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Daily deals site Groupon Inc. said it was restating its financial results "to correct for an error in its presentation of revenue," and said its chief operating officer was exiting after just five months.
As a result of the restatement, Groupon's revenue for 2010 fell by more than half from what was previously reported — to $312.9 million, down from $713.4 million.
The news comes amidst an initial public offering that has brought intense speculation from investors over the viability of Groupon's business model. The company canceled a road show it had scheduled for early September and pulled back on plans to go public. It is still evaluating its options on a week-by-week basis.


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Row 1: C Chougnet, S Divanovic, J Aliberti
Row 2: J Katz, S Morris, E Janssen
Row 3: K Hoebe, D Hildeman, F Finkelman, I Lewkowich
Asthma is the most frequent cause of pediatric emergency room visits in the US and is increasing in frequency. Two studies in the Division used mouse models to increase understanding of asthma pathogenesis. Ian Lewkowich, PhD, and colleagues studied cockroach frass, a particularly important allergen in the inner city (J Innate Immunity. 2011. 3: 167-179.). They demonstrated that this allergen promotes the development of asthma by inducing innate immune cells to recruit and activate antigen-presenting myeloid dendritic cells to stimulate CD4+ T cells to produce the Th2 and Th17 cytokines that synergistically induce the inflammatory and functional abnormalities characteristic of asthma. Fred Finkelman, MD, and colleagues demonstrated that direct IL-4 and IL-13 effects on airway smooth muscle cells induce a small set of muscle-associated proteins that stimulate the airway hyperresponsiveness to irritating and neural stimulation, the defining characteristic of human asthma (J. Exp. Med. 2011. 208:853-67). Both of these observations suggest novel therapeutic interventions.
HLH is an infection- and inflammation-associated form of anemia in which hyper-activated macrophages cause anemia by ingesting erythrocytes. This disease, which occurs most frequently in children who have a genetic defect in perforin-mediated killing of infected cells, can be lethal and has been difficult to treat. Michael Jordan and collaborators have now shown that treatment with the anti-lymphocyte monoclonal antibody, alemtuzumab, can help to control HLH that has been refractory to conventional therapy (Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012, online April 22, 2012).
TRALI, the leading cause of death from blood transfusion in developed countries, can be mediated by antibodies to major histocompatibility antigens in transfused blood products that induce a pulmonary vascular leak syndrome. Fred Finkelman, MD, and colleagues developed a mouse model of this disorder and used it to show that these antibodies cause an ultramicroscopic vascular endothelial lesion by binding to vascular endothelial cells and activating complement. This leads to the production of C5a, which attracts macrophages and monocytes to the lungs and induces them to produce the reactive oxygen intermediates that are the proximate cause of the vascular endothelial damage. This damage induces the disease symptoms by allowing fluid to leak from capillaries into the lungs, causing dyspnea and hypoxemia (J. Exp. Med. 2011. 208:2525-44.).These observations should promote the development of better ways to prevent TRALI.
Although the immune system is critical for host protection against infection and malignancy, overactive immune responses can lead to life-threatening inflammatory disease. Consequently, several mechanisms have evolved to limit immunity and inflammation; mechanisms that are actively studied by several Division members. Claire Chougnet and colleagues demonstrated that peripheral differentiation of regulatory T cells cells from other T cells is increased in the setting of chronic infection (AIDS 2012. 26: 263-273.). Senad Divanovic and colleagues demonstrated that the tryptophan-catabolizing enzyme, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), protects against intracellular protozoan infections in addition to its suppressive effects on the immune system and that the balance between host protection vs. inhibition of an anti-parasite response is pathogen-specific (J Infect Dis, 2012; 205:152-61 and Am J Pathol, 2012;180:2001). Julio Aliberti demonstrated that regulation of immunity and inflammation by lipoxins and tryptophan metabolites is dependent on proteasome degradation of the pro-inflammatory signaling molecule, TRAF-6 (PLoS One 2012. 7:e38384.). David Hildeman demonstrated that the death of activated CD8+ T cells and generation of memory cells after an invading virus has been eliminated depends on a balance of the pro-apoptotic molecule, Bim, and the anti-apoptotic molecule, Bcl-2, which binds Bim and blocks its effects (J. Immunol. 2011. 186:5729-36.). Kasper Hoebe used a genetic approach to show that the molecule, GTPase of immunity-associated protein 5 (Gimap5) is required for optimal development and persistence of regulatory T cells and accomplishes this by inducing members of the Foxo gene family (J. Immunol. 2012. 188:146-54.). All of these accomplishments have implications for the development of therapeutic approaches to alternatively reduce inflammatory diseases by promoting regulation or to increase immunity to infection or cancer by limiting regulation.
Ian Lewkowich received the 2012 Booberg Award from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Foundation for the best score on an ATS unrestricted research grant.
Fred Finkelman, who assumed the interim directorship of what is now the Division of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, received the 2011 Middleton Award, an annual award that includes $150,000 in research funds, given to a single individual by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for lifetime achievement in laboratory research.
Advances in mechanisms of asthma, allergy and immunology in 2011 (Finkelman)
IL-13 associated eosinophil lung responses (Grimes)
Effect of aging on merocytic dendritic cells (Janssen)
Assessing host-microbe cross-talk and determine the role of innate immune pathways on pregnancy outcomes (Hoebe)
Obesity driven modulation of immune responses (Janssen)
Characterization of inflammatory pathways driving hepatic steatosis and steatohepatitis in Acox-1-deficient mice (Hoebe)
Regulation of antibody-mediated disorders (Herbert)
Innate lymphoid cells wield a double-edged sword (Wills-Karp)
Homeostasis and function of regulatory T cells in aging (Chougnet)
Immune responses to oncolytic viruses (Janssen)
Assessment of NK cells and their role in CD4+ T cell responses following LCMV infection (Hoebe)
Control of autoreactive T-cell using small molecule antagonists of BH3 family members (Katz)
Selective ablation of undesirable T cell responses (Jordan)
Effect of aging on NK function (Chougnet)
Mapping of Ureaplasma signaling pathways (Chougnet)
Effect of aging on DC function (Chougnet)
Human DC subsets (Chougnet)
Role of Merocytic DC in breaking peripheral T cell tolerance in Type 1 diabetes (Katz)
Regulation of obesity by RP105, TLRs and Baff (Divanovic)
Regulation of leishmanial infection by IDO, and 5-LO/15-LO (Divanovic)
The role of Slp76 and C5AR in NK/NKT cell function (Hoebe)
Identification of Cd101 as a susceptibility gene for Novosphingobium aromaticivorans – induced liver autoimmunity (Wills-Karp)
The role of Th17 cells and Th17 cell-derived products in promoting damage in an infection sensitized model of Hypoxic-ischemic induced brain injury (Lewkowich)
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 mitigates brain injury in a rat model of infection-sensitized neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (Wills-Karp)
Identification of markers that distinguish IgE- from IgG- mediated anaphylaxis (Finkelman)
Synergistic induction of a mouse model of TRALI (Finkelman)
Novel methods to promote stem cell engraftment (Jordan)
Gene Therapy Resource Program Preclinical Vector Production Core Laboratory (Wills-Karp)
NSGS Tg mice as a humanized model for in vivo infectious diseases (Aliberti)
Stress hematopoiesis reveals abnormal control of self-renewal, lineage-bias and myeloid differentiation in M11 partial tandem duplication (M11-PTD) hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (Grimes)
Dysfunction in biliary atresia (Chougnet)
Forward genetic analysis of immune-mediated liver disease using ENU mutagenesis (Hoebe)
Digestive Health Center, Bench to Bedside Research in Pediatrics (Wills-Karp)
The Immunobiology Graduate Program is an inter-departmental program within the University of Cincinnati that offers PhD and MS degrees in Immunology. The Division of Cellular and Molecular Immunology serves as the administrative home of the Graduate Program. The program is governed by Director Dr. David Hildeman, and a Steering Committee composed of members of several departments/divisions at Cincinnati Children's and UC. Dr. Jonathan Katz is the coordinator of the Foundations in Immunology Courses.
The Immunobiology Program provides broadly based instruction in immunology, along with rigorous research training that emphasizes modern approaches to understanding the function of the immune system in health and disease. To this end, the program currently has 39 faculty members from five departments and 12 divisions within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's. We currently have a total of 39 outstanding students (35 PhD students and four MS students) from around the country and abroad. This academic year we celebrated the graduation of three PhD students and one MS students. Our students have distinguished themselves already by receiving several travel and research awards (AAAAI, Yates Scholarship Award, Ryan Scholarship Award and an NIH F30 Award).
The Program is supported financially by a variety of sources. This year, tuition support was provided through University Graduate Scholarships awarded by the University of Cincinnati. Student stipends were supported through a variety of sources including funds from the University of Cincinnati (UGA), NIH training grants, external grants to their advisors, and funds from Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation. The program anticipates sustained growth over the next few years with a target class size of 10 new students per year.
Olivia Ballard (2010) Travel Award, ISHRML Conference, Trieste, Italy
Rahul D'Mello (2011) Robert Swain Memorial Award, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, "Transforming the drudgery of medical school into an enjoyable experience for one's classmates"
Maria Fields (2009)
Rachael Mintz (2007) Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award: $15,000
Mark Webb (2008) Awarded best poster/abstract in its category, Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, Illinois, and at the graduate student poster forum at the University of Cincinnati
Ibrahim Aksoylar (2007) - Aksoylar HI, Lampe K, Barnes MJ, Plas DR, Hoebe K. Loss of immunological tolerance in Gimap5-deficient mice is associated with loss of Foxo in CD4+ T cells. J Immunol. 188(1):146-54, 2012.
Nicholas Boespflug (2009) - Gadi VK, Nelson JL, Guthrie K, Anderson C, Boespflug N, Redinger J, Biswajit P, Dinyari P, Shapiro JAM. Soluble Donor DNA and Islet Injury After Transplantation. Transplantation 92(5): 607-611, 2011.
Maria Fields (2009) - Moreno-Fernandez ME, Rueda CM, Velilla PA, Rugeles MT, Chougnet CA. cAMP during HIV infection: friend or foe? AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses 28(1):49-53, 2012.
Moreno-Fernandez ME, Presicce P, Chougnet CA. Origin and function of regulatory T cells in HIV/SIV infection. In Press, J Virol.
Presicce P, Moreno-Fernandez ME, Rusie LK, Fichtenbaum C, Chougnet CA. In Vitro HIV Infection Impairs the Capacity of Myeloid Dendritic Cells to Induce Adaptive Regulatory T Cells. In Press, PLoS One.
Isaac Harley (2008) - Schauberger EM, Ewart SL, Arshad SH, Huebner M, Karmaus W, Holloway JW, Friderici KH, Ziegler JT, Zhang H, Rose-Zerilli MJ, Barton SJ, Holgate ST, Kilpatrick JR, Harley JB, Lajoie-Kadoch S, Harley IT, Hamid Q, Kurukulaaratchy RJ, Seibold MA, Avila PC, Rodriguez-Cintrón W, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Hu D, Gignoux C, Romieu I, London SJ, Burchard EG, Langefeld CD, Wills-Karp M. Identification of ATPAF1 as a novel candidate gene for asthma in children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 128(4):753-760.e11, 2011.
Namjou B, Choi CB, Harley IT, Alarcón-Riquelme ME, BIOLUPUS Network, Kelly JA, Glenn SB, Ojwang JO, Adler A, Kim K, Gallant CJ, Boackle SA, Criswell LA, Kimberly RP, Brown EE, Edberg J, Alarcón GS, Stevens AM, Jacob CO, Gilkeson GS, Kamen DL, Tsao BP, Anaya JM, Kim EM, Park SY, Sung YK, Guthridge JM, Merrill JT, Petri M, Ramsey-Goldman R, Vilá LM, Niewold TB, Martin J, Pons-Estel BA, Genoma en Lupus Network, Vyse TJ, Freedman BI, Moser KL, Gaffney PM, Williams AH, Comeau ME, Reveille JD, Kang C, James JA, Scofield RH, Langefeld CD, Kaufman KM, Harley JB, Bae SC. Evaluation of TRAF6 in a large multiancestral lupus cohort. Arthritis Rheum. 64(6):1960-9, 2012.
Harley ITW and Karp CL. Obesity and the gut microbiome: Striving for causality. In Press, Molecular Metabolism (Elsevier).
Cortez McBerry (2007) - McBerry CM, Gonzalez RM, Shryock N, Dias A, Aliberti J. SOCS2-induced proteasome-dependent TRAF6 degradation: a common anti-inflammatory pathway for control of innate immune responses. PLoS One 7(6):e38384, 2012.
McBerry CM, Egan CE, Rani R, Yang Y, Wu D, Boespflug N, Butcher B, Mirpuri J, Hogan SP, Denker EY, Aliberti J, Herbert DR. Trefoil factor 2 negatively regulates Type 1 immunity against Toxoplasma gondii. In Press, J Immunol.
Jana Raynor (2008) - Raynor J, Lages CS, Shehata H, Hildeman DA, Chougnet CA. Homeostasis and function of regulatory T cells in aging. Curr Opin Immunol. 24(4):482-7, 2012.
Hesham Shehata (2010) - Raynor J, Lages CS, Shehata H, Hildeman DA, Chougnet CA. Homeostasis and function of regulatory T cells in aging. Curr Opin Immunol. 24(4):482-7, 2012.
Sara Stoffers (2011) - Stoffers SL, Meyer SE, Grimes HL. MicroRNAs in the midst of myeloid signal transduction. J Cell Physiol. 227(2):525-33, 2012.
Samuel Vaughn (2008) - Vaughn SE, Kottyan LC, Munroe ME, Harley JB. Genetic susceptibility to lupus: the biological basis of genetic risk found in B cell signaling pathways. In Press, J Leukoc Biol.
Kun-Po Li (2011) - IL-17A expression in steroid refractory mice is associated with differential HDAC expression. Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2011.
Cortez McBerry (2007) - Trefoil Factor 2 regulates Type-1 Inflammation to Toxoplasma gondii. 16th Annual Woods Hole Immunoparasitology Meeting, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 2012.
Rachael Mintz-Cole (2007) - Dectin-1 Inhibits Allergic Airway Disease Induced by Aspergillus versicolor. Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2011.
Harini Raghu (2009) - Plasminogen mediates both positive and negative effects on disease severity in a mouse model of TNFa-driven arthritis. American Society of Hematology (ASH), San Diego, California, 2011.
Plasminogen mediates both positive and negative effects on TNFα-driven arthritis through fibrinogen-dependent mechanisms. Gordon research seminar on "Plasminogen activation and extracellular proteolysis", Ventura, California, 2012.
Maria Fields (2009) - Regulatory T cells decreased HIV transmission from DC to conventional T cells. 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists, Boston, Massachusetts, 2012.
Isaac Harley (2008) - Role of IL-17 in the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Digestive Health Center Retreat; Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center Retreat, Cincinnati, Ohio; Keystone Symposium Conference on the Microbiome, Keystone, Colorado, 2012.
Regulation of Energy Metabolism and Obesity Development by RP105. Digestive Health Center Retreat; Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center Retreat, Cincinnati, Ohio; Keystone Symposium Conference on the Microbiome, Keystone, Colorado, 2012.
Cortez McBerry (2007) - Innate Immunity: Sensing the Microbes and Damage Signals. PD-1 Signaling Drives Immune-Protective IL-10 production in Naïve Mice. Keystone Symposium, 2012.
Rachael Mintz-Cole (2007) - Dectin-1 Inhibits Allergic Airway Disease Induced by Aspergillus versicolor. Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2011.
Dectin-1 Inhibits Allergic Airway Disease Induced by Aspergillus versicolor. Graduate Student Forum, University of Cincinnati, 2012.
Harini Raghu (2009) - Plasminogen mediates both positive and negative effects on TNFα-driven arthritis through fibrinogen-dependent mechanisms. Gordon research seminar on "Plasminogen activation and extracellular proteolysis", Ventura, California, 2012.
Mark Webb (2008) - Allergen-induced Chemokine release from secretory lysosomes in bronchial epithelial cells requires chloride/proton exchangers. American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2012.
Allergen-induced lysosomal CCL20 release from bronchial epithelial cells requires the chloride transporter CLC-7. Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2011; Graduate Student Poster Forum, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2012.
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The Commission requires Category 2 market-based rate sellers, as defined in 18 CFR 35.36, to file updated market power analyses (Triennials) on an ongoing basis. We note that if a seller has not been designated as a Category 1 seller for the specific region in question it is by default Category 2 and must submit an updated market power analysis for that region.
An entity that has not been designated as a Category 1 seller for the region must file an analysis even if it does not own assets in the region and does not transact in the region.
When preparing an updated market power analysis a seller's filing must include the following elements:
- A transmittal letter explaining the filing and listing the documents submitted with the filing.
- Contact information for the filing entity (including current phone number).
- A description of the kinds of services the Commission has authorized the seller to provide under its market-based rate tariff.
- A description of the applicant's business activities.
- A description of the affiliates of the applicant and their business activities. If the applicant has no affiliates, the application should include a representation to that effect. Affiliates include upstream owners and are defined in Order No. 697-A .
- Representations of how the applicant satisfies the Commission's concerns with regard to horizontal market power (including standard screens consistent with those that appear as Appendix A to Subpart H).
- Representations of how the applicant satisfies the Commission's concerns with regard to vertical market power, consistent with 18 C.F.R. § 35.37(d) and (e).
- An appendix which includes all generation and transmission assets, and natural gas intrastate pipelines and gas storage facilities owned or controlled by applicant and its affiliates, by balancing authority area, a sample of which appears as Appendix B to Subpart H.
- [If Appropriate] An updated market-based rate tariff that is in compliance with Order No. 714 and includes the required provisions in compliance with Order No. 697 , and Order No. 697-A . This filing must be submitted through the eTariff system.
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In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono became very interested in a convicted murderer who had been hanged for a heinous crime seven years earlier. In Britain it was one of the most famous crimes and trials of the era.
What is not in doubt is that in 1961 an individual raped Valerie Storie and murdered Michael John Gregsten, who just a little while earlier had been occupying a car together on the A6 highway in the vicinity of Bedfordshire. Storie was paralyzed from the waist down, while Gregsten, having suffered two point-blank bullets to the head, had died instantly. It does not appear to have been a robbery gone wrong or anything like that, just brutality for brutality's sake.
There was an initial suspect named Peter Alphon, whom the police held briefly before letting him go. Many people feel that he is the likely murderer. The eventual defendant, the man who would hang for the crime, was James Hanratty. A lot of the ins and outs of the evidence-gathering phase hinged on police lineups. The trial was said to have been the longest in British history for a single murder defendant. The evidence against Hanratty was somewhat circumstantial but also not all that weak either, as far as I can tell. The jury deliberated for an unusually long time and sought clarifications from the judge in the process. Eventually the jury yielded a verdict of guilty. Six weeks later, Hanratty was executed.
A lot of social norms were changing fast in Britain—in 1965 the death penalty was outlawed in Britain for the crime of murder. The excitement over the "A6" crimes never really died down during that era, it had captured the public's imagination. There were several books exploring the idea of Hanratty's innocence. Hanratty's parents and brother appear to have campaigned tirelessly on behalf of his innocence, and they were exceptionally sympathetic.
In late 1969 Hanratty's parents visited a wealthy friend in Ascot named John Cunningham, who promptly introduced them to his pal John Lennon who lived nearby. John and Yoko quickly seized the case as another opportunity for peculiar protest; they were very much in their "Bed-In" phase.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono with the parents of James Hanratty
Together with Hanratty's parents, John and Yoko announced their intention to make a film to back the campaign for an enquiry at an Apple press conference on December 10, 1969. Apple Films released a documentary with the title Did Britain murder Hanratty? This movie is universally referred to as "John Lennon's movie" and yet it's unclear how involved he was. His name isn't on the movie, and it's not listed in his credits on IMDb. Well, whatever sells, right?
The single public screening of the 40-minute movie eventually took place in the crypt of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, on February 17, 1972.
The fight to outlaw capital punishment in Britain was a large topic of the day, even after it had happened; it was on the minds of a lot of people. Hanratty had a pretty serious criminal record before the A6 crimes, he had spent the bulk of the previous seven years in prison for burglary and auto theft. In 2002 DNA tests apparently confirmed Hanratty's guilt, although Hanratty's defenders question that result based on the use of a spoiled sample.
On John & Yoko's "Live Jam" album (recorded December 15, 1969), which was released with Some Time in New York City, Yoko can be heard shouting "Britain, you killed Hanratty, you murderer!" and then chanting Hanratty's name throughout the opening bars of "Don't Worry Kyoko."
"Don't Worry Kyoko," off of Live Jam/Some Time in New York City


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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
Doctor's View on Cyst Treatment
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Cysts that are located in the skin or in tissues just below the skin surface can be related to acne or other skin conditions. Sebaceous cysts are a common type of cyst of the skin and underlying tissues. Antibiotic treatment can be helpful for those who suffer from severe acne. Other small, benign cysts can be surgically removed (taking out the entire cyst and its surrounding wall) or drained (inserting a needle to draw out cyst fluid or contents). Antibiotics or packing of the wound may be required following the procedure, depending on the size and location of the cyst.
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Cysts within organs such as the kidneys, liver, or ovaries may be managed surgically or medically. Some conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome can be helped by medications. Isolated cysts of the ovary may be observed without treatment and some may resolve on their own. Other ovarian cysts may require biopsy and/or surgical removal to rule out a cancer.
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Total wagering on races at Saratoga Race Course increased compared to 2012 levels through the first half (20 days) of the meet, according to The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA).
All-sources handle, which includes wagers on Saratoga races both on-track and from simulcast outlets nationwide, was $286,598,192, up 0.5 percent from $285,295,757 last year.
On-track handle on Saratoga races totaled $68,809,989, off 2.9 percent from $70,892,924 last year.
Attendance for the first half of the meet was 388,607, a 2.2 percent decrease from 397,330 in 2012. Attendance figures were negatively impacted by less-than-ideal weather on the July 19 opening day program and on Saratoga's lone Giveaway Day during the first 20 racing dates, July 28.
Through the first 20 racing days, average betting interests per race were 8.2 (1,689 total over 207 races) compared to 8.3 (1,724 total over 207 races) in 2012. There have been 100 turf races and 8 races taken off the turf and moved to the main track, compared to 85 on and 21 off in 2012.
* Note: Attendance figures for Giveaway Days include patrons who pay multiple admissions to obtain more than one giveaway item, either at the track entrance or at the multiple admissions area inside the track. There was one Giveaway Day during the first 20 days of the 2013 Saratoga meeting, and there was one through the first 20 days of the 2012 meet.
Gambling Problems? The New York Racing Association encourages responsible wagering.
If gambling is a problem for you or someone you care about, help is available 24 hours a day. Call toll-free 1-877-8-HOPE-NY
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While Justin may be a new face here at GameCritics, after reading his review of Liberty City Stories I have a feeling that he's going to fit in just fine. Frankly speaking, I couldn't agree with him more.
As predicted, I applaud Rockstar's technical department for being able to squeeze a very close approximation of the PlayStation 2 GTA experience into the PSP. However, even though I do recognize it as a technical feat, it's hard for me to get very excited about it. After playing three games in this series and especially after the tour-de-force that was San Andreas, Liberty City Stories just can't stack up.
Although the franchise turned the world on its ear, the free-roaming open-ended design has been copied, recopied, and tweaked so much in recent years by Rockstar and others that it's not enough to deliver more of the same, even if it's on a handheld. Granted, it's not exactly fair to compare this title to the console competition. But, it comes so close technically and delivers practically all of the same gameplay that it's impossible not to. The feeling of "been-there, done-that, seen this three times" just can't be shaken.
Furthermore, Justin's observations about the story are accurate. This by-the-numbers tale of a random goombah means practically nothing, and isn't even a fraction as interesting or motivating as it was rolling with the Grove Street Families.
With a dull plot, flat characters, and the exact same gameplay that I've already been through several times, my eyes kept glazing over and my mind was constantly wandering—not good qualities in any game, let alone a handheld. The fact is that Liberty City Stories feels completely phoned-in and creatively bankrupt.
While it's true that I did hand out my one and only ten to San Andreas, it's safe to say that Liberty City Stories is no San Andreas. Newcomers to GTA might get some mileage out of this UMD, but it'll offer nothing to anyone who's already had their fill of Rockstar's premier franchise. In fact, this game is the perfect example of why porting and one-offing PS2 games to the PSP is a poor strategy. I don't want the same kind of experience that I already get at home, I want to see ideas that take advantage of this new platform. Lukewarm software that rehashes old offerings ain't gonna cut it.


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6 Nutrients for Healthy Hair
Iron and zinc
Iron and zinc help hair follicles to grow, says Wilma Bergfeld, MD, a dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic. She suggests eating lean red meat, which is rich in both nutrients, twice a week. Pair nonmeat sources, such as soybeans or lentils, with a vitamin C-rich food like an orange to boost iron absorption.


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Spring Career Fair
The registration period for this career fair has ended. Please contact the career center directly if you have any questions.
Fair Date:
February 18, 2014 (3:00PM - 6:00PM)
Cintas Center
The Spring Career Fair: Jobs, Internships, and Graduate Programs provides organizations the opportunity to meet XU students and alumni interested in full-time/part-time (degree required) jobs and internship positions as well as graduate programs.
Full Description:
Due to the popularity of this event, registration is now full due to space limitations. If you are interested in attending, we still want you to register as you will be placed on a wait list. If space becomes available, we will contact you. If not, your registration fee will be returned if you pay by credit card during registration.
The Xavier University Career Development Office invites you to join us for the Spring Career Fair: Jobs, Internships, and Graduate Programs on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Cintas Center.
Standard Registration Packages:
Corporate: $325
Government: $175
Graduate Schools: $100 - Limited Opportunities
Non-profit: $75
The standard package includes one 6-foot table with tablecloth, refreshments and recruiter nametags (send names to email@example.com).
Fall Fair Sponsor package-SOLD OUT ($650)
Optional Items:
Must be submitted by 1/28/14
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Organizations may bring display boards as well as publications or other materials for distribution.
To register, please click on the "Register Now" link and complete the online registration form. Registration by 1/28/14 will ensure your information provided at the time of registration (including positions being recruited) will be included in the Career Fair tabloid. If space is available and continued registrations are accepted after 1/28/14, organization information will be listed in the addendum (printed on a date closer to the fair).
Registrations will be accepted until February 4, 2014 or until space fills. Late registration will only be accepted if space is still available and a late fee will be charged. Submission of your registration does not guarantee a space at the fair. You will be notified via email of your acceptance.
Refund Policy:
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Here are pics of the new bikes. They need a little tweeking, will do that next Saturday.
warning! random yammering about stuff.
The handlebars feel too high. There are a lot of spacers in there for some reason. I have been riding a bike with drop handles that are level. These aren't level and it feel like I am sitting too upright. The frame is a compact one, so even with the handlebars lower, I shouldn't be all hunched over. I want the handlebars level or near level at least.
Also, since it is a womens specific handlebar they are narrower than I am used to. It actually feels better to not have my arms spread so far apart, but I do need to get used to it. There isn't as much room to move my hands around on the bar. The shop set aside a wider handlebar while I decide. They felt the bar should be about as wide as my shoulders or something along those lines. I haven't formed enough of an opinion about that except that it is different. I DO LOVE that I can reach the brakes without a major strech, though! My finger/s fit nicely around it without moving my hand to get to it.
I am going for a 20 mile ride this morning, so will be able to tell better (waiting for work traffic to be gone).
The seat feels angled too far down in the front. This seems like a quick adjustment, too.
re: fit. They told us to ride the bikes for a week and then come in next Saturday for a full fit. We have an appointment for that. The shop is a really busy one, so Friday afternoon when we picked up the bikes the fit guy was fitting someone with another waiting. I thought riding them for a week was a good idea, too.
These are the wheels that come stock on the ZW4, so I decided to get the same ones on the ZW6 frame. I didn't think much about spoke breakage. How often does that happen, anyway? Which means - I wonder if the warrantee that comes with the stock ZW4 would pertain since I took a ZW6 frame and put different different wheels on it. My spokes look more expensive than the Giants. Hmm. I wonder, too, if I should have gotten the black wheels instead of the silver. There seems to be a lot of bling going on! I don't necessarily like bling.
The saddle, I am not so sure about yet, but it does feel nice to have my hip bones actually landing on a seat instead of hanging over it! It doesn't look all that wide. I am surprised a womens speciic seat is making much difference.
I know I have to do the clips, although I am skeptical that they are going to make that much difference in my riding. I wanted to get used to the bike first plus we have not done much homework on clips and shoes and want to look at all the options. Those are a lot of money. I don't want to mess that up. Someone told me to make sure to get shoes you can walk around in. Why would someone get shoes they were uncomfortable walking around in? sigh. I am sure there is a reason.
Isn't this just a triangle with round things spinning? There is a huge learning curve with the new road bikes. When I was young, it seemed much simpler. You just rode. The answers should be easy. I decided that I wanted to try to get a bike I did not need to upgrade over and over. My decision on the Ultegra and the 'better' wheels came from that perspective. I would hate to think I made a boo boo about those things after all that research! oy. I do not think I will ever have Dura Ace envy.
All my thoughts about tweeking do not seem insurmountable. It is a new bike and I want it perfect for ME. I love the way this thing rides and corners. I am going to get it just right.
my husbands: so far he is really happy. He wants the handlebars moved. He thinks they are too high also. He likes his seat and is thinking he will keep the 23 tires he wanted to try instead of using the 25s it comes stock with.
the wheels that seem to have a lot of bling. Not sure I like that. They come in black. I think I will go ask about that, but I have a gut feeling thye would have to be ordered. These ones they had in stock:
I like that the bikes are so different looking


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Feb. 21, 2002
The UCLA men's volleyball team, which defeated UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday in a tight four-game match, continues its homestand this week with a key series against defending NCAA champion BYU.
Tonight the Bruins (13-2, 8-1) will host the Cougars (10-2, 8-2) at 7 p.m. UCLA and BYU will battle again on Saturday at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played in Pauley Pavilion where the Bruins are unbeaten this season in four matches.
Both matches will be broadcast live on uclabruins.com with Lou Riggs, Mike Sondheimer and Paul Nihipali calling the action.
A victory by the Bruins tonight will keep them in second place of the MPSF race behind undefeated Hawaii.
BYU lost four starters from last year's NCAA championship team, including All-American setter Hector Lebron. This season, juniors Mike Wall (4.8 kpg) and Joaquin Acosta (4.2 kpg) lead the Cougar attack. Acosta is the first cousin of UCLA freshman outside hitter Jonathan Acosta.
The Cougars defeated UC Irvine, 3-1, on Wednesday, completing a sweep of their series with the Anteaters. In the match, senior Mike Wall and junior Luka Slabe each slammed 22 kills and hit better than .480. Acosta added 15 kills (.429), seven digs and three blocks.
Against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 19, junior Cameron Mount recorded a season-high of 24 kills (.476), six digs and five block assists. Senior Matt Komer added 13 kills, six digs and two blocks and freshman Kris Kraushaar contributed a career-best 10 kills (.304), six digs and four blocks. Scott Morrow, who led both teams with 10 block assists, blocked the final two points to ice the match in a 35-33 Game 4 victory.
"We stayed with the game plan," said UCLA Head Coach Al Scates. "We tried to take away their favorite shots. We knew they would eventually go to them. When they did, we were waiting for it."
Although the Gauchos boasted five players with double-digit kills, the Bruins held them to a .260 attack percentage, more than 100 points below their average.


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There are many who strive to be selected to compete in the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by Royal Purple and K&N, but only a few are chosen from the floor of the SEMA Show. Dave Pulley's 2010 Shelby Mustang GT500 was one such lucky car. The "Hell Snake" as he calls it, is a package put together by Bangastang and produces a whopping 686 rear wheel horsepower, thanks to forced induction assistance from a Whipple 2.9 blower, producing 17 pounds of boost.
Whiteline Performance Suspension upgraded the entire suspension system, which now includes Eibach springs and struts, upper and lower control arms, sway bars and a Watt's link in the rear. Shelby-branded Baer six-pistion calipers clamp down on upgraded rotors, to keep Toyo rubber in check. The Mustang has picked up accolades at a multitude of car shows, including the 50th anniversary Shelby bash in Las Vegas, as well as first place finishes at Mustang rallies in Sturgis and Steamboat.
Car show victories are all well and good, but the OUSCI also places plenty of weight on track performance. Pulley is new to the OUSCI, so we expect there is a lot of uncertainty on his part as to how the car will perform in the various track events and how it will stack up with the rest of the field. Dave is confident it will do well in the Lingenfelter Performance & Design Challenge, although the rest of the elements are largely a mystery and he anticipates equal performance in the BF Goodrich Hot Lap Challenge & RideTech autocross, although his big horsepower numbers and anti-lock brakes may elevate his outcome in the Wilwood Speed Stop Challenge.
Dave lists his sponsors as Whiteline Performance Suspension, Silverhorse Racing, Cal Pony Cars, CCC Motorsports, Bangastang and Adams Polishes. You can see a video of the Hell Stang on Bangastang's YouTube Channel and Evan Smith tells us the car will be featured in an upcoming issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords.
If you don't have a ticket to the sold-out OUSCI, you'll be able to see the car early next year, when the OUSCI airs on the SPEED Channel.
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Close Your Eyes
- Artists Jelly For The Babies, Harlem Knights, Homegroove Project, Re-Bound
- Release Date 2013-02-11
- Labels Stellar Fountain
- Catalog SFR051
Let's dig deep into club rhythms! With 'Close Your Eyes' the hungarian talents Re-Bound make its debut on Stellar Fountain. The EP contains 3 tasteful originals and 3 energetic remixes by Harlem Knights, Homegroove Project and Jelly For The Babies.
'Close Your Eyes' nice medly of deep and progressive house. The rhythms and the groove belongs to the deep, while the melodies reminds us to the progressive side. Jelly For The Babies focused more on the groove, the well used fine tuning effect just drive the whole composition crazy! Homegroove Project make a beautiful crossover track, with funk and jazz roots melted into deep. Harlem Knights brings us a happy, booty shaker tech house edit. The result is a satisfied smile on our face.
'El Rhythmics' is straight club music from the finest, while 'Should A Few Bucks' uses hypnotising progressive textures.


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What is the preferred praxis to install an application which does not distinguish between all/local users in a restricted Windows XP user account (domain based net)?
Sometimes I need to install software on a user's XP workstation which was not developed with restricted security permissions in mind. Normally I end up with an installation which gives all kinds of troubles then like startup errors, invisible icons, rw errors on files, directories or even registry keys, etc. To debug and enable this manually one by one is cumbersome and error-prone. So what's the preferred way to handle this?


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|January 2010
|Marie N. Stagnitti, MPA
This Statistical Brief presents trends in utilization and expenditures for outpatient prescription gastrointestinal agents for the years 1997 and 2007. The estimates are for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population and are derived from the 1997 and 2007 Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC). For outpatient prescription gastrointestinal agents, the Brief compares 1997 and 2007 total expenditures, total number of purchases, and average annual expenditure per person with a purchase and average expenditure per purchase. It also compares proportions of the population purchasing gastrointestinal agents by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
Gastrointestinal or digestive conditions in the past and today cause millions of Americans to suffer and can also limit quality of life. Prescribed medicines are one of many treatments for digestive conditions. Examining trends related to prescribed gastrointestinal agents expenditures and purchases provides knowledge on the role these types of drugs have played in treating such conditions as well as who receives such treatment.
Only prescribed medicine purchases in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates presented in this Brief. Prescription medicines administered in an inpatient setting or in a clinic or physician's office are excluded from the estimates in this Brief. Expenditures are in real dollars; estimates for 1997 were adjusted to 2007 dollars based on the GDP Price Index (http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/about_meps/Price_Index.shtml). All differences discussed in the text are statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
FindingsIn 1997, there were 271.3 million persons in the U.S. noninstitutionalized civilian population and the proportion of the population purchasing at least one outpatient prescription gastrointestinal agent was 6.7 percent (or 18.1 million people). In 2007, the total U.S. noninstitutionalized civilian population had grown to 301.3 million persons and the proportion of the population purchasing at least one gastrointestinal agent rose to 9.6 percent (or 29.0 million people).
When comparing 1997 and 2007, MEPS estimates showed an increase in total expenditures of 170 percent rising from $7.0 billion in 1997 to $18.9 billion in 2007 for prescription gastrointestinal agents (figure 1).
Total prescribed medicine purchases of prescription gastrointestinal agents rose from 77.8 million prescription purchases in 1997 to 158.4 million prescription purchases in 2007 (figure 2).
When comparing 1997 and 2007, for those with at least one prescription gastrointestinal agent drug purchase, the average annual expenditure per person for gastrointestinal agents increased about 69 percent from $386 to $653 (figure 3).
The average expenditure for an outpatient prescription gastrointestinal agent increased 33 percent when comparing 1997 with 2007, rising from $90 in 1997 to $120 in 2007 (figure 4).
For the years 1997 and 2007, when comparing the proportion of the population purchasing at least one prescription gastrointestinal agent by the following age categories: age 17 and younger (1.5 percent to 2.5 percent), ages 18-64 (6.4 percent to 8.9 percent), and age 65 and older (18.6 percent to 26.6 percent), all age groups had increased proportions (figure 5).
When comparing the years 1997 and 2007 and the proportion of the population purchasing at least one prescription gastrointestinal agent by race/ethnicity, white non-Hispanics, Hispanics, and black non-Hispanics had increased proportions (increasing from 7.4 percent to 11.3 percent, 4.8 percent to 6.7 percent, and 4.7 percent to 6.1 percent, respectively) (figure 6).
For the years 1997 and 2007, when comparing the proportion of the population purchasing at least one prescription gastrointestinal agent by poverty status, the poor (7.2 percent versus 9.7 percent), the near poor/low income (6.9 percent versus 10.4 percent), those with middle income (6.5 percent versus 8.9 percent), and those with high income (6.4 percent versus 9.8 percent) had increased proportions (figure 7).
When comparing 1997 and 2007, there was an increase in the proportion of the population purchasing at least one outpatient prescription gastrointestinal agent for all health status categories: persons in excellent health (2.4 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively), persons in very good and good health (6.6 percent and 10.1, respectively), and persons in fair and poor health (21.2 percent and 26.3 percent, respectively) (figure 8).
Data Source
The estimates shown in this Statistical Brief are based on data from MEPS HC-068: Multum Lexicon Addendum Files, MEPS HC-020: 1997 Full Year Consolidated Data File, MEPS HC-016A: 1997 Prescribed Medicines File, MEPS HC-113: 2007 Full Year Consolidated Data File, and MEPS HC-110A: 2007 Prescribed Medicines File.
Purchases and expenditures
Purchases were defined as gastrointestinal agents prescribed and purchased in the year of interest. Refills as well as original prescriptions are included in expenditure and purchases estimates. Individuals were classified as purchasing a prescribed gastrointestinal agent if they reported one or more such purchases during the year of interest. Expenditures include the total direct payments from all sources to pharmacies for prescriptions reported by respondents in the MEPS-HC. Expenditures are in real dollars; estimates for 1997 were adjusted to 2007 dollars based on the GDP Price Index (http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/about_meps/Price_Index.shtml).
Therapeutic classifications
Therapeutic class and subclass were assigned to MEPS prescribed medicines using Multum Lexicon variables from Cerner Multum, Inc. MEPS prescribed medicines files were linked to the Multum Lexicon database to obtain therapeutic class and subclass variables. The first choice in the linking algorithm was chosen when assigning therapeutic classes and subclasses. For both 1997 and 2007 data, gastrointestinal agents was a therapeutic class of drugs. In 1997, within the gastrointestinal agents therapeutic class, GI stimulants was a first choice therapeutic subclass as was anticholinergics/antispasmodics. In 2007, anticholinergics/antispasmodics was a sub subclass within the new therapeutic subclass functional bowel disorder agents. In addition, in 2007, two more sub subclasses within the therapeutic subclass functional bowel disorder agents were serotoninergic neuroenteric modulators and chloride channel activators. In 2007, there was also the additional of the therapeutic subclass helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) eradication agents in the therapeutic class gastrointestinal agents. In 2007, GI stimulants was not a first choice therapeutic subclass for the MEPS data. For additional information on these and other Multum Lexicon variables, please refer to the Multum Web site.
Age is the last available age for the sampled person. For most persons, this was their age at the end of the year.
Racial and ethnic classifications
Classification by race and ethnicity was based on information reported for each family member. Respondents were asked if each family member's race was best described as American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, black, white, or other. They also were asked if each family member's main national origin or ancestry was Puerto Rican; Cuban; Mexican, Mexicano, Mexican American, or Chicano; other Latin American; or other Spanish. All persons whose main national origin or ancestry was reported in one of these Hispanic groups, regardless of racial background, were classified as Hispanic. Since the Hispanic grouping can include black Hispanic, white Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islanders Hispanic, and other Hispanic, the race categories of black, white, Asian and Pacific Islanders, and other do not include Hispanic. Beginning in 2002, MEPS respondents were allowed to report multiple races, and these persons were included in the other non-Hispanic category. As a result, there was a slight increase in the percentage of persons classified in this category in 2002 compared with prior years.
Poverty status
Sample persons were classified according to the total yearly income of their family. Within a household, all people related by blood, marriage, or adoption were considered to be a family. Poverty status categories are defined by the ratio of family income to the Federal income thresholds, which control for family size and age of the head of family. Poverty status was based on annual income in 1997 and 2007.
Poverty status categories are defined as follows:
Perceived health status
During each round of interviewing, the household respondent was asked to rate the health of each person in the family according to the following categories: excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor. For this Brief, the categories very good and good were combined into one category and the categories fair and poor were combined into one category.
About MEPS-HC
MEPS-HC is a nationally representative longitudinal survey that collects detailed information on health care utilization and expenditures, health insurance, and health status, as well as a wide variety of social, demographic, and economic characteristics for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. It is cosponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center for Health Statistics.
For more information about MEPS, call the MEPS information coordinator at AHRQ (301) 427-1656 or visit the MEPS Web site at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/.
ReferencesFor a detailed description of the MEPS-HC survey design, sample design, and methods used to minimize sources of nonsampling error, see the following publications:
Cohen, J. Design and Methods of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 1. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0026. Rockville, MD. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1997. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/mr1/mr1.shtml
Cohen, S. Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. MEPS Methodology Report No. 2. AHCPR Pub. No. 97-0027. Rockville, MD. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1997. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/mr2/mr2.shtml
Cohen, S. Design Strategies and Innovations in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Medical Care, July 2003: 41(7) Supplement: III-5-III-12.
Ezzati-Rice, TM, Rohde, F, Greenblatt, J, Sample Design of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1998-2007. Methodology Report No. 22. March 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/mr22/mr22.shtml
Suggested Citation
Stagnitti, M. N. Trends in Outpatient Prescription Gastrointestinal Agents Purchases and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 and 2007. Statistical Brief #277. January 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st277/stat277.shtml
AHRQ welcomes questions and comments from readers of this publication who are interested in obtaining more information about access, cost, use, financing, and quality of health care in the United States. We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other MEPS data and tools and to share suggestions on how MEPS products might be enhanced to further meet your needs. Please e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com or send a letter to the address below:
Steven B. Cohen, PhD, Director
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends
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Salafist presidential hopeful vows to release political prisoners
By-Ahram | 2 March 2012
Salafist leader and presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abou-Ismail has announced that, should he become Egypt's next president, he would immediately order the release of all political prisoners and end the longstanding practice of referring civilians to military trials.
Abou-Ismail made the statement during a visit to the Cairo headquarters of the Building and Development Party (BDP), Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya's political arm.
The BDP is currently holding meetings with would-be presidential contenders so as to familiarise itself with their respective policies and political objectives.
During his visit, Abou-Ismail reportedly became emotional when discussions turned to Al-Gamaa's "persecution" during the Mubarak era. He asserted that Al-Gamaa members had been grossly mistreated under the former regime, stressing that no faction should ever be subject to such oppression.
Al-Gamaa is known for having carried out violent operations against government targets in the 1980s and 1990s. It is most famous for its alleged role in the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar El-Sadat in 1981 during ceremonies marking the anniversary of Egypt's 1973 military victory over Israel.
The group was also responsible for a spate of bombings that spanned two decades.
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya was eventually crushed by Egyptian security forces in the late 1990s, after which group leaders struck a deal with the government in which they vowed to renounce all violent activities.
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Who trusts or believes a Salafist or Muslim Brotherhood -for short MB- should be out of his mind; so far no one say or principal announced by them upon elections was respected...their is always an excuse or boldly without excuse just do it and done!
I seriously do not think or believe any progress can happen on the hands of those people who want to take us back to pre-historic era!
I seriously do not think or believe any progress can happen on the hands of those people who want to take us back to pre-historic era!
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Long Term RITES report says the project will add 3.4 lakh vehicles per day to Outer Ring Road by 2021, 5 lakh by 2031.
Engineering consultancy firm RITES will take into consideration projects that will be completed by 2021 for its report on smooth movement of traffic on the Outer Ring Road.
The Delhi government wants to make long-term plans for traffic decongestion and RITES to will include the upcoming Aerocity project, near Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in its report.
In October last year, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had issued directions to Public Works Department (PWD), following which the consultant was asked to help formulate a long-term plan for traffic management.
Aerocity is an important upcoming project in Delhi and its impact on future traffic flow needs to be taken into consideration as part of our plan to decongest Outer Ring Road, a PWD official said.
All such future projects and their impact need to be studied in a holistic manner as part of the RITES scenario building report. We have also taken into consideration the future mass transport proposals like BRT and Metro, apart from regional road network improvement schemes, the official said.
According to the report, the study area is IIT to NH-8 junction on the Outer Ring Road, which has the Ring Road in the north, Mehrauli-Mahipalpur Road in the south, Aurobindo Marg in the east and NH-8 in the west.
Proposals for underpasses or flyovers near Aerocity are also being taken into consideration as part of the report. The report says: Massive development of 126.7 acres is envisaged at Aerocity in two phases. The IGI Airport will generate 3.4 lakh passenger car units (PCU) per day by 2021 and 5 lakh PCUs per day by 2031.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has proposed several plans for consideration in Master Plan 2021.
Underpass or flyover across NH-8 near Mahipalpur junction; flyover at National Security Guard signal junction for decongestion of traffic by 2016; underpass across NH-8 at Shiv Murti junction; and inter-change at Shankar Vihar Metro station that allows passengers to switch between Airport Metro and Janakpuri-Kalindi Kunj Metro line, are among the proposals in the report. DIAL confirmed that all these proposals were under consideration.
Three roads to divert traffic from Outer Ring Road are also being looked into, so as to provide better connectivity to IGIA and Aerocity.
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The G8 was originally set up in 1975 as the G6 (France, United States, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan) in response to the need of the heads of state and of government of the major industrialised democracies for an informal discussion forum. Its initial objective was to confront the economic crises of the mid-1970s in an open and constructive spirit, particularly oil price shocks and the reform of the international monetary system following the end of the Bretton Woods system and replacement of the gold standard with a floating exchange rate. The first Summit was convened on the initiative of the French government and was held at Rambouillet, near Paris. The format was subsequently enlarged with Canada's entry in 1977 and Russia's participation at the 1994 Naples Summit.
The G8 is not an international organisation, but a framework for informal high-level meetings that has gained institutional status over the years. The summits of heads of state and government, the agendas of which initially focused on economic and financial issues, are now underpinned by ministerial meetings on foreign affairs, the environment, development, labour, domestic affairs, justice, scientific research and agriculture, along with a large number of working groups tasked with examining topics ranging from health to development to nuclear energy. Finance ministers continue to meet in a G7 format, retaining their own specific authority regarding economic/financial matters.
As a consequence of a growing number of concerns, and of G8 meeting levels, the annual head of state and government summit declarations have become increasingly comprehensive. Although not legally binding, these declarations are highly significant since they constitute political commitments at the highest level and indicate the stances of the major industrialised democracies on key focus areas such as finance, development, peace and the environment.
Combined with 1990s capital market liberalisation, and the resulting capital-flow increases, the rise of emerging economies and the complexity of a series of new challenges ranging from climate change to development policy, have led the G8 to concentrate on fostering dialogue with developing countries, especially those most severely poverty-stricken of Africa. A two-year strengthened dialogue was launched with the main emerging economies at the Heiligendamm Summit in 2007 on issues concerning investments, energy, innovation and development (HDP - Heiligendamm Dialogue Process), which will conclude in 2009 under the Italian Presidency.
The G8 has been sponsoring structured dialogue on climate change with emerging countries through initiatives such as the Gleneagles Dialogue (British Presidency 2005) and the Major Economies Meeting (MEM). This latter was created in 2007 to contribute to the successful outcome of climate change negotiations in the wider forum of the United Nations by establishing a context for smaller scale but sufficiently representative encounter between those emerging and developed economies most responsible for greenhouse gases emissions. A total of 16 countries attend the MEMs (the G8 members, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, Australia, South Korea and Indonesia).
Among the highest-impact measures adopted during G8 Summits, deserving of mention is the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria launched at the 2001 Genoa Summit, which has channelled approximately 6 billion dollars into more than 500 projects in 136 countries over the past 7 years and, according to the most reliable estimates, has saved 2 million human lives. With 80 per cent of its financing coming from the G8, the Fund uses an innovative cooperation model based on a public/private partnership that draws upon the substantial input of the civil society, local communities and multilateral institutions, and recently received refinancing of approximately 10 billion dollars for the 2008-2010 period.
The G8's first thirty years of experience have shown that a key element in its success has been an informal nature that welcomes an open comparison of positions by countries with shared values and levels of development. That auspicious intuition that led to its launch in the mid-1970s remains relevant today in the face of the fresh challenges of globalisation.


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Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune writes that right-hander Angel Guzman (shoulder) may be "cooked" for the 2010 season.
"It seems like the kid is jinxed," Cubs manager Lou Pinella said about the 28-year-old, who is also rehabbing from knee surgery. Guzman was scheduled to undergo an MRI on his sore right shoulder on Friday, but it's not clear if the results have been released
I hope that he is wrong
ESPN - The Cubs are shutting down right-handed pitcher Angel Guzman pending an exam, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Guzman is recovering from left knee surgery and he began to experience soreness in his right shoulder at the start of spring training on Feb. 17.
The Chicago Cubs announced on Saturday that right-handed pitcher Angel Guzman has a torn ligament in his right shoulder that will prevent him from pitching in the near future.
Guzman's choices are to either elect to have surgery or try to build the muscles around the tear and continue to pitch.
Id rather see Cadrid(sp?) anyway. If i remember right he has a strong *** arm
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
Guzman just can't beat the injury bug. He has a lively arm and has some really good stuff, but he just can't stay healthy and get a chance to put it all together.
"Karl Malone love making up jokes. Karl Malone always say, 'laughter is the best Mexican.' "
-Jimmy Kimmel impersonating Karl Malone
Weird... injuries in Cubs pitching? I don't know what Larry Rothschild does, but he absolutely destroys pitchers and their arms.
Now that MBB is back, do we still have to pretend that WBB matters?
Originally Posted by cyfan964
Weird... injuries in Cubs pitching? I don't know what Larry Rothschild does, but he absolutely destroys pitchers and their arms.
I don't think LR had anything to do with this. Guzman has had arm troubles his whole career.
Daily Herald - The Cubs are expected to increase their efforts to add a right-handed pitcher to their bullpen.
The Daily Herald reports that any addition will likely come via trade and not free agency
Originally Posted by tyrelrobert
I don't think LR had anything to do with this. Guzman has had arm troubles his whole career.
I agree to an extent. The Cubs organization as a whole has been notoriously known for overpitching players. A buddy of mine is a strength and conditioning coach for a MLB team and this is pretty much common knowledge apparently.
Guzman at one time was the top pitching prospect in the system. Sad to see his career derailed by injuries although we've seen this way too many times before with the Cubs.
Glad to see Lou came out with his stance on Starlin Castro. He'll be starting the year at Iowa which I think is the right choice considering he is just 19 years old. Let him tear up AAA for awhile and after we see how bad our 2B situation is then we can justify giving him a chance at a young age and move Theriot over to 2B. Cubs have always scared me with rushing up young guys before they are ready.
Curious how the bench spots shape up too. Have some guys out of options as well as guys like Millar and Tracy who are good clubhouse vets trying to make the team. I'd like to see Fuld break camp as the 4th OF and I like Tyler Colvin too but I'm guessing as much as they want to find a place for Millar right now one of them doesn't make opening day roster, may even be Hoffpauier too. Brad Snyder also is another guy to keep an eye on but I think he's got to really impress to break camp with the big club considering who he is up against.
Silva is going to be a train wreck this season I have a feeling and his first outing was already a disaster. Wish he'd just get hurt so they can stick him on the DL and not have to worry about where he is going to fit in.
Go Cubs Go!
The Cubs inquired on Blue Jays reliever Jason Frasor again, writes ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. The latest call from the Cubs comes on the heels of Angel Guzman's season-ending shoulder injury. Crasnick says the Cubs are "urgently seeking relief help."
Frasor, 32, posted a 2.50 ERA, 8.7 K/9, and 2.5 BB/9 in 57.6 innings for the Blue Jays last year. He's earning $2.65MM in his last season before free agency. Frasor profiled as a Type B in the 2008-09 Elias rankings, with 66.322 points (Octavio Dotel was the lowest Type A at 68.007). But keep in mind the Cubs have not shown an inclination to offer arbitration to departing free agents in recent years.
SI's Jon Heyman addressed the Cubs' bullpen situation in today's article, noting that GM Jim Hendry made a play for Chan Ho Park before he signed with the Yankees. Heyman writes that "few teams are foolish enough to trade away proven set-up men at this point," but the Jays cashing in on Frasor now would make sense. The price for Padres closer Heath Bell would be higher, since Bell is under team control for two seasons.
The Cubs are not known to have interest in any free agent relievers, though veterans like Russ Springer, David Weathers, and John Smoltz remain unemployed.
And I believe Guz' is out of options too
Originally Posted by tyrelrobert
I don't think LR had anything to do with this. Guzman has had arm troubles his whole career.
You might want to look that up and be surprised at all the pitcehrs that DL'd since he was there and compare that to before he was there.
Examples now of some known pitchers Wood, no injuries period till he came to the Cubs, Zambrano same, Prior same. I think I did the comparison a while back like almost three years ago. It came up that 80%+ of the pitchers either went on the DL or missed a start since he was there. That was a increase of over 48% before he got there.
IF you know he had a prior injury...HIGHLIGHT it and repost...
David Aardsma, P, 2006 - Injured
Antonio Alfonseca, P,2002–2003- Injured
Jimmy Anderson, P, 2004- Injured
Cliff Bartosh, P,2005- Injured
Francis Beltran, P,2002, 2004- Injured
Alan Benes, P,2002–2003- Injured
Jason Bere, P, 2001–2002- Injured
Joe Borowski, P, 2001–2005- Injured
Scott Chiasson, P,2001–2002- Injured
Matt Clement, P,2002–2004- Injured
Neal Cotts, P, 2007-2009 (Present) - Injured
Juan Cruz, P, 2001–2003- Injured
Will Cunnane, P, 2001–2002- Injured
Ryan Dempster, P, 2004-2009 (Present) - Injured
Shawn Estes, P, 2003- Injured
Scott Eyre, P, 2006–2008- Injured
Kyle Farnsworth, P, 1999–2004- Injured
Jeff Fassero, P, 2001–2002- Injured
Chad Fox, P, 2005- Injured
Sean Gallagher, P, 2007–2008- Injured
Chad Gaudin, P, 2008- Injured
Tom Gordon, P, 2000–2002- Injured
Tom Gorzelanny, P, 2009- Injured
John Grabow, P, 2009- Injured
Kevin Gregg, P, 2009- Injured
Mark Guthrie, P, 1999–2000, 2003- Injured
Angel Guzman, P, 2006-2009 (Present) - Injured
Rich Harden, P, 2008–2009- Injured
Kevin Hart, P, 2007-- Injured
LaTroy Hawkins, P, 2004–2005- Injured
Aaron Heilman, P, 2009- Injured
Rich Hill, P, 2005–2007- Injured
Bob Howry, P, 2006–2008- Injured
John Koronka, P,2005–2006- Injured
Jon Leicester, P, 2004–2005- Injured
Jon Lieber, P, 1999–2002, 2008- Injured
Ted Lilly, P, 2007-2009 (Present) - Injured
Greg Maddux, P, 1986–1992, 2004–2006- Injured
Ron Mahay, P, 2001–2002
Pat Mahomes, P, 2002- Injured
Carlos Marmol, P, 2006–2007 (Present) -Injured
Jason Marquis, P, 2006–2008- Injured
Sean Marshall, P, 2006-2009 (Present) - Injured
Juan Mateo, P, 2006
Kent Mercker, P, 2004- Injured
Wade Miller, P, 2006–2007- Injured
Sergio Mitre, P, 2003–2005- Injured
Phil Norton, P,2000, 2003
Roberto Novoa, P, 2005–2006- Injured
Ryan O'Malley, P,2006
Will Ohman, P, 2000–2001, 2005 2007- Injured
Donovan Osborne, P,2002
David Patton, P, 2009 (Present) - Injured
Billy Petrick, P, 2007- Injured
Andy Pratt, P, 2004
Mark Prior, P, 2002–2006- Injured
Mike Remlinger, P,2003–2005- Injured
Glendon Rusch, P, 2004–2006- Injured
Jae Kuk Ryu, P, 2006- Injured
Jeff Samardzija, P, 2008–2009 - Injured
Jesus Sanchez, P, 2002
Félix Sánchez, P, 2003
Steve Smyth, P,2002- Injured
Jeff Stevens, P, 2009 (Current)
Jermaine Van Buren, P, 2005
Dave Veres, P,2003- Injured
Todd Wellemeyer, P,2003–2006- Injured
Randy Wells, P, 2009 (Current) - Injured
Jerome Williams, P, 2005–2006- Injured
Scott Williamson, P, 2005–2006- Injured
Kerry Wood, P, 1998–2008- Injured
Carlos Zambrano, P, 2001-2009 - Injured
look at the stats, and even with all of the injuries, the cubs have had one of the best pitching staffs in baseball since Rothschild has been with the team.
As for the talk about all of the outfielders, i would not expect all of them to break camp in some sort of cubs uniform. we have too many outfielders that have a lot of potential, and a trade will likely happen in return of a reliever.
What i am scared of most is that there is all this talk from the cubs that whoever loses out on a starting rotation job will end up in the bullpen. I can see Marshall or maybe Samardzija pitching out of the pen, but does anyone really expect either of the other 2 contenders to be able to put guys out coming out in the 6th, 7th, 8th? It is scary for me, and we need bullpen help badly. I have no idea why we will bring a guy up from AAA who has started there, and put him in the bullpen in Chicago, and then send him back down to AAA to be a starter again. If we groomed some kids into becoming worthwhile relievers from the beginning, we might actually have a decent pen.
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State tax revenues are finally coming back and, this fiscal year, might end with a positive balance.
Job growth is happening in Arizona, although it's modest. A glut of houses is slowly being whittled down. The U.S. has been in recovery for two years.
Nevertheless, initial unemployment-benefit claims are still fairly high and consumer confidence is not good. Pre-recession employment isn't likely to occur again for two years. All in all, it's not rosy when it comes to the state's budget.
According to current estimates, if there were no temporary 1-cent-per-dollar sales-tax hike, the state would not have a positive balance estimated at $130 million to $415 million. Instead, we would have a deficit of $480 million to $670 million. That extra sales tax ends in July 2013, as it should for the sake of our economy and the promises that were made.
When that happens, though, big deficits are possible due to obligations imposed by the federal government in health care, as well as our own policies. The outcome partly depends on the health of our economy, which is still shaky.
So, where do we go from here? Some have called for permanent tax increases, insisting that "investments" in education and various health programs would pay economic dividends. There are formulas on the books that have gone unfunded to the tune of $730 million, mostly in public and higher education and in school buildings.
On the other hand, these cuts in state spending are relatively new for the most part. For three years, this state went to extreme financial ends to avoid cutting spending in education and health care.
Mortgaging the Capitol buildings and raiding every possible fund paid us no economic dividends. Instead, we operate under one of the worst credit ratings currently granted to states.
We have the ninth-highest sales-tax rate in the nation, when local governments are included. The Tax Foundation ranks us 34th in business-tax climate.
Clearly, we have opportunities for managing our resources better to get much more bang for the taxpayer's buck. In public education, there is a non-teacher for every teacher. State funding for school buildings saw us build much nicer buildings, but this mattered not one whit to educational results.
University administration has grown. At some point, we are going to have to refuse to continue to fund medical inflation that has no good explanation other than there is a lot of taxpayer money chasing medical services.
There are too many agencies dependent on general-fund money that should be independently fee-funded. The Department of Insurance offered just such a plan two years ago. The Departments of Agriculture and Financial Institutions should be self-funded, as well.
Recently, The Arizona Republic ran an article describing how the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park has seen a renaissance. State cutbacks forced locals to take ownership and manage the park themselves.
Now, it's in better shape than it has been in years -- perhaps ever. It is a shining example of how the state's role and budget can shrink while making us all better off.
Byron Schlomach is director of the Center for Economic Prosperity at the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix.
Overview: Charting the course for the future
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Four key decision-makers in state budget
Arizona residents help improve budget outlook
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Income taxes: Fewer people take tax deductions
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Robb: Are we on the right track?
Brewer: Arizona's spendthrift days are in the past
McCarthy: Arizona must reform its sales-tax code
Schlomach: Streamlined budget can make us all better off
Cunningham: Bang for public buck important, not govt. size
Herndon: 1-year budget cycles have to end
Jenney: A state with prosperity, lower taxes is possible
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How to Manage Pests
UC Pest Management Guidelines
Armillaria Root Rot (Oak Root Fungus)
Pathogen: Armillaria mellea
(Reviewed 3/09, updated 3/09)
In this Guideline:
Roots infected with Armillaria mellea have white to yellowish fan-shaped mycelial mats between the bark and the wood. Dark brown to black rhizomorphs can sometimes be seen on the root surface. Infected trees develop pale foliage with small leaves, a lack of new growth, and a thin canopy, usually followed by sudden death when the first hot weather of early summer arrives.
The fungus survives on dead roots. It spreads from one tree to another through close contact of diseased roots with healthy roots. All stone fruit rootstocks are susceptible to Armillaria root rot. The plum rootstock Marianna 2624 is the most resistant to the fungus, but it is not immune. Use of this rootstock is the only practical alternative if almonds are to be grown in soils where Armillaria has infected roots and killed trees on other rootstocks. Wet soil conditions resulting from heavy rainfall or excessive irrigations can exacerbate the disease.
The only treatment is fumigation. Before chemical treatment, remove all infected trees, stumps, and as many roots greater than 1 inch in diameter as possible. Healthy-appearing trees adjacent to those showing symptoms are often infected also. Removal of these adjacent trees and inclusion of that ground in the soil fumigation may be advisable. Infected trees, stumps, and roots should be burned at the site or disposed of in areas where flood waters cannot wash them to agricultural lands. Complete eradication is rarely achieved, and re-treatment may be necessary in localized areas. If the soil is wet, or if it has extensive clay layers to the depths reached by the roots, fumigant treatment may not be successful. The greatest opportunity for eradication occurs on shallow soils less than 5 feet in depth. Treat Armillaria from late summer to early fall.
UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines:
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S. Korean woman dies after eating live octopus
SEOUL - Keen to try live octopus? You might want to think twice. A woman in South Korea stopped breathing after eating a live octopus, and died 16 days later in hospital.
The case came under media spotlight after her boyfriend - who had bought the octopus - was subsequently convicted of murder in October and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court that cited, "compelling indirect evidence" that he suffocated Yoon for the insurance money.
The long-running case, fuelled by accusations of police incompetence, has received enormous media and public attention in South Korea.
The 32-year-old man, identified only as Mr. Kim, checked into a motel in Incheon City near Seoul with his girlfriend in April 2010 after buying two live octopuses from a local restaurant.
He later called reception to say his girlfriend, identified by her surname Yoon, had collapsed and stopped breathing after eating one of them. She was taken to hospital but died 16 days later.
Police initially saw the case as an accident and closed the file.
But they were forced to reopen the case five months later after a TV programme highlighted efforts by Yoon's father to have Kim investigated, after discovering his daughter had taken out a life insurance policy just before she died.
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The Faith of Ronald Reagan
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On 4/4 HeidiSays wrote: Explore the life and personality of President Ronald Reagan through the lens of his deep-felt Christian beliefs. With warmth and insight, Mary Beth Brown delves into the spiritual journey of America's 40th president and offers profound stories of God's providence in Ronald Reagan's life—from ... The Faith of Ronald Reagan by Mary Beth Brown
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Slam Dunk set to unleash raucous new record at the Waldorf tonight
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Corporate Counsel - Contract
- Employer
- Just Energy Corp
- Location
- North York, Toronto, Ontario
- Posted
- January 25, 2013
- Closes
- February 25, 2013
- Area of Law
- Corporate Law, Energy Law
- Contract Type
- Contract
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Corporate Counsel - Contract
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Just Energy, a leading North American energy retailer is looking for a corporate/commercial lawyer to join its legal team supporting its National Home Services division in Toronto, Ontario, for a 1-year contract (maternity leave). We require an attorney with 3 to 5 years of legal experience, preferably with related corporate, commercial, and consumer protection law experience. The lawyer will work in a challenging environment, playing a key role in providing legal and business advice on key decisions and the implementation of the company's strategic objectives.
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Just Energy Group is a leader in the energy sector offering green energy, retail and commercial energy, and home services solutions. Our brands include Amigo Energy, Commerce Energy, Hudson Energy, Hudson Energy Solar, Just Energy, Momentis, National Home Services, Tara Energy, and Terra Grain Fuels. We are expanding in US, Canada, and the UK. We value integrity, innovation, customer-centricity, responsibility, enrichment, and excellence.
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It's is to tell when you have an alt on your hands
It's is to tell when you have an alt on your hands
Yah, well I'm called an alt, but I'm not -_-
You gave it away that your an alt so please spare me the explaination
o rly? when, where and how
I was going to make an alt a few days ago, but I lost interest fast
I'm losing interest in being here period. people jumpin on your back gets annoying
Because your annoying yeah that explains alot ya know
It's easy to tell when you have a shitty thread on your hands
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.