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Investors Optimistic About a Fiscal Cliff Deal
Hopes that Washington will reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff drove indexes to their best day in two months; Two former News Corp. execs face bribery charges; The energy industry pushes for Atlantic oil drilling. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the the ... hopes that lawmakers in Washington will reach agreement on taxes spending gave investors the confidence and show stock indexes to their best in two months on Monday ... morning ... welcome to the New Saab I'm Ralf Winkler ... meanwhile today Hewlett-Packard freefall is set to continue as the company now claims to be the victim of a massive accounting fraud related to a prior acquisition ... Steve Russell is here to ... join us in a pinch the radio on comes in well thanks so much on sold before we get the HP which has come to some huge visits talk about ... on the mark was up ahead at best and to in in two months ... are we looking at yes that today ... this is me much fall through Dow futures are down a little bit of that basically over setting up for flat they recount so coming off of the two are some point came yesterday ... but not necessarily a bad sign your Jueckstock the market to cut it can solve the euro after after such a big move higher ... up again as was the focus is to make this booklet will again continued to be ... the thing that people keep their eyes on ... you know there's some positive rhetoric and Washington that maybe these guys and comes with some sort of of of the deal ... if that continues you could see the market then drift higher here because ... over the past two weeks all the concerns of the Bay wall can we get a deal so if they cant that would be there anything else to expected this week is Thanksgiving week ... using this ... to Korea Goshi Haitians that they are scheduled ... between the two sides it seems like the mean talk to really start to pick up steam after this after Thanksgiving holiday and into December of that seems to be the focus break now ... and then on top of the Thanksgivings is typically a up pretty late week markets are closed and on Thursday for the holiday Cafe on Friday so trading volumes to be later than usual ... I think that we got to start is a good week for the market and so yesterday's rise was not complete stock in that respect okay ... let's jump over Hewlett-Packard HQ ... to down eleven percent ... in the print premarket reading it and when I last checked and now ... we're talking about are a ten percent ... aam ... this is of course another new low in the cracks below twelve dollars ... it's ... I wanna read it let let's catch people up here they basically they reported earnings this morning ... and along with those earnings the said BHP record a noncash charge basically a big writedown ... on ... any matter eight point eight ... billion dollars ... most of which ... related to the acquisition of Autonomy write software company year-ago ... and it's another eight billion dollar write some that are there other one that they reported for duty at so ... yet this company and they have announced that there been a big restructuring mode ... the CEO Meg Whitman has said that this is the first year of a multi year ... of restructuring so ... again that that that that that results are not a complete shock year but still though it just goes to show that this country has all really really really long road ahead ... opted to ... return back to Perry was on the stock can hit again today ... I still Packard is actually it's not really that big of a week in the Dalzell not have a big impact on the Dow ... up but still though just take in general has has been weak over the last two two months and this certainly would overseas into well after after reporting earnings PC business in general has ... just ... been terrible with with with the I pad taking taking share with things like laptops ... and you know it but what are your store says sang about ... about each P I mean some of the guys I talk to ... I mean you're actually whispering ... seriously ... HP MIB's euro ... I mean that I did the disaster I mean I think I've I've always thought that that's a little crazy I mean or something NASA's here at the scene a little bit crazy and I guess time will tell is this because this is the very beginning of the of a very long restructuring program so if they can't gain any sort of headway ... within the next few quarter's then you know I'm a it may not be zero but ... he'll certainly the score doesn't give you any hope of on this that that is going to ... be alone Stephen D love thanks so much for joining us thank you ... and of course for fiscal cliff coverage stay with Wall Street Journal dot com for complete coverage is the deadline nears for the president and Congress to reach a deal to avoid the class ... well ... we also wanna let you know that Israel ... tightened U S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Jerusalem ... Bramall and Cairo to me with regional leaders in an effort to stem the escalation of violence in the region ... Israeli policy miles rapid last week when a resurgence in rocket fire from Gaza provoked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government ... to strike back ... Israeli aircraft that are the headquarters of the Islamic ... National The ... today unlike ... site or read too much thinking which does ruling party Hamas set out to sidestep international sanctions on its role ... as of this morning civilians accounted for fifty four of the hundred thirteen Palestinians killed since the operation began ... a ton from painter forty have been wounded including two hundred and twenty five children ... and will be right back ... British prosecutors said they will charge two former top executive of News Corp's U K newspaper unit ... and others with crimes as part of a bribery probe ... expanding their criminal prosecution include journalists at the company's tablet the sun ... we know we're joined by London Bureau Chief Bruce Orwall Chris good morning ... I ... before you start additional for everyone of course that the Wall Street Journal is also owned by NewsCorp ... de ... Coco was being charged ... here ... what will this is of course an extension of the long running ... police investigation into ... alleged ... illegal reporting tactics that the company's UK tabloid sell last year you had ... but the trio most notable people are Rebecca Brooks in any Colson who were both top editors and executives ... in the U K newspaper division ... they lasted about earlier were charged with ... in the phone hacking cited the case ... now they're being charged in ... another aspect of the investigation involves the bribery of public officials and top ... there are a couple of other individuals who are also charge the ... including one of ... just continuing ... NewsCorp employee here ... one former reporter and also a Ministry of Defence official ... who is alleged to have accepted a hundred thousand pounds in bribes from the Sun newspaper ... so and we don't have any sense yet of what ... story ... he was so in some public as the sun editors were are ... effectively paying for in this in this bribery case ... we don't get that that the woman who's involved in this is the first is the first time she surfaced out publicly in this as oppose the ... most of the other players who have been arrested or the names of about there before aam ... it's all we know is that the supposedly over period of time ... about a hundred thousand pounds were paid ... that resulted in that what prosecutors only describe as a series of stories in the sun ... okay now ... just it's a context or other news or in a couple news urbanization center known for instance ... to pay for interviews ... for instance but that this is different ... yell of course it and in the UK particularly there's a rich tradition of paying ... you know someone who was the lover of the football star something to tell their story about ... but the caucus and tell story ... in the in the UK tabloids ... obviously ... up paying money to a public official ... a police officer of ... Defense official whatever it is to purchase your information is something that ... prosecutors say falls in the category of bribery not just about you know ... you know ... paying someone for permission ... what does this mean for a new score ... well it means a couple things first of all this is the first time the criminal charges in for activity involving ... the sign that I have been ... filed by prosecutors ... unlike news of the world the other big paper that was involved in all the slasher which NewsCorp close ... the sun is still open they're a big newspaper in their big part of the company's plans going forward so that's ... problematic as well um ... you know ... it's just going to extend ... shelf life of this whole situation you know I'm a bit further ... the phone hacking Trial involving ... Brooks Paulson and others is scheduled to begin next September which is about a year after ... the charges were all up ... complete the deal completed and filed ... now Uganda house I'll probably another year or more wait until ... the of bribery trial began so ... this is probably headed into twenty fourteen territory ... as a out as the headline for NewsCorp ... okay now you mentioned it briefly can hear you mention of course ... made the phone hacking charges led to the closure of news of the world ... what what could be the fallout for this I mean is anything that drastic in the cards here ... well it's a trick your situation you know that that the company ... is thought to be not considering closing this time I'm ... you know it's it's getting it is a bit about the knowledge of a difficult situation given the way that they so quickly responded with news of the world but the sun is a very ... you know it's it's a ... it's a profitable newspaper ... its profits have helped support ... the Times of London one of the other big papers over here for for the company so ... it is a ... tricky situation for NewsCorp to gather but I don't think they think anybody believes that they are going to ... you know take such drastic action in this case as they did with news of the world ok Bruce Orwall from London thank so much for joining us this morning ... the International Energy Agency last week said the US is poised to overtake Saudi Arabia's the top global oil producer bike twenty twenty ... one way potentially Atlantic will join ... us next ... the International Energy Agency last week said the US is poised to overtake Saudi Arabia as the top global oil producer bike twenty twenty ... when we get there ... might be in it a big challenge facing a bomb and ministrations killing off the East Coast ... Peter Landers joins us from Washington to discuss that ... possibility Peter good morning ... good morning ... so it didn't even get me yet that that's kind of fascinating that did ... the US might in fact pass Saudi reviewed terms well production now ... one we view the energy industry is very anxious to explore ... off the Atlantic coast for oil and natural gas will present bomb allow that ... I think there's a good chance that he will they first have to do the the seismic drilling elite aren't about that don't receive it in her story this morning ... they have to do seismic join perhaps ... starting next year to see if there is a well there but it's areas I think the Obama missed ration would be a lot of pressure to open up the Atlantic for oral drilling ... now ... there's ... probably a lot of pressure coming from multiple sides here ... first ... let's talk about that that the seismic surveys ... some animal rights activists point out that ... you are talking about ... scary loud sonar with very very high decibels a mention blast in your boring ... on in your ear and indeed the skin ... harm whales dolphins etc is ... sheesh that's a big rain yes ... that isn't an issue for the environmentalists and they say these animals that were talking about whales and dolphins I think mainly ... in the Atlantic Ocean a ... little otherwise by here and I guess likely deal that may even more than humans do add on the ocean ... here is very important and the sound travels for many many miles ... through the water in the ocean so they say there could be a threat to these animals daily lives if there's a huge collapse the contest for the oil discoveries ... ok and and ... now ... of course offsetting that is ... this ... tremendous desire to get at what could be ... maybe a very rich deposit of of of energy ... I've now ... for instance north and south there's been drilling off Canada ... Todd USG logical surveys noted there's a lot of undiscovered oil off of Cuba ... now ... there are estimates that in the Atlantic old estimates that there could be two billion gallons of oil I should say two million barrels of oil ... and twenty one trillion cubic feet of natural gas ... now ... I the villagers those are old estimates though cracked ... this trade their old estimates isn't only that I mean that would serve the United States I think for a couple of months which is ... still a fair amount for such a huge economy as ours but certainly oil companies are hoping that the sign of the tests ... if ... they begin next year would show a lot more oil may be as much as is in the ... Gulf of Mexico which turned out to be a huge source of oil for the United States despite the ... Deepwater Horizon accident two years ago and and let's talk about that but by the winning and two million barrels of oil when when chewing cubic feet of gas ... add the about four years of production I believe in the Gulf of Mexico according to steal story but ... let let's talk about the havoc on a disaster it did that the BP oil spill in the Gulf ... they could be could be how can this even conceivably go for it considering ... that disaster ... well it's interesting that the ad states that has recovered and if you look of the Gulf of Mexico to roughly the amount of drilling that happen before the Macondo disaster ... and I think that of course there was a tragic loss of life in that case and there was a fair amount of ... spillage into the Gulf but ultimately the long-term consequences don't seem to have been ... on Sol grip it was a on the environment that it would block any future drilling ... in fact drilling is back to almost where it was ... and I think that's encouraged oil companies to think that they can't really Atlantic impressively and safely what's the ... what's the reaction really for residents of the Gulf Coast and how would that impact ... you know with the feelings of East Coast residents the the the eastern seaboard on drilling off off in the Atlantic ... well in the bowl in the Gulf coasts of course BP is that the billions and billions of dollars to make things ... right and I think that's had some effect that not everyone got the compensation they were looking for in the Gulf Coast but ... many people did that the economy is ... is coming back there and of course for ... we Xi'an and Texas drilling in the Gulf is a huge ... source of employment in jobs ... and in time for the states and that's really where you see yet and in particular the state of Virginia are looking forward to drilling in the Atlantic they think ... that there could be all sorts of facilities on the shore of Virginia that would ... provide jobs for the state and also again that tax revenue ... so that's why I think some of the states along the Atlantic coast are enthusiastic about drilling despite the environmental concerns and is fastening that we could conceivably be a bigger oil producer than in Saudi Arabia in the not too distant future Peter Whitmore it there thank you so much for joining us this morning ... indeed thanks ... and thank you for joining us on the New Saab I'm Ralf Winkler ...


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Advanced microdevices for the exploration of the solar system have become increasingly important in the current environment of fiscal constraints and payload size limitations. The Discovery-class missions being proposed for future exploration, while being clearly responsive to this environment, will require highly miniaturized and efficient instruments based on these advanced devices. Several instrument concept developments are continuing at Ames Research Center in support of specific exobiology science goals in future solar system studies on candidate Discovery and other missions. Developments include highly miniaturized metastable ionization detectors for gas chromatography that weight as little as 1 - 2 grams with sensitivities of 10-14 mol/second and an advanced ion mobility spectrometer that has near-universal sensitivity and weighs as little as 200 grams. New chemical sensors based on solid-state pyroelectric devices are being studied and developed that weigh a few milligrams and, for example, have a sensitivity of 0.1 ppm for H2O2. Advanced X- ray diffraction and fluorescence instruments for crystallographic and geochemical measurements on unprepared soil and rock samples are under test. A stable isotope laser diode spectrometer for determination of 12C/13C and 18O/16O isotope ratios on Mars at fractional percent accuracies has been breadboarded. Finally, advanced computational methods are being applied to new instrument concepts allowing new, less complex, and thus, smaller instruments.
Microsensors will play key roles in Planetary Exploration in the future because of their low mass, and the low power consumption that usually results. Ruggedness also almost always improves with decrease in size. The trend toward smaller, simpler, and more highly integrated spacecraft requires instrument and sensor miniaturization.
Superconducting transition-edge infrared microbolometers have been fabricated by silicon micromachining using an epitaxial YLa.05Ba1.95Cu3O7-x (YBCO) film on a epitaxial yttria-stabilized zirconia buffer layer on silicon. The low thermal conductance of the micromachined structures combined with the sharp resistance change at the superconducting transition results in very sensitive infrared detectors. The broadband response of these thermal detectors makes them particularly useful at wavelengths longer than the typical operating range of semiconductor detectors ((lambda) greater than about 20 micrometers ) at moderately high temperatures (T approximately 70 K and higher). The use of standard silicon processing promises low-cost monolithic integration of the readout electronics for arrays of these devices. Preliminary measurements are reported here on a device 140 micrometers X 105 micrometers in size with a detectivity, D*, of 8 +/- 2 X 109 cm Hz1/2/Watt, and NEP of 1.5 X 10-12 Watts/Hz1/2 at 2 Hz and 80.7 K. This value of D* exceeds the highest previously reported D* for a YBCO transition-edge bolometer, and is comparable to the highest reported D* for a thermal detector operating at greater than about 70 K. The thermal time constant for this device was 105 +/- 20 msec.
This study investigates the use of diffractive optical components for efficient, mode-matched optical fiber-to-waveguide coupling. In this study a single element, with diffractive lenses on both back and front surfaces, is designed, fabricated, and tested. The element transforms the optical beam profile exiting a laser diode from a divergent, elliptical mode profile into a collimated beam of circular mode shape. The output beam shape and optical efficiency of the diffractive element are measured. Test results agree favorably with expected values.
A new technology for infrared optical filters is presented. We have produced a band pass filter consisting of a thin (12.4 micrometers ) Si wafer with cross-shaped metal patterns deposited on both sides. The crosses, with 6 micrometers arms, have been formed by direct-write electron- beam lithography on 1000 angstroms Al film. The filter is mounted on a 0.2 mm thick Si frame with 0.25 cm2 window, but it also can be bonded to detectors so that the filter and the detector temperature are the same. Due to the high index of refractive in Si, this filter is more tolerant to converging beams than interferometric filters made of metal meshes stretched in air that have been reported previously. When placed into an F/3 converging beam, the filter has a bandpass characteristic centered at 70 micrometers wavelength with width at half maximum (delta) (lambda) /(lambda) equals 7%. The transmission maximum is 44%. At present the band pass is limited by the non-uniformity of the available substrates. The out-of-band rejection need improving which can be achieved using additional non-interferometric filters with wider band pass made with similar technology. Another way of improving the performance is integrating the metal patterns onto the detector which will make it frequency selective. Extending the interference filter technology to shorter wavelengths is difficult due to the onset of absorption in the metal layers.
Phase holograms have been created on the surface of a thin film of poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA, Plexiglas) by direct-write electron beam (E-Beam) lithography. The process involves delivering a patterned exposure dose followed by partial development with a strong developer. The patterned dose derives from arbitrary computer-calculated holograms, which must be corrected for the sensitivity characteristic of the PMMA and for the effective point-spread function of the E-Beam.
A high speed Hartmann wavefront sensor was designed and built for measuring refractive index variations in supersonic air flows. The device contained a lenslet array which formed an array of spots on the focal plane of a high speed camera. Spot motion at the focal plane is directly related to fluctuation of wavefront tilt in the corresponding subaperture. Both refractive and diffractive (binary optic) lenslet arrays were fabricated for the Hartmann sensor. The long focal length needed to meet resolution requirements placed tight tolerances on the wedge error in the refractive lenslets and the cement interface mounting the lenslets to the substrate lens. In spite of the use of state-of-the-art interferometric alignment techniques for assembling the refractive lenslet array, the diffractive lenslet array demonstrated superior alignment and performance. In this application binary optics demonstrated significant advantages over conventional optics. In addition to performance issues, binary optics allows reduced weight and reduced number of elements. For airborne and space applications these advantages translate into significant cost savings.
The instrumentation requirements for a spacecraft mission to Pluto include miniaturization, low power, high reliability, radiation tolerance, and low cost as well as significant science data return. To address these needs, we are developing a prototype, integrated, hybrid, focal plane assembly that can be used to acquire multi-spectral, visible-light images during the flyby. This focal plane integrates a four-channel CCD, clock drives, analog processing, and digital data conversion into a miniature assembly. This paper discusses our design and how it addresses the needs of NASA's space science program.
The Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors (ALEXIS) satellite is Los Alamos' first attempt at building and flying a small, low cost, rapid development, technology demonstration and scientific space mission. The ALEXIS satellite contains the two experiments: the ALEXIS telescope array, (which consists of six EUV/ultrasoft x-ray telescopes utilizing multilayer mirrors, each with a 33 degree field-of-view), and VHF ionospheric experiment called BLACKBEARD. The spacecraft is controlled exclusively from a ground station located at Los Alamos. The 113-kg ALEXIS satellite was launched by a Pegasus booster into a 750 X 850 km, 70 degree inclination orbit on April 25, 1993. Due to damage sustained at the time of launch, ground controllers did not make contact with the satellite until late June. By late July, full satellite operations had been restored through the implementation of new procedures for attitude control. Science operations with the two onboard experiments began at that time. This paper will discuss our experience gained in launching and managing this small scientific and technology demonstration satellite.
This paper discusses the design, and implementation of a miniaturized electronic system for the Planetary Integrated Camera Spectrometer (PICS). The PICS electronics demonstrate the application of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and of analog hybrid technology to space flight multi-spectral systems. A discussion of the electronic system design illustrates how signals from a multi-sensor instrument containing an UV CCD, two visible CCDs, and a near-IR focal plane assembly can be processed through a common set of electronics. Following the system design discussion, the actual electronic design will be presented. Each miniaturized module will be discussed as to functionality and performance. The test setup for bench checkout of a cooled CCD and an IR FPA, including results with breadboard electronics and with the hybrids are also described.
New advances in the areas of microelectronics and micro-mechanical devices have created a momentum in the development of lightweight, miniaturized, electro-optical space subsystems. The performance improvements achieved and new observational techniques developed as a result, have provided a basis for a new range of Small Explorer, Discovery-class and other low-cost mission concepts for space exploration. However, the ultimate objective of low-mass, inexpensive space science missions will only be achieved with a companion development in the areas of flight optical systems and sensor instrument benches. Silicon carbide (SiC) is currently emerging as an attractive technology to fill this need. As a material basis for reflective, flight telescopes and optical benches, SiC offers: the lightweight and stiffness characteristics of beryllium; glass-like inherent stability consistent with performance to levels of diffraction-limited visible resolution; superior thermal properties down to cryogenic temperatures; and an existing, commercially-based material and processing infrastructure like aluminum. This paper will describe the current status and results of on-going technology developments to utilize these material properties in the creation of lightweight, high- performing, thermally robust, flight optical assemblies. System concepts to be discussed range from an 18 cm aperture, 4-mirror, off-axis system weighing less than 2 kg to a 0.5 m, 15 kg reimager. In addition, results in the development of a thermally-stable, `GOES-like' scan mirror will be presented.
The need for miniaturization in advanced science sensor systems has led to the development of a new image sensor technology, the active pixel image sensors (APS). The development of CMOS APS technology allows the integration of timing and control electronics, imaging detector arrays, signal chains and analog-to-digital conversion on a single integrated circuit. The impact on the imaging system is to reduce power by approximately 1000X over existing systems--from tens of watts to tens of milliwatts. This paper will describe the development of this technology and its application to future space science sensor systems.
This paper describes a type of cosmic ray detector suitable for the construction of a small, low power space-based instrument to detect the energy and isotope of energetic nuclei, such as those produced by solar flares. The detector is similar to previous types of silicon PIN detectors where the fully depleted body of the wafer comprises the intrinsic region of the PIN structure. The novel aspect of this detector is that the one surface is divided into a 2D array of pixels, and that the collected holes are divided between a row and a column collector in each pixel, yielding both dimensions of position information from this side of the detector. In a conventional PIN detector, both sides are divided into stripes, and each side provides 1D information. A single large area collector on the opposite side of this new detector is used to determine the energy of the incident nucleus. This scheme requires only a single precision pulse-height amplifier connected to the broad area contract, rather than one for each strip, as in the conventional scheme, resulting in a significant reduction in the mass, power and complexity of the readout electronics. The design, fabrication, and operation of such a detector is discussed. Initial particle tests show a prototype to be functional. The projected power saved by using such as detector is presented.
Proc. SPIE 2267, Dual-theodolite real-time computation method used during the optical alignment of the Excitation by Electron Deposition (EXCEDE) III rocket payload, 0000 (23 September 1994); doi: 10.1117/12.187473
Phillips Laboratory and Systems Integration Engineering developed a two-theodolite, reflecting-surface technique for measuring the lines of sight (LOS) of sensors in rocket payload modules. A flat mirror, keyed to one theodolite provides a stable and adjustable reference by which the angular separation of sensor LOS's can be measured and referenced to the rocket's coordinate system. The rocket's Attitude Control System and external launch pad geodetic survey points are referenced to the vehicle's geometry using this procedure.
Hughes Danbury Optical Systems (HDOS) has developed several concepts for hyperspectral remote sensing of the earth and major and minor planets. The basic instrument is an imaging prism spectrometer located on an orbiting platform. The spectrometer slit is imaged by a telescope on the planetary surface and pushbroom scanned across it. The prism spectrometer disperses the observed slit image and reimages it in the multiple spectral bands onto a 2D focal plane array. Extensive use is made of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) for signal processing in order to reduce power and weight. The baselined focal plane array is a 320 (image) X 210 (spectral) InSb detector. This detector provides high quantum efficiency for photons spanning the spectral range from the band gap limit of 5.4 micrometers to the ultraviolet. Various spectral ranges and spectral resolutions may be selected by appropriate choice of the prism and design of the spectrometer optics. These concepts for a spaceborne imaging prism spectrometer rely heavily on HDOS's HYDICE heritage. HYDICE (HYperspectral Digital Imaging Collection Experiment) is a prism imaging spectrometer being developed by HDOS for the Naval Research Laboratory. HYDICE will fly in a Convair aircraft and pushbroom scan the earth in 210 spectral colors between 0.4 micrometers and 2.5 micrometers . The heritage for the miniaturized electronics in the HDOS Miniature Star Tracker program.

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Netflix reappoints Rice to Board
September 11, 2023
The Board of Directors of Netflix has reappointed Ambassador Susan E. Rice as a member of the Board, which she previously served on from 2018 to 2020.
“We are excited to welcome back Ambassador Rice to Netflix’s Board of Directors,” said Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, co-CEOs. “Susan made many valuable contributions when she first joined and we know that her proven track record and operational expertise will be invaluable going forward.”
“I am pleased to rejoin the Netflix Board. Netflix’s unmatched commitment to lifting the stories of people around the world is unique and compelling. I look forward to contributing my breadth of international and domestic experience at this time of challenge in the entertainment industry,” said Rice.
Rice has a long history of public service and is the only person to serve as both National Security Advisor and Domestic Policy Advisor to the President of the United States. Ambassador Rice also served as US Ambassador to the United Nations and a member of the President’s cabinet. She was also a Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow at American University’s School of International Service, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a New York Times bestselling author, and Contributing Opinion Writer for the New York Times.
Previously, Rice held positions as US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and as a Special Assistant to President Clinton and was a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Rice began her career as a management consultant.
She has served on numerous boards, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Bureau of National Affairs, The National Democratic Institute, and the US Fund for UNICEF.


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UK air strike backs Kurdish advance
British jets have hit Islamic State (IS) forces in support of a Kurdish advance in north-west Iraq.
The Ministry of Defence said RAF Tornado GR4s used a Paveway guided bomb to attack a pick-up truck.
A spokesman said: "Overnight, two GR4s provided vital air support to Peshmerga forces advancing on an Isil position, conducting a successful precision attack on an armed pick-up truck with a Paveway IV guided bomb."
RAF Tornados arrive back at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus
UK forces are reported to have been involved in a battle in the key Iraq-Syria border town of Rabia, where 20-30 fighters from IS - also known as Isil or Isis - were making a last stand in a hospital.
A Daily Telegraph journalist witnessed Tornados strike the building at around 4pm local time.
The pilots - including a woman - were said to have been in direct contact with the Kurdish commanders on the ground.
The RAF began hitting IS targets on Tuesday, four days after Parliament authorised UK involvement in the international military campaign.
Tornados have been deploying Brimstone missiles and Paveway bombs against vehicle and fixed weapons positions, mainly in support of Kurdish forces in the north west.
That strikes are apparently taking place so close to the border could fuel calls for the British operation to be extended into Syria - a move which ministers have said would require a further vote in the House of Commons.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has said the Cabinet unanimously believes that IS will need to be tackled in its Syrian strongholds, blaming Labour reluctance for the RAF being limited to Iraqi territory. The US has been carrying out strikes in both countries.
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Since the start of the global pandemic, many people have decided to keep chickens in their homes, and since the rising cost of living crisis, it is continuing to grow in popularity. You can adopt egg-laying hens and give them a new home from places like the British Hen Welfare Trust. You can register your interest in adopting some hens, and they have locations throughout the country where hens are looking for new homes. However, before you collect your flock of hens and take them home, you will need to prepare your home to have somewhere suitable and safe for them to live.
Prepare Somewhere For Them To Live
You will need an area set aside for your hens, and they will need a coop and a run to get out and exercise. There are different sizes of chicken coops for sale, so you will need to get one big enough to keep the number of hens you plan to adopt. The chicken coop needs to be secure to protect the hens from predators and give them somewhere comfortable to roost at night and lay their eggs. The chickens need somewhere to go outside and scratch around, so they can take more space than you realise.
A Decent Size Chicken Run
You will want to fence off an area outside the chicken coop that the bords can use to scratch around and exercise outside. A rule of thumb you can use is that you will need at least one square meter of space per bird, and you will want to enclose the chicken run using a wire fence that also encompasses the roof of the enclosure.
Keeping Your Hens Secure
Many predators can attack your chickens, even in a built-up area, so you need an enclosure to protect your hens and keep them safe. Some of the animals that can attack your chickens and target their eggs also, include:
- Hen Harrier
You need to ensure your surround your chicken coop and run with strong chicken wire, and ensure it has a roof to prevent birds of prey from swooping down. Make sure there are no gaps in the fence that predators can exploit, and you can keep your hens safe and ensure they live a happy and relaxed life.
Choose A Suitable Location For The Chicken Coop
You will also need to ensure that the chicken coop offers the hens protection from the elements and ensure they are not too exposed. You will want the door of the chicken coop to face south so it gets the maximum exposure to the sun daily. Avoid having many plants, bushes, and trees too close to the chicken coop, as these can damage the chicken coop and give predators somewhere to hide.
Once your hens have somewhere decent to live, the last step is to get in lots of chicken feed to ensure they have plenty to eat. You can feed them some scraps from your kitchen, such as cooked rice or pasta, vegetables, and fruit, but you will also need to buy chicken feed, so they have everything they need to remain fit and healthy.

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Bitcoin Breaks $1,000: “Zero Interest Rates Run Amok”
For the first time since November 2013 the value of bitcoin today rose above $1,000.
No doubt, bitcoin had a huge 2016. The crypto-currency doubled over the course of the year, rising to $950 from $425.
There a few reasons for the surge, but mostly, it’s due to money printing.
"We are seeing the aftermath of zero interest rates run amok,” Bobby Lee, chief executive of BTC China, one of the world's largest bitcoin exchanges, told CNBC. “So bitcoin is a healthy reminder that we don't have to hold on to dollars or renminbi, which is subject to capital controls and loss of purchasing power. Rather it's a new asset class."
The renminbi in 2016 suffered its worst annual loss since 1994, slipping 7% against the dollar. That made it the worst-performing Asian currency of the year. The currency is likely to continue its slide this year, perhaps spurring another devaluation from Beijing.
Elsewhere around the world, central banks from England to Australia continue to indulge in lax monetary policy in a “race to the bottom.”
England, Japan, Australia, and others are cutting rates, in some cases into negative territory. And they're quantitative easing, which means buying their own bonds.
The Bank of England cut borrowing costs, boosted its QE, and doled out an extra $131 billion.
The Bank of Japan pledged to nearly double its purchases of equity-traded funds, from $33 billion to $60 billion.
Australia cut its benchmark interest rate to a record-low 1.5%, citing the Australian dollar's recent strength against the pound, euro, and yen.
And most importantly, Japan, the ECB, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland all deployed negative interest rates.
Again, this is likely to continue in 2017, as Britain withdraws from the EU, a collective that runs a real risk for disintegrating.
The only major country that’s tightening monetary policy right now is the United States. That’s exacerbated the declines of its foreign competitors.
Yet, the dollar itself is just a note underwritten by a government with $17 trillion-plus in debt – a burden that also figures to grow substantially in the years ahead. And inflation is expected to accelerate in 2017, despite the northward trajectory interest rates.
Contrarily, bitcoin is a decentralized currency that’s not tied to any single country’s policy decisions. It’s governed by simple supply and demand, with the former being limited.
Like gold, bitcoin provides an alternative to whimsical fiat currency.
A spate of new bitcoin products has also spurred demand for the digital currency.
One example would be Bitcoin Capital, a fund launched by a high-risk, high-return Bitcoin fund managed by Max Keiser and Simon Dixon. The Winklevoss brothers’ bitcoin ETF and investment solutions from blockchain hedge fund Polychain have also raised the currency’s notoriety, accessibility, and credibility.
Generally speaking, bitcoin insiders and experts expect the market will continue to grow, with an exponential "network effect" eventually carrying bitcoin into the mainstream.
In all likelihood, $1,000 is just the beginning for bitcoin.
Jason Simpkins is a ten-year veteran of the financial publishing industry, where he's served as a reporter, analyst, investment strategist and prognosticator. He's written more than 1,000 articles pertaining to personal finance and macroeconomics. Simpkins also served as the chief investment analyst for a trading service that focused exclusively on high-flying energy stocks. For more on Jason, check out his editor's page.
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by Mario Tuor, editor-in-chief of finance.swiss
October 25, 2023
Switzerland has high ambitions: the Alpine country at the heart of Europe wants to be one of the world’s leading locations for sustainable finance. The foundations are in place. Switzerland is a world leader in the management of cross-border assets. A new Swiss Stewardship Code is now to ensure that financial institutions can exert concrete influence on investors and credibly demonstrate sustainable investments.
A Swiss Stewardship Code for financial institutions is now in place, with the goal of encouraging active interaction with the companies in which they invest, as well as the exercise of shareholder rights at their annual general meetings. By doing so, institutional investors can make a significant contribution to achieving sustainability goals, the Swiss State Secretary for International Finance Daniela Stoffel said.
Last year, the Swiss government recommended that financial institutions and pension funds should be more transparent about the extent to which their engagement strategy and the exercise of their shareholder voting rights are consistent with their voluntary sustainability goals, such as reaching net zero by 2050. Financial players were also asked to disclose this type of information on their websites.
“By actively exercising investor voting rights and engaging in dialogue with companies in the investment portfolio, institutional investors such as insurers, pension funds and asset managers can make an important contribution to sustainability goals,”
Stoffel said during the Building Bridges Action Days held in Geneva in early October this year, giving a couple of examples.
“They can advocate for companies to have science-based and externally verified plans for transitioning to net zero by 2050. Or they can use a clearly defined escalation process to bring about changes in the management structures of companies, or exclude companies that are unwilling to make adjustments,”
Swiss financial sector goes a step further
Now two leading industry associations – Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) and the Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS) – have taken this initiative a step further and incorporated these federal recommendations into a Swiss Stewardship Code.
Sabine Döbeli, CEO of SSF, comments:
“There is increasing pressure on companies and investors to play their part in making a sustainable impact. With the new Stewardship Code, SSF and AMAS are helping Swiss financial players communicate their goals to companies and encourage them to adopt more sustainable business models and create long-term value.”
Adrian Schatzmann, CEO of AMAS, adds:
“From an investor’s perspective, stewardship protects and increases the long-term return on financial investments and is therefore a core element of asset managers’ fiduciary duty.”
Such a common approach is likely to wield considerable influence, particularly among insurers and pension funds. Not only did these non-bank financial institutions hold roughly a fifth of the Swiss financial sector’s assets in 2021. Their investment portfolios are also highly diversified with a long-term investment horizon. This enables them to effectively support the transition to a net zero economy in line with international biodiversity targets.
Transparency needed to avoid greenwashing
To avoid greenwashing – making false or misleading claims about a company’s impact on sustainability – it’s important that financial players who voluntarily sign up to sustainability targets be fully transparent with their clients about their ongoing engagement efforts. The financial institutions that adhere to the Swiss Stewardship Code will now show the extent to which their active engagement with the companies they invest in aims to achieve their defined sustainability targets. This is of particular importance for investments in companies whose operations are not yet aligned with sustainability objectives.
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“Engagement with portfolio companies is often most promising when it is coordinated with other investors and in accordance with international best practices,”
Stoffel underlined in her remarks to Building Bridges – an event aiming at advancing sustainable finance in Switzerland and abroad by creating synergies between the financial industry, public authorities and international partners such as the United Nations.
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Billionaire hedge fund activist Nelson Peltz has lost another close shareholder fight to shake one of America's biggest companies. In 2015, Peltz narrowly lost a bid to join the board of DuPont and on Tuesday he came up short in a shareholder vote to gain a board seat at
At P&G's annual shareholder meeting, investors in the $232 billion market cap consumer products giant elected all 11 of the company's board nominees, rejecting Peltz's bid for a board seat. P&G made its pronouncement in the late morning, based on a preliminary tally of at its shareholder meeting in Cincinnati. In coming days, P&G will disclose the exact outcome of the vote, which appears to have been won on a razor-thin margin.
"P&G’s Board and management team thank P&G shareholders for their support, input and participation throughout the proxy contest," the company said in a statement.
For months, P&G and Peltz's hedge fund, Trian Partners, have been battling over the future of the 180-year old corporate icon, which owns many of America's biggest consumer brands such as Tide, Crest toothpaste,
P&G's CEO David Taylor took the reins of P&G in two years ago and has divested non-core businesses such as cosmetics and streamlined the Dow conglomerate's operations. Trian, however, argued Taylor hasn't done enough since taking charge and should further simplify P&G into three standalone business units, ranging from grooming ($26 billion in annual sales), home care ($21 billion in sales), and family care ($18 billion in sales). Though Trian vowed that its realignment strategy was not the pre-sage to a corporate breakup push, P&G fought hard and argued a further restructuring of the company would be an impediment to progress on its own multi-year change efforts.
For now, shareholders are siding with P&G and its CEO Taylor, who at the investor meeting thanked his local community and his company's large retail shareholder base. "We are in a major transformation and it is yielding results," Taylor told investors.
About the vote, P&G added, "We are encouraged that shareholders recognize P&G is a profoundly different, much stronger, more profitable Company than just a few years ago. The changes the Company has made are broad based and delivering results. We look forward to continuing our transformation journey. We are committed to meeting the needs of consumers with our brands and products, and to creating value for P&G shareholders."
Some large shareholders who had sided with Trian quickly voiced displeasure at the outcome of Tuesday's vote. Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer of $210 billion in assets pension fund CalSTRS, took to Twitter to complain, "sadly Management won and once again Shareholders lose."
@ProcterGamble sadly Management won and once again Shareholders lose. Active shareholders are NOT a threat. We OWN the company for the L-T
— Christopher Ailman (@CJAtheCIO) October 10, 2017
P&G's board up for vote includes a who's-who of corporate chieftans. Among directors re-elected were Francis Blake, Angela Braly, Amy Chang, Kenneth Chenault, Scott Cook, Terry Lundgren, James McNerney, Meg Whitman, Patricia Woertz, Ernest Zedillo, in addition to CEO Taylor.
Speaking to investors and reporters Taylor said the close vote will help move P&G forward. "We want to see P&G in the top third of our peer group," Taylor said. He briefly spoke with Peltz at the shareholder meeting, stating that even in the wake of a hard fought proxy battle the two will maintain a dialogue. "It is a proxy contest about ideas," he said. "We both said we will listen to each other... Nelson Peltz and Trian are major shareholders," Taylor added.
P&G shares, which had gained nearly 10% year-to-date, fell by 1.3% in the wake of preliminary voting results.


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“A Message Came to a Maiden Young” is an Annunciation carol set to a traditional Dutch melody.
This careful casting of the text by the dean of American church music, Richard Proulx, creates possibilities for exquisite musicality and for expressing the story of the appearance of the angel to the young maiden.
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Carnival Expanding Mexico Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line is making moves in Mexico.
Posted: February 13, 2018
The company has announced plans to deploy its Carnival Panorama ship to Long Beach beginning next year, the first new Carnival ship based in Southern California in two decades, while reopening its 146,000-square-foot cruise terminal in Long Beach, all part of an expansion in Mexico cruise offerings.
Carnival is also planning a multimillion-dollar port development project in Ensenada, Mexico.
“This is a momentous occasion for both Carnival and the City of Long Beach – not only are we celebrating the grand re-opening of this magnificent cruise terminal, but also demonstrating our commitment to the West Coast with the deployment of the spectacular new Carnival Panorama in 2019 and the announcement of an exciting new port development project in Ensenada,” said Duffy. “The West Coast is an important market with vast growth potential and these initiatives further demonstrate the confidence in our future success in Long Beach. We are very much looking forward to having Carnival Panorama homeported here beginning next year.”
Carnival’s third Vista-class ship, Panorama, will operate seven-day cruises to the Mexican Riviera, while the Carnival Splendor ship will arrive in Long Beach to operate seven-day Mexico cruises as well.
Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration will be operating three and four-day cruises that include a stop in Ensenada.
“[The Ensenada project] will provide our guests with a truly unique shoreside experience while making our short cruises from Long Beach even more attractive to consumers,” said Torres de Navarra. “This port development project will make Ensenada one of the West Coast’s premier destinations.”
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Romance in Hawaii
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Posted: February 7, 2018
While there is plenty of romance to be had at some of Hawaii's best hotels, Travel Agent breaks down some romantic spots outside of a resort in the Aloha State for Valentine's Day. Here are some of the most beautiful lookouts and beaches for that client looking to pop the question or to simply spend a memorable day with a loved one.
Whether Kapalua Bay is the best beach in all of Maui can be up for debate, but most experts and Hawaii tourism officials agree that it is one of the most sheltered beaches in Maui. Because of the seclusion it offers, we recommend this beach for romantics looking for some privacy. The surrounding area is mostly dominated by the Montage Kapalua Bay and condominium communities, giving the impression that it is exclusive. But the bay is still open to the public.
Romantics spending Valentine's Day on Maui should pack a small bag with a blanket and camp out for a bit at the top of Haleakala Crater to see the best sunrise Maui has to offer. Rising more than 10,000 feet above sea level, Haleakala National Park is home to Maui's highest peak. Both tourists and locals are known to wake up early to drive up to the Haleakala Visitor Center. On a clear morning, seeing the sunrise from the summit of Haleakala is an unforgettable experience. If a proposal was part of your client's Valentine's Day plan, this is the place to do it. If a little action-adventure is desired, this is also a great spot for some incredible horseback riding.
Poipu Beach Park is often considered Kauai’s most popular beach. But since it draws a big family population because of its natural wading pool for young swimmers, it may not be the best setting for some quiet, alone time with your loved one. Instead, we recommend the much more secluded and lesser-known Kauapea Beach, commonly referred to as “Secret Beach.”
This practically empty, half-mile stretch of beach is not easy to get to, as there are no public roads that lead to it. But that’s why it’s so unpopulated.
Instead, clients should take the Kuhio Highway past Kilauea and turn right on Kalihiwai Road. Follow the road for less than a mile, turn right onto an unmarked road and look for the footpath at the end of the parking area. This steep trail leads to the west end of the beach. With enough seclusion to enjoy some privacy with your loved one, this is the best spot for a romantic picnic for two with beautiful views of the ocean and Kilauea lighthouse. Beware, however, that this is NOT a safe swimming beach.
The best beach in Oahu for some secluded romance is Diamond Head Beach. This a great spot for some light water sports or sunbathing, but the best part is that there are hardly any people on Diamond Head Beach.
Another unique option for proposing in Oahu is located not too far from Diamond Head Beach. At the top of Leahi, commonly referred to as Diamond Head, is a 760-foot tuff crater that is often considered one of Hawaii's most famous landmarks.
It only takes a short drive or bus ride to get to Diamond Head Crater from Waikiki. This moderately challenging trail includes two sets of stairs, totaling 175 steps, as well as dark, underground tunnels and old military bunkers that require a flashlight.
If you plan to hike on Saturday morning, be sure to swing by the Kapiolani Community College Farmer’s Market, a farmer's market showcasing locally grown food and produce.
Couples in love should be sure to sneak a photo at the Akaka Falls State Park, located along the northeastern Hamakua Coast. Couples can take in two gorgeous waterfalls on one short hike. As you follow the paved footpath, you'll first see 100-foot Kahuna Falls. Clients should then continue to follow the loop around the bend, where they'll discover Akaka Falls, which plummets 442 feet into a stream-eroded gorge. This hike takes less than an hour.
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DIXON – Since last year, Lee County Board members have talked about starting a wage freeze this month, but officials now say it won't happen.
Today, the county will consider a contract with the Teamsters, which represents employees in the offices of the county clerk and treasurer.
The agreement includes $1,000 raises for employees in the first and third years of the contract and $750 in the second year.
County Board member Dick Binder, R-Compton, said he was surprised to see the proposed increases when he read the packet for today's board meeting.
"I'm not a member of the negotiating committee. I don't know what they're doing," said Binder, one of the board's more fiscally conservative members. "I'll probably want to get more information before I vote on it."
County Board Chairman Rick Ketchum, D-Amboy, said county officials had hoped to get at least a 1-year wage freeze.
"We were trying to do that. Unfortunately, we're not going to get a wage freeze," said Ketchum, who became chairman this month.
He said he expected increases in the contracts with unions that represent sheriff's and highway employees.
"One would assume similar raises for nonunion employees," Ketchum said.
The contracts were slated to start Dec. 1; all of them will be retroactive to that date, officials said.
In August 2011, the board voted 17-8 to give nonunion employees $1,000-a-year raises. Supporters said it was only fair because union workers were getting similar increases. At the meeting, they said the county would align all of its union contracts so that they have the same expiration date. That way, they said, they would be fair to enact a wage freeze for all employees at the same time.
At a committee meeting in July 2011, Ketchum, who then headed the board's Finance Committee, also backed the wage freeze idea.
"We'll draw a line in the sand next year. We'll argue with everyone," he said, referring to union negotiations.
The county expects a dire situation starting in 2014, when its contract with Phoenix-based Republic Services' landfill will end. That is expected to mean a loss of $1 million a year in landfill revenue for the county.
The county has been using the landfill money to plug a deficit in its general fund, which pays for departments such as the sheriff and county clerk.
County Board member Judy Truckenbrod, R-West Brooklyn, said she, too, was surprised by the proposed increases for the clerk's and treasurer's employees. Some of them are low paid, she said, but they have "excellent" benefit packages.
She said she would like to see a copy of the Teamsters contract before voting on it. As of Monday morning, she didn't have one.
The Lee County Board will meet at 9 a.m. today on the third floor of the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second St. in Dixon.
The board will consider a contract with the union that represents employees in the treasurer's and county clerk's offices.
For an agenda for this meeting, minutes from past meetings or more information, go to www.countyoflee.org or call 815-288-5676.


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Marc Cary’s Focus Trio – West Coasters David Ewell (bass) and Sameer Gupta (drums and tabla) – departs from Cary’s electronic and hip-hop vibes to work with an energetic acoustic palette. “Jazz is the rhythmic approach I’m coming from with Focus Trio,” Cary says.
His Focus Trio revisits the acoustic jazz vocabulary with a mix of Cary’s roots in the classic jazz idiom and of the driving rhythms that recall Cary’s acoustic-electric hip-hop crossover Indigenous People group from 1999. The trio’s music might give way to up-tempo swings, to ambient explorations, or to a recording of Langston Hughes’ “Dream Deferred.” Continue reading Earshot Jazz Festival Guide.
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Local City Councilor John Tobin will run unopposed this fall after a Jamaica Plain resident decided not to challenge him.
“I’m grateful, but by no means do I take it for granted,” said Tobin, adding that he intends to campaign anyway in what may be the first unchallenged election ever for the JP/West Roxbury/Roslindale District 6 seat.
But the lack of a challenger leaves Tobin free to focus on his next term—and his long-desired run for mayor in 2009 if powerful incumbent Thomas Menino chooses not to seek reelection.
“I can imagine few scenarios that wouldn’t have me there,” Tobin said of the possibility of a 2009 mayoral run. “Just to run for it would be an absolute thrill. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since I was a little kid.”
Tobin noted that his priorities always could change, revealing that he and his wife are expecting a second child in November—an “election baby,” he joked.
Hyde Square resident Paul Daigle, owner of the leftist political T-shirt company Off Your Back Shirts and an active member of Neighbors for Neighbors, had pulled nomination papers to run against Tobin. But Daigle told the Gazette he has decided not to run.
“I wasn’t completely convinced John Tobin represented the entire district,” said Daigle. “On several kinds of issues, I think we would have voted differently. I was motivated to see changes on education and housing.”
“I think it’s not if I’ll ever run for elected office, but when,” Daigle said.
Daigle’s complaints echo those of Tobin’s previous main challengers—both of them also JP residents—in the elections since he won the seat in 2001. Tobin actually lost the JP vote in 2005 to Gibrán Rivera, but won the election on the strength of massive support in his home neighborhood of West Roxbury. District-wide, he earned more than 10,000 votes, indicating unusually strong support.
“It feels strange” not to have a challenger, Tobin said, also recalling his original two failed efforts to win the seat and the heated 2001 election that he won by a slim margin.
He said he actually enjoys campaigning, and that he has learned lessons from his challengers. Responding to criticisms and suggestions from Rivera and constituents, Tobin just hired a JP community liaison, Alex Gordillo, who speaks both Spanish and English.
“He’ll be our face and voice in Jamaica Plain,” Tobin said.
For now, Tobin appears to be basking in the electoral calm. “I have a new sense of confidence of the people in my district,” he said.
The City Council election is looking quiet. District 8 Councilor Mike Ross, who represents part of Hyde Square, is also unopposed. District 7 Councilor Chuck Turner, who represents part of Egleston Square, appears to be facing only token opposition, including from perennial candidate Althea Garrison.
In the at-large race for citywide seats, incumbents Felix Arroyo, Michael Flaherty, Steve Murphy and Sam Yoon face five candidates, four of whom appear unlikely to make a dent in the polls.
The exception is West Roxbury resident John Connolly, who placed strongly in a 2005 run before flaming out in the final election. At that time, Connolly looked poised to knock Murphy off the council, a scenario that could repeat itself.
There is also talk that Arroyo, a JP resident, is vulnerable because he has almost no money and has done little campaigning so far. Then again, that’s what everybody said before Arroyo finished strongly in 2005.
The preliminary election will be held Sept. 25 and the final election Nov. 6.


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The HCG Diet Phase 2 is the much talked about portion of the weight loss program and this is where the side effects of not following HCG Diet might include not losing the weight that you need to lose. This is the portion of the program where the wheels meet the road; this is indeed the part you have heard about: 700 calories a day. How am I supposed to live on 700 calories a day you ask? Well the first thing you need to know is that with doctor prescribed HCG injections, your body will be filled with all the bonus fat blasting power of human chorionic gonadotropin.
Minimise running. Minimise long cardio sessions (ideally, keep them below 15mins). Keep weights sessions short and heavy – I went back to doing about 10min Olympic lifting weights sessions twice a week in the beginning. Only exercise if and when you feel you have the energy to do so. Do not use exercise as a way of giving yourself more energy. That’s what sleep and food are for. 5. Accept that you may need to put on a little body fat Again, go back to step 1 if you need to.
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I've been doing a low fat 1,400 calorie diet with no result. I was thinking about a low-carb 1,200 calorie diet and upping my steps to 15,000 a day but I'm wondering what else I can do when I can't exert myself. Diet and Fitness Expert Dr. Melina Jampolis Physician Nutrition Specialist Expert answer Hi Serene, It sounds like you are in a frustrating situation. First of all, until you are taking the appropriate dose of thyroid medication and your TSH is in the normal range (I like to see it in the mid-normal range for my patients, around 2, for those that are struggling with their weight), it will probably be very difficult for you to lose weight.
Poor Circulation during Pregnancy Many women experience circulation changes during the second and third trimesters, which tend to affect the legs and result in cramping. This is likely attributed to the added weight of the baby and subsequent stress of the leg muscles. Consult your doctor if you experience sudden redness, swelling, or warmth. Stretching the legs before bed or before a long period of sitting such as on a plane can help ease common stiffness that leads to cramping.
Follow the directions on your prescription label. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not use more often than directed. Make sure that you are using your inhaler correctly. Ask you doctor or health care provider if you have any questions. Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 12 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Bromide has been substituted for iodide in many foods, medications and the environment – despite the fact that it is a pesticide. It has replaced iodide in all bakery products, reducing our iodide intake by 726 mcg/day. The ingestion of bromide (or breathing bromine gas) in an iodine-deficient state will further exacerbate thyroid illness. Bromine intoxication symptoms include: feeling dull, apathetic, depressed, irritable, and headachy, plus hypothyroidism.
Thyroid Diet Thyroid Body Type - Dr Berg explains the symptoms, reasons people gain weight & have a harder time losing weight than people who do not have Thyroid problem in this short video. Ask your Doctor for more info on Thyroid. Do Meats Have a Place in a Thyroid Diet? This endocrine gland produces thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) which play essential regulatory roles in the body. There are various reasons why the thyroid gland may fail to produce sufficient amounts of these hormones.
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The unique health insurance numbers of these patients were used to retrieve their information from the provincial health insurance database of the Regie de l'assurance maladie du Quebec (RAMQ). The RAMQ database includes information regarding all health care utilization claims, including those for hospitalizations, physician visits, prescription medications, and other paramedical services. It is a single-payer system and captures all health expenditures and clinical outcomes.
TAKE HOT BATHS We sweat a lot in hot environments. However, we sweat the most in hot, humid environments. Since hot water offers both heat and 100% humidity, fighters lose water quickly by taking hot baths and fully submerging everything but their nose for 10 minutes at a time. SIT IN THE SAUNA This is the “finishing touch” to flush the last few pounds of water and is only used on the last few days leading up to the weigh-in.
It takes longer than traditional liposuction, but not longer than tumescent liposuction. There is slightly less blood loss. There appears to be slightly more risk of seromas forming (pockets of fluid) which may have to be drained with a needle. After ultrasonic liposuction, it is necessary to perform suction-assisted liposuction to remove the liquified fat. Ultrasound-assisted liposuction techniques used in the 1980s and 1990s were associated with cases of tissue damage, usually from excessive exposure to ultrasound energy.
Weight loss is one of the main warning signs for serious bloating. likely be additional symptoms of weight loss, nausea and abdominal pain.Find out why depression, medicines, digestive problems and more may be the reason you're gaining weight.Unlikely, but worth mentioning: "If women have rapid, unexplained weight gain, it's possible, though rare, that they have a tumor," Eisensen reports.Jan 10, 2008 .
This medication is needed if there is evidence of abnormal function of the parathyroid gland. A drug to stimulate the bone marrow to produce new red blood cells - The kidneys produce erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. Therefore, many dogs in kidney failure will be unable to produce erythropoietin and have anemia or a low red blood cell count. Synthetic erythropoietin may stimulate the bone marrow to make red blood cells and correct the anemia in most dogs.
Weight-loss surgery can also play a role. Studies have shown that it can yield improvements in blood sugar and blood pressure. Some people are able to stop taking all of their medications once they have achieved substantial weight loss after surgery. "Preliminary results suggest such surgery can improve the levels of albumin in the urine for patients with chronic kidney disease [CKD]," according to the Obesity Action Coalition .
Nutritionist Ishi Khosla says the saline and albumin in coconut water makes it a good drink for urinary infections and kidney stones. Its cooling properties also prevent summer boils and rashes including chicken pox and measles. Coconut water is believed to have medicinal properties. It contains organic compounds possessing growth promoting properties. Ishi says coconut water is low on calories so can be enjoyed by people wanting to lose weight.

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College campuses pose special challenges to bullet proof system designers and installers. Campus buildings are high-traffic locations expected to serve many purposes around the clock. A single campus likely has buildings constructed in a variety of styles over the course of decades, using different techniques and in compliance with different building codes.
Bringing together old and new buildings.
Time and again, our experience with projects in higher education settings has proven them to be complex. On one end of the spectrum are campus stores, admissions offices, cashiers, and credit unions. Fortunately, these are often newly constructed facilities built to modern building codes. Because they use standard doors, windows, stud-walls, and fixtures, these spaces lend themselves more easily to being adapted to bullet proof security. But they also pose the challenges familiar from other retail applications, like gas stations and convenience stores: These campus offices and stores see lots of foot-traffic every day, and must be prepared to handle deliveries without a hassle. They place a premium on speedy transactions, and demand hassle-free communication between staff and visitors.
But most college campuses are not dominated by newly constructed buildings. The vast majority treasure their historic structures, renovating and expanding them over and over again as their programs grow and evolve. This mix of building materials and styles, as well as cobbled-together electrical and heating/cooling systems, can pose challenges for even the most savvy bullet proof company. Historically, floors and walls have not always been built perfectly square and level–and a century of daily use, annual modification, and structural settling doesn’t help. Architects designed high ceilings and open spaces in order to achieve both aesthetic and practical effects; closing off a portion of a hall with bullet resistant acrylic may not have much of a visual impact, but it can wreck havoc on the climate control systems.
Maintaining traditional aesthetics.
Above and beyond the simple structural concerns, are the aesthetic needs of the institution: Colleges and universities haven’t gone to the trouble of maintaining their historic buildings in order to incase them in acrylic and cover them with fiberglass. A good design balances functional, aesthetic, and security concerns, keeping students, faculty, staff, and visitors safe without hindering them, and without marring the campus’s beauty.


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The Court of Appeal will on Tuesday judge whether government employment schemes constitute forced labour and if tens of thousands of unemployed people will still be entitled to compensation after being wrongly sanctioned by the Department of Work and Pensions.’
‘After the ruling Public Interest Lawyers, who represent Reilly and Wilson, said the Court of Appeal’s unanimous decision was a “huge setback for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), whose flagship reforms have been beset with problems since their inception”. They said that “until new regulations are enacted with proper parliamentary approval, nobody can be compelled to participate on the schemes”.’
Telegraph unemployed can’t be forced to work in Poundland. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9864568/Unemployed-cannot-be-forced-to-work-in-Poundland.html
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Email Timeline Post Election 2016
Original Email Timeline – Pre-Election 2016
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Senate Judiciary Committee
March 26, 2015 – In Paul Combetta’s preparation to delete and then transfer the rest of Hillary Clinton’s emails, he first sent them to a dummy Gmail address with a name similar to a business in China
April-September 2016: A closer look at the Shearer memos/dossier
September 12, 2016 - Senator Grassley accuses the FBI of manipulating which information about the Clinton email investigation becomes public in order to hide certain events.
October 05, 2016 - The Justice Department allegedly made immunity side deals that ordered the destruction of key evidence and limited what the FBI could search.
October 31, 2016 - A senator wants to know if the FBI ever asked for subpoena power in the Clinton email investigation, and if not, why not.
November 6, 2016 – Despite Comey assurances, the vast bulk of Clinton emails on Weiner’s laptop are never examined
March 22, 2017 – CIA whistleblower, Dennis Montgomery, provided proof Trump was under “systematic illegal” surveillance and the FBI refused to investigate
June 11, 2017 – Lindsey Graham mentions the document proving Clinton-Lynch collusion: Comey “never mentioned it was a fake”
June 22, 2017 – Grassley, Feinstein, Graham and Whitehouse write to former AG Lynch with questions about the Russian intel that alleges she made private assurances to Clinton aide, Amanda Renteria
October 16, 2017 – Grassley: Mueller team mischaracterizes Trump campaign emails in court filing
January 4, 2018 – Senators Grassley and Graham make a referral of Christopher Steele for media leaks
February 23, 2018 – Rice attorney admits in letter to Grassley and Graham, Obama officials knew the substance of Trump team communications, before and after the election
March 15, 2018 – Grassley/Graham letter raises 31 questions re FISA and the Clinton/DNC/Steele dossier
June 26, 2018 – Grassley Bill to better protect federal whistleblowers becomes law
August 30, 2018 – The State Department revokes Hillary Clinton’s security clearance at her request
January 2, 2019 – The exculpatory Russia evidence about Mike Flynn that US intel kept secret
January 21, 2019 – Lindsey Graham to continue oversight of the FBI investigation into Clinton’s private email server and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant applications
March 7, 2019 – Lindsey Graham reboots FISA abuse investigation with expansive DOJ document request
April 10, 2019 – Bill Barr testifies he thinks Donald Trump’s campaign was spied on and sees a basis to investigate
August 14, 2019 – A Grassley/Graham/Johnson memo suggests the FBI failed to seek access to certain highly classified information potentially relevant to the Clinton email investigation
August 2019 – FBI agent, Joe Pientka, who interviews Adm. Flynn, lies to the FISA court about Carter Page, and is not available for congressional hearings, is transferred to the SF FBI field office
September 14, 2019 – Senator Graham says U.S. officials received as many as six warnings about Christopher Steele’s reliability as a source
December 11, 2019 – DOJ IG Michael Horowitz opening statement to Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the FISA report
February 25, 2020 – Carter Page: Abuses uncovered by Horowitz is the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and ‘there is much more to come’


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Patients for whom allopurinol is indicated who experience side effects with this drug should be referred to a rheumatologist for a possible desensitization protocol or a trial of oxypurinol. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs are the treatment of choice for acute attacks of gout in most patients. I lasted a month and Today I went in.
In the infrequent patient with recurrent flares during pregnancy or breastfeeding who require prophylaxis to prevent acute attacks, we use daily low-dose glucocorticoids, given the need to avoid both colchicine and NSAIDs. Tried many home remedies including black tart cherry juice with no relief.
A number of drugs inhibit both P-gp and CYP3A4, including cyclosporine, verapamil, diltiazemerythromycin, clarithromycin, and others. In an attack of several days' duration prior to starting therapy, a longer course of treatment may be necessary. For my 1st attacked my Dr. Thus, truly resistant disease is uncommon, although some attacks may resolve slowly, especially if treatment is not started early or if there is extensive polyarticular disease leading to chronic gouty arthritis, where near continuous joint inflammation is noted.
Thus, agents inhibiting IL-1 action are under study for the treatment of acute gout see "Pathophysiology of gouty arthritis". See 'Intraarticular glucocorticoids' below. Oxypurinol is the major active metabolite of allopurinol and is only available in the United States for use on a compassionate basis.
Uric acid usually passes from the body through the kidneys, but when levels get too high, it can precipitate out in the small joints. While these reviews might be helpful, they are not a substitute for the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgement of healthcare practitioners in patient care.
Dose-response relationships between individual nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NANSAIDs and serious upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Several randomized trials comparing oral glucocorticoid or in one case, intramuscular glucocorticoid with NSAID therapy for acute gout flare indicate similar benefit, although glucocorticoids may have fewer adverse effects, particularly in comparison with indomethacin [ ,24 ].
The helix of the ear, the olecranon bursa and the Achilles tendon are classic, albeit less common, locations for tophi.
Please use the space below for your disclosure. The initial side effects of probenecid include possible precipitation of an acute gouty attack and renal calculi.
Efficacy and safety profile of treatment with etoricoxib mg once daily compared with indomethacin 50 mg three times daily in acute gout: However, most patients are able to remain on urate-lowering agents alone. Adverse effects are uncommon with brief courses of therapy but may include gastrointestinal intolerance and worsening of renal function.
High dose oral colchicine 1. Triamcinolone acetonide 60 mg has also been shown to be as effective as indomethacin 50 mg given three times daily in relieving acute gouty arthritis.
Prescribed me ibupropen 80mg 3x a day and it worked.
Garcia de la Torre I. Occasionally higher doses are needed. Liver, kidney, anchovies, sardines, herring, mussels, bacon, codfish, scallops, trout, haddock, veal, venison, turkey, alcoholic beverages. These guidelines limit the size of the initial dose and the frequency at which dosing may be repeated.


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Peter managed to find his way back in Amina's bed after all that talk about wanting to be with Tara.
But according to the aspiring rapper's Instagram Live on Wednesday, her days on LHHNY are numbered.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Former Center Township Chief Financial Officer Alan Mizen was arrested Tuesday on embezzlement charges after a lengthy investigation by the FBI, the Indiana State Board of Accounts and the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett confirmed.
The charges stem from a 2012 investigation prompted by a State Board of Accounts audit.
According to Hogsett, Mizen embezzled thousands of dollars by setting up a PNC Bank account that he used to deposit a check in the amount of $343,541.08 drawn from public funds. Mizen then used the computerized accounting system at the Center Township Trustees Office to create a false invoice indicating that he had written the check to the “Treasurer of State.”
Mizen then transferred the funds that he deposited into the PNC Bank account to various personal accounts that he maintained. From the personal accounts, Mizen allegedly used over $200K to help purchase a residence in Zionsville, purchase a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, fund his child’s college education, finance personal vacations, and purchase a diamond necklace and ring for $8,900 during a trip to the Cayman Islands. The allegations happened from June 10, 2010 through July 2012.
Mizen now faces prosecution for theft and embezzlement of Federal Program Funds. In addition to arresting Mizen, federal authorities froze a bank account and an investment account that he used to channel the embezzled funds.
"Citizens are owed integrity at all levels of government," FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Lyons said.
"The message of this office has been consistent over the last two years, but bears repeating today: it doesn't matter what your politics are or what position you hold in our community," Hogsett said. "If you do not uphold the public trust, our Public Integrity Working Group will find you, investigate you and the U.S. Attorney's Office will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law."
Mizen could be sentenced to up to 10 years in federal prison and could also face significant fines and federal supervision for up to three years once he has served his prison term.
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Newly elected Lyon County Sheriff and native son Allen Veil has watched the county grow and seen the challenges that come with it.
"There was a time when you knew people either by their face or their name," he said. "Dad knew everyone throughout the county, we all knew one another and watched out for one another; if one kid got in trouble, there was always someone around to step in or let our parents know.
"That of course, is no longer the case."
Veil did not make law enforcement his first career choice, but studied engineering at University of Nevada, Reno with a scholarship from Anaconda Mine in Weed Heights, where his father worked and Veil grew up. When the mine dried up, so did his scholarship. He was later hired as a park aid and then spent two years as a seasonal park ranger at Lahontan State Park.
"I started riding with the rangers who had full (law enforcement) powers and became interested in the profession," Veil said.
Today, he's putting his experience toward developing a department that keeps pace with increased demand.
"During my campaign, I heard more often than anything that we need more deputies on the street," Veil said. "We're limited by the amount of money that comes from the commission and the public doesn't see the other side of operations, such as staffing the county jail or providing security for district court."
Lyon County Commissioner Bob Milz said the funding needed by the department will be provided.
"The only thing (the commissioners) do is fund the department," Milz said. "(Veil) definitely has the people to do the job, and the department is now paying competitive wages which is bringing quality people to the department."
Many of the new hires are retired military. Costs associated with background checks and training are substantial, but Veil has been happy with the results.
"I tell my deputies that everything we do in law enforcement is about public trust," he said. "We take an oath, put on the badge and we have accepted the responsibility that comes with it. Without (trust) there's nothing. We can't have the public wondering about our ethics."
In 2000, the department instituted a citizen complaint policy. Every complaint, Veil said, is taken seriously.
Areas of concern include gang activity in the high school, Veil said, but methamphetamine and substance abuse come first.
"From meth use we see robberies perpetrated to support the habit and crimes against other persons through battery and child abuse and neglect," he said. "(If) criminals believe there will be no consequences for their actions, they'll take the risk. Our new district attorney, (Bob Auer), has promised to prosecute drug offenders to the fullest extent of the law."
The next best step is prevention, Veil said.
"It all works hand-in-hand," he said. "So we're also focusing on education and appealing to our young people's vanity by showing them the progression of what happens with meth use."
Greater presence in schools helps offset gang and drug-related problems, as is garnering more support from parents.
"It's tough because some of these kids have no parents or parents are working," he said. "They're good parents, but they aren't there and don't see the early signs that their child is in trouble."
More school resource officers are needed, Veil said.
A countywide Special Enforcement Unit works with Healthy Communities Coalition to address underage drinking and drugs. There are four narcotics unit officers, with more staffing in the works. Response times have increased and are given one, two or three priority status.
The call volume is also up and finding solutions can be a challenge.
"I don't ever want us to get to that metro mentality where someone calls and we send a postcard as follow-up," Veil said. "I have never until now been involved in politics, and I have things to learn, but I know never to compromise my core values."
More demand also means more overtime which, if not monitored leads to burnout.
"We're pulled in all directions, but it's good that people want us there, and our presence in the community and schools, prevention work, addressing safety issues is important," he said.
Veil noted there's no shortage of duties they need the public's help.
"Watch out for your neighbors," he said. "Parents, watch what your kids are doing, wearing, doodling. If you see something that isn't right, let us know. It's your community and we need your help."
Lyon County residents can call the tip line at (775) 577-5203. Veil can be contacted at (775) 577-5021 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
• Reporter Karel Ancona-Henry is a Dayton resident.


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The shooting happened about 5:45 p.m. near the intersection of Pecos Road and Washington Avenue, Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said.
Jonathan Potter, 20, was shot inside the bus and taken to University Medical Center, where he died.
Witnesses told police there had been an argument on the bus between Potter and three others. The group of three was getting off the bus near Pecos and Washington when one of them, believed to be between 15 and 17 years old, leaned back and fired the fatal round.
The teen was black, about 5 feet 2 inches tall with a slim build. He fled the bus with the two others — black men believed to be between 18 and 20 years old.
One of the men was about 5 feet 9 inches tall with a medium build and a goatee, last seen wearing a black beanie and a black sweater.
The second man was also about 5 feet 9 inches tall with a lighter complexion and a tattoo of roses with an unknown name on his upper left chest. He was last seen wearing a red sweatsuit and red shoes.
Before the shooting, the bus was headed west on Washington, between Nellis Boulevard and Pecos. Detectives urge anyone who may have been a passenger on this bus between 5:30 and 5:45 p.m. Thursday to call investigators at 702-828-3521 if they have not already been interviewed.
This was the 161st homicide within Metro’s jurisdiction this year.
Contact Rachel Crosby at firstname.lastname@example.org or 702-387-5290. Follow @rachelacrosby on Twitter.