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House, M.D. (2004)
92 mistakes
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard
Here Kitty - S5-E18
Continuity mistake: Series 5, Episode 18, "Here Kitty": When Judy (the patient) holds the tape out for House before her bronchial attack, the way she holds it changes instantly.
Continuity mistake: As House describes the lady's symptoms, in the front shot Chase has a small book/pamphlet in his hand. The camera changes to a side shot in the middle of House's description and suddenly the book is on the table and no longer in Chase's hand. This happens right in the middle of House's line and Chase doesn't make any quick movements to account for this discrepancy.
Factual error: House is playing 'Metroid: Zero Mission' on his Gameboy at various times. The Metroid series does not feature space monkeys, nor are there distinct levels. The sounds coming from the game in the show do not match it in real life, and Samus morphing into a ball is most definitely not a failure state.
Role Model - S1-E17
Factual error: House and Foreman tell the Senator that he has toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a fungus. Toxoplasmosis is actually caused by a protozoan parasite.
Continuity mistake: The text with the symptoms written on the board changes several times, watch the letter F on the left. Sometimes it has a line across it, sometimes not.
Continuity mistake: When House is talking to Luke about the Vitamin K deficiency and eating the hamburger, the lid on the ketchup bottle is closed on the shots facing House and open on the shots facing Luke.
Continuity mistake: When Robert is telling Allison about the sexual life of the patient, her reflection shows her turning around. When the shot changes, she is back in place repeating the movement.
Revealing mistake: All the babies in the incubation room are, very evidently, dolls. When one is driven inside, his cries are heard but he doesn't mouth them.
Character mistake: Episode 6.12, Moving The Chains: Marcus tells House that he and Eric were arrested for stealing a car, he was 16 and Eric was 14. He also says that his brother never did anything criminal after that. In season 1, we were told that Eric was 16 when he was arrested for stealing a car.
Continuity mistake: As Cuddy is making the deal with House, how much time off from Clinic duty for a week off his vicodin, while the camera is behind Cuddy you can see there is bright sunshine on House's head. The shot switches to a camera behind House and now his head is shaded.
Continuity mistake: House is about to inject Ezra Powell (Joel Grey) with what is supposedly a lethal dose of morphine. In the shots where they pan out to show House addressing the room at large, the syringe is very full, almost completely. When they zoom in on House holding the syringe, it is only filled a fraction of that much - maybe a quarter to a third. This doesn't happen just once, but every time they switch between shots.
Continuity mistake: Foreman is doing a sonogram of Mary's brain. As she comes out of her absent seizure Foreman's probe jumps from the left side of Mary's head to her right.
Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where House and Allison are walking down the stairs, they round a corner and we see a dolly shot down a short hall with a glass wall in front. During this shot, a camera, cameraman, and dolly are visible in reflections on the glass.
Role Model - S1-E17
Continuity mistake: House puts down his Gameboy with the cover up and reaches for his vicodin. A couple of seconds of Foreman looking at House and the shot returns to House, as he is still getting his pills, but now the Gameboy's cover is down.
Continuity mistake: Season 6 - Ep. 6 Known UnknownsBefore House goes to the hotel he's out on the street and the collar of his shirt is up during all front and back angles, except for a brief single back angle where it's down. Then it changes to up again.
Factual error: When House is looking over his whiteboard of symptoms for the swimming patient, the symptom "Intercranial Hemorrhage" is shown on the board. However, this is an error. The correct term is "Intracranial Hemorrhage." Anything inside the head is referred to as "intra" not "inter." This is a common mistake for laypeople, however the highly trained and knowledgeable Dr. House should not have made that error.
Here Kitty - S5-E18
Continuity mistake: House spews cranberry juice all over the right side of Kutner's lab coat. In the next shot, the red stains have disappeared from the coat and are now on his shirt.
Continuity mistake: Right at the end, baby Maxine and her parents exit the elevator, probably on their way home. The lily bouquet, first held by the dad, jumps into the nurse's arm consecutive shots.
Factual error: The show is suppose to take place in New Jersey but when detective Triter pulls House over and shows his badge, it's an LAPD badge.


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Interim coach Chris Greenacre has ruled himself out of contention to replace the departed Ricki Herbert, believing he is too raw to spearhead the A-League club.
Greenacre and Jonathan Gould, who is promoted from goalkeeping coach to assistant, will steer the last-placed Phoenix through the final five games of a tumultuous season.
Herbert's sudden resignation after nearly six seasons at the helm has left Greenacre with little time to digest the consequences.
However, the former English-based striker, who scored 19 goals in 84 appearances for the Phoenix, admits a permanent promotion isn't realistic.
"In the long term, as a young coach, you want to progress the best you can as a coach anywhere in the world," he said.
"I'm nowhere near the finished article, I'm still learning the ropes. In the long term, of course. But I've got far too much to learn first to be put in the ring of fire."
Greenacre, 35, made a heady leap from player to the coaching ranks this year and says he will be forever thankful to Herbert for the opportunity.
His first emotion was sadness when the board contacted him on Monday.
"Ricki's the reason I'm in New Zealand and my family's in New Zealand.
"I suppose he's my mentor, he's given me my first job in coaching and I'll be eternally grateful to him for that."
Greenacre set an unlikely personal goal of getting the Phoenix into the playoffs.
They sit six points outside the top six with little time to prepare for the first of five remaining games, at home to the Newcastle Jets on Wednesday.
"I just told that players that for the next six weeks you've got to eat, breathe and sleep this football club. Apart from your families, nothing else is more important in your lives," he said.
"Whatever your agendas, whether you're in the team or out of the team, it's a fresh start.
"The reality of how football works is that we've got a game tomorrow night and we have to move emotions aside and get on with the job of getting three points."
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Gardening - Our Good Cause Garden Makeover Revisited!
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
On the 17th of May we opened our Good Cause Garden at Carrigoran House in Co. Clare. Today Eugene is revisiting it to see how the garden got on through the bleak summer.
Due to the bleak and recent warm weather the lavender has grown very well at Carrigoran House so Eugene will be showing how to clip lavender because when it grows too wild Lavender can look very woody.
Lavender - €7.95
The roses in the garden have developed blackspot so Eugene will be showing us ways to combat this. Eugene recommends pulling off the leaves which have blackspot rather then using chemicals on them,
The green roof at Carrigoran House hadn't grown as well as expected so Eugene planted Sedums and Phlox to make it look a little better.
Phlox - €3.95
The patio stones at Carrigoran House had raised slightly due to the fact that sand hasn't been brushed in between them regularly. This is dangerous as it is a trip hazard so Eugene fixed it.
Brushing In Sand - €3.95
The Geraniums at Carrigoran House are ready to be brought inside so Eugene will be showing us how you know when geraniums should be brought back inside. Eugene thinks that too many people put geraniums in a dark shed through the winter when in fact they should be in a greenhouse, a well lit garden shed or a warm room in your house.
Thursday 11th October is national tree day. On this day Primary school students from all over Ireland are going to learn more about trees by partaking in walks organized by government bodies such as Coillte. With this in mind Eugene has suggested three trees which can be grown in your back garden.
Acaccia Dealbata - €19.99 - Any back garden
Sophora- Range between €40 and €100 - Bigger back garden
Sorbus Mountain Ash - €39 - Small back gardens
With thanks to Blackbanks garden centre for the set. Blackbanks Garden Centre - 01 8327047


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Thanks for your question.
There is always an ulcer from herpes before scab forms.
Besides herpes ulcer will not develop so quick within a day.
This is likely from vigorous sex.
so it would be noticeable and painful once it starts to develop?
other stds like gonorrhea or chlamydia do not cause scab formation.
yes correct
So noticing a scab suddenly could be what? i guess abrasion from sex?
yes abosultely correct
abrasion from sex.
do not worry this is not std.
Just for curiousity, and since I have your attention, a herpes is painful?
the sore that is
yes herpes is very painful
the blisters appear in crops --not single
I see...and how long does it take for it to develop from redness to open ulcer to scab?
redness to ucer 2-3 days
ulcer to scab 5-7 days
and of course pain throughout the process?
after scab formation pain is usually gone
I see... does male penis skin of varying degrees of thickness and sensitivity?
I'm guessing it does, since sexual grinding may have caused this, and I may need to be more careful not to injure my member!
yes it is.
and you should be careful to avoid any penile fracture
what's that?
the breaking of penis muscles rom vigorous sex--very painful and penis is swollen
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thank you... you've been very helpful. Was just worried when the scab suddenly shows up with no prior redness or anything that would be typically associated with an STD.
please do not worry.
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What would be the first sign of a herpes outbreak? Is it the same always, or different depending upon the person?
usually pain and appearance of blister lesions ( like bumps with fluid inside)
tingling or burning pain can be experienced as well.
That is about it
how large are the bumps, like a pimple size I guess? and in clusters you said right?
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J.C's Iside – The Black Dahlia Murder
Lucky Strike Casino hooks you up with the Blaze Special and your chance at 2500 points for naming my song of the day!
I caught TBDM at Mayhem fest one year and absolutely loved them. I had not heard them in the longest time, but when left my Zune on random while hoofin' it home, guess who decided to pop up! Now I find that they are going to be in Spokane May 15th? I might be skipping work on Tuesday…
Here is The Black Dahlia Murder- "The Grave Robber's Work"


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November 18, 2008, 08:52 AM
I have a nice 12 ga. Mod. ser. numbers don't match . It has been reblued . Ex finish and ex. mechanical shape . 26" barrel . Made about 1936. I recently paid $290 for it and I wonder if it would be suitble as a home defense shotgun . if the plug was removed . and what loads would be safe ? Or should I trade it for a current defense model??


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It's really all come down to this -- the motherf**king boat. The cruiser. The watercraft. The yacht parked off the shores of Saint Tropez. You get yourself one of those multi-million dollar badboys and you are off to the races with the ladies. I figure, one little big toy boat is all that's standing between me, my long time fantasies, and a blissful refractory period staring lovingly into the disappointed eyes of scores of sexy celebrity women.
Case in point, Kate Moss, add one yacht, and off comes the top for a plunge into the blue waters off the starboard side of the floating moneybag. Mmm, much celebrity boobtastic awaits the financially savvy seaman. Enjoy.


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Webcomics Wednesday: Catching Up
One of the most frustrating aspects of the world of webcomics is finding one that looks like it would be a pretty nifty read, and then seeing that it's on installment #206, which would mean you'd need to spend hours pouring through their archives to get caught up to the point where you can just plop it into your RSS feed reader and read the new entries on whatever weekly/biweekly/totally random schedule that they come out. What invariably happens is that I get about 25 entries in, have to go do something else, forget where I am when I think to revisit, and then pretty much abandon the whole shebang altogether.
Today, friends, there is hope.
Archive Binge is a pretty neato little service that compiles old entries from the archives of long-running webcomics into whatever size packets (from 1 to 10) you want, then delivers them to your feed reader however frequently you wish (ideally, at a faster clip than new ones come out, but I'm not the boss of you). It's a pretty brilliant concept, but since it's still new and they ask for permission, the list of available webcomics is pretty limited. That should change, though, as I can't imagine any creator not wanting to be a part of this.
First up on my list is Wondermark, the zany strip that Monty Pythonly uses Victorian engravings and illustrations to tee up all kinds of absurd lampoonery. For older-fashioned, antiquated catching-up techniques, you could always get the "books" that are "printed" by Dark Horse for "reading" on the "page" (Beards of Our ForeFathers: A Collection of Wondermark Comic-Strips and Clever Tricks to Stave Off Death: Wondermark 2) but only if you're ok being out-teched by these guys (after the jump):
Bonus math problem for supergeeks (which, if you've read this far down a post about streamlining your webcomics RSS feed delivery, means you)!
Wondermark is currently up to #548, and updates twice a week. I'm going to have Archive Binge deliver me five strips a day, seven days a week. How long until I'm caught up? Leave answers in the comments, and if you're correct (remember to show your work!) then I'm totally impressed. And while I can't necessarily promise a prize for the winner, I do promise a prize for the winner, maybe.


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January 22, 2015
A limited revision of Searching for Ropens and Finding God, the fourth edition, does include new material at the end of the appendix, an interview I had with Professor Peter Beach and with the nonfiction author Milt Marcy. Consider now the following, taken from the book itself.
Yet this is not mainly about religion, not in the usual sense. It's less likely to take you to church than into the lives of ordinary persons who have encountered extraordinary flying creatures, and into the lives of Christians who have risked their health, even their lives, in searching for living pterosaurs. Our disbelief in the General Theory of Evolution has freed us to search far and near, and for years, with a firm belief that God's purposes will prevail.
Chapter One
My interest in tropical reptiles extended beyond my caimans. I sometimes visited the Alligator Farm, then located by Knott's Berry Farm, to gaze at crocodilians from around the world. The largest was a Nile Crocodile, resembling a man-eater; most were American alligators. But I felt my hunger unfulfilled, photographing reptiles in cages. Why was I fascinated by those creatures? Even today, I'm unsure. The point? I read all I could about them, feeding on books not only about crocodilians but about their habitat: the tropics.
Chapter Two
In one of the interviews, Eunice, a school teacher's wife, described to Carl Baugh an attempted grave robbery. One night, in April of 1993, near the northwest coast of Umboi Island, after a large funeral procession arrived at the burial location, from the sea approached a flying creature with a tail that glowed red like burning embers glow. About two hundred mourners were awake when it flew overhead. The islanders banged pots and yelled, whereupon the intruder flew into a nearby swamp and the light disappeared.
Chapter Three
I realize that a flying fox fruit bat can be thrown at any report of a living pterosaur in the southwest Pacific; I also realize that I may have been negligent in failing to ask Mr. Hodgkinson if he had seen such bats in New Guinea. But what difference does it make, really? No flying fox has a tail longer than about an inch or so, and nothing could make the puny tail of a fruit bat look like a tail at least ten or fifteen feet long.
Chapter Four
Soon after I had questioned Hodgkinson, an Australian lady told me about a flying creature she and her husband, who wish to be anonymous, had observed near the coast of Perth. . . . "We do know that it was definitely a living creature. . . . It was very big . . . looking at it from the ground as it soared over to the right of us. We would not have been able to see what it was if the ground lighting had not lit its underside as it was a huge dark shape in the night sky. . . . We could clearly see it coming and stood rooted to the spot watching it as it drew closer and, as it came to a point to the right of us and above, the ground lighting lit it up and that was a stunning moment for the both of us." [wingspan estimated at 30-50 feet]
Chapter Five
She rarely sat for long; but one evening, as she leaned over the veranda, gazing at the distant hills, deep in a tropical rain forest of New Guinea, a light caught her attention. Why was it below the top of the ridge, below that village? It disappeared but another light appeared, then more. But why in a horizontal line and why were the flashes four to five seconds long? She became fascinated by those lights.
Chapter Six
For me it was not for adventure, and I doubt that adventure was the big motivator for the other eight men, although occasional adrenaline probably helped each of us get moving. Something deeper was pulling me forward and I know myself best, so I'll try to explain, as best I now recall, some of my thoughts at the time . . .
Chapter Seven
Four flights, beginning at the Los Angeles International Airport, would take me to the final urban destination, the city of Lae. The first leg was across the Pacific Ocean, and I'll never again sympathize with the person who doubts the Flood of Noah, asking what happened to all the water.
Chapter Eight
My offer of 200 kina per week (equal to $70 US) was accepted gladly, but Joe and Luke wanted to know my plans. They had never heard of the ropen, and when I mentioned the size of the creature, their faces spoke volumes, without any reference to a 65-million-year-old extinction. Luke suddenly realized why a stranger was offering him an easy job with generous pay. Joe's face said, "Will I ever see my brother again?" I told them my camera worked from a distance; still, it took some explaining before they felt assured that I valued safety.
Chapter Nine
As Luke and I settled in, many villagers came to meet us, so I gave out the gifts from Paul Nation and me: magazines for Rodney Newman, who enjoys reading English; colorful bed sheets for Delilah Kau; guitar strings for two Baptist teenagers who accompany church singing; paper, pencils, and things for the Gomlongon elementary school; and supplies for the nearby first aid station.
Chapter Ten
My zeal to find a ropen made the weight on my shoulders light . . . for a few minutes. One of the men insisted he carry my backpack. This later proved fortunate, as we tread a precarious path along a stream and up a steep hill. . . .
Descending to the streambed, we were struck by the smell. Further upstream we rested at the hot springs where odorous gas bubbled to the surface, evidence this really was a volcanic island. After pumping the water through my purifier and enjoying the surprisingly mild flavor, I wondered how far the stream would lead us up toward Mount Tolo and Lake Pung.
Chapter Eleven
On Sunday, October 3rd, according to Mark's request, I videotaped meetings of the Baptist Church. These humble Christians practice the teachings of Jesus. One day, for example, my rations were low, and when the Kau family learned that I wanted to buy food, they were disappointed, thinking I wanted food from a store—there is no nearby store. When they realized I wanted only fruit, another Opai woman heard and gave me, not a banana, part of the tree, with countless bananas. Luke and I ate well for days.
Chapter Twelve
On October 6th, routines were interrupted by a surprise. Mark delivered the news: We were summoned—not a request—to Gomlongon. Although he did not say "court," I noticed an air of formality. I've had enough experience with jury service and even with testifying as an eyewitness in court. I can smell that air.
. . .
Chapter Twenty-Two
The sighting of a glowing "dragon" in England, around 1987, could be dismissed, for it was just a ten-year-old girl watching the stars, and that's just one story. The two sightings of huge glowing flying creatures in the San Fernando Valley could be dismissed, for they were near Hollywood (the land of fictional creations), and that's just two stories. The glowing creatures flying in the Caribbean could be dismissed, for they appear like nothing in any biology textbook, and that's just two sightings. But scan the landscape of sighting reports and see what few other humans have seen for the past two centuries: Trees connected by underground roots, revealing the edge of a forest. How many eyewitnesses there must be who never contacted me about appearances of glowing flying creatures!
In the summer of 2007, in clear daylight, a giant ropen appeared to be chasing a flock of birds over a wildlife sanctuary near the University of California at Irvine. That may relate to the two "dragons" reported in California newspapers in 1891, creatures that were also called "pterodactyls." They were reported to have devoured mudhens in a pond "at two or three champs of the jaws."
Nonfiction paperback Searching for Ropens and Finding God
Dragon or Pterodactyl in California
"I scared it because when he saw me he jumped off the telephone wires, and when he opened his huge wings they sounded like heavy fabric (like you would imagine out of a dragon movie). I watched him fly across to a large tree and go inside. I saw him very closely and know what I saw!!"
Fourth Edition of a Cryptozoology Book
Expect answers in this book: why my associates and I traveled to a remote tropical island to search for living pterosaurs and why only a few professors have given us any hope that they still live. What about adventures, with danger, failure, and success? Yes, expect those, but I hope my readers will discover more than adventure—a purpose in life—as worthy a purpose as I have found.
Brief Introduction to Living-Pterosaur Investigations
Youtube video to introduce people to this work in cryptozoology
Strange cases of people disappearing
Why do so many of these disappearances involve two-year-olds?
According to Dr. Dennis Swift, who in recent decades has specialized in these discoveries of ancient artifacts, thousands of these works of art were excavated, turning Julsrud's mansion into "the museum that seared scientists."


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WASHINGTON (Jul. 18)
Warning against a "one-sided arms race" in which the Soviet Union is resupplying the Arabs. Ambassador Avraham Harman of Israel said today in an address before the National Press Club that Israel should be given an opportunity to maintain a minimum level of deterrent strength.
He said that while limitation of arms shipments to the region was desirable, it was important not to permit a "one-way street" to exist in which Russia built up the Arabs with weapons to be used against Israel.
The Ambassador emphasized the need for direct talks between Israel and the Arab states if peace is to be achieved. He said the Arabs should be told at the United Nations and elsewhere that they must enter into such nation-to-nation discussions. He said the world must address itself to the Arab refusal to acknowledge the existence of Israel, "except for the purpose of seeking to destroy it." The Arab insistence on the rights of belligerence and the Arab exploitation of the Arab refugee problem were among other points cited by the envoy.


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Extreme Travel Gear For Serious Adventure
This month in Forbes Life magazine, I write about my recent expedition to the "vanishing" tribes of Ethiopia's remote Omo Valley. To be honest, it was not a story I pitched. My editor emailed me one Friday morning asking if I'd be up for the adventure of a lifetime. Hmm. I've never really camped before, I don't like bugs, I've never been to Africa. My normal beat is celebrities and luxury. "Can I let you know on Monday?" I replied. "No, we need to know today." I took a deep breath and said yes. After that, I eased my mounting anxiety (or at least I tried to) by focusing on the gear. Over the next three weeks, I researched the best mosquito-proof shirts and zip-off pants; the hats with the most sun protection, the bags rugged enough for any condition, and so on. Who cares that I'd never spent a night alone in a tent? At least I would be dressed in safari style and have the right trekking shoes to make a run for it if the time came.
Check out the slideshow for the equipment that saved me on the Omo River. (…)
The Manta 20 Tahoe Blue was my lifeline. It contained my water, my meds, my hand cleaner, my camera and notebooks. All with the rugged support, handy compartments and zippered security that kept me from worrying about anything but the adventure at hand.


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Move over Johnny Drama, another Johnny is coming to town on "Entourage."
Johnny Galecki of "The Big Bang Theory" is headed to HBO to play himself in the final season of "Entourage," a rep for the actor confirmed to Access Hollywood.
The actor will play a "tougher" version of himself, the rep noted.
Eric, played by Kevin Connolly, and Scott Lavin, played by the Golden Globe nominated Scott Caan (for his work on "Hawaii 5-0") will sign Johnny as a client.
It appears though, that the actor will be creating a "Big Bang" for Eric, taking an interest in his girlfriend, Sloan (Emanuelle Chiriqui).
As previously reported by AccessHollywood.com, executives for the network confirmed back in August that "Entourage" would end in 2011, however a feature film may follow the final season.


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Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2012/02/24 - BASF significantly surpassed the record levels of 2010 in sales and earnings, and thus again earned a high premium on its cost of capital in 2011 - BASF.com. DE000BASF111
Full year 2011:
- Sales 73.5 billion (plus 15%)
- EBIT before special items 8.4 billion (plus 4%)
- Earnings per share 6.74 (plus 36%)
4th quarter 2011:
- Sales 18.1 billion (plus 10%)
- EBIT before special items 1.5 billion (minus 14%)
Dividend proposal: 2.50 (previous year 2.20)
Outlook 2012: Increase in sales and earnings targeted in challenging environment
Compared with 2010, sales increased by 15% to 73.5 billion. All regions contributed to this increase. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items improved by 4% to 8.4 billion and EBIT increased almost 11% to 8.6 billion.
At the Annual Press Conference, Dr. Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF said: 2011 was another very successful year for BASF. Thus we are continuing our ambitious dividend policy and will, therefore, again propose a higher dividend of 2.50 at the Annual Meeting. This is an increase of 0.30 or 13.6% compared with the previous year.
At around 18.1 billion, sales in the fourth quarter of 2011 were higher than in the fourth quarter of 2010, as well as in the third quarter of 2011. However, the slowing of the economy over the course of the year was reflected in the EBIT before special items, which at 1.5 billion was 14% below the fourth quarter of 2010. The trend that the company observed at the beginning of the second half of the year continued. Customers were more cautious in their ordering, reduced their inventories and put off orders in expectation that the economy would decline and prices could possibly soften.
Chief Financial Officer Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel highlighted the strong cash flow from operating activities. At 7.1 billion, our operating cash flow exceeded the high level of the previous year once again, he said. Higher net income contributed significantly to this. The expansion of business and higher prices led to an increase of the funds tied up in net working capital.
Payments related to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (capex) of 3.4 billion were 862 million above the previous years level. Important capital expenditures that started operations in 2011 include the expansion of the companys site in Nanjing, China; the construction of a methylamines plant in Geismar, Louisiana; the construction of an oleum plant in Antwerp, Belgium; as well as the extension of its European natural gas pipeline system.
Outlook for the year 2012
BASFs outlook for 2012 is based on the following economic conditions:
Global economic growth at the previous years level (plus 2.7%);
Solid growth in global chemical production, excluding pharmaceuticals (plus 4.1%);
An average exchange rate of $1.30 per euro;
An average oil price (Brent) of $110 per barrel.
Bock said: We expect the global economy to pick up speed over the course of 2012 following a moderate start. Uncertainties due to the sovereign debt crises, in particular in Europe and the United States, will dampen growth prospects. Positive impetus for the chemical industry will again mainly come from the emerging markets.
Excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures, BASF wants to increase sales volumes. The company aims to exceed the 2011 record levels in sales and EBIT before special items. Earnings will be supported by the resumption of crude oil production in Libya, as well as growing volumes in the chemicals business.
BASF plans to increase its global research and development expenditures to 1.7 billion in 2012 (2011: 1.6 billion).
We aim to earn a high premium on our cost of capital once again in 2012. In the first half of 2012, we will likely not achieve the high levels of the first two quarters of the previous year. For the second half, we expect to surpass the levels of the same period of the previous year, said Bock.
Sales growth in almost all segments in 4th quarter
In Chemicals, price increases in all divisions led to higher sales in the fourth quarter of 2011. In addition, the transfer of the styrenics business to the Styrolution joint venture contributed positively because ethylene sales to the joint venture have been reported as third-party sales since October 1, 2011. Due to weaker demand and ongoing high raw material prices, EBIT before special items was lower than in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the full year 2011, sales in Chemicals rose by 14% to around 13 billion and EBIT before special items grew 6% to reach a new high of 2.4 billion.
Despite lower volumes in major product lines, sales in Plastics increased in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to higher prices primarily in the Performance Polymers division. In engineering plastics, higher demand in North America, mainly from the automotive industry, compensated for lower volumes in Europe and Asia. EBIT before special items declined considerably due to lower margins as a result of weak demand and increased raw material costs, especially for TDI. For the full year 2011, sales in Plastics rose by 12% to around 11 billion while EBIT before special items of 1.2 billion was below the high level of the previous year.
The Performance Products segment posted a 19% rise in sales compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The inclusion of the Cognis businesses and price increases across all divisions contributed to this growth. Volumes declined by 6%, particularly in the Paper Chemicals and Performance Chemicals divisions. EBIT before special items declined by 25% due to expenses related to the integration of Cognis and margin pressure due to intense competition. For the full year, sales of the Performance Products segment increased by 28% to 15.7 billion. EBIT before special items reached 1.7 billion, an increase of 11%.
Volumes in the Functional Solutions segment were up 6% driven by growing demand from the automotive industry for mobile emissions catalysts and automotive coatings. Demand from the construction industry increased slightly, primarily due to increased building activity in North America and the growing markets in Asia. Sales increased by 12% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period of the previous year. EBIT before special items more than doubled due to the strong business in Catalysts and Coatings. For the full year 2011, sales in Functional Solutions rose by 17% to 11.4 billion and EBIT before special items was up 20% to 559 million.
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Of course they are already serving alongside gay and lesbian soldiers, so the point of this leak is not to surprise anyone. Clearly someone at the Pentagon (or the White House), in planning to push for doing something in the Senate before all hope is lost on DADT repeal, is floating this balloon for all of the Senators who have been hiding behind the fig leaf of "I'm waiting for the study." This development was reported tonight by NBC's Richard Engel (via The Wonk Room):
ENGEL: The findings are that for most soldiers, and this wasn't the sum total of all soldiers, it wasn't that big of a deal…The majority – the number one answer, first answer was 'I don't care.' That's significant.
MADDOW: Predominant answer is 'no big deal.'
ENGEL: Most common, number one. Number two was, 'I would deal directly with the person involved.' So when you put the two of those together, it is the majority. Now, there were some people who said, three, they would go to the chain of command and some four, who hated it, hated it. But the answers one and two are considered positive. So these studies show a relative if not positive outlook, at least an accepting outlook.
MADDOW: So the military study is, as you said, the survey of the troops is part of it. It's an overall study of the feasibility of the issue….this survey of the troops, what you've learned is that a majority of troops it's not going to be a major deal.
ENGEL: Not a deal breaker, that they they're not going to be running from the army in droves. A key thing this study kept coming back to is that it's very important about the chain of command. What commanders say. How far commanders act. What tone they set. The marines were the most negative out of the services. They had the most people who were – with negative responses. And the marine corps leadership has taken a stance and has been very vocally against this issue. And the study found that most soldiers and sailors and all different service members follow a chain of command. So if the chain of command accepts this as the law, the data is that so will the soldiers.
Igor Volsky at The Wonk Room has a nice collection of quotes from Republicans who have been waiting for "what the troops have to say."


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Categorization and anything that helps (1) fishing this part out of the registry and (2) deciding what extra information may be needed.
Categorization and anything that helps (1) fishing this part out of the registry and (2) deciding what extra information may be needed.
* DNA category: [ AA coding, RNA-coding[m-/t-/nc-/mi-/si-], regulatory [promoter,rbs,terminator,enhancer], unknown, ...]
* DNA category: [ AA coding, RNA-coding[m-/t-/nc-/mi-/si-], regulatory [promoter,rbs,terminator,enhancer], unknown, ...]
* Function...
* Function...
=== Characterization ===
=== Characterization ===
Revision as of 17:11, 12 February 2008
- 1 Data Exchange Standards
- 1.1 Aim / Application scenarios for this standard
- 1.2 What is a Biobrick?
- 1.3 What is the data model needed to describe a biobrick?
- 1.4 What is the best format / technology for exchange?
- 1.5 Suggestions
Data Exchange Standards
This working group aims to define standards for the description of biobricks and formats / technologies for the exchange (or networking) of biobrick-related data.
This falls into the following questions (Discuss and answer!):
0. Aim / Application scenarios
1. What is a Biobrick?
2. What is the data model needed to describe a biobrick?
3. What is the best format / technology for exchange?
Aim / Application scenarios for this standard
Application scenarios [please discuss]:
- data exchange between local / central part registries
Example: "We have a local registry and want to publish the finished Biobricks to the MIT registry." See [[ http://brickit.wiki.sourceforge.net/ | BrickIt project]] for an example local registry system.
- download biobrick data into local computer programs
Example: "We want to simulate the behavior of device X and Y with the GePasy program." or "We want to develop bio-circuit design programs."
- find suitable parts
Example: "I need a 10-fold PoPs amplifier (input range 0 - 8 PoPs) that works in S. cerevisiae at 25 C temperature; response time doesn't matter but protein production load needs to stay below 100000 AA consumed; Sub-components must not interfere with the MAPK pathway [enter reactions]."
- distributed annotation of Biobricks
Example: "We have measured the toxicity of 1000 BioBricks from MIT and two other registries. Can we cross-link this data with the registy?"
What is a Biobrick?
A final definition is beyond the scope of this group. For data exchange purposes we adopt the following draft:
- BioBricks™ are standard DNA parts that encode basic biological functions. see BBF home
- A BioBrick has a unique DNA sequence.
- Basic parts are defined by this DNA sequence.
- Composite parts are defined as "sequence" of Basic BioBricks, along with intervening "scar" sequences.
Issue: BioBrick formats
(Raik) You can have the "same" Biobrick in different formats, e.g. with prefix/suffix from one of the two suggested protein fusion formats. Now the sequence is exactly the same, but having a sample of biobrick X with biofusion flanks may be of no use if the other biobricks in you freezer are formatted differently. *Does a different prefix / suffix create a different biobrick?* To the assembling experimentalist in the lab it does; to the user of gene synthesis it doesn't really; the system designer or analyst couldn't care less...
(Mac) should there be a one-to-one relationship between a part 's functional definition and its sequence? What if you introduce a silent mutation into a BioBrick - is there a "different sequence, different part" doctrine, even if the two are functionally equivalent? ... Is this a source code vs. compiled code issue?
(Raik) We right now seem to follow the unspoken rule that a part is defined by its exact DNA sequence. Any modification creates a new part, which is kind of logical to the experimentalist because it maps a biobrick to exactly one DNA fragment (which you either have in your freezer or not) and vice versa. Options:
- keep/fix the sequence-based definition but introduce relations like "ortholog to", "equivalent to", etc.
- define "reference biobricks" and link variants to them
- find a more abstract definition ... and create the concept of BB 'implementation' or 'instance'.
(Mac) Perhaps we could do both? Assuming a biobrick always has one and only one dna sequence, perhaps we could build the data model to support organizing biobricks into families or sets of functionally related parts? Each family could have one canonical biobrick associated with it that works, is available, and exemplifies the function that the family is supposed to have.
What is the data model needed to describe a biobrick?
Following Ralph's and Barry's mails, Raik suggests to split this into the following sub-topics (re-organize at leisure).
minimal Biobrick information
The set of minimal information aims to (1) uniquely identify a biobrick, (2) provide sufficient detail for its application and handling in the lab and during assembly, (3) describe its origin/source and references for human study.
- unique ID
- DNA sequence / basic building blocks
- format ??? (see issue above)
- short description for humans
- long description for humans
- target chassis
- "collaborating"/complementing biobricks if any
- feature annotation
- experience flag
- ? bug tracker ?
- ? version / supersedes / history ?
- source genebank ID if applicable (with position?)
- source organism
- source lab/person
- references (web / literature)
Biobrick classification
Categorization and anything that helps (1) fishing this part out of the registry and (2) deciding what extra information may be needed.
Intrinsic Classification
Intrinsic classification covers those aspects of Biobrick classification which are defined by the Biobricks themselves. For these the primary focus is defining the vocabularies used to describe Biobricks to the outside world. Broadly speaking, this can include:
- Identifiers
- Biobrick taxonomy: defining types or species of Biobricks based on composition, function, etc.
Possible intrinsic classifiers include:
- DNA category: [ AA coding, RNA-coding[m-/t-/nc-/mi-/si-], regulatory [promoter,rbs,terminator,enhancer], unknown, ...]
Extrinsic Classification
Extrinsic classification refers to those aspects of Biobrick classification which are attributed to Biobricks from external sources or references. The focus is defining the vocabularies for those aspects of the outside world which are related to biobricks.
- Functional Performance Parameters
- Response Time
- Hill Coefficient
- (others..?)
- Function...
Relation to Characterization
Extrinsic classification and functional characterization can be quite intimately related with one another, so to clarify the relationship it may be worth considering:
- As scientists and other users characterize biobricks, those characterizations themselves will likely become data which will be queried to select biobricks. It seems appropriate that the terms and vocabularies used to describe those findings should be incorporated into the classification ontologies over time, while leaving the actual findings as characterization data.
Quantitative data about the part, important for design and implementation of devices containing it,
A) independent of the parts category:
- genetic stability
- ?
B) depending on the parts category.
- Static device behavior
- Dynamic device behavior
- Device compatibility (with other devices, environmental conditions etc.)
- Device interactions (including quantitative data)
- Device reliability (RNA half-life, protein half-life)
- Power requirements of the device
Further annotation
- Higher level descriptions for automated design & simulation?
- references to High-throughput data ?
- references to outside, non-standardized information about this part
What is the best format / technology for exchange?
Once the data model is firmly in place, the format should follow as the one that best implements that data model. For example, if we settle on an RDF-like 'everything is a relationship triplet' approach, then some format that can handle these triplets would be most appropriate. In addition, with a model like this, there are XML-based and more human-readable formats that can both implement the model equally well.
I think that tying our selves to a format too early will make us not have a clear model in mind, and will cause us to hack up the format. It is best to do model, then format.
Please fill in these sections with details
create a new XML format
adapt existing CellML, SBML XML formats
create a custom file format
use Turtle/N3 notation for semantic web documents
Example of N3
I somewhat share the reservation about completely new file formats, but the non-readability and general nastiness of XML is also an issue. A good solution, IMO, would be to use the Notation3 format developed by the semantic web folks. It is concise, human-readable and editable (i used it myself some years ago) *AND* is equivalent to XML. That means there is a well defined translation back and for and many libraries and tools do the conversion. Being semantic web, it also solves the linking problem (everything is a link).
Quick Example:
# shortcut definition for frequently used ressources ... @prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>. @prefix bbf: <http://biobricks.org/ontology/1.1/>. @prefix harvard: <http://harvard.edu/registry/parts#>. # define a biobrick hosted at this address :BBa_0001 rdf:type bbf:biobrick; bbf:sequence "AAACCCGGG"; bbf:similarTo [:BBa_0003, harvard:BBa_J1000, :BBa_00010]. # add information to a biobrick defined elsewhere harvard:HBB_J1000 rdf:sameAs :BBa_0001.
OK, one can argue about human-readability but it's at least possible to understand and edit these documents (and much better than the equivalent xml).


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Dance With Fate, who won the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes and was sixth to California Chrome in the Kentucky Derby, was injured Thursday morning during a pre-dawn gallop and had to be euthanized.
The likely favorite in Saturday's San Diego Handicap, Dance With Fate reportedly veered right and into the green chain-link fence along the outside of the Polytrack after his left rein broke, according to pony rider Pepe Aragon. Exercise rider Joe Duran was seriously injured and taken to La Jolla Scripps Hospital. He suffered fractures in his spine and ribs and is scheduled for surgery on Friday. Aragon said he ponied Dance With Fate out and then noticed the horse didn't come around the track.
"The left rein broke and that caused (Dance With Fate) to go right into the fence," Aragon said. "They hit one of the metal poles pretty hard and they both went down. Somehow, the rein came undone. No one knows how. It's not anyone's fault, not the rider, not the horse."
Trained by Peter Eurton, Dance With Fate tore ligaments in his right rear leg. Eurton said veterinarian Dr. C. Wayne Ilwraith attempted to save him back at the barn, but the injuries were too serious.
Eurton said they did everything they could to help save Dance With Fate. He thanked everyone for their support all morning long and wished Duran a "speedy recovery" on Twitter.
"Words can't express what we're feeling right now," Eurton said. "With an extremely heavy heart we report Dance With Fate was unable to survive his injuries . . . "Thank you for all of the support during a rough time like this. The joy he gave us will never be forgotten."
Dance With Fate, a 3-year-old colt by Two Step Salsa, was entered and the likely favorite in this Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 San Diego Handicap, a 1 1/16th miles race over Del Mar's Polytrack.
"He was a top horse on paper in the San Diego," said Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who has Fed Biz entered in the San Diego Handicap. "That's a shame."
Dance With Fate, who has been strong on synthetics, particularly the Polytracks at Del Mar and Keeneland, won his first race at Del Mar last summer and was second in the Grade I Del Mar Futurity to Tamarando. Dance With Fate had three wins, three seconds from nine starts and earned $680,050. He was owned by Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable and Joe Ciaglia.
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A pharmaceutical firm has said almost all patients taking two of its experimental hepatitis C drugs appeared to have eliminated the virus after up to 12 weeks of treatment.
The patients took a fixed-dose combination of the drugs in a small mid-stage study for Gilead Sciences.
The data could help Gilead remain in the lead among drugmakers racing to develop better medicines for the potentially dangerous condition that also require far shorter durations of treatment.
Based on the favourable interim data from the trial of 60 previously untreated patients, named LONESTAR, Gilead said it plans to conduct a third late-stage study of the once-daily fixed-dose combination tablet.
It pairs the drugs sofosbuvir and ledipasvir.
The new Phase III trial, called ION-3, will enroll 600 patients new to treatment who have the most common genotype 1 form of hepatitis C, Gilead said.
It will evaluate the combination tablet for eight weeks of treatment, with and without another oral antiviral drug called ribavirin that is a mainstay of current standard treatments.
The trial will also test the combination drug for 12 weeks, without ribavirin.
Gilead said all 19 patients in the LONESTAR trial who took the combo pill for 12 weeks had a sustained virologic response (SVR), meaning they had no detectable signs of the virus, as assessed by blood tests given four weeks after completing therapy.
Moreover, the company said 40 of 41 patients who took the tablet for eight weeks were deemed free of the virus eight weeks after they completed treatment.
Gilead said one patient relapsed, and that patient was from a group that took the combo tablet but did not take ribavirin.
"We believe this data greatly strengthens Gilead's position in the hepatitis C market, with an all oral once-daily pill across all genotype 1 patients and potentially for only 8 weeks" of treatment, ISI Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum said in a research report.
Hepatitis C affects an estimated 170 million people worldwide, and if left untreated can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer or the need for a new liver. Current treatments include use of interferon, an injectable drug that causes flu like symptoms.


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Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City,
Jonathan Cape (UK), Drawn & Quarterly (Canada/US)
I'm a huge admirer of the work of French-Canadian creator Guy Delisle, one of the pioneers of comics as travel literature. It's odd considering how popular travel lit is in bookstores that it's not a subject used more often in comics, which in the right hands (like Delisle's) you get the best of both worlds, a travel book detailing first hand experiences of other lands and cultures plus art of those places and peoples. And much as I love travel photography I think the comics medium captures much of the essence of places and people, especially here with Delisle, who has a deceptively simple looking, very cartoony approach for the most part, and yet with an uncanny knack for depicting things superbly well with a few simple lines, where others may have opted for heavily detailed realism, which is a mark of a fine cartoonist (although sometimes when visiting major landmarks he will create much more detailed panels).
Really I'd recommend any of his comics tales of stays in (to most of us anyway) unusual places, but this, his most recent travel work (2011 in the original French) is a great starting point if you've not read him before. An Angoulême festival winner (a huge recommendation in itself), this one sees the artist once more relocating for a whole year for his wife's role in the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières, but this time with two young children in tow. His book on their year in Burma was wonderful, and there he was also looking after their first child, but in Jerusalem there's that nice feeling of it being the whole family, husband, wife, two kids, and this makes all of Delisle's observations of life in different lands more accessible and something many readers will be able to empathise with, even if they themselves never travel to such places.
And that's part of what makes his books so compelling – it isn't just a chance to see into a country and culture that most of us won't experience (or if we do it is only for a fleeting holiday visit – he actually lives there for a year in the community) and to see it through the eyes of an artist (which see elements sometimes the rest of us might miss). It's the human, family-level aspect of Delisle's works that makes them so appealing. He'll pay as much attention to a first visit to a landmark like the Wailing Wall or to one of the controversial settlements as he does to the problems of a young family moving into a strange land and trying to figure out which are the best local shops to pick up their regular needs in (they feel they should support local Palestinian businesses by shopping there, but the Jewish run supermarket is the one that does the best nappies for the youngest child. Of course it isn't open on Saturdays…).
And then there are the peculiar things to being in that place – Christian preachers from different orthodoxies fighting each other over a sacred site (only in the Holy Land…), suddenly finding the Palestinian neighbourhood is sealed off because it is a Jewish festival (Yom Kippur as it happens, Delisle only knew it as a war and didn't realise it was a major religious holiday) or discovering how seriously Israel takes its security – understandably – when he travels abroad for a comics festival then tries to return (cue some serious time being interrogated about why he travelled, who he knows in Israel etc before being allowed on the plane back to Israel), or the nets strung between tall buildings in some sections of town where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side, but not happily (the nets there to stop objects thrown by settlers). Or being on a flight back to Israel after a convention, talking to friendly old grandfather type on the plane, seeing the number tattooed on his arm and realising he is a survivor of the Holocaust. There are ups and down, but for any down sides Delisle also shows there are happy moments – family trip to the beach, party with new friends, the simple pleasure of exploring a new and strange place, making comics with locals, discovering new sights and of course sketching them to put into his comic travelogue later.
As always in his books it isn't just the outsider dropped into a strange environment that drives the story, it's the roots he and his family put down during their extended stay, the friends they make, the different impressions and views of that land they get from their long stay and from the different people they get to know. It all offers a very human-level experience of different cultures and ways of life. Delisle usually tries to go with a fairly gentle approach for the most part and is rarely judgemental, at least not to stridently, although you can probably infer from certain scenes where his sympathies may lie in regard to some of the controversial areas, while others he simply presents to the reader and leaves them to draw their own conclusions; he gives you his impressions in this very open, accessible (and indeed entertaining and sometimes emotional) way and then, like a good writer should, let's the reader take from it what they will. Delisle's travel works are also ideal books to give to friends who don't normally read comics; I've loaned several of my Delisle books to friends who absolutely loved them (and now ask what other graphic novels I think they might enjoy), he's a great artist to share with comics and non comics readers alike. An interesting way to look at another part of the world.


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Although I panned "Tammy," my review did open with the line, "Like Lou Costello, Groucho Marx, and Jack Benny, Melissa McCarthy can't not be funny."
Some commenters took issue with that comparison, but it was sincere.
Whether you like Melissa McCarthy's style or not, she is one of the most naturally funny people to come along in a long time.
She's honed and fine-tuned a comedic style that just needs the right film vehicle.
The first act of "Tammy" (which actually is funny) has more laughs than what I've seen come out of Fey's combined career.
In the New York Post, Kyle Smith rightfully declares McCarthy the "true queen of comedy" and dismantles the horribly overrated Tina Fey:
Fey may be witty and cute and sophisticated (and improv-trained), but it's McCarthy who makes you laugh: Note the element of force involved. When Melissa's up to bat, you're the baseball.
How did Fey get to be so overrated? Easy. The culture arbiters think she brought down Sarah Palin. Then she seized the opportunity to secure a political perch for herself as America's Lite Comic Feminist. …
"The definition of 'crazy' in Hollywood," Fey declared in "Bossypants," "is a woman who keeps talking after no one wants to f - - k her anymore." Bemoaning the objectification of women is a strange stance for someone who inexplicably took her shirt off in a classroom in "Mean Girls." (But I'm sure that scene was all the screenwriter's fault.)
Fey is worth some $45 million, and she wants us to feel angry-sorry about how oppressive being a woman is.
Think hard about how she earned the title of comedy's No. 1 lady. One good celebrity impression in one pretty good sketch. A TV show nobody watched. Two gigs hosting the Golden Globes — one of which was lame.


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OPINION: The European Union was founded as a trading bloc and it is no surprise that the European Commission is annoyed that online commerce has not led to a massive upsurge in online sales.
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The European Commission is investigating whether Apple helped five international publishers agree anti-competitive measues affecting the sale of electronic books (e-books) within the European Economic Area (EEA).
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24 Nov 2011
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22 Nov 2011
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10 Nov 2011
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A lot of memories rolled down the street when someone stole Pat Monahan's prized 1962 red Corvette as he relaxed in a Pacific Grove bed-and-breakfast.
The retired Sacramento firefighter owned the car for 20 years and lovingly restored it, driving it just a few times a year to events like last weekend's Classic Car Week on the Monterey Peninsula.
"I'm not that big into trophies. I just enjoyed driving the car. There were so many memories in it," Monahan, 55, said Friday.
He recalled photographs taken of the car when his three daughters were so little their heads barely poked above the Corvette's windshield. They're adults now, two with children of their own. Just a few weeks ago, Monahan said the family took a photo of his twin grandsons in the car.
"I would take it back in pieces right now," said Monahan, who has flooded Corvette forums, police agencies, classic car auction houses and media outlets with information about the theft since he discovered his car gone about 7:30 a.m. Aug. 18.
His Corvette was one of four vintage Chevrolets reported stolen over the weekend when the Peninsula's annual celebration of motor vehicles was at its height. The other three, unlike Monahan's Corvette, were taken from auction lots in the Monterey area.
Monahan, who figured his car was worth $100,000 to $120,000, wasn't in town to sell, trade or buy. He simply enjoyed driving the Corvette and had participated in a Pacific Grove rally the day before he lost the car.
He and his wife, Terry, got back from dinner about 8:30 Saturday night. Monahan was so beat from a long day in the sun that he didn't want to sit on the deck overlooking the spot where his car was parked.
"Had we looked out we would have seen 'em pushing it down the street," Monahan said, with a rueful chuckle.
The next morning he discovered the car gone. "I was in total disbelief, total shock," he said. "It's still shocking."
A wallet containing fuel credit cards was gone, too, but Monahan said no one has tried to use the cards. He figures whoever took the car is smart enough not to use them.
His hope of recovering the car is dropping the longer it's missing.
"It's probably put away in a shipping container by now," he said.
Monahan recalled anniversary trips to Monterey and Napa that he and his wife took in the Corvette over the years. He said he always figured he would leave the car to one of his daughters.
At least now, they won't have to "arm wrestle" over who gets it, he said.
He doesn't blame the event, the bed-and-breakfast or anything else — just those whose thievery left a hole in his heart.
"It's always a good time," he said of the Peninsula car event. "You just can't fix criminals. But you can't let them change your life. ... I'm not going to let them affect my life anymore."
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I wonder what you write If you do not know contact name on cover letter.
- Dear Hiring Manager
- Dear 'name of company' Architects
- Dear 'name of principal'
How do you write?
When I was looking, I would write "Dear [Name of Firm] Team." That seems safe and also invited or whatever
I always just use "Dear {name of firm}." It has worked pretty well.
"name of firm" does really good work.
call them and ask the receptionist who reviews the resumes and address the letter to them. not that hard.
yes. unless they are working out of their basement. this is not to disparage the basement dwelling architect. many don't need the trappings or the lease that comes with an office.
A lot of firms very explicitly state not to call them about employment stuff.
I agree with vado retro. This is cover letter writing 101. Based on simple statistics, if all the people on this post would apply to the same job, vado and I would have the upper hand, which would be about 20 percent of us having a much better cover letter right from the first line.
We would have called the firm and asked who is handling the hiring for X position.
Get that person's name, address it to them personally, and make a much better impression!
Hope this helps!
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Edgecombe man's appeal of murder conviction dismissed
Posted October 9, 2013
Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Court of Appeals dismissed an Edgecombe County man's request for a new trial nearly two years after he was found guilty of murdering a Rocky Mount woman.
In an Aug. 27 order obtained Wednesday by WRAL News, the Appeals Court granted a state motion to dismiss Antwan Maurice Pittman's appeal of his Sept. 29, 2011, first-degree murder conviction for the death of Tahara Shenice Nicholson.
Nicholson, 28, was found dead March 7, 2009, in a wooded area about 5 miles from Pittman's childhood home. An autopsy found she had been strangled.
It took jurors less than an hour to find Pittman, 35, guilty.
The motion was granted on the basis that there was a lack of substantial constitutional questions about how the lower court ruled in the trial.
Nicholson was one of nine Rocky Mount women who had been reported missing when their bodies were found over a four-year period across three counties – many of them in locations close to where Pittman had lived at some point in his life.
A 10th woman is still missing, and although he's never been charged, authorities have previously said that he was a suspect in at least seven of the other cases.
The status of the other cases was unclear Wednesday evening.
All of the women shared similar backgrounds and physical appearances, many knew one another and many frequented an area of Rocky Mount known for drug activity and prostitution.
Medical examiners haven't been able to determine how some of the women died, and in other cases, there is little likelihood that physical evidence, such as fingerprints or DNA, could have been recovered.
In Nicholson's case, investigators were, in part, able to link Pittman to the crime through DNA since Nicholson was found days after Pittman admitted to having sex with her.
Pittman is serving a life sentence at Central Prison in Raleigh, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.


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QUESTION: My grandmother was just re-examined by the DMV to determine if she can still safely drive. She received a letter stating that she is required to do calendar re-examinations. What does this mean?
ANSWER : It means that your grandmother is still able to drive without any restrictions. However, she is required to appear once a year to retake the test at the DMV. She must also provide updated medical information. These precautions are in place to ensure your grandma's safety as well as other drivers on the road. For more information on the re-examination process visit: www.DMV.ca.gov/about/senior/driverlicense/reexam.htm .
What are common restrictions for senior drivers?
Senior driver restrictions are customized to each individual's needs, but below are the most common:
• No freeway driving
• Driving with an additional right side mirror
• Driving from sunrise to sunset only
• Time of day restriction (for example, not during rush hour traffic)
• Area restriction (for example, to your physician and grocery store only)
For more information on restrictions for senior drivers, visit www.DMV.ca.gov/about/senior/driverlicense/restrict.htm
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Individuals who do not own or have access to a vehicle can request an exemption from the IID installation, by completing and returning the Exemption for Ignition Interlock Device (DL 4055B) form within 30 days of receiving notice from DMV regarding the IID requirement. For more information on the IID please visit http://DMV.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffdl31.htm.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Riquna Williams scored 34 points and No. 13-ranked Miami defeated a top-five team for the first time by beating No. 5 Maryland 75-63 Thursday night.
Williams tied a career high with eight 3-pointers, the last coming with two minutes left to put Miami ahead by 11 points. The Hurricanes won despite missing 21 consecutive shots in the first half, when they went 10 minutes without a basket to squander an early 12-point lead.
The Hurricanes (14-3 overall, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended their home winning streak to 34 games. Maryland (16-1, 3-1) was held 21 points below its scoring average of 84.4 points per game, best in the nation.
Miami won even though Shenise Johnson shot 2 for 15 and scored only six points.
Source: Steven Wine, Associated Press


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Oral Cancer
Genetic Jaw Bone Degeneration
My daughter has been diagnosed with a degenerating jaw bone resulting in the gradual loss of all her teeth. Currently her gums have receded almost to root tips in many instances. She`s been told her jaw at age 38 is that of a 70-80 yr.old. She has perfect teeth, no decay in her life! We`re devasted. If teeth all fall out, there will be no bone for dentures. Bone looks web-like in x-ray, said to be genetic. What hope has she? They are uninsured and if a total jaw implant to support dentures were available the cost would be astronomical and beyond her reach. Are there grant-supported medical facilities to help severe cases like hers? I understand this is textbook rare, most dentists, even specialists, can go a career without seeing this. We are distraught over what looms for her. Help!
It is difficult for me to discuss this without seeing a radiograph of the patient. Most patients have adequate bone for implants even after the loss of the bone supporting the teeth. Unfortunately, I don't know of any grants or studies currently that would pay for implant supported dentures at the College. However, what I would suggest would be an upper denture and the use of perhaps 2 lower implants to support a lower denture. This would significantly reduce the cost and would be a good alternative until she could save for an upper and lower implant supported bridge.
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LAKE SUCCESS (Nov. 7)
The United States, United Kingdom, France and Turkey today introduced a resolution in the U.N. Special Political Committee calling for the raising of a U.N. fund to finance "reintegration" of Palestine refugees up to June 30, 1952. The committee left the question open pending a report from the U.N. Budgetary Committee on how to raise funds called for in the resolution.
The four-nation resolution declares that reintegration of the refugees either by repratriation of resettlement "is essential" and calls for a fund of $30,000,000 for the next fiscal year for reintegration and a sum of $20,000,000 to carry on relief during that same period. The only Arab delegate to speak–Jamali of Iraq–fervently opposed the resolution because he said it did not insist on repatriation.
"Reintegration" is a new concept that has appeared in the Palestine refugee problem to encompass either or both repatriation to Israel and resettlement in the Arab countries. In introducing the resolution, John C. Ross of the United States told the Committee his government was ready to request an undetermined amount of money from Congress for reintegration and relief of the Arab refugees. He insisted that the raising of the funds must be a joint effort among all nations.
Israel's Ambassador Abba Eban, addressing today's session of the Special Political Committee, emphasized that the Government of Israel has repeatedly stated and now reaffirms its willingness to pay fair compensation for abandoned Arab lands. It considers it vital that any funds acorning from such compensation be credited to the refugee integration fund.
"In agreeing to immediate discussions with international agencies on the problems of compensation and on the establishment of a reintegration fund, Israel will regard itself as taking part in the first and most urgent installment of discussions leading to final peace," Mr. Eban said. "It must be borne in mind that Israel reserves its own financial claims under a final settlement with reference to the loss and damage which it has suffered as a result of war and invasion," he pointed out. He then summarized the views of the Israel Government on a solution of the Arab refugee problem as follows:
1. The most important step that can be taken towards the final solution of this problem would be for the General Assembly to act on the recommendation contained in the U.N. Conciliation Commission report suggesting that the parties be urged to engage without delay in direct discussions, within the framework of which the refugee problem should be given priority of consideration.
2. Israel supports the recommendations of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for the continuance of the relief programs and of the works projects for Palestine refugees as an indispensable interim measure until final integration is achieved. It also offers its cooperation to the Committee of Experts of the Conciliation Commission's Reports.
3. Israel supports the recommendation contained in the UNEWA Report urging the creation of a reintegration fund to be applied to the permanent settlement of refugees and their integration into normal and productive life. It accepts the principle that any funds which Israel may agree to defray for compensation be credited to the integration fund instead of being dissipated in individual payments.


text: Wayne stays alive in AA softball tournament By Tommy R. Atkinson May 23, 2012 Story Share Jeff Baughan Wayne's Emily Fry concentrates on a pitch in the win over Shady Spring. VIENNA - It was a mixed bag for Wayne in the Class AA state tournament.The Pioneers, who were making their first appearance since 1994, opened with a 6-0 shutout over Shady Spring but then dropped a 3-0 decision to defending state champion Ritchie County in their second game.Wayne drops into today's elimination game at 9:30 a.m., when it will face Keyser, which put Shady out with a 4-1 win. The Golden Tornado earned its first win at states."I feel real good,'' said Wayne coach Tish Smith. "We'll be fine. All in all, I think [the players] are real excited."This morning they played very well. We were lucky to get all of our girls in [the game] against Shady. It was a long wait between games. They were ready to go right then. If we would have played right then it might have been a different outcome.''Ritchie finished the opening day of the tournament with two wins and moves into the championship round at 2 p.m. seeking its first back-to-back titles. In Class AAA, John Marshall, which entered states as one of only two teams with more than 30 wins, lived up to its billing. The Monarchs, who won their only title in 1988 under the one-class system, earned two victories to advance to the championship round at 2:30 p.m. today. John Marshall pummeled Robert C. Byrd 10-3 in the opener then held on against Parkersburg South for a 5-4 win.Logan, which claimed titles in 2001, 2002 and 2006, opened with an 8-3 loss to South but rebounded with an 8-0 shellacking of RCB to stay alive. The Wildcats will take on South at 10 a.m. today in an elimination game."We were really down in the first couple of innings and then something just happened,'' said Logan senior Morgan Aguirre of finally coming around against RCB. "Thank God it did."We needed it. We needed everybody to step up hitting and a lot of people did. I have a good feeling. We always take the hard way and we're taking the hard way. Hopefully, we'll come out on top.''Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Volunteers aid flood victims in Elkview, Clendenin 3 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 5 WVU hopes to get injured defenders back for TCU Golf notebook: Wetherholt's a late bloomer Previous Story Hoover rallies, heads to state tourney Next Story


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Royals eye division run
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:33:56 GMT —
CHICAGO (AP) -- As the Kansas City Royals added to their roster during the offseason, Billy Butler was glad the team embraced the task at hand instead of eyeing the future.
The Royals are in a win-now mode and believe they are poised to make a big jump in the AL Central starting with Monday's opener against the Chicago White Sox.
"There's no reason we shouldn't be better," Butler said Sunday. "How much better that is? I'm not a mind reader. I'm not a projector. ... Our talent's higher than it's ever been since I've been here."
After going 72-90 for their 17th losing season in 18 years, they believe they're ready to become a winner.
"We're still young, we're still growing," manager Ned Yost said. "We're going to have ups and we're going to have downs, but I think we're in a much better position to be successful this year just because of the maturity factor."
Kansas City appears to have improved. The Royals re-signed Jeremy Guthrie after he dazzled in a short stint with them last season, and they acquired Ervin Santana from the Los Angeles Angels. The deal for Tampa Bay's James Shields cost them top prospect Wil Myers.
"That's the first time we've ever made a move to help out the big league team," Butler said. "Usually, we're stocking the system. Our big league team's gotten to the point where we needed to make a move to help out the big league team because we have talent and we needed to trade some prospects for major league. It doesn't get more exciting than that."


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Hannibal, NY -- A Hannibal man is accused of having sex with a child last year, Oswego County sheriff's deputies announced today.
David M. Gagnon, 23, of 25 Woodland Drive, was charged Tuesday with first-degree rape, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
The incident occurred in May at a Hannibal home with a child younger than 13 years old, deputies said.
Gagnon was arraigned in Scriba Town Court and ordered held in jail on $5,000 bail and $10,000 bond.


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