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Oxford Gene Technology Ltd.
Introduces New Array CGH Interpretation Software
Oxford, UK – 10th December 2009. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), the pioneer of microarray-based technologies, has introduced its new CytoSure™ Interpret software, for faster and easier translation of oligo aCGH data into meaningful results. This new release builds on OGT's previous software package with the addition of significant functionality such as the 'Accelerate' workflow, for speeding-up and streamlining the analysis and interpretation of aCGH data. Developed through consultation with users, CytoSure Interpret ensures that cytogeneticists and molecular biologists benefit from highly flexible workflows and in-depth contextual information for clearer data interpretation.
Dr. Agne Liedén from the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet commented: "I am extremely impressed with the ease-of-use and flexibility of the new CytoSure Interpret software. The main highlight for me is that I can include data from our own results, multiple annotation tracks for known CNVs from all major sources, as well as the population analysis tool."
The CytoSure Interpret 'Accelerate' function enables the automation of data analysis workflows, minimising the need for user intervention and maximising the consistency and speed of data interpretation. Users are able to tailor the software to their needs, customising numerous functions including normalisation, aberration detection and report generation. Importantly, CytoSure Interpret provides comprehensive contextual input by fully integrating results with legacy data, confirmation probe information (including FISH and MLPA), as well as extensive annotation tracks covering syndromes, genes, exons, CNVs and recombination hotspots. Furthermore, these link to publicly available databases such as Decipher and the Database of Genomic Variants to provide even greater context.
James Clough, Commercial Director at OGT, stated: "The advanced functionality of CytoSure Interpret is a result of our ongoing and extremely valuable discussions with our users. We believe that CytoSure Interpret offers a step-change in the analysis and interpretation of aCGH data, enabling researchers to handle large volumes of data to move our understanding forward."
In addition to this advanced interpretation software, the OGT CytoSure aCGH product line includes a range of high quality arrays covering single disorders through to entire syndrome spreads, as well as SciGene automation instrumentation (now distributed in Europe by OGT). As a result, OGT's comprehensive products and services are the ideal solution for running oligo aCGH in the laboratory.
For further information on OGT products and services please visit http://www.ogt.co.uk.
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Founded in 1995 by Professor Ed Southern, OGT has a proven pedigree in microarray technology and services. Our mission is to advance molecular medicine through pioneering discovery and application of molecular technologies. OGT's key focus areas are: high throughput genomic services and biomarker discovery, cytogenetics, single cell analysis, and licensing.
OGT's genomic services (Genefficiency™) offer a unique combination of industry leading platforms, expert people and unparalleled sample processing power to rapidly deliver high quality genomic data to customers worldwide. OGT's products and services for cytogenetics (CytoSure™) include a range of high resolution oligonucleotide arrays, labelling kits and interpretation software that together provide a complete solution for the detection of chromosomal abnormalities.
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Times' new book traces history of the bay area
The St. Petersburg Times' limited-edition coffee table book, 125 Years: Tampa Bay Through the Times, is now available. The hardcover edition features more than 200 pages of black-and-white and color photos and historic front pages, such as those announcing the sinking of the Titanic and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. From the earliest settlers in the bay area to the recent World Series appearance by the Rays, the book captures hundreds of experiences that have shaped our community. The book will be for sale at the Times' downtown St. Petersburg office, 490 First Ave. S, and our bureaus in Clearwater, 710 Court St.; Port Richey, 11321 U.S. 19 N; Wesley Chapel, 26240 Golden Maple Loop; and Brooksville, 15365 Cortez Blvd. Cost is $39.95 plus tax. If you have previously ordered a book, it should arrive in the next week or so.
Number killed in air crash unclear
Authorities were investigating whether three or four people were killed after finding wreckage Sunday from two small planes believed to have collided in midair near the Everglades. Everyone on board was killed, but no bodies were recovered, causing confusion among authorities, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office and Federal Aviation Administration. The Sheriff's Office says four people died in the crash, citing information from the flight school that shows four were scheduled to fly. The planes departed Saturday afternoon from airports in Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood and were not under air traffic control. Family members reported them missing and local authorities found the wreckage Sunday morning, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. Authorities have not identified the victims. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
Pilot injured in small-plane crash
Authorities are investigating after a small plane crashed in Hardee County, injuring the pilot. Hardee County sheriff's authorities say the plane had engine problems when it crashed and flipped upside down in an orange grove Sunday morning. The plane also clipped some power lines when it descended, which led to power outages in the area. The pilot, who has not been identified, crawled from the wreckage and was taken to a hospital. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Authorities find body in freezer
Authorities responding to a suicide in West Palm Beach have made a disturbing discovery — a body stored in a carport freezer. Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies say they received a call Saturday morning after a man found a suicide note stuck in his door from his father. He found his father dead in a van in front of the residence. When authorities came to the home, they also found the grandfather's body in a freezer. In the suicide note from the father, he said his elderly father was in his 80s when he died and he could not bear to let go, so he froze the body. An autopsy will be performed to determine the official cause of death.
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With screaming fans everywhere he goes, and millions watching him sing online, Brighton boy Conor Maynard is poised to become Britain's answer to Justin Bieber. He talks to Andy Welch about his dramatic rise from performing in his bedroom to being flown to Miami to work with Pharrell Williams.
Teenagers are well known for spending a lot of time in their bedrooms.
While most are locked away chatting to their friends online, playing video games or keeping away from their parents who 'just don't understand' them, Brighton's Conor Maynard, 19, was using his time more wisely: filming videos of himself singing, uploading them to YouTube, and winning millions of fans.
It all started when a school friend overheard him singing during a lunch break and urged him to pursue a career as a singer.
"Up until that point I'd really wanted to be an actor," begins Maynard who, when he was 15, attended a drama school at weekends.
"She made me sing in front of virtually everyone in the school and that got me thinking. From there I decided to start recording myself singing cover versions in my room."
At first Maynard sang his favourite songs, mainly album tracks by the likes of RnB stars Mario, Chris Brown and Usher, or Stevie Wonder classics.
His friend then filmed him lip-synching to Usher's OMG and, after other friends posted the links online, it ended up with about 100,000 plays.
"That was a real shock, it came out of nowhere," says Maynard.
Before he knew it, there was a fanbase ready and waiting for another cover, and, after covering Beautiful Monster by Ne-Yo, he'd soon amassed more than a million views.
"And now I have 100 million views altogether. It's insane. I think I've got some mental fans who probably account for half of that total. Or maybe I've got like, 100 fans who watched the videos 100,000 times each?"
There's something pleasingly down-to-earth about Maynard. He talks about caravan holidays with his family and how, despite being in talks with managers and record labels and winning the praise of huge American stars, his mum still nags him to carry on with his homework.
Among the artists to contact Maynard was singer and producer Ne-Yo who, upon hearing his song Beautiful Monster had been covered by a British schoolkid and was being watched by fans in their millions, wanted to talk to the lad in question. A Skype video chat was duly set up, which Maynard conducted in his pyjamas at 1am while his family slept.
"It wasn't the coolest way to talk to someone like, for the first time," he admits, "but when you've never been involved in the music industry it's hard to know how to be or how these things work.
"But Ne-Yo was really cool with me, and the first thing he said was, 'So this is the kid that's singing my songs better than me, is it?'"
If he felt unsure of himself, Maynard learned quickly, and shortly after that initial chat was flown out to the US to meet Ne-Yo, with the Champagne Life star insisting he sign a recording contract.
"That was the start of everything for me, really," he says. "After that, lots of other people - managers, labels in the UK - were interested. They all wanted to see what the fuss was all about."
Fast forward almost two years and Maynard has finished his first album, Contrast. It will be released on July 30 and features guest appearances by Ne-Yo and rising star Rita Ora.
Frank Ocean, who released his own album Channel Orange recently, and - perhaps bravely considering hip hop's overtly homophobic culture - declared himself bisexual, wrote a song for Maynard.
He's also won the plaudits from super-producer and global star Pharrell Williams, who said Maynard could change the face of pop music.
Williams flew the teenager out to the US so they could work together on a couple of songs.
"It was a real learning curve watching him write and produce in the studio," he says.
"And he's been so complimentary about me, which means the world coming from an artist I've loved and admired for so long."
The resulting album is as slick a pop record you'll hear all year. Debut single Can't Say No went to No 2 earlier this year, with follow-up Vegas Girl, released on July 22, likely to go one better and top the chart.
There are nods to Justin Timberlake all over the album, while comparisons to Justin Bieber abound, although that's more to do with the Brighton boy's rise, going from internet sensation to backing by big-name star, bearing many similarities to that of the Canadian wunderkind, than it is with their respective music.
"It's understandable," Maynard says of the comparison.
"I just have to strive to live up to it. To reach that would be incredible, he's pretty much the biggest artist in the world now. To get to that level would be insane, but as long as people are loving my music, whether it's a million or 200 million, that's great."
That Maynard says 'a million or 200 million' is telling of the world he's now part of. The stereotypical stock answer in indie circles when it comes to ambition is, 'We're making music for ourselves and if anyone else likes it, it's a bonus.' For Maynard, the minimum he'll accept is a million fans.
"You've got to have a level," he says, smiling, when picked up on the figure.
In fairness, considering the team behind him, his songs and, let's not forget, his fantastic voice, it's likely he'll achieve his aim. His existing fans, labelled - as is the way in modern pop circles - the Mayniacs, will see to that.
"They're pretty full-on," he says.
"I was in Liverpool at a radio station this one time and I wanted to go out to talk to all of the fans. Security said I couldn't go, so the fans broke into the car park, and when they were turned away again, followed me back to our hotel where they waited all night.
"In the morning, all they wanted was a photo or an autograph. Seems a lot to go through for a quick pic."
You'd at least think they'd want a lock of hair. "Don't give people ideas," he says.
There's a tour around the week of the album release, and Maynard's really looking forward to it.
"The proof is in the pudding when it comes to live shows," he says. "It's where you really show people what you can do. Plus I get to go back to play in Brighton and play in my hometown.
"I've made the album now, and yeah there are lots of fans waiting to hear it but I've still got so much hard work to do. My job now is to make sure as many people as possible hear it."
Extra time - Conor Maynard
:: Conor Paul Maynard was born in Brighton on November 21, 1992.
:: Last year it was announced he'd won MTV's Brand New For 2012 award, beating the likes of Michael Kiwanuka, Lana Del Rey and Lianne La Havas to the title.
:: In June this year, Maynard performed to 80,000 people at Capital FM's Summertime Ball.
:: He says he'd like to work with Drake and Labrinth on his next album.
Tour dates
July 26: Liverpool O2 Academy
July 27: Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
July 28: London G.A.Y.
July 30: Bournemouth Old Fire Station
July 31: Falmouth Princess Pavilions
August 1: Brighton Concorde 2
:: Conor Maynard releases his debut solo album, Contrast, on July 30.


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Our first record we have found of our earliest Powell ancestor is the entry on the Overwharton Parish Registry for the birth of a son named John Powell 20 September 1731 Stafford County, Virginia born to Charles Powel and Elizabeth. Charles Powel's death is recorded as April 30 1744. His estate records in Stafford County list his meager belongings but tell us little about his life. We do not know any details of his life prior to September 1731. Years of research have revealed nothing about his parents, siblings or where he was born. We think it is likely he was born in England, but even that is uncertain.
Although we do not know the maiden name of Elizabeth, wife of Charles, we do have details about her life after his death. Elizabeth married Duke Whalebone December 3, 1745. She had at least 2 children by Duke and later the family moved to Caswell County, North Carolina with her son John Powell. We do have early records from London for Duke Whalebone in the records of Old Bailey. It is our dream to find documentation detailing the early life of Charles and Elizabeth Powell. The quest continues...
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Trend Nation celebrated its five-year anniversary and newly expanded location at 4151 N. Pecos Rd. with several dignitaries. Trend Nation is an e-commerce marketing and multi-channel distribution company that sells more than 15,000 products through six internal websites. With 50,000 customers in more than 40 countries, Trend Nation is a proud Las Vegas company. Call 702.435.0225 or visit trendnation.com.


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HERCULES, CA--(Marketwire - July 26, 2010) - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that it has submitted a Premarket Approval application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its fourth-generation HIV assay, the GS HIV Combo Ag/Ab EIA (enzyme immunoassay).
The GS HIV Combo Ag/Ab EIA detects HIV antigens (proteins that are part of the HIV virus) and HIV antibodies (proteins that are produced by the body to fight the HIV infection), offering early detection of HIV infections as well as acute HIV infections. Clinical studies were performed at five major institutions in the United States on a large sample population including adult and pediatric patients with HIV infections, individuals in high and low risk groups, and pregnant women.
"The rate of acute HIV infections continues to increase in the United States and around the world," said John Goetz, Bio-Rad Vice President and Group Manager Clinical Diagnostics. "We look forward to being able to offer this assay in the U.S. as it is able to detect a significant number of additional cases of acute HIV infections compared to HIV antibody testing alone."
About GS HIV Combo Ag/Ab EIA Assay
The GS HIV Combo Ag/Ab EIA is an enzyme immunoassay used for the simultaneous qualitative detection of HIV p24 antigen and antibodies to HIV-1 (groups M and O) and HIV-2 in human serum or plasma. The assay is intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of infection with HIV-1 and HIV-2.
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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B) has remained at the center of scientific discovery for more than 50 years, manufacturing and distributing a broad range of products for the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets. The company is renowned worldwide among hospitals, universities, major research institutions, as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for its commitment to quality and customer service. Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad is headquartered in Hercules, California, and serves more than 85,000 research and industry customers worldwide through its global network of operations. The company employs over 6,900 people globally and had revenues of nearly $1.8 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit www.bio-rad.com.
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In honor of Veterans Day, U.S. military veterans, members of the U.S. armed forces and their families will be admitted without charge on November 11th to public recreation lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Forest Service.
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The purpose of this observance is not to glorify conflict but simply to honor those who served when asked to do so by their nation. National Park Service sites which commemorate and honor the service of American veterans span the nation's history, and are located all across the country. The National Park Service has developed a web page to help plan visits to NPS sites that preserve the military and veteran heritage of our nation.
Special Veterans Day activities will be held on November 11th at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The event will begin at 1 p.m. with speeches, speakers, a color guard and a wreath-laying ceremony. Jan C. Scruggs, Founder and President of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, will serve as master of ceremonies.
"I invite everyone to visit our many national parks that preserve and commemorate the sacrifices and achievements of the men and women who have fought in America's wars," said Mary A. Bomar, Director of the National Park Service. "As we approach Veteran's Day, what better way to learn about the hallowed places preserved in the National Park System and to honor the sacrifices of our veterans, than by visiting a national park."


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Every wedding that I photograph is full of so many moments, small intimate details, and subtle beauty that it's a joy to document. While so much focus is given on the interactions, the grand details, and the pomp and circumstance sometimes it's easy to miss the small things right in front of your face. I am always careful, always observant, and always looking specifically for those small things. This image is an excellent example of one such thing. During the portrait session of the bride and groom at this 2013 Bowery Hotel wedding the wind on the Bowery roof deck was really strong. To keep her veil from whipping around in the strong New York wind the bride kept twirling the tulle around her hand. I saw the tulle, the strong backlighting, the glitter of her new wedding ring, and the delicacy of her hands contrasted with the brick of the roof deck railing and I knew I had a lovely photograph. I especially love how the long focal length of the Nikon 70-200mm at 200mm compresses the bride's hand off of that brick background. The dark background also helps really make the backlighting stand out. It's everything that I love in a sweet, simple image.
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Is Rick Wakeman really so famous that just being in his presence elevates a Ford van to celebrity provenance? (Hint: no.) And to be fair, Cheffins isn't suggesting that's the primary selling point of their 1965 Ford Thames 400E 10/12cwt Van. No, that would be "awesomeness," ... Read more
Like yesterday's Wolf-version G-wagen, we see here another vehicle rarely spotted in the United States – a 1956 Ford Thames pickup, offered on Hemmings.com out of Spring Grove, Illinois, for $19,900. From the seller's description: 71 c.i. 30 hp flathead 4 cylinder, 3 speed manual ... Read more


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Brand New Audi Centre Opens in Toowoomba
TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA – June 18, 2013: The new $1.5 million Audi Centre Toowoomba has officially opened. More than 120 guests attended the gala event on Friday 14 June 2013 to officially welcome the Audi brand in Toowoomba.
Don and David Russell, Directors of Wippells Autos, a well-known Toowoomba-based automotive business with a proud 43-year heritage, were joined by Audi Australia's new Managing Director, Andrew Doyle, and rugby personality, Matthew Burke for the official opening event.
Construction of the impressive single storey Audi rural facility began in June 2012 and was fully completed by June 2013. It is located on the corner of Clifford and Herries Streets and offers an internal display area for eight new cars, with space for an additional 10 pre-owned vehicles on prominent display at the front of the new dealership.
For the past eight months, the dealership has operated from a basic facility across the road. Nevertheless the Audi Centre Toowoomba team still sold 43 new Audi vehicles from the temporary showroom.
Two Audi-specific service hoists have been installed to care for customers' vehicles, staffed by factory trained technicians using the latest Audi service equipment. A small Audi Café and guest parking for seven vehicles also forms part of the facilities for customers.
David Russell, Dealer Principal of Audi Centre Toowoomba, thanked his team at the opening event and also welcomed valued customer, Mark Osborne, who was the first Audi customer in Toowoomba. Mr Osborne drove his brand new Audi Q5 out of the temporary showroom last year.
"I'd like to thank the Wippell family for their support with this project, my staff and family for their hard work in making Audi a reality in Toowoomba and our customers, without whom we wouldn't have Audi representation in Toowoomba," Mr Russell said.
"It's a very proud moment for me and everything we learn from our association with this German premium brand will support our customers in other areas of our business," Mr Russell said.
According to Audi Australia's managing director, Mr Andrew Doyle, the dealership is a very fitting representation for Audi in Toowoomba and is the result of the German luxury brand's growth in Australia.
"Our company is very proud to be associated with Don and David Russell, Wippells Autos and the Audi Centre Toowoomba team. We welcome the opportunity to support customers with such impressive Audi facilities and aftersales services in this region," Mr Doyle said.
"We are committed to the growth of the Audi brand, and to supporting the business here in Toowoomba. This project, along with many others which are under construction around the country, represents Audi's growing strength in Australia. It is part of our strategic development plan to prepare our facilities for the expansion of the Audi model range in the next few years.
"As we head towards 2015, our model range will increase from 32 to 42 new models and our dealerships must be able to showcase these vehicles for customers, whether they are based in the city or large regional centres like Toowoomba," Mr Doyle said.


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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4115: Byrd S.Amdt.4115; To require the United States to support the transfer of United States clean energy technology as part of assistance programs with respect to China's energy sector, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (32-64, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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Craig Bowen, the San Ramon Valley fire chief who retired in 2008, collects an annual pension of $310,000 a year, in part due to egregious pension spiking that persists in Contra Costa County.
His predecessor, Richard Probert, who retired in 2002, receives $273,000 a year. Deputy Chief Christopher Suter and Assistant Chief Michael Sylvia, both 2008 retirees, annually collect $285,000 and $268,000, respectively.
The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District pension excesses were exposed in this column in 2009. Since then, a newly elected board majority has called for reform. So one would think they would welcome legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed last year to curb such abuses.
Instead, on May 16, the fire district filed legal papers supporting labor unions challenging the new law. Specifically, the district backed a union motion to block the state attorney general from defending the anti-spiking rules. That would have left no one in court to speak for the law because no local agency has stepped forward.
After I questioned fire district Director Jay Kerr and board President Matt Stamey on Thursday, the district abruptly withdrew its support of the union motion. Kerr and Stamey told me that they support the new law and didn't understand the effect of the court filing.
Once they explained the advice they received from their attorney, William Ross, it was obvious why they were confused. Ross says the local retirement association administering the pension, not the state, should defend the law.
He ignores that the association had refused to take sides, that the judge had asked the state to step in and that the attorney general's office has a responsibility to defend state laws. State involvement is also appropriate because the Contra Costa case could soon be combined with similar legal challenges in Alameda, Marin and Merced counties.
Nowhere is the need for the new law more apparent than San Ramon Valley. The fire district provides its workers pensions administered by the Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association, one of 20 county-level systems in the state affected by the law.
The retirement association enforces rules for what types of income can be counted when calculating pensions. For example, Bowen was allowed to include base salary plus enhancements like management pay, stand-by pay, auto allowances and cash value of unused vacation and administrative leave. He boosted his years of service by adding unused sick leave time.
As a result, Bowen increased his pension 46 percent. Similarly, Probert boosted his pension 24 percent, Suter 49 percent and Sylvia 48 percent.
In 2009, a pension attorney hired by the fire district concluded that the retirement association was counting too much income in the calculations, violating state court rulings. The association's attorney later agreed.
But the association board refused to correct the rules for existing employees. Now, the new law requires it to do so. That's why unions are trying to block it.
The improper spiking adds an average 10 percent to pensions for firefighters hired before 2011 and helps drive up district contributions to the retirement association. That's the portion at stake in this case.
It's just part of the district's soaring annual pension contributions, which will soon be about as much as the cost of salaries. Until now, San Ramon Valley firefighters have not shared the burden. Under a new labor agreement, they will pick up about 4 percent of the cost July 1, increasing to about 12 percent by 2015.
If the district needs pension savings and directors support the new law, why did Ross, the district's attorney, side with the unions? It's not the first time Ross seemed to align with firefighters against his client's best interest. In 2009, he blessed the Rodeo-Hercules fire district board's suspension of one of its own elected members, an outspoken director in disfavor with firefighters.
The suspension clearly violated the director's First Amendment rights. He sued. The fire district filed a cross-complaint against Ross. In the end the district and Ross split the cost of a $29,861 settlement payment and the district was forced to apologize to the director.
This time, the financial stakes are much greater.
Daniel Borenstein is a staff columnist and editorial writer. Reach him at 925-943-8248 or firstname.lastname@example.com. On Twitter: @BorensteinDan.


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For many years, we have heard pro-choicers give numerous reasons for their position, such as: It's in the woman's body, so it's her decision; it's not a human; it's a human, but it will interfere with my work or school; I'm just not ready to have a child, etc. When you examine all the justifications closely, it seems that there is one underlying reason for abortion. It clearly is a self-centered view of the world by the people involved in the abortion decision. Even the title "pro-choice" could easily be changed to "pro-me" or "pro-self," and it would mean exactly the same.
Over the past 30-40 years, our culture has changed, in general, from one of self-sacrifice and sense of community to one of being self-centered. In the 1950s and 1960s, many families had five or six children. You were taught that you were one of a group, and the world did not revolve around you. In general, children didn't go on long vacations every year. If you did, the parents really sacrificed economically so the whole family could drive to Disneyland or wherever. You learned by watching your parents about the sacrifices you had to make to raise a family.
From the late 1970s until today, most families have had only one to three children. A high percentage of those parents indulge their children in whatever activity they want to do, no matter how much it costs. Many parents give the impression, either intended or unintended, that the child is so important that the world often revolves around them. "If it feels like you should do something, do it." If something does happen to go wrong, the child doesn't have to face the consequences because many parents are there to bail them out. They don't need to have self-sacrifice because parents don't want their children to suffer in any way, even though this suffering often will make them stronger. Of course, these are generalizations, but it is all too prevalent in our society.
When the young woman gets pregnant, the logical conclusion is "How does this affect me personally?" How does it affect my school, career, or social life?" What's the quickest way to alleviate my problem?" These kinds of reasons sometimes do not seem that they are adequate, so those who support abortion have to come up with the other responses as to why abortion should be acceptable. Then they have to justify it by using "it's my body, it's not human, it's a parasite, etc." To many, this reasoning is easy since they are implementing their belief system that has permeated their entire life.
Another by-product of this self-absorption view is the change over the years of being an young, unwed pregnant girl. Thirty to forty years ago there was a strong stigma attached to being pregnant in high school. Thus, it was very rare to see. Of course, today there is very little negative reaction to a pregnant teenager. If something is universally acceptable, it's much easier to engage in that activity. Also, since there are so many more pregnant teens, the possibility of abortion becomes even greater.
The pro-lifer has to find a way to deflect the self-absorption of the pro-choice person and get them to focus on the unborn child. This is a hard nut to crack because you're trying to change someone's belief system they have always had. It can be very frustrating, because it seems so obvious that there is a baby that is being killed in the abortion procedure. Often it may look like you're not making any progress, but you are planting a seed in the pro-choicer's mind. If they actually are confronted with the abortion decision, it is very possible that what they have heard from a pro-lifer will surface.


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The Information Management The Essence Of Using Communications And Information Technologies To Develop The Knowledge Based Society
The paper presents the role of information as the main vehicle communications and information technologies (CIT) use to leverage every activity fields and every individual life in the information age stage of the human being evolution. Then the information management (IM) is resulting as the logical approach for the systemic optimization of the complex processes humankind encounters in developing the information society (IS) toward knowledge based society (KBS). For optimizing the economical and social environment on Earth and face the fast evolutons of CIT, IM must carefully use, step by step, 3 basic ingredients: accurate data, then relevant information and then refined knowledge. The paper analyzes the most important and difficult to optimize added value of IM, as generating refined knowledge is the main target of the process that starts with creating data, then extracting information and eventually using this information in a complex process, where people, in a legal, economical and social context will use it, creating new/refined knowledge. The paper emphasizes that, as a solution for stable growing, learn and go on is the way the humankind have to chose in the complicated context of such complex forces of the progress like CIT, resulting that the education remains the main ingredient, the key factor of exploiting these forces. The paper conclusions are finding that simple education is no more enough in the IS/KBS context, when the humakind is at the information age , every human being must be school educated, but, beyond the already old term of continue education , he/she must be educated to learn every day from the IS/KBS context, in order to survive and grow. As CIT products and services became ubiquitous as the water and electricity , people must learn every day to use them and their useful optimization principles, like IM. Finally it resulted that we need more and more IM every day, but it is important to notice that IM means much more that we already know about information and about management , even if we add as main ingredient CIT.
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Review: Pacifica
When the Beauty Bug was a baby, she loved to go through women's purses. I always hear stories from my Mom and my Grandma about how they had to keep me about from women's bags or else, before they knew it, I had dumped the contents out. Well, now that the Beauty Bug is a 20-something year old young lady, she, of course, doesn't go through womens purses, but she may notice what brands and products people are using if she's in someone else's bathroom. Some of the best product suggestions happen that way. In fact, that's how she was made aware of Pacifica. She smelled the Hawaiian Ruby Guava body butter, and the smell just stuck with her – she couldn't forget it and she wanted to know more about the brand!
The Hawaiian Ruby Guava Body Butter is divine. Its holistic formulation delivers intense lasting moisture through shea and mango butters, chamomile extract and safflower, almond and essential oils. The scent is delicious, and The Beauty Bug is so excited about it, that she's been carrying it around with her the past day for everyone to smell.


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Rhubarb, shallots and horseradish are vegetables that can be easily grown on Long Island, but are not very common in most gardens. All three of these vegetables are grown commercially to a very limited extent on Long Island, and are really not very difficult to grow in a garden area.
This perennial is a member of the buckwheat family and can easily be grown in our well-drained sandy soil. It is often best to plant this in a well-isolated area, away from traffic areas. Often it is best to put rhubarb next to the corner or side of the regular vegetable garden.
Rhubarb can easily tolerate cold winters and dry summers because of the large underground fleshy and somewhat woody rhizomes and fibrous root systems. In general, the crop does not grow very well in hot locations and it will not tolerate poorly drained areas. Often, it is better to plant rhubarb on a slightly raised bed or the better drained area of the garden. The reason for this is the roots and underground rhizomes will suffocate during the heavy rainfall periods of spring, summer or fall.
Prior to planting in the spring, the soil should be well-fertilized and limed. The pH should be approximately 6.2 to 6.5 with fertilizer applied and mixed in. A complete fertilizer, such as a 5-10-5, at about 5 pounds per 100 square feet should be adequate.
Planting is done by using young pieces of crown containing good strong buds. Older crowns should be separated and the outer portions planted. Planting is done after the ground has thawed and can be worked properly.
The crowns are set deep enough so that the top of the crown is covered with about two inches of soil. Crowns are set about two feet apart in rows that are 4 to 6 feet apart.
Clean shallow cultivation should be continued through the growing season so that weeds are kept to a minimum. During the first year, the rhubarb should not be harvested and should only be harvested a short period (no more than two weeks) during the second full growing season. In the third and subsequent seasons, the harvest period can last from six to eight weeks.
Harvesting is done by pulling (not cutting) the leaf blade from the growing plant. Normally this will break off at the junction and produce very little injury to the parent. Stalks should have a good red or pink color at the time of harvest. The leaf blade itself should not be consumed.
Petioles are then washed and can be eaten raw or cooked, steamed or prepared in many different ways. Once a bed has been in production for three or more years, you would be surprised at the amount of rhubarb that can be produced from a small garden area.
A shallot is related to the onion and is used as a dry bulb or as a green young plant in much the same way as onions. The more popular way recently has been to use shallots as a dry bulb.
Shallots are easy to raise in gardens on Long Island because our soils are generally sandy and well drained. Soil preparation consists of proper liming and fertilizing. The pH of the soil should be in the range of 6.2 to 6.5 and a good garden fertilizer program used. The most common fertilizer is about 5 pounds of 5-10-5 per 100 square feet applied prior to planting.
Shallots should be planted as early as possible in the spring to promote vegetative growth before bulbing starts. Cloves of shallots are divided and the seedpiece placed in the soil about three inches apart with rows about 15
inches apart. The shallot will tolerate cool temperatures in the spring and will start growth as soon as the soil temperature starts to increase.
Throughout the growing season, it is very important to maintain a good weed control program, because this crop does not compete at all with our common weeds.
The shallot will grow quite rapidly and produce multiple growing points fairly early in the spring. This growth continues until long days are reached, at which time bulbing will start. At the point of bulbing, the carbohydrate in the leaves will move down into the dividing bulbs producing a cluster very similar to garlic.
Throughout the growing season some of the plants may be removed and the green leaves cut and separated or cut into small pieces to be used in place of green onions. This provides a good delicate flavor to many of our food items. The rest of the plants should be left to reach maturity.
Once the top has dried down, the shallots can be removed from the soil and dried at fairly high temperatures in a well-aerated container. Often a mesh bag, such as an onion bag, is used and hung in a dry place to encourage curing. Once the shallot has dried, it can then be used for cooking or stored for later use.
The keys to good shallot production in a garden is to have a well-drained, properly limed and fertilized soil, good healthy bulbs for planting, good weed control, and good curing after harvest. The dry bulbs will then store very well and last throughout the winter and can be used as needed.
Prior to the 16th century, horseradish probably was grown for medicinal purposes only. It is indigenous to Eastern Europe, but is now found throughout the United States because of its culinary uses.
Horseradish belongs to the mustard family, which also includes many of our common vegetables, such as cabbage, cauliflower, radish, cress, etc.
Horseradish can be planted either in late fall or early spring. The more convenient way would be to put the cuttings out as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring following the application of lime and fertilizer. The pH for this vegetable should be at least 6.2. A complete fertilizer such as garden 5-10-5 should be used at about 5 pounds per 100 square feet.
Cuttings are made from healthy roots, and are generally about six inches long and about one-half inch in diameter. These are placed vertically in the soil with about two or three inches of soil covering the top. The soil should be a sandy well-drained area and fairly free of rocks and certainly free of a hard pan or barrier for the roots to develop.
Weed control is generally very easy to achieve because the horseradish grows rapidly and competes very well with other crops, especially weeds. The major danger is that the horseradish itself will become very prolific and itself become a weed where it is not wanted. In this case frequent pulling, especially of the underground roots, is necessary to keep horseradish away from other crops. Horseradish is infected by very few diseases and only two or three insects. The major insect is cabbage maggot which will cause burrowing into the root.
Harvesting is done in late fall around Thanksgiving or can be delayed until the following spring once the ground has thawed. The crop will overwinter very well in place in the garden as long as the area is well-drained and water does not stand or flood the area during the winter months.
Harvesting is done by digging up the roots and separating the major fleshy roots from the side shoots. The root can then be washed, cleaned and ground for use in cooking preparation of sauces, condiments, etc. The addition of white vinegar to the ground horseradish will prevent spoilage or oxidation. In this way, the horseradish preparation can be kept for weeks or months in a cool refrigerated area.
These vegetables -- shallots, rhubarb and horseradish -- can be grown easily in any of the vegetable gardens on Long Island, and when properly raised will provide enough for normal family use, plus plenty to give away to friends and neighbors.
Prepared by William J. Sanok, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Suffolk County.


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Information technology services company HCL Technologies Ltd has handed pink slips to some of the former Xerox employees in the US, who had joined the company a year ago as part of an outsourcing agreement.
When contacted, HCL confirmed the move, saying: "HCL has recently eliminated some engineering services positions that were held by former Xerox employees, who were transferred to HCL America (or HCL Tech in the US) about a year ago."
HCL, however, declined to share the exact number of employees affected by the move.
"It's a very small number compared to our overall US employee base of about 8,000 and our nearly 90,000 global employees. It's also a small percentage of those initially transferred from Xerox to HCL," the company said in a statement.
Xerox and HCL in June 2011 signed a five-year outsourcing contract under which Xerox outsourced a sizable amount of its engineering works and some 600 employees to HCL.
The company said the affected employees will be adequately compensated.
"While these decisions are difficult to make, we are working closely with those affected to provide the proper assistance that will ensure a smooth transition. We continue to expand our US operations in other practice areas and locations and expect to continue hiring to support client demand in these areas."


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Treasury yields hovered near their lowest level in about a month on Wednesday, following a positive pair of economic reports and with analysts paying a little more attention to the U.S. political outlook, as things seem fairly quiet in Europe.
"The market has reached some sort of positional equilibrium, we suppose," said bond strategists at CRT Capital group.
Yields on 10-year notes US:10_YEAR which move inversely to prices, lately traded little changed at 1.62%.
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The benchmark yields have slowly fallen for most of the past two weeks, largely due to Spain's reluctance to ask its neighbors for a bailout — which was expected to pull the European Central Bank into the sovereign bond market as a buyer of last resort.
Yields on 30-year bonds US:30_YEAR traded at 2.82% and 5-year yields US:5_YEAR edged down 1 basis point to 0.61%. A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.
While bond investors have long been nervous about the political gridlock on a slew of tax reductions and spending measures due to expire at the end of the year, the volume has been turned up lately.
The closest event is the first presidential debate Wednesday evening between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. See news stream for the debate between Obama and Romney.
"The markets may not move greatly on it in the next 12 hours, but as we go forward and attempt to handicap the long-term regulatory, political, fiscal, and monetary implications of the election, we will be watching tonight with great interest," said John Briggs, a bond strategist at RBS Securities.
If bond investors want to track one thing for the night, he suggests polling numbers in Ohio and Florida — states with a chance of going for either candidate.
Bond investors have tried to focus less on who they personally think should win and more on who they think will win — and act accordingly in their decision making.
It's unlikely either candidate will give enough details about how they plan to address the country's fiscal challenges, said Anthony Valeri, fixed-income investment strategist for LPL Financial.
Kicking the can: how far?
"The market is leaning towards pricing in an Obama victory, so pushing a big chunk of the 'fiscal cliff' measures down the road," he said. The biggest investors takeaway he has from that is with tax rates likely to rise in some form — they're not going down — it makes tax-exempt municipal bonds more attractive.
"At the end of the day, we need tax revenue to rise and spending cuts. We need both," Valeri said. "We realize it's not all going to happen at once, it's a gradual process. But the market wants to see some steps at this point forward."
Investors have low expectations for Washington action after the election in November, and rather expect another short-term extension of the tax and spending rules until after lawmakers are inaugurated in early 2013. Beyond that, "kicking the can down the road could be bad for Treasurys and will push yields higher," Valeri said. "But I don't think it would fully awaken the bond vigilantes" as long as economic growth is positive and lawmakers are progressing in any way.
By higher yields, Valeri means 10-year yields rising to 1.75%-2% by year-end.
The main issue for U.S. bond holders is whether the country's leaders eventually (sooner would be better) take the needed steps to address the widening deficit. If not, the worry is that rising debt will lead to more action by the Federal Reserve and more inflation.
Pimco's co-chief investment officer Bill Gross, and head of one of the world's biggest bond funds, said "bonds would be burned to a crisp." See: Bill Gross says only gold and real assets with thrive.
On Wednesday, he said on Twitter while inflation risks occur in "out" years, not near-term, it's still a reason to "sell long-term bonds."
Data for the day left the bond market little changed.
ADP said private U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in September, more than economists expected.See: Private payrolls adds 162,000 in September.
Separately, the Institute for Supply Management's survey of businesses that provide services such as banking and health care expanded last month at a faster rate than many predicted. See: Growth in services sector accelerates.


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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets Coderre, Couillard in Montreal
MONTREAL – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Montreal to meet with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, in separate events.
The Secretary General started his day in Ottawa, meeting with Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall, before travelling to Montreal.
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Ban said in Montreal that Canada's decision to welcome 25,000 refugees may be a small number, but it's a huge example of international solidarity.
WATCH: Ban Ki-moon impressed by Montreal students
He said Canada has shown compassionate leadership and generosity and that more developed countries should be helping to shoulder the responsibility of caring for Syria's displaced people.
Ban added he met about 40 Syrian refugees on Thursday during a visit to Canada's Parliament in Ottawa.
WATCH: Ban Ki-Moon meets Justin Trudeau in Ottawa
He said the refugees were very happy knowing their lives had been protected and their human dignity respected.
READ MORE: Canada will seek UN security council seat: Trudeau
Ban will also visit the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN agency based in Montreal, and give an address at McGill University.
During a gala dinner Thursday night in the nation's capital, Ban praised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for what he called his "dynamic leadership."
He joked that Trudeau may already be more popular than his father, former Prime Minister Pierre-Elliott Trudeau.
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(female) I have been taking nortipyline for several yrs (20+), due to migraine headaches. I also had 3 months course of accutane 6 yrs ago. I have noticed for the last 3 yrs a significant hair thinning/ hair loss around my temple, left side greater than on the right. Is possible this is due to accutane from 6 yrs ago side effect or the nortipyline? I have taken extreme measures to care for my hair, weekly shampoos and conditioners. Please help.
If you stopped using Accutane 6 years ago, I highly doubt that it is the cause of your recent hair loss. Furthermore, before you consider your medications (nortriptyline) as the cause of your hair loss, you should explore other medical causes with your primary care doctor. Hair loss in women can be a sign of a medical condition (thyroid disease, anemia, etc…).


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Spain's political support of the United States in the war in Iraq will have an economic payoff, the president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Thomas J. Donohue, told Spanish business leaders here on Wednesday.
American multinationals are interested in ''partnerships and collaborations'' with Spanish companies in Latin America, where Spain is a leading investor, and the chamber ''has the intention of helping Spanish firms increase investment'' in the United States, Mr. Donohue said at a news conference. He also reassured Spanish engineering, infrastructure and construction companies that they ''will be part of the rebuilding process'' in Iraq.
Mr. Donohue met privately Wednesday with Prime Minister José María Aznar; the Popular Party candidate for the March national elections, Mariano Rajoy; and King Juan Carlos. Mr. Donohue then spoke with representatives of Spain's largest corporations, like Telefónica, Gas Natural, Repsol and El Corte Inglés, as well American multinationals based in Spain, including I.B.M., J.P. Morgan and Ford. Another high-level bilateral meeting is planned in January, Mr. Donohue said, when Mr. Aznar will travel to the United States to meet with business leaders.
''Spain is becoming a major player in the global investment scene,'' he told the assembled business leaders, praising the country's economic growth, which stands in contrast to its neighbors' sluggish performances. ''That's why more than 500 U.S. firms have come to Spain, and I predict more are on the way,'' he said. ''And with Spain becoming a major player in the global investment scene especially in Latin America, Spanish and American companies will find even more opportunities to partner and to grow together. ''
Spanish businessmen received his words with enthusiasm.
''We always considered the United States to be a closed market, but the political climate is right to look for American partners,'' said Manuel Contreras, chief executive of the AZVI construction company, which operates in Chile.Continue reading the main story
Manuel Egea Llaneza, chief executive of the Spanish Consortium of Technical and Industrial Suppliers, a trade group, said he was ''studying opportunities'' to do business in Argentina with North American companies that have ''shared interests.'' ''We're not looking at mergers, but possible joint ventures or technological cooperation agreements,'' he said.
Spanish leaders are concerned that, with the European Union expanding in the Continent, manufacturers will flee to Eastern Europe where labor is cheaper. They are also aware that their midsize companies need to grow to compete with German, French and other European multinationals.
So the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade is trying to seize the moment of political cooperation between the United States and Spain to promote economic cooperation as well. Project USA is the code name. The goal is to attract high skills and high-paying companies from the United States, like research and development complexes, and then use the United States as a base for expansion.
Mr. Aznar's trip to Florida, California and Texas in September was part of the larger strategy, and it has already shown some results. The Spanish company Indra Sistemas won a 2.8 billion euro ($3.2 billion) contract from the United States government to make aviation simulators; a Spanish biotechnology company has set up shop in California; and Spanish infrastructure companies will receive special consideration for a $15 billion highway and telecommunications project in Texas, said Jaime Malet, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Spain.
The United States has promised to back Spain's candidacy for a 4.5 billion euro nuclear fusion project, known as the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor, which would create 1,300 jobs for scientists alone, Mr. Malet said. Spain will be competing with France for the European Union's endorsement to get the project. But if the European Union chooses France, Mr. Malet said, then the United States would throw its support to Japan, leaving Europe out of the project.Continue reading the main story


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Celeb Fashion Photographer Danielle Levitt is the Subject of New Documentary, Released Today
Celebrity. Fashion. Style. Youth. Danielle Levitt spends her life capturing these elements as a famous New York-based celebrity and fashion photographer, who spends her days documenting our culture. Her subjects include Mark Wahlberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jon Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Stone and Katy Perry.
Danielle is the subject of a new documentary titled Danielle, on WIGS, the YouTube channel built around compelling, provocative stories centered around women, premiering today, October 27. Ironically, the doc mirrors one of WIGS' scripted series, Jan, which has more than 2.1 million views and stars Virginia Madsen (Sideways), as a world famous celebrity photographer.
WIGS is a behind-the-lens look at Danielle Levitt, acclaimed NYC photographer known for her vibrant and cutting-edge images that straddle the worlds of fashion, art, and popular culture.
To view the documentary on Saturday click here.


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Super Smash Bros. Melee
Review by ajnrules
Anybody who's played the original Super Smash Bros. should know how fun it is to smash your friends as popular Nintendo characters. Not only are the controls so simple even a 5 year old could play, but it's also fast, furious, and most of all, fun. A little bit after two years after its release, Nintendo announced a sequel to the best-selling fighting game. Shown at E3, it passed Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2 as the most anticipated Gamecube game. Over the next 6 months, Nintendo tortured their fans by revealing saliva-inducing options such as 292 trophies, 25 characters, 28 stages, an much, much more. Finally, the wait is over, and fans are treated to the greatest fighting game of the year.
The graphics are magificent. People claim the backgrounds are terrible, but they look fine to me. The character design is so detailed you can see the furs on Fox and the curves of the cloth for Mario. And most importantly of all, it goes at a blistering 60 frames per second. And this game has been constantly bashed for its background. So what? It's still a big improvement over other fighting games in the past, and anyways, you'll be too busy fighting to care about how good everything looks.
If anybody's a fan of Nintendo music, then this is the game for you. It remixes many popular tunes from Zelda's Overworld Theme to Pokemon's Battle Theme. The sound effects are wonderful, and best of all, there is none of the sound editing that plagued the first version.
Super Smash Bros. Melee is not a rehash of the N64 version, as it has been often called. It has brand new moves. Now, if you grab somebody, you have a choice of attacking the victim, or throwing them up, down, forward, or back. There are 4 Special Attacks instead of the usual 3, and you can dodge projectile attacks and mid-air attacks. There's still some control problems that were present in the original, but for those who mastered the original, they won't pose as a problem, and for those new to the games, they still won't be much of a problem.
In the original Super Smash Bros., the one-player mode was going through a fixed set of 13 stages. In Melee, there is Classical Mode, which is a lot like the original, only the stages are mixed. There Adventure Mode, where the player goes through scrolling world with hazards before fighting your enemy. There is Stadium Mode, where you can play your character's target practice level, beat up a beanbag before seeing how far you can hit it with a bat, and fight against up to 100 computer characters. There is an event mode with 51 events where you fight in special pre-set circumstances. And then there are the 292 trophies which include people like Misty from Pokemon or the go-kart from the Mario Kart games. But it gets kind of boring after a while, especially Adventure Mode. Good thing there's the...
But the truly amazing part of this game is the multiplayer mode, which is what makes Super Smash Bros. one of the classics for the N64. You can play the usual stock (lives) or time mode, but you can also play coin mode, where you knock coins out of your opponents and collect there. Then there are the special melee modes, with special battles like Giant Melee (where everybody is big), or Special Sudden Death Melee, where everybody starts off with 300% damage. This game WILL last you over 500 hours if you are a fan of the original.
Buy, even if you don't have a Gamecube!
This game is a perfect example of why Nintendo is so successful today. Like what has been mentioned earlier in this review, this game is fast, furious, and most of all, fun. If you are a fan of fighting games or Nintendo, then this game is a must.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 12/19/01, Updated 12/19/01
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Manager Load Control
- Recruiter
- Emirates Airline & Group
- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Salary
- not specified
- Posted
- 13 Apr 2012
- Closes
- 11 May 2012
- Ref
- Sector
- Aviation and Airlines, Business Services, Sales
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
In 1959, dnata was a small ground-handling operation with just five staff members. Today, we're the fourth largest combined air services provider in the world with over 20,000 employees across five continents. Our expertise in ground handling, cargo, travel, and flight catering has earned us over 30 awards and the admiration of the industry.
Today, our business can be found in 38 countries providing customers our expertise in ground handling, cargo, travel, and flight catering.
Our Services
We don't just deliver your baggage or the holiday of a lifetime-we help keep the promises you make to your family, clients and business partners.
Ground handling
Every day, we'll help almost 192,442 passengers continue safely on their way - and they trust they'll be reunited with their bags at the end of their journey. It's the basic promise that keeps air travel viable. So we don't take any chances. Our team of experts works behind the scenes to ensure that passengers don't give what we do a second thought.
We thrive in some of the world's busiest airports. We know you expect a seamless experience from check-in to baggage delivery and our job is to ensure we deliver just that in the 21 airports we operate.
Our cargo operation spans three continents and handles 4,766 tons of cargo a day (about the weight of an elephant every minute.) And we're innovating everywhere we do business. Handheld scanners let us track shipments in real time to manage 'paperless' aircraft turnarounds. Such advances mean that in some locations we can process express cargo in under an hour. Handling perishable goods, from flowers to food, are part of our daily life. Even under the most extreme conditions, our ground crews make sure the promise each box contains arrives safely at its destination.
Whatever your destination - we'll help you reach it. Every day, 2,108 travellers trust us with their plans. From holidays of romance and discovery, to the logistics of getting people wherever their work demands - we make plans that fit yours.
We manage everything from business and incentive travel and worldwide tour operations - covering leisure, sports and active holidays-through to hotel sales and marketing representation, offshore and marine services, and government and corporate services.
Flight Catering
Our in-flight catering businesses deliver, on average, over 128,000 meals on a daily basis. For us, it's about getting the basics right - then adding a dash of imagination. The result? Tempting food that every passenger looks forward to savouring.
Our in-flight catering business expanded from an operation in Singapore when we acquired Alpha Flight Group Limited in 2010. This growth helps us bring quality you can taste to passengers flying through 62 airports across 12 countries.
The Position:
Plans and manages the Load Control service for all airlines to implement and deliver a safe, punctual departure of all aircraft departing from Dubai Airports and outstations airports for CLC airlines.
The business unit is accountable for accurate weight & balance functions for contracted customer airlines through the use of Departure Control Systems (DCS) or manual Load Control methods, complying at all times with all International, Airline, Aircraft and local regulatory requirements.
Provide Centralised Load Control (CLC) function for Emirates Airlines and Fly Dubai.
Job Profile:
- Develop and implement the business strategy and related policies/procedures (3-5 year time scales) for the Centralised Load Control business.
- Monitor and be aware of all changing market situations, and continuously adapt the business strategy to meet the environmental conditions and challenges of the future. To track competitor activity and recommend changes in processes, systems, strategy for business growth to address these needs.
- Manages the Load Control section, ensuring that Weight & Balance requirements are provided according to the Airline Operating Manual and Government / International regulatory requirements. Ensures all Load Control staff are current on required Aircraft licences, together with other mandatory courses. Constantly analyses procedures, practices and available technology to ensure Dnata maintains its position as the leading provider of load control services and the leading ground handler in the Middle East.
- Directs and manages the efficient running of the Load Control department, to achieve operational targets and the highest levels of service delivery in line with Customer requirements and ISO standards. Critically analyses all service failures identified during Aircraft turnarounds and recommends corrective measures.
- Stipulates the safety of staff, equipment and facilities in accordance with corporate, local and international standards. In cooperation with the Safety & Compliance department, promote and develop a safety culture within the business unit to continually raise awareness and motivate safe behaviours
- Manage the delivery of cost effective services within agreed budget. Monitor and control costs through effective resource management of staff in cooperation with Resource Planning and Real Time allocation unit. Continual review and adjustment of expenditure to meet fluctuations in demand to deliver savings against budget and forecasts
- Liaises with National Recruitment to proactively ensure that suitable Nationals are sourced for the department in line with department?s Emiratisation strategy. Create an environment which is conducive to the growth of a national workforce. Establish a robust development and succession plan within the department to ensure an uninterrupted supply of suitably skilled and qualified personnel.
- Define the customer support strategy for the CLC. Influences Customer Airlines, Airport Authorities and third-parties to ensure that safe load control best practices are carried out at CLC outstation airports. Liaises closely with the customer airlines, DAC ,GCAA to maintain operational standards within legal requirements.
- Drive innovative solutions and initiate continuous improvement through team creativity and ensure a collaborative approach with other dnata business units within Airport Operations. To include the use of all dnata mandated technological solutions (INFORM, PROVEO, AACS etc). Constantly analyses procedures, practices and available technology to maintain best practice with a specific focus on Safety.
Salary & Benefits:We offer an attractive tax-free salary, paid in Dirhams, the local currency of the UAE. The Dirham is linked to the Special Drawing Right of the International Monetary Fund and it has been held constant against the US dollar since the end of 1980 at a mid-rate of approximately US$1="Dh3.66." Besides generous travel benefits normally associated with an airline, this managerial role also has excellent leave and health care packages, accommodation, power and water paid for, along with transport benefits, life insurance and other employee benefits making the role attractive to high performers. By viewing the 'Dubai Lifestyle' section in the careers website you can also consider the many benefits of Dubai as a location to live and work in
Experience and Qualifications:
- Degree or Honours (12 3 or equivalent)
- 10 years experience in an Airline or Ground Handling Company with experience in a similar capacity.
- Management experience with an international airline or ground handling agent.
- Must possess in-depth knowledge of airport handling procedures in areas of ground operations, dispatch & load control, passenger services, baggage and ramp services.
- Effective inter-personal skills, passion for service excellence, results, change management and safety
To Apply:To express your interest in the above vacancy please apply on-line by clicking below, and complete our application form. We will then consider your application and contact you should we wish to shortlist you for an interview. Should you not receive an invitation for an interview within 5 weeks please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. We will retain your details for 12 months unless advised otherwise and re-consider you for future opportunities as they arise. Please also note that if you are not shortlisted you can also update your application at anytime and apply for other opportunities. Thank you for your interest in a career with the Emirates Group.


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Keeping Up with the Kardashians Recap: Color Me Lonely
Welcome KardashiFANS! Thank you all so much for the comments from last week's opening episode. I appreciate all the support! Now, are you ready for another k-k-k-krazy episode following the k-k-k-kooky k-k-k-kapers of this family? This episode is mainly about Kris's interference with Bruce's growing independence (heaven forbid she might be losing control!) and her antics in keeping the family together, particularly in trying to strengthen the bond between Bruce and the youngest daughter Kylie. Her way of doing this is forcing Bruce and Kylie and a subset of family members to go to a Yoga class, to go rock-climbing, and to take a cooking class. Another thread (loose by all definitions) is a painting that has been inherited by Kourtney and Scott from his parent's estate– they believe it may be by a famous painter, Amedeo Modigliani. They are so convinced of this, they practically spend the money it will bring in before they can even get it properly appraised – by a David Bowie lookalike. Plus we get to see Bruce get a haircut. And more. So keep reading below for all the drama, including the chilling climax at the end!!
The episode opens with Khloe feeding Kourtney's kids, but only if they say her name, or Cocoa, which may be what she is feeding them.
Bruce is at Khloe's house and is getting a haircut. He says it has been over a year since his last haircut. He wants to keep it long in front because he likes to pull it back in a ponytail. Khloe questions that look, but Kourtney defends him, saying it's like when she grows out her eyebrows and everyone bugs her to tweeze them. Bruce says it's society making him get a haircut, but Khloe wisely points out it's Kris Jenner making him get a haircut. They all agree. After the haircut, It.Looks.Exactly.The.Same. But he feels good. Then a hair colorist arrives to lighten Bruce's hair. Again, to make Kris happy. Kris arrives because she is getting highlights, too. There is a lot of bickering going on.
Kris Jenner: "You look like a baked potato."
Miss Ellie Font: "You look like a steamed Brussel sprout"
At Scott and Kourtney's house, Kourtney is explaining to Khloe about the painting that is due to arrive at the house any day. It's from Scott's parent's house, and she thinks it is an authentic Amedeo Modigliani, which would make it priceless. Scott thinks it's merely a copy and doesn't want to get any hopes up, but Kourtney is sure it is real and their dreams of having riches will come true.
After consuming my extra four ounces, I barely have time to plan how to spend my millions
Bruce is at the main house, eating a sandwich. Kris walks in and asks what he is doing there. He said he came looking for Kylie, but she's not there, so he looked in the fridge and found a sandwich, so he's eating it. He complains that Kylie is ignoring him. Kris reminds him not to forget to eat dinner. She is exerting her control over him every which way.
I found a sandwich in the fridge with no name on it, so I'm eating it.
Kim, Khloe and Kylie are in a car and talking about how Kylie needs to spend time with both parents even though it is hard now that they live in separate houses. Khloe says she read online that Bruce is doing Dancing with the Stars and asks if it's true. Kim reports that she wouldn't believe anything online because she read where is supposed to be f***ing a donkey. Nice family chitchat in the car with the teenager in the back.
We are so important that we do not need to buckle up for safety
Kris buys groceries for Bruce and delivers them to his beach house. She continues to say she is worried about him, that he is not taking care of himself. She also says the place smells, like the garbage has not been taken out. She asks if he is lonely, noting that he tends to be a hermit. He should invite people over. He complains that he tries to get the kids over, but they won't come. So Kris has a plan to take matter into her own hands. She plans a yoga outing with Bruce and Kylie. Although he agrees to go, Bruce wants to get it over with as soon as possible so he can go golfing. When the Yoga instructor asks Bruce to take off his socks, he refuses. He is very disruptive at the class and keeps talking. Finally he leaves because he is concerned he will miss his tee time. This is not his idea of spending time with Kylie.
"Where you are is where you are. But where I am at is outa here."
The painting arrives at Scott and Kourtney's house. Scott continues to downplay the possibility of it being authentic. On the way to hide the painting in a safe place, Kourtney slams it against the wall.
Authentic Amedeo Modigliani? Or Kourtney's "emotionalness" self-portrait ?
Kris's next plan to bring Bruce and Kylie together involves an indoor rack climbing excursion. However, she and Kylie get into a fight about Kylie borrowing her clothes without asking, to which Kris says she will put a camera in her closet to catch her next time. Kylie storms off. Kris waits until Bruce is all suited up to climb the wall when she tells Bruce that Kylie left because she is a teenager and teenagers are moody.
I will sabotage your time with your dad over and over again!
Kourtney shows the painting to Khloe and asks what she thinks. Khloe asks what she should be looking for. (Best line of the whole episode!) Khloe starts to touch the painting and Kourtney yells "NO!" Kourtney is complaining about Scott being a Debbie Downer. Khloe is happy to see that Kourtney is showing some emotion.
For Kris' latest plan for family togetherness, they are all at the Wellness Kitchen at the Four Seasons Hotel. Kris has arranged for them to take a cooking class. She has all of them there so in case someone gets mad and storms off, there will be back-up. Bruce walks in eating an apple. He excuses himself to go to the bathroom. While he is gone, Kris explains to the girls that she wants Bruce to learn to cook so he can take care of himself. He returns from the bathroom still eating the apple (!!)
On greeting Khloe, Kim criticizes her hair as being too stripey. Khloe says that Kim looks like such a lady today but Kim responds by saying she was trying to look like a whore.
I may look like a whore, but at least my hair isn't striped
The food is served. Kim finds a hair in her fish, that Bruce prepared. Awkward.
It's not striped, but it is highlighted. "At least I washed the apple in the bathroom"
As they are leaving, Bruce tells Kris that he enjoys being out in Malibu all on his own because Kris has a tendency to be controlling (really?) and he enjoys the time alone. They met when he was 40 and he was fine up to that point, so now he is capable of handling himself. In other words, buzz off lady.
The esteemed appraiser is coming to Scott and Kourtney's house to look at the piece of art. He looks at Mason's pictures on the wall.
Yes, these are original
Now is the moment of truth when he looks at the painting. He says it could be the real thing. He thinks that auction people should be checking it.
The long-lost Ziggy Stardust!
After this news, Scott gets excited. Before they can move the painting back to a safe place, Mason touches it and the family kat runs across it. They call a family friend to contact somebody at Sotheby's to assess the painting.
Khloe, Kylie and Bruce are at lunch. He asks why they are always taking pictures of each other all the time. Bruce tells them how he told Kris off after the cooking class. He says he understands why she has to control everything. If fact, he admits that he allowed her to be that way, that he was partially responsible for creating the monster she is today. Khloe defends Kris by saying she is a "Miss Fix-it". Bruce goes on to complain that no one makes an effort to see him when he asks them to or to do something he wants to do. Kylie feels sorry for him and promises to make more of an effort to go see him. She goes to see him in the next scene at his Malibu house, even bringing him a sandwich. They have a nice time together, away from the meddlingness of Kris.
Back at Scott and Kourtney's house, Scott is picking out carpet for his yacht and jet airplane. He says he has always been excited about being ultra rich. Scott is planning on how to spend every dollar. Now Kourtney is not excited.
Kris has arranged for an art expert to come look at the painting. He is an art conservator. As he is examining the painting, Kourtney says how she will spend her millions feeding children who cannot afford to feed themselves. Scott wants to know what percentage of the millions will go to that cause. He wants to make sure he has enough money left over to buy a helicopter.
He says he thought he was coming to look at an oil painting, but this is obviously watercolor on paper (red flag warning!) Plus, the backing is on cardboard (red flag again). Surprising that these are facts the art appraiser did not pick up on. He suggests taking it to a lab for analysis. He will have results back in a week.
Was this painted by Ziggy Stardust?
Finally we have the dramatic climax of the episode when the envelope arrives with the results of the analysis of the painting. It is ……………………………………………………………… (wait for it) definitely not authentic. Scott screams: "The dream is over, the nightmare begins now." Kris says, "Well, at least it was exciting for a minute." (But not in the least for the last 60 LONG minutes of this episode!)
Next time – Scott buys a van and calls it his mobile office.
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