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#1 Chicken Marsala07-11-2008, 09:36 PM
This is not a hard recipe to make, a little messy but well worth it! The only mushrooms I could get tonite were baby potobellos and they were just fine.
This came from Emeril. I was going to make sure I had all the ingredients for the essence when I was in Sweetbay, but they are already selling it, too easy!
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Essence, recipe follows
2 (6 to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in halves and pounded thin
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
3 cups sliced mushrooms (cremini, oyster, shiitake)
3/4 cup Marsala
1 cup chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Chopped chives, for garnish
In a shallow bowl or plate combine the flour and Essence and stir to combine thoroughly. Quickly dredge the chicken breast halves in the seasoned flour mixture, shaking to remove any excess flour.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot but not smoking. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and cook the chicken breasts until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter to the pan and add the mushrooms. Cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are golden brown around the edges and have given off their liquid. Add the Marsala wine and bring to a boil, scraping to remove any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. When the wine has reduced by half, add the chicken stock and cook for 3 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Lower the heat to medium and return the chicken breasts to the pan and continue to cook until they are cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 5 to 6 minutes. Swirl in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, add salt and pepper, to taste. Garnish with chopped chives and serve immediately.
Essence (Emeril's Creole Seasoning):
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried leaf oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme
Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
Browning the chicken
Do them mushrooms
The last bit of butter!
I ate so much, now I am fluffy!
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I like how you post all those incredibly tasty pictures and I happen to run across them after not eating in the last 6 hours. Man they make me hungry, and it's obvious you love to cook and eat good food. A pat of butter on each one! You go all out.
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Olive Garden Stuffed Chicken Marsala
Author/Submitted by: Olive Garden Newsletter
Servings: 4
Categories: Alcohol / Cheese / Chicken / Sauces
1/2 cup smoked provolone or gouda cheese
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato flakes, if in oil, drain first
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper
2 pounds Skinless boneless chicken breasts
4 ounces cooking oil
2 cups flour
salt and pepper, to taste
1 small onion, chopped
6 cups button mushrooms, thinly sliced
24 ounces marsala wine
8 ounces heavy cream
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. STUFFING: Combine all cheese stuffing ingredients in a bowl.
3. CHICKEN: Butterfly thickest section to create two lobes - pound until 1/4"-1/2" thick. Place pounded chicken breasts on a plate and place desired amount of stuffing on one half of chicken breast. Gently press stuffing down and fold over other side of chicken breast.
4. Preheat a large saute pan on stove top. add 4 oz oil, heat oil until shimmering. Place approximately 2 cups flour in a pan and season it to taste with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess flour. Place stuffed chicken breasts in saute pan with the preheated oil. Cook each side until golden. When chicken is seared on both sides remove them from saute pan and place them in a baking pan and into the oven for 10-20 minutes. Bake until juices run clear and stuffing and center reach a temperature of at least 165 degrees.
5. SAUCE: Add the onions to the saute pan. stir with spatula. After 2 minutes add the mushrooms, saute mixture until onions are translucent. Deglaze saute pan with the marsala wine - make sure to incorporate particles from bottom of pan. Bring wine to a simmer and add heavy cream. Simmer sauce on low heat until reduced by half.
6. Place cooked chicken breast on a plate and top with onions, mushrooms and sauce. Serve with your favorite garlic mashed potato recipe.
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Royal Financial, Inc. [CHICAGO] (OTCQX: RYFL) announced that William M. Morfoot was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Bank. From July 2014 to April 2017, Mr. Morfoot served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Standard Bank and Trust Company in Hickory Hills, IL. From 2010 to 2014, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer of Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago, IL. Previously, from 2007 to 2010, Mr. Morfoot served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ShoreBank in Chicago, IL. Prior to joining ShoreBank, he was an Executive at Crowe Horwath, LLP ("Crowe").
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VAALCO Energy, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: EGY) announced the appointment of Phil Patman, Jr. as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining VAALCO, from 2012 to 2016, Mr. Patman served as Senior Vice President of Business Development, The Americas, for Thailand's National Oil Company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP). Mr. Patman also served as Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions (Asia) for The AES Corporation from 2010 to 2011. He also served as Principal, Global Infrastructure, for Darby Private Equity, from 2007 to 2010. Before that, Mr. Patman was Director, Business Development-Asia, for Globeleq Ltd. from 2004 to 2007. He also served as a Professional Consultant, LNG and Natural Gas, for Marathon Oil from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Patman began his career as a lawyer in private practice in Houston, from 1993 to 1997.
CareDx, Inc. [BRISBANE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CDNA) announced the appointment of Michael Bell as Chief Financial Officer joining CareDx, and succeeding Charles Constanti. Michael is the former CFO of Metabiota. Previously, he served as the CFO of Singulex, and has held leadership and executive positions within Novartis, including tenure as the CFO of Novartis Diagnostics. Previously, Michael worked in public accounting at Ernst & Young and Deloitte.
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Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered that a hormone long associated with weight loss and improved glucose metabolism is linked to activation of calorie-burning brown fat. This finding could have implications for production of new medications for type 2 diabetes and obesity. The results are published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation in a paper titled "Interplay between FGF21 and Insulin Action in the Liver for the Regulation of Metabolism."
For the past decade, FGF21 has been known to play a role in metabolic regulation. Its mechanism of action, however, remained unidentified.
"So what we were interested in learning is how does FGF21 stimulate both weight loss and improve glucose metabolism," said C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., Chief Academic Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center, Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the corresponding author on the paper. "And this study shows that one big factor in this is the ability of FGF21 to stimulate what's called browning of white fat, that is where the white fat becomes more energetically active and begins to burn energy rather than store energy."
Brown fat, shown to exist in humans in 2009 by researchers at Joslin, burns calories to produce heat. White fat can act in a similar manner when stimulated, a process known as "browning." Determining stimulation mechanisms can provide researchers with a first step towards using brown fat as a treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
FGF21 is secreted from the liver, prompting the researchers to question if its metabolic-related activity depended on molecular interactions within the liver tissues. They tested this using insulin resistant animal models created through two different methods—in one model, they created obesity-induced insulin resistance through a high fat diet; in the other, they knocked out the insulin signaling in liver tissues.
They then introduced FGF21 to the system continuously for two weeks via an inserted pump. During that time, they monitored weight, blood glucose levels, and lipid levels. After the two weeks ended, they harvested liver tissues to analyze their makeup.
"What we found was that even without insulin signaling in the liver, FGF21 could still improve glucose metabolism," said Dr. Kahn. To determine that the improvements were due to the browning of white fat, rather than the activation of brown fat, they surgically removed the pads of brown fat found in the animals, so that any fat-based energy burning would surely have to be a result of white fat browning.
"So in those animals, where most of the brown fat is removed, FGF 21 still works on the remaining white fat because of browning," he said.
FGF21 also regulates lipid metabolism, and that function was determined to be dependent on functioning insulin signaling in the liver.
Proving that FGF21 activates the browning of white fat is a large step forward in understanding the process of how variations of brown fat assist in metabolic regulation. Identifying this hormone as a major player in this activation has implications for the eventual creation of a brown fat stimulating drug.
"As with any new drug or hormone, of course we need to learn not only its good effects, but also any potential side effects," said Dr. Kahn. "And I think that's where a lot of the effort is now…by pharmaceutical companies."
Drug creation aside, Dr. Kahn thinks this discovery is interesting from a basic biology point of view.
"FGF 21 wasn't even known to exist until 10 years ago, and now we know it is a new circulating hormone, that is regulated in feeding and fasting," he said. "And I think that this is another piece of evidence that we don't understand all there is to know yet about metabolic regulation even though people have been studying it for literally hundreds of years."
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MOVIE REVIEW- Just for kicks: <i>Karate Kid</i> charms the second time around
If you've seen The Karate Kid (1984), the memories will come back during this 2010 remake of the original. That's a compliment. The original story was durable enough to inspire three sequels, and now we have an entertaining version filmed mostly on location in China, with 56-year-old Jackie Chan in the role of Mr. Miyagi.
The original film was one of its year's best movies. The new one lacks the perfect freshness of that one; there aren't many surprises as it follows the 1984 almost point by point. But here is a lovely and well-made film that stands well on its own feet. The Chinese locations add visual interest, there are scenes of splendor in mountains and on the Great Wall, and the characters are once again engaging.... [full review]


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Phoenix Microelectronics Licenses ARM7TDMI Processor For Megaflash SIM Card SoC
Emerging fabless company in China brings advanced SoC into production via ARM DesignStart Program
CAMBRIDGE, UK - May 17, 2007 - ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)] today announced that Phoenix Microelectronics (China) Co., Ltd., an emerging local fabless design company in China, has licensed the ARM7TDMI® processor through the ARM® Foundry Program. Available immediately, the company's new SoC is designed for megaflash SIM card applications, and has already been endorsed by local operators in China. Phoenix Microelectronics started its ARM technology-based design via the ARM DesignStart™ Program, and is now bringing its proven R&D success to market.
Since its launch in April 2005, the ARM DesignStart Program has enabled many Chinese startups, as well as small- and medium-sized fabless companies, to evaluate ARM processors for use in designs prior to obtaining a full ARM Processor Foundry Program license. By leveraging silicon-proven implementations of ARM processors on specific foundry processes, fabless companies can complete their designs with reduced risk and accelerated time-to-market. The ARM DesignStart Program also reduces financial barriers to entry, as qualifying customers can postpone paying the full commercial licensing fee until their designs are completed, tested and ready for production. The DesignStart program now includes the popular ARM926EJ™ processor, in addition to the ARM7TDMI processor.
"The ARM7TDMI processor is an ideal foundation for low-power, high-performance, small-footprint SoCs. Through the ARM DesignStart Program, we have had a head start in developing an SoC designed to support advanced SIM card applications, an area where we are seeing growing operator demand," said Yan-Hui Yang, chief technical inspector, Phoenix Microelectronics. "The ARM DesignStart Program enabled us to significantly reduce our capital pressure and risk, and focus on developing an innovative product. Silicon-proven ARM technology and manufacturer support from local foundries have shortened the design cycle and helped us bring our new product to market quickly."
The Phoenix Microelectronics SoC for mobile SIM card applications provides advanced functionality, high performance, and high storage capacity, and has been well received by local operators in China. As the only component in mobile handsets fully owned by operators, the SIM card is the optimal place to store tailored applications and content which can generate increased revenue by driving consumers to use data services more frequently.
"With the ARM DesignStart Program, we are dedicated to helping emerging Chinese fabless companies develop advanced digital applications and achieve commercial success through breakthrough innovations," said Dr. Jun Tan, president, ARM China. "Now featuring both the ARM7TDMI and ARM926EJ processors, and aligned with the ARM Foundry Program, the ARM DesignStart Program enables Chinese fabless companies to reduce risk, accelerate time-to-market and protect their design investments – positioning them for success in an increasingly competitive marketplace."
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HONOLULU, Hawaii - Two days into his PGA Tour career, Russell Henley was in the record book.
Henley putted for birdie on every hole Friday on his way to a second straight round of a 7-under 63, giving him a two-shot lead over fellow rookie Scott Langley and Scott Piercy in the Sony Open.
He was at 14-under 126, breaking the 36-hole tournament scoring record by two shots.
"It's pretty surreal," Henley said.
In the first full-field event of the season, the rookies were leading the way. All they did on another windy, warm day along the shores of Oahu was trade places atop the leaderboard. Langley opened with a 62 and followed that with a 66. That typically would be enough to stay in the lead.
Langley said he tried to stay aggressive, and then he felt he had no choice. He birdied his last three holes to reach 128.
Piercy looked as though he had a chance to catch Henley in the afternoon, even as a gentle wind turned into nothing more than a breeze, but he spent most of his time grinding over pars. A birdie on the par-5 ninth, his last hole, gave him another 64.
That means Henley and Langley will be paired together for the third straight day, this time in the last group going into the weekend.
The college graduates have been good friends for the past few years, each helping when the other was going through a bad spell. They have been linked together since they shared low amateur honours at Pebble Beach in the 2010 U.S. Open.
"It's never easy to back up a really good round, I kind of got off to a little slower start," Langley said. "But it was certainly nice to finish the way I did and kind of get back in it with Russ. He played so well, and I was just trying to keep pace as much as I can. To finish that way was really good."
The previous 36-hole record at the Sony Open was 128 by five players, most recently John Cook in 2002.
Matt Kuchar made eagle on the 18th hole to finish off a 63. He was three shots behind.
That the scores were low — six players had a 63 or better on Friday — was no surprise. Oahu hasn't received much rain over the last several months, and in tropical sunshine, the fairways were running fast and the greens were pure. And for those coming over from a windy week on Maui, it truly felt like paradise.
"Coming from last week, it feels really easy out there," Kuchar said. "This course, as simple as it seems, it's one of the tougher courses on tour. If you're not playing well, you're going to make some bogeys. ... I understand the wind is supposed to really die down over the weekend, so I certainly expect low scoring. The course is in great shape, greens are beautiful, so there's going to be a lot more birdies and foot has definitely got to be down on the pedal."
Dustin Johnson won't get a chance to match Ernie Els as the only players to sweep the two Hawaii events. Johnson, who won last week at Kapalua, withdrew after playing nine holes because of the flu.
"I feel like I'm coming down with whatever my caddie's got," said Johnson, who was 3 over at the turn. "Just not feeling well. Stomach hurts, headache, tired."
Calgary's Stephen Ames shot a 3-under 67, leaving him six shots back at 8-under 132.
David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Brad Fritsch of Ottawa both shot par 70s and are 3 under for the tournament at 137.
Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., missed the cut of 138. DeLaet had a 70 to finish at 139, and Weir closed with a 69, and was another shot back.
Chris Kirk made a pair of tap-in eagles — a 5-iron into the wind to 3 feet on the ninth, a 7-iron with the wind to 2 feet on the 18th — for a 62 that put him at 10-under 130 along with Tim Clark (66) and Charles Howell III (64).
Pat Perez, working on his new attitude of seeing silver linings instead of black clouds, ran off three straight birdies early in his round for a 63 and was another shot back.
The last rookie to win his PGA Tour debut was Garrett Wilson when he captured the Tucson Open in 2001, the same week as the winners-only Mercedes Championships at Kapalua. The Sony Open is only at the halfway point, which made the debut of the rookies no less impressive.
Henley took over the lead for the first time with a shot into 8 feet to a front pin on No. 2, his 11th hole of the day. With birdies on the fifth and sixth holes, it looked as though he might pull away when he stretched his lead to four shots.
Langley came to life with a 7-iron and a 20-foot birdie putt on the seventh, then a sand wedge into the par-4 eighth and more work than he wanted on the par-5 ninth, when he got up-and-down for birdie from near the hospitality tent to the right of the green.
"This feels like a Monday qualifier," Langley said of the low scores, not to mention the company he has been keeping. Langley and Henley were born two weeks apart.
They became friends after Pebble Beach when they flew together to Royal Portrush for the Palmer Cup, and they helped each other on the practice range when their games were in need of repair.
The difference was their road to the PGA Tour.
Henley won a Nationwide Tour event while still at Georgia, and then he won twice on that tour last year to easily finish among the top 25 on the money list.
Langley, a former NCAA champion from Illinois, went through a bad patch last year when he finished last in the second stage of Q-school and had no status. He kicked around the smaller tours, tried a few Monday qualifiers, and then made his way through Q-school and earned his card with two shots to spare.
They're neck-and-neck going into the weekend, both hopeful they ride their momentum.
Piercy didn't know much about them, and he wasn't alone.
"It's Russell something and Langley? I think Russell won when he was in college, right?" Piercy said. "Hey, they're playing well. I think I played in five final groups as a rookie and didn't come through. There's a learning curve. But maybe their curve is quicker than mine."


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It has been four months since I flew to the International Space Station. And honestly, even if the initial excitement has worn off, I am still very happy in my floating cocoon. There is no time to get bored up here. Right now, we are working at full speed! I do not expect this to change until my return either, which is scheduled for early June. Fortunately, we have the possibility to do sport, helping us to unwind and clear our minds. Psychologically, that is important. Physically, it is even more so. No wonder it is obligatory: nice as it is, floating in space has a negative impact on the human body. Since physical effort in weightlessness is not necessary, astronauts' bones and muscles waste away over time. Exercise is essential in order to maintain muscular mass so we need to devote two and a half hours a day to doing sports. If you are struggling with back pain or there is too much work to do, you are allowed to skip training now and then, but it is an exception to the rule. It certainly is better to be like sports when you have to follow such a rhythm. Though I have never been a high-level athlete, I have always dedicated a lot of time to keeping fit. In elementary school and junior high school, I alternated between swimming, judo and basketball. During my university studies, I added rugby and squash. All in all, I ended up doing nine to ten hours of sports every week.
During the 2009 astronaut selection process this proved to be a real asset. Mainly because, even if floating inside the station does not involve much effort, other parts of the journey do require good fitness. The most obvious example is the spacewalk in January. Moving in space for several hours, while you are confined in a heavy spacesuit that weighs on your back muscles is like rock-climbing while wearing armour. So, obviously, not everyone can do this. Sport has also given me essential values that I apply daily to ensure my mission runs smoothly. Thanks to sport, I learned the value of teamwork, how to win and lose, when leadership is needed and when to execute orders without questioning them. All of these are important qualities for astronauts.
On the International Space Station, there are three machines for physical exercise. First off, there is a treadmill, to which we attach ourselves with elastic bands and a harness that goes on the back. Then we regulate the force exerted by the strap that "pulls" us towards the ground and begin to run. The second machine is an exercise bike. It resembles the ones you would see at home, except that we strap our feet to the pedals and there is no saddle. There would not be much point in having a saddle as you cannot sit down in weightlessness. The third machine, for strength training, is called ARED (Advanced Resistive Exercise Device). It is state-of-the-art equipment which, by exerting a strong resistance similar to gravity on our bodies, allows us to do squats and bench presses, thus exercising our biceps, triceps and our abdominal muscles. ARED is my favourite sport equipment by far. Not because I am a fan of bodybuilding, but because the machine is located in front of the Cupola, the window from which we can observe Earth.
There are not a lot of gyms with such a view! So, even though the workouts are intense, I cannot complain. The only thing that is a little uncomfortable is perspiration. On Earth, sweat falls to the ground. In space, it clings to our skin and forms a film that could lead to suffocation if we do not wipe it away. When I think of that, I do start looking forward to jogging in the forest and breathing fresh air.


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Mission-Critical Applications in the Cloud
Henry Fastert, Chief Technologist and Managing Partner at SHI, talks to SYS-CON.TV at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
By: Liz McMillan
Dec. 22, 2011 03:56 PM
"We created an Infrastructure as a Service offering specifically for customers to put production applications in the cloud, including mission-critical applications," states Henry Fastert, Chief Technologist and Managing Partner at SHI, in this SYS-CON.TV interview with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan at the 9th International Cloud Expo, held Nov 7-10, 2011, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Kevin L Jackson launched the "Government Cloud Computing Journal" on Ulitzer. The online magazine offers stories and articles on the effective use of cloud computing technologies within the government domain. Kevin L. Jackson is a senior information technologist specializing in information technology solutions that meet critical Federal government operational requirements. Currently, he serves as Director, Business Development for Dataline, Inc., and editor of Government Cloud Computing e-zine. Kevin L. Jackson (right) with Cloud Computing Expo conference chair Jeremy Geelan before his presentation on Government Cloud Computing. About Ulitzer.com Initiating content coverage on any topic or launching a magazine at Ulitzer.com is designed to be as easy as boiling an egg and doesn't take much longer. To become a Ulitzer author, anyone can fill out a simple author prof... (more)
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Enterprise-Level Cloud Computing: CEO Power Panel
In this fast-moving high-level CEO Power Panel held at the 8th International Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York City, June 6-9, 2011, Cloud Expo Conference Chair, Jeremy Geelan is joined by Michael Crandell, CEO and a founder of RightScale; Treb Ryan, CEO of OpSource; Cory Isaacson, CEO/CTO of CodeFutures Corporation; Brad Hokamp, President of Layered Technologies; Lawrence Guillory, CEO of Racemi; Andy Burton, CEO of Rise; and Paulo Rosado, Founder & CEO of OutSystems. Some of the main topics discussed include the big issues facing companies in cloud computing, the critical tools and infrastructure required, and the shift in the way IT infrastructure is being deployed and consumed.
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Cloud Expo Power Panel: Enterprise Cloud Computing
In this brand new SYS-CON.TV Power Panel, recorded in Times Square on the eve of Cloud Expo Silicon Valley, which was held in Santa Clara, CA, November 1 -4, 2010, Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan discusses the State of the Nation with regard to Enterprise Cloud Computing with Unisys' Sam Gross & Jill T. Singer, CIO of the National Reconnaissance Office. Also on the panel is Internet security expert Patrick Hynds, Founder & President of DTS.
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Abiquo Named "Platinum Plus Sponsor" of Cloud Expo 2011 Silicon Valley
SYS-CON Events announced today that Abiquo, the leading Enterprise Cloud Management software provider, has been named "Platinum Plus Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 9th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 7–10, 2011, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Abiquo is the Enterprise Cloud Management software company. With Abiquo, organizations can use Business Policy to manage an entire, globally deployed, computing infrastructure comprising unlimited physical and Cloud resources including private, public and hybrid Clouds through a "single pane of glass". As a result, Abiquo customers are able to significantly decrease the cost and complexity of managing their virtual IT environments, while maintaining control of the physical infrastructure and increasing agility to change hypervisors as needed.
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Cloud Computing Bootcamp at Cloud Expo 2011 Silicon Valley
Want to make sense of the hottest new concept in Enterprise IT? Want to understand in just hours what experts have spent many hundreds of days deciphering? Cloud computing is a technology that has rapidly evolving peppered with a lot of hype along the way. Customers find it hard to navigate through this and make sense of what aspects of this technology will give them real business benefit. Cloud Computing Bootcamp, led by our 2011 Bootcamp Instructor Larry Carvalho, is a great way to get a practical understanding of this technology. We offer multiple days of actionable insight into what vendor offerings are currently available and help you comprehend their strategy. The ever-popular Bootcamp, which is now held regularly around the world, is being held in conjunction with the 9th Cloud Expo, November 7-10, 2011, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.
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The Secret Behind The Incredible Growth of Cloud Expo
I can't comprehend that any event producer anywhere in the world today would answer this question by picking any one of the five available options presented. "A leading tool?" What do you mean by "a leading tool?" What other tools would you possibly have in this day and age? This question, the survey itself and its participants belong to the last decade. I personally don't use email anymore; I communicate through "Twitter." We don't do press releases unless we have to; we tweet stories to our roughly 12,000 followers in 8 channels. The news gets amplified to hundreds of thousands instantly. Even during Cloud Expo, we reach more people by Twitter than the announcements we make through loudspeakers in the convention centers. I would love to contact the people who are conducting this survey and ask them if any company answered their first question as "don't really consider it." In an age where I personally hail a cab at an airport through Twitter, I can't possibly comprehend which century bubble those people might be living in.
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CTO Power Panel: Has Cloud Changed Enterprise IT?
Is there still a distinction between public, private and hybrid cloud? In this fast-moving high-level CTO Power Panel held at the 8th International Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York City, June 6-9, 2011, Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan discusses this and other topics such as cloud security and innovation in the cloud with Rich Wolski, CTO and Co-founder of Eucalyptus Systems; Vineet Tyagi, Head of Impetus Labs at Impetus Technologies; Bill Zack, Architect Evangelist with Microsoft; Scott Chasin, CTO at McAfee Content & Cloud; Mark Hinkle, Vice President of Community at Cloud.com; Logan McLeod, Director of Cloud Strategy at Dell; and Zach Smith, COO at Voxel.
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A selection of some of the many themes & topics to be discussed at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley (9th Cloud Expo) - being held November 7-10, 2011, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. The markets may still be melting, but Cloud Expo is definitely coming of age! In his Cloud Expo session, The Basics of Automating a Cloud Storage Service, Abiquo's Azmir Mohamed will be discussiong how the complexity of combining server virtualization with storage virtualization, automation, self-service catalogs and other enabling technologies has become a huge barrier for the IT teams who have to deliver the cloud services. The good news, he will be telling Cloud Expo delegates, is that some cloud vendors have recognized this issue and have partnered to deliver integrated solutions offering the flexibility and cost benefits of cloud on top of familiar infrastructure products. At the 8th International Cloud Computing Expo in New York City in June 2011, Jill Tummler Singer - CIO of the National Reconnaissance Office - answered the question: "Is Enterprise Cloud Computing for real?" In a follow-on session at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley (9th Cloud Expo), called Riding the Enterprise Cloud Computing Wave of Change into the Future, she will be discussing key elements needed for a triumphant enterprise cloud computing migration and highlight strategies (including security advantages found in the cloud) to ensure that no one crashes and gets caught in the riptide of this rapidly emerging technology.
Abiquo CEO Pete Malcolm to Keynote at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
There is one constant in data centers: Application groups always need more. Until recently, apps have been at the mercy of IT operations to feed their need. In his Keynote at the 9th International Cloud Expo, Pete Malcolm will discuss how with the advent of public cloud offerings, apps can bypass ops entirely and get the resources they need with just a few clicks and a credit card. What does this mean for the future of IT ops? Pete Malcolm is CEO of Abiquo, a leading vendor of Cloud infrastructure management solutions. Described by SYS-CON's Jeremy Geelan as "a beacon of light amid the murky fog surrounding Cloud Computing", Malcolm is the inventor of the term "Resource Cloud", a concept which provides complete separation between physical infrastructure providers and virtual enterprise consumers, with substantial benefits to both. Malcolm was previously founder and CTO of Orchestria, Benchmark Capital's first European Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and a Senior Vice President with CA, Inc.
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The World's 30 Most Influential Cloud Computing Bloggers Live on Cloud Expo Website!
Ulitzer.com announced "the World's 30 most influential Cloud bloggers," who collectively generated more than 24 million Ulitzer page views. Ulitzer's annual "most influential Cloud bloggers" list was announced at Cloud Expo, which drew more delegates than all other Cloud-related events put together worldwide. "The world's 50 most influential Cloud bloggers 2010" list will be announced at the Cloud Expo 2010 East, which will take place April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center, in New York City, with more than 5,000 expected to attend.
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Cloud computing is becoming one of the next industry buzz words. It joins the ranks of terms including: grid computing, utility computing, virtualization, clustering, etc. Cloud computing overlaps some of the concepts of distributed, grid and utility computing, however it does have its own meaning if contextually used correctly. The conceptual overlap is partly due to technology changes, usages and implementations over the years. Trends in usage of the terms from Google searches shows Cloud Computing is a relatively new term introduced in the past year. There has also been a decline in general interest of Grid, Utility and Distributed computing. Likely they will be around in usage for quit a while to come. But Cloud computing has become the new buzz word driven largely by marketing and service offerings from big corporate players like Google, IBM and Amazon.
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Efficacy of Thrice Weekly Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) in HIV-associated Tuberculosis
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Several reports have suggested that the initial response to antituberculosis chemotherapy is comparable among HIV-positive and negative populations. These series generally demonstrate that among "surviving" Patients, the bacteriological, clinical, and radiographic responses are similar between the two groups. However, there are consistent indications of higher rates of early (first month) deaths from tuberculosis as well as excessive deaths from other causes during the course of treatment in the above noted series. These deaths appear related to the advanced stage of tuberculosis at diagnosis as well as the debilitating and underlying diseased from which the patients suffer and not primarily the drug regimens with which they are treated. However, several of the reports from Africa suggested increased early mortality in those who received the less-potent traditional isoniazid, thiacetazone, and streptomycin regimens than the modern short-course regimens featuring isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide. Excess mortality was seen also among a subset of patients with AIDS and tuberculosis in Uganda receiving a thiacetazone regimen in comparison to those receiving a rifampin regimen: there was both excess mortality and higher rates of drug reactions sequestered among those patients who had elevated levels of neopterin and other markers of cellular immune activation.
Furthermore, several series have shown a modestly greater risk for relapse or recurrence post treatment for persons with AIDS that seems related to the duration of therapy. Perriens and colleagues in a study from Zaire compared the outcome of HIV-positive patients treated with 6-month regimen (2-HRZE daily followed by 10-HR twice weekly) and a 12-month regimen (2-HRZE daily followed by 10-HR twice weekly). Relapse rates were significantly higher among those receiving the 6-months regimen (9%) than 12 months of treatment (1.9%) (p < 0.01). Pulido and colleagues in Spain observed in a non-randomize series that, among patients with AIDS and tuberculosis, 10 of 40 (24%) patients who received less than 9-months or more did so. Multivariate analysis identified duration of therapy as a major element in the disparate relapse rates, with a relative hazard of 9.2 for the shorter-duration therapy. Most recently, a multicenter national trial in the United States compared 6-month and 9-month of treatment for HIV-infected adults with pansusceptible tuberculosis. Relapse rates were 3.9%, two patients, for the 6-month regimen, and 2%, one patient, for the 9-month regimen; because of the limited number, there was no statistically significant difference.
Several other studies contrasted relapse or cure rates among HIV infected and uninfected persons treated simultaneously with identical 6-month regimens. They universally showed somewhat worse outcomes among those with HIV infection.
Hawkens and colleagues described and increased risk of recurrent tuberculosis in a group of patients from Kenya. This report documented that 10 of 58 (17%) HIV Positive patients available for follow-up had recurrence, contrasted with 1 of 138 HIV negative patients, 34-fold apparent relative risk. However, 7 of the 10 who experienced recurrence had major cutaneous drug reactions, interrupting therapy and confounding the issue. But, Elliott in Zambia noted a marked disparity in relapse rates without the confusing association between relapses and drug reactions: HIV-positive patients relapsed at a rate 22-100 patient years of observation versus 6/100 patient years among HIV-negatives. A recent Johns Hopkins study in Haiti found lower cure rates (69% vs. 79%) and slightly higher relapse rates (5.4% vs. 2.8%, p = 0.36) among HIV-infected individuals receiving a 6-month regimen.
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|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
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|150 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
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|Official Title:
|Efficacy of Thrice Weekly Intermittent Short Course Antituberculosis Chemotherapy in Tuberculosis Patients With and Without HIV Infection
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|April 2006
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|September 2010
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|April 2011
Experimental: HIV infected
HIV infected patients with active TB
Drug: INH, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Pyrazinamide
Directly Observed Treatment Short-course; Thrice weekly (INH 600 mg, Rifampicin 450 mg [600 mg if more than 59 kg], Ethambutol 1200 mg, Pyrazinamide 1500 mg)
Other Name: Category I DOTS
Active Comparator: HIV negative
HIV negative patients with active TB
Drug: INH, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Pyrazinamide
Directly Observed Treatment Short-course; Thrice weekly (INH 600 mg, Rifampicin 450 mg [600 mg if more than 59 kg], Ethambutol 1200 mg, Pyrazinamide 1500 mg)
Other Name: Category I DOTS
- Cure rate [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Treatment failure [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Death [ Time Frame: 12 monts ]
- Relapse [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Adverse drug reactions [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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- Patients of either gender between 18-65 years of age
- All HIV positive and HIV negative patients suffering from confirmed tuberculosis (Cat I) will be included in the study
- Able to give written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients already started on ATT for more than two weeks except when sputum smear positive with on going ATT
- Pregnancy
- Patients with SGOT/SGPT levels more than three times the upper limit of normal on three occasions, five times on one occasion.
- Serious form of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- Concomitant diabetes mellitus
- Epilepsy
- Alcoholics
- Terminally ill patients
- Defaulters
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00698334
|All India Institute of Medcial Sciences
|New Delhi, India, 110029
|Principal Investigator:
|Surendra K Sharma, MD. Ph.D
|All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
|Responsible Party:
|S.K.SHARMA, Professor and Head, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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|First Posted:
|June 17, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 8, 2011
|Last Verified:
|November 2011
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Have you seen Carrie Underwood's new video for "Blown Away"? The Wizard of Oz, this ain't.
There had been some talk that the tornado-based video would have all sorts of Auntie Em, Toto, Wicked Witch and Munchkin imagery. And there are a few nuances, like the yellow bricks, that might have been influenced by the children's book and movie.
But I think that Underwood's video could be darker and deeper than the 1939 film. The tale that "Blown Away" tells is one of a good girl trying to do good things. But her mean old mister of father keeps getting in her way. (She doesn't say it in the song, but I'm guessing it was one of his drunken rages that put her mother in the ground.)
When the tornado sirens start, Underwood tries to wake up her whiskey-soaked dad to save him. To no avail. She can at least protect herself from the storm, though, so she takes shelter in the cellar. There's a happy, colorful ending to this story that I won't give away. Watch it and see for yourself how well Underwood does without a wizard — or a father — on her side.


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Austria Classic Hotel Wien is only 656 feet away from an underground station with direct connections to the city center. The hotel is entirely air-conditioned and offers free WiFi access. Located close to the Prater amusement park, Hotel Wien has been owned by the same family for 200 years. The modern and spacious rooms all have flat-screen TVs. Most face the quiet courtyard. The sauna, the fitness center, and an internet terminal are available free of charge. The rich breakfast buffet is available from 06:30 to 10:30. Austria Classic Hotel Wien also has a roof terrace. The city center, the Austria Center (conference center), and the UN headquarters can be reached in just a few minutes from the nearby Praterstern underground station (lines U1 and U2). There are also direct trains to the airport. The Prater with the Riesenrad (ferris wheel) and the Wiener Messe (exhibition center) are only a few steps away from Austria Classic Hotel Wien.
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Nine of Swords
Honestly admit to yourself that you have sacrificed time and energy on a situation that simply does not work.
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The Nine of this suit has a special resonance with the Middle Ages, because it figures the plight of a woman who is alone in the world, during the centuries when women had no personal rights, no ability to inherit property or use the law in their own defense. We generally see her sitting up in bed weeping, grieving and in fear of abandonment because of her vulnerability, wondering what will happen to her now that her protector (father, brother, husband, or son) is gone.
The swords above her head may indicate that the loss has come through some cruel conflict, the outcome of which has left her behind as chattel, the spoils of war. Really what we are looking at is the price of pride, which creates losers as a side effect of glorifying winners. The woman in the picture represents the concerns of the heart, the damage to the soul and to vulnerable ones, when the ego-mind becomes so invested in control and domination that it does not count the human costs. A sensitive, subtle, heartfelt approach to nature (the "feminine") is trampled and thrown aside in service to a "winner takes all" mentality.
In the Reversed Position
When the Nine of Swords is reversed, it generally indicates an opportunity to wake up from a long dark period of depression and negativity. Some long dark period is becoming illuminated by optimism.
You are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. This is a tremendous breakthrough, and it's a blessing when you turn negative thinking around -- with the power of renewed hope and optimism.
In the Advice Positon
The Nine of Swords in this position advises you to confront your fear of being alone and acknowledge the different limits you may have put on yourself because of that fear. In the name of being safe, you may have adhered to lower standards than you are capable of achieving. If so, then you may have resisted striking out on your own. Perhaps you have bargained away creativity and joy in order to avoid being challenged. These kinds of tradeoffs never work.
This could be a time to cut your losses. If so, recognize how much time and energy you have sacrificed to a way of being that's not right for you. If you can do this you will look back at this time in your life as a turning point. This may be an opportunity to heal as you shed a heavy burden that weighs you down.
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'Gay Gag Rule' Now Law in St. Petersburg
An anti-gay law has gone into effect in St Petersburg, Russia, prompting fresh concern from gay rights advocates that it will be used to promote hate crimes against homosexual and transgender individuals.
The new law penalizes what proponents say is the promotion of homosexual activity among children, but detractors say it is part of a wider effort to persecute homosexuals in Russia's second largest city.
The law, which took effect Sunday, in part prohibits "the propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors." Gay rights activists say it would criminalize even reading, writing or speaking about gay, lesbian, or transgender people. Violations carry hefty fines up to $16,700.
"This law has little to do with protecting minors," said Polina Savchenko, director of the St. Petersburg LGBT organization Coming Out, in a statement today.
The law has prompted large protests in front of Russian embassies around the world in recent weeks. Homosexuality was outlawed during the Soviet Union and was only decriminalized by President Boris Yeltsin in 1993, though it remains highly taboo today.
Activists are quick to point out that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the famed composer and St. Petersburg native, was gay and suggest that even mentioning that fact is now illegal.
"We are offended and outraged by this act by city authorities and will continue fighting for the rights of LGBT citizens until the barbaric law is repealed," Savchenko said.
She said she fears the law will only "encourage hate" towards the LGBT community.


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Grand Canyon West Rim Tour incl. Helicopter, Boat & Skywalk
Looking for the ultimate Grand Canyon experience? Then look no further! How about a full day tour combining a tour to the Grand Canyon West Rim with a helicopter ride, a boat cruise on Colorado River and a walk across the new Grand Canyon Skywalk?
First thing on your tour agenda is a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon. You will fly down into the Grand Canyon 4,000 feet below the rim of the Grand Canyon touching down near the banks of the Colorado River.
From there you will be cruising down the Colorado River and taking in the incredible views. As you experience the Grand Canyon at river level your boat guide will tell you about the surroundings.
After your boat trip you will be whisked to the top of the Grand Canyon to continue with your adventure at the Grand Canyon.
Visit Eagle Point and the Grand Canyon Skywalk, dine at the newly opened Skywalk Cafe overlooking the Grand Canyon for a truly amazing lunch experience.
Visit the Hualapai Indian Country, and experience the ancient geological rock formations of the Grand Canyon from Guano Point. Take in the sights and sounds of your surroundings and be prepared to be awestruck by the views from this truly unique lookout point.
After these two amazing look out points head on down to the Hualapai Ranch, and if you're lucky, you can experience the Wild West show with Old West gunfights!
- Scenic helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon
- Boat cruise on the Colorade River
- Experience the Grand Canyon Skywalk at 4,000 feet above the canyon floor
- Lunch overlooking the Grand Canyon
- Eagle Point & Guano Point
- Drive through the 900 year old Joshua Tree Forrest on the way to lands of the Hualapai Indian Nation and the Grand Canyon
- Luxurious, air-conditioned motor coach with panoramic windows
Duration: 12 hours
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- Shortly after your booking is complete, you will receive an e-ticket by email. Please print out your ticket and bring it with you on the tour.
- This tour includes free hotel pick-up and drop-off for guests staying in hotels near the The Strip. Later in the booking process we will ask for your hotel details. Pick-up is between 6:00 AM and 7:30 AM.
- 24 to 48 hours before your tour date, you must call our agent to schedule pick up time at your hotel on or near The Strip .On the e-ticket you receive after you have completed your booking our agents toll free number is stated
- The tour is in English.
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- Cameras and most personal items are not allowed on the Skywalk. Lockers are available on site.
- The tour includes hotel pick-up from most hotel on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown area.
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Citing a leg injury, Luke Rockhold has withdrawn from a planned matchup with Tim Kennedy (12-3 MMA, 3-1 SF) at March's "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" event.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported, Dutch slugger Melvin Manhoef (24-8-1 MMA, 0-1 SF) will step into the open slot. Strikeforce brass today made the change official.
The bout will be featured on the Showtime-televised main card of "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson," which takes place March 5 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Manhoef actually is the third proposed opponent for Kennedy at Strikeforce's debut show in the Buckeye State. Prior to the Rockhold booking, officials initially targeted a rubber match between Kennedy and Jason "Mayhem" Miller that recently was scrapped.
Kennedy, who recently has struggled to get opponents, fights for the first time since an August decision loss to Ronald "Jacare" Souza for the Strikeforce interim middleweight title. Prior to the defeat, the former IFL fighter won four consecutive fights, which included submission victories over Strikeforce's Nick Thompson, Zak Cummings and Trevor Prangley.
Manhoef, who's also an active K-1 kickboxer, fights for Strikeforce for only the second time. He first appeared in January 2010 and suffered a first-round knockout loss to Robbie Lawler. Combined with that loss, Manhoef now has dropped four of his past six fights. Prior to the skid, the DREAM veteran had posted a 6-1 mark (with six knockout wins) from 2007 to 2008. In fact, 23 of his 24 career MMA wins have come via knockout.
"I come to fight and give my very best," Manhoef stated in an official release. "I am very, very hungry. I need to win this fight. I am looking forward to fighting Tim Kennedy."
For the latest on "Strikeforce: Columbus," stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Meaning of name Kusti
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Kusti , Olav and Noll are unusual characters because they are shared between two opposing tendencies. The first is of a physical nature, making them adventurous, given to excess and unable to accept restrictions... The second refers to their cerebral nature, thoughtful, introspective, anxious, reserved and in search of wisdom... All of these aspects constitute a whole that is particularly complete and if there is harmony in their lives these men could be activists who are dedicated to a noble cause... In any case they are rather special characters, secretive and mysterious, and it is second nature for them to be wary. Their choices in life are guided by the intellectual or spiritual affinity that they feel with the other humans concerned, but also by their intuition which is very well developed. However, with the karmic 7 they could feel torn between two contradictory personbalities: the scientist, who is rational and sceptical when faced with anything that cannot be measured; and the mystic, intuitive and attracted to magic and mystery... In both cases, their sharp and analytical mind can be a blessing and a curse, because it could lead to them becoming obsessive or even fanatical. Kusti , Olav and Noll are adaptable, inquisitive, clever and quick to seize the opportunities that life offers them while they adore travelling and discovery. However they are also quick-tempered and impulsive, which means that they are not immune to accidents and incidents. They love to go fast and are capable of turning driving into a dangerous sport... Indisposed to anything definitive, they often question their own actions and motivations... As children, they could live according to two different tendencies. If the 7 is predominant (born on a 7th, 16th, 25th, during the month of July or if they have a life Path Number of 7), they will be fascinated by all kinds of intellectual ponderings, astronomy, astrology and religion; they will enjoy science fiction and are likely to be a little too introverted... On the other hand, (if they were born on a 5th, 14th or 23rd, in May or if they have a life Path Number of 5), they will be rebellious and undisciplined, daring and extremely athletic... They could be original and a little out of the ordinary, and may even prove to be gifted with exceptional intelligence. Nevertheless, their sociability will need to be encouraged and they must learn the notions of sharing and tolerance.
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Kusti , Olav and Noll are interested by anything that is heterodox, strange, odd, unusual or ultra-modern. They tend to have a taste for the avant-garde, however they particularly appreciate peace and quiet. They need a safe haven where they can retreat and spend time in intellectual or metaphysical contemplation. In matters of the heart, they are passionate creatures although they have great difficulty expressing their feelings. Perhaps because of their crippling shyness or because they feel more comfortable with actions than words. Their sexuality is often stronger than their emotional capacity while they remain somewhat complex, because freedom and nonconformism are sacred notions in their eyes.
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There are two distinct possible directions for these men who are so clearly marked by duality: careers where the mind prevails that require a lengthy program of study which they will be capable of completing as long as they are sufficiently motivated (engineer, inventor, computer scientist, medical or paramedical specialization, technician ...), occupations related to travel, sport, adventure, sales and advertising...
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Thanks to the numerology, we propose you daily a horoscope personalized for your first name. Love, money , Shape: discover what waits for you for today. In Bonus every day find your daily lucky figure .. Horoscope of the first names
Love :Couples: The complicity between the two of you will be reinforced. Singles: An admirer will make themselves known.
Money :You are trying to decide whether or not to make a property investment. Take your time.
Health:You won't see any results without some effort Kusti .
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Our Budapest Travel Kit lays out the essential information you need to help planning your trip to the capital city of Hungary. No matter how frequently you travel, some questions will always need answers: What's the weather like? How can I get from the airport to my hotel? What currency and type of plug do I need? We have all these answers plus other basic info about the best time to go, getting there, getting around, and a few useful travel tips.
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Toshiba's OLED Smart Watch Knows Who You Are By Your Pulse
LAS VEGAS – Toshiba is showing off at CES a prototype of an OLED smart watch that knows its owner by his or her pulse.
An embedded ECG sensor in the rear of the watch lets it recognize its owner's unique pulse patterns, and will shut down the watch's smart functions if an impostor tries to put it on.
Able to connect to both iPhones and Android devices, the watch displays alerts for incoming calls, emails, and calendar events. Its display can be used for navigation, or to display the latest news and weather information.
The watch's high-resolution OLED display has sensors built-in that optimize for brightness and viewing angle, so you'll always be able to see what's on the screen.
Currently in prototype form, the smart watch is just a glimpse at the kind of tech that we could see coming to our wrists in the future.
Several other smart watch makers were on hand at this year's CES, including I'm watch and Kickstarter-favorite Pebble.
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Obamacare Call Center Will Not Offer Healthcare Benefits to Employees
In order to ensure Americans understand how to access the benefits available to them when many provisions of the Affordable Care Act go online October 1, the Obama administration announced last month that it is setting up a call center that will be accessible to Americans 24 hours a day.
One branch of that call center will be located in Californias Contra Costa County, where, reportedly, 7,000 people applied for the 204 jobs. According to the Contra Costa Times, however, about half the jobs are part-time, with no health benefits a stinging disappointment to workers and local politicians who believed the positions would be full-time. The county supervisor, Karen Mitchoff, called the hiring process a comedy of errors and said she never dreamed [the jobs] would be part-time.
The Times indicates that a job posting advertised all of the jobs as full-time, and one call center employee, who said no reason for the apparent change was provided, told the paper, It reminded me of that George Clooney movie where he goes around the country firing people (Up in the Air). The woman said, I know you were led to believe you would be full-time, but things have changed You are actually part-time intermittent.
The Contra Costa employees are currently in training, and the call center one of three based in California is set to go live on October 1.


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Uke Jam this Sunday,Dec.8. 2 to 3 pm, at Casa
It's the "Christmas Jam", so bring in your copies of the Christmas songs or bring extra copies of your new songs. No ugly sweaters are required but add oh so much to the atmosphere.
Do you have a ukulele? Do you want to play with other people? LET'S DO IT!
This is NOT a showcase of individual talents, but rather a circle of ukuleles playing songs together. (But if you have talent, please bring it! AND If you have a song you would like to lead the group in playing, please bring a few copies of lyrics & chords (10 or so) that we can share.)
Are you worried you won't know the songs? DON'T WORRY. There will be a bunch of songs with ONLY 2 CHORDS. SO EASY! Contact Mary-Anne for the Dropbox link and download the songs we have collected so far.
Beginners welcome!
Please bring a dollar or two to help cover the room rental.
Casa is the realization of a 20 year dream, shared by many in the Lethbridge arts community, to expand or replace the Bowman Arts Centre. This unique new facility far surpasses the original vision for expansion, and sets a new standard for interdisciplinary arts centres. It is about experimentation, incubation, learning and growing. Casa was built to serve a multi-generational community, with varying art skill sets and interests in all disciplines of the arts.
Designing the building was a comprehensive and collaborative process led by Nyhoff Architecture from (Calgary) working in conjunction with the local architectural firm of Ferrari Westwood Babits. The Architectural team visited numerous arts education institutions and also met with members of the local arts community to define requirements for a truly functional 42,000 square foot art centre. The resulting building design is truly impressive.
Funding for the project were provided by the Federal Build Canada Fund ($6,000,000.), the Provincial MSI Fund ($14,900,000.) and the City of Lethbridge ($200,000).