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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic's previous president is defending his record amid intense public anger over plans to raise taxes to help close a budget deficit incurred under his government.
Former President Leonel Fernandez insisted in a nationally televised speech Tuesday night that there was nothing fraudulent about the Caribbean country's $4.6 billion deficit.
Fernandez left office in August and says the deficit largely stems from shortfalls in government revenue as well as public works projects that were approved by lawmakers. He also defends his successor's plan to close the gap with increases in the sales, property and fuel taxes.
The speech Tuesday night was a rare national address by a former president.
Fernandez spoke just days after thousands of people marched in protest in the Dominican Republic's two largest cities.

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"A healthy respect for consumers, and a genuine dedication to serving them, underpins marketing as a managerial philosophy. It also serves as the foundation for successful careers in management, whether in business, government, or nonprofit organizations."
Debra Ringold is the JELD-WEN Professor of Free Enterprise at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management. She teaches courses in private, public and nonprofit sector marketing, marketing research, marketing communications, and marketing and public policy. Debra was honored as the Administrator of the Year at Willamette University in 2005. Her teaching awards include the United Methodist Award for Exemplary Teaching and Community Service (in 2002) and the Jerry E. Hudson Distinguished Teaching Award (in 1997). She received the Portland Business Journal's Orchid Award, recognizing outstanding women in the business community, in 2009.
Her research has appeared in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of Macromarketing, Journal of Consumer Policy, Journal of Public Affairs, Advances in Public Policy and Marketing, Psychology and Marketing, American Behavioral Scientist, and numerous conference proceedings including Advances in Consumer Research. Debra is the 2004 recipient of the Thomas C. Kinnear/ Journal of Public Policy and Marketing Award for outstanding research.
Debra has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing since 1991 and served a three year term as its Associate Editor. She was elected to the Board of Directors of the 38,000 member American Marketing Association in 2000. She completed her term as Chairperson of the AMA Board in July 2007.
Debra recently served on the Advisory Council to the U.S. Census Bureau. She helped advise the Bureau on ways to encourage Census participation, improve its data collection methodology and help the general public utilize and understand Census data.
In 2010, Debra was elected to the Executive Council for the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (also known as NASPAA: The Global Standard in Public Service Education) for a three year term. She was appointed to the organization's specialized accreditation body, the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA), in 2013.
Debra competes as an amateur in dressage.
A sound understanding of marketing will increase the likelihood that you will make a significant contribution to your organization and its customers. To some, marketing is the function that identifies customer needs and wants, determines which target markets to serve, and designs appropriate products and services for these markets. While this sounds reasonable, marketing is much more than a function - it is a philosophy that can guide the entire organization.
Marketing is a process by which individuals and groups obtain what they need and want through creating and exchanging ideas, products or services. Our goal is to teach you to integrate the customer into the design and delivery of valuable products and services while creating real substance in customer relationships. A healthy respect for consumers, and a genuine dedication to serving them, underpins marketing as a managerial philosophy. It's also the foundation for successful management careers.
- Ph.D., University of Maryland
- M.B.A., Southern Illinois University
- B.A., Texas Tech University
Areas of InstructionResearch for Marketing Decisions, Integrated Marketing Communications, Seminar in Marketing and Public Policy, Strategic Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
Research Interests
Economics of Information
Selected Professional Activities
- Executive Council Member, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)
- Past Board Member, Oregon Women MBAs
- Past Board Member, Greenlight Greater Portland (2008-2009)
- Past Member, U.S. Census Bureau Advisory Council (2008)
- Past Chairperson of the Board of Directors, American Marketing Association (2007)
- Past Member of the Board of Directors, American Marketing Association Foundation
- Past Vice President for Teaching & Information Dissemination, American Marketing Association
- Past Chair and Board Member, Marketing and Society Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association.
- Editorial Board, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, and Journal of Advertising.
- Consulting Experience: Anheuser-Busch Companies, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Hewlett-Packard.
Selected Publications
Maltz, E., Thompson, F. and Ringold, D.J. (2011), "Assessing and maximizing corporate social initiatives: a strategic view of corporate social responsibility," Journal of Public Affairs, 11 (n/a), 384-392.
Ringold, D.J. (2008), "Le Mieux Est L'ennemi Du Bien," Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, 27 (2), 197-201.
Ringold, D.J. (2008) "Responsibility and Brand Advertising in the Alcohol Beverage Market: The Modeling of Normative Drinking Behavior," Journal of Advertising, 37 (1), 127-141.
Ringold, D.J. and B. Weitz (2007), "The American Marketing Association Definition of Marketing: Moving from Lagging to Leading Indicator," Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, 26 (2), 251-260.
Ringold, D.J. (2006), "The Morality of Markets, Marketing, and the Corporate Purpose," in Does Marketing Need Reform?, Jagdish N. Sheth and Rajendra S. Sisodia, eds., Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 64-68.
Ringold, D.J. (2005), "Vulnerability in the Marketplace: Concepts, Caveats, and Possible Solutions," Journal of Macromarketing, 25 (2), 202-214.
Ringold, D.J. (2002), "Boomerang Effects In Response to Public Health Interventions: Some Unintended Consequences in the Alcoholic Beverage Market," Journal of Consumer Policy, 25 (1), 27-63.
Pappalardo, J.K. and D.J. Ringold (2000), "Regulating Commercial Speech in a Dynamic Environment: Forty Years of Margarine and Oil Advertising Before the NLEA," Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, 19 (1), 74-92.


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Holdover Proceedings
Most Landlord-Tenant summary proceedings, other than for non-payment of rent are called "holdover" proceedings. They include proceedings by a Petitioner to remove tenants whose term has expired, or those whose one month's notice has been given.
A proceeding to evict a tenant whose written lease has expired may be commenced at the end of the lease without a notice of termination given as long as the lease does not require a notice. The landlord may file a Notice of Petition and Petition for eviction with the Court.
Monetary Jurisdiction - (Section 204 UCCA)
The Court can render judgment without regard to amount.
Geographical Jurisdiction - (Section 204 UCCA)
Property must be located in whole or in part within the City.
Filing Fee: $45.00 which must be paid to the Court. The court will accept cash, money order, or in some instances, checks.
Required Forms:
1. One Month's Notice
The One Month's Notice is a notice given to the tenant, renting on a month-to-month basis, requiring that the tenant surrender the premises within one month.
(Note: If the only complaint is that the tenant has failed to pay rent, follow the instructions for non payment). It is important to note that the One Month's Notice must be given one month prior to the next rental date. In other words, if the rent is due on June 1st and the notice is served on May 31st or before, the notice may require the tenant to vacate on or before June 30th. However, if the notice is served on June 1st, the notice could not legally require the tenant to move before July 31st which would be one month from the commencement of the next rental period.
2. Affidavit of Service (for service of One Month's Notice)
One month's notice must be given to the tenant. The notice may be oral or written. After the tenant has been served with the One Month's Notice and has failed to vacate the premises, a landlord-tenant proceeding can be initiated in the City Court by completing and filing the following documents:
3. Notice of Petition
This paper can be issued by an attorney, the Judge or the Clerk of the Court. If a Judge or the Clerk of the Court is requested to sign the Notice of Petition, the Petition must be completed by the landlord and submitted to the City Court offices before it is served on the tenant.
Note: When completing the Petition (see below) and Notice of Petition, the landlord must contact the City Court Clerk's office in order to get a court date which must appear in the Notice of Petition.
The court date must be no sooner than 5 days or later than 12 days from the date that the tenant is served. When substitute service is used, service is complete upon filing the affidavit of service. (You must count Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in calculations but cannot count the service date). The landlord and/or an attorney and the tenant(s) must appear on the court date.
4. Petition
The Petition is a document which must be completed by the landlord and attached to the Notice of Petition and the One Month's Notice (if applicable) which was previously served on the tenant. The landlord is to sign this document and sign the verification in front of a Notary Public.
When the documents are completed and a court date has been provided and the Judge, Clerk of the Court, or attorney has signed the Notice of Petition, then and only then can the tenant be served with the Notice of Petition and Petition. The Notice of Petition and Petition must be served on the tenant not less than 5 days and no more than 12 days before the Court date.
The Notice of Petition, Petition, One Month's Notice (if applicable) must be filed with the Court along with the $45 filing fee. The original is filed with the court, a copy for the files, and one for each person being served.
5. Affidavit of Service (for service of Notice of Petition and Petition)
This Affidavit of Service is filed with the Court after service of the Notice of Petition and Petition on the tenant. The Notice of Petition and Petition must be served by a person 18 years or older. The person who serves the papers must not be a party to the action. The landlord or owner of the property may not serve the Notice of Petition and Petition.
If possible, personal delivery of the Petition and Notice of Petition should be made upon the respondent-tenant. In cases where personal delivery is not possible, service may be made upon an individual of suitable age and discretion residing at the property followed within one day by a first class and registered or certified mailing or, if the process service has exercised reasonable application and was unable to serve the Notice of Petition and Petition on an individual, by "nail and mail". That is; posting the papers on the door of the residence of the respondent-tenant AND within one day, mailing a copy of the papers by certified mail or registered mail (Section 735 RPAPL) and by first class mail.
Types of Service and Filing of the Affidavit of Service
Personal Delivery: Actual delivery of the notice or process to the person to whom it is directed (also termed actual service).
Substitute Service: Any method of service allowed by law in place of personal delivery. There are two types.
Service of an individual of suitable age and discretion residing at the premises followed within one day by a first class mailing and a registered or certified mailing. If substitute service is used, the Court often does not award a money judgment.
"Nail and Mail": Posting the papers on the door of the residence of the respondent/tenant AND within one day, mailing a copy of the papers by certified mail or registered mail (Section 735 RPAPL) and by first class mailing.
The Affidavit of Service must be filed with the court at least 72 hours after service and with substitute service at least 5 days before the return date. FAILURE TO FILE THE AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE SERVICE DATE MAY RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THE CASE.
If, at any time, it is determined by the landlord that the Court date is no longer needed, the landlord should notify the Court, in writing, as soon as possible.
Note: The $45 filing fee cannot be returned.
If the Court orders the tenant to be removed from the premises, the Court may sign the following document:
6. Warrant of Eviction
If the Court orders a Warrant of Eviction, the Court will sign the Warrant of Eviction which enables the local law enforcement agency (i.e.: Sheriff, Police, Marshal, City Constable) to remove the tenant(s) from the premises.
The warrant form should be filled out completely. The heading should include both the Petitioner/Landlord and the Respondent/Tenant's full name and complete address. The Index No. is the City Court index number. The Tenant's name should be placed after the "TO" and all blank lines are to be completed with all necessary information. All addresses are to include the house number, street, city, state, and zip code.
NOTE: There is a mandatory 72 hour waiting period between the time you serve the tenant with a warrant and when the tenant may be removed from the premises by the local law enforcement officer. The Warrant of Eviction must be executed during daylight hours.
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Predatory lending strikes again
The group Consumers for Choices ran an ad over the weekend asking people to send an angry letter to their representatives in Congress, demanding that they "protect choice" in financial services. Claiming that this is an initiative protecting Native Americans from discrimination, what Consumers for Choice fails to mention is that the "options" that they are trying to protect are predatory lending practices that prey on the most vulnerable populations, often saddling them with unmanageable and crippling debt.
For example, one of the organizations cited by Consumers for Choice is Western Sky Financial, which, before it stopped lending, was offering an interest rate of 355 percent. And yet, in exchange for sending an angry letter to allow organizations like Western Sky Financial to continue their predatory scam, Consumers for Choices is offering to enroll each signatory in a drawing for a $500 Visa gift card.
Catholic social teaching consistently leans in favor of the poor and the working poor. The lending practices that Consumers for Choice are trying to protect do nothing to promote the dignity of the poor. Instead, deregulated lending squeezes a profit out of people who are already poor and vulnerable.
"If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them. If you take your neighbor's cloak in pawn, you shall restore it before the sun goes down; for it may be your neighbor's only clothing to use as cover; in what else shall that person sleep? And if your neighbor cries out to me, I will listen, for I am compassionate." Exodus 22:25-27
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NEW YORK (AP) — Alain Vigneault brought a whole lot of experience and success into his interview with New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather.
However, his most appealing attribute might be that he is so different than former coach John Tortorella — on and off the ice.
That was clearly evident Friday when Vigneault was named as the feisty Tortorella's replacement during a news conference at Radio City Music Hall. In the short window of time in which he met with media members, Vigneault smiled and joked more times than anyone could remember his predecessor doing in 4½ seasons with the Rangers.
Vigneault brings a welcoming demeanor away from the rink and a more offensive philosophy on it — in contrast with Tortorella's way of working in the defensive zone and putting a premium on blocking shots in front of star goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
That often left many players dealing with multiple ailments.
"We needed a change in style," Sather said. "You look at the injuries ... we needed to move the puck out quick. That style was perfect for a couple of years, but it started to wear our team out."
Just more than four weeks after he was fired by the Vancouver Canucks, Vigneault already has a job. He edged out former Rangers captain Mark Messier, longtime former Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff and others.
Vigneault was given a five-year deal, and his first day featured his name on the famous marquee outside of Radio City.
"I was thinking about the opportunity to coach the New York Rangers, one of the Original Six teams," the 52-year-old Vigneault said. "There is not a chance I could pass that up. Honored and privileged I feel."
In 11 seasons as an NHL head coach with Montreal and Vancouver, Vigneault is 422-288-35-61 in 806 games.
"I'm going into this with an open mind," Vigneault said. "I think (players) should be too. I'm going in with a clean slate. Let's see what we can write on that slate."
Vigneault was interviewed last week during the Rangers' organizational meetings in California and then met with team owner James Dolan in New York.
"We had a list of 13 candidates and I narrowed it down to nine," Sather said. "I interviewed two in person and four over the phone. It wasn't just between A.V. and Mark."
Vigneault and Sather will now work on filling out the coaching staff.
It is unknown if Messier, now a special assistant to Sather, will remain with the Rangers. Messier, a Hall of Fame player, lacks the coaching experience that Vigneault is loaded with.
"It was a difficult decision. We've both grown up with each other," Sather said passing on Messier. "At this stage, A.V. was the man. Mark has got to decide what he wants to do."
Tortorella was fired May 29 — four days after the Rangers were eliminated by Boston. A year ago, the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference finals.
In an ironic twist, Tortorella was reportedly offered the job on Friday to replace Vigneault in Vancouver.
Sather insisted that no player came to him and asked for Tortorella to be fired. No players were in attendance Friday.
"There hasn't been a player who ... complained to me about Torts," Sather said. "He's the kind of guy who pushes to win. A.V. is a pusher, as well."
When asked if Tortorella was stubborn in resisting adopting a more offensive style, Sather had a quick answer.
"Maybe beyond stubborn," he said. "He was perfect for us for a few years. He's going to be perfect for another team, but it was getting to be so hard on some of our players."
Speculation that Vigneault was about to be hired by the Rangers increased greatly last weekend, especially after he removed himself from consideration to become Dallas' coach.
"I want to win," Vigneault said. "I did find out that it is a lot easier to negotiate yourself a contract when you've got two teams that are after you than just one."
With that, he gave Sather a hearty pat on the back as those in the room broke out in laughter.
"I didn't particularly enjoy that part," Sather said with a smile.
Vigneault ranked first on the Canucks' list in coaching wins and came within one victory of capturing the Stanley Cup in 2011. In seven seasons, Vigneault was 313-170-57 in the regular season but only 33-32 in the playoffs.
His final two seasons ended in disappointment as Vancouver was knocked out in the first round in both years — including a sweep by San Jose last month.
The Canucks hadn't been swept in the playoffs in 12 years. The early-round exits when they were the higher-seeded team, and losses at home at the starts of the series, were cited by Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis as reasons for Vigneault's firing on May 22.
"There is no doubt in my mind that this organization is committed to winning the Stanley Cup," Vigneault said of the Rangers. "We've got a lot of great pieces here and we're going to try to improve so that we all get to where we want to be."
Messier captained the Rangers past the Canucks in the 1994 Stanley Cup finals. Vancouver lost another Game 7 in the finals against Boston in 2011.
"I saw some of the pictures from the last time this city won the Cup," Vigneault said. "It's real clear to me that there is no better place to win the Stanley Cup than here in New York."


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The race is on! Since 1986, the contestants—more than 100 start-up biotech companies—have been competing for the prize: a chunk of the billion-dollar market that awaits the manufacturer of a reliable, FDA-approved, noninvasive glucose monitor.
Business people, engineers, scientists and physicians have collaborated to devise a better and less painful way for people to test blood glucose and manage their diabetes.
"A noninvasive device that's reliable, accurate, user-friendly, and not sensitive to environmental stresses would be a miracle," says Stephen Clement, MD, director of Georgetown University Medical Center's diabetes center and chair of the FDA Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel. "It will help patients make critical decisions in the moment, such as whether it's safe to exercise or drive a car."
The Rise and Fall of the GlucoWatch
In 2002, Cygnus Inc. of Redwood City, California, jumped to the head of the competition with its GlucoWatch G2 Biographer. However, the device is not considered truly noninvasive because a low electric current actually pulls glucose containing interstitial fluid through the skin. In addition, patients using it often developed skin irritations.
So the search for the "holy grail" of diabetes self-management resumed.
Although the timeline for the availability of noninvasive meters is generally measured in years rather than months, several prototypes are now in the pipeline.
How Will We Know It's Noninvasive?
No one knows exactly what the first marketable noninvasive monitor will look like, but David Klonoff, MD, director of the Mills-Peninsula Diabetes Research Institute in San Mateo, California, knows what it won't do.
It will not "harvest body fluids" such as blood, interstitial fluid and skin cells by means of fingersticking or any other penetrating method, such as the implantation of a sensor under the skin.
To produce prototypes, researchers have had to invent new technologies. Most techniques shine beams of light on a person's wrist or another site. Blood glucose is measured by calculating the absorption, scattering or refraction of light waves.
Take, for example, the technique of infrared spectroscopy—a harmless beam of light passes through the finger. The molecules in the finger absorb a specific and unique number of light waves. (Experts compare this measure of absorption to a person's signature or fingerprints.) The infrared technology separates the glucose molecules and calculates the measurement mathematically.
Other technologies use radio waves, ultrasound or another energy source instead of light.
Eight to Keep Your Eye On
Diabetes Health has singled out eight noninvasive prototypes in various stages of development.
All of these prototypes must meet FDA standards before they can be marketed. The FDA considers these devices to fall into a "high risk" category, and, as a result, requires both analytical and clinical studies. In other words, manufacturers must prove their device gives accurate and consistent measurements.
The prototypes also must meet certain performance criteria during human trials. For instance, glucose meters must be as accurate as fingerstick methods, which fall in a range of plus-or-minus 20 percent. They must store test results and recognize emergency situations (such as low or high blood glucose).
The current prototypes work quickly, anywhere from a few seconds to 30 seconds. As for cost, many "insurance companies probably will cover noninvasive calibrated meters to avoid paying for five to seven strip tests a day," says Davida Kruger, MSN, RN, CDE, of Detroit.
But many unanswered questions remain, and companies often supply more hype than data.
Satish Garg, MD, director of the young adult clinic at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, does not feel that a noninvasive meter is right around the corner. He says that the problem of recalibrations still persists, and that companies struggle with correlations (with capillary blood glucose results obtained by fingersticking).
"The FDA needs to shift the paradigm of glucose monitoring away from 'correlations' to 'trends,' " says Garg. "We need to crawl before we run."
Pendra Takes the Lead
According to Garg, the meter with the best chance of making it to the U.S. market in the next two years is the Pendra by Pendragon Medical.
In May 2003, the watch-like device received a CE certificate-European authorization comparable to FDA approval in the United States.
The Pendra uses radio-wave impedance to measure glucose and can take up to four readings per minute. In addition, it warns patients of high and low glucose levels, shows "sufficient accuracy" (according to the company's Web site) and detects trends.
However, the Pendra is designed as a supplementary device to standard blood glucose meters.
Sensys Glucose Tracking System
Larger than the Pendra, the Sensys Glucose Tracking System (GTS) resembles a personal digital assistant.
Sensys Medical (formerly Instrumentation Metrics) has received approval for investigational use from the FDA, but the company expects the professional device to be on the market in 2004. The home device is scheduled for 2005.
The Sensys GTS uses near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy technology-specifically, diffuse reflectance NIR. When a fiber optic probe is placed over a person's forearm, light shines into the skin. (The probe was designed to be sensitive to skin texture and temperature changes, since these variables impact the reflected light.) A computer chip in the handheld device analyzes the reflected light, and the glucose level is displayed on a digital screen.
Two trials of 140 people with diabetes each showed the Sensys GTS was accurate in 90 percent of patients studied.
Stephen Monfre, chief operating officer of Sensys Medical, says the Sensys prototype is as accurate as fingerstick methods 75 to 80 percent of the time.
Glucon Solution
Glucon, an Israeli-based company, also boasts of its noninvasive model's accuracy.
Glucon has tested more than 50 patients and says the results compare well with conventional fingerstick methods. Touting a "breakthrough" photoacoustic (optical and sound-based) technology that figures glucose levels from inside blood vessels, Ron Nagar, Glucon's president and CEO, says their technology is more precise than measuring glucose in interstitial fluid.
"There's a time lag between the interstitial measure and the blood glucose measure," Nagar recently told WallStreetReporter.com. Glucon's technology also compensates for variables, such as urea, lipids and bilirubin, which can interfere with blood glucose readings.
Nagar says Glucon will begin "definitive" clinical trials for FDA approval in 2005. By 2006, the company expects to launch its product in the United States, where it will set up regional headquarters.
The company got a recent infusion of $13 million from investors in Israel and Japan.
Although Glucon measures glucose through the blood vessels in the wrist, LifeTrac Systems Inc. uses NIR technology on the earlobe.
According to LifeTrac CEO William Danton, clinical trials at Brigham Women's Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, verified the SugarTrac Noninvasive Glucose Monitor's accuracy to be within 5 percent when compared to fingerstick tests.
However, a recent statement from Ronald A. Arky, MD, LifeTrac's consultant and chief of the diabetes and metabolism department at Brigham and Women's Hospital, sounds a sour note on the future of SugarTrac. According to Arky, "No progress has been made in overcoming the mechanical difficulties the designers encountered this past year."
CME Telemetrix may be facing similar hurdles.
The company's Web site makes clear it has a way to go before seeking FDA approval.
For one thing, CEO Duncan MacIntyre recently announced a movement to "replenish cash reserves." CME needs a bankable partner if it is to produce and market the GlucoNIR, a device that uses infrared light to measure glucose.
MedOptix also needs further financial support.
However, its prototype, ReSense, has been tested in many California locations.
Company president Robert Blair, formerly a physicist in the semi-conductor industry, wants a piece of the noninvasive pie, but his motivation is much more personal: his son, Jason, developed diabetes more than a decade ago. This led Blair to form a partnership with Herb Berman, a physicist with experience in infrared devices, and retired doctor Carl Levinson. The three founded MedOptix in 1999.
"Mid-infrared ray technology (which MedOptix uses) is better than NIR," claims Blair, whose prototype employs a reflective sensing technique from the skin-a technique he says is different from any other technology because the skin is relatively free of water, Blair says. "It's easier to analyze than blood, which is mostly composed of water, since water interferes with glucose measurement."
According to Blair, the earliest that the company would apply for FDA approval is 2005.
Home Glucose Measurement
Magneto-wave spectroscopy is Pindi Products' patented technology.
According to Pindi, company president Milton E. Fuller has devised a way to receive wave signals inside a magnetic field. The computer of the prototype receives the signals (which are specific to certain human body fluids and proteins) and interprets them, relaying the "glucose" information within seconds.
Head-Mounted Goggles
Even NASA has joined the noninvasive race.
Astronauts, not just people with diabetes, need noninvasive monitoring, too. Which is why NASA has developed optoelectronic technology.
"Blood glucose determination is the most basic parameter for human health," says Rafat R. Ansari, a biomedical engineer at Glen Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. "Body physiology can change due to exposure to zero gravity, especially in long-duration missions, for example, to Mars."
NASA's prototype uses seven optical techniques, including dynamic light scattering, spectroscopy and autofluorescence.
Resembling night-vision goggles, the prototype was designed as a diagnostic tool to detect changes in the fluids, tissues and blood vessels of the eye and brain.
"We have made calibration measurements on glucose samples in a cuvette [clear tube] to show that the concept works," says Ansari. "At present, we are trying to make measurements in a model eye with a contact lens in front."
In the next six months to a year, Ansari will try to measure glucose in animal and human eyes.
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Experts agree that a reliable user-friendly glucose monitor that doesn't require recalibrations will inspire people to monitor their glucose four to seven times a day and will also have a tremendous impact on the current $4 billion blood glucose self-monitoring market.
"Eighty percent of diabetics don't monitor themselves even once a day," says Garg. "A reliable monitoring device that merely alerts people to glucose extremes would in and of itself be great!"


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Whether it's called "private mortgage insurance" (PMI) or just plain "mortgage insurance" (MI), mortgage insurance is an insurance policy which protects the lender in the event that you, the borrower, fail to make your mortgage payments. You pay for a policy as an inducement for the lender to offer you financing.
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Don't confuse PMI with credit life insurance. Mortgage insurance won't pay your mortgage each month should you become disabled, unemployed or deceased, and pays nothing to you or any of your beneficiaries.
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In general, if you can't (or don't want to) come up with a 20% down payment to buy your home, or don't have a 20% equity stake when you refinance, you'll be required to purchase a private mortgage insurance policy as part of the mortgage process.
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It's a tenet of mortgage lending that borrowers who don't have fairly substantial equity in their home are more likely to default. That's primarily why lenders insist that buyers borrow no more than 80% of the home price. Of course, having to come up with the other 20% -- in cash -- discourages many potential buyers who don't have such a large sum of money on hand.
In the early days of mortgage lending, the government-run Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was the only organization that would guarantee mortgage loans with low down payments. Although the program was immensely popular, getting an FHA loan (and MI) was such a cumbersome process that private firms began to compete.
But while the FHA may insure the entire loan amount against default, PMI typically covers 30% or less, so it removes some (but not all) of the lender's risk of lending mortgage money. That said, should the borrower default, mortgage insurance can offset some, most or even all of the lender's loss.
Along with lenders and mortgage investors, mortgage insurers suffered considerable losses in the housing market downturn, with several going out of business altogether. At the moment, there are six prominent mortgage insurers: Essent Guaranty, National Mortgage Insurance Corporation, Genworth Mortgage Insurance, Radian Mortgage Insurance, CMG Mortgage Insurance Company and Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC). Most policies are issued by one of these firms, although some larger lenders may self-insure the mortgages they make.
Overall, PMI is a good thing; it helps turn hundreds of thousands of would-be homebuyers into homeowners every year. It can become needlessly costly, though, if the policy runs on for years when it's no longer needed.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed fourth-round draft pick Landry Jones to a four-year deal. The former Oklahoma quarterback is the ninth and final Pittsburgh draft pick to come to terms.
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Pittsburgh selected Jones with the 115th overall pick in the draft and is the highest draft pick the Steelers have used on a quarterback since taking Ben Roethlisberger in the first round of the 2004 draft.
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There has been some hand-wringing as of late about Ryan Howard's supposed drop in power, to the extent that some fans and bloggers have even started to drop the dreaded D-word: decline phase.
Indeed, Howard's HR/FB percentage has dropped from 31.8 percent to 25.4 percent to 21.1 percent over the past three seasons. His isolated power in those years has gone .292-.292-.229. and his home run percentage has gone 6.9-6.4-5.0.
But after a close look at the numbers, I am convinced there are some simple explanations.
Before we begin, a reminder: We are talking specifically about Ryan Howard's power in recent seasons. This is not supposed to be a statistical defense of his contract extension, nor a forecast of what to expect over the rest of his career.
All of the statistics below are courtesy of the folks at Baseball-Reference.com and FanGraphs.com
Now, onto the observations:
1) Howard's sprained ankle may have skewed his final 2010 numbers
Howard's final 2010 numbers were full of career lows: slugging percentage (.505), isolated power (.229), home runs (31). But those numbers may have been affected by a sprained ankle he suffered on Aug. 1 at Nationals Park. Not only did the injury sideline him for three weeks, but according to Charlie Manuel it hampered him for the rest of the season.
The timing of the injury is important when it comes to Howard: August and September are usually his hottest months at the plate.
Take a look at Howard's pre-August slugger percentage, isolated power, and home runs totals over the last three seasons:
2010: .528 SLG/.236 ISO/23 HRs
2009: .537 SLG/.271 ISO/26 HRs
2008: .498 SLG/.259 ISO/30 HRs
Now take a look at his numbers over the final two months of those seasons:
2010: .441 SLG/.210 ISO/8 HRs
2009: .629 SLG/.328 ISO/19 HRs
2008: .638 SLG/.362 ISO/18 HRs
Maybe Howard just ended the season in a funk. But you can also make a strong case that his inability to drive off of his back foot thanks to pain in his ankle prevented him from making his usual late-season surge. As you can see, his numbers before his injury weren't dramatically different from his pre-August numbers in healthy years. For sure, they were down. And we'll take a look at that in the remaining sections. Still, you can argue that, had he been healthy for his two hottest months, he easily could have posted numbers that were a lot closer to his production in previous seasons.
2) Plate Discipline
Let's take the ankle out of the equation, and focus on the fact that Howard's power production was down even before the injury.
In fact, his at-bats-per-home-run in the first four months of the season have fallen in each of the last three years:
2009: 14.9
2008: 13.8
His home-runs-per-fly-ball, a good measure of power, are also down (these numbers are for the entire season):
2010: 21.1
2009: 25.4
2008: 31.8
But here's the wrinkle: Howard's overall contact numbers are up. He is striking out less, and putting more balls into play.
Here are his overall contact percentages from the last three seasons:
2010: 48.0
2009: 41.8
2008: 40.9
A-Ha! If Howard is making more contact, and hitting less home runs, he must not be driving the ball the same way he once did. It's a logical thought. But what if he is actually making contact with fewer balls that are "his pitch?" What if the difference is in the location of pitches he is making contact with, and not the oomph with which he is swinging?
Take a look at the following four sets of numbers. The first is the percentage of pitches outside the strike zone that he swings at. The second is the percentage of those swings on which he makes contact. The third is the percentage of pitches inside the strike zone that he swings at. And the fourth is his contact percentages on those swings.
Percentage of pitches outside the strike zone that Howard swings at:
2010: 33.1
2009: 27.3
2008: 26.7
2007: 25.8
2006: 25.6
Percentage of contact on swings outside the strike zone:
2010: 48.0
2009: 41.8
2008: 40.9
2007: 39.2
2006: 35.2
Percentage of pitches inside the strike zone that Howard swings at:
2010: 68.4
2009: 75.5
2008: 73.7
2007: 70.0
2006: 70.2
Percentage of contact on swings inside the strike zone:
2010: 82.0
2009: 78.4
2008: 77.1
2007: 76.5
2006: 81.1
So the numbers say that, over the course of Howard's career, Howard is swinging at more pitches outside the strike zone, and making contact with more of those swings. In fact, in 2010, he saw a huge increase. What does that say to me? Well, it says that Howard is making more contact with pitches that aren't ideal pitches to hit. And when a pitch that isn't ideal to hit is put into play, like a slider low and away, it has less of a chance of going out of the park (or landing in the alley in right-center). Over the last five seasons, there isn't a huge difference in the contact he is making inside the strike zone. But there is a huge difference in the contact he is making outside the strike zone (and perhaps sending a single trickling through the left side of the over-shift).
3) Howard is facing better pitching
In Howard's MVP year of 2006, he hit 50 percent of his 58 home runs against National League East teams. Last season, he hit 35.5 percent of his home runs against NL East teams.
In fact, in 2006, he hit 34 of his 58 home runs against five teams: Florida (9), the Mets (8), the Nationals (6), the Braves (6) and the Reds (5).
Here were the slugging percentages and home runs allowed by those pitching staffs that season:
Florida: .423 SLG, 166 HRs
New York: .407 SLG, 180 HRs
Washington: .447 SLG, 193 HRs
Atlanta: .438 SLG, 183 HRs
Cincinnati: .457 SLG, 213 HRs
Here are those pitching staffs' numbers from 2010:
Florida: .398/134
New York: .394/135
Washington: .410/151
Atlanta: .376/126
Cincinnati: .396/158
Either pitching in the National League has gotten better, or offense in the National League has dropped, or some combination of the two has occurred. For the sake of the argument, let's pretend it is the first or third scenario.
Here are the HRs and slugging percentages allowed by National League pitchers over the last five years:
2010: 2,395 HRs/.400 SLG
2009: 2,548 HRs/.412 SLG
2008: 2,632 HRs/.417 SLG
2007: 2,701 HRs/.424 SLG
2006: 2,868 HRs/.432 SLG
4) In Conclusion
Provided you consider Howard's ankle injury as a legitimate variable in 2010, his power numbers aren't nearly as concerning as some might think.
From 2008 to 2010, his 26.1 percent HR/FB ration is first in baseball. His .273 ISO is second in baseball. Last year was the first year in his career he didn't rank in the Top Two in baseball in HR/FB, and the first year in his career that he didn't rank in the Top Five in ISO.
Despite the ankle, his 21.1 HR/FB ratio last season ranked fifth in the majors.
Other sluggers saw dips in HR/FB and slugging percentage last year:
Prince Fielder in 09: 23.1 HR/FB, .602 SLG
Prince Fielder in 10: 18.3 HR/FB, .471 SLG
Mark Teixeira in 09: 17.8 HR/FB, .565 SLG
Mark Teixeira in 10: 15.0 HR/FB, .481 SLG
Adrian Gonzalez in 09: 22.2 HR/FB, .551 SLG
Adrian Gonzalez in 10: 16.4 HR/FB, .511 SLG
Albert Pujols in 09: 20.1 HR/FB, .658 SLG
Albert Pujols in 10: 18.3 HR/FB, .596 SLG
Without a doubt, Howard has room for improvement, which is why Manuel wants him to move closer to the plate.
Pitch recognition, plate discipline, health -- all are valid concerns.
But I think it's a little too early to start worrying about the 31-year-old Howard's body in decline.
As always, I'm open to persuasion, particularly if you disagree with my interpretation of some of these numbers.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. - King College had a trio of players make the 2011 Chatham Orthopedic & Boombah Softball Smash Hit All-Tournament team after the weekend of action came to a close.
Tiffany Harris (Tazewell, Va.), Cassie Ringstaff (Richlands, Va.) and Samantha Watts (Nashville, Tenn.) were placed on the team by the tournament staff.
Harris posted a .455 batting averae with a double, three RBIs and three runs scored. She also was issued a walk and hit twice to give her an on-base percentage of .571. All five of her hits came on Saturday as she helped King to a pair of wins by going 2-for-3 against host Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.) and 3-for-3 against Brewton-Parker (Ga.) College with the three RBIs and three runs scored.
Ringstaff provided a hit in the last five games as she finished with a .400 average for the event. In the Lady Tornado's win over Brewton-Parker she was 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Overall she scored four times with a double and two RBIs.
Watts was 2-1 on the mound in the three days. She threw her first shutout of the season against the University of Rio Grande (Ohio) Friday with only four hits allowed. Watts did not allow an earned run against Brewton-Parker Saturday for a win. She was hit four times. Overall she had a 2.10 ERA with three complete games and 13 strikeouts with only two walks in 26 2/3 innings of work.
King will take a 3-9 record to nearby Virginia Intermont College for a 5 p.m. doubleheader Wednesday.


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You know that saying "Once on your lips, forever on your hips"? That's the way I feel about celebrity gossip.
Not literally, of course. I don't think talking about Justin Beiber will give you thunder thighs (but maybe you should stop talking about him anyway, just in case). I think talking about him or investing any time into knowing personal facts about his life will stick with you and find a way to permeate other areas of your life in which it doesn't belong. But let's be honest, errant gossip about teenagers or anyone you don't know doesn't really belong in your life.*
For instance, I know way too much about Jennifer Aniston.
I know she drinks Smart Water, is dating Justin Theroux (whoever that is), has dated John Mayer, is the daughter of Victor (real name John Aniston) from Day's of Our Lives (my favorite fact about her!) and is divorced from Brad Pitt.
There are numerous ways I could have written that last fact: had her husband stolen from her by Angelina Jolie, as if he were a possession; was betrayed by her husband, Brad Pitt, for the bombshell Angelina Jolie –as if I actually know anything about the state of Brad and Jen's marriage at that time; et cetera, et cetera.
The point is: I know too much. We all know too much.
I know so much that I have formed a theory about Jennifer Aniston.
America, or specifically, the American press, will never grow tired of/feel satisfied with Jennifer Aniston's life until she is married to a billionaire Greek shipping magnate, being photographed with that ass, that hair and that smile off the coast of Mykonos while we deal with unyielding hot or cold weather and expanding waistlines stateside. Because we are obsessed with subscribing emotions to her and our own versions of happy endings for her, regardless of what her happy ending might be. Because she already gave us a happy ending once. Because we're great with beginnings but can't deal with the endings that we get. Because we're still obsessed with her fairy tale.
The idea of happy endings, misrepresented beginnings and unexpected conclusions all lead to my current addiction. I'm starting to get a teensy, tin bit obsessed/addicted to Mia Farrow, by way of Woody Allen (I know, I know)
A letter from Mia to her stepdaughter, Nancy Sinatra:
My children are a continuous joy. The latest is Soon-Yi (aged 6, 7 or 8 — we're saying 7). She's from Korea — was found abandoned in the streets of Seoul — with rickets, malnutrition — even her finger nails had fallen off, she had lice and sores everywhere. Now she speaks English and is learning to read, write, play piano, dance ballet & ride a horse. She is also learning that people can be believed in and even loved. These are golden times and I am aware of that every single second.
After reading this TIME article from 1992, I'm really feeling a Jennifer/Brad/Angelina vibe from Woody and Mia, in that the press portrayed them as the perfect love story and of course they were spectacularly wrong about that, at least in the end.
Mia's humanitarian goals and status as "the betrayed" makes her both Angelina and Jennifer.
Her ethereal, whimsical nature is something worth looking up to, even if it's just on the surface.
"I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible…and enjoying everything in between."
I get it now.
I get it now.
*That is an unintentionally misleading statement. I also don't think gossip concerning people you do know belongs anywhere in your life. But, if we're being honest here (and I'm always being honest here) my psyche is stuck in constant turmoil between being Cady Heron Before and Cady Heron after. It's a process.


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The top-ranked Harvard women's squash team is traveling to India for an 11-day training and service trip. Members of the team will post regular blog entries on GoCrimson.com during their trip over the next few weeks.
Blog Post by Vidya Rajan '13 on Jan. 5
Blog Post by Alexandra Zindman '11 on Jan. 8
Blog Post by Cece Cortes '12 on Jan. 9
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Blog post by Johanna Snyder '10
Our first day in Chennai was full of exciting new experiences. We woke to a beautiful breakfast buffet with lots of Indian treats. Traveling to the squash courts for our morning practice session was always exciting in the crowded streets of Chennai, but we managed as always to make it there safely. We got in a great morning session at the Indian Squash Academy. Though the heat was intense, it was a great experience for our team to play in these conditions. Upon returning to the hotel we were greeted by a luncheon feast consisting of a variety of international foods including Indian, Japanese, Italian, and American. As a bonus there was both a magician and a DJ.
During the first part afternoon, we went to an Indian cultural center named Dakshina Chitra. The cultural center was especially enlightening as we saw the living styles of various regions of India such Kerala and Tamil Nadu. On this day there was a dance exhibition and a specialist painted beautiful henna designs on our hands. The craft fair also gave us the chance to purchase many traditional handmade goods from each of these areas.
We ended the day with a visit to a crocodile farm where we saw both snakes and many varieties of crocs. Coach Smitty (Chris Smith) delighted us all by paying for a crocodile to be fed raw meat during which we saw these otherwise lazy reptiles actually move their bodies. It was quite a surprise when two actually engaged in a crocodile quarrel snapping at each others' mouths. Overall, the day was a huge success.


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On the warm and balmy fall afternoon of October 2 Monticello Raceway presented its ninth edition of the Munich Mile, the sixth leg of the tracks year long Heritage Drivers Series. The race was for drivers of German descent and was enhanced this year by the presence of four native German drivers.
"They are here as guests of the North American Amateur Drivers Association to compete against NAADA drivers at three different racetracks so we postponed our Munich Mile to coincide with their arrival in order to have native Germans in our race," explained Eric Warner the tracks director of racing. " We were pleased to have them participate and they were glad to be able to drive in this race."
When the gate sprung Chuck Poynton sent front-running Tommy Ray CMJ to the lead and Mike Merton commandeered the two hole with Snap Out Of It and he stayed covered while Germans Martina Bredlau and Peter latzer got plenty of Catskill air while on the limb with their pacers, Spectacular Man and Keltic Dragon, respectively.
Poynton and Tommy Ray CMJ took the field all the way to the top of the lane which was ideal for Merton. When the trailing horses swarmed in on Poynton's pacer Merton took the unblocked short route up the passing lane to score a two-length victory with favored Snap Out Of It in a 1:58.2 clocking.
Sammy Savannah and German driver Andreas Schwarz rallied to be second and the held off Pat Beeler with Foomanchu who ended up third. Tommy Ray CMJ faded and finished fourth.
"It worked out great for me," Merton said after his victory."I had a perfect trip behind the leader and he carried me all the way to the top of the stretch and when the passing lane opened headed for home unrestricted."
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BEIRUT – A Syrian missile strike leveled a block of buildings in an impoverished district of northern Syria Tuesday, killing at least 33 people, almost half of them children, and trapping many others under the rubble of destroyed houses and piles of concrete, anti-regime activists said.
The apparent ground-to-ground missile attack on a quiet area that has been held by anti-regime fighters for many months underlines the brutality and unpredictability of the Syrian conflict and the helplessness of rebels in protecting areas under their control in light of the regime's far superior firepower and air supremacy.
In the capital Damascus, state-run news agency SANA said two mortars exploded near one of Assad's palaces, dealing a symbolic blow to the embattled leader who has tried to maintain an image as the head of a functioning state, despite rebels edging closer to the heart of his seat of power.
The attack was the first confirmed strike close to a presidential palace and another sign that the civil war is seeping into areas of the capital once considered safe.
"This is a clear message to the regime that nowhere is safe from now on," said Khaled al-Shami, an activist in Damascus reached via Skype. "The fact that they had to announce it means they can no longer hide what is happening in Damascus."
The news service, SANA, said "terrorists" fired the rounds that struck near the southern wall of the Tishreen palace in the capital's northwestern Muhajireen district. The government rebels to anti-government fighters as "terrorists."
No casualties were reported and it was unclear whether Assad was in the palace. He has two others in the city. Assad often uses the Tishrin palace to receive dignitaries and as a guest house for foreign officials during their visits to Syria.
The Syrian capital has largely been spared the violence that has left other Syrian cities in ruins. For weeks, however, rebels who have established footholds in the suburbs have been pushing closer to the heart of the city from the eastern and southern outskirts, clashing with government forces.
Rebels have claimed to fire rockets at the presidential palaces before, but Tuesday's strike was the first confirmed by the government.
In the northern city of Aleppo, anti-regime activists said a missile strike flattened a stretch of buildings and killed at least 33 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they included 14 children and five women.
Amateur videos posted online showed scores of men combing through the rubble of destroyed buildings in the poor Jabal Badro neighborhood to find those trapped beneath it. "Allahu Akbar," or God is great, they shout as a body a group of men lift up a body wrapped in a pink blanket.
One man swung a sledgehammer to break through concrete while a bulldozer hauled off rubble. In another video, a man covered in grey dust struggled under pile of concrete.
The videos appeared authentic and corresponded with other Associated Press reporting.
The strike was the latest salvo in a fierce and bloody 7-month battle for Syria's largest city and economic center, a key prize in the civil war.
Rebels have slowly expanded their control over parts of Aleppo since first storming it last summer. The city is now divided between rebel- and regime-controlled zones.
Rebel forces have been trying for weeks to capture the city's international airport and two military airbases nearby, while the government is bringing in reinforcements from areas it still controls further south and regularly bombing rebel areas from the air.
The activist Aleppo Media Center said more than 40 were killed and published the names of 21 off them on its Facebook page. There was no way to reconcile the differing tolls.
Both the Observatory and AMC groups said the strike appeared to be from a ground-to-ground missile. The Syrian government did not comment.
Activist Mohammed al-Khatib of the AMC said via Skype that the death toll could rise further as residents search the site for more bodies.
"There are still lots of people missing from the area," he said.
He said the strike appeared to be from a large ground-to-ground missile because of the scale of the destruction and because residents did not report hearing a fighter jet, as they usually do during airstrikes.
Although President Bashar Assad's forces regularly shell and launch airstrikes on areas held by anti-government rebels, their use of large missiles has been limited. The Jabal Badro district has been under rebel control since months and has been largely quiet until Tuesday's attack.
In December, U.S. and NATO officials confirmed rebel reports that Syrian forces had fired Scud missiles at rebel areas in northern Syria. That was the last confirmed use of such weapons.
Also Wednesday, rebels clashed with government forces near Aleppo's international airport and the Kweiras military airport nearby, the Observatory said. Clashes have halted air traffic to the two airports for weeks, since rebels launched their offensive to try to capture them.
The Observatory also reported government shelling and airstrikes and clashes between government forces and rebels east and south of the capital, Damascus. Seven people were killed in rocket strikes on the eastern suburb of Kafar Batna and five died in a car bombing in Jdeidat al-Fadel, southwest off the capital, it said.
Syria refers to rebels seeking to topple Assad as "terrorists" and blames the conflict on an international conspiracy to weaken the country.
The U.N. says some 70,000 have been killed since Syria's uprising against Assad's rule began in March 2011. Moreover, some 870,000 Syrians have fled to neighboring countries since the beginning of the conflict, with the majority seeking refuge in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon.
The violence has spread humanitarian suffering across much of Syria.
The U.N.'s humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has quadrupled since June last year.
"Just in the last two months, over 250,000 people have fled into neighboring countries. These numbers, they are not sustainable," she said at a press conference in Geneva.
The United States announced Tuesday it was providing an addition $19 million in humanitarian assistance in response to urgent needs in Syria. The announcement made in Geneva by Nancy Lindborg, assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, brings the United States' total contribution of humanitarian support in response to this crisis to nearly $385 million.
International diplomacy has failed to stop the violence. The U.S. and other Arab and European countries have called on Assad to stand down, while Russia, China and Iran continue to back him. Russia, Syria's largest arms supplies for decades, has said it will continue to fulfill its arms contracts with Assad's regime.
Russia on Tuesday said it had sent two jets carrying humanitarian aid to Syria and are inviting Russians who want to leave the country to take the flights back.


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Avner Cohen is an Israeli political scientist, currently at the Monterey Institute of International Affairs. He is considered to be the world's foremost expert on the Israeli nuclear program. His work is so accurate and authoritative, in fact, that he has come close to being arrested when returning to Israel.
Cohen has an extremely important column in the November 13 issue of Haaretz, in which he demolishes the myth that the Israeli
attack on the Iraqi reactor in 1981 was a success, let alone that it should serve as a model for a similar attack on the Iranian nuclear program. (His article can be read at http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/a-new-nuclear-reaction-1.395244)
Cohen demonstrates that even the 1981 Israeli attack on the Iraqi nuclear reactor was strongly opposed by many of Israel's top military and intelligence officials, who in fact--despite the widespread view to the contrary--were proven right. That is, while the attack seemed at the time to be a "success," in fact the consequence was that Saddam Hussein redoubled his efforts to get nuclear weapons, hid most of the program underground, and was on the verge of producing nuclear weapons until the 1991 Gulf war essentially ended the Iraqi program.
An Israeli attack on the Iranian nuclear program, even if the United States joined it--which seems (let us hope) inconceivable--would have even less chance of succeeding in disarming Iran, and would be far more likely to result in catastrophic consequences for Israel and perhaps the entire region; indeed it cannot be ruled out that Iran would find a way to attack our own country.
Almost certainly the primary purpose of the Iranian nuclear program is deterrence, not aggression--as has been the case for every other nuclear state. There is not the slightest evidence to support the supposed Israeli fear that, out of the blue, Iran would launch a nuclear strike against Israel--in the full knowledge that the entire country would be literally annihilated by Israeli nuclear retaliation.
The supposedly more worrisome problem is that Iran might covertly give nuclear weapons to terrorists, who might believe they could use them against Israel and escape retaliation, as it might not be clear who originated the attack and where it came from. However, that possibility is remote, since Iran would have to assume that it would be blamed for any nuclear attack on Israel and would be destroyed in retaliation--even if it hadn't been the source of the attack.
No doubt in part for similar reasons, to the best of our knowledge no nuclear power has ever given nuclear weapons to terrorist groups--not even the most extremist or supposedly the least rational states, like North Korea and Pakistan. Still, however remote the possibility, it is sufficiently worrisome to make serious efforts to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, as in fact the world is doing now--but almost no military experts, including most of Israel's own top intelligence and military officials, believe that a military attack has any chance of meaningful success.
In that light, one would assume--or would like to assume--that the current Israeli threats are bluffs, designed to induce the international community to step up economic sanctions against Iraq. Nonetheless, the level of Israeli irrationality, as demonstrated on an almost daily basis, is so deep that nothing can be taken for granted.
Obama must be told that no matter how far he is prepared to go in capitulating to Israeli madness, he cannot put at risk our own national security. A simple but blunt statement by the president that Israel must in no circumstances attack Iran would almost surely prevent it from doing so.
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Question: 1
Which of the following pairing is incorrect?
- Mesosomes : infolding of bacterial cell wall
- Ribosomes : sites of protein synthesis
- Flagella : locomotory organ of bacteria
- Endospores : bacterial mode of reproduction
- Both A and D
Correct Answer: E. Both A and D
Mesosomes are the infolding in the bacterial plasma membrane which is rich in enzymes that helps to perform functions like cellular respiration and DNA replication. They appear to be associated with DNA during replication.
Endospores are the dormant, tough, non-reproductive structure produced by certain bacteria. Their major function is to protect the bacteria during the stress condition.
Question: 2
Interaction between hermit crab and sea anemone is
- Parasitic
- Neutral
- Symbiotic
- Commensalism
- None of these
Correct Answer: C. Symbiotic
In a symbiotic relationship, both organisms are benefitted from each other. Interaction between hermit crab and sea anemone is symbiotic. Sea anemone gives protection to the crab and the crab transports the sea anemone to places where food is abundant.
Question: 3
A hierarchical unit at any level of classification is called as
- Species
- Genus
- Clade
- Group
- Taxon
Correct Answer: E. Taxon
Organisms are identified, classified and grouped into different hierarchical levels such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. In the taxonomical classification, these units are referred to as taxa (singular: taxon). Hence a taxon means a taxonomic group at any level or rank. Clade is the term used to refer a group of organisms that share a common ancestor.
Question: 4
Jellyfish uses ___________ to kill its prey.
- Stinging cells
- Proboscis
- Parapodium
- Antenna
- Cilia
Correct Answer: A. Stinging cells
Stinging cells are also called nematocyst. They are capsules found within specialized cells of animals belonging to phylum Cnidaria like jellyfish. The capsules contain coiled tubes. The tube is commonly used for defence and prey capture.
Question: 5
Liver develops from the
- Ectoderm
- Endoderm
- Paraxial mesoderm
- Intermediate mesoderm
- Axial plate mesoderm
Correct Answer: B. Endoderm
Endoderm is the inner layer of gastrula. Endoderm develops into liver, pancreas, trachea etc. The outer layer of the embryo develops into the ectoderm. Mesoderm is the middle layer and is absent in diploblastic animals.
Question: 6
Which part of the microscope helps to control the brightness of light falling on specimen?
- Eyepiece
- Objective lens
- Stage
- Diaphragm
- Condenser
Correct Answer: D. Diaphragm
The specimen can be viewed through the eyepiece that is placed on the stage of a microscope. Objective lenses help in magnification. The specimen to be viewed is placed on the stage. Diaphragm, that is located on the lower surface of stage, regulates the light falling on the specimen. Condenser collects the rays of light into a single cone of light.
Question: 7
Mutation of BRCA gene is directly linked to
- Breast cancer
- Colon cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Glioblastoma
- Hepatocarcinoma
Correct Answer: A. Breast cancer
BRCA is a tumour suppressor gene whose mutation is found to contribute to the development of breast cancer. BRCA mutation is found in most of the breast cancers.
Question: 8
Vitamin D is needed for
- Calcium absorption
- Protein absorption
- Fat absorption
- ADH secretion
- Sugar absorption
Correct Answer: A. Calcium absorption
Calcium absorption in the gut is facilitated by vitamin D and it helps to maintain calcium and phosphorus level in blood. Deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets.
Question: 9
Which of the following factors affects a population's size?
- Birth
- Death
- Immigration
- Emigration
- All the above
Correct Answer: E. All the above
The size of a population can be altered by any one of the factors such as birth, death, immigration (entry of individuals into a population) and emigration (individuals moving away from a population). Birth and immigration are the factors that increase a population's size. On the other hand, death and emigration decrease a population's size.
Question: 10
In which part of the kidney does the process of selective reabsorption take place?
- Proximal convoluted tubule
- Distal convoluted tubule
- Renal corpuscle
- Medulla
- Urinary bladder
Correct Answer: A. Proximal convoluted tubule
During ultrafiltration, some of the useful substances are lost from plasma along with excretory products. The absorption of some of these useful components of the glomerular filtrate back into the blood is called selective reabsorption and it takes place in proximal convoluted tubule.
Question: 11
All ecosystems grouped together make up a
- Niche
- Community
- Population
- Biosphere
- Habitat
Correct Answer: D. Biosphere
Biosphere includes the entire ecosystem. It defines the behaviour and interaction of organisms with elements present in the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere.
Question: 12
The following are complementary base pairs except
- None
Correct Answer: C. G- A
The nucleotide bases pair specifically by hydrogen bonds. Guanine always pairs with cytosine and adenine always pairs with thymine in DNA. In RNA, adenine pairs with uracil. This indicates that purines always bind with pyrimidines through hydrogen bonds. This specific hydrogen bonding in bases is called complementary base pairing.
Question: 13
Which of the following hormones causes ovulation?
- Follicle stimulating hormone
- Luteinising hormone
- Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
- Testosterone
- Inhibin
Correct Answer: B. Luteinising hormone
Luteinising hormone is produced in the anterior pituitary gland. In females, luteinising hormone helps in regulating menstrual cycle and ovulation. In males, it stimulates the synthesis of hormone testosterone.
Question: 14
Spindle fibres attach to
- Centromere
- Telomere
- Telomerase
- Cell membrane
- None of these
Correct Answer: A. Centromere
Centromeres are the chromosomal parts where spindle fibres get attached. Telomeres are the chromosomal ends which get reduced after each cell division. Telomerase are needed to maintain the ends of chromosomes (telomere).
Question: 15
The following tissues are the derivatives of inner cell mass except
- Amnion
- Yolk sac
- Allantois
- Placenta
- None of these
Correct Answer: D. Placenta
Placenta and chorion compose the fetal-maternal junction. The former is a trophoblast derivative and the latter is a derivative of both trophoblast and extraembryonic mesoderm. The other extraembryonic tissues such as the amnion, the yolk sac and the allantois are derived from the inner cell mass. Among them, the yolk sac and the allantois are endodermal derivatives whereas the amnion is an ectodermal derivative.


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IMR 4064 and 50 gr BlitzKings in my Swift.
I have posted earlier in this forum about how my Winchester .220 Swift really liked 55gr blitzkings and IMR 4064 at 38.5 gr. This load was averaging around 3750 fps for me and very accurate.
Lately I have been experimenting with the lighter 50 gr BK's and 4064 using win brass, WLR primers and a COAL of 2.680".
After referencing the Sierra V manual, they show a max (and best hunting load) for the 50gr BK's of 39.9 gr. So I started my work up with this combo at 38 grs and in 0.5 gr steps, built 10 rounds each stopping at 40 grs.
I shot each 10 rounds in 2-5shot groups over my chrony. I was very surprised to see that unlike the 55 gr BK's, as velocity increased, group size decreased.
For example at 38 grs, my velocity was 3823 fps and the two groups averaged 1.23". The 39 gr load was clocked at 3902 fps and the two groups averaged 0.98". The 39.5 gr load clocked in at 3976 fps and the group average dropped to 0.89". Finally the book max load of 39.9 gr (actually loaded 40 grs) was flying down range at 4045fps but grouped a 2 group average of 0.63"!
Also of note, the 40 gr load in my gun didn't show any signs of pressure. The bolt was easy to open and the primers and case heads looked fine. My 10 shots averaged 45 fps faster than the Sierra manual predicted of 4000fps.
Has anyone else found that near max loads can be accurate with these lighter bullets in their Swift. I wasn't expecting this outcome, but I am not dissapointed in any way!
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Nothing very unusual in that. A lot of benchrest shooters have reported accuracy to be best at near maximum loads for as long as I've been reading about handloading. Though I'll also point out you may well have missed another barrel timing sweet spot by not starting at 10% below maximum pressure. Western Powder's FAQ cites that, in addition to safety, as a reason for not starting in the middle of a published load range, but going all the way to the bottom. On the safety side it's because a lot of loads are still measured in copper crushers and, as SAAMI's example of sending the same lot of reference ammunition to 9 different test facilities shows, below, those instruments can be off by around 25% sometimes.
Due to dimensions in your individual chamber, your top load may well be above SAAMI MAP. As long as the accuracy is tight, it's not likely to be outside its own individual limits. I would suggest, however, that 0.5 grains is a little large and you might miss some accuracy sweet spots. Try about .3 grains as you go up any further.
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Thanks for the insight, Unclenick. I do agree that starting load work up at 10% below max should be the norm. Let me give you a bit of my reasoning for starting at 38 grs., though.
I had already done a complete load work-up from min to max listed in the Sierra manual for the 55 gr BK. I new that 38.5 gives me the best accuracy with the 55 gr bullet and I had a measured velovity with that charge.
In switching to the 50 gr BK, being 5 grs lighter, I figured that 38 would be a good starting point.
I wasn't planning on going up any further, as 4050fps seems pretty much at the limits of safe velocity (pressure) in my mind. It's pretty fast!
Anyway, that is the explination of my thinking with this "experiment". I think I will mess around with some different loads between 39 and 40 grs 4064. Maybe do these in .3 gr steps? See if the barrel sweet spot is in there some place.
BTW, I have also read on this forum and in other places that small variations in powder charge, like .3 grs, often don't make much differance at all in accuracy and velocity? In other words, if a group of 100 rounds is loaded with charges ranging from 39.8 to 40.1 grs, the rifle and shooter will not tell the differance in POI and velocity measurements? Is this true?
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|February 12, 2013, 05:54 PM
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With 4064, in particular, it often is the case that's is not too sensitive to small load variations. The reason for 0.3 grains is partly that it's the smallest measure you can make on a scale with ±0.1 grain accuracy that you can be sure is actually different from the previous load. The other is that it comes from Dan Newberry's OCW approach of using about 0.7% to fire his round robins where he identifies a sweet spot by finding a load range where the point of impact doesn't change for three loads (a 0.6 grain span). That makes the midpoint easier to identify. But there's nothing to say you couldn't have a wider one. At the extremes, I've seen an accuracy load that was completely opened up when I went .5 grains either side of it (this was in .308), and at the other, a different load that stayed right in there for a span of 2.5 grains. (That was using Brigadier 3032, so naturally the plant burnt down and you can't get it anymore.)
Gotcha on the load workup. Since both were BK's you weren't likely to run into construction differences that raised pressure as can happen when switching the bullet type or make. Still, you might have a low load somewhere down there that shoots well for you.
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Thank you, Sir. You make it easy for me to achieve that personal goal of learning something new every day!
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Wyo, I think we've already noted that our favorite loads for 55 gr bullets is that 38.5 gr of IMR4064. That is interesting. Now if you just had a magic load for the 60 gr Partition in my 220......
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Looked up my old data for my 220 Swift on 60 gr Vmax and 63 Sierra and I was useing 38.0 gr of H4350. Still have a box loaded of each on the shelf.
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Today, it finally dawned on me that I'm guilty of treating my baby like the baby. I normally don't fall for those titles and sometimes special-treatment situations that get every parent in trouble as their children get older. But, right now, there's no mistaking the specialness that Anna harbors in being the baby of the family. She's a petite, spoiled, feisty little person with attitude and moods, but she is the cutest little doll and the most cuddly 4 year old that I know.
Four years ago she was born under less than ideal circumstances. I had been separated from her father for about three or four weeks, and she came five weeks early. It was the beginning of the end of my marriage, the beginning of her life and a new unwritten chapter in my life's book. So as I celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime event, the day my youngest baby and my youngest daughter was born, I remember everything that I've been through in the past four years.
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