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The last morning I myself happened upon a commentary by the presidential historian Stanley I. Kutler, he noted that "Principled resignations have not been prominent in American history," while adding that "Resigning on principle, in the firm belief you behaved correctly, is a rare act."
Kutler then proceeded to urge the American Secretary of State Colin Powell to remain true to the finest and noblest line of the American military tradition, and consider resigning his office. At once.
After all, "profound principles" were at stake, Kutler inveighed. "Does the [Bush] administration have a right to use foreign policy for its own political and personal agendas? May the government make a blatantly dishonest case, based on hyped claims that Iraq held vast quantities of weapons of mass destruction, and had strong links to Al Qaeda, to lead the nation to war? As evidence mounts that the Iraq war was unnecessary or, at best, unjustified, contrary to what the administration contended, Colin Powell should weigh his own beliefs and his responsibility."
I'll leave it up to the rest of you to guess the punchline—and what the Secretary of State did, ultimately, about it. (For the strong of heart, you can read Kutler's commentary in its entirety, below. And to get a inkling of just how much Kutler's advice pertains to the Colin Powell who lives and breathes in the real world of American politics, check out my old ZNet blogs, "A Good Soldier" and "A Good Soldier II.")
Well. Another morning, another commentary by Mr. Kutler. But now more dangerous and more delicious than last time, given the nature of what is at stake today.
Writing in this morning's Chicago Tribune, Kutler (whose academic bona fides now include his editorship of The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War, please note well) got no further than the third sentence of his opening paragraph, before he asserted ("Why have we landed in Vietnam again?" Aug. 27):
When the North Vietnam government resumed hostilities–following our broken promise to allow free elections–we actively intervened with our longest war….
He was referring to the period 1954-1956, during which the U.S. Government successfully cancelled a national referendum originally scheduled for July, 1956 (as required by the 1954 Geneva Accords), a referendum which would have asked the Vietnamese both south of the 17th Parallel as well as north of it whether their country should be one unified Vietnam, and under whose political leadership. In both cases, Washington had determined that the outcome of the referendum wasn't going to turn out the way it wanted the referendum to turn out. So it prevented the referendum from being held, and established in Saigon, the capital of the half of Vietnam over which it still exercised some control, a terror state of the kind that the world saw it establish again in Guatemala and El Salvador in the 1980s, resorting to state violence in order to achieve on the ground the kind of outcome that it knew it could not achieve at the polls. Hence, the start of what in American literature is known as the "Vietnam war." At least the American phase of it.
More to the point: When Kutler asserted that the "North Vietnam government resumed hostilities," he was referring to these events in the southern, U.S.-dominated half of Vietnam during this period in the mid-1950s. This claim is astonishing in its falsehood. The government of so-called North Vietnam didn't even begin to dispatch forces south of the 17th Parallel until maybe as much as ten years later than Kutler implies, ca. 1965, and then only after the initiation of the American bombing campaign of the North called Operation Rolling Thunder in late February, 1965. Undeniably, the whole war from the French surrender in 1954 on was thus an American war, first against the people of so-called South Vietnam, where the U.S. Government established itself as an occupying power (ca. 1955-), later extended to so-called North Vietnam (ca. 1965-), and eventually the whole of Indochina (Laos and then Cambodia).
The question is, How can a man as highly respected as Stanley Kutler wade into the pages of this morning's Chicago Tribune, and show himself to be as completely and abjectly ignorant of the material that he professes to know as an historian and for which he enjoys such a stellar reputation?
In short: How did he get away with it?
The reason, in my opinion, has to do with an entire academic discipline's possessing zero understanding of the nature of the U.S. wars in Indochina. The U.S. Government rained terror and torture down upon the people of the south—and only several years later the people of the north and beyond—instigating the fundamental human dynamic of indigenous resistance to the American actions (i.e., the resistance wasn't orchestrated from Hanoi—much less Moscow or Beijing or the "liberal" biases of the "media elite" back in the States); then more intensified American violence to wipe out this resistance; instigating then more intensified resistance to the American violence; and so on; and so on. Until such time as the managers of this process, back in the States, decided it was becoming too costly for the greater American Project to sustain it any longer.
But for an historian working from Kutler's point of view, the deliberate actions undertaken by the U.S. Government to subjugate the bottom-half of Vietnam did not cause the Vietnam war—with the exception, perhaps, that "our broken promise to allow free elections" played a role early on. Instead, the "North Vietnam government resumed hostilities…." Period. And some 20 years later, the last American Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam, Graham Martin, caught one of the last choppers taking off from the sixth-floor helipad that crowned the old U.S. Embassy in what is now Ho Chi Minh City. Quite some way of telling Americans about the history of their country. This.
Now ask yourself how it is possible that the history of the American wars over Indochina, as recounted in a very public venue such as this morning's Chicago Tribune, by a highly prestigious American academic the purpose of whose commentary was to deplore the misrepresentations of the Vietnam war that he believes rampant this presidential election cycle, and to implore his readers to remember that "Vietnam has considerable usefulness as a practical lesson" against the deliberate distortions of the current regime in Washington, could wind up so badly mangled and misrepresented?
(A further case in point: Kutler laments "Kerry's critics" among the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth clique, who, he says, "are blithely unconcerned that the Vietnam adventure, too, resulted from deceptions or false assumptions the nation had nurtured throughout the Cold War," and who have forgotten that the "Vietnam intervention was misconceived and misinformed from the start, and miscalculated and misdirected as it progressed."—How's that for the Four Mis-es? Seems that, at the absolute worst, the Americans can only make mistakes. Witness also the recent cascade of official accounts of the phenomenon of Americans resorting to torture and abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison, near Baghdad. Or the phenomenon of pre-war claims of Iraqi "weapons of mass destruction" and "ties" to the Al Qaeda hijacker bombers of September 11, 2001. And the like. All versions of the "Oops!" Theory of American history. Collateral something or other. But always collateral. Never deliberate.)
My short answer? Because before all else, Stanley Kutler is an ideologue of American Power, addressing his fellow ideologues on a topic of the utmost gravity to American Power: Their right to wage war on behalf of the American Project, and to remain untouched at heart by the barbarity and the evil that flows from what they do—except when they make mistakes. Like any good Mother's Sons and Daughters.
Read the Kutler commentary very closely. You'll see just how ignorant the Americans remain about themselves.
It's an ignorance our world can ill afford.
FYA ("For your archives"): Am depositing here copies of the two commentaries by Stanley I. Kutler, beginning with this morning's lament about all of the mis-thises and mis-thats of the American war in Vietnam, followed by his earlier call for the American Secretary of State to show us what a "good soldier" he really is by resigning his post from the current presidential administration in Washington.
(A) Chicago Tribune
August 27, 2004
Why have we landed in Vietnam again?
By Stanley I. Kutler. Stanley I. Kutler is the editor of "The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War."
The Vietnam War lies like an angry scar across America. Sen. John Kerry's presidential candidacy provides yet another occasion for renewed skirmishes.
The "First Vietnam War" resulted from a futile French attempt to restore their Indochina empire from 1945 until their defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. The United States then provided substantial economic aid and military guarantees to the newly created Republic of South Vietnam. When the North Vietnam government resumed hostilities–following our broken promise to allow free elections–we actively intervened with our longest war, ending in our withdrawal in 1973 and the collapse of the puppet government two years later. Following that, we embarked on the "Third Vietnam War," a new American civil war, in which we furiously debated the propriety of the war, demonize the 1960s, haggle over our posture toward the Vietnamese government, or insist that every aged Frenchman or drug addict spotted in Vietnam was a prisoner of war.
Finally, in 1994, President Bill Clinton, with considerable aid from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), normalized relations, essentially making Vietnam safe for American investment. When John Laurence, a former CBS reporter, returned to Vietnam, an American official ruefully rather than ironically remarked, "You know, it would have been a lot easier if they had just let us win the war." Make no mistake: Twenty years have passed since Vietnam was unified, but our bitterness lingers. When Clinton announced he would send low-level envoys to Vietnam, Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), the then new Republican chairman of the House International Affairs Committee, denounced him for having "broken trust" with the American people.
We are just over two months away from a presidential election, one that offers a referendum on a sitting president. This time the incumbent has shifted American policy in significant new directions, with a doctrine of pre-emptive war and a revised version of wars of national liberation, yet one that carefully avoids conflict with formidable enemies. Vietnam has considerable usefulness as a practical lesson against such notions, but that is not what the current discussion is all about. Instead, a group of embittered partisans, substantially aided by legal and financial advice from President Bush's supporters, has generated an astounding array of charges questioning the Democratic candidate's war record. The media, apparently deciding that Iraq, the economy, the politicization of scientific research, prescription drug care, the prospect for privatization of social security, energy policy and the fiscal policies of the government are of no moment, have provided abundant space and legitimacy for our newfound fascination with the saga of swift boats. Why are we in the Vietnam quagmire once again?
Memories linger and corrode our politics. The "Bloody Shirt" prevailed in 10 presidential elections after the Civil War. Democrats ran against Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression for nearly 30 years. Republicans for the past 30 years have channeled their dissatisfaction with the 1960s transformation of the culture and "values" into monumental struggles over abortion, stem-cell research and capital punishment. Mercifully, long hair is no longer fighting ground.
The war on the 1960s is couched very much in macho terms. The assault on American foreign and military policies, critics charge, resulted in a lingering defeatism and paralysis for the United States. The permissiveness spawned in the 1960s arises, it is said, from both weakness and lack of principle. House Republican leader Tom DeLay has provided a new twist. If George W. Bush had been president in the 1960s, he has said, we would have won the Vietnam War.
John Kerry volunteered for Vietnam. His shipmates have testified to his bravery and his saving some of their lives. By official accounts, he served with distinction, even heroically. His detractors have offered us absolutely no credible evidence to belittle his war record, except to raise doubt if he actually was in Cambodian waters. One prominent Republican veteran remarked that he does not recall any directional signs stating, "Welcome to Cambodia."
Kerry's detractors have diverted their attention to his anti-war record. And now the cat is out of the bag. Kerry's turn against the war struck at their conscious images of their own efforts, however heroic or ordinary. A wrong war? One with unnecessary American brutalities and war crimes? Those who complain about Kerry and others who pointed to atrocities on both sides in the Vietnam conflict have forgotten not only My Lai but Abu Ghraib–not to mention acts of unnecessary cruelty by Americans and their enemies in other wars.
Kerry's opposition to the war is the heart of the matter. We fought a war in part in behalf of a "domino theory." We did not win, but the dominoes did not fall–no "red hordes" descended on Japan, Hawaii, or La Jolla. Kerry's criticism underscored former Democratic Sen. J. William Fulbright's observation that the United States suffered from an "arrogance of power" and that we could not be the "world's policeman." What is American arrogance to one man is American mission and responsibility to another. Here is our real, intractable division.
Kerry's critics have established an argument that has no end for them, except in Kerry's defeat. They are blithely unconcerned that the Vietnam adventure, too, resulted from deceptions or false assumptions the nation had nurtured throughout the Cold War. Are we to forget that the Vietnam intervention was misconceived and misinformed from the start, and miscalculated and misdirected as it progressed?
The war becomes ever more murky and ambiguous in American minds as time recedes. The astonishing irony is that the blame cannot all fall on Kerry's detractors. Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger and Ronald Reagan insisted that Vietnam was a "noble crusade." The nation never really bought into that dubious proposition, freighted as it was with self-serving political calculations. But nobility apparently is now fashionable. President Bush has called Kerry's service noble. And as journalist Christopher Hitchens recently observed, Kerry's brandishing of his military record, coupled with the Democrats' loyal backing of him, has unintentionally bestowed on the Vietnam War what even Ronald Reagan could not: nobility.
(B) Chicago Tribune
April 25, 2004 Sunday
Chicago Final Edition
SECTION: COMMENTARY ; ZONE C; Pg. 11
HEADLINE: Powell's choice of action;
Is it time for the `Good Soldier' to resign as the secretary of state?
BYLINE: By Stanley I. Kutler.
Secretary of State Colin Powell is one of the most recognizable, and maybe the most well-liked figure across party lines, in the Bush administration. He has served his country long and well. Yet evidence mounts that he was (and remains) on the sidelines to advise and implement President Bush's major foreign activities, especially the Iraq war.
Powell's reluctance to invade Iraq has been no secret. Bob Woodward's new book, "Plan of Attack," has added new, attributable quotes. If, as Woodward suggested, Powell is "out of the loop," and peripheral to the president's major decisions, then he should resign. He owes that course to himself, his reputation and to the nation.
Principled resignations have not been prominent in American history. Resignations have become elaborately ritualized, designed largely to spare both sides public embarrassment. The famous Watergate resignations of April 30, 1973, offer a case in point. President Richard Nixon's top aides, H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman "regretfully" resigned, and with apparent equal "regret," the president accepted them. Atty. Gen. Richard Kleindienst similarly "resigned" that day. All three fought tenaciously to preserve their jobs; they had no choice, however, and they left at Nixon's insistence. That same day, Nixon simply fired John Dean, the counsel to the president. Nixon was unconcerned about his feelings or reputation; for good reason, as we were to learn in less than two months.
Powell might want to be remembered for the manner of his leaving. Resigning on principle, in the firm belief you behaved correctly, is a rare act. U.S. Atty. Gen. Elliot Richardson resigned in 1973 with dignity and grace when he refused to carry out Nixon's order to dismiss Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state because he believed President Woodrow Wilson's actions would lead the nation to war. And Cyrus Vance, President Jimmy Carter's secretary of state, resigned because he disagreed with military operations to rescue Iranian hostages in 1979. All had the satisfaction of eventual vindication.
Richard Clarke's resignation as Bush's chief adviser on counter-terrorism apparently resulted from his growing sense of frustration. He also regarded the looming war with Iraq as misdirected. At first, he requested transfer to a cyber-security position, and apparently cared deeply about that issue. Yet in January 2003, he quit during the run-up to the Iraq war.
Powell has acknowledged that he talked to Bob Woodward about his role in the decision to go to war. He has denied that he was "out of the loop." But he has not specifically confirmed or rejected any of the remarks Woodward attributed to him. Did Powell tell the president that he would be "the proud owner of 25 million people; [y]ou will own all their hopes, aspirations, and problems. You'll own it all."? Did he tell the president, "If you break it, you own it."? We don't know. But the useful Latin maxim here is that "silence connotes consent."
A principled resignation by Powell might offer the nation clarity and focus as it prepares to debate and judge the actions of the administration. Powell's speech to the United Nations, "documenting" the administration's case for war, has proven both exaggerated and deceitful. Powell himself found the usual Washington language to acknowledge his errors without, of course, explicitly saying so.
Profound principles are at stake: Does the administration have a right to use foreign policy for its own political and personal agendas? May the government make a blatantly dishonest case, based on hyped claims that Iraq held vast quantities of weapons of mass destruction, and had strong links to Al Qaeda, to lead the nation to war? As evidence mounts that the Iraq war was unnecessary or, at best, unjustified, contrary to what the administration contended, Colin Powell should weigh his own beliefs and his responsibility.
Powell is a highly decorated military officer, rising to chairman of the Joint Chefs of Staff, and he served well as President George H.W. Bush's national security adviser. Powell certainly has been a good soldier for this president. Recently, he bristled at a congressman who had questioned Bush's military record. Yet in his autobiography, Powell angrily denounced "the sons of the powerful and well placed … [who] managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country."
Powell has indicated, and it has been widely reported, that he will not be part of a second Bush administration. His choice then is simple: serve until January 2005, fight some skirmishes against Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, yet remain marginalized except when there is a need to parade the "Good Soldier"; or resign now because he has been badly used, even ignored, by the administration.
Resignation would ensure a historic and successful memoir.
Stanley I. Kutler is the author of "The Wars of Watergate."


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AMT Rifles?
Does anyone know how the AMT Rifle company ended up going out of business?
AMT did go out of business, But was purchased by another company, they are still making pistols, but not sure about rifles. They are still using the AMT name.
Rickrem is correct that Arcadia Machine and Tool is in different hands. I don't keep up with companys that much and have nothing useful to add except that their backup series were plagued with issues such as trigger pull weight and relibility.
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" Brand: Mothercare / Type: Booster "
We first saw these when my sister in law brought them to our house for my twin nieces to sit in. We thought they were great and ended up buying two, one for my son and one for my daughter. For us they took away the need for two big bulky high chairs in our dining room and also meant that we could take them with us when we traveled to which is great.
The chair is plastic and ours are the colour green although I believe you can get them in red too. Here is the link to the Mothercare travel booster seat in case you need to see the different colours and to make sure that I am writing about the correct product: http://www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Folding-Booster -Seat--Red/453109,default,pd.html#q=booster%20seat. They are more little a little seat than any other travel high chair I have used which I like as I think they are quite sturdy and safe. They basically just fold in two and when you have it in the down position the arm rest portion which goes all the way around the back of the chair works as a convenient carry handle. When you put this in the travel bag that comes with the high hair you can slip the cover through this so you can still hold the handle while the seat is in the bag.
The arm rests have a grove all the way along them so when the seat is down the upright portion will slit into this and hold the chair in place. When you put the chair up two little knobs on either side of the chair slide into place and then click when it is fully upright. In order to release there are two plastic tabs at the back which you squeeze towards each other in order to release and then the upright back moves into place. I think I've made it sound over complicated but in actual fact it is very easy and simple to do. There is a strap that goes underneath a table chair that you put this chair on which clicks together and there is also a strap that fits across the back of the regular chair you fix this travel high hair too so it's very safe and secure. The straps are adjustable so they fit most chairs, even though awkward plastic garden chairs which I know from experience as my mum and dad have them at their house.
The chair has accordion style legs underneath it so you can raise the height of the chair to three different stages. To do this you just press in two buttons each side at the same time and lift or push down. You can do it with the child in but it's easier to do it when they are out of the chair. I find this really handy as you can adjust it to different table heights and it means your child feels like a big boy or girl because you can actually sit them at the table with you.
To strap your child in there are over the shoulder straps and a strap that goes through the legs and they click into a plastic push clip and so it's very secure in my opinion. The straps are made of nylon and are adjustable.
There is a white plastic removeable tray that comes with this high chair. It slots into each side of the arm rests although we have found it comes out quite easily as my son demonstrated after sitting in it for a few weeks and food went all over the floor. We don't use these trays anymore because as I've mentioned above I like to sit my son and daughter actually at the table with us so they use the dining room table properly as their tray. Having said that when I did use the tray it was very handy to be able to remove it with all the leftover food and quickly clean it up.
This high hair is very easy to clean. It wipes clean. Erg well with just a baby wipe although I do find I have to clean little bits of food out of the arm rest where it attaches to the bottom seat but collapsed this is easy to do. The straps get a bit dirty as they are fabric but if you wash them down with a wet wipe after use I find they are fine.
The seat costs just £19.99 which I think is an absolute bargain, it's the best high hair I have ever used and would definitely recommend it. I have numerous photos of my children in this chair so if you want to see it in action please email me and I will send you a photo.
A feeding chair designed to be attached to a dining chair, complete with removable tray and a SteriTouch antibacterial finish. It is not to be used as a seat in a car as Dooyoo seem to be suggesting.
I have owned this high chair for eighteen months, my daughter has very recently stopped using it. Mine is a vivid green colour but it is also available in pastel shades to coordinate most dining rooms.
It is a strong seat and simple to securely attach to any strong dining chair using a canvas strap and stiff plastic clip, once attached it won't move or slide around and provides a safe environment for your toddler to eat or play. The adjustable 5 point harness is comfortable for babies and toddlers plus the strong fastening reduces the risk of your child managing to escape.
There are four heights that you can set this chair to which means it should be the only chair you need, it's suitable for babies of six months and over so is ideal if you have a small house as it utilises the space that is already taken up by the dining chair. I chose it because I think freestanding high chairs are unhygienic, however well you clean the seat and tray there are too many nooks and crannies for germs to breed. The SteriTouch finish helps the chair to remain as hygienic as possible, I clean it thoroughly after each feed and put the tray in the dishwasher.
My daughter always looked comfortable while she was sitting in the seat and feeding is much easier than holding a baby on your lap. We have a large dining table so I keep mine in place but removing the seat is very fast and straightforward so if you need to take it off to accommodate other children it won't take any longer than folding up a normal high chair.
5 Dooyoo Stars.
My Son is almost 2 years old and has outgrown his Highchair. As he is still too small to sit on an adult chair, as he would fall off, after a little research I decided on purchasing the Deluxe Travel Booster Seat from Mothercare, costing £31.99. At meal times we are now able to sit together as he is no longer a foot away in his Highchair.
The Deluxe Travel Booster Seat from Mothercare is suitable for children who can sit unaided (around 6-9 months old up) up to the age of 4 years old, though I think he may be too big for it at 4 years old. The Booster Seat has a removable tray with SteriTouch antibacterial finish, removable and machine washable padded cover, folds up for easy travel and storage, 4 height positions, 5 point safety harness and integral straps to secure to a chair. The Booster Seat is Cream in colour, has White straps and has a removable plastic food tray.
The Booster Seat comes in a large Cream box and looks quite simple, not at all eye catching on the shelf. The Booster Seat was folded up in the box, however the instructions on how the open the Booster Seat was folded within the seat. It took us around 10 minutes to figure out how to open the seat so that we could get the instructions out. You need to pinch the two release leavers; however these were hidden by the cushioned cover and are quite hard to pinch together. When you hear a loud click you then know that the backrest has locked into place and is safe to use.
Securing the Booster Seat to a chair is very easy. There is a strap to go around the bottom of the seat which buckles into place and one around the back of the chair. Even with a lot of wriggling around in his chair, my Son has not managed to come out of the seat or topple over, but he has now started stretching his legs out so that his feet touch the table leg in an attempt to push himself back in the chair, so I need to make sure his feet are under the table.
What's so special about the SteriTouch antibacterial finish I hear you say? Well, the food tray contains specks of Silver which has natural sterilising properties, which reduces the growth of harmful bacteria and mould. I don't think that it's necessary for the tray to contain Silver, it's more of a novelty, as I clean the tray after each use with mild detergent, therefore there's no chance of it being left to go mouldy. At the front of the tray it has the word 'Mothercare' written in Orange; however after a few weeks the writing started to fade away due to the tray being cleaned.
The padded cover and harness are pre-fitted to the booster seat, but the booster can be used with or without the cover, though it does looks a lot more comfortable with it on. I have washed the padded seat cover, shoulder and waist straps countless times as my little one still throws his food around everywhere. I wash the cover on a 40 degree wash and it comes out of the washing machine it is very clean even after him eating pasta and Tomato sauce. I let the cover dry naturally rather than putting it in the tumble dryer, as I don't want it to shrink. When it came to removing the padded seat cover the first time for washing, I have to be honest and say that it took me a long time to prize the two poppers which are on the underside of the booster seat. They are extremely tight and I ended up ripping the material around the popper and had to sew it back together.
The Chair folds up very easily and comes in a Cream carry case with a handle. This makes it easy and light to use if travelling. I have taken the Booster Seat a few times when visiting family, as it is so much easier when you know that there is at least somewhere for your child to sit when having food. I have also used it at a local family restaurant where the highchairs are in great demand, so instead of having to wait 20 minutes for a table with a highchair (and my little one getting bored and wanting to run around) we can set up the Booster Seat in a couple of minutes.
There are 4 height positions and to higher/lower the seat you simultaneously push the 2 orange buttons (one each side of the seat) below the seat to adjust to a suitable height. I use the lowest setting at the moment as my kitchen table has a slight arch on the underside; therefore with my Son sitting in the chair I can't higher the chair as his knees won't go under the table. When using the Booster Seat elsewhere with high tables I can 'boost' my Son up higher, therefore I don't need to use the food tray and he can sit up at the table like everyone else.
The only disadvantages of the Booster Seat are that the poppers are very tight and it's a struggle every time to remove the seat cover for washing. I also think that it would have been better if the cover was wipe clean i.e. PVC rather than material.
I give this Booster Seat 4 stars as it compact, light, easy to store away and is a good transition from highchair to adult chair. It is also easy to clean, providing you can open the poppers on the padded seat cover, and is safe as it is sturdy and has a 5 point harness.
For more information, please visit: www.mothercare.com
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There's nothing as chic as sipping sparkling wine in Franschhoek while savouring the gastronomic delights of the region. Renowned for producing outstanding Méthode Cap Classiques, the Franschhoek Wine Valley recently relaunched a Methode Cap Classique route which links 18 cellars from Backsberg and Boschendal to Haute Cabrière and Topiary.
On a recent trip to the valley we decided to visit some of the key producers, starting at Anthonij Rupert, situated at the old Graham Beck cellar. It's the stylish new home to the Terra del Capo, Cape of Good Hope, Protea and L'Ormarins wine ranges and soon visitors will be able to spend and entire day there, sipping on the fine wines, enjoying leisurely lunches at the restaurants and exploring the massive property that forms part of L'Omarins. As from May 2013, the white wine cellar will be converted into a sparkling wine cellar to increase production.
We had a taste of the 2008 L'Ormarins Methode Cap Classique, the first MCC produced by Anthonij Rupert. The wine is dedicated to the first owner of L'Ormarins, Jean Roi who, by 1694, had planted over 4000 vines on the virgin slopes of the Groot Drakenstein Mountains. It's one fine MCC and paired extremely well with the mini Egg Florentine and salmon salad. Priced at R110 a bottle, the 2008 L'Ormarins Methode Cap Classiqe is one of the best bubblies I've tasted in a while.
Our next stop was Topiary Wines, a boutique winery, nestle between the Wemmershoek, Groot Drakenstein and Simonsberg Mountains. The Topiary Blanc de Blanc 2009 was made from a small block of Chardonnay grapes that have shown a strong reflection of the unique terroir and soils in their bouquet and taste. Winemaker Mark Carmichael-Green is extremely excited about Methode Cap Classique style wines and believes that it's putting South Africa on the map as front runners on the sparkling wine front.
From there, we moved onto Moreson, where hunky winemaker, Clayton Reabow welcomed us with a glass of Miss Molly MCC. This delightful and affordable sparkling wine is named after the Moreson family's dog Miss Molly. Part of the label is in braille and a percentage of each sale is donated to the South African Guide Dog Association for the blind.
Moreson has 6 Methode Cap Classique wines under their portfolio, with each one containing Chardonnay. My personal favourite is the Solitaire NV, priced at R99 a bottle. The nose display hints of marmite and butter and finishes with crisp and fresh flavours of green apples on the palate. Pure bubbly heaven!
Leopard's Leap was our penultimate stop, where we taste the Culiaria Brut. This dry bubbly is super elegant, with a long moreish finish. It's a food friendly wine that complimented the delectable entrée style dishes, prepared by resident chef Pieter de Jager and his team.
We ended our tour at La Motte where we enjoyed a phenomenal lunch at Pierneef à La Motte while sampling the 2010 La Motte Methode Cap Classique. This well-made sparkling wine is an excellent example of the best the valley has to offer. The grapes come from vineyards all over South Africa and the end product displays our country's diversity. La Motte's MCC was the priciest out of the lot we tasted on the day at R300 a bottle, but the price tag is by no means unreasonable and I savoured every sip.
There's no arguing that the Franschoek region produces some of South Africa's best Methode Cap Classique style wines. The route makes sense in light of the annual bubbly festival and considering the significant number of Cap Classique producers in the area. The route provides visitors with a chance to compare the Cape's best-selling Méthode Cap Classique brands on a specialised wine route.


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Madonna's rep blasts Toronto Film Festival diva rumors
Madonna's representative has dismissed rumors of diva demands at the Toronto International Film Festival after the superstar's security guards reportedly ordered volunteers to turn away as she walked past.
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The Material Girl attended the annual movie showcase in Canada earlier this week to screen and promote her new directorial project, "W.E."
Backstage, Madonna made eight volunteers turn their faces to the wall as she passed so she could walk undisturbed, The Globe and Mail newspaper of Toronto reported Monday, based on what a volunteer said.
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Jennifer Bell, vice president of communications at the festival, spoke out to defend the employees, saying, "Of course, it flies in the face of what we stand for as an organization. Our volunteers are the heart and soul of the festival. They keep it running on all cylinders."
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In a statement, she says, "Neither Madonna nor her security ever gave instructions for the volunteers to turn away from Madonna. In fact, she was so impressed with the volunteers that she publicly thanked them from the stage for their hard work before the premiere of her film last night which earned a standing ovation. ..."I don't know how it happened or where it came from. I still haven't found out who did it but Madonna didn't do it. We are still trying to figure out who and why anyone would ask the volunteers to turn away from Madonna. She has never and would never ask anyone to do that ever."


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Paul Bartos, 46, died on April 3. He was employed by Filtration Group (Joliet, IL). He died while in Chicago on business away from his Dallas home.
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6 months post breast augmentation, the left breast is harder and larger, could it be capsular contracture?
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Difficult to say, but I think you need a breast lift to get the best results
It is hard to answer the questions about contracture without an exam, but the thing that really jumps out at me from your photo is that a breast lift would really be the most effective way to rejuvenate the appearance of your breasts.
The downside of this is of course additional incisions, but in my mind, this would go the furthest to give you the best result. If your surgeon detected a capsular contracture, he could correct this as well at the time of the procedure.
My recommendation would be to see your surgeon and have an honest discussion about all of your options, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Good luck,
Dr. S
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Signs of Capsular Contracture
Thank you for your question. Capsular Contracture is one of the main risks of breast augmentation. Classic signs are:
1. hardness/tightness of the implant
2. change in implant position (typically migrates towards the collarbone)
3. increased pain and stiffness on the associated side.
Based on your description, you should see a board certified plastic surgeon for evaluation of capsular contracture. If present, I would recommend a capsulectomy (removal of scar tissue) and implant exchange.
Factors to consider:
1. If your implants are above your muscle, you may want to consider switching to underneath the muscle, which lessens the risk of capsular contracture.
2. If your implants are above the muscle and you desire to keep them there, you may benefit from the use of a textured implant.
Dr. Gill
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Firmness is the hallmark
I cannot tell for sure if you have a contracture.
Essentially, a contracture is a build up of dense scar tissue around the implant that can cause the breast to become hard, deformed, and even painful.
The first thing to do is to determine if the breast is soft or not. If you have diffiulty, go to your doctor. It may be a little difficult for you to determine, as it appears that you have a considerable amount of breast tissue.
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You need a breast exam to detect capsular contracture
If the left breast feels firmer, you may have a capsule. However, if the breast is soft as you say, then a capsular contracture is unlikely.
I do see the slight amount of fullness above the breast on the left side. This could be an early capsule holding the implant higher, or the pocket for the left breast implant that was created during surgery may have been a little smaller or higher than the pocket on the right-this would hold the right implant a little higher and create the fullness you see hoigh on the left side.
Your surgeon can determine this during the exam.
Hopefully with time, if you do not have a capsule the left implant will drop more, but after 6 months this is less likely.
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There is more to this than capsular contracture
It is difficult to tell if you have a capsular contracture without feeling the implants, but typically when one does, there is migration of the implant upward toward the clavicle.
Other explanations for your breast's appearance are:
- The left breast pocket was not made low enough to begin with
- You have a degree of sagginess to your breasts that would require a breast lift
This could explain why it looks like your breast is falling off the implant, especially on the left side.
Ask your surgeon to reevaluate.
No, it is unlikely capsular contracture
Hi! I think your left breast is larger and more sagging. I don't think exercise has anything to do with this. At some point, you may want to consider a breast lift.
You might have a little capsular contracture, but that's not the main problem.
Make your life simple, see your doctor
Over the internet I can not feel or see your breasts - one picture does not make a diagnosis -- be kind to yourself , see your plastic surgeon.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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The McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives coordinates all applications for study abroad, visit their website or office in Dwight Hall for further information. The Office of Academic Deans coordinates all applications for study in the US.
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Students need to complete an Academic Leave of Absence form in order to participate in one of the programs listed below or to attend an accredited institution as a visiting student. As deadline and instructions vary, please click on link for further information.
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NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:RPTP), today announced that it has signed a $50 million loan agreement with HealthCare Royalty Partners ("HC Royalty") to help fund the commercialization of PROCYSBI™, the branded name of RP103 for the potential treatment of nephropathic cystinosis, and advance the Company's development programs. Under the terms of the agreement, Raptor will receive $25 million (the "First Tranche Loan") at closing and an additional $25 million (the "Second Tranche Loan") upon U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of PROCYSBI. The First Tranche and Second Tranche Loans, which mature on December 31, 2019, bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 10.75% and a Synthetic Royalty® variable rate, tiered down, based on a percentage of future PROCYSBI sales. The loan is interest-only for the first two years. "This loan agreement with HC Royalty further validates the growing value of PROCYSBI and Raptor's pipeline. We believe that the proceeds of this financing will provide us with the necessary capital to fund our activities through FDA approval of PROCYSBI, based on our current assumptions for the timing of a potential FDA approval of PROCYSBI, as well as to fund our plans to launch PROCYSBI in the U.S., if approved by the FDA," stated Christopher Starr, Raptor's CEO. "At closing of the first Tranche we will have over $55 million in cash on our balance sheet, with an additional $25 million to be funded under the Second Tranche Loan upon FDA approval of PROCYSBI." "There is significant unmet market need for a more tolerable cystinosis treatment with a less burdensome dosing schedule and we believe PROCYSBI will fill that need for patients once it is approved by the FDA," commented Clarke B. Futch, Founding Managing Director at HC Royalty. "We are pleased to partner with Raptor to help fund the commercialization of this important orphan drug."
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Debating the Stages of Grief, Death and Dying
When researchers have a disagreement about what the research shows, most usually either submit a letter to the editor, or an editorial to the journal in question. Sometimes they'll go one step further and even design an experiment to reproduce the effects of the previous research in question.
But rarely do they turn to a magazine to call into the question of a peer-reviewed research study. And especially not one published in the prestigious medical journal JAMA.
So you have to wonder what led Russell Friedman and John W. James to publish their treatise against the traditional and well-accepted stages of grief in the latest issue of Skeptic magazine, calling into question the results of the Yale Bereavement Study (YBS). The Yale study appeared a year and a half ago in JAMA.
Their first argument is that "stages" of grief or loss is a hypothetical concept never "proven" as fact. They note that Kübler-Ross proposed the stages of grief in her book On Death and Dying, not in a research study, which is well-known. (Kübler-Ross actually adopted Bowlby and Parkes' theories on grief.) They delve into Kübler-Ross's own biases which may have led her to propose the specific stages she did (and indeed, as conjecture, these are interesting observations).
But in order to frame a research investigation, one must start with certain hypotheses in order to prove them. To start one's argument against the YBS study by suggesting that one can't invoke hypothetical constructs is a non sequitur. (If all research started from only studying accepted facts, we'd have nothing left to study.)
So Friedman and James seem very interested in scientific facts and empirical, rigorous data. Yet they start off their article with the assertion that they are not going to argue against the YBS data with competing scientific data, but from the authors' "having worked directly with over 100,000 grieving people during the past 30 years." That's a fantastic number.
In science, we call such data "anecdotal." Because even though it's a huge number, it's directly colored by the two people's pre-existing assumptions, beliefs, and their own theories about grief and loss. So while they may believe they are recounting objective data, they are doing so through their own rose-colored glasses. Research bias is such a well-understood and accepted phenomenon that most research studies conducted will specifically account for it by using third-party, independent raters or objective measures, things that are not directly involved in the research.
We've established, then, that these authors are not going to argue against the YBS data with scientific, comparable data, but from opinion. So the Skeptic article is one big opinion piece, masquerading as science. That helps put it into some context.
Because the Yale Bereavement Study, using actual scientific data, found strong empirical support for the five stages (which they re-label as "grief indicators"), just not in the order Kubler-Ross first hypothesized.
Although the temporal course of the absolute levels of the 5 grief indicators did not follow that proposed by the stage theory of grief, when rescaled and examined for each indicator's peak, the data fit the hypothesized sequence exactly.
In other words, the data support the concept of there being a group of five emotions and beliefs that most people who experience grief experience to some degree and in some order. What's the real order?
Yearning (bargaining) was the most frequent negative psychological response reported throughout the study observation period. […] Models that tested for phasic episodes of each grief indicator revealed that disbelief about the death (denial) is highest initially. As disbelief declined from the first month postloss, yearning rose until 4 months postloss and then declined. Anger over the death was fully expressed at 5 months postloss. After anger declines, severity of depressive mood peaks at approximately 6 months postloss and thereafter diminishes in intensity through 24 months postloss. Acceptance increased steadily through the study observation period ending at 24 months postloss. Because of the minuscule probability that by chance alone these 5 grief indicators would achieve their respective maximum values in the precise hypothesized sequence, these results provide at least partial support for the stage theory of grief.
The Yale researchers also decided to study stages that don't directly or nicely fit with prior hypothesized stages. So instead of using the concept of "denial," they felt more comfortable with the term "disbelief" to describe that stage. And yearning was substituted with the idea of "bargaining," because it had more empirical support in the research.
I'd go into the critical magazine article in more depth, but it doesn't really deserve the time or attention. For instance, under the "potential harm" noted for continuing to use the "Acceptance" stage of grief, the authors note:
One definition of stages cannot fit all people, or all relationships — in fact we don't think they fit anybody.
The paragraph then goes into a hypothetical example. None of which describes any potential harm of an acceptance stage. Another example about the "potential harm" of yearning:
Again, calling it a stage suggests a time frame, causing them to wait for that stage to end which adds exponentially to their grief.
So don't call it a stage! Use a synonym, like "step" or as the YBS researchers did, "indicator." But suggesting a specific stage of yearning is potentially harmful because it denotes some hypothetical time period in a grieving person's mind is beyond reaching. It's just ridiculous.
Even more so when compared with the scientific data from the YBS study. Because the other important finding from the study was that all of these grief indicators tend to peak within 6 months:
The results also offer a point of reference for distinguishing between normal and abnormal reactions to loss. Given that the negative grief indicators all peak within 6 months, those individuals who experience any of the indicators beyond 6 months postloss would appear to deviate from the normal response to loss.
Anything too much beyond a 6 month window might be considered problematic or dysfunctional, especially if such feelings significantly interfere with the person's everyday life functioning. So although it may be distasteful to suggest that there aren't "normal" periods of grieving, there are. These aren't moralistic judgments being made. They are simply data used to help a person understand better if they may be "stuck" in a process of grief or loss and unable to move forward on their own.
And while Friedman and James may honestly disagree with the evidence and data (as five researchers did in three letters to the editor in JAMA published in June 2007), we don't see the need for the scare tactics used within the Skeptic article.
Grieving is indeed a natural, normal part of the human experience. Grieving is also a highly personal (and personalized) process; Kübler-Ross nor the YBS researchers were suggesting otherwise. They are only attempting to help identify how people grieve to demystify it and help people through it.
Maciejewski, P.K., et. al. (2007). An Empirical Examination of the Stage Theory of Grief. JAMA, 297, 716-723. (Free article)
Read the Skeptic magazine article: The Myth of the Stages
of Dying, Death and Grief (PDF)
Grohol, J. (2008). Debating the Stages of Grief, Death and Dying. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 20, 2017, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/10/16/debating-the-stages-of-grief-death-and-dying/


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Edinburgh students are first to design for plus size
Fashion students in Edinburgh have become the first in the UK to start designing clothes for larger ladies.
The move is part of a campaign to encourage the fashion industry to think again about its notions of body shape and beauty.
Usually students would only work with size 10 models.
Now they have been told it is time to embrace the fuller figure.
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Levulan ® PDT Using Occlusion Results in an 89% AK Lesion Clearance Rate WILMINGTON, Mass., Sept. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ® (Nasdaq:DUSA), a dermatology company that is developing and marketing its Levulan ® (aminolevulinic acid HCl) Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) platform, today announced results of an investigational study designed to examine and compare the safety and efficacy of broad area application of the Levulan ® Kerastick ® with or without occlusive dressing (where the treatment area is covered or wrapped) in conjunction with the BLU-U ® for the treatment of minimally to moderately thick actinic keratoses (AKs) on the upper extremities. The study showed a statistically significant lesion reduction and complete clearance of actinic keratoses of the extremities (hands and arms) when compared to treatment with vehicle. The use of occlusion resulted in a statistically significant improvement in lesion clearance rates compared to treatment without occlusion. The study utilized the Levulan ® Kerastick ® (aminolevulinic acid HCl) for Topical Solution, 20% with the BLU-U ® Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy Illuminator which is FDA approved for the treatment of minimally to moderately thick actinic keratoses (AKs) of the face or scalp. "These clinical results demonstrate that the Levulan ® Kerastick ® and BLU-U ® appear to be effective when used to treat multiple AKs on the forearms and backs of the hands," stated Stuart Marcus, MD, Ph.D., Vice President, Scientific Affairs and Chief Medical Officer of DUSA. "In this study, subjects enrolled had a significant lesion burden with an average of approximately 16 AK lesions per treated area, which makes these results even more encouraging." The multi-center, blinded, randomized, vehicle controlled study enrolled a total of 70 subjects, at 3 trial sites, half of the subjects received Levulan ®, half received vehicle with 3-hour incubation. Since both arms of each subject were treated, there were 140 treatment areas. The results showed that at twelve weeks following PDT, the subjects that were treated with Levulan ® plus occlusion demonstrated an 89% (p<0.0001) AK lesion clearance rate as compared to a 70% (p<0.0001) clearance rate for those treated without occlusion after up to two PDT treatments; subjects receiving vehicle plus occlusion and vehicle alone demonstrated 17% and 6% lesion clearance rates, respectively. The safety profile seen in this study is consistent with what has been seen in previous clinical studies involving Levulan ® Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and is similar to that seen in the current labeling. There were no treatment related serious adverse events reported in the study and only one subject did not complete the study. "We are very pleased with the positive results of our extremities study which demonstrated statistically significant differences in all study endpoints in these difficult to treat anatomical areas," stated Robert Doman, President & CEO of DUSA. "These strong clinical results, along with the anticipated data later this year from our ongoing Phase 2 broad area/short drug incubation (BASDI) study on the face and scalp, will form the basis for our decisions on label expansion and future development of the Levulan ® platform." About Actinic Keratoses (AKs) Often called "sun spots," AKs are rough-textured, dry, scaly patches on the skin that are caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet light such as sunlight and have the potential to progress to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) which is the second most common skin cancer. They occur most often on the face, scalp and ears. They can range in color from skin toned to reddish brown. They can be as small as a pinhead or larger than a quarter. While most AKs remain benign, approximately 10 percent develop into SCC within an average of two years. Since there is no way to know ahead of time which ones will become cancerous, it is very important to seek a dermatologist's care. Frequent skin examinations are the key to early detection and prevention. It is estimated that up to 58 million people in the United States have AKs. 1 1 Lewin Group. Burden of Skin Diseases. 2005. About DUSA DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an integrated dermatology pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the development and marketing of its Levulan® PDT technology platform. Levulan® Kerastick® (aminolevulinic acid HCl) for Topical Solution, 20% plus blue light illumination using DUSA's BLU-U® Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy Illuminator is currently approved for the treatment of minimally to moderately thick actinic keratoses (AKs) of the face or scalp.
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Welcome back to the latest installment of Transporter Room 3, the podcast that is usually forbidden ground for non-geeks and normal folks -- but then becomes suddenly relevant when J.J. Abrams decides to show off some footage from the new Star Trek movie!
Transporter Room 3, Episode 33
Of course, that's the topic of discussion this week, as Phil and Scott delve into the minutiae of the one-minute teaser trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness that just dropped. Who's the villain? Khan, Mitchell, your old Aunt Doris? Does the movie even take place in outer space? Will Spock die (again)? And why does it look like the Joker might show up at some point?!
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I had a very wide, bulbeous and overprojected nose. I thought it couldn't possibly be worse. Until after my rhinoplasty. My nose ended up being even worse. Bigger, even more overprojected and drooping down because a lack of support. It made my whole face look ugly, it was aweful.
People used to say I had the face of an angel. So I had a serious reason to cry. I waited for almost two years, hoping that it would improve little by little but it didn't. Partially I blamed myself because I should have picked a facial surgeon specialized in rhinoplasty and not just a general plastic surgeon. I've learned from my mistake and for my revision rhinoplasty 2 weeks ago I picked the best doctor I could possible find.


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When deputies rushed to Elite Chinese School on a Thursday afternoon last month, 5-year-old Nelson Wei was lying on the ground, bleeding to death.
No one was there holding his hand, no one whispering in his ear to hold on.
He had been accidentally run over, police say, by a school employee who shuttles kids to the after-school program in Cupertino.
For the seasoned veterans from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, who have witnessed more than their share of tragedies, the image of the little boy crumpled on the ground hit hard.
"It's devastating for all parties involved," said Capt. Terry Calderone of the department's West Valley Division. "The parents, the community, the deputies and the paramedics."
The case is still under investigation and deputies hope that any remaining witnesses will come forward — anyone who saw an employee of Elite drop off three children at the school at 10601 S.De Anza Blvd. about 3:10 or 3:15 p.m. Oct. 15 or saw anything after the driver ran over Nelson with her car.
According to deputies, Nelson and two other boys had just been picked up at Lincoln Elementary School, about a mile away, and driven to Elite Chinese School. The driver pulled parallel to the school and Nelson and two other boys, who are brothers, got out of the car. A fourth boy waited in the car, to be driven home.
The brothers made it safely to the school but as the driver pulled forward, Nelson was knocked down and run over, deputies say.
Lincoln Elementary releases first graders at 2:55 p.m. Deputies believe the accident happened about 3:15 p.m. Deputies were dispatched at 3:20 p.m. and an ambulance arrived at 3:31 p.m.
The 911 call was made "four or five minutes" before deputies were dispatched, Sgt. Rick Sung said, explaining there was a slight delay because the caller required a Chinese interpreter.
When deputies arrived, the driver, who deputies have not identified, was inside the school. She could not be reached by the Mercury News for comment.
The after-school program was operating without a license and agreed to close after meeting with the Community Care Licensing Division of the State Department of Social Services.
Ben Liao, a member of the Cupertino Union School District, said there is such a demand for after-school programs that "the quality of the after school programs is getting worse. They're just not regulated."
Nelson was his parents' only child.
On the day he died, "Nelson thanked mom for breakfast, gave dad a high five and went to school happily. He never returned," according to the eulogy for the boy written by Leila Mattinger, a close family friend.
Anyone who might have seen anything before or after the accident is asked to call the sheriff's department at 408-868-6626.
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Gnathophausia childressi Casanova, 1996
Common name(s): Childress' benthopelagic opossum shrimp
|Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Malacostraca
Subclass Eumalacostraca
Superorder Peracarida
Order Lophogastrida
Family Lophogastridae (or Gnathophausiidae)
|Gnathophausia childressi (captured at 1900 m depth, San Clemente Basin?)
|(Photo by: Jim Childress)
How to Distinguish from Similar Species: This species is very similar to Gnathophausia affinis, which is also rare and found only in the Atlantic Ocean. It differs from G. affinis by having: Only one lateral keel on the carapace instead of two; a longer carapace which completely covers the last thoracic segment, and the dorsal groove on the telson is narrow anteriorly. Of the local species, it differs from G. gracilis by having no dorsal keel on the abdominal segments, from N. ingens and N. gigas by having no posteroventral spine on the carapace, and from G. zoea and G. longispina because the lateral keel on the carapace does not curve dorsally as it approaches the posterior margin of the carapace.
Geographical Range: Collected from the San Clemente Basin and East Cortez Basin, CA. Not seen in the Santa Catalina basin.
Depth Range: 1708-1940 m
Habitat: Bathypelagic, living in the benthic boundary layer (within a few tens of meters of the bottom). Captured within 0.3m of bottom.
Biology/Natural History: This species seems to stay in the benthic boundary layer of the bathypelagic zone, where particulate abundance is higher than that in the main water column. The fact that they are benthopelagic may explain why they have been so rarely caught--they are too near the bottom to be caught with a midwater trawl, yet do not rest on the bottom so are rarely caught with benthic trawls. According to Childress, they can be relatively common in the regions where they occur, but just off the bottom. The mandibles of this species are smaller and less chitinized than those of most other Gnathophausia. This has been interpreted to indicate that this species feeds at least partly on the flocculent material in the water instead of by predation.
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Casanova, Jean-Paul, 1996. Gnathophausia childressi, new species, a mysid from deep near-bottom waters off California, with remarks on the mouthparts of the genus Gnathophausia. Journal of Crustacean Biology 16:1 192-200
Childress, J.J., D.L. Gluck, R.S. Carney, and M.M. Gowing, 1989. Benthopelagic biomass distribution and oxygen consumption in a deep-sea benthic boundary layer dominated by gelatinous organisms. Limnology and Oceanography 34: 913-930
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Story: Three couples find themselves united with the common bond of pregnancy, although their reactions differ greatly. College students Lizzie and Danny, who recently have moved in together, greet the unexpected news of a baby with excitement, although Lizzie hesitates to accept Danny's proposal of marriage. Pam and Nick, a 30-something wife and husband who have tried unsuccessfully for years to conceive, are excited at the unexpected prospect of a child. Arlene and Alan, empty-nesters whose three daughters are off to college, have opposite reactions to the jolting news of Arlene's pregnancy. While Alan is thrilled, Arlene is melancholy with the thought of raising another child.
Fate draws the three couples together as they experience the highs and lows of pregnancy and all its complications.
Highlights: Originally presented on Broadway in 1983, this "small" musical, which relies on the strength of its music and lyrics rather than any fancy pyrotechnics, glitz or glitter, ran for a total of 276 performances. It was revived and slightly revamped and updated in 2004 in a New Jersey production that more closely approximated the original intentions of lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. and book author Sybille Pearson, whose script was based on a story by Susan Yankowitz.
Composer David Shire's music remains accessible if a bit difficult to sing, perhaps because his complex style is reminiscent of Stephen Sondheim. The current production being staged by Citilites Theatre is an adaptation of the 2004 version. While riddled with problems, the Citilites presentation directed by Nick Moramarco benefits from some earnest performances by its cast, who mostly capture the essence of Pearson's interconnected storylines.
Other Info: Despite the good intentions of its creators, Baby really isn't all that memorable a show. Often, it falls into melodrama rather than solid character development, and Moramarco's cast has trouble getting beyond that level. For the most part, though, they do demonstrate fine voices on the variety of tunes written by Maltby Jr. and Shire.
Caroline Kidwell and Devon Norris are believable and well cast as the idealistic college lovers, and show a nice range as their characters move in opposite directions in their philosophies as the birth of their baby nears. Sabra Sellers and Peter Merideth blend together nicely as the young married couple, who valiantly struggle to maintain their optimism and their love when unexpected obstacles arise to thwart their plans for a family. Less convincing as a couple are Robert Breig and Janice Lea Codispoti as the older pair Alan and Arlene. While their performances are sincere, their relationship lacks chemistry and its depiction suffers as a result.
There's also a Greek chorus of sorts that adds peripheral characters to the show with limited effect. Nice work, though, by Alice Kinsella, Lauren Berkowitz and Paul Edwards in those minor portrayals.
Moramarco does fine work doubling as musical director, guiding a tightly-knit combo that includes himself at keyboard, percussionist Anthony Wininger and guitarist John Love, all situated at the back of center stage on a second tier of the compact set efficiently designed by Moramarco and G.P. Hunsaker. That set makes the most of the cozy confines of Gaslight Theater's stage, with a bed at the center offset by a few chairs, a bench and a side table that support various scenes.
Alexandra Scibetta Quigley's costumes fit each of the characters, from the wardrobes of the athletic 30-somethings to the T-shirt of the wannabe rock star Danny. Steven Miller and Rachele Moramarco provide supportive lighting and sound designs, respectively, while Belinda Quimby's choreography expands a couple of the numbers as much as the minuscule stage allows.
Baby is a pleasant if lightweight diversion that addresses a serious subject with mixed results, but one that will likely appeal to aficionados of 'small' musicals.
Rating: A 3 on a scale of 1-to-5.
Group: Citilites Theatre
Venue: Gaslight Theater, 358 North Boyle
Dates: November 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20
Tickets: $15-$20; contact 773-1879 or brownpapertickets.com
Photos courtesy of Michael Daft


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What to do about a frigid wife? For me sex with my wife is rare. When we do it is vanilla and she lack endurance.
Maybe you're just **** at it.
Become a polygamist and marry a second wife that is a wildcat in the sack. If Mrs. Frigid don't like it tell her she needs to satisfy you then or else you will find someone who will. Do not cheat, make sure to marry the second one so its not adultery first.
what did you really do about the problem ? I have a wife who has issues too
Tell her to shape up, or ship out.
Find HER point...
I would suggest an open relationship. We went through a dry spell where she was disinterested. She was having some health problems at the time. Some friends of ours wanted us to join them in swapping. She wouldn't do that but wanted me to have sex with them......so I did and it opened us up to lots of new things that got her excited about sex again.


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(Science: psychiatry) derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.
Synonym: insanity, madness, alienation, aberration, derangement, mania. See Insanity.
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All employees have the right to a safe and healthy work environment and all employees have a responsibility to behave in a manner that contributes to this safe and healthy work environment.
All investors have a right to a reasonable return on their investment and all employees have a responsibility to use resources efficiently to provide this return on investment.
All stakeholders have a right to expect the Company to manage and utilize the forest in a manner that maintains its natural values and all employees have the responsibility to carry this out using best practices.
All customers have a right to receive a fair value for products purchased from the Company and all employees have the responsibility to meet these expectations.
All employees have the right to be treated with respect and all employees have the responsibility to treat one another with respect and to do their best each day.
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Enhancing the Physician Workforce in Rural Areas
As the state's leading educator of physicians practicing in Missouri, the MU School of Medicine is in a key position to improve the supply and distribution of physicians in rural Missouri. Although it cannot single-handedly solve Missouri's rural health problems, the school has the unique potential to enhance the physician workforce.
In response to the challenge, Dean Lester R. Bryant requested the creation of the MU Area Health Education Center (MU AHEC) program office in 1994 to address the shortage of physicians in rural areas of the state. The MU AHEC Rural Track Pipeline Program was then designed to encompass four distinct but related curriculum and clinical components. The sequential programs provide students with ongoing exposure to rural medicine. Programs include the Bryant Scholars Pre-Admission Program, the Summer Community Program, the Rural Track Clerkship Program and the Rural Track Elective Program.
Learn more about the MU Rural Track Pipeline Program by reading the following articles.
Jana Porter, Kathleen Quinn, Kevin Kane, James Stevermer & Weldon Webb (2015): How we incorporated service learning into a medical student rural clinical training experience, Medical Teacher, DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2015.1078889 (Full)
Kevin Y. Kane, MD, MSPH, Kathleen J. Quinn, PhD, James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH, Jana L. Porter, MS, Weldon D. Webb, MA, Harold A. Williamson, Jr., MD, MSPH, and Julie Burdin, MD. Summer in the country: Changes in medical students' perceptions following an innovative rural community experience. Academic Medicine. August 2013:88(8):1157–1163. (PDF)
Kathleen J. Quinn, PhD, Kevin Y. Kane, MD, MSPH, James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH, Weldon D. Webb, MA, Jana L. Porter, MS, Harold A. Williamson, Jr., MD, MSPH, and Michael C. Hosokawa, EdD. Influencing residency choice and practice location through a longitudinal rural pipeline program. Academic Medicine. 2011;86(11):1397-1406. (PDF)
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How would I go about interfacing an arduino with an old joystick from a wheelchair?
Also soldered onto the board is a joystick that consists of a coil and 4 smaller coils soldered to the board in a + configuration around it (Some sort of EMF sensors?), a weird 4 pin connector and a 3 pin programming port resembling an XLR connector.
Any ideas?
If you know how to reprogram Atmega8 with Arduino you can.
If you do, it can be done, it is not legal in most places, copy right protection and the IC is built to prevent you from doing just that in circuit, but it is not impossible. To do it you will need to remove the IC from the circuit board or disconnect the IC on the board and Hack into its files.
Once you hack into the files you can copy the files however they should be hex files, unless you can write in hex you will have to convert them to C++ or Arduino, make the adjustments and reprogram the IC.
Easier to erase and reprogram the IC with your own program.
From your description the IC is built for in board programming so that erasing the programming and reprogramming should be quite easy.
The other thing you can do is connect up the circuit and see what it does.
You can get the datasheets here just put Atmega8A in the search box: http://www.maxim4u.com/


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Quite often when we put a dollar in the offering plate we have no idea what the result of that money will be and unfortunately we usually never find out unless it is used inside our church. I received an exciting report this morning about how the money that comes into your offering plate that you entrust to the Baptist State Convention is helping change lives in New York City.
Won Kwak is the church planter and pastor of Maranatha Grace Church in Fort Lee, NJ. This past Sunday, Maranatha baptized 10 new adult believers at its baptismal worship gathering. God is working in a powerful way in Fort Lee through Won and the other Christ followers in the church. So what does this have to do with your CP dollars? Maranatha is one of the 5 church plants that North Carolina Baptists partnered with in 2010 in New York City. NC Baptists are committed to expanding the Kingdom of God in the major urban cities of the Northeast and Eastern Canada.
How can you make your church continue to impact the Kingdom? Continue to support the Cooperative Program with your missions giving. Consider "adopting" a church planter like Won Kwak through prayer, strategic partnership, or financially that they may have a greater impact in New York City. Develop a missions strategy that seeks to plant a church in a major urban city in North America or Canada that, like Maranatha can bring hope to those who are lost. For more information on how your church can be equipped to live out the Great Commission contact Michael Sowers at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.ncbaptist.org/gcp.


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My power cord got disconnected and for some reason upon starting I had an activation box come up saying " The Windows Vista Home Premium product key you typed is invalid for activation". I have had my computer for 4 or 5 years and have never had this come
up. I have typed in the key thats at the bottom of my computer but its telling me its invalid. I am lost as to what to do. Can someone help me sort this mess out and how on earth it happened?
Thanks in advance
can try the Phone activation as below:
1. Click the Start button, type "SLUI.EXE 4" (without
the quotation marks) in the search box, and press "Enter".
Note: There is a space between "SLUI.EXE" and "4".
Select the neatest location, and click "Next".
Please click "Continue" when the User Account Control dialog-box appears.
The Windows Activation will generate a toll-free phone number, 1-866-740-1256 for US, 1-866-740-1256 for Canada. And the installation ID will be displayed, please follow the on-screen steps to activate it.
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|To visit Glacier National Park is to enter a place where Heaven touches Earth affording brief glimpses into the Wonders of Creation.
The trail from Sperry Chalet to Comeau Pass has been described at the most beautiful 2.5 miles in Glacier National Park. This trail winds through incredible rock gardens and cascading ponds as it climbs 1,500 feet to the headwall at Comeau Pass.
Beyond Comeau Pass is Sperry Glacier and incredible views into Logan Pass. The numerous glacial melt ponds at Comeau Pass enhance the views and the pass is frequented by mountain goats. Glacier's flowers are in full bloom in years where there is adequate spring moisture and good weather.
Sperry Glacier was named after Dr. Lyman B. Sperry of Oberlin College in Ohio. His party was the first to reach the glacier in 1896.
According the National Park website, the trail from Lake McDonald to Sperry Glacier and over Gunsight Pass, was paid for by Dr. Sperry and was constructed in 1902 and 1903 by college boys from Minnesota. This was probably the first organized trail-building effort in the park.
Comeau Pass was named for a famous French Canadian mountain guide, Denis Comeau, who moved to Montana in the 19th century from Nova Scotia. In his book, Place Names of Glacier National Park, Jack Holterman writes that Comeau "settled in the Lake McDonald area about 1892 and had mining interests in the South Fork in 1899. He was a favorite guide of Lyman Sperry."
According to J. Gordon Edwards, author of A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park, in 1901 Comeau led honeymooners, Dr. Walter Bradford Cannon and his bride, Cornelia, to the summit of Goat Mountain which was later named Mount Cannon.
Sperry Chalet Complex
Sperry Chalet was built in 1913 by the Great Northern Railway. It is currently listed as a Historic Landmark. All of the stone in the buildings were quarried right from the area so it blends beautifully into the surroundings. The buildings have not changed much since they were built.
The Sperry Chalet complex consists of a lodge, dining room/kitchen (which has awesome food!), a maintenance building and staff housing as well as a new million dollar plus restroom building. The rooms are rustic and if noisy neighbors annoy you a better plan would be to walk the extra quarter mile to the campground to get some sleep.
Reservations are necessary for both Sperry Chalet and the Sperry Campground.
Comeau Pass Trail
Comeau Pass
From the top of Comeau Pass the eyes can see Cannon, Clements, Bearhat, Reynolds, Going-to-the-Sun, Matahpi, Gould, The Bishops Cap, Little Chief and even Siyeh. The closer peaks of Gunsight and Edwards tower above. The amount of streams and glacial ponds are just amazing as is the glacier and snow fields. Trail cairns are easy to follow from Comeau Pass to Sperry Glacier. The glacier is about 1.5 miles from the top of the pass.
Standing by itself to the north is The Little Matterhorn and the ridge connecting it to Mount Brown.
The MountainsParties that are interested in climbing Gunsight Mountain or Edwards Mountain which are featured in SummitPost can start their climbs at Comeau Pass.
According to Jack Holterman in Place Names of Glacier National Park, Mount Edwards was "named for either Professor John H.Edwards or his wife Mrs. John H. Edwards who reportedly was the first female to reach the Avalanche Basin." Either way its all in the family! The Kootenai Indians named the mountain "Crane Mountain" or "Qaspilu'k Akvukli'it". The other name associated with this mountain is "Horseshoe Mountain".
Holterman also writes "Gunsight Mountain was named by George B. Grinnell because the pass between present day Gunsight Mountain and Mount Jackson looked like a rifle's sight thus the name Gunsight Pass and accordingly Gunsight Mountain. Other names suggested before the official name of Gunsight was selected include Comeau Mountain as well as Glacier Mountain."
Multiple day climbs from Sperry Chalet or the Sperry Campground would be required for mortals to climb all of the peaks from Comeau Pass.
On left, Sperry Glacier photographed from the flanks of Edwards Mountain in August 2006
On right, The Little Matterhorn reach across the snowfields. Careful climbing is needsed on this class 3 and 4 GNP route.
Edwards Mounntain, on right, is a delightful climb from Comeau Pass. According to Edwards, it can also be climbed from a point closer to the Sperry Chalet.
Gunsight Mountain, on the left, has multiple routes and can be climbed on class 3, 4 or 5 GNP routes.
The Local Residents
As with all hiking and climbing in Glacier National Park use caution and practice good manners with the wildlife. This is their home and never forget you are in bear country. Carry your Bear Deterrent Spray, don't hike alone and make some noise.
For more information please go to the Park's website for Bear Information. The U.S. Forest Service also has helpful information on Grizzly Bear Management.
ThanksThe photos in this album were taken by echoguy, Vantana, Montanarendonk, D&R and FlatheadNative.
They were all taken in the month of August but in the years of 2006 and 2007.
The parties stayed at Sperry Chalet both years. In 2006 a day climb of Edwards was done and Gunsight and The Little Matterhorn were climbed by members of the party on a day climb in August 2007.
A fantastic side trip was made on both years to watch the sunset from Lincoln Peak.
Thanks for the awesome memories.


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A Grueling 22-Hour Workday In The Life Of A QVC Host & 'Shark Tank' Judge
Lori Greiner is an entrepreneur who turned her first idea—a clear plastic jewelry organizer that holds 100 pairs of earrings, safeguarding them from tangles—into a $500 million brand.
The Chicago native has since created over 350 products and holds 110 U.S. and international patents.
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TAMPA — Nearly 50 paramedics watched closely Monday as lawyers launched highly technical arguments, parsing the meaning of Florida statutes, county ordinances and union bylaws.
At issue: who gets to treat drunks, sunstroke victims and severely injured NFL players at Tampa Bay Buccaneers games.
The city of Tampa's paramedics have gotten these off-duty jobs, considered a plum moonlighting gig, for decades. Hillsborough County paramedics have been clamoring for a piece of the action.
The county paramedics prevailed Monday when, after an hour of debate, the Tampa Sports Authority sided with them in a 6-5 vote.
"This really is a question of fairness," said County Commissioner Jim Norman, who sits on the authority. "It's the right thing to do."
About 32 paramedics and three supervisors work a typical Buccaneers home game, earning hourly pay of $25 to $35 for four to seven hours.
Under a long-standing arrangement, only city medics have worked at Bucs games, USF Bulls games, concerts and other events at Raymond James Stadium because it's located within Tampa's city limits. Last year the Sports Authority, the governmental agency that oversees the stadium, spent nearly $147,000 on such services.
But Norman and the Hillsborough firefighters union argued that county paramedics should get some of the work because the county owns the stadium and pays two-thirds of the authority's annual financial deficit.
To prepare for Monday's decision, the Sports Authority got no less than six legal opinions on the matter — from the city, the county, the two local firefighters unions, the International Association of Firefighters and the Sports Authority's lawyer. Not surprisingly, many of the opinions disagreed with each other.
Representatives of the city and county firefighters unions made their cases regarding who has jurisdiction to work at the stadium. And the final vote divided city and county representatives on the Sports Authority.
Bob Buckhorn, a city appointee to the Sports Authority, said it would be better to have just one agency providing medical care at Raymond James because city and county paramedics use different sets of medical protocols.
"This is a medical issue, not a political issue," he said. "It's about patient care."
Hillsborough County Fire Chief Bill Nesmith guaranteed that county paramedics' service would be equal to the city's: "They're trained to the nth degree," he said.
It would be up to Sports Authority staff to divide the workload between city and county paramedics.
But the matter may not be resolved just yet.
Even before the authority voted, board member Frank DeBose predicted, "Either side that loses is going to go file a lawsuit."
And the city firefighters' union hasn't ruled that out.
Mike Brassfield can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (813) 226-3435.


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The singer is set to perform her first run of shows there, but officials say her outfits will face "strict reviews," and she shouldn't show "too much" skin.
Britney will perform five concerts in Shanghai and Beijing sometime in 2005.
With more than 54 million records sold around the world, Britney would be one of the biggest international pop stars to perform in China.
It's not clear what sort of standards Britney would be expected to follow, or how they would be enforced.
Britney's spokesmen haven't made any comment.


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1. How long has the business been operating and how did it start?
Our guest business began in 2000 at the M12491 and we now have a sister ranch that is a working cattle, bison and guest ranch. (Zapata Ranch, www.zranch.org)
2. What is your company's mission?
Working together to live with the land.
3. What does your company specialize in?
Providing real experiences on working ranches.
4. Who is the founder or owner of the company and briefly describe his/her past activities?
Ranchlands is a Colorado-based Ranching and Ranch Management Company that owns ranching operations and manages others for large-scale ranch owners. The CEO, Duke Phillips, is the head of a four-generation ranching family and has always been involved in ranching and land management.
5. What is your most popular travel package and why?
Our most popular package is the ranching with nature package where guests participate in all that we do, and also have the choice to take part in leisurely and outdoor recreation activities whenever they'd like.
6. What is the best compliment you received from a client?
In 35 years of going on rides this ride and the accommodations has ranked among the absolute best. Breathtaking views wherever you turn,the most wonderful food, great horses, and most of all every one who is on staff is A-1 they will make your trip something to remember. For a truly super vacation the M12491 is the place!


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Vocal-rock band Face to perform free concert Thursday in Boardwalk Park
June 20, 2014
Boulder-based vocal-rock band Face will perform a free concert from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday as part of the 13th annual Windsor Summer Concert Series in Boardwalk Park, 100 N. 5th St.
The musical act is made up of five singers and a vocal drummer, with no instruments or special effects. The band was named "best local musician/group" in the Boulder Weekly's 2014 Best of Boulder Contest.
The 2014 Windsor Summer Concert Series is sponsored in part by Ehrlich Nissan and Volkswagen, Poudre Valley REA, Columbine Health Systems, Windsor Veterinary Hospital, The Downing Center for Animal Pain Management. Media Sponsors include TRI-102.5, K99, 94.3 Loudwire, 99.9 The Point, Windsor Now! and Digi Pix Signs.
The town's concert series runs through Aug. 7.


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Historic sites saved and lost in 2013
The National Trust for Historic Preservation compiled a list of 10 historic preservation saves and losses from 2013. Here's a look at a few.
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