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Aboulia or Abulia (from the Greek "αβουλία", meaning "un-will"), in neurology, refers to a lack of will or initiative and is one of the Disorders of Diminished Motivation or DDM. Aboulia falls in the middle of the spectrum of diminished motivation, with apathy being less extreme and akinetic mutism being more extreme than aboulia. A patient with aboulia is unable to act or make decisions independently. It may range in severity from subtle to overwhelming. It is also known as Blocq's disease (which also refers to abasia and astasia-abasia). Abulia was originally considered to be a disorder of the will.
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1. a loss of will power
(synonym) aboulia
(hypernym) psychological state, mental state
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abulia, neurosis characterized by loss of will power
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Kingwood sweeps Tuscaloosa Academy
Published 12:10pm Tuesday, September 18, 2012By GRAHAM CARR / Staff Writer
ALABASTER-Tuscaloosa Academy was no match for Kingwood Christian falling 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-21) at Kingwood on Sept. 17.
Kingwood was led by Madelyn Pearce with eight kills and five ace services. Katie Allen Etheridge and Casey Whitmer also had solid nights for the Lions with Etheridge adding seven kills, three ace services, and a block, while Whitmer chipped in six kills and four blocks. Blair Holsombeck paced the Lions with 17 assists, three aces and three kills.

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Watch these old snakes roll down a big hill to salute Shelby
Alright, these aren't just any old snakes. These are the entrants in this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, and each and every car on track is an original Shelby Cobra. Nor is this your run of the mill hill, either. We shot a quick video at the infamous corkscrew at Laguna Seca for your viewing pleasure. While photos of the event do a smart job of capturing the chaos, there's nothing like seeing and hearing all the cars pour through the downhill chicane in quick succession.
With 289 and 427 beasts barking through side pipes, the pack offers up a V8 cacauphony unlike any batch of modern race cars. As you may recall, that gorgeous Daytona Coupe out front wound up going home with some wrinkled sheetmetal later in the day due to an off.
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The three year program, which began January 1, 2012, will identify whether improving care in a proactive and coordinated manner also reduces costs.
Previously, Medicare reimbursed physicians based on the number and complexity of the services provided to patients. There is good evidence that by anticipating patient needs, especially in those patients with chronic diseases, health care teams that partner with patients can intervene before expensive procedures and hospitalizations are required.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock will partner with our Medicare beneficiaries and their families to achieve the "triple aim" of improving the experience of care, improving quality, and reducing cost. We will utilize care coordination practices and programs by focusing on patient outreach and education, surrounding preventive care services, and regular follow up for targeted chronic disease programs. Our efforts will focus on Medicare beneficiaries with congestive heart failure, diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypertension, advanced pulmonary disease, and other high-cost or complex medical conditions.


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Quote: It's kept spotless, Ronnie, looks as though someone has been busy with the Brasso . Csrol
Yes - bet you had camera in one hand and duster in the other!
Great image tho Ronnie - works very well.
Excellent detail in this super composition Ronnie,
A striking image of these details. Well spotted and captured, Ronnie!
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Amazing creation of pipework we do not always appreciate or are aware of
Fantastic shot Ronnie, superb detail and composition, love it
A most pleasing composition, the kind of arrangement that I can study for hours. The tones are very good indeed, suggesting 'used with tlc' rather than 'concours d'élégance'.
Lovely work, Ronnie.
Well thought out composition again, Ronnie, the lettering in the bottom left anchors the image and the main 'downpipe' sits nicely on the 'third'. Exposure is spot on ensuring the shiny highlights are not burnt out.
Very attractive, the polished brass pipes gave you a distinctive abstract pattern against the dark background.
Excellent photography of this amazing piece of engineering Ronnie, they were craftsmen who built these.
Have a great Easter.
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Yes i can see it now, great image Ronnie.
grrr the light side violated yet again there seems to have been multiple trespassing events of late ...again I took a similar one about a year ago fine result Ronnie fine detail and light
Great shot, lovely colours, tones and detail.
Another excellent bit of close-up work of this loco, Ronnie
Great capture of some very clean pipework Ronnie
A plumber's dream! You have recorded the metal colours and the dark parts equally well, not an easy task to achieve.
Wish the vehicles I crawl under we're as clean !
I passed through Loch Lomond on my return journey to Cardiff from Glencoe last night and shouted a greeting - hope you heard it I like these detail shots and this is a fine example, Ronnie
An interesting study Ronnie, this is very different from the usual railway and engine images that are upoaded on here. It's good to see you trying new and different things
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Frank Rosenthal, USA: When did you discover your amazing talent? "I don't know if it's amazing but the first time I realised something was when I was riding mopeds doing little races organised in Haguenau. Immediately I was the fastest of every competitor and then when I started driving a car I was much better than my friends. It went from there."
Karlip, Estonia: What one incident made you the most angry during your WRC career? "It was in 2009. I rolled in Greece and on the next rally in Poland I hit a little tree stump. It was nothing but it broke the wishbone and I stopped. Finally it was a problem with material but everybody thought I had another problem after my crash in Greece, two problems in a row. For me this was not an easy situation coming out of a crash."
Cristi Cotan: Is it true you drink 10 cups of coffee each day and how does it improve your performance? "No, nine! I drink three in the morning, maybe one at midday and one in the evening but never later than that when I am on a rally. When I am at home with friends it can happen that I drink more after dinner. But I never drink 10 on a rally, that's too much."
Isak Ruuska, Sweden: What will you most miss about not competing in the WRC next season? "Maybe the fact I will not be competing for the title and I will not have this target for the season to try to win the title will be a bit different. I will still have a lot of things to do, maybe some GT racing and preparing for the 2014 WTCC with Citroen. I will be driving but I won't have this target."
Murtaza Kara, Tanzania: What is the secret to your consistency behind the wheel? "To be always motivated, to always want to show that you're still the best and to be able to fight to do something correctly. Also, I always try to prepare quite as well as possible."
Tanmay Tiwari, Allahabad, India: What is the best rally car you've driven and why? "It's not very original but I think it's the DS3. The agility is much better than the C4. Even if we don't have all these electronic things the reaction of the car is very natural and you can really play with the car throwing it from one side to the other. It gives me much more confidence than you have with the feeling with a heavy car."
Sven Johansen, Norway: What was your best season in the WRC in terms of the performance gap between you and your rivals? "It was 2006. I had four months holiday and I still win the championship, from the sofa."
Yavor, Sofia, Bulgaria: We have seen your family following you on many WRC rounds. Does your daughter show any interest in rally cars and would you be happy for her to drive or would you rather not let that happen? "I think it's a bit early to say. I will not push her to be a driver but if I feel she is driving better than me or if she drives like me then maybe yes, providing there is a possibility of a career like Michele Mouton. But if she is taking risks just for fun then no, I would not support her."
Alexander Tamayo, Madrid, Spain: What skills, mental and physical, have made you so incredibly good at what you do? "The balance and ability to move into the space available are two things but the main thing in rallying is the feeling. It has to be natural and I have quite a good feeling."
Paul, Dublin, Ireland: Now that you're so close to your 10th title why not go for it next year given the extra competition from your countryman Sebastien Ogier? "I have 10 if you count the Super 1600 title in 2001. Valentino Rossi counts his 125cc title so I can count this one."


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Xunming Deng believes the clouds are beginning to part for his start-up solar panel company, Xunlight Corp.
The Toledo firm faced setbacks, including dozens of layoffs, this year when an Italian customer delayed receipt of a large order of solar panels. Since then, Mr. Deng said, his small business has slowly climbed back, securing new customers and considering a partnership with another solar firm that could lead Xunlight to expand its production beyond traditional solar panels.
Mr. Deng said Xunlight's retooled strategy could make the company stronger.
"The industry has changed and is changing, and we have to constantly rethink and constantly look for various opportunities to broaden our product line and attract new customers," he said.
Although solar experts say the domestic market for photovoltaic panels is growing, Toledo-area solar firms are working to overcome hurdles at the state, federal, and global levels. Companies such as Xunlight, First Solar Inc., which has its only U.S. manufacturing plant in northwest Ohio, and Willard & Kelsey Solar Group LLC of Perrysburg face an economic downturn, numerous competitors worldwide, and the potential end of renewable-energy policies and subsidies that help drive panel sales.
Can the local operations withstand the pressures?
Rick Stansley, director of strategic business development at the University of Toledo, said each of the local solar companies has the wherewithal to do so.
"All in all, I would say that we are doing relatively well with respect to our business enterprises," he said.
Negative factors
Among the issues facing local solar companies is a proposed repeal of Ohio's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, which requires 25 percent of electricity sold in the state to be produced from alternative resources by 2025. Further, a loan guarantee program from the U.S. Department of Energy that helps companies gain financing for advanced energy projects is to expire at the end of this month.
The debate of the federal loan guarantee program has been heightened by the collapse of Solyndra Inc., a California solar panel manufacturer. The company received $535 million in federal-loan guarantees before filing for bankruptcy this month, and Solyndra faces a Justice Department investigation and a congressional probe.
Solyndra's downfall has led some lawmakers to contest federal aid for other solar manufacturers. U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) argued last week that loans to solar panel makers are poor bets, and that foreign competition and other pressures could lead to the "collapse of the solar panel manufacturing business in America."
But Thomas Kimbis, general counsel for the Solar Energy Industries Association in Washington, contends that the most financially fit and strategically oriented firms stand to benefit as the United States becomes one of the world's fastest-growing solar market.
"The competition in the market is so fierce that only the strongest companies are going to survive, especially in economically poor conditions and with policy uncertainty," said Mr. Kimbis, who is also vice president of strategy and external affairs for the trade association.
Growth potential
Solar firms envision growing opportunities for U.S. sales despite a lag in demand outside the country, he said. The solar association projects that 1,750 megawatts of solar modules will be installed this year in the United States, double last year's total. One megawatt of solar power capacity can provide power for 150 to 250 homes, according to the trade group.
Financial figures are not available on Xunlight or Willard & Kelsey, which are privately owned, but First Solar made $664 million in profit last year on sales of nearly $2.6 billion. That was for its global operations; it does not provide figures for its U.S. market.
Each of the firms has been helped with federal and state money and tax breaks: Xunlight received nearly $50 million, and Willard & Kelsey has obtained at least $19.5 million in aid. First Solar's local facility was approved this month for a $455.7 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the company received $16.3 million in federal tax credits for a recent expansion at the plant.
Challenges faced
Amid conditions faced by the industry as a whole, solar firms in the Toledo area have experienced a number of challenges this year. Tempe, Ariz.-based First Solar shuffled about 60 jobs, or 5 percent of its 1,200 local employees, within its Perrysburg Township manufacturing complex last month because of what they termed "a shift in our production processes."
The company, which was started in Toledo and later moved to Arizona, has declined to discuss details of why it "redeployed" the workers, but said that no jobs were eliminated and no salaries were affected by the decision.
Alan Bernheimer, a spokesman for First Solar, said production continues to ramp up at the northwest Ohio plant as First Solar works to build a new factory in Mesa, Ariz. The local facility is expected to produce nearly 250 megawatts of solar panels by the end of this year, and the Mesa plant is to match the Ohio plant's capacity when it is completed next year.
The solar association said the price of solar panels has declined 30 percent since 2010, mostly because of increased solar competition and falling silicon prices. Mr. Bernheimer said First Solar, which produces cadmium telluride thin-film panels, continues to experience sales growth because it makes panels deemed among the most affordable in the world.
Still, Wall Street is nervous about First Solar and other similar solar companies with publicly traded stock. First Solar shares closed at $70.24 Friday, near their lowest price since 2007.
Xunlight laid off 30 employees at its Toledo plant and 70 at its factory in Kunshan, China, in May after an Italian firm delayed payment for an order of Xunlight panels. Today, the local firm has 60 local employees and 60 in China. The company earlier this year stopped paying salaries to its top executives.
However, Mr. Deng said Xunlight is getting back on track. It has sold about 400 kilowatts of its flexible thin-film solar modules in the last two months, double the amount of panels it sold in all of 2010. The Italian customer, which Mr. Deng has declined to identify, began buying some of Xunlight's panels after Italian lawmakers finalized a new set of solar incentives in May. And Xunlight has picked up new customers in China and the United States.
Xunlight, whose solar panels typically are used on rooftops, also is in discussions with larger firms to begin producing solar-powered chargers for cell phones and other consumer electronics, Mr. Deng said.
"We're in good shape," said Mr. Deng, who declined to provide sales estimates for Xunlight.
Willard & Kelsey started limited commercial production of its thin-film solar panels early this year after three years of delays in its announced production schedule. The company's executives said in February that they hoped to reach full production by mid-March and have up to 250 employees by the end of this year. The firm had 90 employees at the beginning of the year. However, it has been tight-lipped since then about whether it is meeting those projections.
Representatives from Willard & Kelsey could not be reached for comment last week.
Pending legislation
Local solar firms face uncertainty ahead. A bill introduced this month by state Sen. Kris Jordan (R., Powell) would remove the alternative-energy requirement from Ohio's 2008 rewrite of energy law. The bill has two Republican co-sponsors from the Cleveland and Cincinnati areas.
First Solar said such a repeal would not have much impact on its sales, because most of its locally made panels are sold in California and other states. However, Mr. Deng said the proposal could remove an incentive to drive sales of Xunlight panels in Ohio.
"We hope to have more product sales at our home in Ohio," Mr. Deng said. "And so to maintain the renewable portfolio standard is very important for the solar industry in Ohio."
Reversing course
Mr. Stansley at UT said the proposed legislation would make Ohio the first state to back away from renewable energy requirements that have become law. He called the energy standard's potential repeal a mistake.
"It is not consistent with supporting these advanced technologies and the continued development of an industry that will be built around green technologies," he said.
Meanwhile, the energy department's loan guarantee program is "a subject of intense debate" in Washington as lawmakers consider whether to extend funding for the program past Friday, said Mr. Kimbis of the solar energy association. The loan guarantee has played a crucial role, he said, in helping solar companies to finance large projects in a slow economy and tight credit market.
"The loan guarantee program has done a good job of allowing projects to go forward that otherwise would not have been able to go forward, strictly because of the current economic conditions," Mr. Kimbis said.
First Solar stands to lose if the federal loan program isn't extended. The company announced Thursday that its 550-megawatt Topaz Solar Farm project in California won't receive a loan guarantee because it can't meet Friday's deadline for the federal program.
In a statement, First Solar said it is in talks with potential buyers for the Topaz project that would allow it to move forward without a loan guarantee. The company is waiting to see whether two other large-scale solar projects will qualify for the federal loan program before it expires.
Mr. Bernheimer said First Solar is hopeful that federal lawmakers will find a way to renew the energy department loan program. He said companies that develop viable solar projects are creating energy and cost savings that justify financial backing.
"Unless you think people are going to stop using electricity, or use a lot less in 25 years, there's a revenue stream there that will allow the project there to pay its debt," Mr. Bernheimer said.
Local solar companies and supporters say they believe Toledo's solar industry will thrive despite the industry's current growing pains.
"There's a bright future for the long-term market," said Mr. Deng of Xunlight.
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• Main Page • Risk Factors • Symptoms • Diagnosis • Treatment • Screening • Reducing Your Risk • Talking to Your Doctor • Resource Guide Conditions InDepth: Infertility in WomenInfertility in women is a disorder of the reproductive system that prevents the body's ability to ovulate and conceive (or carry an infant to term). A couple is considered infertile when they have not conceived after a full year of regular sexual intercourse without using contraception. Couple infertility may be due to male factors, female factors, or a combination of both. A successful pregnancy involves many steps. First, a healthy egg must be released from a woman's ovaries (ovulation) and travel to the fallopian tube. There, it is fertilized by a man's sperm. If fertilization occurs, the fertilized egg then moves down the fallopian tube to the uterus. The embryo secures itself to the uterine wall. This begins the 38-40 week journey from embryo to fetus to baby. Problems can occur at anytime during this process.
Infertility affects an estimated 10% of women aged 15-44 in the United States. Age-related ability to have a successful pregnancy is well documented. Success rates begin to decline at age 35 and are severely reduced by age 40 in women. Common causes of infertility in women include:
• What are the risk factors for infertility in women? • What are the symptoms of infertility in women? • How is infertility in women diagnosed? • What are the treatments for infertility in women? • Are there screening tests for infertility in women? • How can I reduce my risk of infertility? • What questions should I ask my doctor? • What is it like to live with infertility? • Where can I get more information about infertility in women? Diabetes and women. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. Available at: http://www.acog.or... . Accessed October 22, 2012. Fritz MC, Speroff L. Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinolgy and Infertility . Section IV: Infertility. 8th ed. New York, NY: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2011. Infertility. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed . Updated August 23, 2012. Accessed October 22, 2012. Infertility fact sheet. Women's Health.gov website. Available at: http://womenshealt... . Updated July 1, 2009. Accessed October 22, 2012. • Next Last reviewed October 2012 by Andrea Chisholm EBSCO Information Services is fully accredited by URAC. URAC is an independent, nonprofit health care accrediting organization dedicated to promoting health care quality through accreditation, certification and commendation. This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition. To send comments or feedback to our Editorial Team regarding the content please email us at email@example.com |
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Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS - Test Shots - Full Resolution Crops
A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality. The following pages consist of resized images so that you can evaluate the overall exposure. For those with a dial-up connection, please be patient while the pages download.
1/160th sec., f3.5, 80 ISO
At the minimum 80 ISO there is no noise. Is there ever? The mane on this horse sculpture is made out of old recording tape and blows in the wind.
1/200th sec., f3.5, 100 ISO
At 100 ISO, just 1/3rd of a stop faster, there is still no image noise. No surprises there then.
1/400th sec., f3.5, 200 ISO
Double the ISO to 200, and most cameras are starting to show a bit of speckling. The IXUS 850 however remains noiseless.
1/800th sec., f3.5, 400 ISO
There's just a hint of speckling in the darker areas, but the shadows are still deep and black, and the image quality is virtually unaffected. On most other cameras the image would be unusable at this speed.
1/250th sec., f9.0, 800 ISO
At 800 ISO there is some image noise, but it's an even speckling with none of the colour channel noise usually seen in high-ISO shots. Some detail has been lost though.
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At the maximum ISO setting of 1600 there is plenty of image noise, but it is even and fine textured like film grain and has no colour distortion. An impressive performance.
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Home buyers have the option of funding their purchase with a conventional mortgage or a loan insured through the FHA mortgage program. The difference between the two mortgage types could make one more suitable than the other for financing a home purchase. The mortgage market has changed significantly since the hot real estate market of 2004 to 2006, and a home buyer should look at all options.
An FHA loan is a mortgage insured through a program offered by the U.S. government. Federal Housing Authority (FHA) mortgages are provided by regular mortgage lenders and the repayment of the mortgage, if the home owner defaults, is insured by the FHA program. Conventional loans come in the form of conforming mortgages that meet the requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for securitization and insurance. Jumbo mortgages are another form of conventional loans that are too large to meet the conforming limits of Fannie and Freddie.
The main factor that drives a home buyer to an FHA or conventional loan is the amount available for a down payment. FHA loans require a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent of the purchase price. A conventional loan will require a down payment of 5 to 20 percent. FHA loans have been traditionally aimed at first time buyers who did not have much money to put down on a home. Typically, buyers purchasing homes after the first one have equity built up that can provide the down payment amount for a conventional loan.
The credit requirements for an FHA mortgage are more relaxed than with conventional loans. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website lists easy credit qualifying as a benefit of FHA loans. Conventional loans require higher credit scores for qualifications and only the homeowners with top scores get the best rates. As an applicant's credit score goes down, the fees and rates increase. Most conventional loan lenders require a FICO credit score of 620 or higher. A home buyer can qualify for an FHA loan with a score in the 500's.
An FHA insured loan requires the payment of an upfront mortgage insurance premium--MIP--and annual mortgage insurance premiums. In 2010, the premium rates were 2.25 percent of the mortgage amount for the upfront MIP and 0.55 percent of the loan amount for the annual premium. Conventional mortgages with less than 20 percent down payment require private mortgage insurance. The cost of private insurance will vary by the amount of down payment and credit score of the home buyer. A mortgage applicant with a down payment of 20 percent or more does not have to pay for mortgage insurance.
After the financial crisis of 2007 and the decline in home prices from 2006 until 2009, it became more difficult for home buyers to qualify for conventional mortgages unless they have excellent credit and a significant down payment. An article in the March 4, 2009, "New York Times" noted that the percentage of new mortgages that were FHA insured increased from less than 2 percent in 2005 and 2006 to over 17 percent in 2009. A report from NuWire Investor on Aug. 4, 2010, about the Miami housing market showed over 40 percent of home purchases financed by FHA mortgages.
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GWEN IFILL: Hello, Governor Dean. After two years of campaigning here in New Hampshire, you come out number two. Do you feel like something went wrong?
HOWARD DEAN: You know, the interesting part about this is, if you told me a year ago I would be third in Iowa and second in New Hampshire, I would have been delighted. The odd thing was, the media built us up so high over the summer with a cover of Newsweek and Time and U.S. News and all of that stuff without one vote being cast, and I think I never forgot, but I think a lot of people forgot the voters actually decide who the front-runner is.
I think this is fine. We got our ticket out of Iowa. We got our ticket out of New Hampshire. We're going to the next seven states. We have decent organizations in those states. We have built them all up. I'm looking forward to this. You know the issues, do you really want to change, or to battle between two Washington insiders? And I think the American people ultimately are going to want a real change.
GWEN IFILL: Analyze for me what happened here. You had a double-digit lead only a few weeks ago, and tonight it's possibly a double-digit loss.
HOWARD DEAN: Iowa happened. You come in third in Iowa and John Kerry comes from nowhere and comes in first, that's a huge momentum issue. I think the biggest mistake that's been made by anybody in this campaign was made by Wes Clark and Joe Lieberman, skipping Iowa. You do not skip states if you intend to be president of the United States. You can't do it.
GWEN IFILL: If you lost in Iowa and that that begets a loss in New Hampshire, why won't a loss in New Hampshire beget a loss in these next seven states?
HOWARD DEAN: Well, second is better than third. We closed the gap considerably. We have a decent organization in these states. This is a long, long sprint, a long, long sprint to the end. We have a long way to go. We're in place, well-organized right through Super Tuesday.
And so ... and the issue again and again, do you want somebody from inside Washington or somebody from outside Washington? Do you want somebody who's going to stand up for American working families and be willing to do that? I stood up when nobody else would stand up against the Iraq war. I stood up against No Child Left Behind, which has really hurt a lot of public schools all over the country, when nobody else would.
That's the kind of person I am. I say what I believe in. I stood up for gay and lesbian Vermonters when I signed the civil unions bill when no other governor would get anywhere as close to anything like that. I believe if you want to move this country forward, you have to take tough stands, and I'm willing to do it. I've taken my heat from the media. I'll willing to do that, too.
GWEN IFILL: You campaigned on your tough stands on telling people what they necessarily didn't want to hear. Did that work until the end?
HOWARD DEAN: Well, we came from a long way back. Don't forget last week, there were a lot of people writing off the Dean campaign in its entirety after the Iowa third-place finish, so I kind of feel like we've been redeemed tonight, and I'm kind of grateful to the voters of New Hampshire for doing that.
GWEN IFILL: You've never run for president before. What did this week or the last two or three weeks teach you about this process?
HOWARD DEAN: It ... well, it taught me what I already knew, which is that voters decide who the front-runner is, not pundits and not news people. It really wasn't as tough a week as I've had other weeks. You know, when I was a front-runner for six or eight weeks during the summer, it was brutal. Everybody was pounding us, the media, all of the opponents, so if we defended ourselves, we hurt ourselves.
One of the reasons that Dick Gephardt and I finished third and fourth is because we got in a fight towards the end, and the two senators slid right through. Same reason Jesse Ventura ended up as governor of Minnesota. So I'm just going to stick to my message. A real change in America from outside Washington promises to be kept, as I did in Vermont, balancing budgets and health care and standing up for working families in a way that folks from inside Washington don't understand.
GWEN IFILL: You know, you mentioned the fight that you and Dick Gephardt got into in Iowa. There was a total absence of that here in New Hampshire, except a little bit of sniping at the end of the campaign.
HOWARD DEAN: Well, there was a lot of stuff going on under the table, unfortunately, which wasn't helpful, but I don't think it hurt anybody in the long run.
GWEN IFILL: But did it have some comparative advertising, what people call negative advertising, had hoped to differentiate you more from Senator Kerry?
HOWARD DEAN: No. We tried that one in Washington and we tried that one in Iowa. That was a big mistake. When you use any kind of comparative advertising or negative advertising, you bring yourself down, as well as others ... as well as the person you're targeting, and that's exactly what happened to Dick Gephardt and I in Iowa. Fortunately, I was able to survive it, but I'm not going to make that mistake again in a multi-candidate race.
GWEN IFILL: I also was struck by how many of the other candidates sounded like you. They would end their speeches by saying, "I ... this is about you. This isn't about me."
HOWARD DEAN: Right.
GWEN IFILL: Which sounded like the way you were ending your speeches.
HOWARD DEAN: You know, it's interesting. I had three goals when I started this: The first was to change the Democratic Party; the second was to change the country; and the third was to become president. And we started to change the Democratic Party.
Now, frankly, these folks are great people, but they're saying this because it tests well in the polls, but eventually they'll believe it if they keep saying it long enough, and we really will change the Democratic Party. Now we have got to change the country. I'm actually determined to change this country. It is in the same shape it was when Herbert Hoover was president or when William McKinley was president.
In both cases, a guy named Roosevelt came along and pushed back on the enormous corporate power so that ordinary middle class people could make money and small businesses again and could live their lives and send their kids to college. That's exactly where we are now historically; we are we need somebody to come along and stand up to the corporate abuses and to the special interests in Washington, and neither party is doing that.
GWEN IFILL: So that message still works as far as you're concerned?
HOWARD DEAN: I think it is my message, that's why I'm in this race.
GWEN IFILL: Seven states in seven days. How do you begin to tackle that?
HOWARD DEAN: It's really ten states in ten days. You have to include Michigan, Washington and Maine. Right. It's tough. It's, you know, a lot of plane traveling and a lot of hard work, but we have got great organizations in all of these states. We even ... actually, to be honest with you, if you really think about it, it's 13 states, if you include the District of Columbia, in about 13 days, because they're on the 10th of February. So it's really very rapid fire. It's a small version of Super Tuesday.
GWEN IFILL: Can you afford it?
HOWARD DEAN: Yeah, I can. We raised more money than anybody else in the last week.
GWEN IFILL: You spent a lot more, too.
HOWARD DEAN: Yeah, we did, but we still have some.
GWEN IFILL: You still have enough?
HOWARD DEAN: Right.
GWEN IFILL: To compete in all states?
HOWARD DEAN: Yeah, we will compete in every state.
GWEN IFILL: Now, you're spending the next 48 hours, or 24 hours, at home in Burlington. Are you reevaluating? Are you thinking about what you have to do next?
HOWARD DEAN: I've been doing a little reevaluating, but mostly we're doing a lot of media travel. We discovered if you satellite into other states that works very well. It's not, of course, as good as being there, but it's very hard to be in 13 states in 12 days.
GWEN IFILL: Is this a two-man race now for you?
HOWARD DEAN: I don't know. You know, when I was the front-runner, everybody was dying to call it a two-man race, Dean and whoever it was. I'm not going to fall into that trap. You all can talk about that, and voters will decide how many people are in the race.
GWEN IFILL: Well, if one and two tonight are you and Senator Kerry, how do two New Englanders take whatever the message is the Democrats need to take to the rest of the country?
HOWARD DEAN: Well, in all due respect, I think John Kerry ... John Kerry has finished first twice. He must be doing something right. But our messages are very different. I mean, he spent 19 years in Washington. I spent my time as governor delivering health care and balancing budgets. We have a very different approach to life.
GWEN IFILL: So you think that people are going to be able to distinguish that? Here in New Hampshire people kept saying, "I just want somebody to beat Bush." Most people said Senator Kerry would be the person.
HOWARD DEAN: Right. And I disagree, because I don't think we can beat George Bush without bringing a lot of new people into this party, which is what we have been able to do and nobody else has.
GWEN IFILL: Thank you, governor.
HOWARD DEAN: Thanks, Gwen.


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A workshop on C-IKNOW is scheduled at INSNA/Sunbelt Conference, 12pm-3pm, Feb. 8, 2011, Florida
Title. Network Data Collection, Analysis, and Visualization via C-IKNOW
Abstract. C-IKNOW (http://iknow.northwestern.edu/) is a powerful web-based software tool for social network investigation. The workshop provides an overview on how to use C-IKNOW's visualization and analytics suite to collect network data and conduct visual-analytics and utilize network recommendation features. The presentation begins with a general introduction to the distinct features and perspectives of network data collection and visualization in C-IKNOW, followed by a few brief examples of C-IKNOW application in various contexts. We demonstrate a set of four hands-on step-by-step tutorials with illustrative cases on 1) setting up web-based survey for network data collection, 2) importing and exporting data with C-IKNOW, 3) network visualization and analytics, and 4) recommendation techniques–resource finder and team assembly. Finally, we highlight advanced administrator functions useful for survey setup and data manipulation. Participants who bring their own internet-ready laptops with Java applets installed can run the web-based software on their machines at the same time as they are being presented. The goal is to enable participants to design their own C-IKNOW surveys, import and export network data with C-IKNOW, and familiarize themselves with the multiple network visualization and analytics functions in C-IKNOW.
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January 31, 2013 12:00 AMLOS ANGELES -- Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters trio, who lifted American spirits in World War II with songs such as "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," died Wednesday of natural causes at her home in suburban Northridge, Calif. She was 94.
The Andrews Sisters were the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century, selling more than 90 million records, recording 700 songs and placing 46 hits in the top 10 on the Billboard pop charts. Their version of the calypso song "Rum and Coca-Cola" was the best-selling record of 1945.
The Andrews Sisters -- Patty, Maxene and LaVerne -- developed intricate and rhythmic three-part harmonies that were the vocal counterpart of the era's instrumental swing bands. The only blonde in the group, Patty stood in the middle of the trio and took the solos.
With their unbridled patriotism and Midwestern good-girl image, the Andrews Sisters helped define wartime America. They performed in uniform at military bases and hospitals, appeared regularly on Armed Forces Radio and toured Italy with the USO. They also sold war bonds and sang in flag-waving films such as "Buck Privates" and "Stage Door Canteen."
2 guilty in Phila. child abuse
PHILADELPHIA -- A jury on Wednesday convicted a priest and teacher in a pivotal child-abuse case that rocked the Philadelphia archdiocese and sent a church official to prison for child endangerment.
The verdict upholds the stunning account by a 24-year-old policeman's son that he was sexually abused as a boy by two priests and his sixth-grade teacher. One priest, Monsignor William Lynn, pleaded guilty before trial while the Rev. Charles Engelhardt and former teacher Bernard Shero were convicted at trial.
Homicide rate soaring
CHICAGO -- One of the latest victims in Chicago's soaring homicide rate (42 this month) is a 15-year-old girl who attended President Barack Obama's inauguration last week and lived less than a mile from his South Side home.
Tuesday's slaying of Hadiya Pendleton occurred as she had taken shelter in the rain with other students near King College Prep High School, where she was on the volleyball team and was a band majorette. She was shot in the back and a 16-year-old boy was wounded in the attack by a gunman who sped away in a car, police said.
1 dead in office shooting
PHOENIX -- A gunman opened fire at a Phoenix office complex Wednesday, killing one person, wounding two others and setting off a manhunt.
Authorities identified the suspect as Arthur D. Harmon, who they said opened fire at the end of a mediation session. They identified a man who died hours after the Wednesday morning shooting as Steve Singer, 48.
House immigration work
WASHINGTON -- A group of a half-dozen House members, equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is nearing completion of wide-ranging immigration legislation similar to proposals by Senate negotiators and President Barack Obama, including a pathway to legal immigration status for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S.
The group intends to unveil the legislation soon, perhaps around the time of Mr. Obama's State of the Union address Feb. 12, according to lawmakers and aides involved. It is likely to face strong resistance from many of the conservative Republicans who dominate the House.
Also in the nation ...
Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed William Cowan, a Boston lawyer who is a longtime friend and former aide, to serve as the interim U.S. senator for Massachusetts until a special election is held June 25 to fill the seat left vacant by John Kerry's confirmation as the nation's next secretary of state. ... George Ryan, 78, a corruption convict, was released from a federal prison Wednesday, and Illinois became a state with only one former governor, his successor, Rod Blagojevich, behind bars. ... A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes and dangerous winds that overturned cars on a major Georgia interstate and demolished homes and businesses, killing at least two people. ...New England's fishing regulators on Wednesday approved steep cuts in cod catch limits that fishermen say will trigger the collapse of the industry.


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Hudson, Wis.-based Phillips-Medisize Corp. has completed its 10,000 square foot expansion to their facility in the Czech Republic. The expansion provides more clean room production space while increasing the facility's total footprint to enhance existing capabilities.
In the new space, Phillips-Medisize now has plastic and liquid injection molding, as well as catheter extrusion and full finished device assembly capabilities in Class 7 and 8 clean rooms. The facility is U.S. Food and Drug Administratoion-registered and ISO13485 certified.
"We are very excited about the completion of this expansion," said Matt Jennings, president and CEO of Phillips-Medisize. "Our Czech facility is an important part of our strategy of providing state-of-the-art medical facilities, equipped with the latest technologies, to our customers in regions around the world."
According to the company, the expansion was driven by business success, which has also lead the company to increase staffing at the Czech facility by more than 60 percent. The now 138-strong staff handles product manufacturing for Phillips-Medisize customers in Europe and North America.
Phillips-Medisize is an outsource provider of design and manufacturing services to the medical device and diagnostics, drug delivery, and commercial markets.
Photo of Phillips-Medisize Czech facility courtesy of Phillips-Medisize Corp.
Expansion Complete at Phillips-Medisize's Czech Facility
Published November 7, 2012
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County Office will be closed Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 for Christmas
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Civic Center Manager's Job Posting
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Since the launch of Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station (ISS), on November 20, 1998, five space agencies have worked together daily to build and operate the orbiting science lab—one of the most complex scientific and technological endeavours ever undertaken. This video features Canada's contribution to the ISS, and why it is so important to Canadians.
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The 7th issue of the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters' Newsletter is now available. Visit the International Charter's Website to read more.
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Lac-Mégantic Train Disaster
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This animation map shows an overview of the destruction caused by the train derailment and explosion that occurred at Lac-Mégantic on July 6th, 2013. The product was developed by Effigis Geo-Solutions (Montreal, Canada) as part of their mandate in the Canadian Space Agency's Rapid Information Products and Services (RIPS) initiative.
The International Charter Space and Major Disasters was activated by Public Safety Canada on a request received from Transport Canada. This is a damage assessment map based on QuickBird-2 satellite operations among the member space agencies for data acquisition following natural and technological disasters.
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The blast had sent me flying twenty feet from where I had been standing when the bombs hit. Blast burns scar my skin. My body aches from the fall but luckily I had a soft landing, ending up in a bedroom wherehouse with nice, soft matresses, although going through the glass plate window to get to the matress did not help my suffering skin. But for the moment I am alive.
Rising from what should have been my final resting place, I look to see pure destruction. I have lived through huricanes, earthquakes, you name it, but nothing can top the speed in which this destruction had spread. The black cloud growing ever larger throughout the night. I may have been right in thinking that I would never see the sun again. The darkness upon us, man will now have to live with its own doing. We will have to move forward, help mend our ways, and seek a new direction in which to go if mankind is to make it through our greatest flaw...


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The Education Minister, Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdyel launched internet facility at Sakteng Primary School in Trashigang today. The internet facility was provided by Bhutan Telecom in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The collaboration will also take to seven most remote schools in the country. The Bhutan Telecom has also provided three laptops along with internet facility and power back up. The Education Minister is on his tour to four Eastern Dzongkhags. Source: bbs.com.bt |


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Smile! Selfie is in the dictionary: Word among new entries including 'bitcoin', 'twerking' and 'phablet'
- Hundreds of technology inspired words have been added to OED
- Approximately 1.8billion new words are detected each year
- But just around 1,000 of those make it into the dictionary
If someone wants to show you the 'selfie' they took with their 'phablet', do not be alarmed.
According to the dictionary, they are simply inviting you to look at the photo they took of themselves on their smartphone with a larger screen (that is, somewhere between a phone and a tablet).
The two words are among the hundreds – many influenced by technology – recently added to Oxford Dictionaries Online.
The word 'selfie' is among the hundreds - many influenced by technology - recently added to Oxford Dictionaries Online
'Hackerspace' (a meeting place for data enthusiasts) and 'bitcoin' (a digital currency that does not require a bank) have also made it, along with abbreviations such as 'BYOD' (bring your own device), 'srsly' (seriously) and 'apols' (apologies).
Approximately 1.8billion new words are detected each year, but just around 1,000 of those make it into the dictionary.
Twerking, the raunchy dance performed by Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards, is also among the slew of new terms included.
The move, which the US singer and actress showed off with the help of singer Robin Thicke, has been included in the latest revision of Oxford Dictionaries Online.
Katherine Connor Martin, from Oxford Dictionaries Online, said 'twerk' was around 20 years old and seemed to have been coined as part of the 'bounce' hip-hop scene in the United States.
'By last year, it had generated enough currency to be added to our new words watch list, and by this spring, we had enough evidence of usage frequency in a breadth of sources to consider adding it to our dictionaries of current English,' she said.
'There are many theories about the origin of this word, and since it arose in oral use, we may never know the answer for sure.
Twerking, the raunchy dance performed by Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards, is also among the slew of new terms included
'Hackerspace' (a meeting place for data enthusiasts) and 'bitcoin' (a digital currency that does not require a bank) have also made it
'We think the most likely theory is that it is an alteration of work, because that word has a history of being used in similar ways, with dancers being encouraged to "work it". The "t" could be a result of blending with another word such as twist or twitch.
'The current public reaction to twerking is reminiscent in some ways of how the twisting craze was regarded in the early 1960s, when it was first popularised by Chubby Checker's song, the Twist.
'Only time will tell if twerking will similarly be embraced by the general public.'
The dance style's listing reads: 'The twerk, v.: dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.'
Twenty-year-old Cyrus, who first rose to fame as the lead in Disney children's show Hannah Montana, made headlines with the risque performance in a nude PVC bikini at the awards in New York on Sunday.
The show saw her perform a medley of her party song We Can't Stop and Thicke's summer hit Blurred Lines while twerking furiously with the singer-songwriter.
Cyrus, whose father is 1990s country star Billy Ray Cyrus, scored her first UK number one single with We Can't Stop earlier this month.
The quarterly update for the site also includes words from the worlds of food and drink and fashion.
From the former come 'street food', 'pear cider" and the result of too much of both - the swollen gut known as a 'food baby'.
From the latter comes 'double denim' and 'geek chic'.
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With Iran, Syria looming, can Obama save NATO from disaster at Chicago summit?
The 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon produced a bold vision for NATO's future. With one week to the Chicago summit, not nearly enough progress has been made. To avoid the Chicago summit ending up as a total bust, Obama must push NATO leaders to address three key issues.
Coming off the heels of a very successful NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal, in November 2010, it looked like President Obama would make the coming NATO summit in Chicago May 20 and 21 – an election-year meeting of America's strongest allies on American soil – a centerpiece of his campaign, highlighting great successes in his foreign policy.
Skip to next paragraphThe Lisbon Summit had produced an ambitious strategic concept with a bold vision for NATO's future, including a renewed commitment to the fight in Afghanistan, a robust agreement on missile defense, and deepened cooperation on emerging challenges such as cyber security. Eighteen months later, not nearly enough progress has been made – and certainly not enough for Mr. Obama to tout.
To avoid the Chicago summit ending up as a total bust, Obama must push NATO leaders to address those three major issues on the agenda.
First, a slew of recent events in Afghanistan appears to be hastening a rush for the exits. In Lisbon, NATO leaders agreed on a robust operation through the end of 2014 that would be followed with an indefinite training and support commitment. Now, the talk is about getting many forces out by 2013.
Obama's newly signed strategic agreement with Afghanistan ensures ongoing security support, but requires a supporting military strategy. NATO needs a plan to guide these efforts and provide a logical plan for forces, their missions, and broad withdrawal rates.
Second, the Obama administration must push NATO to make better progress on addressing its capabilities shortfalls highlighted by departing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates last June. He warned of a two-tiered alliance with a "dim, if not dismal" future if European allies didn't reverse years of defense cuts. Those shortfalls were brought to light starkly by the otherwise enormously successful Libya operation, where, despite claims of "leading from behind," the United States supplied virtually all of the targeting personnel, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and air-to-air refueling capabilities.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been pushing allies to commit to a "Smart Defense" approach that would pool resources and integrate European military procurement to ensure the alliance retains needed capabilities even while individual allies make deep defense cuts. While there has been good work at the technical level, national budget decisions continue to be made in isolation and without a coherent overarching approach.
At minimum NATO should provide a clearinghouse for coordination of defense cuts. But that is not happening, reinforcing fears that NATO would not be able to conduct even a limited operation such as that over Libya if called upon a few years hence. The Obama administration needs to pressure NATO leaders to develop a clear structure for coordinating resources and individual budget decisions – and it needs to be prepared to assist them in doing so.


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Title - John Black, United States Consul at Mexico City, to James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States. May 23, 1846
Date - May 23, 1846
Publication Information - Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States: Inter-American Affairs, 1831-1860. Published by: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, 1939
Format - Letters (correspondence)
Collection - The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Call Number - F 1418 M273 v. 8
Description - By the third week in May, U.S. consul John Black (and other residents of the nation's capital) had learned of the clash between U.S. and Mexican forces along the Rio Grande, but did not know any details. Black reported to Washington that the Paredes regime was relying heavily on the British, which was seeking Mexican territory, commercial privileges, and additional loan guarantees as the price of its support.


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Prop Cian Healy is expected to miss the start of the 2014 RBS 6 Nations after undergoing surgery on his injured ankle on Wednesday.
Replacements used: David Gilchrist for Cooney, Kevin Buckley for Soden, Dean Moore for Trenier (all 58 mins), Graham Flanagan for Woods (63), Kevin Barden for Keane (69).
Replacements used: Ryan Fisher for Culleton (39 mins), Conor Crowley for Treacy (half-time), Simon O'Donnell for Ryan (66), Kyle Cahill for Lyons (67). Not used: Eoin Cullen.
Blackrock were very unfortunate to come out on the losing side as they responded astutely after a disappointing 32-16 defeat to Dolphin last week.
Their centre Rob Keogh had the first say of Saturday evening's clash at Anglesea Road, with a nicely struck-penalty after six minutes.
Old Belvedere had a chance to reply when they were given a penalty on the ten-metre line but instead opted to kick to touch.
Their lineout could not deliver possession and the visitors were sparked into life by a scintillating burst from lock Mick Carroll, who showed tremendous pace to race down the line and set up another surge by Keogh.
Blackrock could not make it over the try-line but were rewarded for their efforts with another penalty from Keogh to put the scoreline at 6-0.
Out-half Conal Keane managed to reduce the visitors' lead and get 'Belvo off the mark with a straightforward penalty after Jonathan Barretto was penalised for not rolling away.
As expected, the game soon developed into a scrappy dogfight given the difficult conditions, but 'Rock seemed to better manage the situation in the first half.
Jan-Simon Byrne almost notched a try for 'Rock before half-time when he took a good line onto full-back Mark Scott-Lennon's pass, but the winger was taken down five metres short of the line.
Into the second half, Old Belvedere turned the tables and inflicted a steady onslaught on 'Rock's line, yet several infringements at the breakdown prevented the breakthrough try.
Phil Werahiko's men were encouraged by some good counter attacking from winger Eddie Devitt and full-back Daniel Riordan who helped to keep 'Rock in their own 22 for most of the third quarter.
Blackrock almost capitalised on Andy Dunne's sluggish pass, which did not go to hand, and centre Leon Ellison kicked the loose ball up to the five metre line. However, the covering Devitt did well to gather the ball and set up the clearance.
The home side had the opportunity to reduce Blackrock's lead to three points in the 70th minute when they were awarded a penalty just outside the 22. Again though, they kicked for touch and failed to follow up off the back of a lineout.
The match-winning seven-pointer eventually came three minutes from the end.
Old Belvedere turned over a scrum inside 'Rock's 22 and number 8 Leo Auva'a powered his way towards the line - only to be stopped five metres short.
The ball was then moved out to Mongan who showed excellent strength and skill to finish off and give captain Dunne a kickable conversion to win the match for 'Belvo.
Blackrock will be thoroughly disappointed with their late defensive lapse, but they will be encouraged by an improved overall performance which showed plenty of passion and determination.
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)


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swivling table takes lot of space...
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Nothing helps shake off the doldrums of mid-winter like a visit to Geneva for the annual Salon International Haute Horlogerie. For the uninformed, SIHH is the watch trade show put on by the watch brands under the Richemont Group umbrella and some of their friends. Familiar names like IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Panerai set up shop next to lesser known watchmakers like Parmigiani and Gruebel-Forsey in the grand confines of the Palexpo convention center. We asked Gear Patrol's Timekeeping writers to weigh in on what impressed them the most from this year's crop of timepieces. Their picks vary from the classic to the outrageous (see the Tourbillon Yohan Blake, below), and together they represent a great range of SIHH 2013.
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The concrete canyons of Manhattan are pretty far away from the wooded alpine serenity of Switzerland's Vallée de Joux, but it was on Park Avenue that Swiss watch company, Audemars Piguet, decided to kick off a celebration tour for its mightiest creation: the Royal Oak. Appearing in 1972 with a price ten times that of…
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