New research from Visa shows that 73% of consumers across Europe are interested in using biometric payments – especially when integrated with other security measures. Nearly three-quarters see two-factor authentication, where a biometric is used in conjunction with a payment device, as a secure way to confirm an account holder.
When looking at the range of different payment situations at home or in the real world, 68% want to use biometrics as a method of payment authentication. Online retailers have the most opportunity for gain as 31% of people have abandoned a browser-based purchase because of the payment security process.
When looking at the benefits of biometric payments, 51% of Europeans state that biometric authentication for payments could create a faster and easier payment experience than traditional methods. Similarly, a third like the fact that biometric authentication means that their details would be safe even if their device was lost or stolen.
Europeans are also comfortable with a range of modalities. Fingerprint – being the most common – was perceived to be the most secure with 81% of those surveyed, followed by iris at 76%.
Across Europe, few people say they would prefer voice or facial recognition as a biometric payments method, 12% and 15%, respectively. In the UK, these figures fall to 8% and 12%, respectively, for voice or facial recognition as payment forms.
Visa commissioned the biometric payments research with Populus. The research was conducted between April and May 2016 in seven European countries: UK, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland. The total sample size was 14,236 with around 2,000 respondents per country.


What Is Cross Breeding In Dogs?
Cross-breeding dogs, or outbreeding, is the action of breeding dogs of different or undetermined breeds. In other words, you are breeding outside of a dog's breed, if it has one in the first place. For example, mutts and designer-hybrid dog breeds are cross-bred (e.g. Labradoodle, Maltipoo).
Purebred dogs use true-breeding in which you only mate dogs that belong to the same restricted group of dogs (breed). The downside of pure breeding is the limitations it inherently has. Some breeders are happy to crossbreed dogs and give up on true breeding in order to have access to a much wider pool of specimens. Thus able to find better quality dogs to breed with, regardless of their ties to any official breed. Crossbred dogs rarely have paperwork since they are unable to register to all regular schemes (e.g. kennel clubs).
If you were to ask for a list of all the various types of crossbreeds in the world, then the list you would receive would be endless. This is partially due to the fact that for centuries, individuals have striven to perfect man's best friend in order to create the ultimate pet. And by doing so, they created a number of cross breeds containing more types of dog breeds than you can imagine.
As you can see, there are many various combinations and you could easily get lost compiling a more detailed list. However, it is important to note here that many of the above trending cross breeds exist for a specific reason.
For example, the Labradoodle and the Cockapoo were both originally created out of a desire to offer pet owners hypoallergenic pets that wouldn't trigger their allergies. This same desire to fulfil a need can be applied to many of the other dogs currently on this list. The said need can be a search for a particular skill (scent detection, speed), look (tiny, fluffy, muscular), or property (hypoallergenic).
Meaning of F1, F1b, F2, F3… in crossbred dogs.
There is a lot of controversy surrounding cross breeding in dogs, especially amongst professional breeders.
On the one hand, they are considered to be mutts as their genetics are too diversified (making it impossible to judge their size, personality and potential health implications); whilst others view cross breeding as an opportunity to invigorate their genetics due to the number of health complications that can arise from too closely breeding them for too many generations (e.g. inbreeding, linebreeding, or grading up).
And herein lies the problem — there are many advantages and disadvantages to both purebred and crossbred dogs. It is just a matter of determining, on your own terms, which is the right course of action.
In most instances, cross breeds are cheaper to buy than purebred dogs.
In this article, we aim to enlighten your understanding on cross breeding; what it entails, and all of its advantages/disadvantages so you can fully comprehend what is required to breed them successfully and provide the best animal care possible.
More importantly, we shall ask the question – is cross breeding actually safe? Or should the practice of cross breeding be stopped?
As mentioned at the beginning of this article, there are both advantages and disadvantages to owning purebred and crossbred dogs. The question you need to ask yourself is – where does your own personal preference lie?
For instance, there is a strong belief that dog crossbreeds have a better and more moderate disposition compared to purebred dogs. This theory stems from the fact that many purebreds were originally bred to fulfill a specific purpose — i.e. hunting foxes, guarding properties, herding sheep, protect cattle, etc. As a result, they have stronger tendencies towards certain actions — i.e. digging, barking, increased stamina, energy and aggression — which are not always desirable amongst modern family pet owners.
There are actually many others in circulation, which as a potential pet owner or breeder, you need to know if you wish to have all sides of the story.
In most instances, cross breeds are cheaper to buy than purebred dogs. However, there are certain crossbreeds that thanks to their designer breeding are actually more expensive. Cockapoos are a perfect example of this. Bred for their hypoallergenic coats, they cost considerably more than many popular purebreds, as breeders can confidently tell budding pet owners that their fur won't trigger any allergic reactions.
There is a strong belief that cross breeds have a lower chance of inheriting congenital diseases, as you can technically 'breed out' the defective gene (through general truism). Yet this belief is only true if you can trace its history and parentage. Without proof of its lineage, then there is no guarantee that their health will be any better than that of a purebred dog.
Carrying on from the previous point – unless you know the breeding history of the dog, you can place no guarantee on what their size, health or personality will be like when they are fully grown. Whilst purebreds have a fairly predictable personality/temperament (thanks to generations of inbreeding); it can be difficult to make such predictions when it comes to cross breeds, as you cannot be 100% certain which genetic traits they will take from each parent.
With purebreds, this is a different story, as their pure parentage allows breeders to tell prospective pet owners the exact size, behavior and health to expect of the dog. This, in turn, leaves breeders in a better position to match prospective breeding pairs (based on their temperament and physical conformity), as not only can they use their history to accurately determine the type of pups they will have; it is also easier to get them genetically tested to prevent any potential or unseen genetic diseases from being passed onto their litter.
Another bonus to purebreds is that breeders can offer prospective owners guarantees on the long-term health, well-being and temperaments of their puppies. Please note that not all breeders choose to offer this guarantee as even with testing, unforeseen events could potentially influence the health and longevity of the dog, making their promise invalid.
Beyond potential congenital problems, inbreeding amongst purebred dogs has also been linked to temperament and intelligence problems. Whilst health issues with purebred dogs are common, there is no guarantee that a crossbreed will have a higher quality of life/better health.
Breeding dogs of different sizes will not only make it difficult for you to predict the final size of the dog; it can also cause birthing difficulties for the mother dog. This problem is further heightened if the stud is considerably larger than the mother (or if he comes from a large-headed breed); as the influence of their genetics (on the pups) could make it difficult for the mother to push the puppies out, thus resulting in her having to undergo a C-section in order to protect the lives of her pups as well as herself.
Unique look – if you are looking for a dog that looks different to every other dog out there, then cross breeding can offer you such a dog; as even within the same litter you will find startling differences between each of the pups.
Fewer congenital issues – a common problem amongst purebred dogs is genetic conditions being passed on from generation to the next. By choosing to cross breed, you can lower the risk of these congenital issues continuing (especially if only one of the parents has the problem).
Create a new future purebred – many people forget that the purebreds we have today originated from owners crossing different breeds in the past (in order to achieve certain physical and behavioral characteristics). This means, the cross breeding that we see today could potentially act as a foundation for creating future purebreds, especially if breeders take the time to organize themselves, make wise choices and keep to a consistent plan of action. Take for instance Cockapoos. These were originally bred for their hypoallergenic coats, yet now are a popular household pet due to their other commendable traits.
Despite a slowly decreasing popularity, the Yorkshire Terrier is a favorite for breeders wanting to create new hybrid dog breeds.
Despite common perceptions that cross breeding can eliminate health issues, this isn't completely accurate. Alongside the potential risks to the mother — e.g. if the stud is of a larger breed — it is also important to note that a few inherited medical conditions are common across more than one breed of dog.
Kidney disease, eye and sight conditions, hip dysplasia and epilepsy are just a handful of diseases that affect a large number of dog breeds (potentially all of them at different levels). This means, that unless you can be certain that neither parent is a carrier (which is harder to trace in crossed dogs); there is still a strong chance that their puppies may suffer from inherited health issues in the future.
Another complication that can arise from cross breeding is the creation of brand new health problems. For example, many of the breeds we know today have been bred to look a certain way (e.g. have shorter snouts, to be smaller in size, etc.) However, whilst these altered appearances may improve their appeal to prospective pet owners; trying to shrink all or parts of their body can cause health issues. These range from breathing and heart problems to spacing issues with their organs, to reduced life expectancy and poor quality of life. Simply because they were never intended to be built that way, problems may occur after generations of excessively breeding for a trait.
On a positive note though – whilst it can be hard to trace the genetic history of cross breeds; their genetic diversity has been firmly linked to stronger and improved immune systems, as well as greater physical and mental health when compared to purebreds dogs.
This is a truly complicated debate, as on the one hand, you could argue that we have been cross-breeding dogs for centuries, with little to no ill effect. In fact, many of the breeds we consider to be purebreds today were originally conceived by combining two, three or even four different breeds of dog over a period of many generations (as owners aimed at creating better herding or hunting dogs). As such, what we are doing today is not all that different to what has been done in the past.
No matter whether you are pure-breeding or cross-breeding dogs, what is most important is that during the breeding process you use only the healthiest dogs. Dogs where you can easily trace their breeding stock; determine their temperament, and feel confident that they won't suffer from congenital issues.
In turn, instead of trying to create dogs which look a specific way; breeders should ensure that there is no danger to the health of the mother and her future pups. As what is the use of having a dog that is a miniature version of a larger breed, when such traits cause them to have an ill health or a reduced lifespan? There is none.
Only by breeding responsibly can any form of breeding – purebred or cross – be done safely. For that reason, if you are considering becoming a breeder or a pet owner, make sure you do your research first and check their genetic history. Do that and you can offer any dog in your care the best quality of life.


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Closing synod, Francis warns against righteous who leave God 'out in the cold'
by Joshua J. McElwee
This article appears in the Synod for the Amazon feature series. View the full series.
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Pope Francis accepts a plant during the offertory as he celebrates the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Vatican City — Concluding a monthlong gathering of Catholic bishops from the Amazon that drew an unprecedented level of criticism from conservative quarters in the church, Pope Francis warned Oct. 27 against Christians who think they are so righteous they wind up worshipping themselves.
In a homily during a Mass closing the Oct. 6-27 Synod of Bishops for the nine-nation Amazon region, the pontiff said "the root of every spiritual error … is believing ourselves to be righteous."
"We, all of us, are in need of salvation," said Francis. "To consider ourselves righteous is to leave God, the only righteous one, out in the cold."
Some prominent conservative Catholics had become increasing vocal in criticism of the Amazon synod during the three weeks of the gathering, expressing concern about both its consideration of ways the church might better minister in the region and its inclusion of indigenous symbols in worship.
Two conservative activists even filmed themselves stealing indigenous statues from a church near the Vatican and tossing them into Rome's Tiber River. Francis later apologized for the act of vandalism, telling the synod prelates that as the bishop of Rome he wished to ask forgiveness.
The pope reflected in his Oct. 27 homily on a passage from Luke's Gospel, where Jesus offers a parable comparing the prayers of a Pharisee and a tax collector. The Pharisee, a Jewish religious leader, thanks God that he is "not like the rest of humanity." The tax collector, a wealthy man, asks God to be merciful "to me, a sinner."
The Pharisee, the pontiff said, "is focused only on himself."
"He ends up praising himself instead of praying," said the pope. "He stands in the temple of God, but the one he worships is himself."
"Worship of self carries on hypocritically with its rites and 'prayers,' forgetting the true worship of God which is always expressed in love of one's neighbor," said Francis. "Even Christians who pray and go to Mass on Sunday are subject to this religion of the self."
The Amazon synod closed its official business Oct. 26. In their final document, the 185 male voting members taking part called on Francis to allow for the priestly ordination of married men on a regional basis in order to address a lack of ministers across the Amazon region.
The bishops also put forth a series of proposals to address both the rainforest and its people, including defining ecological sin and calling for the church across the Amazon to divest its finances from extractive industries that harm the planet.
In his Oct. 27 homily, Francis lamented the "plundering" of the rainforest, saying it was "inflicting wounds on our brothers and sisters and on our sister earth."
"In this synod we have had the grace of listening to the voices of the poor and reflecting on the precariousness of their lives, threatened by predatory models of development," said the pontiff.
"Many have testified to us that it is possible to look at reality in a different way, accepting it with open arms as a gift, treating the created world not as a resource to be exploited but as a home to be preserved," he said.
The Oct. 27 Mass in St. Peter's Basilica was marked by the inclusion of Amazonian indigenous. One woman, wearing face-paint and a feathered headdress, led the procession opening the celebration. Several indigenous brought forward the gifts, which included a plant that was placed on the altar.
The plant, which filled a small pot, had been grown during the three weeks of the synod from seeds of corn brought from Brazil, the person who brought the seeds explained in a brief interview.
Francis used a new pastoral staff, which the Vatican said was a gift to him from the synod. Made in dark wood with a simple Latin cross at the top, the staff also included the inscription "IHS" and what appeared as indigenous depictions of the four Gospel writers.
At the opening of the celebration, the congregation was led in the singing of a choral version of St. Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures.
[Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is jmcelwee@ncronline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac. NCR staff writer Brian Roewe contributed to this report.]
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— короткий анимационный фильм, созданный в 1943 году. Мультфильм был снят по одноимённой детской сказке Митикo Ёкоямы. Режиссёр и постановщик Кэндзо Масаока. Премьера мультфильма состоялась 15 апреля 1943 года в кинотеатрах Японии.

Сюжет
На поляне живёт маленькая божья коровка. Однажды она слышит красивое пение паука и подбирается поближе. На самом деле паук пытается заманить насекомых, чтобы съесть их, и тем временем готовит паутину для будущей жертвы. Паук пытается дальше заманить божью коровку, но та чует опасность и пытается убежать. Паук начинает погоню, но на паутину что-то падает и паук мгновенно перепрыгивает на паутину и сплетает кокон, но оказывается это было всего лишь пёрышко. Божья Коровка прячется в тюльпане и паук обматывает цветок паутиной, решив подождать, пока она не умрёт от голода. Но разразилась гроза, и паука и его паутину сносит далеко. После дождя муха освобождает тюльпан от паутины, и божья коровка оказывается на свободе.

Влияние
В 2001 году мультфильм занял четвёртое место в ТОП-100 аниме по версии журнала Animage.

Мультфильм демонстрировался на фестивале в Локарно в Швейцарии в 2008 году и на Barbican Animation Show в Лондоне в 2011 году.

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Q: How to add and print the highchart in word document from export option I have a simple highcharts,I need to add 'download word' and when I click that chart should be downloaded/exported as word format.Can anyone one please help,I have search in google but I didn't find that much options.
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150 PSA Recognised Judgings were received, thus a maximum 600 acceptances from an individual were possible. To be included in this Listing of Who's Who in Photography 2013, an entrant must have gained a minimum of 5% of all the possible acceptances, thus at least 30 Acceptances were required.
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Ten of the above Salons, didn't send in a return, but the results were downloaded from the Salon's website.
However Acceptances from the following ten Salons are not included, as no returns were received or details available to download for this Who's Who 2013: AFAD, Emirates, Photovivo, Reflection, World Around Us.


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Zelal, a 2010 documentary film
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Nellie Skiba, a bee keeper and gardener, spends time nurturing the bees who make honey from the wild flowers in the fields of her village in Auvergne, France. At the Oakland Institute, she fans her passion for land rights and justice by supporting the executive team. Previously, she worked as a geologist in the Scientific Research Institute in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Nellie has a degree in Engineering (Petroleum & Gas Geology) from Rostov-on-Don State University, Russia.


I've finally made a start on generation two, who will be exploring some of the content from the World Adventures EP. As a huge WA apologist, I'm really looking forward to this generation, although my sims' typical vacation to France, China, or Egypt involves resorts, holiday romances, clubs, and water sports, so I'm a little bit apprehensive about the more pared-down, goal-orientated play through that this will be.
For my main sims, I've avoided choosing LTWs that I pick quite often or find very easy to complete (ruling out Visionary, Physical Perfection, and Bottomless Nectar Cellar), and also any that would require multiple visits to more than one destination (since each of my sims will be focusing on exploring a different location). However, I may end up playing through a few of these with any friends, love interests, or stray mummies that I add to the household.
I am debating whether or not to turn on weather for the vacaction worlds. The point of this legacy is to experience each expansion pack as it was originally released (with a bit of extra store content featured here and there), but seeing some snow in China or having to keep out of the heat in Egypt just brings so much beauty and realism to the game. What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!
In the mean time, allow me introduce you to this generation's heirs, sisters Maria and Sara, and their brother Naoise.
Her brother Naoise wants to become a 'martial arts master' by winning a martial arts tournament. He is still in school, but I see no reason why he can't take a casual trip or two to China and start learning martial arts. Naoise's favourite food is egg rolls, and he's a loner, adventuous, and disciplined, and loves the outdoors. I'll also be giving him the angler trait when he ages up, as there are lots of fishing opportunities available in China.
Naoise's twin sister Sara is adventurous, a snob, friendly, and lucky; she will eventually also have a green thumb. her favourite food is crepes, and she will be exploring France and learning all about nectar making. I've given her the the LTW to have a 'private museum'.
Maria, Naoise, and Sara live in Sunset Valley with their mum Elisa, dad Grady, and little sister Breda. Elisa supports the family financially with her job in the politics career; Grady, having retired from the law enforcement career, cooks and looks after the house.
The family lives at where the Wolffs used to, a +30 beautiful vista lot with panoramic sea views. Their house is currently unfurnished, but will soon be filled with photos, relics, and other collectables.
Maria was the first to travel, arriving in Egypt with six days to spend adventuring.
The first thing she did was to visit the market to buy some dried food, a tent, showers in cans, recipe books, a photography book, and a camera.
I accidentally left Grady's police car in her inventory, which is a bit random but I guess will make the fetch quests take up less time.
Then it was back to the base camp to get her first adventure from the board.
Her mission was to explore the Tomb of Discovery, which just mainly consists of a few simple floor switches and keystones. Before she went in, I had her put on a tabcast; alone in a tomb is the perfect place to do this, and I can't recommend it enough.
She retrieved the papers she was looking for from the final chest.
This is definitely the easiest tomb to complete, and functions as a kind of tutorial for later adventures, but if you are stuck here's how the completed tomb should look: B1 B2.
Maria's contact asked her to pick up four turquoise gems, but since it was getting late and she was very hungry, I sent her to the market to enjoy her favourite meal.
The next day the hunt for turquoise began. Along the way she discovered a couple of excavation sites, where she unearthed some nice relics.
Not enough turquoise had spawned yet to complete the quest, so Maria spent the rest of the day relaxing at Camp Sun, roasting vegetables and reading her photography book.
The next day, new turquoise was available, and Maria was able to move on to the next step in the quest chain, which involved speaking to locals about Morcu Corp. I took this one fairly slowly over the next couple of days, because I enjoyed having Maria spend time making new friends.
Shadia and Farouk Rashid let her stay overnight in their house. In the morning, she cooked them waffles to say thank you.
Next, Maria needed to enter the Pyramid of the Burning Sands and find some flame fruit. I got a pleasant surprise when outside the pyramid she ran into Leighton exploring the area. This must be Nraas Traveler at work I think!
The Pyrmaid is big and Maria wouldn't have had time to see it all, but she did find flame fruits.
She then took a little detour to explore the Tomb of the Rock, a little self-contained area tucked inside the pyramid. There, she encountered her first mummy!
The fight didn't go well, but fortunately Maria didn't get cursed.
Maria will have to resume her current quest the next time she's in Egypt. She spent her last day there saying goodbye to new friends and learning some Egyptian songs.
She also picked some plums and pomegranates for Sara to plant in the garden back in Sunset Valley.
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I'm so glad you're enjoying it! Thank you. Yes, Egypt is very beautiful; I would definitely recommend a trip there.
I have completed all of the WA tombs at least once in the past (apart from the Tomb of Israel in France – that one is really hard!), but you're right that they aren't a big part of my normal game-play. I'm certainly not used to doing things the long way – for example, by harvesting all the fruits from their special locations, rather than just buying the plants in debug mode!
Beautiful pictures as always! It's really interesting to see how you play through the quests. Clever (if unintentional!) to pack a car in your sim's inventory before travelling, it really would speed up fetch quests. And I have no idea how I missed the Tabcast, I've literally just downloaded it from the Store now, that will be a massive help with…everything! Can't believe I didn't know about it before!
It's nice to see a relaxed approach to questing, I have to admit that I get a bit crazy when I take my Sims on vacation and actually have them take on quests – I have them running around like headless chickens trying to complete things as quickly as possible. Clearly it would be much more sensible and enjoyable if I had them do things at slower pace, make local friends, and appreciate the gorgeous surroundings. The WA Worlds really are picturesque.
I do prefer the slightly more relaxed approach…this game is definitely not about min/maxing (haha), and the WA worlds are far too beautiful not to enjoy as fully as possible. The last time I played through all of the adventures I was just rushing through trying to get a complete relic collection for my builds (only subsequently to remember that the same thing could be accomplished from home in debug mode using the treasure chests), but so far I'm finding the slower approach much more fun.
This was a great start!! really enjoying this. thank you for doing this.
Thank YOU for taking the time to look and comment. I'm really glad you are enjoying it!
The kids are gorgeous, thanks in huge part to their stunning mother's DNA. Having the twins inherit Grady's blue eyes was a nice bonus since that's his best feature. It'll be fun to watch them travel the world.
Glad you think so 🙂 Maria especially looks so much like her mum.


How Will You Fare in the Obamacare Exchanges?
Individuals in most states will end up spending more on the exchanges. It is true that in some states, the experience could be the opposite. This is because those states had already over-regulated insurance markets that led to sharply higher premiums through adverse selection.
Our research finds that for many states, the insurance on health exchanges will cost more than existing insurance.
Our findings confirm that younger populations see larger percentage increases in premiums.
It is clear that many policies and cross-subsidization within Obamacare will lead to upward shifts in premiums.
Enrollment in Obamacare's health insurance exchanges has proven to be a somewhat difficult process amidst technical glitches and delays. Aside from the issues associated with actually purchasing health care, once an individual gets a quote for health insurance on an exchange, is the premium higher or lower than before?
Our research finds that for many states, the insurance on health exchanges will cost more than existing insurance. This study illustrates that the general experience for individuals shopping on the exchange is that of increasing premiums from what was available to them prior to implementation of the exchanges. Many families and individuals will face this reality as they apply for coverage, and the implications of experiencing sticker shock are important to consider if enough people choose not to sign up for coverage for various reasons.
The Heritage Health Insurance Microsimulation Model (HHIMM), in concordance with insurer data compiled by Mark Farrah Associates, is used to create a snapshot of what it looks like to shop for insurance prior to exchange implementation. This data is used to build weighted average premiums within the rating areas, similar to the process described in the most recent release from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
First, we use expected age distribution in the individual market from the HHIMM. Next, we use census data for the county populations in order to scale up to the state level, creating something that is roughly comparable to the weighted averages presented by HHS. This comparison is different from others in that, rather than comparing specific plans, it is designed to capture the difference in premium levels between the exchange and what could be acquired in the market.
This paper is meant to provide a necessary segue to HHS's data summary, creating an apples-to-apples comparison of exchange data to what the costs are for individuals. Effectively, we have used the same methods that were employed to provide summary data on the exchange markets to prior insurance data in order to get the closest comparison.
Some state-based exchanges have data releases that are more limited than the 36 federal exchanges. For state exchanges, some premiums must be estimated. As is the case with all studies built to address the changes in exchange premiums, it is important to note that when more data becomes available, results could vary slightly.
This study considers the data as released by HHS. States with little data released are omitted from this study.
This analysis represents the change in unsubsidized rate levels. The purpose of this research is to provide further details on the changing premium levels across the country. With this in mind, it is true that many people will have the opportunity to lower their personal monthly costs within the exchanges if they qualify for subsidies.
The Obama Administration is desperate for younger people to enroll to prevent an adverse selection death spiral. As pointed out by Sam Cappellanti at the American Action Forum, "The enrollment of these low cost young adults…is essential as they are required to subsidize the costs of insuring the elderly and chronically ill." However, young adults face a penalty for not enrolling that is projected to be far less than the insurance coverage they could receive.
Our findings confirm that younger populations see larger percentage increases in premiums. A state that exhibits this clearly is Vermont, where the increase for 27-year-olds is 144 percent and the increase for 50-year-olds is still 60 percent, but far less. All states exhibit this relationship.
Many individuals will experience sticker shock when shopping on the exchanges. It is clear that many policies and cross-subsidization within Obamacare will lead to upward shifts in premiums. These policies include the health insurance tax, essential health benefit and actuarial value regulations, less allowed age variability in premiums, community rating, and guaranteed issue. However, real uncertainty, amidst a rocky start, surrounds what enrollment will look like in the exchanges.
Obamacare will leave many people paying more for their health insurance. The healthcare.gov website is learning to crawl, with additional data trickling in. However, based on information already released by HHS, states, and insurance plans, the claims of savings on premiums for the average participant is a fantasy.
—Drew Gonshorowski is a Policy Analyst in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation.
Quoted in Avik Roy, "Double Down: Obamacare Will Increase Avg Individual Market Insurance Premiums by 99 Percent for Men, 62 Percent for Women," Forbes, September 25, 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/09/25/double-down-obamacare-will-increase-avg-individual-market-insurance-premiums-by-99-for-men-62-for-women/ (accessed October 11, 2013).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums for 2014," September 2013, http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2013/MarketplacePremiums/ib_marketplace_premiums.cfm (accessed October 10, 2013).
HHS's main exchange dataset can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/health-plan-information/ (accessed October 10, 2013).
Massachusetts and Hawaii are omitted. Minnesota, Kentucky, and Maryland have issued small releases.
Virginia's data likely has data entry errors. Omitting the entries that are likely incorrect suggests that Virginia's likely premium increases are 115 percent for 27-year-olds, 65 percent for 50-year-olds, and 30 percent for a family of four.
Sam Cappellanti, "Premium Increases for 'Young Invincibles' Under the ACA and the Impending Premium Spiral," American Action Forum, October 2, 2013, http://americanactionforum.org/research/premium-increases-for-young-invincibles-under-the-aca-and-the-impending (accessed October 10, 2013).


Like most people, I too struggle with food choices. I know, what a first world problem to have and it sounds outright idiotic to admit that as many in our world go without. Maybe I just need to re-phrase that statement: Like most people, I struggle to make GOOD For You Food Choices… But, let's face it, fast food and poor food choices in general are leading developed counties such as the U.S. to a nation of very overweight folks, causing us to be sick-both mentally and physically.
I don't need to tell you how bad it is – Just look around. I'm not here to tell you about how crappy things are and how healthcare costs are skyrocketing as a result- I'm assuming you know that much already and frankly, I'd rather just pass along some good information that you can start using today!
Here's My Friend Mark. He's Got That Good Information You Can Start Using Today.
I met Mark back in 2004 on the island of Kauai. He was running a small plant-based restaurant with all kinds of raw food options. It was hands down the best food I've ever had. So good in fact, myself and my wife decided to have our wedding reception at his restaurant. All of our food, including the wedding cake was 100% vegan. All of our guests were in awe of the food!
Join award-winning chef Mark Reinfeld for his exclusive new program in partnership with Vegetarian Times. Mark has a two-part online chef certification program where you will benefit from his 20-plus years of experience. Whether you are simply looking to up your culinary game, or are interested in becoming a certified chef, this online courses is a convenient and inexpensive way to gain skills and confidence in the kitchen. It's also a great way to help you make better food choices!
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Reviews for The Reaping
Standard Cyberman Story
Date: Wednesday 1 November 2006
Joseph Lidster has tried to do something that Jonathan Morris did so well with Flip-Flop: write a circular story where each part feeds into the other. The Reaping is a companion to The Gathering, with Peter Davison. Each relies on the other to complete full story of Kathy Chambers and what she tries to do with cyber technology. Of the two stories, The Reaping is far superior to The Gathering. Whereas The Gathering is 85 minutes of whine and moan about how the Doctor makes everyone's life miserable, The Reaping affirms the Doctor's heroic status. Peri gives an admirable speech about why she travels with the Doctor and what makes him a superior character. Because such moments are highly unusual in the Big Finish CDs and Virgin/BBC novels, that perspective alone makes The Reaping worth getting. As far as the story goes, it is standard Cyberman fair, and the time-travel twist does not really change that fact. That is alright, as far as it goes. The one big problem in the script is that while creeping around trying to be quiet, while running away from cyber-possessed policemen, while confronting a half-cyberized corpse in a graveyard, people still apparently have time discuss their personal differences. There are continual disconnections between the scenes and the dialogue. If Lidster had wanted to write a family drama, he could have chosen a different sort of story, one that would make such dialogue realistically in context.
Families who would have them!!
By: writingbluebear, jersey
Date: Tuesday 3 April 2007
Introducing Peri's family and the effects of her leaving is obviously inspired by the new TV series but injecting the elements of success from TV into audio helps to build a punchy plot which runs at great pace delivering a great story.
Pseudo Rose & Jackie
By: Doug, Pocono Summit, PA, USA
Date: Sunday 24 June 2007
Well, it seems that it's suddenly in vogue for the Doctor to "do domestic." The Reaping clearly draws from the new series portrayal of Rose's family, applying it here to Peri. This also exists, but to a much lesser degree, in The Gathering. The end result is that it all comes off as feeling very revisionist, and delivering what is a very lightweight story. Again, the same applies to The Gathering, but to a lesser degree. I suppose The Reaping isn't that bad, but it just doesn't really work very well. One thing it does achieve, though, is that the mysterious connection with the Fifth Doctor in The Gathering generates some intrigue that attracts the listener to that next story.
Great stuff man!!!!
Date: Sunday 2 March 2008
The cybermen have always been a far better monster for me than the pepper pots. The daleks really are now bordering on stupid. Only the big finish stories still do them anything bordering justice these days. But I have always loved the cybermen. They ARE scary. Put it this way, they scare me even now. A future not to impossible...
Jo Lidster is an excellecnt writer. This story is more of a character study but is so not unwelcome. Nicola Bryant is brilliant in this outing. And Claudia Christian gives a realistic performance to Peri's rather nasty Mummy. Although, I suppose she is allowed to wonder where her daughter has been for so long!
Colin Baker, well he doesnt really need any more words of praise does he?! Other than the fact that he is a great Doctor, still underrated in my view.
The dialogue between the doctor and the cyberleader is really quite cool. The doctors bluff is brilliant even if it is a little predictable. But hey, this story is brilliant anyway. Nice appearance from Stuart Milligan too. In it for too short a time, thats the only problem. He's quite a good actor.
Not overlong in the slightest, more listenable than the introduction of Roses family on the tv at any rate. Far more interesting characters here. I dont not like the new series, just some aspects of it are becoming stale and recycled i feel. Big finish seems to be full of great writers with fresh and different ideas for monsters and companions and even the doctors too. Great stuff man!


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Among children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the better their diabetes is controlled (per HbA1c), the better their scores on standardized reading and math tests.
Overall, these children do not differ from unaffected peers in test scores.
Good diabetes control may be important for academic performance in children.
Difference: 0.45 (95% CI, −0.31 to 1.22).
0.24 (95% CI, −0.90 to 1.39).
0.45 (95% CI, −0.58 to 1.49).
A sibling comparison (with, without T1D) also found no significant differences.
Difference, −6.15 (95% CI, −7.80 to −4.50).
Retrospective Danish cohort study, children in grades 2-4, 6, and 8.
524,764 with math scores; 1,037,006 with reading scores.
Outcome: pooled test scores (1-100 range).
Funding: Independent Research Fund Denmark.
Denmark-specific; socioeconomic status associations especially could vary with region.


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Home | Sports | INSTEX one of European obligations vis-A�-vis Iran: Deputy FM
INSTEX one of European obligations vis-A�-vis Iran: Deputy FM
London, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister says that Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX)is only one of the obligations that the European parties have towards the Islamic Republic of Iran.
After the end of the 11th meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, stated, 'We have reminded European parties that the European Financial Mechanism (INETEX) is just one of their commitments, and that economic cooperation with Iran has different dimensions.'
Araqchi, said Wednesday that at the five hour-meeting, the European parties had provided detailed explanations on how they will work and how they interact with the Iranian institutions.
'They explained how they can guarantee the export, import, and payment of our exports to Europe vie INETEX and, in the next step, how this mechanism will be available to third countries and non-European countries,' he said.
Deputy Foreign Minister went on to say, 'Iranian economic officials, for their part, also explained about the corresponding economic institution.
The Iranian high-ranking official has assessed the talks as positive, adding, 'Of course, we have to wait until the INETEX to be operational, and in practice we will see how it can do its job.'
He noted, 'Although the Europeans were too late and the time was too long to reach the INSTEX, but the body has been registered, its board of directors and its CEO was determined by the European side and we hope it to start work, let's see how it will go.
JCPOA Joint Commission convened in Vienna for the 11th time on Wednesday.
The meeting, which began at 9:40 o'clock local time, is being held at the level of political directors and deputy foreign ministers of Iran and E3+2 (Germany, the UK, France, Russia and China).
Secretary General of EU's External Action Service Helga Maria Schmid wrote in her twitter account earlier in the day that today's meeting is the first since the adoption of the INSTEX.
She said that both Iran and the E3+2 countries are committed to implementation of the JCPOA.
Abbas Araqchi, the Iranian deputy foreign minister who heads the Iranian delegation at the meeting, said that the parties to Iran nuclear deal have been seeking mechanisms to offset the impacts of the US illegal withdrawal from the deal and find solutions for keeping economic cooperation with Iran.


Daga, Cinzia (2010) Ricerca di polimorfismi nel gene POU1F1 negli ovi-caprini di razza sarda. Doctoral Thesis.
POU1F1 is a pituitary-specific factor regulating growth hormone, prolactin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone. Polymorphisms of POU1F1 gene have been associated with economic traits in chicken, bovine, swine. Recently, polymorphisms of sheep and goat POU1F1 gene have been reported. We used PCR–SSCP and DNA sequencing to identify genetic diversity of exons 2, 3, 6, in 120 animals of Sarda sheep breed and 186 of Sarda goat breed. G>A substitution, in the 3'untraslated region of sheep POU1F1 exon 6, was found in only one animal. No other SNPs were identified in Sarda sheep. Despite this low genetic variability in sheep, two novel SNPs in Sarda goat were found: C>T mutation at position 92 of the exon 3 (silent mutation), and a T>G mutation at position 17 in the exon 6 (missense mutation) causing change of alanina to serina. Moreover we described SfcI and MlyI PCR-RFLP method for detecting these SNPs. Hence we confirmed all four genetic previously reported SNPs in goat POU1F1 exon 6. Significant associations of SfcI polymorphism with protein (*p<0,05) and fat % (*p<0,01) were found: CC genotype had superior performaces. Significant statistical (*p<0,05) relationships between the MlyI polymorphism of POU1F1 gene (17G>T) and milk yield, protein % were found: TT genotype was uncommon and associated with superior milk yields, TC genotype with protein %. These results suggest that this gene can be considered an important candidate gene for goat traits.


My father loved the ugly Christmas Tree. The silver branches were glistening with red, blue and green colors from the strobe light below. I hated the tree with a passion. But, at least we had a tree and gifts to open.
Have you ever had the worst day of your life? One day that stands out above all the rest. Here is a sneak peek at the memoir in progress. It's about the worst day of my life. Not edited.
The worst day of my life, the day and night of Anthony's Open Heart surgery. Anthony was my first born; at two years old he needed surgery to repair a defective heart.
My husband and I had a room near Albany Medical Center at the Ronald McDonald House. Our daughter, Breyann stayed with her gram.
Writing a Memoir is hard work! The storyline changes several times before you settle on something worth reading. I'm getting closer to selecting a title, subtitle, and theme for the book.
I was proceeding to write the Memoir with the title "Out of a Secret Darkness" and had a great cover made too.


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For Immediate Release August 18, 2017
The five-mile drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is considered by some to be a terrifying experience and the iconic structure has even been coined the 'scariest bridge in America' in a number of news stories and on entertainment shows. Imagine experiencing a cardiac episode mid-way across the Bridge – a bridge traveler's worst nightmare. That very thing – a syncopal episode – happened to Cordova resident Tom Eason when he and his wife, Martha, were traveling across the west-bound span in March, 2015.
We were headed out of town on vacation and while crossing the Bridge, Tom blacked out," Martha recalls. With nowhere to pull over in the midst of traffic, she quickly grab the wheel, guiding the car until they could safely stop the car once across. She then dialed 911 and her husband was taken by ambulance to an area hospital. Tests in the emergency department revealed nothing significant; it was determined the episode was caused by low glucose levels and Tom was released.
Eason went about his normal activities, but several weeks later, experienced another episode. "I just knew that something wasn't right – something felt off," he says. This second go around, he sought treatment in the Emergency Department at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, where he was assessed by R. Bruce Helmly, MD, cardiologist with UM Community Medical Group – Cardiology.
Cardiac monitoring revealed that Eason was experiencing asystolic events – periods of no heart beats – lasting up to 30 seconds, caused by a condition called sick sinus syndrome (SSS). SSS occurs when the sinus node — the heart's natural pacemaker — stops functioning properly. After making a diagnosis, Dr. Helmly contacted his partner, Benjamin Remo, MD, cardiologist and electrophysiologist, to perform an emergency pacemaker implantation.
A pacemaker is a small device implanted into a patient's chest that stabilizes heart rhythms by using electrical pulses to simulate a normal heart rhythm. During Eason's procedure, Dr. Remo placed an MRI-compatible dual chamber permanent pacemaker system. A dual chamber pacemaker system has one lead in the right atrium – the top right chamber of the heart that receives blood coming back to the heart – and one lead in the right ventricle – the bottom right chamber of the heart that pumps blood out of the heart.
"Left untreated, conditions like sick sinus syndrome result in the heart's inability to function properly," explains Dr. Remo. "As a result of this arrhythmia, the heart may not be able to pump adequate amounts of blood to the brain and body, causing symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath and fainting. In extreme cases, it can lead to loss of consciousness or even death."
This past spring, an echocardiogram found that Eason's ejection fraction – the amount of blood leaving the heart's ventricles each time it contracts – was abnormal, demonstrating systolic heart failure – reduced pumping functionality of the heart.
While Eason did well with the original pacemaker system for two years, it was decided that his pacemaker system needed to be upgraded to a biventricular system, in which a third lead is added to the left side of the heart. "Biventricular pacemakers send small electrical impulses through the leads and behave more like the heart's intrinsic electrical conduction system," says Dr. Remo.
Dr. Remo and his team felt an MRI-compatible system would be the best device for Eason's condition as it would not only improve the patient's cardiac function, but would also best fit his lifestyle as an active man with a long life expectancy. "Given Mr. Eason's young age, the likelihood of him needing an MRI scan at some point in his life is pretty high as they are used to diagnose a number of conditions affecting the brain, peripheral nervous system, and muscles," says Dr. Remo.
Eason was a candidate for a biventricular device recently developed and released by Medtronic, a medical device company with expertise in technologies that manage cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure. The device selected for Eason is part of the first FDA-approved portfolio containing three models of MRI-compatible cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps). Unlike patients with traditional biventricular pacemakers, patients who receive the new MRI compatible CRT-Ps are also able to receive MRI scans, which can help diagnose other health conditions.
According to Dr. Remo, MRI scanners use large magnets that can interfere with a non-compatible system's function. "These new CRT-P devices developed by Medtronic enable medical providers to better manage complex heart conditions while also making it possible for patients to receive MRI scans when necessary," he says.
On July 20, Eason became the recipient of an MRI-compatible biventricular pacemaker with Dr. Remo performing the procedure. According to Medtronic, it was the first of its kind to be implanted in the state of Maryland.
"This new, state-of-the-art pacemaker will not only help Mr. Eason's heart to pump more efficiently, sustaining adequate circulation to his body's organs and tissues, it should greatly improve his quality of life and his overall health in years to come. It's also a comfort that his device allows for any diagnostic MRI scanning that may be needed in the future," comments Dr. Remo.
Neither Dr. Remo nor his team members had knowledge that they were implanting the first MRI-compatible biventricular pacemaker system in all of Maryland. As Remo explains, "Our number one priority was to provide our patient with the optimal system available. The fact that he was the first in the State to receive this device is an honor for my team and me, especially given the larger academic medical centers in Maryland. We take great pride in our ability to offer Eastern Shore residents such innovative technologies, right here in our community hospital."
"I had no idea until after the procedure that I was the first person in all of Maryland to receive this type of cardiac device," remarks Eason. "I cannot adequately express how grateful I am to have been able to receive such innovative health care so close to home, practically in my back yard."
Martha adds, "It meant a lot to my family and me to be able to be at the hospital during the procedure and visit with him afterward, without having far to travel."
Speaking about Dr. Remo and his team – nurse practitioner Patricia Lancaster, device nurse Dawn Ament, and electrophysiology lab nurses and technologists – Eason comments, "I have all the confidence in the world in this team – my home team. Thanks to them, I'm feeling fantastic and have returned to an active lifestyle at work, I'm boating and am simply enjoying life!"
Information about cardiovascular services offered at UM Shore Regional Health can be found at UMShoreRegional.org. Patients can learn more about cardiology and electrophysiology services provided by Dr. Remo and his team by calling the UM Community Medical Group – Cardiology practice at 410-822-5571.
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Maryland's Health Matters


Bobby Zarem, publicist to the stars, surveys the crowd at Elaine's, the Upper East Side pasture where he grazes with the somewhat rich, often famous and frequently powerful.famous and frequently powerful.
He picks out a hand to shake, a shoulder to squeeze, a cheek to kiss, shoulder to squeeze, a cheek to kiss, all the while sprinkling his conversation with the names of his celebrated associates, clients and friends: Eddie Murphy and Sylvester Stallone, Alan Alda and Harry Macklowe. Harry Macklowe? The rest of the world may not yet know Harry Macklowe, Mr. Zarem concedes to a friend, but it will.
Mr. Zarem was hired to make Mr. Macklowe - or, more precisely, his latest project, Metropolitan Tower on West 57th Street - a star. With $165 million wrapped up in the tower, Mr. sales approach can generate.
Not that Mr. Macklowe is totally unknown. After 25 years of developing real estate in New York on a modest scale, he was bathed in headlines last year when a wrecking crew he hired ripped the facades off a row of buildings on West 44th Street between the Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue. The crew - working at night and without demolition permits - was rushing to beat a deadline for tearing down welfare hotels.
The Brooklyn contractor who carried out the demolition was convicted of reckless endangerment and faces a fine. For his part, to settle a related civil suit brought by the city, Mr. Macklowe agreed to donate $2 million to help provide shelter for homeless people.
To provide shelter at the opposite end of the scale, he is constructing Metropolitan Tower, a triangular black monolith that erupts from a site at 146 West 57th Street near Seventh Avenue and soars 66 stories. One of the apartments in the tower, a six-room unit labeled 76A, lists for $2 million, without options.
To dispose of them all may take some doing. By the time Mr. Macklowe is ready to welcome his first tenants late this year, war may have broken out in the Manhattan market for luxury apartments.
The New York Real Estate Board estimates that, during this year and next, builders will complete more new luxury housing units in Manhattan than in the previous five years combined, some 19,000 at last count.
Apartments in this category sell for $250 or more a square foot, about $175,000 for a typical one-bedroom unit. The city has not experienced such a boom in housing construction for the well-to-do since at least the early 1960's, and possibly not since the 1920's.
Many brokers and developers expect prices to tumble as the market struggles to absorb the flood. But because it has been so long since a comparable situation arose, no one can say with much certainty how high up the scale the price contraction may reach, how long it may last or how strongly it may pull down prices - if at all.
Mr. Macklowe says he is somewhat protected from a slump because Metropolitan Tower ranks a notch above the luxury market, in a layer of the stratosphere the brokers now call the ''super-luxury'' category. His apartments start at more than $400 a square foot and run to $1,300 -roughly $350,000 for a one-bedroom -and that does not include the monthly maintenance charges.
To attract the super-rich, Mr. Macklowe incorporated a broad package of amenities unusual even by super-luxury standards: a waiting room off the parking garage for chauffeurs, a separate floor of bedrooms for bodyguards or maids ($125,000 per room), a private dining club, a communications room with stock quote machines, a catering service and on and on.
To let the rest of the world know about Metropolitan Tower, Mr. Macklowe bathed his monolith with floodlights so that it could be seen at night from as far away as the New Jersey suburbs and Westchester County.
He also decided to spend $500,000 on graphics - the sales materials that help create the image of a project -to make his baby a star. That was four times what he had spent on projects of similar size in the past.
For his sales brochure, he settled on an oversized 84-page book instead of a pamphlet. The soft-cover volume reflects his view that the triangular tower is one of the great engineering feats of modern times.
He has autographed every copy in advance by printing his signature at the end of a brief preface.
Then there was a 12-page color brochure, each oversized page a view of New York from a different point on the compass. In the corner of each page is a comment from the building itself: ''I am Metropolitan Tower. The tallest. The most beautiful. The sky and clouds reflect upon my face. Central Park is my garden.'' Then there are the newsletter and the book describing the amenities - and, on top of that, the matchbooks, the stationery and the special label for the commemorative bottles of champagne passed out to the construction crew to celebrate the topping out of the frame. ''I have a lot of faith in the printed word,'' Mr. Macklowe said.
The film stars Metropolitan Tower as a ''highly architectural achievement of the first magnitude,'' as the sales agent in the movie describes the building to a group of prospective buyers. But Mr. Macklowe allows himself a cameo performance near the end to welcome the group to the rooftop, and his signature dances across the screen in the final frames.
For a fee of $75,000 a year, Mr. Zarem turns faint lights into bright stars and bright stars into supernovas. Though he has handled an occasional dud, he has also participated in more than his share of commercial successes, unabashedly taking credit for most of them. For instance, he allows that the movie ''Rambo,'' which he promoted in 1985, grossed $150 million more than it would have without his help.
He says he accepts no more than a dozen clients a year, among whom have been Cher, Ann-Margret, the Rolling Stones and Raquel Welch.
Mr. Zarem has never before handled a real estate project, but he has branched out in the last few years. The fees for a corporate project run double what he can earn for a movie. In 1983 he added the Hard Rock Cafe on West 57th Street to his list shortly before he signed up Mr. Macklowe.
To promote his clients, he starts with a very soft sell. He peppers dozens of his ''close, close friends'' -many of whom also happen to be editors, columnists or television news producers - with handwritten notes, personalized press releases and photographs and introductions.
At the right moment, he delivers a pitch letter to a select few of them. ''The Letter,'' as he refers to it, describes the theme Mr. Zarem hopes will become the basis of stories about the project.
In The Letter he prepared for Metropolitan Tower, Mr. Zarem strung a veritable necklace of superlatives.
Mr. Zarem's clients have a way of showing up on the covers of magazines and in unlikely sections of newspapers. A few months ago, Metropolitan Tower popped out of the pages The Houston Post. A picture caption described it as adjacent to Carnegie Hall and overlooking both Central Park and the Hudson River, when in fact the Russian Tea Room and an empty lot separate the tower from the concert hall, and it is a mile from the river.
In December, Mr. Macklowe landed on the cover of New York magazine under black block letters that labeled him ''Mr. Big.'' Mr. Zarem believes The Letter got the magazine's staff to thinking about Mr. Macklowe in a new light after a year of bad publicity from the 44th Street affair.
The Letter describes Mr. Macklowe as ''the most forward thinking, qualitative and imaginative developer'' in New York.


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=Anthericum lukiense var. intermedium De Wild.
=Anthericum lukiense var. kionzoense De Wild.
=Anthericum robustulum var. angustum Poelln.
Biology : Herb tufted or solitary 0,35-1,6 m tall; rhizome horizontal, moniliform, densely covered with fibrous remains of old leaf-bases; roots thin with distal tubers; leaves distichous, bases clasping the scape: - outer ones short, falcate; inner ones gradually longer and more erect, 0,18-1 mx0,5-4 cm, acute, densely pubescent or glabrous, margins scabrid or ciliate; peduncle sharply angled or compressed and winged, glabrous, ciliate or pubescent; inflorescence unbranched or with 1-2 condensed branches at base, ± compact, elongated to subglobose, to 12 cm long; bracts dark brownish, aristate; pedicels articulated below middle, 8-15 mm long, 2-3 at each lower node; perianth white; tepals 9-11 mm long, 5-9-veined, outer ones with red or dark blackish tips, margins scabrid; capsule obovoid, shallowly 3-lobed to rounded-deltate in section, transversely ridged, 6-8x5-6 mm.
Ecology : Open woodland; wooded grassland; often near seasonal pans; bushland; grassland; grey to brownish, waterlogged clay soils; sometimes on stony soils; termite mounds; Brachystegia woodland; wet area and near watercourses; sandy soils; red loams; 50-1750 m alt.
Very variable, but easily recognized by the black-tipped tepals.