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Meet 3 Entrepreneurs: Here's How PayPal Helped Them
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When we endorse a particular small business solution provider, we always like to talk to current customers to double check our editors' picks. We all know that PayPal is a huge name, but we wanted to see if it really lived up to its reputation. These three entrepreneurs use PayPal to grow their businesses. Here are their stories.
How Fashionphile Uses PayPal to Increase Payment Efficiency
When Sarah Davis was a graduate student, her interest in fashion led her to start buying and reselling clothes and accessories on eBay. She found that her biggest profit margins came from her vintage handbags. Shortly thereafter, she launched Fashionphile, an online business selling high-end handbags from big-name designers.
At first, she was only able to send items once customers' checks cleared at the bank -- a lag that hurt her cash flow. And since 95% of her sales were through her website, she needed a more efficient option. Once she signed up for PayPal, she was able to get her payments much faster, and ship bags immediately. She says she trusts PayPal's secure payment processing and appreciates its simplicity. Today, PayPal processes 100% of the company's online payments. It's seamlessly integrated with her custom website, staying true to the site's look and feel.
The next step was to sell internationally. With the help of PayPal, Fashionphile now sells $15 million in high-end handbags per year to customers around the globe. Not only can Sarah be confident handling the volume of sales coming in, but her customers feel comfortable making large payments safely.
How Ambush Board Co. Uses PayPal to Grow Business Abroad
Meet Eric Michael Elliot, surfing fanatic turned small business owner. Eric dreamed of opening up a one-stop shop for all the things that he loved: surf equipment, records, clothes, the works. He finally realized his dream by starting Ambush Board Co. in 1997.
By 2001, the store launched its ecommerce website, which generated a lot of buzz. People loved what he had to sell, and with increasing customer demand, Elliot's archaic payment processor could barely keep up. He made the switch to PayPal for all of its credit card processing because of the company's trusted reputation. He also found that PayPal offered lower processing fees and better reporting than he could get from other providers. This was just what he needed to kick his business into the next gear.
Now, he regularly receives international orders and the payment flexibility gives his customers an extra level of comfort. He also gives his customers access to financing through PayPal Credit 1, letting them spread out payments over time. For their part, Ambush assumes no credit risk. Today, Ambush Board Co. is now the world's premier dealer of wakeboards, and generates $7 million in annual sales online, and counting.
How Bee Raw Uses PayPal to Buoy Business and Simplify Finances
Health food was Zeke Freeman's passion. He started Bee Raw in 2005, selling hand-harvested honey in food markets, at lifestyle stores, and online. People loved his honey, and 11 years later, though Freeman was still running his business from his home office, he saw a growth rate of about 20% a year 2. The company uses PayPal to process and manage all of its payments, Freeman says: "We have all of our money coming into one place, which makes it easy to track where sales come from."
Freeman has used PayPal Working Capital loans 3 to buy honey from beekeepers in the summer, so he's fully stocked with inventory when the holidays approach. "PayPal Working Capital gave us additional capital when cash flow was tight, and the loans are paid directly from our PayPal account when we have sales," Freeman says.4 After generating sufficient revenue, Bee Raw was able to easily pay back the loans through their PayPal account.
Another of Freeman's necessities was being able to sell on the go. He used PayPal Here, the mobile card reader, to process payments wherever he was selling, and keep up with his customers, who didn't always have cash on hand. "We want people to taste the honey and understand the different flavors, and we'll ask them to sign up for our newsletters," Freeman says. "So the festivals and markets are just as much about lead generation as they are about sales. When people are ready to buy at the markets, PayPal Here lets us process the purchase so they can take home their honey right away."
PayPal for the consumer is convenient, but PayPal can offer even more to a small business. These entrepreneurs used PayPal to accelerate the growth of their businesses. PayPal can be an all-in-one payment processor for however your business sells today or in the future -- online, in store, on the go, or in marketplaces. PayPal is right for any level of business and entrepreneur -- from those just getting started to those expanding internationally.
Update: PayPal can be your trusted business partner, starting at $0 a month, and signup takes as little as 15 minutes! Follow this link to start accelerating your business with PayPal today.
1PayPal Credit is subject to credit approval, as determined by the lender, Comenity Capital Bank. 2Data is based on the business's own internal analysis. 3PayPal Working Capital is subject to credit approval, as determined by the lender, WebBank, Member FDIC. 4Subject to minimum payment requirement of 10% of the total loan amount (loan + fee) every 90 days. See Terms and Conditions for details.
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Morgon Latimore is a US Marine and motivational speaker. He is both energetic and committed to motiving, inspiring, and improving his audience's abilities to overcome challenging moments in their lives. An Endurance Coach (15 yrs) and Mentor (24 yrs), Morgan has developed his abilities to maintain his audience's attention by being his genuine self. He has shared his message with Colleges, Seminars, Athletes, Marines, Sailors, and at risk youth. With specialties in leadership, life transitions relationship development, resilience, he can help you.


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent statement in Hanoi that the U.S. is concerned about human rights violations in Vietnam is precisely the kind of rhetoric for which human rights and democracy activists have been calling. Demonstrations of U.S. concern about these issues made by high level officials is an integral part of efforts to improve human rights in countries like Vietnam. Clinton's remarks also signify, if not a shift, than certainly a break from comments she made in 2009 in China where she seemed to indicate that China's human rights violations were not all that important to the U.S. suggesting that for the U.S. and China "it might be better to agree to disagree" on those issues. Clearly, China plays a different global role than Vietnam and the U.S., as Clinton pointed out on that trip, has a number of other very important issues on which it needs to work with China, but the change in the tone of her remarks is striking.
Although Clinton's comments undoubtedly have pleased many in the U.S. and abroad who are concerned with human rights, it remains true that for many years, statements like Clinton's on Vietnam have provoked charges of hypocrisy from some quarters aimed at the U.S. During the Cold War, most notably, the U.S. styled itself as the defender of liberty and freedom around the world while supporting right wing dictatorships in many corners of the world which were far from free or democratic. Today, this description remains at least somewhat accurate. The U.S. continues to present itself as the global advocate for freedom and democracy while looking away from human rights violations that occur in countries on whose assistance we depend for fighting terrorism or the war in Afghanistan.
Criticizing the U.S. on the grounds of a hypocritical foreign policy is nothing new, albeit somewhat reductive. Today it is not the hypocrisy of Clinton's comments that seem so notable. It is their relevance, or more precisely their lack of relevance. Clinton's focus on human rights will undoubtedly be appreciated by human rights activists, but may have very little effect on the human rights environment in Vietnam.
In the current global political environment it is not at all clear what the U.S. can do other than talk about human rights. They have little leverage over Vietnam, or any other foreign government whose behavior they would like to change. There are, of course, exceptions to this, but it seems like the U.S. is reluctant to apply pressure even to those governments over which they have leverage. Instead, governments generally understand that the best response to visits like Clinton's is to smile politely and, after the U.S. official leaves the country, to go about business as usual.
At other times in American history, U.S. support for repressive regimes, or military aggression overseas made it difficult for the U.S. to claim the moral high ground around issues like freedom and human rights. This is still an issue, but the result of recent U.S. adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan is that the U.S. is increasingly viewed as unable to achieve its goals. Most countries understand that U.S. military might is not going to be used against them, and that the persuasive powers of the U.S. are, in fact, not very strong.
The presence of other models and sources of assistance, such as China, as well as the failure of the U.S. to develop appropriate methods to coerce unwilling governments to liberalize has created more obstacles for the U.S. in countries like Vietnam. Nonetheless, persuasion is a critical part of diplomacy, but it is something which has become increasingly difficult for the U.S. Supporting human rights verbally without being able to deliver not only does little for human rights but makes the U.S. look even weaker in the eyes of many.


Fitout of the 6th floor (over 30,000 sq/ft) of One Park Plaza on Hatch Street Dublin 2. This is to supplement their existing space on the 5th floor. The building was fully occupied on all other floors, as works proceeded. In trying to encourage staff connectivity and social integration, a games room was formed inside a glass house, a gym and studio including changing rooms, a full music room allows employees show off their hidden talents! As well as open office space, micro kitchens and meeting rooms of various sizes were formed to comply with the client's specification and thus meet their business needs. The project was a full fitout, including full demolition, full M&E installations and all associated architectural finishes.


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Tenable Unveils Industry's First Cyber Exposure Benchmarking Solution
Tenable.io Lumin arms CISOs with new insights to quantify and communicate cyber risk
Tenable®, Inc., the Cyber Exposure company, today unveiled Tenable.io™ Lumin, a new Tenable.io application that for the first time empowers CISOs to confidently visualize, analyze and measure their organization's Cyber Exposure.
Digital transformation has radically increased the number and type of new technologies and compute platforms – from Cloud to IoT to Operational Technology – and led to dramatic growth in the attack surface. This expanding attack surface has given rise to an unrelenting barrage of vulnerabilities. 2017 was a record year for vulnerabilities, with more than 60 percent detected by Tenable customers classified as high or critical severity, according to Tenable Research. CISOs struggle to gain basic visibility into this dynamic computing landscape and when faced with 1,000s of WannaCry-level severity issues at any given time, find it nearly impossible to prioritize where to focus remediation. At the same time, cyber risk is one of the top business risks for CEOs and Boards of Directors. CISOs are constantly being asked to quantify the organization's cyber risk and compare it to best-in-class security and industry peers, yet lack an effective way to measure and communicate this data to the Board.
Tenable.io Lumin is the industry's first Cyber Exposure offering which tackles these problems head-on by visualizing, analyzing and measuring the organization's Cyber Exposure across the entire modern attack surface. Tenable.io Lumin combines vulnerability data with asset business criticality and threat context so CISOs can focus their teams on the issues that matter most to the business. Tenable.io Lumin also uniquely applies data science to the industry's richest set of vulnerability intelligence so CISOs can quantify their organization's cyber risk, benchmark it against the industry and make better strategic decisions at the Board level. Tenable.io Lumin arms the CISO with the insight needed to improve cybersecurity effectiveness over time and effectively communicate cyber risk to the business. Tenable.io Lumin, in concert with the other Tenable.io applications, empowers organizations to answer four critical questions at all times: Where are we exposed? Where should we prioritize efforts based on risk? How are we reducing our exposure over time? How does our cyber hygiene compare to our peers?
"In spite of decades of hard work, the attackers have the advantage. The stakes are too high for the status quo to remain," said Dave Cole, chief product officer at Tenable. "We must come together as an industry to transform vulnerability management, putting the CISO in the driver's seat so organizations can proactively measure and manage cyber risk in the same way as other business risks, such as production forecasting and managing potential supply chain disruptions. It's time to flip the advantage into the hands of Security. Cyber Exposure will help drive this transformation, and Tenable.io Lumin is a significant step forward to making this a reality."
Key capabilities of Tenable.io Lumin include:
Exposure analytics and benchmarking: Analyze and benchmark Cyber Exposure objectively across internal groups and industry peers, for example, time to remediate critical exploitable vulnerabilities as compared to best-in-class organizations and organizations of similar size and Benchmarking data is fueled by the unique combination of Tenable product telemetry and the human intelligence of the Tenable Research team. This combination brings together vulnerability intelligence with cybersecurity and data science expertise.
Risk-based scoring and prioritization: Advanced risk-based Cyber Exposure scoring weighs vulnerabilities, threat data, and each asset's business value and criticality, providing clear guidance about where to prioritize remediation efforts based on
Third-party data APIs: Import, normalize, and consolidate third-party vulnerability and asset data alongside Nessus® vulnerability data within Tenable.io. Out of the box APIs include Qualys for vulnerability data, Amazon Web Services for cloud workload data and ServiceNow for IT asset data (generally available in 2018). A single view makes it easier for large organizations using multiple solutions to manage Cyber Exposure
Tenable.io Lumin is a new application within Tenable.io, the industry's first Cyber Exposure platform for securing the full range of modern assets, from IT to Cloud to IoT to OT. Tenable.io Lumin will work with and complement Tenable's purpose-built solutions for Vulnerability Management, Container Security, Web Application Scanning and Industrial Security, an Operational Technology security offering brought to market jointly with Siemens. Tenable will begin a beta for Tenable.io Lumin in Q2 2018 and unveil new capabilities throughout 2018. The product will be generally available in the second half of 2018.
Visit the Tenable.io Lumin web page to request access to the beta program
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Tenable®, Inc. is the Cyber Exposure company. Over 24,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. As the creator of Nessus®, Tenable extended its expertise in vulnerabilities to deliver Tenable.io, the world's first platform to see and secure any digital asset on any computing platform. Tenable customers include more than 50 percent of the Fortune 500, more than 20 percent of the Global 2000 and large government agencies. Learn more at tenable.com.
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The Shared-TLD mailing list is historically significant in that it was the first discussion on the internet to explore using multiple registries to supply domain names from the same top level domain. While it successfully defined the registry/registrar role that dominates the domain name registration business today, the list was unable to gather consensus to split the registry load between peering databases. It was, however, one of the earliest attempts at building a true peer-to-peer network. The list was an offshoot of the IETF's unofficial Newdom working group (unnofficial because some of the driving concepts of Newdom were controversial). Many of the Internet's key engineering decision makers subscribed to this list.


LiveWork Studios won with its proposal for The Echo Quilt at Community Stepping Stones (CSS) located on the Hillsborough River in Sulphur Springs. The Echo Quilt project seeks to connect Sulphur Springs residents with their own rich history, as well as serving as a beacon for creative exploration in this often-neglected part of our city.
LiveWork will install a large public art piece along with a means for collecting and disseminating user-generated audio submissions, which will be accessible on location and through the project's web site. As the project moves forward, hearing and sharing the voices and stories of residents and visitors will be vital to its ongoing success.


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Is it legal to have an uncensored chat on a website
I am from Canada and have a website hosted on an American web server.
Are their any laws for websites forcing any sort of censorship for user generated content (Chat containing Text/links only)?
As a follow up question, if a website had an open chat, could search engines mark the entire website as Spam or inappropriate based on what users have posted?
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Search engines certainly can and do mark an entire website or domain as spam or inappropriate, based on user-submissions. 4chan, torrent wbesites, etc., being prominent examples. Regarding legality, kinda. There's the DMCA which you'll want to stay on the right side of to avoid being sued into poverty and... that other horrible one... can't recall off the top of my head, but it's the Clinton era one that prompted all the irritating 13 and above age checks on everything online. It's not exactly censorship, but it means you have to do a few things as a site owner to avoid jail or liability. – HopelessN00b May 20 '16 at 20:30
Regarding the first aspect of your question regarding censorship thanks to the first amendment there are no laws forcing censorship on user generated content to the extent that the service you are providing should not be designed for the breach of the law. A prime example of this is the torrent site The Pirate Bay. While the argument could be made all content was user generated content the courts ruled that the webmasters designed the site and marketed it specifically for the purpose of breaching US and international laws. Focusing specifically on chatroom's this would more boil down to the exceptions to the first amendment such as (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptions)...
advocacy of the use of force
False statements of fact
Fighting words and offensive speech
Speech owned by others
Commercial speech
Restrictions based on special capacity of Government
Webmasters can and have been held liable for the user generated content (including chatroom posts) on their sites and the expectations in court are that a webmaster who publishes a service like that adopt a reasonable moderation toolkit and procedure to deal with illegal content in a timely manner (such as reporting users or posts, having them removed from chatroom history, banning repeat offenders, etc). As for the extent of your liability that would depend on the circumstances and would really need to be discussed with a legal professional.
Some specific laws which would be applicable to a chatroom site are...
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
This is not a definitive list but simply the top 4 which may apply to you.
As for the second part of your question regarding SERP rankings or the site being classified as SPAM the SERP ranking could most certainly be affected depending on the type of posts being made by the users. As for the SPAM aspect not as likely, especially if the rest of your site has genuine useful content and this makes up a simple feature of your site but still possible, becomes more likely if you are intending your whole site to be nothing more that a chatroom, especially if it becomes a room whereby the users involved in the chatroom are not having what would be classified as reasonable chats and instead are simply being obscene (cyber sexual chats) or having flame wars.
For all the above reasons while there is no reason not to setup a chatroom site I would strongly recommend ensuring you have the appropriate tools in place on the site to identify illegal activities and remove them from the chatroom and potentially also ban the offending users to cover your own exhaust vent.
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Hopefully thats better @Quentin. – Chris Rutherfurd Jul 7 '16 at 12:07
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Time spent on social and messaging apps grew by an astounding 394% over the last year, proving to be the driver that helped mobiles achieve year-over-year time-spent growth of 69% globally, a report by Yahoo-owned research firm Flurry said on Friday.
Overall app usage grew by 11% compared to 2015.
"Over the last year, the Flurry footprint grew to track more than 940,000 applications, across 2.1 billion devices in 3.2 trillion sessions. In this context, we define app usage as a user opening an app and recording what we call a 'session' as well as the amount of time spent in the application," said Simon Khalaf, Senior Vice President, Yahoo, in a statement.
While messaging and social applications drove year-over-year session growth at 44 per cent, the session usage in personalisation category was 46 %.
The gaming category saw time-spent decline by four per cent year-over-year, the findings showed.
While the news and magazines sessions were down five per cent, music, media and entertainment was up only 1%.
"In the previous years, we saw all app categories growing in tandem, however, this year the story is different. After shifting the web and television to the rearview mirror, mobile apps started eating their own, with session and time-spent growth in some app categories occurring at the expense of others," added Khalaf.


30 June '04, Wednesday - Salzburg. This morning we awoke early for the "Sound of Music" tour. Dad decided this wasn't his thing, so Mom picked up the bus from the campground and met us at our hotel by 9:00AM (the public transportation here is fabulous). After negotiating for just the right bus, we boarded the bus and the guide put Drew and Louise in the front row. Our flamboyant tour guide was extremely funny and kept us all entertained. The bus was probably 50% American and the rest varied from New Zealanders, Japanese, Mexican, Australian, etc. Our guide said that the only country that did not love "The Sound of Music" was Austria! A highlight of the tour was the toboggan ride.
Although petrified (Lou Lou and Mikleane), we decided to give it a try. Well, where's the next toboggan run? We loved it! Lou Lou and Mikleane shared a toboggan and Drew and Rick each had there own.
and joined the kids for a dinner of McDonalds while the adults found a great table at the campground restaurant for fabulous Wienerschnitzle and Apple Strudel. Great company and great food!
29 June '04, Tuesday. Salzburg otherwise know as "Sound of Music"…..well not quite !!
Oh My God, What Time Is It ????
and then we climbed all the stairs to the top of the clock tower. Another great photo opportunity.
We then walked into the Wenceslas Square for a bite of lunch before the 2pm tour. Of course the kids saw Mickey D's so that was that. I had to have my brot, so I found a street vendor real close, found a perch to sit on across the street and had a picnic. Now while eating my lunch I saw something that I had never seen before. At the curb across the street was a 4' square glass case that housed a couple of dressed up manikins for one of the stores close by. Then a car pulls up and stops right in front of them and all of a sudden a large area starts to lift right out of the ground. It turns out to be a lift that takes cars and moves them from the street to the level below ground for parking.
23 June '04, Wednesday. 10am and all was well….Everyone was up and ready to see Prague. As we approached the room at the hotel, Louise and Drew were there to meet us, and before you could say hi the rest of the family joined us and we were out the door. Our first stop, the tram going up the hill to the Prague Castle. This ride on the tram was the first for Lil Louise and Drew and I think they found it very interesting to say the least…. It was very crowded and a hot ride for all. Poor Drew was dwarfed by all the people as they crowded on, but he held his ground and clutched tight to the rail for the ride up the hill. About 10 minutes later we arrived at the castle and walked through Matthias Gates and into one of the courtyards.
Matthias Gates were constructed in 1614. Going on we visited the Chapel of the Holy Cross, St Vitas (1344, French Gothic) Cathedral and the tomb of Wenseslas the Czech patron saint and good King. We climbed the 287 steps (very tight quarters going up a circular stairway) to the Great Tower and enjoyed the wonderful views all over Prague.
We even stepped inside the very large and elegant Vladislov Hall that was built between 1486-1502. A ramp on one side allowed horsemen to ride into the hall for jousting events. We walked just about every corner and stairway of this large complex. We tried to find the Crown Jewels but found only that it took 7 keys to open 7 locks and they were all in the hands of the very important people here in Prague. They were unavailable to us for an interview. After a very long 4+ hours we all felt we had a very strong need for lunch. Lucky for us we found just the right place. An Italian restaurant with a wonderful patio out back.
We all needed this break. Our next stop was St Nicholas Church on Lesser Town. A big part of Prague and the Prague skyline. Construction started in the last part of the 17th century. The 1st parish church stood in the same location back in 1283. This church is an excellent example of the Baroque Style from that era. Truly a magnificent church. Well, after a long day sightseeing, what is better than ending the day with ice cream cones? Tomorrow….see you at 10am?
22 June '04, Tues. Tuesday, we found a shopping center just a short tram ride away so we went looking for some things for the van. What we were looking for was not to be found in a shopping center unfortunately. But what I found was great….an internet café. They charged for the drinks and nothing for the time on-line. I spent at least 2 hours on the net and it only cost me for a coke that Louise had and a latte for me. I think the total cost was 65 kn or about $2.10. You bet I will be back !!! Louise was looking for some clothes and found a couple of pieces that would work. Later in the evening we headed out to town to see if we could run into Mikleane and family. Around 8:30 we walked into their hotel and found they had just checked in and they were about ready to go out for a walk.
We joined them until about 11pm and then we grabbed a tram back with plans to meet in the morning to tour the Prague castle.
What's With The Stop Watch ???
21 June '04, Sun/Monday. ( I thought I would follow Louise's open email with my version)….As we climbed out of bed we knew right then we were going to have a full day just staying right here at the van for the day. We just had too much to get done. It had been well over 2 months since we had put up our "extra room" and today it was to go up. Not only that, we had laundry to do. As soon as I started with the room, Louise had the clock going to see just how long it was going to take me. Now really, this is only the 2nd time I've had to put it up and she's got the clock running…. Anyway, it took me a little more than I had expected…2 + hours. As far a the laundry, after she went to get water she dugout the "plumber's friend"…the plumber's friend and a bucket of water and she has her own Maytag with me being the wringer and official hanger upper. Boy it never fails, no longer had the wash been hung out than the sky turned very dark and darned if it didn't start to rain…..rain, it rained like h___. Lucky enough, I had the room up so we strung a line inside and got it all dry by night. I don't know when it stopped raining, but when I woke this morning (Monday) it had stopped and the sun was out with total blue sky. All Forgiven. Oh I forgot, yesterday morning we went to the bar/restaurant here at the campgrounds for breakfast. This is a first for us to have a meal at the restaurants at the campgrounds. As it turned out it was really quite good and very inexpensive. Ham, 2 egg, cheese, mushroom omelet with fresh rolls and a cappuccino was $3.00. I can afford that. Ok, back to today. I've had a chance to use the internet here at the campground but it was on their computer and their service is rather slow. It was good to receive email but, I want to up-load pictures and text so today we went into Prague to find a service there.
We did and it is a good one. I got all the text caught up and tomorrow I hope to get a lot of picture gallery caught up as well. Louise did some shopping while in town and found a good value on shoes and 2 umbrella's for a $1.00 ea. I found a good value on my coffee break…. We did walk a lot today but, we want to save all the real tourist stuff for when Mikleane and family get here. I would imagine we will be getting together on Wednesday. As we were walking back to the tram we came across a neat little place to have a beer right on the river bank. We enjoyed the people in the paddle and row boats below us. There were those that just wanted to float down the river and then there were those that just had to have a water fight with their oars. Looked like fun. We finally had a nice sun break today and it might have gone to someone's head. Tomorrow….more of today. By the way, HAPPY FATHERS DAY !!! Oh Yes, we've had questions about our kitchen... well here it is complete with the kitchen boss.


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Kaposi Sarcoma in HIV-negative Men: A Case Series
Areta Bojko; Padma Chitnavis, MD; and Lauren Payne, MD, MS
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular tumor associated with Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV) infection. The tumor is caused by an excessive proliferation of spindle cells, thought to be of endothelial cell origin, Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) DNA has been identified in more than 90 percent of all types of KS lesions, suggesting a causative role.
Kaposi sarcoma lesions present predominantly at mucocutaneous sites, but may involve all organs and anatomic locations. Four main types are described in the literature: classic, epidemic (AIDS-related), endemic, and immunosuppression-associated or transplant associated. Classic KS typically occurs in elderly men between 50-70 years old of Mediterranean or Eastern European origin, and rarely in men of Asian descent. It consists of violaceous macules and papules with subsequent development of plaques and red-purple nodules. This type is rarely aggressive and is limited to the skin, lacking visceral involvement. Epidemic or AIDS-related KS occurs in patients with advanced HIV infection and is by far the most common and most aggressive presentation of KS today. The endemic/African KS entity usually occurs in African men who are HIV-seronegative. The clinical presentation of this subtype varies from slow-growing tumors to aggressive and fast-growing forms. This type typically occurs two to three decades earlier than the classic type. KS in the immunocompromised individual has been described in transplant patients and others receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
Described below are two cases of patients who presented with a form of KS that does not fit into any of the previously described epidemiological categories.
Case 1. A 79-year-old African-American male with history of prostate cancer presented for further evaluation of previously diagnosed KS on his left big toe (Nov. 2013). He complained of "soreness" of both of his feet and noted that the problem began while he was exposed to missiles during active duty. The patient denied any history of HIV and an HIV test performed six months earlier was negative. He identified as heterosexual, and sexual history is unknown. Physical examination at the time was remarkable for bilateral, 2+ pitting edema over the dorsal surfaces of both feet, with multiple, various-sized, erythematous macules and violaceous to hyperpigmented patches, mostly over the malleoli and dorsal feet. There were no other similar lesions noted elsewhere on the body. A follow-up visit months later showed multiple variably sized hyperpigmented to violaceous macules, patches, and papules on dorsal feet, ankles, and malleoli bilaterally. Throughout the patient's care, histopathologic examination of several biopsy samples from lesions on his left big toe and right medial plantar foot demonstrated a proliferation of spindle cells with thin, slit-like vascular spaces, mild erythrocyte extravasation, with HHV-8, CD31 and CD34 positivity on immunostaining, supporting a KS diagnosis.
During the course of one year, the patient was treated with imiquimod 5% cream, cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, and topical hydrocortisone cream without resolution. He was referred to oncology due to his systemic symptoms of swelling and tenderness, but was hesitant to begin systemic chemotherapy due to side effects.
His condition ultimately improved with the application of alitretinoin gel after a trial period of 14 weeks, and eventually reached the point of complete resolution three years after his initial presentation.
Case 2. A 47-year-old, obese, African-American male with a history of genital herpes presented to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of painful lesions on his feet that affected his ambulation. He reported that the lesions had been there for about 10 months, first starting on the left foot, then also developing on the right as well. He self-identified as bisexual and reported unprotected sex with male and female partners. He first thought that the lesions were warts and tried treating them with over-the-counter therapies without success. He was evaluated subsequently by a podiatrist who also treated them as warts and excised several from the left foot. He denied any history of HIV or any other systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, or weight loss. HIV antibody and RPR/VDRL were both negative at that time, and CBC and BMP were unremarkable. Two shave biopsies were obtained from lesions on the left first toe and right second toe, and both specimens revealed atypical spindle cell proliferations with hypercellularity, nuclear atypia, and erythrocyte extravasation. The tumors were positive for CD34, CD31, vimentin, and HHV8, and were negative for desmin and S100. These findings were consistent with a KS diagnosis. Following failed treatment attempts with cryotherapy and the application of topical alitretinoin 0.1% gel twice daily for several weeks, the patient's residual lesions were excised by plastic surgery without recurrence and to the patient's satisfaction.
As discussed above, KS is typically categorized into one of four subtypes: classic, AIDS-related, transplant-associated, and endemic. Our patients do not fall into any of these categories.
In general, KS arises less commonly in patients who are HIV-negative. Even less commonly, cases may not fit into any of the previously described epidemiological categories. These cases of KS are thereby uncategorizable by the current classification system. However, several similarly uncategorized cases are described in the literature. After a careful review for such documented cases, many of these uncategorizable cases may fall into categories of their own.
Notably, within the uncategorizable cases of KS reported in the literature, there exists a pattern of men who have sex with men having KS involvement of their lower limbs. A case series of eight men who have sex with men between the years of 1997 and 2011 with KS that did not fit into any of the previously described categories was published in the British Journal of Dermatology in 2014. The mean age of these patients was 53 years old (range 37-65), and 88 percent of them were not African American. Half of these patients had KS confined to their lower limbs. This particular publication noted that epidemiological studies have shown that approximately one-quarter of HIV-seronegative MSM have serological evidence of KSHV infection. Risk factors for KSHV infection in HIV-seronegative MSM include the number of years of sexual activity with men, older age, a higher number of partners, a history of sexually transmitted diseases, and having a sexual partner with KS. KS in the HIV-negative MSM population is usually chronic, persists over many years, and presents as nodules or plaques on the lower extremities, This correlates with our patient in Case 2, who did endorse having sex with men, placing him within this newly emerging subcategory of KS. Although the patient in Case 1 identified as heterosexual, there was no further information documented regarding his sexual practices throughout his life. The above evidence may suggest that this knowledge could have played a role in subcategorizing his KS with the above cases, or deeming his case truly unique in the literature. This pattern of cases of KS appearing in the lower limbs of immunocompetent MSM could be due to a variety of factors to be explored in future studies.
One of these factors could be spread of the HHV-8 virus during sexual contact. It is well documented that HHV-8 can be spread via exchange of saliva and through sexual contact via shedding in genital secretions. Furthermore, HHV-8 virus is frequently detected in immunocompetent MSM, even if these patients are asymptomatic. A question arises as to what extent the sexual history of these individuals contributed to the eventual development of KS, and whether or not transient fluctuations in their immunities contribute to the pathogenesis of KS in these cases. One could infer from the existing data that HHV-8 infection is a sexually transmitted precursor to KS in the MSM population, regardless of their immunocompetence.
Our patients present interesting cases because although they have features of several of the subtypes of KS, they defy standard classification into one of the four accepted subtypes. While the lesions appeared in a very common site of disease, our patients' epidemiological characteristics are unique. Additionally, the importance of a comprehensive sexual history cannot be understated when KS is in the differential diagnosis, and may also play an important role in the categorization of KS in the future.
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A recent article, How to Be an Effective Mentor (And Enjoy the Process) by Dr. Rick Goodman believes that as a professional you reach a point in your career that you want to impart some of your learned experiences to the people are who are just starting out. You want….
A recent article, How to Be an Effective Mentor (And Enjoy the Process) by Dr. Rick Goodman believes that as a professional you reach a point in your career that you want to impart some of your learned experiences to the people are who are just starting out. You want to give back, and it's called mentoring.
Here are some tips to make your mentoring effective and fruitful.
Create specific and attainable goals.
First and foremost, determine what are the goals of your mentee? What are their issues, struggles and concerns? Your mentoring should be designed appropriately according to their needs. Ensure that your mentee has definite goals so you can start in the right direction.
Set regular meetings and stick to it.
Mentorship would be in vain if your mentee is not committed and consistent, so ensure that you schedule regular meetings and stick to it. Moreover, make sure to follow up or check in between meetings to keep your mentee focused and accountable. You can book in meeting space Orlando where you can hold your regular meetings.
Mentoring is not the same as lecturing where one party is just passively listening. Rather, it is a process where you as a mentor tell your experiences, your setbacks and challenges; and how you overcome and succeed. But also remember to ask questions and facilitate some back-and-forth. Allow your mentee to always play a big role in setting the agenda.
It may be necessary to offer your mentee some tough love every now and again once you've established trust and confidence with them. Providing sincere feedback, even when it hurts sometimes, will help them in the learning process. Be willing to point out the areas where they really need improvement and honing. Not telling your mentee about their own weaknesses is really not helping them.
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Holiday movie magic: A brand-new black and white, the blonde bombshell, a bad cop, Cronenberg and Scorsese
Mr E Man Noir Style	A Dangerous Method, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Bérénice Bejo, David Cronenberg, Dougray Scott, Eddie Redmayne, film noir, Georges Méliès, holiday movies, Hugo, Jean Dujardin, Judi Dench, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Scorsese, Michael Fassbender, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn, Oren Moverman, Rampart, Simon Curtis, The Artist, Viggo Mortensen, Woody Harrelson
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It's that time again … Oscar season is here. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 23., there is much to see at the movies; these films surely will appeal to noir fans. (Check your local listings for details.) Enjoy!
'The Artist'
"The Artist," set in 1927 Hollywood, is writer/director Michel Hazanavicius' visually resplendent ode to the vivacious beauty of silent cinema. Debonair heartthrob and household name George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) coasts from movie to movie and lives in high style – posh home, trophy wife (Penelope Ann Miller), loyal valet (James Cromwell) and faithful companion, a Jack Russell terrier.
Ambitious actress and dancer Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) has talent, looks and perfect timing – the introduction of sound is reshaping the way films are made. She's drawn to George but, at first, he doesn't pay her much attention beyond an admiring glance. George's idyllic world starts to collapse when he sees that his style does not work with the latest and greatest technical advance, talkies. Can he find a way to keep up with the times and salvage his career?
The story, though a bit of a stretch, is delightful. The era is fastidiously recreated and Hazanavicius draws fine work from his cast. Dujardin neatly balances pomposity with humility and Bejo dazzles as Peppy. Her high energy nearly sparks off the screen and it's a joy to watch her marvelously expressive face. And John Goodman is spot on as blustery producer Al Zimmer. The film has won several awards from festivals, including best actor for Dujardin at Cannes.
"The Artist" is a tender-hearted, near-perfect pastiche of a classic art form.
'My Week With Marilyn'
Manipulative, desperate, vulnerable. Funny, gifted, magical. Never dumb. In "My Week With Marilyn," Simon Curtis' portrait of '50s screen icon Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams), we see her multiple sides and many problems through the prism of chaste voyeurism and our jaded, tell-all modernity.
"They like to keep her doped up, she's easier to control. They're terrified their cash cow will slip away," says one observer, during the shoot, in England, of 1957's "The Prince and the Show Girl." Her co-star and director Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) takes issue with her erratic behavior, but he also envies her raw, intuitive talent.
Adrian Hodges wrote the screenplay, based on "The Prince, the Showgirl and Me," a memoir by Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne). Clark was an assistant director on the film and the son of art historian Sir Kenneth Clark (of "Civilisation" fame). Dame Judi Dench plays actress Dame Sybil Thorndike; Dougray Scott plays Arthur Miller.
Curtis creates a beguiling visual confection with tour-de-force Oscar-caliber performances.
'Rampart'
In "Rampart," directed by Oren Moverman, Woody Harrelson plays a corrupt cop in early 1990s Los Angeles. Moverman wrote the screenplay with James Ellroy. Also stars Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright, Brie Larson, Anne Heche and Ice Cube.
Note: "Rampart" is out for one week only in Los Angeles and New York; wider release hits in January 2012. We at FNB are looking forward to seeing it!
'A Dangerous Method'
David Cronenberg speaks at a press conference last week.
David Cronenberg brings his consummate eye to a remarkable historical drama in "A Dangerous Method." Flawlessly photographed, the story is rendered with intelligence, austerity and precision. Though the chilly, almost clinical, tone undermines the film's emotional buildup, it's nevertheless a gripping saga.
Under Cronenberg's lens is the groundbreaking work of Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) in the pioneering days of psychoanalysis when ethical boundaries had yet to be drawn. Jung's intent on helping a young woman named Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), who enters his clinic flailing, wild and barely able to speak.
Beaten by her father as a child, Sabina is emotionally shattered as an adult. She makes rapid progress with Jung and the two begin an illicit, intimate relationship. Eventually Sabine decides to become an analyst and in the course of her study challenges some of Freud's work.
Vincent Cassel plays psychiatrist Otto Gross; Canadian newcomer Sarah Gadon plays Jung's wife. Christopher Hampton wrote the screenplay from his play "The Talking Cure," which was based on the book "A Most Dangerous Method" by John Kerr.
"We've all been influenced by Freud whether we know it or not," said Cronenberg at a press conference last week in Beverly Hills. Cronenberg added that though Freud fell out of favor, his professional stature has recovered lost ground in the last 15 years. "Some of his theories have been absolutely confirmed."
He pointed out that despite his stern and uptight reputation, Freud was in fact "handsome, charming, witty and funny." That called for "slightly oblique, non-traditional casting" so Cronenberg said he talked Mortensen into the part. This is their third collaboration, following "History of Violence" and "Eastern Promises."
Of Knightley's portrayal of Sabine, Cronenberg said, "I've always thought she was an underrated actress. … It's a really beautiful performance."
'Hugo'
From a champion of film noir and master neo-noir director Martin Scorsese comes "Hugo," an adaptation of Brian Selznick's novel, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." It is one of Scorsese's most accomplished productions ever (stunning 3D color cinematography; gorgeous production design by Dante Ferretti) and one of the year's very best films.
In 1930s Paris, a boy named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a railway station and keeps all the clocks running. He clashes with an over-zealous station inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen), flirts with a pretty young girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) and meets her family, including the great but forgotten filmmaker, Georges Méliès (Ben Kingsley).
The movie is Scorsese's Valentine to the cinema, and few more sumptuous love-notes have been made. Filled with clips from silent classics, including Méliès' 1902 masterpiece "A Trip to the Moon," this is a jewel no genuine movie lover should pass by.
"Hugo" review by Michael Wilmington


YEREVAN, June 22. /ARKA/. Armenian Central Bank's net domestic assets in 2016 Aril were 7.3% higher from the previous month, standing at about 451.1 billion drams, according to the regulator's monthly bulletin for April 2016.
Central Bank's liabilities to the government during the reporting period amounted to minus 73.6 billion drams against minus 98.7 billion drams in March this year. Its liabilities to commercial banks increased by 5.2% during April to more than 204 billion drams, while other liabilities reduced by 1.3% to about 320.7 billion drams.


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PRAMAC AND MOTUL POWER FORWARD IN A NEW EXCLUSIVE DEAL
PRAMAC is pleased to announce a sponsorship agreement with Motul which will be also the Official Lubricant Partner of the Pramac Racing team for the next three seasons of the MotoGP Championship. Pramac and Motul will establish a key commercial partnership for the supply of factory-level first-fill lubricants for PowerGen equipment and beyond, network service filler products and co-marketing activities. This long-term conceptual and technological collaboration will enhance the planned celebrations of the Pramac Racing team for its 20th anniversary of participation in the world's premier motorcycle championship.
As Official Lubricant Partner, Motul will fully support the team which has been the Ducati factory-supported team since 2009.
Motul is a world-class, French-headquartered company specialised in the formulation, production and distribution of lubricants for high-tech engines (two-wheelers, cars, other vehicles and power generators), as well as lubricants for industry through its MotulTech business.
PRAMAC, part of the New York Stock Exchange listed Generac Group, has a global reach of more than 150 countries for its industrial and portable generators, lighting towers and many other crucial products used in several application like construction and industry.
Motul's deep understanding and experience in the need for well-maintained tools, machines and engineering demonstrates the synergies between the two international companies. PRAMAC, with its experience and technical expertise, would undoubtedly boost global distributions with the high-performance products and service.
All PRAMAC's resources and energies are indeed dedicated to the most demanding markets, with the goal to offer products that are fit for purpose. Products are designed and built with no compromises on quality to deliver optimum performance. Using top quality components and working with the support of strategic partners, as Motul Heavy Duty team, improves PRAMAC offer guaranteeing product performance with global support.
Nicolas Zaugg, Motul Chief Value Office: "We are very proud to be working with PRAMAC, a company well known for its technology, ingenuity and pioneering philosophy. We believe there are many synergies with Motul in these areas. With this partnership, we will contribute to generate more efficient energy, while supporting faster bikes at the MotoGP championship."
Paolo Campinoti, CEO PRAMAC and Team Principal Pramac Racing: "We are extremely proud of our agreement with Motul. We are sure that this opportunity will establish a long-lasting relationship and bring us great satisfaction! The same satisfaction that we want to obtain in this MotoGP season. A special thank you to Nicolas Zaugg for his enthusiasm in joining our team. Motul combines our work vision seeking constant growth in terms of professionalism and results."
ABOUT PRAMAC
PRAMAC's history began in 1966, when the Campinoti family founded a construction equipment company. From its inception, PRAMAC has continually evolved and transformed, expanding its product portfolio and becoming the global benchmark for the production of generators and warehouse material handling equipment.
With 17 subsidiaries and 6 manufacturing plants situated in Europe, Asia and South America, Pramac is present in 150 different countries. Pramac manufactures a complete and flexible product range that satisfies the full spectrum of energy needs to suit customers worldwide. In 2002, Pramac became involved in the MotoGP World Championship with its team "Pramac Racing", and now, thanks to its strong partnership with Ducati Corse, it plays a leading role in the most prestigious two-wheeled Championship in the world. 2016 saw Pramac become part of the Generac group, listed on the NYSE and part of the S&P 500, forming the world's third largest generator and lighting tower producer. With the support of around 1050 employees and 80 engineers, PRAMAC has developed technological experience, which is second to none. PRAMAC'S vertically integrated manufacturing processes and the investments made ensure that all the company's products are designed and built with no compromises on quality to deliver optimum performance.
Using top quality components and working with the support of strategic partnerships, PRAMAC is able to offer guaranteed product performance with global support. PRAMAC's mission for the future is continued growth, offering leading edge technology and developing solutions that continue to exceed customers' expectations.
ABOUT MOTUL
Motul is a world-class, French-headquartered company specialised in the formulation, production and distribution of high-tech engine lubricants (two-wheelers, cars, other vehicles and power generators) as well as lubricants for industry via its MotulTech activity.
Unanimously recognised for more than 165 years for the quality of its products, innovation capacity and involvement in the field of competition, Motul is also recognised as the specialist in synthetic lubricants. As early as 1971, Motul was the first lubricant manufacturer to pioneer the formulation of a 100% synthetic lubricant for automotive engines, the 300V lubricant, making use of Esters technology and issued from the aeronautical industry.
Thanks to its involvement in motorsport and endurance races with all types of motors, Motul has developed a unique expertise in the reliable increase of power output. Longer drain intervals, cleaner engines, reduced fuel consumption, higher output, cooler engines are properties achieved thanks to an acute knowledge of additives and synthetic products, all contributing to a substantially lower cost of ownership for the equipment owners.
The Company's 3 laboratories and 17 subsidiaries focus on developing solutions for all types of industrial equipment that allow an extended life, with a reduced usage of consumables. Motul products and services are developed to make equipment last longer.


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Joel Eriksson set for Macau street thriller
FIA F3 World Cup - Macau Grand Prix, Press Release
This is it: the 2018 FIA F3 World Cup, the Macau Grand Prix, is here. Lining up in the famous Asian street race for a third time, Joel Eriksson arrives in the Chinese Special Administrative Region in pursuit of the win that eluded him last year, as he prepares to return to F3 racing for the first time since that very moment 12 months ago.
Set to reunite with his old friends at Team Motopark, which ran him to the FIA F3 European Championship runner-up slot in 2017, Eriksson is ready to take on the best of motorsport's young up-and-coming talent in a straight fight on Macau's infamous streets this week.
More: Joel Eriksson to make F3 return at Macau
Having qualified on pole in 2017, the Swede was taken out from the lead in Sunday's finale by a fellow rival, meaning there are unfinished business in the former Portuguese colony.
"Macau is the race of the year and I love the vibe that only this place has," says Joel Eriksson upon arriving in the city. "It's nice to be back. I've been waiting for this week for some time."
This time around, however, Eriksson descends on Macau in a situation quite different to previous years. Having not raced in Formula 3 this season, instead being elevated to a BMW works drive in the DTM, the 20-year-old Swede will have his work cut out as he goes up against full-time F3 competitors from throughout the world.
"Things are a bit different this year, no doubt," says Joel Eriksson. "I have hardly sat in the car since Macau last year while my rivals have raced in F3 all season, but I feel as prepared as I could be in these circumstances. After all, I put it on pole here last year and I have evolved a lot as a driver in the DTM since then. I do expect some rustiness in the opening practice session, but after that I hope to be up to speed. You need to build your confidence around here, step by step, and that's what I'll be looking for."
The FIA F3 World Cup is staged on the 6.2 km Guia Circuit, an ultra-demanding street track located in the heart of downtown Macau. Lined with casinos and luxury hotels, the circuit features two distinctly different sections: one flat out sprint to set up long slipstreaming battles at the beginning of the lap, followed by a much narrower part in which the slightest mistake is immediately punished by the unforgiving barriers.
A total of 28 drivers from across 16 countries are entered for the 2018 FIA F3 World Cup. Among Eriksson's main rivals for the spoils are 2017 Macau winner Dan Ticktum, also entered by Team Motopark, and reigning FIA F3 European champion Mick Schumacher.
On-track action in Macau will commence with practice and qualifying on Thursday and Friday, with the Qualification Race taking place on Saturday and the all-deciding finale on Sunday.
FIA F3 World Cup
All times local – GMT+08:00
Free Practice 1: 09.55-10.35
Qualifying 1: 14.20-15.00
Friday 16 November
Saturday 17 November
Qualification Race (10 laps): 09.00
Sunday 18 November
Main Race (15 laps): 15.30
WEEKEND STRUCTURE
On-track action in Macau traditionally gets underway with free practice and qualifying on the Thursday, with Friday activities then mirroring those of the previous day; with another practice session followed by a second qualifying showdown.
Each driver's best lap time from either of the two qualifying sessions then provides him with his position on the grid for Saturday's Qualification Race. The driver who posts the fastest lap in qualifying – regardless of whether he does so in the Thursday or Friday session – thus starts from pole position on the Saturday.
The outcome of the Qualification Race is then used to set up the grid for Sunday's all-important finale. The first driver to cross the line in the Qualification Race secures himself pole position, second place in the Qualification Race equals second place on the Sunday grid, etc. The Qualification Race results have no other bearing but to decide the starting order for the main race, which is then run over 15 laps with the winner claiming the 2018 FIA F3 World Cup title.
The full FIA F3 World Cup entry list can be viewed here.
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Reports, pictures, results and information will be published at www.joelerikssonracing.com and Joel Eriksson's official Facebook page throughout the event.
ABOUT THE CIRCUIT
Guia Circuit
Lap length: 6.2 km
Lap record: 2m10.186s (S.Câmara, '15)
Latest event: 2017
Most recent winner (2017): Dan Ticktum (GBR)
Melco Hairpin (pictured)
The tightest corner in motorsport, Melco Hairpin is arguably the most iconic feature of the Macau circuit. Its ultra-narrow nature means overtaking is prohibited, with constant yellow flags on the approach.
Lisboa Bend
A place guaranteed to offer its fair share of drama. This 90-degree right-hander is effectively the first corner of the lap, sitting at the end of a long flat-out, slipstreaming dash from the start/finish line, and is the inevitable scene of many race-ending crashes and decisive overtaking moves.
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This article appeared on CNN.com on August 2, 2011.
America is on a path to becoming a Greek-style welfare state. Thanks to the Bush-Obama spending binge, the burden of federal spending has climbed to about 25% of national economic output, up from only 18.2% of GDP when Bill Clinton left office.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Because of a combination of demographic forces and poorly designed entitlement programs, federal spending could consume as much as 50% of economic output by the time the baby boom generation is fully retired.
One symptom of all this excessive spending is that Washington is awash in red ink. We're now in our third consecutive year of trillion-dollar deficits and the politicians just had to increase the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit.
But it wasn't easy getting there. Just as happened with the "government shutdown" debate in March, Republicans and Democrats had fierce disagreements over the right approach. They bickered until the last minute and then finally agreed to more than $900 billion of supposed spending cuts and the creation of a "supercommittee" charged with proposing another $1.5 trillion of deficit reduction.
So which side won this fight? Republicans are bragging that they got spending cuts today, a promise of spending cuts in the future, and no tax increases. Democrats, meanwhile, are chortling that they took the debt issue off the table until after the 2012 elections, protected their favorite programs and created a supercommittee that will seduce the GOP into a tax increase.
Ignore that bragging. The easy answer is that politicians of both parties were the victors and taxpayers are the ones left in the cold.
In other words, the budget deal was a victory for the political establishment.
Here's why Republicans are winners. They get to tell their tea party activists that they forced Obama to cut spending. It doesn't matter that federal spending will actually be higher every year and that the cuts were based on Washington math (a spending increase becomes a spending cut if outlays don't climb as fast as some artificial benchmark).
They also get to tell their anti-tax activists that they held the line. Perhaps most important, the supercommittee must use the "current law" baseline, which assumes that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire at the end of 2012. But why are GOPers happy about this, considering they want those tax cuts extended? For the simple reason that Democrats on the supercommittee therefore can't use repeal of the "Bush tax cuts for the rich" as a revenue raiser.
This means that most Republican incumbents are well-positioned to win re-election.
Here's why Democrats are winners. Thanks to the magic of government math, despite all the talk of budget cuts, discretionary spending will be more than $100 billion higher in 2021 than it is this year. And since defense spending in Iraq and Afghanistan presumably is winding down, this means even more money will be available for domestic programs.
In addition to telling the pro-spending lobbies that the gravy train is still on the tracks, they also get to tell the class-warfare crowd that there's an improved likelihood of higher taxes for corporate jet owners and other "rich" people. Notwithstanding GOP assertions, nothing in the agreement precludes the supercommittee from meeting its $1.5 trillion target with tax revenue. The 2001 and 2003 tax legislation is not an option, but everything else is on the table.
This means that most Democratic incumbents are well-positioned to win re-election.
It's worth pointing out that this doesn't mean all Republicans and all Democrats are happy about the deal. The hard-core conservatives are upset that the deal is mostly smoke and mirrors on the spending side and that there may be a tax-increase trap on the revenue side.
The hard-core liberals, by contrast, are angry that there are any spending cuts, even ones based on Washington math. Moreover, they want higher tax rates on upper-income taxpayers today, not a supercommittee that may or may not follow through on soak-the-rich policies in the future.
One group of people, however, unambiguously got the short end of the stick in this budget deal. Ordinary Americans are caught in the middle. They're not poor enough to benefit from the federal government's plethora of income-redistribution programs. But they're not rich enough to have the clever lobbyists and insider connections needed to benefit from the high-dollar handouts like ethanol subsidies and bank bailouts.
Instead, middle-class Americans play by the rules, pay ever-higher taxes, and struggle to make ends meet while the establishment of both parties engages in posturing as America slowly drifts toward a Greek-style fiscal meltdown.
Daniel J. Mitchell is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Washington.


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Admit it, the moment you see an app that appears to be interesting, you download it ASAP. But have you ever pondered over the app's relevancy to you. Is it the right mobile app for you or the right mobile app in general? How can you be assured that the app that you are downloading right now is not infected with malware or virus ? These are some of the most common considerations that people fail to evaluate when they come across an app.
Downloading the Right Mobile App!
As far as apps are concerned, they are checked before being published on the various mobile app stores or online markets. But they check for the content and only major companies, such as Apple, takes the effort to thoroughly inspect the app before approving them. However, bugs and other issues can still arise. Other problems lead to improper functioning and this may arise due to incompatibilities existing for the app with respect to your handset. Here are 5 tips that you should follow for ensuring that you download the right mobile app.
Irrespective of which marketplace you get the apps from, you would always get a description of the app and the specifications of the app. These are not put here just for utilizing space. They are intended for conveying valuable information about the app which would not only give you a clear understanding of the requirements of the app, but it would also help in identifying compatibility of the app with respect to your device.
If you check the descriptions, you will come across a section with screenshots of the app and a video showing the basic working of the app. This should give you some understanding of the features. You could also check out a review of the app in YouTube so that you are able to see the features in action. It is important to understand the exact working of the app as this would provide clarity on whether the app is indeed the one that you were looking for.
This is the best and most effective resource that you would get for evaluating the effectiveness of the apps and their relevancy. But make sure that you read a lot because there may be those who absolutely detest a particular app for their own reasons and there may be those who simply want to promote the app by intentionally writing good reviews. By reading a lot of them, you would be able to get a good understanding about the app and you can take the next step from here.
As humans, we love to talk (especially when it comes to giving our expert opinion). So ask around and consult your friends / colleagues / family members for getting their experience with a particular app that you are interested in downloading. But be advised that you should not take their opinions too literally because it would include their emotions as well so things might a little distorted than the actual truth. Analyse the gist of their experiences and then make up your mind.
While you are on the app's page, it would be nice to check out the developer's details. Know the developer and try to find out more about its reputation with respect to building high quality apps. If things seem in place and if the developer has a good reputation (preferably backed by good reviews and ratings), then you are in safe hands.


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Q: Configuración del PATH de ejecución con Process en C# Estoy desarrollando una aplicación en Windows Forms que lanza múltiples aplicaciones externas; estas a su vez, generan archivos de texto que son leídos por la aplicación principal.
El problema es que las aplicaciones externas creen que están ejecutándose en el directorio de la aplicación principal y cuando buscan sus dependencias (sus dlls) y/o generan documentos lo buscan en ésta dirección, dándome error.
Algo asi como:

\bin\Debug\TEXTO.txt

Cuando debería escribirse en:

\bin\Debug\APP_EXTERNA\TEXTO.txt

o el fallo de la DLL que la busca:

en: \bin\Debug\app_externa.dll

En vez de buscarla en esta ruta:

ejecutable \bin\Debug\APP_EXTERNA\app_externa.dll

¿Cómo puedo hacer para que la aplicación externa se ejecute en su dirección y no en el path principal?
Seguro que existe algo similar a las variables de entorno, pero lo desconozco en C#.
Este es el código:
private string processModules(bool start, string dir, string args)
{
    var process = new Process
    {
        StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
        {
            FileName = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "APP_EXTERNA\\app_externa.exe", //  con el mismo resultado --> Application.StartupPath,
            Arguments = args,
            UseShellExecute = false,
            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
            RedirectStandardError = true,
            CreateNoWindow = true
        }
    };
        process.Start();
        outputs = File.ReadLines(@"TEXTO.txt").Last();
        Console.WriteLine(outputs);
        process.WaitForExit();

A: Configura la propiedad ProcessStartInfo.WorkingDirectory con el path que deseas que la app externa use como base.

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namespace blink {

class EventPathTest : public ::testing::Test {
protected:
    Document& document() const { return m_dummyPageHolder->document(); }

private:
    void SetUp() override;

    OwnPtr<DummyPageHolder> m_dummyPageHolder;
};

void EventPathTest::SetUp()
{
    m_dummyPageHolder = DummyPageHolder::create(IntSize(800, 600));
}

TEST_F(EventPathTest, ShouldBeEmptyForPseudoElementWithoutParentElement)
{
    Element* div = document().createElement(HTMLNames::divTag, false);
    PseudoElement* pseudo = PseudoElement::create(div, PseudoIdFirstLetter);
    pseudo->dispose();
    EventPath eventPath(*pseudo);
    EXPECT_TRUE(eventPath.isEmpty());
}

} // namespace blink

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