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thank you for making me feel welcome! i'm excited to be here, and to see the awesome things everybody does.
it was a little uncomfortable to read, because it featured so many details of your personal life, and i don't know you. the lady's point about you elliciting "strong responses" seemed apt, as you're obviously willing to share very personal information and try to engage people, instead of maintaining a societally conventional distance. i would have been more comfortable if you had censored yourself more. but your story was about your story, not my comfort, and i see that you couldn't have told it without the gooey details. i felt unpleasantly voyeuristic about watching someone else's drama, someone who was not my friend, but it seems like you want to reach across the gaps and make relationships where there were none (with Kraft, with various ladies, with the SFø public including, though you did not know it, me) so i kept on reading. i guess this comment is an attempt to reach back. i wasn't comfortable with your story, but i see that you're calling, and i hear you.
i liked watching the story unfold, and the science that you guys put into making sure the rope was actually useless. Also the red herring of the Official Pine Cone Bucket, because at first glance it looks like the rope is to haul the bucket up or keep it from escaping, but on closer examination you realize that
1. the rope is not tied to the bucket and
2. the bucket is also useless.
also i must give props to Alan and his absent gun.
also that's the name of my new prog band.
mad props you guys! great ideas and execution. i'm impressed by how human you both are, how open and fun in your interactions with people. when aliens come and ask for proof that the human race is worth saving, i'mma point them at you all.
great collaboration, great idea. together you've made the world a better place.
dear hemoglobin,
thanks for helping me get points. i owe you guys! have fun helping people live.
your (ex) body,
p.s. say hi to the platelets for me
does your job also have bad parts or boring parts? like between 2004 and 2008 your job was to time paint drying, and then write how long it took in another kind of paint, and then time that? or the raccoon skull is a zombie and when it escapes it chases your co-workers through the halls? or it eats all your snacks and there's no one you can blame? i don't think so. it's much nicer to believe that you're a full-time snowflake mummifier.
it looks neat! my brother has asperger's, so i'm interested in autism-spectrum stories. also puzzles and mysteries and math. so what could go wrong?
on that note if *you* liked Extremely Loud... you might pick up Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno. not as hopeful, but more puzzles and nemeses.
San Jose. bay area folks let's parley.
there's a supercommon art school exercise that is sort of like this, but not as hard. the exercise is called "blind drawing," and the idea is you look at the object you're drawing, but not the paper you're drawing it on. the idea is to train your hand to follow your eye around the object, not your mind around your hand. needless to say most drawings come out pretty odd. you've done an almost miraculously good job here.


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My friends at Stand to Reason contacted me about telling Christianity's true story, and asked me to come online with them for a conversation. Please listen in — or call in, even — at http://www.str.org/training/broadcast tonight at 9 pm Eastern, 6 pm Pacific time.
Live Webcast Tonight with Greg Koukl: Telling Christianity's True Story
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Articles tagged with: alasdair
According to Radar.Oreilly, the new iOS software installed on your iPhone or 3G iPad, regularly records the position of your device into a hidden file. This data stores a comprehensive list of locations and time stamps in a database. To add to the mystery, the file lacks any sort of encryption or protection, leaving the sensitive data at risk to be seen by other individuals. It is unclear what Apple is doing with the information or whether they even know about it. I believe it may be used in the event of a theft, but this is just a guess.


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I role play a chauvinist, but am secretly a gentleman. So I'm as likely to kiss your hand, as I am to slap your ass and demand you make me a sammich. For future reference: peanut butter and nutella
I'm highly spiritual, but not particularly religious. Paganism most fits my beliefs )O(
I prefer pirates to ninjas. Yarrr! avast me buxom beauty, prepare to be boarded!
Sensually I enjoy cuddles, baths and massage. Though not necessarily in that order
I love anime and old cartoons, they don't make em like they used to! ducktales whooo
I potentially have pyromaniac tenancies, as I greatly enjoy watching an open fire. Preferably cuddled up with someone at the time, or with a cat if no young attractive females are available
musically I'm mostly into rock and metal, but like little bits of most genres. Including filk, which no one has heard of, ever. I also enjoy old love songs like Toni Braxton
while greatly enjoying the theatre, i don't get time to go as much as I would like
On occasion I like to buy gifts and dinner. I feel its a romantic thing to do. However, this doesn't mean it can be expected, since then it gets taken for granted. And i like gifts too!
It seems kinda creepy to be on a site like this, especially looking at some of the other profiles, or worse, the messages i receive. However, meeting someone from my social circle is a tad too restrictive. Random girls from clubs tend to be low quality. I could leave meeting someone up to fate, but fortune favors the bold
I've never been able to put into words how I feel about relationships, here are some quotes that come close:
sex and love aren't the same thing. but love and friendship are so close you can't have love without having friendship
often, one can be in love with who they think someone is, while being blinded by their own desires. and just as often, instead of being in love with a lover, one is in love with love
a joining is a partnership, not two people becoming one. two minds cannot fuse, two souls cannot merge, two hearts cannot keep to the same time. if two are foolish enough to try this, one must overwhelm the other, and that is not love, nor is it compassion, nor responsibility. you are two who choose to walk the same path, to bridge the differences between you with love. you must remember and respect those differences and learn to understand them, for they are part of what you have come to love in the first place
its not that i want someone who loves me unconditionally, its that they know the worst things about me and love me anyway
self esteem issues - girls who feel they're not good enough for me, or don't deserve love & try to sabotage the relationship
financially dependent - you don't necessarily need to have a job, but if your rent is overdue and you're looking for a man to solve your financial problems. move on to the next profile
replacement daddy - I don't mind if you have kids, I look forward to having some myself one day, and I think most are absolutely adorable. However, anything between us should be for its own sake. Not because you want to grab the first semi-normal male to be a father figure
substance abuse - I prefer non-smokers, but am flexible on that. Drinking is okay as long as its not done to excess, as is drugs if its something minor and taken infrequent. Anything intravenous is an immediate deal breaker
death and disease - if you have anything contagious, let me know in your initial message as there is some flexibility here
one-night stands - no slut, that's a bad slut! in the actually-bad-slut-meaning. Sex gets better the more you know your partner. If a person is worth sleeping with once, they're generally worth sleeping with repeatedly
A sexual prude - If you believe foreplay means half an hour of begging, then this may apply to you! Don't get me wrong, I have no requirement for too much or too little sexual experience. A virgin is fine (and has no bad habits to unlearn, whoo!) and an insatiable minx is great too. All that's needed is a willingness for some variety to keep things fun
sex workers - nothing personal, but those in your industry tend to have too much baggage, and are too high risk of catching something
looks alone - I've met more than a few women who, although they had great exteriors, were hollow on the inside. If all you have to offer is attractive arm-candy, you can be replaced with a wrist-watch, and it's less maintenance!
lack of communication - any problems in a relationship which are not fixed will come out in other ways. If you do not have the courage to bring up issues and talk about them civilly, even if you think I won't like what you have to talk about, then no thank you. I have no desire to play guessing games of why you're sulking and upset
damaged goods - After enough heartache, people start to make rules for relationships and hide behind barriers to prevent being hurt again. I cannot know the real you if you're hiding who you are, and I do not want a false relationship with who you think I want you to be
if none of the above applies, then I would love to hear from you :)


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Housing collateral and the monetary transmission mechanism
In this paper our main aim is to quantify the role that housing collateral plays for the monetary transmission mechanism. Furthermore, we want to explore the implications of the increase in household indebtedness, and specifically the loan-to-value ratio, in the last two decades. We set up a two sector DSGE model with production of goods and housing. Households can only borrow by using their houses as collateral. The structure of the model closely follows Iacoviello and Neri (2010). To be able to do quantitatively relevant exercises we estimate the model using Bayesian methods on Swedish data for 1986q1-2008q3. We quantify the reinforcement of the monetary transmission mechanism that housing used as collateral implies in the presence of nominal loan contracts. This mechanism functions through the effects of the interest rate on house prices as well as on inflation and thereby the real value of nominal debt. This component of the monetary transmission mechanism becomes stronger the higher the loan-to-value ratio is. A change in the maximum loan-to-value ratio from 85% to 95%, all else being equal, implies that the effect of a monetary policy shock is increased by 4% for inflation, 8% for GDP and 24% for consumption. We conclude that to properly understand the monetary transmission mechanism and its changing nature over time, we need to take into account the effects of housing related collateral constraints.
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Integrating Kolab2 Server in GNU/Linux distributions
From Kolab Wiki
Kolab Server with OpenPKG
Kolab requires its own environment and does that by using the prefix /kolab. The reason the developers do this, is to give them total control over the installation. It makes them fully independent of linux distributions, as it is like a small distribution in another distribution. If one gets used to it, it will be considered a smart move for the kolab developers; they can now concentrate on getting the thing to work, without being bothered by all kinds of Driving Crash Course London distribution specific differences. Another reason is that they assume that a groupware server will run on a dedicated system. One can driving schools leeds agree with that, but kolab comes nowadays with spamassassin and clamav, and after installation, that all just works together. That makes it interesting for home users too!
Now let's see what needs to be done to integrate kolab in an existing distribution. This is distribution dependent and as such should be treated that way.
To be investigated
There are some things to be investigated. These can be seperated into distribution and kolab specific.
The Metadata Template mechanism
Please review: http://www.kolab.org/pipermail/kolab-devel/2004-September/002090.html This mechanism could be used by vendors to redirect template files to other locations. Some changes in perl-kolab (Kolab::Conf) will be necesarry to ensure that the default non-metadata templates are handled properly.
The Kolab namespace/admin tool
A command-line is also available: http://kolab.org/pipermail/kolab-devel/2004-November/002383.html This was created with the idea that there could be a standard method to access Kolab logs, etc. accross different distributions. The scripts in /kolab/libexec/kolab/* should be easy to modify to adapt to other distributions.
Distribution specific
This can be done right now by the distributor;
- What packages are needed by kolab and are these present (and do they have the correct version) on the existing distribution, think of:
- Add missing packages
- Upgrade packages
- What compile options are being used:
- Check compiler options, can the compiler options be changed without causing disturbance (security, operational impact, etc)?
- Some major applications have been updated by the kolab project, such as postfix, openldap and apache. Will these changes be ported upstream eventually? If not, it need to be indentified what the changes are compared to the plain vanilla applications. These changes must than be applied by the distributor:
- Check the differences and apply these. Can this be done without any disturbance (security, operational impact, etc)?
Kolab specific
This can be done by anyone that wants to code. The patches must be delivered to the kolab project for inclusion in the kolab cvs repository:
- The kolab sources must be updated so it will be possible to install the files driving schools stevenage where the distributor wants them to be installed
- Last but not least some applications (web server, ftp server, mail delivery agent, etc) use a dedicated user. The right user must be selected from the existing distribution and be integrated into kolab.
Both points could be achieved by e.g. autoconfiscating kolab.
What has been achieved
All kolab modules kolab-webadmin, perl-kolab, kolabd and kolab-resource-handlers have been autoconfiscated. Those modules expect distribution specific information in the directory dist_conf. This specific file can be used by configure using the command line option --with-dist= with the name of the distribution specific dist-conf file.
- kolab-compile-options - This page can be used as reference for other distributions.
- kolab-app-user - Which users are assigned to the involved applications.
- kolab-major-app-patches - Some information about the patches to major applications that are needed to run kolab succesfully.
A lot of information about running kolab on suse can be obtained from the opensuse kolab wiki.
- suse-packages - How do the suse-9.2 packages compare to the packages required by kolab
- suse-compile-options - How do the suse-9.2 compile options compare the compile options used by the kolab obmtool
- suse-app-user - Which users are assigned to the involved applications
- Required Packages - 'Base' Packages
Debian Sarge
- debian-packages - How do the debian sarge packages compare to the packages required by kolab
- debian-compile-options - How do the debian sarge compile options compare the compile options used by the kolab obmtool
- debian-app-user - Which users are assigned to the involved applications
- debian-required-packages - 'Base' Packages
- debian-horde-packages - Packages needed for Horde webmail fonctionnalities
- Gentoo: A native non-openpkg installation of Kolab on Gentoo
Patches made by Mandriva to the kolab cvs version are maintained at the following web pages:


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I have a decent job, and a car, I really like just getting in the car and driving to cool outdoor spots.
I play guitar and sing, was in a band a few years ago.
I love to snowboard, and plan on teaching my son this year.
This year I quit drinking and started taking better care of myself, started going to the gym, but not to be "huge", just to get in shape.
My son
Road trips
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Black adult t-shirt features blue, yellow and pink Justin Bieber logos on front.
Hawaii trees style graphic design tee, t-shirt
The perfect t-shirt to lower expectations regarding your conversational skills, but raise your chances of gaining another Twitter follower or Facebook friend.
Added to my Shopping Guide The Animal Print List
This adorable ruffled white tee features an attached black vest with stylish front ruching and a chain linked racer-back. Looks great with leggings or jeans! Medium weight. Hand wash cold. Made in the U.S.A.Added 6 Years Ago from Candieapple
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Cool and kind of quirky... I think there ought to be more space-themed clothing.Tags: space, tees, black, astronautsAdded 6 Years Ago from Tillys
Don't miss out on this summer music festival look!
Love Modern Lovers tees.Tags: t-shirts, white, tees, black, modern loversAdded 7 Years Ago from Supermarket
Exclusive to ShopBop! 15" long, measured from center back. Fabrication: Jersey/mesh. 100% cotton. Wash cold or dry clean. There's something remarkably magical about this cropped, scoop-neck jersey tee that features a cont... Exclusive to ShopBop! 15" long, measured from center back. Fabrication: Jersey/mesh. 100% cotton. Wash cold or dry clean. There's something remarkably magical about this cropped, scoop-neck jersey tee that features a contrast mesh bow at the front and contrast mesh insets at the shoulders as well as cuffed short sleeves. It's a great piece to dress up casual wear, in my opinion. x.
Such a cool shirt to celebrate the October season!
'Plagued by your choice of t-shirts every morning? Here is one solution to your colour selection dilemma - go half and half. With contrasting colours and single chest pocket, this funky t-shirt is a real steal.' (from website) ... 'Plagued by your choice of t-shirts every morning? Here is one solution to your colour selection dilemma - go half and half. With contrasting colours and single chest pocket, this funky t-shirt is a real steal.' (from website) I've been looking for a tshirt like this for years. Ordered an XXS one to see if it will suit a woman, I'll update when I receive it. Update: Good quality - made from different colour material sewn together, rather than a print. For size comparison I think it's slightly bigger than a Topman XXS. Can be shrunk quite a bit in the tumble dryer and I noticed no adverse effects to the material. Also the lighter half is actually light grey, it does look white in the photo, but it is described as grey on the website. The small pocket is white.
Wildfox Couture's signature #9 design now comes in this #9 Tank in Black. Black tank top has a scoop neck and a white screen print on front. (via website)
I am soooooo buying this for work! I love the subtlety...hahaha!Tags: shirts, tees, black, bars, drinking, bartenders, women, sarcastic, intoxicatedAdded 7 Years Ago from Cafepress
Hahahaha! I could never actually wear this to work, but it is a lovely fantasy. They also have them in mens' and short sleeved!Tags: shirts, tees, black, bars, drinking, bartenders, sarcastic, intoxicated, BYLF!Added 7 Years Ago from Cafepress
Pink Roses Oversized Tee Tissue Jersey - 50% Cotton/50% Polyester Comes in clean white or metal black.
T-Shirt - Love. Made of cotton.
A great catch line from a song, been around so long, yet still so good. Simple white text on a nice lose fit tee.
Cool mens' colour block tee.
I love Alice in Wonderland and I also love a simple black, red and white screen print.
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I really wanted a light-weight, black v-neck tee that wasn't too long and wasn't going to disintegrate after a couple washes. So I forked over the cash for a quality jcrew tee. I love how comfy it is. The V is flattering too.
I little play on the original.
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David Blanchflower, an economics professor at Dartmouth College and a former Bank of England policy maker, talks about President Barack Obama's agreement with congressional Republicans on temporarily sustaining all the Bush-era tax cuts. Blanchflower, speaking with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness," also discusses Europe's debt crisis and the outlook for global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Limbaugh: Obama Calls GOP Terrorists, Hostage Takers!
RUSH: Well, the reality of losing the election has hit him on this. Remember, it is significant that this is the first attempt to do more harm to the country he's failed at. This is the first time he's been stopped, and of course -- of course -- we'll take that. Our microphones are there. Let's listen to a little bit of this. He's got some female giving him some business here right now. JIP it.
OBAMA: -- going down because the economy is growing. It's, uhhh -- and even though it's growing more slowly than I'd like.
RUSH: Yeah.
OBAMA: -- going down because the economy is growing. It's, uhhh -- and even though it's growing more slowly than I'd like.
RUSH: Yeah.
|OBAMA: It's still growing.
RUSH: No, it's not.
OBAMA: Now, uhhh... How fast... is gonna go down? (sic) How quickly the economy is gonna grow, when are, uh, private sector businesses gonna start making the investments in plant and equipment and actually start hiring people again?...... Well, l-l-l-l-let -- let me -- let me use, uh, a couple of analogies. Um... I -- I've said before that I felt that the middle-class tax cuts were being held hostage to the high end tax cuts.
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Greensburg Tuesday takes
Symptom of a disease: Officials are moving ahead with a reorganization of Westmoreland County's Common Pleas Court to allow for a drug court. Grants will be sought for its implementation. Sadly, a specific court for drug defendants is a response to the area's ongoing surge in cheap heroin, prescription painkiller abuse and rising overdose deaths. Read on.
Easy prescriptions: The apparent ease in obtaining prescription painkillers is evident in charges against three Mt. Pleasant Township residents and two others who allegedly obtained thousands of pills from area pharmacies in four counties over 10 months. One of the suspects worked at a medical center, where a prescription pad allegedly was used to write bogus prescriptions. How many? For its own use the group fraudulently obtained more than 4,000 Oxycodone pills, authorities said. It's no wonder Westmoreland County is battling a prescription drug problem.
Planning? What planning?: Only 32 of 65 Westmoreland County municipalities have submitted data for a hazard mitigation plan, which details how these locales would be affected by disasters, such as flooding or blizzards. Doing so qualifies them for federal funding if the president declares a state of emergency, a county official says. Surely the requisite information is at local leaders' fingertips from their own disaster plans — which presumably are regularly updated, right?


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Millions of dollars are stolen each year through ''skimming'' of people's bank details as they make transactions.
A court case in Melbourne last week highlighted a ''nightmare'' scenario of offenders using new techniques while customers withdraw cash from ATMs.
The case involved ''cash trapping'', whereby offenders insert a tool similar to a fork into an ATM during a small withdrawal, causing the cash dispenser to jam.
The ''forking'' scam was recently described to a judge who heard that four men had conspired to defraud a total of $184,920 from 248 ATMs, most of them in suburban Melbourne, between December 2012, and March 2013.
The card skimming typically involves attaching a device to an ATM that can read encrypted information on the card while a small camera records the customer's PIN.
In NSW police warned last year that a gang was installing such devices at ATMs in Sydney.
But while the recent scams are a worry for consumers, the amount of money lost to this type of fraud has been falling in recent years.
Technology is playing a key role in banks' fight against the practice. Newer ATMs are designed to make cards unreadable to skimming devices. In ATMs with this ''jitter'' technology, the card vibrates while entering and leaving the machine.
Growth in cards that use microchips and PINs instead of signatures is also helping reduce skimming at merchant terminals.
Statistics from the Australian Payments Clearing Association show $37.8 million was lost last financial year to counterfeit and skimming fraud on all credit and debit cards issued in Australia, an annual fall of 29 per cent.
But the amount lost to skimming in Australia rose 4 per cent to $24.3 million and an increase in ATM skimming was the main cause. The Australian Bankers Association last year said the incidence of credit card skimming had halved since 2011, while skimming of debit cards had fallen by two-thirds since a spike in 2009.
If consumers have been skimmed, their banks are required to refund the money.
Victorian County Court judge Liz Gaynor described the violation of bank accounts as ''nightmare stuff'' that placed the entire community at risk and undermined public confidence in the banking system.


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Monsanto Philippines participated in a multi-sector forum on agricultural biotechnology held recently in Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines. The forum was organized by the Asian Farmers Regional Network (ASFARNET-Philippines) to inform key stakeholders about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and to clarify issues related to biotech crops.
Chat Ocampo, Monsanto Philippines' Corporate Engagement Lead, spoke about the challenges and concerns in explaining agricultural biotechnology to a non-technical audience. To continue to enjoy public trust and support, those who engage in biotech research "should endeavor to remain transparent and keep government officials and the … Full Article »


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|From: Scott McLoughlin (scott at adrenaline.com)
Date: Wed Oct 14 06:31:46 EDT 2009
Kind folks - a few questions on PLT Scheme: First questions regard performance. First, is there an inlining directive (or delcaration or proclamation, etc.) Second, are there type proclamations to speed up common fixnum arithmatec, vector indexes, etc. Is there are role for typed-scheme here? Second questions reqargd PLT as an open source project. Are there good documents on PLT internals and optimization/compilation strategies? Is there are formal "front end" vs. optimizations vs. "back end + more optimizations" style architecture to the compiler? A simple matter of fact, is there a considerable number of community contributors to the "core group" working on the PLT compiler and runtime system itself? Third, is there thorough documentation (NOT academic papers) on the PLT JIT. Fourth, Is there a formal roadmap for the Planet libraries - a sort of wishlist from the core development group or user community vote/consensus. Similarly, is there an up to date raodmap for the core PLT system? Fifth, how well is the PLT system structures towards becoming a user-driven open source project? To boil all this down to a general scheme community question, PLT has become *very* popular in the scheme community (programmer community, to a lesser degree) at large. How stable a platform does it present for a future canonical open source project should the academic group behind PLT abandon the platform for one reason or another (lack of funding, changing research focus, etc.) Scott
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Nearshore shore-oblique bars, gravel outcrops, and their correlation to shoreline change
Marine Geology
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- C.A. Schupp, J.E. McNinch, and J.H. List
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AbstractThis study demonstrates the physical concurrence of shore-oblique bars and gravel outcrops in the surf zone along the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina. These subaqueous features are spatially correlated with shoreline change at a range of temporal and spatial scales. Previous studies have noted the existence of beach-surf zone interactions, but in general, relationships between nearshore geological features and coastal change are poorly understood. These new findings should be considered when exploring coastal zone dynamics and developing predictive engineering models. The surf zone and nearshore region of the Outer Banks is predominantly planar and sandy, but there are several discrete regions with shore-oblique bars and interspersed gravel outcrops. These bar fields have relief up to 3??m, are several kilometers wide, and were relatively stationary over a 1.5??year survey period; however, the shoreward component of the bar field does exhibit change during this time frame. All gravel outcrops observed in the study region, a 40??km longshore length, were located adjacent to a shore-oblique bar, in a trough that had width and length similar to that of the associated bar. Seismic surveys show that the outcrops are part of a gravel stratum underlying the active surface sand layer. Cross-correlation analyses demonstrate high correlation of monthly and multi-decadal shoreline change rates with the adjacent surf-zone bathymetry and sediment distribution. Regionally, areas with shore-oblique bars and gravel outcrops are correlated with on-shore areas of high short-term shoreline variability and high long-term shoreline change rates. The major peaks in long-term shoreline erosion are onshore of shore-oblique bars, but not all areas with high rates of long-term shoreline change are associated with shore-oblique bars and troughs. ?? 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Marine Geology
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Anna Maria's Rouladen - Rachael Ray
Recipe by Julesong
One of Steingrim's favorite dinners is rouladen - I make it a couple times a month. Rachael Ray's recipe that she got from her grandmother is quick and easy and very tasty, and that's the basic recipe I use. Instead of serving it with dumplings as Rachael does, however, I make sauteed mushrooms and mix them into the sauce. Delicious!
Top Review by hotpursuit
I used this from Rachel's 30 minute get togethers cookbook, I lost the book and came here to get the recipe. I make it all the time, it's delicious!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 1⁄4 lbs beef sirloin, cut into 1/ 4-inch thick slices (just over 1 pound, ask the butcher to cut the meat 1/4 inch thick)
- salt and pepper
- 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 4 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
- 4 dill pickle spears
- toothpicks or kitchen twine
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream
- chopped flat leaf parsley, for garnish
Directions See How It's Made
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until just crispy; remove and set aside.
- Add the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the skillet with the bacon drippings, then saute the sliced mushrooms until they soften and begin to get crispy - cook them to your desired texture; remove and set aside.
- Season the thin slices of meat with salt and pepper, then spread 1 tablespoon of Dijon over each slice and sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon parsley.
- Near the bottom edge of each slice of meat, place 1 slice of cooked bacon and a pickle spear.
- Roll the slices of meat up around the fillings and secure closed with a toothpick or kitchen twine.
- Over medium-high heat in a skillet, heat the extra virgin olive oil then add the secured meat rolls and sear and cook the rolls on 4 sides, about 3 minutes per turn; remove rolls and set aside.
- Add the 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet and let it melt, then sprinkle in the flour and stir it together with a whisk for 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken stock and whisk, scraping the sides and bottom of the pan to get the browned bits.
- Add the cooked mushrooms, season sauce with salt and pepper, stir in the sour cream until well incorporated, and remove from heat.
- Remove the toothpicks or twine securing the meat, transfer rolls to serving platter, pour the mushrooms and sauce over the rolls, garnish with chopped parsley, and serve.
- Note: Rachel makes sauteed red cabbage to go with this; you could also make buttered noodles to go with, if you like.


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For a six year old boy this was a life altering event. In fact, I am considering cataloguing all his pictures and memories with "B.M." and "A.M." (Before Mario and After Mario). I have hope that there will be an After After Mario, but for now I'm not holding my breath.
The kid is 100% obsessed.
Everything is/will be/should be/has to be Mario.
Clothes. Bedding. Toys. TV shows. Imaginary play. Conversations. Dreams. Halloween costumes. Food. Christmas ornaments.
You name it. The boy at least wishes it was Mario.
As his mother...I HATE IT. I was raised in a home where Nintendo and other video game systems were considered a "waste of time; time better spent doing something to enrich or educate your mind and body". That was my take as a new parent too.
But I also remember what it was like being a kid and wanting to be involved in what all your friends were into. In this day and age, first grade boys LOVE Mario and Luigi. As superficial as it seems, much of my boy's friendships seem to be based on all things Mario.
So it was no surprise that this year, as Dee's birthday came closer, he had two requests: 1- "Can I PLEASE have a birthday party with my friends?" and 2- "MARIO!"
As the years go by and my parenting style adapts I am working to do some things the way my children want versus the way I want. If it were up to my we would avoid the mainstream and pop culture when it comes to things like bedding, toys, clothes, and birthday parties. But it's not up to me. It's Dee's birthday party. It's his choice. So...*sigh*...Mario...it is. (This isn't to say my children get everything they want. But it's time for me to let go of some of the control and let them form their own personalities and tastes.)
Confession: I complained to begin with. I may have even tried a bit of coaxing and bribing to not have a Mario party. But after I let go and let live the brain juices started flowing. A Super Mario party would never have been my first choice, but it was so much fun to plan and prepare for!
**Note: After cruising around on the Internet I figured out that none of my ideas are wholly original. There are a lot of fun, creative moms out there. This is just my take on a Super Mario party. And many of those moms are doing the same thing so I'm not referencing any of this.
I hit up my local party store for Mario themed invitations.
Just a little mom-to-mom helpful hint here: This was our very first friend party. Dee wanted to invite a few boys from his school class. Since we didn't have all their addresses he took the invites to school and handed them out as class was ending. This was a horrible mistake. I happened to be there that day and watched--along with the other classmates--as only a select few got the invites. I would have loved to invite them all, but this was just not possible. It was heart wrenching and I could see we had gone about this all wrong. I talked to Dee's teacher about it afterwards and she advised the best method was for the child to come early to school and pass them out before class starts. That way the kids are still pretty distracted and not as many are getting their feelings hurt. Now I know what to do next time.
Dee requested a pinata for his party so the week before I worked on making a Yoshi egg pinata. Somehow I find myself making pinatas a couple of times a year. Store pinatas are really expensive! You can make your own for pennies on the dollar. While it can be messy and kind of a long process, it's really simple and a lot of fun. (I posted a how-to back in 2010.)
Cracking the pinata open was one of three games we played at the party. For another game I decorated Easter eggs (I just pulled them out of storage) with white dots to look like more Yoshi eggs. I used plain white computer paper and a circle punch I have. While I watched Leno one night I punched holes and taped three on each egg. Then I filled the eggs with various numbers of coins. For this game we hid them around the house (it's too cold to go outside) and the kids ran around finding as many eggs as they could, putting them into brightly colored paper bags with their names markered on.
The third game was a balloon game. I bought green, brown, black, and white balloons to represent the turtles, goombas, chain chomps, and ghosts (respectively). Before blowing them up I stretched them open and dropped in various amounts of plastic coins.
I honestly wasn't sure what I was going to do with the balloons. In my head I imagined the boys going through some kind of obstacle course to pop the balloons with their feet or bums. But on the day of the party it just wasn't going to work. There wasn't enough room with all the people in the house. My brother in law took over and taped them all on the wall in rows, drawing questions marks on them. The boys took turns throwing darts at them and collecting the coins after each turn. It worked perfectly! (Thanks Kip!)
I honestly wasn't sure what I was going to do with the balloons. In my head I imagined the boys going through some kind of obstacle course to pop the balloons with their feet or bums. But on the day of the party it just wasn't going to work. There wasn't enough room with all the people in the house. My brother in law took over and taped them all on the wall in rows, drawing questions marks on them. The boys took turns throwing darts at them and collecting the coins after each turn. It worked perfectly! (Thanks Kip!)
At the end of the three games we helped the kids count their coins. First place got to pick one of two plush Mario figures I had purchased and used as table decorations. Second place got the remaining figure and third got a tiny little pair of plastic Mario and Luigi figurines that were left over from the cake decorations.
Speaking of the cake... I HATE decorating cakes! I always have the greatest ideas, but my cake skills are sadly lacking and by the time I'm done, the cake looks NOTHING like what I had envisioned. The entire process stresses me out way more than is healthy. Seriously. As I started on the decorating Saturday morning it wasn't long before my husband quietly collected up all the children and herded them out the door for awhile so Mommy could freak out all by herself. Note to self: Next year, avoid spontaneous combustion and leave the cake baking and decorating to the professionals.
However much hair got pulled out, the cake finally did get finished and while it once again isn't what I had envisioned, it's acceptable.
Before Christmas I ordered a LOT (as in a collection) of 18 Mario figurines off of Amazon.com so I could make Dee's Christmas ornament (I like to make my family's ornaments based on what they were doing or into that year. Obvious choice for Dee: Mario) and then have some left over for his cake. They were the perfect size on the cake. I also purchased some star candles which posed as the Star Power.
After Dee blew out the candles he had the choice to keep all the figurines for himself or hand them out to all the kids who were begging for them. What a good boy; he shared with his sisters, cousins, and friends. Those figurines were a hit! The kids were running around playing with them for a good hour after the games and cake were done.
Along with cake we served some of Dee's favorite treats. A birthday tradition we seem to be making is taking the kids to Winco which has an AWESOME bulk foods section including tons of candy. The birthday kid gets to pick a few of his favorites and we serve them at the party.We don't eat a lot of sugar most of the time so when birthdays roll around I say it's fair game.
When it came to plates, silverware, and cups I just couldn't justify spending as much as the party store wanted for Mario themed paper goods. Instead I purchased brightly colored plates (red, green, and blue), white napkins, and red plastic cups and called it good. I also purchased two bright blue table clothes from the dollar store. It was lovely to be able to just gather up the table cloth and throw the mess away when the party was over. Definitely worth $2.
We decorated the house with brightly colored balloons, streamer, and a pendant banner, all of which I purchased at the Dollar Store. I did splurge on some Mario themed stickers at the party store. I'm a little embarrassed to tell you how much I spent on them so I won't, but Dee really appreciated them and doubly so as they are now reused as wall decor for his room.
Before the party I cut several moustaches out of black felt (one sheet of felt at Walmart for $0.20) and gave them to each of the boys as they came in the house. I tried several ways to attach them to their faces, but found tape to be the most effective. Even then they didn't last long, but it was more about the novelty than anything.
As the boys left they received a little clear bag which contained Mario stickers, a note pad, and a little black bouncy ball that resembled the chain chomp balls from the game. If I had had more time I would have added a little tag that said something like: "GAME OVER. Wii thank you for coming to celebrate Dee's Super party!". Little boys could care less about stuff like that, but I thought it was cute and it still bugs me that I didn't have enough time to do it.
I realize this post has gotten irrationally long so I'll share a tutorial on my personal favorite part of the whole party... le pièce de résistance...The Piranha Plant Table Centerpieces! another day.
Until then...
Happy Super Birthday to my super little plumber who I think had a most excellent time at his Super Mario birthday party!


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Mr. Grinch, Mr. Scrooge, meet Mr. Obama.
No, it's not a joke. President Obama really is imposing a special new tax on Christmas trees.
And while the policy seems a ludicrous political misstep -- and possibly an unconstitutional one at that -- in truth, the Obama Christmas Tree Tax is much worse than that.
The $2 million the Obama Administration expects the tax to raise will not reduce the deficit or cover needed government services. Instead, it will serve as a marketing slush fund for the Christmas tree industry. White House Christmas Tree
The money will set up a brand new government agency called (no, seriously) the Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The CTPB will use the $2 million to hire a staff -- most likely the industry lobbyists who cooked up this scheme -- and then run advertisements to "enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry of the United States."
Don't the Christmas tree growers and retailers already do that? Yes. Isn't marketing something that all companies should do with their profits, to grow their business and attract new customers? Yes.
And while we're asking questions, does anyone in America -- anyone? -- believe that Christmas trees have a bad image that needs taxpayer-subsidized improvement?
So why should the government-funded Christmas Tree Promotion Board tax us to fund a marketing campaign? So the Christmas tree industry can pocket the $2 million they now won't have to spend marketing their trees.
That's it. That's the whole purpose of the Obama Christmas Tree Tax: to take money from hard-working families celebrating Christmas and give it to clever lobbyists and businessmen running a crony-capitalist subsidy scam.
And while this policy will, by design, help one group of people, it will hurt others: businesses that sell artificial Christmas trees, people who work at your local stores that sell them, and, don't forget, the consumers who are out 15 cents a tree.
Business groups using government connections to enrich themselves by hurting everyone else. Makes you just want to break into "O Holy Night," doesn't it?
Hopefully, the Crony Capitalists in the Obama Administration have gone too far this time, and public backlash will force Congress to shut down the Christmas Tree Promotion Board and repeal the single stupidest tax of all time. I will soon offer an amendment on the Senate floor to do just that.
All I want for Christmas is a free market.
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NEW PORT RICHEY — Clad in a yellow sports shirt that matched his suntan, Gary Zamstein told some amazing stories about living through some of the darkest years in modern history. A camera rolled for two hours as Mr. Zamstein, then 83, spoke in a thick, Old World accent about escaping from a German work camp.
About hiding out with the Polish underground. About joining the Russian army and later participating in the liberation of Auschwitz.
From time to time, Mr. Zamstein, a butcher with no formal education, threw in Polish, German, Russian or Yiddish phrases.
The Florida Holocaust Museum recorded the interview in 2004 and honored Mr. Zamstein as a liberator.
Mr. Zamstein, a soldier whose jovial nature kept him going despite misgivings about shedding blood, died Jan. 26 of congestive heart failure. He was 90.
"He had no ego," said Mel Gavron, 62, who married Mr. Zamstein's stepdaughter. "He never bragged about it. You had to drag it out of him."
Mr. Zamstein grew up in a rural town in Poland that was overrun by the Germans in 1939.
"The way he explained it, all of a sudden one day there were airplanes bombing," his son-in-law said. "There were artillery tanks. It was a total surprise."
He fled into the woods but was captured and put in a work camp. Though he and his siblings survived the attack, he never saw his parents or extended family again.
Mr. Zamstein said he escaped by hitting a guard in the head with a shovel and running into the woods, dodging machine- gun fire. He foraged for food with others loyal to Poland, and sabotaged the Germans.
"He was one of those crazy people who would rush to tanks and drop hand grenades into little slots," Gavron said. "Other people would play it safe. He was never afraid of dying."
In the interview, Mr. Zamstein said he psyched himself up with the Old Testament story of Samson pulling down the temple: "I die, but they are going to die together with me," he said.
His facility with languages won him the respect of members of the Russian army he encountered in Poland. Mr. Zamstein served with the Russians, and was there when the Allies rolled into Auschwitz.
After the war, Mr. Zamstein was involved with the Irgun, a militant organization that opposed the British control of Palestine. He told his family he had participated in the 1946 bombing of the King David Hotel, a headquarters for British military and intelligence, in which 91 people died.
Mr. Zamstein told his family that for a time he lived with Menachem Begin, who later became Israel's prime minister and was also active in the Irgun. After the formation of the state of Israel in 1948 he stayed on. He had fought for Israel's founding, and came to know members of the Israeli legislature, or Knesset.
"As one who was at the center of the power infrastructure at the time of Israel and thereafter," Gavron said, "he frequently shared a table with … individuals such as David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, Chaim Weizmann and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi."
Mr. Zamstein remained in Israel, serving in the army and overseeing construction projects for the government, including a nuclear facility, his family said.
His presence in Palestine leading up to the state of Israel is impossible to confirm.
"The official history of the Irgun does mention someone named Zamstein, but with a different forename," said Bruce Hoffman, a Georgetown University professor who is writing a book about Jewish terrorist groups in Palestine. "He could well have had a different name in Palestine, which wouldn't have been terribly unusual.
"I gave up doing oral interviews, I only use archival sources for exactly this reason," Hoffman added. "Because it's just so difficult to verify these things."
In 1962, Mr. Zamstein moved to Chicago and got a job as a butcher.
For many years, Mr. Zamstein, who was Jewish, refused to enter a temple.
"He said, "I have so much blood on my hands, how can I go in and pray?' " Gavron recalled.
In the 1970s, Mr. Zamstein saw a rabbi, his family said, who convinced him that his actions were undertaken in a time of war and that he was blameless.
In 1987 he married Betty Luria, with whom he shared a love of ballroom dancing. The couple moved to Fort Lauderdale, then in the late 1990s to New Port Richey.
He never lost his fighting spirit, especially when it came to his granddaughter. At 70, he built her a tree house complete with electricity.
At 80, he slugged a much younger man who had knocked her down while boarding a plane in New York. Mr. Zamstein tracked the culprit down in the Tampa airport's baggage claim.
"We had to pull him off," said stepdaughter Janice Gavron. "The guy ran away," leaving his luggage behind, she added.
Betty Zamstein died in 2004. Mr. Zamstein's health had declined over the last year. He moved into East Lake Manor in Tarpon Springs, an assisted living facility. He entertained residents by bursting into Hava Nagila in a booming voice.
"He also sang Russian songs I didn't recognize," said Sylvester Remorca, 53, who owns East Lake Manor. "He spoke Spanish to the cook. We have another resident who is Russian and grew up in Egypt. They spoke both languages at the dining table, Russian and Egyptian. And the family had a friend who is Polish and they spoke Polish."
Mr. Zamstein returned to Poland only once shortly after the war, long enough to learn his family there was gone. He considered Israel his home country, but also maintained a strong bond with Russians, who helped the Allies win the war.
The family has retained the barest souvenirs of Mr. Zamstein's adventures — a passport and not much else.
"It's kind of like being in the witness protection program," Janice Gavron said. "You are all covered up."
She listens to the two-hour interview by the Florida Holocaust Museum every so often. When asked what she would miss most about him, she replied immediately with moist eyes.
"The stories."
Times researcher Shirl Kennedy contributed to this story. Andrew Meacham can be reached at (727) 892-2248 or email@example.com.


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Keep Calm and Wear a Tiara: Miss New Zealand is back
March sees a brand new and exciting competition launch in New Zealand, Miss Universe New Zealand 2013
Auckland, March 4 A dynamic consortium, comprising veteran TV producer Nigel Godfrey, experienced make-up artist and well respected personal trainer Evana Patterson, and Lucire publisher Jack Yan, has taken over the Miss Universe New Zealand franchise and are promising an exciting new competition.
'The search for Miss Universe New Zealand 2013 will start within a few weeks and we will travel the length and breadth of the country to find the winner,' says Executive Producer Nigel Godfrey.
'Initially, entrants will register online at www.nextmissnz.com or www.nextmissnz.co.nz. The registration fee is $10. Fifty per cent will immediately be donated to our partner charity Variety, the children's charity.
'Next we will announce which girls in each region are going through to the regional finals. These events will be held in the main centres and each successful regional finalist will enjoy two days of competition where they will work with professionals in the areas of modelling, TV presentation, make-up and other related areas.'
Television cameras will follow every part of the process and as with The X Factor, New Zealand's Got Talent and Idol, the New Zealand public will have a say in who is going to be Miss Universe New Zealand 2013.
In September, the Miss Universe New Zealand 2013 competition will reach its climax with a Red Carpet Gala Event in Auckland that the organizers are confident will be broadcast on TV across the country.
Director and General Counsel Jack Yan says, 'We have the perfect team to bring Miss Universe New Zealand in to the 21st century, by applying integrity and transparency to the competition. It's an exciting time, transforming this competition into something that involves all New Zealanders.'
'Historically, a Miss Universe New Zealand winner became an instant celebrity and we will return that status to the title,' says Miss Universe New Zealand franchise holder Evana Patterson. 'The winner will enjoy a very busy and productive year-long reign working with both Miss Universe and Variety, the Children's Charity.
'This is a very exciting reinvention of a worldwide recognized brand that has for too long languished here in New Zealand. For the last few years there have been a number of barriers to entry, not the least of which has been a financial demand made on the entrants. In 2013 any eligible entrant will be welcome to join us on what is going to be a very exciting journey,' says Mr Godfrey.
If you are between the ages of 18 and 27 and are a New Zealand citizen and would like to know more, then visit www.nextmissnz.com or www.nextmissnz.co.nz.
Although well known both behind and in front of the camera in New Zealand, Nigel Godfrey first ventured behind the lens in London in 1986 when he worked for the Miss World Group and Thames TV on the international final of Miss World. Nearly 30 years on he is delighted to once again be involved with such an exciting project.
'Three decades is a long time and society's approach to women and beauty competitions has changed immeasurably in that time. I am incredibly excited to be involved in reinventing the fantastic brand that is Miss Universe New Zealand, that has unfortunately been allowed to languish in this country for far too long. The road to discovering Miss Universe New Zealand 2013 will feature innovation, integrity, entertainment and, of course, viewer involvement and I can't wait for the journey to begin.
'The revamp of this fantastic brand in New Zealand is long overdue and with Jack and Evana we now have the team to do it!'
Taking over the Miss Universe New Zealand franchise has
always been an ambition of Evana Patterson.
However she is a firm believer that everything happens for a
reason and that this year 2013 it was quite simply 'meant
to be'.
'I have always been a strong advocate for the empowerment of young women. The reinvention and relaunch of the Miss Universe brand in New Zealand this year gives us a platform where we can inspire and guide woman on both a professional and personal level, and that is all the motivation that I need.'
For the last 15 years,
Jack Yan has helmed Lucire, a
pioneer in fashion publishing and one of the few New Zealand
magazine titles that have been licensed abroad. With Miss
Universe New Zealand, Jack has involved himself in a venture
where an international brand has come to our shores.
He was involved with the successful bid by Panos Emporio for Miss Sweden from Miss Universe in 2003, and is excited to be part of a new era for the competition in New Zealand ten years on.
'We have a team whose skills complement one another, and we're all in sync, showing that we can transform a business that needs to be brought in to the 21st century. We are bringing in a strong sense of transparency and integrity, with a format that is in tune with the demands of the 2010s.
'With Evana and Nigel we're finally doing what the Miss Universe brand says it should do, promoting young women with confidence, charisma, intelligence, and health.'
About Nigel
In 1990 TVNZ made Nigel an offer he couldn't refuse and he moved to New Zealand. After a few years with TVNZ and a stint in Christchurch with New Zealand's first regional broadcaster CTV, he returned to Auckland and in 1995 he founded Eureka Productions. The last 18 years has seen Nigel and Eureka produce hundreds of hours of broadcast television programming on both sides of the Tasman.
Some of the highlights: the children's show Y for Channel 9 in Australia, Sky's coverage of the international première of The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King, interviewing Stephen Fry, 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, Lee Tamahori, Robson Green and many others, whilst producing 120 episodes of Sky Scene for Sky TV. In 2009, Nigel produced the first Telethon that New Zealand had seen in 20 years, raising $2 million dollars for underprivileged children. In 2010 Nigel staged and produced for television The New Zealand Variety Show, a star-studded Kiwi version of the UK's Royal Variety Show. Nigel has worked with TVNZ and TV3 on Masterchef, Idol, Stars in Their Eyes, So You Think You Can Dance?, Deal or No Deal and countless other prime-time franchises.
He has also produced and directed a wide range of TV commercials with, amongst others, Trinny and Susannah, Gorden Kaye and Sir Michael Caine.
Nigel is also well known as an actor both on stage and in front of the camera. He has starred in The Phantom of the Opera and in 2011 he returned to the stage as Moonface Martin in the multi-million dollar Auckland revival of Anything Goes. He has appeared in five feature films, sharing the screen with Jon Voight, John Hurt, David Strathairn and, most recently, a rather large ape. He has also guest-starred in around 15 TV series including Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Legend of the Seeker and Power Rangers. He has also taken the "hero" role in around 35 commercials including a wildly successful US campaign entitled We Are the Champions for a certain little blue pill.
He also produces a number of large-scale events including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
About Evana Patterson
Evana Patterson has been involved in the world of modelling in New Zealand for well over a decade. She has worked as a model, worked inside a model agency and has directed numerous fashion shoots.
Evana has been a well respected professional make-up artist for nearly 13 years, graduating from the Cut Above Academy in 2000. She is currently the make-up artist for Max Factor having won their nationwide search for Make-up Artist of the Year.
Evana also works as the show choreographer with World TV for the annual Miss Chinese Cosmos and Miss Chinese New Zealand competitions.
When she can she also enjoys giving her time as a make-up artist for the Look Good, Feel Better Charity.
As if all of the above isn't enough to keep her busy, she is also a respected fitness instructor, personal trainer, sports nutrition consultant, and Mum to 15-month-old Mila.
About Jack
Jack Yan founded Jack Yan & Associates (http://jya.net), one of the world's first virtual firms, in 1987, operating internationally. Among his company's interests are business consulting, imaging, software and media, including the fashion magazine brand Lucire, which is published internationally in print and online formats.
He writes on topics, ranging from branding and business responsibility to fashion and typography, in numerous publications and journals worldwide and is a regular international speaker. He serves on the editorial board for The Journal of Brand Management. He has authored or co-authored numerous books, including Beyond Branding, Typography and Branding and, most recently, Nation Branding: Country Concepts and Cases.
His personal site is at http://jackyan.com, and features a highly regarded blog. He is a director of the Medinge Group (http://medinge.org), a think-tank in Sweden devoted to cutting-edge branding. He was one of the parties behind the successful bid for Miss Sweden in 2003 for Panos Emporio. In 2010, he ran a strong but unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand, netting 12 per cent of the vote on his first attempt.
Note to editors
The Miss Universe
name, the 'woman with the stars' symbol, and Miss
Universe New Zealand are registered trade marks of Miss
Universe LP, LLLP, and used by the Miss New Zealand
Consortium under licence.


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This study is an open-label, multicenter, multinational, two-arm, parallel randomized Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of S-1+Cisplatin versus single-agent Cisplatin in patients with stage IVB, recurrent or persistent carcinoma of the cervix.
|Cervical Cancer
|Drug: S-1 + Cisplatin (arm A) Drug: Cisplatin (arm B)
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase III Study of S-1 + Cisplatin Compared With Single-agent Cisplatin in Stage IVB, Recurrent, or Persistent Carcinoma of the Cervix
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MedlinePlus related topics: Cervical Cancer
Drug Information available for: CisplatinU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: Once every 3 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Progression free survival, Overall response rate, safety [ Time Frame: Once every 3 months (PFS), Once every 6 weeks (ORR), anytime (safety) ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
S-1 + Cisplatin (arm A)
Drug: S-1 + Cisplatin (arm A)
S-1 will be administered orally, twice daily from Day 1 through Day 14 followed by a recovery period from Days 15 through Day 21. Initial dose of S-1 will be determined according to the patient's body surface area (80 to 120 mg/day). On Day 1, Cisplatin 50 mg/m2 will be administered intravenously (IV). This regimen is to be repeated every 3 weeks.
Active Comparator: 2
Cisplatin (arm B)
Drug: Cisplatin (arm B)
Cisplatin 50 mg/m2 will be administered intravenously (IV) on Day 1, repeated every 3 weeks.
Detailed Description:
Japanese phase II study of S-1 in cervical cancer suggested promising response rate and good tolerability. Since recommended chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent cervical carcinoma is either single-agent Cisplatin or Cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy, this is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of S-1 in combination with Cisplatin compared with single-agent Cisplatin.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with histologically proven cervical carcinoma (All histological subtype will be included).
- Patients who have stage IVB, recurrent or persistent disease.
- Patients who are not amenable to curative treatment with surgery and/or radiotherapy.
- Patients who have not received chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy after diagnosis of recurrent, persistent, or stage IVB disease.
If the patient have received chemotherapy, radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy as previous treatment, following interval must have elapsed from the last administration of treatment:
- Chemotherapy: 21 days
- Radiotherapy: 21 days*
- Chemoradiotherapy: 42 days*
If there have been residual disease in previously irradiated field and without disease progression since the (chemo) radiotherapy, 90 days must have elapsed after the last administration of irradiation.
Patients who have adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal functions as defined below:
- Hemoglobin: ≥ 8.0 g/dL
- Neutrophil count: ≥ 2,000/mm^3
- Platelet count: ≥ 100,000/mm^3
- Total serum bilirubin: ≤ 1.5 times the upper limits of normal (ULN)
- AST (GOT), ALT (GPT): ≤ 2.5 times the ULN. If abnormal values are associated with hepatic metastasis: ≤ 5.0 times the ULN
- Serum creatinine: ≤ ULN or creatinine clearance: ≥ 50 ml/min
- Patients who have an ECOG performance status : 0-1.
- Age: ≥ 20 years old.
- Patients who can take pills orally.
- Patients who signed the written consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have known hypersensitivity to 5-FU or Cisplatin.
- Patients who are receiving concomitant treatment with drugs interacting with S-1.
- Patients who are receiving concomitant treatment with drugs interacting with Cisplatin.
- Patients who were administered other investigational products within 30 days before the initiation of study treatment.
- Patients who were previously treated with S-1.
- Patients who had received platinum-containing chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy and whose disease progressed during the therapy.
- Patients who suffer from active infection (e.g. fever ≥ 38°C).
- Patients who have serious complications.
- Patients with bleeding which requires hemostasis treatment.
- Patients with bilateral hydronephrosis which cannot be alleviated by ureteral stents or percutaneous drainage.
- Patients with uncontrolled pleural effusion and/or ascites requiring drainage at least twice a week.
- Patients with symptomatic brain metastasis or history of brain metastasis.
- Patients who have unmanageable bowel movement (ex. Watery stool, chronic constipation).
- Patients with active double cancer.
- Patients who are pregnant or lactating.
- Patients who are considered to be inappropriate to the subject of this study by the investigator.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00770874
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00770874
|Yanagawa Hospital
|Chikushimachi, Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, 832-0077
|Cancer Institute Hospital
|Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 135-8550
|Korea, Republic of
|Konkuk University Medical Center
|Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 143-729
|Chang Gung Medical Foundation- Linkou
|Fu-Hsing St. Kuei Shan Hsiang, TaoYuan Hsien, Taiwan, 33305
Sponsors and Collaborators
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
|Study Chair:
|Ken Takizawa, MD
|Cancer Institute Hospital
|Study Chair:
|Toshiharu Kamura, MD
|Yanagawa Hospital
|Study Chair:
|Ting-Chang Chang, MD
|Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
|Study Chair:
|Soon-Beom Kang, MD
|Konkuk University Medical Center
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 17, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00770874 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 9, 2008
|Last Updated:
|February 3, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Uterine Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Uterine Cervical Diseases
Uterine Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Antineoplastic Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 17, 2017


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Photographer's Note
Pictured here is a solitary tree that stands at the top of a hill outside the Co Meath village of Kiltale.
Kiltale itself is a tiny rural area, and the village as such consists really of the local church and school, with a scattering of houses around it. Its population is only 300. Its main claim to fame is that it is home to the European Union Food and Veterinary Offices and a huge beef research centre.
I took this snap on an icy morning on the way to work, as the sun rose it presented a fine display of colors in the sky. I stopped to take this as this tree is a subject I admire every day when I pass it.
Thanks for looking and Happy St Patricks day to everybody!
Critiques | Translate
wellcome dear friend
and good afternoon
your shots bring your stamp
magnificent capture almost perfect
first shot quality
snunney (110753) 2014-03-17 8:17
Hello Noel,
I can see why you would want to photograph this tree sat alone on top of the hill, especially at this time of day. I like the slanted light, which is continued by the hoar frost down the hillside. Well exposed with pleasing understated tones.
batalay (41125) 2014-03-17 8:53
Hello Noel,
The light is awesome and managed perfectly in this photo The glistening frost on the top sides of the fence helps create a diagonal structure in the composition. The parallel tractor trails lead the eye right up to the lonely tree. Wonderful shot, Noel,
Happy St. Patrick's Day,
holmertz (62410) 2014-03-17 10:57
Hello Noel,
Activities on TE seem low tonight, otherwise this should have earned many more smilies. The lonely tree is dramatically placed as a silhouette on top of the hill with some remarkable colours in the sky behind. The large field is made interesting by the parallel curving lines and the dark green tone is also very appealing.
ourania (51103) 2014-03-17 11:00
Hello Noel,
a wonderful variation on the theme of lonely trees. The format, lighting, colours and mood are so different than in your previous photo. The vast icy green meadow and the grey sky give a strong sense of melancholy and calmness but the warm light seems to be dissolving the clouds and is spreading in the sky delightfully. I like very much the position of the tree against the sky as well as the graceful curves of the landscape. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, Happy St Patrick's Day to you and your beautiful country!
krzychu30 (15512) 2014-03-17 11:41
Hello Noel,
this is absolutely stunning my friend!
Your way to work must be much more pleasant having such beautiful scnery around.
The picture is perfect,so it´s hard to mention all its features.But the first thing I´d like to mention is definitely the way you composed and framed it.Vertical format and the way you placed the lonely tree in the BG is just great.Another thing is of course the combination of so lovely,rising sun-its warm colors,the clouds and frosted meadow.
The outcome is beautiful and the scene has so well created dreamy atmosphere.
Wish You all the best
ktanska (30263) 2014-03-17 12:09
Hi Noel,
Frost makes very special texture on that bare field. Cloudy sky with tiny openings adding some rays of light is optimal background I think. More clear sky would make backlight contrast too strong. That lonely tree is perfectly placed.
photographer_sg (4414) 2014-03-17 13:12
Hello Noel
what a spectacular composition! The pov is superb with the solitary tree against a dramatic sky and the lovely rolling hill slope. The management of light is masterful and the details, clarity and colours fantastic. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
Have a great day.
Best regards
nikkitta (17068) 2014-03-17 14:20
Hola Moel
First Happy St Patricks day !!!
In Buenos Aires street at the center are close, lot of Irish bar to celebrate till late in the night
Like the poor lonely tree and the colors of the sky with some beans of sun
Enjoy being in Ireland
My idea is that the low part, too dark, would be crop along with soma space at the right
carlo62 (58736) 2014-03-17 15:22
Ciao Noel
la giornata doveva essere molto fredda, si vede il gelo sull'erba.
Mi piace molto la luce che filtra tra le nuvole, belle le linee sinuose della coltivazione.
photoray (13981) 2014-03-17 16:33
Howdy Noel,
Looks like Kiltale is still within winter's atmosphere from the frosty ground appearance, heavy clouds and all in blue hues with gold rays penetrating through.
Have a fun St. Patrick's Day,
Another beautiful and solitary tree, Noel - I almost guessed it was the same one from another angle until I saw the location. The sweep of the grass, fence and hill leading to it are all wonderful, as is the sky - really cinematic clouds and light, thanks.
Corry (4508) 2014-03-17 20:25
Bonsoir Noel
Superbe point de vue sur cet arbre solitaire. La présence des nuages qui laissent passer quelques rayons de soleil donne une atmosphère particulière à la scène. Bien fait.
jcpix (14008) 2014-03-17 21:10
Top o' the mornin' to ya' Noel,
Our vast separation of time zones has me belated in this, but I couldn't let the day here end without wishing you a Happy St. Patricks Day, I hope you had a great one...and can remember the fun. :)
I'm incredibly jealous that you have this kind of view on your way to work each day, no wonder you'd take some extra time to stop and capture the moment...it's quite peaceful and alluring. The only thing I see heading to the office are traffic lights, concrete and palms!? And good on ya' for having your camera handy!
That lonely , silhouetted tree makes a terrific subject and focal point in this composition, and the open fields make it appear to be completely removed from any traces of the daily grind. That soft, colorful light shines heavenly in the background and sets a most pleasant tone for this imagery. A nice way to start any day. Love it! Enjoy the new one. Take it easy.
Cheers from the green, red, white and blue today,
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-03-17 23:12
Hello Noel,
Lovely shot of the the Lonely Tree of Kiltale.Very well done.TFS.
emka (111699) 2014-03-17 23:31
Hello Noel, This lone tree looks really beautiful in this icy filed and beautiful sky of the early morning. You pass very nice place on the way to work. marvelous shot.
WArm regards MAlgo
jjcordier (79297) 2014-03-18 0:10
Très jolie photo, bien composée, exploitant de belle façon cet arbre solitaire, ce champ recouvert de givre et cette étrange lumière hivernale.
Subhogen (4067) 2014-03-18 2:20
Hello Noel,
Fantastic landscape shot! Excellent composition with the trail marks in the field acting as fine lead lines to the tree on top. Good inclusion of the fence in the FG to create a nice diagonal. Good details captured even with the very difficult light conditions. A well thought and well executed image producing the perfect result. Great work! I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing.
timecapturer (49288) 2014-03-18 4:04
Hi Noel
do I detect a bit of a theme starting here :-). I like the sweeping lines and undulations in this shot, they lead us so irresistibly to the main focus of this image. The subtle light makes the cold atmosphere all the more palpable, as does the frosty coating that is evident in the fg detailing. Superbly controlled execution and a beautifully presented image. Like it a lot!
Regards - B.
Hope you are not too hungover this morning!
mesutilgim (98198) 2014-03-18 13:17
Hello Noel,
This one is also very nice ! Amazing landscape capture with very good layout and perfect format.
TFS and best regards
Fis2 (111704) 2014-03-18 14:30
Witaj Noel!
Nice view, beautiful landscape.
Interesting colors and light.
Very impressive picture!
Good night
macjake (75521) 2014-03-18 17:23
Hi Noel
looking at this photo i'd think you're doing your best imitation of our dear TE friend Nicolas in Switzerland.
I really like the blue tinge color on the frosted part of the fence, thats really cool.
Lucky for you that you're passing this scene everyday on your way to work - I think I'd be late for work several times a week! lol
its pretty obvious that the atmosphere and mood wins out, wicked shot
omid266 (6760) 2014-03-18 21:33
** Salam , Hi Noel,
This is an excellent landscape with splendid colour,very nice hunted this beauty of Nature with camera ,
good text about this interesting village,
Thank you for sharing as always and aslo thanks for your hopeful notes and comments ,
Good Luck ,
Look younger ,live longer ,
(Benjamin Gayelord Hauser, 1895-1984),
pajaran (69374) 2014-03-18 22:30
Dobro jutro.
Dobar tekst o podrucju sa opisom ...
Lep pogled i trenutak ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, kontrast i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak, lepe boje.
Dobar rad i kompozicija, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Good morning.
A good article on the area with a description ...
Nice view and a second ...
Good time recording, contrast and perspective, nice place and shown the moment, pretty colors.
Good work and composition, well captured moment.
Have a nice and successful day, all the best.
Romano46 (18472) 2014-03-21 13:33
Ciao Noel
questa tua ultima foto mi era sfuggita ed eppure è notevole sia per la composizione sia per l'uso intelligente del tele che, schiacciando i piani, ha creato una prospettiva particolarmente efficace.
Mi piace anche il tono triste della natura che trova il suo complemento sia nel cielo che nel gelo che traspare dai colori della terra.
Una foto molto bella che ha ben poco di primaverile che che appare assai efficace dal punto di vista fotografico.
Complimenti per la bella cattura.
Ciao e buon fine settimana
chrislo (4097) 2014-03-21 15:54
Hello Noel,
A nice simple composition and peaceful subject. I like the upward perspective with the lone tree standing at the top of the hill, making a lovely focal point. I also like the diagonal line of the fence running through the shot. Great ambiance here : the muted colours of this winter landscape, the threatening sky, the field rows highlighted by the frost, and the sunrays hitting the lone tree, all come together to make a great scene. Very well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Sonata11 (34007) 2014-03-21 22:17
Hello Noel, just very beautiful composed image of nature. Impressively beautiful. Love it. Best regards and have a great WE, Barbara
mirosu (16279) 2014-03-22 0:58
Hi Noel,
Outstanding landscape photo in perfect arrangement. Everything in this Photo is 100% correct in my opinion-The Crop - the use of the rule of thirds - Even the time of day - I love the superb sunlight rays penetrating through morning sky.
Very well done
Wish you a nice weekend.
danos (103842) 2014-03-22 10:06
Hi Noel,
very nice presentation of the lonely tree on the hill with the foreground cultivated field to makes the scene so beautiful.I like the placement of the tree in the frame with the colour tints of the sky to are captured superb.
abmdsudi (61192) 2014-03-22 20:00
Hi Noel
A beautifully composed early day scene and a smattering of warm sky with the lone tree through the mist of an atmospheric frosty morning. I like the formality of this, which is so appropriate for the subject; the greys are lovely next to the frosted grass and inclusion of foreground interest. I can almost feel the cold and sense the quietness that you've also captured the mood beautifully! Well done, TFS
Best regards
delpeoples (60094) 2014-03-24 19:28
Gidday Noel
You seem to have a knack for finding lonely trees. Perhaps you better start a support group for them :) Beautiful - and quite unusual - light conditions here. I like the vertical frame choice, the sweeping diagonals of the fence line and of course the marvellous pastels in the sky, letting those magnificent rays of light break through. Wonderful shot, it almost makes me want to return to the Fold when I see shots like this.
Cheers, have a happy day
jemaflor (106529) 2014-03-26 0:26
Hi Noel,
Well seen and taken, interesting composition with the tree and also the fence, good light management.
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-03-26 4:37
Hello Noel,
very classic subject,yet you managed to add some twist to the composition choosing this different POV. The curve of the fence and the fields make this photo more original than some others and I truly like how the grass on the field has been transformed by the frost into illusion of soft carpet.
Well done!
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day
RhodieIke (11744) 2014-03-28 1:12
Hi Noel,
Super scene of this lonely tree on this field, splendid Pov, like the inclusion of the fence to lead us round and up the hill to the tree.Great sky.
Well managed, Tfs,
Cheers, Iain.
mkamionka (41497) 2014-03-28 7:13
Hi Noel,
wow this is really a spectacular work here. Fantastic composition with the lone tree on the hill. Great POV with the wide foreground: the fence and the field provide so many attractive curves, it works really really well! The silhouette of the tree set against amazing sky with some sun rays passing through the network of clouds. It is very impressive, no words to give it a justice!
Have a great weekend,
m (0) 2014-03-28 12:34
Hi Noel,
a solitary tree is one of my favorite subjects:) This one can boast of the gorgeous sunlight streaming through the clouds and a great perspective with a very graphic field in the foreground. The fence creates a nice diagonal too. Lovely compo, great spirit.
Thanks and all the best!
eldancer1 (36343) 2014-04-01 7:31
Beautiful composition! Love the single tree against the cloudy sky with sunlight trying to come through, a sign from above? I like the lighting and it has nice details. Well done, tfs.
chawax (20760) 2014-04-05 9:05
Hi Noel,
This picture has a very special atmosphere ! The tree is perfectly placed in the picture. The vertical format is quite original here but it works perfectly.
Have a nice week end,
brianmcc (6221) 2014-04-05 13:40
hi noel,
i love your viewpoint and framing of this scene with the fence running along the length of the image and helping draw the viewer's eye to the lone tree. an excellent composition.
rigoletto (34279) 2014-04-06 11:23
invoking your inner poet? works well :) composition is top notch (i'd still be gracious to see the line of fence reaching the horizon). the effect you got on the frosty grass is priceless. one little thing: color of the sky is so so, and the pp work on colors makes some pixels visible, esp. in large size.
adores (46463) 2014-04-14 16:37
Hi Noel!
A beautiful winter shot! I like the vertical format, the fence in diagonal, the textures of the field and the sun beams reaching the lonely tree at the top. A well thought composition! We can almost feel the cold here!
serp2000 (46466) 2014-06-06 11:25
Hi, Noel,
I like it too. My congratulations! This is very creative idea to take this photo with not the best weather conditions. Good result, impressive sky and good perspective. Well done!
Have a great weekend ahead!
Miguel82 (27752) 2014-07-30 12:22
Your pov creates a splendid perspective Noel, a lonely tree in the pastures, morning time : some sun rays are visible in the clouds, regards
Photo Information
- Copyright: Noel Byrne (Noel_Byrne) (33764)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-03-02
- Categories: Daily Life, Nature
- Camera: Canon EOS 60D
- Exposure: f/10.0, 1/125 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2014-03-17 7:58
- Favorites: 1 [view]


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AXA Asia Pacific chief executive Andrew Penn, who will soon leave the job, will also sever ties with the wealth manager's controlling shareholder, AXA SA. The move ends speculation he was planning to take a top job with the French group.
Mr Penn, who steps down next week just as AMP's $14 billion takeover of AXA AP is completed, is a member of the Paris-based company's global management board and a close colleague of AXA SA's chairman and chief executive, Henri de Castries.
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Mr Penn, 47, has headed Melbourne-based AXA AP since October 2006 but has been with the company since its National Mutual days.
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National Mutual demutalised in 1995 and AXA SA took a 51 per cent controlling shareholding in the new company for $1.1 billion.
Mr Penn will leave AXA AP with a termination-benefits and performance-rights package worth $17 million. But he said the money had not been a determining factor in either his decision to take a break or to end his tenure with AXA SA.