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Belkin releases WeMo beta app for Galaxy S III, devices with ICS or higher
Word of an Android app for Belkin's line of WeMo home automation hardware came amid a flurry of CES news, and now the application has rolled onto Google Play in beta form just over a month later. The app is specifically tested for the Galaxy S III, but handsets toting Ice Cream Sandwich or higher will be able to take it for a spin. By wielding the application, users can control WeMo devices over WiFi and cellular networks, configure custom icons, tweak names, take care of local firmware updates and hook things up with IFTTT. Remote firmware updates, support content and WeMo rules have yet to be baked into the software, however. Belkin is hoping guinea pigs will report bugs, but can't guarantee they'll be fixed in the short term. Currently, the outfit says issues regarding poor signal strength and app crashes are on its radar. Looking forward to the polished, growing pain-free product? The final app is expected to arrive around the summertime.
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States Ask Baby Product Companies to Avoid BPA
Officials in three states disagree with the FDA's "safe" label for BPA.
Oct. 13, 2008 -- HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because they said it was potentially harmful to infants.
But Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was most critical of the FDA for declining to take action after a preliminary study last month drew a possible connection to BPA and risks of heart disease and diabetes.
"Unfortunately the federal agency, the Federal Food and Drug Administration, has been asleep at the switch, in fact resistant to respecting the scientific evidence that grave harm can result in use of this product," Blumenthal said.
Scientists are at odds about the risks of BPA. A preliminary study released last month by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggested that adults exposed to higher amounts of the chemical were more likely to report having heart disease and diabetes. The study doesn't provide proof, although its authors said the results deserve scientific follow-up.
The FDA has tentatively concluded that BPA is safe, but gave consumers some tips on how to reduce their exposure. Consumers can avoid plastic containers imprinted with the recycling number '7,' as many of those contain BPA, and avoid warming food in such containers, the FDA said.
More than 90 percent of Americans have traces of BPA in their bodies, but the FDA says the levels of exposure are too low to pose a health risk, even for infants and children. Other scientists, however, say BPA has been shown to affect the human body even at very low levels.
The scientific debate about the chemical could last for years. In the letters, Blumenthal cites studies that indicate BPA can attach to food in heated containers. "The preventable release of a toxic chemical directly into the food we eat is unconscionable and intolerable," he wrote.
Letters were sent Friday to baby bottle manufacturers Avent America Inc., Disney First Years, Gerber, Handicraft Co., Playtex Products Inc. and Evenflo Co., and formula makers Abbott, Mead Johnson, PBM Products, Nature's One and Wyeth.
"Unfortunately the FDA has refused to do anything about it," Blumenthal said Monday. "We're asking the 11 manufacturers to do so voluntarily."
Several states are considering restricting BPA use, and some manufacturers have begun promoting BPA-free baby bottles. St. Louis-based Handicraft, maker of Dr. Brown's baby bottles, says on its Web site that its newest bottles do not contain BPA and urges consumers to check its products for symbols that identify bottles that don't contain the chemical. A message was left with the company seeking comment Monday.
Some U.S. stores, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys "R" Us, have already said they're phasing out products that contain BPA. The European Union has said BPA-containing products are safe, but Canada's government has proposed banning the sale of baby bottles with BPA as a precaution.
BPA is used in lightweight, durable plastics. Products include some baby bottles, sippy cups and reusable food and drink containers, such as reusable sports water bottles, Tupperware, compact discs, DVDs, eyeglass lenses and sports safety goggles and helmets.
BPA is also in epoxy resins used to make paints, adhesives and canned food liners.
Animal studies have linked BPA with breast, prostate and reproductive system abnormalities and some cancers, but experts disagree on whether it poses health risks for humans.
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ISB Goldman Sachs Women Entrepreneurs Programme 2013
ISB Goldman Sachs Women Entrepreneurs Programme 2013
Fully-funded certificate programme for women Entrepreneurs
10,000 women is a global initiative by Goldman Sachs to offer relevant management education to women entrepreneurs of small and medium businesses. In partnership with the Indian School of Business, the initiative aims to support deserving participants by providing full scholarships for the programme. The education and mentoring support from ISB will enable women entrepreneurs to further their business and their dreams.
Fully-funded scholarship programme by Goldman Sachs for women entrepreneurs of businesses with an annual turnover of Rs.5 - 75 lakhs.
16 week non-residential programme with 3 weeks of classroom sessions and 13 weeks of mentoring support on the job
Participants get to apply the concepts and tools learnt to their own real life business issues under the guidance of expert faculty.
Over the last four years, more than 550 women entrepreneurs have successfully completed the programme across Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.
To Apply: Download the application form at http://www.isb.edu/10000 women or write to Rakesh Sreedharan at email@example.com. Application forms will also be available at the information session/registration centre where all applications will be accepted.
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Programme commencing in May 2013
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The 1.2m Kryoneri telescope at Kryoneri Observatory (established in 1972), located in the district of Corinth in the northern Peloponnese, was selected for the NELIOTA system. The telescope, in its original configuration, was a Cassegrain reflector with a primary parabolic mirror (1.2 m in diameter) and a secondary hyperboloid mirror (0.27 m in diameter) and a focal ratio f/13, manufactured and installed in 1975 by the British company Grubb Parsons Co., Newcastle. The mirrors were manufactured by Zerodur.
In May 2016, the telescope was upgraded by DFM Engineering Inc. by the NELIOTA project. This upgrade included the replacement of some mechanical parts of the telescope, a new control system, dome automation and the installation of a Prime Focus Instrument (PFI) able to provide a large field-of-view as required for NELIOTA. The optics yield a focal ratio of f/2.8.
The PFI includes a dichroic beam splitter which directs the light into two paths and provides simultaneous imaging in two channels (R and I-bands). Two fast-frame sCMOS cameras are attached to the backend of PFI. The final field-of-view is 16.6 x 14.0 arcminutes (21.7 arcminutes in diagonal). On June 27th, 2016, first light images of the Moon were obtained through the PFI with the cameras.
The design of the PFI can accommodate another option for imaging, hosting a "direct imaging" Apogee Aspen CCD where the light path is directed directly to the prime focus. With this option the field-of-view can be as large as 1 square degree (depending on the detector used). In this configuration, the field-of-view is 12.3 x 12.3 arcminutes (17.4 arcminutes in diagonal). The camera has a 1024 x 1024 format giving a pixel scale of 0.72 arcseconds/pixel. On June 27th, 2016, first light images were obtained, imaging the globular cluster M13 (left), the galaxy M51 and its companion (middle) and Trifid Nebula (right).
Lunar Observing Optical Path
Camera slider plate and drive mechanism in Lunar imaging position


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The mercury is steadily dipping and while everyone seems to be enjoying the festive season.
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Events did not go according to projections for Lauren Woolstencroft and Viviane Forest. The simply went beyond what either had dared hope.
Lauren Woolstencroft of North Vancouver, B.C., won her fifth gold medal — the most ever by a Canadian at single Winter Paralympics — by taking the women's standing super-combined skiing event on Saturday at the 2010 Games.
Calgary's Brian McKeever will make history at the Winter Olympics next month in Vancouver.
Brian McKeever's date with the Olympic history books is scheduled to become official Friday at the Canmore Nordic Centre.
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To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware's fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Natural Resources Police, Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Agents between Feb. 25-March 3 made 360 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 29 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks. Agents responded to 13 complaints and issued 18 citations. This week, with an expanded Fish and Wildlife Enforcement presence continuing to be deployed as a deterrent, no citations were issued at the C&D Canal Conservation Area and the associated recreational trail currently under construction.
Fish and Wildlife agents and Fisheries Section staff reported that the first weekend of downstate trout season started with partly frozen ponds and cold water temperatures, creating challenging fishing conditions. Numerous anglers fished both Tidbury Pond in Dover and Newton Pond near Greenwood, with some anglers catching their limit of six trout. Anglers were in compliance with fishing and licensing requirements.
Citations issued by violation type included the following, with the number of charges in parentheses:
Wildlife Conservation: Hunting without a license (1), failure to attach tag to antlered deer (2), removing antlered deer parts prior to checking (1), failure to check antlered deer within the required 24-hour period (2), and entering a state wildlife area after hours (6), Sussex County.
Public Safety: Possession of a firearm by a person prohibited (4), illegally engaging in a firearms transaction for another person (1), and giving a firearm to a person prohibited (1), Sussex County.
Are you AWARE?
DNREC's Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section reminds recreational anglers who plan to fish, crab or clam in tidal or non-tidal waters statewide to purchase their 2014 Delaware fishing license. A resident annual fishing license costs $8.50 for ages 16 through 64. Anglers under the age of 16 and residents age 65 and older are not required to purchase fishing licenses in Delaware, although exempt persons may purchase fishing licenses and trout stamps if they so choose to help support fisheries management and trout stocking efforts. For non-resident anglers age 16 and older, a Delaware fishing license costs $20.
Both resident and non-resident anglers age 16 and older also are required to obtain a Delaware Fisherman Information Network (FIN) number. The free number is included as part of a Delaware fishing license purchase. License-exempt anglers, including Delaware residents 65 and older, may visit www.delaware-fin.com or call 800-432-9228 toll-free to obtain their free FIN number.
Most trout anglers must purchase a Delaware Trout Stamp, with the exception of anglers younger than age 12 and resident anglers age 65 and older. For residents age 16 through 64, a trout stamp costs $4.20. For residents age 12 through 15, a youth trout stamp costs $2.10. For non-residents, a trout stamp is required for all anglers age 12 and older and costs $6.20.
To purchase a fishing license or stamp online, click Delaware Fishing License. For additional information, please contact the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries Section, at 302-739-9914, or the Division of Fish and Wildlife's recreational licensing program at 302-739-9918, or click on 2014 Delaware Fishing Guide. The guide also is available in printed form at DNREC's licensing desk at 89 Kings Highway, Dover, and from license agents throughout the state.
The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife recognizes and thanks the majority of anglers, hunters and boaters who comply with and support Delaware's fishing, hunting and boating laws and regulations. Citizens are encouraged to report fish and wildlife and boating violations to the Delaware Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section by calling 302-739-4580. Wildlife violations may also be reported anonymously to Operation Game Theft by calling 800-292-3030 or online at www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/Hunting/Pages/OpGameTheft.aspx.


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from an internal electronic high voltage generator. The power is supplied by two long lasting standard 1,5 volt AA batteries. Batteries are located in a compartment at bottom of TorchMate®. Be it a Microtorch or a heavy Cutting torch, gas ignition by the TorchMate® is always highly dependable.
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Dance Sat Oct 20 2012
Review: The Joffrey Ballet's Human Landscapes at the Auditorium Theatre
Romanticism in performative outlets is not merely a means to highlight ideas of the beautiful. The idea of the "romantic," - in this case, focusing on love and relationships and the complications that arise within - is one that should be handled with care. Like many of the other works performed as part of the Joffrey Ballet's Human Landscapes fall engagement at the Auditorium Theatre, the routines and struggles that most of us encounter throughout our lives elicit gripping storytelling. Each work featured the live accompaniment of the Chicago Philharmonic, escalating the presence and the physicality of the movements.
In Jiří Kylián's Forgotten Land, the evening's opener, company members dance to instantly propulsive music by Benjamin Britten that pushes forward the progression of the movements from soft and delicate to rigid and confined. The flowing red, black, and white costumes as well as the choreography of the coupled dancers moved from intense togetherness to intense breaking apart. When together, the movements with the coupled dancers were often repetitious and completely coordinated. Eventually the couples were broken apart with only one remaining in the end. As in life, the work was a piece of transition and evolution, representing the coming together and moving apart of the relationships, whether romantic or not, in life.
Pretty BALLET, the evening's second work, was literal in its execution. Choreographer James Kudelka's work was less dramatic than Forgotten Land (and certainly less so than the evening's closing work), and ultimately less charismatic. It was a welcome break from the propulsive percussion that set the tone for Forgotten Land, but it frequently felt incomplete or unwarranted for the tone of the evening. Pretty BALLET created balance, but is balance even necessary when both Forgotten Land and The Green Table provided enough voiceless commentary to leave audiences in awe?
The evening ended with a bang ... literally. Kurt Jooss' 1932 anti-war masterpiece, The Green Table, was the most anticipated work of the evening not just because of its historical status as part of the contemporary ballet canon. It also proved to be a worthy step in the choice of choreography and theatricality for the company. The Joffrey often excels when given the challenge of forcing the role of their company as an outlet for classical or traditional ballet. And like in the past, the company's performance of The Green Table was a site to behold. The work - visually stunning, jarring, at times dedicated to the ideas and practices of the anti-dance movement - was unlike many other works seen or performed in the theatre. A group of dancers (the "Gentleman in Black") in suits stood gathered around a long, green table as they fired off one shot from fake guns. Members of the audience jumped in surprise and the noise was a welcome jolt to the evening.
That is not to say that the previous performances were dull. Only that the works conformed to classic Joffrey. The company was the first American group to perform the work in 1967 and yet the choreography, costumes, and topicality of the work felt as relevant as it might have in the 60s. Jooss' depicts the frustrations and difficulty of peace negotiations. Like the 1960s, the nation is in a time of war, although the circumstances are much more complicated than in the past. If anything, the work highlights our inability to grow and mature as a society.
What does it mean to have peace? We end conflict, but strife is a reality from year to year, decade to decade. Later scenes in the work include the many recognizable situations of war: the separation of loved ones, scenes of battle, the psychologically-wounded survivors in the aftermath. The lighting, costumes, and props were as dramatic as the movements, adding to the overall theatrical tone of the work. Movements were sharp and direct. This is not a pretty work, but one that settles heavily. Evident in each scene is "Death" (performed by audience-favorite company member Fabrice Calmels), a presence whose jarring and stilted movements serve as a lingering reminder of the repercussions of our actions.
The Joffrey Ballet's "Human Landscapes" runs through October 28 at the Auditorium Theatre. Single tickets range from $31 to $152 and may be purchased at The Joffrey Ballet's official Box Office located in the lobby of Joffrey Tower (10 E. Randolph Street), as well as the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Box Office, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by telephone at (800) 982-2787, or online.


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The FQHE is exhibited by electrons moving on a 2D surface
through which a magnetic flux passes, giving rise to
flat bands with extensive degeneracy (Landau
levels). The degeneracy
of a partially-filled Landau level is lifted by Coulomb
repulsion between the electrons, which at certain rational fillings, leads
to gapped incompressible
topologically-ordered fluid states exhibiting the FQHE. Successful model wavefunctions for FQHE states, such as the Laughlin and
Moore-Read states, are surprisingly related to Euclidean conformal field
theory, even though they are gapped incompressiible quantum fluids with a
fundamental unit of area set by the area per magnetic flux quantum h/e.
The model wavefunctions are parametrized by a
continuously-variable Euclidean metric,
just like the Euclidean conformal group of the cft to which they are related.
This metric is fixed locally both by the form of the
projected Coulomb interaction within the partially-filled Landau level, and by
local gradients of the tangential electric field on the 2D surface, promoting
it from a static flat metric fixed globally by the cft, to a dynamic local
physical degree of freedom of the FQHE fluid with area-preserving zero-point fluctuations
that leave an imprint in the ground-state structure function.
The curious connection to cft appears to be that the Virasoro algebra plays a fundament role in
both cft and FQHE, for apparently-unrelated reasons. In the FQHE it
derives from a chiral
(geometric) topologically-protected anomaly at the edge of the fluid that is also
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Small price and great taste in a typical old-fashioned tavern. 'Da Luca e Fred' is the real rendez-vous for the local Venetians, a place that offers excellent glasses of wine for just 80 cents and the dish of the day for less than €10. Unmissable.


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Google to Spread the Web With $1B Worth of Satellites
Jun 2, 2014 2:37 PM PT
Google's eye on the sky seems wider than ever. The company reportedly is planning to spend at least US$1 billion on a project to bring Internet access to remote areas through satellites.
It is not yet clear whether the plan would augment or replace Project Loon -- Google's proposal to connect remote regions to the Internet through high-altitude balloons. However, the report suggests that Google hopes the plan will help it to overcome technical and financial hurdles that hampered similar projects in the past.
Lower Orbit
While the details of the scheme are shifting, the project will begin with around 180 small, high-capacity satellites that will have a lower orbit than traditional satellites and may expand from there, according to The Wall Street Journal.
"The potential of the reported Google project would be to help ensure that the next generation of unserved Internet users comes online, said Charles King, principal at Pund-IT.
"The fact is that often due to political folly and economic challenges, potential online access suffers. So it's both interesting and admirable that private concerns like Google, Facebook and others are investigating alternatives for creating the infrastructure necessary to support wireless Internet access," he told TechNewsWorld.
Hiring Spree
Google apparently has been hiring engineers from Space Systems/Loral to work on the initiative, which is being led by Greg Wyler, founder of satellite communications company O3b Networks. Wyler and O3b's former chief technology officer recently joined Google. Between 10 and 20 people are said to be working under Wyler.
The company is spending between $1 billion and north of $3 billion -- a price tag that will be affected by the final design of the network, further phases that could expand the number of satellites to double the initial number, and other factors.
Project Loon had the potential to build a network of balloons to cover the entire planet, Google CEO Larry Page said at a conference earlier this year, noting that balloons were cheaper and faster to build.
However, satellites can afford greater capacity and flexibility, while costs to build them appear to have dropped in recent years.
"I think the satellites will initially complement Project Loon," Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. At first glance, satellites appear to be more robust than high-altitude balloons circumnavigating the globe, which could be knocked off course or downed by severe weather conditions. Satellites can also be impacted by an incident that might occur in space, but seem more substantial than a high-altitude balloon."
'Cheaper to Build'
"Balloons can more easily be shot down, typically have less range, and are more vulnerable to atmospheric conditions, but they are far cheaper to build and launch," said Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. "A typical developing country doesn't have the technology to shoot down satellites. They can execute Loon more quickly, but the satellite approach would potentially be far more strategic."
As part of the project, Google apparently plans to take advantage of developments in antenna technology, which can track multiple moving satellites. Some current antennas have no moving parts and can be controlled by software, which lowers maintenance and manufacturing costs.
"They want to increase their reach and do have a belief that every person in the world should have access to the Internet," Enderle told TechNewsWorld. "While they clearly have a revenue goal as well, I think in this instance, it is secondary -- given the audience -- to their goal of making people better informed."
Infrastructure Plan
Along with the somewhat noble notion of connecting people in remote regions to the Internet, Google's latest Internet scheme could be seen as part of tech companies' tussle to take over Internet infrastructure, largely bypassing the networks of telecoms.
Google has laid more than 100,000 miles of fiber-optic cables around the world, a report earlier this year indicated.
"Truthfully, Google's motives are a mix of altruism and pragmatism. They can bring Internet connectivity to remote peoples and portions of the globe and make a profit doing it. Sounds like a win-win to me," ITIC's DiDio said. [*Correction - May 1, 2014]
Facebook and several other technology firms have teamed up to use drones to bring Internet access to people in remote areas through Internet.org.
After reports surfaced of Facebook's interest in buying drone maker Titan Aerospace, Google swooped in to make the acquisition.
"I think their respective plans might be cooperative in the early planning stages and then diverge if and when the project actually takes off," DiDio speculated. "At that point, Google will have to refine its goals to suit the individual usage models. But initially at least, I can see many people in remote locations wanting to use the same technology to connect to Facebook and Internet.org."
Connecting Those at Home
The implications of such ambitious projects stretch far beyond the developing world.
"There is tremendous potential If Google goes forward with its project to give unwired portions of the planet Internet access using small satellites," DiDio said.
"The impact and implications are enormous for both developed as well as developing nations. Location is a huge obstacle and impediment to Internet access," she pointed out.
"While it's unthinkable to city dwellers and suburbanites, there are still many rural or geographically remote areas in the U.S. with no connectivity," DiDio added. "According to the FCC's Eighth Broadband Progress Report released in August 2012, 75 percent or 14.5 million of the 19 million Americans that currently lack Internet access live in rural or remote areas where connectivity and broadband are unavailable.
"The biggest group of disenfranchised here in the U.S. are 5.1 million Native American Indians and Alaska Natives," DiDio continued. "The majority of Native Americans live on 324 tribal reservation lands -- many of which are rural and remote -- in the lower 48 states and Alaska, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. They are miles from any town or power grid, and many reservations lack electrical power -- which means no Internet connectivity. Imagine the difference this could make in their lives."
*ECT News Network editor's note - June 3, 2014: Our original published version of this story incorrectly attributed this remark to tech analyst Rob Enderle. It was Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, who made the observation.


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Functional Skills System: Money Equivalence HD
The Money Equivalence HD application is designed to teach and reinforce skills critical for independent living and is optimized for the iPad. It provides easy-to-understand information taht allows users to become more capable of functioning independently at work, at home, and in the community.*Contains 80 videos *Password-protected administration section *Make assignments for each user based on individual needs *Lock the device to a particular user for ease of use *Narrated with human-quality audio, NOT text-to-speechThe Money Equivalence HD application is a complement to our Functional Skills System software. Each application contains all the digital videos contained in their software counterparts. Money Equivalence is part of a series of applications that focus on functional life, literacy, math, social and work skills for both the iPod/iPhone and iPad.
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Vital Records published in Mundelein Newspapers
The Mundelein Review, published by the Pioneer Press, and the Mundelein News, published by Lakeland Press are both weekly newspapers. In 2006, the News changed its name to the Mundelein Journal. In early 2007, the Lakeland Press ceased publication of the Mundelein Journal, and we started indexing the vital records found in the Grayslake Journal. For the purposes of this index, MR = Mundelein Review, MN = Mundelein News MJ = Mundelein Journal and GJ = Grayslake Journal. Obituaries are published every week; births, engagements and weddings are published on an irregular basis. All index pages are arranged alphabetically by the last name(s) of the person/people involved.
This indexing project was started in the summer of 1998. There were a few 1997 issues of the newspapers available; the 1998 run of issues was almost complete. The indexes will indicate when issues were missing.
Note: When you see the "?" mark, this means that the information was either difficult to read or seemed unusual in some way (e.g. - an obituary that states a person died a year ago, but that the service will be held in the coming week)
Fremont Public Library received a grant to index the vital records from The Herald, a local weekly paper. Our library owns the microfilm for this newspaper from April 1971 through March 1984. For more information on this project, and to view the indexes, go to: Herald Indexing Project
How do I get a copy of the complete information?
The notices of births, engagements, weddings and deaths have been photocopied and filed by date in the library's local history collection. People may come in to make their own copies. People from outside our immediate area may request copies by mail; please include a stamped, self-addressed business sized envelope.
You must include the following information:
Person's name, the date the notice was published, and the name of the newspaper. Remember, in the indexes, MR stands for the Mundelein Review and MN stands for the Mundelein News
Engagements and Weddings
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Head coach Turner Gill signing autographs after the Lehigh game.
Liberty head football coach Turner Gill experienced great success during his collegiate football career at the University of Nebraska. That success as a player and as a member of the Huskers' coaching staff garnered him widespread fan support from the Nebraska faithful and that support has followed him to his current head coaching role at Liberty.
Nebraska native and current Virginia resident Gordon Bernhardt is one of those loyal supporters. Bernhardt and a few other Nebraska natives made the trip to Lynchburg for Liberty's football game against Lehigh on Sept. 22 to show their support for Gill. When asked about Gill, Bernhardt commented, "Coach Gill is a man of integrity, character, class, faith and we all love him."
Bernhardt and his group not only came to show their support for Gill, but they also took the opportunity to reach out to a local boys' home. Bernhardt provided tickets to the game for at-risk juveniles from Opportunity House in Lynchburg. "We had some extra tickets and we wanted to reach out to some kids from the community and create an incredible experience for them, so we were able to connect with Opportunity House and bring these boys with us," stated Bernhardt.
The experience for Bernhardt and the entire group was capped off with a special opportunity to meet with Gill after the game. Gill expressed his gratitude for the prayers and support of the group and spent time signing autographs for them.
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A Morenci student is among 15 LISD TECH pupils who earned top-five finishes at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) regional competition Jan. 8.
Those students are now eligible to compete at the state event March 18-21 in Grand Rapids.
Morenci junior Corey Williams placed fourth in the computer information concepts division.
The competition took place at Henry Ford Community College and 40 Lenawee students participated.
BPA is a national career technical student organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields. BPA has more than 51,000 members in 2,300 chapters in 23 states.


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HP has named Léo Apotheker as its next Chief Executive Officer and President, effective November 1. Apotheker was previously the CEO of SAP, the world's largest business software applications corporation.
"Léo is a strategic thinker with a passion for technology, wide-reaching global experience and proven operational discipline – exactly what we were looking for in a CEO," said Robert Ryan, lead independent director of the Board. "After more than two decades in the industry, he has a strong track record of driving technological innovation, building customer relationships and developing world-class teams."
Apotheker is succeeding Cathie Lesjak, who's been interim CEO since the Mark Hurd debacle back in August. [HP]


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There we were, sitting in a crowded room of a two-storey stone building dating back to when Bridgetown, Barbados, was a buccaneer and slaving settlement. Convicted Great Train Robber, escapee, Australian and Brazilian resident and Sex Pistols associate Ronald Biggs (pictured, earlier this year) was sitting, handcuffed but smiling and happily relaxed in the dock, his theatrical local barrister resplendent in a tunic with red leg stripes, arguing his case.
That was April 1981. The air was soft, the water clear and, they say, the spliff was excellent.
Biggs had been recently kidnapped from Brazil by English bounty hunter mercenaries. Their boat had mechanical problems and they were rescued off Barbados, bringing into question the legal status of their involuntary shipmate.
I was a 25-year-old reporter, sent to cover the trial by a significant Australian newspaper, by way of inducement to leave El Salvador's horrible and increasingly personalised civil war. Biggs was eminently sociable and ensured that he made eye contact with the media scrum on the benches. In the first stage of post-traumatic stress disorder, I nodded back.
Much of Bridgetown had been built by the British in the 17th century, after expelling the Spanish and Portuguese who had been there some 200 years previously. Apart from an airport, a requisite Hilton Hotel and reggae, there was a sense that little had changed.
Biggs was by far the biggest thing that had happened to Barbados in a very long time. There were British tourists, jetting in and out. But it was otherwise "dreadlock holiday".
The British media was there, Biggs' criminal notoriety having been given a further boost by his musically questionable appearance with remnant Sex Pistols on their video The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. For a person who could not legally work in Brazil, he had traded socially for years on his reputation as a famous criminal, receiving small gifts from visitors to attend his Rio barbecues.
Ronald Biggs was one of the Great Train Robbers, who hoisted an estimated 2.6 million pounds (a significant fortune now) from the Glasgow-to-London mail train in 1963. Though no one was killed, the train driver, Jack Mills, was beaten so severely his injuries ended his working life.
Of the 13 convicted participants in the crime, Biggs was a minor player. However, the trial itself was a media sensation, and Biggs gained notoriety by getting over the walls of Wandsworth Prison in 1965 and escaping with his wife, Charmian, and two sons to Brussels, Paris and then Australia.
Biggs arrived in Sydney in 1966 and soon moved to Glenelg, in Adelaide, where he was joined by his wife and sons. The following year, and with a new child, they moved to Melbourne.
In 1969, it had become increasingly obvious that the infamous Ronald Biggs was in Melbourne. He was all across the local news. So he fled by ship to Panama, and then to Brazil where, by fathering a Brazilian child, he fought off extradition appeals by the UK government.
While living in Rio, Biggs became a local celebrity. One could buy T-shirts and coffee cups with his image. The remnant Sex Pistols teamed up for a quick punk recording of No One Is Innocent and Belsen Was A Gas, which made #7 on the UK charts.
In 1981, Biggs was kidnapped by ex-UK soldiers. But Barbados, small, only independent since 1966 and without many legal structures, had no extradition treaty with the UK. Biggs was returned to Brazil.
Biggs dragged out the rest of his minor celebrity with other punk bands and generous tourists, but chose to return to the UK in 2001. He was immediately returned to prison, but sought release on the basis of poor health. He was released in 2009, having served a third of his original sentence.
Biggs' health continued to be poor, and he suffered a series of strokes. Free from prison, he said he just wanted to see Christmas of 2009.
Ronald Biggs, 84, has fallen just short of seeing Christmas 2013.
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Google Is Developing 'Terminator'-Style Glasses [IMAGE]
These aren't just any glasses. These are 'Terminator' vision computers for your face. And a Google source says there is now a prototype of the Google Glasses.
In December, a little birdie at Google leaked that they were developing glasses that would look like any standard pair of thick-rimmed glasses, but would have a heads-up display that would show the wearer information over whatever they were looking at through the glasses.
The source now says the prototype looks similar to a pair of Oakley Thumps and has CPU, RAM and storage hardware similar to that of a last generation Android phone. The glasses will function as a smartphone, provide navigation with head tilt controls and enhance augmented reality apps, along with whatever other craziness Google can think up.
Google is still deciding how to release the glasses, so no one yet knows if they'll be available to a mass market, but just in case, save some room on your Christmas wish list for these bad boys.
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The Eastern South America map was published in March 1955 with two articles on the region including "Spectacular Rio de Janeiro" and "Life Among the Wai Wai Indians." Of particular note on this map is the inset of Rio de Janeiro. A fine companion to the map of Southern South America printed in 1958.
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Automate with Experience. Get Results.
Automating an entire diagnostic laboratory is complex, time-consuming, and disruptive and carries the risk that, once implemented, the project may result in suboptimal return on investment. But when a project is planned, engineered, installed, and supported with sufficient expertise, it doesn't have to be daunting. Siemens Healthineers turns tough projects into smooth processes.
Nearly a generation ago, Siemens Healthineers brought core competencies in engineering, Lean manufacturing, and project management cultivated in large-scale energy and industrial projects to innovative diagnostic laboratories on the frontier of healthcare. Today, we have completed more than 1600* total laboratory automation projects in over 50 countries. We use a performance-proven process of delivering medical automation systems to improve laboratory management. Each phase of the process is carefully designed, and Siemens Healthineers is with you every step of the way.
Phase I: Process definition, and validation
- Workflow analysis
- Goal setting
- Concept definition
- Proof of concept using simulation tools and proof sources
- Lean process analysis
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We start with an understanding of your current process: what works well, what areas you would like to improve, what constraints exist, etc. Rather than simply mechanizing the existing process for marginal improvement, our goal is to help you create new and better relationships between people, technology, and processes to significantly increase productivity, reduce costs, and smooth operations.
The Healthcare Consulting Solutions (HCS) expert assigned to your project is part of a team that conducts more than 900 workflow consultations each year. He or she brings a holistic viewpoint to the project that extends beyond the diagnostic systems and track to consider how samples are collected, how tubes are transported to and from the lab, what happens when samples arrive, how errors occur and can be avoided, how reports are sent out, etc. Together, you will determine key performance indicators, map out and test an ideal process against simulation tools based on current and anticipated workloads, and set up a plan for monitoring performance and measuring success. By the end of this phase, you will have a clear and compelling vision that is easy to communicate and appeals to your board, internal and external customers, and employees.
The vision of the new, or next-generation, automated lab is exciting, but the project cannot proceed until a comprehensive implementation plan—and a project leader with sufficient time and decision-making authority—are in place. Siemens will help you establish realistic timelines, resource requirements, and milestones. We will also help you identify how team members inside the process, as well as facilitators and vendors outside the project, may be impacted by proposed schedules.
Siemens' expertise in project management is not limited to total laboratory automation solutions. Our systemic approach to professional project management is employed by some 15,000 Siemens project managers working every day on large-scale energy and industrial projects worldwide. Our goal is to continually improve our processes. Our commitment to managing projects in an excellent, innovative, and responsible way guides us in doing so.
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Phase II: Installation and process stabilization
- Change management
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During the installation of a new track, it's easy to get lost in the hardware. As new diagnostic systems, pre- and post-analytical modules, and data-management systems are being delivered, assembled, tested, etc., it is critical to perform load and menu balancing to establish productivity benchmarks that will be used during optimization and ongoing health checks. However, it is also crucial to slow down and carefully address an important, yet intangible, factor that impacts success: effective change management. Whether this is your first automation project or an expansion, you are not only integrating chemistry, immunoassay, hematology, and hemostasis testing—you are uniting people.
Change management looks deeply at the work culture: the beliefs, values, and assumptions that influence how quickly and easily the organization adapts to the changes in workflow. For example, although new procedures for loading samples may have been identified during planning, unspoken perceptions such as fear of job loss, lack of skills, comfort zones, negative history of change, etc., can impede the adoption of these new activities. Without a carefully managed approach, newly automated laboratory operations may be subject to confusion, anxiety, frustration, false starts, and only gradual change. Successful transitions incorporate vision, skills, incentives, tools, and a formal action plan.
For Siemens, delivering a laboratory automation solution includes supporting transition management. With more than 1400* projects to our credit, we can offer techniques to help a project leader create a sense of urgency, form power coalitions, communicate a vision, empower others to act, and establish the short-term wins, celebrations, and recognition that contribute to success.
Video: Time-lapse view of 3-day track installation
Phase III: Post-implementation process optimization
- Lean process analysis
- Workflow review
- Analytic monitoring
- Initial health check
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During implementation, the focus is on ensuring that the track, pre-and post-analytical modules, diagnostic systems, and IT tools are in place and functioning correctly. In contrast, the goal of this phase of the project is to understand how the process as a whole is working. The health check analysis examines the human-machine interaction from the time a sample enters the laboratory until the result is generated and the tube is disposed. This optimization is recommended within 3 months of the official "go-live" date.
To help create a snapshot of the laboratory's performance, 2–3 days' worth of log and middleware files are analyzed in four distinct categories: production, utilization, turnaround time (TAT) analysis, and errors. After data collection and analysis, a 1-day, on-site observation allows integration of the collected data with what is actually happening in the laboratory. If performance is below target, an action plan is devised. It may call for technical refinements, additional training, or even a rapid-improvement event to dissect and rebuild the current process to remove non-value-added steps. The new process is then implemented, measured, and refined as necessary and the health check repeated to ensure that improvements are realized.
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Phase IV: Ongoing support from your business partner
- Health checks and consulting for ongoing optimization
- Education on trends, best practices, disease-state management
- Systems service and IT support—online, on-site, and over the phone
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With Siemens as your business partner, customer care isn't limited to ongoing annual health checks and consulting services designed to improve system utilization. Siemens Customer Care draws on a wealth of experience and knowledge to provide a variety of innovative services you need to optimize performance, get more from your investment, and improve patient care—and ultimately deliver sustainable healthcare.
Making sure you stay up and running takes more than simply replacing parts. Our System Services proactively ensure that your systems are always technically up to date and optimized for enhanced uptime. Personalized training unlocks your staff's potential to improve efficiency and keep your organization at the forefront of clinical diagnostics. Professional IT services are designed to maintain system productivity, performance, and security. Siemens Remote Service (SRS) provides a secure data link for monitoring that enables fast error identification, remote repair, application support, and preventive maintenance to track down problems before they have a major impact on your operation. Collaboration services are designed to support you—anytime and anywhere—concerning questions about usage. And our comprehensive online LifeNet portal provides an overview of all service-related activities, documents, and reports—enabling you to communicate, follow, monitor, plan, interact, and shop.
We stay close to you, so you can stay closer to your business.
*Source: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics shipment and orders reports, July 2017.
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Catawbas file application for NC casino project
The Catawba Indian Nation is filing an application with federal officials to build a North Carolina gambling casino that the tribe says will create thousands of new jobs.
Catawba Chief Bill Harris says the South Carolina-based tribe hopes the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs will move swiftly to approve the application.
Harris says the casino and entertainment complex would be built on 16 acres along busy Interstate 85 just across the state line in North Carolina.
Officials in North Carolina's Cleveland County say they welcome the casino. The county is facing high unemployment.
But the project is facing stiff opposition from North Carolina lawmakers. They promise to fight it - even though the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians already operates a bustling casino in the western part of the state.


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Government's confirmation of fracking safety is reassuring (Other Views)
Given the controversy over oil and gas drilling and its impact on the environment, it's worth highlighting a new federal study that looked at one of the biggest bones of contention: the potential for groundwater contamination through hydraulic fracturing.
The study's preliminary verdict is decidely good news.
What The Associated Press is calling a "landmark federal study" by the Department of Energy monitored fracking fluids for a year that were injected deep underground in wells in western Pennsylvania. By tagging the fracking fluid with "unique markers," federal scientists could locate them if they migrated into groundwater.
They didn't.
Indeed, no trace of the fluid was detected in a monitoring zone that was still a mile below drinking water.
The study, by the National Energy Technology Laboratory, is apparently the first time a private company and federal scientists have teamed up in this fashion -- which is a bit surprising.
Still, the finding itself is far from shocking. Fracking has been conducted for decades and is now a routine procedure in the vast majority of drilling operations and yet federal and state regulators have not identified one confirmed instance in which fracking chemicals have migrated through layers of shale to groundwater.
The Environmental Protection Agency did tentatively -- and controversially -- link water contamination to fracking at a site in Wyoming. Yet just last month, the agency abandoned further study there, reinforcing doubt about the value of its early findings.
To be sure, well construction defects and surface spills have occurred in drilling, and sometimes have impacted groundwater. But the idea that widespread fracking is poisoning drinking water supplies is -- so far at least -- an unsubstantiated charge by opponents, and it should be reassuring to the public that another study has confirmed this.
Whether the news will make a difference is another question. Josh Fox, director of "Gasland" and "Gasland Part II," tells visitors to his website that "water contamination due to fracking" is a "very serious" problem. And he and other activists beat that drum so insistently that it seems to influence the most unlikely audiences.
Last month, for example, a group of 26 Colorado craft brewery officials sent Gov. John Hickenlooper a letter urging stronger regulation of drilling while making specific reference to the need for "good clean water" to brew beer.
Good clean water is indeed a necessity for good local beer. And we're happy we enjoy plenty of both in Colorado, with little likelihood of either being compromised by the continued production of oil and gas.


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When lunch or dinner rolls around and you want something a) healthy and b) easy to make, each of these recipes is just five ingredients away...
1/4th of recipe (about 2 cups): 323 calories, 4g total fat (0g sat fat), 788mg sodium, 59g carbs, 8.5g fiber, 18.5g sugars, 12.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 8* -- SmartPoints® value 8* This is one ROCKIN' meat-free meal. So much flavor... so little effort! Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 30 minutes
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed thoroughly 1 tbsp. chopped garlic 6 cups frozen stir-fry veggies 4 cups broccoli florets 1/2 cup all-natural thick teriyaki marinade or sauce (like the kind by Annie Chun's) Directions: In a medium pot, combine quinoa, 1/2 tbsp. garlic, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes, or until water has been absorbed and quinoa is fully cooked. Transfer to a large bowl, and cover to keep warm. Bring a very large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat. Add remaining 1/2 tbsp. garlic, stir-fry veggies, broccoli, and 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook until veggies have mostly softened, 6 - 8 minutes. Uncover, and cook and stir until excess liquid has evaporated and veggies are fully softened, about 2 minutes. Add teriyaki sauce and cooked quinoa and mix well. Cook and stir until hot, about 1 minute. Serve up and enjoy! MAKES 4 SERVINGS
1/4th of recipe (about 4 oz. pork and 1 cup veggies): 258 calories, 5.5g total fat (1g sat fat), 523mg sodium, 19g carbs, 2.5g fiber, 5.5g sugars, 34g protein -- PointsPlus® value 6* -- SmartPoints® value 4* It's almost magical the way five simple ingredients come together in this mind-blowingly delicious dish. Make it STAT. Prep: 10 minutes Marinate: 1 hour Cook: 35 minutes Ingredients: One 1 1/4-lb. raw pork tenderloin, trimmed of excess fat 1/2 cup Newman's Own Sesame Ginger Dressing 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms 1 cup sliced red onion 6 cups chopped kale Seasonings: salt and black pepper Directions: Place pork and 1/4 cup dressing in a large sealable plastic bag. Remove as much air as possible and seal. Gently knead dressing into meat through the bag. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring a large oven-safe skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Add pork, and discard excess dressing used for marinating. Evenly sear meat, rotating it occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 4 minutes total. Place skillet in the oven, and bake for 12 minutes. Carefully flip pork. Bake until pork center reaches 145 degrees, 8 - 10 minutes. Remove pork from skillet, cover loosely with foil, and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, clean skillet if needed. Re-spray, and return to medium-high heat on the stove. Add mushrooms and onion, and sprinkle with 1/8 tsp. each salt and pepper. Cook and stir until partly softened and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add kale and 1/2 cup water to the skillet. Stir. Cover and cook for 3 more minutes, or until kale is tender. Uncover and, if needed, cook and stir until water has evaporated, 2 - 3 minutes. Slice pork. Plate veggies, top with pork, and drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup dressing (not the dressing used to marinate the meat) and enjoy! MAKES 4 SERVINGS
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The Android app market is going through more than just a name change. The man responsible for overseeing the Market, recently renamed Google Play, has stepped down. Meanwhile, a hugely popular iPhone app will arrive in the store as another big developer pulls out because its Android app was a money-losing enterprise.
On Sunday, The Verge reported that Instagram, a free photography-oriented iPhone app with 27 million registered users, would be coming to Android shortly. Kevin Systrom, an Instagram co-founder, showed off a prototype of the app running on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and noted that "in some ways, it's better than our iPhone app."
This report followed Battleheart creator Mika Mobile's announcement Saturday that the company would drop support for its Android app. The company, which sells Battleheart for $2.99 in both the App Store and Google Play, wrote in a blog post that it spends 20 percent of its worker-hours supporting the various hardware profiles of Android handsets, but the app generated only five percent of its revenue, what he called an "unsustainable" ratio.
The fact that one big app developer finds the Android app environment less profitable jibes with a recent study in February from the firm Canalys, stating that the Android app makers can't make money off of volume sales, as Android users tend to use free apps rather than buying. Because paid apps don't sell as well on Android as on iOS, they tend to be more expensive: the average top 100 app on Android was $3.74, compared to $1.47 on iOS.
That free apps succeed is good news for Instagram, though its founders have yet to establish a way to make money from the app. While Google started processing in-app payments for its Android market last year, free apps like Instagram may be more likely to go the in-app advertising route, especially with the brand relationships Instagram has built up.
These movements come as Eric Chu, group manager of Android and Android Market leader, stepped down, as TechCrunch reported Saturday. Jamie Rosenberg, the director of digital content on Android responsible for the Google Music launch, will move into Chu's former role. Perhaps the change of management, along with the rebranding of the store, will help bring paid apps to the forefront and prevent more developers from migrating away due to lack of profitability.


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Lighten up, people. The situation is not as bad as you think.
So says market bull Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim O'Neill (left) in a "Markets and Moods" viewpoint written last Friday just before the U.S. Labor Department released its June jobs report. While acknowledging that the mood has been grim and the market bearish, much of that mood has centered on a sense of hopelessness about Europe, "with the risk on/risk off mentality seemingly suggesting that it is impossible to differentiate markets as an investor," O'Neill writes.
Money manager Gary Shilling begs to differ, saying that until U.S. and European consumers recover, he'll continue to be a market bear.
And yet, O'Neill notes, prior to the U.S. jobs report the S&P was up 8.75%, the DAX German stock index was up more than 10%, the Nikkei was up 6.7% and the Chinese Hang Seng index was up 7.4%.
"Even India is up over 13%. Yes, Italy and Spain are down year to date, but not everyone else's markets are," writes O'Neill, who made his fame as the man who coined the term "BRIC," in reference to the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. "A superficial conclusion might be that markets, as wrong as they sometimes can be, yet again, are more on the ball than many that talk about them."
O'Neill says he's particularly intrigued to see the Indian equity market as the strongest of the BRIC country markets, "despite the fact that many people, me included, would have more concerns about the Indian economy and policy than the other BRIC countries."
He suggests that India is outperforming because oil prices have dropped, the markets are expecting a major shift in policies to finally endorse foreign direct investment and, not least important, global investors may simply have become too gloomy about India.
O'Neill on China vs. India
Looking at China vs. India, O'Neill asserts that the debate is unfairly weighted to favor China.
"It is true that they both share the fact they have more than 1 billion people. But other than that, there are huge differences," O'Neill writes. "China's economy was around $7.3 trillion by the end of 2011 and India's was around $1.7 trillion. As a result, Chinese citizens are on average around three times wealthier than their Indian counterparts."
In a tip-off to investors, O'Neill also suggests that China's disappointingly flat performance so far this year provides a good argument that "the only way to pro-actively invest for the China (and in the widest context, broad emerging equities) story is to invest through the best global companies and most exposed global developed markets."
Shilling's Bearish Thoughts
After such bullish market talk, thoughts from a bear are in order, so AdvisorOne called money manager and economist Gary Shilling for his thoughts.
While agreeing with O'Neill that in the long run he would bet on India over China – "it's a democracy, with a British legal system, they don't have a one-child policy so they have younger people coming on and they aren't export-driven to the extent that China is" – Shilling said his overall view differs with the Goldman chief's precisely because developing countries are so export driven.
"That's the big difference that I have with his view," said Shilling (left). "Because when he talks about growth of the BRICs and developing countries in general, and why they aren't appreciated in the stock markets, I think the real reason is that those countries are export driven, and the buyers of those exports, which are Europe and the U.S. consumers, are no longer there."
As for his outlook on the U.S., Shilling pointed out that the S&P 500 is back below 8.75% once again. More importantly, he doesn't see the U.S. consumer bouncing back anytime soon.
"I think we're going to see disappointments with second-quarter earnings," Shilling said. "U.S. corporations have run out of the ability to cut costs and take it to the bottom line. Corporate profit share of national income hit an all-time high in the fourth quarter as a result of cuts. Of course the flip side of this is that if you're firing and not hiring, then people aren't making money, so how do they buy the goods that they're helping to produce? They did it by reducing their savings rate, but now it looks like consumers are reversing gears and have a long-term incentive to save, and rebuild assets and pay down debt."
Sorry, Mr. O'Neill, but Mr. Shilling says we're probably in a recession in a risk-on world. "We're about five years into the deleveraging, and at the rate we're going, it will take another five to seven years to complete," he said.
Read S&P 500 Will Drop 43%: Shilling at AdvisorOne.


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Director passes test and will stay in current job.
Crisis averted for Venice High School athletics.
Athletics Director Pete Dombroski reported Wednesday that he passed a certification test, allowing him to remain in his current position as behavioral specialist.
His academic post now secure, Dombroski said he will also remain as director of athletics, leading one of the most successful sports programs in the state, including recent state titlists in volleyball and baseball and academic state champions in boys' basketball and girls' weightlifting.
The news also means successful football coach John Peacock's job as a physical education teacher at the school is safe.
Had Dombroski failed the certification test, he would have moved into one of two physical education teaching jobs at Venice. Peacock, who had less seniority, likely would have been "surplused" — essentially, let go — forcing Venice to find a new football coach, too.
The potential double-whammy came on suddenly, Dombroski said.
Federal law requires teachers in Exceptional Student Education classes to pass certification tests. Because Dombroski is not a classroom teacher, he did not believe he was required to take the test.
Then, after being told it was necessary, Dombroski said he mistakenly picked the wrong test last week. Instead of picking history, a subject he minored in during college and for which he prepped, he chose science. He did not pass.
That left Dombroski the choice of retaking the test or moving to a physical education job. At first, Dombroski said he did not want to re-take the test. But he also felt that he could not remain as athletics director if his move to physical education forced the school to release Peacock.
So, Dombroski, who has been at Venice for 23 years, including three leading the sports programs, hastily resigned as athletics director on Sunday night. He emailed coaches, telling them he was stepping down.
"My first loyalty is to my coaches," Dombroski said. "It was just a really emotional situation."
But Dombroski credited Venice Principal Jack Turgeon with talking him into withdrawing his resignation as athletics director and taking the test again.
"I'm glad it worked out and I'm glad this is behind us," Dombroski said. "Anyone who knows me knows how much I care about the kids in this community. Not just the high school. I've coached Pop Warner, YMCA, Little League . . . I'm glad to continue being part of athletics in Venice."
Dombroski said he is also grateful that Peacock's job will be unaffected and that he will continue to be the football coach.
"I'm sure this was stressful for John, too," Dombroski said. "He's done a great job and I'm glad nothing is going to change."


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Apple's Big Surprise: These Babies Are Going to Sell!
Sep 12, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c launch event Tuesday was a small evolutionary step in its already proven game plan for product lines: Create something excellent and new one year, beef up the feature set the second year, and maybe -- just maybe -- rethink the overall design and start again in the third year.
There is also the option to throw some new paint and tires on the product to buy another year of sales. The iPhone 5c just happens to have the fanciest new paint job Apple has delivered yet.
If Apple seems to be moving too slowly, it's only because the world seems to be spinning faster. Few companies actually crank out as many excellent, successfully selling products at Apple's speed, and even fewer exceed it. You might argue that Samsung is producing more models faster, but not all models are clear successes -- and some are just plain dumb.
So this is business as usual for Apple, and despite the immediate drop in Apple's stock price, there is no consumer market pressure -- or looming competitive innovation -- that will prevent the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c from breaking new sales records.
In fact, as disappointing as these new units might be to enthusiasts lusting after 5-inch screens and integrated wall projectors, they'll be extremely popular and profitable.
Top 5 Reasons the New iPhones Will Shatter Sales Records
As an Apple enthusiast, I'm sometimes disappointed by a paucity of wow, but pushing for the wow might actually be a dumb business strategy -- just like going for the long bomb touchdown pass in every play would be a dumb strategy for winning a football game.
Most games are won by a series of very smart shorter-gain moves that put the team in a position to win. The same goes for Apple, which is just a bit less interesting to watch on a Sunday afternoon. Here are the new reasons I believe sales will shine:
5. Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor
There are at least two reasons this is important: First, it gets you into your iPhone 5s faster, which makes your experience better. Over the course of a day, this impression, this "boom, I'm in" factor will start making PINs and swipes seem painfully slow. Similarly, you'll be able to buy from Apple (apps, songs, movies, etc.) using the sensor. This is an awesome secure time saver, which will improve your daily experience. If "pear" is your password, you probably don't care, but if your password is even remotely strong, you'll love the fingerprint scanner.
Second, I have a feeling the fingerprint scanner will start appealing to businesses with Bring Your Own Device policies. Many already require employees to use lock codes, and a more secure option has got to be welcome to many enterprises.
4. New A7 processor With M7 Coprocessor
I lump these together because they work together. The A7 chip is now 64-bit, which is a big leap forward. While the benefits of a 64-bit processor won't be fully realized until apps are written to take advantage of it, Apple is laying the groundwork for developers to create much more powerful apps.
Similarly, the M7 coprocessor measures motion data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass -- without engaging the A7 chip. That means less battery consumption while letting the A7 work harder on other applications.
Right now, not such a big deal. In the future, though, the Apple-focused developer ecosystem is going to be able to build some powerful and cool applications, which will keep the entire iPhone platform moving forward. Besides, when the A7 et al come to the iPad, suddenly it's easy to see a much more powerful tablet, aka Mac/PC replacement, or maybe even Apple processor in some future MacBook Air-like unit. These processors will start being a sales factor later in the iPhone 5s sales lifespan.
3. iTunes Radio
While you'll be able to use iTunes Radio on your Mac and on old iPhones and iPads, etc., iTunes Radio will keep Apple selling iPhones for a long time to come. Why? Spotify and Pandora are cross-platform offerings. This is cool but not for Apple. If users can get their music so easily elsewhere, it's very easy to make a (bad) decision to leap over to an Android smartphone.
If iTunes Radio is half as good I think it will be, iPhones will suddenly become even more sticky to regular customers -- more so than through simple iTunes song sales. Old iPhone users who upgrade to iOS 7 will find a new reason to upgrade to a new iPhone 5c or 5s, sticking with Apple.
2. Free iWork Apps
Speaking of stickiness, right now there's some risk that business users -- and everyday users -- might fall into the clutches of Google or Microsoft for their office-oriented applications. Apple is sliding a big fat knife right between its customers and these other highly used document editing and reading options.
Sure, Apple customers can walk around the knife, but why bother when you can open up Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iPhoto, and iMovie easily and stay in the Apple ecosystem? Besides, if you've been thinking about buying these apps anyway and you apply them to the cost of a new iPhone, there's another reason to upgrade now. Teenagers, take note: This is a nice "homework" tip to help get you into a new iPhone. Just saying.
1. iPhone 5c's Entry-Level Status
For parents who try not to spoil their teenagers too badly, there's something really annoying about kids running around with the latest high-end iPhone. It just pushes the bounds of parental common sense for so many reasons: entitlement issues; jealousy among peers at school; even the sheer cost of letting kids run around with so much money in their pockets.
I'm not saying it's a good thing for teenagers to be running around with iPhones -- just that it's inevitable, and the iPhone 5c will take off like crazy with this market segment. The lower price point, plasticky polycarbonate, and differentiation from the 5s will lower the bar to entry with kids and their parents. It will sell.
As for buyers on budgets, both in this country and abroad, the fact is Apple still doesn't seem to feel a strong need to offer hamburgers when its steaks continue to sell in increasingly profitable numbers each year.
Right now, the iPhone 5c is good enough for the entry level for Apple's purposes of profitability. For the next 12 months, Apple will rock and roll with the iPhone product line.


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A. Schafer, H. Benz, W. Fiedler, A. Guggisberg, S. Bienz, and M. Hesse, Polyamine Toxins from Spiders and Wasps. C. Szantay, G. Dornyei, and G. Blasko, The Morphine Alkaloids. W.A. Ayer and L.S. Trifonov, Lycopodium Alkaloids. Cumulative Index of Titles. Subject Index.
Internationally acclaimed for more than 40 years, this serial, founded by the late Professor R.H.F. Manske, continues to provide outstanding coverage of the rapidly expanding field of the chemotaxonomy, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis, and biology of all classes of alkaloids from higher and lower plants, marine origins, or various terrestrial animals. Each volume provides, through its distinguished authors, up-to-date and detailed coverage of particular classes or sources of alkaloids. Over the years, this series has become the standard in natural product chemistry to which all other book series aspire. The Alkaloids, Chemistry and Pharmacology endures as an essential reference for all natural product chemists and biologists who have an interest in alkaloids, their diversity, and their unique biological profile.
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@qu:"Authoritative, precise, thorough, and above all, permeated with enthusiasm." @source:--JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES @qu:"The most authoritative treatise on alkaloids." @source:--JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS @qu:"An indispensable addition to the library of anyone in the field of alkaloid chemistry." @source:--JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY @qu:"Another splendid addition to the series, with congratulations to the editors and authors in maintaining standards and giving us an opportunity to read concise, updated reviews on three areas of alkaloidal research, namely, toxins from spiders and wasps,the morphinoids, and alkaloids from club mosses." @source:--JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
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Professor Emeritus Geoffrey A. Cordell obtained his Ph.D. in synthetic natural product chemistry at the University of Manchester in 1970. After two years as a NATO postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Chemistry, M.I.T., he joined the College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). A Professor since 1980, he served as a Department Head for 12 years and as Interim Dean of the College of Pharmacy for almost three years, as well as holding several other senior academic and research administrative positions at the Department, College, and Campus levels. He was the Co-founder of the US - Thai Consortium for Pharmacy Education, which developed and trained faculty for six new schools of pharmacy in Thailand. He retired from the University of Illinois in 2007. Since 1983, he has served as President of Natural Products Inc., a consulting company.
He is the author of about 600 research publications, book chapters, comprehensive reviews and professional publications; is the author of two books, with three more in progress; the editor of 37 books, including 29 volumes in the series "The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology"; is Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines; and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of 26 international scientific journals. He is a former President of the American Society of Pharmacognosy, and is also an Honorary Member.
In 1981, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Munich with Professor Hildebert Wagner. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Chemical Society, the Linnean Society of London, the American Society of Pharmacognosy, and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. In addition to assisting international organizations and corporations in several countries around the world to develop their research and academic programs, he is an Honorary Professor at Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; and at Amity University, Noida, India. He is also a Visiting Professor at universities in Peru, Malaysia, and Brasil, and an International Collaborative Partner of the UTAR Global Research Network in Malaysia in the areas of biodiversity and cancer. In addition, he is a member of the International Advisory Board of several natural product research institutes. His interests include the chemistry and biosynthesis of alkaloids, the sustainability and quality control of medicinal agents, the remote detection of biologically active natural products, and the use of vegetables as chemical reagents.
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