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Aaron's Freedom Ride*2011* Day 1 Ellijay, GACommunity, Featured Stories August 27, 2011
Aaron's welcomed Freedom Ride 2011 to Gilmer County on Day 1 of the cycling tour that began in Atlanta and will end in NYC! The ride is to commemorate the lives of Firefighters and 1st responders lost on 9/11 on the 10 year anniversary of that tragic day. Twenty plus "Freedom Riders" will travel 1035 miles through 13 cities on 2 wheels on a journey ending in New York City on September 10th!Day 1 for the Freedom Riders ended in Gilmer County at Aaron's where the riders enjoyed a huge welcome and refreshments. The riders were escorted from Dekalb County by the following Officers: George Ramirez, Terry Gilley, Kenny Dalton, and Bruce Hood. Fetchyournews.com spoke with Heather Akins, who had driven from Bartow County and awaited the opportunity to see her husband, Matthew Akins. Heather told us that Matthew is a firefighter from Pine Log Fire Department and is one of the cyclists en route to NYC.
The Freedom Riders visited with the waiting crowd at Aaron's, gathered around "Aaron's Monster Truck" for photos with supporters, and then traveled over to the City of Ellijay for a wonderful meal. The Ellijay Fire Department, Chamber of Commerce, and Better Hometown of Ellijay, GA hosted a cookout type dinner with plenty of delicious food including a big basket of "Gilmer County Apples!" What better place for the cyclists to end day 1 than Gilmer County since beside being the "Apple Capital" it is also the "Mountain Bike Capital" of Georgia! A designation that came to Gilmer County in part because of the effort from Mike Palmeri, owner of Cartecay Bikes, www.cartecaybikes.com .
FYN also spoke with Douglas Kerns, Team Captain of the Freedom Riders who told us something else Mr. Palmeri was responsible for and that being this admirable journey commemorating 9/11. Kerns told us that Michael Palmeri, an Atlanta Firefighter conceived the idea 8 years after the tragic attack and now that idea has become a reality. This journey from Atlanta to NYC will pay tribute to the fallen heroes and the courageous survivors. Day 2 for the cyclists began at approximately 7:30 am Saturday morning and the next stop will be Dillsboro, NC.
The cyclists travel with a support convoy that assists with supplies and any other assistance needed along the way.
The Freedom Riders trip will take the following route: Day 1: August 26th • Atlanta to Ellijay, GA, / Day 2: August 27th • Ellijay, GA to Dillsboro, NC / Day 3: August 28th • Dillsboro, NC to Asheville, NC / Day 4: August 29th • Asheville, NC to Little Switzerland, NC / Day 5: August 30th • Little Switzerland, NC to Boone, NC / Day 6: August 31st • Boone, NC to Christiansburg, VA / Day 7: September 1st • Christiansburg, VA to Roanoke, VA / Day 8: September 2nd • Roanoke, VA to Staunton, VA / Day 9: September 3rd • Staunton, VA to Culpeper, VA / Day 10: September 4th • Culpeper, VA to Washington DC / Day 11: September 5th • Rest Day in DC / Day 12: September 6th • Washington DC to Denton MD / Day 13: September 7th • Denton MD to Cape May NJ / Day 14: September 8th • Cape May NJ to Atlantic City NJ / Day 15: September 9th • Atlantic City NJ to Long Branch NJ / Day 16: September 10th • Long Branch NJ to NYC
Fetchyournews.com will be staying in contact with the Freedom Riders and will continually update our readers on the day to day details and progress of these guys as they make this wonderful journey.


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Research Topics
Renee E Robinson
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Country: USA
Research Grants
Detail Information
- Abnormal left ventricular mass and aortic distensibility in pediatric dialysis patientsRenee F Robinson
Children s Research Institute, 700 Children s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 20:64-8. 2005..However, further study is needed to address how control of BP, uremia, and other factors may affect these abnormalities in children with ESRD...
- Stability of cefazolin sodium in four heparinized and non-heparinized dialysate solutions at 38 degrees CRenee F Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and Children s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Perit Dial Int 26:593-7. 2006..5%, 2.5%, or 4.25% dextrose, or 7.5% icodextrin, the new colloid formulation (Extraneal; Baxter), at 38 degrees C for 4 days...
- Management of nephrotic syndrome in childrenRenee F Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Pharmacotherapy 23:1021-36. 2003..g., levamisole), and experimental therapies. Further studies are needed to identify the most effective and least toxic therapeutic regimens for inducing and maintaining remission in children with nephrotic syndrome...
- Metabolic bone disease after chronic antacid administration in an infantRenee F Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Ann Pharmacother 38:265-8. 2004..To describe a case of hypophosphatemia and metabolic bone disease (MBD) due to aluminum-containing antacids...
- Effectiveness of pretreatment in decreasing adverse events associated with pamidronate in children and adolescentsRenee E Robinson
College of Medicine and Public Health, Ohio State University, USA
Pharmacotherapy 24:195-7. 2004....
- Herbal weight-loss supplement misadventures per a regional poison centerRenee F Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Children s Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA
Ann Pharmacother 38:787-90. 2004..Many herbal supplements used for weight loss contain stimulants. The poison control center has noted an increase in reports of adverse events with intentional and unintentional ingestion of herbal weight-loss supplements...
- Body mass index in primary and secondary pediatric hypertensionRenee F Robinson
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children s Hospital, 700 Children s Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 19:1379-84. 2004....
- Significance of heritability in primary and secondary pediatric hypertensionRenee F Robinson
Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43205, USA
Am J Hypertens 18:917-21. 2005..The aim of this study was to determine the genetic contribution to primary and secondary hypertension in a pediatric population through heritability analysis...
- Pharmacologic treatment of chronic pediatric hypertensionRenee F Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
Paediatr Drugs 7:27-40. 2005....
- Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in children with osteopenia or osteoporosis referred to a pediatric metabolic bone clinicSasigarn A Bowden
Columbus Children s Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, 700 Children s Dr, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
Pediatrics 121:e1585-90. 2008....
- Intoxication with sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080)Renee F Robinson
Pediatric Pharmacotherapy NIH Clinical Research K30 Program, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Childrens Research Institute, The Central Ohio Poison Control Center, Columbus 43210, USA
Vet Hum Toxicol 44:93-5. 2002..Two days later he was discharged with no evidence of neurologic sequelae. We report this patient to increase awareness of SMFA toxicity, and its ability to cause anion gap metabolic acidosis...
- Implications of diphenhydramine single-dose unintended ingestions in young childrenSasko D Stojanovski
College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 23:465-8. 2007..Diphenhydramine is frequently used in children, but the consequences of single unintended dose exposures in young children are unknown...
- Treatment of poor linear growth in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta type IIIRenee F Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, USA
Clin Ther 26:1680-3. 2004..Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of bone and connective tissue disorders arising from a genetic defect...
- Children and adolescent exposures to atomoxetine hydrochloride reported to a poison control centerSasko D Stojanovski
College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University and Children s Research Institute, Columbus 43210, USA
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 44:243-7. 2006..Little is known about adverse drug reactions of atomoxetine following an overdose among children. The objective of our study was to evaluate the type of atomoxetine adverse drug reactions in relation to dose...
- Amlodipine therapy in pediatric patients with hypertensionMarcie L Parker
College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University and Children s Hospital, Columbus 43210, USA
J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 42:114-7. 2002
Research Grants1
- Medication Adherence in Adolescents with HypertensionRenee Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2005..effective assessment methods to identify risk factors for non-adherence and to improve long-term medication adherence in children and adolescents suffering from chronic renal diseases, such as hypertension or solid organ transplantation ..

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NCRI - The Saudi police is holding an Iranian cleric in city of Medina for making provoking remarks. It is more than two weeks that he is not allowed to leave Saudi Arabia.
Cleric Ali A'arefi is a Friday Prayer Leader in the Iranian city of Jiroft, in southern province of Kerman.
Despite efforts by the Iranian regime officials in that country the Saudi authorities have refused to allow him to leave Saudi Arabia.
The state-run media reporting on his arrest said he was arrested in a cemetery in Medina where he made an 'important speech' and has he made remarks on 'realities'.
Medina, in western Saudi Arabia, is the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and is the second holiest city in Islam after Mecca.
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"David O'Farrell" <dave(dot)ofarrell(at)aersoft(dot)ie> writes: > "The libpq library allows a single frontend to make multiple > connections to backend processes. However, the frontend application > is still a single-threaded process." > could some clarify to me if this means that a frontend CANNOT open > several connections from different threads with the current > implementation of libpq. It just means that libpq doesn't somehow magically convert a single-threaded application into a multi-threaded one just becase you opened more than one connection. PQconnectdb() is not currently multithreadable, because it relies on a global variable to hold connection options. (Which is part of the API for the routine, so I can't easily fix it without risking breaking applications :-(.) But as far as I know, all the rest of libpq is multithreadable, by which I mean that different threads can be working on different connection objects concurrently. libpq does not know anything about threads, so it does not contain any interlocking that would make it safe for more than one thread to touch a given connection object or result object. If you need that, you'll have to provide a lock associated with each object at the application level. (Realistically, you'd have to do that anyway. Even if libpq contained code to serialize access to a connection object, it could only interlock on a function-call-by-function-call basis. But almost certainly, each thread will want to lock down the state of the connection object for a series of operations. For instance, you'd not want another thread to issue a new PQexec till you'd got done examining the result of the previous one. libpq couldn't enforce that for you.) If you need to make connections concurrently, just use PQsetdbLogin() rather than PQconnectdb(). BTW this all assumes that you have a thread-safe libc; if malloc is not thread-safe then all bets are off... > Is there anyone working on multi threading for libpq ? I don't really see a need for libpq to be thread-aware. regards, tom lane
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San Bernadino, Calif. – Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. reported a substantial increase in net income, for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Net income more than doubled to $11.1 million from $5.4 million in the same period a year earlier. Net sales rose almost 2% to $984 million, to $968.7 million.
Same-store sales grew 1.4%. Jack H. Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Stater Bros., credited the supermarket retailer's maintaining of a low-price market strategy during difficult economic times with boosting financial performance.
"During the extended economic downtown, we have sacrificed gross margin by not fully passing on the costs of inflation, which has allowed us to keep our prices low for our valued customers," said Brown. "In addition, in order to continue to invest in our customers, we are constantly looking for opportunities where we can reduce our costs in areas such as improving our shrink or product loss, and improving our efficiencies at both our stores and in our distribution facility."


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Mark Lamarr
"This has been Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and they said I couldn't polish it."
- Author Appeal: He is a big fan of reggae. When Jimmy Cliff was on the show, Mark kept awarding Phil's team points for "just having Jimmy Cliff in".
- Digging Yourself Deeper: Invoked by his "I say I liked it, I tolerated it - I say I tolerated it..." routine.
- Driven to Suicide: Parodied, as he seemingly becomes more and more fed up with his job.
- Farm Boy: Often portrayed as this in earlier series and tie-in books due to being from Swindon, occasionally putting on an exaggerated "oo ar me deario" voice and claiming it's his "natural" accent.
- Important Haircut: His original 'Fifties Throwback' quiff was cut off as a charity stunt in between series.
- Jerkass: Deadpan Snarker extraordinaire to the point of obnoxiousness. In all fairness, some of this is somewhat justified due to the arrogant and/or irritating nature of some of the guests.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Notable when a guest he particularly liked appeared on the show, such as Jimmy Cliff and Faye Tozer.
Phill Jupitus
"Need room to work? Shouldn't be on TV with me then, sweetheart."
1996- 2014
- Author Appeal: Likes Star Wars and will take any opportunity to segue into doing a Chewbacca impression.
- Big Eater: If Mark's jokes are anything to go by:Mark: Phill cooked Christmas dinner for eight, but before he could eat it, some people turned up...
- The Constant: Has appeared on every main episode.
- Man of a Thousand Voices: Parodied. Mark claims the majority of Phill's impressions consist of saying a celebrity's catchphrase (e.g., "Ooh Betty" for Frank Spencer) in the same throaty Bernard Manning voice.
Sean Hughes
"Well, I'm getting it from all sides now!"
- Deadpan Snarker: Helped by his monotone southern Irish accent.
- The Quiet One: When he left the show, Mark commemorated him with a montage of 'his contributions to the show', which consisted of clips of Sean's other team members answering questions while Sean sat quietly in the background.
Bill Bailey
"The last time I was on, you called me a Klingon nonce!"
(1998, 1999),2002-2008
- Author Appeal: Likes science-fiction, especially Star Trek.
- Butt-Monkey: Under Mark Lamarr's tenure. Not that Phil and Sean were much better off.
- Nice Guy: As team captain or as a guest on the show, he's generally friendly to his fellow panelists.
Simon Amstell
"I'm Simon Amstell — and if you think I'm a poor booking, let's meet tonight's guests!"
(2003, 2005), 2006-2008
- Author Appeal: He's a fan of Patrick Wolf. When Patrick appeared as a guest, Simon didn't insult him once.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: His general persona on the show. Nobody is safe, unless you're one of the rare people Simon likes.
- The Dog Bites Back: Falls victim to this when he mocks his guests one too many times. One notable moment was when Davina Mccall found footage of Simon's appearance as a young lad on a 90's morning show, imitating Dame Edna Everage. His first line in that clip made the audience laugh.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Appears as both a guest host and panellist prior to time as a host. Notably, Lamarr jokingly accuses him of trying to steal his "act", which he does a year or so later.
- Jerkass: Consistently smug, condescending and arrogant, with the occasional glimpse of Jerk with a Heart of Gold, such as Amy Winehouse's infamous second appearance - though he did find the time to mock her in the same show as well as during Mark Ronson's appearance.
Noel Fielding
"I'm loving this show this week, 'cause I'm usually the weird one."
(2007), 2009-2014
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: As is the case with Noel Fielding.
Rhod Gilbert
"I'll take you down into battle right now! Go on, you start!"
(2006, 2009, 2011), 2014
- Early-Bird Cameo: Like Simon, he was a guest on the show, as well as a guest presenter before becoming a regular host in 2014.
- Nice Guy: Compared to Simon and Mark at least — but like every other host, he tends to make fun of those not on the show.
- Off the Rails: Tends to forget rules due to his inexperience at hosting, so the team leaders either have to remind him what happens next or let it slide for comedic effect.
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Ellen Kleekamp and Bradley Hanneken, both of Washington, were united in marriage Sept. 8, 2012, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Washington. Deacon Richard Boland officiated at the ceremony.
Bride's parents are Jerome and Paula Kleekamp. Groom's parents are Patrick Hanneken and Mary Jo Sullentrup.
The bride was given in marriage by her father.
Serving as maid of honor was Sally Kleekamp. Bridesmaids were Alysia Kleekamp, Jamie Hanneken, Gwen Hanneken and Andrea Boeckmann.
Best man was Chris Hanneken. Groomsmen were Josh Hanneken, Andrew Graham, Tom Buel and Jeff Obermark.
Flower girl was Danica Hanneken, bride and groom's daughter. Ring bearer was Payton Hanneken.
Candlelighters were Kim Fleer and Robyn Holdmeyer. Ushers were Austin Pohl and Doug Holdmeyer. Music for the ceremony was provided by Lucy Tobben.
The bride is a 2004 graduate of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, 2008 graduate of Maryville University with a bachelor's of education in middle school education, and a 2011 graduate of Missouri Baptist University with a master's degree in educational administration. She is employed by St. Clair R-XIII School District as a junior high teacher.
The groom is a 2001 graduate of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School and 2005 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He is employed by Parker Hannifin as a manufacturing engineer.


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Sajjan, Sharanappa V and Savanur, RA and Mudkavi, Vidyadhar Y (2009) CFD Analysis of 500 kW Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades: Straight and Bent Cases. In: 11th Annual CFD Symposium 11th − 12 th August 2009, Bangalore.Full text available as:
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Three-dimensional CFD results are presented for the flow over a straight and a deformed horizontal-axis 500 kW wind turbine blade to study the effect of blade flexibility on the power of the wind turbine.The implicit Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes solver (IMPRANS) based on finite volume nodal point spatial discretisation scheme with dual time stepping approach and Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model was used for the computations. Bent shape due to Aeroelastic effect was computed using off-line coupling of structural model with panel method. Computations were carried out for several wind speeds. Results for designed wind speed of 12 meter per second for both straight and deformed blades are presented here. In general, power output increases due to deformation at most wind speeds except when the speed goes well beyond design wind speed when the power actually decreases.
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Morganza Spillway To Close By Weekend
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Morganza Spillway–opened to relieve stress on Mississippi River levees–could be completely closed within a week. Spokesperson Rachel Rodi says only 5 of the 17 bays opened last month remain open. Rodi says the Corps has been closing about 1 gate per day, and–barring anything unforseen–the Morganza should be completely closed by Sunday. She says this has been a good research experience for the Engineers, as it's the first time the spillway has been opened since 1973. Rodi says it's hoped that high waters in the Atchafalaya Basin caused by opening the spillway will recede quickly. She says once the Morganza is closed completely, the Corps will turn it's attention to the Bonnet Carre Spillway–just upriver of New Orleans.


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The Lab for Manufacturing and Productivity is jointly hosting its seventh annual Manufacturing Summit at MIT with the American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE) on Sunday, April 21st through Tuesday, April 23rd at MIT's Bartos Theater. This year's summit will focus on precision control for advanced manufacturing systems. The summit is intended to promote a broader understanding of the principals and techniques applicable for precision control, to highlight the challenges and achievements unique to this field, to bring specialists and practitioners from industry, government, and academia for the exchange of ideas, and to identify topics for further research. The summit will also provide the opportunity to reconnect with your friends at LMP. We'll be hosting lunchtime lab tours on Monday and Tuesday and our graduate students will be presenting their research efforts at the Poster Session on Tuesday evening. The summit schedule is as follows:
Sunday, April 21st: Tutorials (optional) 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Using Labview for Instrumentation and Control (Room TBD) Control of Precision Systems (Room 3-370)
Welcome Reception 6:00 - 8:00 pm Bartos Lower Atrium (E15)
Monday, April 22nd: Technical Sessions 8:15 am - 5:00 pm Bartos Theater (E15)
Poster Session and Dinner Reception 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Bartos Lower Atrium (E15)
Tuesday, April 23rd: Technical Sessions 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Bartos Theater (E15)
For complete details and online registration, please visit ASPE's website:
Click here for more information and to register for the conference
Dr. Masahiko MoriMachine Tool Companies from 2013 to 2020
February 15, 2013
By pointing out the general world trends population transition, GDP, exchange rate, etc. we can reimagine the future of the machine tool industry based on its current state. Where to locate the factory in the world, which type of machine should be produced in each factory, and how to manage logistics, are all key factors in serving customers worldwide. Dr. Mori's talk detailed these challenges and showed how to reestablish machine tool manufacturing in the US.
Ralph E. Cross was a pioneer in manufacturing engineering and the father of automation. After graduating from MIT in 1933, Cross returned to his native Detroit and rejoined the family business, Cross Gear and Machine (founded by his father in 1889 as Milton O. Cross & Co. Brass Goods). Ralph Cross and his brother Milton eventually took over the company from their father and turned it into largest machine tool company in the United States. They helped pioneer what became known as "Detroit automation in-line sequencing of manufacturing operations that utilized automatic material handling techniques. In the early 1960s, the company developed the first integrated manufacturing system for machining, assembling and testing transmission stator support assemblies; the industry's first nonsynchronous transfer machine for assembling and testing disc brake assemblies; and the first automated "cold state" engine diagnostic and test system.
Ralph was chairman, president and CEO for the Cross Company from 1970-1979 when he established the Cross & Trecker Corp., a holding company combining the Cross Company and Kearney & Trecker, a Wisconsin machine tool maker. He retired from Cross & Trecker in 1986. Ralph was a long time supporter of MIT and in particular the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity.
He established the Ralph E. Cross and Eloise F. Cross Professorship in Mechanical Engineering and the Cross Lectureship in Manufacturing which sponsors lecturers in all fields of manufacturing. He became the first chair of MIT's Industrial Development Board when, in 1977, the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity was established. In 2000, MIT dedicated the Cross Student Lounge and Cross CAD/CAM Laboratory. Cross also contributed to the Ralph Cross Endowment Fund of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation, which makes grants to students in manufacturing education.


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Brooke Shields & Michael McKean Join Culture Project's THE EXONERATED, 10/2
Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Founder & Artistic Director), in association with Innocence Project, Marc & Steven Kaplan, and Cheryl Wiesenfeld, will welcome Michael McKean (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) and Brooke Shields (The Addam's Family) to the rotating cast of the 10th anniversary production of the hit, award-winning play, The Exonerated, written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, beginning October 2nd through October 7th at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street at Lafayette Street) where performances began September 15th for a limited seven-week engagement through November 4th.
Directed by Bob Balaban (Gosford Park), the core non-rotating company of six includes Jim Bracchitta (Gypsy) as Prosecutor 2. Amelia Campbell (Our Country's Good, A Streetcar Named Desire) as Sandra Cook, Bruce Kronenberg as Prosecutor 1, Curtis McClarin (Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk) as David Keaton, April Yvette Thompson (Clybourne Park) as Georgia Hayes, and JD Williams ("The Wire," "Oz") as Robert Earl Hayes. They have been joined onstage by rotating cast members Stockard Channing, Brian Dennehy, Delroy Lindo, Lyle Lovett, Chris Sarandon and Exoneree Sunny Jacobs, whose story is shared within the play. Over the next few weeks Steve Earle, John Forté, K'naan and Christine Lahti will join the rotating cast.
2012 marks the 10th anniversary of Culture Project's New York premiere of The Exonerated, a ground breaking dramatization of the real-life stories of six individuals who were sentenced to death and later freed amidst overwhelming evidence of their innocence. It is a powerful play culled from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files and court records of individuals on death row. As timely as ever, The Exonerated is once again poised to increase visibility and to create a sense of urgency as part of a rising movement to restore justice to a system that has shown itself time and again to be deeply flawed. Since 1989, when the first DNA exoneration took place, an additional 292 post-conviction DNA exonerations have been won in 36 states.
"When authors Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen -- newly in love and wildly enthusiastic -- first approached me with their idea for The Exonerated I got chills," staTed Allan Buchman, Culture Project Founder & Artistic Director. He went on to add, "It occurred to me then that ideas like theirs were the reason to have a theater. There are 2.4 million people in the American prison system -- a population that is all but invisible to the general public. The Exonerated, with its narrative of struggle courage and hope, sheds crucial light on elements of our criminal justice system that must be changed. I believe that work this compelling can absolutely spur seismic and vital social change. Yes, this is the reason to have a theater, and how lucky for us that we have our theater back!"
The Exonerated premiered at Culture Project in October 2002 when it received critical acclaim and ran for over 600 performances. The New York Times declared, "How often do you feel that what you are seeing is a matter of life and death? Here we see six people who served hard, cruel time on death row before evidence proved them innocent. The stage is courtroom and living room; these people are intrusting their lives to us. Their stories intersect, but the differences between them strengthen the awful likeness that justice imposes when it is blind and deaf."
The Exonerated received the Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Ovation, Fringe First and Herald Angel Awards, and was nominated for the Hull-Warriner Award and the John Gassner Playwriting Award. It also received awards from Amnesty International, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Death Penalty Focus, and Court TV, and was listed by the New York Times as "The Number 1 Play of 2002." It has been translated into Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese, and was made into an award-winning movie for Court TV adapted by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen , starring Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn and Delroy Lindo.
The Exonerated plays the following performance schedule: Tuesday – Thursday at 8:00 p.m., Friday at 7:00 p.m., Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Weekly Post Performance Talkbacks are scheduled on Tuesday evenings hosted by Ron Tabak and Thursday evenings hosted by The Innocence Project.
Tickets are priced at $75 (Premium at $99), Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at $37.50 (Premium at $50) with student tickets at $30 and available online at cultureproject.org or via phone by calling OvationTix at (866) 811-4111. $5 of every full price ticket ($75 & $99 level) will go to a fund for the exonerees. For additional information, please send inquires to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call (212) 925-1806.


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Czech model Petra Nemcova - aka former girlfriend of MrJames Blunt - has revealed that she's more than happy to age gracefully. At 34 years-old, Petra is still drop dead gorge and whilst she's bound to have an impressive beauty regime on the go she claims to be welcoming the odd wrinkle. Really?
Nemcova told The Telegraph that "In modelling, when you get older, you get more comfortable in your own skin. Wrinkles are like a map of life on a person's face."
She also shed light on those twenty-something models fronting for all things fabulous - YES Cara Delevingne - saying that: "Young models like Cara are doing a lot now, but life will become more settled."
Here's a look at more Queen Delevingne snaps now that she's HOT on everyone's radar - this SUPE's got serious style.


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First off, I want to say that Tesco Max Strength Cold & Flu Day & Night capsules left me feeling cheated. But not for the obvious reasons you may expect. Indeed, they are an own brand cheaper variety of cold medication, and yes, they may not miraculously vanquish a troublesome case of influenza - but that is not the explanation for my disdain. My annoyance stems from the fact that they cost more than the regular Tesco Max Strength Cold & Flu capsules, even though you get fewer ingredients for your money.
~~~The Curious Case of the Missing Caffeine~~~
The packet contains 16 capsules. You take 2 tablets per dose, so that is 8 doses in total. But the Day & Night variety differs by including 4 capsules specifically designed for night time use. Do they include sleep-inducing agents? No. Are they slow-release so to have a prolonged effect throughout the average persons 6-8 hours sleep period? No again. The only difference between the night and day capsules is that the night variety are missing the caffeine ingredient that their day time associates possess.
If there is a clear ingredient exclusion and no medicinal extras, why do the Day & Night capsules cost more that the standard product? Obviously, it is not wise to have an intake of caffeine before bedtime. I accept that and see the logic in excluding caffeine and having a separate night time dose. What I don't accept is that Tesco charge more for less. Maybe the extra 15p is to cover the cost of printing 'day & night' on the packaging?
~~~Is a Cold Really All In the Head?~~~
Tesco makes a huge fuss over price comparisons with competitors. But does their own brand cold remedy stand up to the more commonly associated brands of cold cures. The problem here is that it is scientifically assured that there is no actual cure for the common cold. So the real question is: Do these tablets make you feel any better when you are suffering from a case of the sniffles?
In my experience, the answer is a hesitant yes. Personally, I have noticed a slight improvement in my man-flu condition when I take the Tesco tablets. But then I have also noticed a difference when I take other brand cold remedies. I think this form of medication is best used to suffocate a cold before it takes hold, but can also be used to alleviate more severe symptoms....albeit ever so slightly.
I think cold remedies rely on a certain psychosomatic element for success. People may trust certain brands and therefore feel better when they take the specific products they associate with possessing a beneficial medicinal property (my dad insisted Beachams Powders worked miracles but I am yet to be blessed by their divine power). The problem with the Tesco capsules is that they are seen as cheap knock-offs and suffer from a lack of belief in their cold-stomping powers.
They say the power of belief can provide a person with all they need to heal themselves. So, if someone emphatically insists that a certain brand holds the key to slaying a cold, 9 times out of 10 they will undoubtedly begin to feel better once they take their favoured cold remedy. But does this mean that the Tesco Day & Night capsules are any less beneficial than the leading competitors? Let's take a look.
~~~The Amazing Power of Facts and Figures~~~
It seems fair to start with Tesco Day & Night capsules. The ingredients of each capsule are:
Paracetamol: 500g
Phenylephrine Hydrochloride: 6.1 mg
Caffiene: 25 mg (the 'night' capsules contain no caffeine)
In a nutshell, paracetamol is a mild painkiller and helps to combat fever and chills by affecting the hypothalamic heat-regulating area of the brain. So basically, it is supposed to help keep your temperature normalised. Phenylephrine is a decongestant that works by reducing blood flow to the linings of nasal passages, helping you to feel less congested and also allows you to produce mucus (not sure why this is so good!) Caffiene is there to give you a kick, feel more alert, and fight of fatigue associated with the cold virus.
So do the cheaper Tesco capsules skimp on ingredients? Here are a few reputable brands and their ingredients to help shed some light:
1. Beachams Flu Plus
Paracetamol: 500mg, Phenylephrine: 5mg, and Caffeine: 25mg. Even less decongestant.
2. Benylin Cold and Flu Max Strength
Paracetamol: 500mg, Phenylephrine: 6.1mg, and Caffeine: 25mg. Zero difference.
3. Lemsip Max Cold and Flu capsules
Paracetamol: 500mg, Phenylephrine: 6.1mg, and Caffeine: 25mg. Yep, same again.
4. Lemsip Max Cold and Flu Powder (per sachet = 2 standard capsules)
Paracetamol : 1000mg, Phenylephrine hydrochloride 12.2mg, Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), Sucrose, and Aspartame. No caffeine but does include some nice Vitamin C. Also contains plenty of sugar and nasty sweeteners, one of which, Aspartame (used to make NutraSweet), is controversially linked to a wide range of supposed health risks.
5. Nurofen Cold and Flu
Ibuprofen: 200 mg, Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride: 30 mg. This is one of the only competitors offering different ingredients. However, Ibuprofen is a painkiller that is effective at targeting actual pain but is not associated with possessing any temperature-regulating properties. Pseudoephedrine is from the same family as Phenylephrine and is a decongestant. Interestingly, it is also often used in the illegal production of methamphetamine narcotics and is therefore strictly regulated. Not really that relevant but I thought it was sort of a fun fact!
~~~How Cheap is Cheaper?~~~
A standard pack of Tesco Max Strength Cold & Flu Relief capsules are around £1.43 for 16. The special-edition 'no caffeine in 4' day & night alternatives will set you back about £1.59. Benylin can often be found on offer and is a bargain at around the £1.00 mark, but is just over £2.00 at normal price - which is not that good when you consider it has less decongestant than its rivals. Lemsip capsules are £2.93 for 16, and the old family favourite sweetener-laden powdered Lemsip sachets are £1.94 for 10. Nurofen bursts the bank at £2.76 for just 12 tablets.
The Tesco cold remedies do compare well price-wise and on paper contain practically the same ingredients as other leading brands. But colds can be very personal, and like a nice warm comfort blanket, each sufferer will always opt for the medication they think offers the most sympathy and improves their likelihood of surviving the dastardly plague they now suffer.
~~~Is There Really a Conclusion?~~~
I would like to think so. Tesco Day & Night possesses the exact same ingredients and doses as many leading (and more expensive) competitor brands. Personally, I have not noticed any realistic difference between the Tesco product and any other branded cold remedy. But as I stated earlier, certain people prefer specific medications and if it works for them then good. I on the other hand am quite cheap and will stick with my relatively inexpensive Tesco version...though I will not be forking out an extra 15p for the fanciful day & night variety from now on. I don't need the caffeine omission to help me sleep through a cold - I want some medicinal assistance. Thank god for Night Nurse!
Alternatively, you could always opt for a cheap pack of paracetamol, some Vick Sinex, a carton of fresh orange juice, and a few cups of coffee and see how you get on. I would advise staying clear of my mum's cold cure-all: Sticking your head under a towel that covers a bowl full of hot water and Vicks VaporRub. For all intents and purposes it is the legal equivalent of CS Gas and is not pleasant.
Hope this helped and if not I hope you at least learnt some uninteresting facts to help you sleep...
I bought this iron about 2 months ago and have been more than pleased with its performance. It is better than a more-expensive Kenwood iron I used used to own and a considerable improvement on the Tesco horror that I have suffered with for 3 terribly creased months (though in fairness breathing hot air onto clothes and smoothing them with my hand would have also been an improvement!).
The 14993 Xpress is not the prettiest iron. But it is not hideous either. Personally, I go for performance over aesthetics though I did refuse to go for a similar product in pink. The iron has a white body with a purple water container and purple stand. The handle, buttons, area above the base, and water cap are black. I am not convinced that this colour system is complementary and some may find this product a bit of an eyesore. The colour scheme seems a bit disjointed and I don't think the designers put too much effort into elegance, but then an iron is unlikely to feature as a decorative ornament, so it's not a huge issue. Moving on to more important factors...
The iron states it has a 'soft grip rubber handle'. This is not strictly true. The top of the handle is rubber and is slightly soft to the touch, but the underneath section, where you grip, is hard plastic. Still, the iron is very comfortable to hold and use. Weight-wise, the iron is quite light. The base plate provides the substance of weight, as you would expect, and this lends to a balanced final product. There are two buttons at the front of the handle for a boost of steam or jet of water and these are easy to reach with the thumb while you are using the iron. The temperature is controlled by a dial at the front of the iron and there are dots to indicate heat levels and little graphical images depicting steam pressure. The water filling area is nice and wide, allowing the iron to be easily filled without spillage.
This is where the 14993 Xpress comes into its own. The base plate is ceramic and this means the iron glides over clothes with ease. There is no need to place hardly any pressure on the iron to achieve a great performance. The balance is superb and there are plenty of steam holes, so you don't have to continuosly iron the same section of clothing. The iron regulates steam pressure and provides the optimal steam output required for the clothing you are ironing, regulated by the setting you select. The power is very good and I have found that I am spending less time ironing due to the high-performance of the iron (2000W). The instructions claim that the iron has a 'vertical steam' function. This means that you can hold the iron at 45 degrees, press the steam boost button, and it will shoot out jets of steam. I am not sure what purpose this serves. There was a picture of someone firing steam at a curtain, but I cannot see how that would be beneficial. It seems like a gimmick, but if you can think of a use for it then the iron can do this!
One feature that really impressed me was how quick the iron heats up. The majority of the time I have it on the maximum setting and once I turn it on it is ready to go in under 30 seconds. This is a life-saver when I am late up in the morning and discover I have not ironed a shirt for work (this happens a lot!).
------------------Additional Features--------------------------
The iron is anti-scale and anti-drip. Good for hard water areas (like where I live) and I have yet to get a single drip of water leak from the iron when I use it. This is very novel after my Tesco nemesis which leaked like a sieve.
The iron also has a self-cleaning function which is great, as I would not have a clue how to clean an iron!
The power cord is 3 metres which is very long in my experience. This is very useful and means you don't have to hug the wall near your power socket to iron.
------------------My Only Negative------------
This is me being very picky and is not really an issue. The water tank is perfectly acceptable and probably standard for an iron this size. I would have preferred a larger tank but only because I detest ironing and leave it to the last possible moment (when I have nothing uncreased to wear). This leaves me with a huge pile of ironing that takes a while to finish. I probably have to fill the tank once every 15 mins - but then I am a abysmally slow ironer. I would approximate that a profficient ironer could get 10 shirts finished on the highest steam setting before having to replenish the water supply. Really I am making a mountain out of a molehill and its my bad for being lazy.
One more issue with the tank is that due to the dark purple colour it is sometimes difficult to see the water level. Probably my fault for trying to fill the iron in minimal light and with eyes still half-shut!
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The Russell Hobbs 14993 Xpress iron is a fantastic product. Yes, it may not be the most beautiful creature ever, but performance-wise it is exceptional. It combines a comfortable, lightweight design with a powerful performance that results in crisply ironed clothes with minimal effort. I would highly recommend this iron to anyone.
I purchase the iron form Tesco and they had £10 off the RRP. It cost me £24.99. I noticed a month ago that Sainsburys had a similar offer on.
I have been using my Trust MI-2500X Optical mouse for over a year now and it still performs as well as the day I bought it. Trust do produce budget products and I have some issues with their wireless computer products before but this mouse has been excellent (probably because it is wired!).
The Trust mouse is incredibly comfortable. It simply slots right into your hand. The design is both funtional and stylish. The front of the mouse is rounded so appears less slab-like than other alternatives and there is a small lip on the bottom right-hand side that allows you to rest your thumb.
The front two buttons are hidden and at first glance you could be forgiven for thinking that Trust had forgotten these two important front buttons. They simply work by depressing the front of the mouse. It simply works on pressure but looks like magic! The third button is the actual mouse wheel which acts as a button when depressed. The wheel has a rubberised effect, lending both comfort and practicality. The fouth and fifth buttons are located on the right-hand side of the mouse, just above the thumb rest for easy access. One button works to go forward one browser page and the other returns you to the previous page you were viewing.
This is a wired mouse so has the disadvantage of a protruding wire at the front. This may not look as pretty as wireless alternatives but when you don't have to change batteries, or constantly perform a reset, this is a small price to pay for uninterrupted performance. The Trust MI-2500X has a flawless design that feels like it has been made by people who have to spend a long time using a mouse and appreciate comfort and userbility.
The Trust is quite elegant by design. The model I possess is black and silver and the curved-appearance gives it a touch of class. The mouse really does appear more expensive than it actually is and enhances my desk.
The black rubber mouse wheel is encased by a silver eliptical surrounding. The main body of the mouse is black with a thick silver stripe running around the front of the device and then curving upwards around the main body until it descends down the back. The two side pieces underneath the silver stripe are glossy black, lending a welcome contrast to the non-glossy upper piece. The two side buttons are also silver - though these are a lighter colour than the stripe. Even the red glow from the optical sensor underneath the mouse adds a warm welcoming glow. This really is a superbly designed product.
The Trust mouse works like a charm. It is not only extremely comfortable to use, it is also very practical. All the buttons are within easy reach and you only ever have to move your digits ever so slightly to access the buttons and mouse wheel.
Because the mouse is optical it glides along any smooth surface with ease. The optical sensor is fantastically accurate and never misses a beat. There is no delay, no issue of 'disappearing cursor', or the dreaded 'stuck cursor' here. I have used the Trust on a multitude of differing surfaces and it has always been up to the task. The manufacturers specifications list the optical sensor as been 'high-precision 800 DPI'...whatever that means. All I can say is that it works very well!
The Trust mouse is fully USB and PS/2 compatible and comes with a free PS/2 converter.
For some strange reason Amazon is listing this product at £97.25! I got mine over a year ago at Comet and it cost me about £15. I have checked a few online shops and the mouse can easily be found for under £10. Not sure what Amazon are playing at.
The Trust MI-2500X Optical Mouse is a cracking product. Elegant appearance combined with user-friendly practicality and sublime comfort. Throw in the fact it can now be purchased for under £10 and you have yourself a top-class bargain. If you are not fussed about a wire and want reliability, accuracy, and style....go get yourself a Trust MI-2500X.
I bought my Sennheiser HD-457 headphones about 2 years ago and they have served me very well since then. I went for a manufacturer that produces quality audio equipment and have not been disappointed.
The headphones are at the lower end of the Sennheiser headphone range. There are cheaper models but they are mostly either in-ear, or of the more compact variety. The HD-457's are large and cover the whole ear.
I was a bit let down by the plastic body of the headphones. They do look a bit cheap. But appearance is not everything and I only intended them for personal indoor use so this was not too much of an issue. I would never be seen wearing a large set of headphones outdoors anyway....it just look wrong!
Another immediate issue was that the headphones have a foam inner that does not cup over the entire ear. This concern disappeared when I tried the headphones on. The plastic exterior makes the HD-457's very light and the foam inner was very comfortable. The ear pieces are adjustable and swivel to accomodate all ear shapes with ease.
I find the sound reproduction very good. The headphones are on the bassy side but this does not overwhelm the higher-range audio. They are perfectly capable of coping with any style of music and listening to movies is no problem at all.
The cable is immense. Not sure of the length exactly but I can easily plug the headphones into my TV and sit on the sofa (about 10 ft away) with out having to worry about the headphones shooting off my head if I decide to have a little lay down. There is also a handy cable tidy included that lets you neatly wrap the cable up when not in use. No more tripping over loosly coiled up wires!
The HD-457's may not be spectacular but for the price they are very good. If you are looking for a above-average set of headphones from a top manufacturer that possess a rich bass and don't cost more than your stereo then the HD-457's would be a good choice.
I want to start off by stating that I loved this film. Maybe that makes me slightly weird, or a little bit sick, but the fact remains that I really, really enjoyed The Human Centipede.
I was told about the film by friends (who also raved about it). I don't think they liked it because it was a piece of cinematic genius though. I am pretty sure they just loved it becuse it was weird, a bit ghastly, and unlike anything they had seen before. Or maybe they just wanted to impress me with the fact they had watched a film like this all the way through?! I won't give away the storyline but I will discuss what I loved about the film.
The Human Centipede certainly has the 'shock factor'. The very storyline screams perverse and grotesque. Personally, I struggle to classify it as a horror. I didn't find it the slightest bit scary and there was few moments of gore - plus it never made me jump out of my seat.
If anything, the film is black humour. It is horror in the way that Teeth or Bad Taste could be termed 'horror'. The film maintains a thick streak of tongue-in-cheek (though maybe that should tongue-in-bottom?!!) throughout. The very precept of the film is ridiculous but marvellous at the same time. Very few films have any imagination these days and even if you end up hating the film you could never accuse it of having a dull, generic storyline.
There are some glaring discrepencies in the film...it is not perfect by any means. But I didn't care. The film was obviously created to be so spectacularly insane that a few minor moments of bad storyline never spoiled my enjoyment. The film is a real stretch on reality so who cares if something happened that defied possibility. For god's sake, three people have been sown together, is it such a big deal how the doctor managed to.....no wait that may spoil the film!
People raved on about Naked Lunch and the critics loved it. That was a truly sick film that made no sense. But because it was a David Lynch film it was considered genius and visionary. The Human Centipede does not rely on gore, or some fantasy monster to create its shocks. It entices the viewer to consider the real horror of this actually occuring. It has been a while since a horror film used psychological persuasion to get inside a viewers mind but The Human Centipede really gets under your skin. The ending is especially stunning due to the impact it leaves on the brain once the film has finished.
The only films I remember that used a viewers own psychology to play havoc with their mind were the classic Japanese horrors (or J-Horrors as they are known). Films like The Ring, My Little Eye, and The Grudge were some of the scariest films ever made. Sadly, Hollywood has no imagination or morals and they have unforgivably remade these classics and completely ripped the heart and soul out of them.
I applaud Tom Six and his Human Centipede for proving that there are still visionary film-makers out there that can produce original material and truly understand how to mess with the human psyche. You may not like this film, or you may like it but be disgusted by it. One thing is certain...you will remember it. I have, and for all the right reasons.
This is a bit of a negative review but I thought it would be helpful to write about some of the issues I have had with my Samsung Jet GT S8000.
1. Orange filled it with so much of their branded rubbish that the phone had almost no internal memory available. I could not uninstall any of these nor could have I been able to install any new widgets (not that there are many decent ones). I installed a memory card but you need phone memory sapce for the widgets...so this never worked. The phone was advertised in the Orange shop as having all the latest media apps (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook etc) when in fact it had none and I am unable to install any of these due to all the Orange rubbish. Ok this is technically not the phone's fault but still an irritation...so be careful when buying from Orange.
2. The touchscreen is not very good at all. It is unresponsive and takes a hefty press (often two or three) to respond. Scrolling is difficult and tapping on anything small when browsing the internet (like a username box) is annoyingly difficult.
3. There are hardly no widgets available in the supposed Widgets Store and those that are available are remarkably poor.
4. The screen wallpaper cannot be locked. This means that when you try to move a widget or access the sidebar containing widgets you inadvertantly switch the wallpaper. Very annoying.
5. There appears to be no way to turn off the beeping noise when you press onscreen keys...unless you have the phone in silent mode. Or if there is I have not found it and no-one else I know can work it out either!
6. There is a distict lack of available support for the phone, either online or in paper format.
7. The flash on the camera turns people into ghosts when taking a picture indoors. Their faces literally become orbs of light.
8. Very weak reception. I often cannot get any decent reception when friends (also on Orange so its not the network) have no reception problems. I have been with Orange for my last 2 previous phones and never had any problems in these areas.
Ok think that is about it for my gripes....well there may be a few more minor ones but hopefully you have realised that I think this is a dreadful phone. The processor may be fairly swift and able to handle multiple apps/windows at once but what is the point when the touchsceen is too poor to allow decent web browsing and there are minimal decent apps for the phone?!
I would not recommend buying a Samsung Jet, there are a a plenitude of better phones available for the same price.
I suffer from dark circles under my eyes and wanted to try a treatment to help rid me of these - or at least make them less obvious. I came across this product and decided to give it a go. There were two reasons for this.
1. L'Oreal is an established brand and I had been told their Men Expert range was very good.
2. It was on offer and had 50% at Boots!
I was initally concerned about the size of the tube. At 15ml it is quite small. But I realised that due to the amount you need to use (it is only for the eyes after all) the tube would probably last a while...and it does.
It is advertised as having a triple action and contains Diakalyte and Guaranine....whatever they are. The cream applies easily and soon soaks into the skin, leaving no greasy after effects. It is quite a pleasant feeling and quite nice and cooling on the skin. I attribute this to the fact that the cream is obviously colder than skin temperature and when you rub it in you are massaging the skin under your eye anyway.
There is no miraculous instananeous effect. My dark circles didn't magically disappear but I did notice that after a few hours they seemed to become less prominent. This could be due the natural effect of drinking more fluid as the day progressed, or just waking up a little, but it may be the cream.
After using the cream for a week or so I do think that the skin surrounding my eyes improved a little. It certainly felt a bit healthier. I also noticed that when I applied the cream my eyes tended not to feel so tired throughout the day, as opposed to when I never used the cream.
Was this a coincedence? Who knows. The cream may not completely cure dark eyes, and its benefits may be more placebo-based than a medicinal marvel, but the fact remains my eyes seem better in my opinion...and that counts as a win. Not sure I would pay full price for the cream though!
Moisterising may not be a popular topic among men but I suffer from dry skin and occasional bouts of eczema on my elbows and chin (after shaving). I have tried various creams and the occasional topical steroid treatment but each had its downsides.
I have used Simple products before and found them very beneficial and non-irratating. I decided to try their Derma Intensive Relief Cream and have been very happy with the results.
The cream is thick but applies very easily and soon soaks into skin without leaving any residue on the surface. There is no greasy after-effect and skin is leaf feeling smooth and hydrated. The main ingredients are concentrated Canola Oil and Aquaxyl.
One thing I especially enjoy is that Simple Derma does not use ingredients that are perfumed. These often cause skin irratation. There is also no horrid medical smell that is often present with other medicinal creams (like E45).
I have noticed significant results after using Simple Derma Cream and my skin condition has returned to normal after 2-3 applications. Many men may frown on moisturising but personally I prefer a bit of cream to sore skin that looks like rough-grained sandpaper! Simple Derma cream is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a fragrance-free solution that quickly eliminates harsh skin problems.
I had the pleasure of driving the Fiesta Style 1.25 for a 10 day period after some kind person decided to drive into my car when it was parked in a side road a few weeks back. The garage provided the Fiesta as a curtesy car and though I was initally apprehensive, given that a 1.25 supermini was considerably smaller in both size and power to my own existing badly crumpled motor, I had become very attached to the little Fiesta at the end of my 10-day stint.
Firstly, I wan to talk about size. The Fiesta may not be anything close to an MPV or 4x4 Chelsea Tractor (or Mommy Wagon if you prefer), but it is quite deceptive. Superminis have become increasing larger over the years and the new Fiesta is bigger than its predecessors but it is still a small nimble motor. Surprisingly spacy inside, the Fiesta may not be suitable for a large family or for transporting 5 burly rugby players but it can easily support 5 average-sized adults with no discomfort and without front passengers suffering from 'knee-in-the-back' syndrome. Leg space is plentiful and unlike some rival superminis, there is no game of sardines in sight when 3 passengers are in the rear.
Secondly, I was worried about the 1.25 engine capacity. This appeared miniscule to me but I was wrong. Size really doesn't matter in some cases! The Fiesta had plenty of power, both in lower and higher gears, and the 1.25 engine easily coped with steep inclines with 5 passengers aboard. As a bonus it even had a nice burble from the exhaust at idle, suggesting hidden power, but maybe this is just the repressed 'boy racer' in me that liked this bonus feature!
Looks-wise, the Fiesta is a great-looking car that has steered towards the appearance of its bigger brother...the Focus. The ride is exceptionally good with no adverse spine-crushing bumps, even on rough terrain. Handling is superb, as you would expect from a small Ford, and the Fiesta can be thrown in to a corner without worry. The steering is light and responsive without being too twitchy.
There is plenty of boot space (easily fitted in two sets of golf clubs) and the car comes with the usual industry standard features plus a few extras. There is ABS, electric windows and even a jack for an iPod. The Style does not come with alloys wheels like the Zetec but it has all the remaining features and works out £600 cheaper. I only know this because I have been doing some further research into the Fiesta when I recommended it to a friend following my short but enjoyable experience with the car.
In summary, this is an exceptional small car that possesses great looks and a surprising amount of hidden power. The engine is probably unrivalled for its size and the drive, comfort and features are wonderful. Ford have excelled this time and have finally stopped using so much plastic for the interior. If I was on the look-out for a smaller motor that is economical, surprisingly nippy, and oozes character, I would not hesitate to purchase the Fiesta 1.25.
I had the Sony CDX GT20 installed in a recent car I sold. The unit looks quite basic from a design viewpoint but it has plent of quality features and the sound reproduction was excellent. A few people commented on the silver face and thought it makes the Sony unit appear cheap but I disagree. The Sony stands out amidst the numerous plain units that are all black and covered in flashing lights. Personally, I thought it looked quite stylish.
The Sony has a 4x45 watt output and this is more than loud enough to have a private party in your car. The sound reproduction at high volumes is good, with little or no distortion, and at lower volumes the sound is clear and suffers no problem with bass dropout. The bass is solid (Sony's Xplod bass technology is one of the finest available) and the mid and high range possess great clarity.
The Sony has 3 equaliser settings which is a bit limited and may annoy some people who really want to produce their perfect sound reproduction, but for a unit of in this price range it is acceptable. Besides, the basic sound quality of the Sony is good enough that it does not really need major alteration.
This particular unit does have the capability to play mp3 tracks off a CD, so you can record many albums onto one CD to save constant disk changes. The front of the unit is removable to discourage theft. The CD player is incredibly reliable and hardly ever misses a beat even when travelling over rough terrain.
In my opinion, this is a nice looking unit that produces excellent sound reproduction for a very reasonable price. It served me well for nearly a year and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a mid-range car stereo that offers above average sound.
I bought the Panasonic SC-HC30DBEBS as a recent birthday present for my sister after weeks of research. She was more interested in a hi-fi system that was small, pretty, and allowed her to plug in her iPod. She has been very pleased with the gift and after installing it and playing with it I have to say that I made a good choice.
The Panasonic is one of the best looking micro systems around and really adds a touch of class to a room. It is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. The system has an ingenious sliding door at the front that hides both the CD tray and an iPod (if you have one attached).
The sound reproduction from the Panasonic is above average for a unit of this price and the volume level is more than adequate for a medium-sized room. The system has 5 preset graphic equalizers so you have the ability to choose your favourite sound. Personally, I found this a bit restrictive and would have liked to have seen a wider range of equalizer presets.
Another minor gripe is the radio. While being DAB the aerial strength appears to be quite weak and the unit's radio reception at my sister's home was unsatisfactory. This may be due top a weak DAB reception in the area but her last stereo encountered no issues with signal, so it may be down to the Panasonic. I read a few reviews where people have had no problems so it may be wise to check the strength of DAB signals in your area before buying this product (if radio is important to you).
The radio staions are also stored in alphabetical order which is a bit annoying. I (and my sister!) would have preferred the option to assign favourite radio stations to the initial settings. Having to flick through numerous stations to locate Radio 1 is a minor pain.
Radio aside, the Panasonic SC-HC30DBEBS is a great product. The iPod docking function is excellent (it actually charges your iPod when docked) and the remote control is able to control the majority of important features. Oh, one other point to be aware of...the controls on the actual system are located on the top of the machine so if you think you will need to access these remember not to place the Panasonic above eye level!
To summarise: This is a great looking product that is well-built and has plenty of useful features. The sound reproduction is very good and it would make a wonderful accessory to any music-lovers household.
I owned this phone a while back and while it was a nice looking phone with some useful features overall I found it a bit disappointing. It is not a bad phone...its just not a great phone.
One of my main gripes was the touchscreen. I found this a bit unresponsive and inaccurate. It was far too easy to accidentally open an app when all I was trying to do was scroll down the screen. The sensitivity was a bit sluggish and it sometimes took 2 or 3 taps before responding. LG needs swome lessons from Apple in this depeartment.
Then there is the on-screen keypad. The spacing is tight to say the least. I found texting or writing an email could be problematic. The GM360 really could benefit from having a stylus...which it doesn't possess. People with dainty fingers may not find this problem but anyone with larger fingers may find the cramped keypad a real annoyance.
On a plus not the phone has some useful social networking apps as standard and the rest of the apps and functions are really easy to use. The GM360 is very user friendly and with its slim, lighweight design it is a good looking phone that is comfortable to use and carry around.
Another point to note is that if you want to store plenty of musinc and photos on the phone you will have to invest in a decent sized memory card.
I have always opted for Sony or Nikon cameras but having heard good things about recent Samsung products I decided to give the ST60 a try when I was in need of a compact digital camera at a decent price.
The camera itself is nice and compact (this is not always the case with supposedly compact cameras) and very slim. This makes it very easy to fit the ST60 into a pocket without feeling uncomfortable. The camera feels solid and sturdy and I have banged into a few objects with the cam still in my pocket and it has withstood any impact.
The picture quality is good for a camera in this price range. The ST60 makes it easy to point and shoot for those just looking to turn on their camera and click away. However, there are enough manual functions that allow picture refinement for anyone looking to take their photography skills to a higher level.
The ST60 has the ability to record movies in HD but while this is a useful feature it does not compete with a quality HD video recorder. The HD function is good for short, fun captures but the quality is not brilliant and there is no HDMI output on the Samsung, which kind of defeats the object.
The built-in memory is average and you will need to invest in an SD card. I would advise opting for a decent SD card rather than a budget one. I tried a cheap card and found transfers and uploads to be slow and sluggish. Once I upgraded to a better class SD the results were a lot better.
The ST60 is a great looking camera that will impress friends and it takes good photos which is what matters. At 12 megapixels any photos you take can easily be blown up to A4 without a noticeable loss in quality if you require larger prints. The camera is a nice handy size, solid enough that you don't have to worry about it getting banged about on a night out, and the display screen has a good resolution. All in all the ST60 is a good camera at a reasonable price and I am more than happy with my purchase.
I had resisted making the switch from paper books to an electronic reader until last week. After much deliberation I finally made the switch and invested in an Amozon Kindle 2 and I have to say I am absolutely delighted with the results.
I was worried that the reading enjoyment would be lost with an electronic screen but that has not been the case. The eInk sytem the Kindle uses is amazing and does give the device an eerily real feel when reading. The technology cuts out any sunlight glare issues and I have had no problems using the device outside - even on bright sunny days.
The Kindle 2 is ridiculously thin and light and it is actually easier to hold than a paper book. No more hand cramp! Whereas holding a book open involved some hand manipulation, the Kindle allows you to read using only the fingertips...it's a real joy.
I purchased the 3G wireless version and the getting new books is a breeze. Using Amazon's Whispenet technology I have been able to download books pretty much anywhere and in no time at all. The best thing is that electronic books are a lot cheaper than their paper counterparts and with the amount of reading I do the Kindle shouldpay for itself in no time at all.
I have found the dictionary function invaluable and being able to highlight and save passages is another superb function. I no longer need to carry around a seperate dictionary, highlighter, and writing pad.
It may have taken me a while to go electronic but now I regret I did not do so sooner. The Amazoin Kindle 2 is an incredible product and I highly recommend it to anyone considering the change from print to electronic. Believe me, you will not be sorry.
The HP 620 is a budget version of the HP ProBook 4525 and while it has retained some of the positive features of the more expensive model, there have been some alterations that have been for the worst.
Due to financial considerations, I opted for the 620. It seemed to offer a sturdy build and had reasonable software and hardware for the price. I have found the 620 to be a decent product but have some issues:
1. The keyboard is a little cramped and has a cheap feel about it.
2. The 620 does ship with Windows 7 Pro, but it is the 32-bit version
3. The graphics driver is Intel and is not the best
4. The 620 is quite heavy comapred to similar sized alternatives
These are not major issues though. The Intel graphics driver does perform well enough and the keyboard spacing is probably a matter of preference (if you have large fingers it may be a concern). Overall, the 620 is a good machine and even has some enhanced features over its more-expensive ProBook 4525 counterpart:
1. The 620 has a 320Gb HDD compared to the 4525's 250Gb
2. The 620 has 3Gb of RAM, the 4525 has only 2Gb.
The HP 620 also boasts the same matte screen as the 4525 and offers HDMI and HD playback which I though was a great feature for a budget range product. The biggest attraction for me was the excellent battery life of the 620.
For the price the 620 is a pretty decent machine. Yes, there are some downsides - the design, keyboard, and Intel drivers may not be perfect - but HP have included enough features in this model to make it worth the price. But with so much competition in the budget laptop market I am not sure they have done enough to make it one of the top choices.
I am happy with the 620, but if I had to make the decision to buy a budget laptop again I am not 100% sure I would go with the 620 again.


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Klaus Empen
Affiliation: University of Greifswald
Country: Germany
Detail Information
- Comparison of rotational with conventional coronary angiographyKlaus Empen
Department of Cardiology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
Am Heart J 160:552-63. 2010..Rotation of the C-arm during CA could provide similar diagnostic accuracy and lower radiation exposure and contrast medium consumption...
- Do patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes really have an impaired endothelial function? A population-based propensity score matching analysisKlaus Empen
Department of Internal Medicine, Medizinische Klinik B, Universitatsmedizin, Greifswald, Sauerbruchstrasse, D 17475, Germany
Cardiovasc Diabetol 12:174. 2013..We assessed endothelial function as measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery in patients with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in comparison with non-diabetic controls...
- Association of serum IGF1 with endothelial function: results from the population-based study of health in PomeraniaKlaus Empen
Department of Cardiology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Eur J Endocrinol 163:617-23. 2010..The aim of this study was to analyze the association between serum IGF1 as well as IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) levels and endothelial function measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD)...
- Association of testosterone levels with endothelial function in men: results from a population-based studyKlaus Empen
Medizinische Klinik B, Friedrich Loeffler Strasse 23a, Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat, D 17475 Greifswald, Germany
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 32:481-6. 2012....
- Peripheral endothelial dysfunction is associated with gas exchange inefficiency in smokersSven Glaser
Medical Faculty of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Department of Internal Medicine B Cardiology, Intensive Care, Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Friedrich Loeffler Str, 23, D 17475 Greifswald, Germany
Respir Res 12:53. 2011....
- Exercise blood pressure and heart rate reference valuesSven Glaser
Medical Faculty of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Department of Internal Medicine B Cardiology, Intensive Care, Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Greifswald, Sauerbruchstrasse, D 17475 Greifswald, Germany
Heart Lung Circ 22:661-7. 2013..Besides their prognostic impact blood pressure and peak heart rate are widely used endpoint parameters for incremental exercise tests. Reference equations and ranges on both are sparse...
- Identification of less-irradiating tube angulations in invasive cardiologyEberhard Kuon
Department of Cardiology, Klinik Fraenkische Schweiz, Ebermannstadt, Germany
J Am Coll Cardiol 44:1420-8. 2004..We sought to identify tube angulations in invasive cardiology, which promise minimal radiation exposure to patients and operators...
- The association of thyroid function with carotid artery plaque burden and strokes in a population-based sample from a previously iodine-deficient areaMarcus Dorr
Department of Cardiology, Institute for Community Medicine, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
Eur J Endocrinol 159:145-52. 2008..Thyroid dysfunction is associated with detrimental cardiovascular effects. We analyzed whether thyroid status is related to carotid artery plaques and prevalent strokes...
- Effects of immunoadsorption and subsequent immunoglobulin G substitution on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in patients with dilated cardiomyopathyLars R Herda
Klinik für Innere Medizin B, Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat, Greifswald, Germany
Am Heart J 159:809-16. 2010..The present study investigated the influence of immunoadsorption with subsequent immunoglobulin G substitution (IA/IgG) on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in patients with DCM...
- Periodontitis is associated with endothelial dysfunction in a general population: a cross-sectional studyBirte Holtfreter
Unit of Periodontology, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Endodontology, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
PLoS ONE 8:e84603. 2013..This association was not mediated via systemic inflammation. This study revives the discussion on whether and how periodontitis contributes to endothelial dysfunction...
- Effects of immunoadsorption on the nt-BNP and nt-ANP plasma levels of patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathyAlexander Staudt
Klinik für Innere Medizin B, Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat, Greifswald, Germany
Ther Apher Dial 10:42-8. 2006..05. The improvement of left ventricular function during IA is accompanied by a reduction of nt-BNP and nt-ANP plasma levels in patients with DCM...
- Radiation exposure to patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: are current reference values too high?Eberhard Kuon
Department of Cardiology, Klinik Fraenkische Schweiz, Ebermannstadt, Germany
Herz 29:208-17. 2004..e., 75 Gy.cm(2) for dose area kerma product (DAP), 17 min for fluoroscopy time (T(F)), and 1,300 for cinegraphic frames (F)...
- The effect of a repeated immunoadsorption in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy after recurrence of severe heart failure symptomsMarkus Reinthaler
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Greifswald, Germany
J Clin Apher 30:217-23. 2015..The aim of this study was to investigate whether a second IA/IgG treatment episode improves left ventricular systolic function and further mitigates heart failure symptoms in these patients...
- β-blocker therapy and heart rate control during exercise testing in the general population: role of a common G-protein β-3 subunit variantMarcus Dorr
Department of Internal Medicine B, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Friedrich Loeffler Str 23 a, D 17475 Greifswald, Germany
Pharmacogenomics 11:1209-21. 2010..We analyzed whether common variants (rs5443/C825T and rs5442/G814A) in the G-protein β3 subunit (GNB3) gene modulate interindividual variation in β-blocker responses with respect to HR...
- Role of immunoglobulin G3 subclass in dilated cardiomyopathy: results from protein A immunoadsorptionAlexander Staudt
Klinik für Innere Medizin B, Ernst Moritz Arndt Universitat, Greifswald, Germany
Am Heart J 150:729-36. 2005..A recent study revealed that IA with protein A columns does not effectively remove IgG3 and does not induce hemodynamic improvement in DCM...


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LONDON, England - Kimiko Date-Krumm continues to turn back the clocks at age 42, winning her first match at Wimbledon comprehensively in straight sets against German qualifier Carina Witthoeft, 60 62.
Date-Krumm confounded the 18-year-old Witthoeft throughout the match with her flat groundstrokes and constant net rushing, in fact rushing the net 20 times - and winning 16 of those. At the end of the day the age ratio of 42 to 18 was similar to the total points won in the match, which was 55 to 23.
"I was surprised," Date-Krumm said. "But I played Birmingham on grass, then I had good practice time in Aorangi Park here. I was in good condition. I'm feeling good physically. And my tennis wasn't so bad. I felt very good when I went on the court today, but still I was surprised the match went so quickly."
At the Australian Open this year Date-Krumm became the second-oldest player in the Open Era to reach the third round of a Grand Slam, after a 45-year-old Renee Richards did it at the 1979 US Open. She is also the second-oldest player in the Open Era to win a match here at Wimbledon, after a 47-year-old Martina Navratilova reached the second round here in her sentimental comeback in 2004.
What's the secret to her longevity? "I'm taking care of my body more, because of course the most difficult thing is recovery. I need to do fitness training, but if I do too much, I feel tired. For example, this past week I practiced Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning, then fitness in the afternoons. But after three days of that, I took one day off. Then Sunday, Monday I had just one practice."
She was also asked about her rumored high consumption of green tea. "I like Chinese tea. Sometimes Japanese tea. I have a tea pot." She then pulled a tea pot out of her bag. "I always carry it around."
And to complement her tea consumption, what about her food consumption? "I eat a lot," she said. "I eat more than my husband. I eat more than my coach. I eat a lot. But I eat healthy food, of course."
But Date-Krumm's fitness level isn't all that wins her matches - it's the variety, speed, consistency, and most of all, fight. "Women's tennis, compared to our generation, is more speedy, more powerful. When I go to the gym I see everybody doing fitness training, and that's why everybody is much stronger than before. But tennis is not only power, not only speed, and not only for young players. We need mental also. We need experience. That's why it's not only the younger players at the top now, I think."
The Japanese veteran was also asked what it would take for another player from her country to enjoy the success she has had in her career - she went all the way to No.4 in the world during the 1990s.
"Morita is in the Top 50, then Doi is Top 100. She's 21 or 22. But there aren't so many other younger players coming to the Top 100 level. In the '90s there were 10 of us in the Top 100. I think they need more fight. If they do just their normal play, it's no chance, because we are not tall. We are not so big compared to Western people. So we need something special; otherwise we have no chance to beat the other players. And also they need to understand and study how to get to Top 100 or Top 50 level."


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The long-lost dog tags of a World War II veteran have been found by a work crew inspecting the site of what will be the world's largest solar power plant in the Southern California desert. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday that Army Private Ova Napier lost the tags during a 1942 training exercise outside of Blythe.
Napier served in France, Luxembourg, Japan and Africa during the war. He also served during the Korean War, where he earned a bronze star for driving his vehicle through enemy fire to man a gun position that provided cover for the rest of his squad.
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* Pub. Date: April 2010
* Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
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In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you're an ordinary mortal,
learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David
Pogue's Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Like its
predecessors, this book illuminates its subject with reader-friendly insight,
plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners as well as veteran PC
Windows 7 fixes many of Vista's most painful shortcomings. It's speedier, has
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EFE Welcomes New Program Administrator
Education for Employment (EFE) is excited to welcome Cameron Buck as its newest Program Administrator.
Originally from Battle Creek, Buck began his college career at Kellogg Community College and later transferred to Western Michigan University where he earned his bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 2003 and his master's degree in Educational Technology in 2006. Read more about Cameron Buck.
Longtime EFE Administrator Retires
After 39 years of working in education, and 11 years spent as a Program Administrator with Kalamazoo RESA Education for Employment (EFE), Christine Dahl is set to retire at the end of June. During those 11 years, Dahl worked with EFE programs at Kalamazoo Public Schools, Climax-Scotts and Schoolcraft. Read more about Christine Dahl.
Select Education for Employment seniors lauded for career development, academics
Honors were bestowed this week on 84 area high school seniors who've excelled in the Education for Employment (EFE) program. The 28th annual EFE Outstanding Senior Awards Ceremony at the Radisson recognized students' achievements in career development and academics. Read more about the EFE Outstanding Senior Awards Ceremony.


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Retirement Plan Guidance You May Have Missed Over the Holidays
Employee Benefits Law Alert 01/13/14 Amy A. Ciepluch
With all attention focused on health care reform and www.healthcare.gov during the last several months, new retirement plan guidance can slip through the cracks. To make sure you don't miss anything, we're bringing you a wrap-up of a few pieces of retirement plan guidance that were published in December during the holiday season.
Frommert v. Conkright: This case has been winding through the courts for a decade, and the most recent decision highlights the importance of clarity in describing and disclosing defined benefit plan offsets and of including a clear description of benefit calculations in summary plan descriptions. The dispute centers on how a defined benefit formula under a Xerox "floor-offset" retirement plan should be reduced to account for prior lump sum distributions to employees who terminated employment, received lump-sum distributions, and then were re-hired. In this latest decision, the Second Circuit found that the plan administrator used an unreasonable method of reduction because the defined benefit formula calculation would always be lower for a rehired employee who received a lump sum distribution than for a newly hired employee. The court considered the following example:
Employee 1 works at Xerox from 1960 to 1970, leaves the company and takes a lump sum distribution, is rehired in 1980 and continues working at the company until 2005. Employee 2 is newly hired by Xerox in 1980 and continues working at the company until 2005. Both employees have equivalent highest average salaries.
Under the Xerox plan administrator's approach, even though both employees worked from 1980 through 2005 and had equivalent highest average salaries, Employee 1's defined benefit would always be lower than Employee 2's defined benefit due to Employee 1's prior lump sum distribution. The Second Circuit found the plan administrator's approach to be unreasonable because the plan did not clearly permit its approach.
Furthermore, the Second Circuit found that even if the plan administrator's approach was reasonable, the plan violated ERISA's notice provisions because the SPD's description of the reduction was overly vague. The plan's SPD stated that the amount a beneficiary receives "may" be reduced if the beneficiary previously left the company and took a distribution. The court took issue with the ambiguity of the word "may" because the SPD failed to clearly identify the circumstances that result in an offset, was insufficiently accurate and comprehensive, and failed to explain the full import of the reduction.
Q&B Key:
- If your defined benefit plan contains an offset, review the plan language to make sure the mechanics of calculating the offset are clear and review the SPD to make sure that the offset is clearly described. Consider including an example in the SPD to demonstrate how the offset works.
- Avoid vague language in SPDs where possible and especially in descriptions of how benefits are calculated.
The obligation to provide clear benefit descriptions to plan participants is just one of the many obligations of a retirement plan fiduciary under ERISA. To help fiduciaries better understand and meet their ERISA obligations, Quarles & Brady is offering an affordable flat-fee fiduciary training package. For more information, click here.
Increased PBGC Premiums: Despite a recent increase in PBGC premiums due to MAP-21, Congress has again increased PBGC premiums pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which was signed into law on December 26, 2013. The flat rate will increase from $49 for 2014 to $57 for 2015, $64 for 2016, and $64 indexed for 2017. The variable rate will increase from at least $19 per year to at least $24 in 2015, and to at least $29 in 2016 and 2017. The variable rate cap will increase from $400 indexed to $500 in 2016 and $500 indexed in 2017.
Q&B Key:
- Plan sponsors may wish to consider reducing the head counts in their pension plans through lump sum windows and annuity purchases.
Pension Plan Nondiscrimination Guidance: As many plan sponsors know, closing a defined benefit ("DB") plan to new participants (often referred to as a "soft freeze") can result in failure of the contributions and benefits tests under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. This typically results because the remaining participants in the DB plan become more highly compensated over time and the DB plan cannot pass Section 401(a)(4) nondiscrimination testing on an "equivalent benefits" basis when aggregated with a defined contribution ("DC") plan sponsored by the plan sponsor. A plan sponsor can solve the problem by ceasing all accruals in the DB plan (often referred to as a "hard freeze"), reducing the proportion of highly compensated employees in the DB plan (by expanding participation or eliminating participation for some highly compensated participants), or changing contributions under the plan sponsor's DC plan to meet certain requirements.
In Notice 2014-5, the IRS provides plan sponsors with a temporary method of satisfying the nondiscrimination in amount requirement under Section 401(a)(4). For plan years beginning before January 1, 2016, plans that previously were not eligible to conduct Section 401(a)(4) testing on an "equivalent benefits" basis by aggregating a DB and DC plan may now be able to do so. To qualify for this relief, the DB plan must have been closed to new participants prior to December 13, 2013 and must either (a) satisfied coverage and nondiscrimination requirements for the plan year beginning in 2013 without aggregating with any DC plan, or (b) be part of an aggregated DB/DC plan for the plan year beginning in 2013 that was primarily defined benefit in character or consisting of broadly available separate plans.
Q&B Key:
- If your company's DB plan is soft frozen and failing or in danger of failing the contributions and benefits test under Section 401(a)(4), your company may wish to consult this new guidance to determine whether or not your plan qualifies for this temporary relief.
In-Plan Roth Rollover Guidance: Back in 2012, in-plan Roth rollovers were expanded to enable in-plan Roth rollovers of amounts that are not otherwise distributable under the plan. On December 16, 2013, the IRS issued guidance on in-plan Roth rollovers in light of this expansion.
Among other items, the IRS confirmed that only vested amounts are eligible for an in-plan Roth rollover and a rollover notice is not required if a participant makes an in-plan Roth rollover of an amount that is not otherwise distributable under the plan. Employers may, but are not required to, permit employees to make in-plan Roth rollovers of matching contributions and employer nonelective contributions, and may place certain restrictions upon the types of contributions that are eligible for in-plan Roth rollovers. Amounts rolled over in an in-plan Roth rollover are subject to the same distribution restrictions that applied before the rollover. No withholding is required from the in-Plan Roth rollover, but employees making such a rollover will be subject to additional taxes on the amount of the rollover and may need to separately set aside money to pay those additional taxes.
Q&B Key:
- If your company has been considering permitting in-plan Roth rollovers but has been awaiting additional guidance, now may be the time to get serious about deciding whether or not to offer in-plan Roth rollovers. Your company may wish to consult with its recordkeeper to address its ability to process in-plan Roth rollovers.
For more information, contact the authors of this alert: Amy Ciepluch at (414) 277-5585 / [email protected]; or Sarah Fowles at (414) 277-5287 / [email protected] You may also contact any of the following Quarles & Brady employee benefits attorneys: Marla Anderson at (312) 715-5079 / [email protected]; John Barlament at (414) 277-5727 / [email protected]; Alyssa Dowse at (414) 277-5607 / [email protected]; Angie Hubbell at (312) 715-5097 / [email protected]; David Olson at (414) 277-5671 / [email protected]; Robert Rothacker at (414) 277-5643 / [email protected]; or your Quarles & Brady attorney.