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The genuine TeaTimer.exe file is a software component of Spybot - Search & Destroy by Safer-Networking.
TeaTimer.exe is an executable file that belongs to Spybot - Search & Destroy, a program that scans and removes spyware and adware from computers running Windows. This is not a critical Windows component and should be removed if known to cause problems. Removing this file may cause problems while running Spybot - Search & Destroy. Spybot - Search & Destroy is a freeware, full fledged security program that removes malicious programs and protects systems from online threats while providing live protection from viruses, trojans, malware, etc. The program also features a Boot CD creator, a registry repair tool, startup tools, command line parameters, etc. Spybot - Search & Destroy was created by Patrick Michael Kolla in 2000 while he was still a software engineering student. Safer-Networking Limited is an Irish company that was founded by Patrick Michael Kolla in 2000 to develop and distribute his program, Spybot - Search & Destroy. The company is currently headquartered in Wicklow, Ireland. The company is financially supported by donations from people are over the world.
TeaTimer stands for Spybot Search & Destroy Tea Timer
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the TeaTimer.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
The process known as System settings protector belongs to software Spybot - Search & Destroy by Safer Networking (security.kolla.de).
Description: TeaTimer.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. TeaTimer.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\ or in a subfolder of the user's profile folder (typically C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 2,260,480 bytes (82% of all occurrences), 2,144,088 bytes and 5 more variants.
The file is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: Run). TeaTimer.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 44% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.
Recommended: Identify TeaTimer.exe related errors
External information from Paul Collins:
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as TeaTimer.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the TeaTimer.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
Summary: Average user rating of TeaTimer.exe: based on 180 votes with 154 user comments. 109 users think TeaTimer.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 15 users think it's probably harmless. 34 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 16 users suspect danger. 6 users think TeaTimer.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 12 users don't grade TeaTimer.exe ("not sure about it").
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with TeaTimer. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or, for Windows 8 and later versions, executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To help you analyze the TeaTimer.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. BMalwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll (Runaways)
Ok, I can't seem to find accurate chords to this song anywhere, so here
is my attempt. These are just the chords, no strumming pattern or anything.
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse Pattern - C,Bb,F,C
Chorus Pattern = D,F,G,F,C,F
(Repeat the C and F during the "it was alright" part)
Jenny said when she was just five years old
There was nothing happening at all
Every time she puts on a radio
There was a nothin' goin' down at all, not at all
Then one fine mornin' she puts on a new york station
You know, she couldn't believe what she heard at all
She started dancin' to that fine fine music
You know her life was saved by rock 'n' roll
Despite all the amputations you know you could just go out
And dance to a rock 'n' roll station
It was alright
It was alright
Hey baby you know it was alright
Jenny said when she was just by five years old
You know y parents gonna be the death of us all
Two tv sets and two cadillac cars -
Well you know it ain't gonna help me at all
Then one fine mornin' she turnss on a new york station
She doesn't believe what she hears at all
Ooh, she started dancin' to that fine fine music
You know her life is saved by rock 'n' roll,
Despite all the computations
You could just dance to a rock 'n' roll station
And baby it was alright
And it was alright
Hey it was alright
Hey here she comes now!
It was alright
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The shortage of prescription drugs, the challenge to the effectiveness of the flu vaccine, and concern over the dangers of radiation are just some of the top medical stories of 2011.
MPR medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg sat down with MPR's Tom Crann this week to review the year in medical news. Hallberg is a family medicine physician at the University of Minnesota and director of the Mill City Clinic.
An edited transcript of that discussion, followed by Hallberg's top ten list for 2011, is below.
Tom Crann: Let's jump right in here. These are in no particular order, but the one we're going to talk about first is drug shortages this year in the news, prescription drugs. What happened?
Dr. Jon Hallberg: It's all kinds of shortages. My colleagues in the hospital have been very frustrated by a number of things, including some antibiotics and especially chemotherapy drugs. We've noticed it also in the clinic setting a little bit. We'll get a call from a pharmacy that something we ordered is simply not available. And unfortunately we're starting to see more and more of this.
Crann: What happened to resolve it? Are we in a better situation now with, whether it's chemotherapy drugs or other drugs?
Hallberg: Well, I mean the FDA is sort of on top of this and have been sort of asked to figure this problem out, but one of the problems I think is that we're now to the point — because we have so many generics — if you've got one company or one factory that's producing one thing and they have a problem with the assembly line, well there goes your supply. And so that's just one of several issues that they're looking at right now.
Crann: Back in March, the tsunami in Japan, the earthquake, and then the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant there... that put radiation in the news in a way it hadn't been in a generation.
Hallberg: Exactly ... I can't recall the last time I, you know, as a primary care person I actually started answering questions from patients about radiation exposure. And to continue that conversation a little bit, I think just in general we're sort of more aware of radiation in general. People are getting more cautious with how many CT scans we order and all of that, but I think that this really, really put that in the news.
Crann: Then we heard that while you still should get a flu shot, that flu shots are probably not as effective as originally thought.
Hallberg: Yes, that was a bit of a surprise. Dr. Osterholm's work that was published in Lancet found that the shots were more around 60 percent effective, rather than sort of the 80 percent that we'd thought, but like a lot of these things, I think it's good news in the sense it's going to prompt people to really think about, 'Let's make something that is 100 percent effective,' and not use technology that's decades old to create these vaccines.
Crann: Another topic that points to a certain uncertainty in the medical profession. We talk about this all the time, and that is confusion, if you will, over the PSA, the prostate screening, and also other cancer screenings, mammograms. They're in the news as well this year.
Hallberg: Yes. I think the silver lining with this, though, is that we're now getting mountains of data that we've been accumulating for years and years, and we're really sorting through things and we're sort of busting some myths. We all want to believe that there's something out there that can absolutely positively detect something with certainty that's going to make a difference, that's actually going to save lives, and that's what we found with the PSA screening is that it's just not saving lives the way we thought it was. And like the flu vaccine, we hope that there's a better one. We certainly hope that there's a better test for prostate cancer screening.
Crann: And then you sent me a link to a video. This is by a family doc by the name of Mike Evans, in Canada, and it's the question he gets from patients, 'What's the one thing I can do that will have a great effect on my health in different ways?' And what is that?
Hallberg: It's so simple. It's basically an exercise prescription. And his exercise is simply 30 minutes a day. It doesn't even need to be 30 minutes in a row. It can be three 10-minute segments, and he says walking is what you need to do. If we spend 23-and-a-half hours of the day sleeping, sitting, staring at either our television screens or work screens, that we owe it to ourselves for all kinds of reasons. And is it too good to be true? Perhaps, but the fact is that movement and exercise helps with everything.
Crann: And that's not just weight loss?
Hallberg: Oh my gosh, no ... They found even people who are heavy, even if they're obese, but they walk, they have less incidence of things like diabetes and arthritis and other problems because they're just moving. They're being active. So I think that that is sort of the simple, really simple message to leave with people at the end of the year is just move. 2012 needs to be a year of movement.
Dr. Hallberg's Top Ten List
1. Drug shortages: This has been a problem in hospitals more than in clinics, and the FDA has been tasked with fixing the problem, but it raises an interesting question: What happens when there's just one company that makes a drug and the plant is shut down (for one reason or another)?
2. Japan's nuclear meltdown: Not since Chernobyl has radiation been a water cooler topic of conversation.
3. Flu shots not as effective as we thought: Surprising to learn this, but it's a case of good science and research shining light on long-held beliefs. We need to know the truth — and develop a better vaccine.
4. PSA (and cancer screening) confusion: Another case of science telling us something we might not want to know. But the evidence is there: This test doesn't save lives. What we desperately need is a better test — and a way to differentiate between benign and aggressive prostate cancers.
6. Lipitor going generic: This was perhaps the biggest news regarding medications this year. Millions of patients are going to save hundreds of dollars a year on out-of-pocket expenses because of this. (Of course, millions have already switched over to cheaper "statins" to save money.)
7. Plan B denied over-the-counter status non-prescription availability for young women/girls: VERY controversial and a decision based on politics, not science. In many respects, acetaminophen (Tylenol) can potentially cause more harm to a person than Plan B.
8. PTSD and high suicide rate among returning soldiers: So sad. We've asked so much of our citizen-soldiers and put them in such difficult situations. Then we expect them to return home and re-integrate and resume their "normal" lives. For some, it's just too much. This problem, thankfully, is being addressed at a number of levels, and Minnesota is taking a national lead on this. But for many, it's too little, too late.
9. Contaminated spinach, cantaloupe, turkeys, and other foods: This year, like several in the recent past, has made clear our vulnerability with our food supply — and the need for even more safeguards.
10. Contagion in film: The Rise of the Planet of the Apes + Contagion: The closing sequence of the first film is a chilling reminder of how a novel microbe could travel this ever-shrinking world in ever less time ... with disastrous consequences. Contagion fleshes out the idea even more, though its portrayal of the Minnesota Department of Health is laughable, especially since we have one of the best (if not the best) one in the country. (Interview edited and transcribed by MPR reporter Madeleine Baran)


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This hosted notification system will provide seamless integration to the Municipal Courts PCSS JEMS Case Management System.
With a population over 800,000, the Austin Municipal Court handles approximately 450,000 new cases annually and is responsible for the adjudication of Class 'C' misdemeanor cases, including traffic and general complaint offenses, civil parking citations and red light-photo violations as provided by City Ordinance.
Alertworks, Tele-Works outbound calling module, will allow the Court to automatically deliver calls to defendants who are delinquent in paying court costs, fees and fines. The Court is mandated by State law and the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to make calls on delinquent adjudicated cases. Currently, 28,000 manual collections calls are made per year; alertworks will enable the Court to meet the collection notification requirements and eliminate manual dialing freeing up time for busy staff.
To enhance customer service, alertworks will also be used to make reminder calls for upcoming court dates, deadlines and schedule changes. These calls will cut down the number of missed court appearances and reduce confusion associated with schedule changes.
Alertworks is a great facilitator in improving revenue collection. Were happy that the City of Austin will benefit from a system that will save City staff valuable time in resolving outstanding cases and collecting payments, said John Schott, Tele-Works CEO.
About Tele-Works
For more than 20 years, Tele-Works (tele-works.com) has been a leader in delivering top-quality interactive voice response (IVR) solutions to local governments and utilities across North America. Tele-Works products have reshaped the way organizations communicate and transact business with their customers. From automated phone bill payments to building inspection scheduling to high-volume citizen alert systems, Tele-Works solutions ensure your customers are informed and satisfied.
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This gallery contains calculators and right triangle hypotenuse finders. If anybody wants me to add one of their calculators or some other math-related project to this gallery,just leave a link to your project on one of the contained projects (or the gallery itself). I will then put that project into my gallery.


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Risk Management and Internal Control
(Extracted from the Corporate Governance Report contained in the Company's 2015/16 Annual Report dated 8 September 2016)
The Board has the overall responsibility for maintaining sound and effective risk management and internal control systems to safeguard the Group's assets and stakeholders' interests, as well as for reviewing the effectiveness of the systems. The Board assesses the effectiveness of the risk management and internal control systems through the reviews performed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee, executive management and both internal and external auditors. The Group's internal control system was developed based on the COSO (the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission) principles as follows:
(i) Control Environment
- demonstrates a commitment to integrity and ethical values
- the Board demonstrates independence from management and exercises oversight of the development and performance of internal control
- management establishes, with Board oversight, structures, reporting lines, and appropriate authorities and responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives
- demonstrates a commitment to attract, develop, and retain competent individuals in alignment with objectives
- holds individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives
(ii) Risk Assessment
- specifies objectives with sufficient clarity to enable the identification and assessment of risks relating to objectives
- identifies risks to the achievement of its objectives across the entity and analyzes risks as a basis for determining how the risks should be managed
- considers the potential for fraud in assessing risks to the achievement of objectives
- identifies and assesses changes that could significantly impact the system of internal control
(iii) Control Activities
- selects and develops control activities that contribute to the mitigation of risks to the achievement of objectives to acceptable levels
- selects and develops general control activities over technology to support the achievement of objectives
- deploys control activities through policies that establish what is expected and procedures that put policies into place
(iv) Information and Communication
- obtains or generates and uses relevant, quality information to support the functioning of internal control
- internally communicates information, including objectives and responsibilities for internal control, necessary to support the functioning of internal control
- communicates with external parties regarding matters affecting the functioning of internal control
(v) Monitoring
- selects, develops, and performs ongoing and/or separate evaluations to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning
- evaluates and communicates internal control deficiencies in a timely manner to those parties responsible for taking corrective action, including senior management and the Board, as appropriate
The internal control system aims at safeguarding assets from inappropriate use, maintaining proper accounts and ensuring compliance with regulations. Management is primarily responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of the internal controls. The system is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against misstatement or loss, and to manage risks of failure in the Group's operational systems.
The Group's internal control system includes a well-established organizational structure with clearly defined lines of responsibility and authority. Policies and procedures are laid down for its key business processes and business units covering project development, tendering, sales and leasing, financial reporting, human resources and computer systems.
The Group's Code of Conduct, freely accessible on the Group's intranet, is maintained and communicated to all employees for compliance. In addition, a whistleblowing policy was established for our employees to raise concerns in confidence about suspected misconducts, malpractices or fraudulent activities relating to the Group. The identity of the whistleblower will be treated with the strictest confidence.
The Board reviewed the Group's risk management and internal control systems for the year ended 30 June 2016, including financial, operational and compliance controls. The Board's review includes considering the internal control evaluations conducted by the Audit and Risk Management Committee, executive management and the internal and external auditors. The annual review also considered the adequacy of resources, staff qualifications and experience, training programs and budget of the Group's accounting, internal audit and financial reporting functions.
The Group's Internal Audit Department has been established for more than 20 years and the department has direct access to the Audit and Risk Management Committee. The department has rights to access all records, assets and personnel as stipulated in the Internal Audit Charter. The department follows a risk-based approach to formulate the audit plan. The risks for departments and business units are assessed using the pre-determined risk criteria. The assessment results are consolidated and ranked from an enterprise-wide perspective. The Audit and Risk Management Committee reviews and approves annually the audit plan, which is formulated based on the risk assessment result. Summaries of major audit findings and control weaknesses, if any, are reviewed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee. The department monitors the follow-up actions agreed upon in response to recommendations.


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Double-diaphragm pump
Featuring a 2-in. flow path, the Wilden PX800 Advanced Series stainless steel, air-operated double-diaphragm pump is center-ported and has threaded 2-in. horizontal fluid connections for liquid-transfer applications. The pump is constructed with a 316 stainless steel wetted path, and has BSPT or NPT threaded inlet/discharge connections and a variety of elastomer options, including neoprene, Buna-N, EPDM, PTFE and Viton. It delivers flow rates up to 176gpm (665 lpm) at operating pressures to 8.6 bar (125 psig).
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Thanks Freek from our forums you l337 dude for the heads up on a new Adware, what is it? you ask.. Adware is known by many names--spyware, trackware, or even Big Brotherware. While producers of adware claim its purpose is merely to collect information about Internet habits in order to deliver ads tailored to a surfer's interests, privacy advocates are concerned about the potential misuse of this data. Where does it come from? Most likely it was installed alongside that free software widget that you downloaded just last week, without you even noticing.
Ad-aware identifies and removes these surreptitiously installed applications. Using updateable "reflists," which are sort of like antivirus DAT files, Ad-aware scours your system--including Registry and temporary Internet files--and looks for traces of recognized adware modules. When it's finished searching, it displays a list of what it found and lets you select the items you'd like to remove from your system. And when coupled with its companion program, RefUpdate, you're always assured of using the most comprehensive list of adware to search for. The main drawback is that some ad-supported programs, such as GoZilla Free, will no longer function if you remove their ad modules. If privacy is your main concern, Ad-aware will help keep you anonymous on the Web.
The latest release detects even more adware modules and includes several minor fixes and improvements
Download: Ad-aware 5.7 from C|Net
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…goat cheese salad, which is meatless and topped with a fried goat cheese ball. It also has spinach, strawberries, mango, candied pecans and a raspberry dressing. It was so delicious!
The salad held me over nicely until dinner.
Tonight we made an easy, light meal that included roasted veggies from our CSA basket and some pollock, which is a light, flaky white fish. We topped the pollock with some olive oil mayo, shredded Parmesan and a few spices before we baked it, and that gave it a great flavor.
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We live in a world of scarce resources. Yet how well we utilize these resources depends on day-to-day decisions that we make. The economic concept of "supply and demand" helps us understand the decisions of others and ourselves. In this module, students learn the basics of sound decision-making by examining choices and scarcity and appreciating how trade creates value for both parties through the principles of 'comparative advantage' and 'free trade'.
Students learn to take better decisions for their business, their society and themselves.
Aniket Khera owns creation and delivery of the course Financial Analysis in Decision Making. The course content covers basic to intermediate finance including concepts like capital asset pricing, efficient markets and behavioral finance.
Aniket is passionate about capital markets and is currently fund manager at Wegmans Financial Services. His philosophy of investment revolves around value investing in equity markets, event arbitrage, and behavioral finance.
Aniket is a graduate from IIT Delhi and an MBA, Marketing and Finance from The University of Texas.
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Course has given me a big insight into the decisions made by senior leaders in company. Cost Vs Benefit analysis is not only helping me in my professional life, but also in my personal life. It has positively impacted my key decisions. Comparative analysis and opportunity cost - Learning these concepts for first time and practical application of those are turning out to be very fruitful.
It turned out to be an engaging, thought provoking and fun learning experience
I never imagined this one course will have such a profound impact on how i evaluate and decide on financial choices around. I come from engineering/technology background and I initially thought that learning economics would be very boring. But it turned out to be an engaging, thought provoking and fun learning experience. Application of simple principles like comparative advantage, cost benefit analysis and opportunity cost on real life situations during the course have helped me become more economic savy. I am now able to appreciate why certain business decisions are taken and how an entrepreneur can benefit by being more aware of irrational choices around and take more sound financial decisions by avoiding some common pitfalls.
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> -----Original Message----- > From: pgadmin-support-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org > [mailto:pgadmin-support-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ben Trewern > Sent: 24 November 2004 11:56 > To: pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org > Subject: [pgadmin-support] RC2 installer problem on XP > > All, > > I've just installed the new RC of pgAdmin III. I seem to > have got into a loop where the installer asks me to reboot my > machine. I restart, and then try to start pgAdmin, it does > some kind of install operation and then asks me to reboot my > machine again ad infinitum. The only way to run pgAdmin is > to click no when it asks me if I want to reboot, run pgAdmin > again and after some more install type operations it runs ok. > > Any Ideas? Good 'ole Windows installer... Did you install as a full administrator on your system? Regards, Dave.
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text: Home > CGS > News > Digital Mapping Techniques, 2010 Page Image Page Content HomeAgendaWorkshopAccommodationsTravel RegistrationPoster SpecsPaper SpecsAttendeesLinks May 16 – 19, 2010Sacramento, California The Workshop on Digital Mapping Techniques 2010 (DMT '10) is an invitation-only event designed to bring together scientists, cartographers, and GIS specialists, mostly at State and Federal agencies, who are using digital techniques to create and manage geologic maps. If you have not been invited but wish to attend, please contact Dave Soller (email@example.com). This will be our fourteenth DMT meeting. Presentations regarding project, agency, and international map/database activities, and the full cycle of geologic map production work flow in agencies are welcomed. The focus of this meeting will remain consistent with the core issues addressed at previous DMT meetings, included but not limited to: Cartographic techniques for creating paper and PDF-format geologic maps from field notes, manuscript maps, and map databases Information management and delivery (e.g. web-accessible databases, web feature services, …) Design and implementation of individual and corporate geologic map databases Migration of map data to new formats (for example, from Arc coverages to Arc 9.3 Geodatabase) Preservation of unpublished scientific information The use of LIDAR for field work and map/database preparation 3-D databases and/or visualization techniques. This website will be updated frequently as the meeting approaches. This site is maintained by the California Geological Survey Hosted by: Image Caption


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Audrey Tautou for Chanel No 5
Beauty Byte: Audrey Tautou to Be No. 5 Alive?
Magnifique! WWD reports that French actress Audrey Tautou is rumored to be the next face of Chanel No. 5 perfume. If it's true — and considering WWD's insider reports are almost always right, it probably is — then Audrey will follow icons such as Nicole Kidman and Catherine Deneuve in representing the scent.
Truthfully, I'm surprised that Chanel hasn't signed her before. Audrey Tautou's gamine charm is unmatched, and she's playing Coco Chanel in an upcoming biopic. (She also seems a little more approachable than current spokesmodel Nicole Kidman, but that's just my opinion.) Seems like a perfect fit to me.


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Professor Darien Shanske will deliver a talk at the University of California Center Sacramento on July 25. The presentation, titled "A Rough Taxonomy of State Fiscal Policy Issues with an Emphasis on Local Fiscal Constitutions," will examine California's prospects of implementing fiscal reforms at the local level.
Darien Shanske is a Professor of Law at UC Davis. His academic interests include taxation, particularly state and local taxation, local government law, public finance, and political theory, particularly jurisprudence.
To register to attend the presentation, please visit the link below.
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|Tresor Mputu Mabi scores in comeback
BBC Sport - August 17, 2011
|DR Congo striker Tresor Mputu Mabi scored on his return to action after the end of his one-year suspension. Mabi took only 46 seconds to get on the scoresheet for his club, reigning African Champions TP Mazembe, in their 1-0 win over Malekesa on Wednesday.
|DC Motema Pembe beat JS Kabylie by 2-0
Cafonline.com - August 13, 2011
|JS Kabylie suffered its third consecutive loss in the Orange Confederation Cup after its 2-0 defeat by Motema Pembe on Friday night at the 5 July stadium in Algiers. Ilongo Ngasanya came through twice for the DR Congo side. He scored on a penalty kick at minute 35 before dealing a crushing blow to the home team on 68 minutes.
|Mputu Mabi ready to return for TP Mazembe and DR Congo
BBC Sport - August 13, 2011
|TP Mazembe striker Tresor Mputu Mabi says he is ready to return to action following the end of his one-year suspension from football. Mputu Mabi will make his return to club colours on 17 August and later this month he will turn out for the Leopards for the first time in more than a year.
|Tshisekedi Draws Huge Crowds in Kinshasa
Le Potentiel - August 10, 2011
|The president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress staged an impressive show of force in the capital certain to bolster his claim that he is the best candidate from the opposition to challenge President Joseph Kabila in the one-round presidential election scheduled for November 28.
|Controversy over "conflict minerals" law
IRIN - August 2, 2011
|Major industries are seeking to alter the proposed US reporting rules on "conflict minerals" mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a bid to stem the flow of money from minerals mined in eastern Congo, widely seen as fuelling the ongoing conflicts, the US government included a clause in the financial reform legislation of July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
|Motema Pembe held to 1-1 draw at home
Cafonline.com - July 31, 2011
|Daring Club Motema Pembe was held to a disappointing 1-1 draw in Kinshasa by MAS of Fes. The home team had opened the scoring in the 30th minute of play through Tusilu Bazola, but in the second half the « Yellow and Black » equalised thanks to their new recruit, Mehdi El Bassel.
|At least 50 Dead after Two Boats Collide on Ruki River
Radio Okapi - July 29, 2011
|At least 50 people drowned and 35 are missing after two boats collided on the Ruki River in Equateur province, officials said on Friday. The accident occurred between Tuesday and Wednesday night when a boat carrying 200 passengers and merchandise hit a ferry without passengers near Ingende, about 115 km upstream from Mbandaka.
|DR Congo coach recalls Mputu Mabi
BBC Sport - July 26, 2011
|Tresor Mputu Mabi has been included in the DR Congo squad to play Senegal in an African Cup of Nations Cup qualifier on 3 September. The 2009 African Footballer of the Year, serving a one-year Fifa suspension which expires on 11 August, is among a 26-man squad announced by coach Robert Nouzaret - testament to the striker's exalted status in DR Congo.
|31 Million Registered to Vote
Congo News Agency - July 20, 2011
|The Congolese government has given an additional $30 million US to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the chairman of INEC, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, said on Tuesday in Kinshasa. INEC announced on Sunday that 31 million people have registered to vote in the upcoming elections.
|Congo, India to Build Hydro Plant
VOA News - July 12, 2011
|The Democratic Republic of Congo and India have signed a deal to build a hydroelectric plant in southern Congo. Officials from both countries participated in a signing ceremony in the Congolese city of Kananga late Monday. Congo's Energy Minister Gilbert Tshiongo said the plant, when completed, will have a capacity of 65 megawatts.
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The wholesale vegetable market at 391 San Antonio Road in Mountain View once housed a somewhat headier operation: the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, founded a half-century ago by Professor William Bradford Shockley, a pioneer in electronics.
Monday, Feb. 13, marked the 50th anniversary of the laboratory's official launch by Arnold O. Beckman, founder and CEO of Beckman Instruments. Beckman was an investor in Shockley's venture, having had a successful IPO of his own company.
The goal of Shockley Labs was to "engage promptly and vigorously in activities related to semiconductors," according to the agreement Shockley had with Beckman.
Beckman had chosen the right man for the job. Shortly after setting up his lab, Shockley was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for work he had undertaken 10 years earlier with former Bell Telephone Laboratories co-workers John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain. The prize was for "researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect."
When Shockley came to Mountain View, the town was in a post-war building boom, but still had an agricultural fringe, and Shockley's selected building had been a fruit-packing shed. Inside you can still see holes in the wooden roof where Shockley's flues exited the building.
Shockley's Nobel enabled him to recruit the brightest chemists and physicists of his generation. Unfortunately, he was less skilled as a manager than as a scientist, causing eight of his researchers to resign and help found Fairchild Semiconductor. Shockley called this bunch the "Traitorous Eight," but they were known in other circles as the "Fairchild Eight." (One of them, Jay Last, joins three other former Shockley researchers at the Computer History Museum this Monday).
One of the reasons for them leaving was that Shockley wanted to focus on the four-layer diode, whereas the others wanted to press forward with silicon technology. Let history be the judge: Shockley's strategy was a commercial failure, whereas silicon chips became pervasive and essential for today's electronics products.
History has judged in other ways as well. For example, Gordon Moore and Bob Noyce, two other members of the Traitorous Eight, went on to found Intel.
Lab's lessons learned
Shockley's venture provides some lessons for technology entrepreneurs.
First, corporations with strong R&D scientists, like Shockley, need to nurture them and leverage their inventions. Shockley had a vision that silicon technology and transistors would be a massive industry. He knew it would revolutionize telephone switching, but Bell Laboratories was unable to keep him or capitalize on the invention of the transistor. It was Sony who pioneered transistor technology with a license from Bell Labs.
Second, Shockley was able to assemble an outstanding team of physicists and chemists who were passionate about electronics based on his reputation. So don't hesitate to use a great name to build a great team.
Finally, great teams need great managers. Shockley lost his team to Fairchild and elsewhere. Beckman had been urged by some of the lab's employees to replace Shockley as their leader, but he vacillated and left Shockley in place. Sometimes the founder has to step down.
Shockley left a great legacy: the transistor, silicon technology and a web of innovative people in the Valley. Learn more about the history of the transistor at www.transistormuseum.com, where there are oral histories of pioneers.
As I mentioned above, Monday's event at the Computer History Museum, entitled "The Rise of Silicon Valley: From Shockley Labs to Fairchild Semiconductor," features four former Shockley researchers -- Jim Gibbons, Jay Last, Hans Queissner and Harry Sello. This august group will be interviewed by author and historian Michael Riordan, in an event presented jointly by SEMI, a semiconductor industry association. To learn more about the event, visit www.computerhistory.org.
(Disclosure: Angela Hey is married to John Mashey, a trustee of the Computer History Museum, where she is also a volunteer.)
Angela Hey lives on the Peninsula and helps ventures launch innovative technologies. Send comments to amhey


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Unmasking high-altitude training
Using your military Pro Mask or other commercial mask device as a method of respiratory muscle training (RMT) isn't going to prepare you for higher elevations. Increasing the strength of your respiratory muscles which help you breathe—your diaphragm and the muscles between your ribs—will improve aerobic fitness, especially for long-duration tasks.
RMT can be achieved through whole-body aerobic exercise, upper-body strength conditioning, and some commercial RMT devices. Studies show that RMT slightly improves performance in those who are already aerobically fit (e.g., military personnel). It offers somewhat more benefit for those less fit or with chronic conditions.
Your Pro Mask was made to protect your lungs, eyes, and face from chemical and biological agents, radioactive particles, and battlefield contaminants. It doesn't create enough airflow resistance to help improve aerobic capacity. In addition, it wasn't designed as exercise equipment. There is no scientific evidence that suggests using commercial masks at normal altitudes will improve your performance at high altitudes. Read more about the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine's (USARIEM) review of Pro Masks and commercial products for exercise training. Check out HPRC's take on using high-altitude masks and improving work performance at higher elevations.


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I WAS glad to see that the Pope, Benedict XVI, had joined Twitter.
As someone who has been on Twitter and Facebook for around four years, I am
well aware of the fantastic reach that social media can have.
It's really important the Church is out there getting its message across.
The good news of Jesus wasn't meant to be kept behind closed doors in Church.
It is meant to be lived through our every action.
I'll preach the Gospel anywhere: in the high street, on the beach, even down
the pub! There are no "no-go areas" for God.
And I am sure if Twitter had been around in Roman times, the good news of
Jesus's birth would have trended worldwide!
We shouldn't be afraid of communication technology, it is a wonderful way to
connect with people.
In one click, the Pope (@pontifex)
has over 1.2 million followers listening to his every online word. That
shows wonderful forethought and a willingness to engage.
I have set up a number of online initiatives that reach out this Christmas.
My website has an online Advent Calendar where throughout December you can
read a daily reflection — and on Sundays during Advent I am posting a
special YouTube video based on the story of four Christmas carols! Find out
more at www.archbishopofyork.org
If you want to know where your local church is for a Christmas service you can
visit www.christmasnearyou.com
And if you can't get to church you can share in the joy of services online.
On Christmas Day, my morning sermon (and the sermons of The Archbishop of
Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and the Bishop of Durham, Justin Welby) will be
live-tweeted. We are using the hashtag #ChristmasStartsWithChrist.
However, we should be careful not to become obsessed with the virtual world.
The world outside our front door is even more exciting and we shouldn't
forget those who are maybe alone or infirm this Christmas.
Where the Church of England makes a real difference is in grassroots community
involvement. Churchgoers contribute 23.2 million hours' voluntary service
each month to their neighbours.
But it's important the generosity of Christmas is lived out all year round.
Indeed, I have an online charity www.Acts435.org.uk
which ensures people in need facing tough times get assistance.
As the Pope said on Twitter: "Offer everything you do to the Lord, ask his
help in all the circumstances of daily life and remember that he is always
beside you."
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Though Eric Franklin has declined to set official visits thus far, don't take that as a sign that he plans on avoiding those trips altogether.
The 6-foot-7, 290-pound offensive tackle from Youngstown (Ohio) Cardinal Mooney is perfectly content to enjoy his senior season and all that it has to offer before he turns his attention to the recruiting process.
That's just what he's doing, and it explains why he hasn't even started to talk about official visits yet. It's why he refuses to talk about favorites or narrowing his list as well.
Though Franklin has said he has not been in contact with any coaches from schools that haven't offered he would probably be open to other schools that come along from here on out.
"Everything's still the same for me right now," Franklin explained. "I'm open to everyone who's open to me. I haven't thought about officials yet. I'm gonna wait until after the season to take them.
"I'm just pretty much focused on my senior year of high school. I'm just worried about playing football this year."
Cardinal Mooney and Franklin are off to a good start, though they have just played one game so far. They won their first game of the season on Friday night 23-17.
"I think we did pretty good," he said. "I did pretty good, too. I'm doing a better job of just getting to my assignments and being aggressive with them."


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A sporting chance
BBC Kick Off Sports Reporter
Last year, I was lucky enough to be chosen as the 2013 BBC Kick Off reporter for BBC Radio Jersey.
Despite the scheme running throughout the summer, there was still a plethora of sport to get involved in. I covered just about everything, from cricket to shooting, rugby to swimming, football to gymnastics. It really was hands-on work too: sourcing material, conducting interviews, editing clips, appearing live on BBC Jersey's Sportscene programmes - and even writing stories for the BBC Sport website!
It was nothing like what you might expect from what is essentially a work experience placement.
From day one, I really was made to feel part of the team. It wasn't just making cups of tea (although the odd office brew never went amiss) – by my second week I'd broadcast live from international cricket matches, and by the beginning of the third I'd even been part of a live commentary team from the final of an ICC tournament.
Working in a small BBC office had its advantages too. I worked not only with radio but with TV as well, and there were plenty of opportunities to get involved in stories away from the world of sport. I did a few interviews for the local news, and, when they found out that I had two degrees in Politics, I appeared as an 'expert guest' on the BBC Jersey's lunchtime show during a debate about electoral systems!
The best advice I was given was to 'be a sponge': soak up as much as you can. BBC Kick Off gave plenty of opportunities to do just that, and looking back the eight weeks flew by. At the start I had little to no experience of many of the tasks required in local radio, but now I'm certain that it's where I see my future career.
I've been a regular voice on BBC Radio Jersey, I've had stories published on the BBC Sport website, and I've conducted interviews with some of the island's biggest sporting names.
Not bad for a summer's work eh?
*The BBC Kick Off scheme runs throughout the summer, creating an opportunity for budding sports reporters to gain experience working in our regional reporting teams and, in many cases, "kicking off" successful careers in the field. BBC Outreach & Corporate Responsibility provides funding for the scheme, along with English Regions, which brings us closer to those audiences often considered harder to reach. You can read more about last year's scheme on the BBC blog.
People can apply for the 2014 scheme here from April 14th, or register interest now by emailing email@example.com
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Affiliation: University of South Florida
Country: USA
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- Bartonella spp. as emerging human pathogensB E Anderson
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
Clin Microbiol Rev 10:203-19. 1997..A brief summary of the clinical presentations associated with Bartonella infections is presented, and the current status of laboratory diagnosis and identification of these organisms is reviewed...
- Isolation, sequencing and expression of Bartonella henselae omp43 and predicted membrane topology of the deduced proteinA W Burgess
University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Tampa 33612, USA
Microb Pathog 29:73-80. 2000..Characterization and expression of the gene encoding Omp43 should provide a tool for further investigation of the role of adherence to endothelial cells in the pathogenesis of B. henselae...
- Binding of Bartonella henselae to extracellular molecules: identification of potential adhesinsS M Dabo
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078 2007, USA
Microb Pathog 41:10-20. 2006..Taken together, the above data suggest that interactions between B. henselae and ECM molecules such as Fn may play an important role in the bacterium adherence to and invasion of host cells...
- Sequence analysis of the 17-kilodalton-antigen gene from Rickettsia rickettsiiB E Anderson
J Bacteriol 169:2385-90. 1987..The deduced amino acid sequence contained a hydrophobic sequence near the amino terminus that resembled signal peptides described for E. coli. The carboxy terminus was hydrophilic in nature and probably contained the exposed epitopes...
- Expression of the gene encoding the 17-kilodalton antigen from Rickettsia rickettsii: transcription and posttranslational modificationB E Anderson
Laboratory for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303
J Bacteriol 170:4493-500. 1988....
- Bartonella henselae Pap31, an extracellular matrix adhesin, binds the fibronectin repeat III13 moduleS M Dabo
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Room 250 McElroy Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078 2007, USA
Infect Immun 74:2513-21. 2006..These interactions may be important initial steps leading to bacterial attachment and colonization that promote the establishment of B. henselae infections in vivo...


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Arab women's unfinished revolution
Though women across the Middle East participated in the Arab Spring protests that began in late 2010, they remain second-class citizens, even where popular uprisings managed to topple autocratic regimes.
Indeed, the Islamist governments now in power seem more determined than the despots that they replaced to keep women out of politics.
In conducting interviews with women in the region, I am struck by their overall pessimism. They fear the loss of their rights. They see economic disintegration all around them, raising the possibility of a further increase in violence. As social bonds fray, they feel increasingly vulnerable.
More than once, I heard them express the view that things were better before the revolutions.
Female representation in Parliaments and government Cabinets after the Arab Spring has been either absent or meagre, and women activists worry that Islamist parties will implement reactionary policies that discriminate on the basis of gender.
In Egypt, for example, the Freedom and Justice Party, which dominates the Parliament, claims that a woman cannot become President. Egyptian women were heavily represented in the protests that brought down former President Hosni Mubarak's regime in 2011, but they have been largely excluded from any official decision-making role ever since.
In Morocco, while there were eight women in the previous Cabinet, today there is only one in the Islamist-led government. In January, the Islamist-dominated Parliament adopted a decree lowering the age of marriage for girls from 18 to 16, a major setback.
Parliamentary representation for women has also taken a hit. Women hold less than 1 per cent of seats in the current Egyptian Parliament; previously, they held 12 per cent.
In Tunisia, the election in 2011 brought 49 women into the 217-seat Constituent Assembly. But 42 of these women are members of Ennahda, which regards Syariah (Islamic law) as the source of legislation.
The recent assassination of the secular Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid has raised the stakes for women there. Mr Belaid was a voice for women's rights, and the threat of increased political violence will focus on those who advocate secular equality for all Tunisians, including women.


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It is difficult but not impossible to recall the sense of panic, verging on paranoia, that gripped many Americans regarding Japan Inc. in the late 1980s. Japan's postwar export-led economic recovery seemed to be coming to a crescendo. Japanese automakers and electronics manufacturers seemed to have outstripped the capabilities of American firms. Japanese interests, flush with cash, acquired such trophy assets as Rockefeller Center and the Pebble Beach Golf Course.
It appeared as if Japan was on the verge of replacing the United States as the world's dominant economic power. Indeed, Clyde Prestowitz, a former Reagan administration trade negotiator, wrote a widely read book, "Trading Places: How We Are Giving Our Future to Japan." The general perception was that Japan's unique form of state-directed insider capitalism was beating the pants off the more open and less centrally coordinated U.S. model. Michael Crichton's popular novel "Rising Sun" delineated not only the economic machinations but the criminal underpinning of certain wily Japanese operating in the United States.
A funny thing happened on the way to Apocalypse, however. Beginning in 1990 the Japanese real estate bubble, fed by export profits and loose money and which had seen a 51 percent growth rate in housing prices and an 80 percent increase in commercial property prices between 1985-91, inevitably burst. The Nikkei 225 stock index, which had tripled between 1985 and the end of 1989, also took a plunge, from which it has yet to recover. Japan entered what has widely been called the Lost Decade of the 1990s, during which GDP growth was generally flat and never exceeded 1 percent per year, and dozens of financial institutions failed.
By the time "Rising Sun" was made into a movie, starring Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes, in 1993, Japan was something of a shell of its former aggressive self.
The Japanese government responded with the usual nostrums. Interest rates were cut to nearly zero, and an orgy of public-works spending was unleashed in hopes of jump-starting the economy. Nothing worked, according to Takeo Hoshi, an economist at UC San Diego speaking at a recent seminar sponsored by the International Monetary Fund. Too much of the assets of financial institutions were tied up in real estate whose value kept declining. For years the government responded largely by injecting capital from the taxpayers, along with a series of "stimulus" packages that put money directly into the hands of consumers or funded public works.
It wasn't until 2002 that the government finally decided to help banks and other institutions clean up nonperforming loans by requiring them to take their losses – and in some cases failing or being nationalized. That triggered a brief recovery that, before it gained full traction, ran into the international financial crisis precipitated by the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble. Japan once again is in recession.
Unfortunately, the United States seems to be following, almost in lockstep, the Japanese approach of the 1990s. Following the financial collapse last fall the Bush administration established the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The assumption was that the program would identify troubled assets (money-losing mortgages) in various financial institutions and take them off the institutions' hands. Almost immediately, however, the nature of the program changed to one of injecting capital into troubled institutions – and ostensibly healthy ones as well.
Early on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke brought the heads of the nine largest banks together and virtually forced them all to accept TARP money, whether or not they wanted it or needed it. The purpose, authorities announced, was to reduce the stigma that might come when weak banks were given TARP money so as to avoid a widespread loss of confidence in those particular banks. Presumably the Fed knew which banks were in the deepest trouble, but it gave TARP money to healthy banks as part of a program to keep this information from the public.
This eerily mirrors the actions of Japanese authorities in the early 1990s. Government regulators looked the other way or actively cooperated with various banks in hiding their nonperforming loans so as not to trigger a loss of confidence in the economy and the financial system. Eventually several banks, including larger and internationally active ones, had to be bailed out, nationalized or allowed to fail.
The Obama administration has continued or doubled-down on the Bush administration policies that had so signally failed to arrest the crisis of confidence. TARP money was used to buy stakes in automakers that should have been allowed to go bankrupt far sooner than they eventually did. A huge "stimulus" program, including tax rebates to consumers (similar to the Bush rebates in spring 2008) and large-scale spending on public works projects that were supposed to be "shovel-ready" but weren't, was passed by Congress.
The administration has still not, however, moved directly to take troubled assets, largely mixed groups of mortgages packaged and sold as securities, off the books of financial institutions. It's not hard to understand why. Given the financial collapse and the complexities of many of these securitized mortgages, nobody really knows how much these assets are really worth because there's no market for them.
Should the government pay pennies on the dollar and simply assume that taxpayers will absorb subsequent losses, or try to estimate a "fair" price based on guesses about what they might sell for in a healthy economy? Should government buy them in the hope that their value might eventually increase and actually give taxpayers a paper profit?
A touching faith exists in the capacity of government to "stimulate" the economy through massive spending programs. The theory, of course, is that putting money into some peoples' pockets will "prime the pump" and motivate them to start spending again.
There are two logical fallacies in such thinking. First is the assumption that policies that brought on the bubble in the first place – artificially low interest rates that increase the nominal supply of money circulating in the economy – instead of encouraging more of the malinvestment and investment in inherently risky ventures that created the crisis, are just the ticket to end the crisis. As painful as it seems at the time, it's better to allow a recession to run its course, to shake the bad investments out of the system, to let poorly managed ventures fail instead of propping them up and eliminating incentives for reform and a return to more prudent investing.
It's not that there wasn't plenty of chicanery and unwise risk-taking and overleveraging in the private sector that contributed to the real estate and stock market bubbles. But the root cause of the crisis was the loose-money policy of the Federal Reserve immediately following the 9/11 attacks and then, after a short period of higher interest rates, from 2006 on. All that money sloshing around encouraged private actors to engage in increasingly risky behavior in the belief the bubble would never burst, and the taxpayers would absorb the losses if it did.
The second fallacy is ignoring that any money the government injects into the economy must first be taken out of the economy. Creating money out of thin air creates inflationary pressure that can lead to reducing the value of everybody's money, disproportionately affecting people on fixed incomes. Even selling T-bonds to China (which now has about $1 trillion worth of them and believes it has a right to influence U.S. fiscal policies to protect its investment) redirects Chinese money from possible investment in private businesses that might propel actual economic growth.
Keynesian stimulus programs, it is now widely recognized, did not end the Great Depression and most likely prolonged it. President Gerald Ford tried a stimulus program focused on tax rebates in the 1970s that failed to arrest stagflation. George W. Bush gave out "rebate" checks in 2001 and 2008. And as we have seen, Japanese stimulus, bailout, public works and credit infusion programs failed to prevent the Lost Decade and probably contributed to it.
Japan's Lost Decade was not a Great Depression. Compared with most countries, Japan was still relatively prosperous and remained, until China overtook it recently, the world's largest exporter. But a rapidly aging population in a country with little cultural openness to immigration will be paying the debts incurred for decades to come.
Some of the differences between the U.S. now and Japan in the early 1990s are not favorable to the U.S. Throughout the 1990s Japan continued to export actively. The U.S., especially in the wake of the global financial crisis, has no prospect of increasing exports substantially even if it had more manufacturing capability. U.S. deficit spending is already more rampant than Japan's ever was. The Obama administration seems determined to increase the deficit to pay for expanding government-paid health care. And we're still fighting two wars.
Is the U.S., then, doomed to a decade or more of stagnation? Advanced economies are more complex than most people can grasp (one reason central planners can't run them effectively). Innovations and discoveries that increase productivity can arise in unexpected places – like the garages of techno-geeks in Silicon Valley in the late 1970s. Based on government determination to double down on the policies that helped to create the crisis in the first place and failure to clean up toxic assets, however, a decade of stagnation doesn't seem out of the question.
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I had the privilege of interviewing my good friend Dr Mark Hyman, one of the most respected doctors in the United States about sugar addiction and his secrets to weight loss and optimal health. The strategies he shares in his new book THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION 10-DAY DETOX DIET will change your life.
It seems I am not the only person who agrees that this book ROCKS! It was released yesterday as the #1 book on Amazon.
The kind of food you eat can absolutely make the difference between being sick, tired and overweight and feeling energized, healthy and successful at losing those excess pounds. Dr Hyman's book and program addresses the real problems in our eating habits that make it so difficult to lose weight and feel healthy. In fact, more than 600 people tested Dr. Hyman's 10-Day Detox Diet. They lost a total of 4,089 pounds and reduced all symptoms from all diseases by 62% in just 10 days.
Unlike many other detox programs, The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet is based on science and medically-designed and tested. Can you change your life in just 10 days? YES. The secret? Eating real, whole, fresh delicious foods in the right combinations that will reset your metabolism and your hormones.
I have been receiving a lot of emails about the program since posting about my experience. There are all kinds of recipes in this book including plant based recipes and dishes containing animal protein, so that anybody (no matter how you choose to eat) can participate. If you are following a plant based diet there are a lot of delicious options. Most of the smoothies, soups, dips, and salad options are vegan, and there are several plant based main dishes.
Please watch my interview with Dr Hyman for his explanation of why his 10-Day Detox Diet works so quickly and effectively in the post below. As I mentioned in previous posts this month, I participated in the beta program and experienced the incredible benefits for myself, and I want you to feel it too. I apologize for the quality of the video on my end. I was struggling that day with a broken internet connection due to construction in my street. It was so bad I had to move downstairs and plug directly in hence me looking like I am in a cave! Note to self: Never do another skype interview upstairs on your laptop! My flaws aside, Dr Hyman rocks! He is kind, generous, and so knowledgable about medicine and studies involving healthy weight loss strategies.
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Restart your life with this book and free gifts and experience an amazing transformation of your body and your health. I am really excited for you!
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In a May 1, 2005 article on ITSMWatch.com, Mardi Merdinoglu writes a great article on business – IT alignment. She mentions that even though this has been a high priority for many organizations, it appears that little progress is being made. Mardi outlines some possible reasons and some possible solutions. A good read if you get the chance.
One of the points made is that often organizations are stuck in reactive mode going from one fire to the next. Because of this, I would always suggest seeking outside assistance to assess process maturity and generate recommendations on service management improvement. An outside viewpoint is sometimes critical in formulating the strategy and direction. Often a process developed by someone in-house in the midst of reactive mode will only breed processes that stimulate more reaction.
You can find the full article here: Bored With Business-IT Alignment?


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Editor's Note: This article was originally written by Zac Mutrux. It was updated in 2012 by Ariel Gilbert-Knight.
There are plenty of good reasons to keep older computers around. Maybe you just don't have the budget to buy a new one right now. Maybe you're helping protect the environment by using your current computer as long as possible before recycling it and investing in a new one.
Whatever the reason, this article will help you extend your computer's lifespan. We'll cover what can go wrong and how to handle problems when they arise. We'll also provide some suggestions for different ways to make good use of an older computer.
As computers get older, different things can go wrong. Maybe you can't open a program, or your operating system slows to a crawl. You may also run into hardware problems: the optical drive won't eject a disk or your hard drive crashes. Here are some things that can go wrong, and suggestions for how you can deal with those problems.
The biggest software problem on old computers is having too much of it. When a computer has been in use for a long time, it accumulates software like the junk drawer in your kitchen. Having too much software can cause a variety of problems, including:
Solution 1: Remove Unnecessary Software. Decide what software is necessary. Consider the difference between "need" and "want." Be ruthless. You may want iTunes so you can listen to music while you work, but do you need it? Only keep what you really need to do your work.
Then, remove unnecessary programs:
Solution 2: Reinstall the Operating System. Reinstall the operating system, then reinstall the programs in order of how frequently you use them (most-used ones first).
Unfortunately, you can't install just any software on any computer. For example, let's say your computer has 256 MB of RAM. This means you shouldn't try to install Windows 7, which requires at least 1 GB of RAM. Keep in mind, even if you can install a piece of software, that doesn't mean you should. Software won't run well if your computer doesn't meet its minimum system requirements.
Solution 1: Stay Within Your Limits. Before installing any new software, check the system requirements. Make sure that your computer can handle it. Confirm that you have enough room on the hard drive and enough memory, and that the software is compatible with the operating system you're running.
Solution 2: In Windows 7, Use ReadyBoost. If you're short on memory and running Windows 7, ReadyBoost lets you use a USB flash drive or flash memory card to boost your computer's performance. Plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer, and ReadyBoost can borrow the device's memory to speed up your computer's performance.
Viruses, spyware, and other malicious software (or "malware") are always bad news, but they're more likely to cause problems on older computers. Older computers usually have less memory than newer computers, so the impact of memory-hogging malware is more apparent on an older computer.
Solution: Remove Malware. If you're going to run an old computer, you have to keep it clean if you expect it to perform. That means making sure you have a comprehensive antivirus solution installed, and that your definitions are up-to-date. Run a complete antivirus scan and remove any suspicious items. Then do the same with a separate anti-spyware tool.
Learn more about tools for removing malware in TechSoup's article, Protecting Your Organization From Spyware.
Performing regular maintenance will help prevent problems with your operating system and other software. That means:
There's basically only one thing that goes wrong with hardware: it breaks. Broken means worn out, bent, cracked, smashed, burnt out, or otherwise inoperable. If it's not broken, the problem isn't with the hardware.
So what can break? Just about anything in your computer can break, but the parts that move are more likely to break — things like fans, the hard drive, and the optical drive.
Sometimes old hardware just breaks down. But there are a few steps you can take to keep moving parts running longer:
If your hardware breaks, you may be able to replace the broken component. And even if nothing is broken, upgrading your computer's RAM, hard drive, or other hardware can be a cost-effective way to improve your computer's performance. To learn more about hardware upgrades and the level of technical expertise required, see Upgrading Your Computer Components.
You may be able to further extend the life of an older computer by making sure you've assigned the right computer to the right person. Do you do heavy-duty work with video, audio, and images? Then you might be better off with a newer computer (or at least an older computer with some significant hardware upgrades). But if you mostly do basic office tasks, like creating documents and checking email, then an older computer should be just fine.
No matter how well you take care of it, eventually your computer will reach the end of its life. When that day comes, make sure you dispose of it responsibly. For more information, see Ten Tips for Donating a Computer, which addresses end-of-life and recycling.
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TEL AVIV (Nov. 8)
Human error has been ruled out as the cause of an accident fatal to two Israeli soldiers at the U.S. Army's weapons proving ground near Yuma, Ariz.
Two other Israeli soldiers were injured in the accident, which occurred Monday.
According to preliminary reports of the joint Israel Defense Force-U.S. Army investigating team, a shell exploded in the breech of a 155mm M-109 Howitzer, a tank-mounted artillery piece being test-fired.
The dead soldiers were identified Wednesday as Staff Sgt. Mark Eilon, 20, of Moshav Netiv Ha'asarah, and Sgt. Nahum Golan, 20, of Ramat Hasharon. They reportedly were inside a tank when the shell exploded.
The injured are Capt. Yehiel Kuperstein and Sgt. Albert Levy, who were outside. Both were reported in stable condition after undergoing minor surgery at the Yuma Regional Medical Center.
Kuperstein was in charge of a 20-member IDF team testing upgraded military equipment jointly with U.S. Army officers.
The M-109 Howitzer mounted on a tank platform is a basic artillery weapon of both the American and Israeli armed forces, and is used by several Western countries.
Since it has proven dependable, the U.S. Army has decided to upgrade it rather than replace it with more modern artillery because of budgetary constraints.