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HowTo Disable indent-tabs-mode
It sounds like this guy is having problems with emacs automatically converting spaces to tabs. I can sympathise – it took me a while to figure out how to disable indent-tabs-mode correctly.
My post also received a comment asking how to add a tabs if you have disabled indent-tabs-mode. If you need a single tab, use
C-q <TAB> (quoted-insert). Otherwise, if you need to enter many tabs you can enable
M-x eval-expression <RET>(setq indent-tabs-mode t)<RET> or bind tab to (self-insert-command).
Working With Multiple Databases
To much wailing and nashing of teeth, several weeks ago I introduced my emacs db mode. I have made an extension for quickly and easily switching between multiple databases using ido. It also serves as a nice tutorial for adding custom sections to the mode-line.
Always Prompting Before Exiting Emacs
Nilesh has a post about prompting before exiting to avoid accidents. Now, I occasionally want a prompt – I often get a prompt anyway as I have either processes or unsaved buffers. Occasionally I am caught out when I am sketching things out in scratch buffers (with, e.g.
C-x b *stuff* <RET>).
Most functions that are called when emacs is exiting call
(save-buffers-kill-emacs) which has a customizable variable you can set to control if and how emacs prompts when exiting. I like to timeout these type of prompts, just in case I was attempting to exit while the screen was off.
(setq confirm-kill-emacs (lambda (e) (y-or-n-p-with-timeout "Really exit Emacs (automatically exits in 5 secs)? " 5 t)))
Emacs As A Windows Editor?
There was a strange thread in the Joel On Software forums. Someone wanted an alternative to Emacs on Windows with the following features:
- macros
- good windows integration
- syntax highlighting for multiple file types
- free as in beer
Why strange? Well, emacs has all of this and more. Keyboard macros are available with
C-x ( and
C-x ) or
<f4> in more modern versions. In addition, Emacs 23 is extremely good-looking.
Setting cua-mode and recentf will get you most of the way to that authentic windows app experience.
(cua-mode t) (recentf-mode t)
Remember to use the Emacs Win32 build.
Miscellaneous Tips
Here is a mention of the fantastic occur command.
Someone made a brief post (http://rydow.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/emacs-history-between-sessions) about savehist-mode although they couldn't remember where they had seen the original. Along with many great Emacs hints, it was from Emacs-fu (it was in a comment by valvo).


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The media crusade to redefine marriage has taken a radical turn. Media outlets have put a spotlight on the narcissistic practice of "self-marriage," in which a person marries himself or herself in a formal ceremony.
CNN's sister network HLN provocatively titled a June 1 piece "Is self-marriage for you?" The HLN piece cited several examples of people who have "taken vows of self-marriage as a way of contractually binding themselves to matrimonial values," quoting psychologist Brian Powell: "It doesn't surprise me that people who live alone want some type of acknowledgment from others that this is a reasonable choice."
Powell conceded that "self-marriage" is not marriage in any legal sense: "Basically it's not a legal marriage, it's just a ceremony that says she's happy." HLN also cited an expert, Susan Pazak, who argued: "Having a celebration focused on a woman's or man's progress, growth, or accomplishments in front of family or friends is a great idea to being accountable to continue to grow and love oneself … calling it a marriage to self does not seem appropriate."
Yet that's what HLN and other outlets are calling it.
On May 24, Anderson Cooper interviewed Nadine Schweigert , who spoke about her marriage to herself on his daytime talk show. The Huffington Post picked up on Cooper's story the following day, quoting Schweigert's declaration that she was "very empowered, very happy, very joyous."
Samhita Mukhopadhyay at the left-wing magazine The American Prospect discussed the topic on May 15, declaring that "Whether she meant to or not, she [Schweigert] also showed the world she didn't need a man to get married" and that "Schweigert's decision and the decision of many women like her is actually quite courageous."
Not every outlet has been willing to accept "self marriage." Jezebel, no fan of traditional marriage, labeled the practice a "disturbing new microtrend," and even attacked some surprising culprits: "If this becomes A Thing, I blame Glee and Oprah. The former elevates self-absorption and self-regard into something resembling a virtue — embedded in every episode of is the moral that what is most important in life is to "be true to yourself." … … Oprah advocated constant self-affirmation — you could be awesome if you just sat around being happy with how things were at that moment, or you could be awesome if you made a big ****ing deal about changing something in your life."
(In season 2 of Glee, a character did end up marrying herself.)
The very definition of the term marriage has become flexible, subject to change and reinterpretation. The term marriage is being redefined to mean any "special" relationship which one person has with anybody, including this formalized narcissism. The media happily present a parade of sexual oddities, presenting them as "choices" and "lifestyles." What else can be made of a report about a woman who married the Eiffel Tower?

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On Wednesday, Amazon announced the launch of the Kindle DX, a large-screen newspaper- and textbook-friendly edition of the Kindle. Though the new Kindle sports a number of upgrades that will improve its appeal to students and newspaper junkies, Amazon has yet to show that it really understands reading in the digital age. I haven't tried the DX, but I have been using a Kindle 2 since it was released earlier this year. Unlike others who seem to really love the Kindle, my experience has been far more mixed.
First, as a grad student, I hoped the Kindle would allow me to print fewer Microsoft Word files and PDFs. Fat chance. When it comes to PDF files, the Kindle 2 is a disaster. While the Kindle DX has built-in support for PDFs, the second-generation Kindle requires that all files be converted to Amazon's proprietary file format. As a result, almost every PDF I've converted has pages that look like a multi-car pileup of words and letters. If your document has tables, simple graphics, legal footnotes or any kind of math, readability on the Kindle is a crapshoot.
Sure, this will get fixed someday, but Amazon claims support for PDF conversion now (unless you read the fine print and learn that this is an "experimental" feature). If Amazon pitched the Kindle as a device that's great for reading books from its limited library, I'd be a happy camper. The bait-and-switch tactic, however, is unacceptable. Even simple Word documents get mangled. I've had to convert basic, just-a-little-bit-of-bold-and-italic Word documents three and four times before I've figured out how to satisfy Amazon's finicky converter. This is especially odd given that the Kindle has been out for more than a year and that numerous other devices read Word files and PDFs with grace. What I've finally figured out is that the only reliable format for the Kindle is pure, unadulterated text. For those who need little else, the Kindle is lovely. For the rest of us, Amazon ought to learn a thing or two about supporting digital media.
Another major frustration of the Kindle 2 is its inability to interface well with the Internet. By this, I don't mean that I want the Kindle to have a great Web browser for online content (as wonderful as that might be). The Kindle wasn't advertised as a tablet for browsing the Web, and I didn't buy it to do so. Rather, while using my laptop, I regularly want to read a long article or e-mail on my Kindle rather than on the computer screen.
Unfortunately, getting online content from computer to Kindle is far more cumbersome than printing it out. Even though Amazon's content conversion process works by e-mail, you can't just forward an e-mail or a Web page to your Kindle. Amazon will convert only e-mail attachments. So if you want to read a long e-mail, you've got to save it to a file and then attach that file to a new e-mail. It's as if Amazon wants us all to become like those stereotypical CEOs who prefer their e-mail printed or faxed rather than read in an inbox.
Finally, the Kindle is remarkably deaf to the world of social media. You'd think Amazon, pioneer of user feedback on books, might have included some functionality that allows for reading to be more participatory. Want to form a book club around your Kindle reading? Try booksprouts.com, because Amazon ain't any help. Maybe you're an author who wants to update a chapter for current owners? No dice. Curious about which parts of the book you're reading are the most highlighted? Keep wondering. Like Apple and its tightly controlled iPod/iPhone ecosystem, Amazon seems intent on maintaining a tight leash on customers and ignoring the enormous potential of social media to enhance the digital media reading experience (and, incidentally, lock-in users).
None of these complaints would matter if the Kindle was birthed from some vast library of unique Amazon patents that allowed the company years to perfect its consumer tech. With only one apparent patent related to the Kindle, however, Amazon has few proprietary advantages over numerous other companies that are busy making e-readers. (Hey Amazon, it's not too late to submit your patent on 11-click file conversion.)
Amazon can fix its kludgy document conversion system, but it will have a much harder time selling subscriptions against competitors, say Plastic or iRex, that will one day offer decent Web browsers for reading free online content. Perhaps even Sony, burned by its attempt to sell a proprietary music format, will make a play for an open standards Internet e-reader. Similarly, if Amazon execs think textbooks are more of a killer app for students than social media, they should check out this new thing called Facebook. I hear it's all the rage with the kids.
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, wrote in a letter released Wednesday that until recently,
"printing has been worth the hassle." Perhaps, as he says, the Kindle DX will "inch us a bit closer to a paperless society." So far, my trusty printer has nothing to fear.
Omar Wasow is a Ph.D. Candidate in African and African American Studies, and has an A,M. in Government from Harvard University. He was the co-founder of BlackPlanet.com.
Omar Wasow is an assistant professor in Princeton's Department of Politics. His research focuses on race and politics, protest movements and statistical methods. Before joining the academy, Omar served as a regular on-air technology analyst and was co-founder of BlackPlanet.com. Follow him on Twitter.


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Ever since the mobile boom, smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, enough that they've become virtually indispensable in today's fast-paced world. Not only do they serve to connect us to our friends and loved ones wherever they may be, but they also allow us to do our daily tasks and chores all with a single tap of a screen. We've formed such an unbreakable relationship with our smartphones that cybercriminals have included them in their list of targets to attack for monetary gain. For better or for worse, smartphones have become an important part of our daily toolset for life.
From the way the winds of change are blowing, however, it seems that smartphones are about to become a bigger part of our lives, and that's with the Internet of Everything involved. With the unveiling of iOS 8, Apple also revealed HomeKit, an app service that will help the user manage third-party IoE-enabled devices in their home. With HomeKit, users will be able to group certain devices by the rooms they're installed in, and set parameters/controls unique to each 'room' grouping. This allows for users to be able to modify settings easily, either in a room-to-room basis or more granular. As of this writing, Google has yet to come up with their equivalent, but we can be sure to see it in the coming days.
With this development, we can already see how it's going to be quite the next big thing, in terms of overall convenience and cool factor. What's more convenient – and honestly, exciting – about controlling the myriad elements in your home with the gadget you do nearly everything on? Scenarios like your refrigerator texting you while you're outdoors, reminding you that you're low on eggs – or remotely turning off an appliance you suddenly remembered only after leaving your home – has universal appeal, and smartphone makers are trying to get us to that future.
But that's only one side of the coin. The other side, unfortunately, is that introducing the smartphone to your automated home ecosystem may not be the most secure of decisions. This is because the many security pitfalls of the platform – that we've talked about at length in this blog – may carry over to the IoE-enabled devices in your home, and thus make you vulnerable to cybercriminal attacks. A cybercriminal hacking into your phone to subscribe you to premium services? Already done. A cybercriminal hacking into your security system THROUGH your phone, deactivating it so they can rob you blind? Very possible!
This is the gist of our latest Mobile Monthly Report, titled "Mobile Security and the Internet of Everything: The Smartphone Remote Hub Problem". We explore just what the ramifications are, security-wise, in making your smartphone the 'remote hub' or 'universal remote' of the automated home network. We also look into what early adopters can do to help protect themselves, in case they have already done the deed. We also have June' mobile malware and adware stats for our readers to peruse.
Smartphones may be the end-all and be-all in convenience, but with how they're hot in the eyes of cybercriminals, we need to apply them carefully. You can check out the latest MMR here.


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Quarterly markets review - Q4 2014
- Global equities delivered positive returns in a volatile quarter. The Federal Reserve (Fed) ended its quantitative easing programme but other central banks continued to ease monetary policy. Oil prices fell further, particularly after Opec elected not to cut output.
- The S&P 500 performed well despite some concerns over interest rate rises. Equities were supported by hopes that the lower oil price would help sustain the consumer-led recovery.
- Eurozone equity returns were virtually flat. Macroeconomic news remained downbeat with disappointing news from Germany's industrial sector early in the quarter. The weak data fuelled hopes that the European Central Bank could soon start buying sovereign bonds.
- Japanese equities gained after further monetary policy easing from the central bank sent the yen lower. Prime Minister Abe called snap elections, which were won by his party, and delayed another consumption tax increase.
- Emerging markets posted negative returns. Russia was particularly weak amid deteriorating economic data, the falling oil price and pressure on the rouble. An interest rate cut supported Chinese equities.
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SAN SALVADOR — U.S. President Barack Obama visited the tomb of slain Archbishop Oscar A. Romero when he visited the city's metropolitan cathedral March 22. The archbishop, whose sainthood cause is being considered by the Vatican, was gunned down while celebrating Mass March 24, 1980, shortly after a radio broadcast in which he urged Salvadoran soldiers to stop turning their weapons on civilians in El Salvador's civil war.
Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes and San Salvador Archbishop Jose Escobar Alas accompanied Obama to the cathedral crypt, where Archbishop Romero is buried.
Here are excerpts from the White House pool report, which refers to the president as POTUS — President Of The United States.
POTUS, having walked down opposite stairs into the crypt, looked at the tomb and a kneeler used by Pope John Paul II when he visited Salvador.
The tomb looks to be a bronze image of the dead Romero lying in repose, with statues of grieving nun-like women at each corner.
POTUS closed his eyes, briefly bowed his head and then turned back, looking subdued.
President Funes then gave him a picture looking like an allegory of (Archbishop) Romero's life.
POTUS then lit candles as President Funes and the archbishop looked on before lighting candles themselves. Again, no audible comments from POTUS. Pool was ushered out of the cathedral at 6:50 and run past a few soldiers standing guard in full gear, toting assault rifles.


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One of the renewable energy sources that's attracted a lot of attention is biodiesel, obtained by converting the fats and oils in agricultural products into a burnable diesel fuel. At the moment, a lot of biodiesel production occurs in small-scale pilot programs, but a report completed by the University of Wisconsin's Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) indicates its global potential is enormous: over 400 billion liters annually, well more than double the amount of diesel the US burns every year. The report also provides a detailed look into what may be more significant questions: can this potential be realized and, if so, how?
The report lays out a compelling rationale for a focus on biodiesel. The fuel can be refined from existing sources of lipids using a process that operates at normal atmospheric pressures and temperatures, and can work across a range of scales from local to industrial. Production works with plants that grow on marginal lands, and research is underway to develop lipid sources from algae that live in salt water.
The report, however, focuses on existing fuel crops, primarily soybeans and palm oil. Even here, biodiesel has some significant advantages over other alternative fuels, including the ability to work in existing engines and the infrastructure of the petroleum economy. The efficiency of converting existing crops to biodiesel dwarfs that of some of the alternatives; the report claims that "soybean-biodiesel produces a 93 percent energy gain vs. 25 percent for corn-ethanol."
To delve into biodiesel economics, the authors obtained volume and pricing information on large volume commodity trading of crops and fats from the United Nations Statistics Division. Operating under the assumption that any volume exported was in excesses of domestic needs for the material as food, they calculated the cost of refining it to biofuels, and compared that with European market prices, which are roughly $0.88 per liter.
Black and blue are good: countries with the best potential for economic biofuels
Credit: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Their calculations suggest that the potential biodiesel production globally amounts to 51 billion liters annually, an increase of over twenty-fold compared to current levels. The top-five potential producers, Malaysia, Indonesia, Argentina, the United States, and Brazil, account for over 80 percent of that total, suggesting the possibility of major economies of scale in these nations. Perhaps more significantly, over 47 billion gallons of that could be solid profitably at current European market prices. The one risk to developing this market, however, would be a sudden drop in oil prices—if they were to fall by more than half, the vast majority of biodiesel production would become unprofitable.
The study also examined the potential of biodiesel in developing economies, where it could have a significant impact on their course of development. Unfortunately, many of these countries suffer from instability, corruption, and extensive debt, factors that would inhibit outside investment in biodiesel infrastructure. When all of these factors are considered, the authors identify five countries—Malaysia, Thailand, Columbia, Uruguay, and Ghana—as having the best potential for development. Malaysia in particular has an impressive biodiesel capacity; were it to join the European Climate Exchange, full biodiesel production would produce carbon offsets that, under this cap-and-trade system, would be worth $58 million before it was even used as fuel.
The report also considers the potential for a focus on biodiesel production to increase the efficiency of the underlying agriculture. Using figures that are a bit less than two-thirds of the ideal yields for a crop, they estimate biodiesel production could improve the underlying agricultural efficiency enough to raise production to 417 billion liters, even after subtracting nearly 200 billion liters for increased food use. Malaysia and Indonesia account for 75 percent of this increase, so the authors suggest that some of the improved efficiency might instead go towards reducing problems with deforestation in those nations.
The report has to perform a number of estimates to produce its figures, so there is certainly a lot of potential for these numbers to not survive the reality of implementation. Still, the clear advantages of biodiesel, along with its largely untapped potential, suggest that it might make a big difference as we transition away from nonrenewable fuels. And if development in other areas goes well, the infrastructure may be in place by the time that lipid-rich saltwater algae are.


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This is not our Canada . . . Dismay and upset followed the Federal Government's announcement to conditionally approve Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline. How could a government claim it represents its people with any semblance of integrity, knowing that the 1,000 km proposed pipeline from the tar sands to the coast is opposed by 130 […]Read full story
Our Canada, by the Living Lakes Canada team
by Heather Leschied on July 3, 2014
Completing the Loop, by Raegan Mallinson
by Heather Leschied on June 30, 2014
Looking out the microbus windows into a heavy, grey fog lingering over the massive Athabasca River, my mind wanders to memories of last year's tar sands Healing Walk. A feeling of apprehension and nostalgia swirl around, creating an unexpected anxiety in returning to the land of intensive industry and rapid resource extraction. Having been born […]Read full story
The Black Boreal Treasure, by Heather Leschied
by Heather Leschied on June 27, 2014
For me it started with Tom Thompson's haunting, autumn depiction, so inextricably associated with Canada's Boreal Forest. The black spruce is often overlooked. Not quite as radiant as its cousin, the Sitka, but my love affair sees it as utterly majestic in its own right. For a forest that stretches clear across the country, encompassing […]Read full story
Rivers and Roads to the Athabasca Healing Walk, by Ryan van der Marel
by Heather Leschied on June 26, 2014
"I'll have a triple-triple", the man in line at the counter says. Considering the drive we've had, this doesn't seem like a bad idea, although not one we're used to hearing. Traversing the Rockies draws attention to the subtle and sometimes stark contrasts between the watershed in which we reside and the one we are […]Read full story
Intro to My Watershed: Gulf of Mexico, by Tim Romanow
by Heather Leschied on March 21, 2014
When someone says the Gulf of Mexico or the Mississippi Watershed likely the last place in the world you think of is Southeastern Alberta or Southwestern Saskatchewan but the reality is we do have some of the northern most tributaries of this incredible Watershed right here in Canada! My name is Tim Romanow; I am […]Read full story
New documentary shows importance of the Mackenzie River by Angele Cano, Canadian Geographic
by Heather Leschied on March 17, 2014
It's the longest river in Canada covering around 1.8 million square kilometres in three provinces and territories, and many Canadians have never heard of it. The Mackenzie River is the central player in the new short documentary Cold Amazon, which will be released during Canada Water Week from March 17 to 23. The film highlights […]Read full story
Intro to My Watershed: Pacific Ocean, by Katie Burles
by Heather Leschied on March 13, 2014
It all starts in the headwaters. The Canadian portion of the Columbia River Basin in British Columbia forms the "water tower" of the mighty international Columbia River, which plunges into the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Oregon. That is, a vast amount of the water flowing through the Columbia River system comes through Canadian soil. Residents […]Read full story
Intro to My Watershed: Atlantic Ocean, by Donald Killorn
by Heather Leschied on March 6, 2014
Water connects us. Our nation was built, like so many, on an idea. Canada would extend 'from sea to sea'. Though no easy task, in time, ambitious men from east and west stood over ceremonial railway spikes on the Pacific coast. Today, I can travel from Vancouver Island to Bonavista without having to once show […]Read full story
Intro to My Watershed: Hudson Bay, by Vicki Burns
by Heather Leschied on February 21, 2014
Lake Winnipeg, our spectacular lake, is almost like an inland ocean, right in the heart of Manitoba. It's huge in size, almost 25,000 sq.km. and from many points you cannot see across to land on the other side. When the big storms hit, you can imagine you're on the ocean, with the powerful waves pounding […]Read full story
"White Water, Black Gold" featured for Canada Water Week by David Lavallee, Producer/Director
by Heather Leschied on February 13, 2014
It's been 2 years since I completed "White Water, Black Gold" and I continue to be inspired by the ongoing movement to hold the Tarsands industry accountable for its actions. From "Idle no More", to the Tarsands Healing Walk, direct actions and pipeline protests in Vancouver with thousands attending, people are finding ways to have […]Read full story
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About the Author
Tim Morris is program manager of fresh water protection at the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation. Tim has considerable experience researching and influencing fresh water policy and was recently recognized by Water's Next for his contribution to water policy. Tim was primary author of "Changing the Flow: A Blueprint for Federal Action on Freshwater", a seminal report produced by the country's leading water experts. He sits on the advisory committee to the water program of the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, and is Chair of the Program Committee and a member of the Board of the Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network.


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The state of Washington is counting on the average marijuana user to smoke a joint every three days.
Under the state's consumption estimate for a legal pot market, the math breaks down to 80 million joints, or the equivalent in pot, smoked by roughly 650,000 adults every year. That's 123 joints per user annually.
The state's consumption estimate is important because it drives licensing for pot production, including the number of growers and the size of their operations. Underestimating statewide consumption could hand customers to illicit dealers, according to state officials. Overestimating could lead to surplus weed being diverted to other states.
But the state recognizes that the joint is losing popularity, particularly with younger stoners. A panel discussion at the Drug Policy Alliance's upcoming biennial conference is even titled: "Is the joint obsolete?"
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Edibles, topicals and concentrates, such as hash oil, have become so popular that the state figures the market for those products will be as large as the more traditional buds and flowers combusted in joints and pipes.
When the state-regulated system starts selling pot next year, consumers are expected to annually use 40 metric tons of buds and flowers, and another 40 metric tons of the so-called extracts: pot-infused edibles, liquids and topicals, plus hash oil in various forms called wax, shatter and budder.
Working from the state's own announcement of its revised rules, media — including The Seattle Times — had previously reported the state's consumption estimate was a total of 40 metric tons. But The Stranger's Ben Livingston recently reported that those 40 tons were only half the picture.
It's the half that deals with "usable marijuana" which the state law defines as buds and flowers, explained Randy Simmons, the state's marijuana project director. It's also usable marijuana that state consultants have been researching in a carefully constructed consumption model that should be completed and released next month, Simmons said.
It's harder to specifically study extracts, Simmons said, because previous surveys on pot use have tended not to differentiate among different ways of consumption. State officials figure that the market for extracts will roughly equal that for smoking.
Overall, state officials believe that usable marijuana consumption — legal and illegal — in Washington is 165 to 170 metric tons a year.
In the first year, the state-regulated legal recreational system is expected to capture about 25 percent of the overall market, or 40 tons.
That equals just over 40 million grams. If an average joint weighs 0.5 of a gram — some joints are bigger and some smaller, but Simmons said that's a reasonable estimate — consumers in Washington would light about 80 million joints, or the equivalent, a year.
According to federal government surveys, 13.4 percent of Washington state's population used pot in the previous year. That amounts to roughly 650,000 adults — and only those 21 and older can legally buy and possess weed under the state-regulated recreational system.
Dividing all those joints by all those adults yields 123 each per year, on average.
Some will use less and some will smoke more. State consultant Mark Kleiman says 80 percent of consumption is done by 20 percent of the users.
Times researcher Gene Balk contributed to this report.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:21 am
Post subject: (Hopefully!) Moving to France...
My boyfriend and I are heading out on our OE at the beginning of next year, with the hopes of living and working in France....and not returning home for at least a couple of years. We are not fussed as to where we end up, just wherever we can find work.
Forunately for me, I am able to apply for citizenship (by descent) and am currently gathering the required papers for this, though I realise it probably won't be so simple
Sy isn't so fortunate, but we are sure work permits/residency can be organised eventually for him.
Basically, I'm curious in hearing the stories of people who have moved to France. Any problems they have enountered, trials we will need to go through etc. Anything you can tell me will be great!
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gisele, bon voyage...sounds exquisitely exciting!!!
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:54 pm
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what a wonderful plan! My parents moved to France when I was little (taking me along, obviously) and we lived there for several years. i seem to have only good memories of these years, although France and the French did take some getting used to. The best advice that I can give you is that the better your French is, the easier it is to blend in. This may seem quite straight forward, but we had a lot of expat friends whose French was not as fluent as could be, and they did experience problems in various fields such as obtaining information from the government and municipal offices, the refurbishment of their houses, in their working life etc. The moment you get to being really able to have all kinds of conversations in French, it was our experience that they actually started to appreciate the effort (rather then pretending not to understand these stupid foreigners) and you started to be a real part of their society. But then again maybe the both of you are fluent already!! Anyway, I hope you'll have a great time and the adventure of moving to another country and all the experiences that come with it are in itself rewarding! (yes, this does sound as "the journey, not the destination" kind of profundity)
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:53 pm
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How wonderful Gisele. NZ and France have a reciprocal working visa scheme for young people you might like to check out for your boyfriend.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:07 pm
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Oh Gisele, lucky you!! I can't offer much in the way of practical advice about paperwork and such, as when I did my year as an assistante d'anglais quite a lot was arranged through the embassy/the Ministry of Education/my school, but I can at least tell you a few things to make the red tape a little less frustrating -
1. It isn't designed to drive foreigners crazy. It's designed to drive EVERYONE crazy! You will find plenty of French people to sympathise with you over the endless paperwork and the infamous Gallic shrug!
2. No matter how much red tape there is, it WILL end. I promise.
Also, for accommodation, do you know about De Particulier a Particulier (www.pap.fr)? There are loads of listings for every departement (I think) posted by landlords, so you don't have to deal with an estate agent.
Anyway, good luck! And if you end up in the Loire Valley, I can give you more detailed advice (that's where I lived)...
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:01 am
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gisele, I am in the USA, and as I was typing and scanning, trying to figure out what the heck "OE" means I came upon what amounts to a *love letter* to New Zealand, from an American who ventured there as a young man.
It's short and sweet, you can read it here:
Are you sure you want to leave? Maybe you should just dig in deeper and wait for the world to come to you.
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Location: North of Auckland, New Zealand
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:29 am
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Madame - thank you, little way to go yet, but i'm already excited...now just have to wait for 11 months!
cigalechanta - thanks. I'll check those out.
Barbara - i noticed that. Also looking at IEP and their programs.
Saskia - my mum has mentioned the language thing to me. She lived there for 3 years, working on the farm where she met my father, and has often recounted how difficult she found it at first as she didnt know any french, but if she made an effort, people were happier to help her
Unfortunately, they arrived in NZ a couple of months before I was born, and Dad stuck himself in the "must speak english in this country" mentality. So I am learning this year, but shall hopefully be able to practise with my parents.
Rachel - lol I know that shrug very well! Learned it at a very young age!! Yea, Dad was telling me it took him 6 months to renew his passport recently, and then added the infamous shrug
gingerpale - lol, OE = Overseas Experience, and it is something nearly every young NZer (at least in this generation) does at some stage in their 20's. It's something I have wanted to do ever since I was a little girl, visit the country my father comes from, meet my father's family....none of whom i have ever met before, as Dad hasn't been back since he arrived here - 23 years ago.If I hadn't decided to be a good girl and go to uni and obtain my Degree straight after I left high school, I would have left a few years ago. Listening to all my friends experiences has made the itch worse, so to speak. So, yes....I want to go, there's so much to see
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:43 pm
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my advice would be to definitely get the citizenship by descent if you can, rather than going the easy, 'working holiday' visa option. If Kiwis have the same conditions as Australians, I understand you are
able to change status / visa should you want to stay once you're here. And yes, what they say about French administration is not a myth, it is a nightmare ! But it's one of the few inconveniences of this fabulous country. Happy planning!
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:58 pm
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Good luck, I am interested to hear how it goes for you. I'm starting to do the same for my Irish citizenship which should allow me to move around as an EU citizen. Hopefully.
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:13 am
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I've obtained Citizenship by descent, and am about to apply for my passport. I've also organised my younger brother and done his for him at the same time, as I know he would never really get round to it. We are glad we didn't listen to some of my family though, they were absolutely convinced that you had to apply before you were 18 or 21, which is completely untrue, however, the people saying that are Dutch and I do believe that there are restrictions like that for applying for Dutch citizenship...could be wrong.
It's frustrating as I'm getting really excited, but I'm not leaving until March...such a looong time to wait
Thanks Famdoz!
Erin - Good luck with your Irish citizenship! Just knowing I'm now an EU citizen has made things a lot easier and less worrisome for me. Of course, I'm now worrying about my boyfriend as he isn't so fortunate!
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:40 am
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Gisele and Erin, what happens to your current status as a citizen where you live now? And will you be full voting & taxpaying citizens in your "new" countries? I've always liked the idea of being a "citizen of the world", but didn't know it was possible to do it this way.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:50 am
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gingerpale - New Zealand and France both allow dual citizenship (or multiple citizenship depending on how they term it), which means I have citizenship rights and responsibilities for both countries, whatever they may be. The same should happen for Erin.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:18 am
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Definately apply for the work exchange program for your boyfriend.
It is almost impossible for the partner of an Australian or NZ person to gain a work visa in France. The easiest way will be to do the reciprocal visa deal that they have for under 30's.
Good luck! Just remember to not lose your cool withthe french administration staff. It is one of the most frustrating experiences you will ever have in your life, but over soon if you keep being charming and pleasant to them.
Also wear nice clothes to the appointments. If you dress up a little they give you more respect and are more willing to help than if you stroll in wearing jeans and tshirts. Being too casual is seen as a lack of respect to the person you are talking to.
If you need more advice from an Australian re the paperwork side of it, PM me. It is very similar for Aus and NZ, and if I don't know I can ask my NZ friends here.
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:27 pm
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I am still in the very beginning and really don't know very much. A close friend is a new citizen, but Mexico still recognizes her citizenship there with out a tax requirement. I'm hoping that's the case since I don't actually plan to live there. My goal is France.
What I do know is; There are more Irish living in other countries than in Ireland itself, so as an incentive they don't require you to give up your current status.
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Detroit, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Orr told The AP that the pensions of Detroit city retirees won't be immune to cuts despite a private effort to raise $500 million to help the city eventually emerge from bankruptcy.
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DETROIT, MI - Police and fire retirees would receive 90 percent of their pensions under the plan of adjustment filed with the bankruptcy court on Friday, according to Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's office.
Orr released a statement after city attorneys filed a plan with the court to resolve up to $18 billion in debt. General retirees would receive up to 70 percent of their pensions, according to the statement.
The plan also calls for investing $1.5 billion in the city over the next 10 years, including $500 million for blight removal over the next five years.
Here's the full statement from Orr's office:
DETROIT, February 21, 2014 – Kevyn Orr, the Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit ("Detroit" or the "City"), today filed the City's Plan of Adjustment ("Plan") and a related Disclosure Statement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ("Bankruptcy Court"). The Plan and Disclosure Statement provide the details of the City's proposal to (i) adjust up to as much as $18 billion in secured and unsecured debt, (ii) implement a necessary 10-year plan to invest in the City and improve essential services and public safety for its 700,000 residents and (iii) restore its heritage as a productive, vibrant American city.
Mr. Orr and his team are confident that the filing of the Plan is the most effective and efficient method to reorganize the City's financial affairs, provide an opportunity for the City to revitalize itself and continue efforts to once again make Detroit an attractive place in which to live, work and invest. As part of the Plan, the City will devote $1.5 billion over 10 years to capital improvements, blight removal and equipment and technology upgrades. This investment will result in improved services and public safety and the clearance of blighted and abandoned properties. Up to $500 million of the $1.5 billion will be dedicated to blight removal over the next five years.
The anticipated recovery for creditors is related to the limited resources the City has to pay, consistent with its responsibility to provide municipal services to its residents. The Plan generally proposes to provide unsecured, non-retiree creditors with (i) an approximately 20% recovery on their claims in the form of new securities to be issued by the City and (ii) a potential increase to that recovery through sharing in substantially increased revenues realized by a revitalized City.
"My advisers and I have now expended many months in negotiations, including within Bankruptcy Court-mandated mediations, with all classes of creditors to get to this point, and we are satisfied with the progress made thus far," said Mr. Orr. "However, there is still much work in front of all of us to continue the recovery from a decades-long downward spiral. We must move swiftly to emerge from bankruptcy so that the financial distress harming the City can end. We maintain that the Plan provides the best path forward for all parties to resolve their respective issues and for Detroit to become once again a city in which people want to invest, live and work."
The Plan also protects retirees, including those on fixed and limited incomes. The Plan assumes that a settlement is reached with respect to the City's art assets that would permit $465 million in funding to flow from third party donors and the DIA Corp. into the City's two pension funds over 20 years, subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements and the City's and the Retirement Funds' compliance with certain conditions. The Plan also assumes that the State of Michigan ("State") will contribute up to $350 million to the City's two pension funds over 20 years under certain settlement conditions. It is expected that certain of the settlement funds anticipated to be provided by the State will be reserved to ensure that retirees whose household income is at or relatively near the federal poverty level will not fall below that level. This is to ensure that retirees can continue to meet their needs and maintain their current quality of life.
Although pensions still need to be reduced even in light of these significant outside funds, if police and fire retirees agree to the Plan and a proposed settlement with the State, they would likely receive in excess of 90% of their earned pensions after elimination of cost of living allowances. General retirees who agree to the Plan and a proposed settlement with the State would likely receive in excess of 70% of their pensions after elimination of cost of living allowances. Detroit's current employees would continue to earn pensions payable in the future under traditional defined benefit formulas rather than defined contribution arrangements. Moreover, the two pension funds would operate under more conservative investment return assumptions, which will result in pension contribution predictability and stability – critical elements as the City must be assured that it will have sufficient funds for operations and its $1.5 billion investment program in the future.
The City's filing of the Plan will continue its momentum toward reaching agreements with its key creditors and, to that end, Mr. Orr and his advisers intend to continue their commitment to the federal mediation process led by Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen and his team of mediators. Discussions surrounding a costly interest-rate swaps agreement and the formation of a regional water and sewer agency are ongoing.
A summary of the Plan, along with additional information and links relating to the Chapter 9 case, can be found at http://www.detroitmi.gov/EmergencyManager.aspx. Bankruptcy Court filings are available online, free of charge, at http://kccllc.net/Detroit.
Miller Buckfire & Co., Jones Day, Ernst & Young and Conway MacKenzie Inc. are advising the City of Detroit on its restructuring.


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This is how it is done. The Todd Stiefel Foundation is rallying freethinkers to help raise money for cancer research, sponsoring the Light The Night Walk through the Foundation Beyond Belief, to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They are doing this as a secular organization, for a secular cause, and they are making an effort to clearly define this as a freethinker-led initiative…although, of course, religious people will be warmly welcomed as friends and colleagues if they wish to join in.
I'll be promoting this more in the near future and will be deciding whether to support a team or create one of our own (there is none near Morris, Minnesota), but I've got to hold off a bit — we're in the last two weeks of the semester and grading and other work is consuming everything right now — but I wanted to let everyone know now. Don't wait for me, get out there and see if there is a team near you that you can join.
The goal is to raise a million dollars for cancer research. I know we can do it.


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Some of the biggest names however have dropped out of the support bracket; EA, Sony, and Nintendo. Obvious that gamers and tech junkies love being able to send, share, and use the internet for their hobbies and activities the big names of entertainment pulled their companies off of the SOPA bill as to not lose customers and to get their names in the safe-zone.
There's a lot of speculation what this means as some of the biggest names have now dropped from support but the ESA is still in full strength and fighting for the SOPA bill to be passed and censor the entire internet.


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The envelope illustration should be fairly simple, based on the letter design and 300dpi, #10 size 4 1/8 x 9 1/2" , CMYK, Vector.
You should look http://www.EasterBunnyLetter.com site to see the look and feel I am after. I designed the site using istockphoto illustrations, but their licensing prevents me from using those images for print on demand.
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They may be in between "Twilight Saga" movies at the moment – but Kristen Stewart obviously still "Remembers" Robert Pattinson.
The "Twilight" beauty hit the red carpet in New York City on Monday night for the premiere of Robert's latest film, "Remember Me."
Wearing tapered camel colored pants, a black top and black leather jacket, Kristen posed for photos on the red carpet solo.
Meanwhile, Robert posed with castmates Emilie de Ravin and Ruby Jerins before heading into the premiere at the Paris Theatre in NYC.
Over the weekend, Robert sat down with Access Hollywood to talk about his new film. And while he didn't discuss his much-talked about relationship with his "Twilight" co-star, he did joke about the opposite sex in general – specifically, one part of the female anatomy.
"Don't talk about vaginas, people are very sensitive about them!" Robert laughed, referring to all the controversy over his recent Details magazine spread where he said he was "allergic to vagina."
"Like, I know it's funny," he continued referring to the racy interview and photo spread where he appears with nude women in the magazine. "The whole story was because I thought people would be offended by the photos and when they get offended by the little joking explanation of it…I don't know the world's a weird place."
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YORK, PA -- Leader Health and Fitness in York Township, PA, abruptly closed Monday, leaving several hundred members temporarily out in the cold as the summer pool season heats up.
The York Daily Record reported Thursday that Leader Heath and Fitness members who signed month-to-month agreements for up to 12 months are now members of The Athletic Club of York, although members can cancel their memberships there beginning next Monday. The two clubs issued a joint statement Wednesday outlining the terms of the deal.
Plans initially included that all Leader memberships would be honored at The Athletic Club, but it was later determined that because of restrictions of state law, the club could not handle memberships that have term lengths greater than 12 months and certain paid-in-full memberships, the newspaper reported. Those members who signed long-term deals will receive refunds though Leader's billing administrator. Some of those refunds had initially been paid for pool memberships and summer camp fees, the newspaper reported.
Travis Aldinger, co-owner of the Athletic Club, expects between 500 and 600 former Leader Health and Fitness members to join his 1,600-member club.
The York Dispatch reported Thursday that two other fitness facilities, the YWCA of York and Unique Physique Fitness Center, are offering free temporary passes to former Leader members.
Leader Health and Fitness owners have agreed to sell the property to Wellspan Health later this year. The decision to close, according to the Daily Record, was because the owners spent more money during the three years of the operation than they had expected to spend.
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General is investigating Leader's business practices and has received complaints from members. Some members and staff say that potential members were given tours of the club as late as last weekend.


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Being a first-generation Chinese-American, we never grew up celebrating the western Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our one big holiday of the year was, I'm sure you guessed, Chinese New Year (aka, Lunar New Year). I can remember only one time in my 31 years where we had a Christmas tree with lots of presents, and that was when my brother and I were 1 and 3 years old, respectively. From then on, not celebrating Holidays became the norm. And that was okay for us. Sure, there was a little bit of envy when my school friends would go on and on about the many gifts that awaited them under their big Christmas tree. But it only made me look forward to Chinese New Year even more for the endless amounts of dumpling and red envelopes filled with money. So take that! However, the one thing that I did look forward to during Christmas was the 24 hour rerun of "A Christmas Story" on Christmas day.
Four years ago, my partner wanted to make mini banana bread loaves to pass out to her friends and coworkers for the Holidays. She asked if I wanted to some to pass out, but I was shook my head and declined. In fact, I didn't understand why she would even go through all that much work. I think I even suggested getting Holiday bags and stuffing it with Hershey's kisses to save her some time, money, and energy. But she only snickered at my recommendation.
The following year, before Christmas, I caught an episode on the Food Network of Ina Garten making her "fleur de sel caramels." I couldn't find a good excuse to make them as a just-because-kind-of-treat, so when time came for my partner to make her Holiday treats, I found the perfect opportunity to make them! She made chocolate-dipped biscotti, and I made salted caramels for the gift bags. At that point, I wanted to make the salted caramels not for the gift bags, but because I merely just wanted to try them. The salted caramels were well received that year, and so, it has become our Holiday gift bag traditions. So why did I change my mind? I've taken lots of pride in my salted caramels. In fact, we get requests for them throughout the year, and we would make them if it didn't take so much time to make and wrap each individual caramel.
Well, this year, I wanted to do something a little different. Something outside-of-the-box that people won't expect to find. I wanted to play up on our savory & sweet treats. While I was perusing the TasteSpotting website a few months ago, I found a recipe for bacon caramels. I heart anything that involves pig parts, so I made sure to bookmark this website.
My Sunday was spent as if I were working in a hand-made candy factory. I felt like Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, standing over the boiling mixture of sugar, cream, and butter to ensure it doesn't pass the firm-ball stage. My partner helped wrap some of the candy, and referred to herself as my "oompa loompa." I digress. I spent about 10 hours making and wrapping two types of caramels for our holiday treats gift bags for friends, family, and coworkers. They turned out perfectly, and I am super excited to pass them out!
These caramels remind me of a few different things… the maple bacon bar from VooDoo Donuts in Portland, OR, and bacon dipped in maple syrup and eaten with a bite of pancake. I love bacon.
Maple Bacon Caramels (adapted from Not Without Salt)
12 strips of bacon
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup butter
1 cup heavy cream, divided
1/4 cup maple syrup
Bacon fried to a crisp. The amount is up to you. I used 8 strips of thick-cut bacon. However, next time, I would definitely like to use more as there were some caramels that had little to no bacon at all. Besides is there ever a time when there's too much bacon?!
Reserve 1/2 cup of the heavy cream. Combine all the other ingredients in a medium sauce pan. Stir to combine. Set on medium high heat. Stir occasionally and cook until 240. The candy is now at soft-ball stage. Remove from the stove and carefully stir in the remaining 1/2 cup cream. Place back on the heat and continue to cook to 248* (firm-ball stage, which is the desired state for making caramels). Immediately remove from heat and stir in a portion of the crispy bacon. Pour the caramel into a buttered or oiled pan… I used a 9×13 jelly roll pan. Scatter the remaining bacon on top. Place the pan into the refrigerator to set for about 60 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and cut into pieces, and enjoy!
Cooking tip: buy a candy thermometer! I'm sure most of you will know to do this. I didn't when I first starting making caramels a few years ago. I was using this little dinky thermometer to only went up to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, so I had to wait for it to go all the way around to reach 48 degrees Fahrenheit to equal 248 degrees F. I finally invested in a candy thermometer (hence, the picture) this year and it has made ALL the difference! I think this year's caramels are my best yet 🙂


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Jan. 19, 2011 — Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology recommend plasma exchange (plasmapheresis) for the treatment of certain types of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory neurological conditions, including Guillain-Barré syndrome and CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy).
Plasma exchange involves replacing the plasma (the liquid part of a person's blood) with plasma from a donor. Plasma exchange removes factors in the blood's plasma thought to play a role in these disorders.
The time-consuming therapy involves separating the plasma from other blood components such as blood cells, replacing the plasma, and returning the other components. Risks may include infection, allergic reaction, and blood-clotting issues.
The new guidelines, which appear in the Jan. 18 issue of Neurology, were last updated in 1996. While many of the core recommendations remain the same, the new guidelines state that there is insufficient evidence to support or refute the use of plasma exchange in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, a chronic condition that causes muscles to weaken easily, and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders that result from streptococcal infection.
"This is really an established therapy and we know more about which diseases it is useful in, and which diseases it isn't useful or needs to be looked at again," says guidelines author Alex Rae-Grant, MD, a neurologist at The Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
For example, "we are not saying you can't use it in myasthenia gravis, but it's ripe for reassessment and we need to think about whether we could do a trial in more rigorous fashion," he says. Plasma exchange is currently used in many medical centers to treat myasthenia gravis and myasthenic crisis, which occurs when myasthenia gravis affects the breathing muscles and the disease hits a crisis point.
Plasma Exchange in MS
"In acute, sudden severe MS relapses that don't respond to steroids, we would recommend plasmapheresis, but it is not helpful for chronic secondary progressive MS," Grant says.
There are several different types of MS. The most common is the relapsing-remitting form of MS. This type of MS is characterized by exacerbations or relapses that are followed by a complete or partial remission. By contrast, secondary progressive MS is marked by a progressive worsening of symptoms with or without relapses. The new guidelines suggest plasmapheresis can be useful in the short-term treatment of CIDP, but longer trials may help carve out a role for this therapy for a longer duration, he says. CIDP is a neurological disorder characterized by progressive weakness and impaired sensory function in the limbs. It occurs as a result to damage to the myelin sheath that protects the peripheral nerves.
Guillain-Barré syndrome occurs when your body's immune system attacks peripheral nerves. Plasma exchange may be beneficial in severe forms of this disease and is a consideration in milder forms, the new guidelines state.
Grant says the new guidelines could aid in reimbursement practices for the areas that plasma exchange is now recommended.
Slow and Costly
"Plasmapheresis is effective in very specific circumstances when you have acute disorders, but it is not a treatment for chronic diseases," says Nancy L. Sicotte, MD, a neurologist and the multiple sclerosis program director at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
There may be a bigger role for plasmapheresis for a subset of people with MS, she says. "Some MS patients seem to respond very well and there are others that don't and there is some evidence that the ones who may be responding may have particular forms of MS such as neuromyelitis optica."
As it stands, "we do this when steroids don't work, but not because another marker says this is likely to help," Sicotte says.
Plasma exchange is time-consuming to administer and costly, and it can take several days to know if it was effective, so it would be helpful to know if someone was likely to benefit before initiating the therapy, she says.


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"The Arab spring could be turning into an Arab winter," said an outraged Andy Card, former White House Chief of Staff as he responded to reports that an angry mob had stormed the US embassy in Cairo.
"The Spring could be producing weeds, not flowers," he added.
According to reports, Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad.
In place of the U.S. flag, the protesters tried to raise a black flag with the words "There is no God but God, and Mohammad is his messenger", a Reuters witness said.
Once the U.S. flag was hauled down, some protesters tore it up and showed off pieces to television cameras. Others burned the remains outside the fortress-like embassy building in central Cairo.
"This does not sit well with me at all," said Card on The Kudlow Report.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland in Washington said "We are obviously working with Egyptian security to try to restore order at the embassy and to work with them to try to get the situation under control," she said.
Following the protest, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said it was committed to giving all embassies the necessary protection.
The U.S. embassy had put out a statement earlier on Tuesday condemning "misguided individuals" who hurt the religious feelings of Muslims or followers of other religions.
Larry Kudlow, as you might imagine was outraged. Rather than concede, "They should have said 'how dare you rip down our flag. That's what they should have said!'"
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Kristin Cavallari said John Mayer wanted to see if her body was a wonderland when the pair met recently.
The reality TV starlet, who previously said she met the singer for five minutes, claimed the cutie crooner was hitting on her in a radio interview today with Ryan Seacrest, according to People.com.
"I didn't want to be another notch on his belt," Cavallari, 22, said.
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Mayer had earlier denied rumors that he had hooked up with "The Hills" star-- but she fired back at the 31-year-old singer today, claiming he had hit on her and she had to put a stop to his advances.
Mayer, who split from Jennifer Aniston several months ago, took to Twitter earlier this month to abate the rampant rumors of their potential romance.
"Rumor control: How do I put this like a gentleman ... I have never high fived Kristin Cavalari [sic] with my penis," he posted on his Twitter page earlier this month.
"I'm sure she's a wonderful gal but we have never tasted the Skittles Rainbow together," he wrote.


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Okay, so a novel that I've been working on for over 3 years...I've decided to start posting it online in a serial format in hopes of getting some true feedback. It's science-fiction/action, definitely has many fantasy/manga elements as well. If any of you are bored or interested in reading something, check it out. I have the first 4 up so far, but I will add more soon and at regular intervals.
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We return to China and Qlink motorcycles for our least expensive bikes of 2014. At only $2650, the dual-purpose inspired XP200 and supermoto-ish XF200 (shown above) are powered by 199cc air-cooled Singles, claimed to put out 15 horses. Some attentive eyes out there might even notice the XP200 does a commendable job imitating the Suzuki DR200SE, even down to the bore and stroke of the engine. Whatever Suzuki technology Qlink might be reverse engineering is a topic for another time. What we do know is former staffer Pete Brissette was pleasantly surprised during his time on the XF200. At that price, maybe you will be too.


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