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Senator Golden Encourages Residents To Donate To Relief Efforts In China
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Senators Martin Golden, Frank Padavan, Serphin Maltese, and Andrew Lanza today urged New York City residents to get involved and make a donation on behalf of the victims of the earthquake in China that has already left more than 40,000 dead, another 32,000 missing and thousands more homeless.
"These natural disasters killed thousands, destroyed homes, and left children without their parents," said Senator Golden. "In the aftermath of September 11th, Hurricane Katrina, and last year's tsunami, the people of the great City of New York stood together to help those in need during times of great devastation. I urge all New Yorkers to come together now to offer our goods, our services, and our support to the victims of these terrible tragedies."
"The massive earthquake in the Sichuan province of China and the cyclone in Myanmar have tragically killed tens of thousands and has left an entire region of the world in a state of shock and loss," Senator Padavan said. "As New Yorkers we can collectively do our part to help the victims of these two tragedies in their time of need. I urge everyone to show their support and give what they can in our relief efforts."
"New Yorkers have proven their humanity and thoughtfulness time and time again, helping others in times of crisis," said Senator Maltese. "Our Chinese American community has been very generous in helping others and now it is our turn to help them. I encourage anyone who is wondering how to help, to contact my office and we will make sure their donations are sent directly to those in need."
"Tens of thousands have been killed and millions have been left homeless by last week's devastating earthquake in China," said Senator Andrew Lanza. "I would like extend my condolences to those injured and to the families of the victims. I urge Staten Islanders to stand behind these people -- whose lives have been shattered -- and contribute to the relief efforts."
The Senators will be opening up their NYC offices to accept donations for the growing number of victims that devastated Asia. Suggested contributions include: tents, bandages, gloves, toothbrushes and mouthwash, baby wipes, batteries, flashlights, hand cream and lotion, protective clothing, goggles, thermometers, toiletries, bottled water, and canned food and soda.
Donations can be dropped off at the following location through Friday, June 6th:
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Russian Navy Bows Out of Australian Fleet Review
The Russian Navy has had to withdraw its ships from attending this month's International Fleet Review. The Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, said the unfortunate change of plans was due a change in the positioning of the Russian ships.
Vice Admiral Griggs said the withdrawal of the Russian Navy will not detract from the spectacle of the international contingent assembling in the coming days to join the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for the International Fleet Review, which commemorates the RAN's first arrival into Sydney Harbour on 4 October 1913. "While the withdrawal of the Russian ships is disappointing, it is also an example of the utility of navies and warships to flexibly react to changes in national priorities and tasking," he added.
Eighteen visiting warships and 16 tall ships from around Australia and the world will join 19 RAN ships to participate in what is arguably the biggest event Sydney has witnessed since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
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I have been working for a company that was called Second Meta when they hired me, but changed their name to My Town Media between the date they hired me until the date that I started. I had heard a few rumors about how some of the employee's paychecks would bounce, but I shrugged it off as nothing, believing these employees wouldn't still be working here if they weren't getting paid. I inquired on a few occasions and was told that there were problems in the past but that the company rectified any problems immediately and that everything was fine now. Well, I just picked up my first paycheck on a Friday. I went to cash it and no one would cash it due to insufficient funds in the account the check was drawn off of. I was advised to wait until Monday to cash it, there would definitely be available funds by then. NOPE. Still not there. So I was told today that there may never be money in that account, that these people pay their employees with hot checks on an account that will never have money in it, this happens every pay period. The employees take their checks to any place that will cash them without verifying the funds, which is why they still work there. They get paid in an illegitimate manner. There has to be a way to stop this and to get the compensation that we earned working for this ridiculous excuse of a business.
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Top 10 Korean Male and Female Stars
Posted 17 August 2005 - 05:00 AM
Is there a site where Korean movie and TV awards are listed?
Posted 12 September 2005 - 08:43 AM
Thus, I would very much like to find out which stars -- all the males and all the females -- are considered or regarded as being in the TOP RANK (in terms or popularity and/or acting ability). Who are THE Korean superstars?
While we are on this topic, I would also like to know who are the most promising male and female stars -- the up and coming superstars.
Thank you for your help and participation!
Posted 13 September 2005 - 10:37 PM
I know rain, BYJ, BoA and that's it
And tell us why u like them
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Posted 14 September 2005 - 03:08 AM
hmm.. i'd say:
- jang dong gun
- bae young jun
- choi ji woo
with the younger celebs, i'd say:
- bi / rain
- kwon sang woo
- kim rae won (my personal fave! hehe!)
- wonbin
- jeon ji hyun
- song hye gyo
look out for kim tae hee and hyun bin.
Posted 14 September 2005 - 04:58 AM
well...for mine it would definitely have to be Jang Dong Gun, Won Bin, Song Hae Gyo, Chae Rim and that's it for now...lolz...I like Jang Dong Gun and Won Bin because they are just soooo hot and I love their characters in the series that they are in....and i like Song Hae Gyo because she is really good at acting and i like Chae Rim because she is just so pretty and adorable and I loved her in All About Eve...
Posted 14 September 2005 - 05:14 AM
Those up coming topstars, I think are (M) Lee Dong Gun, Kangta, Kang Dong Won, Ji Sung and (F) Eugene.
Posted 16 September 2005 - 07:02 AM
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Posted 17 September 2005 - 03:47 AM
Posted 17 September 2005 - 05:37 PM
for me is Rain, Song hye kyo, and Jeon ji hyun
Posted 17 September 2005 - 09:02 PM
So Ji Sup is someone you should check out.
Posted 20 September 2005 - 03:04 PM
but my personal faves are song yun ah, son ye jin, kim rae won. and rain and boa can really dance and sing.. hehe..
Posted 20 September 2005 - 05:20 PM
this is the girl who plays the bad sister of Choi Ji-woo in 'stairways to heaven'
i think she's so beautiful...
i wish i was her...
Edited by hellomashi, 20 September 2005 - 05:20 PM.
Posted 20 September 2005 - 05:53 PM
Male stars: kwon sang woo, kim rae won & Jang dong gun
Posted 21 September 2005 - 02:21 AM
Male:Jang Dong Gun,bae young jun,Bi(rain),kwon sang woo,Won bin,So Ji Sub,Kang Dong Won
recently: kim tae hee, hyun bin,Moon Geun Young, Lee Dong Gun,Kim Jung Eun
theres alot i can't think now lol
Edited by Lily, 21 September 2005 - 02:23 AM.
Posted 21 September 2005 - 06:00 AM
female: HA JI WON
Posted 22 September 2005 - 12:13 AM
Top female actress: Song Hye Gyo -- she cries so naturally and she's just so photogenic. She plays her parts really well whether it's a comical series or something really dramatic like All In or Endless Love. She can portray all parts really well.
Top Male Actor: Won Bin -- well, I love Won Bin because I think he's just so handsome. But he cried naturally as well in Endless Love. I haven't watched him in anything else, but I liked all his expressions. You can see his emotions from watching his eyes. Also, the second leading actor in All About Eve. He was really good as well. He also starred in Glass Slippers as the main character.
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Posted 22 September 2005 - 12:56 AM
Posted 22 September 2005 - 10:09 AM
the 3 best friends are the very hot and top star now
1. Soh Ji Sup
2.song seung heun
3.Kwon sang woo
plus kim rea won
song hey gyo
sorry i love u heroin(not remember how to spelling)
kim tea hee
Posted 26 September 2005 - 03:33 AM
Posted 26 September 2005 - 11:06 AM
but in my opinion ..
male : Kwon sang Woo
female : kim tae hee / choi ji woo
Posted 26 September 2005 - 01:46 PM
hmm though i
have watched so mani korean drama.
but in my opinion ..
male : Kwon sang Woo
female : kim tae hee / choi ji woo
For the male I will vote for So Ji Sub. He is a great actor who can act from bad guy to good guy. As for the female is Song Hye Kyo. She is very flexible and capable. All the serial that she has casted so far, were showing the different styles of her acting capability.
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Posted 26 September 2005 - 11:12 PM
1. Kwon Sang Woo
2. Song Seung Hung
3. Won Bin
4. Bae Yong Jung
1. Choi Ji Woo
2. Chae Rim
3. Song Hye Gyo
4. Son Ye Jin
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Posted 27 September 2005 - 03:27 PM
1. Bae Yong Jun
2.Won Bin
3.Song Seung Hun
4.Kim Sung Taek
5.Park Yong Ha
1.Jang Suh Hee
2.Song Hye Kyo
3.Choi Ji Woo
4.Son Ye Jin
5.Jang Nara
Posted 27 September 2005 - 09:10 PM
kim tae hee
kim sin hee
choi ji woo
lee ying-ae
lee hyru
jang na ra
kim jing yin
gwon sang woo
won bin
song seung hun
cheh yin piu
park shin yang
lee dong sang ? paris lover support male actor
Posted 28 September 2005 - 01:01 AM
SHINHWA OWNS THEM ALL lolz
they're hawt, they model, they're amazing athletic, they sing, they rap, they dance, they mc, they act, they compose, they're lyricists, minwoo choreographs, they're funny in game shows, they are all darn athletic, they have near the biggest fan base in korea, Eric received one of the most annual cfs contract in korea....BEST OF ALL
They ENDORSE COKE!!!!!! Ihatepepsi
Posted 28 September 2005 - 05:37 AM
possibly b'cos of the "korean wave". there's more and more korean addicts out there recently and expecially the korean dramas and music is becoming so so SO popular.
some of my favourites are:
da guys
- rain/bi ; he stars in full house and sang doo lets go to school. also a great singer.
- min woo, jun jin, eric, hyesung, andy, dongwan; band shinhwa. he's pretty popular in the band but shinhwa is a band bonded by friendship. they are the best band i've ever seen not just b'cos of how good they sing but if u watch their little clips spread all over the net they are lyk 6 really good brothers ... except sometimes a bit childish and dumb hee hee but cute
da gals
- Song Hye Gyo ; she's getting pretty popular as well nowadays since she came out a while ago. (also starred along with bi/rain in full house )
- hyori lee ; LMOA she's lyk PERFECT ... i really lyk her but i'm not bi or les but she's just really good. a great singer. a great dancer and most of all she looks great. (possible due to plastic surgery ... iono ... but she's cool)
thats not many ppl but ... i typed a lot sooo i should stop
but if you guys know any famous newbies from korea pls notify my ! thank you!!
Posted 28 September 2005 - 06:28 PM
So i din reali noe which ar popstars, n Top male n female .....
But 2 me......personally......is*
Male: Rain
--because he reali acted vry natural in Full House luv ya......
--n he reali knows how 2 cried, others all cry wif no tears 1.....
--n he is kinda funny n hilarious lo...
Female: Song Hye-Gyo
--She's the pretties gal n the moz gorgeous gal i ever c...
-- n she's vry professional in acting when she cry she's reali
into it.... i reali like tis point of her.....
-- n after acting Full House, i found out tat she not juz onli
can act sad drama n she became vry cute n gorgeous..lol
*all tis ar my opinion onli la......
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Posted 29 September 2005 - 10:11 AM
Of all the korean actors I've seen, somehow I'm not convinced by their pained/sad/tortured expressions. I wasn't a Bi fan, never heard of him before... I saw Full House & honestly, his acting comes across as credible and sincere.... I didn't even think he was handsome but now, I do find him very charming and manly.... So I did try to be as objective as I could...
Bi can confess his feelings for someone and have that hint of watery eyes without being too exaggerated to the point of being farcical.
SHG.... sigh... I've written a no. of postings about her so I'll just say this: no other female korean actress can replace her in my heart... enough said
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Posted 30 September 2005 - 08:02 AM
Not sure if you include singers, but yeah, for me:
SHINHWA OWNS THEM ALL lolz
they're hawt, they model, they're amazing athletic, they sing, they rap, they dance, they mc, they act, they compose, they're lyricists, minwoo choreographs, they're funny in game shows, they are all darn athletic, they have near the biggest fan base in korea, Eric received one of the most annual cfs contract in korea....BEST OF ALL
They ENDORSE COKE!!!!!! Ihatepepsi
i totally agree with you . shinhwa all the way~~
i hope one day they can actually make a movie or series with all 6 shinhwa dudes!*fingres crossed* :lol?: that would be heaven *drool*
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Posted 01 October 2005 - 10:04 PM
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Posted 02 October 2005 - 06:53 AM
Posted 02 October 2005 - 07:12 AM
Won Bin
Kang Dong Won
So ji sup
Jang Dong gun
Joe In Sung
Um Tae Oong
Lee Dong Gun
Hyun Bin
Jang Ooh Hyuk
Goh Sue
Lee Wan
Kwan Sang Ooh
Song Seung Hun
Kim Tae Hee
Song Hye Kyo
Im Sue Jung
Koh Arah
Kim Eugene
Jung DaBin (The kid one)
Kim SunAh
Han Ka-Inn
Choi JiWoo
Son Yejin
#40 Guest_hanny_*
Posted 02 October 2005 - 07:53 AM
other choices will be Jo Hyun Jae, Lee Wan, Jang Dong Gun, Ji Sung, 'n Lee Ji Hoon.
female actress : SONG HYE KYO, Eugene, Han Chae Young, Kim Tae Hee, Kim Hee Sun, Chae Rim 'n Sung Yu ri. all of them are beautiful n talented too
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Kenny Cooper is headed back to the Pacific Northwest. Only this time, he'll be wearing the Rave Green.
The Seattle Sounders added to their already stacked group of forwards with the acquisition of Cooper's signing rights and allocation money from FC Dallas in exchange for Adam Moffatt on Friday. If Cooper does sign with the Sounders, it will be his fourth new team in four years since returning to Major League Soccer in 2011 with the Sounders arch-rivals, the Portland Timbers.
Cooper was made available after failing to come to terms with FC Dallas on a new contract and then opting out of the 2013 Re-Entry Draft prior to Wednesday's deadline. The 29-year-old struggled in his return to Dallas, scoring just six goals and adding one assist in 31 games. Moffatt meanwhile returns to Texas just three months after the Sounders acquired the veteran midfielder from the Houston Dynamo.
Assuming they can sign him, Cooper would join the likes of Obafemi Martins, Clint Dempsey, Lamar Neagle, and, for the moment at least, Eddie Johnson as options in the Sounders front line, instantly giving them one of the most lethal and experienced groups in MLS.
Last season, Cooper earned a base salary of $325,000, which is one of the reasons that he was dealt away from the New York Red Bulls in the prior offseason. The Sounders will hope that Cooper can rediscover his goal-scoring form. He scored 18 goals in 2012 with the Red Bulls.
Moffat is a solid acquisition for FC Dallas, bringing 116 MLS regular season appearances and a hard-nosed attitude in central midfield that helped lead the Dynamo to two consecutive MLS Cup final appearances.
What do you think of this move? Impressed with the Sounders' potential forwards for next season? Expect Cooper to sign with the club? What does this move mean for Eddie Johnson?
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My iPod has survived. We lost a luminary and captain of industry just this week in Steve Jobs, and while the internet will be covered in a myriad of tributes for the man, this article won't be one of them. While I owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Jobs for Apple and the technology that made my life easier and Historectomy possible; I'm writing about the one device that started it all.
No. Not the computer. The iPod.
My iPod has survived. It has outlasted three hard drives, two docking stations, four cell phones, four years of high school and college, three sets of mini-speakers, countless headphones, two cars I 've driven, my Invisalign braces, all my girlfriends, awful albums I've bought, being dropped on the floor, the street, off a building, lost in the woods, dropped in a lake, being smooshed with Reese's Pieces, been through at least ten laundry cycles, and being thrown in a drunken state by yours truly.
My iPod has survived. And so will yours.
If our iPods could talk they'd tell us to charge them more often, sure, but they could also tell us about ourselves. The iPod is stalwart, it is kind. It can teach us about resiliency and loyalty for ages to come. But it can also teach us about loss.
I've had at least three stupid f****** iTunes accounts. The first I lost because it was attached to my college email account. I couldn't remember my password or the recovery question answer.
"What was John Bradshaw Layfield's finishing move?"
If you answered, "Clothesline from Hell" or "the Powerbomb" then you'd be right (As I assume all my readers are well-versed in obscure wrestling finishing holds) Well…apparently I wasn't when I wrote that password answer at 18. For some reason, entering those two were never right, and I had to start my iTunes music collection all over again.
The second one I lost simply because I couldn't remember it. Which would be a more entertaining story if I didn't come up with it when intoxicated and never wrote the stupid thing down. My recovery question was even something like "What's my wife's maiden name?" Ugh. I don't even want to think about the answer to that.
Due to the constant frustration of recovering all my music, my iPod experience taught me about the "other" areas of the internet where music can be acquired. It taught me to hate copy protection while at the same time educating me to the plight of the artist that loses out because of bittorrent. The iPod is ying and yang, light and dark, bought and free all at once.
Holy shit I love my iPod Nano.
I've stuck through thick and thin with my Nano, even when newer, better models came out. Though I couldn't afford them anyway, I figured "This does everything I want it to, why buy a new one?" I am a loyal husband to my device. It sleeps next to me on my bed, lulls me to sleep, it plays on portable speakers as I make out with a human woman.
My Nano has been with me through good times and bad. It's played Beastie Boy's "Body Moving" when I was trying to learn all the lyrics to be cool in high school, it sang out Warren Zevon's "Heartache Spoken Here" when a girl stomped on my heart and I drank myself to sleep, and was even the conduit through the entirety of Darkside of The Moon when I first imbibed illegal substances by myself.
My Nano has seen the darkness inside of me.
If we aren't careful technology will inherit the earth, but for now my Nano has inherited my heart. If it dies on me, I swear I could never replace it.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Facebook Inc. (FB) are climbing higher by 1.28% to $73.40 in late morning trading on Thursday, following a report the social media company is buying the security software startup PrivateCore, Bloomberg reports.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Facebook's decision to acquire PrivateCore is part of the company's plan to enhance its systems security as data breeches are becoming more common and users's relationships with companies are straining, Bloomberg added.
Earlier this week a Russian crime ring stole 1.2 billion user name and password combinations, and over 500 million email addresses, names of the victims and companies left vulnerable were not announced, the New York Times reported.
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Now to answer a few questions.... In the beginning of June, I loaded Wildflower on to a freighter headed to Canada, and Unloaded her in Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver Island. I flew to San Diego, had too short of a visit with good friends, then drove the trucks, JJ, and lil Black Trailer to Washington State. We arrived in Port Townsend 8:30am on a Thursday, and by 10, we had an address, residency, and all of our Trucks/boats/trailers registered in WA. Then we boarded the 1200 ferry to Vancouver Island. and Poof! We are now in Canada.... Now, I will not tell you
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Where in the World is Wildflower?
23 June 2012 | Boom!
We have had a crazy June! First off, check out our new boat position. Yep, that is correct, CANADA! Our Friendly Brothers to the North.
I know, I know.... what? Who? How? and Why? all of this will be reveled in the next blog posting. I will let you mind wander.... :-)
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San Juanico
15 June 2012 | Thetis Island Canada
Our next stop was the lovely bay of San Juanico which had several anchoring options. We chose to be in the Northern hook which was between a rocky peninsula and a small islet. Every morning we were awoken by the tweerping of Osprey that were nesting on the pinnacles of the islet. There was some good hiking with the motivation provided by searching for "Apache Tears". (These were shards of obsidian that represented the tears of the Apache families after all the braves chose death over capture. If you had one of these tears you never need cry as the families had done all the crying for you.) We never did find any tears but had a great hike! There is a cruisers shrine set up on the corner of the beach there, which had an interesting collection of flotsam and jetsam. The second night there, we had a few other boats arrive and anchor around us making it very snug. Double Diamond showed up and we enjoyed boat drinks with Melody and Jeff who were from the Seattle area. In fact, we met more Canadians and people from WA state than anywhere else. The following morning we squeezed out of our anchorage and motored 8 miles on down to Mangles. This was a great little anchorage with no one there! There was terrific spearfishing and Todd bagged 2 big Pargos and a yellow barred jack over the 2 days we were there. In addition to the excellent fishing, we had a fun time beach combing and enjoyed a bonfire on the beach with some wonderful wine that my brother and sister in-law had given us back in May from New Zealand. The only downer was a gouged hand after we had been exploring the sea caves and striated cliffs near by. This actually happened after I swam back from a quick on-shore excursion to check out some black rocks that I thought might be the ever-elusive Apache Tears. Not sure what I cut my hand on as the rocks were all smooth and slippery. (I was more worried about breaking a hip!). Anyway, Todd took excellent care of me and for 5 days I got to sit around and eat bon-bons while he cooked and cleaned and did the usual boat jobs. During this time we were 2 days back in Escondido, 2 days on Isla Carmen at the Salinas anchorage where we reconnected with the Loomba Loomba's (Jim and Crissy), and a day in Candaleros to catch up on WiFi. More later, Cheers!
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We just added a few pictures from our backlog!
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Loreto Fest
27 May 2012 | La Paz
The Hidden Port Yacht Club (HPYC) started the Loreto Fest years ago as a bay clean-up project, which has since morphed into a 4 day festival with live music, seminars on; pressure cookers, fishing, writing, SSB, etc, dinghy races, horse shoe and boche ball tournaments, food court and bar..oh and the "adult puppet show" (Think lip-synching hand puppets doing a Jerry Springer show). Cruisers arrive from all over Mx, and the bay can easily accomodate everyone. It was a good place to catch up with folks that you hadn't seen since the mainland and share info on various equipment issues, anchorages, fishing, and places to eat and provision. The temps had crept up though, so after a few days of festivities, we headed back out to Isla Coronados so we could swim and stay cool! We met up with Crissy and Jim, who had Kelsey and RL aboard. Kelsey and RL had just done a big through-hike of the Pacific trail and were enjoying the R and R, although they did make short work of the 3hr hike to the peak and back while the rest of us were Paddle boarding. We had a pot luck on the beach there with RL singing and playing the guitar for entertainment. There was a pile of bee's though that kept climbing in the beer cans and wine glasses in search of fluids as there was no water on the island, so you had to be careful before taking a swig! We had a gorgeous full moon and amazing phosphorescence in the water for the 3 nights we were there.
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25 May 2012 | La Paz
Our progress north continues with a sail-by Agua Verde which is a lovely little bay but the Southerly protected anchorage was too full for us. No worries though, Isla Danzante had a beaut little one boat spot for us. Turns out this would have been a perfect spot for the night... if the wind stayed from the South but it was destined to switch to the Northwest..and so we buzzed across to Puerto Escondido and thus ended up hanging around for a few days of "Loreto Fest". The harbor is ringed by the majestic Gigante Mountains and is almost completely enclosed. There is a narrow, dredged entrance which will take you from "the waiting room", past the semi-circular eclipse, and into the expansive harbor beyond. There are 2 separate entities that run the anchorages and mooring balls, there is a yard, a fuel dock, a great tienda, and a restaurant. Pedro, who runs the store and restaurant, is a lovely and gregarious long-legged individual, who is happy as hell all the time and goes out of his way to assist you in whatever way he can. We loved him! We had some of the best scallops, pizza (thin crust and crunchy!), and chilli relleno, of the trip here. Otherwise, there was a laundry, a small pool and hot tub, and the Hidden Port Yacht Club...more about Loreto fest next entry, cya!
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Despite firefighters spraying hoses from about 20 yards from the fire, it continued to burn intensely. Heavy smoke combined with strong gusting winds and frigid conditions to hinder firefighting efforts.
Despite floodlights beamed on the fire from the more than a dozen fire trucks and emergency vehicles at the scene, the heavy black smoke sometimes caused the area around the fire to become completely dark for several seconds at a time. The only light was from tiny embers that frequently flew through the air.
Green Circle Growers provides plants to area big box stores and supermarkets, according to its website, which said it has growing "down to a science." The website said the greenhouses are heated with radiant heat that cuts the use of natural gas by 40 percent.
"The heat is produced by a wood boiler fueled by refuse from local tree removal companies," the website said. "Instead of natural gas, they use sawdust, wood chips and even tire chips from tire disposal companies."
The greenhouses are roughly 100 yards from Route 511 which made it harder to get water to fight the fire. Fire tankers poured water into portable ponds that were set up below a small hill.
As firefighters from the Camden and Florence townships, LaGrange and Wakeman fire departments walked up and down the hill, water streamed down a driveway from the hill and formed a pool at the bottom of the hill near the portable ponds. Water from hoses formed small chunks of ice that covered the street.
Excavators from a private contractor were brought in to help contain the fire, according to Florence Township Assistant Fire Chief Jim Carrico.
"They're going to try to cut into the building and cut the fire off," Carrico said.
Firefighting was hampered by wind gusts which were approximately 30 mph, according to Brian Mitchell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland. The 20-degree temperature, which felt like 5 degrees due to the wind chill factor, increased the difficulty of their efforts.
"We were doing good, but now everything's freezing on us," Carrico said around 9:30 p.m. "The valves in the (tanker) trucks are freezing up."
As firefighters trudged up the muddy hill, Carrico directed tanker trucks from different departments to pull up to the portable ponds. Each truck contained 3,000 gallons of water.
As Carrico directed trucks, water poured down the hill and swirled like a whirlpool in a ditch by the portable ponds. Soot from the fire made it pitch black and a Wellington firefighter fell into it before quickly being pulled out by comrades.
Firefighters from Amherst, LaGrange, Oberlin and Wellington also helped fight the blaze. Large clouds of white smoke continued to billow into the sky above firefighters battling the blaze from cherry pickers at 10:20 p.m., five hours after it was called in.
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ATLANTA — There was little reaction in this city to the news Tuesday the Thrashers were sold to a Winnipeg group that will move the team to that city, other than a tearful news conference held by outgoing co-owner Michael Gearon.
Gearon said the ownership group, which also controls the NBA's Hawks and Philips Arena, did all it could to find someone who would help keep the financially ailing team in the city but no one made a serious offer.
"To be sitting here today is just awful for me," said Gearon, who broke down several times as he met with a small group of media at the arena.
The Winnipeg group, True North Sports and Entertainment, announced the deal at a news conference at the city's MTS Centre, where the team will play. The news sparked a raucous celebration in Manitoba's largest city, which rejoins the league after losing the Jets to Phoenix in 1996. No decision has been announced on the team's name.
The league's owners must approve the sale and relocation, but that's expected to be a formality at a June 21 meeting. The deal is reportedly worth $170 million, including a $60 million relocation fee the other owners would split.
"It's nice to be back in Winnipeg after all these years," said commissioner Gary Bettman at the Winnipeg news conference.
The relocation was allowed only after the Atlanta ownership decided to sell even if meant the team's departure, he said. "We don't like to move a franchise. We're not happy about leaving Atlanta," he said.
The Atlanta owners were heavily criticized for how they ran the Thrashers, who made one playoff appearance in 11 seasons and didn't win a playoff game. The owners were plagued by financial problems, and attendance became a major issue. The team averaged fewer than 14,000 a game this season, 28th out of 30 teams.
The news was bittersweet for the players. They thanked the Atlanta fans on Twitter and in the media, and said they felt bad for them but were excited about playing in Canada.
"It's four sports in Atlanta, and we were No. 4, I think," said Czech goalie Ondrej Pavelec, who has made all 119 of his career appearance as a Thrasher. He told the Canadian Press he likes Atlanta but "the people … like baseball, they like American football. … Everyone knows we had problems (getting) the fans to watch our games. I think for hockey it's a good thing."
lightning connections: The move is expected to result in some conference-division realignment but not for next season. The team is expected to play 2011-12 in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division with the Lightning and move in 2012-13 to a geographically friendly division in the West. One team from the West then is expected to move to the East (candidates mentioned are Nashville, Detroit and Columbus), but the league is keeping its realignment options open. … The Lightning said a preseason game scheduled in Winnipeg next season will not happen.
Times staff writer Damian Cristodero contributed to this report.


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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will roll out six new undergraduate and graduate degree programs over the next 18 months. Among the undergraduate offerings are aviation security, commercial space operations and global business, while the new master's programs include aviation finance, engineering management and unmanned autonomous systems engineering. The programs will be split among the school's Florida, Arizona and worldwide campus network.


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THE Scottish Chamber Orchestra is set to receive a financial boost from being chosen for the iTunes list of "essential" classical music records.
The online music provider has chosen to feature the SCO's version of Mozart's Late Symphonies, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, in its classical top 30.
The promotion is likely to bring more sales to both the SCO and Linn records, the Scottish label which released it.
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Roy McEwan, the SCO's chief executive, said: "We're delighted that one of our landmark recordings has been included amongst some of the great recordings of the last 50 years.
"It's a testament to the quality of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the special relationship we developed with Sir Charles Mackerras, along with the partnership which we still have with Linn Records."


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One Voice
By Adina Mather | January 20, 2009
Years ago, in a song that was not as well known as many of his others, Barry Manilow sang:
Just One Voice,
Singing in the darkness,
All it takes is One Voice,
Singing so they hear what's on your mind,
And when you look around you'll find
There's more than
One Voice,
Singing in the darkness,
Joining with your One Voice….
As the School of Evolutionary Astrology is launched, along with its blog, by a group of certified Evolutionary Astrologers, I thought it was fitting to acknowledge and celebrate that "one voice" that began the "song" of evolutionary astrology (EA) back in the 1970s: Jeffrey Wolf Green. Long before others who are practicing evolutionary astrology today were doing so, Jeffrey had realized the EA paradigm and was using its principles to counsel clients. He WAS that "one voice" singing, in the world of astrology, followed now by those here, as well as many others.
Through years of observing his clients and correlating their feedback, their experiences, with their astrological charts, Jeffrey developed a cogent and deep method for helping clients uncover their life issues and directions, in a way that helped them change and evolve beyond where they already were. Rather than simply providing clients with descriptions of themselves, Jeffrey's evolutionary method of astrology offered real help and hope to people who struggled with physical, emotional, intellectual, and/or spiritual issues, as EA answers the question "Why" to whatever area of life we wish to apply it.
I became a correspondence student back in 1997, and I had only gotten to the second tape (DVD) when I thought to myself, "Never mind the astrology, this man is a spiritual teacher!" I don't remember now just what he was specifically saying when I realized that, but I do know that it went so far beyond any other astrology class I had taken, and even deeper than his first Pluto book, that it moved me in ways that changed my life forever. And yet, of course, the astrology part was just as important.
Throughout years of studying EA, the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, and his translation and interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita, I realized more and more how evolutionary astrology is rooted in and reflective OF those teachings, and so all the astrological archetypes, as defined through and by EA, are found in the Gita, reinforcing my original "ah-ha" that Jeffrey was a spiritual teacher. So I (and others also) was fortunate to have him as a spiritual guide, as well as our astrology mentor, for a number of years. He gave of his time for spiritual direction willingly and tirelessly, to help others make as much evolutionary progress as possible, never asking anything in return.
The world in general, and the world of astrology, specifically, is a better place because of Evolutionary Astrology as realized and developed by Jeffrey. Without him, this web site and the school it represents, the astrologers here, etc. would not exist as they are. I am truly grateful and blessed to have had this man in my life, and the astrologers listed here are dedicated to carrying on Evolutionary Astrology as that "one voice" of Jeffrey initially taught it.
May we add even more voices to that initial "one voice singing in the darkness."
God Bless.
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Sheriff's Office, defibrillators integral in survival of father, son—
"We told him to hit the toilet, and he did that 'last breath before death' thing," Joann Ellsworth said. "My son Charles knew right away something was wrong, and Ken (her husband) and Charles started CPR right away and got on the phone to 911."
Fortunately for the Ellsworths, Chisago County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ryan Edmonds was responding to a call on the other side of Rush Lake when the call from dispatch went out to emergency responders.
Edmonds was first on the scene within minutes of the 911 call, and in his squad he had a device that proved integral to saving Andy Ellsworth's life: an automated external defibrillator.
Although he had never used the AED on a person before, Edmonds had been trained on how to use the device, and he administered a shock with it that restarted Andy Ellsworth's heart.
An ambulance from Cambridge Medical Center then arrived and transported Andy Ellsworth to the hospital; he was airlifted from the center to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis for more treatment.
He spent three days in a medically induced coma, but he eventually fully recovered from the cardiac arrest.
Andy Ellsworth now has a defibrillator under the skin on his chest that will shock his heart if it stops again.
Son's near-death experience factor in saving father's life
Due to Andy Ellsworth having a heart attack at such a young age, doctors suggested the whole family get tested for the genetic heart condition he has: arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.
Ken Ellsworth tested positive for the condition, and he, like his son, didn't have an inkling that he had a heart condition. Also like his son, Ken Ellsworth had an internal defibrillator implanted.
That turned out to be a good decision; the device likely saved his life less than two weeks ago.
On Dec. 7, Ken Ellsworth was awake before the rest of his family, and he wasn't feeling very well.
When he was in the garage of his home, he was hit with a powerful shock that brought him to his knees.
At first, he didn't know what was going on, and then the second shock hit and the reality of what was happening sunk in: his heart was beating irregularly, and the internal defibrillator was delivering shocks to get it back in rhythm.
Ken Ellsworth ended up going to the hospital following the incident, but the device had done what it was supposed to do — it saved his life.
If his son hadn't had a heart attack less than a year prior, Ken Ellsworth would have likely died that day.
"You know, Andy thanked me for helping save his life in February," he said. "I called him up on Saturday and thanked him for saving mine."
More AEDs for Sheriff's Office
Edmonds was awarded with the Chisago County Sheriff's Office Lifesaving Award at the May 15 Board of Commissioners meeting, and after the meeting he and Joann Ellsworth got to talking.
She said Edmonds told her it was lucky he had an AED that day, because there are only enough for about half of the squad cars in the county's fleet to have them while on patrol.
During a cardiac arrest survivors meeting in late summer, Joann Ellsworth was introduced to Katie Tewalt, Heart Safe Communities supervisor at Allina Health, and Tewalt informed her of a grant she could pursue to help the Chisago County Sheriff's Office get more AEDs.
Joann Ellsworth filled out the grant application, forwarded it to Chisago County Sheriff's Office Capt. Keith Hoppe, and he submitted it.
In late October, the Sheriff's Office found out it had been awarded two new defibrillators — which can cost more than $2,000 apiece — via the grant.
Joann Ellsworth said she was pleased she had a role in the Sheriff's Office getting more of this life-saving technology, and she's now taken it upon herself to get the word out about the importance of AEDs and hands-only CPR.
During her neighborhood annual Christmas gathering Dec. 20, she plans to do a presentation on how to use an AED and perform CPR with the aid of a practice AED and CPR dummies Tewalt loaned to her.
She's also thinking of approaching area businesses, like bars and restaurants, to see if they'd be interested in having someone come in and do CPR and AED training.
Anyone with questions about AEDs or hands-only CPR can call 651-241-4470 or email [email protected]


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On Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, the East Islip Board of Education approved an amendment to the school calendar for the 2011-2012 school year. As a result, schools will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Since New Year's Day is a legal holiday and falls on Sunday, January 1, the East Islip School District is obligated to observe the holiday on the following day. Therefore, schools will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Please mark your calendars accordingly.
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To promote stem cell awareness, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine held a poetry contest. One of the two top winners wrote a poem using the words of Jesus at the Last Supper to apply to embryonic stem cell research:
Stem C.
This is my body
which is given for you.
But I am not great.
I have neither wealth,
nor fame, nor grace.
I cannot comfort with words,
nor inspire to march.
I am small and simple,
so leave me this.
Let me heal you.
This is my body
which is given for you.
Take this
in remembrance of me.
I dont think you could more effectively dissuade the religious from supporting the CIRMs work, than by awarding a first prize to this poem.
After being published online at the CIRM site, the poemalong with other winnerswas removed. perhaps because the Life Legal Defense Foundation, which has clashed legally with the CIRM before, issued a press release : In place of the poems, heres the CIRMs apology:
CIRM recently announced two winners of the second annual poetry contest, one of which contained some religious language that is identical to liturgical language used in the context of Christian and Catholic sacraments. The language introduces a religious element that we now realize was offensive to some people. We are deeply sorry for any offense caused by the poem. Neither the author nor CIRM intended for the language to insult or offend any religious group. When CIRM recognized that the language was of concern we removed all four poems from the CIRM web site and from the Stem Cell Awareness Day web site.
Okay. That raises a question: How could they not know it would offend those people mentioned?
So, what are we to make of awarding this a first prize? Was it an intentional slam on Christians, many of which oppose ESCR, which the CIRM realized in retrospect would blow up in their faces? Or did they think the poem, by using the words of Jesus at the Last Supper, would somehow appeal to Christians? Or did they just think it was clever? Whatever it was the judges were thinkingthey werent thinking. I notice they havent taken back the prize, just airbrushed the website, so this could lead to a very big stink.


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The original recipe called for a crushed peppermint topping but we aren't a fan of that so I substituted raspberries and also made some raspberry topping by combining some seedless jam, a little orange juice and some Chambord (best to heat jam a bit to make it more liquid). Also drizzled some hot fudge sauce. Enjoy!


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911 calls of a man confessing in the death of his girlfriend: Matt's Memo
Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:52:53 GMT —
The cell phone call was made from the young man in the jeans and white t-shirt standing in front of the Thruway rest stop in Dewitt. He had made his escape from the Brockport campus where an argument with his 18 year old girlfriend escalated, turned violent and ended when he struck with his hands and a curling iron. Clay Whittemore is heard on the 911 recordings talking in a matter of fact way with the dispatcher about his desire to face the death penalty as punishment for the act he had committed.
At that moment Alexandra Kogut had yet to be found. Police across New York State were stringing together information coming from Whittemore's mother and father who had alerted authorities after their son admitted he had done something terribly wrong. The recorded conversations on September 29, 2012 shed light on the immediate admissions of the man now accused of Kogut's murder.
Credit goes to media organizations in the Rochester area who took legal action to force the court to release the 911 recordings. A few weeks ago Whittemore's attorneys had requested the recorded statements be suppressed. The judge denied that motion. That's when the media asked the recordings be released.
After all they are public documentation of what happened. Prosecutors had already entered the recordings into evidence during legal proceedings going back to last spring. As WHAM reported this was a rare show of unity by media agencies.
New York State law favors privacy over public release when it comes to many 911 recordings. That's why we don't often hear calls from the public to 911 for help as you might in other states. It is more common that the emergency recordings from dispatchers to police or fire are released for the public to hear.
As much as the release of the 911 calls is a bit of a news story, once you listen to these recordings you can help, but be drawn into the terrible tragedy as it unfolded that night. The Kogut family losing a daughter and the Whittemore family coming to the realization their son did something terribly wrong.
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Strasbourg, 16.05.2013 – With the signature of the European Charter of Local Self-Government by the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of San Marino, Pasquale Valentini on 16 May 2013, all 47 member states of the Council of Europe are now covered by this international treaty.
"The signature of the Charter by the Republic of San Marino completes a cycle commenced in 1985 with the opening for signature of this instrument, which lays down the European standards for local and regional democracy", stated Jean-Claude Frécon (France, SOC), President of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress. "The Charter has become a benchmark international treaty in this field and has been a great inspiration to other continents, in particular to the International Guidelines on Decentralisation adopted by the United Nations," he continued "The application of the Charter over 100% of European territory was indeed one of the major objectives of the Congress."
The European Charter of Local Self-Government was opened for signature by the Council of Europe member states as a convention on 15 October 1985, and came into force on 1 September 1988. The Charter stipulates respect for a minimum of rights which thus form a European foundation of local self-government.
The Congress of the Council of Europe watches over compliance with the principles laid down by the Charter and the additional Protocol thereto, through regular monitoring of the state of local democracy in the member countries. Thus it furthers at a local and regional level the fundamental goals of the Council of Europe, which are to advance democracy, rule of law and human rights.
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The Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Africa-Network (ASMAN) wishes to call on government to as a matter of transparency, audit all regional coordinating councils on the collection and use of levies charged owners of seized illegal Mining equipment and vehicles as part of the work of the inter-ministerial task force.
Painstaking investigations undertaking by ASMAN has revealed that an amount of GH 10,000 and GH 15,000 are charged respectively for each pick-up vehicle and earth moving equipment (excavator or bulldozer) found to have been engaged in illegal Small Scale Mining activity in the country, and these monies are paid at the respective regional coordinating councils and receipts issued.
The intent of these levies according to ASMAN sources, was to enable government reclaim or backfill the numerous abandoned pits dug by the alleged illegal mine operators across the length and breadth of Ghana.
After more than a year of the operations of the task force and the collection of these monies, host communities of the illegal mine mining activities are yet to see any conscious effort by government to backfill or reclaim the abandoned pits, thus raising moral issues as to what the monies collecting are been used for, hence this call for an audit to ascertain how much has accrue so far and what the monies are been used for.
ASMAN has noted that the continuous existence of these pits in the host communities possess serious health and environmental threat to the inhabitants as conservative estimates reveal that about seventeen (17) persons some of whom farmers, were reportedly killed in abandoned mine pits in the Amansie West district alone in less than one year. Hundreds of similar deaths across the country go unreported making the situation even more alarming.
Apart from the destruction of water bodies and the forest by these illegal mine operators, the abandoned pits left uncovered serve as death traps to unsuspecting inhabitants and also collect water in a stagnated manner and breed thousands of harmful insects which invade the host communities and infect them various ailments.
Following this unfortunate development, we consider it most opportune to draw government's attention on the need to ensure that these levies collected are accounted for and applied for the intent and purpose for which they were instituted
Edward Kwasi Akuoko
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Tesla Has A Fresh $1 Billion — And Lots of Ways To Spend It
Tesla Motors Inc. just raised about $1 billion in new capital, riding a remarkable burst of investor exuberance. New Tesla shareholders will now get to see just how fast the auto business gobbles up money.
After it pays off a $452.4 million federal loan, Tesla says in a filing today that it will have $678.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, and long term debt of $600 million.
With that cash, Tesla should be able to complete development of its Model X sport utility, which the company had delayed until the end of next year. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has indicated in the past that project could cost about $200 million — which is relatively cheap as new vehicle engineering projects go. More in the full post.


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ARMANI tuxedos might be more in the realm of James Bond than most Australians, but what about an Armani home?
The luxury fashion house is one of several famous brands including Bulgari and Versace lending its name to property developments around the world.
And experts believe the concept could take off in Australia in as little as two years as demand in our markets from Asian and Middle Eastern investors grows.
Aussie fashion legend Alex Perry has already put his name and styling credentials to a Brisbane apartment development, with the developers planning to turn their attention to Melbourne and Sydney in the next two or three years.
And after the success of Armani apartment complexes in Dubai and Mumbai, Knight Frank's Melbourne residential project marketing managing director, Andrew Swinson, believes a stable market and Melbourne's reputation as one of the world's most liveable cities will soon bring brands and developers together to the city.
"It's not something that's going to happen in the next 18 months but beyond two years it's going to develop and start to roll out,'' Mr Swinson said.
"I do think that over time it will definitely be adapted. It's not going to be everyday apartment blocks or homes. It's going to be like walking into a Bulgari or Armani store.''
Mr Swinsonsaid the success of the Palazzo Versace Hotel on the Gold Coast was another indication branded living is viable in Australia.
Rod Fidler, director of Chrome developments, is working with Mr Perry and said home buyers are interested in brand label living despite the tough property market.
"Melbourne is on our radar and in two to three years we'd like to have things coming out of the ground in Sydney and Melbourne,'' Mr Fidler said.
RMIT University marketing expert Con Stavros said while mainstream brands such as Coca-Cola would be an unlikely entrant to the property market, it was an obvious target for luxury fashion labels .
"I think some of the international brands with a strong footprint all around the world are probably ones who are to be able to do it,'' Mr Stavros said.
"Extending to property makes sense because of the perception of quality that comes with the brand.''
But, just like label clothing, brands come with a price.
Research by Knight Frank found luxury brand developments attract premiums of up to 58.5 per cent in Dubai, 33.5 per cent in Shanghai and upwards of 5 per cent in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Mr Fidler said the Alex Perry apartments have been designed to stay within 5 per cent of the local market.
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Quest Diagnostics ($DGX), which is facing a challenging reimbursement environment that's dampening sales, has signed three deals that the New Jersey company says will enhance its ability to develop next-generation diagnostic devices.
First, Quest will team up with the University of California in San Francisco to research genetic mutations and other biomarkers that can predict how patients will react to particular drugs. Jay G. Wohlgemuth, senior vice president for science and innovation at Quest, told the Wall Street Journal that the plan is to package the genetic data and information on family history with standard medical tests such as MRIs to help guide treatment plans. Quest should be able to tack higher price tags on such tests than it can on standard biopsies and blood tests, Wohlgemuth said.
"Quest needs first-rate academic centers with research expertise in identifying biomarkers, and UCSF needs a developer to pull it together and bring it into clinical use," Wohlgemuth told the WSJ.
Quest also formed a multi-year licensing deal with San Diego-based Illumina ($ILMN). Under the terms of the agreement, Quest will be able to use Illumina's sequencing and genotyping technology to develop lab tests for several diseases, according to a press release. Quest will also employ Illumina's biomarker testing technology in clinical trials it performs for biotech and pharma clients.
Finally, Quest signed a licensing deal with Carlsbad, CA-based Life Technologies ($LIFE), which will give Quest the right to develop molecular tests using Life's famed Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. "Quest is actively developing NGS-based tests and working with top providers, such as Life Technologies, to expand our capabilities in this exciting new field," Wohlgemuth said in a press release about the deal.
Quest has been under pressure from private and government insurers that are no longer willing to pay top dollar for its diagnostic tests, which has only exacerbated an overall drop in demand for those tests. To recharge its top and bottom lines, Quest reorganized some business units, cut 600 jobs, expanded its presence in India and sold off its share of Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) cancer drug ibrutinib to Royalty Pharma for $485 million.
Quest may need to work a bit harder to regain investor confidence, though. In December, the company said it expects adjusted earnings per diluted share of $3.90 to $3.95, which was slightly better than its earlier guidance of $3.85 to $3.95--but sales will still come in about 3.5% lower than 2012 revenues. Quest's stock, which was trading around $63 a share in early November, opened today at $53.19.
- read the WSJ's take on the UCSF deal (sub. req.)
- here's the Illumina release
- and the Life Technologies release


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THE Seputeh Residents Association (SRA) has protested the temporary closure of Jalan Syed Putra.
According to president Robert Quah, traffic coming into Taman Seputeh from Petaling Jaya using the Federal Highway will have to make a U-turn at Brickfields using the newly opened ramp.
He said that since the road closure, traffic diversion and the opening of the ramp on Jan 23, the traffic jam in the area has become worse, affecting some 10,000 residents staying in Taman Seputeh and its surrounding areas.
"Now, residents have to take a longer route and get stuck in the traffic jam for up to 45 minutes to get to their homes instead of the usual five minutes.
"I know that the traffic jam will get even worse during Chinese New Year when motorists will be parking along the road to shop at Mid Valley Megamall.
"At the U-turn at SK La Salle Brickfields 1, there is a massive traffic crawl almost daily for motorists turning into Taman Seputeh.
"The traffic only flows smoothly when the traffic police are there," Quah said during a meeting with residents at Sri Tiara Apartments in Taman Seputeh recently.
In the protest letter, Quah added that he wanted the company building the ramp to open another ramp nearby, which is about 80% complete, to ease traffic congestion in the area.
SRA secretary Cynthia Hor said she had contacted Kuala Lumpur City Hall officers over the issue and was told that it was up to the company that built the ramp.
"We have given the company until Jan 26 to open up the new ramp to ease traffic congestion and there was no response so we resorted to organising this press conference.
"We only ask for them to complete and open up the ramp to traffic for Seputeh folks," Hor said, adding that she had monitored the traffic at the U-turn and noted that about 300 cars used the road from midnight to 6am.
Hor added that if there was an emergency, a fire truck or an ambulance would find it difficult to make the U-turn at Brickfields. The protest letter was faxed to the company on Jan 26.
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Floating fields of trash despoiling Bali's port of Benoa are being blamed on the nearby Suwung Rubbish Tip (TPA).
As reported by Seputarbali.com, the general manager of the port authority (PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III), Iwan Sabatini, estimates that 15 tons of rubbish floats into the waters and shore areas of the port each month. Moreover, he contends that in certain seasons and wind conditions the amount of trash discharged into the port can raise to be significantly more.
Sabatini said that the accumulated flotsam is routinely removed from the port and the area of its highest concentration just south of the passenger terminal and container facility.
The port manager estimates that in a month his team collect more than 1,000 bags of refuse adding up to 15 tons in a month.
"Most of the refuse is made up of household trash. We can certify that the trash is not produced by daily activities at the Port of Benoa and originates from the public dump at Suwung and beach side communities," Sabatini explained.
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Alfred Russel Wallace:
In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace, aged thirty-five, weak with malaria, isolated in the Spice Islands, wrote to Charles Darwin: he had, he said excitedly, worked out a theory of natural selection. Darwin was aghast--his work of decades was about to be scooped. Within two weeks, his outline and Wallace's paper were presented jointly in London. A year later, with Wallace still on the opposite side of the globe, Darwin published On the Origin of Species.
This new biography of Wallace traces the development of one of the most remarkable scientific travelers, naturalists, and thinkers of the nineteenth century. With vigor and sensitivity, Peter Raby reveals his subject as a courageous, unconventional explorer and a man of exceptional humanity. He draws more extensively on Wallace's correspondence than has any previous biographer and offers a revealing yet balanced account of the relationship between Wallace and Darwin.
Wallace lacked Darwin's advantages. A largely self-educated native of Wales, he spent four years in the Amazon in his mid-twenties collecting specimens for museums and wealthy patrons, only to lose his finds in a shipboard fire in the mid-Atlantic. He vowed never to travel again. Yet two years later he was off to the East Indies on a vast eight-year trek; here he discovered countless species and identified the point of divide between Asian and Australian fauna, 'Wallace's Line.'
After his return, he plunged into numerous controversies and published regularly until his death at the age of ninety, in 1913. He penned a classic volume on his travels, founded the discipline of biogeography, promoted natural selection, and produced a distinctive account of mind and consciousness in man. Sensitive and self-effacing, he was an ardent socialist--and spiritualist. Wallace is one of the neglected giants of the history of science and ideas. This stirring biography--the first for many years--puts him back at center stage, where he belongs.
"With this marvelously readable biography of Alfred Russel Wallace, Raby has rescued [this] forgotten pioneer from oblivion. . . . In capturing the cross-grained complexities of this exceptional collector of beetles and birds, Raby gives readers a fascinating specimen of the most mysterious and unpredictable species of all."--Booklist
"Raby's accomplished study is the first in some years and adds greater insight into this likeable underdog's personality."--Publishers Weekly
"Even by Victorian standards, Wallace was a titan of self-effacement. . . . If this well-researched and graceful biography doesn't solve the riddle of Wallace, it nicely conveys the riddle's many dimensions. . . . [Wallace was] a man, in short, who occasionally struck colleagues as a crackpot; and yet, in the end, a man who was in some ways more admirable than the much-admired Darwin."--Robert Wright, New York Times Book Review
"Wallace was the author of some 20 books and 700 other publications. . . . Raby has worked with these sources over several years and supplemented them with examinations of unpublished notebooks and letters. . . . He has produced a congenial account of Wallace's life, major interests, and activities for the general reader."--Gareth Nelson, Science
"Peter Raby's life of Wallace catches the charm, daring, and high- seriousness of the age, while scrupulously measuring Wallace's distinction as a man and a scientist."--Guy Davenport, New Criterion
"[It] provides a focused and balanced narrative of Wallace's life, in which his exotic travels are placed in the context of his eventful life story. . . .I would recommend this tastefully illustrated book to general readers as a good introduction to one of Britain's more charismatic and difficult figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."--Jane R. Camerini, Nature
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Bruno admits he needs another week to feel in peak condition for Albion.
The Spanish right-back lasted 74 minutes against Hull on Saturday after missing nine of the ten previous matches due to an Achilles injury and a bout of 'flu.
Bruno said: "The Achilles is really good now but two months is a long time to be out and I need a week more before I feel 100 per cent.
"It was really nice to play again and I am especially happy with the three points, because it was really important for us."
Bruno will line up again in the back four with Matt Upson for Blackburn's visit to The Amex tomorrow night after the on-loan former England centre-half made his home debut against Hull.
"He is a good player," Bruno said. "He has a lot of experience and he is a different central defender, because he is left-footed. It is easier for him than, for example, Adam El-Abd or Dunky (Lewis Dunk)."
Captain Gordon Greer (hamstring) is again ruled out of the clash against his first English club, together with midfielder Andrew Crofts (hamstring), while striker Ashley Barnes serves the second game of his three-match ban.


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Jurgen - In general, libpgtcl questions are best addressed to the 'interfaces' list. The PgAccess program that comes with postgresql is a tcl program, and it handles the problem with a catch. Here's the proc that does it (rewrapped for email): proc {open_database} {} { global dbc host pport dbname username password newusername\ newpassword sdbname newdbname newhost newpport pref pgsql cursor_clock if {$newusername!=""} { set connres [catch {set newdbc [pg_connect -conninfo\ "host=$newhost port=$newpport dbname=$newdbname\ user=$newusername password=$newpassword"]} msg] } { set connres [catch {set newdbc [pg_connect $newdbname\ -host $newhost -port $newpport]} msg] } if {$connres} { cursor_normal show_error "Error trying to connect to database \"$newdbname\"\ on host $newhost\n\nPostgreSQL error message: $msg" return $msg } { catch {pg_disconnect $dbc} set dbc $newdbc set host $newhost set pport $newpport set dbname $newdbname ...other stuff deleted... } } On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 01:33:54PM +0200, Jurgen Defurne wrote: > Hello, people on the mailing list, > > load libpgtcl.so > > set connection [pg_connect notanexistingdatabase] > > it is not at all possible to recover the running program from this > error. I have tried this using catch, but to no avail. This is the > result : > > Connection to database failed > FATAL 1: Database notadatabase does not exist in pg_database > while executing > "pg_connect notadatabase" > (file "connect.tcl" line 10) > > Or, this is an error in Tcl, or this is not good enough thought out in > libpgtcl. > > Why do I say this about libpgtcl ? Ross -- Ross J. Reedstrom, Ph.D., <reedstrm(at)rice(dot)edu> NSBRI Research Scientist/Programmer Computer and Information Technology Institute Rice University, 6100 S. Main St., Houston, TX 77005
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Didn't want you to miss this recent article in the National Journal! League President Elisabeth MacNamara and Senior Elections Director Jeanette Senecal are among the "foes" in this piece on how the "Foes of Voter ID Laws Find Ways to Mute Their Impact."
The article highlights voter suppression fights and fighters across the country, while noting that 11 states have passed voter ID laws in the past two years! The most recent addition to the foes of voter ID laws is Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, who crossed party lines and vetoed three voting laws, including the one that would have tightened voter ID requirements. In the article, both MacNamara and Senecal underscored the League's strong commitment and work toward diminishing the impact of the myriad voting rules that have been pushed forward in state legislatures nationwide.
The League's continuing Voter Protection work and its election year Power the Vote activities speak loudly and clearly for us, but it's really nice to have media like the National Journal also highlight our work.
Noting how cumbersome and intimidating the current nationwide patchwork of rules are for voters in groups that are historically underrepresented, MacNamara said, "The mere fact that these laws exist can be intimidating and discourage folks. The fact they are the least heard and rarely listened to is very disturbing." She noted that each fight must be waged on a case-by-case basis and is a drain on time and resources with no immediate end in sight to these battles. Senecal echoed this fact: "No matter which party is in power, I think people are intent on keeping their power and utilize the system to win their elections. It will always be necessary to defend voters."
Have you engaged in fighting discriminatory voting laws in your state? Share your story with us, and join the Leagues in your state to help protect the right vote and to make democracy work.


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Instruction • Salt Lake Community College will offer a free live simulcast of the "Lean Startup Conference" from San Francisco, featuring some of the biggest names in business,marketing and technology, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Larry H. Miller Campus (9750 S. 300 West in Sandy) in the Free Enterprise Center auditorium. Register at http://www.mbrcslcc.com/mbic.


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TEL AVIV (Jul. 11)
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded, one of them seriously, in a clash Monday night with gunmen just north of the southern Lebanon security zone.
Both were evacuated by Israel Defense Force helicopter and were to be flown to Haifa. But the precarious condition of one of them necessitated an emergency landing at Safad, where the helicopter was met by a mobile intensive care unit.
The badly injured soldier underwent emergency surgery by the light of parked vehicles. He was flown to Haifa later and reported in satisfactory condition at Rambam Hospital.
The latest clash occurred in the course of a large-scale search operation north of the security zone, conducted by the IDF and the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army.
Gen. Yossi Peled, head of the northern command, said the IDF is warning local villagers that it will take tough measures, including house-to-house searches, if they collaborate with terrorists.
Meanwhile, the pro-Syrian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, led by George Habash, acknowledged that three terrorists killed Monday in a skirmish with SLA forces north of the security zone were acting on its behalf.
The PFLP statement, issued in the Syrian-occupied Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon, said the men were engaged in a joint operation with the Palestine Popular Struggle Front, another pro-Syrian Palestinian group.


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MS and Your Feelings: Book club blog chapter 10
Each month here at the Life with MS blog, we take our final posting to discuss our book club book. Since the beginning of the year, we've been taking apart one chapter of Allison Shadday's book: "MS and Your Feelings." This month, chapter 10 deals with communications.
I'll admit my faults right up front here. As a writer, teacher and public speaker (particularly on the topic of multiple sclerosis), you might think that my communication about MS would be pretty good. Ask anyone in my life (family, friends, colleagues, dogs) and you'd likely get a lukewarm response. Ask me and I'll give it to you pretty straight; I'm NOT a good communicator about my MS.
Several of the things in this section were like my own personal to-do list.
I'm the guy who says he doesn't want anything in particular for his birthday and is disappointed when that's what I get. I strive to be a certain way to and for others and (dare I say expect?) hope for the same in return. I guess that's my version of the mind reading gap.
I've also experienced, from time to time, difficulty speaking due to MS. I'm sure for those of us who deal with that disability, our communication gap is even wider.
Several of your comments in the past year or so bring to mind just how important communication is to our lives. Whether it's with a spouse, doctor, children or co-workers, how we get across our needs is of the utmost importance.
I found Allison's notes on improving our communication reassuring. Sure they are going to be difficult to tackle; but far from impossible. These are some of the skills we talk about when we refer to "living with MS", not just having MS.
Then she goes on to that "accepting help" bit!
This may be the hardest part of living with MS for me; allowing someone else to see and assist me with my shortcomings. It's bad enough not being the person I know I could be; letting others know that I'm not even the person they think I am is a deep wound.
I've gotten better at that, but I'll not admit to not even being off the launching pad on the "letting others help" journey. Maybe that will be my resolution for the New Year. All I know is that some parts of life with MS are hard because of what the disease does to us; that part of life with MS is hard because I do it to myself.
Am I alone on this one?
We only have a couple more chapters in this text, so at the end of December I'll announce our next book so we can all get copies in plenty of time.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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Pfizer Inc, US Medical Affairs, New York, NY 10017, USA
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 11:761-70. 2010..Finally, new insights into the mechanism of drugs that bind to this protein are discussed...
- Evaluation of phenoxybenzamine in the CFA model of pain following gene expression studies and connectivity mappingMeiping Chang
Indications Discovery Research Unit, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
Mol Pain 6:56. 2010..The aim of this study was to identify genes altered in this model of osteoarthritic pain and use this information to infer analgesic potential of compounds based on their own gene expression profiles using the Connectivity Map approach...
- Possible sites of therapeutic action in restless legs syndrome: focus on dopamine and α2δ ligandsAndrew J Thorpe
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Eur Neurol 66:18-29. 2011..The known and possible therapeutic benefits of these agents and their relationship to dopaminergic dysfunction in RLS are discussed in this review...
- Novel cyclopropyl beta-amino acid analogues of pregabalin and gabapentin that target the alpha2-delta proteinJacob B Schwarz
Pfizer Global Research and Development, Michigan Laboratories, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
J Med Chem 48:3026-35. 2005..However, pregabalin 1 was active in the DBA/2 model after oral (and icv) dosing, supporting a hypothesis that active transport is a prerequisite for such zwitterionic species to cross the blood-brain barrier...
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On Sunday night, I cooked our dinner in my pressure cooker. Since this piece of cookware was given to me two years ago, I have used it at least twice a month and the results have always been outstanding, just as I remember from my childhood. My mother had a pressure cooker and preapared lots of the family meals in it. Quick, simple and you can use very cheap cuts of meat that transform into a gourmet meal.
Anyway, the meat was so tender, the tastes amazing, and it only took 30 minutes (once the pressure built up) to cook the meal!
Before I cooked the first meal, I had to season the cooker by boiling 2 litres of milk and 3 litres of water. Apparently, because it is aluminium, this boiling of milk/water seals it and stops the stains from forming.
I started out simple and made a Beef Stew, with seasonal vegetables. Here is the recipe from memory, as I whipped it up on the fly when I cooked it.
Gavin's Beef Stew
500gm Stewing Steak or any cheap cut of red meat, 2 cm cubes
3 large potatoes, diced 2 cm cubes
1 stick of celery, chopped coarsely
1 large onion, slices
3 large carrots, sliced
3 cloves garlic, sliced
100gm mushrooms, sliced
1 sprig fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1 litre beef stock, low sodium
3 tablespoons cornflour
3 tablespoons gravy powder
1 half cup water
2 tablespoons oil
salt and pepper to taste
Heat oil, add onion, garlic, rosemary and celery to soften. Add beef and brown. Add remaining vegetables and stock, seal pressure cooker, and cook for 30 minutes from when the control valve starts to jiggle, reduce heat so valve just moves. After 30 minutes, turn off heat, reduce pressure as per cooker instructions and remove lid. Make a paste out of water, cornflour, gravy powder and thicken stew. Bring to boil with lid off, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with mashed potatoes and crusty bread. Serves 6 with sufficient seconds!
This type of cooking is not only energy efficient (I cooked on the medium gas ring on the lowest setting), but you can utilise the cheapest cuts of meat, and they will be tender in no time. I reckon that even game, such as kangaroo and emu would become very tender in a short time. Every time I have attempted to cook roo it has been tough as old boots! I might give it another go now.
I also found heaps of recipes on the net. The model I have is a SILAMPOS Classic aluminium 10 litre which is made in Portugal. It was simple to figure out how it worked and the instruction manual was easy to understand. I would recommend this cookware to anyone who wants to lock in nutrition, and to cook meals quicker without resorting to processed fast food.
Since I bought this energy saving cooking pot, I have used it to make many great meals that have warmed the cockles of my family's heart.
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Another Alzheimer's Gene Identified
Last updated: Jul 16, 2009
Why do some people who have the "Alzheimer's gene," as the high-risk variant apolipoprotein ApoE4 is known, never develop the disease, while others who have a "safe" variant of the gene (ApoE3) still get Alzheimer's? Scientists don't yet know -- but the discovery of the DNA makeup of a new gene linked to apolipoprotein, called [TOMM40] (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124744102025329841.html), brings them a step closer to figuring it out.
Apparently there are two types of mutations to TOMM40, a "long repeat" form and a "short repeat" form. The long and short refer to how many extra copies of a particular substance of DNA appear in the gene. People who carry the ApoE3 gene plus the long repeat form of TOMM40 develop Alzheimer's some seven years earlier -- at about age 70 -- than do people with ApoE3 and "short repeat" TOMM40.
The finding needs to be verified with more research, and then scientists will have to figure out what to do with this information. In theory, it can lead to better genetic testing and the development of precisely targeted drugs.
Meanwhile this news seems like a good opportunity to point out some basic facts about genetics and Alzheimer's:
1. There's no genetic test that will tell you if you're going to develop Alzheimer's.
Despite encouraging work to identify probable cases of Alzheimer's, including screening tests that have accuracy in the 90 percent range, current tests can't definitively predict who will develop the condition.
2. About three-fourths of Alzheimer's cases occur in people without a family history of the disease.
Knowing your genetic makeup can be informative, especially as researchers learn more about what it all means, but so far genes aren't the biggest predictor of who will develop Alzheimer's.
3. It's useful to understand what's meant by the "Alzheimer's gene."
It's been about 15 years since the apolipoprotein gene was discovered on chromosome 19 and made the term "ApoE4" a household acronym for those in the Alzheimer's world. Apolipoprotein has three variants:
- ApoE3, the most common type, appears to have little effect on whether you develop Alzheimer's.
- ApoE2 , the least common type, appears to have a protective effect against Alzheimer's
- ApoE4 is the type that appears to increase your odds of developing Alzheimer's. It occurs in 25 to 30 percent of the population, according to the National Institutes of Health. Everyone inherits two ApoE genes, one from each parent. People with two ApoE4 genes (one from each parent) appear to have the very highest risk of developing Alzheimer's.
5. And yet, ApoE4 isn't destiny.
Not all people with the ApoE4 gene variant go on to develop the disease; only 40 percent do. In fact, you can have two copies of ApoE4 and still not develop Alzheimer's. And many people without ApoE4 still get Alzheimer's. Obviously there are other factors -- and other genes, like TOMM40 -- at play (including such risk factors already identified: heart health, obesity, depression, and so on).
6. All of the above applies to late-onset Alzheimer's.
Most cases of Alzheimer's are late-onset (occurring after age 60). Three other genes have been linked to a different type, early-onset Alzheimer's, which strikes between ages 30 and 60, and often runs in families. These genes are amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin 1 (PSEN-1), and presenilin 2 (PSEN-2).
But even these genes, which are strongly linked to early Alzheimer's, aren't completely understood yet. Many people are developing early Alzheimer's who don't have any of these genes.
Early-onset Alzheimer's is considered rare, accounting for only 5 percent of all cases. But the total number of cases seems to be rising. Which makes any step forward about unraveling the mysteries of Alzheimer's that are coiled within our genes a welcome step indeed.
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