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Risk management is an ongoing process throughout an entire project and should not be thought of as just a 'front end' activity. The recognition of potential risks or new or emerging ones could occur at any time, but it is helpful here to note that there are key points within a typical PRINCE2 project where risk management need special attention.
The whole purpose of risk management is to identify those threats and opportunities that potentially have an impact on the project meeting its objectives. The risk management responsibilities of the project manager is to ensure that such responses are having the desired effect and therefore maximising the potential for project success.
I want to use the diagram below them as an aid to show exactly where these key points are:
The trigger to start a new project comes from either corporate or programme management in the form of the project mandate which should provide the terms of reference for the project and identify as a minimum, the prospective executive of the project board. It may also contain any known risks so that risk management can start pre-project.
The project mandate is refined within the 'starting up a project' process to create the project brief containing the project approach, outline business case, and a the project product description containing the customers quality expectations and acceptance criteria.
Within the above PRINCE2 management products, there may be many PRINCE2 risk management triggers, for example, the project approach may be a 'risky' one.
In addition, a plan for the initiation stage is prepared. Whenever a PRINCE2 plan is created, the risk management activities are also carried out, resulting in new or modified risks be identified as an appropriate response is added to the newly created risk register.
Also along with the PRINCE2 risk management risks in the risk register, each plan will have PRINCE2 risk management responses added.
Along with the management products described in the above two paragraphs, the project board decide whether or not to authorize the initiation stage. Their 'risk tolerance' or 'risk appetite' along with the information of all known risks, play a key role in the project board making an informed choice with regard to PRINCE2 risk management when using the 'authorize the initiation' activity, about whether or not to proceed to the initiation stage.
During the initiation stage the project initiation documentation is prepared and assembled and will be brought before the project board in the activity 'authorize the project' to make a decision whether or not proceed to the first, or only, delivery stage.
In creating its the various strategy documents (in particular here is the Risk Management Strategy document which defines how risk management will occur in this particular project), along with his project plan and business case, as the newly refined risk situation will again play a key role in the project board's decision whether to proceed or not.
In parallel with the above, the project manager will use the 'managing a stage boundary' process to create the next stage plan, and this again will trigger risk management to determine and refine known enter new risks. The project board will use the 'authorize a stage or exception plan' activity to approve or otherwise this next stage plan, where the risk management strategy and the aggregated risk impacts will be considered as part of making their decision.
As you will notice both the project initiation documentation and the next stage plan must be approved if the project is to proceed to the first (or only) delivery stage, and again, the total risk management situation provides key evidence about making such a decision.
After all of these control activity points, the project board will set appropriate tolerances, and the choice of risk tolerance may be set (risk tolerance will be documented within the Risk Management Strategy document). What this means, is that during the delivery stage, the project manager will use the risk tolerance metrics that the project board have set and providing the stage is forecast to complete within such tolerances the project manager need take no further action.
If however, (using risk tolerance as an example here), tolerance is forecast to be exceeded, then the project manager must mortgage this as an issue on the issue register and bring this to the attention of the project board via an exception report.
Returning to the point where the project manager is given authority to control and manage the first delivery stage, the first action is for the project manager to issue one or more work packages to the specialist team(s).
During the planning of the relevant stage, PRINCE2 recommends that work packages and their optional team plans are developed in parallel. This makes good sense as it ensures that the risk situation for both stage and work packages are considered, so that when the project manager issues such work packages they contain any relevant risk management information along with appropriate responses.
By the same token, the specialist team or team manager needs to agree to carry out the work package via the activity within the 'managing product delivery' process of 'accept a work package'. As part of accepting it, the risk management situation and responses are possibly refined, as the ultimately, also need to be agreed.
The team manager may create the optional team plan, and in doing so will carry out risks analysis and embed the appropriate risk management responses.
Now let us consider the key points within a typical PRINCE2 stage in relationship to risk management:
The project manager will receive regular checkpoint reports from the specialist team or team manager and these will include information on the risk management and status within each work package, and are included so that the project manager may have confidence that the work package remains on track to deliver the agreed product quality.
The project manager will use the activity 'review work package status' to carry this out. A typical PRINCE2 management stage will contain several work packages, and so it is also important that the project manager uses the 'review stage status' activity to ensure that risk management is being effectively applied within the current stage.
The project manager is responsible for taking proactive action in a timely manner whenever needed, and this takes the form of using the activity 'take corrective action' to implement the activities that will bring the stage back on track if required. This will often be needed due to changing risk status and impleneting risk management actions to counter this.
Of the many reasons why corrective action may be needed would include modifying risk responses so that they are effective or carry out risk analysis on new emerging risks and hence add new activities to existing or new work packages.
The activity 'capture and examine issues and risks' is used to carry out the above.
During the stage, the project manager will create regular highlight reports for the project board and other key stakeholders. These two should contain the status on risks' during the stage so that the project board have confidence that risk management in general, and such risks in particular, are being managed effectively.
As a result of examining issues and risks, it may be that stage tolerances are impacted by one or more risks' and that the project manager can take no effective corrective action. In such a case, the project manager raises an exception report to bring this matter to the attention of the project board to the an informed choice can be made about what to do next. Management by exception is a vital part of the risk management strategy within a PRINCE2 project.
Throughout the stage, there is a 'communication conduit' between the project manager and the project board called 'give ad hoc direction'. This will be used as and if needed by either the project board or the project manager to ask questions, seek answers, give advice and guidance, or to give directions that the project board want the project manager to follow.
For example if the project manager needs to seek advice and guidance with regard to a risk situation, then the project board may be contacted in an informal manner to obtain such advice.
As another example, it may be that the project board have knowledge of a new or emerging risk that needs to be brought the attention of the project manager so effective risk management can be applied.
For each risk, a suitable owner/'actionee' must be assigned, then it may be that for certain external all commercial risks' that one or more members of the project board are appointed as such an owner. This again may trigger the 'give ad hoc direction' activity to inform the project manager.
Finally, I want to remind you about when using the PRINCE2 process 'closing a project'. There may be existing risks that the have yet to happen, but if they did would do so after the project has finished as the end products are in their operational status'.
In such a case, the project manager will capture such information within the 'follow-on action recommendations' document to ensure that such risk management continues to be managed and controlled.
For more information on this click on PRINCE2 Risk Management.
I hope you found my risk management article useful!
David spent 25 years as a senior project manager for USA multinationals, and has deep experience in project management. He now develops a wide range of project-related downloadable video training products under the Primer and Projex Academy brand names. In addition, David runs project management training seminars across the world, and is a prolific writer on the many topics of project management.


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Professional athletes, especially in Boston, are regarded as role models and heroes — and rightfully so. But as we're reminded from time to time, America's true heroes aren't the competitors found in sold-out venues.
They're found in the battle fields and on the line of duty, as seen earlier this week when a group of special forces raided Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout and killed the most-wanted terrorist on the planet.
Which Boston athlete has what it takes to hack it on a special forces team? Let's go over a few options below.
Josh Beckett
If he can be this intense on the mound, just wonder how he would be in the line of fire. Also, his extensive hunting background would come in handy.
Jerod Mayo
If you can lead the NFL tackles and take and follow orders from Bill Belichick, you have to be something pretty special.
Shaquille O'Neal
Not only is the Big Shamrock an imposing figure, he has experience fighting crime as a police officer in Miami. A background in the art of Shaq Fu doesn't hurt, either.
Shawn Thornton
Not only is this brawler one of the NHL's toughest customers, he's also had experience working alongside members of the Coast Guard.
Wes Welker
Time and time again, Patriots fans have seen Welker shoot go across the middle, get hammered and hop back up only to do it over and over again. That certainly says a lot about a man.
Dustin Pedroia
Quick, name a tougher, scrappier and smarter Red Sox player than Dustin Pedroia. Exactly.
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This small bay is situated along the eastern end of South Georgia, 5 miles SSW of Cape Charlotte with the Bertrab Glacier at its head. The name appears to originate from early sealers and whalers and although sometimes called Anna's Bay or Gold-Hafen, the name Gold Harbour is now well established. Gold Harbour is backed by hanging glaciers and cliffs at the base of the Salvesen Range. The rapidly retreating Bertrab Glacier has left a series of lagoons, the largest of which is lined by a wave-swept moraine marking its recent former extent. The northern entrance to the bay is protected by Gold Head and a series of bluffs and cliffs which jut out to the east. Between the bluffs of Gold Head and a steep-sided lateral moraine to the south, lies a tussac-covered glacial outwash plain, riddled with small streams and pools and the site of a large king penguin colony.
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Confirmed breeders: elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella).
Introduced land mammals: Norway or brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).
Confirmed breeders: king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis), blue-eyed shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps georgianus), snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), brown skua (Catharacta lonnbergi), Antarctic tern (Sterna vittatae georgiae), South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica).
Kelp beds and a number of isolated reefs fringe the coastline around Gold Head. A few isolated rocky outcrops, some of which are partially submerged at high water, extend from the landing beach near the north end of the bay.
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American courier company UPS has called off its planned merger with Dutch peer TNT Express because of objections from Brussels, TNT said on Monday.
The news led TNT's share price to plunge around 50% on the Amsterdam stock exchange in early trading. Post NL, which owns nearly 30% of TNT's shares, was down 34%.
The collapse of the takeover comes after a meeting with officials in Brussels, at which it emerged the working group looking into the deal were working towards a ban. UPS decided to pull out, TNT said in a statement.
'TNT Express regrets this situation, having believed the merger was feasible and beneficial for all stakeholders,' the Dutch firm said. 'UPS has confirmed to TNT Express payment of the agreed €200m termination fee.'
UPS agreed to pay €5.16bn or €9.50 a share for Dutch group TNT Express in March 2012. TNT Express was spun off when TNT Post split into its express arm and PostNL in 2011.
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The recent French presidential elections saw one Jewish organization, Renouveau Juif (Jewish Renewal), break with the traditional neutrality of the organized Jewish community. Henri Hajdenberg and Philippe Ryfman, two lawyers who lead Jewish Renewal believed it played a part in defeating Valery Giscard d'Estaing's hopes for re-election.
In an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency here, Hajdenberg and Ryfman stressed that Jewish Renewal did not support any candidate for President. What they did was urge Jews to vote against Giscard whose policies Hajdenberg called pro-Arab and anti-Israel.
"This is the first time in France that anyone spoke of the Jewish vote," Hajdenberg said. The organization sponsored 15 rallies and demonstrations throughout France and distributed more than 100,000 leaflets calling for Jews to "vote against Giscard." The campaign to vote against Giscard did not favor any candidate in the first round, Hajdenberg said. Jews voted for Gaullist Jacques Chirac on the right as well as Socialist Francois Mitterrand.
But the two leaders admit that in the second round, which was a runoff between Giscard and Mitterrand, their call for a vote against Giscard favored Mitterrand. They also believe Jewish Renewal's efforts to convince France's some 300,000 Jewish voters to oppose Giscard were successful.
Hajdenberg said that in 11 out of the 12 districts in Paris and its suburbs where Jews make up seven to 12 percent of the population Mitterrand won, in many cases reversing the outcome of the 1974 election. He said that in two districts, where Jews are a majority, Mitterrand received a much higher percentage of the vote in winning than he did seven years ago.
Hajdenberg and Ryfman were in Washington to attend the recent 22nd annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). They were particularly interested in watching AIPAC members go around Capitol Hill to meet their Congressmen and discuss support of Israel.
The French Jews then returned to Paris where they will be conducting a new political campaign aimed at getting out Jewish voters for the French parliamentary elections scheduled by Mitterrand. Hajdenberg stressed that Jewish Renewal will act in each district on the candidates record, not their parties. He said it might call for the defeat of a candidate on Mitterrand's Socialist ticket if he does not have a good record on Israel.
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It was this attitude that convinced Hajdenberg, now 34, and Ryfman, 33, to form a more political organization around the time of the Yom Kippur War.
"We observed in France that Jews have no power and were not able to influence the policies of the country," Hajdenberg said. "Our representatives are not leaders, more like managers." He added that the French Jewish leadership reacted to events but did not mobilize for change.
It was of course the policies of Giscard that inspired the new organization which was then called the Jewish Action Committee. Hajdenberg said that as soon as Giscard was elected he demonstrated a pro-Arab position, his Foreign Minister met with Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasir Arafat and France voted against Israel in the UN, among numerous other examples.
The new organization had about 100 members but about a year-and-a-half ago it was decided to organize on a national basis and the organization was renamed Jewish Renewal. It now has some 9000 members, most of them under 40 years of age.
The event that made the organization nationally prominent, was the 12 Hours for Israel, a massive demonstration for the Jewish State in April, 1980. The organization also took an active part in the demonstrations after the bombing of the Rue Copernic Synagogue last year.
Hajdenberg said that members of the organization also provided the Jewish community and its institutions with "self-protection" after the bombing. Hajdenberg stressed that it was "self-protection" not "self-defense" — the terms have different meanings in French — since the group did not sanction violence against suspected anti-Semites.
Ryfman noted that Jewish Renewal has also provided French Jewry with an alternative spokesman in the media. He said up to now when a Jewish reaction was wanted, the media sought out only the leaders of CRIF and FSJU. But, Ryfman said, after the synagogue bombing and during the election, Jewish Renewal's views were also expressed. In addition, there have been many articles on Jewish Renewal in the French press during the recent elections.
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AltirisApplication Control Solution ™ 6.1
Release Notes
Application-level security attack, such as file system corruption, registry corruption, spyware, and keylogging, pose a serious threat to mission critical business operations. Altiris® Application Control Solution™ software helps you manage this risk by allowing you control of software applications in your Altiris environment. The 6.1 release of the solution includes a range of new filters, policy refinements, and whitelisting.
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The following are features of this release:
Support for Whitelisting
This release of Application Control solution introduces the ability to create policies that automatically gather information on software packages from folders, directories, and systems to compile whitelists of applications that are permitted in your environment. The new editable Application Control Policies can be configured to automatically keep up to date with any changes or additions to software packages.
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File Discovery Policy has been superseded
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ANSWER: Eggs represent a major concern for food safety for those vegetarians who eat them. Safety tips for eggs include refrigeration, thorough cooking, avoidance of all products containing raw eggs (including tasting dough or batter), and washing hands, all utensils, and work areas thoroughly with hot soapy water after handling eggs.
Pasteurized milk should be used if you use dairy products.
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Unpasteurized apple cider contaminated with E. coli and cryptosporidium made more than 100 people sick and killed at least one person. The Food and Drug Administration recommends that people in high risk groups (children, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems due to HIV, AIDS, or cancer) should drink only pasteurized cider or juice.
Tofu is often not properly handled in stores. It should be purchased only from stores where it is refrigerated. It should be used before its expiration date. Once you open the package, tofu should be refrigerated in water which is changed daily. Aseptically packaged tofu does not need to be refrigerated until it is opened and does not need to be stored in water. If you marinate tofu prior to cooking, it should be marinated in the refrigerator, not on the kitchen counter.
QUESTION: People have asked me about chocolate and calcium absorption. Chocolate milk is supposedly not a good calcium source. B.T., NY
ANSWER: In the past, chocolate was thought to interfere with calcium absorption because chocolate contains a substance called oxalate. In reality, calcium in chocolate milk appears to be as well absorbed as that in plain milk.
QUESTION: How can I increase the level of HDL cholesterol in my blood without also increasing my total cholesterol level? I follow a vegan diet. M.B.,NY
ANSWER: There are several ways to increase your levels of HDL cholesterol, often called "good cholesterol." These include stopping smoking, losing weight (if overweight), and increasing exercise. If you have done all of these and your HDL cholesterol levels are low, your blood triglycerides are high, and you're eating a very lowfat, very high refined carbohydrate diet (lots of sugar and refined starches), some experts recommend replacing some of your dietary carbohydrate with unsaturated fats, especially monounsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids (olive oil, walnuts, canola oil, soy products, etc.). It may also help to eat more complex carbohydrates like whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes. Others believe that if your total cholesterol levels are also low, and you are lean and physically active, your low HDL-cholesterol level may not be a very important risk factor for heart disease. The August 21, 1997, issue of New England Journal of Medicine has a very interesting discussion on lowfat, high-carbohydrate diets.
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Viva la French Toast!
This easy-to-make breakfast item is a customer favorite. Here's how four operators serve this menu basic.
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"The Rollins Pavilion is one of our VIP units here at Emory. We do serve a standard French toast, but we also occasionally feature some upscale versions as specials.
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Reviews - The Cottage Inn
36 Stoneleigh road, Kenilworth, cv8 2gd
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63% would recommend it to a friend
Customer service
Food quality
Room quality
Weekend Escape
Nice Pub lots of character,Staff friendly enough, room size good for a couple for a short break.
Clean and well stocked with towels and refreshments, could do with two extra
pillows tho. Breakfast was good but only between 7.30-8.30 which was fine for us. Would stay again, good value for money, and location,10min walk to town centre.
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A small and very tired bedroom
Our bedroom was really small and so was the shower room.
The bed was well past its best and far from comfortable. All reasonably clean but close to being worn out. The electric shower was weak. On the other hand food was good , we had an excellent , for the price, evening meal.The staff were helpful and friendly .
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Good evening meal
Well positioned for town, good evening meal, room okay if a bit small, But good value at £60 B&B for two.
Great value
Wonderful warm helpful friendly employees in a nice pub.
Good if not big bedroom, clean warm and everything TV, Shower, Tea maker etc all work.
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Typical pub food/accommodation. Good value for money
Comfortable and clean beds.
Good pub food. Polite and friendly people. The room was cold when we arrived but warmed up quickly when an electric convector heater was turned on. Some traces of black mould on the ceiling and floor corner in the en-suite although the shower cubicle and toilet were clean and looked new. Plenty of tea/coffee and biscuits in the room.
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Very good overall.
Sleepless week
The evening food was reasonable for the price, the service was friendly.
However I endured four sleepless nights, the bar noise continued every night (including a quiz that for some reason only started at 9.30pm!) till passed 12.30am and on the final night it continued till 2.30am, along with doors slamming, people stomping up the stairs and corridors and general disregard for anyone staying who may be attempting to sleep.
My experience could have been made much more acceptable with a small amount of effort on their part to protect sleeping guests from the noise created by the rest of the business.
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overnight accommodation in a lovely place, easy to find, lovely comfy bed.
Comments as above.
Convenient for Stoneleigh. Would love to stay there again. Fully recommend.
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Second stay at this super little pub.
Rooms are clean but dated. Lovely cooked breakfast, excellent evening meals available. Will stay again.
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Science Fair Question
Hello. I am a seventh grader doing a Science Fair Project. I e-mailed you a couple of days ago and I received your message. Thank you. You helped me. But, I have another question. I am testing with hard-boiled eggs and then I am letting them dry then I am putting them in different liquids to soak. I am then going to let them dry and brush each egg with a toothpaste. (I am only using 6 different toothpastes) I am not sure of how long to let the eggs soak in the liquids. If you could e-mail me back soon woth an answer, that would be GREAT!!! Thanks SOOOO much!
I would soak them for at least a week.
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Snowbirds who are considering fleeing a high-tax state in favor of a state where taxes for people living in retirement are lower should make sure that their move won't trigger audits by their original high-tax state.
Ron Weiner, president of RDM Financial Group with practices in New York and Florida, says that if you are moving to Florida, where there is no state income tax, or Arizona, where there is no estate tax, from states like New York and Illinois, where taxes are higher, these states often look for reasons to continue to tax you and may add interest and penalties on anything they view as a shortfall. "They can be tough as nails," Weiner says.
While rules generally say that you must live in a state more than six months out of the year to be a resident, Weiner says 183 days of residency alone isn't good enough. "They look at a whole lot of factors to decide whether you really changed your domicile."
The burden of proof is on the relocating resident, Weiner says. The higher-tax state will assume you haven't moved unless you prove it beyond doubt. Here are some retirement planning steps to take that will be persuasive.
Change your address on all your paperwork. Systematically, make sure that all your bills, your voter registration, car title, driver's license and other official documents, including things like wills, insurance policies, bank and investment accounts, clearly reflect your new residency.
Clarify your primary residence. You can't claim a primary residence for tax purposes in a state where you aren't a resident. So, even if you're just renting in Florida, you probably can't continue to pay homesteaded taxes on your New York property. And if you are a New York City resident and you own a rent-controlled property or you have a Star exemption in other parts of the state because you are older than 65, you may have to give that up. Even hanging onto a local parking sticker could be viewed as an indication that you haven't really switched your primary domicile.
Don't leave your "near and dear" behind. That can include minor children who continue to live and go to school in your original location, a spouse who continues to commute, even occasionally, and earn money there, and in the case of one of Weiner's clients, a dog that stayed behind in the original home. Any of these circumstances are enough to convince a tax-aggressive state that you didn't really change your domicile.
"They will add up your utility bills. They will check where your cellphone is and where your landline is; whether you have a Florida or a New York E-Z Pass. Don't play games. Gimmicks don't work," Weiner says.


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We can't believe we're saying this, but the Philly 10K is right around the corner, people. The end-of-summer race is coming up this Sunday, August 28th, and while we're sad that summer is clearly coming to a close, we are OH so happy for the big day. Below, everything you need to know before the race — including where to find a blowout party for the entire Philadephia running community this Friday and Saturday.
Pssst: Here's How to Run (and Drink Free Beer) With Us Next Week
Next Monday, August 15th, is going to be great day for not one, but two reasons: First off, it's National Relaxation Day (and The Logan is giving us all tons of free ways to zen out throughout the day) AND, secondly, it's our third and last training run with our friends from The Philly 10K. And this time around, the run ends with free beer. See? I told you it was going to be a GREAT Monday.
Your Monday Workout: Run to Federal Donuts With Us!
Hey, runners! Just a quick reminder that next Monday, July 18th, we'll be teaming up with our friends from the Philly 10K for our second training run for the August race. This month's destination? Drumroll, please: Federal Donuts!
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10 Weeks to a 10K: The Official Training Plan for the Philly 10K
Calling all runners! Next Monday, we'll officially be 10 weeks out from the Philly 10K. Crazy, right? So if you've been slacking on your running game, time to get in gear. And we're here to help: We've teamed up with our friends at the Philly 10K again this year to bring you the Official 10-Week Training Plan for the Philly 10K. Read more »
How to Get a Free (Yes, Free!) Bib for the Sold-Out Philly 10K
Hey, Be Well Philly readers, we need your help! For our upcoming print issue of Be Well Philly, which you'll be able to get your hands on come September, we're polling Philly's fitness community (that's you!) to find out how you stay healthy and fit in this awesome city of ours. And to sweeten the pot, we're teaming up with our friends at The Philly 10K to give away one bib for this year's sold-out race. Yep: You could run the much-anticipated race just by filling out this poll. Read more »
The Philly 10K Pop-Up Runs to Put on Your Calendar Now
We've got some exciting news so go ahead and bust out your calendars, runners: We're teaming up with our friends at The Philly 10K again this year to put on four training runs throughout the summer, conveniently designed to fit oh-so-nicely into your Official Training Plan for the Philly 10K, which we'll be posting next week. And in true Be Well Philly and The Philly 10K fashion, there's free beer involved.
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The Philly 10K Is Sold Out, But You Can Still Get a Bib — Here's How
If you already have FOMO after you failed to get your butt in gear and snag a spot in the Philly 10K, good news: You can still get a bib through one of the race's charity partners.
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Psst: This Is How Many Spots Are Left in the Philly 10K (Hint: It's Not Many)
Word to the wise: If you want in on the Philly 10K coming up August 28th, you're going to want to snag your spot, like, now. The organizers just let us know there are only 300 spots left in race. Considering they started with 4,500 spots on Monday morning, we're guessing these last few will go like hotcakes. So, go get yours or deal with the FOMO come August.
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Stop Everything: Registration for the Philly 10K Is Open!
The time has come, my friends: Time to register for the Philly 10K, coming up Sunday, August 28th! If you aren't familiar with the race (where have you been??), it's not your average race: The Philly 10K, in its 3rd year, is all about city streets (no Fairmount Park stretches here!), giving upward of 4,000 runners a neighborhood-centric course that ends with a giant block party — complete with free beer and custard!
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Everything You Need to Know About the Philly 10K 2016
You've survived a verrrry rainy Broad Street Run — congrats! Now it's time to start talking about your summer race calendar, specifically the race you should have penciled in for Sunday, August 28th: The Philly 10K, of course! Last week, we chatted with race organizer Skip Stiles to get all the juicy details about this year's race, which — as always — gives runners the awesome and unique experience of racing through 6.2 miles of Philly's neighborhoods, ending with a sweet post-race festival that takes over neighborhood streets. Psst: that post-race festival includes free frozen custard (a drool-worthy Coffee and Donuts collaboration between Shake Shack and Federal Donuts) and Philadelphia Brewing Company beer, created specifically for the race for all. Yes, please!
Below, everything you need to know about this year's race, plus when to set your alarm for registration. Read up, friends! Read more »


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Dassault Falcon kicked off its traditional Falcon Family breakfast at NBAA 2011 with a message from chairman Charles Edestenne that the industry must unite to combat threats to its development. He stressed that business aviation is not a luxury, rather, it buys time, which he described as an essential competitive advantage in today's world.
He also said that the most important market for most manufacturers now is China, given the financial troubles in the U.S. and Europe and political instability in the Middle East. He pointed to the fact that Dassault has invested heavily in Southeast Asia to add parts inventory and extra manpower, and said that the company was evaluating adding a new facility, which would likely be near Beijing, China.
The highlight of the early morning event was speaker Andre Borschberg, CEO of Solar Impulse, the Swiss project that is developing a solar powered long-range airplane. Earlier this year, working with balloon pilot Bertrand Piccard, Borschberg flew 26 hours using only solar energy.
He spoke about the project, which took seven years from conception to execution and said that the Solar Impulse team is working on a second prototype. The mission of the second aircraft, registration number HB-SIB, will be to cross the Atlantic next year, and in 2013 fly around the world in five legs, without fuel or polluting emissions. He anticipated it could be up to 50 years before the world would see large passenger aircraft powered only by solar energy.
Borschberg pointed out that 95 percent of Solar Impulse's backers come from non-aviation fields, because the purpose of the project is to demonstrate that if an aircraft is capable of flying day and night without burning fossil fuel, it is perfectly possible to do the same for motor vehicles, heating systems, air conditioners or computers.
Dassault has backed the project from the outset, and Dassault Falcon president and CEO John Rosanvallon concluded the breakfast by joking that guests from Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney Canada should be worried as Falcons of the future may well be solar powered.


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Scientific Publications by FDA Staff
Search Publications
Dev Biol 2007 Oct 1;310(1):129-39
Vg1 has specific processing requirements that restrict its action to body axis patterning centers.
Thomas JT, Moos M Jr
Moos M (reprint author), US FDA, Div Cellular & Gene Therapy, Ctr Biol Evaluat & Res, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA US FDA, Div Cellular & Gene Therapy, Ctr Biol Evaluat & Res, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
Unlike most transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily members, Vg1 has been shown not to produce gross phenotypic alterations in Xenopus embryos when overexpressed by mRNA injection. Experiments with artificial chimeric constructs and a recently identified second allele of Vg1 suggest that this may be due to unusually stringent requirements for proteolytic processing. We provide biological and biochemical evidence that cleavage by two distinct proteolytic enzymes is required for effective activation of Vg1. We demonstrate a tightly restricted overlap in expression patterns of Vg1 with the proteases required to release the mature peptide. The data presented may account for the long-standing observation that the vast majority of Vg1 protein, in vivo, is present in its unprocessed form. Taken together, these observations provide a plausible mechanism for local action of Vg1 consistent with requirements imposed by current models of pattern formation in the developing body axis.
|Category: Journal Article
|PubMed ID: #17707366
|Includes FDA Authors from Scientific Area(s): Biologics
|Entry Created: 2011-10-04
|Entry Last Modified: 2012-08-29


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France is the fountainhead of the grape varieties most craved by North American wine drinkers: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. In fact, these grapes are widely referred to as "international" varieties because they have been planted and imitated all over the world. Of course, one of the most exciting developments in wine over the past generation has been the growth of intriguing local styles of these varieties, such as Pinot Noir in Oregon and New Zealand, or Syrah in Australia, South Africa, and California. But most cosmopolitan wine-lovers -- and even winemakers -- would agree that French wines are the archetypes.
France enjoys the perfect geographic position for the production of a wide range of fine wines. Its relatively northerly location ensures long hours of daylight during the summer months and an extended growing season, allowing for the slow and steady accumulation of flavor in the grapes. Although the country as a whole enjoys a temperate climate, conditions can vary significantly within a limited land mass: cool and Atlantic-influenced; continental, with very cold winters and hot summers; warm and Mediterranean, with wet winters and dry summers.
Wines of France
France began classifying its best French wine-producing sites more than 200 years ago. Its detailed appellation controlee system, designed in the 1930s, has served as the model for classification systems adopted by other countries in Europe and elsewhere. Appellation d'Origine Controlee (often abbreviated to AOC), means "controlled place name" and is the consumer's assurance of the origin and authenticity of any French wine whose label bears these words.
AOC laws, administered by France's INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine), establish the geographic limits of each appellation, permissable grape varieties and methods of production, minimum alcohol level, and maximum crop level (or yield) per hectare. Just beneath the highest category of appellation controlee is the comparatively tiny category of VDQS (Vins Delimites de Qualite Superieure), wines which may eventually be promoted to AC status and which are most commonly found in the Loire Valley and the Southwest. The third category is Vins de Pays, or "country wines". This latter category gives producers, including some of the more adventurous French wine growers, an escape route from the straitjacket of AC regulation in terms of higher permitted yields and less restrictive geography, a wider range of legal grape varieties, and fewer restrictions as to method of production and minimum age of vines. Finally, at the bottom of the pyramid, there are Vins de Table, or simple "table wines."
And yet, despite France's illustrious wine history and the fact that it is still the world's leading producer of wine, the country is struggling to compete in the international market. Today, France faces fierce competition from New World wine producers. U.S. imports of French wines actually declined, in number ofcases, between the end of 2002 and early 2006 -- this during a period when overall wine consumption in the U.S. grew by more than 50 percent.
Today, the French government is agonizing over how to help French wine producers, who are also facing homegrown challenges such as changing domestic drinking habits and an aggressive anti-alcohol abuse program. Wine producers in some regions of France are coming to view the AC system itself as an obstacle to selling wines to North America and other important export markets. Among the changes being considered are loosening restrictions on what can be planted where and on how wines can be made, and allowing producers in certain areas to indicate the grape variety or varieties on their labels -- rather than simply the place name, which is less meaningful to consumers in many of France's key export markets.
Like its conventional blending partner Marsanne, Roussane is most frequently associated with the northern Rhone Valley. It joins Marsanne as the only white varieties grown in the appellations of St. Joseph, Hermitage, and Crozes-Hermitage. When blended, these two varieties produce rich, full-bodied white wines that reach their finest expression in the appellation of Hermitage.
Some Rhone producers are also making single-varietal Roussanne, generally under the vin de pays classification. While more stringent than the vin de table classification, this allows producers to grow grapes that don't necessarily correspond to appellation regulations. Choosing wines from this classification requires extra care, but some of the top producers make wines that are equivalent or even superior to AOC wines. Here, we recommend single-varietal Roussane from Domaine Cuilleron.
Roussanne is not grown widely outside of the northern Rhone, in part because it's not an easy grape to cultivate, especially for quality. Not only are yields irregular, but the grape is also especially sensitive to mildew, rot, wind, and drought. Combine these obstacles with the limited recognizability of the grape in the marketplace, and it becomes clear why plantings of Roussanne are limited.
Still, we're encouraged by some of the efforts to cultivate the variety in California, notably in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Here, winemakers like Alban Vineyards and Qupe Cellars are making dry, rich and aromatically complex Roussannes. Other California producers are using Roussane as a major blending wine, like Kongsgaard, who evenly mix Roussanne and Viognier to make one of the best Rhone-styled wines outside of the Rhone. We also sometimes stumble across single varietal Roussanne from Australia - one notable name is d'Arenberg.
Roussanne pairs well with seafoods and with mountain cheeses like cave-aged Comte and Gruyere.
2008 had 7 regions scored 95 or above. Paso Robles and Champagne, both got the highest score, with a 98.
Other regions that scored 95 points or higher were Napa, Oregon, Pomerol, Germany, and Washington.
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Miami Dolphins: Can Steve Slaton Ever Return to His Texan Form?August 20, 2012
While the Miami Dolphins have a relatively bleak wide receiver situation, the squad has incredible depth at the running back position.
Amongst this talented half-back crew stands former starting running back of the Houston Texans, Steve Slaton.
Previously a third round draft pick out of West Virginia in the 2008 NFL Draft, Slaton proved to be an incredible asset for the Texans in his rookie season.
Averaging around five yards a carry in the 2008 season, Slaton put up impressive numbers, notching almost 1300 yards and nine touchdowns. On top of that, he was a key member of a passing game that included star wide receiver Andre Johnson.
With all the hype for his second season, Slaton was a disappointment in 2009. Battling injuries all year, Slaton had a hard time holding on to the football. And in his absence, undrafted free agent Arian Foster took the spotlight in Houston.
Now, with three games last under his belt last season in a Dolphins uniform, Slaton has resigned to a backup role in Miami. Battling with Daniel Thomas and rookie Lamar Miller for playing time, Slaton's career has seemed like a one-hit wonder.
While his training camp performance has garnered some attention from the press, Slaton knows that a starting job in the NFL is not in his immediate future.
The West Virginia star who took the NFL by storm in his rookie season has many question marks concerning whether or not he will have another breakout year in his football career.
Fans can only wonder if his Texan career was merely a fluke or if Slaton is capable of producing those types of numbers again.


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[MoFA] Opening Address
A.A, Fellow ePakistanis!
I return!
After two long and weary months, spent struggling through my own version of the Trials by Fire, I have returned...
And it is just awesome to be back! A lot seems to have happened in the past two months but I see that we're making headway towards a prosperous ePakistan.
I don't want to stray too far off topic. So, to more relevant news!
Firstly, I would like to congratulate TheJakal on his re-election as Country President, looking forward to seeing a continuing progress under his government!
And as the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, I will do my best to contribute to this vision of a mightier, stronger ePakistan.
However, this cannot be a one-man job, or even just the Government. To realise this dream, we need every ePakistani.
We need you.
And not just to fight, but also for diplomatic purposes.
So, if you're interested in aiding ePakistan in its success. If you want to do JUST THAT LITTLE BIT more for your beloved eCountry, then why not become ...... an Ambassador?
Not only will you make ePakistan proud but it's an excellent way to build relations with other people from different countries. Which is critical when it comes to international politics.
As the MoFA, I'm looking for eager candidates, new & old, inexperienced & experienced! If you're interested or require further information, please don't hesitate to contact me, Sparkfyre, and fill out this Application.
Also, in line with our CPs 'full-disclosure' policy, I will be preparing weekly reports which should help understand 'the lay of the land' in international politics and give updates about the current situations.
Hoping to receive applications for Ambassadorship from you!
good to have you back 🙂 i would luv to be an ambassador but that requires time which i am short of.... so i will be on the benches clapping for you all!!
What is this?You are reading an article written by a citizen of eRepublik, an immersive multiplayer strategy game based on real life countries. Create your own character and help your country achieve its glory while establishing yourself as a war hero, renowned publisher or finance guru.


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Creative and innovative: A new direction for Bennington Museum's annual fundraiser
Bennington >> Bennington Museum has been changing rapidly over the past few years as it works toward the goal of becoming a center of art, history, and innovation. With the Annual Festival now in its 20th year, it is being re-created in line with that spirit of creativity and innovation, taking it in a new direction that features an exhibition of works by local contemporary artists working in a wide variety of mediums. These artists have reimagined, reinterpreted, or responded to the 4-foot Memory Ware Tower, one of the focal points of the Grassroots Arts exhibition and one of the newest pieces in the museum's collection. This year the museum introduces The Festival Reimagined on view from Nov. 27 through Dec. 29. Each piece on display is for sale by closed-bid auction through Dec. 29. However, that is just the beginning, as the theme carries into the most anticipated celebration of the season, the Bennington Museum Gala.
Participating Artists: Barry Bartlett, Michael Bonadio, Bill Botzow, Kevin Bubriski, Laura Christensen, Katie Cleaver, Michael Egan, Alejandra Noguera-Garces, Jon Gitlelson, Emily Gold, Marcy Hermansader, Brian Hewitt, Michelle Holzapfel, Lodiza LePore, Angus McCullough, Jack Metzger, Leslie Parke, Michele Ratté, Jarvis Rockwell, Tony Schwartz, Tulianna Garces-Serbousek, and Arthur Yanoff.
The Gala, Dec. 5
Cocktail Hour: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m./Gala: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
It's Cocktail Hour at Bennington Museum. On Dec. 5 join with others for a pre-Gala cocktail from 6 to 7 p.m. (Cash bar) Be among the first guests to enjoy The Festival Reimagined featuring original works from contemporary artists. From 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Bennington Museum hosts the premiere event of the season and the museum's largest annual fundraiser, the Gala. Enjoy creative cuisine, cash bar with wine, spirits and signature drinks created for the occasion, dancing to music by the Jeff McRae Band, and spirited bidding on unique and diverse items in the silent auction, all while supporting the region's foremost museum of art, history and innovation. Free childcare on site is offered, but space is limited, so call early. Tickets for the Gala are $75 per person for reservations paid for by November 13; $90 per person after Nov. 13, and $175 per person for a Platinum Museum Supporter. Tickets may be purchased by calling the museum at 802-447-1571.
Many items have been generously donated for the silent auction and include a selection of jewelry from Cake Gallery, a hand-stitched quilt wall hanging by Mary Kohler, wine from private collections, two original oil paintings from Tracy-Baker White and Pat White, a child's winter birthday party from Mt. Anthony Country Club, small CSA from Mighty Food Farm, and family membership and gift basket from Hildene. And that is just a few of the over sixty items that are available to bid on from November 27 through the Gala on December 5. Stop in early and often at no charge to bid on that special gift while supporting the museum's largest annual fundraiser.
Family Day and Children's Shopping Day — Dec. 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebrate the season with $3 admission to the museum for everyone (even Santa) on Family Day! Any child that brings new school supplies, hats, mittens, gloves, warm socks for children in need is admitted free. The discount applies to those under 18 only, but adults are welcome to bring a donation too! This year these items will be going to the children attending school in the Southwestern Vermont Supervisory Union.
Throughout the day enjoy crafts, a bake sale, and more. Some activities require a small additional fee, up to $4, but many are free! Visit with Santa from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and with Will Moses from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the museum shop. Of course, there is the Children's Shopping Boutique open from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thanks to the donations of friends of the museum, we are pleased to offer this special shopping experience, just for children ages 4 to 12. Shoppers' Helpers are always on hand to help children pick out presents for their friends and family members. Gifts range in price from $1 to $10, and free gift-wrapping and gift tags are included.
Adults Can Go Shopping Too! For the adults, there will be plenty to see and enjoy. This year beginning on Nov. 21, Cake Gallery has a pop-up shop adjacent to the museum shop, so the gift options are even more spectacular than before. Both specialize in beautiful and unusual items for every budget, and offer unique Vermont-made items not found at other locations. On Nov. 27 – 29, the Museum Shop is offering wonderful discounts on all merchandise. Members will enjoy a 25 percent discount while not-yet-members will receive 15 percent off their purchase.
Remember to visit the Classroom Creations! Students from classrooms in Bennington, Shaftsbury, Pownal, and Woodford have worked hard to create an object inspired by the Memory Ware Tower. For $1, you can purchase a chance to win the item of your choice. Winners will be notified on Thursday, December 17. Every year the children come up with creative new ideas, and this year is no exception. Visit their display and enjoy their contribution.
The museum would like to recognize and thank their lead sponsors the Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal. Thanks also to Maru Leon Design, Inc for the great invitation design and the businesses, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and individuals that have supported this year's Festival. The museum is located at 75 Main Street. Visit www.benningtonmuseum.org or call 802-447-1571
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Germany's highest mailbox with its own view of the Alps
Here you are; you've made it all the way up onto Zugspitze, the highest point in Germany.
You've always appreciated receiving handwritten mail in letters or postcards. As you're traveling, it's time you reciprocated by sending cards to family and friends, and you've written up a few postcards, ready to send. You've come up to the summit and you have the postcards in hand with correct postage already affixed to the postcards.
And in passing, you've just noticed there's a mailbox here … at an elevation of over 9700 feet (almost 3000 metres) above sea level.
Sitting on Zugspitze's west peak is the Münchner Haus (Munich House), started in 1897 and maintained since by the Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club). The building has the mailing address and post-code: "Münchner Haus, 82475, Zugspitze". The accompanying and familiar yellow Deutsche Post mailbox here on Zugspitze is the highest in the country (obviously), and the box's contents are emptied at 1030am every morning except Sundays ("Leerungszeiten").
There's no guarantee your mail will get a "Zugspitze" postal mark before the mail is sent to its destination, but one thing is true: that mailbox has a stunning view of the Alps to call its own.
I made these photos on 9 October 2011. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotopress at fotoeins.com.


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- Exelixis will miss trial enrollment timelines, especially since on top of Zytiga, Amgen's (AMGN) Xgeva and Dendreon's (DNDN) Provenge (all approved and competing for prostate cancer patients), Algeta's Alpharadin and MDV3100 will be approved soon and also have compassionate-use programs in place.
- The trials are mis-modeled; the assumptions for survival in the control arm of study 307 are too low. This will make timing of events (deaths) slower and hamper cabo's ability to beat the control arm (survival benefit) by 30%.
- Study 307 is being conducted at an unproven lower dose of cabo than previously tested, which is likely to reduce the drug's efficacy and make it difficult to win on survival benefit (especially if the control-arm patients live longer than expected.)
- The pain trial, study 306, is of no value on its own for a cancer drug. FDA recognizes three endpoints for prostate cancer drugs -- survival, quality of life and pain reduction -- but if you don't get a survival claim, forget about premium pricing.
Top-line data from both studies is expected in late 2013 or first half 2014, says Exelixis. Here are the bullet points summarizing the Exelixis bear thesis of Bio-investor X:
another prostate cancer therapy took 36 months from the start of enrollment to the reporting of interim data. The study enrolled 900 patients, with median survival of Alpharadin reaching 14 months compared to 11.2 months for the control arm. "Johnson & Johnson's Zytiga study took one year to enroll 1,150 patients (with no competition) and 22 months from the start of the trial until interim results. Survival in the Zytiga arm was 14.8 months versus 11.9 months in the control arm. "Medivation's MDV3100 trial took 26 months to enroll 1,165 patients and reach the interim look. Survival in the '3100 arm was 18.4 months compared to 13.6 months in the control arm. "With the timelines of these three prostate cancer trials in mind, it seems aggressive to expect Exelixis' study 307 to enroll 960 patients and gather enough events for a top-line data analysis in two years, especially since the competitive environment will be tougher for them. Of course, Exelixis will try to speed up enrollment by seeking patients outside the U.S., but it will still be difficult to find patients that meet the study's enrollment criteria (more so than the three trials mentioned above) and who aren't too sick to tolerate a toxic drug with a narrow therapeutic window like cabo. Who would enroll in this trial ahead of taking Alpharadin or MDV3100, both of which have survival, pain palliation and quality-of-life data? "Let's turn to an explanation of how Study 307 is mis-modeled. Exelixis designed the study with the assumption that the control arm (patients treated with prednisone) will live an average of 7 months. But look at the post-progression survival for MDV3100 (10.1 months) and for Zytiga (9.2 months). Is it realistic to expect dosing beyond progression? I say no, it isn't. A blend of 10.1 months and 9.2 months is unlikely to give you 7 months survival. The patients in the control arm of Study 307 will live longer than Exelixis modeled.


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Grinding Flour from Wheat?
2. On the cheap grinding between 2 flat rocks is about the only choice you have.
A home blender/coffee grinder will get you started but isn't going to give you a find flour for baking.
8000kg/4700= 1.7 kg per sq meter on a good day! This is wheat not flour. There are some losses say from 1000gms wheat you may get 750gms or less flour.
So if your lucky you will be able to make 4 loves from your 4 sq m bet on less.
The 8 tonnes per acre is the UK average for 2007 the rest is just speculation.
The reviews on that page are not so glowing, but this artifact does meet your price criterion, just barely. Of course that's not including shipping...
Another thing about blenders is that they rely on the fluid surrounding the blades and the bearings to carry heat away from these. Something dry and fluffy, like a mixture of wheat berries and flour, is not going to do a very good job of delivering heat away from the bearings.
I know this because I ruined (melted) the cheap plastic bearings on a blender once, by attempting to grind shredded aluminum foil into aluminum powder. I mean it made a good quantity of powdered aluminum, but it wrecked the blender in the process... although admittedly the blender was already lost to future food-related jobs, just because it was contaminated by powdered aluminum.
In spite of this previous failure, or maybe because of it, I think I have some good ideas for getting your blender to grind wheat into flour.
Idea #1 is to rock the blender back and forth while blending, as this help new uncut material flow into the blades. Not sure how much experience you have with blenders? It may be the case that you already knew about this trick.
Idea #2 is run the blender with a very low duty cycle, to keep it from overheating.
Idea #3 is to periodically take the charge out of the blender and sift it through a fine screen, like, a flour sifter
or even a piece of splatter screen
hose-clamped to a coffee can, for the purpose of moving the fine material out of the blender, so that the coarse material has an easier time reaching the blades.
Conveniently, Idea #3 is something that can, and should, be done with the blender turned off, and this is good because it is giving the blender time to cool down, in concert with Idea #2, which was to give the blender more time to cool.
I think all I have outlined above will be much more fun than grinding your flour with a mataté, or mortar and pestle. I mean,seriously:
Grinding two rocks together?


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JERUSALEM (Mar. 14)
A first-hand report of alarming new manifestations of anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union, including Jew-baiting games played by high school students, was presented here today by 14 members of the American Jewish Committee, who flew here directly from a visit to the USSR last week.
The group, headed by AJCommittee president Maynard Wishner, are delegates to the third World Conference on Soviet Jewry which opens here tomorrow. According to Wishner, "in several cities, Jews who never even sought to emigrate from the USSR have been set upon and beaten up. This is a new development which in the past has been reserved for Jews who had filed to emigrate."
Wishner described a "new game" called "concentration camp" played by high school students in Leningrad. "Jewish students are given identification numbers and are addressed by number rather than by name for days and sometimes weeks on end," he said. He noted that, along the same lines, publications claiming that the Holocaust never occurred and that Jews had cooperated with the Nazis are appearing in increasing numbers.
Wishner said the worsening conditions for Soviet Jews are "collected impressions which we can relay after speaking directly to 25-30 refuseniks in the course of our visit" to Russia. By contrast, he said, Soviet officials who met with the AJCommittee delegation sought to assure them that "Any Jews may leave Russia with the exception of a few thousand people who are being kept for specific reasons."
Wishner urged increased attention to the Soviet Union's "fundamental denial of human decency We had hoped that the change of leadership might lead to a modification of policy but there is no sign of this."


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As reported here last week, Big 5 CPA firm Ernst & Young this week announced that it has entered into a landscape-altering alliance this week with a new DC law firm called McKee Nelson Ernst & Young LLP.
This integrated professional services model has been in place in many countries around the world, but until now has never been available in this country. This is the first time clients will be able to get their legal and accounting work in just one spot in a coordinated effort.
The law firm, established by William S. McKee and William F. Nelson, well-known tax lawyers formerly of King & Spalding, will operate as a completely separate, independent entity, although it will share contiguous space with E&Y's Washington DC office.
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|Xigmatek Utgard CPC-T90DB-U01 Computer Case
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Cases
|Written by Steven Iglesias-Hearst
|Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Xigmatek Utgard Final Thoughts
The Utgard is Xigmatek's flagship case and improves upon the Midgard in many ways. For such a cheap case you really do get what you pay for, a very sturdy and well built case, fully painted interior and exterior, dedicated water cooling support, tool free options that work and three different options of side panel. The window and mesh side panel options cost slightly more but it still doesn't break the bank. Just take a look at the box in the picture below this alone must cost a pretty penny to reproduce. It is a much needed marketing tool though, until Xigmatek has secured its place in the PC case sector along side brands like Antec, NZXT, Cooler Master, Lian-Li and Silverstone. Xigmatek needs to shout to potential buyers and the box does a very good job of it, and provides more than enough information about the case on every panel.
With the following hardware installed, temperatures were monitored and recorded.
CPU and GPU were both using stock coolers, the system was allowed to idle for half an hour and the temps recorded were; CPU - Core #0: 33C Core #1: 37C and the GPU sat idle at 48C. Next the CPU was loaded with Prime95 and max temps recorded were; Core #0: 55C Core #1: 56C. Next the GPU was loaded with FURMark v1.8.2 in stability test mode and max GPU temp recorded was - 59C. When this same hardware was installed in it's previous case (iCute 0301SL) the CPU would never idle below 50C and the GPU never below 60C and the noise level of the fans was way too loud for my liking. All in all the airflow in the Utgard is very good and a big improvement has been seen.
As said though the HDD caddy is a bugger to work with, very difficult to pull out and actually fitting HDD's in it can be a pain too.
The front panel on the other hand is appalling, the power button had a cheap feel to it, the knobs are poorly made and on mine, has a faulty contruction. For starters there was no cable for the HDD activity LED, attaching USB devices causes the power connection to the B set of fans to become unreliablek, it also becomes extremely hot where (I guess) the resistor is.
Shame really as otherwise for the money this is a very good case.
Xigmatek seem to be having problems with quality control.
So far, quite worrying, but hopefully there won't be any more problems!
surely the makers of this case should take into account that the power connector on certain motherboards are not all in the same position, or is there an extention that's available to allow me to secure my power supply into position?.
However, I have never had a problem with the main (24-pin) cable and connector. Where is it located on your motherboard? Can you bypass the behind-the-tray routing and gain some length that way?
There are extension cables available to buy, if you don't want to go to the trouble of makiing one:
frozencpu.com/products/3224/psu-174/12_24-pin_ATX_Extension_Ca ble.html
Subsequently, it fails no matter how i try to configure my 'Realtek HD Audio Manager', also tried to use different headphone without success.
The controlling fan speed knobs are very hot to touch, hopefully it wouldn't fail later on due to heat stress.


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Nestle, maker of the Nespresso and Dolce Gusto line, is testing a new refined Tea Machine that offers a broad line of tea in Nespresso-like aluminum capsules. The product line is only available in France now, with no news about expansion plans. With the success of the Nespresso line it is not a surprise that they would want to expand the model to the other popular hot drink; tea. It is also not a surprise given the prevalence of tea consumption in other countries where it rivals coffee for a spot at the table.
The Special-T Brewing Machine
The machine design is classic Nespresso-style, with a refined look that will be impressive on any counter. A water reservoir is in the rear of the machine, housing a water filter that can be replaced. Of course the intent here is the best quality water for brewing tea; filters like this have long been debated for the amount of good they are doing for in-cup flavor differences.
The controls for the machine are on the right side of the brewer base, and it has a special energy savings design that helps it consume up to 50% less than a typical tea kettle.
One of the best features is the fact that it recognizes each capsule to brew the time and temperature of the infusion according to the tea variety.
The Teas
A full range of 25 Tea capsules area already offered. They range from the regular teas that you would expect, like Ceylon, White Teas, Roobios, Jasmine Green, Earl Grey, while also going to extremes like a Blueberry Muffin tea flavor and a Caramel.
The Capsules
The capsules are made of aluminum, like the Nespresso line, offering protection from light, air and moisture, all culprits of flavor degradation. The shape is intended to offer a brewing chamber that will bring out preserve the delicate aromas of the tea.
Nestle Special-T Accessories
Like the Nespresso line, the Nestle Special-T line has several cups available for sale and a capsule holder to make having a variety of tea convenient.
Nestle Special-T Machine Availability and Cost
The Special-T machine is available in France for 89 Euros, or about $125, which is fairly low considering the Nespresso line starts in the $175 range.
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i am interested in the machine making tea from capsule.
I believe I am the only person to comment who has actually used this machine. It is quite wonderful, it filters the water, which the coffee one doesn't for a pure clean cup of tea, it brews it to the right temperature. It is a great machine, and I was sorry to leave it in Europe, and will happily buy it when it is released in the USA.
This must be a joke, ofcourse they could use the nespresso system, they just don't want to, but i think that tea wont be so succesfull in single dose
3.5 bar pressure
You can't blame Nestle for wanting to make an extra $ wherever possible, however, I'm a bit annoyed that they didn't just decide to offer the teas in the same capsules they currently use for Nespresso machines.
Hmm... perhaps this separate machine/capsule design is required due to the 19-bar pressure of Nespresso machines being "too much" for the tea leaves to handle? I would be curious to see what kind of bar pressure this new tea machine produces.
One can only hope that if the machine is released in USA/Canada that the $125 MSRP doesn't get inflated to $200+ and that the capsules don't cost much more than the Nespresso capsules.
Looking forward to see how this develops.


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Track athletes from Princess Alexandra and Diamond Jenness Secondary School came back from Edmonton with medals, NWT records, and new goals for the upcoming outdoor season.
"It was awesome," said Brooke Schaefer. "There were a lot of people there and it was a lot more competitive. A lot of people had been there before and had trained really hard to get there."
The team from Hay River won one silver and three bronze medals, along with earning 12 top-10 finishes and achieving 13 NWT records at the meet, held at the University of Alberta Butterdome in Edmonton March 1 and 2.
Coach Joe LeBlanc said he was proud of all the athletes and that as a result of the meet – the only one the team could attend this season due to the distance from southern regional centres – they now have better information on which to base their training for the next season.
"The kids did really well, and they were up against the best in Alberta," he told The Hub.
"This gives them numbers to base their training on for the outdoor season. They know they have to push it for a few things."
Schaefer said she was surprised at the level of competition she encountered at the meet and would be training harder to meet her goals.
"This isn't the Hay River track meet," she said laughing.
Madison McPhee won silver in the 60 metre sprint in her second year attending the meet, and said she was pleased with the result.
"Coach says all you have to do is better than the last time, or at least stay the same," she said. "I'd gone last year, so really, you're just racing yourself."
McPhee said the first year had been about the experience and having fun, but that this year was more about the competition. Her teammate Fiona Huang, however, was there for the first time and despite a third-place finish in the triple-jump, said she had learned a lot from the experience.
"I've never ran on an indoor track before," she said, adding that she has learned about the level of competition as well as pacing in the long-distance races.
"But the best part was meeting new people and hanging out with the team."
LeBlanc said athletes from Hay River are at a disadvantage when it comes to indoor track running because they can't run inside for more than a 60-stretch in the halls of the school.
"They're building 200 metre indoor tracks everywhere," he said. "Maybe with the new rec centre we can get a walking track and be able to train there. The kids have the ability, we just need to make sure they have the coaching and the facilities to reach their potential."
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Does this look like it could work?
Here's what I'm thinking. Hook up the hot water coil, hwc, and have a line controlled by valves whether we want to send directly to the water heater an a spare tank, or out to melt the ice under the sidewalk. I have to take up the stones and tamper the ground anyway, why not run a line out to keep the ice away?
basic idea the old water feeds into the current water heater, goes out the drain at the bottom like some other threads recommend. there's a check valve allowing flow from the sidewalk line back to here, but not out to that line. Also a drain to remove any air, there also won't be hot water here, preventing scalding.
From here goes to a pump to the hwc, then have a pressure relief valve, prv, which goes outside to prevent flooding if it blows. Also a Temperature gauge is here to know what the water temp, and pressure maybe?
Then it flows which goes to a junction which controls either out to the sidewalk line or the water tank. To keep it from the tank, close that, or vice versa. Then there would be a check valve after the tank entry valve to allow water into the tank, but not back to the outside line.
If water goes through the outside to de ice, there is a gauge to decide if it would need to be reheated or go into the water storage tanks, if it needs to reheat it would go back to before the first pump, via a check valve and repeat the circuit. If it would go into the tank, then it would enter after the valve blocking entry at the junction.
I'd put a PRV between the tanks as well and connect to the PVR line to the outside so there is no flooding there as well.
after entering the second tank, our current water heater hot/cold outs would feed the water filter and the rest of the house. I think there should be a temp/pressure gauge here to prevent damage to the current system.


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The Flatlanders, "The Odessa Tapes" ****
The contents of this splendid alternative country-rock set were thought to have been lost forever until the bassist on the original sessions discovered a dusty reel-to-reel tape in his closet,and
the contents have now been released in CD form for the first time.The Flatlanders' creative trimuvirate of Butch Hancock,Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely recorded "The Odessa Tapes" as simple,
unadorned demos for their subsequently shelved 1972 debut album, with Gilmore handling the vocal duties on some classic slices of Americana such as "Dallas," "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown"
and "Down In My Hometown."
Released on August 27th (New West Records : £12.31)
Jerry Douglas, "Traveler" ****
Readers may have come across dobro player Douglas in his role as musical director on the BBC's "Transatlantic Sessions" series, where his matchless musicianship has underpinned the efforts of
luminaries such as James Taylor and Paul Brady in a celebration of music-making at its most relaxed and intimate.. Jerry's new solo album is a similarly star-studded affair,with contributions from
Alison Krauss , Eric Clapton and Mumford and Sons reinforcing the appeal of an eclectic collection which finds the veteran sideman applying his considerable skills to everything from
Leadbelly's "On A Monday" to Simon and Garfunkel's "The Boxer," the latter track featuring Paul Simon himself on keyboards and vocals.
Released on August 20th (Proper / Membran 233577 : £11.99)
Luke Haines, "Outsider / In :The Collection" *** Luke Haines may have been rather innacurately hailed as one of the founding fathers of Britpop, but in reality this provocative singer-songwriter has always marched to the beat of a markedly different drum. Haines' uniquely contrary approach to his craft is well represented here by some fine examples of his work with The Auteurs, including "Lenny Valentino," "The Upper Classes" and "Starstruck," alongside a generous helping of solo material and four challenging tracks from his mid nineties side project,Baader Meinhof.
Out now (Music Club MCDLX 165 : £5.33)
Laibach, "An Introduction To...Laibach / Reproduction Prohibited" ***
Industrial rhythms a plenty dominate the latest offering from Slovenian avant-garde specialists Laibach,who've taken this opportunity to bring together their radical re-inventions of songs first recorded by such unlikely bedfellows as Bob Dylan, The Normal and one-hit wonders Europe. The finished product is more than a little unsettling ,including seriously distorted versions of the British and German national anthems,Queen's "One Vision" and The Beatles' "Across The Universe" culled from Laibach's extensive back catalogue.
Released on September 3rd (Mute Records : £8.99)
Vangelis, "The Collection" ***
The extensive use of Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" theme in this year's Olympics ceremonies has prompted a resurgence of interest
in the veteran electronic composer's work,and this new anthology features many of the Greek musician's most popular creations. The contents are divided fairly equally between extracts from his
celebrated film scores for epics such as "Blade Runner" and "1492-Conquest of Paradise" and a selection of more small scale and introspective compositions ,with the added bonus of four
tracks from his successful collaboration with Yes vocalist Jon Anderson,including "I Hear You Now" and "I'll Find My Way Home."
Out Now (Rhino Records : £8.99)


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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that corruption was the major hurdle in the development of the country and the government would have to make joint efforts for its elimination.
The CM said this while presiding over a Punjab Cabinet meeting at Chief Minister Secretariat here.
He said that a Cabinet Committee has been constituted for rooting out corruption in the province which will submit its concrete recommendations for purging the society of this menace which will be presented to the Assembly for legislation after the cabinet approval.
The committee will submit it in the next cabinet meeting which will later be presented in the Assembly for legislation, he added.
He said that an approval has also been given for setting up of an authority for elimination of hoarding, adulteration in essential items and stabilizing their prices in the province and a draft law would soon be submitted in this regard.
The cabinet approved eight amendment bills of various departments with regard to running the affairs of ministries being transferred to the provinces under 18th Constitutional Amendment.
Regarding Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of the government officers and officials, Chief Minister said that the purpose of these reports was to judge the efficient and inefficient officials and in the past these reports were reflective of the performance of the officers in true sense but now these reports were not being written in proper manner.
He directed that the previous standard of these annual confidential reports should be restored and these reports should be written on the basis of actual performance of all officers and officials.