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And yet, running a premier Christian university located near the center of a vibrant metropolis such as Seattle is an expensive undertaking. Only a portion of the University's $117 million annual operating budget is covered by tuition and as a private Christian university, we receive no government funding. Thus, like strong universities everywhere, we rely on endowment earnings to fund a significant percentage of our annual operating budget.
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Gorgeous writing. I adored it.
This was an amazing story! My only question is: Have you posted the sequel? I hope so; this is such a good story and I never want it to end!
this is the most amazing fanfic i've read so far! I used to have the ABSOLUTE biggest crush on Legolas/Orlando and this just brings back all the little butterflies from the beauty of Legolas. I LOVE how you've woven Tolkien's story with your own. It sums up parts of the story which were not addressed. The only part that was a little weird for me was the incest between the twins. the homosexuality doesnt bother me at all, just the incest, but it was still tastefully written and wasn't hard to get past. I couldnt stop reading this story! everytime i would imagine a story between legolas and i, it would come out something like this and i LOVE seeing it in full like this :) great job and i hope you write that sequel!! love your imagination and superb writing!
So I loved this story the minute I saw it ^_^. I am a huge Legolas fan and I say this is my favourite fan-fiction out of them all...so far XD. It made me all happy =D
The only thing I don't like about this story is that you made Elladan and Elrohir lovers. I have no problem with slash, but incest is taking it too far. But it's only a small flaw in a wonderful story, and it doesn't make it any less amazing to me. I don't know if you're actually going to make a sequel to this story. I hope so. If not, at least I got to read this one :)
I love this story. It's a truly beautiful, sensitive take on the OC -lover-for-Legolas idea. Your use of language is excellent - you've got a real gift for painting pictures with words, and the relationship betwen Ro and Legolas is realistically developed...and so romantic. Plus you write damn good sex ;p
One tiny, slightly negative comment, something I picked up on a few times during the story. I'm not sure how to explain it, so I'll use an example from your first chapter:
Eowyn lifted her head. Her tears already dry.
If someone knows better then please correct me, but I think this should be:
Eowyn lifted her head, her tears already dry.
I'm pretty sure the two phrases should be linked together in one sentence, as the second phrase has no verb.
However, it doesn't particularly detract from the reading; in fact, I was addicted. I read it all in one night, then overslept the next day and missed one of my classes! I'm so glad you gave Legolas and Rowannen their happy ending and can't wait to read more about their life together. Hannon le for a very enjoyable few hours gaping at my computer screen!!
I liked this story A LOT! Though never into Leggy or Orlando, I really enjoyed the reading. Rowannen was so sweet a wench, you really had me care and feel for her. I can tell that you have one REALLY vivid imagination, it's lovely. All those things... like difference between the people of Rohan and Gondor in so many aspects, the meaning of the braids, the rohirric horse game, rain chambers etc. and above all the prophecy... you know it's so full of hope and meaning it gives me gooseflesh and form knot in my throat everytime I read it over. =;)
I have only one remark and that's about Elvish. It felt somehow extremely jarring in certain moments for me, mostly because of the use of (I daresay) those "whored" phrases that were used in the movies, like "Noro Lim," "Stille nú" or "Dolen i vad o nin" etc. etc. (although I didn't mind that you put the word's of Arwen about path and faltering, for example, into Legolas' mouth at all!). I would rather appreciate some of your own constructions, even if it were flawn... because I just tend to think the "movie lines" are used so often that they lost their magic and readers/movie goers already have them memorized. =:))) Also I don't think there's the necessity to translate everything - let the readers' imagination work. =;)
But... nah, it's just me and I promise it didn't spoil the magic of the story that much for me. This was meant to be just a friendly counsel. =;)
Wow, I love this story, and can't wait to read the other two parts of the sequal. Keep up the wounderful writing!!!
I love your story! and I don"t mean to be a pain but when will you write the sequel?
this is a beautiful story
is there a sequel
I know you have heaps of reviews and this one is going to sound just the same but...I love your story. There aren't enough non-slash Legolas fics out there.
i like this
All I can say to this story(all 24 chapters which I read non-stop) is Wow! What a beautifull love story! I can't wait to read the sequel to this story! Outstanding!
Wow! I have read a lot of fanfiction and I have to say that this is by far one of the best I have ever read. You write so beautifully! I'm glad I started reading this after you were finished because I dont think I could have stood it to wait for you to update. I can't wait for the sequel. Please please start on it soon!
short and to the point, but still very much in line with the other chapters. God I love a good romance! Excellent! Sequel coming! Very good - that must mean this one has a happy ending!
Ahh! At last! I have moved, started a new job, and brought a house since your last update! This story has been on my mind and on my mind! OF course they changed the site and there went my favorites - of which there was one! You'd think I'd remember the name of the story - but no...I can tell you all about it, but can't remember the name of the tale. Love the update and still whish I had as much time as they do to fool around! Anyway, the characterizations remain true, the writing continues to be wonderful, and the story just gets me in the heart. Please update as soon as you can - at least now I have it to read over and over again until you do. Keep up the great work!
Haha. They spent all of their time together-loving one another.
Author's Response: Thank you I am so glad you like it.
Oh, and just what, pray tell, does Gimli mean? This is shaping up to be quite the next chapter!
This is brilliant, and I desire to read more on this story!
You are the author whose use of details in their story most intrigues me.

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50/50(R) *Think quick -- besides cancer, what do all of the following movies have in common: "Stepmom," "Terms of Endearment," "Beaches," "Wit," "A Walk to Remember," "Love Story," "Marvin's Room" and "Sweet November?" Give up? The patient with cancer is always female. This is far from a complete list but these are the most successful titles in this razor-thin, downer genre. Could it be that studios recognize that women in the audience relate better to movies with female patients? As all of these movies are also chick-flicks, the answer could be and probably is yes. The biggest thing "50/50" doesn't have in common with the above films and most all other cancer movies is that the patient is male. It's also rated "R" for language, sex, nudity and drug use and -- most importantly -- you'll laugh more than half of the time. It's not often we get a movie that takes this many chances -- and actually works. Something else quite similar to "50/50" came out in 2009; the marathon-length train wreck that was "Funny People." Written and directed by Judd Apatow, it starred Adam Sandler as a cancer patient and it failed on almost every level, the most glaring being Sandler. One of the few bright spots in that movie was Seth Rogen, himself prone to occasional Sandler-like unfunny abrasiveness yet he was able to emerge smelling like a relative rose. Rogen (as Kyle) takes on another secondary role in "50/50" and supplies a great deal of its ample humor. This is all the more impressive as Kyle is an obnoxious, misogynist blow-hard with bad taste and no manners and is a perfect on-screen counterpart to Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the guy with the cancer who couldn't be more unassuming or low-key. Taking over for original choice James McAvoy less than a week before shooting began, Gordon-Levitt offers further evidence of a type of wide emotional range rarely found in former child actors. Because Adam is written to be passive, say little, express even less and put up with a lot more than a man with cancer should, Gordon-Levitt's carefully measured rendering is simply stunning. Rather than go the obvious route of showing Adam withering away and trying to come to terms with his illness, writer Will Reiser and director and director Jonathan Levine show the ripple effects on those around him. Kyle reacts with nervous jokes while using Adam's condition to hit on girls. Bryce Dallas Howard co-stars as Adam's not-quite-live-in girlfriend Rachael who, after being told of his condition, isn't sure whether to go saintly and stay with him or to slither away like a heartless cad. Wanting to stick around (make that move in) in order to help Adam every waking moment is his mother Diane (Anjelica Huston); a scenario that frightens him more than the cancer. The remainder of the acid-soaked humor comes courtesy of other cancer patients (Philip Baker Hall and Matt Frewer), two seniors who deal with chemotherapy with profanity, gallows humor and lots 'o weed. Rounding out the crack cast is Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick ("Up in the Air") as Adam's grief councilor Katherine. Starting out almost too timid and tentative, Katherine represents the mind-set of most of us when interacting with cancer patients. We think they should be coddled, pampered, glad-handed, insolated or smothered which might be apropos in some cases, but not with Adam or many like him. They don't want anyone to go soft or skittish; it only reminds them of their plight and it serves nobody very well. The titles mentioned in opening paragraph are (for the most part) very well-made films loaded with the utmost of sincerity and good intentions. They provide a perspective to a facet of our lives that is difficult to address in cinematic terms and each deserves their dedicated followings and respective accolades. What "50/50" offers is counterbalance and a different angle; a unique way to view a dire situation. It might not be to everyone's taste, but it is valid and might actually provide some of its viewers some treasured advice and comfort tips they might heartily call on down the road; whether they're Adam or everyone he knows. (Summit Entertainment)
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Hey friends,On my last BP trip I actually finally went whole-hog and bought a food dehydrator. Followed some great recipes, packaged everything out, and felt very accomplished. I was looking forward to some great new eats on the trail.I was using a Backcountry Boiler, which is of course not a device that can cook or simmer anything, but can only boil water. So, I boiled up an amount of water that seemed useful, eyeball'd the amount to pour into my freezer bag full of dried dinner, stuck it all inside my cozy ... and then waited and hoped.The results were less than encouraging. Sometimes the amount was spot-on, and the food was great. Other times the meal took so long to adequately rehydrate that it was half-cold by the time I could eat it. Other times there wasn't enough water, so I had to boil up some more -- but I was hungry! Other times, I put in too much water, so of course ended up with a hot soupy meal where a firm one was expected.Okay, so all this was understandable. Certainly I could have taken the time to measure out my portions more precisely (by weight I presume) and also to measure out particular volumes of water to put into each meal.My question: is that what's required to make the FBC method actually work?If not, then someone needs to offer their wisdom to me. How do you actually end up with food that's properly heated and rehydrated without controlling carefully for food mass and water volume? And if you do have to do that ... is it not a pain in the butt?After I got off-trail, I spent a couple days in a hotel-like setting and had access to a conventional stove. Of course I ate through the rest of my FBC meals, and predictably had great success using the boil-and-then-simmer method (BaS): adding water, boiling, and then simmering until all the water was gone, and the food was properly rehydrated.The BaS method, though, is more fuel-intensive and water-wasteful (at least slightly), and most importantly it requires a completely different stove device than what I presently have at my disposal. It would require obviously a 'real' cookpot of some kind, and likely then I'd add an Alc stove with a limiter of some kind.But I don't want to do that, if there's some simple way for me to make my Backcountry Boiler handle the job. I really like this little piece of gear. I just need someone to clear up for me how to make the FBC method actually cooperate.All make sense? Help me out someone.
With the gear you have, either do more careful measuring, following precisely recipes already tested, get a lot more experience doing FBC meals so your "intuitive" guesses become more accurate, or just accept that your meals will be less than ideal.Or get a different stove/pot combo.Using published, tested meals combined with measured ingredients is probably the best way to go. And if you don't have one, get a cozy so the long soaks don't lose as much heat.
Whar Steve said - Keep doing it and you'll get the hang of it.Also, I always bring dehydrated mashed potatoes anyway, you can add them to anything as a thickener. Tastes good too!
hike further or more days and you'll care less what is in the bag. you'll probably inhale it and wonder where there is more :) half cooked, overcooked and soupy.. 5-6 days in it won't matterat least have some sort of measure in your pot or water container so you can at least adjust for next time.another trick is to have some instant potatoes to add in to thicken things up if you use too much... which is a lot better than not enough
I always recommend trying out your food at home before hitting the trail. I hate the idea of expecting a good meal ending up having to force a less than tasty gruel down my throat. It agree with Stephen about the experience issue. I used to get anal about using the exact amount of water then I realized every dinner I have requires one to one and a half cups of water. With time it has become somewhat intuitive. I pour some water in the bag, squeeze it a bit to mix it up, add some more water or pour a little out when I occasionally miss the mark. A cozy is a must or at least a piece of clothing wrapped around the bag while it re-hydrates. You do have to take care that everything you dehydrate should be cut or come in small enough pieces to make it work. Angel hair pasta will rehydrate a lot quicker than regular spaghetti for instance. Keep experimenting and you'll soon get the hang of it.
Thanks guys, that all sounds like wisdom. I guess the safe bet for starters would be the adding-too-much-water + using-mashed-potatoes-as-a-failsafe approach.Good to be reassured.
yea, at least with extra water things cook a lot better. not enough water it tends to be undercooked and harder to fix
I find it best when doing rehydration, as compared to real cooking, to ALWAYS only add 2/3 to 3/4 the amt of water the directions say. Noodles dont absorb as much at lower temp as when you are boiling them. Even for Mountain House meals , this usually works best. You can always add more later, but you cannot take it away.When rehydrating plain pasta , before adding sauce ingredients, (ala Ramen or mac-n-cheese), plan to pour off excess water before adding sauce ingredients. I make coffee from the extra starchy-water.But as pointed out, try as much out at home as you can.
There is a Food,Nutrition and hydration sub forum further down with loads of good tips and recepies.A good start is to add about the same ammount of boiling water as you have in dry food.If you can , soak meat and some hard veggies like beans an hour or more before "cooking" Just enough water to soften them . Some use a small separate container loaded up at lunch time .Adding insulation to your cozy can help a lot.In my case because we don't have bears and the like I can just wrap around it some spare clothing or in winter my sleeping bagObviously you must make sure your bag is 100% watertight...If animals are a problem then you can drop the cozy into an aLosak or similar , then wrap more insulation.(cous cous is an easy no fuss base)
Thanks for the tips everyone!Franco,You mentioned rehydrating or pre-soaking meat or hard veggies -- how does one do this when using a boil-only cooking device like the BC Boiler mentioned in the OP? If I soak meat or beans, then what I end up with is softened meat and beans which are COLD, and with no way to warm them up except by adding hot water to them. Seems like the best that I could end up with would be very wet, lukewarm food after that.... right?
He means use some cold water for those items that take a long time. You then add those and the needed hot water when ready to make the whole meal later.Another tip is to scratch half cup marks on the inside of your pot.
As others mentioned -- practice at home. Also I write on each bag how much water to add.
Yes ,Michael can read my mind Some add baking soda to the water, that is a known (well to me...) tenderizer but apparently it robs meat and veggies of some nutrients.
If you want to use wood as a fuel source and would like to be able to simmer you could go to a Trail Designs Sidewinder Ti-Tri Stove System w/Inferno insert. With the pot it is about half the weight of your Boiler and much more flexible as it can use other fuels too.http://tinyurl.com/8hh2py3
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Event Summary
long predicted consolidation within the warehouse management systems/ supply
chain execution (WMS/ SCE) market finally seems to be happening. However,
it has started by an unexpected route. Instead of a direct intra-market consolidation,
some public SCE/WMS vendors and smaller, even profitable but undercapitalized
and undervalued WMS/SCE vendors have found shelter under wealthy, more visible
parents with complementary products. The example of the first would be the recent
acquisition of former EXE Technologies by SSA Global
(see SSA
GT To EXE-cute (Yet) Another Acquisition). Examples of the latter are
the agreement by 3M to acquire HighJump Software;
the acquisition of OMI International by Retalix
(see 3M
Wraps Up HighJump, while Retalix Shops OMI International); and the
acquisitions of TRW by QAD and TDC
Solutions by Epicor.
best example of an intra-market merger is the early February announcement of
RedPrairie Corporation (www.redprairie.com
, formerly McHugh Software International). This upbeat provider
of broad SCE solutions announced the acquisition of LIS (www.lis-online.com),
its European counterpart and former competitor. The combined companies will
operate under the RedPrairie name with projected 2004 revenues of $130 million
(USD) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)
of $23 million (USD). The company will supposedly employ over 600 associates
from offices in the US, UK, mainland Europe, and China. RedPrairie solutions
are also offered by partners in eleven countries, including Latin America, Russia,
and South Africa.
to John Jazwiec, who will continue to lead the expanded RedPrairie as its company
leader, this acquisition should benefit both companies and their respective
customers, given their complementary products, geographies, and vertical segments.
This will enable them to leverage their combined service and research and development
expenditures to produce nearly end-to-end supply chain solutions. Martin Hiscox,
former CEO of LIS, will now report directly to Jazwiec as the Europe, Middle
East, and Africa (EMEA) leader. All RedPrairie locations, regardless of
geography, will soon sell, implement, and support the expanded product suite
of the joint entity, as well as offer new capabilities, such as international
trade logistics (ITL), mobile resource management and security applications,
currently under development, or acquisition.
is Part One of a three-part note.
Two will discuss the market impact.
Three will make user recommendations.
Financial Results
news comes at the heels of the January 30 announcement of RedPrairie's financial
results for 2003 that included record levels of license revenue and profitability.
License revenue was $14.8 million (USD), up 44 percent over 2002, while EBITDA
were $16.3 million (USD), up 20 percent over the prior year, and 22.4 percent
of sales. What was particularly noteworthy in the company's 2003 results was
its strong growth in license revenue fueled by a record thirty-four new customers,
representing 61 percent of total deals closed. RedPrairie reportedly achieved
that license revenue by closing fifty-six deals across all of its key vertical
markets, including consumer goods, retail, food and beverage, high-tech, pharmaceuticals,
and third party logistics (3PL). New customers also showed a good mix
of tier 1 and mid-market companies.
total revenue was $72.7 million (USD), which represented a slight drop compared
to 2002. With this somewhat stalled organic growth, RedPrairie had to consider
the acquisition route in order to remain one of the leaders in the SCE market,
in terms of total revenue. RedPrairie's transformation started several years
ago, when the company expanded beyond its WMS roots to include transportation
and labor management, with WMS today accounting for only about 25 percent of
revenue. This was accomplished through an integrated suite of DLx
(DigitaLogistix) solutions that provide the transportation,
labor productivity, and distribution management capabilities, enhanced with
action-oriented components for real time control and performance measurement.
of its suite is based on the traditional bar-code technology familiar to ordinary
shoppers and consumers, but the software can also use radio frequency identification
(RFID) technology. While radio ID tag-enabled software is still just a miniscule
part of its revenues, more and more user companies, and software vendors are
adopting this technology (see SCE
Leaders Partner To See Beyond Their Portfolios). This technology, which
has lately been on almost everyone's lips, and seems to be heading into the
mainstream and into boardroom , almost directly from scientific labs—it is heading,
of course, with a number of caveats due to the technology's current imperfection.
RFID Technology Pioneer
is one of the first SCE vendors doing something about RFID. In early in 2002,
it announced at its 5th annual Industry Summit the formation of a Center
of Excellence that it would explore the potential applications and
benefits of employing RFID technology within consumer goods supply chains. Joining
RedPrairie as founding members of the Center of Excellence were Intermec
Technologies Corp., Unilever, Georgia-Pacific,
Marconi InfoChain, and CHEP International.
All participants then pledged to work together to define where, within the supply
chain process, RFID will have the greatest benefit and translate these benefits
into increased functionality within SCE applications.
a follow up, in mid-2003, RedPrairie further articulated its strategy for helping
customers implement and benefit from emerging RFID technology. As part of this
strategy, RedPrairie announced the availability of RFID Accelerator,
a new application that will supposedly enable companies running virtually any
distribution technology, including all versions of RedPrairie's DLx
Warehouse and other packaged or legacy systems, to become compliant
with the RFID information-sharing requirements of major retailers such as Wal-Mart
and Target. RedPrairie's RFID strategy addresses the three
issues companies are facing today as they plan for inevitable RFID adoption:
1) how to comply with the dominating retailer's 2005 requirements,
how to transition from current barcode environments, and
how to move to the ultimate scan-free environments that will be possible as
RFID technology matures.
1) how to comply with the dominating retailer's 2005 requirements,
how to transition from current barcode environments, and
how to move to the ultimate scan-free environments that will be possible as
RFID technology matures.
a detailed discussion of RFID and RedPrairie as one of RFID technology pioneers
see RFID
A New Technology Set To Explode.
What the LIS Acquisition Brought
October, LIS acquired Online Duty & Logistics, a specialist
provider of solutions for excise and customs warehousing. The company, based
in the northeastern English city of York, employed thirty-five people at the
time of the acquisition, and was the UK market leader in duty management systems,
with over one hundred companies using its applications to manage their bonding
and customs requirements. The acquisition has expanded LIS' customer base in
key areas such as retail, 3PL, and food and beverages, and has allowed both
companies to provide new and existing customers with a broader range of supply
chain applications. Growing demand for fully integrated, customs-enabled solutions
have convinced LIS of the value of acquiring both expertise and products in
this area. The solutions offered by each company were also complementary and
the Online's duty management solution, DutyMaster, has since
been integrated with Dispatcher-WMS from LIS. It offers users
benefits such as the convenience of dealing with a single vendor, while the
company's own WMS, SpaceMaster, has continued to be actively
promoted. Both solutions complemented LIS' offerings in yard management, activity
billing, and control of the extended supply chain, while DutyMaster can also
interface with a client's current WMS, financial, and sales order processing
recently and quickly after the acquisition, on March 19, RedPrairie launched
a new version of Dispatcher-WMS Version 8.4, which, besides
offering more features for management of advanced warehousing operations, has
also been integrated with a customs module, a labor management module and a
billing module. Version 8.4 can be used with a rich Microsoft Windows
user interface (UI), as well as a browser UI that increases visibility
and accessibility. The product is compatible with Borland's
application server and IBM's WebSphere.
now offers a completely integrated customs module, which concludes the incorporation
of Online Duty & Logistics' DutyMaster into the product suite. RedPrairie touts
the functional integration of the products is the starting point for rollout
to current and future global customers. Since customers have already ordered
this module, accreditation procedures in different countries will start soon.
ActivityBilling, which is fully web-enabled, allows companies
to attach a cost to all services delivered by the warehouse. Third party
logistics (3PL) and public warehousing providers can thus accurately track
activity for multiple clients within a single warehouse and manage complex,
invoicing contracts on a client-by-client basis.
Management is another module to enrich the Dispatcher-WMS product suite,
which allows the calculation of the estimated time that a task should take before
that task is started. The calculated times take into account the routes that
operators should follow, the time to access the locations, the nature of the
materials handled, and other operational parameters. The Labor Management module
allows objective comparison between the calculated time for tasks and the actual
time it took to carry out the task. Release 8.4 also marks the arrival of advanced
functionality for warehouse operations, since product substitution, container
replenishment and staging of pallets are just some of the added functionality.
Beam management allows for more efficient storage utilization, as the system
takes into account the widths of pallets and the available space on a beam.
Value added services are very important to some of RedPrairie's industries,
and Dispatcher-WMS now includes a system-directed tracking and tracing of value
added activities.
Many of the above added functions are market-driven and should show the commitment of RedPrairie to the development of Dispatcher-WMS. Voice-driven operations are another demand from the market, and Dispatcher-WMS 8.4 integrates voice supported warehouse operations such as receiving, put-away, picking, container picking, stock checking, and others. RedPrairie has deliberately chosen not to use a middleware solution because of the real time nature of the system.
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Strategic Moves Come on Heels of Significant Distribution and Production Growth for
Multiplatform Media Company as Part of Its Five-Year Expansion Mandate
NEW YORK, APRIL 3, 2013 ― (Virtual Press Office) -- Veria Living (www.veria.com), the global multiplatform, healthy lifestyle and wellness media company, has made a pair of related strategic senior executive moves as part of its ongoing five-year worldwide expansion mandate.
Expansion Results
Additionally, the Veria Living network last month kicked off its first ever national consumer marketing campaign – Random Acts of Wellness – supported by $1.5 million (U.S.). The campaign began February in New York with appearances by the star of Rock Your Yoga, Sadie Nardini, as well as a Women of Wellness team at a local shopping mall, encouraging people to make healthier lifestyle decisions. The marketing push – timed to the Cablevision system launch – also featured a series of six tongue-in-cheek advertisements covering health and wellness themes.
Donahue Promotion
Raymond Donahue, who most recently served as SVP of Programming Sales for Veria Living Worldwide, is being promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Donahue, who will continue to be based in the company's New York-headquarters, will have oversight of revenue-generating units including advertising sales, programming sales and new business development on a global basis across all media platforms. He will also be responsible for corporate strategic and operational functions of senior management.
Mr. Donahue, in his previous role with the company, launched the international division; built its sales team; nurtured new relationships with broadcasters throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and Latin America; and orchestrated the company's first branded, original programming block agreements. Mr. Donahue has over 20 years of experience in developing sales and marketing strategies and directing a global staff of sales representatives. Prior to joining Veria Living and sister company Zee TV USA Ltd., he held senior positions with international media companies including Destiny Entertainment, Momentum Distribution, Westinghouse Broadcasting International, Ultracom Entertainment and New World Entertainment.
Said Subhash Chandra, Chairman of Zee Group, "Raymond has played an instrumental role in first establishing Veria Living Worldwide on the global front and, secondly, for overseeing and leading its sales team to year-to-year growth including an 80% increase in total programming sales." Mr. Chandra added, "His acumen relative to driving existing business strategies, identifying and nurturing new revenue streams and motivating our sales teams make him the perfect choice to take the reins of the newly created Chief Revenue Officer role and to ensure the long-term fiscal health of our organization."
Liang Appointment
Jennifer Liang has joined Veria Living Worldwide as Head of Global Content Sales and Strategy. In this role she will take on the international activities that were previously under Mr. Donahue's purview. Ms. Liang has over 20 years of experience in worldwide program sales, international strategy, and brand and franchise management. She also has an extensive background managing business in international markets and working in multicultural environments.
Ms. Liang will be based at the company's New York headquarters and will report directly to Mr. Donahue who remarked, "With Jennifer coming aboard we have a great opportunity to continue our growth in the international health and wellness media space. Her track record in developing and closing new sales opportunities for prominent television networks is well documented."
Prior to joining Veria Living Worldwide, Ms. Liang served as Senior Director, Worldwide Sales and Strategy, at National Geographic. In this position, she was responsible for negotiating distribution, co-production, acquisition and agency agreements for National Geographic Kids programming. She managed sales and co-production partners in the United States, Canada, France, Latin America, Asia and other major markets.
Before that, Ms. Liang was the Vice President, Worldwide Sales, for HandMade Kids, where she drafted contract templates, negotiated agreements, managed agents, prepared sales projections and implemented general worldwide sales strategy in major territories worldwide. She has also held positions as Director, Worldwide Sales, for HBO Enterprises and Director, International Program Enterprises, for MTV Networks. Ms. Liang got her start in the television industry as a sales executive for Reiner Moritz Associates, a London-based distributor of arts programming.
Studios Launch
These strategic executive appointments come on the heels of the company's earlier announcement about the creation of a $250 million (U.S.) content development, production, co-production and acquisition fund for Veria Living to utilize with regards to health and wellness programming and related content across multiple media platforms. The announcement was made late in 2011 by Mr. Chandra, who noted at the time that the establishment of the $250 million fund was yet another step in Zee Groups' strategic five-year plan to further expand Veria Living's presence in the U.S. and beyond as the go-to-source for all things health and wellness.
Veria Living, utilizing the fund, launched Veria Living Studios in midtown Manhattan along with a post production facility last April to produce new, original programming for the network's various dayparts. The Studio is currently producing such series as: BollyBlast (wt / 30x30) - A Bollywood-dance based exercise series hosted by Hemalayaa that uses that latest moves from Bollywood, Bangra and the international club scene, to get your heart rate up and your hips moving.
Workout From Within (52x30) - A fun half-hour of simple lifestyle routines to get your blood flowing and heart pumping, providing actionable steps that make improving your lifestyle easy and sustainable. Throughout each episode, host Jeff Havely, a behavioral health and fitness expert, interweaves spiritual insights drawn from his life experiences.
About Veria Living:
Veria Living (www.veria.com) is a leading media company devoted to showcasing healthy lifestyle and wellness programming and related content across multiple media platforms in the United States and beyond. Spearheaded by its forward-thinking Veria Living and VeriaLiving.com distribution platforms, the privately held company, headquartered in New York, offers the world's largest line-up of first-run, original programming – connecting viewers in a contemporary and accessible manner to the benefits and joys of living a healthy lifestyle. In the U.S., the Veria Living network is primarily available to Cablevision/Optimum (Channel 164), DISH Network (Channel 218) and Verizon FiOS (Channel 162) subscribers, on GCI (Channel 142 in SD and Channel 738 in HD), on RCN systems in several markets around the country, and on WOCK-CD Channel 13.3 in Chicago (Comcast Channel 389). VeriaLiving.com complements the network by extending the Veria Living philosophy through online recipes and nutrition, holistic health tips, body-mind conditioning and all-natural products. Embracing its mission, Veria Living passionately advocates for quality and vitality of life.
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WSP trooper saves injured seagull, then takes it on a call
BLAINE, Wash. -- An injured seagull trapped in the middle of a busy freeway that was saved by a Washington State Patrol trooper on Monday also got to go along for a ride when the trooper tried to catch a bad guy.
A call came into dispatchers on July 30 that there was a large bird in the middle of I-5 in Blaine, about 1/4 mile south of the Canadian border, Trooper Keith Leary said.
When Trooper Bart Maupin arrived, he found a seagull with an apparent broken wing sitting in the middle of the road, waiting for help to arrive.
Maupin was able to get the seagull into the backseat of his patrol car and was taking the injured bird to the Northwest Wildlife rehabilitation center in Deming, all the while warning the seagull that next time, it would be best to try to make it to the shoulder of the road or a tree branch to await assistance.
But then, the seagull got an impromptu ride-along when Maupin got called to assist another trooper who had a pulled-over driver run from him.
Maupin helped surround the area until the man was caught, then brought the seagull to the rehab center for treatment. It was not immediately known how long it will take the wing to mend.
Leary says it's not known if the bird was American or Canadian. "It refused to give information," Leary quipped.
Leary did not say if the seagull left any thank-you presents in Maupin's back seat.


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March 5, 2007
By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
Vladimir Putin's visit to Saudi Arabia on February 11 was the
first ever for any Russian or Soviet leader. Putin also visited
U.S. allies Jordan and Qatar. Coming from Munich, where Putin
delivered his most bellicose anti-American speech, he further
delineated a Russian Middle Eastern policy at odds with
Washington's in an interview with Al-Jazeera. Putin reiterated
Russia's opposition to the Iraq war and disputed the justice of
Saddam's execution. He was also critical of U.S. democracy
promotion in the Middle East, attributing the empowerment of Hamas
and Hezbollah to January 2006 parliamentary elections promoted by
Washington. At the same time, he justified Russia's refusal to
recognize Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations due to
their electoral victories.
Also during his visit to the Saudi capital, Putin stunned the
world with an offer to sell Saudi Arabia "peaceful" nuclear
reactors. In addition, he offered 150 T-90 tanks and other weapons.
During his Middle East tour, the Russian president indicated
Russia's willingness to sell helicopters, build rocket-propelled
grenade (RPG) factories, provide sophisticated anti-aircraft
systems (the Carapace (Pantsyr), TOR M1, and Strelets), and
sell the Saudis expanded satellite launches and an opportunity to
join the Russian satellite navigation system, GLONASS.
During his visit to Qatar, the third largest natural gas
producer in the world, Putin said that Iran's proposal to form an
OPEC-style cartel of gas producers was "an interesting idea" -after
his minister had dismissed it out of hand-and invited Saudi banks
to open wholly-owned subsidiaries in Russia.
Putin summed up Russia's new foreign policy and Middle East
policy as follows:
From the point of view of stability in this or that region or in
the world in general, the balance of power is the main achievement
of these past decades and indeed of the whole history of humanity.
It is one of the most important conditions for maintaining global
stability and security….
I do not understand why some of our partners [Europe and the
U.S.]…see themselves as cleverer and more civilized and
think that they have the right to impose their standards on others.
The thing to remember is that standards that are imposed from the
outside, including in the Middle East, rather than being a product
of a society's natural internal development, lead to tragic
consequences, and the best example of this is Iraq.
From the point of view of stability in this or that region or in
the world in general, the balance of power is the main achievement
of these past decades and indeed of the whole history of humanity.
It is one of the most important conditions for maintaining global
stability and security….
I do not understand why some of our partners [Europe and the
U.S.]…see themselves as cleverer and more civilized and
think that they have the right to impose their standards on others.
The thing to remember is that standards that are imposed from the
outside, including in the Middle East, rather than being a product
of a society's natural internal development, lead to tragic
consequences, and the best example of this is Iraq.
This Realpolitik was praised in Arab capitals, where the
old Soviet anti-Western and anti-Israel stance is still remembered
fondly. King Abdullah I of Saudi Arabia bestowed the King Faisal
Award on Putin, calling him "a statesman, a man of peace, a man of
justice" -quite a turnaround from the jihad against the Soviets
funded by the Saudis 20 years ago during the Soviet occupation of
Afghanistan. It is also worth noting that Saudi Arabia officially
decries the 100,000 killed and 500,000 displaced Muslims in
Chechnya, while private groups based in the Gulf support terrorists
At Odds with the West
A number of factors drive Putin's recent rhetoric and actions in
the Middle East. First, by embracing Middle Eastern monarchies and
Islamist authoritarianism in Iran, he signals Russia's ongoing
movement away from Western norms of internal political behavior.
This has important implications, as 2007 and 2008 are election
years in Russia. Putin is loudly rejecting the American approach of
democracy and human rights, which has stumbled and sputtered in the
Middle East.
Second, Russia is following the Soviet model of opposing first
the British and then the U.S. presence in the Middle East by
playing to anti-Western sentiment in the "street" and among the
elites. Putin's Munich speech, his Al-Jazeera interview, and his
press conferences in Jordan and Qatar solidified the Kremlin's
public diplomacy message, emphasizing its differences with
Third, the Russian leadership is concerned about high Muslim
birthrates in Russia, especially as the Slavic Orthodox population
is declining. Russia is facing an increasingly radicalized Muslim
population along its southern "soft underbelly," particularly in
the North Caucasus, where two Chechen rebellions, even though they
were effectively crushed, led to the spread of Salafi Islam. Many
young Russian Muslims view themselves more as members of the global
Islamic Ummah (community) than as citizens of Mother Russia.
Keeping Muslim powers such as Saudi Arabia and Iran at bay,
preventing them from supporting insurgencies in Eurasia, and toning
down radicalization are unspoken but important items on the
Kremlin's agenda.
Finally, Russia is a high cost oil producer, the largest oil
producer in the world, the largest oil exporter outside of OPEC,
and the largest gas producer. As such, it seeks to maintain high
energy prices-usually generated by tensions and conflicts in the
Middle East. Russia is perfectly willing to sell weapons to both
sides of the growing Sunni-Shia divide. This was evidenced when it
offered the same nuclear reactors and the same anti-aircraft
systems to both Iran and to the Arab Gulf states, which are
increasingly nervous about Iran' s growing military power and
nuclear ambitions. Аs one Russian observer put it, weapons
sales create allies. Russia is using weapons and nuclear reactors
the way imperial Germany used railroads-to bolster influence and to
undermine the dominant power in the Middle East.
What Can Washington Do?
Clearly, the new Middle East-in which U.S. power and prestige
are threatened in Iraq and where Moscow is challenging America's
superpower status-will be a more competitive and challenging
environment. Today's Middle East needs to be viewed with the
realism and toughness that its history and culture require.
The U.S., as a status quo power in the Middle East, should
bolster its relations with pro-Western regimes in the Gulf. While
some weapons sales and business projects will inevitably take
place, only by maintaining a security umbrella in the Gulf can the
U.S. maintain more clout in the region than Russia.
The U.S. should continue dialogue with Moscow on issues of
mutual concern, such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and
destabilizing weapons sales. But more importantly, it should
provide military assurances to Gulf countries against Iranian
encroachment, which Russia is incapable of giving. It should expand
cooperation in the fight against terrorism, which threatens the
Middle Eastern monarchies. And it should be competitive in
proposing cutting-edge economic ventures, an area in which Russia
lacks expertise, while granting access to U.S. capital markets for
development projects.
After a 20-year hiatus, Russia is forcing its way back through
an open Middle East door. Washington decisionmakers had better take
Cohen, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian
Studies and International Energy Security in the Douglas and Sarah
Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, a division of the
Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International
Studies, at The Heritage Foundation.
After a 20-year hiatus, Russia is forcing its way back through anopen Middle East door. Washington decisionmakers had better takenote.
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
Visiting Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation
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Well...I haven't blogged in a week! I thought I was getting back into my online groove...but I feel like I have barely been on the internet!
My acrylics are holding up okay but they feel too long now!!! I can't wait for them to grow out so I can get them painted a cool color!!!!
I had two little kids over from my work to try out this cool new Spongebob game for Wii that I was given to review...more on that later!
I did 6 loads of laundry or something the other day...who knew I owned so much stuff?!?!?! I also spent $100+ at Old Navy on new skirts...it's about time they got in some decent skirts!!!!
I went to Los Angeles to do all of my Passover shopping...the food is so expensive!!! I feel like I barely bought anything but spent a fortune.
I'm doing an awful job of losing weight...my weight just seems to hold where it is because I eat enough for like 10 people (or so it seems...tho since I'm short I probably just eat as much as "normal" people)
I think that's about it...I really do wanna get back to blogging every day...and I do have winners, new giveaways and new reviews to post!!!!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Posted by Becca at 8:10 PM
2 comments:
- Thom said...
Well why didn't ya tell me to send my laundry LOL Glad your okay :) And good to hear from you :)
- March 21, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Mummatutu said...
howdy, looks like we'll be swapping for the Easter/Spring Swap! Can you tell me a bit more about yourself? I noticed you do not celebrate Easter and would like to get Spring Items that's great I'd be game for the same! Excited about this swap... Welcome back to blogging!
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Backup Device Errors
i neede a copy of backp on tap to keep it offline
so i configured media sed as Keep Data Infinity -Dont Allow Overwrite as show in attatch
when i create bacup i found this error
Job ended: Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 3:24:58 PM
Completed status: Failed
Final error: 0xe00084c8 - The backup storage device has failed.
Final error category: Backup Device Errors
For additional information regarding this error refer to link V-79-57344-33992
more information ....I'am Erased a tap drive before start backup job
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After erasing the tape, did you leave it in the scratch media set? If you associated it with the media set that you have created then it is write protected.
Run the manufacturer's diagnostics utility against the tape drive. Make sure that you stopped all the BE services beforehand and that you select the write test.
after i erased tape i associated it with the media set Keep Data Infinity......
..... then the tape is write protected forever. You should leave it in the scratch media set
How To Run Manufacturer's Diagnostics Utility Against The Tape Drive And What It's Benefits
Check with the manufacturer. If there is hardware error which your error message seems to indicate, they will show up during the test
To make a copy of a backup set, use a duplicate job to duplicate it to tape.
To know more about media sets, read the Media Management chapter in the Admin Guide.
To know more about OPP and AP, read this document
i am insert a new tape and create a new backup
but this time the below error appera
Job started : Monday, January 27, 2014 7:36:50 PM Job ended : Monday, January 27, 2014 7:36:54 PM Final error: 0xe0008115 - Physical Volume Library Drive or Robot paused, offline, or disabled. Final error category: Backup Device Errors Completed status: Failed..


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Above a photograph of Pamela Green by Joan Craven, who photographed Pam several times. Joan shared studios with Walter Bird at Kinocrat House on the Cromwell Road, London. Don't have much information about her. If you can help please email me or post something. Below is the text from a short article in Figure Quarterly (Fall), 1957.
PROBABLY THE MOST famous female exponent of figure photography today, Miss Joan Craven is the society-bred, fine-featured descendant of a long line of Yorkshire Cravens. She is a small, delicate woman, with a defiant will and an iron desire to remain a rugged individualist. On Bond street, she rubbed elbows with famous stage personalities during her youth, as well as prominent members of the nobility and gentry. "How I used to loathe those dreary court affairs," she recalls. "They started in the evening and went on into the next morning, with the debutantes and their relatives, the ridiculous feathers on their heads, court trains sweeping the marble floors." After she had her fill of this, Miss Craven decided to make a career of her favourite hobby and opened her own studio on Bond Street. She photographed the famous Diaghileff ballerinas, drifted into advertising, then fashion work. "But," she confides, "I couldn't bear having the studio full of longhaired advertising layabouts and fat, bald-headed entrepreneurs all with different ideas, all telling me what to do. I am a patient woman, but one day, driven desperate by all this nagging, I yelled 'Oh, take the picture yourself,' and walked out." It was following this incident that the sensitive blue-blood turned to figure photography. She found working with a young, beautiful model a form of relaxation rather than a commissioned task. "I could please myself entirely," says Miss Craven, "and if I also pleased the judges in the exhibitions, well that was highly satisfactory if not very remunerative." But her nudes, all classically expressive and full-bodied creatures, have long since made her financially independent. She works sporadically now, allowing plenty of time to "just stand and stare at the natural treasures of life."


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Barbed wire to be fenced through 33km route in Golyam Dervent village... News PhotoBarbed Wire,Bulgaria,Direction,Fence,Horizontal,Politics,Village,YambolPhotographer Anadolu AgencyCollection: Anadolu Agency 2013 Anadolu AgencyYAMBOL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 28: Barbed wire to be fenced through 33km route in Golyam Dervent village in Derventski heights at South-East Bulgaria on Bulgaria - Turkey border is presented on November 28, 2013 in Yambol, Bulgaria. Totally 630km barbed wire will be used for 3 meters height wire fence in the region where the surveillance cameras and radar systems are inadequate to control of refugee movement. (Photo by Ihvan Radoykov/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)


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20 July 2010
Eastern Chad is well known as one of the most challenging settings for emergency relief in the world due to the spillover from Sudan's Darfur conflict and internal strife, but far less attention is being focused on western regions where 1.6 million people are facing crop failure and food shortages ahead of the October harvest, according to WFP and the government.
7 July 2010
A deepening food crisis in the eastern Sahel threatens half of Niger's 14 million people. The International Federation of the Red Cross says it needs an additional $3.3 million to provide much-needed assistance. (..) The Red Cross has been on the ground since March in the Tahoua, Diffa and Zinder provinces of southern Niger. Working with the U.N. World Food Program, the Red Cross says it has distributed food to more than 12,000 people and plans to reach another 100,000 by mid-July.
26 June 2010
In Chad, six out of 10 households are now affected by famine, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced in a statement here on Friday. The WFP said this followed an emergency review on food security, which targeted the people who are the most severely affected by drought in the Sahel regions in the western part of the country.
10 June 2010
The Chad government has lifted a ban on the export of fish from Lake Chad, acknowledging the damage done to the local fishing industry. (..) The World Food Programme (WFP) launched an emergency operation in March to feed an estimated 737,000 people after a poor harvest across the country.
8 June 2010
BET, the acronym for the three northern regions of Chad – Borkou, Ennedi and Tibesti – comes up regularly in meetings of international aid agencies frustrated by the lack of information and difficulty of access to the remote territory. (..) The outgoing World Food Programme programme manager in Chad, Gon Myers, said the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance had curtailed support of school feeding programmes in the north. "The challenge ... is accessibility because of the landmines; we cannot invest in areas where we cannot visit schools." A visit in February 2010 to four school feeding programmes along the Sudan border in the northeast had required mine-resistant armoured vehicles from the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and Chad.
31 May 2010
Because as Chad faces its worst food crisis in half-a-century, new oil money intended for agriculture, health and education has instead been diverted to the army, now one of sub-Saharan's best equipped. (..) In November 2009, the UN World Food Programme warned of a food crisis, putting out out a figure that revealed that there had been a 34 per cent decrease in food production in 2009 from the previous year.
22 May 2010
Two million people in Chad will go hungry by June, the head of Oxfam GB's mission in the country said yesterday, unless there is an immediate intervention by the international community. (..) The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said the malnutrition rate stands at 27 per cent in some areas. The benchmark for a crisis is 15 per cent, said Jean Luc Siblat, country director for the WFP in Chad. Severe malnutrition stands at 4.5 per cent, when the threshold is 1.5 per cent. "So we are at three times the rate, which is already alarming."
6 May 2010
Chad must protect food convoys, aid workers and civilians if peacekeepers are withdrawn from the drought-hit country where up to 2.5 million people lack adequate nutrition, the World Food Programme said on Thursday. In a report that the United Nations Security Council will consider on Friday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommends that the council approve a one-year revised mandate for the force known as MINURCAT. The mission would wind down over that period and would, as of May 16 this year, hand to Chadian authorities its responsibility for protecting civilians.
9 April 2010
A South-South agreement was signed in Rome on 26 March which will see Vietnamese experts assist Chad in improving the country's food security.(..)Jean-Luc Siblot, WFP Country Director in Chad, told MediaGlobal: "The current food security situation in Chad has been worsened by low and erratic rainfall during the 2009–2010 cropping season, followed [by] below average rainfall the year before. It was estimated in 2009 that the cereal deficit would be 35 percent below the five-year average. This has severely affected cereal production and the availability of pasture for livestock in the Sahelian belt of Chad."
25 March 2010
Malnutrition rates are increasing in western Chad's Kanem Region as the region is gripped by severe food shortages due to a lack of rain. Some 2 million people are now in need of food aid in Chad, most of them in the western region. The World Food Programme and FAO have responded to the immediate needs and are planning to distribute additional aid.
- Chad struggles to cope with refugees from conflict in Central African Republic Source: The Guardian
- Sahel food insecurity threatens 10 million people in 2013 Source: Reuters/AlertNet
- Sahel: Malnourished to remain above one million in 2013 Source: IRIN
- At meeting in Rome, UN officials stress link between food security and peace in Sahel Source: UN News Centre
- Building Resilience Key to Restoring Sahel Food Security Source: VOA News
- 22 September 2015 Focus on Zero Hunger: Chad (Episode 2)
- 15 October 2014 WFP And The EU: Pushing For Zero Hunger Together
- 16 July 2014 "Our Warehouses are almost empty!"


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ROCKFORD — The timing of an early morning snowstorm made for a messy commute across the Rockford region with more snow on tap Tuesday and the rest of the week.
ROCKFORD — The timing of an early morning snowstorm made for a messy commute across the Rockford region with more snow on tap Tuesday and the rest of the week.
A snowstorm that started Sunday night picked up steam early this morning and dumped 3.5 inches of snow at Chicago-Rockford International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. In some areas of Rockford, snowfall totals appeared to be more like 5 inches, Rockford Public Works Director Tim Hanson said.
"We were out plowing at 10 p.m., but most of the snow didn't hit until 3 in the morning," Hanson said. "When you get that much snow in that small time, it takes time to get caught up."
That meant residential streets weren't plowed in time for the morning commute, but Hanson said the plows were caught up for the return rush hour and would be on top of Tuesday snowfall.
Snowfall was heavy enough that Rockford officials said there could be delays in garbage removal. Rockford Police Department Sgt. Andre Brass said traffic slowed down for the storm and there were few problem spots reported during the morning commute.
Although there were isolated reports of vehicles sliding off roadways and into ditches, Winnebago County Sheriff's Police Deputy Chief Scott Meyers said the region appeared to fare well.
"It was quieter than a normal big snowstorm," Meyers said this afternoon. "Illinois 2 is usually a graveyard of cars in the ditch during a bad snowstorm and I didn't see a single one. The plow drivers and public works for the municipalities and the county probably did a good job before rush hour this morning."
In Rockford, a snow emergency remained in effect with even/odd parking restrictions. All cars should be removed from streets where possible or parked on the even-numbered side of the street until 8 a.m. Tuesday when vehicles must be moved to the odd side of the street.
Tickets of $50 are possible for vehicles parked on the wrong side.
Hanson said plow drivers will be ready for another expected inch of snow to fall Tuesday, an inch late Wednesday night and more snow and rain on Thursday.
"Snow is forecast for the rest of the week so it's going to nickel and dime us to death," Hanson said.
Still, the city's snow removal budget is in good shape and stores of salt are high.
Last year, the city spent $3.1 million on salt. Because there was little snowfall this season the city is likely to only spend $500,000 on salt in 2013, Hanson said.
By this time of the season, there normally would be 24.3 inches of snow by now in the Rockford region, but there has been just 8.9 inches this season, National Weather Service meteorologist Amy Seeley said.
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Section 4: EPA's CompTox programs
In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT) within the agency's main research arm, the Office of Research and Development (ORD organizational chart). NCCT coordinates the agency's computational toxicology research program, nicknamed CompTox. This page will briefly review the various research efforts within the CompTox program.
CompTox encompasses several discrete research programs, each focused on the development and application of innovative approaches and tools to improve chemical hazard, exposure and risk assessment. ToxCast is one such program. You can read more about the ToxCast program in Section 3 of this primer.
EPA created CompTox in large part to address the significant lack of health and environmental data on the thousands of chemicals for which it is responsible to ensure are safe for human health and the environment. EPA states that the purpose of the CompTox program is to "conduct innovative research that integrates advances in molecular biology, chemistry, and computer science to more effectively and efficiently rank chemicals based on risk."
The individual research programs within CompTox are generating massive amounts of data on thousands of chemicals. Sophisticated computer systems and programs are required to integrate and analyze these large data sets. This is why the term "computational toxicology" is used to describe these newer types of chemical assessment tools and approaches.
For more information on CompTox visit:
The following subsections describe the individual research programs within CompTox.
Toxicity Forecaster (ToxCast)
The ToxCast program is focused on the development and use of high-throughput (HT) in vitro testing to identify and characterize chemical toxicity. HT testing and the ToxCast program are described in detail elsewhere in Section 2 and Section 3 of this primer.
For additional information from EPA on the ToxCast program visit:
- EPA ToxCast Webpage
- Factsheet: Overview of ToxCast Program [PDF]
- Factsheet: Using ToxCast to Predict Chemicals Potential for Developmental, Reproductive and Vascular Development Toxicity [PDF]
Tox21 Program
The Tox21 program is an inter-agency program of which EPA is apart and to which ToxCast data are contributed. Tox21, established in 2008, is a collaborative effort that leverages federal resources and expertise from EPA, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct high-throughput in vitro testing for screening and prioritizing thousands of chemicals for potential toxicity.
The technology and intent of the Tox21 program are very similar to that of ToxCast. The primary differences are:
- There are far fewer assays being used currently in the Tox21 program. Tox21 contains approximately 50 of the 600 assays used in ToxCast.
- Tox21 is testing many more chemicals than ToxCast. The Tox21 program includes 10,000 chemicals, whereas ToxCast includes about 2,000 chemicals.
- Tox21 assays are conducted in house at the NIH National Chemical Genomics Center, whereas ToxCast assays are conducted by contracted biotech companies outside of federal agencies or research labs.
For more information on the Tox21 program, please visit:
Exposure Forecaster (ExpoCast)
The ExpoCast program is the exposure counterpart to ToxCast. ExpoCast is focused on developing and validating computer models to estimate human and environmental exposures to thousands of chemicals. To build the models, ExpoCast is using exposure information from the Centers for Disease Control's NHANES biomonitoring program and EPA's Toxics Release Inventory and Chemical Data Reporting system (formerly Inventory Update Rule), as well as available environmental and biological fate and transport data on chemicals. Notably, however, information on chemical exposures from consumer products is currently lacking in ExpoCast.
For more information on ExpoCast visit:
Virtual Tissues (v-Tissues)
The virtual tissues program seeks to develop computer simulations of complex biological structures and cell networks to predict how chemicals can affect and perturb these systems. The term in silico is used to describe these types of computer-based testing systems. EPA is focused currently on developing computer models of the liver and developing embryo, called v-liver and v-embryo, respectively. The v-embryo program is further divided into four focus areas: eye development, limb development, vascular system development, and embryonic stem cell development.
Developing computer simulations of these complex biological systems involves using advanced computer programming to overlay and integrate a wealth of scientific knowledge on biological pathways and processes underlying liver function and embryonic development. The predictive capacity of in silico testing systems like v-liver and v-embryo hinges on the extent and quality of data on which they are built. EPA is using both existing information from the scientific literature and new data generated from research programs like ToxCast to build these models.
In silico models are the most futuristic of the chemical assessment approaches within CompTox.
For additional information from EPA on Virtual Tissues visit:
- Fact Sheet: Virtual Tissues
- v-Embryo Webpage
- v-Embryo Research Projects
- v-Embryo Experimental Approach
- v-Liver Webpage
CompTox Databases
EPA is creating publicly accessible online databases for both new chemical information emerging from the CompTox program and existing information compiled from other sources. These databases include:
- Aggregated Computational Toxicology Online Resource (ACToR) – ACToR is a repository of all publicly available chemical toxicity data. It also houses information related to chemical risk to human health and the environment. This database contains information on over 500,000 chemicals from more than 650 public sources.
- Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity Database Network (DSSTox) – DSSTox is an online public database of standardized chemical structures that are linked to "high-interest" toxicity data sets.
- Toxicity Reference Database (ToxRefDB) – ToxRefDB contains data on hundreds of chemicals, mostly pesticides, compiled from thousands of traditional in vivo animal toxicity studies. To date, the studies in ToxRefDB are primarily regulatory "guideline" studies that follow standardized protocols.
- Toxicity Forecaster Database (ToxCastDB)– The ToxCast database is being built to house data on thousands of chemicals being run through the hundreds of HT screening assays in ToxCast. Only a subset of the ToxCast data is currently available.
- Exposure-Based Chemical Prioritization Database (ExpoCastDB) – The ExpoCastDB contains measurements of the levels of chemicals in environmental and biological media collected from homes and childcare centers. Data currently available include, to varying degrees, the amounts of these chemicals found in or on food, drinking water, air, dust, indoor surfaces and urine. The public version of ExpoCastDB currently includes limited exposure data for 99 chemicals, mostly pesticides.
For more information on these databases see:
- Factsheet: Chemical Toxicity Database
- Paper: "Aggregating Data for Computational Toxicology Applications: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource (ACToR) System," February 2012.
Toxicological Prioritization Index (ToxPi)
ToxPi is a computer software tool that incorporates different sets of toxicity data on a chemical and produces a visual output of those data—a so-called "Pi" chart. ToxPi seeks to convey the "comprehensive toxicity" of a chemical in a manner that can be quickly ascertained through visual representation and be used for prioritizing chemicals. The ToxPi tool is flexible, allowing the user to choose which datasets to include in the construction of a Pi.
For more information on ToxPi visit:
To learn about the possible benefits of these new technologies, proceed to Section 5: Potential of High-Throughput In Vitro Approaches


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Arrest Made in Waupaca Attempted Robbery Case
By Mike Conroy. CREATED Feb 28, 2013
WAUPACA, Wis. -- Waupaca investigators report the arrest of a woman who they say tried to rob the Grand Seasons Hotel earlier this week.
34 year old Jessica Kaminske of Manawa, WI was taken into custody Thursday. According to a news release, Kaminske may also be involved in the robberies of two other businesses in Manawa and Waupaca.
Kaminske remains in custody and formal charges are expected to be filed on Monday with the Waupaca County District Attorney's Office.
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All month long, in honor of Colon Cancer awareness, Dr. Raju, in the department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, is answering colonoscopy questions on facebook via video from his computer here at MD Anderson.
Colon and prostate cancer survivor Robert Ellis talks about preparing for a colonoscopy and the importance of following your doctors' recommendations.
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Dr. G.S. Raju says "You don't want to hear, your prep was not good, we have to do it again."
Prior to starting treatment for his prostate cancer Robert Ellis was instructed by his oncologist to get a colonosopy. During the procedure dangerous polyps were found and removed. With large polyps it is often challenging to remove them without damaging the surrounding colon. G.S. Raju M.D. explains the procedure, and how doctors at MD Anderson remove these tumors, repair the colon and complete the procedures to provide for quick recovery.
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How can hedge funds and prime brokers survive and thrive in a post-credit crisis world, where regulations rule and customers clamor for clarity? Get insight here.
The credit crisis has created additional demands on hedge funds that are translating into greater requirements for prime brokers. Safety of assets has increased in importance, driving improved risk and collateral management processes at hedge funds.
Hedge fund investors are calling for a greater level of transparency into the holdings of the funds, with some hedge funds looking to segregate their assets. Prime brokers are being asked to address challenges such as increased transparency, growing customer demands, and new regulatory restrictions. Prime brokerage middle-office services are the next battleground of differentiation, as prime brokers should modify their platforms to meet new hedge fund requirements.
In response to new demands, prime brokers should change their service-delivery model while considering a more cost-effective operational infrastructure. Efficient yet service-friendly operations will enable early adopters to lead the pack in recovering margins and preserving market share gained during the crisis.