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New Breast Cancer Results Illustrate Promise and Potential of I-SPY 2 Trial
Trial Identifies Breast Cancer Patients Likely to Benefit from Experimental Drug
By Elizabeth Fernandez | UCSF.edu | April 7, 2014
In an innovative clinical trial led by UC San Francisco, the experimental drug neratinib along with standard chemotherapy was found to be a beneficial treatment for some women with newly diagnosed, high-risk breast cancer.
Additionally, researchers learned that an algorithm used in the adaptive, randomized trial known as I-SPY 2 was highly effective at predicting the success of the treatment regimen in the patients who have HER2-positive/HR-negative disease.
The finding marks the second drug "graduation" within the I-SPY 2 trial model, which is designed to accelerate drug development and to reduce the costs of bringing safe and effective new drugs to market.
The phase 2 data was presented in San Diego at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), a premier gathering of scientists presenting cutting edge cancer research.
Launched by UCSF in tandem with a private-public partnership, I-SPY 2 combines personalized medicine with a novel investigational design. Its goals are to improve the efficiency of clinical trials and to streamline the process for developing new drugs and regimens where they are most urgently needed.
"What is so exciting about the graduations is that we're proving unconditionally that the standing trial mechanism can efficiently evaluate multiple drugs and identify the specific populations for which the agents are most effective," said Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, professor of surgery and director of the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Esserman is the co-principal investigator of I-SPY 2, which is underway at 20 cancer research centers in the United States and Canada.
"We are testing the agents in high-risk patients at a time in their disease (primary breast cancer) when we are most likely to make a difference in survival," Esserman said. "This was the promise of I-SPY 2. It's what we've been waiting to see. As drugs move through the confirmation process, we should be able to accelerate availability of successful agents, see few failures in phase 3 cancer trials, and have better options for women."
Currently, it takes more than $1 billion, a dozen years and thousands of patient volunteers for a single drug to advance to market. Under the I-SPY 2 model, the costs, time and number of patients required to safely test a drug would be reduced by more than a third.
One of the innovations of the trial involves a reversal in the order of traditional therapy: surgery to remove tumors is not undertaken until after the drug treatment is completed. As a result, the response of the tumor to new therapies becomes critical evidence in gauging whether a drug is effective.
Another distinctive feature of the trial is that it screens multiple drugs from multiple companies, allowing the researchers to "graduate," drop and add drugs seamlessly throughout the course of the trial without requiring Food and Drug Administration approval for a new protocol. Consequently, the time it takes to move from one drug to another in the trial is significantly shortened.
To date, seven agents have been incorporated, two have graduated and a couple more are being prepared to enter the trial.
According to the findings presented at the AACR meeting, the algorithm randomly assigned 115 patients to the branch of the trial that contained neratinib. The results were compared with those of 78 patients who were concurrently randomized to a control arm containing standard chemotherapy.


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Local coaches agree Rice went too far.
Local coaches agree every team wants to be first. South Side High School Basketball Coach Charles Cooper said the pressure to win isn't a reason to lash out. "They all want to win. They all want their kids to win. They want their programs to be successful. With that said there has to be limitations on far a coach can go, "said Cooper.
Rutgers University officials didn't agree with Head Men's Basketball Coach Mike Rice's harsh coaching techniques. They fired him for taking it too far. There's a video that display's Rice repeatedly grabbing, pushing, and even throwing basketballs at the athletes.
Fort Smith Athletic Director Jim Rowland said Rice's action's show disregard for the well -being of his athletes. "Treat your athletes like you would treat your son or daughter. Most parents don't want their son or daughter cussed at. They don't want their son or daughter's coach to put their hands on them," said Rowland.
One athlete tells 40/29 news coaches have a competitive edge that pushes them to be great. Basketball player Grant Higgins agreed that Rice might have crossed a line, but said he sees it as a way of getting the team pumped up. "I've never had a ball thrown at me or any of my teammates that's a little far. I just think he was getting into the practice. I think that's good for the team gets them rowed up,"said Higgins.
College ball is a whole another level of pressure and unfortunately losing teams don't sell tickets said Cooper. Athletic Director Jim Rowland said extreme coaching methods like the ones Rice displayed in the video are not something the coaches in his district use.

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The Canadian wilderness, with its snow, mud and icy rivers, is the ideal place to launch a serious offroader like the Land Rover Freelander 2.
The hard-as-nails 4WD is in its element when the going is inhospitable, effortlessly underlining its core strengths of comfort and off-road prowess.
But to succeed, the latest Freelander needs to be more. It needs to be refined and luxurious - just like its smaller sibling the Range Rover Evoque.
Ever since the baby Rangie arrived on the scene the Freelander - the company's original compact SUV - has been overshadowed both in terms of style and sales.
While the Evoque can go toe-to-toe with luxury German rivals, the current Freelander doesn't quite have the polish to compete with the likes of the Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Volvo XC60.
Land Rover is hoping to fix both problems with its 2013 model Freelander - thanks to some help from the Evoque.
The new Freelander gets the same 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine as the Evoque, plus some other creature comforts, and also gets a mild makeover inside and out to make it look and feel more premium.
At the front the grille has been restyled and the headlights now feature the same LED outline as the Discovery and Evoque. At the rear there are the company's trademark intersecting circles on the tail lights.
Inside, the dashboard and centre console have been updated too. There's a colour digital display between the speedo and tacho. The usual rotary dial for Land Rover's Terrain Response System has been dumped in favour of the buttons used in the Evoque.
These are only subtle changes, though, and the Freelander remains quintessentially a Land Rover in style, with the trademark large (and glove-friendly) buttons and airconditioning dials.
The high-specification cars also gain a seven-inch colour touchscreen for the sat-nav system and the top spec HSE Luxury model comes equipped with an 825W 17-speaker stereo system.
But the big news is the new petrol engine in the Si4 model. It replaces a 3.2-litre six-cylinder unit, but despite being smaller it is more powerful, has more torque, uses less fuel and produces fewer CO2 emissions. Officially it generates 177kW of power and 340Nm of torque, while using 9.6 litres per 100 kilometres and emitting 224g/km.
It is effectively the same engine you find in a Ford Falcon EcoBoost, and given the way it performs in a large sedan it should come as no surprise to find it performs admirably in the Freelander.
It will motivate the Freelander from 0-100km/h in 8.8 seconds, more than half a second quicker than the SD4 turbo-diesel model.
Land Rover has carried it over directly from the Evoque, so there is good sound insulation, with just the right amount of engine note coming through to the cabin to give you a feeling of what is going on under the bonnet.
Despite a slight hesitation from the turbo when you push down hard on the throttle, the performance kicks in quickly and provides good pulling power, making overtaking easier.
It is paired to a six-speed automatic gearbox, which does a good job of selecting the right ratio for the occasion, and is eager to drop down when you need an acceleration burst.
But despite its good performance the petrol-powered Freelander is likely to remain a minority seller for the brand in Australia. The company sells about 80 per cent diesel and doesn't expect a major change, despite the introduction of the new petrol option.
The diesel engines (a 110kW/420Nm version and a 140kW/420Nm version of the same 2.2-litre four-cylinder unit) are unchanged from the previous model.
Another area that Land Rover hasn't changed is the Freelander's off-road capabilities, but after our drive through the Canada countryside it's fair to say it didn't need to. It is more than capable of tackling serious off-road tracks that would be outside the comfort zone of its city-focused rivals.
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Schadenfreudean fun on a slow Monday night thanks to P.J. Gladnick and Newsbusters, who — virtually alone among media — remembered that the left's answer to the tea party held its big shindig yesterday. Luckily, much of the proceedings was captured on video; unluckily, some of the clips have as few as, um, 10 views. Speakers included Lawrence Lessig, Mark McKinnon, and John "Wingnuts" Avlon. (Tea Party Express Chair Amy Kremer was invited to speak as part of a panel but had to cancel due to illness.) Why, after all the ridiculous hype earlier this year about how many Facebook followers the group had, etc, has the press suddenly bailed on them? Well, remember that the buzz about CP was cooked up around the time that ObamaCare was nearing passage, back when the meme du jour about tea partiers was that they were a violent racist zombified rabble. The CP, being "moderate" and allegedly devoted above all things to civility, was held up as a study in contrasts. But the racism smear against TPers isn't as current as it used to be, mainly because the tea party's spent most of the past few months battling centrist Republicans instead of the sainted left. Now the chief knock on them is that they're a highly effective puritanically conservative machine, purging moderate GOPers like Lisa Murkowski and Mike Castle and replacing them with supposed fanatics like Joe Miller and Christine O'Donnell. Suddenly, the study in contrasts doesn't look so good for the Coffee Party. Which would you rather be part of, some sort of Facebook-driven kaffeeklatsch or a movement that's tossing the bums out of Washington? That's why you don't hear about it anymore.
Anyway, two clips for you below, one from last month hyping the CP mega-meetup and the other from the convention itself that's self-explanatory. Speaking of centrists getting organized politically, I don't want to start any hearts fluttering but there has been talk on Twitter over the past week or so of holding the first ever … RINOcon. Imagine the roster: Frum, Brooks, Buckley, Kathleen Parker-Spitzer, Meghan McCain, and a cavalcade of moderate candy-ass bloggers. Maybe even a cameo from Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins? Dude, I think it could happen. Exit question: Should we call it … the Cocktail Party?


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Bob Cowartilla diagnosoitiin Borrelioosi v 2006 ja Parkinsonin tauti v. 2009. Hännen epäillään sairastaneen borreliosia jo 40v ajan.
He has had Lyme disease for an estimated 40 years, according to his diagnosis in 2006. It was probably contracted in PA, where he grew up and was often exposed to ticks. He was subsequently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2009. The debate continues between his Lyme and Parkinson's doctors as to which diagnosis is accurate.
Most of his creative activities have been suspended due to symptoms of neurological disease. Unable to work very effectively, he is currently receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.
Although this blog began as a vehicle for articles and commentary about high-tech matters such as hybrid cars and computer-related topics, it has morphed to be largely about Lyme disease research and Bob's personal experiences with treatment for these strange, debilitating, and politically-charged medical conditions. Lyme disease newly infects an estimated 200,000+ Americans every year.
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There are some absolutely brilliant new baby milestones cards that launched this month, Seriously Milestones, an Australian based company set up by mama Issy Kerr. All cards have been designed and produced here and showcase "real parenting moments".
They are a humorous take on the gorgeous cutesy baby milestone cards that you see a lot on Instagram of late and I have to say I adore them! With and $1 from every box set being given to Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA) donation, I think these are a brilliant and fun gift idea for any expecting mum.


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Since news dropped that Archie Andrews will be killed off in one of the summer issues of the "Life with Archie" series, there's been buzz about how exactly it was going to go down. Archie Comics co-CEO and publisher Jon Goldwater stated that he would die selflessly as a hero in a way that "epitomizes not only the best of Riverdale but the best of all of us."
It has now been revealed that Archie will sacrifice himself in an assassination attempt on the life of Kevin Keller, the military veteran and newly elected senator whose own husband was involved in a shooting. Via Mashable:
"We wanted to do something that was impactful that would really resonate with the world and bring home just how important Archie is to everyone," said Goldwater. "That's how we came up with the storyline of saving Kevin. He could have saved Betty. He could have saved Veronica. We get that, but metaphorically, by saving Kevin, a new Riverdale is born."
The 37th issue of the series will jump one year later and show how the cast and Riverdale is coping with the loss and honoring Archie's legacy. And while Archie will live on in other series, Goldwater emphasized that the character will not be retconned in Life with Archie.
"Archie is not a superhero like all the rest of the comic book characters," said Goldwater. "He's human. He's a person. When you wound him, he bleeds. He knows that. If anything, I think his death is more impactful because of that. We hope by showing how something so violent can happen to Archie, that we can — in some way — learn from him."
Archie has consistently been making some huge strides in social commentary, and it's cool to see the publishers take such a firm stand on gun control.
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Foodzone: Connor serves meals, not politics
"It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber."
Somewhere in that clever bumper sticker, twisted up amid the cupcakes and delicious anti-militarization sentiment, is the approximate creed of Food Not Bombs.
Strictly speaking, this odd blend of political action committee and community non-profit organization was started in Cambridge, Massachusetts, some 20 years ago, but the Charlottesville chapter started in the wake of September 11 with Jennifer Connor and a few of her buddies.
"Food is a right, not a privilege," says the 28-year-old activist, succinctly conveying the group's mission. Connor is quick to distance it from any particular political platform, though– in fact, she recently attended both party conventions to voice her disgust– because its activities are guided solely by the ideological trinity of opposition to excessive military bloat, reduction of food waste, and community building.
To those bipartisan and universal ends, members of Food not Bombs meet every Sunday for lunch in Tonsler Park on Cherry Avenue. Lunch is served gratis at 1pm, after which groceries are distributed to the needy. Highly motivated souls can go one better– the group is always looking for volunteers to help put the weekly gatherings together.
"We work on a very low budget," Connor says proudly. "It's amazing what can come together when people just decide to do something."
Indeed it is. Food Not Bombs has grown from a single protest in Massachusetts into a national grassroots movement with chapters in every conceivable corner of your Rand McNally, some of which serve meals daily. The Charlottesville division has mushroomed as well, growing from five or six founding members to...
Well, nobody really knows for sure. On any given Sunday, the crowd might range from 20 to 40, but that figure can range quite a bit in either direction.
"Our smallest meal has been for one person in the park," says Connor, "and our largest was for a thousand."
The latter, a catering job of sorts for the National Conference on Organized Resistance, is all the more impressive when you consider that it was compiled largely from food that would otherwise have ended up rotting in a landfill.
'We're throwing four billion tons of food away each year in this country," says fellow Food Not Bombs member Brian Buckley. "Let's harvest that."
Bon appetit, Charlottesville.
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Wales v England at the mill
There was trouble at t'mill in Newtown in 1875 after English workers were brought in to work new weaving looms. They resented Welsh employees being trained on the machinery, and violence broke out. The chief constable ...
himself was part of the police presence at the Cambrian mill the next morning, ensuring that production could continue. In the 20th century the mill caught fire. Local people were viewing the wreckage when a wall collapsed, killing a man and an infant. Later the site was used for training ex-servicemen who had returned from the First World War. For more on these stories, use your mobile to scan the HistoryPoints QR codes on the footbridge beside the car park on the opposite side of the river Severn from the mill site, now occupied by Cambrian Gardens (the QR codes are at the top of the steps and at the top of the ramp). Or click here


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and prepare for Oprah's final episode next week. I gave myself a Pontiac today just for the sake of nostalgia. LET'S GO!
THE OFFICE – 9:00PM (NBC) After an oddly inert four-episode run by Will Ferrell, the folks at "The Office" finally get down to business tonight and select Steve Carell's permanent replacement in the season finale. Included in the pool of candidates are guest stars Jim Carrey, Will Arnett, British comedienne Catherine Tate, Ray Romano, and Ricky Gervais. And the real treat tonight is getting to see Gervais reprise the role of David Brent from the original UK version of "The Office." This will be the first time Gervais has slipped into Brent's booties in over eight years, and while I suspect Gervais will only appear on screen for a brief flash, it's still very much worth tuning in to see it happen. As for the remaining candidates, I think Arnett and Spader probably have the best chance of joining the show full time, though perhaps Tate will be chosen as a bit of a curveball. The other scenario is that every guest star tonight remains just that, and Steve Carell is never officially replaced with a big name on the show. Either way, tonight signals a very big transition for the series, and it'll be interesting to see if it languishes as a result, or finds new creative energy. ANTICIPATION: TEAM GERVAIS!
GREY'S ANATOMY – 9:00PM (ABC) There are finales all over the place tonight, including here at "Grey's." Last year, this show ended its season with a crazed gunman shooting lots of people in the hospital. Can they do that again? To Meredith? Like, every episode? I see no reason why killing her character can't be its own weekly event. ANTICIPATION: TEAM SHOOTER!
PARKS AND RECREATION – 10:00PM (NBC) Much as I'm looking forward to "The Office" finale, I'm even more excited for a second week of "Parks & Rec" doubleheader action, with two episodes at 10PM, with the finale coming at 10:30PM. Will Leslie and Ben finally get it on? Provided they've been given enough Snake Juice? ANTICIPATION: TEAM TOMMY!
THUNDER/MAVERICKS – 9:00PM (ESPN) Game 2. Dirk Nowitzki scored 48 points and made all 24 free throw attempts in Dallas' Game 1 victory. So yeah, defense isn't at a premium in this one. How marvelous. ANTICIPATION: TEAM DURANT!
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN – 11:30PM (CBS) You get Jennifer Lawrence (star of the upcoming "X-Men" and "Hunger Games" franchise) and Kelly Ripa this evening. Foxy ladies! ANTICIPATION: TEAM PEETA!
Thursday Watch List: Who Will Replace Michael Scott?
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Rosetta comet probe enters hibernation in deep space
The final command placing ESA's Rosetta comet-chaser into deep-space hibernation was sent earlier today. With virtually all systems shut down, the probe will now coast for 31 months until waking up in 2014 for arrival at its comet destination.
Today's dramatic event marks the end of the hugely successful first phase of Rosetta's ten-year cruise and the start of a long, dark hibernation during which all instruments and almost all control systems will be silent.
The deep sleep is made necessary by the craft's enormous distance from the Sun and the weakness of the sunlight falling on its solar panels, which cannot produce enough electricity to power the probe fully.
Arcing through millions of kilometres of space
Between now and January 2014, Rosetta will arc unattended through millions of kilometres of cold, distant space, heading toward a rendezvous with 67-P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Only the computer and several heaters will remain active. These will be automatically controlled to ensure that the entire satellite doesn't freeze as its orbit takes it from 660 million km from the Sun out to 790 million km and back between now and 2014.
"We sent the command via NASA's 70 m Deep Space Network station in Canberra, Australia, ensuring the signal was transmitted with enough power to reach Rosetta, which is now 549 million km from Earth," said ESA's Spacecraft Operations Manager Andrea Accomazzo.
"We'll monitor via ESA's 35 m station at New Norcia in Australia for a few days to see if any problems occur, but we expect to receive no radio signal until 2014. Rosetta's on her own now."
Wake up call in 2014
On 20 January 2014, a timer will wake the slumbering spacecraft, which will then transmit a signal to Earth to announce its revival.
Mission controllers will then spend several weeks gradually warming up and reactivating the spacecraft in preparation for its rendezvous with the comet in July 2014.
Mission controllers at ESOC, ESA's Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, have spent most of the past year preparing for hibernation.
A special hibernation mode of the spacecraft was designed by engineers at EADS Astrium, the main industrial prime contractor that built Rosetta, to allow it to survive the large distances from the Sun during its cruise.
All of the scientific instruments were switched off by the end of March. In April and May, with Rosetta orbiting at more than 600 million km from the Sun, tests were conducted with the solar arrays to confirm that sufficient power would be available for today's hibernation.
Final shut-down command sent today
At 08:00 UT (10:00 CEST) today, Rosetta automatically started spinning, which will stabilise the probe while the normal attitude control system is off throughout hibernation, and at 12:58 UT (14:58 CEST) the final shut-down command was sent. Confirmation of successful entry into hibernation came at 14:13 UT (16:13 CEST) when radio contact was lost, as expected.
"With flybys of asteroids Steins in 2008 and Lutetia in 2010, Rosetta has already delivered excellent scientific results," says Paolo Ferri, Head of ESOC's Solar and Planetary Mission Operations Division.
"Hibernation is a necessary step to reach the final target. We are now looking forward to 2014, when Rosetta becomes the first spacecraft to track the life of a comet as it arcs in toward the Sun."


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Latinos And The Online Campaign: Where Are They?
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
How do you reach a Latino voter? Identify the social media platforms or websites they go to. And it doesn't hurt to get an audience with a popular blogger.
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Check out the Fronteras Vote 2012 Election Special & other stories about the fall campaign.
SAN DIEGO It's conventional wisdom that Latinos will play a key role in the November elections, especially in the West. Democrats and Republicans are investing millions of dollars to get their message in front of these voters, especially through the Internet and social media.
How do you reach a Latino voter? Find where they are gathering online.
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have posted Spanish-language videos on websites, which are constantly updated with new content. That is bolstered with robust operations on the popular social media platforms of Twitter and Facebook.
The race for the White House is already on overdrive in cyber space.
Campaigns understand the changing demographics in America. And technology has given them a new, high-tech tools to reach these voters.
David Karpf is a professor of political science at Rutgers University. He has just finished a book called The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy.
He notes that campaigns can now target online groups with tailored messages as opposed to blasting an entire region with one ad.
"My guess is with regards to Hispanic voters in this election, there will probably be at least one campaign that tries to identify social media sites or websites that Hispanic Americans tend to go to," Karpf said. "And they'll either buy advertising on those sites or they'll buy targeted advertising for people who visit those sites. And that will be a way to reach them with your message in a way that they couldn't before."
The lower costs of Internet operations also gives campaigns the flexibility to try different messages and quickly change strategy if it falls flat.
"You can test out how one social media tool works versus another, in terms of how voters respond after they heard one message versus the other," Karpf said.
Ana Castro is one of the founding members of LATISM, an acronym for Latinos In Social Media. The group's focus is to use online platforms to get Latinos to act.
"Our goal is to bring all the online engagement and turn them into concrete, offline, real actions that change lives," Castro said.
Both political parties have invited bloggers from this online community to attend the conventions. The nonpartisan group plans to take it one step further by renting a home in each city near the site of the conventions.
The aim is to invite candidates and party insiders to the home for a chat with bloggers from all sides of the political spectrum.
By sitting down and talking to a Latino blogger — who will then share it with their audience — a politician can have their message shared as a more intimate conversation rather than a blast from a megaphone.
"If you want an audience, just get on the agenda and we'll make sure that you're given a platform," Castro said.
She believes Latinos are more likely to listen to a message from a trusted blogger or a friend than from an Internet ad or a note blasted on Twitter.
The goal of campaigning on the Internet and social media is to get people to perform an offline activity: vote.
The truth is, no one knows if that will happen.
Despite the focus on cyberspace, its impact on elections is murky at best. Political scientists have noted the increased use of online messages in recent campaigns, and have found that it tends to reach younger voters who are paying attention.
But researchers have yet to find a direct link between viewing an online ad or reading a blog post and entering the voting booth, or switching parties.
Professor Karpf, who is moving to George Washington University, explains.
"Will this affect the outcome of the election? There is so much different activity going on, there's so many different things happening at once, that, even today, it still remains pretty much impossible to tell how big of an impact it is having," Karpf said.
Now that campaigns are squarely focused on using social media and the Internet to reach key groups, researchers are now expected to study its impact. They may have some answers by the next presidential campaign.
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Motorola has published a teaser video for a tablet product that will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next year. Although the video offers virtually no details about the planned device, it lends credibility to some of the recent rumors surrounding Motorola's Android tablet roadmap.
The company is said to be working on a tablet that runs Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb, which is the next major version of Google's mobile operating system. Honeycomb is expected to bring substantial user interface improvements that will boost Android's suitability for adoption on devices with a tablet form-factor.
During a recent appearance at the Dive Into Mobile conference, Google Android chief Andy Rubin demonstrated a Motorola tablet prototype with an experimental build of Honeycomb, providing some early insight into the kind of user experience that will land on the next generation of Android tablets. He also revealed that the SDK will have some improvements geared at simplifying third-party development of multicolumn user interfaces in Android applications.
Rubin's Motorola prototype was powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC with a dual-core ARM processor. An analyst recently reported that Samsung is also planning to use Tegra 2 in its own upcoming Honeycomb tablet, which is said to be a sequel to the company's recent Galaxy Tab. The claim that Samsung is going with the Tegra 2 contradicts earlier reports which indicated that the company was planning to build its own dual-core mobile chip.
Rubin stressed the graphics rendering prowess of the NVIDIA chip during his demo of the Motorola tablet, which suggests that it might be needed to power some of the more sophisticated user interface elements that are on tap for Honeycomb. He also acknowledged that the software is still incomplete and still has a number of "traps" and bugs that are going to be worked out before the launch. Although we expect to see product announcements at CES, it's still too early to guess when the first Honeycomb tablets will actually be ready for consumers.
The current generation of Android tablets leaves a lot to be desired. The low-end products are laughably bad and the high-end products like the Samsung Galaxy Tab still fall a bit short of matching the iPad experience despite exhibiting strong potential. Google appears to be on track to significantly up its game in the tablet space with the introduction of Android 3.0, finally delivering an interface that is tailored to larger screen sizes.
The prospect of having at least two robustly competitive Tegra 2-based Honeycomb tablets to choose from next year is certainly appealing. If Samsung and Motorola deliver tablets that are as good as their impressive flagship Android smartphones, then the iPad might finally have some serious competition.


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The International Cricket Council has announced the first stage in the procedure - involving Jadeja too, at Level 2 under the governing body's code of conduct - will be a tele-conference with appointed judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis.
The preliminary hearing is to take place, as stipulated in ICC protocol, as soon as practicably possible - on the day after the ongoing second Investec Test is scheduled to finish at Lord's.
The primary task for Lewis, Australia's representative on the ICC's code of conduct commission, will be to "address preliminary issues" in the case before setting a date for a full hearing.
Anderson and Jadeja have been charged after their fracas in the stairwell of the Trent Bridge pavilion as they made their way off for lunch on day two of the drawn first Test.
It is highly unlikely that there will be any decisive outcome at the preliminary hearing - although an amendment to the level of charge is possible for either player.
For Anderson, for example, a reduction from Level 3 to 2 - for allegedly "abusing and pushing" Jadeja - would drastically reduce the probability of any resulting suspension during the remainder of the five-match series against India.


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New York Senate's yogurt debate the cream of late night jests
ALBANY, N.Y. >> The New York Senate's debate about declaring yogurt the state's official snack was intended to teach a fourth-grade class about government — but mockery from David Lettermen and Jon Stewart left some lawmakers with a sour taste.
The Senate spent 45 minutes this week debating the merits of the legislation, which was introduced at the urging of students from a dairy-producing area in western New York.
Before passing the bill, senators mulled the distinction between snacks and meals and whether other snacks were more deserving.
"What exactly are we defining as a snack?" asked Sen. Gustavo Rivera, D-Bronx.
"I think it's self-explanatory. I mean, you have breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and then you have snacks," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, R-Amherst.
"Did you consider, say, the potato chip?" Rivera asked, posing the same question about raisins and pretzels.
Letterman and Stewart skewered the exchange on their shows, with Letterman playing video from the debate as part of a segment called "New York State: Your Tax Dollars at Work."
Stewart called the deliberations "maybe the best 40 minutes" of legislative debate ever.
"Even the fourth graders who brought this up in the first place are like, 'They're still talking about the state snack?"' Stewart said.
Some of the frivolity was staged as a parliamentary protest.
Sen. Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan, wrote on Facebook that she asked silly questions — including one about the bill's implications for lactose-intolerant New Yorkers — as a way to criticize the priorities of Senate leaders. If Senate leaders "make us talk about yogurt, then that's what we'll talk about until they give us something better to do."
Yogurt is big business in New York state, particularly in Genesee County, home to the elementary students who suggested the bill while studying American government.
"We're a dairy farming community, and there's huge pride in that," said Casey Kosiorek, the local superintendent of schools. "This has been a chance for some true authentic learning."
There's no word on when the state Assembly may take up the bill.
Other states with official state snacks include Texas (chips and salsa), Illinois (popcorn) and South Carolina (boiled peanuts).


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So, did you know, that if you have a really runny,snotty nose, and you are a small child, and you rub that snot onto your hand and then rub your eye - that you in fact just gave yourself conjunctivitis and now you have pink eye?
Did you know that kids with pink eye can create more snot in their eyes than some adults I've seen blow out of their noses?
These are the lessons learned over this fine weekend.
Class dismissed.
(oh and I was asked for evidence of the demise of the Papasan......so here you go!)


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See how Autodesk customers are using 3ds Max software for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering.
Digital Art creates immersive Virtual Reality experience for real estate.
Tata Interactive Systems innovating the E-Learning space.
Visual Computing Labs delivers its second animated feature film in record time using Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max software.


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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Datalink (Nasdaq: DTLK), a leading provider of data center infrastructure and services, announced today that it will issue a news release Thursday October 25th, 2012 at approximately 3:00pm central time to announce third quarter operating results for 2012.
Datalink will hold a conference call shortly afterward at 4:00pm central time during which time Datalink's president and chief executive officer, Paul Lidsky, and vice president of finance and chief financial officer, Greg Barnum, will discuss company results and provide a business overview. Participants can access the conference call by dialing (866) 277-1182. Participants will be asked to identify the Datalink conference call and provide the designated identification number (41699602). A slide presentation and live Webcast of the conference call can be heard via Datalink's Investor Relations website at www.datalink.com.
About Datalink
A complete data center solutions and services provider for Fortune 500 and mid-tier enterprises, Datalink transforms data centers so they become more efficient, manageable and responsive to changing business needs. Datalink helps leverage and protect storage, server, and network investments with a focus on long-term value, offering a full lifecycle of services, from consulting and design to implementation, management and support. Datalink solutions span virtualization and consolidation, data storage and protection, advanced networks, and business continuity. Each delivers measurable performance gains and maximizes the business value of IT. For more information, call 800.448.6314 or visit www.datalink.com.
Greg Barnum, Vice President and CFO
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Let $G$ be a locally compact group and $\Gamma$ a lattice (=discrete subgroup of $G$ such that $G/\Gamma$ carries a probability measure $\mu$ that is invariant under the action of $G$ by left-multiplication).
My vague question is: "How to measure the lack of cocompactness of $\Gamma$"?.
Edit: My question was indeed unclear. I am not looking for a criterion that says me whether a lattice is cocompact. Given a non-cocompact lattice, I am looking for a way of quantifying "how much non-cocompact" it is. I propose below such a measurement (and ask what can be said about it), but if somebody has other propositions I will be happy.
A natural such measurement in the case when $G$ has a compact generating set is the following. One can equip $G$ with the word length metric $d$ corresponding to some compact generating set, and consider the sequence $n \mapsto u_n=1 - \mu (B(0,n) \Gamma)$. It is easy to see that $\Gamma$ is cocompact if and only if $u_n=0$ for all sufficiently large $n$. The speed of convergence of $u_n$ to zero in some sense should measure how far we are from this ideal situation. This is related to the integrability properties of $w \mapsto d(1,w)$ on a suitably chosen fundamental domain $\Omega \in G$ for the action of $\Gamma$ on $G$ by right-multiplication.
Has this been studied? What is the typical behaviour of $u_n$ in the case of (arithmetic) lattices in Lie or algebraic groups? In a first time I would already be happy to have an answer for $\Gamma=SL(3,\mathbf Z)$. My guess is that number theorists may have already studied this.


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Stair Lifts
There are a number of accessories available to complement the Acorn Superglide Stairlift. These accessories are designed and manufactured to provide comfortable, practical and cost effective solutions for people with additional mobility and physical flexibility difficulties, or to cater for more complex stair configurations.
Sit and Stand Frame
With a Sit/Stand Frame, you can choose whether to use the stairs in either the usual seated position or to stand on the footrest. With a special folding steady/security bar for stability, it is ideal for anybody who may have problems bending their knees, or where multiple users with different requirements will be using the stairlift.
The Superglide Perch Stairlift may also be suitable.


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This cuties name is Donna and the date is 10-31-58 and she is a mystery to me, as I have some of her photos and would love to return them to someone who might have a personal connection with them.
If I had "life" to do over again, one of my choices would have been to be a photo journalist, possibly even before I would have been a classical violinist. I love faces and I love photographs. In fact, I grew up with a camera in my face and a red sweatshirt on.
My parents loved to take pictures. Dad loved to take movies and they both loved to take 3D photos. This extended to other family members and even when I went to my grandmother's house for the holidays, we would get out of the car and my aunt would be standing out in a blizzard to capture every moment of the holiday, on celluloid.
I worked for law offices for years and occasionally, we would be told to go through boxes and take out anything we wanted. This usually was the result of a marital break up or an estate case. For some reason, no one wanted the stuff in the box and the lawyers were stuck with it. One time there was a photo album in one of the boxes and, not being able to abandon photos, I took it home.
Eventually, I quit carting that photo album around in my many moves, but I could not throw away the photos. I saved those photos and they are like owning a mystery to me.
Most seem to feature a girl named Donna or Bobbie. I am thinking she went to West Technical High School in Cleveland 2, Ohio. (That is not a typo, that is an address from the 50s.). The reason I say that is this photo is stamped on the back: DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY, West Technical High School. Not too dumb, am I?
I believe the girl's name is Donna or Bobbie as she resembles the girl on the left in this photo titled, "Winding up For The Take Off" and is dated Oct. 8, 1951.
And, I think that Miss Vanek must have been one of her teachers. This photo was dated December 1954 and identified by the teacher's name on the back. Doesn't the girl on the left resemble Donna or Bobbie, but then the girl on the right could be one of them too?
Finally, and there are other photos without any identification, we know that somehow they know "THE SKIPPER FAMILY." Season's Greetings to all was included in their album.
I have to tell you. This is such an iconic photo. I love it. It is obviously for Christmas but I gather, by the foliage, that they are in the south? And, here stands Mrs in a fur hat, scarf, coat and gloves, while daughter is just in a sweater and he is in a suit.
So, if anyone out there in the blogosphere, knows Donna or Bobbie or the Skipper Family, maybe we can get these pictures back to their family. Just email or comment and let me know.
Oh, and the red sweatshirt reference?? Mom thought red showed up really well in color photographs. So, for vacation, every year, she bought me a new red sweatshirt. If you find any photos of a girl in a red sweatshirt, standing by the sign for entering every state in the country, or by every statue, landmark and waterfall ever seen on vacation, you know who to send them to.


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The Beyond the Numbers series uses qualitative research methods, such as practitioner interviews and focus groups, to explore topics related to community development in low- and moderate-income communities and fair access to credit. Reports in this series may be follow-ups to other research published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia or mixed-methods reports that incorporate data from a variety of sources.
Describes community and economic development programs and issues and consumer and compliance issues inside and outside the Federal Reserve's Third District. Cascade Briefs is an electronic newsletter sent out three times/year.
Summarizes the department's research on issues related to community development in low- and moderate-income communities and fair and impartial access to credit in underserved markets. Reports in this series are topically similar to, but more concise than, the department's discussion papers and special reports.
Provide historical information, maps, and demographic, economic, and lending data about metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) or portions of MSAs in the Third Federal Reserve District. Information about community organizations and funding sources is also included.
Include summaries of workshops, seminars, and conferences on topics that affect low- and moderate-income people and communities.
Examine issues of affordable housing, community and economic development, financial education, and consumer credit and payments that affect low- and moderate-income people and communities.
Summarizes technical research produced throughout the Federal Reserve System for community development practitioners and other interested stakeholders.
Look at the issues and challenges affecting low- and moderate-income people and communities.
Highlight specific affordable-housing or economic-development programs in the tri-state region (PA, NJ, or DE) or in other parts of the country.
Raises awareness about the practice of abusive lending and how borrowers can protect themselves.
Examine the effectiveness of pre-purchase homeownership and financial management skills counseling through a long-term, longitudinal study undertaken by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.


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Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard
Social Media Host & Producer, Texas Standard
Wells has been a part of KUT News since 2012, when he was hired as the station's first online reporter. He's currently the social media host and producer for Texas Standard, KUT's flagship news program. In between those gigs, he served as online editor for KUT, covering news in Austin, Central Texas and beyond.
Before joining KUT, Wells served as staff writer and news blog editor at The Austin Chronicle, and covered the Texas Legislature for Gallery Watch. Hailing from El Paso, Wells is a longtime Austin resident whose interests include technology and social media, film and music, and spending quality time with his wife, child and cat.


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About SunTrust Banks, Inc.
SunTrust Banks, Inc., one of the nation's largest financial services organizations, is dedicated to Lighting the Way to Financial Well-Being for its clients and communities.
Headquartered in Atlanta, the company serves a broad range of consumer, commercial, corporate and institutional clients. Through its flagship subsidiary, SunTrust Bank, the company operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout the high-growth Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States and a full array of technology-based, 24-hour delivery channels.
The company also serves clients in selected markets nationally. Its primary businesses include deposit, credit, trust and investment services. Through its various subsidiaries, the company provides mortgage banking, asset management, securities brokerage, and capital market services.


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I am running several WMS layers from a GeoServer (2.2 RC3 at the moment of writing). All layers are ImagePyramids with sizes ranging from 100GB to 1TB in size.
I have read the GeoServer on Steroids several times and I'm probably missing half of it still. But there's a few things I'm wondering about.
My pyramids consists of 9-10 levels of GeoTIFF files, each level having 1/2 resolution of the previous. Each GeoTIFF has a file size with an average at around 8MB, a defined CRS and a size aspect ratio of 1:1.
- Is my TIFF file size inefficient?
- Will I get a performance boots by adding overview to my TIFF's?
- Will inner tiling increase performance?
- What could help me increase performance?
- What have you guys learned from your experiments with ImagePyramids in GeoServer?
1,3) In my view these two comes down to how a TIFF file is being handled in general and especially by GeoServer and I'm clueless here.
2) If I added overviews to my TIFF files my guess is that it corresponds to jump a level in the pyramid and thus I would only waste disk space?
Edit: Changed pyramid resolution from (the wrong) 1/4 to (the correct) 1/2. The pyramids are following the powers of 2 guidelines.


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This short letter addressed to three specific individuals was written by Paul during an imprisonment, perhaps in Rome between A.D. 61 and 63 (see the Introduction to Colossians for other possible sites). It concerns Onesimus, a slave from Colossae (Col 4:9), who had run away from his master, perhaps guilty of theft in the process (Phlm 18). Onesimus was converted to Christ by Paul (Phlm 10). Paul sends him back to his master (Phlm 12) with this letter asking that he be welcomed willingly by his old master (Phlm 8–10, 14, 17) not just as a slave but as a brother in Christ (Phlm 16). Paul uses very strong arguments (especially Phlm 19) in his touching appeal on behalf of Onesimus. It is unlikely that Paul is subtly hinting that he would like to retain Onesimus as his own slave, lent to Paul by his master. Rather, he suggests he would like to have Onesimus work with him for the gospel (Phlm 13, 20–21). There is, however, little evidence connecting this Onesimus with a bishop of Ephesus of the same name mentioned by Ignatius of Antioch (ca. A.D. 110).
Paul's letter deals with an accepted institution of antiquity, human slavery. But Paul breathes into this letter the spirit of Christ and of equality within the Christian community. He does not attack slavery directly, for this is something the Christian communities of the first century were in no position to do, and the expectation that Christ would soon come again militated against social reforms. Yet Paul, by presenting Onesimus as "brother, beloved…to me, but even more so to you" (Phlm 16), voiced an idea revolutionary in that day and destined to break down worldly barriers of division "in the Lord."
Address and Greeting. 1* Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved and our co-worker,a 2to Apphia our sister,* to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church at your house.b 3Grace to you and peace* from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.c
Thanksgiving. 4* d I give thanks to my God always, remembering you in my prayers, 5as I hear of the love and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the holy ones,* 6so that your partnership in the faith may become effective in recognizing every good there is in us* that leads to Christ.e
Plea for Onesimus. 7For I have experienced much joy and encouragement* from your love, because the hearts of the holy ones have been refreshed by you, brother.f 8Therefore, although I have the full right* in Christ to order you to do what is proper, 9I rather urge you out of love, being as I am, Paul, an old man,* and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus.g 10I urge you on behalf of my child Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment,h 11who was once useless to you but is now useful* to [both] you and me. 12I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. 13I should have liked to retain him for myself, so that he might serve* me on your behalf in my imprisonment for the gospel,i 14but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary.j 15Perhaps this is why he was away from* you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man* and in the Lord.k 17So if you regard me as a partner, welcome him as you would me. 18* And if he has done you any injustice or owes you anything, charge it to me. 19I, Paul, write this in my own hand: I will pay. May I not tell you that you owe me your very self.l 20Yes, brother, may I profit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21With trust in your compliance I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22At the same time prepare a guest room for me, for I hope to be granted to you through your prayers.m
Final Greetings. 23Epaphras,* my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,n 24as well as Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers. 25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.o
* [1] Prisoner: as often elsewhere (cf. Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians especially), the second word in Greek enunciates the theme and sets the tone of the letter. Here it is the prisoner appealing rather than the apostle commanding.
* [2] Apphia our sister: sister is here used (like brother) to indicate a fellow Christian. The church at your house: your here is singular. It more likely refers to Philemon than to the last one named, Archippus; Philemon is then the owner of the slave Onesimus (Phlm 10). An alternate view is that the actual master of the slave is Archippus and that the one to whom the letter is addressed, Philemon, is the most prominent Christian there; see note on Col 4:17.
* [3] Grace…and peace: for this greeting, which may be a combination of Greek and Aramaic epistolary formulae, see note on Rom 1:1–7.
* [4] In my prayers: literally, "at the time of my prayers."
* [5] Holy ones: a common term for members of the Christian community (so also Phlm 7).
* [6] In us: some good ancient manuscripts have in you (plural). That leads to Christ: leads to translates the Greek preposition eis, indicating direction or purpose.
* [7] Encouragement: the Greek word paraklēsis is cognate with the verb translated "urge" in Phlm 9, 10, and serves as an introduction to Paul's plea. Hearts: literally, "bowels," expressing in Semitic fashion the seat of the emotions, one's "inmost self." The same Greek word is used in Phlm 12 and again in Phlm 20, where it forms a literary inclusion marking off the body of the letter.
* [8] Full right: often translated "boldness," the Greek word parrēsia connotes the full franchise of speech, as the right of a citizen to speak before the body politic, claimed by the Athenians as their privilege (Euripides).
* [9] Old man: some editors conjecture that Paul here used a similar Greek word meaning "ambassador" (cf. Eph 6:20). This conjecture heightens the contrast with "prisoner" but is totally without manuscript support.
* [11] Useless…useful: here Paul plays on the name Onesimus, which means "useful" or "beneficial." The verb translated "profit" in Phlm 20 is cognate.
* [13] Serve: the Greek diakoneō could connote a ministry.
* [15] Was away from: literally, "was separated from," but the same verb means simply "left" in Acts 18:1. It is a euphemism for his running away.
* [16] As a man: literally, "in the flesh." With this and the following phrase, Paul describes the natural and spiritual orders.
* [18–19] Charge it to me…I will pay: technical legal and commercial terms in account keeping and acknowledgment of indebtedness.
* [23–24] Epaphras: a Colossian who founded the church there (Col 1:7) and perhaps also in Laodicea and Hierapolis (Col 2:1; 4:12–13). Aristarchus: a native of Thessalonica and fellow worker of Paul (Acts 19:29; 20:4; 27:2). For Mark, Demas, and Luke, see 2 Tm 4:9–13 and the note there.
a. [1] 9; Eph 3:1; 4:1; Phil 1:7, 13.
c. [3] Rom 1:7; Gal 1:3; Phil 1:2.
d. [4–5] Rom 1:8–9; Eph 1:15–16.
g. [9] 1; Eph 3:1; 4:1; Phil 1:7, 13.
h. [10] 1 Cor 4:14–15; Gal 4:19; Col 4:9.
l. [19] Gal 6:11; 2 Thes 3:17.
o. [25] Acts 12:12, 15; 13:13; 15:37–39; 19:29; 20:4; 27:2; Col 4:10, 14; 2 Tm 4:10–13.


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Hyundai Genesis Wins 2013 Canadian Black Book Best Retained Value Award Français
Feb 13, 2013, 18:08 ET
TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. today announced that the Genesis premium sedan has earned the 2013 Canadian Black Book Award for Best Retained Value in the "Full-size Car" category. The Canadian Black Book Retained Value Awards recognize the vehicles that maintain the highest percentage of their original Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) after four years on-sale. Canadian Black Book is the Canadian automotive industry's leading source for used vehicle valuation.
"When the Genesis sedan was launched to critical acclaim in 2008, our intention was to redefine customers' perception of the Hyundai brand," said Steve Kelleher, President and CEO of Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. "By creating a world-class luxury sedan capable of standing toe-to-toe with established premium models, we shocked the industry. Our success is further confirmed today with the announcement that Genesis holds it value better than any other model in the Canadian full-size car segment."
"It is exciting to see the Hyundai Genesis win our Full-size Car award, representing the first Korean-manufactured vehicle ever to win a Canadian Black Book Retained Value Award," added Josh Bailey, Vice-President, Research and Editorial, Canadian Black Book.
Shortly after its introduction, the Genesis was named Canadian Car of the Year and North American Car of the Year for 2009. The Genesis' advanced safety technologies were also recognized with five-star crash safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Top Safety Picks from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Propelled by powerful V6 or V8 engines, the Genesis is built on Hyundai's proprietary rear-wheel drive architecture. Incorporated are all the premium technologies and amenities buyers expect in a luxury sedan. Available features include heated front and rear seats, a ventilated driver's seat, a heated steering wheel, proximity keyless entry with push-button ignition, a power-operated rear sunshade, an 8-inch touch-screen navigation system, and a 608 watt, 17-speaker Lexicon® audio system with 7.1 discrete surround sound, among many others. Genesis is also equipped with advanced convenience features such as adaptive auto-cornering HID headlights, adaptive cruise control, and a Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS).
The Genesis nameplate celebrated its best-ever year in 2012 with total sales of 1,206 units.
Hyundai Auto Canada, established in 1983 and headquartered in Markham, Ontario, is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout Canada by Hyundai Auto Canada and are sold and serviced through more than 205 dealerships nationwide.
SOURCE: Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
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For interviews or additional information, please contact:
Oles Gadacz, Public Relations Director, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
Office: (905) 948-6819, Mobile: (416) 571-8273, Email: [email protected]
Chad Heard, Public Relations Manager, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
Office: (905) 948-6712, Mobile: (416) 559-9640, Email: [email protected]
Patrick Danielson, Public Relations Specialist, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
Office: (905) 948-6876, Mobile: (416) 518-5852, Email: [email protected]


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Paul Ryan spoke today at Georgetown, where several professors had already expressed their feelings about the politician's use of Catholicism to justify his budget plan. At the talk today, he responded to the professors, saying: "Our budget offers a better path, consistent with the timeless principles of our nation's founding and, frankly, consistent with how I understand my Catholic faith."
As the Supreme Court listens to arguments about Arizona's controversial immigration law, Los Angeles archbishop Jose Gomez speaks about the human consequences if the law is upheld.
The L.A. Times reports that hate crimes against Muslims are on the rise. However, today there are stories of a high school flag football team in Florida practicing solidarity with a Muslim teammate, and of massive "protests" in Norway demonstrating peaceful response to the trial of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people last summer in an attempt to eliminate "multiculturalism."
The bishops are urging the U.S. to sign a treaty that would ban landmines…like the other 159 countries who have already signed on.
The LCWR has issued a statement on how it plans to respond to the CDF's assessment: "The conference plans to move slowly, not rushing to judgment. We will engage in dialogue where possible and be open to the movement of the Holy Spirit." How radical!
And, do you love fiction such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or The Chronicles of Narnia? Check out this survey to find out which fantasy world Catholics would be most eager to explore.


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Hostel Montestella is a backpacker's hostel with all the comfort of a hotel, at only the most economic rates - situated in the historic centre of Rome, just 5 minutes walk from the train station Termini.
- Wi-Fi * 2 For 1 Hour
- No Curfew
- No Lockout
- Pub Access
- Bar ( across the street)
- Laundry*
- All non-smoking bedrooms
- Free hot showers
- Towels available for small fee
- Free city maps
- Free tourist information for all important places to visit.
- Luggage storage*
- Great walking tours
- Safe paid car parking nearby
- Supermarket around the corner, open from 08.00 am. until 20:30 pm
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-For private double room under 65,00 , private triple room under 80,00 and multiple private ensuite room under 25.00 per person , breakfast is NOT included.( breakfast is 3.00 per person per day)
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- We are unable to send or fax letters of any kind for visa document applications to embassies and/or consulates.
- We have age limit: persons over the age of 45 and under the age of 18 are not permitted to stay in dormitory rooms. Are permitted to stay in private rooms single , double , triple etc.
- Cancellations or alterations are only accepted via email or fax. Phone cancellations/alterations are not accepted.
- starting from the 1st of January 2011 Rome City Council will ask for a overnight accommodation tax on tourist service in the city.
This fee, 2 euros per night (10 nights maximum) per person (with the exception of children up to 10 years and in Rome residents), will be asked to anyone staying in every overnight accommodation inside Romes boundaries.
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New procedure offered to treat varicose veins
On March 17, 2016, The Vein Center of Virginia, operated by Sentara Medical Group, became the first civilian medical center in southeast Virginia to use the VenaSeal closure system to treat varicose veins - venous reflux disease - a condition affecting more than 30 million Americans.
The VenaSeal system is a new, minimally invasive procedure proven to treat venous reflux disease. The disease occurs when valves in the veins of the lower leg no longer function properly. Blood refluxes (flows backward), resulting in varicose veins and other symptoms.
"We are dedicated to improving our patients' health with the least-invasive and the most-effective treatments," says Rasesh M. Shah, M.D., FACS, who serves as clinical chief for the Sentara Medical Group division of vascular surgery and medical director of the Sentara Healthcare vascular service line. "VenaSeal is the only procedure that uses medical adhesive to close a diseased leg vein. It eliminates the possibility of nerve injuries that can occur during other vein-closing procedures, and it lessens the risk of resulting pain."
VenaSeal procedures are performed in outpatient settings. After numbing the affected area, a clinician uses ultrasound to guide a catheter, a small tube, to the improperly functioning vein site. The catheter delivers an adhesive into the vein. Within minutes, the adhesive closes the vein.
Patients experience only a needle stick with the numbing agent and slight tugging as the clinician positions the catheter. Many are able to immediately return to normal activity with little or no bruising.
Venous reflux disease patients have previously relied on thermal energy procedures to close diseased veins. However, many experienced pain during and after the procedure because of the numerous and often-bruising numbing shots that can be required to combat the intense heat used to complete the procedure.
Scott Crumley, a 53-year-old Virginia Beach resident, was the first southeast Virginia civilian patient to benefit from the less-invasive and less-painful option of VenaSeal.
"The new procedure was the best choice for me," he says. "I've suffered with varicose veins and pain caused by venous reflux disease. My procedure was scheduled at 1:30 p.m., and I was out the door by 2:15 p.m. I was at work at 2:30 p.m. I didn't miss a beat."
Three clinical studies have shown VenaSeal to be effective. Closure rates in the first human trial were 92 percent 12 and 24 months later. A European Sapheon Closure System Observational Prospective study published in The Journal of Vascular Surgery notes a vein closure rate of 92.9 percent and improvement in quality of life scores 12 months after VenaSeal procedures. A VeClose pivotal study found the vein closure rates to be 97.2 percent.
"Closing the diseased veins helps to re-route the blood through nearby veins, improving circulation and relieving most symptoms," Dr. Shah explains. "Patients can benefit greatly immediately and for years to come."


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A Super Fantabulous Product Giveaway
I have the most fantastic little machine to share with you all today! It's called a Silhouette... and it's just amazing (and pretty, no?)
A few weeks ago, the good people at Silhouette shipped me one of their fancy little machines to see if I liked it...well, after I saw everything this little beauty could do, I was so excited I just had to try it for myself. And I LOVE it!!
"What does it do?" you ask.
The Silhouette is essentially a digital cutter...but get this, rather than using cartridges, this little machine hooks up to your computer!! Because of this innovative approach, it allows you to create all sorts of shapes and letters...basically anything your heart desires...and it will cut them out for you.
It comes with a library of shapes at no charge. AND (and this is one of my favorite things) it can cut out words in ANY FONT that you have on your computer!
Check out all the great things you can do with these cutouts...
You can create cut outs for scrapbooking.
You can create cards or other paper goods.
You can create fabric transfers.
And of course, you can create vinyl lettering.
Do you remember a few weeks back when I was swooning over vinyl lettering on mirrors?(Can you see it coming?) Well...I used my Silhouette to create a vinyl-lettered-mirror of my own!!
I just cut out the phrase I wanted,
Got myself a mirror,
And followed the easy-to-follow instructions to adhere it to my mirror.
L.O.V.E. (Now I have to frame and hang the mirror, but you get the idea!)
There are many more projects I've been working on, and I'm so excited about them, that I'll share more throughout the week!
But here's the good news for you...
Silhouette wants to give one reader of the Shabby Nest
- Silhouette machine
- Software for Windows XP/Vista
- Power cable, USB cable
- 2 Cutting mats (one for thick media, one for thin media)
- One cutting blade
- $10 gift card to the Silhouette Online Store
2. Go over to Silhouette's site and check things out. Then, come back and leave a comment to tell me how you'd use the Silhouette if you had one.
3. Blog about it with a link back to this post, then come back and leave a second comment with the link.
4. Mention it on Twitter or Facebook (with a link to this post) and leave another comment letting me know...make sure to leave an additional comment for each thing that you do.
The winner will be announced on August 31st.
And finally, you can purchase your own Silhouette with one of these great deals....just use the code SHABBYNEST as your discount code...
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Just think of how much you'll save on gift giving this year!
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Around the World in 80 Images
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In 1873, French author Jules Verne astounded readers with his tale of adventurer Phileas Fogg by travelling Around the World in 80 Days. Today European environmental satellite Envisat routinely makes the same trip every 100 minutes. "Around the World in 80 Images", brings together these two journeys separated by 13 decades of time.
The CD-ROM
Designed for the general public, the CD-ROM interweaves the route and descriptions of Fogg's journey with some of the spectacular satellite images provided by Envisat.
As well as tracing this fictional odyssey, the CD-ROM also lets users choose their own routes across the globe to see places Fogg never made it to, including the Canadian Arctic, the coast of West Africa and the Amazonian rainforest, as seen from orbit by the ESA satellite. Alternatively images can be viewed by country, together with detailed information on the full range of Envisat's unique observation capabilities.


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Who Is ICT Innovation For? Challenges to Existing Theories of Innovation, a Kenyan Case Study
Eleanor Marchant, a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication, introduces her new report which challenges existing Western theories of innovation using Kenya as a case study. This report is part of CGCS's ICTs, Statebuilding, & Preacebuilding in Eastern Africa Project. For the full report, please click here.


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The Lamar County Trojans pillaged the Taylor Co. Vikings at Trojan Field Friday night 40-14.
Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Walter Geiger.
Photo slideshow inside.
Trojan fullback Juan Tucker (5) bursts through a hole opened by his offensive line during Friday's big win over Taylor County. (Photos: Walter Geiger)
Trojans spank Vikings 40-14
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2012 Los Angeles Auto Show Coverage
Green Theme Dominates the West's Biggest Show
The Ener-G-Force concept, which began life as a sketch entered in the Los Angeles Design Challenge 2012's "Highway Patrol Vehicle 2025" competition, looks like a life-size toy with its comically large wheels and tires and low roofline. As we previously reported, the concept sports an electric drivetrain fed by a "hydro-tech convertor" system. That futuristic setup separates the hydrogen from water stored in tanks on the roof, and converts it into electricity for the four individual in-wheel motors. The hydrogen fuel can be stored in the vehicle's modular side skirts, which can be swapped for battery packs. Mercedes says the Ener-G-Force concept's hydrogen system nets a 500-mile range. Because it's intended to be a successor to the venerable G-Wagen, the Ener-G-Force concept also boasts (hypothetical) off-road capability. A roof-mounted topographical scanner called "Terra-Scan" maps the terrain and automatically adjusts the vehicle's damping and spring rates for optimal performance.


text: Remarkable art from Korean Young-Deok Seo, who works in many different types of chain, but always, it seems, with the human form as subject. The roller-chain piece shown here is but one of many beautiful examples, none of which have apparent titles, in the artist's online portfolio. [via Boing Boing]


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Yes, Big Daddy's costume was indeed inspired by Miami Vice.
Vanity Fair recently published an extremely interesting article about Django Unchained costume designer Sharen Davis. The article includes a slideshow full of Django Unchained costume sketches and inspirations. I highly recommend checking it out.
I'd also like to note that I've added a new Behind the Scenes section to the website. This is where I'll be posting behind the scenes and other production-related pictures from Django Unchained. I included the rest of Sharen Davis' sketches on this page.


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|Lesley Crawford's Lazy Susan Coloured Pencil Holder
courtesy of David Crawford, Janie Gildown and Barbara Newton
all photos copyright Lesley Crawford
How many times do we see great ideas for helping us sort out our studio in books? But do we all put them into practice?
Like many coloured pencil artists, Lesley likes to have all her art materials and storage sorted while working in her studio. She used to have problems with tins and boxes of coloured pencils all over her desk. They took up too much space. Plus she also didn't like the way she had to shuffle through pencils bunched together in jars, especially when the shorties fell to the bottom!
Then she saw the Lazy Susan Pencil Holder - as pictured in the Colored Pencil Solution Book by Janie Gildow and Barbara Benedetti Newton. She asked her husband David if he could work out how to make the pencil holder from the picture!
This is her explanation of how it came about once David had studied the picture and worked out how to make it. Thanks to Lesley and David for both the story and the pictures - and thanks to both Janie and Barbara for the inspiration!
Instructions for Making a Lazy Susan Pencil Holder
The starting Point - a wooden Lazy Susan
- Lazy Susan (a circle of wood on a small circle of wood joined by ballbearings so that it spins round - available from kitchen shops). The one we bought is 14 inches in diameter - see right.
- Timber 35mm x 14mm - from DIY stores, very cheap. Usually comes in lengths of around 2 metres.
- Small hinges and screws
Instructions for how to make a Lazy Susan Pencil Holder
- Saw
- Drill and bit
- Screwdriver
Cut the timber into 165mm lengths. (Please note that this is what fitted my lazy susan. If yours is a different size you need to adjust this measurement)
Choose a drill bit that is slightly larger than the diameter of your pencils. Put a piece of tape around the bit 30mm from the tip - this will prevent you drilling through the bottom of the wood, and will make all the holes consistently deep. Drill one hole and check that a pencil will fit, if it is tight then use a slightly larger bit. Drill a line of holes along the narrow side of the wood, with a slight space beween each one - I got 14 holes per strip.
Join two pieces together with a hinge as shown
Make as many units of two pieces of wood as you need.
Sort your pencils out as you want them to be arranged, and write the names on the wood with indelible ink - ballpoint pen fades over time.
|Paired strip joined by hinge - open to show the names of the pencils
|Paired strip folded and sitting on top of the Lazy Susan
- and the Pencil Holder has started (repeat as required)
This then held all my original set of Derwent pencils. However as my collection increased, it got a bit crowded, so I cut a piece of plywood into a circle of 18 inches in diameter, and screwed four small blocks on it so that it would sit tightly on top of the original lazy susan.
I now have 11 units of paired strips, holding a total of 308 pencils - all in a footprint of 18 square inches. I have my complete sets of Derwent Artists, Faber Castell Polychromos and Prismacolor Verithins, plus a few odds and ends from other sets.
In the centre is a tub which holds tools, erasers, blenders etc.
You can keep the whole thing on the desk, or lift off as a unit off to use separately. The pencils are always in the same order so you soon get to know where they are, and it is easy to put your hand on exactly the one you need.


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(CNSNews.com) – Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker said the federal government needs to "reign in" the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because they have "run amok," in remarks at a Jobs Summit hosted by the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.
"[W]e need to reign in, particularly two key areas, the National Labor Relations Board and the EPA so that our employers have certainty as to know exactly what's going to happen in the future in those two critical areas," Walker said during a press conference at the event.
"Because we can do all the good in the world at the state level, but if you have federal agencies run amok like that, that stand in the way of economic growth and prosperity, we're never going to be able to deal with this challenge," he said.
"I think we can, I believe we can, but we've got to have a government that's willing to do it for us in Washington as well," said the governor.
Walker attended the 2012 Jobs Summit held by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) to sit on a "Governors Roundtable" and discuss what states are doing to foster innovation and economic growth.
"It's pretty simple, we need more growth and more frugality," Walker said following the roundtable discussion.
The Wisconsin governor mentioned his recent recall election victory (on June 5) over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. "A couple of the other folks who covered Wisconsin know I've talked about this for some time, having just come off of -- guys I'm the first governor ever elected twice in the same term, so it's kind of nice to hold that distinction," he said.
"More votes this time," said U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donhue.
"Yeah, more votes this time," Walker said. Walker defeated his challenger 53 to 46 percent, roughly one year after implementing reforms to trim the state budget in Wisconsin and curb the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions.
"But we had -- at obviously a smaller level -- but it was very parallel to what we face in Washington," Walker said. "We came in last year, we had a $3.6 billion budget deficit -- one of the biggest ever -- and we had just come off of three years of losing more than 100,000 jobs and having an unemployment rate at the peak that was over 9 percent."
"We knew we had both an economic and a fiscal crisis we had to tackle, and so we took swift stern action and it paid off," said Walker. "It paid off with results. We've now seen, instead of job loss, we've seen job growth. We've seen the lowest unemployment rate since 2008 and we see budgets that are balanced now at the state, at the local level. In fact, we have a budget surplus, and for two consecutive years we've set money aside to put in our rainy day fund."
"We do it at the state level, there's no reason why it can't be done here [at the federal level]," Walker said. "But it's got to be the two together. It can't just be frugality, there's got to be growth."
Walker than compared the current state of the economy to the circumstances during the 1980 presidential campaign. "It was 30 years ago that we were facing the same, in fact in 1980 -- some of you will kick me for saying this -- but in 1980 when President [Ronald] Reagan was elected, two days before I turned 13 and yet I still can remember it wasn't just a referendum on President [Jimmy] Carter's failed policies and the fact that life wasn't better four years later."
"It was fundamentally about a clear vision that President Reagan had, or candidate Reagan had at that time, about limited government, lower taxes, strong national defense and he carried that out," said Walker.
Walker said Reagan's economic recovery act led to the "largest peace-time economic growth in American history."
"So, I think from a national standpoint, not only do we need the stability of having some frugality in government, we need to have a pro-growth agenda that's going to lower the tax rate, put more money back in the hands of American consumers," said Walker. "We need certainty in terms of a repeal or change of the Affordable Care Act so that businesses, particularly small businesses, know what's going to happen in the future when it comes to health care."
Other speakers at the 2012 Jobs Summit at the USCC included Govs. Jack Markell (D-Del.), Dave Heineman (R-Neb.), and Gary Herbert (R-Utah), who focused on ways to tackle economic and fiscal issues at the state level.


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Ever since a few WoW patches ago, many of us Mac users have been, honestly, suffering with much lower framerates than we should be seeing, given the hardware we're on. Fortunately, it looks like the just-released 10.5.2 system update will give a lot of help in that department, along with many other system fixes. Tipster Jason went from 27.5 FPS to between 45 and 60 FPS on his iMac after installing 10.5.2 and the Leopard Graphics Update (which also just came out today and requires 10.5.2), and our own Adam Holisky went from 30 to 50 FPS on his own first-gen Intel iMac. I didn't have the presence of mind to test my WoW before updating, but it's certainly running silky smooth now on my MacBook Pro. Go now, good Leopard-using readers, and run your Software Updates (always a good idea to back up before major updates, though). Those of you who have updated, are you seeing performance benefits?
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The Biomass Energy Centre resources have a new home
Previously hosted on the Biomass Energy Centre (BEC) website, the resources available on these pages offer the most authoritative information on biomass energy. From advice on equipment to regulatory information, these comprehensive resources have been revamped and are free to our users.
N.B. You may have been redirected here when trying to follow a cached or bookmarked link to a page in the old website. Most of the core contents from the old site should still be available, however the site structure has been reorganized a little so it may be in a different place. Some information that is time sensitive, or relates to bioenergy topics not relevant to forestry (such as AD, for which go to the ) has not been retained.
General background information about what biomass is and why you might want to use it.
Information about types of woodfuel, where it comes from andhow it can be produced. There is information about forestry as a source of woodfuel and also energy crops.
Information about the different types of equipment available to make use of the various forms of woodfuel, some of their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.
International standards and specifications for solid biofuels and equipmenthelp ensure efficient, safe,trouble free operation, regulations to ensure equipments is installed safely and pollution is avoided. Also information on sustainability and emissions.
This section contains the facts and figures pages, the publications and downloads, links and the glossary.
This (external link) leads to Google Map based database of suppliers of different forms of woodfuel within the UK. Suppliers can be filtered on the basis of fuel type (e.g. firewood logs, woodchips, pellets, etc.), and also by accreditation (such as Woodsure). However this is simply an online database as a service both to UK woodfuel users and suppliers and there is no assessment or endorsement by Forest Research or the Biomass Energy Centre.
If you are a UK woodfuel retail supplier the database if free to sign up for and there is a button on the NBSD website to allow you to enter your details