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The Supreme Court will review
racial profiling affirmative action .
R.I.P. journalist Marie Colvin, killed in Syria.
Nuclear inspectors kicked out of Iran.
Elliot Spitzer explains why Mitt Romney's campaign is collapsing.
Gov. Martinez' hair stylist refuses to cut her hair until she changes her stance on gay marriage.
Indiana lawmaker says Girl Scouts are a "radicalized organization" promoting "homosexual lifestyles."
Sheriff Joe Arpaio to release the results of his investigation into President Obama's birth certificate.
Georgia Democrats proposing vasectomy limitations in response to proposed abortion prohibitions.
Producer for "Amazing Race" found dead in Uganda.
Fox News needs a new chart designer.
Waterworld found by the Hubble telescope.
14-year-old about to graduate from college. WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO IMPRESS?
One of the nine disembodied feet discovered on Vancouver shore has been identified.
Long list of ancient computers still being used.
This San Juan Mountain Bigfoot footage "appears" to be authentic.
How many gigs of data does your vibrator hold?
Don't fall for these brainwashing techniques!
Lemmy doesn't want you to buy the $600 Motörhead box set even though it comes with a sweet chrome skull.
Look at this Transformer's junk!
A bunch of economic students figured out how much it would cost to build a Death Star.
Community returns to television next month. KRUMPING CELEBRATION!!!
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I rather like a nice Bourbon, but I prefer a good single malt. Currently one of my favorites is The Balvenie 12 year Double Wood... the first 6 years are spent in a nice oak cask that previously held bourbon (imagine that) and the last 6 years are spent aging in a very good Spanish oak that previously held Sherry... adds some interesting contrasts. Very smooth with a decent woody taste and a hint of licorice while keeping a very full flavor. Ah, I think I need to open a new bottle tonight
Whiskey is any liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain.
Bourbon: not less than 51% corn mash, plus malt and rye
Irish: technically, any whiskey made in Ireland, but generally meaning a barley mash
Scotch: single malt whiskey (but of course there are blends), generally distilled from barley mash
oh and the Canadians also spell it whisky

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Professors research optics through innovative math
Research by pair of RIT professors funded by part of a large federal grant
Being able to secure funding for research is a goal held by many faculty members throughout higher education, though it is one that often takes years of proposals and refinement to achieve. Kara Maki, in her second year as a faculty member at Rochester Institute of Technology, considered winning a major research grant early in her career to be a best-case, albeit unlikely, scenario—yet that is exactly what happened.
Maki, an assistant professor, and David Ross, a professor, both in the School of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Science, are the recipients of a portion of a multi-university, $3.8 million federal research grant given out through the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge program. The grant, which is intended to grow advanced manufacturing and create high-tech jobs, was given out in two parts, with $1.9 million going to a Central New York team, led by Syracuse University, and $1.9 million going to a Rochester-area team, led by the University of Rochester, of which RIT is a member. The funding for Maki and Ross's research will come equally from Bausch & Lomb and the U.S. Economic Development Agency.
Maki and Ross's research, which ultimately aims to improve the design process of contact lenses, began as an attempt to create a model of the tear film on the human eye. Maki performed this work for her doctoral thesis at the University of Delaware. She continued along a similar line of research during her post-doctoral studies at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, where she worked on biological fluid flows. Her research has progressed into its current form, which seeks to create a new way to mathematically model the fluid mechanics that dictate how a contact lens conforms to the eye.
"Previously, the process of shaping a contact lens has been done by a system that is essentially trial and error," Maki says. "With our research, we hope to be able to accelerate the process by generating a mathematical model that can allow for design changes to be quickly made on a computer."
The two RIT professors are working closely with researchers at Bausch & Lomb, one of the world's leading producers of contact lenses, based in Rochester. One of the goals of the research is to use the mathematical model to alleviate dry eye syndrome, which can be caused by contact lens wear.
Ross, who researched fluid mechanics with Eastman Kodak Co. before becoming a professor at RIT, says that the research is a new, purely mathematical approach to looking at the tear film of the eye. "We initially envisioned the lens floating in a sea of tear film, when in fact, this is not the case," Ross says. "The lenses are 100 to 200 microns thick, while the tear film is only 5 microns thick."
Maki and Ross hope that Bausch & Lomb will eventually be able to implement their research into new design processes for their contact lenses.
Last year, Maki was one of eight faculty members who were recognized by the RIT START Awards, short for "strategic acceleration of research for tenure-track faculty." The awards, which were given out by RIT's Sponsored Research Services, honored the faculty members for research achievements tallied within their first two years at RIT. This provided Maki with seed funding that enabled her to perform initial research and write a proposal for the grant.
Additionally, she was able to enlist the help of second-year biomedical engineering student Molly Holz as a result of the START Award. This formed a mutually beneficial relationship, with Holz receiving hands-on experience and Maki receiving assistance with her research.
The support from fellow faculty members, such as Ross, as well as the opportunity to "hit the ground running" through seed funding are some of the factors that Maki says have enabled her to research what she loves.
"I've always loved industrial math," she says. "I'm thrilled to be able to make a real-world contribution to a fun, hands-on field of research."
Maki and Ross are part of the Center for Applied and Computational Mathematics, which is an interdisciplinary research center at RIT that involves professors from the School of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Physics and Astronomy, in addition to the Kate Gleason College of Engineering.
"This kind of research really shows the practical applications mathematics can have," Ross says. "This is the raison d'être of the Center (for Applied and Computational Mathematics)—to solve practical problems."


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One of issues that bother me in 'Visual C++' forum is when somebody open a thread like for example "I've got a question about CArray/CList/CStringArray/etc..." and often this answer comes: "Why don't you use std::vector/std::list? It's more powerfull...".
I always said "although, theoretical there is nothing wrong, once you are using MFC, it's not a brilliant idea to mix another stuff (like STL) if it's not absolutely necessary... it makes the application harder to read, maintain, etc".
No way to convince everybody... "std::vector has copy ctor, CArray has not, std::list have sort and other cool methods which CList has not, and blah-blah..."
Well in an MFC real application, me personal, I don't remember a situation to be really necessary to directly sort a collection class elements. Most of these comes from a database and no sweat to add an "ORDER BY" to SQL statement.
Or are strings needed to be ordered in a listbox/combobox, then we have LBS_SORT/CBS_SORT styles.
Or need to sort columns in a listview control and have CListCtrl::SortItems.
And generally what sense has sorting (or copy ctors/assignment operators) for windows, GDI objects,...?
To make STL-in-MFC-mixers, speak now or be silent forever...
would be great if implement also in some MFC collection classes some features "borrowed" from STL. For sure CStringList::Sort, CStringArray::Sort, CUIntArray::Sort, CStringList::Unique, etc have sense and there is no sweat to be implemented.
Moreover, since STL has no "direct" method 'vector::sort', we'll see MFC it's more powerful .
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annieRD necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 27 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
I'm looking for a logo for my company. We sell horse supplements and have always focused on the competitive horse market, and want to now reach out to other disciplines within the horse world. So, I'm looking for something a bit softer and engaging.
Below I'll list what I'm looking for.
Smooth Run Equine
I need a logo for my product line and company to brand myself.
I recently purchased this company and I want to personalize it a bit, change the image to attract a larger market of horse people.
My company is run by women and we LOVE our horses. We pay special attention to their nutritional needs and work with professionals to design our formulas.
- Item 1...An image of a horse head (or horse's body) that says beauty and harmony. Preferably looking to the right.........
Quarter Horses are my favorite and I like the classic quarter horse head shape best.
I want HAIR.............long mane and plenty of forelock (between the ears on the forehead)
I want it to be imbedded or surrounding my company name, Smooth Run Equine. No running horses.........too common.
The lettering must have movement, softness and strength at the same time.
This is a company owned and run by women, there is a special bond between women and their horses and I'd like to convey that.
I would like the entire image to be warm and inviting, so that anybody who loves horses would be drawn to it.
Check out my website to see the type of lettering I like..
- Item 1...No running horses....too common
- I do not like primary colors
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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TQ3785 : Conservation area near River Lea
taken 8 years ago, near to Leyton, Waltham Forest, Great Britain
This is a sporting complex is being used for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, situated to the east of the city adjacent to the Stratford City development. It contains the athletes' Olympic Village and several of the sporting venues including the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre. The park is overlooked by ArcelorMittal Orbit, an observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art. After the Olympics, the park will be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
See Link for more details on the various parts of the park.
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- Grid Square
- TQ3785, 266 images (more nearby )
- Photographer
- Paul Gillett (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 5 September, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 8 September, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Place (from Tags)
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- Subject Location
OSGB36: TQ 3754 8506 [10m precision]
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chapcrap wrote:chapcrap wrote:Subject: game # 10427692 [closed]king achilles wrote:After giving this some thought, considering this as an isolated incident where the winners were supposed to get some points out of this game but did not, we have given them one month of premium as compensation instead.
happyfeet and I each got a month as well. Thanks KA! You're the best!!
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i. Meeting called to order
ii. Roll Call
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iv. Mr. Patrick Donovan, Director, Maritime and Intermodal Transportation, Nick J. Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute Presentation: Corridor H- An Inland Intermodal Marketplace and Global Connector
v. Mr. Steve Foster, Chairman, Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Highway Authority Update on the progress of the Corridor H highway project
vi. Miscellaneous business
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New Jersey, USA – No longer do you need an outlet or, in remote location, wall sockets, to power up your device. FLiFli is announcing the launch of an Indiegogo campaign for its new battery, LifeBattery AIR. Offering a revolutionary portable and extremely dynamic and unique design, LifeBattery AIR brings the possibility to charge your Apple or any device while the battery itself is being charged.
With an output of USB Type A – 5V / 3A, and USB Type C – 5V, 12V, 20V, the 8 cells L-ion battery weighs 725g, has a capacity of 27,200mAh, the battery will power up a MacBook Pro for up to 63 hours
Manufactured by FLiFLi, the New Jersey based Tech Company, the LifeBattery AIR performance is fascinating, no doubt why it is the world's most powerful battery performing multi task at the same time. It has outlets which can boost the usage hours of smart devices such as Macbook Air, Macbook pro, iPad Pro, Ipad Mini, Iphone 7, Iphone 7+, Iphone 6 and the iPhone watch series. The company said all is set to launch the campaign on Indiegogo on July 17, 2017 which its set out target is to cover Apple users, Macbook users and the entire Indiegogo users as well.
To be part of this campaign please visit LifeBattery Indiegogo campaign
There are billions of Apple users all around the world, and we are just few of them. We carry Apple devices everywhere and they frequently ask us to feed them, but you are not always next to the wall socket. You can just take this with your lunch bag and have lunch with your Apple or feed them in your bag with it, said David Lee while speaking on the launch.
The LifeBattery Air comes with sleek and elegant curves along the edges which was inspired by Macbook casing and comes in four beautiful colors such as rose gold, gold, silver, and space gray. To match with the design and color of your MacBook. The LifeBattery Air is a lot friendly, compact and easy to carry about where ever you go. It also has the ability to charge your Apple or any device with LifeBattery while the battery itself is being charged, this features is called PASS-THROUGH CHARGING.
There is no limits to what you can achieve with LifeBattery AIR, it is limitless, Macbook, iPhone, iPad, you name it. It charges all types of product.
Unlike the normal conventional power banks, LifeBattery AIR enables it users to stay charged by just simply placing batteries on its ports and it automatically recognize the battery capacity and start charging with the highest remaining life battery.
The LifeBattery Air also comes with automatic power control which means no need to power off just to pull out the cable. The safety protection also includes over voltage, over charge, over discharge, over current and short protection.
No doubt, the LifeBattery AIR is designed to support your busy life enabling you to charge 2 MacBook and IPhone (IPad) in full power simultaneously.
Four main reasons developed the concept of LifeBattery.
- Our design was the same as our first concept in August 2016, but we have re-built our design to significantly match MacBook 2017 colors. Sleek, elegant curves along the edges inspired by the case of MacBook still remains.
- To charge our MacBook Touch Bar we have, we purchased and tried to use several AC powerbanks that are launched in crowdfunding platform. But it was not being charged properly. Especially when using pass-through charge (charging and using the powerbank at the same time). We found that the output power is not enough to charge MacBook Touch Bar which needs more than 87W output. This drove us to design LifeBattery to make full output power to 100W anytime, in any condition.
- Apple Devices, especially Macbooks and iPhones need its sensitive and exquisite electronic wave flows to be charged in an unharmful way. Therefore, we grafted the latest delicate performing technology PSW (Pure Sine Wave) system embarked to LifeBattery AIR which naturally produces clean electricity to Apple devices without forcing over Apple's technological limit automatically.
- Conventional powerbanks placed their output ports at the side of the product, and we guess they just focused on making product thinner.
When charging via AC outlet using plugs, some plugs could be thicker than the powerbank hence not allowing powerbank to stay flat. We tried to solve this problem and we finally decided to put all output ports on the upper side. This enables stable connection between your battery and your charging plug.
See how it works, watch the video
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The Lost Brothers' new album New Songs Of Dawn And Dust has been premiered over at Clash Music.
"Amid a scene which cloaks itself in a veil of authenticity, the group actually walk it like they talk it."
"Sharing a folk influence, the duo's stark, often quite vividly emotional songwriting has turned them into critical favourites in their native land."
Recorded and mixed in just seven days at Parr Street Studios, New Songs Of Dawn And Dust produced by Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral) and will be released on CD, digital and LP on 22nd September. PRE-ORDER IT HERE


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Hello my friends, today I would like to give you an idea for a great holiday: Sürgün.
Sürgün it's a 27-metre caicco with 4 standard cabins and 1 master cabin, air condictioning and 220-volt electrical supply. The extremely hospitable and tactful crew will guide you in the Southeast coast of Turkey, exploring many archaeological sites, hidden natural gems, towns and villages. You may try water sports such as swimming, diving and snorkelling. You can choose between numerous itineraries available, from Bodrum to Finike: the Gulf of Gokova, Knidos, the Datca Peninsula, Hisaronu Bay, Marmaris, Iztuzu beach, Ekincik, Dalyan, Kalkan, Kas, Kekova, Kalekoy, Ucagiz, Myra, Adrasan Bay, Olympos… I've been there, and I can confirm you that these are enchanting places, and with the caicco you'll be able to explore wonderful beaches and inlets otherwise inaccessible by land.
So, what are you waiting for, I would highly recommend you to contact the Baranta Yachting, they are very friendly and professional, making you feel as though you are actually on your own boat.
Enjoy Sürgün and Turkey!
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En:HOWTO: Setting Guarddog Firewall init script
From Sabayon Wiki
Revision as of 18:56, 18 November 2012 by Hatalar205 (talk | contribs)
i18n: en tr
1. Install Guarddog with Stritz Package Manager
2. In terminal run guarddog (use su after) and configure rules. Guarddog generate a file /etc/rc.firewall.
3. Create this file and gave it chmod +x: [1]
File: /etc/init.d/firewall
#!/sbin/runscript depend() { after iptables before ddclient } start() { ebegin "Applying firewall rules - Guarddog" /etc/rc.firewall eend $? "Firewall rules not set" }
4. Now should register the firewall script in terminal (use su after)
# rc-update add firewall default
5. Now you rebooting the system and enjoy!!
- Notes
[1] The script was created by jakomo in http://bugs.gentoo.org/182373.
[2] This guide is derivated from http://forum.sabayonlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=59&p=91840
[3] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=4 how create init scripts.
--zambayoni 18:09, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


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This jester has been a big proponent of Ubiquitous Genealogy – i.e. genealogy is portable and everywhere. I have used the Ancestry App for a long while and am well satisfied. They use a concept of synching the App with your tree and their website. Now that the kinks are worked out, I am well satisfied. There are also MyHeritage and Heredis Apps too. These do not synch over the "air". You need to use your iTunes application on your desktop/laptop to move files into the App's "sandbox" via synching your iPhone/iPad with the laptop/desktop over the iPhone/iPad cable. Tethered synching is ok but a hindrance.
Ok so the new App on the block is an offering called RootsMagic. Stanczyk likes the Roots Magic laptop application as a full blown offering for working on your genealogy and documenting the tree and finding data on the Internet and keeping track of to-do lists, publishing your tree on CD/Web and all sorts of work that you do when your research spans years (or decades) – does anyone ever finish their genealogy? Its modern and uses Universal Character sets (so us Slavic Researchers can use our slashed Ł's or Cyrillic Я's) and other features that the Internet Genealogists have grown up with. So I was hopeful when I received an email from Roots Magic touting their iOS offerings – Its free!
The App starts with the familiar Roots Magic splash screen that you may have grown accustomed to from the laptop application. You are then presented with a list of files from their sandbox (ugh, tethered synching). Once you select a file to work with, your family tree is presented in a Pedigree form (with three generations visible on iPhone/ four generations on iPad). At the top left is a green/white button with three lines (see image) that will allow you to pick a particular person with whom you wish to work upon. At the bottom of the screen are four buttons:
Files, Views, Lists, Tools
Files – Lets you select the family tree file you want to on from your Device or from DropBox (a cloud-based file storage service). It also has HELP (files??) which tell you how to use your Device or DropBox to get a file loaded into the App. Sadly, the RootsMagic app does not read standard gedcom (ged) files. It only reads files with rmgc extension (i.e. created by Roots Magic laptop application). However, it does load their database extremely fast from those rmgc files.
Views – Lets you choose to view the data in a PEDIGREE tree or a FAMILY tree or in a DESCENDENTS outline or in the detailed FACTS (events), NOTE, direct family members of the current INDIVIDUAL. I prefer working in FAMILY (as seen in image) view mode, then switching to INDIVIDUAL view mode for any details on that person. Clicking on NOTE really gives you access to NOTE(S), SOURCE(S), and MEDIA for that individual (and a BACK button at the top to return to INDIVIDUAL view mode).
Lists – This just gives a list of your: Sources, To-Dos, Research, Media, Addresses, Repositories, Correspondences, and PLACES. I liked places (which showed that this jester really needs to make his Places (Locations) conform to some kind of standard).
Tools – Date Calculator, Relationship Calculator, Soundex Calculator, and Calendar. Unimpressive to say the least. Lest you get your hope up, the Calendar tool only displays the Calendar for a Month/Year of your choice [I did not verify the Julian/Gregorian boundary to see if it calculates a proper month calendar for dates before 1582]. It was not worth the effort as I did not see why I would want to see what day June 3rd, 1700 would fall on (Thursday) if you are eyes are young or your glasses are a good prescription to read the day name. Otherwise, you not notice the day names on an iPhone [perhaps a black font, instead of gray, would give better contrast]. The Soundex is only American Soundex – why not Daitsch-Mokotoff or Bieder-Morse codes too? Really, we Slavic researchers get short shrift in the software world. Never fear, just create a desktop icon of Steve Morse's Soundex page to see all three Soundex/Pattern Matching methods for your family names.
iPad vs iPhone
For some reason the iPad interface treats the buttons (Files, Views, Lists, Tools) differently on the iPad. That was a bit confusing until I got used to the difference. Rotating the iPad to landscape, also brings the Surnames/Search view along side whatever view you are in. The Calendar is a bit easier to see on the iPad, but I'd still like to see the day name text in black (or at least a MUCH darker gray).
The app is strictly for viewing your family tree (et. al.). There are no tools for modifying the tree for re-import into the desktop application. Shortcomings aside, it is still a very good first effort by Roots Magic. If you have the Roots Magic laptop application, then download the free app for your smartphone or tablet and go Ubiquitous. If you do not have the Roots Magic laptop application and do not have a way to get your ged converted to Roots Magic format (rmgc) then do NOT bother to download the app – you will not be able to use it.
P.S. Do you spell "DESCENDENT" – as D-E-S-C-E-N-D-E-N-T or D-E-S-C-E-N-D-A-N-T ? Both spellings are correct, but I guess I use "DESCENDANT" all of the time and so the Roots Magic use startled me.
I also would love to see the REUNION app (the Mac Software vendor) make their iOS App free or low-cost – then I'd review it here too. I am a BIG Apple eco-system fan and as such have used REUNION Mac software for a very LONG time. I would be remiss not to mention that REUNION App does exist, but its cost is a bit steep relative to the other iPhone genealogy APPs in this article.


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New York, April 18, 2011-- The Committee to Protect journalists called on Yemeni authorities to clarify the whereabouts of reporter Ahmad al-Mohamadi, who has been missing since being called for questioning Saturday by the Republican Guards.
Also in Yemen, at least five journalists were assaulted while covering anti-government protests across the country. In Iraq, two local journalists were wounded while covering clashes between security forces and protesters in Sulaimaniya.
Al-Mohamadi, a reporter for the privately owned news channel Suhail, with ties to the opposition party Al-Islah, and a contributor to independent weekly Al-Nass, received a phone call on Saturday evening from the office of the Republican Guards in the capital Sana'a, summoning him to appear for questioning, according to local news reports and a CPJ interview. Since then, his cell phone has been switched off, and his family has not heard from him, his brother Abdullah al-Mohamadi told CPJ. The journalist had already been contacted Thursday by two officers of the Republican Guards who asked him to resign his position at the news station and work as an informant, his brother said. Al-Mohamadi declined.
"Ahmad al-Mohamadi disappeared after being summoned by the Republican Guards on Saturday," said Robert Mahoney, CPJ's deputy director. "We hold the Yemeni government responsible for his safety and call on them to explain his whereabouts."
On Saturday, security forces beat four freelance journalists, who write for independent weekly Al-Nidaa and state-owned daily Al-Thawra, among other local publications, news reports said. Jamila Ali al-Raja, Hoda Attas, Arwa Abu Othman, and Widad al-Badawi were assaulted while covering a protest denouncing President Ali Abdullah Saleh's statement that women should not take part in protest rallies. All four had their phones and cameras confiscated and were forced to leave the scene, according to the same reports. The Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate condemned the attack.
On Friday, Hamood al-Hasimi, a reporter with independent daily Al-Oula was beaten by a group of unidentified men while covering anti-government protests in Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, al-Hashimi told CPJ. Shortly before the attack, he received an anonymous phone call asking him to stop his coverage and to leave the scene immediately, al-Hashimi added.
Also on Friday, security forces seized a shipment of copies of the independent dailies Akhbar Al-Yawm, Al-Oula and Al-Shari at a checkpoint in the Southern governorate of Al-Hudaydah, the Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate said. The driver of the shipment was beaten.
"We call on Yemeni authorities to bring to an immediate end all forms of violence against the media, and lift censorship," CPJ's Mahoney said.
Elsewhere in the region:
In Iraqi Kurdistan, two journalists were injured while covering clashes between protesters and security forces in Iraq's northern city of Sulaimaniya, according to news reports. Chunour Mohammed was shot in the hand while trying to take a photo of a wounded protester, Rahim Gharib of Metro Center, a local press freedom group, told CPJ. The other journalist's identity was unknown.
In Libya, authorities Thursday released Rana Akbani, a reporter for the arts and culture section of the Libyan daily Al-Shams, local journalists told CPJ. Akbani, a Syrian national, was detained March 28 for "conspiring with the enemy during war."
In Syria, Amer Matar, a contributor to the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat, was released from custody Friday, local journalists told CPJ. Matar was detained without charges on April 1.


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It's probably cold comfort for Donovan Ricketts, given that Clint Dempsey scored seconds later as the Seattle Sounders beat his Portland Timbers 2-0, but the Jamaican goalkeeper's astonishing double block on Sunday has won the Week 18 MLS Save of the Week award.
With 33.64 percent of votes cast, Ricketts narrowly outpaced the penalty-kick stop by Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando (31.32 percent) in another losing effort, RSL's 1-0 setback to the LA Galaxy.
Finishing some distance further back were Sean Johnson, producer of yet another fine PK save, Bill Hamid and Steve Clark.
It's the second consecutive GOTW triumph for Ricketts, who earned top marks a week ago for his denial of LA's Juninho, and his third of the 2014 season. Ricketts also set a club record in the game against the Sounders with eight saves.
Final Votes - Week 18:
1. Donovan Ricketts (POR): 33.64%
2. Nick Rimando (RSL): 31.32%
3. Sean Johnson (CHI): 14.97%
4. Bill Hamid (DC): 13.23%
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In July of 2012, the PBS TV series The History Detectives kicked off its tenth season with a show dedicated to exploring the story behind some artifacts from the world of rock & roll, among them a Fender Stratocaster guitar that may - or may not - have had a rather infamous past.
Was it a guitar that once belonged to Bob Dylan, and was it in fact the same instrument that Dylan had shocked and electrified the folk world with, back in the summer of 1965?
After an exhaustive series of tests, the guitar was declared genuine, and became the most valuable find in The History Detectives' own history. But, the identification has since been disputed by Bob Dylan himself.
To find out more, Mark McLemore talks with Jeff Gold, the owner of Recordmecca, a place in Los Angeles that buys and sells some of the most expensive rock and roll memorabilia in the world. Jeff has also written about the Newport guitar story on his blog, but here he tells Mark how he became involved in the search for Bob Dylan's most infamous guitar...
You can watch the video here. The History Detectives airs every Tuesday at 8 pm on PBS-HD Channel 6.


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February 28, 2014
By Patricia Sheridan
For the full article, click here: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LAS VEGAS — To celebrate his 50th anniversary in show business, Donny Osmond decided to go home — to your home, actually, with a line of decorative accessories and furniture.
He and his wife Debbie launched the Donny Osmond Home Collection during the winter Las Vegas Home Furnishing Market recently. They didn't tiptoe into the market with a few offerings, either. The collection boasts more than 500 products in multiple categories, including case goods, upholstery, bedding, preserved botanicals, wall art, lighting, rugs, and even home fragrance and doorknobs.
"It's something we have been talking about for many years," says the performer. The couple, who are parents to five grown children and have six grandchildren, wanted something they could do together well into their golden years.
The philosophy behind the line is family centric, comfortable and transitional. The tagline for the collection is "Making Home and Family Number One" — something the Osmonds have tried to do in their own lives.
"The way Debbie decorated was like a breath of fresh air," Mr. Osmond says.
"My goal has always been to create a 'haven' for Donny and our children, focused on a casual and comfortable lifestyle," she says. "It's a home. You've got to be able to live in it. We want our kids to bring their friends. The party is always at our house!"
Both said their family wore out couches about every three years.
"It's not a showpiece. It's a place to live," he says.
The Osmonds' personal taste leans toward casual and contemporary, which is reflected in many of their products.
"I rely on textured neutrals to create warmth, and accent colors to keep it fun and fresh," Mrs. Osmond says.
Her husband encouraged her to share this style with the world.
"Our collection offers a great assortment of products that are not challenging and have ease of use for your home design," she says.
The couple enlisted the help of 12 manufacturers, including A & B Home for the occasional furniture and decorative items, Anji Mountain for the natural fiber area rugs, KAS for area rugs, Bougainvillea for the preserved botanicals, Ellison First Asia for the bedding, and Lamp Works for the lighting. They have even introduced a line of stylish fans.
"It's fun. The ideas come from us, but obviously we listen to what's trending and the licensees," Mrs. Osmond says.
The collection is now a huge part of their lives, and although he has no intention of leaving show business for the furniture industry, his wife says the added work of creating the home furnishings brand is good.
"He's better when he's active," she says, laughing.
He says he really took to the home furnishings industry because it is always changing, evolving and challenging your creativity. "Debbie has been studying interior design her whole life," he adds.
"What makes it fun is when you have a neutral palette, then you can introduce new colors and trends with accent pieces and lighting," she says. "People are changing their homes a lot nowadays, painting their way and moving things around."
With that in mind, the Osmonds have kept the collection at a moderate price point.
"I would say it will be reasonable, and most families can afford it," she says.
Many of the products can be purchased on Amazon now, and by April the website http://www.donnyosmond.com will have a full database of retailers from national chains to smaller shops by ZIP codes.
"Donny Osmond Home is a celebration of life and love," says Mrs. Osmond.


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KLOTZ, Christian y NOUR, Soraya. The legitimating fact in the transcendental deduction of the categories: on Dieter Henrich's reading of Kant.Traducido porChristian Klotz, Soraya Nour. Kriterion [online]. 2007, vol.3Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0100-512X.
This article reconstructs the principal moments of Dieter Henrich's work on Immanuel Kant's theoretical philosophy. Henrich seeks to clarify and regain the fundaments of Kant's theory of knowledge - from which his followers, according to him, have distanced themselves - based on the analysis of the "transcendental deduction of the categories". Firstly, Henrich investigates the proof structure of deduction, comparing the first and the second edition of Critique of Pure Reason. Secondly, he investigates, in the Kantian argument, the relationship between the identity principle of self-consciousness and objectivity. Finally, extending the comparison to Critique of Practical Reason, Henrich elucidates the program and methodology in deduction, showing that the idea of a legitimating fact, borrowed from the juridical notion of a deduction, becomes the fundamental element. We analyse the problems raised by the conception of a philosophical argument based on fundamental "facts".
Palabras clave : Immanuel Kant; Dieter Henrich; transcendental deduction; self- consciousness; objectivity; fact.


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Thom Mayne Discusses 41 Cooper Square
POSTED ON: January 23, 2014
Louisiana Channel, a website affiliated with The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, has produced a video focusing on the building at 41 Cooper Square. Louisiana Channel calls it an "iconic building" that "shines like a diamond in the rough, transparent, light, and extremely cool." During the ten-minute video, architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis discusses his intentions behind the building's aesthetics, how it relates to the local communities and expresses the culture of The Cooper Union.
"When I got the commission it was loaded with different directions," Mayne says in the video over panning shots of the building's interior. "It's an institute that is unique in [its] connection to engineering, architecture and art and it's about the relationship of those disciplines. It's very personal. It's a small place that is about the Socratic method of thinking and talking between people. ... It became a wonderful project [working] with an institute dealing in intellectual creative capital. And New York is nothing more than this incredible intensity of intellectual creative capital. And we are putting that to the street. We are contributing to that."


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Seven Stars Restaurant
The Seven Stars Restaurant is an indoor eatery located in Valor Lakefront, found in the Sinnoh region. It is in the restaurant, the player may choose to battle the customers. The battles are only held between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Out of the nine pairs of trainers, five of them are randomly chosen everyday. The levels of the Pokémon vary depending on Pokémon Diamond and Pearl or Pokémon Platinum.
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The Seven Stars Restaurant was featured in the anime as well as in the Sinnoh region games. The restaurant had a battlefield in which a Trainer wishing to have a meal has to battle the owners of the restaurant, Roman and Kylie. Trainers winning against Roman and Kylie are presented with a free full course meal. Ash, Dawn, Brock, and May visited the restaurant with reservations set by May. Upon arriving, they realized that they had to battle the owners Roman and Kylie. Ash and Brock defeated them; however, during May and Dawn's battle, Team Rocket broke in and stole all of the food. After retrieving the food and defeating Team Rocket, the group was offered a free meal, despite not completing the battle.


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DRHOOK- Frap flap: Beware calories in sweet cafe drinks
"Mocha choca lata ya ya." Sing it, Lady Marmalade!
I never knew what a mocha was until I was in college. (Then again, I didn't know what brie was either, until one time when I ate practically an entire wheel at a college function. Mmm.) Back then, coffee was something that came from a jar of Nescafe. Some people might add sugar or milk, but that was about it.
Flash forward 20 years, and now plain old-fashioned coffee is scorned. When I go to a coffee shop and order a "tall" coffee (you can't get a "short" coffee anymore– that would mean serving coffee in a thimble), the barista always frowns in confusion.
"Ah, do you want anything in it? A pump of ultra-sweet exotic whatever? Whipped cream?" No, just plain old coffee.
Are all the calories we're drinking adding to our rising national obesity problem?
Recently, I ordered a mocha, and they asked me three times, "Don't you want whipped cream in it?" As I waited for the mocha to arrive, I listened to what everyone else ordered. Every single drink had mucho sweetness added. It was like a scene from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
A tall mocha has at least 170 calories, if the milk is non-fat and there's no whipped cream. A 16-ounce mint mocha-chip frappuccino with chocolate whipped cream has 470 calories– including 58 grams of sugar. That drink contains more calories than a McDonald's hamburger, cheeseburger, Grilled Chicken Deluxe, a McDouble, a Quarter Pounder, Filet-O-Fish, medium French fries, or a Big 'N Tasty (what is that? I obviously haven't been to a McDonald's in a while). McOMG!
A 16-ounce iced Tazo Green Tea Latte has 43 grams of sugar. A 16-ounce Starbucks lemonade has 60 grams of sugar.
A teaspoon of sugar (4.2 grams) helps the medicine go down (thank you, Mary Poppins). So if you drink that frap I mentioned—you're getting 13.8 teaspoons of granulated sugar!
To make things worse, it really appears that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contributes to diabetes and obesity. Unlike normal fructose found in fruit, HFCS goes straight into the abdomen to create fat, and abdominal fat is a huge risk factor for diabetes and heart disease. A recent, though small, study in California showed production of new fat cells around the digestive organs and heart in those who consumed HFCS vs. traditional glucose sugar.
More than 20 percent of calories in American diets are from HFCS, about 73.5 pounds a year. A direct correlation between HFCS and obesity has been established since it became commercially available in the 1960s. HFSC consumption has increased 2100 percent, and obesity has doubled during this time as well (and being overweight, too). During this time, fiber consumption has decreased 40 percent. Got bran, anyone?
People think juice and sports drinks are a better option than soda in a vending machine, but most of these drinks also have tons of sugar. Also folks need to learn how to read nutritional information. The data on the side of a can, jar, or bottle pertains to one serving, and many drinks have 2.5 servings in the bottle. So when you do the math, you realize you're consuming way more than you realize.
Maybe we aren't going to need teeth anymore because Americans are consuming so many of their calories in drinks (and sugar rots teeth). It's like that movie, WALL-E, in which everyone is obese and slurping down some drink. This is a hard truth to swallow.
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a renowned physician with an interesting website, drjohnhong.com. Email him with your questions.


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Biology Professor Unlocks Method to Sequence DNA of Rare and Extinct Species
An RU-N Biology professor recently discovered a way to extract and sequence DNA from rare and extinct animals preserved in historic museum collections.
Assistant Professor Sara Ruane, along with Louisiana State University Professor Chris Austin, developed a protocol and tested a method for DNA sequencing several thousand genes from preserved snake specimens dating back to the early 1900s.
The breakthrough brings these once dormant specimens into the modern age of genomics, allowing scientists to start mapping the evolutionary relationships of various snake and other rare and extinct species, and furthering the study of the earth's ever-changing biodiversity.
"I had always thought it would be great if we could extract DNA from preserved specimens, especially those preserved in formalin," says Ruane. "Now that we have the computational power to handle short fragments of DNA for sequencing, it was just a matter of optimizing the extraction protocol."
Formalin, a variant of formaldehyde, preserves animal specimens and tissue samples for up to 500 years. But according to Ruane, it also locks up the DNA in these specimens, making it hard to extract. And DNA naturally degrades into tiny pieces over time, rendering it difficult to sequence using a conventional approach called the Sanger method, which requires large chunks of DNA.
Ruane and Austin found and tested a DNA extraction method that included heating the snake-specimen tissue to a very high temperature and letting it incubate for double the normal amount of time. The method had been used on human tissue preserved from pandemics but had not been tried on animal specimens. Ultimately it worked, making it easier to extract the DNA.
"We got loans of formalin-preserved tissues of 21 snakes from the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology and the California Academy of Sciences," says Ruane. "Of those, 13 emerged with noticeable amounts of extracted DNA after we tried this method."
The scientists sent the short DNA fragments from those 13 specimens to a company in Michigan to prep them for sequencing, then to another company in Oklahoma for the actual job. Ten of their extraction samples came back with DNA sequencing.
"Putting millions of tiny pieces together and reading them over and over wasn't computationally feasible until recently," says Ruane. "But the computing power behind DNA sequencing has advanced rapidly over the last decade, making what was once unthinkable possible."
The DNA sequences came back with thousands of genetic markers, enabling Ruane and Austin to integrate this data with modern samples to create a phylogeny, or genetic family tree, and map the evolutionary relationships of myriad snake species.
Ruane admits that she was a little surprised by their success.
"Folks have struggled to make this happen for so long that they stopped trying, but now the conditions were ripe for this to work," says Ruane. "It largely came down to timing and a willingness to give it a try. Fortunately, it worked out."


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Wooster School lockdown for the birds
DANBURY -- Wooster School was put on lockdown Wednesday after a teacher reported she heard gunshots, but authorities quickly determined there was no danger at the school.
Instead, the gunshot sounds apparently originated at Danbury Municipal Airport, where pyrotechnic shells were fired to scare geese away.
"They've been used for 20 years now; it's like shooting off a cap gun," said Mike Safranek, assistant airport manager. "It makes a loud noise and that's what scares the birds away."
The airport is less than a mile from the school.
Danbury Police Lt. Christian Carroccio, the department's spokesman, said the school's headmaster put the school in lockdown and contacted police after a teacher in the school's arts center called to report hearing shots shortly after 1 p.m.
Five police cruisers responded with lights and sirens, Carroccio said, but soon learned there was no problem in the school.
At first, Carroccio said the teacher had heard what were likely echoes of gunshots coming from the wooded area around the school, which may have originated with hunters or from a nearby gun club.
Upon further investigation authorities realized the sound was likely from the airport.
The shells are fired when birds are gathering in an area that is dangerous to air traffic, Safranek said. It's a non-lethal way to scatter the birds. The firing of pyrotechnic shells is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Headmaster Matthew Byrnes said he put the school in lockdown because the teacher reported hearing gunshots.
The teacher did the right thing based on what was known at that time, he said, and the school took appropriate measures. Late Wednesday afternoon, he said it was a relief to learn that no one had been in danger.
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SpongeBob Squarepants - Revenge of the Flying Dutchman - Platform: Gamecube
Jelly fishing gear costume
At the Krusty Krab, body slam the target. A tent will appear and
you will have the jelly fishing gear costume.
Mermaid man costume
In downtown (construction site), deliver Krabby Patties to Patrick
and he will give it to you.
Reep blower costume
In Jelly Fish Fields, win the 100 jelly fishing contest. Your
prize will be the Reep Blower costume.
Goo Lagoon: Letter tile B
On the to do list in Goo Lagoon, on the job where it says "To the
crows nest", it really means the top of the old, junky ship wreck
where you have a karate match with Larry the Lobster. Go to the
part of the ship that is moving. When the pole gets low, jump on
it. It will go high again and you will get a letter tile.
Goo Lagoon: Letter tile P
Use the following tip in the Beach Area to get atop the juice cart
to get the letter "P". When you first enter Goo Lagoon, you will
notice the bus stop that takes you back to Bikini Bottom. A short
distance from that is a lifeguard and a lifeguard tower. This is
not the lifeguard tower referred to in the following steps.
Further down the beach, you will find another lifeguard and
lifeguard tower. SpongeBob actually asks this particular lifeguard
if he can sit up in his tower. The lifeguard's response is
something to the effect that he may not sit in his tower, and
tells SpongeBob to, "Beat it, runt." This lifeguard and his
successors are the ones you will have to defeat. You can use any
of SpongeBob's costumes while battling the lifeguards, although it
is easier in the Mermaid Man outfit -- pelt them with waterballs,
as opposed to trying to land a belly-flop or hit them with the
fishing net. After defeating the first lifeguard, a new lifeguard
appears in a new tower. There are about five lifeguards to defeat,
each one bringing a new tower, which essentially builds a bridge
over towards the juice cart. Near the first lifeguard tower and
along the shoreline, you will find two rocks close together. High
jump up onto the lower of the two, then jump and glide to the
other rock. From the second rock, you will be able to get to the
first lifeguard tower by performing a high-jump and glide. Keep
repeating this maneuver until you have crossed all of the
lifeguard towers and make it on top of the juice cart to collect
the letter "P". Coincidentally, it is easier to jump from on top
of the juice cart to the umbrella near the shoreline. Leave this
umbrella stationary. Do not use your Reef Blower on the pinwheel
to start the umbrella gyrating. If you do, you will have a hard
time getting the Sand Dollar on top of it. For that matter, you
may have a hard time landing on the umbrella at all since it turns
so quickly. Other notes of interest: If you become frustrated
while trying to achieve objectives, and leave the beach area for
any other area within Goo Lagoon, any extra lifeguard towers you
created will have disappeared when you return to the beach area,
leaving you with the original lifeguard tower and you will have to
start over in defeating the lifeguards to get the other towers
back. The same is true if you used the Reef Blower on the
umbrellas to start them turning/gyrating. When you return from a
different area, they will all be stationary, and you will have to
use the Reef Blower to start them turning again.
The Dutchman's Graveyard: Extra lives
When you are getting "booty", look around where you find the
booty. Whenever there is booty, there are some lives.
Hint: Midway games: Finding Plankton:
Before you can get Plankton, you have to complete the Bikini
Bottom, Down Town, Tree Dome, Jelly Fish Fields, and Goo Lagoon
levels; and have to get all the other letter tiles at Chum World.
Go to the area where the back entrance of the "Big Top" is
located. You will see a black speck holding up a letter tile. That
little black speck is Plankton. You will have to chase him. The
best strategy for this is rolling. When you are directly behind
him, jump. If you get him, you will get the letter tile . If you
lose, he will yell and jump into a vent . You will then have to go
back to where you started and try again. Do not try sneaking up on
him from behind -- it does not work. Then, you get to go treasure
Tree Dome: Running on the Hamster Wheel
Before you jump on the Hamster Wheel, change into your "Fishing
Gear" costume. Then, jump on the wheel and keep jumping until the
timer reaches zero.


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LocationPost Falls I-90
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This is not the function of a HYT mandala visualization. Without understanding the principle of the basis of purification, the result of purification, and the purifier, one has not understood the purpose of the creation stage on any level at all. And no one has 16 arms and four legs, for example, not one single human being alive, past or present. This is the reason, for example, that when doing completion stage practices, one generally uses the sahaja or natural form of the deity i.e. with one face and two arms and legs.Blue Garuda wrote: However, the purpose is to shift the mind and become the Yidam in the Yidam's world. The mind enters that reality totally so all phenomena are also real.
If the mind finally enters the mandala and remains there, it becomes that of an enlightened Buddha.
Secondly, as Nangwa pointed out, the principle of the completion stage, partially, is to break clinging to the mentally generated pure appearances of the creation stage. The generated mandala is only mind, meant to cut attachment to the world of the impure vision. It does not go beyond mind in any sense. In order to go beyond mind one needs the experience of the completion stage. When one is able to unify the two stages within one's pratice, this is called the state of mahāmudra, in tantric terms.
It is said that if an butcher is given the explanation of Dzogchen they will achieve buddhahood more rapidly that a learned pandita who has never received any explanations of Dzogchen. So when explainging and teaching Dzogchen to an uneducated butcher, do we resort to complicated Buddhist words and topics? Do we belabor them with skandhas, dhātus and āyatanas? No. We just explain their state to them in terms any one can easily grasp -- the five elements and body, speech and mind. These eight things are readily understood by anyone.What does Dzogchen offer that is greater?
There is no need to spend years learning the forensics of dead medieval tenet systems that no one beleives anymore merly to refute these topics with Madhyamaka reasonings that everyone disagrees on. How pyrrhic this exercise is. Enjoyable, a past time, but ultimately a dead end.
Other people have brought up the issue of Dzogchen as a triumphalist position. But that is missing the point. What I brought up was the fact that much of what is studied in the "lower" vehicles can be passed over when learning Dzogchen.
People seem upset because Dzogchen does position itself both within and outside of the the nine vehicles. I did not invent this. One can read this very same thing in Norbu Rinpoche Crystal and the Way of Light:
"...there is a danger that some readers may make the false assumption that it implies a hierarchy of teachings with Dzogchen at the top. In fact, the whole layout could have been reversed with Dzogchen at the bottom; or the chart could be read from the bottom up which is the sequence in which the gradual paths are presented and practiced, each stage having to be completed before the next can be approached. Dzogchgen differs from gradual paths because the master introduces the disciple directly to the Great Perfection, which is the heart of all paths. But the reason so many paths exist is that there is a teaching suited to the capacity of every indivuidual. So, for example, for someone to whom sutra teaching is best suited, that teaching can be said be the "highest", because that teaching will work best for that individual. Any use of the words "high" and "highest" in relation to the Dzogchen teachings, should be read with this important proviso in mind." pg. 53
"Gradual paths insist that a practitioner must work from here upwards. Dzogchen, on the other hand, doesn't adopt a hierachical approach; it poceeds right away on the basis of of the master giving the student a Direct Introduction to the primordial state to enable the student to recognize that state for him or herself, and then remain in it.
Dzogchen is beyond limits, and the practices of any of the other levels can be used a secondary practices by a Dzogchen practitioner. But the principle practice of Dzogchen is to enter directly into a non-dual contemplation, and to remain in it, continuuing to deepen it until one reaches total realization." pg. 175
My concern here in this thread is not defending Dzogchen as the highest. My interest in the OP's question has to do with certain features I have observed in reading original Dzogchen texts, and seeing that they consistently confirm and reinforce many things my teacher has said in the 36 years he has been teaching Dzogchen around the world.
I don't have a partcular agenda in sharing these thoughts with people. I am a pretty open book and people have seen the evolution (or degeneration) of my thinking on various topics based on my study and practice. We have all been having a long conversation with each other for many years now. Sometimes my thoughts make people happy and sometimes they do not.


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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Doctors as Purchasing Agents
Few use more expensive technology in medicine than cardiologists and cardiac electrophysiologists. Not only is our technology expensive, it is also used frequently. Cardiovascular disease remains one of the largest cost drivers in medicine.
In the past, doctors (myself included) were complicit with device companies in our use of new technologies, implanting the latest model of defibrillator, for instance, not because it saved lives any better, but more so we could boast that our patients were receiving a "Cadillac" defibrillator rather than a "Ford" device (no disrespect intended to car companies, but you get my drift). After all, our patients deserved the best and most innovative technology available at the time. We did not want to be caught in the embarrassing position of being behind innovation power curve either.
I should acknowledge that there have been some very important recent developments with defibrillators since the 2005-2006 device recalls that plagued our specialty. The ability to monitor device reliability wirelessly facilitated the ability to detect device battery depletions or lead failures and has improved our understanding of tolerable device and lead failure rates, for instance. But it is not uncommon for a newly-named pacemaker or defibrillator to add several thousand dollars to the health care system over last year's device yet they may add only minor advances over the prior year's model.
Pacemakers, too, are being manufactured that are FDA-labelled "MRI-tolerant." But examples of safe application of MRI's to conventional pacemakers are prevalent in the medical literature, so is the extra cost of an MRI-safe pacemaker worth it? (In actuality, if you ask the informed pacemaker implanters out there, the main reason MRI pacemakers are routinely implanted is not because of safety concerns, but because of the CMS coverage decision for MRI payment in patients with pacemakers.(pdf)) How do we weigh the cost of these extra advances in technology versus their ability to improve our patients' actual morbidity and mortality?
Increasingly, doctors will soon be involved with purchasing decisions for advanced technologies. Pacemakers, defibrillators, implantable monitors, stents, catheters, and even small sheaths will be scrutinized for their utility, ease of use, and cost. (The liability of NOT using a technology will also be considered, but this issue is hard to measure and less familiar to frontline doctors.)
The real question, of course, is will the patient see these cost savings if older technologies are used? This is hard to say since there are so many layers to our health care system between the patient and the dollar. Also, how will patients react when they find out online that their model of medical device is last year's model rather than this year's? Will they seek another hospital system with shinier walls and bigger names? It's impossible to tell.
But if hospitals are smart, they'll make it clear to the patient on their bill what they saved themselves by using an earlier-year device. Medical device companies, too, might shift their marketing tactics to costs and benefits from things like size or shape of their device.
But one thing's for certain in the days ahead: device companies will have to carry not just this year's model of device, but last year's, too. Innovations in technologies will be harder to sell unless they show real patient morbidity or mortality benefit. Companies will have to adapt their marketing campaigns since cost savings, done correctly, will benefit everyone.
After all, it's now about real costs and benefits in health care, rather than just sexy bells and whistles.
Addendum: The CMS National Coverage Decision for MRIs in patients with pacemakers is now functional.
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Even with those caveats I'd rather have you as a physician making those tradeoffs then an administrative purchasing agent who doesn't understand the clinical implications. And at least in our area we are getting pacemaker and ICD prices to decline 2-3% a year even with new models.
- Thu Mar 28, 09:59:00 AM CDT
The Cadillac vs Ford analogy can go far in health care.
Last year I pulled up to the new cardiac wing of our local hospital and found they had complementary valet parking. That's when I knew hospitals have jumped the shark.
We're in small city in a rural county, where land is cheap and valet parking is unheard of. I'm not sure I can name another place in town with valet parking, at any price.
We live Ford lives, happily. We earn a middle class living and support the local college sports teams where you can still find a $10 ticket. Our city argues about raising trash fees by $2 because it makes a difference to the people who live here. There are people who drive luxury cars around, but they didn't buy them around here. There are no luxury car dealers.
The hospital is the only place in town where luxury abounds. It's not our personality and it's not our style, especially considering the price tag. 2nd run movies are fine with us, and last years pacemaker if Ok too.
and I'll be darned if I'm letting some young kid drive off to park MY truck. No way he puts the seat back where I like it.
- Thu Mar 28, 01:30:00 PM CDT
At last we are talking about price! For all your unhappiness about Obamacare, I am hopeful that you see this as a good thing. And I'm another patient who is just fine with a Ford.
- Fri Mar 29, 12:29:00 PM CDT
- medicine for real said...
Try reading the two articles about robotic surgery, one in the New York Times and one in the Boston Globe. Any time there is an industry rep in the room, someone is being sold something.
- Mon Apr 01, 03:14:00 PM CDT
The CMS coverage etc link is broken but I'd love to read it
- Mon Apr 01, 11:09:00 PM CDT
- DrWes said...
Anony 11:09PM -
The link is now functional (the pdf file is rather lengthy, however).
In case you need it to paste into your browser, here's the link:
- Tue Apr 02, 03:11:00 PM CDT


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UHM professor awarded news study fellowship in GermanyUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Professor Tom Brislin, chairman of the Academy for Creative Media, has been selected by the RIAS Berlin Commission and the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation to attend an inaugural weeklong fellowship in Germany focusing on news management.
Brislin will join 11 news directors and managers from U.S. radio and television stations to explore issues of news judgment, editorial decision-making and production with counterparts from German broadcast stations and networks in Berlin and Hamburg.
Brislin, a specialist in media ethics, is the only university professor invited to participate in the September 9-16 program, which will also include briefings with top-level German political and business figures. He is a former chair of the UHM Journalism Department and the School of Communications.
He has participated in several RIAS programs in Berlin and hosts German journalists for university visits as part of its U.S. exchange program. The RIAS Berlin Commission is a non-government bi-national organization established in 1992 to promote German/American understanding in the field of broadcasting. It is the successor to the cold war Radio in the American Sector network. It plans to make this first-time fellowship for news directors and managers a biannual program.
Other participants include news directors and managers from CNN, National Public Radio, Voice of America, and broadcast stations in Indiana, Alabama, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Utah and Wisconsin.
Brislin is internationally recognized as a media ethics scholar and has published articles in U.S. and Japanese academic journals. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Mass Media Ethics and directs the Carol Burnett Fund for Responsible Journalism Ethics Programs. He has also been invited by the United Nations University in Japan to deliver a keynote lecture on global media in November.
The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation is an industry-sponsored educational institution that promotes excellence in electronic journalism through research, education and training for news professionals and journalism students. Since 1992, the RTNDF has administered media fellowships as part of its German/American Journalist Exchange Program with the RIAS Berlin Commission.
For more information:
RIAS Berlin Commission: www.riasberlin.de
RTNDF: http://www.rtndf.org/asfi/fellowships/gax.shtml
Academy for Creative Media: www.hawaii.edu/acm


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Borkum, which belongs in part to the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park, is the largest of the seven East Frisian islands, covering almost 31 square kilometres. Holidaymakers come for its mild maritime climate and unspoilt surroundings.
Located around 30 kilometres from the mainland, the island of Borkum is Germany's most north-westerly point and offers a tantalising chance to escape your everyday cares. With air rich in iodine and low in pollen, it is the ideal destination for a health and wellness break – you'll begin to relax without even noticing it. Choose from gentle walks along miles of sandy beaches, cycling tours through stunning natural landscapes, and a wide range of spa treatments at the Gezeitenland water and wellness complex. Borkum has a long tradition of thalassotherapy, which harnesses the healing powers of the sea.
Borkum's unspoilt natural environment is particularly striking at the Borkumriff sandbank, where entire families of seals can be seen basking in the midday sun. And the island's horseshoe shape offers a wide range of habitats to 560 species of plants. Great sweeps of pristine dunes give way to inland meadows and freshwater pools, where species of orchid found nowhere else blossom and thrive.
As well as relaxation and fresh air, Borkum also offers a wealth of history. Holidaymakers can only reach the Old Lighthouse by climbing over the oldest foundations on Germany's North Sea coast. Borkum also has a long tradition of whaling, which is documented in a fascinating exhibition at the island's Dykhus museum. And finally the island's most recent draw – a high ropes course that opened in 2011, right by the sea. There are a total of 60 stages to climb. Your reward: an amazing view out over the North Sea.
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A few simple steps can help you stay cool (and safe) while moving outside this summer.
When you're used to working out in a climate-controlled fitness center or your own home, it can be tough for your body to perform similar tasks outside in the summer sunshine. To help your body adjust to the outdoor temperatures, do your first summertime workouts more slowly and less strenuously than normal. Over the next few weeks, build up the duration and intensity as your body gets used to the temperatures outdoors. Also keep these five tips in mind.
Instead of exercising at lunchtime, head out in the morning or evening, when the sun is lower in the sky. Even so, apply sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher about half an hour before stepping outside. On sweltering days, consider taking your workout to a shadier location, an air-conditioned fitness center (or your home), or a cool pool.
Your skin needs to release excess moisture so you can stay cool. Workout clothes made from wicking materials can help. They "wick" moisture away from your body, keeping you drier and more comfortable. Look for them (including socks!) in retail stores and sporting goods shops. Choose light-colored fabrics, which absorb less heat than dark ones do.
To prevent dehydration, don't wait till you're thirsty to stop for a drink. Instead, have some water before, during, and after your workout. When you are active, try CRYSTAL LIGHT Pure Fitness On The Go Drink Mix with electrolytes to aid hydration* and no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or preservatives.
Even if you usually don't rest during your workouts, try to schedule a few breaks when the weather is warmer. This will give you a chance to catch your breath, assess how you feel, check your blood glucose, have a snack (if necessary), and take a drink from your water bottle.
If you experience the symptoms of a heat-related illness, stop exercising and get out of the heat. Weakness, headache, dizziness, muscle cramps, nausea or vomiting, and rapid heartbeat are all warning signs. If you don't feel better after heading indoors and drinking some water, call for medical help immediately. Ask your doctor if there are any other hot-weather precautions you should take…and whether any of your medications might make you more prone to problems.
*When you consume one packet during light physical activity