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Top Online Buying Tips Women Fashion Wear
Most of the young women are now conscious about fashion in their day-to-day basis getup. Whether are you a housewife or working corporate lady, the fashion's Pandora box has everything to satisfy the ladies on the planet.
Today, being in a liberal world, women have felt quite comfortable to experiment with fashion in every stage whether you are a student or working mom or a new mom. Fashion specialists have every odd combination that works out to be a unique style. So, it's always recommended that you do something that is easy to do. Always try to experiment something that is in your control, which is comfortable for you.
The best way to decide is to browse your favorite online shopping portal and look for something that you can carve out to be interesting. Jabong online shopping or Snapedeal online shopping or any other fashion site shopping for that matter can serve you with an enormous collection of trendy and daily use dresses. Remember, you are dressing to please yourself, so take the time to find the best outfit for yourself.
Today, online shops will also give you a vast array of khakis, jeans, yoga and cropped pants, which can be put on any type of top. Sometimes, a baggie pant can please you. Or a short skirt could be something that could accompany you for years. So, the best idea is to save your time, scroll your favorite online shop and find something that can really please you and make you comfortable throughout the year.
So, the first and foremost thing that you can do is compare the sections on various online shops. It's about pleasing yourself and you are shading your sweat moving from one store to another to select something. All you need to do is to shortlist the outfits and add them to the wish list. Let's say today, you add them to your wish list and after 2 or three days you open them again and look at the wish list and add the best to your cart and may be one fine day you can finish the shopping.
But there is another way by which you can get excellent benefits out of online shopping. The answer is deal sites. Today, immense deal sites like Couponhaat are on the air that can offer attractive deals on numerous products. There are some deal sites that specialize only in women's clothing. All you need to do is to download the coupon from the deal sites and use it while making the purchase.
It's one of the smartest ways of shopping these days. Many folks save a lot of money following this process and taking the culture of deal sites to great heights.


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Buckhorn Museum
Discover more than 120 years of history.... Texas style. Marvel at two stories of the most exotic collections you've ever seen, from our unique horn collection, to cowboy memorabilia and fish from the Seven Seas. See a two headed calf and a lamb with eight legs! Test your hand in our authentic shooting gallery and arcade. Don't miss the world's only Wax Museum of Texas History. And, don't forget to swing by the Buckhorn Curio Store, where you'll find extraordinary Texas collectibles and authentic Buckhorn souvenirs for the entire family. Located a short two blocks from the Alamo and 50 feet from the River Walk.
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Children (ages 3-11) $7.99.
Special rates for group of 10 or more, and discounts for Military with ID.
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Since Japan is second to South Korea in importance to the global memory industry, spot price for DRAM and NAND flash products both rose on the first trading day after the March 11 earthquake. In the NAND flash maket, 32Gb MLC chips went up 20.5% in one day, and 16Gb MLC chips gained 16.8%. DRAM spot price, which was previously trending down, also posted a 7% increase for the day. The price jumps also signify that buyers are expecting the disaster to impact future memory supply.
In addition to concerns about damage to memory production plants, the main manufacturing facilities of Shin-Etsu Chemical, the largest silicon wafer supplier worldwide, are located in Fukushima Prefecture. Upstream wafer shortages could further put stress on the global memory supply chain.


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L&V Sweets: Website Launch!Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
After many hours of drooling at the computer screen, we are happy to announce that the L&V Sweets website has been LAUNCHED!
L&V Sweets design & prepare delicious cookies with unique attention to details for all types of events, or simply for your sweet tooth! On their website, you can browse through their very generous and colorful collection of cookies. We immediately fell in love with their work – a truly breathtaking art.
Remember: cookies aren't just for kids! L&V Sweets create yummy cookie designs for Weddings, Holidays and other celebrations.
Father's Day is coming up soon, such a great gift idea!
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Barry University Fine Arts presents Disney Favorites, the second concert of the Cinematic Music Series.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012
Time: 7 p.m.
Location Andy Gato Gallery
This event features music and video from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Snow White, Cinderella, and Fantasia. Join us for this short, fun concert of beautiful music and video excerpts featuring student CMS competition winners and faculty chamber ensemble. Free admission! Generously supported by Miami-Dade County, Citizens Interested in the Arts, and the Miami Salon Group.
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|A review of the literature suggests that same-sex behaviors may occur in many animal species. Writing in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution, researchers at the University of California Riverside say that their review suggests that same-sex behavior is a nearly universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom, common across species, from worms to frogs to birds. Bonobos, dolphins, penguins and fruit flies are all very different species that all exhibit some form of same-sex behavior, although the specific form of that behavior can vary greatly from species to species, from courtship to mounting to parenting. We'll talk with one of the authors of the article about research in the field, and how it ties into larger questions about evolutionary selection.


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Title: Cashier
Reports To: General Manager
Status: Hourly Full-time or Part-time/Non-Exempt
Shoe Carnival, Inc. is one of the nation's largest family footwear retailers, offering a broad assortment of moderately priced dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children. We offer customers "A Surprise in Store" by providing a fun and surprising shopping experience. Start your career on the right foot! Experience what it is like to be a part of the Shoe Carnival team.
Job Summary: The Cashier is responsible for customer service, processing customer transactions and product merchandising. This position provides customers with a first and last impression of Shoe Carnival.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Benefits: The Shoe Carnival, Inc. Total Rewards program provides eligible associates with highly competitive benefits, including the following:
Full-time associates may be eligible for additional benefits, including the following Paid Time Off (Vacation & Sick Leave), Comprehensive Health Benefits, Voluntary Benefits (Supplemental Life and Aflac), Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment for qualified associates, and Relocation Opportunities.
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The Difficulty Of Keeping Restrooms Clean
Six tips to efficiently sanitize restrooms, the locations of top priority in commercial facilities.
The High-tech World Of Window Cleaning
Professional window cleaning has come a long way in recent years, embracing new ways of working to deliver even better results.
Gutter Cleaning Tips That Can Save Your Life
Cleaning out a building's gutters is a necessary annual task, but not heeding caution can cause personal injury and property damage.
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Test your knowledge and complete a quick, eight-question quiz developed by Klaus Reichardt of Waterless Company Inc. to ensure retention of the main points from his November 2012 article, "The Flow Of Restroom Technology."
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Design the 2014 Breakaway From Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey
Published on Jan 23, 2014
Race Organizers Announce Fan Competition to Create Original Artwork for Jersey Design
LOS ANGELES (January 23, 2014) – Fans, artists and cyclists of all ages are being recruited by AEG, the presenter of the Amgen Tour of California, America's largest cycling race, to create and submit original artwork for the 2014 Amgen Breakaway from Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey. Since 2009, this special and traditional jersey is awarded daily to the professional cyclist who best exemplifies the character of those engaged in the fight against cancer – courage, sacrifice, inspiration, determination and perseverance.
For the ninth consecutive year, an elite international field of professional cyclists will compete for the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey during the Amgen Tour of California taking place May 11-18, 2014. This includes nine recently announced Pro Tour teams, who will compete in the Tour de France-style stage race.
"The Breakaway from Cancer® initiative is an example of one of the ways Amgen is leading the race to dramatically improve people's lives," said Bob Azelby, vice president and general manager, Amgen Oncology. "Amgen is passionate about serving patients and increasing awareness of important resources for those impacted by cancer. Our sponsorship of the Amgen Tour of California allows us to reach into the community and connect with survivors and their loved ones through programs such as this Most Courageous Rider Jersey contest. We look forward to seeing the creative designs."
From now until March 2, 2014, original artwork submissions will be accepted online at http://woobox.com/mh6edn. The artwork, as determined by the official panel of judges, will be used as the design of the 2014 Amgen Breakaway from Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey. Official jersey supplier Champion System will produce this specially created jersey. One grand prize package will be awarded to the person who designs the winning artwork. The prize package includes a trip for the winner and one guest to one stage of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California, including roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, VIP Hospitality Passes to the respective stage of the race, an Amgen Tour of California merchandise package, and the opportunity to meet the Most Courageous Rider winner of the stage following the awards ceremony.
The winning submission will be determined by the following criteria: creativity (50 percent), use of colors and elements (25 percent), and choice of theme (25 percent). A panel of judges will review all eligible entries. Official contest rules can be found athttp://woobox.com/offers/rules/mh6edn.
"As a company we are honored to be a part of this inspiring and supportive cause, Breakaway from Cancer®. Watching the rider pull on this jersey is always such a thrill as they are part of something so much bigger than just a bike race. That is what makes this race so special. The tie in to the cycling community with the design contest was a huge hit and we expect to see some amazing entries," said Scott Kaylin, Co-Founder, Champion System.
Winners of the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer® Most Courageous Rider Jersey during the 2013 race included James Stemper (USA), 5-Hour ENERGY presented by Kenda Racing Team; Sylvain Chavanel (FRA), Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team; Chad Beyer (USA), Champion System Pro Cycling; Nathan Brown (USA), Bontrager Cycling Team; Jens Voigt (GER), Trek Factory Racing ; Michael Rogers (AUS), Team Saxo-Tinkoff; Lieuwe Westra (NED), Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team; and Jason McCartney (USA), BISSELL Pro Cycling Team.
About the Amgen Tour of California
The Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race created and presented by AEG that challenges the world's top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course that traverses hundreds of miles of California's iconic highways, byways and coastlines each spring. The teams chosen to participate have included Olympic medalists, Tour de France contenders and World Champions. More information is available at www.amgentourofcalifornia.com.
About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be the world's largest independent biotechnology company, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen.
About Breakaway from Cancer®
Amgen is leading the race to dramatically improve people's lives through its national initiative, Breakaway from Cancer®. Founded in 2005 by Amgen, Breakaway from Cancer® aims to increase awareness of important resources available to people affected by cancer – from prevention through survivorship. Breakaway from Cancer is a collaboration between Amgen and four nonprofit partner organizations: Prevent Cancer Foundation, Cancer Support Community, Patient Advocate Foundation, and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. These organizations offer a broad range of support services complementing those provided by a patient's team of healthcare professionals. For more information, please visit www.breakawayfromcancer.com or follow us on www.twitter.com/breakawaycancer.
About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, StubHub Center, Sprint Center, The O2, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Best Buy Theater Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), two Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe, management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race; AEG Live, the organization's live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring and a variety of programming and multi-media production. For more information, visit AEG today at www.aegworldwide.com.
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First Sideways – Now Vertical
Widely known as author of the novel, Sideways, which of course spawned the hit movie of the same name, screenwriter Rex Pickett has now created a sequel, appropriately named, Vertical. Yes, it's another wine-related road trip book involving Miles and Jack. This time, however, they're traveling to Oregon's Willamette Valley to swirl some more Pinot Noir, and to…well, you're going to have to read the book, because there's more.
Join us, as we talk with Rex about the genesis of his character Miles, both the book and movie versions of Sideways, and of course his new book, Vertical. We may even delve into the trials and tribulations of being a screenwriter in Los Angeles, and maybe get a 'sideways' glance at the publication business. You never know.
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Two women shot in Astoria
Cops are on the hunt for a man who allegedly shot his wife and daughter inside of a home in Astoria on Monday morning. According to reports, the two women were shot in the head and were taken to Elmhurst Hospital and are now listed in stable condition. Read More: Queens Courier
Teenage boy fatally shot by bus madman Damel Burton was a protector of neighborhood kids
The mother of the teenage boy killed by her ex-con boyfriend minutes before he shot up a Queens bus said Saturday there had been no signs of trouble. She fought back tears speaking of the bright future she had seen for her slain son, a senior at Queens Transition Center. Read More: Daily News
Deafening Noise After Incident At Queens Plant
A steam release at a power plant in Queens was causing a deafening noise on Monday morning. The steam was released to reduce steam pressure at the TransCanada owned Ravenswood Generating Station at Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. Read More: MyFoxNY
Queens family of seven evicted in dispute with landlord over 'dozens' of violations
A Queens family of seven is scrambling to find a place to live after their landlord served them with an eviction notice the day before Thanksgiving. Laura and Thomas Cavanagh said began withholding rent on the Broad Channel home after their landlord refused to fix dozens of problems — ranging from black mold under the sink to a rodent infestation in the attic. Read More: Daily News
Postal Service Cuts To Lengthen Delivery Time
As financial problems continue to mount, the U.S. Postal Service is set to announce a series of unprecedented cuts today. The estimated $3 billion in reductions will affect first class mail and likely eliminate the possibility of next day delivery for the first time in 40 years. Read More: NY1
St. John's Visits The Motor City To Take On Titans, Honor Vitale
Head coach Steve Lavin's new-look St. John's basketball team (4-4) stays on the road in its final contest before breaking for 11 days for exams, taking on the Detroit Titans (3-6, 0-2 Horizon League) on Monday at 7 p.m. The second-ever matchup between the Red Storm and University of Detroit will air live nationally on ESPN2. Read More: Red Storm Sports


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Gossip: City poised for Bertrand and Mendy bids?
Ryan Bertrand has been linked on and off with a possible move to City over the summer and today's press reports suggest an official bid is imminent from the Blues.
The Daily Mail believe the Southampton defender has moved towards the top of Pep Guardiola's shopping list, with Benjamin Mendy not far behind.
They write: "Manchester City are pressing ahead with their move for Ryan Bertrand.
"Sportsmail reported on June 6, how City had earmarked the Southampton left-back as manager Guardiola looked to bring in new full-backs for the summer.
"Bertrand has been a regular for England since moving to Southampton from Chelsea and the south coast club have not been keen to sell.
"However, City are expected to offer around £25m for the 27-year-old in the hope of tempting them into a deal.
"City remain in talks over the purchase of Benjamin Mendy from Monaco while they expect Tottenham to increase their asking price on £50million rated Kyle Walker."
Sport Witness follow a similar thread: "City are ready to make a £30m bid for Ryan Bertrand, with Pep Guardiola keen to add the Southampton left-back and address his side's glaring weakness at full-back, reports the Sun.
"More problems have surfaced however, with Tottenham's bargaining position strengthened by Alves' decision in potential negotiations for Kyle Walker.
"Spurs will now want £50m for the England international, though the Saints are thought to be more likely to do business if a £30m offer is given for Bertrand, handing Guardiola a boost in a mixed summer of dealings."
And the defender rumours just keep coming.
Juventus defensive lynchpin Leonardo Bonucci has allegedly been on the Blues' radar for some time, but the Italian's name has not been mentioned much since the end of last season.
That, it seems, could change.
Sport Witness (again) report: "Bonucci's future is once again a topic of conversation in the Italian sport media. Last summer the Juventus defender was repeatedly linked with a move away from Turin, but it never felt like he'd actually leave, but was rather using clubs including Manchester City and Chelsea to help cement his status in Italy.
"Perhaps that flirting didn't go down too well with some, because there seems to be a crack in the relationship between Bonucci and Juventus, and there's regular doubts published via the Italian media.
"Thursday's edition of Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Bonucci's agent has once again been putting the feelers out, and has been in contact with both Chelsea and Manchester City. However, neither side are quite as interested in the 30-year-old as they may have been a year ago.
"Neither City or Chelsea have made an offer, but Gazzetta believe Juventus would start talks at around €40-45m. That's lower than last year, but with Bonucci a year older and his relationship with Juve a little more fractured, it seems fitting that a price drop has happened.
The website also carry another story on City – and another defender they believe to be a target.
They continue: "Nelson Semedo is back in the Portuguese newspapers. The Benfica right-back hasn't been getting many mentions lately, but there's a special reason for his return today: Barcelona would be closer to signing him, but of course there's still room for Manchester United and Manchester City
"In Manchester City's case, there's still a little bit of hope. It's claimed that after failing to sign Dani Alves, the club are now in negotiations with Monaco's Benjamin Mendy. Meanwhile, they don't 'lose sight' of the Benfica player.
"The way the claims are presented, Record believe Manchester City could be likelier than Manchester United right now, due to their need."
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Okay it is official I am not going to use a cash point in London any more!!!. Last night's documentary on Channel 4 -The secret of Pickpockets – was shocking.
Not so much the Eastern European gangs targeting drunken revellers, they were brazen and the victim's unfortunate, but it is arguably an avoidable situation. Or even the pocket or hand bag "dip" on the underground, more worrying but it is always on the back of my mind when I enter a crowded tube.
No, what really shocked me was the ATM scams. The barely noticeable card skimming devices and cameras that thieves fit to the ATM machines allowing them to steal details of tens if not hundreds of bank cards. Digital age pickpocketing, that scared me.
The skimming device looked just like a normal ATM card slot where you would insert your credit or debit card, and the mini cameras were equally imperceptible to the untrained eye. Really Scary stuff. I am not sure how widespread this practice is, but I will be making a note to use ATM inside banks as often as is practicable.
On a lighter side was the travails of one Constatine Radu. The 6ft-something pickpocket from Romania has almost certainly been put out of business by the programme, caught twice on by the Police owing in no small measure because his physique means he has no chance of blending into the crowd, a key ability of a successful pickpocket.
I doubt if anyone who watched it will forget his very distinctive face, described by the one of the police officers as something you find at the end of a witch doctors stick.
Hopefully after his 22 weeks prison sentence he look for a change in profession or at least seek pastures far from the UK for his nefarious activities.
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Nuggets' Kenneth Faried an all-star? An NBA TV analyst thinks so.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The proclamation was a perfect prelude. Prior to Faried's fourth double-double in six games – 21 and 11 against Portland on Tuesday – Greg Anthony said on NBA TV that the Nuggets' power forward should be an all-star reserve.
Anthony said on the pregame telecast: "I think Faried has had an all-star caliber year. When you play with the passion and fire that he plays with, it wills his teammates to compete just as hard."
Anthony was on the air with Steve Smith, and both ex-players revealed their all-star rosters (posted below). Though Smitty didn't have Faried on his team, he did say that: "[The Nuggets] wear you down because of their mental toughness. They come in waves and waves of big guys who can run. Kenneth Faried has been their All-Star this season. He's kept them afloat with his hustle, his determination and the way he plays the game."
The Nuggets play the Thunder here tonight. For the season, Faried averages 12.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and has a 19.33 player efficiency rating, which is 30th-best of players who play at least 29 minutes per game.
The all-star reserves will be announced on Thursday Jan. 24 on TNT. Here are the suggestions of the NBA TV analysts.
West Starters:
Anthony: Chris Paul, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Tim Duncan
Smith: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Tim Duncan
West Reserves:
Anthony: Stephen Curry, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Kobe Bryant, Kenneth Faried, Zach Randolph, Serge Ibaka
Smith: Stephen Curry, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, LaMarcus Aldridge, James Harden, Zach Randolph, Serge Ibaka
East Starters:
Greg Anthony: Rajon Rondo, Paul George, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Brook Lopez
Smith: Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Joakim Noah
East Reserves:
Anthony: Dwyane Wade, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Luol Deng, Josh Smith, Joakim Noah, Tyson Chandler
Smith: Paul George, Joe Johnson, David West, Luol Deng, Josh Smith, Chris Bosh, Brook Lopez
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Unidentified armed men wearing masks abducted Abdrahmane Keïta, editor of the private bi-weekly L'Aurore, in a public square in Bamako, the capital, at about 8:30 p.m. on July 2, 2012, according to local journalists and news reports. The gunmen dragged Keïta onto their vehicle while repeatedly kicking and beating him with truncheons, the reports said.
Keïta was at the square to meet a man who had offered to give him information about an area controlled by separatist rebels in the north of Mali, according to L'indépendant newspaper.
Keïta said his attackers covered his head and took him to a field near Bamako's international airport, where they beat him. The journalist told Agence France-Presse that the men called him by name, accused him of disrupting the country, and stole his money. After the men left him in the field, Keïta said, he sought help at the airport.
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Mark Cuban made his fortune as an entrepreneur and tech investor, recently making many smaller investments in companies he judges on Shark Tank. In a NextMarket podcast, founder Michael Wolf asked if crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter might become a "disruptive replacement" for angel investors like Cuban.
Cuban's actually a fan of the platform, telling Wolf:
"Kickstarter should be a requirement for every startup. It's a way for you create demand and sell the product without giving up any equity. That is a compliment to what an investor might do. In terms of PE, there are strategic investors and then there's just money. I'm not a big fan of money investors, which is what most angel investors turn out to be, because they just want their money back."
His argument is that those money investors create an atmosphere where it's all about the exit rather than creating cash flow. Kickstarter is something an antidote because it helps entrepreneurs to actually focus on their product, market it, and generate some money. Cuban said he rarely invests in a company unless he can add something.
"Money investors" have helped drive some companies away from the things Kickstarter requires, like confirming demand and generating cash flow.
According to Cuban, a sort of feedback loop between that kind of investment, and startups looking for it, has helped create a bubble. "There's something going on right now that is really scary." Cuban said. "You saw it first in Silicon Valley. There is a huge bubble in valuations. That bubble has created an environment where companies are looking for funding and have no plans on creating a cash flow based business and returning cash to investors, and it's all about exit strategies..."
He describes the problem as "worse than the tech bubble in the stock market" because of the lack of transparency and liquidity.
Cuban timed his sale of his stake in Yahoo! perfectly before the first tech bubble burst in the 90's. Prospective entrepreneurs might want to take his advice and build a base on something like Kickstarter before searching for angel investors, and be skeptical of some of the high valuations they're seeing.
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February 16, 2012
The information technology (IT) sector is particularly interesting to us because, in recent years, certain companies within this sector have exhibited an ability either to establish and control technological standards and intellectual property or to carve out unique competitive positions, or both — and we are interested in these types of technology companies only. When companies, for example, create unique intellectual property, or a single company stands out for creating the most effective search engine or inventing a wireless technology standard, growth can become viral very quickly and can last for a long time. These types of achievements often lead to very scalable economics and a market share position that can be difficult to compete with. This is very different from 20 years ago, when technology was notorious for running large obsolescence risk. Obsolescence risk still exists today, but the information explosion has created an environment in which technology standards — whether official or de facto standards — combined with an enhanced competitive position, can make IT companies powerful businesses to own.
It's important to note, however, that while we currently find a number of tech companies attractive, sector weightings within the strategies we manage are byproducts of our bottom-up investment process. We do not make any explicit "sector bets," as our portfolios are constructed on a stock-by-stock, bottom-up basis. Within any particular sector, we look for different types of business models that have a high degree of idiosyncratic, company-specific risk, rather than aggregate sector or market risk.
Furthermore, sector classifications, in our opinion, can sometimes be misleading. For example, Standard & Poor's uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) classification. The GICS classification shows the information technology weighting within one of our portfolios as almost 45% of the portfolio. By comparison, the Russell classification shows our IT weighting for that same portfolio at roughly 32%, and the Wilshire classification likely has our information technology weighting as yet another number. The point is that index providers will classify companies using various criteria, and we don't pay much attention to the classification rationale.
We believe investors can always find companies that take advantage of secular growth opportunities or that have competitive positions that enable them to earn sustainable excess return on investment. In our view, this is true even in difficult environments in which many companies struggle.
Secular growth can be found in various parts of the economy (beyond the IT sector) even when the overall macroeconomic environment is challenging. The leading manufacturer of private-label over-the-counter drug and consumer products sold through retail outlets (for example, Walgreen-brand cough syrup) is but one example.
We believe private-label penetration of overall consumer sales in this channel is a secular growth mode, and we believe we own the best company in this area. Our wireless holdings are additional examples of companies that can participate in the inexorable trend toward mobile communications, despite the level of overall economic activity.
Another holding, which not only dominates the "name your own price" travel niche and fits in well with the current consumer spending environment, but also has leading market share in the fragmented European hotel booking market, which is showing significant secular growth, is another example of a company that we believe can thrive through difficult conditions. When the economic background becomes more favorable, we believe the company should certainly benefit from a tailwind, but in the mean time, it can still benefit from its unique competitive position in Europe and from the overall secular growth rate in its niche within the travel market through today's more challenging economic environment. We believe these characteristics give it an "all-weather" aspect, and indeed we seek this characteristic in all of our holdings.
Another way to find growth opportunities, even in difficult economic environments, is when temporary controversies or transitory events uncover opportunities to invest in solid growth franchises, often because investors are unwilling to weather short-term uncertainty. Because we define growth as the "growth of intrinsic business value" (and not some arbitrary hurdle rate of revenue or reported earnings growth), opportunity often comes about when market volatility or even stock-specific uncertainty creates attractive valuation dislocations. In these instances, we attempt to take advantage of "time arbitrage" opportunities, whereas other, shorter-term investors may take a more myopic view. A company in the for-profit education industry is a good example of this phenomenon.
The for-profit education industry is currently experiencing a painful transition as federal government scrutiny and regulation has forced many companies within this industry to change their business focus. In many cases, these changes have caused severe dislocations in revenues and earnings. In our opinion, even though the industry may actually be in a negative- to no-growth environment in the intermediate term, it should emerge as a leaner, more transparent, and possibly better industry longer term. Many of our growth investor peers fled this sector in 2010, when the group sold off. In contrast, we bought stock of a leading company in this industry at that time, amid the industry controversy. We believe that the company's business model transition — from an overemphasis on revenue generation to more of a focus on profitability — should ultimately lead to growth in its intrinsic business value. Our long-term view on this transition and value creation was in contrast with the market's short-term view. We believe that this leads to a classic example of time arbitrage. Incidentally, this position has already added value to our portfolios.
Our key focus, now and always, is to continue to construct portfolios with quality business franchises that control their own destinies. This is particularly important during a time such as today, when we believe many companies have lost control of their own destinies amid massive economic and market volatility. We seek the truth about companies and attempt to invest accordingly.
We remain consistent with our long-term approach and believe that the portfolio metrics (performance, risk-reward metrics, turnover) support it. We believe our approach helps our portfolios perform particularly well during periods of volatility (both economic and investment). We believe we offer a unique combination that seeks to protect investors' downside with quality holdings, while owning companies that can take advantage of secular and opportunistic growth opportunities.
On May 1, 2014, the Delaware Investments Focus Growth team joined Jackson Square Partners, LLC (JSP), a joint venture with Delaware Investments. The Funds' Board approved the appointment of JSP as a sub-advisor to the Funds listed below, and has authorized a proxy solicitation to obtain the requisite shareholder approval.
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Karen McCombie author of Ally's World talks to students at Gumley House School
Karen McCombie author of Ally's World talks to students at Gumley House School.
As part of World Book Day celebrations, Sally Richardson, Gumley's librarian, organised a great day for Year 7 & Year 8 students. They met with teenage fiction author Karen McCombie and heard all about her early career in journalism, writing for teen magazines J17 and Sugar to launching her career as an author and telling students how she researches the plots for her stories. Her books are very popular with our students who on the day bought signed copies at a specially discounted price.The author of Ally's World & Stella has written over 70 books which have been published all over the world.


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Former Yankees right-hander, All-Star in 2010, joins Minnesota on three-year contract
MINNEAPOLIS -- Not content with only one major addition to their rotation, the Twins formally introduced Phil Hughes in a news conference at Target Field on Thursday, just two days after officially welcoming Ricky Nolasco to Minnesota.
Hughes signed a three-year, $24 million contract only 48 hours after Nolasco inked a four-year, $48 million deal with an option for a fifth year. The Twins and Hughes originally agreed to the deal on Saturday.
The Twins also outrighted right-hander Liam Hendriks off the 40-man roster to make room for Hughes, who will wear No. 45 next season.
"I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, but when you sign two guys to the dollars we have, we have high hopes that we're improving the rotation," Twins general manager Terry Ryan said. "We haven't done a good job with our rotation the last couple years, so this is a start to get it solidified."
After going 16-13 with a 4.23 ERA in 2012 with the Yankees, Hughes regressed by going 4-14 with a 5.19 ERA in '13, striking out 121 and walking 42 in 145 2/3 innings. The right-hander also dealt with a bulging disk in his back that forced him to the 15-day disabled list to open the year.
With his disappointing season, Hughes could've looked to re-establish his value with a one-year deal, but he wanted to be a part of turning around the Twins, who have lost at least 96 games in each of the last three seasons.
"I certainly thought one year was going to be an option, but the Twins approached me and wanted me for the long term, and it was enticing for sure," Hughes said. "I thought there was value in going to a team that really wants you around. So the more I thought about it, the more I thought it was the better option."
The Twins are banking that Hughes bounces back, as he's still just 27 and his peripheral stats such as his strikeout and walk rates remain strong. He's had troubles with giving up home runs throughout his career, but he will be moving away from homer-friendly Yankee Stadium.
Hughes has a career 4.10 ERA with 36 homers allowed in 375 2/3 innings on the road, compared to a 4.96 ERA with 76 homers in 405 innings at Yankee Stadium.
"This is a classic change-of-scenery situation," Ryan said. "He struggled last year with the Yankees and had some injuries. We think he has huge upside. He's in the prime of his career. He's always thrown strikes and doesn't walk many. He has the ability to miss bats and throws with velocity."
Hughes will be moving to a much more spacious park in Target Field, which has suppressed homers in its four years of existence. In a small sample size of three career starts at Target Field, Hughes is 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA over 21 1/3 innings.
"I've always loved pitching here in the past," Hughes said. "It's a pitchers' ballpark and it's a beautiful ballpark as well. I think it's one of the best in baseball."
Hughes, who is represented by agent Nez Balelo, is 56-50 with a 4.54 ERA in his career, which includes an 18-8 record and an All-Star Game appearance in 2010. The 6-foot-5 right-hander has struck out 7.6 batters per nine innings while walking 2.8 batters per nine.
Hughes also has plenty of postseason experience, posting a 4.54 ERA in 18 career appearances, including five starts.
The Twins haven't sniffed postseason contention since their last appearance against the Yankees and Hughes in '10, but Hughes is hopeful he can help be a part of a turnaround during his three years in Minnesota.
"The fact that the organization wanted me to be here for more than one year and be a part of something certainly played a role," Hughes said. "I'm happy to come in here with Ricky and try to improve on some things and bring this team to where we think it belongs."


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Master data management: How to get started
A master data management (MDM) expert explains how to get started on an MDM initiative -- from data governance to building a business case.
A recent Data Warehousing Institute conference session, which focused on some possible ways to approach a master data management (MDM) initiative, began with a friendly but very real warning.
"If you've got lots of different copies of what should be the same information, but it's not the same, then potentially that is a business problem," said Cliff Longman, chief technology officer of Kalido, a Burlington, Mass.-based MDM software vendor.
In his presentation, Longman said that companies like Unilever PLC and British Petroleum PLC are solving that business problem today with the help of MDM software and related data governance techniques. He cautioned, however, that because it is such a new discipline, the best MDM practices are still not clearly defined.
"The notion of understanding where your data is stored and managing the potential conflicts that arise when you get copies of that data out of line with one another is what MDM is all about," Longman said. "We have seen some staggering benefits from it and we have seen some things fail."
An increasing number of companies have taken notice of MDM recently because of its potential for delivering the benefits of greater data consistency, which can include more accurate reporting and data analysis, a reduction in errors and an enhanced bottom line.
MDM combines middleware with data governance in an effort to solve the problem of getting source data – and all of the copies of that data which tend to multiply throughout an organization – to sync up.
The middleware defines key business objects such as vendors, products, customers and employees and, ideally, becomes the single source for all of an organization's approved data definitions. The data governance aspect of MDM focuses on aligning business and IT in an effort to identify and fix the flawed business processes which lead to inconsistencies.
Making a master data management business case
Before any IT department can get started on MDM, it will need to get budget approval from the business side of the organization. This means that IT workers will need to quantify the value that MDM will add to the company, according to Longman.
He said it's also a good time for business and IT to start getting used to the idea of working more closely together, because that closeness will come in handy when it comes time to implement new data governance policies.
"You have to provide a business case for this and if you do so, use the right terms that the business people understand," he said, adding that those terms include return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO).
IT managers unfamiliar with ROI, TCO and related concepts should "get a business person to help make the business case," he said.
Those making the business case for MDM will also want to demonstrate that the company has – or can get -- the skills and resources necessary to make the project a success. Companies that have already completed a data warehousing initiative may have an easier time jumping this hurdle, Longman said.
"The skills, principals and techniques that are used to build data warehouses can be used to very good effect in the MDM arena." Longman said. "In actual effect, most data warehouses have at least solved the first part of the problem, which is getting to see what's out there, because you have brought it all into one place."
Making a business case also means getting a handle on exactly what types of data will be covered by the MDM initiative. Longman said the answers to this question tend to vary by company.
"One of the decisions that you make when you embark on an MDM program is to decide the scope of the program and where you start first," he said. "The biggest bang for the buck [may come from] getting your product catalog sorted or getting your customer data shipshape or getting pricing organized -- whatever it is in your company that is most important."
Two approaches to master data management
When Unilever started implementing MDM technology they decided to leave their master data and the copies of that data alone and tackle the data governance issue first, Longman said.
They began by picking some employees and charging them with the responsibility of managing the values of data within operational systems. They then created a process for replicating the master data so that copies are updated when changes are made.
"[Unilever] had set aside an SAP system specifically for holding a copy of the master data, and assigned responsibility to people to manage the data in that system," Longman said. "They used SAP replication technology to manage all of the other copies that were around the organization."
Longman said that Unilever used enterprise application integration (EAI) tools to manage changes and replication on an "as-it-happens" basis.
"As something changes in one system, a message is sent through a message bus and it's replicated to all of the places that that data is maintained," he explained.
Longman added that this type of approach is often more successful at smaller companies than large ones, because it tends to be very expensive.
A second possible approach to implementing MDM technology begins with data harmonization and consolidation, rather than data governance.
Under this approach, Longman said a company would start by dumping all of the chosen data "in all it's gory detail" into one place, such as a data warehouse. From there, the company would begin addressing the data governance issues.
The CTO said this method is particularly useful to companies that want to address analytical issues.
"It's much easier to take data and push it into a data warehouse than it is to take data and push it into operational systems," Longman said. "This harmonization and consolidation stage has to do with getting sight of what you've actually got and moving it into a better position from a data perspective."


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Horsetail Extract
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 5, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Horsetail Extract
Horsetail is one of the 15 species of perennial plants in the Equisetaceae family. The plants in the Equisetaceae family are known to have been around for 270 million years and horsetail is considered to be a direct descended of them. The horsetail plant is made up of a hollow stem and lacks any flowers. Leafs of the horsetail plant are small and needle like, resembling the spikes of evergreens. They are very rigid and easily broken in half. The stem itself looks very similar to a horse's tail; hence it was given the common name horsetail. It may be also known as Dutch Rush, Peterwort, Bottle-brush and Shave-grass. The benefits of horsetail have been known for thousands of years and were used in earlier times by the Greeks and Romans. It was the Greeks and Romans who were the first culture known to discover the benefits of horsetail extract.
The Use Of Horsetail Extract in The Past
Horsetail in Latin is called Equisetum Arvense, the name Equisetum itself is derived from the Latin words equus and seta. Equus and seta literally translates into "horse" and "bristle". The Greeks and Romans applied the extract of horsetail directly to a wound to stop the bleeding and to help heal the wound itself. Horsetail was also used by the Native Americans as well as the Chinese to aid in healing broken bones, ulcers and inflammations in the skin.
The Benefits and Uses of Horsetail Extract
The benefits of horsetail extract are many by far. Horsetail has a natural antiseptic and antibacterial quality thus helping the body fight off infection. Horsetail extract can be used as a mouthwash to help in eliminating any infections of the mouth and gum. The Silica found in horsetail has been used in products such as toothpaste. It may also be useful in calming any throat swelling or infection. The silica in the extract aids the body in preserving and absorbing calcium which promotes healing in any broken bones.
For those suffering from hair growth problems this extract can be of help. Mixing a few drops of horsetail extract into a shampoo can help to repair damaged hair and enable it to grow healthier. By smoothing out inflammation, horsetail has been used to treat urinary tract infections. A natural diuretic, it helps the body in eliminating excess fluids. Among its many uses, horsetail is often used as a main ingredient in cosmetic and beauty products. The saponins and flavonoids found in horsetail extract allow connective tissue to regenerate quicker and are often used in face cream products.
Side Effects To Be Considered
Horsetail extract is traditionally thought to be safe if taken alone without any diuretics, laxatives and steroids. Those who have been properly diagnosed with thiamine deficiency should not be taking horsetail extract. Horsetail extract is recommended to be taken in small doses. Side effects such as nausea, increased bowel movements and fever are possible in cases in which high doses of horsetail extract are taken. Due to small traces of nicotine found in Horsetail it is not recommend for use in small children. It is also not recommended for those taking nicotine in any other form.
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CBOT markets were mixed Thursday as traders wait for the WASDE report Friday morning. December corn closed 3 cents lower at $7.41 ¼, January soybeans 11 ¼ cents lower at $14.95 ¾, and December wheat 8 ½ cents at $9.02 ½.
It was another liquidation day for the outside markets following Tuesday's election results. Treasuries were sharply higher and equities sharply lower on 'flight-to-quality' trading.
Poor soybean export sales this morning kept a weaker bias in the market most evidently during the closing minutes of the day session. Corn has been rather range bound for over a month now and without significant changes to the estimates tomorrow we expect it to stay that way. Export demand has been very slow but interior basis levels remain above average. Wednesday's EIA report showed an increase in ethanol production along with a sharp decline in ethanol stocks. Although this was short term positive for corn, we don't see that side of the demand equation increasing unless we see a sharp rally in energy prices. We think 4.5 billion bushels will be a solid demand number for ethanol production.
The average guess of the polled analysts puts soybean production at 2.892 billion bushels. This is up 32 million from the October WASDE report and there is a 260 million bushel difference between the high/low guesses. Most analysts believe that the increased production will be offset by an increase in exports which I do as well. Today we got the first glimpse of lower export sales. Price action will still be very sensitive to any additional soybean demand as well as any weather problems in South America. Today's forecast is mostly favorable for Brazil and Argentina, we will update with any changes.
US wheat prices have started to become more competitive in the world market. HRW dry weather is still a concern but favorable rains are expected in wheat country late next week. Friday's USDA report should give the market a little more direction in the wheat market. If it is a bullish wheat report it will get interesting technically because we settled just below the trendline resistance for the December wheat contract (see chart).
Wheat Chart
Soybeans settled below $15.00 and looks poised to try to fill the gap made on the 4th of July which is $14.74 ¼. Tomorrow's report will have the most impact on price so watch the 7:30 am market reaction.
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This Large Traditional Bead Loom Kit makes it fun and easy to make bead belts, headbands, fobs, woven necklaces, and more!
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- 3 Packers made it: Rodgers, Collins and Woodson. I'd have to say that's probably fair.
- I do think Clay Matthews could easily replace OLB Brian Orakpo from the Redskins, who made it. Matthews had 10 sacks, Orakpo had 11. Matthews had 51 total tackles, Orakpo 48. Matthews had 3 forced fumbles, Orakpo 1. Matthews had 1 TD, Orakpo (and interestingly, almost every other top flight LB) had zero. While I'm not sure either Matthews or Orakpo should have made it, I do know that Matthews had better stats than Brian Orakpo.
- Interesting that nobody from Cincy's division winning team made it. I would have thought one of their two quality CBs would have.
- Ryan Pickett has had a very solid year, but his injuries and his competition probably kept him out of the discussion.
- Finley will make it next year.
- It's hard to see London Fletcher miss the Pro Bowl again after a top notch season for a crappy team (Wash, MLB), but the fact is Jonathan Vilma (who made it) had a quality all-around year too. (And Patrick Willis was his usual dominant self.)
- While few would consider this a serious point, I actually think Packers' right guard Josh Sitton has played so well that suggesting he should have at least been in the conversation isn't ridiculous. Not only has Sitton held his own assignment-wise (from what I've been able to tell), but he's had to deal with incompetence at times from coworkers on the O-line – probably making his job that much harder. I wouldn't be surprised if his name starts coming up in the next year or so as a big-time guard.


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What are the full moon names?
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Some almanacs like to give each month a special full moon name. Other almanacs like to reference full moons relative to seasonal markers, as defined by equinoxes and solstices. Is one way better than the other? No. Both have their roots in folklore. Of course, both the monthly names and the seasonal names necessarily favor either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. That's because the moon has different characteristics in the two hemispheres, at opposite times of year. For example, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. So it falls in September or October for the Northern Hemisphere, and it falls in March or April for the Southern Hemisphere.
Find lists of common full moon names, below.
Northern Hemisphere full moon names by month
Southern Hemisphere full moon names by month
Full moon names by season (Northern or Southern Hemisphere)
Northern Hemisphere full moon names by month:
January: Old Moon, Moon After Yule
February: Snow Moon, Hunger Moon, Wolf Moon
March: Sap Moon, Crow Moon, Lenten Moon
April: Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Pink Moon
May: Flower Moon, Planting Moon, Milk Moon
June: Rose Moon, Flower Moon, Strawberry Moon
July: Thunder Moon, Hay Moon
August: Green Corn Moon, Grain Moon
September: Fruit Moon, Harvest Moon
October: Harvest Moon, Hunter's Moon
November: Hunter's Moon, Frosty Moon, Beaver Moon
December: Cold Moon, Moon Before Yule, Long Night Moon
Southern Hemisphere full moon names by month:
January: Hay Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Mead Moon
February (mid-summer): Grain Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Wyrt Moon, Corn Moon, Dog Moon, Barley Moon
March: Harvest Moon, Corn Moon
April: Harvest Moon, Hunter's Moon, Blood Moon
May: Hunter's Moon, Beaver Moon, Frost Moon
June: Oak Moon, Cold Moon, Long Night Moon
July: Wolf Moon, Old Moon, Ice Moon
August: Snow Moon, Storm Moon, Hunger Moon, Wolf Moon
September: Worm Moon, Crow Moon, Sugar Moon, Chaste Moon, Sap Moon
October: Egg Moon, Fish Moon, Seed Moon, Pink Moon, Waking Moon
November: Corn Moon, Milk Moon, Flower Moon, Hare Moon
December: Strawberry Moon, Honey Moon, Rose Moon
About once every 19 years, February has no full moon at all.
Moreover, in seven out of every 19 years, two full moons will fall in the same calendar month. And in a year where February has no full moon at all, as in the year 2018, you can actually have two full moons in January and two full moons in March, in which case you have eight calendar months with two full moons in one 19-year lunar cycle. The second of the month's two full moons is popularly referred to as a Blue Moon. Read about the March Blue Moon.
Full moon names by season (Northern or Southern Hemisphere):
After the winter solstice:
Old Moon, or Moon After Yule
Snow Moon, Hunger Moon, or Wolf Moon
Sap Moon, Crow Moon or Lenten Moon
After the spring equinox:
Grass Moon, or Egg Moon
Planting Moon, or Milk Moon
Rose Moon, Flower Moon, or Strawberry Moon
After the summer solstice:
Thunder Moon, or Hay Moon
Green Corn Moon, or Grain Moon
Fruit Moon, or Harvest Moon
After the autumnal equinox:
Harvest Moon, or Hunter's Moon
Hunter's Moon, Frosty Moon, or Beaver Moon
Moon Before Yule, or Long Night Moon
There are usually three full moons between an equinox and a solstice, or vice versa. Seven times in 19 years, four full moons fall in a single season. In that case, the third of a season's four full moons is also called a Blue Moon. The last Blue Moon by this definition happened on May 21, 2016 and the next will be on May 18, 2019.
Possible to have only 2 full moons in a single season?
Bottom line: Northern and Southern Hemisphere full moon names, listed first by month and then by season.
Read more: 4 keys to understanding moon phases
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Adorned in iconic, festive holiday sweaters, the Lipscomb baseball and softball teams kicked off the 2013 Christmas season on Monday night hosting the annual Front Porch Ministry Christmas party.
The two teams each reached deep into their own individual pockets to help provide the resources for 11 moms to have a Merry Christmas.
"This is one of the highlights of the year for our team," said Lipscomb baseball head coach Jeff Forehand. "It's a lot of fun taking these little ones out shopping and seeing the joy on their faces as they pick up things for their moms. But our team gets more out of the night than they do."
After picking up 36 kids from the Front Porch Ministries house in North Nashville on the Lipscomb bus, the group headed to Target in Brentwood where the players helped guide the kids in selections for their mothers. Choices ranged from vacuum cleaners, to sets of pots and pans and even towels.
Once the final selections were made, everyone loaded back up for a trip to the Lipscomb campus where the massive wrapping/pizza party ensued as bows and ribbons were carefully placed on the gifts. The evening wrapped up with a special magic show before the special guests from Front Porch Ministries were dropped back off.
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Wow! Biological Annihilation sounds awesome!! The fruits of human 'progress'. Is it really 'progress' if it destroys life on Earth?!


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Being obstinate with one another is not the solution. Morsi also must change his methods. They are all fond of their pride but everything has a fair limit. Both sides need to cool down. If the military and opposition fear bigotry they can say "Alright we are immediately abolishing this." They need to say "Are you concerned? Come and be a partner in power even if we are the ones who won. We can give you a ministry and we can rule together." That is all.
Morsi is also held captive for no reason. Sisi also lives in fear day and night wondering "When are they going to kill me?" They can all come here to Turkey and we can hold a meeting to solve the situation. They can come to Turkey. Sisi can come and they can also bring Morsi. A delegation from the US and Turkey can also attend. The problem can be solved in a conversation. They can assign one person as an arbitrator, but they must agree and abide with the decision of that arbitrator.
Who can be the arbitrator? PM Erdogan or our Minister of Foreign Affairs can be. He is a very decent and honest person. Our Minister of Foreign Affairs can ask them, "Let's find a middle way and solve this situation."
It is also to the advantage of Morsi supporters to abolish bigotry. It is to their advantage, but of course they don't think that it is bigotry. They think that it is the command of religion, however it is not; it is bigotry.
For example, look, even though Gannushi won they also took in liberals as part of the government in Tunusia. Well done. Why make them restless for no reason?
At the meetings in Egypt, it is important that the military is respectful and decent. It would be nice if the military officials also attended the meetings of government, but not in a way that will trouble the government of course.2013-08-14 00:38:18


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President Barack Obama remains broadly popular with Hispanics, a key voting bloc in this fall's election, according to new data from the NBC-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll.
The president leads presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney 67 to 23 percent among Latino registered voters, much wider than the six-point margin the president holds among all registered voters nationally.
Hispanics are the fastest-growing group in the country, fueling their increasing political importance, particularly in several swing states. More than one-in-six Americans identify as Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census, and they are an important pillar of the president's hopes of winning a second term.
Click here for the full NBC-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo Hispanic oversample.
But while Obama continues to lead among Latinos by similar margins to what he won in 2008, there are indications that Latinos' intensity continues to be lacking.
To measure enthusiasm, the pollsters asked respondents to say how interested they are in this November's contest, on a scale of one to 10. Adding up the 8s, 9s, and 10s gives a good measure of who the most likely voters will be this fall.
By that measure, just 68 percent of Latinos put themselves in this high-interest category – similar to what they reported last month – off from the average of 79 percent of all respondents in the poll.
One glimmer of hope for the Obama campaign is that the number of Hispanics calling themselves 10s has gone up six points from last month. But even that number is down 10 points from where it was in July 2008.
A big reason Hispanics favor Obama by such a wide margin is a shared philosophy. On every category asked – from looking out for the middle class to dealing with immigration or the economy – Latinos say Obama would be better than Romney by much wider margins than all respondents.
In fact, on handling of the economy, all respondents give President Obama just a 44 percent approval rating. But, among Hispanics, it's 58 percent. And they think Obama would be better than Romney in dealing with the economy by a 15-point margin. That's the reverse of all respondents, who say they prefer Romney by six points.
Latinos are also more optimistic about the direction the country is headed. They are almost evenly divided about it with 41 percent saying the country is headed in the right direction and 45 percent saying it's on the wrong track.
Compare that to all respondents, just 32 percent of whom say the country's going in the right direction versus 60 percent, who say it's off on the wrong track.
Romney also continues to have an image problem with Latinos. While the former Massachusetts governor is viewed more negatively than positively with all Americans, it's even worse with Hispanics – just 22 percent view him positively; 44 percent view him negatively.
By contrast, 64 percent of Hispanics say they have a favorable view of Obama.
NBC News-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo has sponsored two polls since the president's immigration announcement, which halted the deportation of illegal immigrants younger than 30 and who were brought to the United States as children.
There is no significant movement in support from Hispanics, but that support appears to have solidified. The president's challenge, however, continues to be turning out these voters in the numbers he will need this November.
POLL NOTES… With the Olympics starting this week, there was an interesting difference that emerged in the poll between Hispanics and all respondents when it comes to Olympic viewing preferences. A plurality of all Americans (29 percent) named gymnastics as their favorite Olympic sport. But nearly 4-in-10 Hispanics (39 percent) say they prefer team sports.
That's no surprise, considering cultural differences in views relating to soccer — a.k.a. "fútbol."
The Hispanic oversample of the NBC-Wall Street Journal poll was conducted by Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart and Republican pollster Bill McInturff from July 18-22. It has a margin of error of +/- 5.7%.


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Any time someone breaks a record, people inevitably bring up the possibility that they had some illegal enhancements. Just yesterday, gold medalist Ye Shiwen was accused of "blood doping" to improve her performance. You may be familiar with steroids and other drugs — but what on Earth is "blood doping?" And why would injecting yourself with your own blood be such a problem?
Blood doping is the act of adding red blood cells to an individual's bloodstream. Why red blood cells? Red blood cells carry oxygen, and an increase of oxygen in the bloodstream raises the supply of oxygen available to muscle.
By increasing the volume of oxygen available to one's muscles, muscles perform more efficiently. With this increased efficiency comes an increase in athletic endurance, allowing blood doping to benefit cyclists, swimmers, and long distance runners. Athletes regularly underwent doping procedures prior to events before the banning of blood doping in Olympic competition in 1985. The red blood cells come from two very different methods — one is gory and old school, while the other involves hormone injections.
The oldest form of blood doping involves obtaining fresh blood and extracting the oxygen carrying red blood cells. The extracted red blood cells are then frozen and stored. Prior to competition, the athlete undergoes a clandestine intravenous infusion to add the red blood cells to their circulatory system.
The blood can come from the athlete desiring to dope, but if it does, he or she will likely become anemic for a short period after donation. The concentrated red blood cells can also come from compatible third party donors. This method allows for a larger storied supply, more opportunities to dope, and negates the possibility of anemia in the athlete. Using an outside donor, however, introduces the risk of obtaining a communicable disease or undergoing a transfusion rejection.
Red blood cell transfusions are detected in tests looking for the presence of organic molecules known as plasticizers in blood samples. These molecules are commonly sloughed from IV bags, bags used to store and transfer concentrated red blood cells. Biochemical markers detecting the presence of red blood cells from multiple individuals in an athlete also tip off officials to blood doping.
Erythropoietin (EPO) is used by athletes to increase red blood cell counts in a less gruesome manner. Erythropoietin is a protein that stimulates the production of red blood cells. The use of erythropoietin eliminates the problems that come along with obtaining and storing red blood cells, as well as clandestine operations to infuse one's blood with the red blood cells prior to an event.
Erythropoietin is normally produced by the kidneys, with the hormone binding to receptors in the blood marrow and increasing red blood cell production. The protein can be created and purified through recombinant methods, with erythropoietin created in this manner available for purchase as a pharmaceutical for treatment of anemia. The use of erythropoietin, however, is outlawed in most sports.
Catching blood dopers who use erythropoietin is tricky, as increased levels EPO can only be detected in the first few days after injection. Urine tests looks for differences between pharmaceutical EPO and the athlete's own EPO, as the mass of the two proteins slightly differ.
Checking total red blood cell counts within an athlete's blood is another common test. The red blood cell levels for males and females are well established. Spikes in red blood cell count are often an indirect signal that an athlete is doping.
Increasing the amount of red blood cells in one's circulatory system is not without risks. Blood doping brings with it an increase in blood viscosity, making blood clots much more likely and increasing the risk of stroke. The communicable diseases and risk of blood contamination inherent in transfusion of red blood cells will always be problem, but one that can be eliminated with proper screening of donors.
Doping with erythropoietin is linked to several amateur cyclists who died from cardiovascular complications, as well as New York Rangers draft pick Alex Cherepanov. The 19-year-old Cherepanov died when his heart stopped after he accidentally collided with teammate Jaromir Jagr during a hockey game.
Top image: Picture of Ye Shiwen from Adam Pretty/Getty Images. Erythropoietin structure courtesy of the Protein Data Bank. Additional images from mikecogh/Flickr. Sources linked within the article.


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A.L.S. November 23, 1890. �Sister� [Roxana Chapin Gerdine] to �Dear Sister� [Emily McKinstry Chapin]. W.P. [West Point, MS]. 4pp. Note: Part of the last page continues onto the front of the first page.)
the talk of the town for days here some one got hold of the name & like all such rumors was exaggerated until I could not bear to see any one fearing they would want to know particulars about the affair. I have knit a pair of yarn socks for Wm Christmas [saxon] yarn will send them next week. I will look for your letter Thurs. or Friday Sister�"
W.P. 11 23rd 1890"
Dear Sister"
Your letter of the 19th just rec�d I did not suppose the flowers would reach there before Chapin left or I would have written giving him my ideas about his trip I would not have him leave at night as we did. The getting through N.Y. at that hour is so disagreeable but it is too late now to worry as when this reaches you he will I hope be safely housed with his brothers in Macon. Lynne is getting anxious to see him & Joe needs him very much. Mr. Crump is waiting for him to get there before coming to W.P. or a visit to his relatives. You have certainly done a mothers part by my boy. I do not know any one else who would have been