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Will A Mini Tummy Tuck and Lipo Correct C-Section Bulge and Tummy? (photo)
I'm a 40 yr old mom who's had 3 c-sections within a 5 yr period and now finding extremely difficult to get rid of my pooch. I'm fortunate to not have... READ MORE
Upper Stomach Bulge After Mini Tummy Tuck and Liposuction
I had a Mini Tummy Tuck with Liposuction on the upper stomach. Now, my upper stomach sticks out way further than my lower stomach. Will this go down... READ MORE
Procedure to Repair Torn Mini Tummy Tuck Sutures?
I'm 12 wks post op mini TT and muscle repair and back to normal, full activity since week 8. At 2 wks post op, I sneezed very hard and felt a strong,... READ MORE
Why Do I Have a Bulge After a Mini Tummy Tuck?
I just had a mini tummy tuck three weeks ago. The incision is closing up, and when you view my stomach from the side it is not flat, as the doctor... READ MORE
Mini Tummy Tuck for Diastasis?
What are the advantages of having a mini tummy tuck to repair the diastasis after delivering twins? READ MORE
Lower Abs Bulging After Mini Tummy Tuck? (photo)
I had lipo 10 yrs ago. loved the results, flat 6 pack abs. over the yrs I gained about 10 pds and the skin around my bellybutton and lower abs started... READ MORE
Would a Second Mini Tummy Tuck Help with Loose Skin on Upper Stomach?
I had a mini tummy tuck 8 years ago. My upper stomach has lose skin. There is a bump or bulge around my belly button. Can a 2nd mini tuck with... READ MORE
Will This Bulge on my Stomach Go Away After Having a Mini Tummy Tuck with Liposuction 3 Days Post Op? (photo)
I weighed 134 on surgery day and today I weigh 132. On Monday March 18th I had a mini tummy tuck with abdominal liposuction done. Immediately after... READ MORE
Do I need a mini or a full Tummy Tuck? Or do you have other suggestions? (photos)
I'm 32 with a 4 yr old, 2 1/2 yr old and almost 9 mo old. All three were birthed naturally. I run, bike and use an elliptical between 5-6 days a week... READ MORE
Mini Tummy Tuck - end of day tummy bulge starting 4 weeks post op - bloating or broken muscle repair? (photo)
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2 months post op, why do I have a huge bulge below my belly button after a mini Tummy Tuck? (photos)
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Lipo Only or Full Tt Following a Mini Tt? (photo)
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Bulge in my lower abdomen after mini tummy tuck. No muscle repair. 7 weeks post op. Can it be fixed? (Photo)
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I had a smart lipo procedure 6 months ago,was not happy with the initial result & doctor did a touchup. I still was not satisfied, I had a huge bulge... READ MORE
What procedures would you recommend to get rid of my pouch and extra skin? (photos)
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Bulge after drain removal with mini tummy tuck. Could this just be fluid? (Photo)
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I had a mini tummy tuck on 7/28/15, 6 weeks later today, I still have a bulge in my lower abdomen. I used to have a very flat stomach and only had the... READ MORE
What is this ugly weird looking bulge that is pushing out my tummy when leaning back after mini with muscle repair? (Photo)
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Previously exclusively servicing homes in Wayne PA, Element Kitchen and Bath Remodeling of Wayne Pennsylvania recently expanded their service area to include homes in Ardmore and Malvern Pennsylvania.
Element Kitchen Remodeling of Wayne PA has now expanded their kitchen and bath remodeling service area to include two areas in the vicinity of Wayne Pennsylvania, Malvern PA and Ardmore PA. After 6 years of exclusively servicing the Wayne area and developing a reputation for quality craftsmanship, Element has decided to take its services to the rest of the Main Line.
"For the most part, we have been exclusive to the Main Line and the Wayne area," said Michael Sheehan, president of Element Kitchen. "I've kept my staff to just 4 people including myself and We've just had so much business in the area we have not needed to pursue leads or advertising elsewhere. In the last 2 years I have since expanded my employee base with skilled artisans and designers and I feel we are ready to take on other jobs outside of the area. We offer a great service and if I am not able to be at every job, I lose the quality control that gave us the reputation we have today. With the extra staff, we have skilled labor at each job site and I am able to fluctuate between areas to oversee each new remodeling job we land."
The expansion of the business means Element needs to widen its scope of services within its remodeling roster to ensure they receive a steady stream of projects from homeowners in Malvern and Ardmore as well as Wayne. "Specialty kitchen and bath remodeling is our forte, but in order to keep our expanded work force busy with a steady stream of work in the new areas, we need to advertise that we do other types of remodeling services in addition to kitchen and bath," said Mr. Sheehan. "It's not that we don't do other remodeling or haven't done other remodeling, it's just that kitchen and bathroom remodeling services are the most requested. Of course we can take our skills in those areas and apply them in different areas of the home to offer a full remodeling service to our customers in the new expansion areas."
Element Kitchen and Bath was founded by Michael Sheehan of King of Prussia PA. Mr. Sheehan was surprised by the lack of skilled remodelers in the Wayne PA area. Analyzing the issue, Mr. Sheehan realized it wasn't the lack of skilled remodelers in the area, it was that many of the contractors were getting more jobs than they could handle. The typical owner of a remodeling firm would sell their company to the homeowner, land the job, and never be seen again. This was resulting in jobs where the end result was poor quality construction because it was being performed by day laborers and many times the owner of the company who initially sold the job was never on the jobsite to control build quality. He was convinced he could do a better job by keeping the construction workforce small and skilled and by being present at every remodeling job to ensure work was being performed at an expert artisan level. So, Element Remodeling was born.
Over the past few years, Element Kitchen and Bath of Wayne has steady work and growth by adhering to their founding principles of not overextending the company so as to provide a consistent quality product. The company knows their growth is a product of consistently expert designs, quality construction, and attentive customer service. Element Kitchen and Bath of Wayne is consistently keeping up with design and remodeling trends to ensure they stay current and in demand.
Element Kitchen Remodeling of Wayne's ultimate goal is to provide Wayne, Malvern, and Ardmore PA homeowners with a better type of remodeler. Element's construction and design team will make sure their new customers in Malvern and Ardmore are served to the highest level of satisfaction.
Element Kitchen and Bath Design is a full service remodeling contractor specializing in kitchen remodeling and renovations, bathroom remodeling, design, layouts, and more. We design and install custom kitchens in Wayne, Ardmore, and Malvern PA. Contact them today for a free quote at www.elementkitchen.com or call 610.613.4307.


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My own field, which is organ building (that's pipes, not prostheses), involves a vast amount of high-precision woodworking. We are making an enormous machine out of wood. There are a multitude of repetitive tasks for which CNC appears to be the answer to a dream--and I dream of the day when I can acquire this technology for my very small shop. Most of the parts in question are inside the organ, where aesthetic considerations, though still important, often must give way to practical necessities. I would imagine few uses for CNC in building the organ-case itself. On the other hand the decorative grilles that usually surmount the pipes could be prepped with one of these machines, before the detail carving was done, sparing us many long, noisy, boring hours with the jigsaw and router. If I had a batch of linen-fold panels to make, a CNC machine would be a godsend, though I would still want the detailing to be done by hand. Even those organbuilders who build historicially inspired instruments, hewing closely to the practices of the Baroque era, don't rough out their lumber in a saw-pit and dimension it with hand planes. Nor do I know anyone who does the joinery by hand. I do have some colleagues who to produce what looks like a hand-planed surface, instead of sanding--and they use a wonderful Japanese machine to do it. Technology is a good servant, but a bad master. Others on this thread have observed that they are glad to have learned to work the old-fashioned way before turning to CNC. I think that is very important. Who would want to be limited to only what CNC can do? To draw another example from my own field, we organbuilders face the question of whether to tune our instrument by ear or to use an electronic tuner. Tuning a large organ by ear is a fastidious and tiring process. Besides, the loud sounds can, in the long run, damage your hearing. Today there are outstanding electronic tuners, so accurate that you can put cotton in your ears. If I could afford it I would gladly use such an instrument. However, I cannot imagine anyone using it intelligently who hadn't first learned to tune by ear. When considering the merits and demerits of using any sort of machine, we ought to recall that for the first generation of the arts and crafts movement (William Morris et al.) even the table-saw was regarded as a soul-killing abomination. I know of few artisans today who are that hard-core. But it depends on what you are out to acheive. If woodworking is a form of meditation for you, a spiritual practice, you might indeed decide to work entirely by hand. In the end, each of us must ask, what matters to me? Of what does my integrity consist? Few of us do what we do just to make money, because, if that's what interests you there are a hell of a lot easier ways to do it. So spiritual values must be involved and that always means renunciation at some level. Most fine woodworkers have, willy-nilly, taken a vow of poverty. Many have practiced obedience in submitting to an exacting elder who taught them their craft. There remains the question of chastity, and I think that's at the heart of our worries about technology. And what is chastity? I think that the late Roberston Davies said it best: "Chastity is having the body in the soul's keeping." Who is in charge, we or our machines? Honest reflection on that question should enable each of us to draw his or her own line in the sand--or rather the sawdust. Then we must have the wisdom to stay on the right side of it.
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We haven't had any postings since Thursday. Quite the shameful lull, but I'm hardly one to cast stones. For the sake of posting something/anything, I thought I'd mention that Encyclopedia Britannica has an online GKC entry, though you need a subscription to access the entire thing.
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Fantasy Football Emerging Names: Sleepers Who Are Must-Starts in Week 2September 10, 2012
Week 1 had its fair share of fantasy bench players and sleepers who proved that they're worthy of being given a starting spot on your team for Week 2.
Rookies who were easily drafted but rarely started in some leagues shined bright in their NFL debuts, and it'd be foolish to not go with the hot hand after some of the spectacles we've seen so far.
There were also plenty of established players in new locations that showed their worth on the big stage and warrant their owners to give them the starting nod over struggling stars.
With so much proven in an awesome Week 1 of NFL action, let's take a look at some sleepers who you can't ignore from here on out.
Robert Griffin III - QB - Washington Redskins
You can't have a better NFL debut than the one rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III had Sunday.
He had the numbers. RGIII's final statline read 19-for-26 with 320 yards and 2 TDs. He scampered 10 times for 42 yards.
The way he did so was even more remarkable. Shredding the ball through a talented Saints defense with his signature zip and sprinting past their front seven, Griffin showed that he may have even been worthy of the No. 1 pick this year.
Experts knocked on RGIII because they were unsure how his quick feet would settle against fast, lethal NFL defenses. But against one of the scarier defenses in the league, he danced around and showed that he's going to be very capable of ripping long rushing plays.
That combined with his uncanny ability to stay alive in the pocket makes him a stat-sheet stuffer and means he'll be a perennial 20-point fantasy scorer this season. It's hard to find a QB worthy of starting over RGIII, despite him starting in less than 20 percent of ESPN Fantasy Football leagues.
Donald Brown - RB - Indianapolis Colts
Brown is a slightly more popular starter (23 percent of ESPN leagues), but he still isn't started as much as he should be. He proved that in the Colts' debut Sunday in Chicago.
Rookie quarterback Andrew Luck and company trailed early to the Bears, and that forced the No. 1 pick to throw the ball much more than he liked, but expect Brown to get many more opportunities when the Colts are actually in the game.
Most of his nine carries came in the first half, including an incredible 18-yard touchdown scamper that brought Indy within three points in the second quarter. But once the Bears offense got hot, the Colts were forced to air it out and Brown was never able to get involved in the run game.
But when he did, he was running downhill with a lot of steam. He's going to be taking a lot more of the workload than usual in this Indianapolis backfield, and with that will come many more touchdowns.
Lance Moore - WR - New Orleans Saints
Saints wideout Lance Moore is the epitome of a sleeper. He's owned in more than 99 percent of ESPN leagues, yet he only starts in 11 percent of those same leagues.
He's proven himself as worthy of being on each fantasy owner's teams, but rarely gets the nod to start. With the departure of Robert Meachem to the Chargers sure to affect the amount of touches each receiver gets, look for Moore to touch the ball much more this season.
Moore blew up Week 1 against the Redskins with six receptions for 120 yards and a score.
Drew Brees has grown accustomed to Moore as one of his favorite wideouts due to a growing chemistry between the two, and that's set to increase this year as Brees and this Saints offense doesn't appear to have lost a step after last season.
A combination of all of these things will make Moore a much more valuable starter than some may have expected heading into the season.


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NCR, the global leader in consumer transactions technologies, is equipping the "KompetenzCenter Bauen & Wohnen" at Volksbank eG Schwarzwald Baar Hegau, one of the largest cooperative banks in Germany, with a modern solution for interactive property research. The solution introduced into the German market last year draws consumer attention to the branch and creates a one-stop shopping experience for property transactions. The real estate search package consists of the NCR SelfServ 85 kiosk with touchscreen, software and services. It can be used like a smartphone or tablet PC. In the area reaching from the Black Forest to Hegau, customers can select properties in their desired region on a map, zoom in on images, scan QR codes and save object details on their mobile devices or leave their contact details for further information. Subsequently, they can directly set up a financial consultation at the branch. "Thanks to the NCR software and technology solution, we now have a modern medium for our customers offering much more than the standard printed notices and a real alternative to internet property search," says Martin Mantel, director of the KompetenzCenter at Volksbank eG Schwarzwald Baar Hegau. "Due to the interactive touchscreen and the diverse range of images and information, searching is now a lot of fun. In the first 45 days alone, the properties displayed on the kiosk have already been clicked 3,000 times. And with our individual consultant and funding offering, customers can make the right choice right in the branch." Software is at the heart of the solution, developed by the NCR team in Germany and specifically tailored to the current online databases of German cooperative, savings and private banks. Financial institutions just have to enter the new property into the system and, with one click, activate the offer for display on the NCR kiosk. Hardware and software is setup within one working day and its installation is part of the package, just as is on-site service. Banks can customize the kiosks according to individual display style and corporate design.
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how to make butterflies out of wire?
Don't know if that would help anyone, maybe I could make an ible, but I am stuck in the middle of no place at the moment taking care of family business, so like the others I desperately want to get home and make, it will have to get put on my list. Or maybe I can actually get it done without having to go buy everything new to use for it, since it is mostly scraps afterall.
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After Years Of Searching Natalee Holloway Has Officially Been Declared Dead By An Alabama Judge!
Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba on a graduation trip back in 2005, she has never been found.
On Thursday an Alabama Judge signed an order declaring Natalee Holloway officially dead.
Holloway disapeared in Aruba while on a graduation trip back with 100 other students celebrating there graduation from Mountain Brooke High School in Birmingham, Alabama in 2005, she was only 18. She was last seen leaving a nightclub with Joran Van Der Sloot and 2 other men.
Van Der Sloot was arrested twice for having involvement in the murder of Holloway but was never convicted. No one has been charged for the murder.
On Wednesday Van Der Sloot pleaded guilty to the murder of a Peruvian women who he beat to death in her hotel room back in 2010 and is facing up to 30 years in prison.


text: Lighten the weight of its wings and an airplane immediately becomes more fuel efficient. Researchers at Delft University in the Netherlands, along with collaborators at aluminium giant Alcoa and GTM Advanced Structures, have redesigned airplane wings so that they are made up like a sandwich. The central layer is a strong mesh of fibers laminated with metal; on either side lies a thick aluminium layer. Not only does this create a light, robust wing, the resulting structure is also insensitive to metal fatigue, which plagues wings made just of aluminium. Besides, the new wings are stronger than the carbon fiber reinforced plastic wings that have recently been used in aircraft such as the Boeing 787. The researchers estimate that using their new "green" design allows a weight reduction of about 20 per cent compared to the Boeing 787. They translate this to a worldwide fuel and maintenance savings of $100 billion for the airline industry.


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Two Pre-Ministry Carpenter Awards of $2500 each are awarded annually to Ministry minors and/or Religion majors or minors who demonstrate an overall commitment to a post-graduate career or life-long avocation of ministry. Both scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit and financial need.
All students engaged in the Carpenter Preparation for Ministry program are invited to express interest in these awards. Philosophy and Religion faculty, working with representatives of the financial aid office, and the registrar's office, collect the pertinent information necessary to make appropriate decisions. Decisions as to scholarship winners are made late in the spring semester of each academic year.
For additional information about the Pre-Ministry Carpenter Awards, please contact the Chaplain to the College.


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We expect global construction to grow by 67% from $7.2 trillion today to $12 trillion in 2020. Growth in China, India and the US will generate 54% of the $4.8 trillion increase in global construction output. A total of $97.7 trillion will be spent on construction globally during the next decade and by 2020 construction will account for 13.2% of world GDP.
Global Construction 2020 older executive summary.
China became world's largest construction market in 2010 During the period of the easy monetary policy of the Chinese government over the past two years, the prices of raw material and labor increased, as did the country's construction expenditure — reaching US$1 trillion in 2010. By contrast, the construction market in the United States declined during the economic slowdown: investment in construction totaled only US$983 billion last year, lower than the US$1.5 trillion recorded in 2005.
By 2020 emerging markets will account for 55% of global construction, up from 46% today. Construction will make up 16.5% of GDP in emerging markets by 2020, up from 14.7% in 2010.
This shift is led by China and India, with strong contributions to growth from Indonesia and Russia.
Construction in emerging markets will more than double in size over the next decade, growing by an estimated 110% to become a $7 trillion market, representing a massive 17.2% of GDP in 2020.
Conversely, developed countries will only grow by 35% from $4.2 trillion today to an estimated $5.7 trillion market.
Infrastructure will help drive emerging markets' growth as countries upgrade their transport systems, utilities and buildings. Infrastructure construction in emerging markets will grow by a staggering 128% over the next decade, compared with just 18% growth in developed countries.
Construction in the US will rebound strongly from the downturn, led by short term double digit growth in both residential and non residential markets. An estimated $14.5 trillion will be spent on construction in the US from 2011-2020. US residential construction will be boosted by growth in its 320 million population, marking the US out from many other developed countries.
The Chinese construction market will be worth almost $2.5 trillion by 2020, representing a startling 19.1% of global construction output at 2008 prices and exchange rates.
We expect rapid growth in construction in Russia over the next decade, resulting in a market worth $335bn pa by 2020. Russia has the fifth-highest growth of all the countries in our forecast, only slightly behind Nigeria, India, China and Vietnam.
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Guzu Gallery Gives Us Something Spooky
Sneak peeks from tonight's Halloween-themed opening
By Richard Whittaker,
4:35PM, Fri. Oct. 18, 2013
Time to kickstart your Halloween with some graphic designs. Auteurs of the weird and collectible Guzu Gallery launch their newest show Something Spooky, and they've sent us some preview art to get your blood up.
The eerily-inclined exhibition at Guzu (5000 N Lamar, www.guzugallery.com) curated by horror legends Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein) opens tonight, Oct. 18, with a special gala starting at 7pm.
Niles and Wrightson will be mixing with masses , but don't panic, if you can't make it this dark and stormy night. The show runs until Nov. 25 and the prints will be available via Guzu's online store, www.guzugallery.storenvy.com.
But there's plenty to bewitch the lover of darker arts at tonight's gathering. Aside from live music from Monica Richards (one half of goth duo Faith and the Muse) and electronic artist Xander Harris, and refreshments from Ballast Point brewery, there's also a haunted castle's worth of eerie art.
Joining Guzu regulars like Tim Doyle, Yehudi Mercado and Paul Hanley, there's pieces by Don't Be Afraid of the Dark director Troy Nixey, rising local horror artist Miguel Coronado III, skatepunk nightmare maker Godmachine, Niles' fellow vampire hunter Ben Templesmith and, of course, a new work from the mighty Wrightson himself.
Here's a sneak peak at some of the pieces that will be scaring the locals tonight (just don't bring any pitchforks and flaming torches):
Richard Whittaker, May 13, 2016
Richard Whittaker, Oct. 31, 2014
Richard Whittaker, March 7, 2013
Marc Savlov, March 31, 2011
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Guzu Gallery, Paul Hanley, Bernie Wrightson, Yehudi Mercado, Tim Doyle, Steve Niles, Troy Nixey, Miguel Coronado III, Godmachine, Frankenstein, Alive, Alive!


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A lesson from the past: Speak your mind or fail
Masayoshi Son
After acquiring Sprint, I delivered a speech urging all employees and managers at the company to join forces with our Japanese unit and work as a single entity.
I made the speech because I did not want to repeat the mistakes I had made running previously acquired companies in the U.S. When I took over the company that runs Comdex (Computer Dealer's Exhibition) and U.S. publisher Ziff Davis, I allowed American executives to run them at their discretion. This decision was based on my belief that Japanese owners should not interfere too much with the U.S. executives' business management. That belief was wrong.
By leaving American executives to their own devices, I was acting as an investor and not as a business leader. This hands-off approach would never enable me to reform management of companies I acquire overseas. It doesn't matter how well a company is run, there is always room for improvement. A hands-on approach allows me to make profitable businesses more profitable.
It is not that there were no benefits to acquiring the two previous U.S. companies. My experiences with those businesses allowed me to familiarize myself with the U.S. Internet industry. They also paved the way for me to take a stake in Yahoo.
But I was unable to create significant growth Comdex and Ziff Davis because I took a half-hearted approach to running those businesses. When I acquired the Japanese arm of Vodafone Group Plc and Japan Telecom, I realized that these companies would not post high growth without strong leadership. So I ran them with strong resolve. Without the correct leadership, even a company with capable managers and hard-working personnel will not be able to reach the top tier.
This is why I sometimes yell at Sprint executives. At one recent meeting, I learned that our advertising at Sprint was not cost-effective. This made me quite angry. Sprint spends a large amount of money on advertising every year, but its effects have been almost negligible. I directed the Sprint executives to terminate all existing contracts with the company's advertising agencies. We will shortly start from scratch on advertising, with new agents also making proposals.
Drastic change is sometimes necessary. When I took over the Japanese arm of Vodafone, it was like a sinking ship. I took the decision then to be more aggressive in my approach to management. I realized that I had to say what I wanted without reservation if I was to truly rebuild the company.
You run the risk of forcing managers and employees to quit if you act like that. But there was little choice. About a third of the executives left the company within six months.
I can be blunt with Westerners if necessary, probably because I lived in the U.S. when I was younger. I take my own approach to running my companies, and it is not very Japanese.
Just like Vodafone in Japan, Sprint has gotten used to being a loser. It is perpetually stuck in third or fourth place in the U.S. telecommunications market. Some say the poor quality of its networks explains its position. This kind of excuse keeps Sprint from breaking the vicious cycle in which it is caught. There is a need for a change in mindset.
Of course, Sprint is inferior to Verizon Wireless and AT&T in some respects. But we can learn a lot from our flaws. Japanese companies provide better telecom network infrastructure and greater customer satisfaction at retail stores. U.S. companies are ahead in Web-based services. Business people in both countries should learn from each other.
A Japanese SoftBank executive recently made a presentation in English in Silicon Valley. His spoken English was terrible, but who cares? He was able to make himself understood. In the past, I would probably have told Japanese executives at SoftBank to focus on Japanese operations if their English was not at a high level. Not anymore.
Masayoshi Son, chairman & CEO of SoftBank, spoke to The Nikkei in Silicon Valley. Son founded software wholesaler Softbank Japan (currently SoftBank) in 1981. He has played a pioneering role in Japan's IT sector.
Japanese version is available on The Nikkei Online Edition


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Awesome. Why pay hundreds for a T3 when you can spend $24.99 for the Revlon Tourmaline Ionic? I was very skeptical before getting this dryer. I mean, Tourmaline? Ionic? I thought it was all hype. But upon first use, I was a believer. Now that I've used it a few times, I'm a complete convert!! It dries my hair in half the time as my "regular" dryer and it DRAMATICALLY reduces frizz. I have shoulder length, baby fine, naturally curly hair that seriously wants to frizz if left on its own. I never pull my hair straight to dry it because I love my curls... but what I don't love is the frizz. Even drying my hair with NO product, this dryer leaves me with minimal frizz. And if I use a frizz control product, I get no frizz at all.. just beautifully soft, defined curls. I have nothing but good things to say about this dryer. I love the fact that it comes with the diffuser included!
If you're on the fence about Ionic and/or Tourmaline dryers, jump off and pick up the Revlon Model RV544 Tourmaline Ionic Hairdryer. For $24.99 what have ya got to lose?
I picked mine up at Rite Aid though I did see it at Ulta and it's available online at amazon.com as well. I would repurchase :)
11/25/06 ETA: I have now purchased and used the T3 Evolution dryer to see the comparison. The T3 Evolution costs 12x more than the Revlon... and I can't say it's 12x better. The T3 Evolution is quieter... but it is not 12x quieter than the Revlon. The T3 Evolution is lighter than the Revlon but it's not 12x lighter. People constantly talk about how much lighter the T3 is however the T3 Evolution weighs only 1 ounce less than the Revlon ... a difference that is truly negligible when using a dryer (and yes, I did pull out my digital postal scale to check the weights of each dryer!). In fact, I find the T3 Evolution to be a really nice dryer but it is not 12x better than the Revlon though it costs 12x more. It takes me longer to blow dry my thin, naturally curly hair to straight using the T3 Evolution. For the price of the T3 Evolution, you can buy 12 Revlon's... that means if you buy the Revlon and it breaks, you can buy it again 11 more times before you've paid the same amount you would for a T3 Evolution. I'm glad I bought the T3 Evolution to see what the hype was all about. The T3 Evolution is not worth the extra money and I can now say that based on my personal experience. continued >>
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January 8, 1999, Cuba Free Press.
TRAFFIC IN AND ABUSE OF DRUGS ON THE RISE IN CUBA By Ariel Tapia, Cuba Free Press.
HAVANA - A new report from the Interior Ministry documents an increase in the traffic and abuse of drugs in Cuba.
During 1998, Cuban police confiscated 106.49 kilograms of cocaine and 80.52 kilograms of marijuana. From January to November 1998, 1216 people had been arrested for traffic and consumption of drugs. Sixty minors were also arrested for drug consumption and aiding drug traffickers.
The authorities believe another 100 kilograms of cocaine are being sold in the local market. The source of the cocaine, according to the police, is the "landings" of drugs being hidden by coastal inhabitants.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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"I could play this game until I go blind from tv rays"
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past exceeds on so many levels that even the newer Zelda games fail to succeed on.
A Link to the Past has everything you'd want in a video game; perfect gameplay, beautiful music, fun levels with medium challenging boss fights and a pace that many video games cannot hope to achieve. The level designs are a technical marvel filled with challenging puzzels and enemies, it's amazing how well thought out this game was.
The items in the game are plentiful as are the levels. Lttp is the first (and so far only) Zelda game with more than 9 dungeons.Granted some of the levels are short, the pacing in them leaves no room for any complaints. It's also the first Zelda game to introduce The Master Sword and since then The Master Sword has become a trademark to all Zelda games. By holding the B button down for a second and then releasing it you can perform a "Hurricane spin", this technique was first introduced in this game as well.
Throughout Lttp you will need to use an item called the "magic mirror" in order to go back to the light world from the dark world, that's right! There are two worlds you are going to be playing through, they might be in the same mortal plane but there's a huge difference between the two. Everyone that you knew in the light world will look completely different in the dark world. For instance, one of the smith's in the light world that obviously looks like a human will be a frog-like creature in the dark world *ribbit*. You're going to have to use the magic mirror a lot in this game in order to get to certain places you can't otherwise.
Some of the basic items that you'll be using are the boomerang, bow and arrow, and hookshot. However, there are many unique items that you'll discover such as the ice rod, fire rod, magic cape, magic hammer and three very powerful items known as the Gold Medallions which effect every enemy on the screen: Bombos, Quake and Ether (use wisely due to extensive magic cost).You can upgrade some of these items including your shield and sword by throwing them into hidden fairy caves.
If you're going to buy one Zelda game in your entire life, get A Link to the Past. Trust me, you'll not be disappointed.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 09/26/07
Game Release: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (US, 04/13/92)
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Domestic economies are growing below potential in the U.S. and Japan, and Europe is in the nascent phases of contraction. At the same time, all three regions are also suffering from a lack of consensus and cohesion on the application of fiscal policy in response to their collective economic malaise. As a result, these three are also finding that monetary policy is their primary public-policy financial tool. But their monetary systems are also supposed to be independent of their respective governments....477 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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I agree with Daniel Craig, and Pierce Brosnan (and in Mama Mia he was such a terrible singer it was painful to watch not to mention I didn't see either of them as James Bond material. Channing isn't exceptionally good looking in my opinion but there is something about him I like. And I don't find some of the older guys some of you mentioned like George Clooney and John Travolta attractive.
I use to think Brad Pitt was attractive in his Meet Joe Black days but recently he looks haggard a bit more like Benjamin Button than Joe Black... maybe it's all those kids.
I also use to think Leonardo Dicaprio was cute in his titanic days but now I've changed my opinion. I also agree with both prince Harry and William and I had no idea many women found Nicholas Cage particularly attractive as far as Hollywood leading men go.
I think for an older gentleman Tom Cruise still looks good but he went a bit nuts recently so although he has his looks his charm is waning.
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Whether or not you're a sports fan, smart marketers watched and participated in Super Bowl buzz – and the payoff was HUGE.
How huge?
There were 24.1 million Tweets about the game and halftime show, not including the ads. And, as predicted, the volume of tweets went above and beyond last year's totals – and it achieved this goal by the beginning of the second half!
The moments generating the biggest peaks of Twitter conversation (measured in Tweets per minute, or TPM) during the game:
– Power outage: 231,500 TPM
– 108-yard kickoff return for Ravens TD by Jones: 185,000 TPM
– Clock expires; Ravens win: 183,000 TPM
– Jones catches 56 yard pass for Ravens TD (end of 2nd quarter): 168,000 TPM
– Gore TD for 49ers: 131,000 TPM
Beyonce's halftime show generated 5.5 million tweets – and, of course, the ads were a big hit, with the unexpected blackout proving a boon for speedy advertisers.
Illustrating just how fast advertisers moved in: it took just four minutes for the first Promoted Tweet to appear against searches for [power outage] on Twitter.
Someone thought fast and sent out this tweet during the blackout, for example, and it has been retweeted more than 15,000 times. Yep, a free tweet is generating tons of free marketing for Oreo.
Power out? No problem. twitter.com/Oreo/status/29…
— Oreo Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013
Facebook continues to dominate as THE place to be, despite the growing prevalence of hashtags in commercials, as this post by the popular TV show Revolution demonstrates (another smart post taking advantage of the black out), with more than 35k likes and 8k shares (and counting):
Did your company take advantage of the Super Bowl to get some free promotion via smartly timed tweets? Share your successes in the comments!
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Jean-Paul Belmondo Look
This look is manly and stylish with a hint of adventure and mischievousness - a bad boy with a soft heart and hair that wants to be touched. Layers of dark brown hair with subtle highlights are textured in the very tips to guarantee for a full and slightly rugged fall of the hair.
While the neck and the sides are very short, a generous length in front helps to create the curled fringe.
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Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com> writes: > The only mild concern I have is if this could possibly lead to > ambiguous parsing in some situations, though I've played with some > examples and I haven't seen any yet. It would be nice to have this > behavior documented somewhere though. The fine manual currently says (at the head of section 4.1): A token can be a key word, an identifier, a quoted identifier, a literal (or constant), or a special character symbol. Tokens are normally separated by whitespace (space, tab, newline), but need not be if there is no ambiguity (which is generally only the case if a special character is adjacent to some other token type). The parenthetical remark at the end fails to point out the special case of number-followed-by-identifier-that-doesn't-look-like-an-exponent. But I'm not sure that it's reasonable to try to shoehorn in a mention of the case. Might be a good idea to change "generally" to "usually", though, since "generally" might be read as implying that that's the exact and only rule. regards, tom lane
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Hi. I'm using PostgreSQL for a database course. Each user has their own database on the system. Each database is named the same as the user's user name, and pg_hba.conf is set to require sameuser and a password. Using pgadmin3 1.2.0 b1 and PostgreSQL 7.4.3 on Fedora Core 2, when a user connects to their database and browses down the hieararchy, they can "see" all the other user databases, and browse the list of tables, etc. They can even see the contents of other user's tables! Surmising that this was a result of the public schema, I revoked all rights to public for the public schema in each database. This partly works in that I'm able to not see the contents of other users' tables, but I can still get a list of table names, and other information at that level. I'm guessing that I'm overlooking something obvious here. What do I need to do so that users can't see anything from the other users in pgadmin3? Or, if that's not possible, what can be done to minimize this problem? Thanks. Terry
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Affiliation: University of Turin
Country: Italy
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- Temperament and character in obese women with and without binge eating disorderSecondo Fassino
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, Service for Eating Disorders, Turin University, Turin, Italy
Compr Psychiatry 43:431-7. 2002..Moreover, as regards personality, a lower SD and a higher risk of Personality Disorders were found in obese BED patients. Different severities of overweight do not seem to relate to a specific personality susceptibility...
- Treatment of obese patients with binge eating disorder using topiramate: a reviewPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, University, of Torino, Centre for Eating, Disorders and Obesity, Torino, Italy
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 5:385-92. 2009..Although the evidence is preliminary, topiramate appears to be a relatively safe and effective treatment for obese subjects with BED. Limitations of the studies and future directions for research are discussed...
- Second-year Italian medical students' attitudes toward care of the dying patient: an exploratory studyPaolo Leombruni
Clinical Psychology and Psycho Oncology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, 15, Via Cherasco, Turin, 10126, Italy
J Cancer Educ 27:759-63. 2012..The need to establish tailored methods in End-of-Life Care education to make students aware of their relationship patterns and to improve students' attitudes toward dying patients is discussed...
- Oxcarbazepine for the treatment of trichotillomaniaPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neuroscience, Centre for Eating Disorders, Turin University, Turin, Italy
Clin Neuropharmacol 33:107-8. 2010..The anticonvulsant oxcarbazepine has also been used as mood stabilizer and has been tested for treating binge eating, but there is no report on oxcarbazepine in trichotillomania...
- Duloxetine in obese binge eater outpatients: preliminary results from a 12-week open trialPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neurosciences, Turin University, Pilot Centre for Eating Disorders, Italy
Hum Psychopharmacol 24:483-8. 2009..We evaluated the efficacy of duloxetine, an SNRI, in 45 obese patients who reported binge eating...
- The role of anger in adherence to highly active antiretroviral treatment in patients infected with HIVPaolo Leombruni
Neuroscience Department, Psychiatry Section, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 78:254-7. 2009..However, the relationship between psychological variables and medication adherence is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate how anger dimensions in subjects with HIV affect adherence to antiretroviral drugs...
- Oxcarbazepine for the treatment of binge eating disorder: a case seriesPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neurosciences, Section of Psychiatry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Adv Ther 25:718-24. 2008..8-2.9 kg). Our results were inconsistent, but the drug was effective for some patients who showed marked impulsivity in eating behaviours and depressive symptoms...
- A randomized, double-blind trial comparing sertraline and fluoxetine 6-month treatment in obese patients with Binge Eating DisorderPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, University of Torino, Centre for Eating Disorders and Obesity, Ospedale San Giovanni Battista le Molinette of Torino, Via Cherasco 11, Torino, Italy
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 32:1599-605. 2008..These results were maintained by responders (weigh loss of at least 5% of baseline weight) over 24 weeks. The results suggest that a 6-month treatment with SSRI may be an effective option to treat patients with BED...
- Psychological predictors of outcome in vertical banded gastroplasty: a 6 months prospective pilot studyPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, Centre for Eating Disorders, University of Turin, Italy
Obes Surg 17:941-8. 2007..The aim of this study was to assess whether psychological presurgical variables can predict outcome of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) in the short term...
- A 12 to 24 weeks pilot study of sertraline treatment in obese women binge eatersPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, Turin University, and Centre for Eating Disorders, Az Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista di Torino, Italy
Hum Psychopharmacol 21:181-8. 2006..Further studies are needed to confirm the usefulness of sertraline in the treatment of patients with BED and also in binge eaters with a less severe eating psychopathology...
- Personality trait interactions in parents of patients with borderline personality disorder: a controlled study using the Temperament and Character InventorySecondo Fassino
Neurosciences Department, Psychiatry Section, University of Torino School of Medicine, Health Territorial District 3, Turin, Italy
Psychiatry Res 165:128-36. 2009..The relationship between personality traits of borderline offspring and those of their parents may be related to both genetic transmission and family dynamics. Ramifications for treatment are discussed...
- Temperament and character profile of eating disorders: a controlled study with the Temperament and Character InventorySecondo Fassino
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, Service for Eating Disorders, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Int J Eat Disord 32:412-25. 2002..A way to face this problem is to examine the personality traits underlying these disorders...
- Hypomania across the binge eating spectrum. A study on hypomanic symptoms in full criteria and sub-threshold binge eating subjectsFederico Amianto
Center for Eating Disorders, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126, Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 133:580-3. 2011..The present paper aims to investigate whether subjects with BED full criteria show more hypomanic symptoms than those with s-BED, after controlling for personality variables as potential confounders...
- Duloxetine for the treatment of mood disorder in cancer patients: a 12-week case-control clinical trialRiccardo Torta
Clinical and Oncological Psychology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Hum Psychopharmacol 26:291-9. 2011..The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of duloxetine in cancer patients with mood disorder (MD) by means of a comparison with a matched control group of patients with MD without medical illness...
- Citalopram versus fluoxetine for the treatment of patients with bulimia nervosa: a single-blind randomized controlled trialPaolo Leombruni
Department of Neurosciences, Section of Psychiatry University of Turin, S Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy
Adv Ther 23:481-94. 2006..Both treatments showed some effect on outcome measures, but efficacy profiles did not overlap. Citalopram may be useful in depressed patients with bulimia, whereas fluoxetine is more specific for those with introjected anger and bulimia...
- Efficacy of citalopram in anorexia nervosa: a pilot studySecondo Fassino
Department of Neuroscience, Sezione di Psichiatria, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10100, Turin, Italy
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 12:453-9. 2002..Anorexia nervosa (AN) still lacks a defined treatment. Since fluoxetine proved effective in weight-restored anorexics, this pilot study evaluates the efficacy of another SSRI, citalopram, in restricting-type AN...
- Mood, eating attitudes, and anger in obese women with and without Binge Eating DisorderSecondo Fassino
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, Service for Eating Disorders, Psychiatry Institute, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy
J Psychosom Res 54:559-66. 2003..The aim of this study was to evaluate the anger levels and their management in obese patients...
- Alexithymia and psychological distress in fibromyalgia: prevalence and relation with quality of lifeLorys Castelli
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Po 14, 10123, Turin, Italy
Clin Exp Rheumatol 30:70-7. 2012..While the psychological distress has been widely explored in FM, only a few studies investigated alexithymia, an emotional dysregulation trait...
- Dropout from brief psychotherapy within a combination treatment in bulimia nervosa: role of personality and angerSecondo Fassino
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, Service for Eating Disorders, Turin University, Turin, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 72:203-10. 2003..To explore the personality, psychopathology, and clinical features of bulimic patients who do not complete psychotherapy, within a combined treatment...
- Personality profile of HIV outpatients: preliminary results and remarks on clinical managementSecondo Fassino
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 73:361-5. 2004..The present study assessed the personality traits of a heterogeneous group of seropositive subjects compared with healthy controls to determine specific temperament and character traits of this population...
- Attitudes of medical students toward the care of the dying in relation to personality traits: harm avoidance and self-directedness make a differencePaolo Leombruni
Rita Levi Montalcini Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 32:824-8. 2015..Personality assessment in medical curricula is important, not merely to help teachers plan tailored training but also to foster in future doctors the propensity to develop a patient-centered practice. ..
- A randomised controlled trial comparing duloxetine and acetyl L-carnitine in fibromyalgic patients: preliminary dataPaolo Leombruni
Rita Levi Montalcini Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Clin Exp Rheumatol 33:S82-5. 2015..The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to compare the effects of duloxetine and acetyl L-carnitine on pain, depression, anxiety and well-being in FMS patients...
- Anger and functioning amongst inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder living in a therapeutic communitySecondo Fassino
Neurosciences Department, Psychiatry Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 63:186-94. 2009..This study explored the functional correlates of anger amongst therapeutic community inpatients...
- Are fibromyalgia patients cognitively impaired? Objective and subjective neuropsychological evidenceValentina Tesio
Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 67:143-50. 2015..We aimed to investigate the presence of cognitive impairments in patients with FM and to analyze the relationship between the impairments and their evaluation by the patients through a comparison with a group of healthy controls...
- Slow versus standard up-titration of paroxetine for the treatment of depression in cancer patients: a pilot studyLaura Amodeo
Clinical and Oncological Psychology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Corso Bramante 88, 10126 Turin, Italy
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Jackson names his Hobbit cast
Filmmaker PETER JACKSON has announced his cast for the highly-anticipated THE HOBBIT movie, which will start shooting in February (11).
After months of rumours, he confirms Martin Freeman will play hero Bilbo Baggins and Richard Armitage will portray Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Dwarves.
And the director is thrilled about his lead actor, calling Freeman "exactly like Bilbo and I feel incredibly proud to be able to announce that he is our Hobbit."
Jackson insists Armitage is among "the most exciting and dynamic actors working on screen today."
The film, like Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, is based on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien.


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Twelve finalists have been named for the "Lots of Possibility" competition to turn some of the city's large inventory of vacant and abandoned lots into innovative space.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced the finalists Friday from more than 100 submissions by residents and community groups. Winners will be selected in April.
Two winners will each get a $15,000 prize. Each will have the right to take permanent title to one of the lots and use it to build the suggested project.
Two $4,000 prizes will go to entrants who get one-year leases to vacant lots.
"We asked for ideas that are bold and out of the box. ... We are thrilled with both the caliber and number of proposals received and hope the ideas will inspire exciting and energetic redevelopment," Fischer said.
Finalists in the permanent use category:
• Affordable Homeownership (Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville and the Family Scholar House — Rob Locke, Jackie Isaacs, Harvetta Ray): Using volunteer help, an energy-efficient home would be constructed near the Parkland Family Scholar House.
• Cargo-container Home (Kentucky Habitat for Humanity — Holly Todd, Ken Williamson, John Cora, Jim Burris, Gregor Dike): A retrofitted, cargo-container home would reuse materials while providing shelter for a low-income population.
• DyeScape (Colleen Clines — Anchal Project, Louis Johnson): A network of small-scale gardens would cultivate plant fibers, animal fibers and dye plants for the purpose of natural textile production.
• Growing Home Garden (Seven Counties Services — Gwen Cooper, Laurie Qualah, Reza Gharachamani Asl, JoAnn Woods): A community greening project would incorporate therapeutic intervention to help families deal with trauma.
• Prototype Green Shotgun House (One World Architecture — Curtis Thrush, Ken Parel-Sewell, Kyle Bragg, Dan Madryga): A prototype house would be designed to rethink Louisville's famous shotgun houses, offering a practical and affordable infill housing solution.
• Urban Beekeeping (Ryan Hargrove, Travis Klondike, Meg Maloney): A diverse array of plant life would create a visually pleasing space and provide a food supply for a bee sanctuary. This proposal incorporates local honey production and the potential for job creation.
Finalists in temporary/interim use category:
• BBQ Park (Louis Johnson): A barbecue pit, seating and canopy trees would create a place for the community to gather, cook and share food.
• Putt-Putt (Dana Duncan, Jeff Mayes, Gwendolyn Kelly): A nine-hole, portable putt-putt golf course would be constructed for a series of events.
• Lavender Garden (Christopher Head, Sha Shireman): Redirected rainwater, vegetated bioswales and french drains would support lavender herb beds for decoration, potpourri and oil of lavender production.
• Meditation Labyrinth (West Louisville Women's Coalition): Community arts outreach would be paired with a walking path made of personalized clay pavers and chalkboard walls made from recycled wood pallets and natural seating.
• Russell Market on Market (Erika Williams, Josh Minogue, Laura Rountree, John Sizemore): A monthly haymarket would feature vendors and an educational, community-focused edible garden.
• Vacant Bugscapes (Emily Schlickman, Sara Jacobs, William Krimmel): An outdoor classroom and public space would use assemblages of plants and insects that support ecological regeneration.
Reporter Sheldon S. Shafer can be reached at (502) 582-7089.


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News Wrap: Biden Jabs Romney Over 'Buffett Rule' Opposition
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HARI SREENIVASAN: Wall Street scored a second day of gains today. Stocks advanced on upbeat economic data out of China and a strong government bond sale in Italy. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 181 points to close at 12,986. The Nasdaq rose 39 points to close at 3,055.
The Obama campaign opened a new line of attack today on Republican Mitt Romney over tax fairness. Vice President Biden criticized Romney's opposition to the so-called Buffett rule to impose higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
In Exeter, N.H., Biden said Romney has his own rule: to give the rich more money in tax cuts than middle-class families make in a year.
VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN: The Romney rule says let's double down on the tax cuts for the wealthy. Look, folks. It's not — this is not about class warfare. This is about math. This is about math and people's lives.
HARI SREENIVASAN: Romney had no public events today and didn't respond to Biden's charge. But his wife, Ann, challenged a Democratic consultant's criticism of her status as a stay-at-home mother.
On Wednesday, Hilary Rosen had said Mrs. Romney shouldn't be talking about women and the economy because — quote — "She hasn't worked a day in her life."
Ann Romney responded today on FOX News.
ANN ROMNEY, wife of Mitt Romney: My career choice was to be a mother and I think all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. Other women make other choices to have a career and raise family, which I think Hilary Rosen has actually done herself. I respect that. That's wonderful.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The Obama campaign and Democratic leaders disavowed the criticism of Mrs. Romney. And first lady Michelle Obama tweeted that "Every mother works hard and every woman deserves to be respected." Later, Rosen issued an apology, saying her words were poorly chosen.
The presidential battle in Egypt has taken a new turn. Islamists in parliament pushed through a bill today to ban officials who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak from seeking the office. It was aimed mainly at former Vice President Omar Suleiman. He announced he's running in the May election after the Muslim Brotherhood fielded a candidate. Egypt's ruling Military Council would still have to approve the ban.
The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, said today he's considering holding presidential elections a year early. The vote is currently set for 2014, when most NATO combat forces are scheduled to hand over security to the Afghans and withdraw. Karzai said it might be better to schedule one or the other for 2013 instead.
He discussed the situation with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a meeting in Kabul.
HAMID KARZAI, president of Afghanistan: This is something that I have been thinking about. I have had some consultations. There are favorables to both the ideas. I have not had a final decision yet. And it will not be soon, so — but I am thinking about this, and I will do what is good for this country in either case.
HARI SREENIVASAN: For his part, Rasmussen said NATO is still on track to hand over security in Afghanistan in 2014.
Pakistan's parliament moved today to put relations with the U.S. back on track. Lawmakers approved guidelines for reopening supply lines to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, but with increased fees. Pakistan closed those lines in November after U.S. airstrikes that killed two dozen soldiers along the Afghan border. The new guidelines also call for an end to attacks by U.S. drone aircraft.
Death penalty opponents marked a victory today in Connecticut. The statehouse voted last night to abolish capital punishment in all future cases. The state senate had already approved the repeal. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Dan Malloy, who says he will sign it into law. Connecticut would become the 17th U.S. state to end the punishment.
Those are some of the day's major stories.


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Heavy rains in the country have brought floods claiming 36 lives so far while many have been left without shelter after their houses were washed away. The floods have disrupted transport after many bridges were also destroyed. Hizb ut Tahrir East Africa wishes to make a call to the whole society, especially the Islamic society, to donate various relief supplies to the affected individuals as that is what Islam recommends.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
من فرج عن مسلم كربة من كرب الدنيا فرج الله عنه كربة من كرب يوم القيامه
"Whoever relieves the difficulty of another Muslim, Allah Taala will relieve for him a difficulty among the difficulties on Judgment Day." (Agreed upon)
These floods have clearly shown the failure of infrastructural systems in the country. Even if it is true that floods can destroy roads, but it is also true that most roads in the country were not built to last and are inaccessible not only during the rain season but also during the dry season. To make matters worse, some areas do not even have a road network yet the government levies huge taxes sufficient for construction and improvement. Alas! Because of corruption, road patches that never prevent anything are done on a daily basis where in case of drizzles, such roads turn into impassable rivers!
Often when such calamities occur, they reveal the true nature of the problematic capitalist ideology and its ruling systems of not giving priority to the public interests. It is disheartening when thousands of people are facing chilly weather after their houses were destroyed by floods, meanwhile members of parliament, senators and governors are enjoying in hotels on the pretext of discussing how to govern and account the government! How many times have MPs increased their salaries without any debate or consulting the public! Surprisingly, during the recent election campaigns, they roamed the country in helicopters seeking votes but now they stare at televisions as the public drowns! This is the true depiction of capitalists and their leaders of valuing their lives and disregarding the lives of the poor.
Hizb ut Tahrir, an Islamic group that calls to Islam in its true ideological sense, believes that the situation could have not reached this point if the government was responsible as it would have taken early measures. Even if mankind cannot naturally prevent such disasters, Allah Taala has commanded them to take precautionary measures by instituting special procedures as a way to mitigate such disasters when they occur. This was not instituted even though the weather forecast department earlier predicted the heavy rains in many parts of the country. The government ignored this and took no action! Islam as an ideology and complete way of life defines the responsibility of taking care of the public affairs as that of the government and not individuals or private organizations. Hence, the Islamic state, al-Khilafah, is mandated to construct roads and ease transport. As for tragedies like floods and earthquakes, the Islamic State utilizes funds from the treasury (Baitul Mal) to tend to the affected people and this is its responsibility to the public and not a favour. If it happens there are no funds in the state treasury, then the Khalifah (Islamic leader) will be forced to levy the rich a specific amount to compensate for such a situation. This is how the Khilafah is expected to take care of the interests of its citizens without regard to religion, colour or region as it will be implementing the true ideology of Islam.
Shabani Mwalimu
Media Representative
Hizb ut Tahrir East Africa
08 Jumada Al-Thani 1434 AH


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Death of a wolf raises questions about research
In life, 527F was reclusive — even for an alpha-female wolf. Her territory was so remote that researchers studying wolves in Yellowstone National Park rarely saw her. But they knew a lot about her because for five years she wore a radio collar disclosing her travels, her mating and her kills.
In death, though, 527F is making an uncharacteristic publicity splash.
A hunter shot 527F on Oct. 3. She had strayed nearly a mile outside of Yellowstone into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, where Montana had opened its first legal wolf-hunting season in decades. In all, four of the 10 Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves in Yellowstone's Cottonwood Pack, including one other radio-collared female, were shot.
The loss of 527F leaves a hole in research that had been under way at the University of Minnesota and elsewhere, said Daniel MacNulty, a U of M research associate.
"The gold standard in studies of animals in the wild is being able to repeatedly measure the same individual over time," MacNulty said.
Knock out one or more of those individuals from a study, and years of work documenting behavior from reproduction to hunting success also is lost.
The re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone in 1995 provided an unprecedented opportunity for such studies. Relatively large numbers of wolves could live there through natural life spans that weren't disrupted by hunting and other outside pressures.
Minnesota-style tensions visit Montana
Minnesotans know full well the parameters of the tension that came with the re-introduction of wolves, though. Advocates for the hunting insist it is needed to curb wolf attacks on livestock. Montana has an estimated 550 wolves. It has set a quota for this year, allowing hunters to take 15 percent of them.
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Ryan Counts, the hunter who shot 527F.
"Those wolves they're talking about in Yellowstone are all over the place out here. They're traveling everywhere," said Counts, a hunting guide and team-rope rodeo rider from the town of Pray, Mont.
"They're just decimating our elk herd and everything else. They're bothering cows all the time," Counts said.
In Dillon, Mont., 180 miles northwest of Yellowstone, a rancher in late August found the carcasses of 122 purebred adult sheep strewn in bloody heaps in his pasture, the Times reported. It was the worst livestock predation in memory — an example of the ability of wolves to kill for the pure pleasure of it — and wildlife officials authorized the killing of the entire pack.
Yellowstone Park continues to be off limits for hunters even as states open limited wolf-hunting seasons nearby. But the loss of 527F and her pack mates from Yellowstone prompted Montana wildlife commissioners to shut down early season wolf hunting adjacent to the park, the Missoulian newspaper reported.
"Members of the commission and state wildlife managers have acknowledged a mistake in the decision to open early season hunting next to Yellowstone," the newspaper said.
At the same time, Montana officials downplayed the impact on the state's much-studied wolves.
"They've characterized it as a 'learning experience' with no long-term impact to wolves," the newspaper reported.
Sharp disagreement with that conclusion comes this week from journal Science, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Yellowstone wolf project, partially funded by a $480,000, five-year National Science Foundation grant, isn't the only study adversely affected by the hunting, Science says. The slaughter of the Yellowstone wolves also is a blow to a host of studies into elk management, ecology and other subjects.
Big bad wolves? Not the old ones
A study MacNulty and his colleagues at the U of M have just completed is an example of the kind of research Science says could be jeopardized. The research team is from the College of Biological Sciences' Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the university. MacNulty also is connected with Michigan Technological University in Houghton where scientists study wolves on Isle Royale National Park.
Their study, to be reported in the December issue of the journal Ecology Letters, helps explain the pressures on elk in Yellowstone.
It is well known that wolves prey on elk. This is one of the first field studies to gauge whether age of the wolves makes any difference. The researchers spent more than 13 years following 527F and dozens of other radio-collared wolves, observing their hunts from airplanes and taking various measures of their physical abilities.
Their findings in a nutshell: Wild wolves — like great human sprinters, NBA stars and competitive swimmers — need to score while they are young, because they peak early.
"By age one, they are quite effective hunters," MacNulty said. "Wolves don't live very long so there is a lot of pressure from an evolutionary standpoint to quickly develop an ability to hunt in order to feed themselves and their offspring."
Unlike mountain lions — with their short snouts, powerful muscles and retractable claws — wolves need speed to bring down their prey.
"They lack physical characteristics to kill prey swiftly, so they rely on athletic ability and endurance, which diminishes with age," MacNulty said. "They're like 100-meter sprinters. They need to be in top condition to perform."
Although most wolves in Yellowstone live for about six years, their killing ability peaks when they are two to three years old, the U of M team found. After that, they rely on younger wolves to share their kills.
In other words, the higher the proportion of wolves older than three, the lower the rate at which they kill elk.
Blaming bears and drought
Elk had been declining for years in Yellowstone. Not surprisingly, hunters and game management experts had blamed the wolves.
This study's findings expose a flaw in that logic, ScienceNOW Daily News reported.
"Most managers who want to boost numbers of elk and deer think all you need to do is kill wolves," ecologist Christopher Wilmers of the University of California, Santa Cruz told ScienceNOW. "But this study shows you're probably increasing your problem, since you'll end up with younger wolves that kill more prey."
That's because when a pack vanishes or is weakened and loses its territory, he says, younger wolves often move in.
"You're better off leaving the wolves alone," Wilmers said.
Still, that logic leaves questions of what else could explain the elk decline. MacNulty looks to drought and grizzly bears.
"Grizzlies are the primary predator of elk calves," he said. "That is only now becoming widely appreciated. ... Also, climate is a major factor. Up until a couple of years ago there were a series of droughts which impacted summer forage for elk."
Gunning them down with tranquilizers
It's too soon to predict the overall effect hunting will have on the Yellowstone wolf studies, MacNulty said. His team is lucky in that this particular research project was completed before 527F was killed. But many other studies also are geared toward wolves living natural life spans.
One immediate impact on the research is to reduce the ranks of available radio-collared wolves. Replacing those that were shot is dangerous and expensive work. Researchers locate a pack from a fixed-wing aircraft then send a helicopter with a "gunner" who darts a wolf with a tranquilizer.
Once the wolf drops, the chopper sets down. In addition to collaring the wolf, researchers measure its size, take blood samples and perform other tests. DNA samples are used to monitor genetic diversity in the wolf populations.
Scientists have tried to keep at least one or two collars in each of the park's 12 wolf packs. And the oldest wolves are the most valuable for the research.
"The longer an individual lives the more data you can accumulate," MacNulty said.
That's one reason 527F's killing set off alarms. She had been collared for five of her seven years — an exceptionally long time for a single wolf to be studied.
Calling for a buffer zone
Now scientists are lobbying Montana's Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) department to establish a no-wolf-hunting zone around the park.
"A possible buffer zone and other suggestions will be considered as they review this season's hunt," FWP officials told Science.
But some wildlife officials downplayed the setback to wildlife studies, saying that the more than 100 wolves left in the park should be sufficient for research.
"Biologically, [the loss] has no impact, since wolf packs turn over all the time," Edward Bangs, wolf recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Helena told Science. "It doesn't make any difference to wolf conservation or wolf research."
Still, officials acknowledged they miscalculated the impact on the Yellowstone wolves.
"We didn't think that wolves would be that vulnerable in the backcountry, so the level of harvest there has been a bit of a surprise," said Carolyn Sime, FWP's wolf program coordinator in Helena.
Sharon Schmickle writes about national and foreign affairs and science. She can be reached at sschmickle [at] minnpost [dot] com.
Comments (7)
I've read that it actually does make a big difference which wolf you shoot in a pack, it's not biologically insignificant. In the wild if left alone attrition within a pack will follow a natural course, most wolves die of old age one way or another. Hunters throw that into disarray. If you kill an alpha male or female, or one of the more successful young hunters you can throw the pack into disarray. Packs aren't like herds, they much more socially sensitive, and much smaller. Killing wolves isn't like culling a herd it's much more complex and the consequences can be disproportionate. Also, I've always heard that this business of killing for the pleasure of killing is a myth. My understanding is that wolves will kill while they can and come back to eat. Biologically this makes sense, as predators they never know when they will come across prey so when they do they try to kill it. These large heards of sheep are not native to North America, in evolutionary terms they're an anomaly. Rather than having a kill frenzy, I think what you have in these wolf sheep heard encounters is a clash between a biological drive for opportunistic killing and an unnatural opportunity. The wolves are just being wolves, I think we're probably anthropomorphizing wolves if we assign a motive like "joy" to such behavior. Just because we kill for pleasure doesn't mean wolves do.
Sharon wrote:
"The slaughter of the Yellowstone wolves also is a blow to a host of studies into elk management, ecology and other subjects."
Sharon, the Yellowstone wolves were not slaughtered. Four of them were shot. Slaughter is a very loaded term that implys the reckless, wanton, indiscriminant killing of all, or most of the wolves which is hardly what happened here.
I liked the article and it raises important issues but avoid the loaded words in the future.
Paul, I was going to write some of the same exact things but you beat me to it. For everyone out there "Wolf Totem", a study of the mongolian wolf is a very enjoyable read. I think some of this dilemma comes down to what is regarded as the crown species, wolf, man or codependent. Wolves would keep some animals in balance by preventing overgrazing and desertification. Much of Wyoming and the high plains had a different mix of plant and animal species until industrialization came along. The "old" native plants and species held the soil in place much better. Nature hates the cow but probably hates the sheep even more.
Young wolves are not very effecient hunters. They go out on more hunts burning energy, are not sucessful more often and often end up injured in the early hunts. As they develop for a few years they are at the peak of the powers.
Tom, In my dictionary, the first listed definition of the word slaughter is "the killing of animals, especially for food." I do agree, though, that the word often is used to describe massive and/or brutal killing.
Thanks for your interest in the article.
"Slaughter is a very loaded term that implys the reckless, wanton, indiscriminant killing."
When I was a kid we raised and slaughtered chickens and ducks. It was not reckless, wanton and definitely not indiscriminate. But killing 4 of 10 wolves in a pack could very well be called reckless, wanton and indisriminate.
Jeff: Ed Bangs is a dedicated biologist who has spent much of his professional life working for wolves. Your ad hominem attack is totally inappropriate.
Sharon: This is an intelligent article that makes an interesting point I haven't seen discussed before. You erred, as I think you know, in using the word "slaughtered", which is one of those inflammatory words that suggests you are not being fair. The rest of the article shows that is not so.
Paul: People do sometimes fear it will mess up wolves if we kill pack leaders. But wolves are incredibly resilient. Wolves don't live long. The whole logic of the pack structure is that death is a constant fact with them, but wolves have evolved to bounce back from the loss of pack members . . . even leaders.
I take mild exception to your suggestion that wolves don't feel joy when hunting. Of course they do, just as hunting dogs take joy in hunting grouse or sled dogs take joy in pulling a sled down a snowy trail. We don't need to "blame" wolves for enjoying killing sheep, as sheep are not natural creatures and they behave in ways that trigger predatorial responses.
Everyone: Sharon's story reminds us how expensive it is to lose a collared wolf and how much critical data is lost that way. The Montana managers are almost surely red-faced about this hunting season since they didn't anticipate so much killing right next to the park. They really need a zone to offer park wolves protection.
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