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- To detect high blood pressure and confirm its persistence
- To determine whether the cause is an underlying medical condition that can possibly be resolved or controlled
- To evaluate the status of body organs and get a baseline of organ health prior to the start of drug therapies
- To monitor hypertension control and organ status over time
Blood pressure measurement
Blood pressure was traditionally measured using a stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff (called a sphygmomanometer), a device that includes a cuff, a bulb, and a pressure dial that reads the pressure in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). This is still considered the best method but, more commonly, devices that combine a blood pressure cuff with electronic sensors are used to measure blood pressure. (For more about the procedure, see How is High Blood Pressure Diagnosed? on the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website.)
Another method is to have the individual wear a device that monitors and records the blood pressure at regular intervals during the day to evaluate blood pressure over time. This is especially helpful during the diagnostic process and can help rule out the high measurements that are sometimes present only when the person is in the doctor's office. (See High Blood Pressure: Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor on FamilyDoctor.org.)
These forms of blood pressure measurement are considered indirect. Very rarely, a direct measurement of blood pressure may be required. This can be obtained by inserting a catheter into an artery to measure the pressure inside the blood vessel.
Laboratory tests
Laboratory testing is not diagnostic for hypertension, but tests are frequently ordered to detect conditions that may be causing and/or exacerbating high blood pressure and to evaluate and monitor organ function over time.
General tests that may be ordered include:
- Urinalysis, urine protein – to help assess kidney function
- Urinary albumin (microalbumin), BUN (blood urea nitrogen) and/or creatinine – to detect and monitor kidney dysfunction or to monitor the effect of medications on the kidneys
- Potassium – as part of the electrolyte panel, which also includes sodium, chloride, and carbon dioxide (CO2); to evaluate and monitor the balance of the body's electrolytes. Cushing syndrome and Conn syndrome often cause low potassium, which can be a clue to their presence. Some high blood pressure medications can upset the balance by causing excessive loss of potassium or potassium retention.
- Fasting glucose, A1c – to help recognize diabetes and to monitor glucose control over time in diabetic patients
- Calcium – to determine how much total calcium or ionized calcium is circulating in the blood; increased activity of the parathyroid glands, which produces an increase in serum calcium, is associated with hypertension.
- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and T4 – to detect and monitor thyroid dysfunction
- Lipid profile – to evaluate levels of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides and assess the risk of developing atherosclerosis
- The basic metabolic panel (BMP) includes several of the tests listed above, so it may be ordered instead of the individual tests.
Specific tests based on the individual's medical history, physical findings, and routine laboratory test results may be ordered to help detect, diagnose, and monitor conditions causing secondary hypertension. They include:
- Aldosterone and renin – to help detect the overproduction of aldosterone by the adrenal glands (which may be due to a tumor) or renin by the kidneys (which may be due to kidney damage or narrowing of the arteries bringing blood to the kidneys)
- Cortisol – to detect an overproduction of cortisol that may be due to Cushing syndrome
- Catecholamines and metanephrines – to measure epinephrine, norepinephrine, and their metabolites, primarily to help detect the presence of a pheochromocytoma that can cause episodes of severe hypertension
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As part of the diagnostic process and to help evaluate the status of vital organs, a health practitioner may order or perform one or more of the following:
- ECG (electrocardiography) – to evaluate the heart rate and rhythm and look for evidence of heart damage
- Eye exam – to look at the retina for changes in the blood vessels (retinopathy) that are caused by prolonged hypertension
- Physical exam – to look for abdominal tenderness, listen for bruits (the sound of blood flowing through a narrowed artery), examine the thyroid gland in the throat for any enlargement or signs of dysfunction, and to detect any other clinical signs as they present
- Imaging scans, such as X-ray or ultrasound of the kidneys or chest X-ray


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AN appeal for information has been made after a man indecently exposed himself to a woman in Accrington.
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Despite the man being aware of the woman's presence, he failed to stop until she pulled out her mobile phone, at which point he ran off.
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Prepayment FactorSo why does a mortgage fund, even one whose balance is entirely in Treasury securities, act differently than a regular bond fund? As you know, if you have a mortgage you can prepay it at any time, and are more likely to do so if interest rates fall. Likewise if interest rates rise, you would be less likely to prepay. Viewed from the perspective of an investor in mortgage-backed securities, that is an option retained by the issuer. As an investor in mortgage-backed securities, you have effectively sold an option in exchange for a higher yield. Your main risk is that interest rates will decline and the rate at which homeowners are prepaying their mortgages will go up, and you will have to reinvest at lower yields. This chart shows how Ginnie Mae and mortgage funds underperformed intermediate Treasury funds during last year's great bull market in bonds.
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Published: September 26, 2008 2:14 AM
Wolves 55 Queens 49
On the women's side, the Queens saw the Grande Prairie Wolves grab the lead with under two minutes remaining and take a 55-49 victory at RDC.
Despite the loss RDC head coach Dawn Smyth was feeling OK.
"You always want to win, but it was a step forward," she said.
"Last year they blew us out in this tournament, and considering we just installed our offence this week, it wasn't bad. We're still a long way from being where we need to be, but it'll come."
The Queens didn't move the ball on offence as well as they need to, but overall played a solid defensive game, until the final quarter.
"I thought the girls did a good job on defence and were in good position. We didn't get some of the calls, but the referees are a bit rusty as are the teams."
The Queens also lost a bit of their defensive intensity in the final quarter as they allowed 23 points.
"We tired a bit, plus I gave everyone a lot of playing time," added Smyth.
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SARASOTA - There are new guidelines being issued for treating kids' ear infections, and they could end up helping everyone. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the new guidelines Monday as part of an overall effort to curb the use of unnecessary prescription antibiotics.
Nine month old Calvin has never had something that millions of other kids have. "We have never had an ear infection," said his mother, Ciera Coleman.
But for the millions of children that do get ear infections every year, the American Academy of Pediatrics is now taking a new approach for treatment.
"It might not be a bad idea, to sit tight for twenty-four hours if the symptoms are not severe to see what happens," said pediatric otolaryngologist Dr. Roger Shea, who agrees with the new guidelines.
He says that it's sometimes difficult to distinguish between fluid in the ear, which doesn't require antibiotics, from an actual infection, which does require a prescription.
"It has to have fever, it has to have pain, has to have some overt signs that there is infection," said Shea.
The bigger issue at hand is this: curbing the over-prescribing of antibiotics, which is already leading to drug-resistant bacteria that can affect everyone.
"We see a lot more resistant bacteria than we ever have before, definitely it is on the rise," said Shea.
If a child's immune system can fight an ear infection on it's own, it will usually do so within seventy-two hours.
"The European medical society have clearly looked that even in face of acute otitis media [middle ear infection], about sixty percent will get better without antibiotics," said Shea.
The new guidelines also note that children who breast feed had a reduction in overall ear infections, something that Colemanagrees with, noting that if her son does get an ear infection, reaching for antibiotics may not be her first choice.
"If we did come across that we probably would let it ride out," said Coleman.
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LONDON – Kurumi Nara made an inspiring challenge but the odds were too great as Japan's top ranked female player made a second-round exit in a defeat to Venus Williams at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Williams won a first-set tiebreak before steamrolling her opponent after being broken once in the final set en route to a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victory.
The 22-year-old Nara was looking to reach the third round at The All England Club for the first time in her career but came up short against the five time Wimbledon champion.
In a punishing first set, the former world number one's bruising forehand and thundering serves proved too much for Nara's scrappy defense.
Despite taking a medical timeout after the first set and coming back on court with strapping on her left thigh, Nara came out swinging in the second, quickly breaking Williams' serve.
But from that point forward, the vastly experienced Williams took control, relentlessly attacking Nara's serve and closing out the match with an unstoppable backhand down the line.
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The Bell Papers are the correspondence, writings, and teaching materials of Derrick A. Bell, a legal scholar and educator. The collection represents Prof. Bell's personal and scholarly life and career from 1959 on. The correspondence series contains Prof. Bell's personal and professional correspondence through the course of his career and includes letters to and from key political, civil rights, and legal leaders of the time along with notes to family. Frequent correspondents have been listed within the subject field of this record. The papers represent a wide variety of Bell's work and include speeches, unpublished manuscripts, notes to published works and Bell's views on contemporary events, usually in regards to racial issues of the day.
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood stars better watch out. Movie fans in India are handing out their own version of the Razzies, the annual Oscars spoof that spotlights Hollywood's worst performances.
The second Ghanta (bell) Awards and the fourth Golden Kela (golden banana) awards are doing the rounds of social media networks, with fans voting in various categories for the worst films of 2011.
The rise of what is known as the "multiplex audience", urban viewers who have a taste for edgier cinema and the spending power to watch it, has meant that Bollywood is exploring newer storylines and bolder themes.
But Indian actors and film makers continuing with stale family melodramas and bad scripts risk being pilloried by urban audiences exposed to top-notch Hollywood films who now expect the same standards in India.
This year, the Ghantas also have a holier-than-thou film award, for "indulgent film makers".
"These are typically personal stories that do not cater to mass sensibilities," says Karan Anshuman, film critic and co-founder of The Ghanta Awards.
"Here, films are inspired by the grammar of world cinema and not so much Bollywood," says Anshuman.
"And while this is an encouraging step towards making available different cinemas to an audience, more often than not the movies are ineptly made and just plain bad and silly."
With categories like "Most Atrocious lyrics", "Worst Rip-Off" and "Worst Holier-than-thou films", fans can take potshots at the worst of Bollywood cinema from the past year.
Big-ticket stars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are nominated in the worst actor categories at The Ghantas while the Shah Rukh Khan caper "Don 2" has been nominated in the "Worst Rip-Off" category for imitating "every Hollywood action film".
The response from the Indian online community has been encouraging. A day after voting began, more than a thousand users had cast their votes for the Ghantas. More than 300,000 people cast their votes for The Golden Kelas last year.
Organisers aren't counting on the same support from the Indian film industry.
"Bollywood isn't really known for laughing at itself and frankly has zero sense of humour," says Anshuman.
Organisers of the Golden Kela awards, which last year awarded the Worst Actor award to Shah Rukh Khan, say no Bollywood star or film maker shows up to claim their prizes.
This week, film maker Anurag Kashyap tweeted he would collect his Ghanta award in person if his film "That Girl in Yellow Boots" wins in the "holier-than-thou" category.
While the Ghantas will be announced in February in Mumbai, the Golden Kela award ceremony will be held in New Delhi in March.
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ISOBEL MILLAR - wife of the late Joe Millar - passed away on Friday after a long battle with cancer.
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Why do we need this topic? What's new about foreign language projects? Don't we already do them for international markets overseas?
Yes, of course, however there is a relatively untapped multi-lingual market right here in our own backyard! Our communities are becoming increasingly international. The influx of Latino and Asian people to the U.S. and specifically Colorado is a fact that cannot be ignored any longer. The last census shows it very clearly!
The Latino and Asian people build their own communities and speak their own languages, however they are indeed part of the American marketplace where they consume products and utilize services. They also want information, training and entertainment. These communities are growing in numbers and constitute a major economic force with strong buying power and entrepreneurial spirit.
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For us in the production, advertising, marketing and talent sectors, these imminent changes can add a new, exciting and financially rewarding dimension to our business. We will be able to increase our profits and market share by doing business the right way - in the native language of our target market! We need to understand and address the varied heritages and cultural differences by including representatives of ethnic backgrounds in order for the consumers to identify themselves with promoted products and services. Most importantly, we need to provide the same high level of quality for foreign language productions as we do for English versions.
When tackling such projects, however, we may encounter real challenges! Among these unique problems are translating scripts into languages that expand at least 30% over English; then timing and synchronizing those expanded scripts to fit them into the original English videos. Precision and quality control in a language we do not speak is also a real challenge.
The CFVA's new Professional Development Committee, headed by Maya León-Meis, is organizing a team of presenters to offer you a complete seminar where the challenges of every phase of foreign language projects will be covered, as well as solutions and alternatives.
The presenters of this seminar will be: Maya León-Meis, President and CEO of Voice Productions International; Mark Derryberry, Owner and General Manager of Derryberry Audio, Inc.; Carlos Descalzo, Editor/Director, Videographer and Owner of Elite Video Studios; Rolando Garc'a, Radio Personality and Voice-over talent in Spanish. A few clients will also be invited to share their experiences.
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(CNSNews.com) - "Polar bears may soon be extinct because of global warming." That's the message from Greenpeace USA, which is launching a national television advertising campaign to raise awareness of the polar bear's "plight."
Greenpeace said the 30-second ad, featuring a "polar bear mother and cub cuddling on ice," is intended to remind viewers of the popular holiday ad featuring polar bears drinking Coca-Cola.
Greenpeace said its ad coincides with the filing of a federal lawsuit seeking to place polar bears on the endangered species list.
According to Greenpeace, the polar bear may become the first mammal to make the endangered species list because of global warming.
The ad says the pack ice where polar bears live is melting because the earth's temperature is warming.
"As the ad demonstrates, when the floating pack ice the bears are on disappears, they can only swim so far until they succumb to exhaustion," Greenpeace said. "As large areas of pack ice continue to disappear, so will the polar bear's habitat-threatening them with extinction."
The ad mimics a Coca-Cola ad, Greenpeace said, but instead of drinking a bottle of Coke, the polar bear cub in the Greenpeace ad drinks from a bottle of water as the ice around him breaks apart.
The bears drop into the ocean, then drop, exhausted, into the depths.
At the end of the ad, the announcer says, "Global warming, it's the real thing -- and it's a bigger problem than you think."
Greenpeace said its ad is intended to send the message that polar bears face a dire future, far from the party atmosphere depicted in the soft drink ads.
"If immediate steps are not taken to stop global warming and protect polar bears, one of this country's favorite animals could disappear by the year 2050," Greenpeace said.
Greenpeace is among the environmental groups that believe industrial activity is causing global temperatures to rise. Global warming believers -- and a number of skeptics -- recently gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a U.N.-sponsored conference on climate change.
At that conference, a founding member of Greenpeace, who left the organization because he viewed it as too radical, praised the United States for refusing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
Patrick Moore noted that many of the industrialized nations that ratified the treaty limiting greenhouse gas emissions are now failing to comply with those emission limits.
Moore, who now promotes nuclear energy, rejects alarmist predictions of human-caused "global warming." (see earlier story)
Other skeptics also believe that human impact on the climate is minimal compared with natural, cyclical climate variations.
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Verizon again trying to buy out Vodafone, this time for "well over $100B"
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1. lyndon420 (Posts: 5002; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
That's just stupid amounts of money. Geez man like wtf.
2. bugsbunny00 (Posts: 2195; Member since: 07 Jun 2013)
go ahead verizon buy the vodafone 130 billion or more.
3. ProblemSolver15 (Posts: 356; Member since: 14 Jun 2010)
What does this have to do with Verizon lowering my rates? Lol
4. pyckvi (Posts: 48; Member since: 19 Dec 2010)
and I thought $25 Billion for sprint was insane...
6. zennacko (Posts: 237; Member since: 16 Jun 2013)
They should buy Apple, Google and Microsoft for 2 trillions and something, then buy a small country and move there to avoid taxes, seems fair to me.
5. Madarres (Posts: 12; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
What's a billion or two between friends though...
7. zennacko (Posts: 237; Member since: 16 Jun 2013)
Let me get this straight: 45% of VZW is owned by Vodafone. Now, VZW wants to buy Vodafone (and their own stakes back). IF they succeed, stocks may rise, and if some individuals are allowed to get shares for themselves (not as Vodafone, but as parts of its stakeholders) they could make some quick and good buck out of it... but then, it's still a complicated, paradoxical thing. It's like "you own almost half of me, but somehow I've got enough funds to buy back this part of me you've bought before, AND YOU as a whole too!" :S


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Khloe Kardashian just bought Justin Bieber's sick SoCal spread, but that doesn't mean she can't use her real estate know-how to help out her rumored new beau French Montana find an L.A. party pad of his own.
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According to our in-the-know real estate source, the rapper has been looking for some new SoCal digs and this $29,000 a month crash pad fit the bill. And Khloe was there to tour the place with her man.
Puff Daddy's protégé is still looking, but this one caught his eye. The digs will soon be on the market for a cool $3.5 million and before the listing gets into the high seven-figures, this is what French can get for $29K a month.
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The Abbott government has never made the case for placing the greatest burden of budget repair on those least able to bear it. Neither has it justified extreme measures absent from its election platform. And it has not included Australians in the necessary discussions about how – as opposed to whether – government services can be made sustainable.
No wonder voters are revolting against this first Hockey budget. Australians reject the changes and the way they have been dumped on unsuspecting victims.
Net satisfaction with the budget is a record low of minus 32 per cent, the Fairfax/Nielsen opinion poll shows. By contrast, the tough but necessary first Howard-Costello budget in 1996 had a net satisfaction rating of plus 18 per cent.
Almost two in three Australians believe the Hockey budget is not fair, leaving a net fairness rating of minus 30 per cent. The first Howard-Costello attempt? Plus 22 per cent.
For all the Coalition's claims that everyone will carry the burden, the planned three-year, 2 per cent levy on those earning more than $180,000 and pay freeze for members of Parliament are negligible compared with the budget slug on low-income earners. Tax breaks for high earners remain lucrative.
As Fairfax reports on Monday, Australian National University public policy experts have replicated the "Detailed Family Outcomes" table missing from this year's budget papers. Low-income families on benefits lose as much as 10 per cent of their incomes in 2017 while an Australian earning three times the average wage will lose just 0.9 per cent and a high-income childless couple on $360,000 nothing whatsoever.
Something has gone very wrong. You can see an ideological drive to end the age of entitlement no matter the effect on struggling families; the breaking of promises and denial of same; the hiding behind myriad reviews of policy as though it knew not of what would be produced; the arrogant dismissal of the beer and cigarettes cost of visiting a bulk-billing GP; and the extravagant Liberal Party fund-raisers that reek of gloating over the budget pain for jobless youth trying to survive on no income.
Then there's the deceptive attempt to force the states into finding new sources of revenue to recover the $80 billion for schools and hospitals they had been promised by Labor.
The disappointing thing is that a large proportion of Australians DO understand that economic and budgetary reform is required even if it means personal pain for them. Indeed, one in two people believe this is an economically responsible budget even though 74 per cent think they will be left worse off personally.
With some sensible national debate, the Coalition could have convinced many more people that the budget and economy require painful solutions affecting those able to withstand them. Had it been fairer, it could have united most voters behind long-term economic reform.
Notably, even amid the budget backlash, opposition to a bigger goods and services tax has fallen 20 points since November 2012 to 66 per cent this week. More Australians, reassured by welfare leaders such as Tim Costello, are coming to see a bigger GST as the only way to avoid the sort of extreme attacks on the social safety net that this government has unveiled.
But the Herald fears the federal government has blown its chance. The states, especially those facing elections soon, will be reluctant to make the case for the GST lest they be tarred with the Abbott-Hockey brush.
The Coalition has handed Bill Shorten and his Labor opposition a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Two-party preferred support for Labor has surged from 46.5 per cent at the election to 52 per cent in April and 56 per cent after this month's budget. The Coalition has slumped from 53.5 to 48 to 44 per cent.
Much of the nation is now prepared to support the soiled Labor brand and its former union boss leader who, despite having made a rallying call to Australian egalitarian values, has not outlined anything like a program of budget repair.
Mr Shorten has even overtaken Mr Abbott as preferred prime minister, 51-40.
In a delicious irony, Mr Abbott is verging on being as unpopular as his former nemesis Julia Gillard at her lowest ebb.
A week is a long time in politics, as budget week 2014 has shown. The budget ruckus may yet die down enough for some sensible negotiations on policy detail and potential reforms. But Mr Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey have a lot of trust to rebuild.


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There have been some interesting deveolpments as of late in the "technology" sector so it felt like a good time to re visit the discussion about disc brakes.
To whit; road frames do not have disc brake mounts, so now you need a new frame.
(Which appear to have failed) but Shimano was not without fault either. They had been using cable actuated disc brakes which provided the same logistical nightmares, i.e, frame compatibility and the always prevalent brake rub and high pitch squealing...
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Twenty years of working on comic books and graphic novels is bound to color the way a person interprets the world. For Archie Comics past art-director and the proprietor of Pepitone Creative Services & JoepeP Automotive Portraits, Joe Pepitoneor JoePep (written JoepeP) as hes known to his friends and to the art world, this has influenced his illustrations with bold, bright colors, careful yet whimsical detailing, and in his beloved automotive portraits, an overriding knowledge of and passion for his four-wheeled subjects.
As an automotive illustrator JoepePs work has been featured in Hemmings Classic Car magazine "Auto Art" October 2009 and most recently was one of the featured artists at the AACA Museum at Hershey "Night at the Museum" event. In January 2013 Hemmings Muscle Machine showcased JoepePs Carroll Shelbys CSX2128 in their Speedobilia.
Working on comic books and graphic novels, it shows in his careful, yet whimsical attention to detail in his beloved automotive portraits. That skill was put to good use in July 2012, when JoepeP was commissioned to illustrate Carroll Shelby's CSX2128 for an event honoring Shelby's life and designs.
To date, his rendition of the car--known as Hey Little Cobra, and which was inspired by the song of the same name--is one of his favorite illustrations. Now people who weren't able to attend the Shelby tribute can get their hands on this stunner of an illustration; reproduced on gallery-wrapped canvas, it's a truly unique piece for the garage or office, and the perfect gift for the Shelby fan or car enthusiast in your life. Available in several sizes: 18 x 12 inches; 30 x 20 inches; and 36 x 24 inches. High-quality poster reproductions are also available.
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STATS: Sophomore at Greenbrier High School
WHAT: Magic man
"Taylor Lamb, the magic man, messes up your mind, as much as he can."
Though his friends might tease him with that chant, Taylor can make them disappear. Well, maybe not yet -- but in less than a year, Taylor has evolved from awed spectator to a master of magic.
"On a church trip, a friend of mine showed me a few tricks, and I thought that it was pretty cool," Taylor said. After the trip, Taylor found new tricks, courtesy of YouTube.
Taylor says one of his magical moments occurred on a bus trip to Georgia Southern University with the Model United Nations team, where he spent hours doing card tricks and at one point made himself levitate.
His tricks always make an impression.
"Out on the street, I did a few tricks and this lady called me 'devil boy' ... in a good way, of course."
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A man accused of having sex with his 12-year-old half-sister was released on bail and ordered not to contact the girl or her mother.
Magistrate Beth Campbell charged the 20-year-old with engaging in sexual intercourse with a child between the age of 10 and 16 on July 9 or 10.
She told the young man that he was to avoid being alone with anyone under the age of 16, as a condition of his bail.
''That is for your protection as well,'' she said.
The court was told the man usually lives with his father and would avoid the north-side home of the teenager who accused him of incest.
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Credit Cards »Why was my card declined?Previous1 of 10NextJohn Giustina/Shutterstock.comWhy was my card declined?We've all been there -- or at least known someone who has. A perfect moment shattered by the disgrace of a declined credit card.Maybe it was a flawless date -- romantic ambiance, carefree banter, flirty eyes -- ruined by that record-scratching moment when your waiter tells you in hushed tones that your credit card "didn't go through."Or maybe it was that celebratory vacation interrupted by the aggravating inconvenience of a credit card transaction halted at the worst possible moment. Cruising around the South of France is not so possible when your card is denied at the rental car office. This hiccup might make you blush ... or blow a gasket.Either way, these are cringe-worthy moments we'd all prefer to avoid. And we can. It's easy enough to sidestep these deflating episodes by employing a few practical tips. Here are 9 reasons why your credit card issuer would freeze you out and what you can do to prevent these blunders in the future.CREDIT CARD SEARCH: Shop for the credit card with the best rates and features for you.Previous1 of 10Next View all Hide all
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We've all been there -- or at least known someone who has. A perfect moment shattered by the disgrace of a declined credit card.
Maybe it was a flawless date -- romantic ambiance, carefree banter, flirty eyes -- ruined by that record-scratching moment when your waiter tells you in hushed tones that your credit card "didn't go through."
Or maybe it was that celebratory vacation interrupted by the aggravating inconvenience of a credit card transaction halted at the worst possible moment. Cruising around the South of France is not so possible when your card is denied at the rental car office. This hiccup might make you blush ... or blow a gasket.
Either way, these are cringe-worthy moments we'd all prefer to avoid. And we can. It's easy enough to sidestep these deflating episodes by employing a few practical tips. Here are 9 reasons why your credit card issuer would freeze you out and what you can do to prevent these blunders in the future.
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If you decide to book a last-minute deal to Europe, you need to make sure your credit company is in on the plans, too. If not, any international purchases could suspend your card.
"We recommend that customers alert us of their plans to travel internationally, and we will take that into account when monitoring for potential fraud," says Betty Riess, a spokeswoman for Bank of America.
Even an online purchase to a foreign country could raise an alert and stall your credit card, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action, a San Francisco-based consumer advocacy group. Let's say you're sitting in your own home office, browsing the internet for a gift.
You find the perfect item -- a designer scarf. But if that online merchant is based in a foreign country, your activity will be registered as a purchase abroad, and once again, your credit card may not work.
Credit card companies track their customers' card activity. A quick call to your issuer, alerting it to international purchases or travel, can clear the air.
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Besides international purchases, certain "suspicious" activity can lock down your credit card. Sherry says purchasing items such as large electronics or jewelry may raise an alert.
"(These are) things that would be unusual and the things a thief would do if they got ahold of your card," says Sherry.
It may be a hassle to find your dream flat-screen television only to get denied at the register, but this is your credit card company's fraud protection program in action.
"Credit card issuers lose millions to fraud every year, so they're very sensitive when your spending pattern changes," says John Ulzheimer, a nationally recognized credit expert in Atlanta, who formerly worked at credit companies FICO and Equifax. "They just want to be sure it's a legitimate charge."
That's not to say these indulgences are off-limits to your credit card. You can still splurge on that diamond necklace -- just call your credit card company and notify it of your purchase.
And if there is fraudulent activity, the issuer will disable your card and send you a new one. It won't close your account, and this will have no effect on your credit score, says Ulzheimer.
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Your credit limit caps your spending on your credit card. Once you reach it, you're cut off. Track your spending and try capping it to below 30 percent of your credit limit to ensure you don't exceed it. Repeatedly going up to your credit limit could hurt your credit score.
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The exception: "If you're a person who pays in full every month, these rules don't apply as much, (but) if you're running a balance month after month, it's going to trigger a detrimental credit score," says Sherry.
To keep your credit card in play once you've reached the limit, pay down your balance or request an increase to your credit limit.
Some credit cards also have per-day spending limits. To avoid freezes to your credit card, find out your daily maximum, and keep your purchases in line.
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In your haste to purchase that dream espresso machine online, you may have mistyped your credit card number, expiration date or security code. Or perhaps you used an outdated billing address, which can also lead to a declined transaction. If you're making an online purchase, give your information a quick second glance.
If you make this mistake just once, it won't freeze your account. "It will just restrict this purchase," says Sherry. But if you mess up your entry numerous times, "it might get rejected and go back to the credit card company, and it will freeze the account." This is all part of how credit card companies aim to stop fraud.
Sometimes the information doesn't match because you've changed addresses. Call your credit card company to verify your information. A mismatch can cause a hiccup in all purchases that require an address. Avoid future inconveniences by updating your profile with your new information whenever there's a change.
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This is an obvious one, but if you've been too busy to realize you've fallen behind on payments, you must get caught up before your card will work again. The number of cycles you can go past due before your issuer shuts you down varies by credit card and by your history, but Ulzheimer says, as a general rule of thumb, the spottier your history, the shorter your leash.
"If you have a pretty decent history with the issuer, they may actually allow you to go a whole cycle past due before they shut you down," says Ulzheimer. "If you have a spotty history -- meaning you miss payments all the time -- you'll already be on a short leash, and they won't let you go past one cycle." Customers with a checkered history will need to pay off their past-due amount so they are no longer delinquent.
Missing your credit card payments will hurt you beyond simply having your credit card declined.
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"If you're consistently delinquent, the limit could be lowered," says Nessa Feddis, senior vice president for consumer protection and payments at the American Bankers Association. But again, treatment varies based on each customer's past behavior. "It's not like you'll miss one payment and you're cut off. It has to be sustained delinquency."
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Good standing with one credit card is not enough. Behind the scenes, issuers check in on your credit to see how you are performing in other parts of your credit life, says Ulzheimer.
"They're looking at your credit report to see if there's anything on the report that they feel makes you an unacceptable credit risk," he says. So even if you're current on one card's payments, your standing with that card could suffer if a new collection hits your credit report or you default on another credit card.
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While the Credit Card Act of 2009 placed some limits on how credit card companies can react to changes in your credit report, they can still pull your information from credit agencies as often as they like, and based on what they see, they can "determine if they still want to do business with you under those same terms" you signed up with, says Ulzheimer.
If you're a risky customer and your card issuer wants to make changes to your terms, such as your interest rate, it must provide a 45-day notice.
"If your credit history has declined, then your (credit) limit may be reduced," says Feddis.
When life gets hectic, you may forget to check the expiration date on your credit card. Or maybe you overlooked the new credit card sitting in that pile of mail you need to get through.
Your new card "may be coming in a very nondescript, antiseptic, benign envelope," says Ulzheimer. "Be careful not to throw it in the shredder."
Keep an eye out for your new credit card about three to six months in advance of your expiration date because by then, the issuer has made the decision of whether or not it wants to renew your account, says Ulzheimer.
If you can't find your new card, call your credit card company to make sure nobody is racking up fraudulent charges.
If your credit card company decided not to issue you a new card, you'll get a letter that explains your options for paying off your remaining balance.
Have you ever paid for gas at the pump with a credit card and noticed there's a hold on your account for an amount much larger than what it cost to fill up? That reminder should be a red flag for your wallet.
Your card can be declined if you have a pending hold on your account. "This often happens when people are on vacation and they've done 2 things within moments of each other: They've gotten a rental car ... and then they've just checked in to a hotel," says Melinda Opperman, senior vice president of community outreach and industry relations at Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management. Both of these activities put a hold on a certain portion of a card's limit.
Traveling and only using one card for your entire vacation can be problematic, especially if you could easily reach your limit. One or 2 big purchases or holds, and your card will be declined.
"A lot of people aren't aware of that, and they're caught off guard," says Opperman. "It can take several days for the hold to be released," which is why Opperman advises travelers to take 2 credit cards. Switch off between them for hotels, rental car check-ins, dining and other expenses while you're away.
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If the primary cardholder made changes to the account without an authorized user's knowledge, the user's card could be declined. The cardholder may have reported his card lost or stolen, in which case the card issuer would typically deactivate all cards under that account while it sends a new one, says Opperman.
Passing along information about changes to your card's status is essential when sharing a credit card with others, especially if you're the primary cardholder making decisions that affect other users. Opperman says that sometimes primary cardholders fail to relay important decisions.
"Sometimes these authorized users will try to use their card, and then they'll find out, 'Oh my gosh, the cardholder removed me, or the card was deactivated and they didn't inform me.'" Like in any relationship, communication is key.
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Following is a piece I have in the current issue of catapult magazine:
What's the real issue here?
It's too easy to identify progress as evil, as the problem. However,
progress is an extension of human drive, desires, passions, creativity,
exploration and who knows what else that can work for good or for evil.
Progress in the form of hell-bent efficiency has destroyed, maimed and
killed. Progress driven by greed is a beast. Blind progress has led us
to destroy much of value, including the extreme of annihilating people
groups. At the same time, staying put or going backwards can also result
in the growth of evil.
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Lee County is located in southwestern Florida. The County Seat is Fort Myers and the largest city is Cape Coral. The Official Web Site is located at https://www.leegov.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 679,513 and the 2010 census population was 618,754. The land area is 784.51 square miles and there are 788.7 persons per square mile.
87.2% of the population is White, 9% is Black or African American, 19.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.5% is two or more races. 86.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 24.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $149,400, there are 241,531 households, an average of 2.59 persons per household. The per capita income is $27,348, the median household income is $47,439, and 15.4% of the persons in Lee County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 64,852. Retail sales (in $1000) were $9,193,114, and sales per capita were $15,708. The percentage of black-owned firms is 4.2%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.5%.
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text: Winmark Corporation (Nasdaq: WINA) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders. The quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share will be paid on March 1, 2012 to shareholders of record on the close of business on February 8, 2012. Additionally, the Board of Directors has approved the payment of a special dividend to shareholders. The special dividend of $5.00 per share will be paid on March 1, 2012 to shareholders of record on the close of business on February 8, 2012. The total amount of the special dividend payment will be approximately $25.0 million based on the current number of shares outstanding. Future dividends will be subject to Board approval. It is anticipated that Winmark will use a combination of cash on hand as well as bank borrowings to finance the special dividend. John L. Morgan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated "The special dividend reflects the strong cash flow created by both our franchising business and leasing business, as well as our continued commitment to return value to our shareholders." Winmark Corporation creates, supports and finances business. At December 31, 2011, there were 930 franchises in operation under the brands Play It Again Sports®, Plato's Closet®, Once Upon A Child®, and Music Go Round®. An additional 44 retail franchises have been awarded but are not open. In addition, at December 31, 2011, the Company had a lease portfolio equal to $29.8 million. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), relating to future events or the future financial performance of the Company including statements with respect to our ability to finance the growth of our leasing and franchising businesses and the payment of cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions or statements of intention subject to risks and uncertainties and actual events or results could differ materially from those anticipated. Because actual result may differ, shareholders and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statement.


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Mia Landon travels to a mountain sanctuary near Asheville, North Carolina, while she begins her recovery from breast cancer. There, in the cabin at Watkins Glenn, Mia discovers the long lost journal of a well-known fly-fisherwoman from the 1920s, Kate Watkins.
Reading Kate's inspiring words recounting her sensational adventures on the river coaxes an otherwise withdrawn Mia from her shell and gives her the desire to reconnect with the world around her. And as she learns to fish, she also uncovers surprising secrets that span generations - and a hidden scandal that has the power to change not only her own life, but also those who live at Watkins Glenn.
Enthralling, heartwarming, and moving, Time Is a River is a novel that wonderfully captures the complexity of human connections - to the natural world, to each other, to one's self, and ultimately to one's soul.
©2008 Mary Alice Monroe; (P)2008 Brilliance Audio
"Easy listening"
I love fly fishing, so I was looking forward to this. Unfortunately, the story was a bit too predictable. A straight-forward romance story. Not bad, just not my favorite genre.
"Not so good"
I guess this an example of why there are non authors who narrate books, because authors, especially Mary Alice Monroe, shouldn't. Her voice is pretty flat and the only nuances in her reading were to read other character's voices really loud. And, because her voice is so soft, I had to listen to it at a high volume to hear it, then it would seem super loud. I listened to this book while visiting North Carolina, so that made it more interesting and I enjoyed the women and fly fishing parts. But, overall I can't really recommend this book.
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A Boca Raton tradition for at least 35 years, the Kiwanis Club of Boca Raton Easter sunrise service starts at 7 a.m. on the beach at Red Reef Park on Easter Sunday, April 24.
"We're usually finished by 8:15 a.m.," said James Banaeian, chairman of the event.
About 2,000 people attend the non-denominational service, which this year will be led by Rev. Ray Wehrenberg, senior chaplain for ACTs retirement communities, Banaeian said.
Two women will sing. Free refreshments include doughnuts, orange juice and coffee.
"We advertise free parking that day…and we see a lot of people come at 6:30 a.m.," to get a parking spot and a good vantage point, Banaeian said. People are asked to bring their own seating to the beach on A1A about a half-mile north of Palmetto Park Road.
The event is free, but donations are accepted for the Kiwanis' Key Clubs in five schools in Boca Raton, and donations to area charities.
There's no rain date. "People ask me that every year," said Banaeian, who added that he prays for good weather and so far, Mother Nature has cooperated.


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This is the map showing how Erith will be affected by the upcoming 10 week closure of Manor Road.
A stretch of the carriageway from Slade Green Road up to the roundabout will be closed for resurfacing works from Monday (June 16).
Six bus stops will be taken out of action and routes 99 and N89 will be diverted in both directions.
Buses towards Woolwich or Erith will be diverted from Hazel Road via Slade Green Road, Bridge Road, Northend Road, South Road, Queens Road, James Watt Way and High Street to the normal route.
Those travelling towards Bexleyheath or Trafalgar Square will be diverted from Queens Road via South Road, Northend Road, Bridge Road, Slade Green Road and Hazel Road.
To enable inconvenienced passengers to connect with the main bus network, a free shuttle service, route 579, will operate from Slade Green station via Forest Road, Bridge Road and Slade Green Road to the junction of Slade Green Road and Manor Road.
The service will operate every 20 minutes from about 5am to 1am the next day.
Bexley Council says the resurfacing works are "essential".


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Five Suggestions for Jen Aniston's Smartwater Video
Jennifer Aniston recently attempted a viral video to promote her favorite clear drinking liquid -- Smartwater. With all the rage for desired web hits, what better way to sell the Glaceau water brand than pairing the 42-year-old sex symbol with various viral video subjects like dancing babies, double rainbows, and little boys with rare genetic disorders?
Check out her viral "sex video" after the jump.
A tad disappointing, no?
Wait! Don't run off annoyed and frustrated just yet. Clean Plate Charlie has five images of the hotness we believe would make a better ad for the cerebral H2O brand.
Oh What a Feeling Smartwater Gives My Parched Palate
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Look what I found in the (smart)water, Mr. Bond!
Making out with Smartwater is such a wild thing
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The first of four books to capture aboriginal cultural teaching, never written down before, was released Thursday in Winnipeg in a glossy paperback packed with stunning photographs.
The book is the product of years of painstaking work in almost every First Nation community in the province.
It took nearly a decade to interview 228 elders from 62 communities but now that the inaugural volume of the Oral History Project is complete, Manitoba is well on its way to preserving some of the most important First Nations teachings of the past century, Treaty Commission James Wilson told a conference of aboriginal educators Thursday.
"First Nations have oral cultures. The elders are really the knowledge carriers, the scholars, the society, so every time and elder passes away – and we've have 26 elders pass away since we started this project — if they haven't passed on that knowledge it goes with them," said Wilson.
The loss of a living link to history through death was as significant as losing access to a treasured manuscript or parchment in European society. But with the revitalization of aboriginal culture, there's a lot of focus now on reviving traditional perspectives.
The release of the first volume was made with the flourish of a formal aboriginal traditional presentation.
Two youngsters were called up on a stage where each handed a packet of tobacco to elder Doris Pratt of the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation and elder Harry Bone of Keeseekoowenin Ojibway Nation, both based in western Manitoba.
The pair were instrumental in bringing the project to life, as a way to pass on knowledge and pride in indigenous history and culture.
Pratt said, "This volume brings forward First Nations' stories from the perspectives of the people who are responsible for the preservation of histories for future generations."
It's a gift for the whole province, to new generations of aboriginal people and to non-native cultures alike.
"In order to know where you are going, you need to know where you come from which is why the Oral History Project is so important," Bone said.
The title of the first book is Untuwe Pi Kin He, which means Who We Are in Dakota. Together, the group of four will cover aboriginal history and its relationship with the land, the immigrants who settled here and the treaties to guide relations between them.
The second volume is due out in mid-March with the other two later this year. Eventually the set will find its way into classrooms around the province and bookstores for the public.
Already the first 500 have already snapped up; they're going to public schools and First Nation schools that teach treaty education. Another print run for 1,000 is in the works.
The books are the brainchild of a committee of experts, with the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the commission's Council of Elders.


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Savannah Berry Joins Team Blake With Taylor Swift's 'Safe & Sound' on 'The Voice' – Recap [VIDEOS]
The teams are filling up as the blind auditions continue on 'The Voice.' Blake Shelton picked up the hottest singer of the night, 17-year-old Savannah Berry who blew everyone away after singing Taylor Swift's 'Safe & Sound.'
Adam Levine, Shakira and Blake all wanted Savannah on their team, but it seemed to be a losing battle after Savannah said Miranda Lambert was one of her biggest influences. Adam wanted her bad saying 'You're so good,' to which Blake replied 'You're so screwed.' Blake even offered to adopt Savannah to get her on his team. It worked. She picked to be on Team Blake.
cant believe the sweet things the coaches said! Sure tough to choose! But you're my man @blakeshelton BS&SB #safeandsound #voicetonight
— Savannah Berry (@savannahberry15) April 3, 2013
Blake is just as happy Savannah is on his team. He may have to make room in his house though, now that's he's offered to adopt Savannah.
Wait, does this make me a parent? #VoiceAdoption #BlindAuditions @adamlevine can't compete with that dedication
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I quite like Kesha, and if you don't, you must be listening to her wrong.
I also love any movie in which somebody accidentally knocks over Stonehenge. That's just the pinnacle of popular culture.
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ROADSHOW-style events aimed at encouraging people to recycle in Worcester are being dumped due to a cash shortage.
A yearly marketing budget worth £70,000 towards promoting recycling has been withdrawn by Worcestershire County Council, meaning the city is scaling back its ambitions on giving people advice.
In recent years the city council has spent cash on initiatives like advice sessions in supermarkets, printed material and website information on why recycling is worthwhile.
The cut is just one of several emerging from the city council's cleaner and greener department, including:
- All city council staged events are "under review" to focus on ones that "really add value to the city"
- A nature reserve maintenance post is being scrapped
- Out of the seven street sweeping vehicles in the city up to two could be removed
- A yearly contract with the probation service for convicted criminals to maintain roundabouts will be re-negotiated
The changes follow previous plans, which are coming into force in April, to increase garden waste collections by £10 to £37 a year, and whack up adult cremations from £610 to £700.
The removal of the recycling spending comes at a time when Worcester's percentage of household waste re-used is at 37 cent.
Although that is one of the better rates across the country, it has reached a plateau.
Councillor Paul Denham, speaking during a meeting of the performance, management and budget scrutiny panel, said: "Bearing in mind the Government has set local authorities a target of recycling 50 per cent of waste by 2020, I wonder what impact reducing our engagement with the public will have.
"We seem to have plateaued and I can't see how we will achieve a higher rate if we reduce our expenditure."
David Sutton, head of the cleaner and greener department, said the council will have to "work smarter" due to budget cuts.
"The kerbside recycling service we have is recognised as the optimum one to have, it's nice and simple and easy to understand," he said.
"The system is widely accepted across Worcester."
He said the council would still promote recycling on its website and use resources like the City Life magazine to publicise it, even without the grant from County Hall.


text: PEORIA, Ill. (AP) â¿¿ Caterpillar is stuck in some mud right now. The big construction gear maker said last week that it found "deliberate, multi-year, coordinated accounting misconduct" at a China-based maker of roof supports for mines that it acquired in June. It said it will write down the value of the investment as a result and that will show up in its in fourth-quarter results being reported on Monday. In addition, the company has warned that it doesn't expect the global economy to pick up until the second half of 2013. Mining companies, big customers for Caterpillar, have said they'll scale back their spending this year. Lower prices for metals and coal, along with higher operating costs, have hurt profit margins at many mining companies. Analysts are forecasting lower earnings and revenue for Caterpillar compared with a year ago. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Caterpillar already offered some details of the problem in China and said it dismissed "several senior managers" at Zhengzhou Siwei, based in Zhengzhou, China. Investors will want to know where Caterpillar's China mining prospects stand considering that it apparently wildly overpaid for Siwei. The company said it will write down the value of the investment by $580 million, or 87 cents per share. On Friday, Caterpillar said December sales of its construction machines fell 1 percent, including a 7 percent drop in Asia and a 6 percent drop in North America. Sales of power generators fell 2 percent. WHY IT MATTERS: Caterpillar's results are watched closely because they are considered an indicator of industrial activity and the health of the overall economy. At an investor conference in November, Caterpillar's director of investor relations Michael DeWalt said the company is expecting the U.S. economy to grow about 2 percent this year, with improvement also expected in Brazil and China.


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Paul Gallen believes if he or any other Cronulla player accept reduced bans offered by ASADA, they'll automatically be labelled drug cheats.
The Sharks skipper was one of 17 past and present players involved in the club's 2011 supplements program expected to attend a meeting on Wednesday where they could reportedly be offered suspensions of six months or less, instead of the usual two years for an anti-doping offence.
"There is two ways to look at it," Gallen Sky Sports Radio's Big Sports Breakfast on Wednesday.
"Obviously there's a lot of rumours going around the past couple of days - the boys have spoken about it.
"Our mind and our mood changes every 10 minutes. At one stage we're (thinking) 'thank God, this is going to be over hopefully, whatever happens is going to happen and we can just get on with life'.
"Because closure on this thing would just be unbelievable (after) what we've gone through the past two seasons.
"But then you say 'let's stuff this, we've done nothing wrong'.
"It's a real hard situation to be in."
The players were reportedly to be offered the bans on the basis that they were not aware of any banned substances taken under the supplements program at the club for a five-week period in 2011.
But Gallen was adamant he hadn't taken any banned substance.
"I'm 100 per cent positive I've never taken anything that's been on any banned list," he said.
It was pointed out to Gallen that, if he accepted a six-month ban, he would miss only one month of next NRL season, but he would also miss out on representing Australia in the Four Nations series later this year and potential lucrative off-season boxing bouts he hoped to have.
"That's huge - you can't get those games for Australia back," said Gallen.
"But it's your reputation; it's what I've built over the last 15-plus years in training fulltime and getting to where I've got to in the game.
"It's tarnished now already, but no matter what, if we do this we're going to be labelled a drug cheat.
"It's a tough situation to be in."
Gallen was unsure if the players would be offered such a deal and whether it could be in anyway related to ASADA's progress in its investigation of AFL club Essendon which has been hit by court action.
"I've asked (my lawyer) about that and we're not 100 per cent sure, because (my lawyer) believes that they're probably going to try and back us into a corner where we have to make a decision, basically ASAP before the Essendon thing is over.
"But as I said we don't know that for sure yet.
"I suppose the frustrating thing for us is that, listening to the Essendon thing, listening to interviews like Ray Hadley did yesterday and to hear how this is all just political, how it all started," said Gallen.
"It's what you see in a movie. But it's actually happening and we're right in the middle of it. It's pretty tough to take."


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Although it seems like ages ago, CES was the opportunity for TV companies to showcase their finest products. Of course, most of these products were prototypes and won't be available for a long time. It is depressing knowing that we are going to have to wait months and months (and max out a credit card) in order to afford one.
But that isn't the point I wanted to make. I noticed that one of the major "themes" this year was to "make it thin". At this point in my life, I don't see the need why designers are focused more on size than picture quality. I assume it is what drives most consumers to buy a specific TV, so I can understand that. I would rather sacrifice size for quality, but recently a few companies have abandoned their DLP market. I was hoping to see at least a couple manufacturers to display bigger, but more top-notch quality displays.
Personally, I would rather buy a TV 2 feet thick if it gave a better picture. (Of course the size of a room is a factor, but I would find the space) Since it is bigger it could be cheaper because the need to micro-size parts is not needed.
So, what do you prefer? The worlds thinnest TV? The best picture regardless?