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Enlisted Offers a New Spin on the Workplace Comedy: "Our Dunder Mifflin Is the U.S. Military"
Boy enrolls in the army. Boy goes overseas to fight the bad guys in Afghanistan. Boy returns home safely to his two younger brothers. Sounds like a happy ending, right? Not quite.
On the new military comedy Enlisted, premiering Friday at 9:30/8:30c on Fox, Geoff Stults plays Staff Sergeant Pete Hill, an ambitious super soldier who is sent back home to Fort McGee, Fla., and reassigned to the far less impressive Rear Detachment unit after his temper gets the best of him in the war zone.
"He's definitely struggling with it," Stults tells TVGuide.com. "He's going to try to make the best of it, but he feels bad that he's not overseas with his brothers, his other brothers, fighting. He feels like that's the only way that he can give back to his country. He has to learn to find different ways to feel like he's giving back."
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Instead of his brothers abroad, Pete will have to lean on his real brothers: cynical and sarcastic middle brother Derrick (Chris Lowell) and enthusiastic but naïve youngest brother Randy (Parker Young), who are also enlisted with the army and also in Pete's Rear Detachment unit. "I think I was drawn to what everybody else seems to be drawn to now that we've shot it, which is the dynamic between the brothers," Stults says. "I liked that the creator of the show was writing about what he knew. ... He knows about getting drunk with your brothers and getting in a fist fight and then hugging and driving home together and forgetting about it."
Series creator Kevin Biegel based that dynamic between the Hill boys and his own relationship with his two younger brothers. "It seemed like a really interesting idea to take that kind of serious, but almost sometimes juvenile aspect of my life but then put it in this context of the most serious job you can possibly have," Biegel says.
The most serious job, oddly enough, is one that has not been depicted on TV often, at least recently. Although the U.S. has been in two wars in the 30 years since the beloved military comedy M*A*S*H* signed off in 1983, small screen projects focusing on those enlisted have been few and far between - save for HBO's prestigious miniseries Band of Brothers and FX's short-lived Over There. "I had a lot of military connections growing up in my family whether it be my father or my grandfather or uncles or brothers-in-law or friends. I just thought it was a world that was worth exploring and a world that hadn't been looked at in television, especially in television comedy," Biegel says. "It felt particularly weird to be in the place we are as a country and not see that world on TV."
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However, unlike those well-known (and less-so) projects, Enlisted takes place about 7,700 miles away from the battle zone. "I think what's unique about this specifically is that it's more of a workplace comedy. It's not on the frontlines of the Korean War," Lowell says. "It's cleaning up after other soldiers who have already been deployed. It's doing the grunt work."
Adds Stults: "We are taking the things that happen in a work place and drawing comedy out of those things. It just so happens that our workplace is the military. It's as if our Dunder Mifflin is the U.S. military."
Although Enlisted is a comedy, Biegel and the cast stress that it isn't a satire that pokes fun at the organization or those in it. "It's not laughing at. It's more laughing with," Lowell says. "Quite frankly, having said that, I hope it's clear to anyone that Geoff Stults, myself and Parker Young are about as far from real soldiers as it gets."
However, Biegel hopes Enlisted will still be an honest and layered portrayal of those serving their country. "The one thing that always struck me is that every time we see a show or a film that deals with the military, either you're dealing with super soldiers who have no personality or you're dealing with these really broken men and women who just don't know how to integrate back into society," he says. "The people I know who do this job - they run the gamut between these two. They're real human beings and they're very funny and they talk about their work and their job is sometimes crazy and sometimes boring and sometimes wondrous and sometimes inspiring."
To that end, Enlisted will also cover the more serious issues associated with the army, such as when Pete begins suffering from PTSD this season. "We don't think the show is worth doing unless we can indulge in the more serious side of things," Biegel says. "Not to be heavy-handed, not to be a message-of-the-week kind of show, but the reality of what these men and women do is something that's not lost upon us. We think if we just do a show that's just goofy military and funny things it's not worth doing. It's our job to engage in the realities of what this job means to people and acknowledge them."
Enlisted premieres Friday at 9:30/8:30c on Fox.
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Warehouse 13 Exclusive: First Look at Season 4.5!
Snag it, bag it, tag it... just don't miss it! Syfy's Eddie McClintock-Joanne Kelly chemistry extravaganza known as Warehouse 13 is coming back on Monday, April 29 (10/9c) to finish up its fourth season with a blast of mind-blowing action, and we've got your first look in this teaser trailer.
"We obviously have to deal — in a major way — with what Artie's been through and what happens to him, having killed Leena," executive producer Jack Kenny told us after last fall's mid-season cliffhanger, hinting at even more tragedies to come. "There are many other versions of mortality that we're going to deal with in the next 10 episodes." So let's all cross our fingers that season-premiere guest stars James Marsters, Lindsay Wagner, Kate Mulgrew, Roger Rees and Polly Walker and can help Pete, Myka and the rest of the team find a cure for that sweating sickness epidemic Petey accidentally unleashed before anymore Warehouse workers wind up adding to the body count.
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Millions of Americans regularly use ibuprofen to manage minor pain and swelling. As with other fields in healthcare, the drug is a mainstay in dentistry especially for post-procedural discomfort. But ibuprofen and similar drugs also have side effects that can lead to serious health problems. So, should you be concerned about its safety?
For most people, ibuprofen is safe and effective — but only if used properly. Like aspirin, ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that reduces pain and inflammation by blocking the effect of substances called prostaglandins, released by injured or damaged tissues. NSAIDs differ in mechanism from pain relievers like steroids or narcotics and don't have the same side effects, especially the addictive qualities and impaired consciousness potential of narcotics like morphine or codeine. While these more potent drugs are usually reserved for serious injuries or illnesses, NSAIDs like ibuprofen are ideal for mild to moderate pain following routine dental work.
The biggest concern for the use of an NSAID is its tendency to thin the blood, especially if used continuously over several weeks; this can make bleeding control more difficult after an injury. Prolonged overuse has also been linked to erosion of the stomach lining leading to ulcers or bleeding, kidney failure, early miscarriage and repeat heart attacks for patients with cardiovascular disease.
With this in mind, we recommend that adults take no more than 2,400 milligrams of ibuprofen during one twenty-four hour period for short-term pain relief unless otherwise recommended by a doctor. Research has shown that a single 400-milligram dose of ibuprofen is safe and effective for relieving even severe post-operative pain for about five hours in most people. On the other hand, we don't recommend a NSAID during pregnancy or for people with a history of intestinal bleeding or heart attacks.
Taking into account your medical history and the procedure you'll be undergoing, we will recommend the best pain management medication for your situation. In most cases, ibuprofen will be an effective means to reduce your discomfort level and, taken properly, will not pose a danger to your overall health.
If you would like more information on dental pain management, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Treating Pain with Ibuprofen."


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Burma president declares state of emergency after sectarian violence kills at least 20
MEIKHTILA, Burma – Burma's president declared a state of emergency Friday in a central city shaken by sectarian bloodshed that has killed at least 20 people, as thousands of minority Muslims fled and overwhelmed riot police crisscrossed the still-burning town seizing machetes and hammers from enraged Buddhist mobs.
Black smoke and flames poured from destroyed buildings in Meikhtila, where the unrest between local Buddhist and Muslim residents erupted Wednesday -- the latest challenge to Burma's ever-precarious transition to democratic rule.
Little appeared to be left of some palm tree-lined neighborhoods, where whole plots were reduced to smoldering masses of twisted debris and ash. Broken glass, destroyed motorcycles and overturned tables littered roads beside rows of burnt-out homes and shops, evidence of the widespread chaos of the last two days.
The devastation was reminiscent of strikingly similar scenes last year in western Burma, where sectarian violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya left hundreds of people dead. More than 100,000 people are still displaced from that conflict, almost all of them Muslim.
Human rights groups had warned that unrest in the west could spread to other parts of the country, and last year, prominent Buddhist monks rallied against Muslims in the central Burma town of Mandalay. The clashes in Meikhtila are the first reported outside of western Burma since then.
It was not immediately clear which side bore the brunt of the latest violence, but terrified Muslims, who make about 30 percent of Meikhtila's 100,000 inhabitants, stayed off the streets Friday as their shops and homes continued to burn and angry Buddhist residents and monks prevented authorities from putting out the blazes.
Trucks of police stood guard outside the blackened, empty hulk of one aqua-colored mosque, one of at least five torched this week by Buddhist gangs.
Win Htein, a local lawmaker from the opposition National League for Democracy, said he had counted at least 20 bodies. He said 1,200 Muslim families -- at least 6,000 people -- have fled their homes and taken refuge at a stadium and a police station.
An unknown number of Buddhists, meanwhile, sought refuge inside the city's shrines.
"The situation is unpredictable and dangerous," said Sein Shwe, a shop owner. "We don't feel safe and we have now moved inside a monastery."
The government's struggle to contain the violence is proving another major challenge for President Thein Sein's reformist administration as it attempts to chart a path to democracy after nearly half a century of military rule that once crushed all dissent.
Thein Sein took office two years ago this month, and despite ushering in an era of reform, he has faced not only violence in Rakhine state, but an upsurge in fighting with ethnic Kachin rebels in the north and major protests at a northern copper mine where angry residents -- emboldened by promises of freedom of expression -- have come out to denounce land grabbing.
The troubles in Meikhtila began Wednesday after an argument broke out between a Muslim gold shop owner and his Buddhist customers. A Buddhist monk was among the first killed, inflaming tensions that led a Buddhist mob to rampage through a Muslim neighborhood.
By Friday, clashes had ceased, but the city remained tense and police could be seen seizing knives, swords, hammers and sticks from young men in the streets and detaining scores of looters.
Monks accosted and threatened journalists trying to cover the unrest, at one point trying to drag a group of several out of a van. One monk, whose faced was covered, shoved a foot-long dagger at the neck of an Associated Press photographer and demanded his camera. The photographer defused the situation by handing over his camera's memory card.
The group of nine journalists took refuge in a monastery and stayed there until a police unit was able to escort them to safety.
There were indications, too, that the violence spread Friday to at least one village on the outskirts of Meikhtila, about 340 miles north of the main city of Yangon.
Local activist Myint Myint Aye said fires were burning in the nearby village of Chan Aye, where shops were looted but calm was restored later in the day.
In an acknowledgement of the seriousness of the situation, Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in Meikhtila in an announcement broadcast on state television. The declaration allows the military to take over administrative functions in and around the town.
He also declared a state of emergency in three nearby townships, but there were no reports of violence there.
The U.N. secretary-general's special adviser to Burma, Vijay Nambiar, issued a statement expressing "deep sorrow at the tragic loss of lives and destruction."
He said religious and community leaders must "publicly call on their followers to abjure violence, respect the law and promote peace."
The U.S. ambassador to Burma, Derek Mitchell, also said he was "deeply concerned about reports of violence and widespread property damage in Meikhtila."
Occasional isolated violence involving Burma's majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities has occurred for decades.
Under the military governments that ruled Burma from 1962 until 2011, ethnic and religious unrest was typically hushed up, an approach made easier in pre-Internet days, when there was a state monopoly on daily newspapers, radio and television, backed by tough censorship of other media.
But since an elected, though still military-backed, government took power in 2011, people have been using the Internet and social media in increasing numbers, and the press has been unshackled, with censorship mostly dropped and privately owned daily newspapers expected to hit the streets in the next few months.
The government of Thein Sein is constrained from using open force to quell unrest because it needs foreign approval in order to woo aid and investment. The previous military junta had no such compunctions about using force, and was ostracized by the international community for its human rights abuses.
There was no apparent direct connection between the Meikhtila violence and that last year in Rakhine state. Rakhine Buddhists allege that Rohingya are mostly illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh. The Muslim population of Meikhtila is believed to be mostly of Indian origin, and although religious tensions are longstanding, the incident sparking the violence seemed to be a small and isolated dispute.


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On the surface, Undead Labs' State of Decay feels like a conventional open world game. The zombie apocalypse title is set for an XBLA release some time in 2013, and it features both an interface and third-person perspective familiar to anyone who played the likes of Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown, or Saints Row.
Surface-level differences between State of Decay and these other titles become readily apparent just a few minutes into a recent demo. Chief among them is the ability to fortify buildings into something "similar to a GTA safe house, but more robust" in the words of John Gronquist, one of the artists on the project. You have to fill in the limited number of build locations in each safe house with elements like gardens, sleeping areas, medical tents, and workshops, adding a real time strategy vibe to the proceedings. Players aren't tied to a single protagonist in State of Decay, either. When a character dies, the player takes control of one of the other survivors in their community to continue playing.
While those are important distinctions between State of Decay and other open world games, the most significant change might lie under the hood. During the demo, Gronquist referred to the game as having been "over-engineered." He said Undead Labs performed an "extreme amount of engineering into the procedural simulation of the world... We wanted the world to be this organic thing where everything you did had a consequence to it."
What does that mean, exactly? Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain and Creative Director James Phinney explained the world of State of Decay stays dynamic even when the player isn't watching.
"Instead of the world always being in a static state and always waiting for you to change the action, change the state of things, we said 'OK, what if we're just simulating the state of the world and things are progressing?'" Phinney told Ars. When a player gathers survivors to join their community, for example, those survivors don't just stand around while the player goes off to search for resources. "They're out doing things all the time, too, trying to take care of the community, following the higher-level direction you set. And as we started to explore this feeling of having the world be alive and active, we just started to commit to it more and more."
So unlike most open-world games, the world of State of Decay isn't just a backdrop for the narrative missions, but a simulation that is constantly progressing and changing. "Events are going on with or without you, and you choose how and whether to interact with them and that will modify the state of world, and if you ignore it that will also modify the state of the world," said Strain.
One of the game's zombie types, called a Screamer, exemplifies this dynamism. Screamers have no arms and no lower jaw, so they can't grab or bite the player, but their moans and screams can attract other zombies. Simulating natural Screamer behavior eventually and inevitably leads the Screamers to attract a huge zombie horde around them.
In other words, choosing whether or not to dispatch a Screamer now can have an effect on how many other zombies gather in that area later. Keeping a Screamer alive can turn previously safe areas quite dangerous, leading troubled survivors to call the player for help, requiring diversion of important resources. If State of Decay were constructed as a traditional single-player game, events like these might be hard-coded into the larger narrative. Instead, the game allows these kinds of events to emerge naturally from the simulation.
"[In] open world games, generally there's this really strong distinction between the sense of freedom you have causing mayhem, and then the spots where there's real content," said Phinney. "There's some storyline stuff that's going to happen in a specific spot [in State of Decay], but what we did was try to as much as possible, and it is the majority I think of your play experience, have stuff be really heavily driven by what you're encountering in the world and the state that you have left the world in."
"Just a straight-up, more traditional open world zombie survival game would have been awesome, and would have been possible without this stuff," Phinney continued. "But what we've found is, by going down this road, it's a different experience entirely."
And, again, that simulation doesn't stop when you stop playing. "When you stop playing the game for the day, conceptually the world is still running," Strain said. "When you start up the game, what we effectively do is look at the amount of time that's elapsed and forward the simulation by that amount of time. We're careful not to punish you for that. You're not gonna log back in after two weeks and find your bases destroyed and all your people are sick, but as a conceptual design platform we do say that time goes on, even when you're not there."
The kind of world a player returns to in a new State of Decay play session will depend largely on how the player's behaved in the last play session. If you made sure your people had growing food and ammunition workshops and medical facilities in their safe house, they'll be in good shape when you log back in. If you didn't plan for the future, though, you might find your survivors have gotten into an untenable situation.
Despite being what Gronquist called an "over-engineered" game, State of Decay seems to have just the right amount of engineering to create an open world game with some life to it. "Certainly we're not doing anything gratuitously," Phinney said when asked about this distinction. "We're doing this because we had a vision of what this kind of experience could be, and we're putting in all the core pieces to make that happen."
"To address that point directly, I will say that it is over-engineered," added Strain. "I mean, you are right, everything we've done has been expressly for the purpose of creating this living, breathing world…however, had our goal from the beginning been strictly to create an open-world sandbox zombie survival game, then there certainly would have been a much shorter and more direct path than the one we took. When we say it's over-engineered, you hear us use this word 'simulation' all the time, the simulation itself is very robust, and far more robust than we would have needed to make it just to pull off that direct statement of the type of game we wanted to make right now."
Undead Labs plans to supplement the single-player State of Decay with a massively-multiplayer experience in the same universe, code-named Class 4 (State of Decay was previously known as Class 3). This companion game helped motivate the creation of the robust simulation.
"We very much have been of a mind that with everything we're doing in State of Decay to look at how it sets us up, how it teaches us, how we put ourselves in a better position to make a more perfect online world game," said Phinney. "And that is, I think, exactly what Gronquist was talking about. There's a depth to some of the systems that, sure, if we thought of it in terms of 'We're trying to get people X many hours as a single-player game,' we wouldn't have needed to go into quite that level of depth, but because we're looking at building systems that will extend [into Class 4], the side benefit is, as we're working on it now, the variety we get out of the depth is really awesome."
Edit: The original version of this article misspelled James Phinney's name. Ars Technica regrets the error.


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Arts council receives 2 grants
The Cheboygan Area Arts Council has been awarded two grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the organization announced Thursday.
The grants, in the amount of $9,775 for the Local Arts Agencies and Services Program, and one in the amount of $9,000 for administering the Regional Re-granting Program for Region 9, including Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego and Presque Isle counties. An amount of $25,600 is being received to re-grant into the seven-county area during the 2013 fiscal year.
"The Local Arts Program grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one of nearly 300 applications to compete for MCACA fiscal year 2012/2013 funding," said Pam Westover, council director, in a news release. "This process allows for each grant application to be completely considered by a panel of in-state and out-of-state arts and cultural professionals. This ensures that the taxpayers, who support this project through legislative appropriations, and all other visitors or residents in Michigan, will have access to the highest quality arts and cultural experiences."
The Local Arts Agencies and Services Program provides funding for organizations that deliver services to cultural groups and individual artists in all disciplines, and which foster the long term development of a community or region, Westover continued. Applicants must be community-based, non-profit, officially recognized arts councils, commissions, societies or organizations which are publicly accountable to provide financial and/or service support for the arts and culture in the whole community that it serves.
The Minigrant Program is a partnership between the MCACA and 19 regional re-granting agencies throughout the state. There are two components of the Minigrant program, Arts Projects and Professional Development grants.
"These are special opportunities to address local arts and cultural needs as well as increasing public access to arts and culture," Westover added. "Arts projects mini-grants provide up to $4,000 for locally developed, high quality arts and cultural projects. Professional development mini-grants provide up to $1,500 to assist nonprofit organizations and arts professional acquire services or skills to strengthen the administrative infrastructure of the organization."
According to Westover, organizations receiving a MCACA grant award are required to match those funds with other public and private dollars and in-kind support.
"Local support for the Cheboygan Area Arts Council programs includes income generated through memberships and through sponsorships such as Citizens National Bank, the Encore Financial Group, ReMax Real Estate, Wheeler Motors,Durocher Marine Division of Kokosing Construction and BK&C Insurance," Westover said. "Examples of in-kind contributions would be media support from the Cheboygan Daily Tribune/Shoppers Fair and Northern Star Broadcasting, Continental Inn, all of the regional artists who have performed at the Opera House, and the more than 200 volunteers who perform a variety of services on behalf of the Arts Council and the Opera House."
Westover said that MCACA has been appropriated approximately $5,675,400 million by the legislature to award to arts and cultural organizations across Michigan for fiscal year 2012/2013. The Cheboygan Area Arts Council competed in both the Local Arts Agencies and Services Program and the Regional Regranting Program. A complete list of grant awards around the state is available by contacting MCACA at (517) 241-4011, or by visiting the MCACA website at www.michigan.gov/arts.


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We arrived in Durban last Thursday, and spent yesterday morning in the archives seeing what we can find. We managed to find something about the Bataille family (related on the Hickman/Beningfield side through the Wilson-Yelverton family). Also found some references to Edwin Terrance Cathcart Cunnison and John Anderson Cathcart Cunnison. Val's great-aunt Lil Decker married first Eugene Waldemar Rasmussen (we've recently made contact with people from that side of the family) then John Anderson Cunnison and then Frederick John Cathcart (both of whom seem to have vanished without a trace). Then we found this John Anderson Cathcart Cunnison, who sounds as though he ought to have been related, but he claimed to have been born in Canada, and we weren't aware of any of that branch of the family who lived there.
We visited Arthur and Dorothy Benjamin (nee Terblanche) in Northdene, whose son Todd and wife Pamela are emigrating to Australia tomorrow. Arthur is keen on family history, and is trying to trace his ancestors in St Helena.
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Good Feedback and Pleasant Experience
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-08-03
Good overall experience of pitching to them and getting valuable feedback from them. Partner was attentive during the presentation and asked follow up questions. He also followed quickly on next steps.PRIVATE: Members Only
Efficient Evaluation, Solid Terms, and a Quick Close
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Posted by Alex Edelstein on 2010-08-19
We (CloudCrowd) have just closed on a substantial investment from DFJ. The process was extremely efficient. The time from Signed Term Sheet to Deal Funding took all of 9 business days (which boggled our lawyers). We feel that DFJ was quite reasonable with the deal terms, and are satisfied with our valuation. We've really enjoyed our interactions so far with the DFJ team, particularly with Andreas Stavropoulos, Don Wood, and Josh Raffaelli.PRIVATE: Members Only
No Alpha Wolves, Part of the Pack
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-12-22
We met with Tim and a number of other folks in the firm to look for an early stage investment.
In all of our experience, the best firms (notably First Round, Sequoia, and Benchmark) didn't have huge hierarchies and a phalanx of associates, juniors, principals, etc. It seems the larger the organization the more pack-like they become. DFJ is a perfect example of that. Getting them to pull the trigger will take a long time, so have them on your list of follow-on investors (as most people do). More importantly, when we pitched last year, they were at the end of the fund and it's likely that they have become even more stingy.
Tim Draper was cool to speak to, but he wasn't a genius. I don't think he prides himself on brilliance but on his coaching ability and loyalty, and you could see some genuine qualities to that.
Emily Melton was a great person to speak to. Honest and forthright with her comments. At the very least, she was clear on where we were.PRIVATE: Members Only (34 Characters)
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Leaning on CEOs for Personal Causes?
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Posted by Krassen on 2009-01-14
On December 28th I posted the 'Avoid Fonstad' review of DFJ on this site. Within a few days seven people agreed with the review and none disagreed, and then the review rolled out of the front pages with no further feedback.
Lately however, there have been five disagreements with my review, as well as several comments supporting of DFJ/Fonstad , plus one additional review in support of DFJ. Similarly, Jennifer Fonstad's personal profile featured only negative ticks at the time of my review, but recently there were three positive ticks, along with a couple of positive comments. This was all happening while my review was off the front pages, so I doubt the activity was some form of spontaneous reaction of disagreement upon stumbling on my review.
I suspect that the pattern is indicative of a campaign to raise the profile of DFJ and Fonstad on The Funded. There are a couple of problems with that:
(1) CEOs who are currently in the DFJ portfolio are in position of dependency and subordination relative to DFJ and can be leaned upon to comment against their true opinions. (Interestingly, all of the new supportive comments are authored by identifiable monikers, and not by Anonymous, so they can potentially point out and receive credit for their effort)
(2) There is a built-in asymmetry if there is a concerted campaign underway to raise the profile of a firm. Contributors with negative sentiment are not organized by a unifying force and comment at a leisurely, random and intermittent pace; likely only when prompted by another review on the front pages, or after a meeting or other interaction with DFJ. This is reminiscent of voting on a proposition where only one side actively campaigns and not the other.
The political/electoral analogies I used are not casual. People should know that Mrs. Fonstad is an experienced political operative, who ran Mitt Romney's Senate campaign in 1994 and was the Co-Chair of Women for Mitt in this past election cycle. Obviously she has good skills as a political organizer.
This recent activity helps me better understand why my CEO, H.Perry Fell, donated maximum contribution to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in 2007, when Fonstad was fundraising. In 2004 Fell was very adamant about voting for Kerry; I can potentially see him voting for Romney, but I have a very hard time seeing him give cash, since the guy is extra careful with money (this was actually a good thing for NanoString). Now I suspect that he was leaned upon by Fonstad.
So, if you sign with DFJ, you may have to be prepared to fork cash for their political candidates and to write positive comments here.PRIVATE: Members Only (328 Characters)
Spray and Pray, Affiliate Funds Leaving
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-12-23
Training Wheels
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by hyperthread on 2008-11-30
A friend called in a favor to get me to an analyst. The pitch was fine--cordial--but I knew about 15 minutes into it that the two young gents in the meeting weren't really following me. Their questions did not suggest that they really grasped our business model. I tried to get a partner into the room, knowing that it was going to die otherwise, but to no avail. They passed for vague reasons. It would have been good practice had they asked better questions.PRIVATE: Members Only
Just Fyi, Proceed @ Your Own Risk
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-11-25
I know this fund has got a good history and has been relatively very good at generating $$. They seem to be doing better than many other firms, and I know that. So, proceed at your own risk.PRIVATE: Members Only (1020 Characters)
Quick Response, Useless Information
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-10-21
Submitted without reference. Quick to say no.PRIVATE: Members Only (359 Characters)
Ravi Belani: Insightful and Helpful
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-07-21
I recently met with Ravi to discuss a nascent new business concept that's promising but still a bit fuzzy in the details. Ravi got it immediately. He quickly began offering very creative insight that helped me flesh out the concept, explore related ideas, and understand my most important next steps. True to DFJ's reputation, Ravi was particularly insistent that I 'think big' and consider ways to turn this concept technology into a platform. He was also very considerate to my position as the entrepreneur and respectful of my role as the keeper-of-the-vision. Overall I came away very impressed with Ravi's intellect and creativity. I would be very pleased to have Ravi on my board and I'm looking forward to formally pitching DFJ.PRIVATE: Members Only
Focus on Getting the Deal Done
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by generalist on 2008-06-14
We have recently received a term sheet from DFJ. The term sheet was extremely clean, and focused on preparinf the company for success. No BS, no irrational preference, cleaned the previous investors' awful terms and pratically restructured the company in a way that made everyone focused on a large success.
During the negotiations they were very open, and agreed to many requests as long as they did not create a conflict of interest on the big items.
I look forward to get a closing. I will post another comment upon closing to describe that experience.
Ravi Belani, Josh Stein
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-06-05
While I have met and had multiple meetings with many top tier VCs, I could not have been more impressed with DFJ. First, I have to agree with the prior comment that Ravi Belani is a rising star. He is insanely smart, has a deep understanding of his industries and is well connected. I was further impressed by his interest in doing the right thing. In this case, it included introductions to executives at companies funded by other VCs, and bringing in a key strategic investor that would limit his ownership stake, but substantially improve the company going forward. Another unique trait is that he is focused on empowering and advising the entrepreneur, not controlling and overpowering the executive team. DFJ moved very quick -- after an initial meeting, they assembled the right people and quickly arrived at a decision. I appreciated the speed with which they reached a conclusion and was impressed by their bench depth--everyone I met including Josh Stein, Steve Jurvetson, Andreas Stavropoulos and Emily Melton (to name a few) was an A player as well.
I am confident that we choose the right partner in growing our business. I would definitely put DFJ on your short list of VCs to talk to provided that they have deep expertise in your particular market space and that you establish a good relationship with the partner taking the lead.PRIVATE: Members Only
Great Knowledge of Web 2.0 and Willing to Take Risks
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-03-04
I have pitched several companies to DFJ over the years and Emily Melton's knowledge of companies and business models in the web 2.0 space is second to none. I would value her advice on any consumer/web business plan.PRIVATE: Members Only (109 Characters)
Power Analyst
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-29
Tim is Awesome but Don't Get Bogged Down with Associates
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-10
Tim may come off as a bit crazy but I really liked him when I spoke to him. He's sincere and really believes in what he's doing. He said that when he asks entrepreneurs why they are doing their start-up, he doesn't fund the 8/10 who say, "To make myself rich" or the 1/10 who say "To make my investors rich", but rather the 1/10 who say "Something is wrong and I have to fix it." Tim is great.PRIVATE: Members Only (273 Characters)
Radio Silence...
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-07
After a review of our executive summary, was asked to send a detailed business plan, now over a month ago. No response despite email follow-ups.PRIVATE: Members Only
Dfj India
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by beaupeep on 2007-10-26
We've met all the big name VCs in India. We got termsheets from a couple & closed on one.
I met Tim Draper a couple of years ago, and he was bright. But, DFJ India's Sateesh Andra is the biggest loser I've seen amongs tens of VCs I've met. I'm not sure how such a reputable firm made him a venture partner.
As the VC process is fairly new in India, and what with the booming economy, He's basking more in the attention that he garners as a partner with DFJ, and not on bringing good deals to the fund.
Goto Mohanjit Jolly (newly stationed in Bangalore) if you can. Avoid Sateesh like plague.PRIVATE: Members Only
Josh Stein is a Class Act: One to Try to Get Into Your Company
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Posted by jasonlk on 2007-10-04
I actually cannot speak to all of DFJ, but Josh was pretty unique when we pitched him. First of all, he was both confident and thoughtful enough (a rare combo) to listen to a pitch and during it go from disposed against investing to disposed in favor. That's rare. Second, in what sounds like a small gesture but was a first for me, he liked our deck enough to ask if he could share it with another non-competitive portfolio company. I've seen so many 'confidential' decks passed around over the years -- but Josh was the first to actually ask if he could forward. Class act.PRIVATE: Members Only (258 Characters)
Might Waste Your Time
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-16
We got an e-mail of interest direct from Tim; directed us to work with Nate his associate. Never heard from Nate, then got an e-mail later from staff passing. Odd slightly schizo behavior. On the upside time wasted was not that much, just weird.PRIVATE: Members Only
Dfj Wants "Passion"
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by 5hundy on 2007-08-14
A few months ago we presented to Ravi Belani at DFJ. He's a really sharp guy, he got the idea and gave us some good insight. Later we came in for a second meeting (again with Ravi), were he told us they really loved the idea but they probably weren't going to do the deal because we didn't have any passion other than for making money.
Our business is a pure economic play - we are not making single moms happy or feeding the homeless. Their argument was that the companies they invested in that did really well were the ones that set out to change the world.PRIVATE: Members Only (307 Characters)
Tim and the Gang
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-13
Tim does live up to the hype -- if you get to meet him. This firm does have have a phalanx of associates: treat them well, get them jacked up and then you get to meet Tim. They didn't do our deal, but will make intros to angels if they like you (like being weight-listed I guess)PRIVATE: Members Only (78 Characters)
Best for Very New Ideas
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-04
Fast thinkers, fast movers. Tend to make lots of bets, including multiple bets in one industry if needed. They love crazy business models - the kinds of things most VC's would shy away from. True VENTURE investors.
I ended up taking a DFJ investment in one of my start-ups, and they were great. Help when I needed it (recruiting, contacts, etc.), but mostly hands off, which allows you to move fast. Far better than KPCB or Benchmark, who promised the same and then slowed us down by 50% with all their meddling.PRIVATE: Members Only (363 Characters)
Be Cautious
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by mobileceo on 2007-03-19
Rolodex to Die for
Fund: Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Posted by Y2K on 2007-03-16
Tend to back what originally seems like a edgy or out there idea. Tim Draper is definitely a unique character. Tend to see ahead of the curve and adventurous e.g. investing in Vietnam and Ukraine. The sort of people you WANT to work with.PRIVATE: Members Only (202 Characters)
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Posted by startupguy on 2007-03-14
Get them if you can.PRIVATE: Members Only (139 Characters)


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Valentine's dinner and entertainment, 5-11 p.m. Saturday at the Sturgis VFW Post #1355, 264 W. Fawn River Road, Sturgis.
The dinner menu includes a choice of New York strip steak or grilled chicken breast. Music will be from Tom Garn and the 16th Avenue Band. The public is welcome and the cost is $12.50 per person.


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The 5 Day Anzac Tours Turkey (Alpha) is the ideal option for those wanting to experience Turkey and the ANZAC Day commemorations, but have limited time.
The tour begins on the 23rd of April in Istanbul. During your time with us, you will have the opportunity to explore Istanbul by yourself, before heading to Anzac Tours Cove for the ANZAC Day services on the 24th. After the ANZAC Day commemorations, you will receive a fully guided tour of Gallipoli and the Ancient City of Troy. We will return you to Istanbul on the 26th for our final nights stay before the tour ends on the 27th.
Start Date: Wednesday 23rd April
Finish Date: Sunday 27th April
Starts: Istanbul
Finish: Istanbul
Places Visited: Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Istanbul
Duration: 5 Days (4 Nights)
• Transportation in our fully air conditioned luxury coach (Non-smoking)
• A fluent English speaking tour guide throughout the duration of your tour
• An ANZAC Day commemorative T-Shirt
• Early arrival in Anzac Cove on the 24th of April
• Overnight stay at Anzac Cove on the 24th of April
• During your bus journeys, we show a range of movies and documentaries about Gallipoli
• All entrance fees included
• ANZAC Day memorial services in Gallipoli
• Accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels (as per itinerary)
• Turkish, Australian and New Zealand staff with great knowledge of Turkey and Gallipoli
• No hidden costs!
• No camping!
Day One: Wednesday 23rd April – Arrival in Istanbul
Welcome to Turkey! After checking into your hotel, you will have the afternoon free to exploreIstanbul at your own pace. Later in the evening, you will meet your guide who will answer any questions you may have, and give you all the information about your tour.
If you arrive at Ataturk International Airport on the 23rd of April, an airport transfer to your hotel is included in your tour package. A member of the Samyeli Travel team will meet you at the airport. If you are arriving at Sabiha Gokcen Airport, paid airport transfers are also available at certain times (Please see FAQs). If you are arriving by alternative means, you will be emailed your hotel details in April so you can make your own way there.
Overnight: Istanbul
Day Two: Thursday 24th April – Istanbul to Gallipoli
After breakfast, we will depart for Gallipoli at around 11:00am. During the journey, your guide will give you some information about Gallipoli and the battles that took place there, giving you a better understanding of the history and importance of the ANZAC Day services. We will also be showing a movie or documentary about Gallipoli, to help give you an idea of the type of people who fought in this war, and for you to picture the conditions 104 years ago.
Upon arriving at Gallipoli, we will have a break for dinner, before making our way to Anzac Covefor our overnight stay.
Overnight: Anzac Cove
Meals Included: Breakfast
Important: For your overnight stay at Anzac Cove, you will need to bring a day pack. Once your main luggage is loaded onto the coach in Istanbul on the morning of the 24th, it is securely locked overnight. This means that you will not be able to access it again until the evening of the 25th. Please also note that during your overnight stay at Anzac Cove, the weather can be very cold. We strongly suggest that you bring sleeping bags, warm clothing and blankets. We also recommend a wet weather jacket in case of rain.
Day Three: Friday 25th April – ANZAC Tour (Gallipoli to Edremit)
The Dawn Service begins at first light on the 25th, a truly moving experience for everyone. The service includes tributes and tales of your fellow countrymen, as the many thousands who have gathered remember the fallen.
After the Dawn Service, we will make our way to various sites for other commemorations. The first site we will visit will be the Australian Service at Lone Pine, followed by the New Zealand Service at Chunuk Bair. After the NZ service, you will cross the Dardenelles by ferry to Canakkale and travel to your hotel in Edremit, where an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner awaits.
Overnight: Edremit
Meals Included: Dinner
Day Four: Saturday 26th April – Troy & Anzac Tours – Istanbul
After breakfast, we will travel to the Ancient City of Troy. A world famous archaeological and mythological site, Troy is home to the "Trojan Horse" and "Helen of Troy". We then make our way across the Dardenelles by ferry to the Gallipoli Peninsula. Once we reach our destination, we will begin a fully guided tour of Gallipoli, visiting various sites including; Anzac Cove, Kabatepe War Museum, Lone Pine, the Nek, Hell Spit Cemetery and the Chunuk Bair War Memorial.
Your guide will bring alive the legends of the Anzac's, telling you stories of the battles and those who fought in them. We then travel back to Istanbul, arriving in the late evening.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day Five: Sunday 27th April – The end of the tour
After breakfast our tour ends, and we bid farewell to our new friends. Wherever you are heading to next, you will take with you unforgettable memories, and a new found understanding of Turkey, a country that plays such a vital role in your own history.
Meals Included: Breakfast
This tour includes:
• Transportation in our fully air conditioned luxury coach (Non-smoking)
• A fluent English speaking tour guide throughout the duration of your tour
• An ANZAC Tours commemorative T-Shirt
• Early arrival in Anzac Cove on the 24th of April
• Overnight stay at Anzac Cove on the 24th of April
• During your bus journeys, we show a range of movies and documentaries about Gallipoli
• All entrance fees included
• ANZAC Day memorial services in Gallipoli
• Accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels (as per itinerary)
• Turkish, Australian and New Zealand staff with great knowledge of Turkey and Gallipoli
• No hidden costs!
• No camping!
Arrival Airport Transfers
Arrival airport transfers are free for all customers arriving at Ataturk International Airportbetween 8am and midnight on the 23rd April. For full details on how our airport transfers work and getting to your hotel on the first day of the tour then please see the FAQ section.
It is essential that customers who wish to use our transfer service send us full flight details including airline name, flight number, terminal number, arrival time. It is your responsibility to ensure we have this information before 7thApril otherwise we cannot guarantee that a transfer will be available.
This tour does not include:
• Airport/Hotel transfers (unless stated)
• Meals/Drinks (unless stated)
• Flights
• Personal Expenses
Important Information:
If you wish to arrive in Istanbul earlier than the 23rd or stay longer than the 27th then we can arrange pre & post tour accommodation for you although we have limited availability of this. The cost of this is per person £35 for a Double/Twin/Triple or £50 for a single room. Please indicate that you require this when making your booking.
If you are travelling alone and would prefer to pay the lower rate then we can match you up with someone of the same gender to share a twin/triple room (Subject to Availability).


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|Bishop-Elect Michael Olson waves to reporters and diocesan staff at a press conference Nov. 19 introducing him as the new bishop of Fort Worth.
Local Catholics who know Bishop-Elect Michael F. Olson share a common observation about the man who will become the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth.
He loves his role as servant priest.
"I am consoled by the fact being a bishop means experiencing the fullness of the priesthood," Bishop-Elect Olson said during a Nov. 19 press conference that introduced him to the Fort Worth media. "It means I can use this ministry for the good of all."
Appointed to his new ministry by Pope Francis, he is the first priest ordained to serve in the Diocese of Fort Worth to become a bishop. At the age of 47, the Chicago area native is also the second youngest man to currently lead a Catholic diocese in the U.S., the youngest being his seminary classmate, Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
He succeeds Bishop Kevin Vann who left Fort Worth to become Bishop of the Diocese of Orange, California in December 2012. Bishop-Elect Olson said he had received a congratulatory call from his predecessor.
"Bishop Vann said he was very happy for me and very proud," the bishop-elect said, describing the conversation. "I learned a lot from Bishop Vann by working at his side during his ministry here. I hope to continue moving forward from where he left off."
For the past five and a half years, Bishop-Elect Olson has directed the formation of young men studying for the priesthood as rector at Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving. Prior to receiving that assignment in July 2008, he served as vicar general in the diocese and pastor at St. Peter the Apostle Church in White Settlement.
The experienced administrator told the gathering of reporters and staff at the diocesan Catholic Center that Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., contacted him Nov. 12 with news that the Holy Father wanted him to be the next bishop of Fort Worth. "Relying on help from Almighty God and his Blessed Mother," the monsignor accepted his new position.
|Bishop-Elect Olson (center) celebrates his first public Mass after being announced as the new bishop of Fort Worth at St. Patrick Cathedral. He is joined by priests of the diocese, including diocesan chancellor, the Very Rev. Dan Kelley (to his right), and Diocesan Administrator Monsignor Stephen Berg (to his left).
He spent the next week in prayer and discernment.
"I'm humbled by Pope Francis' trust in me," the bishop-elect said. "I feel gratitude to the Holy Father for this mission, to my parents for the gift of life and faith, and for the gift of my 20 years in the priesthood."
Before taking questions from reporters, Bishop-Elect Olson mentioned another message he received from the pontiff.
"The Apostolic Nuncio told me the Holy Father holds our diocese in great esteem as part of the New Evangelization," he continued. "It's part of a vital area of growth in the Church."
During his remarks at the news conference, Bishop-Elect Olson invited the gathering to join him in prayer at St. Patrick Cathedral where he was scheduled to celebrate the noon Mass. The Olson family and more than 400 Catholics from across the diocese attended the liturgy. Many lingered to offer congratulations afterwards.
Whitney Womack wore her red hat to the cathedral in honor of the occasion. The pro-life advocate met Bishop-Elect Olson when he would pray outside the local Planned Parenthood abortion facility with other pro-life supporters. "I'm so happy. The monsignor is so personable and down to earth," she said. "He knows everybody."
Pat Pelletier, who along with her husband Chuck Pelletier is a long-time close friend of Bishop-Elect Olson, said the naming of Msgr. Olson as bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth was "a very specific answer to a very specific prayer. I think it will be wonderful for the entire diocese."
When organizers planning the closing ceremony for the Diocese of Fort Worth's observation of the Year of Faith needed someone to reflect on Pope Francis' first encyclical Lumen Fidei, they turned to a spiritual leader well-versed in guiding others toward the light of faith.
Father Christopher Stainbrook still remembers the trepidation his parishioners felt when St. Timothy, an Anglican congregation, decided to join the Catholic Church as part of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. "People were unsure and feared leaving the familiar for the unknown," the pastor explains. Monsignor Michael F. Olson, who instructed parish members on the Sacrament of Confirmation, eased their anxiety. "He made a whole room full of people feel relaxed and welcomed," Fr. Stainbrook recalls. "My parishioners are going to be very happy that he's their new bishop. He's a teacher — a real people person."
Local Catholics who know Bishop-Elect Michael F. Olson share a common observation about the man who will become the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth — he loves his role as servant priest. "I am consoled by the fact being a bishop means experiencing the fullness of the priesthood," Bishop-Elect Olson said during a Nov. 19 press conference that introduced him to the Fort Worth media. "It means I can use this ministry for the good of all."


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Biologists in Alaska are reminding people not to touch moose calves or try to take them home as pets following a string of incidents involving people handling the animals, including one household that had a calf in the living room "as if it was a puppy."
Moose are being born in Alaska this time of year, and biologists say people should leave the calves alone -- even if they seem to have been abandoned by their mothers.
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"It's people with big hearts that are well-meaning," Coltrane said. "But sometimes being well-meaning and knowing what's best for the animal are two different things."


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Here is a full list of the free games available today:
- The Legend of Zelda
- Metroid
- Super Mario Bros.
- Yoshi
- Wrecking Crew
- NES Open Tournament Golf
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Balloon Fight
- Ice Climber
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Remember, you needed to grab a 3DS and log onto the eShop before the price was dropped in order to become an ambassador and be eligible for these free games. There will also be 10 free GameBoy Advance games released before the end of the year.
I've had a chance to play a few of these games, and they all work fine on the 3DS, and my kids are ecstatic about having a brand-new (to them) selection of games. Also be sure to download the ambassador certificate, which allows you to set up notifications for when the rest of the games become available. Enjoy!


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Editorial: Mitt Romney's foreign fundraising
We'll not make too much of Mitt Romney's unfortunate remarks in London, the first stop of his European tour.
He didn't say anything plenty of others weren't saying, and it's no badge of shame to be beaten up in the British tabloids.
It was interesting to watch Romney, who has built a refusal to ever apologize into a high principle, trying to make up for offending people without saying he's sorry. It would be nice if he learned through the experience that a humble tone can be a powerful tool of diplomacy.
Of greater concern here is what Romney said behind the scenes in his visits to London, Israel and Poland. What promises did he make to British Prime Minister David Cameron? What assurances did he give to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about what he might do about –– or to –– Iran should he move into the White House in January?
When foreign leaders greet a major party nominee for U.S. president, they aren't just shooting the breeze. They are sizing up a future partner or adversary, and, in a sense, opening negotiations. We trust Romney's statements that he planned to make no new policies on his overseas trip. As Barack Obama said on his pre-convention trip four years ago, "we only have one president at a time."
We're also curious about what Romney said at his fundraisers. He hosted two fundraising events in London, both hosted by bankers. In Israel, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who has promised $100 million to defeat Obama, was Romney's co-star at a fundraising event in the King David Hotel. Romney's remarks to the groups were open to the press, but a lot of conversations between the men with the money and the candidate asking for it were anything but open.
What did Romney promise? What do the donors want? We know what Adelson wants: abandonment of the two-state strategy in Israel and friendly commercial relations with his partners in China. What do the international financiers in London want? Support for the euro? Repeal of Dodd-Frank? Protection for international tax havens?
Four years ago, candidate Obama addressed a huge crowd in Berlin and visited American service members in Afghanistan. There were justifiable concerns that something he said might muddy the diplomatic waters. But at least he wasn't accepting checks.
We understand that mostly Americans attended Romney's fundraisers, and that some of them work for U.S.-based companies, including the London staff of Bain Capital, the firm Romney founded. They could attend a Romney fundraiser in New York and make the same pitches to the prospective nominee. We understand there's a diversity of opinions in London and Israel, and that most candidates are careful about making iron-clad policy commitments at fundraisers.
We also understand that we live in a global economy, and we shouldn't be surprised that a global politics is developing as well. Money chases power, even over international borders. And, as Romney says, "corporations are people, too."
But we can't help but wonder if these global corporate people are really Americans, and how much they care about ordinary American people? Is it old-fashioned to wonder whether people writing checks to U.S. campaign committees are pursuing American interests or foreign ones?
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Feb. 19, 2013 -- New research suggests that caffeine is linked to low-birth-weight babies and that drinking coffee is linked to a longer pregnancy.
The report suggests that drinking 200-300 milligrams of caffeine per day raised the risk of a baby being born small by between 27% and 62%.
Smaller babies have higher risks of certain health problems, and the researchers say recommendations on safe limits need to be reconsidered.
Baby Eats What Mom Eats
Everything the mom-to-be eats and drinks potentially gets through to the growing baby. That's why health organizations set recommendations for limits on things like alcohol and caffeine in pregnancy.
Along with nutrients and oxygen, caffeine passes from the placenta to the baby. However, the effect isn't the same on a baby as it is in adults.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends limiting caffeine to 200 milligrams per day. That's equal to two 8-ounce cups of brewed coffee. Caffeine levels may be stronger in coffee bought at a coffee house.
Caffeine is also found in tea, colas, energy drinks, and chocolate.
For the new research, published in the journal BMC Medicine, researchers looked at information about diets and birth details of about 60,000 pregnancies over 10 years.
All sources of caffeine were monitored in the study.
Study Results
In a news release, researcher Verena Sengpiel, MD, from Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden, says, "In this study we found no association between either total caffeine or coffee caffeine and preterm delivery, but we did find an association between caffeine and SGA [small for gestational age]."
The source of caffeine also seemed to make a difference. Women who daily had 100 milligrams of caffeine in general increased the length of their pregnancy by five hours. However, caffeine from coffee was found to add eight hours overall from drinking 100 milligrams a day.
Sengpiel says the study shows that the guidelines should be looked at again.
Reviewing Guidelines
So what should a coffee-loving pregnant woman with concerns do?
"Good advice would be to keep it to a minimum," says Pat O'Brien, MD, a spokesman for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the U.K. "One or a maximum of two cups a day."