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Matt seemed to have gotten "back on the beam" today. I'm concerned about TBF in general for M.C. (Total Batters Faced), 18 today. That is 6 over the minimum (2 walks and 4 hits). I'd like to see him lower his pitch counts and face fewer hitters in his starts. Young pitchers often get themselves in trouble with control, and have to work too hard, reducing their season-long effectiveness. I'm encouraged by the 4 K's, and the fact that we scored IMMEDIATELY after Matt gave up two runs. (8 runs on 13 hits after 5+ as I write this.) Maybe this year Matt can be the beneficiary of our modest outbursts of run support. Matt put up three zeros after the first inning, and I hope we see more zeros on the opponent side of the ledger this Spring!
UPDATE (Wed a.m.): This is an abomination. Schierholz is the only legit OF prospect we have, and we'll keep Dave Fucking Roberts instead? He just turned 24 and has an option year left so I expect he'll be in AAA this year, even though he has already done well at that level. Check out John Sickels' take on him from Sep '07. This year Sickels rates him as our 5th best prospect with a "B-" grade. Today: The Enchanter! JC, sharpen your pencil!
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This IS an abomination. 8 rbi leads the team? Shouldn't good hitters have about 20 by now, it is spring training after all. Oh, right, that's good hitters. In any case, Roberts is 6 for 26 as I type this, Schierholtz is 5 for 22. So they both suck, except at least Schierholtz is responsible for over 10% of the Giants runs.
- Wed Mar 12, 05:35:00 PM PDT
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So I see where Billy Crystal, a life-long Yankee fan, has signed a one-day contract with them and is in the game tomorrow. He is only nearly 60 and seems to be hitting well. Why can't we try something positive like that, one wonders....
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Whether it be through injury, form, or favour, some players have an unlucky habit of missing out on international tournaments.
Rio Ferdinand, by some quirky twist of fate, is yet to appear in a European Championships, despite chalking up 81 England appearances. Similarly, Darren Bent made his international debut in March 2006 but missed out on that year's World Cup, the 2010 World Cup and this year's European Championships.
While for these two, injuries and form put paid to their international ambitions, for others the tournaments just come around too soon.
With Euro 2012 still weeks away, GiveMeFootball looks forward to those future stars who could make an impact in Brazil in two years time.
Tom Cleverley
At 22 years old Cleverley really should have been knocking on the door of this summer's squad, but injuries have stunted his progress. A talented central midfielder, and more than capable of holding his own in the United midfield, the former-Under 21 star should have received his first call-up well before the next World Cup.
In which case, Cleverley should be first in line to step into the breach once Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard bow out of the international scene.
Ross Barkley
The latest product from the prodigious Everton academy, Barkley made his debut for the Toffees earlier this season aged just 17. The Merseyside-born midfielder has featured in every England age group since under-16's, and has been tipped to make a big impact in the Premier League next season.
Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea were all interested in the youngster before Barkley signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal in December 2011 - testament to his considerable talent. Former Everton defender Martin Keown described the England under-21 star as "one of the best players we'll ever see in this country."
The last "once-in-a-generation" player also happened to burst onto the scene from the blue half of Merseyside. If all goes to plan, Barkley should be joining Wayne Rooney in Brazil 2014.
Ryan Bertrand
Fresh from his widely-praised Champions League final performance, Bertrand could finally have got the break he's been waiting for. Sat behind Ashley Cole at Chelsea, the pacey left-back has patiently bided his time, and has gone out on loan to five different clubs in the last five years.
But following his display in Munich, expect Bertrand to get much more first-team football next season, whether that be at Stamford Bridge or elsewhere. The former-Gillingham youngster will be 24 by the next World Cup, while Ashley Cole will be 33, so a place on the left-hand side for England should be up for grabs.
Nick Powell
The Crewe youngster will surely move on this summer, with Manchester United favourites to land the highly-rated England under-18 international. Still just 18, Powell already has a full league campaign under his belt, scoring 15 goals for Crewe from an attacking midfield position this season.
His assistant manager, Neil Baker, believes Powell has the ability to be the Railwaymen's best ever academy product, and the midfielder picked up every award at Crewe's end-of season presentation, including Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.
By 2014, the youngster will be 20 and should have featured regularly in the Premier League, giving him the platform to push for a place on the plane to Brazil.
Wilfried Zaha
A key member of the Crystal Palace first-team aged 18, Zaha quickly caught the attention of Premier League scouts. Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal have all taken a look but it was Bolton who opened the bidding in January, and their £7m offer was knocked back by the south London club.
But there's no doubt Premier League clubs are excited by the talent of this tricky 19-year-old winger. Zaha received his under-21 call-up in February and scored nine goals for Palace this year.
Few players possess his skill on the ball, but like most wingers, it's a lack of consistency and end-product which is holding him back. Once he gets this right, and his ability suggests it's only a matter of time, he will be knocking on Roy Hodgson's door for an England cap.
If Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was this year's "wildcard", Zaha could be Hodgson's 2014 pick.
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That was just one of the many times I have run into him at his Malden home over the years. I am going on 50 years in the same house, and I've had the pleasure of seeing him regularly from day one.
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|2010-04-06, 13:49
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|2010-04-06, 13:54
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I even managed to find the post in question for you, the link to it is http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...ostcount=10403
If you look under the spoiler tag you will see that the BWH measurements for Inner and Outer Moka are different.
|2010-04-06, 14:58
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Location: England
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Ah so I wasn't going mad and it has been mentioned somewhere...good to know! Its almost depressing we've gone from discussing geneology, plot points, possibly psychological differences....to differences between boob size ¬_¬ lol
Ah well, Moka as a character is very interesting so I can live with it... as long as Tsukune ends up 'getting the girl' and this manga doesnt turn out to have dissapointing end with no conclusive ending, which would suck! I like the girls, but I'd rather Tsukune ends up with Moka and the others end up happy with someone else, call me a sap but I'm rooting for the couple in love to actually make it heh!
Something tells me we need translated material to debate, stat!
|2010-04-06, 15:43
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About the ending, well so far things are looking good so let's hope for the best.
|2010-04-06, 15:58
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lol yeah I suppose I should be used to it! Still good excuse to change the topic!
Don't get me wrong, I love the female form as much as the next guy but Im in this one for the story heh
(and to pass the time waiting for more Spice and Wolf material hehe)
What can I say, I like vampires and similar mythos, monster stuff, romances, action and comedy. In that sense this is a pretty perfect series for me
|2010-04-06, 16:28
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To be fair to Omote, Ura-chan isn't that much "bigger." Japanese bra measurements are radically different from US or Euro measurements. IRL, the difference probably isn't noticeable with clothing on. It'll be a little different without clothing as we saw on Fong Fong's private jet. Ura-chan is slightly larger than Omote, but not by much.
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|2010-04-06, 17:45
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But, to get back on topic, the chapter is being edited by the FH crew as of a few days ago. The scanlations should be out soon...I hope.
|2010-04-06, 20:38
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Remember, boob size difference in Japanese IS NOT as dramatic as it is in the US. Hence why really, only the hair color and eyes change between the two
anyways, my two cents based on the little tidbits we've picked up, specifically the rosario:
Spoiler for theory based on 29:
as for Tsukune... well, I think that what's finally going to allow him to cross the line in terms of power is Round 2 vs. Miyabi. After all, Miyabi was able to stop Karua, and Inner was barely able to hold her own against her sister. However, both Tsukune and Moka have gone through a ton of development since then... and methinks that Vampire Tsukune + Inner= only Daddy Starbucks (who I'm beginning to slowly see as Final Boss) can match them... or whoever else final boss will be (after all, it took Inner and Tsukune to take out Hokuto, and he was Final Boss of Antithesis)
as for Moka... as much as I look forward to the merged personalities and hooking up with Tsukune, I also fear it... because when all the above does happen, it'll mean we're at the end of the manga. I'm not ready for this to end!
|2010-04-07, 00:01
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Spoiler for Response to you're theory - chapter 29 spoilers:
Regarding Tsukune ... well it might be possible that he is going to snap during his second match with Miyabi. Well it's certainly true that both Moka and Tsukune have developed further after the Snow Women village arc. I think that most of it is thanks to the training sessions they started to have and who are benefiting to both of them. Though I don't think that Tsukune is ready to face a vampire on his own yet, but with the vampires joining the fry I think we might see more of Tsukune's vampire abilities ... since as I'm sure most of you will agree with me that, Tsukune's vampire abilities have been surely put into the background for quite some time now.
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Hehe, theres one hell of a lot of theories on whats going to happen next now, because we've had so many various hints of whats going to happen recently; Fairy Tail, Moka's older sister, the seal breaking, possible entry of the mum and dad...there's a lot likely to happen in the near future, so hopefully the next few chapters will give some interesting story development, rather than veering off into filler for a month or two (although I'd live if that filler was Moka and Tsukune getting closer ).
Before all this kicks off though, I think we really need to wait and find out what's going to happen with the seal, we know O.Moka hasn't been 'deleted' for example, it's just currently she is the inner personality, before anything else Im interested to see what happens there, are they going to fix the seal, will the seal be broken, are the personalities going to merge because the seal cannot be fixed, are we going to learn more about the dark masters etc. Not to mention the exact function of the rosary is still a bit of a mystery. It's obviously a lot more complex than the limiters we've seen used by other characters, but what does it seal and what is it's exact purpose, is it just a more complex, powerful limiter, or is there more to it than that....same with Tsukune's holy lock, what's going to happen with that? I mean much as we say combined Moka = end of story, its possible that wouldn't happen, there may be a fair period of development arc with this new Moka before the end, same as Tsukune's vampiric side transformation thing could have been quick...well it's not exactly turned out that way has it? It may actually be a case of we get complete Moka, think the romance and everything is all over, then everything hits the fan so they have to put it on back burner for a while (well...to the point it's not official, and because of this the other girls...well, still don't care and are still fighting over him)...plenty of outcomes and way things could happen.
Lots to do and think about right now, much as I love this talk of final showdown, Daddy Starbucks and development of Tsukunes abilities, I think theres quite a bit of development and story left to tell, judging by all the little subplots floating around right now. I mean they've only relatively recently introduced Kahlua, and we haven't seen the older sister in the flesh yet, so I think there may be some time to go before we see Daddy Starbucks and perhaps 'Mummy Costa' in the flesh.
Not to mention, around this theres stuff like the actual school itself, I mean they're in year 2 now, they're on the way to year 3, will they make it through and graduate inside the confines of the story, whats the headmaster/exorcist planning, and obviously there is the family reveal, which I'd be surprised if it didnt happen at some point, especialy after we know his cousin is a little nosy heh
What can I say, with all the spoilers floating around, Im looking forward to reading CH29 and seeing it for myself, seems to be a lot of debate over some things in it, so it'll good to be able to read/interpret it ourselves, I'd imagine CH30 raws must be due in 2-3 weeks now as well hehe, hopefully speedy translation on those
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|2010-04-07, 06:45
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Spoiler for Chapter 29, predictions about future events:
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|2010-04-07, 06:53
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How about this weird theory which shouldnt be possible but anyways, I was thinking maybe Moka's mother doesn't even exist? Maybe Moka is the mother? Hold on that didnt come out right, I mean maybe Moka is the wife of Daddy Starbucks? I mean she has looked for her mother for a while, hasnt she? And still couldnt find her, maybe its coz the mother didnt even exist in the first place?
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|2010-04-07, 07:31
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Well, personally I think that we still don't know enough about the physical relation between Outer Moka and her mother might be caused by them using the same Rosario, but in my opinion we still know too little to come to a probable answer on this subject.
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NEW YORK -- There's nothing more satisfying than a home-cooked meal, especially if it comes out of a can or a pouch.
As more people try their hand at mimicking sophisticated recipes from cooking shows and blogs, food companies are rolling out meal kits and starters that make amateur chefs feel like Emeril Lagasse in the kitchen.
Call it the next generation of dinner-in-box sets like Rice-A-Roni and Hamburger Helper that were rolled out as moms flooded the workforce in the '50s, '60s and '70s. But the new kits and starters go beyond just browning meat and throwing evaporated cheese and seasonings into boiling water -- the idea is to make people feel more as though they're making meals from scratch.
General Mills Inc. has a line of "Progresso Recipe Starters," which are pre-made sauces in flavors such as "Fire-Roasted Tomato" and "Creamy Portabella Mushroom" that can be a base for a variety of dishes. Kraft Food Group Inc.'s "Sizzling Salads" dinner kits pair a meat marinade with the optimal salad dressing: you provide all the other ingredients.
Scott Jones, a public relations specialist in Fort Worth, Texas, uses Kraft's Velveeta Skillets, a deluxe version of mac-n-cheese in a box with flavors such as Chicken Alfredo and Lasagna.
Jones likes that the box suggests ways to customize the recipe by doing things like using different types of meats. He says the creamy cheese packets are a step up from powder mixes.
It's not the same as the pot roast feasts that he cooks on Sundays but on weekdays it allows him to give his family a "satisfying meal, quickly and conveniently."
Cooking shortcuts long have been an American way of life, of course. But demand has grown for time-saving recipes as busy Americans eat more meals at home to save money. The NPD Group estimates the average number of meals eaten at home at 902 last year, up from 870 four years earlier.
At the same time, there's a growing "foodie culture" that values authenticity and fresh ingredients. The companies that make the new starters say it's too early to make sales projections but the hope is to appeal to the people who want it both ways: a home-cooked meal that doesn't require much sweat and labor. In particular, companies are aiming for those in their 20s and 30s whose cooking skills may be outmatched by their increasingly sophisticated tastes.
"Their definition of cooking is different," says Darren Serrao, who heads innovation for Campbell Soup, based in Camden, N.J. "Assembly is cooking."
Indeed, Kraft Sizzling Salads dinner kits aren't exactly your mother's "made from scratch" recipes.
They direct people to heat up some chicken with the marinade and toss a salad with the dressing. But in case aspiring home cooks need some extra guidance in their culinary adventures, Kraft provides cooking tutorials online.
Progresso's sauces involve a little more work. For example, let's say you want beef stroganoff. All you need is two pounds of boneless beef sirloin, an onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and a can of Progresso's Recipe Starters in Creamy Portabella Mushroom flavor. The dish takes 35 minutes from start to finish, according to the recipe on the can.
Making beef stroganoff from scratch, by contrast, would be deeply involved, in large part because of the sauce, says Brendan Walsh, dean of culinary education at the Culinary Institute of America.
"You're dealing with stocks and reductions. It's a good 12-hour process," he says.
Although Walsh wouldn't put Progresso's version of beef stroganoff "in the realm of chef-dom," he notes that companies have gotten better at making products with improved taste and nutritional content. And given busy schedules, Walsh says such "survival cooking" is often an easy way to put a hot meal on the table.


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Rice flour and chewy crusts?
I mentioned this in my blog, but thought I'd bring it to the forums as well where it might get more attention -- for those who've already seen it, I apologize for the repetition.
So, the issue. I made a big 2.5 lb. boule of desem bread over the weekend. It turned out beautifully as far as color, lightness and flavor are concerned, but, for the second time since I started using rice flour to dust my bannetons, the crust was not so crispy.
I'm wondering, could it be the use of rice flour to dust my banneton that's the culprit? I love how effortlessly even the stickiest dough pops out of the banneton or couche with just a thin layer of rice flour, but since I started using it, I've gotten chewy, not crispy, crusts, and they should be crispy at 500 degrees F in a cloche. And before, when I dusted my banneton with wheat flour, I got a nice, crispy crust.
Anyone else have this experience? I don't mean to malign the rice flour, but it's the only thing I can think of that I'm doing differently.


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The app is free and is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. After you download the app onto your device, you can begin by using your phone's camera to scan product bar codes. Once you do that, the app will show online outlets selling the product, listing them in descending order by price. You can also search manually for products. While testing the app, there weren't any problems scanning product codes or having the app recognize the product that was being scanned. Beyond listing the prices, the app also provides a description of the product, reviews and suggestions of similar products. Furthermore, the app will suggest accessories for a given product. So, for example, if you are buying a digital camera, the app may suggest a lens, camera bag, memory card, etc.
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text: Liguria is first and foremost a traveler's paradise for hiking, beach-going, and eating. Now, some might say this is the point of traveling to Italy, but the "Italian Riveria" hosts particularly beautiful and walkable segments of Big-Sur like coastline, top-of-the-line white wines and is THE origin of everyone's favorite pasta sauce—pesto—as well as famed Italian foccacia bread. Christopher Columbus was a native, and Marco Polo was once imprisoned for many years in the city of Genoa. It is at the region's center and is historically a strategic and desired port city—now a strategic and important traveler's hub with a major train station. These days Genoa houses a large university—founded in the 15th century—and the culture that comes with it. You can find excellent nightlife, art, music—even Europe's 2nd largest aquarium within the city. All around the region you will find opportunities to purchase pickled and otherwise preserved goods such as mushrooms, olive oils, pestos and spreads, vegetables, wines, and truffle products, which are available widely in Liguria mostly due to the close geographic proximity to Piedmonte, a major hub for both white and black truffles. The most noted area of Liguria is Cinque Terre, or "Five Lands." This is the region most frequented by travelers—five fishing towns connected by hiking trails and train lines along incredible beaches; each of which seems to be pastel and falling off its beautiful cliff into the deep blue sea below. The area is an easy day trip from cities in nearby regions such as Turin and Florence, and has enough to offer to keep one busy for a week or more.


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|Prasopita (Greek Lenten Pie)
December, 2002
Serves 4-6 / In Greece, phyllo-pastry pies filled with white cheese and greens are sold in every bakery throughout Lent, the forty days when meat is forbidden during the preparation for Easter. Throughout the growing season, Greeks gather dozens of wild greens, whose refreshing bitterness is considered blood cleansing. Serve with Kalamata olives for nibbling and a crisp lettuce salad dressed with lemon juice and sea salt.
1 package (about 1 pound) phyllo pastry
4-5 tablespoons olive oil
4 medium-size leeks or 8 scallions, finely sliced, including greens
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound mixed wild greens, beet greens, or baby spinach, rinsed and shredded
8 ounces light or regular cream cheese
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled or grated
1. To make the filling, in a heavy pan gently cook the leeks, garlic, dill, mint, salt, and pepper in the oil over medium-low heat. Add the greens and cook, stirring, until all the moisture has evaporated. Remove from heat and allow to cool a little.
2. Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly oil a 9-inch, round cake pan. Line with 5-6 layers of phyllo, brushing between the layers with olive oil, overlapping the sheets and leaving the flaps long enough to fold over to make a cover.
3. Beat the cream cheese with the feta cheese and mix in the cooled greens mixture. Season well.
4. Spread the mixture evenly over the phyllo layers. Cover with a layer or two of phyllo and fold over the flaps to enclose the filling completely. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until the pastry browns and crisps and the filling has set. Serve at room temperature.


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(Great thought): Lead with your strengths. Knowing what your strengths are and how to best use them may be your greatest leadership asset. More than likely, you will lead with more effectiveness, influence, and success when you are leading with your strengths.


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There are songs that express heartfelt emotions, telling stories of love or loss that are both universal and deeply personal. Then there are songs that are pretty much just lists of things. This game covers those songs, though house musician Jonathan Coulton and VIP Nellie McKay have cheekily swapped out some of the items. Raindrops on roses and what on what, again?
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1/31/08 update: Regardless of whether you have ATT or not, say YES to hacktivation using this method - if you do not, iTunes will throw an error and not let you use your iPhone until you restore to 1.1.1.
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Hey! So we've made it even easier to Jailbreak 1.1.3 using the Dev Teams jailbreak method. You will now find 1.1.3 Dev Team Jailbreak in installer, provided to you by the ModMyI repository.
Poetic_Folly and I have written up a package and tested it thoroughly and it appears that there are no issues running this Jailbreak from Installer
- Jailbroken 1.1.2 phone
- Newest version of BSD Subsystem -- version 2.0
- Latestest Update of Installer.app -- version 3.0b10 (If you are not using the newest version installer will not work on 1.1.3)
- Phone connected via wifi (its a large download)
- Settings->General->Autolock SET TO NEVER
All you need to do is find the 1.1.3 Dev Team Jailbreak package in Installer and run it. The rest will be done for you. Once done (about 20 mins - some reports have been as long as 50 minutes) your phone will restart and you will be updated and jailbroken to 1.1.3!
Refresh Your Installer Sources to See It
- I'm on 1.1.1, can't I just install this from there? No. If you're on 1.1.1, follow the guides to update to 1.1.2 jailbroken (and unlocked if you need it), THEN run this from Installer.
- I already did NateTrue's jailbreak method. Is there a difference? Should I do this one? You don't have to. Supposedly NateTrue's method will break functionality needed to support official 3rd party apps when they come out in February, so it is a good idea to use this method instead.
- Ok, but how do I erase Nate's method and use this one? You'll have to use iTunes to downgrade all the way to 1.1.1, then follow guides to get back to a jailbroken 1.1.2, and then run this script.
- What about Google Maps' new features? Do they work any better with this method? Just like NateTrue's method, this does not update your baseband, just your firmware. So yes, you'll still have the same issues with Google Maps not wanting to locate. The going method to fix this is install Navizon, open it and have it find you, then go back to Google Maps and it should work.
- Will my ringtones/sound/SSH/EDGE/mouthwash still work after I do this? Sure.
- What about my applications? Do I need to delete them? Will they still be there in 1.1.3? You don't need to delete them, but you will need to reinstall them when you get to 1.1.3. NOTE: SummerBoard and Customize don't work with 1.1.3 yet.
- Does this method clean out that 185 MB restore file it downloads? No. You'll need to delete it still once you get to 1.1.3.
if you don't want to use installer but would still like to update via the dev teams method we have MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS
THIS IS THE DEV TEAMS METHOD so the normal issues are there, some ppl it hangs at the end. IF you want to watch a log of whats going in while you are on 1.1.2 ssh in and run /Applications/Installer.app/Installer then use installer on your iphone to run the jailbreak. You will see a log of whats going on in the ssh window.
When completed and on 1.1.3 only if you having a problem syncing use scp to copy over syncfix.sh file from this archive to / directory of your iphone. The ssh in and run syncfix.sh. Your syncing problem will be fixed.


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i love him
i love him
I seriously belong in the "who gives a shit" category...
i love him, my first, actually second crush, i was like 10 when he got engaged to posh spice, remember being jelous. lol.
in that pic, id far rather have Ryan Giggs. So cute!
I prefer the guy in front of him. Look at that hairy chest and great smile. yes.
He has always bored me for some reason.
Fucking hell, they're hot and look real haha
awesome pics man, however i think you will see that picture 1 and the last one on the post above are fake...
The first pic is the David Beckham look-alike and the last one on the weights bench is a fake... but very hot pics anyway!!
Pity he looks so much better when he is being silent! don;t like his voice at all ... :O)
The pic of him lifting weights is real. I saw it, I think it was either in a late issue of details or GQ.
In the first set of pics, the last 2 are fake, in the second set the 1st one is fake - he doesn't have that tattoo on his arse... Still gorgeous though!!!
This was posted on perezhilton.com
Looks pretty real to me...
I think this picture belongs to the Vanity Fair shoot.
Another statement:
This pic is one of a set, parts of which have been used in various mags in the uk ( although not full length)
The set caused huge controversy at the time as his apparent depiction of the crucifixion and " The Son Of God" was deemed `arrogant and distasteful `
There after the pics seemed to disappear to a dusty draw, till now.
As a professional designer, I would just mention a few points. If this were a fake, (and I believe it not ) there would be a number of clear `giveaways`
none on which are present. The comment about the hallo effect around his head is simple `backlighting` used to highlight the head and separate it from the background. (usually practice on this kind of low light ,moody shoot)
The shadows on the face and body match perfectly in both strength and direction. (very difficult to do even with Photoshop or even paintbox)
The discolouration on the legs is just a lighting effect used to center your eye on the subject , like a vignette).
Incidentally, with regard to the `cut uncut issue. In a uk newspaper article after Mr Beckham alleged adulterous affair. His secretary stated that Becks was "big and uncut".
Any opinions?
for me , its Kinda fake somehow ...
hmmmmmmmmmm hard to tell.....
Does anyone actually believe that David Beckham would pose nude - come on guys think about it.
Something like this would have been all over the tabloids at the time if it were true, so don't even bother trying to work out if it's real or fake.
I like the crucifix pose. It's hot!
Some mistakes are too good to make only once
And he really does have muscular legs like that, complete with that degree of definition. I think it's likely that it's the real thing.
Wow, if it's a fake...it's a REALLY good one.
I think its a fake too, I mean he may be hot but isnt he just a Soccer player? Not trying to sound rude but i dont think hes "Important" enough to do stuff like that
I used photoshop and took out the "jum!" if anyone wants to use the image as something else but it has smudged a little in the abdomen so dont think of it as a point to make when figuring it out if its real or fake
Probably not real but looks real and I hope it is.
I dont think its real, that other picture of his dick, he looks average. Unless hes half hard, which I have a feeling he is the way its rising up.
Totally Fake!! You think someone so famous and a father..would do those kinda photos?? Will skinny pathetic Victoria allow David to do such thing? The answer is just one word "NO"..so end the discussion it is a very perfect fake but not David´s dick.
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Those feet and ankles looks so big. It's not proportionate to his body.
I thought so too. And they look darker than his body. In fact, they look like they belong to someone else totally. But if it's a fake, I agree, it's a good one.
Fake. The tattoos are wrong, and his feet/toes are too big.
looks very real
Someone seems to have pasted his head on someone else's body and photshopped the tattoos on his body. The one on his right shoulder is too high up. You can see it from this pic:
ok and also...for a guy who is like the "first metrosexual"....do you really think he wouldn't do a little manscaping down there for a full frontal nude shot?
his feet remind me of something...give me a minute...it will come to me....
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LOL---shit...this is amazing...folks are more than likely bang on and it's not him, but gay men have some sharp eyes. I didn't even notice that tats until someone pointed them out and his FEET didn't appear huge until I really looked at them...his feet are kind of like Fred Flintstone's.
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Obviously there arent many (good) photoshop artists on this forum. I can spot that as a fake a mile away.
It has 'FAKE' written all over it.
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It IS REAL!! These were outtakes from another photo shoot. And sometimes celebs do pose in "arty" nude shots. There are photographers such as Greg Gorman and Herb Ritts who have photographed some of the most famous actors and celebs nude. Greg Gorman published a book called "As I See It" which featured some very famous celebs in the buff!! As for the tattoos, his arms are in very different positions in each photograph. so you can't go by that. In one his arms are stretched out and in the other they are down by his side, relaxed.. When you stretch out your arm, the skin stretches so that would affect the distance of the tats.
real or not, i don't care.. all i know is that it's H-O-T!!!
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ......
It is a hot picture, no denying that. it isn't real though, unfortunately. Just very well done
I don't believe it's real either. Having said that, part of me thinks that if it isn't, then surely Mr. Beckham would be dragging somebody through a court. So...maybe it is.
Whatever, it's a nice pic and certainly provides a tool to aid fantasy! I Like!
I want it to be real...but I also very much don't want it to be. There is something more sexy and apealing not ever seeing everything, for me anyway. It would be a shame after years of hoping finally being given a pic like this and it being real. Kinda takes something away. saying that if it is real then I'm still finding him as hot as ever!
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There's some really stupid people in this topic.
The shadow behind his head doesnt fit.
The baby angle's leg comes to a point.
The tattoo on his right shoulder is too high.
iv done lots of graphic work, and i know a "real" artists would have had an artist's eye to do a better job on that photo. the tats are different, and the main thing about them is that they are too black, and to contrasted with the rest of the arms. there shouldnt be so sharp either, and more rounded with the contour of the arm.
i didnt really focus on the feet too much, because lets just not forget this guy plays soccer for a living. so i can imagine there would be stress to the feet. the head is a little too small.
and i think he would have groomed down there also
i think we should have a contest for the best fake david beckham nude photo......in another thread or something.
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A US-based rights group yesterday accused Syria of war crimes by indiscriminate and sometimes deliberate airstrikes against civilians, killing at least 4,300 people since last summer.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Syrian fighter jets have targeted bakeries, bread lines and hospitals in the country's north.
In recent months, parts of northern Syria, especially areas along the border with Turkey, have fallen under the control of rebels, including several neighborhoods of Aleppo, the country's largest city.
"The aim of the airstrikes appears to be to terrorize civilians from the air, particularly in the opposition-controlled areas where they would otherwise be fairly safe from any effects of fighting," Ole Solvang of the New York-based group said.
These attacks are "serious violations of international humanitarian law," and people who commit such breaches are "responsible for war crimes," the group said.
Solvang led the HRW team that inspected 52 sites in northern Syria and documented what it said were 59 unlawful attacks by the Syrian Air Force. At least 152 people were killed in these attacks, according to an HRW report released yesterday.
The group inspected sites only in rebel-held areas because the Syrian government barred access to parts of the country under its control.
Based on inspections and more than 140 interviews with witnesses, HRW said warplanes "deliberately targeted four bakeries [in the north] where civilians were waiting in bread lines a total of eight times."
Repeated aerial attacks on two hospitals in the areas the group visited in the northern areas under opposition control "strongly suggest that the government also deliberately targeted these facilities," HRW said.
Meanwhile, opposition activists and a monitoring group yesterday said that at least 45 Syrians were killed, some of them in cold blood, after troops stormed the contested town of Sanamein in the southern province of Deraa.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of civilians, including children, were killed on Wednesday in shelling and summary executions after forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad entered Sanamein.
In London, US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers were to hold a second day of talks yesterday focused on Syria after rebels again appealed for weapons.
The ministers started off their gathering over dinner on Wednesday, shortly after Syrian opposition leaders met with Kerry about their repeated calls for arms to fight the Syrian regime forces. The talks with members of the opposition Syrian National Coalition included its prime minister, Ghassan Hitto.
The US said it was mulling ways to step up help for Syria's rebels. Kerry held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a bid to find common ground with a key ally of al-Assad on ending the conflict.
However, overshadowing the discussions was a statement on Wednesday by the head of Syria's jihadist al-Nusra Front pledging allegiance to al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, which only increases Western doubts about arming the rebels.
The announcement by the al-Nusra front is likely to bolster assertions by al-Assad's regime that it is fighting "terrorists" who want to impose an Islamic state.
A top US State Department official confirmed that, during a lunch hosted by British Foreign Secretary William Hague, the Syrian opposition leaders renewed appeals for lethal aid, but Kerry "didn't promise anything."
Hague later called the talks "very productive" and added that the Syrian coalition's executive arm "will have a vital role to play in delivering governance, services and support to the Syrian people."


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'What are they going to do, demand impeachment?'
Exclusive: Kathy Shaidle recaps on-air discussions of all Obama's scandals
Rush Limbaugh
Why is the president of the United States obsessed with a talk radio host?
Obama mentioned Rush Limbaugh again at a fundraiser last week, and Rush replied gleefully, "I live rent-free in Obama's head" (FREE audio).
Limbaugh added that if the president really thinks of him as the official opposition, it's a role he's delighted to take on: "I'm willing to meet with the president any time to advise him, to help him."
However, Rush warned listeners not to get their hopes up regarding all the scandals plaguing the White House (FREE audio).
"Do you really think that the media is gonna end up divorcing Obama and end up opposing him over this? What are they gonna do, demand impeachment?" Limbaugh asked. "This is a lover's spat. They're gonna kiss and make up inside of a week."
Michael Savage
"Why is the government behaving this way? Because this is the way dictatorships act," Dr. Savage explained this week, reflecting on the sudden rash of scandals crashing down on Obama's head (FREE audio).
"You may say that this isn't really tyranny," he added, "that Americans aren't being rounded up and sent to camps or anything like that. You're right. Not yet. But this is how all tyrannies begin."
Savage declared that in particular, the White House's surveillance of Associated Press journalists is "worse than Watergate" and that the current president has now "done far worse things than Nixon ever did" (FREE audio).
Why are all these stories coming out now? Because, Savage explained, someone in the administration realizes that Obama is "a clear and present danger" to the survival of the United States.
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"It's time to kill the IRS!"
That was Mark Levin's conclusion after revelations that the Internal Revenue Service had harassed so-called "tea party" non-profit groups. Levin's own Landmark Legal Foundation has been sounding the alarm about "IRS abuse since the 1990s" (FREE audio).
Levin also singled out Attorney General Eric Holder for criticism in light of the Associated Press wire-tapping scandal. He says Holder is lying when he says he recused himself from signing off on the subpoena that authorized the "investigation" of AP reporters (FREE audio).
Aaron Klein
Investigative journalist Aaron Klein focused his attention on the ongoing Benghazi scandal. Klein tries to find out what really happened to Ambassador Stevens, now that new information is coming out about the circumstances surrounding his brutal murder.
He explains that the Obama administration actually used taxpayer dollars to cover up the truth about the attack and adds that Hillary Clinton may have perjured herself under oath while testifying about the incident. Klein even offers evidence that the Benghazi massacre was related to the Boston Marathon bombing (FREE audio).
Laura Ingraham
"We're going to talk about what my old friend Marco Rubio is doing," Laura Ingraham told her audience on Monday, after it emerged that the senator's staff was monitoring how Rubio's immigration bill was being discussed on conservative talk radio.
"Is this what conservative senators should be spending their time doing – having their staff doing?" Ingraham wondered, adding, "I have no problem in many ways with being monitored by the people that are sadly and in a disappointing fashion turning their backs on conservative principles. Eighty percent of amnestied individuals will end up voting Democratic – 80 percent."
Laura's guests included Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies, Senator Jim Sessions, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and British author and columnist Peter Hitchens, who talked about the sudden popularity of the conservative U.K. Independence Party (FREE audio).
Glenn Beck
This week, Glenn Beck contended that the three major White House scandals reveal Obama's stated goal to "fundamentally transform the United States of America."
The president insists he was ignorant of these scandals, but Glenn Beck says, "It's absolutely incomprehensible. There's no way. There's no way he didn't know. But I want to go back to the name of the scandals. We have Benghazi, IRS and the AP. I tried to figure out what these things were really all about – in the end what do these three scandals have in common?"
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"I want to answer any questions that you have. It doesn't make any different what it's about."
That's what Congressman-elect for U.S. district two Markwayne Mullin hopes to do on his listening tour through Oklahoma. This week he is traveling to all 26 counties he'll represent to ask the people what they want to see in Washington. From the Kansas border to the Red River, the Congressman-elect said he's hearing a pattern.
"From one county to the next we're all speaking the same thing," he said. "We just want the government to leave us alone."
That's just one message Mullin heard while visiting five to six counties every day this week. He's fielded questions about education, government scope and the fiscal cliff. In Madill the questions ranged from the political...
"Do you think the federal government's going to be able to do anything with the state on behalf of congress and the president?" asked one attendee.
To the economic..
"What do we do about social security?" asked another attendee.
Some at the meeting believe the first time Congressman will face an uphill battle.
"Of course he can only do so much but he's aware of our problems," said constituent Jack Boatmun.
But others believe he can make a difference in Washington.
"There's a little bit of hope that he can accomplish some great things with some new people there," constituent Tom Frank said.
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MONTREAL — It was supposed to be another quick win for light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, but Andrzej Fonfara had other plans.
Stevenson was forced to go 12 full rounds and pick himself off the canvas to win for the first time in his career by the iron-jawed Fonfara as he pounded out a highly entertaining unanimous decision before 6,432 at Bell Centre on Saturday night.
The Laval, Que. fighter (24-1) defended his World Boxing Council title for the third time, but it wasn't easy for the power puncher who had ended his 14 previous fights before the limit.
"Fonfara's a good fighter and he was ready," said the 36-year-old Stevenson, who knocked his Polish opponent down in the first round with a left to the head and put him down again with a body shot in the fifth, only to see him get back up and keep battling.
"A lot of people thought I couldn't go 12 rounds, but I finished 12 and I dominated."
Some were calling it a fight of the year candidate, as the heavy underdog Fonfara stayed on his feet and kept trading blows until the final bell.
Two ringside judges had it 115-110 and the other 116-109, all for Stevenson. The Canadian Press had it 115-110, giving Fonfara the fourth, eighth, ninth and 12th rounds.
The southpaw Stevenson said he injured his left hand in the second round and didn't have full power the rest of the way, even if he kept using his main weapon.
A shiver went through the arena in the ninth when Fonfara used two jabs and a right to knock Stevenson down, and the local favourite clinched and finessed his way through the rest of the round.
He switched tactics to fight in closer to his opponent and won the next two rounds.
"I wasn't worried," he said. "I was moving, clinching, being smart, but I wasn't worrying about it."
Fonfara came in a highly ranked but mostly unknown light heavyweight and looked to have made a name for himself by standing up to the 2013 fighter of the year and one of the most dangerous punchers in the sport.
"I proved tonight he is not Superman," said 26-year-old Fonfara, referring to Stevenson's nickname. "He went down.
"Stevenson was better tonight, but I'll be back. My mistake was that I should have thrown more punches and combinations. I want to train more and be a world champion in the future."
Asked what he was most proud of, Fonfara said "I'm proud I survived."
The Fonfara bout was arranged amid controversy for Stevenson, who most expected would have a showdown with hard-hitting Russian Sergey Kovalev.
The two fought together on a card in Quebec City in January, with an eye on a bout this year on the HBO specialty channel.
But then Stevenson hired U.S. manager Al Haymon, who arranged the Fonfara bout on HBO's rival Showtime, with plans for a fight later this year with ring legend Bernard Hopkins. Kovalev's management has taken legal action to try to get Stevenson to honour what it said was an a done deal.
Stevenson said he wants the 49-year-old Hopkins, a wily fighter who is a master of slipping punches and scoring just enough points to win.
In the co-feature, middleweight David Lemieux took a step toward title contention with an impressive third-round knockout of Roberto Guerrero.
Lemieux (32-2) knocked down Guerrero (26-3) in the first and second rounds. After Guerrero took a voluntary knee in the third to have his bleeding right eye cleared, Lemieux attacked and knocked him out with a right uppercut.
It was the 25-year-old Montreal fighter's seventh win in a row since a pair of losses in 2011 derailed his title bout hopes. And it was the fifth time in five fights the crowd-pleasing knockout artist won inside three rounds.
"I'm on a new chapter now," said Lemieux, saying he has renewed dedication to training towards winning a world title.
The 27-year-old Guerrero, a Dominican Republic native living in Salisbury, Md., was in his second fight since losing a bid for the World Boxing Organization belt last year to Peter Quillan.
A light-middleweight bout between top-10 contenders saw Jermell Charlo (24-0) of Houston dominate Charlie Belamy Ohta (24-2-1) of Japan in a 12-rounder.
The five-foot-11 Charlo, who had a five-inch height advantage, was knocked down by a left-right combination early in the third and was deducted a point in the ninth for a second low blow, but still earned scores of 115-111, 118-109 and 118-109 from the judges.
Eleider Alvarez (15-0), one of promoter Yvon Michel's top prospects, must have thought it strange to be put in the first fight on the card, but he pulled out a workmanlike unanimous 10-round decision over Alexander Johnson (15-2).
Alvarez was a knockout artist early in his career, but since he has been given a better class of opponents, he has gone the distance in three straight fights. A knockdown in the third against the left-handed Johnson gave him 97-92 scores on three judges cards for the win.
Welterweight Junior Ulysse (2-0) of Montreal was impressive in his second pro bout, putting Argentina's Carlos Alberto Olivera (6-7) down twice before their scheduled four-rounder was stopped at 1:38 of the first.
Philadelphia prospect Julian (J Rock) Williams (16-0-1) battered Michael Medina of Los Angeles through seven rounds before flooring him with a right in the eighth of their super-middleweight bout.


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New Plan to Fill Training Gap for Medical WorkersA new program hopes to supplement Africa's capacity challenges by providing volunteer doctors and nurses to work on country-specific issues.
Africa: New Plan to Fill Training Gap for Medical Workers
allAfrica, 14 November 2012
A new program to send doctors and nurses as volunteers to Africa is gathering momentum and aims to fill a training gap among Africa's medical workers. The doctors and nurses will… Read more »
A mother and her infant at a primary healthcare facility.
Africa: Counting the Costs of Brain Drain
AfricaFocus, 10 February 2012
According to a study published in the British Medical Journal in November 2011, nine sub-Saharan countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia… Read more »
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The 30th Annual Barbecue Festival on Saturday will have some familiar favorites, some big names and a few new additions, including an after-hours finale concert and a wine garden.
The 30th Annual Barbecue Festival on Saturday will have some familiar favorites, some big names and a few new additions, including an after-hours finale concert and a wine garden.
Lexington native and TV "Pawn Star" patriarch Richard "Old Man" Harrison will help open the festival, and a heavily anticipated performance by Darius Rucker during the Q-Jam will surely bring in the crowds.
"We are excited and are anticipating another great festival," said Stephanie Saintsing Naset, executive director of the Barbecue Festival. "We are working hard to prepare and making sure all of our plans fall into place."
The annual festival will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday in uptown Lexington. Streets adjacent to Main Street will close at 6:30 p.m. Friday to allow vendors to begin setting up. Weather forecasts are predicting a chilly start to the day with the temperature in the 30s, but sunny skies should warm up into the mid 50s by the afternoon.
"We're glad the weather is going to cooperate," Naset said. "We will celebrate the sun and celebrate fall. It's going to be a great festival."
The opening ceremony for the festival begins at 9 a.m. This year Cecil Conrad from the Barbecue Center will take over the role of serving the first barbecue sandwich to Lexington Mayor Newell Clark from his father Sonny Conrad. Conrad, who passed away in June, was one of the first original six restaurant owners to participate in the first Barbecue Festival in 1984.
Harrison from the television show "Pawn Stars" will be present at the opening ceremony and will later appear at the souvenir booth across from the Old Davidson County Court House between 10 and 11 a.m. The 2013 Childress Idol winner, Freddy Adkins, will sing the national anthem.
There are several new venues and attractions at the festival this year. A wine garden featuring Davidson County wineries will be set up behind the Edward C. Smith Civic center on South Main Street, and the civic center itself will be open to offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy performances starting at 11 a.m. by Trinity Quartet, The LeBeaus and Elvis tribute artist Eddie Miles.
Over 250 arts and crafts vendors will be located at the festival as well as six different stages for performances ranging from local artists to country music superstars. Performances begin at 9 a.m. on all stages with the last performers taking the stage around 3:30 p.m.
The barbecue tents located at West Center Street, North Main Street and Third Avenue will begin serving at 10 a.m. Park and ride shuttles and trolley services are available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Walmart Supercenter on Lowe's Boulevard. Children under 12 are free and adults cost $2. Shuttle rides from Childress Vineyards cost $3 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under.
The parking deck located on East Second Street adjacent to the Davidson County Courthouse will have parking available on the upper two levels only.
Visitors from out of town can take advantage of the Barbecue Festival express. Two Amtrak trains from Charlotte and Raleigh will drop off twice between the start of the festival and mid-day and depart between 6 and 7:05 p.m.
Performances at the Grandstand located on the Square begin at 9:30 a.m. The musical acts include Jason Williams, KCO (former members of Chairman of the Board) and Chelsea Sorrell. Country music singer Josh Thompson and Adkins will perform prior to the "Q-Jam" that begins at 3:15 p.m. This year's jam features artists Rucker, Joe Nichols and Brett Eldredge.
Another first for the festival is a grand finale concert on the Square between 7 and 10 p.m. Eric and the Chilltones will perform at 7 p.m. and country/rock/blues singer and guitarist Corey Smith will take the stage at 9 p.m.
There will be other performances throughout the duration of the festival. The Keith King Bike Stunt show, located in the BB&T parking lot on North Main Street, will be held at 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. The Festival Chop Shop (lumberjack sports show) will be located in the grass lot between Third and Fourth avenues. The one-hour shows will be at noon and 2 p.m. with the final competition to begin at 4 p.m.
Other attractions will run throughout the day. The Hogway Speedway located on South Main Street between Third and Fourth avenues will hold pig and other animal races. Furnitureland Antique Automobile Club will present a car show on North Main and Third streets in the Davidson Funeral Home parking lot while Clubvette will display Chevrolet Corvettes on West First Avenue. The 14th annual pig sand sculpture sponsored by Lexington Utilities and ElectriCites will be located in front of the old Post Office building on South Main Street.
Younger patrons can take advantage of the family fun area located on South Main Street near Fourth Avenue with games, rides and the children's stage. There is also a rock climbing wall located on West First Street and a trampoline quad power jump on the corner of North Main and Third streets.
Participating restaurants are the Barbecue Center, Jimmy's Barbecue, Smokey Joe's Barbecue, Speedy's Barbecue and Stamey's Barbecue. BB&T and The Dispatch serve as the primary sponsors for the festival.
Sharon Myers can be reached at 249-3981, ext, 228 or at email@example.com.


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The citywide garage sale is coming up next weekend. It's time to clean out some clutter and put a little cash in your pocket while doing so. In honor of garage sale season, I thought I would do some research on the topic and learn a little history along the way. Here is what I found out.
Garage sales go by many names depending on where you are from. Yard sales, rummage sales, tag sales and lawns sales are all common alternatives. Regardless of what you call it, they are still a great way to get rid of unwanted or unneeded household items.
They are particularly popular in the U.S. and Canada, but they are gaining traction in Australia and other parts of the world as well.
The history of the garage sale is relatively unknown but it can be traced back to the word rummage. "Romage" entered the English language as early as the 16th century. It was a nautical term originally relating to how cargo was packed into the hold of a ship, and then meaning bustle and commotion. As the word continued to evolve, it came to refer to the great amount of miscellaneous cargo stashed away in the hold of the ship.
The first rummage sales were held at the docks. Cargo that was unclaimed or damaged would be hauled out of the hold and put up for sale. By the 19th century, this practice was being called a rummage sale. It would refer to the sale of damaged or unwanted goods from warehouses or storehouses as well.
By the 1890s, the sales were moved to more communal locations such as a park or a church. Many people would donate their unused items to be sold off, a practice that is still common today.
As our homes and our amount of (often unnecessary) possessions increased, the need for modern garage sales was born.
In the 1970s the garage sale became very popular, as homes became the perfect staging ground for people to sell their unwanted goods and generate some extra money.
Today garage sales are still a great way to make some cash, to prepare for a move, or to pare down clutter. Sellers use signs, fliers, television or newspaper ads to get the word out. The internet has taken the garage sale advertising aspect to a whole new level, as people are advertising their sales for days or weeks in advance.
Some locations require a permit to hold a sale. These days, you can find just about anything at a garage sale ranging from clothing, books, toys, household knick-knacks, sports equipment and lawn and garden tools to larger items like furniture and home appliances. It is estimated that garage sale sales could account for $2 billion annually.
Many people enjoy attending sales and searching for discarded items that can be of value to a new owner. The early birds are often collectors, restorers or resellers. Hit television shows like A&E's, Storage Wars, have increased in popularity due to the desire to find valuable treasures. The majority of the items sold at garage sales are inexpensive, but occasionally you hear a story about a rare and unusual find bought for relatively nothing that ended up being worth a whole lot more.
For example, in 2010, a Las Vegas man paid $10 for what turned out to be a $2 million Andy Warhol original sketch. In another instance, a California man paid $5 for a box of junk in 2012 and ended up finding a Coca-Cola stock certificate from 1917 that today could be worth $130 million. The court may have ruled the certificate invalid or he just may be the richest garage sale hunter in history. That may be enough motivation for some to get out and do some neighborhood shopping this weekend.


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Time for meds again !
Feb 22, 2004
Hello, I am a 26 years old guy from Italy. In September 2001 I had a strong primary infection from HIV and I started with a therapy as suggested by my doctor: Combivir (1 pill twice a day) and Crixivan (2 pills x 3 times/day). After 6 months of treatment due to continuous and heavy side effects (nausea, vomit, digestive problems) I decided to interrupt treatment,also encouraged by good lab results. I am still not taking meds and keep on checking my levels, at the moment I have a viral load of 7400 and CD4 below 450, on top of it I have swollen lymphatic glands, therefore I decided to take meds again. My doctor suggested to take a new combination of meds, and before doing that I would like to have a suggestion from an expert like you !. Could you suggest a kind of therapy based on my actual clinical situation and strong side effects I was suffering from during the first treatment course ? Also,what do you think about the option of intermittent treatment ? Thanks for helping me out during this important decision. Grazie
Response from Dr. Cohen
Il mio piacere provare ed aiutare.
So - first, the problem with side effects is that they are unpredictable. It is very difficult to know who will and who will not do well on any specific medication. We have some general impressions from studies of how often a side effect will happen - for example on your first combination, about 25% people who took this combination stopped it for side effects just like what you had. But that means that others did not have these side effects... and so I wish there was a way to stay what the best combination for you is next based on your first experience. But - we can at least offer some options based on the experience of others to see what the choices are... A second challenge is that I don't know which of our medications that we have here in the US are available to you. So I'll talk in general terms of what the medications are and hope you have them in Italy.
Approvazione finora?
The first question is when to restart meds. And there are different opinions about this. While you certainly can start now - with a CD4 count about 450 (?) and swelling in the nodes - there is some debate about when to (re-)start. And so some would start meds now, while others would offer the chance to continue monitoring. And this may be safe especially with a viral load still below ten thousand. So this is one debate we have...
As for another combination - almost any combination is easier to tolerate than the first one you tried. That combination has become increasingly rare to even consider at least here in the US since we can do so much better. From our treatment panels that review all of our studies, the combinations that are most recommended because they work - and because they are well tolerated - include ones using either the drug Sustiva (Stocrin) or Kaletra; either of these in combination with two nucleosides. Now, some people do have GI upset from the AZT which is in the Combivir - and since that is the side effect you had last time - we might offer an alternative to the Combivir. Such as using Viread plus Epivir. Or even Videx plus Epivir. While Zerit is still on our lists as a nucleoside to choose -some clinicians have avoided using this in the initial combination given the link of this drug to lipodystrophy.
There are other choices of course. There are other protease inhibitors to consider other than Kaletra... and still avoid using indinavir. For example here in the US we recently added two new PIs to choose from - one called Reyataz, and the other called Lexiva. And since I don't know if you have them - I just mention these as choices to consider if you do have them...
Since I'm hoping you are planning this next step with the input of someone whose advice you feel you can trust. Since there are options. But since we cannot predict how YOU will feel when you start these - an important part of the story is not only what to start on, but who to call if you don't feel well. And I hope you have that person available to you - to guide you through any new side effects. Since some side effects actually get better if you wait a bit on the meds.... while others lead to switching.
You definitely have choices. Spero che possiate trovare quello di destra. And I hope my Italian was not too terrible...
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ZORBA THE GREEKPrice: - €
Ballet in 2 acts
Librettist and Choreographer Lorca Massine (Italy)
Conductor Martynas Staškus
Designer Sofia Tugarinova-Grzelak (Poland)
Premiere: 24 April 1998
Zorba the Greek from the Nikos Kazantzaki's novel is known throughout the literary world. Zorba the Greek impersonated by Anthony Quinn is known throughout the cinema world. Lorca Massine's Zorba, likewise, can be said to be known throughout the ballet world. Compelled by the overwhelming philosophy of joy, the spellbinding power of dance and vertigo of the final syrtaki, we readily forget our little troubles and problems, start feeling the heat of the sunny Aegean seashore and keep repeating syrtaki steps on our way home…
Approx. running time: 2h 20min


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