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Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD, MS; Mary Butler, PhD, MBA; Roderick MacDonald, MS; Donna Bliss, PhD, RN; Gregory A. Filice, MD; Thomas S. Rector, PhD; Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH
Clostridium difficile infection is increasing in incidence and severity. The optimal treatment is unknown.
To determine whether, among adults with C. difficile infection, treatment with certain antibiotics compared with others results in differences in initial cure, recurrence, and harms.
MEDLINE, AMED, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Cochrane databases (search dates: inception through August 2011, limited to English-language reports); bibliography review.
Randomized, controlled trials of adults with C. difficile infection, independent of outcomes, who were treated with medications available in the United States. Observational studies reporting strain were included.
Study design, inclusion and exclusion criteria, quality and strength of evidence as assessed by 2 reviewers, study definitions, and duration of treatment and follow-up. Outcomes included initial cure, recurrence, and treatment harms.
11 trials that included 1463 participants were identified. Three trials compared metronidazole with vancomycin; 8 compared metronidazole or vancomycin with another agent, combined agents, or placebo. Strain was analyzed in 1 trial and 2 cohort studies. No study comparing 2 antimicrobial agents demonstrated a statistically significant difference for initial cure; all comparisons were of low to moderate strength of evidence. Moderate-strength evidence from 1 study demonstrated that recurrence was decreased with fidaxomicin versus vancomycin (15% vs. 25%; difference, −10 percentage points [95% CI, −17 to −3 percentage points]; P = 0.005). Subgroup analysis of a single study comparing metronidazole with vancomycin for patients who have severe C. difficile infection showed no difference by intention-to-treat analysis; this was rated as insufficient-strength evidence. Harms, when reported, did not differ between treatments in any study.
Definitions of diarrhea, C. difficile infection, initial cure, and relapse varied. Some studies reported insufficient detail to allow assessment of all randomly assigned participants or of harms.
No antimicrobial agent is clearly superior for the initial cure of C. difficile infection. Recurrence is less frequent with fidaxomicin than with vancomycin.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Several antibiotics are available for treatment of Clostridium difficile infections.
This comparative effectiveness review of 11 randomized trials involving adults with C. difficile found that initial cure rates did not statistically significantly differ for fidaxomicin, vancomycin, and metronidazole. Recurrent disease was common with all agents but was less frequent with fidaxomicin (15%) than with vancomycin (25%).
There were few studies, and most had small sample sizes. Studies used heterogeneous definitions for cure. Potential harms were inconsistently reported.
Any of several agents could be used for initial treatment of C. difficile infection. Fidaxomicin may be a superior agent for recurrent infection.
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Probiotics and fecal microbial transplants are treatments for Clostridium difficile infection
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Probiotics and fecal microbial transplants are treatments for Clostridium difficile infection.
In the December 20, 2011 issue of the Annals, the article entitled "Comparative Effectiveness of Clostridium difficile Treatments. A Systemic Review" as published by Drekonja and colleagues reports on a systemic review of antibiotic therapy but makes no mention of other treatments for recurrent and severe Clostridia difficile diarrhea infection. It is surprising that their discussion does not mention these treatments. Although there is controversy, the literature and studies in many institutions revealed that Saccharomyces boulardii and Lactobacillus GG have been reported repeatedly to be helpful in recurrent Clostridia difficile infection (1-3). Furthermore, the use of fecal microbial transplant (FMT) is now demonstrating surprising cures in patients with severe and resistant C. difficile infection. The review article published in the Annals leaves the reader with the impression that only antibiotics are treatments for this severe infection. Certainly, these other modalities of treatment, probiotics and FMT, are important and at times have been shown to be life-saving (4,5). They certainly should be mentioned at least in the discussion, and I would hope that the authors will correct the erroneous impression from this systemic review of antibiotics that only antibiotics are helpful in the treatment of Clostridia difficile.
1. Floch MH, Madsen KK, Jenkins DJA, et al. Recommendations for probiotic use. J Clin Gastroenterol 2006;40:275-278
2. Floch MH, Walker WA, Guandalini S, et al. Recommendations for probiotic use-2008. J Clin Gastroenterol 2008;42:S104-S108
3. Floch MH, Walker WA, Madsen K, et al. Recommendations for probiotic use -2011 Update. J Clin Gastroenterol 2011;45:S168-S171
4. Brandt L, Reddy SS. Fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. J Clin Gastroenterol 2001:45:S159-S167
5. Persky SE, Brandt LJ. Treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile- associated diarrhea by administration of donated stool directly through a colonscope. Am J Gastroenterol 2000;95:3283-3295
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The San Diego Comic-Con International will be the world-premiere site for the return of the highly-anticipated Michael Turner's Fathom: Volume 3 with the release of Fathom #1 at the Aspen Comics Booth #2321. Fathom: Volume 3 is written by J.T. Krul featuring art by Ale Garza, Sal Regla, and John Starr. To celebrate the launch of Fathom: Volume 3, Aspen is offering two exclusive covers to issue one including a very special cover paying tribute to Aspen's late founder Michael Turner. To commemorate the Turner Tribute Cover, Aspen will be releasing Fathom: Volume 3 #1 two weeks earlier than the guaranteed in-store release date of August 6th.
In addition to the Michael Turner Tribute cover which is limited to 3000 copies, Aspen will also be offering an exclusive Fathom #1 San Diego Comic-Con cover by series artist Ale Garza limited to 1500 copies. Both covers will be available for purchase exclusively at the Aspen Comics Booth #2321.
In addition to Fathom: Volume 3 #1 and all the latest Aspen convention-exclusive books from this past con season, Aspen will also be offering an all new line of their signature Aspen Prints featuring the hottest images from the Aspen Universe, as well as the latest version of the 2008 Aspen Tour Print--all available only at the Aspen Comics Booth.
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R / Finance 2010: Applied Finance with R
April 16 & 17, Chicago, IL, US
The second annual R / Finance conference for applied finance using R, the premier free software system for statistical computation and graphics, will be held this spring in Chicago, IL, USA on Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17.
Building on the success of the inaugural R / Finance 2009 event, this two-day conference will cover topics as diverse as portfolio theory, time-series analysis, as well as advanced risk tools, high-performance computing, and econometrics. All will be discussed within the context of using R as a primary tool for financial risk management and trading.
Invited keynote presentations by Bernhard Pfaff, Ralph Vince, Mark Wildi and Achim Zeileis are complemented by over twenty talks (both full-length and 'lightning') selected from the submissions. Four optional tutorials are also offered on Friday April 16.
R / Finance 2010 is organized by a local group of R package authors and community contributors, and hosted by the International Center for Futures and Derivatives [ICFD] at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Conference registration is now open. Special advanced registration pricing is available, as well as discounted pricing for academic and student registrations.
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Microsoft Corporation, leading developer of personal-computer software systems and applications. The company also publishes books and multimedia titles, produces its own line of hybrid tablet computers, offers e-mail services, and sells electronic game systems, computer peripherals (input/output devices), and portable media players. It has sales offices throughout the world. In addition to its main research and development centre at its corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, U.S., Microsoft operates research labs in Cambridge, England (1997); Beijing, China (1998); Sadashivnagar, Bangalore, India (2005); Santa Barbara, California (2005); Cambridge, Massachusetts (2008); New York, New York (2012); and Montreal, Canada (2015).
Founding and early growth
In 1975 Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen, two boyhood friends from Seattle, converted BASIC, a popular mainframe computer programming language, for use on an early personal computer (PC), the Altair. Shortly afterward, Gates and Allen founded Microsoft, deriving the name from the words microcomputer and software. During the next few years, they refined BASIC and developed other programming languages. In 1980 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) asked Microsoft to produce the essential software, or operating system, for its first personal computer, the IBM PC. Microsoft purchased an operating system from another company, modified it, and renamed it MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System). MS-DOS was released with the IBM PC in 1981. Thereafter, most manufacturers of personal computers licensed MS-DOS as their operating system, generating vast revenues for Microsoft; by the early 1990s it had sold more than 100 million copies of the program and defeated rival operating systems such as CP/M, which it displaced in the early 1980s, and later IBM OS/2. Microsoft deepened its position in operating systems with Windows, a graphical user interface whose third version, released in 1990, gained a wide following. By 1993, Windows 3.0 and its subsequent versions were selling at a rate of one million copies per month, and nearly 90 percent of the world's PCs ran on a Microsoft operating system. In 1995 the company released Windows 95, which for the first time fully integrated MS-DOS with Windows and effectively matched in ease of use Apple Computer's Mac OS. Microsoft also became the leader in productivity software such as word-processing and spreadsheet programs, outdistancing longtime rivals Lotus and WordPerfect in the process.
Microsoft dramatically expanded its electronic publishing division, created in 1985 and already notable for the success of its multimedia encyclopaedia, Encarta. It also entered the information services and entertainment industries with a wide range of products and services, most notably the Microsoft Network and MSNBC (a joint venture with the National Broadcasting Company, a major American television network).
As a result, by the mid-1990s Microsoft, which became a publicly owned corporation in 1986, had become one of the most powerful and profitable companies in American history. It consistently earned profits of 25 cents on every sales dollar, an astonishing record. In the company's 1996 fiscal year, it topped $2 billion in net income for the first time, and its unbroken string of profits continued, even during the Great Recession of 2007–09 (its net income had grown to more than $14 billion by fiscal year 2009). However, its rapid growth in a fiercely competitive and fast-changing industry spawned resentment and jealousy among rivals, some of whom complained that the company's practices violated U.S. laws against unfair competition. Microsoft and its defenders countered that, far from stifling competition and technical innovation, its rise had encouraged both and that its software had consistently become less expensive and more useful. A U.S. Justice Department investigation concluded in 1994 with a settlement in which Microsoft changed some sales practices that the government contended enabled the company to unfairly discourage OS customers from trying alternative programs. The following year the Justice Department successfully challenged Microsoft's proposed purchase of Intuit Inc., then the leading maker of financial software for PCs.
Chasing the Internet
Partly because of its stunning success in PC software, Microsoft was slow to realize the commercial possibilities of network systems and the Internet. In 1993 it released Windows NT, a landmark program that tied disparate PCs together and offered improved reliability and network security. Sales were initially disappointing, but by 1996 Windows NT was being hailed as the likely standard for PC networking, quickly surpassing Novell's NetWare in market share. Microsoft did not move into Internet software until a new venture, Netscape Communications Corp., had introduced Navigator, a Web browser program that simplified the once-arcane process of navigating the World Wide Web. In a violent change of course, Microsoft quickly developed its own browser, Internet Explorer, made it free, and moved aggressively to persuade computer makers and Internet service providers to distribute it exclusively. By 1996 Microsoft was bundling Explorer with Windows OS and had begun the process of integrating Explorer directly into Windows. In response, Netscape accused Microsoft of violating its 1995 consent decree and sued; those efforts helped to persuade the Justice Department to reopen a broad investigation of Microsoft.
In 1999, following a trial that lasted 30 months, a judge found Microsoft in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) and ordered the breakup of the company. In 2001 an appeals court overturned the breakup order but still found the company guilty of illegally trying to maintain a monopoly. The company's legal woes continued in 2004: the European Union (EU) levied the largest fine in the organization's history to that point, €497.2 million ($611 million), in retaliation for what were described as Microsoft's near-monopoly practices. In February 2008 the EU imposed an even higher fine, €899 million ($1.35 billion), on the company for having defied the EU's 2004 antitrust decision against Microsoft for illegally bundling multimedia software with its Windows operating system to the exclusion of competitors.
Entry into the gaming and mobile phone markets
In 2001 Microsoft released the Xbox, an electronic game console that quickly captured second place in the video gaming market. In 2002 it launched Xbox Live, a broadband gaming network for its consoles. A more powerful gaming console, the Xbox 360, was released in 2005. In an intensely competitive market, where the Xbox faced strong pressure from the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation, Microsoft struggled through the years to make consistent profits from its console. For example, in 2009 the company cut the price of the Xbox 360 Elite by as much as 25 percent in order to pick up market share. The move was successful; by 2010 the Xbox 360 was the most-used game console in the American home. But at the same time, the price cuts also led to a 6 percent drop in revenue in Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division (EDD).
Other EDD products also struggled. The Zune family of portable media players introduced in 2006 failed to challenge the market dominance of Apple's iPod. The Windows Mobile OS, used in smartphones made by a variety of vendors, including HTC, LG, Motorola, and Samsung, trailed in market share in the United States behind Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone. In 2009 Microsoft ceased publishing online and disc versions of its Encarta encyclopaedia.
Further developments in Windows OS
Microsoft began planning a major replacement for all of its operating systems in 2001. The project, code-named Longhorn, encountered numerous delays, in part because of efforts to address the public's growing concern with computer security and consumers' desire for PCs to have greater integration with a full range of entertainment equipment within the modern electronic home. The company started over, and the new operating system, renamed Vista, was released to other software developers late in 2006 and to the general public in 2007. Like most new operating systems, Vista met with initial problems involving incompatibilities with older computer peripherals. More problematic for the new operating system was its "bloated" structure, which required a very fast microprocessor and large amounts of dedicated computer memory for proper functioning. Its high threshold for adequate system resources deterred many companies and individuals from upgrading systems from earlier, and perfectly serviceable, systems such as Windows XP (derived from the term Windows Experience). In addition, consumers were baffled by the numerous Vista options—Home (Basic or Premium), Ultimate, Business, and others—while business users (Microsoft's core market) balked at its major change to the user interface and were unwilling to port their internal applications to the new system.
Microsoft's corporate users had other reasons to stick with Windows XP. Though still problematic compared with other operating systems, XP was significantly more secure than its predecessors. XP was also faster and much more stable than Windows 95 or 98, and it ran tens of thousands of software programs written specifically for it, which made business users reluctant to switch operating systems. It can be argued that customer satisfaction with XP is what killed Vista among business users. PC makers, who were contractually required by Microsoft to ship products with Vista, were compelled to offer "downgrades" from Vista to XP, and user appreciation even compelled Microsoft to extend its official support of the older OS through 2014, three years beyond its normal support policies.
Adding to Microsoft's OS problems was increased competition in the marketplace. Apple's Mac OS X, riding on the huge success of the iPhone and iPod consumer products, grew in popularity. Linux, long an operating system for the technically adept, began to appear in more user-friendly versions, such as Ubuntu, and by the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Linux had captured one-third of the growing low-cost netbook market. Yet, despite its problems in the marketplace, Microsoft remained the dominant supplier of operating systems. Windows held a worldwide market share of 86 to 92 percent, depending on the research analysis. With the release in 2009 of Windows 7, the replacement for Vista, to critical praise by reviewers and analysts, Microsoft's lead remained intact. In 2012 the company released Windows 8, which offered a start screen with applications appearing as tiles on a grid. Windows 10, released in 2015, featured Cortana, a digital personal assistant capable of responding to voice commands (as did the iPhone's Siri), and a new Web browser, Microsoft Edge, which replaced Internet Explorer.
Competition with Google
Microsoft's continued OS dominance and its quick recovery in the "browser wars" did not repeat itself in the search-engine market, where Microsoft's search engine, Live Search, trailed well behind those of Google Inc., the new industry giant, and Yahoo! Inc., the durable Internet portal site. Microsoft hoped to change the market dynamics with the release in 2009 of Bing, a "decision engine" designed to display more retrieved information in search pages than was typical, thus enabling better-informed decisions concerning what links to follow or, in some cases, displaying enough information to satisfy the original query.
In 2008 Microsoft had offered to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion, but this proposal was rejected by Yahoo! However, negotiations between the companies continued, and in 2009 an agreement was reached in which Yahoo! would use Bing for its Web site and would handle premium advertisements for Microsoft's Web site—an arrangement scheduled to last 10 years. Microsoft followed up the agreement with Yahoo! by licensing search content from Wolfram Research, makers of the Mathematica-powered WolframAlpha scientific search engine.
On another front in its competition with Google, Microsoft moved into cloud computing, where application software and data storage are provided by centralized Internet services and are simply accessed by users through their local PCs. Microsoft's first move was with its Windows Azure platform, announced in 2008. Azure lets service providers or businesses build computing infrastructure in the "cloud" and then offer the infrastructure as services to users. In 2011 Microsoft released Office 365, a cloud version of its highly profitable Office business software suite (comprising Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote) that included services and features similar to those of Google Docs.
In 2011 Microsoft bought the Internet voice communication company Skype for $8.5 billion, which at that time was the largest acquisition in Microsoft's history. Microsoft planned to add Skype to Xbox, Outlook, and Windows smartphones. The Skype acquisition placed Microsoft in competition with Apple's video-chat service Facetime and Google's Internet communication service Voice.
Microsoft after Bill Gates
In 2000 company cofounder Gates relinquished his role as CEO of Microsoft to Steve Ballmer, whom Gates had met during his brief tenure at Harvard University in the 1970s. He handed over the title of chief software architect in 2006 to Ray Ozzie, a chief developer of the computer networking package Lotus Notes in the 1990s. In 2008 Gates left the day-to-day running of the company to Ballmer, Ozzie, and other managers, though he remained as chairman of the board. Ozzie stepped down in 2010, and longtime Microsoft executive Satya Nadella replaced Ballmer as CEO in 2014.
There was some concern (and some hopefulness) among industry observers that the departure of Gates would hamper Microsoft's preeminent position in the computer industry. That situation did not materialize. The company retained its top spot in both business and consumer segments, including operating systems, productivity software, and online gaming services. In 2012 it introduced Surface, a line of hybrid tablet computers with hardware designed by Microsoft itself, a first for the company. It also had competitive products in almost all areas of business information technology and applications. Microsoft's core strengths and most of its profits were to be found on its business side, where it set global standards with its products. Nevertheless, Microsoft's management understood that the company also had to have a major, even if not a dominant, presence in consumer markets as improvements in information technology continued to blur the line between personal computing and business computing.
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This past Sunday, we hosted a Sunday Supper at our house. Though it wasn't Thanksgiving just yet, we wanted to roast a turkey - so we decided to pretend as if it was. I decorated the table with some dusky pumpkins and squash that I picked up at Schaner Farms' stand at the Saturday Little Italy Mercato - along with this lovely little herb bouquet that I hung on the front door. (Schaner also sells at the Santa Monica Farmers Market in Los Angeles.)
Having used the Zuni method for roasting chicken many times with great success, I decided to try Judy Rogers' method for turkey, along with my own Thanksgiving-esque version of the Zuni Bread Salad. This was our menu:
"Mock" Thanksgiving
Zuni-Style Roast Turkey
Homemade Pork Sausage with Pepper and Sage.
Brussel Sprout Gratin
Roasted Cranberry Relish
2007 Sinister Hand
Pumpkin Tartlets with
Homemade Ginger Ice Cream
Kalyra Port
I bought the fresh turkey at Homegrown Meats, up in La Jolla and picked it up on Saturday morning. The Zuni method involves a dry brine, so I rubbed the salt over it and under the skin and pushed a few herbs under the skin and in the cavity. It dried out nicely and absorbed the salt, but I think an additional day of brining might have been beneficial. The method really recommends that the turkey spend a day or two in a bag, and then dry uncovered for a few hours.
The bird cooks upside down for 30 mins at 450, and is then flipped over to cook for about 3 more hours at 325. The result is succulent, crispy skinned and juicy, just like the chicken - and it looks just lovely with that bronzed skin. My only regret was that I cooked it a little too early - it finished at about 2:30 PM, and I had guests arriving at 4 - but I had to free up the oven for the bread salad and I needed the drippings in order to make it - so I didn't really have much choice in the matter. If you have two ovens (or even a larger oven) you won't have that problem.
For the bread salad, I made some homemade sausage with pepper and sage (which was delicious by itself and dead easy) which I cooked in a big skillet - then I sauteed the onion and some slivered celery in the drippings from that and added in the sliced chestnuts. I tossed the toasted bread cubes with vinegar, broth and pan drippings, added the sausage, celery and chestnuts, and put it the pan in the oven to warm. When that came out, I tossed it with Sage Mountain's baby spicy greens mix, and served it all up in a big salad bowl. Friends Jora and Angie helped out with decadent and delicious Brussel Sprout Gratin and miniature pumpkin tarts with spicy and creamy ginger ice cream. I also roasted some cranberries based on a recipe I found in Saveur.
The oysters came from The Better Half Shell on a recommendation from Catalina Offshore Products. I was a little concerned about keeping them alive in the fridge for 24 hours, but I just put them on a towel lined half sheet pan tray and covered them with another wet towel. We had a bit of a scare when we pulled them out and the towels were frozen - but luckily they were still kicking underneath. Thanks to Candice for coming over and being our designated shucker - she did an amazing job, and James was even able to get in there and learn how to do it for the next party.
One of my favorite things about this supper was the fact that it started so early - at 4 PM. It was wonderful to enjoy the company of friends and a full meal (after dark) and still have the kitchen cleaned by 8 PM - and I'm sure our friends found it just as refreshing to get home before midnight!
Here are the recipes:
Zuni-fied Dry Brined Roast Turkey (aka The Judy Bird)
adapted from the LA Times and the Zuni Cafe Cookbook
1 12-18 pound turkey (I cooked a 16 pounder from Homegrown Meats)
1 cup of kosher salt (it does have to be kosher)
fresh sage and thyme
48 hours before you plan to roast it (or 24 if you're pressed for time like I was) remove the giblets and any twine or wire on the turkey and rinse and dry it well with paper towels. Put your salt in a dish and start by generously rubbing a few tablespoons on the inside. Slide your fingers underneath the breast skin and rub the salt up underneath the skin as far as your fingers will go. Flip the bird around and slip your fingers under the other side and rub salt under the skin. Pat salt on the outside of the breast.
Massage salt on the outside of the legs and thighs - pulling them apart to get it all over the skin. cut slits in the top of the legs and slip your hand in under the skin, massaging salt over the leg and thigh meat. Slip some sage leaves under the skin and place sage and thyme in the cavity of the bird. Place the turkey in a large plastic bag and put it in the fridge overnight. Massage again the next day to work the salt into the meat. 8 hours before you plan to roast it, take the turkey out of the bag and place it on a tray or plate on multiple layers of paper towels. Put it in the fridge uncovered on the tray to dry out. About 2 hours before you plan to roast it, remove from the fridge to come to room temperature - at that time, change the towels underneath it so it's completely dry when it goes in the oven. (If you only have 24 hours, just massage salt into the bird once, and place it on a paper towel lined plate uncovered in the fridge until you take it out to come to room temp.)
Prepare your roasting rack and pan and preheat the oven to 450. Place the bird breast-side down on the rack, and roast for 30 minutes. Flip it over (using your hands and some kitchen towels) and reduce the heat to 325. Roast until the thickest part of the breast meat registers 160 on a meat thermometer or until the juices run clear coming from the thigh - about 2.5 to 3 hours. (You can start collecting drippings from the pan using a turkey baster anytime after the first two hours.)
Remove from the oven and allow to rest for at least 30 mins before carving.
Thanksgiving Style Bread Salad
1-2 loaves of day old french bread
3 cups of pork sausage with pepper and sage (see below)
2 celery ribs thinly sliced
1 bunch of scallions, sliced diagonally - including some of the green part
3-4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
At least 4 cups of arugula or other bitter greens
red wine vinegar
2 cups of homemade chicken or turkey stock
1.4 cups of steamed chestnuts, sliced - or dried currants
1/2 cup pecan pieces or pine nuts
champagne vinegar
drippings from the turkey
Cut most of the crust off of the bread and half the loaf lengthwise.
Toast under the broiler on a baking sheet until lightly browned. Flip over and toast the other side. Tear the bread into irregular chunks ranging between 2 inches and 1/2inch - put in a large shallow bowl.
If using dried currants, warm some red wine vinegar slightly and pour it over the currants to absorb.
Make a tart viniagrette of 1/4 cup of olive oil or turkey drippings if you have them, and 2-3 tablespoons of champagne vinegar, in a small bowl or cup. Drizzle over the bread and toss thoroughly. Taste for tartness and seasoning and adjust accordingly.
Put the pecans or pine nuts in a dish in the oven to heat for a few minutes.
Heat a large skillet and tear off 1 inch chunks of sausage and drop them into the pan. Fry until well browned. Remove the sausage from the pan and add the scallions, celery and slivered garlic to the drippings. Saute until the softened. Add the sausage, onion mixture and slivered chestnuts or drained currants to the bread. Add a few grinds of pepper, and toss with a half cup of broth and another generous drizzle of drippings and vinegar, until everything is well moistened and well seasoned.
Place the bread salad in a large pan and cover loosely with foil. Place in the oven to warm the for about 30-45 mins. If your turkey also needs warming, you can carve it and warm it in the oven for 15 mins.
When you remove the bread salad from the oven, toss it with the arugula, salt and pepper and more drippings or viniagrette to taste. Don't be shy with the greens - they wilt and shrink when tossed with the warm bread.
Pile the bread salad on a platter or into a large bowl and serve with the carved turkey.
Fresh Pork Sausage with Pepper and Sage
adapted from Bon Appetit
2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes, chilled
1/2 pound fresh pork fat, cut into 1-inch pieces, chilled
3 tablespoons cold water
1 tablespoon potent dried rubbed sage
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Pulse the pork and fat in batches in the food processor until finely ground. Place in a large bowl - add the rest of the ingredients and blend with moistened hands just until combined. Wrap in Saran Wrap and press and roll to form a log. Refrigerate overnight or at least a few hours before using.
Roasted Cranberries
adapted from Saveur
2 pounds of fresh cranberries
1 orange - zested, zest cut into 1.5 inch strips
and 2 tablespoons of juice reserved
2 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
1 small jalapeno, seeded and minced
2 cups of sugar (or a little less if you like them tart - I'd go with 1.5 myself)
2 tablespoons champagne or rice vinegar
2 tablespoons of port
2 tablespoons of water (if needed)
Preheat the oven to 450. In a large bowl, toss the cranberries with the orange zest, cloves, cinnamon sticks, jalapeno and sugar. Spread on a parchment lined rimmed half sheet pan, avoiding the edges of the pan (you will need to do at least two batches) and cover loosely with parchment. Place in the oven for about 10-12 mins, until the cranberries burst and release their juices. Scrape the cranberries into a bowl and repeat the process until all of the cranberries are roasted.
Stir in the orange juice, port, and vinegar, adding a little water if it still seems too thick. Allow to cool and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
Preheat the oven to 450. In a large bowl, toss the cranberries with the orange zest, cloves, cinnamon sticks, jalapeno and sugar. Spread on a parchment lined rimmed half sheet pan, avoiding the edges of the pan (you will need to do at least two batches) and cover loosely with parchment. Place in the oven for about 10-12 mins, until the cranberries burst and release their juices. Scrape the cranberries into a bowl and repeat the process until all of the cranberries are roasted.
Stir in the orange juice, port, and vinegar, adding a little water if it still seems too thick. Allow to cool and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.


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Game Thread: Minnesota Timberwolves @ Warriors 2007-04-15
Talk about the upcoming Warriors game here
Moderators: Mr. Crackerz, JREED, Guybrush, 32
J-Rich wrote:Shut the fuckup asshole #32!!!
I sense the dark side, young padawan. Anakin Skywalker, is that you?
Of course, it's funny how you all of a sudden show up and start humping and praising the Warriors after this great run to the finish. If the Warriors don't make the playoffs... I can see it now, J-Rich... rubbin' it in and b*tchin'. Like Austin Powers said, "Whooooptay dooooo, Bazel."
TMC wrote:Unbelievable... the Kings are up by 22 with 6 minutes to end the 3rd quarter and our game is already over (this one was expected).
I counted on the Suns helping us, not the Kings... but I'll take it.
That win by the Kings could just mean playoffs for the team, though Dallas threw everything at the Spurs today.
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Gawker media got a big profile from NBC's Primetime news magazine "Rock Center."
There's not a lot of new stuff in there, but at the 9:05 marker you can see Denton squirm when he's asked why he burned Brian Williams and published a private email on Gawker.
In case you missed it, or you forgot, Williams sent an email to Denton saying Gawker should shred Lana Del Rey for her awful performance on SNL. New Gawker editor AJ Daulerio promptly published the email embarrassing Williams, and apparently, Denton.
Also of note, NBC says Denton is thinking about an art and culture site.


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How would you write a LOGO program to approximately reproduce the Olympic Rings logo?
You can do this theoretically, use logo or even try to do it in a limited number of characters making use of the twilgo http://twilgo.com environment. Using this small number of characters is a challenge!
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Atheists are just in denial
It has been suggested that this article be merged with Atheists know there is a God
This accusation arises frequently as a strawman against atheists.
- I see atheism as being internally inconsistent. I don't think it's rational to hold an atheistic viewpoints. I think that when you examine the evidence that you'll conclude that there must be a god ... [Atheism is] the act of denial of God. - Matt Slick - Atheist Experience #592 @ 1:06:00
- The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." Psalm 53:1
Understanding Denial[edit]
Similar to the phrase "believe in" that implies attributes that aren't necessarily true, 'denial' makes some serious accusations about the atheist.
Merriam-Webster definition of 'Denial'
- refusal to satisfy a request or desire
- refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) (2) : assertion that an allegation is false
- refusal to acknowledge a person or a thing : disavowal
- the opposing by the defendant of an allegation of the opposite party in a lawsuit
- self-denial
- negation in logic
- a psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality
The bold entries are the definitions that would seem to be relevant to the discussion. Overall, the accusation is this:
- God is proven
- The atheist, for whatever reason, doesn't want to admit to the obvious truth
- The atheist is in denial
Counter Apologetics[edit]
Besides the strawman definition of atheism, in order for the accusation to hold true, the assertion that sufficient evidence exists to support the God claim must be demonstrated. The #1 most consistently and demonstrably effective means at precisely and accurately learning about reality, and how it works, is the scientific method. Arguably, no other method even remotely comes close. Thus, by default, the scientific method is employed. Presumably, one would use the most effective tool for the job, not the least.
In order for the evidence to be sufficient, several (minimum) requirements must be met:
- The evidence meets the standards of evidence for science
- The evidence must avoid having any logical fallacies embedded into the argument
- Sufficient quantities of evidence must be gathered to meet the burden of proof, and the requirements with respect to the severity of extraordinary claims
Failure to meet these requirements means the evidence is invalidated, and can be rationally discarded, until the problems are addressed and resolved. The accusation that evidence exists that indicates a god is invalid, and thus, there's nothing to be "in denial' about. Another fallacy the theist's argument commits is special pleading, assuming that their own version of a deity is the only one people worship or that probably truly exists, and that all other deities must be fake, while many (mostly just as unfalsifiable) deities of other religions are just as possible to exist and valid as theirs.


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Binary Asteroid System 2006 VW139/288P
This set of Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals two asteroids orbiting each other that have comet-like features. These include a bright halo of material, called a coma, and a long tail of dust. The asteroid pair, called 2006 VW139/288P, was observed in September 2016 just before the asteroid made its closest approach to the Sun. The photos revealed ongoing activity in the binary system. The apparent movement of the tail is a projection effect due to the relative alignment between the Sun, Earth, and 2006 VW139/288P changing between observations. The tail orientation is also affected by a change in the particle size. Initially, the tail was pointing towards the direction where comparatively large (about 1 millimeter in size) dust particles were emitted in late July. However, from Sept. 20 on, the tail began to point in the opposite direction from the Sun, where small (about 10 microns in size) particles are blown away from the nucleus by radiation pressure.
NASA, ESA, and J. Agarwal (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research)


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Yesterday morning at our beautiful Easter service, I looked across the aisle of our completely packed church and saw one of the young women at church wearing a fantastic hat. And I think Becky may have been the only woman wearing a hat. Immediately I felt a pang of regret that I hadn't remembered to put my outfit together with a hat. So I nodded my head when I came across the Washington Post's front page story this weekend, headlined:
Church ladies and their big, bold hats: A fading tradition
Some might wonder whether such a light fashion story deserves front-page coverage. (In fact, some of the comments to the piece question the news decision considering all the wars and problems going on in the world right now.) Done right, I think it definitely could.
From the headline to the last word, church plays a role in this story. But it's a surprisingly one-dimensional role.
Elaine Saunders stepped into Bachrach's Millinery in Northwest Washington one late winter day in 1953, and there it was, calling her name: a pale fuchsia straw hat with an upturned brim and matching rosebuds circling the crown.
"It's a Mr. John," Saunders, now 77, recalls without explanation, certain the designer's name alone says this was no ordinary hat.
She paid $5 to put it on layaway and made regular installments until she'd covered the $35 cost. When she finally clutched the gold braided handle of the pink floral hatbox and strutted out of the shop, she knew that this final touch to her pale pink Easter suit would place her among the best-dressed young ladies at Zion Baptist Church. And that would be no small feat, since proper church ladies back then all wore hats — their finest, of course, on Easter.
For generations, church sanctuaries across the nation on Sunday mornings, especially in black churches and especially on Easter, transformed into a collage of hats: straw ones, felt ones, velvet ones, every shape, size and color, with bows, jewels and feathers, reaching for the heavens.
But anyone walking into today's services expecting to see a nonstop parade of women making fashion statements on their heads will be sorely disappointed. Many daughters and granddaughters of the women who made bold and flashy hats synonymous with the black church have not carried on the tradition.
We learn all sorts of things about the millinery business and the way that some mothers weren't able to pass the tradition onto their children. I find all of this fascinating. My own mother has a freakishly large head (kidding, mom!) so she could never find hats to fit. But she loved seeing me in hats and would buy them for me frequently. I wore them throughout childhood and into my 20s. I'm not entirely sure why I don't wear them as much any more.
The story is full of people talking about wearing hats at church and how the practice is fading. "Regular church ladies, black and white," we're told, made up about half of one hat shop's business (the rest was for celebrities).
The decline, though, is only chalked up to a change in style. This is undoubtedly true but I wonder if, for a front-page story where one has the time to treat the topic seriously, we should get a bit more analysis.
For our purposes, I wonder if we're seeing a religion ghost. Is there something about a change in worship or a change in doctrine that affects this changed practice?
I have been in some churches -- black and white -- where head coverings are a pious option for the women. I have been in some churches -- black and white -- where worship has become significantly less formal and much more trendy over the years. Does that play a role? Are there denominational differences in the church hat culture? Am I wrong to think of this as more of a Protestant issue than a Catholic one?
The story is fine but I would have loved to hear some other voices. Maybe from pastors about what the change in hat styles signifies to them. Certainly there are others out there who have thought about the significance -- theological and otherwise -- of this change in how women dress for worship. For an article focused on church dress, it might not have hurt to have a bit more depth.
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This series provides a way to illustrate a flow from one main topic to many. The connecting fields from the main thought (which can be anything – photograph [as in the example], rectangle, graphic image, icon, logo, etc.) to the subordinate fields suggest a flow, not just a connection. These fans can be used as flows to other photographs, graphics, or text.
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Miley Cyrus Shaves Her Head — Rocks Edgy New Hair
Miley has literally shaved her head — seven days after undergoing a more platinum blonde look! Do YOU love it? See the pic and read on for all the details!
Miley Cyrus surrendered her hair to famed hairstylist Chris McMillan, famous for Jennifer Aniston's "The Rachel," and is undeniably keeping her fans on their toes!
Miley didn't quite go as far as Britney Spears did back in 2007 with a complete shave, but she is certainly going for a more edgy look with her half shaven/half pixie cut.
Miley, of course, got backlash from fans and ended up responding through Twitter by saying, "if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all. my hair is attached to my head no one else's and it's going bye bye :)"
Apparently the look is working for the former Disney star. She said, "Never felt more me in my whole life."
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Wine Tasting - BBQ - Yoga - Relaxation - Cultural RetreatAug 19 (Thu ), 2010
Wine Tasting - BBQ - Yoga - Relaxation - Cultural Retreat
September 18-19
Come and recharge in the natural surroundings of Mt. Haruna Adventures Campsite for a weekend. This weekend will be tailored to help you de-stress from the daily grind of living and working in the city. There will be five (5) main events to make your weekend extra special.
1. Two (2) wine tasting happenings with wines carefully selected to match two (2) gourmet BBQ of fish, meat, and seasonal vegetables. Mr. Regis, a dedicated trilingual wine adviser will manage both wine tasting BBQ meals.
2. Two (2) Yoga/Universal Tao workshops that will focus on movement and breathing exercises to help you control your emotions and strengthen your inner core. Exercises will be simple and practical so that you can take them home and implement them into your daily exercise practice.
3. Guided visit to the local 1,400-year old Haruna shrine.
4. Numerous visits to nearby waterfalls for swimming and relaxation.
5. Simple bungalow accommodation on a relaxing mountain campsite.
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A view from the sanctuary for the Egyptian Gods.The sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods. In Priene, worship of the Egyptian gods (Isis, Sarapis, Anubis and Harpocrates) is attested by inscriptions since 200 BC. These also tell us that chickens were given as sacrificial animals and that all sacred hymns had to be sung by an Egyptian priest. Sanctuaries for Egyptian gods were popular in most regions of the Mediterranean from the 3rd century BC onwards. This was, on the one side, encouraged by the expansion of the Ptolemaic empire in Egypt, on the other side, faith in Sarapis and Isis offered a possible afterlife that was otherwise unknown in the Greek set of beliefs.During the 3rd century BC the area held large residential buildings. This is testified by the mighty ashlars belonging to the court of the well-preserved portal house. One or two centuries later the sanctuary was erected, visible remains belong to the 1st century BC or AD. In the middle of the courtyard a Roman-Italian style antae temple was erected on a podium, which was accessed by a flight of stairs. Access to the temple enclosure was enabled by a Propylon in the north-west.A functional change in Byzantine times is shown by numerous graves in the south of the south of the then abandoned sanctuary.
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Welcome to Baymont Inn & Suites Lake Dillon - Frisco
There's something for everyone near Baymont Inn & Suites Lake Dillon, located in the heart of picturesque Summit County. We're only minutes from five amazing ski resorts, and you'll find golfing, boating, hiking and other exciting recreational activities nearby. We're happy to help you navigate our area's free bus system.
In addition to our friendly staff, our hotel offers meeting space, banquet and catering services, and a 24-hour business center. Enjoy a bite to eat at our convenient onsite Restaurant / Bar Phobay II. We'll start your day with a complimentary breakfast buffet, and you can relax and unwind at the indoor pool and hot tub or on our outdoor sundeck.
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Jets look to wipe away Thrasher memories
OTTAWA — In all the excitement over the Jets return to Winnipeg, it's easy to forget this team is still the Atlanta Thrashers, transplanted.
And so along with the requisite hockey baggage moving northwest to Manitoba, comes the Thrashers baggage: one playoff berth in franchise history (2007, swept by the New York Rangers), huge turnover of personnel, little blips of contention that usually don't pan out.
In the fall of 2010, the Thrashers were the talk of the league for bolting out of the gate hard, led by newly acquired forward-turned-defenceman Dustin Byfuglien, fresh off a Stanley Cup season with Chicago, and by the coaching of veteran Craig Ramsay. The week before Christmas, the Thrashers were leading the Southeast Division with 43 points off a 19-11-5 start, only to crash and burn thereafter en route to a 34-36-12 record, 12th overall in the Eastern Conference.
And so while the entire country rejoiced in the return of NHL hockey to Winnipeg during the off-season, it is clear halfway through the 2011-12 season that the addition of a seventh team in Canada isn't going to beef up national playoff content overnight.
Even after the Jets dropped a 2-0 bombshell on the Senators Monday, there were just two Canadian clubs with any kind of playoff security, surprising Ottawa in the middle of eastern playoff group and the Vancouver Canucks at the top of the western heap.
The other three eastern Canadian entries were on the outside looking in: Toronto ninth, Winnipeg 10th, the Montreal Canadiens 12th. In the west, Edmonton is still a year away and Calgary will have to get on its horse to have a shot.
There will be many more "must wins" before we can make sense of it all, but the Jets certainly understand the daunting task — somehow get back to playing the kind of hockey they were in December (10-3-1), minus three of the players that helped get it done. Namely, Byfuglien, forward Blake Wheeler and defenceman Zach Bogosian, all missing from the lineup on Monday.
Byfuglien is nursing a knee injury, Wheeler was hit in the face with a puck on Saturday against New Jersey and Bogosian suffered a lower body injury in a Jan. 10 game versus the Boston Bruins.
Already challenged to score goals, averaging 2.5 goals per game, the Jets are into prevent mode minus three of their top eight scorers. Wheeler leads the Jets with 32 points, Byfuglien has 24 and Bogosian, 19.
Until they return, the Jets will try to play tight defensively and eke out low scoring wins. Mission accomplished against the Senators. Head coach Claude Noel was especially pleased his team escaped the "black cloud" of third period collapses that have plagued Winnipeg.
"I thought our speed was really good," said Noel after his team handed the Senators their first shutout of the season, a 2-0 Ottawa loss. "This was a good game for us, we made them earn every inch of ice."
Jets goaltender Chris Mason, author of the shutout, called his team's effort "the perfect road game."
"We've been looking for that, the last little while," said Mason, who faced 25 Ottawa shots, 14 in the third.
The Jets don't have the luxury of starting slowly in games, thanks to losing five of their previous six games.
"It only takes one game to get out of a funk," centre Bryan Little had said before the game. "Hopefully it's (Monday night). Everyone is kind of sick of losing right now.
"We want to put a stop to it before we get out of the (playoff) picture."
Forwards Evander Kane and Kyle Wellwood spoke similarly about the need to turn this around quickly or risk being a seller at the trade deadline. Those pre-Jet Thrashers were horrible in January and February, killing what looked to be a playoff lock three months into the season. There's a Thrasher tradition the Jets would rather not carry on.
Urgency comes in different forms. Noel sent a message to Kane by slashing his ice time in a couple of recent games.
Now in his third NHL season, Kane handled it well. Against Ottawa, Kane got his minutes back and for his trouble received a fist full of Chris Neil after the Senators didn't like Kane's retaliation hit on Erik Karlsson.
"I don't know if we're worried about it," Kane said of the Jets plight, "but we're aware what's going on, every game for us we have to have that mentality as though it's a playoff. You have to let that pressure motivate you to be better and bring your A game, every night."
The Jets had their 'A' game Monday, as for the Senators — not so much.
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Ann Arbor's Penny Seats Theatre to Present LITTLE ME, 7/11-27
Now in its third year of operation, Ann Arbor's Penny Seats Theatre Company is set to produce its trademark summer show at the West Park Band Shell, 215 Chapin Street in Ann Arbor.
This year the group will present the musical Little Me, a Broadway musical written by Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Carolyn Leigh, and originally choreographed by Bob Fosse. This title is known for Sid Caesar performing multiple roles in the original 1960's-era production, a feat later repeated by actor Martin Short in the 1990's. In Ann Arbor, Penny Seats company member Roy Sexton will undertake this creative challenge.
"It is a unique thrill and challenge to try to fill the inimitable shoes of Sid Caesar. It is also special because my mom adored the TV program Your Show of Shows with Caesar, Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca and that whole gang when she was a kid and also saw Donald O'Connor in one of the original touring productions of Little ME. Caesar is the preeminent master of warm, fun, funny, extreme characterizations. Sacha Baron Cohen, Mike Myers, Tracey Ullmann and many other comedians owe a debt of gratitude to him," Sexton observed. "I hope I can bottle at least an ounce of his manic energy in this production. I am thrilled to be doing another show with the Penny Seats and sharing the stage with Lauren London, my longstanding 'theatre wife' ... or in the case of this show 'wives'!"
Little Me tells the story of Belle, a woman who "made it" from the other side of the tracks to a place of wealth, honor and social position. As she looks back over her life while preparing her memoir, her adventures are highlighted with style, verve and emotion. Penny Seats company member and co-founder Lauren London portrays the younger Belle, with local actress Sarah Faix as older Belle.
Featured actors include Penny Seats company members Kelly Cameron of Livonia, Matt Cameron of Livonia, Zach London of Ann Arbor, and additional cast members Barbara Bruno of Farmington Hills, Debbie Dolney of Westland, Angela Elowsky of Brighton, Nigel Turtle of Ann Arbor, and Selene Whalen of Ypsilanti.
The production is directed by Shannon McNutt, a professional actress and teacher known for her work around Southeast Michigan. Musical direction is provided by Rebecca Biber, who will also lead a live band onstage. Penny Seats company member & co-founder Victoria Gilbert oversees the choreography. The production team also includes Eric Winder (stage management), JP Hitesman (producer) & Penny Seats company members Sean Murphy overseeing technical direction and Bridget Bly with costume design.
The Penny Seats encourage patrons to make an evening out of coming to the show, which will perform July 11-13, 18-20 & 25-27. Grounds will open at West Park at 5:30pm each night with performances at 7:00pm. Dinner packages will be available. Little Me ticketing is now live, and this year, catering partner A La Rouge, is grilling and preparing picnic fare for sale at the park. www.pennyseats.org
Tickets are $10 (age 12 and younger admitted for $7) online and at the gate. For more information, visit pennyseats.org or call 734-276-2832.


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ET3 is Evacuated Tube Transportation Technology (E+3 T's).
The ET3 vision is 'Space Travel on Earth' ™ a global Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) network sustainably offering crystal clean, lightning fast, almost free, recliner comfort transport for 90% of people and goods by the year 2030. The ET3 mission is to provide a fair and open market where licensees may profitably leverage their assets to optimally implement ETT to maximize transportation value for all.
WHY: Transportation is the master key to survival. A new mode (independent of fossil energy) is necessary to achieving an environmentally sustainable yet thriving economy in an urbanized world.
WHAT: ET3™ is a global transportation system that is silent, low cost, fast, secure, safe, and environmentally friendly. ET3 maximizes transportation value by slashing infrastructure and operating costs; while at the same time dramatically increasing safety, reliability, speed, frequency, and accessibility.
HOW: ET3 mimics nature by creating 'Space Travel on Earth'. Travel in the evacuated environment of space is the most proven form of travel in the universe (we orbit about 300B miles during a typical 70 year lifetime). Automobile sized capsules (400lb empty weight) carry 6 persons or 800lb of cargo. The maglev capsules operate in two-way networks of 5' diameter tubes. Air is permanently removed from the sealed tubes to eliminate drag force. Airlocks at portals allows capsule transfers without admitting air. The pressurized capsules are accelerated by linear electric motors; then they merge into the flow of capsules where they coast using little if any additional power. ET3 is automated. Full speed passive switching enables non-stop operation and enroute destination changes. Upon switching to an off-line destination portal access branch, the capsules decelerate using a linear generator that recovers acceleration energy.
VALUE: ET3 requires 1/30th of the materials of high speed rail, so construction costs a tenth as much. A pair of ET3 tubes at 350mph can exceed the capacity of a 40-lane freeway at half the cost of 4 lanes. ET3 capacity scales with design velocity. ET3 can provide 50 times more transportation per kWh than electric cars or trains, yet operates at 400mph domestic, to 4000mph international at less than a tenth the cost. ET3 can also transport energy and water more efficiently. Since ET3 is automated, and the travel path is isolated, risk of human error, mechanical failure, weather risks, and errant vehicles are mostly eliminated.
WHO: The licensees of ET3 are leading experts, companies, and institutions. Structure: The ET3 company has adopted a license based open consortium business model. Our core product is a license to use and contribute to the ET3 IP. We sell non-exclusive licenses to participants who agree to use (and contribute to) ET3 IP in a reciprocal manner with the company and other licensees (6% value added royalty on use). The consortium (debt free & profitable since inception) operates by and for the licensees who collaborate using ET3 websites and traditional business elements. Charter licensees who successfully bid to perform needed services are compensated with shares exchanged for the agreed value of contracted work. Goal: We provide a new market to maximize the profit potential for licensees and investors by leveraging existing talent and assets to: implement, manage and improve ET3 technology; thereby creating a 'blue ocean' market for existing capacities. Our present focus is building a 3 mile demo (375mph speed) capable of scaling into a network. Our ultimate goal is a global system carrying 90% of goods and passengers movements greater than 30 miles. Eventually every person in the world is a potential licensee to use the system. Readiness: The scientific and technical foundation of ET3 is solid. The key technologies and capacities are proven. Billions of dollars worth of skills, IP, hardware, production capacity, and materials necessary to implement ET3 already exist. Leveraging this capacity will allow ET3 to grow much faster than past transportation paradigm shifts.
- 1910 R.H. Goddard designed rockets and airless tube travel systems.
- 1970s Swissmetro and The Rand Corp. produced studies of maglev trains in reduced pressure tunnels.
- ET3 Founder Daryl Oster conceived of ET3 while studying mechanical engineering in the early 1980s.
- 1997 company et3.com Inc. formed in Florida to develop ET3, the first patent (US-5,950,543) issued in 1999.
- 2002 -2005 ETT-HTSM (high temp superconductor maglev) technology exchange at SWJTU in China.
- 2005 -2011 ET3 consortium grows to 125 individuals, companies, and institutions in 9 countries.
- 2011 ET3 wins commercial product of the year at 7th annual DaVinci Institute Inventor Showcase in Denver.
- 2012 ET3 Global Alliance Incorporated in Colorado, a March news blurb stimulates 25% growth in 3 days!
- 2yrs- a 3 mile demo at 375mph ($10M cost recovered in a year as a $25 amusement ride).
- 5yrs- 300 mile system connecting major cities (greater than 30% ROI for 10M passengers/yr at $0.10/mile).
- 10yrs- national networks in most major countries (if all built to the same standard can be interconnected).
- 20yrs- global ET3 network displacing up to 90% of the global transportation (presently $8.65T/year).
This web site is primarily for licensees; to aquire your license visit the License link. Let us as licensees in the ET3 community improve this page together, post your comments for discussion:


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Do you want a Mustang GT but need to carry some lumber? Then you need the F-150 Lightning. Duh.
In order to test the limits of this high performance truck, MotorWeek got the Lightning during the winter when the road is at its coldest and therefore stickiest.
Just look at how that snow sticks to the ground!
The Lightning is a seriously cool truck, but it does need a better interior to really befit the package. Hopefully we can get behind the wheel soon.


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x62s wrote:(...fine tuning a peek-around-the-corner action where there are multiple waypoints on the same spot)
I'd love it if it were that easy. The layers feature is too bug-prone, at least on my computer. Make it more reliable. There's a wish.Scorpion0x17 wrote:The toolbox (spanner in the bottom right corner of the screen) is useful for that situation (basically, amongst other things, allows you to split a plan up into multiple sections, and select between them - so 'go up to and around corner' could be one section, then 'return back around corner' could be another).


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People Helping People at the University of Michigan Transplant Center
The opportunity for a new life occurs every day at the University of Michigan Transplant Center.
Since the first transplant in Michigan took place at the University of Michigan back in 1964, more than 10,000 patients have benefited from our devotion to the individual. This makes us the largest and most experienced transplant center in Michigan--and among the largest in the nation.
Our transplant expertise include:
- Hand Transplant
- Heart Transplant
- Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
- Liver Transplant
- Lung Transplant
- Cornea Transplant
- Bone Marrow Transplant (Blood and Marrow Transplant Program)
- Pediatric Heart, Kidney and Liver Transplant
We strive to maintain our tradition of excellence in transplant medicine. We have seen transplantation progress from an experimental, risky procedure to a successful medical therapy. The University of Michigan Transplant Center is always performing cutting-edge research that will benefit today's patient and the patients of the future. We are dedicated to leadership in the development of innovative techniques, to improvement in the quality of life for organ transplant recipients, to education programs related to transplantation, and to enhanced organ donation awareness aimed at improving the availability of organs.
Our Transplant Specialty Pharmacy has pharmacists and customer service staff specialized in transplant medications and dedicated solely to assisting our patients through their treatment process. Our individual relationships with patients allow us to monitor their progress, remind them of scheduled refills, and assure that they can stay on the path designed for them in their treatment plan.
Camp Michitanki (Michigan Transplant Kids) is a summer camp created by the Transplant Center to provide an exciting summer experience for children who have had an organ transplant. Campers participate in a variety of summer camp activities and have the opportunity to interact with other organ transplant recipients in a non-medical setting. Transplant nurses, physicians, social workers and other community volunteers provide a fun, medically supervised, camping experience. Watch our latest video.
To learn about insurance and financial aspects of transplantation, visit the "Am I a Transplant Candidate" page.
Make and Appointment and Get Evaluated
Please follow this link for information on getting evaluated
To make an appointment to evaluate your need within our Transplant Center, call a patient care representative at 1-800-333-9013.


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University of Alabama at Birmingham PA Program Prerequisites
Elbert and Panzie Purser Scholarship (Physician Assistant) – The Purser Scholarship was established in 1979 and subsequently endowed in 1983 through a gift from the Elbert. H. Purser Trust. Applicants must be admitted to or enrolled in the UAB Physician Assistant program and must be natives or permanent residents of the state of Alabama. Selection is made by a committee of the Physician Assistant program faculty; the number and amount of the annual awards are determined by the committee based upon the availability of funds.
Earl W. Hall Loan (Physician Assistant) – Seniors in the Physician Assistant Program with emergency financial needs are eligible to apply for this low-interest loan. Inquiries should be directed to the Director, Physician Assistant Program.
Henry L. Laws Scholarship Loan (Physician Assistant) – Students with financial need who are enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in the Physician Assistant Program may apply for this loan. Inquiries should be directed to the Director, Physician Assistant Program.
National Health Service (NHS) Corps – http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/
The NHSC Loan Repayment program provides loan repayment assistance to licensed primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health providers who serve in communities with limited access to health care. There are both full-time and half-time options for service commitment. The dollar amount of assistance and length of service depend on participation in either the full- or half-time and on the need on the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) score of the site.
In order to apply for the loan repayment program, you must
- be licensed to practice in an NHSC-eligible discipline,
- have a job at an NHSC-approved site, and
- have unpaid, qualifying educational loans
Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) are eligible to participate.
Indian Health Service – http://www.ihs.gov/loanrepayment/
The mission of the Indian Health Service (IHS) is to raise the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
The IHS LRP was created to support this mission by providing health professionals the financial freedom to fulfill their career goals. The IHS LRP awards up to $40,000 toward the repayment of qualified student loans in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment to practice full time at an Indian health program site.
By accepting an IHS LRP award, you will be joining our efforts to provide quality health care services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. You will begin a career that serves a purpose and mission and will provide care to patients who truly need you.
Currently, there are over 250 PAs meeting the health care needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the world of IHS medicine. In IHS PAs are credentialed to work in Emergency and Family Practice Settings. Our PAs provide essential services in specialty clinics and programs, such as orthopedics, diabetes care, surgery, geriatric, pediatric, women's health, hospitalist and community health. PAs offer continuity, comprehensiveness and coordination of care, all vital components to meeting patient need in the medical home.
Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) – http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare/clinical-care/physician-assistant.html
HPSP covers 100% of the cost of medical school, dental school or qualifying postgraduate school tuition, plus offers a monthly stipend of $2,179 to cover living expenses for up to four years. Beyond that, medical school and dental school candidates can get a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.
In the Navy, a Physician Assistant (PA) plays a central role in one of the most capable health-care networks on earth. Here, you'll have exceptional freedom to address patients' needs and the opportunity to work hands-on with supervising physicians and surgeons, collaborating to deliver the highest standard of care.
To qualify for Active Duty employment consideration as a Physician Assistant in the Navy Medical Service Corps, you must meet these basic requirements:
- Be a U.S. citizen currently practicing in the U.S. (contact a
Navy Medical Recruiter for details)
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Completion of a physician assistant education program approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA)
- Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- Be willing to serve a minimum of three years of Active Duty
- Be between the ages of 18 and 41
- Be in good physical condition and pass a full medical examination


text: Tax Commissioner Rich Westman has been touring the state for the past couple of months warning that current school spending was not sustainable without significant tax increases. He followed those warnings by becoming the first tax commissioner to recommend raising the statewide property tax. The first warnings barely made headlines back in October; the proposed statewide tax increase got most people's attention; and now that local stories are reporting local taxes could go up 6 percent and budgets are still having to be cut substantially, most everyone is paying attention.


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Flooding caught residents of low-lying areas off guard Thursday morning when the hurricane barrier gates remained open due to ongoing repairs and allowed a 5.3-foot storm surge into the harbor.
FAIRHAVEN — Flooding caught residents of low-lying areas off guard Thursday morning when the hurricane barrier gates remained open due to ongoing repairs and allowed a 5.3-foot storm surge into the harbor.
Fairhaven officials say they were not notified that the repairs would debilitate the barrier's gates and thus were unprepared for the moderate flooding of low-lying areas near Main and Fort streets.
John McPhearson of the Army Corps of Engineers said the organization has been replacing wheels that roll out the 440-ton gates of the barrier in two shifts: one in the spring, before hurricane season, and one in the winter, after hurricane season.
During those repairs, he said, it is possible to "make the gate functional to close during a hurricane or major coastal storm" if there is enough warning to expedite repairs.
But McPhearson said the storm that swept across southwest New England Wednesday night "didn't reach" the level that would require such measures.
"We don't consider it a major coastal storm, so we were out of service this morning," he said. "The harbor did get a foot higher than we would like to see it."
McPhearson said the Army Corps sent out multiple notifications about the repairs, one in the spring, one after Hurricane Sandy and one on Dec. 19.
Those notifications were sent out by the Harbor Development Commission on an email list cultivated by the commission.
According to McPhearson, the most recent Dec. 19 email was sent to "remind people that the project was ongoing and that we wouldn't be able to do anything for the moon tides."
Port Director Jeffrey Stieb said the HDC sent an email to its list as the Army Corps directed and that the list included officials at Fairhaven Shipyard and the Fairhaven Police Department.
Neither Stieb nor McPhearson would release a copy of the email to The Standard-Times.
"We are a part of the notification system," Stieb said. He added that the HDC is "constantly reviewing and updating" the email list but that "just because we sent it, doesn't mean they received it."
Fairhaven Police Chief Michael Myers could not be reached for comment, but Fairhaven Executive Secretary Jeffrey Osuch said he spoke with Myers and Fire Department and Department of Public Works officials, all of whom said they had not received an email saying the barrier gates were inoperable.
"We did not know that the dike was not operational until after it flooded," he said. "None of us knew about this issue or we would have prepared."
It could not be determined whether New Bedford officials received notifications sent to them about the barrier's conditions. When asked, the mayor's spokeswoman referred questions back to Stieb.
Osuch said the last notification Fairhaven officials remember receiving about the barrier gates was during Hurricane Sandy.
"Ultimately, they closed the barrier then, so we have no reason to think they wouldn't do it now," he said. "If the Army Corps can notify the Harbor Development Commission, I don't see why they can't notify Fairhaven, too."
Stieb said the commission will be holding a meeting Jan. 7 to discuss who else should be added to its notification email list. The hurricane barrier gates will remain inoperable through Jan. 31.
While officials chase down the missing link in communication, Fairhaven residents are left with damages.
Ann Morton-Smith, who lives on Main Street, said the water was up to her house and up to the base of cars parked on the street. Reached at her home on Thursday afternoon, she said she had just returned from buying rain boots and sand bags in preparation for the evening's high tide.
"If they can't close it during a storm, we need some major notification," she said.
Jeffrey and Robin Canastra, who live on Paradise Drive in Fairhaven, said their dock was completely overtaken by the flood waters, which traveled up 10 feet of lawn before stopping at the wall of their sun room.
The waves swept away a small dinghy that had been left on the driveway, Jeffrey Canastra said.
The Canastras said their yard was last flooded in July when repairs to the barrier prevented it from closing. But unlike in July, they were not notified before Wednesday's storm.
"There's not much you can do for it; it's the price of living next to the water," Jeffrey said. "But if they told us, I would have tied down my dinghy."


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A strangers hand coming at your face is generally a bit off putting. Don't you think? Fortunately from a young age, I have learned that hands are safe, comforting and offer food and treats. Other dog's may have not had the same experience. This article is for dog lovers who can't help themselves and want to meet-n-greet every canine they see.
Some doggy science to begin with; there is a socialization period in dog's which is from about six to sixteen weeks. This is known to be one of the most impressionable ages for dogs. A puppy who may have had less desirable experiences with human hands during this period may be predisposed to avoiding hands during his/her life. Alternatively, for those adolescent or adult dogs who received ample socialization and handling, hand adversity can still crop up following repeated negative experiences associated with human hands or arms.
Take Sammy for instance, Sammy is a small mixed breed dog who was surrendered after his owners were nipped on several occasions while taking off his harness. From what I gather, the humans who owned Sammy loved him, they just didn't know how to stop his nipping behavior, which allegedly came out of nowhere.
Most domestic canines (like me) are constantly communicating our state of mind through body language. When these cues are not interpreted correctly, or at all, we will step up the level of intensity to make a point. "Grrrr! Did you get that? I am afraid stop petting me." We don't mean to get nippy but sometimes all previous attempts to communicate fear or anxiety went unnoticed or simply disregarded.
My good friend Boogie the Boston Terrier stood still for hours so that his collaborator Lili Chin could capture these illustrations for you. Curious to learn more about dog body language? Consider downloading the Dog Decoder mobile app which has over sixty cute and informative canine body postures.
In addition to interpreting canine communication correctly, there are a couple of basic approaches that you humans can be responsible for when greeting us dog.
As a general rule, dog's do not hold sustained eye contact or directly face one another. These postures can be interpreted as a form of aggression. Before greeting a dog, consider turning your body to the side and squatting down. You'll know if a dog wants to say hello, they will approach you. If/when a dog approaches you, hold out an outstretched hand and always pet from underneath the head first where the dog can see your arm and hand. Many dogs will tolerate physical affection on top of the head, most however prefer strangers start off with physical affection beneath the head where a dog can see your arm and hand i.e. under the chin, the chest or side of the body towards the front legs. This respectful approach is especially important for those nervous-nelly pooches that may be more sensitive.
In the words of Forrest Gump, that's about all I have to say about that. Would you like to get Riley's View on a pet care or dog training related question? Click the enclosed link to contact Riley today.
Licks and Love,
Marc Elias, ABCDT is the CEO (Canine Executive Officer) of Pooch Pals, the New York-based pet training and care service. After six years of experience working for corporations, Marc sought a less traditional role aligned with his background in client services, operations and marketing, paired with his love of animals and helping people. Today, Marc Elias is the Canine Executive Officer of Pooch Pals LLC with a dog training certification from the Animal Behavior College. Marc and his Goldendoodle Riley are active pet therapy volunteers certified by the Good Dog Foundation. Pooch Pals is committed to positive reinforcement dog training. They believe in creating a positive culture in New York City's pet community, and they welcome clients who are as passionate as they are about receiving personal service for their dogs including positive reinforcement training.


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Click the Configuration tab and select the configuration you need.
Click Java > Lifecycle Modules tab.
Click New.
Provide values for the following parameters:
Name — Provide a valid unique name for the new lifecycle module.
Enabled — If you want to enable this lifecycle module, use this option.
Class Name — Fully qualified Java class name. The class should implement com.sun.appserv.server.LifecycleListener interface. For more information on using this interface, refer to the Developer's Guide.
Class Path — Optional. You can specify a class path to the listener class.
Load Order — Greater than 100. Order of loading the lifecycle event listeners, in the numerical order. It is recommended to choose a load-order that is greater than or equal to 100 to avoid conflicts with internal lifecycle modules.
On Load Failure — If this option is enabled, the server does not treat exceptions thrown from the listener classes as fatal thus it continues with the normal startup. Disabled by default.
Description — Provide a short description about the lifecycle module.
Properties — Properties can be used to pass arguments to a Java Lifecycle Module. To add a new property, click Add Property button and enter text for name, value and description.
The server lifecycle listener classes are invoked synchronously from the main server thread and hence extra precaution must be taken to ensure that the listener classes do not block the server. The listener classes may create threads if appropriate but they must be stopped during the shutdown/termination phases.


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Brand Identity
This guide is designed to help you use the identity of the Boy Scouts of America and its programs accurately and consistently. It includes the most
often used logos and graphics along with guidelines for correct display.
The Language of Scouting
While The Langauge of Scouting is not a source for images, it is an essential reference for preparing any marketing materials. It provides information
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Renfroe Model J 2 Ton Horizontal to Vertical Lifting Locking Clamp .75" - 1.5"
Availability: In stock
Regular Price: $709.00
Special Price $664.75
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|Lifting Direction
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|Plate Thickness (inches)
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Jib cranes are the most cost effective and versatile type of lifting equipment. They are great for use in production lines to keep machining cells, workstations and warehouse production moving. Jib cranes also work well to aid larger overhead crane systems. Jib cranes are easy to install and cost effective, with less structural limitations than other material handling options.
Follow these basic guidelines to help you choose the correct jib crane for your application:
Capacity: Choose a capacity that is right for current and future lifting needs. Most of the available options at JibCranes.com, up to 5 tons, include a 15% allowance for the hoisting equipment. This allows for full use of the rated jib crane capacity.
Span: Choose a span that is adequate to cover the full work area. Keep in mind that hoist and trolley selection may reduce the end approach, limiting hook coverage and requiring a move to a larger span.
Hook Height: The hook height is the height needed to lift your material. This measurement is equal to height under boom minus the headroom of the hoist and trolley.
Rotation: Jib cranes, depending on their design, have between 180° and 360° of rotation. Be sure that the area of installation is free of obstructions throughout the full range of rotation. Rotation stops are available upon request to limit the range of rotation.
Supporting Structure: When selecting a jib crane be sure to take into consideration the supporting structure. Building structures must be able to support the forces of the jib crane and load. Please, consult with your building designer or an engineer if uncertain of the adequacy of supporting structures. Also, keep in mind that the foundation requirements of freestanding jib cranes will add additional costs.