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I'm munching on a special chocolate mix from Choco Sol. The slab of sun-dried, bicycle-powered and volcanic-stone-ground chocolate contains cacao, agave, amaranth, vanilla, cinnamon, ginko biloba, gotu kola, and ginseng, and is supposed to be good for memory and concentration.
I hadn't heard anything from my KMD2004 groupmates all weekend, so I was rather worried about the integrative summary that we were supposed to pass on Monday. I couldn't find any drafts on the wiki or the shared workspace. If I had to write everything from scratch by myself just to make sure that we'd get it in before the deadline, I was going to do so. They could always make it up to me for the next assignment. ;)
I wasn't looking forward to working on a Sunday night, but I hadn't had the time to work on it during the previous week. Besides, I could consider Saturday as my downtime day for the week.
I sent my groupmates e-mail telling them I was going to write the summary, and I gave them my MSN and Yahoo! instant messaging details just in case they were online on a Sunday night. I started a document on Google Docs (formerly known as Writely) and sketched the outline just like I'd blogged my way past a writer's block for my background article.
I was pleasantly surprised by the quick response of my groupmates. MJ sent me an instant message on MSN. I asked him to reformat the appendices to have consistent citation styles while I worked on the summary. Dave came online after a short while. After some trouble with the invitations, we managed to get everyone on the same page.
I set up a group chat using Bitlbee, the IM to IRC gateway that I use to chat within Emacs. We coordinated our actions using instant messaging while I fleshed out the summary. Dave couldn't work on the document right then, but he could look over my work to see where the article was going. I added some notes about the structure of the document so that we had a coherent, logical flow.
My computer crashed twice because I ran out of memory. (OpenOffice + Firefox + Emacs = not good!) Good thing I was drafting the document in Google Docs, which auto-saved the document every few seconds and allowed people to keep reading it while I rebooted.
I sketched the document and condensed my paper before fatigue set in. I left the paper in their capable hands, and I'm sure it will get done by tomorrow.
I couldn't imagine doing this without real-time collaboration tools like instant messaging and Google Docs. Imagine what it would have been like, having to e-mail documents around? It would have been such a hassle for me to keep people up to date.
Hooray for Net collaboration and awesome groupmates!
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This week, I concentrated on schoolwork and got quite a lot of things done. Mark and I submitted my CAS project report and request for more funding. I wrote an essay modeling the effect of open source on developers in developing countries according to actor-network theory, and I'm relatively happy with my analysis. I'll post it after I get feedback from the professor. I also worked a little bit on my statistics assignment, although I'll probably go for the extension on that assignment. (5% reduction for an extra four days? Sold!) I worked on my research prototype too, exploring different ways to geolocate IBMers for my search engine. And I've just blogged about the integrative summary due tomorrow...
How I managed to find the time for all the other things this week, I don't know. At Tuesday's UsabilityCamp and Wednesday's Mesh planning party, I met so many cool and interesting people. I also got told that I must be the best branded student at the University of Toronto, and more than a few people remembered me as a tech evangelist. ;) I'm famous!
I read a good book, too. Robert G. Allen's book "Creating Wealth" is well-written and advises people to get into real estate, providing many concreate examples and strategies. I find "Creating Wealth" to be a better read than Robert Kiyosaki's books, like the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" series.
I started a new hobby: jewelry-making. I had picked up beads and other materials at the Toronto Bead Fair last Sunday. On Tuesday, I made a four-stranded bracelet with faux pink rose pearls. It'll look even better once I figure out how to do knots properly. I wore the bracelet to UsabilityCamp, making the malong I wore look even more formal. I made matching earrings, too.
And Friday - Friday was fun! To celebrate Simon's 26th birthday, I conspired with his friends and family to toast him at a surprise party with cheese and champagne. I had to drop a few hints to make sure that he'd keep the evening free. His surprise and happiness was well worth the agony and excitement of anticipation. =)
Saturday was odd, though. Simon and I ran into one of those cultural crossed wires, which I'll probably blog or LJ or e-mail at some point when I understand it better. Things are better now, but I still need to think it through.
Oh, Happy Feet was a *delightful* movie. I'd watch it again. =)
Terrific week for growth, even though some of that hurt a lot...
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While the Obama administration keeps up pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cap Jewish settlement expansion, locally based US diplomats are cultivating ties with the very communities they consider an obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state.
Their findings, which are passed on to US officials and policymakers, are likely to become more valuable at a time when the US is publicly prodding Israel to stop settlement expansion for the first time in two decades – forcing Mr. Netanyahu into a balancing act between Israel's closest ally and one of his key constituencies.
"I don't think there's anyone in any other diplomatic missions or in the Israeli government that is solely focused on this issue. They had particularly good access," said a former United Nations diplomat who served in Jerusalem and declined to be named.
"It's a complicated terrain in the West Bank," he said in a phone interview. "While there's seemingly a lot of information out there, a lot of it is politically biased. It was always helpful to get straight information."
Opinions in the settlements are key
The US envoy appointed to monitor the implementation of the road map, Gen. Paul Selva, was scheduled to visit the region this week, according to the US diplomat.
In recent years, a succession of young political officers from the US consulate in Jerusalem have met with leaders in places ranging from the staid "settlement blocs" near the Green Line – Israel's pre-1967 border – to isolated ideological settlements, including unauthorized outposts.
A spokesman for the US consulate in Jerusalem declined to comment on the work of the settler liaison except to say it is not secret, but a US diplomat said the idea is to gather information.
"We need to know what these people are thinking to better understand the issues," the diplomat said.
Political officers: In-house reporters for diplomats
Indeed, political officers function as in-house reporters for diplomatic communities, winning the trust of local officials – and reaping insider information. The findings are passed on to an interested audience of policymakers back in Washington, Western diplomats in the region, and the team of US officials monitoring Palestinian and Israeli compliance with commitments under the road map peace plan.
Though the US can monitor settlement expansion with satellite photography, the dialogue offers provide a nonconfrontational way for diplomats to get an on-the-ground look that offers a resolution unavailable from spy equipment.
By contrast, monitors from antisettlement nongovernment groups like Israel's Peace Now are often met with hostility when they meet settlers. The information is also considered valuable because the settlers are generally reluctant to speak openly with foreign and local Israeli media.
The nearly 300,000 settlers in the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, are spread over a diverse range of settlements. They have political influence that is disproportionate to their percentage of Israel's population of 7 million.
A recent visit
Akiva Ovitz, an aide to the mayor of the settlement of Beitar Illit, said that a political officer visited the city just a few weeks ago. He cast the relationship in a positive light.
"They want to hear how the city is developing, what is happening with building plans, and with the population," he said. "It's to keep in touch with the settlements and to hear about their needs."
But the policy shift under President Obama has made some settlers less receptive about meeting the diplomats. That's because settlers consider the Obama administration's public criticism of the settlements meddling in Israel's sovereign affairs and a possible precursor to settlement evacuations.
Daniella Weiss, a former mayor of the settlement of Kedumim in the northern West Bank who has also helped settler youths set up outposts, says she had become accustomed to annual visits by US diplomats and took them seriously. But recently, she declined a request.
"I felt that they are alienated and they don't feel solidarity. I said I don't see a point in these meetings," she says. "I am also critical of the president.... The US wants to weaken our hold here."
Settlers hope frequent visits will change views
Even so, many remain open about the opportunity to state their case directly to a representative of the US. The settlers believe that the US diplomats may be more easily convinced if they only visit.
Yigal Amitay, a spokesman for the settlement of Yitzhar, boasts of a "heartfelt" meeting with a previous political officer he called "Matityahu," Hebrew for Matthew. Discussions usually covered topics ranging from clashes between settlers and Palestinians to the ideological bent of Yitzhar, a small settlement infamous as a source of vigilantism against Palestinians and even against the Israeli army. His main criticism was that political officers' tour of duty in the West Bank is not long enough to understand the nuances of the settler community.
"I think the interest of America is that there shouldn't be another Khomeini-ist country in the Middle East," says Mr. Amitay. "Through an honest dialogue, they will understand that it's in their interest to oppose a Palestinian state."
Though Amitay referred to Mr. Obama's efforts to repair US relations with the Muslim world as "naive," he says he's still waiting for the consulate political officer to call for a meeting.
Others, however, are more suspicious. Shaul Goldstein, the head of the settlers council in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem, recently met with former President Jimmy Carter. But he complained that the discussions are not held on a high-enough level.
"We call them the CIA agents because we never know who they are," he said in a recent phone conversation. "It's not enough because it's too far from the decisionmakers."
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Cross-examination of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell ended Tuesday afternoon in the corruption trial of McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. But that was not before the ex-governor faced the most pointed questions yet.
The jury could get the case by the end of the week, Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reported. Bob McDonnell's defense has one more witness, and Maureen McDonnell's defense says it needs only three hours.
"I love my wife," Bob McDonnell said as he left court Tuesday. "I've known her 41 years, and it's been a very, very difficult period."
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The prosecution grilled the former governor on the specific timeline of when he received the gifts and loans from businessman Jonnie Williams, trying to make the case that it lines up with McDonnell promoting Williams' company and its tobacco-based supplement Anatabloc.
But on the stand McDonnell was adamant that the money he received from Williams in 2012 was for MoBo, the small real estate company he owned with his sister -- not for him personally and not in exchange for favors.
McDonnell got stern at times, telling the prosecutor, "If you're suggesting that I got a $50,000 loan for MoBo in order that I get Mr. Williams' calls returned then you're completely off base."
The prosecutor responded, "No sir, that's not what I'm suggesting."
For most of the day, prosecutors asked Bob McDonnell about a series of emails and notes in February 2012 in which McDonnell was trying to finalize a $50,000 loan from Williams to MoBo.
While that was going on, the McDonnells prodded state officials about doing research to help Anatabloc, prosecutors said.
McDonnell insists the loan from Williams was a business transaction between friends, not payback for his help in promoting Anatabloc.
Prosecutor Michael Dry asked point blank, "You knew that March 6, 2012, loan was really a personal loan to you?"
McDonnell replied loudly, angrily: "Mr. Dry, that is absolutely false! It is a loan to MoBo."
Tuesday marked the 22nd day of the trial of the former first couple of Virginia, who are charged with accepting more than $177,000 in gifts and loans from Williams, the former CEO of Star Scientific Inc. Prosecutors allege those gifts were in exchange for promoting Anatabloc.
At one point, the judge expressed frustration at how long the trial is taking.
"Everybody, let's tighten this up," he shouted.
Judge: "He (prosecutor) had a question. He (McDonnell) didn't have an answer.... Everybody let's tighten this up!" @nbcwashington — David Culver (@David_Culver) August 26, 2014
Jurors were shown emails that were sent six minutes apart. McDonnell asked Williams about documents to finalize the $50,000 loan, and then told his staffer to "see me about [A]natabloc issues" at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia.
McDonnell responded forcefully when questioned about the emails.
The most he did for Williams, he said, was trying to get in him touch with the proper people who could evaluate his request.
"We don't make decisions based on money. No sir," McDonnell said.
Prosecutor Michael Dry also asked him about a former administration official's testimony that he asked her to meet with representatives of Williams' company nine days after the $50,000 check was deposited into a MoBo account. McDonnell said he did not remember making such a request.
McDonnell said his email to his staffer and lawyer, Jason Eige, was "to ask him to get a phone call returned, which I've done thousands of times. It's basic constituent service."
Jurors also saw an email that Maureen McDonnell sent to Eige earlier that month in which she wrote, "Gov wants to know why nothing has developed w[ith] studies after Jonnie gave $200,000. I'm just trying to talk w[ith] Jonnie[.] Gov wants to get this going w[ith] VCU MCV. Pls let us know what u find out after we return." The email then provides Williams' cell phone number.
Under the timeline developed by prosecutors, Maureen McDonnell sent the email while she and the governor were riding in a car together to a political event.
Bob McDonnell said he was not pressing for information on the studies, and he didn't know why his wife said as much in an email. Prosecutor Michael Dry responded with incredulity.
"Your wife was misleading one of your most trusted advisers?" Dry said.
"I don't know. I'm saying that is not true," McDonnell said.
He testified last week that Williams deserved at least a returned phone call, even if VCU and U.Va. had no interest in studying Anatabloc.
Instead of making a cash loan, Williams initially proposed letting McDonnell borrow shares of Star Scientific stock that he could use as collateral for a loan from a brokerage. McDonnell denied that the stock transfer was scrubbed because it would have triggered public reporting requirements, saying he was still negotiating with Williams when the check arrived to help with the two Virginia Beach vacation rental properties McDonnell owns with his sister.
The prosecution showed evidence of text messages, emails and handwritten notes that McDonnell kept, showing he and Williams discussing a stock loan transfer in early 2012. McDonnell's notes suggest that Williams could not sell some of his own stock so he'd transfer it.
That would've given the McDonnells thousands of dollars more.
In court Thursday, a prosecutor asked, "In essence [you'd get] $187,000 worth and all you have to pay him [Williams] back is $110,000?"
McDonnell responded, "I don't know, sir. This is a proposal that never happened.... It was a discussion."
The properties lost $40,000 to $60,000 annually. McDonnell rejected Dry's suggestion that those losses were not sustainable, saying the goal was to build equity over the long haul.
Dry then played a television interview from 2012 that showed McDonnell talking about cutting spending to balance the state budget. McDonnell told a Fox News interviewer that government has to balance its checkbook just like people do at home.
"You can't spend more than you have for any period of time or you go broke," McDonnell said.
Bob #McDonnell's words coming back to haunt him court today as prosecutor attacks his finances & plays this clip: http://t.co/kmK74TdjWl — Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) August 26, 2014
During re-direct, McDonnell's lawyer asked, "Did you in fact balance the state budget?"
McDonnell responded, "Four years in a row.... My team did a great job."
During cross-examination, Dry also questioned McDonnell closely on the status of his friendship with Williams. Prosecutors allege that Williams was not so much a personal friend to McDonnell as he was a source of cash to the McDonnells, who carried large personal debts. They pointed out numerous documents and emails in which McDonnell routinely misspelled Williams' first name.
Dry even mocked McDonnell at times Tuesday, spotlighting the many times the then-governor misspelled his "friend's" name as Johnnie instead of Jonnie. Dry asked sarcastically, "Is it typical you don't know how to spell your friends' names?"
"I misspelled his name, yes sir," McDonnell said. "I've misspelled other people's names."
Prosecutor again spotlights fact that #McDonnell still misspells "Johnnie" Williams name in the May 2012 thank you text for a $20K loan. — Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) August 26, 2014
During re-direct, McDonnell's defense attorney revisited the points made by the prosecution and let Bob McDonnell shed further light into his marriage with Maureen.
The former governor said there was tension on a Florida getaway in March 2012, and that the couple spent a lot of time reading.
He also said he went to Jeanine, their eldest daughter, to vent. "I told her I was worried about her mom because of these chronic flashes of anger," he said.
In response to images of the couple holding hands while going in and out of court a few months ago, McDonnell's defense attorney asked, "Does that reflect some difference in the true nature of your relationship?"
McDonnell answered, "No."
He also said being charged in the corruption case in January was "crushing."
"We haven't had more than a speeding ticket... [T]o be charged with 14 felonies was just a crushing experience for my wife and I, of course I wanted to support her; she wanted to support me," he said.
His defense attorney asked, "Have you learned more [about your wife] in real time?"
McDonnell replied, "Yes, I have."
The defense is claiming all the evidence handed over to them by the prosecution came 45 days before the trial, as was required. As McDonnell went through the pictures, text messages and emails, the defense claims the former first couple's relationship worsened.
The defense also pointed out that no search warrant was executed to get all the evidence from McDonnell.
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There are not many things that can beat the whole grain bread, unless it's 8 delicious little whole grain breadrolls ;-) These are perfect for breakfast, and you can easily prepare and bake them in one evening, for e.g. Sunday breakfast! :-)
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants have a flexible pitching schedule in mind for right-hander Ryan Vogelsong that would enable him to rejoin the starting rotation by mid-August.
Vogelsong, who's recovering from a fractured pinkie on his throwing hand, will throw to hitters in "live" batting practice Saturday for the first time since incurring the injury May 20.
"That's a pretty good sign that you're on your way," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Friday.
Assuming that Vogelsong's BP session proceeds smoothly, he might start in an injury-rehabilitation outing with Triple-A Fresno or Class A San Jose sometime next week.
Then, after accompanying the Giants to the White House for the World Series champions' ceremonial meeting with President Obama on July 29, Vogelsong is expected to report to the Giants' Double-A Richmond affiliate to start at least once and probably twice.
Vogelsong threw two bullpen sessions off of a mound at the Giants' training complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., during the All-Star break, which fueled his confidence for Saturday's drill. "I'm assuming that everything is going to go well," he said, calling the experience of facing hitters a "good test."
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CHICAGO >> Derek Jeter had four hits and Masahiro Tanaka rebounded nicely from his first major league loss, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Brett Gardner had a big two-run single in New York's four-run second inning as the Yankees closed out an extended stay in Chicago with a pair of wins against the White Sox. Brian Roberts added a solo homer in the eighth in his return to the lineup after missing a game with a sore right knee.
Tanaka (7-1) pitched into the seventh inning as New York improved to 3-3 on its unusual nine-game trip to Chicago and St. Louis. The Yankees split two games against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, and then had another split in their four-game set on Chicago's South Side.
Conor Gillaspie had two hits and drove in a run for the White Sox, who had won eight consecutive home games against New York before Saturday's loss. Andre Rienzo (4-1) struck out seven in five innings, but allowed four earned runs and seven hits.
Jeter once again heard loud cheers throughout the day in what likely was his final game in Chicago. The 13-time All-Star plans to retire after the season.
The White Sox honored the captain of the Yankees with a pregame video and presented the 39-year-old shortstop with three gifts: a baseball-themed bench made by former White Sox and Yankees player Ron Kittle, enclosed infield clay from the shortstop area at U.S. Cellular Field and a $5,000 donation to Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation.
Jeter waved to the sellout crowd of 39,142 after he received the gifts from White Sox slugger Paul Konerko, who also plans to retire after the season. He also acknowledged the home dugout, where the White Sox applauded the pregame ceremony from the top step.
Once the game started, it was all business for Jeter.
He drove in Roberts with his second single in the second. He tripled past diving center fielder Adam Eaton in the fourth and scored on Rienzo's wild pitch, and then added another run-scoring single in the sixth.
The crowd gave Jeter a standing ovation when he batted for the last time in the eighth, and then applauded again when he struck out swinging to end the inning. It was Jeter's first four-hit game since a 9-6 loss at the White Sox on Aug. 20, 2012.
New York's 10-hit attack was more than enough for Tanaka, who allowed one run and five hits in 6 2-3 innings. The Japanese right-hander struck out six and walked two in his 10th major league start.
Tanaka was coming off a 6-1 loss to the lowly Cubs on Tuesday that ended his unbeaten streak at 42 regular-season starts. He had been 34-0 in Japan and North America the last two seasons, though he did drop Game 6 of the Japan Series last year before earning the save in Game 7.
NOTES: It was Jeter's first triple since New York's 22-9 victory over Oakland on Aug. 25, 2011. ... Yankees RHP Michael Pineda is scheduled to pitch two innings in an extended spring training game on Tuesday. Pineda was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 6 with a shoulder muscle injury. ... RHP Frank Francisco, who was designated for assignment when the White Sox activated Chris Sale on Thursday, declined his minor league assignment and became a free agent. ... The White Sox traded minor league C Hector Gimenez to Toronto for cash. ... Yankees slugger Carlos Beltran will attempt some dry swings in New York on Monday. Beltran is out with a bone spur in his right elbow that could require surgery. ... The White Sox host Cleveland on Monday in the opener of a three-game series. The Yankees travel to St. Louis to begin a three-game set against the Cardinals.


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The calm residential neighbourhoods of Kowloon hide a variety of malls.
Mong Kok is Hong Kong's most congested shopping and residential district, but don't let that scare you away. The neon-bathed historic streets that wind through one of the densest parts of the world are worth visiting - just for the 'peoplescapes' alone. It just so happens that the shopping is excellent too.
The neighbourhood includes one of Hong Kong's most popular markets, the Ladies' Market, and also has a ton of shopping streets, which are a common feature in southern China. Conveniently, these are where a cluster of merchants sell one type of product on a single street. Mong Kok has entire streets and street sections dedicated to the sale of goldfish, flowers, birds, sneakers, and kitchenware.
Just about everything from bargain household objects to luxury jewellery is bought, sold and haggled over in Mong Kok. Sai Yeung Choi Street sells electronics, cosmetics and clothes; Shantung Street and Dundas Street are where you can pick up the latest Japanese and Western fashion and accessories; while Langham Place is one of the many malls where you can do your Mong Kok shopping in air-conditioned comfort.
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At least on television, ski jumpers seem to fall great vertical distances before they hit the ground - at least a few dozen meters, though I couldn't find exact distances via a quick search. And yet they almost always land on their feet as if they just fell two or three meters. (Here's a whole lot of footage from the Vancouver Olympics if you need to refresh your memory.)
Without going into the level of equations (which I wouldn't understand), why are ski jumpers able to fall such great heights without seriously injuring themselves?


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By Moni Basu, CNN
That's what the Census Bureau projects will be the population of the United States on New Year's Day. The number of people increased by 2,272,462 or 0.73% since the last time a population snapshot was taken - April 1, 2010.
In January, America can expect one birth every eight seconds and one death every 12 seconds.
America's population is growing at a slower pace than was previously projected, the Census Bureau said. One reason is lower birth rates starting in 2008, when the economy soured. Lower immigration numbers have also affected the population.
The U.S. population is now projected to be around 399.8 million by 2050, far short of the 439 million that was projected four years ago.
"When we add up the numbers, 24.4 million fewer migrants plus 17.8 million fewer births minus 4.6 million fewer deaths plus 1.6 million difference in the estimates of the population for the population in 2011, we arrive at the total difference of 39.2 million," the Census Bureau said.
That's a whole lotta numbers. But we get the picture. We won't be catching up with China anytime soon.
Subhumans? You're just as bad as Hitler. I hope you were joking. But even if you were, that's a deplorable comment to make.
Nathan, obviously he/she is a troll. Eliminate the space b/w the first and last name and the "n" word appears. CNN moderators are not too quick.
The population numbers will rise when the economy improves and then more people will place more demands on the country and we want less with more people putting more demand on the system.
Hate to have to point this out buut ..... This country's problems stem from polit itions selling out america for their own gain (hillary and bill), bankers directly in control of the money supply (the Fed), Wall Street scams, and corporations owning the political arena...... most (id say 90%) are white.
That is the source of our problems.... funny thing is the Founding Fathers saw this coming...warned us NOT to do exactly what we are doing now....
It's not a "whole lot" of numbers. It was 5 numbers.
What in the Hell is wrong with people in the lower socioeconomic level having children especially in the impoverished south? I live here and happen to be poor for now but people are here are having child after child and they cannot even take care of themselves. It is clear to me that the people least able to afford it or unable including the disabled like me should be eugenicized like 2nd and 3rd/4th World citizens should be as well.
You do realize that the aging demography and the declining population is the second biggest problem facing the world in the 21st century, right? (after climate change of course). Every nation needs more kids. Doesn't matter what socioeconomic group they come from, just make sure we get them, or society will collapse as the Big Population Crunch eliminate any incentive or engine for investment. An economy based on old people in Florida condos won't make much of an economy.
multiple kids also problem with insurance costs.. child premium is one set amount, no matter how many dependents added. so parent with 9 kids pays same cost as parent with one kid. well that and illegals crossing or visiting to have kids here so automatic citizenship and skip out on bill. want to make instant and easy change to curb illegal immigration, ask your representative to push for end of automatic citizenship just because born in the states, unless at least one parent is legal [also, hospitals not handle paperwork when applying, completed at local social security office]. that will help with population growth, benefit programs, education budget, and tax deductions as someone else mentioned.. its endless.
Seems like every year someone I know is being diagnosed with cancer now. Yeah, growth is slowing because people are dying off. One guy I know was even diagnosed with three different types of cancer at the same time. Everything we ingest now seems to be loaded with carcinogens. Most of your artificial coloring is made from petroleum, and artificial flavoring from coal. Then they started pretty much putting Windex in our freakin beef. Hooray for the FDA.
Possibly the most anecdotal evidence ever presented.
Mexicans are taking over and you say the growth rate is slowing? Really? These illegals having 4+ kids and taking EVERYTHING given to them, while our stupid Liberal Government and idiots pander to them. I'm sickened by this f'd up Country that I was born in.
Please leave then. It will raise the average IQ considerably.
Please leave the country you troll. Racism isn't appreciated.
Actually, racists like you are more unwanted than anyone else. Are you a KKK member?
Yeah I call BS on this. Have you noticed the Mexican invasion? How many of these Mexicans are having 4+ kids on average, and are ILLEGAL, at that? How quickly they are TAKING OVER? This article must have been written by a Latino.
I bet the Native Americans were as angry as you are about the American invasion.
I'm sure the North American Native Americans weren't happy about losing their culture and land but what has that to do with regulating immigration into the United States now? What happened to the Native Americans is a tragedy but it is no arguement for open borders.
I'm all for controlling illegal immigration, but for this guy to get angry and claim that Mexicans are taking over doesn't make any sense. First of all, I highly doubt Mexicans are going to take over America. Sure, there's a whole lot of them here, but let's be honest, Mexico would never win against America. So this guy is paranoid and angry over something that is NOT happening ("Mexican invasion"), but DID happen to the Native Americans.
Well for one, maybe that isn't such a bad thing! People act like the economy and population can grow forever which has zero possibility! Although like oil they know that there is only so much they act like reality doesn't exist. The U.S. is not the country that people romanticize it to be. It was the land of opportunity and possibility back when the population was so small that the government gave land away. Now it's much more like the overcrowded countries those people left. No new farm land is going to be discovered it's just being eaten away by sprawl!
Exactly. There is a finite amount of arable land. We will eventually have to stop population growth on our own or nature will do it for us.
Reason for slow down in population growth? Ans. Texting. The youth are not meeting face to face and procreating.
Wrong. It's because my generation is saddled with debt and having kids when you're so far in the hole is unthinkable.
No, it's because fewer immigrants are here and having kids. Immigrants were the driving force to population growth over the last 20 or so years.
I think we will pass 350 million. The thing about china vs US, is that most of our population lives above the poverty line, whereas in china most live below it.
My guess would be that we are killing more babies through abortions.
so what?
Because denying younger people a chance to live a life like you have right now is usually unfair and a bad thing.
Or we are using Birth Control and not getting pregnant.
Legals are not having kids because we accept and pay for illegals so it is hard to imagine that the population is down.
Actually if Americans are deciding not to have chilren because illegal aliens do have children Americans didn't want children much and it is probably just as well that they don't have children. Children should be wanted and loved by their parents. I think it is partially because of the economy and partially because it is more socially acceptable just to not have children. By the way children who are born in the US are Americans no matter who their parents are.
this is based off questions answered from a form that we filled out.. Problem with this is when the census was conducted organization were telling groups of people not to fill out the form correctly in protest of the US immigration policy
so the number mean nothing
We have already started the planet off on a course of climate change with our current population. It's going to take more than a decrease in birth rate to undue the damage done.
It is not population that does global warming. Stop looking at that Population Bomb screwup and look at all the machines people run every day and how many of those machines are powered by fossil fuels.
It's both. More people = more toasters, more cars, more air conditioners, more CO2 exhaled.
To ignore the impact that population has on the environment is irresponsible. One has only to look at the devastation being wrought on the environment in 3rd world countries—deforestation, pollution, species extinction, scarcity of food and water resources to know that it is more than technology that is adversely affecting the planet Earth. Even if human beings could live in a more sustainable way (and we have shown little willingness to do so) without controlling population levels environment degradation and species extinction will continue to occur.
Lets hear it for planned pregnancies!!!
Where I live, America looks like a sewer that has exploded.
Resource-wise, declining population growth is good. Economics-wise, declining population growth is bad.
The economic model we currently follow is both unsustainable and human contrived. It has no basis in science and completely ignores all natural laws.
Rick C, i totally agree. Ideally the earth's population with today's demand on resources should be around 2 billion. We have been turning oil into people for 100 years, it is totally unsustainable.
Resource-wise, population growth is GOOD. Our most precious resource is our people!
We need more people to help us figure out where to get more resources from, e.g. more oil and more solar and more wind. We're using more than ever before, but we're also finding more than ever before. (e.g. we now know that the state of Colorado is more oil-rich than Saudi Arabia, we just have to dig deeper to get at it)
And economy-wise, we need more people to create more jobs. So population growth is good for that too.
Just to address one of your interesting comments:
Never mind, that burning more fossil fuels will only make climate change worse, the oil in Saudi Arabia and the "oil" we speak of in Colorado are vastly different. In Saudi Arabia, one could just drill a hole in the ground and have oil gushing out; the process for shale oil found in Colorado is quite different. To quote from Michael Ruppert's book, Confronting Collapse:
One problem is that there is no oil in oil shale. It is a material called kerogen. The
shale has to be mined, transported, heated to about 45000C (8500 F), and have hydrogen added to the product to make it flow. The shale pops like popcorn when heated so the resulting volume is larger than when it was first mined. The waste disposal problem is large. Net energy recovery is low at best. It also takes several barrels of water to produce one barrel of oil. The largest shale oil deposits in the world are in Colorado Plateau, a markedly water poor region. …
It's going to be interesting to see how we adapt to slowing population growth in an economy that depends on growth.
STOP fornicating!
You can see us?
This is good news! The sooner we get to zero or negative population growth, the less we need to worry about using up non-replaceable resources.
Good. Most Americans are trash anyway!
You call the same country that provides money and food to you trash? Seems hurtful little boy.
geez,slowing. how about taken into account of people no longer looking towards marriage and kids because of gays and lesbians. guys don't want to be just sperm donors. prolly assuming rejection
or crazy psycho unstable women betting on child support with divorce waiting to happen. and the ones that do. good luck. add obama care, screwed up taxes, pending recession, conflicts with gun banning, yet armed guards at school. situation outlook at this present time, not stable. not goos.
Seems like you are mad at people that do not follow your ideology. Too bad people can disagree with your ideas of life and still be good people.
So much concentrated hatred! You might spontaneously combust.
Nothing that you wrote makes any sense. I don't even know if it qualifies as a coherent thought.
I totally agree with the commentor-the baby boomers are older now. They were the big families.
That is just not happening on the same scale now. culturally or financially.
it isn't really baby boomers per se or the size of old families – The growth is exponential. Just two children might create four grandchildren, eight grandchildren, then 16 great grandchildren, etc.
Exponential? Only if people aren't dying. Remember – if you have 2 kids, you're just replacing you and your spouse. Or brood sow, whatever. Yes the next generation would be four, but again, each of the kids is replacing themselves and their spouse. And so on. So, long-term the population flattens. There will be growth for awhile, and then as the older generations die off, the rate of growth slows to zero.
to sodajerk... Yes. Exponentially. For every 8 deaths in the U.S, there are 14 births. Worldwide its 8 to 20 births.
And as for your crack about immigrants. We're ALL immigrants. The Native American population has dwindled to 2 million – including Eskimos and Native Hawaiians. So, what's your point?
Agree, I still have a few friends that have 4 or 5 kids though. I think the norm is 2 or 3.
We don't have the natural resources to support the expected exponential growth: think about this;
1900 – roughly 1 million: it took 53 years to hit 2 million – that was in
1968 – we hit 2 million. It only took 38 years to go to 3 million, and that was in
... uh, those numbers were meant to be in hundred millions – 100 million, 200 million, 300 million. My bad
Feel free to confirm, but I think more growth comes from immigration (or births from immigrants) than births from the extant population. So, if you're that concerned, can always shut the flow. Dumb idea, but you could...
We have the natural resources to handle a lot more.
Slowing? We need to start a full-scale lowering of the population. There will never ever be enough jobs for the people we've got now, and even a small increase will just make matters worse.
Trust me, we do NOT want to be like China. We should all want to protect the planet by not overpopulating it!
yes! we may have too many for the planet to support now
Today, I feel like a foreigner in my own country. I am not talking about the 12 million illegals either.
What are you talking about exactly?
This is actually a good thing. Eventually the human race is going to need to hit a zero population growth to sustain what we have (which we probably need a decrease in population to really sustain it).
100 million or less should be a goal.
Stop Breeding!
And yet there are 700 million dogs. We need to take care of that.
I guess someone finally figured out the government handouts aren't going to last forever.
Yup. 17.8 Million babies decided not to be born because they werent going to get a free phone from Obama in 18 years.
You're both off-base. Only 4% of Americans receive what you call "wellfare." The "welfare" system ended under the Clinton administration. What we have today are rent and food subsidies – limited – a five year life time limit. For example. The vast majority of subsidies are the WORKING poor – people with children making minimum wage, and it isn't even 1% of the total population of the U.S. As for Medicaid? – that's only .03 % of the population that receives that – point zero three. That's three tenths of a percent for the resenters out there. In order to qualify, you have to be in most counties, 150% below the poverty line in your county – poorest of the poor. I don't want to read another falsehood that half the country is on welfare. Go read a dang book. signed, overworked and underpaid social service worker that loves her job
And while I'm here... another FOX news lie... women having children just to get more welfare/tax breaks. Child deductions on your Federal Income Tax return has a limit – TWO! doesn't matter how many dam children you have.
Not true about the child tax deduction – you can get a $1000 refundable child tax credit for at least 9 kids. I know because that's how many I have. These were introduced by GW Bush and have been extended by Obama (at least to me, since I make less than $250K per year). Silly way to run a country, but there you have it. My opinion: shrink the Fed overall. Lower taxes, lower tax credits, lower spending.
In entirely unrelated news, the U.S. has deported more illegal immigrants over the past two years than ever before! And there are fewer Mormons and Catholics in the U.S.
Actually, he's put more into boarder protection than most any other president, including GWB.
Indeed, We now have ZERO NET MIGRATION from Mexico. But people don't want to know that. To be fair, migration has been dropping for the last 10 years – it's not just the current administration. Although his idea to start with those who commit crimes after entering this country is shocking some "patriots".
Barb, don't confuse them with facts. It only makes them more dangerous.
This should have been obvious. The majority of the Baby Boomers have stopped having kids. Generations X and Y put less of an emphasis on raising large families.
Not hard to see this coming, even with a Global recession
What up Catholics?
Not every Catholic listens to the Pope
Well I guess that means they are not catholic then.
Perhaps abortion should factor in there somewhere? You figure the murder of 16 million American children would have more of an impact than presented in these statistics.
if a baby is stillborn, is that suicide then? 'cause that would change statistics like WOAH. stop calling abortions murders or stop eating eggs for breakfast. 'cause all those murdered chicken babies... all those chicken babies who never had a chance to grow..... oh my...
most chicken eggs aren't fertilized…especially the ones you get from the grocery store
U.S. population slowing......now THIS is good news.
Not if you're counting on social security.
300 million people spread out over an entire continent is nothing. IF you want real good news you'd want to hear that coming out of China or India. If the the North American population was in the billions then I'd start celebrating population reduction. Again, 300 million people is really nothing at all. Once the baby boomers pass on I fully expect to see the population of North America decline steadily for many years after.
300 million is not "nothing" when you consider the huge impact of each and every person on the environment, the pollution each person creates, the number of acres and thousands of gallons needed to raise the corn needed feed the cows each person eats and whose milk he/she drinks, and on, and on.
We are stealing resources from future generations and it's unsustainable. To continue living like we're living - without even taking into account population growth - it would take 10 Earths.
You may be right, but if this happens, there won't be anybody to pay for social security or medicare for the following generations. Social security reform is everyone's problem.
The idea of needing each generation to be bigger than the previous to support SSN is called a Ponzi scheme. Not only is it unsustainable and does not ultimately address our problems but it will ensure environmental collapse.


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Equity futures are higher this morning prior to the open. The dollar is higher and bonds are close to even, gold and silver are higher, and most food commodities are higher as well, with the price of wheat soaring.
Last night they raised the margin requirement for oil, and the result so far is a decline of about a buck and a half with the price still well above the $101 level. While this is clearly manipulation of that market, my take is that margin and the use of derivatives was way out of control and it is way past time to reel in the speculation in commodities. The use of margin and derivatives is an act that actually creates a temporary form of money – there are very few legitimate reasons to allow this, and when it comes to commodities I think the rule should be that you must be ready and prepared to actually take delivery of the commodity or else you have no business "investing" in it. Bringing in outside players is not price discovery, it is speculation. The flip side of being willing to take delivery is that the exchanges should be required to ensure that there is physical commodity that's available to be delivered – again, if not, then the person at that end of the contract has no business playing either.
The Small Business Optimism Index fell yet again with only one segment of the index rising, but many, including employment, falling. Here is Econohugebusinessshills:
The nation's economic recovery is not centered in small business where, in contrast to big business, growth is no better than marginal, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. NFIB's April index of small business optimism slipped for a second straight month, down seven tenths to 91.2 in what the report says reflects the "anemic" pace of economic recovery. The report notes the sample's hiring plans, which are limited, are not consistent with the solid payroll gains of the April employment report. This mismatch, according to the NFIB, suggests that the bulk of new hiring is happening in larger firms.
What economic recovery? They must mean money printing recovery?
The NFIB writes one of the very few 'with it' reports, the commentary in this month's release is very good and worth a read. Again, only one of the areas surveyed improved, and most worsened. The index has fallen every month this year so far:
Small Business Economic Trends May
Import and Export Prices in April came in still white hot although not quite as hot as March… IMPORT prices rose 1.1% on the month, but 9.6% on the year, versus 1.5% and 9.5% respectively. EXPORT prices rose 2.2% on the month (26.4% annualized), but 11.1% on the year, versus 2.7% and 9.7% respectively.
Note that while the month to month increase while still HUGE is down somewhat from the month prior, but the year over year figures are accelerating and in what I think is very dangerous territory – as in famine, wars, etc., that kind of dangerous. But not to worry, we can spin giant numbers like that just as easily as we manufacture money:
Import and export price data show inflationary pressures moving into what are still however subdued consumer prices. Import prices for consumer goods rose 0.4 percent in April extending what is an upward monthly trend though the year-on-year rate, at plus 0.6 percent, has just begun to rise into positive ground. Export prices for consumer goods, also up 0.4 percent in the month, have been showing more tangible pressure with the year-on-year rate at plus 3.2 percent.
The rise in prices for consumer goods reflect, to a degree, pass through of high energy prices. Import prices for petroleum rose another 7.2 percent in April for a year-on-year rate of plus 37 percent. High food prices are also a factor, up 0.6 percent on the export side for agricultural products for a year-on-year rate of plus 35 percent.
Headline numbers show a 2.2 percent rise for import prices, a severe increase that pushes the year-on-year rate into the double digits at plus 11.1 percent. Export prices rose a heavy 1.1 percent in the month for a year-on-year rate that is nearly in the double digits at plus 9.6 percent. Today's data will likely raise talk of non-core pressure in this week's producer and consumer price reports.
Talk about economic obfuscation, it's a wonder this field has any credence whatsoever.


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Get airborne and reach for the skies in this free online game! You can control the bold pilot by tapping on your screen! Be careful while trying to avoid obstacles and flying through gates just like you did in the much-loved Flappy Bird game. A single tap on your screen changes the direction of your character so be careful when to tap, because without skill and a bit of luck your flight will come to a very sudden end at one of the gates or at the hammers that swing right through your way. Just like Flappy Bird this game is a highly addictive blend of fun and frustration, the simple yet extremely hard will keep you hooked for hours and hours. You can get the highscore!
Skill, TOP Games
Try to solve the interesting puzzles that Boxed has prepared for you! You have to move boxes to certain positions on the board with as less moves as possible. Sounds easy, but its surprisingly addictive!
TOP Games, Puzzle Games, New Games, Skill
From Paris with Love
Cute dressing game! Dress your french girl as your wishes and share it with your friends! Choose from hundrets of different dresses, glasses, shoes and more and let your fantasy come true!
New Games, TOP Games, Games for Girls
Tap the Mouse
Tap The Mouse is a collection of fun mini games that share a common goal: You have to find the white mouse and tap on it to finish the level. The most different objectives guarantee fun and challenges for hours without getting bored of doing the same things over and over again. Be amazed by 24 levels full of games that tease your brain or test you reactions - and of course don't forget to Tap The Mouse! Play now online at the world's largest HTML5 games platform! No downloads and no installs, no costs.
Puzzle Games, Skill, TOP Games, New Games


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As promised, we are going to continue Afterwind development - and here are a few ideas will very likely get implemented in the near future:
This feature will allow creating custom scenarios by selecting countries, settings, victory condition, placing troops and creating pre-built empires for players to control. This will allow players to have their own creative input into the game and will present opportunities for entirely new gameplay.
Collectable cards
Cards will be awarded during the game - subsequently, you can redeem them to receive various bonuses (rare units, increase in production or income, etc). Unused cards will remain for the next game - however, there will be a limit on how many cards you can use per game. The second function of cards will be collecting cities/countries on your own personal world map. Each card will feature a random city, which you can then place on your map.
Population casualties
It should be obvious that warfare on such a massive scale will inevitably affect the civilian population. We want big battles in cities to decrease their population - depending on the types of units attacking. Population numbers will, in turn, affect unit production. It will also be possible to move civilians between cities, possibly creating an interesting new victory condition.
Cargo ships
It takes a lot of resources to support a huge army. The new Cargo ship unit will be a way to earn some much neeeded extra funds. Build a few in your city and send them half way across the globe to another city - the revenue will depend on the size and the distance between the two cities.
'Casual' 12/24-hour turn games
A lot of people have no way to dedicate 2-3 hours of time often required to finish a game. And then there are those who prefer to carefully plan and execute their strategy, which is not possible with a 2-min turn game (especially with a large empire). For these people we're planning to make 12/24-hour turn games, allowing them to login once a day for 10 minutes and make turns without hurry.
So, these are our plans for future development. What should be our priority? Let us know in the new poll.


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The night sky print which arrives for no particular reason, other than to celebrate the gift of love that is your beloved, is cherished like no other.
Each of us has a story that begins in a single moment. Poets and philosophers from Shakespeare to Tennyson, from Moore to Jung, share a common fascination with the night sky at the moment of birth, and the idea that the moon and stars stand in timeless, silent witness to this moment.
The night sky print, showing the moon and stars just as they appeared on the night you met, the moment of your first kiss, or your wedding night, is an exceptional anniversary gift. Appropriate for any year, especially so for the 1st anniversary, the year of the 'paper' gift.
The night sky print, showing the moon and stars just as they appeared on the child's first starry night, with your words – funny, wise, sweet, hopeful, perhaps a favorite quote from a story or song – makes a beautiful keepsake.


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Our new on trend BFF this season has got to be Varda! Featuring soft suedette materials, round toe front and ankle boot design they'll add nothin but statement to your look! Buckle up with stud embellished fastenings and stand out with that low block heel! What are you waiting for girl, grab yourself a pair!!
- Heel Height: 1.25" / 3cm
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We accept the following methods of payment: Visa, Visa Delta, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Maestro, Switch/Solo and PayPal.
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Free Returns Worldwide!
We offer a no hassle, simple and free returns service for all orders!
You may return any item within 28 days of receipt for a full refund provided the item is in its original, unused condition.
To return an item, simply follow the steps below.
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- Contact our customer services with your order number requesting a prepaid label. If you are within the UK your prepaid label will be included with your order.
- For UK customer please take your parcel to any Post Office counter and obtain proof of postage. For all customers outside of the UK the prepaid label will contain a counter slip which advises on the collection date of your parcel.
Please allow up to 5 working days for your return to be processed.


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We had a few technical issues but once we got those sorted out, Marcus started grilling the Godmother on her time and life in game over the last 9-10 years. For me as a Wrath baby, it was great to hear some of their early WoW stories.
Then we got onto the goldmaking and both Marcus and I offered some tips and advice to how the Godmother could improve her gold making in game whilst not really trying too hard. If you're a veteran player just getting into gold making, maybe some of our advice will suit you too.
If you have any questions or topics you'd like us to cover, do get in touch with either myself or Marcus, we don't bite, honestly! We'd love to hear from you and of course, if you like us enough, we'd love some iTunes reviews or Stitcher thumbs ups too!
As always - you can find us on iTunes or Stitcher Radio or you can listen via the website if you prefer.
Show Notes
- Welcome to the Pig and Whistle.
- Godmother orders a large one.
- Ten years of accidental gold making
- Gold making hints and tips for veteran Warcraft players
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
- Contact Marcus Ty on Twitter @MarcusTy
- Contact Nev on Twitter @NevAHaddict
- Marcus' blog - Wow Gold Journal
- Email Marcus at JournalofMarcusTy.com
Check out some of my Squidoo lenses!
Horde Gift Guide | Alliance Gift Guide
or this great TCG post
WoW Reign of Fire TCG Box
or this great TCG post
WoW Reign of Fire TCG Box
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Wireless Connection Smartphone Tablet HD 3.MP Zoom 50X 200X Micro Skin Camera Auto Skin Analyzer Dermatoscope
Beauty salon Tester is used to detect scalp hair follicles and skin health status, with professional testing software can help doctors or beautician, health care providers to observe the patient or home personal care to detect the scalp, hair, hair follicles, skin. The image of the observation is stored at the same time. Consumers can quickly understand their scalp, hair, hair follicles, the skin's health condition, understanding scalp cleanness, skin moisture percentage, skin texture/wrinkle, oily/dry skin, sensitivity, acne, blackheads, smallpox printing, pigmentation, scalp erythema, fat secretion, pore clogging state, oily/dry hair, Hair growth, hair loss, white hair, damaged status and so on. The desire to look attractive is universal! Mankind's pursuit of beauty will never cease! Based on the continuous needs of human beauty, this scalp hair detection instrument is mainly to detect skin and hair scalp, to prevent aging, good help in preventing aging, hair loss and beauty care, and making it easier for you to know your health.
Image sensor
High quality image sensor 3 million
Lens specification
5g+ IR cut of microscope lens
Language types
English and Chinese
Main control Chip
High-speed video processing chip.
Focus Range
Manual focus from 1mm to infinity
Video resolution
Snapshot button
Shutter speed of 1 seconds to 1/1000 seconds
Lighting mode
4-8 LED Lights
(Optical magnification 50 times times 200 times times), (Scalp 600 times times), digital amplification 1-5 times
Use environment
DC5V, built-in rechargeable lithium battery 1200 Ma.
Movie compression format
Photo compression format
Support System
Tablet and mobile phones and Windows systems based on iOS systems and Android systems
Image effects
Single-sheet solid drawing mode and 4-mesh-solid contrast mode
Wireless transmission Signal
High-speed WiFi transmission International standard IEEE 802.11
Bundled software
MRKF, MRKV scalp and skin analysis software
Product size
Length 150 mm, 33 mm in diam.
Product Functions:
* Wireless WiFi connection Android and iOS system mobile phone/tablet, computer, a tester can connect 5 terminals at the same time, wireless connection distance of 10 meters to 30 meters.
* Sign up for customer information, email or direct dial phone function
* Can be photographed and stored
* Single - chart playback, 2-4 graph - point comparison
* Comparative analysis of Scalp Image Library Reference
* Intelligent analysis of skin moisture content, oil content, elasticity, pigment deposition dynamic picture
* Full-screen zoom function: click the video screen full screen, then click Reset.
Product show:
2. Image Splitter (Long press 4 split and then Cure)
3. Photo and digital focus (light by photo and solidification and then press Cancel, long by digital zoom)
4. Base
5 Focusing shaft
6. Power Switch On-off
7. WiFi LED, light flashing machine started to work
8. Charging input port dc5v, please turn off the charge.
Android Users:
IOS Users
The product can be applied to beauty salons, hairdressing chains, hair restoring salons, hairdressing parlors, sales of cosmetics and scalp care products as well as industries like nail care and pedicure.
A suitable detector is able to improve detection accuracy, service quality and work efficiency and make customers have better experience.
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My company has inventory, after recevie payment can immediately ship. Accept all courier modes.
Miracle Technology has its own strong Research and Development ability. We warmly welcome customers to cooperate with us to develop new products. Customers need only give us an idea, then we will do the rest including cosmetic, structure, electronics circuit design etc. We will present you working sample based on mock up before going to tooling. With the working sample, you can get market feedback by demonstrating it to your end users. If the sample gets good feedback , we will then further to tooling and mass production.
Currently the main research and development, production of digital microscopes, endoscopes, electronic magnifiers, industrial testing equipment, network cameras, surveillance equipment, car video products, products are exported to Europe, America and Southeast Asia.
Just give us an idea, and we will do the rest for you. All are based on exclusivity term!
1.We have 7 years production experience of digital microscope, our mainly products including microscope, magnifier, scanner, endoscope, etc.
2.We cherish each of your order and reply you within 24 hours.
3.We Will provide you User manual in English .
4. 100% strict QC inspection Before Shipment.
5.Warranty:One year. During the guarantee period, we will be responsible for repairing and replacing units with proven problems .
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text: Jennifer Rosinia teaches physical growth and development in Erikson's master's degree programs. She has more than 25 years of experience in pediatric occupational therapy. Her expertise is in neuroscience with a particular interest in sensory processing, the role of emotions, and the impact of relationships on the developing child. She also is a consultant and president of Kid Links Unlimited, Inc.


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Dress up Nicolette Sheridan
Ime: Colette 'Nicolette' Sheridan
Profession: Actress
Rođendan: November 21, 1963
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world [1990]. Has a half brother named Nick Savalas. (his father was Telly Savalas). At one time, was dating singer Michael Bolton. Mother is English actress Sally Sheridan. Met Leif Garrett at age 15. Lived with him under his mother's roof as a minor. The relationship lasted 6 years.


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Vintage Spread the Love Jam Jar Wedding Canning Labels
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Our custom Spread the Love wedding labels are ideal for jam jars or honey favors. These custom vintage jam jar labels can also be used on wedding invitations or bridal shower favors. Just peel and stick to your jam jars or envelopes—no cutting involved!
The wedding label will have "Spread the Love" on a vintage paper background customized with YOUR names and wedding date. Your date will be listed in NUMBER format. Each sheet of labels will have the SAME text.
We will use the same fonts & colors as depicted on the photos shown.
Round, wedding canning labels are sold by the sheet and available in 3 sizes. Not sure what size wedding label you need? Please see our canning jar label size chart.
- 1.5 inch (30 labels per sheet) for favor jar lids
- 2 inch (20 labels per sheet) for regular mouth lids
- 2.5 inch (12 labels per sheet) for wide mouth lids
Canning jar labels are printed on matte paper labels with a quality laser printer.
Do you want to customize these canning labels differently than what the template shows? Please review our custom canning label page, and contact us for a price quote.
- Size charts
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We are currently offering flat rate shipping prices. Orders ship via USPS First Class Mail from the Unites States, Ohio.
- United States: Flat Rate $4
- Canada: Flat Rate $5
- All other International orders: Flat Rate $8
Please see our FAQ page for all questions regarding shipping.
Most orders ship from the U.S. within 3 business days after the order date. Labels mail in a rigid envelope so they won't get folded or creased. U.S. orders ship via USPS First Class mail with tracking. Delivery typically takes around 3-5 business days to arrive at its US destination. Delivery time may vary some and go beyond the estimated time frame.
International orders mail via USPS First Class mail in a rigid envelope. Delivery can take up to 2-3 weeks to arrive. International orders DO NOT come with tracking information to save substantially on shipping costs. International customers are responsible for VAT fees and taxes imposed by their own country. Typical shipping times: Canada & UK 2 weeks, Australia 3 weeks.
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Expedited processing and shipping is NOT available. Please order early if you need labels by a certain date.
Delivery dates are NOT guaranteed. We only ship with USPS First Class mail, so we can only give estimated delivery times. Custom orders will NOT be refunded if they don't arrive when you need them. Please review all processing and shipping times before placing your order.
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Special Episode - Winner Takes All
This is the year-end Special Episode of Ask The 50 Billion Dollar Man with High Performance Executive Success Coach Dan Peña - the only show where you can watch and get complete, no-holds-barred answers.
You want the truth? Can you handle the truth? Watch only if you dare!
For more updates on Ask The 50 Billion Dollar Man, like our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/askthe50billiondollarman or visit www.askthe50billiondollarman.com to submit your questions.
Music Credits:
"Gonna Fly Now"
Theme of the Original Film "Rocky Balboa"
Composed by Bill Conti
Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
Performed by DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford
Produced by Bill Conti


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Spectra Breast Implant Study
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00981266
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (Business decision. Study never started)
First Posted : September 22, 2009
Last Update Posted : March 1, 2013
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of Mentor's Spectra/Becker 80 Adjustable Breast Implants in women who are undergoing primary or revision breast augmentation. Safety information on the rate of complications, such as infection, will be collected and used to help determine device safety. These implants are investigational devices.
Approximately 450 patients at sites across the United States will be enrolled in this research study by up to 30 sites. These patients will be implanted with Spectra/Becker 80 implant and monitored for 10 years to collect information on risks associated with the implant surgery as well as changes in the way these patients feel about themselves.
|Condition or disease
|Augmentation Augmentation Revision General Breast Enlargement Post-lactational Involution Asymmetry
|Device: Mentor Spectra/Becker 80 Breast Implant
|Phase 3
Silicone gel-filled breast implants were introduced in the early sixties and were in wide-scale distribution by the time the Medical Device Amendments to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act was passed in 1976. In 1983, gel-filled breast implants were designated as Class III devices requiring premarket approval. In May 1990, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed request (515(b)) for Pre-market Approval Applications (PMA) and in April 1991 published the final request. This final publication put manufacturers of gel-filled breast implants on notice that for continued marketing of gel-filled breast implants, a PMA was due to FDA in 90 days from the final publication date.
A Pre-Market Approval (PMA) for the Mentor gel-filled breast implants was filed with the FDA in July 1991. At the FDA General and Plastic Surgery Advisory Committee meeting in November 1991, the committee recommended the submission of additional information to establish the safety and effectiveness of gel-filled breast implants.
In January 1992, the FDA Commissioner announced a voluntary moratorium of the sale of gel-filled breast implants to allow the advisory panel time to assess additional information. In April 1992, the moratorium was lifted but only for reconstruction and revision subjects. Every subject implanted had to be part of an Adjunct Study, in addition to being offered participation in a registry of gel-filled breast implant subjects. The Adjunct Study devices included the round MemoryGel, Becker Expander/Prosthesis and the Lumera implants. In order to be implanted with gel-filled implants for augmentation, women had to be enrolled in an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial.
A PMA for Mentor's MemoryGel™ Silicone Gel-Filled breast implants (which did not include the Becker Expander/Breast Implants) was subsequently filed with FDA in December 2003, and approved in November 2006 (P030053). As a condition of approval of P030053, new enrollment in Mentor's Adjunct Study has ceased, and women no longer have access to the Becker Expander/Breast Implants or any Adjustable Gel-Filled implants. The Spectra/Becker 80 Adjustable Breast Implants were not included in the Adjunct Study.
This study is designed to study the safety and effectiveness of Mentor's Spectra/Becker 80 Adjustable Breast Implants for primary breast augmentation or augmentation revision.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of the Mentor Spectra/Becker 80 Adjustable Breast Implant in Subjects Who Are Undergoing Primary Augmentation or Augmentation Revision
|Study Start Date :
|June 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|January 2024
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|October 2026
The study population will consist of women aged 22 or over who are undergoing primary breast augmentation.
The Augmentation cohort will include candidates for general breast enlargement, post-lactational involution and/or asymmetry.
Device: Mentor Spectra/Becker 80 Breast Implant
The Mentor Smooth Spectra/Becker 80 Adjustable Breast Implant has a low bleed, gel-filled outer lumen and an adjustable saline-fillable inner lumen. The inner lumen can be gradually filled with saline over a period of time via the fill tube by injecting saline through the injection dome. Once filled to the desired volume, the fill tube and injection dome are removed, and the prosthesis remains in position as a breast implant. Its purpose is to provide volume flexibility and projection adjustability.
Other Names:
Augmentation Revision
The study population will consist of women aged 22 or over who are undergoing augmentation revision.
The Augmentation Revision cohort will include candidates with previous augmentation with silicone-filled or saline-filled implants.
Device: Mentor Spectra/Becker 80 Breast Implant
The Mentor Smooth Spectra/Becker 80 Adjustable Breast Implant has a low bleed, gel-filled outer lumen and an adjustable saline-fillable inner lumen. The inner lumen can be gradually filled with saline over a period of time via the fill tube by injecting saline through the injection dome. Once filled to the desired volume, the fill tube and injection dome are removed, and the prosthesis remains in position as a breast implant. Its purpose is to provide volume flexibility and projection adjustability.
Other Names:
- Safety will be determined by the incidence, severity, method of resolution, and duration for all adverse events on a per implant and per subject basis. [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- Effectiveness will be determined by changes in chest circumference and bra and cup size. [ Time Frame: 10 Years ]
- Effectiveness will also be determined by changes in validated Quality of Life instrument ratios. [ Time Frame: 10 Years ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|22 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject is genetic female and is at least 22-years-old
- A candidate for primary breast augmentation (general breast enlargement, post-lactational involution, asymmetry) or augmentation revision (previous augmentation with silicone-filled or saline-filled implants)
- Signs the Informed Consent
- Agrees to return device to Mentor if explant necessary
- Agrees to comply with follow-up procedures, including returning for all follow-up visits
- Patient is a US citizen with a Social Security Number
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is pregnant
- Has nursed a child within three months of study enrollment
- Been implanted with any silicone implant other than breast implants (e.g. silicone artificial joints or facial implants).
- Confirmed diagnosis of the following rheumatic diseases or syndromes: SLE, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis, or any connective tissue disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, crystalline arthritis, infectious arthritis, spondyarthropathies, any other inflammatory arthritis, fibromyalgia, or chronic fatigue syndrome
- Currently has a condition that could compromise or complicate wound healing
- Has diagnosis of active cancer of any type
- Infection or abscess anywhere in the body
- Demonstrates tissue characteristics which are clinically incompatible with implant placement (e.g. tissue damage resulting from radiation, inadequate tissue, or compromised vascularity)
- Possesses any condition, or is under treatment for any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator and/or consulting physician(s), may constitute an unwarranted surgical risk
- Anatomic or physiologic abnormality which could lead to significant postoperative adverse events
- Demonstrates characteristics that are unrealistic/unreasonable with the risks involved with the surgical procedure
- Premalignant breast disease without a subcutaneous mastectomy
- Untreated or inappropriately treated breast malignancy, without mastectomy
- Are HIV positive
- Work for Mentor or the study doctor or are directly related to anyone that works for Mentor or the study doctor
- Implanted metal or metal devices, history of claustrophobia or other condition that would make a MRI scan prohibitive
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00981266
|United States, California
|Mentor Worldwide LLC
|Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93111
|Principal Investigator:
|Kaveh Alizadeh, M.D.
|Garden City, NY
|Principal Investigator:
|Joseph Bauer, M.D.
|Alpharetta, GA
|Principal Investigator:
|Steven P. Bloch, M.D.
|Highland Park, IL
|Principal Investigator:
|William R. Burden, M.D.
|Destin, FL
|Principal Investigator:
|David Caplin, M.D.
|St. Louis, MO
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael Cohen, M.D.
|Towson, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Steven Gitt, M.D.
|Phoenix, AZ
|Principal Investigator:
|Mike E. Gonce, M.D.
|Oklahoma City, OK
|Principal Investigator:
|Lawrence Gray, M.D.
|Portsmouth, NH
|Principal Investigator:
|John Grossman, M.D.
|Denver, CO
|Principal Investigator:
|W. Tracy Hankins, M.D.
|Lake Havasu City, AZ & Las Vegas, NV
|Principal Investigator:
|Lars Enevoldsen, M.D.
|Modesto, CA
|Study Director:
|Neal Handel, M.D.
|Medical Director - Sherman Oaks, CA
|Principal Investigator:
|Jason Pozner, M.D.
|Boca Raton, FL
|Principal Investigator:
|Cayce Rumsey, M.D.
|Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
|Principal Investigator:
|Kimberly Short, M.D.
|Indianapolis, IN
|Principal Investigator:
|Paul Silverstein, M.D.
|Oklahoma City, OK
|Principal Investigator:
|Jon Trevisani, M.D.
|Maitland, FL
|Principal Investigator:
|Douglas Wagner, M.D.
|Akron, OH
|Principal Investigator:
|Simeon Wall Jr., M.D.
|Shreveport, LA
|Principal Investigator:
|Wesley Wilson, M.D.
|Scottsdale, AZ
|Principal Investigator:
|Richard Zienowicz, M.D.
|Providence, RI
|Principal Investigator:
|Hilton Becker, MD
|Boca Raton, FL
|Principal Investigator:
|William Hedden, MD
|Birmingham, AL
|Principal Investigator:
|Jorge Perez, MD
|Fort Lauderdale, FL
|Principal Investigator:
|Marc Salzman, MD
|Louisville, KY
|Responsible Party:
|Mentor Worldwide, LLC
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|September 22, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 1, 2013
|Last Verified:
|February 2013
Augmentation Revision
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical


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History of the entrepreneurship
Level 3, 240 Points
Points niveau 1 : 112 pts en 25 parties
Points niveau 2 : 37 pts en 4 parties
Points niveau 3 : 18 pts en 1 parties
Level 3, 240 Points
Points niveau 1 : 112 pts en 25 parties
Points niveau 2 : 37 pts en 4 parties
Points niveau 3 : 18 pts en 1 parties
Points by game level
Number of played games
Points won during last 30 days
Last win points
Last played game
The board below is made only with last games players played and won points (not all games he played). Point amount can thus be different of the total player points.
|Last games played
|Beginning date
Game PULClimLand
Level during the game 3
General ranking 3
Ranking of players of the same level : 3
|18 pts
|Toatal by level
|0 pts
|Toatal by level
|0 pts
|Toatal by level
|18 pts
|54 pts
* Total is calculated : 1 x (level 1 points) + 2 x (level 2 points) + 3 x (level 3 points) + ...
Warning: only last games played are shown here.
Warning: only last games played are shown here.
Simul' Chat
22h05 23/11stefkiller
8h39 22/11stefkiller
8h28 15/11stefkiller
8h56 11/11stefkiller
Do you enjoy ?
8h54 11/11stefkiller
0h09 05/09usa
what does mean old password
22h50 01/06r.delacour
I recommand you to increase at the beginning in Production/Sale price+Quantity, then monitore increasing at the same time R&D investment
22h49 01/06r.delacour
On the left side of a game, you will find a list (results-employees... ). At the end of each topic (Employees, Machines, Production..) you can modify numbers and save for next shift
18h19 13/05Basma abbou
Can anyone tell me how to use this simuland ? how to make some modifications ?
18h18 13/05Basma abbou
how does this function ?
16h13 20/04KLING
adrien , avec l experience tu te sentiras bien. Bravo pour tes efforts
15h33 20/04KLING
10h47 02/04stefkiller
17h58 14/02Danial00
how can i produce goods
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9h36 10/11stefkiller
11h48 03/10Titipirate
2h09 28/09adelhazard
Please raise the product price to 250
13h07 27/09adelhazard
oil sell
17h19 04/07rsslima
how to play this game ?