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Risk factors for stomach cancer
A risk factor is something that increases the risk of developing cancer. It could be a behaviour, substance or condition. Most cancers are the result of many risk factors. Helicobacter pylori infection is the most important risk factor for stomach cancer.
More men than women develop stomach cancer. The risk of developing stomach cancer increases with age. It is greatest after 50 years of age. Some studies show that low socio-economic status is linked with a higher rate of stomach cancer.
Stomach cancer is most common in Japan, China, South America and Eastern Europe. It is not as common in North America. In Canada, the number of new cases of stomach cancer diagnosed each year has been going down since the 1980s.
Risk factors are generally listed in order from most to least important. But in most cases, it is impossible to rank them with absolute certainty.
|Known risk factors
|Possible risk factors*
*You may wonder about coffee, tea and proton pump inhibitors (drugs that lower stomach acid). There is significant evidence showing that there is no association between these factors and stomach cancer.
Known risk factors
There is convincing evidence that the following factors increase your risk for stomach cancer.
Helicobacter pylori infection
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is the strongest and most important risk factor for developing stomach cancer. H. pylori is a common type of bacteria found in the stomach. It can cause inflammation, ulcers and changes to cells in the lining of the stomach.
While H. pylori can increase the risk, not all people infected with H. pylori will develop stomach cancer. H. pylori may act with other factors to increase the risk of developing stomach cancer. The age when you are infected may also affect your risk of developing stomach cancer.
Find out more about Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
Smoking tobacco increases the risk of developing stomach cancer. The more cigarettes you smoke and the longer you smoke, the higher your risk.
Some studies have shown that exposure to second-hand smoke also increases the risk of stomach cancer.
Family history of stomach cancer
If you have a first-degree relative who has had stomach cancer, you have a higher risk of developing stomach cancer. The higher risk may be due to inherited genetic conditions. It may also be because family members have the same risk factors such as diet, smoking and H. pylori infection.
Inherited genetic conditions
Certain inherited genetic conditions can put you at higher risk of developing stomach cancer.
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is caused by a mutation of the CDH1 gene (also called E-cadherin gene). People with HDGC have a higher risk of developing diffuse gastric cancer. With this type of cancer, the cancer cells are spread throughout the stomach and don't form a tumour in one area. Stomach cancer linked with HDGC usually develops before the person is 40 years of age. Doctors may suspect HDGC when stomach cancer develops in several members of a family.
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is mainly caused by a mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. People with FAP develop large numbers (hundreds to thousands) of polyps called adenomas. Most polyps develop on the lining of the colon and rectum, but they can also develop in the stomach and small intestine.
Lynch syndrome (also called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, or HNPCC) is caused by mutations in the genes that correct mistakes when cells divide and DNA is copied.
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is caused by a mutation of the STK11 gene (also called PJS or LKB1 gene). It causes polyps in the intestines and stomach.
Juvenile polyposis syndrome causes polyps to grow in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including the stomach. These polyps usually form before age 20. Some people with this syndrome develop only a few polyps. Other people can have over 100 polyps.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome is usually caused by a mutation in the TP53 or CHEK2 gene. It is linked with a higher risk of developing several types of cancer, including stomach cancer.
BRCA gene mutations increase the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. BRCA gene mutations can also increase the risk of developing other cancers, including stomach cancer, but these are much less common than breast or ovarian cancer.
Certain stomach conditions
The following non-cancerous stomach problems increase the risk of developing stomach cancer.
Chronic atrophic gastritis is when the lining of the stomach becomes inflamed. It is usually caused by H. pylori infection. It can also develop if the immune system attacks healthy tissues of the stomach lining by mistake (called autoimmune atrophic gastritis).
Intestinal metaplasia is when cells in the stomach are replaced by cells that normally line the intestines. It may be caused by H. pylori infection, inherited conditions, diet or other factors.
Gastric epithelial dysplasia is a precancerous condition that occurs when the cells in the stomach lining change so they are abnormal. These abnormal cells may develop into adenocarcinoma over time. Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of stomach cancer.
Adenomas, or adenomatous polyps, are a type of polyp made up of abnormal gland cells in the lining of the stomach. They are precancerous, which means that they can develop into stomach cancer. There is a greater chance that an adenoma will become stomach cancer if it is larger than 2 cm. Adenomas may be caused by an inherited condition, or they may be a symptom of other stomach problems.
Ménétrier disease is a rare disease that causes cells in the lining of the stomach to grow too much and form large folds in the lining.
Pernicious anemia is a type of anemia (a lower than normal number of red blood cells) that develops when the gastrointestinal (GI) tract can't absorb vitamin B12. The body needs B12 to make red blood cells. People with pernicious anemia may develop polyps in the stomach.
Previous stomach surgery
Surgery to remove part of the stomach is called partial gastrectomy. This surgery may be used to treat stomach ulcers. People who have had stomach surgery have a higher risk of developing stomach cancer. This may be because bile from the small intestine moves into the remaining stomach and causes inflammation. It is not clear if this happens because of H. pylori infection, because the stomach makes less stomach acid or because of other reasons.
Surgery to treat ulcers in the first part of the small intestine (called the duodenum) doesn't seem to increase the risk for stomach cancer.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Infection with EBV may increase the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach, which is a rare type of stomach cancer. It may also increase the risk of developing adenocarcinoma, the most common type of stomach cancer.
Find out more about Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Exposure to ionizing radiation
People who were exposed to ionizing radiation from atomic bomb explosions in Japan during the Second World War have a greater risk of developing stomach cancer, especially if they were children when they were exposed to the radiation. Studies have shown that people exposed to radiation from nuclear accidents or fallout are also at higher risk of developing stomach cancer.
Some studies suggest that people treated with some forms of radiation therapy have a higher risk of developing stomach cancer. This includes people who were treated with a radioisotope for thyroid cancer and people given external beam radiation therapy for Hodgkin disease. The risk of developing stomach cancer after radiation therapy depends on many factors. Only a very small number of people develop cancer because of radiation therapy treatments. The benefit of treating a cancer often greatly outweighs the risk of developing stomach cancer later on.
Working in the rubber industry
People who work in the rubber manufacturing and processing industry have a higher risk of developing stomach cancer. This is because they are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals commonly used in the rubber industry.
Type A blood
People with type A blood have a higher risk of developing stomach cancer, although the reason for this association is not known.
Smoked, cured and processed meats
Eating smoked, cured and processed meats increases the risk for stomach cancer. This may be due to compounds like nitrates, heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are often found in these meats.
Possible risk factors
The following factors have been linked with stomach cancer, but there is not enough evidence to show they are known risk factors. Further study is needed to clarify the role of these factors for stomach cancer.
Salt and salty foods
There is some evidence that eating salt and salty foods, including salt-preserved and salted foods, may increase the risk for stomach cancer. There is also a link between salt intake and developing intestinal metaplasia.
Researchers are not sure if salt is an independent risk factor. This means that they don't know if salt increases your risk for stomach cancer on its own, or if it increases the risk when it is combined with other risk factors like H. pylori.
Studies also link the lack of food refrigeration to a higher risk for stomach cancer. This is probably because people who don't have access to refrigeration often use salt to preserve their food.
Some studies have shown that drinking alcohol increases the risk of stomach cancer. The risk is increased with more than 3 drinks a day.
There is some evidence that obesity or a high body mass index (BMI) may increase the risk of developing stomach cancer, especially in the first part of the stomach near the esophagus (called the gastric cardia).
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
GERD is a condition in which the contents of the stomach, including stomach acid, back up into the esophagus and cause heartburn and discomfort in the upper abdomen or chest. The stomach acid can damage tissue in the esophagus.
GERD is a risk factor for cancer of the esophagus. Recent studies suggest that GERD may also increase the risk for cancer in the first part of the stomach (called the gastric cardia) and in the area where the esophagus joins the stomach (called the gastroesophageal, or GE, junction).
Occupational exposure to lead
Research studies are starting to show that occupational lead exposure increases the risk of stomach cancer.
Asbestos is known to cause cancer in people. Long-term and frequent exposure to asbestos might cause stomach cancer.
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that affects glands that make mucus and sweat. It can affect how well the lungs and gastrointestinal (GI) tract function. A large study followed people with cystic fibrosis for 20 years. The study showed that they may have a higher risk of developing cancer in the area where the esophagus joins the stomach (called the gastroesophageal, or GE, junction).
Unknown risk factors
It isn't known whether or not the following factors are linked with stomach cancer. It may be that researchers can't show a definite link or that studies have had different results. Further study is needed to see if the following are risk factors for stomach cancer:
- grilled and barbecued meats
- a diet low in vegetables and fruit
- lack of regular physical activity
- working in the coal mining, tin mining, or iron and steel industries
- bariatric surgery, which is surgery to the stomach to help you lose weight
Questions to ask your healthcare team
To make the decisions that are right for you, ask your healthcare team questions about risks.
A person's parents, brothers, sisters or children.
Also called FDR.
A small growth on a mucous membrane, such as the lining of the colon, bladder, uterus (womb), vocal cords or nasal passage.
Most types of polyps are non-cancerous, but some have the potential to become cancer.
The molecules inside the cell that program genetic information. DNA determines the structure, function and behaviour of a cell.
BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are tumour suppressor genes. Changes to genes are called mutations. Mutations of the BRCA genes are inherited from one or both parents, and these mutations increase the risk of cancer.
Women with BRCA mutations have a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Men with BRCA mutations also have a higher risk of breast cancer, and may have a higher risk of prostate cancer. The risk of other cancers – such as stomach or pancreatic cancer – may also be higher with BRCA mutations.
A type of high-energy radiation that can remove particles from an atom or molecule resulting in charged ions. These charged ions can cause changes to cells' DNA that can damage or kill the cells. This can increase the risk of cancer.
Ionizing radiation is present in the atmosphere. It can also come from medical tests or treatments, such as x-rays or radiation therapy.
A substance or element that gives off radiation.
Radioisotopes can be used in imaging tests and cancer treatments. When a radioisotope is mixed with a medicine or drug, it is called a radiopharmaceutical.
Also called radioactive isotope.
A type of radiation therapy that uses a machine outside the body to direct a beam of radiation through the skin to a specific part of the body, usually a tumour.
Also called external beam radiation therapy.
A measure that relates body weight to height.
BMI is used to measure underweight, overweight, obesity and normal weight.
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Shenzhen into the hottest transfer city
Date: 2018-02-06
Travel one ticket is hard to find, transit home is a good choice.Recently, ctrip hotel combined with large data module, the hotel reservation during the Spring Festival, issued travel "the most popular top ten transit city".Among them, shenzhen, guiyang, kunming ranks the top three.
"A lot of transit transfer interval more than six hours of passengers, favour around in the city railway station or airport waiting for the time spent in the hotel."Ctrip hotel related chief says, at the same time, back to home without heating, many choose to live in the hotel "visiting family", the "occupy" three or four line city hotels, this has become a new trend of holidays at the hotel for two years.
The transit city hotel fire
According to ctrip had previously issued travel home strategy, for not rob to passengers, with the method of transit home, can let the "frame" on the road home.
To this, in combination with more than 300 million users travel migration footprint, ctrip hotel released the 2018 Spring Festival "of the most popular top ten cities", respectively is in shenzhen, guangzhou, chongqing, guiyang, kunming, zhengzhou, shenyang, wuhan, xi 'an, nanchang, and mainly concentrated in the southern city.
"Since there is no direct train, or from the airport to small airport, a lot of people in the city transit transfer interval more than six hours, therefore, more and more transit passengers choose in the hotel, spend waiting, waiting time."The controller introduces, 10 most popular transit city railway station, the perimeter of the airport low star hotel has been particularly hot, bookings are shot up during the Spring Festival.
Tourists choose "to live a night in advance"
Of the most popular city, is a well-known tourist city.Therefore, some travelers tend to advance to the city to live a night, and then take in the local trips, is the spice of returning.
Ctrip big data also showed that 15% of the transit passenger reservation for one night hotel, 67% of transit passengers booking the hour room, only 18% of people are willing to wait.
"Homecoming" hotel had a trend in the New Year
In addition, because a lot of "visiting family" home New Year's day, in a stage of "empty", second-tier cities at the same time, many will have three or four line city hotel occupancy peak.
"A lot of people are accustomed to a day of central heating, and it is difficult to adapt to the south of cold winter, can stay in a hotel from worries.And visit relatives and friends New Year's day, some families in the house enough to live in the home, hotel is a good choice."The head of explanation.
Through ctrip big data analysis, the Spring Festival golden week this year, xinyang, ganzhou, huanggang, fuyang, zhoukou, chongqing, maoming, zunyi, liuyang, xuzhou city, among the hotel bookings, one of the ten fastest growing city.

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From coil windings and reed relays to dry reed switches, Coto has established itself as a market leader in product quality and design innovation.
Coto Technology's reed relay & reed switch manufacturing facilities are located in Mexicali, Mexico. Coto Corporation, dba Coto Technology, originated in Providence, Rhode Island, USA in 1917 as Coto Coil Incorporated - a company specializing in the design and manufacture of coil windings. During the mid-1960's, Coto expanded its product line by introducing the reed relay - the result of integrating reed switches into coil windings. By 1970, Coto emerged as a leading manufacturer of reed relays with the development of the first patented Low-Thermal EMF reed relay.
Coto went on to produce the first ever surface mounted reed relays in 1983, the world's smallest SMD reed relay in 1994, and the first patented reed relay with >8 GHz performance in 2001.
Today, Coto is a worldwide market leader of small signal switching products sold into the Automatic Test Equipment, Data Acquisition, Instrumentation, Process Control, Telecommunications, Medical and Security markets. Coto specializes in the manufacture of custom relays.
Non-standard package sizes and pinouts, custom coil and shielding designs, and multi-pole configurations are common variables. Coto relays are capable of carrying up to six amps, and can provide switching currents up to four amps along with 10-15 KV switching. Coto relays are qualified to the highest electrical test specifications in the reed relay industry. To improve efficiency, enhance responsiveness and increase capacity, Coto has renovated its relay manufacturing facility in Mexico by investing in additional manufacturing automation technology. Manufacturing processes utilizing ergonomic workstations, coupled with fully automated winding, wire termination, molding and laser marking increase efficiency while ensuring high levels of quality. Also, a Learning Center provides Coto employees with educational opportunities, enhancement of job skills, and operator certification.
To further strengthen Coto's position as the leading reed switch manufacturer, Coto has invested substantially in its switch factory on capacity expansion and manufacturing automation. Coto has installed new automated equipment for blade forming, blade welding, electrical test and vision systems for inspection, which together improve productivity and enhance quality. The addition of several new sealing mills improves responsiveness, adds overall capacity for further growth and supports our continued efforts to expand product offerings.
From the production line to the executive office of the company President, Coto's commitment to quality is evident - as manifested by its world class products. Coto is certified to ISO-9001. Additionally, our switch factory is ISO14001 approved and Coto's environmental policy and controls are compliant with internationally accepted standard manufacturing practices aimed at reducing the effect of manufacturing activities on the environment. All Coto standard products (except BGA) have transitioned to RoHS compliant versions.
Coto operates in an environment of structured problem solving, using cross-functional teams for product development planning and continuous improvement processes. These team efforts plus active customer involvement ensure product designs that meet or exceed customer needs. Continuous production monitoring is accomplished through the use of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other quality practices such as FMEA's (failure mode and effect analysis), PPAP's (production part approval process) and zero acceptance sampling are used for analysis and monitoring of key parameters. Coto's quality philosophy and discipline provide the building blocks for its reputation as the world leader in quality small signal switching products.
Coto has the most advanced testing capability of any reed relay manufacturer. After the relays have been assembled, assurance of their conformity to specifications is accomplished through 100% testing. Coto tests relays to the highest standards in the industry using its proprietary "System 320" Parametric Tester. The System 320 is capable of testing over 20 different parameters of the relay and recording the results of each test for each relay. This information can be retrieved in the form of Histogram graphs, Individual Results reports or Pareto Failure Analysis reports. Results from the test systems are networked in real time, allowing immediate access to statistical data on product performance and quality. Coto emphasizes Pareto-style graphical ranking of yield data, allowing for quick identification and resolution of problem areas. This aids the analysis of the relay's performance over time and continuous quality improvement.
Throughout the manufacture of Coto switches, a zero failure acceptance testing system is used for each critical process step. The mechanical and chemical properties of the switches after process stages such as plating, diffusion, sputtering, sealing and forming are inspected to ensure conformance to required specifications. Prior to shipment, 100% of the switches produced are electrically checked for AT value and contact resistance and this information is included with the customer's shipment.
Our life testing laboratories can cycle relays or switches while applying a wide range of load voltages and currents. Relays are concurrently tested up to one billion cycles. The effects of surge currents from reactive loads can be included. Failure data is analyzed using Weibull techniques to allow accurate prediction of MCBF (mean cycles before failure), and the confidence limits that apply. Coto also has a sweep frequency life tester designed to probe reed switch blade resonance and its effect on long term contact resistance.


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Obama Rewrites ObamaCare
Another day, another lawless exemption, once again for business.
'ObamaCare" is useful shorthand for the Affordable Care Act not least because the law increasingly means whatever President Obama says it does on any given day. His latest lawless rewrite arrived on Monday as the White House decided to delay the law's employer mandate for another year and in some cases maybe forever.
ObamaCare requires businesses with 50 or more workers to offer health insurance to their workers or pay a penalty, but last summer the Treasury offered a year-long delay until 2015 despite having no statutory...
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The conference call will be webcast live and a link to the webcast can be accessed through Vertex's website at www.vrtx.com in the "Investors" section. To ensure a timely connection, it is recommended that participants register at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled webcast. An archived webcast will be available on the company's website.
About Vertex
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that aims to discover, develop and commercialize innovative medicines so people with serious diseases can lead better lives. In addition to our clinical development programs focused on cystic fibrosis, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs aimed at other serious and life-threatening diseases.
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September 11, 2011
To start, there are 2,975 reasons from 90 countries. An unforgettable patchwork quilt of humanity that was disappeared on a Tuesday morning ten years ago. (credit for photo above depicting many victims of 9/11) But that is only the beginning.
I hate Al Qaeda for all the human beings they have killed – the Africans, Americans, Arabs, Asians, Europeans, agnostics, atheists, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims.
I hate Al Qaeda because they have murdered thousands of Muslims even while claiming to represent them, a claim they make even while bombing mosques during Ramadan. Because they reduce a rich religious heritage to a series of absurd prohibitions. They make the most sacred pronouncements, like Allahu Akbar – God is Great – into threats, into epithets.
I hate Al Qaeda because of the Caliphate of Doom they want to build.
I hate Al Qaeda because in these ten years they have facilitated the brutality of some on the right who built "enhanced interrogation" chambers for celebrations of simulated drowning. Because now almost everyone accepts a little torture.
But I also hate Al Qaeda because they have inspired some on the left to say the stupidest things. Proclaiming that Osama bin Laden was in the end simply an "unarmed victim" about whom there was no evidence of wrongdoing. That Anwar al-Awlaki is just a "Muslim cleric." The people in the towers on 9/11 were "little Eichmanns" who deserved their fates. Inane.
I hate Al Qaeda because they hate women, gays, Jews, Christians, Muslims not like them, which is most Muslims. Because they only hate. And they make me hate too.
I hate Al Qaeda because they wanted a clash of civilizations. And we gave it to them in Qur'an burnings, in marches against Mosques, in Iraq.
I hate Al Qaeda because they support every one of the worst Muslim movements – Al Shabab ("the youth"), the Taliban ("the students"), Boko Haram ("Western education is a sin") – the same movements we must defeat for the real youth, the actual students, to get a decent education, to have a future. Because we have to waste time talking about them when we should be talking about building that future for generations coming of age in an economic and environmental meltdown.
I hate Al Qaeda because the way forward should be the Democratic Spring, because jihadism should be the past.
I hate Al Qaeda for the young Algerian fiancé who bled to death in his mother's arms in Cherchell after a suicide bomber broke his fast this August; for Mustapha Akkad and his daughter Rima; for Danny Pearl, Amenia Rasool, and Father Mychal Judge, all of whom are no more because Al Qaeda is.
I hate Al Qaeda for the bombs of Baghdad, of Algiers, of Amman, of Dar es Salaam, of all the cities they have blighted like New York. (credit for photo at left of firefighter standing amid smoldering ruins at World Trade Center days after the 9/11 attacks) Because a myriad of conspiracy theorists absolve them of their crimes even when they say they have committed them.
I hate Al Qaeda because there is no excuse for what they do, yet people make excuses for them.
I hate Al Qaeda because not enough of us will openly say we hate them, but those who do, no matter the risk, are made invisible. Because a Muslim bomber always makes headlines while a peace activist of Muslim heritage warrants virtually none.
I hate Al Qaeda because they make it harder for people who look like my father to board an airplane. Because they confirmed every racist's view of Muslims. And provoked responses from the Bush Administration that confirmed every anti-American cliché.
And I hate Al Qaeda because on one breathtaking September day they changed the world in an explosion of cruelty.
Ten years on, I am ready to stop hating Al Qaeda. I am ready to stop Al Qaeda.


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The season press conference of the Volksoper Wien was planned for April 24th, but will not take place due to the current situation.
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-->Worked into several campaigns and launch parties to make them a success and was recognized a lot for launching one of the best Firefox 4 launch party.
-->Worked on to engaging more than 100 active contributors for Mozilla projects.
-->Have been speaker into more than 50 events of Mozilla till 2015 beginning and the count is still increasing.
-->Have helped founding many sub communities in India like Mozilla Punjab , ,Mozilla Bhopal ,Mozilla Himachal Pradesh etc.
-->Love sharing the word about Firefox and I have a sound knowledge of the webmaker tools.
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The idea of a seminar is great. Get a large number of people in a room; give one bang up presentation and voilà … you qualify for the grand awards trip. If the idea is so great, then why do so many advisors cringe at the thought? Is it the cost? Is it all the planning? Is it the fear of public speaking? Let me share with you: the secret of a seminar.
Way back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth (and I was a snot-nosed advisor), an old seasoned wholesaler convinced me to do a seminar. He told me, "Sonny, you put me in front of a room full of people and I'll bring you in $250,000 in investments." Since I was broke and floundering, that sounded like a great idea.
Invitations were sent, follow-up calls were placed and more importantly … the cookies, snacks and beverages were all set up in the back of the room. Ten minutes before the seminar was to start, the only people in the room were my BOA and myself. Mr. Wholesaler arrived next claiming his flight got in late. I was thankful he showed at all because I was a newbie and had absolutely nothing to say.
A few people trickled in to the empty room right as the seminar was supposed to start. Since I was in charge, I made the management decision to open the cookie bar to the few guests that showed and prayed a few more would trickle in. After about 10 minutes (and three snickerdoodles), 20 or so people (10 buying units) were in the room and I gave the nod for Mr. Wholesaler to begin his magic.
Since PowerPoint wasn't invented yet, our primary technology in the room was a flip chart and a green magic marker. After about 45 minutes of bad drawings and bad jokes, Mr. Wholesaler ended his shtick. I was excited thinking about how the attendees were going to give me the $250,000. Would it be a check or all in $20s?
When the room emptied it was just me, Mr. Wholesaler and the few remaining cookies that didn't get stuffed into purses. My moneybag was completely empty. Something had gone horribly wrong!
Mr. W. swigged the remainder of his Scotch and said, "Don't worry kid, it'll trickle in over the next week or so." And then he vanished. Apparently the nightlife in my little Amish town wasn't to his liking.
I can't recall if anything ever trickled in. If it did, it sure wasn't $250,000. As time went on, I did have more seminars. It was my love of snickerdoodles that kept me motivated. To my surprise, some of the seminars, I would have to say, ended up being successful.
Several years later I became a wholesaler myself. I was now the wise old Scotch-swigging sage, flying into Amish country to spew my pearls of wisdom. I never promised any advisor that I would bring in $250,000 for them. I only implied it.
Over the years I watched countless advisors and their seminars. Some were hugely successful. Many others were like having a root canal while listening to finger scratches on a chalkboard.
When visiting new advisors, they all seemed eager to mine my vast experience of seminars. What worked? What didn't? How much money could they make?
They all wanted to know what was the biggest secret to having a successful seminar. Never wanting to let facts get in the way of a good story, I would tell them "I can't explain why, but the one common denominator of every great seminar I've ever seen was … they always served snickerdoodles."
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To fall in love
With the things you do
Don't sell yourself
To fall in love
With those things you do
[Verse 1: Baatin]
Ladies loving my music is like some sex shit
Niggas trying to grip up my mic like it's a dick
Run around the corner to pick up the new shit
Toss this in the deck so niggas can catch rep
I'm the motherfucker gripping the mic like it's a joke
Niggas fall in love with the music like it's a ho
Put down your mic, you lost your whole flow
You take it too seriously like it's a gamble
Fuck this rap shit, I listen to classical
In the studio loop as usual
Loving my lyrical, fuck bitches that you would know
I'm out of this 'cause you wanna be below
Y'all niggas in love with the S
Y'all niggas in love with the essence
To fall in love
With the things you do
Don't sell yourself
To fall in love
With those things you do
[Verse 2: T3]
Yeah, JD man I see sometimes
I sit and wonder when I think about these written rhymes
How'd I get to the point cops be takin' all my time?
Time I could've been spending gettin' cash, gettin' mine
Hoping one day it comes around
One day when I'm
The nigga gettin' money, gettin' cash, gettin' signed
Getting the fuck out the ghetto, 'cause I'm tired of crime
But it's a crime that I feel this fucking way sometimes
But sometimes I feel like this shit here's a waste of time
Yours and mine
To these niggas out here trying to rhyme
Your reason for it better sure 'nough be genuine
I do it because it gives me a sort of peace-of-mind
And for the love
To fall in love
With the things you do
Don't sell yourself
To fall in love
With those things you do
Yo, one-two
Word up, ah one-two, SV, word up, word up, alright
Uh,uh,uh and to my nigga Jay-Dee uh, uh my nigga T-3 uh, oh
That nigga Baatin uh, uh, that's my crew
Yo, uh, oh this going out to my nigga Bust-a
And all my other motherfu-cka
What up to all you trying to bust, us
Trying to get down with us, cause we know you just mad as hell
Yo I'll give em the mic, ehhh! So niggas don't know that I am
T-3 on the mic
I do what I do what I like, to get down right tonight
('Cause?) 'Cause I get down tonight, yo
Niggas try and put up a fight, wit us, yo alright
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PARIS (Reuters) - Militants who killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya in September probably had links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the top U.S. general in Africa said on Wednesday, warning that a growing threat from the group must be urgently addressed.
General Carter Ham, head of the United States' Africa Command, said that a military plan unveiled on Sunday by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to dislodge AQIM from northern Mali still needed detailed work, and any intervention would probably take "some months to prepare".
Ham, in Paris to meet French officials to discuss issues including the Mali crisis, expressed concern at mounting al Qaeda influence in the region and beyond.
"If we in the international community don't find a way to address this, the threat will worsen and the network will become stronger and gain capability to export violence," Ham said.
"I don't think today they possess a credible and imminent threat to the U.S. homeland. But that network already killed four Americans," Ham said.
U.S. officials have acknowledged that in the months before the mid-September attack, which killed four Americans including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, there was extensive intelligence about Islamic militants in the Benghazi area.
"There is a growing network of violent extremist organizations and it appears to me very likely that some of the terrorists who participated in the attack in Benghazi have at least some linkages to AQIM," Ham said.
The U.S. congress will hold a hearing on Thursday into the events surrounding the attack.
Once viewed as an example of democratic progress in Africa, Mali was plunged into chaos by a March coup which toppled the president and left a power vacuum that was quickly exploited by rebels to seize the country's vast, desert north.
While former colonial master France, which has several citizens held hostage in the Sahara by al Qaeda-linked groups, is pushing for a swift war, regional powerhouse Algeria prefers a negotiated solution.
The United States, which spent years working with Mali's army, also advocates a more cautious approach. It has said any military intervention should wait until after elections in order to strengthen the political leadership in Bamako.
"Algeria, like the United States and many others believe that negotiation is the start point for this effort," Ham said. "While there may be a military element to this strategy, addressing the political needs of the Tuaregs and other elements in the northern portion of Mali is important."
While European nations plan to send military advisers to train Malian troops, Ham said the United States could not legally do so while the coup leaders were still in power.
He said the United States had not been asked specifically for help by ECOWAS and indicated it would "take months rather than weeks" to rebuild Mali's military capability which had been significantly diminished after the coup.
While 800 to 1,200 hardcore fighters in the north could not be reconciled, a conflict was not inevitable, he said.
Ham said if a political deal with Tuaregs and other groups in the north was reached and confidence in a Bamako government restored then it could turn the local population against AQIM.
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COLUMBUS – Josh Gardner, a second division midfielder who became a serviceable left back for the Columbus Crew in 2011, wasn't long for Ohio, as he was chosen by Montreal in the MLS Expansion Draft on Wednesday.
"It's never easy to lose someone, especially a player like Josh," Crew coach Robert Warzycha said. "He was a left-side player, which is never easy to find in this league, and he has a good shot.
"More than that, he was a good warrior and a good teammate. All the guys in the locker room liked him."
Crew left back Shaun Francis said of Gardner on his Twitter account, "A very good player with a cannon of a left foot......Josh we had some good times bro, wish u all the best & I know U will do great!!!"
And Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers tweeted, "Josh Gardner one of the best left backs in our league, he will ball in Montreal!"
Gardner, 29, was with the LA Galaxy from 2004-06, winning the MLS Cup in the middle year, but spent the following four seasons in the lower levels with Seattle and Carolina. It was with the RailHawks in 2010 that he started the conversion to being a defender.
He proved a prescient pickup by the Crew in February because Francis, the incumbent starter heading into the season, missed two-thirds of the year due to injuries.
Gardner made 21 starts and had two goals and two assists for the Crew.
"Josh had a very successful career in the [minors] and has done well," Impact coach Jesse Marsch said during the draft. "He started with the LA Galaxy and had a great year with the Columbus Crew. He established himself on the field as both a valuable left midfielder and a valuable left back."
Crew technical director Brian Bliss said Monday when the 11-player protected list was revealed that making Francis and Gardner available to Montreal were extremely hard choices, made more difficult when the team was informed that Dilly Duka and Tony Tchani had been graduated from the Generation adidas program and were thus eligible for selection by the Impact.
The Crew opted to protect the midfielders.
"That left five guys for those two spots that we used on the Generation adidas guys," Bliss said, "Francis and Gardner and [forwards] Justin Meram, Tommy Heinemann and [Andres] Mendoza."
Although the gamble to keep two left backs unprotected failed when Gardner was selected, Bliss believes Francis can regain the form that, by the end of his rookie season in 2010, had him overtaking veteran Gino Padula in the starting lineup.
"Shaun had a subpar performance this season but he got injured at the start and missed 20, 22 games," Bliss said. "When he came back he was thrown out there and didn't do well, but he showed the year before that he was making progress."
Warzycha said Rich Balchan, entering his second season in 2012, and veteran Danny O'Rourke might also be given the opportunity to claim the position.
"We have other options," Warzycha said. "We could use the draft or we might go out and get somebody."
Gardner became the sixth Crew player taken in the expansion draft since 2006. The others were Ritchie Kotschau (Toronto FC, 2006), Ned Grabavoy (San Jose, 2007), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders, 2008), Alejandro Moreno (Philadelphia, 2009) and Eric Brunner and Adam Moffat (Portland, 2010).


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Amy Black reviews David Kuo's book. She respectfully disagrees with some of his interpretations of events, in the course managing to provide useful criticism without demonizing Kuo. Here's how she concludes:
"Despite and even through its shortcomings, perchance Kuo's book and the controversy it stirs will help turn Christians away from the temptation to place their primary confidence in politics as God's path to cultural restoration."
I have a lot of respect for Black, who is a political science professor at Wheaton. She's a smart, thoughtful, Christian woman who produces excellent scholarship in the boys' world that is political science. She is a role model for me in many ways. Knowing these things about her makes me take her criticisms of Kuo much more seriously than those of most right-wing Christians who, as she puts it, consider Kuo a traitor and probably won't even read the book.
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Yes...this is the season to be jolly and with Xmas literally around the corner, even more reason to bombard all television viewers with designer perfume ad campaigns, old and new, in the vain hope that they will incite us to buy their product. Now there are 4 ads on rotation at the moment that I am convinced were made to piss me off on a daily basis . Most perfume ads are colourful,sexy and rich in content but with hits(too many to mention) there are also misses and these are the ones I believe have missed the point completely... I only hope I do these mini cinematic works of genius credit in describing them to you.
Picture this,James Franco all dark and mysterious uttering these remarkable words:"You're running with me..."?! Camera swings to various scenes of him looking a little uncomfortable next to some bizarre furniture while "Slave to love" is playing in the background. Suddenly it all comes to a head when you hear:..."the world is changing"to which James the Bard Franco responds: "...I am still the same..." Deep voice over for the sales clincher: "Gucci by Gucci... " What in the blue blazes was that all about? I was more inclined to call a doctor than buy the product,simply because James was looking a little green around the gills and seemed to need medical attention more than a spritz of Gucci by Gucci.
This following one stars has-been cutie/lothario: Jude Law and his receding hair line (which is looking decidedly lush for the camera.) Music soars, a woman is heard exclaiming with her French accented English : "But 'ow will I recognize you?" Cut to simultaneous images of Jude primping himself for the RDV,images of the Eiffel Tower and to the woman wearing a ridiculously large hat .Our lad Jude responds with these following words that lack both passion and conviction: "Ahhh, don' yew worry abou' tha'..."
What a charmer, I can't stand it! Camera pans to him walking up behind the woman wearing the large hat which is either shielding her eyes from the sun or from direct contact with Jude the Lewd. The music rises as she is about to see him for the first time, he turns to look at her and what do we see... a squinting Jude Law who seems to be suffering from either a mild stroke or a nasty sty . Booming voice "Dior Homme "... There is nothing Dior about this ad,it may as well be for eye drops or haemorrhoid cream the result is the same:dull, lacklustre and extremely farcical. The only thing this incites me to do is get my eyes checked and seek out some elocution lessons.
Moving on :this is a double whammy starring the dynamic duo: David and Victoria Beckham for their his and her perfumes "Intimately Yours". Now you can tell this ad is aging badly and the acting is as wooden as my clogs.David, sporting a rather fetching tux, walks into an elevator and looks decidedly alluring. Victoria, trying to emote coy and sexy, spies him and joins him for a bit of slap and tickle. Her extremely shellacked hair is pulled back so tightly across her skull that she unfortunately looks like a startled grasshopper.There are flashing images back and forth of him..her...their lips..her hand flexing as though in rapturous ecstasy that is so utterly unconvincing that it can be easily mistaken for her trying to control her menstrual cramps.Thankfully the elevator door glides open, David looks convincingly caught in the act and poor old Victoria,trying to look like the cat who got the cream,comes off as the cat trying to control a mild bout of wind. Enough said.
The most painful ad in my eyes is for Pantene Pro V the"New Aqua Light" shampoo. Every time this comes on I scramble for the remote and the mute button ... this sets my teeth on edge. The gorgeously cute and peppy Cat Deeley fills our screens with her straight blond hair... It glistens and shines as she shakes and fans it around over and over again. This is followed by professional hair model with equally gorgeous hair shaking her head left and right, fanning and faffing around while the product is explained.This is all fine and you think it is over until a giddily giggly Cat reappears and you think "Hello? What has she forgotten?" And the next thing you see is Cat hopping up and down like a child who needs to pee while repeating ad nauseum:"SWISH!...Swishhhhh....swish,swish,swish!Hey you! Upload your swish to make a swish.com! Everyone is doing it!"... Giggle,giggle,giggle.
I just want to throw her over my balcony to see if her hair will swish on her way down.
Baah "Xmas ad" Humbug !
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Small Plant News: Volume 4, Number 4
|Small Plant News Archive Page. This is an archive page. No new content is being added. While these newsletters remain available for reference purposes, the documents do not reflect changes to Agency policy that may have been instituted since the newsletters were published. Also note that resources and websites mentioned in older issues may have moved or may no longer be available. Points of contact for various initiatives may have changed.
In This Issue:
Interested in Grading? Here are the Basics
By Linda Singletary
The inspection and grading of meat and poultry are two separate programs within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for ensuring that the Nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. As you know, this is mandatory and it's paid for from tax revenue. On the other hand, grading for quality is voluntary, and this service, should you request it, would be paid for by your company.
After your meat or poultry products are inspected for wholesomeness, you may request to have them graded for quality by a licensed Federal grader. The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is the agency responsible for grading meat and poultry. Grading for quality means the evaluation of traits related to the tenderness, juiciness, and flavor of meat; and for poultry, a normal shape that is fully fleshed, meaty, and free of defects.
USDA grades are based on nationally uniform Federal standards of quality. No matter where or when a consumer purchases graded meat or poultry, it must have met the same grade criteria.
The grade is stamped on the carcass or a side of beef and is usually not visible on retail cuts. However, retail packages of beef, as well as poultry, will show the U.S. grade mark if they have been officially graded.
Beef is graded as whole carcasses in two ways — quality or yield grades. Quality grades are for tenderness, juiciness, and flavor. There are eight grades for beef, which are based on the amount of marbling (flecks of fat within the lean), color, and maturity.
The top three quality grades are prime, choice, and select.
- Prime grade is produced from young, well-fed beef cattle. It has abundant marbling and is generally sold in restaurants and hotels.
- Choice grade is high quality, but has less marbling than Prime. Choice roasts and steaks from the loin and rib will be very tender, juicy, and flavorful and are, like Prime, suited to dry heat cooking.
- Select grade is very uniform in quality and normally leaner than the higher grades. It is fairly tender, but because it has less marbling, it may lack some of the juiciness and flavor of the higher grades.
The next two quality grades are standard and commercial. Products with these grades are frequently sold as ungraded or as "store brand" meat.
The final three quality grades are utility, cutter, and canner. These grades are seldom used and are sold either as ungraded or used to make ground beef and processed products.
The other method in which to grade a whole beef carcass is by using yield grades, which measure the amount of useable lean meat on the carcass. Yield grades range from "1" to "5," with "1" being the highest and denoting the greatest ratio of lean to fat (grade "5" is the lowest yield ration). "Yield grade is most useful when you're purchasing a side of carcass of beef for the freezer," said Willard Goad, Customer Service Director of AMS' Livestock and Seed Program, Meat Grading and Certification Branch.
For veal or calf, there are five selections used to measure the quality of the meat — prime, choice, good, standard, and utility. Prime and choice grades are juicer and more flavorful than the lower grades. Because of the young age of the animals, the meat will be a light grayish-pink to light pink, fairly firm, and velvety. The bones are small, soft, and quite red.
There are five grades for lamb, which is produced from animals less than a year old. "Normally, only two grades are found at the retail level — prime and choice," said Goad.
- Prime grade for lamb is very high in tenderness, juiciness, and flavor.
- Choice grade has slightly less marbling than prime, but still is very high quality.
- Lower grades of lamb and mutton (meat from older sheep) — good, utility, and cull — are seldom marked with the grade.
AMS has grades for pork carcasses (barrows, gilts, and sows). They are U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 2, U.S. No. 3, U.S. No. 4, and U.S. Utility. Pork is usually not graded, as it is generally produced from young animals that have been bred and fed to produce more uniformly tender meat.
Appearance is an important guide in buying fresh pork. For best flavor and tenderness, meat should have a small amount of marbling.
The kinds of poultry eligible for grading include, but are not limited to, chicken, turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons, and guineas.
The U.S. grade shield for poultry may be found on the following poultry products: whole carcasses and parts, as well as roasts, tenderloins, and other boneless and/or skinless poultry products that are being marketed. "There are no grade standards for necks, wing tips, tails, giblets, or ground poultry," said Charles Johnson, Chief of the Grading Branch in AMS' poultry program.
USDA grades for poultry are A, B, and C.
Grade A is the highest quality and the only grade that is likely to be seen at the retail level. This grade indicates that the poultry products are virtually free from defects such as bruises, discolorations, and feathers.
Grades B and C are usually used in further processed products where the poultry meat is cut up, chopped, or ground. "If these types of products are sold at retail, they are usually not grade identified," added Johnson.
One of the primary benefits of grading is the value added to the product. Meat and poultry grade standards are used by the industry to facilitate the marketing of meat and poultry products. They also serve to guide consumers about the distinguishing characteristics of high quality meat and poultry. Nationwide, it usually costs less than a penny per pound of product for grading services.
Deciding whether to have your meat or poultry products graded for quality is a business decision you can make depending on the market you're serving. Hopefully, this brief overview helps in providing a basic understanding of the different grades used in measuring meat and poultry quality.
If you're interested in requesting meat-grading services and their costs, contact Willard Goad, Customer Service Director, USDA-AMS Livestock and Seed Program, Meat Grading and Certification Branch, at (720) 497-2531, or email email@example.com.
If you produce poultry products and are interested in AMS' poultry-grading services, contact Charles Johnson, Chief, Grading Branch, USDA-AMS Poultry Programs at (202) 720-3271, or email email@example.com.
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Food Safety Resources
By Sally Fernandez
FSIS has updated its Food Safety Resources brochure. New publications on the revised brochure include Food Defense Plan: Security Measures for Food Defense and the Guide to Designing a Small Red Meat Plant. In addition, the brochure lists a new DVD, FSIS Industry Podcasts, 2009.
FSIS' Office of Outreach, Employee Education, and Training mailed the Food Safety Resources brochure to all establishments. However, if you did not receive a copy, please call the Small Plant Help Desk at (877) 374-7435.
You can also order materials for small and very small plants from FSIS' Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/HACCP_Resources_Order_Form/index.asp . If you fill out the online form, remember to click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the form.
Our resources are free of charge.
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Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Q. Can the temperature of eviscerated and non-eviscerated poultry carcasses be allowed to exceed 55 °F?
A. No. Eviscerated and non-eviscerated carcasses are required to be chilled to 40 °F immediately after slaughter following the time requirements for weight of carcass in 9 CFR 381.66(b)(2). During further processing, they may rise to a maximum of 55 °F, provided the temperature is promptly lowered to 40 °F or less, or they are placed in a freezer.
Q. A corporation has a computer system for paperless records [Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Plan (HACCP) plans, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP), Quality Assurance, and lab records]. They sell one of their establishments, and their entire product inventory is shipped to one of their other facilities. What are the regulatory requirements for providing copies of the old and existing records to the new owner?
A. As long as the seller has HACCP records for their product inventory as required by 9 CFR 417.5(e), it is not required by our regulations to provide any records to the new owner. The USDA/FSIS office in the establishment or the District Office will retain USDA records if needed for review in the event of recalls or other trace-back scenarios. In the event the new owner is allowed to maintain the establishment number and name, records should be available to FSIS to discern the identification of the producer and production dates of product in commerce.
Q. Is a solution that is captured and reused by a plant to inject flavoring into raw poultry or meat products considered water reuse under 9 CFR 416.2(g)(3)?
A. No, only water, ice, or solutions reused for the express purpose of chilling or washing raw product are subject to the water reuse requirements in 9 CFR 416.2(g)(3). Solutions that are injected to tenderize product, impart flavor, or to add similar ingredients, are not subject to the water reuse regulatory requirements.
Q. Is a plant required to document Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and HACCP corrective actions on the noncompliance record (NR), or does it have to have them written down on the company record?
A. The requirement in 9 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 416.16 and 417.3(c) is that the plant documents SSOP and HACCP corrective actions. The establishment can document these corrective actions on its records or on the NR. If the documentation is on the NR, the NR becomes part of the HACCP or SSOP records and is required to meet the recordkeeping requirements of those regulations.
Q. Is 180 °F water required for sanitizing equipment used during livestock carcass dressing procedures?
A. Establishments are required to maintain equipment and utensils in a sanitary condition so as not to adulterate product (9 CFR 416.3), and to clean and sanitize that equipment and utensils as frequently as necessary to prevent adulteration [9 CFR 416.4(a)]. When dressing livestock carcasses that are affected by any disease condition mentioned in 9 CFR 311.16, 9 CFR 311.16(b) requires sanitization of equipment using hot water at a minimum of 180 °F. Chemical sanitizers may be used in lieu of 180 °F water if the requirements of 9 CFR 416.4(c) are met and the chemical sanitizer used provides an equivalent sanitizing effect.
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Patch 3.3.3a is a bug fix patch.
Bug Fixes
- Corrected an issue where players could disconnect upon leveling.
- Fixed an issue in which players could get stuck at the loading screen when utilizing a portal to Dalaran.
- Shoulder armor will now attach correctly to Blood Elf Male characters.
- Fixed an issue in which [Spirit of Redemption] was being prematurely canceled upon use of other abilities.
- Corrected disconnection errors upon login for Power PCs and Mac users running 10.4.11 with GeForce 8600s.
User Interface
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P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n
Environment Friendly and Powerful Computing!
The P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n is an Intel® X38 chipset-based motherboard that combines powerful performance with great energy efficiency; and supports DDR3 1800MHz dual-channel memory architecture and Dual PCI Express 2.0 x16 lanes for extreme graphics performance. It also comes with the world's first ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit), allowing the CPU power supply to be digitally monitored and fine-tuned with improved VRM efficiency in heavy or light loadings – attaining the best possible power efficiency and energy savings to help save the environment. The P5E3 DELUXE/WiFi-AP@n also supports 802.11n WiFi specifications onboard for faster data transfers, and ASUS Express Gate – an optional Linux OS bootup for instant access to the Internet in 5 seconds.
AI Lifestyle Series motherboards bring lifestyle and personal computing together. They provide you better system performance to enjoy graphic-intensive games and applications. The cutting-edge audio feature dramatically enhances the quality of voice signal. Thoughtful design allows you to set up your system easily. To create a peaceful environment, several new and improved innovations are included to reduce noise and temperature. Don´t change your way of life for a computer. Instead let the ASUS Lifestyle Series improve the quality of your life.
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This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processors in LGA775 package. It also can support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU. With new Intel® Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1600 / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz FSB, Intel® Core™2 processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.
Intel® X38 Chipset
The Intel® X38 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support 8GB of dual-channel DDR3 1333/1066/800 architecture, 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side Bus), Dual PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics and multi-core CPUs. With the specially included Intel® Fast Memory Access technology, available memory bandwidth usage is optimized and memory access latency is reduced - allowing faster memory speeds.
PCIe 2.0
Double Speed; Double Bandwidth This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance.
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AMD´s CrossFire boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolutions to get the high image quality you want. CrossFire ignites with the higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and texture settings you desire. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with your advanced 3D settings, and check the effect with a real-time 3D-rendered preview within AMD´s Catalyst™ Control Center to rule your CrossFire system.
Dual-Channel DDR3 1800(O.C.)/1333
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest operation system, 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 17 GB/s. Furthermore, the supply voltage for the memory is reduced from 1.8 V for DDR2 to just 1.5 V for DDR3. This voltage reduction limits the power consumption and heat generation of DDR3 which makes it an ideal memory solution.
ASUS Express Gate
Surf the Internet in 5-second-boot time without entering Windows
With a fast bootup speed of only 5 seconds, the ASUS Express Gate offers an optional Linux OS bootup that allows you to enjoy instant access to commonly used functions like accessing the Internet, VoIP, and Web emailing without entering the OS.
The boot speed depends on system configurations.
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6 Times Faster than 802.11g WiFi Technology
With spec 300 Mbps transfer rates, 802.11n supports the latest WiFi specifications for better signal coverage, stronger signals and faster data transmissions in comparison to previous 802.11b/g standards. With two antennas, you will not suffer from signal loss like before. You can also enjoy the choice to set the device in AP-Mode or Client Mode.
Enables the Most Energy Efficient Motherboard in the World
The ASUS EPU utilizes innovative technology to digitally monitor and tune the CPU power supply with improved VR responses in heavy or light loadings. It automatically provides power for higher performance or improve efficiency by 7% when the PC is running low intensity applications. Working together with AI Gear 3, this can help you attain the best possible power efficiency and energy savings up to 58.6% to help save the environment.
ASUS 3rd Generation 8 Phase Power Design
Longer Life, & Higher Efficiency!
With power efficiency so important to operating temperatures, ASUS´ 3rd generation 8-phase VRM design leads the industry with its 95% power efficiency. High quality power components such as low RDS (on) MOSFETs for minimum switching loss & lower temperatures, Ferrite core chokes with lower hysteresis loss, and high quality Japanese-made conductive polymer capacitors all add up to ensure longer component life and lower power loss - creating more energy efficiency.
Up to 20°C(36°F) Cooler - Stack Cool 2
Effective Fanless Heat Dissipation at 0dB
Stack Cool 2 is a fanless cooling solution offered exclusively by ASUS. It effectively and noiselessly transfers heat generated by the critical components to the other side of the specially designed PCB (printed circuit board) for effective heat dissipation - making temperatures cooler by up to 20°C.
Pure Copper Heat Pipe
Lowers Temperatures by up to 10°C
The Pure Copper Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back I/O ports - where it can be carried away by existing airflows from the CPU or a bundled optional fan. This innovative and groundbreaking fanless heat pipe design effectively lowers temperatures by up to 10°C without having lifetime problems that a normal chipset fan has. Furthermore, it provides options for users to install side-flow fans or a passive cooler. This Heat Pipe design is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to date.
Q-Fan 2
Adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading ASUS Q-Fan2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading to ensure quiet, cool and efficient operation.
AI Nap
Minimize noise and power consumption when temporarily away!
With AI Nap, users can instantly snooze your PC without terminating the tasks. System will continue operating at minimum power and noise when user is temporarily away. It keeps downloading files or running applications in quietest state while you´re sleeping. Simply click keyboard or mouse, you can swiftly wake up the system in few seconds.
Uses 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors!
This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors onboard for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.
AI Direct Link
Lightning Fast Data Linkage between Your PC & Laptop AI Direct Link can easily and efficiently transfer large amounts of data via the network cable - saving up to 70% of the total time taken. With AI Direct Link, it becomes easy to backup or share large data files like movies or other media content.
Easy and Comfortable Installations
The specially designed ASUS Q-Shield does without the usual "fingers" - making it convenient and easy to install. With better electric conductivity, it ideally protects your motherboard against static electricity and shields it against Electronic Magnetic Interference (EMI).
AI Slot Detector
Assists in Proper Installation for PCIe/PCI Devices
When PCIe/PCI devices are installed, users can simply plug in the power cable and find out if these devices are successfully installed. Without even switching on the PC or entering the operating system, ASUS´s innovative on-board LEDs provide an efficient way to identify the correct way to set up the PC.
Make connection quick and accurate!
The ASUS Q-Connector allows you to connect or disconnect chassis front panel cables in one easy step with one complete module. This unique adapter eliminates the trouble of plugging in one cable at a time, making connection quick and accurate.
CrashFree BIOS 3
Simply restore corrupted BIOS data from USB flash disk
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file. This utility saves users the cost and hassle of buying a replacement BIOS chip.
EZ-Flash 2
Simply update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS
EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility. Simply launch this tool and update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. You can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or using an OS-based flash utility.
O.C. Profile
Conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings
Freely share and distribute favorite overclocking settings The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Profile that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to share and distribute their favorite overclocking settings.
Precision Tweaker 2
Super-fine Adjustments to Help Create a Brand New O.C Record!
Allows the user to adjust the NB Voltage, FSB termination Voltage, CPU PLL Voltage and the DRAM Voltage in 0.02v steps to finetune voltages to achieve the most precise setting for the ultimate customized overclocking configuration.
AI Audio 2
Unique Home Theather Technology on Board
AI Audio 2 creates a virtual center channel that expands the overall sound field without introducing a picket fencing effect. Preserving the dialogue or solo performances with downmixing from multichannels will allow you to experience true-to-life high quality audio.
Noise Filter
Eliminate background noise while recording
This feature detects repetitive and stationary noises like computer fans, air conditioners, and other background noises then eliminates it in the incoming audio stream while recording.
Personalize your system with customizable boot logo You can convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.
SATA on the Go
This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents on external devices.
Dual RAID
The Intel ICH9R chipsets incorporate Six Serial ATA connectors with high performance RAID functions in RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5. The JMicron controller provides another two Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0, 1, and JBOD functions. This motherboard is the ideal solution to enhance hard disk performance and data back up protection without the cost of add-on cards.
Dual Gigabit LAN
The integrated dual Gigabit LAN design allows a PC to serve as a network gateway for managing traffic between two separate networks. This capability ensures rapid transfer of data from WAN to LAN without any added arbitration or latency.
IEEE 1394a interface
IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals & other PC portable devices.
High Definition Audio
Enjoy high-end sound system on your PC!
The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously sends different audio streams to different destinations. You can now talk to your partners on the headphone while playing a multi-channel network games. All of these are done on one computer.
S/PDIF-out on Back I/O Port
This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface) jacks. It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality.
The motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union´s Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products and packaging to safeguard consumers´ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
The product (electrical , electronic equipment, Mercury-containing button cell battery) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n, Intel, LGA 775 (Socket T), Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, 8 GB, Dual Gigabit LAN, WiFi-AP @n, ATX
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n. Processor manufacturer: Intel, Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T), Compatible processor series: Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D. Maximum internal memory: 8 GB. Networking features: Dual Gigabit LAN, WiFi-AP @n. Motherboard form factor: ATX, Audio output channels: 7.1 channels, Audio chip: ADI AD1988B. BIOS memory size: 16 Mbit


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Because the cost of labour varies dramatically from country to country, region to region, city to city and sometime even suburb to suburb it doesn't make much sense to ask how much the labour portion of a clutch replacement should cost, but it does make sense to ask how many hours labour would be involved. There are probably 4 different setups that may (or may not) have dramatically different answers.
- Front Wheel Drive
- Rear Wheel Drive
- Transverse Engine All Wheel Drive
- Longitudinal Engine All Wheel Drive
So for each of these setups (and any others I might have missed), Approximately how many hours of labour would a professional mechanic be charging for when doing a clutch replacement?
Obviously there will be a fair amount of variance between different vehicles, but I'm just looking for some approximate guidelines.


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Mila Kunis has added yet another sexy title to her resume: The actress has been voted FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World.
"The nation has spoken, and the verdict is that she is officially the perfect girlfriend," FHM 100 Sexiest Editor, Dan Jude, told The Daily Mail. "Not only is [Mila] naturally stunning, but she has a great sense of humor and isn't afraid to poke fun at herself."
PHOTOS: Child stars who've grown up — and stripped down!"I'm absolutely thrilled to be voted the Sexiest Woman in the U.K. It's a lovely confidence boost, especially when there are so many beautiful girls out there," Kunis said.The actress, who was named Esquire 's Sexiest Woman Alive in October and Details' Most F---able Celebrity in April, beat out such Hollywood beauties as Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Beyonce. People's Most Beautiful Woman of 2013, Gwyneth Paltrow, was nowhere on the list.For those who still aren't convinced of Kunis' winning sexiness, check out FHM's argument in GIFs. And click here to see FHM's full list.


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Supreme Court Rules That Arbitration Provisions Should Be Enforced
A few readers have now asked me about the "libertarian" reaction to yesterday's Supreme Court ruling that allows companies to use boilerplate contract provisions that require consumers to arbitrate any disputes individually rather than coming together as a class action for arbitration purposes (let alone being able to bring claims into court). That is, where an individual claim isn't worth that much money (about $30 in yesterday's case of AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion), no lawyer will take the case and so only by having a class file collectively, the argument goes, will justice be served.
The ruling broke down 5–4 on "conventional" lines, with an opinion by Justice Scalia, joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, holding that the Federal Arbitration Act trumped ("preempted" by operation of the Constitution's Supremacy Clause) California law that was more favorable to the plaintiffs. Justice Thomas also filed a concurrence, noting that "state public policy against arbitration" is not enough to revoke a contract with an arbitration agreement. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Ginsberg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, arguing that certain class action waivers are unenforceable.
Here's some more background (edited from a useful summary I received in a Heritage Foundation email): A cellular telephone contract between the parties provided for arbitration of all disputes, but did not permit classwide arbitration. After the Concepcions were charged sales tax on the retail value of phones provided for free under their service contact, they sued AT&T, and their suit was consolidated with a class action alleging false advertising and fraud. The district court denied AT&T's motion to compel arbitration. The Ninth Circuit affirmed, reasoning that the Federal Arbitration Act, which makes arbitration agreements valid and enforceable except on such grounds as exist to revoke any contract, did not require arbitration because the prohibition on classwide proceedings was "unconscionable" under California law. The Supreme Court reversed, stating that arbitration agreements must be placed on equal footing with other contracts and California's rule was preempted by the FAA and its strong federal policy favoring informal arbitration.
I'll leave it to my colleagues Walter Olson, our expert on civil litigation, and Roger Pilon, who has written and spoken extensively on preemption, to comment on the particulars of the opinion if they wish. What I will say generally is that (1) we at Cato take the enforceability of contracts quite seriously, but (2) preemption is a very technical area of law that has to be examined on a case‐by‐case, statutory‐provision‐by‐statutory‐provision basis. See, for example, this Cato Supreme Court Review article from a few years ago, and also the relevant section of last year's "Looking Ahead" essay that presciently previewed the Concepcion case (kudos to Erik Jaffe!). Finally, Roger will be writing an article piece on this term's preemption cases for the next Review — but you'll have to wait till Constitution Day in September for that!


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Daniel Chang
Sue and Bob McCollum Professor
Current Research and Scholarly Interests I specialize in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. I am interested in developing stereotactic body radiotherapy for tumors of the liver, both primary and metastatic. I am interested in developing functional imaging as a means of determining treatment response with radiation. I am also interested in developing image-guided radiotherapy to improve radiation delivery for GI cancers to reduce toxicity and improve disease outcome.
Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My laboratory focuses on two main areas: 1) cancer stem cell biology and 2) novel biomarkers for identifying the presence of malignant cells (diagnostic), predicting outcome (prognostic), and predicting response to therapy (predictive). Areas of study include cancers of the lung, breast, and gastrointestinal system. Clinically I specialize in the treatment of lung cancer and applications of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and perform both prospective and retrospective clinical studies.
Sarah S. Donaldson, MD
Catharine and Howard Avery Professor in the School of Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Combined Modality Treatment of Cancer
Late Effects of Treatment
Genetic Effects of Cancer
Hodgkins Disease
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Iris C. Gibbs, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Gibbs is a board-certified radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of CNS tumors. Her research focuses on developing new radiation techniques to manage brain and spinal tumors in adults and children. Dr. Gibbs has gained worldwide acclaim for her expertise in Cyberknife robotic radiosurgery.