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Every now and then in my career, I've had opportunities to do some amazing things.
Topping the list, by far, was the invitation to travel to Arizona and the Grand Canyon with the group of volunteers who attempted to take Sarah Service to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
From the first time Chris White had told me about the trips, a few weeks before they planned to leave, I daydreamed about going. I knew it would be an awesome experience.
So, I was thrilled when Amy Hewitt called and said she chose me to be the one person she could take along.
In the Oct. 15, 2008, edition of The News-Democrat, there was an article entitled "Drugs suspected in death of 26-year-old," by Sharon Graves.
As a friend and former co-worker of Tommy Jones Jr., about whom this article was written, I was compelled to state my sincere disapproval of its content. This piece of journalism came out a few days after the shocking death and funeral of a very young man who will be dearly missed by many friends and family members.
As I sat on a bleacher Oct. 11 at the Carroll County Fairgrounds around the demolition derby ring, I gazed out at the humongous crowd attending the 2008 Fall Brawl.
I've attended several of these events in the past, but on Saturday we had enthusiasts from Southern Kentucky, Northern Ohio, Indiana and other surrounding states and surrounding counties. The comments made by these visitors were very complimentary to our promoters, the Fair Board, the county and the participants of the derby.
I would like to thank all of the vendors who participate in the Carroll County Farmers' Market each week.
I am a Carrollton native, but do not currently live in the area. However, when I am visiting family, I thoroughly enjoy going to the market to buy fresh vegetables from local vendors. The produce is of lower cost and higher quality than that which is found in the grocery stores, and I really admire the hard work each vendor has put into his or her specialties.
I have just been on the most exciting adventure of my life. I went to the Grand Canyon. The goal was to get someone who was unable to walk to the bottom of the canyon.
My daughter fit that description, and that's how I came to be included.
I had been told about the TrailRider before the trip, designed for a handicapped person to be able to ride down a trail that was otherwise inaccessible.
Why is it, when the electric was out long enough to ruin food in everyone's refrigerator, that only welfare recipients get their food replaced?
What about the families who live week to week that have children to feed? What about the senior citizens who buy their groceries once a month? The food is spoiled, and now they have no way to replace it until next month.
I know of one welfare mother that gets $800 a month in food stamps, yes I said $800 a month, and is getting another $800 to replace the food she lost.
I want to thank Kenneth Kemble, Jacob Kemble, Tonya Edens, Mabel Parrish and Wesley Richmond for donating their time helping me at the Seventh Annual Repair Affair.
Without their help it would have been impossible to feed the 130-plus volunteers who spent Saturday building and repairing homes for the elderly and disabled in Trimble County.
It was another great year for us.
Hilda Parrish
Bedford, Ky.
A big thank you to LG&E and their employees for the beautiful job they did last week. God bless all. My granddaughter, Angie Gosman, is one of the LG&E staff.
Carroll County Youth Services would like to say "thank you" to everyone who volunteered to make Safe Night possible and successful.
There were 150 Carroll County Middle School students who participated in a variety of activities to promote a safe and drug-free evening.
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the area businesses and volunteers that made the Trimble County Youth Explosion a success. To all those that donated money, food, prizes and time, I thank you.
A special thanks goes to Rita Davis for her help and hard work and for putting up with me. To the Name Sake Band for playing for us, thank you; you were awesome!
To the people of the community who came and enriched their lives through this program, I thank you.
God Bless you.
I want to express my deep appreciation to all who helped with the cleanup of the debris left by the [Sept. 14] storm.
The City of Carrollton has never had such a windstorm before. Trees and limbs were everywhere: in the streets, in yards, on homes and on other buildings. The most amazing thing to me was that as bad as the storm was, all the streets in Carrollton were open (except the corner of Seventh and Sycamore) by six o'clock Sunday evening. People seemed to appear from everywhere with chainsaws to help clear the streets.
Recently, the Carrollton Police Department and Carroll County Detention Center have been conducting our fund-raisers in an effort to raise money for our annual Shop With A Cop Program.
This upcoming Christmas will be our eighth straight year for holding the event. Over the past seven years. we have assisted 432 children in the community and have spent $85,605 to ensure that they have an enjoyable Christmas.
If you were looking for a quality new or used car last week, I was just the person to call.
Or at least that is what prospective buyers must have thought, as my cell phone number appeared in 23 Louisville newspaper used car classified ads for three consecutive days.
And by the end of those three days, the sales manager at a local car dealership almost went into the business of selling goats.
Monday morning, the first call came shortly after 7 a.m. A polite young woman inquired about the Ford Mustang I had advertised for sale. I assumed it was a wrong number.
I would like to compliment Chief Ronnie McCane, George Griffith and the entire Trimble County disaster management team.
During the recent wind storm, they provided traffic control due to power outages to the traffic signals, risking personal injury when they needed to be at home taking care of their own properties.
Trimble County should be proud of this fine group of men and women.
Terry W. Olivigni
To the editor,
On Wednesday, August 27, 2008, Director of National Drug Control Policy John Walters announced the new grant recipients for Drug-Free Communities Mentoring Support Program. Our neighbor, the Henry Co. CARE Team, was one of only 14 coalitions from across the country to receive the grant award. So how does Trimble County benefit? With this grant, the CARE Team will work with community leaders to revitalize and strengthen the Trimble Co. Drug-Free Task Force as they strive to make an impact on the reduction of substance use and abuse in Trimble County.
They claim to be live, local and late breaking. They say they are reporting the news that affects you. But as far as I could tell last Sunday, Jefferson County television news programs consider local to mean only Louisville and parts of Bullitt and Oldham counties in Kentucky.
It appears that if you live in Trimble County, you are not the "you" they were talking about in all those news promos.
On Sept. 18, the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and the Carroll County Community Development Corporation partnered in hosting the first Business Celebration Day on Courthouse Square in Carrollton.
The event was free to the public and showcased 51Chamber members. Mini-business seminars were held from 4-6:30 p.m. Food bought with donations from Arkema and the City of Carrollton was handed out for free to more than 400 people who attended.
Without a doubt, I think it's safe to say that "neighborliness" is alive and well in Carroll County.
After Hurricane Ike blew through the area on Sunday, Sept. 14 – actually, before Ike was even finished with us – people were out and about, moving trees out of roadways and checking in on their neighbors to make sure everything was OK.
The Housing Authority of Carrollton recently hosted it's ninth annual Neighborhood Watch Picnic. It was an evening of good food, wholesome fun and fellowship among neighbors. The steady growth in attendance each year shows that Neighborhood Watch really is a program without bounds.
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Were this high school, the idea of a "Perpetual Testing Initiative" would not be met with open arms--even if it were free. However, when Valve announces said program for Portal 2, people get excited.
The next DLC for Portal 2 will be available on PC and Mac on May 8th, the company has announced.
The "PTI" is simply a new name for the in-game map editor that Valve has already announced. It will allow players to play, create, and share Portal 2 puzzles. Fans will be able to browse the Steam Workshop to not only find user-generated levels, but also vote on them.
Unfortunately, the initial release of the DLC will not include support for co-op puzzles. However, Valve is still working on adding that in the future.

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"The definition of insanity," Ubisoft made a point of having Far Cry 3 antagonist Vaas declare in trailers, "is doing the exact same fucking thing over and over again, expecting sh-t to change." If you like to get a little crazy, though, Ubi is working on an option to reset all outposts, letting you retake them and retake them to your heart's content. A new, harder 'Master' difficulty level is coming too, along with new multiplayer and map-making features.
Ubisoft detailed a variety of new features in a forum post, not offering any specific time or even timeline, but saying they'll come in "upcoming patches."
If you want to reset outposts, Far Cry 3 will have a simple option in the Gameplay menu to make it so. They'll be refilled with enemies, and you'll need to retake them to get any incomplete side-missions and quests back. You can shake up your approach, try new things, but ultimately you'll still be conquering outposts and Vaas will be proven right, right? Right. Right on.
As for Master difficulty, Ubi offers no specific details, but says, "Seasoned veterans will find themselves challenged by more aggressive wildlife, tougher pirates, and more deadly privateers."
It's also working on a map testing system, improved custom map feedback options, ways to find all maps from a particular author, disabling the idle kick time on custom maps, and more.
Thanks to the mysterious reader known only as 'trout' for the tip.


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Stuff like gifts and whatnot, is out of pocket for the President (unless it's for diplomatic purposes). So is food.
While my cousin who is a lawyer gets food delivered at work on the company dime, the Presidential family has to pay for their own.
Your post is a troll and stupid.
Well, his salary is paid out of your taxes...
Well, his salary is paid out of your taxes...
And my salary is paid out of profits from the company I work for that came from other people buying things from them. That doesn't make it their money.
I'm betting your company doesn't send people to jail for not spending their money there.
Unless he works for the entertainment industry . . .
If you take that companies products and don't pay for them, or consume that companies service and don't pay for them, then I guarantee you will either go to jail or pay remuneration in another form. Don't kid yourself.
In that case, the OP is using his boss's money for his shopping. Or is it the money of the people who buy from his boss's business? Or does the money belong to the bosses of the people who buy from the OP's boss's business?
Hmm, this is getting confusing. Can we please just agree that people, even public servants, own the money paid to them, until they pay it to someone else?
Is this supposed to be a news story, or an excuse to get an Amazon advertisement on Slashdot? That summary only needed a © Amazon PR Department notice at the end.
But I'll bite anyway and offer this perspective: people generally know you can find better deals online; that's not a marvel concept. B&M stores simply can't compete with low overhead online warehouses dollar to dollar. But lower prices are not why people shop local. They shop local because of in-person browsing, personalized services, and loyalty to their community, probably in that order.
Amazon is fairly ubiquitous now, ditto Walmart, etc. Imho, one should avoid all these companies for numerous reasons. But how?
Enter the numerous Chinese online retailers. End consumers cannot shop at alibaba.com, but anyone can buy those large minimum orders and resell on ebay. One should therefore always search ebay when shopping.
In many product type, there are large scale specialized online retailers that ship direct from China, like dx.com. Now dx.com's prices aren't necessarily better than amazon's
Enter the numerous Chinese online retailers. End consumers cannot shop at alibaba.com, but anyone can buy those large minimum orders and resell on ebay.
Alibaba is not a shopping site. It's a business to business trade site, that's very different. You don't place orders over Alibaba, you search for suitable suppliers there, then contact them directly, and negotiate a deal with them. After the first contact, Alibaba is usually out of the equation. They make their money with listing fees, not by sales commission like ebay does.
If you are looking for a Chinese alternative to ebay, try taobao [taobao.com]. You will have to be able to read Chinese of course, but that's where the Chinese go for online shopping, and where Chinese individual retailers put their goods up for sale.
They shop local because of in-person browsing, personalized services, and loyalty to their community, probably in that order.
Now that online retail is charging local sales tax, the loyalty argument isn't as pronounced. If nothing else it levels the playing field for competitive pricing with IRL stores.
Actually, IMO, you're off by a mile.
First, if you can find significantly better deals online, then the store is overpriced, period. You have a choice when you run a store: sell cheap and make it up in volume, or sell expensive and lose the sale. When I buy DVDs and Blu-Rays at Fry's, they're usually very close to or cheaper than the Amazon price, because the Amazon price builds in a margin to accommodate the free shipping, whereas Fry's doesn't have to absorb that fairly significant cost. And they'll pr
But lower prices are not why people shop local. They shop local because of in-person browsing, personalized services, and loyalty to their community, probably in that order.
People have this odd conception that shopping local somehow is better for the economy, too. It's probably better for the local economy, in the same way that high interest rates on over-valued houses are better for banks: concentrates money in a certain place, in a way that's actually harmful economically but is good for a certain specific entity at the cost of everyone else.
Parable of the broken window again and again and again. In this case, you could buy a book for $19 locally; or you could buy that book for $8 on Amazon Kindle, and spend $11 at your local farmer's market. In the former case, "your community" is richer--where "your community" is a book store. In the latter case, *you* are richer: you have a book *and* you have food, for the same money as just the book; on top of that, the farmer's market has some of your money, instead of the book store having it.
If the book store goes away but the local farmer's market grows, tough beans for the book store. You don't need a local book store--everybody is getting their books cheaper on Amazon and it's the same shit. What you do need is fresh, locally-grown produce that hasn't been picked unripe, gassed, shipped across the entire country, etc. How do I know this? Because nobody's buying books locally and everyone's buying local produce, that's why the farmer's market got bigger and the book store went bankrupt! If you'd all just buy books locally and cut back on the farmer's market spending, a bunch of people would be sitting around reading their expensive books going, "Gee, I wish we could afford good quality fruits and vegetables and fresh meats from a local farmer's market, but we don't have one and I spend all my money on books..."
Looks ridiculous on a small scale, but when you build it out this is exactly what happens. Arbitrarily subsidizing businesses has a cost.
do you suppose the President paid much more for the books at the small indie bookshop than he might have at an online retailer like Amazon
I don't know. Do you? Because if he did, and you could tell us that, you might actually have a point to make. For all we know he might have paid a lot less.
The way the summary was written, the question can be condensed to: "Will you spend more money at a local retailer, or less money and buy online"?
I'm all for supporting local retailers when they provide a valuable service - I visit my local library/store where I can chat to a librarian/store-clerk and get valuable feedback/information. But the article doesn't raise any of these issues. Instead, it focuses on the downsides of brick-and-mortar shopping, without raising any of the positives.
Fuck that. I'll buy from the vendors offering the products I want at prices I agree to. This "buy local" horseshit is nothing but guilt-tripping. Customers aren't property, and if local retailers can't compete, then they shouldn't be in business.
Enjoy living in your desolate factory suburb then.
Believe it or not, to some of us, concepts like "community" are more than boxes to check off in Hipster Buzzword Bingo, they mean something identifiable and concrete. I want to live among businesses run by people I know, people who are accountable to the sensibilities of their particular customers, people who interact with the neighborhood they do business in beyond dreary gray spreadsheet transactions. I want to know where my stuff comes from and how it's produced, and all of that's worth a few extra bucks to me.
"Buy local" isn't about guilt-tripping you into buying from a less-efficient-than-Amazon retailer, it's about fostering values other than "the cheaper the better no matter what the external costs to society."
Amazon's efficiency means more than just cheaper books. It also means a wider selection of books, and this is what is more important to me.
If all the bookstores in the world were small local bookstores, then all they'd sell is the same small selection of shitty Twilight fan fiction and Dan Brown paperbacks. Ever try to buy a good, up-to-date programming book at a local bookstore?
Twilight and Dan Brown consumers are hardly the bread & butter of the remaining independent bookshops. You're describing an airport chain bookstore. Real bookstores are curated by knowledgeable staff who — especially if they know you — can make recommendations and provide ad-hoc reviews. I have at least two sci-fi oriented bookstores within half an hour of my house, plus a board/role-playing game store, plus several decent comic stores. I can hang out at any of them and chat with infor
I want to live among businesses run by people I know
So do I. Unfortunately, nobody I know sells stuff that I want.
people who are accountable to the sensibilities of their particular customers
This word, "accountable." I do not understand how it applies to a transaction involving an exchange of money for goods in any way that is different when buying local vs. abroad.
people who interact with the neighborhood they do business in beyond dreary gray spreadsheet transactions.
How does a retailer's interaction w
"Accountable" in this context means responsive. Your interaction is a dialogue, not a mouse click. If your locals aren't selling what you want, you can talk to them and make requests; their business model will adapt to shape itself to its customers' desires. Go ask a Best Buy clerk to start stocking Linux laptops, see where that gets you.
If my values don't sync with yours and you don't care about the things that I care about, no problem, shop at Walmart and save money on
I like community as well. But I loathe big shopping centres (malls to you North Americans) and I would much rather buy commodities from the Internet. It may not seem like it, but most retailing are information providers - you get to check out the product in store. Nowadays you find everything you need to know about a large number of consumer products online, so why not buy there as well?
If (or when) everyone bought commodities online, the local community would still exist. It would just be centred around ba
Fuck that. I'll buy from the vendors offering the products I want at prices I agree to. This "buy local" horseshit is nothing but guilt-tripping. Customers aren't property, and if local retailers can't compete, then they shouldn't be in business.
Whereas I prefer to shop from companies who actually contribute back to the local economy by paying their taxes and not stashing them away in tax havens. If companies have sociopathic policies I try to avoid them.
That covers the 5% of the product's cost that goes to the local business. What do you do about the other 95%?
Wouldnt you be better off buying from Amazon and writing a check to the tax man. If you buy from the local store, they get about 5-10% in tax. If you buy from Amazon and send a check, they could get 44% of the price. I am sure the tax man will agree with me.
Fuck that. I'll buy from the vendors offering the products I want at prices I agree to. This "buy local" horseshit is nothing but guilt-tripping. Customers aren't property, and if local retailers can't compete, then they shouldn't be in business.
You need to take an economics class. Its not purely a guilt trip, there is also actual science and math behind spending locally. Sales and marketing people don't have to lie on those rare occasions when the truth is actually on their side. This is one of those. Spending locally can benefit you, or divert harm from you.
Where you spend your money has a multiplier effect on the community you are spending in. You can benefit your community or you can benefit someone else's. Which of the two do you think is m
I tried, but my local shop was all out of buggy whips.
And Twinkies.
Local businesses are at the core of the community. They employ my neighbors and me*. They support local activities and charities. They pay local taxes. I like dealing with them face to face. All of those things and more are worth more to me than saving a few bucks online. I do buy online for things I can't find locally or maybe if the price difference is ridiculous.
* Actually I work for a medium sized multinational corp. but when I started it was a local business that eventually got bought out. We still are active locally.
Just for an example, Home Depot is a multi-national corporation. They also support local activities and charities, and pay local taxes.
That's an interesting way to approach life. But let me ask you this: if everyone followed your philosophy, would the world be a better place or worse? Sure, you buying locally will help your local community. But if other people in other communities restrict their shopping to their local shops, wouldn't your local community suffer because it no longer has any markets to export to?
That's an interesting way to approach life. But let me ask you this: if everyone followed your philosophy, would the world be a better place or worse? Sure, you buying locally will help your local community. But if other people in other communities restrict their shopping to their local shops, wouldn't your local community suffer because it no longer has any markets to export to?
No. Because not everything is made or available locally.
Plus there are little complications such as when price is the only factor in a purchasing decision it destroys competition by favoring larger organizations that can leverage economies of scale, externalize costs (manufacture in regions with poor environmental laws, recognize profits in regions with little to no taxes, etc), engage in monopolistic or other unfair practices, etc.
Well, there would be less pollution by virtue of many fewer trucks on the road.
On the other hand, if you didn't live near a chip factory you would have to live in the pre-computing age.
I feel it's my economic duty to provide accurate and useful signals to the market, so my dollars go to the most efficient and cost effective source that meets my requirements for quality, selection, availability and price. If I need something immediately or I need to touch it before buying, I choose a local supplier offering those benefits. If I don't need those things, I select on the remaining criteria. To choose vendors on arbitrary 'feel good' sloganeering deprives me of the best value and deprives the, perhaps distant, vendor that worked hard to meet my mix of needs of the sale they deserve. It also sends false demand signals to local vendors. However these false signals only serve to distort the market temporarily but otherwise are pointless gestures that, in the long run, achieve nothing and help no one.
Like someone else said, I specificly frequent local establishments in my neighbourhood, because I know the owners, they live down the street and I see them at the pub on weekends and on my sports teams.
There is value in community. These people, living in the neigbourhood make substantially more money than the assistant manager at "SomeBig MegaStore", and the a huge chunk of that money doesn't end up in some gated community in Arkansas. Then they turn that money back to the community, bringing up home values, allowing other people the chance to open local businesses. In the end, it may not benefit me directly as much as shopping at "SuperCheap MegaStore", but I feel better about it.
As far as I'm concerned, the macroeconomic value of mega-stores promotes a huge class of "factory floor" worker and a tiny fraction of Billionaires, whereas buying local ensures a large group of upper-middle class.
I can tell you that I've known a few Billionaires and a lot of factory workers, and neither of them deserve what they have. Sure the Billionaires work hard and are smart, but often not substantially more than the local shop owner. Sure the factory workers may lack education, intelligence, drive, etc, but are much more gainfully employed at local shops, where they are subject to community standards of behaviour, living, etc.
Other than to the Billionaire class, and people with no concern for their local community, and for the fact that I have no idea how one might equitably do it, I'm a huge proponent of preventing businesses from becoming multinational, and encouraging local investment in small business.
How one does that, other than just one purchase at a time, I have no idea.
Of course, you can choose to be a cog in the machine as well..... Faceless suburbs make me sad.
If you place someone in a major intersection in the suburbs of most major cities in the USA, you simply can't tell where you are, without considering weather and what little vegetation might be visible.... and I find that a bit sad. This is absolutely not the case in most other places in the world.... I think it's a cultural deficit, honestly.
... my requirements for quality, selection, availability and price
You need to take an economics class. Spending locally is not merely feel good sloganeering. Where you purchase and where things are made do matter. Where you spend your money improves a community, if not your then someone else's. The health of your community and your local government's ability to provide you services also provides you a value. With respect to the local government, if they don't get taxes from local businesses they will get it directly from local residents. If things get too extreme or too
I'm not independently wealthy, and I don't have a job that pays me $400k/yr on top of that, plus my room and board paid for...
So yeah, I'm going with the Amazon option if I want anything.
While it is cheaper to buy online, it is not always better to do so. I usually buy online only books that I know I already decided to buy.
However I buy more books by visiting physical stores. This is the only place where I can go to and browse through the books, read a few passages, get acquainted with the volume in hand. This process is more important for me than hit-and-run browsing on the internet. Books are tangible goods for me.
I suspect USA president might have visited a bookstore for similar reason (
I was wrong, he seems to already have a list prepared, just bought it locally. Not what I meant.
"Then Obama reportedly whipped out his BlackBerry smartphone, on which he made a shopping book list."
Shopping local - which doesn't mean shopping at Wal-Mart - isn't something (smart) poor people can really afford to do any more. The mass producers and "service providers" have been funneling so much of the material wealth in their direction - mere pennies each at a time but multiplied by hundreds of them and tens of millions of blood donors^H^H^H^H^Hcustomers - that when a person is poor there really isn't enough left after the aforementioned get their cuts to share with local mom-and-pop businesses, whose overhead is high and economy of scale very low and who need higher profit margins to justify what they're doing.
This is why poor people shop - and all too often also work* - at Wal-Mart. They don't have the option to shop local like Barack and Michelle.
* It's also worth noting that Wal-Mart KNOWS their employees are also customers: not only does Wal-Mart pay low wages and deliberately toy with hours to keep a third or more of its workforce part-time and ineligible for benefits, it also doesn't offer an employee discount. The end result is that Wal-Mart actually gets back as profit a portion of the low wages it pays its employees.
Remind me again what we call paying more for the same product that everyone else gets a smaller cost?
I wish I were rich enough that a several dollar difference didn't matter.
Went to a local hardware store (in business since the Civil War) to purchase bullet catches for a woodworking project since I knew that they carried Stanley brand, unlike the local True Value distributor which I was in on Sunday which carries National Hardware --- turns out that Stanley sold their hardware division to National Hardware, so the bullet catches were the same as the ones I'd rejected on Sunday, just in Stanley's black and yellow packaging.
Lowes and Home Depot don't bother w/ much small hardware, so no bullet catches at either when I checked on Sunday.
The only other choice locally (since the last nearby independent woodworking shop closed) is Woodcraft and their inexpensive bullet catches seem to be from the same Pacific Rim factor which makes them for National Hardware so that leaves Brusso catches (too expensive and I want surface mounted strike plates), so I had to order from Lee Valley in Canada (and order strike plates from D. Lawless).
I really regret my father selling his father's anvil --- looks like I'm going to have to take up metal-working to have nice hardware for my woodworking projects.
I did go out on Black Friday and did find a pair of beat around shoes for 70% off the normal price, but other than wine from a local vineyard, didn't find anything.
The same with almost every shopping trip, nothing to find. Since I'm not one of the herds of hippos roaming the country, stores refuse to carry clothes in my size. As I don't buy products made in China, that excludes just about every electronic device out there.
Even online the selections are meager. As a result, I have free cash flow and no debt because there's nothing to buy. Pretty soon I'll be relegated to wearing a toga and using chalk boards to communicate.
Logic is a pretty flower that smells bad.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The fourth-seeded Maryland women's basketball team's strong run in the NCAA Tournament came to an end Sunday with an 87-61 loss to top-seeded Notre Dame in the NCAA Final Four in Nashville, Tenn.
Freshman center Brionna Jones scored a team-high 16 points, but the night just wasn't Maryland's night. Alyssa Thomas finished with 14 points and six rebounds, while Laurin Mincy added 11 points and Lexie Brown had 10.
Kayla McBride scored 28 points to lead the Irish (37-0), who will play the winner of UConn and Stanford in Tuesday's championship game.
The Irish took control on the glass, which led to most of their offense and defense.
For the first 12 minutes the Terps kept the game close with some hot shooting. They only trailed 23-21 before McBride and Notre Dame took control with a 10-0 run. McBride had the first five points hitting a layup and converting a nifty three-point play.
Taya Reimer, who replaced Achonwa in the starting lineup, scored her first points of the game on a layup to cap the burst and make it 33-21. The teams traded baskets over the next few minutes and the Irish led 37-27 before closing the half by scoring 11 of the final 15 points, including a beautiful pass from Reimer to a cutting McBride for a layup - a play often run between Achonwa and McBride.
In her career, Thomas became Maryland's all-time leading scorer (2,356) and rebounder (1,235), was a three-time All-American and three-time ACC Player of the Year. She picked up 66 career double-doubles to break the school record. She owns six of Maryland's 10 triple-doubles and is second on the NCAA's career list. She led Maryland to the 2012 ACC title and the 2014 Final Four.
This marks Maryland's 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance and 10th in head coach Brenda Frese's 12 years. She's led Maryland to four Elite Eights, five Sweet Sixteens, two Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship. Her all-time record at Maryland is 306-101 (.752).


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Child's Horoscopefor Joanne K. Rowling, born on 31 July 1965
|Text by Liz Greene, Copyright © Astrodienst AG 2015
|TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. The Psychological Type A kind and civilised nature * Coming to terms with emotional needs * A sound body and a clear mind III. The Characters in the Story A child with a dedicated spirit * A conflict between inner and outer * Longing for the dream-world * Faith in the future * A rich intuitive gift * Coping with powerful emotional needs * Intensity of heart and will * Sensitivity to suffering * Loyalty to an inner voice * The art of secret self-mythologising * A surplus of self-will * The hidden need to be adored * The importance of self-importance A beauty-loving child * A young aesthete * Passions are hidden * Learning the value of the instincts IV. Emotional needs and * patterns in relationships Keep my world in order! * Special needs in relationship with parents * Looking to father for creative inspiration * Looking to mother as a source of emotional power V. Fears and Insecurities The fear of being different * The price of being an individual VI. Looking toward the future A holistic approach to knowledge * Making a mark on the world
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
- Kahlil Gibran, The ProphetMost parents long to provide their children with the best they can offer on every level. But what is "the best"? Less enlightened parents will see in the child a symbol of all the lost potentials of their own youth, and will envision not the future toward which the child is best suited to aspire, but the future which they would have wished for themselves. More enlightened parents will understand the wisdom of Kahlil Gibran's words, recognising not only the magic of the child as a symbol of new life, but also the profound gift of being caretaker for a developing soul with a unique individuality and a life journey which cannot be dictated in advance. Children have their own inherent blueprint for life, independent of external factors. Within any family, two children given the same parents and the same social and economic background will express from the first days of life distinctly different personalities and distinctly different ways of responding to the outside world. Children are not blank slates upon which the environment writes. If we wish to offer "the best" for our children, we need to discern first who they are, and how we can most effectively support them according first and foremost to the child's, not the parent's, needs. Much wise information on child-rearing can be obtained from friends, family members, doctors, child psychologists, and the vast body of literature available. But no general rules on parenting can sufficiently honour the unique personality which each individual child possesses. It is here that astrology can make a profound and creative contribution to our understanding of our children and also to our understanding of the child we ourselves once were. The birth horoscope of a child is a map of patterns and potentials which exist in that child from the moment of birth. When an adult explores his or her birth horoscope, many of these potentials have been "fleshed out" according to actual life experiences and the choices that person has made over many years. Time, circumstances and relationships with others crystallise potentials into set behaviour patterns and attitudes. In a child, these potentials are so easily stifled by conflicting family demands, thwarted by inappropriate circumstances, or simply ignored through lack of recognition. Encouragement of these potentials in childhood can help a child to develop greater confidence and hope for a future which is more authentically his or her own, so that greater happiness and fulfillment are possible later in life. Children also possess inner conflicts and insecurities, and it is healthy and natural for them, like adults, to sometimes feel afraid. But all human beings have their own individual ways of dealing with such fears, and some defense mechanisms may not always be recognised for what they are. We may not understand the language of our children's fears because we do not suffer the same ones, and we may mock these anxieties or try to "cure" them in ways which are inappropriate for the child. The birth horoscope not only reflects nascent abilities it also describes the ways in which any individual will try to protect himself or herself against life's uncertainties. Understanding the nature of a child's fears can be of enormous help in encouraging an inner sense of security and resilience. Each child also has highly individual ways of expressing love, and possesses emotional needs which are not always the same as those of parents. One child may need very physically affectionate demonstrations of love. Another child may be more cerebral, needing a love expressed through verbal communication and real interest in his or her thoughts and efforts to learn. Sometimes these differences can lead to painful misunderstandings between parent and child each of whom may feel unloved simply because their ways of loving are so dissimilar. Insight into a child's unique emotional nature can help us to build bridges over these divides and relate to our children with greater love and tolerance. Children reflect back to us a profound insight into life's continuity and hope for the future. Rather than trying to be "perfect" parents or create "perfect" children, we could instead try to honour and support the child's right to be an individual. A relationship can then develop which contains mutual respect and recognition, and which nurtures and heals rather than cramps, suffocates or undermines. The birth horoscope does not describe a child's "fate", nor can it provide us with any predictions of what our children will or will not become in adult life this depends primarily upon their own future choices. Nor can a horoscope provide the means for an unconsciously ambitious parent to attempt to direct the child's destiny, for a child's individual nature will sooner or later find some way to express itself in spite of if not because of upbringing. Instead, the horoscope faithfully reflects an inner cast of characters and an inner story which awaits time and choice for its unfoldment. To explore the birth horoscope of a child is a humbling experience and a moving opportunity to participate in containing and honouring a new life.
Astrological Data used for Child's Horoscope
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Submission + - Satellites Could Detect Nuclear Tests (sciencemag.org) 1
sciencehabit writes: A nuclear explosion—even when detonated underground—sends up a giant electromagnetic pulse that ripples through Earth's ionosphere. That effect—known as a traveling ionospheric disturbance, or TID—should theoretically be detectable with technologies that are sensitive to changes in the ionosphere, such as global satellite networks and radio telescopes. Now researchers have shown that it indeed possible to use these methods to detect nuclear tests.


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AIR New Zealand will consider extending its trans-Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia to include the Pacific Islands when it reapplies to regulators late this year for a continuation of the existing deal.
Declaring the Kiwi airline in "growth mode" after a solid first-half profit, the new chief executive, Christopher Luxon, said extending the alliance was something the two airlines could consider because they both had "good Pacific Island businesses".
"I'm not sure at this stage - that is something we are continuing to discuss," he said.
In 2010, the airlines considered including the Pacific Islands in their alliance but decided against it because the regulatory hurdles appeared too high.
A number of routes to the islands would become monopolies if the two airlines were allowed to broaden their alliance in the region.
Mr Luxon said the outlook was positive on the trans-Tasman route, while the airline was "equally excited about opportunities within the broader Pacific Rim region", including Asia and the Americas.
The delivery of two more leased wide-body Boeing 777s next year, in addition to the first of its 787-9 Dreamliners, will allow Air New Zealand to consider flying to new destinations within the Asia-Pacific.
Despite the woes besetting the Dreamliner program, Mr Luxon said he was confident Boeing would be able to resolve the problems and begin delivering the first of the airline's eight planes on order from mid-2014.
Mr Luxon said the alliance with Virgin, in which it had a 19.99 per cent stake, and the introduction of four fare types, had allowed Air New Zealand to turn around its performance on the Tasman in recent years.
"The Virgin alliance . . . has helped us raise our collective market share across the Tasman," he said.
Shares in Air Zealand rose 5 per cent after it posted a net profit of $NZ100 million ($A80.7 million) for the six months to December, up from $NZ38 million previously.
It will pay an interim dividend of NZ3¢ a share on March 22, up from NZ2¢ previously. The airline expects its pre-tax earnings in the second half of this financial year to "comfortably exceed" those in the same period in 2011-12.
Virgin, Air NZ may eye island routes
AIR New Zealand will consider extending its trans-Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia to include the Pacific Islands when it reapplies to regulators late this year for a continuation of the existing deal.
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Skip to comments.Pelosi scrambling, if not whipping, for House Democratic votes on Syria
Posted on 09/04/2013 1:44:17 PM PDT by neverdem
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has launched an aggressive campaign designed to maximize Democratic support for President Obamas proposal for U.S. military strikes on war-torn Syria.
The California Democrat emphasized Tuesday that she and other Democratic leaders would not twist arms with a formal whip of a Syria vote. But in a press conference at the White House, and then in a letter sent to all her troops, Pelosi is laying out a very public case for intervention with an unequivocal humanitarian message aimed to rally wary Democrats behind their president.
It is in our national interest to respond to the Syrian governments unspeakable use of chemical weapons, Pelosi wrote in her Dear Colleague letter. Indeed, it has been, and remains, a core pillar of our national security under Democratic and Republican administrations to prevent, limit, and halt the spread and use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
This is a matter of national, regional, and global security, she added.
The remarks come as a number of liberal Democrats are warning that U.S. intervention would do little to help the civilian victims of Syrias yearslong civil war or unseat the regime of President Bashar Assad. Instead, the critics say another military operation in the Middle East would simply fritter away taxpayer dollars better spent on humanitarian aid to Syria and projects at home.
Were in a situation where were not going to do anything thats going to do any good, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) said Tuesday in an interview with CNN. No one in the administration says this will cause regime change, this attack thats being contemplated. No one in the administration is even saying it will prevent Assad from using chemical weapons again. Theres no contemplation that any attack that we launch will end the civil war.
I feel bad about it, Grayson added, but sometimes you have to recognize your own limitations. Otherwise, its hubris.
Pelosi conceded that she wont get every Democrat on board Some wont ever be comfortable with it, she said but shes hoping emerging evidence about Assads alleged chemical attacks will convince on-the-fence Democrats that intervention is necessary.
On these kinds of issues, its not a question of whipping, its a question of discussion to make sure that people have the information that they need to make an informed decision, to make sure that they have the full value of the intelligence that says this is how this happened, she said, following a meeting with Obama and congressional leaders.
And then members have to decide, are they willing ... to ignore the fact that this humanitarian disaster took place or not?
Pelosi also argued that the president has the authority to intervene in Syria even if Congress votes against the authorization hes requested. That puts the Democratic leader at odds with more than 50 liberal Democrats in her camp, who penned a letter to Obama last week warning that any strikes without congressional approval would be unconstitutional.
While we understand that as Commander in Chief you have a constitutional obligation to protect our national interests from direct attack, Congress has the constitutional obligation and power to approve military force, the lawmakers wrote.
The debate puts Pelosi in somewhat of a tough spot, as the Democratic leader has often touted Democratic opposition to the Iraq War as a central distinction between the parties. Now, with a Democratic president urging Congress to authorize an unpopular attack in the same region, Obama is counting on Pelosi to deliver the votes.
Pelosi got a good deal of political cover on Tuesday, when Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) both endorsed Obamas desire to use force against Assad.
America has a compelling national security interest to prevent and respond to the use of weapons of mass destruction, especially by a terrorist state such as Syria, and to prevent further instability in a region of vital interest to the United States, Cantor said in a statement.
Still, even some Democratic leaders are withholding their endorsement of a new military campaign. Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.), for instance, said Tuesday that he wants more information before deciding how to vote.
Issues of war & peace require thoughtful consideration, Clyburn tweeted. I reserve judgment on Syria until a resolution and more details are forthcoming.
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), head of the Congressional Black Caucus, has also yet to take a position, her office said Tuesday.
Much will likely depend on the scope of the authorization language. Indeed, many Democrats have been critical that the resolution proposed by the White House over the weekend is too broad.
In response, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is crafting alternative language to narrow the powers granted to the White House, his office said Tuesday.
"We have to pass the resolution so you can see what's in it"
A vote for this is a vote for WW3.
Democrats always start the big wars.
Thought this was one of yours.
Do the democrats want to put the war on the credit card as they claimed W did?
Is this a war for oil?
Show me the WMD's.
Alan, please don't make me have to use this . . .
Interesting article, but seriously, "Pelosi" and "whip" do not belong in the same sentence...
They know they have the Senate.
The fight will be in the House.
With Boner and Red Nancy in charge, I hold out very little hope.
Gaw damn.
Pelosi is so f***ing nuts, she makes Alan Grayson sound sane.
Probably not.
Her Troops?! Isn't weird how the ANTI-WAR LEFT sure loves to use military terminology when it suits them.
Takes a whole lot of crazy to do that...
Pelosi is trying to determine which democrats are to be sacrificed at the
alter of WW3.
But wait!! She had to get counseling from one of her strongest advisors. Top three threads:
Nothing was found. Literally: nothing.
Implications, implications about women and children as victims. If that doesn't work, the issue of rape is used to convince Democrats in favor of military action (see Bosnia).
Pelosi scrambling to ensure the killing of Syrian Catholics and the endengerment of Israelis by the Jihadis she is supporting
Not one democrat will lose his or her seat over their vote. Nor will many republicans.
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I have a problem with the open of a cursor in PROC (C-SQL) procedure.
The process is executable background no up on a UNIX SUN SOLARIS System.
The Oracle Error Code is ORA-01013 and the description is: "User request table cancel of current operation"
Cause: The user interrupted an Oracle operation by entering CTRL-C, Control-C, or another canceling operation. This forces the current operation to end. This is an informational message only.
I would like to say:
1. if i can to continue with the other DB operation (for example select, update and so on).
2. if the cursor is correct and i can to use the results for the successive operation.
Thank you a lot from the help.


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The Executive King Suites are two-bedroom suites that allow the bride and her bridal attendants to spend the pre-wedding night in adjoining rooms so they can get ready for the big day. It's a welcome convenience during the inevitable bustle and stress of the run-up to matrimonial vows. After the wedding ceremony and reception, the suite is available for the exclusive use of the bride and groom.
The Bridal Pre-wedding Package is available to registered guests, and includes use of the hotel boardroom for four hours with the following furnishings.
- Two makeup chairs
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- Full length mirror
- Extra towels
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The Romance Package is a favorite way for newlyweds to cap their wedding day. With this offering your first night as husband and wife begins in the sumptuous relaxation of one of our spacious, well-appointed Deluxe King rooms, enhanced with a bouquet of fresh roses. Enjoy a glass of Champagne and a chocolate delight while relaxing in the two-person whirlpool tub. Don your Rose Hotel bathrobe and slippers and watch a DVD or late night television.
Gradually emerge from the afterglow and embark on your new life together the next morning with an extensive continental breakfast in the elegant main lobby.
We're especially gratified when new brides such as Christina Saeteurn (now Christina Loo) honor us with the kind of accolades that tell us we're hitting the mark.
"Thank you for the exceptional customer service during our stay," Christina wrote to us after experiencing all three offerings. "We had a wonderful experience, in fact, we're thinking of celebrating our anniversaries there!"
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Nobody really knows why good chemistry happens and why the lack of it can ruin a team. It's like a recipe for a great dish. Include the wrong ingredients and you're liable to spit it out. Put the right ones together and it's delicious.
Some baseball followers believe in a simple theory: Winning breeds good chemistry and losing brings on bad chemistry.
Others will tell you good chemistry is dumb luck.
As was the case with the 1993 Phillies, who lost to the Blue Jays in the World Series, it can defy logic.
"You know, I've been on bad teams that you got along great with everyone," said former Phillies first baseman/outfielder John Kruk, now an analyst on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball." "I was on a good team in Philly that there were times when fights broke out in the clubhouse more often than not. But everyone said we had such great chemistry.
"I think the bottom line is it all comes down to winning. When you're winning, you overlook certain things. When you start losing, you try to find things of why you're not winning. This guy showed up late for BP. This guy doesn't come out for BP, spends all his day in the trainer's room. That's when you're losing."
Orel Hershiser, another ESPN analyst, was on the great 1988 Dodgers team that won it all.
"Tommy Lasorda used to say, 'We can fight behind these clubhouse doors, but once we leave here we got to lock arms.' All that matters is when you cross the white lines that you are on the same page. It doesn't mean that you go to dinner, you ride in the same cab to the ballpark. The fact when you get on the field, everybody wants to win, show up, concentrate," Hershiser said.
Infighting was certainly the case with the great Yankees teams of the 1970s, yet on the field, respect took over. The team jelled and won under the sometimes impossible demands of "The Boss," George Steinbrenner.
The A's, who won three straight championships from 1972-74, created an "Us vs. Him" mentality, uniting against owner Charles O. Finley. It was a group of young, talented players who were brought together by Dick Williams, a tough manager who often clashed with Finley.
"I often thought Charlie created that 'Us vs. Them' on purpose," said Phil Garner, who played for the A's during their title run, was on the all-time chemistry team — the 1979 Pirates — and managed the Brewers, Tigers, and Astros.
The A's had great players and their talent offset all obstacles.
"They would kid each other, get on each other in a good-natured way," recalled pioneer player agent Jeremy Kapstein, who represented several top A's players. "There was a unifying force — Finley. It was all of them against Charlie. There were so many gamers on that team, blue-collar type guys who just came together for the same purpose."
By the time Garner joined the A's full time in 1975, the team was still very good, but "I remember one writer who covered us writing 'the A's have had 14 fights this season and all of them are in their clubhouse.' It was rough, but the big thing was, on the field those things were forgotten. The fighting was almost therapeutic. Everyone got their frustrations out."
The 2004 Red Sox are an interesting study in good chemistry. They had come off a devastating Game 7 loss to the Yankees in the 2003 ALCS when Grady Little left Pedro Martinez in too long. Yet the '04 Sox acted like it never happened.
There was a new manager, a new top starter in Curt Schilling. The Idiots — Kevin Millar, Johnny Damon, Mike Timlin, Alan Embree — kind of took over the persona of the team. Having fun became the top priority, and while it was wild and unorthodox —
"I think we just had strong veteran players who just understood what it took," Francona said. "We got on a roll and people just started to believe in one another. It was a beautiful thing to see. But that was chemistry at its best."
"I think we were able to come in and get into the flow of what Johnny and Kevin had created there," said Dave Roberts, who was part of an outstanding roster/chemistry tweak by general manger Theo Epstein at the trade deadline. "I don't know that you'll ever be able to explain it or describe it or that you'll ever duplicate it again, but it existed and we were all engulfed in it."
Asked how the two favorites in the National League West compare this season, one NL executive said, "Check out the Dodgers — a lot of good players but bad clubhouse guys. And then look at the Giants, position by position, and you tell me."
The inference there is the Dodgers have more talent, but the Giants, who have won two championships in the last three years, seem to have the right group of guys.
"I think it just comes down to your manager and coaching staff being able to identify what is needed on that team with that group of people to create good chemistry," Giants GM Brian Sabean said. "There's no magic formula except that if your people have been around long enough and they understand what it takes, you're bound to get it right."
And don't forget, Sabean also oversaw successful Giants teams with Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent, whose reputations weren't exactly stellar. Some of Bonds's self-absorbed antics and the all-consuming attention paid to his quest to break the home run record may have cost the Giants more chances at a championship.
The 2012 Red Sox simply had the wrong mix of players, not necessarily from a performance aspect but from a tone-setting one. Carl Crawford's whining, Adrian Gonzalez's clubhouse politics, Josh Beckett's surliness.
The 2001 Red Sox team also had a toxic mix with Carl Everett, Jose Offerman, Ugueth Urbina, and Mike Lansing, resulting in one brush fire after another. Dan Duquette always said winning breeds good chemistry, but that team seemed doomed with too many distractions to overcome.
Garner has a very interesting take on team chemistry. He said it can start with middle relief.
"Good chemistry is built in those situations where you might be behind by three runs and you bring your middle relievers in and if they can hold things where they are and your team feels it can come back and win, that does so much for team chemistry you wouldn't believe," Garner said.
Garner also believes you have to have "alpha dogs" in the clubhouse. When he managed Houston he had Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio, who set the young players straight. In Milwaukee he had Robin Yount.
"When there's veteran leadership, chemistry develops," Garner said. "When you don't, it can go the other way quickly."Nick Cafardo can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @nickcafardo.


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I Wanna Go Back to Michigan
I made a hype video.
How did Michigan get a top five NFL coach to come back to college? There's actually one word for it: passion.
The school is so passionate about football that it was willing to give Harbaugh whatever tools and control he asked for. The big money donors are so passionate that they offered to finance NFL-/Saban-like money for Harbaugh and a top-echelon staff. The fans are so passionate that they flooded onto every message board and commented on every medium every time some writer or TV person seemed likely to breath so much as "Har…" Jim's friends and former teammates are so passionate that they reportedly formed a train of callers and kept up an unrelenting press since November. And finally Jim is so passionate about his school that he gave up/set aside his (apparently real) NFL aspirations to come back to the farm.
College doesn't have the NFL's money, nor its cachet, nor is it the pinnacle of the sport. But the thing about college football is we care way more. That's why it happened.
Trey Burkekamp
The Florida preview lives here, but we're not quite finished celebrating the Kansas game yet. I make no apologies for this.
Per the request of MGoUser 4godkingandwolverines, here's the Trey Burke shot with a twist of Dennis Bergkamp (original here for those who don't get the reference):
After the jump, a few gifs of The Shot (we need a more original nickname for this, by the way) and some incredible reactions by Burke, the bench, and a couple fans.
Almost Highlights
Damn you rock. Damn you.
Highlights: Pure Do
Highlights: Battle for Mich. Again
And just the end:
Forget something guy? /Thorin.
Watch it again. Then re-read the texts from your Sparty brother/friend where he blames Appling for everything. Then watch it again.


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An independent publisher of quality online games, IceGames Co. Ltd, has today released some handy tips and tricks for early players of new free-to-play web MMORPG, Ultimate Naruto.
Combining anime-based plotlines, exhilarating combat and a pure Japanese anime style, Ultimate Naruto gives players the chance to slip into the shoes of their favourite characters from the Naruto anime series and forge their own path as an ultimate and powerful ninja. This faithful Naruto MMORPG offers players an engaging gameplay experience, fan favourite storylines, cool social options, and even a chance to raise and nurture a powerful Tailed Beast.
With a myriad of options and skills at their disposal, fresh-faced Ultimate Naruto players may be wondering how to best boost their power and master their chosen Ninja School. Like a wise old sensei, publisher IceGames has released some more tips to help newbies get a head start.
How To Power-Up Quickly in Ultimate Naruto
A ninja's path is one of training, determination, and the fostering of spirit. New players may find this daunting, but they already possess the potential of a true ninja. Here are the simplest ways for new players to boost their combat power and begin their journeys on the path to greatness:
Use Your Tailed Beast
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Every time I draw up an insulin shot for my son Joey I am acutely aware of what could happen if the immediate future does not proceed as I expect. Most of the time the problems that arise are not the result of anything Joey or I have consciously done, but rather are the fault of circumstance, i.e., a meal is not delivered on time, an unexpected phone call is received or a car breaks down after an insulin injection has been given. Unforeseen events like these can usually be remedied by carrying supplies of sugar and insulin. But recently I experienced an unpredictable event that had dangerous consequences.
It was late September and it was one of those California days of sunshine and cool breezes. I had just returned from a James Taylor concert and my head was full of music. I was feeling relaxed and happy to be home with my children following a day of rest from the chores of motherhood and managing my son's diabetes.
I was busy preparing dinner, listening to my new CD and in a terrific mood. My children were playing outside as I talked and laughed with my visiting mother-in-law. A half-hour before dinner I performed my son Joey's predinner blood test. I then carried the meter back into the kitchen, drew the shot and went back outside to give Joey his shot.
The moment I finished pushing in the plunger I said to myself, "That shot took too long." I immediately realized that I had given Joey his morning insulin dose instead of his evening dose. Joey's morning dose at the time was three units of Regular and seven units of NPH, and his evening dose was two units of Regular and two units of NPH. In other words, I had given Joey a potentially lethal dose of insulin.
My first reaction was to run and hide. I found myself sitting on the ground in a nearby hedge and realized that I would have to come out and face what had happened. I knew that I had two hours before the regular insulin would be peaking and that I would be able to plan a course of action in the next two hours.
I went inside and told my husband what had happened and felt my first surge of shame at the mistake I had made. We decided to call Joey's endocrinologist immediately and develop a plan. After talking to her, I felt that maybe we could get through the peak of the regular without any problem. I would just give him soda, cookies and candy.
This was not hard to do with a six-year-old, but counteracting the long-term NPH was a different matter. Six-year-old children simply cannot stay awake past a certain point.
We were able to handle the early evening hours with soda and sweets, but Joey's bedtime was approaching. The regular insulin began to peak at 8 p.m., and the NPH began to work at the same time. At 9 p.m. Joey's blood sugar began to plummet and no matter how much milk he drank or how many cookies he ate, we were not able to stop the dropping. He dropped 150 points in 15 minutes, and I called the doctor again.
She also began to see that we would not be able to handle this situation at home and advised us to administer glucagon and drive him to the emergency room. Joey vomited immediately after we gave him the glucagon, a common reaction, and we then wrapped him in a blanket and took off for the hospital.
Once in the emergency room we were ushered into a back room where nurses quickly assessed his situation. I was growing more anxious by the second as it had been some time since the glucagon had been given, his NPH was going strong and we still had a long night ahead. I was eager for the emergency room staff to get Joey started on intravenous glucose.
As often happens in an emergency room, we were in what seemed like an unending wait. We had to wait for an emergency room physician to look Joey over before a course of action could be determined. We were waiting for Joey's doctor to call in, and we were nervously awaiting some kind of quick action to help Joey before he went into severe insulin shock.
I had asked several times if the nurse could please test Joey, as he looked pale to me. Finally, I couldn't wait any longer so I tested him. A nurse rushed over and scolded me saying, "That was an unnecessary test, you should wait for me."
I was already feeling hurt, ashamed and scared as I lay across my son's body waiting for the emergency room staff to help him, and now I was made to feel that I was intentionally hurting my child to satisfy myself.
Later, when I was trying to process the events of the evening I got angry at the scolding I had received. I remember thinking: "You sent us out into the world four years ago after just four days in this hospital. I had to learn how to manage this child's diabetes in four short days and then I was expected to keep him alive. I have been doing just that with very little support from this place. But now, because I have made ONE mistake and have had to place myself in your hands, I am made to feel bad for one extra test.
"Are you kidding?!?!" I thought.
"Do you know how many tests and shots I have given this child? Do you know how many times I have tested him in the night? Do you know how many times I have saved his life? Do you know how many times I have cried and done all of this alone? And now you would take away my only tool to survive?"
When a doctor finally arrived Joey's BGs were so unstable and were dropping so fast he was given a dose of D50, an injectable glucose which can have serious side-effects if not administered correctly. This raised his BGs rapidly and temporarily stabilized the situation. He was then given an IV of glucose.
For the rest of the very long night he was tested every hour, and the IV glucose was adjusted accordingly. I had thought that once the NPH had peaked and worn off that Joey would be all right. But there were several times in the early morning hours when he dropped again and I was grateful for the IV.
The next day Joey was exhausted. He had been a trooper throughout the entire ordeal. At one point during the evening, while I was holding his hand, I looked over at him and said, "I'm sorry, Joey."
"It's OK, Mom, I know you never MEANT to hurt me," he said.
It took all the strength I had to not fall apart at that moment. I always tell people that Joey has amazing reserves of strength and patience. I don't know if this is a result of what he has had to deal with as a diabetic or if it is just his personality. Because he was diagnosed when he was only two, I'll probably never know, but on this night in particular, I felt pride and anguish that my little boy was so brave and so understanding BECAUSE he had diabetes.
What Have We Learned From This Episode?
First, I have developed some checks for myself when I draw up Joey's insulin. Now, I do it in a quiet place and I say aloud what I am doing. If there is another adult around I'll ask him or her to look at what I have done. If there isn't, I immediately write down the dose in Joey's log book. I've caught myself several times making small errors and this has helped save me from repeating similar mistakes.
We have also learned not to be afraid of the emergency room. If this ever happens again, which I pray it does not, I would never wait until things became critical to take him to the hospital. In the future I'll be able to see more clearly what I can and cannot handle. Panic and fear are of no use in such a situation. If you are prepared, then panic can be avoided.
I have learned to not be afraid to be my child's advocate in the hospital. I have been his pancreas for five years, and I know his diabetes and the nuances of his body as well as anyone. I respect hospital staffs and I adore my physicians, but I see them as my partners in this game of life support I play with Joey's diabetes.
I have learned to let go of mistakes once the danger has passed. I've learned the hard way that I'm not going to achieve anything by beating myself up with shame or regret. It was a mistake. I have given Joey thousands of shots, and I am lucky that this mistake has only happened once. With this in mind I teach Joey to be careful and to check everything, but not to hurt himself with regret when mistakes are made.
Finally, I have added a new prayer at shot time …"God be with me as I draw this shot."
Diabetes is relentless and I am human. I need the support of friends, family, medical staff and especially God as I try to do my best.
Editor's Note: For other stories on the same subject, see "My Insulin Overdose" and "I Just Injected 46 Units of the Wrong Insulin!"


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ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) - A Volkswagen beetle owned by the Carter County Sheriff's Department became an improvised pursuit vehicle - at about 20 mph. The beetle won.
Deputy Shane Watson was leaving the courthouse Feb.2 when a man reported a pickup truck being driven erratically. Watson jumped into the bug and soon caught up with it. He turned on the little car's lights and siren, but the driver ignored him, according to The Johnson City Press (http://bit.ly/yAgnc3).
Deciding the women behind the wheel showed no signs of stopping for a red light, Watson went around her and braked, expecting to sacrifice the beetle, but the truck stopped inches off the back bumper.
Driver Cynthia Ann Andes of Hampton said she drank half a liter of vodka and took prescription pain pills.
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French onion soup gets a seasonal twist with roasted butternut squash and lots of stringy, Swiss Gruyere cheese broiled on top.
A cozy, heart-warming soup you'll want to snuggle up with.
What makes french onion soup so special are the caramelized onions. Onions cooked a long time until they take on a rich, sweet flavor and a deep "caramel" color. I love them paired with mildly sweet butternut squash and the way their sweet and savory notes play off each other.
I omitted the red wine french onion soup traditionally has and used chicken broth not beef so as not to overwhelm the butternut. I think white wine would be better so feel free to add it in once the onions are caramelized and before adding the squash. About 1/2 cup.
Don't even think about skimping on the cheese! The cheese is just as important as the onions. You want a nice thick layer on top. Let it get nice and brown and bubbly under the broiler. You'll thank me later.
The best part is poking your spoon through the molten layer of Swiss cheese to the thick soup below and breaking off the crackly pieces of cheese that melt down the sides of the bowl.
Oops. . .that's two best parts.
French onion soup gets a seasonal twist with roasted butternut squash and lots of stringy, Swiss Gruyere cheese broiled on top.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, bay leaf, thyme and a pinch or two of brown sugar.
- Cook the onions 25-35 minutes, stirring every few minutes until the onions are soft and caramelized. The onions should turn a deep brown color - if they begin to get burnt spots on them turn the heat down a little.
- Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Stir in the squash and broth. Cook on medium-low an additional 15 - 20 minutes, stirring often and seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
- Preheat the broiler and place 4 oven-proof bowls or crocks onto a baking sheet. Ladle soup into each bowl and sprinkle the tops of each one with 1/2 - 3/4 cup of cheese.
- Place under broiler until cheese is completely melted with bubbly, brown spots. Serve immediately with crusty bread if desired.


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It was a nightmare. The driver had an emotional meltdown and was holding all the cars, he threatened that I would never see the car again. I had to report the car stolen before I finally got it a month later.
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Over 800 people have already registered for the event, which means the race is on pace to have more than the 1,300 runners that participated in last year's run.
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"We're really proud of this event. It caters to everybody. We really encourage a family atmosphere; that's kind of what we're striving for, and this course is also set up as an official 5k event for people that care about their running times." said Patrick Dibsie, a firefighter and paramedic.
The 5k run is a benefit for injured and sick firefighters. Some of the money raised will also go towards Toys for Tots. This year a pancake cookout will be held after the event.
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AstraZeneca Partners With Bristol-Myers to Buy US Group Diabetes Specialist Amylin for $7bn
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AstraZeneca has moved to bolster its flagging drug pipeline with a three way deal involving US biotech business Amylin.
Amylin is being bought by Bristol-Myers Squibb for $7bn, and as part of the deal AstraZeneca will pay $3.4bn of the cost. In return Amylin's products and portfolio will be shared between the two. Up to five companies were reportedly interested in Amylin, which had previously rejected a $3.5bn offer from Bristol-Myers. Savvas Neophytou at Panmure Gordon welcomed the deal, saying:
Investors may grit their teeth at the price, but AstraZeneca's joint acquisition of Amylin was strategically necessary and consistent with previous management communication.
The deal structure, in collaboration with partner Bristol-Myers Squibb, introduces an element of risk sharing which is also welcome and the company should be able to fund this transaction from existing resources.
With AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers already collaborating on diabetes, this transaction makes sense because Amylin's most valuable asset is Bydureon, an injectable GLP-1 agonist, which fits well with Astra/Bristol's portfolio of Onglyza and dapagliflozin.
Naresh Chouhan at Liberum Capital said:
AstraZeneca will in effect pay for half the deal ($3.4bn). In our note two weeks ago we showed why small speciality pharma deals like Amylin would be the key core of the turnaround strategy at Astra and if they were to do so it would be a meaningful contributor to the 95% five year total shareholder return that we identified. We believe the probability of the meaningful turnaround is increasingly likely.
But Dr Mike Mitchell at Seymour Pierce was less positive:
[The deal] demonstrates in, our opinion, the desperation of the business in terms of pipeline-filling. We note that under the current terms of the deal, AstraZeneca will not have equal governance rights to 'key strategic and financial decisions' regarding the collaboration until it pays an additional $135m. Considering the long-standing position of AstraZeneca to look for external opportunities for product development, we are uninspired by the final terms of this deal. We stay with reduce.
In the market AstraZeneca has dipped 10.5p to 2842.5p. Shire, sporadically tipped as a bid target for the likes of AstraZeneca, has lost 48p to £17.84 after the Amylin deal was deemed to make such a move less likely.
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Giving the Gift of Hot Cocoa
Yummm, hot cocoa. It's one of those drinks that everyone likes, and it seems super easy to make. Just mix some chocolate with some milk, and you're done. Right? Well, no, not quite. It can be really easy to make hot cocoa, but the odds are good that it won't be exactly what you are looking for. It can be a tricky balance - but I've got the very best recipe for you ever.
It's called Hot Chocolate Truffle Balls, and although I made them for the first time last year, they are one of the few things that I already know I'm making this year. In fact, I gave some as a gift to my brother in law, and he requested that I make them again, especially for him. I was happy to do so, particularly when I realized that I could drop one of these beauties in my morning coffee and have one of the best mochas I'd ever tasted.
In the top of a double boiler, mix 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips,1 cup heavy cream, and 1 tablespoon sugar (If you want it - I usually don't use it, but it's dependant upon how sweet you like your cooca.)
Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture is combined. It should look very smooth - at first, it will look grainy, but keep melting and keep mixing and it will suddenly become awesome. Let the mixture cool for about 10 minutes at room temperature, and then pour into a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill until it is firm and scoopable, about 2-3 hours.
Using an ice cream scoop, form balls out of the mixture. Wrap each individual ball in parchment paper and pop it into the freezer. I used about 3 T. for each ball, but you may have to play around with it until you determine how rich you would like your beverage.
When you are ready to enjoy your hot chocolate, pour one cup of milk into a coffee mug. Add one unwrapped ball and microwave for about 2 minutes. Stir, top with marshmallows or whipped cream and enjoy! You can also add these to hot coffee and stir very well for a delicious mocha.
Last year, I wrapped a dozen of these in parchment, tossed them into a jar, and gave them as Christmas gifts with a side of homemade marshmallows. It's definitely going to be a repeat this year!
What is your favorite way to enjoy hot cocoa?
I have given homemade hot chocolate mix as a gifts and they always go over great. I'm not a big of fan of drinking hot chocolate myself, though.
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That truly sounds delicious! I like homemade with lots of whipped cream!
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Falling Into a Pattern
George Carlin once said that America is good at two things: taking a good idea and running it completely into the ground and taking a bad idea and running it completely into the ground. We're feeling charitable, so we'll say this is a case of the former.
We like Takashi Murakami, and Marc Jacobs has been on his game lately, but their Monogramouflage pattern has officially reached the saturation point. This, for instance, is just embarrassing. Designed as a reader giveaway for Numero Tokyo, a Japanese high fashion mag, the mousepad may mark the moment when we got tired of the whole idea of luxury patterns.
That's right. It's a mousepad.
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