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Re: Blood spot on ultrasound.
I had a SCH with my last pregnancy, I started bleeding at 4 weeks and bled like a period for 2 weeks, would stop for a few weeks, bleed some more, until 22 weeks. Then it stopped completely and I delivered a healthy baby boy 18 weeks later. I read that resting doesn't really do anything, my midwife told me to take it easy too but then said they basically just say that because there is nothing they can do.
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Re: Blood spot on ultrasound.
I had two with two different pregnancies, they were small and dissolved on there own, all before 8 weeks, However I have a friend who had one after 8 weeks, she did not get told to rest, she continued on with her two older children as normal, by 19 weeks it had grown and began to seperate her placenta, her water broke at 20 weeks and her baby was born and died and 21 weeks. I don't know if resting and light activities would have made a difference, we never will. I suggest taking your doctors advice and see if you can get in for another scan every two weeks to see if it is growing or shrinking.
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With this pregnancy I found out at the 9 week US i had a SCH. Wasn't bleeding or anything. Dr didn't put me on any restrictions, I continued my daily baby aspirin, and yesterday when I had my 20 week ultrasound it was gone . I have an 11 month old, so realistically not picking up my daughter wasn't an option anyways. But dr said not to worry and that they can be fairly common- he sees them in up to 30% of his pregnant women. Don't read the Internet stuff- it scared the crap out of me and my dr ended up having to reassure me that all would be well lol. One thing though- I do believe the baby aspirin helped it to heal quickly and without bleeding by keeping it from forming a larger clot
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I had a large one with ds1. It was discovered around 8w and was gone by 20w. He just turned 5yrs old
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Re: Blood spot on ultrasound.
I had a large SCH (what you've described, a pocket of blood between the placenta and the uterine wall) with DS2 - I actually had 12 days of bleeding right on time for AF, so that's what I assumed it was, until I started feeling very bad after the bleeding stopped and took a test to "prove Drs wrong".
We then did an u/s to check on things and found the SCH.
I was given no advice about resting or taking it easy. I was just told that sometimes these resolve on their own - either your body will expell it (which would mean more bleeding), or your body can absorb it - and that we would see how things went and check on it at a later u/s. At the 20 week u/s it was completely gone.
The thing is they can't say whether it will get better and resolve itself, or get worse - which is what the PP described with her friend, the SCH got worse and got large enough to separate the placenta from the uterus, in which case baby would pass away.
There really is nothing you can do, though, to help it resolve or prevent it getting worse.
and for your bean!
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Re: Blood spot on ultrasound.
I had a SCH (possibly more than one, or just one that would never resolve) from 8w5d to around 20w and am currently at 34w5d with a very active and healthy little bean
You should definitely take it easy as much as you can, as there are some risks that come with an SCH that could cause some complications.... BUT it can also turn out just fine. My doc asked me what kind of job I had (desk job working at home) and said that if I was on my feet or did strenuous activity they would sign me out for work until the SCH cleared up, just as a precaution. Maybe that's what they were thinking for you?
I also had to teach my VERY clingy 3 year old to hold my hand instead of being carried, and it was tough, but it was necessary. I just made sure we had lots and lots of extra snuggle time on the couch/bed/recliner/wherever to get through that. I was cleared at around 24 weeks to resume normal activity, but by that time I was so weak from just sitting around that I couldn't even do much at that point. And of course as the belly grows it gets even more difficult to pick up your LO or do much of anything anyway .
Good luck mama!
ETA: My SCH bled off and on for months, and I did notice that when I was more active there would be more bleeding. I can't say for sure that activity actually caused the SCH to bleed more, but I would get bright red blood after more activity and that scared me enough to get myself back to the couch for the rest of the time. I've also been on baby asprin the whole pregnancy as a general precaution, but I have a history of unexplained losses so we did a lot of extras that you might not have to.
Erica - Married to Jeff, Momma to Gibson, our rainbow baby Josie, and furbaby Boston Terriers Shelby & Penny, forever missing our angel babies Marshall Feb '11 and our Beans Nov '11 & Feb '12
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I had an SCH. I had spotting right from the beginning and then a couple boughts of huge bleeding. It was near the baby. They said it could spread and cause the placenta to detach or clear up. I took it easy. The bleeding stopped but I miscarried at 10 weeks. I say it's pretty much 50/50 either way. I don't know if resting makes a difference but the thing is, if you don't rest and you miscarry, will you feel guilty and blame yourself. I felt if I rested and took it easy then I would know that I did what I could if things went wrong.
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Thanks for the support mamas. I emailed the doc to ask a couple more questions and she said no intercourse either. My husband isn't taking that well. Geez. Men. Anyway, she's gonna do another ultrasound at my next appt in March. She doesn't seem concerned enough to see me more often than the regularly scheduled prenatal visits, so that's good.
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Longer term it is going to be a disaster for all of us, the whole world, especially for Europe, because this is not solving the problem. A year from now there is going to be more debt in Greece and in Europe. Two years from now, there is going to be more and more debt. Debt just keeps going up and nobody addresses the real fundamental problem.
Gold would certainly go to 2000. I do not know when it is going to go to 2000, but I know it certainly would during this decade. Whether it's an asset class or a safe haven is irrelevant, the fact that I own it is because I want it. The price would go higher………………………………………..Full Article: Source


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This past 16th of July, in Parraga, Arroyo Naranjo (Havana) more than 30 activists celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Cuban Youth Movement for Democracy, a youth-based group which promotes the respect of human rights and freedom in Cuba.
The ceremony began with the musical notes of the national anthem. Afterward, the attendees paid homage to the martyr Orlando Zapata amid strong applause and shouts of "Orlando Zapata Lives", which were heard throughout the humble neighborhood. The president of CYMD, Eriberto Liranza Romero, declared, "Zapata must be remembered as an eternal youth, brave and always cheerful, and it was for the freedom and happiness of all Cubans that he fought for and gave his life".
Hector Maseda, former political prisoner of conscience from the group of the 75 (Black Spring) attended the event and spoke to the young activists present: "We consider it to be fundamental that we 'Old Pines' are passing on the so-longed desire of fighting for our country to you all, the 'New Pines'".
Maseda also emphasized that, "due to the regime's weakness in this timely moment, unifying with the Cuban social base, the youth, is crucial. If all of us who are against the tyranny unite, the goal is to resist right now, and then to transform, and later transit towards democracy". The words from the President of the Cuban Liberal Party resonated well among the young activists in attendance, all of who cheered at the end of his speech, classifying it as "concrete, precise, and direct".
Another moment of celebration for the young Cubans was when news was received that in Baracoa- in the Eastern region of the island- the Eastern Democratic Alliance also held celebrations for the 20th anniversary of CYMD with more than 40 participants. Meanwhile, in the city of Guantanamo various activists celebrated the anniversary as well.
A preview of the documentary, "CYMD: 20 Years of History", was also shown and received excellent feedback from the youth. The film will display the principal actions carried out by CYMD, its sacrifice, and all its success under the much respected previous president, Nestor Rodriguez Lobaina, within the last 20 years.
Once the simple ceremony came to an end, these "New Pines" reaffirmed that Cuba's freedom is an urgent compromise. "Today, we celebrate the 20 years of CYMD with much happiness, but we are also saddened by the suffering felt by Cubans who live without freedom, and of those who live in the diaspora with borrowed freedom", expressed Liranza.
Report by CYMD Information Bureau. July 16th 2011.


text: The government may soon help consumers pick between competing broadband offers, if a Senate bill becomes law. Last week, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unanimously approved S. 1492, the Broadband Data Improvement Act. The bill focuses primarily on refining the FCC's analysis of broadband deployment: the Commission would have to reevaluate the definition of broadband as anything over 200 kbps; broadband access would be evaluated by smaller zip+4 codes, rather than full zip codes; and, the Commission would need to create a new metric for services such as high definition video. Most helpful to consumers, however, is a provision calling for the Government Accountability Office to provide consumers with information about their broadband connection's costs and capabilities:


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Earned All Tournament Honors At Yale Invitational
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Freshman setter Kendall Polan (Cardiff, Calif.), who helped the Bulldogs to the Yale Invitational title, was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Polan earned all-tournament recognition after totaling 98 assists in three victories. She added 17 digs and three service aces.
In the 3-0 win over Rhode Island that clinched the Invitational title, Polan had 47 assists, six digs and five kills. Against Stony Brook, she contributed 41 assists and 12 digs.
Polan brings strong credentials to New Haven. She helped La Costa Canyon High school to three CIF Division I titles and played for the nationally prominent Encinitas Wave club program.
In addition, Yale junior Bridget Hearst (Pacific Pallisades, Calif.) was selected to the Ivy League Honor Roll. She was named the most valuable player of the Yale Invitational after notching 46 kills with only eight errors (.404 percentage) in the three wins.
The Bulldogs are back in action this weekend when they travel to Long Island's Tournament. Yale plays NJIT, Georgetown and Long Island.
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The 2012 Radio City Christmas Spectacular
This annual holiday extravaganza brilliantly celebrates the Rockettes' 85th anniversary.
We should all look as good at 85 as the Rockettes! Obviously, none of the comely, leggy lasses on stage at Radio City Music Hall for the 2012 Radio City Christmas Spectacular is close to being an octogenarian, but they could ask for no better celebration of their singular talents and vaunted history than this one-of-a-kind holiday show.
Director and choreographer Linda Haberman, who has been tweaking and revising this extravaganza over the past six years, continues to provide audiences of all ages with a level of rarely-seen glamour and innovation, including everything from dazzling images projected on to a state-of-the-art L.E.D. screen to toe-tapping musical numbers by the Rockettes.
But these lovely ladies get to show off not only their gorgeous gams, but also their exquisite costumes from yesterday to today. This year, Haberman added a brief retrospective sequence detailing the history of the group's many eye-catching outfits (including one particular disco-inspired stunner from the gifted Bob Mackie).
Still, the most exciting part of the show is when the Rockettes' particular kick-line skills come to the fore, which they do in the very first number, the smile-inducing "Sleigh Ride." And for most of the show's 90 minutes, the remarkable dancers get to display their unparalleled gifts time and again in routines ranging from the clever, tap-oriented arrangement of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" through the brilliant "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," in which they display almost military precision.
Indeed, whether emerging from a Gray Line double-decker bus in the enchanting "New York at Christmas" sequence (complete with a pair of dazzling ice skaters) or almost literally lighting up the stage in the figuratively brilliant "Let Christmas Shine," the Rockettes are continually worthy of applause.
The ladies even play a pivotal role in the show's newest sequence (created last year), an elaborate 3-D video game created by Santa to give harried mom Tracy and daughter Kayla some "quality time." It's likely to delight the young ones in the audience, although the segment – preceded by the catchy song "Closer Than We Knew" -- goes on a bit too long.
While the Rockettes are the show's star attraction, they do get to take a break during the perennially charming "Nutcracker" sequence, chock-full of those adorable dancing bears, and the fun "Here Comes Santa Claus" number, in which dozens of St. Nicks suddenly appear on the stage.
As delicious as most of the Spectacular is, the show's grand finale is truly divine: "The Living Nativity," a brief re-telling of Jesus Christ's birth, is full of beautiful pageantry, live camel and sheep, and inspiring music – all of which reminds audiences of what the holiday season is truly about.


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U.S. forces cornered insurgents Wednesday in a small pockets of Fallujah after a stunningly swift advance that seized control of 70 percent of the militant stronghold. An Iraqi general said troops found "hostage slaughterhouses" where foreign captives had been killed.
The abandoned houses in northern Fallujah had hostages' documents, CDs showing captives being killed, and black clothing worn by militants in videos, Maj. Gen. Abdul Qader Mohammed Jassem Mohan said.
But it appeared troops did not find any of the at least nine foreigners still in kidnappers' hands, including two Americans. "We have found hostage slaughterhouses in Fallujah that were used by these people," Mohan said. But he said he did not know which hostages' documents were uncovered.
The speed of the U.S. drive in Fallujah may indicate that most Sunni fighters and their leaders abandoned the city before the offensive and moved elsewhere to carry on the fight, U.S. officers said. The most notorious kidnapper, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is believed to have fled the city.
Mohan, the commander of Iraqi troops in Fallujah, said fighters are still trying to escape the tight encirclement. He said people were seen earlier trying to slip away by swimming across the Euphrates River.
Guerrillas accelerated attacks outside Fallujah in an attempt to open up new fronts to divert U.S.-Iraqi forces, with at least 28 people killed in violence across the country Wednesday, including 10 people killed when a car bomb targeted a police patrol in Baghdad after sunset.
Gunmen also kidnapped three relatives of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi from their Baghdad home, his cousin, Ghazi Allawi, the cousin's wife and their daughter-in-law, Allawi's spokesman said. A militant group calling itself Ansar al-Jihad claimed in a Web posting to be holding them threatened to behead them in 48 hours unless the Fallujah siege is lifted. The claim's authenticity could not be verified.
Also, Al-Jazeera television broadcast a videotape Wednesday with a militant group claiming to have captured 20 Iraqi soldiers in Fallujah. Men wearing Iraqi National Guard uniforms were shown with their backs to the camera.
The station said a masked militant reading a statement on the tape promised not to kill the prisoners shown but threatened to kill others captured in the future.


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Ben Overton In Memoriam
UF Law adjunct and former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ben Overton remembered
Former Florida Supreme Court Justice, UF Law alum and Adjunct Professor Ben F. Overton died Saturday, Dec. 29, in Gainesville, Fla., of complications from heart surgery. He was 86 and was Florida's 62nd justice since statehood.
"Justice Overton was one of the most influential members of the court after the sweeping reforms of the 1970s," said Chief Justice Ricky Polston. "He will be remembered not only for his far-seeing opinions, but also for his efforts in the 1970s to make the state courts more accessible by allowing cameras into our courtrooms."
In the mid-1970s, Overton was one of several newly appointed justices who elevated the reputation of the court after it earlier had become involved in scandal. He was the first justice chosen through a merit selection process created by Gov. Reubin Askew that soon was added to the Florida Constitution by vote of the people.
From his appointment on March 27, 1974, until his retirement on Jan. 4, 1999, Overton authored more than 1400 decisions and was a central figure in a vast series of reforms that made his court one of the most respected and accessible in the nation. He served as chief justice from 1976-1978 and chaired the Article V Review Commission in 1984. Following his retirement, Overton was an active adjunct professor of law at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law.
"He is the profile of what you would expect a judge to be," UF Law Dean Emeritus and Director of UF Law's Center for Governmental Responsibility Jon Mills told The Gainesville Sun.
"He was smart, fair. He wrote some terrifically important opinions in education, privacy and a broad number of constitutional areas," Mills said. "He was an independent thinker. When he was on the bench, he could look pretty fearful."
A native of Green Bay, Wis., Overton became a double Gator, earning both his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Florida. He also earned an LL.M in jurisprudence from the University of Virginia in 1984. He was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Florida in 2008.
Overton not only helped make Florida one of the first states to allow television coverage of court cases, but also was instrumental in making the state Supreme Court one of the first in the world to have a website. Overton later played a pivotal role in seeing that every Florida Supreme Court case was televised, webcast, and stored in an on-line archive.
Overton served nearly ten years on the Pinellas County circuit court and, for several years, as its chief judge. He was well known for his work in legal education and dispute resolution and was chairman of the Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association.
"In addition to Justice Overton's leadership in the judiciary, he was a tremendous supporter of the law school and its students," said UF Law Dean Robert Jerry. "Beginning in 2001, he taught Florida constitutional law and a Florida Supreme Court seminar as an adjunct faculty member, and his interest in helping prepare our students for the legal profession had no limits. He also served as a member of the Law Center Association Board of Trustees and was a charter member of the Association's Heritage of Leadership Committee, which selects distinguished alumni for posthumous recognition by the Levin College of Law."
Predeceased by his wife Marilyn, Overton is survived by his children, Judge William H. Overton and wife, Dolores; Robert M. Overton; and Catherine L. Overton; two grandchildren, William E. and wife Alison; Brian H. and wife Jackie; and one great grandchild, Adelynn.


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May 16, 2001
Santa Barbara, Calif. -
UC Santa Barbara men's basketball player Adama Ndiaye, a native of Dakar, Senegal, has been selected to play for Senegal's National Team in a series of games against the National Team of Cape Verde.
"I think this will be a very good experience for me," commented Ndiaye. "We have a lot of guys who play in the U.S. and Europe who will come back to play for our National Team. It will be very exciting."
The 6-foot-9 Ndiaye, who fractured the ring finger on his left hand and wound up redshirting in 2000-01, will return as a senior next season. As a junior, he averaged 9.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
"This is an outstanding opportunity for Adama," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "Obviously it gives him a chance to represent his country and to play against great competition, but it will also be an opportunity for him to compete in an organized game, something he hasn't done in more than a year. I am very excited for him."
Ndiaye has already departed for Senegal. The series between Senegal and Cape Verde will begin on May 19. The winner of the series will advance to the 16-team African Cup, which will be held this Summer and the top two teams in that tourney will qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.


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Believe it or not, most people - young and old - find comfort in traditions.
There is something special about kicking off the holiday season with a ritual you look forward to each year like running as a family in Families on the Run, the smell of gingerbread baking in the oven, going to pick out the Christmas tree or watching "It's a Wonderful Life." It gives you a warm, comforting feeling on the inside.
Research indicates that traditions are important for a number of reasons.
• They help pass along cultural and family values to the next generation;
• They provide a sense of family history and define the boundaries of the family;
• They give each member of the family a sense of identity, strength and belonging;
• They provide a meaningful purpose for coming together;
• They help build strong family bonds.
If you think traditions don't really mean much to your family, try making a change and see what happens. One mom was met with extreme protests when she arrived home with an artificial tree. Her children informed her, "We don't do fake trees."
Sometimes the things you think matter the least to your family are the very things they hold near and dear. The food you serve, the Christmas puzzle that takes the entire season to complete, the cookie decorating, drinking hot chocolate, decorating the tree while watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas," volunteering and opening presents together are all traditions that are important to families.
Perhaps your family is steeped in traditions that have been carried out for decades and, while you love the old, you think it is time to create some new traditions of your own. No need to be intimidated. New traditions don't have to be time consuming or complicated. Here are some ideas to get you started:
• Build a gingerbread house as a family. No time to bake the gingerbread? No problem. Purchase a gingerbread house kit or use graham crackers, cake icing and candy.
• Make Christmas cookies and take them to friends. If you don't want the mess of making them from scratch, buy the pre-made dough in the grocery's refrigerated section.
• Do a jigsaw puzzle and have it framed. They make great Christmas decorations and bring back fun memories through the years.
• Volunteer as a family. There are lots of places that would appreciate help during the holidays and throughout the year.
• Start a Secret Santa project for a shut-in or a family in need. This is a great way to teach your children about the importance of giving.
• Pick out a favorite family holiday flick. Make some hot chocolate and enjoy the movie together.
• Invite other families over to play charades using Christmas carols and songs.
• Take the family to look at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve.
• Attend the children's service or the 11 p.m. Christmas Eve service at church.
When your life is hectic, it is easy to let traditions fall by the wayside. Instead of throwing everything to the wind, choose a couple of things you can do to create traditions for your family. It is often those time honored traditions that bring us comfort and joy during the holidays.
Email Julie Baumgardner, president and CEO of First Things First, at julieb@first things.org.


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Opening day 2017.
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Opening day 2017.
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Nice start to 2017 with a come back win 6-5 over San Francisco.
1-0 with only 161 to go.
Dbacks go down 4-8.
No one here like the Dbacks? 8-6 win. 2-1
I'm sure most of us like the D-Bax. Personally, I don' t like the way they have built, or better put, UNbuilt this team. They need to eventually stop trading for 'prospects'. There needs to be a known target in sight for attempting to win. The organization does NOT have one. Go DBax
http://www.azcentral.com/story/sport...ager/92204978/After years of moves that raised eyebrows around baseball, the Diamondbacks on Sunday made one that left most everyone impressed. By hiring Mike Hazen as their new general manager, they landed a respected, up-and-coming GM away from one of the game's top franchises.
"I'm a huge Mike Hazen fan," one rival general manager said.
"It's a big step in the right direction (for the Diamondbacks)," another GM said. "I think he'll get it right."
"It's a huge acquisition," a high-ranking scout said. "I'm shocked they pulled it off."
7 and 2 with another big win. I don't think this is a playoff team and will slow down but I'm loving what I see going on.
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JD Martinez knocks 4 out of here!..Holy cow!!
Who remembers the night Erubiel Durazo Knocked out 3 and drove in 9 runs??
Adios Compadres ...Its been a HOOT!


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New ONE Report Examines Global Commitments to Ending AIDS Pandemic
December 5, 2013
In a guest post in the Global Health Technologies Coalition's "Breakthroughs" blog, Anupama Dathan, a health research assistant for ONE, "writes about a new report that examines global commitments to ending the AIDS pandemic," the second in a series of annual AIDS accountability reports released by ONE. "The good news in the report is that the world is making steady progress," but "[d]espite a reduction in the number of new HIV infections, most of the progress stems from an annual acceleration in the number of people newly accessing treatment each year," she states, adding, "Truly ending the AIDS epidemic will be next to impossible without also dramatically reducing new HIV infections, a feat that requires renewed attention to HIV prevention measures" (12/4).
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text: The Village Voice is proud to announce new additions to both its annual free 4Knots Music Festival and Official 4Knots After Party. The 4Knots Music Festival, being held on Saturday, June 29 from 1-8pm at South Street Seaport, welcomes Hunters to their previously announced festival lineup of Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Men, Parquet Courts, White Lung, Marnie Stern, Reigning Sound, The Babies, Fat Tony, and Heliotropes. The sold-out After Party will be held at The Music Hall of Williamsburg immediately following the daytime 4Knots Music Festival and will now feature special guests Clams Casino and Keyboard Kid along with previously announced headliner Lil B.Also announced today, the official 4Knots Music Festival store is open at www.villagevoice.com/4knots featuring limited edition festival merchandise. 4Knots t-shirts and tote bags are available in advance of the festival online. 4Knots store will also be onsite at Pier 17 the day of the festival.Like in the past, this year's 4Knots Music Festival will feature two outdoor stages on Pier 17 & Pier 16. The Village Voice's 4Knots Music Festival continues the Voice's 13-year history of curating free, live music showcases featuring the most renowned and emerging artists breaking through today's music scene. Running between every borough of New York City and culminating near the South Street Seaport, the East River runs at a speed of "4 knots."Bud Light returns to the 4Knots Music Festival as the presenting sponsor. Additional 2013 sponsors include, GroupMe, Zuus Media, Metro PCS, Getty Images Music, The City University of New York, Marshall Headphones, Qdoba, Panda Diplomacy, Bettie Page, New York Health & Racquet Club, Seamless.com, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, A List Event Company, zico, Los Perros Locos, Runa, Seaport Music Festival, Filter Magazine, Hot 97 and Volvic.For more information on The 4 Knots Music Festival, please visit: www.villagevoice.com/4KnotsFollow us online for further updates and announcements: www.twitter.com/4knotsfest & www.facebook/4knots.About Village Voice Events:The Village Voice has independently produced and created such celebrated events as the Choice Eats, Obies Awards, 4Knots Music Festival, Choice Streets, Web Awards, Brooklyn Pour, as well as the most anticipated issues and guides of the year including the annual Pazz and Jop music poll, Best of NYC, and its Spring, Summer, and Fall Preview guides. The Voice is New York's most influential must-read alternative newspaper in print and online. For more information on the Voice or its events, please visit us online at www.villagevoice.com.


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From Aggie Catholics
- Morality is relative.
- Right and wrong depend on the situation and people. As long as they do their best, they can't do wrong.
- What is true for you may not be true for me.
- That might have been considered wrong in the past, but we have progressed beyond such ancient fears.
- Dogmatically proclaiming you are right and everyone else is wrong is really the worst sin.
- We shouldn't judge others, but should each follow our own conscience
The biggest issue in our culture today.
Relativism is the belief that truth is relative. It can change depending on people, situations, cultures, time, etc. Truth, especially moral truth, is subjective and not objective. It can change and there is no objective truth that transcends people or experience.
Why is this a problem? Because without moral absolutes, there can be no sin. No action can be wrong at all times. It leads to a society with moral license and each individual can do whatever they please - damn the consequences. It is a philosophy that will ultimately be the end of any society that owns it.
Relativism is getting worse in our society. From the Barna Research Group:
"We are witnessing the development and acceptance of a new moral code in America....The moral code began to disintegrate when the generation before them - the Baby Busters - pushed the limits that had been challenged by their parents - the Baby Boomers. The result is that without much fanfare or visible leadership, the U.S. has created a moral system based on convenience, feelings, and selfishness.But, it isn't just outside the society as a whole - it is inside the Catholic Church. From a recent poll done about the Millenial Generation and the Catholic Church:
**82% of Catholic millenials believe morals are "relative."
Here is how that is lived out - Catholic Millenials believed the following practices are "morally acceptable" at these percentages:
- 61% - a Catholic to practice more than one religion
- 33% - having a baby outside of marriage
- 35% - same sex marriage
- 37% - medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos
- 20% - euthanasia
To have a clear faith, according to the creed of the Church, is often labeled as fundamentalism. While relativism, that is, allowing oneself to be carried about with every wind of "doctrine," seems to be the only attitude that is fashionable. A dictatorship of relativism is being constituted that recognizes nothing as absolute and which only leaves the "I" and its whims as the ultimate measure.The questions then arise:
We have another measure: the Son of God, true man. He is the measure of true humanism. "Adult" is not a faith that follows the waves in fashion and the latest novelty. Adult and mature is a faith profoundly rooted in friendship with Christ. This friendship opens us to all that is good and gives us the measure to discern between what is true and what is false, between deceit and truth.
We must mature in this adult faith; we must lead the flock of Christ to this faith.
Where is the tide against relativism being fought?
Where can the Catholic Church hope to turn the tide?
My thesis is this - I believe it MUST be done in the young adult stage of life. Previous research shows that college-age adults are more open to ideas and change than at later stages in life. If we miss this chance, we lose the culture war.
So, how can the Catholic Church best meet the challenges in this age with young adults? Many argue it must be done in Catholic universities. I agree that having a good system of Catholic colleges and universities is a great way to form Catholics. The Catholic Church started the university. But, here is the problem - Catholic universities are not doing the job.
First of all, I am not saying to toss the baby out with the bathwater. Catholic colleges and universities play an indispensable roll in our Church and country. We cannot give away higher education to secularism. Nor can theology or Catholic philosophy be maintained in non-Catholic schools. But, the tide isn't turning in the Church's favor quick enough at Catholic institutions.
Studies show that female students are MORE promiscuous at Catholic universities and Catholic colleges and universities not forming students any better than secular universities in the Catholic faith.
This is shameful. Especially when we stop to consider the state of campus ministries in the USA and the way resources are distributed. A few numbers:
- On average, the largest campus ministry professional/ministerial staff sizes are on Catholic campuses (almost nine staff members)
- 12 percent of campus minsitry sites report no Masses anytime during the week or weekend.
80% of Catholic university and college students go to non-Catholic schools.
If we are to reform the Church, then we need reform to start where young Catholic students are going to school - at non-Catholic institutions.
Even if we start to turn the tide in some of the Catholic universities that are losing (or have already lost) their Catholic identity, it will take generations to turn them around. On the other hand, a campus ministry at a non-Catholic school can be ratcheted up quickly, within a few years - if it has the right leadership (starting with the Bishop) and enough monetary support (built by a good development office).
We need a paradigm shift.
- We need to re-focus our priorities of ministering to the millenial generation toward the non-Catholic campus ministry centers.
- We can no longer be satisfied with pizza parties and Communion services.
- We need dynamic and orthodox leaders to start programs that challenge and form Catholics to go out into the world and change it - not be changed by it.
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The European Commission fully supports today's decision by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to pave the way for the accession of Tajikistan. Once the whole accession procedure is completed, Tajikistan will become the 159th member of the global trade forum.
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2012-13:Fourth in the CAA in double-doubles with 11...Scored 26 points vs. VCU...16 rebounds vs. Northeastern...Grabbed 11 rebounds vs. Murray State and 10 vs. Richmond and VCU...11 points and 11 rebs vs. Virginia...22 points at Delaware and 20 vs. Towson...
2011-12: NCAA approved his waiver, making him eligible to play for ODU in the 2012-13 season... Transferred from N.C. State...Scored 10 points vs. Boston College in ACC Tournamnent..Scored a career ACC high 18 points at Miami...Hit 4-5 from the floor and nine points in NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State...Hit game-winner in NC State's 60-58 win over Princeton...Blocked four shots vs. UNC Asheville...
2010-11: Averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 23.8 minutes in the 11 games... Started 11 straight games at center... Scored in double figures in five games on the season, he had no double-figure scoring game in the first 27 games of his career ... Finished with 10 points at Duke, the first time he was in double figures in 12 games ... Scored a career-best 14 points against Delaware State ... Recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against East Carolina in the Charleston Classic ... Finished with 12 points against Fairleigh Dickinson.
2009-10: Came off the bench in 26 games on the season averaging 6.5 minutes ... Started the season as the back-up power forward, but moved to center ... Saw his first action in seven games when he came off the bench for four minutes at Maryland on January 23, then played in 12 straight contests ... Played an ACC-high 11 minutes in the home loss to Maryland ... Hit both of his shots at North Carolina to finish with four points in nine minutes ... Finished with four points and four rebounds in nine minutes against Virginia Tech ... Played a season-high 17 minutes against Elon, scoring six points and blocking two shots ... Had six points and 12 minutes played against Austin Peay.
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As cocky, pretty-boy Olympic swimmer turned lifeguard Matt Brody, it's Efron who cops it the most among all the stunts, gags and gross-out moments in the big-screen revitalisation of the '90s buff-bodies television behemoth Baywatch.
Efron is in Sydney this week for the Australian premiere alongside co-star Alexandra Daddario, who plays fellow lifeguard Summer Quinn, and says he doesn't mind being the butt of so many jokes.
"I loved those moments," he says. "That was one of the main reasons I signed on to it. The idea of remaking Baywatch in all its glory and then being some golden boy who comes in to save the day would be a heinous crime in my opinion.
"The only righteous way to do it would be to completely make fun of myself in any way any of us can find possible and so Dwayne [Johnson] found the best way to do it. We just threw it all out the window and everybody dumped on me."
It's Johnson who is the lead figure on-screen in Baywatch, stepping into David Hasselhoff's shoes/sandy feet as head lifeguard Mitch Buchannon. He also serves as executive producer and, along with producer Beau Flynn, has been responsible for taking the original idea of Baywatch and turning into an R-rated comedy that affectionately pokes fun at itself and its origins as an "entertaining but far-fetched TV show", to quote a line from the movie.
The film is set in the fictional town of Emerald Bay and follows an investigation by Buchannon and his team into some dastardly goings-on at the swanky Huntley Club, run by the movie's chief villain Victoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra).
But it's the jokes that make the movie, with lots of slapstick, risque and raunchy moments, with one part in particular featuring prominently - in every sense - where Brody gets up close to a dead body in a scene with Daddario and Johnson.
"They made this prosthetic dead body," says Daddario. "And the prosthetic person was so real looking, I think we got to set and were like 'Well, we have to do something with this. We have to put a camera on this and we must get Zac's face as close to it as possible.' I think it was probably Dwayne's idea."
Jokes aside, a movie that features the cast mainly wearing swimwear meant that a fair amount of serious training had to be put into to literally shaping up for the role.
"Part of the joke is that we're supernaturally good-looking lifeguards that take our jobs way too seriously," says Daddario. "It's part of the character to look as good as possible so it was hard work ,but it was all for the role. For me, it was about you want to do the best job possible.
"By the time I got to set I was like, OK, I think I'm ready. I was proud of the work I'd put in but it was a lot of swimming, and weight-training and dieting that I didn't enjoy doing."
Efron says what the movie adds to the legacy of Baywatch is that it's a source of positivity in current times.
"The world of Baywatch, you know - the beach, sunshine, happiness and life, saving people and being selfless as a team," he says.
"The message, albeit it's got some humour and raunch behind it, is the world needs to see this right now."
Daddario concurs that the film is perfect "escapism" from the current barrage of negativity accessible on social media around the clock.
"It's escapism and you laugh for two hours," she says. That's what Dwayne is amazing at, he has such a great sense of humour about himself and I knew that with him at the helm of this film, he was going to make something that had a great sense of humour about itself and not take itself too seriously.
"And that's what we did. We had the opportunity to do ridiculous things and put Zac's face near a penis, and the women are tough and badass and not just objectified and you get to laugh for two hours."
Baywatch is out on June 1.
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I have a Maytag Performa dryer that won't turn on,the timer works. I traced it down to either the T stat switch part number 53-2880 or motor. The motor rotates by hand so not locked up. Can The t stat switch enable a dryer not to start up?
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Seems the wiring diagram included in the parts is for a gas unit and I cannot find one for this unit so I am using info I have on other units in this series (PYE).
I doubt it is the Tsat you gave as this is the cycling (main) thermostat and only effects the heat.
More likely it is the thermal fuse (Item 5 in Section 5)
It kills power to the motor and the drum light, if you have one. The timer will still run.
Unplug the unit and one side of the thermal fuse and check it with a meter, should be 0 ohms.
If it is blown you will have to find out why.
Check the heating coil.
Unplug the unit and both wires to the coil.
Check it with a meter, should be around 10 to 12 ohms.
Then check from each side of the coil to the case/frame, both should be infinite ohms (open). If not the coil may have sagged or broken and is touching the case. This can cause it to run on high and the thermostats cannot regulate it so the thermal cut-off blows.
The hi-limit should have regulated the temperature so the fuse did not blow, that is why there is a new one with the thermal cut-off..
Note: That unless there is another problem in the unit the hi-limit should never have to open. It is just a safety device with the fuse being a backup safety device.
Just in case it is not a grounded element.
With all the below the high limit will also have to be replaced.
Check that the belt is OK.
Check the seals (drum etc) in the unit. The air is pulled over the heating coils, through the drum and pushed out the exhaust. So any large seal leak will pull in room air and the cycling thermostat on the blower will run the unit hot.
Check that the lint filter is not coated with fabric softener residue which greatly reduces air flow.
Check/clean your vent system.
Check/clean the blower wheel.
If all OK you may want to replace the cycling thermostat as it's contacts may not be opening (welded shut)
If you do not own a meter, I would suggest you purchase a one. You can get a decent digital multimeter for under $20.00. You do not need fancy though it is nice if the leads are a couple feet long.
If it saves ordering one unnecessary part it has paid for itself and you end up owning a useful tool.
Most places will not let you return electrical parts so if you order it, you own it.
A couple things to watch when measuring ohms and continuity
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4. When you start always short the meter leads together. This will tell you that the meter is working and if there is any 0 offset.
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Hello I have a similar situation as mentioned in the original post. My question is; is the themal fuse normally open or closed. I noticed in the suggested testing that it should read 0 ohms which indicates it's open, but I am unsure if this is normal or do I have a blown thermal fuse? I have also checked the element and it reads 11.7 ohms and there is no indication of a short. I first noticed there was an issue when I had a burning smell coming from the dryer. My first indication was a bad motor, cause I replaced the belt about 3 months ago. But with the safeties it sounds like the motor may be good. Please Help!
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Each year, President Roderick J. McDavis helps move new students into their residence halls.
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By Monica Chapman
The Ohio University community is braced with open arms for the flurry of suitcases and new faces that characterize its annual move-in weekend. Record numbers of students have volunteered to welcome new arrivals around this year's move-in theme: Go Green!
"It's to help students get to know each other, get connected, meet new people and get that sense of excitement about being a Bobcat," said Associate Director of Residential Housing Beverley Wyatt, who is responsible for the coordination of fall quarter opening.
Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, move-in weekend will feature a wide range of services, free events and entertainment designed to connect incoming Bobcats with their new surroundings.
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In addition to the traditional directional teepee signs, this year's newcomers will be also be guided by 15-foot banners across campus, fashioned after the Google Maps teardrop. All teardrop banners will also be color-coded to correspond with the provided campus map.
Incoming traffic is encouraged to tune into local radio station WXTQ 105.5, which will broadcast move-in updates to incoming students and their families on Thursday and Friday.
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A "Go Green Team" has been assembled to assist with move-in. These trained student volunteers will work in shifts throughout the day on Thursday and Friday of opening week, helping to unload cars, carry boxes and otherwise assist first-year students settle into their residence halls.
Wyatt said Student Affairs began recruiting for the "Go Green Team" this past spring through OHIO's more than 350 registered student organizations. She said that so far, approximately 330 students have signed up – more than double the number of student volunteers who assisted with last year's move-in.
The payoff, according to junior biology major Alex Anderson, is simply the good feeling of being of service to someone.
"We're there just to help the students and kind of ease them into college, especially those freshmen students who are just coming in for the first time," said Anderson, who volunteers through student ministry group Reach Out on Campus.
Staff volunteers will also be assisting as "Go Green Guides," providing directional support, information disbursement and other services as needed during move-in.
Special events and entertainment
In addition to assisting with move-in, many of the student volunteers will assist at special events in the evenings. Planned evening events include a movie on College Green, the annual "Bobcat Bash" at Baker University Center, a beach party on South Green, and Saturday night's OHIO football match-up.
University President Roderick J. McDavis will extend an official welcome on Monday, Sept. 6, during the president's convocation for first-year students at 2:30 p.m. in the Convocation Center. Students clad in complementary OHIO t-shirts will then parade to College Gate with McDavis for the annual Student Involvement Fair on College Green. Later that day, two performances by the Ohio University Marching 110 will cap off the holiday weekend's welcome events.
"(Move-in weekend) is really busy and really upbeat," said Anderson. "There are people everywhere. There are students everywhere. There are parents everywhere. There are lots of things going on, and there is a very upbeat atmosphere. People are excited to be back and exited to get started."
And if Wyatt has her way, move-in weekend won't be the last time that students "Go Green" this year.
"'Go Green' translates to all things OHIO," she said. "From athletics to sustainability, it really does signify Ohio University. And the plan is to build on this theme throughout the year."
For complete information on this year's move-in procedures, visit www.ohio.edu/arrivalguide/.
Thursday, Sept. 2
Movie on the Green featuring "Couples Retreat"
8:30 p.m. on the College Green
Popcorn & drinks! Bring a blanket!
*Rain location: Baker University Center Ballroom (fourth floor)
Friday, Sept. 3
Bobcat Bash 2010
8 p.m. – 1 a.m. at Baker University Center
Dance party, cornhole, outdoor concert, photo booth, blackjack, video games, karaoke, food, $4,000 in prizes and more!
*Rain or Shine
Saturday, Sept. 4
Saturday Night Football
5 p.m. – Bobcat Student Park opens
The event will feature free Chipotle burritos, available at the Bobcat Student Park, inflatable games, cornhole and music!
7 p.m. – OHIO football game vs. Wofford (free admission for OHIO students with ID)
Sunday, Sept. 5
Party in the Sand
8 p.m. – 11 p.m. at South Beach on South Green
Sand volleyball, live music, slip 'n' slide, food, bonfire and more!
*Rain or Shine
Monday, Sept. 6
President's Convocation for First-year Students
2:30 p.m. at the Convocation Center


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Facebook Rolls Out Free VoIP Calling in U.S. iPhone Messenger App
Facebook Rolls Out Free VoIP Calling in U.S. iPhone Messenger App
Facebook has just quietly rolled out a new feature for its iPhone Messenger app -- free VoIP calls. With this new feature, US Facebook users with an iPhone can now call each other for free using mobile data or Wi-Fi. According to The Verge, call quality is on par with established players like Viber and Skype.
While this feature is just one of many features in an already robust Messenger app, this seemingly small step immediately propels Facebook to become one of the biggest players in the mobile VoIP field. This feature is unfortunately limited to iPhones in the US for now; Facebook offered no further information as to when this feature will appear on US Android handsets, or when it will be rolled out globally.
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Studying Abroad Gives Students Global Edge, Cultural Exposure
Apr. 2, 2013
PhD candidate Toni Loftin studied in Cuba as part of a Cuban literature class. In this photo, she is standing in front of the Ministry of the Interior building in Havana's La Plaza de La Revolución.
Toni Loftin, a PhD candidate in arts and humanities at UT Dallas, had always been curious about Cuba. Growing up in the 1980s Cold War era, she was fascinated with U.S. policy and Cuban resistance.
So when Dr. Charles Hatfield organized a faculty-led trip to Cuba last summer, she was quick to sign up for the first-hand experience. The Cuban literature class was the first UT Dallas study trip to Cuba.
"It's the furthest 90 miles you'll travel," Loftin said of the trip to the island from the Florida coast. "It's a completely different world than anyplace else I've traveled. What struck me is the lack of apparent consumerism. You still see a lot of American cars from the 1950s."
Loftin is among 431 UT Dallas students who studied abroad last year. That's a 10-fold increase in student participation since 2005, says Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez, director of the Office of International Education. His staff sets up the processes and provides guidance for students who opt to study overseas in such countries as China, France, Australia and Costa Rica.
UT Dallas provides several ways for students to study overseas: traditional study abroad programs, internships in other countries, exchange programs or faculty-led international experiences.
"Faculty at UT Dallas have colleagues in their disciplines teaching at universities all over the world and can help students find great schools in their field of study or major," Hernandez said.
Studying abroad can be a life-changing experience, Hernandez said.
"When students pursue the extra mile to interact with the reality of another community, they challenge themselves to think, speak and behave in different ways, and they give international relationships a boost," Hernandez said.
Political science senior Andrew Previc has taken three study abroad trips. Here, he practices calligraphy in Taiwan.
For Andrew Previc, a political science senior graduating in May, three overseas study experiences have immersed him in foreign languages and given him a deeper understanding of human rights issues that may shape his career goals. His travel was funded through the McDermott Scholar Program.
He began in summer 2010 with a trip to Buenos Aires, where he honed the Spanish he studied in high school.
"The Argentine society is rich and diverse in food, culture and peoples. At the same time, however, the country has had a somewhat darker past with human rights violations in the 1980s and the economic difficulties of the past two decades," Previc said. "I was able to interview people who had lived under the repression of dictatorship. It was a great opportunity to study the human impact of political events."
Last summer, Previc took an intensive language program in Shanghai with the Alliance for Global Education. There, he greatly improved his language skills and learned more about the financial and political climates of China.
"It opened my eyes to everything," Previc said. "What made me fall in love with China was the ethnic and cultural diversity it contained."
He discovered a passion in learning about the 20 million Muslims who have been in China for generations. While visiting Yi Wu, a large trade center southeast of Shanghai, he met Muslims who could track their ancestors for 600 years. He also saw millions of people living in poverty outside Shanghai.
"When such scraping poverty hits you, you have to really question the privileges you have. My emotional experience was shame. I didn't know how to respond. I was very disturbed," Previc said.
His residential director, who had a PhD in cultural anthropology from Yale University, helped him process his feelings and suggested that he put that new-found knowledge to use.
"It is always useful to experience another way of life and to be exposed to how other people do things. There isn't just one right way to go about things."
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PhD candidate
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"She encouraged me to use my privilege to bring knowledge and dignity and public concern to their plight," Previc said, adding that he now hopes to pursue international business to help promote job growth. A trip to Taiwan this winter further broadened his view.
By studying abroad, students gain an enhanced respect, tolerance and solidarity with others as they learn to embrace new ways of thinking, Hernandez said. And that goes both ways. UT Dallas students can have a positive impact on people they meet whose views of the U.S. might come from popular culture.
"They are ambassadors for UT Dallas, with all the privileges and responsibilities that go with it," Hernandez said.
Previc has been able to show hospitality to visiting professors at the Confucius Institute at UT Dallas. A few days before their semester started, Previc took them to area museums and restaurants – and also to his parents' home in San Antonio for Thanksgiving – to give them a taste of life in Texas.
"In China, hospitality is very, very important," Previc said.
Loftin hopes to return to Cuba one day because she feels it would help further her goals of teaching Latin American history at the university level.
"I think there's a lot for me there as a scholar and for Americans in general. Things are changing in Cuba," she said. "It is always useful to experience another way of life and to be exposed to how other people do things. There isn't just one right way to go about things."
Media Contact: Robin Russell, UT Dallas, (972) 883-4431, [email protected]
or the Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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Quarterback Jay Cutler and the Bears' offense have struggled to find a rhythm for most of the season, but the later a game gets, the better they've played.
Cutler has a whopping NFL lead when it comes to fourth-quarter passer rating. He's at 132.0, and Denver's Peyton Manning is next at 119.6 followed by Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers at 110.6.
No one else is within 25 points of Cutler.
"Jay's one of those guys where he has that 'clutch' gene," wide receiver Brandon Marshall said. "You hear guys talking about it; some believe in it, some don't. But Jay has it."
With Cutler completing 73.9 percent of his throws in the final 15 minutes and tossing 6 TD passes and just 2 interceptions, the Bears have scored 44 percent of their total points.
"That's a good thing to be saying about your quarterback when most games come down to how you perform in that fourth quarter," Bears coach Lovie Smith said.
"He has been outstanding in those situations. We just need to take that mindset to the first quarter, and that's what we're working on."
The Bears' 81 fourth-quarter points are more than double the 40 they've scored in the third quarter, their next most productive quarter.
As impressive as Cutler's fourth-quarter numbers are, it leaves him with a 63.4 passer rating for the other three quarters.
"We've talked about it being a young offense and everyone kind of coming together," Cutler said. "It takes us a little bit longer to make adjustments in games and get everything straightened out."
The Bears' offense is last in the NFL in average gain on first downs (4.19 yards), and Cutler believes there's a correlation between slow starts in games and weak production on first down.
The Bears have scored just 30 points in the first quarter and 34 in the second.
"We've got to get better early on in the first half, and that accounts for the first part of drives, too -- first downs," he said. "We're not going to make a living coming back in the fourth quarter (or) trying to convert third-and-longs."
But, except for the Week 2 loss to the Packers, Cutler has been as good as the Bears need him to be in the fourth quarter.
"I'm getting lucky, I guess," he said. "I think we're just figuring it out in the fourth quarter. Our defense is putting us in positions where we're leading games.
"And (opposing) defenses are trying to get the ball back, playing a lot of single high (safety), which makes it a lot easier on the outside throwing the ball. We've hit some big plays out there.
"The way our defense is playing and carrying leads into the fourth quarter makes my job easier."
Nothing has more of an impact on Cutler's performance in the fourth quarter, or in any quarter, than the performance of the offensive line.
"If you give him time, he can connect with those big-time receivers that we have out there," center Roberto Garza. "We've been practicing that (two-minute drill) since we started training camp, and obviously it paid off (last week)."
The O-line didn't step up its game until it was almost too late Sunday against Carolina.
"We (finally) did our jobs better," Garza said. "It comes down to us executing the plays, protecting our guy and creating some running lanes.
"Jay was great in the two-minute drill, those receivers did a (heck) of a job, and we were able to protect."
The key now is getting it going before crunchtime.
"We're not (purposely) waiting until the fourth quarter to play our best football," offensive coordinator Mike Tice said. "It just turns out that we're playing a little bit better in the fourth quarter.
"We've played pretty good in the last two games early. We've got to get that middle part figured out. Once we do that, then maybe we put a whole game together."


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After ending the losing streak last night the Cubs will look to win a second in a row today. The Cubs will send Justin Germano to the mound to face Homer Bailey and the Reds. Josh Vitters gets back in the lineup for this one and Welington Castillo gets the start behind the dish. Here is what the rest of the Cubs lineup will look like on Friday.
DeJesus – RF
Barney – 2B
Rizzo – 1B
Soriano – LF
Castro – SS
Vitters – 3B
Jackson – CF
Castillo – C
Germano – P
Go Cubs!!


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The South London Gallery presents a restaging of the group exhibition, Welcome to Iraq, originally shown as part of the National Pavilion of Iraq in the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.
Commissioned by Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq (RUYA), established in 2012 to promote culture in Iraq, Welcome to Iraq was curated by Jonathan Watkins, Director of Ikon Gallery, Birmingham.
Welcome to Iraq brings together works in a variety of media by eleven contemporary artists, almost all of whom live and work in Iraq. Works were selected to highlight the depth and breadth of artistic practice in Iraq, but also to expose a shared emphasis on the nature of everyday life there, exemplified by a determination 'to make do and get by' and an inventiveness borne out of necessity in extraordinary historical circumstances.
Following extensive studio visits across Iraq, curator Jonathan Watkins selected clusters of works by photographer Jamal Penjweny, political cartoonist Abdul Raheem Yassir, painters Bassim Al-Shaker, Cheeman Ismaeel and Kadhim Nwir, and sculptors Furat al Jamil, WAMI (Yaseen Wami, Hashim Taeeh) and Akeel Khreef. Film and video is also included, with recent works by Ali Samiaa and Hareth Alhomaam both looking in different ways at communications between the sexes.
In both Venice and at the South London Gallery, visitors can sit and drink tea while learning more about Iraqi culture. An extensive array of books and comics are available to read, presented in collaboration with the Iraq National Library and Archive.


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An earlier Crysis 3 trailer wanted to inspire awkward feelings of awe and arousal for one of the FPS's guns, apparently. Now a new commercial wants to spark similar desires for its protagonist, with a little help from ZZ Top. Boys want to be him, I guess, and girls want to be with him, probably. Every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed man, after all.
I've often remarked that the first-person shooter genre is severely lacking in smarm, cockiness, and other brosome qualities, so it's good to see EA taking steps to resolve this critical flaw.
Made by Crytek, Crysis 3 comes to PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next Tuesday, February 19.


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Reviewed By Linda K (Palm Desert, CA) Reviewed for a 2007 Subaru Outback —7/10/2014 10:20 AM
We are going on a long road trip and needed a place to put our Klepper foldable kayak on our Yakima roof rack. We drive a 2007 Outback Subaru. The kayak comes in 3 separate bags but we wanted something to conceal and protect them from theft and weather. The Rhino-Rack is an almost perfect solution. Everything fits, cable chains are locked to the roof rack and we only need to access occasionally on a two month trip. The only issue was it was TOO big for our needs.


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The WCSU Department of Communication and the National Broadcasting Society will host a bus trip to NBC-Universal in Stamford for a taping of "The Trisha Goddard Show." The bus will depart at 12:30 p.m. from James Roach Avenue and will return to campus at 8 p.m. Ticket reservations are required and the public is invited. For more information or to request a ticket, email JC Barone at email@example.com or call (845) 430-6504.
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by Sarah Kagan
Even if you didn't grow up with it, there's something about Southern cooking that just seems right for Thanksgiving.
Maybe it's the area's reputation for gracious hospitality. Maybe it's the time-tested recipes that go back, in some cases, all the way to Colonial times.
Jean Anderson, author of "A Love Affair with Southern Cooking," offers a third explanation: "The South is the original melting pot," she says. "Southern cooking is a mix of influences from all the different ethnic groups that mingled in this region -- the Spaniards who first settled in Florida, the French on the Gulf Coast, the British in Virginia and Georgia, the Scotch-Irish in Appalachia, numerous Native American tribes, and of course the Africans who cooked in the plantation kitchens."
In her opinion, no other American cuisine can match this breadth and historical richness.
And Thanksgiving is, of course, all about paying homage to history. So, we asked Anderson to put together a holiday menu from her book.
She chose recipes from across the Southern states -- pickled oysters typical of the Chesapeake Bay region, rich Low-Country peanut soup, silky chess pie from the Deep South. For the turkey, she voted for a streamlined standard already in our database, but offered ideas on how Southern cooks would give the dish their own distinctive imprint.
All together, they make a unique Thanksgiving menu that's equal parts elegance and down-home comfort. Just like Southern cooking itself.
A Southern Thanksgiving for Six to Eight
Simple Roast Turkey with Rich Turkey Gravy
Corn Bread Dressing with Pecans and Bacon
Snap Beans with Mustard and Country Ham (double recipe to serve 6 to 8)
Angel Biscuits (halve recipe to serve 6 to 8)
Drink suggestions
"Southerners who drink would serve cocktails before the meal--usually 'bourbon and branch' (bourbon and water in a highball glass with ice)," says Anderson. "Martinis would also be a popular choice with the pickled oysters." With the main meal, she recommends a full-bodied red wine, but also mentions, "There's always iced tea, better known as 'the Southern house wine.'"
Serving tips
"At Thanksgiving," says Anderson, "often a Southern hostess will just cook the turkey and stuffing, and guests will bring numerous other dishes. The whole big spread will be laid out on a large sideboard or buffet." To decorate the dining table, she recommends a centerpiece of bright autumn leaves, and perhaps place tags made by tucking caligraphed cards into pine cones.
Recipe Tips
Pickled Oysters
"This very traditional recipe originated as a way of preserving fresh oysters before refrigeration," says Anderson. Pile them into glass bowls and set them out for guests to snack on before dinner is served.
make-ahead tip:
The oysters must sit in the pickling liquid for at least 24 hours, so they're a perfect do-ahead item.
Peanut Bisque
Peanuts were brought to the South from Africa during the time of the slave trade, and peanut soup was a popular Colonial dish. This updated version contains curry powder, which might seem like an unorthodox ingredient, but it is actually common in recipes from port cities like Richmond and Savannah, which once played host to ships from the spice route. The lightly creamy bisque is an elegant but not too heavy starter for the festive meal.
make-ahead tip:
The entire recipe can be made up to two days ahead and refrigerated. However, "If you're making this ahead of time, be sure not to use the optional walnuts," cautions Anderson. "Their tannins will darken and discolor the liquid. Pecans--which don't contain tannins--are a better choice." Just before serving, gently reheat the soup over a moderate flame.
This is a classic American high-heat turkey recipe. To make it more specifically Southern, try preparing the gravy the way many Cajun cooks do: Instead of using butter to make the roux, use lard or vegetable oil, and make one-and-a-half times as much. Cook the roux, stirring nearly constantly, until it's a rich rust-brown, about half an hour. You could also replace half the turkey stock in the gravy with milk, a very Southern--and delicious--trick. Says Anderson, "Southerners love milk gravy!"
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The roux can be made a day ahead or on Thanksgiving morning. Keep it covered and unrefrigerated until the turkey comes out of the oven. Once you've removed the fat from the pan juices, deglazed the pan, and added your turkey stock and/or milk to make your liquid gravy base, mix a little of this liquid into the roux to form a thick sauce. Then stir the sauce back into the rest of the liquid and simmer, as in the recipe, for about five minutes.
Known in the rest of the country as stuffing, corn bread dressing is a favorite across the South. This recipe can be used to stuff the turkey or baked separately in a casserole dish.
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If you're baking the dressing separately, you can do it a day ahead, refrigerate the whole dish, and reheat it, covered, in the microwave or oven. (Note that the corn bread needs to be made a day before the stuffing is baked--in this case, that would be two days before Thanksgiving.) If you're stuffing the turkey, you can prep the ingredients a day ahead--bake and dry the corn bread, dry the white bread, toast the pecans, render the bacon, cook the veggies--but do not add the eggs, combine the ingredients, or stuff the turkey ahead of time as this could allow dangerous bacteria to grow. Prepare the recipe to step #4 and refrigerate the ingredients separately. Then, just before the turkey goes into the oven, toss together all the ingredients and spoon the stuffing into the cavity.
Sweet Potatoes
This recipe is also popular throughout the South, though Anderson notes that North Carolina and Louisiana are the top producers of the colorful spuds. "I love the supersweet Beauregard variety," she says. "The bright-orange, firmer-fleshed Jewels are wonderful as well." Beating the potatoes with a handheld mixer will produce a particularly smooth, creamy purée.
make-ahead tip:
The casserole can be baked a day ahead, refrigerated, and reheated, covered, in the microwave or oven.
Snap Beans
In non-Southern parlance, these are green beans. In this flavorful dish, they're cooked with smoky bacon fat and salty ham, and coated with a tangy mustard glaze. Note that the recipe serves four--for six to eight people, you should double it, but Anderson advises cutting down the broth in this case to about two and a quarter cups.
make-ahead tip:
"These beans aren't al dente," says Anderson. "Southerners like them tender and well-done." Because of this, they're a better candidate for advance prep than most vegetables. One day ahead, prepare the recipe to step #2 (cooking them to crisp-tender) and refrigerate the beans in their broth. You can also whisk together the mustard and flour slurry and set that aside, covered. On Thanksgiving Day, take the beans out of the fridge about 40 minutes before meal time so they can come to room temperature. Then, just before serving, whisk some of the broth into the mustard mixture, stir that back into the beans, and simmer the dish until the sauce becomes a glaze, about five to ten minutes.
Angel Biscuits
For the best, light-as-air texture, make these flaky treats with a Southern flour such as White Lily, which is finer than regular all-purpose flour. Another important ingredient: lard. In a pinch vegetable shortening can be substituted, but Anderson warns, "Be sure to get the older kind that's not trans fat-free. The newer formulations will make your biscuits leaden." Note that this recipe makes about 30 biscuits, so for a dinner for six to eight people, you should cut it in half. Half a packet of yeast is slightly less than one and a half teaspoons.
make-ahead tip:
With no less than three types of leavener--baking powder, baking soda, and yeast--this dough is practically indestructible. This means that you can mix it up and roll it out, cut out the biscuits, and freeze them, well wrapped, for up to a month without compromising texture. On Thanksgiving Day, take the biscuits out of the freezer about 45 minutes before meal time and arrange them on baking sheets to thaw. Then, when the turkey comes out of the oven, just reduce the temperature to 400°F and pop in the biscuits while you make the gravy. They'll come out hot, fresh, and perfect.
Chess Pie
On a typical Southern Thanksgiving table, pumpkin pie would appear alongside two or three chess pies--sweet, silken confections made from various combinations of sugar and eggs. This version adds the tang of lemon juice and zest.
make-ahead tip:
"Like the pickled oysters," says Anderson, "sweet Southern baked goods were popular in the days before refrigeration because the sugar acted as a preservative." With its high sugar content, plus the acidity of the lemon juice, this pie will easily keep at room temperature for a day or more.
Cookbook author Jean Anderson lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She is the winner of five cookbook awards and is a member of the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame. For more about A Love Affair with Southern Cooking, browse inside the book or visit www.jeanandersoncooks.com.
More Thanksgiving Ideas on Epicurious.com:
Epicurious' Complete Guide to Thanksgiving
Homemade Thanksgiving Table Decorations
How to Use Up Thanksgiving Leftovers


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U.S. billionaire Donald Trump said he will no longer do business with Scotland's leading distillery after it gave an award to a man he considers "a loser."
"Michael Forbes is a loser who failed to stop what was just named 'the golf course of the year' and which has brought lots of tourism and jobs to Scotland -- Scots must be very embarrassed?" Trump said on Twitter.
"To think that a product like Glenfiddich would recognize a man like Michael Forbes, who lives in a property which I have accurately described in the past as a total pigsty; a man who loves the attention he has gotten because of his so-called fight with Donald Trump, would receive an award over someone like Andy Murray, a Scot, Olympic Gold Medal Winner, and the first British man to win a Grand Slam title in 76 years. Glenfiddich should be ashamed of themselves for granting this award to Forbes, just for the sake of publicity," Trump said in a statement.
Trump said his properties would not serve any William Grant and Sons brands and he called for a boycott of the liquors.
William Grant and Sons said the Top Scot award is decided by a vote from the public, not the company.
"Throughout the award's 15-year history Glenfiddich and its media partner The Scotsman have always honored the public's decision and the individual with the most votes has received the accolade," a spokesman said.


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I've used this method when setting up slacklines and thought i'd share it as it *could* be usefull for somebody (someday sometime )
I've used skinnier links than the ones shown in the description. Smooth links are recomended to protect the webbing.
I just thought it might be a usefull bit of knowledge. Presently I use spectra with 'biners tied to it to hang my Byer, I'm planning to move to webbing and a four wrap soon but I dont like tying knots in webbing if I can help it.
If I can get hold of some rings I'd like to go the way Just Jeff uses http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeGe...eSupports.html but the above is one of the ideas I'm considering seeing as I have the kit allready.


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Blizzard has made a nice cinematic tweak to the forums today -- as you can see in this impassioned Engineering QQ thread, they've added a little bit of font flavor and some roleplaying text to everyone's posts. Instead of just whining about Engineers, "Aurainsoph's brow furrowed in concentration" before speaking, and after every paragraph, we get a much clearer picture of what our characters are doing, whether that be "putting on her robe and wizard's hat" (yuk yuk yuk) or "liberally applied his custom fragrance, which was made with bits of real nightsaber." Wait -- eww.
And every post ends with a nice RP finish as well, most of them more silly than dramatic. All in all, it's very well done -- not only are there lots of different combinations, but the syntax works, and each post really does read like some bad fanfiction. Players seem to really enjoy it, even though their hair was a bird, and they found their point to be invalid. Whatever that means.
I like this one more than the Pimp Your Mount joke, actually. Well done Blizzard.
Update: Apparently the RP forums have gotten a special change of their own lol. I lol'ed IRL. Does Blizzard really think the rest of the forums talks like that? lulz.


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Built in Texas
Description: This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folk building in Texas. This includes information about the construction of churches, cabins, sheds, barns, fences, and other folk building techniques. The index begins on page 277.
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Julie Forster Records Double-Double, but UAlbany Falls in Season-Opener to Fordham, 60-43
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Julie Forster recorded a double-double with game highs of 16 points and 18 rebounds, but UAlbany dropped its women's basketball season-opener, 60-43, on Friday evening at SEFCU Arena.
The Great Danes started the game with a 6-3 run, getting two baskets from Forster after Sarah Royals scored the opener. However, Fordham pushed back to take a lead on a jumper by Charlotte Stoddart, and built up a 17-6 advantage over the next five minutes. UAlbany finally ended the scoring drought on a 3-pointer by Royals, but Fordham kept the Great Danes at bay, holding onto an eight-point advantage, 21-13, on an Erin Rooney jumper with 6:36 left to play in the first half.
The Rams dominated the offensive boards throughout the first half, resulting in multiple second-chance opportunities. The Great Danes cut their deficit to five on a jumper by Ebone Henry, but Stoddart recorded a steal with under a minute to go, which Emily Tapio converted into a layup at the opposite end, giving Fordham a 24-17 lead at the half.
Fordham came out of the locker room and built up a 32-17 advantage on back-to-back 3-pointers by Arielle Collins and Rooney, before Royals ended the run with a long-range shot of her own with just over 17 minutes on the clock. Each time the Great Danes would get on a roll defensively, Fordham would find a way around it, and built up a 15-point advantage, 46-31, with 9:32 to play.
UAlbany cut the lead to single digits twice more in the late going, on a layup by Forster with 4:20 to go, and a bucket by Shareesha Richards with 3:43 on the clock . However, Fordham used strong free throw shooting down the stretch, going 8-for-10 from the line in the last 1:50. A pair of shots from the charity stripe by Collins with nine ticks to go sealed up the 17-point victory for the Rams.
Royals was the only other player to reach double-digit scoring totals for the Great Danes, netting 11, to go along with three assists and one steal. Henry totaled nine points, four boards, and three steals, while freshman Richards totaled seven points, five caroms, and three steals in her UAlbany debut.
Rooney led Fordham (1-0) with 15 points, while Collins added 14 points and seven boards. Stoddart and Collins each totaled 10 points for the Rams, while Tapio added nine points and a team-best 11 rebounds.
UAlbany (0-1) will return to action on Tuesday, hosting Long Island at SEFCU Arena at 7 p.m.