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Shaving cream
Shaving cream or shaving foam is a frothy cosmetic cream applied to body hair, usually facial hair, to facilitate shaving. The use of cream achieves three effects: lubricates the cutting process; swells keratin; and desensitizes skin. Shaving creams commonly consist of an emulsion of oils, soaps or surfactants, and water.[1]
A rudimentary form of shaving cream was documented in Sumer around 3000 BC. This substance combined wood alkali and animal fat and was applied to a beard as a shaving preparation.[2]
Until the early 20th century, bars or sticks of hard shaving soap were used. Later, tubes containing compounds of oils and soft soap were sold. Newer creams introduced in the 1940s neither produced lather nor required brushes, often referred to as brushless creams.[3]
Modern commercial creams are often sold in spray cans, but can also be purchased in tubs or tubes.[4] Shaving creams in a can are commonly dispensed as a foam and sometimes as a gel that starts turning into foam as it is rubbed into the skin, also known as post-foaming shaving gel.[5] Creams that are in tubes or tubs are commonly used with a shaving brush to produce a rich lather (most often used in wet shaving).
Post-foaming shaving gels have been found to have benefits over regular pressurized shaving cream in the prevention of pseudofolliculitis barbae. This is due to their better hair softening qualities; post-foaming shaving gels allow more water to enter the hair shaft, which leads to the hair becoming softer and easier to cut.[5]
Pressurized creams[edit]
The first can of pressurized shaving cream was Rise shaving cream, which was introduced by Carter-Wallace in 1949.[6] By the following decade this format attained two-thirds of the American market for shaving preparations.[7] The gas in shaving cream canisters originally contained chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), but this substance was increasingly believed to be detrimental to the Earth's ozone layer. This led to restrictions or reductions in CFC use, such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency ban in the late 1970s.[8] Gaseous hydrocarbon propellants such as mixtures of pentane, propane, butane and isobutane could be used instead of the CFCs.[9] Because of the large proportion of water in pressurized shaving cream, the risk from the normally flammable hydrocarbons was reduced.[10]
In the 1970s, shaving gel was developed that is dispensed from a pressurized can.[11] In 1993, The Procter & Gamble Company patented a post-foaming gel composition, which turns the gel into a foam after application to the skin, combining properties of both foams and gels.[12]
Aeroshave, the first instant shaving cream in a pressurized can, was introduced in 1947.[citation needed]
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to shaving cream.
|Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Shaving
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- ^ Thomas Clausen et al. "Hair Preparations," Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (2006). doi:10.1002/14356007.a12_571.pub2
- ^ "History of Shaving" at Gillette
- ^ Butler, Hilda; Poucher, William Arthur (2000). Poucher's perfumes, cosmetics and soaps. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7514-0479-1.
- ^ Greenberg, Corey (30 January 2005). "How to get that perfect shave". Weekend Today. MSNBC. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ a b Draelos, Zoe. "Best shaving practices reduce occurrence of pseudofolliculitis barbae". Dermatology Times. UBM Medica, LLC. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "1949: Carter launches Rise, the first pressurized shave cream.". Funding Universe.
- ^ Butler, Hilda; Poucher, William Arthur (2000). Poucher's perfumes, cosmetics and soaps. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7514-0479-1.
- ^ "A Look at EPA Accomplishments: 25 Years of Protecting Public Health and the Environment". United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1 December 1995. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Cost and Emission Reduction Analysis of HFC Emissions from Aerosols in the United States" (pdf). United States Environmental Protection Agency. June 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ Gannes, Stuart; Slovak, Julianne (14 March 1988). "A DOWN-TO-EARTH JOB: SAVING THE SKY". Fortune. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Canadian Patent #2027218". Canadian Patents Database. Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ U.S. Patent 5248495, issued 28 September 1993


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Two major St. Patrick's Day parades in Kansas City will cause potential delays for drivers this weekend.
The Brookside St. Patrick's Day Warm-Up Parade will take place Saturday, March 16 from 2-4 p.m. The parade starts at 65th Street and Wornall Road, which will close to 63rd Street. Other road closures include 63rd Street from Wornall Road to Main Street; Main Street from 63rd Street to Meyer Boulevard; and Meyer Boulevard from Main Street to Brookside Road.
The Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade runs on Sunday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The parade route extends along Broadway Street from 31st to 43rd streets. Marchers will gather along Broadway Street from 31st to 33rd streets and along 33rd Street from Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.


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During the 43rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research, held in conjunction with the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, Lauren Roper, University of Texas - San Antonio / Health Science Center, San Antonio, presented research titled "Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype-5 Delivery to the Rat Trigeminal Ganglion."
The objective of this study was to evaluate transduction efficiency of adeno-associated viruses (AAV) serotype-5 in trigeminal sensory system following a direct injection into the rat trigeminal ganglion (TG) by way of the infraorbital (IO) foramen at different survival times. Sections from TG, IO nerve and trigeminal sensory nuclei (TSN) from rats with AAV-5/CMV/chicken-beta-actin hybrid promoter with enhanced-Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) transgene (Vector Biolabs; Philadelphia, PA) injected animals were evaluated with indirect immunofluorescence method and confocal microscopy following staining with GFP antibody.
Rats survived 2, 6 and 10 weeks (n=2/group). Viral particles delivered = 3x109 for 2 week subjects; 1.5x1010 for 6 and 10 week subjects. AAV-5 transduction, as detected by GFP staining, was present in the trigeminal system including TG sensory neurons, IO nerve peripheral processes and in central processes throughout the TSN, including the main sensory nucleus and trigeminal spinal nucleus, in 6 and 10 week survival subjects, but not in 2 week survival subjects.
Direct delivery of AAV-5 into TG sensory neurons can be accomplished by IO foramen injection and results in sensory neuron transduction including presence of protein (i.e. GFP) in peripheral and central processes. These results support the use of AAV-5 based gene therapy approaches to evaluate the role of target proteins and as a possible future treatment approach in trigeminal pain disorders.


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While plenty of high-yield opportunities exist, investors must always consider the safety of their dividend and the total return potential of their investment. It is not uncommon for a struggling company to suspend high-yielding dividends and subsequently result in precipitous share price declines.
TheStreet Ratings' stock rating model views dividends favorably, but not so much that other factors are disregarded. Our model gauges the relationship between risk and reward in several ways, including: the pricing drawdown as compared to potential profit volatility, i.e. how much one is willing to risk in order to earn profits?; the level of acceptable volatility for highly performing stocks; the current valuation as compared to projected earnings growth; and the financial strength of the underlying company as compared to its stock's valuation as compared to its stock's performance.
These and many more derived observations are then combined, ranked, weighted, and scenario-tested to create a more complete analysis. The result is a systematic and disciplined method of selecting stocks. As always, stock ratings should not be treated as gospel — rather, use them as a starting point for your own research.
The following pages contain our analysis of 4 stocks with substantial yields, that ultimately, we have rated "Hold."
Permian Basin RoyaltyDividend Yield: 7.10% Permian Basin Royalty (NYSE: PBT) shares currently have a dividend yield of 7.10%. Permian Basin Royalty Trust owns overriding royalty interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.16. The average volume for Permian Basin Royalty has been 126,600 shares per day over the past 30 days. Permian Basin Royalty has a market cap of $614.8 million and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 7.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. TheStreet Ratings rates Permian Basin Royalty as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- PBT has no debt to speak of therefore resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of zero, which we consider to be a relatively favorable sign.
- The gross profit margin for PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST is currently very high, coming in at 100.00%. PBT has managed to maintain the strong profit margin since the same quarter of last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, PBT's net profit margin of 95.37% significantly outperformed against the industry.
- PBT, with its very weak revenue results, has greatly underperformed against the industry average of 10.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues plummeted by 65.6%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
- PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past two years. During the past fiscal year, PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST reported lower earnings of $1.16 versus $1.36 in the prior year.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 66.7% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $20.10 million to $6.70 million.
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The company has also sold its insecticide Fipronil under Regent brand name to BASF internationally. However, it will continue to distribute the product in India.
A top company official said, As part of streamlining our product portfolio post-acquisition, we have entered into as many as 31 agreements for divestment. All the contracts have been signed. Last month, the company has sold Phosalone to Cheminova whose Indian operation already has gained a strong foothold in the domestic pesticide market. Bayer had a good market for Phosalone in India.
He added, Though we have sold Fipronil to BASF, we retain access to market Fipronil and its mixtures in certain non-agricultural markets and we would like to further expand our position in this area. With the successful integration of Bayer CropScience and our strong presence in the global markets, we continue to focus our efforts on building the leading crop science business in the country.
Bayer CropScience AG is in the process of selling a package of selected insecticides and fungicides to BASF AG, while retaining certain back-licenses for non-agricultural applications.
In accordance with the respective consent orders, the agreements with BASF contain assets and rights related to the two insecticide active ingredients Fipronil (world-wide) and Ethiprole (Europe). Also included are a number of fungicides like Prochloraz, Iprodione, Triticonazole, Fluquinconazole and Pyrimethanil. Bayer CropScience is a merger of the relevant business groups of Bayer AG with the crop protection business of Aventis.
The result is a company that offers probably the most comprehensive crop protection portfolio in the world. Bayer CropScience, with annual sales of some Euro 6 billion, is one of the worlds leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, seeds and green biotechnology, as well as non-agricultural pest control.
The company offers a wide range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications.


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Tuesday, November 9, 1999 Published at 19:25 GMT
UK Politics
Child poverty to be 'halved in a decade'
Labour plans to end child poverty within 20 years
A package of measures intended to cut child poverty by half in a decade were unveiled by Chancellor Gordon Brown in his pre-Budget report.
The new target is in addition to the government's standing commitment to totally eradicate child poverty within 20 years.
Detailing the government's "war on child poverty", the chancellor announced the creation of a new children's fund to tackle the problem.
The fund, which will be operating by April 2001, will "provide project grants for community action to tackle all aspects of child poverty".
The amount of money that it will receive has yet to be announced.
In the longer-term, the government will bring together benefit payments paid to support children into what is to be a single integrated child credit.
This will replace the current child support elements of the working families tax credit, income support and the new children's tax credit.
The single credit will build on the foundation of universal child benefit and could be paid direct to a child's main carer.
The Treasury said the single system would mean less bureaucracy, enable parents to see exactly how much support they should be receiving and deliver efficiency gains to the government.
Poverty rates trebled
It claimed the best route out of poverty in the long term was through work and making it more attractive for parents on benefits to find work.
Government measures already announced will provide an extra Ł6bn a year for children by the end of this Parliament, lifting 800,000 children out of poverty, it claimed.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children welcomed Mr Brown's new pledge to end 50% of child poverty in 10 years, calling it "radical, forward thinking and innovative".
NSPCC director Jim Harding said: "We are particularly pleased that the government will be backing up this commitment with resources and a key role for the voluntary sector."
Save the Children's UK advocacy coordinator Lisa Harker, said the pre-Budget statement emphasised the government's commitment to end child poverty.
"A number of very interesting proposals have been brought forward and Save the Children is looking forward to responding constructively to the detailed proposals," she added.
However, the Child Poverty Action Group warned there was little new in the speech to help the poor .
It said the government should be seizing the "golden opportunity" of a strong economy to end all child poverty within 10 years.
The group was "extremely concerned" at the threat of tougher sanctions against the unemployed and warned financial support for children had to be increased significantly if child poverty was to be tackled.
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WAYCROSS, Ga. - A 42-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the death of a 3-year-old child who was in her care, according to the Waycross Police Department.
News4Jax was told the child, Maliachi J'Quavion Smith, was recently adopted by a woman in Rockford, Illinois, and was sent to Waycross, Georgia, a couple months ago to visit and be cared for by Karena Warden.
Maliachi was taken unresponsive to the Mayo Clinic in Waycross and died at the hospital. A family member at first said Maliachi died of natural causes.
But an autopsy showed he had multiple contusions that evidenced abuse over a long period of time.
Warden, who is in the Ware County Jail, was initially charged with cruelty to a child in the first degree and was later charged with murder.
Warden's husband said Wednesday that he had been advised by his lawyer not to speak to the media.
Police said Maliachi was visiting Waycross with other children he was related to from Illinois.
The Ware County Department of Family and Children Services is investigating. There is no word on whether the other children are still in the home.
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Reason has an article on "Why Firing a Bad Cop is Damn Near Impossible." In it, Mike Riggs explains about how difficult it is to remove a police officer, even when they commit crimes in uniform.
When police officers act like they are above the law, and when the law looks the other way, society loses its respect for law enforcement and—more importantly—the law itself. When the scales of justice are weighed unequally, then there really is no true justice.
For police officers, there is no incentive to be a good cop when you are surrounded by bad cops and the bad cops are never caught or punished. In these situations a bad apple really does ruin the bunch.


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Initial public offerings, lockup agreements, underpricing, asymmetric informa-tion, agency costs, valuation
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Initial Public, Going public, Operating Performance
Initial public offerings, lock-in agreements, high-tech firms, venture capital
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), going public, operating performance, long-run
Initial public offerings, lock-in, high-tech
IPOs, underpricing, venture capital, high technology, European New Markets, lock-up agreements
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IPOs, bookbuilding, underpricing, winner's curse, sentiment traders
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initial public offerings, lock-in, lock-up
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The company was good enough to share some of its early returns. In less than two months in market, the program has attracted 2.1 million unique visitors to the Ahhh.com sites. While made especially for mobile, the sites also have designs that take advantage of larger desktop and tablet screens.
The program is being supported by both on-package prompts and paid media. There are Ahhh.com messages behind the labels of 16-oz. and 20-oz. products. Promotion is also working through online video, banners, a search program, etc.
The targeted teen audience spends an average of two minutes engaging with the creative executions. The most popular mini-game is "Cat or Not," where you have to guess from a super-zoomed image whether the picture is of a cat or something else before the images fully zoom out. A "Bottle Rocket" contest is the second-most-popular.
The campaign is also engaging user submission, 8,000 of them so far.
Coca-Cola just refreshed the interface for Ahhh.com. A new landing page now features an introductory polar bear video and a tiled interface that makes it much easier to find the mini-game you want.
Coca-Cola is taking the effort as a serious publishing project, which really is the only way that brands can make content marketing of any kind believable and sustaining. There are already scores of mini-games attached to the site, with seven more coming by the end of June and 17 more throughout the summer.
It will be interesting to see how this idea plays out long term. Coke has already shown more stamina than most brands in dedicating itself to a publishing project that could well become a platform. The Ahhh tag is broad enough to contain many ideas and stages if the idea has staying power with consumers.


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Las Vegas, NV, United States, 2009/01/07 - Venice 6.2 module with companion IR2.0 software allows easy integration of connected audio into consumer electronics devices, supporting premium services such as Pandora, Last.fm, Sirius and Rhapsody plus 10,000 plus radio stations, podcasts and DAB.
Frontier Silicon, a leading supplier of connected audio technology, today announces the industrys most comprehensive and versatile Internet radio and DAB solution available. The cost-optimized Venice 6.2 hardware module and accompanying IR2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) offer a complete hardware and software package for consumer electronics manufacturers looking to deliver products enabling multiple content streams, Internet radio, DAB/DAB+/DMB-A, FM, network audio, USB and premium music services.
The companys Venice 6.2/IR2.0 solution provides one-stop shopping for consumer electronics (CE) brands and their ODM (original device manufacturer) partners wanting to offer digital music services on their home audio devices. The feature-customizable software stack enables easy integration into CE home devices, and the module provides access to over 10,000 Internet radio stations via the Frontier Silicon web portal, together with the listeners own digital music library using UPnP. Also available are a comprehensive choice of premium streaming music services, including Pandora, Last.fm, Sirius and Rhapsody.
Typical applications include tabletop AM/FM radios, mini-systems, micro-systems, HTIB, iPod and MP3 docking products, and audio/video receivers.
Internet radio is the most significant new function to be added to home audio products since the introduction of the CD in the 1980s, commented Anthony Sethill, CEO of Frontier. As consumers become increasingly familiar with Internet radio and the newer streaming music applications available, a significant percentage of the mass market CE home audio products will require wireless network connectivity in support of these services. Within five years, more than 50% of home audio products sold will include internet connectivity. This represents a significant new market opportunity for CE audio brands, their ODMs and the digital content providers. The Venice 6.2/IR2.0 solution allows CE brands to easily integrate and support these services on their products and enjoy the coming growth in networked audio functionality.
IR2.0 is a comprehensive software stack for Internet radio and DAB, enabling network connectivity either wired via Ethernet or wireless using IEEE 802.11b/g. The software also provides audio decoding in MP3, WMA, AAC and Real formats, an advanced user interface for control and content browsing, and a system management function that includes network discovery and system configuration. The user interface can be further customized for the OEM or ODM, in order to provide a unique appearance and to enhance the user experience.
The Venice 6.2 module provides complete hardware functionality for networked audio solutions, including built-in IEEE 802.11b/g wireless LAN functionality, removing the need for a separate wireless module. Venice 6.2 features Frontiers own Chorus 2 baseband system-on-chip (SoC), integrating a multi-tasking, multi-threading META processor, which has been designed to address DAB and networked audio applications.
In addition to providing a silicon and software solution, the Venice 6.2 module is also available as part of Jupiter 6.2, a fully-qualified reference platform that provides a complete Internet radio reference design, with DAB/DAB+/DMB-A capability and an LCD graphic display supporting Frontier Silicons enhanced user interface. The Jupiter 6.2 platform is fully tested to conform to wireless network connectivity and will include wireless certifications as well as interoperability certification programmes. Comprehensive certification support enables customers wishing using the Venice 6.2 module to certify their products with minimal time-to-market and cost.
Venice 6.2 with the IR2.0 software stack is the most complete and competitive networked CE and DAB digital receiver solution on the market, and the comprehensive software contains all the functionality necessary for implementing streaming and networked audio capability, continued Frontiers CEO Anthony Sethill. With online music services such as Pandora, Last.fm, Rhapsody and Sirius, Frontiers complete, low-cost networked audio solutions enable CE companies to deliver connected home audio devices to consumers, providing endless music streaming, discovery and ultimate enjoyment.
Frontier Silicon (frontier-silicon.com) is the worlds leading supplier of integrated circuits and modules for digital audio receiver products and mobile digital TV. Established in 2001 as a privately funded fabless semiconductor company, Frontier Silicon has over 140 employees. The company is based in Watford, England, with design centres in Cambridge, Dublin and Shannon. Frontier Silicon also has branch offices and technical support representation in Hong Kong, China and Japan. Products include complete solutions for digital audio systems including DAB, Internet radio and mobile TV, from silicon through software to production-ready platform designs.
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AMSTERDAM – Tim Howard notched six saves in backstopping Everton to the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 3-1 replay victory over visiting mites Oldham on Tuesday.
The US No. 1, who has now lost just once in his last 10 matches in the annual tourney, stayed on course to reach the third final of his career. The next obstacle on the road to Wembley is regional rivals Wigan, who will visit Goodison Park to battle for a place in the final four on March 9.
In Championship league play, Stuart Holden worked his longest competitive shift since September of 2011 in Bolton's 1-0 victory over guests Peterborough.
The former Houston Dynamo ace entered in the 24th minute as an injury sub for Mark Davies, taking up the right side of midfield. Holden helped Wanderers post their third straight win at the Reebok, which also boosted them four rungs to 10th place.
Meanwhile, Zak Whitbread went unused as Leicester City topped Blackburn 3-0. Thanks to their first win in February, the fifth-place Foxes pulled to within five points of the second automatic promotion elevator with a game in hand.


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IAPP Conference Draws Record Crowds
In a vernal twist of fate, Washington D.C.'s famed cherry trees bloomed a week early, just in time to greet 1,400 privacy professionals from all over the world for the annual International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Privacy Summit at the Renaissance Hotel.
"It was our highest-attended Privacy Summit yet," said IAPP Executive Director J. Trevor Hughes, "It attests to the growth of the privacy profession and the value of the conference."
Attendees such as Spain's data protection commissioner Artemi Rallo Lombarte, UK Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, and hundreds of privacy professionals from myriad sectors came to learn, share ideas, and network.
Some got an early start on Wednesday in sold out pre-conference sessions on social networking, governmental privacy, behavioral targeting, and insurance privacy.
"The room was filled with professionals from a surprisingly diverse set of industries, making for lively and productive discussion," said Mike Spinney, CIPP, principal of SixWeight and moderator of the morning session on social networking. "Online social networking's impact on the workplace is an issue confronting many businesses today. We were able to help a number of folks establish an informed starting point for successfully addressing the specific questions they face."
For neophytes, privacy "bootcamp" dominated the afternoon, while more seasoned pros pursued one of the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) designations. The Summit once again established new benchmarks for turnout as 237 students prepared through IAPP training workshops, and 352 tested for privacy certification.
"With our largest training and testing classes to date, clearly the CIPP has become the standard designation for privacy and data protection that the marketplace recognizes and demands," said IAPP Assistant Director Peter Kosmala.
The full conference got underway on Thursday with special guests Nina Totenberg and Jeffrey Rosen, who delivered separate keynote addresses. Totenberg, who is legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, opened her speech with a look back to the year 1965, when the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution protected a right to privacy, thereby overturning a Connecticut law prohibiting the use of contraceptives. "The Court said the law violated privacy surrounding marital relationship," Totenberg said, "and denounced the state for imposing their morals on the people of Connecticut."
Rosen, a George Washington University law professor, spoke of the pervasiveness of social networking, saying "we may be on the verge of a new privacy Chernobyl," and provided examples of "mini-privacy Chernobyl's" that have contributed to the changing face of privacy. Rosen concluded with a call to action to the audience of privacy professionals, saying "When it comes to the future of privacy in America, the president, Congress, and the courts can't save us. Only you can save us."
Other Thursday highlights included "Building your privacy dream house," a session led by representatives from eBay, Chevron, Intuit, and Microsoft, where attendees learned how to give their organizations a privacy "extreme makeover," and "Rethinking the Definition of PII" in today's online environment.
Thursday night was "Movie Night." After a sumptuous Privacy Summit celebration at the Ronald Reagan Building, popcorn-toting privacy pros headed to the Renaissance auditorium for a screening of The Lives of Others, a film about the monitoring of East Berlin's cultural scene by agents of the Stasi—the GDR's secret police—five years before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
At Friday's closing ceremonies, Hughes presented UK Information Privacy Commissioner Richard Thomas with the 2008 Privacy Leadership award for his ongoing commitment to raising the public profile of privacy and data protection issues. In accepting the award, Thomas asked the audience "What is your role as privacy professional? Is it to protect the interests of the organization? To protect the interests of the people?"
"It has to be both," he concluded.
See the IAPP Privacy Summit photo gallery at www.privacysummit.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=5
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is there any means by which the passage of new federal "assault weapons" ban could result in the confiscation of firearms purchased before the passage of the bill as was done in the UK and Australia?
YES, absolutely, if the bill is written as to allow it. The 1994 Fed law was written to grandfather in existing guns. It also had a sunset provision. State versions of the same law, did not, and are still in force.
Ex Post Facto seems to be a principle ignored in (some of) these bills. Look at the history of the CA laws. They passed laws requiring the registration of certain "assault weapons", guns owned and purchased BEFORE the registration law even took effect. And the law allowed the CA AG to determine which ones (and when) were no longer legal to own.
Guys that complied with the registration (because if they didn't register them, they became illegal), got to own their guns for another year, or three, then, later, when the AG decided they were no longer legal, they had to turn them in. And because they were registered, they knew who complied with the surrender order, and who didn't.
AND, to top things off, some of the people who complied, and turned in the guns were charged with having illegal guns, WHEN THEY TURNED THEM IN!
remember, "if I could have gotten 51 votes, Mr & Mrs America, turn them ALL in!" Came from a CA politican. And she's STILL in DC working hard for "our best interests".
There's people from every state with that mindset. Just because they aren't pushing their agenda hard right now, doesn't mean they have given up and gone away.
All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.
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Rob Brydon jokes about Stephen Fry's suicide attempt
Rob Brydon risked upsetting fellow British funnyman Stephen Fry at the GQ Men of the Year Awards with a controversial joke about his suicide attempt last year (12). Writer/actor Fry tried to end his own life by swallowing pills and vodka during a bout of depression but was saved by a TV producer and hotel staff.
He attended the awards ceremony in London on Tuesday night (03Aug13), where Brydon kicked off the event by performing a comedy song containing a reference to his pal's mental health woes, drawing gasps from the audience.
Brydon sang, "The nation's favourite dinner guest with charm up to his gills, what a shame he can't be left alone with vodka and some pills."


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The World Union of General Zionists today issued a statement replying to the World Confederation of General Zionists, which termed as "fallacious" the claim by the World Union that it speaks for two-thirds of all General Zionists. The reply by the World Union, issued by Jacques Torczyner, an officer of the organization, stated:
"The World Union of General Zionists sees no useful purpose to be served by a journalistic debate with the Goldstein-Halprin Confederation regarding the proportion of General Zionists represented by either of the two groupings. The World Conference for Unification of General Zionists recently held in Tel Aviv, was a great success. The new World Union formed there has attracted and now includes many organizations formerly affiliated with the Goldstein-Halprin grouping. This is notably the case throughout Latin America; and the same process is now underway in Europe, as well.
"Outside of England and the Hadassah in the United States, the Goldstein-Halprin group cannot point to a single organization of any size actually affiliated with it. The arithmetical or algebraic issue that has been raised will only be settled conclusively when the roll of delegates to the next Zionist Congress will be called. We are confident that our estimate will then be vindicated. Certainly, there is no room for doubt that the World Union already represents the largest grouping of General Zionist organizations within the world Zionist movement.
"As for the old issue of 'identification' and 'non identification, ' we would simply point out that one of the basic principles unanimously adopted at our World Conference provides that our World Union shall function within the World Zionist Organization for Zionist purposes exclusively, and shall not intervene in the domestic policies of Israel or of any other country."


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Seattle radio station 99.9 KISW is currently streaming the brand new STONE TEMPLE PILOTS single, "Between The Lines". Check it out using the audio player below (**Note**: Audio player works with Internet Explorer and Safari.). The song comes off the band's first new album in nine years, due on May 25 via Atlantic Records.
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12. Maver According to The Pulse of Radio, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS unveiled the new CD at a private listening party on February 23 in New York City. The entire band was in attendance at the event, with The Pulse of Radio's reporter on the scene saying that singer Scott Weiland "looked the best he's looked in a long time." All 12 tracks from the album were aired, with The Pulse of Radio reporter calling the record "a natural, melodic progression for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, with BEATLES-esque harmonies, a lot of in-your-face, hard-rocking tracks, plenty of guitar solos and some astounding singing from Weiland." STONE TEMPLE PILOTS reunited in 2008 after a six-year layoff. The band's last album, "Shangri-La-Dee-Da", came out in 2001. The PILOTS will also tour throughout the spring and summer, with Weiland hinting in a recent interview that the band might mount its own festival. The disc will be issued through Atlantic Records, although Weiland told The Pulse of Radio at the time of the band's 2008 reunion tour that he was interested in exploring other options outside the traditional music industry. "When we first talked about putting STP back together, it was do this tour and then see about doing a creative deal with another company, like an all-in deal," he said. "And, you know, if you look at even like RADIOHEAD and a handful of other bands, they make more money doing things in an unconventional fashion as opposed to doing it, you know, with the major labels." Bassist Robert DeLeo said about the new disc, "Fans are going get a great STP record . . . a really cohesive record with songs that are going to be lasting."


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Designed around a large, people-friendly kitchen area, this passive solar home in Asheville, North Carolina, really shines.
South-facing floor-to-ceiling living room windows bring daylight deep into the house and blur the distinction between outside and in. Flowers planted at the base of the windows can be enjoyed from the comfort of indoors.
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'USA, USA, USA' Chant Deemed Racist At High School Basketball Game
This past weekend the cheering crowd of a victorious team took to chanting 'USA, USA, USA'. It wasn't the Olympics, it wasn't hockey and it happened in San Antonio, Texas.
Patriotism is a beautiful thing. And then it goes too far.
Alamo Heights' boys basketball team defeated San Antonio Edison this past weekend. San Antonio is mostly minority. Alamo Heights is mostly white.
During the trophy presentation fans from Alamo Heights began the iconic chant. But no one is celebrating now. Alamo Heights has apologized to SAISD and the students identified will also have to apologize and have been banned from the state title games.
The incident is also bringing much unwanted attention to the area and the state.
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Seventh Annual SEACAT Exercise Begins
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dan Meaney, Commander Task Force 73 Public Affairs
The seventh annual Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) exercise began in , Aug. 18. Designed to focus information sharing, cooperation and coordination, SEACAT brings six countries together for simultaneous bilateral exercises with the .
The multifaceted exercises present participants with realistic situations involving criminal and terrorist threats requiring international coordination, communication and decision-making. SEACAT also provides participants with practical maritime interception training opportunities to enhance the maritime security and interoperability of the participating forces.
USS Tortuga (LSD 46) is serving as an information fusion center for the various liaison officers from , , , and . Indonesian observers are also on board.
Capt. Michael W. Selby, commander, Destroyer Squadron One, is directing the exercise task force on behalf of Rear Adm. Nora W. Tyson, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, the executive agent for SEACAT. Selby said the success of maritime security operations depends upon effective collaboration.
Each of the navies participating in the exercise operates bilaterally with the U.S. Navy. A team of officers works with liaison officers from the participating forces to analyze situations and produce recommended solutions for proposal to their individual national headquarters. The officers are also collaborating to plan maritime interception operations within the scenario.
Ships involved in the exercises include Tortuga, USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Ford (FFG 54), USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC 722) and U.S. military sealift command ships USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50), USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK 3010) and USNS Cpl. Louis J. Hauge (T-AK 3011). In addition, a P-3C from VP-16 is participating in the exercise.


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Cox Road in Christ Church is one of the areas in Barbados where people still live in relative harmony. Situated between St David's and Edey Village, it is one long stretch of road where mostly family members live. Patrick "Bruce" Durant is a mechanic who was born in Cox Road and has been working there for more than 20 years. While he is no longer a resident of the area, he has nothing but good things to say about it. "It is nice and quiet; no problems here," he said. Durant said the area had remained relatively unchanged over the years, with not a lot of people moving in as "if you get three rent houses, you got a lot". He said it was mostly families who lived in Cox Road and they generally all got along. However, nothing is perfect and mechanics sometimes cause their neighbours to complain about the amount of equipment and old vehicles which tend to pile up. As such, he said he had an ongoing dispute with a couple of people who make a fuss about the smell of oil and gas. Despite this, he said he got along with most of the people in Cox Road and business was steady. He also had little good to say about nearby Edey Village, which he said was a "different story to Cox Road". Almost next door, another mechanic, Gregson Wharton, plied his trade. He said he and Durant were friends and there was enough business for them both. He too sang Cox Road's praises. "Cox Road to me is one of the best places to be. We does live good and quiet. It only gets noisy when I make it loud," he said. Wharton said the beauty of the area was that it was "close to everything yet far from everything", and added it was not a place someone would usually go to unless for a specific reason. Like Durant, he also used to live in Cox Road but he said he spent so much time there that his wife says he still does. Also, like Durant, he said Edey Village was "completely different to Cox Road". Upon hearing these less than glowing tales of Edey Village, Street Beat went into the village to get an idea of what was going on. The team only got as far as the entrance, though, as the sight of Carson Nurse placing some more lights in an elaborate Christmas design was too good to pass by. "I put these up every year because my wife says she likes to see them. Plus, other people come sometimes and take pictures," he said. Nurse, a retiree, said the design usually took a long time to complete, adding he started as far back as November although he admitted other things had got in the way of its completion before now. At any rate, this year's design was at an advanced stage and would soon be ready for his son, a Barbados Light & Power employee, to come and connect it all. As for Edey Village, he said he had been living there for 49 years and spoke on how it had changed. "It was a lot better before; now they got people from all different sorts of places here although this area right here is very quiet," he said. His wife Evelyn was in the back of their property tending their acre of land. She said she grew a wide assortment of vegetables and fruit as working the field was something she enjoyed. "I plant peas, cassava, Chinese cabbage, beets, carrots, cucumbers and have some fruit trees. I sell some, I give way some and I enjoy some," she said. Evelyn, also a retiree, told the Street Beat team she was a minister, letting the team know she looked quite different when dressed up and not in the dirty clothes she uses to work the land. "I look one way now, but when you look again you won't know it's me," she said. Evelyn admitted Edey Village had its share of problems but, as a reverend, she could not simply throw her hands up in the air and turn her back on the youth. "Here used to be a lot different; it is not better now. The younger generation . . . but I don't pull them down as not everybody is bad. They have a lot of respect for me and I talk to them. You have to earn respect to get it," she said. As for Christmas lunch, she said her table would include some of the cabbage and peas she grew herself.


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Honda Civic and Honda Odyssey Earn Best Retained Value Awards from Edmunds.com
Civic wins two categories; Odyssey named best minivan value
TORRANCE, Calif., June 14, 2013 – Honda models have captured three 2013 Best Retained Value Awards from Edmunds.com. The Honda Civic was honored in both the Sedan and Coupe $20-$30k categories and the Honda Odyssey led the minivan segment for maintaining the highest projected residual value after five years of ownership as a percentage of value when new.
"Honda models definitely punch above their weight when it comes to value with class-leading quality, safety ratings, standard features and a company commitment to avoid value-sapping fleet sales" said Mike Accavitti, senior vice president of automobile operations for American Honda. "Updates to the 2013 Civic took it from best-selling in 2012 to undeniably best-in-segment this year, and with a significantly-updated Odyssey on the way this summer, we're looking forward to providing even more value to American families."


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ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (AP) — Development of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site has reached a critical juncture.
Planners are preparing for the next phase of work at the sprawling Arden Hills site. A state bonding bill includes $30 million for road work necessary to propel development of the property. Ramsey County Board Chairman Jim McDonough tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press the roads will support up to 1,700 housing units and 4,000 jobs.
Ramsey County bought the 427-acre property for $28 million in 2012. Employment at the small arms ammunition plant was at its peak in 1943 when about 26,000 people worked there. More than half were women.
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just heard stupid *** 4 da first time!!!!!!!!! luv it Nicki!!!! its really good. =D gonna download it on iTunes but is there a clean version??? im not exactly allowed 2 buy explicit versions......
SO lookin forward to pink friday romans reloaded on VALENTINES DAY tho!!!!!!!!!!! so pumped!!!!!!!!!! how many songs r gonna b on it tho????????? i hope a BUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one more day until Christmas break 4 me. im gonna make my Nicki collage (sorry if i spelled it wrong i hope u know what i mean) on Christmas break!!!! already cut out letters from magazines to spell Nicki Minaj and hav started cutting out/printing pics!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope it turns out perfect!!!!! oh, and gonna listen to of course a LOAD of NICKI MINAJ SONGS!!!!!!!!! what r u guys gonna do over Christmas???
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Política Comercial, Industrialización y su Sesgo Antiexportador: Perú 1940-1983
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La Jolla lifeguard tower rife with cost overruns
Baby bird, seal-pupping, and bad waste pump blamed for budget surprises
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El Cajon Boulevard Maintenance Assessment District is teaming up with the North Park Maintenance Assessment District to spruce up the stretch of El Cajon Boulevard between the 805 and 54th Street.
As part of the El Cajon Commercial Revitalization Project, the two neighboring maintenance assessment districts are looking to purchase 94 ornamental, pear-shaped, double-acorn streetlights, installing four poles on each block. The new lighting is intended to beautify the boulevard and enhance surveillance and cut down on crime.
According to a 2002 city dispatch, ornamental lighting in high-crime areas "provides the communities with a greater sense of security and assists in deterring people from engaging in illegal activity. Decorative lighting also assists in enhancing the aesthetic features in high-crime areas, which directly supports stabilization of these fragile areas..."
Despite their benefits, the city does not shell out money for ornamental lights nor does it pay for upkeep. City officials consider the lights to be an "extraordinary benefit" and not part of basic infrastructure. For that reason, maintenance assessment districts are asked to pick up the tab. And, in this case, it is a substantial tab to pick up.
The estimated cost for the streetlights, including design, administration costs, installation, and other related costs, according to a September 7 preliminary estimate from city staff, is $1,517,800 for all 94 street lamps, or $16,147 per light.
Using the city's math, subtract the additional fees and the total for each light is $10,500.
But that number, says San Diego redevelopment project manager Michael Lengyel, is just an early estimate. "The project would not go out to bid until it is designed. I believe the estimate per light includes the direct wiring. The cost per light includes trenching, wiring, and installation, which is much more than the actual cost per pole."
The item will be heard at the Monday's monthly meeting of the North Park Maintenance Assessment District at 2719 Howard Avenue at 6 p.m.
Wow, I'm really sorry the comment policy forbids profanity. What the BLEEP? I mean, if that area currently has NO street lights then yeah I guess it would be helpful. El Cajon Blvd has really nice decorative street lights in my neighborhood and do you know how much crime it stops? NONE. In fact, the poles are rather a target for stickering. Never mind that about a third of the lights are burned out. Put the million+ dollars into bringing more community policing to that area and it will have a MUCH bigger impact.
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I attended this doubleheader with my two older brothers back in '69. 13 at the time, it remains a great memory from a remarkable season. We were sitting in the upper deck down the left field line, on the fair side of the foul pole. Rod Gaspar's assist throwing out Brock at home plate in the 8th inning is one of the best plays I've seen in person at Shea. Gaspar was out of sight below us, but the ball appeared out of nowhere as a bullet streaking to home plate to nail the speedy Brock.
It was a very warm day in the sun of the upper deck on that Sunday, but a DH sweep is something special, especially against the Cardinals, who won the NL pennant the prior season. Koosman pitched a great game for the shutout! I wish I'd kept my own scorecard of the game.
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I remember this game almost like it was yesterday. I was five (I'm 50 now!) and it was the very first professional ball game I had ever seen. My Uncle got 3 tix and took me and my Dad. It was hot and sunny. I remember being impressed with how big and green the field looked to me. Had my first Crackerjacks. Sat on the first base side--pretty good seats. I remember thinking no one would score. Then in the 7th inning (I think) Buddy Harrelson tripled, and the excitement was suddenly electric. When Tommie Agree got his hit and Harrelson scored, we all went bonkers. Lou Brock (My brother's favorite player - a great base stealer) almost scored in the next inning, but was thrown out at the plate. Great Memories! I loved the Mets (still do), even though everyone else in my family are primarily Yankees fans.
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Local fitness trainer whips us into shape with her new book
Atkins, Weight Watchers, Jared from Subway—these days everyone seems to have an answer to your weight loss problem. But whom should we listen to, now that it's barbeque season?
As much as she hates to burst your bubble, local Toadal Fitness trainer and now self-published author, Rebecca Rovay-Hazelton is here to discredit one-size-fits-all health plans and offer tips for guiltless summertime grilling.
In her debut self-help book "Choosing Health," released this May, Rovay-Hazelton uses her knowledge as a licensed American Health Science University Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant, to give you the lowdown on the pitfalls of dieting.
"There are so many health misconceptions out there and everyone's looking for a quick fix," says Rovay-Hazelton. "Either people have a horrible experience or they lose weight initially and then plateau or gain weight—all of which lead to feeling like a failure."
She identifies this hurdle of self-discipline as half the battle in fitness and dedicates the first quarter of her book to it. "How can we all have a consistent fitness pattern for the long term and not feel like failures?" she says. "I want people to read my book and feel like, 'I can do this!'"
Her answer resides in a simple phrase: Metabolic Typing. As broken down by her website, choosinghealthnow.com, Metabolic Typing is "a testable, repeatable, and verifiable scientific nutrition methodology based on each person's genetic dietary requirements." We typically fall into one of three categories—Carb, Protein, and Balanced/ Mixed Types that determine the types and amounts of foods we should be eating.
"Metabolic Typing targets towards people's biochemistry; it's set up to help people in an individualized way," says Rovay-Hazelton. "It's not just about diet, fitness or mental work, it's about the big picture of balancing your health."
From tips for better posture, to healthy grocery shopping, to smart restaurant eating, and the importance of rest, "Choosing Health" is a guide to wellness without the scientific mumbo jumbo. So what does Rovay-Hazelton have to say about your July cookout?
While she understands that potlucks can be delicious distractions from your health goals, you may want to consider her advice: "Veer away from chips and dips because they tend to be super processed and have lots of additives." As an alternative when grilling, she suggests starting with whole foods like proteins, fish and vegetable skewers and putting a little bit of each on your plate, rather than selecting single things.
"If you eat carbohydrates by themselves, your blood sugar goes up and—if too much insulin gets produced, you'll want to eat again," says Rovay-Hazelton. "If you know you're one of those people who doesn't do well with a lot of carbohydrates, start with none or just a little bit on your plate and fill up on the meat first."
While it may seem natural to sip on margaritas pre-barbeque, Rovay-Hazelton advises to "stay away from soft drinks and don't drink alcohol on an empty stomach—it's practically the same thing as eating carbohydrates by themselves."
But before you get down on yourself, "Choosing Health" reminds us that the media distorts what we think we know about eating right.
"Eating lighter isn't necessarily better," says Rovay-Hazelton. "A lot of people are misled to believe that if you consume fewer calories, you lose weight; but that's not necessarily true."
Rather than restricting calories, which can mess up your hormone balance, she suggests keeping a food journal—not just for recording foods you consume each day, but also for noting physical observations like energy level, how soon you become hungry and if you feel forgetful. If patterns are not apparent, a Metabolic Typing Advisor can assess the situation.
"It's all about the little changes … and your attitude changes along the way," she says. "After all, it takes just as long to wait in line at McDonald's as it does to wait in line at New Leaf."
"Choosing Health" sells for $18 at local bookstores and at New Leaf on Pacific Avenue, Staff of Life, and Toadal Fitness. Rebecca Rovay-Hazelton will speak about her book at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20 at the Westside New Leaf, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 31 at Whole Foods, 1710 41st Ave., Capitola. (Register in advance to attend.) Learn more at choosinghealthnow.com.


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Q: For 20 years we had a beautiful hedge of oleanders, but about a year ago they started to dry out and die one after another. They are regularly watered but not a lot, still the same for all those years. We are at a loss for what causes that.
A: The oleanders are dying from a disease called oleander scorch that is caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. A different strain of this same bacterium species causes Pierce's disease of grapevines. The bacterium is spread by insects, mainly glassy-winged sharpshooters. The sharpshooters feed on the plant's xylem, the water conducting system of the plant. Once a sharpshooter feeds on an infected plant, the sharpshooter is infectious for life. After being introduced by the sharpshooter, the bacterium multiplies within the plant, blocking the xylem vessels and preventing water transport to that part of the plant.
The initial symptoms of oleander scorch are yellowing of the leaves on individual branches. As the disease progresses, the leaves turn brown and die. More and more branches are affected until the entire plant dies. This progression from initial symptoms to total death of the plant may take 3 to 5 years.
We have no cure for oleander scorch. Pruning out affected parts of the plant will improve the shrub's appearance, but the pathogen is already throughout the plant's system. and the plant is doomed. Glassy-winged sharpshooters are prevalent in our area throughout the year. There are no effective insecticides currently available. Early removal of infected plants may reduce the source of inoculum. For readers who would like more information on this disease, you can visit the following webpage: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7480.html
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Hibou is the project of Peter Michel from Seattle who has recently started uploading songs onto the usual musical outlets. New track 'Glow', and don't take this the wrong way, sounds like the musical equivalent of an abstract landscape image posted on tumblr. Dreamy and washed out.
There's a bit of Beach Fossils' summer haze in there and even DIIV's repetitive, kraut tones. It's the soundtrack to those lazy July weekends when you're fully prepared to sit out on the grass or by the sea somewhere all afternoon, drinking organic cider at a picnic.