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Harbor your greatest expectations with this luxurious solid teak wood outdoor set. Marina has a seating arrangement perfect for every member of your crew as you breathe the fresh, crisp air of a day spent with friends and family. Known for its natural ability to withstand extreme weather conditions, teak is the wood selection of choice for long-lasting outdoor furnishings. Now you can enjoy Marina's durable construction and all-weather cushions, alongside a modern design that persistently looks new and welcoming. Assembly required.
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Modway warrants that its products will be free of defects and materials in workmanship for a period of one (1) year on all products. Modway will replace any product which does not meet this express warranty. Products are not warranted against regular wear and tear, nor are said to be of fitness for a particular use.
We can't wait for you to enjoy your new BBQ Island.
For items that are too large or fragile to be delivered via UPS, USPS and FedEx, we partner with carriers specializing in the transportation and delivery of Large Parcel freight. Shipping options will vary depending on the size of your item.
Large Parcel Delivery
The standard freight shipping delivery method is typically called curbside delivery. Curbside delivery is the method used on all our freight shipments unless other arrangements are made.
The delivery company should give you a call a day or two ahead of time to schedule and confirm the delivery timeframe. Your delivery will be made with a full-size Semi-Truck ranging from 20 to 53 feet in length. Unfortunately, we do not have control over the size of the truck used to deliver your island.
In most cases, the driver will usually need a lift gate and hand truck / pallet jack to remove the Island from the truck. Please note: The driver is only obligated to deliver curbside at the end of your driveway. In some cases, drivers will deliver up your driveway when possible, but it is up to them to decide. They may help, but are not obligated to assist once the freight is off the truck.
If the item is too large to use the lift gate, you will be responsible for getting the item off the back of the truck, or picking up the item from the nearest freight terminal. In these instances, Better Patio does offer Preferred Delivery as an additional service to assist in oversized freight unloading.
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*Select its URL in the tree.
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This page explains how an end-user can install third-party functionality so that it is available to the Orion editor.
Install using Registry Page
- If your server runs on orionhub.org, go to http://www.orionhub.org/plugin/list.html.
- If your server runs on localhost, go to http://localhost:8080/plugin/list.html.
- This page shows all installed plugins. You'll see several plugins in the list already. These contribute some basic Orion functionality (for example, file support, Git, and JSLint).
- Enter a plugin URL into the text field. For example, enter http://jsbeautifier.org/orion/0.2/jsbeautify.html to install JavaScript code formatting functionality. Click "Install".
- You should see a success message, and the the tree will refresh. It should now contain the new plugin.
- The plugins are currently installed using local storage, which means that they are only active in one browser.
Remove an installed plugin
- Select its URL in the tree.
- Click Uninstall, then OK to the prompt.
- The plugin should disappear from the list.
Using installed functionality
Installed plugins may contribute functionality to Orion in a number of different ways, not all of which are immediately visible in the UI.
Continuing from where the previous example left off:
- From the Navigator page, create a new JavaScript file called test.js.
- Click on test.js to open it in the Orion code editor.
- Type or copy/paste some JavaScript code into the editor (preferably some code with messy formatting).
- Look at the editor toolbar. You'll see a new command available called "Format JS". This command was contributed by the jsbeautify plugin we installed earlier. Commands can also define a key binding that activates the command. (You can see a list of available key bindings by pressing Ctrl+Shift+L while on the editor page, or "?" on any other page.) A contributed editor command has access to the selected text in the editor, the complete editor buffer, and information about the current selection. As a result of invoking a command, the command can replace the current selection with a new text, change the complete editor buffer, and/or change the selection.
- Select your code, click "Format JS", and it will be formatted for you.
See the Developer Guide for a list of places where new functionality can be contributed to Orion. If you have ideas for an extension but need more or different API to implement it, please file a bug.

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Public Safety
Raymond D. Hall
From the Office of the Director
Dear friends,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the University of Michigan-Flint Department of Public Safety (DPS) website for 2018. The women and men of the Department of Public Safety are committed to making our campus a safe place to live, learn, work, visit and play. We strongly believe in the principles of community policing, and work with our campus and community partners to enhance the safety and quality of life for the community we serve. Our efforts are focused on building a stronger, safer and healthier community for all. Just a couple of examples of those efforts include the DPS lead Urban Safety Corps. This spring, DPS in collaboration with our community partners will launch the Urban Safety Corps project in the University Avenue area. DPS offers Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training for our community members. The RAD training is at no cost and is offered several times during the year.
We enjoy positive relationships with the campus and great community because of our professional, caring, diverse and talented team. Learn more about the activities, events, and volunteer opportunities we sponsor by clicking on the "Connecting with U" link located on our main webpage. We recognize that all members of the campus community share in the responsibility of maintaining our safe environment. To that end, our website provides relevant and practical information to help you prevent and better respond in the event of a crime or a public safety emergency.
Please take a few minutes to browse through our website. You will find information about our department, our goals, campus crime, crime prevention, crime bulletins, community engagement activities and much more. For community members wanting to receive individual alerts and information, there are directions for signing up for the University of Michigan-Flint Campus Emergency Alert System. Our priority is your safety and providing you with the best customer service possible.
Go Blue!
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Orioles pick up pitcher at trade deadline
Houston's Norris traded for Hoes
The Orioles have acquired pitcher Bud Norris from the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder L.J. Hoes, minor league pitcher Josh Hadler and a future draft pick.
Norris was 6-9 with a 3.93 ERA and 13 Quality Starts in 21 starts for the Astros in 2013. In 119 career games, Norris is 34-46 with a 4.33 ERA. He made at least 27 starts and struck out at least 158 batters in each of the last three seasons.
Hoes was hitless in four at-bats in three games for the Orioles between the 2012-13 seasons. Hoes was batting .304 in 99 games for Triple-A Norfolk and ranked among International League leaders in on-base percentage (3rd), hits (5th, 111) and runs (T-3rd, 62).
Hader was selected by the Orioles in the 19th round of the 2012 First Year Player Draft out of Old Mill High School in Millersville, MD and was 3-6 with a 2.65 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 17 starts with Class-A Delmarva this season, ranking fifth in the South Atlantic League in ERA and first among SAL left-handers.


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I'm really excited to be giving away this "Jingle All the Way" Christmas printables collection designed by Catherine at Serendipity Soiree. They've got a old-fashioned storybook feel that I just love.
The collections includes: invitations (2 styles and colors), a "Jingle" banner, thank you tags, blank gift tags, dessert labels, party circles, drink wrappers, and a letter to Santa in a variety of sizes and colors.


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Staff health key as GM Rizzo weighs options
WASHINGTON -- With the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline looming, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo knows that he will have a few important decisions to make.
Dan Haren has struggled for much of this season and Ross Detwiler is serving his second stint on the 15-day disabled list with a back strain, creating doubt at the back end of the Nats' rotation. Rizzo said before Saturday night's game that Detwiler's health will influence whether he tries to add a starting pitcher.
"I want to make sure that I know where Detwiler's at first. That's the most important thing," Rizzo said. "If Detwiler is healthy, then that helps me make any and all decisions that I have to make."
Rookie Taylor Jordan has been a solid replacement for the Nationals, and he will continue to fill in while Detwiler is on the disabled list. But Jordan is also on an innings limit after undergoing Tommy John surgery in September 2011, creating a potential problem as the season progresses.
Rizzo would not specify what Jordan's innings limit is or how close the right-hander is to hitting it, saying only that "we've got parameters in mind and he'll pitch up to them and then not pitch anymore."
"He's thrown the ball great, no doubt about it," Rizzo added. "I like his stuff, I like his demeanor. He commands three pitches and he's got good life to all three of his pitches. He's a real Major League starting pitcher."
Rizzo also supported slumping utility man Chad Tracy, who boosted his batting average to .174 from .149 by going 3-for-5 on Saturday night.
"Chad Tracy is a good left-handed pinch-hitter. There's no doubt," Rizzo said. "You guys know, it's a very difficult job to come off the bench and pinch-hit. And I think he's shown through his career that he does it well."


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Death Rally
Remedy celebrating 25th anniversary by handing out Death Rally Classic
Remedy Entertainment is handing out a blast from the past to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
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Death Rally publisher Nordic Games partnering with Alan Wake developer
Nordic Games has announced that they will be teaming up with Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment to release a PC boxed version of its upcoming top down racer remake, Death Rally.
Death Rally now available on Steam, get 15% off until August 10
Good news everyone: Death Rally is now available for download now on Steam. It's been redesigned for PC, has fully optimized camera controls, improved career mode, new weapon combinations, Steam Achievements, controller support, up to six person multiplayer, and more. Go get it here for $8.49 till August 10, after which it will run you […]
Latest Death Rally video explains how to prepare for the onslaught
Death Rally arrives this week on PC via Steam, and to get you pumped, Remedy has released Part 3 of the "How Do You Prepare" video series. Hint: you're not prepared. At least we're not. Players will be able to play in in career and multiplayer modes, and if you're not the PC type, it's […]
Death Rally trailer hypes for August 3 Steam launch
While we're on a trailer kick, check out this one for Death Rally, which continues Remedy's fine tradition of giving absolutely zero shits for marketing trends and having a ball of a time as a result.
Death Rally comes to Steam on August 3
Remedy has announced Death Rally will release on PC August 3. The iOS title has been revamped for the system, as have the cameras and controls. A host of new features have been added, as well as a new track called Savo. Better yet: Shadow Man from the the 1996 original is back as well. […]
Death Rally downloaded 10 million times, sees 100 million play sessions
Remedy has announced Death Rally has been downloaded 10 million times through the App Store and has seen 100 million play sessions since releasing in March. "We're thrilled at Death Rally's numbers. 10 million downloads and 100 million play sessions is a great milestone," said Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne. "We can only smile when we […]
Death Rally goes free today for FreeAppDay
Remedy's made iOS racer Death Rally free for today only as part of FreeAppDay. You can get it for iPhone and iPad here. Get on that like flies, yo.
Death Rally sees 1.5 million downloads, says Remedy
Remedy head of franchise development Oskari Hakkinen has said iOS title Death Rally has seen 1.5 million units since it first launched earlier this year. In an interview with Edge on Alan Wake's American Nightmare, writer Sam Lake said the game, which was the developer's first ever game 15 years ago, was its "first step […]
Remedy to release Death Rally in March for iPad and iPhone
Remedy has released a trailer showing off the iPhone and iPad version of the gun and car game Death Rally.
Remedy files trademark for Death Rally title
Remedy Entertainment has filed a new trademark for Death Rally, which means probably what you think it means. A possible new game in the series, or, according to Superannuation, a re-release via a digital service.You can view the trademark here.We'll hammer out an email to Remedy and see what's up. Hopefully, someone will get back […]
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-- Communities Awarded with a Memorable Fourth of July Celebration
Featuring Local Music, Kids Activities, Food, and Fireworks --
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Destination America, the only television network that celebrates the people, places, and stories of the U.S., has lined up a spectacular party for the two winning towns of the RED, WHITE AND YOU contest - Fayetteville, NC, and Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Union Beach, NJ - headlined by country-steeped garage band The Mavericks. Most recently highlighted during this year's nationally televised CMT Awards, the band will be the featured musical act at both RED, WHITE AND YOU events, with Union Beach scheduled for July 3 and Fayetteville on July 4.
"We're thrilled to have The Mavericks, a band known for being one of the most exciting live performers, as part of the festivities in both of these worthy communities," said Marc Etkind, general manager for Destination America. "Their infectious vibe paired with the activities, food, and fireworks display will no doubt leave a lasting impression and, hopefully help strengthen the spirit, patriotism, and tradition of this all important holiday - America's birthday - in Union Beach and Fayetteville!"
"We couldn't be more thrilled with the opportunity to play for these two outstanding communities on this special occasion. We're honored to have been invited, and look forward to celebrating with everyone," said Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks.
Additional planning is in the works for each city to enjoy a tailor-made celebration. Union Beach will be treated to BBQ from stars of Destination America's hit series, BBQ PITMASTERS, with both Myron Mixon and Tuffy Stone confirmed to be on location. LAST CALL FOOD BRAWL host Adam Gertler (Next Food Network Star) will be master of ceremonies in both towns. In Fayetteville, and in partnership with Time Warner Cable, there will be a more patriotic nod to our country's armed forces: the 82nd Airborne Division Chorus will perform after a traditional Posting of the Colors and remarks from Maj. Gen. Jeffrey N. Colt, deputy commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg.
Destination America partnered with national weekly magazine USA WEEKEND for the first-ever RED, WHITE AND YOU contest, awarding two deserving communities a one-of-a-kind Fourth of July celebration. Launched in March, the contest asked folks across the country to put their patriotism on display to prove why their respective towns were most deserving of an over-the-top Independence Day party. With more than 3,500 entries, the two grand prize winners proved to be very worthy communities: Union Beach, NJ, a coastal town still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and Fayetteville, NC, a community which zealously supports its military partners at Fort Bragg. Five runner-up towns were also awarded $1,000 each to be used toward one of the following local organizations: Parks and Recreation Department, YMCA/YWCA, or Habitat for Humanity.
Forget the GRAMMYs, the CMA and ACM Awards for prestigious things like Vocal Group and Album of the Year. Never mind the sold out shows in England's Royal Albert Hall or taking country to places the genre had never been. With a Cuban-American lead singer, garage band ferocity, an intense live show and a deep love of both romance and pure country to go with the polyrhythmic beats The Mavericks were raised on, they were unlikely superstars. Yet, The Mavericks distilled country's essences, bulked them up with a big, raucous sound, then broke ground for the format that saw people from all walks of life, many cultures and some surprising places lining up for hits like "Here Comes The Rain," "Crying Shame," "Dance The Night Away" and "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down."
Twenty years later, the little band that could returns, more soulful and innovative than ever. Again drawing on myriad influences - from Buck Owens' tonk to Roy Orbison's heartbreak, Ravel's eroticism to Buena Vista Social Club's infectious rhythms, Patsy Cline's brazen emotion and that little "Mavericks' magic." For their first sessions in almost a decade, it was spontaneous combustion; literally, the band falling into step with the euphoria they were known for. And they built quite an album from there. The Mavericks released their first album, IN TIME, on The Valory Music Co. on February 26.
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If you find yourself in need of replacement tires but you think that brand new tires might not be in your budget, why not consider a set of used tires? At Los Brothers Tire & Wheel, we have a great selection of used tires for sale for all of our customers in Jacksonville, FL, Arlington, FL, Northside, FL, and other surrounding areas. When beginning to search for where to buy used tires, look no further than Los Brothers Tire & Wheel.
Are Used Tires Right For You?
Used tires are ideal if you're planning to trade in your car soon, or if one tire is damaged and you want it to match the wear on your other tires. Used tires are also more cost efficient.
We have a wide selection of used tires for sale that come in many sizes and types, including:
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Are Used Tires Reliable?
At Los Brothers Tire & Wheel, every tire is inspected closely to guarantee exceptional performance standards. Our educated staff will take the guesswork and worry out of buying used tires and will leave you confident that you've made the right choice. We have the best used tires in the area, and we guarantee your tires will perform just as well as a new set.
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Nebulisers can help you breathe easily. They are commonly used to treat respiratory diseases and lung conditions, which may include mild symptoms like coughing or nasal congestion and more severe diseases such as asthma and pneumonia.
Nebulisers can be used with prescribed medicines to open up your airways, or with saline solution to keep your nose clean and prevent mild symptoms from escalating into a severe lung condition.
OMRON offers a wide range of nebulisers for you to choose from, whether you're looking for a more sturdy, home-based compressor nebuliser for frequent use or a compact, portable mesh (or membrane) nebuliser that you can carry with you anywhere. OMRON nebulisers are designed to treat different respiratory diseases and different ages of users.
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All nebulisers are devices that convert liquid medicine into aerosol droplets that can be easily inhaled through a mouthpiece or mask. The difference is in the technique that is used to convert the medicine into aerosol droplets. A compressor nebuliser uses compressed air to create the aerosol.
A mesh nebuliser uses a vibrating element oscillating at high frequency to push medication through fine holes in the mesh, generating aerosol droplets. This technique allows the nebuliser to be very compact and silent. It makes them easy to use on-the-go, whenever and wherever you need it.
Most medications for the treatment of respiratory diseases of the upper, middle and lower airways are available on a liquid form and can therefore be used with a nebuliser. Nebulisers also allow mixing different medications in the nebuliser chamber, so that they can be inhaled at the same time for a higher convenience.
Depending on the type of nebuliser, the nebuliser can contain several pieces:
• The main unit or compressor
• The nebuliser kit where the medication is added
• The tube that connects the main unit with the nebuliser kit
• Mesh cap
• Mouth piece to inhale medication through the mouth
• Nose piece to inhale medication through the nose
• Mask
• Air filter
Note: Always refer to the cleaning instructions as included in the instruction manual of the nebuliser.
It is recommended to clean the nebuliser kit, mouth piece, nose piece and mask after each use (but necessary after every day of formal use). They can be washed with warm water and a mild detergent. Then, you should rinse them thoroughly with clean hot tap water and allow to air dry in a clean place.
Disinfection should be done once a week. This can be done by boiling these parts for approximately 10 minutes except for PVC parts (some masks and tubes) which can harden and deform when this is done. Alternatively, use commercially available disinfectant. Thoroughly rinse with clean water after disinfection; follow the instructions given by the supplier of the disinfectant.
The casing of main unit and the tube do not require extensive cleaning, but can of course be cleaned using a soft cloth with water and a mild detergent. Wipe the casing and immediately dry using a soft clean cloth.
The air filter should not be washed. In case it was to become wet it should be replaced to avoid blockages.
Specifically, for a mesh nebuliser: the mesh cap should be cleaned after each use:
• Fill the medication container with water and nebulise the water. To prevent medication from drying and adhering to the mesh after use, nebulise the water for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Then wash the mesh cap in mild (neutral) detergent, and rinse with clean water. Allow to air-dry in a clean place.
For most nebulisers, it is recommended to replace the nebuliser kit, the mouth and nose piece, masks and tube every year. Air filters should be replaced approximately every 60 days. Specifically, for the mesh nebuliser, it is recommended to exchange the mesh cap after approximately 1 year.
Nebulisers are appropriate for the use of babies and children.


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New Cards Include World's First 8-Gigabyte (GB) Type I High Speed CompactFlash Card
COLOGNE, GERMANY, Sep. 29, 2004 - SanDisk ® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) announced today that is has quadrupled the capacity of its high-speed SanDisk Ultra ® II line of flash memory cards that includes the development of a new 8GB CompactFlash ® Type I card. The top end SanDisk Ultra II Memory Stick PRO and SD cards now boast 4GB and 2GB of capacity respectively. The announcement was made at the Photokina trade show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 1.2, aisle A, Booth 059.
Each SanDisk Ultra II card features a minimum write speed of 9 megabytes per second (MB/sec.) and a minimum read speed of 10MB/sec.* (Results based on testing with the popular HDBENCH benchmark software; actual results in digital cameras will vary by camera model.) The Ultra II cards are primarily targeted at serious photographers with 4-megapixel or higher resolution digital cameras that require fast, high capacity digital film cards to quickly shoot many high resolution images.
Martin Achatzi, owner and general manager at Foto Achatzi in Bad Laasphe, a leading photography retailer, said, "SanDisk is a well known brand and the SanDisk Ultra II cards have been very popular with digital photographers who use cameras such as the Canon EOS Rebel or the Nikon D70. Our customers expect high quality products with matching performance and we believe the new high capacity Ultra II cards will exceed the expectations of our customers."
Tanya Chuang, SanDisk retail product marketing manager, said, "The award-winning SanDisk Ultra II line represents an ideal combination of high capacities, durability and proven performance at exceptional price points. These cards are designed for improved performance in a wide range of cameras rather than a select few. Once again, the SanDisk Ultra II line raises the performance and capacity bar that all other competitors will struggle to meet."
The SanDisk Ultra II cards are designed to be a reasonably priced, high performance solution for the photography channel while the new SanDisk Extreme III line, with its even higher performance, is for the professional photographer who needs the absolute highest performance and maximum reliability.
Pricing and Availability
The SanDisk Ultra II product line is available in CompactFlash, Memory Stick PRO and SD formats. Suggested retail prices and availability are as follows:
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Ultra II CF
$49.99 - $249.99
€ 44.00 - €245.00
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$74.99 - $249.99
€73.00 - €259.00
$479.99 - $959.99
€495.00 - €990.00
Ultra II SD
$64.99 - $89.99
€45.00 - €72.00
$119.99 - $239.99
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SanDisk Ultra II cards are available at most of the 80,000 consumer electronics stores and other retail outlets where SanDisk products are sold worldwide.
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Amazon Flows Into Mobile Payments Territory
Aug 13, 2014 5:29 PM PT
Amazon on Tuesday introduced Amazon Local Register to the mobile payment market, taking on such companies as Square and PayPal Here.
The product is a combination of a secure card reader, which must be purchased for US$10, and a free mobile app. Together, they offer a platform that allows businesses to accept credit and debit card payments using smartphones or tablets.
The product comes with customer support and in-app tracking capabilities.
Introductory fees for businesses that sign up before Oct. 31, are 1.75 percent per card swipe for major credit and debit cards. That rate will last until Jan. 1, 2016, after which the standard rate of 2.75 percent will apply. Manually keyed card transactions will be subject to the standard rate immediately. The system deposits the funds to a bank account the next business day.
Signing up is straightforward: Users create an account, buy the card reader, and then download the mobile app from Amazon Appstore, Apple App Store or Google Play. The card reader can be purchased from Amazon, of course, but starting next week, it also will be available at Staples.
The app is compatible with Kindle Fire tablets, the new Fire phone, Apple devices running iOS 7, and certain Android smartphones.
Customers will be able to recoup the cost of the reader, as Amazon plans to credit back the first $10 in transaction fees.
The Right Moves
Amazon is making all the right moves for a newcomer attempting to grab market share, said Vlad Zachary, director of omni-channel commerce for Upshot Commerce.
"In the short run, the lower transaction costs will be good for small businesses too," he told the E-Commerce Times.
"Sellers who avoided mobile payments due to lack of trust might reconsider, and merchants with relatively high transaction volume will definitely consider switching to Amazon Local Register, at least until 2016, when the lower transaction percentage is set to expire," Zachary said.
By then, however, Amazon likely will have made deep inroads into the market, and spurred adoption by small businesses that otherwise would not have considered such a setup.
When Amazon enters a new industry -- whether it's e-readers or data centers -- it tends to know what it is doing and to excel, said Trip Chowdhry, managing director of equity research at Global Equities Research.
"It has dictated the tone in the e-commerce arena and enterprise computing," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Mobile payments is the next sector that it will influence."
Small businesses also will be reassured by Amazon's heft -- it is a company that can throw ample resources at a new service. The customer service feature that will accompany it also will be a draw, added Chowdhry.
Fast Path to Revenue
As for Amazon itself, Amazon Local Register offers a fast path to more revenue, Rob Enderle, principal analyst of the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "It has a large customer base already from its Amazon website and converting them should not be a problem."
Small businesses likely will flock to the offering, he predicted, because of their past experience with Amazon's payment processes, which are fast, easy and seamless for end-users.
Amazon could use a revenue boost, even at the margins. While the company is a trendsetter and force to be reckoned with, from its competitors' perspective, its bottom line numbers have been less than impressive lately.
It recently reported second-quarter losses that were nearly double what analysts had been expecting and warned shareholders that third quarter earnings were likely to be just as dismal, if not worse.


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"To Give of Ourselves," New Era, Nov. 2012, 5
To Give of Ourselves
Being Busy vs. Giving of Ourselves
"Isn't it true that we often get so busy? And, sad to say, we even wear our busyness as a badge of honor, as though being busy, by itself, was an accomplishment or sign of a superior life.
"Is it?
"I think of our Lord and Exemplar, Jesus Christ, and His short life among the people of Galilee and Jerusalem. I have tried to imagine Him bustling between meetings or multitasking to get a list of urgent things accomplished.
"I can't see it.
"Instead I see the compassionate and caring Son of God purposefully living each day. When He interacted with those around Him, they felt important and loved. He knew the infinite value of the people He met. He blessed them, ministered to them. He lifted them up, healed them. He gave them the precious gift of His time.
"In our day it is easy to merely pretend to spend time with others. With the click of a mouse, we can 'connect' with thousands of 'friends' without ever having to face a single one of them. Technology can be a wonderful thing, and it is very useful when we cannot be near our loved ones. My wife and I live far away from precious family members; we know how that is. However, I believe that we are not headed in the right direction, individually and as a society, when we connect with family or friends mostly by reposting humorous pictures, forwarding trivial things, or linking our loved ones to sites on the Internet. I suppose there is a place for this kind of activity, but how much time are we willing to spend on it? If we fail to give our best personal self and undivided time to those who are truly important to us, one day we will regret it.
"Let us resolve to cherish those we love by spending meaningful time with them, doing things together, and cultivating treasured memories."
The Joy of Service
"As a pilot, I have touched the skies. As a Church member, I have felt heaven's embrace.
"Every now and then, I miss sitting in a cockpit. But serving alongside my brothers and sisters in the Church easily makes up for it. Being able to feel the sublime peace and joy that grow from being a small part of this great cause and work, I would not want to miss for anything in the world. …
"I feel a certain sadness for those who do not grasp and appreciate the wonder and privilege of the priesthood. They are like passengers on an airplane who spend their time grumbling about the size of the packet of peanuts while they are soaring through the air, far above the clouds—something ancient kings would have given all they possessed to try and experience just once!
"Brethren, we are blessed to be humble partakers of this great priesthood authority and power. Let us lift up our eyes and see, recognize, and accept this opportunity for what it really is."


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The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on Monday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to suspend the introduction of N5, 000 notes until the Senate was properly briefed.
Illustartion of the planned N5000 with leading female activists. Photo: Courtesy Vanguard newspaper.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Bassey Otu (PDP- Cross River) issued the directive while speaking to journalists in Abuja.Mr Otu said that the re-denomination of the currency required the approval of the National Assembly, warning that the CBN must avoid sending the wrong signals to stakeholders in the economy.
He said it was vital for the CBN to discuss the implications of the currency re-denomination with the Senate before it was implemented.
"I believe that a project of this nature requires parliamentary approval because there are numerous fiscal implications on the entire economy.
"The CBN must be very careful in order not to send the wrong signal to the domestic sector and external partners that the Nigerian currency is valueless.
"So, we are sending a letter to them (CBN) to stop all further actions on this until the Senate of the Federal Republic is properly briefed," he said.
He warned that the conversion of some denominations into coins would lead to a waste of public funds as the previous exercise did not yield the desired result.
"In 2005, the CBN undertook a major currency restructuring to re-coin some denominations which ran into billions of Naira.
"It did not work at all because both the goldsmiths and the blacksmiths converted the coins to moulding bangles, earrings and so on," he added.
The committee chairman said there were other mechanisms available to the apex bank to tackle the problem of inflation other than the re-nomination of the nation's currency.


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What is Anthony Kennedy Thinking?
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Associate Professor Sonja R. West published "What is Anthony Kennedy Thinking? Why the Supreme Court justice might decide we've been thinking about gay marriage all wrong" in Slate magazine regarding Kennedy's potential thought process and role in the Supreme Court's future same-sex marriage ruling. The article appeared on 6/12/13. Read the full article


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Republican donors with a disproportionate influence in the party would be perfectly happy to jettison the cause of immigration enforcement. They are fine with a flood of low-skilled immigrants competing with low-skilled American workers. And why shouldn't they be? These immigrants don't suppress their wages; they care for their children and clean their pools.
Whenever it is pointed out that illegal immigration tends to harm low-skilled workers already here, the comeback is the scurrilous canard that there are "some jobs that no Americans will do." But most hotel maids, construction workers, coal miners and workers in meatpacking — all tough, thankless jobs — are U.S.-born. If it is hard to entice legal workers into such positions, here is a radical concept: pay them more.
None of this is to deny that the GOP has a tonal problem on immigration or that Latino voters care deeply about the issue. But amnesty isn't a quick fix for the party's problems. Would that it were.


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NORM PATTIS: Quoting Founders doesn't win gun case
The words of Thomas Jefferson: "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
Said James Madison: "Disarm the people -- that is the best and most effective way to enslave them."
And Alexander Hamilton: "The constitution shall never be construed ... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
Good grief.
I've never understood why otherwise intelligent people are satisfied to let incantation of the words of the dead take the place of reasoned argument. What species of necromancy yields the delusion that reciting quotations is reason made manifest?
Not long ago, I was confronted by someone who quoted a Founder defiantly; she was confident, even haughty. She figured she had nailed me. I'd be forced to concede that guns are good.
"That's just white noise," I told her.
We don't use guns to defend against foreign invasion. We have no militia. Prattling on about guns and tyranny is plain stupid. No one uses guns in acts of political defiance against the government.
Instead, we just keep shooting one another, and then letting the government we fear lock us up for our violence. Guns are corporate candy.
I wish I could take seriously the gun-toters parroting the Founders. But I cannot. The last group in America to resort to arms in the name of freedom was the Black Panthers. I don't hear a lot of patriotic-sounding sentiments about the Panthers from the National Rifle Association.
We've more guns per capita than any other nation. We're better armed than the good people of the failed state of Somalia.
And now we've got folks calling for armed guards in the schools. Guns, guns, everywhere -- and the folks who sell them are laughing all the way to the bank.
We also have the highest incarceration rate on Earth. We lock up the most people, for longer sentences. And we call ourselves the land of the free.
I say we are the land of the people pretending to be free, and guns are corporate props sold to the credulous to keep them quiet. Give me a gun and tell me I am free. Tell me I can resist the tyrant. Never mind that the only person I will shoot is my neighbor.
Did you see the lawyer Martha Dean out on the hustings last week, thumping her messages of guns for liberty? She made a disastrous run for attorney general in 2010. Folks just didn't take her seriously when she proposed teaching kids about gun use in school.
She's strutting her stuff again. Perhaps she means to say that if only the poor kids at the Sandy Hook Elementary School had been armed and trained to shoot, the murders would not have occurred.
I guess this heroine of the NRA wants to be sure we're ready just in case the British decide to invade again. In the meantime, she'll content herself to taking swipes at that totalitarian and tyrant, President Barack Obama.
This week, two 4-year-olds got their hands on guns.
In Lebanon, Tenn., a lawman took some relatives into his bedroom to admire his gun collection. A short time later, a 4-year-old boy picked up a pistol and shot 47-year-old Josephine Fanning, killing her.
In New Jersey, another 4-year-old got one of the family's weapons, a .22-caliber rifle. He shot his 6-year-old playmate in the head, killing him.
I am reminded of Joe Camel and the appeal to young smokers decades ago. Smoking was cool. Stuff a coffin nail in your mouth, and you, too, could be a cowboy, just like the Marlboro Man.
It took work, but public opinion was transformed. Smoking is no longer cool. It is recognized as a public health problem. It's time to recognize that guns, too, are a public health issue. If part of the response entails amending the Constitution, so be it.
"You hypocrite," the gunsters croak. "How can you pick and choose which part of the Constitution to defend?" How can you not make choices? I respond.
I am no fan of government. I make my living picking fights with government in whatever courtroom will permit me to appear. Often, I think the government is wrong, misguided, stupid, wasteful. So, I listen with interest when I hear the gun lobby talk its talk about tyranny. But the gun groupies are just running their mouths.
Guns are sometimes deadly when we use them against one another in private acts of violence.
But most often they are mere social pacifiers. Pretend patriots arm themselves for a rebellion they have no interest in waging, relying on the white noise of a bygone era to justify transforming the nation into an armed camp.
Jefferson, I suspect, would be disappointed in how his words have been cheapened.
Norm Pattis, a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer with offices in Bethany and New Haven, blogs at www.pattisblog.com. Email: email@example.com.


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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced that their Reston/Town Center office had significant across the board increases in total sales, total sales volume and total listings.
December total sales increased 16.28 percent, total sales volume increased 59.25 percent and total listings increased 27 percent in comparison to the same figures in November 2002.
The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) held ceremonies to install its 2004 officers and directors on Dec. 10 at the Hyatt Regency Reston.
The following Realtors were sworn in as NVAR's 2004 officers:
Trish Szego, CRB, CRS, chairman of the Board, ERA Elite Group Realtors;
Tracy Pless, CRS, GRI, Chairman Elect, Long & Foster Real Estate;
Andy Lawless, CRS, CRB, Secretary/Treasurer, Long & Foster Real Estate; and
Esther Pryor, CRB, Immediate Past Chairman, Avery-Hess Realtors.
The following members were sworn in as NVAR's 2004 directors:
Mary Anthony, CIPS, CREA, GRI, Long & Foster Real Estate;
Mary Bayat, GRI, Long & Foster Real Estate;
Gail Belt, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage;
Sue Bowers, Suburban Appraisers & Consultants;
Florence Daniels, GRI, Governmental Employees;
Thomas Donegan, ABR, RE/MAX Premier;
Paul W. Foster, Long & Foster Real Estate;
Margaret Ireland, CRS, GRI, Weichert Realtors;
Luis Lama, CRS, GRI, Long & Foster Real Estate;
Jane Quill, GRI, RE/MAX Presidential;
Charles Search, GRI, Jobin Realty;
Steve Stein, CRS, GRI, Stein & Associates, Inc.;
Michael Turk, Weichert Realtors; and
Brad Wisley, ABR, Long & Foster Real Estate.
Coldwell Banker Residential is offering consumers a method to determine how much their Reston home would cost in other markets. The annual Home Price Comparison Index offers comparison to similar homes in typical, middle-management transferee neighborhoods in 317 markets across the country and Canada.
According to the study, a 2,200-square-foot home in the Reston area costs $413,975 as compared to approximately $427,000 for a similar home in San Diego, Calif. or $274,000 in Charleston, S.C. Visit www.coldwellbanker.com.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announces its top producers for the month of November. In the Reston office at 11890 Sunrise Valley Drive, Evan Johnson was top producer; in the Reston office at 1801 Reston Parkway, top producer was Kitty Bernard.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage also reported that their Reston/Town Center office had across the board increases in total sales, total sales volume and total listings for November. Total sales increased 40.22 percent, total sales volume increased 74 percent and total listings increased 24 percent in comparison to the same figures in November 2002.
The Reston Study Center has won a 2003 Land Conservation Award sponsored by the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, in cooperation with the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District and the Fairfax County Tree Commission. The award was in the category "Small Commercial." Al Zywar of Herman Stewart Construction Company was recognized for the project, receiving the award, "Outstanding Site Superintendent." Herman Stewart Construction also won "Outstanding Contractor."
Receiving the award for Tree Preservation went to 1925 Isaac Newton Square. The engineer on that project was VIKA, landscape architect was Thomas James & Assoc. and the tree care professional was The Care of Trees.
The awards honor "developers, designers, site superintendents and contractors whose projects best demonstrate excellence in erosion and sediment control design and implementation or a commitment to tree preservation and replacement in Fairfax County."


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International Literature
Displaying 1–20 of 2,909 International Literature in Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre
"Nothing about me without me": An interpretative review of patient accessible electronic health records
posted by WM Admin on 30 Jun 2015
The authors undertook a systematic review of reviews of the impact of giving patients record access from both a patient…
Community representation in hospital decision making: A literature review (Australia)
originally posted by WM Admin on 10 Feb 2015 and updated 29 Jun 2015
The author undertook an analysis of Australian literature that describes the barriers and enablers to community representation in hospital governance.…
Achieving greater consistency in telehealth project evaluations to improve organisational learning
posted by WM Admin on 29 Jun 2015
Telehealth pilot projects and trial implementations are numerous but are often not fully evaluated, preventing construction of a sound evidence…
Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis (UK)
posted by WM Admin on 29 Jun 2015
In this UK study, the authors investigated whether a programme of nurse education, implemented in four National Health Service dialysis…
Healthcare interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation: A review of efficacy, effectiveness and affordability for use in national guideline development
posted by WM Admin on 29 Jun 2015
"This paper provides a concise review of the efficacy, effectiveness and affordability of healthcare interventions to promote and assist tobacco…
Nutrition therapy in critically ill patients- a review of current evidence for clinicians
posted by WM Admin on 29 Jun 2015
"Nutrition has the potential to positively impact patient outcomes, is relatively inexpensive compared to other commonly used treatments, and is…
The correlates of chronic disease-related health literacy and its components among men: A systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 29 Jun 2015
This study investigated the correlates of men's health literacy and its components about major lifestyle-related diseases, namely ischaemic heart disease…
How do you know which health care effectiveness research you can trust? A guide to study design for the perplexed
posted by WM Admin on 26 Jun 2015
"This article focuses on a fundamental question: which types of health care studies are most trustworthy? That is, which study…
Cost-effectiveness analysis of adding pharmacists to primary care teams to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes: Results from a randomized controlled trial (Canada)
posted by WM Admin on 26 Jun 2015
The authors report that "adding pharmacists to primary care teams significantly improved blood pressure control and reduced predicted 10–year cardiovascular…
Exercise rehabilitation following intensive care unit discharge for recovery from critical illness (Cochrane review)
posted by WM Admin on 26 Jun 2015
In this Cochrane review, the authors investigated "... the effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation programmes, initiated after ICU discharge, for functional…
Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care (Cochrane review)
posted by WM Admin on 26 Jun 2015
"Medical day hospitals provide multidisciplinary health services to older people in one location". In this Cochrane review, the authors investigated…
The smoking population in the USA and EU is softening not hardening
posted by WM Admin on 26 Jun 2015
"It has been argued that as smoking prevalence declines in countries, the smokers that remain include higher proportions of those…
Evidence-based guidelines for pressure ulcer management at the end of life
posted by WM Admin on 26 Jun 2015
"This article discusses patient and risk assessment, prevention and care for pressure ulcers for the palliative care patient and the…
High performing hospitals: A qualitative systematic review of associated factors and practical strategies for improvement
posted by WM Admin on 25 Jun 2015
The objective of this study was to undertake a systematic review of qualitative literature to identify methods used to identify…
Factors influencing deprescribing habits among geriatricians (Australia)
posted by WM Admin on 24 Jun 2015
In this exploratory analysis, an anonymised electronic survey was disseminated to all members of an international geriatric society/local advanced trainee…
Supplement in the journal Tobacco Control focuses on the economics of tobacco control (free access)
posted by WM Admin on 24 Jun 2015
Tobacco Control, 24 (Suppl.3) focuses on the economics of tobacco control, presenting evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy…
eHealth2015 – Health informatics meets eHealth (conference proceedings)
posted by WM Admin on 23 Jun 2015
This open access book "presents the proceedings of the 9th scientific eHealth conference, the eHealth Summit Austria, held in Vienna,…
Improving support for heart failure patients: A systematic review to understand patients' perspectives on self-care
posted by WM Admin on 23 Jun 2015
In this systematic review, the authors aimed to develop "... patient-focussed recommendations to enhance support of heart failure self-care by…
Emergency department clinical redesign, team-based care and improvements in hospital performance (Australia)
posted by WM Admin on 22 Jun 2015
The authors describe the impact of an emergency department (ED) clinical redesign project that involved team-based care and early senior…
Interruptions and medication administration in critical care
posted by WM Admin on 22 Jun 2015
In this literature review, the authors investigate literature on the impact that interruptions have during medication administration within the paediatric…


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Gearbox Software returns with Battleborn
The developer of Borderlands returns with a new, yet familiar, project.
Have you been wondering what Gearbox Software has been up to, since it's not fully handling the development of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and has shuffled off Aliens: Colonial Marines like it didn't exist? Well, now we know. The developer has unveiled Battleborn, a new first-person adventure that will be published by 2K Games.
Game Informer reports that Battleborn is a "fusion of first-person shooting and loot-grabbling RPG elements in a living comic book art style." So, like Borderlands, except not. And with a medieval fantasy touch, it seems.
The game will feature MOBA-like elements put into a first-person perspective, and feature a huge gallery of playable characters, including some that can be unlocked over the course of the game.
A release date hasn't been given yet, but the game is in development for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Seeing as how PAX Prime is due next month (and Gearbox always plays a big hand during the show), you can probably expect more details around that time.
Robert Workman posted a new article, Gearbox Software returns with Battleborn.
The developer of Borderlands returns with a new, yet familiar, project.


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France…one of the most powerful nations in Europe, had fallen on hard times. The Bourbons, as lazy as they were extravagant, hath left the once mighty nation in bitter decay, but in such times, extraordinary men are born. This is the story of one such man…
Book I. Little Boy from Corsica
"Et Liberte du Mortem…Give me Liberty, or give me Death."…Maximilian Robespierre
Some men are born into greatness; others to witness them. My name is Allian Juppe. At different times, a vagabound, a soldier, adventurer…Once I was marshal, but perhaps, Napoleon gave that title too lightly, but then again, to be in the service of one such as him was a great honor.
Maximilian Robespierre, French Revolutionary leader during the Reign of Terror
I did not think much of him at first. Respect did not come naturally to one such as myself. Like all things in his life, Napoleon would come to earn it. He was but a boy in those days, and a small one at that. Shorter than his peers.
We had come to know each other in this elite school for the nobility. For Napoleon's father, Carlo Bonaparte, was one such noble. He hath been born in Corsica. In those days, it was but a weak Italian island-nation, and that the powerful armies of France hath conquered. Napoleon the boy was given to easy fits of tantrums that amused me and other classmates alike.
At times, he vowed to be a great man….one of destiny. But what could a minor noble like him ever hope to accomplish in the orpulent courts of Bourbon France? Tut…tut…was my response. The teacher would often punish the young Napoleon for his arrogance. "You are just a little boy!" Monsieur Gauchet would say. High regard was not one of the things either Gauchet or for that matter anyone held for Napoleon in those days.
When he was a young man, Napoleon left Paris to go back to his homeland where he got himself into some mighty problems at Ajaccio. In those days, the lush fields of Corsica was swarmed with Frenchmen who migrated into it. Young Napoleon got mixed up with the Corsican nationalist leader Paolo, who was trying to secede from France. There were many violent events. At one time, Napoleon had to flee from a burning storeroom, but his father's house at Ajaccio was no more. Luckily, only Paulo was executed.
There was no way for Napoleon to return to Corsica anymore. Like it or not, he had to become a Frenchmen like us. As it turns out, it would not be such a bad thing for him or us. Napoleon entered the Royal Military Academy and rose in rank, eventually becoming a lieutenant.
But France tw'as not such a peaceful country in those days. The Bourbon dynasty hath been a mighty nation under Louis XIV, but the only thing Louis XVI had in common to his grandfather was his name. His beautiful wife, Queen Marie Antoniette, was an Austrian, and a conceited one at that. She spent all her time partying in expensive garden balls, while the treasury wasted away and the people of France went hungry. Without the ready hands of Finance Minister Colbert to guide us, the price of bread skyrocketed, but the nobility continued to ignore the peasants.
There were many riots in those days. The Bourbons made few concessions to the peasants and did so only grudgingly. The brave hero, Marquis de Lafayette, who hath helped our allies, the Americans, against the British (our enemies) was made General of the Royal Guard. Despite his obvious fondness of revolutionary ideals, he was a high-born Marquis, and for that reason, King Louis trusted him with his life.
One day, a hungry young man who could not afford bread, that aromatic material on which all French men lived on, looked at the Palace of Versailles' gilded glass windows and saw high-born nobles gorging themselves upon food whilst he starved. He lifted a stone and threw it at the glass and shouted, "Et Liberte du Mortem!" ("Give me Liberty of Give me Death!")
The palace guards came out to get him, but the people hath armed themselves into a fearsome mob. Many of the guards sympathized with the citizens and refused to harm them. Soon, a Revolution was brewing in the Streets of Versailles and Paris, and the prisoners of the Bastille (a political prison) was breaking away. The situation hath come out of control.
King Louis, who was then dancing in his wife's ball, looked out and asked Lafayette, "Is it a riot (Fronde), my dear Marquis?"
But Lafayette replied, "No, your Majesty, it is a Revolution!"
For all his impeccable pedigree, Lafayette was a common man's man and a Revolutionary at heart. He sympathized with them, much as he had sympathized with the Americans fighting the British monarch, and it tw'as he that opened the gates of the Versailles Palace to the Revolutionaries.
The Bourbon dynasty was overthrown in a few weeks' time, and soon, King Louis's face was no longer in the punch bowl but under the guillotine of the Revolutionaries. They had remembered the repression and unjust treatment, and the ragged young man who hath first thrown the stone stood by King Louis's side at his sentencing. Maximillian Robespierre, leader of the Jacobin faction, pronounced Louis guilty of cruelty and gross negligence of his duties. The other Revolutionary leaders such as the Girodist leader Marat also came to fore, but amongst these men, only Maximillian could win the respect of the Army, men like myself and Napoleon Bonaparte.
And so it was in this manner that the Revolution happened and that Louis lost his head. Napoleon became a protégé of Maximilian, who persecuted many a troublesome counter-revolutionary and monarchist. There was not a day in France, then known of Maximilian's Reign of Terror, that Napoleon and myself did not executed someone who opposed the Revolution.
The rival faction leader, Marat, also grew in prominence. Many non-military groups sided with the Girondists against the Jacobins, and Marat was a man lost in the politics of power. He was more likely to raise his tongue in rhetoric and harangue than to raise his sword or musket against Robespierre, and it was known that like all good speakers he was less likely to listen than to talk.
One day, he was found dead in his bath tub, blood running deep through the pool of water. It was clear that the Girondist were defeated, but they would also avenge themselves for the death of Marat. After the death of Marat, the Jacobins came to dominate French politics even more, and killings and persecution of our political enemies became even more severe. A peasant was executed for decorating his home with King Louis's discarded regalia.
Finally, the other politicians rose up against Jacobin rule, and Robespierre was overthrown. The day Maximilian's head fell under the guillotine of the Moderates, the Moderate chose to discard the guillotine and use imprisonment instead. It was also the day Napoleon, myself, and many other officers fell from favor of the state. It was a low point in our career instead.
But times were different. The other nations of Europe still had kings. They watched France, a country that hath slain its own king, with suspicious eyes for danger, and they were all for destroying us. Soon, our enemies led by Britain would align. It was a time for trouble, and under such circumstances, heroes …would rise.


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Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is celebrating his big victory by throwing "teammate" Lance Armstrong under the bus, instead of pushing him under an actual moving bus, which would have made the race infinitely more exciting.
In this final update before we all stop caring about cycling for another year, the sport may have finally found the key to its future success—a hero and a villain. But which one is which? I can probably guess how most of the readers of this site feel, but the truth is that most Americans still love Lance Armstrong. A lot. And most of the world hates America and its champion. A lot. If that's not a recipe for smash mouth, cutthroat, in-you-face bike riding I don't know what is.
Contador arrived back in his homeland to the strains of his national anthem—which Tour officials forgot to play when he accepted his trophy—and then quickly mouthed off about his non-friend Lance, who was obviously not that helpful.
He is a great rider and has completed a great race, but it is another thing on a personal level, where I have never had great admiration for him and I never will."
Lance fired back via his only form of communication, Twitter:
Seeing these comments from AC. If I were him I'd drop this drivel and start thanking his team. w/o them, he doesn't win.
hey pistolero, there is no "i" in "team". what did i say in March? Lots to learn. Restated.
Burn? I guess. Anyway, in just 11 short months both men will be back in France with new teams and then the cycling smackdown is on. If only they would give the riders wifflebats to smack each other with as they dodge spectators on 45-degree inclines, then we'd have a real sport.
With Tour Over, Contador Reveals Dislike for Armstrong [NY Times]
AFP: Armstrong hits back at Contador criticism [AFP]
Armstrong sets the stage to be a Tour de France force in 2010 [USA Today]


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Snapshots from New Mexico: Obsessed with Green Chile
When it's autumn in New Mexico, the air is fragrant with the smell of fresh green chile roasting away, their pods turning as they roast, skins blackening and becoming paper-thin. In most towns, you'll find roasting contraptions stationed at farmers markets and even grocery stores.
New Mexicans will buy roasted green chile by the case and freeze it to use throughout the year. Puddles of green chile sauce appear on plates of burritos and enchiladas, more of a side dish than a garnish. This is perhaps the most surprising thing about green chile to the uninitiated: it's not very spicy. Instead, it's more vegetal and sweet tasting, and you spoon green chile sauce over everything, like gravy.
During a recent trip to northern New Mexico, Albuquerque presented plenty of opportunities to eat green chile. In addition to the oldies, like chile relleno and enchiladas, you'll find the local chili in a number of new and surprising ways. Green chile mac and cheese? Green chile BLT? Even green chile apple pie? Yes, please.
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Sixty percent of performance horses might have gastric ulcers, according to researchers who've peered inside stomachs to determine incidence. Fifty percent of foals could have them, and among racehorses the figure can be as high as 93%. In one study, more than one-third of leisure-riding horses exhibited at least mild ulcers and, in another, as many as 75% of Western pleasure horses developed gastric ulcers within eight days of moderate training. And you can't just wish them away: Only 4 to 10% of equine ulcers heal naturally without treatment.
If these kinds of statistics are causing you to get ulcers of your own, read on. Within the next few pages we'll explore the ins and outs of equine gastric ulcers, what researchers know about them, and how to treat them and decrease their likelihood of causing your horse distress.
The Equine Stomach
A horse's stomach is roughly the size and shape of an NFL football, but softer (and pinker). The lining of the esophagus, running down into it, is thin and smooth, much like the human esophageal lining. But while this lining stops at the stomach in humans, it extends all the way into the first third of the equine stomach, explains Patricia Harris, MA, PhD, VetMB, Dipl. ECVCN, MRCVS, director of science for Mars Horsecare, based in Milton Keynes, U.K., as well as in Dalton, Ohio. This is called the "non-glandular" region of the stomach.
Most vertebrate stomachs don't have this unique feature, says Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM-LA, Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association equine committee professor and director of the Equine Health Studies Program at Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine. Humans and just about every other mammal have "glandular" stomachs—meaning they are lined with thick, bumpy glands that produce digestive acids. They also possess a dense layer of mucus and bicarbonate (a pH buffer, also found in baking soda) that protects the wall from stomach acid. The nonglandular part of the horse's stomach lacks these protective qualities, though the other two-thirds of the horse's stomach is glandular.
As trickle-feeders eating small amounts over long periods of time (up to 18 hours per day), horses in a natural environment almost never have full or empty stomachs, says Harris. However, this is a scenario few domestic horses can experience anymore.
We tend to feed our horses—particularly high-performance animals—restricted hay amounts and high-energy, cereal-rich rationed meals once or twice a day that they consume rapidly, she says. In other words, we're feeding them like we'd feed a completely glandular-stomached human athlete (well, except for the hay!).
Researchers agree: The way we manage our horses, especially with too little forage and too much cereal-based feed, can put these animals at an increased risk for developing gastric ulcers.
So what happens when the horse's stomach runs on empty? Without a mat of chewed forage in the nonglandular region acting as a buffer, the smooth, nonglandular wall is left more vulnerable to the acids the glandular region produces. These can burn unprotected surfaces on contact. As the horse moves about in his stall, the acid sloshes around in his empty stomach. Now put a saddle on that horse and go for a ride—trotting, loping, galloping, and jumping—and visualize what's going on in that football-sized stomach. If you've ever ridden with a water bottle in your saddle bag or pocket, you get the idea: The liquid splashes everywhere, against all inner surfaces of the bottle. All that splashing in your horse's stomach can cause burning acid to land on the non-glandular region, says Harris.
The Anatomy of an Ulcer
Ulcers develop like any open wounds would, says Andrews, just on the stomach wall. Researchers report that 60-80% of equine ulcers show up on the nonglandular region. They are painful, similar to a raw skin wound—and especially so when they come in contact with rough feeds, the facing stomach wall, and, above all, those stomach acids. And like a skin wound, they're also subject to secondary infection with abundant opportunistic bacteria in the equine stomach.
The discomfort an ulcer causes can turn a horse into a "picky eater" or quell his appetite entirely, says Harris. Affected horses might also show signs of colic, decreased performance, or even behavior problems. Although veterinarians have tried developing several diagnostic tests, one of the most reliable methods to confirm equine gastric ulcer syndrome is -gastroscopy—viewing the horse's stomach through a tube passed down through the nostril.
Glandular Ulcers: A Painful Minority
Even though they represent the minority, ulcers in the glandular region are no less important, says Harris. They can hurt just as much and cause just as many performance and behavior problems as nonglandular ulcers.
Such ulcers often result from stress and/or the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as phenylbutazone (Bute) or flunixin meglumine (Banamine), Andrews says. This is especially true in horses treated long-term for chronic arthritis, chronic laminitis, or other causes of lameness.
They can also develop from disturbances to the stomach's mucosa, says Harris. "There are several different causative factors, including decreased mucus secretion and an increased acid secretion from the glands," she explains. "In some cases this results in inflammation, which in turn leads to erosion. Once that happens, you get additional acid damage and ulceration."
Acid-Stopping Omeprazole
The Food and Drug Administration approved omeprazole—sold commercially as GastroGard for horses—for equine use in 1999 as a way to increase the stomach's pH levels, thereby reducing acid production. By limiting this production, existing ulcers can heal and new ulcers can be prevented.
Andrews reports omeprazole's success has been significant, with an efficacy rate of nearly 80% in his studies. It has relieved the discomfort of millions of horses battling gastric ulcers. So with this wonder drug available, why are we even considering how to manage ulcers?
Simply put, omeprazole isn't an end-all solution. It's a good cure, Andrews says, but we can't rely on it long-term. Omeprazole's mechanism of action is to modify the horse's natural digestive system as well as the stomach's pH -balance—which can affect the entire body's pH levels. Playing with a horse's natural pH balance might raise significant long-term health risks.
While researchers have shown that the standard 28-day omeprazole treatment program is safe for horses, Andrews says little is known about its long-term effects. Long-term use of the human equivalent, Prilosec, in people can lead to significant alterations in the hormone levels the body produces, mainly causing bone reabsorption after a number of years.
Cost is another issue. Depending on the region and veterinarian, omeprazole treatment can cost upwards of $40-50 per day.
Even more important, though, is the drug's reactionary effect. When omeprazole adjusts pH levels, the horse's hormonal system receives a message that the pH is out of balance and tries to create more acid to compensate. Acid production is blocked, and the hormonal system tries harder, sending the horse's body into a spiral of increased acid production -messaging—production that never occurs. The day omeprazole administration stops, the stomach releases an increased amount of acid, causing an "acid rebound" effect and upsetting the pH balance in the opposite direction–which might make the horse all the more vulnerable to ulcers. "Now we're looking at weaning horses off the omeprazole so their pH values can gradually adjust back to normal," Andrews says.
"Natural" Ulcer Treatments
The Internet offers unlimited alternative options of "natural" products claiming to "cure" or "prevent" ulcers, but owners should be wary of these claims, Andrews says. "There are hundreds of supplements out there with no research to suggest that they have anything to do with the treatment or prevention of ulcers," he notes.
Sometimes product labels do provide scientific data, but these are often extrapolated from experiments performed in other species. And as we've learned, horses do not have the same kind of stomach as most other species. If the supplement label doesn't specify results from a controlled trial on horses, Andrews says, better to avoid it.
Tried and True Supplements
In the meantime, researchers have been looking into what supplements can be useful for horses. Unfortunately, the results aren't very exciting yet, but Andrews says they do offer some hope.
In 2012 his team investigated sea buckthorn berries and pulp in a liquid extract, marketed as SeaBuck SBT Gastro-Plus, for ulcer prevention. They found that the extract had no effect on ulcer development in the nonglandular region. However, they did note a significant reduction in the number and severity of ulcers in the glandular region in treated horses.
Results from his team's 2012 study of Egusin, a supplement that contains apple pectin and lecithin and a buffering agent, suggested that it might help decrease gastric ulcer severity—but only after five weeks of treatment.
Then they looked at a combination of supplements, mixing sea buckthorn extract with pectin and lecithin in a product called SmartGut Ultra. This supplement appeared to be the best combination: When the researchers started administering it at the same time as omeprazole to treat existing ulcers, they found it was effective in helping prevent ulcers from reoccurring two weeks after omeprazole was stopped (see TheHorse.com/32135).
While supplements could be helpful, Andrews cautions that they should never be considered a replacement for omeprazole. "You need to use GastroGard for the prescribed period of time and then continue the horse on the supplement if you're using one," he says. "We think that GastroGard is the silver bullet for healing gastric ulcers, but we want to improve the overall health of the stomach after the horse is taken off the medication."
Management Tactics
Omeprazole works to stop acid production and supplements can sometimes help reduce acid amounts, but Harris says feeding and management practices might be your best bet to help protect against acid damage.
First and foremost, don't let your horse's stomach become empty. "Avoid long periods of time without feed—especially forage," she says. Chewing sufficient amounts of forage offers two ulcer-prevention benefits: It not only increases acid-buffering saliva production (see sidebar on page 20) but also creates and supports a buffer layer of forage within the stomach, repelling acid splashes. Ideally, horses should consume small amounts of forage for as much time as possible throughout the day. They can do this with constant access to pasture or other forage. If weight gain is a concern, you can use feeders and hay nets (even doubled hay nets) to help slow your horse's consumption of his forage ration.
Additionally, make sure horses always have access to water, whether they're stalled or turned out, says Harris.
Minimize high-starch, cereal-rich concentrated feed quantities, as they promote acid production by the bacteria in the stomach, she says. Consider including feed ingredients that might act as good natural acid buffers, such as a bit of alfalfa.
Take-Home Message
While dealing with gastric ulcers might seem like a rite of passage for sport horses, we can still be active in curing them and reducing risk for their development. Through careful management and smart feeding habits and by proactively treating affected horses with a proven medication, we can contribute to bettering our horses' welfare and comfort.


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Success Outside the Dress Code
The subtle cues that help nonconformists break from the pack and thrive; Power of sweatpants
Anyone who has felt like the odd duck of the group can take heart from new research from Harvard Business School that says sticking out in distinct ways can lend you an air of presence or influence.
Standing out in certain circumstances, like wearing sweats in a luxury store, also appears to boost an individual's standing.
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This time last year, I was still relatively new in my post as Community Archaeology Manager for Oxford Archaeology and renewing acquaintance with the many active community archaeology groups in Cambridgeshire. I've been charged with supporting the legacy of the Jigsaw Cambridgeshire project. It started as a five-year Heritage Lottery Funded project (2011-2016) by Oxford Archaeology East and Cambridgeshire County Council to assist local history and archaeological societies in historical research, excavation, artefact identification, recording, and much more. Since the end of the Heritage Lottery Funded term, we've continued to provide support to the societies affiliated to Jigsaw and maintained the resources bought and developed during the project.
In 2017, we've hosted 2 meetings of the community groups at Bar Hill, affiliated a new society, the Jigsaw website has been redesigned and relaunched, a new artefact identification guide on early prehistoric pottery has been added to the thirty-two existing Best Practice Users' Guides already available, and the groups continue to undertake their own research and fieldwork, reporting on the results to Cambridgeshire HER and sharing their discoveries with others locally.
I was delighted to recognise a photo on Historic England South West's Twitter feed yesterday showing the Warboys Archaeology Group. This was to launch Historic England's latest report on 'Heritage and Society' which features Jigsaw on page 4 as a best practice case study for community archaeology. If there's been one lasting legacy of the Jigsaw project, it has been the creation of a network of like-minded people who support one another, sharing skills, knowledge and resources.
Earlier in the week, I spent the morning in the village of Covington, on the western edge of the county bordering Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. Two people who have been the driving force behind the Covington History Group are leaving the village this summer so I was there to meet a couple of the other members who are taking over the reins. It was an opportunity to introduce myself to them, learn about their vision for the group with a smaller membership and discuss what support they need. Starting with test pit excavations during the first year of Jigsaw in 2011, Covington have since undertaken fieldwalking, geophysical survey and excavation, hosting the Jigsaw training excavation for other volunteers in 2015. In 2014, they were awarded a Heritage Lottery Grant for their project 'Looking back, moving forward: Learning and sharing through archaeology in Covington.' As part of this project, the group had pottery identification training sessions and put together their own local reference collection including Prehistoric and Saxon pottery, Roman and Medieval. I particularly enjoyed the chance to see this fantastic resource and to walk around the village to see the sites the group have investigated in recent years. Covington History Group are a testament of what the enthusiasm and interest of a few individuals can achieve with guidance, training and resources from the professional heritage sector which, as the Heritage and Society report illustrates, can have an enormous impact on society as a whole. I'm very proud to say that I play a small part of that in Cambridgeshire in continuing the Jigsaw legacy.
Clemency Cooper is the Community Archaeology Manager for Oxford Archaeology, based at our East office in Cambridge. For more information about Oxford Archaeology and our work with community groups and schools, visit our website: https://oxfordarchaeology.com/community-training


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Dr. Daniel Wolpaw, professor of medicine and humanities, has been appointed director of The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, effective Aug. 15.
Originally established as the Center for Humanistic Medicine in 1979 and renamed The Doctors Kienle Center in 1991, this center supports education and research aimed at promoting a humane, compassionate and patient-centered approach to medicine. The center is named in honor of Dr. Lawrence F. Kienle and the late Dr. Jane Witmer Kienle, whose generous support has been vital in advancing the center's mission.
For the past seven years, the Kienle Center has been led by Dr. Philip Wilson, professor of humanities. Wilson will be leaving the College of Medicine in August to become chair of the department of history at East Tennessee State University. Wolpaw is a lifelong medical educator with a passion for the humanities and has agreed to take on the task of leading the center following Wilson's departure.
Wolpaw joined Penn State Hershey in January after three decades on the faculty at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Board certified in internal medicine and emergency medicine, he earned his doctorate of medicine at Case Western after receiving his undergraduate education at Amherst College; he completed a residency in family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina following his internal medicine internship at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. Wolpaw has published extensively in journals such as Academic Medicine, Medical Education and the New England Journal of Medicine and has served on the faculty for the Harvard-Macy Program for Educators in the Health Professions. A member of Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society, he is frequently invited to speak at national and international meetings on medical education.


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Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes is off to a splendid start this year, and just watching him play, you can tell he has superstar potential. Hell ... he could very well be the next Brett Myers!
Dukes' wife, NiShea Gilbert, 26, a teacher at Beth Shields Middle School in Ruskin, told the court in another filing Thursday that her husband threatened to kill her and sent a photo of a handgun to her cell phone. She played the St. Petersburg Times a voice mail message she said was from Dukes:
"You dead, dawg," says an angry voice. "I ain't even bullshitting. Your kids, too."
The St. Petersburg Times also tells of the time that Dukes stormed into his wife's middle school, screaming at her to the point that she called a deputy, who banned him from the property. You have to admit, though, that Dukes' five-tool talents are prominently on display here: He'll not only kill her, but her kids too. Versatile, that guy.
Ballplayer's Wife: He Threatened Me, Kids [St. Petersburg Times]


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Serial projects, that is, ones that are repeated at daily intervals for a set period of time, are really an exemplification of self discipline and ferocious creativity. One such example is a project called 100 Hoopties by Detroit-bred, Los Angeles-based designer and cyclist Jenny Beatty. While completing a masters program at SVA in NYC, Beatty spent one hundred consecutive days immersed in her two loves: design and cycling. Beatty exercised her stellar design skills and unending creativity while reimagining iconic pieces of artwork using only scrapped bicycle parts. In her own words, "The idea came about very serendipitously. I was living above a bike shop that was going out of business, and would walk past coming home every night to a sidewalk filled with left over "junk". One day I came across a pretty much new set of mustache handlebars with butchers basket and snapped the gem up for future use. The bars/basket sat on my landing for the next 5 months – taunting me to do something with them. When the time came to submit our ideas for 100 days – I tried to think of something that would summarize my life of cyclist and graphic designer. As I was writing out my thoughts, I kept trying to find ways to use this basket and handlebars but it wasn't until I started thinking about taking it apart that the magic happened." Magical, indeed. Here are a few of our favorites.
More serial projects here and here and here.
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