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This leaflet is for anyone who has been
referred to a mental health service/team in the
community - and for their friends and family. It describes why
we have mental health services/teams in the community, how they
work, who works in them and what they do. The information here is most
relevant for the UK. These services exist in other
countries, but may be organised in different ways.
Most mental health problems don't need a
psychiatrist. Your GP can give you support, prescribe
antidepressants or refer you to a counsellor or psychotherapist.
However, if your problems are more complicated, your GP may want to
refer you to a mental health service or team in the
Many things can cause mental health problems
- physical or mental illness, past experiences, difficult
relationships, drug and alcohol problems or stresses like
unemployment. Relationships can become difficult and you may find
it harder to deal with the various problems of life. So - you
may need help with a number of different areas to get over a mental
health problem, including:
No one, however well trained, can do all
these things well. So, mental health professionals work in
teams, usually of between 8 to 16 people. Each team has
several types of workers with different knowledge and skills. They
will each understand how the others work and will understand how to
tackle problems together.
In many areas of the UK, you will most often
see a mental health worker. They can be
from a number of different professional backgrounds (see below) but
will all aim to develop a trusting, respectful and helpful
relationship with you.
They can help by:
You may be seen on your own, in a group with
other people or, sometimes, with your friends or family. Mental
health workers share a number of important skills, but
can also use their more specialist professional skills when
needed. These professions include:
A psychiatrist is a medical
doctor with special training in mental illnesses and emotional
problems. Each team has a consultant who has completed their
professional training. If you need to take medication, they will be
responsible for arranging this. They may also have trained in
psychotherapy. There may also be an "associate specialist" or
"staff grade" doctor, who will have trained in psychiatry but who
has not become a consultant. They often work with a doctor doing
further training in psychiatry – a "specialty trainee" or
"specialist registrar". See our leaflet on 'Psychiatrists: what to expect'
CPNs work outside hospitals and visit
clients in their own homes, out-patient departments or GP
surgeries. They can help you to talk through problems and give
practical advice and support. They can also give medicines and keep
an eye on their effects. Nurse therapists have had extra training
in particular problems and treatments, such as eating disorders or
behaviour therapy.
Like other members of the team, social
workers help people to talk through their problems, give them
practical advice and emotional support and provide some
psychological treatments. They are able to give expert
practical help with money, housing problems and other
Occupational therapists help people to get
back to doing the practical things of everyday life. They may help
This can be through doing practical things
in a relaxed environment, or talking with other people in
Clinical psychologists have a degree in
psychology. During another 3 years training in clinical
psychology they work with clients and learn how to give
psychological treatments. They will usually meet regularly with you
for a number of sessions to talk through how you are feeling,
thinking and behaving. Although cognitive
behavioural therapy is a common approach, clinical
psychologists may use psychodynamic and behavioural
psychotherapies. They also help other members of the team to work
psychologically with their clients.
Pharmacists train for five years to become
specialists in medicines. They can give expert advice to doctors
and nurses and talk to patients and carers about medications.
The team manager will usually be a
senior nurse or social worker. They often do not see clients
themselves. They are responsible for:
The Approved
Mental Health Professional will usually be a social worker, but
can be any member of the team. They have had further training for
assessing if someone needs to be taken to hospital using the Mental
Health Act. They cannot decide to admit someone to hospital on
their own, but will usually need the agreement of 2 independent
In a way, every person who works in a
hospital unit, day centre, or hostel is a member of the team.
Receptionists and secretaries make the team run smoothly and are
responsible for much of the atmosphere of the service. You may find
that you get to know them quite well. However, they are not usually
involved in any decisions about your care.
These can include outreach workers, mental
health workers, benefits workers, support workers, recovery
workers, vocational therapists, arts therapists and
psychotherapists. More and more, staff without a professional
qualification are also working with such teams because of their
special knowledge and skills. These include people who have had
mental health problems, advocates, and workers from day centres or
housing organisations. Specialist old age psychiatry teams may
include other professionals such as speech therapists or
physiotherapists. These workers may also see people in their own
The team may have a base, like a clinic, where they can see
clients. They will also work in a whole range of other places -
out-patient clinics, GP surgeries, day-centres, hostels and
people's own homes.
Working with you
All the team members will understand the
distress that goes with mental illness. They can all offer
psychological support, encouragement and practical help.
Working together
At regular team meetings, staff discuss how
best to help their clients. They try to make sure that they have a
clear picture of your difficulties and strengths. They can then
plan the right help with you. Staff work closely together and learn
a lot from each other. You may find that nurses can deal with many
social problems and that occupational therapists and social workers
know something about medication. This also means that, if your
key worker is away, there will usually be someone
around who knows something about you.
You won't have to see the whole team, although you may see one
or two different people at first. The team will then decide who
should work with you. You will usually see just one person at a
The different parts of your help or
treatment are written down in the care plan. This should
If you need to see the team for a while, you
may be put on the Care Programme Approach (CPA). This means that
there is a meeting every few months with everyone who is involved
in your care plan. You should be invited to this meeting, but
you don't have to come if it makes you too anxious.
Members of a mental health team have to keep your
information confidential in the same way as other doctors and
health-care staff. But
If you are worried about confidentiality,
check it out with one of the team - so you can be clear about who
knows what, and why they need to.
An advocate can help you to ask questions
and get your message across to professionals. He or she can go to
meetings with you. They are not usually part of the mental health
team, but will be employed by a voluntary organisation or another
part of the health service.
This will depend both on what
the team thinks would be most helpful and on what you would prefer.
It isn't usually a simple choice of either pills or counselling.
Most people need the chance to talk though their problems and feel
understood, and most staff have counselling skills of varying
degrees. Sometimes there may be a worker, often a clinical
psychologist who does just counselling or psychotherapy. Many
people get help from both medication and talking treatments.
Mental health teams and GPs should work
closely together. After the staff have seen you, they
will send your GP a letter to tell him or her about their
assessment of your problems and what they suggest should be done.
Your GP will often prescribe regular medications for you. Unless
you are admitted to hospital, your GP remains responsible for the
rest of your medical care. If you are admitted to hospital, your GP
will be kept informed of your progress and the discharge plan. When
you are in hospital, the psychiatrist will be responsible for your
medical care.
If you cannot sort the issue out with the
member of staff involved, contact the team manager. If you are not
happy with what they say, you can make an official
complaint to the health trust, Community Health Partnership or
Health Board (depending on where you live in the
UK) which is responsible for that particular team. All trusts
should have a clear way of dealing with complaints.
In the UK, there is now a range of more
specialist services in the community, including:
They share most of the features described
above, but deal with a particular set of problems.
Teams in different areas may be quite
different. Some mental health teams concentrate on helping people
who have severe and long-lasting mental illness. They may not be
able to provide much in the way of counselling services for people
with less severe depression or anxiety problems. If you are
not happy with the services available, your Independent Complaints
Advocacy Service (in Wales, the Community Health Council) may
be able to take it up with the local Health Authority.
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The news out of San Jose that Bruins forward Rich Peverley went through his first practice with the team since he started skating today, and even took a little contact, made today's poll question even more pertinent.
It appears Peverley's return from a severe knee sprain he suffered in mid-February is imminent. He told the media in San Jose, where the Bruins will play tomorrow night, that he won't face the Sharks. But he is listed as day-to-day and could be back when Boston visits Los Angeles or Anaheim over the weekend.
When Peverley's ready to play, someone from Boston's current top 12 has to sit. Readers of TheBruinsBlog.net seem convinced that player should be Brian Rolston:
Which Bruins forward should sit when Peverley's back?
- Brian Rolston (36%, 58 Votes)
- Jordan Caron (30%, 48 Votes)
- Benoit Pouliot (18%, 29 Votes)
- Daniel Paille (15%, 24 Votes)
Total Voters: 159
Despite Rolston's hot hand of late (2-5-7 totals during a three-game points streak), I would agree that it makes the most sense to sit the 39-year-old and leave the rest of the lineup intact. Rolston was imported from the New York Islanders in a deadline-day trade to be a depth player. He's on the roster to serve as an emergency fill-in and stay ready for just those instances. His last few solid games have both helped the Bruins win a couple games and given the team's brass and Rolston's teammates the confidence that he could be of assistance should a need arise. He's not the player he was just a few years ago, and he would probably be more productive if he was in the lineup just occasionally.
Rookie Jordan Caron finished second in the poll. As a young player who was in and out of the lineup (plus up and down to Providence) for much of the first two thirds of the season, he could probably handle being a healthy scratch. But he's played too well of late to be sat down. If his play tails off, he could find a seat in the press box. Whether the Bruins leave him in his current spot on the top line or drop him down the depth chart, though, he's an important part of Boston re-finding its hard-nosed identity of late and in the near future.
Benoit Pouliot was an early-season punching bag for many observers because of his tendency to disappear and his failures to make a name for himself in previous cities. Over the course of the season, however, he has endeared himself to Bruins backers with his speed and his ability to make the occasional dazzling offensive play. He's also proven to be adept at not hurting the Bruins in their own zone. Considering his history, he probably has the most fragile psyche on the club. If head coach Claude Julien sits him, he runs the risk of losing Pouliot whose 12 goals in 64 games is actually solid considering he averages just 12:02 of ice time a night.
While not many would want to break up Boston's "Merlot Line," Peverley's return might provide an opportunity to at least rest Daniel Paille. The speedy winger recently missed five games with an upper-body injury and hasn't looked right since his return to action. He's had problems holding onto passes and hasn't been much of a physical presence. The added depth Boston will have with Peverley available could make this the perfect time let Paille get to close to 100 percent healthy before the playoffs.
Regardless, Julien will once again have the type of lineup decision he likes — a difficult one.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 27, 2010) - The Jekyll and Hyde syndrome once again hit the Lady Buccaneer softball team on Saturday afternoon.
After pounding out 11 hits and scoring 11 runs in the nine-run, five-inning victory over Belmont in game one, ETSU was held scoreless for the fourth time this season as the Bruins forced a split with a 5-0 victory on their home turf at Aquinas Field in Nashville.
The Lady Bucs, who scored more runs in game one than they have in their last six games combined, dropped to 10-20, 1-3 in A-Sun play. Meanwhile, Belmont won for just the fourth time in 28 games, and also moved to 1-3 in conference action.
Game One Recap
ETSU scored five runs in the first and four more in the fourth, and the Lady Bucs cruised to a comfortable 11-2 victory over Belmont in game one on Saturday.
Junior Jessica Duncan (Ooltewah, Tenn.) earned her first win (6-6) since March 7 at UC-Riverside, after allowing one run on four hits in 3.1 innings of work. At the plate, Lucy Schneider (Dade City, Fla.) went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while fellow freshman Arielle Garner (Buchanan, Ga.) drove in three runs with her second home run of the season.
The Lady Bucs got off to a fast start as Garner provided the big punch when her three-run bomb put ETSU ahead, 5-0 in the top of the first. Senior Cheniece Cason (Moreno Valley, Calif.) - who led off the game with a double - scored the first run of the game, as she came home after Schneider reached on an error by the Bruin catcher. Eventually Schneider touched the dish on Katie Henderson's (Jackson, Tenn.) RBI single to left.
ETSU would tack on a solo run in the third, but the four-run fourth broke the game wide open for the Blue and Gold. In the fourth, the first five Lady Buccaneer hitters reached base, as Cason and Schneider began the frame with consecutive singles; while Katy Jett (Talbott, Tenn.) and Trisha Massenzo (Russellville, Tenn.) each worked back-to-back walks - putting ETSU up 6-0 - after Cason scored on Massenzo's walk. Sophomore Marlina Delisa (Tucson, Ariz.) was the fifth ETSU hitter to reach and she drove in a pair of runs with a single to center. Massenzo scored the final run of the inning when she tagged up on Henderson's foul out to short - making it a 10-0 contest.
Belmont scored a run in the fourth and one more in the fifth, but it was too little too late as the Lady Bucs captured the nine-run victory.
The Bruins' Julie Harmon suffered the loss after only lasting 2.1 innings and surrendering six runs (five earned) on five hits.
Game Two Recap
After having the bats heated and charged in game one, ETSU couldn't muster any offensive in the nightcap, as Belmont's Devon Schmidt tossed a three-hit shutout and Belmont forced a split with a 5-0 win.
The Bruins did all their damage in the first when Ashley Smith belted a one-out grand slam off Marissa Hardy (Rocklin, Calif.) to put Belmont up, 4-0. Hardy was chased from the circle after the play and senior Darci Gilbert (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) entered in relief.
Gilbert did a solid job keeping the Bruins off the board over the next four-plus innings; however, the Lady Buccaneer bats were silenced.
Lucy Schneider reached base for ETSU with a one-out single to right in the first, but Schmidt retired the next nine hitters she faced until Jett singled in the fourth. The Lady Bucs looked to have some momentum after Jett's hit as ETSU loaded the bases; however, Schmidt forced Arielle Garner to hit into an inning-ending double play - stealing any comeback possibility for ETSU.
Belmont scored its fifth and final run in the sixth and Schmidt sent down nine of the final 10 Lady Buccaneer hitters to record the win.
Hardy was tagged with the loss (1-8) after allowing the four runs on three hits in one-third of an inning. Gilbert tossed the final 5.2 innings of work, giving up only one run and four hits.
The Lady Bucs wrap up their six-game road swing on Wednesday afternoon when ETSU travels to Boone, N.C. and face Appalachian State. First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 4 p.m.
For more information on Lady Buccaneer softball, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Russian scientists seeking Lake Vostok lost in frozen 'Land of the Lost'?
A group of Russian scientists plumbing the frozen Antarctic in search of a lake buried in ice for tens of millions of years have failed to respond to increasingly anxious U.S. colleagues -- and as the days creep by, the fate of the team remains unknown.
"No word from the ice for 5 days," Dr. John Priscu -- professor of ecology at Montana State University and head of a similar Antarctic exploration program -- told FoxNews.com via email.
The team from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) have been drilling for weeks in an effort to reach isolated Lake Vostok, a vast, dark body of water hidden 13,000 ft. below the ice sheet's surface. The lake hasn't been exposed to air in more than 20 million years.
Priscu said there was no way to get in touch with the team -- and the already cold weather is set to plunge, as Antarctica's summer season ends and winter sets in.
"Temps are dropping below -40 Celsius [-40 degrees Fahrenheit] and they have only a week or so left before they have to winterize the station," he said. "I can only imagine what things must be like at Vostok Station this week."
The team's disappearance could not come at a worse time: They are about 40 feet from their goal of reaching the body of water, Priscu explained, a goal that the team was unable to meet as they raced the coming winter exactly one year ago.
When the winter arrives in the next few weeks, the temperature can get twice as cold. Vostok Station boasts the lowest recorded temperature on Earth: -89.4 degrees Celsius (-129 degrees Fahrenheit).
If the team does reach the lake water, they will bring its water up through the hole and let it freeze there over the winter. The following year they will be able to start research on what they find, Priscu explained.
While there are only a few researchers actually working at the lake, scientists around the globe have been waiting with bated breath to see what the Russian's unearth this weekend.
"We are terribly interested in what they find," Alan Rodger, a scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, told FoxNews.com last year. "This is a lake that we don't think has been exposed for 15 million years. Therefore, if there is life there, we're going to have so many questions. How has it evolved over those years, how has it survived, what does it look like? Won't it be exciting to find something completely new on Planet Earth?"
Hey, where's the lake? Hidden beneath nearly 2 miles of ice in Western Antarctica.
The Lake Vostok project has been years in the making, with initial drilling at the massive lake -- 15,690 square kilometers (6,060 sq mi) -- starting in 1998. Initially, they were able to reach 3,600 meters, but had to stop due to concerns of possible contamination of the never-before-touched lake water.
"Ice isn't like rock, it's capable of movement," Dr. Priscu told FoxNews.com. "So in order to keep the hole from squeezing shut, they put a fluid in the drill called kerosene. Kerosene also grows bacteria, and there's about 65 tons of kerosene in that hole. It would be a disaster if that kerosene contaminated this pristine lake."
But the scientists came up with a clever way to make sure this debacle would not occur. They agreed to drill until a sensor warned them of free water. At that point they will take out the right amount of kerosene and adjust the pressure so that none of the liquids fall into the lake, but rather lake water would rise through the hole.
Priscu was concerned for his colleagues, but also admits the stunning scope of the story.
"It could be fodder for a great made-for-TV movie," he said.


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MONTREAL - When Mahalia Jackson sang gospel, she had a habit of closing her eyes so she could "feel the song better." And she clapped her hands whenever the spirit moved her.
Montreal jazz diva Ranee Lee has incorporated these physical details into her portrayal of Jackson in The Mahalia Jackson Musical, which premièred at the Segal Centre Thursday night. More important, Lee delivers songs with passion and conviction, backed up by nine members of the Imani Gospel Singers, under the direction of Marcia Bailey, and a happening four-member band including musical director Taurey Butler on piano.
They're a great team. On musical merit alone, The Mahalia Jackson Musical is well worth its price of admission. Lee fans who have never heard her in gospel mode won't want to miss this show. Although she holds back a little during the first act (singers like to save up for the big moment), she pulls out all the stops with her moving rendition of the old slave song How I Got Over during the second half of the show. Then she hands over the stage to Tristan D. Lalla as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his I Have a Dream speech. It's a powerful moment, reminding us that prior to the civil rights movement, America accepted racial discrimination as the norm.
But anyone expecting a comprehensive biography of Jackson within this two-hour show (including intermission) is likely to be mildly disappointed. (For that, it's best to read a book like 1992's Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel, by Jules Schwerin.)
Director/playwright Roger Peace, whose association with Lee includes directing her award-winning portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, has written a star vehicle that's more of a revue than a book musical. A generous amount of time is allowed for each song. Some become concert-like events that draw bursts of applause (Lee's take on Summertime) or hand-clapping sessions (the choral rendition of Down by the Riverside), leaving less time for the scenes and anecdotes that represent Jackson's life.
In these scenes, Lalla plays all the men connected to Jackson and Adrienne Mei Irving plays all the women — principally Aunt Duke, who raised Mahalia in New Orleans after the child's mother died, and Aunt Hannah, who took over the maternal role in Chicago after Mahalia arrived there at the age of 16.
Lalla lights up the stage as the talkative uncle who found his calling as a porter on the trains, and ably ages up and down between characters. Irving has a harder time of it. She has the voice and mannerisms down pat, but it's hard to buy her as Mahalia's middle-aged aunts.
As for Lee, some of her finest non-singing moments are reactions to scenes from the past, when Jackson becomes a child again in her own mind. She handles the humour well, too, when Jackson reveals herself to be an astute businesswoman who never met a promoter she trusted.
A theatre lodged in a Jewish community centre initially seems an unlikely locale for a musical about an African-American gospel singer who devoted her life to singing about her sweet Jesus. But as the show progresses, the music beguiles, the key moments in U.S. history (such as the Kennedy assassination) strike universal chords, the schmaltz factor rises, and Mahalia seems very much at home.
Jean-Claude Olivier's austere set, with its spare furnishings and stained-glass window backdrop, places the past within an authentic frame.
The Mahalia Jackson Musical, written and directed by Roger Peace, continues at the Segal Centre, 5170 Côte Ste. Catherine Rd., until March 24. Call 514-739-7944 or visit www.segalcentre.org.
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Ni asi la distingue. (Even thus he cannot make her out.),
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GOSHEN — A state Supreme Court judge has dismissed Middletown schools Superintendent Ken Eastwood's defamation lawsuit against former school board member Nick Mauro, but his case against Fran Hoefer will proceed.
GOSHEN — A state Supreme Court judge has dismissed Middletown schools Superintendent Ken Eastwood's defamation lawsuit against former school board member Nick Mauro, but his case against Fran Hoefer will proceed.
Hoefer is a former school board member from Oswego — where Eastwood used to be superintendent — who opposed Eastwood and was removed from the board there in 2004.
Hoefer came to Middletown and tried to speak at a school board meeting in March 2010, but was prevented from speaking and led out by police.
He then wrote entries that were posted on the "Inside Middletown Schools" blog, repeating accusations of misconduct by Eastwood that he had already made in Oswego.
Eastwood sued Hoefer, as well as Mauro, who also contributed to the blog.
Judge Lawrence Ecker ruled recently that because Mauro didn't write the blog entries, he isn't liable.
"I'm just very glad it's all over with," said Mauro, who was a vocal opponent of Eastwood while on the Middletown school board. He didn't run for re-election last spring.
David Brodsky, Eastwood's lawyer, said they may appeal the part of the ruling dismissing the claims against Mauro, but that they're pleased with the ruling overall.
"Although we didn't get the full relief we're looking for, the court found we had proven most of the issues for a defamation case," Brodsky said.
Ecker said one of Hoefer's claims — that Eastwood recommended re-hiring an administrator who was arrested for possession of methamphetamines — was mostly true. He said two others — that Eastwood pressured a gym teacher to change his daughter's grade and that he injured a student and tried to cover it up — were already found false by the hearing officer who recommended Hoefer's removal from the Oswego board in 2004.
Ecker also said Hoefer hadn't shown his statement about the Oswego district's reserve funds being "depleted" to be true.
The trial is set for February, although it may be delayed because Ecker has been reassigned to Westchester County.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures are following overseas markets sharply lower on uncertainty about the role of Asian and European governments in global economic recovery efforts.
Dow Jones industrial futures are down 112 points to 15,116. S&P futures have given up 14.2 points to 1,627.80. Nasdaq futures are down 25.25 points to 2,961.75.
The recovery well underway at home, U.S. markets increasingly look abroad for threats that could derail it, or at least slow it down.
The Bank of Japan closed a two-day policy meeting Tuesday with a more positive outlook, but apparently will not become involved in easing the volatile government bond market, even as the public debt soars.
And a central bank program that helped cool the European debt crisis is facing a legal challenge Tuesday in Germany's highest court.


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"In case you have quite literally been under a rock, or in a Turkish prison for the last 6 years (you'd be better off under the rock); allow me to fill you in about the series: Call of Duty was a 2003 first-person computer game created by Infinity Ward, with a narrative set in World War II, which just happened to spawn a couple of sequels. 2 was a launch title for the Xbox 360, and kept the WWII theme of it's predecessor. Soon after, 3 was released on many consoles, as well as launch title on the Playstation 3, and also had the WWII theme. From this point, you may or may not have heard of the series, because it was not very intrusive; they were just a trilogy of FPS', and not exactly pervasively popular. Then, in the Fall of 2007, Infinity Ward released their Magnum Opus, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare."
I know one thing for sure, it brings in alot of cash but does nothing new to show why it sells so much & why its worth it. The series got stale after modern warfare 2. Its been the same game with added feats each new release but nothing close to ever getting GOTY. To those that love it thats ok, its your choice but your missing out on alot of better games just playing COD.
Playstation being hacked was the best thing thats ever happened to me, before then it was COD and nothing else. After, I played the uncharteds, resistances, kill zone, bio shock, etc. At this point I fear COD its like crack cocaine.
I really don't get why people keep pitting the 2 call of duties together as one game when they are really 2 separate games with just the same moniker... I was more into infinity wards games so it wasn't a "yearly release" for me. Even if it was, i wouldn't mind as i really like the epic scenes in the game. I'm not into multiplayer so i never bought it for that, and granted the story has been lacking each time but i have played worse (i.e. Bioshock, fallout 3,)...
hopefully with Ghost it will be a huge step forward as it was from call of duty 2 to 3: modern warfare.
First sentence:
"In case you have quite literally been under a rock,"
Ugh, I hate this misuse and abuse of 'literally.' Come on, my parents wouldn't know what the hell Call of Duty is and they don't "literally" live under rocks.
(Scroll down to "literally" section)
We all know people who wouldn't know the name of the franchise.
...But yeah, I wish the CoD thing would slow down. Gamers just keep buying the same thing, and that might be the bigger problem.
Tumor on the face?!....it's engulfed the entire head now, and hopefully working its way down to the heart where with any luck it will explode and end this black hole of perpetual misery once and for all.
Mouth breathing CoD gamer...."whoooaaa! yeah but look at dat sweet badass painted skull mask dat guy has! Im buyin' it!"


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From red carpet premieres to foundation dinners, our stars looked incredible this week. Take a look at the best dressed!
1. Hilaria Baldwin
Hilaria Baldwin
The yogi and new mami looked gorgeous in this floral frock while attending The Joyful Heart Foundation Presents: The Joyful Revolution Gala 10th Anniversary Celebration.
2. Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne looked ladylike and chic in this lace dress with Valentino heels at the 2014 Fresh Air Fund Honoring Our American Hero event in NYC.
3. Victoria Justice
Victoria Justice
The young star gained rockstar status in this black cropped shirt paired with a plaid mini — all finished off with leather, of course — at the NYLON x Alof Hotels event in LA.
4. Paz Vega
Paz Vega
Paz was the epitome of movie star glam at the A Fistful of Dollars screening at Cannes.
5. Bella Thorne
Bella Thorne
The cubanita looked gorgeous on Good Morning America in a grey skirt and matching crop top.


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Who will you treat? We are an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. Typically our therapists can expect to spend an average of 2-4 weeks with our patients treating a wide clinical caseload such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our patients are discharged directly home.
We use evidence-based practice guidelines to treat our patients. We utilize our clinical outcomes to assess and improve our treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national outcomes database, which provides benchmarks and sophisticated outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our patient outcomes.
Rehab Technology: You will use standard and advanced therapy technologies- depending on hospital location, some equipment used such as Auto Ambulators, Bioness, Interactive Metronome, Hand Mentor, SmartStep, Anodyne, Wii and CAPs may be available.
Helping you become a better therapist is critical to our success: You will be paired with mentors; attend in- house as well as external educational programs. The treatment team is made up of full time therapists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and medical staff; a great way to learn beyond your own discipline.
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October 9, 2013 — Welcome to the latest in our series of #WomenCan profiles, highlighting executives and experts who are Catalysts for change within their companies and fields.
Meet: Josefine M.C. van Zanten, Senior Vice President, ONE DSM Culture Agenda, DSM, The Netherlands
Early experiences with diversity: I was raised by a Dutch father and a Swiss/Polish mother. This wouldn't set me apart today, but back then it was highly unusual. My family moved from The Netherlands to Switzerland when I was still very young, and I moved to the United States on my own when I was in my late teens. My early exposure to different cultures and languages equipped me with tools I apply every day in my professional life, especially in our increasingly global world.
An MBA opens doors: In my thirties, while raising two young children, I got my MBA, which led to an outstanding position with HP, where I moved from finance to communication to customer experience, ultimately becoming the EMEA Director for Diversity and Inclusion. During this time, Royal Dutch Shell contacted me and offered me the role of Chief Diversity Officer for the entire corporation. This was a once-in-a-life time opportunity which I readily accepted. After over five years in the role, and what I would consider impactful change, I had to move back to my home country of Switzerland. DSM offered a new challenge, and a broader scope than my previous positions. It's also a global company with two key locations in Europe, The Netherlands and Switzerland, so I'm able to spend time in both places.
Breaking through invisible barriers: My biggest surprise along the way has been just how hard women have to work to fit in. I often see barely qualified men in senior positions and wonder not only how they got there in the first place, but also how they're able to stay put! What men take for granted (the bantering, bonding, and informal networking) is new to most women—and we have to embrace it to get anywhere. There are very few role models for Europe-based businesswomen; I'm constantly surprised that so little has changed in this region in the last 50 years.
Get ahead by following your passion: I've been lucky to be able to bring focus and drive to roles that interest me. I've always done things I felt passion for and believed in, most often supported by great leaders who taught me important lessons. I've also worked for top companies that treat people with respect. I work hard and focus on developing my personal strengths. As a leader, I do my best to develop my team members as well by stretching them on the job—and giving them wings to fly on their own.
Straight talk for ambitious women: Change companies if you're not advancing where you are. When starting a new job, you have an opportunity to negotiate a better position, title, and salary to begin with.
Especially for women in Europe, where there are so few role models, I recommend connecting with women role models in the United States. Find an American mentor or sponsor—preferably a woman—and try to visit the United States as early as possible in your career. It's empowering to spend time in a country where there are more women role models in government, business, and media.
Mistakes happen—learn from them and move on: I've made some good decisions in over 25 years on the job—and some not-so-good ones. I learned the most when things were toughest. My advice is to stick with it and never give up. Don't let anyone tell you it's not possible: reach for the stars and make it happen!
Read our other #WomenCan profiles here:
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A 34-year-old Washington state man was killed Tuesday when he was run over by a farm tractor.
At about 7:30 p.m., emergency responders were called to Friehe Farms about seven miles east of Moses Lake, Wash., according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office,
Steve Weil, of Quincy, Wash., an employee of Simplot Soilbuilders, was helping Friehe Farms prepare soil.
For an unknown reason, Weil walked into the field and tried to climb aboard a moving Case model 500 articulating tractor driven by 26-year-old Dusty Fondren. Weil fell, was run over by the left rear tire and died at the scene, according to the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office reported Weil's body was in the custody of the Grant County coroner, whose staff performed an autopsy Wednesday morning.
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is investigating, according to the sheriff's office.
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Carey Family History Home Page
David & Hannah Carey along with David's Sister Mary & her husband Benjamin Coleman were amongst the earliest settlers in Otago New ZealandThey arrived on the Magnet at Waikouati on the 18th of March 1840 . This was before the declaration of British sovereignty over New Zealand and a full eight years before the Establishment of Dunedin by settlers arriving on the immigrant ships John Wickliffe and Philip LaingOver the years the contribution of the earliest settlers of Otago including the Carey's and the Coleman's has been largely ignored by many historians. As a consequence, many to believe that European settlement of Otago started in 1848 when the truth was that there was already some small thriving settlements in Otago by this time. The support and provision of food and other supplies provided by these established settlers was crucial to the survival of the settlers arriving in 1848.David had an eventful life which included shearing the first sheep in Otago, milling timber, boat building and operating Coastal traders, farming, gold mining and owning and operating the Evansdale Hotel.He should also be remembered as being the first person to pilot the first boat up to where Dunedin now stands and in the early distillation of
Whisky which was sold or battered with the earliest settlers .David & Hannah had ten children and their descendents now number many hundreds scattered around New Zealand and overseas. A significant number however are still to be found in the Port Chalmers area where David and Hannah spent
much of their lives.This home page is intended to provide a focus for ongoing research into the Carey's, the Coleman's and their many descendents. Feel free to contact us if you have any contributions or corrections to make to the information provided on these pages.The information here is the compilation of the efforts of many descendents
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We rely on complaints from the public to identify potential violations of our housing, land use, construction, noise, and other codes. We investigate your complaint and determine whether a property owner violated our codes.
Life-threatening emergencies and after-hours noise complaints should be reported to 911.
If you've received notice of a violation on your own property, see What Should I Do If I'm Cited?
Your complaint does not always lead to an enforcement action. When we investigate, sometimes the owner has already fixed the problem or we discover that the owner has done nothing wrong or that the activity is not a violation under our laws. Sometimes we may not be able to see the violation.
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The Top Arabian Horses and Breeders in the US for 2013
Horse racing continues to grow in popularity with each passing year. Millions of enthusiasts regularly participate in countless events that are intended to display the poise and prowess of these magnificent creatures and their adept trainers. As the online facet of this hobby has become more prevalent with the advent of high-speed internet and mobile technologies, sites such as www.Kentuckyderbybetting.com have become well-known portals where even the most casual fan can acquire a vast amount of information regarding the different breeds of horse, which events are the most common and perhaps most important of all, the basics of horse wagering and sports bets. In fact, many of these visitors will bet America boasts some of the most diverse and well-equipped horses for these sporting events, and they would not be wrong. In particular, the wide variety of Arabian horses and their breeders add excitement to this already captivating sport. So, let us have a brief look at some of the top Arabian horses that are best at winning certain events and the top breeders that produce them.
Competitive Advantages
One of the first things to recall is that Arabian horses are prized for their long distance running capabilities. While this may allow this breed to be popular for endurance competitions, Arabians are also very well behaved and thus are highly desirable in other competitions such as saddle seat and show jumping. For example, the 2012 United States Equestrian Federation amateur winner was an Arabian by the name of Who Needs Mama; a horse bred out of Kentucky. The winner of the Arabian Breeders' World Cup 2013 was a mare by the name of Ciao Bella while her male counterpart named Al Shaheed Na took home the gold. Both horses will be watched carefully in the seasons to follow. Part of the reason that Arabians are so well-known in the competitive arena is due to their long-standing relationship with humans. Due to this innate working relationship, Arabians are also ideally suited for dressage, cutting, hunt seat and traditional Western Pleasure competitions.
As with any horse, the quality of their performance will be reflected as much in their breeding as it will in their training. This is primarily the reason why the most highly prized Arabians come from reputable breeders. For example, individual breeders such as Varian Arabians boast that no less than seventy percent of show horses carry Varian blood. Additionally, according to the magazine Arabian Horse World's statistics, Varian is the all-time leader of Western Arabian breeding horses. Other notable breeders in the United States have focused specifically on the genetic side of Arabian breeding. A notable example of one such association is Zerlotti Equine Reproduction.
The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center dates back to 1925 and is considered the oldest consistently running breeding facilities in the United States.
Stonewall Farm is another highly reputable establishment that boasts a long lineage of quality horses including the daughters and granddaughters of such notable names as Bask Flame, Padron, WH Justice and Eukaliptus.
Finally, Talaria Farms is located just outside of Atlanta, Georgia and has been nationally and internationally recognized as producing some of the finest Egyptian Sired blood stock, thus making these breeders well-known in the industry as producers of quality animals with a proven lineage.
The Responsibility of Breeding and Owning an Arabian Horse
Unsurprisingly, there is a great deal of care and knowledge that goes into owning one of these unique and spirited creatures. Cost is naturally a major consideration as well as understanding each individual animal's temperament. While these factors may be considered daunting to some, the answers to many frequently asked questions can be found in this website.
Above all, sites such as WAHO.org ---The World Arabian Horse Organization--- can provide valuable insight and tips to help better understand the science and centuries of knowledge that have made Arabian breeding so prevalent in today's horse racing competitions.
As these horses can be found competing in the Kentucky Derby, the odds are that even the casual observer has seen an Arabian in action. Whether this animal is used as a racehorse, is trained for dressage or for a show competition, the Arabian has become an indelible facet within the equestrian circuit and can be expected to remain just as popular into the foreseeable future.


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Wearing two hats doesn't usually work.
But since the predominant organizational headgear for the Detroit Pistons the past five years resembled that of a court jester, there's understandably some excitement at The Palace of Auburn Hills that their search for a new president of basketball operations and head coach ended with a single hire.
Stan Van Gundy can coach. But Tom Gores is gambling a reported $35 million over the next five years that Van Gundy can capably juggle the daunting responsibilities of coaching a team that chews coaches up and spits them out with regular ease, while also overseeing a vast organizational cultural change.
Good luck.
Van Gundy's a recycled coach liberated from the NBA scrapheap, cleaned, polished and passed off as a fresh new vision for what would be his third team.
HIRED: More on Van Gundy's dual roles
TALK: Calipari wants to coach LeBron
Nobody disputes that he knows his basketball. But if this was the best chief executive that the headhunting firm Gores commissioned to engage in a far-reaching personnel search could come up with, it's yet another example of the Pistons being more interested to engage in what's expeditious rather than what's the correct path for a franchise desperately seeking a complete rebuild.
The best candidate's often the guy you never heard of, somebody unearthed through exhaustive diligence. There was an assistant general manager out there with a wealth of knowledge from successful organizations such as the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder that have consistently won through sound drafting.
But instead the Pistons opted for an attention grab, combining both positions to entice interest amid other more high-wattage head coaching openings with the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.
GALLERY: NBA offseason coaching carousel
The Spurs' Gregg Popovich became head coach after already holding the general manager title, and his team has a trusted player evaluation system in place. Doc Rivers got the added title from the Los Angeles Clippers as a means for prying him loose from the remaining years of his coaching contract with the Boston Celtics last year.
But it won't work with the Pistons.
It's not about maintaining a blueprint but rather creating it. There's too much attention to detail as the director of basketball operations, especially for a franchise seeking an escape from the competitive abyss.
There really isn't any down period in a basketball presidency. It doesn't matter how many basketball eyes Van Gundy trusts as his subordinates out there in collegiate outposts on wintry nights attempting to find that raw diamond in the next draft. Van Gundy himself must be directly involved.
But he'll be coaching in Milwaukee and Minnesota, trying to squeeze the maximum out of the talent he inherited.
Both the coaching and franchise supervision could suffer under those conditions.
This was another public relations move for Gores. Another attempt at convincing an increasingly disinterested public that NBA basketball is still relevant in the Detroit area.
I'm sure he's pleased that he snatched Van Gundy away from the Warriors with the promise of organizational control. But it was an unnecessary risk putting absolute trust in somebody with absolutely no prior basketball administrative experience.
Van Gundy lost previous battles with management in regards to his occasionally combative coaching style. He butted heads with Dwight Howard as the Orlando Magic's head coach, ultimately leading to his dismissal two years ago.
But this time, he would have the backing of the front office because he would be the head of the front office.
Perhaps that ensures that Van Gundy the Pistons president will keep Van Gundy the Pistons head coach longer than 50 games next season.
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British comedian Ricky Gervais broke down in tears at a London event saluting the bravery of British soldiers on Thursday night (06Dec12).
The funnyman presented the Overcoming Adversity award to Royal Marine hero Captain Si Maxwell, who lost his leg during combat in Afghanistan, at the The Sun newspaper's annual Military Awards - and Gervais was overcome with emotion during the prizegiving, which recognises the contributions of troops.
He says, "I was crying after the first one. I didn't think I was going to sit at the table and blub (cry), but it was so humbling for me. I wasn't ready for what a wimp I was. I cried immediately, I was a wreck. I'm dehydrated from crying."
In a post on his Twitter.com page after the event, Gervais added, "Possibly the most humbling, moving, yet fun and uplifting event of my life. An honour."
Kevin Spacey, supermodel Elle Macpherson and veteran British actor Sir David Jason were also among the presenters at the ceremony, which was attended by stars including Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne and singer-turned-TV presenter Myleene Klass.
British royal Charles, Prince of Wales was also at the prizegiving, and he admitted he feared for the safety of his sons, Princes William and Harry, when they are serving in war zones.
He says, "I really do understand the worry of service families when their loved ones are away serving in somewhere like Afghanistan. It's almost easier for those serving away than for those left behind because you worry all the time.
"So I do appreciate the extraordinary resilience and the unbelievable support provided by the families back here who encourage and remind their loved ones that they are there for them, despite what they are having to put up with."
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Morten Schmidt is partner and co-founder (1986) of the Danish architectural practice schmidt hammer lassen architects. Morten Schmidt acts as responsible partner for the company's London office.
Morten Schmidt's particular remit is the practice's international commissions especially in the UK and North America. He is project partner on Halifax Community Library in Canada, City of Westminster College in London and University of Aberdeen New Library. Earlier works include the Katuaq Culture Centre in Nuuk, Greenland, Halmstad Library and Växjö City Library in Sweden and huge housing developments in China. He is also very much involved in regular liaising with the practice's international contacts and in the presentation of the practice in the international arena.
In the domestic arena, Morten Schmidt has specifically been responsible for the design development of a raft of projects that include the extension of the Royal Library in Copenhagen and the Aarhus Art Museum ARoS, the largest art museum in Northern Europe.
As the founding partner of schmidt hammer lassen architects, Morten Schmidt is the joint recipient of a considerable number of Danish and international architectural awards for completed projects.


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Like A-Rod, Teixeira makes progress
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira says he could be ready to take on-field batting practice for the first time Friday since hurting his right wrist two months ago.
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Also, Alex Rodriguez worked out for the second consecutive day at New York's complex in Tampa, Fla. Teixeira took batting practice indoors, ran and fielded grounders.
Pitcher Ivan Nova, out since late April because of tightness in his right triceps, expects to pitch two innings Wednesday in his first extended spring training game.
Catcher Francisco Cervelli, who broke his right hand 11 days ago, says the cast will be removed in three weeks.
Rodriguez is coming back from hip surgery in January. Teixeira was injured on March 5.


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One Book | One Community: The Middlesteins
One Book | One Community: The MiddlesteinsThursday, October 17, 2013 (All day) to Monday, November 11, 2013 (All day)
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Spertus was again pleased to spearhead One Book | One Community, the Chicago Jewish Community's Jewish Book Month community initiative. 2013's pick, Jami Attenberg's acclaimed The Middlesteins, is a story of marriage, family, and obsessions, set in suburban Chicago, right in our own backyard!
"A sharp-tongued, sweet-natured
masterpiece of Jewish family life."
—Starred Kirkus Review
"A smart novel that tackles big issues."
—Chicago Tribune
"So readable, it's practically edible."
—NPR's All Things Considered
The Middlesteins is currently available in hardcover, softcover, and e-book versions.
Jami Attenberg has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, and more. Her debut collection of stories, Instant Love, was published in 2006. She is also the author of the novels The Kept Man and The Melting Season. Her third novel, The Middlesteins, was published in October 2012 by Grand Central Publishing. It appeared on the New York Times bestseller list and will be published in England, Taiwan, Russia, Italy, France, Turkey, and the Netherlands this year. She grew up in Buffalo Grove and lives in Brooklyn.
For the finale of this year's One Book | One Community program series, award-winning Chicago Tribune reporter Bonnie Miller Rubin interviewed author Jami Attenberg about the book the Chicago Tribune called "a smart novel that tackles big issues."
About Jewish Book Month
Jewish Book Month is an American-Jewish celebration of Jewish books. It is observed each year during the month preceding Hanukkah. It began in 1925 as Jewish Book Week when Fanny Goldstein, a librarian at the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, set up a display of Jewish-themed books. In 1927, with the encouragement of Rabbi S. Felix Mendelsohn of Chicago, Jewish Book Week was adopted by communities across the country. At that time, it was scheduled to coincide with Lag B'Omer, a festival that traditionally honors scholars. In 1940, the timing was changed to precede Hanukkah to encourage the giving of Jewish-themed books as Hanukkah gifts. In 1943, Jewish Book Week was extended to the month-long celebration we mark today. To learn more, visit jewishbookcouncil.org.


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Based on how Ike Taylor has been playing this year so far and how the Bengals AJ Greene has been playing, does Dick Lebeau dare leave Taylor one on one withe Green all day?
I think you're just asking for trouble if you try and cover him one on one anytime unless you have a Revis type corner on your team. Green has 43 catches for 628 yds and 6 TD's. He had 7 catches last week in their loss to the Browns.
Maybe this is the week that Taylor gets his act together and surprises us with no PI or Holding penalties. I'm not banking on that though and if I'm Lebeau I am going to have to roll Clark over there for help or at least Will Allen. You can't take the chance that the pass rush will get there because Dalton has a knack for finding Greene right now and if he is able to get a pass off to him I'm not confident our secondary can keep up at all.


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we took a driveTuesday, February 05, 2013
And buy yarn!
It's time to cast on again for Toasty.
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Beautiful photos! I love California! :-)ReplyDelete
Wow all these photos could be in New Zealand! It is a goal of mine to take a road trip down the Cali coast.. beautiful pictures!ReplyDelete
Oh, you've reminded me just how much I miss it!ReplyDelete
You know, when I was young, I didn't think there was much beauty around me in California. I thought you had to go to, say, South America or Hawaii to really see something worth seeing. And then I, a) visited Yosemite, and b) drove up the northern California coast. Silly, silly girl.ReplyDelete
I hope you had a wonderful time!
One of my favorite parts of the world. We took the famous route from Seattle to San Diego over two weeks a couple of years ago. Pacific Coast Highway the whole way. We still dream about that trip.ReplyDelete
Hope your drive was just as fantastic - love the photos!
Beautiful. We just returned home from a Point Reyes trip. Where were you?ReplyDelete
Smitten is the perfect word for how the Northern California coastline affects me too. have fun!ReplyDelete
RI hope you're planning on framing a few of these...your captures are awesome!! We love northern california as well. Enjoy being back home.ReplyDelete
I'm live in Northern California, and am wondering where you got that gorgeous yarn...ReplyDelete


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Economic Growth and Right-to-Work Laws
This study aims to measure the impact of right-to-work laws on states' economic performance. It uses average annual growth rates in employment, real (inflation-adjusted) personal income and population to measure the economic well-being of right-to-work states. On the whole, the results of this analysis show that right-to-work laws have a statistically significant and economically meaningful positive impact, although the results vary.


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It seems that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is discussing internally the possibility that gold and silver is being manipulated at the London fixings, according to the Wall Street Journal. It seems that CTFC officials have concluded that if Libor can be rigged, so can gold and silver at the London fixes. Whether or not they get anywhere with this line of enquiry, only time will tell.
It is certainly possible for bullion banks to rig fixings, simply by submitting a buy or sell order off their own trading books during the fix. But it should be noted that fixes are done on actual trade, so they are not the same as a Libor fix, which is estimate-based.
The probable reason the CTFC is interested is that they have had to deal for years with allegations of market-rigging for gold and silver in the U.S. futures market. In gold and silver futures, the commercials (basically those participants who have physical bullion risk to hedge in the market) are dominated by bullion banks, which because they have substantial, or if they are too-big-to-fail, unlimited financial resources, have been running extremely large short positions.
They have the following motivations:
- Gold is regarded by market regulators as a high-quality asset for collateral purposes. It has come to be used as such to generate substantial returns in fees, commissions, interest, and trading profits. Bullion banks have geared up these returns in the London market by backing them with as little physical bullion as they deem prudent. They are therefore exposed to any significant rise in the bullion price and have a vested interest in keeping it under control.
- The bullion banks' large short positions in the U.S. futures markets, the result of keeping bullion prices from rising, exposes them to substantial losses from rising prices, given that physical liquidity appears to be drying up.
It is also suspected by many market participants that the authorities are colluding with the U.S. bullion banks to supress the gold price, on the basis that a significant rise would throw up significant losses for the banks, and it might destabilize currency markets. In the past, central banks have kept gold prices down by leasing their gold, which being fungible was sold into the market. It is not known how much of this gold has been returned, but if there are leases outstanding, this is a further incentive for Western central banks to control the gold price.
In the case of silver, the short position held by the bullion banks recently peaked at more than 275,000,000 ounces, which is one third of global mine production.


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|Planning Council EclipseCon face-to-face meeting
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|Wednesday, March 20, 2011, at 3:00 PMC Pacific time. Napa Room
PMC (and Strategic) Reps
Strategic Reps
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Indigo Status
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Other business
- Name that release; Indigo+1. We'll examine votes, and be sure there is a clear winner, and that the winner is not objectionable in some way we didn't think of before. Remember, once we come up with the name, it will have to be "vetted" by Ian/Mike to make sure there would be no trademark infringement, etc. (They might be able to do this "in days", before EclipseCon is over ... but not sure.) (Pascal?)
- Status, plans, and urgency of moving from CVS to GIT. Why it is required, again? (Denis), Wayne?)
- V6 of the Eclipse Road Map ... mostly here for reference. Any feedback should have already been given, I believe, if I understand the dates ... board review is next day.
- Themes and Priorities. (Again, here for reference, may be discussed at joint meeting.)
Long Term Planning discussion
- EclipseCon face-to-face is good time to discuss high level, long term issues. The following items are along the lines of "brainstorming" agenda items ... please add any of yours.
- Are requirements/tracking worthwhile? Working? Anything better?
- Is yearly release (with two service releases) right interval? Quarterly? Every other year? LTS releases?
- Next year, should 3.8 be primary platform, still ... or 4.2 be primary, but still "support" 3.8 as secondary?
Next Meeting
- EclipseCon Meetings: Sunday, March 20, At Hyatt, Napa Room.
- 3-4 (Pacific Time) PC face-to-face meeting
- 4-5 (Pacific Time) Joint Councils Meeting (See Donald's note to list).
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To get much higher efficiency, I did something that they didn't do. I did cell sorting and isolated GFP-highly-expressing cells. Because this gene has been shown to be critical for cell growth, so after sorting, when I found that knockdown cells didnt grow well, I thought that the knockdown went quite well. However, after 1-week culture (to collect more cells), I did real time PCR and found the mRNA level was not affected at all, for both shRNAs. I also did FACS and confirmed the GFP expression was 100% and very high.
Here are some thoughts of mine but I dont know whether they are correct. I suspect that in the GFP-highly-expressing cells (among all the GFP positive cells, I picked those with even higher expression), the expression of shRNA might be hindered. It seems a little rediculous but when I knocked down another gene with a different system in which GFP is driven by hPGK promoter, I didnt have this strange thing. Could it be possible that in some case, CMV promoter is competitive to U6? I know knockdown a gene that is critical for cell growth might generate some unexpected results but the successful case that I just mentioned above is also knockdown of a cell growth promoting gene.
Have you ever had such problem? Can you provide some explanations? Thank you very much.
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Over the top, again: NH Dems can't stop beating dead horseEDITORIAL
August 31. 2013 3:03AM
The New Hampshire Democratic Party machine, such as it is, just cannot let go of a bogeyman that was barely there in the first place. Where it initially just looked silly, it now looks absurd.
The initial issue was then-Senate President Peter Bragdon being named director of the Local Government Center, or LGC.
That was a potential conflict of interest, to be sure, given the nature of the LGC and its dealings with state government. As leader of the Senate branch of that government, Bragdon was wise to step down.
But that infuriated the Democrat machine all the more. It sensed a whipping boy was slipping away. And if Bragdon remained in the Senate, the Dems realized, they couldn't gain control of the Senate, which tilts Republican, 13 to 11.
So they demanded he leave entirely. He did not.
They then turned their fire on soon-to-be Senate President Chuck Morse, referencing what they said was his "monumental task'' in trying to remove the "unethical taint of Bragdongate from the scandal-plagued Senate GOP caucus.''
Do these jokers ever moderate their tone to fit the actual circumstances?
The over-the-top rhetoric put Senate Democrats in an awkward spot, since they will now be dealing with Morse in the Senate.
Senate Democrat leader Sylvia Larsen of Concord wisely chose to ignore her party's fire-breathers. She announced that she was confident that Morse would treat her side fairly. To be sure, she will be treated more fairly than her party hacks are treating the Republicans.


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CCRI's fall classic golf tournament is Sept. 17
The Community College of Rhode Island will host the 18th annual Fall Classic to support student assistance Monday, Sept. 17, at the Alpine Country Club, 251 Pippin Orchard Road, Cranston.
The day will begin with registration and lunch from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon in Texas scramble format. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will begin at 4:30 p.m., with dinner and awards at 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the first- and second-place teams, closest to the pin and longest drive. There also will be a hole-in-one contest and a gift for every golfer.
Thanks to sponsors, players, donors and volunteers, last year's event raised nearly $37,000 to help defray the expenses of college for students who continue to be challenged by the difficult economy. Since the tournament began through the efforts of former CCRI administrators Joe DiMaria and Ray Ferland, nearly $350,000 has been raised to help students with scholarship assistance, book purchases and a variety of other forms of financial assistance.
Playing spots and sponsorships are still available. Visit www.ccri.edu/president for more information or to register.


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Record producer Terry Lewis and his wife, Indira, have sold their ocean-view house in Malibu for $3.735 million.
The one-acre estate includes a Spanish-style house, a sports court, a swimming pool with a spa, and gardens. The 6,710-square-foot open-plan home, built in 2001, features a media room, five bedrooms and 51/2 bathrooms.
Lewis is part of a songwriting and production team with Jimmy Jam. The Grammy-winning Jam and Lewis have produced hits for singers including Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey.
The Lewises sold to move closer to their children's schools.
Public records show the couple bought the property in 2002 for $3.4 million.
Susan Monus of Coldwell Banker's Malibu West office was the listing agent. Marc Silver and Barry Sloane of Sotheby's International Realty represented the buyer.
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I have never watched Jon Stewart's show, or any other program on Comedy Central. Life is too short. But I am aware that some people take Stewart seriously as a political commentator. In fact, the New York Times described him as perhaps "the most trusted man in America." But why? I assume that Stewart is slightly above average in intelligence, but does he have any experience, knowledge or expertise that would qualify him to pontificate on matters economic or political? To my knowledge, no. Nevertheless, he is something of an idol on the political Left.
Whether he deserves to be is another matter, as Felix Salmon argues with devastating effect. Let's start with Stewart's Comedy Central program: he purported to analyze a complicated financial transaction involving the Blackstone Group, a private equity and investment banking firm, and Codere SA, a Spanish company that operates betting parlors, online gambling sites and other gaming activities. The transaction was, as I said, complex, and it is obvious that Jon Stewart didn't begin to understand it. But that didn't prevent Stewart, who may or may not be funny but is certainly arrogant, from opining that what Blackstone did "should be illegal." Salmon begins by noting that Stewart's harsh assessment was based entirely on a single Bloomberg News story:
[A]ll concerned — Bloomberg View, the Daily Show, Fortune — take at face value the core assertion made by Bloomberg News: that Blackstone made a profit of "from 11.4 million euros to as much as 13.7 million" on its Codere trade.
The article attributes those numbers simply to "data compiled by Bloomberg", but in fact it's quite easy to see where they came from. Blackstone, according to Bloomberg, "held 25 million to 30 million euros" of credit default swaps on Codere. It then forced Codere into a technical default (repaying a loan two days late) — which triggered those swaps and forced a payout at 45.5 cents on the dollar. Therefore, the amount that Blackstone received on its CDS position was somewhere between €11.375 million and €13.65 million.
But that number is gross revenue, not profit. The profit on Blackstone's CDS position can be looked at as being the difference between that payout, on the one hand, and the amount that it spent buying the CDS in the first place, on the other. (Although in fact, as we'll see, it's more complicated than that.) Unless we have some idea of Blackstone's cost basis on this trade, we have no idea what its profit was. Bloomberg, however, seems to simply assume that Blackstone's cost basis for the CDS was zero — that it managed to accumulate all that insurance without paying anything for it whatsoever.
To be sure, Blackstone are smart operators, and I don't doubt that they're making a profit on this trade. But we really have no idea how big that profit was.
Does Jon Stewart understand that there is a fundamental difference between gross revenue and profit? Perhaps not. His only known skill is comedy.
And in any case the whole thing was part of a much bigger trade, which has yet to be unwound. Primack explains that "in the first half of 2013, Blackstone affiliate GSO Capital Partners purchased debt and credit default swaps in Codere" — in other words, it entered into a basis trade, where it bought debt in a troubled company and also bought insurance on that debt. But Codere was already a deeply troubled company in the first half of 2013, which means that Blackstone would have had to pay some nontrivial amount of money to buy its CDS position in the first place.
So before we take Levine's lead and admire the "majestic beauty" of the Blackstone deal, let's wait and see just how profitable it was. We're not going to know that for a while, since Blackstone is now a major creditor of Codere, which is (still) at very high risk of defaulting on its debt: when the original Bloomberg article was published in October, Codere's bonds were trading at a mere 53 cents on the dollar.
The way that Blackstone made some unknown amount of money on the CDS leg of its trade, then, was to take a huge direct exposure to Codere on the other side of its trade. It's still entirely plausible that Blackstone's current exposure to Codere could be written down sharply, and could even end up being bigger than the profits on its CDS trade.
Two other points are worth making, here. The first is, as Primack points out, that absent new money from Blackstone, Codere was pretty certain to default in any event. As a result, Blackstone can credibly be painted as the white knight here — as the company which managed to find a way to funnel money from the CDS market back into Codere, thereby avoiding a bankruptcy filing. That's certainly Blackstone's view: spokesman Pete Rose says that the trade saved jobs at Codere, as well as lots of money for Codere's supplier-creditors.
What's more, it's worth stopping to ask who Blackstone bought the CDS from, in the first place. Not many people are in the business of writing single-name CDS on a troubled company like Codere, and the people who do engage in such transactions tend to be highly sophisticated investors — and indeed are probably engaging in some kind of relative-value trade of their own.
Add it all up, and I really don't think that what Blackstone did was particularly egregious; there's certainly no reason to believe that it should be illegal. The Daily Show basically accuses Blackstone of setting fire to Codere so that it could collect the insurance proceeds — but in fact Blackstone's actions were a large part of the reason why Codere managed to survive. Far from being a pile of ashes, Codere now has a real chance of avoiding liquidation. For a piece of clever financial engineering, that's an uncommonly positive societal outcome.
I trust that you were able to follow that. Is there any chance that Jon Stewart had any inkling of the real economics behind Blackstone's investment in Codere? No. He simply isn't smart or knowledgeable enough. In that respect, he is reminiscent of Barack Obama: quick to issue condemnations of business transactions that he is not experienced enough to understand. Here is the Stewart segment on Blackstone and Codere:
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So why, exactly, should anyone get his news from a comedian?
UPDATE: In the comments, Kurtis Fechtmeyer, whose knowledge of finance exceeds Stewart's–and, I am afraid, Barack Obama's–by several orders of magnitude, adds:
Of course, the most obvious point is: who does Blackstone work for and where does that profit go?
Well … funny you should ask. Unlike the regulated banks that increasingly play arbitrage games based on their balance sheets which are shored up by the Federal Reserve, private equity firms return their gains to their clients less a modest "carried interest" on the profit they make.
And who are their investors? University endowments, state pension funds, PC&L insurers, and family offices. In other words, thanks to Blackstone's good work, YOU don't have to pay as much in taxes to support retired teachers, policemen and firefighters and thousands of minority kids who get scholarships to top universities.
If Jon Stewart's low information audience had any clue what a pseudo-intellectual like Stewart was actually talking about, they wouldn't be laughing so much.
PAUL ADDS: At his 2010 rally in Washington D.C., at which he attempted to speak seriously, Stewart proved to be vacuous when it comes to political commentary. I wrote about his hack remarks here.


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After 22 days of accusations and denials shot back and forth between Apple and its users over the so-called "Death Grip" signal issue, Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple headquarters Friday to clear the air. As widely predicted, Jobs didn't issue a recall on all 3 million devices sold, but instead offered every customer a free case to mitigate reception issues, and the offer of a full refund within 30 days if the phone still came up short.
According to Jobs, users will be able to apply for a free case on the Apple Web site starting late next week. Because Apple can't manufacture its own "bumper" cases fast enough, customers will have a choice between different cases, including some from third-party companies, when they send in a request.
Owners who already sprang for a $30 bumper case from Apple will receive a refund, but those who bought third-party cases will be out of luck. Jobs downplayed the apparent inequity by claiming only a small number of people bought iPhone 4 cases from other companies, because the market for the new design limited how many were available at launch.
The offer for free cases will continue through September 30, at which point Jobs claims Apple will reevaluate the situation – suggesting a new design might eliminate the need for cases if Apple engineers are able to cook up workaround by that point.
Apple will also dole out full returns on the iPhone 4 for the next 30 days, without the usual restocking fee. When asked if new AT&T customers could be released from two-year contracts they signed if they opted for a refund on the phone, Jobs claimed he "thought so," but offered no firm guarantee.


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QuickBooks Online makes it easy for you to check the transactions associated in a specific account. I'd be glad to show you how it's done.
You'll need to open your Chart of Accounts, then view the QuickReport of your Automobile Insurance account. Here are the steps to guide you through:
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FOXBORO — The Patriots were tracking Bowling Green defensive tackle Chris Jones as the third and final day of the NFL Draft was winding down in April.
The only problem was they had a massive wait between podium visits, having no picks in the fifth and sixth rounds, courtesy of regrettable trades that netted them the disappointing duo of Albert Haynesworth and Chad Johnson.
The Texans picked Jones in the sixth round with the 198th selection, making him the 15th of 19 defensive tackles drafted. It would be another 28 picks before the Patriots were on the clock.
But the Texans released Jones in the final round of roster cuts Aug. 31. The Patriots immediately put in a waiver claim, but lost out to the Buccaneers due to their better record the previous season.
The Bucs parted with Jones 10 days later, and finally, the Patriots had their man.
"I just think he was a good player in college," coach Bill Belichick said Friday. "He's got good size, he's athletic, he's got some quickness, he's a smart player, he's got a good motor, plays hard."
The Patriots' long-term persistence paid off in short order.
After being inactive for his first two games in New England, Jones has played in the last three due to injuries to starters Vince Wilfork and Tommy Kelly.
He was in for about a quarter of the defensive snaps against the Atlanta Falcons and half the snaps against the Cincinnati Bengals before going the distance in a 30-27 win over the New Orleans Saints last weekend.
Jones is expected to join fellow rookie defensive tackle Joe Vellano in the starting lineup Sunday when the Patriots visit the Jets. His approach, which has served him well, is to be himself.
"Vince and TK are great players," Jones said. "I just try to do what I can. Just go in there and play hard."
It wasn't always that way.
Whether it was in the classroom or on the field, Jones preferred to take it easy up until high school. He was more concerned with having a good time with his buddies rather than applying himself in scholastics and sports.
That made Jones just like many young teens. But then his family moved from Michigan to Indiana prior to his freshman year, and due to a combination of internal motivation and external encouragement from his parents, a profound change took place.
Jones started getting in the books and getting after it in the weight room, improving his smarts, strength and speed.
"I understood that every opportunity I miss is an opportunity lost," he said. "I'll never get it back and never be able to make myself better that day."
A two-way lineman for Brownsburg High just outside Indianapolis, Jones became an all-state selection as a senior. He received scholarship offers from Ball State, Illinois State, Toledo and Bowling Green, where he would matriculate and major in exercise science.
Jones played in all 50 games over four seasons for the Falcons, starting the last 44, and was twice voted captain by his teammates.
He was named the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a third-team All-American as a senior after finishing third in the nation with 12� sacks.
Jones had 28 sacks in his college career. That's an impressive total for any player, and especially an interior lineman, which drew the attention of the pro scouts.
"I was definitely blessed and fortunate to be able to get in there," he said of his productive forays into the pocket. "I had a lot of great coaching in college, and it was just a lot of hard work."
Jones is listed at 6-foot-1 and 309 pounds, making him — like Vellano — undersized for an NFL defensive tackle. He compensates with quick feet, sound technique, a thorough grasp of the scouting reports, and 16 cylinders that are always pumping.
Jones has nine tackles in three games. The most impressive came midway through the third quarter against the Saints when he spun out and quickly tracked down elusive running back Darren Sproles in the open field on a third-down pass play, forcing a punt.
And, in trademark fashion, he has 1� sacks. That's one less than the combined total of Wilfork and Kelly, who have made nine starts between them.
Jones has had to do it all without the benefit of having spent the summer in New England studying the Patriots' playbook and integrating himself into the system. He has been able to close the gap quickly, making a positive impression on the guy whose opinion matters most around here.
"I would say in a short amount of time, he's become a pretty dependable guy for us," Belichick said.
"When we call a defense, make a call, I think we all — players, coaches — have a pretty good confidence level that he's going to do the right thing because he's done it, and he's picked it up, and he doesn't make the same mistake twice. He's a hard-working kid that has some skills."


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I have a question about mutiple Xmega Device Firmware Upgrades. I downloaded a bootloader binary for my ATXmega128A4U from the Atmel site.
I used an Atmel ICE to program the bootloader over PDI with the binary, also I set BOOTRST to bootloader reset. I had my USB cable connected as well. After burning the binary
the XMega appeared in my windows device manager as an Atmel USB Device. I then wrote my application .hex file into flash with Atmel FLIP and all was good.
But as the .hex file is written ATXmega128A4U disappears from windows device manager and I loose the USB connection between Xmega and FLIP respectively.
I double checked the Xmega's flash memory and figured out that the bootloader binary touches only a bootloader section and my app touches only an application section.
I know that there's a possibility to force Xmega to a DFU mode with a specific pin, wich is controlled in conf_isp.h file (I have the sorce code for binary) but I have a customized board and
there are no "free" available pins on it (According to AVR1916.pdf default pin for ATXmega128A4U is PC3).
So the questions:
1) How come the USB connection with FLIP is lost after writing a .hex file?
2) What should I do to switch my ATXmega128A4U to DFU mode if I don't have an available pin on my board?
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Vanessa Bryant addresses Drake "You wasnt wit me shootin in the gym" lyrics
Drake's "You wasn't with me shooting in the gym" lyrics on the "Stay Schemin" single became the global catch phrase in 2012. The words were in direct reference to Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's divorce settlement case, where Vanessa was set to walk away with with half of his earnings, along with three of their mansions. Even though Kobe cheated, Vanessa was taunted with a new name: "Gold Digger".
Drake did comment a while back stating the lyrics weren't intended to hurt Vanessa:
"That line came from a conversation about being this young and making this much money and the fear of losing it all. I just used his potential situation to address my own life. I never intended to offend Vanessa or anyone else."
Vanessa kept quiet for most of 2012 but now the basketball wife is standing up for herself and her family. She addressed the matter on Instagram after several folks keep referencing the lyrics on her profile.
"I love when immature kids quote a rapper that has never been friends with Kobe and knows nothing about our relationship. Just shows how gullible they are. I don't need to be in the gym. I'm raising our daughters, signing checks and taking care of everything else that pertains to our home life. [...]
I really wish people would stop THINK and then realize that they are being sucked into someone's clear intention to monetize and gain attention off of our family's heartache. This is real life. I hold down our home life so my husband can focus on his career. It's a partnership.
Since my husband isn't friends with Drake, we received a text of an apology forwarded from his manager. It's done and over with and it's now time for people to THINK before speaking".
Since Kobe's public cheating incident (and before), Kobe and Vanessa have been keeping their personal life very private from the public. We have a feeling it won't be to long before Vanessa deletes her Instagram account.
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