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With the sun beaming in Scotland on the opening day of the Open championship and buoyed by Justin Rose's win at the US Open, there was cause for optimism amongst a British charge at Muirfield yesterday morning.
Just 18 holes later and that optimism fizzled out as Great Britain & Ireland's best golfers made tough work of the 142nd Open championship with only one player, Oli Fisher, under par.
It certainly looked good at one stage as Poulter trotted up the 14th fairway but four bogeys in his last five holes pulled him to one over for the day and led him to claim that the course was 'a joke' and 'unplayable' at times.
He even went as far to say the 18th green should have had a windmill and a clown face on it. Comments he may regret when he wakes up this morning.
Lee Westwood was steady throughout and managed, like Poulter, to also finish on one over as did former winner and crowd favourite Darren Clarke.
The current US Open champion however, had less joy with the strong putting that Rose had three weeks ago somewhat deserting him and leaving him on four over for the round; the same score joined by one-time major winner Graeme McDowell.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment, and maybe not surprising given his form this year, was Rory Mcllroy who hacked and stumbled his way to an eight-over par 79.
A man who looked out of sorts with his swing and too aggressive in search for form; Rory later claimed that he was 'unconscious' throughout his round. Worrying times for the two-time major champion.
Lastly, Luke Donald capped off a truly miserable day for the home grown players shooting a nine-over par 80 and already unlikely to make the cut for the weekend.
Of course its only the first round but already so many of the British stars have put themselves out of contention and with a lot of work to do on Friday.
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WorkingMother.com recently released its list of the year's most powerful moms. Michel Martin and regular parenting contributors Leslie Morgan Steiner and Jolene Ivey discuss what it takes to be a strong mom, who they admire, and who should not have been on the list. Also joining the conversation is Helen Jonsen, editor of WorkingMother.com.
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The conservative Le Figaro was indignant about the way U.S. media reported from riot-hit areas such as Seine Saint Denis, the rundown area between the capital and its Charles de Gaulle airport to the north.I wonder how much nuance there was in Le Figaro's reports about Katrina.
"American newspapers don't hesitate to compare Paris to Baghdad or Seine Saint Denis to the Gaza Strip and to call the crisis a 'Katrina of social disasters'," an editorial fumed in a reference to the recent hurricane.
Other commentators objected to the way foreign media stress the ethnic backgrounds of the rioters and the racial discrimination they complain about -- issues less prominent here because France officially does not recognise it has minority communities.Aspirational? Or too convenient?
But the critics were not without self-criticism.
Le Figaro said the riots were "too good an opportunity to pass up, an opportunity to mock the country that claims to have invented human rights and that's always ready -- yes, it's true -- to lecture the rest of humanity."


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More, what do you mean by "deserving" white kids. In what way is the white kid more deserving than the black kid? No two kids - no two white kids, no two black kids, no two black and white kids - are exactly equivalent. There's always a weighing of things beyond pure grades - talents and aptitudes, attitudes and desires, and backgrounds - that have nothing to do with race. Many qualified applicants (of all races) don't get into schools they are "qualified" for (based on SAT scores and grades). That's life in a competitive world. And I have yet to see a "deserving" kid get shut out of college entirely, because if you don't get into one school, you get into another, similar school (if you apply to the right places).
And that's true at every level; there are kids in Harvard who got turned down by Yale, Chicago, and/or Princeton, and vice versa. And there are kids at Stonybrook who got turned down by Hofstra, and vice versa.
And it could be much easier to "prove" than you might think. All she needs, frankly, is a student of color who was admitted despite having less activities and lower socred/grades than her, thus proving that race was THE factor involved in her denial and the student of color's admittence.
Sounds alot like "Hey, just cause we won't let you sit at the front of the bus because you're black, there is no harm done, there are plenty of OTHER seats available in the back".And I have yet to see a "deserving" kid get shut out of college entirely, because if you don't get into one school, you get into another, similar school (if you apply to the right places).
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I was accepted to other fine, but lesser institutions and graduated from one of them, but then as now it was not quite the same. Nothing similar to Penn and no place to go but down from #1. But, if it was done to redress the historical oppression of other folks by other other folks all of which I had and have absolutely nothing to do with, it was all for the betterment of society
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In the University of Texas at Austin, which is at issue in the Supreme Court case:
http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-con...ylor-brief.pdf at page 3For example, among freshmen entering the University of Texas at Austin in 2009 who were admitted outside the top-ten-percent system, the mean SAT score (on a scale of 2400) of Asians was a staggering 467 points and the mean score of whites was 390 points above the mean black score. In percentile terms, these Asians scored at the 93rd percentile of 2009 SAT takers nationwide, whites at the 89th percentile, Hispanics at the 80th percentile, and blacks at the 52nd percentile.
This isn't just a small "plus factor," it's a two track admissions system that makes an applicant's race worth about 400 points on the SAT.
again, I will ask how he is 100% sure a minority that was less qualified than him was admitted before him?
he said he was 100% sure. how does he know? Did he hang out at Penn freshman year and spy on women and minorities?
Please, talk about a sense of entitlement. WAH....I DIDN'T GET INTO PENN AND IT CAN'T BE MY FAULT!!!
You know, I haven't accomplished everything I ever wanted to do. It never dawned on me that it's not my fault.
What would be the appropriate response for them? To keep forking over their money and "thank you sir, may I have another"? Or should they get to state their case?
The system SHOULD be very simple. A college sets up a standard for admission. GPA in appropriate course subjects of (whatever number). SAT or ACT scores of (whatever number). That is a minimum.
Then they look for extracurriculars to show a well rounded student. The best + all around get accepted.
Athletes should be subject to the EXACT same standards BTW.
Sex or race should play no part in the decision of acceptance. Except in the case af all female or all male schools (some still exist). Race should not be known except in the case of obvious names.
I recall having to include a face picture of myself with a couple applications. My game film wasn't clear enough and it was prior to integrated teams in some areas. Glad they don't do that anymore - a liitle too much.
Minorities do not have to be given special treatment. They have the exact same opportunity (there's that ugly word again) to study and achieve as anyone else.
I'm in the process of re-financing all on line. At the end of the application it asked me to identify the race or ethnicity I belonged to in order to protect me from descrimination.


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Another Hollywood film gets a musical makeover with Family friendly results. "Elf" is loosely based on the 2003 Will Ferrell vehicle in which a "human" orphan finds himself in Santa's gift bag on the way back to the North Pole, and grows up believing he is an elf. Buddy, the elf in question is aware of his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities, but not aware of his human origins.
The story opens with Santa reminiscing about times past, and in true Holiday style opens a story book for us to follow on the origins of Buddy the Elf. We open at the North Pole's "Christmastown" in which the other elves sing the praises of what it really means to work with Santa.
As the other elves let slip in a conversation with Santa that Buddy is human, our hero is crestfallen, but also learns that his birth father is alive and well and living in New York. So begins the journey to the Empire State building and meeting with real Dad Walter "Worlds Greatest Dad."
The production is sprinkled with tons of glittery set pieces and the musical numbers are well staged. "Sparklejollytwinklejingley" and "A Christmas Song" are showstoppers. The first act is family fun at its best, but as we encounter our second act, there are some jarring moments.
During his date with potential love interest Jovie, Buddy is told by her that she'll be a little less "bitchy" if he is a bit less "elf-y," and during a musical number set at a Chinese restaurant our waitress is a cringe-worthy stereotype. The one moment where a male office worker is picked up and spun around by Buddy he proclaims, "I already have a boyfriend" prompts the elf to say that "you can never have too many" got a few laughs; the others were merely uncomfortable bits.
There is no absence of Christmas cheer in either act, but the second brings us to the acceptance of Buddy by his human family, as well as romance for him and the redemption of Walter and New Yorkers in general. Matt Kopec's (Buddy) performance is nothing less than exuberant, Kate Hennnies' Jovie is great as the cynical city girl.
Gordon Gray's Santa is perfect; the rest of the cast including Jen Bechter as Deb, Drew Pulver as Walter and Connor Barth as Michael are competent in their roles. Only Julia Louise Hosack's Emily matches the fun of Kopec's performance.
"Elf" features songs by Tony Award Nominees Matthew Skylar and Chad Beguelin ("The Wedding Singer"), book by Tony Award Winners Thomas Meehan ("Annie," "The Producers," "Hairspray") and Bob Martin ("The Drowsy Chaperone"). The production was directed by Sam Scalamoni and choreographed by Connor Gallagher.
"Elf" runs through Nov. 10 at Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street #2 in Providence. For info or tickets, call 401-421-2997 or visit www.ppac.org or www.ElfTheMusicalOnTour.com.


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LONDON — "What a drag it is getting old," a young Mick Jagger sang five decades ago, though he may have changed his mind since.
That's also a theme of "Sweet Bird of Youth," Tennessee Williams' play about a faded movie star and a frazzled young hustler drifting toward disaster in a steamy Southern town.
Few feel the creep of time more acutely than actors, whose physical appearance is key to their livelihood.
So for Kim Cattrall and Seth Numrich, tackling these exposing roles on the London stage was a special kind of challenge.
"Doing theater is scary," Cattrall said during an interview in an Old Vic rehearsal room.
"It really is. You're really vulnerable. I think that's also what makes it irresistible, because I don't want to not go there. I think the other stuff is just too easy at this point. And I'm not a personality actress; I don't want to play just one role for the rest of my life."
There's little doubt Cattrall could have coasted comfortably after creating one of the most indelible TV characters in years, the vampish Samantha Jones in "Sex and the City."
Since the show ended in 2004, the 56-year-old has done two "Sex and the City" movies, but has also taken stage roles in London and New York in the likes of "Private Lives" and "Antony and Cleopatra."
Still, it took some persuading by Old Vic artistic director Kevin Spacey, the Academy Award-winning actor, to get Cattrall to agree to play the physically humbling, emotionally demanding role of Alexandra Del Lago, a drug-addled falling star on the run from a disastrous comeback attempt who finds herself holed up in a Gulf Coast hotel room with tarnished local golden boy Chance Wayne.
Cattrall said that when it was first suggested, the director of the play she was in at the time told her she was far too young for the role.
"I said, 'Great' and then I thought, well, how old is Alexandra Del Lago? She must be in her 40s, and I'm in my 50s, so why is it too young? And I am dealing with some of these issues."
She warmed further when a female director became involved, Marianne Elliott, a Tony Award winner for "War Horse." But she still had reservations.
Cattrall recalled going over the play with Elliott "and thinking, 'Yes, it has validity with things we're dealing with, but is there anything else we can do?' "
In the end, they decided there wasn't another play that dealt so honestly and revealingly with issues of image and aging, failure and desire.
Cattrall said yes.
Spacey said he wanted to cast Cattrall, in part, because "here's an actress that in many ways has had a parallel career to the character in the play, in that she's known for her sex appeal."
"I also felt she was the perfect age. Now that did take a little convincing," he said. "The fact that she was able to face and deal with those very issues was another indication that she was brave."
The central characters in "Sweet Bird of Youth" are among Williams' roster of "beautiful monsters," whose need is as overwhelming as their honesty.
It seems at first that Chance is a callous gigolo taking the older woman for a ride. But the relationship turns out to be much more complicated, and the ravages of time are also of concern to the young man, who is 29 and fighting a growing sense of failure.
The steamy saga, first staged in 1959 and shaped for this production by playwright James Graham from Williams' oft-reworked drafts, has hit home for Numrich as much as for Cattrall.
At 26, the American actor is very much a rising star, with Broadway turns in "War Horse" and "Golden Boy" already under his belt.
Numrich has made a big impression on critics and audiences in his London stage debut, in which he spends extended period clad only in pajama bottoms.
"Like a cross between a young Paul Newman and David Tennant," said The Stage newspaper approvingly, while The Independent noted Numrich's "washboard-flat stomach and silky torso" as well as his nuanced performance.
The physical scrutiny may be one reason Numrich admits "there are definitely parts of Chance that I do feel very close to: certain insecurities and fears, fear of failure.
"Having to have my shirt off in front of a thousand people for an hour every night is very nerve-racking and uncomfortable," he said. "But I feel like that's exactly what it's about, what we do: taking on those kinds of challenges and trying to face them. It's a meditation, in certain ways."
"Or therapy," Cattrall added. "But cheaper."
Cattrall, who began her career in the 1970s, knows all that youth-and beauty-obsessed Hollywood can dish out.
She's said before that the number of scripts she received fell dramatically once she hit 35. But she's happy where she is now. After "Sweet Bird of Youth" ends its run Aug. 31, she's off to Toronto to shoot "Sensitive Skin," a remake of a BBC comedy-drama that starred Joanna Lumley.
Theater, however, remains her true love. "We don't do it for the money. We don't do it even for the fame, because how many people are really going to see it? We do it because it's there, and you can, and you don't know if you can. And that makes it so gratifying.
"I worked with Jack Lemmon early on in my career, and I said to him, 'I'm really nervous. What I want is longevity. I want to have a career, I don't want to just be an ingenue.' And he said, 'The only way to do that is to do things that scare you.' It was a great piece of advice."


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Recognition from your peers on the field is one thing, but to earn praise from a Hall-of-Famer at your position that played for your team is something that doesn't happen very often.
Miami Dolphins center
"Year one was outstanding and this year is a continuation of last year," said Stephenson, who was named to five consecutive Pro Bowls from 1983-87. "He's already good, it's just a question of how good he's going to get, but he does a lot more than probably than what we did when I played. He has all of the tools. He has the physical ability, he's quick, he's strong, he's big and he has the smarts, so I think he's going to continue to be a great center."
Stephenson was smaller in stature back when he played for the Dolphins at 6-foot-2 and 255 pounds, so he used his quickness much the same way the 6-5, 303-pound Pouncey does to gain leverage and to be effective at the second and third levels. His command of the huddle and making the calls at the line of scrimmage still stand out today to those who played alongside him.
When Pouncey was taken 15th overall in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft the talk was that he was better suited to play guard, even though his twin brother, Maurkice, made the Pro Bowl as a rookie center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He insisted that he could excel at center and delivered on his word with 16 starts last season and 20 consecutive heading into Sunday's road game at the Cincinnati Bengals, showing Stephenson that there is still plenty of potential to be tapped.
"He's never lost his poise in there no matter how tough the situation, fourth-and-short or late in the game, and I think that's one of the things that's been pretty interesting about him," Stephenson said. "The guy's a very smart guy and he's just going to keep getting better and better. He's doing a great job both as an athlete and with his head through his leadership and his preparation."
Unlike last season when he snapped the ball to veterans Chad Henne and
During Stephenson's eight seasons in Miami in a career that was cut short by a knee injury, he was the undisputed voice of reason in the huddle and the one his teammates feared the most. Hall-of-Fame quarterback Dan Marino got the notoriety for his intimidating stares and demand for perfection, but former Dolphins tight end Joe Rose pointed to Stephenson as the one nobody wanted to cross during Stephenson's guest appearance at the Miami Dolphins Touchdown Club this afternoon at Bokamper's Sports Grill in Miramar.
"Two things that are very important for a center are that you've got to be poised and you've got to show leadership out there," said Stephenson, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998 in his sixth year of eligibility. "The center position I feel is kind of like a natural leadership position because you're the one that sets the huddle, you break the huddle and you take the line up to the line of scrimmage. That's one of the things that I've always enjoyed about it and he's demonstrating that he's handling things quite well."
Judging by the success the Dolphins have had running the ball behind Pouncey and that offensive line and the improved pass protection for Tannehill, that observation by Stephenson is proving quite accurate.


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Wallpaper*'s October issue was so good this month that I headed straight over to wallpaper.com to check out what they had going on. They have Cool Hunting as a guest editor (I have to say, I much preferred Cool Hunting to Karl Lagerfeld's spread). They have tons of cool videos like this one of the straw barn being constructed. They have slideshows from far away fashion shows and furniture and design fairs that I would never otherwise be able to "attend." Here are just a few of my favorites:
A slideshow of The Chabot Museum in Rotterdam. I was sure when I saw this it was designed by Corbusier, but it was designed by Gerrit Willem Baas and Leonard Stokla in 1938 as a private residence.
The slideshow of landscape hotels, entitled Cabin Class, has me yearning to take off for the woods. This is my kind of camping:
- Top image is Paolo Navone for Reichenbach, as seen at the Maison et Objet Fair in Paris
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NEW YORK (AP) - Four people are in custody on drug charges after police investigating the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman executed search warrants at three New York City apartments.
Two people with knowledge of the investigation say a confidential source provided a tip that the suspects may have supplied Hoffman drugs. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because investigators have not obtained evidence to corroborate the reported connection.
Police say undisclosed quantities of heroin and marijuana were found Tuesday night.
Hoffman was found dead Sunday with a syringe in his arm.
The NYPD's intensive effort to determine the source of the drugs in an apparent accidental overdose is unusual. Courts have found that under state law drug dealers cannot be held liable for a customer's death.
Law enforcement officials say Philip Seymour Hoffman was found with a syringe in his arm and a drug overdose is suspected as his cause of death.
The two officials spoke Sunday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak about evidence found at the scene.
The officials say glassine envelopes they suspect contained heroin were also found in Hoffman's New York City apartment. Those items are being tested.
They say Hoffman's body was discovered by two people: a friend who made the 911 call and his assistant.
He won an Academy Award for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote."
American actor and director Philip Seymour Hoffman has died. He was 46.
The Academy Award winner was found in his Manhattan apartment at 35 Bethune St. in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan this morning morning, according to the New York Police Department, which is investigating.
The cause of death has not yet been determined.
Hoffman won the Best Actor Academy Award for his leading role in the 2005 film "Capote."
He was nominated for three other best supporting actor Oscars, for his work in Charlie Wilson's War, Doubt, and The Master.


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- Date: 05 December 2013
- Author: Elissa Leibowitz Poma, WWF Travel
The fourth day of our Great Amazon Voyage presented a special treat: a visit to the largest reserve in Peru. Compared to the Amazon River basin closer to the city of Iquitos, the difference in wildlife and trees found in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve was considerable. Thicker trees and of more variety. Dozens of bird species popping up at a moment's notice. More mammals and fewer humans.
Spend the morning in the reserve with us during this slideshow diary.
- Date: 24 November 2013
- Author: WWF Travel
Paul Hardy, director of strategic planning for WWF's Latin America and Caribbean Program, will join our May Amazon River Cruise as a guest lecturer.
- Date: 21 November 2013
- Author: Sarah Fogel
Roberto Plaza always dreamed of living in the Galapagos. Three years ago he finally made the leap and moved his family from the city of Quito to the Enchanted Isles. And they did it in a big way: Roberto and his family live totally off the grid.
- Date: 14 November 2013
- Author: Heather Finn and Kristina Griffin, WWF
In March, Heather Finn and Kristina Griffin traveled to the Galapagos Islands for the first time. Heather works as Manager of Digital User Experience. and Kristina is Deputy Director for Cause Marketing Program. This Q-and-A documents their experience.
- Date: 07 November 2013
- Author: WWF
Over the course of four years—from 2010 to 2013— 441 new species were scientifically identified in the Amazon. The discoveries include a species of titi monkey that purrs like a cat and a new passion flower that sprouts spaghetti-like filaments from the center of the bloom.
Various scientists described the new species and WWF compiled the list of 258 plants, 84 fish, 58 amphibians, 22 reptiles, 18 birds, and one mammal.
The vast Amazon landscape spans eight countries and one in 10 known species on Earth lives there. Millions of species live here and most are still undescribed.
Here's a look at a selection of recent discoveries:
- Date: 17 October 2013
- Author: Elissa Leibowitz Poma, WWF Travel
Tulio Ahuanari Sima remembers the size of the paiche his fisherman grandfather used to bring home after a day on the river: The tasty and dense Amazonian fish could grow to 11 feet and was so heavy that two or three men were needed to carry just one. A single fish fed several families.
- Date: 12 September 2013
- Author: Sarah Fogel, WWF
The Galapagos Islands have been part of Gustavo Andrade's life for as long as he can remember. Raised by a father who worked as a Galapagos tour boat captain for many years, Gustavo's childhood was spent sailing the seas. The islands were his summer playground, the sea lions and marine turtles, his playmates. He says becoming a naturalist guide was a path he was destined to take.
- Date: 30 August 2013
- Author: Karen Douthwaite, WWF
They measure 40 feet, weigh more than 20 tons and can have a lifespan of more than 100 years. But to ensure that whale sharks continue to live out their full lives in the world's oceans, all of us, including travelers, have important roles to play.
- Date: 27 August 2013
- Author: Heather Finn, WWF
Watch this two minute video taken in the Galápagos by traveler and WWF employee Heather Finn. Find out what happens when two giant tortoises meet on a narrow path - who will win this show of dominance?
- Date: 07 August 2013
- Author: Maddi Higgins, WWF Travel
World-renowned adventurist Olaf Malver, who designs our slate of adrenaline-pumping expeditions in nature, likes to say, "We are not lemmings!" Instead of just following the crowd, our adventures take you to the top of snow-capped mountains, along the shores of winding rivers and practically to the ends of the Earth.


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The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed kicker Mike Nugent, the team announced on Sunday.
Nugent's contract was set to expire Monday, and without a new deal the 31-year-old kicker would have become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday.
According to Bengals website editor Geoff Hobson, the Nugent deal indicates the Bengals won't re-sign Josh Brown, who replaced an injured Nugent in December and kicked the game-winning field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers to send the Bengals into the playoffs.
Agent Ken Harris said Nugent's agreement is for two years.
Nugent is in his 10th season in the NFL and his fourth with the Bengals.


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Nice sculpt.
I like the detailing and the poly paint.
Nice sculpt.
I like the detailing and the poly paint.
Thank you, Laurie.
Nice. Great sculpt and polypaint.
Very Nice. Its almost an abstract with its minimalism .... Deke
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Its been a little while since I posted anything. Client work gets in the way of the fun stuff.
Here's a couple projects I'm working on. I'm trying to get faster and trying to stick to a goal of completing at least one finished scene per week in zBrush alone including the render. I can't figure out why the BPR filters are greyed out when I try to use it on some of my scenes but I'll ask in the troubleshooting forum.
Thanks for checking it out.
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Making progress on the painting part of this. I still need to paint the bottom part, add a background and play with the lighting.
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Yeah! Thats staring to look really good Deke
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Thank you, Blue. It's amazing how many layers of paint you have to use to get a decent look lol. I just need to figure out the rest. I swear if I'd just sketch out my concepts I'd be way better off, in a way thats what I love about zbrush. It feels like you're sketching out your concepts. At least that's how I feel.
Done. On to the next one.
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very nice work. i really Dig the details you add in your work. Keep it up i look forwerd to seeing the other work you come up with!.


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A term used in weightlifting. An amount of weight that can be lifted by your average Joe. The term also relates to the attitude of the lifter, who believes himself to be strong when, in actual fact, he's not. This makes him a chump, not the weight on the bar. Typical weight of chump weight in e.g. the bench press: 220 lbs or 100kg.
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"And when they ask us what we're doing, you can say, We're remembering...." (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451)
Ugh. This triangle is making me actively dislike all three characters. I hope it resolves itself soon.
Marie Wilson and Paolo Seganti are just so fabulous. Wow.Meg and Damian are completely soapy and entertaining. Even Meg and Lily are fun too.Great fun all around.Thanks for showcasing them all so much!
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This year's setting is a television newsroom from the past where audience members will hear the news of "Yesterday Once More."
Show dates are March 12, 14, 15 and 22 at 7 p.m. and March 16 and 23 at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Once again, shows will be held at Ninth Grade Academy at 900 S. Main Avenue in Fayetteville.
Cast members will sing songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s that will make your toes tap and put a smile on your face. Actors will perform a skit that will introduce the songs and keep you laughing while the dancers will make you want to get up and dance in the aisles!
Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children and children under 3 are free when held by an adult.
All proceeds support the Multi-County Cancer Support Network which helps defray costs incurred by this terrible disease.
Ticket outlets are Bagley and Bagley Insurance, Bank of Lincoln County, Carter's Drug Store, CB&S Bank, Fayetteville-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, First National Bank, Lincoln County Trustee's Office and Regions Bank.
T-shirts with this year's logo may be purchased from Bagley and Bagley and The Lincoln County Trustee's Office for only $10.
To find out more about the show and to see pictures, visit the Facebook page, The Fabulous Fifties Show, Fayetteville, TN.
Cast members include actors Randy Delap, as Richard Richards; Makinsie Gault, Elisabeth Fairchild; Rickey Honey, Jimmy Valentine; Mark Mitchell, Stan King; and
Sara Jo Pierce, Shirley Nightingale.
Backup singers are Mickie Bigham, Lucy Cowley, Andrea Delap, Mike Hines, Josh Ogle and Sharon Williams.
Band members are Jeff Barnes, bass guitar; Mickie Bigham, tambourine; Dr. Chris Gafford, drums; Jacob Painter, harmonica; Dale Pierce, guitar; David Powelson, trumpet and saxophone; Jerry Taylor, lead guitar; Mary Jane Porter, keyboard; and Steven Wallis, organ/synthesizer.
Singers are Brianne Bigham, Mickie Bigham, Brett Boyd, Shauna Clark, Lucy Cowley, Odessa Dangerfield, Andrea Delap, Susan Hamilton, Mike Hines, Rachel Hovis, Kristie Bigham McElyea, Josh Ogle, Jacob Painter, Sara Jo Pierce, Mary Jane Porter, John Richardson, Gladys Simpson, Dorothy Small, Lindsey Smith, Erin Bigham Sutton, Shay Bigham Ulrich, Steven Wallis, Dorothy Webb, Sharon Williams, Jeff Wilcox and Jean Worley.


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In their recent speeches, our Statehouse and White House politicians have said they are for "common sense" gun laws, but what they are proposing is merely feel-good legislation, poorly written, with dubious effectiveness against violent behaviors. They focus on inanimate objects, instead of the social and economic root causes of violence. That mindset is like trying to control obesity by putting restrictions on cups and spoons.
Indeed, if we were to map out where all the violence and terror occur in our nation, we would find that most of our country is safe and crime-free, except for:
1. Lunatics murdering in designated "gun-free zones."
2. Economically impoverished zones of big cities, typified by machine politics, corrupt politicians, drug gangs and restrictive laws, essentially banning private citizens from owning firearms.
In both cases, the only thing the gun bans do is ensure the occupational safety of evil men. Police are supposed to be there to protect the populace, but there are not enough in the right place at the right time. Indeed, the police are often really the second responders, arriving too late to prevent or deter the actions of evil men. It also seems that whenever someone comes up with a good idea to increase police protection, the next thing we hear are excuses lamenting the budget woes that keep it from being implemented.
Congress and legislatures are discussing more and more gun restrictions. But if 10- or 20-odd-thousand gun laws don't work to effectively stop violence, what good would thousands more -- or even outright bans like in Chicago -- do to deter lawbreakers?
Indeed, what is needed is an entirely new approach to the problem of violence in our society -- an approach that deters criminals, terrorists and crazy people, while preserving intact our American civil rights.
Charles Heller and Alan Korwin of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership have published a simple, common-sense idea in the latest edition of "The Bill of Rights Sentinel" that is worth considering. Their "Kosher Gun Control plan" has five guidelines:
1. "If you criminally misuse a gun, your gun rights can be severed."
2. "People who are mentally unfit to handle their own affairs may not bear arms."
3. "Until age 18, your gun rights come from your parents."
4. "You are responsible for the outcome of every shot you fire" -- whether for target practice or self-defense.
5. "Because the God-given right of self-defense is inviolate, anyone who under color of law denies or attempts to deny your civil right to arms pays a stiff fine and goes to prison" -- like any other civil-rights violator.
If we were to strike the present crazy-quilt of thousands of ineffective gun laws, and replace them with these five laws, society would be safer and well-protected, and our civil rights would be preserved.
Additionally, we can take these steps to get at the root causes of violence:
1. Institutionalize the dangerously mentally ill through due process -- confine them where they can get help, and protect society from their evil actions.
2. To prevent children spending too much time on violent video games and movies, apply an 11 percent tax on movie tickets and video-game sales. This revenue could be used to fund outdoor recreation -- playgrounds, parks, biking trails, swimming pools, ball fields, etc., where the kids can go out in the sunshine, playing and socializing with friends as an alternative to so much time spent indoors on violent videos. It would promote the mental and physical health of children, and society in general. Such a tax would match the 11 percent Pittman Robertson tax on guns and ammunition that is assessed at the manufacturers' level and has been used for wildlife conservation, land purchases and gun safety since 1937.
It is time for our big-city politicians to stop pushing for unconstitutional restrictions and focus their energies on restoring the economy to prosperity for "We the People."
Art O'Leary lives in Leominster.


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France's Muslim community seeks protection from 'anti-Islam crusades'
France's Muslim community has called on President François Hollande to make "a solemn statement" to stem what it sees as anti-Islam crusades. Libération leads on that and also has an interview with Abdelghani Merah, brother of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, who condemns Salafist hatred. We also look at a proposed new "exit tax" on companies that re-locate abroad. That's the focus for this look at the French press on Friday 9th November, 2012.
Libération reports France's Muslim community feels there are anti-Islam crusades underway against them, and want protection.
Its editorial says Muslims feel exasperated. It advises President François Hollande to make the "solemn statement" on the issue Muslims are asking for.
There is also an interview with a brother of Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah. Abdelghani Merah expresses support for his brother's victims and condemns Salafist hatred.
The business daily Les Echos reports on the French tax system's planned "weapon" to deter French companies from moving operations abroad: an exit tax. It says that the re-location tax will be in line with EU requirements.
Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France headlines: "They want to work on Sundays", reporting on a demonstration by employees at a Paris shop.
And the free paper 20 Minutes says it has spotted a new trend: American-style food trucks appearing on Paris streets.


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University sophomore Bryan Ward has been named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar for the 2009-10 academic year. || Profile
Ward is enrolled in the Bachelor of Science degree program in computer science and engineering as well as the Bachelor of Arts degree program in mathematics. His career goal is a doctorate in computer science and research in computer simulation.
While at Bucknell, Ward has worked with two Bucknell professors. With Felipe Perrone, assistant professor of computer science, he co-authored two papers, which were presented in conferences in France and Italy; with Nathan Ryan, assistant professor of mathematics, he has conducted number theory research.
A dean's list student, he has served as the Class of 2011 representative with the Bucknell chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery. He also is a member of the juggling club.
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Only once i week in the after noon for maybe 4 or 5 hours
Im not one of those coachs who will just teach anywhere and hope not to get caught, so either a club, apt, or somewhere with permission
I am helping my friend out with his tennis group and they are al around the Irvine tustin area, so im look for courts there
if anyone can help please let me know!!!!!
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on behalf of making it and working to eat & take care of family and loved ones every day. Use this link. it has every tennis court in the US maped out.
thanks for the websites guys, but its illegal to teach on a court with out asking the City, and the city of Irvine isnt allowing me, and i have to get a hold of the pro for city of tustin, so im looking for a place that already someone has permission, of a Private court that i can get permission from easily
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Is the 2xAAA Eiger in full SS still available with the Nichia HCRI?
On the product page the only "Engine/Head" option is "Cree XPG Warm/CRI."
Is the 2xAAA Eiger in full SS still available with the Nichia HCRI?
On the product page the only "Engine/Head" option is "Cree XPG Warm/CRI."
IIRC the Nichia HCRI was a really short run. It was very difficult for Oveready to get that particular LED from Nichia.
The warm XP-G is an excellent alternative.
Funniest CPF thread ever. I promise it'll make your day.
I have both the Oveready Nichia and the Oveready XPG warm & I cant tell them apart. Literally... I keep the Oveready Nichia in a black aluminum body so I know which one it is.
I bought a 1xAAA Nichea Eiger for my daughter in med school. I'm holding onto it, and a matching 2xAAA body, until she loses her Preon 1 Warm White.
My lights, all AA, neutral or warm: 3 Fenix TK20s; 2 Malkoff M30WFs; 2 Shiningbeam Romisens (5A); Dereelight XP-G R5 (close enough); UK 4AA incan.
Thirsday I got some new AW 10440s in and have been trying to run the light with them. The QTC doesn't really work anymore, there is only maybe one step between off and full output.
Before I had used with NIMHs and it worked great except for being a bit too hard to screw in.
The big problem though is that i gets extremely hot really fast (around 30s). It does become much brighter, definitely over 100 lumens.
I wouldn't really consider it useable with these batteries since I can't turn it down.
Is this normal?
Sometimes the wrapping on the 10440's interferes with the contact to the QTC pill. The QTC pill can also flip over in the light. You will notice the metal button on one side of it has a smaller diameter than the other side. Try the smaller diameter towards the cell.
Thanks for the tips eala, but how am I supposed to get the QTC pill out of the body? It doesn't fall out by its self.
If there's no contact because of the wrapping shouldn't the light not work at all?
A very reasonable question. I have not had to do it with a pocket or lug body which is what you must have. If you had a keychain body, then it is simple.
The only guy I know who has done it is gunga, and he said it was not easy.
My theory on the wrapping is that it can tip the QTC at an angle and thus mess up the compression of the material. It is only a theory.
I have 2 new 10440s from AW and it doesn't dim correctly with either one of them.
I have a SS lug body.
Should I maybe put a small magnet/spacer inbetween the battery and the qtc?
Does it dim with regular batteries? I found that the small Peaks with QTC are just kinda flaky. They say because the threading is so short/rapid and the amount of pressure is hard to adjust smoothly and slowly.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
With LSD NiMHs from Panasonic it seems to work great (but a little flaky like you said, the threads should be much finer). I just noticed that on the NiMHs the wrapper doesn't cover the outer rim of the negative contact pad. On the 10440s it does. I guess this might be the problem.I will try to look for a spacer or something.


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JCR Shell is a shell interface to manage JCR repositories like Apache Jackrabbit, Hippo CMS 7, and other JCR 1.0 (JSR 170) capable repositories. It uses RMI to communicate with the server. It features tab completion on names, types, and properties, the ability to import and export XML, a JCR diff tool, queries, reference lookups, and namespace management.
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Wow, where do we begin after a hurricane-induced hiatus? So much has happened. Since I last wrote, the U.S. elections have fallen into the rear-view mirror, the Bank of Japan has increased its asset purchases again, Greek inflation has accelerated to 0.9% from 0.3% (while Greek Industrial Production contracted for the 49th of the last 53 months, illustrating again how helpful it is to look at the growth rate of a country as a guide to deflationary pressures), and the stock market has moved to 3-month lows (and 10y note yields to 2-month lows) while the dollar has strengthened.
By far the largest event of the last couple of weeks, besides the restoration of power to my home, has been the U.S. elections. The immediate weakness in equity markets is completely understandable, but for the most part doesn't reflect a vote against the President. Real equity market returns will be weaker over the next couple of years, but that's because current valuation levels are high and future earnings will be lower than they would be under a more capitalist government. I don't think investors are putting prices lower on that theory; indeed, as I wrote just before Sandy I thought that stocks are more likely to go higher than lower in the short term with an Obama victory.
But let me define short term, because in that post I completely neglected the very short-term effect of the days just after an Obama victory. I think an important part of the selling of equities now is reflecting investor realization of tax gains now, versus in the future when capital gains and income tax rates are likely to be at least somewhat, and potentially significantly, higher. That's not a long-term effect, because those investors will also buy companies they perceive to be relative bargains in the case of a profligate spending policy (which is what everyone agrees we are likely to get - although some people think that's a good thing; I suppose your own feeling on that matter likely defines how you voted). So this is mostly a cycling of positions, a re-setting of tax basis at a higher level, and shouldn't amount to a major selloff by itself.
There still may be some net selling while the twin risks of the "fiscal cliff" and the Greek exit from the Euro remain uncertain and near-term. And here is where I am getting somewhat uneasy with my bullish argument (which hinged on the notion that typically myopic investors would prefer a 2013 recession that is shallower, due to heavy government spending, than a deeper one due to a Republican shrinking of government aka "austerity"). I think there are some bigger issues that are hard to look past right now, and they are related to those twin risks I just mentioned.
One of those issues concerns the "fiscal cliff." Perhaps I am cynical, but I have long expected the issue to be averted at the eleventh hour (as usual - for example, see the annual 'doc fix' for Medicare). But it now occurs to me that the Republicans have absolutely no reason to compromise on their demand for no increase in taxes. Under a President Romney, the Republicans would have been able to leverage their control, make a few key concessions, and avert much of the damage. Under a President Obama, forcing the cliff to take effect is now the only way that the minority party of smaller government can force any austerity over the next few years. Especially if you believe - and I think it's worth considering - that the failure of the Republicans to unseat a President with sub-50% approval ratings and an ~8% Unemployment Rate indicates that the argument is lost that we should take short-term pain in order to restore fiscal sanity, this represents the best remaining hope for fiscal sanity. The only way I can see the Republicans giving in on the 'fiscal cliff' is if (a) they sell their principles, which is always a possibility, or (b) the Democrats promise considerable compensation in terms of future legislation. I can't imagine what that would be. So, in short, I think the odds that there will be a resolution of the 'fiscal cliff' have dropped considerably.
The second issue is the one of Greek exit from the Euro. I think I have been very consistent on this issue: I do not believe there is a viable future path in which Greece remains in the Euro. Whether the exit is clean and negotiated or sudden and traumatic or painful and drawn-out is the issue. This has been clear for months, even years, now. Yet, for a couple of months there has been relative quiet on this front, until the last week or two as the Eurogroup considers the distribution of the next aid tranche to Greece. We've also stopped hearing much about Spain, Italy, and Portugal although the Spanish 10-year bond yield is creeping back to 6% again (5.88% today). I don't think this silence heading into the U.S. elections was accidental. The relationship between the U.S. President and the citizens of the world ex-U.S. is a very strong one, and I have no doubt that the politicians in Europe recognized that their chances of getting help from U.S. taxpayers would be much better after November 6th if Obama won re-election. Now that he has, the European issue must be confronted as world growth is weakening again. I have no idea whether the U.S. will try and contribute to a solution (which would ensure a painful and drawn-out resolution in which Greece would still, at the end, leave the Euro), but in any event this set of events is back in motion, and is not positive in the short-term for world growth or equity markets.
So in short, while I still think we can trust the myopia of equity investors to push markets higher over the next couple of months, I am less sure of that than I was. The election was a trigger for a lot of potentially bad outcomes, and with equity markets remaining rich I would certainly be maintaining a conservative risk posture here.
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With a vote Tuesday, Oct. 2, the Memphis City Council will change the name of the old Cleaborn Homes public housing development to Cleaborn Pointe at Heritage Landing and the name of the larger south Downtown-into-South Memphis Triangle Noir plan to Heritage Trails.
The resolution on Tuesday's agenda also includes $2.2 million in city capital improvement funding toward the latest phase of the $94.3 million redevelopment of the 130-acre site.
The council meets at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.
Demolition of Cleaborn Homes began last year after the city secured a Hope VI grant from the federal government – the latest in a series of grants that have moved the city away from large public housing projects. The move began in the late 1990s with the demolition of LeMoyne Gardens in South Memphis. The city, with the federal funding, built the College Park development.
Cleaborn Homes is being redeveloped as mixed-use, mixed-income housing similar to the conversion that has happened at five of the other six large public housing projects in Memphis.
After the conversion of Cleaborn Homes only Foote Homes will remain. And Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.'s administration says the success of Cleaborn Pointe will help build momentum for the same process at Foote Homes.
City Housing and Community Development Director Robert Lipscomb told council members last month that the city hopes to secure a federal Choice Neighborhood grant to demolish Foote Homes.
A group the administration had been working under contract with on development plans for the Vance Avenue area also hopes the city can secure the grant. But the Vance Avenue collaborative is pushing for Foote Homes to remain and not be converted to mixed-use, mixed-income status. The collaborative kicked off its "Improve-Don't Remove Foote Homes" campaign Monday, Oct. 1.
The council is likely to hear from both sides and debate the different approaches at an Oct. 16 committee session at City Hall.
At a 9:15 a.m. committee session this week, council members will get their first look at a proposed ordinance that would establish a registry of all transferred properties in the city with an annual registration fee of $200 per property to be paid by the mortgagee or his agent.
The registry is part of an anti-blight effort by the city to find the owners of abandoned and neglected properties with less trouble.
It is for all property that has been "the subject of a foreclosure sale where the title was transferred by the mortgagee or its agent or when any property is transferred under a deed in lieu of foreclosure/sale, or quit claim deed, or by transfer, whether filed with the register of deeds or not and upon transfer of ownership upon death of a prior owner."
Any change in that status must be reported within 10 days.
The ordinance also includes a default registry requiring information on a mortgagee or agent for the mortgagee who can be contacted by the city on a notice of default or vacancy.
Both measures are intended to make it easier for the city to identify owners or those responsible for managing abandoned or vacant properties.
The default registry is an option cities have under Tennessee law.
Violating the ordinance comes with a $500 fine and revenue from the fines and fees goes to the city office of code enforcement for anti-blight efforts.
At the same committee session, council members will discuss accepting bids and appropriating the first amount of funds to begin the first phase of improvements to the streetscape of Elvis Presley Boulevard in Whitehaven between Brooks and Winchester roads.
Groundbreaking for the project is in November. The total project will give what is Whitehaven's main street a facelift from Brooks Road on the north to Shelby Drive to the south. The stretch of road that is a U.S. highway includes the part of the boulevard that runs by Graceland.


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MOUNT WASHINGTON -- North Oldham scored the first six points of the match and cruised to a two-game victory over Anderson County in the Eighth Region volleyball tournament Wednesday.
The tournament was held at Bullitt East High School.
North Oldham used a dominating front line to post a 25-6, 25-17 win that ended Anderson's season.
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COLLINSVILLE (AP) — An Italian greyhound that spent eight months on the lam has been returned to his southwestern Illinois home after turning up more than 900 miles away in Virginia.
Five-year-old purebred Dauz went missing from the Dausman family's fenced Collinsville yard in July last year, only to turn up last month at an animal shelter in Fairfax, Va., Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis reported.
"He's the same dog, but he won't let us out of his sight. As we will not, either," said Alicia Dausman, the 35-year-old married matriarch of the family that includes children ages 6 and 3 years old — and three other dogs, all of which has previously strayed from home.
Dausman suspects that Dauz was stolen by a friend's family member who temporarily was living with them, and the dog somehow escaped. The mother said she tried everything she could think of to locate the dog, posting his picture on her Facebook page, submitting weekly Craigslist ads, and contacting shelters and Italian greyhound rescue groups.
Dauz was reunited after the Virginia shelter scanned the digital identification chip implanted in the dog's neck and notified the family.
"I asked (the animal shelter) 'Is he okay? Is he hurt? Is he healthy?'" Dausman said. "They said he was fine. So I know somebody must have taken care of him. But I just didn't get how he ended up 900 miles away."
Dauz is thinner, lighter in color and has a raspier bark than before, Dausman said.
"If there is one lesson to be learned, it's get your pets microchipped," she said. "And never give up. Miracles do happen."


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Opera Mini is probably one of the best mobile web browser out there right now. I use it all the time to open websites that the native BlackBerry browser cannot open. It has always had a slick user interface with lots of customization options. It is also very quick when compared to the native browser.
Opera Mini has been updated to version 6.5. This is actually a major update as it add quite a few new things for BlackBerry users. One of the more signification updates include the addition of multitouch support for OS 6.0 and newer devices.
Download it here:
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Risk Assessment and why test at 3 weeks initially?
May 1, 2013
Hi Shannon,
Thank you for answering the question. Is my risk low or high? And why test at 3 weeks initially? I read other forums saying to wait at least 6 weeks. Thank you..
Chances of contracting HIV Apr 20, 2013
I recently exposed to a risk of contracting HIV. On the 22nd of Dec 2012 involved a protected sex but condom was ripped. I immediately changed the condom (the activity with the broken condom was very short (less than 30 seconds). Then I have a standard blood test on the 3rd week of March of 2013 and the result was negative. Again, I encounter in a similar situation with a different prostitute on April 13, 2013 (Friday). Then beginning on the Sunday (April 15) I started to have minor sore throat. Then Monday (sore throat with like Sinus infection and mucus from both mouth and nose) and some body aches. Tuesday, dry coughing and a little bit of chill. Tuesday night, I had a bowel movement like diaherra during the night (2 times). On Wed morning, I had a bloody stool. Then I went to the urgent care and the doc looked at me and the stool. The doctor said I was ok. The doctor prescribed me a prescription for coughing and sore throat (nasal congestion).
Then I had a rapid HIV test (antibody they said) near by my place later that day. It was negative. I started taking the medicine for the coughing and nasal congestion. and it's a bit drowsy, sleep. On Thursday, my bowel movement is back to normal - no bloody stool. Throughout the day, I did not feel chill. Then I started a bit of chill and I read more articles about HIV and got scared. I know that I should do another test at three months from the last exposure of April 13. Since the rapid test I did yesterday turned out negative (if it is true), what are the chances the symptoms I am having is HIV? Can the HIV show up as soon as within a week and not detected in the antibody?
Response from Ms. Southall
Hi First, condoms are effective in the prevention of HIV transmission, as long as they are used correctly and do not break or slip off. Having it break but noticing right away and changing is good thing and though your risk increases some, but not dramatically because of the breakage. Symptoms would not show this soon for HIV. I believe you have a cold and this is what is causing your symptoms. I would continue on the testing course for HIV the guidelines are to be initially tested at 3 weeks then again at 90 days and if there are no other exposures during this time the results are conclusive. You also need to remember that there are other sexually transmitted infections out there to be concerned about. Seeing your health care provider is a great first step and I would continue with the follow through with them to continue evaluating your symptoms. Back to the condom issue, the majority of time when the condom breaks means that it was not put on correctly. Make sure you are leaving room at the tip for your ejaculate and roll the condom on completely also using lubricant will help as well.
Be well and stay safe, Shannon
Response from Ms. Southall
Hi The reason for the 3 week initial testing and then again at 90 days is because everyone develops antibodies at different rates. And this is what the testing is looking for, your body making antibodies against HIV. Your risk I feel is very low just because of the condom breaking. Noticing it right away and putting a new condom on was great, but there was a few moments of unprotected sex. So again the risk is low, but there and hence why I recommend testing.
Be well and stay safe, Shannon
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Jerked Shredded Pork Sandwich
A shredded pork sandwich is enlivened by jerk seasoning. A zippy slaw tops the sandwich and plaintain chips complete this authentically flavored meal.
1 fresh mango, cubed
4 tbsp. pickled jalapeño
1 cup mayonnaise
1 1⁄3 cups red cabbage, shredded
1 1⁄3 cups carrots, shredded
1 1⁄3 cups jicama, shredded
8 cups shredded pork, cooked
2 cups bottled jerk sauce
8 small baguettes
1. In a food processor, puree mango, jalapeño and mayonnaise. Season; reserve.
2. In a bowl, combine cabbage, carrots and jicama. Toss with mayonnaise mixture.
3. In a pan, combine pork and jerk sauce. Place in a warm oven until heated through. Reserve warm.
4. On a sliced baguette, layer 1 cup pork mixture and top with 1⁄2 cup slaw. Serve with plantain chips.


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Q: Recently my department moved to a different work space, and I've been sitting in a cubicle two feet from a large-capacity printer. Almost immediately, I noticed the constant smell of toner and chemicals, which has given me daily headaches. I have never raised a fuss about anything at work and am generally a conflict-avoidant person. But breathing in chemicals 40 hours a week is not OK with me.
The easy fix would be to move me (not possible at the moment) or the printer to another location. It's not even my department's printer. I've talked to people, trying to find a solution -- they don't know where to move the printer, and, of course, others don't want it next to their cubicles. The administrator agreed to turn off the printer temporarily. I've felt much better, but I have no idea what will happen next.
To make matters worse, while the printer is off, people in the department assigned to that printer are now having to walk a bit farther to another one. They complain to people in my department and confront me about it. I stand my ground politely, but I'm flabbergasted as to why this is such a big deal. Any suggestions on how to respond?
A: "I dearly regret the inconvenience I've caused you," in your wheeziest Victorian-heroine-perishing-of-consumption voice.
Your perambulation-averse co-workers may think the pain is all in your head. I don't. Regarding indoor air quality, the federal agencies devoted to occupational health and safety have noted that office equipment can release chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, which may be irritating or even toxic, depending on concentration and length of exposure. The good news, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is that the concentrations generally found in office work environments fall far below limits set for industrial exposure. Furthermore, a chemical's odor doesn't necessarily correlate to health risk.
But it sounds as though you are sensitive to whatever concentration of chemicals the printer is emitting. So don't back down. Direct your boss to information published by NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, get checked by a doctor, and keep (politely) making a stink until this is resolved. You might want to try enlisting the gripers in your cause. When they confront you, say: "I've asked about moving me away or moving the printer closer to you, which would solve both our problems. But I'm being told that's not possible. You'll have to ask (whoever can get this fixed) about it."
With luck, the company will buy them a low-emission printer. Then, they can turn to griping about learning to use it.
• Miller has written for and edited tax publications for 16 years, most recently for the accounting firm KPMG's Washington National Tax office.


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Watch her steal the show in the 100-meter backstroke Monday.
A backstroke of Gino's oar, however, soon brought the side of the arrested boat to a flight of steps.
Previously to this, the "backstroke" of the steamboat engine was either unknown or not generally known.
"C" some distance to right of point but on level with "E." The backstroke of the latter nearly touches the point.


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2014: NCAA Qualifier (800m) … NEWMAC All-Conference (800m, 4x400m) … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … (Outdoor): finished eighth in the 800m run at the ECAC Championships (5/16) in 1:53.79 … crossed the line in 1:53.91 at the New England Division III Championships (5/3) to finish fifth … was member of the winning 4x400m relay that crossed in 3:17.82, and finished second in the 800m run in 1:54.78 at the NEWMAC Championships (4/26) … recorded season best 800 time at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/18) crossing in 1:52.46 … (Indoor): finished 11th in the 800m at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships (3/15) in a time of 1:53.07 … was a member of the fifth place Distance Medley Relay that finished in 9:57.76 at the David Hemery Invitational (2/8) … came in second place in the 800m in 1:53.15 at the Tufts Stampede Invite (2/1) … won the 600m run at the Bowdoin Quad (1/18) crossing in 1:22.90.
2013: NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … (indoor): came 16th in the 1000m with a 2:33.05 at the Harvard Challenge (1/19) … finished 39th in the 800m with a tie of 1:56.04 and was part of the 4x400 relay that came in 23rd in 3:20.86 at the Terrier Classic (1/26) … was third in the 600m with a time 1:22.60 and was part of the first-place finishing 4x800 relay that crossed the line in 8:01.29 at the Tufts Stampede (2/02) … improved his time in the 600m to 1:22.25, finishing in sixth place, and dropped time in the 4x800, crossing the line in second with a 7:54.21 at the New England Division III Championship (2/16) … improved to a 1:53.41 in the 800m at NEICAAAs (2/23), coming in 13th place … (outdoor): finished in third place in the 800m with a time of 1:55.55 at the NEWMAC Championships (4/27) … was part of the 4x800 relay that came in third place with a 7:50.89 at the New England Division III Championships (5/04) … came in ninth place in the 800m in 1:53.76 at ECACs (5/17).
2012:Came eighth in the 800m (1:57.57) at the New England Division III championships (indoor) ... came sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:15.88) at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association championships ... finished fourth as part of the 4x400m relay (3:19.74) at the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships ... received the silver medal in the 4x400m relay (3:20.63) and in the 800m (1:56.83) at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference championships (outdoor) ... came fifth in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA championships (outdoor) ... finished third in the 4x800m relay ((7:47.04) at the NE Div. 3 championships (outdoor) ... Division III All-New England in 800m and 4x800m ... NEICAAA All-New England in 4x400m relay ... All-America in the 4x400m relay ... NEWMAC All-Conference in 800m and 4x400m relay ... Division III All-New England 4x800m relay ... NEICAAA All-New England in 4x400m relay.
Off the Track: Majoring in mechanical engineering … held internships with Vecna Tecnologies and Neato Robotics.
High School: A 2011 graduate of the Menlo School … five-time team MVP in cross country and track … two-time league MVP in cross country and track … cross country, track and soccer team captain.


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I have my used Fantasea FD-80 Housing system for sale for the Nikon D80. It's an acrylic case, depth-rated to 200', aluminum ports, fairly rugged. I've taken this on a couple of trips and done local diving with it, however it's in very good shape, minor wear.
Includes the standard port (fits 18-55, 18-70, 60 macro & similar), 5" dome port (15mm Sigma FE, others), and extension ring (combine with standard port to fit 105 macro VR, with dome port for 12-24, Sigma 17-70 macro and many other combinations). Also includes LED44 focus light and mount, handles, port covers, and flexible zoom gears that fit many lenses. A small carrying bag is included as well for housing.
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By Brendan Conway
Several hours after a bullish Wall Street analyst predicted trouble for Herbalife's (HLF) debt covenants and downgraded the stock, the embattled health-products company responded.
Herbalife put out a statement late Tuesday saying it doesn't expect a delisting proceeding by the NYSE. nor a default on existing credit facilities. The comments follow KPMG LLC's withdrawal as auditor amid an alleged insider trading scandal at the accounting firm. The withdrawal leaves Herbalife without three years of audit reports.
From the company last night:
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) today issued the following statement in response to media inquiries:
We believe we are currently in compliance with New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing requirements and we do not anticipate that the NYSE will initiate any type of proceeding to delist the company. Earlier today, the company proactively reached out to NYSE officials regarding its detailed plan to replace KPMG and will keep the exchange fully apprised of those efforts. In addition, the company has confirmed that KPMG's resignation as the company's auditor and KPMG's withdrawal of its prior audit opinions will not result in a default under Herbalife's existing credit facilities.
And here's an interview in the Wall Street Journal with the ex-KPMG partner at the center of the recent controversy, who told Hannah Karp and Jean Eaglesham, "We had discussions this wasn't right—I knew it was wrong—but it just happened."


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Company: LoopUp
Tired of those absurd conference calls with interminable lounge music, unidentified speakers, and distracting background noise as someone does their dishes? Loopup, formerly Ring2, is and on March 28 launched a remote meetings product for enterprises integrating audio conferencing with Web conferencing. With the Loopup product, users can schedule meetings from Outlook, smartphones or the Web. They can join by having the meeting call out instantly to a phone of their choice; be alerted via smartphone and desktop notifications when their first guest joins; and access simple controls to add missing guests, mute distracting background noise and record the call. Loopup, based in London and San Francisco, will compete with other Web conferencing systems such as Microsoft Live Meeting, Cisco WebEx, or Citrix GoToMeeting.


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By Avi Salzman
Walt Disney (DIS) fell about 2% after the company posted higher than expected earnings on disappointing revenue.
Disney posted EPS of 68 cents, in line with the Street's expectations. Revenue of 10.78 billion fell below analysts' expectations for $10.91 billion. Studio entertainment revenue fell 4% and studio operating income fell 32%. Results in other division were much stronger. The movie Brave, released this year, didn't do as well as Cars 2, released last year.
"Fiscal 2012 was a great year creatively, financially and strategically, resulting in record revenue, net income, and earnings per share," said Disney Chairman and CEO Robert A. Iger. "The addition of Lucasfilm will further fuel Disney's creative engine across our company to create additional value for our shareholders and we're confident the Company is well positioned to continue our strong performance and growth."


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Digg Slows to Half Speed, Serving 3 Front Page Stories Per Hour:
For over 12 hours, the Digg front page has moved at half speed. Instead of the normal 10-minute interval between updates, stories have remained at the top of the front page for 20 minutes.
Speculation amongst Digg "power users" in one of the Skype chat rooms they frequent is that it could be a test to see if they get more traffic with a more stagnant front page. The recent success of their Facebook App might be compelling them to slow down the front page to send more traffic to individual stories.
Others are speculating that the move by the tech team at Digg to the Washington Post may have something to do with it. Are they checking to see how the site operates with a skeleton crew?
Are they simply making some changes and need a longer interval to keep stability on the site? These and other speculations are exactly that – speculations. It's anyone's guess what's going on at Digg these days.
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CHAPEL HILL – Chapel Hill Town Council candidate, Amy Ryan, says planning and development will be a major point of focus if elected to the Council.
"Now we've got the job of implementing," Ryan says. "That means we've got to start drilling down, making some of those hard decisions, looking at the different trade-offs, and weighing the conflicts between our different aspirations for the town."
WCHL's Ran Northam spoke with Ryan about her seeking election to the Town Council and how she believes she'll best serve you.
***Listen to the Interview***
Nine candidates are contending for four seats on the Town Council.
Ryan says she would bring experience in town issues to the Council that other candidates and current members don't have.
"I've got a degree in landscape architecture," Ryan says. "The other members of council and the other candidates don't bring that perspective, and that's a lot of what the work of the Council is about. And, again, I've got ten years of experience working with those issues working with the Town, so I would hope to bring that to the Council Chamber."
Between now and Election Day, we'll be previewing each of the candidates one-on-one.
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- Words by Mr Alex Bilmes, Editor of British Esquire
Christmas gets a bad wrap. Sorry, terrible joke, dreadful start. But you know what I mean. The fabled festive season may once have been a time for maiden aunts baking mince pies for rosy-cheeked, carolling choristers; for portly clergymen bicycling home tipsily from midnight mass to find snow-covered presents from appreciative parishioners piled up in front of the parsonage porch; for the deserving poor to knock plaintively at the window of the indulgent rich, and be offered a place by the fire and a warm glass of gluhwein for their trouble.
And maybe somewhere in the world, in some quiet, cosy provincial backwater that you and I wouldn't even be able to locate with our SUV sat navs, Christmas still is like that.
But round my way Christmas comes with a harder edge. It's a time for professional cynics, for Grinches, Ebenezers, smug bah-humbuggers. People like me and - because you're a world-weary urbane sophisticate, too (aren't we all, Santa baby?) - quite possibly people like you, too. The jaded, partied-out, all-I-want-for-Christmas-is-for-it-to-be-January-already brigade.
You know what? I'm not too cool for yule, at all. I love Christmas... Most of all, though, I love a Hollywood Christmas: unearned sentiment, gaudy sets and Mr Bing Crosby in a cardigan
And the truth is that up until just a moment ago I was going to start this Christmas message in the old-fashioned, time-honoured way: I was going to be all Mr-Bill-Murray-in-Scrooged about it. I was going to write about in-laws roasting on an open fire and spoilt children getting up your nose. I was going to be way too cool for yule.
But then I looked at the photos that the helpful elves on the MR PORTER picture desk sent over for me, to prompt my animadversions on Christmas and Christmas movies and all the awful seasonal claptrap that makes December seem such a bore and I thought, "You know what? Actually, no. I'm not too cool for yule, at all." I love Christmas. I love the overindulgence of it. I love the exaggerated mawkishness. I love the terrible tunes, the appalling gluttony and dipsomaniacal overconsumption, the indefensible spending. I love the fact you have to go home from work just to sober up, before plunging back into the carnival.
Most of all, though, I love a Hollywood Christmas: unearned sentiment, gaudy sets and Mr Bing Crosby in a cardigan.
After all, the Christmas you and I know and love is essentially a Hollywood Christmas. Or a Dickens Christmas, adapted by Hollywood into something more toothsome. It's a hybrid festival made of one part pagan tradition, two parts religious observance, seven parts A Christmas Carol and 90 parts US marketing and merchandising. A Coca-Cola Christmas. And therein lies its genius.
And so to the films that you will watch, yet again, slumped and sated in front of your flatscreen, with crumbs on your trousers, booze in your belly and something sickly sweet in your glass.
There are, of course, many kinds of Hollywood Christmas. There's the gloopy kind: The Holiday, Love Actually. Which are just ghastly, actually.
The greatest festive film of them all? Mr James Stewart and
Ms Donna Reed (centre) in It's a Wonderful Life, 1946. Kobal Collection
There's the family kind: The Santa Clause, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Elf, Home Alone. Mildly funny, in a smooth-edged sort of way.
There's the Grinchy kind: Bad Santa, Scrooged or, my favourite, more recent example, A Christmas Tale, a very French take on the festivities, in which Ms Catherine Deneuve's formidable materfamilias reveals she has leukaemia just in time for the turkey. Unintentionally funny (to me, anyway) but also way too pleased with itself.
There's the action-comedy Christmas movie, particularly popular in the 1980s: Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Trading Places. Genius, clearly.
There's the Christmas movie that isn't really about Christmas but becomes associated with Christmas because of a celebrated Christmassy scene or sequence or song: Meet Me in St. Louis, When Harry Met Sally... these are sublime, obviously.
There's the corny Christmassy classic: The Shop Around the Corner, Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas. Yum.
So to the films that you will watch, yet again, slumped and sated in front of your flatscreen, with crumbs on your trousers, booze in your belly and something sickly sweet in your glass
And then there's the one that stands above all of these: not simply the greatest Hollywood Christmas film ever made - though it is certainly that - but one of the great Hollywood films of all time: It's a Wonderful Life.
As cleverer minds than mine (the great film writer Mr David Thomson, for one) have observed before, It's a Wonderful Life is much darker, tougher and less glowing than you remember it. In fact, at times it's about as cold and dark as it gets on Christmas night, which is why it still has the power to disturb. Think about it: Mr James Stewart's George Bailey, the cautious, conservative, small-town banker, is suicidal. He has lived without risk, without adventure, and he feels a failure. In many ways, he is a failure.
A trainee angel intercedes, shows him what will happen to the little town - Bedford Falls, if you remember - if he quits on it, shows him a nightmarish vision of provincial America fallen pray to big business. He can't kill himself, Bedford Falls needs him, Bedford Falls loves him. So the ending is sweet and heartwarming and Christmassy. But don't forget what you've seen: the coming of commerce, the end of the simple life, the triumph of cynicism.
In 1946 Mr Frank Capra foresaw the future, our present. It was mean and empty, controlled by heartless corporations. And it could still make you cry, both ways.
Merry Christmas, by the way.


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Charlie Manuel announces that he plans to use Mayberry mainly in left field.
Yesterday, in Clearwater, Phils' manager Charlie Manuel have told reporters that he plans to use John Mayberry, Jr. more often in left field than at first base. He also said that while the presumption is that he would probably be using a platoon in left field of Mayberry and Laynce Nix, with Nix to face right handers and Mayberry to face lefties, he plans to have Mayberry also face some right handers. That sounds like a good move, as it will give Mayberry a chance to see if he can hit right handed pitching or not.
This means that while Ryan Howard continues to recover from his injury (of which he had told reporters he felt that he was 40% ready), first base would be mainly covered by Nix and Ty Wigginton, with Jim Thome starting one or two games per week. Hopefully that'll be enough before Howard's return at some point in May.
Other news: Rich Dubee announced that Jose Contreras threw a bullpen session off of the mound on Tuesday, and appear to have shown no signs of trouble with his right elbow, doing very well. If this is the case, and he continues showing no sign of trouble after his surgery, he should be the front runner for the role of the team's eighth inning specialist. Let keep our fingers cross on that.


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The call to get more British players in to the squads of the elite Premier League teams has been answered in recent years.
Arsenal and Manchester United have both been actively seeking to introduce the best of English and British talents in to their squad in the hope of emulating the mould introduced by Pep Guardiola at Barcelona.
The dominant La Liga side has prioritised the development of young Spanish stars, giving them extended playing time in order to aid their development.
The best example is that of Sergio Busquets, who was chosen ahead of Yaya Toure despite the obvious gap in quality.
The idea is that a core of nationals provide the squad with a firm foundation of loyal players with strong relationships. They speak the same language and have similar upbringings and are therefore likely to form stronger bonds and work better on the pitch.
Manchester United did this so well through the 1990s with players like Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs all coming through the academy. By the time they were in the first team, they worked together seamlessly.
However, now the British talent at Manchester United is struggling to flourish whilst Arsenal's contingent thrives.
Chris Smalling and Phil Jones were both brought in at great expense with a view to them being mainstays in the Old Trafford line up.
But they have been forced to play out of their favoured centre-back positions with Smalling predominantly at right-back and Jones in midfield.
Coupled with frequent injury issues, their development has stalled.
Meanwhile academy graduates Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck continue to be questioned. Are they making the necessary progress to become key United players in the near future? It doesn't seem they are.
Cleverley has made eight appearances in the Premier League this season but is yet to contribute either a goal or an assist - not good enough for an advanced midfielder.
Welbeck got his season off to a great start scoring a brace against Swansea but has yet to score in the Premier League since and has now fallen to fourth choice striker behind Javier Hernandez, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney.
Another English youngster languishing at Old Trafford in Wilfried Zaha, who doesn't seem to have won over David Moyes. After moving for £15m from Crystal Palace in the summer, no one would have guessed we would reach the end of November with Zaha yet to make his Premier League debut.
He has only gone backwards since moving to Manchester United and will continue to do so if the situation doesn't change.
The situation couldn't be more different at Arsenal where British youngsters continue to flourish under Arsene Wenger.
Aaron Ramsey has been in sensational form and is arguably the in-form player in the entire Premier League. That isn't down to luck. Wenger stuck by Ramsey whilst he recovered from a serious leg break and had to be patient.
Jack Wilshere is arguably going through the same patch now. After serious ankle injuries, Wilshere is yet to find the form he showed prior to his season-long lay-off. But he is starting to recover his best form and has showed that with two goals and one assists in seven Premier League starts so far this term.
Theo Walcott is another player who has come to life in the last 12 months. Arsenal's top scorer last season, Walcott was sensational at times and looks like he can be a key figure for club and country in the coming years. His season has been disrupted by injury thus far, but his absence has been very noticeable, proving how important a role he now plays for the Gunners.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is probably one of England's brightest prospects and shouldn't be forgotten just because he suffered a knee injury on the first day of the season.
Oxlade-Chamberlain looked fantastic in his first season for Arsenal but has since struggled with fitness.
But at just 20-years-old, he has plenty of time to work his way back in to form. His fantastic goal against Brazil shows he has the potential to star at the World Cup.
Meanwhile English full-backs Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson make strides.
Gibbs needed a lot of time to adapt to a left-back role having spent most of his education as a flying winger. But after a few injury issues, Gibbs has started to get noticed and is running Leighton Baines and Ashley Cole close for a World Cup spot.
Jenkinson, on the other hand, is struggling to break in to the team thanks to Bacary Sagna. He may be lacking in the technical ability of a typical Arsenal player and is yet to prove he can make it as a reliable full-back week-in-week-out.
He is, however, the exception for Wenger, who has shown the ability to convert raw British talent in to established first team footballers.
Meanwhile, Manchester United's young British contingent has obviously been unsettled by the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson and is failing to thrive in an unbalanced and patched up team.
Most of them are still young enough and have time to flourish but each week on the bench or played out of position is another wasted. The longer it goes on for, the lower the ceiling of their potential falls.
All signs point to the Emirates for Britain's version of Barcelona.
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