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Scientists find 2nd piece of DNA tied to the respiratory illness, experts say
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene involved in immune system function has been linked to moderate-to-severe childhood asthma.
Identification of the specific mutation may one day lead to new targets for treating the widespread and troublesome illness, researchers report in the Jan. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Still, any one gene is likely just a piece of the asthma puzzle, one expert cautioned.
"There are only a handful diseases for which the problem is a single gene, for example, cystic fibrosis. And even those are complex with numerous mutations on that gene," said Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association. "Asthma clearly is not a single gene problem. This is good work. They know what the gene codes for but it doesn't mean we're any closer to a cure."
Asthma can likely be attributed to environmental and genetic factors and an interaction between the two, but most of the genes implicated in asthma are still unknown.
One 2007 study used genome-wide association methods to identify ORMLD3 on chromosome 17, the only other gene so far related to asthma risk.
"That gene did not have a hugely significant effect," noted Dr. Hakon Hakonarson, director of the Center for Applied Genomics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the senior author of the new study.
That indicates that probably no one gene will account for the lion's share of asthma. "The 2007 paper would have seen that if that was the case," Hakonarson said.
These researchers used the same methodology -- a genome-wide association study -- to study the genetics of 793 white children with persistent asthma, all patients at CHOP. The team then compared that data to the genetics of almost 2,000 healthy children.
The group of children with asthma were all young, raising the odds that a gene could be detected (average age about 7). "They might have a stronger genetic component if the disease comes up early," Hakonarson explained.
Most of the kids also had moderate-to-severe asthma, not mild asthma, again indicating that their disease might have a strong genetic component. All were taking fairly high doses of inhaled steroids to help control their illness.
The analysis identified two genetic regions linked to asthma. One was the previously identified chromosome 17 locus, but there was also a newly spotted gene linked to asthma, called DENND1B, pinpointed on chromosome 1q31.
To make sure this wasn't a chance finding, the authors replicated the findings in groups of children in both the United States and Europe, including a group of black children.
"DENND1B is expressed most intensely on dendritic cells and on T lymphocytes [both key players in immune function]," Hakonarson explained. "Dendritic cells sit in the airway and take up any virus, allergen or any foreign culprit which is invading the airway and presents it to the T lymphocyte. Then the T lymphocyte determines what to do with the [invader]."
The T lymphocyte could then decide to ignore the invader, attack it or make a clone so the compound will be recognized again, in which case the person becomes sensitized to this particular compound.
Additional research not reported in this paper has revealed that the DENND1B gene regulates the release of cytokines -- key immune system signaling molecules.
"The level of cytokines probably has something to do with what [T lymphocytes] ultimately do -- ignore it, attack it or make a clone," Hakonarson said.
Now, researchers have "a truckload of work to do" to clarify the picture, he said.
And the whole picture, when ultimately revealed, is likely to be a complex one.
"It's not a surprise to find a confirmation that there's a genetic contribution to asthma," said Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "But you can have a genetic tendency and never express it. If you knew this about a person, you would watch them more carefully, want them to be less exposed to secondhand smoke that might bring out asthma. But that wouldn't guarantee that they would or wouldn't express asthma. That probably is something more complicated that has to do with other environmental factors."
More information
There's more on childhood asthma at the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology.
SOURCES: Norman Edelman, M.D., chief medical officer, American Lung Association; Hakon Hakonarson, M.D., Ph.D., director, Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Len Horovitz, M.D., pulmonary specialist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; early online release, Jan. 7, 2009 New England Journal of Medicine
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29 December, 2013
feels like i'm still dreamingflew all the way from Saint Martin fwi...tiny caribbean island of 37 sqmjust to live a moment i dreamnt of as a teen thanks to my woderful husband who surprised me with the special trip
16 December, 2013
U2 Rocked it in SeattleI started out buying the 360 Rose Bowl DVD and watched it after work that night and was simply amazed at the performance. I just had to see them, so that night I got my tickets and waited a long 6 months before the show came to town. Finally the day came and my GF and me made the drive up north from Portland and made our way to Qwest Field bought our t-shirts and sat down for the BEST concert I have had the pleasure to attend. We were way up in the crowd but that gave us a good view of the massive stage. The next day we topped off our musical weekend with a trip to see the Jimi Hendrix Memorial. That is a weekend that will not be topped unless I see U2 again.
31 May, 2012
Worth the Wait?Definitely worth the wait. Did not disappoint. The sound could have been better, but what a show!! Totally Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
07 September, 2011
Montreal, July 9th 2011WOW,what a show, one I will remember for the rest of my life, I\'d even go as far as saying that it was totally Out Of Control !!. What a treat to here that song, 4th U2 show and the 1st time this one was played. Most memorable moment.. too many to say, but if one was to stand out, I\'d have to go with Where the streets followed by Ultra Violet... magical moment seeing the fans go crazy and the light show during Ultra Violet. Thanks U2 and hope to be able to see you again.
07 September, 2011
A Holy Experience, an (odd!) night to RThe night I saw U2 in Seattle was the most beautiful night of my life. I am young and alone for three weeks with hardly any money, (though I did go do many amazing things anyway!) in The Emerald City, a place that I will forever be in love with, and I get to see the 4 lads from Dublin who helped me to reach out to this beautiful and terrible world with no fear. They even played the first song I ever heard from them \"City of Blinding Lights\" when I was 14. And it was remarkable to speak to the Astronauts on the Endeavor. Despite a few technical issues with the sound, this concert was powerful in every way. I may not have actually gotten to meet Bono, but I did meet someone dressed just like him! He was very kind and courteous and helped me get my spot near the stage back. And even after the end of the concert on the day following, I got to spend time just talking to a veteran U2 fan who traveled here just like me 14 years ago. It was all very symbolic and a great way for me to finish my US military career in this gorgeous place with the most passionate music in the world. I didn\'t need any pictures because I will remember everything from this concert for the rest of my life. Wish I hadn\'t forgotten my camera though, so I could share what I saw.
25 August, 2011
Great ShowCommander Kelly\'s message at the beginning of \"Beautiful Day\" was a highlight. It was very touching! Although the sound wasn\'t as good as the 360 Concert I went to in Washington, DC in October of 09 I still loved it. Thanks U2 for sharing your gifts of music to the world! Kevin Portland, OR
18 August, 2011
DisappointingI don;t know about most of the other people who were at the show, but the sound was definitely not good. Thats two U2 shows in a row for me because Vancouver in 2009 was \'iffy\' as well. Come on Willie - step it up!! I spoke to a few other people who were at the concert and like me have been attending U2 concerts since the mid 80\'s and they were of the same opinion. I still enjoyed the show, but it wasn\'t as good as Portland 2005
22 June, 2011
Gates?You think Bill Gates went?
09 June, 2011
Seattle ShowMy 7th show, this was better than 360 in Vancouver, maybe because of the lovely weather, the Canucks victory and it being my two daughters first U2 show. It is so intense at a U2 show, and relaxing. I loved the new mix, zooropa was magic, Commander Kelly moving and the whole thing so dynamicbetween band and audience.. makes ya glad to be human!! Lots of young questions after about Amnesty... yes , rock n roll is where I started learning about bigger issues too! A Good time.. and I saw Peter Buck too, my second favorite guitartist!
08 June, 2011
BrilliantBrilliant concert but 1 hour in line to get a concert t-shirt? Absurd. U2 you need to have more stands to buy stuff. Serve your audience better.
07 June, 2011
amazingIt was a Beautiful Day in Seattle to share and amazing concert with my mom and kids. The guys just keep getting better and better!
06 June, 2011
Incredible Show in SeattleHaving seen U2 several times and each time the band amazes me. The band sounded great with a fanatastic setlist. I would say my personal favorite was "Where the Streets Have No Name". If you have not seen this band, do what you can to see them on this tour or anytime they perform live.
06 June, 2011
Very memorable show for meThe entire concert was a highlight for me. Beginning to end, it was all just simply perfect. The biggest thrill for me was having Bono within arms reach of me on several occasion, but Beautiful Day does stand out for me. Lenny Kravitz was an awesome opening act. He really rocked it. It was all definitely worth the wait. Thanks U2 for everything!!
06 June, 2011
Best Set list yetAs usual, the show was amazing, but I think they finally have out done themselves. The set list was FANTASTIC!!!
06 June, 2011
70,000 Voices Lifted Higher and HigherOnly U2 could make a stadium filled with 70,000 people feel like an intimate club. The night was magical. Thank you for getting us to think, sing, dance and rejoice. I first saw you in 1981 at the Santa Monica Civic in Calif. It is wonderful growing old with you.
06 June, 2011
Brilliant show!Great show!!! I have some pics and a review up here: http://jazzsick.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/u2-kravitz-seattle-2011/ Favorite song was probably Zooropa. ~Dan
06 June, 2011
Emerald City Blinding Lites and a SpacesWOW,better then the real thing. It was a beautyifull day to have spent with family and freinds. The stage,the sound,the lites. Thanks and cheers Adam,Larry,Edge and Bono and yes love still rules thanks Lenny Kravitz. Peace and Love Always
05 June, 2011
The best everI took my dad for his birthday because he introduced me to U2. it was a memorable night and they are without a doubt the best show on earth
05 June, 2011
Lacked feelingSounded great, but they seemed distracted and lacked feeling. I felt SO disappointed.
05 June, 2011
Magnificent Moment of SurrenderIt doesn;t take much. Just a U2 Concert to change my whole way of thinking...like what happened to me in Vancouver April 28, 2005. As I was riding the Amtrak Cascades train back up to Canada this morning, I saw a Grandpa holding a baby, encouraging her to wave at us..so many people, just like last night, so many people rejoicing in a celebration...a celebration of four men who met at 15 (Well, 14 for Larry), and are still together at 50 (ish). The incredible bonding, love and kindness, persevering through the rough times ---Bono mentioned something to Edge about that just before the "Stay" song.....the visual effects of the "claw" spaceship were stunning....I especially loved the proverbial disco ball at the top...suddenly, there it was, and it felt like we were in Gotham with Batman. Love is all around us, and the love and dedication Bono gave to people in space, people just out of 20 years of jail, and groups of people like One, Red, and Amnesty International are a reflection of who he really is and who U2 really is--- an Emissary of Light!
05 June, 2011
Beautiful day and a fantastic evening!28 years ago today I saw a band at Red Rocks that moved me. I became aware of the power of music. How a moment in time can be so inspiring and life changing. I have had 6/5/83 as my favorite concert date ever since. Well, yesterday that same band might have changed that favorite concert. Thanks to the band, my wife and great friends for such a Beautiful Day I will always remember!
05 June, 2011
What a Show!WOW...What a show!!! It was well worth the wait...Lenny Kravitz started us off and U2 followed up with the main course! It certainly did feel like a personal show. I just wonder what the heck I am going to do now...18 months of anticipation, beautiful weekend in Seattle, a great show...WOW!
05 June, 2011
2 Seattle VideosSpace Oddity/EBTTRT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l0kXjgUNlU Zooropa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e08P0lM-LuY
05 June, 2011
Amazing showNot sure how U2 manages to make a 70,000 person spectacular feel like an intimate show. That is a true gift. Worth the price of the ticket for me alone were - Until the end of the World, Stay and my personal all time favorite song... Walk On. Worth the wait, glad to see Bono back in true form after such a devastating injury. See you in Anaheim!
05 June, 2011
Give it up for U2U2 was awesome. Best concert ever. Kudos to Lenny for getting the crowd up and ready. U2 is a Mega Band that is doing it right. Felt like a personnel Seattle show.
Kitty Chan
05 June, 2011
utterly fantasticThank you guys for a beautiful show it was fantastic in every way! I love everything, missed UC but we did have it first time so its all good. Loved, loved loved Larry on the bongo drums and how you all play out that song! Thats a highlight extraordinaire!!! Thank you all for who you are and what you do its truly appreciated from my entire heart. <3
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"Veronica Mars" Movie Kickstarter Raises Over $2 Million in 12 Hours
Since going off the air after three seasons, talk of a "Veronica Mars" movie has been a regular topic among series creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell. Finally getting permission from Warner Bros. to do so, Thomas began a Kickstarter campaign to raise $2 million to finally fund a "Veronica Mars" movie. Not only did Thomas reach his goal, he did so breaking Kickstarter records. The Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign became the quickest to reach both $1 million and $2 million, all within 12 hours. As of tonight the campaign has 29 days to go, over 48,000 backers, and $3.1 million raised.
Many people have been wondering why such a fund raiser would be required. $2 million is a small drop in the well for a company like Warner Bros. But odds are that Warner Bros. didn't have enough faith in the project to even front that much money. However, now that fans have spoken and shown their support, some wonder if Warner Bros. will step in and help to increase the budget.
Normally, Kickstarter is used by small companies looking for support to see their ideas brought to reality. As of late its been a popular place for independent video game makers to gain capital to get their games produced and released. But now that its been successful in helping to resurrect a lost, but loved, show, can it be used to help other similar shows like "Arrested Development" or "Firefly"? Currently, "Arrested Development" is getting its long awaited continuation as a Netflix series, but its been confirmed to be a one-shot deal. And as for "Firefly", creator Joss Whedon has already said that the success of the "Veronica Mars" Kickstarter probably won't affect the future of another "Firefly" movie or series given his current work load with Marvel leading up to "The Avengers 2".
If all continues to go well, the "Veronica Mars" film should be in theaters next year.


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New Marui Desert Eagle EBB and WA Combat Wilson HiCap (2001-05-17)Moving into its third electric blowback model, Marui will soon be releasing a Desert Eagle version. Using the same mechanism powered by 4 AAA sized batteries stored in the grip of the gun, this latest Desert Eagle operates just like the other two electric pistols from Marui (the Beretta M9 and the Centimaster). The slightly longer barrel may provide incremental power increases over past versions. The slide mechanism separates from the barrel in the same manner as the real DE. No date has been set yet though this will undoubtedly be quite a popular piece.
Through our contacts at Classic Army, we have also learned that they are planning on releasing their own version of the M16 series rifles in the same all metal format. Look for more news on this!
In other news from WA, a race gun version of the popular Combat Wilson Hicap will be released with integrated sight rail (as pictured on the right. It will be deemed the Wilson Championship Special. No rear sight will be provided but instead a stylish cocking handle will be present instead. A front compensator similar to the Wilson Championship will be present. The last "race-gun" that was released by Marui was the Hicap Optical Match which was discontinued over a year ago.
And for those who have waited forever on the Marui SD5, they are finally back in stock after 2 years of suspended production! Marui FN P90 spare magazines are also in stock. A 300 round high capacity version is in the works!
Marui has also released a mini Uzi into their mini line-up. This latest mini sports a larger size that makes it more realistic in its aspect ratio. Folding stock also adds to the fun. Full auto fire capacity makes this a great office skirmish toy!


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Vanessa Lachey and husband Nick Lachey, a year into parenthood, celebrated the first birthday of their son Camden on Thursday.
The 98 Degrees singer and the "Dads" star celebrated his first birthday on Thursday, September 12. The party started a day early, though, with Drew Lachey and his wife getting Camden an assortment of cupcakes.
Vanessa Lachey tweeted about visiting Camden's aunt and uncle.
In Cincy for Cam's 1st Bday tomorrow. Talk about a #WelcomeHome! Thanks! Uncle @DrewLachey Aunt @LeaLachey1 pic.twitter.com/YsBUfuyd6P— Vanessa Lachey (@VanessaLachey) September 11, 2013
Nick chimed in to celebrate on Twitter.
Celebrating one year in the life of the most amazing little boy @VanessaLachey and I could have ever imagined!! Happy 1st birthday Camden!!— Nick Lachey (@NickLachey) September 12, 2013
She said this time around, the party is for them.
"Camden loves to dance, he loves music," Lachey said. "He loves the water -- the pool, swimming, the beach -- to the point that when we give him water and try to sign 'Drink, drink,' he literally puts his face in the cup and starts [acting] like he wants to go swimming.
"But I won't do a pool party for his first birthday, because I feel like we have the rest of his life to do pool parties. He's 1. This one's for Mom and Dad."
Vanessa Lachey has previously opened up about how she gained 65 pounds while pregnant with Camden, and now has encouraged new mothers to be easy on themselves.
"Don't put pressure on yourselves, moms," Lachey said. "You just had a human being, and you're beautiful, and when it happens, it happens, and you get back in those jeans and it's awesome!"


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Powerful Marketing Via Mobile and Web: Use Your Target Audience's Short Attention Span to Your Advantage
Want to do Powerful Marketing via Mobile and Web? Here's your target audience summed up in Three Magic Words: Short Attention Span.
Most people don't read anymore. They skim. You already knew this. But are you applying this knowledge to your marketing efforts every day? Probably not. Instead, when you or your marketing team sets out to build a page of content, you go back to tried and true methods you have been using since high school: You write your Headline or Title (h1 tag), you write your Topic Sentence (or maybe not!), First Paragraph, Second Paragraph, and so on. If you really knock yourself out, you might add an image or a subheading.
Here's the point (right here on the page you are now reading) where most readers have already decided if they will continue reading or not. If they don't immediately see the value in what you are saying… Continue reading
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The diverse wilderness of life inside of our bodies is just starting to gain the attention of scientists. The human gut alone typically holds some 100,000 billion bitty bacteria, and with no two people's microbiomes being the same, classifying these crucial organisms has been challenging.
A new study, published online April 20 in Nature, proposes a simple schematic for profiling people's gut microbiota, breaking down these helpful hangers-on into three overarching categories. (Scientific American is part of Nature Publishing Group.)
"The three gut types can explain why the uptake of medicines and nutrients varies from person to person," Jeroen Raes, a bioinformatician at Vrije University in Brussels and coauthor of the new study, said in a prepared statement. "This knowledge could form the basis of personalized therapies," by basing treatments on the known metabolic tendencies of a person's microbiota category.
The "sievert", as Elliott says, is a dose unit for quantifying radiation risk. He did not add that it assumes dose density is uniform. "There are many kinds of radiation", he says, but he does not mention how they differ. In fact, external sources like cosmic rays and x-rays distribute their energy evenly, like the sun; others, notably alpha-emitters like uranium, are extremely uneven in the way they irradiate body tissue once they have been inhaled or swallowed.
Because alpha particles emitted from uranium atoms are relatively massive, they slow down rapidly, concentrating all their energy into a minuscule volume of tissue. Applying the sievert to this pinpoint of internal radiation means conceptualising it as a dose to the whole body. It's an averaging error, like believing it makes no difference whether you sit by the fire to warm yourself or eat a burning coal. The scale of the error can be huge.
A rare look at the inside of Philip K. Dick's condo! Here is the attendant interview, from Slash magazine, May 1980:
Philip K. Dick is 51 years old. Since 1955 he's written 35 books that have been translated into eighteen languages. He has five ex-wives, two cats and lives 10 minutes from Disneyland. Of the books he has written, his personal favorites are, The Man in the High Castle, Dr. Bloodmoney, and Through a Scanner Darkly. His latest book, VALIS, will be released in February, with the sequel to be published sometime in the spring. Mr. Dick says he doesn't take drugs anymore, but thinks about them all the time. Despite stories to the contrary, he's a real charming guy.
The interview was conducted in Mr. Dick's conapt by Gary and Nicole Panter. K.W. Jeter, one of Dick's close friends and author of the yet unpublished but excellent DR. ADDER, attended and added his comments.
The woman started screaming, and was able to get her blindfold off, only to realize she was shackled to the ceiling in Hauff's "torture chamber" filled with whips, syringes, belts, paddles, "sexual devices," locks, ropes, chains, tubes, and two devices designed for "administer[ing] electricity to the human body."
According to court documents, the walls in the "torture room" are eight inches think, "making most sounds—such as screams—emanating from inside the room almost undetectable."
The woman asked Hauff to let her go, but he told her "no," put the blindfold on her, and let the room for about 15 minutes. He returned and began plucking out the woman's pubic hair, and then stuck electrodes to her and began shocking her. He did this for about three hours, police say.
Hauff then used a speculum and catheter on her, and bound her until some of her extremities turned blue.
A man who has had repeated bouts of depression cut off one of his own fingers, cooked it with some vegetables and ate it.
The bizarre case of "self-cannibalism" is the first known in New Zealand and one of only eight reported around the world.
It just seems too strange to be true.
But in the frozen wastes of Siberia two walkers claim to have found the body of an alien.
On its side with its mouth slightly agape, the slender, badly-damage body lies half-buried in snow close to Irkutsk, Russia.
The area is a known UFO hotspot and video of the alien's corpse has become a massive worldwide hit with hundreds of thousands of followers after being posted on the internet.
Almost half of the meat and poultry sold at U.S. supermarkets and grocery stores contains a type of bacteria that is potentially harmful to humans, a new study estimates.
Researchers tested 136 packages of chicken, turkey, pork, and ground beef purchased at 26 grocery stores in five cities around the country, and found that 47 percent contained Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a common cause of infection in people.
What's more, roughly half of the contaminated samples contained strains of the bacteria that were resistant to at least three antibiotics, such as penicillin and tetracycline. Some strains were resistant to a half dozen or more.
BP Plc filed a lawsuit for more than $42 billion (25 billion pounds) against Halliburton (NYSE: HAL – news) , which cemented the blown-out well which caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, after claiming a similar sum from rig owner Transocean (NYSE: RIG – news) .
Analysts said BP had little chance of winning the cases and was more likely trying to force the companies to settle. Management experts said pursuing the lawsuits could further damaged BP's already battered reputation as well as reveal yet more embarrassing details of the way the disaster was handled.
One year after the chocolaty crude started spewing out of the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, leading to the largest accidental oil spill in history, scientists say they're still trying to piece together what's happening to the environment.
Some potential clues about the impact of the spill have made themselves known: dead baby dolphins and sea turtles; oiled brown pelicans; fish with strange sores; sticky marsh grasses; tar balls on beaches.
But the big picture hasn't come into focus yet.
It only takes one rained-out Little League game to make a sports lover resent Mother Nature. Now some of today's scientists and other bigwigs have taken it upon themselves to say: "no more." Not content to stand idly by and let something as mundane as climate dictate the success of our sports games, they have instead turned to geoengineering – intentional manipulation of the Earth's environment – to fight back.
Qatari engineers recently announced a project to develop solar-powered artificial clouds to shade the 2022 World Cup from the country's unforgiving summer sun. One remotely steerable cloud comes with a hefty price tag – $500,000 – just to cool the field by 10 degrees.
Would you feel comfortable if market researchers could know your every thought?
A headband designed by San Francisco firm EmSense can sense your brainwaves as you have reactions to watching something and then record the data for researchers.
The process of measuring your reaction to something is known as 'quantitative neurometrics' and it can be carried out as you watch a computer or television screen.
A small camera fitted to the glasses can capture 400 facial images per second and send them to a central computer database storing up to 13 million faces.
The system can compare biometric data at 46,000 points on a face and will immediately signal any matches to known criminals or people wanted by police.
If there is a match a red signal will appear on a small screen connected to the glasses, alerting the police officer of the need to take further action or make an arrest.
The devices will soon be tested at football matches and concerts and police in Brazil, South America's biggest country, are already planning to use them during the next World Cup.
Colonies of aliens living on planets within black holes may not be as far-fetched as it sounds.
Some black holes have a complex internal structure that allows photons, particles and planets to orbit a central singularity, according to one scientist.
A singularity is the region in a black hole when space and time become infinite.
A Brazilian man has claimed his wife attempted to kill him by putting poison into her vagina and inviting him to drink from the furry cup.
The unnamed husband, from São José do Rio Preto, in the state of São Paulo, told cops he and his missus had an argument. She then allegedly doused her privates with a "toxic substance" before suggesting her other half eat at the Y.
Luckily for the intended victim, he smelt something fishy before diving in, and thwarted the cunning cunnilingual plan.
A troubled 19-year-old stabbed himself to death on stage at an open mic night after playing a song called Sorry For All the Mess.
Kipp Rusty Walker repeatedly plunged the six-inch blade into his chest as the audience clapped and cheered in the mistaken belief it was piece of performance art.
But when he collapsed in a pool of his own blood they started screaming in horror and rushed to help him, but his wounds were too severe and he died soon after.
Here's one way to show your contempt of court.
Investigators say an Ohio man was caught on tape stealing a judge's gavel from a courtroom in Lorain.
Footage shows a man identified as Christopher Collins, 39, entering Municipal Court Magistrate Chris Cook's courtroom on March 30 and approaching the bench.
Collins, accompanied by another individual who has not been charged, appears to grab the gavel and slip it into his shirtsleeve before exiting the empty courtroom.
Police in Moscow have discovered what they are calling an "underground town" housing illegal immigrants from Central Asia in a Soviet-era bomb shelter in the west of the city.
The discovery was made by police and agents from the FSB security agency and Federal Migration Service.
The underground area was guarded by a four-metre-high [13 feet] concrete wall and barbed wire, said Andrei Mishel of the Russia's ministry of the interior.
It housed 110 men and women.
Italian police arrested a Naples butcher after discovering worm-infested meat for sale in his store that was 10 years past its expiry date, the ANSA news agency reported Friday.
Shocked food safety inspectors discovered pasta and biscuits crawling with parasites, rotting meats and dairy products, and olives covered in mold in the store of horrors.
The Michigan State Police have started using handheld machines called "extraction devices" to download personal information from motorists they pull over, even if they're not suspected of any crime. Naturally, the ACLU has a problem with this.
The devices, sold by a company called Cellebrite, can download text messages, photos, video, and even GPS data from most brands of cell phones. The handheld machines have various interfaces to work with different models and can even bypass security passwords and access some information.
The problem as the ACLU sees it, is that accessing a citizen's private phone information when there's no probable cause creates a violation of the Constitution's 4th Amendment, which protects us against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Your iPhone has a hidden feature: It tracks and records your location constantly whether you want it to or not. What? You wish it wouldn't do that without your knowledge or consent? Too bad, because there's not much you can do about the tracking feature right now.
Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, a pair of security researchers, recently discovered that iPhones — as well as 3G-enabled iPads — running iOS 4 constantly record and store their users' locations in unencrypted files. These files are basically very long lists of latitude-longitude coordinates and timestamps, and they can be found on the devices themselves as well as within the software backups saved on users' computers.
A New Jersey woman was stabbed in the face with a pen on a New York City subway train after she tried to stop a man from lighting a cigarette.
The assault occurred on a crowded No. 3 train near the Chambers Street station during Tuesday's morning rush.
Witnesses told the Daily News and the New York Post that an argument quickly escalated when Evelyn Seeger asked the man not to smoke. The witnesses say two riders were trying to restrain the man when he pulled out a pen and slashed Seeger's face.
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Fiestas in Spain
You won't get bored in Spain because there are so many popular festivities all year round. There is always something interesting going on. It all starts right after Christmas with the parades of the Three Kings, who leave presents for the children (on the eve of 6 January). In February you normally have the colourful Carnival (the most famous ones are those of Cadiz and Santa Cruz de Tenerife). In March you can be amazed by the enormous papier-mâché statues that go up in flames during the Fallas festival in Valencia. Around April you have the solemnity of Easter Week and the merriment of the April Fair. And in summer (when most of the festivities take place in Spain), you can enjoy the San Juan bonfires, the traditional San Fermín bull runs, or the Tomatina tomato festival. These are just a few examples of Spain's most popular festivities, but you can also find other interesting traditions like horse races on the beach (in Sanlúcar de Barrameda), medieval markets, wine harvest festivals or the descent of the Sella River (in Asturias) in a canoe. As you can see below, we offer more than 250 festivities to choose from. Just click on the image or the text that you want in order to find more information about each one of these events.
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What is Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that attacks the protective covering of nerves, causing communication issues between the brain and other parts of the body. The cause of MS is unknown, but some factors may raise a person's risk of developing it. For example, if your parent or sibling has MS, or you have another autoimmune disease like type 1 diabetes, you may be more predisposed to getting MS than others.
Symptoms of MS vary widely from person to person. Common ones are weakness in the arm or leg, lack of balance, stiff muscles, fatigue, dizziness, partial or total vision loss, slurred speech, and issues with bowel and bladder function. While there is no cure for MS, treatments focus on the following:
- Reducing attacks, which occur when nerves become inflamed (or swollen), causing new symptoms to arise or existing ones to worsen. Drugs like corticosteroids lessen inflammation and may help prevent attacks or limit their occurrence.
- Slowing the development of the disease. Immunomodulators are medications that alter the body's immune response. They may minimize nerve damage brought on by MS and thus decrease the rate at which it progresses.
- Easing symptoms. Physical therapy can help with leg weakness and improve balance. Medicines like muscle relaxants may be prescribed to reduce muscle stiffness.
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Responsible and accountable for performing a wide range of direct patient care tasks. The performance of tasks allows the care team to provide quality care. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
Functions under the delegation of the Registered Nurse (RN). Directly reports to the Operations Manager.
Responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all customer interactions. Fosters a positive work environment through mutual support and cooperation and adheres to GHS and unit specific Service Standards.
Performs duties to provide the highest level of quality that will maximize patient satisfaction in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Geisinger Health System.
Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively by utilizing good communication skills, which include courteous, tactful, respectful and non-aggressive behavior.
Demonstrates basic math skills.
Demonstrates the ability to keep current with unit and organizational communication (ie reading emails, minutes, and bulletin boards and attending staff meetings and performance improvement activities).
Demonstrates basic computer skills, basic navigation in a Windows environment, and passwords and security. Accesses the InfoWeb and internet, uses basic browser functionality, and understands policy on Internet usage. Demonstrates the ability to compose, send, and read emails, understands email functionality and conventions related to replying.
High School diploma or equivalent required.
Successful completion of role orientation and competencies. Continuing in-services and education programs required.
Experience preferred. BCLS preferred.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.
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OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
GEISINGER HOLY SPIRIT is a strong and growing healthcare provider serving south-central Pennsylvania. Geisinger Holy Spirit includes its flagship Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, a 311-bed Joint Commission accredited acute care facility located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Geisinger Holy Spirit employs more than 2,600 people and has more than 500 physicians and advanced practitioners on its hospital medical staff. Sponsored by the Sisters of Christian Charity, Geisinger Holy Spirit delivers patient-centered care guided by Catholic values and the Ethical and Religious Directives of Healthcare. Geisinger Holy Spirit provides a comprehensive array of both inpatient and outpatient services across the continuum of care, including acute care, home health, emergency medical services, physician practices, and a host of outpatient facilities located throughout south-central Pennsylvania.
ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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This lesson provides a basic introduction to literature circles, a collaborative and student-centered reading strategy. Students begin by selecting a book together then are introduced to the four jobs in the Literature Circles: Discussion Director, Literary Luminary, Vocabulary Enricher, and Checker. The teacher and student volunteers model the task for each of the four roles, and then students practice the strategies. The process demonstrates the different roles and allows students to practice the techniques before they are responsible for completing the tasks on their own. After this introduction, students are ready to use the strategy independently, rotating the roles through four-person groups as they read the books they have chosen. The lesson can then be followed with a more extensive literature circle project.
Self-Reflection: Taking Part in a Group Interactive: Using this online tool, students describe their interactions during a group activity, as well as ways in which they can improve. Students can add rows and columns to the chart and print their finished work.
Literature circles are a strong classroom strategy because of the way that they couple collaborative learning with student-centered inquiry. As they conclude their description of the use of literature circles in a bilingual classroom, Peralta-Nash and Dutch explain the ways that the strategy helped students become stronger readers:
Students learned to take responsibility for their own learning, and this was reflected in how effectively they made choices and took ownership of literature circle groups. They took charge of their own discussions, held each other accountable for how much or how little reading to do, and for the preparation for each session. The positive peer pressure that the members of each group placed on each other contributed to each student's accountability to the rest of the group. (36)
When students engage with texts and one another in these ways, they take control of their literacy in positive and rewarding ways.
Further Reading
Peralta-Nash, Claudia, and Julie A. Dutch. "Literature Circles: Creating an Environment for Choice." Primary Voices K-6 8.4 (April 2000): 29-37.


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A New Method for Assessing Content Validity in Model-Based Creation and Iteration of eHealth Interventions." J. Med. Internet Res.. 2015;17(4):e95."
New Methodology for an Expert-Designed Map From International Classification of Diseases (ICD) to Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 3+ Severity Injury." Traffic Inj Prev. 2015;16 Suppl 2:S197-200."
Oculomotor and neurocognitive assessment of youth ice hockey players: baseline associations and observations after concussion." Dev Neuropsychol. 2015;40(1):7-11."
Open Source Computer Vision Solution for Head and Gaze Tracking in a Driving Simulator Environment." SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars-Mechanical Systems. 2015;8:573-583."
Posttraumatic Stress in School-age Children and Adolescents: Medical Providers' Role From Diagnosis to Optimal Management." Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics. 2015;2015:6(6):167-180."
Precision prevention: time to move beyond universal interventions." Inj. Prev.. 2015."
Preliminary research developing a theory of cell phone distraction and social relationships." Accid Anal Prev. 2015;86:155-160."
Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff." J. Pediatr.. 2015."
Rear seat safety: Variation in protection by occupant, crash and vehicle characteristics." Accid Anal Prev. 2015;80:185-192."
Reasons for Child Passenger Nonrestraint in Motor Vehicles." Traffic Inj Prev. 2015;16 Suppl 2:S41-5."
A Review of Hazard Anticipation Training Programs for Young Drivers." J Adolesc Health. 2015;57(1 Suppl):S15-23."
Simulated Driving Assessment (SDA) for teen drivers: results from a validation study." Inj. Prev.. 2015."
Sports-Related Head Injuries in Adolescents: A Comprehensive Update." Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2015;26(3):491-506."
Systematic, theoretically-grounded development and feasibility testing of an innovative, preventive web-based game for children exposed to acute trauma." Clin Pract Pediatr Psychol. 2015;3(1):12-24."
Teen Drivers' Perceptions of Inattention and Cell Phone Use While Driving." Traffic Inj Prev. 2015;16(sup2):S52-S58."
Trauma Exposure, Service Utilization, Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children With and Without Medical Problems Seeking Trauma-Related Mental Health Services." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2015."
Traumatic Stress, Depression, and Recovery: Child and Parent Responses After Emergency Medical Care for Unintentional Injury." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015;31(11):737-42."
Validation of Parent-Reported Injuries to Their Children." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015."
Vestibular Deficits following Youth Concussion." J. Pediatr.. 2015."
Vision Diagnoses Are Common After Concussion in Adolescents." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015."
Young Driver Crash Rates by Licensing Age, Driving Experience, and License Phase." Accid Anal Prev. 2015;80:243-250."
Young Driver Licensing: Examination of Population-level Rates Using New Jersey's State Licensing Database." Accid Anal Prev. 2015;76C:49-56."
Acute stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms among english and spanish speaking children with recent trauma exposure." J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2014;21(1):66-71."
Adolescence, Attention Allocation, and Driving Safety." J Adolesc Health. 2014;54(5S):S6-S15."
Application of best practice approaches for designing decision support tools: The preparatory education about clinical trials (PRE-ACT) study." Patient Educ Couns. 2014;96(1):63-71."


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In order to stop bad breath, you must stop the production of the volatile sulfur compounds. The only safe and clinically-proven way to do so is to oxidize away the sulfur compounds and the bacteria that create this problem.
For several decades the large pharmaceutical companies have made commercial products that do not oxidize away the odorous and lousy-tasting sulfur compounds created by anaerobic bacteria. After many attempts to "help" the public, the companies only would rely on masking agents which only cover up the malodor and sour, bitter tastes produced by the sulfur compounds with other stronger tastes (i.e. medicinal, minty) and fragrances. Alcohol: The end result was a masking chemical and high levels of alcohol. Alcohol makes your breath worse. Alcohol, in chemical terms, is classified as a DESICCANT, or DRYING AGENT. As you know from information in this website and possibly your own personal problems, the dryer your mouth gets, the worse your breath gets. Here's how much alcohol (in Percentage and Proof) is contained in the leading products below:
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Like LittleBigPlanet before it, ModNation Racers, the next game in Sony's "Play Create Share" arsenal is headed to the PlayStation Portable, with the PSP version launching alongside its PlayStation 3 counterpart.
With all of the same creative tools found in the PS3 version, the only thing scaled-down about ModNation PSP is the graphics. Players will still be able to create their own rides, racers, and race tracks, sharing them with the ModNation PSP community. Once their creations are complete, they can take them online, pitting their racers against up to six other player creations in an all-out battle to the death.
Well, perhaps not the death, but it'll be a pretty fierce battle.
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What's new in the new year? Not all that much, as event professionals predict the same, slight improvement in business they did for 2012. The findings come from a survey conducted annually by Penton Media, parent company of Special Events.
Just under half of respondents — 49 percent — expect to stage more special events in 2013 than they did in 2012. This figure is a 2 percent improvement over last year's survey. One in three — 33 percent — expect to stage the same number of events this year, compared with 32 percent last year, and a scant 7 percent say they will likely stage fewer events this year than last, down from 8 percent last year.
Special Events asked our Advisory Board for their take on the limping recovery and what it means for the event industry.
WHAT ARE WE WORTH? The astonishing power that the Internet and social media have given clients to price-shop has some event pros taking a long, hard look at who they are and what they do.
A big contributor to the problem, according to Frank Andonoplas, MBC, head of Chicago-based Frank Event Design, is the wave of reality TV shows that make event planning look both glamorous and easy. As a result, the market is flooded with event pro wannabes who charge "next to nothing," he says. "It is getting more and more difficult to compete with so many using price as the deciding factor. How do the old dogs with years of experience and who charge more — because they are worth it — compete?"
Nancy Shaffer, founder and president of Washington-based Bravo! Events By Design, suggests that event pros themselves must get in the driver's seat on the cost versus value debate.
"Clients continue to undervalue what many of us do and the impact we can make, thus diminishing our worth," she says. "Much of this comes from within our industry, as we have no standards set regarding deliverables, quality or pricing. We are seen more often than not as service providers, and not professional service firms."
But Shaffer maintains the industry can move forward by standing together.
"I believe we need to come together stronger and more connected as an industry," she says. "Our overall economic impact is huge, but we don't seem to maximize this fact for our benefit. The hotel and travel industry does a great job, and I think we could learn from them."
FINDING THE RIGHT MIX Several Advisory Board members interviewed for this article are carefully calibrating what mix of services to offer in order to stay productive and profitable.
"We did serious soul-searching and tightened the image of our brand," explains Yvette Audrain, CPCE, CSEP, president of Dallas-based Mox Event Boutique. "In a luxury market, clients do not want a company that is all things to all people. We focus on being the expert in a niche. Image is everything, and ours needed a face-lift."
To that end, Audrain launched two new divisions to provide clients with certain services that up till now she had outsourced. "We still depend on an army of talented support vendors, but we chose to have more control in just a few areas where we felt like we could provide something that other companies could not in that segment," she says. "We identified an opportunity and took it."
As many companies work lean and mean, Mark Baltazar, CEO of New York-based Broadstreet, points to the time crunch they face.
"As clients become more pressed for time, they want a one-stop shop, from logistics management to event production to year-long partnerships," he explains. "We're uncovering ways to be smarter across projects: mixing up teams, and shifting seating arrangements to foster new ideas and best practices." (See an interview with Baltazar on page 54 of this issue.)
Rick Jobe, president of Dublin, Ohio-based Jobe and Associates, agrees that client companies face a time crunch, but also sees them developing their own in-house capabilities.
"Clients seem to be cutting projects apart and taking some aspects in-house," Jobe explains. "For instance, 'We'll come up with the main design, and we'll have you guys create the details.'" But with challenges come opportunities, he adds. "The out-sourced projects usually start out small and continue to 'creep' in scope," he says. "The challenge is managing budget and expectations."
With the drop in worldwide conference and incentive business over the past few years, Culinary Capers Catering is looking for new worlds to conquer — literally. With operations in both Vancouver, British Columbia, and Beijing, the company is ready to change, according to president and CEO Debra Lykkemark.
"In Vancouver, we are looking for opportunities in other cities and are considering opening a division in Surrey, a city 1.5 hours from Vancouver that is growing very rapidly," she explains. "In Beijing, we have expanded into catering for international schools; we are planning on adding one more large school of 1,500 to 2,000 children in the fall of 2013."
SOCIAL ANIMALS After years in decline, the challenge of "coping with new technology" has taken a jump in the Special Events survey over the last two years, and that's due in part to the explosive growth of social media.
To Cara Kleinhaut, owner of Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Caravents, social media is powerful tool for event pros.
"Whether it is ordering specially created thematic drinks via a custom created app featuring sponsored products, or a 'who wore it best' virtual closet, offering unique interactions with brands curated with the right music, look, feel and location for guests to tweet/Instagam/post/share/pin about live from the event is what it is all about," Kleinhaut says.
THE BIG PICTURE A common theme this year: Event pros must see themselves as more than masters of skills such as logistics and design. They must also understand how events serve as strategic tools.
"We need to better understand how the events we are responsible for fit into the larger, integrated strategy or message," Baltazar says. "Most of the time, our clients know the answer. As true partners, we must as well."
"With more and more states legalizing gay marriage, I am going after this market."
— Frank Andonoplas
"We are presenting prospects and clients with new services and approaches, as one solution does not fit all. We are seeking and implementing new technology that not only improves our internal efficiency and saves money but in addition allows clients to work better with us."
— Nancy Shaffer
"Any way to incorporate technology. Even social events and weddings want technological elements incorporated into their events. Faster is better, and instant gratification is king."
— Yvette Audrain
"I think there is a new opportunity to incorporate video into our clients' weddings and events. Video is so powerful now, and our clients are used to having video at their fingertips. This feels like an increased area with video messages, video save-the-dates, video being shown at events, and also videos being produced on site, edited and shown later in the evening."
— Ali Phillips, Engaging Events by Ali, Chicago
"Creating events that cater to the interests of younger audiences — from social media to volunteerism to emerging business sectors for crossover messaging."
— Mark Baltazar
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Qualification system for 2012 ILCA world championships
Jump to: Senior Worlds, Womens Radial Worlds, Mens Radial Worlds, Standard Junior Worlds, Youth Radial Worlds,Youth 4.7 Worlds, Masters Worlds
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Basic Assumption: The North American Region will be allocated at least 9 berths for males and 5 berths for females to the 2012 Radial World Championship.
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Basic Assumption: The North American Region will be allocated at least 5 berths for males under 18, 3 berths for females under 18 and 3 berths for boys & girls under 16 to the 2012 Youth 4.7 World Championship.
Any other applications for entry will be ranked based on the date of the application on first come, first served basis.
Basic Procedure: Approximately nine months before the start of the 2012 Master's Worlds, the ILCA will open an "application for entry" period for entry to the event. This period will run approximately 2 months during which time all sailors who wish to participate in the event MUST sign up. At the end of the application for entry period, the list of all North American sailors who have applied for entry will be returned to the ILCA-NA office for the purposes of verifying membership and ranking them to determine the order for offering a berth to the event. The ILCA-NA office will place all current ILCA-NA Class Members (who MUST be current (2012 dues paid) no later than the date the application entry period closes) into one of the five groups listed below. The overall ranking will be by group and, within any group, by order of application for entry.
NOTE: Sailors who will achieve their 35th birthday in time to be eligible for a Masters' World Championship, but too late to qualify through any of the major North American Masters' events may substitute their finishes in any of the equivalent major North American events.
Group 1: Sailors who, within the past 5 years, were the champions in their division at a Masters Worlds, a Masters North American Championship, a Masters US Championship, a Masters Canadian Championship, the Masters Midwinters East or were the overall champions in their division of the Florida Masters Week.
Group 2: Sailors who have attended a Masters World Championship within the past five years.
Group 3: Sailors who have competed, and finished in the top 80% of their division, in the most recent Masters North American Championship, Masters US Championship, Masters Canadian Championship, Masters Midwinters East, Florida Masters Week, California Masters, Masters Pacific Coast Championship, Masters Great Lakes Championship, Masters Atlantic Coast Championship, Masters Gulf Coast Championship, Masters No Coast Championship, Chesapeake Bay Masters Championship or Masters New England Championship.
Group 4: Sailors who have competed in an ILCA-NA Grand Prix event (Laser or Radial) within the past year and finished in the top 80% of their fleet.
Group 5: Any current ILCA-NA Master sailor who wishes to attend the event.
Unused berths after the entry period expires: If, after the regular entry process has begun, the ILCA indicates there are more berths available, and there are no ILCA-NA sailors remaining in the five groups above, then further entries will be considered on a first come, first serve basis.
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Alas, if you install a third-party browser such as Opera, the system will continue to open URLs with the built-in Nokia browser. E-mail now uses Nokia's server-side Intellisync software, but for obvious reasons of security (Nokia knows your passwords) I didn't test this extensively.
Certainly responsive, but really should be more intuitive in certain areas
The N8 is the proverbial curate's egg. It offers very capable hardware with real benefits, particularly for imaging, and wraps it in a rough UI. Indeed, it retains much of the cruftiness of the Symbian S60 5th Edition interface, which feels clumsy and, in today's market, unnecessarily complicated. Yet the market has moved on in terms of user experience and applications choice. So whether this phone is for you depends on how much you value its features, against how much you can put up with the UI. ®
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AlkaMAX, Alkaline Booster Liquid
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AlkaMAX, Alkaline Booster Liquid, 1 oz
This unique blend of nutrient alkaline boosters work to correct acid indigestion and heartburn without eliminating the healthy acid your body needs for digestion. The ingredients have been carefully selected to perform a specific function in addressing your body's pH balancing needs.
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AlkaMAX Liquid is a healthy blend of natural alkaline minerals that naturally neutralizes excess acidity. Add to water, coffee, tea or soda for a soothing alkaline drink. No additives or preservatives.
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Chivas USA were responsible for arguably the biggest result of the weekend when they defeated the Eastern Conference-leading New York Red Bulls on the road. It's no surprise the Goats feature three representatives in the latest edition of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week. That matches the number of FC Dallas players, who had a big week with two shutout victories.
The two goal scorers from the Cascadia rivalry made it into the week's Best XI, while Landon Donovan's scoring streak is also recognized among the elections.
GK: Kevin Hartman (FC Dallas) – Although he experienced a quiet night against Philly on Saturday, Hartman's seven saves against Toronto FC in midweek were essential in another FCD shutout. That's now three clean sheets in a row in league play.
DF: Andre Hainault (Houston Dynamo) – Enjoying a tremendous start to the 2011 season, the Canadian is among the in-form players in MLS who ensured the Dynamo only bent but did not break at Rio Tinto Stadium during a 0-0 draw.
DF: George John (FC Dallas) – A ball magnet against both Toronto FC and the Philadelphia Union, John's stock continues to rise together with his ranking in the MLS Castrol Index (No. 8).
DF: Mamadou "Futty" Danso (Portland Timbers) – There have been plenty of tall defenders who struggle to impact a match with their height. That's definitely not the case with the man they call "Futty," who was dominant in the air on both ends of the field against Seattle.
MF: Ryan Johnson (San Jose Earthquakes) – Playing at left midfield, the Jamaican known until recently for being a hard-working forward, has brought that same application to the left flank, sending in crosses that Chris Wondolowski twice finished on last week against Vancouver and Columbus.
MF: Nick LaBrocca (Chivas USA) – The Goats No. 10 is a critical piece of the possession game that Chivas USA have implemented this year. His positioning, technique, passing and calm under pressure were on show in New York.
MF: Álvaro Fernández (Seattle Sounders) – The most active player at Qwest Field for the Cascadia derby, the Uruguayan brings a touch of class to his industrious play, with a sublime finish on the goal that put Seattle ahead.
MF: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) – That three-game break to rest an ailing knee has done wonders for Donovan. He has been on a goal-scoring tear ever since and continues to carry his team with three goals in two games this week. And he said he wasn't a scorer any more.
FW: Justin Braun (Chivas USA) – His manager said he was lacking in confidence after failing to score in eight previous matches. A hat trick at Red Bull Arena should solve that problem, as Marcos Mondaini's suspension has allowed Chivas USA to find their leading scorer again.
FW: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) – He once more showed why he is arguably the best finisher in MLS, taking a ball first-time out of the air to begin the rout of Columbus on Saturday. That's five goals in nine games for the reigning Golden Boot champ.
FW: Fabián Castillo (FC Dallas) – His manager, Schellas Hyndman, says the 18-year-old Colombian is already justifying the club's investment. And he showed his ability to bounce back from a subpar performance in midweek vs. Toronto FC to register a goal and an assist in just 67 minutes of action against the tough back line of the Union.
Manager: Robin Fraser (Chivas USA) – National media may still not place much faith in the Goats to this point in the season, but organized and efficient performances against Real Salt Lake and the New York Red Bulls over back-to-back weekends are proof of how Fraser's philosophy and game plan are already bearing fruit.
Honorable Mentions: Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo), Orr Barouch (Chicago Fire), Corben Bone (Chicago Fire), Cory Gibbs (Chicago Fire), Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution), Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Jámison Olave (Real Salt Lake), Daniel Paladini (Chicago Fire), Joao Plata (Toronto FC), Chris Pontius (D.C. United), Matt Reis (New England Revolution), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Tony Tchani (Toronto FC)
Goalkeepers: Stefan Frei (Week 7), Tally Hall (Week 2, Week 3), Kevin Hartman (Week 8, Week 9), Kasey Keller (Week 4), Dan Kennedy (Week 5), Donovan Ricketts (Week 6), Nick Rimando (Week 1);
Defenders: Corey Ashe (Week 7), Danleigh Borman (Week 4), Bobby Boswell (Week 4), Danny Califf (Week 1), Mamadou "Futty" Danso (Week 9), Omar Gonzalez (Week 3, Week 5), Andre Hainault (Week 9), Ugo Ihemelu (Week 8), George John (Week 9), Zach Loyd (Week 1), Chad Marshall (Week 2, Week 3, Week 4), Josip Mikulic (Week 6), Drew Moor (Week 2, Week 8), Jeff Parke (Week 1), Heath Pearce (Week 6, Week 8), Tim Ream (Week 8), Alain Rochat (Week 2), A.J. Soares (Week 3), Jan Gunnar Solli (Week 6), Carlos Valdés (Week 7), Rodney Wallace (Week 5), Ethan White (Week 5), Sheanon Williams (Week 7);
Midfielders: Kalif Alhassan (Week 5), Osvaldo Alonso (Week 2), Kyle Beckerman (Week 1), David Beckham (Week 8), Geoff Cameron (Week 3), Servando Carrasco (Week 8), Brian Carroll (Week 2), Davide Chiumiento (Week 1), Keon Daniel (Week 7), Brad Davis (Week 4, Week 5, Week 7), Simon Dawkins (Week 3), Dwayne De Rosario (Week 7), Brad Evans (Week 7), Julian de Guzman (Week 6), Landon Donovan (Week 6, Week 9), Dilly Duka (Week 5), Benny Feilhaber (Week 6), Álvaro Fernández (Week 9), David Ferreira (Week 4), Ryan Johnson (Week 9), Shalrie Joseph (Week 3), Juninho (Week 1, Week 8), Nizar Khalfan (Week 4), Nick LaBrocca (Week 6, Week 9), Javier Morales (Week 2), Marco Pappa (Week 2), Chris Pontius (Week 5), Teemu Tainio (Week 1), Steve Zakuani (Week 3, Week 4);
Forwards: Justin Braun (Week 9), Omar Bravo (Week 1), Will Bruin (Week 4, Week 7), Teal Bunbury (Week 3), Fabián Castillo (Week 9), Diego Cháves (Week 6), Omar Cummings (Week 1), Charlie Davies (Week 8), Caleb Folan (Week 3), Eric Hassli (Week 1), Thierry Henry (Week 5, Week 6, Week 8), Kei Kamara (Week 6), Javier Martina (Week 2), Alejandro Moreno (Week 7), Paulo Jr. (Week 2), Jorge Perlaza (Week 5), Joao Plata (Week 8), Emilio Rentería (Week 7), Luke Rodgers (Week 5), Mauro Rosales (Week 4), Camilo (Week 3), O'Brian White (Week 4), Chris Wondolowski (Week 2, Week 9);
Managers: Hans Backe (Week 2), Robin Fraser (Week 6, Week 9), Dominic Kinnear (Week 7), Jason Kreis (Week 4), Ben Olsen (Week 1), Gary Smith (Week 3, Week 8), Robert Warzycha (Week 5).


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News from the world of Maths
April 22, 2016
Carola tells us about her work in the field of image analysis, her favourite mathematical moments, and why creativity is so important in maths.
April 12, 2016
Why a time-honoured statistical tool is becoming problematic.
March 29, 2016
Using the trajectory of a billiard ball to assign customers to queues.
March 24, 2016
How to optimally fill a box with eight-dimensional oranges.
March 24, 2016
Mathematician Katie Steckles tells us about her favourite mathematical moments and why being creative is essential in maths.
March 21, 2016
A new competition invites young people aged 11 to 19 to explore the history of maths for a chance to win cash prizes.
March 18, 2016
One of the greatest honours in maths has been awarded for the proof of Fermat's last theorem.
March 14, 2016
We celebrate the most famous of mathematical constants with a circle puzzle.


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"Parking assistance, pilot" is an excellent system that warns of obstacles when you have limited space in front of the car, when parallel parking for example. The system is semi-automatic and can support the driver when parallel parking the car, if the distance between obstacles front/rear is sufficiently large. The car takes over steering and the driver takes care of gears, acceleration and brakes, and follows the instructions displayed in the car's driver's information display. The system can also be used in manual mode.
Semi-automatic mode:
When the driver wants to park with parking assistance, this function is activated via a button on the car's centre console. The car will then start to scan for a space to park in. When the space is found, the driver is asked to stop the car ahead of the space and follow the instructions given by the car on how the driver should change gear, accelerate and brake.
When reverse gear is engaged the car starts to turn the steering wheel while the driver accelerates and brakes. When the car is in the space and is a distance of 30 cm from any rear obstacle, parking assistance asks the driver to switch to a forward gear. When the driver engages a forward gear the car will continue to steer the car into the space. Each time the car is 30 cm from an obstacle in front or behind, parking assistance asks for a gear change. When the car is parked an acknowledgement is given and control is returned to the driver.
Manual mode:
The system is activated when the speed falls below 30 km/h. A signal indicates the distance to an object in front of or behind the car. When an object is indicated, the radio's/stereo's sound level is muted and a pulsating "buzzer tone" comes from the car's speakers. The tone starts to sound when approx. 80 cm remains to the obstacle and becomes a constant tone when the obstacle is approx. 30 cm from the bumper. The remaining distance is also displayed on the multimedia display in the centre console.
In order to differentiate between the front and rear systems, different tone frequencies are used and the sound comes from different speakers, front or rear.
The kit consists of two sensors with holders mounted in the front. Park Assist Pilot can be disabled in traffic jams or the like by pressing the button in the centre console.
The system can produce "false" signals as a reaction to external sound sources with the same frequency as the system's sensors. Typical sources are the horn, wet tires on asphalt, pneumatic brakes and motorcycle exhaust pipes.
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Facts and advantages
Easier to find a parking space.
Gives instructions when parallel parking for example.
Technical data
Not suitable for the V60 Plug-in Hybrid/Twin Engine.
To be able to install "Park Assist Pilot", the vehicle must be equipped with "Electric Power Assist Steering" (option code 877) and "Adaptive Digital Display" (option code 584 or 019).
"Park Assist Pilot" can only be used in combination with rear and front parking assistance.
- Ordered according to separate procedures and downloaded using VIDA.
- Japan orders in accordance with a separate procedure.
- Hole punching tools can be used for several installations. Replace the tools with new ones when they becomes blunt.


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Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta is a Christ-centred learning community established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1889. Founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, faithful to its Mercy tradition, OLMC is a Catholic independent girls' school committed to excellence in education, respect for the dignity of each individual and the development of a strong sense of justice and social responsibility. The OLMC motto – Sub Tuum Praesidium – taken from a third century hymn, places the school community under the protection of Mary, Mother of God.
The spirit of the OLMC community is truly manifest at the College. On any given day there will be a cake stall, a playground concert, a teacher versus student sporting match, a creative fundraiser or some exciting event generally organised by students. The corridors and classrooms are undeniably infused with passion and enthusiasm for each other and the Mercy cause. It is this spirit which sets OLMC apart.
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A Mercy Education provides innovative learning and teaching that is contemporary, dynamic and challenging. Mercy Girls are empowered and equipped to be critical, creative and reflective thinkers through an Education which is committed to excellence and enables every student to achieve her potential by developing her unique gifts and talents.
Our Vision is to provide a contemporary Mercy education that empowers young women to lead with courage and act justly, making a difference in whatever sphere of life they choose to move, in the spirit of Catherine McAuley.
"Mercy …not only bestows benefits, but receives and pardons again and again…"Catherine McAuley
Mercy is defined as empathy or love that manifests itself in action that is practical and thoughtful, warm and open, respectful and enabling.
"Let charity then be our badge of honour…so that it may truly be said, there is in us but one heart and one soul in God."Catherine McAuley
Compassion is a non-judgmental understanding of another's need, which results in unselfish giving to meet that need.
"Never speak with contempt of any nation, profession, or class of people…"Catherine McAuley
Justice is the treatment of each person with fairness in relation to the equality of all, and the maintenance of a balanced and fair relationship with self and all members of the community.
"Now and again bestow some praise."Catherine McAuley
Dignity is the treatment of each person with respect and the recognition of their inherent value and worth.
"There is nothing of greater importance than the perfect discharge of our ordinary duties."Catherine McAuley
Excellence is the state of achievement of the highest possible standards.
"The proof of love is deed."Catherine McAuley
Hospitality is the creation of a welcoming, open, inclusive and respectful environment for all individuals, through word and deed.
"We can never say 'It is enough'."Catherine McAuley
Stewardship is the grateful and responsible celebration of the sacred gifts God has given us to do the work he is calling us to do.
"If we are humble and sincere God will finish in us the work he has begun."Catherine McAuley
Service is the exercising and ministry of leadership in order to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals and communities.
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Mercy Girls benefit from a contemporary learning environment, a culture of academic excellence and a solid grounding in Mercy values and social justice.


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HP's Next Task: Triple Palm's Revenue
With its acquisition of Palm, Hewlett-Packard gains a turnkey smartphone division–a venture with a slick smartphone operating system, deep mobile patent portfolio, talented R&D team, the beginnings of an app ecosystem and established carrier relationships. Not bad for the $1.2 billion HP paid for it, though the true cost of the acquisition is likely to run quite a bit higher, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore.
In a research note to clients this week, Whitmore argues that HP (HPQ) needs to work some serious financial magic on Palm (PALM) in order to make it EPS-neutral in 2011. Specifically, the company needs to triple revenue to $1.2 billion and double gross margins to 44 percent while keeping operating expenses flat.
"By all measures, this appears to be a Herculean task given the declining momentum behind WebOS among consumers & developers," Whitmore writes. "While we do see merit in HP's strategy to extend WebOS beyond the smartphone market into slates/tablets/etc, the investment required to tap this opportunity may be larger than expected…."
As Whitmore notes, "In reviewing Palm's financials, Palm spends ~$500M annually in Opex (R&D and sales and marketing) to support the WebOS platform. Given the severe loss of market momentum behind WebOS, we believe it is reasonable to assume that HP will need to grow this investment by 50-100%, to approximately $750 million-$1.0 billion."
Obviously, a significant investment. That said, HP has so far given every indication that it's willing to make it. As HP exec Jim Burns emphasized during a conference call last week, the company plans to pump quite a bit of money into Palm.
"We're going to increase [spending on webOS]," Burns said. "And we're going to increase sales and marketing as well. We're going to take this platform, which today exists for smartphones only, and make it much broader than that….We are going to be investing heavily in this business in the next year."


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The Xbox 360's upcoming system update will prevent gamers storing data on "unauthorised" memory units, Microsoft has confirmed.
The update – which also adds Facebook and Twitter support to the console, in addition to a news channel and dedicated music games store – will go out to Preview Program members this week and globally on 17 November.
However, Microsoft has confirmed through its Major Nelson blog that gamers who've moved profiles or saved games onto unlicensed memory units would be wise to move them back onto either an Xbox 360 hard drive or an official memory stick.
"If you continue to use an unauthorised Memory Unit after the update, you will not be able to access your stored profile or saved games," the company warned. ®
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Fino2 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 123 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
FlowAire Air Conditioning
I am newly created company in the business of installing and servicing air conditioning in Adelaide, South Australia. There are a lot of companies in the market so I am looking for a logo that will stand out and be remembered. The aim is to establish a reputable and professional business which people will associate with the name and the logo.
I am currently open to different ideas but generally it needs to be simple and easy to read.
FlowAire Air Conditioning services the residential (homes) and light commercial (businesses). Needs to appeal to people of all ages and demographics. People should easily be able to see the logo and identify it with an air conditioning business.
The name of the business is an instant description of what we do.
Incorporate the name of the business in the logo as below
Air Conditioning
Logo needs to have two version
1) FlowAire
2) FlowAire
Air Conditioning
I am looking for a logo to represent my business FlowAire. I require a clear, simple yet attention grabbing logo. It also needs to have a funky yet professional feel and represent FlowAire as a well established air conditioning business. Open to ideas which communicate what we do.
I would like to include my corporate colours which can be
- varying shades of blue
- white
- silver
- black
Uniforms going to be black or navy blue so the logo will need to have two colour versions so logo looks good on a white or dark background.
Logo design needs to be suitable for letterheads, business cards, vehicle signage, uniforms etc.
The name needs to be incorporated into the logo but I would also consider an image idea to accompany the name as part of a logo.
A few other things to consider are
- no purchased stock shots or images are to be incorporated. Must be an original design
- final delivered in jpeg, ai, pdf and eps formats
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Score points for your health with smart treats perfect for sharing. Here's the delicious game plan.
Got friends coming over for game day? Having the home-team advantage means you can serve (and eat) better-for-you snacks. A winning plan: Look for recipes that use reduced fat cheeses, sugar free products, and fruits and vegetables. But even if someone else is hosting, you can enjoy the spread and still stay on track with a few smart strategies. The first: Always remember to keep portions in control. Then…
Make guests smile with easy Apple-Cheddar Stackers, made with reduced-fat wheat crackers, sliced apple, and KRAFT 2% Milk Cheddar Cheese. Another cheesy idea: woven wheat crackers with chunky salsa and melted reduced-fat Cheddar.
Instead of the usual nachos and dip, serve reduced-fat wheat crackers with Zesty Hot Broccoli Dip. Another smart swap: Replace shrimp or cocktail wieners wrapped in bacon with melon balls (honeydew or cantaloupe) or pineapple chunks wrapped in cooked OSCAR MAYER Turkey Bacon.
Parfaits seem decadent, but they can be good choices when you select better-for-you ingredients. Try Low-Fat Chocolate-Banana Parfaits. These creamy treats sneak fresh banana slices between layers of JELL-O Chocolate Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding and Cool Whip Sugar Free Whipped Topping. You can serve parfaits ready-made, or set out bowls of fat free, sugar free puddings, fruits, and Cool Whip Sugar Free as a "parfait bar" so folks can make their own.
Enjoy a pre-game snack. You'll be less likely to overeat. Try a salad or raw veggies with KRAFT Light Ranch Reduced Fat Dressing. A serving of fruit is another good choice.
Before you go, decide what you'll eat and drink—and how much. Also rehearse saying "No thank you, I've had enough."
Make sure there's a better-for-you snack available: Take along a can of PLANTERS Light Salted Mixed Nuts or a tray of 2% Milk reduced fat cheese and reduced-fat wheat crackers. If you love fried mozzarella sticks, try Baked Mozzarella Bites.
When snacking, choose a serving of food from two different food groups (including one that has some protein, such as dairy, nuts, or lean meat). Some good combos: fruit and light yogurt (with low calorie sweeteners), cheese and crackers, apples and peanut butter, or raw veggies and string cheese.
Even if football isn't your thing, station yourself by the TV instead of the buffet table. Focusing on people and activities may help prevent overeating.
Make sure to follow the dietary guidelines that your doctor or other diabetes healthcare provider has given you. Only drink alcohol if your physician has okayed it—and be sure you know how to adjust your insulin or medication if necessary. Keep in mind recommendations for number of drinks and serving sizes. And don't drink on an empty stomach.