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breast cancer (BRCA) gene test is a blood test to check for specific changes
(mutations) in genes that help control normal cell growth. Finding changes in
these genes, called BRCA1 and BRCA2, can help determine your chance of
breast cancer and
ovarian cancer. A BRCA gene test does not test for
cancer itself. This test is only done for people with a strong family history
of breast cancer or ovarian cancer, and sometimes for those who already have
one of these diseases.
Genetic counseling before and after a BRCA test is
very important to help you understand the benefits, risks, and possible
outcomes of the test.
A woman's risk of breast
and ovarian cancer is higher if she has BRCA1 or BRCA2
gene changes. Men with these gene changes have an increased risk of breast cancer. And both men and women with these changes may be at an increased risk for other cancers.1 The gene changes can be inherited from either
your mother's or father's side of the family.
Certain people have
a higher chance of inheriting BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene changes.
If you don't meet any of these criteria, you are not likely to have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene change. Only about 2 out of 100 adult women have an increased risk of having a BRCA gene change.2
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If your family history or personal history
indicates a high chance for breast cancer, a BRCA gene test is done to check your
chance of developing this cancer.
A BRCA gene test does
not test for cancer itself. It is used to help women who have a strong family
history of breast or ovarian cancer find out if their chance is high enough to
think about prevention measures before cancer develops. These measures include:
Men with a family history
of BRCA changes also may want to be tested to find their chance of breast cancer.
For a woman who has ovarian cancer, or for a man or a woman who has breast cancer,
results from a BRCA gene test can help other family members know their chances
of these and perhaps other cancers. If the person with breast or ovarian cancer
has normal BRCA gene test results, family members probably would not benefit
from the BRCA genetic test.
Genetic counseling is strongly recommended before and
after a BRCA test to help you understand the benefits, risks, and possible
outcomes of the test. A BRCA test gives you the chance to make informed medical
and lifestyle decisions. Genetic counselors are trained to talk with you about
the test and its results, including the medical information and your emotional
This test may cause you some
worry, both before and after the test. Talk with a genetic counselor
before the test to help you prepare for and cope with this worry. Think about
what you may do if your test is positive. For example, would you consider any
prevention measures, such as the following:
You will be asked to sign a consent form that says you understand the risks of the test and agree to have it done.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need
for the test, its risks, or how it will be done. To help you understand the
importance of this test, fill out the
medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
No other special preparation is needed
before you have this test.
The health professional drawing blood
The blood sample is taken from a vein in
your arm. An elastic band is wrapped around your upper arm. It may feel tight.
You may feel nothing at all from the needle, or you may feel a quick sting or
It is common to worry before a BRCA test and while waiting
for its results.
There is very little chance of a problem from
having a blood sample taken from a vein.
Some women may be
worried about the test results and how it will affect their life insurance,
disability insurance, or long-term care insurance.
A breast cancer (BRCA) gene test is a
blood test to check your chance of developing
breast cancer and
ovarian cancer. Test results may take several
No changes were found in
the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
A negative result and your overall
family risk must be considered together.
Only about 5% to 10% of breast and ovarian cancers are
linked to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene change. If you have a strong family history
of breast or ovarian cancer, you may still have a higher chance of developing
breast cancer even if you have a negative BRCA result. Other gene changes are
possible that make cancer more likely.
BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene
changes are present.
Women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene changes
have about a 35% to 84% chance of developing breast cancer and between a 20%
and 40% chance of developing
ovarian cancer during their lifetimes.1, 3 These numbers show a wide range of chance and depend on your
other personal and family history.
Men with BRCA1 changes have a higher risk of breast cancer and possibly other cancers, such as pancreatic, testicular, or prostate cancer. Men with BRCA2 changes have an increased risk of breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.1
This result may mean that a gene change is present but it is
difficult for your doctor to know if the change is important and if it changes
your chances of developing cancer.
Your doctor will talk with you
about anything that may stop you from having the test or that may change the
test results.
There are several important things
to think about when you are making the decision to have a BRCA gene
Genetic counseling before and after a BRCA test will help you understand
the benefits, risks, and possible outcomes of testing. A BRCA test gives you
the chance to make informed medical and lifestyle decisions. To find doctors who do
gene tests and counseling, call the cancer information service at the National
Cancer Institute at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). To find a genetic
counselor near you, contact the National Society of Genetic Counselors at (312)
321-6834 or visit their website at www.nsgc.org.
FORCE is an organization that provides educational and emotional support for women who are making decisions about surgery to prevent breast or ovarian cancer because they are at high risk. This website also has resources for women who have cancer and are concerned about their cancer coming back. There are online resources as well as a helpline, newsletters, and information on local groups and annual conferences.
CitationsNational Cancer Institute (2009). BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer risk and genetic testing. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA.U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2005). Genetic
risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer
susceptibility: Recommendation statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 143(5): 355–361.Fleming GF, et al. (2009). Epithelial ovarian cancer. In RR Barakat et al., eds., Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, 5th ed., pp. 763–835. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 1,289kcal or 3 1/2 cups
Calorie Content
Contains 3982 kilocalories/kilogram or 367 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
Corn, oat flour, brewers rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), dried egg product, beet pulp, herring meal, yeast culture, fish oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), liver digest, flax seed, calcium carbonate, potato protein, potassium citrate, potassium chloride, choline chloride, lecithin, citric acid, inulin, L-tryptophan, taurine, ferrous sulfate, vitamin E supplement, zinc oxide, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, inositol, L-carnitine, niacin supplement, calcium pantothenate, copper sulfate, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), manganous oxide, copper proteinate, thiamine mononitrate, beta-carotene, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate, folic acid, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), sodium selenite, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, rosemary extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 12%
Crude Fat (min) 14%
Crude Fiber (max) 3%
Moisture (max) 10%
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Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate that ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet canine Modified Formula canned and dry diets provide complete and balanced nutrition for the maintenance of adult dogs.
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Inadequate meat content, low quality grains, controversial filler
This product is a veterinary diet, however it is not indicated for disease treatment. Our comments therefore are on an equal footing with any other food irrespective that this one is marketed under a 'veterinary' label. These comments relate solely to our opinion of the ingredients used in this product and cannot replace medical advice relating to disease.
The main ingredients are low quality grains. Corn is a difficult to digest grain of limited value in dog food. It is also commonly associated with allergy problems. Oats, as a whole grain, is good quality but oat flour (in dog food, commonly a byproduct of human food production) is a grain fragment we consider primarily filler. Brewers rice is a further low quality grain and byproduct.
We note that chicken fat is the fourth ingredient in the food, and that research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested. Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs rather than egg product in the food.
The sole meat product in the food is a named meat product, herring meal, 7th on the ingredient list. This is too far down to make any significant contribution to the (near zero) meat content of the food. We find no sign on the manufacturer's website of a guarantee that only ethoxyquin-free protein ingredients are used in this food (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish ingredients, and that is banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that it is carcinogenic). We note the use of synthetic vitamin K, a substance linked to liver problems and that is progressively being removed from better quality products.
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Lighthouse Village is a new construction opportunity located on the east side of South Haven offering Energy Smart certified homes.. A variety of architectural styles including ranch, two-story and spit level floor plans can be selected, and many sites are on cul-de-sacs with no through streets. The quiet streets, abundance of mature trees and areas of protected wetlands combine to create a beautiful backdrop for the community. Another unique feature offered exclusively to Lighthouse Village residents is access to a community pool. Whether enjoying a day at the beach or a day at the pool, this community is perfect for those who desire an active outdoor lifestyle. The community is located off of 73rd Street and the 196/Phoenix Street interchange with close proximity to schools, dining, shopping as well as all of South Haven's major attractions. For commuters seeking quick access to the expressway, this location is ideal, since it is situated only 21 miles to Whirlpool headquarters, 30 Miles to Holland, and 45 miles to Kalamazoo. Lighthouse Village is proud to be served by the South Haven Public School system. Students attending South Haven Public schools have the advantage of several multi-million dollar improvements completed over the past year. Lake Michigan College, a well-respected higher education institution, is located nearby.
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High Octane
With two major NASCAR races and a huge impact on the region, Bryan Sperber and Phoenix International Raceway add plenty of fuel to the Arizona economy
Activity in the West Valley has hit an all time high as new hotels and mixed-use developments suddenly appear in what used to be stark dirt fields, but they are not for the upcoming Super Bowl XLII. The take-off of economic development is almost as fast as the blur of engine-revving cars circling at Phoenix International Raceway.
PIR pumps $473 million into Arizona's economy annually, according to a recently released study on Phoenix International Raceway conducted by Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business. A staggering amount equal to what the Super Bowl is prospected to bring to the Valley. "The Super Bowl is predicted to generate $400 to $500 million," says Julie Frisoni, marketing and communications director for the city of Glendale. "However, PIR happens every year."
PIR's economic impact figure is based on two NASCAR events, the second of which was added after heavy statewide lobbying in 2005.
The Study
Timothy Hogan, Ph.D., professor emeritus of ASU's Department of Economics, directed the 2005 study. The new study updates the 2001 original study of PIR's economic impact, but adjusts for inflation and increase in races and fans.
The raceway's overall economic impact of $473 million takes into account visitor, organizational and induced expenditures, such as purchases by out-of-state visitors and business activities at PIR. The updated study identifies several other areas of growth including state and local tax revenues, as well as income generated directly and indirectly from PIR, which covers PIR employees' wages and salaries and Arizona household additional income as a result of visitor spending, PIR operations and spending by PIR employees.
According to the study, visitors from out-of-state who attend PIR events spend $160 million annually on goods and services directly and indirectly associated with the raceway including dining, entertainment, lodging, recreation and shopping throughout the Valley. However, out-of-state monetary flow will shift away from dispersing over the entire Valley and become more concentrated in the West Valley as economic development increases in the area. "Over the years, with the University of Phoenix stadium and more hotels being built in Glendale, more activity will occur over in the West Valley," Hogan says.
PIR President Bryan Sperber says the organization is working with ASU's sports business program to conduct a complete study update, which should be finished by spring 2008. "It's a pretty comprehensive program," says Sperber. "The original study covered one NASCAR race, but the Valley has evolved and changed, and the landscape of the sport has changed."
Preparing for the Rush
In preparation for out-of-state visitors, Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers says the city has two new Hilton hotels that are already sold out for the next three years during race times, and several mixed-use developments opening in time for Subway's Fresh Fit 500 weekend in April. PIR holds two races a year bringing in a total of 375,000 race fans to the Valley. "I remember when we first started [PIR] 17 years ago, looking forward and dreaming of what NASCAR could be," says Sperber. "I think we've reached or even surpassed that dream."
Feeding the Economic Giant
Sperber says PIR's success is due to two key pieces of legislation that propelled the growth of NASCAR racing in the Valley.
First, the creation of the bridge over Gila River. Second, the $5 million spent in widening access roads coming from the west, where most race car fans travel from to get to PIR. A little known fact about these public improvements is that racing fans paid for them. "The public enjoys wider roads and a bridge year round, while PIR uses it a couple days a year," says Sperber.
In addition to public improvements and huge economic impact, PIR is a privately owned entity. "Most professional sports venues are owned by the public," says Sperber. "New changes to [PIR] are all funded privately by us. That's well over $150 million given to the economy in addition to the races." Which is great news for the booming West Valley.
"The more the races grow, the more PIR puts into capital investments, which will make the experience better," says Jack Lunsford, president and CEO of Westmarc. "As the experience gets better, there is more money spent that directly affects our communities."
Capitalizing Success
Dina Serin, economic development specialist for the city of Avondale, says PIR was a vital component of their 2007 marketing plan, which introduces a new message point and brand awareness that uses PIR's success to help promote the city.
Marketing materials for Avondale's Economic Development Department display the city's slogan: Avondale is on the move… And you are in the driver's seat.Keeping with the theme, calls to action sprinkle fliers and brochures: Rev up your RPMs at local shopping and dining destinations; shift into low gear by relaxing at one of the Hilton hotels; and take the wheel and experience Avondale for yourself.
"[PIR] is a great asset to our community and we plan on continuing to work with them," says Avondale's Development Director Claudia Whitehead.
Statewide Impact
Jacki Mieler, director of media relations for the state's Office of Tourism, says PIR attracts people who might consider doing business or relocating businesses to Arizona. "NASCAR has a lot of high-profile sponsors who will travel to come see the races," says Mieler.
Lunsford says the hope is that those high profile sponsors will see the growth and development happening and create new jobs that will further propel the Valley's economy.
As PIR races into another exciting season, the economy fuels up on visitors experiencing all the Valley of the Sun has to offer.
|Evolution of PIR
PIR was founded in 1964 by a group of professional sports car racers that had a dream of building a racing facility. PIR was carved out of the foothills of the Estrella Mountains in the West Valley and was intended to be a new crown jewel of American open wheel racing. At that time the tourism industry in Phoenix was just starting to grow.
It wasn't until 1988, when NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing came to PIR, that auto racing in Phoenix really became a major sporting attraction for the area. The Checker Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race in November is said to be the largest one-day sporting event in Arizona. A study by Arizona State University proves PIR's economic impact to be among the top in the state, and demonstrated PIR's tremendous growth over just a few years.
PIR President Bryan Sperber has a few exciting changes for upcoming events that will further propel PIR's growth. "With every event, we attempt to introduce and try new things. We live in an entertainment world where the lines are becoming more blurry in terms of live entertainment, music and sports," says Sperber. "We have to keep [PIR] fresh, fun and exciting."
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Ode to Project Ara
Nov 4, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Ever since Burger King hit the proverbial nail on the head with its famed "Have It Your Way" slogan back in 1974, everyone has known that people like to -- well, have it their own way.
Customization has been a growing trend in products large and small over the years, but until recently, smartphones were a glaring exception. Indeed, Linux Girl can no longer even count the number of times she's asked for a big "L" and an image of Tux emblazoned on her device, but no! Not even for a superhero, she's been told.
Pffft. So much for the perks of fame.
Luckily, hope is finally at hand thanks to none other than Motorola and Project Ara.
'The Power to Decide'
"Our goal is to drive a more thoughtful, expressive and open relationship between users, developers and their phones, Motorola explained in its blog post announcing the new effort. "To give you the power to decide what your phone does, how it looks, where and what it's made of, how much it costs, and how long you'll keep it."
Translation: it's the design-your-own phone project so many of us have dreamed of -- made possible, of course, through open hardware.
Linux Girl has been busy drawing up plans for her next superhero communicator ever since. As for those in the rest of the Linux blogosphere, well, there's been more than a little excitement.
'You Never Have to Settle'
"In a word, awesome," enthused Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone, for example. "I love it. It takes away the need to settle.
"It seems no matter what device you decide on, there's always something you wished was better," Stone explained. "A faster processor or a better camera. This concept makes that whole problem moot. With Ara, you can choose each component, so you never have to settle for second rate."
In fact, "this could literally redefine the mobile market, and I don't mean like Apple claims it does," he added. "I mean REALLY redefine it. It's very exciting."
'I Would Buy One of These'
Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien saw it similarly.
"This is really exciting," O'Brien agreed. "I would buy one of these when they come out. I am one of the people who still builds computers for my own use, and this extends that into the mobile space. Changing carriers? Just swap out the radio and you are good to go."
Currently O'Brien is "just hanging on with a failing Galaxy Nexus and 6 weeks to go on my contract before I can jump to T-Mobile," he noted. "If I had this phone I could just swap out the bad part and not be as stressed."
Indeed, "I love the idea of being able to have all of the options I want since I tend to prefer a nice foldout keyboard," chimed in consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack.
And again: "It's the Phonebloks made for real," suggested Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol. "Let's hope the Ara phone will see the light of day."
'It Might Be the Ultimate Creation'
Modularity in smartphones could "go a long way to overcoming whatever inflexibility is left in the system of small, cheap computers," blogger Robert Pogson suggested. "Rather than just tweaking software, the end user or retailer can mix and match bits of the hardware, too.
"This could be akin to the PCI slots in the old desktop PC," he pointed out. "That became little used as the PC matured, but for something that fits in the hand, it might be the ultimate creation."
So, "rather than the OEMs trying to push a hundred models of smartphone, they can push one framework and the components and let the market decide, Pogson added. "Everyone wins."
'I Know It Is the Right Thing'
As a technologist, Pogson does have some doubts, he admitted. For example, "will a bunch of 'extra' connectors increase the number of points of failure? Will an endoskeleton be tougher than the current exoskeletons?"
Still, "in my heart I know it is the right thing to do and I hope a vibrant ecosystem of small businesses spring forth developing components for this system," he added. "That's the right way to do IT, and Linux can handle anything."
'The Ultimate Insurance'
Looking ahead, "one possible future is that everyone will adopt the standard, and an Apple or Samsung smartphone will be a thing of the past," Pogson suggested. "Everyone will buy some framework and add components from a hundred companies to make the smartphone or small, cheap computer that the consumer wants.
"This system could be the ultimate insurance that small, cheap computers are never monopolized," he offered.
"That would be good for consumers, manufacturers, OEMs, and big and little software firms," he pointed out. "Heck, there may yet be ways individuals with good ideas could start up making some module for the system with a very small investment. I could see businesses arising whose role is to assist smaller operations producing some new feature of some now unimagined smartphone."
Bottom line? "It's all good," Pogson concluded. "I hope this project succeeds and is adopted widely."
'The Opposite Direction'
Not everyone was convinced, however.
"Ara is the opposite of the direction that phones should be going," opined Hyperlogos blogger Martin Espinoza.
"If they want to standardize something, though, it should be the battery," Espinoza suggested. "What people really need is a more durable phone more resistant to the elements that lasts longer, especially since so many of today's phones are worth holding onto -- not a Rubik's Cube of disparate bits."
'The Network Effect'
Moreover, "I honestly don't see how anybody is gonna compete with Google at this point unless Google does something REALLY dumb like not hand the latest Android to the OEMs, and so far Google has shown no signs of being suicidally stupid," offered Slashdot blogger hairyfeet.
"The network effect on Android is just insane -- everyone from local banks to the big chains have Android apps, all the major email providers support Android, the network effect is just too strong at this point," he said.
"Heck, even my 71-year-old dad ended up with an Android tablet as it was the one that supported all the apps he wanted to run and offered the best hardware for the best price," hairyfeet pointed out. "If MSFT can throw away a couple of billion and not make a dent, I honestly don't see how Motorola saying 'We're open!' is really gonna do squat at this point as Android is open too and has the apps."
'A 100-Setting Microwave'
Last but not least, "I like it" was Slashdot blogger yagu's first reaction. "I think it's a cool idea and it would be fun to 'roll your own' in smartphone goodness."
Yagu's one concern: "I do wonder how this goes over with the general users," he told Linux Girl. "Geeks LOVE to tinker, create, re-configure, and never stop tweaking their gadgets. Can the same be expected or true from people just looking for a new phone?
"A friend and colleague made an observation (brilliant) 20 years ago that stayed with me, served me well: 'Nobody wants a 100-setting microwave, they just want low, medium and high,'" yagu recounted. "So, Ara may be a '100-setting microwave' of the smartphones. There are so many things you can do with options, but nobody outside the techno-geek may care. I love the concept, I'm not sure it's what people want."


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Hi there, I'm new to java and new to the forums. I find the best way to learn a programming language is to get coding a project you like and start from there so sorry if this question is a really basic concept (I despise reading books thought I'll look at documentation and tutorials for concepts I'm stuck on ).
So now onto the question and not my life story I'm fairly bad at explaining so I'll do it with code;
private void styleButtons(JButton... buttons){ for ( int i=0; i < buttons.length; i++ ) { buttons[i].setBounds(120,10 * (i * 5) + 15, 130, 30); buttons[i].addActionListener(new ButtonListener1()); } }
I have a button called BtnExit and BtnStart I would like it so during the loop it would assign the class BtnExitButtonListener to BtnExit and BtnStartButtonListener to Btn start and so on (hope you get the idea now).
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Is maple your staple? Do you reach for beech? Or maybe you're very cherry?
Whatever your preference, deTerra has the worktop for you. When it comes to solid wood, we're real geeks - and so putting together our collection was quite the undertaking. Lots of time and plenty of love went into these babies.
But it's been worth it. deTerra can now proudly offer the most diverse selection of wooden worktops in the UK. We stock a fab range of sizes and thicknesses, so you can find the perfect blank for your kitchen at the touch of a button. However if your real wish is to have a Tardis-shaped oak worktop, we've also got our bespoke cutting team standing by. Best of both worlds!
Sustainability, quality, affordability, and swift delivery are top priorities, too; so not only can you be sure that you'll soon be enjoying a great product, you'll also know that you're getting value for money and purchasing responsibly.
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Don't be fooled by the name - nothing 'standard' about these badboys! The collection features classic timbers like solid oak and beech plus exotics like zebrano (a personal fave), so there's loads to choose from. All wooden kitchen worktops in this collection are made up of solid wood staves (40mm wide) and sanded to a scrummily-smooth finish.
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It's a bit special, this category. Extra-wide, 90mm staves of varying lengths (every deTerra worktop is unique!) make up each deluxe kitchen worktop, and the style is available in three of our most popular timbers: Natural Oak, Prime Oak and European walnut. To make the worktops feel extra special, this product is exclusive to deTerra. Makes us feel rather special, too!
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For noise-critical portable applications, such as GPS receivers, connectivity, and sensing, power supply designers always had to choose between longer battery run time (from higher efficiency) or higher signal chain performance (from the increased sensor sensitivity possible with a quieter power supply). For line-powered industrial or communications equipment applications, designers have been forced to dissipate significant amounts of power in LDOs to achieve the desired noise performance. Achieving both low noise and high efficiency was impossible.
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So, I made this cake, used the kaya as filling.. yummy, yummy.
160gm sugar
1 Tbsp Ovalette (cake emulsifier)
5 eggs
125gm flour
1 tsp baking powder
40ml thick coconut milk
1 tsp pandan paste
75gm corn oil
Filling½ cup whipped cream
2 heaped Tbsp of pandan kaya
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3. Put in eggs and beat until combined.
4. Sift in flour and baking powder and combine to a smooth paste.
5. Pour in coconut milk and pandan paste. Beat until mixture is thick and fluffy. It will double up. 6. Fold in corn oil and bake in 2 baking sheets for 20 minutes each.
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Re: st: graphing predicted counts after zinb
Maarten Buis <email@example.com>
Re: st: graphing predicted counts after zinb
Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:53:54 +0100
This may contain a number of tips you may find helpful:
anyhow the basic trick is to add the quadratic term as c.x.##c.x1.
Hope this helps,
On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Jennifer Owens <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I ran the following in STATA:
> zinb y x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6. . . , inflate(x4 x5 x6) vuong probit
> x1 is a continuous variable that has been centered
> x2 is x1 squared
> I thought that there might be an interaction effect between x1 and x3 so I centered x3 and re-ran the above syntax with the interaction term (x1*x3). The interaction was significant so now I am trying to find a way to visually represent the interaction by graphing (1) the predicted counts for each level of x1 while holding x3 at its 25th percentile and the rest of the variables at their means and (2) the predicted counts for each level of x1 while holding x3 at its 95th percentile and the rest of the variables at their means.
> I am envisioning a graph with the predicted counts on the y-axis, each level of x1 on the x-axis, and two lines--one for x3 at its 25th percentile (i.e., 25.4) and one for x3 at its 95th percentile (e.g., 72.2).
> I thought I might be able to accomplish this by running 2 "margins" command and then graphing the results but I am running into a lot of problems.
> I tried the following:
> margins x1, at(x3=25.4 x2=x1*x1) atmeans
> margins x1, at(x3=72.2 x2=x1*x1) atmeans
> The first error that I got said, "'x1*x1' found where number expected." I did not think it made sense to use
> the mean for the squared term (like I did for every other variable) when
> calculating the expected counts for each level of x1 since
> the two variables are obviously related, but I could not figure-out how
> to make the margins command leave x2 alone while
> setting everything else at its mean--I was hoping that
> "x1*x1" would accomplish this but I guess that's not a
> valid command. The error message makes it sound like
> the margins command will only let you set variables at specific
> values.
> When I take out the "x2=x1*x1" from the
> equation, I get the following error:
> "x1: factor variables may not contain noninteger values." I think this error has to
> do with x1 being centered (I have it centered to avoid
> collinearity issues with its squared term). I guess the margins command will only calculate the predicted count for each level of an IV if it
> only includes whole numbers.
> Now I'm thinking that the margins command is probably not the best way to accomplish creating this graph and that I'll have to go another way but I'm not sure what to try next. If anyone is familiar with graphing predicted counts after zinb, your advice would be very appreciated.
> Thanks!
> *
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Chicken tender is one of the best part from the whole chicken.I seldom buy chicken tender because it's the most expensive part of the chicken.But once in a blue moon BJ's wholesale will offered the chicken tender on sale few days before the chicken expired date due.This is the best time to get chicken tender at lower price.Furthermore,it's doesn't matter if the expired date is looming.As long as the chicken tender is still fresh,I can freeze the rest if I can't used it all.One of my favorite way to cook this chicken tender is to pre-fried and stir-fry with salt and pepper!!
10 strip chicken tender,cut 2 inch each
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When he was New York City's special narcotics prosecutor, Robert Silbering helped bring down high-profile nightclub impresario Peter Gatien, sending him to jail and shuttering his Manhattan club, Limelight - just the most notorious of dozens of clubs, bars and lounges that were fined, padlocked, shut down, or simply went out of business because of the crackdown, mostly because of illegal drugs.
Now, Limelight is back, and so is Silbering, though Limelight is not Limelight anymore -- and neither, in a sense, is Silbering.
In September, the building in Chelsea (once a church) that housed Limelight, reopened as another nightclub, Avalon -- the first of three enormous new clubs slated to open this fall on sites of previous disrepute. And Silbering was there -- as an employee. He offers advice to the new owners as a paid consultant.
"In the past," Silbering said, "owners waited and reacted to bad publicity and police pressure." Now, he says, they are being advised to demonstrate, through aggressive self-policing and stringent door policies, "that they are serious about keeping drugs out of their clubs."
"Times have changed," said John Blair, a co-owner of Avalon.
Nightlife has been a celebrated draw of New York City for at least a century; to many people, it is what makes New York New York. More than 24 million people visit New York City's nightclubs every year, which exceeds the attendance of Broadway theaters, city sports teams, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Empire State Building all combined, according to a report sponsored by the New York Nightlife Association. Nightclubs are said to contribute $2.9 billion to the city's economy and provide more than 27,000 jobs.
But for almost as long , crowded nightclubs have been the source of persistent aggravation for police, producing a litany of complaints, from displays of drunken disorderly conduct to public urination, to more serious assaults, brawls, stabbings, and shootings. In the 1990s, law enforcement officials expressed alarm about the widespread use and distribution in the clubs of "designer drugs" such as eXstasy, Special-K (the animal tranquilizer Ketamine), and crystal methamphetamine. (See accompanying article on crystal).
At the same time, residents became increasingly hostile towards clubs in their neighborhoods because of the noise, and the litter, the thousands of drunk young people spilling onto darkened city streets in the middle of the night - and the seeming indifference of the club owners to resident complaints.
"They felt they could do as they damn well pleased and it was nobody's business," recalled Cheryl Kupper, a member of community board 4, which covers Chelsea, home to more large clubs than any other area and holding more than 75 percent of the total cabaret licenses issued in the entire city.
It should be no surprise then, that, in 1997 Mayor Rudolph Giuliani created what he called the Nightclub Enforcement Task Force, to launch a quality of life campaign against the clubs.
The mayor revived enforcement of the cabaret laws, which requires a hard-to-get cabaret license for any establishment that allows dancing. As Julia Vitullo Martin explained on Gotham Gazette: "Passed in 1926 to regulate (some historians say to suppress) jazz in Harlem, the cabaret laws targeted the 'social mixing' that seemed to accompany jazz, says NYU Professor of Law Paul Chevigny, author of Gigs: Jazz and the Cabaret Laws in New York City."
For a time in the late 1990s, a campaign was launched called Operation CycleCheck, designed to discourage motorcyclists from patronizing bars in Chelsea, Greenwich Village and SoHo, as a direct result of noise complaints.
Armed with an arsenal of legal weapons, armies of inspectors, investigators and lawyers padlocked one club after another.
Under investigation for drug activity for some time, Twilo, on West 27th Street, was eventually forced to turn over its cabaret license. Without a cabaret license a large nightclub is essentially out of business.
A spate of high-profile incidents had hastened that club's demise, including a patron's overdose that sparked an unsuccessful lawsuit brought by the city in 1998 and a separate incident where a club-goer collapsed on the dance floor and died.
Twilo was not alone. Tunnel, Coney Island High, Baby Jupiter, Hogs & Heifers, the Palladium, Rivertown Lounge, all went under.
Some blamed the owners themselves, for refusing to address the problems emanating from their clubs, and failing to cooperate with the authorities. Others said the police overreacted.
It was just a matter of time before the clubs made a comeback. After all, with $20 cover charges and exorbitantly priced drinks, club owners can rake in millions of dollars every year.
"There are more clubs, more different kinds of clubs, and they are crowded night after night, no matter what the policies are," said James Goll, a publicist who has been busy lately with the opening of new clubs this year, such as rap impressario Jay Z's 40/40.
Avalon, though massive at 1,650 square-feet, will be dwarfed by at least two other openings this month.
Crobar, slated to open on West 28th Street -- its co-owner used to own such hot clubs as Danceteria, Palladium and Area -- will have room for a staggering 2,500 people and include three separate dance spaces and three smaller rooms, including a main room with 60-foot high ceilings. Rumors are circulating that both a documentary and "The Restaurant"-style reality TV show are in the works.
Equally mammoth is Spirit, also scheduled to open this month in the same West 27th St. location formerly occupied by Twilo.
The most noticeable difference this time around will be the absence of smoky rooms, thanks to the local ban on smoking. But severe new federal legislation directly aimed at curbing drug use in nightclub is also giving the new club owners plenty of incentive to prevent any drug trafficking in their clubs.
On April 10 of this year, Congress passed the "Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (a.k.a. the "Rave Act")" as a rider attached to the child abduction bill known as the Amber Alert bill sponsored by Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE).
The "Rave" Act, which has no apparent relevance to child abductions, now allows the federal government to prosecute owners and promoters for their customers' drug offenses, even if it involves a single transaction, rather than a pattern.
Penalties include six-figure fines and jail sentences of up to twenty years for owners and promoters.
Locally, a bill was introduced in the City Council last week that would allow off-duty police officers to work these kinds of establishments in uniform.
According to Intro 478-A, introduced in the Public Safety Committee by City Councilmember David Yassky, the police department would expand the paid detail unit to cover establishments that sell alcohol. There are currently only 200 officers assigned to that unit who are permitted to wear their uniforms off-duty to patrol major private events.
Representatives for the police department, however, immediately criticized the bill, blasting it for the liability risk it would pose the city.
In the meantime, the owners both of Avalon and Spirit hired their predecessors' nemesis, Robert Silbering, to signal their seriousness . Silbering regularly sends private undercover investigators into Avalon to keep an eye on both clubgoers and staff alike.
"We meet with the Drug Enforcement Agency," said John Blair of Avalon, "we hold classes for our employees on what to look for, and we speak regularly with the local community board."
Kupper from community board 4 concedes they are making an effort. "They are very persuasive and do seem sincere and try to address complaints, or at least listen to them," she said. But, she added, "the same problems still exist, to varying degrees and depending on the club."
So, will the memory of the old crackdown, the new policies, and the new club attitudes, drive drugs out of the scene?
If anything, drug dealers have gone high-tech. Where they were once limited to street corners and bathrooms, and needed thriving drug-marts like the Limelight's bathroom to peddle eXstasy at upwards of $30 a pill, they have since graduated to beepers and, more recently, cell phones.
Sure, they would like to be inside the clubs, but they no longer have to be. They no longer need their customers to come to them; they can come to their customers. Undeniably, drug use will remain an integral part of club culture.
Club owners can probably keep the drug dealers out. But can they keep their drug-using patrons out?
Related Articles:
• The 'Tina' Habit - A look at crystal methamphetamine, or tina, a drug popular with club goers.
• Disco Despair - An Issue of the Week from May, 2001 outlining in more detail the problems and complaints -- and what residents can do about it.


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Most times, the Tigers get their man.
Tiger general manager Dave Dombrowski targets a pitcher or a hitter in July and figures out a way to bag his trophy. If it's the offseason, and a free agent or a trade piece is waiting to be OK'd by an owner who likes upgrades and secured by a general manager who sees a way to seal the deal, the Tigers get it done.
Friday, they lost.
They wanted Rusney Castillo, a 27-year-old Cuban whose speed, power, and defense could have been their answer for patching a growing hole in center field. Castillo might have helped yet this season, or post-season, but his core value would have been as an up-the-middle outfielder you could expect to see regularly at Comerica Park in 2015 and for a few years thereafter.
After a week of big-bucks bidding that included the Tigers, Red Sox, Giants and others, Boston managed to win the Castillo sweepstakes, thanks to a reported seven-year deal worth $72.5 million.
The Red Sox are superb talent scouts. They may well have gotten a steal in Castillo, which is what the Tigers would probably acknowledge, given the zeal Detroit had for bringing a Cuban defector here, even if Castillo has not played professional baseball in over a year.
Lots of issues simmering
The Tigers weren't worried about any layoff. And neither were the Red Sox. Each club's scouts had checked out Castillo during his workout in Coral Gables, Fla., and again at each club's private audition. They loved two talents, specifically: Castillo's speed and power.
They can be difficult qualities to find in an everyday talent who is ready to play, pretty much now, in the big leagues. To bring that level of potential to your club, you either sign or draft a youngster and hope the skills develop. Or, you spend the equivalent of a small country's gross domestic product in signing that player as a free agent, which usually involves the additional forfeiture of a first-round draft pick.
Or, of course, you can trade for such a talent. And then pray for a long time that the expectations you held and the heavy price you paid won't lead to long-term buyer's remorse.
There, in a nutshell, is why the Tigers — and Red Sox — loved Castillo. He had ready-to-go talent obtainable by way of a hefty paycheck. No additional compensation was required.
How much better of a deal will Castillo represent as the Tigers — perhaps sooner than they planned — begin rearranging furniture for 2015 and beyond? As they retool an outfield that will need serious realignment in 2015, how enviously will they view the Red Sox, who can use Castillo in center, or at a corner spot, knowing his bat, speed, and defense represent a probable, flexible gain wherever they deploy him?
The Tigers already know the answer. They could know it more harshly during the coming autumn and winter as they try and wrest from the marketplace a new center fielder, a replacement (probably) for Max Scherzer, and maybe a corner outfielder, given that Torii Hunter's contract expires in a few weeks.
They might even need a designated hitter if, say, Victor Martinez gets a one-year qualifying offer from the Tigers and another team signs him to a longer deal. At his age, one could argue that's not likely, but Martinez's bat is so respected another club might pay the freight. We've seen our share of surprises in the free-agent shopping aisle.
All of which makes Friday's loss of Castillo a more bruising blow for the Tigers than most fans will likely acknowledge.
OK, so now what?
The Tigers are getting by today, barely, with a makeshift combination in center. Austin Jackson was a more skilled overall package than Detroit is today gaining from the Rajai Davis-Ezequiel Carrera tandem. But the Tigers wanted David Price and they believed Jackson was worth offering when he was a year from free agency and had Scott Boras as his agent.
They had to have figured their options in center would deliver more of a dividend than has so far been the case.
And at some point, they had to have believed they would be the title-holders to Castillo, who would have offered brighter and more affordable blue-
chip potential.
The Red Sox won. The Tigers lost.
Worse for a Detroit team's front office and fans, their next game of Who Plays Center? could offer half the benefits at a steeper relative cost than their losing bid for Castillo.


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Bounce back with Battleship
Can we start the week off with some love for Riggs? Riggs has had it rough the last few weeks with the John Carter debacle which... is totally not his fault, and so he won't be blamed for it, don't worry. It's time then, as you do in Hollywood, to shake that sh-t off and look to the next: Battleship. I know, right? I had to laugh too. But Universal seems to have a lot of confidence in Battleship. For the first time in their history, the studio is releasing a movie earlier - by almost a month! - overseas before the domestic open so as to avoid Euro 2012. It's about time, non? Enough with the domestic priority, especially now when so much depends on international earnings. Besides, it's not like audiences in, say, Moscow give a sh-t about what an American critic says about a film anyway.
Does Battleship look stupid? Of course. Is it any more stupid than Fast Cars & Muscle Grunting 8 starring Vin Diesel? I'm just saying stupidity isn't a deterrent for moviegoers. Sarah from Cinesnark says that Battleship seems dumb but fun. And, well, a lot of people don't ask for much more when they go to the movies in the summer.
TK will be fine.
Here he is in Germany promoting Battleship today with Brooklyn Decker and Peter Berg with whom he will work again in Lone Survivor, expected to start shooting later this year with Mark Wahlberg and Ben Foster. See? TK is OK. Promise.
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The Dynamo Academy's run through the Dallas Cup came to an end on Sunday, as the Dynamo U-18s, presented by Statoil, lost to IF Brommapojkarna 2-1 in the U-19 championship match at the Cotton Bowl.
After dominating the competition through the early portion of the tournament, the Dynamo had their hands full with the youth side from Sweden. Goalkeeper Josh Blair was called into action early, making two saves in the first 20 minutes of the match to keep Brommapojkarna off the board.
The Dynamo jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute when Bryan Salazar netted his ninth goal of the tournament. The Dynamo homegrown signing received the ball at midfield, beat two Swedish defenders off the dribble, used a stepover to beat a third in the penalty box and ripped a shot past the goalkeeper into the far corner.
Brommapojkarna found their equalizer in the 52nd minute. Blair made the initial save on a shot attempt but a Swedish forward was there to clean it up and level the match. Bromma kept the pressure on the Dynamo and found the game winner moments later. Despite a flurry of late chances, the Swedish defense held firm and gave the Dynamo U-18s their first and only loss in this year's Dallas Cup.
Sunday's match was the fourth Dallas Cup championship appearance for the Dynamo Academy and their third in the U-19 age group.
The Dynamo Academy will resume league play this weekend when they travel to Colorado for matches against Real Colorado (4/6) and Colorado Rush (4/7). The Dynamo U-18s are tie for second place in the USSDA Frontier Division with 1.95 points per game. The top three teams from each division qualify automatically for the playoffs.


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Police arrested OWS protester at a peaceful flash mob at World Financial Center and harass journalist who filmed the protest.
(NYT)At least 17 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested on Monday at the World Financial Center, whose owner, Brookfield Properties, also owns Zuccotti Park, the public space where the protesters maintained an encampment for two months before being cleared by the police in mid-November.
"We thought we would come over and give Brookfield a direct message," said Bill Dobbs, an Occupy Wall Street organizer.
About 200 protesters milled and chanted inside the center's winter garden, a public atrium with soaring ceilings. They also stretched yellow adhesive tape marked with the word "Occupy" across the granite floor of the atrium. From a second-floor balcony, a banner was unfurled with the words "solidarity" and "west coast port shutdown," in support of protests in cities like Oakland, Seattle and San Diego, where activists with the Occupy movement announced plans to blockade ports.
Onlookers peered from other parts of the balcony, or hurried across the main floor of the atrium, where protesters swirled in a circle.
Soon police officers arrived. A man wearing a suit, who would not say who he worked for announced: "If you do not leave, you will be arrested."
A police commander said the man worked for Brookfield. A spokeswoman for the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Robert Stolarik for The New York Times
A few minutes later, officers began herding protesters down a wide staircase in the atrium and pushed them toward a door. At one point, several officers pounced on a man on the ground. A moment later, officers chased another man through the atrium, cornering him near glass windows and arresting him.
Most of the protesters and several news reporters and photographers were pushed outside. But about 10 men and 7 women were placed in handcuffs inside the atrium, then removed and placed in police vehicles.
The protests began when a few hundred people assembled on Broadway, opposite Zuccotti Park, and marched to the Goldman Sachs headquarters nearby. Some of those on the march compared Goldman Sachs to a giant squid with tentacles that spread throughout the global financial system.
"We're demonstrating the links between the excesses in finance and the excesses in industry," said Aaron Bornstein, 31, a neuroscientist from Fort Greene, Brooklyn. "And the labor-busting power of industry."
After rallying outside the Goldman Sachs building on West Street while brandishing placards and papier-mâché replicas of squids, some of the protesters then headed to the World Financial Center.
(via COLIN MOYNIHAN – New York Times)
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Former England rugby player Austin Healey has become the latest casualty of TV celebrity sports contests, having to pull out of Splash! due to injury.
He was set to appear in tonight's semi-final but was unable to after he was "immediately taken to hospital" when he injured himself in rehearsals.
The sportsman has made a "complete recovery" but is out of the competition.
Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead came out on top tonight, securing a place in next week's final, and TOWIE star Dan Osborne will join him having beaten presenter Anna Williamson in the splash-off.
Healey posted a photograph on Twitter in which he appeared to be lying down with his head in a brace, and said: "Quick update ct scan has shown an issue with neck vertebrae waiting for consultant ... Thanks for kind messages & those who got me out." (sic)
Less than an hour later, he tweeted: "Good news neck injury old just a lower back issue which is fine #lucky and #grateful major all body stinger." (sic)
At the start of tonight's show, hosts Gabby Logan, Vernon Kay and Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley explained Healey's absence from the line-up.
Daley said the sportsman injured himself in rehearsals when he was practising "one of the hardest dives we've ever seen on Splash!".
The star diver said Healey had just rehearsed his first dive "amazingly well", and said of his injury: "I think he landed a bit awkwardly on his neck."
Logan said Healey was "immediately taken to hospital", and Daley said that diving "really is a dangerous sport" and "sometimes accidents do just happen".
Fifteen minutes before the end of the show, Logan said they had received the news that Healey had made a "complete recovery", that there were no broken bones and no serious damage done - but confirmed that he would no longer be competing.
The incident comes not long after viewers of Channel 4's winter sports contest The Jump watched as a string of celebrities had to pull out due to injury.
Sir Steve Redgrave and comedian Marcus Brigstocke withdrew on the day of the final as they were unable to compete.
Sir Steve was close to tears in the scenes capturing the moment he took the decision to pull out after being left in agony during training, with his rivals also nursing a variety of bumps.
The Olympic gold medallist took a further tumble during a practice run - after previously breaking a bone in his hand - and decided he could not carry on in the series, which had been beset by accidents that caused competitors to pull out.
While Brigstocke had to be treated for an injury to his knee, which was strapped up in a splint, s ocialite Henry Conway broke a bone in his hand and Melinda Messenger had to withdraw as a result of concussion suffered on the bobsleigh track.
Whitehead and Osborne will join pint-sized street dancer Perri Kiely and Boyzone star Keith Duffy in the Splash! final next Saturday.


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Prof. Russell on Innovation and Standardization in the Monopoly Bell System
Prof. Andrew Russell, Director of CAL's Program in Science & Technology Studies, traveled to Baltimore on October 27, 2012, to present a paper at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST). Russell's presentation, "Bancroft Gherardi and the Monopoly Bell System: Pioneers in Information Technology Standardization," was one of 19 papers included in a special day-long session on the history of information science and technology, organized as part of ASIST's 75th Anniversary celebrations.
In his paper, Russell examined the career of Bancroft Gherardi, AT&T Vice President and Chief Engineer from 1920-1938. In contrast to histories that celebrate the inventive traditions of Bell Labs, Russell showed how standardization - the process by which a novelty is transformed into an everyday technology - was a practice that sustained AT&T's ambition to provide "Universal Service" for the American public. As AT&T's Chief Engineer, Gherardi used standardization as a key component of his broader strategy to tame, shape, and direct innovation to meet the needs of the nationwide Bell System. Russell's account of Gherardi's career emphasizes a broader point: innovation in information technology is not always a desperate dash to capitalize on research and invention; rather, those who innovate succeed only when they understand the broader social and technological systems that surround them.
Russell's paper was published in the peer-reviewed conference volume edited by Toni Carbo and Trudi Bellardo Hahn, International Perspectives on the History of Information Science and Technology (Medford, New Jersey: American Society for Information Science & Technology, 2012). Research for the paper was supported in part by ASIST's History Fund, which awarded Russell a Research Grant in 2010.
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