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As a U.S. soldier, Bradley Manning swore to defend the U.S. constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. He actually did the U.S. public a great service by exposing the wrong doings our government does in our name overseas. How can you not give the guy a medal for exposing U.S. combat soldiers killing Iraqi civilians and their supervisors covering it up by saying they were engaged actual combat. How can anyone take that to the grave. Even if he serves a life sentence, at least he can sleep at night knowing his mind is clear. I can't imagine taking that to the grave with me. Makes me sick just thinking about it. As a former U.S. soldier myself, I never forgot that my duty was to defend our freedom and to protect the Constitution. My allegiance was not to the Generals above me, but to the people I was representing. I love the U.S., but we can not be fearful of government transparency. It's the best way of defending our freedom. History will judge you kindly BradleyNext up was a long (and, admittedly somewhat off-topic), but still epic comment from the Capitalist Lion Tamer, who sought to step into the comments on one post early to head off some of the "usual" complaints in one of our posts about the WIPO treaty for the blind:
I just want to step in here before we're knee deep in argumentative trolls and issue somewhat of a preemptive strike. Listen up:Phew. And coming in just behind that one was a nice response from MrWilson to the claim by ICE boss John Morton that seizing domains was perfectly fine because if someone spends hundreds of millions of dollars, they need to be protected. "It's that simple," he said, but MrWilson clearly disagreed:
You seem to want the government, in conjunction with your pet industries, to craft a new set of laws to deal with what is continually referred to incorrectly as "piracy."
First off, what gives you the idea that any of this will be handled rationally, rather than just another legislative gangbang that prides itself on overreach rather than prudent oversight? What previous government action are you basing this on?
The closest comparison I can find is the so-called Drug War which, despite billions of dollars and decades of action has failed to make any sort of tangible dent in the drug trade. What it HAS managed to do is erode civil rights and privacy. It's also given various drug enforcement teams to rewrite rules on the fly.
Is this your ideal? Some sort of internet SWAT team that will finally lay the smackdown on "freetards" or, failing that, at least shoot them right in the family pet? Is that what you want? Freeloaders doing jail time for victimless "crimes"?
The Drug War is the perfect comparison for your windmill tilting. It's an autonomous but disorganized force taking on an enemy with no real head to kill off. There's no CEO to topple. No President of Illicit Drugs, Inc. to take down. There's just a bunch of cannon fodder and replaceable pawns disguised as "triumphs" and "photo ops."
And when they do have a discernible target, they still can't bring it down. 90% of all heroin comes from Turkey and yet, there's still plenty of smack to go around. Is this the force of justice you want backing up your vindictive legislation? They can't find a field full of poppies in a field full of poppies.
Consequently, like the sore losers they are, they take out their failure on their citizens, throwing the book at weekend pot dealers and street runners with a half-gram of crack in their pockets.
But still you push on, as though you were just one badly written and randomly enforced law away from finally building your wormhole to 1991. Do you really want to give THIS government the authority to paw through all your online activity just to punish the unwashed masses who are apparently virtually shoplifting from you 24/7? Do you really want to give self-interested industries the right to root around in your hard drive in hopes of finding a lawsuit hidden under all the socks and porn at the back of the partition?
Let's try a little theoretical exercise. Your laws are in place and usa.gov.mpaa.riaa.lawyer is tracking my downloading. Three strikes is in play. They can't actually see all the data I'm downloading but they're just looking for patterns.
Here we go.
True story from last time I hung the "Gone Downloadin'" sign up: I head over to Beko Records and download 8 or 9 comps and eps (witch house, electronica, space rock). Then I'm off to The Hood Internet to download their last 3 mix albums. Then off to the Kleptones for a couple of albums. (I heartily recommend "A Night at the Hip Hopera" and "Uptime/Downtime." Everything listed above is being given away absolutely FREE by these labels and artists. No harm, no foul. Right?
Not so fast. The tracking software doesn't like my spike in usage. So it kicks my info to a g-man or whoever's the admin. Hmmm. Let's look deeper.
"Beko Records? Never heard of them. However, I took this job as the tool of the industry so chances are I haven't heard of much. Better wake up the boss."
The boss doesn't know them either but sends out a DMCA "just in case." Their hosting freaks out and shuts them down because they don't want to end up in court. Stupidity 1, Indie Artists 0.
More sniffing. Holy hell, those other two are mashup artists! Infringement galore! Bonuses for everyone! DMCAs all around! Bang. Bang. Two more down.
And my connection dies, followed by a tersely worded email that I have to read at the library. No one involved has done anything illegal and yet everyone gets punished. Even if all the parties are reinstated, it will still be several months and several thousand dollars of fines or legal fees.
If you think that's outlandish, you haven't been paying attention. And if you think this will be handled better than this by a combination of short-sighted industry heads and their back-pocketed representatives, then you're obviously having trouble typing without your lips moving.
The government is woefully unequipped to deal with millions of people on a case-by-case basis, so they end up casting the net wide and hoping they at least drag in some actual criminals along with the innocent bystanders. And in their unsettling exuberance to please their benefactors, they'll be willing to throw liberty and privacy under the bus. After all, this is the same government that panics if you try to carry more than 3 oz. of any fluid onto a plane. This is the same mindset that actually believes laws need to be written to prevent people from texting while walking.
The other aspect that gets lost in your endless shilling is that there are millions of people who wouldn't touch your shoddy, masjor label product with a 10-foot torrent. But they'll get swept up all the same because of their tendency to use the same tools as those "pirating" major label product. We already know that the RIAA and the MPAA don't have the faintest idea how new technology works. This they've proved over the last decade. We also know our elected officials are equally clueless. Combining ignorance with tremendous power will ALWAYS end badly.
And what if I was downloading major label music? If I spent a week doing nothing but filling a 500 GB hard drive with copy after copy of Nickelback's latest, does Chad Kroeger wake up one morning to find his wallet empty? He's out nothing. His "support group" of managers, label execs, A&R reps and other members of this bloated faux entourage may start whining about "lost sales," but the fact of the matter is, I'd never buy their lousy product in the first place. Their music is still for sale at hundreds of venues. I haven't done a goddamn thing to the amount of available product and yet, people like you view this as "theft."
If you want to entertain the last wishes of dying industries, knock yourself out. But don't drag the rest of us into your desperate cash grabs on behalf of your benefactors, who have slipped into a severe dementia. Don't make the world a worse place to live by sacrificing the liberty and privacy of millions just so the major label/major studio life support machine can run for a few more years.
You may now resume your ignorant trolling, most likely already in progress.
[Plus, the RIAA and the MPAA hate the blind. That rules.]
[Plus +: My apologies, Mike. You may have your blog back now.]
So if I spend a million dollars to hire someone to draw me a circle and someone else copies that circle, I should be able to sue them for a million dollars because that's what I chose to spend on the damn circle?And, finally, in the editor's choice category, we have the comment that actually did come in fourth, but was way behind the other three. It comes from (yet again) Dark Helmet, in which he issued his manifesto which one can hope will only grow in prominence. It was in response to someone who apparently doesn't quite understand the law or technology, who claimed that for those complaining about hinderances on freedom of information, that they should "stop acting like criminals." Dark Helmet drew that commenter a bit of a map back to reality.
The amount invested in research and development or a product's creation does not directly correlate to its value, however much it might correlate to its producer's estimation of value or offering price.
Can I price an item at a million dollars and if someone steals can I then have a million dollars in lost property written off on my taxes?
No. A million times no. I want both and I always will. I want the power to act as I please in a way that is legal and I expect not to be harrassed or hindered simply because a small group of people that also act like me happen to do things that are illegal. I expect to be able stand anywhere on the sidewalk my taxes paid for that I damn well please and if, as may happen, the police get itchy about it, I expect NOT to have my pockets searched just because I'm standing there.And now it's time to bring the funny. Here, again, we had three top comments emerge way ahead of the pack, and nothing else stood out as an editor's choice -- so here are the three winners for "funniest." At the top of the list was a short and sweet comment from Vlad, who's comment also scored well on the insightful scale, but not well enough to make it to the winner's circle for insight. The specific comment was in response to a post about the practice of using "up to" to describe bandwidth speeds:
I expect to be innocent until proven guilty. I demand that my government realize that they work for me, not the other way around. I insist that laws be crafted by those that represent the people should actually SERVE constituent interests rather than special interests rife with rich coffers built by past piss poor laws. I expect evidence to be utilized when building policy rather than silly faith-based propaganda. I seek the richness of knowledge and joy over the false happiness of extravagent wealth.
I expect my fellow citizens to disagree on anything they wish except that we have the right to disagree. I expect businesses and merchants to work within the framework of reality and common sense, not the false battlefield set up by politicians paid off in the legal bribes we call lobbying money. Most of all, and I mean MOST OF ALL, I expect this country and its representatives to be loyal not to a flag or the gang-like idealogy of our country, but rather to our ideals and our freedoms.
This is the Dark Helmet Manifesto....
I'd like this "up to" deal to be a two-way street. If I get speeds "up to 5 Mbps" I'd like to pay for it "up to $50". You know, depending on availability.Coming in second was a response to a comment by one Bill Long, in which an anonymous commenter chose to go by the pseudonym, long bill. Bill Long had written a number of angry comments about how ridiculous it was that musicians should need to change their business model to survive. This anonymous comment hit back by noting the rather "get off my lawnish" aspect to the original comment.
You annoying youngsters with your new distribution channels, your new-fangled baroque music and your ridiculous business models! Do whatever you want, but don't take away my copyrights, don't compete with my outdated business practices, don't complain when the internet is censored because of my obstinacy and unwillingness to get out of my comfort zone, don't even talk about it! DAMN KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!And, finally, just behind that was a comment about Rep. Rush Holt, who successfully beat Watson, the Jeopardy-playing supercomputer. I'm sure most of you will get the reference:
Are we sure about, Rep Holt?And with that, I'm off to get ready for this upcoming week of posts...
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State steps in as invasive bamboo turns neighbor against neighbor
Griswold - In an overgrown field at the research farm, waist-high leafy green stalks marked with small colored ribbons grow amid horseweed and daisy fleabane, looking neither the aggressive invader nor the unfairly demonized organism some people purport it to be.
"You've got passionate people on both sides, and we're trying to provide some objective information," said Jeffrey Ward, chief scientist in the Department of Forestry and Horticulture at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, stretching out a stadia rod one morning last week to measure one of nine yellow groove and golden bamboo plants growing at the agency's farm since May 2012. "We started this project because of questions by the state's Invasive Plant Council about how big it could get and how far it could spread. No one really knows. This is basic science."
Particular varieties of this Asian grass have sparked fierce controversy in the state. Some residents say bamboo planted on neighbors' properties has leaped over onto theirs, its roots and rhizomes damaging foundations and septic tanks, leading to costly repairs and extensive removal efforts.
On the other side are landscapers and homeowners who appreciate it as a fast-growing, deer-resistant natural fence, and have argued against a ban. That debate came to the state Capitol in the most recent legislative session, resulting in a new law signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy June 5 that prohibits the planting of certain varieties of bamboo unless they are 100 feet or more from the property line or contained in a barrier. It also makes growers liable for damages and removal costs on neighboring properties.
While waiting for the new law to take effect Oct. 1, advocates of a ban have been keeping up their campaign. This summer, proponents of the ban are visiting town halls including those in Preston, Norwich and East Lyme to advocate for local ordinances prohibiting bamboo.
Ward, for his part, isn't taking sides.
"My recommendation now is that people follow the law, and have it contained," he said. "It can provide a wonderful landscape feature as long as it's not going into your neighbor's yard. Every plant is a weed when it's out of place."
The multi-year research project is monitoring the growth habits of two of the most popular bamboo varieties at the experiment station's research farms in Windsor and Hamden, as well as the one in Griswold, so it can be assessed under different soil and moisture conditions. Maps are being created that will show the annual growth of each plant.
Ward is also testing different techniques to contain the plants' growth, having some plots mowed regularly, applying herbicides to some new shoots and keeping some of the bamboo contained within chambers of heavy plastic. The plastic is placed 8 to 10 feet around the mother plant and 30 inches below, to prevent the rhizomes - underground stems that send up new shoots - from extending too far. The plastic also juts several inches out of the soil, because the rhizomes have been known to climb over shorter barriers, Ward said.
"But no one's done an experiment to see if it (the barrier) really works," he said. "For homeowners who want to legally plant it, we'd like to be able to tell them how fast it grows, and whether mowing or containers are an effective way of controlling it."
Just a little over a year after the project began, Ward is already finding a few surprises. Last week, when he visited the Griswold farm to measure how much the bamboo had grown since he planted it last year, he found that most had spread 5 feet or less from the original plant. Just as he was packing up his stadia rod, measuring tape and clipboard, he paused to take a last look at one of the yellow groove plants.
"Look what we missed out here," he said, walking toward a lone young shoot, nearly obscured by weeds. He measured the distance to the mother plant.
"This is a new stem coming up. It's 1.8 meters (6 feet) from the center," he said. The rhizomes, he said, grow underground the previous year before the new shoot emerges from the ground the next spring. That meant the bamboo extended out that far the same year it was first planted, when it was probably still experiencing some transplant shock.
"What's amazing," he said, "is that that means the roots grew out to here last summer, before the shoot popped up."
Provisions of Public Act 13-84, "An Act Regulating the Planting and Sale of Running Bamboo," include:
• No one who plants running bamboo is permitted to allow it to grow beyond the boundaries of their property.
• Violators are liable for damages caused by the bamboo on neighboring properties, including the costs of removal.
• Running bamboo cannot be planted closer than 100 feet from the property line, unless it is contained in a barrier that extends above the ground. Violators can be fined $100.
• Bamboo sellers and landscapers planting bamboo must provide customers with a statement disclosing that running bamboo is a fast-growing plant that must be contained, and summarizing the new state law. The statement also must give recommendations for containing it. Violators may be fined $100.
• The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the municipal tree warden, zoning enforcement officer or inland wetlands officer can enforce the new law.
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STEWART AIRPORT — Superstorm Sandy and its aftermath led to below-average on-time numbers for Stewart International Airport and its competitors in October.
STEWART AIRPORT — Superstorm Sandy and its aftermath led to below-average on-time numbers for Stewart International Airport and its competitors in October.
The storm also caused thousands of flights to be canceled at the six airports.
Except for Albany International Airport, where 80.6 percent of departing flights left on time, none of the airports topped 80 percent for either arrivals or departures.
Stewart, which led all its competitors in both categories in September, was third with 72.6 percent of its arrivals on time in October. The airport was fourth with a 77.4 percent score in on-time departures.
Albany also had the best arrival number, with 76.1 percent of incoming flights being on time, just ahead of John F. Kennedy International Airport with a 76 percent rating.
Newark Liberty International Airport had the lowest scores in both categories, with 64.3 of its arrivals and 66 percent of its departures being on time.
A flight is considered on time by industry standards if it arrives or departs less than 15 minutes past the scheduled time. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported the numbers in its monthly Air Travel Consumer Report, which was released Tuesday.
Stewart had only four flights canceled, according to the DOT.
Newark had the largest number of cancellations, 1,300, followed by LaGuardia with 1,057, Kennedy with 756, Westchester Airport with 56 and Albany with 52.
Despite the weather, the bulk of Stewart's delays were blamed primarily on two other factors: aircraft arriving late from a previous flight (about eight hours) and air carrier delays (about three and a half hours).
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Motivating Christians and congregations not only to give but also to be fiscally responsible in their giving is a difficult enterprise even in the best of circumstances. The needs are seemingly endless, and there are so many competing voices that the average Christian is stymied. Various and sundry organizations put forth their pleas for money constantly, sometimes relentlessly.
Fundraisers are frequently in a serious quandary themselves as they face the consumerism mentality of today's society. Books on how to corner the market are on the increase. Sophisticated marketing strategies abound. Then there are those who make a bad name for fundraisers everywhere by resorting to threats (such as to go without food until a certain dollar figure is met), sensationalism (such as showing pictures of children with severe deformities) and even warnings of impending doom for the organization if funds are not immediately forthcoming.
The collection effort was successfully completed in A.D. 57, and the funds were delivered by Paul and a group of delegates chosen by the contributing Gentile churches. In Romans 15:26 Paul states that the churches of Macedonia and Achaia "were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem," but the actual list of contributing churches is much longer. Luke's list includes delegates from Berea, Thessalonica, Derbe and Asia. The church at Philippi is without a delegate, but Luke himself may have functioned in this capacity (this is a "we" section of Acts). Timothy, who is included in the list, undoubtedly represented Lystra. Corinth was also without a delegate, but they may well, in the end, have asked Paul (or possibly Titus) to represent them.
A fundraising effort of this kind requires enormous investments of time and energy. Why did Paul do it? For one, the need was genuine. The Jerusalem collection was first and foremost an act of charity. Famine on top of persistent food shortages, double taxation and overpopulation crippled an already precarious Palestinian economy. The situation was undoubtedly aggravated by a voluntary pooling of assets in the early years of the church's existence (Acts 2:44-46; 4:32-37) and the constant need for the mother church to support the itinerant activities of its members and extend hospitality to visitors from other churches. Then too it was common, as it is today, for diaspora Jews to settle in and around the "holy city" at retirement; the result was a steady increase of widows and elderly in need of assistance.
Second, the relief fund served as an important, visible expression of the interdependence of believers worldwide. All of life is included in the shared concerns of those in Christ. For safety reasons, mountain climbers rope themselves together when climbing a mountain. That way, if one climber should slip and fall, he would not fall to his death but would be held by the others until he could regain his footing. In a similar way the Corinthians' surplus supplied the needs of the Judean churches so that the Judean churches could, in turn, meet the needs of the Corinthians (2 Cor 8:14).
Finally, the collection was a tangible representation of the heart of the gospel--that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, not male and female (Gal 3:28). In particular, Paul may have had high hopes that the relief fund would allay any lingering fears and concerns Jewish Christians had regarding the Gentile mission. "Their hearts will go out to you," he says, "because of the surpassing grace God has given you" (2 Cor 9:14).
An unprecedented too chapters of 2 Corinthians are devoted to the Jerusalem relief fund. The length attests the seriousness with which the collection effort was viewed. What, then, was Corinth's role in the fundraising effort? According to 2 Corinthians 8:10, it was the first church not only to give but indeed to have the desire to do so. Paul must have made the Corinthians aware of the relief fund on his founding visit or shortly thereafter, for a little over a year later the church asked for his counsel on the best way to go about saving up such monies (1 Cor 16:1). His advice at the time was to do as he had instructed the Galatian churches: each person should set aside a sum of money every week in keeping with his or her income. In this way no collections would have to be made on Paul's next visit (1 Cor 16:2). The assumption that each person could do this shows that most members had surplus income. But it must not have been a very great surplus, since week-by-week savings were necessary for the contribution to be a generous one in the end (1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8:20; Murphy-O'Connor 1991:77).
Betoeen the writing of 1 and 2 Corinthians, the collection effort in Corinth fell by the wayside. In part this was due to intruding missionaries who raised questions about the legitimacy of the collection--perhaps with a view to diverting the funds into their own coffers (see the introduction). One of Titus's tasks after delivering Paul's severe letter was to rekindle interest in the relief fund. This he was able to do (8:6). But after he left Corinth, the collection effort once again came to a halt. Second Corinthians 8--9 is Paul's final attempt to get the Corinthians to finish what they had pledged to do the previous year (8:10-11).
To speak of "Paul's fundraising appeal," though, is to employ a kind of misnomer, for no direct appeal for funds occurs in these chapters. In fact, Paul does not even once use the term "money." His approach is much more subtle. His overall strategy is to provide the Corinthians with a number of powerful incentives for completing their offering. These incentives are for the most part tied to what he knows about the Corinthians rather than to any generic fundraising tactics. So what does Paul know about them? He knows that they are a fiercely independent and competitively minded congregation. This is why he cites the exemplary generosity of another church (8:1-5), compares the Corinthians' sincerity to that of others (v. 8) and puts before them the model of Christ himself (v. 9). He also realizes that they have a strong drive to excel at what they do and consequently pushes them to excel in the area of giving (v. 7). He is further aware of their fear of losing face before others. So he reminds them of the reputation that he has noised abroad about them (9:1-2), appeals to their embarrassment should visitors come and find them unprepared (9:4) and announces the forthcoming visit of one or more colleagues to make sure this does not happen (8:6; 9:3, 5).
Paul's approach is also realistic. He is keenly aware of the practical aspects of a collection effort such as this. This is evident in his concern to provide guarantees that the delivery of the funds will be handled in a responsible manner (8:16-24), to present the church with some practical guidelines for giving (8:11-15; 9:6-7) and to point out the benefits they will reap (9:8-15).
In many ways the cumulative picture is not a particularly comfortable one. Is it legitimate to use comparative strategies in fundraising? Is it wise to appeal to a church's ego to motivate giving? For all of Paul's talk in 6:14--7:1 of the need of Christians to sever their ties with secular society, is he not capitulating at this point to the way the world works? Our Western capitalistic society, in particular, is so competition-oriented--be it in business, education or sports--that it may not be spiritually healthy for the church to engage in such "let's get ahead of the next guy" tactics--or is it?
Several observations can be made. First, the strategy Paul employs is intended to motivate the Corinthians not to new giving but to follow through on a commitment already made. The distinction is important. Paul is not soliciting a pledge. In fact, it was the Corinthians who had expressed interest in the collection in the first place (1 Cor 16:1-2).
Second, Paul aims to motivate by comparing attitudes, not dollar amounts. It is the Macedonians' joyful, willing and earnest attitude that is set before the Corinthians, not the size of their contribution.
Third, the collection will not benefit Paul personally. He is not involved because it will look good on his résumé, enhance his reputation among the Gentile congregations or improve his relationship with the Jerusalem church. Indeed, at the time he gave the Corinthians an initial set of instructions, he was not even sure that it would be appropriate for him to travel to Jerusalem with the funds (1 Cor 16:4).
Fourth, the cause is an eminently worthy one. These are Christians of his own race who are in need of the basic necessities of life--food, shelter, clothing. Moreover, they are churches that Paul had started out persecuting. And even though he had done it out of zeal for God's honor, he never stopped thinking of himself as the worst of sinners because of it (1 Tim 1:15). A collection of this sort was a small step in rectifying the wrong that had been committed.
Finally, Paul is quick to point out that generous giving is an act of divine grace (8:1). It is only as God blesses and enables that we are able to give in the first place.
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Carl Valeri signs three-year A-League deal with Melbourne Victory
Midfielder Carl Valeri will return home to Australia this year after signing a three-season deal with Melbourne Victory.
The 29-year-old has spent more than a decade playing in Italy, most recently for Serie B outfit Ternana.
While not in Ange Postecoglou's current Socceroos squad, he is notched up 50 appearances for the national side - including in each of Australia's 2010 World Cup group matches.
Valeri said he had been impressed by the A-League's quality and could not pass up the opportunity to work with coach Kevin Muscat at the Victory.
"The league just keeps getting better and better each season and I'm really looking forward to being back home and playing in a competition that has such great potential," he said.
"You just to have to look at all the quality young players over in Brazil with the Socceroos to see how far the game has come in this country.
"A lot of those boys started their professional careers in the A-League, and that speaks volumes."
Valeri has been plagued by injury the last two years, hampering his ability to crack into Serie A side Sassuolo, but Muscat said his wealth of experience would be a valuable addition to his squad.
"He's played at the highest level in Italy, one of the best leagues in the world, as well as impressing on the biggest stage at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa," he said.
"Carl is a versatile midfielder and I have no doubt he will have an impact on the A-League and we are very much looking forward to his leadership around the club also."
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Laser resurfacing uses a laser to send out brief pulses of high-energy light that are absorbed by water and substances in the skin called chromophores. The light is changed into heat energy, and the heat then destroys (vaporizes) thin sections of skin, layer by layer. As the wounded area heals, new skin grows to replace the damaged skin that was removed during the laser treatment. Some lasers only tighten the skin by heating it but do not destroy the skin.
The CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser is the most common type of laser used for resurfacing. Erbium lasers are also used frequently. The Q-switched laser is often used to take off tattoos because it can remove various colours from the skin.
Laser resurfacing is usually very precise and causes little damage to the surrounding skin and tissue. It is done most often on the face, but it may be done on skin in other areas of the body. The hands, neck, and chest may be avoided because skin in these areas does not heal as well as it does in other areas. It tends to thicken and scar as a result of the laser treatment. Some surgeons are willing to treat the neck using a lower-energy laser.
Newer methods of laser resurfacing cause fewer complications and have faster recovery times. These methods include:
The areas to be treated are cleaned and marked with a pen. A nerve block with a local anesthetic is usually used to numb the area before treatment. You may also be given a sedative or antianxiety medicine to help you relax. If your entire face is going to be treated, you may need stronger anesthesia (in some cases, general anesthesia), pain relievers, or sedation. You may need to wear goggles to prevent eye damage by the laser, and wet towels will be placed around the area to absorb excess laser pulses.
The laser is passed over the skin, sending out pulses. Each pulse lasts less than a millisecond. Between passes with the laser, the skin will be wiped with water or a saline solution to cool the skin and remove tissue that the laser has destroyed. The number of passes required depends on how large the area is and what type of skin is being treated. Thin skin around the eyes, for instance, requires very few passes with the laser. Thicker skin or skin with more severe lesions requires a greater number of passes.
The pulses from the laser may sting or burn slightly, or you may feel a snapping sensation against your skin. Little or no bleeding occurs in most cases, although severely damaged skin may bleed. When the treatment is finished, the area is covered with a clean dressing or ointment.
Laser resurfacing is usually done in a doctor's office or an outpatient surgery centre.
The time needed for healing and recovery after laser resurfacing varies according to the size and depth of the treated area. Someone who has the full face resurfaced, for example, will require a longer recovery time than someone who has only a small area of skin treated.
In general, the wounded area will be pink, tender, and swollen for at least several days. Cold packs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, such as ASA or ibuprofen) may help reduce swelling and pain. After skin regrowth occurs, the skin will remain red for several weeks.
Proper care of the treated area while the skin is healing is extremely important. This involves:
You may be given an antiviral drug called acyclovir to prevent infection if you are receiving treatment around your mouth. Tell your doctor if you have had cold sores in the past.
Several follow-up visits to your doctor will be needed to monitor the skin's healing and regrowth and to identify and treat early signs of infection or other complications.
Laser resurfacing may be used to remove or improve the appearance of:
People with lighter skin who do not get a lot of sun exposure after the procedure tend to have the best results. People with darker skin may benefit from laser resurfacing, but their skin may not heal as well.
You may not be a good candidate for laser resurfacing if you:
Your skin type, the condition of your skin, your doctor's level of experience, the type of laser used, and your lifestyle following the procedure can all affect the short-term and long-term results of laser resurfacing. Some types of skin problems or defects respond better to laser resurfacing than others. People with lighter skin who limit their sun exposure after the procedure tend to have better results than those with darker skin and those who continue to spend lots of time in the sun.
In general, laser resurfacing tends to have good results with fairly low risks.
The long-term results of laser treatment may not be evident for several months.
Side effects and risks of laser resurfacing may include:
Laser resurfacing first injures or wounds the skin and then destroys the top layers. You need to prepare yourself for how your skin will look immediately after treatment and throughout the healing process. It is also extremely important for you to follow your doctor's instructions on caring for your skin after the treatment, so you can avoid infection and help your skin heal.
Be sure that your doctor understands what you hope to achieve and that you understand what results you can realistically expect. Even with realistic expectations, you may not see results for several weeks or months after laser resurfacing. You may need more than one treatment to achieve the results you want.
After laser resurfacing, you will need to wear sunscreen every day and avoid sun exposure as much as possible. New skin is more susceptible to damage and discoloration from sunlight.
Laser resurfacing, chemical peel, and dermabrasion are the most commonly used techniques for improving the texture and appearance of the skin. Although these techniques use different methods, they have basically the same effect on the skin: they destroy and remove the upper layers of skin to allow for skin regrowth.
No one technique is necessarily better than the others. When performed by an experienced surgeon, laser resurfacing may be slightly more precise than chemical peels or dermabrasion. But the choice of technique is based on the site you want to treat, your skin type and condition, the doctor's experience, your preferences, and other factors. Some people may get the best results by using a combination of techniques.
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Last Revised: April 28, 2012
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I want my mummy!!
Photographer 1/24/2003 2:16:57 PMI love this little baby! You really captured his face. #20136
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Thoroughly deserved.
As always, I look forward to seeing more.....
Best wishes #59070
Sharon, She is with her mummy as I write this...lol #59213
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Best regards
Carolyn J. Connolly 12/1/2004 9:52:09 PMJust an ADORABLE capture, Mark - Willow looks SO-O-O cute!! Many congratulations on your very deserved First Place win with this image last year! :) #949471
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The Brockton Water Commission, which is in the middle of a legal battle between the mayor and the City Council, has voted not to increase the city's water rates. The City Council, however, has the final say.
BROCKTON – Water commissioners want to keep water rates exactly where they are during the fiscal year that will begin July 1.
The Water Commission voted 2-0, with one member abstaining, on Wednesday to recommend that the rates remain unchanged. The City Council has final say on setting water rates.
The vote was taken at a time the commissioners find themselves in the middle as Mayor Bill Carpenter seeks an injunction in Brockton Superior Court to block City Council President Robert Sullivan from appointing additional members to the commission.
In court documents, Carpenter argues a city ordinance allowing the City Council president to appoint two members to the commission violates a state law that gives the power to the mayor under Brockton's form of government.
The injunction also seeks to invalidate Sullivan's most recent pick, Kathryn Archard, who was appointed to the commission on Feb. 6 for a three-year term.
The decision not to recommend a rate hike is a reversal of the commission's recommendations for the past two years.
In 2012, the commission voted for a 10 percent increase, and in 2013, the commission voted for a 6.5 percent hike.
The rates have not gone up since 2011, however, because neither the 2012 nor the 2013 recommendations were taken up by the City Council.


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Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
★ Important Note: "The Poet and the Flea 100 Day Countdown to the Premiere" is underway!! Join us on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook!
Friday, August 24th
- Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
- Yesterday, received e-mail from Shannon. She has finished the entire first draft of our graphic novel collaboration entitled The First Reich!!! After she does some editing, she'll be sending me a copy to read — I can't wait… ヽ(;▽;)ノ
Saturday, August 25th
- Taking a little break…
Sunday, August 26th
- Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
- Received e-mail from a writer interested in collaborating on a children's book. In the process of scheduling a meeting.
- Two more Pixel-Flick Alliance meetings have been scheduled — one on September 15th and the other on the 22nd.
Monday, August 27th
- Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
- After some correspondence, have scheduled a meeting with J.R. (jrbiche.wordpress.com) to further discuss his potential web series. Meeting on Monday, September 10th.
Tuesday, August 28th
- Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
Wednesday, August 29th
- Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
- For Robert Louis Stevenson research, began reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- Planning to sign up with OnlineComics.net.
- Planning to contact Graphic Ladies!? on Tumblr about The Poet and the Flea.
Thursday, August 30th
- Continued research for The Poet and the Flea.
- Completed short screenplay The Man Who Never Smiled.
- E-mail correspondence with potential production company about The Man Who Never Smiled.
- E-mail correspondence with potential director/producer for Robots Are a Girl's Best Friend.
- E-mail correspondence with Brian (Pixel Flick Entertainment). Brian became the new organizer for the meetup.com group "San Francisco Movie Makers," hoping to get more people interested in the Alliance. Would love to see the Alliance grow!
- Did not make it to the next round of The Austin Film Festival Screenplay Contest. As I said before, I just have to keep doing what I'm doing. There are still about 5 more I'm waiting to hear back from. Anything could happen!
Friday, August 31st
- Working on the script for The Poet and the Flea!
- E-mail correspondence with potential production company about The Man Who Never Smiled.
Saturday, September 1st – Sunday, September 2nd
- Taking a little break…
- Continuing to read Jekyll and Hyde — it's incredibly different from any adaptation I have come across. Fascinating!
- Bought a JPLT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N1 textbook from Kinokuniya. Started reviewing the material, and believe it was money well spent. Not sure if I'll actually take the test, but would be a nice addition to my résumé. If I decide to apply to The JET Programme as a CIR (Coordinator for International Relations), would be very helpful!
Monday, September 3rd
- Continuing work on The Flea…
- Shannon sent me the entire draft of our graphic novel collaboration, The First Reich. In the process of reading and taking lots of notes. Project will require much period fashion/settings research, but is a welcome challenge!
Tuesday, September 4th
- Today, I found out some exciting news. I hadn't realized that anything was announced since I received no e-mail. But I checked the Kaos Films website, and lo and behold. My screenplay Death Is No Bad Friend is one of 292 qualifiers (semi-finalists) in the Kaos Films British Short Screenplay Competition 2012. (This means my script will most likely be read by judge Sir Kenneth Branagh!!) The finalists should be announced sometime around January. Awesome!
- Continuing work on The Flea and The First Reich.
- E-mail correspondence with potential director/producer for Robots Are a Girl's Best Friend.
- Finished reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I think it was a good experience. Next, thinking of reading The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells.
- By the way, I've just developed a new, little obsession with bats. Just look at their faces below!! (゜▽゜;) Perhaps I'll eventually develop a comic or children's book with a protagonist named "Fluffernutter the Bat"™?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these bat photographs!!
- The Poet and the Flea: 45 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-18, 21-23, 27-30 completed, and 19-20, 24-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
To Do:
- Meeting with writer for children's book on Monday, September 10th (noon).
- Meeting with J.R. on Monday, September 10th (2 p.m.).
- Schedule one-on-one meeting with Brian (Pixel Flick Entertainment).
- Pixel-Flick Alliance Meetup on Saturday, September 15th.
- Pixel-Flick Networking Event on Saturday, September 22nd.
- Work on research, character sketches, etc. for Shannon.
- Schedule second meeting with Shannon.
- Sign up with IMDbPro.
- Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).
- Sign up with Top Web Comics: Comic Rankings.
- Sign up with OnlineComics.net.
- Contact Graphic Ladies!?
For more updates, don't forget to follow me on tumblr and/or twitter.
Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas


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You're going to read a lot about potential trades in the weeks to come. Some of it will be pretty frivolous, in the sense that even those who generally have keen insights may lose perspective from time to time.
If you look at the Johan Santana situation five years back, people with baseball savvy were writing that the Yankees could perhaps make fans forget some of their struggles by trading Santana for a package that would have included Ian Kennedy, who went 21-4 for Arizona last season, and All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera, plus others. Or the suggestion that a Santana deal would yield a star for the Twins. Robinson Cano, maybe, or Jose Reyes.
Instead, there was Carlos Gomez and the others.
And baseball's rules are different now, even from last year, in a way that won't facilitate some of the Twins dealing that's being imagined. Unless a team offers a free agent about $12 million, it won't receive a draft choice as compensation for losing him. So Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel wouldn't have fetched compensation based on the deals they were offered and eventually made with other teams.
What does that mean for the Twins as the trading deadlines approach? For one thing, don't expect much of anything for midlevel players.
Will contenders be very interested in Matt Capps when Kansas City's Jonathon Broxton, San Diego's Huston Street and Milwaukee's Francisco Rodriguez should be available now because their current teams won't make an effort to keep them under the new rules? We're dreaming if we imagine significant help coming this way for anyone other than Josh Willingham, Denard Span and Francisco Liriano. Anything else is strictly a salary dump with a body or two thrown in. (Think Delmon Young deal.)
Owing to his performance and contract, Justin Morneau has pretty much fallen into the salary dump category, and I can't imagine another team taking on his $14 million contract for this year and next. The Twins best hope is to hold on to him, hold out hope for improvement and see where he stands at this time in 2013, and again at the end of next season.
So where does that leave the Twins?
Needing to change the way they do business, at least in the short term.
Twins management talks of team payroll being a percentage of its revenues. That's fine, until the credibility -- or perceived credibility -- of the product is threatened. The Twins can talk about their $100 million payroll until Minnie and Paul turn blue, but the fact remains that 23 percent of that payroll is tied up for the next 6 1/2 years in Joe Mauer -- a move that had to be done by the Pohlads.
I have made the case previously that the Mauer contract needs to be considered as a separate item from the rest of the payroll. Kind of like an endowed chair at a college, supported by funds from outside of the regular budget. Ownership simply could not have moved into Target Field in 2010 with the Mauer situation unsettled. (The Angels and Tigers made first-cousin moves in their signings of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, paying them for a year or two longer than they are likely to be useful so they can better compete in the present. Better to do this on purpose than by accident -- see Wells, Vernon and Soriano, Alfonso.)
To say that the current and near-future payroll is limited by Mauer's contract is a disservice to anyone who follows the team. (Financial disclosure: I'm in for enough as a season-ticket holder to cover about 2 1/2 innings of Mauer's contract this season. Three innings, I guess, if you count expenditures on beer and the monster yams behind Section 102.) If the Twins need a couple of proven starting pitchers as an anchor for the coming years and a quality middle infielder, then they need to adopt a spend money-to-make money approach as part of becoming a contender.
That's what Wild owner Craig Leopold just did, right?
A total of $27 million comes off the payroll after this season if you assume the departure of Pavano, Liriano, Capps and Scott Baker. (I'll assume the Twins will offer Baker a smaller deal with significant incentives.) After 2013, another $22.5 million comes off the payroll with the Morneau, Nick Blackburn and Tsuyoshi Nishioka contracts expiring.
Should the Twins to commit that total -- $49.5 million, plus some "Mauer money" -- toward the 2013 payroll? Yes, if they want to remain relevant, both in baseball and in the Twin Cities. Ownership can afford it.
The Twins have $43.5 million committed for 2013 to Mauer, Willingham, Span, Ryan Doumit, Glen Perkins and Jamey Carroll. Nobody else on the roster is due for a major salary bump through arbitration.
Terry Ryan has scored well with the Willingham, Doumit and Jared Burton signings and got an infield upgrade with Carroll. The team has done well with its handling of Trevor Plouffe, Scott Diamond and Ben Revere, and is rightly using the remnants of this season to figure out the futures of Brian Dozier and a few others. There are some interesting prospects in the minors and hopes that last month's amateur draft will yield significant pitching help in a few years.
The Twins aren't good right now, but they're interesting -- not like the Twins of the mid- and late-1990s, who were bad and uninteresting.
Despite their record, Ryan's staff is doing pretty well with the mess it was handed -- maybe as well as possible. But to talk about the Twins "improving to .500" next season, or needing a few seasons to become postseason competitive, isn't a discussion that most fans will want to hear. Not when 10 teams make the playoffs.
One more issue: The Twin Cities pro sports landscape has changed markedly and at a lightning pace. The Wild just spent megabucks on Zach Parise and Ryan Suter; the Timberwolves are again interesting and relevant, and the Vikings are getting their new stadium. So continued atrophy, or running in place, could easily land the Twins as No. 4 among the four major pro teams in the Twin Cities -- status as darning as being at the bottom of the weakest division in the American League.
Twins ownership needs to trust Ryan's baseball skills by being willing to go more-in financially.
Otherwise they'll risk people saying: "No, I don't want your Twins tickets. I'm going to see the Lynx."
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Toshiba has unveiled the UK's first glasses-free 3D TV – with the 55-inch ZL2 offering the latest television tech and ditching the specs.
The Toshiba ZL2 offers up face tracking, Resolution+, Auto-calibration, 2D to 3D conversion and smart TV features.
Make no mistake about it, this is high-end television with Toshiba billing it as its 'most advanced TV to date'.
"Built to provide exceptional all round performance, the ZL2 removes all barriers to enjoying 3D entertainment – offering viewers the freedom to experience a next-generation home cinema experience in the most natural, comfortable, and enjoyable way," states Tosh
"Glasses-free 3D images are delivered through a combination of Toshiba's innovative display technologies and CEVO ENGINE multi-core processing platform."
Quad Full HD
Also on offer is Quad Full HD Display – that means a whopping 3840x2160 pixel resolution; as the name suggests, that's four times Full HD.
The 3D is provided by lenticular lenslets, which can apparently offer up nine different viewing positions.
"In addition, to tailor the viewing experience to the viewers' actual positions in front of the TV, the 55ZL2 features face tracking technology. At the touch of a button, it is able to detect the viewers' position and to adjust the viewing zones accordingly by moving the lenslets as required," adds Tosh.
There's no UK price given as yet, but don't expect this cutting edge tech to be arriving cheap. The glasses-free 3D TV UK release date has been given as December 2011 - but we will, of course, keep you posted.
Take a look at the rest of Toshiba's IFA 2011 news with TechRadar's nifty little video roundup:


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March 05, 2013 | Permalink
Okay, I know it's not much after so long an absence, but still, it's something.
Milton Park, Harare, Zimbabwe (a couple of weeks ago).
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Lisa and I spent the weekend in Lille.
We also saw a print of a Chagall painting without a goat (some mistake, surely).
January 07, 2013 | Permalink
That's right. Goat rodeo sessions. Got a problem with that? Well, if it's good enough for Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer, it's good enough for me:
December 28, 2012 | Permalink
Every year, the Swedish town of Gävle builds the largest straw goat in the world, weighing 3.6 tonnes, then burns it down. Here it is:
Why do they do this? Here's the story.
The goat has it's own blog here.
December 02, 2012 | Permalink
It's the time of
the season when
some do and some
don't. Doers
glance about
wondering if perhaps
they've jumped the
gun; barehanded
eyes peer
enviously, repenting at
leisure their earlier
choice. In this
time of change
when spirits turn
there is no
meeting of the minds.
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Is the Miniature Silky Fainting Goat the right breed of goat for me?
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A few years ago, Rabbi
Marc D. Angel
brought out a book called Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward
an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism
. I haven't read it, but in a review for The Forward newspaper, Steven
Nadler posed the question: "What does a 12th-century rabbi in Egypt, arguably
the greatest thinker in Jewish history, have in common with a 17th-century
Jewish philosopher in Amsterdam who was 'expelled from the people of Israel'
for 'abominable heresies and monstrous deeds' and who would go on to become the
most radical philosopher of his time?" He answers that, "If the topic is the
relationship between virtue and happiness, as well as how to eliminate
irrational beliefs and superstitious behaviors from society, then Maimonides
and Spinoza have a great deal in common. In fact, from this perspective,
Spinoza carried Maimonides's rationalist project to its ultimate logical
They have something else in common: both had younger brothers whose main
occupation was to run the family business. Spinoza himself did actually make an
effort to contribute to the enterprise, putting his shoulder to the wheel for a
good six or seven years before calling it a day. Maimonides, however, had an
understanding with his brother that he, Moses, would devote himself to his
studies and his writing, while David would keep the show on the road.
As Sherwin Nuland, author of Maimonides
(Nextbook, 2005 pp89-90), puts it:
David saw to it that the mind of his older brother was never beset
by worldly cares that might divert a probing intellect from its chosen path.
As the business grew, it became necessary for David to do ever more
travelling. At first this involved joining mercantile caravans that went from
place to place in North Africa and then Egypt, but in time it was required that
he make sea voyages of varying duration…Moses would pray for his brother's
safety at these times. He would send a letter, essentially a prayer for his
safe return to the place of embarkation."
The final letters from David to Moses and vice versa have been
preserved. Cambridge University Library has the last letter that Moses received
from David, in which he bemoans the tradable purchases available in the Sudanese
port of Ayhdab:
"To my
beloved brother R. Mos[es, son of R.] Maimon -- the memory of the righteous be
David, your
brother who is longing for you – may God unite me with you under the most happy
circumstances in his grace.
I am writing
this letter from Aydhab. I am well, but my mind is very much troubled, so that
I walk around in the bazaar and do not know – by our religion – where I
[am...], nor how it is that I did not imagine how much you must worry [about
To cut a
long story short: I arrived in Aydhab and found that no imports had come here
[...] at all. I found nothing to buy except indigo. So I thought about what I
had endured in the [des]ert [...]; then it appeared a simple matter for me to
embark on a sea voyage…
My company
in the Mala[bar] sea will be [...], Salim, the son of the broker and his
brother's son, Makarim al-Hariri and his b[rother], and the brother of Sitt
Now, despite
all of this, do not [worry]. He who saved me from the desert with its [...]
will save me while on sea. [...]
And, please,
calm the heart of the little one and her sister; do not frighten them and let
them not despair, for crying to God for what has passed is a vain prayer (M. Berakhot
9:3). [...] I am doing all of this out of my continuous efforts for your
material well-being, although you have never imposed on me anything of the
kind. So be steadfast; God will replace your losses and bring me back to you.
Anyhow, what has passed is past, and I am sure this letter will reach you at a
time when I, God willing, shall have already made most of the way. But the
counsel of God alone will stand (Proverbs 19:21). Our departure will probably
be around the middle of Ramadan.
Moses wrote to David as he embarked for India in 1174:
Lord alone knows the anguish and dreariness in my heart
parting from my beloved brother and friend.
May the
Lord guard him from harm, and reunite me with him in Egypt, if the Lord so
Which apparently, he didn't. The ship sank. With the loss of the
gems that David was planning to trade, the family's financial position declined
significantly. According to
Nuland, "The news of his brother's death shook Maimonides and he became quite
ill following the grief." He spent a
year in deep depression, but then began to make a living and a reputation as a physician.
Moses never completely recovered, however. In a letter to his friend, Japhet ben Iliahu, dayan of Acre, he wrote:
"Eight years have since passed, and I still mourn, for there is no
consolation. What can console me? He grew up on my knees; he was my brother, my
pupil. He was engaged in business and earned money that I might stay at home
and continue my studies. He was learned in the Talmud and in the Bible and an
accomplished grammarian. My one joy was to see him."
The nature of the relationship between Baruch and his brother
Gabriel is unfortunately not recorded. However, it seems that Baruch took his
filial duties seriously joining his father's fruit importing business in 1649.
According to Nadler in his own book Spinoza's Ethics: An Introduction (Cambridge
University Press):
may have excelled in school, but, contrary to the story long told, he did not
study to be a rabbi. In fact, he never made it into the upper levels of the
educational program, which involved advanced work in Talmud. In 1649, his older
brother Isaac, who had been helping his father run the family business, died
and Spinoza had to cease his formal studies to take his place. When Michael died
in 1654, Spinoza found himself, along with his other brother Gabriel, a
full-time merchant, running the firm "Bento y Gabriel de Spinoza." He seems not
to have been a very shrewd businessman, however, and the company, burdened by
the debts left behind by his father, floundered under his direction.
did not have much of a taste for the life of commerce anyway. Financial
success, which led to status and respect within the Portuguese-Jewish
community, held very little attraction for him. By the time he and Gabriel took
over the family business, he was already distracted from these worldly matters
and was devoting more and more of his energies to intellectual interests.
In 1656, Spinoza was ready for a career change and managed to extricate
himself from the business and its debts. In any case, that same year, he was subject
to the famous herem (commonly
regarded as an excommunication, though issued by the lay leadership of the
community – the Ma'Amad – rather than
its rabbinical authorities), which would have made a continued role in the
business untenable, even if he'd wanted to continue to play a role. It seems
that Gabriel soldiered on in the business. In 1664, he left for Barbados. In 1671, he moved to Jamaica, became
a naturalised British subject and spent his last years there
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Wire, Cable, and Connectors are Crucial
As the use of wire and connectors increases with added networking functions and interoperability -- and decreases, as networks simplify -- cabling has become forever crucial in industrial networking applications.
With all the cool stuff happening in industrial networking, hardware can be easy to overlook. Wireless and Ethernet seem to be taking over the world. Interoperability is advancing everywhere. Fieldbuses are reaching into intrinsically safe areas. Sensors and transmitters are getting their own web servers. Plant floor and enterprise systems are linking up.
Wires and related components just lie there. Not very exciting.
So, who cares about cables, connectors and cordsets? Everyone. That is, everyone who knows networking hardware still forms the backbone of their control, automation and manufacturing applications, and quietly will continue to enable every rookie networking method that emerges in the future. Point-to-point 4-20 mA still dwarfs all other industrial networking methods, though twisted-pair fieldbuses and industrial Ethernet have scratched its surface lately. And, truth to tell, there are some pretty historic shifts occurring among the cable and connector sectors themselves.
Tailoring Cordsets
Faced with smaller, aging staffs and high labor costs, many end users are asking cable and connector manufacturers, systems integrators, or assembly houses to build more and more complex cordsets for them. As a result, more assembly work reportedly is being outsourced to lower-cost labor centers worldwide. Frank Koditek, Belden CDT's industrial market manager, says his company has seen a big increase in user demand for pre-made cables and connector sets, and that more assembly businesses have grown up to serve that need.
In fact, Jack Gayara, Lapp USA's connector products manager, claims that his firm's custom cordset and wiring harness division has seen double-digit growth in the past couple of years, though business has leveled off in the past several months. "This is a very cyclic business," says Gayara. "When business is booming, then OEMs keep their cordset building in house. When the economy is down a little, they outsource that work."
Five or 10 years ago, adds Gayara, there was a lot of relay logic in control panels, so the wires going to the machine had higher pin counts. "Then PLCs combined a lot of that wiring, and pin counts went down," he says. "Next, newer technologies allowed users to control more functions, and pin counts when up again, until they were reduced by users implementing fieldbuses, Ethernet, and wireless technologies. It seems that cable and connectors' contacts increase; someone finds a way to simplify, and they decrease for awhile; and future technology allows more monitoring and control functions, and pin counts go up again. These two forces really do seem to balance off each other."
Ed Nabrotzky, industrial communication general manager at Woodhead Industries, says increasing use of tailor-made cordsets is part of a trend it calls "connectorization." "Hardwiring usually requires a skilled, union electrician to pull wire, screw on connectors, and address many power and compatibility issues, " says Nabrotzky. "Preassembled cabling and connectors, or 'softwiring,' means less skilled labor is needed, enables more modular design practices, and allows worldwide shipping and servicing far from where components were originally sourced."
In the past, machines often were designed as one unit. "Now, we can break designs into sub-machines and/or sub-assemblies, and mix and match components as needed by the recipe for the product being produced," adds Nabrotzky. "We can build a machine in Kentucky, and reassemble it in Eastern Europe."
This increased use of customized, modular technologies doesn't stop at the cable. Individual connectors also are multiplying the variety of inserts and contacts to meet increasingly varied demands. "People are using more rectangular connectors with different housing or hoods on the ends, but now we even have modular inserts within them, so we can custom configure for specific applications," says Gayara. "It's a lot like Legos. Many users seem to enjoy doing their own inserts. We've even added Ethernet to these modular inserts, which gives some flexibility, but maintains a reliable, shielded connection."
For food processors, sanitation takes precedence. Remke is providing solutions with its series of connectors, interconnects and wire management products. Its connectors are designed to withstand moisture, washdowns, caustic materials, chlorinated cleaners and temperatures felt from flash-freezing to fast baking.
It's Tuff-Link series of interconnects combine stainless steel, non-metallic or nickel-plated components with gold-plated contacts, while its Tuff-Seal products use stainless steel, Valox or nylon with nickel-plating to ensure top connectivity and corrosion resistance.
Though much cordset assembly is outsourced, some manufacturers are finding they can do it themselves economically. "We do a lot of assembly work here, rather than sending components to two or three other companies before they reach the end user," says Kirk Larson, Turck's project engineering manager. "We're also seeing work come back from Asia because of quality and lead time. We're finding we can be competitive in this area."
Ethernet and M12
Though its presence is still small compared to legacy industrial networks, Ethernet is gaining nodes quickly, and this is fueling demand for Ethernet-based cable, connectors and components that can survive and serve long-term in harsh industrial settings with high temperatures, corrosive fluids, electrical noise, extreme heat or cold, high vibrations, or a combination of these factors.
"Presently, Ethernet only makes up 3% of our cable and connector businesses, but that's up from zero just a couple of years ago," says Nabrotzky. "For example, we have the global contract for General Motors' networking, and they've specified having Ethernet in all applications by 2007."
Despite this push, Nabrotzky adds, automotive production suppliers such as robotics and transfer line manufacturers are still having some problems getting all their devices up and working on Ethernet. "The big vendors say they have a working network safety standard in place, but the drives and robotics guys still are asking how to build these standards into their devices," says Nabrotzky. "When they try to do it, they find that everything isn't defined, there are a lot of gray areas, and they have to guess when they try to format a data packet or interpret a signal. There are still a lot of incompatibilities."
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American International Group, Inc. today announced that AIG is again the go-to-market brand of its global property casualty business in most locations, and that the company's life and retirement segment is now AIG Life and Retirement.
As part of the rebrand, AIG has also introduced a new brand promise: Bring on tomorrow.
"AIG as a global insurance brand is back," said AIG President and Chief Executive Officer Robert H. Benmosche. "The re-launch of the AIG name marks a significant achievement for our company. 'Bring on tomorrow' underscores AIG's tremendous tenacity and ambition – to solve problems, to innovate for the benefit of our clients, and to act as a powerful, global team. These are the attributes that have enabled AIG to succeed in making America whole on its investment in our company, plus a positive return of more than $15 billion.
"Now we look to tomorrow, and we're excited about the potential we see there. We're excited to get to work on seeing, building, and securing a better future – for our customers, for ourselves, and for communities around the world. I believe that the spirit of inventiveness and adaptability at the core of AIG will bring opportunities and open doors that will redefine what's possible, helping our customers thrive and make the most of every day."
Starting today, AIG's global property casualty franchise will begin to use the AIG name, and deploy the company's new logo and brand promise in marketing and advertising as appropriate. Other brands in the AIG family, including VALIC, Lexington Insurance, American General, SunAmerica, and Western National, will continue unchanged.
AIG Property Casualty Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said, "We are very excited to celebrate the long history and strength of the AIG name with our customers around the world. With our investment in the latest data technology, combined with our spirit of inventiveness, we think we're well positioned to help them meet the challenges of tomorrow."
"The AIG name represents strong values, hard work, and keeping our promises. AIG Life and Retirement continues to embody those values," said AIG Life and Retirement President and Chief Executive Officer Jay Wintrob. "Our promise to 'Bring on tomorrow' fits well with our role as a premier provider of protection, investment, and income solutions that prepare our customers for a successful future."
The total authorized U.S. government assistance to AIG of $182 billion has been fully repaid, and the Federal Reserve and United States Department of the Treasury have to date received a combined positive return of approximately $15.9 billion on their investments in the company.
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading international insurance organization serving customers in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional, and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property-casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of life insurance and retirement services in the United States. AIG common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
AIG is the marketing name for the worldwide property-casualty, life and retirement, and general insurance operations of American International Group, Inc. For additional information, please visit our website at www.aig.com. All products and services are written or provided by subsidiaries or affiliates of American International Group, Inc. Products or services may not be available in all jurisdictions, and coverage is subject to actual policy language. Non-insurance products and services may be provided by independent third parties. Certain property-casualty coverages may be provided by a surplus lines insurer. Surplus lines insurers do not generally participate in state guaranty funds, and insureds are therefore not protected by such funds.


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BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib) to Treat Patients With Kaposi's Sarcoma
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Disease Information
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title †
|BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib) to Treat Patients With Kaposi's Sarcoma
|Official Title †
|Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib) in Patients With Kaposi's Sarcoma
|Brief Summary
|Background: - Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues under the skin or mucous membranes that line the mouth, nose, and anus. KS causes red or purple patches (lesions) on the skin or mucous membranes and spreads to other organs in the body, such as the lungs, liver, or intestinal tract. - BAY 43-9006 inhibits the activity of several proteins or protein receptors in cells that are thought to be important to the progression of KS. Blocking these mechanisms may cause KS to get better. Objectives: - To learn about the toxicity and blood levels of BAY 43-9006 in people with KS who are and are not taking the anti-retroviral drug ritonavir. - To look for evidence of a beneficial treatment effect of BAY 43-9006 Eligibility: - Adults with confirmed KS, both HIV-positive and HIV-negative. - Patients must have either 1) at least five measurable KS lesions with no previous local therapy, or 2) other measurable non-skin disease that permits evaluation of a response to treatment. Design: - Patients are randomly assigned to a specific dose of BAY 43-9006. They take the drug by mouth either once or twice daily, depending on their dose group, for up to 54 weeks. - Drug blood levels are determined after patients have been taking BAY 43-9006 for 1 to 2 weeks by blood collections immediately before the dose and at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 24 hours after the dose. - Patients are evaluated every 3 weeks with review of a medication diary, interview about drug side effects, physical examination, and assessment of KS lesions. - KS lesions are photographed on entering the study and at other time points during the study. - CD4 cell counts and HIV viral load are tested every 12 weeks. - Biopsies are done at the start of the study, on day 15, and if it appears that all of the lesions have resolved. - Other procedures, such as CT or MRI scans, may be done if medically indicated.
|Detailed Description
|BACKGROUND: This study is designed to test the toxicity and pharmacokinetics of different doses of BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib) in patients with Kaposi s sarcoma (KS). It will also assess, in a preliminary manner, the activity of BAY 43-9006 in this disease and its effect on biological markers. BAY 43-9006 is a potent inhibitor of wild-type and mutant c-Raf kinase isoforms. In addition, this agent also inhibits p38, c-kit, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2(VEGFR2), VEGF-R3, and platelet derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFR-B). There is evidence that several of these receptors, and especially VEGF-R2, VEGF-R3, and PDGF-RB, are important in KS pathogenesis. The principle tumor cells of KS lesions are spindle cells, which are derived from endothelial cells. Spindle cells proliferate in response to VEGF, VEGF-C (a ligand for VEGF-R3), and PDGF, and the stimulation of spindle cells by these factors appears to be an important component in the pathogenesis of KS. There is also evidence that c-kit is important in KS. Because BAY 43-9006 can inhibit the function of these receptors and c-kit, it may have specific activity against this tumor. BAY 43-9006 is metabolized at least in part by CYP 3A4, and ritonavir, an HIV protease inhibitor commonly used in AIDS patients, is an inhibitor of CYP 3A4. Also, AIDS patients are often quite sensitive to drug toxicities. Thus, patients with AIDS-KS on ritonavir may be particularly sensitive to BAY 43-9006. OBJECTIVES: To assess the toxicity profile and pharmacokinetics of BAY 43-9006 at oral dose regimens of 200 mg once daily, 200mg twice daily, or 400 mg twice daily, up to the toxic dose, in patients with HIV-associated Kaposi s sarcoma (KS) who are receiving ritonavir. Also, to assess in a preliminary manner the pharmacokinetics and toxicity profile of BAY 43-9006 in patients who are not receiving ritonavir. ELIGIBILITY: Key eligibility criteria are as follows: patients 18 years of age or older, with or without HIV infection, and with KS and at least 5 cutaneous lesions untreated by local therapy; patients with HIV infection must have KS that is progressing or stable on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); patients with extensive active, visceral, or symptomatic KS are excluded. DESIGN: Patients with AIDS-KS who are receiving ritonavir will be administered BAY 43-9006. An initial group of patients will be administered 200 mg BAY 43-9006 once daily, and subsequent groups will receive 200 mg twice daily and 400 mg twice daily respectively. Also two groups of patients with KS and not on ritonavir will be administered 200 mg and 400 mg BAY 43-9006 twice daily respectively. Patients will be studied for toxicity, pharmacokinetics, KS response, the effect on biological markers such as target receptor kinase phosphorylation and signaling molecules in KS tissue. Other parameters that will be assessed will include VEGF levels, the viral load of KSHV, and KS lesion blood flow by non-invasive techniques. If patients tolerate BAY 43-9006, they will receive it for up to 24 weeks. If they have evidence of stable KS or a tumor response, they may receive the drug for up to 54 weeks total.
|Study Phase
|Phase 1
|Study Type †
|Study Design †
|Primary Outcome Measure †
|Assess toxicity profile and pharmacokinetics of BAY 43-9006
|Secondary Outcome Measure †
|Condition †
|Kaposi's Sarcoma HHV-8 KSHV
|Intervention †
|DrugBAY 43-9006
|Study Arms / Comparison Groups
|A Patients with AIDS-KS receiving ritonavir will be given 200 mg BAY 43-9006 once daily with dose escalation up to 400 mg twice daily B Patients with AIDS-KS not receiving ritonavir will be given 200 mg BAY 43-9006 once daily with dose escalation up to 400 mg twice daily
|Publications *
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status †
|Estimated Enrollment †
|Start Date †
|February 1, 2006
|Completion Date
|January 30, 2013
|Primary Completion Date
|September 21, 2012
|Eligibility Criteria †
|- INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Age 18 years or greater. 2. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) pathologically confirmed by CCR Pathology. Patients with both HIV-associated and HIV-negative KS will be eligible. 3. Either (1) at least 5 measurable cutaneous KS lesions with no previous local therapy, or (2) other measurable non-cutaneous disease that permits a response to be assessed. 4. Patients with HIV-related KS must be receiving and be willing to comply with a regimen of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) consistent with DHHS treatment guidelines that either (1) utilizes 3 or more drugs or (2) attains suppression of HIV below the limit of detection (50 copies HIV/ml using Roche Amplicor Monitor assay or similar standard test). 5. For patients with HIV-associated KS, KS lesions must either (1) be increasing during the 3 months prior to screening while the patient is receiving HAART or has unchanged suppression of HIV to below the limits of detection; or (2) must be stable for at least four months while the patient is taking highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). 6. ECOG performance status less than or equal to 2 7. Life expectancy greater than 6 months 8. The following hematologic parameters: - Hemoglobin greater than 9 g/l - WBC greater than 1000/mm(3) - Platelets greater than 75,000/mm(3) - PT and PTT less than or equal to 120% of control, unless the patient has the presence of a lupus anticoagulant The following hepatic parameters: - For patients not receiving protease inhibitor therapy: bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN). For patients receiving protease inhibitor therapy and for whom the elevated bilirubin is felt to be related to this therapy total bilirubin should be less than or equal to 3.7 mg/dl with a direct fraction less than or equal to 0.2 mg/dl. - AST/GOT less than or equal to 2.5 times the ULN - Either serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dl or measured creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min. - Patients must be willing to use effective birth control. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Patients with extensive active or symptomatic pulmonary KS 2. Patients with symptomatic visceral KS, except for that involving the oral cavity 3. KS that appears to be improving after other therapy 4. Inability to provide informed consent 5. Patients requiring systemic therapy with ketoconazole or itraconazole 6. Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other specific KS therapy (except for antiretroviral therapy) within the past 3 weeks. 7. Prior therapy with BAY 43-9006 8. Known hypersensitivity to BAY 43-9006 9. Supraphysiologic doses of corticosteroids within 3 weeks 10. Pregnancy (because of unknown potential for fetal malformation) 11. Breast feeding (because of unknown potential for adverse infant developmental considerations) 12. Past or present history of malignant tumors other than KS unless: a) in complete remission for greater than or equal to 1 year from the time a response was first documented; b) completely resected basal cell carcinoma; or c) in situ squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix or anus 13. Evidence of severe or life-threatening infection within 2 weeks of entry into the study 14. Elevated lipase greater than 2 times the ULN or amylase greater than 2 times the ULN (unless documented to be of non-pancreatic origin or associated with macroamylasemia 15. Patients with any other abnormality that would be scored as a grade 3 or greater toxicity, except: - lymphopenia - direct manifestation of KS - direct manifestation of HIV infection, except for neurologic or cardiac manifestations. - direct manifestation of HIV therapy, except for neurologic or cardiac manifestations or those addressed elsewhere in the eligibility requirements or that would be scored as grade 4. - asymptomatic hyperuricemia 16. Any condition that, in the opinion of the principal Investigator or Study Chairperson would preclude the inclusion of a patient into this research study. 17. Patients must not have evidence of a bleeding diathesis. 18. Patients must not be on therapeutic coagulation. Prophylactic anticoagulation (i.e. low dose warfarin) of venous or arterial access devices is allowed provided that the requirements for PT and PTT are met. 19. Patients must not be taking cytochrome P450 enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (phenytoin, carbamazepine, and Phenobarbital), rifampin, or St. Johns Wort. 20. Patients are excluded if they have uncontrolled hypertension (diastolic blood pressure greater than 99 mm Hg or systolic blood pressure greater than 159 mm Hg) 21. Patients are excluded if they have uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. 22. Patients must be able to understand and be willing to sign a written informed consent document, and express willingness and the ability to comply with the requirements of the protocol.
|18 Years - 110 Years
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ††
|Location Countries †
|United States
|Administrative Information
|Organization ID
|Secondary IDs ††
|Responsible Party
|Study Sponsor †
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|Collaborators ††
|Investigators †
|Principal Investigator: Robert Yarchoan, M.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|Information Provided By
|Verification Date
|October 27, 2016
|First Received Date †
|February 4, 2006
|Last Updated Date
|May 31, 2017
†† WHO trial registration data element that is required only if it exists.