Wednesday, May 25, 2011 NEVER GROW UP These are two persons I am always happy to meet, not only because they have amazing style. The bubbles were in front of Monki's Helsinki store last Saturday, when Monki and Weekday were celebrating their one year in Helsinki. I was an extra at Monki party in the evening and I apologize for spilling those two beers onto somebodys clothes! I think I'm tired or something, today I just fell on the ground at work very smoothly. I guess there wasn't a chair there...my workmates didn't even notice before I was like, well, I'm on the ground, oops. Well, well, I hope everyone else is paying attention, I will soon follow! Wednesday, May 18, 2011 SHOOK ONES First photo Karoliina Niemenkari, second Sinikka Konttinen. Sorry guys for not updating or reading your great blogs! It's all good in the hood, I'm interning the whole summer at a pr office that's in a really posh street in Helsinki. Ben & Jerrys is right next to it, and Louis Vuitton. The first might be dangerous to walk past every day. Days go past quickly. It's kinda like in The Devil Wears Prada I guess...since I'm there with my nerd glasses wearing no make-up. Whatever you know, it's summer soon, burn trees get money, don't give a and breathe. Thursday, May 12, 2011 SHINY SUIT THEORY Vintage Wayfarers, Laitinen jacket, print shirt 2nd hand, Only cropped shorts, vintage leather backbag & camera bag. My current school ended today (unfortunatley, I've had so much fun and learned a lot here), I start to assist in a PR firm next Monday and then it's September and I move to London. And 10300 will come out soon! The sun is out, Goblin is out and I've lost two pairs of sunglasses already. Saturday, May 07, 2011 Night Air My friend Sanna took these quickly today after she photographed me for her school work. I'm wearing Helmut Lang top, Only jacket, Rick Owens shawl as a wrap skirt and Zara wedges. Silk, cotton, merino wool and leather, respectively. I'm going to Stockholm next week with our class....for six hours. My plan is to go to the photography museum and walk around and find cherry trees, maybe read Francoise Sagan in some park bench. Just because. Enjoy your weekend! Friday, May 06, 2011 RIGHT NOW, WE'RE OLDER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN Malgosia Bela by Monika Bielskyte for SOME/THINGS magazine. So here's Malgosia Bela wearing Rick Owens, Nicolas Andreas Taralis, Theyskens' Theory and Thimister. Uh hey, I'm getting a bit emotional again...it's just that beautiful. My words walk right out the door when I look for them, that's the reason I haven't been writing much lately. I'm gonna go out though and track those bastards down. Monday, May 02, 2011 HEAVEN CAN WAIT Last Thursday we had tattoos for a day. Thank you Tero! You will see the outcome of this (there's one pair of hands missing) in the first issue of 10300! HERE'S A NUMBER TO MY THERAPIST Hermes Fall 2001 by Martin Margiela via Garmento. Perfect place to visit when you want to get into this void of Helmut Lang, Halston and basically everything that gets one very emotional about fashion. Me at least. You know, this stuff is important...  Foobooz - Your guide to food and drink in Philadelphia • Neighborhoods   • Features •   • Tip Jar Have a food or drink tip? tips@foobooz.com (AIM:foobooz) • Opening Soon • Upcoming Events • Categories • Archives • Masthead • Fun Things To Do in Philly • Subscribe Speck Food and Wine Vetri Awaits Sushi Posted by Foobooz on June 2nd, 2011 We’re sure this is just a photo of Marc Vetri hoping to score some sushi as he peers into the former Speck (future Raw) on the Piazza at Schmidts. Right? Right? We also love that Vetri has his apron on, man is just ready to cook. Related: Food Nerd News, , , , , 10 Comments | Related Posts » Raw At The Piazza: I Guess You Could Call It Official Posted by Victor Fiorillo on May 10th, 2011 Just in case there are any doubters out there about Raw Sushi & Sake Lounge taking over the Speck space at the Piazza. There sure are plenty of haters. UPDATE: Phoodie says an early June opening. Related: Opening Soon, , , , , 9 Comments | Related Posts » Quick Bites Posted by Foobooz on December 1st, 2010 At long last, Agiato has opened in Manayunk. Chef Joe Scarpone who owned Sovalo in Northern Liberties is at the helm. [The Insider] Longtime Rouge chef Michael Yeamans has returned to the Rittenhouse spot and is serving a truffle-centric menu through the end of the year. [Grub Street] The original Brown Betty’s on Liberties Walk is moving to a bigger, bi-level spot at 722 N 2nd Street. [Restaurant Club] Speck Food and Wine passed its health inspection Saturday. [Facebook] Leila Cafe has resurfaced at 1356 South Street. If all goes well the Middle Eastern restaurant could open today. [The Insider] Read the rest of this entry » Related: Opening Soon, , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments | Related Posts » Quick Bites Posted by Foobooz on November 22nd, 2010 “Now it’s time to bloody cook.” So says Shola Olunloyo in his latest blog post where he gives a peek into Speck’s kitchen. [StudioKitchen] The Twisted Tail will be the name of the bourbon and blues concept planned for the former Kildare’s at 2nd and Lombard. [The Insider] The fondly recalled Jimmy John’s in Chaddsford which suffered a fire on its 70th anniversary is being rebuilt. [Second Helpings] Chef Jim Coleman has left Coleman at the Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center in Blue Bell to become the new chef at World Cafe Live. [Philadelphia Inquirer] Bridgid’s in Fairmount unveiled the East Coast’s only gravity tap this Saturday. [Philly Beer Girl] Related: Food, , , , , 1 Comment | Related Posts » Quick Bites Posted by Foobooz on October 5th, 2010 1200 Bank, the upscale billiards spot hoping to open at 12th and Chestnut is going through the approval process. The active Facebook page notes opposition from neighbors and several upcoming public meetings. [Facebook via The Insider] Speck Food + Wine has been delayed 6-weeks. Diners with reservations to the Studiokitchen counter received an email Monday and the promise of a gratis dinner. [The Insider] The Bottle Shop on East Passyunk will be opening on Saturday, October 16th. [Meal Ticket] Nina’s Trattoria softly opened this past weekend. The Italian Market BYOB will be fully open this Friday. [Meal Ticket] Down Home Diner has reopened in the Reading Terminal Market. Related: Opening Soon, , , , , , 1 Comment | Related Posts » Studiokitchen Now Accepting Reservations Posted by Foobooz on August 9th, 2010 The 8-seat StudioKitchen at Shola Olunloyo’s soon to open Speck Food + Wine is now accepting reservations through December. Tuesday through Friday reservations are $120 per seat and Saturdays are $150 each (drinks are not incuded). The reservations are only available online and must be pre-paid. The dinners themselves promise to be creative culinary adventures without substitution. Studiokitchen [Official Site] Speck Food + Wine [Official Site] Related: Food Nerd News, , , , 10 Comments | Related Posts » Adsum and Speck Tease Posted by Foobooz on July 6th, 2010 Two of the more anticipated restaurants of the summer of 2010 are turning up the flirting. Matt Levin’s Adsum has been tweeting up a storm as the restaurant makes a last push towards the finish line. They’ll be firing up the stoves today and hope to open next week. Shola Olunloyo had a busy 4th of July weekend quantifying recipes and posting seductive photos of Speck Food + Wine dishes on his Studio Kitchen blog. Adsum [Official Site] Adsum [Facebook] Adsum [Twitter] Speck Food + Wine [Official Site] Speck Food + Wine [Facebook Group] Speck Food + Wine [Twitter] Related: Opening Soon, , 1 Comment | Related Posts » Peek at Speck Posted by Foobooz on May 18th, 2010 speck_blueprint Shola Olunloyo shares some preliminary blueprints and ideas for his kitchen counter at Speck Food + Wine. He doesn’t mention this cease-and-desist placard that Brownstoner spotted on the under construction restaurant yesterday. Studiokitchen [STUDIOKITCHEN] Closing Bell: Has Speck Hit a Road Bump? [Brownstoner] Related: Opening Soon, , , 6 Comments | Related Posts » Quick Bites Posted by Foobooz on April 20th, 2010 Shola Olunloyo answers questions regarding his upoming Speck Food + Wine. [Studio Kitchen] That construction at 2nd and Ludlow, it will be the Grill Room, a neighborhood steakhouse with an art deco vibe. [The Insider] Union Trust has dubbed its second floor “Mezz Bar” and has unveiled a new menu with nothing over $13. [Meal Ticket] Old City Asian Bistro has opened on Market Street. The new spot comes from James Lee who owns Black Dog Cafe in Skippack. [Brownstoner] Muntin is the name of the Asian eatery that will be taking over the set back location that was Misso.  [The Insider] Brownstoner spots a sign for Bizini’s Famous Steaks, Hoagies and Seafood on Girard Avenue in Brewerytown. [Brownstoner] Tiffin has opened in Wynnewood. This brings the number of Tiffin locations to 4 with a Bryn Mawr location in the works. [Tiffin.com] Related: Opening Soon, , , , , , , No Comments | Related Posts » Shola on Speck Posted by Foobooz on April 7th, 2010 speck_food_wine Yesterday we revealed Shola Olunloyo was planning a restaurant on the Piazza at Schmidts. Today he fills in the details on Speck Food + Wine, his ”New American” restaurant. It will seat 65 with a kitchen counter for 5 and an indoor bar for 12. There will be an outdoor area as well. It is situated directly opposite Swift Half. Speck Food + Wine [StudioKitchen] Speck Food + Wine [Official Site] Related: Opening Soon, , , , , 24 Comments | Related Posts »  Just $125.00 away from free shipping! Details L/S Halftime Henley Item# LCK02395 $50.00 $37.50 Pick your team color and gear up for the game in this sporty Halftime Henley. Features 1x1 rib knit, Henley neckline, scoop neck, six-button placket, natural shoulder, piecing at hem, cuffed sleeves and metal buttons. 95% cotton, 5% Spandex. Machine wash. Imported. Recommended You May Also Like • Core Tech Skort • CB DryTec Pintuck Short • Squeeze Play Full Zip Reviews Your Review *All Fields Required Zoom Loading... 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(plural of supermarket) ¹ ¹ Source: wiktionary.com Definition of Supermarkets 1. supermarket [n] - See also: supermarket Supermarkets Pictures Click the following link to bring up a new window with an automated collection of images related to the term: Supermarkets Images Lexicographical Neighbors of Supermarkets supermales supermall supermalls superman supermanager supermanagers supermaneuverability supermanifold supermanifolds supermans supermarket supermarketeer supermarketer supermarketing supermarketlike supermarkets supermart supermartingale supermartingales supermarts supermasculine supermassive supermassive black hole supermassive black holes supermassively supermaterial supermaterials supermatrices supermatrix supermatrixes Literary usage of Supermarkets Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature: 1. Adventure Guide to St Vincent, Grenada and the Grenadines by Cindy Kilgorie Brown, Alan Moore (2003) "Supermarkets If you are shopping for food either on land or at sea and are stocking up on provisions, or if you are just getting stuff for a day on the ..." 2. Germany, Garbage and the Green Dot: Challenging the Throwaway Society by Bette K. Fishbein (1996) "Case Study: Tengelmann Supermarkets Large retailers can exert great influence on consumer product companies to make packaging changes. ..." 3. Adventure Guide Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia by Janet Arrowood (2006) "Markets & Supermarkets There are a number of supermarkets and local markets where you can buy quality, low-cost food and build a picnic. ..." 4. Growth in Japan's Horticultural Trade With Developing Countries: An Economic by Masayoshi Honma (1991) "One development that has contributed to a more efficient distribution system is the increase in supermarkets. Supermarkets take advantage of scale economies ..." 5. 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A famous Barassi moment was recreated yesterday in the countdown to Thursday night's preview performance of the play Barassi at the Athenaeum Theatre. Melbourne actor Steve Bastoni, in the title role, felt at home depicting one of the highlights of Barassi's legendary career. This is the moment when Barassi was carried off the field, after the 1977 VFL Grand Final replay after North Melbourne and Collingwood had drawn the previous week. North's win gave Barassi his fourth premiership as coach, to complement the six he won as a player with Melbourne. Barassi's tale of passion and pain Bastoni said he never really thought of himself as a Barassi look-alike. "But after I got the role a lot of people started to say 'Yeah, you kind of do look like him'," he said. "The moustache has grown now. The moustache is a fair bit of it." Ron Barassi Ron Barassi Ron Barassi, now 76, was initially not impressed that his life would be showcased in a stage performance. Source: Herald Sun After the performance Bastoni said "it felt special" recreating the historic moment. "When you retire as a player you can only get that rush again as a coach," he said. The play starts in World War II - when Barassi's father died. The show had a controversial start after Barassi, 76, refused to be involved or support the project. Since then he has attended a meeting with the production company and wished it success. Barassi, commissioned by Jager Productions, opens on Thursday and runs for three weeks.     More News Dons too classy for Tigers Watson MANY an Essendon supporter would have walked in to the MCG tonight questioning themselves and their team. Teen apologises in letter to Goodes Julia Surowka THE teenager at the centre of the Adam Goodes racism scandal has apologised for "being racist", but the Brownlow medallist she abused does not blame her. 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Football Becks is now officially in retirement David Beckham DAVID Beckham was not included in Paris St Germain's squad for their final Ligue 1 game at Lorient on Sunday meaning he is officially retired.WIFR - News - Operation Safer Streets Operation Safer Streets Headlines More Operation Safer Streets Headlines Contact Crime Stoppers Rockford Crime Stoppers Administrative Office P.O. Box 4535 Rockford, IL 61110 Phone: 1-815-963-7867 Toll Free: 1-888-769-STOP Fax: 1-815-961-3206 Today's Poll Do you agree with the Obama Administration's plan to allow younger, qualifying illegal immigrants to stay in the US? Yes No Poll sponsored by: 23 WIFR 2523 North Meridian Road Rockford, IL. 61101 Business: 815-987-5300 Fax: 815-965-0981 News: 815-987-5330 Fax: 815-987-5333 Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2013 - Designed by Gray Digital Media - Powered by Clickability User Agent: CCBot/2.0YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY Elie Saab Lace and Valentino White? Looks Like Jessica Biel Can't Wait For Her Wedding Day! Jessica Biel has had more than her fair share of red carpet moments lately, as she goes on an international tour to promote new film Total Recall. We’ve loved her gorgeous and super stylish outfits, from a stunning Elie Saab halter dress to a very cool and colourful Christian Cota two-piece. But there’s one look she can’t seem to get enough of – wearing white. In fact, from a screening in New York to yesterday’s premiere in London, Jessica seems to be loving life on the lighter side of monochrome. (Click through the gallery above for more photos of Jessica wearing her favourite colour.) Maybe she’s just warming up for her wedding day? The Hollywood actress is engaged to Justin Timberlake, who proposed to her last Christmas. Well whatever’s on her mind, all those chic white ensembles have certainly got us thinking about what her dress might look like on the big day… Elie Saab Lace and Valentino White? Looks Like Jessica Biel Can't Wait For Her Wedding Day! Elie Saab Lace and Valentino White? Looks Like Jessica Biel Can't Wait For Her Wedding Day! Jessica’s opted for Elie Saab many a time on the red carpet, including a white lace frock for a New York screening of Total Recall. Saab is a master of pretty, lacy couture, so whipping up an ultra-feminine wedding dress for Jessica would be a doddle. The floor-length number on the left looks like its been made out of white flowers, whilst the gown on the right strikes a perfect balance between bridal elegance and show-stopping sexiness. Elie Saab Lace and Valentino White? Looks Like Jessica Biel Can't Wait For Her Wedding Day! Elie Saab Lace and Valentino White? Looks Like Jessica Biel Can't Wait For Her Wedding Day! Jessica chose a Valentino lace jumpsuit for her appearance on This Morning, managing to look perfectly summery and relaxed. If she decides to choose Valentino to design her wedding dress, we might expect something like the outfit on the left – a risqué and innovative take on the fairytale wedding dress. Or perhaps her look will defined be by clean, flowing lines and minimalist details? Elie Saab Lace and Valentino White? Looks Like Jessica Biel Can't Wait For Her Wedding Day! Elie Saab Lace and Valentino White? Looks Like Jessica Biel Can't Wait For Her Wedding Day! A quirky Giambattista Valli dress was worn by Jessica for the London premiere, with a tailored tuxedo shirt, poufy-peplum and lace pencil skirt. Maybe Jessica will surprise us and go for one of Giambattista’s unconventional offerings? Like this strapless dress with an exaggerate skirt (left), or this 70s style jumpsuit with voluminous sleeves and multi-layers. by Stephanie Soh Read more fashion and beauty news on graziadaily.co.uk See what's in the latest issue of GRAZIA magazine Click here to subscribe to the GraziaDaily newsletter    The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Norwegian Language in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Norwegian Language over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Cambridge region. Location 3 months to 19 Jun 2013 Same period 2012 Same period 2011 Norwegian Language Rank - - - Permanent jobs citing Norwegian Language 0 0 0 As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge - - - As % of the General category - - - Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0 Average salary - - - UK excluding London average salary £15,000 £16,000 £70,000 % change year-on-year -6.25% -77.14% All of the General Category Cambridge Permanent IT job ads with a match in the General category 446 546 644 As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 26.16% 26.94% 30.70% Number of salaries quoted 349 445 552 Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £38,000 Average salary % change year-on-year +5.88% +11.84% 90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £28,000 10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £62,500 £55,000 UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,500 % change year-on-year - +4.93% Norwegian Language Cambridgeshire Norwegian Language Jobs Demand Trend This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Norwegian Language across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category. Cambridge Norwegian Language Jobs Demand Trend Norwegian Language Salary Trend This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Norwegian Language across the Cambridge region. Cambridge Norwegian Language Salary Trend Norwegian Language Top 14 Related IT Skills For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Norwegian Language also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Norwegian Language. 1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 1 6 (100.00%) Automotive 1 6 (100.00%) Danish Language 1 6 (100.00%) Dutch Language 1 6 (100.00%) MS Office 1 6 (100.00%) Swedish Language 2 4 (66.67%) Finnish Language 3 2 (33.33%) French Language 3 2 (33.33%) German Language 3 2 (33.33%) Greek Language 3 2 (33.33%) Italian Language 3 2 (33.33%) Portuguese Language 3 2 (33.33%) Spanish Language 4 1 (16.67%) COM Norwegian Language Top Related IT Skills by Category For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Norwegian Language also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Norwegian Language. Up to 20 skills are shown per category. Application Development 1 1 (16.67%) COM Applications 1 6 (100.00%) MS Office General 1 6 (100.00%) Automotive 1 6 (100.00%) Danish Language 1 6 (100.00%) Dutch Language 1 6 (100.00%) Swedish Language 2 4 (66.67%) Finnish Language 3 2 (33.33%) French Language 3 2 (33.33%) German Language 3 2 (33.33%) Greek Language 3 2 (33.33%) Italian Language 3 2 (33.33%) Portuguese Language 3 2 (33.33%) Spanish Language Vendors 1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft View Norwegian Language jobs NationwideTuesday, October 9, 2012 Nature Study with an Autumn Scavenger Hunt (and a free printable!) I love this time of year. Crisp, cool mornings, changing leaves, hot apple cider.  And nature study.  This is just the best time of year to take your kids on a trail hike, visit a local park, or even explore what's in your own backyard.  One fun activity we have enjoyed on our autumn nature walks is a scavenger hunt. You can make a list of things to find along the way and then enjoy exploring nature. Be sure to take along some crayons and have fun with leaf and tree bark rubbings, too!  Here's a free printable for your scavenger hunt and tree and leaf rubbings. I hope you and your little explorers enjoy it!  Happy fall y'all! Don't miss a thing! Subscribe to Ben and Me and get our articles right to your inbox! Photobucket No comments: Post a Comment Sweet friends shared . . . 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Actually, I heard that C6 only had a 15% pass rate since that is all the results support, but they know that'd be a nightmare, so they don't know what to do! Reply With Quote   #76   Old 07-19-2002, 01:11 PM New at pd New at pd is offline Member   Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 560 Default you don't say? Reply With Quote   #77   Old 07-19-2002, 01:30 PM Guest   Posts: n/a Default Not Funny! I hope you are making that up Abducens!!!!!!! If you are making it up...I hope you fail with a 5!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding! Reply With Quote   #78   Old 07-19-2002, 02:06 PM BigMactuary, BigMactuary, is offline Member   Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,991 Default 2pm EST approaching. one question resonates in the minds of thousands if not millions of hard working actuaries - can the SOA spit it out finally? reporting live from scahumburg, IL, this is America's favorite burger! 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And here are a couple of my favourites from the book and blog - all pictures are courtesy Rides a Bike. 5 comments: That's Not My Age said... I need this book! Grey Fox said... Yes I agree - just ordered! Andy Aitch said... I think Cambridge, UK is still nicknamed Cycle City David, but generally speaking most adults can't be dragged onto peddle power these days :( I love cycling around Chiang Mai and when I lived in Holland it was also great because the land is so flat and smooth. I was re-watching Michael Palin's 'Around the Wold in 80 Days' a few weeks ago (must be well over 20 years old now), and when he arrived in China he commented on how quiet it was in the big cities as most of the population was using bicycles as means of transportation. Now China has some of the most polluted cities on earth no thanks to the explosion of traffic. Maybe able-bodied people should be made to cycle at least 3 times a week he, he, ;-) It is a shame though that it's become the transportation of the few because it's such a lovely way to see the world (figuratively speaking of course). Andy Aitch Mark said... It is noticeble that these pictures are of people on bikes with 'sit up and beg' style handlebars. These are far more stylish and also a lot safer than drop handlebars. Why do we (Brits) insist on riding bikes that are built for RACING and dressing as if we are Bradley Wiggins while doing so? On a 'sit up and beg' you look more elegant and can see the road properly. They also tend to have a sensible number of gears (3-6) rather than the 18-24 common on UK bikes, even those for children! Grey Fox said... Yes Mark, but I'm afraid I'm a cycling boy-racer so prefer Lycra, drop handlebars, many gears, carbon fibre and high speed - unless I'm pottering to the shops of course, in which case tweed, a basket and a sit-up-and-beg is fine. GF.spacer   Advanced Search Astrobiology Magazine Facebook  Astrobiology Magazine Twitter Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 from Hubble 05/13/12 Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a modest central bar. Prominently barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, pictured above, was captured in spectacular detail in image taken by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. Visible are dark filamentary dust lanes, young clusters of bright blue stars, red emission nebulas of glowing hydrogen gas, a long bright bar of stars across the center, and a bright active nucleus that likely houses a supermassive black hole. Light takes about 60 million years to reach us from NGC 1672, which spans about 75,000 light years across. NGC 1672, which appears toward the constellation of the Dolphinfish (Dorado), is being studied to find out how a spiral bar contributes to star formation in a galaxy's central regions. 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It's not that piracy has replaced DVD sales — broadband capacity is still too limited for that — but people are opting to rent rather than buy. Here's the good news: Movie rental revenue grew 8 percent in the first two quarters, which helps Netflix , Blockbuster and Redbox. This makes sense: Americans are consuming more entertainment, staying home and avoiding shopping and travel, but they don't feel compelled to add more DVDs to their library. Blu-Ray sales rose 91 percent in the first two quarters, but that business is still very niche, just $408 million. Unlike the transition from VHS to Blu-Ray, we're not going to see the same kind of purchasing. Why not? The answer is that DVDs don't seem outdated, and there are plenty of digital distribution options, both legal and illegal. On-demand movies, through cable or satellite video-on-demand or online streaming, grew 22 to $968 million. Questions? Comments? 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Your Comments: Featured • Working from Los Angeles, Boorstin is CNBC's media and entertainment reporter and author of CNBC.com's "Media Money" blog.Flint's Best Mix » Weekend http://wcrz.com Cars 108 Flint's Best Mix Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 10,000 Expected at Flint's Mid-Eastern Festival This Weekend http://wcrz.com/10000-expected-at-flints-mid-eastern-festival-this-weekend/ http://wcrz.com/10000-expected-at-flints-mid-eastern-festival-this-weekend/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:19:51 +0000 J. Patrick http://wcrz.com/?p=107526 The Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church will be hosting a three day Mid-Eastern Festival this weekend and organizers are expecting close to 10,000 local folks to participate. Since 2008 the festival has doubled in size every year. Here is what to expect if you plan to attend: ]]> http://wcrz.com/10000-expected-at-flints-mid-eastern-festival-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Alaskan Dude - Flickr How About a Drive-In Movie this weekend? http://wcrz.com/how-about-a-drive-in-movie-this-weekend/ http://wcrz.com/how-about-a-drive-in-movie-this-weekend/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:45:23 +0000 J. Patrick http://wcrz.com/?p=82146 It's a bit of nostalgia, but still a fun way to spend an evening! If you're in the mood for a good movie where you can bring along your own snacks and drinks, the drive-in was made for you. This all comes to mind with the opening of the US23 Drive-in this week. This long running Flint icon still draws a good Friday and Saturday night crowd. ]]> http://wcrz.com/how-about-a-drive-in-movie-this-weekend/feed/ 0 m3cfa - FlickrHow to make a wedding favor When it comes to wedding favors, you will find that the possibilities are endless. 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You may spend a few dollars on cheap chocolate that will melt right away, but it is great to work with. You can get creative by using colored white chocolate. You can make chocolate suckers, candies, spoons, and more when it comes to chocolate. Chocolate literally has endless possibilities. Cookies are the same. If you are really on a tight budget, you can make wedding cookies that look like a cake and has your name and wedding date on it or you can make gingerbread bride and grooms. If you are having a fall wedding, gingerbread cookies are a must have favor. You can purchase an inexpensive cookie cutter and then decorate them to look like a bride or the groom. When it comes to keepsakes you can always go to your local craft store and take a look around at what ideas they offer, as well as, the merchandize that they sell. You can get inexpensive trinket boxes or baskets that would look great with bow and Jordan almonds (the traditional wedding favor). When it comes to generating some ideas, you can go online and see what others are doing for their wedding favors. You can even search online for homemade wedding favors and see what ideas you generate. In fact, if you don't have much time you can always get bulk candies like Jordan Almonds and then bunch them by yourself with some tulle and ribbon. This way you can have a favor that doesn't take much to make and it'll save you a little bit of money. Most wedding favors seem simple ideas; however, when you are making them in bulk you will find that it can be quite time consuming. You may want to get your wedding party together or a small group of family members to help you make the favors. When it comes to saving some time on the wedding favors you will want to do the assembly line. Like one purchase places the candies on the tulle, the next person ties the tulle together, the next person places the ribbon and tag on the bundle, and the last person curls the ribbon to look pretty. 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SANs are primarily used to make storage devices, such as disk array Disk array A disk array is a disk storage system which contains multiple disk drives. It is differentiated from a disk enclosure, in that an array has cache memory and advanced functionality, like RAID and virtualization.Components of a typical disk array include:... s, tape libraries Tape library In computer storage, a tape library, sometimes called a tape silo, tape robot or tape jukebox, is a storage device which contains one or more tape drives, a number of slots to hold tape cartridges, a barcode reader to identify tape cartridges and an automated method for loading tapes... , and optical jukebox Optical jukebox An optical jukebox is a robotic data storage device that can automatically load and unload optical discs, such as Compact Disc, DVD, Ultra Density Optical or Blu-ray disc and can provide terabytes and petabytes of tertiary storage. The devices are often called optical disk libraries, robotic... es, accessible to server Server (computing) In the context of client-server architecture, a server is a computer program running to serve the requests of other programs, the "clients". Thus, the "server" performs some computational task on behalf of "clients"... s so that the devices appear like locally attached devices to the operating system Operating system An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system... . A SAN typically has its own network of storage devices that are generally not accessible through the local area network by other devices. The cost and complexity of SANs dropped in the early 2000s to levels allowing wider adoption across both enterprise and small to medium sized business environments. A SAN does not provide file abstraction, only block-level operations. However, file systems built on top of SANs do provide file-level access, and are known as SAN filesystems or shared disk file systems. Storage sharing Historically, data centers first created "islands" of SCSI SCSI Small Computer System Interface is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. The SCSI standards define commands, protocols, and electrical and optical interfaces. SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape drives, but it...  disk array Disk array A disk array is a disk storage system which contains multiple disk drives. It is differentiated from a disk enclosure, in that an array has cache memory and advanced functionality, like RAID and virtualization.Components of a typical disk array include:... s as direct-attached storage (DAS), each dedicated to an application, and visible as a number of "virtual hard drives" (i.e. LUNs). Essentially, a SAN consolidates such storage islands together using a high-speed network. Operating systems maintain their own file system File system A file system is a means to organize data expected to be retained after a program terminates by providing procedures to store, retrieve and update data, as well as manage the available space on the device which contain it. A file system organizes data in an efficient manner and is tuned to the... s on their own dedicated, non-shared LUNs, as though they were local to themselves. If multiple systems were simply to attempt to share a LUN, these would interfere with each other and quickly corrupt the data. Any planned sharing of data on different computers within a LUN requires advanced solutions, such as SAN file systems or clustered computing. Despite such issues, SANs help to increase storage capacity utilization, since multiple servers consolidate their private storage space onto the disk arrays. Common uses of a SAN include provision of transactionally accessed data that require high-speed block-level access to the hard drives such as email servers, databases, and high usage file servers. SAN and NAS Network-attached storage Network-attached storage Network-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements...  (NAS), in contrast to SAN, uses file-based protocols such as NFS or SMB/CIFS where it is clear that the storage is remote, and computers request a portion of an abstract file rather than a disk block. SAN-NAS hybrid Despite the differences between SAN and NAS, it is possible to create solutions that include both technologies, as shown in the diagram. Benefits Sharing storage usually simplifies storage administration and adds flexibility since cables and storage devices do not have to be physically moved to shift storage from one server to another. Other benefits include the ability to allow servers to boot from the SAN itself. This allows for a quick and easy replacement of faulty servers since the SAN can be reconfigured so that a replacement server can use the LUN of the faulty server. While this area of technology is still new many view it as being the future of the enterprise datacenter. SANs also tend to enable more effective disaster recovery Disaster recovery Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity...  processes. A SAN could span a distant location containing a secondary storage array. This enables storage replication either implemented by disk array controller Disk array controller A disk array controller is a device which manages the physical disk drives and presents them to the computer as logical units. It almost always implements hardware RAID, thus it is sometimes referred to as RAID controller. It also often provides additional disk cache.A disk array controller name is... s, by server software, or by specialized SAN devices. Since IP WAN Wide area network A wide area network is a telecommunication network that covers a broad area . Business and government entities utilize WANs to relay data among employees, clients, buyers, and suppliers from various geographical locations... s are often the least costly method of long-distance transport, the Fibre Channel over IP Fibre Channel over IP Fibre Channel over IP , is an Internet Protocol was created by the Internet Engineering Task Force as storage technology....  (FCIP) and iSCSI protocols have been developed to allow SAN extension over IP networks. The traditional physical SCSI layer could only support a few meters of distance - not nearly enough to ensure business continuance in a disaster. The economic consolidation of disk arrays has accelerated the advancement of several features including I/O caching, snapshotting Snapshot (computer storage) In computer systems, a snapshot is the state of a system at a particular point in time. The term was coined as an analogy to that in photography. It can refer to an actual copy of the state of a system or to a capability provided by certain systems.... , and volume cloning (Business Continuance Volumes or BCVs). Network types Most storage networks use the SCSI SCSI Small Computer System Interface is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. The SCSI standards define commands, protocols, and electrical and optical interfaces. SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape drives, but it...  protocol for communication between servers and disk drive devices. A mapping layer to other protocols is used to form a network: • ATA over Ethernet (AoE) ATA over Ethernet ATA over Ethernet is a network protocol developed by the Brantley Coile Company, designed for simple, high-performance access of SATA storage devices over Ethernet networks. It is used to build storage area networks with low-cost, standard technologies.- Protocol description :AoE runs on layer 2... , mapping of ATA AT Attachment Parallel ATA , originally ATA, is an interface standard for the connection of storage devices such as hard disks, solid-state drives, floppy drives, and optical disc drives in computers. The standard is maintained by X3/INCITS committee...  over Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies.... • Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), the most prominent one, is a mapping of SCSI over Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel, or FC, is a gigabit-speed network technology primarily used for storage networking. Fibre Channel is standardized in the T11 Technical Committee of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards , an American National Standards Institute –accredited standards... • Fibre Channel over Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet is an encapsulation of Fibre Channel frames over Ethernet networks. This allows Fibre Channel to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks while preserving the Fibre Channel protocol...  (FCoE) • ESCON ESCON ESCON is a data connection created by IBM, and is commonly used to connect their mainframe computers to peripheral devices such as disk storage and tape drives. ESCON is an optical fiber, half-duplex, serial interface. It originally operated at a rate of 10 Mbyte/s, which was later increased to...  over Fibre Channel (FICON FICON FICON is the IBM proprietary name for the ANSI FC-SB-3 Single-Byte Command Code Sets-3 Mapping Protocol for Fibre Channel protocol. It is a FC layer 4 protocol used to map both IBM’s antecedent channel-to-control-unit cabling infrastructure and protocol onto standard FC services and infrastructure... ), used by mainframe computer Mainframe computer Mainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the... s • HyperSCSI HyperSCSI HyperSCSI was a computer network protocol for accessing storage by sending and receiving SCSI commands.It was developed by researchers at the Data Storage Institute in Singapore in 2000 to 2003.... , mapping of SCSI over Ethernet • iFCP or SANoIP mapping of FCP over IP • iSCSI ISCSI In computing, iSCSI , is an abbreviation of Internet Small Computer System Interface, an Internet Protocol -based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks, iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage... , mapping of SCSI over TCP/IP • iSCSI Extensions for RDMA ISCSI Extensions for RDMA The iSCSI Extensions for RDMA is a computer network protocol that extends the Internet Small Computer System Interface protocol to use Remote Direct Memory Access...  (iSER), mapping of iSCSI over InfiniBand InfiniBand InfiniBand is a switched fabric communications link used in high-performance computing and enterprise data centers. Its features include high throughput, low latency, quality of service and failover, and it is designed to be scalable... Storage networks may also be built using SAS Serial Attached SCSI Serial Attached SCSI is a computer bus used to move data to and from computer storage devices such as hard drives and tape drives. SAS depends on a point-to-point serial protocol that replaces the parallel SCSI bus technology that first appeared in the mid 1980s in data centers and workstations,...  and SATA Serial ATA Serial ATA is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives...  technologies. SAS evolved from SCSI direct-attached storage. SATA evolved from IDE direct-attached storage. SAS and SATA devices can be networked using SAS Expanders. SAN infrastructure SANs often utilize a Fibre Channel fabric topology - an infrastructure specially designed to handle storage communications. It provides faster and more reliable access than higher-level protocols used in NAS Network-attached storage Network-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements... . A fabric is similar in concept to a network segment Network segment A network segment is a portion of a computer network. The nature and extent of a segment depends on the nature of the network and the device or devices used to interconnect end stations.-Ethernet:...  in a local area network. A typical Fibre Channel SAN fabric is made up of a number of Fibre Channel switch Fibre Channel switch In the computer storage field, a Fibre Channel switch is a network switch compatible with the Fibre Channel protocol. It allows the creation of a Fibre Channel fabric, that is currently the core component of most storage area networks . The fabric is a network of Fibre Channel devices which... es. Today, all major SAN equipment vendors also offer some form of Fibre Channel routing solution, and these bring substantial scalability benefits to the SAN architecture by allowing data to cross between different fabrics without merging them. These offerings use proprietary protocol elements, and the top-level architectures being promoted are radically different. They often enable mapping Fibre Channel traffic over IP or over SONET/SDH Synchronous optical networking Synchronous Optical Networking and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy are standardized multiplexing protocols that transfer multiple digital bit streams over optical fiber using lasers or highly coherent light from light-emitting diodes . At low transmission rates data can also be transferred via an... . Compatibility One of the early problems with Fibre Channel SANs was that the switches and other hardware from different manufacturers were not compatible. Although the basic storage protocols FCP were always quite standard, some of the higher-level functions did not interoperate well. Similarly, many host operating systems would react badly to other operating systems sharing the same fabric. Many solutions were pushed to the market before standards were finalized and vendors have since innovated around the standards. SANs in media and entertainment Video editing workgroups require very high data transfer rates. Outside of the enterprise market, this is one area that greatly benefits from SANs. Per-node bandwidth usage control, sometimes referred to as Quality of Service Quality of service The quality of service refers to several related aspects of telephony and computer networks that allow the transport of traffic with special requirements...  (QoS), is especially important in video workgroups as it ensures fair and prioritized bandwidth usage across the network, if there is insufficient open bandwidth available. Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....  Unity, Apple's Xsan Xsan Xsan is Apple Inc.'s storage area network or clustered file system for Mac OS X. Xsan enables multiple Mac desktop and Xserve systems to access shared block storage over a Fibre Channel network. With the Xsan file system installed, these computers can read and write to the same storage volume at...  and Tiger Technology MetaSAN MetaSAN metaSAN is Tiger Technology's cross-platform Storage Area Network management software.metaSAN enables one to share one high-speed RAID devices with multiple computers using Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Ethernet, or InfiniBand interconnect...  are specifically designed for video networks and offer this functionality. Storage virtualization Storage virtualization Storage Virtualization Storage virtualization or storage virtualisation is a concept and term used within computer science. Specifically, storage systems may use virtualization concepts as a tool to enable better functionality and more advanced features within the storage system.Broadly speaking, a 'storage system' is...  is the process of completely abstracting logical storage from physical storage. The physical storage resources are aggregated into storage pools, from which the logical storage is created. It presents to the user a logical space for data storage and transparently Transparency (computing) Any change in a computing system, such as new feature or new component, is transparent if the system after change adheres to previous external interface as much as possible while changing its internal behaviour. The purpose is to shield from change all systems on the other end of the interface...  handles the process of mapping it to the actual physical location. This is implemented in modern disk arrays, using vendor proprietary solutions. However, the goal is to virtualize multiple disk arrays from different vendors, scattered over the network, into a single monolithic storage device, which can be managed uniformly. See also • ATA over Ethernet ATA over Ethernet ATA over Ethernet is a network protocol developed by the Brantley Coile Company, designed for simple, high-performance access of SATA storage devices over Ethernet networks. It is used to build storage area networks with low-cost, standard technologies.- Protocol description :AoE runs on layer 2...  (AoE) • Direct-attached storage (DAS) • Disk array Disk array A disk array is a disk storage system which contains multiple disk drives. It is differentiated from a disk enclosure, in that an array has cache memory and advanced functionality, like RAID and virtualization.Components of a typical disk array include:... • Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Fibre Channel, or FC, is a gigabit-speed network technology primarily used for storage networking. Fibre Channel is standardized in the T11 Technical Committee of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards , an American National Standards Institute –accredited standards... • Fibre Channel over Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet is an encapsulation of Fibre Channel frames over Ethernet networks. This allows Fibre Channel to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks while preserving the Fibre Channel protocol... • File Area Network • iSCSI ISCSI In computing, iSCSI , is an abbreviation of Internet Small Computer System Interface, an Internet Protocol -based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks, iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage... • iSCSI Extensions for RDMA ISCSI Extensions for RDMA The iSCSI Extensions for RDMA is a computer network protocol that extends the Internet Small Computer System Interface protocol to use Remote Direct Memory Access... • List of networked storage hardware platforms • List of SAN Network Management Systems and Storage Resource Management (SRM) • Massive array of idle disks Massive array of idle disks In computing, a massive array of idle disks is a system using hundreds to thousands of hard drives for nearline storage of data. MAID is designed for 'Write Once, Read Occasionally' applications. In a MAID each drive is only spun up on demand as needed to access the data stored on that drive... • Network-attached storage Network-attached storage Network-attached storage is file-level computer data storage connected to a computer network providing data access to heterogeneous clients. NAS not only operates as a file server, but is specialized for this task either by its hardware, software, or configuration of those elements... • Storage Hypervisor Storage hypervisor In computing, a storage hypervisor is a portable software program that runs on a physical hardware platform, on a virtual machine, inside a hypervisor OS or in all three places. It may co-reside with virtual machine supervisors or have exclusive control of its platform... • Storage virtualization Storage Virtualization Storage virtualization or storage virtualisation is a concept and term used within computer science. Specifically, storage systems may use virtualization concepts as a tool to enable better functionality and more advanced features within the storage system.Broadly speaking, a 'storage system' is... • Redundant array of independent disks (RAID) • SMI-S SMI-S SMI-S, or the Storage Management Initiative – Specification, is a storage standard developed and maintained by the Storage Networking Industry Association . It has also been ratified as an ISO standard...  — Storage Management Initiative Specification • System Area Network System Area Network System Area Networks are high-performance, connection-oriented networks that link computer clusters. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 uses it for high-performance connectivity through Virtual Interface Adapter . This technology is used since the advent of Windows 2000.... External links Sprache in Deutsch ändern | Close Hooray! You've made it! You found probably the funniest site of the internet! 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ADVERTISEMENTAutoCAD Point Coordinate Transformations (CAD Clinic: Civil 3D Tutorial) 1 Dec, 2008 By: Phillip Zimmerman Use Point File Formats to import and export points to assigned coordinate systems. Editor's Note: This tutorial courtesy of Imaginit. Reading external ASCII files through a Point File Format creates cogo_points. Civil 3D has several pre-defined file formats. When using a Point File Format, it assumes the coordinate system or local coordinates match between file and drawing. However, there are times when the file and the drawing have different coordinates systems, i.e. NAD27 coordinates in the file and NAD83 for the drawing's coordinate system. If the file and drawing's coordinate systems differ and you want to transform the coordinates on import, then the Point File Format must have an assigned coordinate system. A coordinate system is assigned in the file-format definition panel's middle left. See Figure 1. figure A file format with a coordinate system. The second place coordinate transforms can occur when importing points directly into a surface. The point files process is exactly the same as importing points from an ASCII file to the drawing, but the resulting points do not become cogo_points, rather they become surface points. The last place where point coordinate transformations may occur is when inserting survey points into a drawing. If the survey and drawing have different systems, the point coordinates transform when inserting them into the drawing. Also, when a survey's units are U.S. survey foot and the drawing uses international feet, when inserting the survey points into the drawing, a transformation occurs. Defining a Point File Format with a Coordinate System There are two places to define a Point File Format. The first is the Setting panel's Point branch, and as the second is a modification or copy of a format in the Import/Export Points dialog box. When in the Import/Export dialog box, clicking the Point File Formats icon (upper right) displays the Point File Formats dialog box. It is here that the user defines new, copies, or modifies an existing format. See Figure 2. figure Point File Format dialog box. After clicking New, Copy, or Modify, the Point File Format dialog box displays. The Point File Format dialog box Coordinate zone transform toggle allows the format to have an assigned system. When this toggle is active, the globe icon calls the Select a coordinate zone dialog box. The systems are the same as those listed in Edit Drawing Settings for a Civil 3D drawing. See Figure 3. figure Select a coordinate zone dialog box. After assigning a coordinate system to the format, you should change the Northing and Easting entries to Grid Northing and Grid Easting. To do this, in the Point Format dialog box (Figure 1), click the Northing heading and in the Select Column Name dialog box, click the drop list arrow, and, from the list, select Grid Northing. Repeat this for the Easting heading. After making these modifications, your dialog box should look similar to Figure 1. Transferring Point File Formats If you develop several Point File Formats, they are available only to their drawing. You transfer the formats to other drawings or the template file through the drag-and-drop method used to transfer styles. To transfer the format to a template, open the template file while still in the drawing containing the new point file formats, and in the Windows menu select Tile Vertically. This allows you to view both the drawing and the template at the same time. In the drawing with the new Point File Format, expand Setting's Point branch until viewing the Point File Format list. From the list, select the new Point File Format, and while holding down the left mouse button, drag it to the template file. When lifting up on the left mouse button, the file format is added to the template. Using a Transformation Point File Format Selecting a point file format with an assigned coordinate system is only the first step to importing and transforming points. After selecting the format and the file to import, you must toggle on Do coordinate transformation if possible. See Figure 4. figure Import Points dialog box. After importing the file, you should review the original coordinates to the new coordinates in the drawing. See Figure 5. figure Original and transformed coordinates. Exporting Points Having an assigned coordinate system is also available as an export points format. If you want to export NAD 83 point coordinates to NAD 27, in the Export points dialog box, you would assign a NAD 27 format, toggle on Do coordinate transformation if possible, and when exported, the resulting file contains NAD 27 coordinates. Surface Definition -- Point Files When adding point data to a surface, they can come from either a point group or directly from a point file. When directly importing points to a surface, the points appear only as surface points and not cogo_points. The interface for importing points to a surface is the same as the Import points command. If you use a point file format that has an assigned coordinate system and wanting to transform the points to the drawing's system, following the same steps mentioned above for importing points will transform them to the drawing's system. Transformations When Inserting Points From Survey Related to point file formats with differing coordinate systems, is collecting survey data in one coordinate system and inserting the Survey points into a drawing with a different system. For example, conducting a survey in NAD 83 and inserting its points into a NAD 27 drawing, causes the point coordinates to transform from NAD 83 to NAD 27. The Survey command, to create network control points from drawing points, also transforms points from the drawing coordinate system to the survey system. In Survey, you do not need coordinate systems to cause a transformation. If collecting a survey in U.S. foot and inserting survey points into a drawing using international feet will cause the point coordinates to change. You must make every effort to keep the survey and drawing units the same. Summary Point File Formats allow you to import and export points to assigned coordinate systems. A point format file with an assigned coordinate system different from the drawing's coordinate system, transforms the point's coordinates to the drawings coordinate system values. These same formats can be used to export points coordinates held in one system to a different system assigned to a Point File Format. The same Point File Formats import points directly to a surface. This process is the same as importing points to a drawing. The difference is importing to a surface does not create cogo_points, but surface points. The last place transformations occur is when inserting points from a survey into a drawing. If the survey is NAD83 and the drawing NAD27, inserting the points from the survey transforms their coordinates to match their coordinates in the drawing's coordinate system. Even if using local survey coordinates, if the survey units do not match the drawing units, the survey point coordinates with transform to match the drawing units. 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Nadine   #4 (permalink)   Old 11-03-2009, 09:37 PM   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: birmingham, al Posts: 1,841 Default Be wary of the fact that, if found that you have contracted the flu, you may be asked to leave the ship. If that is the case, you will be responsible for getting yourself home. That will include airfare and most definitely a PASSPORT.   #5 (permalink)   Old 11-04-2009, 08:23 AM bmh bmh is offline   Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 137 Default In that event I guess you are on your own obviously with no compensation. No cancellation insurance once you leave home and board the ship. It is possible that air fare cancellation insurance may trip in if a person was not able to travel home through illness. Not sure that I want to think about it. __________________ Bryan   #6 (permalink)   Old 11-04-2009, 09:51 AM penny3333's Avatar Moderator   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 10,601 Default You can purchase insurance for having to leave the ship. 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Come to get a signed book or just say hello! 3:00-5:00 pm Winchester Town Hall 71 Mt Vernon St, Winchester, MA Friday, March 08, 2013 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Sketch Today I'm having good fun developing developing some new picture book ideas. One involves drawing people, something I haven't done in a long, long time! Here is a sneak peek:  advertisement RSS MOBILE EMAIL ALERT WIDGET DIGITAL EDITION If it helps rein in soaring house prices, why not? Send this article to a friend! Your name Your email address Recipient's email   Message in the email: Please read this article "If it helps rein in soaring house prices, why not?", at http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/9WEEK/Article/ spacer Mail webheads for site related feedback and questions. Write to the editor or contact sales for other kind of help. 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You can post more than one, but it needs to be your content/from your blog. Older posts are OK! No giveaways please. Grab a Thematic Thursday button if you want and please visit/comment on at least 2 other participants! Full guidelines on this meme can be found here. Upcoming Schedule: 2/23 Leap Year/Calendar, 3/1 Dr. Suess Find other great memes to participate in at Link Rink! 1 comment : 1. Diana, Thank you so much for featuring the Butter Cookies! Have a great weekend! ReplyDelete Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I moderate all my comments. I like to reply to comments and will do so via email, directly below the comment, or even on the commenter's blog itself. If you are a no-reply blogger you might not hear from me. If you have word verification on, it's likely that I will NOT leave a comment for you. Please turn it off!Key Links for the Profession Outreach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education • Transformations videos and teaching aids to introduce students to minerals, metals, mining and petroleum engineering.  • Mineral Information Institute (Mii), for students, teachers, and the general public • Energy4me, for students, teachers, and the general public • Project Lead the Way, for middle and high school educators • StemEd Coalition, an alliance of more than 500 organizations to raise awareness with congress about the importance to this in schools to keep America comptetitve • NAE GovPIGuide, which provides practical guidance to faculty on managing grants (people, budget, etc.) and leading change • NAE Frontiers of Engineering, where select emerging engineering leaders discuss pioneering technical work and leading edge research and network to facilitate collaboration in engineering and the transfer of new techniques and approaches across fields. Diversity                                                   Humanitarian • The collaborative effort led by ASME, Engineering for Change, a forum to connect engineers and scientists to NGOs and local communities worldwide dedicated to improving quality of life • Engineers Without Borders USA, to connect engineers to volunteer opportunities worldwide Public Policy Ethics Workforce • AAES' Engineering Workforce Commission for statistics on engineering enrollment in universities and the workforce • NSPE's 2020 Transformation Plan video, including information about licensureThe Custom Motorcycle Magazine Tech | XLCRC Project, Part 2 Resurrecting The Spirit Of The XLCR By Dain Gingerelli, Photography by Dain Gingerelli Xlcrc Project Part 2 Xlrcr Xlcrc Project Part 2 Xlrcr Here's the XLRCR part way through its transformation. Last issue we launched Project XLRCR, a concept that pays homage to the '77 XLCR that Willie G. designed. We focused on the XLRCR's chassis, using new components to improve the ride and handling. And thanks to Patriot Suspension Genesis fork springs, Works Performance Pro Piggyback shocks, and Avon Venom tires, we achieved our goal. Now it's time to address the bike's key component: styling. Because this is a tribute bike to the XLCR, our Y2K edition needs to retain the original spirit of the '77 model. Retro underlines the theme (and explains the additional R in the name), so our concept must share the same styling DNA as Willie G.'s original. That, of course, means a quarter fairing atop its fork. The solution, as with a majority of the new body ware, was found in Harley-Davidson's Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories catalog, in this case the Detachable Quarter Fairing Kit (PN 57070-98). The quick-detach feature also helps give the XLRCR a multiple look. When I remove the fairing-an easy enough task-the XLRCR acquires a whole new character. More about this as we get deeper into part two, and when I show you the finished bike next issue. Xlcrc Project Part 2 Prototype Seat 01. The prototype seat was too short, front to rear. Saddlemen said no problem, and set out to make it longer. Xlcrc Project Part 2 Prototype Seat 01. The prototype seat was too short, front to rear. Saddlemen said no problem, and set o I've always been a fan of alloy gas tanks on café racers, but most of those shiny fuel cells are expensive. However, I figured a way to make a poor man's alloy tank. For this I selected the XL1200 Custom's teardrop-shaped gas tank to replace the 883R's peanut tank. To adapt the tank for the carbureted 883R engine, my friend Tommy Leonardo Jr. fabricated an adaptor plate to seal the big hole required for the Custom's EFI fuel pump. Another buddy, Brad Von Grote, welded the plate to the tank, and a Pingel petcock regulates fuel to the Keihin carb. For the gas tank's faux alloy appearance I called on my friends at H.M. Elliott to see if they could treat the tank's outer surface with the same aluminized treatment applied to exhaust systems. No problem, they said, and for good measure they gave the 4.5-gallon tank a double dose for extra thickness. The result is a finish that mimics the appearance of alloy. Xlcrc Project Part 2 Top View Taper 02. This top view shows the taper that I wanted. It was perfect. The taper makes it easy to lean from left to right while cornering. Xlcrc Project Part 2 Top View Taper 02. This top view shows the taper that I wanted. It was perfect. The taper makes it easy Satisfied with the aluminized coating, I sent a spare front fender and Nightster belt guard to H.M. Elliott, too. I figured that by removing the detachable fairing, and replacing the painted fender and belt guard with the coated pieces, the bike (hopefully) would take on a whole new appearance. It was part of that multiple styling treatment I referred to in the beginning. You can decide for yourself when you see the final product. I also wanted to loosen up the bike's styling in the rear. The bulky XL rear fender had to go. The solution was to mount a Nightster rear fender, taillight combo and side license plate fixture in its place. Result: a less cluttered appearance to XLRCR's hindquarters. This cleaner rear fender assembly allows the custom-made Saddlemen café racer seat to especially stand out. Miguel Martinez, one of Saddlemen's more experienced seat builders, oversaw that part of the project, and he pretty much read my mind in terms of the particular shape I wanted the seat to have. Xlcrc Project Part 2 Marking Hump 03. I decided to make the rear hump slightly smaller, so the section was marked to be trimmed. Xlcrc Project Part 2 Marking Hump 03. I decided to make the rear hump slightly smaller, so the section was marked to be tri I enjoyed the same success at Rock & Roll Custom Paintworks when we mapped out the paint scheme. I told Randy Morton that I wanted black with checkered flag graphics. "I want it cool looking, but it also needs to mimic a 'factory' paint scheme," was all I could give for direction, explaining that this custom bike is also a styling exercise to resurrect the XLCR. In short, I didn't want the paintjob to be too flashy and, in my opinion, what R&R delivered was spot on. All that remained for the crew at Lifestyles Cycles was to put it all together. Next issue we'll show you the fruits of our labor and give a full report on how XLRCR performs. By Dain Gingerelli Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues! *Please enter your username *Please enter your password *Please enter your comments Comments: Not Registered?Signup Here (1024 character limit) Hot Bike • Hot Bike • WELCOME TO JABBERWOCK INN in Monterey, California. Set in a half-acre of gardens, this Craftsman-style bed and breakfast inn provides a fabulous view of Monterey Bay with its famous barking seals. When you're ready to settle in for the evening, you'll find huge Victorian beds complete with lace-edged sheets and goose-down comforters. Three rooms include Jacuzzi tubs for two. In the late afternoon, wine, hors d'oeuvres and aperitifs are served on an enclosed sun porch. After dinner, guests are tucked into bed with homemade cookies and milk. EXTRA! EXTRA! Jabberwock Inn INK » San Francisco Chronicle, 2010 Also featured in Sunset Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Country Inns, San Francisco Chronicle, Diablo, Elmer Dill's KABC-Los Angeles TV. And has been reviews in the NY Times, 2009. INCLUDED IN ROOM RATE: A full hot breakfast, afternoon tea and fresh baked cookies, snacks, wine and hors d'oeuvres. Room Amenities include - Goose down pillows and comforters, huge Victorian beds with lace trimmed sheets, fresh flowers in every room, reading lamps, clock radio, hair dryer, signature bathrobes, FREE wireless internet access, some fireplaces and three Jacuzzi tubs for two. Amenities On Site include - Expansive Gardens, Library, Parlor Games, Guest Computer, Copy Machine, Phone, Fax, and Fireplaces. WELCOME TO JABBERWOCK INN! Our Monterey Bed and Breakfast Inn was named after the Lewis Carroll poem from his famous book, "Through the Looking Glass." The ambiance of our seven room inn is light-hearted, warmly comfortable, and decidedly upscale. My friend and I just returned from a 2-night stay at the Jabberwock Inn. John & Dawn are incredible they were extremely accommodating and made amazing suggestions on where to eat and all the things to see while we were in Monterey. In addition, the breakfast OMG the breakfasts were amazing. I have already recommended this Inn to friends for their future trips to Monterey. Truly exceptional people and an amazing Inn -- felt like it was home. Rus & Janet Batten-Post BREAKFAST Please join us each morning for a freshly prepared, elegantly presented breakfast. The full breakfast is made up of such delectables as Snarkleberry Flumptious, Phantasmagoria, or another wondrous fulsome treat. HISTORY This Craftsman-style home was built in 1911 for Eva & Wilber George. In 1937 the Widow George gave the property to the Victory Mission Sisters who held Catechism classes for all of the Catholic youngsters in New Monterey. In 1972 the convent was sold to a private party who then leased it to several different religious groups for use as a popular retreat over the next nine years. In 1981 Barbara and Jim Allen purchased the home and converted it into a bed and breakfast, one of the first on the Monterey Peninsula. Jim Allen, a former volunteer with the Los Angeles School District, fell in love with the Lewis Carroll tales while working with the children. He brought "Alice's story" to life at Jabberwock Inn. The inn changed hands in 1996, when it was purchased by Joan and John Kiliany. They owned and personally operated the inn until they sold it to the present owners/operators, John Hickey and Dawn Perez in August 2007. This large Victorian room is quite romantic with an enormous mahogany claw-foot king bed, an elegantly-tiled fireplace and a Jacuzzi whirlpool bath for two. A pleasant Monterey Bay view also awaits you if you choose to stay in the Mome Rath. When you're ready to settle in for the evening, you'll find huge Victorian beds complete with lace-edged sheets and goose-down comforters. Three rooms include Jacuzzi tubs for two. WEDDINGS: Jabberwock Inn is a beautiful setting for an elopement or wedding and reception. Contact innkeeper Dawn Perez to discuss your special day: 831.372.4777! JABBERWOCK INN ... AT A GLANCE • Concierge available to help you plan your Monterey stay. • Small Wedding and Conference Facilities. • Delicious breakfasts with vegetarian and vegan options available. • Sherry and hors d'oeuvres served on our glassed-in sun porch. • Comfortable chairs for reading and tables for puzzles and games. • Cold beverages available 24 hours. • In room massage (requires seven days advance notice) • Very comfortable bathrobes and practical hair dryers are provided. • Purchase VIP tickets for the Aquarium to avoid standing in line. • Many games to choose from, including "Alice's" Chess Board. • Half acre garden with waterfalls plus a new Bocce Ball Court. • Comfortable living room and dining room with cozy fireplaces. • And much more! EVENING HORS D'OEUVRES Every evening at 5 o'clock our ringing bell beckons you to enjoy tantalizing hors d'oeuvres, sherry, wine and other beverages on the enclosed sun porch overlooking Monterey Bay and our estate gardens. SNACKS Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate drinks are available on the Sun Porch throughout the day and night. You will also find an array of nibbles. And guests are tucked into bed with fresh baked cookies and milk! GARDENS: Jabberwock Inn is nestled on a half-acre of colorful gardens and waterfalls, plus our new Bocce Ball Court. You will delight in the visual banquet that will greet you upon arrival at this Monterey Bed and Breakfast Inn! • Prezzo per notte $169 - $309 , • Recensioni 114   • Camere 7 • Buoni Acquisto accettati • Indirizzo 598 Laine Street Monterey, CA 93940 USA • Telefono+1-831-372-4777 • Numero di Fax+1-831-655-2946 • Gratuito+1-888-428-7253 • MailContatta o prenota Il Jabberwock, uno stile Arts & Crafts, bed and Breakfast, è Wonderland di Alice. In un ambiente molto privato, siamo a soli quattro isolati sopra Cannery Row e il Monterey Bay Aquarium. Godetevi lo sherry ora e stuzzichini sul nostro sole avvolgente-portico affacciato sul nostro lussureggianti giardini, cascate e Monterey Bay. Al mattino, noi ti invita con una colazione completa di tali delectables Snarkleberry Flumptious, Humpty Dumpty Flabjuous o di un altro meraviglioso ossequio vivissime. Camere & Prezzi Il Borogove 1 King-size (largo 200 cm) Letti, Bagno privato
, sleeps2 Prezzo medio per notte $309 Scegli date Mome Rath 1 King-size (largo 200 cm) Letti, Bagno privato
, sleeps2 Prezzo medio per notte $289 Scegli date Toves 1 King-size (largo 200 cm) Letti, Bagno privato
, sleeps2 Prezzo medio per notte $279 Scegli date Brillig 1 Queen-size
(largo 160-180 cm) Letti, Bagno privato
, sleeps2 Prezzo medio per notte $249 Scegli date Tulgey Wood 1 Queen-size
(largo 160-180 cm) Letti, Bagno privato
, sleeps2 Prezzo medio per notte $169 Scegli date Certificata dai nostri collaboratori Diamond Collection Inspected and Certified Recensioni Valore della struttura 114 Recensioni 4,6 out of 5   • Camera  4 • Servizi  5 • Valore  4 • Pulizia  5 • Cibo  5 Spiegazioni delle valutazioni   Eccezionale   Ha superato le mie aspettative   Ha soddisfatto le mie aspettative   Okay, ma al di sotto della media   Insoddisfacente 4,8 su 5   No ordinary B&B! aprile 18, 2013 My husband and I stayed here over the Easter break and it exceeded all our expectations - we didn't want to leave! John & Dawn are the most charming and gracious of hosts, who have literally thought of everything. The house is beautiful and the best thing about it, is the homely and welcoming atmosphere that they create every day. Their 'social hour' was something to look forward to every evening, as it let us meet interesting people and very often, we were dragging ourselves away to dinner! We will return without a doubt! 5 su 5   Have gone back twice, and will go again luglio 30, 2012 We have stayed twice now in the Mimsy room at the top of the stairs of the Jabberwock Inn in Monterey. As the name implies, the house and beautiful gardens carry a definite Alice in Wonderland theme which makes it fun. Because this lovely old house sits on a hill, the top floor room feels very high up with a great view out over the bay. We love this vantage point. (There is a fire escape right outside the door if you are an anxious type of person who looks out for these things.....) While this room is small (the second floor has much larger rooms and suites) everything is efficiently and comfortably arranged with a shower in the room, very comfy bed, and window seat where we sat and read and talked. We love the little touches like a tiny carafe of brandy and jelly beans in the room, fresh cookies, milk, tea, coffee and even port downstairs.. We couldn't have been happier with our stay, both times. John and Dawn make hospitality happen from the moment you walk through the door with their warm and friendly welcome and tour. They have made sure that no detail is left unattended but never in a fussy way, always in a relaxed comfortable manner, from food to knowing everyone's names. They set up an environment where people can get to know each other down in the beautiful old rooms with comfortable chairs and big windows. While visiting we have enjoyed getting to know people from all over the United States and beyond. For new visitors to the area, John and Dawn were very helpful with suggestions and advice. We had such a good time in April that we returned in July, and we know we will be back again. David and C'Anna 4,6 su 5   When I get home I shall write a book about this place..... If I ever do get home. maggio 31, 2012 Not to write a full book, but this B&B is definitely one you should stay at. I booked one of the last remaining rooms as I was 15 min away, luckily they had one room. Dawn and John were gracious enough to allow us to stay with our 2 year old son, who absolutely loved playing with Dawn and enjoyed her chocolate chip pancake for breakfast in the morning! As you pull down the driveway, you will notice the lush grounds and how well maintained they are. Upon arriving John gave a wonderful tour of their home and what would soon feel just like ours. There are books to read, board games to fill a quiet afternoon and cookies and milk to cap the night! Returning to the room for the evening, you will find clean linen and a comfortable bed. After a restful night sleep, it is downstairs for a freshly prepared breakfast and fresh juice to get you started for an adventurous day in Monterey! Would we stay again?? Without a doubt in my mind, YES! 5 su 5   Great place to stay. maggio 28, 2012 The hosts were warm and friendly. Their suggestions for restaurants were perfect. But the best part of the stay was the inn itself. The room, common areas and landscaping were all outstanding. Nei dintorni Informazioni sul proprietario: Proprietario Dawn and John Il proprietario parla: • Inglese Esplorare The Jabberwock Inn Sito Web della struttura Disponibilità • Camere & Prezzi • Prezzo per notte $169 - $309 Il Borogove Questa è l'ultima indulgenza. È una camera romantica extrordinarily con camino, salottino, bella mano tile surround per la vasca jacuzzi, nickol infissi e una magnifica vista della baia di Monterey. Immaginare godendo la colazione per due mentre guarda le vostre finestre giù quattro del blocco Cannery Row e l'acquario di Monterey Bay. Immaginate seduto su un divano correttamente legano, propping i piedi sul fatto per questa tabella stessa cosa, e guarda nel Wedgewood contenute fiamme scintillanti come si sorseggiare la vostra cena dopo brandy. • Capacità massima: 2 • Bagno Bagno privato • Letti 1 King-size (largo 200 cm) Prezzo per notte (alta/bassa stagione) $309/$309 Scegli date Mome Rath Questa è una grande stanza vittoriana con un enorme letto mogano, splendida mano mattonelle che circonda la jacuzzi per due e il caminetto e una visualizzazione di Monterey Bay filtrata attraverso i nostri giardini posteriore Monterey Pine Grove. • Capacità massima: 2 • Bagno Bagno privato • Letti 1 King-size (largo 200 cm) Prezzo per notte (alta/bassa stagione) $289/$289 Scegli date Toves Questo è un bel arti e mestieri in stile sala con un controllo di fermezza in primo piano "con i numeri" materasso. C'è un set di camera sontuosamente intagliato, decoratively piastrellato jacuzzi per due e corrispondente delle mattonelle di fronte camino, ed è proprio giardino segreto. • Capacità massima: 2 • Bagno Bagno privato • Letti 1 King-size (largo 200 cm) Prezzo per notte (alta/bassa stagione) $279/$279 Scegli date Brillig Il Brillig ha un arredamento di stile artigiano con mano laminato Bradbary & Bradbary carta nella tradizione William Morris. Ha anche un materasso di controllo di fermezza. La bocca di camino di questa stanza si trova di fronte a una mano in stile scozzese MacIntosh Rose pattern data MacIntoch Rose pattern di pizzo tende. La vista verso il basso la collina alla baia di Monterey è eccellente. • Capacità massima: 2 • Bagno Bagno privato • Letti 1 Queen-size
(largo 160-180 cm) Prezzo per notte (alta/bassa stagione) $249/$249 Scegli date Tulgey Wood Questa accogliente camera ha un letto matrimoniale, un marmo sormontata ufficio e molto dolce mirrowed poco armoir, bella vista della baia di Monterey e un bagno spazioso staccato. • Capacità massima: 2 • Bagno Bagno privato • Letti 1 Queen-size
(largo 160-180 cm) Prezzo per notte (alta/bassa stagione) $169/$169 Scegli date Il Mimsey Ricordo di case di ieri come è il vento la strada fino al 3 ° piano sitting area and due stanze. Il Mimsey è un personale preferito come è un whete di sede della finestra è possibile curl con un buon libro e guardare le barche a vela sulla baia di Monterey. Dispone di una meravigliosa nuova doccia con pareti di vetro acidato, progettato per il surround. La ' queen bed ha anche la funzione di materasso seleziona comfort • Capacità massima: 2 • Bagno Bagno privato • Letti 1 Queen-size
(largo 160-180 cm) Prezzo per notte (alta/bassa stagione) $199/$199 Scegli date Wabe La camera per gli ospiti Wabe è un accogliente saletta con l'originale branello pensione Sequoia soffitta pendio tetto e tocco morbido colore albicocca. • Capacità massima: 2 • Bagno Bagno privato • Letti 1 Queen-size
(largo 160-180 cm) Prezzo per notte (alta/bassa stagione) $189/$189 Scegli date Condizioni generali Condizioni di prenotazione • Check-in: 3: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm    Check out: Mezzogiorno • Soggiorno minimo: 2 notti durante il fine settimana; 3 notti nei giorni festivi • Deposito richiesto: L'importo della soggiorno prima notte di • Cancellazioni: giorno 7 avviso è necessario • Aperto tutto l'anno: Si Condizioni generali • Fumatori ammessi: Limitato • Animali ammessi: No • È permesso bere: Si • Bevande disponibili: Si • Bambini accettati: Oltre 12 anni • Adatto ai bambini: Limitato • Servizio babysitter: No Tipo di sconto • Tornando agli ospiti • Due o più giorni • Midweek Esplorare The Jabberwock Inn Sito Web della struttura Disponibilità • Recensioni Valore della struttura 114 Recensioni 4,6 out of 5   • Camera  4 • Servizi  4 • Valore  4 • Pulizia  4 • Cibo  4 Spiegazioni delle valutazioni   Eccezionale   Ha superato le mie aspettative   Ha soddisfatto le mie aspettative   Okay, ma al di sotto della media   Insoddisfacente 4,8 out of 5   No ordinary B&B! aprile 18, 2013 My husband and I stayed here over the Easter break and it exceeded all our expectations - we didn't want to leave! John & Dawn are the most charming and gracious of hosts, who have literally thought of everything. The house is beautiful and the best thing about it, is the homely and welcoming atmosphere that they create every day. Their 'social hour' was something to look forward to every evening, as it let us meet interesting people and very often, we were dragging ourselves away to dinner! We will return without a doubt! 5 out of 5   Have gone back twice, and will go again luglio 30, 2012 We have stayed twice now in the Mimsy room at the top of the stairs of the Jabberwock Inn in Monterey. As the name implies, the house and beautiful gardens carry a definite Alice in Wonderland theme which makes it fun. Because this lovely old house sits on a hill, the top floor room feels very high up with a great view out over the bay. We love this vantage point. (There is a fire escape right outside the door if you are an anxious type of person who looks out for these things.....) While this room is small (the second floor has much larger rooms and suites) everything is efficiently and comfortably arranged with a shower in the room, very comfy bed, and window seat where we sat and read and talked. We love the little touches like a tiny carafe of brandy and jelly beans in the room, fresh cookies, milk, tea, coffee and even port downstairs.. We couldn't have been happier with our stay, both times. John and Dawn make hospitality happen from the moment you walk through the door with their warm and friendly welcome and tour. They have made sure that no detail is left unattended but never in a fussy way, always in a relaxed comfortable manner, from food to knowing everyone's names. They set up an environment where people can get to know each other down in the beautiful old rooms with comfortable chairs and big windows. While visiting we have enjoyed getting to know people from all over the United States and beyond. For new visitors to the area, John and Dawn were very helpful with suggestions and advice. We had such a good time in April that we returned in July, and we know we will be back again. David and C'Anna 4,6 out of 5   When I get home I shall write a book about this place..... If I ever do get home. maggio 31, 2012 Not to write a full book, but this B&B is definitely one you should stay at. I booked one of the last remaining rooms as I was 15 min away, luckily they had one room. Dawn and John were gracious enough to allow us to stay with our 2 year old son, who absolutely loved playing with Dawn and enjoyed her chocolate chip pancake for breakfast in the morning! As you pull down the driveway, you will notice the lush grounds and how well maintained they are. Upon arriving John gave a wonderful tour of their home and what would soon feel just like ours. There are books to read, board games to fill a quiet afternoon and cookies and milk to cap the night! Returning to the room for the evening, you will find clean linen and a comfortable bed. After a restful night sleep, it is downstairs for a freshly prepared breakfast and fresh juice to get you started for an adventurous day in Monterey! Would we stay again?? Without a doubt in my mind, YES! 5 out of 5   Great place to stay. maggio 28, 2012 The hosts were warm and friendly. Their suggestions for restaurants were perfect. But the best part of the stay was the inn itself. The room, common areas and landscaping were all outstanding. 5 out of 5   One of a Kind place! aprile 25, 2012 We have stayed at a number of B&Bs but never experienced the family welcome as we did at Jabberwock Inn. John and Dawn make this B&B so very special--from the Jabberjuice at breakfast to dinner reservations and recommendations to the white board with names and cities of guests to the wine and appetizer evenings to the over-the-top gourmet breakfasts. We have never been made to feel so "at home" in a B&B as we did at this place. Also, never before have I really visited with the other guests and heard their stories and travels--all orchestrated very subtly by John as he sits on the couch with a glass of wine. The building and grounds are incredible, the view awesome. We were a bit stymied by the hill, but anyone who can manage the hill has no real need for a car--this place is so well located. We highly recommend this inn to anyone staying in Monterey! Barbara & Harris 4,6 out of 5   A great Inn with a fun lighthearted theme. Lots of extras and a great location. aprile 11, 2012 John and Dawn were gracious hosts who were happy to provide answers to a travelers inquiries about sites in the areas and dining options. The Inn is lovely with many extra amenities included. John's sweet tooth matched mine! We hated to leave. 4,4 out of 5   Great choice! marzo 27, 2012 We were happy with our choice. Very central location and cute house. Owners were very welcoming and cooked great food. The room (brillig) was the perfect size and we enjoyed the quirky details that made the house interesting but not cheesy in any way. Our sleep number bed was broken and the shower was not great but we didn't mind too much. I liked that they offered snacks around the house almost all the time. Cookies, candy and apps in the evening were the best part. I really liked the jabber juice in the am! 4,4 out of 5   Excellent Monterey Getaway febbraio 12, 2012 The food was fantastic. Just crazy fantastic. Their berry crepes are the best. Dawn and John were excellent hosts! The inn is fascinating with every nook and cranny has something interesting going on. Also, the sherry was the perfect addition. The Inn is a short walk from Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, beaches, whale watching and food We had a fantastic time and have recommended it to our friends. 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Risparmia $25! Prenota e risparmia sulle vacanze ultimo minuto! • Guests   Esplorare The Jabberwock Inn Sito Web della struttura DisponibilitàvbGore Free Online RPG Engine Revolutionizing Visual Basic ORPG Development It is currently Sat May 18, 2013 2:51 pm All times are UTC - 8 hours Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ]  Author Message  Post subject: Changing My Sprites Size doesn't work. PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 12:01 pm  Bytewise Operator Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:21 pm Posts: 133 Location: Behind You. Well i want to change : { Test character { Standing 200=1-11-0-0-55-70 201=1-11-55-0-55-70 202=1-11-110-0-55-70 203=1-11-165-0-55-70 204=1-11-220-0-55-70 205=1-11-275-0-55-70 206=6-200-201-202-203-204-205-80 to : { Test character { Standing 200=1-11-0-0-70-90 201=1-11-55-0-70-90 202=1-11-110-0-70-90 203=1-11-165-0-70-90 204=1-11-220-0-70-90 205=1-11-275-0-70-90 206=6-200-201-202-203-204-205-80 But when i play the game the sprite size stay "55-70" Can Anyone Help Me? Top  Profile      Post subject: Re: Changing My Sprites Size doesn't work. PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 12:37 pm  Slave to the BB Joined: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:45 am Posts: 3273 Location: United Kingdom If it's similar to vbGORE, there should be a program along the lines of toolgrhdatmaker.exe Run that. Top  Profile      Post subject: Re: Changing My Sprites Size doesn't work. PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 3:02 pm  Bytewise Operator Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:21 pm Posts: 133 Location: Behind You. i did i put it 512 by 1024 cause i thought that was the problem but it still doesn't work... Top  Profile     Display posts from previous:  Sort by   Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ]  All times are UTC - 8 hours You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum cron Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB GroupPosts tagged ‘Database’ March 30, 2012 Ancestry Adds 1940 US Census ED Maps — #Genealogy, #1940, #Census by C. Michael Eliasz-Solomon Stanczyk, saw that Ancestry.com released/updated the 1940 US Census, Enumeration District Maps. It actually says ‘and Descriptions’ in its database title, but for the life of me I did not see any textual descriptions nor any images of words other than Legends and stray comments on hospitals, asylums, nunneries, etc (which were interleaved in the whitespace of the maps). I queried on the ED I got from Steve Morse’s One-Step website (unified census page) that let me convert 1930 EDs into 1940 EDs. I used ED 84-590 (where I expect to find my grandmother and her children — including my father). I did an exact search on 84-590 and Ancestry showed me an option for either the city map or the county map. While the county map was interesting, the city map of Detroit was what I was after. I clicked on the link to view the city map for ED 84-590, but what I got was page 1 of 46 pages (not the page where 84-590 was). Well I “gutted it out” and browsed sequentially through all of the pages searches from one corner to the opposing corner reading each and every ED until I found ED 84-590 on page number 40. That kind of brute force search was not a total waste. I did confirm 84-590 was correct ED that I should search on Monday when they release the 1940 US Census. I was also able to confirm my Vespeks ED as either  84-1246 or less likely (since it is for the prior address) 84-1252. Perhaps my dedicated readers will note that this is the one ED (it gave 84-1244 or 84-1245 — which were close) that was wrong in Steve Morse’s webpage lookup. The fault as I said before was not Steve Morse, but the US government providing inaccurate mapping of the 1930 ED to the 1940 ED, but the description of the EDs on Steve Morse’s lookup image did give me a look at the other descriptions nearby and I was able to divine that 84-1246 should be the one I search. Well this also points out the value of Ancestry’s new database. I was able to look at ED Map and confirm that 84-1246 was correct ED and that 84-1244/1245 EDs were near misses to the known address I had. I was also able to verify that ED 84-583/584 would probably contain my Galiwks and Wlecials [assuming they are in enumerated in Detroit and not at the Macomb county farm address]. I could see how close they were to  St. Adalbertus church and the the last known addresses I had and how they were all closely clustered in the same area (not obvious from the addresses). My only complain is that Ancestry should take you to the correct page for your ED and not force you to do a brute force, page-by-page search. Detroit was a LARGE city in 1940 — imagine NYC, LA, Chicago or Philadelphia where were (and still are) larger than Detroit; Those would be awful searches.  For my friends that have Polish family in Hamtramck, not to fear, there are only four pages to comb through. For the few people that I have emailed through the last few months about CHENE St project, just go to image/page 40 of Detroit (or click on the link) you are near my grandmother’s ED. Archives.gov says you have 2 days and about 16 hours (and counting) to ready yourself for the 1940 US Census. Good Luck! October 27, 2011 #Polish #Genealogy – Useful Websites … #7 Prussian Army’s Personnel Losses in World War I by C. Michael Eliasz-Solomon Stanczyk was reading  his emails, when he noticed Ceil Wendt-Jensen  has published a useful website on the various Polish / Michigan genealogy mailing lists. As the Article title suggests this is another database of military personnel from World War I. This one is unlike the ones you’d find at genealodzy.pl . It is however, similar to these databases and even links to the same Fallen in World War I website. But as I said this website/database is different from those. The aim of the Prussian Army project (link: http://www.genoroots.com/eng/databases.php) is to provide an easy way of searching through the Deutsche Verlustlisten. This is the Prussian Army’s Personnel Losses during World War I . The authors of the project: Aleksandra Kacprzak  and  Mariusz Zebrowski. They are still updating so check back from time to time. If you click on the “Prussian Army project” link above it will take you to its databases page. There  under the ‘Prussian  Army’ Heading you will see a link ‘Search’. Click on ‘search’ link. You should see the following search form: Fill in a name and click on the ‘Search’ button. That is it. Should you find an ancestor, you can email them for more info. There is a very modest charge for this follow-on service (the search is free, the detailed info is where the cost is). So if you find someone, then … e-mail: prusy22@wp.pl. When asking for further information, you must provide the ordinal number (‘L.P.’), the first and last name and the rank of the person in question. The additional information costs 2 Euro per name (=$2.82 as of 10/27/2011), payable via PayPal (to prusy22@wp.pl ). Stanczyk is not affiliated and has no conflict of interest in these entrepreneurial Poles. I did not find any of my ancestors, so I cannot tell you what details you may find. My ancestors were from the Russian-Poland partition (and hence would have been in the Russian army) — keep in mind this Prussian army (not Russian, not Austrian). Good Luck! Please send me an email with a sample detail if you send for it. Thanks! August 9, 2011 #Polish #Genealogy – Useful Websites … #5 Online Databases in Poland by C. Michael Eliasz-Solomon Stanczyk is a Data Architect by trade. So if it is one thing I love it is databases. This posting is all about some online Polish Databases. The Parish Church Books is a website that collects and indexes and keeps it up to date . It points you to the website, but it is written from a Poland point of view. So I have decoded the website index and made them into LINKS (URLs) so you can click on them and go to the resource from their list. Enjoy! Parish Church Bookshttp://www.ksiegi-parafialne.pl/ The above Polish website (from Poland and in Polish language) attempts to gather in one place index all interesting projects where Church Parish Indexes are being collected in online databases. This page is updated often. This makes it an excellent website for your bookmarks/favorites (or add it to delicious). Index of Databases BASIAhttp://www.basia.famula.pl/en/ Geneteka - http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/ Lubgens.Euhttp://lubgens.eu/portal.php Pomorskie TGhttp://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/ptgnews/action/basesearch/ The Pomorskie Genealogical Society (Pomorskie TG) website needs some explanation. It has a menu named “PomGenBase“;  Click on menu, then on the submenu, “Search PomGenBase” and click on the final submenu (one of five: Christenings, Marriages, Deaths,  Cemeteries or Monuments) to search. 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The Husband and I accidentally picked up a giant bottle of olive "pomace" oil from the store, and of course, lost our receipt. I've read that it's made using solvents and industrial processes and that it shouldn't be used for cooking. How bad is it, and if horrible, what on earth can we use it for? Many thanks- 1. coll May 14, 2010 01:48 AM I've always heard it described as "bottom of the barrel". That it wasn't as clarified as regular olive oil, but not that it was horrible. I know plenty of chefs that use it on purpose. 2 Replies 1. re: coll alanbarnes May 14, 2010 09:16 AM "Bottom of the barrel" may be a fair descriptor. It's what's left in the olives after all the delicious premium oils have been removed. But what with all the processing it undergoes, it's actually more clarified than regular olive oil. Thus the very high smoke point. 1. re: alanbarnes coll May 14, 2010 12:31 PM Thanks for the info, I needed that! 2. AndrewK512 May 13, 2010 11:01 PM I would just use it to deep fry. The confit idea previously suggested sounds really good too. I've done it before with a chuck roast (albeit I used EVOO),less time, and some hearty herbs added. The meat was shredded, mixed with a bit of the fat and then shaped like a log and rolled very very tightly in plastic wrap. After a chill overnight, the roll set up, and was sliced and fried just until reheated and golden on both sides. Delicious, and looks really cool too. 1. Annie S. May 13, 2010 04:31 PM Another thread: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/409377 1 Reply 1. re: Annie S. d don515 May 13, 2010 05:25 PM I use it to make chicken confit. 4 lg chicken leg quarters aggressively salted. Then sandwich between 2 pair of leg quarters-each pair 2 cloves of garlic 10 peppercorns 2 bay leaves and 3 or so tyme sprigs. Cover and overnight in fridge. Put the peppercorns garlic tyme bay leaves in bottom of a dutch oven. Quick rince most of the salt of chicken legs and place skin side down in the dutch oven. Cover with 4 cups olive oil the 200 degree oven for 12hrs. Cool pick meat into jar and cover with the oil great stuff. Use in Emeril's confit and pasta rags recipe or on salads. dc 2. alanbarnes May 13, 2010 04:29 PM The stuff that's unsuitable for human consumption is sold as "lampante" oil, not pomace oil. Yes, pomace oil is extracted using heat and solvents (usually hexane). But that doesn't mean it shouldn't be used for cooking. If that were the case, you couldn't use commercial oils from canola, corn, grape seeds, peanuts, safflower, soybeans, or sunflower seeds, either. They're all extracted using similar industrial processes. So unless you're limiting yourself to cold-processed expeller-pressed oils (which tend to be horrendously expensive and poorly suited for many applications), you don't need to worry about the process by which olive pomace oil is extracted. As far as uses for pomace oil, it's versatile stuff. It has a very high smoke point and no discernible flavor, so it's good for deep-frying, stir-frying, baking, and any other application where you might use another neutral vegetable oil. But the key is "neutral vegetable oil." This stuff is a substitute for canola, not EVOO. Although it does have olive oil's lipid profile, if that's important to you. The biggest problem with the stuff is that it's pretty hard to find. There was actually a thread around here a while ago where somebody was trying to figure out where to buy it. Consider yourself lucky to have stumbled across it. 1 Reply 1. re: alanbarnes bushwickgirl May 13, 2010 10:24 PM Brooklyn must be on a different planet; pomace is readily available here, even in some rather "off" neighborhood supermarkets. $7.99/100 oz this week at my local. Would I buy it instead of a gallon of vegetable oil? No, considering the price difference between the two. I think people see the "olive" designation on the label and get sucked in, thinking it's possibly some sort of high end olive oil variation, without the $$$. Olive pomace oil, it sounds good, right? I don't find it completely devoid of olive flavor, but I wouldn't use it as anywhere near a sub for EVOO. it does have it's deep frying, baking and sautéing applications. Use it up without fear. 2. MikeG May 13, 2010 04:28 PM Solvents are commonly used to process vegetable oils , so that's nothing especially worrisome unless you avoid anything but cold/expeller pressed oils, but it is the lowest grade of olive oil. Since you can't return it, you might as well try it - it's not going to hurt you - but if you don't like it, the only alternate use I can think of offhand would be making soap. :) Share with your friendsX Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider   From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Related e Wikipedia Wiktionary Wiki Commons Tumblr Wikisource YouTube Shop Featured: Peter Gay's 1968 book, Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider concerns the cultural history of the Weimar Republic. From the publisher: A seminal work as melodious and haunting as the era it chronicles, now reissued with a new introduction. First published in 1968, Weimar Culture is one of the masterworks of Peter Gay's distinguished career. 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Personal tools  3 out of 5 rated this helpful - Rate this topic AndAlso Operator Performs short-circuiting logical conjunction on two expressions. result = expression1 AndAlso expression2 result Required. Any Boolean expression. The result is the Boolean result of comparison of the two expressions. expression1 Required. Any Boolean expression. expression2 Required. Any Boolean expression. A logical operation is said to be short-circuiting if the compiled code can bypass the evaluation of one expression depending on the result of another expression. If the result of the first expression evaluated determines the final result of the operation, there is no need to evaluate the second expression, because it cannot change the final result. Short-circuiting can improve performance if the bypassed expression is complex, or if it involves procedure calls. If both expressions evaluate to True, result is True. The following table illustrates how result is determined. If expression1 is And expression2 is The value of result is True True True True False False False (not evaluated) False One use of the AndAlso operator is to test for the existence of an object instance before attempting to access one of its members. The following code line illustrates this. If newObject AndAlso newObject.initFinished Then The access to the initFinished property in the preceding code line could throw a NullReferenceException exception if the newObject variable did not have an object instance assigned to it. However, the AndAlso operator causes the compiler to bypass the access to initFinished if newObject is Nothing, because Nothing evaluates to False. Data Types The AndAlso operator is defined only for the Boolean Data Type (Visual Basic). Visual Basic converts each operand as necessary to Boolean and performs the operation entirely in Boolean. If you assign the result to a numeric type, Visual Basic converts it from Boolean to that type. This could produce unexpected behavior. For example, 5 AndAlso 12 results in –1 when converted to Integer. Overloading The And Operator (Visual Basic) and the IsFalse Operator can be overloaded, which means that a class or structure can redefine their behavior when an operand has the type of that class or structure. Overloading the And and IsFalse operators affects the behavior of the AndAlso operator. If your code uses AndAlso on a class or structure that overloads And and IsFalse, be sure you understand their redefined behavior. For more information, see Operator Procedures. The following example uses the AndAlso operator to perform a logical conjunction on two expressions. The result is a Boolean value that represents whether the entire conjoined expression is true. If the first expression is False, the second is not evaluated. Dim a As Integer = 10 Dim b As Integer = 8 Dim c As Integer = 6 Dim firstCheck, secondCheck, thirdCheck As Boolean firstCheck = a > b AndAlso b > c secondCheck = b > a AndAlso b > c thirdCheck = a > b AndAlso c > b The preceding example produces results of True, False, and False, respectively. In the calculation of secondCheck, the second expression is not evaluated because the first is already False. However, the second expression is evaluated in the calculation of thirdCheck. The following example shows a Function procedure that searches for a given value among the elements of an array. If the array is empty, or if the array length has been exceeded, the While statement does not test the array element against the search value. Public Function findValue(ByVal arr() As Double, _ ByVal searchValue As Double) As Double  Dim i As Integer = 0 While i <= UBound(arr) AndAlso arr(i) <> searchValue ' If i is greater than UBound(arr), searchValue is not checked. i += 1 End While  If i > UBound(arr) Then i = -1 Return i End Function Did you find this helpful? (1500 characters remaining) Community Additions ADD © 2013 Microsoft. All rights reserved.Levofloxacin Side effects and indications Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels. 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Candidiasis def postmarketing x x x x x x x Vulvovaginal candidiasis def Vaginal moniliasis postmarketing x Vulvovaginal mycotic infection Vaginal moniliasis postmarketing x Colitis def Colitis def postmarketing x x x x x x x Diplopia def Diplopia def postmarketing x x x x Disseminated intravascular coagulation def Disseminated intravascular coagulation def postmarketing Dyspnoea def Dyspnoea def postmarketing x x x x x Ecchymosis def Ecchymosis def postmarketing x Oedema def Oedema def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x Eosinophilia def Eosinophilia def postmarketing x x x x x x x Toxic epidermal necrolysis def Toxic epidermal necrolysis def postmarketing x x Necrolysis epidermal postmarketing x x Erythema multiforme def Erythema multiforme def postmarketing x x x x Extrapyramidal disorder def Extrapyramidal disorder def postmarketing x Eye disorder def Eye disorder def postmarketing x Body temperature increased def Body temperature increased def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x Gastrointestinal haemorrhage def Gastrointestinal haemorrhage def postmarketing x x Glomerulonephritis def Glomerulonephritis def postmarketing Cardiac disorder def Cardiac disorder def postmarketing x x Dyspepsia def Heartburn def postmarketing x x Dyspepsia def x x x x x x x x x Haemorrhage def Haemorrhage def postmarketing x x x x x Haemoglobin def Haemorrhage def postmarketing x x x x x Hepatitis def Hepatitis def postmarketing x x x x x Hiccups def Hiccups def postmarketing x x Hostility def Hostility def postmarketing x Hypersensitivity def Hypersensitivity def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Hypoglycaemia def Hypoglycaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Hypotension def Hypotension def postmarketing x x x x x x Immune system disorder def Immune system disorder def postmarketing x x Intestinal perforation def Intestinal perforation def postmarketing x x Jaundice def Jaundice def postmarketing x x x x x x x Renal failure acute def Renal failure acute def postmarketing x x x x x Laryngeal oedema def Laryngeal oedema def postmarketing Leukopenia def Leukopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x Musculoskeletal disorder def Musculoskeletal disorder def postmarketing x x Myasthenia gravis def Myasthenia gravis def postmarketing x x Myositis def Myositis def postmarketing Necrosis def Necrosis def postmarketing x x Nephritis def Nephritis def postmarketing x x x Tubulointerstitial nephritis Nephritis interstitial def postmarketing x x Nephrotic syndrome def Nephrosis def postmarketing Nervous system disorder def Nervous system disorder def postmarketing x x x Nightmare def Nightmare def postmarketing x x x x x x Pancytopenia def Pancytopenia def postmarketing x x x x Bone marrow depression def postmarketing x Neuropathy peripheral def Neuropathy peripheral def postmarketing x x x x x Neuropathy def postmarketing x x x x x Petechiae def Petechiae def postmarketing x Mass def Pseudotumor postmarketing Benign intracranial hypertension def Benign intracranial hypertension def postmarketing Psychotic disorder def Psychotic disorder def postmarketing x x x Paranoia def postmarketing x x x x x Pulmonary oedema def Pulmonary oedema def postmarketing x x x x Purpura def Purpura def postmarketing x x x x Vascular purpura Purpura def postmarketing x x x x Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura def Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura def postmarketing x Renal failure def Renal failure def postmarketing x x x x x Rhabdomyolysis def Rhabdomyolysis def postmarketing x x x x x Scotoma def Scotoma def postmarketing x x x Serum sickness def Serum sickness def postmarketing x x Shock def Shock def postmarketing x x x x x x x Syncope def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Stridor def Stridor def postmarketing x Completed suicide Suicide def postmarketing x x x Suicide attempt def Suicide attempt def postmarketing x x Syncope def Syncope def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Loss of consciousness def Syncope def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Tachycardia def Tachycardia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x Tendonitis def Tendonitis def postmarketing x x x x x x x Thrombocytopenia def Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Thrombosis def Thrombosis def postmarketing x x x Clot blood def x Tinnitus def Tinnitus def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Torsade de pointes def Torsade de pointes def postmarketing x x x Erythema def Erythema def postmarketing x x x x x Redness def Urethral disorder def Urinary tract disorder def postmarketing x x x Urinary tract disorder def Urinary tract disorder def postmarketing x x x Angiopathy def Angiopathy def postmarketing x x Vasculitis def Vasculitis def postmarketing x x x x x Vasodilation procedure Vasodilation def postmarketing x x x x x x x Visual impairment def Visual impairment def postmarketing x x x x x Visual disturbance x x Visual acuity reduced Visual impairment def postmarketing x x x x x Visual acuity reduced postmarketing x x Blindness def Visual impairment def postmarketing x x x x x Cerebral thrombosis Cerebral thrombosis postmarketing x x Cerebral artery thrombosis Cerebral thrombosis postmarketing x x Encephalopathy def Encephalopathy def postmarketing x x x x x Hepatic failure def Hepatic failure def postmarketing x x x Agitation def Agitation def postmarketing x x x x x x x Hyperkinesia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x Mood swings Mood swings postmarketing x x Affect lability Mood swings postmarketing x x Cataract def Cataract def postmarketing x x x x x x Hepatic function abnormal Hepatic function abnormal postmarketing x x x x x x x Crystalluria Crystalluria postmarketing x x x x x Crystal urine Crystalluria postmarketing x x x x x Electroencephalogram abnormal Electroencephalogram abnormal postmarketing x x x x Mania def Manic psychosis postmarketing x x Mania def postmarketing x x Hepatic necrosis def Hepatic necrosis def postmarketing x x Prothrombin level increased Prothrombin level increased postmarketing x Electrocardiogram QT prolonged def Electrocardiogram QT prolonged def postmarketing x x Photosensitivity reaction def Photosensitivity reaction def postmarketing x Photosensitivity def postmarketing x x x Phototoxicity def postmarketing x x Interstitial lung disease def Interstitial pneumonia postmarketing Malaise def Sickness postmarketing x x x Malaise def x x x x x Myalgia def Myalgia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Musculoskeletal discomfort Myalgia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x Arthralgia def x x x x x x x x Disorientation Disorientation postmarketing x Dermatitis bullous def Bullous eruption postmarketing x x x Vesiculobullous rash Hepatobiliary disease def Hepatobiliary disease def postmarketing x x Anaphylactoid reaction Anaphylactoid reaction postmarketing x x x x Genital candidiasis Genital candidiasis postmarketing x x x Vision blurred def Vision blurred def postmarketing x x Anxiety def Phobia def postmarketing x Anxiety def x x x x x x x x Phobia def Phobia def postmarketing x Suicidal ideation def Suicidal ideation def postmarketing x x x Hyperkinesia def Hyperkinesia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x Coordination abnormal Coordination abnormal postmarketing x x Drug interaction def Drug interaction def postmarketing x x Thrombocytopenic purpura def Thrombocytopenic purpura def postmarketing x Muscular weakness def Myasthenia def postmarketing x x Muscular weakness def x Organ failure Organ failure postmarketing x x x x Aphasia def Dysphasia def postmarketing x Pseudomembranous colitis Pseudomembranous colitis postmarketing x x x Deafness def Hearing impaired def postmarketing x x x x x x Hearing impaired def Hearing impaired def postmarketing x x x x x x Paranoia def Paranoia def postmarketing x x x x x Parosmia def Parosmia def postmarketing x x x x x Lenticular opacities Lenticular opacities postmarketing x x x x x x Dysphonia def Dysphonia def postmarketing x x x x x Asthenia def Weakness def postmarketing x x Asthenia def x x x x x Fatigue def x x x Leukocytoclastic vasculitis def Leukocytoclastic vasculitis def postmarketing x x Abdominal pain def Abdominal cramps def x x Abdominal pain def x x x x x x x x Gastrointestinal pain def Abdominal pain def x x x x x x x x Acidosis def Acidosis def Obstructive airways disorder def Airway obstruction NOS def x x Obstructive airways disorder def x x Albuminuria def Albuminuria def Alopecia def Alopecia def x x Angina pectoris def Angina pectoris def x x x Decreased appetite Anorexia def x x x x x x Decreased appetite x x Anuria def Anuria def Arrhythmia def Arrhythmia def x x x x x x Arthralgia def Arthralgia def x x x x x x x x Arthritis def Arthritis def x x x Ascites def Ascites def x x Asthma def Asthma def x x x Atelectasis def Atelectasis def Atrial fibrillation def Atrial fibrillation def x x x Back pain def Back pain def Coagulopathy def Coagulopathy def Neoplasm malignant def Carcinoma def x x x Cardiovascular disorder def Cardiovascular disorder def x Cerebrovascular disorder def Cerebrovascular disorder def x x x Chest pain def Chest pain def x x x x x x x Retrosternal pain x x Cholecystitis def Cholecystitis def x x Cholelithiasis def Cholelithiasis def x x x Coma def Coma def x Confusional state def Confusional state def x x x x x x x x Feeling abnormal Confusional state def x x x x x x x x Malaise def x x x x x Connective tissue disorder def Connective tissue disorder def x Constipation def Constipation def x x x x x x x x Convulsion def Convulsion def x x x x x x Seizures def x x x x x Coronary artery thrombosis def Coronary artery thrombosis def x Cough def Cough def x x x x x x Dysphagia def Dysphagia def x x x Dehydration def Dehydration def x x x Delirium def Delirium def x Dermatitis exfoliative def Dermatitis exfoliative def Diabetes mellitus def Diabetes mellitus def x Diarrhoea def Diarrhoea def x x x x x x x x x Dysmenorrhoea def Dysmenorrhoea def x x x x Dysuria def Dysuria def x x Ear disorder def Ear disorder def x x x Eczema def Eczema def x x x Effusion def Effusion def x x x Endocarditis def Endocarditis def Endocrine disorder def Endocrine disorder def x x x Hormone level abnormal Endocrine disorder def x x x Epistaxis def Epistaxis def x x x x x x x x Erythema nodosum def Erythema nodosum def x Oesophagitis def Oesophagitis def x x x x x Eye infection def Eye infection def Fatigue def Fatigue def x x x Flatulence def Flatulence def x x x x x Vitreous floaters def Vitreous floaters def Flushing def Flushing def x x x Pathological fracture def Pathological fracture def Gangrene def Gangrene def x x Gastritis def Gastritis def x x x x x Gastroenteritis def Gastroenteritis def x x x x Gastrooesophageal reflux disease def Gastrooesophageal reflux disease def x x Glossitis def Glossitis def x x x x x Glycosuria def Glycosuria def x x Gout def Gout def x x Breath odour def Breath odour def x Hallucination def Hallucination def x x x x x x x x Cardiac arrest def Cardiac arrest def x x x x x x x x Atrioventricular block def Block heart def x x x Cardiac failure def Cardiac failure def x x x Haematoma def Haematoma def x x Haematuria def Haematuria def x x x x x Haemoptysis def Haemoptysis def x x x Haemorrhoids def Haemorrhoids def Coma hepatic Coma hepatic x Herpes virus infection def Herpes NOS def x x Herpes simplex def Herpes simplex def x x Hyperbilirubinaemia def Hyperbilirubinaemia def Hyperaemia def Hyperaemia def Hyperaesthesia def Hyperaesthesia def x x Hyperglycaemia def Hyperglycaemia def x x x x x x x x Hyperkalaemia def Hyperkalaemia def x x x x x x Hypernatraemia def Hypernatraemia def x x Hypertension def Hypertension def x x x x x x Hypertension worsened x x Hypoaesthesia def Hypoaesthesia def x x x x Hypokalaemia def Hypokalaemia def x x x Hyponatraemia def Hyponatraemia def x x Orthostatic hypotension def Orthostatic hypotension def x x x Incontinence def Incontinence def x x Infarction def Infarction def x x x Inflammation def Inflammation def x x Intestinal obstruction def Intestinal obstruction def x x Eye pruritus Eye pruritus x Keratitis def Keratitis def Nephrolithiasis def Calculus of kidney def Laryngitis def Laryngitis def x x Muscle spasms def Cramps of lower extremities x x Cramp muscle def x x x x Pain in extremity def Leg pain x x Pain in extremity def x x Leukocytosis def Leukocytosis def x x x x x Genital discharge Leukorrhea def Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease def Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease def x x Lymphocytosis def Lymphocytosis def x x Lymphopenia def Lymphopenia def x x x x x Melaena def Melaena def x x Menorrhagia def Menorrhagia def x x Metrorrhagia def Metrorrhagia def x x Multi-organ failure def Multi-organ failure def x x Hypertonia def Hypertonia def x x x x x x Fungal infection def Fungal infection def x x x x Myocardial infarction def Myocardial infarction def x x x Acute coronary syndrome def Myocardial infarction def x x x Nausea def Nausea def x x x x x x x x x Neoplasm def Neoplasm def x x x Nervousness def Nervousness def x x x x x Tension def Nervousness def x x x x x Neutropenia def Neutropenia def x x Nystagmus def Nystagmus def Obstruction def Obstruction def x x Oliguria def Oliguria def x x Osteomyelitis def Osteomyelitis def x x x Ear infection def Otitis def x x x Otitis media def Otitis media def x x x Pain def Pain def x x x x x x x x x x Stinging Palpitations def Palpitations def x x x x x x x x Pancreatitis def Pancreatitis def x x x x x x Pharyngitis def Pharyngitis def x x x x Phlebitis def Phlebitis def x x x x x x Pleural disorder def Pleural disorder def x x x Pleural effusion def Pleural effusion def x x x Pleurisy def Pleurisy def x x Pneumothorax def Pneumothorax def x x Polyuria def Polyuria def Urine output increased Polyuria def Proteinuria def Proteinuria def x x Protein urine present Proteinuria def x x Pruritus genital Pruritus genital x x x x x Pulmonary embolism def Pulmonary embolism def x x Emphysema def Emphysema def Pyuria def Pyuria def x x Respiratory disorder def Respiratory disorder def x x x Acute respiratory distress syndrome def Acute respiratory distress syndrome def x Respiratory failure def Respiratory insufficiency def x x x Respiratory tract infection def Respiratory tract infection def x x Rhinitis def Rhinitis def x x Seborrhoeic dermatitis def Seborrhoeic dermatitis def x Sinusitis def Sinusitis def x x Skin disorder def Skin disorder def x x x Skin ulcer def Skin ulcer def x x x Speech disorder def Speech disorder def x x x Stomatitis def Stomatitis def x x x x x Withdrawal syndrome def Withdrawal syndrome def x x x Hyperhidrosis def Sweating def x x x Sweating increased x x x x x Synovitis def Synovitis def x x x Supraventricular tachycardia def Supraventricular tachycardia def x x x Thirst def Thirst def x x x x Thrombophlebitis def Thrombophlebitis def x x Tremor def Tremor def x x x x x x x x x Upper respiratory tract infection def Upper respiratory tract infection def x x Pollakiuria def Pollakiuria def x x Urinary incontinence def Urinary incontinence def x x Urticaria def Urticaria def x x x x x x x x x Vaginal inflammation def Vaginal inflammation def x x x x x x x x Vaginal infection def Vaginal inflammation def x x x x x x x x Ventricular fibrillation def Ventricular fibrillation def x x x Ventricular tachycardia def Ventricular tachycardia def x x x x Viral infection def Viral infection def Vomiting def Vomiting def x x x x x x x x x Weight decreased def Weight decreased def x x x x x Dry mouth def Dry mouth def x x x x x x Urinary retention def Urinary retention def x x x x Chills def Chills def x x Rigors x x x Ventricular arrhythmia def Ventricular arrhythmia def x x x x Stupor def Stupor def x x x Depressed level of consciousness def Stupor def x x x Photophobia def Photophobia def x x x Oedema peripheral def Oedema peripheral def Hypophosphataemia def Hypophosphataemia def x x Chemical eye injury Chemical conjunctivitis Migraine def Migraine def x x Blood urea increased Blood urea increased x x Blood creatinine increased Creatinine increased def x x Tongue disorder Tongue oedema x x x Tongue oedema Tongue oedema x x x Electrolyte imbalance def Electrolyte abnormality x x Blood electrolytes abnormal Electrolyte abnormality x x Neutrophilia Neutrophilia x x Hypomagnesaemia def Hypomagnesaemia def x x Injection site inflammation Injection site inflammation x Injection site reaction def Injection site reaction def x x Intracranial pressure increased def Intracranial pressure increased def x x Renal impairment def Kidney function abnormal x x x x x Blood lactate dehydrogenase increased Lactic dehydrogenase activity increased x Bone pain def Bone pain def x x x x Eye pain def Eye pain def x x x Injection site pain Injection site pain x Blood alkaline phosphatase increased def Phosphatase alkaline increased x x Platelet disorder def Abnormal platelets x Rash pustular def Vesiculobullous rash Dry skin def Dry skin def x x Tendon disorder Tendon disorder x x White blood cell disorder def WBC abnormal NOS x x x Respiratory arrest Respiratory arrest x x Skin hyperpigmentation def Skin hyperpigmentation def Vaginal discharge def Vaginal discharge def x x Discomfort def Malaise def x x x x x Discomfort def x Ill-defined disorder Malaise def x x x x x Cardiac fibrillation Cardiac fibrillation x x x Hyposthenuria Hyposthenuria x x Rash erythematous Rash erythematous x x Rash follicular Rash follicular x Respiratory depression Respiratory depression x x Pulmonary function test decreased Respiratory depression x x Muscle contractions involuntary Muscle contractions involuntary x x x Euphoric mood def Euphoric mood def x x Disturbance in attention Cerebration impaired def x Mental disability Cerebration impaired def x Condition aggravated Condition aggravated Hepatic enzyme increased Hepatic enzyme increased x x x x Skin exfoliation Skin exfoliation x x x Hypoxia def Hypoxia def x x x Erectile dysfunction def Erectile dysfunction def x x x Sepsis def Sepsis def x x Osteoarthropathy def Osteoarthropathy def x Stickler's syndrome def Stickler's syndrome def x Conjunctival oedema Chemosis def Ear haemorrhage Ear haemorrhage x Ejaculation failure Ejaculation failure x Blood bilirubin increased def Blood bilirubin increased def Abdominal distension def Enlargement abdomen def Corneal erosion Corneal erosion Dysaesthesia def Dysaesthesia def x Candiduria Candiduria Lacrimation increased def Lacrimation def Sensation of foreign body def Sensation of foreign body def x Rash maculo-papular def Rash maculo-papular def Bradycardia def Bradycardia def x x x Lymphadenopathy def Lymphadenopathy def x x x Paralysis def Paralysis def x x x Face oedema def Face oedema def x Fluid overload def Fluid overload def x x Abdominal discomfort Distress gastrointestinal x x Prothrombin level decreased Prothrombin level decreased x x Gait disturbance def Gait disturbance def x x x x Blood glucose abnormal Blood glucose abnormal x x Menopausal symptoms def Hot flush def x x x Hot flush def Hot flush def x x x Throat irritation Throat irritation Aspiration Aspiration x x Thrombocytosis def Thrombocytosis def x x x x Infestation Infestation NOS x x x Sleep disorder def Sleep disorder def x x x x x x x Blood glucose decreased Glucose low x Insomnia def Insomnia def x x x x x x x x x Mental retardation def Mental deficiency x Autonomic neuropathy def Unspecified disorder of autonomic nervous system def x Nasopharyngitis def Rhinorrhoea def x x Rhinorrhoea def Rhinorrhoea def x x Somnolence def Somnolence def x x x x x x x x Indication Labels Abscess def x x x x x Acute maxillary sinusitis x Anthrax def x x x x Arthropathy def x Bacteraemia def x x Bacterial prostatitis x x x x Bronchitis def x x x x x x x Bronchitis chronic def x x x x x x x Cellulitis def x x x x x Cervicitis def x x Chronic suppurative otitis media x Conjunctivitis def x Conjunctivitis bacterial def x Cystitis def x Disease progression def x x x Fertilization def x Furuncle def x x x x x Gonorrhoea def x x Impetigo def x x x x x Infection def x x x x x x x x x x Infection mixed def x Influenza def x x x x x x x x x Maxillary sinusitis def x Mycoplasma infection def x x x x x Nosocomial pneumonia x x x x Otitis def x Otitis externa def x Otitis media def x Otitis media acute x Otitis media suppurative def x Overgrowth bacterial x x x x x x Pelvic inflammatory disease def x Pneumonia def x x x x x x x x x x Pneumonia anthrax x x x x Pneumonia staphylococcal def x x Pneumonia streptococcal def x x Prostatitis def x x x x x Pyelonephritis def x x x x x Pyelonephritis acute x x x x x Pyoderma def x x x x x Sinusitis def x x x x x Sinusitis bacterial x x x x Urethral disorder def x Urethritis def x x Urethritis nonspecific x x Urinary tract infection def x x x x x x x Wound infection def x x x x Information More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia ATC Codes: J01MA01, J01MA12, S01AX11, S01AX19, S02AA16 Legend Color scheme: standardalternative 100% 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Join Book Blogs At 11:34am on September 23, 2011, Author Samantha Jillian Bayarr said… Welcome to Book Blogs! Please visit my blog to enter my latest giveaway for my one year Blogoversary! I’m giving away a $50 Amazon gift card and 10 kindle copies of my new ebook, The Anniversary. http://livingstonhallpublishers.blogspot.com/ Good Luck! Have a great day, Samantha At 1:38pm on September 8, 2011, Mary A. Berger said… Welcome aboard! I'm a relatively new member to the site, but have been consistently amazed at the talent and information that lives here. Once you get settled in, why not drop by my blog at Mattie's Mysteries? Hope to see you soon. Mary At 12:20am on September 7, 2011, Intoxicated by Books said… Hi! Welcome to book blogs! I hope you enjoy the site and all of the AWESOME people here! I would like to invite you to visit my blog at http://intoxicatedbybooks.blogspot.com/ I have a giveaway going on right now as well as some tours available for readers. 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Related Collections Right arrow Coronary disease Original Articles: Adult Cardiac Diabetes Does Not Affect Long-Term Results After Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization Ho Young Hwang, MDa, Jae-Sung Choi, MD, PhDb, Ki-Bong Kim, MD, PhDa,* a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea b Dongguk University Hospital, Goyang, Korea Accepted for publication May 10, 2010. * Address correspondence to Dr Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea (Email: kimkb{at}snu.ac.kr).    Abstract Top Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Comment Acknowledgments References   Background: We evaluated the influence of diabetes mellitus (DM) on 5-year angiographic results and long-term clinical outcomes in patients who underwent total arterial off-pump coronary revascularization for multivessel coronary disease. Methods: Between January 1998 and July 2004, total arterial revascularization for multivessel coronary disease was performed in 558 patients; 247 patients were diabetic (DM group) and 311 were nondiabetic (NDM group). Follow-up duration was 81 ± 26 months. Long-term survival, cardiac deaths, and major advanced cardiovascular or cerebral events were studied. Effects of DM on early, 1-year, and 5-year graft patency rates were compared using the generalized linear mixed model. Results: No differences in operative mortality and morbidity were observed. Overall survival in the DM group was significantly lower (p = 0.004), with 10-year survival rates of 78.5% (vs 88.1% in the NDM group). Independent risk factors for long-term survival included smoking, chronic renal failure, and preoperative left ventricular dysfunction, but not DM itself. No differences in freedom from cardiac death were found between the 2 groups (p = 0.171). Freedom from reintervention and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events were also similar between the groups. Early, 1-year, and 5-year postoperative angiographic patency rates in the DM group were 98.2%, 95.3%, and 94.6%, respectively. Those of the NDM group were 98.6%, 94.7%, and 90.5%. Diabetes mellitus did not affect graft patency rates. Conclusions: Diabetes mellitus did not affect 5-year angiographic results, long-term survival, and clinical events in patients with multivessel coronary disease who underwent total arterial off-pump revascularization.    Introduction Top Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Comment Acknowledgments References   Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been identified as an independent risk factor for development of coronary atherosclerosis [1]. Adverse effects of DM on surgical outcomes in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been reported, although controversy exists [2–6]. Previous studies have indicated that the arterial conduit may have a positive impact on maintenance of its biologic integrity and improvement of surgical outcomes in diabetic patients [7–9]. With renewed interest in off-pump CABG (OPCAB) since the mid-1990s, some authors have found reduced surgical morbidity in diabetic patients undergoing OPCAB compared with conventional CABG, although survival advantages were controversial [10–12]. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether or not diabetes has an influence on 5-year graft patency and long-term clinical outcomes in patients with multivessel coronary disease who underwent total arterial revascularization without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.    Material and Methods Top Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Comment Acknowledgments References   The study protocol was reviewed by the Institutional Review Board and approved as a minimal risk retrospective study (Approval Number: H-0906-085-284) that did not require individual consent based on the institutional guidelines for waiving consent. Patient Characteristics Between January 1998 and July 2004, 738 patients underwent isolated OPCAB in our institution. Among these, 558 (75.6%; male to female = 419:139) patients with multivessel coronary disease who underwent total arterial OPCAB were enrolled in this study. Patients with single-vessel disease or patients who underwent OPCAB using saphenous vein grafting were excluded. Two hundred thirty six patients who had been previously diagnosed as diabetic and requiring pharmacologic glycemic control were included in the diabetic group. Eleven patients without a previous diagnosis of DM but with elevated glucose levels at admission (fasting glucose level ≥ 126 mg/dL; 2-hour glucose level after a meal during glucose tolerance test ≥ 200 mg/dL) were also included in the diabetic group (DM group; n = 247). One hundred seventy one patients required oral drugs and 76 patients were treated with insulin therapy. Three hundred eleven patients were nondiabetic (NDM group). Preoperative characteristics were similar, except that there were more patients with left ventricular dysfunction, chronic renal failure, and peripheral vascular obstructive disease in the DM group (Table 1). View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 1 Patient Characteristics   Operative Strategy Basic principles and surgical procedures for OPCAB have been previously described [13]. A left internal thoracic artery (ITA) graft was used in almost all patients (n = 556, 99.6%). Other arterial conduits included the right ITA (n = 441), right gastroepiploic artery (n = 346), and radial artery (n = 9). All patients refrained from aspirin therapy (300 mg/day) on the day before surgery, and resumed it 1 day postoperatively. Bilateral ITAs were used more frequently in the NDM group (DM vs NDM, 74.1% vs 82.3%; p = 0.018). Right gastroepiploic arteries were used more frequently in the DM group (70.0% vs 55.6%; p < 0.001). Radial arteries were seldom used in either group (n = 9, 1.6%). There were no differences between the groups in the number of distal anastomoses (DM vs NDM, 3.06 ± 0.86 vs 3.01 ± 0.84; p = 0.508). Perioperative Management of Diabetes Mellitus Mixtures of intravenous insulin, glucose, and potassium (GIK regimen) were administered before surgery for all previously diagnosed patients with DM. The starting solution usually included 7 units of insulin in 500 mL of 5% dextrose containing 15 mEq potassium and was infused at a rate of 80 mL/hour. The target glucose level ranged from 90 to 150 mg/dL, and the serum potassium level was maintained between 4.0 and 5.5 mmol/L. Blood glucose level was monitored hourly during the intraoperative and immediate postoperative periods. Infusion was stopped and the preoperative glucose control regimen was resumed once oral intake was established, usually on the first postoperative day. Evaluation of Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Patients underwent regular postoperative follow-up through the outpatient clinic at 3 or 4 month intervals, and were contacted by telephone for confirmation of their condition if the last clinic visit was not conducted at the scheduled time. Clinical and angiographic follow-up was completed on August 31, 2009. Follow-up was complete in 96.5% (530 of 549) of survivors, with a follow-up duration of 81 ± 26 months. Operative mortality was defined as death within 30 days. Cardiac death was defined as any death related to cardiac events, including sudden death during follow-up. Major adverse cardiovascular or cerebral events (MACCE) included acute myocardial infarction, coronary reintervention, death from any cause, and cerebrovascular accident. Evaluation of Angiographic Patency Early, 1-year, and 5-year follow-up coronary angiograms were performed regardless of patients' angina symptoms. Patients who died, refused angiographic evaluation, or had renal function impairment were excluded from angiographic follow-up. However, patients with renal replacement therapy were included in angiographic follow-up. Early postoperative angiograms for evaluation of the anastomotic sites and patency of the grafts were performed in 97.1% (542 of 558) of all patients on postoperative 1.4 ± 1.2 days. One-year (12.0 ± 4.5 months) and 5-year (60.0 ± 5.7 months) angiograms were performed in 94.8% (499 of 526) and 80.1% (375 of 468) of all patients who were followed up for more than 1 year and 5 years, respectively. All 375 patients who underwent 5-year follow-up angiograms had both early and 1-year angiograms, and were enrolled for serial comparison of graft patency. More patients in the NDM group underwent follow-up angiograms (DM vs NDM; 74.0% [142 of 192] vs 84.4% [233 of 276]; p = 0.005). One physician initially reviewed all coronary angiograms and consensus was reached after review. Graft patency was graded in the manner described by FitzGibbon and colleagues [14]. Steno-occlusion was defined as occluded or as stenosis of 75% of graft diameter or greater. Statistical Analysis Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software package (version 12.0; SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL) and SAS (version 9.1; Cary, NC). Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median and ranges, or proportions. Comparison between the 2 groups was performed with the {chi}2 test or Fisher exact test for categoric variables and the Student t test for continuous variables. Survival rates were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and comparisons between groups were performed using the log-rank test or Cox regression model. The Cox proportional hazard model was adopted for analysis of risk factors for overall late mortality and late cardiac death. Univariate variables with p values less than 0.05 were entered into the analysis. The generalized linear mixed model was adopted for analysis of the effects of DM, graft type, and revascularized territory on graft patency rates. To correct baseline differences, the propensity score of having diabetes was adjusted in the model. Underlying characteristics considered in estimation of propensity scores were the following: (1) age; (2) gender; (3) smoking status; (4) presence of obesity (body mass index > 25 kg/m2); (5) hypertension; (6) dyslipidemia; (7) chronic renal failure; (8) left ventricular dysfunction; (9) acute myocardial infarction; (10) left main coronary artery disease; (11) 3-vessel disease; (12) history of percutaneous coronary intervention; (13) emergent surgery; and (14) peripheral vascular obstructive disease. Kaplan-Meier curves were drawn using Prism software (version 5.0; GraphPad Software Inc, La Jolla, CA). A p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.    Results Top Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Comment Acknowledgments References   Early Clinical Results Operative mortalities were 2.0% (5 of 247) in the DM group and 1.6% (5 of 311) in the NDM group (p = 0.756). Early clinical outcomes including atrial fibrillation, perioperative myocardial infarction, mediastinitis, and cerebrovascular accident were similar between the 2 groups (Table 2). View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 2 Early Mortality and Morbidities   Long-Term Survival Among 548 survivors, late death occurred in 72 (13.1%) patients, including 20 cardiac deaths. Overall survival rate was lower in the DM group than in the NDM group, with 10-year survival rates of 78.5% and 88.1%, respectively (p = 0.004; Fig 1). Age-adjusted survival was also lower in the DM group (p = 0.006). The survival rate for patients with insulin-treated DM was not significantly different from those with non-insulin treated DM (p = 0.919). Multivariate analysis revealed that after age adjustment, smoking history, chronic renal failure, and preoperative left ventricular dysfunction, but not DM itself, were independent risk factors for long-term survival (Table 3). However, there were no significant differences in the incidence of late cardiac death between the groups, with 10-year freedom from cardiac death rates of 94.6% and 96.6%, respectively (DM vs NDM, p = 0.109; Fig 2). Similar results were observed between patients with insulin-treated DM and those with non insulin-treated DM (p = 0.836). Chronic renal failure and left ventricular dysfunction were significant risk factors for age-adjusted long-term cardiac deaths (p < 0.001, hazard ratio = 6.67 and p = 0.004, hazard ratio = 2.66, respectively). Figure 1 View larger version (27K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 1. Overall survival of patients with and without diabetes mellitus. (DM = diabetes mellitus group; NDM = nondiabetes mellitus group.)   View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 3 Independent Predictors of Late Mortality   Figure 2 View larger version (28K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 2. Late cardiac deaths in patients with and without diabetes. (DM = diabetes mellitus group; NDM = nondiabetes mellitus group.)   Freedom From Reintervention and MACCE Sixty eight patients underwent coronary reintervention including 3 reoperations at 43 ± 25 months after surgery. Reintervention-free survival was similar between the 2 groups, with 10-year freedom from reintervention rates of 86.4% and 84.0%, respectively (DM vs NDM, p = 0.509; Fig 3). A trend toward higher reintervention rates beyond 5 years after surgery was observed in the insulin-treated DM group, but it was not statistically significant (p = 0.173; Fig 4). There were no differences in freedom from MACCE at 10 years between the DM and NDM groups (66.2% vs 71.9%, p = 0.111; Fig 5) and between the insulin-treated DM and noninsulin-treated DM groups (62.4% vs 67.6%, p = 0.324). Figure 3 View larger version (28K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 3. Reintervention-free survival in patients with and without diabetes. (DM = diabetes mellitus group; NDM = nondiabetes mellitus group.)   Figure 4 View larger version (27K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 4. Comparison of freedom from reintervention in diabetic patients according to insulin requirement. (DM = diabetes mellitus group; NDM = nondiabetes mellitus group.)   Figure 5 View larger version (28K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 5. Freedom from major adverse cardiovascular or cerebral events (MACCE) in diabetes mellitus (DM) and nondiabetes mellitus (NDM) groups.   Early, 1-year, and 5-year Angiographic Patency In the DM group, early, 1-year, and 5-year postoperative patency rates were 98.2% (724 of 737), 95.3% (609 of 639), and 94.6% (417 of 441), respectively. Patency rates of the NDM group were 98.6% (899 of 912), 94.7% (826 of 872), and 90.5% (628 of 694). Analysis of patency rates according to graft type showed that patency rates of left ITA grafts at early, 1 year, and 5 years postoperatively were 99.2%, 95.8%, and 93.0%, respectively. Patency rates of right ITA grafts were 99.5%, 97.1%, and 93.2% and those of right gastroepiploic artery grafts were 98.8%, 92.9%, and 88.3%, respectively (Table 4). The generalized linear mixed model revealed that the presence of DM and type of arterial conduit did not affect patency rates in any of the 3 time periods. Patency rates of grafts anastomosed to the left anterior descending territory were higher than those connected to the left circumflex and right coronary artery territories at 1 year and 5 years after OPCAB (Table 5). View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 4 Angiographic Patency Rates According to Graft Types and Revascularized Territories in the DM and NDM Groups   View this table: [in this window] [in a new window]   Table 5 Effects of Diabetes, Use of Grafts Other Than the Left ITA, and Revascularized Territories Other Than the LAD Territory on Graft Patency at Early, 1 Year, and 5 Years After Surgery      Comment Top Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Comment Acknowledgments References   The present study demonstrated four important findings. First, not DM, but chronic renal failure and left ventricular dysfunction showed a negative impact on long-term survival in patients who underwent OPCAB with total arterial grafting. Second, freedom from cardiac death was similar between diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Third, freedom from MACCE, including reintervention, was similar, regardless of diabetic status. Fourth, DM did not influence the early, 1-year, and 5-year postoperative angiographic patency rates of the grafts. Previous studies have demonstrated poor early or late clinical outcomes, including mortality and freedom from reintervention in patients with DM who underwent CABG compared with those without DM [2–5]. However, controversy still exists [15, 16]. Since the renewal of interest in OPCAB in the mid-1990s, some authors have reported reduced surgical morbidity in diabetic patients undergoing OPCAB compared with conventional CABG, although they failed to demonstrate any survival advantage [10–12]. Previous studies have indicated that the arterial conduit might have a positive impact on maintenance of its biologic integrity and improvement of surgical outcomes in diabetic patients [7–9]. Anatomic patterns of coronary artery disease in DM patients are more complicated. Patients with DM frequently have left main or multivessel coronary disease. Lesions are more diffuse and luminal diameters are small in segments adjacent to obstructive lesions [17–19]. In order to control this bias, we only enrolled patients with multivessel coronary disease; proportions of patients with three-vessel coronary disease and left main coronary disease were similar between the 2 groups. This may have resulted in a somewhat higher incidence of diabetes in the present study than that of previous reports, which ranged from 14% to 30% [2–5]. Our treatment strategies for CABG include routine off-pump revascularization for most of our patients, exclusive use of total arterial graft with skeletonization, particularly in patients with diabetes or in younger patients. In our early experience, we avoided use of bilateral ITA grafts in DM patients out of concern for possible mediastinal infection, although it was controversial [20]. This explained the reason for more frequent use of bilateral ITA grafts in the NDM group when compared with the DM group. As demonstrated in the previous study [15], DM did not affect early clinical outcomes. Early mortality and postoperative complications, including atrial fibrillation, perioperative myocardial infarction, mediastinitis, and cerebrovascular accident were similar between the 2 groups. Overall long-term survival rate was lower in the DM group, with 10-year survival rates of 78.5% compared with 88.1% in the NDM group. Multivariate analysis revealed that it was not DM itself, but rather chronic renal failure, preoperative left ventricular dysfunction, and smoking that were independent risk factors for age-adjusted long-term survival. This was in agreement with other reports [3, 21] demonstrating that comorbidities of DM, such as chronic renal failure, peripheral vascular obstructive disease, and low left ventricular ejection fraction were independent risk factors for long-term survival. In addition, freedom from cardiac death was similar between the DM and NDM groups, and between patients with insulin-treated DM and those taking oral drugs. Again, chronic renal failure and left ventricular dysfunction were significant risk factors for late cardiac death. A previous study documented lower freedom from percutaneous intervention rates in DM patients, with a 10-year reintervention-free survival rate of 83% compared with 86% in non-DM patients [2]. However, a randomized controlled trial [22] revealed a similar 7-year freedom from reintervention rate in the DM group and the non-DM group (87.8% vs 88.9%). The present study showed an 86.4% reintervention-free survival rate at 10 years in the DM group and this was not statistically different from that of the NDM group. In addition, freedom from MACCE was not different between the 2 groups. Few studies have compared long-term angiographic patency of bypass grafts between patients with DM and those without DM who underwent CABG. In the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation trial [23], graft patency assessed with angiograms performed 4 years after CABG showed that the percentages of ITA grafts (89% vs 85%) and vein grafts (71% vs 75%) free of stenosis were similar between patients with and without DM. In their study, however, only 37% of the patient population underwent follow-up angiograms. Since we began performing OPCAB at our institution in 1998, we have performed early postoperative graft angiography in almost all of our OPCAB patients to assess the accuracy of the anastomosis and graft patency. In addition, 1-year and 5-year follow-up coronary angiograms were performed regardless of patients' angina symptoms. We evaluated graft patency at 5 years after surgery in 80.1% of patients followed up for more than 5 years. Baseline characteristics in patients with diabetes were different from those without DM. In addition, fewer patients in the DM group underwent 5-year angiograms than in the NDM group. This may have affected the results as a selection bias and the high angiographic patency rates demonstrated in the DM group. To correct these biases, the propensity score of having diabetes was adjusted in the generalized linear mixed model. The present study demonstrated that diabetes did not affect early and 1-year angiographic patency (p = 0.459 and 0.252). The UK prospective diabetes study [24] demonstrated that strict control of glycemia reduced microvascular complications and acute cardiac events. In addition, the Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial [25] reported that aggressive reduction of plasma lipids significantly reduced ischemic complications and improved permeability of aortocoronary grafts. The favorable angiographic results in the present study might be due to the fact that we strictly controlled glucose and lipid levels in all DM patients beginning in the immediate postoperative period. Preoperative comorbidities such as chronic renal failure or left ventricular dysfunction, not DM itself, were found to influence long-term survival and cardiac-related death in patients with multivessel disease treated with total arterial OPCAB. Freedom from MACCE, including coronary reintervention, was also similar between the DM and NDM groups. Medically controlled diabetes did not have negative effects on early, 1-year, and 5-year angiographic patency rates. There are limitations to the present study that must be recognized. First, the present study was not performed in a prospective manner, although all consecutive patients with multivessel disease who underwent OPCAB using total arterial grafts were included. There were some baseline differences between the 2 groups and these might have affected the results, although multivariate analysis and adjustment of the propensity score were performed to minimize this bias. Second, some of the patients treated with oral hypoglycemic agents at the time of surgery started insulin therapy during the follow-up period and some patients were diagnosed as new onset diabetes during admission for surgery. These were not evaluated in this study and this could have affected the clinical and angiographic comparison between groups. Measurement of hemoglobin A1c level, one of the predicting factors for postoperative adverse outcomes in diabetic patients undergoing cardiac operations, was not performed preoperatively on all patients and was not included in the risk factor analysis. Finally, we did not compare these results with those of on-pump CABG or those of CABG using saphenous vein grafts.    Acknowledgments Top Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Comment Acknowledgments References   We wish to thank Professor Yun Hee Choi and Hyun-Sook Hong of the Medical Research Collaborating Center (MRCC), Seoul National University Hospital, for their efforts in statistical assistance.    References Top Abstract Introduction Material and Methods Results Comment Acknowledgments References   1. Kannel WB, McGee DL. Diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors: the Framingham Study Circulation 1979;59:8-13.[Abstract/Free Full Text] 2. Thourani VH, Weintraub S, Stein B, et al. 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Oct. 20, 2012 at 9:55 pm ((.....Destroyedheart, I'm sorry to nitpick, but who else is getting beat up?)) Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread DestroyedHeartThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 20, 2012 at 10:00 pm (hmm Imiganiry new girl 12 years of age should a make her a skelly so it makes sense, can i even do 12) Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread QueenAnneThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 20, 2012 at 10:11 pm ((Ok, Hope. This is really sad, but I just now realized the RP title is one word away from your username thing.)) Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread HopeIsWhatWeCraveThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 20, 2012 at 11:18 pm ((Heehee, yeah. My username was made on a line from on of my favorite songs, Crave, by For King and Country. The RP topic kinda sorta reminded me of the song, so that's what I decided to name it. =P))   Bri stared numbly as people tried to fight back, tried to strike out and break free. It's hopeless. She thought. They are trained soldiers with guns and all sorts of weaponry. What are we? A ragged band of teens with useless powers. She looked down, the feeling of helplessness seeping through her. If she did not fight it, it would overwhelm her, dragging her down into a place so dark and deep that nothing could save her. She felt a drop of rain on her hair, and turned her face to the sky. It was dark and overcast, filled with hints of a storm. Somehwere in the distance lightening flashed, and thunder sounded. Bri hoped that she would be able to get up to the table where people were signing in soon.   When it was finally her turn at the table, she stepped up. "Name?" The guard asked ruffly, not bothering to look up. "Bri Easterly." She answered. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread QueenAnneThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 20, 2012 at 11:20 pm Zeva coughed as the raindrops hit her face, washing a way a bit of the blood that was coming from her nose. She clumsily stood up again and got back in line. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread Emecay replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 1:13 am Eione huffed as the kids tried to fight back, clenching her fists. They were kids, some of them, not cattle, not demons. Children. Albeit, potentially dangerous children. She didn't know what they were capable of, but they didn't deserve this. If they had just told her, if they had just explained to her what she could do and how she could and just helped her... But they hadn't. And so there they were. For a moment she paused, feet skidding for a moment. She could fight. She'd had her fair share of practice. Someone prodded her in the back though, and so she just moved along. She wouldn't be of much use to anyone if she was dead.   ((Kinda of winging it, since I'm not sure what I should be doing xD)) Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread HopeIsWhatWeCraveThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 1:24 am ((That's fine Emecay. Just try to follow what I'm doing, and then you'll catch on.))   "Age?" The guard asked, still not looking up at her. "Um, 16." ((I'm hoping that's right...)) "Hand." The guard commanded. Bri stood there, confusion written all over her face. The guard huffed, grabbed her hand, and pricked it with a needle. She then dabbed her fingerprint with the blood onto a peice of paper next to her name and age. "To the left, into the next line."   Bri followed the orders, joining up with this new line of people, waiting for something different. At one point the lines branched into thwo seperate lines.     Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread HopeIsWhatWeCraveThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 1:37 am The two lines were, seemingly, lines of male and female. Each line went into a seperate building, with one person going in every two or three minutes, shutting the door behind them. Bri did not now, indeed did not want to know what was behind the doors.Yet that was where she was headed...   Soon enough she was standing in front of the door. A guard stood beside, monitoring when people went in. She held a gun in her hand, seemingly ready to sh.oot anyone who dared get out of line. "Go in." The guard said, motioning toward the door.   Bri pulled the door open, her heart filled with dread. Inside were piles and piles of jumpsuits. Grey, ugly things, each with a large white number stuck on the front. They were evidently expected to strip off their old clothes and exchange them for these new ones. Bri sifted through the pile, finding one she thought might fit, and pulled it on, changing as quickly as possible and very self-conciously.    The she followed the newly dressed people into a hallway that turned off the big room. And she thought, My life is over... Which was probably true. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread QueenAnneThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 1:40 am Zeva slowly shuffled in line. A guard asked her to show him her hand, and she glared at him, tempted to spit. He grabbed her hand and cut her thumb with a pin, nearly slamming it on a piece of paper. Sh continued on. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread ZetoniThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 3:51 am    Ettos could still feel everything. He could smell the sadness in the air, he could see clearly the hate in the guard's eyes, he could feel the despair of the other teenagers on his skin. But, still there was something about this place that made him want to throw up, to dissappear. He couldn't find what though... "Name" a guard nearly shouted in his face. Ettos continued to look down and without making a move he said; "Ettos Fenny" "Age?" "17"  His voice was calm and clear, and his guard seemed to wait for a sign of fear or despair in his movements. After five minutes of just staring at him, he took his hand slowly and cut his thumb so     deep that Ettos wanted to scream.  He groaned and watched the guard as he placed his thump on a piece of paper  with a smile on his face.  "To the right" he then said, still smiling.  Ettos nodded and joined quickly the next line, without having a clue what he was going to do next.  Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread DestroyedHeartThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 8:52 am (Sorry hope you don't mind but heres another skelly, Mind if its 12 or should I bump her up to 14 anyway here you go)   Name: Michele Neary   Age: 14 (Just to be safe)   Gender: Female   Appearance: Has long dark brown hair that is flowy and goes down her back, Wears black sneakers, and has grey eyes (Not blind).   Personality: TBD   Bio: Parents were confused when she got her power,  first discovered it when she used it at school 3 weeks ago and the government knew instantly.Was shipped here no questions asked.   Power: Has the ability to control elements of water wind and earth fire has not been devolped yet. Also a great fighter because she took karaote and is a black belt.  Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread DestroyedHeartThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 8:58 am Autumn and Michele got up and were shoved into line again side by side this time though. when they reached the table Autumn went first. "Name" asked the woman "Autumn Winsfeild." she replied. "Age" asked the woman again "16" (hoping that is right) replied Autumn. "Hand" said the woman. "Can I do it." asked Autumn and the woman gave her a strange look. "Alright" she handed her the pen and Autumn pricked her thumb and pressed it on the paper. She then went to the next line. Michele went next woman asked name "Michele Neary" she replied. age asked the woman once again "14" replied Michele. The woman stopped for a second and glanced at her amazed that this was the first child she had to sign in. Hand asked the woman again. Michele gave her hand freely had it pricked slightly on forefinger and went to next line behind Autumn. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread Emecay replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 10:42 am With an upward glance, Eione realized she was next in line. The general disinterest of the guards detered (sp?) her for a moment. None of the guards appeared to so much as glance at the teens, and yet, you couldn't be too sure. Replacing her neutral expression with a nervous fearful and dejection mask. Stepping up to the table, she tried her best to stumble over her words. "Name." "E..Eione Dinarla." "Age." "17." "Hand." With a sharp prick to her thumb the woman pressed it to the paper. Look at me, Eione willed, hands clenched in their chains. "Left line." Was the only response Eione was given. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread DestroyedHeartThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 10:44 am (Emecay your post didn't show)   Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread Emecay replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 10:51 am ((asdfghjkl; TI, sometimes ya just...))   Eione stepped forward to the desk, letting her face fall into dejection and fear. Shuffling her feet a bit, she kept her eyes down. Her mask of being some weak little kid would fall if she looked at the person at the desk, surely. Trying to stumble over her words, the teen went through the questions just as the rest did. "Name". "Eione Dinarla." "Age." "17." "Hand." Look at me, Eione willed , glancing upward for a moment, eyes blazing as blood was drawn, her thumb smashed against the paper. And again, of course, her silent pleas were met with general disinterest. "Left line." Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread DestroyedHeartThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 11:00 am Autumn had this weird sensation of turning her head to glance at this other girl who had just got on line she glanced at her and looked into her eyes. Autumn turned her head quickly after locking eyes with the girl, she did it before a gaurd noticed and still stayed in line. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread Snow-White-QueenThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 11:12 am A guard walked up to Myra. "Name?" "Myra Caraway." "A Brit, are we?" the guard replied, with a bitter chuckle. Myra was tempted to tell her to shut up, but decided better of it. "Age?" "Seventy five." The guard gave her an are-you-kidding-me look, and rolled her eyes. "It's best if you just go along with what we tell you, Miss Caraway. You'll find that cooperation is the best method of getting away unhurt." She grabbed Myra's hand and jabbed a needle into her thumb, then tossed it away. Myra held up her thumb to her face, watching the blood drip slowly as she was shoved into a different line. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread HopeIsWhatWeCraveThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 2:56 pm ((You can join in if you want. We haven't gotten very far. Just post a skelie and jump in!))   The line of people passed through another large door, popping out in an even bigger room filled with hard benches which the teens(including the boys, who were filtering in on the other side) were being herded into. The guards stood out in the crowd, their army green uniforms jumping out in the sea of grey jumpsuits, which it seemed they guys had also been forced to put on. Bri felt herself being pulled into the rows of benches, and she sat down, her arms touching those of the girl beside her. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread HopeIsWhatWeCraveThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 3:50 pm ((Preferably male, unless that will bother you.)) Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread Snow-White-QueenThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied... Oct. 21, 2012 at 4:13 pm Myra sat onto the hard bench she was nearly pushed onto, and surveyed the other kids. Had they all once had powers as well? Had they lost them too? She looked down at her handcuffs and almost felt like swearing. She would have too, if it wouldn't have gotten her a nice beating for speaking. Reply to this Thread Post a new Thread Launch Teen Ink Chat Site FeedbackSaturday, August 29, 2009 The 2008/09 Design Team Says Goodbye! It's time for the August Firecracker Designs blog hop! The theme this month is: The 2008/09 Design Team Says Goodbye! This is the final blog hop of the current design team so we thought it only fitting that we went with a "goodbye/missing you" theme. To make this blog hop even more fun, Pamela has decided to have a Scavenger hunt for a 25% off coupon code that will be good on your entire order (excluding magazine orders please)! Each design team member will have a secret letter/symbol that you need to find. Once you've gone all the way around, you'll have all the letters for the code. To unscramble them, put them in order, starting with Pamela's blog. (Follow the links from there, to get the correct order for the letters.). Have Fun! (If you haven't figured out my secret letter yet, I'll give you one more hint at the end of my post). For my card I used the FCD set "Elephants on Parade". I absolutely love this set. It is full of fun elephant images and sentiments that coordinate perfectly! I want to thank Pamela for giving me the opportunity to be on her design team for the past year. It has been a great year and I'm sad to see it come to an end! It has been a true blessing to work for such a great company! Thanks for stopping by today! This is a “circular blog hop” where the beginning is wherever you start!! You will know you are at the end of the blog hop when you’ve come back to the blog you’ve started from! (It’s not a huge circle…so it should be easy to remember where you started.) There will be blog candy given away to 1 lucky blog hop participant. The winner will be chosen from the comments left on the blog of one of the FCD design team members...but which one? The blog candy hostess is a mystery! We don't even know who the blog candy hostess will be until the hop is over…so make sure you leave a comment on EVERY blog, so you don’t miss out on a chance at the blog candy! ****If you are the blog candy winner, you will be contacted by Pamela via e-mail (so be sure to leave it with your comment.) and you can also find out the winner on Pamela’s blog after the blog hop ends on Monday, August 31st at 8:00 PM (EST).**** Now, to continue the circle, hop on over the the blog of the incredibly talented Ursula, and keep going until you’ve come back to where you’ve started! Thanks so much for playing along with us and we hope you have a great time! Have A great day! 36 comments: kc_froglady said... Great card! Love the hatched pp you used in the background. Linda Elbourne said... A great card Heather - I love the miss you tons sentiment - fab! Vicki (basement stamper) said... What a lovely creation with those elephants Heather!! :) That sentiment is adorable!! The papers look fab!! I wanted to say that it has been a pleasure working with you on TWO DTs!! I wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors and will stop to visit you now and then!! :) HUGS Julie- justwritedesigns said... This is just wonderful, Heather! I love how your card looks. The basketweave dp and the buttons are so perfect. It's been such a pleasure serving w/ you on the FCD DT and I'm sure I'll be seeing you around! Juliet A said... The papers you've used go perfectly with these stamps - what company are they? Shelly Schmidt said... Nice simple but elegant card. Great papers too. TFS Shelly Shellymc2@comcast dot net Dawn Frost said... Elephants on parade is my favorite set and I adore your card! I love the background you've created. Lisa said... Great use of the elephants on parade. I love the black and red background. Thanks for sharing. paradise45 said... Awesome card...love the background papers! Susan H. tomsue@charter.net StampinCathy said... Fabulous card and love the colors and layout. Thanks for this inspiring eye candy. stampincmeyers at yahoo dot com Diana said... Thank you for all you've contributed in the past year. I love the colors and patterns you've put together on this card. Good luck in whatever you do. Debbie Yates said... Great card...love the bg paper...feels so jungle...the elephants are awesome...thank you for sharing all of your talent for the last year! Sonia E. said... I love the paper you used. It makes your card pop! Donna Moore said... Another great elephant card. Thanks for all the great cards and techniques you have shared with all of us! Best of Luck to you!! hugs Donna qhorse101@aol.com Anonymous said... Love the card. These elephants are great. Joy Keeping Ursula said... tee hee! I love how you hid your coupon code letter, Heather! :o) What a fabulous card!! You always do such nice work! Thanks for all of your creativity and efforts this past year; it has been such a pleasure working with you! Good luck to you! Hugs, Ursula Maria Matter said... Heather this is really a lovely card! Great job! Hope you're enjoying your weekend! Blessings, Maria Stef H (Glitterbabe) said... super card. love the orange. hugs, Libby Hickson said... You are hilarious with the code letter!! Love it! And your card is completely gorgeous! I'm so glad I got the chance to meet you on this team Heather - I know this isn't goodbye for us. :-) Another Loock Creations said... Another great Elephant card!! Thanks Heather!! Brenda Lisa said... Awesome card. Thanks for all the shimmerz tips and all the inspiration! it was such a blast being on a design team with you and I am sure we will "see" each other around soon. Your friend in Stamps, Lisa Rasmussen FireCracker082 said... Heather, you really do SUCH amazing work, I hope your talents are recognized in a BIG way!Thanks a ton, for being on my team. Good luck! Debby said... Fabulous card! Anonymous said... love the colors -- it really pops tonilea jiffy1212@aol.com Carolyn said... You ladies are making my day with all the fantastic elephant cards, this one is just lovely. thanks so much for sharing and feeding my elephant addiction, lol. carolyn s ceashark at aol dot com Jenn G said... I LOVE all of these elephant cards- I just might have to get this set!!! Great card! The Stamper's Touch said... Absolutely gorgeous card Heather!!! I love it!! I've been looking at that set too!!! Linda PatBowman said... Beautiful card. I wasn't much of an elephant type person until I've seen all the really cool cards the DT has been making with it. Martha said... I am so loving these elephants! And your background papers are so perfect with the stamps. Super! Darla said... great layout and wonderful papers!! This set is so wonderful!! Lisa Petrella said... Great color combo!! I love it! Elaine M said... So sad to say goodbye! Thx for all the wonderful inspiration you've given us. Elaine Moore - mtn.moven.faith@comcast.net Anonymous said... Great card and cute sentiment. Thanks for sharing. Deb (Debadoo) said... hehehe Great card!! Love that set and I love what you did with it. Also love how you put your letter in your post. Very clever. Deb B stampindebs at aol dot com Chrisd said... Great sentiment on a cute card Stampin_melissa said... Ohh, lovely card! Love the colors you chose too, such a feel of Africa. Great job! Melissa.banian@gmail.com  Skip to Content - Skip to Navigation Course Listing Loading... The Department of History offers a 36-credit M.A. degree with a thesis, non-thesis, or public history option. Students must complete a research requirement and a subject matter requirement. Courses in American, European, non-Western, and public history are available. M.A. in History–Thesis Option Students pursuing the thesis option are required to take HIST 614: Research Methods, two sections of HIST 601: History Seminar, and six credits of HIST 795: Thesis. 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Students will come to understand professional standards and ethical responsibilities in the field. They will also learn of the historical importance of record keeping in society and the significance of the archivist’s role in collecting, preserving, and maintaining these records. Finally, students will combine classroom instruction in archival method with practical experience in an archival setting. HIST 771 Museum Studies This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the history of museums and the field of museum studies. The course will explore the practices of the professional. Students will come to understand professional standards and ethical responsibilities of the field. The course explores the importance of museums and museum professionals in the collecting, preserving and presenting of history and the human experience for a public audience. Finally, students will combine classroom instruction in museum method with practical experience. HIST 772 Oral History Theory and Method This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the practices of the craft of oral history. Students will learn professional standards and ethical responsibilities in the practice. They will also learn of the historical importance of the preservation of the oral record and the oral historian’s role in collecting, preserving, and presenting these records. Students will also explore the role of oral history in creating collective/community memory. Finally, students will combine classroom instruction in oral history methods with practical experience. HIST 790 Seminar in Public History This course is designed as the capstone for students in the public history track of the History M.A. Program. Students will be required to draw on program experience to conduct a major project, write a research paper, and assemble a professional portfolio. 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These talents are welcomed by the OOH market, which, says Freitas, embraces innovation and “is focused on providing high-impact creative executions that leverage the power and visibility of the medium, not only in messaging but also in the quality of the production materials used.” PSPs can draw on some of their abilities in taking on this new opportunity. Most providers will serve small- to medium-sized businesses, and those are the very companies with whom they have long-standing legacy relationships. “Some of the basic hardware is not complex, and is therefore something they can master readily,” he says. “Where they may need training is in the revenue generating side of the equation, the business of it. “Today, they typically turn over their sign to the end user. But in dynamic digital signage, they manage the content and gain an ongoing revenue stream. There may be a learning curve with respect to software. But a lot of these systems aren’t that complex, if you’re serving that small- to mid-sized company.” Dynamic digital signage can be marketed in much the same way current offerings are marketed, Gottwald says. “A lot of it is word of mouth. It’s letting clients know you offer this new service, whether you do that through word of mouth, websites, direct mail or brochures and other materials.”   Gaining Training Print providers can look to the ISA International Sign Expo, which brings together 18,000 end users, integrators, manufacturers, and suppliers under one roof over four days as one avenue to get up to speed on the new opportunity. The ISA International Sign Expo, to be staged next in early April 2013, will offer two new ways to learn from industry experts. One of those is Dynamic Digital Signage Park, an area of the Sign Expo show floor that will showcase the latest products, trends, and opportunities in dynamic digital signage. The other is Dynamic Digital Signage Day, to be held at the expo Wednesday, April 3, 2013. It is a full day of dedicated education on dynamic digital signage, how it is revolutionizing the signage marketplace, and how companies can leverage this $7 billion market, Gottwald reports. The day is designed to provide attendees with the knowledge, products and contacts they will need to capture success in the rapidly growing area of signage. The day begins with a program focused on “The Seven Key Elements of Dynamic Digital Signage,” hardware, software, connectivity, content, operation, design, and business models. That is followed by seminars on “Demystifying Dynamic Digital Signage” and “Where to Sell Dynamic Digital Signage.” Afternoon sessions will examine partnerships and the business side of dynamic digital signage for the sign installer. Trends in dynamic digital signage and how to demonstrate the technology to the customer conclude the day.   A Relationship Business As so many businesses are, the business of providing clients with static or dynamic digital signs is essentially based on relationships. That is reflected in Gottwald’s observations about PSPs having a leg-up in dynamic digital signage because they’ve worked with their legacy customers for so long. It’s also reinforced by the comments of David Allman, partner in Burbank, CA-based Imagic, a printing company that serves the OOH advertising market with standard billboard materials. “It continues to be a relationship-type business,” Allman says. “We have strong relationships at Titan Outdoors, Clear Channel Outdoor, and J.C. Decaux, which controls the media at JFK, LaGuardia, and LAX airports. You also should have relationships with people at the traditional advertising agencies. The national campaigns come out of the major ad agencies around the country.” Succeeding in the very competitive out of home advertising field takes an understanding of the industry and a lot of hard work, he adds. Those who succeed understand their cost structures and the specifications of the materials.The infamous Billy peeks at his prey in "Black Christmas" Olivia Hussey answers one of many nasty phone calls in "Black Christmas" A victim of Billy's menace in "Black Christmas" Dreaming of a Black Christmas: revisiting the Canadian classic that changed the horror genre I’ll admit that, until a few years ago, I never really  got the appeal of Black Christmas. Despite being a lifelong horror fan who has  happily sat through all manner of chillers ranging from quietly creepy to balls-out gory  starting from a probably much-too-young-for this-sort-of-thing age, I never found joy in  Bob Clark‘s sinister tale  about a group of sorority sisters being stalked by a malevolent attic dweller who likes to make threatening phone calls. I found it abysmally ugly, awkwardly paced  and uncomfortable to watch so I dismissed it as  ”not for me” (and very possibly overrated) and instead turned to Clark’s other Christmas classic, A Christmas Story, during the holidays. But then something strange happened, a few years ago I found myself alone at my parents’ place out in the middle of nowhere during the Christmas holidays. We’d already watched  our way through our stack of Christmas mainstays so I grabbed the only holiday-themed movie left — Black Christmas. Maybe it hit me at just the right moment but suddenly I  understood what all the fuss was about and later on, as I read more about the film that pretty much launched Bob Clark’s career and established a whole new formula that’s now considered  almost mandatory  in slasher flicks, I came to appreciate its messy genius (and embrace its many flaws). Here’s a look at  the story behind  Black Christmas and what makes it so ho-ho-hopelessly brilliant and worthy of the “Canadian Classic” moniker. The Story Written by Roy Moore (and re-written by Clark himself),  Black Christmas takes place  just before  Christmas break at a large college, where a group of sorority sisters are making plans for one last party before they all head off on holiday. Jessica (Olivia Hussey), the  serious-minded beauty of the group,  isn’t in such a celebratory mood. She’s just found out that she’s pregnant and she’s struggling with whether or not she wants to keep the baby while also dealing with near constant badgering from her temperamental boyfriend, Peter (Keir Dullea), who wants  her to keep the baby and commit to marriage. As Jessica contemplates her future, her friends plan their party oblivious to her plight…and to the fact that the night is about to take a very ugly turn. The house begins to get a rash of obscene phone calls, that at first seem like a harmless prank but quickly turn serious as the caller starts to delve into each girl’s personal life and one of the sorority sisters goes missing. When it becomes clear that Jessica is the caller’s primary target, the police place a wire tap in the house only to find out that the real culprit is closer than anyone ever imagined! The History Bob Clark had already made two horror films before he was handed the script for Black Christmas. He turned to the horror genre because he’d heard that the only two ways to break into the movie industry were through either pornography or scary drive-in flicks — especially for someone who grown up in Florida, a long way away from Hollywood. His first two genre films, Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things and Dead of Night (aka Deathdream), made little more than a ripple when they were released. By then, Clark had moved to Canada, then a tax haven for American filmmakers, and had begun production on a screenplay that was originally titled Stop Me and was supposedly based on a spate of murders that had taken place in Quebec around the Christmas season. Clark re-wrote much of the script’s dialogue and injected his own ideas about what might play as scary (supposedly drawing inspiration from Psycho) and of course making the now legendary decision to never reveal the killer’s identity or backstory. The film didn’t really find an audience until the dawn of home video thanks to a botched US release ( the film was retitled Silent Night, Evil Night because Warner Bros. was worried it would otherwise be mistaken for a blaxploitation film) and the fact that it  came out  just before slasher movies  became vogue after the release of Halloween in 1978. The Significance Over the years, the phrase “the calls are coming from inside the house!” may have become somewhat of a punchline thanks to urban legends about babysitter stalkers  and campy movies like When a Stranger Calls, but back in 1974, Black Christmas established this now seemingly normal horror convention in a way that hasn’t been used quite as effectively since. There’s still some speculation about whether Roy Moore actually based the initial idea for the Black Christmas screenplay on those old babysitter stories, but what is clear is that whatever formula he used  proved influential to many classic horror films that followed. Billy, the film’s main menacing force, roams through the sorority house at will and the audience sees everything through his point of view, a technique that hadn’t been used so effectively  in mainstream cinema up to that point. On the Canadian DVD extras, it’s revealed that although the steadicam wasn’t introduced to filmmakers until 1976, camera operator Bert Dunk created the fluidly roaming “Billy” camera shots by designing a rig that attached to his head – this is especially impressive considering the shot where Billy climbs the trellis outside the house all the way up to the attic. That killer-POV shot went on to become standard in soon-to-be-classic slasher films that followed like John Carpenter’s Halloween and Friday the 13th. In fact, many of the elements present in Black Christmas – including its holiday-themed setting and feminist sub-text  -  may seem like clichés when viewed through a present day horror fan lens, but the truth is that Black Christmas all but the set the table for numerous imitators and for the whole wave of slasher films that dominated in the ’80s and beyond. The Toronto Connection The film was shot over an 8-week period in Toronto. One of the main sites, Annesley Hall which is part of the University of Toronto (and located across from the ROM), has become a popular pilgrimage for fans of the film. The infamous sorority house is also still standing but a little more difficult to get to —  it’s a residence on a private road  near St. Clair Avenue West and Avenue Road  that Clark stumbled across by accident while scouting locations. The 2002 DVD release of Black Christmas features actor Art Hindle walking through the sorority house location while discussing his memories of shooting the film. It’s also important to note that along with Hindle, the film featured a who’s-who of Canadiana talent who went on to  larger  noteriety  including Superman‘s Margot  Kidder and  SCTV‘s Andrea Martin. In other words, while Black Christmas might not be one of the most well-known or flawlessly made horror films out there, it’s certainly important in the grand scheme of the genre and even if it’s not one of your favourite scary movies, you should, at the very least, be proud that Canadians can claim this influential and ahead-of-its-time gem as one of our own.     Kristal Cooper Editor-in-Chief Kristal Cooper has been a film buff since the age of two when her parents began sneaking her into the drive-in every weekend. Since then, she’s pursued that passion by working for the Toronto International Film Festival and the Canadian Film Centre as well as spending many a happy hour inside Toronto’s wonderful theatres (she still mourns the loss of The Uptown). She currently acts as Toronto Film Scene’s Editor-in-Chief, is a freelance writer specializing in pop culture and feminist issues, and continues to slog away at her day job as a small cog in the giant machinery of the Toronto film community. Latest posts by Kristal Cooper (see all) Leave a comment This week from Grolsch Film Works The Dark Knight Rises is without a doubt the most anticipated major release of 2012. 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Only a handful of the local people benefit from the multi-billion shilling tourism business due to a lack of the required skills.The Koiyaki/Lemek project is an initiative to place guiding in the Mara in the hands of the local people – after all, it is there own ‘back yard.’ The school and wilderness camp is owned by the Koiyaki /Lemek community (Koiyaki Group Ranch is situated north of the Mara reserve). Gametrackers are helping sponsor a local Masai student through the guiding school as we also believe that education of the local people is the key to Wildlife Conservation in Kenya. Why Conservation in Mara? The Masai Mara is an instant attraction to hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, particularly due to the Wildebeest Migration between July and August. This area has one of the highest densities of carnivore in Africa, as well as supporting a range of endangered species. This same attraction brings with it human and wildlife conflict, because lions and other predators attack livestock and the Masai kill or injure the carnivores in retribution. Like everywhere else in Kenya, the population growth has increased the demand for cultivated land. The endangered African elephant poses a risk to local communities as they raid their fields, destroying livelihoods and threatening lives. This reduces local people’s tolerance resulting in the killing or injuring of elephants. The threats to Mara are diverse and complex, and so are the solutions. As long as Mara remains a valuable source of income for the country, and community participation and benefit is ensured, we are sure to find sustainable solutions for the whole ecosystem. Goals of Koiyaki guiding school and camp: • To enhance conservation of the Masai Mara wildlife by converting this region into an economically viable conservation area • To equip local people with the professional skills needed for them to participate in, and promote conservation and wildlife management • To provide financial benefits from tourism to the local communities thus underpinning advantages of conservation for their own lifestyle • To reduce encroachment of wildlife habitat by farming communities and thereby reduce man-wildlife conflict What do they learn? In three terms of full time residence training of 8 weeks each, the students will cover the following diverse and interesting modules: 1. Culture, Anthropology, History, Customs Students will learn to portray their culture in an interesting and educational way. This will include the role of a professional safari guide. They will also be taught to understand the cultures of their clients and to be able to cater for their different needs. 1. Animal Behaviour This will consist of studies of wildlife behaviour, including aspects such as names of species, habitat requirements, feeding habits, social structures etc. 1. Visitor Handling This consists of communication and entertainment skills, perhaps one of the most important skills required for the professional guide i.e. the art of timing in the release of information, presentation and debating skills. Photography. 1. Environment and Wildlife Management Statistics, ecological interpretation of the environment, habitat types, human/animal conflict and conflict management, zoning, land utilisation etc. 1. Natural History Ethno-botany, herbalism, ornithology, tracking skills, weather and seasonal cycles, wildlife and their habitats, migration, plant/animal interactions, astronomy, geology and history. 1. Camp Management and Cuisine Camp management, intermediate eco-technology, eco-building skills, waste and water management, cuisine and presentation, sanitation, eco-tourism, communication equipment, basic vehicle mechanics, generators and solar equipment, alternative sources of energy. 1. First Aid First aid and fire control, evacuation, fire breaks and controlled burning. Psychological counselling after an accident. Evacuation procedure. 1. Placements Students will be placed either in the company that sponsors them, or other safari companies. Each student will spend time working in every sector of tourism employment (i.e. not just guiding), as part of their training. After finalization students will undergo a 5 day basic computer course at Rekero Conservation as an Moneygram fees external course. (In residence at Rekero). 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A Wall's distribution centre in Halesmere has accidentally created 'thrilling new flavours' after confusing ingredient deliveries for Unilever's ice-cream concern with Kerry Group's sausage factory.

The mistake passed unnoticed until consumers began calling the Wall's sausage customer services helpline to congratulate them on sausages which tasted 'much creamier than usual'. There were very few complaints, mostly centering around the entire range of fresh sausages needing to be defrosted before cooking.

Wall's ice-cream has been innundated after the mistake, with several complaints about the pork and herb flavoured Viennetta 'making a hell of a mess of my barbecue'. Many callers were also extremely concerned with all varieties of Calippo after discovering the usual solid block of lip-burning ice was replaced with short links of fruit-flavoured water coated in a thin artificial skin.

Some products remain unaffected and Wall's ice-cream representatives were quick to reassure consumers that finding chewy gristly lumps in tubs of Carte d'Or was perfectly normal. They also say that strawberry Cornetto is perfectly safe to eat even if it is still pink in the middle. Sales have dipped slightly during the problems, however, despite the current run of unseasonably warm summer weather.

Wall's sausage sales have fared better and the company is struggling to keep up production after a surge in demand for their accidental flavours, but not all of the sausages have been a success. Some callers have found the mint-choc-chip sausages to be 'a little too bizarre' and virtually everyone has been repulsed by the strawberry, lemon, lime and pork flavoured Twister sausage, although famous sausage-eater Katie Price is reported to have ordered several 'just to try them out'.

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It seemed like John and I had more family in town than usual, which meant more gatherings and {fun} obligations. PLUS we had an extended trip to Central Oregon and just returned yesterday. I should be talking about all of my New Year plans, hopes and dreams, but honestly I’m still trying to put away decorations and get organized. Maybe not the most refreshing way to start 2013… {More on my 2013 thoughts soon} These photos are from our annual Blodgett/Wadsworth family gift exchange, where historically the gist was to hand make a gift for your person. However, things have been slowly drifting in the direction of store bought. Creativity sometimes doesn’t flow as freely for everyone every year, so it’s nice to have a plan B if you didn’t have time to whittle a replica of the Mona Lisa. You laugh, but I bet someone in this family has attempted it, and perhaps even pulled it off. I’m only in my fourth year of this decades-old tradition, so I have missed a great deal of craftiness. Man, do I have some talented and thoughtful in-laws though. Sadly, I didn’t get to snap photos of all the gifts because I was on baby duty, but take my word for it that they were pretty awesome. Quilts, hand-forged school bells, family heirlooms, the list goes on… I also had the pleasure of taking the Wadsworth family photo this year, since it’s the first time they’ve all been home for the holidays in a while. Such a neat group – I wish you all lived closer :) Time to scour the inner-depths of Pinterest to get inspiration for next year {maybe after the tree is out of the house first?} P.S. Those breakfast burritos up there? So amazing. I think I had at least two. I vote we make that a new tradition. 3 comments : Leave a Comment: Theme by Blogmilk   Coded by Brandi Bernoskie. Feedback Update Readers’ Choice: What’s Your Favorite Sandwich Shop? We have a winner! Update: Olde World Cheese Shop is the hands-down winner in this week's poll. Congratulations and thanks Temple Terrace for voting for your favorites! ***** There’s just nothing like a good sandwich to satisfy even the biggest hunger when lunchtime rolls around. Whether it’s a tasty Cuban on fresh-baked bread, a vegetarian on wheat or a sinfully delicious ham and cheese on rye with all the fixings, sometimes only a sandwich will do. That’s why we’re dedicating this week’s poll to the businesses in the Temple Terrace area that are artisans of Asiago roll creations, masters of meatball subs, connoisseurs of Cubans – you get the idea! Here are some of our favorites: Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday, April 20. Ties will be broken based on the official rules spelled out in the attached PDF. So vote for your favorite place in the Temple Terrace area to grab a sandwich! And don’t forget to let us know why in the comments section. See the attached PDF for a complete listing of the rules for Readers’ Choice. 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Advertisements   Top Deals in Orlando    Media Coverage New Scientist United Kingdom Monday, May 13, 2013 Up to a million Facebook accounts could be vulnerable to an all-too-simple method of email hijacking that requires no programming skills or computer expertise. All you need, it turns out, is patience and someone's expired Hotmail address. So say security researchers at Rutgers Business School in Newark. The threat arises, according to Professor Panagiotis Karras and his co-authors, graduate students Tarun Parwani and Ramin Kholoussi, because Microsoft retires unused Hotmail accounts after 270 days of inactivity and reassigns the email addresses to new users who request them. Read More  The Tennessean Sunday, May 12, 2013 Quick! What does the acronym CSR stand for? If you said “customer standard reaction” or “computer system reboot,” you’d be correct, technically. However, CSR in business today stands for “corporate social responsibility.” No longer is CSR just for large public companies, and it’s not just your organization’s ethics or philanthropy. Business authors Archie Carroll and Ann Buckholtz in their book “Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management” defined CSR as “economic, legal, ethical and discretionary expectations that society has of organizations.” Continue reading Forbes New York, NY Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Most leaders are attracted to the guy or woman who seems confident and outgoing, unafraid in any situation or facing any challenge. They expect an extrovert to infuse any team with energy, to push ahead on projects and to motivate colleagues to do their best work. Meantime they have low expectations of anyone who appears neurotic, who seems withdrawn and too anxious to live up to their potential. Leaders expect neurotic employees to contribute little and to drag down colleagues’ morale. Not true, says a new study by Corinne Bendersky, an associate professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. In a paper called “The Downfall of Extroverts and Rise of Neurotics: The Dynamic Process of Status Allocation in Task Groups,” Bendersky and co-author Neha Parikh Shah, an assistant professor at Rutgers Business School, explodes stereotypes about how extroverts and neurotics perform on teams. Read More Monday, May 6, 2013 Rutgers University professor Nancy DiTomaso has an intriguing piece on the New York Times’ Web site. At first blush, “How Social Networks Drive Black Unemployment” might seem simplistic. A few times while reading it, “Well, duh!” crept into my head. But DiTomaso’s argument that “favoritism” is as much responsible for African American employment troubles as is “discrimination” is a more nuanced and complete look at the problem than I’ve seen before. It also holds an implicit lesson for blacks striving to get ahead. “Getting an inside edge by using help from family and friends is a powerful, hidden force driving inequality in the United States,” DiTomaso writes. “Such favoritism has a strong racial component. Through such seemingly innocuous networking, white Americans tend to help other whites, because social resources are concentrated among whites. If African-Americans are not part of the same networks, they will have a harder time finding decent jobs.” She adds, “The mechanism that reproduces inequality, in other words, may be inclusion more than exclusion.” Read More Complex The Washington Post Monday, May 6, 2013 It's a startling statistic when you think about it: Unemployment for African Americans, which is currently at 13 percent, is nearly double the national average. Long thought to be the result of racial discrimination, Nancy DiTomaso, a professor of management and global business at Rutgers Business School, believes otherwise, stating that such high unemployment rates for African Americans has, instead, to do with favoritism. In The Great Divide, the New York Times new series about inequality, she writes: "Such favoritism has a strong racial component. Through such seemingly innocuous networking, white Americans tend to help other whites, because social resources are concentrated among whites. If African-Americans are not part of the same networks, they will have a harder time finding decent jobs. The mechanism that reproduces inequality, in other words, may be inclusion more than exclusion." How has social media played a role in all of this? Time and again Twitter has been highlighted for its stark divide across color lines, Black Twitter perhaps being its most notable subgroup. Could it be that social networks like Facebook and Tumblr, platforms meant to connect people, have in fact aided in creating greater disadvantages?  Read More NPR Monday, May 6, 2013 Nancy DiTomaso is a professor and vice dean of faculty at Rutgers Business School and joins us now from our bureau in New York. Nice to have you on the program today. NANCY DITOMASO: Thank you very much. CONAN: And I think it's important to point out, you say this is not done maliciously or maybe not even consciously. DITOMASO: Well, it's certainly is not done in a way that people are aware of the impact of it. Although when I talked to the hundreds of people that I included within my study, almost all of them - albeit two of the people I talked - found 70 percent of the jobs that they held over a lifetime from having some kind of additional help from family, from friends, through someone either telling them about a job that otherwise was not public, using influence to help them stand out from the crowd or in some cases, actually, offering them an opportunity. And yet, when I asked my interviewees what most contributed to their having the kind of life that they had, almost no one talked about the help they received. Instead, they talked about how hard they had worked, how motivated they were, the education they'd received. So there was a big gap between the amount of help that they'd received and how they thought about what had happened in their lives. Read More The Star Ledger Thursday, April 18, 2013 It is corporate earnings season and activist shareholders will demand their CEOs demonstrate how corporate social responsibility programs benefit them. Even after 40 years of corporate social responsibility, many still believe it reduces shareholders' profits. But Milton Friedman's description of corporate social responsibility as "hypocritical window dressing" only being acceptable if it "cloaks self-interest" is wrong. Research by Michael Barnett, vice dean of the Rutgers Business School, demonstrates that firms with the highest corporate social performance have the highest financial performance, as long as they establish credibility with stakeholders by making a commitment to social investments over time. Other research shows companies active in social responsibility experienced greater employee satisfaction and retention rates, a stronger relationship with outside stakeholders and a greater ease of doing business with potential partners who see a company as being good. Continue reading Bloomberg New York, NY Thursday, April 18, 2013 The New Jersey Needs You gathering probably had the biggest number of Garden State cheerleaders, among them Mark Savino, who works at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and Joseph Gasparro, who works at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and has an MBA from Rutgers Business School. "My goal is to open up all the secrets to getting a job and building a career after college,” Gasparro, a co-chairman of the Young Leadership Board said. “How to interview, what to wear -- we also buy them a suit.” Full story and photos. Alumni New York, NY Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Rutgers Business School's successful track record of placing MBA students in jobs three months after graduation earned it a ranking among the top 20 business schools in the country for post-graduation employment, according to U.S. News & World Report. The ranking reflects the success of the MBA Office of Career Management's efforts to help students land full-time jobs within 90 days of graduation. In 2012, 93 percent of the students in the Traditional Full-Time MBA program were employed within the 90-day, post-graduation period. Rutgers Business School landed at No. 18 for post-graduation employment in U.S. News & World Report's latest ranking of top business schools in the U.S. For the first time, U.S. News & World Report recognized the Supply Chain Management MBA concentration at Rutgers by ranking it No. 20 in the nation this year. Read full story. Cricky blogs Thursday, April 11, 2013 Professor Jerome Williams from Rutgers University in New Jersey, US, said behavioural targeting, through which advertising is tailored to the individual, was being used by the food industries to complement mass marketing. “I really believe in the future, you’ll be walking down the street and you’ll look into a window and there will be an ad directly targeting you based on all your purchases in the past six months. That’s the direction we’re going in.” Ms Martin said there were currently no restrictions on junk food advertising aired during popular children’s programs on TV, the medium which she said was still the “cornerstone” of advertising. Read More NPR Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Well, the notion of a tale of two truths, I think, is a very good characterization. In the research that I've been doing, I didn't start out looking at the issue of jobs, but it soon became a very key part of what I was trying to understand, which was basically why it seemed to be that all of the people in my classes, most of whom were white, believed in civil rights, was against discrimination, thought equal opportunity was the standard for fairness, thought people should be rewarded for their effort. And yet we still have racial inequality, so I was trying to understand that gap.  So I started the research in trying to understand the life experiences of people like those in my classes and how they came to understand issues of inequality, particularly racial inequality, and the issue of jobs became a very important part of that. I got detailed job histories, starting with high school to the time I did interviews with people in three parts of the country, and one of the startling things that I found was that 99 percent of the people that I talked to got 70 percent of the jobs that they held over their lifetimes with getting some kind of help from family, friends, acquaintances, in terms of getting inside information, having someone use influence on their behalf or someone who could actually offer them a job or an opportunity. And when you have almost every job that people get over their lifetimes with that kind of inside help, it raises questions about what actually is the job market if most jobs, in fact, are not available to just anyone out there, but is available to primarily someone who has an inside edge. Read More MarketWatch Also featured on PR Newswire Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Interactive discussions with experts to make business case for corporate social responsibility, offer advice to companies, nonprofits and students The Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership (IEL) will host its fourth annual Ethical Leadership Conference bringing together business and academic leaders in corporate social responsibility (CSR) to share lessons learned and help attendees work through challenges in starting and developing CSR programs. "Ethics in Action: A Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility" will be held April 19 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Newark Museum (49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ), near the Rutgers campus in Newark. Continue reading Monday, April 1, 2013 The unemployment crisis always opens up room for debate. Author Nancy DiTomaso said the way we inform our friends about work creates an unemployment divide between blacks and whites. According to DiTomaso, whites unconsciously hoard and distribute advantage inside their almost all-white networks of family and friends and this may be one of the factors why the February unemployment rate was 6.8% for whites  and 13.8% for blacks. DiTomaso, author of “The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism” said racism and inequality have shaped the labor market. DiTomaso said outside of work, few whites actually associate with non-whites . As a result, when a position opens up, a white person may tell his or her friends and family members looking for work but a majority of them are white. Her research comes from 250 interviews of working-class and middle-class whites over about a decade in Tennessee, Ohio and New Jersey. I'm sure her study has some validity especially if you look at a city such as Milwaukee with it's hyper segregation. Diverse neighborhoods are stronger neighborhoods. You learn from people who don't look like you. It just makes sense. Read More Monday, April 1, 2013 Although Dental Health Associates CEO and President Dr. Clifford Lisman jokingly describes his approach to business as "winging it," he is taking steps to enhance his knowledge while working to improve the acumen of his staff. In 2012, Lisman began an executive MBA program at Rutgers University. "I've spent considerable time studying business on an informal basis for years, but I'm now looking to supplement my life experience with more formal experience in terms of business management," he says. Continue reading Friday, March 29, 2013 There's a comforting-to-white-people fiction about racism and racial inequality in the United States today: They're caused by a small, recalcitrant group who cling to their egregiously inaccurate beliefs in the moral, intellectual and economic superiority of white people. The reality: racism and racial inequality aren't just supported by old ideas, unfounded group esteem or intentional efforts to mistreat others, said Nancy DiTomaso, author of the new book, The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism. They're also based on privilege, she said -- how it is shared, how opportunities are hoarded and how most white Americans think their career and economic advantages have been entirely earned, not passed down or parceled out. Read more Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Getting a job is increasingly about who you know — and that’s making the playing field less even for African-Americans. In a new study published by the Russell Sage Foundation, Nancy DiTomaso, a professor of organization management at Rutgers University, says “hidden” forms of racial inequality tied to seemingly innocuous things like networking are holding black job-seekers back. In a 21st century workplace where hiring is increasingly based on personal connections and internal employee referrals, African-Americans are at a disadvantage — since they don’t have as much “social capital” and aren’t as connected to networks that can help them land good jobs. Much progress has been made on racism and its economic effects. A recent paper by economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers found that gaps in subjective “well-being” between blacks and whites have shrunk over the past three decades. Read More Businessweek Wednesday, March 27, 2013 There’s nothing illegal about giving a hand to a friend or family member who’s looking for a job. But when whites do it for other whites, blacks get stuck on the outside looking in. Most blacks still lack the networks to boost them into the kind of good jobs that whites take for granted.  That, in a nutshell, is the conclusion of a forthcoming (April 2013) book called The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism. It’s by Nancy DiTomaso, a professor of organization management at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Today DiTomaso spoke on a conference call with reporters that was sponsored by the Russell Sage Foundation, the book’s publisher. Three other experts joined her. Nearly half a century after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, and gender, straight-out racism has become rare in the U.S., DiTomaso says in American Non-Dilemma. The question is, why does the racial divide in employment remain stark? To find out why, DiTomasso conducted 246 interviews with working-class and middle-class whites in New Jersey, Ohio, and Tennessee. The vast majority believed in civil rights and equal opportunity. But they also believed in helping out their friends and family members—who for the most part were also white. DiTomaso’s conclusion, she said today, was that in hiring, “the favoritism of whites towards other whites may be more important than the discrimination of whites towards racial minorities.” Read more Quartz Wednesday, March 27, 2013 It’s a common workplace practice: Recommend a friend or former colleague for a job and collect a handsome bonus.  But a Rutgers University management professor finds that such referral programs actually cut off opportunities for minority candidates. Nancy Di Tomaso says that corporate America could actually be undoing gains in workplace diversity. The problem is access and information, and cronyism raising barriers to employment for US Latinos and African Americans, Di Tomaso says. Her new book—called  The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racismrelies on almost 300 in-depth conversations with individuals about their careers. (DiTomaso did not research company referral programs, though she has looked at corporate policies and practices on promotions in the past.) Some 99% of the 270 whites interviewed relied on information, influence or direct hiring by family, friends or acquaintances to help land a job—men more often than women. Interviews with blacks showed they tried their networks too, but were more likely to land jobs through public programs or equal employment opportunity initiatives, Di Tomaso says in an interview with Quartz. Read more Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Rutgers business school professor Nancy DiTomaso, author of the new book The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism, told The Hollywood Reporter that the project-based and who-knows-who nature of the entertainment industry accentuates the difficulty that diverse writers have in breaking into established networks.  “It is not just a friendship network, but one that is often based on neighborhood, race/ethnic or religious groups, people who went to the same school, attend the same church, who are associated with the same institutions and so on,” she said. “The impact of networking in this field and others is the perpetuation of inequality and often the opportunity for some people to build skills that others are denied.” Read More Daily Finance Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership (IEL) at Rutgers Business School has been awarded a $2.6 million donation from Prudential Financial, Inc. and The Prudential Foundation. The support allows the IEL to continue serving nonprofit organizations, students, and business leaders with programs that reinforce the importance of ethical leadership. Last year, more than 3,000 students and business and nonprofit leaders benefited from IEL programs, events, and resources. The IEL combines academic research with practical training to strengthen current leaders and to prepare tomorrow's leaders for the complex ethical challenges they will encounter. The IEL also continues its ongoing capacity building and training with the leaders of nonprofit organizations in Newark and the surrounding areas contributing to the health and vitality of the community. The $2.6 million contribution includes a $850,000 three-year challenge grant from The Prudential Foundation. Each dollar of new and increased money the IEL raises will be matched by the Foundation with two dollars of support. The Prudential Foundation has made more than $1.5 million in grants to IEL since 2004 when it provided startup funding to create the Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership at Rutgers University. IEL was created from that organization in 2008 with funding that was included in a $5 million Prudential contribution to Rutgers University. Continue reading New York Times New York, NY Tuesday, March 26, 2013 From The New York Times: A study of New York State’s tax from 1932 to 1981 by Anna Pomeranets and Daniel G. Weaver found that it increased the cost of capital for investors and reduced trading volume. Most important, they found the tax actually increased trading volatility by as much as 10 percent. Increasing volatility is exactly what advocates of the tax don’t want. They want volatility reduced to prevent market disruptions, but the decline in traders in the markets mean fewer buyers and sellers and more price jumps. This finding of increased volatility is in general accord with nine other major papers to study this issue, including studies of the tax in 23 countries, among them Britain, Sweden and Japan. Only one of these papers found that a financial transaction tax reduced volatility. The New York State tax experience raises a bigger issue — that of traders just going elsewhere. This problem was mirrored in Sweden. Read full article. Monday, March 25, 2013 George Amick’s NJ.com article of February 11, 2013,  captioned “No help from state for ethics oversight”  concludes that  Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede’s heart was in the right place in trying to obtain state assistance in overseeing the city’s ethics program.  I agree that having an “independent” ethics oversight function is important,  with the emphasis on  “independent.”  However the overall state of government ethics programs,  to the extent they aspire to foster an ethical culture,  is significantly wanting. Let me explain and propose a solution. Government ethics programs are centered around a body of rules geared to prevent conflicts arising from personal financial interests and official duties.  Indeed the mantra of the United States Office of Government Ethics is: Preventing Conflicts of Interest in the Executive Branch.   Employees are encouraged to comply with the various ethics requirements mostly through the threat of administrative sanctions.    Official oversight bodies, public interest groups and the news media also play a vital role in this process. Continue reading Arrive Published by Amtrak for the Acela train line, the magazine for Northeast business & leisure travelers. Also at ARRIVEMAGAZINE.com. New York, NY Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Professor Farrokh Langdana was featured in Arrive, Amtrak's magazine for the Acela northeast train corridor. "Once the economy gets traction, because never in history have we printed so much money without inflation, we will need to suck the money back in, or we will see inflation. It's like toothpaste - once out of the tube, it's hard to get back in," says Langdana in interview. See article. Arrive New Brunswick, NJ Saturday, March 16, 2013 The Provident Bank Foundation recently donated $2,500 to the Rutgers University Foundation to support the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School and its “Leaders Common Ground” program. The grant will cover two scholarships for the program as well as general expenses. “We are most grateful for The Provident Bank Foundation’s support and look forward to using the Leaders Common Ground program to positively affect the long-term development of nonprofit leaders,” said Sandro Tejada, development director, Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership. The Leaders Common Ground Program brings 10-12 nonprofit senior executives together for monthly peer group sessions to mutually explore challenges they face as leaders of nonprofit organizations. The sessions are moderated by an Institute for Ethical Leadership facilitator, who leads participants through a discussion of real life issues of governance, board and staff relations, ethical leadership, strategic planning, fundraising skills, financial management skills and program development and management. In the seven years of the program’s history, more than 50 participants have benefited from the program, many of whom have participated for two or more years. Continue reading News One Monday, March 11, 2013 Nancy DiTomaso, a professor and vice dean for faculty and research and professor of management and global business at Rutgers Business School of Newark and New Brunswick and author, says that equality in the workplace is often obstructed by Whites’ favoritism for other Whites during the hiring process — even by those who claim to support equal opportunities. As a result, minorities are boxed out of the job market, which is a major reason for the unyielding unemployment rate among Blacks. According to DiTomaso, the aforementioned racial bias calls in to question whether there is a meritocratic, skill-based job market in the United States. DiTomaso’s conclusion is based on her book, “The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism,” where she interviewed 246 randomly selected middle-class White people in Tennessee, New Jersey, and Ohio. “Without Racism” revealed that economic racial disparities are fostered by explicit racism that plays out in everyday events, such as networking and institutionalized racial bias, which is endemic in the jobs market. Read more New York, NY Friday, March 1, 2013 Transaction taxes result in more volatile markets, wider bid-ask spreads, greater market impact, and a decrease in volume. Those are key findings of a recent study conducted jointly by the Bank of Canada and Rutgers University into the impact of a transaction tax administered by the State of New York until 1981. Anna Pomeranets, an analyst with the Bank of Canada, and Dan Weaver, a professor at Rutgers, conducted the study, “Security Transaction Taxes and Market Quality,” in light of movement on both sides of the Atlantic to adopt trading taxes. Both European and U.S. politicians have pushed for trading taxes, arguing they would raise revenue and dampen speculative trading activity.   Marketplace Washington, D.C. Friday, March 1, 2013 Groupon’s board of directors fired the company’s CEO yesterday. Andrew Mason founded the daily deal site. This is, in many ways, a familiar story. An ideas man builds up a business, takes it public, and then… “Some kind of infrastructure is needed,” says James Abruzzo, co-founder of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School. “And clearly that was the case here." New York, NY Friday, February 15, 2013 From The Wall Street Journal: Trading in dark pools and other off-exchange venues has been rising in recent years. About 14% of all stock trades in the U.S. now take place on dark pools, up from 3% in 2007, according to Tabb Group, which tracks electronic trading. Total trading away from exchanges hit a record of 37% of all trading volume in January, according to NYSE Euronext NYX -0.65%. A rise in off-exchange trading could hurt investors, some said. A 2010 study by Rutgers Business School professor Daniel Weaver found that a NYSE-listed stock with 40% of its volume trading in the dark costs investors about $4 million per stock a year. The reason: With more investors trading in the dark, fewer buy and sell orders are being placed on exchanges. That can translate into worse prices for stocks, because prices for stocks are set on exchanges. Exchanges have been scrambling to turn the tide. One tactic in recent years has been to cater to high-frequency firms in order to capture the rivers of buy and sell orders they provide. With more orders on the exchanges' books, investors might get better prices and find it easier to trade, they hoped. Read full article. Amazon.com Monday, February 4, 2013 by Nancy DiTomaso The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s seemed to mark a historical turning point in advancing the American dream of equal opportunity for all citizens, regardless of race. Yet 50 years on, racial inequality remains a troubling fact of life in American society and its causes are highly contested. In The American Non-Dilemma, sociologist Nancy DiTomaso convincingly argues that America's enduring racial divide is sustained more by whites' preferential treatment of members of their own social networks than by overt racial discrimination. Drawing on research from sociology, political science, history, and psychology, as well as her own interviews with a cross-section of non-Hispanic whites, DiTomaso provides a comprehensive examination of the persistence of racial inequality in the post-Civil Rights era and how it plays out in today's economic and political context. Taking Gunnar Myrdal's classic work on America's racial divide, The American Dilemma, as her departure point, DiTomaso focuses on "the white side of the race line." To do so, she interviewed a sample of working, middle, and upper-class whites about their life histories, political views, and general outlook on racial inequality in America. While the vast majority of whites profess strong support for civil rights and equal opportunity regardless of race, they continue to pursue their own group-based advantage, especially in the labor market where whites tend to favor other whites in securing jobs protected from market competition. This "opportunity hoarding" leads to substantially improved life outcomes for whites due to their greater access to social resources from family, schools, churches, and other institutions with which they are engaged. DiTomaso also examines how whites understand the persistence of racial inequality in a society where whites are, on average, the advantaged racial group. Most whites see themselves as part of the solution rather than part of the problem with regard to racial inequality. Yet they continue to harbor strong reservations about public policies—such as affirmative action—intended to ameliorate racial inequality. In effect, they accept the principles of civil rights but not the implementation of policies that would bring about greater racial equality. DiTomaso shows that the political engagement of different groups of whites is affected by their views of how civil rights policies impact their ability to provide advantages to family and friends. This tension between civil and labor rights is evident in Republicans' use of anti-civil rights platforms to attract white voters, and in the efforts of Democrats to bridge race and class issues, or civil and labor rights broadly defined. As a result, DiTomaso finds that whites are, at best, uncertain allies in the fight for racial equality. Weaving together research on both race and class, along with the life experiences of DiTomaso's interview subjects, The American Non-Dilemma provides a compelling exploration of how racial inequality is reproduced in today's society, how people come to terms with the issue in their day-to-day experiences, and what these trends may signify in the contemporary political landscape. NANCY DiTOMASO is professor of organization management at Rutgers University. CNBC Monday, January 28, 2013 Even as the price of a first-class stamp rose a penny Sunday to 46 cents, the U.S. Postal Service is operating on borrowed time. "We are currently losing $25 million per day," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned earlier this month. The agency lost nearly $16 billion in its last fiscal year, and its line of credit with the U.S. Treasury is tapped out. "There could be a period when mail is not being delivered," said Michael Crew, director of the Center for Research in Regulated Industries, and professor of regulatory economics at Rutgers University. Judith Zinke Newark, NJ Monday, January 28, 2013 From the “Big Apple” to the “Brick City”: after a 20-minutes train ride from New York Penn Station, Newark welcomed us with sunshine and spring-like warmth. Even warmer, we were welcomed at the NJPAC by Dana Bochna and Joanne Hsu from the Center for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School who kindly had set up this trip for us, and Joan (the incarnation of civil society), a NJPAC volunteer who had already given tours when NJPAC was still under construction. During the tour around the performing arts center, we learned about its history, its program and above all what the NJPAC meant and still means to the city of Newark that suffered from social upheavals and urban demolition since the riots in 1967. Continue reading Monday, January 21, 2013 The Bloomberg article took stock of Rutgers Business School in particular, which just established a $3 million endowed chair for real estate in anticipation of creating a full-on real estate concentration next year. In an era where many graduate schools are trimming down their programs, and prospective MBA applicants are questioning the market value of a degree, this is no small gesture. WRAL.com Raleigh, NC Monday, January 14, 2013 The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences announced its new director Monday morning after a six-month search of more than 200 candidates. Emlyn Koster is a geologist, educated in England and Canada, who has been at the helm of several premier museums in the United States and Canada, leading landmark expansions of their facilities, exhibitions, programming and outreach. "Emlyn brings to this role the precise mix of leadership qualities we need," said Mike Murphy, president of the Friends of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and chair of the search committee. "He is an engaging advocate for the museum to the public and a collaborative manager who can unite the staff, stakeholders and supporters in order to guide this world-class museum in expanding its reach and taking its mission to new heights." Continue reading The Star Ledger Bedminster, NJ Monday, January 14, 2013 BEDMINSTER — The school district's website was changed early Friday morning to edit a letter from Superintendent Carolyn R. Koos that, until then, appeared to be plagiarized from another school system. According to Standard Five of the New Jersey Standards for Teachers and School Leaders, "School administrators shall be educational leaders who promote the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner." "Plagiarizing is not acting with integrity, and it certainly isn't ethical," Ann Buchholtz, a professor of Leadership and Ethics and director of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at the Rutgers Business School, told NJ.com last week. Continue reading NRBP Newark, NJ Tuesday, January 1, 2013 In this issue of NRBP, Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership is featured for honoring Newark Museum Director, Mary Sue Sweeney Price. Please click here to view this issue The Hindu Friday, December 28, 2012 A two-day international conference on ‘Global Strategies for an Emergent India’ has begun on the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) campus at Kunnamangalam here on Thursday. Radhakrishna Pillai, Dean, Academic Administration of IIMK, inaugurated the event. As many as 38 papers selected from over 100 entries received from academics and doctoral students from India and abroad on the subject are being presented during the conference, which is being organised by the IIMK in association with the University of Sydney Business School. Scholars from top business schools, including Farok J. Contractor, Professor, Department of Management and Global Business, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers; Sumit K. Kundu, Professor, Department of Management and International Business, College of Business Administration, Florida International University; Rajaram Veliyath, Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University; Sougata Ray, Professor of Strategic Management and Dean (Programme Initiatives), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta; Somnath Lahiri, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University, and Raveendra Chittoor, Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business, would be chairing different sessions, the press release said. USA Today Thursday, December 27, 2012 School cheating has been a particular concern, as it’s reported at all levels and among students, teachers and administrators. Those involved include such institutions as the Air Force Academy (where cadets were accused of cheating on an online test in April) and Harvard University. Donald McCabe, a professor of management at Rutgers University-Newark, says the Internet has created new opportunities to blur ethical bounds. “People have redefined what constitutes cheating in line with the technologies available now,” says McCabe, co-author of Cheating in College, published in September. Wednesday, December 26, 2012 NEW YORK-Known as “charm prices,” prices ending in 9, 99 or 95 make items appear cheaper than they really are. Since people read from left to right, they are more likely to register the first number and make an immediate conclusion as to whether the price is reasonable. When professor Robert Schindler of the Rutgers Business School studied prices at a women’s clothing store, he found the one-cent difference between prices ending in .99 and .00 had “a considerable effect on sales,” with prices ending with .99 far outselling those ending with .00. NJ.com Sunday, December 23, 2012 TRENTON - State business leaders are facing a stark and chilling reality: Hundreds of companies remain perilously close to losing their battle against Hurricane Sandy’s devastation. This is a critical point in officials’ efforts to resuscitate ailing businesses in the Garden State. They have to rapidly turn the rounded numbers and estimates from the early days of the hurricane’s aftermath into hard figures that will help them cut a clear path to recovery. Jeffrey Robinson, assistant professor at Rutgers Business School in Newark, has studied data collected from companies after other U.S. disasters. "In post-Katrina Louisiana, one of the things they found is businesses will go away permanently if they lack just $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000," he said. "They set up a business grant program there. You’ll find most companies had some kind of loan or line of credit before the storm, so the idea of another loan doesn’t sit will with many of them." In academic terms, Robinson said, New Jersey’s survey would need to generate at least 4,000 responses before it could claim represent a signficant cross-section of the estimated 40,000 businesses impacted by the storm. "The only way to get that is by going door to door, getting people to go out and collect this information," he said. "Anyone can go online to fill out that form right now, for better or for worse."   Digital Journal Friday, December 21, 2012 What makes a life saving device credible? Is it the material it is made from? Is it the country it was made in? Or is a device as good as the people that make it? At SkySaver there is an exceptional attention to detail in the production of their personal rescue devices (PRDs). As a leader within their field, SkySaver offers civilians an opportunity to survive natural or planned disasters. The quickly growing startup continues to align themselves with industry leaders: NFPA, ASTM, International Counter Terrorism Officers Association, RKB, National Defense Industrial Association and Ernst & Young. The LLC recently created a summer internship experience with seven Rutgers MBA students. Traditional education offered the a rare outside perspective to add to their already overwhelming positive response. New York, NY Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Stores, restaurants, factories and offices across the Northeast were damaged or destroyed by the Oct. 29 storm. So far, almost all the recovery money that's being offered to small businesses by government agencies is in the form of loans, but taking on debt is one of the last things owners want to do as they try to recover from the storm in an already challenging economy. Making small business depend on loans is a mistake, says Jeffrey Robinson, a professor of entrepreneurship at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "A loan is not going to be good for a business that's already deeply in debt," Robinson says.  Continue Reading: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Graduate students looking to go global now have one more option thanks to SMU’s newly announced master’s degree in international arts management. In conjunction with HEC Montreal and the Bocconi University Graduate School of Management, SMU has announced an international advisory committee with the two institutions to launch the 12-month program that will have its students spending one four-month session at each of the three partnering schools. The advisory committee is a who’s who among the arts world and includes names such James Abruzzo of DHR International, Maxwell L. Anderson, the director of the Dallas Museum of Art as well as many more notable advisors. Continue reading HEC Montreal Montreal, CA Monday, December 3, 2012 DALLAS (SMU) — HEC Montréal, Bocconi University Graduate School of Management and SMU announce the appointment of an international advisory committee in conjunction with the launch of their new 12-month International Arts Management Master of Management degree (M.M.).  To begin in fall 2013, the new M.M. degree will be the first to focus on issues unique to international arts management and to approach arts management from a global perspective. The program will include one four-month session at each of the three partner institutions and will prepare students to manage and lead international arts and cultural organizations. “The international advisory committee members will provide input on program content and help make key strategic decisions,” said Zannie Voss, chair of the Division of Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts. “They will also provide connections to the field for our students and serve as worldwide ambassadors for the program.” The committee members are James Abruzzo, executive vice president, DHR International, New York; Maxwell L. Anderson, director, Dallas Museum of Art; Victoria Bailey, executive director, Theatre Development Fund, New York; Jean-Paul Cluzel, president of the Réunion des musées nationaux et du Grand Palais, Paris; Sergio Escobar, director, Piccolo Teatro, Milan; Piers Handling, CEO, Toronto International Film Festival; Peter Herrndorf, CEO, Canada’s National Arts Center, Ottawa; Sylvain Lafrance, former executive vice president, Radio-Canada, Montréal; Daniel Lamarre, CEO, Cirque du Soleil, Montréal; Glenn D. Lowry, director, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Zarin Mehta, former president, New York Philharmonic;  Charlotte Nors, executive director, Singapore Repertory Theatre; Mikhail Piotrovsky, director, the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Anamarta de Pizarro, director, Iberoamerican Theatre Festival of Bogota (FITB), Colombia; David Resnicow, president, Resnicow Schroeder Associates, New York;  Xiaohong Sun, former vice chairwoman, China Arts and Entertainment Group, Beijing; and Gorgun Taner, general director, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul, Turkey. Continue reading Monday, November 26, 2012 Though the country is “predominantly a service economy,” Professor Farok J. Contractor of Rutgers Business School writes, “The nation is still the world’s biggest manufacturer,” he adds, with “unrivaled productivity in terms of manufacturing value-added per employee or per hour worked.” Friday, November 9, 2012 Teams from 11 business schools, including Georgetown and Columbia, have signed up to compete in the school's first biopharmaceutical case competition. The day-long competition will be held Nov. 10 at Rutgers Business School's $83 million facility in Newark, NJ. The teams will be competing for cash prizes as well as the recognition of some of the industry's leading companies. "It brings another layer of national exposure to the school,'' says Chris Parker, a Rutgers MBA student who competed at Kellogg School of Management earlier this year.  As co-president of the pharmaceutical club, Parker helped to organize the competition being hosted by Rutgers. Parker says Rutgers will follow what has become "the gold standard'' for pharmaceutical case competitions: Each team will have a week to prepare after receiving a case study that reflects a current, real-life marketing or operational issue faced by the industry. Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Recent data from the International Center for Academic Integrity at Clemens University shows between a quarter to a third of students at the collegiate level admit to cheating on tests. A study conducted by Rutgers University School of Business professor Donald McCabe, who has investigated the topic for 22 years and surveyed over 250,000 college students, shows two-thirds of students report some type of academic dishonesty – from not citing material used in a paper to cheating on a test. Marketwire Monday, November 5, 2012 Building on the momentum created by several recent lateral hires, Cooley LLP announced today that leading Intellectual Property lawyers Walter Hanchuk and John Kheit have joined the firm as partners in its New York office. Walter and John were partners at Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York, where Hanchuk was chair of Chadbourne's IP practice and Kheit led the firm's Mobile Technology practice. Hanchuk joins Cooley's national IP group as chair of the firm's New York IP practice and will be driving the strategic growth of the firm's IP practice in New York. John Kheit focuses his practice on representing a variety of technology-focused companies in complex litigation, patent and licensing matters. Particularly active in the computer software sector, Kheit has a deep understanding of microprocessors, electronic commerce, payment systems, communication, wireless, and network technologies. He has also been involved in the patenting of pure software technologies, including financial instruments, data-structures, graphical user interfaces, digital rights management, and peer-to-peer networking. Prior to practicing law, Kheit worked in high-technology, corporate and academic arenas, including positions with NeXT Computer, Inc., Time Warner, Harvard University, Franklin Pierce Law Center and the University of Toledo Law School. He received his JD from New York Law School; his BA and MBA from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; and his LLM from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Stock Rants Greenwich, CT Monday, November 5, 2012 RSR Partners, a leading executive recruiting firm specializing in senior level board and executive searches, announced today the appointment of Harold J. Spitzfaden as Managing Director and the firm’s new Chief Administrative Officer. As a seasoned corporate tax executive, Mr. Spitzfaden will offer a wealth of management, financial, and legal expertise to help fuel the company’s activities. Mr. Spitzfaden joins RSR Partners from Swiss-based pharmaceutical concern Novartis Corporation, where he served as Vice President of Tax Reporting and Compliance. Previously, he served as the Head of the Global Tax Department for Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. A Certified Public Accountant, he earned his BA, BS, and JD from Seton Hall University, his MBA from Rutgers University, and his LLM from New York University. Mr. Spitzfaden also served as a U.S. Army captain. Alumni MBA Equities.com Thursday, November 1, 2012 Rutgers Business School will host a conference next month examining some of the lingering effects of the 2008 financial crisis, including the controversial regulations intended to prevent risky banking practices blamed for causing it. The conference, "Risk Management in a Fast-Changing Regulatory Environment" promises to deliver a provocative debate on the implications of regulations such as Dodd-Frank to the possibility of even stricter provisions being put into place through an updated version of Glass-Steagall. Charles Morris, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, who has helped to shape some of the new rules intended to limit risk, will be among the plenary session speakers on hand to discuss the implications of Dodd-Frank and the Volcker Rule.New report says that Erdogan encourages antisemitism No surprise here. Erdogan is a believing Muslim. He knows that the worst enemies of the Muslims are the Jews -- the Qur'an says so (5:82). "Israel-Turkey; Report, Erdogan Encourages Anti-Semitism," from ANSAmed, January 26 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) - JERUSALEM, JANUARY 26 - Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan "indirectly incites and encourages anti-Semitism" in his country, according to a report drafted by the research department of the Israeli Foreign Ministry and published today by Israeli Haaretz daily. According to the report, which has been sent to the country's main ministers, "ever since his party took power, Erdogan has conducted an ongoing process of fashioning a negative view of Israel in Turkish public opinion." Moreover, "for Erdogan and some of those around him there is no distinction between 'Israeli' and 'Jewish'". The Turkish Premier Erdogan also "turns a blind eye" and "grants legitimacy" to anti-Israeli television programs of an inflammatory, anti-Semitic nature. The recent humiliation of the Turkish ambassador to Israel, for which Deputy Foreign Minister was forced to apologise in public, has made it clear to the Turkish government that the country has crossed lines in its attacks on Israel and in the limits of the Israeli government's patience. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his deputy Ayalon, both of the ultra-nationalist Beitenu party, are the leaders of the hard line against Turkey. Defence Minister and leader of the Labour party, Ehud Barak, on the other hand favours a softer approach. He wants to continue to have friendly relations with the country, which he believes to be of strategic importance. The report ends with the pessimistic conclusion that "Turkey today, under the leadership of the AKP (Erdogan's party), is different from the Turkey with which Israel forged a strategic relationship in the early 1990s."(ANSAmed). | 16 Comments del.icio.us | Digg this | Email | FaceBook | Twitter | Print | Tweet 16 Comments | Leave a comment How are the worst enemies of Muslims the Jews? ------------------------------ Islamic Community Kemalism was an attempt to systematically constrain Islam, formulated and executed by a war hero who, furthermore, came to power at a time when the Ottoman Empire was collapsing and Turkey itself was on the ropes. Furthermore, it was a time when Islam appeared everywhere, to the keenest Muslim minds, in danger of collapse and in need at least of reform (see Abduh and Afghani) and, for Ataturk, in need of being tied up in knots. And tie it up in knots he did. But Islam didn't die. And the secular class that the measures undertaken by Ataturk to limit the political and social power of Islam, and its hold over the minds of men, did not continue to further the work of Ataturk. Instead, some of them -- not all, but some -- became self-satisfied members of an economic elite that thought Kemalism was forever, and they could entrust to the army the task of monitoring those who would bring Islam back, and through intermittent coups, restore the old order. It was not enough; it was a kind of ingratitude, not realizing the difficulty of what Ataturk had miraculously wrought, and not recognizing sufficiently the need never to let one's guard down, because, as it turned out, Kemalism is temporary, and Islam is forever. And now Islam is back, and the university rectors, the writers and journalists, the professors, the people who make one think, in Turkey, that one is dealing at least with some people who exist more or less on something like the same moral and intellectual planet (until one says something, to reveal an abyss of which you were previously unaware) -- all these are under constant pressure, all these are being intimidated, threatened with loss of jobs, influence, money, everything. And who is helping Erdogan in his campagin? The bureaucrats of the E.U., who in imposing restrictions on the Turkish army's freedom of movement, are restricting the one institution still capable of standing up to, and even squashing, Erdogan and his sinister, but obvious, program. Humza wrote: How are the worst enemies of Muslims the Jews? .......................... Qu'ran 5:82: YUSUFALI: Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. PICKTHAL: Thou wilt find the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those who believe (to be) the Jews and the idolaters. And thou wilt find the nearest of them in affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We are Christians. That is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not proud. SHAKIR: Certainly you will find the most violent of people in enmity for those who believe (to be) the Jews and those who are polytheists, and you will certainly find the nearest in friendship to those who believe (to be) those who say: We are Christians; this is because there are priests and monks among them and because they do not behave proudly. Remember those "ring around the collar" television ads in the sixties? No matter what the faithful housewife did, that pesky "ring" remained on her husband's shirt. Islam and the assault on liberty by sociopathic dictators will always be with us. As long as a Qur'an and Muslim with an Ak-47 are present, Islam will never die. And as long as humanity ignores the evil that sociopaths create, tyranny and injustice will prevail. Time for us to grow up. Turkey's case is a very complex case. Turkey really has a unique place in Islamic world. It is a state which is the transformed immediate heir of a big empire with a multi ethnic identity. In fact to be a Turk does not mean to be a Central Asian by necessity. Turks of real Central Asian descent are only a fraction of the 'ingredients' constituting today's so called Turkish people. A big part of the people are from peoples of Anatolia who 'Turkicized' by Islam's pressures on the Dhimmis. So, it was very natural to have an opposition against a strictly Sunni Islam between them (Mustafa Kemal himself was maybe the most characteristic case illustrating this reality - a blond Balkan muslim from Salonica). Even the original Turks of Central Asia never felt at ease with strict Sunni Islam in their history. There were major uprisings initiated from them during the Seljuk and Ottoman era. Kemalism's pressure against the elements of the central ideology (those of chaliphate and religion centered state) of the old Ottoman heritage was a very strict one however. So that resulted in the creation of a new militaristic elite which in the name of preserving the secular state against sharia become another kind of tyranny itself. In this the role played by its focusing on nationalism (for filling the left void of religious identity) made a quasi totalitarian regime with only a democracy of ornamental value. Today's events are nothing other than an explosion of the decades (and in some sense centuries) old forced burial of a collective identity complex. In short, todays Turkey is a country with a solutionless dilemma: the quasi totalitarian system of the military or Sharia (even in a ''light'' version). A very considerable part of the people does not want anyone of those but is found in a dead end situation, given that its traditional faith is Islam and the human being can not live without a referance point in the transendent (let atheists' naivety say whatever needs to convince itself :-). Really, it is a strange phenomenon to meet contemporary Turks who say 'I believe in God' but want to hear nothing about Sharia. It is indicatory of the mentioned deadlock the fact that even many liberals and atheists are backing the Islamist government with the aim of overthrowing the military control and getting a healthy democracy. It is very interesting to see where the things will lead in Turkey, indeed. “..even many liberals and atheists are backing the Islamist government with the aim of overthrowing the military control and getting a healthy democracy." -- from a posting above If this accurately conveys what “many liberals and atheists” in Turkey are doing, then they are as self-deluding about the appeal, and power, of Islam, and the real intentions of those in Erdogan’s camp, as were those Iranian secularists and leftists (those who visited the grave of Mossadegh) who, in 1977 and 1978, could think only of the corruptions of the Shah, and his courtiers, and Savak, and the rest, and chose to make common cause with Khomeini and his camp. For those Iranians assumed that, because they were the morally and intellectually advanced elite, they would be able to handle the primitive fanatical faithful, and besides, Khomeini’s views and intentions were not fully, nor widely, known at the time. So they took to the streets against the Shah, and the setting fire to the Rex Cinema by Muslim fanatics – with more than 400 burned alive inside – did not dissuade them. They didn’t read carefully what Khomeini had for three decades – just go back to his 1942 rant about the essence of Islam being war-making against the Infidel – and chose to think of the Shah, vainglorious and stupid, as the bigger threat, misread the situation. Comical it is, or perhaps tragical, or best of all perhaps tragicomical, to realize that the Iranian left, just like the Shah it hated, misread the nature of Iran and its populace. For as he, the Shah, had not understood how his reforms, and his spreading of oil wealth was not leading to progress but rather to an unhinging of much of the populace, so the Iranian left-wing opposition to him misread the primitive rural masses, and even many in the cities who were deeply devoted to Khomeini and a Return to Islam as the Simple Solution To The Universe. He had spent large periods of time among the gilded set, ever since he attended Le Rosey in Switzgerland. Soraya, then Farah Diba, and all the hoveydas and tabatabais of the ancien regime, some of them good, some of them bad, many of them simply the kind of scamps that such a court naturally attracts and rewards, did not make clear to the Shah the effect of the oil money that, in the end, through corruptioin and through economic change, the one causing fury, the other causing unsettlement, brought down the man who thought that that money would cause Iran to become, in a matter of a few years, “the second industrial power in Asia.” And the Iranian left thought if the Shah were removed, they could handle Khomeini and his henchmen. How wrong they were. Where are they now, how did they die, or where are they perhaps in exile, such people as Abolhasan Bani-Sadr, the man whose face was often on American television in 1979 and 1980? What happened to chatty Ghotbzadeh? And who exactly, at Khomeini’s behest, murdered Shahpour Bakhtiar , one of the noblest and best of the Iranian political figures, in his Parisian exile? Why, compared to the secret services of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Soviet secret services, that managed to have Trotsky killed in Mexico City, and managed as well to kidnap a White Russian general, was not nearly as deadly. The Turkish secularists, leftists, and so on do not realize the precariousness of their own situation, and why they should never, not for “democracy” or for any other reason, support those who want to Bring Back Islam. They will use the support of the left to tie the army in knots, if they can, but they will then turn on that left, and do not exactly what happened in Iran -- there are too many secularists to be dealt with so cruelly and mericlessly -- but something disturbingly reminiscent what happened in Iran. PLEASE MR. ROBERT CAN YOU EXTRACT THE F.M "islamic community" FROM THIS PAGE ? PLEASE,PLEASE, DO IT.. THIS IS A gift for "islamic community": A PEACEFUL VERSE FROM HOLY KURAN: "Seize them(infidels) and slay them wherever you find them: and in any case take no friends or helpers from their ranks". 4:89 Hugh my friend, I do understand very well what you say and mean... I am well aware of all these. I do agree with you nearly in all that you say. Yes, really, I too do believe that the liberals, atheists, leftists etc do not know what they do. They simply are ignorant in some essential matters.It is as in the case of the Marxist who the only thing that sees is economy relations and the strife of the classes. He/she is blind to every other thing in the world. He/she does not even imagine that there may be other serious parameters also playing role in the shaping of things in this life. The problem with Turkey however is that its people longs for democracy and the army too is not a solution. Just this is the reason I said that it is a big question where the present situation may lead this country. I know... there is the solution of coming out and say bravely to all Turks 'begin by leaving Islam'... But, is it so easy either... :-) "indirectly incites and encourages anti-Semitism"? So sponsoring, promoting, and failing to apologize for a frankly antisemitic tv programming is "Indirect"? Isn't it a clear statement? They're still bitching about midnight express, while financing hatred tv series... But hey, when it comes to Jews and Armenians, it's not holocaust, it's funny time in the lands of allah's followers... The Turks, Persians, Egyptians, etc. believe in Allah. That's game over, too big a hurdle to be anything but sick or sicker. Smithers... yes, the thing you say maybe is a rough ascertainment about a fact. But the question is what may be proposed to do so that the situation be confronted the best way possible. Saying to Muslims 'all you believed' for a thousand and a half years was nothing other than a lie, a totalitarian ideology aiming at justifying by means of religion even the most unecceptable things' is an easy thing to do but very difficult thing to have results. Collapsing of Islam means the collapsing of a collective imaginary mindframe of some more than one billion people, rooted in a one and a half thousand years' time span. Further you have to propose a very serious void filling alternative. Those are not easy things and as it seems their coming to history's surface denote a difficult even to imagine, as to its existential depth, need of turning page in our whole worldview as human beings. The problem of Islam knocking our door is a reminding of our need for a very serious and vast civilizational recollection about our route. When someone sits down and dare to think of the present situation, without going to 'cheap' solutions realizes that we are, as humankind, in the verge of a cosmogonic turn that even its thought gets a feel of immense awe. I think one of the main things to do is to make Muslims question their beliefs. Awaking their sleeping but existent critical mind. Nowadays most of Muslims are not even aware of questions put about their faith as those Robert and others put forth. This is the first step to go. It is a peaceful way too. And... building on a peaceful foundation is the only way to succes, no need to say. There are many other things to do while that questioning of their own beliefs proceed. We don't have the time to wait; the world-wide aggression against non-Muslims -- the Jihad, of terrorism, conventional combat (qitaal), deployment of the Money Weapon, well-financed and carefully-targetted nonstop campaigns of Da'wa, propaganda and pressure from Muslims within and without Dar al-Harb to prevent non-Muslims from taking the most elementary security measures (including a halt to Muslim immigration, and an interdiction of Arab money that pays for those mosques and madrasas, those those campaigns of Da'wa, those propagandists for Islam)-- is in full swing. But we can prevent Muslim states and peoples from acquiring WMD or, in the case of Pakistan, deploying or using that WMD. We can cease to train Muslims in the sciences, since again and again Muslims have used that training against non-Muslims. We can tax the use of oil and gas so as to force down its use and to recapture the oligopolistic rents of OPEC. We can stop Muslim immigration, and make it impossible to receive aid from rich Arabs abroad so that the building of mosques and madrasas halts. We can use zoning laws to prevent minarets, and close any mosques found to be places deemed "of danger" because vigilant monitoring has shown that violence against non-Muslims, or hatred of non-Muslims, is openly preached or, as in many mosques in Europe, false papers, weapons, even explosives are found on the premises. We can make it extremely hard for Muslims to return to the countries of Dar al-Harb once they leave to visit their home countries. We can immunize many against Islam -- for example, the Lost Boys of Sudan could be given work lecturing widely on, for example, Slavery in Islam, both as they know it, and through the centuries. Every occasion should be taken to familiarlze the public with passages from the Qru'an, Hadith, Sira, and the details of Muhammad's life, the life of the Perfect Man, al-insan al-kamil, repeated endlessly, and related to present-day life (for he is a model of all time). Thus, the marriage and intercourse with little Aisha when she was six, should be mentioned, and then the lowering of the marriageable age of girls to six by that learned theologian Ayatollah Khomeini. We should do nothing to prevent the natural fissures within Islam, the Camp of Islam, from working themselves out. Instead of trying to prevent conflict -- as in Iraq between Sunni and Shia, or Arab and non-Arab -- we should do nothing. There is no need, and it would be foolish to try, to encourage such conflct. 80% of the world's Muslims are non-Arab; the most advanced among those non-Arabs know, or can find out if the translated texts (such as Anwar Shaikh's "Islam: The Arab National Religion") are made available, about all the ways -- most quite obvious -- that Islam is a vehicle for Arab supremacism, beginning but not ending with Arab linguistic and cultural imperialism. Finally, and possibly most important, the non-Muslims of this world should be made to realize all the ways in which the political, economic, social, intellectual, and moral failures of Muslim states and peoples, is a result of Islam itself. And when that understanding has been thoroughly grasped, and when many non-Muslims are able to speak about that, articulately, including those in the class of people whom I have called "those who presume to protect and instruct us" -- the members of our political and media elites - have been finally shamed, or mocked, or required by events that can no longer allow them to deny what has become so obvious to those whom they think they are leading (but who are getting fed up with the mediocrity and unresponsivenees and mixture-as-beforeness of their leaders or of those "taking a leadership role" to use the hideous but apt business-schoolish phrase), to tell something like the truth about Islam. If enough people speak, intelligently and repeatedly and unanswerably, about these matters, all over the West, or rather all over the non-Muslim world, if this becomes accepted and grasped, then Muslims will, perforce, have to hear this talk, and somehow respond to it, and their response will be so unconvincing, and weak, even to many Muslims, that they in turn will become demoralized, as demoralized about Islam as were some a hundred years ago, when they saw the problem, and tried in their own ways, through writing about "reforms," or having a Constitutional Convention here or there, or even ending up with Kemalism in Turkey, to do what they could to curtail the power of Islam that, the most advanced Muslim thinkers (between roughly 1900-1940), or to find what they thought might be variations on the theme (cf. the birth of Ba'athism), that might allow Muslims to progress. Of course Muslims did not "progress" in any important sense. What happened is merely that the discovery of oil and of a use for oil, by non-Muslims, allowed Muslim members of what OPEC to reap fabulous sums, to gain huge influence, thorugh money and what money can buy, not through any real economic development, but simply through an accident of geology. Since 1973 alone, the Muslim members of OPEC have received more than twelve trillion dollars. What have they done with the money, aside from the palaces, the private 747s, the surpassing vulgarity of their hollow thrusting skyscrapers in pointless cities, the planeloads of food brought from Fauchon and Hediard, and, off the coast of southern Spain and southern France, the boatloads of callgirls who are ferried out to the waiting Arabs on their yachts, just as soon as the burqa'ed wives and children have been off-loaded for a day's shopping on the mainland. They have bought businessmen, politicians, journalists, they have paid for Arab-controlled "Centers of Muslim-Christian Understanding" and academic departments of MIddle Eastern studies, they have corrupted and continue to corrupt, our politics, our energy policies (why was Italy's nuclear program shut down nearly forty years ago? why is it so hard to make people understand how taxing oil at the wellhead, and gasoline at the pump, can allow us to keep down the OPEC price, not raise it, and to return to ourselves the revenue collected, while demand for oil is dampened, and investors in other forms of energy of an ever-increasing price of oil? What have the Saudis been doing in Washingotn, what did Prince Bandar do, for decades while we watched helplessly?). And why do our governments, over the wishes of the peoples in whose names they claim to rule, continue to send vast sums to Muslims who do not have oil -- Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen the "Palestinians" -- on the unproven theory that if the people in these countries are less poor they will also be less Muslim, when all the evidence suggests that when Muslims weere poor (as in the Arabian peninsula) they were little threat, when they had to endure hardscrabble lives, they simply chewed their Qat or plied their dhows or engaged in their raiding parties or were glued to their hubble-bubble pipe, and did not disturb us, because they lacked the ability to do so. The more money we send them, the more the more able they are to acquire the means -- through television and Internet cafes -- to receive the messages of hate being spread, through television and the Internet, by their co-religiionists world-wide. And that is what, in the main, they hear; they do not hear the criticism of Islam, for the sounds are as yet too muffled. And the vast sums being transferrred to the Muslim oil states are thus supplemented by the vast sums being sent to the non-oil Muslim states, by the tens of billions annually, wherever we think there is a "problem" -- and we have allowed the dopes who rule over us to repeat that the "real problem" is "poverty" or "the lack of jobs" and that, if that problem is amerliorated, so will the threat from local terrorists, who are still seen as somehow little more than employers of last resort, and the appeal of Islam, to the well-off Muslims for example, is ignored. Was Saudi Arabia a threat to us in 1940? More than the threat it is in 2010? What about Libya -- more of a threat in 1940, or today? What about Iran? More of a threat in 1920, or more of a threat, with the oil money the Islamic Republic of Iran is now putting to use in weapons-building that we have all heard about, now? We keep ignoring Islam, Islam, Islam. Why do we train Muslims in aspects of science that can then threaten us? Why, even, did we allow Arabic to be a usable script language on the Internet, which makes things easier for those plotting terrorism, or spreading propaganda to whip up those who are Muslims to do more? The Western world keeps inventing things that are then appropriated by Muslims and used against them. Some of it, no doubt, cannot be helped: when Khomeini, in his Neuaphle-le-chateau exile, recorded audiocassettes that were then sent back to Iran, and tens of thousands of copies made, to spread his message, there was little to be done. But the Western or non-Islamic world controls all the satellites in space, and could shut down all the Muslim-owned satellite television stations, a great source of propaganda, sometimes obvious and sometimes sly. It could make the use of the Internet by those whose native languages include Arabic and Urdu, for example, far more difficult or even impossible. They could put in place, in all weaponry sold to the Muslim lands, features that could be hidden, and then activated when deemed necessary -- a kind of pre-planned sabotage to make sure the Musilm countries acquire worthless armories, especially since one never knows when a full-fledged terrorist regime will take over from the usual, already hostile, aggressive, and dangerous regimes in place, held back from obvious support for terrorism by the desire of the rulers to continue to enjoy their riches, and not prompted by any sense of morality. Oh, there's so much more one could say. And it has been said, repeatedly, at this website. It's not very hard to figure out how to weaken the Camp of Islam. But you can't begin to do it, to even think in those terms, if you don't recognize that the threat to the world's non-Muslims, those living in countries controlled by Muslims, and those who live in countries that, they fondly think, are and will always remain non-Muslim. How dangerously complacent and foolish that thought is, demonstrating a lack of knowledge about the texts and tenets and attitudes and atmospherids of Islam, and about the 1350-year history of the conquest, by Muslims, of many non-Muslim lands and peoples, and the subsequent subjugation, and inexorable reduction or even disappearance, of those many different non-Muslim peoples. A lack of knowledge, and also a want of imagination, a failure of imagination: the failure to imagine what could happen. It was a failure that could be observed all over the Western world, but especially in Western Europe, from 1933 to 1939. There were those who were not ignorant, and those who were not ignorant and also not lacking in imaginative understanding, the kind of thing that allows one to foreglimpse the future, however threatening or unpleasant. But they were not listened to, not even until the day before Hitler, having obtained the Sudetenland without a shot, then invaded Poland on some pretext about a border attack on a German radio-station. And today, people with sufficient knowledge and imaginationj exist, and keep trying to make others hear, and are not being listened to, as yet, with sufficient, civilisation-saving attention. Hugh, I too do put my sign to the things you say. The only thing I want to add to all those thay you so detailedly explain is that whatever we do we have to do without forgetting that Muslims too are human beings. And even if we do get out of our concern the conciously aggresive ones there is a very big portion of the people (the biggest one) that is not aware even of the 'a' of this alphabet. There are children, there are women (who do not even imagine that there may be a different world of the one of so harsh tyranny that they already suffer). My friend, all we know how we suffer when we get a small, insignificant cut in a finger of ours. Imagine what a suffering a small infant may experience after a bombing resulted wound. I just do want to have always in mind this reality and act accordingly in whatever I do in my life. Just this. I thing it is very easily understandable. The situation is very grave as it seems. We are in some steps' distance from a terrible catastrophe. So, it is impossible not to think things relatedly to the issue of naked of ideologies human suffering. I'm not filling any muslim void. Islam is a threat in need of a full spectrum whipping. 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ZYDUS and ZIMBUS slug it out in Luxembourg Court Given that Blogmeister Jeremy is attending the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group Conference in Brussels this very week, this Kat thought it prudent to tell you about a recent decision of the General Court of Justice of the European Union involving just that: Cadila Healthcare Ltd v OHIM and Novartis AG (Case T-288/08, 15 March 2012). On 18 July 2003 [yes, that's a long, long time ago] Cadila Healthcare Ltd filed a Community trade mark (CTM) application for the word ZYDUS in Class 5 for, inter alia, 'pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, … disinfectants; … fungicides …’. The trade mark was accepted and published on 10 May 2004. On 3 August 2004 Novartis AG lodged a notice of opposition in respect of the goods listed above. In support, Novartis relied upon its earlier registered CTM ZIMBUS (2 356 954) in Class 5 for ‘pharmaceutical preparations’. This CTM was filed on 29 August 2001 and registered on 6 February 2003. By decision of 31 May 2007, the Opposition Division upheld Novartis's opposition in respect of ‘pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations’ and ‘fungicides’, but rejected it in respect of ‘dietetic substances adapted for medical use’ and ‘disinfectants’. Cadila appealed. The OHIM Second Board of Appeal (the Board) upheld the appeal in respect of ‘fungicides’. However, the Board confirmed the decision of the Opposition Division and upheld Novartis's opposition in respect of ‘pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations’. In the view of the Board: 1. the specification of goods in the two marks were identical or highly similar. 2. the trade marks were visually dissimilar but phonetically similar and had no meaning conceptually. 3. there was a likelihood of confusion between the two trade marks in respect of ‘pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations’. Cadila appealed again. The matter came before General Court of the European Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber), which delivered its judgment last week, on 15 March 2012. 1. Comparison of the goods The Court found that the goods were in part identical and in part very similar (at [45]). It was not controversial that ‘pharmaceutical preparations’ in both trade marks were identical (at [41]).As for the ‘veterinary preparations’ in Cadila's application, the Court agreed with the Board that ‘pharmaceutical preparations’ in Novartis's CTM was a broad and generic category which included both pharmaceutical preparations for human use and those for veterinary use (at [42]). Cadila's argument that ‘pharmaceutical preparations’ in Class 5 covered exclusively goods intended for the treatment of human beings was rejected (at [43]). Then, agreeing with the Board, the Court found 'a relatively high degree of similarity' between ‘sanitary preparations’ in Cadila's application and 'pharmaceutical preparations' in Novartis's CTM (at [44]). This was because the categories of goods were aimed at the same public (health care professionals and end consumers) and had the same intended purpose -- use in medical treatment or in a surgical operation. They are also the same in nature, given that they are perceived by consumers as goods belonging to the same general category of goods for health care. Further, they were closely complementary, in so far as certain sanitary preparations for medical use, such as antiseptics or antibacterial lotions, may prove to be indispensable when certain pharmaceutical preparations are administered. Finally, they may be made by the same economic operators (pharmaceutical companies) and are sold in the same establishments such as pharmacies and supermarkets. 2. Comparison of the trade marks The Court found that the trade marks were similar overall (at [57]). Like the Board, the Court agreed this was because they had a certain degree of visual similarity and, at least for part of the relevant public, a strong degree of phonetic similarity, and that they have no meaning conceptually. As to visual similarities, the Court pointed out (at [52]) that trade marks ZIMBUS and ZYDUS consisted of a single word comprising almost the same number of letters. Both trade marks began with the same letter ‘z’ and ended in the same group of letters ‘us’. Further, the letters ‘b’ (in Novartis's CTM) and ‘d’ (in Cadila's application) which directly preceded that group of letters were themselves very similar. Consequently, in visual terms, the only notable difference between the respective trade marks was the presence of the letters ‘i’ and ‘m’ (in Novartis's CTM) and of the letter ‘y’ (in Cadila's application). In the context of the overall visual assessment of both trade marks, that difference was not, however, sufficient to preclude all visual similarity between both trade marks. As to a phonetic comparison, the Court highlighted (at [54]) that: each trade mark consisted of two syllables; in several European Union languages, the letters ‘i’ and ‘y’ were pronounced identically (with the result that both trade marks began with the same sound ‘zi’); the first syllables of both trade marks ('zim’ and ‘zy’) were very close phonetically in so far as the sound produced by the letter ‘m’ at the end of the first syllable of Novartis's CTM was absorbed by that produced by the consonant and more audible ‘b’; and that both trade marks ended in the same sound ‘us’ (even though the group of letters ‘us’ were preceded by a different letter, the letter ‘b’ in Novartis's CTM and by the letter ‘d’ Cadila's application, that difference will go unnoticed by most consumers since it affects the second syllable of each trade mark and was not the syllable on which the main stress fell). Thirdly, as regards the conceptual comparison, the Court agreed (at [56]) with the Board that neither trade mark was conceptually comparable because neither had a meaning which linked it to a specific concept. 3. Likelihood of confusion The Court agreed with the Board in finding that there was a likelihood of confusion [62]). This was consistent with the Court's earlier decision that the specification of the goods were in part identical and in part very similar and that the trade marks were similar overall. The Court considered the relevant public in some detail (at [30] to [36]). As for pharmaceutical preparations, the relevant public’s level of attention was relatively high. This was the case, even where pharmaceutical preparations were available to consumers over the counter, since those goods related to their health. Likewise, the relevant public displayed a relatively high level of attention with regard to veterinary preparations because they affected the state of health of animals. Lastly, the relevant public’s level of attention in respect of sanitary preparations, without being high, was above average, since those preparations included goods intended for both everyday use and medical use. Such a conclusion was borne out by the fact that Novartis's CTM was endowed with a higher than normal degree of distinctiveness as it was a created and invented sign with no particular meaning. Cadila's argument that the phonetic similarity between the trade marks was of limited significance because pharmaceutical preparations and sanitary preparations were not generally purchased orally was rejected (at [63]). This was because the trade marks still displayed a certain degree of visual similarity (at [66]). Accordingly, Cadila's appeal was dismissed. The IPKat observes that Cadila seems to have invested heavily in the name 'Zydus' as a house mark for its business: its trading name is Zydus Cadila, it operates online from the web address http://zyduscadila.com and it maintains its corporate headquarters at 'Zydus Tower' in Gujarat India. In light if this, he wonders whether Cadila will take further legal action or make changes to its business. Merpel thinks that all these Z marks must surely be for a product that induces sleep: ZZZZZZZZZ …. 3 comments: Anonymous said... Would the Novartis mark be the same one which expired on 29th August 2011? Catherine Lee said... Yes Cadila made an application to the Court on 5 October 2011 for a ruling that there was no longer a need to adjudicate as Novartis has not renewed its CTM registration before it expired on 29 August 2011 (at [16]). For Cadila, it followed that there could no longer be any likelihood of confusion between Novartis’ trade mark and Cadila’s trade mark application and so the present case had become devoid of purpose. That argument was dismissed by the Court (at [23]). It was common ground between the parties that Novartis had 6 months after 29 August 2011 to make a renewal request and pay the requisite fees (that is by 1 March 2012) (at [21]). However, even if the Novartis trade mark had expired, the Court held (at [23]) that the present action had not become devoid of purpose. This was because no account could be taken of a possible non-renewal of the earlier mark for the purpose of assessing the validity of the contested decision of the Board from 7 May 2008. Anonymous said... Judging from the corresponding US filings, it would appear that Novartis has a habit of applying for registration of the mark and when the time comes to show use thereof, simply abandoning and re-filing. 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The couple sat quietly at the Sector 7-1 Relocation Center, massaging sweaty palms under the table as their assigned real estate agent worked feverishly at his key pad with long, six-jointed fingers sweeping back and forth. His right pupil, a small white dot on a black cornea, spun around like the second hand on a clock pouring over data, while the left pupil remain fixed on the fidgeting couple. With four independent brain lobes, the insectoid Acrisians are expert multi-taskers ideally suited for civil servant jobs. "Now why do you want to relocate?" the agent asked, his right pupil still spinning over the data. "Moon dust," Clover blurted out. "I can't take the moon dust any more. It gets into everything." She scratched at already red forearms.   0   Article ID : 215 Chiseled from the Cold By Matthew Fritz c 2012 on 2012/1/10 18:26:18 (302 reads) * First Place Winners * I lost my love long ago in white deserts of barren snow. We were of an ancient race, her and I, bacterium drifting in great clouds above the sky, over land and sea, to the steps of the blazing rays of day. And we loved each in our billowy drifts, until the skies became warm and we crashed down to earth, our bodies breaking apart, colonies of bacterium separating, our minds becoming numb, separated, barren. Cold. For centuries, millions and millions of years, I was emptiness spread over gulfs of space, tiny and pathetic colonies of germs, until, little by little, my bacterium started to recede together, returning back to an ancient place, a colder place, a place frigid enough to feel my loss. I didn’t know what you called it then, but it was the substance referred to as snow that my colonies sat and collected, until together, they pieced back my mind, my intellect, until I remembered her name, Infinity, my love.   2   Article ID : 191 Underwriting by Jonni Butler c 2011 on 2011/11/11 17:33:36 (335 reads) * First Place Winners * The examiner opened his digital notebook and fussed about with setting up the interview form. Allyson fidgeted in her chair. "Will this take long?" she asked. The examiner just caught himself before rolling his eyes and sighed. "Your agent should have explained to you that this interview will take between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on your answers to the questions. Some responses cause additional questions to be generated. Did your agent explain this to you?" "She might have told me that. It's been 4 months since I applied for the policy. I don't really remember exactly what she said." "All right, then" the examiner replied in a very bored, very carefully impersonal tone, "Allow me to quickly review what the agent may have or should have explained." He looked at her and waited.   2   Article ID : 180 Scriptorium by Faircloth Kirk. c 2011 on 2011/8/13 20:15:38 (396 reads) * First Place Winners * "You still drink Godfathers, Valentine?" "When I get the chance." Addison Valentine took a seat on the plush, leather couch. He smoothed the wrinkles out of his tuxedo pants, watching as she stirred the Scotch and amaretto, the ice cubes clinking against the side of the glass. Something about this woman... "I suppose you're wondering why I dragged you away from such a fabulous party?" "The thought crossed my mind." Diana Bloodgood's four-inch heels tapped a steady rhythm on the hardwood floor as she crossed the study. The tips of their fingers touched as she handed him the sweating glass. She took a seat across from him. Valentine couldn't help but admire her crossed, elegant legs peeking through the slit in her crimson dress. "Have you ever heard of the Scriptorium Project?"   2   Article ID : 167 First Sight by J. Davidson Hero c 2011 on 2011/4/24 17:27:39 (408 reads) * First Place Winners * As the landlord pounded in the "for rent" sign in front of the gray house across the street it was as if Sebastian could feel each whack of the hammer in the center of his own chest. He looked down the street at the line of "for sale" and "for rent" signs that stretched all the way to the end of the block. There already weren’t any other boys his age left living in the neighborhood, and now Jenny was leaving too. What was he going to do?   2   Article ID : 149 This Property Protected By… by Dennis Hanley c 2010 on 2010/12/15 17:52:59 (448 reads) * First Place Winners * “Stop struggling. It’s your own fault. You think this is easy for me? If you keep struggling it will go so much worse for you.” The man in the apron shut and bolted the shop’s front door. “You decided to rob me, rob me and tonight of all nights. You have no one to blame but yourself.” A tall man in a stocking mask stood nearly motionless in the center of the little convenience store. He shuddered and moaned as if struggling against invisible bonds. The pistol he had waved in the shop owner’s face only moments before lay on the floor at his feet. The money he had sought was safely locked in the cash register tray. The anti-theft system the shop owner had been reluctant to pay for had worked. It worked with swift and terrifying efficiency.   2   Article ID : 137 Forgotten Memoirs by Seth Benish c 2010 on 2010/10/6 15:14:37 (612 reads) * First Place Winners * If you ever come around here, I’ll be waiting. Well not for you of course, but waiting, as in waiting to see what happens next kind of sense. I mean… I might as well wait some more; I’m not too busy these days. But back in the day, that is a little different. I use to be important, everyone knew my face. My reddish, rectangle face. Well, I guess you could call it a brick face… It’s actually the perfect definition, because it’s not a definition in fact... it’s a noun. You see, I am in fact a brick. Not one of those new, hot shot perfectly symmetrical bricks, but one of those old worn down, dirty bricks. You may think useless is a good adjective, but I would say elder, or wise brick instead. You see, I have been around since this town was built. I was shaped in the factory down the road, and they put me right on main street. I have seen it all since then, seriously, I have been sitting around watching this city since they tucked me in with mortar. I in fact use to be one of those hot shot bricks. Perfectly symmetrical with sharp, un-chipped edges. I looked like a rectangle that could be found in the geometry books from the old high school that used to be down the road. I’ve been through everything with this city, well not directly, buy witnessed everything kind of sense. I witnessed every wall on main street go up (besides my own), I witnessed all the other streets get put onto the ground. I’ve seen too much to describe, so let’s just say that I’ve been around to notice all of this city’s changes. First the town became populated with new lively people, all of them happy, then eventually everyone became frantic stressed in a way, then the air became musky, the sky became dark, leading to the grand finally of this town’s end. Well I guess not the “whole town’s” end; I mean I’m still around. Well I’m partly here.   1   Article ID : 129 Interview with the Werewolf by Eric Zimmerman c 2010 on 2010/8/15 11:54:05 (574 reads) * First Place Winners * "I got the call two days ago. The number came up "unknown". Normally I'd let it go to voicemail, this time I answered. "I'm not sure if that was good or bad. "The caller said he had a story for me. He said it was going to make my career." Well my "career" if you can call it that, stalled about a year back. I have been living day to day. I got a couple of pieces published freelance in the "local" paper. You know the one that's free, with "massage" parlor ads in the back. Yeah that's a career.   2   Article ID : 121 Madame Zelda Sees All By Arthur Sanchez © 2010 on 2010/3/22 11:41:49 (1144 reads) * First Place Winners * "Ok," Madame Zelda said in a voice soaked in boredom, "it's $14.95 for the first ten minutes and a dollar a minute there after. I don't predict lottery numbers, I don't read tea leaves, and I DON'T do birthday parties. All predictions are for entertainment purposes only and all customers, that's you," she said, pointing at the man sitting across the table from her with a manicured finger, "are advised to seek legal counsel before acting upon anything Madame Zelda tells you. Payment is required prior to any services. No checks but cash or credit cards are gladly accepted." Madame Zelda narrowed her heavily shadowed eyes and took a long draw on her cigarette. "Now, what can I do for ya, hun?"   2   Article ID : 92 Reddof Parts By Luke J Maucione © 2010 on 2010/2/6 2:22:43 (582 reads) * First Place Winners * "You are needed," the runner said. Edgar flinched at the words. They had traveled many leagues to reach the fabled Cairn of Sorrows. Along the way the party dealt with scorpions, giant nomadic sand lizards, and an enormous sandstorm that nearly buried them in its wrath. When they finally reached the opening of the Cairn the previous day, Edgar’s services still had not been utilized.   2   Article ID : 84 No More Brains for Jack by Stephanie L. Morrell on 2009/12/7 17:30:37 (708 reads) * First Place Winners * Jack Whitman sat quietly in the corner and tried to gather his thoughts. It was a difficult task considering the fact that he had been dead for quite sometime as were all the others occupying the abandon cellar along with him. They were all zombies but Jack felt different from the rest. He no longer wanted to eat human brains and this fact made him a target of ridicule and hazing. Still, he was set on changing his lifestyle and giving up human brains was his New Year's resolution. "Where are you heading off to, Jack?" Lilly was up for a night on the town. "We could get a bite to eat then break and enter into someone's home to watch a movie." "I don't think so, Lilly. I'm not really in the mood." "Come on, Jack." She smoothed out the five blonde hairs remaining on her skull-like head and batted her dead colorless eyes at him. "The house will probably have cable so we can checkout On Demand for the new movie releases." "Maybe later." He offered her a hollow grin. "I just need to have some time to myself." "This isn't about your brain free diet, is it?" Lilly tilted her head and gazed into Jack's pasty grey face. "Is it?" "No," he said plainly. "I just need to walk around for a while."   2   Article ID : 71 The Witches Brew By Jamie K. Schmidt on 2009/10/14 14:02:53 (686 reads) * First Place Winners * Belinda liked to watch the Harry Potter movies in order; just so she could see the kids grow up before her eyes. It also made her feel a little less like a dirty old lady for lusting after the lead when he took off his clothes for that play about blinding the horses. The children she taught were nothing like the students from the popular movies and books. Her students were chosen for their lack of moral fortitude. In short, they were sociopaths. It was her job to give them a conscience or at the very least, rein them in so that they worked for the good of society instead of nefarious purposes. Failing that, well, Belinda preferred not to think of such unpleasant things. So when one of her students, Jezzie Bell -- yes, that was her real name (sometimes, Belinda wanted to smack the parents) -- boiled up a mind control potion, Belinda had some hard choices to make. On the one hand, it was rather funny to see Joachim (apparently “J” names were in for wizards that year) “bawk-bawking” around like a chicken, but it was another thing to see the possibilities glint in her other students’ eyes. Belinda confiscated the recipe and erased Jezzie’s memory of creating it. Mind-wiping was another of those skills that danced the line of decency. Belinda understood her students so well because, a long time ago, she had been one of them.   3   Article ID : 64 Him and Me and a Package of Twinkies by C. Clayton Chandler on 2009/7/29 18:48:02 (771 reads) * First Place Winners * Error That's all the screen said. Error Just five green letters glaring out at me. But suddenly the sky's purple and the mountains are scorched and the oceans are boiling. Lakes are spitting steam and great streaks of fire are slitting the night apart. Mushroom clouds are sprouting out of New York. Mushroom clouds are sprouting out of Los Angeles. Tokyo, Beijing, Moscow. London. Paris. Tehran. Hundreds of other cities, towns, landmarks, strategic locations. Lasers are blasting down from satellites. Blasting up from ship decks. EMPs are knocking airplanes out of the air. Some virus is making people projectile vomit until they die from aneurysms.   4   Article ID : 53 A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Arthur Sanchez on 2009/5/1 12:00:50 (1208 reads) * First Place Winners * Satan looked down his angular nose at the demon sitting in front of him. The portly creature squirmed in his seat. Good, Satan thought, don't want them getting comfortable. "Name?"He asked. "Gluttony, Sir, it's right there on my app--" Satan held up a hand. "I can see that. I wanted to know if you knew your name." The demon cowered. "Yes Sir. Right Sir." Satan smiled. "Tell me, where do you see yourself in four or five millenniums?" The demon's face brightened. He'd prepared for this question. "In your job, Sir. Of course, that's after you've moved up to --" "NEXT!" The portly demon was stunned. "W-What? Wasn't that the right answer? All the books on interviewing said to be: confident, ambitious, and to --"   4   Article ID : 39 Tax Time by Arthur Sanchez on 2009/3/11 12:15:19 (1002 reads) * First Place Winners * Mr. Witherspoon stared at the display and examined the "final" number. "Hmmmm," he said, "it seems you owe." "What!" Roger sat up in his seat. "Are you sure?" Mr. Witherspoon sighed. "I warned you that your Great Aunt's inheritance might tip the scales. I told you to do more community service." Roger sat back. He owed, dear God, he owed. "But, my work with the homeless, my time teaching English to new immigrants, surely --" Mr. Witherspoon shook his head. "Insufficient. I'm afraid you owe taxes this year." "H-How much?" Mr. Witherspoon looked down at his display again. "About six years. Of course, you would split it between you and your wife Rachel, three and three."   4   Article ID : 33 The Last Day of Christmas by Angel Zapata © 2008 on 2008/12/6 22:24:15 (940 reads) * First Place Winners * When ten year-old, Jason Howard wrote his letter to Santa two months earlier, the last thing he expected to receive was a reply. His mother came barging into his room and tossed the envelope down on the bed. He was flat on his stomach reading the latest issue of Demon Hunter comics with his feet kicking the air behind him. "What's that, mom?" His eyes were sparkling and he quickly sat up. "Well, Jason it looks like it came from the North Pole." She had both fists perched on her hips and her full lips were stretched into a wide U. "I'm sure it's got to be good news." She leaned forward and tousled his curly brown hair. "Wow," he whispered breathlessly. "I can't believe it."   4   Article ID : 16 Halloween, 2032 by Angel Zapata ©2008 on 2008/10/28 17:33:18 (1019 reads) * First Place Winners * The carved pumpkin sitting on the front porch steps of the house was actually a hologram. The image flickered intermittently and quickly disappeared. "Dammit!" Michael Plant stood just outside the doorway and continued to press the red power button on the pumpkin's remote control. "It must have some kind of short in the digital box." "Could be, sweetheart," his wife, Rachel agreed from inside their home. She stuck her head outside the window. "You need me to help you troubleshoot it?" "Well, I really think the kids look forward to seeing it every year. I don't want to disappoint them." Michael sighed and slapped the remote against his palm. "You think we got enough candy?"   4   Article ID : 10 A Singular Opportunity by Arthur Sanchez © 2008 on 2008/7/12 12:51:51 (1296 reads) * First Place Winners * It took almost a week for Sam to accept that the voices in his head weren't imaginary. They were real. That annoyed Sam. He'd taken this sensory deprivation vacation in order to "get away" from it all -- the noise, the people, the 24/7 advertising, everything. It was supposed to be a full month of peace and quiet. Having people talking in his head was a blatant violation of his travel plans and management was going to hear about it.   3   Article ID : 3 Powered by Anotherealm © 1995-2012Energy Water Efficiency All Categories BY Tali Aaron : December 21 Home Energy Management Users Will Reach 28 Million by 2015 home energy management Amid historic volatility in energy prices and heightened concern about energy security and climate change, energy management and energy efficiency are hot topics. Tens of millions of smart electric meters are slated for deployment in the next few years, in addition to a broad array of other smart grid enhancements. And consumer interest in energy issues is higher than it has been in decades. According to a new report from Pike Research, this groundswell from consumers, together with a strong push from electric utilities, will create a substantial market for home energy management systems and energy information displays (EIDs), which the firm forecasts will include 28.1 million users worldwide by 2015. “Energy information displays are the face of the smart grid,” says managing director Clint Wheelock. “These systems will provide consumers with an unprecedented level of visibility into, and control over, the consumption of electricity within their homes, providing a significant opportunity for efficiency improvements and cost savings.” Wheelock adds that EIDs will provide important tools for utilities, as well, who will utilize them for more efficient management of power generation and distribution, including dynamic pricing and load control during periods of peak and off-peak demand. Pike Research forecasts that in-home display devices will be the largest EID category, with 14.4 million units shipped by 2015. Web-based dashboards will also be a major category with 11.1 million users, followed by mobile phone energy applications with 2.6 million users. The home energy management vendor landscape is increasingly crowded, and competition is fierce as a variety of industry players pursue the emerging EID opportunity. These include Google and Microsoft, both of which have recently launched web dashboards for energy management and are aggressively pursuing utility partnerships. Other key players include Control4, eMeter, Energate, Energy Inc., Green Energy Options, GridPoint, Onzo, OpenPeak, Silver Spring Networks, and Tendril Networks. Pike Research’s report, “Home Energy Management”, offers an in-depth look at the global market for energy information displays including in-home display devices, web dashboards, and mobile energy management applications. It analyzes the drivers of supply and demand in the market, explores the principal technology issues, profiles the offerings and strategies of the leading vendors, and presents a forecast of the global market through 2015. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the firm’s website. 14 Responses to Home Energy Management Users Will Reach 28 Million by 2015 1. Demetra on April 23, 2013 at 1:44 am Aw, this was a really nice post. Taking the time and actual effort to create a good article… but what can I say… I hesitate a whole lot and don't seem to get nearly anything done. 2. buildaroo on May 9, 2012 at 3:19 am Home Energy Management Users Will Reach 28 Million by 2015 http://t.co/7XOELD7J #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy 3. buildaroo on February 15, 2012 at 7:16 am Home Energy Management Users Will Reach 28 Million by 2015 http://t.co/7XOELD7J #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy 4. 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Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.  Rangers debt could hit £134 million Rangers' debt could rise to £134 million, according to a report released by the club's administrators. Ibrox-stadium Ibrox stadium Rangers' debt could rise to £134 million, according to a report released by the club's administrators. Duff and Phelps revealed in a joint administrators' report and proposals statement to creditors that monies owed by the Scottish champions stands at £55.4 million. Rangers also owed £4 million to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for the 'Small Tax Case' and could face a further bill of £75 million, including interest and penalties, if they lose a dispute with the tax authorities, widely known as the 'Big Tax Case'. The report showed Ticketus - who are also involved in the Blue Knights bid for Rangers - to be the club's biggest creditor. Deals agreed between owner Craig Whyte and the London-based finance firm over the sale of future season tickets were worth £30.5 million in total, with £26.7 million still owed. Monies owed to trade and expense creditors comes in at £5.5 million, supporter debenture holders are owed £7.7 million, football related creditors are owed just over £1 million and cash to be paid to HMRC - excluding the Big and Small Tax Cases - stands at £14.3 million. The Small Tax Case was bought against Rangers as the result of the use of a discounted options tax scheme for payments made to players Tore Andre Flo and Ronald De Boer between the tax years 2000/01 and 2002/03. The bill was initially £2.8 million but rose to £4 million after interest and penalty charges. According to the administrators' report: "The Small Tax Case has not progressed as far as Tribunal and has been settled based upon advice received." Duff and Phelps also confirmed liability for the Big Tax Case could be as much as £75 million - as claimed by Whyte - rather than the £49 million which was previously widely reported. However, if Rangers do lose the dispute, which relates to the use of Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs), the final bill is expected to be less than £75 million.Friday, August 17, 2012 It's FINALLY Friday! It's FRIDAY! It's FRIDAY! Wanna WIN some IPPITY? Don't forget the IPPITY challenge! Just click the CHALLENGE TAB above! Ok, here we GO! 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