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The sport of running is more popular than ever. Unfortunately, so are running injuries and ailments: In fact, 82 percent of runners get injured at some point or another, says Jay Dicharry, director of the SPEED Performance Clinic and Motional Analyst Lab at the University of Virginia.
To protect yourself, what you do off-road is just as important as what you do on, says Dicharry in his new book, Anatomy for Runners, out this month. The book includes a full-body routine of exercises and stretches you can do at home -- using simple props like a broomstick and a stool -- to prepare your body for faster, smarter running.
"Stability needs to be built from the bottom up," says Dicharry. "Changing your muscle memory is all about making the muscles smarter." These three exercises, along with others in his book, will help you improve coordination and retrain specific muscles to work with correct alignment -- something that's important no matter how often or how you run (barefoot or not!). Try to do them frequently throughout the week to improve your form and strengthen the muscles that keep you strong and safe.
Improve your lateral hip stability from the muscles in the back of the hip, not the front. This exercise is frequently done wrong, making the benefits dissolve away. To ensure you get the most out of it, setup is critical. Begin by lying on your side with your torso and pelvis both perpendicular to the ground. Next, straighten the spine. When lying on our side, many of us slump into the floor. Slightly lift the belly up off the floor to create a stable core position. Now that you have established proper alignment, it's time to fire the glute medius. Squeeze your glutes tight like you have a quarter stuck between your butt cheeks. With your feet resting on each other, lift only the knee up until it's level with the hip (above). Lower the knee down keeping the glute contracted the entire time. Complete 100 reps daily.
Toe yoga
Simply try to raise/lower the little toes and big toe independently of each other to improve coordination (above). Do this several times a day until easily mastered. Since it's targeting a change in control and not strength, improvements are rapid -- usually noticeable in a few days to two weeks. Do this daily for 3 to 4 minutes per foot until it is easy.
Chair of death
OK, this exercise won't really kill you, but it will completely rewire the way you move. Take the emphasis off of your quads and shift it to your glutes. Grab a stick (pipe, broom, yardstick) so that it is touching your tailbone, your back, and the middle of your head. Stand facing a chair. The front of your knees should actually be touching the chair (top). As you squat down, move your butt backwards, Just like you are doing the "hover" over a toilet (bottom). The most important thing is to make sure that the bar doesn't come off the back of your body and that you hinge from your hip. It's OK to lean the trunk forward here when starting. Your first goal is to be able to squat to parallel (horizontal thighs) and the long-term goal is to be able to lower well beyond parallel (almost to the ground). As your glute strength improves, you'll be able to keep your torso more upright and lower down further. Do 3 sets of 10 reps.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Intel Corp is comfortable with its chip pricing now and is working with suppliers and manufacturers to lower the cost of its new ultrabook slim PCs, a product it sees as key to reviving the traditional computer in the face of the tablet challenge.
The Santa Clara, California-based company expects ultrabooks, super-thin laptops using Intel processors that are similar to Apple Inc's MacBook Air, to account for 40 percent of the consumer PC market by the end of next year.
"That's a challenging target ... in order for that to happen the price has to come down," Navin Shenoy, Intel's vice president of sales and marketing and general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.
Analysts say the price of ultrabooks needs to come down to notebook levels of around $699. Acer Inc's recent model sells for $899.
"At some point you'll have to be at that price point, but it doesn't have to be overnight. It takes time to engineer a cost down," Shenoy said, referring to the $699 price.
But that needs to be a cooperative effort, he said.
"More work needs to happen in the ecosystem. Even if we're giving the chips away for free, we couldn't hit the price point we want to hit if we don't work with the rest of the industry."
He added that ultrabooks are insulated from the threat of an industry parts shortage as Thailand's floods shut down plants producing half of the world's supply of hard disks, because ultrabooks use solid state drives (SSDs), not hard drives.
There is nothing to affect Intel fundamentally from the floods but it will continue to watch the situation carefully he said. Intel had said last week that it had not seen a direct impact on its business from the floods and multi-sourcing and inventories would help mitigate any impact.
A likely shortage of the key component as floods threaten up to 30 percent of hard disk output could mean weak sales in the first quarter.
Last week, Intel forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street's expectations, saying that developing countries like China are fuelling expansion and helping make up for slower growth in the United States and Europe.
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March 27, 2007
Riverside, Calif. - Three Cal Baptist players recorded double-digit kill totals to lead the top-ranked NAIA team past No. 5 UC Santa Barbara in three games Tuesday at Van Dyne Gym in non-conference men's volleyball action.
Scores of the tightly contested match were 30-27, 30-27, and 30-27. The Gauchos fell to 15-10 and the Lancers upped their season mark to 17-9.
Cal Baptist hit .427 for the match and swung at a blistering .654 clip in the second stanza. The Lancers proved to be relentless at the net, out-blocking Santa Barbara 12-2.
UCSB, which hit .309, entered the match with a solid 8-3 record on the road.
Evan Patak led the Gauchos with 17 kills in 40 attempts, while freshman Sam Cantor posted career-highs with nine kills and a .692 attack percentage. Libero Ben Brockman had six digs. Bart Kowalski and Max Klineman split setting duties and tallied 26 and 17 assists, respectively.
Cal Baptist, the three-time defending NAIA national champion, spread its offensive barrage among Yukai Sun, Donald Baliaba, and Shamsu Awudu. Sun led all players with 18 kills and hit .739. Baliaba, named the NAIA National Player of the Week March 20, had 15 kills and Awudu chipped in with 14. Corey Spence had a match-best 16 digs and setter Eric Plunkett racked up 51 assists. Awudu and Romain Vetter had five stuffs each at the net.
The opening game was tight the whole way before the Lancers pulled ahead for good on a Sun kill at 27-26. CBU out-blocked Santa Barbara 4.5-0 in the game.
The Lancers claimed the lead for good much earlier in the second game, as a block by Awudu gave them a 2-1 advantage. UCSB would pull within one point at 12-11, but a four-point run by CBU put the game out of reach.
In game three, UCSB led 23-20 following a Patak kill, but a pair of Gaucho errors kick started a 5-0 CBU run that was highlighted by a pair of Baliaba kills to make the score 25-23. The Lancers did not trail again and a Sun kill would put the match in the books.
It was UCSB's first match since defeating Cal Baptist 3-0 in Santa Barbara March 14. Prior to tonight, the Lancers had not topped the Gauchos since March of 2004. CBU now holds a 4-3 advantage in the all-time series.
It was the fifth time this season that the Gauchos have been swept in three games. In contrast, UCSB has won 10 matches in straight sets this year.
UCSB returns to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action later this week as it hosts No. 11 Pacific March 30 and un-ranked Stanford March 31. Both matches are slated for a 7 p.m. start at Robertson Gymnasium.


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Phytoplankton blooms can form populations so dense that when they decay they deplete the oxygen from the water which can be harmful for fish and invertebrates. These types of blooms are not known to produce toxins however, the negative effects of oxygen depleted waters categorizes them as HABs.
Red Tide is a common name for a phenomenon where blooms of certain algal species, which contain red-brown pigments, cause the water to appear to be colored red.
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Phytoplankton are microscopic, single celled plants that live in the ocean. Most species of phytoplankton are not harmful and are primary producers at the base of the food web. Phytoplankton, like land plants, use the energy from the sun and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and oxygen through a process called photosynthesis. This process requires special photosynthetic pigments to capture the solar energy. Chlorophyll-a is the most common pigment found in phytoplankton and is used to as a proxy to determine the biomass of primary producers.
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Letters of recommendation: they ask for 3. Sending 4 instead: always a bad idea, always a good idea, something in between? Elaboration appreciated.And I said,
I always thought that the rule for letters is "as many as possible." I did a little research, and I don't think I know anybody who sends just 3. I was told that getting more and better letters, particularly from people who are not directly invested in your success, was one of the best things a candidate can do to improve her chances of nailing a job.But anon 3:28 says,
I also heard the opposite advice -- they ask for 2, they want the strongest 2, and anything further would be diluting. that said, I always send (what I assume to be) the strongest x (2 or 3 have been small numbers I encountered recently) plus a teaching letter which I note in my cover letter is sent with that intent.But I've never heard of that. Plus, I don't have any idea how to rank my letters from strongest to weakest. I've never read my letters. Plus, I'm not the one who sends them out. Plus, I don't even think there is even any provision in my Ph.D.-granting program's placement procedures for this sort of thing. And as if that wasn't enough, it would make the department secretary whose job it is to put these files together that much more involved. So I say, as many letters as possible is the right strategy.
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text: Thursday, March 27, 2014 12-Month SGR Patch Approved in House While Congress Examines Permanent Repeal Recent advances made on a repeal of Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) and therapy cap may help chances of a permanent solution in 2015, but for this year at least, it appears Congress is opting for another temporary fix days before a March 31 deadline. The House bill that includes the 12 month patch also contains an unexpected provision—a delay on Medicare's implementation of the ICD-10 codes that had been set for an October 1 launch. With a looming March deadline that is set to trigger a 24% SGR cut, the House hurriedly voted on a bill that will replace the cut with a .5% provider payment update through the end of the year, and no update from January 1 to April 1 in 2015. The Senate is expected to vote on the patch by Monday, while the House passed the legislation on March 27 via an unusual voice vote that angered some Representatives on both sides of the aisle. In addition to the SGR fix, the legislation also continues extender provisions, including the therapy cap exceptions process and Geographic Pricing Cost Index (GPCI), until March 31, 2015. Somewhat surprisingly, the bill also contains a provision that delays the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) for all HIPAA-covered entities. Prior to the action in Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made very public statements about its commitment to an October 1, 2014 rollout. Some observers speculate that the delay was included in the bill to make it more attractive to physician groups such as the American Medical Association (AMA), which opposed the fix in favor of hammering out a permanent repeal of SGR. Although members of both the House and Senate have recognized the need for permanent repeal and drafted bills to do just that, progress stalled when legislators were unable to agree on how the repeal would be paid for. House versions of the permanent repeal focused only on the SGR, while a Senate proposal would end both the SGR and the therapy cap. In press reports, both Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say they favor some form of permanent repeal, but that Congress once again ran out of time to work out the details. The approximate $20 billion cost of the temporary fix approved in the House will be paid for through a combination of cuts and programmatic changes that include reductions to clinical labs, radiology services, a delay on oral-only drugs for end-stage renal disease bundles, the establishment of a new value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities based on performance around hospital readmissions, and a tightening up of code valuation under the fee schedule. Additional funds are identified through the use of SGR "transitional fund" money and an extension of Medicare sequester provisions. APTA continues to work with legislators toward a permanent end to the SGR and therapy cap, and will keep member advocates updated through PTeam alerts. Comments Let's be clear exactly what happened: The bill to repeal of the flawed SGR was the product of several years of collaborative work by the Republican and Democratic leaders of the key congressional committees that oversee the Medicare program. The leaders, from both houses of Congress, also got input and buy-in from physician groups, and from groups representing Medicare patients. It was about to be voted on. At the last minute Republicans attached an amendment to that bill that would allow for the repeal *only* if there was a five-year delay of the Affordable Care act's individual mandate penalty. In other words, Republicans loaded a poison pill into the bill that Democrats would never go along with. So, instead of a full repeal we get another 1 year "doc fix", wasting all the time and effort that went into crafting a solution to this problem. Posted by Red Raleigh on 3/28/2014 10:37 AM When all else fails, blame the republicans. They are the root of all evil, especially in regards to healthcare. Posted by jason on 3/31/2014 2:44 PM


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Herd drops second to Toledo series, 6-1
Early walks proved costly for the Herd, as they dropped the second of a four-game series in Toledo Thursday night, 6-1.
Herd pitchers stranded 17 Toledo runners, but the offense couldn't capitalize on eight hits.
Toledo scored on a pair of bases-loaded walks by starter Mark Cohoon in the first before Salomon Manriquez cut the deficit in half in the second, scoring Jesus Feliciano on a single.
Manriquez' 2-for-3 night gave him his first hits since returning to the Bisons from Double-A Binghamton.
Toledo loaded the bases again in the second on two walks and a Timo Perez single, when Ryan Strieby scored Will Rhymes with a single.
Cohoon walked in Toledo's fourth run on his sixth free pass before another lefty, reliever Mike O'Connor, took over. Cohoon threw 74 pitches, 36 of them for strikes over just 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs.
Zach Lutz went 2-for-4 with singles in the sixth and eighth.
Starter Ramon Garcia earned the win, allowing one earned run on seven hits with four strikeouts to one walk.
O'Connor and Taylor Tankersley combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts each.
Justin Hampson hit Ben Guez with the bases loaded in the seventh, pushing the lead to 5-1.
Game Notes: Bubba Bell, who flew out as a pinch hitter, rejoined the team before the game after missing eight games on the disabled list… Jordany Valdespin registered a hit for the fourth consecutive game.


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Academic Areas of Interest
economic development, microcredit, outcomes assessment
- Lott, Charlotte E. "Why Women Matter: The Story of Microcredit." Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 27, Issue 2, Spring 2009. pp. 219-230.
- Buhl Professor at Chatham College, 1996-97
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Board of Directors of Oikocredit Western Pennsylvania
- Served on Faculty Review Committee, 2006/07 – 2008/09; Chair 1 year
- Served on Curriculum Committee on General Education, 2002/03 – 2007/08; Chair 4 years
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- Served as Associate Dean, Office of Academic Affairs, 2001/02 – 2002/03
- Served as Faculty Director, Carnegie Technology Education (CTE) Partnership, 2001 – 2003
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- Served on Budgetary Priorities Committee, 1986/87 - 1992/93; Chair 3 years
- Served on Faculty Remuneration Committee, 1986/87 - 1989/90
- Michelmore, Christina W. and Lott, Charlotte E. "Egypt in the 21st Century." Presented at Great Decisions Series sponsored by World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2009.
- Lott, Charlotte E. "The Basics of the G20: What to Expect from the Pittsburgh Summit." Presented at Global Issues Lecture Series. Sponsored by Global Solutions Education Fund; Global Studies Program and International Business Center, University of Pittsburgh. September 17, 2009.
- Lott, Charlotte E. "Women in Development Textbooks." Presented at Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research, 20th Annual Conference, Robert Morris University (Moon Township, PA) Feb. 2009.
- Lott, Charlotte E. "What is Microfinance?" Presented at Microfinance and the Law, Conference sponsored by the Journal of Law and Commerce, Law & Entrepreneurship Program and University of Pittsburgh School of Law, (Pittsburgh, PA) Feb. 2009.
- Lott, Charlotte E. "Islam and the West: Dialogue of Cultures." Presented at Contemporary Egypt Shaped by the Past: A Series of Workshops for Teachers, Grades 12; Workshop 3 Egypt: Perception and Politics, Global Studies Program, University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh, Feb. 7, 2009.
- Lott, Charlotte E. "The Future of Microcredit." Presented at Gender Fender Benders, MOSAIC 2008, Carnegie Mellon University, February 24, 2008.
- Lott, Charlotte E. "Microcredit: Small Loans, Big Change." Presented at Global Exchange: Trade, Rights & Welfare in the New World Economy, International Festival, Carnegie Mellon University, November 3, 2007.
- Lott, Charlotte E. and Joseph A. Wister. "Integration of Academic Skills in General Education Courses: How Rubrics Can Help." Presented at 47th Annual Meeting of the Association for General & Liberal Studies, Oct. 19, 2007.
- Lott, Charlotte E. and Lynda Barner West. "Community and Computers: Pervasive Computing at a Liberal Arts College." Presented at EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, December 3-4, 2001.
- Lott, Charlotte E. "Online and On Campus: Assessing a Web-Based Course Management System in Traditional Courses." Presented at Syllabus2000, The Premier Conference on Technology in Education, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, July 26, 2000.
- Lott, Charlotte E., Christina W. Michelmore, Marilyn Sullivan-Cosetti, and Joseph Wister. "Measuring the Impact of Service Learning on Student Development and Behavior." Presented at The Fourth Canadian-American Conference on the First-Year Experience, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 1995.


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Business, labor talk guest workers
President Barack Obama brought the debate over guest workers directly to the White House Tuesday, hosting advocates and business leaders in an effort to speed consensus for — and rally support against Republican calls to slow down — immigration reform.
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Though several of the activists and business leaders at the White House said their top goal is creating a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, a guest worker program may be the most significant sticking point to striking a deal — and it's one that labor and business leaders will have to agree on ahead of the debate in Congress.
Companies have traditionally favored plans that will bring more low-wage workers into the country, while labor groups have opposed it. In response, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a leader of the bipartisan group of senators leading the immigration reform effort, has outsourced the negotiation of an agreement on a guest worker program to the Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO.
Richard Trumka, the CEO of the AFL-CIO, has met several times with Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donahue, and was in the president's Tuesday morning meeting with progressive groups. Afterwards, he said he was "hopeful" after a discussion with Obama "about a data-driven system that is actually driven by needs and not by aspirations of employers."
(PHOTOS: 20 quotes on immigration reform)
"We talked about a fair system, we talked about a transitional system in between," he added, before declining to offer more details on the conversation with the president or his talks with the Chamber.
After Obama's meeting later in the day with business leaders — including the CEOs of Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola and Yahoo — Marriott International CEO Arne Sorensen said there was talk of "mak[ing] sure we're dealing with seasonal work issues and the like," but wouldn't say more about what business leaders would like to see in a deal on guest workers.
Obama and the largely like-minded people he met with from progressive and labor groups, as well as the CEOs of several major companies, conveyed a sense of urgency and a consensus that action should happen quickly.
(CARTOONS: Matt Wuerker on immigration)
"We are very clear that within the next month, month-and-a-half we need to see legislation and we are sending this message to everyone on the Hill, as well," Marielena Hincapie, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, said after spending an hour with Obama.
Obama has said that he has a bill drafted, but will give the Senate some time to produce its own bill and will only release his if the Senate moves too slowly. Senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer told Bloomberg last week that Obama wouldn't set a firm deadline for the Senate so long as "progress is being made" by the bipartisan group of senators working on an agreement.
The president has previously said that he hoped to see the bill pass by the summer, but has been less clear on how much time he'll grant to the bipartisan group of senators working on drafting legislation before releasing the bill he's said the White House has drafted.


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Melissa MacAlpin, MFA
For the past 19 years, Melissa has been making books and comics. Cosmic Comics, Forbidden Planet, Jim Hanley's Universe, and Midtown Comics in New York City have carried her work. Her books are also part of the permanent collections in the Rare Books Collection at the Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ, the Special Collections Library, Penn State University, Abington, PA, the Visual Arts Library, SVA, New York, NY and in Sallie Bingham Center Women's Zine Collections, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Field(s) of Interest/Expertise
I am drawn to the metaphorical content of objects. How an action of a person is matched by the function of an object. By focusing on the object we can cut away from the specifics of our own experience and gain an understanding of the common experiences we share. Shared experiences- our stories- tell us who we were and who we are. I am interested in how stories change as objects do- they break and fracture and wear- but are reassembled and repaired. When I collect stories I think about the way the story is told. Is it a complaint or a confession? Or is it a way of reliving a moment that has passed. The accuracy of these stories is secondary to the life they take on for us. Stories have sentimental value- the same way objects can. These objects and stories are the starting point for my projects.
Courses Taught at Felician University
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ART 102 Two Dimensional Design
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ART 225 BUS Art for Non-Majors, Federal Reserve and on campus
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ART 311 Printmaking: Monoprint and Relief
ART 314 Book Arts
ART 320 Comics and Zines
ART 361 Women in Art
ART 362 History of Graphic Design
ART 431 Advanced Projects I
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ART 449 Senior Seminar I Graphic Design Concentration
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Stuart Broad said on Monday he had accepted an apology from Darren Lehmann following the Australia coach's scathing attack on the England bowler during the Ashes series.
Lehmann, speaking in a radio interview last week, accused Broad of "blatant cheating" following the pace bowler's decision not to walk after edging a catch at Trent Bridge in Manchester.
Broad told his Twitter followers: "Spoke to Darren Lehmann last [Sunday] night. He apologised for his comments, I accepted it. He said they were made in Jest for banter. Done."
Lehmann, whose team were beaten 3-0 by England over the five-Test series, also called on the Australian public to make life so difficult for Broad during the Ashes rematch in Australia later this year that he will want to cry and go home.
The comments earned Lehmann a fine of 20 percent of his match fee from the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval in London, which ended in a draw on Sunday.
Former Australia batsman Lehmann, who took over as coach at the start of the series following Mickey Arthur's acrimonious departure, confirmed on Monday he had spoken to Broad to draw a line under the incident and will look to make sure he chooses his words better in future.
"I've had a chat with him already. We just move on," Lehmann said. "It was a good learning curve for a new coach, wasn't it? You know, it was a jovial setting, but you've got to learn from that. I've got to learn and improve from that. The players aren't on their own in trying to improve. Coaches have got to improve, so that's something I've got to get better at."
Despite the series loss and the criticism he received following the radio interview, Lehmann still has passion for his role and is looking forward to the remainder of the tour in England and then a renewal of the Ashes rivalry in November.
"I'm still loving it, it's a great job," he said. "I'd like to win a Test match, though, but it's a fantastic job. I've seen all the players here and the one-day and Twenty20 players are obviously starting Thursday, so you get to deal with them and look at how we're going in that format of the game as well."
"By the end of the tour I'll have a really good mindset on all the players, which will be quite comforting for me as coach. The players seem to be enjoying it, which is good, but we also realize we need to win some games," he added.
Having replaced Arthur little more than two weeks before the first Test, Lehmann believes he has not had time to stamp his own philosophy on the Australia team, but expects that to change when England arrive for the return series.
"It is really hard when you've just come into the setup and the touring side's been picked," Lehmann said. "When we're back home you'll probably see different things happen, but in terms of hearing a lot of things from outside and not being in that circle for many years, to come in and see how they're trying to improve all the time was impressive for me. Now it's just a matter of improving that skill level for us to compete better than we have."
Meanwhile, England spin bowler Graeme Swann yesterday confessed that some of his teammates may have urinated on The Oval pitch during late night celebrations toasting their Ashes victory.
Australian journalists earlier reported seeing three England players — James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen and Broad — relieving themselves on the pitch as the players held a private midnight party on the famous turf.


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Preparing Perfect Pasta
Tips For Preparing Perfect Pasta:
- Use 1 gallon water per 1 pound of pasta.
- If enough water is not used, the pasta will cook up sticky and the yield will be less.
- Do not use oil in water.
- Adding oil will only make your carefully prepared sauce slide right off the pasta. Oil floats on top of water and usually never reaches the pasta during cooking anyway.
- Add 1 Tbsp of salt per gallon of water and bring water to a roiling boil.
- When water is at a roiling boil, add pasta and begin stirring.
- During the first three minutes of cooking pasta, it is vital to almost constantly stir the pot. Long goods should be stirred more frequently to separate and prevent them from clumping or sticking during the cooking process.
- While the pasta is boiling, prepare an ice water bath in a vessel or sink large enough to submerge your colander.
- Cook times vary by shape, so always refer to the package directions for the correct cooking time.
- Taste pasta to assure doneness.
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Yes, I realize that it's been a long time since my last blog post; It's been difficult to find the time to update with my crazy work schedule. On top of that, my old laptop is infected with some nasty viruses (which I can't get rid of) that make it hard to use since it's SO slow! Now I have a new computer that's waiting to be set up (thanks James!), so I've decided to get back into blogging. I will be posting updates from the laptop that my mom was nice enough to let me borrow in the mean time (thanks Mom!). To make up for my prolonged absence, I've decided to post a whole bunch of trendy Halloween costumes like I did for the past two years. Some of the costumes are trends that I've already written about and some will be new trends. You can look at some of these costumes as a hint for what the upcoming fashion trends will be.
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Fairest Princess Costume Set, $49.99, available in sizes MD and XXL, hottopic.com
Feline Fatale Catsuit, $59.99, available in sizes SM-LG, hottopic.com


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Glenn Beck Program
- This is a rush transcript from the "Glenn Beck Program".
GLENN BECK, HOST: Hello, America: Thank you for spending an hour of your time watching my television show rather than doing something productive...
It is an honor to be here tonight. It is an honor to be in the greatest country god created, working for the most credible news station on the face of the earth, talking to the greatest people on earth - you, the American people. Despite this overwhelming honor, there is a great threat to this honor – progressivism. Progressivism is the cancer of America. It has been slowly but steadily rotting America as we knew it – in 1800. If left untreated, progressivism will be the downfall of America.
Before I continue rewriting history, let me warn you doing so will be "controversial". The Progressives and perhaps some of the Americans they succeed in brainwashing will say: oh Glenn Beck; Glenn's just being himself. Before we get into name calling as the progressive Nazis have, give me a chance to state the other side of the story. I am an expert at doing so, which is why I am credited for writing Arguing for Idiots. Take a look at the chalkboard to get an overview of how I am so good at doing so.
Back in the good ol' days, America was perfect. When I refer to the good ol' days, I'm not referring to the days when I was a child, or when my grandma who deserves free Medicare was a child, I'm referring to the days when the Founding Fathers were still prominent. Now, only John McCain remains and is ineffective due to his minority status. America was perfect because the founding fathers, not progressives dominated politics. The founding fathers were the only perfect people apart from Jesus and George W. Bush. They crafted the following:
- The Pledge of Allegiance, as Sarah Palin pointed out. And if she said it, that must mean it's true.
- The Constitution, which is the only perfect piece of paper apart from tissues, the Bible, or better yet, tissues with bible passages and/or lines from the Constitution.
"Seriously" We Are All Going To Die In 2012!
I..Glenn Beck..am not "techincalitially" (wait..wtf?) saying that the greatest Aryan nation I mean America is going to die because we elected a darkie, or even worse, Democrat into office in 2012. I am simply "strategeristically" (really, Glenn?) stating..to you..my fans..Muhammad help me how in the fuck do I have fans..that you should form your own opinion about this matter after i have spent countless of hours on my shows on the greatest fair and balanced belittling network for the past year giving you my perception of the news in how I see at after doing absolutely no fucking fact checking on the subject. Seriously, I don't. Ask Megyn Kelly's retarded ass. It is not my fault that your easily manipulated mined has been shaped to form my opinion after you sit with your eyes glazed over for an entire hour while I babble on about topics that I haven't even researched to see if I am presenting the right information to you. All I am saying is that...since Barack was born in Kenya..or so Huckleberry told me..and the coincidence that the Mayan clock runs out the same year his term is up..MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DIE! AHHH BLAHAHAAAA RIBBILLAAAAHH RUN FOR YO LIFES!!!!! And believe me..I have never steered you wrong in the past (what?). I believe in the Bible and everything that is written in it! Even the part about adultery is punishable by death. Kill all them sluts! Ok, well I really haven't read through it, have you seen how fucking thick that pile of shit is? Fuck that. I thumbed it. Seems like if you state that you believe in Jesus and the Bible crazy ass religious people in the US will watch your show..anyways..sorry im off track but if you've seen my show you shoulda known what was coming. Where was I? Oh ya RUN FOR YOUR FUCKING LIVES!! THE EFFING APOCALYPTIC ZOMBIES ARE GONNA BUTT-FUCK THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF YOUR BRAINS! But remember, form your own opinion, cunts. Hitler for President. Satan.
The Constitution was specifically the work of federalists who were very different from progressives. The Federalists were small government people while the progressives support big government. As such, the constitution granted liberties to people like me – white male land owners. We needed a tax break. Making us pay for services that we use and/or benefit us is inherently evil. Oh, and the Constitution mandates a free market. I'm sure many of you, myself included, ask what did the founding fathers have in mind when inventing the free market. Take a look at the chalkboard to see what the founding fathers had in mind when crafting the free market.
Abolishing sweatshops as we knew them was a violation of free market principles. Now we just have McDonald's, Burger King, Wal-Mart, Dollar Tree, Target, Kohl's, Old Navy, Gap, Sears, JC-Penney, Home Depot, Staples, Taco Bell and almost everything else you'd see in suburban America. When sweatshops as we knew them existed, they created prosperity. And working in a dangerous factory was the thrill of a lifetime. It attracted millions of immigrants who otherwise would've chosen to be politically persecuted in their homeland. Let's debunk other so called "facts" in history textbooks:
- Myth - Dangerous conditions were responsible for the high number of workplace injuries and deaths.
- Fact - Not true! With the proper precautions, anything is safe. If you carefully play in fire, you won't get burned. And if you carefully drive your car off a cliff, you and your car will be unscathed. Likewise, the workplace injuries and deaths can be attributed to the carelessness of sweatshop employees.
- Myth - Living conditions were poor.
- Fact - Again, not true! Living in a tenement wasn't bad at all. In fact, it would be like being on vacation forever. Tenements were smelly and cramped in the same way hotels have been.
- Myth - Wages for sweatshop employees were unusually low.
- Fact - The myth is true, but is deceptive as it tells only half of the story. The progressives never told you sweatshops create extremely high paying jobs for their owners.
Abolishing slavery was another violation of free market principles. Slavery was a great commodity. In fact, slavery was almost as profitable as gold. Furthermore, abolishing slavery violated the natural and constitutional rights of white land owning men. None of this deterred the so called progressives from abolishing slavery. In fact, the progressives were so determined to abolish slavery, they succeeded from Abraham Lincoln's Republican union, hence causing the Civil War. For more than a century, we just had to make do with Jim Crow laws. But, Jim Crow committed suicide by jumping in front of a train hence ending the Jim Crow era. I am so saddened by the fact that Crow committed suicide, it's making me cry. Wha ha ha! Thank god for tissues, I don't know how I'd be able to live without them. Sorry for going off topic, we are missing other things by not having slavery. I'll tell you what we're missing on the chalkboard.
Speaking of Bush, he was the greatest President ever! He was even better than the Founding Father Presidents: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin; and Republican, thus conservative Presidents; Abraham Lincoln and Richard Nixon. No other President followed the principles of the free market as closely as George W. Bush. The Bush administration was the only administration since the Franklin administration to give free Medicare to all grandmas! On an unimportant topic, Bush didn't just give liberties to wealthy white men; he also gave terrorists liberties. If anything, Bush gave the terrorists too many liberties. For example, he took terrorists waterboarding. If I were President, I wouldn't have done something so nice; I would've taken them snowboarding instead. Nonetheless, Bush was the only perfect President and if he weren't hijacked from office by a Muslim - Barack Obama, he'd still be the President of the United States.
It is no secret Barack Obama is the first African American, Muslim, and Atheist President. A less well known fact is he is the first illegitimate President. For a long time, the birthplace of Barack Obama was a mystery. This mystery was solved when after months of severe pressure from Fox News and conservative Americans, Obama finally released his birth certificate to the people. When I read his birth certificate, I learned two things:
- His full name is Barack HUSSEIN Obama.
- Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is therefore an illegitimate President. Millions of Americans suspected that all along.
Upon learning these facts, I was never so saddened in my life. For the first time, I ran out of tissues AND tears.
As you can see on the chalkboard, Hawaii is several hundred miles south of Florida. It is surrounded by the ocean at every corner, so for those of you who don't know what that means, it's an island. That means if you were to go out far enough on the ocean, you'd eventually reach Islam. That must be how Obama's parents ended up in Hawaii. But, how could Barack Obama make it across the Gulf of Mexico? He was too young to legally take a boat across the gulf. Obama couldn't have swam across the gulf, if he were to have done so, he would've been eaten alive by sharks! The only logical explanation for Obama making it across the gulf was by hijacking a boat. How shocking for someone whose middle name is Hussein and last name sounds like Osama! He took the hijacked boat to Chicago, a prominent city in Central America, where he crashed into the Sears Tower. That must be why the Sears Tower no longer exists. After crashing into the Sears Tower, Obama established his residence in Chicago, a resident he still maintains.
Now let's focus on Barack Obama's policies. Obama is less aligned with the free market than any other President in history. In particular, Obamacare violates one of the fundamental principles of a free market – free Medicare for grandma. Obamacare goes beyond taking away my grandma's constitutional right to free Medicare. As Sarah Palin said, Obamacare has death panels. These death panels are specifically target to murder grandmothers. My grandmother will be put in front of a death panel! Maybe the insurance companies will sacrifice their profits and save grandma. Oh wait, Obamacare outlawed private insurance. Grandma is screwed!
It seems these days government is the problem. Yes, Franklin and Bush were great Presidents, but in general, government itself is the problem. Meanwhile, Big Business is very beneficial to American society. Apart from the fact most corporations are sweatshops, Big Business has a strong track record of being fair, transparent and doing what's best for their customers. For example, the Pharmaceutical, Tobacco, and Fast Food Industries have been committed to leading healthy lifestyles for their customers first and foremost. While the government isn't committed to giving their citizens choices, Big Business is committed to customer choice. The Oil Industry gives customers the choice of using their oil or getting around in a horse drawn carriage. Additionally, CEOs have far higher salaries than politicians. By this standard, Tony Hayward was far better than every President combined, save Washington, Franklin, and Bush who are priceless for giving grandmas free Medicare.
Despite the progressivism that plagues America, America remains the world's best country. What makes America the world's best country are the American people. I'm talking about the very same people who elect the progressives that make up the progressive government. As I said on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Clarence Thomas' "I Have a Dream" speech, I firmly believe we will get through these dark times. For specifics, look at the chalkboard.
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The Financial Executive's Role in Long-Range Planning
by GORDON L. MURRAY Partner, Executive Office
Presented before the Financial Executives Institute, Chicago—November 1964
ASSESSMENT of "The Financial Executive's Role in Long-Range
Planning" depends on a definition or description of the nature of long-range planning. Inspection of the function leads to an assessment
of the respective roles of the participants. As a point of departure,
then, let us first consider the essential nature of all planning.
NATURE OF PLANNING General Observation on Planning
Planning is nothing more than determining a future course of action. The purpose of planning at all is to select from among alternatives
the course of action that will produce the best result. What constitutes the best result depends on your objective. The constraints in a planning problem are the limitations in resources at hand or that realistically can be acquired—which are relatively ascertainable; and the uncertainties of the future economic environment—which require recourse to assumptions. The planning process itself calls for making decisions in step-by-step fashion and concludes with a statement of results in terms of volume of sales, dollars of profit, return on assets employed, and earnings per share. When the results of this process fail to meet objectives, decision-making can be re-cycled to see if an improvement can be achieved. In effect the planning process permits simulation of operations in advance.
Success of any course of action selected through the planning process is rarely assured. What is assured is a narrowing of the areas of uncertainty, a greater probability that a proper course of action will be selected, and an ability to detect conditions that were not anticipated in time to modify effectively an original course of action.
This then is the essence of planning:
• Assessment of present position, strengths and weaknesses, and resources
• Statement of objectives
• Forecast of economic environment with accompanying assumptions


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ferrule wax..... yes or no *Pro and Cons? :-/
ferrule wax..... yes or no *Pro and Cons? :-/
Mike... first of all, what is your primary concern and what kind of flyrod are you using? I assume you are worried about a graphite rod coming apart at the ferrule(s) as you cast, but you need to be more specific. Please clarify.
Modern 4 piece graphite rods - I have never applied wax to the male ferrules before assembling. *Recently read an article that recommended use of a wax to result in a better fit and longer lasting ferrules - wanted to hear if any of you regularly used ferrule wax.
Mike... I've been fly-fishing for about 39 years now. My first flyrod was fiberglass and had metal ferrules. We knew with the metal that you needed to assemble the rod with a straight insert, and to disassemble with a straight pull as well. Twisting the two sections could result in scoring the metal causing the rod to be "frozen" together at some point.
With the advent of graphite rods, there were and are no metal ferrules. However, when I purchased my first graphite, it would occasionally come apart on me during a forward cast. I thought I had it firmly sealed just like my old fiberglass rods. What a mess in fast water!
The answer came to me when I read an article by Lefty Kreh. He suggested that you start putting your rod sections together at a 90 degree angle from one another based on the position of the guides... then push the pieces together while twisting them to line up the guides. You may need to make a slight adjustment to get them fully aligned. When you are ready to break the rod down, twist it back in the same direction while pulling the pieces apart.
In addition, you should assemble, and disassemble the rod in the same manner each and every time, so remember which way you started and always do it the same way. Also, you want to apply a bit of tension when assembling, but be careful not to overdo it. Otherwise, you might damage your ferrule connections, or get the rod stuck together far more than you want.
For a four-piece rod, I find it easier to assemble the top two, then bottom two sections (or vice-versa), then put them together at the center.
Hope this is helpful... any questions or something does not make sense, please post again.
Tight loops... Scott
Mike... after entering that last post, realized I never answered your question about the ferrule wax. Fact is, I've never used ferrule wax and have had no problems. However, it may be a good thing to do... I just do not know. Sounds to me like just one more thing to buy that probably do not need.
I never had any ferrule problems with my first graphite rod after putting it together like I described earlier and it served well for more than 20 years. Unfortunately it met with a non-fishing accident and was broken.
You could send an e-mail to LRO and ask them directly to answer your questions. They are very helpful about answering such questions.
Tight loops... Scott
I use the hardest candle wax I can find on every rod I own, graphite, or bamboo. I tried beeswax but find that it gets soft on hot days and basically turns to grease at that point. It does wonders for keeping the graphite ferrules in good shape and the rod together. I have not thrown a tip off a rod since I began doing this about 2 years ago.
I just grab candle from a candle holder and act I am sharpening a pencil, as if the candle were the knife and the rod the pencil. Works wonders, wont hurt a thing.
tight lines,
Well I have carried the wax thing over from the metal ferrels of the sixties and seventies mainly to be able to get them apart.
I just use bees wax or candle wax and have yet had one stick so tightly as not to come apart. But! do not let any DIRT get mixed in with the wax this would be another problem as an abrasive product would be formed.
Just my .02.
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Gov. Hickenlooper sole "honoree" for Curious Theatre's Denver Stories
The good thing about having Gov. John Hickenlooper as the sole subject for this year's Denver Stories is that actor/playwright Josh Hartwell isn't going to have to scramble for good material. That's also the downside.
There are so many things that can be spoofed — including how a geology geek became a brewpub owner, the goofball ads that aired on TV during Hickenlooper's first mayoral campaign, and R-rated slips of the tongue that happened earlier this year — that Hartwell's biggest challenge will be to select only the best for Curious Theatre Company's signature fundraiser.
The $1,000-a-ticket event is on June 20, with Dr. Dean Prina, Jeremy Shamos and Paula Herzmark chairing the host committee.
"For six years, Denver Stories has been a one-of-a-kind event on the fundraising scene and for No. 7, Curious is elevating it to blockbuster status," Prina says. "And who better to feature than our own local blockbuster, Gov. Hickenlooper?"
Denver Stories is a celebration of the community, offering a unique glimpse into the lives of some of Denver's most intriguing personalities while raising money for one of the city's cultural gems. Denver Stories will be held at Curious, a 180-seat theater at 1080 Acoma St.
In previous years, Denver Stories has had multiple honorees. "By providing a singular spotlight, the performance will truly capture the remarkable story of the governor's life journey," Prina adds.
"This will be an evening that demands our attention; truly a must see," Herzmark says.
Hartwell will craft the play in Curious' trademark comedic style, giving the audience a one-of-a-kind, exclusive perspective of Hickenlooper's life, a perspective that focuses on friendships, legacy and impact.
"I love this event," says Chip Walton, the co-founder and producing artistic director of Curious. "It's a celebration of those people who make our community great, and also of the unique impact that Curious has had in our community throughout the years by bringing America's best new plays to Denver audiences."
Previous subjects include former Gov. Bill Ritter, socialites Judi Wolf and Holly Kylberg, songbird Lannie Garrett, former Denver Bronco Reggie Rivers, Westword editor Patricia Calhoun and theater impresario Robert Garner.
Denver Stories 2012, Walton adds, "Is going to be one of our most hilarious yet, with a bevy of surprise cameo appearances, including some of Denver's business leaders — global business leaders, really. It's going to be a very entertaining evening. And a great party!"
The cast will also include members of Curious' company of professional artists, plus additional personalities from the local arts community. Paul Borrillo will emcee.
In addition to the co-chairs, others on the host committee are Jeremy Bronson, owner of lead corporate sponsor Occasions Catering, which will supply the evening's refreshments; Hickenlooper's chief legal counsel, Jack Finlaw; Michael Potts, the president/ceo of Rocky Mountain Institute; Hickenlooper's senior adviser, Jamie Van Leeuwen; Rick Acosta, founder of the management consulting Crocus Group; and Judi Wolf. Carmel Koeltzow and Lori Pidick head the event committee, working with BJ Dyer, whose floral shop Bouquets will be doing decor; Vanessa Marck and Bronson.
The $1,000 admission includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m. on June 20; the 7:30 p.m. performance and live auction, and a post-show party. For tickets, call Diana Gatschet, the director of organizational advancement, at 720-258-4212 or visit the Curious website.
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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies made notable moves in the U.S. stock market on Monday:
Ardea Biosciences RDEA soared almost 52% after the company agreed to be acquired by the U.K.'s AstraZeneca AZN, +0.15% for $1.26 billion. AstraZeneca's U.S.-listed shares fell 1.5%. Amylin Pharmaceuticals AMLN jumped 13.7% on speculation of another deal in the sector. Read more on Ardea deal.
Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS, +0.00% shares were up more than 18% on news that the hedge fund Jana Partners has taken a 12% stake in the book retailer.
Brinker International EAT, +0.27% rose 10.7% after the Dallas restaurant firm's adjusted third-quarter earnings of 60 cents a share beat the analyst estimate of 56 cents a share in a survey by FactSet Research.
Central European Distribution Corp. CEDC rose 14% after it said Russian Standard Corp. agreed to invest $100 million in the Mt. Laurel, N.J., vodka company. Russian Standard's investment will be handled by Roust Trading Ltd. Also in the spirits business, Beam Inc. BEAM, +0.00% set plans to buy Pinnacle Vodka and Calico Jack Rum for $605 million in cash.
Shares of Dehaier Medical Systems Ltd. DHRM climbed 37% Monday after the maker of medical devices said it forged a three-year strategic cooperation agreement with medical firm Timesco of London Ltd. Beijing-based Dehaier will be the exclusive distributor in mainland China for Timesco's entire Optima series of laryngoscopes. Laryngoscopes are used for tracheal intubations.
Shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. HLX, +1.44% were up almost 7% Monday after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results. The company's profit more than doubled on increased revenues in its contracting-services unit and strong prices it received on Gulf Coast crude-oil sales.
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. KERX shares were up almost 29% after the company said its partners in Japan are reporting positive results from its study of Zerenex, a drug used to treat end-stage kidney disease patients who are on dialysis.
First Solar Inc. FSLR, +1.56% shares were down 6.8% after Maxim Group cut its rating to sell from hold. Read more on First Solar.
Kellogg Co. K, +0.95% fell 6% after the cereal and snacks maker warned its full-year earnings will be less than it previously expected because of weakness in its European business and weak volume in some U.S. operations, as well as plans to invest in future growth. Kellogg said it now expects 2012 earnings of $3.18 to $3.30 a share. Analysts polled by FactSet Research currently had a $3.48-a-share estimate for full-year 2012 results.
NeurogesX Inc. NGSX stock was down almost 16% to close at 46 cents after the Nasdaq Stock Market informed the pharmaceutical concern that it has failed to meet the minimum market capitalization requirement for continued listing on the exchange.
Otelco Inc. OTT, +0.00% stock tumbled more than 44% after one of its largest clients, Time Warner Cable TWC, -1.83% , indicated that it would not renew its contract to acquire wholesale network connections from Otelco.
Rambus Inc. RMBS, +2.29% was down 8.7% after BWS Financial cut its rating on the chip maker to hold from buy.
Sonic Automotive Inc. SAH, -0.70% was down 5.4% after it reported first-quarter results that fell short of most Wall Street forecasts.
STMicroelectronics's STM, +0.67% U.S.-listed shares were down 9.6% after the company's joint venture with Ericsson ERIC, +2.47% (ST-Ericsson) said it would lay off 1,700 workers as part of a restructuring.
Tennant Co. TNC, -1.20% stock slid 12% on worse-than-expected first-quarter sales, which were partially caused by tightened credit in Europe.
Wal-Mart WMT, -1.48% slumped 4.7% after the blue-chip discount retailer said it was investigating its Mexico operations because a U.S. law that prohibits bribery in foreign countries may have been violated. Read more on Wal-Mart


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Jill Scott, Eve and Regina Hall to Star in Lifetime Movie
Multitalented actresses Jill Scott, Eve and Regina Hall have signed on to star in the Lifetime Television movie 'With This Ring,' according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The romantic comedy tells the story of three single BFFs (Scott, Eve and Hall) who vow to get themselves married within a year after watching their fourth best friend get hitch in a lavish New Year's Eve wedding.
Former video director-turned filmmaker Nzingha Stewart will write and direct the project, which begins production in August for a television debut later this year. 'With This Ring' is executive produced by Tracey Edmonds, Gabrielle Union and Sheila Ducksworth.
This isn't the first time Jill Scott and Eve has worked together on a project. The duo teamed up on the 2011 single 'Shame' from Scott's fourth album, 'The Light of the Sun.'
Ironically, Eve recently married her longtime boyfriend, Maximillion Cooper, in a lavish wedding ceremony in Ibiza, Spain this past June.


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Ospreys prop Aaron Jarvis is the only uncapped player named in a 35-man squad for Wales' autumn Tests against Argentina, Samoa, New Zealand and Australia next month.
Caretaker coach Rob Howley, in charge while Warren Gatland prepares to head up the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, has named six players who were not involved in the summer tour Down Under, including fit-again Cardiff Blues centre Jamie Roberts.
Scarlets pair Rob McCusker and Tavis Knoyle also return to the fold alongside Ospreys fly-half Dan Biggar, who had an outstanding game in yesterday's Heineken Cup clash at Leicester but, as expected, there is no recall for London Welsh fly-half Gavin Henson.
Three players - Newport Gwent Dragons flanker Dan Lydiate (ankle), Exeter prop Craig Mitchell (biceps) and Scarlets prop Rhodri Jones (shoulder) - were not considered because of injury.
Howley said: "We are really pleased with the strength and depth of the squad, with some pleasing individual performances over the last three or four weeks.
"But we all understand and realise the skill, physicality and intensity will go up over the next five weeks.
"This is one of the reasons we are going back to our training camp in Poland to sharpen minds and bodies.
"Argentina are first up, and after the experience they have gained in the Rugby Championship they will be a challenging and tough opponent, but this is a challenge we will look forward to.
"We know how important momentum is going into any series, and the bigger picture is the Rugby World Cup draw at the beginning of December, and how we perform against the Pumas, Samoa, the All Blacks and the Wallabies will have a direct effect on our seeding in that draw.
"We need a successful November to back up our performances at the World Cup in New Zealand and the Six Nations Grand Slam earlier this year, and we are determined to achieve it."
Wales will begin their preparations for the autumn with a week's training camp in Spala, Poland. Their opening autumn Test is against Argentina on November 10.
Wales squad for autumn Tests against Argentina, Samoa, New Zealand and Australia.
Backs: L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), Liam Williams (Scarlets), A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), G North (Scarlets), H Robinson (Cardiff Blues), A Beck (Ospreys), J Davies (Scarlets), J Roberts (Cardiff Blues), S Williams (Scarlets), D Biggar (Ospreys), J Hook (Perpignan), R Priestland (Scarlets), T Knoyle (Scarlets), M Phillips (Bayonne), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues).
Forwards: S Andrews (Cardiff Blues), R Bevington (Ospreys), P James (Bath), A Jarvis (Ospreys), G Jenkins (Toulon), A Jones (Ospreys), R Hibbard (Ospreys), K Owens (Scarlets), M Rees (Scarlets), B Davies (Cardiff Blues), L Charteris (Perpignan), I Evans (Ospreys), A-W Jones (Ospreys), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), R Jones (Ospreys), R McCusker (Scarlets), A Shingler (Scarlets), J Tipuric (Ospreys), J Turnbull (Scarlets), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt).


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Dan Perkins is in his second year coaching at MIT. Dan returned in 2003 from Oxford University where he earned a Master of Science in Education and was in the winning 'Boat Race' crew. Before going abroad, he coached at Tufts University, The Craftsbury Sculling Center, and with the Cincinatti Junior Rowing Club. Dan began rowing at Kent School in Connecticut under coach W. Hart Perry. After Kent, he competed in Junior World Championships in Norway, where he won a Bronze Medal. Dan graduated from Dartmouth College where he was Varsity Heavyweight Captain in 1997 and 1998, and competed on the US Senior B Team in Milan, Italy. After college, Dan was on the US National Team in 1999 and 2001, in the double and as spare respectively. In 2002, he won US National Championships in the 4+. In 1995 and again in 1999, Dan survived life threatening brain cancer, before making a full recovery and returning to competitive rowing. He now speaks to High School-aged children about issues related to cancer, and works with organizations and other survivors to advocate brain cancer research.


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i brought it to use of road in local quarry , forests and on the beach however it is currently sitting 50mm lower on the rear and 100mm lower on the front but it was at the right price when i got it i know i will proberly have to replace rear springs (possibly shocks ????) to get it back up then is it a case of just winding the front up would like to go higher if possible seeing as i will be needing springs on rear but don't want to start messing with drive gear


text: They may be paragons of sophisticated German engineering but funny how once they reach a certain age, they will only yield their secrets or cooperation to Liquid Wrench, a blowtorch and (WHANG!) a 2-lb. (WHANG!) sledge. (WHANG! WHANG! WHANG!) Score: Me 6, oxygen sensors 0 (lifetime). The road test will include a stop at the neighborhood ice-cream stand. I believe I've earned it.


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Korean Tofu Soup with Rice Cakes
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Rice cakes are made from glutinous rice flour. We buy them at the Korean market. They're a great alternative to bánh phở or ordinary noodles. What I love most about this product is that they're made with no additives or preservatives. They're a favorite at our house. The texture is very nice, and works well in a simple, clear vegetable broth. If you're looking for a healthy meal, this is not your average diet cabbage soup.
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Choosing the Perfect Mobile Dog Grooming Company in Birmingham
It seems like you are always taking your dog to the groomer to get their coat fixed up, but did you know that there is a different option now? There are dog groomers that offer mobile dog grooming services in Birmingham who will travel to your home to give your pampered pooch that perfect look that you've been craving. The convenience that it offers you is worth a couple of extra bucks, and you will save Fido all the anxiety of dealing with other dogs at the groomers. Mobile dog grooming vans and trailers offer a beautiful space that is set up just for your pup!
The real question isn't how much you are going to love this service, but how you should go about picking the best groomer for your little family. Many of the criteria is similar to what you would look for in a stationary dog groomer, but that does not mean we shouldn't run through the list again to make sure that you are in the right hands.
Here are 5 tips to keep in mind when you are shopping around for the perfect Birmingham mobile Dog Groomer.
1. Van or trailer Cleanliness – Just like you would never take your dog to be groomed at a business that was filthy, you should never take your dog to a mobile dog groomer if their van / trailer is disgusting. While you can give a little leeway on the outside of the vehicle, you shouldn't have to give much. A grooming trailer / van should be relatively clean from the inside out because the vehicle is their storefront. If they are not maintaining the entire thing, then you may need to move on.
Take a second look inside the vehicle and make sure that everything looks sterile with no full of clippings everywhere. It is crucial to your dog's health that the tubs have been sanitized after every dog that has come through the grooming van. If there are any clumps around, or the tub is ringed with shampoo, keep shopping. If the space has any dog urine or feces, run in the other direction and make a review on Yelp.
2. Vaccination Records and Policy – It is the responsibility of the pet groomer to make sure that general sicknesses are not passed from each dog as well. They can make sure that this does not occur by checking the vaccinations of every animal they groom and refusing the ones who do not have up to date vaccinations. If you are not told to bring your vaccination records to the first appointment, then they may not care as much about your dog's health as they should.
They should also have a firm policy about the length of time there needs to be between a vaccination and a grooming appointment. If it is just a booster, then everything is fine; however, if an animal is receiving a necessary vaccine there should be three weeks between their shots and a grooming appointment to give the vaccine time to take effect.
3. Experience and Attitude- You should choose a dog groomer that has at least one year of experience to make sure that they know how to hand animals. Those who have experience are more able to quickly bond with your animal as well, which makes the entire process go quicker. Choose a business that has online reviews that reflect positively on their work and showcase their skills and attitude.
Having experience and a good attitude is crucial for your dog's health as well. Not only does having a good connection with the pet groomer reduce anxiety, it will also give you a second pair of eyes. A groomer that knows your dog will be able to see any health issues that are popping up that may have missed, such as lumps or small sores. They can also find symptoms of ear infections or bladder infections before they become painful problems for your dog.
4. Organization Memberships — There are a few different dog grooming organizations (that provide information to practitioners. While it is not a must for your groomer to have a membership, you will likely find that most of the good mobile dog groomers in Birmingham will be subscribed to at least one. This allows them to easily keep up with different trends in safety, styling, health, and other issues. This interest shows a deep level of commitment to animals, which bodes well for your family.
Memberships are also a benefit! If the pet groomer has a membership to a trade group that is well known, like the Dog Groomers Association of America, this is a good sign. This particular trade group provides classes for trainees and requires extensive testing before it certifies its members.
5. The Groomer Asks Questions — Any groomer that you are interviewing should be interviewing you in return. Not only should they want to know what sort of look you are going for, they should also be interested in a host of different things about your dog to make the grooming session go smoothly.
They should ask questions like:
-Have they been to the groomer before?
-Are there any spots I should avoid, either because they are tender or because it makes them jumpy?
-Are their teeth in good shape?
-How are their hearing and sight?
This list of questions provides any mobile groomer that is worth their salt with all the base information they need to offer your dog the best experience they can. If you find that a mobile dog groomer only asks the bare minimum of questions then there is a strong chance that they do not care as much as they should. This can lead to an uncomfortable situation for your dog and irritation for you.
It is possible to find the perfect mobile dog groomer in Birmingham if you commit to looking around. Sometimes you may be able to find the perfect option right under your nose! In fact, the best way to find a mobile dog grooming company in Birmingham is to see what your friend's dogs look like when they come back from being groomed. If they look great, and your friends are happy, then take the time to go meet that groomer. Both you and your dog will be much happier for it.


text: Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts, where his birthplace is now a museum. William Hathorne, who emigrated from England in 1630, was the first of Hawthorne's ancestors to arrive in the colonies. After arriving, William persecuted Quakers. William's son John Hathorne was one of the judges who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials. (One theory is that having learned about this, the author added the "w" to his surname in his early twenties, shortly after graduating from college.) Hawthorne's father, Nathaniel Hathorne, Sr., was a sea captain who died in 1808 of yellow fever, when Hawthorne was only four years old, in Raymond, Maine. Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College at the expense of an uncle from 1821 to 1824, befriending classmates Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and future president Franklin Pierce. While there he joined the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Until the publication of his Twice-Told Tales in 1837, Hawthorne wrote in the comparative obscurity of what he called his "owl's nest" in the family home. As he looked back on this period of his life, he wrote: "I have not lived, but only dreamed about living." And yet it was this period of brooding and writing that had formed, as Malcolm Cowley was to describe it, "the central fact in Hawthorne's career," his "term of apprenticeship" that would eventually result in the "richly meditated fiction." Hawthorne was hired in 1839 as a weigher and gauger at the Boston Custom House. He had become engaged in the previous year to the illustrator and transcendentalist Sophia Peabody. Seeking a possible home for himself and Sophia, he joined the transcendentalist utopian community at Brook Farm in 1841; later that year, however, he left when he became dissatisfied with farming and the experiment. (His Brook Farm adventure would prove an inspiration for his novel The Blithedale Romance.) He married Sophia in 1842; they moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, where they lived for three years. There he wrote most of the tales collected in Mosses from an Old Manse. Hawthorne and his wife then moved to Salem and later to the Berkshires, returning in 1852 to Concord and a new home The Wayside, previously owned by the Alcotts. Their neighbors in Concord included Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Like Hawthorne, Sophia was a reclusive person. She was bedridden with headaches until her sister introduced her to Hawthorne, after which her headaches seem to have abated. The Hawthornes enjoyed a long marriage, often taking walks in the park. Sophia greatly admired her husband's work. In one of her journals, she writes: "I am always so dazzled and bewildered with the richness, the depth, the… jewels of beauty in his productions that I am always looking forward to a second reading where I can ponder and muse and fully take in the miraculous wealth of thoughts." In 1846, Hawthorne was appointed surveyor (determining the quantity and value of imported goods) at the Salem Custom House. Like his earlier appointment to the custom house in Boston, this employment was vulnerable to the politics of the spoils system. A Democrat, Hawthorne lost this job due to the change of administration in Washington after the presidential election of 1848. Hawthorne's career as a novelist was boosted by The Scarlet Letter in 1850, in which the preface refers to his three-year tenure in the Custom House at Salem. The House of the Seven Gables (1851) and The Blithedale Romance (1852) followed in quick succession. In 1852, he wrote the campaign biography of his old friend Franklin Pierce. With Pierce's election as president, Hawthorne was rewarded in 1853 with the position of United States consul in Liverpool. In 1857, his appointment ended and the Hawthorne family toured France and Italy. They returned to The Wayside in 1860, and that year saw the publication of The Marble Faun. Failing health (which biographer Edward Miller speculates was stomach cancer) prevented him from completing several more romances. Hawthorne died in his sleep on May 19, 1864, in Plymouth, New Hampshire while on a tour of the White Mountains with Pierce. He was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts. Wife Sophia and daughter Una were originally buried in England. However, in June 2006, they were re-interred in plots adjacent to Nathaniel. Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne had three children: Una, Julian, and Rose. Una was a victim of mental illness and died young. Julian moved out west, served a jail term for embezzlement and wrote a book about his father. Rose married George Parsons Lathrop and they became Roman Catholics. After George's death, Rose became a Dominican nun. She founded the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne to care for victims of incurable cancer. Source: Wikipedia


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