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Crazy like a Google? With GE-Abbott deal scrapped, could Google be next buyer?
To many, the thought of Google getting into the pharmaceutical diagnostics business is absurd, but upon closer inspection, Dr. Ogan Gurel doesn't believe it's too far fetched. In this brief edition of MedTech Futures, Gurel speculates about what torpedoed the GE Healthcare-Abbott deal, and why...
Green is the color of speed in ranking broadband infrastructure
Establishing a state ranking system for broadband connectivity, columnist James Carlini has made the color green signify not only environmentally friendly status, but broadband rich as well. Under his system, green stands for fiber to the premise and high speed (50Mbps or more) connections,...
Musicnotes metrics: Madison dotcom passes $5M in royalties paid
At a time when the music industry is struggling to find new revenue streams, the pay-for-content digital delivery model of a Madison business is gaining traction. The Madison-based company has announced that royalty payments to music publishers and the songwriters they represent recently passed the...
Abbott, GE agree call off their diagnostic acquisition deal
With only a short explanation provided, Abbott and GE have agreed to terminate their contract for the sale of Abbott's core laboratory and point-of-care diagnostics businesses. Both companies said they were unable to agree on the final terms and conditions of the proposed sale. ...
Wisconsin must lead the pack in developing renewable energy
Wisconsin has led the way on the progressive income tax, clean government reform, education, and now stem-cell research, but there is one more vital area where the state can lead, according to Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. In this guest column, she said the state's commitment...
Report says UW-Madison loses out on federal disease lab
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will not be a finalist for a national disease research facility, according to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal. The university was one of 14 institutions seeking to build the $450 million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility. ...
Maker of "Botox" alternative to expand in University Research Park
University Research Park has announced that Mentor Corp., a California-based manufacturer of science-based medical products, including its own version of the botulinum toxin used in non-surgical cosmetic treatments, will expand its presence in Madison with the construction of a 37,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at University Research...
Assembly restores additional funding for angel investor tax credits
By restoring additional funding for the Act 255 tax credit program, the Assembly Republican Caucus has set the stage for negotiations in conference committee to resolve its budget differences with the State Senate Democratic Caucus. The forthcoming conference committee negotiations may be the most contentious...
Early Stage: Step 12 – Alternative forms of business finance
There is more than one way to finance a start-up technology or biotechnology company, according to columnist and Madison attorney Joe Boucher. In this 12th edition of Early Stage, he looks at still more alternative forms of business finance, including factoring receivables and sales and...
While schools combat low tech enrollment, are businesses contributing to IT workforce woes?
As Wisconsin's K-12 public schools and colleges react to perceptions created by off shoring and outsourcing, are technology employers contributing to the same labor shortage they now decry? In this third installment of our Information Technology Workforce series, WTN examines that question, and we talked...


There's no lack of things to wonder about in Venice. Once you think you have a basic understanding of one layer of the city, another reveals itself. And I firmly believe that I will always have more questions than answers about Venezia. For instance, this morning when I thought I knew quite well what I was doing and where I was going I looked up and saw this piece of iconography. I think I know who she is, but why are her palms facing outwards?


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From the street, Chris Bennett's place-a stoopy garden suite off Victoria Drive-doesn't look like much, but inside it's a shrine. A second-century Scythian gold coin hangs on the living-room wall, along with an 18th-century depiction of saddhus smoking a chillum, an 18th-century print called Fakhirs Prepare Bong, hashish postcards from the 19th century, and a 1730s print of a woman smoking cannabis, her breasts flung up over her shoulder to feed her child. Plus framed antique chillums from India and a three-foot statue of Shiva.
The revelation that reshaped his life happened 20 years ago, in Ucluelet. He'd moved there from the sawmills of Port Alberni, and taken a part-time job as a night watchman at a fish plant; he spent the rest of his time surfing and growing weed. One night, toking in the staff room, something in the paper caught his eye, an ad featuring televangelist Pat Robertson paired with tanks and fighter jets-a piece of agitprop supporting America's first adventure in the Gulf with the language of Revelations. Bennett, 28 at the time, reached for the Good Book and read its final chapter.
"I'd seen The Omen as a kid, and there were some Jehovah's Witnesses at the plant, so I knew something about the Bible." Accounts of John swallowing a scroll, and then prophesying, felt familiar. "I figured, 'He's obviously eaten something that's affecting his consciousness. That's weird.'" Then he hit Revelations 22:2: "On either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."
As he describes it, divine light entered his being. "I felt like it just started pouring into me. This was a reference to cannabis hemp. Cannabis hemp was the tree of life." Numinous with revelation, he called his wife, Tracy, who started crying on the phone, thinking he was having a breakdown. "The next day, I got up after sleeping away the day, and I wondered: 'Was there anything to that, or was I just tripping?'" Looking out over the devastation of the Clayoquot clearcut, he lit up a joint and committed himself to his new sacrament.
Bennett's brother was the camp chairman for the loggers' union and his wife's family were loggers, but he wasn't at all political. Yet the more he thought about hemp (banned in Canada at the time), the more sure he was that his revelation held promise for all humanity. A Grade 11 dropout, he started researching. He discovered C. Creighton's 1903 essay "Evidence of the Hashish Vice in the Old Testament" and Sula Benet's "Early Diffusion and Folk Uses of Hemp." Connections between hemp and the anti-logging and anti-war movements only multiplied. He and Tracy started a newsletter, Patriotic Canadians for Hemp. He became a minister in Ontario's cannabis-based Church of the Universe. In 1995, his essays grew into a book, Green Gold the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion, written with Lynn and Judy Osburn. The volume begins: "All the religions of humanity eventually flow into the Mystery of One-Spirit that inspires humans with Revelation that carries us beyond the slow pace of physical evolution into the Hyperborean Youniverse of cultural evolution."
The Bennetts visited universities, bringing samples of hemp cloth, paper, seeds. "In those days, I was Ezekiel. Big long dreadlocks, all my own handmade hemp clothes. I was proselytizing everywhere, very apocalyptic." Tracy was an athlete, and an aspiring writer. She grew jealous of his mounting knowledge and influence, he says, and scared by the growing role of cannabis in their lives. "She saw things getting tougher, and this being a hard path to follow."
When their marriage ended, he moved, first onto a boat, then into Vancouver, where he took a job managing Marc Emery's Pot-TV and married American pot activist Renee Danielle Boje. (They've since divorced; their son, Shiva, is eight.) In 2001, he self-published Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible. "Here in the bi-millenial year of the most popular individual in history, Jesus Christ," it begins, "it is the perfect time to take an honest and hard look at the book that pivoted him to popularity." The work argues for marijuana's central role in the Bible: Moses' conversations with an angel while staring into a burning bush (Exodus 3:1-21); the anointing of Saul (1 Samuel 10:1); Jesus' baptism not with water but cannabis-infused oil (Mark 1: 9-11). Last year, Bennett published his third book: Cannabis and the Soma Solution, a densely footnoted argument for marijuana's use in religious ritual since 2000 BC. "We know that sacramental use of cannabis is older than any existing religion-we know from archeological evidence."
His beliefs are sparking wider attention. In 2009, he sought an exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to grow and possess marijuana. In his affidavit, he wrote that because cannabis is illegal, "I am continually in jeopardy of losing my liberty for exercising my religious beliefs." Health Canada disagreed, ruling that such an exemption (similar to that for medical marijuana) would not be in the interest of the Canadian public.
Bennett will soon be back in court, challenging the health minister's refusal. If Bennett is not allowed access to marijuana, he argues, his charter right to religious freedom is abridged. Win or lose, he'll continue to smoke his sacrament. He uses about a quarter-ounce a day, which costs him $40; that money, plus the $15,000 in legal fees to date, comes from the income he makes selling his books and running an online plant and artifacts shop called The Urban Shaman (Amanita muscaria mushroom, 10 grams, $10; morning-glory seeds, three grams, $7).
"I've stuck to the mission," he says. "If I dropped dead tomorrow, my ideas would continue to grow. The more people look at them, the stronger they get. If they were bullshit, they'd just fade away, but there's way more cannabis churches now than I can keep track of. And many of them are based on things I've written."

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Texas A&M employees receiving free flu vaccinations
So far, seventeen hundred flu vaccinations have been administered.
By: Jonathan Buck
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University employees are now able to receive free flu vaccinations, just ahead of flu season.
Flu vaccines are also available for A&M retirees and their dependents covered under the Texas A&M Care Plan.
Through a partnership between the university and St. Joseph's health, both their walk-in and drive-thru flu clinics will be open through Oct.
Texas A&M is also recommending students get the flu vaccine in order to prevent spreading to those who are immuno-compromised in the Aggie community.
"The risk is passing it on to those who are more vulnerable, elderly relatives," said Dr. Asim Abubaker, associate dean for clinical and professional affairs at Texas A&M.
"That's the risk of being infected and passing it on to others. So it's really important to be vaccinated."
The next flu vaccine clinic is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Health Science Center.
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Mountain View Tire Opens Second Fontana Store
We've been serving Fontana-area drivers at our Baseline Road store for decades. And since it's been so successful, we've opened a second Fontana store.
You'll find it at 17040 South Highland Avenue on the southeast corner of Interstate 210 and Sierra Avenue. Look for us in the Highland Village Shopping Center, which is anchored by Sprouts.
The manager of our new Fontana store is Mike DeCeglie, who enjoyed great success running our Eastvale location for many years. Mike will oversee all seven service bays and a team of skilled technicians who provide all types of automotive service and maintenance.
Of course, the new Fontana location will also carry a great selection of tires from Goodyear, Cooper and other trusted manufacturers.
To schedule your appointment, call the new Fontana Highland store at 855-778-6100, or just stop in any day of the week.
Three More 20-Year Anniversaries
John Meza
"I feel that we've been put on Earth to make a difference in people's lives."
That's the foundation of John Meza's approach to his work and his life. John is the manager of our Upland store and, as of August 2019, he's been with us for 20 years.
"The thing I like most about my job is connecting with people," John said. "If I'm able to connect with them, I can put something positive into their lives and make that difference."
The key, he says, is listening. Sharing personal information is important as well. John talks with many customers about his daughters and he knows about many of his customers' lives, too.
The nicest compliments customers pay him? "They say they feel that working with me is like dealing with a family member."
"I make sure that customers see me giving 110% with their cars by working fast and efficiently," said Pedro Hernandez, an automotive technician at our Fontana store. He joined our team in the spring of 1999.
Pedro is ASE-certified with additional training as an alignment technician and a tire technician. He loves having the opportunity to work on different types of vehicles each day.
"I have a lot of consistent customers, but one family in particular is my favorite," said Pedro. "They live near other auto repair shops, but they travel to our shop because they want my service. And another customer promised me that he would never go to a service shop other than ours."
Jacob Briceno
"I like to get involved in all aspects of the repairs that a customer may need," said Jacob Briceno. "And I really like when I can solve difficult problems and get my customer on the road."
Jacob is also celebrating his 20th year with Mountain View Tire and Auto Service in 2019. He's an automotive technician at our Norco store whose professional training includes the areas of computer systems, brakes, air conditioning, alignments and front ends.
He appreciates when customers tell him that he's "helpful and friendly," but Jacob really likes it when "customers specifically ask for me to work on their cars." That is quite a compliment.
Happy 20th anniversary to Jacob, John and Pedro! Thank you for serving our customers so well for the last two decades.
Harry Bakalian: Two Decades of Service in Granada Hills
"Many customers will ask if I'm the owner of Mountain View Tire and Auto Service because of the way the shop is run."
That's Harry Bakalian's favorite type of customer feedback. And he hears it often.
As the Service Manager for our Granada Hills store, Harry has a lot to do with customers leaving happy.
Here's an example of the type of stories our Yelp reviewers have told about him.
"I woke up this morning with a flat. I called Mountain View Tire and got a quote [of] $20. When I arrived, I was greeted quickly by Harry. He was very kind, polite and professional. When I went to pay Harry, he said it was on him. When I asked him what he meant, he said, 'Save your money because eventually you're going to need a new tire.' He did not charge me at all! I've been in the customer service industry for over 23 years and I have NEVER heard of this! I am so impressed, grateful and appreciative of Harry's outstanding customer service!" - Ruben G. / North Hills
A member of our team since May of 1999, Harry is ASE-certified in engine performance and as a service consultant. "I like it when customers come here for a repair or a diagnosis after other shops can't find or fix the problem," said Harry. "My favorite part of my work is helping people by fixing their cars right."
What's Harry's advice for taking good care of your vehicle? "It's pretty basic, really. Check your fluid levels and tire pressure often and follow the maintenance schedule."
And, of course, see Harry and the team at our Granada Hills location when you need any service or repairs.
MVT CPA Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
Modesto Abagat is a Certified Public Accountant in charge of Accounts Payable at our corporate office in Rancho Cucamonga. A native of the Philippines, Modesto joined our staff in 1999.
What does he like most about his work? Modesto says, "I enjoy that I get to put my accounting skills to work every day." He also appreciates the relaxed environment and that MVT management "is very understanding when employees need personal time."
And what's the key to leaving customers and vendors with a positive impression of the Mountain View Tire family? "Just be honest. That's where it all begins," says Modesto.
In his free time, Modesto enjoys cooking, taking care of chores around the house, and continuing his education. He's currently attending school to study Japanese.
Thank you, Modesto, for twenty years of service to our team and our customers.
Mountain View Racing Camaro Earns Write-Up
The Mountain View Racing team was featured in an article by Bruce Biegler on SuperChevy.com. Bruce also took the picture of our car shown above.
Here's what he had to say...
NHRA's SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown class has a significant new player this season.
Ryan Priddy, who spent the last decade overseeing Nick Mitsos' Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team, has transferred to the driver's seat of Mountain View Racing's FS/XX 2019 COPO Camaro.
Delivered in September 2018, this race car made its initial runs last October as an FS/A car, running very deep under that index and resetting the national record. The Camaro was originally a 2018 model but has been converted to 2019 specs with front and rear trim face to take advantage of the new Magnuson supercharger introduced by Chevrolet for this season.
With the new supercharged 350ci engine, Ryan confirmed the Camaro will be 100 percent devoted to the NHRA's Factory Stock Showdown events going forward.
The COPO, which features associate sponsorship from both NAPA Auto Parts and Havoline, was credited with a super-quick 7.934 run during the record-setting first SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown event of the season in Gainesville, Florida.
Meet Mountain View Racing's Driver Ryan Priddy
Lavern, California native Ryan Priddy was introduced to drag racing when he was just 3 or 4 years old. His father used to take him to the Pomona Raceway. And for his 16th birthday, his dad got Ryan a 1970 Nova.
"My dad and I worked on it and I used it to race in the high school series at Pomona," recalled Ryan. "I moved up to Palmdale to race and got a little quicker and a little quicker. Then I got a super pump dragster and started racing in that."
Through a shared love of drag racing, Ryan (shown at right) met Nick and Irene Mitsos, the owners of Mountain View Tire and Auto Service. By 2010, Ryan was running the Mountain View Racing operation.
Today, Ryan is the driver of the Mountain View Racing COPO Camaro.
We asked him if drag racing requires any special personality traits. "I've been racing for probably 20 years and to this day there's not a run that doesn't get me riled up or a little nervous. But you need to learn to be calm and cool. What helps me is always staying busy. I still work on the car. I help to change the motor. I chill the motor down. That's how I keep myself focused and motivated. The adrenaline starts to kick in when we're in the staging lane, a few cars from the starting line. But once I'm at the line, I'm usually pretty cool."
In 2019, the Mountain View team made the switch to the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown Series after racing Pro Stock cars for many years.
"Factory Stock is newer. It's something we've never done before, and it's a challenge; a lot different than racing Pro Stock cars," said Ryan. "Also, just like my '70 Nova, this car does wheel stands and I have to shift it on my own. The other cars are automatic shifts. So, in the SAMTech cars, there's still a lot of driver ability involved, and it's just super exciting."
When he's not at the track, Ryan shares his skills in the Mountain View Performance Shop. "We work on cars for other drivers in the Sportsman class. We have our own engine shop. I'll help with pulling motors, fabrication work, and other jobs."
He says the strength of the Mountain View Racing team begins with personal relationships. "I love Nick and Irene, Chris, Paul, Michael. They're awesome people. And our racing team guys Eric and Bobby are just awesome, too. We've gelled very well. We always have a good time and lots of laughs. We share the same commitment to excellence as the team in our tire stores. We go at it 110%."
And Ryan appreciates the opportunities he's been able to enjoy. "I want to say thank you to Mountain View Tire and NAPA and Havoline for all the support."
(The video above features action from the 2019 NHRA Norwalk Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.)
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Welcome to Our New Chatsworth Store
If you live or work in or near Chatsworth, California, we have good news: it's now easier than ever to treat yourself and your vehicle to The WOW Experience!
We opened the new Mountain View Tire and Auto Service Chatsworth store in June 2019. You'll find it in the De Soto Square Shopping Plaza at 9183 De Soto Avenue.
Stop in any day of the week for automotive maintenance or repair, including AC service; a new battery or muffler; expert work on your brakes, suspension or cooling system; an oil change, belts, hoses, shocks, struts, headlights or just about any other type of help you need to keep your car running its best.
Of course, you'll find a great selection of tires, too. (Use our online Tire Selector here.) And we provide all tire-related services, from repair and rotation to balancing, TPMS service and nitrogen inflation. Schedule your appointment now.
Thank you for allowing us to provide car care with a higher level of care. We hope to see you soon.
Making It Right
Every now and then, we screw up.
It's never fun to admit that, but not acknowledging when it happens - and not making it right for our customer - would feel even worse.
Here's the story from Elio Napolitano, manager of our Menifee store.
"A few weeks ago, we installed a catalytic converter that didn't allow the customer's vehicle to pass a smog test. The customer was rightfully annoyed. Her husband even questioned her decision to bring the vehicle to the 'new guys' in town." (Our Menifee store opened in January 2019.)
Elio said, "Once we realized our mistake, we got it corrected with no money out-of-pocket for the customer."
Then, fast forward a couple of days. "Our customer called me and said she was working on a paper for college. One of the topics required her to speak with the manager of a retail location on their ethics and procedures. She asked if she could interview me because she was so happy with the way we handled her situation."
The moral of the story: "We as managers need to look at negative situations as opportunities to earn lifelong customers," said Elio. "The true test of customer service is not when things go right, but how they're handled when everything goes wrong."
That's an element of the "WOW! Experience" that Mountain View Tire and Auto Service was founded on back in 1987. Stop in soon and let us treat you to car care with a higher level of care.
Three Amazing Stories: Goodyear's 2019 Highway Hero
Since 1983, Goodyear's Highway Hero Award has honored truckers who risk their own lives or safety to help others. Here are the stories of the 2019 finalists.
Paul Mathias from Phoenix, Arizona was stopped at a red light when he saw a dump truck crash into an SUV with a mother and her two children inside. Mathias raced over to the accident site and told the woman to perform CPR on her son. He provided comfort to the daughter as she passed away from her injuries. Mathias then returned to the boy and performed CPR on him until medical help arrived. The boy survived.
Darrell Atkins from Alvaredo, Texas was traveling an Arizona interstate when he saw that the vehicle of an elderly couple was hit from behind and then flipped onto a median. Mr. Atkins was able to remove the driver who was suspended upside down by her seatbelt. Then, even with gasoline leaking from the damaged vehicle, Atkins worked to free the driver's husband and their three dogs who were also trapped.
Don Frederick from Kimbolton, Ohio was on the road when he saw a coal truck flip on its side while turning. After removing the back window of the damaged vehicle, Frederick was able to access the driver and apply direct pressure to his wound to slow the heavy bleeding. Even as smoke began to filter from the truck, Frederick worked to remove the injured driver who was trapped behind the steering wheel. He then continued to administer first aid until emergency medical help arrived.
The trucking industry journalists who select the winner each year named Paul Mathias as Goodyear's Highway Hero for 2019. During a ceremony on March 28th, Mr. Mathias was presented with a congratulatory trophy, a special ring and other items, plus a cash award.
Our 2019 Presidents' Day Tire Sale
There's no better time to buy new tires than in late February! That's when our annual Presidents' Day Tire Sale takes place.
The 2019 event happens Saturday, February 16th, as well as Sunday, February 17th and Monday, February 18th.
You'll save no matter which brand, type or size of tires you buy because every tire is marked down for our three-day sale.
And when you buy a set of four tires during the Presidents' Day Tire Sale, you'll get free nitrogen inflation. You'll enjoy many benefits with nitrogen, including tires that stay properly inflated longer. Learn more here.
Visit any one of the dozens of Mountain View Tire and Auto Service locations throughout Southern California to save on your new tires during this once-a-year sale, and then tell a friend or family member so they can save, too.


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Novartis called out for undermining FDA's animal health rules
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Jun 9, 2014 8:13am
Antibiotic resistance--which health experts caution has been exacerbated by widespread use of the drugs in animals--has become a hot-button issue as experts link it with the spread of infectious diseases, including MRSA. The FDA responded at the end of last year with revised industry guidelines for animal drugmakers but has had difficulty grabbing the attention of Big Pharma. Novartis ($NVS) is the latest alleged offender, with health advocates going after the Swiss company for its suggestive advertising of one of its pig pills.
Despite the FDA having made it clear in its new animal health rules that antibiotics cannot be medically unnecessary, these advocates say Novartis barely even bothered to advertise its swine antibiotic Denagard as medically viable. The Swiss drug company instead highlighted weight gain in animals--a purpose not approved by the FDA.
Keep Antibiotics Working filed a complaint letter with the FDA last month claiming that while Denagard is approved for controlling dysentery and treating pneumonia and enteric disease in pigs, the drug's website unabashedly boasted charts and data showing it also fattens them up. "The [advertising] materials tout benefits to performance in terms of daily gain, body weight achieved, feed to gain ration and return on investment, all indicators of productivity not animal health," the letter reads.
This type of marketing, they argue, blatantly undermines the FDA's animal antibiotic resistance policy. They've asked the FDA to step in on Novartis' marketing of the drug, and also send a notice to all drug manufacturers that the agency "will not tolerate the claims of production benefits in advertising associated with any medically important animal antibiotics."
The coalition is chasing Novartis on the heels of a bigger issue: Farmers are giving their animals antibiotics like sweets, recent numbers show. The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) estimates that 80% of all antibiotics purchased domestically are administered to farm animals. A Department of Agriculture survey says that just shy of half of the country's dairy farmers give their livestock antibiotics without a vet's prescription.
"FDA believes that, in light of the risk that antimicrobial resistance poses to public health, the use of medically important antimicrobial drugs for production purposes in food-producing animals does not represent a judicious use of these drugs," the agency's revised animal health guidance reads.
While Novartis initially denied the coalition's claims last week, telling The Wall Street Journal its advertising materials for the drug "clearly explains that Denagard is used therapeutically," the company has modified its website for Denagard to clarify that any weight gain benefits meant bacteria was under control. A Novartis spokesman later told the WSJ these changes were made in favor of a non-professional audience.
- here's the letter from Keep Antibiotics Working (PDF)
- take a look at the FDA's Guidance for Industry #213 (PDF)
- and here's more from WSJ's Pharmalot blog
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Q: Excel experiencing one-time delay during saving and quitting On my work machine I have Excel 2003. The first time (per instance) I try to save a file or quit, there is a noticeable delay. For saving the delay is somewhere around 10-15 seconds and for quitting the delay is can be as long as 15-20 seconds, sometimes longer. However, this delay is one time per instance; i.e. if I load up Excel, save a document (experiencing a delay), the next time I try to save or quit, the operation completes instantly.
I've tried disabling add-ins, starting up in safe mode, and even unmapping all my mapped network drives. Nothing appears to work.
I've tried searching online but didn't find a response.
Any recommendations? My IT department isn't very helpful in these matters.

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The New Xbox Experience
Started by Spartan 117, Nov 19 2008 07:05 PM
#1 Spartan 117
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Location:TWIN CITIES
EDIT: Woops on my part there, I just downloaded it.
Well it is still pretty great, the whole avatar thing is a cool new addition along with Netflix
Edited by Spartan_117, 19 November 2008 - 07:16 PM.
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#2 raw shrimp
raw shrimp
Location:Irvine, California
Actually you still need the disk to play them.
Having downloaded it a little while ago, I agree with keef. It's not that great.
Edited by raw shrimp, 20 November 2008 - 09:51 PM.
#3 mystefansdontflystraight
mystefansdontflystraight
Location:Toronto, Canada
I downloaded it today. Pretty sick. It is a bit of a copy of the WII with the Miis and all but it's interface seems better and easier to use.
QUOTE(Blacksunshine @ Dec 24 2009, 02:15 PM)
QUOTE(white moonlight @ Dec 23 2009, 01:29 PM)
It's just screaming to be rearloading...
I seen a movie about that once.
#4 Yakkers
I haven't done much with it but so far I really think I liked it the way it was before. One of the reasons I switched from Wii to Xbox was to avoid the annoying avatars and music (the menu music is very similar to Wii's)
#5 Silencer
Location:Boulder
State:Colorado
I hate the fucking elevator music. I like the new setup though, it's easier to navigate. Otherwise it's alright.
#6 Gyrvalcon
Gyrvalcon
Location:Markdale, Ontario, Canada
I'm fucking raging over this "update". It's real purdy, sure, but it's kind of difficult to play without fucking sound. I play on a 24" BenQ monitor via HDMI, with my cans plugged into the monitor's 3.5mm jack, and I'm getting nothing. Not in the menu, not in game, not ever. Some people are saying that you can take off the hardrive, boot the system up, and reattach it as a fix, but it's sure not working for me.
Leave it to MS to release unfinished "improvements" that actually just break a perfectly functional system.
<Edit>
I've Macgyver'd together an interim connection by:
-stripping off the protector on the composite adapter, so it can fit in beside the HDMI.
-using 4 alligator clip jumpers to go from the stereo RCA to a 1/4" TRS connected headphones.
-I had to use a paper-clip to extend the alligator clip to get it to fit onto the right (middle ring) channel of the TRS connector.
-It works, but it's fragile, and too quiet due to all the shitty connections. But I'm Live again!
Here's hoping for a patch by tomorrow...
Edited by Gyrvalcon, 20 November 2008 - 02:37 AM.
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#7 MercenaryXero
MercenaryXero
Location:Saint Paul, Minnesota
It is a proven fact that if you like avatars you are a faggot.
I haven't downloaded it yet, but I want the netflix and the 8-way chat.
#8 Captain
Location:Pepperell, Massachusetts
I was talking to my friend today about this new layout of the Xbox. He said that Microsoft tried to copy the Wii's configuration and they were sued (or something), then they copied the PS3's configuration (then they had to change that, too) and now they have this, which is sort of a copy of the Wii. He also said that they might make a game that essentially would be a rip-off of Super Smash Bros. with Microsoft characters. Now, I'm just relaying what he said, I don't know how much is true. But if it is, then Microsoft needs some original ideas...
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Location:Denville, New Jersey
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#10 AssassinNF
AssassinNF
Sucks that all three systems are implementing avatars...
Probably dead by now, or something.
#11 Grimlock
Location:Hilliard, OH
What the hell? None of that is true at all. All three companies used rumble technology in their controllers that did not belong to them, and were all sued for that, but they weren't copying eachother's interfaces. The only thing similar to the Wii that the 360 has now is the avatars. It never copied any other console before nor was it sued for such, and the Smash Brothers game with microsoft characters isnt even a rumor, its just something that some people wish would be made. Ive seen images people have photoshopped as to what they think it would look like, but there aren't any current rumors for it, and microsoft is very bad at keeping secrets as far as new games go. Your friend should really bother at least trying to check some facts.
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I'm agreeing with everyone on here who said it sucks. Except the guy who called me a faggot because I like my avatar. Bring it bitch!
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#13 Foamfoot
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Location:Seattle, Washington
I love it how the Wii's firmware is pretty annoying, yet everyone is attempting to follow it's mold.
I do admit that Miis are not as good as some of the other avatar type things on PS3 and Xbox. At least they got something right.
Edited by Foamfoot, 23 November 2008 - 11:50 AM.
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#14 Captain
Yeah, I thought so.
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#16 MercenaryXero
Lol, I was referring more to the concept of them, not the actual avatars. In any case, I figured how to deactivate them, so my badass gamerpic has returned!
#17 Silencer
Yea, I never had my avatar as my gamer pic, I kept my Gears one.
#18 gow2 fan 123
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the new layout is more complicated. I like the old one better.
Edited by gow2 fan 123, 24 November 2008 - 03:31 PM.
#19 nerfsharpie6
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The NXE is...well its a Microsoft idea. You still have to give them props for trying. And truly the Netflix instant watch is just excellent. The 8-way chat is good for when you are having clan meetings, or trying to talk to friends in different games. But the avatars are a slight rip off of the Mii's, and the fact that there are only 4 games out for your avatars costing 10 dollars a piece.
But sadly...I got...THE RINGS. Thats right RROD. Blast the design team who put looks over reliability.
We hang our flags and banners of victory off of your dead bodies.
Haha... I've had mine for a while and with a nice lil' fan for it, nothing has happened yet. Yay...
Effeminate FAIL Viva isn't working... noooooo....
Could someone tell me why viva pinata won't run ever since the update?
Edit: Never mind, disc was upside-down.
#21 HerbieHero
HerbieHero
I don't have a 360 (yet), but I plan on getting one soon and I've played around with both firmwares so I figure I might as well throw in my two cents based on what I've seen. I don't see why anyone's saying this--or any--system menu is copying the Wii, because there's really no similarity at all, at least in terms of menu layout, nor will there be until someone else has the balls to implement an infrared pointer in their controller. It's really more like the Cross Media Bar (aka PSP, PS3, and several high-end Sony TVs, apparently) but turned on its side. Now, I like the XMB and think that turning it on its side makes it even better, but what was so bad about blades that they had to go (for the most part; there was one menu where I saw them make a brief cameo, but don't ask me to remember which one it was)? There was something I really liked about the original blade menu. It gave everything a place. The only change I would have made would have been to use shoulder triggers to move between the blades instead of left/right, so that they could have menus that allow you to scroll the cursor across both dimensions. Sure, you might lose the ability to navigate menus with Guitar Hero and Rock Band controllers, but if they gave X/Y the same functions in menus as LT/RT (or something like that), then even that could be averted.
But enough rambling on the menu layout, now to talk about something a bit more controversial, if it really warrants being called that: the Avatars, or the Miis as many would call them with thick sarcasm. As a Wii owner, I can honestly say that I enjoy Miis, in both concept and execution, so I don't really have a problem with Avatars, apart that they could have been a bit more unique in style. That said, there's one thing that bugs me about the Miis, and that thing is how infrequently they're used in games. I'm not asking all games to adopt the Miis' art style, but WarioWare and Mario Kart showed that you can take the Mii data and interpret it to look a bit different from how it shows up on the Mii Channel. If you could make it look a little different, you could probably make it look a lot different. What if there were a function in the Wii version of Guitar Hero World Tour, for example, that let you "import" a Mii as a custom character? The game could be programmed with Create-A-Rocker equivalents for the different facial features in the Mii Channel and switch in those equivalents (placed as close to their original positions as the system allows), take the closest approximation for hair, eye, and skin colors, and give you that as a starting point, which you could tweak as desired. That would be a hell of a lot more appealing than Mii Freestyle, anyway.
Okay, I'll admit that was a bit of a tangent, but the point is this: I hope that 360 games are capable of doing more with Avatars than Wii games have done with Miis. By "more", I don't mean in terms of quantity; there are plenty of Wii games that have a use for Miis interpreted exactly (or at least near-exactly) as they appear on the Mii Channel, but few, if any, that make more creative use of them. Hell, you could even have an RPG that somehow determines your character's backstory or class or some such based on the Avatar tied to your Gamertag.
tl;dr The new menu is fine, but why get rid of the blades? And the Avatars are fine, if a bit too similar to Miis, but let's not just see them stagnate on the Dashboard.
Edited by HerbieHero, 30 November 2008 - 09:01 PM.
#22 shoeshine5
shoeshine5
I personally hate it. Particularly the friends menu. It makes everything twice as complicated as it was before.
I like the idea of being able to play a game off the hard drive, but I have a 20gig, and you lose a decent chunk of that just to system data. I rarely have more than 3 gigs available.
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#24 Tornado13
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Location:Topeka, KS 66614
I kind of like it. It is more complicated to find thing than on the old menu, but I also like the new features that come along with it. I'm kind of torn. Overall if I had the option to switch back to the original start-up menu, I wouldn't.
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All the happiness and color that pops out when you turn on the xbox gets a little annoying. Whatever, it's not that big a deal. I spend more time playing games than staring at the interface.


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Q: Permutation of a list with equals objects - Java List<String> original = Lists.newArrayList("A", "B", "C");
Collection<List<String>> permutations= Collections2.orderedPermutations(original)

gives
[A, B, C]
[A, C, B]
[B, A, C]
[B, C, A]
[C, A, B]
[C, B, A]

Great, now I have all possible permutations.
But let's say A and C are equal, their order does not matter when they are next to each other.
Wanted result:
[A, C, B] or [C, A, B]
[B, A, C] or [B, C, A]
[A, B, C]
[C, B, A]

So we tried using a Comparator
    Collection<List<String>> permutations= Collections2.orderedPermutations(original, new Comparator<String>() {
        @Override
        public int compare(final String o1, final String o2) {
            if ((o1.equals("A") && o2.equals("C")) || (o2.equals("A") && o1.equals("C"))) {
                return 0;
            }
            return o1.compareTo(o2);
        }
    });

But this gave us not the result we expected
[A, B, C]
[A, C, B]

Any suggestions how to get the wanted result?
Although we used guava, any lib or custom solution is ok.

A: I would expect this to work. I have not tested.
    public int compare(String o1, String o2) {
        if (o1.equals("C")) o1 = "A";
        if (o2.equals("C")) o2 = "A";
        return o1.compareTo(o2);
    }

Edit: added missing parenthesis

A: If you want to remove permutations that are logically equivalent, then I think you should start by writing out the actual 3-permutations as they would really appear if A and C were the same thing:
[A, B, A]
[A, A, B]
[B, A, A]
[B, A, A]
[A, A, B]
[A, B, A]

With duplicates removed, you would be left with this:
[A, B, A]
[A, A, B]
[B, A, A]

By using a Set<List<String>> you can keep the duplicates out, i.e.
List<String> original = Lists.newArrayList("A", "B", "C");
Collection<List<String>> permutations = Collections2.orderedPermutations(original);

// now add your collection to a set to remove duplicates
Set<List<String>> permsNoDupes = new HashSet<>(permutations);

A: My suggestion is in pair of ("A", "C") & ("C", "A") always put "A" first and transform it to ("A", "C")
    List<String> original = Lists.newArrayList("A", "B", "C");
    Set<List<String>> permutations = Collections2.orderedPermutations(original).
            stream().
            map(list -> {
                int indexOfc = list.get(0) == "C" ? 0 : (list.get(1) == "C" ? 1 : -1);
                if (indexOfc != -1 && list.get(indexOfc + 1) == "A") {
                    // modifications not allowed on original list
                    list = new ArrayList<>(list);
                    list.set(indexOfc, "A");
                    list.set(indexOfc + 1, "C");
                }
                return list;
            }).collect(Collectors.toSet());

Results are
[[A, B, C], [C, B, A], [B, A, C], [A, C, B]]


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I lattoni sono composti chimici la cui struttura è costituita da un estere ciclico. I lattoni sono ottenuti tramite condensazione quando un alcol ed un acido carbossilico, entrambi presenti nella medesima molecola, reagiscono fra loro. I prefissi nei nomi dei diversi lattoni possono indicare la dimensione dell'anello: β-lattoni (anello a 4 unità), γ-lattoni (anello a 5 unità), δ-lattoni (anello a 6 unità), ε-lattoni (anello a 7 unità), etc...

Alcuni esempi di lattoni sono rappresentati da: γ-butirrolattone (comunemente usato come solvente/precursore chimico), ε-caprolattone (unità monomerica per polimeri), D-Glucono-δ-lattone ed il glucuronolattone (additivo alimentare).

I macrolidi sono lattoni macrociclici utilizzati come antibiotici, grazie alla loro proprietà di inibire la sintesi proteica nei batteri. Appartengono a questa classe di farmaci composti quali l'eritromicina, la claritromicina e l'azitromicina.

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COVID-19 Update: 85 New Infections, 3 Deaths, 20 in Intensive Care on Tuesday
On Tuesday 19 January 2021, Luxembourg's Ministry of Health reported 85 new COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
€265m in COVID-19 Financial Aid Paid to Companies, Self-employed to Date
Luxembourg's General Directorate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises confirmed...
3.8k Companies, 30k Employees Granted Partial Unemployment for December
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Luxembourg's Economic Committee (Comité de conjoncture) met on Tuesday, under the co-chairmanship of the Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy, Dan Kersch, and the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, to discuss partial unemployment requests from companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In line with the newly introduced COVID-19 regulations in Luxembourg, the Government Council endorsed yesterday new conditions for the partial unemployment scheme. In this regard, eligible companies which have not yet submitted a request for partial unemployment for the month of November and / or December, may do so from 27 November until 4 December 2020 inclusive via the dedicated form on the MyGuichet.lu platform. Companies whose request is approved will then be able to benefit from partial unemployment at the rate of 100% of the total non-working hours during the period in which they are closed.
Affected companies which have already submitted a request for partial unemployment for the month(s) of November and / or December will not have to submit a new request. They may automatically benefit from partial unemployment at the rate of 100% of the total non-working hours during the period of closure.
With regard to catering trades, all employees directly employed at operating establishments forced to close due to COVID-19 measures are eligible for partial unemployment.
In addition, apprentices employed in businesses closed within the framework of the enforcement of legal provisions are exceptionally admitted to the partial unemployment scheme for the duration of the legal closure.
For the month of November 2020, 4,172 companies (up from 2,793 the previous month) submitted a request for partial unemployment for the month of December. After analysing the files submitted, the Economic Committee approved 3,809 requests (compared to 2,679 the previous month). The Government Council will make the final decision on the allocation of this support. The approved requests for the month of December concern 30,244 employees (in full-time jobs) compared to 22,075 employees the previous month.
The Economic Committee also analysed in more detail the economic, financial and social situation of four companies wishing to implement a job retention plan.
Finally, the Economic Committee approved four requests for tax exemption from voluntary severance pay, concerning 86 people, as well as three requests relating to the legal provisions on early retirement.
The next meeting is scheduled for 17 December 2020.
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According to a Texas Transportation Institute report, from 1999 to 2008 there has been a 10% increase in the proportion of deadly nighttime traffic crashes involving US teen drivers. This increase can be largely attributed to cell phone use and text messaging that, combined with the risks already posed by driving in the dark, can create "a perfect storm," says Senior Research Specialist Bernie Fette.
Granted, distracted driving, poor visibility, and slower responses due to fatigue can negatively impact drivers of any age group regardless of the time of day or night. However, add to these hazards the fact that teen drivers are less experienced, easily distracted to begin with, and not as skilled as their more experienced adult counterparts when it comes to avoiding becoming involved in a car crash, and its easy to understand why teenagers' car crash fatality risk at night has gone up.
Currently, in Massachusetts only school bus drivers are banned from using cell phones while driving and the state doesn't have a ban on text messaging. This means that unlike in a number of other US states, where new drivers (if not all motorists) are not allowed to talk on the phone and drive at the same time, even the most inexperienced drivers are allowed to text/talk on the phone and drive here. This makes them a danger not only to themselves but to others.
It doesn't help that, per a 2009 study from the Pew Research Center, cell phone use among teenagers has increased 58% since 2004. 52% of teens admitted to talking on the phone and driving at the same time. 34% said they've texted while driving. Also, Fette notes that because today's teens grew up talking on the cell phone and texting, they wrongly believe that they are "experts" and can easily talk/text and drive at the same time.
Many teens can't resist the urge to text. According to NPR, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood considers the habit of texting while driving to be an addiction.
Talking on a cell phone takes the motorist's mind on the road, and texting requires that a driver take at least one (if not both) hands off the steering wheel. Both activities can make it hard for the driver to pay attention or react quickly during an emergency. Not only can the driver end up in jail for injuring or killing a passenger, the occupant of another vehicle, or a pedestrian during a Massachusetts car crash, but the motorist can also be sued for Boston personal injury.


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Model and actress Molly Sims gave up breastfeeding her newborn last year after realizing her baby boy was a born with a tooth.
The blonde beauty and her husband, Scott Stuber, welcomed little Brooks seven months ago and Sims immediately began nursing her child in hospital.
But after wincing each time her son latched onto her breast, the 39-year-old discovered the root of the problem.
"They're (the nurses) like, 'Oh sweetie, I know you're a model, but sweetie, babies aren't born with teeth.' Come to find out my baby was born with a tooth!


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Netflix is Ready to Buy Theaters to Get Oscar Nominations
What a few years back would have likely been regarded as a far-fetched idea is becoming a serious prospect for the streaming company to help its films win Academy Awards. A bold move that could further anger many in Hollywood who believe that Netflix's content doesn't belong in the competition.
The Los Angeles Times recently revealed that the California-based streaming giant has been flirting with the idea of purchasing movie theaters in Los Angeles and New York to offer more exposure to its original movies and documentaries.
The Times report also mentioned that Netflix had previously thought about acquiring the theater chain Landmark Theatres, which is already known for exhibiting and marketing independent and foreign films. However, sources told the newspaper that Netflix backed out of the potential deal because Landmark's price was "too high."
"Netflix wants to establish itself as a critical exhibition source on both coasts," one of the sources told the LA Times. "For awards consideration they need to be able to release pictures on screens in major markets."
For long deemed a disrupter within the cinema industry, Netflix could now be making an attempt to join the very select circle, which is without doubt about to cause yet another stir in the movie business.
Back in March, legendary director Steven Spielberg declared during an interview to promote Ready Player One that he believes Netflix's movies don't deserve Academy Award nominations, even less to get its films projected in theater. "If you commit to a television format, you're a TV movie," said Spielberg, in the meantime not excluding the possibility of Emmy runs. "A good show deserves an Emmy, but not an Oscar." The filmmaker joins Christopher Nolan and Helen Mirren on the list of personalities who strongly think Netflix is "a threat" to cinema.
This is, of course, without mentioning the on-and-off dispute between the streaming platform and the Cannes Festival, which decided to ban Netflix movies from competing for a Palme d'Or following the former's decision not to release them in French theaters.
So far, Netflix has used a controversial strategy to get some of its movies to compete in award races by making them available on demand the same day they would be released in select theaters for a short period, carefully chosen to fit award competitions' rules of entry. The latest case in point is Dee Rees's Mudbound, which got nominated in 4 Oscar categories, including Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.
If Netflix chooses to indeed purchase its own theaters, the initiative could undeniably help its original content to get more exposure and, perhaps, prove all its detractors wrong.
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Tomás de Herrera (Medina del Campo, 11 de diciembre de 1585 - Vinaroz, 15 de febrero de 1654) fue un religioso agustino e historiador español.

Biografía
Hijo de Diego de Herrera Treviño y de Ana Fernández de Acevedo, familia de clase alta, tuvo al menos tres hermanos varones, dos de ellos agustinos y el tercero chantre en Ciudad Real, y una hermana que fue monja en Valladolid.
A los quince años ingresó como novicio en el convento de San Felipe de Madrid, donde profesó el año siguiente.
Estudió Súmulas, Lógica y Filosofía en el convento de San Agustín de Burgos y Teología en la Universidad de Salamanca, donde tuvo como profesores a Agustín Antolínez, Francisco Cornejo, Juan Márquez, Basilio Ponce de León, Francisco Domínguez y Bernardino Rodríguez de Arriaga.

Fue profesor de Teología en el Colegio Real de los agustinos de la Universidad de Alcalá entre 1611-1623, y desde este último año hasta 1634, teólogo y confesor del cardenal Agustín de Spínola, a quien acompañó en sus obispados de Tortosa, Granada y Santiago y en sus viajes a Roma entre 1630-34.
Ejerció como prior del convento de Salamanca entre 1635-38, rector de la provincia agustina de Castilla entre 1640-41, definidor en 1644, teólogo de la Junta de la Inmaculada Concepción, calificador de la Inquisición y desde 1649 historiador oficial de la orden de San Agustín.  En 1652 estuvo propuesto para asistente del general Filippo Visconti con residencia en Roma,  pero renunció al cargo alegando motivos de salud.

En 1653 fue nombrado confesor del virrey de Cataluña Juan José de Austria.  Murió el año siguiente en Vinaroz cuando acompañaba al virrey en su viaje a Barcelona.  Fue sepultado en el convento de agustinos de Vinaroz.

Obras
Además de varios episcopologios que quedaron inéditos tras su muerte, dejó publicadas las siguientes obras:
 Responsio Pacifica ad Apologeticum de praetenso monachatu augustiniano S, Francisci (Bolonia, 1635), réplica a la obra de Lucas Wadding sobre si San Francisco fue agustino;
 Breve compendio de los prelados eclesiásticos y ministerios de sumos pontífices, reyes y príncipes (Madrid, 1643), extracto del Alphabetum Augustinianum que publicaría el año siguiente;
 Alphabetum Augustinianum, in quo Praeclara Eremitici Ordinis germina, verorumque, et faeminarum domicilia recensentur, vol. I, vol. II (Madrid, 1644), recopilación por orden alfabético de los principales personajes y monasterios de la orden de San Agustín;
 Clypeus responsionis pacificae. Ad defensionem apologetici de praetenso monachatu augustiniano S. Francisci (Madrid, 1645), nueva réplica a Wadding sobre el mismo asunto, continuación de la Responsio Pacifica;
 Vida del P. Fray Alonso de Orozco, Religioso de la Orden de N. P. S. Agustín, y Predicador de las Católicas Magestades de Carlos V y Felipe II (Madrid, 1648), edición de la biografía de Alonso de Orozco que dejara escrita Juan Márquez;
 Historia del convento de S. Augustín de Salamanca (Madrid, 1652), historia del convento del que fue prior.

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Notas

Referencias

Bibliografía

Nacidos en Medina del Campo
Fallecidos en Vinaroz
Agustinos de España del siglo XVII
Alumnado de la Universidad de Salamanca en el siglo XVII
Profesores de la Universidad de Alcalá (histórica)
Historiadores eclesiásticos
Historiadores de España del siglo XVII


When it comes to the waste presided over by former premier Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals in 2017-18, before voters reduced them to unofficial status in the June 7 election, Lysyk's devastating assessment of their oversight of Ontario's welfare system speaks volumes.
Lysyk reported that since the last audit of the Ontario Works program in 2009, costs have risen 55% to over $3 billion, with 450,000 recipients and their dependents now on the program.
The average number of monthly cases has increased by almost 25%.
The length of time people collect benefits has nearly doubled from an average of 19 consecutive months to almost three years.
As of March, 2018, $730 million in overpayments to Ontario Works recipients hadn't been recovered, an increase of $100 million from March 31, 2014.
About 6,000 welfare fraud tips, going back an average of a year, had yet to be reviewed or investigated.
That's consistent with her conclusions in most of the 15 value-for-money audits she performed this year.
They cite everything from lax financial oversight of student grants, to cost overruns and delays in light rail transit (LRT) projects supervised by Metrolinx, to concerns about protecting the privacy of residents' confidential data in Waterfront Toronto's deal with Google-affiliated Sidewalk Labs, creating a mixed-use "smart city" community at Quayside.
"A central finding in almost all of our audits this year was that spending of public monies did not consistently result in the cost-effective achievement of anticipated program benefits, or the proactive addressing of program risks," Lysyk wrote.
Lysyk's audit this year also revealed yet another example of inappropriate political interference in policy development and decision-making.
This has been a frequent finding by auditors general over the past 15 years of Liberal rule, regarding everything from energy policy, to feed-in-tarriffs paid to wind and solar power companies, to Wynne's Fair Hydro Plan.
The Kirby station was in Duca's Vaughan riding. Lawrence East was part of Toronto's SmartTrack plan promised by Mayor John Tory in the 2014 mayoral race.
"The Minister of Transportation did not use the legislated channels available to him to direct Metrolinx's regional transportation planning work," Lysyk wrote.
This after Metrolinx had initially recommended the two stations not be constructed for 10 years, before reversing its decision because of pressure from Del Duca and the city, and redefining them as "low"-performing stations approved for construction.
First, considering how many times the Liberals tried to discredit Lysky's findings over the years, for example by absurdly claiming she didn't understand complicated electricity issues when she's a former senior executive at Manitoba Hydro, it's poetic justice she outlasted them.
Second, while Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives praised Lysyk's findings to the skies on Wednesday, they had best start preparing for next year, when they'll be her target.


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Meet the Local Guide who's the king of onion rings on Google Maps
Ariana Marini
Content Editor, Local Guides
Scroll through Tyler Groenendal's profile on Google Maps and you'll immediately notice one thing: the guy is really, really passionate about onion rings. He's written 47 detailed reviews about them at places across the U.S. With his "Onion Ring Standard," Tyler has definitely found a way to make his reviews stand out—and just in time for National Greasy Foods Day!
To celebrate this fun U.S. holiday, we spoke with Tyler to learn more about what it's like to be an expert onion ring reviewer, his tongue-in-cheek approach to food reviews and his tips on what makes a food review great.
You seem very passionate about onion rings! Can you share more about that?
My interest in onion rings began in college, when I started to notice a correlation. Restaurants that produced good onion rings tended to be good at making other sorts of food. Gradually, this developed into a system of thought, one that I call the "Onion Ring Standard." The theory goes that onion rings are simple, and easy to cheap out on—either in quality of ingredients or prep time—and still be passable, from the perspective of most people. However, if a restaurant goes to the trouble of hand-making onion rings, in a quality way with quality ingredients, it's indicative as to the effort they put into the rest of the menu.
What inspired you to start writing reviews on Google Maps?
Google Maps provided the largest immediate platform where my reviews of onion rings could impact and inform the most people.
What information do you think is important to include in your reviews of onion rings?
I review based on four broad categories.
Presentation and appearance — takes into account the plating, the quality of the batter, the color, and so on.
Taste — looks at the overall taste of the onion itself, the breading or batter and any accompanying dipping sauce.
Texture — looks at the overall mouthfeel, the crunchiness of the batter, the mushiness of the onions and so on. This category also accounts for overall structural integrity.
Value—Given the quality and quantity of the onion rings, and the price I paid for them, does it match up to be a good value?
Finally, a picture of the onion rings, as they look when they arrive, plated, at my table, is essential.
Local Guide Tyler Groenendal takes a photo of bowl of onion rings with his smartphone at Graydon's Crossing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Credit: Brian Kelly
What do you look for in the perfect onion ring?
Generally speaking, though not exclusively, a perfect onion ring will consist of a thickly cut onion (both tall and wide), a consistent beer battering or more traditional breading, with both the onion and batter fried to an optimal texture and color. That is, they aren't overdone, the onions aren't mushy or too raw, the batter is cooked through, but not burned and the parts aren't separable. Separability of parts is the biggest plague in the world of onion rings today.
What do great onion rings tell you about the restaurant you ordered them from?
Essentially, great onion rings tell me that the restaurant puts time and care into even the most mundane dishes. I view onion rings as a proxy for the quality of any given restaurant.
What do you hope people learn or feel when they see your reviews and photos on Google Maps?
First and foremost, I hope that people learn about what (in my opinion, at least) constitutes a good onion ring, and whether or not the onion rings at these particular restaurants correspond to that. The onion ring reviews are written in a unique tone I've developed over the past two years. It's simultaneously tongue-in-cheek and completely serious. The "joke," if there is one, is that I treat this with the utmost care and precision. The hyperbolic nature of the language of the reviews plays into that. Fundamentally, I want people to feel entertained and enlightened at the same time.
What information do you wish more people included in their reviews?
I wish more people included the value. It's not enough for me to just know the food was "good" or "alright." How did it match up to what you paid for it?
Local Guide Tyler Groenendal holds up half an onion ring above a bowl full of them at Graydon's Crossing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Credit: Brian Kelly
Do you have any tips for writing more helpful reviews?
Just like in business, where the ultimate decider is the consumer, so too with reviews. What does your audience want? This will vary wildly from venue, to type of location and even geographic location. Don't be afraid to be in-depth. I think a lot of people are content to slam a few sentences down and call it a day. If you write something quality, even if it's long, they WILL read it.
Anything else you'd like to add?
Only an appeal to all the restaurants of the world, or at least those that make onion rings. There are two great scourges to this particular cuisine, among many. The first, which I've dubbed "slippage," occurs when a loose piece of onion slides out of the breading or batter, leading to a pile of greasy batter in one hand, and a mushed up onion on my plate. The second, similarly dubbed "shedding," is the reverse, wherein the onion remains solid, but the breading or batter chips off, is rarer, though equally negative.
Beyond that, I think that too many restaurants use dipping sauce as a crutch. If you have sub-par onion rings with a pretty good ranch or zesty sauce, ultimately, the sauce merely serves to mask the (lack of) flavor in the onion rings. In extreme cases, the onion rings serve as little more than a vehicle for a delicious sauce.
For more greasy food inspiration, check out lists from other Local Guides on Google Maps like French Fries in the Twin Cities, Fried Chicken in LA or where to get the best fish fry in Milwaukee.
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