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Sweden ended China's unbeaten run in men's Olympic curling with a tense 6-5 victory in overtime, and Canada produced its best performance of the tournament to defeat Norway 10-4 on Friday.
The results intensified the fight for the semifinal spots, with Sweden (5-1) supplanting China (4-1) in first place. Improving Canada is 4-2 and climbed above Norway (3-2).
In the other game in the morning session, the United States beat Germany 8-5 for its second win in five games, keeping alive its faint hopes of a top-four finish.
The early fixture schedule had been kind to the Chinese at these Olympics, and Sweden was their first real test. They came up short — just — but even in defeat, they showed they will be in for the long haul at these Olympics.
In a nip-and-tuck game, China scored a point in the 10th to take it to an extra end. Sweden skip Niklas Edin played a good takeout with his next-to-last stone to remove two Chinese rocks and then made a draw to the 4-foot ring with his final shot.
It was another narrow win for a world champion team that has carved out a reputation for being the grittiest on the circuit.
"It's the exact same situation as in the worlds last year," Edin said. "We had to play 10 ends in almost all games and it was coming down to one or two points in almost all of them. "That's kind of the game plan now."
Edin said China, which has never won a major tournament but is improving under part-time Canadian coach Marcel Rocque, should no longer be underestimated.
"They could easily have been a team that goes undefeated," Edin said. "They are by far the best team we have played on this ice and some of the top teams need to raise their level to keep up with them."
Ominously, Canada has found its form and its famous energy levels that swept the team through its Olympic trials unbeaten for the first time in the country's storied curling history.
This was the Canadians' third straight win after a sluggish start — and the roar and fierce fist-pump that skip Brad Jacobs greeted his game-defining four-ender in the 7th end spoke a lot of his current mindset.
"That was the most emotional we have been because that was the biggest shot in our biggest game yet," Jacobs said. "I think we were all kind of waiting to explode in this tournament."
The Ice Cube Curling Center was barely half-full and lacking atmosphere as Russia wasn't playing in the morning session. The raucous home support has been getting to Canada and Jacobs welcomed Friday's serenity.
"It was nice for a change. That crowd is tiring," Jacobs said. "Their cheering is just tiring on you mentally."
Norway plays China in the biggest match of the evening session. Canada has a bye.
The win for the Americans was not without a touch of drama. The U.S. led 8-5 and had the last-rock advantage going into the last end but had a stone pulled when Jared Zezel, of Hibbing, Minn, touched the handle again after releasing it.
The Germans couldn't take advantage, though, and fell to their fifth straight loss.
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USC coach Steve Sarkisian said he reached out to former coach Ed Orgeron again this week as the Trojans' search for yet another defensive line coach.
Orgeron rebuffed Sarkisian last month and sources said Wednesday he again was not interested in returning to the USC coaching staff. The Trojans need a defensive line after Bo Davis quit seven days into the job to take a similar position with Alabama.
Sarkisian called Davis' departure a "minor hiccup." Asked if Orgeron changed his mind this week after dismissing efforts to hire him back at USC, Sarkisian said, "You would have to ask him. Ed and I did talk. We had a couple nice conversations."
The defensive line position has become a sore spot on the coaching staff since Sarkisian got hired. Controversial Washington defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi was banned from being hired after becoming the center of an NCAA investigation in December.
Orgeron, who left USC in a fury after Sarkisian was hired, was not interested when contacted after the Las Vegas Bowl. Georgia assistant coach Chris Wilson also turned down the job before Sarkisian hired former Texas assistant Davis.
But Davis, who worked with Alabama coach Nick Saban from 2007-10, left USC on Monday to reunite with his mentor. For most of the rest of the staff, being at USC is a big move as Sarkisian hired five former Washington assistants.
"This is the pinnacle," linebackers coach Peter Sirmon said. "There's an immediate challenge to do well."
New defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox said the Trojans' defense will have some similarities to last season. Wilcox runs a hybrid between the 4-3 and 3-4 formations while last year USC lined up in a 5-2 formation.
Sarkisian and his staff start hosting recruits this weekend and one issue right now is whether he will take players that committed under Lane Kiffin and Orgeron.
"Every kid that was committed to USC when I was hired, we're honoring that commitment," Sarkisian said. "(But) we also made it clear (to some recruits) that (they) might not fit what we're doing."
USC has backed off several recruits in the past six weeks, including St. John Bosco of Bellflower wide receiver Shay Fields and defensive end Malik Dorton, along with Corona Centennial defensive end Austin Malaota.
The Trojans host several standout prospects this weekend, including Long Beach Poly safety John Smith, St. John Bosco offensive lineman Damien Mama and wide receiver-defensive back Michiah Quick of Fresno.
Sarkisian got some good news this week when tailback Javorius Allen and cornerback Josh Shaw bypassed a chance to enter the NFL draft. Both attended a team meeting Monday. Also attending was quarterback Max Wittek, who said after the season he was undecided if he would transfer.
Linebacker Hayes Pullard announced Monday he would also return.
"That's huge," Wilcox said. "He's our biggest recruit."
Former USC offensive lineman Lenny Vandermade and linebacker Ross Cumming will be graduate-assistant coaches this season. Vandermade was at USC for several years but spent last season at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Cumming was USC's interim defensive line coach for the Las Vegas Bowl.
Defensive tackle Claude Pelon was scheduled to start school Monday but delayed because of an academic issue at his previous college, Mesa Community College in Arizona. Sarkisian said he hopes Pelon will start school by the end of the week.
USC starts spring practice March 11. The annual spring game will be April 19 at the Coliseum. Practices will be open to the public, Sarkisian said.
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SEATTLE -- Excuse Pete Carroll this week if he's a bit miffed at a former college colleague.
Oregon coach Chip Kelly did no one in the NFL any favors by passing along tips to New England about how to let Tom Brady run the Patriots breakneck offense even faster.
"The fact that they've studied with Chip, and he's kind of helped, I'm still kind of (mad)," Carroll joked this week.
Brady and the Patriots (3-2) visit Seattle (3-2) on Sunday in a matchup of the NFL's top offense against the Seahawks' No. 1-ranked defense.
Last offseason, Patriots coaches spent time with Kelly's staff. They learned how the Ducks run their high-tempo offense with such efficiency, and found out what aspects might translate into the NFL.
In the hands of Brady, the modifications are pretty good.
"I think we have several different tempos that we try to play at. Sometimes you go no-huddle; sometimes we have to slow it down. It's all really a matter of how the game is going and how we feel is the best way to attack the other team," Brady said.
"Every week you go in and you have different moods of playing and plays and schemes and usually by halftime, you narrow those down and you have 30, 35 plays left in the game and those are the ones you have to hone in on. Whatever is working, that's what we're going to try to do."
Despite the always changing numbers throughout a 16-game season, matchups of the top offense facing the top defense don't come along often. And while it would seem there is very little in common between the Patriots and Seahawks, the underlying root of why New England's offense is proving so potent and Seattle's defense so stout is the same: Speed.
For New England, it's the speed at which they run plays. Last week against Denver, sometimes it took as little as 15 seconds between the end of one play and snapping the ball for the next. For Seattle, it's the speed of its pass rushers off the edge that combines with the quickness and size of their linebackers and secondary that makes it tough on opponents.
"They're going to scream at us. If they have their way, it's going to come screaming down the field at us and they are going to go as fast as you can go," Carroll said. "But they don't have any advantage over us in that, we're going to go as fast as you can go and we're well equipped to do it. We've been working at this for some time and this is the team that really takes you to the end of the extent where you have to be full speed and transition in between plays."
There hasn't been a matchup of the No. 1 offense against the No. 1 defense in Week 6 or later since the 2007 season when the top-ranked Patriots' offense overwhelmed the No. 1 defense of the Steelers in a 34-13 victory in Week 14.
And if New England wasn't potent enough with Brady flinging passes around to Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski and Brandon Lloyd, the Patriots have added a new element with the emergence of running back Stevan Ridley.
The second-year back from LSU is coming off consecutive 100-yard games and if he can add one more against the Seahawks, he'll be the first Patriots' back with three straight games over the century mark since Curtis Martin in 1995.
The improvement of the run game is partly why the Patriots have 101 first downs in the past three games, the most by any offense in a three-game span since the merger. In 60 offensive possessions, the Patriots have just four three-and-outs.
"It just really challenges you mentally in getting lined up. When you watch tape, a lot of their explosive plays come from guys not having a clue on what they're doing out there, like busted assignments," Seattle safety Earl Thomas said. "We just try to eliminate that and make sure that we're still playing fast even though they're going up-tempo on us."
Seattle has not allowed a touchdown to an opposing offense since the fourth quarter of its Week 3 win over Green Bay, a span of 128 minutes. It will be a challenge to keep the streak going against Brady, but the Seahawks would like nothing more than to make his first trip to Seattle forgettable.
"It's always nice when you take 53 guys on the road and you say, 'This is all we've got and this is all we need and this is what we have to do.' And see 70,000 fans, if you can keep them quiet or turn them on their own team," Brady said. "I think that's an exciting part for road teams, is to see if you can get them booing their own players."
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We're so excited to celebrate the release of Stitched Blooms by Carina Envoldsen-Harris with the first stop on the official blog tour! You probably recognize Carina's work: she's the artist behind Polka & Bloom and part of &Stitches. I've always been drawn to her designs and, especially, her use of color. And her lovely personality!
There are so many things to love about Stitched Blooms: the sumptuous cover (for starters!), Carina's informative section about color, the 20 incredibly cute projects (the Mexican Folk Blouse has taken up permanent residence on my to-do list!), the 300 motifs that you can do absolutely anything with, the CD so you can resize the motifs to suit your needs…it's hard-working, it's lovely to look at, and it's incredibly inspirational – the kind of book you want in your workspace! I loved working on this book…and I also love that I've got a copy to keep and use!
Today I'm sharing one of my favorite motifs from the book, leaf number 165. I have a lot of favorites, but this one caught my eye; it's a simple design that offers lots of color options. And since most of my crafting time these days is spent accessorizing my daughter, I decided to alter a hand-me-down skirt with some hand stitching.
I stitched my leaf in magenta, purple, and red tones. Instead of French knots, I stitched little asterisks in orange.
To balance the leaf, I added a double line of running stitches along the bottom edge of the skirt. Here's Ruby in her (in)famous purple shoes. She has a thing for sequins, this one.
I'm pretty sure you need some stitched leaves – and blooms! – in your life. Download the leaf motif (in several sizes for your convenience) here: Leaf #165
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Sorry to spoil it for you, but the Denver Broncos will win Super Bowl XLVIIl.
Well, that's according to seven puppies on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon."
Fallon, in his latest "Puppy Predictors" segment, unleashed the doggies on two bowls of food, one branded with the Broncos logo and the other the Seahawks'. Fallon, ever the concerned officiator, warned the rambunctious canines before Thursday's race that he wanted the competition to remain fair.
"I want a clean vote here," Fallon told the seven Golden Retrievers. "No random wandering, peeing or butt sniffing."
Once the gate was lowered only two puppies managed to get to the Broncos' bowl and claim a hard-fought victory.
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A hedge fund manager well known for its investments in controversial small stocks – including some US-listed shares of Chinese companies – was sued Thursday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionfor allegedly inflating the value of its holdings. The SEC charged Yorkville Advisors and its president Mark Angelo with misleading investors in funds managed by the Jersey City, NJ-based Yorkville.
In the last decade, Angelo's firm has been one of the most active players in deals known as PIPEs, or private investments in public entities, wherein a group of well-heeled investors buy shares at a deep discount to the public market. Since 2001, Yorkville and its predecessor Cornell Capital invested billions of dollars in private placements into hundreds of companies.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleged that Yorkville, Angelo and Yorkville chief financial officer Edward Schinik attracted upwards of $1 billion in investments from pension funds and other investors by failing to honestly value holdings in troubled stocks like Levitz Furniture, FutureMedia and Smartire Systems. The lawsuit is the seventh brought by the SEC as part of a statistics-driven inquiry into money managers who report performance inconsistent with their stated strategy or other benchmarks.
"[W]e found lies to investors and the firm's auditors as well as a scheme to inflate fees by grossly overvaluing fund assets," said Bruce Karpati, chief of the SEC Enforcement Division's Asset Management Unit, in a statement. "We will continue to pursue hedge fund managers whose success is based on fiction rather than fact."
Angelo issued a statement rejecting the SEC's allegations. "Here, even though there was no wrongdoing by me, Yorkville, or its CFO Ed Schinik, the SEC needed to justify its lengthy and costly investigation," said the Yorkville chief, in the statement. "We will not be victims of this free money shakedown and will vigorously defend against the SEC's baseless allegations."
The SEC complaint recounted Yorkville's history of equity and debt investing in startups and struggling small-cap companies. A significant portion of Yorkville's income, according to the complaint, came from converting loans into shares that Yorkville sold into the open market. But after the 2008 financial crisis, the complaint said, Yorkville liquidity in such stocks dried up and the funds' returns for 2008 and 2009 consisted primarily of unrealized gains from marked-up investments and accrued, but unpaid, interest. The SEC claims that Yorkville withheld adverse information about its troubled holdings from its auditor. Yorkville's investment in Levitz Furniture, says the complaint, was carried at some $17 million, even though Levitz had gone bankrupt through a proceeding that yielded Yorkville just $1.3 million for its bankruptcy claims.
Yorkville's press release notes that its board of directors includes a former SEC commissioner and that its valuation committee includes two former SEC staff attorneys. The hedge fund management firm has been globally active, with investment vehicles like YA Global Investors putting money into companies in Israel, Australia and China. While Yorkville has invested in such successful companies as Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACLN), most of its deals have involved struggling American outfits like Viaspace (VSPC) (see "Intelligence Failure," Barron's, April 10, 2006) and a number of disastrous reverse-merged China names like Fuda Faucet Works (FUFW) and China Cord Blood (CO).
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My son Sean was playing in his jazz/funk band tonight. 1932 Lady Conn tenor sax and an EWI (electronic wind instrument). Still experimenting with my new camera and look forward to better days. However, here are a few shots which, to me, are anarchistic. I was trying not to use a flash.
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Day 3
Tuesday, December 4
Much the same as yesterday, more updates on trade possibilities and free agent signings.
As Ken Mandel has reported the Phillies have been in contact with the agent for Tadahito Iguchi to play third base. Pat Gillick and some of his people ran into the agent at the ice cream parlor in the Delta plaza.
Later, Pat and his people were in a serious discussion while sitting at the idle XM broadcasting table where the morning show takes place every day. Pat will be at the same table at 7:05 Wednesday morning as a guest with Buck Martinez.
The 3:30 afternoon meeting covered a lot of ground as different staffers reported different updates. Wish more inside could be provided but what happens in the suite stays there.
The Rule 5 draft is Thursday morning and the Phillies are still checking out some potential players to be drafted.
The big Marlins-Tigers deal appears to be for real. Sometimes trade rumors turn out to be accurate. Other times, announcements pop without advance warning (our deal for Brad Lidge, for example). In mid-afternoon, the Marlins-Tigers rumor began to circulate but one didn't know how hot it was because Miguel Cabrera was supposedly headed to other clubs.
The rumor that free agent outfielder Jose Guillen is getting $12 million a year for three years from KC certainly has to make Aaron Rowand smile. We are still talking with Aaron's agent but his market continues to climb. As has been reported in several circles, his agent is looking for 5-6 years and many bills.
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Trading prospects was mentioned in respond to yesterday's Insider.
The biggest problem we face, which has been addressed by Pat and his two assistants, is that we right now don't have a surplus of young prospects to trade. Many clubs are looking for young players who are ready for the big leagues next year. Our better prospects are down farther than AA or AAA.
Trading three or four young prospects can really set back the player development program. It can take several years to recoup. We've been through that. The lifeline of a solid major league organization is scouting and developing your own players.
Noticed a comment in yesterday's Dodgers blog about Cabrera going there: "The demands simply are too high for it to fit right now." Sometimes the demands of other clubs are too high. Making trades on paper is easy. In real life, it is very difficult.
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Now that Detroit has made that blockbuster trade, the Phillies should seriously go after third baseman Brandon Inge and put Iguchi on the backburner.
I'd take Brandon Inge over Tad Iguchi at 3B. I like Iguchi, but I like him more at the role he played last season. He filled in at 2B, and was as trong bat off the bench. To stick him at #B, where he's never played before could be disasterous.
Well we missed the D-Train now watch him get back on track as a Tiger! Iguchi is within reach Inge is wishful thinking. I keep waiting & waiting & waiting ………..
Thanks for the great response to trading prospects. I couldn't imagine the Phillies without some of the home grown talent and agree it is not worth mortgaging the farm to get a player. Good luck at the meetings!
Why not Scott Rolen even though he is a trouble maker. He has worn out his welcome in St Louis. Charlie Manual being a players manager can probably turn him around enough to help the Phillies win another division.


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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday called for immediately banning high-capacity ammunition magazines, requiring background checks for the transfer of any firearm and expanding the state's assault weapons ban.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy leap-frogged the General Assembly and his own task force Thursday, announcing a package of gun control proposals in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, including a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, universal background checks and expansion of Connecticut's assault weapons ban.
The Democrat, who has expressed frustration with the pace of the General Assembly's promised bipartisan response to the Newtown massacre and questioned whether a legislative task force can even reach a deal on gun control, riled Republicans who said Malloy was offering nothing novel. Some accused him of trying to grab headlines on the same day Vice President Joe Biden was in the state speaking at a Danbury gun violence prevention forum and, in the process, making it more difficult to ultimately pass a bipartisan agreement.
"There's nothing new here. We've literally heard every one of these things," said House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk. "These are exactly the kind of things we've been discussing and talking about since we came into session."
Malloy had encouraged his own Sandy Hook task force to work deliberately, giving them until mid-March to produce some preliminary recommendations about guns, mental health and school security changes in light of the shooting that left 20 first graders and six educators dead on Dec. 14, and promising to understand if they need more time. In fact, state lawmakers had given themselves a speedier time frame, planning to come up with a package of reforms for a vote by late February. Legislative leaders now predict a vote will happen in early March.
"If we've got a complete package ready to vote on by the first, second week of March, that's by no means anything but a success," said Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield. "I think all sides are working towards that."
Malloy was unapologetic for pushing his gun ideas early, and said that focusing on the timing of his package rather than the substance "is right out of the NRA playbook," referring to the National Rifle Association.
"What I'm trying to make sure is, that we're keeping our eye on the ball and I believe that this document, this discussion, this approach, keeps our eye on the ball," he said.
Malloy's five-point proposal was welcome news to gun control advocates, who applauded and cheered before he spoke with reporters Thursday afternoon.
Unlike other proposals to ban high-capacity magazines, Malloy's plan gives individuals with magazines that can feed more than 10 rounds until Oct. 1 to sell them out of state, turn them over to local law enforcement or permanently modify them so they no longer hold more than 10 rounds.
His package also requires people who lawfully purchased military-style, semi-automatic weapons prior to the proposed ban until Oct. 1 to register them with the state police and obtain a permit and certificate of possession.
Robert Crook, a state gun rights advocate and executive director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, said most of Malloy's ideas were expected, adding that the magazine limit will turn semi-automatic weapons into useless paperweights. The only unexpected thing, Crook said, was the governor unveiling his plan now.
"I was just amazed that he preached the committee process and that special task force stuff and suddenly he reversed," Crook said. "I'm not sure if that's politics or he just thought they were going too slow or what it is. I'm just quietly amazed, that's all."
Other parts of Malloy's proposal would:
Expand permits to cover more guns.
Make individuals convicted of any offense involving a firearm, the use of force or threat of force, ineligible to obtain a firearm.
Redefine an assault weapon as any semiautomatic weapon that has at least one military feature and ban the sale and purchase of such weapons.
Require gun owners to make sure their weapons, loaded or unloaded, are stored in a way that is inaccessible to not only children, but anyone who shouldn't have access.
Require training in safe storage to be part of firearms training courses.
Require gun permit holders, firearm safety instructors and employees of gun retailers, gun ranges and gun clubs to notify police when an individual is known to be engaging in illegal behavior involving a firearm.


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Using this medicine with any of the following may cause an increased risk of certain side effects but may be unavoidable in some cases. If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco.
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It is very important that your doctor check the progress of you or your child at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
This medicine may cause serious types of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Call your doctor right away if you or your child have a rash; itching; hoarseness; lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting; trouble with breathing; trouble with swallowing; or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth after you receive this medicine.
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MALTBY — A neighbors group and the city of Woodinville have filed formal appeals seeking to scale back Snohomish County's plans for a sports complex near Highway 522.
The two appeals filed Friday challenge the county's finding that developing the 100-acre Wellington Hills County Park would have limited environmental impact. Woodinville argues more study is needed to understand traffic and drainage. The nonprofit Neighbors to Save Wellington Park's concerns include added traffic, noise and artificial light from park facilities designed for hosting athletic tournaments.
"(W)e'd really like to work with the Parks Department to develop a park plan that could actually work for everyone, and we keep trying to get that message across," said Tina Stewart, a member of the neighbors group who has lived in the area for about seven years.
The county hearing examiner has scheduled a May 10 conference to determine procedural steps in the appeal. Woodinville and Neighbors to Save Wellington Park also filed their appeals with the county and with Skagit County Superior Court.
The land in question sits up a hill just east of the Costco in Woodinville. The Wellington Hills Golf Course operated there for 80 years before shutting down last fall.
The closure followed the county's purchase of the property for about $10 million. Construction costs are expected to approach $13 million, but that number could change after the county adopts a master development plan. The County Council will have to conduct a hearing to approve the master plan, but has yet to schedule one, Council Chairwoman Stephanie Wright said.
The county's vision for Wellington Hills calls for building four lighted synthetic-turf fields, three grass fields and 739 parking stalls. An off-leash dog park, paved jogging trails, playgrounds and picnic shelters are among other features parks planners hope to include.
About three-quarters of the land would remain woods or wetlands.
The earliest the county could break ground is May 2014, county parks director Tom Teigen said.
The parks department has anticipated the appeals, Teigen said, and will continue to work with the neighbors on shaping plans.
"We're thankful that the public has been actively involved in the process throughout," he said.
At the request of the County Council, the parks department has been gathering information about how often athletic fields at the complex are likely to be used.
Funding for the park comes from 2005's $70 million settlement over King County's Brightwater sewage treatment plant. Snohomish County must use that money for specific projects, such as park, road and habitat improvements.
The park sits to either side of 240th Street SE, which the county plans to upgrade with wider lanes, sidewalks and a roundabout at the park entrance.
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Yes I do.
Incase you don't know what Primark is, its a cheap budget fashion store in the UK. It used to be naff as hell, but fair play, it now produces a lot of on trend fashion with a quick turnaround and lots and lots of choice. As a result it is ALWAYS busy. Example:
Chill out ladies, its only clothes.
Anyway, when Primark first opened in my town, I loved it – I was always in there picking up tops for £5, trousers for £8, socks for £1. The fact is even high street clothes in the UK from say Topshop, Zara, Mango, All Saints, Urban Outfitters aren't cheap. Affordable sometimes, but not cheap. Primark is cheap.
2 years on, I did a big clothing clear out and lo and behold, there was a whopping 8 full bin bags to give to the charity shop; a lot of them throwaway purchases, clothes that I had bought on a whim, worn once if at all. Clothes that had shrivelled like pickled cabbage after one wash.
Ok, that's just me right? Indulging a little too much, but go into any Primark and a lot of people are carrying arm full of clothes and accessories; its so cheap it encourages people to buy buy buy. The problem is clothes aren't so easy to recycle.
Anyway what got me thinking was visiting the store today for some cheap socks. The shop was crowded, as usual full of the most interesting of people. Admit it; Primark attracts the strangest of people, a bit like an Easyjet flight. I'm not being a snob – I mean I may well be one of the oddballs too, but I mean – a woman with her 12 kids? The endless mothers with buggies and screaming brats – the people who look like they've escaped from Alcatraz. The woman who looks like she might pee on the floor at any moment. The family who look they might punch you if you bump into them. The woman the size of a manity fighting you for the last size 12. You catch my drift.
Then there's the blessed sales assistants. God love them, it can't be easy serving the oddballs but you won't get a smile from them…well most of the time anyway. They will take their taim even thought he queue is reaching out the door, unless you are trying to pay 10 minisutes before closing time, then just look at them go!
The clothes can be pretty on trend but they quality isn't great – in that it won't last many washes. It's cheap so who cares? Well think of the landfills…
Not to mention the labour? Who makes these clothes?
I know Primark's not all bad. If you really need a outfit for cheap, basics and things its a good place to shop. If you don't mind getting some bruises or mixing with the oddest people in the world, its fine. On the other hand, looking at all those bin bags has made me feel guilty; I was Primarkatized. I'm not saying I'll never shop there again but ultimately I will be investing in better quality, well made pieces that I'll either treasure and keep or years or wear out!
On a side note, I also hate HQ hair and their stupid delivery pricing system. £2.50 for the first item then 50p extra for anything else which trust me, adds up. Shipping should be cheaper or discounted the more you buy, right? Its not like their items are cheap.
Also, what really grates me is that HQ hair ALWAYS has stuff out of stock but they DON'T represent this on their website. If you email them first to ask they won't respond. You have to wait untill the package arrives to find out on the order note that so and so item is actually out of stock….so by then it might be too late to go out and buy another one – and in my case they charge my card for the whole amount. They also don't give you a specific time (ie. Item will be back in stock in 3 days etc.) so essentially I could be waiting for a month. And I have 0 patience.
HQ Hair should tell you if something is out of stock at the time of ordering right? Or back ordered? Because god knows I would have gone somewhere else first if I knew.
Weekly moan over. 🙂
What do you want to moan about?


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Ritani has been in the diamond business for more than a decade. But the engagement ring designer is adding a fresh shine today, announcing $15 million from Cantor Ventures and a new strategy that combines brick-and-mortar retail with e-commerce.
That's a hot concept right now, highlighted by concepts such as Amazon.com's locker service and efforts by Wal-Mart to introduce same-day shipping and in-store pick-up.
Ritani is based in New York, but it established a sizable software development operation in Seattle earlier this year under the direction of former Blue Nile executive Brian Watkins. That operation now employs 20 engineers and designers, and will continue to grow with the new cash infusion.
Speaking of Blue Nile, Ritani appears to be going right after the Seattle online diamond engagement retailer.
But Ritani's approach is different, in part because it is partnering with independent diamond retailers across the country, putting forth what's best described as a "bricks and clicks" strategy.
"There is no one out there today addressing this consumer need of being able to work online and with a local trusted store," said Watkins, the former vice president of merchandising at Blue Nile.
Here's how it works. Customers can shop online at Ritani, going through the entire shopping process without ever touching foot inside a physical retail store. Or, they can choose to browse online, and then have en engagement ring or two delivered to one of Ritani's retail partners where the customer can compare settings, stones and other elements of the ring. There's no obligation to buy at that time.
"We are really trying to combine the strength of both models here," explained Watkins. "You have an online model that is 24/7; you have transparency of information; you can get educated — all of the things you like to do online. And we are merging that, since it is such a considered purchase, to talk to a trusted person …. and have the instant gratification of having something to look at and pick it up in the store."
In fact, Watkins' interest in the concept was born from his own experience. Even while working for Blue Nile — which he said transformed the way people shopped for engagement rings online — Watkins chose to get a hands-on view of the four diamonds he was considering buying when he got engaged.
"Even someone who was in the industry and telling people that you could buy online sight unseen, I, for one, didn't have the comfort level until I saw those diamonds to make that final decision," he said.
To start, Ritani has partnered with six independent retailers comprising 30 different stores, including London Jewelers in New York; Fink's Jewelers in Virginia and North Carolina, Steve Padis Jewelry in San Francisco; and Brown & Co. Jewelers in Atlanta. Those stores will get a cut of the transaction, no matter whether the sale occurs online or in the physical store.
That means, even if the entire process takes place online, the San Francisco retailer will get a cut of the transaction if the deal occurs from a shopper living in that region.
"We want to tell that person that we have a local presence," said Watkins, adding that it allows shoppers to be more comfortable with the purchase or possible return.
Watkins declined to offer specific terms with retailers, citing competitive reasons. But he said they plan to expand the network of retail partners in the coming months, with plans to bring the concept to Seattle and other cities. The goal is to expand the concept beyond Ritani's current network of 380 stores.
Watkins said that local jewelry retailers have not been able to properly integrate e-commerce solutions, with less than a third offering online shopping capabilities on their Web sites.
"We have these consumers wanting to shop online, and the local retailer is not prepared to make that investment," he said. "So, we really feel like we are filling that gap."
Blue Nile remains an industry giant in online jewelry retailing, with a market value of nearly half a billion dollars and second quarter revenue of $91 million. (Blue Nile did not comment for this story).
Watkins said jewelry sales in the U.S. remains a huge $60 billion market, adding that "it's not a question about taking share from someone else."
"We think this is the next trend in consumer behavior," said Watkins, citing research that says retailers who successfully combine bricks with clicks are rewarded with shoppers who spend 30 percent more.
Here's an overview of the company's new strategy.


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Thanks to Priceless Joy for hosting FFftW.
"So saying, her rash hand in evil hour [ 780 ]
Forth reaching to the Fruit, she pluck'd, she eat:
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her Works gave signs of woe,
That all was lost. Back to the Thicket slunk
The guiltie Serpent, and well might, for Eve [ 785 ]
Intent now wholly on her taste, naught else
Regarded, such delight till then, as seemd,
In Fruit she never tasted, whether true
Or fansied so, through expectation high
Of knowledg, nor was God-head from her thought. [ 790 ]
Greedily she ingorg'd without restraint,
And knew not eating Death: Satiate at length,
And hight'nd as with Wine, jocond and boon,
Thus to her self she pleasingly began." – Paradise Lost (XIV. 780 – 794).
"Such fruit is sweet scrumpciously divine,
No better you'll ever taste, dripping,
From your most beautiful lips lick,
Every last taste, let not on your face lie.
Taste, devour, Lotus flower's guided,
To the mouths of pagan gods, and rip —
All flesh from this heavenly fruit sip.
For such knowledge it gives, opening eyes,
Now you'll see;" the serpent slithered past,
Back to the thicket slunk, lies and tricks —
Enough to make dear, Eve, believe lies,
A talking snake had ate the fruit, so she —
Ate, since the snake conversed; not seeing the facts,
Black Serpent granted humanity dark death.
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DAMSEL FLIES FOR BLUEGILL (part II)
As the weather warms, May/June in the south and June/July farther north, mature damselfly nymphs climb onto a structure to molt into the adult stage. Curiously, the newly hatched adults are not homebodies and usually leave their pond as soon as they are capable of flying and may not return for weeks. Because of some instinct science has yet to fully identify, most damsels do return to feed and breed. Adult damselflies live for a couple of weeks to a few months after molting. For this limited period, dry flies for damsels might be somewhat effective. Unfortunately, that somewhat is not as common an occurrence as we would like to believe.


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Colbert Busch attacks in slugfest
CHARLESTON, S.C. – So much for the frontrunner playing it safe.
Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch took the fight to embattled Republican Mark Sanford in a raucous debate here Monday night, at one point tagging the former governor as a hypocrite for preaching lower spending when he used taxpayer dollars to fly to Argentina to visit his mistress.
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Sanford called Colbert Busch, a Clemson University administrator and the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, a tool of Nancy Pelosi and labor unions who's a misfit for the conservative-leaning 1st District.
( QUIZ: How well do you know Mark Sanford?)
And so it went on one issue after another — from jobs and spending to Obamacare and gun control — in a 75-minute slugfest ahead of next week's battle for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat.
It was their sole one-on-one encounter of the general election — and Colbert Busch, who is leading in polls, was so aggressive that Sanford at times looked like he didn't know what hit him.
Sanford spoke repeatedly about his extensive efforts as governor and House member to cut wasteful spending. Colbert Busch then turned to Sanford and delivered this zinger:
"When we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take the money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose."
( QUIZ: How well do you know Elizabeth Colbert Busch?)
That was a reference to Sanford's use of state funds to fly to Argentina to visit his mistress and now fiancé, an affair that derailed his political career four years ago.
"She went there, Governor Sanford," one of the debate's moderators responded.
With much of the crowd hooting and hollering, Sanford seemed shaken.
"I couldn't hear what she said… repeat it, I didn't hear," he said.
"Answer the question," Colbert Busch interjected.
"What was the question?" Sanford said, appearing stunned."Ok, but anyway, ah ah, on the sequester, I'll go back to the sequester…"
( PHOTOS: Mark Sanford's career)
The debate was perhaps Sanford's last, best opportunity to make a dent in Colbert Busch's lead. After allegations surfaced this month that he trespassed at his ex-wife's house, the former governor finds himself as the underdog in a contest he was widely expected to win. A survey by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling released last week showed Colbert Busch opening up a 9-point lead over the former governor.
National Republicans have abandoned the former governor, leaving him to fend for himself as a team of deep-pocketed Democratic groups hammer him on South Carolina's TV airwaves. Through the end of last week, three organizations – the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, House Majority PAC, and Vote Vets Action Fund, had combined to spend nearly $1 million against Sanford.
Sanford spent much of the debate on the attack, too. He laced into Colbert Busch for accepting contributions and endorsements from labor unions – which are unpopular in conservative South Carolina – and pointed out that in 2001 she donated $500 to one of his gubernatorial campaigns.
And he repeatedly tried to connect Colbert Busch to Pelosi pointing out that groups closely associated with the House minority leader had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars running TV ads on her behalf. The line of attack is one that Sanford has used on the campaign trail. Last week, he debated a cardboard cut-out of Pelosi.


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Milwaukee (Reuters) - The murder case prosecutors hope to bring against accused Cleveland abductor Ariel Castro, who police say induced several miscarriages by beating and starving one young woman, will be complicated by a lack of physical evidence and medical records, legal experts say.
The case consequently could hinge on whether Castro's three victims, whom he is accused of holding captive for nearly a decade, take the stand and testify that victim Michelle Knight was pregnant and miscarried, according to Thaddeus Hoffmeister, a law professor at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
"Their testimony will be crucial. You will need them to testify and that is going to be challenging based on how they were treated and kept for such a long time," Hoffmeister said.
"They have got to testify that A, they were pregnant and B, that this guy's actions caused the termination of that pregnancy."
Knight, 32, told police that Castro caused her to have at least five miscarriages after he kidnapped her in 2002 and kept her in a dungeon-like home in a low-income neighborhood of Cleveland.
Castro, 52, is accused of kidnapping and raping the three women over a period of around a decade.
Ohio is one of 38 states to have a fetal homicide law on the books, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The law in Ohio makes it a crime to murder a person "who is or was carried in the womb of another."
The state's fetal homicide law was used in 2011 against Dominic Holt-Reid who tried to force his girlfriend to get an abortion at gunpoint in Ohio. Holt-Reid pleaded guilty to an attempted murder charge and is serving 13 years in prison.
The most high-profile fetal homicide trial in the United States occurred in 2004, when Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn son and sentenced to death in California.
On Thursday, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty, who has jurisdiction over all felony cases for Cleveland, said he intends to seek aggravated murder charges against Castro once the case is formally transferred to his office. Aggravated murder charges could carry the death penalty.
Unlike the Holt-Reid and Peterson cases and most other fetal homicide cases, the one that prosecutors will attempt to build against Castro will be without prenatal care and medical records showing the woman was pregnant and miscarried, said Hoffmeister.
"Prosecutors don't need a body to prosecute you, but a corpse helps," Hoffmeister said. "Arguably, you could say that this person was never pregnant. It's just her word that she says that she was pregnant."
Ric Simmons, a law professor at Ohio State University, said if the three victims take the stand and corroborate their accounts of the miscarriages, prosecutors "will not have a problem proving" a murder case against Castro.
"Frankly, I think it could fly. It seems like they have the witnesses they need to establish this. The legal requirements for murder are set out here so I am not surprised they are doing this," Simmons said.
Knight, along with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus and a 6-year-old girl, escaped on Monday from Castro's house. Police said Castro used ropes and chains to hold the women captive initially, then allowed them more freedom within the house. The women were repeatedly raped and beaten, police said.
Berry, 27, disappeared in 2003, the day before her 17th birthday. DeJesus, 23, vanished in 2004.
Dr Bill Manion, who has provided expert medical testimony in a number of criminal cases throughout the United States, said it will be difficult to prove the victims had a miscarriage unless there was an injury to the cervix that caused a scar.
"They have to see if there was any trauma to the cervix," he said.
During a typical miscarriage, a women loses some blood as the fetus is expelled and the uterus contracts, Manion said. In young women, bone marrow then replaces the lost blood very quickly, he added, leaving no signs of miscarriage.
Investigators will also likely be searching for any fetal remains such as tissue or bones on the property, Manion added.
"If the fetus was not old enough to have bones, they may not find anything," he said.
Another key factor in determining the outcome of the case against Castro, if it goes to trial, will be the state of mind of the women when they take the stand, according to Hoffmeister.
Given the horrible circumstances that the women reportedly endured, the defense will need to treat them with "kid gloves" if they take the stand, he said.
Defense attorneys may want to stress the fact that the victims "were treated arguably sometimes like POWs (prisoners of war), if not worse, which may impact their ability to remember things," Hoffmeister said. "You would want to do that very delicately."
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BERKELEY — Chez Panisse, the world famous Shattuck Avenue restaurant damaged by a fire in the early morning hours last week, started rebuilding Tuesday and has moved back its reopening date to at least March 30, according to a note on its website.
The restaurant previously said it would cancel all reservations through March 23.
Fire restoration crews, carpenters, designers and contractors were on site Tuesday, getting ready to rebuild the fire-damaged front porch area that served as a small dining area for the downstairs restaurant. Much of the front of the restaurant is covered in plywood.
Kip Mesirow, a carpenter who designed much of the original restaurant and who said he has been working for owner Alice Waters since 1971, said Tuesday the new wood porch area will be similar to the original.
"That's about all I can tell you," he said.
Mesirow said the planning, permitting and rebuilding process of the front porch area means it won't open when the rest of the restaurant reopens. It will be quite some time after that, he said.
Berkeley fire spokesman Avery Webb said the cause of the 3 a.m. fire last Friday is still under investigation, but it looks like an electrical problem with some equipment under the porch may have started the fire.
In a note to customers on the Chez Panisse website, Waters said she is still trying to figure out exactly when parts of the restaurant will reopen.
"Given that the main structure is in good shape, we hope that the café won't be closed for long," Waters said. "In the next few days, we will better understand the scope of the repairs and determine when we can reopen both the restaurant and café."
Doug Oakley covers Berkeley. Contact him at 510-843-1408. Follow him at Twitter.com/douglasoakley.


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Please use the links above to learn more about Veteran's programs.
Please visit our office located within the Office of Financial Assistance. We provide assistance with certification for Veterans National Guard Grants, Illinois Veterans Grants, and Vocational Rehabilitation Ch31 and State and Federal MIA/POW programs.
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Scientists have come up with a new equation to determine how much energy people actually use while walking.
While previous work has conjured many ways to measure the energy cost of walking, the new equation is among the first to account for the impact of body size, taking into account individuals' height and weight.
The equation has many possible applications. It could be used to design pedometers that, in addition to distance walked, provide an estimate of calories burned, taking into account a person's body size. The military may also find the equation handy, possibly using it to calculate how much energy soldiers expend — and thus how many calories they will need — while carrying different loads, said study researcher Peter Weyand, of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
The findings are published today (Nov. 12) in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
Why height and weight matter
Scientists knew that shorter people, including children, use up more energy per pound of their body mass when walking than taller people, but they didn't know why.
To find out, Weyand and his colleagues had 48 subjects, ages 5 to 32, walk on a treadmill at speeds varying from 0.9 miles per hour (0.4 meters per second) to 4.3 miles per hour (1.9 meters per second). The subjects ranged in weight from 35 to 195 pounds (15.9 to 88.7 kilograms), and in height from 3.5 to 6 feet (1.1 to 1.8 meters). The researchers measured how much oxygen the subjects used to calculate their metabolic rate. They also examined they way each subject walked, including their stride length and duration.Story: Regular workouts ward off the common cold
The results showed that everyone used about the same amount of energy for each stride they took. But because people with shorter legs take more steps to cover the same distance as people with longer legs, short people used more energy over a given distance.
In other words, tall people are more economical walkers because they can take bigger steps.
For instance, someone who is 5 feet tall and weighs 100 pounds burns 0.44 calories per pound of their body mass (49 calories total) to walk one mile, while someone who is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds burns 0.37 calories per pound of their body mass (about 71 calories total) to walk the same distance, Weyand said.
So although taller people are more economical walkers and burn fewer calories on a per pound basis, they do tend to burn more calories. This is because they are generally supporting a greater mass against gravity, which requires more energy, Weyand said.
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The equation is based on the walking speed that was most economical for the subjects, it does not accurately estimate calories burned by people walking very fast or slow.
Kids and adults walk the same
The study is also the first to show that people, young and old, do not differ in their gait.
"Regardless of your height, weight and age, people, after they reach 5 years of age, all walk in the same way," Weyand said.Story: Weird energizers: Runners share 7 secret food weapons
This finding was contrary to earlier hypotheses which proposed that younger people burn more calories when they walk because of some factor of development.
Weyand's study has implications for the study of human evolution. Some evolutionary biologists have proposed that humans started to walk upright because the posture is a more energy efficient way of walking. The new equation could provide better estimates of the energy costs of walking for early hominids, Weyand said, to see if the change in posture did indeed provide the supposed benefits.
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Michael Shernoff, M.S.W., Private Practice
I have been attending HIV treatment forums at St. Vincent's for over two years, and have found them extremely useful for learning about various aspects of HIV disease. The forum on March 7 was unique, however, because it was the first that moved me to tears. The topic was psychological issues in HIV, and I found it very difficult to acknowledge the many uncertainties that still exist in HIV treatment and to hear the frustrations and anxieties of people living with HIV expressed so clearly. It was an emotionally overwhelming evening.
People came out for the forum because there is increasing concern about psychological issues, especially now that many people with HIV are medically stable. The speakers did a great job of encouraging audience members to share their ideas and concerns so that the evening would be a dialog instead of a lecture.
Robert Remien and Michael Shernoff began the evening by offering a brief history of the PWA self-empowerment movement. Mr. Shernoff read excerpts from the Denver Principles, a statement which was prepared by a small group of PWAs from throughout the United States in 1983 during the Second National AIDS Conference in Denver. The Denver Principles are just as relevant today as when they were created:
"We condemn attempts to label us as 'victims,' a term which implies defeat, and we are only occasionally 'patients,' a term which implies passivity, helplessness, and dependence upon the care of others. We are 'People with AIDS.'""People with AIDS have the right:
- To full explanations of all medical procedures and risks, to choose or refuse their treatment modalities, to refuse to participate in research without jeopardizing their treatment and to make informed decisions about their lives.
- To die -- and to LIVE -- in dignity."
Dr. Remien described a research study that he performed in the late 1980s and early 1990s to characterize long-term HIV survivors. Even before combination antiretroviral therapy was available, there were people who were surviving HIV, of course. Dr. Remien and his colleagues were able to pin down some common characteristics of these survivors. These characteristics, discussed in the 1994 book, Good Doctors, Good Patients: Partners in HIV Treatment, by Judith Rabkin, PhD, MPH, Robert Remien, PhD, and Christopher Wilson, PhD, MPH, are still important today.
A "good" patient (for lack of a better word) is proactive and involved in his or her health care. He or she:
- takes responsibility for their health and stays informed about the disease by keeping track of the most current treatment information;
- reports all of their symptoms and is honest and open with their doctor;
- complies with prescribed treatment and lives a healthy lifestyle;
- lives as normal a life as possible within the limits of their health condition and feels a sense of personal worth; and
- seeks and accepts help when they need it, has realistic expectations about the disease and expresses appreciation to their doctor.
A decade later, there is a major addition to this list. A "good" patient reports adherence problems so that they can be addressed with the doctor. Being honest about adherence allows changes to be made if they are necessary. Adherence problems are nothing to be ashamed about, especially since current treatment regimens are so burdensome. Problems with adherence (or less than perfect adherence) is the norm for most people. In a good doctor/patient relationship, adherence problems are anticipated at the outset -- or in advance -- and are addressed proactively and on an ongoing basis.
Dr. Remien also described characteristics of a good HIV doctor. When choosing a doctor, find someone who has extensive experience treating people with HIV and has an affiliation with a major hospital. A good HIV doctor should:
- have good interpersonal skills;
- be sensitive to the uncertainties and anxieties of living with HIV;
- help their patients negotiate the health care system; and
- be vigilant in providing health care and tracking your HIV disease.
Good doctors and good patients are best equipped to deal with some of the recent changes in HIV treatment recommendations. In February, the US Department of Health and Human Services released treatment guidelines with significant changes from previous years. It is now recommended that people without symptoms consider starting HIV treatment when CD4 cell count reaches 350 (it was 500 in previous versions) or viral load is above 30,000 copies by the bDNA test or 55,000 copies by the PCR test (it was 10,000 and 20,000 copies, respectively, in previous versions). What didn't change is that anyone with AIDS, symptoms of HIV infection, or a CD4 count less than 200 should start treatment.
These changes introduce uncertainty for people living with HIV. Individuals who started treatment when their numbers were higher wonder if they can stop or whether they made a mistake by starting treatment when their CD4 count was higher than the revised recommendation of 350. Those who haven't started treatment may wonder if they should keep waiting -- what if the recommendations change again? Doctors who treat people with HIV do the best they can with available information. Everyone feels frustration and anxiety when new information shows that an accepted standard of care is not the best approach. For example, when HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy) was introduced in 1995, many HIV-infected people started treatment immediately with the hope of eradicating the virus. Their doctors were hopeful and enthusiastic and just glad to be able to do something to reverse the epidemic. People who refused treatment felt extreme isolation because they weren't willing to join in. Five years later, we have an understanding of some of the potentially dangerous long-term side effects of HAART and we know that there is no absolute treatment choice that works for everyone. It is normal to feel overwhelmed, and even depressed, by the uncertainty surrounding treatment decisions, especially since the information keeps changing.
A good doctor whom you trust is one of your best allies in treatment decisions. Mr. Shernoff offered some advice on choosing an HIV specialist. He recommends asking a lot of questions at an initial meeting with a potential doctor. One of these questions should be, "What's your philosophy on treating HIV?" Does that doctor's philosophy match your own? Also, observe how the doctor responds to being asked questions. If he blows you off or gets very nervous, you may be better off seeking care from someone else. Finally, Mr. Shernoff warned not to accept an antiretroviral prescription during your first interaction with a doctor, and to consider finding care elsewhere if a provider tries to push antiretrovirals. You need time to consider your options and to get comfortable with the idea of therapy before starting treatment. A good doctor will give you that time.
Throughout the presentations by Dr. Remien and Mr. Shernoff, there were questions and comments from the audience. One man stated that he always feels bad that he is alive while so many of his friends are dead, and that he cannot shake his feelings of guilt. The speakers stated that he should focus on the fact that his friends would be happy that he is alive even though they are not. Another audience member asked the speakers if they have observed post-traumatic stress disorder in their patients who were very sick, started antiretrovirals, and are now in good health. The speakers confirmed that post-traumatic stress disorder is a major concern.
An audience member closed the forum by asking how he and others in the audience could address the uncertainties in their lives and take productive steps to improve their psychological health. Dr. Remien and Mr. Shernoff responded that anyone living with HIV should consider every aspect of his or her life and think of himself or herself as a whole person, not a person defined by HIV. They also recommend accessing support in whatever form is most useful -- friends, family, support groups, counseling, doctors -- to tackle uncertainty head on. They recommended treating other conditions, like depression or substance abuse, which hinder overall health. Finally, they stressed the importance of finding balance in life and living as full and normal a life as possible.


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The U.S. has spent its way into a $16 trillion national debt that is threatening its economic health. Bankrupting America's Gretchen Hamel has five principles that can help get the U.S. economy back on track.
From Townhall Magazine's December feature, "A Fiscal Fitness Plan for Washington" by Gretchen Hamel:
First, and mostly importantly, elected officials should keep their promises and listen to the voters. It's easier said than done, but think about members of the two previous Congresses and where many of them are right now. Politicians should remember them when deciding how to vote on a bill that increases spending without offsets or gives preferential treatment to a certain constituency. Voters likely elected these politicians because they promised to make things better and change the way Washington does business. Now is time to make good on that promise and fix the problems.
Americans' top concerns are clear from polling, skewed or otherwise. Jobs and the economy along with the debt and government spending consistently top the list. While voter concern over the economy and jobs has remained high over the past few years, concern over spending and the debt has grown rapidly—an increase of 10 percentage points since January, according to Public Notice polling. It makes sense: Americans just saw the country's debt crest the $16 trillion mark on the promise that government spending was necessary to save the economy. The results haven't matched the promises, so Americans are looking for a different path forward.
The next Congress cannot afford to repeat its 2010 saga: a half-hearted effort coupled with budget tricks to fool Americans into thinking spending cuts were made. By the end of the fiscal year, all the gimmicks, double-talk and baggy clothing can't hide a growing deficit.
Take, for example, the Budget Control Act of 2011. According to Bob Woodward's recent book "The Price of Politics," negotiations were driven in large part by electoral concerns. Primarily, officials feared having to raise the debt ceiling before the elections. While this served as a catalyst to the negotiations, the negotiators deferred to the "super committee" to make spending cut decisions for them. As Americans now know, the committee failed. This failure is the reason the country is standing on the edge of the fiscal cliff, about to fall into a self-induced recession.
This episode is a perfect example of what passes for accountability and real work in Washington. Elected officials are so reluctant to make tough decisions that they invent absurd things like a super committee and reassure voters that things will be different this time. Meanwhile, congressional approval is abysmal. The U.S. has had four straight years with trillion dollar deficits, which has lead to a $16 trillion debt and the first credit downgrade in the nation's history. Elected leaders need to be honest with the American people. Where does the country stand fiscally? What are elected officials doing about it?
It's no secret where the money is going. For every dollar the U.S. spends, 19 cents goes to defense, 56 cents goes to entitlements and the rest is left for interest and non-discretionary items like education, agriculture, and other administration programs and projects. As Washington nibbles around the edges, entitlement programs continue to grow, threatening to consume most of the federal budget.
Americans want a re-energized economy and responsible federal spending. The gimmicks and half-measures aren't working, and no one's buying it anymore. Politicians must keep their promises.
The second prescription is for Congress to pick up where the fiscal commission left off. President Obama ceremoniously appointed the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to identify "policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run," according to the commission's website. Several months later, the bipartisan committee released a report that Obama unceremoniously ignored. This exercise only reinforced the "all for show" approach toward deficit reduction that frustrates Americans.
All that work should not go to waste. Next year, Washington would be well-advised to take another look at the commission's report. For example, the commission did tackle some of the big political challenges facing the country's fiscal future, like entitlements and taxes. For Social Security, it recommended some structural changes, which could also potentially be applied to Medicare. In addition, the group proposed something that isn't popular on the Right, but must be addressed: defense spending cuts. They balanced that politically with recommendations that are not popular on the Left. Those include a reduction in student loan subsidies and federal pensions. The commission's report gives negotiators a starting point, and, in any negotiation, that's one of the biggest challenges.
A third task for Washington is to pass a responsible budget and stick to it. This sounds like common sense, but the last time Congress passed a budget was 2009. The last time they completed the entire budget and appropriations process on time was for fiscal year 1997. The world has come a long way in the advancements of technology since then, but U.S. budgeting appears to have regressed. Is it any wonder that the national debt has grown over 200 percent since fiscal year 1997?
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Posted: Jul 02, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. – Anne Marie May, an All-American and 2010 UCSB graduate, was the final UCSB swimmer to hit the pool at the 2012 Olympic Trials in Omaha.
The sprinter competed in the 50-meter freestyle on Sunday morning and finished 34th in the preliminaries with a mark of 25.89. She improved upon her seed into the event by nearly 50 places.
In all, UCSB had 17 current and former swimmers compete at this year's Olympic Trials. Jason Lezak, a 1998 UCSB graduate, qualified for his fourth U.S. Olympic Team and will swim in the 400 free relay in London.


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I was born and raised in New Orleans and received my degree from LSU in Graphic Design. I did the WDW College program during the summer of 1997 as a Blizzard Beach Lifeguard. Moved to Orlando immediately after college and started with the DIS shortly after in 2001. I am currently the President of the DIS, including disboards.com and wdwinfo.com, and a founding member of the DIS Unplugged Podcast team. I am the proud father of two beautiful children (Ferris and Finley) and husband to an incredible wife and mother. I have a passion for Art, Design, Technology, Photography, Social Media, and Sushi. Other organizations I am involved in include the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida and the LSU Alumni of Central Florida. Connect with me on facebook | Google+


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If the thought of working at Google has ever crossed your mind (whether you're dreaming big or simply want to join the dark side before their world domination is complete), visit this link: http://Google.com/about/jobs/locations.It's a map of the world containing over 70 markers. Click the marker where you'd enjoy living most (if it's possible for you to enjoy living somewhere else more than living in the Colorado high country, that is). Then, click the link in the bubble that shows up. You'll be taken to a page devoted to that particular Google location, along with a list of all the available job opportunities there. (For the curious, Google actually does have offices in Colorado. In Thorton, actually. No job openings there at the time this article was published, though.) There are openings across the world for positions like product engineers, financial auditors and managers, accounting managers, technical writers, editors, product designers, marketing managers, online support specialists, real estate portfolio planners, event technicians, IT auditors, staffing specialists, and on and on.
1) http://tinyurl.com/cphyjdo – The convenient Pocket app (formerly the Read It Later app) lets you save articles and videos you come across while using the web so you can check them out later. Pocket is a preferable alternative to many browsers' bookmarking features as once the saved media is in your "pocket," it's easily and instantly accessible from your phone, tablet, or desktop/laptop.2) http://tinyurl.com/bphntsa – B&O Play's Beolit 12 is the Aston Martin of portable, wireless speakers for digital devices. B&O Play "seeks design that matters" and offers portable products that are "intuitive to use, easy to integrate into your daily life, and deliver excellent high-quality experiences". This lengthy, vertical Beolit 12 sales page is filled with details on the speakers' features, extremely well done, and fun to browse through. And as expected, these beauties are both easy on the eyes and rather pricey at $799 – though B&O Play kind offers free delivery. (For those of you unsure as to what an Aston Martin is, it's the ultra-luxury British super car made famous by James Bond. They look like a yawning fish.)3) http://tinyurl.com/d5mq4av – Ever wondered how you could track how many people download Word and PDF documents from your site? If not, you probably should begin wondering; how else will you know if your website's visitors are at all interested in the documents you're offering for download, and if your efforts at offering valuable content are even on target? Follow this step by step walkthrough to begin tracking your site's downloads right away.Erin Pheil is the owner of TimeForCake Creative Media-the Web Strategy company voted #1 in Best of Summit. Visit the timeforcakewebsite at http://www.timeforcake.com or email Erin at email@example.com.
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BALTIMORE - UMBC junior midfielder Michael DiCesare(Westerville, Ohio) scored the game's lone goal with 2:35 remaining and the host Retrievers blanked Stony Brook, 1-0, to clinch its first America East regular season title since 2003.
The sixth-ranked Retrievers extended their unbeaten streak to seven and improved to 14-1-2 overall and 5-0-2 in league play. Stony Brook, which was eliminated from post-season play with the setback, fell to 6-10-1, 1-5-1.
The Retrievers will be the No. 1 seed for the America East Conference Championships and will host a semifinal match on Wednesday, Nov. 13 vs. the winner of Saturday's first round match between No. 5 Albany at No. 4 Vermont.
"We are excited to accomplish one of our goals for the year, to win a regular season championship and put ourselves in position to host the America East Conference Tournament," head coach Pete Caringi, Jr.said. "We get some time off to recover and then prepare to play our best game in the semifinals."
UMBC attacked furiously throughout the contest, outshooting the visitors, 18-8. But they could not break through until the closing moments. After the Seawolves repelled one of the Retrievers' frequent attacks, they could only clear the ball as far as the 25-yard line. UMBC senior midfielder Kadeem Dacres quickly served the ball back into the box, where DiCesare was stationed eight yards from the goal. The junior just managed to graze the ball, but directed it perfectly inside the right post, setting off a wild celebration by the partisan 1,436 fans at Retriever Soccer Park.
"The atmosphere was electric," said Caringi, Jr.
The goal was the first of DiCesare's three-year tenure with the Retrievers.
UMBC senior goalkeeper Phil Saunders (Perry Hall) made a pair of saves to record his fourth consecutive shutout. The Retrievers have not allowed a goal in the last 412 minutes of action.
Stony Brook netminder Carlos Villa was outstanding for his side, making 10 saves in a hectic 90 minutes of work.
The Seawolves' best opportunity occurred in the 22nd minute, as reserve defender Troy Manheimer hit the crossbar with a shot and Saunders' had to tip a subsequent rebound by Will Casey over the net.
Ninety seconds later, UMBC nearly broke on top, but sophomore midfielder Malcolm Harris(Damascus, Md./McDonogh) misfired from seven yards out.
The Retrievers had three excellent chances in the second half, but Villa made saves on junior midfielder Mamadou Kansaye (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) on a direct kick just three minutes into the stanza and kicked out a heroic attempt by senior forward Pete Caringi III (Perry Hall, Md./Calvert Hall) with 13 minutes remaining in regulation.
Midway through the half, UMBC junior back Oumar Ballo (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) had a good look at a header, but his attempt from close quarters went just wide of the near left post.
UMBC improved to 9-6-0 vs. Stony Brook and each of the last three results have been 1-0 Retriever victories.
Notes: Saunders moved into second place on UMBC's all-time list with his 23rd career shutout… The 14 wins by UMBC equals its most since joining America East… The Retrievers went 14-6-0 in 2009.


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Putin's claim Russia has pulled troops from Ukraine border viewed skeptically in D.C., Kiev
After two months of piling pressure on the Ukrainian government, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday appeared to strike a conciliatory tone, calling on pro-Russia separatists to cancel a referendum on autonomy they'd set for Sunday and insisting that Russian troops have pulled away from Ukraine's eastern border.
"We have been told that our troops by the Ukrainian border are a concern – we have withdrawn them," Putin said. "They are now not near the border, but at locations where they conduct regular drills at ranges."
After months of accusations that Putin was encouraging armed insurrection in the east, Ukrainians reacted with suspicion. In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there was "no evidence" that Putin had moved troops away from the border. Others pointed out that it was not the first time in recent weeks that Putin has made such a claim.
"We would certainly welcome a meaningful and transparent withdrawal of Russian military forces from the border," Earnest said. "That's something that we have sought for quite some time."
Putin also appeared to distance himself from separatists in eastern Ukraine after speaking with Swiss President Didier Burkhalter, head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, whose teams of advisers were held hostage for days in the east. Putin called for the separatists in Donestsk to postpone a Sunday referendum on forming an independent state, in order to ease pressure enough to allow dialogue to work.
"We are calling for southeast Ukraine representatives, supporters of federalization of the country, to postpone the May 11 referendum to create the necessary conditions for dialogue," he said.
Still, Putin shouldered none of the blame for what's taken place in recent months. "Russia believes that the crisis, which originated in Ukraine and is now actively developing in accordance with the worst-case scenario, is to be blamed on those who organized the coup in Kiev . . . and still do not care to disarm the right-wing and nationalist elements," he said, referring to the demonstrations that resulted in the flight of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
White House spokesman Earnest said the administration has repeatedly called the referendum illegitimate and illegal.
"So we don't believe that this referendum should just be postponed, we believe it should be canceled," Earnest said.
He added: "What we would also like to see is the Russian government live up to the commitments that they made in Geneva to use their influence with pro-Russian separatists in eastern and southern Ukraine to encourage them to lay down their arms and vacate the buildings that they have taken over. . . . There is an opportunity for Russia to contribute positively to the environment in Ukraine. Thus far, they have not done that."
Putin also seemed to soften his stance of the coming May 25 Ukrainian elections. Previously, he has insisted the vote would be unconstitutional, since in his opinion Yanukovych remains Ukraine's duly elected president. On Wednesday, he said the upcoming vote was "a step in the right direction."
He cautioned, however, that "it will not solve anything unless all of Ukraine's people first understand how their rights will be guaranteed once the election has taken place."
Putin's comments came as President Barack Obama told Congress that he plans to withdraw Russia's eligibility for certain trade benefits because it "no longer warrants preferential treatment reserved for less advanced developing countries."
Russia is the ninth biggest beneficiary of the program that helps developing countries, reaping $296 million in 2013 from preferential duty rates.
While not related, Russia's intervention in Ukraine makes it "particularly appropriate to take this step now," National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said. She said Russia qualified to be pulled out of the program after it was classified by the World Bank as a "high income" country last year _ but that it wouldn't have been effective until Jan. 1, 2016.
U.S. Trade Representative Mike Froman said the European Union and Canada also removed Russia from similar programs. Affected are Russian exports of minerals and metals, Froman's office said. The average duty for Russian goods is about 3 percent.
Schofield reported from Kiev, Clark from Washington. Kevin G. Hall contributed from Washington.


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