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They have hosted fund-raisers and raised millions of dollars for his campaign. They employed some of his top operatives after his first White House run, helped create the platform for his second bid and have deployed regularly to attack his Republican rivals on the campaign trail.
For a candidate running against the entrenched interests of Washington, Mitt Romney keeps an awful lot of lobbyists around.
His kitchen cabinet includes some of the most prominent Republican lobbyists in Washington, including Charles R. Black Jr., the chairman of Prime Policy Group and a lobbyist for Walmart and AT&T; Wayne L. Berman, who is chairman of Ogilvy Government Relations and represents Pfizer, the drug manufacturer; and Vin Weber, the managing partner for Clark & Weinstock.
At least 294 registered lobbyists donated a total of at least $401,000 to Mr. Romney through the end of 2011, according to a New York Times review of federal disclosure records, while an elite group of 16 "bundlers," representing interests as varied as Wall Street, Microsoft and the tobacco company Altria, gathered more than $2 million worth of checks from friends and business partners for Mr. Romney's campaign.
Other lobbyists serve on one of Mr. Romney's policy advisory teams, have hosted fund-raisers for his campaign or have joined the many influential Republicans whose endorsements Mr. Romney's campaign has hailed. Among them are David Wilkins, a former United States ambassador to Canada who lobbies for the Canadian oil industry, and Stephen Rademaker, a former State Department official who lobbies for the defense contractor General Dynamics.Continue reading the main story
Many of the lobbyists advising Mr. Romney, like Mr. Black and Mr. Berman, are veterans of other Republican presidential campaigns, including Senator John McCain's four years ago.
"These are the people who have made a career at the intersection of policy and presidential campaigns," said David A. Donnelly, executive director of Public Campaign Action Fund, which advocates for public financing of elections and tracks campaign contributions. "To the extent that Mitt Romney depends on these people, and he gets elected, it's four more years of business as usual in Washington."
A spokeswoman for Mr. Romney did not respond to requests for comment. In an era when K Street firms serve as holding pens for political operatives and landing pads for retired lawmakers of both parties, the profusion of lobbyists around Mr. Romney's campaign in part reflects the growing embrace of his candidacy by the Republican establishment, including most of the party's elite donors and dozens of members of Congress.
His supporters disputed the notion that Mr. Romney's case against the Washington establishment was undercut by his deep ties to it.
"He does have people who respect him, like him and trust him" in Washington, said Ron Kaufman, who was a senior adviser at the public affairs firm Dutko Grayling until last year and now often travels with Mr. Romney on the campaign trail. "There's no question of that. But it's different from being of them — and it's not going to affect how he will govern."
Other Republican candidates also count lobbyists among their advisers and donors. And while President Obama does not accept campaign contributions from registered lobbyists, at least 15 of his own bundlers work at lobbying shops or Washington consulting companies but have not registered as lobbyists with the Senate. Those bundlers raised more than $5 million for Mr. Obama's campaign through September.
Yet as Mr. Romney seeks to highlight his career as a businessman and attacks his chief Republican rivals as "creatures of Washington," the contrast between his anti-Beltway message and the layers of lobbyists aiding his campaign can be jarring.
Speaking to reporters early Wednesday after Rick Santorum won caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota and the primary in Missouri, Mr. Romney's senior strategist, Stuart Stevens, remarked, "I just don't think it's a time when people are looking to Washington to solve problems with Washington."
Less than 48 hours later, Mr. Romney's campaign held an elaborate "policy round table" fund-raiser at a Washington hotel, featuring panel discussions run by lobbyists and former cabinet officials or members of Congress.
James Talent, a former senator who runs the lobbying and public affairs firm Mercury Public Affairs, led a panel on infrastructure, according to an invitation. William Hansen, a former deputy secretary of education who is president of the lobbying firm Chartwell Education Group, led the education panel.
The price for attending the round table: a promise to raise $10,000 for Mr. Romney's campaign. A photo with Mr. Romney went for $2,500, while a ticket to a general reception later in the evening was $1,000.
An invitation to the event named seven "industry finance chairs" for Mr. Romney's campaign. They include Thomas F. Farrell II, the president of the Dominion power company and Mr. Romney's energy industry finance chairman; Brett McMahon, an executive at one of the nation's leading concrete subcontractors and Mr. Romney's infrastructure finance chairman; and Patrick Durkin, a Barclays executive who is Mr. Romney's top lobbyist-bundler and his financial industry finance chairman.
The event attracted hundreds of supporters, many of them lobbyists, and reportedly raised more than $1 million for Mr. Romney's campaign.
While Mr. Romney's broad positions on financial regulation, taxes, energy and other issues are shared by other Republican candidates, they have also not infrequently overlapped the interests of his advisers' clients.
John M. Herrmann II, a co-chairman of Mr. Romney's trade policy advisory group, is a lobbyist for Allegheny, a major steel producer whose products have figured in United States trade lawsuits against China. Mr. Romney's platform calls for a more aggressive posture with China on trade, including more "punitive measures to deter unfair Chinese practices."
Mr. Talent's firm, Mercury Public Affairs, represents one of the largest coal producers in the country, Peabody Energy. That connection is not disclosed in a commentary that Mr. Talent contributed to Mr. Romney's energy platform, which calls for increasing production of coal and oil and amending the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide from environmental regulation.
A number of Mr. Romney's donors, including at least four of his bundlers, have lobbied for financial companies on the Dodd-Frank Act, which tightened Wall Street regulation. Mr. Romney has called for repealing the law.
They include Mr. Berman, who represents the Blackstone Group private equity firm. Blackstone's founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman, has co-hosted major fund-raisers for Mr. Romney in New York and Palm Beach, Fla., and Blackstone employees donated at least $86,850 to Mr. Romney last year.
Mr. Weber began advising Mr. Romney on foreign policy in August. He is a lobbyist for the Council on Pakistan Relations, which has sought to protect United States aid to Pakistan as relations between the countries have soured.
In a debate in November, Mr. Romney said he wanted the United States to "bring Pakistan into the 21st century" to help the country "engage throughout the world with trade and with modernity."
In an interview, Mr. Weber said he participated regularly in the campaign's broad policy discussions, but "I've never spoken to Romney or anyone on the campaign about anything related to Pakistan."
He suggested that Washington lobbyists — many of them with significant experience in the executive branch, on campaigns or on Capitol Hill — would continue to be an important source of advice for candidates.
"At the end of the day, this is the capital city," said Mr. Weber. "If you want to go someplace to find expertise, it's probably going to be in Washington. And that's why candidates look to us — some a little less, some a little bit more."Continue reading the main story


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Q: A management company looks after maintenance and financial issues in our adult community of almost 300 units. We provide office space; the company provides the computer, fax, copier and other office equipment. Every time the equipment malfunctions, which is often, we get billed for the repair job. Our contract does not address this issue. Is it appropriate that we pay the repair bills?
A: I'd challenge the management company about why they're billing you for the charges when the contract does not reflect that this is your obligation. One way of looking at this is to say, "It's your equipment, you're responsible for it." Send a letter asking them to justify the charges. Suggest that they meet with you for a discussion of these charges.
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Q: If our elevators break down and must be replaced, and we can't afford to do so, can we still operate using only the stairs? Or are we required by law to repair or replace the elevators?
A: Elevators are part of the common areas. Statutes require that the board maintain the common elements. The board cannot shirk this responsibility because the association can't pay.
Have you considered how much your property is devalued because of nonworking elevators? Who would want to buy a unit in your association? Given a choice of buying a unit in a well-maintained association with working elevators and a unit in an association with broken-down elevators, where would you buy?
Your association should be maintaining a reserve fund for elevator maintenance and repair. The owners (notice: the owners, not the board) can vote not to fund these reserves, but I think that's a major mistake, as you're finding out. Whether you have to take out a loan or levy a special assessment, you need to fix the elevators. And you need to get your financial house in order so you don't face this problem again.
Holding comments is unreasonable
Q: At the urging of our property manager, the board has approved a policy that members are not allowed to speak until the end of the meeting — after all business has been conducted, motions made and votes taken, at which point any comments we make are irrelevant. Sometimes board members get up and leave before the question-and-answer period. Are restrictions like this legal?
A: The following is right out of the Homeowners Association act — FS 720.303(2) (b) — but the condominium act, FS 718.112(1)c), has similar wording:
"Members have the right to attend all meetings of the board and to speak on any matter placed on the agenda by petition of the voting interests for at least three minutes. The association (the board) may adopt written reasonable rules expanding the right of members to speak and governing the frequency, duration, and other manner of member statements, which rules must be consistent with this paragraph and may include a sign-up sheet for members wishing to speak."
Your board's policy limiting owner comments to the end of the meeting is unreasonable and inconsistent with the statutes. Members must be allowed to speak on agenda items at the time the item is being discussed by the board. The board needs to establish reasonable meeting policies.
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Replicate couchdb data into leveldb in real time with follow. Must be used with sublevel.
The following example illustrates the simplest use case. It will synchronize couchdb data into a leveldb located at
/tmp/level-npm and store the data as (key, value) = (data.id, JSON.stringify(data.doc)), where data is JSON chunks received from the couch.
var levelCouchSync = var levelup = var sublevel = var db =
If you provide a map/iterator function you can decide for yourself what kind of data your want to persist. An easy
way to accomplish this, is to create more sublevels and shove data into them. This example shows how you can store
basic package metadata in a sublevel named
var levelCouchSync = var levelup = var sublevel = var db = var packageDb = db
emit() call adds a (key, value, sublevel) triplet to a batch operation that is executed once the iterator
returns, which means you can call
emit() many times during each time the iterator is invoked.
levelCouchSync() returns an EventEmitter, which you can attach listeners to. The following example logs package
versions and progress to stdout. See the events section for more details.
// .. var sync = syncsync
Run the samples in the
example/ folder and try it out! It should work on all systems where
levelup can be
compiled. If you want to take a closer look at what the data looks like you can use
lev, which is an awesome cli tool for viewing any leveldb. All you need is a path
to it.
The API is very simple and only contain one function.
This function returns an
EventEmitter instance and has three mandatory arguments and one optional.
sourceUrl is a string pointing out the url to the couch we are getting the updates from
db must be a
level-sublevel instance and is used to store the data if there is no
map iterator provided
metaDb must be a
level-sublevel instance or a string. If it's a string, a sublevel will be created with that name.
metaDb handles metadata of the ongoing transfer and keeps track of the
update_seq, which means that if the process
crashes, it will automatically continue where it left off
map(data, emit) is an iterator function called for each JSON data received from the couch. The first argument
data is the JSON received from the couch.
emit(key, value, sublevel) is a function you call each time you want to
persist some data. It takes the following three arguments:
key is a string and is the key used to store the value
value is an object that you are free to build as you please
sublevel is a
level-sublevel instance used to store the
key and the
level-couch-sync emits various events as the leveldb is syncronized with the couch:
sync.emit('data', data) emitted for each data object received from the couch
sync.emit('progress', ratio) emitted each time data has been written to levelup. The
ratio is defined as how much data that has been written from the current update sequence. When there is something to be read from the couch then
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ratio > 1.0 it means we are syncing live!
sync.emit('fail', err) emitted when there is an error fetching the
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sync.emit('max', maxSeq) emitted when a request has been made to the source url.
maxSeq is the value of the
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A new business-led campaign that aims to provide all children with access to a grade-A-level school has been launched across the state.
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce have partnered on the "A for Arizona" initiative, which will be headed by former Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan.
The campaign is a concerted effort by the state's business community to make lasting reforms by implementing policies that recognize excellence. Such policy changes contemplated include:
- Ensuring that parents are made aware of their child's school's letter grade at the time of enrollment.
- Making empty district school buildings available to high-performing charter or district schools.
- Ensuring Arizona's best teachers are well-compensated, making Arizona attractive to top-notch teachers from around the country.
"A for Arizona is about making the decision to accept nothing less than the best we can offer our students," Graham Keegan said. "In Arizona schools today, hundreds of school leaders are providing an A level of education, proving that every Arizona student can have access to excellence."
Added Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Lea Marquez Peterson: "A-level schools shouldn't be limited only to certain ZIP codes. All of our kids deserve a great education. The right reforms, dogged leadership and high expectations will prove that what might seem like a lofty goal can be a reality."


text: Canada should be green technology leader, Desjardins CEO Canada should position itself as a leader in green technology in a bid to provide economic stimulation, create long-term jobs, and help make businesses and workers more productive. This is the appeal from Desjardins Group president and CEO Monique Leroux, who this week addressed the Canadian Club of Montreal. "Canada has already positioned itself at the forefront in areas like free trade and the deficit battle. Why not also focus on the green technology sector?" Leroux said. The Paris Climate Summit in 2015 outlined short-, medium-, and long-term solutions for sustainable development, and Leroux believes that a shift to clean technologies will benefit all sectors of Canada's economy and future generations. Major green infrastructure investments can provide economic stimulation, create long-term jobs, and help make businesses and workers more productive, Leroux said. The Desjardins Group has made several initiatives to make its business more environmentally sustainable, such as energy efficiency loans, green insurance, responsible investing, and investing in renewable energy. It has also taken steps to reduce the business' greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, as compared to 2008 levels. SHARE


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text: If you're a Kent State men's basketball player gazing at Akron's James A. Rhodes Arena, your're not simply taking in a big building.You're sizing up a potential buzzsaw.A group of grumpy young men with short memories wearing Zips uniforms have been sharpening the blades ever since their 1997-98 season came to an abrupt halt last February thanks to you, and they'd like nothing more than to cut you down to size in front of a sellout crowd Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.And you know they have the machinery to do just that if you let 'em."We better come to Akron focused and ready to play, because if we don't we'll get blown out of there," said Kent junior center John Whorton. "That team's playing good basketball."Actually the Flashes (3-2 MAC), who are 10-3 for the first time since the 1989-90 campaign, are playing good basketball themselves. But the Zips (9-2) are playing great."In my estimation, they're playing the best basketball in our league," said Kent coach Gary Waters. "They're playing well together, and their top two players (junior guards Jami Bosley and Jimmal Ball) are doing what needs to be done."After losing the season opener at Illinois State, Akron has won nine of its last 10 games and improved to 3-0 in the conference and 5-0 at home by knocking off then-unbeaten Toledo last week.The Zips defeated the Rockets even though Ball (13.4 points, 4.2 assists, 2.4 steals) and Ryan Andrick, the team's best post player, struggled immensely thanks to new found depth _ which had been Akron's lone weakness."Akron is very well-balanced," said Whorton. "Everyone plays their role and makes personal sacrifices for the good of the team."But make no mistake, Bosley is clearly the heart and soul of the team. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound ramrod has dominated countless games from his two-guard slot this season, averaging 21.1 points (2nd in MAC), 4.4 assists (fifth) and three steals (first) while shooting 47 percent from the field and 86 percent from the free-throw line.If Bosley puts those numbers up against the Flashes' MAC-leading defense, the wood chips will be flying."We've shut great perimeter players down all season long," said Waters. "The last two games teams have gone inside on us, but I think we can stop that too. It's not something we've been concentrating on, but we will now."Kent is surrendering just 61.4 points per game on the year. However, Western Michigan scored 87 to defeat the Flashes in overtime last week and lowly Buffalo piled up 61 points in the first 32 minutes of last Saturday's game before the Flashes turned their defense up a notch down the stretch."We haven't been playing Kent basketball," said Whorton, following Saturday's 75-68 home victory over the Bulls. "Kent basketball is aggressive, in-your-face defense. We haven't stopped anybody lately. If we want to achieve what we think we can, we've got to get back to playing great, hard-nosed defense."Defense will be in the forefront of the Zips' minds as well this Wednesday.Last year Kent scorched Akron for 95 points to pull off a shocking upset in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament after the defending East Division champs had routed the Flashes twice during the regular season."They'll want to shut us down," said Whorton, who tossed in a career-high 27 points in Kent's 95-88 victory. "But the losses are in the past and the win is in the past, and none of that will matter (on Wednesday). Both teams have a lot of the same players, but this is still a different year and we're different teams."We've just got to look ourselves in the mirror and come to Akron ready to play. If we don't come out with intensity and put our best foot forward, it will be a real struggle in Akron."


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Right this is my first ever attempt at a blog so apologies in advance if it is poor. Right i have seen a lot of blogs with people complaining about things that are wrong so I am going to talk about all the good things at the moment.
Personally this is the most entertaining fued on Raw at the moment you have Laurinaitis playing the stand up corporate guy trying to impress Mr Mcmahon and you have Punk playing the anti establishment role. Also it shows the good side of the PG rating system as Punk excels at playing the role and pushing the boundary's without breaking them. I feel it is like being a kid again watching Austin vs Mcmahon again not quite there yet but it is good to watch.
I like this show off gimmick he is doing right now I can see a WWE championship reign in the near future if he decides to let Vicky Guerrero go and manage Swagger and drop the US title to Ryder then we could see Ziggler be Champion before Summerslam 2012. I myself see that as a perfect fit for his character.
When he turned face i was intrigued to see where he would go and I haven't he has and will continue to take being a babyface to a whole new level with him tailgating with " The Dibiase Posse" and I am sure a close relation to him took being a heel to a new level. He is talented in the ring waiting to see where his fued with Mahal goes but I see him wearing the IC title soon.
If Morrison goes to TNA i would look forward to this more then Cena vs The Rock. Two high flying fast paced main eventers that's right WWE Morrison is a main eventer. This match will be a fitting PPV main event also TNA have been living of Styles and Hogan for a while so Morrison is a perfect WWE talent or ex talent who you would want to see in the Impact zone and this match could tear the house down.
How do i put Booker on my list WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE that's how. I agree not the most informative commentator around but the most entertaining hands down so CAN YOU DIG THAT SUCKAAA!!!!!!!!!!
Well that is my first blog hope you like it and feel free to comment and let me know what you think


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IUP is included in the 2009 edition of the Princeton Review's The Best 368 Colleges.
This is the eighth consecutive year that IUP has been selected for this annual guidebook. There are a total of 130 four-year accredited colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and 2,343 in the United States.
The guidebook accepts no advertising dollars and uses independent surveys from current students, recent graduates, and college officials to determine which colleges and universities merit inclusion. The book is a reflection of interviews with more than 100,000 college students from all over the country.
"To be selected for these guidebooks for eight consecutive years and to be in the company of institutions like Princeton, Yale, and the University of Chicago clearly demonstrates IUP's status as an outstanding and nationally ranked university," IUP President Tony Atwater said. "To see that IUP is consistently chosen by independent evaluators as one of the best universities in the nation offers validation of the university's high academic standards and of the excellence of the IUP faculty."
In the category about IUP, students were quoted as saying IUP is "academically challenging," and students "get more for less." They said that IUP has "awesome professors who are concerned with their welfare and academic growth" and that faculty members are "strong educators" who push students to "think critically." Students quoted credit the residence halls as helping to "instill a strong feeling of community, as do the honors courses, which provide a bonding experience" for students.
Guidebook editors say IUP "offers an academic environment unique among most public universities."
In June 2007, Consumers Digest magazine selected IUP as number four in the magazine's rankings of the Best Values in Public Colleges and Universities. In February 2007, IUP was ranked at forty out of a hundred colleges and universities selected for Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's Kiplinger 100, a listing of schools that combine outstanding value with a first-class education.
IUP was included in the 2005 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine under a listing of the top seventy-three colleges and universities in the nation ranked for excellence in entrepreneurship emphasis. The Eberly College of Business and Information Technology won national prominence as part of the Princeton Review's 2007 edition of The Best Business Schools, following its selection for the 2005 and 2006 editions of the guidebook.
IUP also has been included in How to Get an Ivy League Education at a State School by Martin Nemko; in Money magazine; in the annual One Hundred Best Buys in Public Colleges and Universities published by Kiplinger's Magazine; and in Kaplan Publishing's The Unofficial, UnBiased Insider's Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges in 2002 and 2003.
IUP also was selected by Forbes.com as one of the twenty-five "Most Wired" campuses in the nation in 2003. IUP's Robert E. Cook Honors College was the subject of a chapter in Donald Asher's Cool Colleges for the Hyperintelligent, published in 2001 and updated in 2007.
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Data suggest that structural maintenance of chromosomes flexible hinge domain containing 1 (Smchd1) imparts epigenetic regulation via physical association with chromatin.
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Genome-wide expression analysis showed that Smchd1 is required for the silencing of around 10% of the genes on the inactive X chromosome, apparently independent of CpG island hypomethylation, and, moreover, that these genes nonrandomly occur in clusters.
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This study demonstrated that the the linkage peak revealed a variant (rs574972) within an intron of the gene SMCHD1 is linkaged to major depression in Mexican Americans.
The synergistic effect has been demonstrated of two SMCHD1 variants on D4Z4 hypomethylation site and disease penetrance in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy-2 patients.
In the case of FSHD1, a contraction of the D4Z4 repeat array is disease causing whereas FSHD2 is most often caused by mutations in the structural maintenance of chromosomes hinge domain 1 (SMCHD1) gene.
Two facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 2 families with a 1.2-Mb deletion encompassing the SMCHD1 gene are described; they have only one copy of SMCHD1.
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findings confirm the role of SMCHD1 mutations in FSHD2 and as a modifier of disease severity.
This approach was successfully employed in the context of the in silico prediction of potential remotely acting regulatory elements for the SMCHD1 gene. Subsequent sequencing of these predicted regions identified three sequence variants in FSHD patients
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Brent Roger Burgardt, 32, Little Falls, was charged March 22, with one felony count of third degree assault by Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf and his staff.
On Sept. 17, 2012, a man reported to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office he had been assaulted by Burgardt.
The victim told officers he met up with Burgardt and another man at a bar in Pierz. The other man began harassing him and the bartender escorted him out.
Later, at another Pierz bar, the victim encountered Burgardt and the other man again. He told officers that when he was walking to his car after the bar closed, he and the other man again argued. That is when the assault allegedly started.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim told police the two men got him on the ground and proceeded to beat him, striking him in the face, shoulders and chest. He said he went to the hospital the next day and learned he had fractures through the right and left nasal bone.
If convicted, Burgardt faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and/or a $10,000 fine.


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By Joy Lee ,The China Post Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 12:13 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) yesterday reasserted the ministry's intention to continue monitoring Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection Co.'s (FETC) eTag and customer service systems.
Yeh said that he will personally test those two systems that have caused a lot of disputes as a customer.
"There are three important things that the FETC should do now," said Yeh. "The FETC should increase the public's trust, provide a satisfying customer service system and finish placing former freeway toll collectors into new positions."
Yeh also said that the new freeway toll system is too complicated for some people, and now the rates for drivers using freeways during the Chinese New Year holiday are different from current rates, which might be misleading for the public.
"The FETC and the National Freeway Bureau (NFB) should start to promote the freeway rates for the Chinese New Year holiday as soon as possible," said Yeh.
According to Yeh, some people still think that every time they enter a freeway, they receive 20 kilometers for free. However, the policy states that each vehicle can receive 20 kilometers for free each day.
Yeh also demanded that FETC's customer service representatives answer all phone calls within one minute of the phone ringing.
Regarding the Chinese New Year holiday," some policies will be different, like free mileages will be canceled and freeway rates will be the same regardless of the distances drivers travel," said Yeh. "Therefore, these special measures should be promoted to the public as soon as possible."
NFB Deputy Director-General Wu Mu-fu said on Monday that if the FETC fails to improve the stability and service quality of the eTag system, the company will be subject to a daily fine of up to NT$500,000.
According to Wu, a committee of third party experts will convene within a week to designate a set of key performance indicators (KPI) to scrutinize the FETC and starting from Jan. 30 the KPI will be used to check whether the company is making substantial improvements.
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Yeh yesterday said that he is determined to focus on his job now instead of responding to rumors.
Yeh has been accused of accepting a luxury birthday party held by Senao International Chairman Paul Lin (林保雍) as a thank-you gift for demanding that Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信) purchase Senao's stock, but he denied the accusation.
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The leader of the national air traffic controllers union wants members to be allowed to schedule naps during night shifts.
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi said the steps taken last week by the Federal Aviation Administration to address fatigue — including adding an extra hour to the time between air traffic controllers' shifts — were a good start. However, he said the changes "barely scratch the surface."
Rinaldi defended the proposal to allow supervised naps against critics who say air traffic controllers are not being paid to sleep on the job.
"There is nothing groundbreaking about these recommendations," Rinaldi said. "They are common sense solutions to a problem NATCA and fatigue experts have consistently raised for years while past Administrations turned a blind eye. The recommendations are based on advice from NASA and the military and in line with international air traffic control best practices. If we are serious about addressing controller fatigue, then every recommendation must be adopted and implemented."
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is one of the leading critics of the nap proposal.
"We're not going to sit by and let that kind of behavior take place in control towers," LaHood said last week in an interview, referring to a controller in Miami who was fired after bringing bedding to work to take a nap.
The incident was one of seven involving air traffic controllers not being responsive to landing airplanes. Last week, a controller in Cleveland was found to be watching movies on a portable DVD player while on the job. The audio of the movie was transmitted to a military plane over the flight tower's radio system.
Rinaldi just concluded a week-long tour of air traffic control facilities with Randy Babbitt, the head Federal Aviation Administration, during which the pair emphasized the "personal responsibility" of controllers. He said the tour was effective.
"Our members take seriously the personal responsibility each of them has to act appropriately and keep the flying public safe," he said. "I know we will win back the trust and confidence of the flying public."


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Fox Metah Helmet - First Look
MIPS is a great invention. You add a cheap badly fixed plastic layer and earn a 50+bucks extra for each helmet you sell. Guess who really benefits from MIPS. Marketing at its finest.
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Fox Metah Helmet - First Look
yeah, I also like the design quite a lot (even the ducky/robin hood like style), but the bulky look on my head was a knock out criterion... :/
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Canyon Sender - First Ride
aside from the fact, that this is one of the most beautiful dh sleds ever made... €3599, £2899, $5599 - what a welcome change! That "$1000 = £1500 = €3000" thing annoyed the crap out of my arse for much too long... and again: hats off to the industrial design team. you completely redefined the way I (and I bet many others too) look at Canyon.
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First Look: Renthal 1XR Chainring
That plastic logo badge is the perfect example of how to ruin an otherwise perfect product. It's not only the fact that it will fall off after a few wet & muddy rides and leave an ugly spot of adhesive residues, but also look at its size and how its visual integration will make your retina detach. Renthal, why the hell did you do this? The SR4 chainring was a stunning beauty, the 1XR looks like [add super model here] with googly eyes.
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Audi Sets up Dealer Network in India for the First Time
Audi is looking strategically into the future and putting its money on India. The luxury car market there has tripled in the last five years.
Being in the right place at the right time is something that Audi has already managed to achieve in China. With the set-up of a dealer network in India, Audi is now betting on another market of the future. Following the conclusion of two dealership agreements at the key strategic locations of Delhi and Bombay, Audi will be represented in the market from July 2004.
The first models to be offered will be the Audi TT 1.8T and the Audi allroad 2.5 TDI. The new A6 will follow in the autumn. "A sporty premium brand like Audi simply cannot afford to be missing from a market of the future such as India," according to Ralph Weyler, Director of Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG.
Step by step, with the setting up of the dealer network, about 1,000 vehicles are due to be sold in next five years. "We will take up a sporty position and watch carefully the way the market develops. There is still a lot more potential in this market, and we certainly intend to exploit it," says Jörg Hoffmann, Head of Sales in the Asia/Pacific region.


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Novi, MI (September 9, 2008)--- As part of National Women's Health & Fitness Day, the Botsford Center for Health Improvement will be hosting a Women's Health & Fitness Fair from Wednesday, September 24 through Saturday, September 27. The fair, designed to encourage women to make fitness a lifestyle goal, will include free guest days and workouts, classes, demonstrations, a raffle for a $25 gift card to Lucy Activewear and vendor booths including the Body Shop, Creative Memories, Lia Sophia and Lucy Activewear.
Monica Pagels, Manager of the Botsford Center for Health Improvement, says, "National Women's Health & Fitness Day encourages women to take control of their health by learning how to make good health choices and make time for regular physical activity. This free event gives women a chance to begin or renew their commitment to a healthy lifestyle."
The Botsford Center for Health Improvement is the first medical model fitness center in Metro Detroit. More than a health club, the Botsford Center for Health Improvement offers a "medical model" approach to all of its programs, integrating fitness, lifestyle and behavior management with medical and clinical practices. The facility is open to the general community offering an all-inclusive membership featuring group exercise classes and aquatics.
For questions about the fitness fair, please contact the Botsford Center for Health Improvement at (248) 473-3100 or go to www.botsford.org/bchi. The Botsford Center for Health Improvement is located at 39750 Grand River Ave. in Novi.
Botsford Hospital, an independent, acute care, 330-bed community hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich., was founded in 1965. Nationally recognized for quality, safety and medical education programs, Botsford has received the 2005 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders award and the 2005 Governor's Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Hospital and Emergency Department Settings. Botsford's Web address is www.botsford.org.
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Family Constitution (Case Study 2: The Carjaval Group)
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Definition: The family constitution is also referred to as "Family Creed", "Family Protocol", "Statement of Family Principles", "Family Rules and Values", "Family Rules and Regulations", and "Family Strategic Plan". The Family constitution is a statement of the principles that outline the family commitment to core values, vision, and mission of the business.[1] The constitution also defines the roles, compositions, and powers of key governance bodies of the business: family members/shareholders, management, and board of directors. In addition, the family constitution defines the relationships among the governance bodies and how family members can meaningfully participate in the governance of their business.[2]
The family constitution is a living document that evolves as the family and its business continue to evolve. As a consequence, it is necessary to regularly update the constitution in order to reflect any changes in the family and/or the business.
Components: The form and content of family constitutions differ from one family business to another depending on the size of the family, its stage of development, and the degree of involvement of family members in the business. However, a typical family constitution will cover the following elements:
- Family values, mission statement, and vision.
- Family institutions, including the family assembly, the family council, the education committee, the family office, etc.
- Board of directors (and board of advisors if one exists).
- Senior management.
- Authority, responsibility, and relationship among the family, the board, and the senior management.
- Policies regarding important family issues such as family members' employment, transfer of shares, CEO succession, etc.
Although most family companies don't have a formal constitution, they usually have an informal set of rules and customs that determine the rights, obligations, and expectations of family members and other governance bodies of the business. As the family increases in size, it becomes crucial to develop a written and formal constitution that is shared among the governance bodies and all family members of the business.
CASE STUDY 2 - The Carvajal Group
The Carvajal Group is a leading privately-owned Colombian multinational company with businesses in 19 countries, primarily in
The Carvajal Group was founded in 1904 in
IFC's two investments in the Carvajal Group, in 2004 and 2006, had a purpose of supporting the Group in its strategic and modernization plans. The most recent IFC investment in the Carvajal Group is related to the revamping and modernization of the Group's information systems. IFC has also provided advice to the Carvajal Group in the area of corporate governance.
Table of Contents of the Family Protocol of The Carvajal Group[1]
A. Objective of the Family Protocol
1. Integrity of the Carvajal Company
2. Unity of the Carvajal Family
B. Family Institutions
1. Family Assembly
a. Objective of the Family Assembly
b. Functions of the Family Assembly
2. Family Council
a. Objective of the Family Council
b. Composition of the Family Council
c. Functions of the Family Council
d. Decisions of the Family Council
e. Frequency of Meetings of the Family Council
3. Council for the Development of Family Members Working in the Company
a. Objective of the Development Council
b. Composition of the Development Council
c. Functions of the Development Council
C. The Carvajal Family Foundation (Charity Institution)
1. Objective of the Family Foundation
2. Board of the Family Foundation
3. President of the Family Foundation
D. Institutions of the Company
1. Shareholders Meeting
a. Objective of the Shareholders Meeting
b. Decisions of the Shareholders Meeting
2. Board of Directors
a. Objective of the Board of Directors
b. Composition of the Board of Directors
c. Chairman of the Board of Directors
E. Management of the Company
1. CEO of the Company
a. Appointment of the CEO of the Company
F. Shareholding Policies
a. Right of First Refusal
b. Conditions of
2. Liens on Shares
3. Issuances of Shares
4. Reserve Fund
a. Objective of the Reserve Fund
b. Board of Directors of the Reserve Fund
5. Conflicts of Interest
a. Investment in Other Companies
b. Transactions with the Company
c. Other Activities
G. Employment of Family Members
1. Entrance
2. Responsibilities
3. Remuneration
4. Evaluation for Development
5. Retirement
H. Social Dividend (Subsidies for Family Members)
1. Objective of the Social Dividend
2. Components of the Social Dividend
3. Regulation of the Social Dividend
I. Family Activities
1. Social Meetings
2. Informative Meetings
3. Communication
4. History of the Company
J. Relations with the Public
K. Overseer of the Family Protocol
1. Objective of the Overseer
2. Appointment of the Overseer
3. Functions of the Overseer
L. Secretary of the Family Council
1. Objective of the Secretary of the Family Council
2. Appointment of the Secretary of the Family Council
3. Functions of the Secretary of the Family Council
M. Resolution of Conflicts
N. Updating of the Family Protocol
O. Definitions
[1] Adapted and summarized from the 2002 version of the Family Protocol of The Carvajal Group.
[1] These principles can range from basic (when the family is still at its founder(s) stage) to detailed and more specific as the family gets larger.
[2] Fred Neubauer and Alden G.Lank, The Family Business: its Governance for Sustainability (Routledge New York, 1998); Daniela Montemerlo and John Ward, The Family Constitution: Agreements to Secure and Perpetuate Your Family and Your Business (Family
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Doesn't Arca allow Schneider and Rodenstock?Or do you want to use dedicated Alpa mounted lenses?[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102205\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
So with ALPA 12SWA & ALPA XY: I can't go wrong, simplybecause to me it's like [span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\']having [/span][span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\']Leica & Ebony related to each otherand both using the same ultra fine LF Digital Lenses[/span].
Hi William,I did look at the Arca Swiss R line, but they don't take ALPALenses and you know that I prefer to have Leica like camerathat fits Digital LF lenses.So with ALPA 12SWA & ALPA XY: I can't go wrong, simplybecause to me it's like having Leica & Ebony related to each otherand both using the same ultra fine LF Digital Lenses.RegardsDanijela[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102204\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
DanijelaHave you looked at the Cambo Wide Compact(Leica digital solution)?the shutter release is like a 35mm integrated in the hand grip..unfortunately the current model camera has no movement. The LF digital lenses also fit the Cambo WDS ( handholdable Ebony solution) and you can also shoot 4x5 film with the appropriate lenses.But as you say with an Alpa you can't wrong.......the XY is bigger and more expensive but you have the option of shooting 120 film on both with the right lenses.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102221\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
DanijelaHave you looked at the Cambo Wide Compact(Leica digital solution)?the shutter release is like a 35mm integrated in the hand grip..unfortunately the current model camera has no movement.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102221\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
But as you say with an Alpa you can't wrong.......the XY is bigger and more expensive but you have the option of shooting 120 film on both with the right lenses.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102221\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I have to admit I didnt pay any attention to Cambo Wide Compact because just fromA distance it looked a bit more robust than ALPA 12 SWA and with ALPA 12 SWA the moment I tried it I new that was it, even though I have to do my home work later. Now, my home work is done and I know that I cant go wrong with ALPA.ALPA simply offers more flexible models I guess, for example: If I wanted to go really small without any movement I could even go smaller than ALPA 12 SWA and still be more practical and more mobile. Actually ALPA 12 TC is so small that it can easily fit in my New Year's purse, and I can still use the same LF digital lenses. [span style=\'font-size:12pt;line-height:100%\']DIGITAL BACK is my problem, which one?[/span] Other then that, I cant go wrong with ALPA, period. If I buy ALPA XY and ALPA 12 SWA I asked if I deserve to receive a gift or discount, they asked if I had any Idea? and I just said an ALPA 12 TC , so what more could I ask?I never ever do anything irrationally. So, again my home work is done. WAITING FOR DELIVERY is next step.Perhaps it is expensive and its not for everyone, but considering what is out there,I know I am going to be more then just fine.RegardsDanijela[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102284\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
You can mount the DB on the front of SWA12 and lens on the back, turn the camera 90 degree, this way you may achieve some degree of left-right shift for stitch. I am using a P45 of Contax fitting and can do this by switching the mounting plate.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102168\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
What I would like is a smaller version of the Alpa XY.If you intend on using only Rodenstock HR lenses,like me,the shift that the XY allows is overkill!30mm front and back would be great!Cheers.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102186\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I have been in contact with Alpa,regarding a sliding back.They were advising against it ,because of the strict tolerances that are involved.Especially with the extreme wides.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102201\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Hi Tomas,I am in much/less the same position and I tried to see if anybody had any solution or perhaps Digital Sliding Back will simply do it. After a while I found out there is nothing for 12SWA that will shift the Digital Back. So, you definitely need a sliding adapter to do the proper job, but the ALPA 12SWA is so small and light camera for that anyways. Personally, I always prefer to refer to it as Leica of Medium Format.However, I am looking to also purchase the bigger version of ALPA, XY model and there you have more then plenty of possibilities. I asked Kapture Group about making the sliding adapter for me and they are happy to make one including the Quad-stitch sliding adapter that I believe is a very good idea but not entirely ready with regards to performance on every camera out there. So basically on some camera works less then satisfactory and on some perfect.I am waiting for my Cameras, so until then I can't say more.RegardsDanijela[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102194\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Alpa 12TC is not only more compact, it is in fact more versatile. 12TC allow more accessory shoe so adding a small flash, radio slave and so on more conveniently than the bigger SW12 or SWA12. [a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102291\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I somehow wish XY will have its smaller brother avaialble, not as big.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102291\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Even better then I thought, I guess more anticipation until I receive the equipment.You mean younger sister?RegardsDanijela[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102326\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Hi Danijela,I think I will buy an Alpa 12SWA, I just like the camera, but I dont´t want to have more cameras than necessary. XY is overkill for me so if I can put some XY function in Alpa 12 I will be happy and this seems to be possible.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102323\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
A local friend have made adapters for my Roundshot so I think he can make one for Alpa. [a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102323\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I agree, take your time, especially because XY will always be there if you change your mind. I have been trying to find the proper adapters through several sources but I failed.Is your friend working for Seitz? if not comfortable, you can PM.RegardsDanijela[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=102330\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


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Last Sunday, R. Dennis Hansen wrote, "It's time to get real about saving water" (Opinion, Sept. 23). As a manager for MediaOne, I drive all over the east bench to ensure delivery of newspapers. I see that many people still have their automatic sprinkler systems running near the end of September. I see a lot of wasted water running in the streets.
Hansen gave many examples of what is being done to reduce indoor water use. Why are we not getting serious about outdoor water use this late in the year, especially when we know it will hurt us later?
Bryan Jay Stone-Daly


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Fashion Guru Meets Fresno Fashionistas
"Life is too short to go around wearing bad jeans," says Fashion Guru Clinton Kelly, moments before his presentation at Macy's in Fresno Saturday afternoon.
A crowd of more than 400 people was on hand to welcome Kelly to the Central Valleyand pick his brain about all things fashion.
Kelly has been with Macy's for the last nine years as a fashion consultant.
"A lot of women think that fashion is something that is scary or something that doesn't apply to them. I'm here to show women there's a big difference between fashion and style," he says.
"Fashion is like the buffet. All the stuff we see in magazines, all the stuff we see in stores and the stuff editors tell you to be wearing. Style is what you put on your plate."
Kelly broke down his presentation by different styles and gave examples using millennial (those in their teens to 20's), curvy, and mature.
After years of helping co-host TLC's "What Not to Wear", Kelly says he's not one to follow trends. Instead, "What you should be wearing is what makes you happy," he says.
"What works for your lifestyle, what works for your body type, what works for your age."
Through the course of the one-hour presentation, he featured models in floral patterns, different dresses, and white.
"Head to toe white, which is tricky for a lot of people," he said.
"The key is adding texture to the mix, instead of just doing flat boring white."
As for jeans, he dished some behind-the-scenes tidbits.
"The average woman I worked with on "What Not to Wear" has to try on an average of 15 pairs of jeans before she finds the perfect pair of jeans for her," he says.
That's why, as stated earlier, life is too short to go around wearing bad jeans.
He also shared a couple of tips on things women can swap out of their closets to elevate their style.
- trade out those oversized hooded sweatshirts for a jacket in a knit stretch
- instead of one-size-fits-all t-shirts, go with a blouse.
- got any bad "mom jeans"? Go with modern jeans in a dark wash.
- instead of sneakers, try a casual flat... like a boot in the winter, a flat sandal in the summer, or a ballet flat.


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DVR is one of those things that once you have it, you can't imagine living without it. As a mom of small children, it's perfect for me–I can tape my favorite shows and movies, and then watch them after my kids go to bed at night. My nightly chore of folding laundry, or morning run on the treadmill is made so much better when I have something I love to watch. I also haven't watched many commercials since, and I'm a BIG fan of that!
One conversation we've had consistently over the time we've had DVR, is which shows we're going to record, and who gets priority. With sports, kids' shows, my favorite shows, and movies we want to save for the weekends, often times we've had to play rock, paper, scissors to make the final decision.
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Do you hover?
Do you hover when your kids are doing their lessons, or do they mostly work independently?
Oh yes. the goal is always to get them independent, and i tell them that. But They are too young and immature for much independence. As soon as I turn my back they are either daydreaming or fighting. They still need "proximity control."
I have things scheduled so that I work with the kids for about 4hrs a day. Then they have independent time to work on things. We are home, I'm a mom, and of course I am always easily accessible. It's peaceful here but there are distractions still. I've incorporated things into our day to help with avoiding distractions and to encourage time management skills.
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air... - Emerson
Warning: This iPad enjoys auto correcting into jibberish. I have three kids 17, 10.5 and 9 yrs old. This mama works, homeschools, and explores life + varied interests.
I stay in the same area, but my kids are pretty self sufficient in thier lessons.
Quoting SusanTheWriter:
It depends. She can work independently, but she has to work at the kitchen table or in the living room to stay on task. If she works in her room, nothing gets done. So I don't "hover," but my presence is felt.
I never hover. I help them as they need it. Many times they ask me sit next to them. They enjoy doing things together.I usually try and encourage them to figure things on their own
I do hover. Ds, 9, is easily distracted and needs the supervision.
I'd like to be upstairs with Sierra. And at first I did stay in the room. But DS kept messing with the computer cords. It was so bad that he crashed my Dh's pc because he kept turning it off and on. I couldn't keep him away from them. So I started staying downstairs. She comes down when she needs help or if her work is offline and shes feeling lonely.


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About Us
CES 2010: AVerMedia
posted: 1/9/2010 10:11:00 AM
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AVerMedia is a company that's been around producing various multimedia items such as TV tuners. I've never used one of their products but I've heard good things about them from others. I stopped by their display at the Hilton to check out a product that compares to a Hauppauge device I reviewed not too long ago.
AverTV USB HD DVR
allows you to capture high definition video from various sources. Like the
Hauppauge HD DVR
, the
AverTV USB HD DVR
has some components in to allow you to record up to 1080i video with the box plugged into a computer via a USB cable. Featuring hardware encoding, the
AverTV USB HD DVR
allows you to do these recordings on the go since it's portable and can be plugged into a notebook or netbook.
What's different about the AverTV USB HD DVR is that it includes an HDMI output. Say you record some content using the device. You can plug it into a large screen TV via HDMI and output it back easily using just one cable. While some laptops do have an HDMI connection, this is an option for those without this feature on their laptop or computer. It's just too bad it doesn't have an HDMI input and is limited to 1080i but for around $199, it seems like a solid recording device for those that want to capture video from say an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.
Various software such as those from ArcSoft will be included to help with recording and playback. Look for the
AverTV USB HD DVR
in March.
Available now though is the
AVerTV HD DVR
which is a PCI card featuring an HDMI input and an HDMI output. Again, this product is limited to 1080i recording but the ease of plugging in one cable to capture HD content makes it a little better. I'd still rather opt to see 1080p being supported.
It is limited by HDCP so some content will not be able to be recorded with this device. The Xbox 360 seems to be free of this limitation but Sony's PlayStation 3 cannot be used with the HD DVR. I'm not surprised considering the built in Blu-ray player involved but fear not as the
AverTV HD DVR
also features a dongle with various inputs and you can use the component connections to record from the PlayStation 3.
One thing I am concerned with though is the fact it doesn't have hardware encoding built in. This does make the price of the product more affordable but I've always had subpar experiences with cards without it. The folks at AVerMedia told me that a Quad-core CPU should suffice but I won't know until I get one to test out. While recording HD content is great, I would hope that the lack of hardware encoding won't hinder the recording performance of the card.
Available now, the PCI express card will run you $99.
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I had my chin implant about a month and a half ago. It healed nicely. Today I noticed 2 white pimples on top of the scar. Could it be from the sun or the chlorine water of my pool? Or Is it because it's blocking the hair, also I haven't shaved in three days and the hair around is all scruffy and sort of itchy. (It doesn't feel hard at all almost like a dead skin + I have a normal temperature of 98.7 so I'm assuming it's not too infected yet...) Thanks for your help docs. Have a good day!
What Are These 2 White Pimples on the Scar of my Chin Implant? Pls. Help
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Pimples on the scar
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Hard to tell from the picture, you must see your surgeon. The most common things are: a stich, a pimple, and or an infection. There is also redness around the incision, so if there is an infection it must be treated.
Best of luck,
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The worlds of drag culture and hip-hop do not often converge, but converge they did on Sunday morning when a bevy of Philadelphia drag queens from collective Philly Drag Mafia opened up for rapper Yazz the Greatest at the Anti-Defamation League's Walk Against Hate at the Navy Yard. The performances went off without a hitch, but afterward, things didn't go quite as smoothly. Read more »
A First for Philly Schools: A High School Course in Drag
Germantown Friends is not your average Philadelphia school. A four-year high school education there will set you back more than $130,000 — about the same as a bachelor's degree from Temple University, including room and board at Temple. And the students at the prestigious Quaker school aren't just learning reading, writing and 'rithmetic. Read more »
WATCH: First-Ever Drag Show at National Constitution Center
Yesterday evening, the National Constitution Center held a grand opening celebration for the opening of its first LGBT exhibit, "Speaking Out for Equality." The event drew a crowd of about 600—everyone from State Representative Brian Sims, who looked dashing in his rainbow suspenders; Philly Pride's Franny Price with purple hair a blazin'; and even the out owner of Geno's Steaks Geno Vento.
How Old Does Microsoft Think These 15 Philly Drag Queens Are?
Microsoft has created the website equivalent to one of those carnival attractions that claims to be able to guess your age and weight. "How Old Do I Look" uses "state-of-the-art, cloud-based algorithms" to decipher human faces, guess their age, and taunt the gay community for eternity.
Gay Star News gave it a test run (and veered into dangerous territory) using photos of 18 gay icons. The results were a little off-base. The site guessed Christina Aguilera was 48 (14 years older than what it guessed for Cher!), Ellen was 64 (even with all that Cover Girl!?) and Madonna was 27 (it must have confused her with her boyfriends.)
I wanted to tinker with it, too, and I thought "What better way than to use Philly drag queens?!" That couldn't get me into any trouble at all, right? It's all fun and games, people, and Microsoft even admits that they're still working to improve the feature. So without further adieu, Microsoft attempts to guess the ages of some of our most popular drag queens:
Try it out for yourself here.
DO THIS: Wing Bowl for Drag Queens to Kick Off Pride Weekend in Philly
This year's Wing Bowl seemed to stir up a particularly hefty amount of criticism, mostly concerning its objectification of women. This didn't escape Alexander Kacala, socialite, a former contributor to G Philly and, full disclosure, a personal friend of mine. So he decided to do something to turn the whole thing on its head: compete in 2016 as his long-retired drag persona Tammy Faymous.
"I think we can all agree that the annual Wing Bowl in Philadelphia reeks of misogyny and homophobia," he tells me. "So I took to social media to tell people I would compete as Tammy, and it was well received." But then he thought he'd take it a step further: "Why not bring a bunch of drag queens together for a good cause and have them do what they do best, eat."
His idea evolved into Wigs & Wings, where drag queens sponsored by Gayborhood businesses will pull up to a table and stuff their faces with chicken wings to raise funds for the William Way Community Center and MANNA, a local nonprofit that works to feed people in Philadelphia with life-debilitating diseases such as HIV and cancer.
Martha Graham Cracker to Make Her Franky Bradley's Debut
Martha Graham Cracker fans, get ready to get your fill of the city's hairiest drag queen. The leggy chanteuse is performing all over the place this week—including a debut in the newly opened cabaret lounge at Franky Bradley's—before she jets off to Louisville, Kentucky for a month with Pig Iron Theatre Company.
PHOTOS: Presidents in Drag
I don't know about you, but I've always found our first ladies to be infinitely more interesting than their fuddy-duddy ol' husbands. But is there a First Ladies' Day? Nooooo. So, in the spirit of compromise, I've rounded up this hilarious gallery of presidents transposed onto photos of their wives, and, in some cases, a few other feminine figures of their time. Have fun!
Source: Presidents in Drag
Man Undergoes $75K Worth of Surgery to Look Like Madonna
Gay Star News reports on Adam Guerra, a California drag queen and former RuPaul's Drag Race contestant, who underwent $75,000 worth of plastic surgery to look like his idol, Madonna.
"My name is Adam, and I am addicted to being Madonna. … I really challenge myself to look like her. I have had over 18 surgeries, I've spent $75,000 to look like her," he says, saying half of his face is fake.
He also says he has spent around $75,000 (€66,000) on plastic surgery and $100,000 (€88,000) on costumes.
But why?
"With Madonna I saw who went from nothing to something, who was herself and didn't care what anybody said about her," Guerra says. "She was the one that everybody wanted to be."
You can learn more about Guerra's experience: He is the subject of the TLC documentary My Strange Addiction. See a clip below:
Queens From New Season of RuPaul's Drag Race Coming to Philly for a Sneak Peek at Season 7
By now you've probably heard that Logo has finally told us when they're going to air season seven of RuPaul's Drag Race: March 2nd at 9 p.m.!
There are also some exciting new details emerging, like the fact that Queer Eye For the Straight Guy's Carson Kressley and Chelsea Lately's Ross Matthews will join Michelle and Ru on the judges' panel. And the lineup of celebrity guest judges is pretty rad: Ariana Grande, Jessica Alba, Demi Lovato, John Waters, Kathy Griffin, Olivia Newton-John, Alyssa Milano, Kat Dennings, Jordin Sparks, Mel B, Tamar Braxton, Rebecca Romijn, Santino Rice, Isaac Mizrahi, Michael Urie, Rachael Harris, Lucian Piane and Merle Ginsberg. Whew!
To build hype, the new cast of season 7 will be coming to Philadelphia to host an evening of performance and an advance screening of the first episode. They're be at the Trocadero on Tuesday, February 24th—exactly a week before the March 3 debut.
WATCH: Philly Band Films Music Video at Tabu's Drag Brunch
Philly rock band Wonder and Fury wanted a few queens for their latest music video, "Talk Talk Talk,' so they called up Tabu to see if they could bring their cameras to one of the bar's signature Sunday Drag Brunches in November. Of course, the queens were more than happy to oblige.
The video spans a whole afternoon of drag-brunching—from going backstage where the ladies are caking their faces with makeup to showing performance clips on Tabu's tiny upstairs stage. Some of the gals who make an appearance are Brittany Lynn and her drag daughter Robyn, Crystal Electra and Maria TopCat.
"Talk Talk Talk" is from Wonder & Fury's eponymous first EP, which you can listen to and buy here. See the video below:


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NEW YORK ( MainStreet) -- There are people who can't stop crowing about how much they love the heat and wish it could be summer all year long. Then there are the people who want to strangle them.As summer vacation season nears its midpoint, there's a certain segment of the population that would rather not sweat it out with the rest of the sun-soaked masses on the nation's beaches and boardwalk. This falls just short of blasphemy among the 86% of Americans who told Expedia ( EXPE) travel site TripAdvisor that they planned on traveling this summer. Of that number, 40% say they'll be spending their summer by the ocean, another 16% will be hanging out by a lake and 50% will strap on the tourist socks and sandals and go sauntering through the nation's cities. They'll be sweltering in just about each destination. Vacation rental site HomeAway ( AWAY) found that the average summer traveler will spend more than $3,200 on a summer vacation this year, but will do so in hazy and humid spots such as Provincetown, Mass., Ocean City, Md., Myrtle Beach, S.C., Miami, and Gulf Shores, Ala. Those locales make up HomeAway's Top 5 summer vacation destinations and share space in the Top 10 with other literal hot spots including Bethany Beach, Del., Destin, Fla., New York City and Las Vegas. That's fine for those who work all year just to slather themselves in sunblock and stick their toes in the sand for a few weeks, but it means little to vacationing workers who wilt once the temperature tops 80 degrees. With some help from the seasonally sensitive folks at SmarterTravel and HomeAway, TheStreet came up with 10 summer destinations for travelers looking to beat the heat:
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