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Zero Ischemia Laparoscopic Radio Frequency Ablation Assisted Enucleation of Renal Cell Carcinoma With T1a Stage : Clinical Outcomes of a Randomised Controlled Trial
Warm ischemic injury is one of the most important factors affecting renal function in
partial nephrectomy (PN). Zero ischemia partial nephrectomy technique using renal arterial
branch microdissection could protect renal function during surgery, but it requires longer
operative time and more blood loss than conventional partial nephrectomy. The technique of
zero ischemia laparoscopic radio frequency ablation assisted enucleation of renal cell
carcinoma appears to be an alternative that eliminates warm ischemia, preserves the maximal
parenchyma and is oncologically safe. Our study was designed to evaluate this technique in
comparison with the conventional laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
the absolute change in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of the affected kidney
6 months minus baseline
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Yiran Huang, M.D.
Principal Investigator
RenJi Hospital
China: Ethics Committee
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If you're looking to upgrade your 3DS, now is the time. This sweet as "galaxy themed" New 3DS XL is currently available for pre-order on Gamestop for $199. Sure you don't get an AC adapter but you want to talk about handhelds that will become collectors items...this one on looks alone will top the list! If I were you I'd pick one up!
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Monday, November 21, 2011
New Flower Vase
Hi, this is one of my new flower vases. It also looks pretty with a little votive candle inside. My big, huge, artshow this weekend was an unmitigated disaster except I was able to spend the weekend with my precious daughter from California. On Saturday I thought I was going to throw all my work in the waste basket and hang it up. On Sunday I got excited about recreating myself. Who knows what today will bring. Have a great day every one!!
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oh my gosh, i go through this all the time!! i keep my trash can emptied at all times just in case i need to fill it up with whatever project i'm working on at the moment!!ReplyDelete
your flower vase is beautiful, jan.......try to remember that ALL of your artwork is fabulous!!
have a very blessed thanksgiving, sweet artist!! xoxo
Oh no - sorry to hear that - it is so depressing when things don't go well...I've been there, believe me....and I so know abour re-inventing yourself....I've often thought of how I can freshen up what I do...I've said there will be big changes in the New Year....what those will be aren't set in stone yet....but this too shall pass for you...and you will get past it and better things will come.ReplyDelete
Your vase/candle holder is beautiful Jan! I'm sorry your big show left you feeling down. I get the sense that you create for an Audience of One, and I believe He is well pleased with your offerings. Don't let the world get you down. ((Hugs))ReplyDelete


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Recently, Warren Buffett made a call to CNBC in order to speak with Tre Grinner, a 17-year-old with Hodgkin's lymphoma hoping to become an investment banker.
Through help gained from the Make-A-Wish foundation, Grinner had the opportunity to work as an intern at Goldman Sachs. He was on CNBC doing a live interview about the experience.
The main piece of advice that Buffett gave the young man as he is preparing to go into community college during the fall is to learn accounting so that he could learn how to read financial statements. "Accounting is the language of business and there's nothing like getting in early and getting it into your system."
Buffett points out that accounting is a "language all of its own," he said. "Getting comfortable in a foreign language takes a little experience, a little study, early on but it pays off big later on."
Buffett also told the youthful Grinner to not worry about the day-to-day moves that take place on the stock market, like when there is a plunge on Wall Street. He told him to concentrate on buying good stocks at good prices. "The lower prices go, as long as you know the company you're investing in, the better it is for a buyer. Down days always makes me feel good."
As part of the Goldman Sachs internship, Grinner was provided with an imaginary $50,000 to use to buy stocks. He quickly turned the $50,000 in to $70,000.
An impressed Warren Buffett said that he wants the young man to "do that for me."
By the end of the conversation, Grinner was personally invited by Warren Buffett to visit Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha for the annual meeting in May. "I'd like to meet you personally."


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Ray Hudson, the acting vice-chancellor, said senior management treated the issues of student safety and excessive alcohol consumption "with the utmost seriousness".
However, Durham's chief constable has ruled out providing more officers to patrol the banks of the river, arguing it was "ludicrous" for officers to be expected to "stop bright young things falling in".
It follows the death last month of Euan Coulthard, 19, after a night out. Undergraduates Sope Peters and Luke Pearce also died after entering the river in separate incidents stretching back to 2013.
Following the death of Mr Coulthard, more than 15,000 people signed a petition calling for improved safety alongside the Wear. The cover of this week's edition of the student newspaper Palatinate featured pictures of the three students with the headline "Enough".
The measures being developed by the university and the students' union include the use of student volunteers alongside community safety groups in a night-time scheme, and the establishment of a new arrangement with taxi operators to ensure "at risk" students can get home safely.
Meanwhile, Durham County Council is funding a £50,000 students' union campaign to promote responsible drinking among the city's students.
In a statement, Professor Hudson said the university would take action to improve safety.
"Durham University's senior management is treating the matters of student safety and excessive alcohol consumption with the utmost seriousness," he said.
"We are committed to taking action but we recognise that these are issues which can only be addressed through a multi-agency approach. Addressing the alcohol culture which has developed in our society as a whole will involve a major shift in attitudes."
The statement said that Durham already had a minimum pricing policy for alcohol in its bars and did not serve students who were drunk.
But Mike Barton, the county's chief constable, said students had to drink more responsibly.
He told the BBC that what linked the three deaths was the fact that three young men had become "so paralytically drunk they were not in control of their bodies".
Mr Barton added: "What we need to look at is the personal responsibility of young men and women who are coming away to university, starting their lives and who need to behave a bit more socially responsibly.
"I was incensed when I heard some representatives of the student body saying the answer is for more police officers.
"It is ludicrous that society is asking me to put police officers on the riverbank to stop bright young things falling in. What sort of world have we come to?"


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CHICAGO — With the NFL draft completed, the Bears offseason program begins Friday at Halas Hall with the team's three-day rookie camp.
The Bears have their entire class in the fold after third-round defensive tackle Will Sutton and seventh-round offensive tackle Charles Leno signed Thursday. Sutton signed for four years potentially worth roughly $3.12 million with his signing bonus of $586,086 guaranteed. Leno received a signing bonus of $46,512 in a four-year contract potentially worth approximately $2.3 million.
With a new cast of characters on stage, we will have our eye on the following storylines.
What's the buzz on cornerback Kyle Fuller, the Bears' top pick?
Buzz? What buzz? The selection of Fuller at No. 14 last week came with very little hyper-reaction.
No outlandish hysteria classified Fuller as the next Deion Sanders. Few vehement complaints either.
Sure, some critics wondered why the Bears didn't use their first pick on one of the draft's top safeties (Calvin Pryor or Ha Ha Clinton-Dix) at a position that seems to have greater holes. But it's worth pointing out that longtime standout Charles Tillman is now 33, entering his 12th season and coming off a season in which he missed eight games to injury and countless practices in the weeks he was healthy enough to play. So cornerback stability might not be as sturdy as it appears.
Plus, even if Tillman returns to his 2012 All-Pro form, the addition of Fuller gives the Bears an opportunity to mix in an athletic and versatile rookie with Tillman and Tim Jennings in sub packages, utilizing a corner trio that should be as talented and well-rounded as any in the league.
Plus, Fuller now has a chance to adapt to the NFL at a less demanding pace.
Through the cacophony of pre-draft chatter, it was hard to find much skepticism about Fuller's pro potential. NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock praised Fuller's toughness and feel for the game.
"He has it in his DNA," Mayock said.
ESPN analyst Todd McShay circled back after the draft with more admiration.
"There are just few holes you can poke in his game," McShay said. "His field vision and his awareness are outstanding. His cover skills are very good overall. … You could just see he has good instincts, attacks the ball and has really good leaping ability."
What are the early expectations for Ego Ferguson and Will Sutton, the two defensive tackles selected on the draft's second day?
Both will be expected to contribute as rookies. And two or three years from now, general manager Phil Emery must hope at least one has developed into a reliable starter.
But the Bears now may have enough depth up front that they won't need Ferguson and Sutton to make major impacts as rookies. Emery remains bullish on 10th-year vet Jeremiah Ratliff as an active penetrator up front who can be effective either at nose tackle or under tackle. (Don't forget, Jared Allen singled out Ratliff more than once as a major draw in his arrival to Chicago.)
Stephen Paea and Nate Collins also will fight for roles in the rotation and high-profile free agent signee Lamarr Houston, an end by trade, has the flexibility to slide inside in pass rushing situations.
Translation: Ferguson and Sutton should be given time to grow and emerge under new defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni.
Emery said he anticipates carrying 10 defensive linemen on the 53-man roster. Ferguson and Sutton figure to be part of that.
Sutton seemingly has more pass rushing potential as he had 171/2 sacks over his final two seasons at Arizona State. LSU's Ferguson arrives as far more of a run-stuffing anchor, a needed addition after the Bears run defense malfunctioned last fall.
"The things that kept coming up when you watched him against SEC tape," Emery said, "was that he controlled the front. People could not run the ball up inside when he was on the field. And that was a big attraction for us."
What does fourth-round pick Ka'Deem Carey bring to the backfield?
Asked to compare his own running style to a back in the NFL, Carey offered up 49ers standout Frank Gore.
"He runs hard. Doesn't have the fastest 40(-yard dash speed), but he makes big plays," Carey said. "He fights every down."
The Bears will celebrate if those comparisons ring true, especially with Gore about to top 10,000 career rushing yards early in his 10th season.
As for Carey, he will begin as a rugged backup to Matt Forte. Beyond that, coach Marc Trestman isn't sure how the development plan will crystallize.
"I don't know that we're that far along," Trestman said. "I just know that we have ourselves a heck of a football player. He loves football. He's passionate about it. He's tough. He has been extremely productive. He's all-purpose. We view him as a three-down back who can play in any situation and run routes out of the backfield and certainly run inside and outside."
Using a draft pick on punter Pat O'Donnell? Really? Why a punter?
This was a first for Emery, who in 16 drafts as a scout, director of college scouting and GM, never had been part of picking a punter before.
The Bears, in fact, had drafted a punter only four times before, most recently in 1995 when they scooped up Todd Sauerbrun in the second round.
So why now? For starters, the Bears released Adam Podlesh in March. And while O'Donnell is now one of three punters on the roster along with Drew Butler and Tress Way, he immediately slots as the favorite to win the job. Teams just don't arbitrarily spend draft picks on specialists, even in the late rounds, unless they have a favorable long-term projection.
O'Donnell averaged 47.1 yards per punt last season to rank second in the NCAA. He looks the part.
"When you first start scouting," Emery said, "all you're told is look for the big leg, look for the tall guys, look for the guys where the ball really comes off the foot. And that's what Patrick's all about.
This is a strapping (6-foot-4) athlete with a big leg who has not only kicked for yardage, but he has kicked for average, and he has kicked directionally, which is very important in the pro game."


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- rrpplosfiscosAsked on November 02, 2016 at 01:52 PM
After 23 hour working all updates were not changed and lost all information and work done.
Appear on Saving a process that never ends... this is not really nice when you involve time... this things are begin to thing about use this aplication in the futuru.
PS: My internet conection is perfect as I am using internet as well while working with JotForm, and this is not first time happend
- JotForm SupportKevin_GAnswered on November 02, 2016 at 07:47 PM
I have checked the changes history for your form and I can see the last changes applied were 4 hours ago.
However, I have tested your form and I'm not able to replicate the problem on my end, when I click on the save button the process finished.
Sometimes I have experienced the same on my end, but when I checked it was due to my session already finished so I logged in again and it worked.
I would suggest you to do the same, if the problem happens again, please open a JotForm page in a new tab in the same browser, this way you will know if your session has expired, if this is the case then logging in should help you, then you could click on the save button again or the preview button, it will also trigger the save process.
If the issue still persists even if you are properly logged in, please open the web console to see if there is any error that may be affecting the saving process, the shortcuts below will help you to get the console:
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For your I-Messages to be effective, you often need to spend more time active listening to the other person's responses than you spend giving your I-Message.
Remember the Gear-Shifting diagram (page 60 in the P.E.T. workbook)?
A clear I-Message is a powerful tool. You get to think seriously about your needs and stand up for yourself with clarity and confidence. No blaming, directing or otherwise roadblocking the other person, so you're also strengthening your relationship with him. You expect to get a quick positive result.
And sometimes you do. What often happens, though, is that the other person instead starts to defend himself. It can feel as if you haven't given an I-Message at all. The temptation then is for you to defend yourself—or, at the very least, to try to drive your I-Message home. Instead, now is a good time to take a discrete deep breath.
Most people are expecting to be dismissed or controlled when there is a problem. Until their point of view and feelings about it have been thoroughly listened to and accepted, they can't experience the profound respect of your I-Message.So you need to active listen until they relax a bit, restate your I-Message as clearly and briefly as you can, then active listen again. Once the other person experiences that you:
1. Sincerely accept his position and its importance to him;
2. Are not trying to change his mind;
3. Are simply expressing your conflicting need, and
4. Trust him to come up with an effective solution, or to work one out with you that meets both your needs;
...he is much more likely be able to listen to you, and willing to help you out.
In the meantime, best wishes for plenty of happy and effective parenting!
By: Certified P.E.T. Instructor, Catherine Dickerson, M.Ed., LCSW, Registered Play Therapist, License #24454
Catherine's next P.E.T. workshop begins in Solana Beach, CA on April 16th! Email email@example.com for more details.


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The Prototype Style for Tables
The Prototype style is the parent to all other styles. When you set a property for the Prototype table style, other table styles inherit the value of that property. You can then override that value for specific styles as needed. The Prototype table style allows you to quickly change a default property and apply that change to all table styles within your Stationery project.


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House In Heidesee Ot Wolzig
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Description of House In Heidesee Ot WolzigThis modern and comfortable holiday home is situated on a large natural plot by the lake. It has a private boat anchoring facility and jetty. The significant feature about this 600 square kilometre nature park of the Dahme-Heideseen is the presence of more than 100 lakes in this vast coniferous and deciduous forest. A particularly appealing destination for nature lovers, the Great Lake Schauener and the chain of lakes are home to many wild geese, fish and sea eagles and rare waterfowl like the bitterns. For water sports, the main highlight of the nature park is predominantly the Wolziger See. Many day trips are organised to this place. So for example, the Tropical Islands (57 km) is really worth a visit. It is Europe's largest tropical holiday world with rainforest, saunas and various shows. Those who travel during summer with children can also spend an exciting day in Irrlandia in Storkow (9 km). You can play treasure hunt, hide-and-seek, running and climbing, slides, swings, bouncing, and more. The 36 metre high Waltersberge inland dune offers beautiful panoramic views of vast forests, meadows and the Storkower Lake. Heidesee being located only 30 km south-east of Berlin, a day trip to the culturally rich capital of Germany is recommended for inclusion in the holiday programme.
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Hotel Highlands Park
Located in Gulmarg, one of Kashmir's famous tourist destinations, hotel Highlands Park is a heritage property that offers a total of 35 well furnished rooms for a comfortable stay. The hotel maintains an in-house restaurant where guests can enjoy Continental, Indian, Kashmiri and Chinese food. Conference halls and banquet facilities are also offered by the hotel.
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Scientist is now put together with his own hands and head, but no costume yet.
The final mounting shown uses a bamboo cane for mounting the head with the hands mounted on bamboo skewers. All three are glued into place using a hot glue gun.
This is a two fingered operation. i.e. it uses a thumb and forefinger in the two arms, but no finger in the puppet head. This method is not as symmetrical as using the standard three fingered glove operation (forefinger in head, thumb and second finger in the arms)
This is significant because the arms are not symmetrical, the puppet cannot be used on eather hand as effectively. This may mean considering each puppet as they will appear in the plot, so that the correct puppet is on the correct hand at any one time.


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Sun Sets Summer Concert Series on Sunday Nights at Calabasas Lake
August 10, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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OCTAVIO FIGUEROA Y LA COMBINACION (Latin Music and Dance Night) headlines this weekend's 2014 Summer Sun Sets Concert Series at Calabasas Lake.The traditionally private Calabasas Lake opens its doors to concert goers, providing a scenic backdrop and ample field seating for picnickers.
The public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and sweaters. Some fixed seating is available on a first come first served basis. All performances are free to the public. Visit www.cityofcalabasas.com for more details. Free parking and admission to all events. Enter at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center at 23400 Park Sorrento. Concerts start at 6 p.m.


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Our new office is located downtown at
1193 S. Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43206
31th Ridge Runner Ramble - FULL SERVICE Bike Tour Ride
Saturday, June 30th
New Albany High School
7600 Fodor Rd, New Albany, Ohio 43054
Ride Northeast of Columbus
on scenic roads with family and friends!
COP is carefully planning the routes to ensure they provide a safe and fun environment for all ages.
There will be support teams monitoring the routes and pit stops along the way.
Need a tire fixed, maybe some water, how about a snack to get you over the last hill, we've got you covered!
Schedule of Events
7:00 AM Registration opens
8:00 AM Start for 80 mile route (Snack stops in Johnstown, Granville & Utica)
8:30 AM Start for 50 mile route (Snack stops in Johnstown & Granville)
9:00 AM Start of 25 mile route (Snack stop in Johnstown)
10:00 AM Start of 3 mile family route through New Albany
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Finish Line Party
Route GPS files will be emailed to all online registered riders Friday (6/29)
Maps will also be supplied Saturday (6/30) morning
The Homeless Families Foundation believes it is unacceptable for any child in Columbus to be homeless. Our mission is to educate and nurture children while empowering families to achieve stable housing and self-sufficiency.
To learn more about The Homeless Families Foundation, visit: www.homelessfamiliesfoundation.org
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. To become a sponsor contact:
Donna Powell, Director of Development, The Homeless Families Foundation, 614-715-8342 or EMAIL


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In the following video, Motley Fool financials analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss a little bet they made, on whether or not Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) would beat earnings expectations, or miss them. So how did the results come out? And what does hitting or missing earnings expectations mean for these two giant banks?
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Invisible Mars is a Science on a Sphere (SOS) and planetarium program that examines the story of water on Mars. NASA's MAVEN mission (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) is providing new information about the atmosphere of Mars and its... (View More) probable role in the disappearance of Martian water. The module also provides information on past, present, and future Mars missions, In addition to the downloadable script and materials to run the program, the site also provides background information, docent/facilitator tips, and image sets comparing water features on Earth and Mars. (View Less)
This is an annotated, topical list of science fiction novels and stories based on more or less accurate astronomy and physics ideas. Learners can read fictional works that involve asteroids, astronomers, black holes, comets, space travel where... (View More) Einstein's ideas are used correctly, exploding stars, etc. (View Less)
This module focuses on ultraviolet radiation on Earth and in space and how it affects life. Learners will construct their own "martian" using craft materials and UV beads. They will explore how UV radiation from the Sun can affect living things,... (View More) comparing conditions on Earth and Mars, and then discuss ways in which organisms may protect themselves from UV radiation. They will then take part in a Mars Creature Challenge, where they will change their creature to help it survive harsh UV conditions — like on Mars. They will then test their Mars creatures by subjecting them to different environmental conditions to see how well they "survive" in a martian environment. This investigation will explore shelter and protection as one of life's requirements and how Earth's atmosphere protects life from harmful UV radiation. It also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 5 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
After reading aloud a text on life in extreme environments, students will discuss what life is and the requirements of life. Groups of students will conduct an experiment of their choosing on chia seeds to explore how extreme environments affect the... (View More) growth of the plant. After conducting their experiments, they will write and illustrate a fictional story about an imaginary life form on Mars. This lesson is from "Red Planet: Read, Write, Explore!" which uses literacy, art, and creative expression as a vehicle for learning about Mars science and exploration. Includes alignment to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts. (View Less)
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This is a set of three activities about how scientists study other worlds. Learners will explore and compare the features of Mars and Earth, discuss what the features suggest about the history of Mars, and create a model to help them understand how... (View More) scientists view other worlds. The activities help to show why scientists are interested in exploring Mars for evidence of past life, and address the question: "Why are we searching for life on Mars?" It also includes specific tips within each activity for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 4 in "Explore: Life on Mars" that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
Epo's Chronicles is a weekly Web comic series which takes place in the distant future. It is about a sentient spaceship called Epo, and its humanoid companion, Alkina, who explore the universe and try to discover their origins. The comic follows a... (View More) fictional story line incorporating both recent and classic scientific discoveries from NASA missions. Accompanying each episode are explanatory notes and glossary entries to help explain the science subjects discussed each week. Additional resources such as web links with lesson plans, and multimedia clips are also frequently available. (View Less)
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This website presents ongoing research and recent discoveries in astrophysics, Earth science, and biodiversity. Each bulletin has three types of stories: documentaries (short videos from the field), data visualizations (based on NASA and NOAA data),... (View More) and news snapshots. (View Less)
This is a graphic novel about NASA's search for life in the universe. It tells the story of some of the most important people and events that have shaped the NASA Exobiology and Astrobiology science.
This is a lesson about the temperature on different planets in our solar system. Learners will explore the planetary temperature system. They explore how each aspect (e.g., mass, temperature and gravity) influences the system and the consequences of... (View More) disrupting that system. The lesson models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes, prerequisite concepts, common misconceptions, student journal and reading. This is lesson 8 in the Astro-Venture Astronomy Unit. The lessons are designed for educators to use in conjunction with the Astro-Venture multimedia modules. (View Less)
Learners will look for the relationship between atmospheric mass and other characteristics of a planet. When the results are not completely conclusive, the students explore possible causes of discrepancies in the data. They conclude that gravity,... (View More) mass and diameter all have a role in determining atmospheric mass. The lesson models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes, prerequisite concepts, common misconceptions, student journal and reading. This is lesson 11 in the Astro-Venture Astronomy Unit. The lessons are designed for educators to use in conjunction with the Astro-Venture multimedia modules. (View Less)


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October Art Board
This is our October Harvest board. Here's how I made it:
For the rows of corn, I scrunched up green butcher paper into long strips, then added smaller scrunched up pieces to hold the corn. The corn was made with yellow handprints on white or yellow paper. Make sure to mix the paint with plenty of glue so that the corn kernels will stick.
For the spiderwebs, I drew a web design with glue, then sprinkled silver glitter over it. The webs can also be made by drawing a web design with glue on wax paper, also sprinkled with glitter. Once dry, the web comes right off the wax paper and can be used anywhere.
The scarecrows were both hand-drawn by copying an image I found on google images.
And, voila, our October masterpiece is complete.


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Japan's Nikkei outperforms to reach 5-year high
LONDON Japanese stocks outperformed all others Tuesday as traders in the country returned from a public holiday in buoyant mood, sending the Nikkei index above 14,000 for the first time in nearly five years.
The Nikkei surged 3.6 percent to 14,180.24 on its first day of trading following the Golden Week holiday -- that's the first time the Nikkei has breached the 14,000 mark since June 2008.
Japanese stocks have been marked up heavily this year after the Bank of Japan announced a new aggressive monetary policy to get the country out of its near two-decade stagnation. One repercussion of the plan to pump huge amounts of yen into the Japanese economy has been to sharply weaken the currency. A lower yen potentially boosts economic growth by making the country's exports cheaper in international markets.
Elsewhere, investors remained largely positive amid a dearth of scheduled economic and corporate news, as they continued to draw encouragement from Friday's better than anticipated U.S. payrolls figures. The data often set the market tone for a week or two after their release.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares as up 0.3 percent at 6,540 while Germany's DAX rose 0.6 percent to 8,164. The CAC-40 in France was 0.4 percent higher at 3,921.
Wall Street was poised for a steady opening, with both Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures up 0.1 percent. Both indexes have touched record highs in recent days.
"Wall Street may be eyeing a relatively unchanged start to Tuesday, but there's no denying the current levels remain bullish and the fact the S&P is holding above 1,600 is certainly worthy of note," said Fawad Razaqzada, market strategist at GFT Markets.
The dollar was also fairly steady after gaining in the wake of the payrolls data. The euro was flat at $1.3075 while the dollar was 0.2 percent lower at 99.19 yen.
Earlier in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.6 percent to 23,047.09, while South Korea's Kospi fell 0.4 percent to 1,954.49. Mainland Chinese shares were higher. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.2 percent to 2,235.58 and the smaller Shenzhen Composite Index added 0.1 percent to 955.33.
Australia was in focus after the Reserve Bank of Australia lowered its official interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.75 percent amid some signs the economy is coming off the boil as the Australian dollar rises. Following the reduction, the Aussie dollar fell 0.9 percent to $1.0169. However, the S&P/ASX 200 stock index fell 0.2 percent to 5,143.70.
Oil prices drifted lower after a strong run, with the benchmark New York rate down 63 cents at $95.53 a barrel.


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Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner are rumoured to be starring in a reality TV show together.
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A source told Life & Style Weekly magazine: "It's been pitched as 'The Simple Life' a new generation, except with two of the world's most popular models. They'd be giving the cameras an all-access pass to their fabulous lifestyle, from who they are dating to their careers. Cara is known for getting into trouble which would make great for TV."
Kendall, 19, is no stranger to reality TV due to her appearances on 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' from a young age with her family, while 22-year-old Cara - the star of new coming of age film 'Paper Towns' - also has no fear of being in the public eye.
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Dr Shaik Mohamad Baboo bin Ahmad Albakish (1894-1964)
Date of birth: 4 April 1894
Place of birth: Penang
Date of death: 5 April 1964
Place of death: Penang
Helped to set up the Malayan Medical Mission to Makkah, Saudia Arabia in 1947
Retired as Chief Medical and Health Officer (CM & HO) of Penang in 1949
Operated Baboo Dispensary in Dato Kramat Road, Penang
President of UMNO Penang Kelawei Division
Trustee of Sekolah Al-Mashhoor in Penang
Justice of the Peace (J.P.)
From Zuleira Abdullah (one of Dr. Baboo's great-granddaughter)
- my nani (grandma), Latifah Baboo is one of Dr. Baboo's daughter.
- my mum Rodzillah is the granddaughter of Dr.Baboo.
- I am very delighted with all the comments given from all the uncles and
- pretty much interested to have the pic of the family tree too.
- it is so beautiful to hear about the history of my family and
- hope as years goes by, generation by generation, the family relation will always remain strong..insyaallah.. May God Bless us all..
- Rgds Zuleira Abdullah on 6. Dr Shaik Mohamad Baboo bin Ahmad Albakish (1894-1964) in response to Dear Prof, Great to read your research about my granduncle, Dr SM Baboo. I will send the pictures of Ahmad Al Balkish and his wife, Khatijah Bee.
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 March 1929, Page 14
- Young Muslim Union
- Maulud Nabi
- literary meetings
- debate: cinematograh for educating the young
- Messrs. Zainul Abidin and Mohamed Ali opposed
- Messrs. S. M. Joonos and B. K. Mydin favoured
Mr S. M. Joonos
Dr S. M. Baboo
Messrs. Syed Mohdhar Aidid
Mohamed Hussain bin Abdul Halim
C. M. Che' Din
S. M. Osman
- total income including balance from 1927: $1,410.27
- expenditure: $1,351.68
- balance in hand: $59.19
Penang Free School
- donations: $365 for Mathematics Prize
- to be awarded annually to Penang Free School
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Committee of Management for 1928
- President: Hamid Khan
- Vice-President: Haji S. M. Joonos
- Honorary Secretary: S. M. Zainul Abidin
- Honorary Assistant Secretary: G. M. Yusoff
- Honorary Treasurer: M. Y. Merican
- Honorary Auditor: S. M. Yusoff
- Honorary Secretary "Games": M. Sawai
- Honorary Secretary "Debates": H. A. K. Pawanchee
- Committee Members:
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2. S. A. Aljunid
3. S. M. Haniff
4. S. M. Osman
5. C. D. Che Teh
6. T. H. Mohamed Amin
7. S. A. M. Noor
The Y.M.U. is the only Muslim Club in the Straits Settlements.
The Real Islam
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of Inheritance in a Simplified Form"
The Real Islam
- report reports on the initiative of Moulana Mohamed Abdul Halim Siddiqi
- a Muslim missionary
- recently visited Penang
- set up Muslim Missionary Society of Ceylon
- at last Muslim prisoners in the gaols are permitted to perfrom
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- Imam Haji Abbas bin Mohamed Taha, J.P. will attend at the Prison
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Dr S. M. Baboo
- left Penang for England in January to further his medical studies
- to try and qualify for D.T.M. examination
Mr S. A. Alhadi
- formerly employed in the Co-operative Society Dept
- now owner of a Malay weekly paper in Penang, called the Saudara
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- informed by Malay pilgrim broker
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Poochyena shows up in Route 2.
A direct sequel to them? Man, Nintendo must be officially out of ideas of colors or precious gems. :/
Lots more of being busy...and that Team Plasma sounds a lot like Pokemon PETA. >w>As for nicknames...uh...well, I guess Caterpie can be Hermy, like Hermy the Wormy. >w<
Especially when you consider the really level hungry evolutions of Gen V (It is a bit ridiculous to see second evolution requirements Average in the 30s) and the sheer volume of pokemon you need to evolve in order to complete your dex. Not to mention the Treevolution familes of Eevee and Tyrogue + the Wurmple ID Code evolution decider. >>;; What me? A pokemon nerd? Nooooo <<;;
Name your Poochyena Spike! He'll be like all of those big old dogs with the potential of being a powerhouse. And may I also suggest Chopin for your Kricketune? It would seem to be fitting a musical pokemon.
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I am a complete "duffer".
I have bought a site with hosting and with their build wizard can do most of the bits I want to however I want to put adverts on (from CJ, Trade Doubler etc) and when I copy and paste their text it is exactly that text
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that appears on the site, NOT the advert intended.
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Can Blender have batch capturing clips in VSE? Or other way can solve it?
Here is about the "Batch Capture" in Apple Final Cut Pro user manual:
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Batch capturing is useful for the following workflows:
* When you log all of your tapes first and then select some of your logged clips for capture
* When you import a batch capture list created in another application
* When you import an EDL (which becomes a sequence of clips) or a sequence from another Final Cut Pro project, in which the clips' media files are offline
* When you want to recapture media files using different video and audio settings (in other words, a different capture preset). For example, during the online phase of offline/online editing, you can recapture low-resolution media at full resolution. See Recapturing Clips.
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The past two years have been quite trying, but though I feel a little shorted on the friend front, I realize that I have some amazing people in my life. I have friends in North Carolina who might as well be family, and I consider them as such. I have a handful of friends here (what a sausage fest!)who accept me despite my flaws and misgivings. And I have someone in my life who loves me - and even though it is overwhelming at times, it feels pretty damn good to have love reciprocated.
Anyhow, I was reading some old emails I had saved. One in particular, caught my attention - I'm not going to say who it is was with - but a phrase in it struck me. "I always thought the best of you, and now that's gone. I am so very disappointed at the person you have become. And I hope for your sake that you will come out of this someday." That phrase stung, for quite some time. It made me question if I had become a monster. But as time has passed, I have had a lot of time to reflect.
I will not apologize for the person I have become. I am the same person I always was. Have I changed? Not the whole of me - I have grown. Which I feel is an immense difference, and a necessity as we age. Though I did receive what seemed like a very sincere apology after I responded to that email, many of the people involved are no longer a part of my life. And though the way it all came to blow was immature, I accept it for what it is. People choose. Lovers over friends, new bonds over old ties.
What I have learned in the past several years is that any relationship where only one person is fighting and putting in most effort IS going to fail, and people will judge when they only hear one side of a story. Relationships are all about respect, interaction, trust, and the ability to bend for those you love. This goes for love, and friendship. Two very precious, emotional, and complex aspects of life. I've also learned that too much of anything is a bad thing. I much prefer my handful of faithfuls to a massive group of individuals that are inseparable. Because they are separable. Always.
Anyhow - the point of this post is that after re-reading that, in retrospect I am quite happy with the person that I am. Gossip is a renegade freight train - aimed to take out everyone in it's path. It can destroy reputations, friendships, self esteem. So if you don't go looking for it and airing people's dirty laundry, you will save yourself a lot of pain and stress. Berating others is futile and hypocritical when you yourself are guilty of the same, or worse. But most importantly, I am in dire need of learning when to use a filter - because sometimes people aren't ready for the truth. Or it comes off as being judgmental when it is meant to be constructive. I am not perfect. What matters is that when you lay your head down at night, you have a clear conscience and are content with how you treat others. My grandmother was the most influential person in my life. There are many aspects of my personality that she would disapprove of - bad habits mostly. But when it comes to the person I have become, I like to think that she would be pretty proud of the woman that I am. Mostly optimistic, firm in my beliefs and values (though they may differ from others), and loyal - sometimes to a fault. But most of all, I am true to myself. I don't try to fit into a mold of what others want me to be.
And with that, I think I have found the closure that I needed. That ultimately I am proud of the person that I am, despite what others think. It's time to let go. Delete the emails, let go of some of the anger, and enjoy the pictures and good memories from friendships that didn't last - so that I can appreciate the ones that have. #personalgrowth
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The past two years have been quite trying, but though I feel a little shorted on the friend front, I realize that I have some amazing people in my life. I have friends in North Carolina who might as well be family, and I consider them as such. I have a handful of friends here (what a sausage fest!)who accept me despite my flaws and misgivings. And I have someone in my life who loves me - and even though it is overwhelming at times, it feels pretty damn good to have love reciprocated.
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Could be, She's the one of most beautiful actresses who are over 40 years. She was also included as a top actress in Hollywood, but so far, She has never won an Oscar that it becomes ironic when it compared with her fame. Another news is that her role would be replaced by Carla Gugino, an actress who is "not more beautiful" than Salma Hayek, in the next Faster. Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez, that is the full name of Salma Hayek, who was born on September 2, 1966. So, the year of 2010 was the 44th for Salma age, could be the same age as your mother.
Look at Salma Hayek Beautiful Face, She looks more beautiful with straight hair which was combed with a slit on the side (top image), rather than with a slit on the center that will only makes Salma Hayek looks like holding her head to avoid her hair that fall over her face. However, Salma Hayek straight black hair is still looks beautiful.
Back to Look at Salma Hayek's face, it was difficult to assess where is the less beautiful part on Salma's face, but there is a part that looked dominant or strong, it's Salma Hayek's jaw. Her jaw looks a little prominent than other parts. And her jaw is also a basic element that makes her face called as a Square face shape type. Although it's a square face, but look, the outside line contours of Salma Hayek face is still looks smooth. This was little different to the Square face shape of Emily Deschanel.
And this is the most favored by the Adams, it's about the lips of Salma Hayek. Look at Salma Hayek lips for yourself, her lips are a tiny element on her face, it will become very visible when Salma Hayek looked from the side, or when She grimaced.
Parts on Salma Hayek's face that are not necessary to look more closely are her broad forehead, her nose (it was certainly more beautiful than Rachel Weisz nose), and her chin. But all of those parts have Level of Proportionality that fits very perfectly on the face of Salma Hayek. Just imagine if Salma Hayek has a narrow forehead, it would be a very different look (the beautiful is less). Once again to remember, Beauty is about Proportionality.
Two more parts which are the charm of Salma Hayek's Beautiful Face, ie Salma Hayek's brown eyes and dark eyebrows that gave rise to a shady black shades (image with the green caption), and her broad cheeks with the skin that looks elegant and so smooth (2nd pic from the bottom). Well...,Salma Hayek is 44 years-old woman!.
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It was a day of mixed results for Team Muirhead on the third day of action at the CPT World Curling Championships in Beijing.
Scotland claimed their third win of the tournament in a dominant performance which saw them beat their Danish opponents 7-2. In direct contrast the Scottish rink then faced an on-form Swedish team and lost out 3-7.
Team coach Glenn Howard said: "It was a very solid game against Denmark where we applied constant pressure resulting in steals against a Danish side who have been struggling most of the week.
"We played well against Sweden but they just played better, especially their skip," he added.
"We threw a lot at them to try and score but they dealt with the challenge and just had more accuracy in terms of consistent shot execution."
The Scots share fourth place in the current standings on three wins and two losses and have another two match day tomorrow when they will meet Korea before taking on so far unbeaten Canada.
Beijing has been blighted by smog today and players have been wearing masks to and from the venue as a precaution.
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Roy entertains to help Surrey heal
Nottinghamshire 328 (Read 98, Voges 59, Meaker 5-78) drew with Surrey 252 for 6 (Roy 83, Burns 79)
It has been such a dreadful year for Surrey that were they to be relegated after only one season back in the First Division of the LV= County Championship they would only attract sympathy. Yet there were signs in this truncated contest that a healing process is under way.
After two and a half days lost to the weather, and no agreement on a way to salvage a positive result, there were some passages of play that lacked a little energy although others that fizzed, particularly when Jason Roy was batting. In the end, both sides benefited from the points gained - in Nottinghamshire's case keeping Warwickshire's lead at the top to a single point - but perhaps for Surrey the draw will be of greater significance.
They could have gambled with the terms Nottinghamshire put their way but reasoned that to avoid defeat to one of the title contenders was a safer way to bolster morale than to take risks in pursuit of a win. Given their circumstances, you could not really criticise them for that.
In fact, the points Surrey gained take them out of the bottom two again ahead of Worcestershire and Durham and put them only a point behind Lancashire, who have played a game more. What's more, a brilliant 83 from Roy off only 50 balls, with five sixes, confirmed that their spirit of adventure is not dead, while a composed 79 from 20-year-old opener Rory Burns offered hope of good days ahead.
It was only the third time Burns, a left-handed batsman who also keeps wicket, had faced county opposition in a first-class match. Against Lancashire at Guildford last week, he was bowled first ball by Glen Chapple but emerged here unfazed, and though he was badly dropped on 54 after completing his maiden Championship half-century, he otherwise played with a maturity beyond his years.
He and his similarly youthful partner, the 21-year-old Zafar Ansari, denied Nottinghamshire a wicket for an hour and three quarters before Andy Carter took out the latter's off stump. It was an impressive effort considering that the senior members of the Nottinghamshire attack - namely Andre Adams, Ben Phillips and Samit Patel - have more than 1,000 first-class wickets between them.
Burns had his bit of luck facing Harry Gurney, the left-arm seamer, when an attempted pull went straight up in the air. It seemed an age coming down, perhaps too long for Patel, who jogged in from short midwicket but somehow left the ball slip through his hands.
"I was pretty happy with the innings," Burns said afterwards. "It was a challenge against good bowlers. They are a good quality attack, that's why they are challenging at the top of the table. They give you a lot to think about but I tried to play at my tempo and did not feel in any trouble until I was out, really.
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Roy, generously entertaining the crowd on his birthday, played at an altogether different tempo, rarely passing up an opportunity to attack. He hit five sixes, mixing wonderful timing with the bold audacity that has become his signature. The innings ended with consecutive reverse sweeps for six off Patel's left-arm spin before, going down the pitch, he missed the next ball and was stumped.
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Earlier in the day, the unfinished partnership between Chris Read and Adam Voges grew to 145 before Voges was leg before to a nip-backer from Jon Lewis. Read looked set for his 22nd career century until he was bowled by a full, quick delivery from Meaker, by which time a stand of 75 with Ben Phillips (47) had claimed a third batting point.
Read handed the wicketkeeping gloves to Riki Wessels for the last hour after taking a blow on his left index finger but the injury is not serious.


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After a couple of days in Ho Chi Minh City, we flew to Da Nang on Vietjet Air and grabbed a taxi to Hoi An. We had researched how to take a taxi or bus to the bus station in Da Nang and then hop on another bus headed to Hoi An, but once we did the math, it was only an extra few dollars for the three of us to take a taxi (410,000VND) and avoid the hassle of a bus station transfer.
We had planned to stay at the Hoi An Travel Lodge. It was on the higher end of our budget, but we were ready to try to negotiate the price down. Unfortunately, due to the Full Moon Lantern Festival being in full swing, the hotel was completely booked. We went in search of another comfortable, clean place to stay. We ended up at the Village Homestay on one of the smaller islands that makes up Hoi An. The room was spacious, had a small balcony, refrigerator, air conditioning, and cable TV. We were able to negotiate with the owners and paid 400,000VND per night. The family who runs the homestay was very helpful and really made us feel welcome.
After settling into our room, we walked around to scope out the town and, more importantly, the food. Many of the restaurants are more expensive than what we'd found in Saigon because Hoi An is a tourism hot spot. Ultimately, we were able to find some delicious, reasonably-priced restaurants both off the beaten path and right in the heart of the tourist area. We ate a lot of street food while we were there. Much like anywhere else in Vietnam, we would ask the price before we ordered just in case a high price was being quoted. We ate in the market a few times as well and found delicious phở and bún soups for about 20,000VND per bowl.
While in Hoi An, we did not visit any of the museums or cultural sites, so I can't comment on them. We did, however, rent bicycles one day (20,000VND per bike) and it was the best decision we made in Hoi An. We looked at a map and found some nearby islands that were connected by bridges and rode around for most of the day enjoying the countryside and taking in its beauty. The only issue we had with the bike ride was when we stopped in a town to get lunch, we were routinely turned away or were quoted prices that were ridiculously high. I'm not sure why we receive this treatment but it definitely put us off. Thankfully, we had brought snacks with us and eventually did find a small restaurant that would serve us phở for a reasonable price.
In the evenings, we went looking for cheap drinks. We found a few places that were much cheaper than others and frequented these over other bars that were more centralized and more expensive. One bar called Chips 'N Fish had super cheap "draft" beer. We figured that someone in town had a keg of beer and would dole the beer out to multiple restaurants. The beer was a little flat but for 4,000VND a glass, it would do (at least for awhile). The concept of happy hour has definitely caught on in Hoi An but the specials can range from 20% off to half price to a discount off drink prices so inflated that it's not really a discount at all. Shop around before settling in.


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Blue Nile Inc. Earnings: Margins Shrink as Costs Rise, Profit Falls
Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) reported a lower net income in first quarter, missing analysts' estimates. Blue Nile is an online retailer of high quality diamonds and fine jewelry in the United States.
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Results: Net income for Blue Nile Inc. fell to $154,000 (one cent per share) vs. $2.4 million (16 cents per share) a year earlier. This is a decline of 93.6% from the year-earlier quarter.
Revenue: Rose 3.6% to $83.1 million from the year-earlier quarter.
Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Blue Nile Inc. fell short of the mean analyst estimate of 6 cents per share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $82.3 million.
Quoting Management: "We are pleased with our return to growth in revenue, as well as the increasing momentum we gained from the fourth quarter in attracting new customers to Blue Nile. In January, we launched a plan to accelerate growth in the business through increased investments in the U.S. and international markets. As expected, our financial results reflect the costs of these investments in reduced profitability versus a year ago. We are still in the early stages of executing this plan, and I am excited by the opportunities I see after my first 30 days as CEO. We have unique and disruptive capabilities to serve the diamond engagement market and have built a brand centered on high quality diamonds and excellent customer service. From this foundation, we are developing a broader non-engagement jewelry mix of compelling products in an inspirational environment. The next evolution of our business is aimed at returning to significant growth and improving the financial performance of the business for the long term," said Harvey Kanter, Chief Executive Officer.
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The company has missed analyst estiamtes for four quarters in a row. It fell short by 12 cents in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, by 5 cents in the third quarter of the last fiscal year, and by 3 cents in the second quarter of the last fiscal year.
Gross margin shrank 2.7 percentage points to 18.4%. The contraction appeared to be driven by increased costs, which rose 7.2% from the year earlier quarter while revenue rose 3.6%.
The company's net income has fallen for the last three quarters. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, net income fell 31.7% from the year earlier, while the figure fell 32.6% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year.
Revenue rose last quarter after seeing a drop the quarter before. Revenue fell 2.1% to $112.3 million in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year from the year earlier.
Looking Forward: Analysts appear increasingly negative about the company's results for the next quarter. The average estimate for the second quarter has moved down from 23 cents a share to 16 cents over the last ninety days. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved down from $1.06 a share to 72 cents over the last ninety days.
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|Posted: June 10, 2008
Spider web inspires new nanofiber venture
|(Nanowerk News) A Canterbury University (New Zealand) student whose research into producing ultra-fine, nanofibers was honoured in the 2006 MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards has gone to help develop an electrospinning machine that is being sold to research laboratories around the world.
|Jon Stanger won the Future Science category of the MacDiarmid Awards in 2006 for his research into electrospinning processes that replicate the intricate way a spider spins its web to produce tough, lightweight composite materials. The silk produced by a spiders spinneret has greater tensile strength than steel of the same diameter.
|Jon, who has just completed his Masters degree at the University of Canterbury, has been collaborating with Crop & Food Research on the nano fibre engineering project, with the Foundation? providing funding to support his work.
|The partners have designed and developed a commercial electrospinning machine and a company has been formed in Blenheim to produce the machines. So far, five have been sold to research teams in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Germany, and the company, Electrospinz Ltd, is getting a steady stream of enquiries.
|Electrospinning uses a high voltage electrical potential to form a mat of fine fibres from polymer substances like proteins and cellulose and is an emerging technology around the world for producing new materials. Possible uses include medical applications such as making replacement skin or bone, new packaging materials and bioremediation or safe and natural ways of cleaning up the environment.
|Nick Tucker, Research Leader in biomaterials for Crop & Food Research says electrospinning does not use high temperatures or damaging chemicals and the resulting fibres have exceptional properties.
|The traditional way of working with natural materials is to dismantle the original structure, for example a tree, and reconstruct it into something that has poorer properties, for example a kitchen unit. This method allows us to create a very fine fibre that has mechanical properties, such as strength, that mirror those of the original material.
|Crop & Food Research is testing the potential of electrospun proteins and polysaccharides (carbohydrates such as cellulose or starch) as industrial raw materials. Jon Stangers work has been helping the team better understand the electrospinning process and feeding his knowledge into machine design and development.
|Electrospinz has been set up by Neil Buunk, who is Technical Director of Blenheims Potatopak which makes food packing trays from potato processing waste. Mr Buunk was visiting Crop & Food Research on other business when he noticed Jons prototype electrospinning machine and saw the possibilities in making small scale lab spinning machines.
|Within six weeks, a production machine had been developed. It was bought by Warwick University who also paid for Jon to go to the United Kingdom and work with staff researching electrospinning of nanofibres.
|While electrospinning has been around for many years, Dr Tucker says it was viewed as a technical curiosity until the 1980s when its potential for producing nanofibers was recognised. The machine can spin fibre down to 100 nanometres in diameter, which is about ten thousandths of the thickness of a human hair and smaller than the wavelength of visible light.
|Its very challenging to work with. As the fibre is created its accelerating like a whip being cracked and it gets quickly stretched. You cant see the individual fibres although over time you can see an opaque mat forming, says Dr Tucker.
|The machine designed by Electrospinz is finding customers, says Neil Buunk, because its reliable, safe and affordable.
|Mr Buunks expertise in computer control and his mechanical and engineering background have created a machine which is easy and safe to operate and effectively spins the tiny threads into a web of fibre.
|There is a lot of research going on into electrospun materials and the blend of knowledge we have in terms of the science and machine construction means we can produce what individual laboratories want. The machine is easy to modify and we custom make them.
|One of the materials being trialled by the collaborators is marine collagen which is normally part of the waste stream from hoki processing in New Zealand.
|New Zealand already exports BSE-free collagens from cows and there could be demand for high value, electrospun material made from marine collagen.
|Marie Bradley, Southern Regional Manager with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, says Jon Stanger's project is an exciting example of taking challenging science out of the lab and making it a commercial reality while also supporting an emerging industry in nanofibers.
|With our support, Jon got to experience both leading edge science and the process of setting up a new company and obviously did a good job of both.
|Jon Stanger will be taking his research further through PhD study.
|A lot of work has now been done on electrospinning, he says. But some of the more fundamental stuff has never been explored. Im trying to take it to a level where we can design and produce industrial scale machines and find ways of increasing volumes of production.
|Im in at the important stage. Early work has been completed but the serious work is underway that will develop real world applications and take it out of the blue skies area.
|Jons supervisors during his Masters degree study were Dr Mark Staiger, of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Professor Roger Reeves of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, at the University of Canterbury.
|Source: Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
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According to Tuesday's (Nov 8, 2009) Israeli Haaretz newspaper the European Union foreign ministers said today that a way should be found to make Jerusalem the capital of two nations, Israel and a future Palestinian state.
Haaretz reported that "Last week, Israel sternly warned the EU against adopting new language that endorses East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state."
Analysts say that Jerusalem is the hot potato of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. They point to a document drawn up by the Swedish delegation to the EU as incendiary. In that document, delivered by the present head of the EU, a call went out for E. Jerusalem as the Palestinian capitol of Jerusalem. The document also called for a Palestinian state entailing E. Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.
Israeli sources criticized Sweden for the document. Pundit believe the document only lowers Israel's regard for the EU as a fair and honest broker in the peace process. The EU ministers insist upon a comprehensive regional settlement as part of the negotiations. The ministers did, however, compliment Israel's PM Netanyahu on his call for a ten-month freeze on settlement.
The activists in the settlement community did not view this freeze so positively. Protests have been held and demonstrators have resisted the Minister of Defense inspectors sent into the large settlements to record any building activity.
Yesterday the West Bank's 'Har Bracha Hesder Yeshiva' one of the religious seminaries that combine service in the Israel Defense Forces with study at the religious institutions, made the news when the head of the Yeshiva, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, was singled out for censure after publishing a book called Revivim, based on a weekly column of the same name in the right-wing weekly B'Sheva, in which Melamed advocates refusing military orders to evacuate settlements in Judea and Samaria.
According to the Jerusalem Post, the controversy became heated when OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi said that the Har Bracha Yeshiva should be expelled from the hesder yeshiva framework. Other more moderate voices opined for a dialogue to resolve the issues, reminding listeners that the alienation of the settler movement in the past caused such deep divisions in Israel and such animosity that Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin was assassinated as a result.
Hesder includes about 40 religious-Zionist yeshivot under which religious high school graduates can choose a shortened army service of 18 months combined with with three-and-a-half years of yeshiva studies. About 1,300 students a year enroll in this program.
According to Rabbi Shlomo Rosenfeld, head of the Shadmot Mehola Yeshiva in the Jordan Valley, none of the other heads of the Hesder yeshivot agree with Rabbi Melamed. Rabbi Rosenfeld, who was one of the six Hesder heads to meet with Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday, said the issue had been blown out of all proportion and was 'behind us.'
But other voices saw modern-Orthodox Justice Minister Yaacov Neeman's statement that he hoped Israel would one day be government by Torah law as the increasing "Talibanization" of Israel.
Neeman told rabbis and rabbinical judges attending a conference in Jerusalem on Jewish monetary laws that "restoring the former glory, so that the law of the Torah is Israel's law, is really the appropriate way to endow upon us the law of Torah in stages… step after step."
Leader of the opposition, Kadima chair Tzipi Livni, also a former Justice Minister, told Army Radio on Tuesday morning that such sentiments should "be troubling to every citizen in Israel," Other Knesset members called for Neeman's resignation.
A recording of Sephardi sage Rabbi Ovadia Yosef calling for his followers to ignore Israeli civil and criminal courts and only adhere to Halachic (Torah-based) judgments passed down by religious courts was played on Israel Radio's Reshet Bet today. The former Sephardi Chief Rabbi also said that there was no halachic difference between gentile judges and Jewish judges deliberating according to gentile laws.
Rabbi Yosef quoted a halacha stating that "anyone who legislates in secular courts is raising one's hand to the Torah of Moses our teacher, he is deemed a wicked person and cannot not be counted in a minyan."
Later Justice Neeman's office issued a conciliatory statement that said "Minister Neeman spoke in broad and general terms about restoring the stature of Jewish law and about the importance of Jewish law to the life of the country."
Many observers blame the founders of the modern state of Israel for the current crises. David Ben Gurion was in favor of creating a religious and non-religious education system, in which parents could chose which stream to enroll their children.
Over the years this created two separate peoples each with their own values sometimes in opposition to the others. Little cross-culture was observed, in fact, much animosity was created with secular Israelis resenting any type of 'religious coercion' encroaching into their daily lives.
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Political experts believe that should Jerusalem be divided along Palestinian and Israeli lines, the ultra-Orthodox population would no longer be able to be as violent and obdurate as they are today since the city would undoubtedly in the end be declared an international free zone. In that case, one observer points out, no demonstrations would be allowed against a parking lot near the Old Citiy's Jaffa gate.
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RED WINE BRAISED LAMB SHANK with Semolina Cake
[Serving four]
4 braised lamb shanks and reduced lamb sauce
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup of carrots, peeled and cut on the bias
½ cup of white pearl onions, peeled and blanched
½ cup of parsnip, peeled and small diced
½ cup of celery root, peeled and cut on the bias
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 cup onion, peeled and minced
1 1/2 cups of milk
1 cups of water
3/4 cup of Semolina flour
¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons of chopped rosemary
24 picked rosemary leaves
Salt and pepper
Every year in the spring the lamb in northern Iceland are moved to the mountain plains in order to graze on the wild herbs and greens. In September the lamb is herded and brought back down to the plains for butchering. The vegetation of the highland terrain gives the meat a strong and wild flavor.
To prepare the vegetable: Using 2 tablespoons of olive oil, sauté the carrots in a medium sauté pan on medium heat. Once the carrots are cooked half way add the pearl onions, parsnip, and celery root. Cook the vegetables until they are golden brown. In another pot combine the reduced lamb sauce and the sautéed vegetables, season with salt and pepper.
To prepare the Semolina cakes: In a medium size pot, over medium heat, sauté the onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Once they are soft add the milk and water. Bring to a boil and season with salt and pepper until the mixture is heavily seasoned. While whisking, slowly pour in the semolina flour until the mixture is completely incorporated. Keep whisking for 3-5 minutes. Add the parmesan cheese, and rosemary. Remove the pan from the heat and using a wooden spoon, fold in the egg yolk until it is incorporated. Evenly pour out on to a parchment paper lined tray and refrigerate. Once it is completely chilled cut out four circles. Sauté the cakes in a nonstick pan until they are golden brown and crispy on both sides. Reserve warm until ready to serve.
Assembly: Place the crispy semolina cake in the middle of the plate. Lean the braised lamb shank on the semolina cake. Spoon the sautéed vegetables and sauce around and on top of the lamb. Garnish with picked rosemary leaves.