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Air Travel Model
STEM contains a model of Global Air Travel that covers 100% of commercial airports in the U.S. and about 80% of commercial airports world wide. The model was calibrated using data on individual tickets within the United States for all of 2007 from the U. S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA-BTS). Tickets give the origin and destination of full trips, rather than individual flights. The RITA-BTS ticket data (DB1BTicket from the Airline Origin and Destination Survey) are a sample of 10% of U.S. tickets from reporting carriers in that year. A complete description of the model is given in the following paper: [http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0004403 The Cost of Simplifying Air Travel When Modeling Disease Spread.
The paper describes how we used U.S. ticket data from 2007 to compare a simplified "pipe" model, in which individuals flow in and out of the air transport system based on the number of arrivals and departures from a given airport, to a fully saturated model where all routes are modeled individually. We also compared the pipe model to a "gravity" model where the probability of travel is scaled by physical distance; the gravity model did not differ significantly from the pipe model.
The pipe model roughly approximates actual air travel, but tends to overestimate the number of trips between small airports and underestimate travel between major east and west coast airports. For most routes, the maximum number of false (or missed) introductions of disease is small (< 1 per day) but for a few routes this rate is greatly underestimated by the pipe model.
We obtained data on individual tickets within the United States for all of 2007 from the U. S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA-BTS). Tickets give the origin and destination of full trips, rather than individual flights. The RITA-BTS ticket data (DB1BTicket from the Airline Origin and Destination Survey) are a sample of 10% of U.S. tickets from reporting carriers. Using this model we calculated the probability of a trip originating at any airport A, terminating at any other airport B, as
where TA,B is the number of trips from A to B, and TA is the total number of trips originating at A. This defines the saturated, point-to-point model.
In order to account for the possibility of flights on unseen routes, we assigned 0.1 trip per year on every possible route not seen in the RITA-BTS data. These non-existent trips account for 0.01% of the trips considered in this analysis.
The simplified model we used is a "pipe" model, in which individuals flow in and out of the air transport system based on the number of arrivals and departures from a given airport (i.e., there is no explicit modeling of individual routes). Under this model the probability of a trip from origin A terminating at B is the proportion of all trips at any location ending at B:
To determine whether differences between pA,B and p*A,B could best be explained by the distance between the two locations, we also tested a third "gravity" model of transport. Gravity models have proven useful in general (i.e., non-mode specific) models of transportation [5], and assume that the probability of an individual going from point A to point B is inversely proportional to some power of the distance between those locations. Under this model the probability that a trip from origin A terminates at B is:
We determined the appropriate β for this model by finding the value that maximized the likelihood of the data using a Newton type algorithm (as implemented in the nlm function in the R statistical language) [8]. Note that for a β of 0 this model reduces to the pipe model.
In infectious disease modeling we are interested in the rate of introductions from A to B, λA,B, and the overall rate of introductions into a given area, θB. Differences in these can be characterized in terms of their ratio, or their absolute difference. The latter is of more interest for the infectious disease modeler, because it can be used to quantify the expected rate of false introductions (or missed introductions) over the course of the epidemic. Table 1 shows these relations. We do not calculate θB over the course of the epidemic as this quantity does not have a closed form solution.
All analysis was done using the R statistical package [7].
Comparing the three models
A detailed description of the analysis of all three models may be found online in the paper: [http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0004403 The Cost of Simplifying Air Travel When Modeling Disease Spread.
Of interest to the infectious disease modeler is the frequency with which a disease will be introduced under the pipe model, and not introduced under the full model (and vice-versa). To quantify this, we looked at the difference in the rate of introductions from an origin to each particular destination under the two models under the assumption that everyone at the origin is infected with the disease. Using this metric, we found that in only 10% of routes will the rate of introductions be over- or underestimated by at least one person per day, and this over- or underestimation will tend to occur on the most traveled routes. In 2% of routes, the difference in rates is at least 10, and in 0.05% of cases is it at least 100. Only for four routes (JFK→LAX, LAX→JFK, JFK→SFO, SFO→JFK) is the difference at least 500. All of these routes are frequently traveled (≥ 600 passengers a day) cross country routes where the pipe transport model significantly underestimates the probability of the trip (and hence the number of introductions).
While the simplified pipe model of air travel provides a rough approximation of actual air travel, it has several shortcomings. Most of these can be traced back to the pipe model's overestimation of the number of small town to small town trips. The other simplified model considered, a gravity model which takes into account distance, has similar problems and offers little benefit for the increased complexity.
Underestimation of the number of disease introductions that would occur from travel between major western and eastern populations centers (e.g., Los Angeles and New York) may result in models that underestimate the speed with which the a disease will cross the country. Similarly, the overestimation of the number of locations from which people travel to less busy airports may lead to models where diseases will more rapidly reach locations that might remain protected for a longer period of time. However, for most routes, the size of these effects are relatively small, and the former problem may be correctable by a hybrid model, where frequently traveled routes are treated independently (amplified). Computationally a pipe model offers an enormous advantage as it captures disease transmission by air travel with a 2N edged graph, compared with the pipe model that requires 2N2 edges.
The point to point model of air travel also has important short comings. In addition to the computational cost of a 2N2 algorithm, a model based on point to point data fails to capture the real mixing that takes place between passengers in the air travel system. A passenger traveling between two major hubs may come in contact with a passenger traveling between two minor locations (possibly through a major hub). This interaction is captured by the pipe model (or a gravity model) but not by a point to point algorithm. Because of it's ability computational efficiency, natural mixing characteristics, and good approximation of the point to point probabilities, we chose to implement the pipe model for air transportation within STEM. STEMs architecture also supports the creation of alternative air travel plugins.
Structure of the air transportation property files
As with other open data, the air transportation model plugin is built automatically by running the "ant" script. Instructions (for developers) for rebuilding this plugin may be found on the page STEM Eclipse Setup. Please see the subsection on STEM Eclipse Setup#Build the STEM Denominator Data. The ant script processes the human readable (and human editable) property files. For air travel these properties files are located in the following folder:


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Entries Sought For Little Miss 2013 Pageants
The 2013 St. Patrick's Junior Miss Pageant will be held Sunday, March 10, at the Emmetsburg High School Auditorium.
Again this year, the pageant will be divided into three categories: Little Miss Shamrock (ages 5-8), Little Lassie (ages 9-12), and Irish Miss (13 16). The contest is limited to eight entries in each age group.
Contestants entering the Little Miss Shamrock must be age 5 by March 10, 2013, no exceptions. One winner will be crowned in each age group.
Entry forms are available at St. Patrick's Headquarters, downtown Emmetsburg, or download the entry form at www.emmetsburgirishgifts.com.
Entries will only be accepted the week of Jan. 21 through 12 noon Jan. 26. Any early or late entries will be rejected. Phone call entries will not be accepted and St. will not be responsible for entries that are lost in the mail.
Eight contestants will be drawn from all entries submitted in each category. Should a drawing be needed, it will be held on Monday, Jan. 28, at St. Pat's Headquarters. Entrants whose names are drawn will be notified on Jan. 29.
Contestants will be judged in the following areas: pre-pageant interview, talent, overall presentation, and appearance.
Contestants that are chosen as queen will also be able to participate in all activities during the St. Patrick's Celebration and of course be a part of Emmetsburg's famous St. Patrick's Day parade. Those chosen as queen will also participate in parades during the summer and that are prearranged by the St. Pat's Association.
Previous year's Junior Pageant winners are not eligible to take part in the competition.
Stop at St. Pat's and pick up an entry form. St. Pat's hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. They are closed Sunday and Monday.

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Bridgeport police shoot man during foot chase
BRIDGEPORT -- State police say two Bridgeport officers were forced to shoot a man during a foot chase when he threatened them with a knife.
Troopers say the officers shot 35-year-old Michael Stinson multiple times Thursday night on Atlantic Street after trying to subdue him with non-lethal methods including stun guns and pepper spray. Officials say Stinson is in critical condition at Bridgeport Hospital.
State police say they're withholding the officers' names pending notification of their families.
Authorities say a University of Bridgeport security guard saw Stinson trying to break into an unmarked city police vehicle at about 9 p.m. and called police. Police say Bridgeport officers arrived and chased Stinson into an apartment building, where he lunged at the officers with a knife and was shot.
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How do I show that a linear function from a Hilbert space $H$ to itself is continuous if $H$ is finite dimensional?
Also, what would be an example of a linear function from a Hilbert space to itself which is not continuous?
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How do I show that a linear function from a Hilbert space $H$ to itself is continuous if $H$ is finite dimensional?
Also, what would be an example of a linear function from a Hilbert space to itself which is not continuous?
A little bit more general:
Let $\ T \,\colon X \to Y\:$ be a linear operator between two normed vector spaces, where $X$ should be finite dimensional. Then every linear map is continuous.
Proof: Define the "graph norm" induced by $T$.
$\lVert x\rVert_T :=\lVert x\rVert_X + \lVert Tx\rVert_Y $. This is a norm. Now use the fact, that on a finite dimensional vector space every two norms are equivalent. So there must be a constant $\lambda $ such that $\lVert x\rVert_T \le \lambda \lVert x\rVert_X $.
Clearly the following inequality holds: $$\lVert Tx\rVert_Y \le \lVert x\rVert_T. $$
Combine this two fact, it's obvious that $ T $ is bounded and therefore, as Yuan Qiaochu said, $T$ must be continuous.
Hopefully I considered all rules and conventions in this forum, since this is my first answer. If not, I'm very sorry.
The intuitive way (as suggested by GEdgar):
Since $X$ is finite dimensional, there is a finite basis $ u_1, \ldots , u_n$ for $X$. Using the Gram-Schmidt orthonormalisation process, you can use this basis to construct an orthonormal basis $ v_1,\ldots , v_n$ for $X$.
Now, if $x$ is any unit vector in $X$, $x$ can be written as $\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^n \lambda_i v_i $, for some $ \lambda_i \in \mathbb{R}$ satisfying $\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^{n} \vert \lambda_i \vert = 1$.
But then, \begin{align*} \| Tx \|&= \lVert\sum_{i=1}^{n} \lambda_i \ T v_i \rVert \\ &\leq \sum_{i=1}^{n} | \lambda_i | \ \| T v_i \| \\ &\leq \left( \sum_{i=1}^{n} \lambda_i \right) \cdot \max_{1 \leq i \leq n} \| T v_i \| \\ &= \max_{1 \leq i \leq n} \| T v_i \| < + \infty. \end{align*}
From this inequality we see that indeed T must be bounded (i.e. contiunuous) with $\displaystyle \| T \| \leq \max_{1 \leq i \leq n} \| T v_i \| $ (in fact we must have equality since the $ v_i $ are also admissible unit vectors!)
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Another way: Choose a basis, then your linear transformation is given by a matrix. Check that the formulas for the transformation in terms of the matrix are continuous.
Here's another similar solution:
Let $\beta = \{e_1, e_2, \dots, e_n \}$ be a basis for $X$. Then for all $x$ in $X$ we have : $$\|Tx\| = \| \sum_{k=1}^n{\alpha_k Te_k}\| \le \sum_{k=1}^n{\| \alpha_kTe_k\|}=\sum_{k=1}^n{\vert \alpha_k \vert \ \| Te_k\|} $$
Let $\displaystyle \max_{1 \leq k \leq n} \| T e_k \| = M.$ Then $\|Tx\| \le M \sum_{k=1}^n{\vert \alpha_k \vert}$.
But $\| x\|_1 = \sum_{k=1}^n{\vert \alpha_k \vert}$ is a norm as you may check. So $\|Tx\| \le M \|x\|_1$ and since all norms on a finite dimensional space are equivalent there exists $R >0$ such that $\|x\|_1 \le R\|x\|$ and thus $$\|Tx\| \le C \|x\|$$ where $C = M.R$ .


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The design of the first line is inspired by corsets from this period: diamond-paved ties intertwine around the main motif. The pendant is associated with the vintage inspired "Marie" chain.
The second line highlights the marquise diamond, whose almond shape echoes the motif of the first one.
Legend has it that this cut appeared in the 17th century when King Louis XIV ordered an elongated diamond, evoking the smile of the Marquise de Pompadour.


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Centre of the opening view is the Snowdon peak, with Nant Gwynant and the lake Llyn Gwynant to the left. Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales and England at 1,085 metres.
Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.


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I kind of love this event, we've been a few times in the past.
No one looks at us like WTF here. No one wonders what is WRONG with those kids and why do they act like that?
Because it's full of a hundred or more families EXACTLY LIKE US. Siblings who do without, or constantly make concessions because of the special person in their family. Parents who always look slightly weary and worn out.
The fishing is free and there are horse back rides as well as a petting zoo and lots of other fun, sensory friendly and kid friendly things to do, plus a great day by a beautiful lake hosted by a lovely family who allows us to do this on their land every year.
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The Cape Charles Library began in a private home in 1919 and in 1926 it was moved to the vacated First Presbyterian Church (500 Tazewell Avenue). This shingle, Victorian building was built in 1900.
The Northampton Memorial Library was dedicated in 1927 to the memory of local men who died in World War I and was the first memorial library in Virginia. A bronze tablet bearing their names is located at 500 Tazewell Avenue. In 2009, the name was changed to the Cape Charles Memorial Library.In October 2012, the Town purchased the former Bank of America building to expand the Cape Charles Memorial Library. In May 2013, the Library moved into its new location at 201 Mason Avenue.Funding raised by the Friends of the Cape Charles Memorial Library and a grant through the USDA Rural Development enabled the Town to purchase new furnishings, shelving and equipment for the Library.Also, the Cape Charles Computer Lab, which was purchased using funds from the Broadband Grant through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, is now located in the new Library building and is open for public use during the Library's regular business hours.
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Two Open Source Communities Battle It Out Over Trademarks
from the why-can't-trademarks-be-open-source deptTrademarks are a fickle beast. It seems that no matter what you do, no matter what you name your product or service, no matter how you color your shape your logo, someone comes along and claims that you are infringing their own trademark. Sometimes the trademarks are within the same industry, sometimes they seem to have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Yet, for some companies it doesn't matter. All that matters is that you are using something they think is too close.
Not long ago, an organization was formed to promote the creation and use of open source hardware, hardware that has an open spec and design that others can copy and modify. This organization, Open Source Hardware Association, upon creation, had the community vote on a logo to represent the initiative and brand any hardware meeting its qualifications. Unfortunately, another open source organization, the Open Source Initiative, feels that the logo chosen by the OSHWA community is much too close to its own. According to the complaint, OSHWA's logo looks too similar to OSI's logo. You can see the two below.
The main similarity that has OSI complaining is the keyhole shaped opening in the middle of the two logos. Because of this similarity, OSI feels that people might associate its organization with the products of OSHWA. OSI feels that it could be problematic as it doesn't want its brand diluted.
Perhaps it should be approaching this dispute differently. The OSHWA logo was chosen by the community. Which means that on some level, the open source community felt inspired by the work of the OSI and wanted to pay homage to it. Perhaps the OSI has recognized that fact as it is offering OSHWA a licensing offer. Unfortunately, OSHWA feels that even that license will not work.
OSI has indicated that they would grant a trademark license to OSHWA. This would give OSI the means to protect their trademark. However, accepting such a license would establish OSI as the owner of the crowdsourced 'gear' logo. It would make OSI responsible for deciding where and when the logo can be used, effectively giving OSI control of defining what can and cannot be labeled as open source hardware.Such a license would limit OSHWA's autonomy as an organization. Something that neither it nor its community want. So it is weighing other options as well. These include ignoring OSI's complaint or sourcing a new logo. Fortunately, it looks as if OSHWA and its community are leaning more toward the latter than the former.
But while it is busy dealing with this conflict, it cannot continue with its core mission of promoting the use of open source hardware. This dispute has even been scaring some people away from participating until it can be worked out.
Dave Vandenbout, who runs X Engineering Software Systems in North Carolina, was putting the gear mark on open-source boards, but is suspending that until the issue is sorted out. The gear logo told people that the board is open-source and they can build upon it if they wish.This is certainly not a good way to start an open source movement. If this dispute keeps up, it might undermine all the effort its founders and board have put in to building a brand. If it cannot build confidence in hardware makers now, it might not recover. Fortunately, it is doing all it can and keeping the community informed about new developments. Something that will really help it stay strong.
"If it is found that the Gear logo infringes OSI's trademark, then I suppose I could receive a cease-and-desist letter. That might be pretty disastrous for me if I had to actually scrap my inventory," Vandenbout said.
OSHWA has stated in an update to its blog post that it is going into renewed talks with OSI and hopes to come to a conclusion that will be agreeable to all parties. Hopefully, it will also keep both parties out of the court room. Yet, I find it a tad disappointing that two organizations whose main stated goal is promoting the use and building upon the work of others through open source are even having such a dispute at all. You would think that such a philosophy would transcend the nature of their core work to other areas such as trademark.
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Liverpool's players paid their respects to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy.
Manager Jurgen Klopp and his first-team squad visited the permanent memorial at Anfield on Monday, followed separately by members of the youth team and women's squad.
The city itself came to a standstill with a minute's silence held at 3.06pm, the time the 1989 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest was stopped.
Traffic going through the tunnels under the Mersey was stopped for one minute and the Mersey ferries marked the anniversary by sounding their horns, while families of the victims held a memorial service at Liverpool Cathedral.
Klopp's side wore black armbands in their 2-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday, prior to which a minute's silence was held.
"Parents losing children, children losing parents, brothers and sisters losing siblings, friends losing friends; we know this is part of life, but we do not associate it with going to a football match to support your team. Even now, that doesn't make sense," Klopp wrote in his programme notes for the game.
"Most of the players you watch today were not born when Hillsborough happened.
"As a club we have an obligation to ensure that we do everything we can to ensure they understand why it will always matter so much and why it is central to who we are, what we do and who we represent.
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The locker room at One Buc Place got a little quieter Tuesday.
Ahmad Black, one of the more boisterous players on the Tampa Bay Bucs roster was cut by the team Tuesday.
"You develop this relationship with the guys, but you always know it's a possibility," safety Dashon Goldson said about the former Lakeland High and University of Florida player. "This is what (is bad) about the game."
Black was a fifth-round pick in the 2011 draft. He injured his ankle during training camp and was put on the practice squad. In December of that year, he was activated and played in his first NFL game.
Black played primarily in the team's passing packages but has made two starts. In 24 games, Black has 49 tackles, five pass breakups and two interceptions, including 12 tackles this season.
When the 5-foot-9 safety came into work Tuesday, he was told coach Greg Schiano wanted to see him. That's when Schiano told him the news.
"I'm shocked," Black said. "I haven't been playing terrible. My mind is almost blanked. Never thought in a million years this would happen. It definitely caught me off guard."
If a team doesn't claim Black within 24 hours, he will become a free agent and will be able to sign with anyone.
Schiano said the move to cut Black as well as wide receiver Kevin Ogletree was because of performance.
"Like every move we make, we just thought it was best for the team at this time," Schiano said. "Mark and I discussed it at length. We have time here with the bye week to regroup a little bit; some personnel moves, some schematic moves, there will be a couple of things we try to work through."
Meanwhile, the locker room will be a little less lively without the former Gator.
"That one hurt," said running back Jeff Demps, who played with Black at Florida. He was like a brother to me. If I needed someone, I knew I could turn to him. That one hit deep. Hopefully, he'll get another shot."
Black hopes the same thing as he comes to grips with the fact he may have to leave the state of Florida for an extended time for the first time in his life.
"It's all going to pan out," Black said. "Everything happens for a reason."
In addition to cutting Black, the Bucs also released receiver Kevin Ogletree. Signed as a free agent, Ogletree had eight catches for 70 yards and one score in four games this year. Tampa Bay also placed tight end Nate Byham (knee, calf) on injured reserve and cut practice-squad player Dan Buckner.
With the cuts, the Bucs have re-signed receiver Tiquan Underwood and promoted receiver Chris Owusu from the practice squad.
"The opportunity to be back on 53-man roster is a blessing," Owusu said. "(Being cut) is something in the past. I'm not going to look back. I'm going to make the most of my opportunities now."
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Offensive lineman Gabe Carimi returned to practice Tuesday for the first time in a few weeks after being sidelined with an illness.
"It was not MRSA," Carimi said to laughs. "It was bacterial, mixed with mono."
Carimi said he was sleeping for 14 hours and lost 20 pounds but is getting better.
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"The Mentalist" is #1 in Viewer Lift
"The Big Bang Theory" is #1 in Adult 18-49 Lift
CBS programs led Week 6 in DVR playback as THE MENTALIST was #1 in absolute viewer lift and THE BIG BANG THEORY was #1 in adult 18-49 lift, according to Nielsen live plus 7-day ratings for the week of Oct. 24-Oct. 30.
THE MENTALIST increased its live plus same day viewership of 12.42m by +3.48 million viewers with live +7-day playback bringing its week six average to 15.90m.
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Among adults 18-49, THE BIG BANG THEORY was #1 (tie) with a lift of +1.6 rating points, raising its live plus same average from 4.6 to 6.2. TWO AND A HALF MEN ranked third for the week with a lift of +1.5 rating points, jumping from a 5.5 to a 7.0.
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Check showtimes to see when Amanpour is on CNN where you are. Or watch online.
By Samuel Burke, CNN
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen confirmed on Monday that the military alliance is expected to deploy Patriot missiles to Turkey's border as a preventive measure against spillover from Syria's civil war.
Rasmussen told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that he anticipates that foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday would make a decision the same day and expects them to "respond positively" to the Turkish requests.
Three locations along Turkey's southeast border with Syria have already been identified as possible locations for the Patriot missiles, which would come from the United States, Germany and the Netherlands, and would take just weeks to deploy according to Rasmussen.
U.S. officials tell CNN that they are increasingly concerned that Bashar al-Assad is preparing chemical weapons for use.
MORE: U.S. warns Syria off chemical weapons
President Barack Obama has repeatedly warned that the use or mass movement of Syrian chemical weapons would bring a swift and dramatic response.
Rasmussen hopes that the Patriot missiles might prevent chemical weapons from being used.
"I do hope that the fact that we will deploy Patriot Missiles in Turkey will serve as an effective deterrent so that any potential aggressor will have to think twice before even considering an attack on Turkey," Rasmussen said. He also made clear that the existence of stockpiles of chemical weapons in Syria is a matter of "great concern."
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan told Amanpour in September, "If the slightest suggestion of such an attempt should emerge, not only in Turkey, but the attitude of the entire globe is going to change forever. And that's my biggest concern."
NATO Allies are monitoring the chemical weapons closely.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying it would "not use these types of weapons, if they were available, under any circumstances against its own people."
But Rasmussen admitted that it is hard to know what the Syrians would actually do, given everything the regime has done during the 20-month civil war.
The Patriot Missiles bring along with them anti-aircraft capabilities, though Rasmussen maintained that they are not an aim at preparing a no-fly zone.
"I do believe that it will have a deescalating effect because the deterrent in itself will make it necessary for potential aggressors to think twice before they even think about attacking Turkey," Rasmussen told Amanpour. He added that NATO has no intention to intervene militarily, saying, "I do believe that the right way forward, when it comes to the conflict in Syria, is to find a political solution."
Syria has called the Patriot plan "provocative," and its allies Russia and Iran have protested what they regard as a first step toward implementing a no-fly zone or military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Turkey Monday for meetings including with Erdogan.
A U.S. State Department official traveling with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the U.S. is supporting Turkey's request for the missiles, and that the provision of a missile defense system should not be seen as a shadow effort to set up a no-fly zone or a safe haven for Syrian rebels along the Turkish border.
another provacative step towards WW 111 by the western war criminals
again the chemical weapons propaganda of lies being spread by the US
You are a small minded, ill read infant that stumbled on to a site for adults. Leave and go back to South Park.
It seems like you are the child, calling other people names. Maybe you should refrain from posting on this site.
Towel head gibberish.
So what is the alternative??? I'd love to hear your plan.
I like how Putin is in Turkey, when he received the news, lol..
Turkey? wasn't Thanksgiving 2 weeks ago?
If you come across a pubic hair, please return it to its rightful owner.
Derpity, this post you sent is nothing but a reflection of your mental age.
UN should wade into this Syrian Crisis before it's late.
Well, here we go AGAIN. Becoming an ally with, and BACKING Muslim Brotherhood members in their attempt to overthrow the LEGAL government of ANOTHER Mid-East country. That government has EVERY right to STOP the violent overthrow of their government. Mubbarek, Libya, now Syria. How many countries are going to be betrayed by the US, beofre someone takes it personal? 9/11 taught THIS government NOTHING, (OBVIOUSLY) about interfering with Mid-East business. I also wonder what OUR own government would do to citizens of the US who didn't like/want their own government. Remember Kent State?
The governments of Egypt, Libya and Syria are LEGITIMATE? How do you come to that conclusion? They are brutal and oppressive. We in the U.S. overthrew OUR government (King George III) over far lesser abuses than these. However, you may be correct that we shouldn't get involved in these nations' problems. But if we choose to stay out, it will NOT be because these are legitimate governments, but because it's not in our best interest to interfere.
"Remember Kent State?"
I do. Do you?
Comparing the overthrow of a government to a student protest which left 4 dead is incredibly thick-headed of you.
The governments that are taking over are far worse than the current ones. The muslim brotherhood is bad news for these countries and the rest of the world. Look at what is already happening in Egypt. These are not Syrians that are fighting assad. This is the muslim brotherhood from other countries. It would be different if it were Syrians wanting a better life. That's just not the case.
If Iran supports Assad how can the Muslim Brotherhood be behind the protests in Syria?
Iran is the great promotor of the MB in the Middle East.
It is time to attack. All this messing around with small counter measures is useless. We need to go in by land, sea, and air, guns blazing and get control of the situation then hang around long enough to make sure things are peaceful.
You first, tough guy.
If you aren't in the military, then you need to STFU.
I am in the military. Perhaps you should STFU scrub.
You play too many XBOX war games. The world isn't a video game.
I think you should STFU especially if you are in the military. If you post something that ignorant, you shouldn't be in the military representing America. Syria is on the other side of the F&^$in world, how would that fix problems in OUR country? You are saying it's ok to blow our tax money on unnecessary war and the breeding of additional terrorists in that region?
I don't trust Turkey anymore....I would not give them advanced missiles.....too many Islamist s in the military
No missles for Turkey. Let muslims kill among themselves. The more Muslims around the world the better chance of terrorism. Let them die.
dude ill fu**k your sister man.
I don't believe the missiles are simply precautionary or symbolic. I believe there is a planned intervention in the works, and the Patriots and anti-missile missile, are positioned to thwart Syrian retaliation
You BELIEVE? I call what your doing disinformation
I can make Romney noodles Obama self!!
Peace is what we need, our leaders should work towards a peaceful world.
I think it is great they are killing each other. That's all they know. Say out of it and let nature takes it course. Less we have to deal with in the future.
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This comment box is a scam! Comment only suitable for their publication are shown.....this is a shame Amanpour.
NATO, UN ,US has failed to put an end to the war in Syria and this is in its 21st month. Assad lives on but Gadaffi was taken out in no time......shame.


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Regulators are questioning how interest rates are set across the globe—not just LIBOR and EURIBOR, but also various in-country rates such as TIBOR (Tokyo), STIBOR (Stockholm), SIBOR (Singapore) and HIBOR (Hong Kong).
The revelation that the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was rigged, and has been for some time, has led to questions in other countries about their own benchmarks. As investigations proceed, September talks are planned on whether to scrap LIBOR altogether for a standard that is less prone to manipulation.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that from Sweden to South Korea, regulators are investigating key benchmark interest rates to determine whether the banks contributing their borrowing costs also played with the numbers.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is taking action as well, to try to restore faith in EURIBOR, the euro benchmark, according to unnamed sources in a Reuters report. A total of 43 banks are involved in setting EURIBOR.
Interbank rates in individual countries can be easier to manipulate, since fewer banks are involved in setting the benchmark. "Collusion typically occurs in markets with just a few players," said Rosa Abrantes-Metz in the report. Abrantes-Metz, an economist with the consulting firm Global Economics Group and an associate professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, added, "All else being equal, the smaller the group, the easier it is to collude."
STIBOR is set by only five banks after the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) removed itself from the panel on April 30. According to the biannual Financial Stability Report by the Swedish central bank, Riksbank, published June 1, "Many market participants state in the Riksbank's latest risk survey that there are problems with the STIBOR."
The report added, "This refers to incentives for the banks to set the STIBOR at fair levels, the opinion that too few banks determine the STIBOR and the insufficient transparency of the STIBOR and its framework."
Norway's NIBOR is set by six banks; Denmark's CIBOR (Copenhagen) is set by eight. The Japanese Bankers Association sets TIBOR from 16 banks for yen and 15 for euroyen. In South Korea, which is already probing how its three-month CD rate is set, 10 brokerages send quotes twice a day to the Korea Financial Investment Association. HIBOR is set based on 20 submissions daily.
At least 34 traders are also under investigation in the main LIBOR scandal. Michael Zrihen at Credit Agricole, Didier Sander at HSBC and Christian Bittar at Deutsche Bank, according to an unidentified source, are being investigated for their ties to ex-Barclays trader Philippe Moryoussef. Societe Generale is also under scrutiny.
Bittar left Deutsche Bank last year and is now at Bluecrest Capital Management, Europe's third-biggest hedge fund with $30 billion under management. Other banks involved in the probes include Lloyds Banking Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS, Citigroup, Barclays and JPMorgan Chase & Co. "Many of the ingredients which made it pretty easy to manipulate LIBOR and collude are common in other benchmarks," Abrantes-Metz was quoted saying. She added, "Regulatory agencies are starting to take a look at those and there is a growing sense they need to change."
Reuters reported that a meeting scheduled for September of central bankers and regulators will discuss whether LIBOR has been damaged beyond repair and perhaps needs to be replaced with another benchmark.
In a letter to other central bankers, Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mervyn King said that it was "very clear that radical reforms of the LIBOR system are needed." King himself has come under criticism, as has Deputy Governor Paul Tucker, for a lack of action when earlier allegations of rate fixing surfaced.
Tucker has also testified to Parliament about a phone conversation he had with former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond about Barclays' borrowing rates, which was interpreted by then-Chief Operating Officer Jerry del Missier as approval by the BoE to change its rate submissions. Tucker's and Diamond's interpretation of the call differed substantially.
According to a central bank source, King put the LIBOR issue on the agenda for the Sept. 9 meeting in Basel, Switzerland, of the Economic Consultative Committee of global central bankers. The following week, discussions will continue at the Financial Stability Board's steering committee meeting. That meeting also includes financial regulators and is chaired by global financial regulator Mark Carney, who is also governor of the Bank of Canada.
On Wednesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Carney posed the possibility that another standard will need to be devised as a means of restoring faith.
In the report, Carney said, "There are different alternatives if LIBOR cannot be fixed. If it's structurally flawed and can't be fixed—which is a possibility—there may need to be different types of approaches, and we need to think that through."
He added, "There is an attraction to moving to obviously more market-based rates if possible." It is crucial, he said, that markets have "absolute confidence" in the rate used for $550 trillion of interest rate derivatives contracts and that influences the cost of a range of financial products from credit cards to mortgages.
Bernanke mentioned Treasury bill rates as a possibility for a new benchmark, although he said the Fed did not as yet support a specific replacement. He also mentioned repo rates and Overnight Index Swap rates, which Carney also floated as possibilities.


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A residential area which extends from Dionisiou Aeropagitou Str. up to the foot of Filopappou Hill. Its neoclassic houses as well as more modern houses (after war constructions) give to the area unique beauty and make it one of the most beautiful districts in Athens. Mitsaeon, Parthenonos, Webster, Kavalloti, Kallisperi, R. Gkali, Mouson and other streets have typical for the area features.
Acropolis Research Center (2-4 Makrigianni Str.). This impressive building, which combines in its exterior elements of Byzantine stone construction and neoclassic decorations, was constructed in 1834 by the German architect W. von Weiller. Initially, it was a military hospital and afterwards it became police squads' center. Since 1987 it has been housing the "Acropolis Research Center". The New Acropolis Museum is constructed next to it.
It is the extension of Makrigianni area and has unique charm especially in the part adjacent to Filopappos Hill (Panaetoliou and Arakynthou Streets).
A scenic neighborhood of unique style of the 50's. There are enough examples of folk urban architecture houses, with one or two storey buildings, still preserved here.
Dora Stratou Theater. It is located on the west side of the hill (ancient Kili). Here you can watch Greek folk dance performances from Dora Stratou dance group. Dora Stratou was a woman who dedicated her life to studying and preserving Greek folklore culture. The dance group has participated in many festivals around the world and is of national and international recognition. The dancers wear traditional Greek costumes from different areas of Greece and sing songs from all periods of Greek history.
Website: www.grdance.org
Merkouri Square. Scenic square with small coffee houses and traditional taverns.
The stone houses. Around Aginoros and Troon Streets develops a small and beautiful neighborhood with stone houses (post war period), which look like mountain houses in the center of Athens!
It was named after a neighboring ancient temple . It is a traditional district with many neoclassic houses and public mansions, which gives it unique charm. From the homonym square (in Apostolos Pavlos Square), which is full of coffee houses, you have an amazing view of Acropolis and Ancient Agora's area.
Heraklidon Street. It is the central pedestrian street of the area, with impressive neoclassic buildings. In this street, as in its parallel Akamados Street, there are many coffee houses and bars that stay open all day. In Eptachalkou Str. you can also find many traditional taverns with Mediterranean food.
D. Aeginitou Str. It connects Apostolos Pavlos Str. with the National Observatory. From there you can have unique view of Acropolis, Lycabetus Hill, Ancient Agora and other parts of Athens.
National Observatory. It is the oldest research institution in Greece and the Balkans, as it was built in 1842. The Observatory's building, on top of Nympheon Hill (it took its name from the homonym sanctuary which was there) and opposite Acropolis and Ancient Agora, was designed by Th. Hansen and is a neoclassic building of rare beauty. It has cross-in-square style and is positioned towards the four points of the horizon.
Aghia Marina Square. A scenic and quiet square, in the center of which dominates the homonym church (19th century). In its SW corner is the initial church, carved in rock, with prominent, later dome and remarkable frescos of the 13th century.
Theseion Park. It is the SW part of Ancient Agora's archeological site. Trees were planted there in 1862 and in 1931 the Municipality added beautifying plants. For many years it was the gathering spot of Athenians for Easter celebrations.
Hat-Factory (66 Herakleidon Str.). A remarkable industrial building made of stone and covered with tiled roof. It was a hat-factory for many years and nowadays it is a preserved monument. Nowadays, it operates as a venue for many activities ("Melina Merkouri" Cultural Center).
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Cyprus enjoys year-round sunshine, which means your days will likely be spent outdoors on pristine beaches or up lush mountains. Diving enthusiasts should head to the south of Cyprus to check out the Larnaca's many dive sites. Depending on where you go, you'll find the wreck of a WWII-era gunboat, an artificial reef, or a sea cave – all of which are home to abundant marine life.
Cyprus is known as the birthplace of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, and there are plenty of historical sites dating back to the New Stone Age. Relive history by visiting the island's many UNESCO-listed sites, Neolithic settlements, Greek temples, and Byzantine churches. For a bit of history mixed with romance, the 16th-century Limassol Castle and Aphrodite's Rock are must-sees in Cyprus.
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Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa, in the east of Cyprus, is famous for its beaches and its nightclubs. Since the 1990s, it's been one of the Mediterranean's immensely popular party destinations, attracting crowds of young clubbers from across the continent every year. The area's rocky coastline is dotted with sandy shores in little coves, offering a choice of great places to swim and sunbathe. The top picks include Nissi Beach, Makronissos Beach and Konnos Beach.
The town is mostly about hedonistic pleasures, particularly during the summer, but that's not all there is to Ayia Napa. There are also some striking historical and natural sights to see, like the Cape Greco National Forest Park, the Blue Lagoon and the Monastery of Ayia Napa. If you're travelling as a family, look out for the great water parks and amusement parks.Read more
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==DVD rental==
==DVD rental==
It seems everyones favorite is the unmarked basement shop on Issahakian Street, between the Cascades and Baghramian. Amazing selection, 400 dram a night, no deposit. The covers are usually in Russian however, even though the movies have Russian and English soundtracks usually.
It seems everyones favorite is the unmarked basement shop on Issahakian Street, between the Cascades and Baghramian. Amazing selection, 400 dram a night, no deposit. The covers are usually in Russian however, even though the movies have Russian and English soundtracks usually.
Nairi Cinema
Nairi Cinema
Entertainment center. Nice place to be in Yerevan.
Entertainment center. Nice place to be in Yerevan.
Revision as of 18:27, 26 March 2008
Living in Armenia? Here are some things that may come in handy to know. Mostly services/contacts which you might want to know about.
International Phone Calls
Aurora.am calling cards, which were available everywhere and had affordable rates, are not usable anymore. Starting from April 1, 2006 Armentel provides VOIP services. To use the service it is necessary to get VOIP cards. Prices are reasonable.
Medical Centres
Nairi Medical Center
- address: Yerevan, Paronyan St. 21
- phone: 53.75.00 reception room
- http://www.nairimed.am
Shengavit Medical Center
- address: Yerevan, Manandyan St. 9
- Phone: 44.05.30 reception room
- http://www.spyur.am/mcshen.htm
Dentistry is very cheap compared to the west. If you find a good dentist, you can have work done in Armenia for a fraction of the cost. Finding one with a nice, clean office and good reputation is the key though.
- Levon near Garegin Njhdeh Metro.
- 44-??-??
- Nice clean and modern office. Inexpensive.
Cable TV
To get wireless cable tv, there is only one option really. www.supersystem.am The box costs $200 and monthly service is $20/month. The range of channels is pretty good in English - with multiple news, sports, educational, cartoon, music channels. Movies and comedy are quite weak however. Your only other option is sattelite.
DVD rental
It seems everyones favorite is the unmarked basement shop on Issahakian Street, between the Cascades and Baghramian. Amazing selection, 400 dram a night, no deposit. The covers are usually in Russian however, even though the movies have Russian and English soundtracks usually.
Square One has free(?) wireless Internet. Congress Hotel cafeteria has free wireless Internet. Yerevan Tourist Center on Nalbandyan
Nairi Cinema Entertainment center. Nice place to be in Yerevan. On the way from Opera House to Matenadaran
- Address: Mashtotsi Ave. 50
- Phone: 56.61.80 booking office
- http://www.spyur.am/nairicinema.htm
Moscow Cinema The most famous cinema in Yerevan. Has modern Dolby Digital system halls. Moscow Entertainment center is situated on Aznaur Square, next to Golden Tulip Hotel.
- Address: Abovyan St. 18
- Phone: 52.12.40
- http://ww.spyur.am/moscow.htm
Beauty Salons,Spas and Massage Studios
LILA Spa and Beauty Salon
Modern and nice place
- Address: Pushkini St. 40
- Phone: 53.94.91
- http://www.lilaspa.com
RENOIR Salon-Boutique
Elite beauty salon. Perfumes boutique
- Address: Abovyan St. 23-4
- Phone: 58.07.37
- http://www.renoir.am
MELISSA Image Center
Excellent choice beauty center
- Address: Teryan St. 3a
- Phone: 53.47.53
- http://www.melissa.am
CERAGEM Massage Studio
- Address: Deghatan St. 15, 1st Floor
- Phone:54.79.75
- http://www.spyur.am/ceragem.htm
Sport Clubs and Pools
MASTER CLASS Tennis and Fitness Club
Good place near Hrazdan Stadium
- Address: Tsitsernakaberd Highway 7/1
- Phone: 56.56.65
- http://www.masterclass.am
HAYASA Marzatun
Fitness and bodybuilding club.
- Address: Pushkini St. 25
- Phone: 53.82.07
Swimming pool, fitness center and bodybuilding club.
- Address: Hr. Kochar St. 2a
- Phone: 26.92.92
Getting Packages
If you get a package, especially one insured for $300 or more, it is likely to be stopped by customs and they may try to extract a bribe from you. Two people have reported this - and the bribe was more than any possible legal tax might have been in one case. You really shouldn't have to pay any tax according to the 2005 laws I have read, summarized by the US Embassy below. Show them you know the law, that you have info from the US Embassy, and that you're not going to pay a bribe.
- Customs Tariffs
- Armenia has one of the world's most open tariff regimes. Armenia imposes import tariffs on goods classified pursuant to the international Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS). Tariffs are 0 or 10 percent in ad valorem terms and levied on C.I.F. values. The ten percent tariff is mainly levied on consumer goods and luxury items. There are no duties on temporary imports, or imports made on credits to the government or pursuant to other international assistance. Armenia has no export tax.
- Armenian and foreign citizens can import duty free articles valued up to $300, with some exceptions. Persons arriving in Armenia for permanent residence can import their personal belongings duty free. There is no limit on hard currency imports to Armenia.
- Customs authorities calculate and collect Value Added Tax (VAT) (20%) at the point of entry. In addition, there are excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco and oil.
- Customs Valuation
- Customs valuation provisions of the Armenian Customs Code are in full conformity with the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement, whereby Customs valuation of imported goods is based upon the transaction value of those goods. The only document required by the Armenian Customs Code to establish the transaction value of imported goods is a commercial invoice. Pursuant to the Customs Code, Armenian Customs can request specified additional documentation to confirm the transaction value only in certain, specified circumstances. If the transaction value of imported goods cannot be established, alternate methods of valuation are set out in the Customs Code according to the provisions of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement.
- Temporary Entry
- No customs tariffs are levied on goods imported temporarily under customs control and under an appropriate customs regime. Foreigners who temporarily enter Armenia can bring one vehicle with its trailer duty free on the condition that it must be taken with them when they leave. If the foreigner does not re-export the car, all proper duties must be paid.
- Export Documentation
- The Customs Department requires all exporters to present a valid contract, an origin certificate for certain cases, an export license for certain items and a certificate of conformity for all ferrous and non-ferrous metals. A certificate of origin is needed to export products to the countries of Commonwealth of Independent States. An export license is required for the following items: (a) pharmaceutical products and raw materials for pharmaceutical products; (b) textiles and clothing exported to EU countries; (c) objects of art considered part of the national heritage; and (d) rare plants and animals. A certificate of conformity, to be obtained from the Department for Standardization, Certification, and Metrology of Armenia (SARM), is required for the exports of metals because the government sets a list of minimum prices quarterly to prevent exports at an artificially low cost.


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REGINA — Female ski jumpers continue to fight an uphill battle in their quest to compete in the Winter Olympic Games.
In an attempt to advance their cause, two elite jumpers — Katie Willis of Calgary and 2009 world champion Lindsey Van of Park City, Utah — appeared at a Wednesday media conference in Denver to urge International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge to meet with them.
"It was definitely frustrating," Van said. "We didn't get to meet with Rogge, but we got our idea across to the media that we want to meet and don't really want to go ahead with a lawsuit, but that's where we're headed."
Van and Willis are among 15 plaintiffs in a lawsuit that is to be heard April 20 in B.C. Supreme Court. The lawsuit was filed in May by female ski jumpers who maintain that they should be able to compete at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Male ski jumpers have been in the Olympics since the inaugural winter Games in 1924.
Rogge is in Denver for IOC executive board meetings, which began Wednesday and are to continue until Friday. The plaintiffs sent Rogge a registered letter last week, but he did not respond to their request for a meeting.
"That's just how they work," Van said. "The top guy in IOC is not going to make an appearance for some athletes that he doesn't want to be in his Games, anyway."
The International Ski Federation gave a resounding endorsement of female ski jumpers in 2006, voting 114-1 in favour of their inclusion in the 2010 Olympics. The IOC was not swayed, however, maintaining that ski jumping at the women's level had not developed to the point where it was of Olympic calibre.
The lawsuit has been filed against the Vancouver Olympic Games Organizing Committee. The suit contends that the exclusion of women is discriminatory and in opposition to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
"The reason it's not (filed against) the IOC is very simple: Nobody has any authority over the IOC," Women's Ski Jumping USA president Deedee Corradini said Wednesday. "They can do whatever they want, so we had to look for another way to get this done.
"As our lawyers took a look at what our options were, VANOC, we feel, is the right place.
Our belief is VANOC can control whether the women jump or not. If this goes our way, VANOC is just going to have to tell the IOC, 'The women have to jump. You can't break the laws of Canada and we are subject to those laws.' "
Vancouver organizing officials contend they should not be the defendant because the IOC dictates the composition of the Winter Olympics. The IOC has not budged.
"If you have three medals, with 80 athletes competing on a regular basis internationally, the percentage of medal winners is extremely high," Rogge told reporters on Feb. 28, 2008. "In any other sport, you are speaking about hundreds of thousands, if not tens of millions, of athletes at a very high level, competing for one single medal.
"We do not want the medals to be diluted and watered down. That is the bottom line."
Corradini said there are close to 100 women from 18 countries competing at the elite level. A total of 166 women are registered as active jumpers with the International Ski Federation.
Since 1991 the IOC has demanded gender equity from any sport it adds.
However, ski jumping has been grandfathered, or "grandmothered" in this case. Ski jumping and Nordic combined (which includes ski jumping and cross-country skiing) are the only male-exclusive sports in the Winter Olympics.
"It doesn't make sense," said Willis, 17. "We're doing whatever we can. We've gone through all the steps. This is the last step so hopefully this will be the thing we want."
The first women's ski jumping world championship was held Feb. 20 in Liberec, Czech Republic, with Van winning the gold medal.
The IOC has said it is amenable to adding women's ski jumping for the 2014 Winter Olympics, earmarked for Sochi, Russia, providing its criteria can be met. Van is not prepared to wait that long.
"I need to get out and move on with my life if this isn't going to happen," the 24-year-old Van said. "I'm not going to wait for a bunch of old guys to decide my future when I can take it into my own hands and move on from ski jumping if it doesn't happen now."
For 2010, the women are asking for one event to be held on the normal hill in Whistler, B.C. The men's event includes competition on the normal hill and large hill, as well as a team event.
Corradini — a former mayor of Salt Lake City — cannot understand why the IOC members are not open to that request.
"They would be heroes," she said. "Everybody would shine. The lawsuit goes away. Why don't they do something so simple?"


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In the latest demo, DARPA shows Big Dog with some new tricks. Instead of just roaming around looking for kibbles/human skulls to chew, the robotic quadruped packmule will follow a human leader—it'll also follow its commands. By uttering "close follow!," the Big Dog trails its fleshy companion stomping over rocks and through ravines. It also, amazingly, can pick itself up after falling over into a mud puddle, something many humans can't even accomplish. And the entire time, it's incredibly quiet. Eerily so. The next command is presumably something like "Stomp him to death, Big Dog! Mush!"
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Aggie Hockey takes 3rd in Nationals as Boosters Hang up Skates
By Jessica Sonderegger, in the Hard News Café, Sunday, March 31
The USU hockey team has wrapped up the 2012-13 season with a national title and high hopes for next year. The Aggies placed third at the American Collegiate Hockey Association's national championships.
"The boys played their hearts out," said team coordinator Alys Staten.
"Utah State hasn't been to the Frozen Four since the 1997-98 season," she said, "so this is a huge accomplishment."
Incoming team captain Brian Gibbons is equally excited about the team's prospects next year.
"We only lost one guy," he said. "Most of the team is coming back, and we're getting more talent in as well."
But despite all of reasons to celebrate and prepare, one behind-the-scenes family is sad to see the end of this year's season.
It's time to hang it up both for the hockey team, and for the Aggie Blue Booster Club, which has supported the team since 2011. Patty Bigelow, outgoing Aggie Blue Booster Club president, says she can't lead the group any more.
"This is very hard for me," she said. "A lot of blood, sweat, time and money went into this on my part, as well as my husband's."
Gibbons and his teammates are grateful to Bigelow and her fellow boosters. "I definitely admire how passionate she was about it," he said.
Staten and Bigelow created the club in 2011 to help fundraise for the hockey team, which doesn't receive university support because hockey is a club sport at USU. The booster club would contact sponsors, organize fundraisers, distribute funds and involve the community whenever possible.
"I can't tell you what a privilege it has been to work with this amazing group of guys," she said.
Julie Johnson, Bigelow's "right-hand man" and booster club assistant, said they pounded a lot of pavement. Now, without Bigelow's efforts, hockey club traditions and sponsors may fizzle out.
"I would have to say it's a group effort," Staten said, "but most of the work is done by our players and by Patty Bigelow."
"She's been a great person to work with," Johnson said. "You need one person dedicated to this cause."
Volunteering her time for almost the past 18 months, Bigelow began by collecting donations from companies such as Chick-fil-A, Noodles & Company, the Huntsman Intermountain Cancer Center and Schreiber Foods to fund both the team and the booster club.
She, Staten, Johnson and hockey players organized fundraisers such as Pink in the Rink, Veterans Night, and the Teddy Bear Toss to involve the community. Bigelow and the booster club conducted public relations/marketing, advertised games and events, and coordinated parades.
Goalie and team president Bryce Scherschel recognizes that losing the booster club could mean losing important ties to the community and fans.
"We're a volunteer organization, and we need all the help we can get," he said.
Gibbons says that, with the help of the booster club, fundraising for the team's trip to this year's nationals wasn't as extensive as it has been in other years, "because of such a great turnout from fans."
"I've never seen a booster club or community this willing to open their homes and wallets to support a local team," said USU student and Game Day Supervisor Laura Wilson.
Scherschel says the boosters' efforts have been separate from the team.
"It has been kind of invisible to us," he said, which helped the team focus on games instead of finances.
"I did this because our family loves the sport. We love the team," Bigelow said. "They are a great group of guys with big ideas and hearts. If I was able, I would continue to help."
At a time when the booster club president would traditionally pass the torch, Bigelow says she hasn't been able to find anyone willing to take over to keep Aggie Blue Booster Club alive.
"It takes hard work both on and off the ice to see success," Wilson said.
Johnson and Scherschel agree that Bigelow leaves big shoes to fill, and they hope other Aggie hockey fans will step up to keep the boosters alive. Anyone interested in getting involved can contact Bigelow at firstname.lastname@example.com or Staten at email@example.com for more information.


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Glaucoma can be diagnosed with a series of tests given by an eye care specialist. These tests are given during an eye exam that is conducted in the eye care professional's office. The exam will begin with the eye care professional or staff person asking you questions about your personal and medical history and your family's medical history.
To detect glaucoma, your eye care professional will do the following:
Visual acuity —This test measures how well you see at various distances. You will be asked to look at a chart of letters or numbers and identify what you see.
Tonometry —This test measures the pressure inside the eye. There are several types of tonometry; in air tonometry, a puff of air is blown onto the cornea to take the measurement. Another type uses a small plastic device (Goldman tonometer) that lightly pushes against your eye in order to measure your intraocular pressure. For this test, the eye is first numbed with an eye drop, so you do not feel anything.
Gonioscopy —The eye care professional can see the drainage angle of your eye using a special lens. This can help determine if you are at risk for closed-angle glaucoma.
Pupil dilation —Drops are put in your eyes that enlarge/dilate your pupils. This allows the eye care professional to see more of the inside of your eye. Your close-up (near) vision may remain blurred for several hours afterwards and you may be sensitive to bright light. Ask your doctor for a pair of sunglasses after the dilation .
Ophthalmoscopy —Once your pupils are dilated, the eye care professional will examine your optic nerve and the rest of your retina with an instrument called an ophthalmoscope. The color and appearance of the optic nerve may indicate if damage from glaucoma is present and how extensive it is.Your doctor will probably take pictures of your optic nerve for future comparison.
Perimetry (visual field test) —This test produces a map of your field of vision. It is used to check whether there is damage to any area of vision. Since glaucoma slowly affects your peripheral, or side vision, you may not know you have any problems until detected on this test.
Pachymetry —Your physician may measure the thickness of your cornea using a special machine called a corneal pachymeter. Your eye is numbed with a drop first and it does not hurt.
Nerve Fiber Layer Analysis —Your doctor may use a special machine, such as an OCT, GDx, or HRT, to measure the thickness of the nerve fiber around your optic nerve. This can often be compared to normative data from other people without glaucoma of your age, sex, and race. It also can be rechecked in the future to see if there is any loss of nerve fiber thickness with time.
If the eye care professional finds evidence that you have glaucoma, you might begin a treatment program. Glaucoma cannot be cured, but treatment can help control the disease.
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Glaucoma Research Institute website. Available at: http://www.glaucoma.net/
National Eye Institute website. Available at: http://www.nei.nih.gov/ .
Weinreb RN, Khaw PT. Primary open-angle glaucoma. Lancet. 2004;363:1711.
Fleming C, Whitlock EP, Beil T, et al. Screening for primary open-angle glaucoma in the primary care setting: an update for the US preventive services task force. Ann Fam Med. 2005;3:167.
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text: SAN DIEGO -- Junior Seau, who committed suicide last May, two years after retiring as one of the premier linebackers in NFL history, suffered from the type of chronic brain damage that also has been found in dozens of deceased former players, five brain specialists consulted by the National Institutes of Health concluded. Seau's ex-wife, Gina, and his oldest son Tyler, 23, told ABC News and ESPN in an exclusive interview they were informed last week that Seau's brain had tested positive for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease that can lead to dementia, memory loss and depression."I think it's important for everyone to know that Junior did indeed suffer from CTE," Gina Seau said. "It's important that we take steps to help these players. We certainly don't want to see anything like this happen again to any of our athletes."She said the family was told that Seau's disease resulted from "a lot of head-to-head collisions over the course of 20 years of playing in the NFL. And that it gradually, you know, developed the deterioration of his brain and his ability to think logically."CTE is a progressive disease associated with repeated head trauma. Although long known to occur in boxers, it was not discovered in football players until 2005. Researchers at Boston University recently confirmed 50 cases of CTE in former football players, including 33 who played in the NFL.Seau shot himself in the heart May 2. His death stunned not only the football world but also his hometown, San Diego, where he played the first 13 years of his 20-year career. Seau led the Chargers to their first and only Super Bowl appearance and became a beloved figure in the community. Within hours of Seau's death, Tyler Seau said he received calls from researchers hoping to secure his father's brain for study. The family ultimately chose the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C., to oversee the research.Gina Seau said the family chose the NIH because it was a "complete, comprehensive, unbiased scientific institution of the highest level."Dr. Russell Lonser, the former chief of surgical neurology at the NIH, helped coordinate the study. In an interview, Dr. Lonser, who was recently named chairman of the department of neurological surgery at Ohio State University, said that because of the publicity surrounding the case, the study of Seau's brain was "blinded" to ensure its independence. Three independent neuropathologists from outside the NIH were given unidentified tissue from three different brains; one belonged to Seau, another to a person who had suffered from Alzheimer's Disease, and a third from a person with no history of traumatic brain injury or neurodegenerative disease.Dr. Lonser said the three experts independently arrived at the same conclusion as two other government researchers: that Seau's brain showed definitive signs of CTE. Those signs included the presence of an abnormal protein called "tau" that forms neurofibrillary tangles, effectively strangling brain cells.A statement released by the NIH said the tangles were found "within multiple regions of Mr. Seau's brain." In addition, the statement said, a small region of the left frontal lobe showed "evidence of scarring that is consistent with a small, old traumatic brain injury."In addition to his previous role at NIH and, now, at Ohio State, Dr. Lonser serves as chairman of the NFL's research subcommittee, part of the league's Head, Neck & Spine Committee, which helps set policy related to concussions. The NFL in September made a $30 million unrestricted donation to the NIH. Dr. Lonser said the league "was not involved in anything regarding how this brain was handled or managed at any step of the process, to be absolutely crystal clear about that." "The NFL had no influence whatsoever," he said.The study of CTE and football is still in its infancy. The prevalence of the disease has not been established. It cannot be diagnosed in living people, only by examining brains that are removed during autopsy.More than 4,000 former players are suing the NFL in the federal court, alleging the league ignored and denied the link between football and brain damage, even after CTE was discovered in former players. The Seau family said it has not yet decided whether to join the lawsuits.Over the past five years, under pressure from Congress, dissenting researchers and, more recently, the lawsuits, the NFL disbanded a controversial committee on concussions that was established in 1994 under former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. The league made several rule changes and overhauled its policies to focus on head trauma and long-term cognitive problems.Asked if she believed the NFL was slow to address the issue, Gina Seau said: "Too slow for us, yeah." Tyler, whose mother was Junior Seau's high school sweetheart, and Gina both described dramatic changes they noticed in Seau during the final years of his life, including mood swings, depression, forgetfulness, insomnia and detachment. "He would sometimes lose his temper," Tyler said. "He would get irritable over very small things. And he would take it out on not just myself but also other people that he was close to. And I didn't understand why."Seau, who also played for Miami and New England, was never listed by his teams as having had a concussion.Gina was married to Seau for 11 years and had three children with him. They divorced in 2002, but she said they remained close friends until his death. Seau sent a group text to his four children and Gina the night before he took his life."I love you," he wrote."The difference with Junior & from an emotional standpoint (was) how detached he became emotionally," Gina said. "It was so obvious to me because early, many, many years ago, he used to be such a phenomenal communicator. If there was a problem in any relationship, whether it was between us or a relationship with one of his coaches or teammates or somewhere in the business world, he would sit down and talk about it."Gina recalled that Seau frequently said, "Let's sit down and break bread and figure this out." She added, "He didn't run from conflict."Tyler, Gina and her two oldest children, 19-year-old Sydney and 17-year-old Jake, all said they found some solace in the CTE diagnosis because it helped explain some of Seau's uncharacteristic behavior.Still, it also left them conflicted that a sport so much a part of their lives had altered him so terribly."It definitely hurts a little bit because football was part of our lives, our childhood, for such a long time," said Sydney, a freshman at USC. "And to hear that his passion for the sport inflicted and impacted our lives, it does hurt. And I wish it didn't, because we loved it just as much as he did. And to see that this was the final outcome is really bittersweet and really sad."Jake, a high school junior who quit football to focus on lacrosse, added: "He lived for those games, Sunday and Monday nights, you know? And to find out that that's possibly what could've killed him or caused his death is really hard."Tyler said he was holding tightly to his memories of getting up at 5 in the morning to lift weights with his father before heading to the beach for a workout and surfing. And while the diagnosis helps, he said, it can't compensate for his loss."I guess it makes it more real," he said. "It makes me realize that he wasn't invincible, because I always thought of him as being that guy. Like a lot of sons do when they look up to their dad. You know? You try to be like that man in your life. You try to mimic the things that he does. Play the game the way he did. Work the way he did. And, you know, now you look at it in a little bit different view." Tyler added: "Is it worth it? I'm not sure. But it's not worth it for me to not have a dad. So to me it's not worth it."


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Iceland is home to the largest glaciers in Europe, as well as some of the world's most active volcanoes. It is widely known as "The Land of Fire and Ice". But Iceland escapes definition. It is also the land of light and darkness.
Its location, just below the Arctic Circle, makes for long summer days with near 24-hours of sunlight; offset by short winter days with very little sunlight at all. Fortunately, while winters in Iceland are dark, they are relatively mild and play host to one of nature's most spectacular exhibitions of beauty; the Aurora Borealis.
Iceland is also a young country with old traditions. In fact, Iceland is the youngest landmass in Europe, and home to the world's oldest parliament, formed in 930 AD. The parliament's original location, Thingvellir, is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
From the moss covered lava fields in the south-west, through the barren highlands in the center, to the soaring fjords in the north-west, Iceland will attest to the great diversity of landscape and light, taking new forms with every turn in the road and every changing season.
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Icelanders have long enjoyed one of the highest life expectancies in the world. There is no definitive explanation for this, but a clean environment and a healthy diet and lifestyle probably have something to do with it. The Icelandic diet is rich in quality raw materials, farmed, bred and caught in an unpolluted environment, and produced with the utmost care.
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Iceland remains largely uninhabited, with more than half of its 320,000 inhabitants living in the capital city. In fact, a mere twenty-minute drive from Reykjavík center takes you out of the hubbub of city life and into the seclusion of Iceland's spectacular landscapes, which inspire adventures from its shores to its mountaintops.
Iceland was the last country in Europe to be settled. To this day, it is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. Located in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland was settled by emigrants from Scandinavia and the British Isles in the tenth century. Due to Iceland's geographical location, it was mostly outside the influence of contemporary culture in Europe and America, until the late nineteenth century.


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Denise is a 66-year-old retired schoolteacher from Massachusetts. She was diagnosed with asthma 15 years ago. Here, she explains how she has learned to live with asthma.
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
After a bout with bronchitis, I started having symptoms of chest tightness and difficulty breathing. Sometimes the symptoms were so severe that I had to go to the emergency room.
What was the diagnosis experience like?
The symptoms became much worse when I went to my summer home, because there was much more mold and other allergens in the climate there. So I went to a doctor there (not my permanent doctor back home), who diagnosed it and prescribed a treatment. When I went home, my regular doctor managed my treatment.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
I don't really recall what my reaction was, other than, "Well, okay, it's just another thing to manage," because I also have diabetes. So I just looked at it as something I had to deal with, but I don't remember being terribly upset or frightened, although the episodes when I had to go to the emergency room were a bit frightening.
How do you manage asthma?
I've managed my asthma over the years by taking prescribed medications and by avoiding allergens and other triggers, such as smoke, that can cause my asthma to flare up. Until recently, I was taking a medication called Pulmocort every day, which kept my asthma under very good control. In fact, my symptoms have recently abated completely. I don't know if it's because I'm now retired and under less stress, but I've stopped taking the Pulmocort (with my doctor's permission). But if I get a cold or cough or something, I'll have to go back on it, so that those symptoms don't turn into a full-fledged asthma attack.
Did you have to make any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to your illness?
I have to completely avoid smoke, because it is a big trigger for me. One of my trips to the emergency room before I was diagnosed came when I was at a social function where there was a lot of smoke. Avoiding smoke is much easier to do today than it was years ago, because there are so many smoke-free buildings and businesses now. I also have to avoid exposure to allergens, such as mold and ragweed, as much as I can.
Did you seek any type of emotional support?
No, I never really thought about it. As I said, I was used to managing a chronic condition because of my diabetes.
Does your condition have any impact on your family?
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What advice would you give to anyone living with this disease?
I would recommend that people take their medications as prescribed by their doctors and stay away from smoke, allergens, and other irritants as much as possible. I also recommend getting some exercise, eating well, and getting enough rest, as well as trying to keep stress levels down. I also think people should be cautious when trying any alternative remedies–I once tried taking some kind of weed that was supposed to be helpful for asthma, but it actually made my symptoms worse. I think I was allergic to it.


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