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In studying presentations of pro-$p$-groups via generators and relations, one is led (via the so-called Magnus embedding) to questions involving power series in non-commuting variables. Results from local algebraic geometry occasionally shed some insight on how to make progress, but more often that not, I find myself lacking appropriate analogs of major theorems from the commutative case. I haven't had much luck in books on non-commutative ring theory or non-commutative algebraic geometry -- the focus seems to be on completely different ideas (though I'll happily stand corrected). In any case, here's an important and seemingly basic question that I don't know how to answer.
Let $\mathbb{F}_p\langle\langle x,y\rangle\rangle$ be the ring of formal power series over $\mathbb{F}_p$ in two non-commuting variables $x$ and $y$. This ring has a unique two-sided maximal ideal $I=(x,y)$. Suppose $f,g\in I$. Can anything be said about the smallest $n$, if one exists, such that $I^n\subset (f,g)$? Namely, when does this quantity exist? Is this quantity computable? Boundable?
It's trivial to come up with examples for which there is no $n$, e.g., $(xy,yx)$, since no $x^n$ is contained in this ideal. I'm not sure how exactly to quantify this observation. Is there some kind of non-commutative resultant at play here?
Edit: I think it might be helpful for me to update with some examples as we go along. Here's one that I thing captures at least some of the interesting parts of this question.
Take $p=3$, $f=x+y$, and $g=x^3$. Then the inclusion $I^3\subset (f,g)$ can be seen by taking each of the 8 monomials in $I^3$ verifying that they are in $(f,g)$, e.g., $yxy=yfy-f^3+g\in (f,g)$. The same argument applies with the same $f$ and taking $g=x+y+x^3$. This seems to me evidence that this question can't be answered only by looking at the leading monomials (though admittedly it might be easy enough to exclude these trivial counter-examples).


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You think the politics are hot and nasty now?
Just wait until after the election.
This is the political year when time is being inverted, and the world turned upside down. Yes, in California there are big initiative campaigns. Nationally, there's a close, hard-fought, presidential contest.
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News from around the country and around the globe
But both in the state and in DC, the real political action is not taking place during the campaign season. Instead, it's being delayed until after the election.
In California, the notion of bigger governance reform has taken a back seat for nearly two years -- to Gov. Jerry Brown's push for a temporary tax measure. That measure, Prop 30, is on the November ballot.
Whether it wins or loses, the end of the campaign promises to spark a new conversation, and a host of proposals for larger reform.
And if Prop 30 loses, it will touch off an immediate budget fight that goes through the holiday season.
Under the state budget passed in June, massive trigger cuts are supposed to be put in place, targeting education. But there's likely to be huge pushback from across the political spectrum, with alternatives to the triggers being advanced.
The result: it's quite likely that politicians in Sacramento will spend the holidays figuring out how to balance the budget -- and perhaps what to do about persistent unbalanced budgets.
That nasty fight will be paralleled by an even bigger battle in Washington. The Bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year, and sequestration -- DC's version of the California trigger cuts -- will go into effect, slashing defense programs.
No one wants the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect, but it's far from clear that any agreement can be reached. That sets up high-stakes negotiations and fights that should run all through Thanksgiving and Christmas.
So it should be quite a holiday season, as Sacramento and Washington face the prospect of falling off a budget cliff. Perhaps the need for post-election action will produce big deals that advance public policy. But it also could produce disaster.
Happy holidays.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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An ulcer is any area of skin or mucous membrane that erodes, causing the tissue to degenerate. In common use, ulcers refer to disorders such as these that occur in the upper digestive tract. They may be called gastric ulcers, peptic ulcers, or simply ulcers.
Gastric ulcers refer to those that occur in the lining of the stomach. Peptic ulcers also can develop in the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, the first part of the small intestine (duodenum), and the second part of the small intestine (jejunum).
Duodenal and gastric ulcers are the most common types. About 80% of all ulcers occur in the digestive tract and are called duodenal ulcers. Gastric ulcers account for about 16% of peptic ulcers. While it was once believed that stress and eating spicy foods caused ulcers, it was later discovered that most ulcers are caused by a bacterial infection. Some foods can aggravate ulcer symptoms.
The body makes strong acids to digest food. A thin lining protects the stomach and intestines from these acids. But if something damages the lining, the acids can reach the stomach and duodenal walls. Ulcers can get larger and cause bleeding.
One in 10 Americans will develop an ulcer at some time in their lives. The American Gastroenterological Association estimates that four million Americans have peptic ulcer disease. Ulcers can occur at any age, but are more common as people get older, particularly in people over age 60. In fact, as many as one-half of people over age 60 may have an ulcer. At least two-thirds of ulcers are believed to be caused by bacteria and most of the remaining ulcers are caused by use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Many people are infected with the bacterium that causes ulcers although ulcers may not actually develop from the bacterium.
Causes and symptoms
The bacterium that causes peptic ulcers is called Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori. Although the discovery that H. pylori was the major cause of ulcers only occurred in the 1990s, it is believed that the bacterium has been around in humans' digestive tracts for at least 60,000 years. The exact source of H. pylori and the way in which it is transmitted from one person to another is not known. Theories include transmission through water, saliva, and person-to-person contact. Researchers also do not yet know why some people with the infection develop ulcers while others do not. They believe it may be due to characteristics of the infected person, the type of H. pylori, and other possible factors.
Use of NSAIDs is the second most common cause of ulcers. These drugs include aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. Frequent and long-term use of these drugs to reduce pain and inflammation may lead to ulcers, as these drugs also weaken the lining of digestive walls. Many older people use these drugs frequently to help relieve pain and inflammation from arthritis, which may help explain the higher number of older adults with peptic ulcers.
The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is a burning sensation that occurs in the stomach between the breastbone and belly button. Although the pain can occur at any time, it often is worse between meals when the stomach is more likely to be empty. The pain often is described as a dull ache and it may be severe enough to cause waking during the night. The pain may last minutes or several hours and may come and go. Sometimes, the pain goes away after eating.
Other symptoms of ulcers include a feeling of fullness more quickly than normal during a meal, general loss of
appetite, a bloating or heavy feeling in the stomach, upset stomach or nausea and vomiting, weight loss, and blood in the stool. In some cases, blood is the first and only symptom of an ulcer.
Once an ulcer bleeds and continues bleeding without proper treatment, a person may become anemic and weak.
The physician will note symptoms and history and will perform one or more of several tests available to detect peptic ulcer disease.
H. pylori breath test
This is a safe and simple laboratory test that is used to detect active H. pylori infection. It involves breathing into a balloon-like bag, then drinking a small amount of a clear solution and breathing into the bag again 20 to 30 minutes later. The air that is breathed into the bag the second time is tested for an increase in carbon dioxide. The test involves some preparation, such as avoiding antibiotics and acid-relieving medications for weeks before the test. No eating or drinking is allowed one hour before the test, but the procedure lasts only about 30 minutes and normal diet can be resumed immediately following the test. This test also is effective at monitoring treatment, since a patient can be retested to determine if H. pylori antibodies are still present a month or more later.
Fecal occult blood test
The fecal occult blood test is used to detect tiny or invisible blood in the stool, or feces. It may be used to
detect ulcers, screen for colorectal cancer, or a number of other diseases. The test requires collection of three stool samples that should be taken one day apart. The samples are returned to the physician's office or a laboratory and are examined under a microscope for signs of blood. Certain foods and medicines affect test results and should not be eaten or used about two to three days before beginning the test.
Upper GI series
An upper gastrointestinal (GI) series is an x-ray examination that helps diagnose problems in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. It may be the first test a physician orders to detect an ulcer. Clearly showing the inside lining of these organs requires drinking a thick, white liquid called barium. The barium coats the linking and as it moves through the digestive system, the radiologist can follow the milkshake-like liquid on images, using a machine called a fluoroscope. The resulting images detect some ulcers, but not all of them. The procedure takes one to two hours or longer if imaging the small intestine as well. No food or drink is allowed after midnight the night before the examination so the stomach will be empty for the procedure. The barium can cause constipation and a white-colored stool for a few days following the procedure.
Upper GI endoscopy
Upper GI endoscopy uses a thin, flexible, lighted tube to help see inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. In some cases, the endoscopy may follow the upper GI series. In other cases, the physician may perform the endoscopy first. The physician sprays the throat with a numbing agent before inserting the tube to help prevent gagging. Pain medication and sedatives also help patients relax during the procedures. The camera at the end of the tube transmits pictures that allow the physician to carefully examine the lining of the organs. The scope also has a device that blows a small amount of air, which can open folds of tissue so the physician can more easily examine the stomach lining and look for ulcers. No eating or drinking will be allowed for eight to 10 hours before the procedure.
The treatment of H. pylori infection is called ''triple therapy'', since a combination approach is used. Two antibiotics, often clarithromycin and amoxicillin, are prescribed for about two weeks. In addition, use of bismuth subsalicylate (a common brand name is Pepto Bismol) will be used along with the antibiotics. Follow-up tests should be ordered to be certain that the H. pylori has cleared up.
Other medicines help treat ulcers and their symptoms. Acid blockers and proton pump inhibitors reduce the amount of acid made in the stomach. This helps relieve pain and promotes healing of ulcers. These drugs are available by prescription or over=the-counter and are sold as ranitidine (Zantac), famotidine (Pepcid), cimetidine (Tagamet), and nizatidine (Axid).
If an ulcer has erupted to the point that it has bled, treatment of anemia may require iron supplements. An ulcer that has caused a perforation or obstruction in the stomach to develop may require surgery. The surgery will remove the ulcer or the ulcer can be covered with tissue from another part of the intestine. Other options may be to tie off the bleeding vessel or to cut off the nerve supply to the base of the stomach.
Nutrition/Dietetic concerns
The old school of though about spicy foods causing ulcers has been shown tobe untrue. But those who have ulcers may still need to watch what they eat to relieve symptoms of peptic ulcer disease. The effect of diet on ulcers varies for everyone, but certain foods and drinks can worsen pain. Drinking coffee can increase pain, whether it contains caffeine or is decaffeinated. Tea, chocolate, chili powder, mustard seed, meat extracts, black pepper, and nutmeg are other foods and spices that may cause discomfort for those with ulcers. With proper use of medications, dietary restrictions should not be necessary, except to ease symptoms.
People with ulcers should avoid alcoholic beverages. Eating a balanced diet is advised. Avoiding large meals in one setting may help relieve feelings of bloating and fullness. It is best to eat small, frequent meals when having ulcer pain. The American Gastroentero-logical Association recommends eating food that has been properly prepared and only drinking water from clean, safe sources to help prevent ulcers.
The prognosis for recovery from ulcers is good for most patients. Very few ulcers fail to respond to current treatments, particularly since discovery of H. pylori. If the bacterium is eliminated, an individual most likely will not have ulcer recurrence. Most patients who develop complications such as perforation will recover without problems, even if emergency surgery is necessary.
Until more is learned about the transmission of H. pylori, it is unlikely that individuals can totally prevent infection with the bacterium. Careful hand washing after using the restroom and before eating may help prevent infection. Other prevention techniques are to eat only properly prepared food and to drink water from clean, safe sources. Restricting use of NSAIDs or discussing appropriate use of these medicines with a physician may help lessen risk of ulcers. Smoking and drinking alcohol damage the lining of the digestive tract, so eliminating these behaviors also will help prevent peptic ulcers. Cigarette smoking also increases risk of ulcer bleeding and stomach perforation and can cause some medications to fail. Avoiding certain foods such as coffee and various spices may help ease ulcer symptoms. But will not prevent ulcers.
American College of Gastroenterology. P.O. Box 342260, Bethesda, MD 20827. (301) 263-9000. <http://www.acg.gi.org>
American Gastroenterological Association. 4930 Del Ray Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 654-2055. <http://www.gastro.org>
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. 2 Information Way, Bethesda, MD 20892. (800) 891-5389. <http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov>
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The National Emotional Literacy Project for Prisoners
Houses of Healing
Lionheart's prison program provides education, rehabilitation and reentry support to incarcerated men and women in prisons and jails throughout the United States. At the heart of this initiative is a powerful emotional literacy program, Houses of Healing. This program offers prison inmates encouragement and the necessary support to take stock of the life experiences that have propelled them into criminal activity, take responsibility for their criminal behavior, change life-long patterns of violence and addiction, and build productive lives.
Houses of Healing is being taught by hundreds of corrections professionals, chaplains and volunteers in prisons, jails and reentry programs across the country and abroad. It can be used on its own, or to complement other existing prison counseling efforts such as alcohol and drug abuse, stress and anger management, and life skills development. Houses of Healing has proven successful in group classes, one on one counseling, and individually by prisoners who often have access to the book, Houses of Healing: A Prisoner's Guide to Inner Power and Freedom , through the prison library.
Corrections professionals report that Houses of Healing is the most effective program they have seen for prisoner growth and transformation. Many prison chaplains embrace the program because it is infused with an inclusive spirituality. This is particularly the case in multi-faith contexts. Inmates gain greater self-awareness, the capacity to manage their emotions, empathize with the feelings of others, and increase their spiritual development though, among other things, mindfulness meditation, the quiet motor that underlies the Houses of Healing program. Thousands of lives are being turned around through the guidance and inspiration that this prisoner education and rehabilitation program offers.
The expanding prison population continues to grow as a major national crisis. Taking a proactive stance, Lionheart is committed to playing an integral part in redefining our nation's prisons as places for healing and positive growth. More than 90,000 copies of the book, Houses of Healing, are now in circulation, 50,000 of these have been distributed free of charge to individual prisoners, prison libraries and prison programs.
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have succeeded in developing a biosynthetic polyphenol that improves cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The findings, published in a recent issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, provide insight in determining the feasibility of biosynthetic polyphenols as a possible therapy for AD in humans, a progressive neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no cure.
Polyphenols, which occur naturally in grapes, fruits, and vegetables, have been shown to prevent the cognitive decline associated with AD in a mouse model, but the molecules are very complex and are extensively metabolized in the body. This is the first study to determine which specific subfraction of these molecules penetrates the animal brain, and demonstrate that a drug compound similar to polyphenols can exert similar bioactivities.
A research group led by Giulio Maria Pasinetti, MD, PhD, Saunders Family Professor and Chair in Neurology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, has been exploring the application of specific grape-derived polyphenols for the treatment of AD. Previously, this group found that certain grape-seeds extracts, comprised of a complex mixture of naturally occurring polyphenols, were capable of lessening cognitive deterioration and reducing brain neuropathology in an animal model of AD, but they did not know how to manipulate the natural extract into a pharmaceutical compound that could be used by the brain.
"My team, along with many members of the scientific community, did not know how we could harness the efficacy of naturally occurring polyphenols in food for treatment of Alzheimer's disease," Dr. Pasinetti said. "We were skeptical that these naturally occurring polyphenols would reach the brain because they are extensively metabolized following ingestion."
The researchers separated the natural occurring polyphenols from grapes, sorted them by size, and administered each for five months through drinking water to mice genetically altered to develop AD, after which they assessed brain neuropathology and cognitive function of the mice. They identified a specific grape polyphenol metabolite that was capable of selectively reaching and accumulating in the brain. This compound reduced the neuropathology of AD in the brain by preventing the accumulation of abnormal proteins in the brain, a hallmark of AD.
Dr. Pasinetti's team analyzed the structure of this polyphenol by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and recreated it biosynthetically in the laboratory. Dr. Pasinetti and his collaborators discovered that the synthetic polyphenol generated in the laboratory also promoted plasticity and benefits in learning and memory functions in the brains of the mice.
"While this is an exciting development, we have a lot to discover and many years of testing before this agent can be considered in humans," said Dr. Pasinetti. "I look forward to further studying this compound to determine its feasibility as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease."
Dr. Pasinetti is currently exploring the possibility of delivering biosynthetic polyphenols nasally or subcutaneously, thereby preventing them from being metabolized in the liver.
Mount Sinai researchers are supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti is a named inventor of a pending patent application filed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) related to the study of Alzheimer's disease. In the event the pending or issued patent is licensed, Dr. Pasinetti would be entitled to a share of any proceeds MSSM receives from the licensee.
About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of the leading medical schools in the United States. The Medical School is noted for innovation in education, biomedical research, clinical care delivery, and local and global community service. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 14 research institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by US News and World Report.
The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. In 2011, US News and World Report ranked The Mount Sinai Hospital 16th on its elite Honor Roll of the nation's top hospitals based on reputation, safety, and other patient-care factors. Of the top 20 hospitals in the United States, Mount Sinai is one of 12 integrated academic medical centers whose medical school ranks among the top 20 in NIH funding and US News and World Report and whose hospital is on the US News and World Report Honor Roll. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 560,000 outpatient visits took place.
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[Gr.,=color], metallic chemical element; symbol Cr; at. no. 24; at. wt. 51.9961; m.p. about 1,857°C;; b.p. 2,672°C;; sp. gr. about 7.2 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +6. Chromium is a silver-gray, lustrous, brittle, hard metal that can be highly polished.
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2. A monument or small building of any kind surmounted by a cross, 1, as a market cross.
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The country code for Costa Rica.
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Mid Atlantic fanciers headed inland to Fischerville VA this weekend for the Skyline Kennel Club's two shows. Edd Bivin had the first final and his pick of the Pointer, GCH CH Marjetta in the Limelight JH, the Basset Hound, GCH CH Park Melody Chief Apache, the Bernese Mountain Dog, GCH CH Blumoon's Tanzenite v Blackrock, the West Highland White Terrier, GCH CH Blythefell Fergus, the Pomeranian, GCH CH Starlight's Sugar Daddy, the Lowchen, GCH CH Windsor Bihar Chasing Rainbows, and the Border Collie, GCH CH Sporting Fields Heiress HSAS.
Best In Show was the smallest among them, the Pom, Payton. It's the first AKC BIS for Payton, who was this year's Westminster Kennel Club Breed winner. Congratulations to breeder Suradej Ekviriyakit, owner Douglas Stratton, and handler Pamela Campbell Dziuk.


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Fendi Pre Fall 2012 Collection
by Keesean Moore
Fendi girl is all grown up, apparently. There were no wild colors, radical silhouettes, no frills -well, save for the use of folded organza as an appliqué for some pencil skirts and a few of the evening looks.
Could this be a new direction for the house? It's too soon to say, but there's definitely something different about this collection. The shapes are a lot more mature. Sure the craftsmanship is there, and the details and accessories sublime, but it lacked the funk and whimsy you'd expect from one of Lagerfeld's collections for Fendi.
Don't get me wrong; there was lots to love about this collection. That perfect A-line dress in butterscotch perforated leather, and the silver-streak of separates toward the end of the line up were all fabulous. It just lacked a little life, that's all.


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Aaron Rodgers Tells TMZ Paparazzo: "Someday You're Going to Get a Real Job"
Video footage shows the Green Bay Packers quarterback making a sarcastic remark to the TMZ videographer.
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I can't even begin to understand the type of person it takes to run that type of business, and to do the job of paparazzo. I would say 'in good conscience', but I don't believe these folks care about anything other than making money and exploiting the famous at all cost.
Put Mark Florio over at PFfffffT in that same category. That disgusting POS exploits his own family to garner attention and sympathy for himself.
Let's not pretend they aren't doing EXACTLY what the public wants them to do.
And by public I really mean hundreds of millions of people.
Once they stop caring about Madonna's new clothes (or Honey Boo Boo or whatever), then those magazines will be out of business, and, as Rodgers said, these "reporters" will get "real jobs".
There'll always be demand for news. Just a matter of what type of news.
BTW, there are A LOT of people in the journalistic community that believes sports are entangled with gossip.
And, let's be honest, a huge part of the sports public corroborates with that notion. Favre, anyone?
Amen Jamie. Mark Florio is just one step up from these paparazzi. He very frequently twists things on his website, & based on the Aaron Rodgers airport video he twirped 2 yrs ago, he would have turned this clip into Aaron caring nothing about his fans & climbing into a truck full of prostitutes.
This kind of treatment is probably a good reason why Aaron loves to play in Green Bay. He seems to enjoy his personal life quite a bit and doesn't have to worry about getting hounded constantly when he is in GB. (Unless it's by my friend Mindy in the grocery store a few weeks back.)
Cheesehead TV has published articles about trade rumors, which is gossip, and Aaron Rodgers' potential girlfriend, which is also gossip.
Here's another article about Rodgers' contract negotiations, which is also gossip.
Cheesehead TV thrives on gossip, just like any other news sites.
Packers fans thrive on gossip.
That's why your visiting this site in the offseason.
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casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true: he became the subject of much local gossip.
• chiefly derogatory; a person who likes talking about other people's private lives.


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While we believe in network effects and the defensibility and leverage that comes from them, we have never subscribed to the popular theory that one single company can leverage network effects to "run the table" on a large market on the Internet and Mobile.
Certainly Google has largely done that in search and yet there are still several smaller players in the search market in the US, there are a number of regional search leaders around the world, and there are search engines, like our portfolio company DuckDuckGo, that compete on the basis of privacy or some other vector that Google chooses not to compete on.
In e-commerce, many think that Amazon is a force that cannot be reckoned with. And yet there are many successful e-commerce companies that have been built over the years. And there are new e-commerce companies being started every day.
In social networking, many believed that Facebook would be the only social network that mattered. As far back as 2007, I argued on this blog that we would see many social networks emerge offering different social graphs, user experiences, and use cases. We successfully invested in some of them, including Twitter and Tumblr.
In the mobile transportation market, which we believe will be a very large global market opportunity, many believe that Uber will run the table. And it certainly looks like they are doing that right now. It reminds me of the juggernaut that Facebook looked like five years ago when everyone thought they had won the social networking market.
But we believe that there will be a number of meaningful companies built in the mobile transportation market, just like there have been a number meaningful companies built in all of the really large markets that have developed on the Internet and mobile.
We have had an investment in one of these meaningful mobile transportation companies, Hailo, for a couple years and they have leveraged the existing taxi cab market to build a very large mobile transportation company operating in some of the largest cities in Europe and the eastern US, where taxi services are well established and work well.
And last summer, we made a second investment in this sector, in Sidecar. At the time of that investment, Sidecar was planning a significant change to their strategy and product to deliver a true marketplace experience to the mobile transportation market. We agreed with the company that we would keep our investment private until they were ready to launch the new product and strategy.
Well today, Sidecar has launched its new product and strategy and with that, we are announcing that USV is an investor in Sidecar. We are very excited about the marketplace model and what it can bring to drivers and riders in the mobile transportation market.
Om Malik wrote a post on GigaOm a few weeks ago that foretold this new strategy, although I don't believe he knew about it or had been briefed on it. He wrote:
But this efficiency over the human touch is also an opportunity for Uber's rivals
The human touch means not turning car owners who want to make a bit more money into limousine drivers. The human touch means allowing a driver to choose when and where they drive. The human touch means allowing drivers to market themselves in the app with a picture and a little bit about them and their car. The human touch means allowing the drivers to change their pricing whenever they feel like it.
The human touch means allowing riders to see the drivers in app and choose the one they most want to ride with. The human touch means giving the rider a real fixed price instead of some multiplier that goes up whenever you most need a ride.
When Sunil Paul, Sidecar's founder and CEO, laid this out for me and my partners last summer, I immediately thought of Etsy vs Amazon. I use Amazon all the time. It's a great service. I get the lowest price, quick delivery, and confidence. That's the Uber model. But I also use Etsy all the time. At Etsy, I get something unique and personal. I get to buy directly from the seller. I get to have a conversation with them. I can favorite/follow them and get notified whenever they post new stuff.
Amazon is efficient and Etsy is personal. There is room for both of them to build big businesses in e-commerce. Uber is efficient and Sidecar is personal. And we believe that there is room for both of them to build big businesses in mobile transportation.
If you live in the the Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, or Charlotte, you can try out the new Sidecar marketplace experience.Download the app and give it a try. It won't be for everyone, but I bet there are a lot of people out there who will really enjoy the human touch of Sidecar and use it frequently.


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Johnny Vegas Gameshow
Note: This review is from 2000
A seriously unbalanced alcoholic comedian forever denied a shot at the big time turns to the game show in one last, desperate attempt to break the relentless cycle of misery.
Is it an act, or is it his life?
Vegas milks the self-pity throughout this relatively extravagant show but it's more than luck that it happens to be a very funny experience, too.
Mercilessly attacking his audience, both collectively and individually, the sweatiest man in showbusiness unashamedly announces that this ridiculous quiz will appeal to the basest of instincts greed.
Setting one half of the 'room' (it's actually a big top) against the other, Vegas aims to create a cesspit of hatred in which his barbed comedy will shine. And it does.
Although the audience on this night were not particularly vociferous, Vegas's spontaneous, savage wit, tinged with overplayed pathos, created a uniquely entertaining evening out.
This gem of a show is overlong which will come as no surprise to anyone who has seen this comedian before but nothing a deserved transfer to the tighter medium of TV wouldn't fix.
But then what will become of Johnny's act if he ever does achieve success...?
Review date: 1 Jan 2000
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett


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The Art of Testing the Ice
Illustrator Kadir Nelson does more than turn words into pictures
When artist Kadir Nelson began his illustrations of the book Testing the Ice, his goal was to "tell the story with pictures." His challenge was to do that in a way that went beyond turning words into drawings.
"You don't want to say something that has already been said," he told the Scholastic Kids Press Corps in a recent interview. "You want to add something to the story."
Testing the Ice by Sharon Robinson is a story about baseball legend Jackie Robinson. On April 15, 1947, Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American man to play in major league baseball. In 1962, he became the first African-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
But this is not that story. Daughter Sharon Robinson's story is about an incident that happened in her family after her father retired from baseball. It illustrates his bravery in his personal life rather than his professional life.
"He was brave when he went out on the ice and he was brave when he went on the baseball field," Nelson said. "My role is really like a documentarian and an author. I shed light on pieces of history that don't always get as much attention as they deserve."
The path that led Nelson to creating illustrations for children's books started when he was 3 years old.
"I was drawing before I can remember, actually as soon as I could hold a pencil," he said. He continued to pursue his passion in college where he studied art and illustration.
Nelson began contacting publishing houses before he graduated college. He landed a few illustrating jobs that in turn led to more illustrating jobs.
His advice for children who would like to follow in his footsteps to become an illustrator emphasizes a love of drawing,
"I would say that kids need to learn to draw very well," he said. "And to learn to tell a story with their pictures."
Most important, however, is to love what you are doing.
"The worst thing in the world is having a job that you really don't like," he said.
The story and subject matter of the books are key to Nelson when selecting which projects to take on.
"I try and choose projects that I think are going to be fun and allow me to do something unique," Nelson said. "Maybe something that I have not done before or have not learned before."
Much of Nelson's artwork has illustrated books about African-American heritage or books that showcase African-Americans as the main subject. Last year he published a book that he both wrote and illustrated. We Are the Ship is about the Negro Baseball League. An exhibit of the artwork from We Are the Ship is currently on tour in museums around the U.S.
His focus on African–Americans has "been an education as far as learning about the subjects that I really didn't learn so much about in school," he said. "In school, I got a broader view of history and it didn't really focus so keenly on subjects like Jackie Robinson."
Stepping into the shoes of Robinson and other famous people "really broadens your perspective, America's (perspective) specifically, because of the subject matter that I've tackled. I think it makes you appreciate where we are now at this point in history."
Be sure to check out Kid Reporter Liam Childer's review of Testing the Ice!
For more on the achievements and contributions of African Americans to U.S. History, return to the Scholastic Kids Press Corps' Black History Month Special Report.
Get the latest on national and international events, movies, television, music, sports, and more from the Scholastic Kids Press Corps.


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Exam 70-247: Config & Deploy Private Cloud with SC2012
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Today I took and passed the 70-247: "Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012" exam as part of my track to obtain the MCSE: Private Cloud certification.
I found the exam reasonably challenging. The exam focused mainly on VMM & App Controller, a fair bit of DPM, SCSM & SCOM and a little bit of App-V and SCORC.
There is an MVP who has broken down his experience of the exam – http://blog.scsmfaq.ch/2012/07/06/private-cloud-exam-70-247-my-experience/ – I would agree with the breakdown however my exam was 62 questions and included 2 large case studies.
I'd recommend a very good understanding and experience with VMM & App Controller, and at least a good logical understanding of the remaining technologies before sitting this exam.
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This is a Ruby on Rails event. The focus will be on developing web apps and programming in Ruby. You can find all the curriculum materials at docs.railsbridge.org.
Click here for more information about class levels in this course!
This workshop is intended to reach out to women who are interested in learning Ruby on Rails. Men are welcome to come if you find a woman who wants to learn Ruby on Rails and come together. RailsBridge is emphatically queer and trans* friendly.
In this workshop, we'll take you through building a complete web application using Ruby on Rails. By the end of the day, you'll have an application that connects to a database and reads and writes information. Please come to the Installfest if your laptop is not set up for Ruby on Rails development. We'll meet up on Friday to install all of the software you need, and then spend Saturday learning and writing code. Programmers of all skill levels are welcome. We will have different classes separated by experience level.


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Wedding cake places
A little bit about the wedding cake places
Whatever the wedding – a lush or modest, an integral attribute will be a cake, wedding cake places! It is also important as a wedding dress, bridal bouquet and wedding rings. Not everyone knows that the cake, wedding cake places at weddings was not always. In ancient times, cakes and cookies were served instead, and later the guests themselves brought small cakes to the celebration and put them on the table of the newlyweds. All cakes had to be round in shape, and for the family to live in prosperity and harmony, they were decorated with various figures. So, wedding cake places!
Why do you need a wedding cake places at a wedding?
It is believed that the cake, wedding cake places gives rise to a sweet family life, without quarrels and scandals. Another cake can symbolize wealth and wealth. The main advantage of a wedding cake is its presentable and, often, elegant look. The cake, wedding cake places, can really decorate any wedding, it can surprise and bewitch the views of all the guests. Especially, given the current trends in the development of pastry skills. A worthy cake, wedding cake places, is pleasant for both guests to serve and to take a camera and use it in wedding contests.


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Union Pacific Provides Third Quarter 2013 Update
Omaha, Neb., October 03, 2013
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today provided details on its earnings expectations for the third quarter of 2013. The Company expects to report best-ever quarterly earnings in the range of $2.45 to $2.48 per diluted share, a double-digit increase compared to last year.
Overall volumes were flat in the quarter compared to last year. Mild summer weather combined with disruptions from flooding in Colorado impacted coal volumes, and, to a lesser extent, other commodity shipments. In addition, an uncertain economic environment continues to impact intermodal volumes.
Third Quarter 2013 expectations include:
- Operating revenue growth of 4 to 4.5 percent.
- Solid core pricing of about 3.5 percent, somewhat negatively impacted by lower coal volumes.
- Positive top-line business mix, although less favorable than traffic mix in the second quarter 2013.
- Operating ratio improvement of about 1.5 points from third quarter 2012 performance of 66.6 percent.
- Lost revenue and increased costs from the flooding in Colorado, expected to negatively impact operating income by roughly $10 million.
"Our strong third quarter expectations reflect continued core pricing gains, ongoing productivity initiatives, and strong returns to our shareholders," said Rob Knight, Union Pacific chief financial officer. "In the fourth quarter, we expect these positive trends to continue, and we're hopeful that the economy cooperates and this year's grain harvest meets current projections, enabling year-over-year volume growth."
The Company will report its third quarter 2013 earnings on Thursday, October 17, 2013, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, followed by a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
Where: Union Pacific's website at www.up.com/investors
How: Live over the Internet by logging on to the Web at the address above OR
Dial-in telephone access
Domestic 877/407-8293
International 201/689-8349
If you are unable to participate during the live teleconference, presentation materials and the call will be archived on Union Pacific's website at www.up.com/investors An MP3 downloadable audio file will also be available at the same location.
About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. From 2007-2012, Union Pacific invested $18 billion in its network and operations to support America's transportation infrastructure, including a record $3.7 billion in 2012. The railroad's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
Investor contact is Michelle Gerhardt, (402) 544-4227.
Media contact is Tom Lange, (402) 544-3560.
This press release contains statements about the Corporation's future that are not statements of historical fact, including specifically the statements regarding the Corporation's expectations regarding third quarter results under the statement "Third Quarter 2013 expectations include" and expectations regarding volumes and economic conditions in the fourth quarter.These statements are, or will be, forward-looking statements as defined by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements also generally include, without limitation, information or statements regarding: projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts as to the Corporation's and its subsidiaries' business, financial, and operational results, and future economic performance; and management's beliefs, expectations, goals, and objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times that, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking information, including expectations regarding operational and financial improvements and the 'Corporation's future performance or results are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statement. Important factors, including risk factors, could affect the Corporation's and its subsidiaries' future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Information regarding risk factors and other cautionary information are available in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012, which was filed with the SEC on February 8, 2013. The Corporation updates information regarding risk factors if circumstances require such updates in its periodic reports on Form 10-Q and its subsequent Annual Reports on Form 10-K (or such other reports that may be filed with the SEC).
Forward-looking statements speak only as of, and are based only upon information available on, the date the statements were made. The Corporation assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information. If the Corporation does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the Corporation will make additional updates with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements. References to our website are provided for convenience and, therefore, information on or available through the website is not, and should not be deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein.
The statements and information contained in the news releases provided by Union Pacific speak only as of the date issued. Such information by its nature may become outdated, and investors should not assume that the statements and information contained in Union Pacific's news releases remain current after the date issued. Union Pacific makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update any of this information.


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Jakubowicz handles these threads with coherence and vigor.
Jakubowicz handles these threads with coherence and vigor.
There may be no March Madness this year but there's something truly insane related to college basketball this Tuesday.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Chaz Ebert essay about the cancellation of Ebertfest 2020 and presenting an exclusive video of Ebertfest 2019.
A whimsical ode to the comic book character She-Hulk, who will be receiving her own Disney+ series.
Chaz Ebert essay about the cancellation of Ebertfest 2020 and presenting an exclusive video of Ebertfest 2019.
A whimsical ode to the comic book character She-Hulk, who will be receiving her own Disney+ series.
A correspondent offers her advice on stuff to binge during the quarantine.
Recommendations from Far Flung Correspondent Seongyong Cho about films other than Parasite that represent the best in modern South Korean film.
A review of the new miniseries Unorthodox, now playing on Netflix.
A look at the early short films made by Barry Jenkins, Lulu Wang, Taika Waititi, and Mati Diop.
Q. I read your review for "Tintin" and it says the 3D works nicely. I have one tiny problem, though, I would have preferred the 2D because our son is autistic and we don't know how he'd take the whole 3D thing. The 2D version is only showing at 9:15 pm. On a scale from 1 to 10, how overwhelming did you think the 3D was in this particular movie? I know it's ultimately our decision, but I'd like to know if anyone thinks it's too overwhelming. Thanks! (Lola Bringas-Garcia)
Q. I've read your statement many times that the best film experience is in a real theater with a real audience. So, do you consider the screening room where you see films that you are reviewing a "real theater with a real audience?" And if not, I'm just curious as to how many films you've seen at "real theaters" with "real audiences" in, say, the last month or two (not counting film festivals.) I very well admit I could be wrong, but I have a hunch that, like many of us, the answer would be not too many. (Mark)
Q. Just read your lousy review of the wonderful movie "Battle: Los Angeles" and the first thing that came to my mind was jawbone of an ass. Fits you perfectly. Grow up! (Anonymous)
Q. I'm just curious, what led you to give "Black Swan" a rating of 3.5 stars, while "The Wrestler" got 4? The two films have been compared a lot, so I'm interested to hear why you thought one was slightly better than the other. (Sarah S. Evans, Indianapolis)
Q. You said at the end of your Great Movies article about Kurosawa's "Red Beard": "I believe this film should be seen by every medical student." It might please you to know that my old judo teacher Dr. Paul Harper, who was also a surgeon and researcher at the University of Chicago, required all his surgery residents to watch "Red Beard." Just reading your description of some of those astonishingly beautiful scenes stirred deep emotional memories of the film. (Dave Fultz)
Q. Why is the street always wet in nighttime scenes in movies? I noticed this probably 25 years ago, and never knew who to ask. (Justin Ritter)
Q. I was shocked and appalled this morning to learn that Netflix is refusing to make "Trash Humpers" available on its site. In a statement by the film's distribution company Drag City, it's stated: "We don't expect Netflix to carry anything they don't want to, for whatever reason, but it reminds us that this is the price paid when we allow one entity to control the lion's share of content distribution."
Q. Today was a very discouraging day for me. With a group of intelligent friends, I started watching "Annie Hall" at my home. Unfortunately, as the movie started, people began talking. This continued throughout the movie, much of the conversation unrelated to the movie. Then there was the texting, the visits to the bathroom, the talking to the dog, and so on. I considered walking away or saying something abrupt, but I didn't want to be rude. That's truly ironic, as I've always considered talking during movies to be rude.
Q. I have seen "Die Hard With a Vengeance" an embarrassing amount of times (not as many as "Die Hard" though) and I have never been able to spot Dick Cheney. He's listed in the movie's credits and it's on his IMDb page. (Cory B. Wingerter)
Q. I read in one of your articles about the fact that movies are filmed with certain projector light requirements in order to correctly show the movie. You also suggested that some movie theaters might show the movies at a reduced lighting setting to save money on their electric bill. I suspect my local theater is doing this on a regular basis. Some movies are so dark, you can barely tell what's going on. My question is how can you know (a) what the setting is and (b) what setting is being projected? Is a light meter relevant to this matter? Jim 'Catfish' Chapman


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Date of photo: August 1, 1993
Photographer: Jose P Isern Comas
Circus Circus in downtown Reno, back in the days when the hotel was bathed in pink paint. Also notice the background, where the large parking garage at Sixth and Virginia had not yet been built. On the left you can see the sign for JJ's Food Company, on the site where the Silver Legacy now sits.
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Family celebrates homecoming for Triumph passengers
A local family welcomed home four people who were stranded at sea on a Carnival cruise ship
Less than 24 hours after the Carnival Triumph docked in Mobile, Ala., four people from Northwest Arkansas are finally home.
They spent days without plumbing and even had to ration their food, but 40/29 News has learned they made they best of it.
It was a loud and emotional homecoming on Friday evening as the four family members arrived at XNA less than 24 hours after their ill-fated voyage on the Carnival Triumph came to an end.
"I just want to put it all behind us. I'm so glad to see my family. That was the hardest part. Other than that, it's just a new day, and I'm thankful to be home," Triumph passenger Louann Leichner said.
Leichner was on the cruise with two of her sisters and a brother-in-law. Their family says they're overjoyed to have them back.
"It feels complete. We're a very big family, and when you don't have all of them there's a hole. So it's good. We're excited," Leichner's sister Carolyn Ramm said.
Brad Crabtree, who we met on Thursday, was finally reunited with his wife, Kim. Many young children were also there at the airport to greet their parents.
The passengers of the Triumph chose not to comment on the conditions they had to deal with, but they did tell 40/29 News this.
"The crew of the ship was phenomenal. They did a super job taking care of us," Triumph passenger Cody Autry said.
"We made the best of it and had a good time. We had a large group and rallied together and had toga parties and had a good time," Leichner said.
Before the homecoming celebration wrapped up on Friday evening, they called the hogs, something we're told they also did on the cruise ship.
At one point, 40/29 News heard there was a death on the cruise ship, but Leichner said that was just one of many rumors that circulated as the Carnival Triumph was being towed to shore.


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Saturday, March 25, 2006
Unconstitutional? Anti-Immigrant? Racist?
Yesterday, according to a Hispanic group spokesman, 80,000 Hispanics did now show up for work in Georgia. The Hall County school system, located north of Atlanta, reported that 40% of Hispanic students stayed home. The reason for the day long boycott was to protest Georgia Senate Bill 529, also known as the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act.
The bill prohibits illegal aliens from tax-payer funded benefits, companies that maintain public contracts can only hire legals, and tough penalties can be imposed for human trafficking. Children and mothers who are pregnant are exempt from the benefit restrictions. Both houses of Georgia's General Assembly have approved different versions of the bill. Hispanics are upset because it appears that a final version of the bill will be written by a conference committee before the legislative session is over. One version of the bill contains a 5% surcharge on any money that is wired out of the country. Several state senators have already stated they want that provision removed.
Tisha Tallman of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund attacked the bill calling it unconstitutional, anti-immigrant, and racist.
One Hispanic high school student who attended a rally at the state capital told reporters, "Everybody should have the same rights---we just want justice."
Another student, whose family is legal and have resided in Georgia for 13 years, said, "I think this bill discriminates against people who work hard."
The word is still out on the impact the day long boycott. Some areas were probably more affected than others. My husband reported that the Mexican restaurant he had lunch at was slower than normal because some of the cooks didn't show up. While my take out place was closed last night two of the busiest Mexican restaurants in town did a booming business. On my way to work I usually pass several cars full of Hispanics heading to construction sites. Yesterday was no different. I passed several vans and trucks. We had to opt for steak last night and while I was in the grocery store I passed several Hispanics purchasing groceries. I dared myself to ask them about the boycott, but I didn't. My school reported no rise in absenteeism due to the boycott.
As an educator I am one of the people in the state who deals directly with Hispanic immigrants. Since they are children I have no knowledge if they are in the country legally or illegally. However, the state estimates we currently have somewhere between 250 to 800,000 illegals. While our burden is not as great as some states, Georgia is seeing a tremendous strain in certain segments of our government namely education, prisons, and healthcare. Yes, illegals do pay some taxes in the form of sales tax, but I'm fairly certain that the amount of sales tax they pay does not equal or exceed the amount of services received.
Georgians are debating the issue at the AJC website here. (scroll down to reach the comments).
Is it fair for illegal aliens to benefit from these services without reciprocating by paying taxes in the same manner as other Georgians? I don't see how the bill is unconstitutional. Someone clue me in. The students at the rally seem to think illegal aliens deserve the same rights as citizens because they work hard and everyone should have the same opportunities. They are somewhat correct. Everyone should have the same opportunities if they are following the rules. I'm tired of hearing the argument that we should just allow illegals to remain as they are since they are doing the work Americans don't want to do. Are these jobs Americans won't do or is it because Americans won't accept the wages paid for those jobs?
What really gets my fur up is the states that are most affected are having to take the initiative to do something about the problem. GW and the United States Congress are woefully behind the curve in handling this issue. Certain aspects of the problem need to be handled at a federal level. Our borders need to be strengthened. Paperwork allowing immigrants into our country should be streamlined, and let's mend some fences by allowing everyone who is currently here illegally to register without penalty.
President Bush urged the nation on Friday to remain civil in our discourse on the matter. Apparently he will be attending a citizenship ceremony on Monday while the Senate Judiciary Committee will be considering the issue.
As a history teacher I know that the current debate on immigration is not the first one our nation has experienced. I did a little research and have a second post in the works as a follow up to add a little enlightenment to the issue. While doing the research I located the next topic I plan to post on at the American Presidents site. Funny how these things seem to dovetail and fit together…that's what I love about history.
Well….Wing-It is open tonight and my chimi is on the way. Let's eat!
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- Amerloc said...
Word verification took care of most of it for me.
Just an additional note on the tax issues:
Keep in mind that any undocumented immigrant not working under the table has federal (and in most cases state) income taxes and FICA witheld from his/her check, just like the rest of us. It's not just sales tax. The question in my mind (as I prepare to install TurboTax) is how many of them file to claim the refunds that most would probably qualify for?
I think you identify a significant part of the issue when you say that there are somewhere between 250K and 800K in Georgia: we don't really even know how many we're talking about.
- Mike in Texas said...
It took care of the problem for me.
I always stop kids who try to tell me about their immigration status, the less I know the better.
Except for the one kid who told me in great detail about the cock fights his father takes him to. For some reason I couldn't stop listening.
- Jennie W said...
I thought I'd give you a real comment to make up for the "sale" comments.
I have to agree that while I don't mind new immigrants, I think they should come through the normal system. I don't think its fair that illegal immigrants get services without having to go through the same processes as the rest of us.


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Weak nerves
Bottle of bromocarpine nerve tonic, Paris, France, 1870-1930
Drawing a line between mental and physical illness only troubled European physicians from the 1600s. Previously, humoral diagnoses such as spleen and vapours had made sense of persistent pains, exhaustion and other elusive chronic illnesses. These traditional explanations gradually yielded to the idea that some sicknesses were simply rooted in the nerves. This shift was partly inspired by early anatomical investigations of the brain and nervous system.
The nervousness of the English
The diagnosis of 'nerves' became fashionable among the upper classes. Popular and medical opinion linked nervous sensitivity to delicacy and refined sensibilities. A Scottish physician dubbed nervous illnesses 'the English malady' in 1733, and traced the causes to moist air, fickle weather, heavy food and activities that reflected a society with too much time and money. However, the idea of 'nerves' persisted. It allowed people with nervous symptoms to avoid the stigma and prejudice associated with mental health problems. 'I'm not ill, but I'm nervous,' King George III assured his worried court.
A plague of nerves?
Industrialisation and urbanisation spread in the 1800s. Nervous illness became more than an English problem. Men and women across Europe and North America struggled with debilitating but elusive physical symptoms. Some suffered such pain and exhaustion that they were bedridden for weeks or months. Eminent Victorians such as Charles Darwin and Florence Nightingale were disabled at various points in their lives by mysterious illnesses. Doctors and patients struggled to make sense of this widespread problem. It was given the names hysteria, nervous breakdown and neurasthenia among others.
Office treatments and home remedies
Neurologists specialising in nervous illnesses argued they were disorders of the body, not the mind. This meant patients avoided the hopelessness associated with asylums. Popular neurological treatments included hypnosis, electrotherapy and the rest cure.
They were carried out in doctors' offices, health spas or patients' homes. Some therapies were criticised - women's rights pioneer Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a rest-cure patient and described her experiences in her chilling short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper'.
These expensive therapies gave neurologists wealth and prestige. There were also more affordable but risky treatments, such as nerve tonics. Another popular and relatively safe treatment for neurasthenic men was vigorous outdoor exercise. American President Theodore Roosevelt battled neurasthenia throughout his life, and was impressed by nature's therapeutic effects. Roosevelt championed the founding of the USA's national parks, expanses of government-owned wilderness set aside for later generations.
From nerves to neurosis
In the German-speaking world, neurasthenia figured alongside hysteria and trauma into political debates about degeneration.In the early 1900s critics of Germany's pioneering welfare system alleged that increased nerve-related pension claims proved the working classes were degenerating. German nerve doctors adapted to these highly charged politics by distinguishing neurological diseases from neurosis - neurological diseases had a proven anatomical basis; neurosis was neither clearly physical nor clearly mental. Diagnoses such as neurasthenia, nervous breakdown and hysteria were eclipsed by neurosis in the early 1900s, partly thanks to the prestige of German medicine.
A physical basis for neurosis was never found. An alternative understanding based on psychoanalysis emerged in the early 1900s. It argued neurosis was rooted in unconscious emotional conflicts, not weak nerves. By the 1930s, treating neurosis became the domain of psychoanalysis and psychiatry. This was especially true in the United States, where many of Freud's followers exiled from Nazi Germany ended up. Nervousness was now a problem of the mind, not the body.
Continuing echoes
Now-obsolete diagnoses such as 'nerves' and neurasthenia still offer instructive parallels with illnesses worldwide. These include shenjing shuairuo in China, nervios in Latin America, dhat syndrome in India and hwa byung in Korea - illnesses that blur the line between mind and body. Such culturally specific diagnoses may suggest non-Western medical traditions place less emphasis on drawing a line between physical and mental illness than biomedicine. In this era of globalisation they also represent ways societies worldwide resist the dominance of Western psychiatry and multinational pharmaceutical corporations.
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M Gijswijt-Hofstra and R Porter (eds), Cultures of Neurasthenia from Beard to the First World War (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2001)
E Green Musselman, Nervous Conditions: Science and the Body Politic in Early Industrial Britain (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006)
J Oppenheim, Shattered Nerves: Doctors, Patients, and Depression in Victorian England (Oxford: OUP, 1991)
V Roelcke, Krankheit und Kulturkritik: psychiatrische Gesellschaftsdeutungen im bürgerlichen Zeitalter (New York: Campus, 1999)
A term for a mental illness caused by too much black bile (one of the four humours) in the body. Used from Greek medicine until the 1700s. Those experiencing spleen had restlessness, anxiety, solitude, sudden fits of anger and laughing or crying without reason to.
The name given to the medical practice that is based on the sciences of the body, such as physiology (the functioning of the body).


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This chapter describes how to use the business catalog to store and organize the components needed to implement the processes in your BPM Project. It also describes how the artifacts in your BPM project are represented in the business catalog.
This chapter includes the following sections:
The business catalog is a repository that stores the components you use to implement some flow objects in BPMN processes.
The business catalog stores the following types of components:
Human Tasks
Business Rules
Service Adapters
Synthesized Types
BPEL Processes and Mediators
Business Objects
Business Exceptions
Depending on the component you can use them for the implementation of a specific activity or multiple flow objects or to define the data associations of a flow object.
Table 12-1 shows which flow objects use each of the components in the business catalog for their implementation.
Table 12-1 Flow Object Implementation
|Flow Objects
Business exception
Human Task
User task
Business Rule
Business rule task
Service Adapter
BPEL Process
Business Object
You can use them as arguments in the data associations of the following:
Depending on the type of component, the business catalog uses two different ways of storing them. You can divide the components by the way the business catalog stores them into the following categories:
Non-Synthesized Components
Synthesized Components
The business catalog stores a file with information about these components. When you open a BPM project, the business catalog reads the file it created to load the component.
The following components are not synthesized:
Business objects
Customized services and references
The business catalog generates the component structure dynamically based on an SOA component included in the SOA composite or an XML type or element. You cannot modify these components. Depending on the type of component they appear on a different predefined module. You cannot move the component to another module. To modify or store the component in another module, you must customize the service or the type.
The business catalog does not store any type of file for synthesized components. It generates the structure of synthesized components dynamically based on the XML or SOA component they represent.
You cannot modify synthesized components or move them to another module. Because these components are dynamically generated, they automatically reflect any change you make to the XML schema or SOA component they are based on.
The following components are synthesized:
Synthesized Types
Business Rules
Human Tasks
BPEL Processes
The way you add a component to the business catalog varies according to the type of component.
Errors: When you add a service or a reference to your BPMN Project, if the operations they contain can generate errors, then these errors appear in the Errors predefined module.
Events: When you add events to the SOA Composite, they appear in the Events predefined module. See Section 22.10, "Introduction to Communication Between Processes Using Signal Events", for more information on how to use events in a BPM project.
Human Tasks: The existing Human Tasks included in the SOA Composite and the new ones you add automatically appear as components in the HumanTask predefined module. This component is generated from the Human Task you added. See Chapter 14, "Working with Human Tasks" for more information.
Business Rules: The existing Business Rules included in the SOA Composite and the new ones you add automatically appear as components in the BusinessRules predefined module. This component is generated from the Business Rule you added. See Chapter 16, "Using Business Rules" for more information.
Service Adapters: The existing Service Adapters in the SOA Composite and the new ones you add, appear in the Services and References predefined modules. See Chapter 15, "Working with Services and References" for more information.
BPEL Processes and Mediators: The BPEL Processes and Mediators included in the SOA Composite and the new ones you add, automatically appear as components in the Services and References predefined modules. See Section 15.3, "Introduction to Oracle Mediator in Oracle BPM" and Section 15.4, "Introduction to BPEL Processes in Oracle BPM" for more information.
Synthesized Types: When you add a service or a reference that requires one or more arguments, if the data type of those arguments does not exist in the Types predefined module, then Studio automatically adds them. See Section 15.1, "Introduction to Services and References" for more information. You can customize a synthesized type to change its name and move it to a user-defined module. See Section 12.4, "Customizing Synthesized Types" for more information on how to customize a synthesized type.
Business Objects: There are different ways of adding Business Objects to the business catalog. See Chapter 13, "Modeling Business Objects" for more information.
If you add a component that references resources that are missing or corrupted, the business catalog shows this missing dependencies with an error node. The label of the node displays the path of the resource. For more information on the missing resource place the mouse over the node to display the tooltip, or build the BPM project. Building the BPM project enables you to find the component that requires the missing resources.
You can organize the Business Objects in the business catalog into different groups using modules. Generally you group all the related components into a module.
In the Sales Quote example you can create a module named Quotes to store all the components used to manage the information about the quotes used in the process.
You can nest modules. Nesting modules enables you to create a hierarchical structure that reflects the organization of your components.
In the Sales Quote example you might want to group all the modules that handle the information in the project into a single module. To do this you can create a module named Data that contains modules like Quotes and Contracts.
Organizing components using modules has the following benefits:
It improves the readability of your project. Ideally the name of the module provides information about the components it contains.
It makes it easier to locate a specific component.
If needed, you can use the same name to identify different components that belong to different modules.
You cannot add Business Objects in the root level of the business catalog. You must always create a module where you can store your Business Objects.
It is a good practice to name the modules using a descriptive identifier. This makes it easier to find a component and makes your project easier to understand for other developers.
The business catalog contains the following predefined modules:
Errors: Stores the errors that the operations in the services and references in your project define.
Events: Stores the Events that you add to the SOA Composite.
HumanTasks: Stores the Human Tasks that you add to your project.
References: Stores the interfaces you can use to define the interface of your BPMN process.
Rules: Stores the Business Rules that you add to your project.
Services: Stores the components that you can use to implement the flow object in your BPMN process.
Types: Stores the types that Studio generates when you add a service or a reference that require arguments of types that do not exist in the business catalog.
These modules are a permanent part of the business catalog and you cannot remove or rename them. Studio does not allow you to create new top level modules with these names.
You cannot create new modules within these predefined modules. Because the components stored in them are synthesized, you cannot rename them or move them to other modules.
Figure 12-1 Custom and Predefined Modules
The business catalog enables you to create new modules to store and organize the Business Objects in your project. You can add a module at the root level of the business catalog or within another module.
You can create a new module to store the new components you create and the customized services and references.
In the BPM Project Navigator, right-click the Business Catalog node or a user-defined existing module.
Select New.
Select Module.
Enter a name to identify the module.
Click OK.
You can delete the custom modules in the business catalog. You cannot delete the predefined modules. When you delete a module, you also delete all the components within the module.
You can delete those modules that you do not use or need.
In the BPM Project Navigator, right-click the module you want to remove.
Select Delete.
A confirmation message appears.
Click OK.
When you delete a module, the module and the components within the module are removed from the business catalog.
If there are any flow objects or components in your project that use any of the deleted components, then this causes errors when you build your BPM project.
You can customize a synthesized type to change its name for a more descriptive name that helps process analysts and process developers understand the use of the component. When you customize a type you must also provide a user-defined module in which to store the customized type.
You can customize a synthesized type to change its name and move it to a user defined module.
To customize a synthesized type:
In the BPM Project Navigator, expand the Types predefined module.
Right-click the type you want to customize.
Select Customize Type.
The Create Business Object dialog appears.
In the Name field, enter a name for the customized type.
In the Destination Module field, enter the name of the module in where you want to store the customized type, or click the browse button to browse the available modules and select one.
Click OK.
The synthesized type in the Types predefined module disappears and a new business object appears in the module you selected for the customized type.
Oracle BPM Studio automatically replaces all the references to the synthesized type with references to the customized type.
If you delete the customized type, then the synthesized type appears back in the Types predefined module.


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The Akko™ and Akko Rounded typefaces are remarkably handsome siblings from an illustrious typographic family tree. This pair of distinctive designs will show themselves well-suited for a deep and wide range of applications, both in traditional print and on the Web.
"Akko is a melding of several sans serif typefaces from the past," reflects Akira Kobayashi, Akko's designer. "ITC Woodland, which I drew in 1997, is built on my fondness for Cooper Black. When I designed TX Lithium, in 1999, I envisioned a new 'techno' look, drawing on the 'industrial strength' appearance of DIN, which I admired. I was thinking of these earlier designs when I began to sketch Akko."
"I used a single design skeleton for the Akko series," Kobayashi continues. "My initial concept was to create a sanserif typeface with rounded corners. The overall impression was to be a friendly design – although its structure has a hint of German Textura type." As the design developed, however, Kobayashi began to realize that a second, "unrounded" typeface was a natural outgrowth of the basic letterforms.
Although he is deeply immersed in digital technology, Kobayashi still starts his design process with pencil and paper. "I always sketch on paper, normally drawing about ten to twenty characters by hand before I begin working on my computer. Then, I design the rest on screen.
Kobayashi began his career in letters at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, where he studied from 1979 to 1983. His first professional experience in type design was at Sha-Ken Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of phototypesetting machines. After several years at Sha-Ken, Kobayashi left the firm in the late 1980s and traveled to London to study English and calligraphy. A year later, he returned to Japan to design type for Jiyu-Kobo. He promptly produced a font for setting Japanese, with a six-weight Latin version as a complement. From Jiyu-Kobo, Kobayashi moved on to TypeBank. Among other projects, he created 17 Latin alphabets to accompany the foundry's Japanese fonts. From 1997 to 2001 Kobayashi worked as a freelance designer and won numerous international awards for his typefaces.
After completing the design of the Latin alphabet to accompany Type Project's Axis Japanese fonts in 2000, Kobayashi moved to Germany in 2001 to assume the position as type director of Linotype (now Monotype). Since then, he has worked with Hermann Zapf and Adrian Frutiger in reinterpreting their classic types, including the Palatino®, Optima®, Avenir®, Frutiger® Serif and Frutiger® Next families.
Kobayashi's Akko and Akko Rounded have simple, compact letterforms, making them economical in terms of layout space. The designer comments, "Sometimes it seems that I spend more time worrying about whitespace than I do designing the letterforms."
Kobayashi also paid particular attention to the character counters and the places where strokes join. The subtly curved diagonal strokes of characters like the A,V, K, v and y ensure that no 'dark spots' distract from text copy. In addition, Kobayashi drew a suite of ligatures to accompany the standard characters. "I made c-t and s-t ligatures to add a historical context to the family. I also drew c-h, c-k and s-c-h ligatures for the setting of German."
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The lighter weights are ideal for blocks of textual content, while the bold and black designs will create compelling headlines. This is a family with 'design legs' – it will perform in a variety of projects with grace and aplomb.


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Other sports, especially those with an enormous number of fantasy league fans, tend to spend a lot of time on statistics. The average NASCAR fan doesn't. Yes, Jimmie Johnson has five NASCAR Sprint Cup championships. For most of us, that's all we need to know as Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus seek a sixth.
Certainly we keep up with wins and poles. But look at the overall NASCAR season statistics, and what emerges is a season that for any other driver would be a stunning triumph; for Johnson, it's business as usual.
Through the October 28 Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville, the numbers Johnson has racked up compared to the competition make you wonder how Brad Keselowski is only two points back going into the AAA Texas 500 Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Consider these comparatively arcane stats:
—There are better qualifiers. Johnson's average start is 10.5. Better than Johnson: Kasey Kahne (8.7), Greg Biffle (9.8), Ryan Newman (9.8) and Mark Martin (9).
—But there are no better finishers. Johnson's average finish is a series-best 10.1. Keseloski, though, while his average start is 16.9, his average finish is a second-best 10.3.
—Johnson is fast start to finish. In the "fastest drivers early in a run," Johnson is best, with an average rank of 5.214. Second is Denny Hamlin with 7.429. Keselowski ranks 11th. In the "fastest drivers late in a run," Johnson is again tops, with an average rank of 5.357. In this class, Hamlin drops to fifth best, and Keselowski is up to sixth.
—The rest of the stats where Johnson leads are staggering. You think this is just a late-season rally for Jimmie Johnson? Check out the other season-long stats that he leads: Fastest laps run. Fastest drivers on restarts. Fastest green flag speed. Number of laps in the top 15. Laps led. Mile leaders. Percentage of laps run on lead lap.
—In fact, Keseloski tops Johnson in only one category. In "quality passes"—which is "passing a car running in the top 15 while under a green flag," Keselowski is tops with a stunning 2,038 passes. Kyle Busch is second with 1,883. Johnson is 11th, with 1,466. This suggests just how many places Johnson is able to move up coming in and out of the pits--a testament to his pit crew.
Undeniably, if Johnson doesn't win the championship, it will be more a result of NASCAR's always-close points system. Because in practically every category you can measure, Johnson is the best there is.