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(November 11, 2008) - The syndicated medical talk show THE DOCTORS hit its highest ratings yet in the overnights yesterday, Monday, November 10, with a 2.0 rating/6 share. THE DOCTORS has grown 33% since its 1.5/4 premiere in September and now outrates such established talk shows as "Jerry Springer," "Tyra Banks," "The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet," and "Martha Stewart" in the national ratings.
Yesterday, THE DOCTORS was up 11% over its average lead-in (1.8/5) and also increased 11% over its year-ago time period average, a 1.8/5 for November 2007. In addition, THE DOCTORS either won or finished second in its time slot in 20 of the 56 metered markets and was the highest rated of all the new first-run strips by a margin of 43% over its nearest rookie rival, "Deal Or No Deal," at a 1.4/3.
On THE DOCTORS episode which aired yesterday, the doctors revealed how to spot the warning signs of teens that have tried or plan on trying illegal drugs, including Salvia, a hallucinogenic herb that is legal in 38 states and is sweeping the nation. In order to show the detrimental effects of Salvia, THE DOCTORS' own researcher inhaled the substance live while hooked up to diagnostic equipment. THE DOCTORS, taped in front of a live audience in Hollywood, features four top practicing professionals, each with a different specialty - ER physician (and former ABC "Bachelor" in Paris) Dr. Travis Stork; obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Lisa Masterson; plastic surgeon and reconstructive surgery expert Dr. Andrew Ordon; and pediatrician Dr. James Sears. The series is produced by Stage 29 Productions and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Jay McGraw, Carla Pennington and Dr. Phil McGraw are executive producers. CBS Television Distribution is the preeminent company in worldwide television syndication. CTD produces or distributes 11 first-run series and holds the largest internationally distributed television library at 70,000 hours strong. CTD is a unit of CBS Corp.

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Dr. Salloum is responsible for all research and outreach activities and leading multidisciplinary research programs. These include Maritime Security, Border Security, and Information Assurance Programs.
Prior to Stevens, Hady spent 20 years at Bell Communications Research/ Telcordia Technologies (now Ericsson), where he had many positions ranging from Member of the Technical Staff to Vice President. Early in his career at Bell, he developed Systems Requirements for Broadband Access Technologies, including Fiber to the Premises, DSL, and Wi-Max and published over 100 papers in this area, mainly on fiber-to-the-home. He was also active in many national and international standards committees that were responsible for defining SONET/SDH and ATM. Dr. Salloum also developed system architectures and requirements for fiber to the home that are used today by service providers worldwide.
|Dr. Salloum has about 30 years of experience in maritime security,
information assurance, network technology and operations, line and program management, and business development. He has substantial technical breadth and depth in telecommunications and broadband access and exceptional strength in program management, negotiation skills, customer interaction, communications skills, and setting and implementing business strategies.
Dr. Hady R. Salloum, a Stevens Alumnus joined Stevens Institute of Technology in 2006 as Director of Technology Applications. He was instrumental in winning the award from the Department of Homeland Security for a National Center of Excellence for Port Security led by Stevens. He is also a Lecturer in Systems Engineering and a Distinguished Service Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
Since he joined Stevens, he helped grew the acoustic research effort in new directions and attracted substantial funding from various industry and government sponsors. The research now includes applications in maritime security, border security, agriculture security, non-destructive evaluation, among others areas.
Professor Salloum serves on multiple institutional committees and academic task forces. He has taught in the areas of Maritime Systems, Architecture Design, and Systems Engineering and helped create a Maritime Systems Certificate Program that has been very successful and that has attracted funding for student fellowships.
Lead Consulting Practice for Broadband Access Systems (Fiber to the Home, xDSL, and CATV)
National Academy of Inventors
Award of Excellence, Bellcore International
Professor Salloum is an active senior member of the IEEE and served as technical editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine. He also served as Operations editor, Feature Editor, and Guest Editor for the Magazine and Chaired the North Jersey PES Chapter.
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This is among the smallest denominator village schools of India - the Aanganwadi model. The goal is to provide basic primary school level education to all. The bigger school may be several kilometers away and the small children find it difficult to negotiate such long distances. The volunteer teacher is given a token stipend salary by the Govt. This is a joint initiative with Snow Leopard Adventures, the leading Adventure Sports company of India. They will be supporting the school from time to time.


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Looking to treat mom with something extra special for Mother's Day? Not only will she be wowed, but she'll know you're smart with money when you book her a free cruise with Punta Gorda's King Fisher Fleet or hook her up with a free kayak rental with Grande Tours in Placida.Mom Cruises Free Mother's Day Weekend 2012
Headquartered at Fishermen's Village, here's the scoop on the King Fisher Fleet cruises (1200 W. Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda). Free excursions will be offered beginning on Friday, May 11 with the 7:30 p.m. sunset cruise through Sunday, May 13 with the sunset cruise. Advance reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (941) 639-0969 or visiting www.kingfisherfleet.com.
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Primal takes fantasy, sci-fi and gothic elements, throws in some demons and places a feisty female character called Jen at the heart of the story. The first title on PlayStation 2 from the developers behind the acclaimed MediEvil series, this third person action-adventure is set in a parallel universe, where the balance between chaos and order has been thrown out of kilter. Jen is the person chosen to restore harmony. But it's not easy being the saviour of the universe, and battles with demons, overcoming obstacles and solving puzzles are some of the activities Jen will have to engage in during her quest. Oh, and there's also the small matter of rescuing her boyfriend, Lewis, who's been abducted in the confusion. A cross between a futuristic rock chick and Buffy, Jen is one of the most unique characters to grace PlayStation, and truly injects the fantasy adventure genre with some butt-kicking credibility.
Jen's story begins in the real world, when following a rock concert she and her boyfriend, Lewis, are attacked by a cloaked figure who abducts Lewis and leaves Jen in a coma. While she's lying unconscious Jen's soul is whisked away to a different sphere - the astral world of Oblivion. It's here that she meets Scree, a diminutive gargoyle whose physical proportions betray his truly awesome powers. Once a strong warrior, Scree is an immortal soul who was transformed into a gargoyle by Chaos. He quickly becomes Jen's mentor as she begins to understand the true complexity of her situation and that rescuing Lewis will involve traversing Oblivion's four demon realms. Where she was once just a regular girl hanging out at rock concerts, she's now got the weight of the world on her shoulders, and the shadow of Chaos hot on her heels.
In basic terms, Primal is an adventure game, and while it defies comparison with other games in the genre, you could say this title has the same scope as Final Fantasy. With four expansive realms to navigate, Jen's journey takes in a variety of demon races, each with individual attributes, cultures and societies. As the story unravels, you get to know more about the main characters and their reasons for undertaking a crusade against Chaos. But it's Jen who really fires the imagination in this game, not least when she discovers she possesses the ability to morph between demon form and human, turning her into a veritable fighting machine. Scree, meanwhile, possesses both mental and physical agility, useful for solving puzzles and scaling a variety of surfaces throughout the game.
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Spottacus Cheetah is an inventor, entrepreneur, physician, biophysicist, and incurable romantic when in human form, and a cheetah or other felid when in true furry form. Best known mononymously as Spottacus, or even just Spotti. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is not happy when forced to appear without ears, tail, or when asked not to purr, growl, hiss, bite, pounce, waggle, or lick (inevitably, that leads to some drama[1]).
Birth and early development[edit]
Born on a smoggy day in Southern California, Spottacus has been anthro since birth, slinky in the 90s, and is now furry too. Amazingly, he crawled on all fours well before he learned to walk upright and pretend to be human. He deeply worried his parents by continuing to purr and hiss well after "normal human children" ceased such activities, but his parents grew to accept his furriness, and his mom, sister, and niece have come to watch him at furcon fursuit parades, and his mom even has invited him to accompany her to her parties.
Anthro life[edit]
Spottacus is frequently seen in animal form, usually as a large spotticat. He didn't grow fur until late in life, but passed the "how furry are you?" test with 100% positive answers before he was 12. Spottacus' household includes three true feline spotticats, one of which is an African Serval.
Major Characters[edit]
Spottacus' fursonas include the following:
- Spottacus - Cheetah. Fursuit by Alexis Rudd of Primal Visions. Built with NFT fur that is computer controlled, so each hair is selected from a set of up to 4 fibers... so the spots and underfur are woven right on the loom, not printed or sewn. This is a "first" as far as we know... but will likely be the future. Debuted at Midwest Furfest 2015. A serval/cheetah hybrid was introduced in 2011. Concept art by Ferality Illustrations and Vantid, fursuit by Lance Ikegawa. Of note, Spottacus has a real, life, non-anthro serval who lives with him, and who served as a model for this character.
- Toofs - California sabertooth, Smilodon californicus. Fursuit has been made in realistic, fantasy, toony, and even squeaky forms. Originally conceived by Qarrezel completed in 2011 in both zentai and musclesuit form. The toony version was done by Bambiboo3, redone in v.2 in early 2012. A bright yellow foamed latex cartoony version was made by ZebraThingy. In 2012, a fantasy saber was built by [Beastcub Creations].
- Dandy - Lion. A plushie lion, conceived and designed by Midori.
- Ozzie - Ocelot. The only suit based on a commercial character -- Baboo in the FX series Archer. Suit by Midori Fursuits.
- rawr~* - Dragon. Dragonsuit conceived by Trunchbull and is progress in multiple forms. Started in 2011, but still yet to be completed due to technical challenges.
Minor Characters[edit]
There are a number of minor characters, some unnamed, which include:
- Cougar (based on partial cougar for Myst cougar)
- Druid, based on WoW
- Wolf (original and rave wolf)
- Hyena
- Fawxen (Fox), Fursuit orginally conceived as character KaiyaSoftpaw by DHC, in it's second life now with a new name.
In Real Life[edit]
Spottacus is a physician/inventor. Founding his first company at 13, he has started a number of companies, with multiple products reaching the market in several fields, including by merger/acquisition and public offering. He integrates his anthro life into his real life, and both holds new hire job interviews even at furcons, as well as fursuits to the office. When mundanes (non-furs) describe him, the term "eccentric" probably comes the closest. Think of Tony Stark, but not as arrogant or obscenely wealthy.
External links[edit]
Current sites:
- Facebook for blog, posts, and pix
- Twitter for tweet stream
- FA for pix
- Spottacus.Org or Rawr.Info for contact info and personal website
Retired sites:
- LJ for blog prior to 2011
- ↑ As to the drama, so far the non-furs are fine with it, while some local furs worry that this will reflect badly on the fandom and are NOT fine with his frequently public furry or zentai appearances and even go on twitter rampages or talk about it at restaurants far from home (yes, you were overheard). So, go figure!


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NEW YORK - Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder -- but the risk is the same whether just one or both parents are older, according to a new study of Danish families.
"Parental age doesn't appear to be synergistic. That is having an older mom and an older dad doesn't increase risk more than having one or the other," said Marissa King, a professor at the Yale School of Management, who was not involved in the study.
"The data clearly demonstrate that older parents are more likely to have kids with autism, but it doesn't establish why that is the case," King told Reuters Health in an email.
The findings throw a monkey wrench into the idea that perhaps older sperm or eggs have more mutations that could increase the odds of having a child develop autism.
Erik Thorlund Parner at the University of Aarhus School of Public Health in Denmark said that if genetic problems arising from older sperm or eggs explain the results, then having both an older sperm and an older egg together should total up to an even higher risk of autism for the child.
Yet Parner, who led the study, and his colleagues did not find a higher risk of autism among kids with two older parents compared with just one.
The researchers collected information on more than 9,500 children in Denmark who had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
These disorders range from mild Asperger's Syndrome to severe mental retardation and social disability.
In the new study, kids born to fathers in their late thirties had up to a 28 per cent higher risk of being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder than kids born to dads under age 35. The increase in risk was not tied to the mother's age.
For kids born to dads over age 40, the risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder was 37 to 55 per cent greater than for kids of dads under age 35, and the mother's age didn't seem to matter.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10 in 1,100 children have an autism spectrum disorder. A 55-per cent increase in risk, for instance, would push that number up to about 15 out of every 1,100 children.
Similar to the findings on dads, children whose moms had them in their late 30s were 21 to 37 per cent more likely to develop autism than kids with moms under age 35, and the dad's age did not change the numbers.
And just like with dads over age 40, kids born to moms over age 40 were 28 to 65 per cent more likely to have autism than kids with moms under age 35, regardless of the age of their dad.
"The result was surprising in that there was no additive effect of maternal and paternal age," Parner said in an email to Reuters Health.
"We do not really have a qualified guess on the explanation to the non-additive effect," he said. "I don't believe that one can yet say anything conclusive about whether (having an) older parent is biologically related to autism."
Some earlier studies have also found that older parents are more likely to have a child with autism, but they have not had consistent results.
For example, one study found that having an older mother increases a child's risk of autism, but having an older father only increases the risk if the mom is under the age of 30.
Parner said he and his colleagues are planning on an even larger analysis of autism and parental age using data from Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway, Sweden and Western Australia.


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Taylor, George W. (George William), 1901-1972, Creator
Extent: 9.25 linear feet
George W. Taylor (1901-1972) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in 1921 and a Ph.D. in 1929.Taylor taught at Wharton for over 30 years of which during that time, he became an influential expert in the field of industrial relations, including arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution. Taylor received major acclaim when he mediated an end to the Apex Hosiery Strike in Philadelphia in 1932 and orchestrated the passage in 1967, of the Public Employees Fair Employment Law, which is commonly known as "the Taylor Law." The collection, 1921-1970, consists of correspondence, trade negotiations, laws, agreements and studies surrounding the hosiery labor industry in the early to mid 20th century. The collection also contains files pertaining to memo series, decision series, and umpire decisions pertaining to the hosiery industry.


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Edward Jones said Thursday that it could boost its recruiting target for 2012 to 2,500 after adding some 1,600 in 2011. The St. Louis-based broker-dealer also shared that last week it had been recognized for the 12th year in a row by Training magazine for its practice-management programs.
"We have about 12,600 employee advisors in the United States and Canada," said Kevin Alm (left), general partner and the head of branch training for the St. Louis-based broker dealer, in an interview. "We added about 1,600 financial advisors last year and project that we could add 2,500 in 2012."
While Ed Jones' recruiting has been somewhat flat, like the rest of the industry, in the past few years, "We anticipate getting back on track in 2012," Alm explained, "which would meaning getting back to growing our net number by 600-800 …"
The company, he says, has made its compensation and recruiting packages "more attractive." It has 14 teams of about four people each in 14 major markets leading the recruiting effort. "And keep in mind that most of our recruits are brought in by existing advisors," he said.
Edward Jones recently increased the base salary for recruits and lengthened time that advisors can retain some portion of the salary as they ramp up production. "This makes it more attractive to those making six figures to make the transition," said Alm.
Training Programs
Edward Jones initial training lasts about four months, and the complete training program is a two-year process. The company conducts its training programs in St. Louis; Tempe, Ariz; and Toronto, Canada. It enrolls nearly 200 trainees each month.
Training magazine ranked it 15th in its 2012 Training Top 125 list and recognized its Practice Makes Perfect initiative, which emphasizes role play, with one of five Best Practice awards.
"The associates in our branches–financial advisors and branch office administrators–are key to our firm's success. Training them to serve clients well has always been a top priority," said Jim Weddle, managing partner of Edward Jones, in a statement. "We appreciate getting outside recognition but satisfied clients are the best confirmation that our training is the industry's best."
The role playing, according to Alm, takes place in a suite with 12 rooms, representing homes and businesses. "Trainee advisors move around in teams doing role-play activities in different client situations," he shared. "They are videotaped and get the tape on a flash drive, so they can take it with them and review it later. I don't think there is anything else like this in the industry."
Such efforts, Alm says, contribute to both higher production and assets, as well as more households as clients and lower advisor attrition.
Only a small fraction of those hired as trainees join Edward Jones with a securities license, he notes. But a majority of the trainees will go into business with some assets that they have "inherited from other advisors."
As for veteran reps, close to 170 teams recently completed training programs that included practice-management exercises and role play.
"What Edward Jones has done, with about 200 staff members in our training group, is make a very substantial investment in our training and support of the advisor," Alm said. "This is very effective in taking those without experience and giving them the regulatory training, licensing and other help they need … to allow them to build a business to successfully serve clients."


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I had some free time and all the necessary pics, so I put this DIY together. Hope it's useful to someone.
The following DIY outlines the procedure for removing the window regulator carrier panel, replacing the window regulator clips and the door lock module on a MKIV Jetta (some steps may also apply to a MKIV Golf/GTI as well). The procedure was based on a 99.5 Jetta GLS VR6 with power windows - it may be slightly different on later models and on those with manual windows. Please do these procedures at your own risk and be ready to make small adjustments while doing them. Also, please be observant while removing parts so that they go back together correctly.
The window regulator clips used in this DIY were purchased from IMPEX and were part of a Window Regulator Repair Kit. The kit comes with four clips (two for the left door and two for the right door) and one cable/take-up reel assembly (only needs to be used if the existing cables are damaged - this part is not a redesigned/upgraded piece). There are two versions of the kit, depending on which cable assembly you need. VW part# 1JM-898-461-A comes with the cable assembly for the left door and VW part# 1JM-898-462-A comes with the cable assembly for the right door. The kit should cost $40-50. Besides Impex, you can also buy a kit from the dealer, ECS Tuning or a number of other online parts dealers.
It may be possible to receive a refund for the cost of buying the Window Regulator Repair Kit and doing the repair yourself. As long as you do the process correctly, it should save VW considerable time and money and in many cases, would be in their best interest to have owners do the repair themselves. I'm currently in the process of trying to receive a refund for the clips (purchased after extended warranty was announced). If I have any luck, I'll post the pertinent information for receiving a refund.
The part#s for the lock modules are door specific and may also vary between model and year. Make sure you obtain the correct parts for your vehicle.
The tools needed to replace the window regulator clips and/or door lock module are a flat-head screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver, T20 and T30 Torx drivers, a 10mm socket (wrench or driver), an 8mm triple square tool, a rag, a sheet or blanket and a roll of duct tape. A drill and a set of bits (not sure exactly what size bit) can also be used during the procedure to disconnect the door lock module from the carrier panel. Doing so reduces the number of steps necessary to remove the carrier panel from the door (more detail on this is given below). If you are replacing the door lock module and do not use the drill to disconnect the door lock module from the carrier panel, you'll also need a small punch to push out the plastic rivets that secure the door lock module to the carrier panel. This is the recommended method since the rivets are not destroyed and can be reused when reinstalling the carrier panel on the door.
Finally, the procedure should take between 1 and 3 hours, depending on experience. I have done the procedure (replacing the window regulator clips) four times and this most recent time it took me 2.5 hours, mostly because I spent a lot of time taking pics and notes about the procedure for this DIY. If I hadn't been taking pics and notes, it would have taken between 1 and 1.5 hours.
(Note: The procedure below is for the front passenger's door specifically. The procedure for the driver's side door is nearly identical, except that the parts are a mirror image of those of the passenger's door. Specific differences between the passenger's and driver's door (very few) will be mentioned in the text.
The procedure below assumes that the window clips have not completely failed and that the window still works (moves up and down with full range of motion). If your clips have failed and the window has fallen into the door, the procedure will be slightly different. I will try to address these differences in the text.
Also, a few of the pictures were taken on a previous occasion (when the driver's door clips were replaced) so there may be slight differences in the colors of parts and of the backgrounds. Please ignore any continuity inconsistencies. If you follow the procedure as written using the pictures as a reference, you should not have any problems completing the procedure.)
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1. Remove the inner door trim panel (shown below) using the directions in the following DIY - Removing front door parts.
2. Once the panel is off, you should see something like this. FYI, I have aftermarket speakers, so your woofers will look different if you have stock speakers. Also, there is some Dynamat on my window regulator carrier panel (the black panel bolted to the inside of the door) surrounding the woofer. This is not present on a stock panel.
3. Disconnect the harness connector from the top of the woofer. The approximate location of the connector on a stock woofer is shown below.
4. Disconnect the harness connectors for the tweeter and side-view mirror, indicated by the red arrows in the picture below.
5. Remove the harnesses from the harness carrier (indicated by the yellow arrow), as shown below.
6. Using a screwdriver, unplug the two rubber grommets that cover the access holes for the window regulator clips. One of the grommets is shown below.
7. If your window still works (i.e., the clips have not completely broken and the window still moves up and down), continue on with step 8 through 11 and then go directly to step 13 (skip step 12). If your window has fallen into the door, go directly to step 12.
8. Depending on the current position of the window, raise/lower the window so that the window regulator clips at the bottom of the window can be seen through the access holes, as shown below. Since the door panel is off, you'll need to use the window controls on the 'other' door to do this.
9. The next step is to temporarily support the window glass while the regulator clips are being changed. Place a rag over the top of the door. Apply a piece of duct tape to the outside of the window, up and over the top of the door and then to the inside of the window. I recommend doing this diagonally with two opposing pieces of tape, as shown below.
ATTENTION: Please make sure to completely secure the window with the duct tape. The removal of the window regulator carrier panel requires that the entire weight of the window glass be supported by the tape. For this reason, I only recommend using duct tape. Other types of tape may not be able to support the weight of the window glass. Since the window may have to be supported by the tape for 1-2 hours or more, periodically check to make sure the tape is holding properly and is not peeling away from the glass. If this occurs, the window glass may fall into the door and shatter!
10. Remove the 10mm bolt that secures each window regulator clip (two total) to the window glass, as shown below. If you are only replacing the door lock module (i.e., not replacing the clips), you do not need to remove the bolt, only loosen it.
11. Lower the window regulator clips approximately 4-6" using the window controls on the 'other' door. The clips should disconnect from the bottom of the window - this will help in removing the carrier panel later on. Go directly to step 13 (skip step 12).
12. If the regulator clips fail and the window falls into the door, it can be difficult to remove the carrier panel since the window often 'gets in the way'. If possible, try to remove the window from the door completely. This almost definitely requires the help of a second person. Attempt to pull the window up by its top edge. If you can raise the window nearly out of the door, it probably means that both clips have definitely failed. Try to raise the window so that the clips can be seen through the access holes described in step 8. If this is possible, remove the 10mm bolts, as described in step 10 and slide the clips off. Once the clips are off, remove the window from the door by pulling it up and out of the door. This is easiest if you rotate the rear edge out first and pivot the window around the lower front corner toward the front of the car. The window should come out of the door easily. If you're successful in doing this, put the window aside in a safe place. If you are not able to remove the window from the door (because it wasn't possible, not because you didn't try), it may mean that one of the regulator clips is still fully or partially intact. If this is the case, you may have to improvise a little during later steps to remove the carrier panel. I can't be more specific about this problem, since each different situation will have it's own solution.
ATTENTION: Please be extremely careful when removing the window glass from the door. Make sure to have a strong grip on the glass at all times or it may fall and break.
13. Disconnect the harness connector from the regulator motor by pulling down on the retaining slide, as shown below.
14. As you pull down on the retaining slide, the harness connector will slide toward the front of the car and off of the regulator motor, as shown below.
15. Check to see if the door lock module is riveted to the carrier panel, as shown in the picture below. Normally, the lock module is riveted to the panel, but if your regulator clips have been replaced already, the rivets may not be present. VW techs are notorious for not reinstalling the rivets when replacing the regulator clips. If your lock module is not riveted to the panel, perform step 16. If your lock module is riveted to the panel, you have two options. You can (1) drill out the rivets and continue on with step 16 or you can (2) leave the rivets intact and go directly to step 17. Option 2 is the preferred method since the rivets can be reused when reinstalling the carrier panel on the door - new rivets will not need to be purchased. If you plan on replacing the door lock module, you must perform all of the related steps (16 through 24 - do not skip any of these steps).
16. Pop off the rubber grommets for the inner door handle release cable and the door lock pin (indicated by the yellow arrows in the picture below) and then push the grommets through their respective holes in the carrier panel. After doing this, go directly to step 25 - do not perform steps 17-24 unless you are replacing the door lock module. If you are replacing the door lock module, you MUST continue on with step 17.
17. Remove the small plastic tab on the rear edge of the door with a screwdriver. The tab is indicated by the yellow arrow in the picture below.
18. Behind the plastic tab is a retaining screw which is used to secure the blank in the door handle, indicated by the yellow arrow in the picture below. On the driver's side door, the screw secures the piece which surrounds the door lock key slot.
19. Loosen (but do not completely remove) the retaining screw with a T20 Torx driver. The screw actually has a very small triple square head, but a T20 driver works perfectly. The retaining screw can be seen in the picture below.
20. Loosen the retaining screw enough so that the handle blank slides out of the door. The passenger's and driver's side pieces can be seen in the pictures below. On my car, the screws needed to be turned approximately 13-15 turns for the pieces to slide out. Also, you may need to pull out on the door handle slightly to allow each piece to slide completely out.
21. The outer handle is connected to the door lock module by a small cable (red arrow in picture below). The end of the cable is secured to the handle by a small plastic tab (yellow arrow in picture below) which fits into a threaded groove.
22. Pop the tab on the end of the cable out of its retaining groove using a small screwdriver, as shown below. Before doing this, note the position of the tab in the groove so that it can be reinstalled in approximately the same position later.
23. The picture below shows the tab detached from the retaining groove.
24. Remove the two door lock module bolts on the rear edge of the door using the 8mm triple square tool. The bolts are indicated by the yellow arrows in the picture below. The 8mm triple square tool is also shown below.
25. Pop off the rubber grommet and push in the wire loom retaining clip indicated by the yellow arrows in the picture below.
26. The grommet and retaining clip should look like they do in the picture below when step 25 is completed.
27. Put a sheet or blanket on the ground below the door and over the door sill (as shown below) to protect the sill and carrier panel when the panel is removed from the door.
28. Remove the ten (10) 10mm bolts that secure the carrier panel to the door. The locations of the bolts are indicated by the yellow arrows in the picture below.
29. Starting at the rear bottom corner of the panel, pull the bottom of the panel away from the door slightly, as shown below. You may have to move the panel up or down slightly to wiggle the bottom of the panel out of the door. This step may be very difficult to perform if the window glass is still sitting at the bottom of the door, especially if one of the regulator clips is still attached to the bottom of the window. If this is the case, then this is the point in the DIY that you might have to be creative in order to complete the removal of the carrier panel from the door.
30. While holding the bottom of the panel away from the door (and also supporting its weight), reach behind the panel from below and push the six (6) wire loom retaining clips out of the panel. The locations of the clips are indicated by the yellow arrows in the picture below. If you yank on the clips from the front of the panel, you will almost surely damage them, making it difficult to reattach them when reinstalling the panel.
31. A close-up of one of the wire loom retaining clips is shown below. The clips are held in place by small tabs on opposite sides of the clip, indicated by the yellow arrows. Push in on these tabs simultaneously and push the clip out of the panel.
32. Once the tabs are out, lift up on the panel slightly, pull the bottom of the panel away from the door, and then lower the panel toward the ground and toward the front of the car. It is necessary to do this because the window tracks extend above the top of the carrier panel inside the door (blue arrows in picture below) and the door lock module extends to the right of the panel inside the door (red arrow in picture below). If you are removing the carrier panel with the door lock module still bolted to the edge of the door, you do not need to slide the carrier panel toward the front of the car when removing it since the lock module is not attached and will not impede its motion. You'll only need to lower the panel so that the window tracks clear. Also pay careful attention to the inner door handle cable and door lock pin when removing the panel as they are attached to the door lock module and must slide out of the panel.
33. Once the panel is removed from the door, disconnect the harness connector for the door lock module by pressing down on the tab indicated by the yellow arrow in the picture below and then sliding the harness connector away from the lock module. (FYI, the lock module on the driver's side door is shown in the picture below in case someone notices some inconsistencies in the appearance of the harness/lock module relative to the carrier panel.)
34. Pull the door lock module wire bunch (indicated by the yellow arrow in the picture below) and harness connector through the hole in the carrier panel. The panel should now be completely disconnected from the door.
35. If you plan on replacing the window regulator clips, go directly to Part II (below).
If you plan on replacing the door lock module, go directly to Part III (below Part II).
Let me know if you have any questions.
As always, do this procedure at your own risk. I am not responsible for any mistakes in the procedure or those that you make while performing it.
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Videos | January 25, 2011
Stardust-Next: NASA's Most-Traveled Comet Hunter
Stardust-NExT is about to become the first spacecraft to visit two comets. The first was Wild 2 in 2004. Next up: comet Tempel 1, on February 14.
Tim Larson: I'm Tim Larson, Stardust-NExT project manager. The Stardust spacecraft was launched in 1999 from Cape Canaveral.
Mission Control Voice: We have main engine start. Zero. And lift-off! Larson: ...and began its journey around the sun and the solar system. On the way to its primary objective, comet Wild 2, it had the opportunity to fly by an asteroid called Annefrank and take some images of that asteroid as it flew by.
Then it continued orbiting the sun, getting closer and closer to Wild 2, taking images of the comet as it approached and then departed. And at the same time it had a sample collection capsule open, collecting dust samples from that comet. And that was returned to Earth in January of 2006. Those samples are still being analzyed today and yielding very interesting results.
The Stardust spacecraft continued orbiting the sun. And we've now been able to retarget that spacecraft to take it near another comet, Tempel 1. Its closest approach to Tempel 1 will occur on February 14, 2001, approximately 8:30 in the evening Pacific Time.
The spacecraft will fly by 200 kilometers from the nucleus of this comet and will take 72 images of the comet that it'll store in its onboard memory. And it'll point the high-gain antenna back at Earth and replay all those images to the ground over the next 12 or 13 hours.
After the images are safely received on the ground, it will continue taking outbound images of this comet for a few weeks, until the fuel tanks will be almost empty. And at that point the spacecraft will essentially be retired after long duty and two very successful missions for NASA.
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As we all know by now, last night Kanye West announced in concert that he had successfully put a baby into the belly of Kim Kardashian. "Praise be," we all cried, lifting our rosé champagne to the sky and lighting fire to a pile of US Weeklys. As has been predicted by witches, priests and tabloids alike, Kimye is with child and the throne of Watch The now has a second in line.
With these happy-meets-"da fuck?" tidings comes a fair share of questions: Do you think Kanye West knows that you can't encrust a newborn baby with diamonds? (No.) Does Kim Kardashian have to show up Khloe with everything she does? (Yes.) Is there any way that this child will grow into a chill adult with reasonable expectations as to what he or she is entitled to? (Probably not!) And then there's the most important question of all — what will they name it? Seeing as this baby will be a baby of the people (whether we like it or not), it only seems fair that we should be the ones who get to decide.
Mr. West and Ms. Kardashian, we at Jezebel have come up with some options — many of which are thoughtfully crafted to begin with the letter "K" — we hope you will take into consideration:
- Louis Vuitton
- Yeezy Peasy
- Self
- Hair Extention
- Red Vine
- Embry-yo-yo-yo
- Pleather
- Easton (West)
- Sunglass Hut
- Gotye
- Lake Michigan
- Bank Vault
- Humble
- Kocaine
- KY Jelly
- Konfidence
- Kostly
- Kloset
- Karen
Okay, now it's your turn. What do you think they should name Baby Kardashian-West? Whoever writes the best one gets to claim the kid upon its birth, Rumpelstiltskin-style.


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Beckham exits with quad bruise, likely out Sunday
White Sox second baseman collides with Wells, takes knee to left leg in nightcap
PHILADELPHIA -- White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham exited Saturday night's 2-1 loss to the Phillies in 13 innings with a left quad bruise and probably won't play in Sunday afternoon's first-half finale at Citizens Bank Park.
Beckham was injured when Casper Wells made a sliding catch down the right-field line of Delmon Young's fly ball in the 12th, then kneed Beckham in the side. Beckham immediately clutched his left leg in pain, but briefly stayed in the game after being worked on by White Sox head athletic trainer Herm Schneider.
"Just one of those Charley horse type things. He got a knee on the side," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura of Beckham's injury. "Everybody is on board for [Sunday]. He's probably out of there."
Josh Phegley, who caught Game 1, took over at second base for Beckham as the last White Sox position player available. Phegley last played the infield in college at Indiana, moving to third base for midweek games to keep his legs fresh and keep his bat in the lineup, and last played second base during summer ball as a sophomore in high school.
"Someone had just mentioned, 'Hey, you're our last bench player,' and said sometime during extra innings to get ready to catch," Phegley said. "I think they were going to make a switch and they went with someone else to hit.
"It's really an unfortunate situation with Beckham going down. He's a tough guy and he'll get through this. It was definitely interesting to play the infield, but it was an unfortunate situation."
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If you typically sleep on your back, it's safe to continue doing so through the first trimester. But as your uterus gets heavier around mid-pregnancy, it's best to choose another position.
When you lie on your back, the weight of your uterus presses on the major vein that returns blood from your lower body to your heart. Lying on your back for an extended period of time could make you feel dizzy. It could also interfere with the flow of blood and nutrients to the placenta and your developing baby.
This is particularly a problem if you have a condition like high blood pressure or diabetes that affects how much oxygen and nutrients the baby is getting.
Try to train yourself to sleep on your side or sitting propped up. If you sleep on your side, put a pillow behind your back or in front of your chest so that you can lean back or forward. A pillow between your legs can also help make side sleeping more comfortable.
Don't be alarmed if you go to sleep on your side and wake up flat on your back. It happens all the time and shouldn't have any serious adverse effect on your baby's health. Just shift your position and go back to sleep.
Learn more:
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"O' be careful little mouth what you say.
O' be careful little mouth what you say.
For the Father up above is looking down in love.
O' be careful little mouth what you say."
This is an old refrain from my days in Sunday School that was loved by all who chirped its lines. This exhortation was and still is a warning for young and old.A tongue-lashing with honor is a rare deed that is not practiced today. Yet, in its' day, this exploit was known as a "good cussin." I found this tidbit which came out of an article dated February 2, 1896, from the Wheeling Sunday Register, in Wheeling, West Virginia. This article shows a great commentary on how our society has digressed on the honor of our words and the maliciousness we may have in heart.
Personal Note
One of its' participants was an authentic historical character from the Ozarks, Captain Uzza "Uz" Finley.
Captain Finley was a member of the Confederate States Army and fought in Ford's Battalion, Missouri Cavalry, Company A. Before the Civil War, he lived in Izard County, Arkansas. He is also the father-in-law to my great, great uncle, Stephen J. Wayland. Their comradery must have fared well for Stephen to marry the Captain's daughter, Aseneth M. Finley. Uz Finley was also a friend to my great, great grandfather, Thompson Henderson Wayland.
Gravestones of my great, great uncle & aunt, Stephen J. Wayland & Aseneth M. Finley Wayland, at the Amos Cemetery in Lakeview, Arkansas.
Thompson Henderson Wayland
Member of J.R. Shaler's Regiment
Capt. R.C. Matthews' Company
Confederate States Army
Now....to the Cussin.
"Cussin' out" used to be one of the ways of settling controversies in the Ozark country. It originated with old Uz Finley and John Carter. The Finley's came from Georgia. Old Finley took a great interest in politics, and wherever he went he was followed by a venerable negro named Bosen, whose duty it was to steer his master home when he needed help. At one of the earlier elections old Uz and John Carter became very angry with each other. It looked as if nothing but a fight could settle the issue between them, when suddenly old Uz shouted, "Mr. Carter, stand and be cussed."
Carter removed his hat, walked out about ten paces from the crowd, and told old Uz to go ahead. Finley removed his hat and walked out in front of Carter and said, with deliberation and emphasis.
"Mr. Carter, if this earth was one parchment and the son one basin of ink and every quill upon earth was one quill and I had the power to use that quill that parchment and that ink would fall short of being able to describe of your old heart, sir!"
Carter said never a word but stood with uncovered head until Uz was through. Then he said.
"Mr. Finley, stand sir, until I cuss you." Old Uz bowed his head and Carter said.
"Mr. Finley had I all the talent ever produced in Europe and America combined in solid phalanx and was to undertake to speak to you, then I would fall short of describing the corruption of your old heart, sir."
This settled their difficulty. The two men resumed friendly relations. The custom of "cussin out" was thus introduced to the Ozark country.
The Downhill Side of the Other Side
The Downhill Side of the Other Side
Lastly, there is a difference Cussin with Honor and Swearing with Disgust. Here two more excerpts from newspapers concerning the "Tale of the Tongue."
The Baltimore Sun
November 24, 1893 Page: 6 A Crusade Against Profanity
The Bismarck Tribune
Page: 1
November 25, 1893
Indicted for Swearing
Works Cited:
"A Crusade Against Profanity." Baltimore Sun (24 Nov. 1893): 6: Access Newspaper Archive Access. Baxter County Library, Mountain Home, AR. 12 Dec. 2009 <http://access.newspaperarchive.com/>.
"Indicted for Swearing." Bismarck Tribune (25 Nov. 1893): 1: Access Newspaper Archive Access. Baxter County Library, Mountain Home, AR. 12 Dec. 2009 <http://access.newspaperarchive.com/>.
"Word Duels." Wheeling Sunday Register 33.198 (2 Feb. 1896): 6. Access Newspaper Archive Access. Baxter County Library, Mountain Home, AR. 12 Dec. 2009 <http://access.newspaperarchive.com/>.


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The new Jaguar XJ has to be one of the best-looking sedans on the market today. It's sleek, it's classy, and it makes even non-car savvy people say "Damn, that's a good-looking car" when it passes by. And with as much as 510 horsepower in supercharged form, it will get you where you need to go rather quickly.
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Jerome Dillon
From nine inch nails wiki
Jerome Dillon (born July 16, 1969) is the former drummer for Nine Inch Nails. He played for NIN somewhat on The Fragile, during the Fragility tour and the beginning of the Live: With Teeth tour. Dillon left the band on October 1, 2005, after health problems forced the band to postpone or cancel three concerts in a time period of less than two weeks. He appears in the NIN music videos for "Into The Void" and "The Hand That Feeds".
Cancelled shows
Midway through the band's first Live: With_Teeth arena show in San Diego, California on September 16, 2005, as the band was finishing "Gave Up," there were noticeable problems with Dillon's drumming (losing the tempo and other issues). As "Eraser" was supposed to start, he collapsed and was hospitalized. This and a subsequent show were postponed, and another gig was outright cancelled.[1] The cardiac disorder was later diagnosed as a non-life threatening consequence of his thyroid medication.[2]
Dillon would play his last show with NIN at the Hollywood Bowl on October 1, 2005.
Fallout with NIN
Months later, Dillon remarked that when he was healthy and ready to return, he encountered "complete apathy and no sympathy" from Trent Reznor and NIN management. In return, Reznor wrote that Dillon's "recollection of the events leading to his departure from the band is once again inaccurate."
Recently, however, Dillon remarked in the nearLY message boards that there was currently no (at least on his part) animosity between himself and "any member of the NIN camp". He also joked that he especially meant Aaron North, since he "tattooed my name on his ass..." [sic] (Referring of course to the statement by North in the "access" section of nin.com [3] [4])
nearLY was a side project of Dillon's throughout his tenure with NIN. Beginning with a reccuring bad dream, he created a sonic adventure, very much like Fragile-era NIN. The album, entitled Reminder, features Dillon in a Reznor role, contributing much of the instrumentation himself. Dillon abstained from singing on the record, instead opting for vocals by Nothing Records veteran, Claudia Sarne. He is currently working on a follow-up to Reminder featuring singer/actress Persia White on vocals.
Jerome and Aaron
During the same Q&A that produced the "tattoo" statement, North responded to a question regarding Dillon's relationship status with an emphatic, "Back off bitch, he's mine!" This has been a very large portion of much of the NIN satire out there, including Anne Tai's "Squires Of Dimness" and Diaboli's Clay NIN's. Although the remarks were most likely in fun, the result has stuck. It should also be noted that North was the only current member of NIN to be seen at a nearLY show.
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Argentina's Congress has overwhelmingly approved a plan to swap new bonds for defaulted debt rather than comply with U.S. court orders to pay investors cash in full plus interest.
Wednesday night's vote sets up a direct challenge of the U.S. judiciary only days before Supreme Court justices in Washington are to decide whether to hear an appeal from President Cristina Fernandez.
If Argentina loses, it could face similar demands from investors left holding billions of dollars in other debts unpaid since the country's economy crashed in 2001. And if Fernandez keeps refusing to pay the plaintiffs, the US courts could stop payment to the 92 percent of other creditors who accepted Argentina's previous debt swaps.
That would push Argentina into another default and cause serious harm to an already shaky economy.
"It is a national cause that requires us to find unity across different parties," ruling party congressman Carlos Heller said.
Argentina defaulted on a world-record $100 billion in foreign debt in 2001, and lawmakers said before approving the new measure that this third debt swap should show the world that the government is willing to pay what it should, as long as it doesn't damage the economy.
The new swap, which will begin to take shape once the law is passed in the Official Bulletin, specifies that the bondholders which accept it will not receive a better offer than the one they offered in 2010.
Opposition members who supported the government in the vote nonetheless criticized it for failing to take action before suffering various setbacks from the U.S. justice system. The conservative Federico Pinedo said that the recent U.S. appellate court ruling in favor of the creditors who are suing Argentina happened because the government acted with "bravado and a lack of professionalism."
"If the matter is being debated in Congress. it is because we are in the middle of a major failure," he said.


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The financial advisor's job has never been more complex. No surprise there — but this is. In a departure from traditional thinking, business development leaders are urging advisors to do something that seems almost counterintuitive: Keep it simple.
As Billie Gray, manager of practice development for RBC Wealth Management in Minneapolis, frames it: "From a business development perspective, we made the mistake of thinking if little is good, more is better. We're discovering now that's not true. The ability to focus and simplify is critically important to every advisor's success."
One big outcome: a happier advisor.
"We hear people say 'I'm excited to get up and come to work again. I feel like I did in the early days of my career.' It's so refreshing," Gray adds. "You can feel the energy."
Last year, advisor Jason Wheeler participated in an inaugural business development program, led by Commonwealth Financial Network managing principal Joni Youngwirth, that Wheeler says has transformed the way he works.
"I'm a lot more organized. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by practice management, I now control it. And I'm not out there looking for the next best thing constantly. One thing I'll never forget is Joni saying: 'Ask yourself, ask your staff: Who's the hair in the sink?' It's usually us," says Wheeler, a founding partner of Pathfinder Wealth Consulting in Wilmington, N.C. "It's usually the advisor."
On Wheeler's desk is a note he wrote to himself that says: "Focus."
The move to focus and simplify is gaining traction at the highest levels of business development thinking and it's trending across topics — touching everything from branding and hiring to operational efficiencies and the way advisors converse with clients.
"Change is happening," observes Joseph Rizzo, head of advanced financial advisor development for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. "I know from a senior management level on down there is a driving force to get people focused and to make it simple to operate a business at this firm. That is our goal and there are some really strong things going on to support that."
As an example, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney completely redesigned its investment conference for top advisors this year. Among other things, it provided advisors with iPads so that they could forward to their email notes that they took or presentations they want to revisit.
At Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Private Banking and Investment Group, learning executive Clara Musto says the firm has launched a pilot program to push content to some mobile devices to make it easier for advisors to access information where and when they want it. Some of the most compelling content: videos of top advisors on winning strategies they've implemented.
"What they're really looking for are opportunities to understand other best practices out there that can help them maximize their time so that they can truly focus on the key activities that will continue to drive their business," says Musto.
Practical Improvements
Here's a look at how the trend to keep it simple is shaping practice development:
The client conversation: Industry consultant Mitch Anthony often tells advisors that their success is defined more by their likability than their ability. He's not joking.
"At the end of the day, the only thing that pays the bills is the quality of the conversation," he says. "Conversation is make-or-break. If you sound like everyone else, good luck."
To fully connect with a client or prospect, according to Anthony, the advisor must demonstrate interest, understanding and empathy. How? By asking the right questions. "It can be as simple as defining one or two new questions that can open a brand new dialog," says Anthony, founder of the Financial Life Planning Institute. "The questions can't feel invasive — and they have to feel irresistible to answer."
Among the lead-ins Anthony has developed in his "question laboratory": Where did you grow up and what was money like growing up? Is anything happening in your life right now that could have a major impact on your financial future? Have you had any experiences, good or bad, with other financial professionals that you feel are worth your time to tell me about?
"With messaging often supplanting conversation today, a lot of people are getting away from real conversation," says Anthony. "There's more money to be made in authentic genuine conversations than anything else. My theory is that there is only one way human beings connect and that is through story. These are the kinds of questions that will open the whole storybook."
Operational efficiencies: With its development programs, RBC Wealth Management has built in an efficiency piece to help keep advisors in front of high-net-worth clients 80 percent of the time.
"There are ways of doing less and simplifying," says RBC's Gray. "It's all about focus and energy. If you have focus but you don't have energy, or energy without focus, you're not going to be as productive, as engaged or as happy."
The one-year programs, which involve a workshop and customized coaching, offer tips such as: Schedule a certain time of day to make calls and manage email. Ensure that team members are communicating well. Write down your goals and share them with a colleague. When a client associate takes a call from someone asking for the advisor, have the associate ask if he or she can help instead.
After going through RBC's program for elite advisors, Scott Hill, senior vice president of The Carillon Consulting Group in Kirkland, Wash., put together a 90-day engagement schedule for clients new to the firm.
"We didn't have a written timeline disciplined approach: 'Here's what we're going to do and here's how.' As a team, we did a lot of these things, we just didn't do them nearly as efficiently or as well," says Hill. "Now, we have enough time in our day to spend it with clients and focus on issues aside from simple investment management. If you put a disciplined process in place, then there's plenty of time in a day to get things done."
Social media: Raymond James & Associates advisor Jeffrey Blum writes a retirement planning blog every weekend — but it takes time. With a compliance-approved social media tool he started using in November, Blum now has a professional Facebook page, a LinkedIn profile and a Twitter account.
The content is pushed largely from Raymond James Marketing so it doesn't cost Blum a lot of time. What it has done is drive traffic to his website. It's up a thousand-fold.
"I love it, clients love it," says Blum, who is based in Westlake Village, Calif. "It's one extra touch."
The system, called Engage from the firm Actiance, also lets users know who is following them — whether it's someone who is retweeting their links to articles or commenting on content. At the moment, Raymond James is uploading 40 to 50 of the pre-approved pieces a week. The most popular topics tend to be personal: golf tips, travel, food and wine.
"It's another way to focus on the client. We think there's a potential for business development," notes Katie Berg, product manager of digital assets for Raymond James Marketing. "It's one additional touch point for client communication."
Accountability: Commonwealth Financial Network's new Power in Practice business development coaching program focuses on leadership, human resources, office efficiencies, marketing, production and risk management — and underlying them all is one important fundamental: advisor accountability.
"Over the years we've sponsored several programs but none involved the structure and accountability we require here," says Youngwirth, managing principal of practice management. "It really sorts out the people who are truly committed to this. We've seen real results because advisors had to answer to one another." Not only is there peer-to-peer accountability but Youngwirth herself does one-on-one coaching sessions with participants over the course of a year.
Youngwirth says the program keeps it simple by setting very clear goals. The human resources section, for example, demands certain deliverables: job descriptions, performance reviews and a listing of the top three things employees want from their workplace.
"Advisors stew over HR all the time. We need to make it simple," she said. "You can manage ad nauseam and feel like you're never going to get there. The biggie here is they end up with a practice management infrastructure that can last the rest of their careers. And that's huge. By focusing on the basics of these six areas, and by staying accountable, they can run a good small business."
Branding: With a surge in demand by advisors across channels for individual branding guidance, consultant Scott West is pushing simplification hard.
"We're working on having them differentiate and simplify," says West, head of consulting for Invesco Van Kampen Consulting. "As Steven Jobs said: 'Simplicity is the highest form of sophistication.'"
To drive that point home, the consulting group has taken a page from Hollywood's loglines with its rollout in February of Tell Me More, designed to describe an advisor's value proposition in 15 words or less.
"It's how people sell screenplays to agents. It's selling the most compelling, concise points of the movie in 15 words or less," West said. "You're trying to get the client to say the most powerful three words in marketing: Tell me more."
Rather than using a "boom box" approach by touting your experience and how much money you manage, West advocates a "boomerang" approach based on four core principles: Keep it positive, in plain English, plausible and personal. West's own value proposition: I help advisors keep and grow assets with their best clients.
"Remember the elevator speech? The elevator speech is flawed because there is no building tall enough in the world to accommodate an elevator speech. Tell Me More is not done in an elevator; it's not done in three minutes. There's never a speech. There's a conversation," he adds. "People have got to try to differentiate themselves and you can't do it by the numbers. There's no safety in numbers. You've got to do it through a succinct, compelling message that drives the client to say: Tell me more."
Identity: Hiring is picking up in the industry and consultant Angie Herbers says employees increasingly are looking for an employer of choice.
"It's bigger than brand, bigger than marketing. They're looking for an identity," says Herbers, founder of Angie Herbers Inc. "It's very much like a city. What city are you: Las Vegas, New York, San Francisco? What makes you a destination employer?"
It's tough to quantify "identity" and there are no systems to make the process scalable. As Herbers puts it: "It's almost like you have to show them to see it. You can't fully understand Las Vegas unless [you go] to Las Vegas." To start, Herbers throws out all clichés ("We're a fiduciary" or "We're a comprehensive financial planning firm") and goes right to the client service model — and to the clients.
"I have one advisor who works with business owners and we said to his clients: What do you value about this? It wasn't the financial planning process at all. It was the fact that the advisor is a business owner with a business mind. They realized that the owner of that company had something different than anyone else," she said. "That's why they were clients."
The advisor no longer recruits or puts postings on CareerBuilder. Potential hires come to him.
"I can walk into that firm and I can feel the difference," Herbers adds. "This is how you get an engaged employee and an engaged client. All clients want in a service business is a connection. They care about all the other stuff you do but the connection is the most important thing. It's all about being true to your city, your inner core."


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• Oxidation Stability • Shear Stability • Rubber Swell Properties of Automatic Transmission Fluids
A NEW TEST is described for studying the oxidation stability of automatic transmission fluids (ATF). The test shows an excellent correlation with transmission oxidation tests and points out the importance of time as a variable in such studies. Carefully controlled automobile dynamometer tests have been used to study the shear stability of ATF's. Data are presented showing a comparison of driving conditions, transmissions, and V.I. improvers on shear stability. Results are related to the 50-hr Hydra-Matic durability test. The poor reproducibility of rubber swell measurements on commercial transmission seals is due largely to differences in the rubber compounds. A great improvement in the reproducibility may be made by taking into account the specific gravity of the rubber sample.*


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Food Artisans: Soy Hound
A different New York artisan every week.
After spending time in Thailand and Japan, Nayana Pornchewangkul, and Victor Yee returned to the States and started looking for a good source for the fresh, unadulterated soy milk they'd enjoyed in Asia.
"The soy milk in the U.S. is made to taste like cow's milk," Pornchewangkul explains, "It was hard to find one that tasted like soybeans."
So they started experimenting with making their own, eventually starting a company, Soy Hound, to bring fresh soy milk to the masses. The process begins with whole, organic, non-GMO soybeans, which are washed and soaked for eight to ten hours. After the soaking, they're ground with water in a stone grinding machine and filtered through fine mesh. The resulting liquid is boiled, at which time a flavoring agent such as fresh ginger or tea leaves might be added, strained again, and bottled. Their milks come in original, green tea, Thai tea, ginger, and peanut butter, with a chocolate flavor in the works. Though the different flavors are easily distinguishable and recognizable, the bean itself is the main thing you taste. You know you're drinking soy milk that's been flavored with ginger, for example, not a ginger beverage.
"We just want to keep it simple and natural," Yee says, "and let the flavor of the soybean shine through."
That taste is something that will likely prove surprising to most people who are used to the widely available soy milk that comes in shelf-stable boxes, and has been treated with thickeners and preservatives and ingredients designed to mask the way it tastes.
"[Soy Hound] is what soy milk is supposed to taste like" Pornchewangkul says, adding that they urge samples on passersby at Smorgasburg and store visits because the subtly sweet and vegetal beverage "changes people's perceptions." (Truth be told, I detest most soy milk, but think theirs is great, especially the fragrant, lightly spiced Thai tea flavor.)
They make soy milk weekly and will deliver directly to customers the day after it's made, generally collecting orders by Friday, cooking on Saturday, and making deliveries on Sunday each week, though they're willing to be flexible for larger orders.
While they like the original flavor with cereal or granola and suggest making smoothies with green tea, peanut butter, or original, Yee and Pornchewangkul generally prefer just drinking their soy milk. In addition to the 12 oz. bottles, they've recently begun selling a 32 oz. size on their website and hope to have it in stores soon. To order or for a list of stores and websites that sell Soy Hound, visit their site.
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Perfect for framing, this map of Medieval England contains a wealth of historical information and sites as well as beautiful illustrations. Published is October 1979 with an additional map of the British Isles, this work makes a fine keepsake for those interested in this colorful period of English history.
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Yankees' window of opportunity closes
Bombers fall to Rays, but Indians' win seals elimination not long before
NEW YORK -- The fans still in the Stadium late Wednesday night let out a loud cheer as Lyle Overbay drew a bases-loaded walk. The Yankees still trailed the Rays by four runs, but they were threatening with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning.
But moments after that walk, the rest of the eighth inning -- and whether the Yanks won or lost -- wouldn't matter. Nearly 500 miles away, in Cleveland, the Indians had just capped their victory over the White Sox, officially eliminating the Yankees from postseason contention.
Entering Wednesday, New York needed to win all five of its remaining games -- and have Cleveland lose all five -- to have a chance at earning the final American League Wild Card spot. But the Yankees followed the Indians' win with an 8-3 loss to the Rays, marking just the second time in the last 19 seasons they will miss the playoffs.
"It's never easy," manager Joe Girardi said. "We worked really hard to get into the postseason and have a chance to win the World Series, and when you're out before the postseason even starts, it's extremely disappointing."
The odds were long to start with, and Phil Hughes didn't make things any easier. In what could have been his final start with the Yankees -- he will be a free agent at the end of this season -- the right-hander lasted just two-plus innings, giving up a run in the first inning and two more in the third without recording an out in the frame.
After Rays center fielder David DeJesus hit an RBI single in the third inning, Delmon Young reached on a disputed infield single -- Evan Longoria was called safe at third base even though he appeared to be out -- to load the bases with no outs. Girardi left the dugout to argue the call at third, then stayed on the field to remove Hughes.
It was Hughes' 14th start this season in which he lasted fewer than five innings, the most of any Yankees pitcher in a season since 1916.
"Any time you're in that spot, it's tough," Hughes said. "In a game we absolutely had to win, it's tough to lose that way."
As he has in each of Hughes' last five starts, David Huff came on in long relief. The left-hander pitched scoreless fourth and fifth innings before being hit hard in the sixth, serving up back-to-back home runs to Longoria and DeJesus to give the Rays a five-run lead.
Longoria added a home run in the ninth, becoming just the second player since 1969 to hit nine or more home runs against the Yankees in a season.
"To be able to eliminate a team like the Yankees, who have been there all year and have played great baseball, played us tough, it's a good thing," Longoria said. "It feels good."
Hughes and Huff combined to pitch fewer than six innings on Wednesday. Hughes gave up three runs on seven hits over two-plus innings, while Huff allowed four runs on five hits over 3 2/3.
Hughes finished with a 4-14 record and 5.19 ERA.
"It's difficult when things snowball the way they do," he said. "Bad start after bad start, sure, you starting doubting yourself at times, and that's difficult to bounce back from. You certainly kind of question your abilities at times, and this game can humble you really, really quick. That was something that was hard to bounce back from. I tried to fight and battle my entire way through this year, and it just didn't seem to work out."
Third baseman Eduardo Nunez accounted for much of the Yankees' offense, doubling and scoring on Robinson Cano's RBI double in the first inning and hitting a solo home run -- his third of the season -- in the third.
The Yankees plated one more run in that eighth frame on Overbay's walk, but center fielder Curtis Granderson grounded out to second to end the threat.
"It's frustrating. We were close," Cano said. "We're not satisfied, but at least we got this far. We didn't have most of the guys most of the season. It was close, but there's nothing else you can do."
With a slew of injuries to key contributors -- Alex Rodriguez, Granderson, Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira, among others -- and a franchise-record 56 players used, the Yankees stayed in the race as long as they could. But Girardi will never blame the injuries for the team not reaching the postseason, and he hopes that missing the playoffs will fuel the players going into 2014.
But even with their postseason chances over, the Yankees have four games left to play. Thursday's contest will be legendary closer Mariano Rivera's final game in Yankee Stadium, as well as the Yankees' first home game with absolutely no playoff implications since Oct. 3, 1993 -- two years before Rivera made his Major League debut.
"I'm not used to pitching for something that doesn't mean anything. I wanted to pitch for something that means something," Rivera said. "I'll be there tomorrow, hopefully, God willing, and be there for the fans. They deserve it."


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07 February 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
The corresponding patent has been issued in Australia and further patent applications are undergoing examination in Europe, Canada and Japan
Singapore: AmpliPhi Biosciences, the anti-infective company focused on developing phage-based therapies to combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant infection, has received a Notice of Allowance for its US patent application, "Bacteriophage-Containing Therapeutic Agents", from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The patent application is important to Ampliphi's patent estate and developing portfolio, as it covers the use of bacteriophage-based therapy for the treatment of infections caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with biofilms in effective combination with antibiotics. Examples of specific treatment regimens covered include the treatment of human and animal infections resulting from a skin burn or skin wound, a lung infection, an eye, ear or urinary infection or an infection associated with a medical device or implant. Such infections are difficult to treat as they are often resistant to treatment with currently available antibiotics using standard methods of treatment.
The US patent application includes claims intended to protect the company's method of treating bacterial infection characterized by biofilm where P. aeruginosa is present, covering the application of one or more bacteriophage preparations that have one or multiple treatments which target and kill P. aeruginosa in the biofilm, at least 24 hours before antibiotic treatment.
Mr Phil Young, CEO of Ampliphi, said, "Our non-clinical results have indicated that treatment with our bacteriophage preparations before antibiotics are administered can restore the effectiveness of antibiotics that were previously ineffective". He continued "Such a treatment regime could be enormously important in the battle to address the rise of antibiotic resistance and, in particular to treat infections present in biofilms.
The company's lead program, a proprietary mix of bacteriophages, is in late preclinical development for the treatment of P. aeruginosa infection of the lung, aimed at patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Biofilms are a major element in infection of the CF lung.
Bacteriophages are naturally occurring viruses that are highly specific for the bacterial hosts they infect. They can rapidly kill their host, amplifying themselves in the process. Bacteriophages are unaffected by antibiotic resistance and are able to disrupt bacterial biofilms. Such biofilms are a major line of defence for bacteria, contributing to antibiotic resistance. Bacteriophages are able to penetrate biofilms and replicate locally to high levels, to produce strong local therapeutic effects.
The corresponding patent has already been issued in Australia. Further patent applications are undergoing examination in Europe, Canada and Japan. Ampliphi is committed to protecting its novel therapeutics in key jurisdictions. Further patent applications are under examination, supporting AmpliPhi's work in building a strong intellectual property portfolio around its technology and strengthening its leadership position in the field of bacteriophage based therapies.
AmpliPhi's strategy is to develop a targeted pipeline of therapeutics in-house and to secure collaborations with third parties to maximise the potential of its innovative bacteriophage platform technology.


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EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2009 Toxic Chemical Releases in Maine
Release Date: 12/16/2010
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
Analysis shows continued reduction of chemical disposal and releases in New England
(Boston, Mass. – Dec. 16, 2010) – EPA's most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2009. TRI reporting provides Americans with vital information about their communities by publishing information on toxic chemical disposals and releases into the air, land and water, as well as information on waste management and pollution prevention activities in neighborhoods across the country.
In Maine, the reporting data show that overall releases of pollutants to the environment have decreased since the previous reporting year (2008). TRI information is a key part of EPA's efforts to provide greater access to environmental information and get information to the public as quickly as possible. TRI was recently recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of the 10 major ways that EPA has strengthened America.
During 2009, the latest year for which data are available, approximately 21.9 million pounds of chemicals were released in the six New England states, a reduction of about 2,359,064 pounds. In Maine, 84 facilities reported in 2009 approximately 8.5 million pounds (a decrease of 2,035,471 pounds). Approximately 52 percent of releases in Maine were emitted to the air and 30 percent discharged to water during 2009. Across the U.S. in 2009, 3.37 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released into the environment, a 12 percent decrease from 2008.
Each year, EPA makes publicly available TRI data reported by industries throughout the United States regarding chemical releases to air, water and land by power plants, manufacturers and other facilities which employ ten or more workers and exceed thresholds for chemicals. This year, EPA is offering additional information to make the TRI data more meaningful and accessible to all communities. The TRI analysis now highlights toxic disposals and releases to large aquatic ecosystems, selected urban communities, and tribal lands. In addition, portions of the analysis are available in Spanish for the first time.
Reporting includes information on chemicals released at a company's facility, as well as those transported to disposal facilities off site. TRI data do not reflect the relative toxicity of the chemicals emitted or potential exposure to people living in a community with reported releases.
Facilities must report their chemical disposals and releases by July 1 of each year. This year, EPA made the 2009 preliminary TRI dataset available in July, the same month as the data were collected. This is the earliest release of TRI data to the public ever.
Reporting under TRI does not indicate illegal discharges of pollutants to the environment. EPA works closely with states to provide regulatory oversight of facilities that generate pollution to the nation's air, land and water. Effective review and permitting programs work to ensure that the public and the environment are not subjected to unhealthful levels of pollution, even as agencies work to further reduce emissions of chemicals to the environment.
Further, robust enforcement efforts by EPA and states ensure that facilities that violate their environmental permits are subject to penalties and corrective action. Yearly releases by individual facilities can vary due to factors such as power outages, production variability, lulls in the business cycle, etc., that do not reflect a facility's pollution prevention program(s).
The top ten chemicals released to the environment on- and off-site during 2009 in Maine were:
- Nitrate Compounds, 2,220,704 lbs.
- Methanole, 2,212,312 lbs.
- Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,179,159 lbs.
- Manganese Compounds, 996,971 lbs.
- Zinc Compounds, 839,991 lbs.
- Ammonia, 774,413 lbs.
- Hydrochloric Acid (after 1995 "acid aerosols" only), 391,834 lbs.
- Acetaldyhyde, 200,948 lbs.
- Sulfuric Acid, (after 1994 "acid aerosols" only), 112,052 lbs.
- Chromium Compounds, 103,783 lbs.
The ten facilities that reported the largest quantity of on- and off-site environmental releases in Maine under TRI for 2009 were:
McCain Foods USA Inc., Easton, 1,980,426 Lbs.
Verso Paper Holdings LLC., Jay, 1,835,372 Lbs.
SD Warren Co., Skowhegan, 1,539,735 Lbs.
Sprague Searsport Terminal, Searsport, 1,167,794 Lbs.
Rumford Paper Co., Rumford, 810,587 Lbs.
Domtar Maine LLC., Baileyville, 701,135 Lbs.
Red Shield Acquisition LLC., Old Town, 433,332 Lbs.
Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC., Lincoln, 282,000 Lbs.
SD Warren Co., Westbrook, 247,350 Lbs.
Katahdin Paper Co LLC., East Millinocket, 197,120 Lbs.
TRI was established in 1986 by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and later modified by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. Together, these laws require facilities in certain industries to report annually on releases, disposal and other waste management activities related to these chemicals. TRI data are submitted annually to EPA and states by multiple industry sectors including manufacturing, metal mining, electric utilities, and commercial hazardous waste facilities.
EPA continues to work closely with the regulated community to ensure that facilities understand and comply with their reporting requirements under TRI and other community right-to-know statutes. EPA will once again hold training workshops throughout the New England region during the Spring of 2011. Training sessions will be set up in each state. Further information will be available on our Web site.
More information:
- TRI in Maine Fact Sheet (epa.gov/triexplorer/statefactsheet.htm)
- Additional National information on TRI (epa.gov/tri/)
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For updated information about passport fees and requirements, visit the U.S. Department of State's Passport Website at: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html or call 1-877-487-2778.
The Kings County Clerk's Office processes applications for U.S. passports between the hours of 9:00 AM to 11 AM and 2 PM to 3:30 PM. The application requires that you provide proof of U.S. citizenship, proof of identity, photographs and pay a fee. You are required to appear in person at any County Clerk Office in New York City, or at most Post Offices to submit the application. Please allow four to six weeks for your passport to reach you by mail. Please review the following checklist of materials you need to apply for a passport.
- Providing Proof of U.S. Citizenship
- Providing Proof of Identity
- The Photographs You Need to Provide
- Fees
- If You Are Not a Citizen, but Wish to Apply for a Passport for a Child Born in the United States
Passport Information:
Monday through Friday
at 347-404-9772.
Providing Proof of U.S. Citizenship
You must provide one of the following acceptable forms for proof of United States' citizenship:
- A previous U.S. passport
- A certified birth certificate or if you were born outside the United States, a certificate of naturalization.
All documents must be an original. No photocopies will be accepted.
To obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate for a person born in the City of New York, call the New York City Department of Health, Vital Records, at: 212-788-4520 or at: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/birth-certificates.page.
To obtain a copy of a birth certificate for a person born in New York State, call the New York State Department of Health, Vital Records, at: 518-474-3077 or
at: https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/ .
To obtain a certificate of naturalization, call the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at: l-800-375-5283 go to: www.uscis.gov.
Providing Proof of Identity
The following are acceptable forms to provide proof of identity:
- A valid driver's license
- An employment photo id from a government agency
- A military id or
- A valid college photo id
The Photographs You Need to Provide
You will need to bring one, 2 inch by 2 inch, passport size photograph of each person, at the time you apply.
The fee for a 10-year passport for persons aged 16 or older is $110.00.
The fee for a passport for a minor, aged 15 or younger is $80.00.
The above fees are payable to the U.S. Department of State, either by bank or postal money order or personal check.
However, there is an additional processing fee of $25 is required in cash for each passport requested.
Emergency passport applicants, please call the U.S. Passport Office at: 1-877-487-2778.
If You Are Not a Citizen, but Wish to Apply for a Passport for a Child Born in the United States
For non-citizens applying for a passport for a child born in the United States, the parents of the child must present their passports from their country, or a valid resident's card, or a work authorization card issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
To obtain a certificate of naturalization, call the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at: l-800-375-5283.


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