be temporarily interrupted under close medical supervision.
- Advise patients who are at an increased risk for decreased BMD that the use of corticosteroids may pose an additional risk and should be monitored.
- Inform patients that orally inhaled corticosteroids may cause a reduction in growth velocity when administered to children.
- Warn patients that hypersensitivity reactions, including rash, pruritus, angioedema, and anaphylactic reaction, have been reported and to discontinue use if such reactions occur.
- Inform patients that mometasone contains small amounts of lactose, which contains trace levels of milk proteins, and that anaphylactic reactions may occur in patients with milk protein allergy.
- Ointment, cream, and lotion
- Advise patient to apply medication once daily as directed by health care provider.
- Caution patient not to apply in greater quantity or more frequently than prescribed by health care provider.
- Teach patient or caregiver proper technique for applying ointment, cream, or lotion: wash or soak the affected area before applying medication, unless it irritates the affected area(s); wash hands; apply sufficient ointment, cream, or lotion to cover affected area(s) sparingly; gently massage into skin; wash hands after applying mometasone.
- Caution caregiver of a child not to use mometasone to treat diaper dermatitis.
- Caution patient not to bandage, cover, or wrap treated skin areas, or use cosmetics or other skin products over treated areas unless advised by health care provider.
- Advise patient who has been advised to use an occlusive dressing to do the following after applying medication to affected area(s): cover the area with plastic wrap (eg, Saran Wrap , Handi-Wrap ). The plastic may be held in place with a gauze or elastic bandage or adhesive tape on the normal skin beside the treated area. Advise patient that instead of using plastic wrap, plastic gloves may be used for the hands, plastic bags for the feet, or a shower cap for the scalp; leave the plastic wrapping or covering in place as long as instructed by health care provider. Instruct patient to cleanse the skin and reapply the medication each time a new plastic wrapping is applied.
- Advise patient that if an application is missed, to apply it as soon as remembered and then continue on regular schedule. If it is almost time for the next application, instruct patient to skip the application and continue on regular schedule. Caution patient not to apply double doses.
- Caution patient not to apply to face, underarms, or groin area unless directed by health care provider.
- Caution patient to avoid contact with the eyes. Advise patient that if medication does come into contact with the eyes, to wash them with large amounts of cool water and to contact health care provider if eye irritation occurs.
- Advise patient that symptoms should begin to improve soon after starting treatment and to notify health care provider if condition does not improve or worsens, or if application-site reactions (eg, burning, itching, redness, stinging) develop.
- Advise patient that therapy is usually discontinued when control has been achieved.
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and i was trying to flash it on twrp it failed i made sure to wipe and factory reset prior. I put cromni back on without any problems.
It says it can't find md5 file... during the flashing process
here's my log
its attached
I'm trying out all the roms i can until i land one that might fix my wifi reception.
Anyways i'm also trying crombi-kk.. and I'm having trouble with this step. its asking me to fix root and then won't boot when i flash it...
(this is coming from cromi x
I can't find the root sub section after i open developer options.
1. Enable developer options by clicking the build number 7 times in settings - about tablet
2. Go to developer settings
3. In the first section click Root access and change to Apps and ADB
I'm also asked to fix permissions after I flash Commotio
ApplyParsedPerms: removexattr of /system/addon.d/50-vanir.sh to 0 failed: Operation not supported on transport endpoint script aborted: set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
I installed twrp 220.127.116.11 and it flashed successfully. however now i rebooted it and I see commotion with a picture of the ocean and sunset looping.
the booting screen i presume. I figured it was just loading everything up but it's been like this for 20 minutes now...
i'll try crombi kitkat
Edit: K nevermind I flashed the gapps and it worked
It loaded and I received a warning message:
UIDS on the system are inconsistent you need to wipe your data partition or your device will be unstable... with a i'm feeling lucky button.
I'll try factory wipe
it worked
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HYDERABAD, Aug 29: Most of the scholars who presented papers at a conference on education on Wednesday were unanimous in their opinion that the medium of instruction for students at the primary level should be mother tongue.
The two-day international conference on "role of medium of instruction and examination method in learning process" was jointly organised by the Faculty of Education University of Sindh and HEC in which noted educationists and scholars read papers.
Dr R.A. Shah, professor of education at the Kean University of USA, who is also former vice-chancellor of the Sindh University, said that modern scientific methods and guidelines should be formulated for the teachers. The teachers must know the established theories propounded by the experts in the field of education, he said.
Dr Shah underlined the importance of English in academic affairs and urged the teachers to motivate their students to learn English, and expressed dissatisfaction with the prevailing examinations and evaluation system.
He said that the examination system in vogue assesses the students' memory but little or no importance was given to testing their thought process. The assessment of critical thinking and reflective thought was more important in assessing the real students' merit, he said.
He said that in this process the teachers teach only mediocrity at the expense of talented students, who feel bored to death in the classroom. The examiners do not do justice in the assessment of answer books and added that they should make judicious assessment as they are the judges at the time of evaluating the answer books.
He stressed the need for organising courses for in-service teachers and paper-setters and recommended that the medium of instruction at primary level should be mother tongue.
Prof Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, chairman of the Department of Social Work, University of Balochistan, said that education is considered to be a key factor for sustainable development, peace and prosperity of a society.
He said that the medium of learning plays a vital role in creating interest in the leaner. Majority of students come from Urdu medium schools but the available literature for their studies is in English, therefore they face problems in understanding the subject in depth, he said.
Dr Sabir Hussain Raja from Allama Iqbal Open University said that a Unesco meeting of specialists held in 1951 was of the considered opinion that education is best carried out in mother tongue.
He said that many studies had been carried out in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Pakistan which showed that English medium students, despite their higher initial ability, performed poorly when compared to their peers studying in mother tongue.
Prof Ms Erum Gul Jilani from the Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakaria University, said that a study involving 322 students revealed that the achievement of English medium secondary schools students was better than that of Urdu medium secondary school students.
Dr Ubaid Ali Khan, director of the Institute of Education and Research Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, said that medium of instruction and examination had remained a debatable issue for as long as one could remember and the issue was yet to be resolved.
He pointed out that the elite class favoured English but the middle and lower middle classes advocated Urdu to be declared medium of instruction and examinations. It was, however, an established fact that a student comprehends better in his native language, he stressed.
Prof Uzma Murad Panhwar, Dr Iqbal Panhwar, Dr Parveen Munshi, Dr Rafique Ahmed Memon and Abdul Sattar Gopang from Sindh University also spoke at the conference.
MUET: The Mehran University Teachers Association on Wednesday rejected the Model Universities Ordinance and demanded the upgradation of non-PhD professors, associate professors and meritorious professors who had been deprived of their due right by the HEC.
A general body meeting of the association criticised the undue interference of HEC in the universities' affairs and termed it an encroachment upon the academic the universities' freedom.
HEC was only an advisory body but it was trying to take control of the universities by threatening them with stopping or curtailing their grants, it said.
The meeting resolved to observe black day on Sept 5, against the HEC's policies and a two-hour pen down strike every Wednesday with effect from Sept 19, for an indefinite period.
Bachat bazaars: District nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that in order to ensure the availability of quality goods during the sacred month of Ramazan, "bachat bazaars" will be set up in all the four talukas of the district and magistrates will visit all the bazaars to keep the prices of essential items under control.
He warned that hoarders and black-marketers will be severely dealt and directed that the prices of all the essential items should be notified.


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I just met a really nice guy whose trade (TV repairman) is fading away as we speak...
A couple of days ago I was watching a television program with my 16-year-old son. Hes got me hooked on all the antiques-based reality TV shows that are on at the moment, such as Pickers (two guys driving across the country seeing what treasures they can find in peoples attics and old barns and suchlike) and Pawn Stars (the items that roll into a 24/7 pawn shop in Las Vegas).
The most recent program of this ilk that weve started watching is Storage Wars, in which a bunch of folks go to storage complexes where the contents of sheds that are no longer being paid for are auctioned off (their owners may have moved away, passed away, been sent away [to prison], or whatever). The regulars on the program are Darrell (the gambler), Barry (the collector), Jarrod (the young gun), and Dave (the pain in everyones backside).
The idea is that when a shed is opened (which involves cutting off the lock), the bidders can look inside but they cannot cross the threshold and they cannot touch anything. In some cases, you can see quite a lot inside the shed; in other cases, the shed is full floor-to-ceiling and you have to take a guess as to what might be in there; and sometimes its in-between, but one of our experts might spot a hint of a sniff of an item of interest perhaps a curved corner of something peeking out from behind a box
So then there is the auction for this particular shed. The highest bidder wins and puts his own lock on it. And then they all move on to the next shed. Later in the program we watch them rooting through the sheds they purchased seeing what they have acquired. Sometimes a shed that looks like it might contain real treasures ends up containing dross. Alternatively, a shed that looks like its worth only a hundred dollars or so may end up containing valuable works of art, antiques, jewelry, and sometimes even cold hard cash (the contents of one shed ended up selling for $30,000).
The thing is that, in last nights program, Barry purchased a locker in which he discovered an old (circa 1950s) television set. Initially he thought it might be worth some money, but he was quickly disillusioned. Later, one of Barrys friends removed the non-working electronics (CRT, vacuum tubes, etc.) and replaced them with a three-dimensional miniature model.
I thought to myself Thats a really good idea this would look very tasty in the corner of my office. I also thought to myself I could do this much better than that guy! Im sort of thinking that a caveman diorama might look interesting something vaguely like the following:
Of course Im over-engineering things already. Im thinking that this could be computer-controlled such that when its daylight in the real world it could be daylight in the diorama. When dusk falls in the real world, dusk also falls in the diorama, and so forth. I could also have a camp fire flickering away (using LEDs), maybe some nights it would be storming in both the real world and the diorama and youd see the occasional flash of lightning. Hold me back!!!
Of course the first thing I need is an old television. I already have a real nice 1950s one in my study at home, but that one looks good just the way it is. (I found in in an antique shop when I was visiting my cousins in Edmonton, Canada, about 15 years ago. It cost me 50 Canadian dollars, which was a really good deal, but dont ask me how much it cost to ship it back to Alabama!) I keep on thinking that if I could get it working it would look great playing old "I Love Lucy" type programs in the background, but we digress...
So, this morning when I came into work, I started asking the other guys in the office if they had seen an old-fashioned TV recently. One of the guys mentioned that there was a TV repair shop in a dingy strip mall in the seedy part of town, so I drove over there this lunchtime.
My initial thought was that the repair guy might see this sort of thing on his travels. He went one better, because he actually had a 1953 set in the shop. Hed picked it up a few years ago with the idea of using it for something or other, but had never gotten around to doing anything with it. So I ended up buying it off him
that was the happy part
the sad part was that we ended up chatting and I asked how business was going and he told me that things really arent very good. This guy is getting on in years; he learned everything he knows about electronics from his dad; all he knows is how to repair TVs and VCRs; and very few people are bringing them in to be repaired these days (instead they chuck them away and but a new one).
He told me that even as recently as 10 years ago he would see an average of three TVs a day (he also mentioned 80 TVs a month) coming into his shop for repair. Now its just one TV every now and then. Fortunately, his house is paid for as is his truck. He lives about 40 miles away in Tennessee. The truck has 340,000+ miles on the clock. He can barely afford the gas to come into his shop. When the truck fails he doesnt know what hes going to do.
Its getting close to the stage where hes going to have to shut up shop and find some other employment. But hes never worked for anyone else (apart from his father) and he doesnt know how he would manage. Hes also a very shy person who finds it difficult to interface with people and strike up conversations, let alone friendships. His wife works with him and she expressed amazement that he was talking to me (people do I dont know why maybe its just to stop me talking to them [grin]).
The end result is that Im really happy I have my old TV to play with, but Im really sad thinking about this guy. Also, I realize how amazingly lucky I am to be an engineer who can write (or maybe a writer who used to be an engineer), because its a cold, cold world out there when the skill you have is no longer required
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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Professor: Ignoring Global Warming Akin to Manslaughter
A prominent UC Berkeley professor recently linked ignoring global warming with watching people die during a guest seminar at Ohio State University. Citing monsoons and other extreme weather phenomenon on the other side of the globe, Kirk Smith, a global environmental health professor, said climate change is "a moral issue."...more
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©2009 Erick Setiawan; (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"While filled with fortune-tellers, ghosts, and unexplained phenomena, the relationships between the various characters are true to life so that fans of fantasy and fiction lovers alike are sure to enjoy this magical tale." (Publishers Weekly)
"Bizarre But Good"
I'm almost through listening to this book, and I must say, it's a nice deviation from the "normal" novel chronicaling the tumultuous life of a main character.
This story is ... weird. It's not a fantasy novel, but one that is of the mystical: fortune tellers, spells, curses, psychic influences, ghosts, and twisted storylines. Tragedies of the oddest nature, and descriptions which make one wonder if they are literal or figurative abound. The story moves along well; there are lots of characters to hate and pity, and occurances to silently applaud. The bizarre nature of this story is actually what kept me listening.
The novel had an historical feel to me. Not modern, but not exactly ancient, either. It's hard for me to pin down a good, solid review for you, but I wasn't sorry to have parted with a credit to listen to it.
If you want to listen to something out of the norm, but aren't into fantasy, give this strange little gem a try!
"Beautifully Written"
I loved this book! One of the best I've read in years. Magical, mysterious and moving. He has a gift for language.
"A Must Listen"
At first I didn't know what to make of this book. I couldn't place a time period or a specific place but that was I discovered, part of the magic of this book. The characters were incredibly deep and emotional, the place was fascinating and every minute it seemed, there was something new to discover. It was surprising, scary, loving and fantastical.
The narrator, Marguerite Gavin gave each character and scene believable life. I will look for other books she has narrated since she has such a wonderful and unique talent for re-telling stories.
As this seems to be Erick Setiawan's first book, I cannot fathom what else might be lurking in his mind for the next book. I will hold my breath in sweet anticipation until then.
"Setting back gender politics by 100 years."
The theme of this book is: all men cheat, but it's always a woman's fault. If not the wife who is unwilling or unable to provide sex on demand, it's the fault of his overbearing mother. Woman have two choices: forgive and accept or become a bitter, psychotic, axe wielding bag lady. Enjoy!
My daughter raved about this book so I bought it. What a waste of a credit! She loved the magick and the poignancy of the story. I loved the magick and whimsy as well, but I found it extremely depressing. The main character is used, abused, neglected, cheated, etc. throughout the entire novel. I read to be entertained, not to feel as if I need to start an antidepressant and go for counseling. This is just not a book I would recommend.
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Telecoms Retailing - UK - January 2011
The mobile phone retail sector has reached the first stage of maturity. The market is now saturated with mobile phone outlets, but now we are faced with just as many questions as we would have been ten years ago, but not because of immaturity, but because the nature of the market is changing. Technology is moving fast and the winners will be the most nimble and the losers those that don't see the need to change.
- Online buyers are predominantly younger and more affluent. In mobile phones the young are the early adopters and they lead the way. They are much more confident about the products than older consumers, much less likely to need the help of well trained staff.
- Customers of the network stores are much less likely to buy online than those of independent retailers such as Carphone warehouse and Phones 4U. A large element of this business is probably contract renewal where the help of qualified staff is less necessary and having opted for one network it is easier just to stay with it.
- Some 31% of people bought their last phone online. But 27% reserached either online and in-store before buying. The overwhelming majority of these end up buying in-store.
- The young are much more likely to know what they want, but they can also be driven by other considerations. Those who choose a retailer because it is the only one that has a phone they want are typical.
- But many of this younger group are less confident, so we find those rating a retailer because the features of a phone will be explained are also relatively young.
- At the older end of the spectrum phones are still for making phone calls. these people are much more likely to return to a retailer they have used before. This is where high standards of service are important.
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Table of contents
Issues in the Market
- Key themes
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
Future Opportunities
- Trend: Life Coaching
- Trend: The rise and fall of the high street
- Trend: Life Coaching
Market in Brief
- Boom market
- Figure 1: Total Mobile phone and handset revenues best and worst case forecasts, 2005-15
- Tough times in prospect
- Communications and convergence
- Retailer strategies
- Market idiosyncracies
- Retailer USPs - price
- Retailer USPs - service
- Stores vs online
- Figure 2: Mobiles bought in-store and online, 2010
- Price vs service
- Figure 3: Socio demographic profile of respondents to particular attitudes, December 2010
- Where Next?
- Exponential growth
- Boom market
Internal Market Environment
- Key points
- Switch from fixed access to mobiles
- Figure 4: Fixed and mobile revenue, 2004-09
- Figure 5: Mobile and fixed line subscriptions, 2004-09
- Figure 6: Household telephone lines, 2009
- The move to mobile Internet
- Figure 7: 2G and 3G connections, 2004-09
- Post-pay vs Pre-Pay
- Figure 8: Pre-Pay vs Post-Pay share of all mobile contracts 2005-09
- Mobile phone and smart phone ownership
- Figure 9: Device ownership summary, April 2009-July 2010
- Figure 10: Profile of owners of electronic devices, July 2010
- Internet usage and social networking
- Figure 11: Profile of those who use the internet for certain functions, September 2010
- Figure 12: Use of social networking sites, by age, September 2010
- Key points
Broader Market Environment
- Key points
- The economy
- Figure 13: GDP, PDI, consumer expenditure and savings, at current prices, 2005-15
- Figure 14: GDP, PDI, consumer expenditure and savings, at constant 2010 prices, 2005-15
- Implications for retail sales
- Consumer confidence
- Figure 15: Gfk NOP Consumer confidence index, January 1988-September 2010
- The population time bomb
- Figure 16: Trends and projections in the UK population ('000s), by age group, 2005-15
- Figure 17: Broadband penetration, by demographics, 2004-10
- Key points
Market Size and Forecast
- Key points
- Subscriptions
- Figure 18: Mobile phone subscriptions, 2004-09
- Subscription revenue and handset sales
- Figure 19: Mobile phones, revenue and handset sales, 2005-10
- Forecast
- Figure 20: Total mobile phone and handset revenues, 2005-15
- Figure 21: Handset sales, 2005-15
- Best case, worst case outcomes
- Figure 22: Total Mobile phone and handset revenues best and worst case forecasts, 2005-15
- Figure 23: Handset revenues best and worst case forecasts, 2005-15
- Retail sales
- Key points
Competitive Context
- An integral part of consumer expenditure
- Figure 24: Spending on communications, 2005-09
- An integral part of consumer expenditure
Retail Competitor Analysis
- Key points
- Network providers
- Figure 25: Leading network providers: Market share, end 2009
- Mobile phone outlets
- Figure 26: Leading mobile phone retailers, 2008 and 2010
- Network providers
- Independent mobile phone outlets
- Others
- Online retailers
- Market shares
- Figure 27: Mobile Phone retailers, market shares, 2009
- Key points
Advertising and Promotion
- Key point
- Total advertising expenditure
- Figure 28: Telecoms advertising spend, 2006-09
- Advertising channel
- Figure 29: Top 15 advertisers, by channel, 2009
- Key point
Consumers – Where Do They Buy?
- Key points
- Networks and retailers
- Networks used
- Figure 30: Personal mobile network provider, December 2010
- Figure 31: Demographic profile of Network customers, December 2010
- How acquired?
- Figure 32: How did you obtain your latest main mobile phone, December 2010
- Figure 33: Profile of consumers by how their phone was acquired, December 2010
- In-store vs other ways of buying
- Figure 34: Network used by how phone bought, December 2010
- Where bought?
- Figure 35: Which retailers consumers last bought a mobile phone from, December 2010
- Figure 36: Profile of shoppers by outlet used, December 2010
- Key points
Telecoms and the Internet
- Key points
- Buying online
- Figure 37: Mobiles bought in-store and online, 2010
- Figure 38: Profile of those who shop and research online or instore, December 2010
- Online usage
- Mobile phone retailers
- Figure 39: Mobile phone retail sites visted, September-November 2010
- Network operators
- Figure 40: Mobile phone network provider sites visted, September-November 2010
- Online usage by retailer purchased from
- Figure 41: How latest mobile phone purchased, by where latest mobile phone purchased, December 2010
- Researching and buying
- Figure 42: Buying and researching behaviour, by retailer bought from, december 2010
- Key points
Attitudes to Buying a Mobile Phone
- Key points
- Attitudes to choosing a retailer
- Figure 43: Attitudes to buying a mobile phone, December 2010
- Figure 44: Socio demographic profile of respondents to particular attitudes, December 2010
- Attitudes by retailer bought from
- Figure 45: Attitudes to mobile phone buying, by where latest mobile phone purchased, December 2010
- Key points
Best Buy Europe (incl The Carphone Warehouse)
- Strategic evaluation
- Background and structure
- Financial performance
- Figure 46: Best Buy Europe: Group financial performance, 2005/06-2009/10
- Store portfolio
- Figure 47: Best Buy Europe: Outlet data, 2006-10
- Figure 48: The Carphone Warehouse: Wireless World stores in Europe, 2010-12
- Figure 49: The Carphone Warehouse: European store portfolio, by store size, 2010
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
Mobile Fun
- Strategic evaluation
- Financial performance
- Figure 50: Mobile Fun Ltd: Group financial performance, 2008-10
- Retail offering
Orange Retail
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
- Figure 51: Orange Retail Ltd: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
- Figure 52: Orange Retail Ltd: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
Phones 4U Ltd
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
- Figure 53: Phones 4U Ltd: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
- Figure 54: Phones 4U Ltd: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
Appendix – Broader Market Environment
- Population
- Figure 55: Europe Top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2005
- Figure 56: Europe Top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2010
- Figure 57: Europe Top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2015
- Figure 58: Europe Top 5: Population breakdown, by age group, 2020
- Figure 59: Europe Top 5: GDP (in current prices) 2000-Q3 2010
- Figure 60: Europe Top 5: GDP growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-Q3 2010
- Consumer spending
- Figure 61: Europe Top 5: Consumer spending (in current prices) 2001-Q3 2010
- Figure 62: Europe Top 5: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices) 2001-Q3 2010
- Consumer prices
- Figure 63: Europe Top 5: Consumer prices, 2001-Oct 2010
- Unemployment
- Figure 64: Europe Top 5: Average rate of unemployment, 2001-Q3 2010
- Interest rates
- Figure 65: UK and Eurozone: Interest rates, 2004-Q3 2010
- Consumer confidence
- Figure 66: Europe top five: Consumer confidence, March 2009-November 2010
- Population
Appendix – Consumers – Where Do They Buy?
- Figure 67: Mobile phone network provider, by demographics, November 2010
- Figure 68: How latest mobile phone purchased, by demographics, November 2010
- Figure 69: Most popular where latest mobile phone purchased, by demographics, November 2010
- Figure 70: Next most popular where latest mobile phone purchased, by demographics, November 2010
Appendix – Telecoms and the Internet
- Figure 71: Use of the internet in buying latest mobile phone, by demographics, November 2010
Appendix – Attitudes towards Buying a Mobile Phone
- Figure 72: Most popular attitudes to mobile phone buying, by demographics, November 2010
- Figure 73: Next most popular attitudes to mobile phone buying, by demographics, November 2010
- Figure 74: Other attitudes to mobile phone buying, by demographics, November 2010
Companies Covered
- British Market Research Bureau (BMRB)
- Comcast Corporation
- Government Actuary's Department (GAD)
- Kantar Media
- Mobile Fun Ltd
- O2 / Telefonica UK (Retail)
- Orange plc (UK)
- Phones 4U Ltd
- Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd
- T-Mobile (UK) Ltd
- TalkTalk Telecom Ltd.
- Telefónica UK Ltd.
- Tesco Plc
- The Carphone Warehouse Ltd
- Virgin Media Ltd
- Virgin Mobile
- Vodafone Group Plc (UK)
- Zavvi


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by James Brumley | October 21, 2013 12:02 pm
The next Crocs (CROX[1]) earnings announcement is coming after the market closes Wednesday, Oct. 30, and if this report is anything like most Crocs earnings updates … well, investors have a 50-50 shot at hearing good news.
Then again, "good" is a relative term. If the company merely meats its estimate, CROX still is going to see a drastic plunge in its bottom line.
Analysts are looking for Crocs earnings of 18 cents per share on $291.7 million in sales. Respectively, that's well shy of last year's profit of 37 cents per share, and a little short of the $295.6 million top line CROX posted for the third quarter of 2012.
The numbers, however, aren't even going to be the key to judging Crocs earnings when they come out next Wednesday.
What investors are going to be looking for is proof that the shoemaker is going to be able to reverse 2013's revenue struggle and earnings decline.
Crocs is projected to grow its top line 7% to $1.2 billion this fiscal year. But that's the weakest sales growth rate we've seen from CROX since its enormous turnaround effort began in 2010. Next year's sales-growth rate isn't expected to any better.
As for the Crocs earnings growth rate, there's trouble on that front too. If CROX earns the projected 99 cents per share that analysts believe is in the cards, that will represent the company's first earnings dip since 2008. Perhaps worse, net profit margins are also poised to fall this year for the first time since 2008. On a trailing-12-month basis, net margins have already slumped from 2012's 11.7% to only 8.8%.
And, unlike most apparel retailers, the third and fourth quarters aren't particularly strong ones for Crocs. In fact, Q4 is generally the worst quarter of the year for Crocs, revenue-wise as well as earnings-wise. Point being, Crocs stock is in more than just a little bit of trouble; the projected profit of $1.18 per share and sales of $1.29 billion for 2014 are both being eyed somewhat suspiciously.
Of particular interest to shareholders will be the plausibility of the plan to stop the bleeding before it reaches unwieldy proportions. This includes recent news that the company will be adding high-heeled shoes, flats and ankle-strap sandals to its list of available products in early 2014. Crocs already has ventured out beyond "just clogs" already, but most of those lateral expansions have been met with a tepid consumer response thanks to the shoes' still-Crocish look.
Investors also will be looking for encouraging geographical market news in Crocs earnings update. While sales in the United States are slowing, European sales are warming up as the continent's consumers discover the ultra-comfortable foam clogs.
The Crocs earnings conference call will take place at 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Oct. 30, about an hour after the earnings news is scheduled to be released.
As of this writing, James Brumley did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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When it comes to emergency funds there is no doubt that an auto title loan is often considered to be one of the best options. There are quite a few options where you can get the service within a few hours or perhaps right the next day in San Diego. In case of emergencies an auto ownership lien could be very useful but it certainly has some downsides to it.
Hence over the next few minutes we will find out and show you whether going for a car title lend could land somebody in trouble or not. The answer to this question could be yes or no. Yes, it could be a big problem if it is not paid on time. The interest cost could be extremely high and could be even around 2% to 3%. Hence when going in for car title loan it is extremely important to keep this matter in mind. While servicing the interest component might save the vehicle from being possessed, the interest, over a period of time would become unbearable. Over a period of time the very purpose of taking the auto title loan would be detrimental to your finances if done wrong.
How to get the Best out of these Loans
Hence the best starting point is to find out whether you need the funds in the first place. If it is for an emergency situation it is fine. But even then, before going in for a auto entitlement lend in California you should be in a position to pay it sooner than later. Even such exorbitant interests for around 2 to 3 months in itself highly burdening and should be avoided. Unless the cash flow situations are not monitored properly it is quite likely that you will end up in a debt trap. Borrowing these loans to run daily expenses would certainly be something that could take a person down financial disaster. This is because car ownership lien interest components are very high. Secondly since there are other types of unsecured financial lendings available there is a tendency to borrow these financial services to tide over the crisis temporarily. However the situation will become uncontrollable and untenable sooner than later.
It is also advisable to take care of your car or vehicle once you purchase it, as this will serve as a good habit for emergency situations such as getting a title loan. If your car is well taken care of, then the value of it increases if you decide to apply for a financial service or sell it. So, doing this will not only ensure safety when you are using it, it also saves you money in the future. There are many ways to take care of your car and a lot of information on the internet on how to do that. You can also check out our website to find helpful tips!
You could Lose your Car and much More
It would be pertinent to mention here that there are many people in California who have been indiscriminate when borrowing car ownership lend and eventually have lost the vehicle and much more. The sale proceeds of the vehicles many a times would be enough only to cover a part of the principal and interest outstanding. Therefore many such as San Diego car title loan customers have been left really in a big financial soup. Even after losing their vehicles they are forced to pay the remaining interest and principal outstanding which certainly is a very bad thing to happen. Hence, before going in for Auto title loans in San Diego the pitfalls and challenges have to be taken into account. It would not he however, to paint all such auto title loan dealings in bad light because it certainly has its own advantages. However, this calls for being prudent in spending and knowing what financial management is all about.
Do not think that an auto title loan is something you should take because you want to go and party. It is an easy way of getting money. However, you should only use this if you need the money for something important. A medical bill that needs to be paid in a hurry or a missed mortgage payment are some reasons you can consider such a loan. Do not be reckless with your money. Just because it is available does not mean you should avail yourself of it.
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Legal Question in Military Law in Texas
How far can the Army go?
A child of a soldier is a bed wetter.This has been a problem for years..Is it legal for the NCO to come in this soldier's house,and force this soldier to put his face down in the child's Pee?
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Re: How far can the Army go?
No, it is not. Although, I know a story must surround this. Is this going on at Ft Jackson?
Feel free to e-mail me directly at [email protected] so I can learn more details. You can learn more about me on my website at www.courtmartialbrand.com.
Sincerely Yours,
Steve Brand
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Who is the Militia?
To the Editor:
The official United States Militia was established by Congress under the Calling Forth Act of 1792, but in 1775, at Lexington Green and Concord Bridge, American militiamen were already under arms defending freedom. 164,000 members of the Militia served under George Washington during the war. In 1824 the National Guard became a subset of The Militia. On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln invoked the Calling Forth Act of 1792 and ordered 75,000 militiamen into federal service.
Read the United States Code Title 10, passed by Congress on Jan. 21, 1903, to see confirmation of The Militia. (The Militia Act) The National Defense Act of 1916 firmly established the traditional concept of the citizens' army as the keystone of the United States defense forces.
Read Section 313, Title 32 (The Military Code) of the United States Code, and you will learn that United States citizens can be called to serve in the Militia from their 17th to 45th birthdays.
If these Militia members have been members of the Regular Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps, they can be called to serve in the Militia until they are 64.
Although illegal immigrants enjoy the benefits of our social system, they cannot be called to serve in our Militia because they are not citizens. Switzerland also uses a National Militia, and issues a military rifle to every male citizen.
During World War II the Japanese were reluctant to invade the United States because they knew many U.S. citizens were armed.
During the same war, U.S. citizens sent thousands of small arms to the English, who were facing invasion by the Germans.
Lloyd Kramer of Twain Harte is a person who needs serious enlightenment about who is a member of the United States Militia.
Martin Nedom


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Michigan state Republicans said this week they are preparing a package of bills to privatize public school teaching -- eliciting concerns about working conditions and trading academic quality for cost effectiveness.
The legislation prepared by state Republican Sen. Phil Pavlov, who chairs the state Senate's education committee, would allow private, for-profit companies to compete for teaching jobs in public schools and would limit the power of teachers unions in seeking compensation packages.
But few specifics are known about the bill package, which has yet to be officially introduced. And Pavlov isn't divulging much more -- for now.
"I don't mean to be vague about this," Pavlov told The Huffington Post. "I can tell you everything on Wednesday."
Pavlov did provide a general outline of the plan, but with minimal details. "This package of bills will increase choice in many facets in Michigan in a way that has been necessary for long," Pavlov said. "We want a large comprehensive choice package that includes the expansion of charter schools and dual enrollment, to really put more opportunities in front of parents and students in Michigan."
Michigan has seen major school reform this year, passing a law with bipartisan support that limited teachers' collective bargaining and made it easier to fire teachers based on performance.
In Pavlov's eyes, this newest package is the next step in Michigan's cost-cutting track. This year, Michigant cut about $500 million in public education from its budget. "We've had the conversation in Michigan for a long time about bidding for non-instructional services, food services and custodial work," Pavlov said. "People are looking at this as a front for privatization, but it's giving school districts the opportunity to exercise flexibility."
Pavlov noted that Michigan already supplies its substitute teachers through private organizations. Non-traditional teachers from sources like Teach for America and The New Teacher Project have long been serving school districts nationwide. But this measure would be the first of its kind in the country, allowing for-profit companies to compete against unions to have its teachers placed in public schools.
"I don't think it's a privatization as much as it is competitive bidding," Pavlov said.
Union leaders worry that the measure could drive down teacher pay and eliminate collective bargaining altogether. "What Sen. Pavlov seems to be talking about is handing the education of our children over to the lowest bidder and letting for-profit companies take over our classrooms," said Doug Pratt, spokesman for the Michigan Education Association, according to the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. Pratt could not be reached by HuffPost for comment on Friday.
"In Michigan, we're taking it piece by piece," Pratt previously told HuffPost about the state's education reform strategy. "It's a dangerous strategy, because it doesn't get everyone excited at the same time. That's the genius of how they're doing things here."
Eric Hanushek, a Stanford University teacher evaluation expert, said he doesn't think the bill -- which is not expected to go far -- has been thoroughly vetted. "You can't just legislate better schools," he said. "I think it would be more interesting if they allowed these outside companies to hold teachers responsible for their performance."


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Election results
In his bid to be elected to the Padre Dam Municipal Water District board, Bill Pommering of Santee claimed -- at least until this week -- that he had secured the endorsement of a group called the "San Diego East County Mayors Association."
Problem is, the region's four mayors say the group doesn't exist.
Said El Cajon Mayor Mark Lewis: "We don't have any such animal."
Said Santee Mayor Randy Voepel: "That's got to be made up -- it sounds so goofy."
Pommering yanked the group's name Wednesday from his campaign website after a reporter raised questions about the existence of the organization. The candidate attributed the erroneous listing to a "misunderstanding" with some of his top political backers.
"It's my mistake," he said. "I've done what I can to correct it."
He said he listed the group on his website and with the League of Women Voters after two Santee political figures told him about the association and said it backed his candidacy in the Nov. 2 election.
One of the figures, Councilman Jack Dale, said this week that Pommering may have misinterpreted the conversation. Dale believes a mayors group may have existed at one time, but "it was a pretty loose thing."
Pommering was appointed last year to a vacant seat on the East County water board.
He said he said contacted the league Wednesday, asking it to remove the name from his endorsement list. He also removed a group by the name of the "East County Small Business Association" from his backer list because he could not immediately verify the existence of the organization.
Like their elected counterparts, Lemon Grove Mayor Mary Sessom and La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid said they have never heard of the mayors group. None of the four mayors appeared on Pommering's endorsement list Thursday, but the candidate said he hoped to secure Madrid's backing.
As a joke, Voepel said, he once took out a campaign ad claiming an endorsement from the "Santee Lakes Surf Association." He said anyone who knew Santee well knew the group wasn't real.
He said he never made the claim with the League of Women Voters, a respected civic group. To do so, he said, "that's serious. That's a misrepresentation."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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David Blaine's Greatest Hits
Mario Magnani / Liaison
November 2000, New York
Endures 62 hours standing encased in an ice block. Physical Toll: Lack of sleep caused hallucinations, but no injuries.
Difficulty: 10
"I had to stand in one spot completely still because you can't lean into the ice you'd get frostbite."


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More help will be available for disabled people living in their own homes after a additional £200,000 of funding was announced.
Bedford Borough Council has secured the money to boost its Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) which pays for modifications that make life more comfortable and safe, as well as enabling better freedom of movement in and around their homes.
Elizabeth Bowden is in receipt of the DFG, which she says given her full use of her home.
She said: "This grant has enabled me to get around my home, whereas before, I was only able to get around two rooms. It has opened up my house to me again.
"When I was able-bodied it was fine, but now I am confined to a wheelchair, I couldn't even get through the door frames because they were not wide enough. Disabled Facilities Grant's are marvellous, I can't rate them highly enough."
The borough's Executive Member for Adult Services, Councillor Colleen Atkins, said: "Providing these adaptations can make such a difference to people's lives. Therefore, we are delighted to have secured this additional £200,000 to help disabled people live independently for longer and reduce the need for them to move into residential care."
Each year, the Council provides around 200 adaptations to eligible residents of the Borough, spending in excess of £1 million per annum on essential facilities and adaptations such as installing level access showers, stairlifts or ground floor accommodation.
The maximum grant available is £30,000 and all payments to are means tested, unless they are for children.
For more information got to www.bedford.gov.uk, and click on 'housing'.


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Workshare Process of Thread Programming and MPI Model on Multicore Architecture
Comparison between OpenMP for thread programming model and MPI for message passing programming model will be conducted on multicore shared memory machine architectures in order to find which has a better performance in terms of speed and throughput. Application used to assess the scalability of the evaluated parallel programming solutions is matrix multiplication with customizable matrix dimension. Many research done on a large scale parallel computing which using high scale benchmark such as NSA Parallel Benchmark (NPB) for their testing standardization. This research will be conducted on a small scale parallel computing that emphasize more on the performance evaluation between MPI and OpenMP parallel programming model using self created benchmark.


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WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Astrophysics Inc., a provider of X-ray security systems, is opening an office near Washington, D.C., to serve its growing list of federal government clients.
The sales and service office of the California-based company will be located in Crystal City, Va., just across the Potomac River from the nation's capital.
"The new office will better serve our growing federal government clientele, with sales and service combined in the same location," said Astrophysics President, Francois Zayek. "We are expanding our footprint in the United States, creating skilled American jobs, and enhancing our research and development capabilities."
Astrophysics said Mark Laustra, who has nearly a decade of experience in directing sales for the U.S. homeland security market will lead the operation.
"I am excited about further developing this key market for Astrophysics," he said. "We've been in business for more than 10 years and are attracting significant market attention as a supplier of advanced, government qualified X-ray systems."


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It's not surprising, but Ericsson and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) have found a new way to tailor advertising to the viewer. The two companies teamed up to launch a trial of personalized mobile TV advertising.
The trial will take place for two months in Norway. Viewers will be able to interact with the show P� tr�den (On the Line) by voting, chatting, and uploading photos and video clips. Ads shown to users will be based on the user's age, gender, location, and personal interests. Types of ads will include video, banners, ticker texts, and branded downloadable content.
Many would think the information on which these personal ads are based is an invasion of privacy. Unfortunately, this information is as good as gold when it comes to spending ad money on the exact demographic one is trying to target.
Read more from the joint press release.


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Mass production of super-long fiber optic Thunderbolt cables begins
Mass production of fiber optic Thunderbolt cables has just begun. The cables are made by Sumitomo Electric Industries after being the first company to receive Thunderbolt certification from Intel, meaning that these fiber optic models are the first of their kind to enter production.
The Thunderbolt cables are available in sizes up to 30M (about 100 feet) long and offer stable 10Gbps throughput even when tangled or pinched, so performance slips shouldn't be an issue. Visually, the cables are pretty much the same as the currently available models, with the only real difference (besides the length) being the slightly longer connector.
A possible downside to these super-long, super-durable cables is the fact that – unlike their copper counterparts – they do not carry on-board power, so external devices cannot be bus powered, making external power supplies essential. Not only this, but because of the pricey fiber optic technology inside them, the new Thunderbolt cables are likely to be significantly more expensive than the current copper versions.
However, despite the (probable) high price and lack of on-board power, the cables do offer some pretty neat potential uses. ZDNet has already noted a solution for noisy external devices, simply place them in a soundproof closet and take advantage of the length of the cable to place them away from the host Mac.
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How do you decide between two equally worthy candidates? When in doubt, hire the person with the best writing skills, says Kris Dunn, VP of People for software firm DAXKO and author of "The HR Capitalist" blog.
Here's why:
1. People talk the way they write. If they have trouble putting together a sentence, they'll have trouble making an introduction or a presentation.
2. There's this crazy little thing called e-mail, based almost entirely on the ability to write.
3. When fumbled, e-mail can offend and even trigger lawsuits.
4. The ability to convey ideas and persuade—all using the written word—makes an employee more valuable to your organization.
"Writing skills can influence almost anyone—customers, fellow employees, media and competitors, to name a few—and we don't pay enough attention to the value it provides in the hiring process," Dunn says.
We're not talking about the kind of writing used in term papers. Instead, find out whether the person can write thoughts in an engaging, personable and influencing manner.
Like art, you know good writing when you see it. But you'll need a test.
Dunn's favorite way? Pick something you didn't talk about in the interview and that isn't on the applicant's résumé. Send the candidate a note asking a detailed question—something that warrants an e-mail response of several paragraphs. To get enough specifics, make sure you ask for the candidate's opinion.
Then, consider the resulting e-mail in the overall candidate's profile—and use it as a deciding factor in case of ties.


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Bradley Wright is an associate professor of sociology who studies the sociology of religion, focusing on American Christianity. His book, Christians are Hate-Filled Hypocrites … and Other Lies You've Been Told was published last year, and he has just published Upside: Surprising Good News about the State of our World (Bethany House 2011)
Do we, as humans, need religion to make us feel secure and part of a community?
Religion is not necessary to feel secure and part of a community, but many, many people—probably a majority of the world's population—find it very helpful in accomplishing both.
Do you think that people today are getting more involved or less involved with organized religion? Are certain types of religion or certain sects growing?
The 1990s witnessed a dramatic jump in the percentage of Americans who do not affiliate with religion. Previously, only about 7 percent did not affiliate, but now it's about 17 percent. It's leveled out somewhat in recent years, and those remaining in religion, which usually means Christianity, exhibit somewhat higher levels of involvement.
The media have been saying for a while that Mitt Romney is not electable because he is a Mormon. Yet millions in the U.S. and world-wide are Mormons. Do you think that Americans are intolerant of religions they don't know much about?
Americans are more tolerant of some religions and less tolerant of others. We're very tolerant of Judaism and Christianity, but we're much less tolerant of Islam, though we're relatively familiar with it as well. Some of the more esoteric American religions, such as Mormonism and Scientology, provoke intolerance.
It seems like more and more Americans are joining conservative Christian, "born-again" religions. Is there a pattern to this growth? Is it part of a trend that may change?
Evangelical, born-again, or other types of theologically conservative Christians have constituted about a quarter of the nation's population for the last several decades. This stability is impressive, given the rapid increase of the religiously unaffiliated. Catholics, likewise, have remained stable, also at about a quarter of the population. The large influx of Hispanic Catholics has counteracted the loss of native-born Catholics. Mainline Protestants, however, have steadily lost market share in American religion over the last century. At one point, they claimed more than half of Americans, but now it's only about 15 percent.
Research shows that conservative Christians are more likely to get divorced than other people. This isn't true for conservative Jews, for example. Why is it happening?
Actually, the religiously unaffiliated and members of historically black churches have the highest divorce rates. Catholics and mainline Protestants have the lowest. Evangelicals and other theologically conservative Christians are a bit above average. It's not clear how to interpret the correlation between religion and divorce. It could be that certain types of people, who are more or less prone to divorce, join certain religions. Or it could be that the teachings and practices of a given religion are more or less effective in encouraging marital stability. Or it could be some of both.
Wright was interviewed earlier this year by USA Today about Christian divorce rates.


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Tougher food import laws proposed
Congress, as fears over imported food products show no sign of
The "Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007" demonstrates that regulators, as well as consumers and manufacturers, are worried about the quality of imported products, especially in the face of a rising number of goods being manufactured or processed in Asia. The bill proposes that the number of ports where food imports arrive should be limited to 13, so that tainted or damaged products are easier to spot. What's more, these "ports of entry" must have Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laboratory in the vicinity to carry out any necessary testing. Tests used to spot pathogens at these sites should be perfected, and priority should be given to detecting the presence of the pathogens E. coli, salmonella, cyclospora, hepatitis A and listeria, all of which cause possibly fatal food-borne diseases, the bill says. The US should also set up overseas inspection facilities to eliminate food safety problems at the source, the bill suggests, paid for by manufacturers' fees on food imports. Furthermore, any foreign company wishing to export a food product into the US must use country-of-origin labels, the bill says, because of "the need for tracking and maintaining records on food and ingredients….moved through the supply chain." These foreign companies may also obtain a certificate from the US Secretary of State, the bill said, that will demonstrate to consumers that they use reliable production methods and comply with US safety standards. This Food and Drug Import Safety Act, sponsored by the John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is scheduled for a hearing September 26. Several manufacturers across the country will approve of strengthening import safety, as they have been urging the government to toughen regulations for some time now. Last week, the US Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), which counts food giants such as Kraft and Heinz as members, said that the current system of checks was failing to stem the tide of faulty imports. "Ensuring the United States has the safest food supply in the world is priority number one for the food and beverage industry," said Cal Dooley, GMA President. The GMA suggested a four-pillar plan, stating that government should free up more money and resources for the FDA, while, reciprocally, the FDA must pledge to use the extra resources and "adequately fulfil its food safety mission." According to the Washington Post, the value of goods imported by the US has doubled since 2000, to reach an estimated $2.2tn this year. The value of goods from China, which is the second-largest exporter to the US after Canada, is expected to reach $341bn this year, up almost 25 per cent from last year. Diseases caused by food-borne pathogens are still common-place in the US, the newspaper added, and this week California's Dole Food had to recall over 5,000 bags of salad after a random test revealed the presence of E. coli on the product. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 76 million cases of food-borne illnesses occur in the US each year, causing about 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. The CDC identified 17,252 laboratory-confirmed cases of food poisoning in 2006, including 6,655 cases of salmonella and 590 cases of E-coli O157. In 2005, 16,614 cases were identified, rising from 15,806 in 2004.


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Religious test
I'm sure it's just a cultural misunderstanding:
The daughter of a British imam is living under police protection after receiving death threats from her father for converting to Christianity.
The 31-year-old, whose father is the leader of a mosque in Lancashire, has moved house an astonishing 45 times after relatives pledged to hunt her down and kill her.
The British-born university graduate, who uses the pseudonym Hannah for her own safety, said she renounced the Muslim faith to escape being forced into an arranged marriage when she was 16.
She has been in hiding for more than a decade but called in police only a few months ago after receiving a text message from her brother.
In it, he said he would not be held responsible for his actions if she failed to return to Islam.
Officers have agreed to offer her protection in case of an attempt on her life.
Last night the woman said: "I'm determined to live my life the way I want to because I should have that freedom in this country.
"If you make the choice to come to this country, as my parents did from Pakistan, you have to abide by the laws of this country and that means respecting the freedoms of other people.
"I know the Koran says anyone who goes away from Islam should be killed as an apostate, so in some ways my family are following the Koran. They are following Islam to the word.
Imagine for a moment that you are not only cast out by your family for converting your faith, but face a very real and very dangerous threat to your life from your family.
But when she opted to get baptised, while studying at Manchester University, her family were incensed and the death threats began.
Her father arrived at her home with 40 men and threatened to kill her for betraying Islam.
"I saw my uncle and around 40 men storming up the street clutching axes, hammers, knives and bits of wood," she said.
"My dad was shouting through the letter box, "I'm going to kill you", while the others smashed on the window and beat the door.
"They were shouting, 'We're going to kill you' and 'Traitor'.
"It was terrifying. I was convinced I was going to either die, but suddenly after about ten minutes the noise stopped and the men suddenly went away."
Since then Hannah, who gives talks to churches on Islam, has been on the run from her family, often being forced to flee her home with only a few minutes' notice.
But it's just a teeny-tiny minority of Muslims in Britain making the rest look bad, right?
A study this year found that 36 per cent of British Muslims between 16 and 24 believe those who convert to another religion should be punished by death.
This is not the sign of a healthy culture.