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The wreck of a long-lost Nazi submarine, the U-486, has been found off the west coast of Norway, more than 60 years after it was sunk.
The remains were first spotted north of the port of Bergen last year but have only now been confirmed as the missing U-boat, the Bergen Maritime Museum announced today.
The U-486 last sailed on April 12, 1945, when she came under attack from a British submarine. A torpedo broke the German vessel in two, sending her and all 48 crew onboard to the bottom of the seabed.
The wreck was discovered 820 feet below sea level as oil company Statoil scanned the depths for a location to build an underwater pipeline.
More from GlobalPost: German U-boat found off coast of Nantucket, 70 years after sinking
Upon closer examination, investigators were able to see synthetic rubber tiles covering the outer surface to make the submarine harder to detect by sonar, the Bergen Maritime Museum's Arild Maroey Hansen told Norwegian radio NRK. Only a few German U-boats ever received the experimental treatment.
There are no plans to disturb the wreck, according to Hansen, though environmental authorities may wish to assess it for possible pollution risks. The submarine's remains could still contain fuel oil and unexploded torpedos, he said.
It lies little over a mile from another German U-boat, the U-864, which was sunk the same year with tons of toxic mercury onboard. Authorities have long debated whether to remove the wreckage in an attempt to contain its hazardous material.
There are most likely more sunken submarines waiting to be found in Norway's waters, Hansen said.
The Nazis stationed much of their U-boat fleet in occupied Norway, using its ports as bases from which to attack Allied ships in the North Atlantic and Artic Ocean.
The U-486 destroyed four ships in her time, most famously the SS Leopoldville, on which 763 American soldiers died.
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Jordan McElroy to pursue berth on U.S. National Biathlon Team
Jordan McElroy was all of 60 pounds when he participated in his first Great Ski Race as a 10-year-old in 2004, and yet he managed to pass more than 500 racers, finishing in just over two hours. Racing alongside him was his father, Tom McElroy, a former national champion biathlete and U.S. National Biathlon Team member from 1978 to 1982.
At 10, McElroy was already a seasoned veteran of both Nordic and alpine skiing, having started both disciplines by the time he was 3. Not surprisingly, he also began competing locally in the annual 10th Mountain Division Biathlon held at the Auburn Ski Club. Between 2004 and 2009, McElroy won his age group each year. In 2011 and 2012, he won overall honors in the pro division as well.
Eight years later and nearly 100 pounds heavier than his Great Ski Race debut, McElroy is getting ready to embark on an even greater skiing adventure as he pursues full-time biathlon training with the Vermont National Guard later this month.
The sport of biathlon combines Nordic ski racing with rifle marksmanship. It started as a military exercise for Norwegian soldiers in the mid 19th century. The first world championship in biathlon was held in 1958 in Austria and two years later it debuted as an Olympic sport at Squaw Valley. In Europe it is one of the most popular winter spectator sports, covered widely on television and often drawing from 20,000 to 30,000 spectators to biathlon venues.-
Until last year, McElroy's only biathlon experience were local races. Last summer, he started training with former Olympian biathlete Glenn Jobe at the Auburn Ski Club. At that point, he decided to pursue biathlon on the national stage. Three trips to West Yellowstone, Mont., in November, December and March yielded excellent results, with McElroy finishing from first to sixth place in each of six races against nationally ranked competitors.-
Meanwhile, he was enjoying a record Nordic season as a senior and captain of the Truckee High School team, winning every league race, as well as the CNISSF State Championship.
McElroy spent much of this summer training with United States Biathlon Junior World team members and coaches, at the Olympic Training Centers in both Colorado Springs and Lake Placid, New York as well as in Jericho, Vt. He also raced in the NorAm Rollerski Biathlon Cup in Jericho. Despite a lingering heel injury, McElroy managed an impressive fourth-place finish (third American) in the sprint competition.-
With all the success of the past 10 months on the national scene, McElroy has decided to pursue biathlon training and competition more seriously as a member of the Vermont National Guard. While there are no intercollegiate biathlon teams in the United States, the National Guard has 30 state biathlon teams. Vermont is host to the Guard's National team, with top-notch coaching and training facilities.-
While McElroy's immediate goal will be to represent the United States on the international stage at the Junior World Championships over the next three years, his long-term goals include following in his father's ski tracks to a spot on the U.S. National Biathlon Team, and ultimately a berth on the U.S. Olympic Team. With the average age of a world-class biathlete being 32, the 18-year-old has many years (and Olympic opportunities) ahead of him to perfect his craft.
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Online teaching courses are the best way to get higher education for those who don't want to spend maximum time out of the house and have various other responsibilities. Most of the reputed universities are providing online correspondence teaching classes programs with variety of courses to choose from. These online courses have become quite popular now and more and more students are flocking to enroll in such courses. Nursing courses are one of those, which attract more and more candidates to learn and obtain certificates online.
The advantages of online nursing classes are many and the major ones are:
- Convenience: The most important feature of taking this course online is that they can be taken at one's convenience. One need not flock to training center at odd times when enrolled in an online course. One may study according to his or her convenience. There are certain components, which are mandatorily required to be undergone in a proper facility and this can be done offline. Even exams and assessments can be done and uploaded online for evaluation. The instructor does the evaluation and the result is posted to the students.
- Good Instructors: Many people undergo online nursing classes at one time since all students avail the training facility together using their own computers and there is no limitation to capacity. Hence, you may often find very good instructors for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) taking online course. This is because one instructor can teach hundreds of students at once when using the online mode of teaching.
- Diversity of Students: In online courses, students from all across the world are enrolled. There are people from different backgrounds with a different perspective of everything. It is advantageous to be a part of such a group as learning is very good.
- Cost Advantage: Online courses can be taken at home using a computer. The cost involved in setting up an online class' infrastructure is one-time. After this, the infrastructure can be used by any number of people without much added cost. This is advantageous for users who can avail good online nursing facility at a reasonable price. If you look at the cost involved in an offline course, it appears to be very high. There are a lot of physical resources, which are required to facilitate such trainings.
- Study from Home: Another advantage is that one can study from home. You need not travel to some other place; you enjoy the luxury of studying at home. Even exams can be taken online and emailed for evaluation.
- Study at Your Pace: Online classes offer the flexibility to study at one's own pace. You will not come under any kind of peer pressure and study at a pace that you are comfortable with. The pressure from competition is minimal and in a way motivates students to perform better and set their own standards.
As seen above, the advantages of pursuing nursing classes online are many. Online courses have evolved over the years and have become the new way to go. It may be difficult to zero down on one training provider. But when this phase is done with, then the whole training process is very smooth.


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This story appears in the November 1997 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
The way Bonita Schwartz figured it, being a small-business owner and a woman to boot weren't helping at all in her search for a small-business loan. But the times may be changing as new technology and shifts in the lending industry conspire to make loans available to capital-hungry entrepreneurs.
Schwartz's story dates back to 1985 when she formed Schwartz Research Services Inc. in Tampa, Florida, offering consumer research services. By 1993, business was so good, she went looking for a loan to build a focus group facility and corporate headquarters. She naturally turned first to her bank, which had all her personal and business accounts, and applied for a $350,000 loan. "When the loan officer called to ask if I had gotten the business from my husband in a divorce," says Schwartz, "I knew the loan request was going to be turned down." She was right.
The Color of Money
While small businesses and banks would seem to make a great combination, in reality nothing could be farther from the truth. The crux of the problem: Banks are working with other people's money. When customers make a deposit, they expect their money to be present and accounted for when they want to withdraw it. This puts the bank in what many lenders refer to as an "abundance of caution" mode. Simply put, this means banks won't get involved in situations where a loan is at risk, period.
This alone should speak volumes about the behavior of your typical loan officer. Still, many entrepreneurs get angry when banks don't appear interested in making loans to their small and sometimes highly risky businesses. But take a walk in the banker's shoes. If you were working with borrowed funds that had to be paid back upon demand, would you lend them to a business with a dubious ability to repay the loan? Of course not. So why should banks? They aren't built to lose money. They are, in the final analysis, running a business.
Another reason banks historically have not been fired up to lend money to small businesses is that small businesses typically request relatively small loans. The abundance-of-caution mode in which most banks operate means the analysis and disbursement of loans is a downright expensive process. The banker visits the company. Then visits again. Then reviews a loan proposal. He or she might even call on some of the business's customers or suppliers just to make sure the whole thing is for real. Then the banker submits a loan proposal to the credit committee. If it gets approved, the bank will create a truckload of documents, which the borrower will haggle over. The bank's lawyers will haggle back. Then the loan gets disbursed.
For the bank, it doesn't stop there. A loan officer will be assigned to the loan and will review the borrower's financial statements each quarter until the loan is paid off to make sure the company is not violating any covenants of the loan agreement.
The problem for small-business borrowers has been that the costs for the loan process were the same whether the borrower wanted $150,000 or $15 million. From the bank's perspective, if the costs are the same, it would rather distribute them over a larger loan, not a smaller one.
Technology To The Rescue
According to Robin Wantland, a regional executive with Bank One in Dallas and the former chairman of the American Bankers Association's Small Business Division, information technology is changing this scenario by helping banks drive down costs in three critical areas: loan acquisition, risk management and loan servicing.
Wantland says in the old days, banks were run by big mainframe computers, and data had to be hard-coded to do any kind of analysis. But with today's client server technology, it's a different story altogether. "With data stored on a server," Wantland says, "it's available to product managers, risk managers, marketing managers, customer service managers and loan officers--and it's helping them do their jobs at costs that make small-business loans feasible."
At the center of this empowering technology is the area of credit analysis. Instead of relying on traditional analysis, which is costly and time-consuming, banks are now starting to rely on the kind of credit scoring systems that credit card companies have used for years.
Fair, Isaac and Co. Inc. of San Rafael, California, a data analysis software firm, has a commercial credit scoring system that's helping to dramatically reduce bank loan approval times and costs--and thus put money into small businesses' pockets faster. Latimer Asch, the firm's vice president of commercial products, estimates banks that don't use this kind of system require 12.5 hours of human "touch time" to reach a credit decision and that the cost to reach this decision ranges between $500 and $1,800. He maintains that with his company's Small Business Scoring Service, the time required by the bank to reach a credit decision (assuming the decision is totally automated) is 15 minutes and costs just $100.
In addition to easier and less expensive credit analysis, Wantland says banks can monitor the loans with fewer resources, too. So rather than the expensive relationship-oriented model that banks once used to make sure their loans were in good shape, loan officers can now retire to the background and check a business's loan status by computer. In fact, Wantland says that if companies keep their credit records clean, the borrower will never even have to hear from the lender.
Out in the trenches, this means more loans are going to more small businesses in a more efficient fashion. In early 1996, when Bonnie Schwartz revived her dream to build her own focus group facility, it was a whole different story when she applied for a loan. Barnett Bank of Tampa, which had a branch near Schwartz's office and used a scoring model for credit analysis, approved her $495,000 loan application in just four days.
Schwartz was pleased that Barnett's credit scoring model looked at her loan proposition objectively. "What I liked about this new approach was that it didn't matter if you were a man or woman--[the bank] looked at your history," she says.
Wantland says midsized and larger companies are relying less and less on bank loans, prompting even greater interest in the small-business market. But while many banks profess an interest in small-business lending, Wantland offers these tips on how to recognize the ones that are truly interested in making loans to businesses like yours.
- Consider larger banks. Wantland says small banks play a vital role in fulfilling highly customized needs for small businesses. But for small businesses that need a quick loan without the bells and whistles, it's the larger banks, with $10 billion or more in assets, that are capable of delivering the goods.
- Critically evaluate product lines. Wantland, who investigates competitors' offerings all the time, says you should ask bankers what products they have geared specifically for small businesses. "If they have just one deposit or checking product, just one option on credit, or they give you a price list that is 5 years old, that's a sign the institution is probably not too serious about the small-business market--no matter what their ads say," warns Wantland.
- Find out how long it takes to get a loan approved and how it gets approved. If the answer is two hours, you're probably looking at a bank that's serious about small business. If the answer is two weeks, you might want to keep looking.
- Remember that ease varies inversely with size. For many loans above $150,000, automated credit scoring notwithstanding, most banks want to take a closer look at your company, and that can slow down the process. If you want a really fast loan, keep your request under $100,000.
Package Deal
The role of technology in shaping the small-business lending market has a flipside, too, which makes the prospects even brighter for small-business lending. That is, as credit analysis, approval and monitoring become more automated, small-business loan portfolios at banks will become more homogeneous. This phenomenon is a plus because it means banks will then be able to package and sell their small-business loans in the same way auto loans and mortgages have been sold for years. "When banks can make small-business loans, sell the loans and get their funds back to make even more loans," says Wantland, "it ultimately means the pool of capital for small business has been considerably enlarged."
According to Asch, this recycling of small-business loans is just starting to become visible on the horizon. "It takes a while to season a portfolio, and there needs to be a large enough volume of loans on the books to make the effort worthwhile," he says. "Plus Wall Street, which will `securitize' these debts before they are sold to investors, needs to get a better sense of the prepayment and default rates so that they may be accurately priced." But when this happens, the power of this link to the securities markets cannot be underestimated. Suddenly, investors from around the world will be funding small business, and the pool of capital available will be nearly bottomless.
David R. Evanson, a writer and consultant, is a principal of Financial Communications Associates in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Contact Sources
Fair, Isaac and Co. Inc., 120 N. Redwood Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903, (415) 472-2211
Schwartz Research Services Inc., (813) 207-0332, fax: (813) 207-0717


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However, when I run theme check, about 40 or so recommendations popped up because the plugin uses variables in translatable functions. I was able to remove about half of the problems by typing in my text domain instead of using the variable used by the plugin author. However, I need help rectifying the error below:
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The World #QuranHour 2018, a campaign platform in unifying humankind under the banner of the Quran, will be held on June 7, the 22nd day of Ramadan.
This year's campaign will be held at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Mosque of the International Islamic University Malaysia in Gombak from 10am to noon.
It will be followed by simultaneous campaigns worldwide.
Warisan Ummah Ikhlas Foundation chairman Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub said the World #QuranHour campaign has gained a lot of traction on social media, where it reached 357 million views last year, compared to just 87 million hits in 2016.
For this year, the foundation hopes to get 400 million views on social media in 100 countries.
"This year, with the support of 10 media organisations as synergy partners, we hope this will be the biggest event in the country involving reading and recitals of the Quran.
"By understanding the content of the Quran for at least one hour a day, the holy book can be a source of guidance to mankind regardless of their faith, ideology or ethnic background," he said at a press conference to launch the Malaysia #QuranHour at Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
The Star Media Group is among the 10 media organisations participating in the programme, which is now into its third year.
Besides World #QuranHour, Malaysia #QuranHour will also be held on June 7 this year, which falls on the 22nd day of Ramadan, considered by Muslims as a blessed day of the fasting month.
According to Hussamuddin, who is Karangkraf Media Group chairman, World #QuranHour is a campaign to encourage every individual to read, understand and apply the values from the Quran in their daily life.
"Another objective is to get everyone, be they leaders, media practitioners and the people, to come together under one banner of the Quran to make a paradigm shift in our daily life by doing good deeds for our fellow humankind," he said.


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Questions in my head: How can you talk to someone whose voice and just the mere sound of it, irritates you? How can you talk to someone who is above himself and thinks that everything is just about him? How can you talk to someone who focuses (seems like) on what he can receive rather than give?


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As I treat my patients with ADHD, I am careful to pay a lot of attention to the child's or young adult's self-esteem.
Self-esteem is that part of our personal evaluation that tells us that we are loved and valued. The origin of a human being's self-esteem really begins after conception. A mother begins the process of accepting the fact that she is going to bring a life into this world that she will need to nourish and protect. Nourishment really begins with her own prenatal nourishment and self-care. A woman's pregnancy may or may not be wanted, but once the baby is born, the mothering instinct should begin to evolve and the infant needs to be cared for and loved.
Many infants who are born with ADHD may right away have behavior patterns that can be very challenging to a parent. The infant may be irritable, cry frequently and be difficult to console. Feeding problems may be present. The joy and excitement of having a new baby can soon turn into frustration and fatigue. If the maternal or paternal bonding does not go smoothly, an infant will soon experience a feeling of insecurity and uncertainty.
As the infant develops into a toddler, hyperactive motor behavior may be exhibited. Parents develop expectations about the child's behavior that are not being met. The more hyperactive the child's behavior, the more difficulty a parent may experience in trying to discipline or direct the child. Constant criticism or lack of affection may be perceived by the child, and positive feelings of being accepted and loved may be wanting.
Time after time, I hear the feeling of frustration in the voices of parents with ADHD children. It is critical that I help a parent understand that the child is also experiencing frustration, and along with that emotion, serious gaps in his or her feeling of positive self-esteem.
Together, a physician and parent need to strategize how to help everyone involved. The parents need to find parenting groups that specifically help deal with discipline and raising a child with ADHD.
Expectations on the part of the parent need to become realistic and in-line with the child's capabilities.
A child's talent and individual personality needs to be nourished and areas of success are imperative to be developed. This could be, for example, in the area of sports, music, art, mathematics or mechanical interest. The more a child can feel good about an area that he or she pursues, the more valued and appreciated he or she will feel.
What do you notice about your ADHD or your child's ADHD and self-esteem?
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These buttons are 100% vector based so can easily be scaled up or down to suit your needs.
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We love this Disney Runway collection. If only we could be transported to a world where all the Disney Princesses and Villains were transformed into giant legs with sensational hats, then thrown into a ring, and forced to fight to the death.
DeviantARTist Sashii-Kami has concocted the most high fashion Disney runway we have ever seen. Obviously the Villain ensembles win over the Princess outfits, hands down. Also female Hades — take note, cosplayers, and make this happen.


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These quartz pencil lamps are small, low-pressure, mercury-vapor discharge lamps made of double-bore material with both electrodes at one end. They are very stable lamps and maintain a high output of ultraviolet radiation. They have a spectral emission consisting of many well-separated lines in the ultraviolet and visible portions of the spectrum. They are widely used as spectral calibration sources in spectroscopy, chromatography, and photometry.
Note: A 24" cord set with plug is provided for attachment to the Power Supply. Power supply (#70-298) is not included and sold separately. The UV Light Shields (compatible with #58-146) are sold separately.
Separately-housed power supply for efficient operation of the UV pencil lamps above. Dimensions are 4.5" L x 4" W x 3.13" H. The net weight is 5 lbs. The metal housing is provided with an on/off switch, rubber feet, a 7.5 ft power cord, and a 3 ft secondary lamp cord.
Shield A has a 1mm inner diameter drilled hole. Shield B has a 7.9mm x 15.9mm aperture, and Shield C has a 4.8mm x 38.2mm aperture.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Does Forever exist in the world? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Does Forever exist in the world? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Nanami23Joined: 16 May 2010Posts: 1Location: Japan Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject: Does Forever exist in the world? Seriously, I believe in Forever. I think that every girl wants to have a forever love in the dream. Of course, me too. So, when a boy and a girl fall in love, they will wish forever love and believe in themselves. I think it wonderful and happiness!! If I have my boyfriend, I will think the same. Moreover, I think these feeling become strong as they belong together for long time. But I think Forever never exist in the world. It is not only about love but also about friendship, family everything. Also, never realize. Thought I am sad, I think it true. But, Forever will continue living in myself mind as long as I live. Although I think Forever does not exist in the world, does exist in our minds. Actually, I am falling in love with a man, I wish forever exist in my and his minds. Back to top pugachevVJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 2295 Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:49 am Post subject: There is no forever. You will be fortunate if you can remain in love with the same man for your lifetime. Back to top rui zenJoined: 30 Jun 2010Posts: 6 Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:17 am Post subject: I also believe in forever. Although the love is not mutual, the person has right to maintain him or her love in depth of mind. Some people's love are precious but we cannot predict whether it is forever. IF we have true mind or love for them, we have no regrets even though they leave us. Back to top IbeLongtoMeJoined: 09 Dec 2004Posts: 7 Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject: Forever is in our hearts, you make it exist Hihi, nice to meet you. In your post, you kind of contradicted yourself but that is okay. Honestly, that is a question you can only ask yourself to be honest with you. It is kind of the same thing as asking what the definition of love is, and love can mean different things to different people. So to ask if forever exists in this world, you already answered the question that it exists in your mind, therefore you brought "forever" (though it is just a mindset) to this world and yes it does exist because you made it exist hun. I believe that people have yet to realize how powerful the strength and beliefs of their minds, passion and hearts are, so thank you for sharing your thoughts on the topic of forever. Fyi, i think forever is something you have to prove and keep alive. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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I am still able to view some of the new result pages and now can see results for Florists + City, St. EarlPearl asked what the new local and organic integrated results would look like with Tags. His wish is my command (click to view larger):Additional Screen Shots of Integrated Results with Tags by Mike Blumenthal
5 thoughts on "Additional Screen Shots of Integrated Results with Tags"
I'm just wondering, if the version with the red PINs will roll out, or the other (more elegant) version without… The one with the red PINs seems to lay even more weight on the local results & place pages, than the one without. I can imagine, that it'll depend on the financial performance of Google "Tags", which version we'll see soon…
The lines between organic and paid results get blurrier every day at Google!
so my wish is your command. hmmm. gotta think about this. Makes me feel like the person that found the lamp w/ a genie and 3 wishes 😀
@mary The lines between organic and paid results do get blurrier, for sure. Though, imho, when SEOs are involved, organic search are paid results… 😉
Amen to that!


text: When we started making microphones 33 years ago, you could count the number of companies building mics on one hand. Now 33 years later, times have changed. With overseas parts readily available and accessible, it seems everybody's doin' it. But we keep doing things the old-fashioned way. Lawson microphones, including the capsules, are handcrafted right here in our Nashville Tennessee factory. Because here at Lawson, we value quality over quantity, people over products,and tradition over trends. Our pride and passion is simply this: Gettin' to know each one of you and handcrafting the best darn microphones you'll ever use.


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Scottish developer Realtime Worlds recently entered administration, and it's rolling out play and pay stats for the recently released All-Points Bulletin to sweeten the pot for potential buyers. Who's playing, and what are they paying?
Realtime Worlds went into administration last week after being hit with massive layoffs the week previous. That means they need a buyer to bail them out, and that's why the company today discloses the player figures for APB: All-Points Bulletin.
According to the figures, the game currently boasts approximately 130,000 registered players, with the average player spending four hours a day in the game. That's not too shabby.
Slightly more impressive is the fact that paying players are spending $US28 a month on average between game time and user marketplace trades.
Joint administrator Paul Dounis of Begbies Traynor said the numbers indicated good things for APB.
"These are healthy numbers and reflect positively on APB as an ongoing concern. They prove this is a very enjoyable game, which is shown by the average player daily playtime and an ARPPU (Average Revenue per Paying User) that is highest of any game out there"
One must take into account that not all registered players are paying players, however, so don't go multiplying $US28 by 130,000 to determine revenue.


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I have a SQL statement which I would like to optimize. This code is in php, but I'm just worrying about the sql part, so I figured some people on this forum might have some advice.
Basically, I have a table of user accounts called: Company. For this portion of the code, we only care that the table has columns: Name and Money.
I am attempting to do a basic money transfer from one user to another (imaginary money). The php code is queried with parameters in the url which I use to determine who is transferring to who and how much. In order to do that transfer, I am performing two database queries. I wanted to know if there was a way to make it a single query.
This is my current code. It is pretty straightforward.
/* connect to the db */ $link = connect(); /* get fields from url */ $sender = $_GET['sender']; $receiver = $_GET['receiver']; $amount = $_GET['amount']; /* subtract from sender */ $firstQuery = 'UPDATE Company SET Money = Money-'.$amount.' WHERE Name=\''.$sender.'\''; $firstResult = mysql_query($firstQuery,$link); /* add to receiver */ $query = 'UPDATE Company SET Money = Money+'.$amount.' WHERE Name=\''.$receiver.'\''; ... $result = mysql_query($query,$link); ...


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I made sugar cookies today and before I decorated them I took some pictures so I could make a seamless pattern to make "virtual" cookies. There's also some icing and decorations to add to your cookies! Have fun with different shapes and enjoy decorating them! I put the pngs in separate .zips so the file wasn't so large.
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A suggestion for this 4th of July
Jerry Philipson
First, recite the Presidential Oath of Office to themselves and second, resolve to do everything they can within the law to prevent Obama from inflicting further damage on the country and the world until he is tossed out of office in disgrace in the next election.
In other words, we must all be President. We must all take personal responsibility for safeguarding our values and beliefs and this great nation of ours because thanks to Obama and his acolytes the consequences will be catastrophic if we don't. Hell, they already have been in many ways and if we don't get on with it now America and the world will be unrecognizable by the time he's through.
The Oath of Office is as follows…I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Since Obama has proven incapable of doing the job we must do it for him.


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Because Hollywood made it, that's why. The Tekken movie is terrible—something even Tekken's developers conceded. In an effort to make good, Namco is releasing Tekken: Blood Vengeance, a CG animated feature film.
The picture is being helmed by Youichi Mouri, who directed Tekken 5 and Tekken 6: BR opening cinematics. So if you like those, you'll probably like this movie.
The movie will be out this summer in digital 3D.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Kendall Anthony made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points Wednesday night, leading Richmond to a 91-68 rout of Air Force.
The 5-foot-8 Anthony, inserted into the starting lineup in place of injured big man Derrick Williams, missed only twice from beyond the arc in topping his previous high of 24 points. Darien Brothers added six 3-pointers and 25 points for the Spiders (10-5), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Michael Lyons led the Falcons (8-4) with 19 points, but Air Force was taken out early after an explosive scoring burst by Anthony.
He followed a 3-pointer by teammate Deion Taylor with one of his own. After Terry Allen scored on a drive for the Spiders, Anthony hit again from behind the arc. After a free throw by Kamryn Williams for the Falcons, Anthony hit two more 3s, then made a steal and layup to give Richmond a 39-23 lead.
In all, he scored 14 of the Spiders' 19 points during a 19-5 blitz, and got the last eight in a matter of 26 seconds.
Brothers, who scored Richmond's first seven points of the game, then scored their last nine of the half to make it 48-30.
The first-ever meeting of the schools was a reunion of sorts for Spiders coach Chris Mooney, who spent five seasons at Air Force, the last one as head coach, before coming to Richmond for the 2005-06 season. The Falcons arrived ranked ninth nationally with an average of 9 3-pointers per game, but had just one in the first half while the Spiders had 10 on 15 attempts. Anthony was 5-for-6 and Brothers was 4-for-6.
The Spiders made 12 of their first 17 3-point tries and finished with a school-record 16 3-pointers in 26 tries, breaking the mark of 15 3s accomplished twice previously. In all, they shot 54.7 percent from the field (29 of 53), and 61.5 percent (16 of 26) from behind the arc.
Air Force finished just 4 for 14 on 3-pointers and shot 43.1 percent (22 of 51) overall.
In the second half, Anthony's three-point play got the scoring started again, and Brothers followed with a 3-pointer and a three-point play. It was the start of a 17-6 burst that made it a runaway, allowing Mooney to give some playing time to players who rarely see game action.
Air Force had scored six points in a row to get within 20-18 midway through the first half before Anthony caught fire.
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"Boar" always seemed like an appropriately hideous word for a hideous, tusk-faced animal, but these orphaned boar piglets are pretty much everything you're looking for in adorable animals. They squirm, tumble, bottle-feed, snort, and, of course, stare longingly out of obsidian eyes so wide and reflective, they're more like windows into your own soul.
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This past weekend I traveled to Hampton, Virginia to see Disco Biscuits and String Cheese Incident for Hulaween 2010. As an added bonus I got to visit my brother a bit too which meant we had some great food. Before stopping at his house I picked up a 750 of Allagash Black, the brewery's new Belgian style stout (they're based in Portland, ME and I haven't seen their bottles anywhere in Ohio yet). Some Terrapin Hopsecutioner and Hop Karma IPAs out of Athens, GA and a smoked cheese and another great creamy and nutty cheese called Pyreness. Scrumdiddlyumptious to say the least.
This was all a prelude to lunch with my brother at The Blue Talon Bistro – a French comfort food restaurant in colonial Williamsburg with Redmarker Ale on draft and a reasonably priced and decent wine list with a very nice Malbec by the glass. Paired that with a delicious brandade – think artichoke spinach dip in steroids and but no artichokes or spinach but instead … SALTED COD, ohhhh yes please. To follow a delightful green salad and a blackened fish Reuben.
Needless to say, when I ran out of crostini to scoop up the brandade, I started slathering on my sandwich. Thanks to colonial Williamsburg for yet another delicious meal.


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This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Ever seen one of these parked on the street? Vega has!
Here's how it happened:
Hi Murilee,
unfortunately I only had my iPhone with me...
I'm usually pretty spoiled when it comes to expensive vehicles parked outside, as the part of Frankfurt I live in combines expensive flats with not enough garages. 911s are the Golfs here, and every other evening you can watch a RR Phantom-driver circling for half an hour, desperately looking for a parking space for his ocean liner.
This however, caught me completely off-guard. I left my building to take the trash out and was greeted by the sound of 12 cylinders. Mr. Hedgefund and his trophy girl got out and left this monster standing down on the street. Between early 20th centruy houses and the usual E-classes and 5-series BMWs it looked like an imperial X wing crashed parking in front of a medieval castle. Amazing.


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You can find in this wiki some of my hobbies or knowledge. I hope they are useful for the internet community.
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Hello Lovelies!
I have a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks. I'm turning 45 (gulp.) I'll be honest, 45 sounds kind of old to me. And I wasn't at all happy about my upcoming age-change for quite a while. But lately, I've had an epiphany of sorts about my age.
And in all honesty, I'm pretty excited about it.
I've decided that 45 is going to be a year of transformation for me.
I'm giving myself a makeover. And when I say makeover, I'm not talking simply about a physical makeover - although that is certainly going to be a part of it. I'm talking about an all-encompassing life makeover. It's going to take into account virtually every part of my life.
And I'm going to be sharing all about it as the year goes on.
But today, I wanted to talk a little bit about skin care. Because I'm the age I am, taking good care of my skin is very important to me.
I am trying many new things for my skin, and I'm going to share all of them in turn. But today, I wanted to talk a bit about Rodan and Fields.
I'm sure you've heard of this company. They're all over social media. You've probably seen the before and after photos like I have.
And if you're like me you're intrigued by them.
I had been wanting to try their products for quite a while. And then, a friend of mine who happens to be a Rodan and Fields distributor offered to let me try the Reverse Regimen.
I was crazy excited. And I followed the regimen perfectly. My opinion?
I LOVE IT! Like really LOVE IT!!
But I felt bad because even though I took before and after pictures, I didn't feel like the photos did justice to the changes I was seeing in my own skin.
The texture change was one of the biggest. My skin became so smooth and I really felt like it glowed. But, I don't have a photo that really shows that change.
I will say, however, that I was so impressed with Rodan and Fields, that after I finished the Reverse Regimen, I decided to buy an Amp Roller and Night Renewal Serum.
This treatment (which I've been doing for a few weeks now) has already created visible results. And I am really excited to share with you a before and after photo that shows these results...just look at the skin on my neck!
It's visibly firmer! The Amp Roller is supposed to increase collagen production in the skin...and if this photo is any indication, I really think that it's doing its job. I have also noticed a bit of a decrease in the lines on my forehead, although a before/after photo of those isn't nearly as dramatic as this one.
Now, I'm very budget conscious. And I know that Rodan and Fields is not inexpensive. But, I also have learned that it really works. So, I am going to try and work it into my budget as part of my skin care routine. And if you're interested in Rodan and Fields, please check out my friend Dawn's page.
I'll be sharing some of the other budget-friendly ways that I'm working on my skin in the next several weeks, so please stay tuned!
I was given Rodan and Field's Reverse Regimen at no cost to facilitate this review. The opinions expressed are 100% mine.


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Motomic Software has announced Motomic Adapter for Qt for Freescale's Kinetis "K" series microcontrollers. Developers can now use the Qt application development framework to create apps for Freescale's Kinetis MCUs running the Freescale MQXTM real-time operating system (RTOS).
A manufacturer of low-power microprocessors, Freescale suggests that the rise of embedded devices in industrial, consumer, automotive, and mobile markets (and the equal increase in connected devices) fuels the need for Qt application development on low-power devices like Freescale's Kinetis, based on ARM Cortex-M4 technology.
"Compared with Linux, MQX provides high performance and real-time determinism and draws significantly lower power, all within a smaller footprint. However, until now there has been no way to develop Qt applications for MQX," says the company.
Motomic Adaptor for Qt for Kinetis is the latest in a series of Motomic adaptors for Qt. It replaces Qt's Linux kernel with MQX, enabling Qt to run on Freescale's MQX RTOS.


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The leading healthcare groups located in Turkey's top 15 destinations (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Afyon, Bursa, Antalya, Malatya, Sivas, Mugla, Adana, Mersin, Gaziantep, Samsun, Erzurum and North Cyprus) offer "one-stop" service approach to foreign patients, covering all procedures from the day of request to the day of departure. Hoping to maximize the comfort of patients and their families during days of distress, all related details from initial consultation to travel scheduling and accommodation are coordinated by hospital staff. As Turkey is on its way to become a full member of EU, the country's political, social and economical position in the global market place amplifies, Turkey's leading private healthcare providers are dedicated to boosting the health of patients worldwide while curbing the high costs related to their treatments.


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
A Treatise on State and Federal Control of Persons and Property in the United States considered from both a Civil and Criminal Standpoint (St. Louis: The F.H. Thomas Law Book Co., 1900). 2 vols. https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/2439,
A 2 volume work which examines the power of the government over individual personal and property rights under the US constitution. It is an expansion of a 1 vol. work on Limitations of Police Power published originally in 1886. Vol. 1 deals with criminals, morality, speech, and occupations. Vol. 2 with land, husbands and wives, children, and police.
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Videos | March 14, 2014
Cassini: Coming Attractions at Saturn
What incredible things will the Cassini spacecraft at Saturn see and do over the next few years? Here's a preview.
Transcript:Cassini is there in the Saturn system now. It has been making discoveries for the last several years and there's more to come.
By studying the satellites in the Saturnian system, we begin to understand something also about the origin of the solar system.
There is strong evidence now that most of the surface of Titan is, in fact, covered with organic material of some kind.
We're going to be looking at lakes on the surface of this moon in detail.
We're going to be looking at the atmosphere to see how the climate changes over time.
We have some global circulation models that tell us that if the winds pick up, we think there could be waves on the lakes of liquid methane.
Can you imagine anybody thinking that we would discover active cryovolcanism on one of these moons? Geysers?
One of the things that we'll do in the next couple of years is make the first ever fly-by, through the plume, when the plume output is at its maximum.
And then of course there's the planet Saturn itself. As we go through our series of orbits and as the seasons change, it's like having a brand new mission.
One Saturn year is nearly 30 Earth years. To be there for nearly half of a Saturn year is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The sun now is coming up on the north pole, so we're getting to see territory that was in darkness when we first arrived in 2004. Pretty soon we'll have the whole hexagon and the hurricane inside of it illuminated by the sun.
And then of course the mission end itself is completely unique. Starting in 2016 ending in 2017, these orbits will take us up and over the north and south poles of the planet.
We're actually going to dive in between the innermost edge of the D ring and the upper atmosphere of the planet itself. From that we're going to learn how is Saturn constructed from inside out.
We'll also get the magnetic field of the planet , the mass of the rings, for the very first time and get to sample a place that no spacecraft has ever flown before.
This is a mission that cannot be duplicated so we really want to take advantage of this opportunity to observe seasonal variation in the system.


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D (Industry). Documents pertaining to the use of slave labor in German industry and in labor camps. Numbers 17 to 956
D - English translation. Numbers 41 to 956
EC (Economic Case). Documents pertaining to the development of economic policies in Germany and exploitation of the economy of occupied territories. Numbers 3 to 618
EC - English translation. Numbers 1 to 620
ECH (Economic Case-Heidelberg). Same as EC, for documents collected and screened at the Heidelberg Document Center. Numbers 1 to 36
ECR (Economic case-Reichskreditkassen). Documents pertaining to the occupation of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Include exhibits on Seyss-Inquart. Numbers 14 to 195
L (London). Documents screened in London pertaining to Nazi war plans, reports on the progress of the war, and affidavits of former camp prisoners. Numbers 3 to 358
L - English translation. Numbers 1 to 361
M (Melvin). Documents named after Melvin Jones, Assistant Prosecutor for the UK, consisting largely of excerpts from German newspapers, magazines, and other publications dealing with anti-Semitism. Numbers 6 to 177
PS (Paris-Storey). The collection of this series began in Paris under the direction of Col. Robert G. Storey, Chief of the Documentation Division of the IMT, and documents Hitler's rise to power and the development of nazi plans of aggression. Numbers 1 to 4,076
PS - English translation. Numbers 1 to 4,080
R (Rotschild). Documents screened by Lt. Rotschild, from the office of Strategic Services in London, pertaining mostly to the administration of occupied territories. Numbers 26 to 178
R - English translation. Numbers 36 to 178
TC (Treaty Committee). Documents pertaining to the international treaties and agreements violated by the Nazi government. Numbers 2 to 93
DOCUMENTS PRESENTED BY FRANCE (F and FR), the UNITED KINGDOM, and the USSR
F. Numbers 83 to 989
RF. Numbers 1 to 1,515
RF - English translation. Numbers 3 to 1,515
UK. Numbers 20, 56, 79 and 170
USSR. Numbers 1 to 509
USSR - English translation. Numbers 1 to 522
U.S. MILITARY TRIBUNALS-Case no. 7. Eighteen bound volumes
MISCELLANY. Seven manuscript boxes


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Robert Augustus Chesebrough, a 22 year-old British chemist, travelled to Titusville, a small Pennsylvania town where petroleum had recently been discovered. Chesebrough was eager to learn what other products could be made from petroleum. Shortly after arriving in Titusville he became intrigued by a naturally-occurring byproduct of the oil drilling process that seemed to have remarkable skin-restoring properties. While watching the oilmen, Chesebrough took note of how they would smear their skin with the residue from the drill to help repair their cuts and burns. Inspired, Chesebrough began his quest to help restore his country's dry skin.
After five years of perfecting his extracting technique, in 1865 Chesebrough patented this process of making petroleum jelly – the beginning of the triple-purification process unique to the Vaseline® brand. To this day, Vaseline® Jelly is the only petroleum jelly with a triple-purification seal. This certifies that every jar of Vaseline® Jelly is purified not once, but three times before it ever reaches a shelf. It is filtered and distilled to clean, and de-aerated to remove air bubbles, ensuring every jar is completely pure. Want more information about this process? Check out What Makes Vaseline® "The Wonder Jelly?"
A true scientist, Chesebrough spent over a decade perfecting his extraction and purification process before introducing his "Wonder Jelly" to the American public on a larger scale. Confident that his product would appeal to the medical industry after seeing firsthand how safe and pure it was for many different uses, Chesebrough opened a factory in Brooklyn, NY in 1870.
At the same time, Chesebrough traveled around the state of New York in a horse and cart, spreading the word about his "miracle" product by demonstrating on himself – burning his skin with acid or an open flame and then spreading the clear jelly on his injury, showing at the same time past injuries that had been repaired with the aid of his protective jelly. Don't try this at home!
Though "Wonder Jelly" had a nice ring to it, in 1872, Chesebrough registered the jelly as "Vaseline," which is believed to be derived from a combination of the German word for water, wasser, and the Greek word for oil, oleon. The new name appeared to work! By 1874, only two years after its branding, Vaseline® Jelly was being sold across the U.S. at the rate of a jar a minute. That's over 1,400 jars a day!
People began to discover the many safe and diverse uses of pure Vaseline® Jelly and soon, it was in almost every medicine cabinet in America. New mothers used it for their babies' nappy rash, while professionals working in extreme cold weather used it to relieve dry, chapped skin. However, with success comes imitation. Imitation petroleum jellies began popping up across the U.S. To ensure that consumers were using only the best and most purified jelly, Chesebrough launched the iconic Blue Seal to mark authentic and original products.
Today, the blue seal remains on all Vaseline® moisturising products, like our lotions, because they are the only line of lotions that contain the original, triple-purified Vaseline® Jelly.
The highest honor that a British monarch can bestow on a subject is a knighthood. Queen Victoria, who ruled over a quarter of the world's population, not only decided that Chesebrough was worthy of such an honor, but also told the indefatigable chemist that she too was a fan of his versatile and transformative product, and used Vaseline® Jelly to help restore her dry skin.
Vaseline® Jelly spread from continent to continent where it was relied upon by "real folks" as the safest and purest option to restore and moisturize. To accommodate this rapid expansion, Chesebrough moved U.S. manufacturing to Perth Amboy, NJ and opened factories in Europe, Canada and Africa. Sir Robert Chesebrough retired as the president of his company in 1908.
Only a year later, Vaseline® Jelly played an integral role on what is thought to be the first successful expedition to the North Pole with Commander Robert Peary. The explorer took a jar with him to keep his skin safe and restored because he knew Vaseline® Jelly wouldn't freeze.
During the First World War, Vaseline® Jelly brought relief to U.S. soldiers in the trenches by treating cuts and bruises, and to ease sunburn. Medical officers reported carrying tubes of Vaseline® Jelly with them to treat minor cuts or burns on their patients. Vaseline® Jelly was in such high demand that many young men would write home from the front asking their families to send more. It was even used as a bartering tool with British Soldiers.
Sir Robert Chesebrough passed away at the age of 96.That's 25 years longer than the average life expectancy of 61.7 years in the U.S. at that time.
Vaseline® Jelly became a staple in another World War. The Surgeon General of the U.S. Military during World War II went as far as commissioning a sterile Vaseline® Jelly coated gauze to send to the front. The gauze worked so well in safely helping repair soldiers' wounds that the New York Times ran a story saying that 75 serious burn victims had survived and recovered with the help of Vaseline® Jelly.
Chesebrough Manufacturing Co. merged with Pond's Extract Company to form Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc.
Vaseline launched Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Essential Healing Lotion, which quickly became a success. The release was paired with one of the brand's earliest promotions, The Dry Leaf Campaign. The ads, which aired on TV and were published in print showed a very dry leaf being revitalized by the lotion, highlighting the need to restore and protect skin, rather than just beautify it.
When Unilever purchased Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. in 1987, its line of Vaseline® products had grown to include moisturising products like lip care products and lotions relied on to restore dry skin across the globe from Miami to Moscow, Melbourne to Mumbai.
Every 39 seconds a tub of Vaseline Jelly was sold somewhere in the world.


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Candidates look for right time to resume campaign
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The presidential candidates searched for the right moment to get back to politicking after superstorm Sandy's destructive interruption, with President Barack Obama monitoring relief efforts and Republican Mitt Romney struggling to strike the right tone.
Romney and running mate Paul Ryan initially announced they were canceling events out of sensitivity for the millions of American's in Sandy's path. But with only a week left to try to toss Obama from office, the GOP campaign was back on Tuesday with events in the critical Midwestern swing states of Ohio and Iowa, albeit with changes to the program.
Romney was holding a "storm relief event" in Kettering, Ohio, at the same arena as his previously scheduled political rally and with the same celebrity line-up -- NASCAR driver Richard Petty and country music singer Randy Owen. The event was moved up by four hours and aides said the tone would be changed, with no attacks on the president back at the White House overseeing the response.
Obama was updated throughout the night as Sandy came ashore and moved inland. He spoke with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and issued major disaster declarations for both states. He also spoke with the mayors of New York, Jersey City and Newark and provided additional federal assistance for local efforts. He planned an additional call Tuesday with affected mayors and governors.
Millions were left without power as the deadly storm whipped its way through presidential battlegrounds like North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire and sprawled as far as the Great Lakes, where gales threatened Ohio's and Wisconsin's lakeside regions.
David Letterman, continuing his "Late Show" in storm-damaged New York without an audience, joked: "The storm has stopped the presidential campaign, so at least some good has come of it."
Obama had a day of campaigning in Ohio scheduled for Wednesday and had planned to stay on the trail through next Tuesday's Election Day. It was unclear if the storm response would alter those plans.
Romney's campaign has been grappling with how he should respond. When Obama rushed out of battleground Florida Monday morning before a scheduled rally to monitor the response back at the White House, Romney aides initially said he and Ryan would continue working for votes away from the storm's path. Then communications director Gail Gitcho announced a change in plans just as Romney was appearing at a rally in Ohio.
"Out of sensitivity for the millions of Americans in the path of Hurricane Sandy, we are canceling tonight's events with Governor Romney in Wisconsin and Congressman Ryan in Melbourne and Lakeland, Florida," she wrote in an email to reporters. "We are also canceling all events currently scheduled for both Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan on Tuesday."
But they apparently concluded that Romney couldn't afford to waste time out of the spotlight in such a closely fought race, with polling showing an Obama advantage in several swing states. Later Monday evening, the campaign announced the Kettering event, with local news reports saying supporters should bring food donations.
The Romney camp also announced that a political rally in Des Moines, Iowa, would go on at the same time as previously scheduled Tuesday night, with Ann Romney filling in for her husband as the headliner. Ryan was slated to visit campaign offices in his home state of Wisconsin to thank the volunteers helping to collect relief supplies for storm victims.


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Julie Bowen would like to nominate husband Scott Phillips for sainthood.
"I would have had a bullet in my head so long ago if I was married to me!" the Modern Family star, 42, joked to Us Weekly at the cast's March 14 PaleyFest panel. "He is so patient, and takes care of me like nobody's business."
Bowen and Phillips have been happily married since 2004. The secret to their success? The actress says that Phillips' personality serves as the "perfect counterbalance" to her own. "I'm a very anxious person," she told Parade in 2010. "He has a calming effect on me, and he's fun." (The pair has three kids together: Oliver, 4, and twins John and Gus, 2.)
As much as she appreciates her husband, Bowen admits the software developer does have one minor flaw. Laughs Bowen, "He plays beer pong with a seriousness it does not deserve!"
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LONDON (AP) -- Aliya Mustafina couldn't take her eyes off the scoreboard, staring it with pride and delight.
She capped an impressive comeback from a serious knee injury with the gold on uneven bars Monday, while Beth Tweddle finally got an Olympic medal, winning the bronze. It was Russia's first gold in women's gymnastics, and gave Mustafina a complete set after her silver in the team competition and bronze in the all-around.
Earlier Monday, Arthur Zanetti gave Brazil its first gymnastics medal, a gold, on still rings by upsetting Chen Yibing, the "Lord of the Rings," who won gold in Beijing and four of the last five world titles.
Mustafina displayed a dominance rarely seen in gymnastics at the 2010 world championships, winning medals in all but one event, including the all-around gold. She was so much better than everyone else a similar haul was expected in London.
But Mustafina blew out her left ACL at the European championships in April 2011, putting her chances of simply competing in London in doubt. Mustafina, however, is not one to be messed with, and she was back in competition by the end of the year. She wasn't anywhere close to her best, though, and was downright dismal at this year's Europeans.
On this day, however, she was dazzling.
Her uneven bars routine is packed with so many difficult skills it leaves her gasping for air by the time she's finished. But she makes them look easy, flipping and floating from one bar to another. Her execution is exquisite, her toes perfectly pointed, her legs razor straight.
When she landed, she threw up her hands in triumph and turned on a megawatt smile. When her score of 16.133 flashed, her coach picked her up in a bear hug, and chants of "ROSS-EE-YAH!" (Russia) rang out.
Only Gabby Douglas was left. The slim chance she had at a medal ended when she stalled on a handstand.
Tweddle might have given Mustafina a real run for the gold, but she landed low on her dismount and had to take two steps back to steady herself. She knew it would cost her big, running her hands over her hair before she climbed off the podium.
But after her disappointment four years ago, any medal is as good as gold for Tweddle. It is the first medal in women's gymnastics for the British, and gives them four at these Olympics.
Not bad for a country that qualified full men's and women's teams for the first time since 1984.
Tweddle was the inspiration for the British renaissance, becoming the first British woman to win a medal at the world championships in 2003. Three years later, she gave Britain its first world title, on uneven bars, and has added two more (floor in 2009, uneven bars in 2010) since then.
But she had yet to win an Olympic medal, missing the bronze in Beijing by 0.025. The result devastated her, and she briefly considered retiring. Having the Olympics in her own country was too appealing to pass up, and the 27-year-old upgraded her uneven bars routine so she wouldn't come up short again.
When the final standings were announced, she grabbed a British flag and held it aloft. China's He Kexin, the gold medalist in Beijing, was second.
Zanetti grandly kicked off the party for the Rio de Janeiro Games with his gold.
Chen has been dubbed the "Lord of the Rings," so dominant since 2006 that when he saluted the crowd with his index finger held high in the air during introductions, it wasn't a sign of arrogance. In addition to his gold medal from Beijing, he's won four of the last five world titles, and no one even came close most of the time.
He seemed certain his routine Monday would be good enough for gold, kissing his index finger and holding it aloft again.
Chen had such control that when he flipped and twisted, the cables barely swayed. When he pressed into a plank, his back was ironing-board straight.
But there were a few slight flaws, too: a back that was a little too arched on a handstand, a wiggle on a press.
Minor details, but it left room for Zanetti, who'd won the silver medal at last year's world championships.
Going last, Zanetti was just a little stronger. When he did an iron cross, suspended in the air with his arms extended, even some fans winced. He held his strength positions for what seemed like hours, the only sign of exertion was the bulging veins in his arms and neck. He had a small step on his dismount, but it hardly mattered.
His jaw dropped when he saw his score, and the small group of Brazilian fans in the stands above him began dancing, singing and waving their flag. Zanetti beamed as he stood on the podium, chewing on his bottom lip and watching proudly as the Brazilian flag rose.


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I hate to keep bashing Silicon Valley, since I've come to think that it's venture capitalists, not tied to one particular region, who are the ones not "getting" healthcare. That said, we got a bit more overblown hyperbole coming out of Northern California this morning from drchrono.
The Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which likely is correct when it says it created the first EHR that it native to the iPad—and a free one at that—announced today that it has received an new round of $650,000 in seed funding from the VC community. (Congratulations on that.) Drchrono today also introduced OnPatient, an iPad app that replaces the hated clipboard and paper form for taking patient history at the doctor's office. Here are the details, from the drchrono press release:
drchrono Launches iPad App to Replace Paper-Based Check-In at Doctor's Office; Closes Additional $650,000 in Seed Funding
Free OnPatient App Digitizes Patient Waiting Room and Integrates Seamlessly with Electronic Medical Records
Mountain View, CA – August 18, 2011 – drchrono, the company modernizing healthcare through a free Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform on the iPad, today announced a new patient check-in app which replaces the traditional paper check-in process in the physician waiting room. OnPatient is an app that can be downloaded to the iPad for free and integrated into a medical practice as a stand alone onboard app. The patient check-in app also seamlessly integrates with drchrono's Meaningful Use-certified iPad EHR.
On the heels of the OnPatient product launch, drchrono recently closed an additional $650,000 in seed funding from prominent start-up investor Yuri Milner, founder of DST Global, and venture capital firm General Catalyst. This follows $675,000 in seed funding from General Catalyst, Charles River Ventures, 500 Startups and angel investors, previously announced in July.
"The OnPatient check-in app digitizes the waiting room and eliminates significant barriers to mass adoption of patient check-in technology by leveraging sophisticated iPad technology. Proprietary check-in hardware is prohibitively expensive and integration with existing EHR systems is too complex," said Michael Nusimow, co-founder and CEO of drchrono. "We designed the OnPatient app to be intuitive for both physicians and patient users to create a better patient check-in experience."
OnPatient is a full-featured app with customizable templates that enable physicians to eliminate paper forms and clipboards in the waiting room. There are no contracts or monthly fees; the only hardware investment is the iPad itself. Upon download, the OnPatient app allows patients to:
- Complete family medical history and demographic information
- Complete insurance information
- Snap a profile photo
- Sign the HIPAA consent form with a digital signature
The touch screen interface is user-friendly and the information auto-populates directly into the drchrono EHR platform. On subsequent visits, patients do not have to complete duplicate forms—they need only review their information and make any necessary changes on the iPad. OnPatient meets all industry security standards, ensuring the privacy and safety of patient data.
For more information on drchrono and the OnPatient app, please visit www.drchrono.com.
About drchrono:
drchrono focuses on Apple's iPad and cloud computing to build a better healthcare experience.
They offer a free EHR platform built on the iPad that is Meaningful Use certified. drchrono is also the first iPad EHR to implement real time clinical speech-to-text. drchrono handles everything a doctor needs to run their practice, including medical records, electronic prescribing, medical billing, and patient management. For more information, visit https://drchrono.com
The drchrono iPad EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by InfoGard Laboratories, an ONC-ATCB, as a complete EHR in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments. drchrono version 9.0 was Stage 1 certified on June 3, 2011. The ONC certification ID number is IG-2492-11-0083
What got me was the claim in the e-mail that accompanied the press release. "Today, drchrono, a hot Y Combinator start-up focused on Apple's iPad and cloud computing to build a better healthcare experience, announced OnPatient, a groundbreaking app that digitizes the medical practice waiting room," the message started. This was the same claim that drchrono included in a media advisory earlier in the week.
Sorry, there is nothing "groundbreaking" about software that collects medical history electronically and automatically populates an EHR with this information. Instant Medical History, a program from Primetime Medical Software, Columbia, S.C., has been doing this for years. Though it is primarily a PHR vendor, NoMoreClipboard.com's name betrays one of its products, a patient portal for medical practices that collects patient history online. ePatientHistory.com is similar.
No, IMH does not have a native iPad app, but it's worked on tablets going back to the bulky Windows tablets circa 2003, even if few customers actually chose that option. NoMoreClipboard.com is Web-based, which means it's accessible from any device with a Web browser such as, say, an iPad.
When I called the publicist on the "groundbreaking" claim, I got this back. "Of the physicians I've spoken to, the user-friendly interface of the iPad app really makes patient onboarding easy and they love the 'novelty factor' of using the iPad as well. It's less intimidating for patients who have limited experience with healthcare IT."
Fair enough. But that doesn't make OnPatient "groundbreaking." The iPad is groundbreaking. OnPatient is interesting, useful and frankly, long-overdue competition to Instant Medical History. I hope it catches on. But it's not much of a breakthrough.
I can't wait to see the breathless coverage from the other tech press who don't know the, ahem, history (sorry, couldn't resist). If you want the unvarnished, occasionally acidic truth, come here.
For that matter, here's the company's own message, via video:
It's rather low-key, actually. I have just one question: Why do they say "tax breaks" for meaningful use? The money is in the form of Medicare/Medicaid bonus payments. As EMR and HIPAA readers know, those payments are considered taxable income. Just sayin'.