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After seven decades of performing around the globe, legendary pianist Abbey Simon - now 88 years old - is showing no signs of slowing down. He continues to travel to concert halls far and wide and perform for countless admirers. The next stop on Simon's busy performance schedule is the familiar stage of the University of Houston's Moores Opera House.
Simon, who holds UH's Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professorship, will perform alongside the acclaimed Moores Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Franz Krager at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 1. Simon will be featured during Beethoven's "Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37." The symphony also will perform "Trojan March" (from opera "Les Troyens") by Hector Berlioz and Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36." Reserved seating tickets are $15 for general admission, and $10 for UH faculty/staff/alumni, students and seniors. To order tickets or for additional details, call 713-743-3313.
A natural behind the keys, Simon has been playing the piano since he was 3 years old and recalls the first time he sat down at the keys.
"Music was playing on the radio, and I just sat down and began recreating what I heard," he said. "I knew what keys were being played. I had absolute perfect pitch."
At age 11, Simon was invited to the exclusive Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Trained by some of the era's top pianists (including virtuoso composer Josef Hofmann), Simon quickly grew into a world-class musician.
Not long after graduating, a young Simon earned the prestigious Walter Naumburg Prize in 1940. The award led to a recital at New York City's famed Town Hall followed by performances at Carnegie Hall and worldwide tours.
In 1977, Simon arrived at UH at the invitation of then-music school director Milton Katims. Among his lasting contributions to the university is the International Piano Festival. He founded the festival in 1984, with the goal of bringing top professional pianists to campus for master classes and recitals. Since then, the festival has flourished, and Simon is among its participating performers and teachers.
"When the festival first started, I was able to convince many of my friends, including John Browning and many other great pianists to come here," he said. "Lo and behold, the festival was a sell out! People began to come from around the region to attend this event. To this day, it continues to be very popular."
Simon's recitals and master classes continue to be a cornerstone of this annual festival. Even when he's not officially teaching young pianists, students at the Moores School of Music still receive an education from his mere presence on campus.
As Krager puts it, Simon's vast musical experience personally connects him with musicians from three different centuries. Students gain so much knowledge by talking to him or even simply watching him at work.
"He represents the 21st century because he's still performing. He represents the 20th century because that's when he built his career. And he has a direct connection to the 19th century because the people who taught him were from that era," Krager said. "When young people can have the experience of performing with someone like Abbey Simon, they essentially connect with an artist whose knowledge spans across generations. He is a treasure for the university, and I am pleased to have him as part of our concert on Oct. 1."
The Moores School of Music is one of the premier music schools in America. Offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, it serves approximately 600 students annually. Areas of study include composition, conducting, performance, theory and musicology. Its faculty consists of internationally recognized performers, composers and scholars. Among its ensembles are the Moores School Symphony Orchestra, Moores Jazz Ensemble, Moores Opera Center, Concert Chorale, Concert Women's Chorus, Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band, Wind Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. A majority of the school's concerts are performed in the 800-seat Moores Opera House. For more details on the Moores School of Music, visit http://www.music.uh.edu/.


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Can alligators be found in saltwater?
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Range & Description
Alligators occur from the southern tip of Texas to the northeastern part of North Carolina. There are approximatley 200,000 alligators in Georgia and are typically found south of the fall line (which roughly connects the cities of Columbus, Macon and Augusta). There is no evidence that alligator populations reproduce north of the fall line and any found in these areas have probably been relocated there by humans. Alligators usually remain in the area where they were born for two to three years and then begin looking for their own range. Females generally have small home ranges while a male may occupy a range of more than two square miles. Severe drought conditions may cause alligators to move considerable distances in search of suitable waters.
Alligators can live up to 60 years in captivity but in the wild they rarely live more than 50 years. Male alligators can grow up to 16 feet in length, although 14 footers are rare, and female alligators can grow up to 10 feet. After breeding, females lay an average of 35 to 40 eggs that incubate for about 65 days. Alligators are about eight to ten inches in length when born. About 20 percent of the young will survive to maturity, the others fall victim to predators such as raccoons, birds, snakes, otters and other alligators. They grow approximately eight to ten inches per year for the first few years and will reach sexual maturity when they reach about six feet in length. Large alligators can reach weights of over 800 pounds. Alligators are carnivores and will eat almost anything they can catch. During the first few years their diet consists mainly of small prey such as snails, crayfish, frogs, insects and other invertebrates. Depending on their size, larger gators may eat fish, turtles, snakes, waterfowl, raccoons, beavers and otters. Alligators also feed on carrion and given the opportunity they also may eat pets and smaller domestic animals, such as goats and pigs.
Alligators occupy a variety of wetland habitats in Georgia. They are found in marshes, swamps, rivers, farm ponds and lakes in the wild, but also have been found in ditches, neighborhoods, drainage canals, roadways, golf course ponds and sometimes in swimming pools. During the courtship and breeding season, April to May, alligators prefer open waters. During the remainder of the year, males prefer open and deep waters while females seek out nesting habitat in shallow, heavily vegetated and secluded areas.
Alligator/Human Conflicts
In 1989, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GA/DNR) initiated a nuisance alligator program that allows licensed agent trappers to capture and harvest specific nuisance alligators over four feet in length. A nuisance alligator is one that exhibits aggressive behavior toward humans, shows symptoms of some debilitating illness or injury, inhabits recreational waters intended primarily for swimming or attacks domestic animals. From 1980-October 2001, there only have been eight reported cases of alligator attacks on humans in Georgia. There have been no fatalities. Six of these incidents happened as a result of the human stepping on or otherwise contacting a submerged alligator. The remaining two incidents were a result of the alligator mistaking the human for prey.
Alligators are important in nature. They help maintain the population balance of certain prey species and they help shape and modify habitats. During times of severe drought, alligators are known to dig holes (gator holes) to concentrate water. This helps the alligator survive, and also helps many other species of plants and animals in the area.

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In an attempt to fight the persistent decline of the arts, the city will spend an additional $23 million on arts in schools this year.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Chancellor Carmen Farina announced last week that much of the funding will be spent on training and hiring teachers, arts facilities improvements and arts materials.
"Mayor de Blasio's commitment of $23 million for expanded arts education marks an important down payment in our ongoing effort to make sure that every city student, in every neighborhood, has access to a meaningful arts education," Stringer said.
In his recent "State of the Arts" report, Stringer cited a study from the Department of Education (DOE) showing that over the past seven years, there has been a 47 percent cut in spending on cultural vendors and arts and an additional 84 percent decline in spending on arts supplies and equipment.
This decline has most adversely affected neighborhoods in South Bronx and Central Brooklyn.
Stringer writes in his report that, while these neighborhoods are home to just 31 percent of city schools, more than 42 percent of the city's schools that lack either full-time or part-time certified arts teacher are located in the South Bronx or Central Brooklyn.
Additionally, 34 percent of all city schools that do not have dedicated arts rooms are located in these two neighborhoods.
In total, 419 schools citywide, or 28 percent, lack a full-time certified arts teacher. New York State law requires that students in grades 7-12 be taught by a certified arts teacher, but 22 percent of all middle schools and 20 percent of all high schools are not compliant.
Of those 419 schools, 306 have neither a full-time nor a part-time certified arts teacher.
Outside of staffing, facilities are also a problem. Ten percent of schools have no dedicated arts room, Stringer reports.
In order to address these issues, the city has allocated $5 million to hire a total of 120 certified arts teachers.
A large portion of that money will go towards offsetting personnel costs to hire 100 certified arts teachers, who will work in 50 pairs of middle schools. The rest of that funding will allow 20 new teachers to enter a fully subsidized two-year certification program through Lincoln Center and Hunter College.
Another $7.5 million will be invested in upgrading and enhancing arts facilities across the city. The improvements will include new lighting in auditoriums, installing or upgrading dance floors and choral risers, school libraries and instrument repair and distribution.
In addition to these larger investments, money will be spent on tools for full-time arts teachers, professional development, expanded student programs, expanded partnerships with arts organizations and borough-based arts teams that will coordinate with school leadership to boost arts programs.
"We want every child to feel the spark that comes from learning something they are passionate about. And so often, it's taking up an instrument, honing an artistic craft, or performing for the first time that helps a young person come into their own for the first time," de Blasio said. "The investments we are making here won't just help our students explore music, dance and the arts. They will help these children grow in a way that helps them succeed in school and in life."
Local organizations outside of schools will also see the benefits of the funding. Ellen Kodadek, executive and artistic director of Flushing Town Hall — which provides arts education for nearly 10,000 students every year — expressed her own gratitude for the increased funds.
"It's been proven time and again that kids who have early exposure to arts education excel in other subjects," Kodadek said. "We're thrilled to know that the programming we provide in schools and at Flushing Town Hall will continue to be supported in the coming fiscal year."


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Chifen Cheng-Focal Point Lamp
At Design Interviews
Interview with Chifen Cheng : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Chifen Cheng : To combine simple geometries together. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Chifen Cheng : To integrate a square and a triangle into 3D. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Chifen Cheng : I'm seeking producer or manufacture. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Chifen Cheng : About a year and a half. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Chifen Cheng : I want to introduce lighting product for my own studio. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Chifen Cheng : I have produced and sold a small quantity of prototype and right now, I plan to lease the production rights. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Chifen Cheng : 35-45 female/male .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Chifen Cheng : Focal Point as the porcelain cube is at the center point of the lamp. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Chifen Cheng : The porcelain cube .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Chifen Cheng : Slip casting and metal bending .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Chifen Cheng : Slip casting porcelain in a cube shape .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Chifen Cheng : I was recommended by an A'Design Award Rep. .
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January 2011- Wishing You a Cozy Winter Birthday
February 2011- Thank You for Touching My Life
March 2011- You're A Star!!
April 2011- If I Didn't Have You as a Mother...
May 2011- Sisters Are...
June 2011- Any Man Can be a Father
July 2011- Spread Your Wings and Fly
August 2011- Happy Thoughts
September 2011- A+ Well Done!
October 2011- Happy Haunting
November 2011- Cozy Winter Wishes
December 2011- I Love You More...
Until later,
~Lea L.
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I love your creations ...and I love your photos of your creations even more ... what lens do you use?ReplyDelete
wow all of those are so pretty and fun. I love your style of card making...Thanks for sharing..ReplyDelete
Happy New Year.
These cards are all gorgeous!!!ReplyDelete
Love each and every one of them. All of them have so much details on them and colour combinations are beautiful. My fav though is the March card- you're a star. Brilliant and sharp photos too. I love your work :) Can't wait to see your work this year, Lea!ReplyDelete
Wow Lea! These are all so gorgeous! I really admire your talent. I think I need a photography lesson from you because your pics are great!ReplyDelete
Lea these are all awesome, but that Halloween card is gorgeous. Beautiful designs! Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
great cards!! love the polaroid rainbow card!ReplyDelete
Aw, Lea, these are fantastic! TFS! And happy New Year!ReplyDelete
gorgeous collection. Each one is really special and full of detail and charm!ReplyDelete
I love your choice of favorites! Gorgeous work!! :)ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful collection of cards. Happy 2012 to you!ReplyDelete
fabulous creations Lea! So glad I found your blog! You are inspiring!ReplyDelete
I must say you chose a nice selection of cards. I follow your blog and love your work!ReplyDelete
Hey LEa, I ma amzed with your colleciotn of cards...truly lovely indeed! do keep it up in year 2012, looking for more inspring!ReplyDelete
Mom's day card is really awesome Lea.. I am far away from home, your card reminded me of my mom.. She is my best friend..ReplyDelete
Ok your work is unbelievable!!! I just found your blog and I am amazed, all of your cards are like pieces of art work! So excited to be a new follower and see what you are going to be creating from here on out!ReplyDelete
Love them, each and every one!ReplyDelete
You make the prettiest cards Lea. I cannot do cards!! Sure I make them when I need them but I am so not a card person and I wish I had the talent you do with making these beauties!ReplyDelete
Hello LeaReplyDelete
Love you blog... Absolutely BEAUTIFUL creations, Super Great JOB!


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Review first published on Feb. 2, 2013.
Renard Artisan Bistro
Rating: 2 1/2 stars
330 Avenue du Mont-Royal Est. (near Drolet St.)
Phone: 514-508-2728
Website: www.renardbistro.ca
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Licensed: Yes
Credit cards: All major
Wheelchair access: No
Reservations: Essential
Parking: On the street with meters Vegetarian friendly: Yes
Price range: Soups $11-$14; main courses $18-$26; desserts $8.
Years ago, my sister, who lives in Paris, took me to what she called "a really great neighbourhood bistro." Funny thing, though, was that is wasn't in her neighbourhood - not even close. As I recall, we took two mé-tros to get there.
Between you and me, I think we went because it was known to be one of Catherine Deneuve's favourite haunts, so I figure part of the reason she chose the place was that little outside chance that Mme Chanel #5 (who actually did live in that neighbourhood) might be nibbling her steak frites next to us.
In the end, Deneuve didn't show, the filet mignon was just OK and the tarte Tatin was overcaramelized, so the old neighbourhood restaurant project was a nonstarter. Upon exiting, I noticed many customers walk away down the side streets while we descended back into the subway. If anything, that night proved to me that the neighbourhood bistro's raison d'être is to serve the neighbours and does not necessarily, as the Michelin Guide states, have to be "worth the detour."
I think of this neighbourhood bistro category often while out and about in Montreal because though our city has many neighbourhoods, most of us aren't walking so much as driving to the restaurants we frequent. So really, these so-called neighbourhood bistros have to be better than good, because the minute you climb into your car, there goes the neighbourhood. For a restaurant to survive in this city, its raison d'être cannot be to solely cater to locals, but extend its reach to anyone in search of an excellent meal. A good example of this mindset is the Plateau Mont-Royal's Renard Artisan Bistro.
Chef-owner Jason Nelsons, who formerly worked at Olivieri and Leméac, took over the space made famous by the fellows at Au Cinquième Pêché (now moved to new digs on St. Denis St.) a year and a half ago. The restaurant seemed slow out of the starting gates (whenever I inquired about Renard, foodies I trust said, "wait"), but having read some of Nelsons's blog on his website, I knew this was a man passionate about cooking and local ingredients. So I jumped into my car to determine whether this neighbourhood bistro had legs beyond the Plateau.
The second I walked into the place, it hit me just how small it is. Thirty-four seats are set on this checkered floor framed by blackboard-laden walls and a small bar in the back. The kitchen door is open and I can see Nelsons working with only one other person. Though a tad nervous, our waiter is a charmer. The menu is rich in Québécois ingredients - deer, lamb, cheese and many excellent local brews - and the wine list offers a good selection of well-researched vinos, many of which are also available by the glass.
I like the fact that though this is a bistro in name, the usual bistro suspects, like frisée aux lardons salad, steak frites and onion soup, are nowhere to be found. No, this is sophisticated cuisine, chef-driven and complex, that certainly merits a fan base. I also find the pricing more than fair, and though the frosty Tuesday on which I visited wasn't the busiest of days, I liked the ambience here created by the soft-spoken diners around me and the perfectly pitched jazzy background tunes.
Now, onto the food. First up, three appetizers: a superb soup, a funky salad and a bold pasta. Made with Jerusalem artichokes, the steaming potage was enhanced with a sprinkling of Québécois "piment d'espelette," a few drops of olive oil, sautéed maitake mushrooms and a nice hunk of seared foiegras. Talk about delicious!
The salad was even better. Working on the old beet and goat's cheese duo theme, Nelsons presented multicoloured beets in fat slices and the cheese in golf ball-sized croquettes. Add to that some watercress, capers and a few squiggles of balsamic vinegar and you have one super plate - especially as the beets tasted earthy and sweet instead of muddy (a common downfall with coloured beets this time of year). And finally, we enjoyed the smoked rabbit ravioli. Made simply with won-ton wrappers, the beauty of these pasta pockets was the potent flavour of the rabbit meat inside. Add to that a full-flavoured rabbit stock (and maybe just a touch too salty broth), and you have another winning plate.
Alas, main courses fell a notch below the appetizers. There's a slight fuzziness to the cooking in places you'd like it to be super-sharp. For instance, the lamb pot-au-feu contained two succulent pieces of lamb meat that arrived in a light 'n' lovely broth. But the accompanying root vegetables were too few, and the new potatoes could have used a bit of a scrub. The veal kidneys were tasty, resilient and paired with little veal meatballs that were rich and delicious. But there was just that much too much sauce smothering this dish.
The third plate, duck spaghetti, sure impressed when it hit the table. Filled with bluefoot mushrooms and plenty of duck meat, this pasta tasted great. Yet the homemade spaghetti was not only too sparse in portion, but overcooked. I kept thinking how much better it would have been had the chef settled instead on a good commercial dry pasta.
Happily, Nelsons redeemed himself with dessert. To begin, we savoured a gooey and utterly scarfable chocolate tart, as well as an unusual panna cotta made with Vache Folle milk stout. The beer lover at the table scooped up the whole thing, yet I found it bitter. Instead, I turned my attention to dessert No. 3, an apple cake surrounded by caramelized apples and a sucre-à-la-crème-type sauce. Yum!
Though this wasn't the most perfect meal, I like Nelsons's risk taking, neat plate presentations and bold flavours. Service was also first rate. Some dishes just need a little tinkering to wow, though, to take this restaurant from that overused "neighbourhood" moniker into that innovative bistro category where it belongs.
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J. Robert Brown, Jr., Univ. of Denver, has posted a paper on SSRN which has been published in the University of Richmond Law Review, The Irrelevance of State Corporate Law in the Governance of Public Companies. Here's the abstract:
Weak state regulation of corporate governance process and the race to the bottom resulted in federal intervention in the 1930s and the adoption of the securities laws. The laws largely ousted the states from the corporate disclosure and proxy process. The duties of directors, however, remained subject to state regulation. The race to the bottom, therefore, continued. One example was the adoption of waiver of liability provisions. It took less than two decades after Delaware adopted the first such provision in the aftermath of Van Gorkom for all 50 states to have something similar in place. Likewise, fiduciary obligations gradually weakened, with Delaware all but eliminating the duty of loyalty, replacing substantive fairness with ineffective procedural requirements. The predicable scandals and excesses followed. Congress responded with the adoption of Sarbanes-Oxley and federalizing some portions of the duties of officers and directors. SOX, however, did not do so in a systematic way. As a result, neither the states nor the federal government adequately regulate the behavior of corporate managers. Said another way, the dynamics that resulted in the scandals of the millennium largely remain in place.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Brown on the Irrelevance of State Corporate Law
Posted by Mary L. Dudziak at 8:36 PM
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- Shag from Brookline said...
Federalism did not stop efforts to provide uniform laws on business and other areas, e.g., The Uniform Commercial Code. While each state interprets uniform laws it adopts, there is quite a bit of consistency from state to state. But state corporate law continues to be competitive, with Delaware leading the way to the race to the bottom. Why is it that the legal profession over the years has had much success with many, many uniform laws but not with corporate law?
- January 19, 2007 at 8:42:00 AM EST
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Hey Joey, I was wondering what type of box that is?
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hey joey, Car is F*&&ing amazing i get chills just looking at it. Im a noob on the E30s but i was wondering what kind of exhaust that is and where the best place to get performance parts do you have a favorite website or shop?
16 April 11, 12:46am
that would sound so badass with an eisanmann exaust, supersprint headers and track pipe..
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I see you're portuguese, I am too but I live in Portugal. This guy gave me a damaged S50B32 and I'm rebuilding it and buying all the parts that are missing, and then I have to buy an e30 (do you have any suggestion as to which one I should get? Can it be a 316i? I also thought the touring would be nice… Could you give me some pointers regarding what mods and different parts combinations I'll be needing for the swap?) Anyways, I've got so many questions and I haven't even started!
I've seen vids of your car and all but I didn't know you were tuga, glad to see you're a proud one too Anyways those engines are the shit and I can't wait to drive my e30 once it's done.


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Hassan declared winner in governor's race
Maggie Hassan defeats Ovide Lamontage
Democrat Maggie Hassan has defeated Republican Ovide Lamontagne in the race for governor in New Hampshire.
With 42 percent of precincts reporting, Hassan led Lamontagne 54 to 43 percent.
"Thank you to the people of New Hampshire for the trust you have placed in me. I will not let you down," Hassan said. "I will work as hard as I can every day to serve you and to build a strong, more innovative New Hampshire where our businesses can grow, flourish and create great jobs for our people."
Hassan said that earlier in the campaign, she and Lamontagne had promised to work with each other regardless of the outcome of the election. She said early returns also indicated that the New Hampshire House could be evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans next session.
WMUR Political Scoop analyst James Pindell reported that Lamontagne lost his home ward in Manchester.
In his concession speech, Lamontagne said his campaign was hurt by negative attacks.
"I'm disappointed in how this night ended after weeks of those negative attack ads," Lamontagne said. "New Hampshire is a better state than that. And New Hampshire needs to be a better state than that going forward."
He said he had called to congratulate Hassan and said he planned to continue to work to make New Hampshire a better place.


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The therascreen GIST RapidScreen Pyro Kit is a molecular detection kit for rapid quantitative detection of mutations in the human KIT and PDGFRA genes. The kit contains enzymes, primers, and reagents for amplification of the genes plus buffers, primers, and reagents for detection and quantification of mutations in real time using Pyrosequencing technology on the PyroMark Q24 System.
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The limit of blank (LOB) and limit of detection (LOD) have been determined for a number of mutations using mixtures of plasmids (see table "LOB and LOD determined for specific mutations"). LOB and LOD were determined according to the recommendations in the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Guideline EP17 A "Protocol for determination of limits of detection and limits of quantitation; approved guideline". Alpha- and beta-errors (false positive and false negative, respectively) were set to 5%. LOD for some rare deletions in PDGFRA exon 18 were determined by adding 3 standard deviations of blank measurements to the LOB value. The LOD values were set at least 3 % units above the LOB value.
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The therascreen GIST RapidScreen Pyro Kit is used for quantitative measurements of mutations in KIT exon 9 and PDGFRA exon 18. Detection of mutations in KIT exon 9 allow the use of the appropriate dose of imatinib and detection of mutations in PDGFRA exon 18 help to exclude less sensitive or resistant genotypes (1–3).
The kit consists of two assays: one for detecting mutations in KIT exon 9 and the other for detecting mutations in PDGFRA exon 18. The two regions are amplified separately by PCR and sequenced through the defined region. Sequences surrounding the defined positions serve as normalization and reference peaks for quantification and quality assessment of the analysis.
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The therascreen GIST RapidScreen Pyro Kit is an in vitro nucleic acid sequence-based detection test based on Pyrosequencing technology for the quantitative detection of mutations in exon 9 of the human KIT gene and in exon 18 of the human PDGFRA gene in genomic DNA derived from human tissue samples.
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Fill up on facts about shrimp, and try a few tasty recipes.
Whether boiled, fried, sautéed, or grilled, America's favorite crustacean, shrimp, makes the mouth water and the mind wander to a coastal locale. Discovered accidentally in a fishing net, this finger-length crustacean was dubbed schrimpe, the Middle English word for "small, puny person." Shrimp have long since become a staple in the culinary world, with versatile recipes for almost every palate.
When buying shrimp, you should consider several factors. Fresh versus frozen is perhaps the most obvious. Keep in mind that shrimp spoils quickly, and freezing helps maintain quality. Another consideration is where the shrimp come from. Recently enacted country of origin labeling stipulates that seafood must be clearly marked with location of harvest. More than 80 percent of the shrimp sold in America is imported. Most of the local-versus-imported debate focuses on environmental and health concerns. Many countries allow coastal deforestation and United States-banned antibiotics. To ensure you buy chemical-free shrimp, ask your fishmonger for wild American shrimp.
Check out these four easy recipes, courtesy of Wild American Shrimp, Inc., the next time you have a hankering for America's favorite seafood.
Florida-style Honey-Grilled Wild American Shrimp
1 pound wild American shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/3 cup fresh honey
1 teaspoon white pepper
Thread shrimp evenly on wooden skewers. Combine remaining ingredients, and brush on both sides of shrimp. Grill shrimp over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Baste with honey mixture. Turn shrimp, and grill an additional 2 to 3 minutes, or just until shrimp are opaque. Makes 4 servings.
Carolina Shrimp Salad
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons Dijon or Creole mustard
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons vinegar Hot sauce to taste
1 bell pepper, diced
2 green onions, diced
1 pound cooked wild American shrimp, peeled and deveined
In a large bowl, whisk together oil, mustard, ketchup, vinegar, and hot sauce. Add diced pepper and green onions, and stir to combine. Add shrimp; toss well to coat. Cover and chill. Serve on lettuce. Makes 4 entrée or 8 appetizer servings.
Wild Shrimp in Swamp Grass
1 pound wild American shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon capers
1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
1/2 head cabbage, thinly sliced
Cook shrimp in boiling salted water just until it turns pink. Drain and place in ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain well. Whisk mustard and vinegar in a large bowl; gradually add oil. Add capers, onion, and cabbage. Toss well to coat. Add shrimp and toss again. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Makes 4 servings.
Wild Shrimp with Smoked Sausage and Roasted Peppers
4 tablespoons butter, divided
1 cup diced onion
1/2 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 pound wild American shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
Pinch of dried thyme
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh corn kernels
1 roasted red bell pepper, cut into strips
Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion until translucent. Add sausage, and cook until it begins to brown. Add shrimp and next 7 ingredients; sauté quickly until shrimp barely turns pink. Add corn and roasted pepper, and stir to mix. Transfer to a heated platter. Add remaining butter to pan and shake to thicken slightly. Pour butter over shrimp, and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
Recipes from Wild American Shrimp, Inc.


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I was tagged by Taiwo @ Stuffed Shelves to do the Rapid Fire Book Tag. I also saw that Danielle @ The Introverted Book Nerd did this and thought 'Oh, that tag is cool! It's one I could probably do' so I was a happy little elf when I was tagged.
Let's just get on with it shall we?
Ebook or Physical Book
eBook. Easier to carry around and I love the Kindle Notes function.
Paperback or Hardback
Online or In-Store Book Shopping
Online. My hermit heart doesn't like public places.
Trilogies or Series
Heroes or Villains
Well, if a book is written well, as much as I may like the villain, I would end up rooting for the hero.
A Book I Want Everyone To Read
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Or recently, The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden WHAT A SHOCKER!
Recommend an Underrated Book
The bible. I don't think it has been read by as many people who claim to have done so.
The Last Book I Finished
The last novel was The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden. It was alright I s'pose. Earlier today I read the comic Skin & Earth #1 by Lights. That was good.
Weirdest Thing I've Used As a Bookmark
Hopes and wishes.
Used Books – Yes or No?
Top Three Favourite Genres
Metal, Blues and Folk.
Borrow or Buy?
Buy. I have a self imposed 'must not borrow books from anyone' rule.
Characters or Plot?
Oooooo that's a hard one (she said). Probably characters.
Long or Short Books
Short books. I have problems with short term memory, so if a novel is too long, I literally forget what happens in them mid-read.
Long or Short Chapters?
Short. See above. Unless it's a really good book that I am fully invested in.
The First Three Books I can Think Of
– The Voynich Manuscript by unknown
– The Big Penis Book by Dian Hanson
– The Little Book of Whittling by Chris Lubkemann
Our World or a Fictional World
Our world.
Audiobooks – Yes or No?
Ever Judge a Book by its Cover?
Book to Movie or Book to TV Adaptations
Oh, well 5 years ago I would probably have said movie, but I think these days book to TV tends to be better.
A Movie or TV Show I preferred to its Book
Series or Standalone
Standalone. But I don't mind a good series as long as the story stay fresh.
So that's it. I've decided I like tags like this. They are super quick and easy and take little to no time to complete. My kind of assignment! 🙂
I still don't really know people well enough to start tagging folk, but feel free to do this if you want!
Peace and Love.


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Mobi is proud to help connect thousands of families, friends, and colleagues across Hawaiʻi every day — in fact, we're the largest wireless provider based here.
Stop by your local Mobi store or call us to switch today.
We're working on a few new ideas
We're rebranding for the first time since just after our launch in 2005, opening our first new store in over five years, and later this year we'll be launching even more competitive new rate plans and compelling new devices.
But we won't forget the loyal folks that have stuck by Mobi over the past decade. In fact, we're looking forward to offering better upgrade options, loyalty plans, and new features later this year.
One thing that will never change is our appreciation for our customers. We know you have many choices in wireless — thank you for choosing Mobi. Mahalo!


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The Bach Museum in Leipzig , which reopened in 2010, is a testament to 21st century museum culture.
The German Sports and Olympics Museum on the Rhine embankment in Cologne presents the history of sport in all its fascinating glory.
At the Children's Museum in Frankfurt energetic and inquisitive children and families have the chance to experiment, research and take a closer look at things and discover how the world works.
With its Human Adventure permanent exhibition and the Our Five Senses children's museum, the Deutsche Hygiene Museum is one of Dresden's most important and innovative cultural attractions.
Around a third of visitors to the Women's Museum in Wiesbaden come from Germany's neighbouring European states, Scandinavia and the US.
The birthplace of one the most influential German scholars of the 19th century, the Karl Marx House in Trier is among Germany's most important historical museums.
Germany's oldest film museum is located in the magnificent Marstall building of the old city palace, which is currently being rebuilt.
In this Heidelberg museum you can discover the many sides of the extraordinary Carl Bosch, famous for the Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis.
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When people find out I lived in China for three years, among their questions is, What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? (They should have a category for weird food on Food Network's "Best Thing I Ever Ate", because I'd have all kinds of stories.) The strangest food I had overseas were things like chicken feet, silkworms, spicy squid on a stick, and a few other things I won't mention, because I don't want to gross anyone out.
But for the most part, I really enjoyed the food, although I did miss essential American favorites like peanut butter, tortilla chips, cheese, and many other items that were either extremely expensive, or unavailable unless shopping in special markets in Beijing that featured imported grocery items.
One of my favorite dishes they served at a restaurant down the street from the college I taught at was a dish called Di San Xian, which was eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers, in a spicy sauce. I'm not much of a fan of the spongy texture of eggplant, but I ordered this dish over and over for the wonderful flavors. Last year, I tried making it (without realizing how hot the peppers I bought were), and ended up with something drowning in a sauce that was so overwhelmed with heat from the seeds of the peppers, it was completely inedible!
|Jiaozi preparation with friends at Byron's home
Another favorite, and an absolute staple in Chinese culture, is Jiaozi, typically known by Americans as "dumplings". Jiaozi looks simple to make, but it takes a lot of skill. They start with a simple dough of flour, water and salt, kneaded and sectioned off, then pressed into perfectly thin small circles about 5-6 inches in diameter. The filling can be whatever you like--my favorites were beef with green peppers and pork with celery. After putting just the right amount of filling into the center of the circles of dough, they press and crimp the edges together, sealed with a little water. They can be boiled, steamed or fried, and when you get one fresh from a pot of boiling water, the result is an explosion of flavors in your mouth from the broth building up inside the dough as it cooks the meat filling.
|More Jiaozi making
In the winter of 2003, some friends and I were invited to visit the family home of one of our students, Byron, in his hometown of Jilin. Byron's mom whipped up batch after batch of Jiaozi as skillfully as any of the Chinese ladies in the best-known Jiaozi restaurants. Of course, we were recruited to help, although a few of mine tended to break open once they hit the water.
Byron's grandfather also showed us how to make cold noodles. This is a very simple, authentic Chinese dish, that you can tailor to everyone's individual tastes; I like to make it in the summer when I don't feel like having something too hot for dinner.
|Cold Noodles, with Potstickers (left) and Lettuce Wraps (Right)
Cold Noodles:
1 pound pasta, such as spaghetti noodles
Salt and Pepper, to taste
2-3 Tbs olive oil
1 cucumber, julienned
1 cup bean sprouts
1 carrot, julienned
2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
On the side:
Vinegar (white or rice vinegar)
Soy Sauce
Granulated Sugar
Any other vegetables you like!
1. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box. Drain and rinse under cold water; drizzle with a little oil so noodles don't stick together, and season to taste with salt and pepper (I like to make mine spicy, so I use a combination of black and red pepper). Refrigerate noodles until ready to eat.
2. Prepare the rest of the ingredients, and place everything in separate bowls so that people can choose whatever they like to mix with their noodles.
3. In individual serving bowls, add about a half cup of the chilled noodles. Now everyone can take their bowl of noodles and add chicken, vegetables and a dash of vinegar and/or soy sauce. Finish with a sprinkle of sugar (sounds strange, but it really makes the dish!). Using chopsticks, toss ingredients together, eat, and go back for more!
|Heather, Megan, Byran, Robin and Jessica (top), and Byron's mom, grandma, grandpa, and dad (bottom)


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Norcross, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA provides middle market services to domestic clients. First established with a single office in 1979, Norcross joined the McLarens family in 2011 and has grown to boast 25 offices across the United States.
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When gleefully entering into a new relationship it's easy to get caught up the new romance. Terry Pegula is currently overwhelming Sabres fans with tales of his mighty bank account and (alleged) enthusiasm for our beloved team. We're flush with excitement and trembling with anticipation. Instead of listening during math class, we're all drawing little heart on our Trapper Keepers, and in those hearts we dreamily spell T-E-R-R-Y.
But to allow ourselves to drift unconsciously into a new affair would be a mistake. It's important to look back at where we've been so that we can honor the past, learn from our mistakes, and ultimately live happier, and more winning lives.
It's Tom Golisano Appreciation Day! *tosses confetti and blows a kazoo*
Many years ago, while nursing a broken heart (a real one, not a hockey one), I had a brilliant idea to start a dating service called….wait for it….Rebound. The way it would work is this: The broken-hearted fill out a form, detailing how and why their previous relationship failed, and then my team of experts matches that person with an emotionally safe "rebound" relationship. Rebound strives to match people who are in complimentary stages of a break-up.
The underlying premise of Rebound is that rebound relationships are almost always temporary and that the absolute BEST cure for broken-heartedness is to just suffer through it (albeit with the help of lots of mopey music and red wine). But the trouble with a broken heart is that you're always lonely, and loneliness makes you reach out to inappropriate people. Rebound relationships can be fun, but they can also just make everything messier and create more and MORE broken hearts as innocent bystanders are sucked into the I-need-someone-but-I'm-not-ready-for-anything-real vortex. Loneliness combined with emotional instability can cause all SORTS of problems (I'm pretty sure it's the reason Rome fell, actually).
This is where Rebound steps in. We'll hook you up with the person who will leave the LEAST amount of emotional damage while also providing the minimum amount of companionship required to survive the broken heart.
It's science!
When Tom Golisano showed up on the scene the Sabres were a pathetic mess. Paychecks were bouncing, people were being hauled off to jail, and Gary Bettman (Gary Bettman!) had to take over in order to save the Sabres from themselves. For a while things were so bad that the Sabres were talking about moving to another city (any city) to escape the pain that John Rigas left behind.
And then, just when the Sabres were hitting rock bottom (they were listening to "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia on an endless loop while crying into their boxed wine and posting morose song lyrics to their Facebook page), Tom Golisano showed up.
While the Sabres were with Golisano, everything stabilized. The Sabres got good, everyone stopped talking about moving away from Buffalo, and as a city we remembered how to love (hockey) again. Golisano was a rock. He was there for us. We trusted him not to screw us over by moving the Sabres away, which is a level of emotional stability we desperately needed. Tom Golisano made hockey cheaper and more fun. And, in spite of his shortcomings, he really did do the best he could with the team. People called him cheap, but that was never really true. He wasn't cheap, he just never felt passionately about winning hockey games. There's a difference.
Sure, there were problems. His friends kind of suck (we certainly won't miss having Larry Quinn lounging around the house), and as the relationship wore on, Golisano got increasingly distant. Tom got all wrapped up in politics in a really annoying way, and at one point he made a big stupid show out of "moving to Florida and taking my tax dollars with me!" Inevitably, things had to end, as we always knew they would, and ultimately we're both ready to move on.
After the Rigas fiasco, we were not ready for Terry Pegula. We needed time to re-discover that hockey is fun, and that we like going to the arena, and that even though we think Darcy and Lindy are mega-awesome we don't necessarily have to keep them forever. We needed room to make some mistakes (oopsies! Sorry we severely undervalued you, Daniel Briere!), and learn from those mistakes (just because we blew it on Briere does NOT mean we should overcompensate by signing Drew Stafford like we did with Tim Connolly). We're older and wiser now. We're ready for the real thing.
That's the beauty of a good rebound relationship- both parties are leaving the relationship happier and healthier than when we first got together. Tom Golisano has more money, and we have a stable hockey team that will never ever move to Kansas City, Las Vegas, or Hamilton. But even better than stability, we, as a franchise and as a city are ready to embrace the man who might ultimately prove to be the love of our lives, Terry Pegula.
It's Tom Golisano Appreciation Day!
Tom, we wish you well. We hope you find all the love and happiness you deserve down in Florida. Thanks for showing up and buying the team at just the right time, but even more than that, thanks for selling the team. Thank you for agreeing that it's time we both move on. We are a better franchise for having loved you.
P.S.- Good luck with Monica Seles. She's way too young for you and frankly, we're prettier.


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|Flying through the Vale
I had to decide; healing priest or bear tank?
Ultimately, I chose to play my bear in the upcoming expansion. I've been having a bit of an identity crisis with my priest lately, and the more I play on my druid, the more I enjoy the game. I love my priest, I even wrote a post about how much I love her, but we've had a disconnect somewhere down the line.
|Knight-Captain Kaleri on her Vicious War Steed
Does the class make the person?
My priest was my safe haven for some time. I created her just before University began, and played her while my struggle with Crohn's Disease was at it's height. I accomplished a lot with her, and many memories are recorded in her achievements and Feats of Strength. I was Kaleri.
My druid was created before my priest but the guild I had joined needed a priest healer (I was later asked not to heal, but to instead play as shadow). Kalbeari was always there when I needed a break from priesting, and I always thought of those two characters as friends of a sort.
|Kaleri with the DS raid achievement mount
Take Heroic Spine as an example. My job is to heal the tanks and watch the dispels. It's not a particularly hard job to dispel, but if you screw it up the entire raid knows it was your fault. However, if you do it perfectly the raid never has to know that there is a dispel mechanic and you take away that problem for everyone. You rarely get thanks, but there's a certain satisfaction when you can do it that well.
But when I play Kalbeari, I change a little. I have to be a little harder, take more control and be ready to help the raid as I can. Meaning anything from tanking more adds if someone goes down, using cooldowns like FR to the raid's benefit, to battle-rezzing someone or doing as much DPS as possible while I'm tanking. There is so much a bear tank can do right now to help out, it's insane.
Will a new role change me?
I think it will, a little. I feel like I've changed and grown as a person since I first created my characters. I've always been in awe of excellent tanks, and it never ceases to amaze me how a good tank can make or break a dungeon or raid run. I will have to take charge more than I do now, and speak up with more authority if I have to call something tank-related.
I'm afraid that I will feel a little helpless at times, not being able to heal but my priorities will shift from watching the raids HP to keeping an eye on my own. I used to get really antsy watching other healers while tanking but I've started to learn to let it go. How can I be a good tank when I die because I'm too busy watching the raid frames and I miss my cooldown? That can't happen and I'll have to place my trust in the healers, just like our current tanks trust me.
WoW needs more tanks, in particular it needs more tanks who are women. I'm proud to have the ability to switch to my druid and fill those roles.
Mists of Pandaria is approaching and it's nearly time for Kaleri to take a break from fighting monsters and the Horde, and fish by the gates of Stormwind for a time. The world has changed, and so have we.


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Gov. Jerry Brown recently asked the state auditor, Elaine M. Howle, for 10 specific budget-saving suggestions that he could enact himself, preferably by executive order. This week, Howle replied -- and, quite deliciously, gave him more than he bargained for.
It wasn't merely that Howle gave him 14 suggestions more than just 10. And the first 13 suggestions, while thoughtful, weren't particularly remarkable, from adjusting fines and penalties that haven't kept up with inflation, to changing procurement and laws that govern pay of certain kinds of employees.
No, it was the 14th and final recommendation Howle provided that constituted her howl at the budget status quo: Change the constitution to get rid of the requirement of a 2/3 vote of the legislature to raise taxes.
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Whether it was Howle's intention or not, this recommendation provided commentary on California's budget system -- and on Brown's request. The reason why Brown is asking Howle (and other parts of the state government) for budget saving ideas is that such ideas will save enough money to change the budget picture. They won't. No, Brown is doing the asking to show that he's serious about cutting spending -- and help him build enough credibility that he can convince 2/3 of the legislature (including four Republicans ) to go along with his tax extensions.
The way I read Howle's letter, she seemed to be saying: hey, buddy, you could save small amounts of money in these 13 ways, but why not just change the budget system that has you so stuck?
Good question. I've included the text of Howle's 14th suggestion below:
Work with the Legislature to place a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot that lowers the vote-
threshold for increasing taxes to a majority vote or some other form of super-majority vote, such as a 55 percent requirement.
State Auditor's Work Supporting This Recommendation
State law authorizes the State Auditor' Office to issue reports on state agencies or statewide issue areas that are at high risk for the potential of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or that has major challenges associated with its economy, efficiency, or effectiveness. In 2009 we added California's budget process to the list of state agencies and issue areas that are at high risk. In our February 2009 report titled High Risk: The California State Auditor Has Designated the State Budget as a High-Risk Area (Report 2008-603), we describe the various constraints on the State's General Fund and the difficulty lawmakers have balancing the budget each year simply by reducing expenditures to the level of estimated revenues. We concluded that given the long-term imbalance between the General Fund's revenues and expenditures that the State has experienced, decision makers will need to consider some sort of broad-based tax increase to bring revenues in line with expenditures. However, given the two- thirds vote requirement for taxes, lawmakers have difficulty passing any increases.
Potential Benefit
Lowering the vote threshold would benefit the State in several ways. First, the Legislature will more
likely meet the constitutional deadline for passing the budget, which would ensure that those
dependent on state revenues, such as local government and vendors, receive funds in a timely manner. It also would eliminate the need for costly loans and the costs associated with extended legislative sessions. Finally, the consistent failure to pass a budget on time has affected California's credit rating. This results in less favorable interest rates on loans and bonds, which in turn increases debt service costs for the State.
Action Needed
This recommendation requires a change to the California Constitution."


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EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/16/13 -- The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence today announced three local investments, including two service contracts and an education program, worth approximately $10 million to support activities of military personnel and to grow the local economy.
"Our Government continues to improve Canadian Armed Forces infrastructure ensuring that our men and women in uniform have the facilities they need to work and train, but also benefits the local economy" said Minister MacKay. "These investments are necessary to the management of Canadian Forces Base Edmonton and ensure military infrastructure is upgraded in a timely manner."
Minister MacKay announced a $4.6 million contract award to Sprague-Rosser Contracting Co. Ltd. for the upgrade of sanitary and storm sewer systems. The purpose of this project is to prevent sanitary sewer back ups in military quarters as well as install a storm water sewer system which previously did not exist.
The Minister also announced a $1.28 million contract award to Tyco International of Canada Ltd, with Simplex Grinnell of Mississauga, Ontario for the inspection, testing and maintenance of fixed fire protection systems at Canadian Forces Bases Cold Lake, Suffield, and Wainwright.
Finally, Minister MacKay shared the news that Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors announced an investment in the University of Alberta to support the establishment of a training program related to the aerospace sector. This education programme, valued at approximately $3.7 million, will largely benefit undergraduate and graduate engineering students. The Government remains firmly committed to ensuring that its investments in defence also translate into investments in Canadian jobs. The Industrial and Regional Benefits Policy or IRB Policy is a key tool to ensure that government defence procurement translates into high-quality, long-term business opportunities for Canadian firms.
These investments highlight once again the Department of National Defence's commitment to the health and safety of the Canadian Armed Forces members and civilian personnel working on the bases and wings across Canada. The Government of Canada conducted an open, fair, and transparent competition process to award the contract for these services and works closely with Industry Canada to increase the benefits to the local economy of the local economy.
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Contact information: For more information please contact Paloma Aguilar, Office of the Honourable Peter MacKay at 613-992-9210. Alternatively, you can contact 1-866-377-0811 or (613) 996-2353.
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Recently in Toronto at the "Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy" concert, Seth Hay proposed to his girlfriend, Cheryl Murray, in an appropriately geeky and spectacular fashion.
"Once the time came, Arnie (the composer) announced that 'Cloud' has a special message to share." Video started to roll. Final Fantasy VII's "Aeris's Theme" began to play. And the crowd watched as Cloud gave Murray the message Hay had composed for her: "Cheryl Murray, would you do me the honor of marrying me?" (Don't worry. She said yes.) "Never have I imagined I would propose in front of over 3,000 people in a Distant Worlds concert,"
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NFL legend Jerry Rice is getting involved in a strange conspiracy theory.
The theory: Oakland Raiders head coach Bill Callahan sabotaged his own team in the 2003 Super Bowl because he "hated" the Raiders franchise and wanted his friend Tampa Bay Bucs coach Jon Gruden to win.
Here's what he told ESPN's Trey Wingo on NFL Live this afternoon (via PFT):
"For some reason — and I don't know why — Bill Callahan did not like me. In a way, maybe because he didn't like the Raiders, he decided, 'Maybe we should sabotage this a little bit and let Jon Gruden go out and win this one.'"
This echos what fellow Raiders receiver Tim Brown said on Sirius radio over the weekend (also via PFT):
"That can be my opinion, but I can't say for a fact that that's what his plan was, to sabotage the Super Bowl. He hated the Raiders so much that he would sabotage the Super Bowl so his friend can win the Super Bowl. That's hard to say, because you can't prove it."
"But the facts are what they are, that less than 36 hours before the game we changed our game plan. And we go into that game absolutely knowing that we have no shot."
Rice and Brown say that Callahan gave the team a game plan on Monday that said they were going to run the ball a lot. Then on Friday, Callahan changed everything and told the team they were going to throw as much as possible.
Brown said it was all because Callahan hated Oakland, and didn't want to be there:
"And Callahan had a big problem with the Raiders, you know, hated the Raiders. You know, only came because Gruden made him come. Literally walked off the field on us a couple of times during the season when he first got there, the first couple years."
That's the basis for the theory — general dislike.
Rice is well respected in the league, but let's face it, THIS IS CRAZY. An NFL head coach would never sabotage his own team in the Super Bowl. And even if one did sabotage his own team, it would be for a better reason than "he didn't like people."
Bill Callahan throwing the Super Bowl would be one of the biggest sports scandals ever. So Rice and Brown floating this theory is pretty reckless considering the only evidence is, "He changed the game plan."
In addition, as Mike Florio points out, the Raiders were a passing team all year, so the sudden game plan change should hardly be viewed as "sabotage."


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With the economy in a deep recession and policymakers turning to massive government intervention in an attempt to create jobs and bolster the financial system—it feels like the 1930s all over again. Today's new New Deal is rapidly unfolding, with the Obama administration and many lawmakers making it clear that any question of the success of FDR's New Deal policies was resolved long ago: government intervention worked, and history bears repeating.The program is here, but if you want a really good shot at the same issues by a thoughtful historian, try Anthony Badger's downloadable lecture on the Gilder Lehrman's website, FDR's First 100 Days . . . and Obama's.
However, there are deep disagreements about the New Deal, and whether Roosevelt's policies deepened the depression and delayed recovery.
Join us at the Cato Institute on June 1 to be a part of a highly informative half-day conference. Recognized national experts will discuss the economic and legal impact of the New Deal, and how its legacy is being used and misused to shape policy responses to current economic hardships.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The New New Deal, Cato Style
The Cato Institute weighs in on the implications of the New Deal for the Obama Administration with a conference featuring the journalist Amity Shlaes, to be held at the Cato's headquarters in Washington on June 1. The announcement for the conference, "Brother, Can You Spare a Trillion: Lessons from the New Deal and the Great Depression," commences:
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- Shag from Brookline said...
Hopefully the participants will separate 1/1/30 - 3/20/33 pre-FDR from 3/20/33 on under FDR. Hopefully the participants will similarly separate 1/20/01 - 1/20/09 pre-Obama from 1/20/09 on (just over 100 days so far) under Obama. Let's hope that Cato doesn't "Hoover" pre-FDR and pre-Obama.
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1) Chris Sale, LHP (2010 Performance Scores– Dominance 80; Control 60; HRrate 29; Stamina 27)
We believed Chris Sale was the best college arm available in the 2010 draft. His 2010 College Performance score trailed only Texas A&M's Barrett Loux. So we were as shocked as the White Sox likely were when he was still available at #13. The Sox fast-tracked Sale to the Big Leagues in a relief role, and he only continued to make favorable impressions once arriving—ending the season as the team's best option at closer. Coming out of the bullpen allowed Sale to consistently throw his fastball in the mid-90s—a few ticks higher than he had worked as a starter. The relief work also allowed him to focus on his slider—the pitch that offered greatest concerns coming into the draft. What the bullpen did not allow him to do was showcase his plus-plus change—the pitch that is the main reason why we believe that he is ideally suited for a starting role.
At a slight 6'6", we believe Sale could 'beef-up' and work in the mid-90s as a front of the rotation starter with a solid three-pitch repertoire. Unfortunately, word out of Chicago is that Sale is likely to once again find himself in the bullpen in 2011. This isn't a two-pitch Neftali Feliz, that we advocated a bullpen role for. Therein lies the paradox with the White Sox decision to make a run at the Central division in 2011—as it likely means that Sale is the de facto closer vs. working on being a difference maker at the top of the rotation. Still just 21yo, the White Sox are unlikely to harm his development in any significant way, but this is a special arm that should be developed as such.
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Eric Lander, director of the Broad Institute and a professor of biology at MIT, is among the recipients of the 2012 Dan David Prize — a prestigious Israeli award for achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact. Dan David Prizes are awarded in three categories: "past," "present" and "future." This year, the prize's international board chose to award its "future" prize in the field of genome research, selecting individuals who have contributed to the scientific community's understanding of genomic structure and organization and those who have made significant discoveries in the field of synthetic genomics.
Lander shares the $1 million prize in the "future" category with David Botstein and J. Craig Venter for their significant contributions to genome research and pioneering discoveries in genomics. Lander was among the leaders of the Human Genome Project — an unprecedented effort to crack the human genetic code — and has since worked with colleagues to spearhead projects that utilize genomic information to understand the basis of human disease, improve global health, develop novel therapeutics and more.
The prize, named after philanthropist Dan David and administered by Tel Aviv University, is unique in that its recipients donate 10 percent of their prize money to graduate students in their field, supporting the next generation of scholars. Lander and his colleagues will be awarded the prize in Israel in June.
The winners of this year's award also include historians Robert Conquest and Martin Gilbert in the field of history/biography ("past") as well as South African artist William Kentridge in the field of plastic arts ("present").


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The Obama administration asked Congress to end roughly $36.5 billion in subsidies for oil and gas companies for the second time on Monday, Reuters reports.
Eliminating the subsidies, the administration said, would "foster the clean energy economy of the future and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels that contribute to climate change."
Tax breaks that would get axed include:
Deductions for drilling costs
Credits for low-volume oil and gas wells
Manufacturing tax deductions for oil and gas companies.
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text: "Visions of Great Falls," an exhibit of photos included in the book Visions of Great Falls by photographer and author Dee Leggett, is on display through March at the Great Falls Library. This is the second in her "Visions of ... " photojournal series, and the only known book in print about the Great Falls community. Leggett will be available Saturday, March 9, from 2-4 p.m. to tell the stories behind the photographs and to sign her book. The exhibit is on display and can be viewed during normal library business hours. Leggett is a member of Great Falls Studios and has been exhibiting her photography for more than 10 years. Visit DeeLeggettPhotography.vpweb.com or call 703-430-8680.


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"Love your stuff."
"That's what people say about our products," says Aaron Lown, BFA Product Design alum and co-founder of BUILT, the award-winning SoHo-based design firm. "So those three words became our company tagline."
The popularity of BUILT's simple yet sophisticated neoprene products—from its first offering, bottle totes, to its latest, iPad sleeves—catapulted the company from a two-man start-up to a 50-employee firm within seven years. "At the beginning, we didn't even have seed money, but we had a simple idea, and we knew how to incorporate manufacturing into the design process." Today BUILT sells products in more than 50 countries and is projecting
$32 million in sales for 2010.
"By designing fashionable, functional products that people want to keep and reuse," explains Lown, "we can take a step
away from a disposable economy."
A member of Parsons' first graduating class in Product Design, Lown describes the program as having an entrepreneurial focus. "The professors taught craft but also the connection to the retail end—how to manufacture, sell, and talk to a buyer,"
he recalls.
Product design has always fascinated Lown. He sold handmade objects to local shops when he was very young, and at age 25 exhibited his fiberglass, leather, and aluminum stool at the Museum of Modern Art. Lown designed and built window displays at high-end New York retailer Bergdorf Goodman. He later established the Product Design department at KIDI,
Parsons' affiliate school in Japan.
Lown freely discusses his past work for top firms such as Calvin Klein and Kate Spade but remains tight-lipped about what's next for BUILT. "We're developing new materials," he says. "Our latest project is top secret."


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disc. @ Mediascape 2012, Zagreb Croatia
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I participated at this Years Edition of the Biennale Mediascape in Zagreb with the Theme: "Tactical Topics".
Initially i was invited by the Curator Isin Önol to show my installation "skia", but as a very sad fact one of the organizers of the Biennale died, Heiko Daxl.
Ingeborg Fülepp managed to organize the exhibition by herself, but unfortunately she was not able to provide the technical requirements to exhibit "skia". So she asked me to show "disc." instead, which hadn´t been exhibited since 2 years. This was a bit of a challenge, because it needed to be repaired and restored. But when i saw the picture of the exhibition space HDLU i was amazed by the formal affinity.
As in every international exhibition you got to know some very interesting artists. Besides others, one of them i have to mention is Michael Saup
He made a very nice atmospheric diary of the exhibition he dedicated to Heiko Daxl, who he knew personally.
Zagreb Diary from Michael Saup on Vimeo.


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The day after my blog posted, I received an email from the historian at the Wintonbury Historical Society, he has seen my blog. I had every intention to contact the Society, but he was quicker. He said, "You apparently took the correct steps in searching in Windsor for folks before 1835 when Wintonbury was a church parish made up of folks from sections of WINdsor, FarmingTON, and SimsBURY. The folks therein successfully petitioned the state legislature at that time (1835) to incorporates as a TOWN and such request was granted. Folks you are seeking before that time are in the town records of the Mother town, mostly Windsor."
I inquired about a book I wanted to see, From Wintonbury to Bloomfield and fortunately he had it, looked up a few names for me, but nothing clicked. Nice of him and it saved me a step and some time.
He also gave me the link to Connecticut State Library holdings. Of the 16 hits for Wintonbury, there was only one I was really interested in, it was a manuscript of 11 documents, [Certificates of transfer from Wintonbury Parish.] Quickly, I dashed of an email to the Reference Librarian for information. Within hours, I had a response from the librarian and I indicated I would prefer the documents scanned in JPEG, rather than PDF or hard copy. To this, she replied, "We just started providing this service so it is a little clunky at this point!" Well, I understood the language, but thought it funny that they were just beginning this service. They don't use credit cards yet, and she said they would send me an invoice. The images were readable, but not useful to me, so I'm only out $8.50 for 22 copies.
I saw a total of 14 books, either in person at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society's Library (NEHGS) or online by using the Family History Books (Advance Search) at the www.FamilySearch.org site. My key words were Wintonbury + Adams.
I had mentioned the condition of the Old Wintonbury Cemetery in my earlier post, but I see I was just there at the wrong time. While looking at sites with Wintonbury information, I came across Grave Addition, maintained by Beth, who lives in Ohio and is on the Association For Gravestone Studies (on the Board of Trustees). I went through her Wintonbury site but didn't see anything for Adams or his in-laws, Drake or Smith. What a great web site she has, why not check it out, see her different locations and read about her. She wrote, "The Old Wintonbury Cemetery was established in 1736, and it was in use until 1933. The cemetery is full of old gravestones. There are many old red sandstone monuments with beautiful carvings and interesting epitaphs. Most of the gravestones are in excellent condition. The cemetery is very well maintained." Obviously, I went the day before the grass was to be cut!
What are my next steps? At this point, I'll probably move on to another ancestor, after looking at records in Windsor, as suggested by the historian. My recent research was using online sources, going to a library and the field trip to the town 100 miles from me. Years ago, I did a more detailed search, looking at possible wills and going to the Connecticut State Library to look at the Barbour slips in person.
Note: Four different people, three from different lines and generations have all heard that this John Adams "was a descendant of a 'blacksheep' branch of President John's family." Since he doesn't want to be found, I believe he was too.


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It wasn't an end-to-end rush, it wasn't a one-timer off a cross-ice feed, it wasn't a wrister from the top of the circle.
It was a grinder's goal, a garbage goal, a goal that might have saved the Caps' season.
Alexander Ovechkin reached a milestone not achieved in 12 years on a rebound of a Mike Green shot from the point, part of a furious four-goal comeback in the last 8:30 of the game in a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.
Once upon a time, 60 goals was a fairly commonplace thing – for 14 consecutive years from 1981-1982 to 1993-1994 the NHL leader had at least that number. But since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr topped the 60 mark with 69 and 62, respectively, in 1995-1996, no one had reached the 60 goal mark. Only Pavel Bure – in 2000-2001 – got within one of that mark.
The game has changed, most notably in goal, where bigger, more athletic goaltenders, wearing lighter equipment, and employing a style – the butterfly – that eliminates the lower half the net for the most part, offer shooters little of the net at which to shoot. Add skaters more inclined to clogging shooting lanes with sticks and shin pads, and scoring goals has become harder than differential calculus…well, almost.
But there was Ovechkin, getting an ugly goal to hit the 60-mark when the Caps most needed it. It is not an overstatement to say it saved what is left of the Caps' season. The Caps came out flat. Frankly, they played to the level of their hosts, which is to say…well, we won't be seeing highlights of the first 15 minutes on any instructional video.
Ovechkin opened the scoring on a move he's used more often this year, taking a pass from Nicklas Backstrom just inside the blue line, cutting across the zone to get the goalie moving. As he approached the edge of the right wing circle, he snapped a wrist shot through the pads of
Then things, as they say, "took a turn."
At 3-1, one had the feeling, "it was a nice run, boys…," especially as the clock ticked under 10 minutes to play. But with the Caps furiously crashing the net, and Kari Lehtonen turning everything aside, the puck squirted out to Tom Poti at the left point. He moved the puck across to Mike Green on the right side, and Green fired. With Ovechkin leaping to avoid the puck, Lehtonen made another save, but the rebound came out to Ovechkin ten feet out. Ovechkin wasted no time snapping the puck into the net before Lehtonen could recover, and he had his 60th. The Caps had a heartbeat.
Then Nicklas Backstrom put a stamp of his own on the game. Green started from his own and skated out with the puck. With Thrashers backing up from his advance, he dropped the puck for Backstrom inside the Thrasher line. Backstrom took a couple of steps and fired from the left-wing dot, beating Lehtonen cleanly off the crossbar to tie the game. Barely half a minute later, from a faceoff in the Thrasher end, Ovechkin ended up with the puck behind the
This could have been the ugliest one of all. It is one thing to get spanked by a club honoring a hometown hall of famer and playing with a lot of energy, as was the case in the 5-0 loss to
The Caps awakened in the third, looking more like the desperate team that should have taken the ice to open the game. They put relentless pressure on
The ice was certainly tilted toward Lehtonen last night. The Caps launched 65 shot attempts at the
The first line of Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Kozlov was 4-4-8, +11 with 20 of the Caps' 45 shots on goal.
Conversely, the second line of Alexander Semin, Sergei Fedorov, and Tomas Fleischmann (which was broken up for much of the third period) was 0-0-0, -5, with only four of the 45 shots. Eric Fehr, who joined that line in the third, had four shots by himself.
Ovechkin might have had another hat trick in this game…Lehtonen made an excellent blocker save on a one-timer from Ovechkin with just under two minutes to go in the first.
Backstrom took over the rookie scoring lead with his three point night (2-1-3). He now has 64 points to 63 for
You know…for as little time as he's played this year, Steve Eminger has played pretty decently. He did so again last night in a little less than 13 minutes…no Thrasher goals scored on his watch, and he chipped in a couple of shots and hits, to boot.
One has to feel a certain amount of sympathy for Kari Lehtonen. He was scrambling all over the ice to keep pucks out of the net, but the Thrashers – as defensively challenged a team as there is in the NHL this season – gave him no help. He was at the mercy of Capitals shooters in the third, a one man barricade. That is not a recipe for holding a lead. How bad was it?...the Caps wouldn't get this kind of shot spread in a practice against air...
Watching Mark Recchi tonight, one couldn't help but think, "call it a career." He's been a fine player – certainly one we wished wore the Capitals' colors at some point in his career – but the time has come. The mind is willing, but the body just isn't keeping up.
Even Bobby Holik – who owned the Caps in the circle in Philips Arena this year – couldn't muster better than 45 percent on draws. But he did have the line of the night...
"We've been having a hard time, pretty much the whole year, putting 60-minute games together. At least that's one thing we're consistent with; we can't play a 60-minute game."
Not that Sergei Fedorov did much better. He had a pretty rough night in his 17:30 of ice time. A shot and a hit, 47 percent on 17 draws.
Tobias Enstrom – the dark-horse rookie of the year darling of a lot of "knowledgable" hockey observers – was -3 and on the ice for each of the third period goals (Boris Valabik feels his pain). He is now -13 in his last 17 games.
As much grief as Jeff Schultz gets for not playing as big as he is, he was on the ice for almost 21 minutes, had three hits, was +1, and was not on the ice for any Thrasher goals. He's quietly put together a pretty good season: 5-11-16, +7 (he leads all Caps defensemen in that plus-minus number) in more than 18 minutes a night.
We're down to three "home-and-homes"…
So, even though intra-division play is the order of the day to close the NHL season, the Caps will be tempted to keep one eye on the scoreboard over these last two weeks of the regular season. But for now, the Caps can only sit and watch, as they do not play until Tuesday, in
Much as it pains us to say it, it's starting to look a bit like the end of a NASCAR race, with five cars heading into the final lap ready to draft one another. When they reach the finish line, we're still expecting the car with the "weagle" on the hood to get the checkered flag.


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This is for people who want a Virtual Private Network connection. Remember: This user is satisfied. But I do not know if replacing the Kernel with this one is a good idea. So use at own risk!
VPN Client > Freesco > server
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Only thing you have to do is to replace old kernel with kernel-ipsec-pptpserver (remove the old one, and name the kernel-ipsec-pptpserver to kernel)
There is no need to forward any ports.
I can connect from two Win PCs at the same time ?to my company's VPN server.
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McDonald's is pulling back 12 million collectible "Shrek" glasses after toxic cadmium was discovered in designs painted on them.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall early Friday, warning consumers to immediately stop using the glasses; McDonald's said it would post instructions on its website next week regarding refunds.
The 16-ounce glasses, being sold for about $2 each as part of a promotional campaign for the movie "Shrek Forever After," were available in four designs depicting the characters Shrek, Princess Fiona, Puss in Boots and Donkey.
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The CPSC noted in its recall notice that "long-term exposure to cadmium can cause adverse health effects." Cadmium is a known carcinogen that research shows also can cause bone softening and severe kidney problems.
In the case of the Shrek-themed glassware, the potential danger would be long-term exposure to low levels of cadmium, which could leach from the paint onto a child's hand, then enter the body if the child puts that unwashed hand to his or her mouth.
Cadmium can be used to create reds and yellows in paint. McDonald's USA spokesman Bill Whitman said a pigment in paint on the glasses contained cadmium.
"A very small amount of cadmium can come to the surface of the glass, and in order to be as protective as possible of children, CPSC and McDonald's worked together on this recall," said CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson.
The glasses went on sale May 21, and about 7 million have been sold so far. The rest were awaiting sale.
"We believe the Shrek glassware is safe for consumer use," McDonald's spokesman Brad Whitman told The Associated Press.
"However, again to ensure that our customers receive safe products from us, we made the decision to stop selling them and voluntarily recall these products effective immediately."


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MIAMI, FL – The pop sensation that made you "shake your bon-bon" has revealed some shocking news!
Ricky Martin blazed through the charts with singles such as "Livin La Vida Loca" and was the obsession of millions of women across the globe. The Puerto Rican singer has announced to the public that he is gay, confirming what many thought they already knew.
"I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man," Martin said in a message posted on his official Web site. "I am very blessed to be who I am."
The steps towards finding inner peace came while writing his memoir and thinking about his twin sons. Martin became a proud father in 2008 via a surrogate and has been a stranger to the limelight. Both moments led him to finally go public with his secret.
"To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with. Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment," he added in his message.
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