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The craziest thing happened on Day 3 of my elimination diet.
My itching nearly stopped.
Not completely, mind you, but noticeably better. For the first time in two month, SOMETHING was working.
My skin didn't feel as tight and I had some hope that I was definitely making huge improvements. While I was still itching, it felt more like dry skin and not like something pulling my skin apart from the inside out. The urgency of it was almost gone. It was bearable.
Unfortunately, I've had a headache since Monday (I think due to eliminating caffeine) and I'm concerned about how long that's going to last.
Also, because I'm seeing a holistic doctor, I'm getting a holistic approach. Meaning, he's treating the whole body from the inside out. Supplements, nutrition, adjustments, acupuncture. It's hard to determine if it's one or two of these things that's helping or if it's literally all of them working together.
Day 5 I had to tell my doctor I can't continue with the acupuncture. It's not covered by my insurance and it's crazy expensive. He adjusted my neck, shoulders and back and told me to be vigilant with the diet and supplements--without acupuncture it would take longer to feel better.
And ugh. I believe him. Last night, some of the urgency in my itching was back. I have NO idea what it is about acupuncture, because believe me, it's not something I would've ever sought out... but I'm starting to wonder if it really was the difference maker.
In terms of the diet, I am still struggling a little. I found out I can have almond butter as long as it's "clean" (no added sugars, etc.) I literally ate some yesterday with a spoon.
This is what the "diet" looks like. It really is a diet in my case because this particular way of eating probably won't be a way of life for me. Healthy eating, yes, but this is more of a medical prescription so I feel okay calling it a diet.
Plus it means that one day, perhaps I'll be able to drink coffee again. One can hope. Anyway, here it is:
Shall we have a moment of silence in honor of all the foods that are not on this list?
I'm doing okay, though. Slowly, but surely figuring it out.
This week, I whipped up this, which I've been making and eating forever.
Years ago, a lady at our church was battling cancer and she switched to a very clean diet because she wasn't able to do chemo (and because she believed eating cleaner would help her in the battle for her life. And it did. This is no joke, friends. I pray we can all grab a hold of this before we get too sick.) and she told me one of her favorite things was this recipe (if you can call it that, it's so easy.)
It's easy, it's clean and it last for days (though when you're tired of chicken, it does get a little bit hard to choke down...but then, what doesn't?)
All it is is:
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- carrots
- celery
- chicken broth (organic is best)
- basil.
That's it. You throw these all together in the crockpot, sprinkle the basil over all of it and let it cook all day. If you can do noodles, you could certainly add those for more of a chicken soup (and you might want some onion too.)
The thing I'm learning is that food doesn't have to be fancy. It has to be nourishing. At this point, for me, that's what matters. Nothing else. Is it good for my body? If not, I want no part of it. The cost is just too great.
So tell me, do you have a website or resource for healthy eating that you really love? Help a girl out over here, I'm super desperate for new ideas!
I woke up this morning and instantly felt dizzy and nauseous. Various small people in my house haven't been feeling so hot, so I thought maybe I was coming down with something, but in retrospect, I think maybe I was just light-headed from not eating enough yesterday.
More than once, I've stood at the fridge, staring inside as if something is going to magically present itself to me. Something easy and on my list. Something filling. Like, oh, I don't know...bread?
Alas, no go.
Still, yesterday I was a terrible mess to be around--questioning my sanity and melting down is not my M.O. so I gave myself a little tough love this afternoon and reminded myself that I only get one body so taking care of it--healing it--should always be of prime importance.
I've spent a lot of years abusing my body. First the starving myself. Then the binge/purge cycle. Then the three pregnancies that resulted in years of pretty substantial weight fluctuations. None of this can be good for the old endocrine system. I'm not even going to touch on the stress/anxiety cocktail of awesomeness.
In the past, when I've tried to make healthy changes, I almost always go all in. For about ten days. And then I convince myself one Hersey's kiss isn't going to hurt anything. And before you know it I'm face down in a pan of brownies.
(Perhaps a slight exaggeration.) Maybe.
Regardless, what I've learned about making dietary changes, especially when there are stubborn husbands and picky kids involved is that you have to ease yourself into it.
I do not have that luxury right now, but if you're even considering making a change, don't fool yourself into believing you can do it all in one day. Start with something small. Like bread.
Also, remember yesterday when I said I wasn't going to give you numbered lists? Apparently I changed my mind.
1. Bread.
Can we talk about bread for a minute?
I'm not eating bread, but my family is...and I wanna know...have you ever read the ingredients in your store-bought bread?
I did a quick search and found this list of ingredients in plain old Butternut Bread:
Wheat Flour Enriched ( Flour , Barley Malt , Ferrous Sulfate [ Iron ] , Vitamin B [ Niacin Vitamin B3 , Thiamine Mononitrate Vitamin B1 , Riboflavin Vitamin B2 , Folic Acid Vitamin B9 ] ) , Water , Corn Syrup High Fructose ,Yeast , Contains 2% or less of the Following: ( , Soy Fiber ,Salt , Soybeans Oil , Dough Conditioners ( Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate , Calcium Dioxide , Calcium Iodate ) ,Calcium Sulphate , Mono and Diglycerides , Datem , Soy Flour , Potatoes Flour , Diammonium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate
What the even heck?
The more I read about my own potential allergies, the more I started to think about my role as the primary caretaker for my kids, at least in terms of what they're eating. I'm fairly strict, but I make concessions too often, so changing to a better bread was something simple I felt I could do. It's worth it. They're worth it.
My kids (and often Adam) eat a sandwich every single day for lunch. On plain old, high fructose corn syrup and lord-knows-what-else filled bread.
So, I made one simple change. I started going to Great Harvest Bread Company to get my bread.
By comparison, these are the ingredients in their Honey Wheat Bread: Fresh Ground 100% Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Honey, Yeast, Salt, Eggs.
Holy hot dogs, I can pronounce all of them. I could even buy them myself if I wanted to. And there's only FIVE ingredients. Sign me up...I'm all in!
The only downside of going in alone is when you buy bread there, they offer you a free piece of ridiculously smelling bread. I want to marry the whole loaf of Cinnamon Crunch, but apparently it's not on the elimination diet.
2. Vegetables. {They're not as gross as you used to think.}
Another super simple change we made was to eat a vegetable (organic if possible) with every dinner. Not always easy, but I've discovered when I put out a tray of raw vegetables and dip, my kids actually eat it. Sugar snap peas, mini sweet peppers, cucumbers, carrots, celery. They love all of it. And that doesn't require cooking.
So, yes, they're still eating some red dye in their fruit snacks (we're weaning them off those)... but even the smallest changes are good changes.
3. Cook more. {But let's not get crazy, folks.}
I made a commitment to cook more, and surprisingly I'm doing okay. There is always at least one kid who hates what I've made, but for the most part, we're surviving--and it's better than fast food. Maybe you're one of those overachievers who already cooks every night {wanna be friends? and plan my menus and cook my meals?} but I was not. Not by a long shot.
I realize these aren't earth-shattering solutions, but I'm giving myself permission to ease my way in so I don't burn out.
So, a question for you. Do you have a go-to healthy meal that even someone who should really be a contender on The Worst Cooks in America could handle? I'm all ears!
I cannot believe how neglected my blog has been the last several months, but life has just gotten incredibly crazy--too crazy to keep up with everything, so naturally, my blog was put on the back burner.
But because writing is the way by which I process things, I feel compelled to come back here and sort through the many, many thoughts tumbling around in my mind. And no, this blog won't follow all the marketing rules. I won't be able to give you Top Five lists of anything (except maybe actors who would easily inspire a romance novel's hero...) I won't overhaul the look of my blog (because TIME, duh.) And I might even, at times, pretend there's no one reading at all.
Because, seriously. Is there really?
I'm great with that, because for the first time in my life I can honestly say this blog, in this moment, it's all about figuring some stuff out for myself.
I'm starting the journey baffled, confused, frustrated and overwhelmed with absolutely no answers for anyone who might come along side me as a faithful (even fair weather) reader. But if what I discover along the way helps someone, well, that would be great and dandy then too.
I suppose I should start at the beginning.
This past summer. Extremely stressful. (I'm going to write in sentence fragments too because that's how I roll.)
I wasn't eating gluten or sugar and I even managed to give up my beloved Dr. Pepper. We did two summer performing arts camps:
And a show:
And it was all pretty awesome. And pretty exhausting. At the same time, I was working on edits for my new book, Change of Heart which releases in early March.
Side note: Got the ARCs today. Seriously made my week. Aren't they pretty?
A week and a half after our summer show, we had auditions for You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. We had 105 kids come out for it. It was incredible. We cast the show, started rehearsals and we were off. And it didn't take long before my stress level warranted fast food again. By the end of August, I wasn't eating a lot, but I wasn't eating well. I was eating fast.
And all of the sudden, I had the worst, craziest, most severe itching with patches of hives and welts all over my arms, legs, hips and back. I'd show you a photo but I value our friendship. And because it's gross. And every time I've looked up photos of rashes (in an attempt to figure this out) I've closed my laptop a little worse for the wear. (Seriously. There are some nasty photos out there.)
After a couple of weeks, I went to Immediate Care. I was told it was eczema. Not an allergy. Don't take Benadryl. Not going to work. She gave me a topical steroid.
Two weeks later, I went to my doctor (who I love, by the way), and over the next few weeks did two rounds of oral steroids. Pretty soon, the hives had turned in to a rash and my itching had ended in bruising and bleeding all over.
Worse, the itching wasn't getting better. I honestly think itching this severe could be a form of torture. It is absolutely horrible in every single way. My doctor recommended I cut out any foods that could be triggering an allergy so for the last couple of weeks I've been on a modified elimination diet.
That means I don't eat:
Which meant I WAS eating:
Nothing. No change.
Part of me thought "I guess I have to figure out how to live with it..." but my husband was not okay with that. At all. I considered an allergist, but we've seen allergists before for my youngest son, and we had better results with a Natruopath, so this morning I spent two hours explaining my entire journey to a local doctor who specializes in Integrative Medicine.
And this is where it gets a little hard for me. Like, cry in the grocery store because I'm so overwhelmed hard. In case you don't know me, let me be the first to tell you that I cannot cook. Like, literally. At all. So when I was told my entire endocrine system is out of balance and it's likely due to stress and anxiety and one of the ways to help is with a true elimination diet the stress and anxiety levels in my system just skyrocketed.
I was also prescribed lots and lots of supplements. (There are FOUR more not pictured here.)
I also had acupuncture. The jury is still out on that one...)
So my meltdown may make me seem like a big old baby, but how do you cook when you can only eat a handful of things?
And how do you learn to effectively combat stress and anxiety when you're prone to both? And you have three kids, a husband, a home, a business and a writing career to maintain? And the lack of food options only increases your stress and anxiety?
So, today is day one. My elimination diet was faulty so here I go, following the doctor's orders... and praying that somewhere along the way I find some relief.
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To hear historian James Ponce tell it, you'd think you were back in Old Florida — when Henry Flagler built the luxury Breakers hotel in an area known for farmhouses, when a fire burned the hotel down likely from "a newfangled curling iron" left plugged in, and when guests donned gowns and tuxedos for nine-course dinners to pass the time during winter-long stays.
At age 95, Ponce still mesmerizes groups with stories of The Breakers Palm Beach, every Tuesday and by request. He's been leading groups through the legendary hotel for 30 years, after working there on and off for 30 more. That's enough time to earn him Palm Beach County's highest tourism award in 2011 and to be dubbed by a previous mayor as "Palm Beach's only two-legged, historical landmark."
"I think I'll draw the line at 100, if I make it that long," Ponce says after a recent tour, as children happily posed for pictures with their unique guide garbed in period clothes: a Panama hat, blue blazer with golden buttons, a fitted vest with pocket watch and a brass-topped cane.
Ponce comes from an Old Florida family that knew and literally buried Flagler, the former Standard Oil executive who pioneered tourism along the state's east coast. Ponce's father ran the funeral home in St. Augustine, where Flagler built hotels and was buried, and the elder Ponce carried Flagler's casket in 1913.
The historian was born at Flagler's hospital in St. Augustine and has woven his life with Flagler's since.
"The ground underneath us hasn't changed hands since Flagler bought it in 1893," he quips. "And you can't say that about much in Florida."
In 60 years working at The Breakers and studying it, Ponce says he's most impressed by how the clientele has changed with commercial aviation.
Before planes, wealthy guests arrived by train with steamer trunks to stay the winter season. They played parlor games and dressed for formal dinners that lasted hours. At night, they strolled the courtyard and gardens, often nodding or stopping to talk since so many knew each other from spending winter together.
"It was almost like a clubhouse," he says. "You didn't have to tell a man that you don't come to the front lobby without a coat and tie. He knew."
After planes, travelers came for shorter stays. Younger guests brought children, who years earlier were not allowed in the main dining room, and with their nannies, were sent to eat elsewhere. Guests today hardly know each other, as different groups stream in and out, some checking in for just one night.
Before planes, an outing might have been a steamship voyage. Flagler built the first Port of Palm Beach at the resort, a 1,000-foot-pier, where steamers docked to take guests to Nassau, Havana and Key West. The pier was later submerged by a hurricane, and now welcomes scuba divers and snorkelers, Ponce says.
Air conditioning also transformed the resort, prompting it in 1971 to open year-round, instead of serving guests only mid-December to mid-April. Before air conditioning, all rooms had two doors, louvered and solid, so guests could open them as needed for cross-ventilation, he says.
"When we think of history we often think of people and places, but there is another component ... the art of telling the story," said Carmen Carbone, The Breakers' director of recreation. "This is what our guests love about Mr. Ponce, our history here at The Breakers and his ability to share it so vividly."
On Ponce's tours, visitors see details they might miss on their own. In the 1886 painting "The Sultan's Favorite," part of Flagler's original art collection, the carpet seems to change directions and follow you as you walk past. And in a Gold Room mural, one noble-looking man is painted with his back to the group, facing away.
"It might have been put in for humor, you never know," Ponce says jokingly.
Most of all, Ponce transports guests to times gone by: when in World War II, the resort became an Army hospital and welcomed Eleanor Roosevelt and President Harry Truman who were visiting the troops. Or in the roaring '20s, when contractors built the resort's elegant main buildings in a record 11 1/2 months.
"We couldn't even get the building permits in that time today," he says, playfully.
Ponce never planned to lead tours for decades. He came to The Breakers as a room clerk during the 1951-52 winter season, left for a job at a year-round property and returned later as an assistant manager. When he retired in 1982, the activities director asked him to help out with tours during her six-week sabbatical. Guests liked his stories and personality, and the rest is, well, history.
Ponce says the gig has brought perks, earning him a spot with Willard Scott on NBC's "Today" show when West Palm Beach celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1994. And though his eyesight may be waning, he still revels in the chance to share his memories and rich stories with hotel visitors.
"Anyone 95 who can say they are doing a bit of work," adds Ponce, "it's an accomplishment."
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Breakers' milestones
1894: Henry Flagler opens his first luxury Palm Beach hotel, Royal Poinciana. Flagler brings his Florida East Coast Railway to the area.
1896: Flagler enlarges a winter home on his 140-acre property, turning it into the Palm Beach Inn. It debuted as the only oceanfront hotel south of Daytona Beach.
1897: To serve golfers at his hotels, Flagler contracts to build the first nine holes of golf in Florida.
1901: As guests request rooms "down by the breakers," the Palm Beach Inn is renamed The Breakers.
1903: While being enlarged, The Breakers burns down and is rebuilt. The railroad is extended to the hotel for guests' convenience. Tracks remain through the late 1920s.
1925: The second Breakers burns down, likely from a "newfangled curling iron" left plugged in.
1926: Flagler's heirs build the current Breakers in an Italian Renaissance style for $7 million, complete with Venetian chandeliers, gilded ceilings and murals hand-painted by Florentine artists.
1930: The Royal Poinciana is gradually torn down through 1935.
2012: The resort completes a five-year, $80 million renovation.
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Breakers' historian, 95, transports guests to the past
To hear historian James Ponce tell it, you'd think you were back in Old Florida — when Henry Flagler built the luxury Breakers hotel in an area known for farmhouses, when a fire burned the hotel down likely from "a newfangled curling iron" left plugged in, and when guests donned gowns and tuxedos for nine-course dinners to pass the time during winter-long stays.


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Capitol Hill Update, 11 November, 2013
House & Senate – Schedule: THe House and Senate are both back in town as of this Tuesday, and both are expected to stay in session until Thanksgiving week. The Senate may recess for two weeks, starting Thanksgiving week, depending upon whether it is able to finish the agenda that Senator Reid puts forth.
Legislative Highlight of the Week: The House will vote this week on the "Keep Your Health Plan Act", H.R. 3350. Introduced by Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton, this bill seeks to stop the massive loss of insurance plans being caused by ObamaCare, allowing those who have not had their plans cancelled to actually keep them if they like them. The bill would also allow insurance companies to continue selling any plans that were on the market as of 2013 through 2014. FreedomWorks supports this legislation – you can find our letter of support HERE.
Senate – ObamaCare: Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has a very similar bill to that of Chairman Upton in the House, called the "If You Like Your Health Plan, You Can Keep It Act", S. 1617. Senator Johnson is hoping to secure a vote for his bill in the Senate as well, and FreedomWorks supports his efforts. FreedomWorks also supports Johnson's bill, and our letter can be found HERE.
House & Senate – ObamaCare Exemption: FreedomWorks activist have been reporting emails from their Representatives and Senators in Congress, claiming that Congress is not receiving special treatment under ObamaCare. The reality is that Members of Congress and their staff are eligible to receive subsidies through the ObamaCare exchanges which are much higher than those which ordinary citizens can receive. So regardless of what your Members might claim, they are, in fact, getting special treatment under ObamaCare.
House – ObamaCare Exchanges: The full House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, November 13th, on the rollout of HealthCare.gov. Presumably questions will be asked regarding the Administration's claims that the exchange websites would be working as scheduled, in spite of evidence that it was known well in advance that there would be major difficulties.
House – Lawsuit Reform: The House will also vote on H.R. 2655, the "Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act". Introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), this bill attempts to discourage costly, frivolous suits by requiring that plaintiffs pay legal costs of a defendant if the suit is determined to have been frivolous.
House & Senate – Farm Bill: The latest news from the Farm Bill conference between the House and Senate is not encouraging - both chambers can agree to only token cuts and reforms to food stamp programs, and none at all to crop insurance or the other corporate welfare under the agricultural half of the Farm Bill. The committee could finish its debate any time between now the end of the year, but at the moment the most likely results seem to be not acceptable.
Senate – Nominations: This Thursday, November 14th, at 10 AM, the Senate will hold a hearing on the nomination of Janet Yellen to Chair the Federal Reserve. Senator Rand Paul has indicated that he may continue a hold on Yellen's nomination until he is allowed to have a vote on his legislation to fully audit the Fed, S. 209. Legislation to Audit the Fed passed the House with a strong bipartisan majority last year.


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Keep the Lid on: Texas band revels in change
At what point did fall arrive? Suddenly, the sidewalks were scattered in yellow windfall, the skies set to Liverpudlian gray. I don't like overlooking subtleties, especially ones of change, and not noticing this one bothered me.
I suppose few 9 to 5 minds actively contemplate the deltas of grass growth and boiling kettles. However, the details of transformation are still worth noting; possibly there's more to life than before and after pictures.
Stars of the Lid, formed in Austin, Texas, by guitarists Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie, has sought for eight years to celebrate these gaps, to sextant the listener from A to B in blissful ambience. As Wiltzie once explained, "The original intent [of Stars of the Lid] was to create sound that has never been heard before, to strip down a common sound to make an uncommon structure, to bring the listener closer to the stereo through a visceral environment."
Haunting, melodic washes explore these hollows. Movement wisps lightly, rippling and dissolving like smoke from a windowsill candle. The drone is celestial, one that rinses the softer sketchings of Gorecki in a California canyon of satellite dishes. The duo cites many influences, ranging from Estonian composer Arvo Part's Tabula Rasa to slide-guitarist Ry Cooder's soundtrack for Paris, Texas. Small sections loop in spirogram formation, sometimes telescoping over a span of seven minutes or more.
Stars of the Lid's sound has set them apart from many; in 1998, it inspired minimalist painter Jon McCafferty to create a series of works inspired by their album Per Aspera Ad Astra. The Ballasted Orchestra and The Tired Sounds of…, their latest two works, net a spectrum of fleeting sensations on the corona of human consciousness– the euphoria of dentist chair nitrous, the Twin Peaks dread of darkened evergreens, etc…. Their hypnotic compositions invite the listener to listen-– to dive away from the crisp, finite standards of radio rock towards the low tides of fermata-infested waters.
Stars of the Lid will be performing at Tokyo Rose this Saturday, November 2, for five dollars. Opening for, and possibly accompanying the band later, will be an educational film montage by cinema artist Luke Savisky, with a soundtrack by Ken Gibson. Charlottesville's own aural cosmonauts and Pudhouse favorites, Grand Banks, will open for both.
For audio samples and more information on Stars of the Lid, try brainwashed.com/sotl and their label, Kranky, brainwashed.com/kranky.
Stars of the Lid promise a show of unwinding beauty– as breathtaking as these leaves and as constant as the gravity that pulls them earthward.
Stars of the Lid play at Tokyo Rose November 2, 2002. $5, 10:30pm.


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It's the perfect place to reach those who are spiraling down that path to drunkenness: a urinal, where guys who are merely renting beer are returning its effervescent byproducts whence they came. The weird thing is, this urinal cake actually talks. As soon as it senses motion, a disembodied voiceover babe talks to your penis thusly:
"Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks? It's time to call a cab or ask a sober friend for a ride home."
Good message, but what an odd medium to deliver it! Captive audience, indeed. But we see all this urinal-based nagging as a slippery slope. Next, these little piss catchers will be singing us beer jingles.
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text: Many thanks Trent, your solution worked like a charm for me. I commented the same problem as Brandon in another thread with the subject '"Unknown symbol in module" when load module saa7134' days ago. Thank you very much. Regards, Fernando. El vie, 26-01-2007 a las 22:31 -0800, Trent Piepho escribió: > On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Brandon Drummond wrote: > > [17181665.160000] Linux video capture interface: v2.00 > > [17181665.196000] quickcam: disagrees about version of symbol > > video_devdata > > [17181665.196000] quickcam: Unknown symbol video_devdata > > > > At first glance one would assume that this arose from compilation under > > a different kernel, but that is not the case. I am aware that this is a > > known issue, but I have a couple of questions: > > Effectively, it _is_ from compiling under a different kernel. The modules > from v4l-dvb, like videodev.ko, were compiled using the source from > v4l-dvb. The out of tree quickcam driver was compiled using the source > from your kernel. videodev.ko and quickcam.ko were compiled with different > versions of header files they both use, like videodev.h, and so the two > modules will not work together. > > You have this same problem if you try to compile the latest ALSA sources > and use those modules with a sound driver that isn't part of the ALSA > source. > > A solution would be the use the "make kernel-links" command in v4l-dvb, > which will install the v4l-dvb source into your kernel source. Now if you > compile quickcam against that upgraded kernel source, it should use the > same headers that v4l-dvb used, and so work with the v4l-dvb modules. > > _______________________________________________ > linux-dvb mailing list > linux-dvb at linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb


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Not available for sale yet. Erin will be the guinea pig to test this one out and if she gives it two thumbs up it will then be offered for sale. I'm pleased with the way it turned out!


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Real-Space Investigation of Structural Changes at the Metal-Insulator Transition in VO{\_}2. Physical Review Letters. 105:056404.. 2010.
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Peter Schiff commentary on the divergence of gold and equities. He sees people fearing inflation, I see a lack of confidence in our government. They are two different things but may look similar in the beginning. TOTAL credit, leverage, and money is SHRINKING, thus deflation is occurring now, despite what you see in the money supply charts and is why so many have gotten the economy and markets wrong. Inflation may come later, but my take is that will happen only if our currency survives in its present form for that long.
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"Inflation expectations appear to be rising on the whole." Check out the last 11 policy statements from the Bank of Japan: you'll find the same line, an upgrade from a milder assertion about "some indicators" last July. But according to the second round of the BoJ's survey of companies' expectations for price rises – the grand-sounding "inflation outlook of enterprises", published on Wednesday – expectations are not rising. If anything, they're falling. This was not supposed to happen. The...Read More »
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Colectomy—Open Surgery
(Total Colectomy; Partial Colectomy; Colon Removal)
This is a procedure to remove all or part of the colon. The colon, or large intestine, is the lower part of the intestinal tract. In a partial colectomy, only part of the colon is removed. In a total colectomy, all of the colon is removed.
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Reasons for Procedure
A colectomy may be done to treat a variety of conditions, including:
- Colon or rectal cancer
- Inflammatory intestinal diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease
- Intestinal blockage
- Trauma to the intestine
- Small pouches in the colon wall— diverticular disease
- Precancerous polyps, especially those seen in familial adenomatous polyposis
- A hole in the colon wall
- Dead colonic tissue
- Bleeding from the colon
For colon cancer, the goal is to remove all of the cancer. If you have a precancerous condition, then you may have prevented the development of cancer. If you had surgery due to other conditions, a successful operation will alleviate or improve your symptoms.
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
- Damage to other organs or structures
- Infection
- Bleeding
- Hernia forming at the incision site
- Blood clots
- Complications from general anesthesia
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications such as:
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor will likely do a physical exam and recommend blood tests.
Imaging tests may include:
- Colonoscopy with biopsy
- CT scan
- Ultrasound
- X-rays (may be with or without contrast material) and/or barium enema
Talk to your doctor about your medications. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to 1 week before the procedure.
Your doctor may recommend preparation several days in advance of your procedure. This may include:
- A special diet.
- Your colon must be completely cleaned out. A number of cleansing methods may be used. This may include enemas, laxatives, and a clear-liquid diet. You may be asked to drink a large container of solution. It will aid in the complete emptying of the colon. This preparation may start several days before the procedure.
- Antibiotics. It is important to take them as directed.
- A shower the night before your procedure using antibacterial soap.
- Wearing comfortable clothing.
- Arranging for a ride to and from the hospital.
- Arranging for help at home for the first days after your procedure.
General anesthesia —You will be asleep during the procedure.
Description of Procedure
Partial Colectomy
A single, long incision will be made in the abdomen. The diseased portion of intestine will then be removed through the incision. The 2 loose ends of intestine will be sewn together. Some soft tubes may be left in the abdomen to drain any accumulating fluids.
Stitches or staples will be used to close the area. A bandage will be placed over the incisions.
Total Colectomy
In a total colectomy, the entire colon will be removed through the incision. In some cases, the last part of the small intestine, called the ileum, is then connected to the rectum. A small pouch is made from the ileum to store stool. This pouch mimics the function of the rectum and preserves anal function.
Stitches or staples will be used to close the area. A bandage will be placed over the incisions.
With either procedure, you may need a colostomy or ileostomy. In this procedure, an artificial opening will be created in your abdomen, called a stoma. One or both ends of the intestine will be attached to the stoma. This allows stool to exit your intestine through the stoma. It collects in a pouch called an ostomy bag. A colostomy may be temporary or permanent.
A temporary colostomy allows the intestine to rest and heal. When your intestine has healed properly, you will undergo another operation to rejoin the ends of the intestine.
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How Long Will It Take
About 1-4 hours
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. Pain and discomfort after the procedure can be managed with medications.
Average Hospital Stay
This procedure is done in a hospital setting. The usual length of stay is 5-6 days. Your doctor may choose to keep you longer if complications occur.
Post-procedure Care
At the Hospital
You will be in a recovery room while the nursing staff monitors your breathing, pulse, and heart rate. Recovery may include:
- Medications to control pain and nausea
- Antibiotics to prevent an infection
- Walking as soon as you are able
- A nasogastric tube placed through your nose and into your stomach to decompress your intestines
- IV nutrition while your intestine heals
- Compression stockings to prevent blood clots
- Ostomy care
Preventing Infection
During your stay, the hospital staff will take steps to reduce your chance of infection such as:
- Washing their hands
- Wearing gloves or masks
- Keeping your incisions covered
There are also steps you can take to reduce your chance of infection such as:
- Washing your hands often and reminding your healthcare providers to do the same
- Reminding your healthcare providers to wear gloves or masks
- Not allowing others to touch your incision
At Home
Recovery may take 1-2 months. A specialized nurse will teach you how to care for the stoma site and change the ostomy bag. You will progress from a clear liquid, to a bland, low-fiber diet, to your regular diet after about 6-8 weeks. You will need to alter your activities during your recovery. You will be able to slowly return to normal activity once your doctor clears you to do so.
Call Your Doctor
Call your doctor if any of these occur:
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, warmth, drainage, or bulging at the incision site
- Persistent nausea or vomiting
- Severe abdominal pain
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
- Pain or swelling in your feet, calves, or legs
- Pain, burning, urgency, frequency of urination, or persistent bleeding in the urine
- Not passing any stool
- Blood in your stool, or black, tarry stools
- Diarrhea
- Feeling weak or lightheaded
If you had a colostomy created, call your doctor if any of the following occur:
- Not collecting stool in the ostomy pouch
- The skin around the stoma appears irritated, moist, red, swollen, or develops sores
If you think you have an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
American Cancer Society
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Health Canada
A patient guide to colostomy care. Northwestern Memorial Hospital website. Available at: http://www.nmh.org/ccurl/580/761/colostomy-care-guide-09-07.pdf. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Colorectal cancer. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T113642/Colorectal-cancer . Updated January 2, 2018. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Colorectal surgery considerations. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900261/Colorectal-surgery-considerations . Updated February 11, 2018. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Crohn disease in adults. EBSCO Plus DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T113975/Diverticulitis . Updated December 21, 2015. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Crohn's disease. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/crohns-disease. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Diverticulitis. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T113975/Diverticulitis . Updated December 21, 2015. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Surgery for colon cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/treating/colon-surgery.html. Updated February 21, 2018. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Surgery for rectal cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/treating/rectal-surgery.html. Updated February 21, 2018. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Ulcerative colitis. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T114507/Ulcerative-colitis . Updated July 28, 2017. Accessed April 3, 2018.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Daus Mahnke, MD
- Review Date: 03/2018
- Update Date: 05/08/2014


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The Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking
A beautiful, fully photographic cookbook of 120 original recipes from both the judges and the bakers of the much-loved BBC series. It's the ultimate guide to baking whether a complete novice or a well-practiced home cook, this book is for every baker.
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|The glitz and glamour continued on after the 88th Annual Academy Awards. The Vanity Fair Party is the most exclusive Hollywood bash of the year. The after party was held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California. Most of the celebs changed into their second outfit for the evening. The gowns from the Oscar red carpet were simply fabulous, but the after party attire was just as stunning. Miranda Kerr looked ultra glam in this beautiful red Kaufmanfrano gown. Check out some of your favorite celebs and models below!
Hollywoods biggest night in the film industry has arrived. Today are the 88th Annual Academy Awards hosted by Chris Rock, at the Dolby Theatre. This is one of the most fabulous red carpet events of the entire award season. Get ready to see Hollywoods biggest celebs step out in their most glamorous gowns. Above, the stunning Sofia Vergara wore a show stopping navy Marchesa gown. Check out more gorgeous red carpet looks below! I will keep updating with new Red Carpet arrivals! Stay tuned and enjoy the Oscars!


text: L1008995 Photos taken in 2015 in Brussels, in different center that provide help to refugees. The Last Caravansary is the name of a theater play created in 2003 by Ariane Mnouchkine and Theatre Du Soleil. A Journey, an odyssey made from tiny pieces of destiny, small parts of the lives of men and women. Those who are called refugees, illegals, migrants, and who call themselves travelers. The name Caravansary refers to inns that once served as resting stops for caravans A caravansary was a roadside inn where travelers (Caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey.


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3D Flip Clock & World Weather - A fully customizable 3D flip clock and world weather widget
3D Flip clock & world weather widget
A full featured, size 4x2 fully customizable digital clock and weather forecast widget
The widget features the following:
- 36 skins to chose from (more skins coming in the future)
- 5 weather icon skins
- 5 fonts for the time
- Portrait or landscape mode
- 12 or 24 hour clock with date
- Current location (city, country) taken automatically from cell/wifi or GPS, or specified by the user
- Weather conditions for current location (condition and temperature, low and high temperatures and weather icon)
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- Humidity and wind conditions
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- Current condition icon
- Last weather update time
- 4 day weather forecast
- World weather: Chose to display weather information for any number of different locations worldwide. Just select your favorite locations and you will immediately have updated weather and time information.
Note: Weather is provided by Google
The widget can be fully customized with the following options:
- Chose the widget and weather icon skins
- Chose the text color for the time, am/pm indication, date, location, current weather condition, current temperature and hi/lo temperatures
- Display shadow on the time
- Chose the font for the time
- Display 12 or 24 hour time with optional AM/PM indicator (if 12 hour format)
- Beep every hour
- Select the date format
- Display a manually selected location's time instead of phone's time
- Optionally show or hide specific elements of the widget (background panel, background flaps, knobs, date panel and hi/lo temperature)
- Use current location to display weather info or specify any location you want
- Get location updates from the network (cell/WiFi) or your GPS
- Display temperature values in Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Select automatic weather refresh period (15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 hours)
- Enter your favorite world locations to watch local times, current weather conditions and weather forecast information
- Update weather on WiFi and/or GPRS
- Chose whether you want to update while roaming or not
- Play notification sounds on location and weather changes and updates
- Select what application to launch when tapping the hours
- Optionally display the battery level on the widget
- Specify how to receive location updates (how often and for how much distance)
- This is a widget, not an application. To install it please refer to the help display when you run it. There is also a link to a video that shows you how to install it.
- If you are using a task killer exclude the widget from it
- If you see strange characters in the weather forecast, go to settings (tap the minutes), 'Weather and location settings' and check the 'English weather forecast' option.
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One of my favorite management quotes is: "I have never met a confused employee who is productive." Organizations often use job descriptions to let employees know what is expected from them, and this is a good start. However, by itself, a job description rarely is enough. Another important step is setting specific, measurable performance objectives with a realistic timeline for completion. However, even this is not enough to insure clarity of expectations.
The clarity that employees want and need can be provided by using two additional tools: a competency sheet and an accountability grid. (See examples in links at the end of this column.) These tools need to be produced in cooperation with the staff doing each job and the manager overseeing them, and they need to be reviewed and updated quarterly.
The competency sheet is a detailed list of all the competencies required for a particular job. For example, a front desk associate's competency sheet would include the ability to use all the functions of the company phone system along with using all functions of the member management check-in screen and point-of-sale system. The more detailed the competency sheet, the better, so that a new employee knows exactly what he or she must learn.
The accountability grid is related to the job competency sheet, but it is distinct. The grid is a detailed list of all daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual tasks required for each job within an organization. (Not all jobs require all these categories.) This tool provides the structure that new employees want and need. This technique is similar to a football coach calling the first 25 plays of a game to take some pressure off the quarterback and get him into the rhythm of the game.
The accountability grid also provides other benefits. It insures that management understands the functions of each job in detail so that when turnover occurs, the ball does not get dropped. It also provides an opportunity to coach employees on their time management and organizational processes. In addition, by combining several grids for several positions within a department so that all tasks for the department are on one sheet, you can optimize workflow for maximum efficiency.
You will need to set up competency sheets and accountability grids that make sense for your club, but for examples of each, click on the links below.
Greg Maurer is an associate partner with New Paradigm Partners. He can be reached at [email protected]


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BT are the UK's biggest broadband supplier with over six million customers. They offer a complete range of services, with standard and fibre broadband, phone, TV and mobile. BT have the largest broadband network, covering over 95% of homes, and it's available in all but the most remote rural areas at the same price as it is in towns and cities.Explore BT
Direct Save
DirectSave offer fibre to the home services for a growing number of new build properties. As of early 2019 they cover more than 2700 postcodes and can offer ultrafast speeds of up to 300Mb. They also have a range of more traditional broadband services with wider coverage.Explore Direct Save
EE offer broadband, phone and mobile packages including the first 4G mobile broadband service in the UK. As well as traditional broadband they also offer fibre optic packages. They offer competitive extras for EE, T-Mobile and Orange mobile phone or mobile broadband subscribers.Explore EE
Ultrafast Fibre to the Home broadband by Gigaclear, offering speeds up to 900Mb symmetric - that's 900Mb download AND upload!Explore Gigaclear
Hyperoptic offer a revolution in affordable full fibre technology, taking fibre optics right to the basement of select urban apartment buildings, then distributing symmetric ultrafast or hyperfast connections to all the homes within using a highspeed network. With current speeds of 1Gb download and upload, and the capacity to be even faster, Hyperoptic is a 'future proof' broadband solution!Explore Hyperoptic
A small broadband provider based on the south coast, supplying broadband all across the UK. italk offer truly unlimited broadband packages with long two year guaranteed fixed term low prices and UK based customer care.Explore italk
John Lewis Broadband
John Lewis broadband base their offering more on quality of customer service than on the cheapest prices. They have a simple pricing structure with prices the same UK wide rather than differing by area. John Lewis offer home broadband and phone package deals with truly unlimited broadband usage.Explore John Lewis Broadband
NOW Broadband
NOW Broadband are primarily known for their streaming TV bundles, providing Sky TV that customers want without the hassle of a contract. They're now branching out into the broadband market, offering the same contract free broadband for both standard ADSL and Fibre products.Explore NOW Broadband
Plusnet have been in business since 1997 and have established themselves as offering some of the best customer support in the marketplace. Plusnet offer some of the cheapest entry level broadband deals available yet also offer premium deals aimed at specialist broadband users such as gamers. Plusnet offer broadband, phone and fibre optic deals. A little known fact is that they are owned by BT.Explore Plusnet
Post Office
The Post Office has offered its own broadband service for several years to complement its range of home phone services. The Post Office offer competitive prices and the option to pay for broadband services over the phone or over the counter at the Post Office.Explore Post Office
Shell Energy
Formerly First Utility, the gas and electricity supplier with more than one million customers in the UK also offers a broadband service. There are standard and fibre options, offered at competitive prices.Explore Shell Energy
Sky are one of the largest UK broadband providers and are particularly competitive, particularly when bundling them in with TV and phone services. Sky operate their own growing LLU network and also offer fibre optic broadband over the Openreach fibre optic network. Sky are less competitive for the minority of customers who live in areas not served by their own network.Explore Sky
SSE are well-known electricity and gas company who have been around for 70 years and are committed to finding ways to improve sustainable and renewable green energy sources. They've now branched out to provide affordable broadband packages.
TalkTalk are one of the UK's biggest broadband providers as well as one of the cheapest. TalkTalk offer a complete range of broadband, phone and TV packages, they own and operate their own Local Loop Unbundled (LLU) network as well as providing fibre optic deals with speeds averaging as much as 63Mb. TalkTalk have grown significantly over recent years by buying up other broadband suppliers such as Tiscali.
Virgin Media
Virgin Media are unique in the UK in owning and operating their own fibre optic network which is available to around half the UK population. Virgin are well known for pushing the boundaries of broadband speeds and have regularly topped the broadband speed charts and offer top speeds averaging 516Mb.Explore Virgin Media
Well-known as a mobile phone and broadband provider, Vodafone have branched out into the home broadband market with fibre-to-the-cabinet packages available.Explore Vodafone
Zen Broadband are well known for their high levels of support and service availability, they are a regular winner of awards for their service as voted for by their customers. Zen aren't the cheapest supplier, but if your primary concern isn't cost then they are worth a look.Explore Zen


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Outdoor Wall lights serve a number of purposes. They play a major role in ensuring the safety of your property by illuminating darkened areas of the exterior. Using Outdoor Wall lights is also an easy way to express your personal style and extend your home's design scheme to the outside.


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Monarch, Lady Monarch Swimmers Fall To NC State, TCU
January 22, 2000
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Raleigh, NC (Jan. 22) -- Both the Old Dominion men and women's swim teams were defeated in a tri-meet versus NC State and Texas Christian.
The Monarchs (7-2) fell to NC State, 44-95, and TCU, 52-80.
On the women's side, the Lady Monarchs (1-8) fell to the Wolfpack, 40-99, and TCU, 58-80.
Jamie D'Agostino (Ardsley, NY) gave an impressive for the women's team as she won the 1,000 freestyle (10:28.74), the 200 freestyle (1:53.96), andthe 500 freestyle (5:07.97).
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Progressive and Regressive Taxes and Marginal Tax rates
Economics 101
The Beatles fled Britain to Escape a Confiscatory Top Marginal Tax Rate of 95%
George Harrison wrote Taxman. The song appeared on the 1966 Beatles album Revolver. It was an angry protest song. For George Harrison was furious when he learned what exactly the progressive tax system was in Britain. In the song the British taxman is laying down the tax law.
Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman
That's one for you, Mr. Harrison. And nineteen for us. The government. Meaning that for every £20 the Beatles earned they got to keep only £1. This is a 95% top marginal tax rate. A supertax on the super rich imposed by Harold Wilson's Labour government. So if the Beatles earned £1 million because of their incredible talent and hard work touring in concert, working on new albums in the studio and making movies, of that £1 million they got to keep only about £50,000. While the government got £950,000. If they earned £10 million they got to keep about £500,000. While the government got £9,500,000. As you can see 5% is a very small percentage. Which is why George Harrison got so angry. The harder they worked the less of their earnings they were able to keep.
Is this fair? George didn't think so. Nor did his fellow Beatles. For they fled Britain. Moved to another country. Becoming tax exiles. For they were little more than court minstrels. Who the government forced to entertain them. Earning a lot of money so they could take it away. To help pay for an explosion in social spending Harold Wilson unleashed on Britain. Socializing the UK like never before. And all those social benefits required a lot of taxes. Hence the progressive tax system. And marginal tax rates. Where the super rich, like the Beatles, paid confiscatory tax rates of 95%.
The Top Marginal Tax Rate was around 70% under President Carter and around 28% under President Reagan
As social spending took off in the Sixties and Seventies governments thought they could just increase tax rates to generate greater amounts of tax revenue. For governments looked at the economy as being static. That whatever they did would result in their desired outcome without influencing the behavior of those paying these higher tax rates. But the economy is not static. It's dynamic. And changes in the tax rates do influence taxpayer behavior. Just ask the Beatles. And every other tax exile escaping the confiscatory tax rates of their government. Because of this dynamic behavior of the taxpayers excessively high tax rates rarely brings in the tax revenue governments expect them to.
Even when it comes to sin taxes government still believes that the economy is static. Even though they publicly state that taxes on alcohol and tobacco are to dissuade people from consuming alcohol and tobacco. (The U.S. funded children's health care with cigarette taxes clearly showing the government did not believe these taxes would stop people from smoking). Perhaps some in government look at sin taxes as a way to discourage harmful habits. But the taxman sees something altogether different when they look at sin taxes. Addiction. Knowing that few people will give up these items no matter how much they tax them. And that means tax revenue. But unlike the progressive income tax this tax is a regressive tax. Those who can least afford to pay higher taxes pay a higher percentage of their income to pay these taxes. For sin taxes increase prices. And higher prices make smaller paychecks buy less. Leaving less money for groceries and other essentials.
Most income taxes, on the other hand, are progressive. Your income is broken up into brackets. The lowest bracket has the lowest income tax rate. Often times the lowest income bracket pays no income taxes. The next bracket up has a small income tax rate. The next bracket up has a larger income tax rate. And so on. Until you get to the high income threshold. Where all income at and above this rate has the highest income tax rate. This top marginal tax rate was around 70% under President Carter. Around 28% under President Reagan. And 95% under Harold Wilson's Labour government in Britain. An exceptionally high rate that led to great efforts to avoid paying income taxes. Or simply encouraged people to renounce their citizenship and move to a more tax-friendly country.
When the Critical Mass of People turn from Taxpayers to Benefit Recipients it will Herald the End of the Republic
Progressive taxes are supposed to be fair. By transferring the tax burden onto those who can most afford to pay these taxes. But the more progressive the tax rates are the less tax revenue they generate. What typically happens is you have a growing amount of low-income earners paying no income taxes but consuming the lion's share of government benefits. The super rich shelter their higher incomes and pay far less in taxes than those high marginal tax rates call for. They still pay a lot, paying the majority of income taxes. But it's still not enough. So the middle class gets soaked, too. They pay less than the rich but the tax bite out of their paychecks hurts a lot more than it does for the rich. Because the middle class has to make sacrifices in their lives whenever their tax rates go up.
As social spending increases governments will use class warfare to increase taxes on the rich. And they will redefine the rich to include parts of the middle class. To make 'the rich' pay their 'fair' share. And they will increase their tax rates. But it won't generate much tax revenue. For no matter how much they tax the rich governments with high levels of spending on social programs all run deficits. Because there just aren't enough rich people to tax. Which is why the government taxes everything under the sun to help pay for their excessive spending.
If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.
Don't ask me what I want it for
If you don't want to pay some more
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
And you're working for no one but me.
This is where excessive government spending leads to. Excessive taxation. And confiscatory tax rates. Taking as much from the wealth creators as possible to fund the welfare state. And as progressive tax systems fail to generate the desired tax revenue they will turn to every other tax they can. Until there is no more wealth to tax. Or to confiscate. When the wealth creators finally say enough is enough. And refuse to create any more wealth for the government to tax or to confiscate. Leaving the government unable to meet their spending obligations. As the critical mass of people turn from taxpayers to benefit recipients. Heralding the end of the republic.
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WHA: A League of Their Own
(Note Part I of a four-part series)
They laughed at the red and blue pucks. Chortled about the championship trophy being sponsored by a finance company. And guffawed at the motley collection of players perceived as grossly inferior to their own.
Indeed, on the rare occasions NHL owners deigned to acknowledge the World Hockey Association in the months leading up to the launch of the rebel league in the fall of 1972, it was with a patronizing smugness.
After all, the NHL had enjoyed a monopoly on major league competition for more than six decades and was poised to launch the most ambitious expansion in the history of pro sports.
How could this new venture — cooked up by a couple of Californians, no less — amount to anything more than an annoyance?
They were about to find out.
From 1972-79, what started as a mere irritant grew into a Zamboni-sized thorn in the NHL's side.
Besides raiding the established league's rosters, WHA clubs in pursuit of the Avco World Trophy trolled the minor league backwaters and made a habit of offering ludicrously lucrative contracts to untried junior prospects.
The end result was a seven-year war of attrition that triggered a 400% raise in the average hockey salary.
Derek Sanderson emerged as the poster boy of the high-priced lunacy. Signed to a $2.35 million contract by the Philadelphia Blazers, Sanderson decided he'd had enough of the WHA after eight games. The Blazers then cut him a cheque for $1 million to return to the NHL's Boston Bruins.
Another early casualty was legendary Maurice (Rocket) Richard, the original (and expensive) coach of the Quebec Nordiques who resigned after two games, citing health reasons.
In the summer of 1972 the 12 original WHA clubs joined forces to lure superstar Bobby Hull from the Chicago Black Hawks to the Winnipeg Jets for $2.75 million. A year later, the Houston Aeros coaxed the immortal Gordie Howe out of a two-year retirement to play alongside his teenaged sons.
Players like Andre Lacroix, Danny Lawson and Ron Ward — no more than talented journeymen in their NHL days — suddenly blossomed as high-scoring superstars, piling up points for teams like the New York Golden Blades, Calgary Cowboys and Cleveland Crusaders.
Losing an eight-game series against the Soviet national team in September 1974 did nearly as much to enhance the WHA's credibility as the Jets' luring of Hull from Chicago.
Sure, the WHA's version of Team Canada lost to the big, bad Bolsheviks, but how could we not love a squad that included at 46-year-old grandpa (Howe) and eccentric backup goaltender Gilles Gratton, who blamed recurring abdominal pain on a lance wound he said he suffered in a previous life during the Spanish Inquisition?
Throughout its lifetime the WHA attracted an amazing cast of colourful characters, both on and off the ice.
There was Gary Davidson, the league's co-founder (along with Dennis Murphy), who conceived the idea of using fluorescent red pucks "because they'll show up better on television." The league then switched to blue pucks, with equally laughable results.
There was Wild Bill Hunter, who drafted six Russians for the original Alberta Oilers "because you have to figure that sooner or later the whole damn national team will want to defect."
And there was Johnny Bassett, flamboyant owner of the Toronto Toros (and later the Birmingham Bulls), who once toyed with the idea of signing motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel to a five-game tryout contract.
The superstars — Hull, Howe, Gerry Cheevers, J.C. Tremblay — were all household names when they jumped to the WHA, but the league created many more of its own.
Robbie Ftorek, Dennis Sobchuk, Real Cloutier, Michel Goulet and a kid named Wayne Gretzky were some of the young guns that made their pro debuts with the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Quebec Nordiques, Birmingham Bulls and Indianapolis Racers.
Others earned headlines for more unorthodox reasons.
Birmingham tough guy Frank (Seldom) Beaton was arrested on an outstanding warrant in Cincinnati after he tried to avoid the cops by hiding in the Stingers' stick locker. Steve and Jeff Carlson, a brother act from the Minnesota Fighting Saints, hooked up with Bulls bad boy Dave Hanson to portray the brawling Hanson Brothers alongside Paul Newman in the movie Slap Shot.
And who could forget Roger Cote, an original Alberta Oiler who went on to play 153 WHA games — all with a toothpick prominently protruding from his mouth? It was such a common sight around the league that fans got the impression Cote's toothpick was surgically attached to his lower lip.
"I'm very proud to have been associated with the WHA and to have played a role in creating it," Oilers founder Bill Hunter said shortly before his death in 2002.
"We were behind the eight ball right from Day One, but we persevered and we survived. It took the WHA to open up the game of hockey and give it back to the players and fans. That's something the NHL hadn't done in 60 years before we came along.
"Even with all the problems and all the headaches, the WHA was still a tremendously successful enterprise.
"The fact that our league introduced young players like Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier and Mike Gartner to big-time hockey while prolonging the careers of all-time greats like Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe and Frank Mahovlich is something I think deserves to be remembered.
"When our league challenged the NHL's reserve clause and won freedom for Hull, it broke decades of one-sided control in all pro sports.
"We who were part of the WHA will always owe Bobby a great debt for what he did, and players everywhere should feel indebted to our league for having the courage to challenge the hockey establishment in 1972,
"Professional sports was changed forever, thanks to the WHA."
Part II: The Forgotten Team Canada … and European Invasion


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DOJ demands federal control of Texas election
Should state authorities continue to defer to the federal court?
This article originally appeared on watchdog.org.
HOUSTON �?? Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court put an end to the �??pre-clearance�?� requirements of the Voting Rights Act, the U.S. Department of Justice is back in court trying to assert federal control over a Texas election.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez on Wednesday asked a three-judge federal court in Washington, D.C., to set the terms and date of an election for trustees of the Beaumont Independent School District.
The federal court issued an injunction earlier this year blocking a regularly scheduled May election. At the time, it asserted jurisdiction under the Voting Rights Act, which was drastically reshaped by the Supreme Court last month in the case of Shelby County v. Holder.
The Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, eliminating the requirement that certain covered jurisdictions prove in advance that changes to voting law are nondiscriminatory. Effectively, at least for now, the ruling ends federal oversight of Southern elections unless the government can prove discrimination.
The ruling was well-received by local-control advocates in Beaumont, where a group of reformers has been trying to win seats on the board of a district engulfed in scandal.
Texas courts have sided with the reformers, but the federal court and the Justice Department have sided with the majority black school board in blocking elections, a referendum and state court decisions that might imperil a black majority.
Attorneys for a group of reform-minded school board candidates filed papers the day after the Shelby County ruling arguing that �??now that BISD is no longer a covered jurisdiction, the Court should dismiss this case.�?�
Two days after the Shelby County ruling, the Supreme Court vacated two lower court decisions refusing pre-clearance.
Nevertheless, the Justice Department is arguing to a federal court that the school district �??likely does not have authority under state law to schedule a new election; hence such an election will need to be ordered by a court.�?�
The Justice Department doesn�??t offer a reason why it should be a federal court interpreting state law. It even concedes that �??Texas law may permit a state court to order a special election�?��?� Instead, Perez makes a generic appeal to the federal court�??s �??inherent equitable authority�?� to settle the matter.
�??While the BISD is not required to seek preclearance under Section 5 for its new election schedule, this Court retains inherent equitable authority to enter an election order in the unique circumstances presented here, where the jurisdiction�??s inability to hold its regularly scheduled election this year resulted from an injunction lawfully issued by this Court, under the governing caselaw at the time,�?� Perez writes. �??Having lawfully enjoined the election, this Court retains authority to order a new election.�?�
If the matter is settled by a state court, the school board likely is to get a new majority. In March, a state appeals court ruled that four incumbents had failed to file for re-election, and ordered the board to either put their reform-minded opponents�?? names on the ballot as uncontested, or to certify their election as unopposed.
The federal court blocked that order.
Reformers went back to the state appeals court this week to get the judge to issue a new order, now that federal oversight has been overturned.
Texas law calls for staggered elections for school boards, with four seats up one election and three seats up two years later. Perez argues that this means �??some voters�?� would get to vote, while others wouldn�??t, �??including three districts where black voters have soundly rejected�?� reform candidates in previous elections. �??This,�?� Perez argues Yoda-like, �??equity cannot permit.�?�
�??In these circumstances, equity authorizes this court to restart the democratic process in the BISD,�?� Perez concludes.
It�??s an open question whether state authorities would continue to defer to a federal court asserting no legal authority greater than its own conception of �??equity.�?�


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Antivirus and security firm Symantec says the true motivation behind the massive Flashback malware infection is revenue—ad revenue, that is. In a post to its Security Response blog, Symantec wrote that a Flashback botnet has the potential to generate up to $10,000 per day in ad clicks, primarily impacting Google and bringing in "untold sums of money for the Flashback gang."
As outlined by Symantec, the ad-clicking component of Flashback runs in the browser (Safari, Chrome, and Firefox are all affected) where it redirects search queries to another page, generating an ad click for the attacker. "The ad click component parses out requests resulting from an ad click on Google Search and determines if it is on a whitelist," Symantec wrote. "If not, it forwards the request to the malicious server."
This technique (covered in more detail by the Symantec post) effectively bypasses Google's ability to receive credit for the ad click, instead resulting in the attackers receiving a payout.
Symantec points out that this technique isn't new, and that another botnet—W32.Xpaj.B—was able to generate up to $450 per day through a botnet of 25,000 infected machines. Since Flashback's numbers ballooned up into the hundreds of thousands—and may still be floating in that range—Symantec believes the revenues could easily be in the thousands. It's a good thing that Flashback Java vulnerability has been patched and Mac users can begin receiving updates directly from Oracle, right?


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TGI Fry-Day: Latkes at Karloff
Explorations of the frying arts.
Open for a few years now, Carroll Gardens' Karloff has drawn accolades for its spacious, low-key vibe and Eastern European offerings. A standout from this comfort food menu are their hand-shredded potato latkes ($7), accompanied by eggs, grilled veggies, sausages, or lox. As Passover nears, I found myself needing a latke fix stat, so I decided to size these fried pancakes up.
Grilled vegetables keep the fried latke in check. You're given the choice of ketchup or hot sauce; the hot sauce is a pleasant surprise, a Georgian "chilly sauce" by Golden Fleece. Slightly sweet, it was the perfect accompaniment for Karloff's crisp, not-too greasy latkes. Fried fiends, take note: Karloff's latkes make appearances on their breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner menus, so you can get your fix whenever.
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Nonfiction Books for Teens
The best nonfiction books for teens defy simple distinctions between the dryness of fact and the pleasures of fiction. They draw on photos, interviews, and archival documents to bring the past to life or introduce readers to previously untold stories.
In this episode, you'll hear about new nonfiction books that explore, among other things, the role of women in the NASA space program, the Civil Rights Movement, and the experiences of Arab American youth in the post-9/11 era.
After listening to this episode, be sure to print out this list of recommended titles to take to the library or book seller.
Recommendations in this episode include
- Almost Astronauts: Thirteen Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone (Candlewick, February 2009)
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Freedom by Phillip Hoose (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, January 2009)
- Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl by Albert Marrin (Dutton, August 2009)
- Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman (Henry Holt, 2008)
- I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee by Charles J. Shields (Henry Holt, 2008)
- No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin (Henry Holt, 2008)
- How Does it Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi (Penguin, 2008)


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Top Items:
Scott Gilbertson / Wired News:
Kiss Boring Interfaces Goodbye With Apple's New Animated OS — Disco is software for burning disks that illustrates a new approach to interfaces: It smokes while it burns. If you blow into your computer's microphone, the smoke blows across your desktop. — When Steve Jobs takes …
Vince Veneziani / CrunchGear: OS X Leopard To Be Animated OS
David Chartier / The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Leopard's Core Animation to herald more than shiny tricks
Fvogelstein / Epicenter:
A big Google-Apple partnership next week? Bet on it. — I don't typically join the gaggle of folks trying to guess what Steve Jobs' next move is going to be, but for once I can't resist. On Monday Jobs is taking the stage at Apple's worldwide developers conference in San Francisco …
Arik Hesseldahl / Byte of the Apple: Could .Mac Move To Google?
Steve O'Hear / last100: Apple WWDC: five predictions
MG Siegler / parislemon: Google + Apple = .Mac Unlimited?
Erick Schonfeld / The Next Net: Is Apple About to Bundle the Google Webtop Into Every Mac?
Doug Caverly / WebProNews: Google, Apple May Partner On Cloud Computing
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: To Be Honest, the '.Crap' Jokes Were Really Starting to Get to Us
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
Get ready for the summer of Apple
Get ready for the summer of Apple
Discussion: Wired News, Valleywag and dailywireless.org
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft Adds Xbox Games, May Cut Price to Woo Moms (Update1) — Microsoft Corp. has won over 20-year- old gamers, who spend hours a day launching rockets and firing plasma guns on the company's Xbox 360. Now it wants their moms. — To lure them, the world's largest software maker …
Susan Arendt / Game | Life: Microsoft: $199 is Market's Sweet Spot
Dustin Burg / Xbox 360 Fanboy: Microsoft contemplates a 360 price cut
Alex Wollenschlaeger / Kikizo.com Videogames Website: Hardcore Hooked, Microsoft Looks to Mom
Matt Martin / GamesIndustry.biz:
Console "sweet spot" is $199, says Microsoft
Console "sweet spot" is $199, says Microsoft
Discussion: CrunchGear and The Boy Genius Report
Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear: $199 Is The Ideal Price For a Video Game System: Microsoft
Joshua Karp / The Boy Genius Report: Is $199 the sweet spot for Xbox 360?
Martin Fackler / New York Times:
Putting the We Back in Wii
Putting the We Back in Wii
Jon Fortt / The Utility Belt: It's official: Nintendo to open Silicon Valley office to fuel Wii and DS growth
Roger Ehrenberg / Information Arbitrage: Is Microsoft's Xbox 360 Team Waking Up?
Harry Chen / Harry Chen Thinks Aloud: How did Wii outsale PS3
Curtis / youNEWB: NYTimes: The Wii is so successful because Nintendo is learning from their mistakes
Ben Kuchera / Ars Technica:
The coming price war: why we may see a 360 price drop this holiday season
The coming price war: why we may see a 360 price drop this holiday season
Discussion: Next Generation
Matt Matthews / Next Generation: CONSOLE PRICE CUTS: THE EVIDENCE
Lessig News:
From Engaget: "Publishing exec 'steals' Google laptops in silly demonstration" — of just how little publishing executives understand — Engaget reports that "the head honcho of Macmillan Publishers" lifted a couple Google laptops at a recent BookExpo America, and then when he returned them …
Discussion: Ars Technica, Boing Boing and rexduffdixon.com
Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing: Publisher steals laptops, misundertands copyright
Rex Dixon / rexduffdixon.com: Stealing isn't cool
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Publishing exec 'steals' Google laptops in silly demonstration
Publishing exec 'steals' Google laptops in silly demonstration
Brian Heater / AppScout: Google vs. the World: CEOs Gone Wild
Angela Natividad / Adrants: Charkin Wins (Feeble) Conquest of Google. But Who Will Win the War?
Yahoo! Messenger for the Web:
Yahoo! Webcam ActiveX Controls — Do I need to update Yahoo! Messenger to the new version? … How do I get the Security Update? … What is the security issue? … How did Yahoo! learn of this? … What is the potential impact? … Who is affected? … Why do I have to install the update?
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld: Yahoo patches Messenger zero-day flaws
Ryan Naraine / Zero Day: Yahoo screws up flaw disclosure, helps exploit writer
Dawn Kawamoto / CNET News.com: Yahoo releases critical security patch for IM
Sharon Gaudin / InformationWeek: Critical Bugs Discovered In Yahoo Messenger
Robert Lemos / SecurityFocus: Yahoo releases emergency Messenger patch
Robert McMillan / InfoWorld: With attack code out, Yahoo fixes IM flaw
Justin Mann / TechSpot News: Patch for critical YIM flaw released
QUALCOMM Disagrees with ITC Decision and Seeks Stay and Presidential Veto of ITC Ban on Imports of Future 3G Mobile Broadband Handset Models — QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies …
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily, The Browser and dailywireless.org
Stephaniemehta / The Browser: Can President Bush bail out Qualcomm?
Discussion: Wi-Fi Networking News, mocoNews.net and MobileCrunch
Glenn Fleishman / Wi-Fi Networking News: Qualcomm Cell Phones Barred from Import
James Quintana Pearce / mocoNews.net: ITC Orders Ban On New 3G Handsets With Qualcomm Chips
Peter Suciu / MobileCrunch: Ban on 3G Handsets With Qualcomm Chips
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Google overtakes Cisco as Silicon Valley's most valuable — Google, the fast growing search engine, has eclipsed Cisco Systems, the router maker for the Internet, to become Silicon Valley's most valuable company. — We'd been waiting for this to happen. — We first noticed Google achieve …
Discussion: HipMojo.com
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft to push Windows Server 2003 SP2 via Automatic Updates on Patch Tuesday — On June 12, this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft will be delivering more than its usual bundle of security fixes and patches for Windows, Office and other products. The company also will be starting …
Discussion: Ars Technica, DailyTechRag and Windows Server Division WebLog
Bill Tancer / Hitwise US:
Google Universal Search - Video and Maps Benefit — Our column in TIME this week is about Google's dominance of the search market which, as of this week, measures at 64.8% of all U.S. Internet searches, more than double the nearest competitor Yahoo! Search.
Bill Tancer / Time: Can Google Get Any Bigger? — Google's share price reached …
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: Google Maps & YouTube Are Big Traffic Winners in Google Universal Update
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk: Google Maps & Video Up in Universal Search
Doug Caverly / WebProNews: Universal Search Not Universally Good For Google
Philip Stelter / Search Engine Watch: Distilling Universal Search
Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
Google launches YouTube's money machine — YouTube has updated their embedded video player to include new features that I think make a lot of sense for Google. The one I find most interesting gives users quick, uninterrupted access to related videos — this feature could be YouTube's much needed money maker.
Discussion: Jim Kukral, Google Operating System, 901am, Download Squad, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, gSpy, Widgets Lab, Google Blogoscoped and JD on EP
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System: YouTube Launches a New Embedded Player
Rhiza Sanchez / 901am: YouTube releases new embedded video player
Brad Linder / Download Squad: YouTube launches new look for embedded videos
Derek Anderson / Widgets Lab: Some cool stuff — Chat With Your Website Visitors - AIMboo
Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped: New YouTube Interface for Embedded Videos
Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped:
YouTube Partially Takes Back Interface Changes
YouTube Partially Takes Back Interface Changes
Discussion: Insider Chatter
Josh Lowensohn / CNET News.com:
Craigslist cuts off Listpic, cites bandwidth issues, TOS violations — Listpic, the visual searching and browsing tool for Craigslist has been blocked from the service as of yesterday. Craigslist creator Craig Newmark posted on the Craigslist user forums to alert the community to the shutdown last night …
Discussion: Download Squad
Brad Linder / Download Squad: Jim Buckmeister Q&A: Why Craigslist banned listpic
Brad Linder / Download Squad:
Craigslist blocks Listpic
Craigslist blocks Listpic
Discussion: Compiler and Consumerist
CraigE / Mac Mojo:
Hello from the new General Manager of the Macintosh Business Unit - Craig Eisler — Wow! I can't believe I'm actually here - General Manager of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit. I would not have guessed this is where I would've landed when I rejoined Microsoft.
Ina Fried / CNET News.com: Microsoft's Mac unit gets new chief
Scott McNulty / The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Microsoft's MacBU gets new GM: Craig Eisler
Philip Michaels / Macworld: Microsoft replaces Mac Business Unit GM
Brian Ashcraft / Kotaku:
PSP Slim Details Revealed — 944 Views — Back in March, we brought word of a new and improved PlayStation Portable. But what good are the rumblings of new hardware without some of the details? Today, thanks to several sources close to Sony, we bring you that nitty gritty as the redesigned Playstation Portable nears completion.
Discussion: Game | Life, Joystiq, Gizmodo, CrunchGear, PSP Fanboy, I4U News and digg
Chris Kohler / Game | Life: Rumor: Kotaku Breaks PSP Redesign Details
Christopher Grant / Joystiq: Rumor: PSP redesign details "revealed"
Vince Veneziani / CrunchGear: More PSP Slim Information Revealed
Andrew Yoon / PSP Fanboy: PSP Slim details leaked?
Luigi Lugmayr / I4U News: More Slim/Small Sony PSP Details
Scot Finnie / Computerworld:
Mac vs. PC cost analysis: How does it all add up? — Everybody knows PCs are cheaper than Macs, right? Wrong! (At least sometimes.) — People have been arguing online about how much more expensive Macs are than PCs — or not — for more than a decade (and in print for years before that).
Discussion: Ars Technica and Macsimum News
Iljitsch van Beijnum / Ars Technica: Mac vs. PC prices
Dennis Sellers / Macsimum News: 'Computerworld': Macs not more expensive than PCs for most part
Jeff Bailey / New York Times:
One City's Home Sellers Do Better on Their Own — On Williamson Street in Madison. — Home sellers in Madison, Wis., did not get higher prices for their homes using real estate agents, a study concluded. — Study (pdf) | Share Your Thoughts
Discussion: Ars Technica, John Cook's Venture Blog, Techdirt and Freakonomics Blog
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica: "For sale by owner" web sites can generate higher prices than Realtors
Joe Weisenthal / Techdirt: Why Real Estate Agents Have Good Reason To Fear The Web
Stephen J. Dubner / Freakonomics Blog: How Much Is a Realtor Worth? — We've got a column appearing …
Mark Hachman / ExtremeTech:
Sub-$100 Nvidia GeForce 8400 to Launch June 19 — TAIPEI — According to the company's partners, Nvidia plans to launch a cheap version of its GeForce 8-series graphics card, the GeForce 8400, on June 19. — Sources interviewed here at the Computex show said that the card will be available …
Discussion: Gizmodo, CrunchGear and Gadget Lab
John Biggs / CrunchGear: Sub-$100 Nvidia GeForce 8400 to Launch June 19
Rob Beschizza / Gadget Lab: GeForce 8400: Fancy Graphics For $50?
Liz Gannes / NewTeeVee:
Does Digital Fingerprinting Work?: An Investigative Report — Audio and visual fingerprinting of copyrighted video is seen as the best way to combat infringement, but in NewTeeVee's testing this week across multiple sites, it did not work. We were surprised to be able to upload multiple times …
Discussion: GigaOM
Om Malik / GigaOM: Digital fingerprints, more like smudges
ZDNet Australia / CNET News.com:
Face recognition set for takeoff in Australia — Despite a series of technical hiccups, the first public trials of Australia's biometric SmartGate project are set to take place in Brisbane in August, six months behind schedule. — In development since 2002, the SmartGate uses facial-recognition technology …
Discussion: Biometrics Institute, Ltd.