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Last Mother's Day Chance bought me a Meyer Lemon Tree. It was big and healthy and I picked a sunny spot on the edge of my yard where I figured she would flourish.
This picture (above) was a few months back when the fruit was starting to ripen. I often had to remind Sloane not to pick the lemons yet. Everything I've read about Meyer lemons describe them as "small" lemons, well I'm not sure what got into ours, but they are not small.
See the tag, I trust they truly are Meyer lemons and that my super green thumb just made them grow like crazy. 😉
It rained here for what felt like 40 days and 40 nights and then Sunday morning I woke up to the bluest sky I'd ever seen. I decided it was a good day to harvest the lemons off the tree, they were bordering on too ripe. Little bees were all over the blooms, collecting pollen like crazy. The fruit is mostly on the bottom half of the tree, or perhaps the weight of the lemons just made it appear that way. The tallest branches on the tree are probably 8 or 9 feet tall.
I should have backed up a little to show the whole tree, but I was fixated on those sunny yellow lemons. The spotlight and Christmas tree lights protected the tree during some very pretty low temperature dips back in January. Meyer lemons are very cold hearty, but I hated to risk it. I didn't pick all the lemons, but this was a good start…
A couple of weeks ago I thought I would preserve the lemons in salt like this. But I don't know what I'd do with them other than admire their prettiness. So I decided to juice them.
I cut and cut and juiced and juiced. I went out and bought an electronic juicer, but ended up just using my old fashioned one left over from a photo shoot a few years back.
And just to show the scale, some of these lemons are almost as tall as a soda can.
At the end of the juice fest this is what remained.
And I was left with 89 fluid ounces of Meyer lemon juice. What pray tell would one do with 89 ounces of Meyer lemon juice? I am going to freeze it in ice cube trays and save them for smoothies and for iced tea this summer. I also tend to love a lemon glaze on blueberry muffins and scones and can easily thaw a cube or two for this purpose too.
Point of my story, if you've been wondering if a Meyer lemon tree would be a good addition to your family, I highly recommend them. They also thrive in containers so if you live somewhere cold you could always bring them indoors for the winter. I was tempted to order these cute trays for my juice, aren't they fun? This weekend I plan to transfer the lemon cubes to freezer zip-loc bags, don't want to run the risk of any freezer burn.


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DELAND, Fla., July 29 (UPI) -- A Florida mayoral candidate has turned to George Zimmerman for security after his gun and motorcycle store was robbed earlier in July.
Zimmerman was spotted by local police parked outside Pompano Pat's, a firearms, ammunition and motorcycle dealer about 40 minutes north of Orlando. When questioned by police, Zimmerman said the store's owner Pat Johnson was a friend of his and he was standing watch behind the business with his permission.
Earlier in July, thieves stole two rifles and two minibikes from the one-stop-shop, apparently prompting Johnson to reach out to the former neighborhood watch leader famously acquitted of murder for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Although some outlets have reported Zimmerman was hired as a security guard, he told local reporters that he was not employed by the store.
Johnson, a New York native who is also running for mayor of DeLand, made headlines after Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal when he publicly gave Zimmerman a free gun to replace the one confiscated by authorities. Before opening Pompano Pat's, Johnson had a ten-year career in local law enforcement including SWAT, undercover narcotics investigation and internal affairs.


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Happy Bungie Day!
To celebrate, there's a new Levels section on Lhowon.org, with level maps and other info for 7 scenarios and 7 net packs. Mapmakers may find the "Editor View" interesting, where you can see all the polygon boundaries without firing up Weland.
Also relatively new is the Speed Runs section of the Lhowon.org leaderboards. Many of us don't have much free time for Marathon any more, so skip the secrets and take the quick route instead. You'll need to use Aleph One 1.2, and follow the instructions in Preferences > Internet > Stats.


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If, in choosing a Focus-sized Family Hatchback, you merely want to buy a very good one and pay as little as possible for it, then Hyundai has a proposition for you - its much improved third generation i30. With more efficient engines, a smarter look and the option of an impressive dual-clutch 7-speed auto gearbox, it's certainly a more competitive proposition than before. Spacious, sensibly-specced and value-laden, this is one car that all the other big volume manufacturers are keeping their eye on.
Cast your mind back to 2007. That was the year the very first Hyundai i30 family hatchback appeared, a Focus-sized model that completely changed the way we thought about Korean cars. Since then, this Asian maker has transformed itself from budget brand to the point where it's now a mainstream quality choice. Can this significantly improved MK3 model i30 help Hyundai progress further in its relentless march to full automotive credibility? It's very firmly a product of evolution rather than revolution. But there's an upgraded engine line-up including a more efficient 1.4-litre T-GDI petrol powerplant. Buyers also get a high-tech dual-clutch 7-speed automatic transmission option. And cutting-edge standards of electronic safety and media connectivity. It all sounds quite promising doesn't it? But then, if this i30 is going to be able to keep pace in this closely-fought segment, it's going to need to be.
Driving Experience
The prospects look good. Let's look at the engines on offer - there are three petrol units and one diesel. If you're a mainstream buyer fuelling from the green pump, you'll be choosing between a couple of advanced T-GDI units, a three cylinder 1.0-litre 120PS variant and a four cylinder 140PS 1.4-litre derivative, which can be ordered either with a six-speed manual gearbox or 7speed DCT auto transmission. The same transmission choices are also offered to diesel folk, who get the 1.6-litre CRDi 110PS powerplant carried over from the previous generation line-up. At the top of the range, the i30 N hot hatch gets a 2.0 TGDI petrol unit developing either 250 or 275PS. We're already familiar with the 1.0 T-GDI powerplant from the i20 - here it develops 170Nm of torque. Newer to us though, is the 1.4 T-GDI variant. This unit puts out 242Nm of torque and works well with the dual-clutch transmission where it offers the user two drive modes: 'normal' and 'sport'. In 'sport' mode, you get a different shift pattern that holds gears longer before shifting, plus the steering provides a sporty feel and the throttle response is adapted. Hyundai says it's put a lot more work into ride and handling this time round, developing this car in Europe at venues like the famous Nurburgring Nordschliefe. This is where the marque's first high performance 'N'-branded i30 model was developed, a variant we'll see shortly. In more mainstream i30 variants, the completely reworked chassis should certainly make the car feel more responsive, aided by more accurate electric power steering that is supposed to be 10% more direct than before.
Design and Build
There's a choice of three i30 bodystyles, a five-door hatch, a 'Tourer' estate and a sleeker five-door 'Fastback' model. Either way, you'll find the front end marked by the brand's latest stylistic signature, its so-called 'Cascading Grille'. In combination with the three-projector LED headlamps and the vertical LED daytime running lights, this gives the car a much stronger visual presence than it had before. To further enhance this, projector-type front fog lamps are integrated into the air curtains. Under the skin, the structure is much stronger, with 53% of the framework now fashioned from Advanced High Strength Steel. It's much smarter and classier inside too. The floating screen of the optional eight-inch navigation touch screen on the dashboard integrates all navigation, media and connectivity features and there's a redesigned multifunction three-spoke steering wheel too. For enhanced comfort, the front seats can be heated or cooled in three stages. When customers choose power seats, these can be adjusted in 10-ways including lumber support. There's an optional panoramic glass roof to fit with the current segment trend. And bootspace has been slightly increased - to 395-litres. Overall seats-folded space is slightly down on before though, now rated at 1,301-litres. Versatility is enhanced with a practical two-stage luggage board and a ski hatch in the rear centre seat. Go for the Tourer estate version and you get a 602-litre boot, extendable to 1,650-litres.
Market and Model
Pricing starts from around £17,000 and goes up to well over £30,000 across the choice of five-door hatch, 'Tourer' estate, five-door 'Fastback' and i30 N variants. These figures underline the fact that Hyundai no longer feels the need to pitch its products against bargain brands. The 1.0 T-GDI 120PS petrol variant can be ordered in an entry-level 'S' guise but otherwise, the mainstream range is based around 'SE', 'SE Nav', 'Premium', 'Premium SE' and 'N Line' trim options. As for equipment levels across the range, well Hyundai isn't holding back. There's dual-zone climate control to ensure a comfortable environment for all occupants during long journeys. Plus niceties like a panoramic sunroof and a heated steering wheel are optional, as is a Navigation system you operate via an 8-inch touchscreen on the dash. Safety has been a particular feature of the development of this car. The key news is that all variants get Autonomous Emergency Braking, a system that scans the road ahead as you drive, the set-up looking for potential collision hazards. If one is detected, you'll be warned. If you don't respond - or aren't able to - the brakes will automatically be applied to decrease the severity of any resulting accident. Other key i30 safety features include a 'Driver Attention Alert' system, 'Smart Cruise Control', a 'Blind Spot Detector, 'Rear-Cross Traffic Alert', a 'Lane Keeping Assist System', a 'Speed Limit Information Function' and 'High Beam Assist'.
Cost of Ownership
The introduction of new engine technology has kept Hyundai right on the pace of the class best when it comes to efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions. These can be as low as 99g/km if you opt for the 1.6-litre CRDi diesel, which also manages 67.3mpg on the combined cycle. The 1.0-litre T-GDI petrol unit puts out 115g/km of CO2 and manages 48.7mpg. And the 1.4-litre T-GDI variant delivers 124g/km and 42.8mpg. Fuel saving technologies include Integrated Stop & Go (ISG), low rolling-resistance tyres, an alternator management system (AMS) and a drag-reducing 'active air flap' in the front grille, similar to the technology introduced on the Ford Focus. All of this is aided by a slippery drag coefficient and the 7DCT auto gearbox provides an improvement in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of up to 20% compared to a conventional six-gear automated transmission. Residual values of the old i30 suffered a little due to market oversupply which is a nice problem for Hyundai to have but one that can come back and bite them when looking for repeat business. That problem tailed off a little towards the end of the previous model's life when buyers were able to negotiate bigger discounts from the new list price, offsetting the depreciation somewhat.
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|One touch facility on driver's window
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|Automatic defog system
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|LED daytime running lights
|LED tail lights
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|Interior Features
|Front centre armrest with storage compartment
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|Front cupholders
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|Variable boot floor
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|Front sliding armrest with storage compartment
|Interior Lights
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|Front seatbelt pretensioners
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|Front side airbags
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|Isofix rear child seat fastenings
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The as yet untitled project will be based on "The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story Of A Terrorist, A Train, And Three American Heroes" by friends Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone, with journalist Jeffrey E. Stern, entertainment website Deadline Hollywood reported.
In August 2015, the trio -- one of whom was in the Oregon National Guard and another in the US Air Force -- foiled a gunman who had boarded a train from Amsterdam to Paris with enough ammo to kill 500 people.
They charged and overpowered 25-year-old Moroccan national Ayoub El Khazzani after he came out of a toilet armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, an automatic pistol and a box-cutter, shooting and seriously wounding a passenger.
The three have since been hailed as heroes both in the United States and in France, where they were awarded the Legion of Honor, the country's highest decoration.
El Khazzani is in custody in France, awaiting trial on various terror-related charges, including attempted murder.
The movie follows a pattern in Eastwood's recent output of recounting real life stories of heroism, following "American Sniper" (2014), about Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, and "Sully" (2016), about "Miracle on the Hudson" airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger.
Industry daily Variety said Eastwood was hoping to get filming underway later this year.


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It's only been a few weeks since former Panthers defensive tackle Terrell McClain was the highest-drafted member of the 2011 Draft class to be cut by the team that picked him (a title since stolen by former Eagles safety Jaiquawn Jarrett).
Today, McClain's a Patriot.
The Patriots announced they signed McClain, and released Marcus Forston to make room for him on the roster.
McClain was the 65th overall pick a year ago out of South Florida, but fell out of favor in Carolina after an inconsistent offseason and training camp.
McClain showed some flashes of penetrating ability, but despite getting plenty of snaps for an injury depleted Panthers team in 2011, he quickly fell down the depth chart this year, and was replaced by former Bills defensive tackle Dwan Edwards on the roster and in the starting lineup.


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Webb gets World Cup referee nod
Howard Webb, the referee for the 2010 World Cup final, has been selected on FIFA's list of 25 officials for this year's tournament in Brazil.
Webb attracted attention for his performance in South Africa four years ago when he handed out a record 14 bookings during Spain's 1-0 victory over Netherlands, including one to Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong for his flying, studs up challenge on Xabi Alonso which many considered warranted a red card.
The Rotherham official - along with regular assistants Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey - was selected ahead of his Premier League counterpart Mark Clattenburg to represent England at the 2014 finals.
Webb, who also took charge of that year's Champions League final, is joined on the list by the referee for last season's European showpiece, Italy's Nicola Rizzoli.
According to FIFA, referees were selected ''on their personality and their quality in football understanding by being able to read the game and the teams' tactical approaches towards each game.''
In all there are nine referees representing Europe, five from South America, four from Asia, three each from Africa and North America and one from Oceania selected for this year's tournament, which kicks off in Sao Paulo on June 12.
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Syria Audio Analysis: The "No Secular Fighters" Myth --- Scott Lucas with Monocle 24
The media's sensationalised mangling of the Syrian conflict went from bad to worse last weekend with a New York Times article that asserted --- on the basis of little evidence and a distorted quote --- that there are "no secular fighters" left in Syria.
Listen from the 18-minute mark on the Midori House homepage or in a separate pop-out window.
This morning I dealt with questions from Monocle 24's Midori House about the article to deal with wider points: 1. The insurgency is a collection of many factions, some of which have "secular" outlooks and members. Asking "are there any secular rebels left?" --- from the New York Times' "reader-baiting" approach --- is just as ludicrous as asking "are there any Islamists" in the insurgency.
2. This article and others have been fed by the escalating myths that the Islamist faction Jabhat al-Nusra is "Al-Qa'eda linked" and is dominating the insurgency. To repeat: JAN is only one of many factions in the opposition and it is not tied to Al Qa'eda.
3. Nor does the myth of "radical Islamists" do us any good in appreciating the countries beyond Syria amid the "Arab Spring". The post-uprising Governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya do not fit that simplistic label.


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Kennett declined Hancock trustee role
Who would turn down Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart?
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett would - to a point.
The one-time politician declined a position as a trustee of the $5 billion Hancock trust, a Sydney court heard on Wednesday as the battle for its control raged on.
Mr Kennett was asked in an October 17, 2013 email sent to Equity Trustees directors whether he was "known favourably to the (Rinehart) family matriarch".
"We didn't know what the nature of the association was," Equity Trustees national manager Stephen Hardy told the NSW Supreme Court.
"Mr Kennett got a call from Gina or someone asking him to do it."
Mr Kennett declined the offer but emailed that Equity Trustees should apply.
"This would be a wonderful commission if we were able to secure it," he wrote.
In contrast, his fellow Equity Trustees director Robin Burns was keen.
He proposed to "be the meat in the family sandwich [and] I jealously ask that the role be kept for me," the court heard in tendered documents.
Lawyer Gary Reardon, whose firm was nominated as trustees by Ginia Rinehart, who has taken her mother's side against her three siblings, gave evidence on Wednesday.
Christopher Withers, lawyer for Bianca Rinehart and her brother John Hancock, accused Mr Reardon of not knowing anything about the trust, despite asking for more than $1 million in fees.
Mr Reardon also wanted to charge $300 per hour for work outside normal duties.
He disagreed the fees were excessive.
The court heard he only asked whether the trust's assets were inert and how often the beneficiaries would meet before nominating a $275,000 establishment fee and an $825,000 annual management charge.
"They were the two matters that helped fill in some gaps," Mr Reardon said.
The court heard the trust paid about $2.1 million annually to the beneficiaries and while he had not managed other trusts worth its $5bn value, Mr Reardon said he would act "as a prudent and diligent trustee" if given the job.
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Young kids are doing their part to help save the environment through art.
P.S. 99 in Kew Gardens held its Talented and Gifted (TAG) End of Year Fair on Wednesday, June 4, with an emphasis placed on the issue of climate change.
The event began at 6 p.m. and featured six giant puppets that sixth-graders at the school, located at 82-37 Kew Gardens Road, made in collaboration with artist Ariane Burgess.
Burgess, who has worked with the school for three years, was commissioned by Maple Grove Cemetery to work with the students.
She said that the idea of making the puppets, which stand eight feet tall, came from the art project that she worked on with the same students last year - the Climate Change Labyrinth, located in the school's playground.
For that project, each of the students studied one aspect of climate change.
"Each student chooses their own topic and does extensive research," said Roberta Nelson, a TAG teacher at P.S. 99.
Then, they painted something to do with what they studied onto the labyrinth.
This year, Burgess said that the students decided to focus on one aspect of climate change - deforestation - for their art project.
"Deforestation is a main contributor to climate change," Burgess said.
In particular, the students focused on New York City's use of rainforest wood.
Burgess said that outside of the tropics, "New York City is the largest user of rainforest wood."
She explained that there are alternatives to using rainforest wood, including recycled plastic lumber and locally grown hard woods.
One of the puppets is even named after one of the alternatives - "Recycled Plastic Lumber Being." Another puppet, "Environment's Future," gave people goose bumps when they saw it, Burgess said.
"Each puppet contributes to telling a story," she added. "They [the students] chose how the story was going to go."
During the project, the students also learned how to write press releases and they learned how a bill becomes a law at both the state and city levels.
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Skin cancer survivors share healthy habits
You've heard it from your mother, best friend and dermatologist: Basking in the sun can cause skin cancer. Still, as the warmer spring days replace the gray ones of winter, you can't help but welcome the weekend by lying sunny-side up on a blanket at high noon, rather than in a shady spot later in the afternoon. So what if you skimp a little on sunscreen, right? After all, you think, the most serious effects you'll see at your age are a few crinkly fine lines, which a retinoid cream can counteract.
That's exactly what Valerie Carvajal wrongly believed all of her life. "The warmth of the sun felt great on my skin—I was never conscious of the effect it was having underneath it," she says. The reality check came at 26, when Carvajal was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. Now, despite three efforts in eight years to eradicate the disease, the battle continues—and it's one she will have to fight for the rest of her life. Scary as it sounds, women like Carvajal are not an anomaly. "The fastest-growing sector of skin cancer is young women under 40 who spend time in the sun and in tanning salons," says James Spencer, M.D., professor of clinical dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Melanoma, the most lethal form of the disease, is the most common cancer in women ages 20 to 29, according to the American Academy of Dermatology in Schaumburg, Illinois. And the rates of the less often fatal but potentially disfiguring basal and squamous cell carcinomas continue to rise every year.
Last year, SELF ran a story that detailed one woman's skin-cancer scare. We got a huge response via e-mail from women who told us the piece encouraged them to get a professional skin check; some said the information saved their life. And the three you'll meet on these pages offered to let SELF report on their experience to help spread the word about the sun's potential danger. All were diagnosed with skin cancer before age 30. They learned their lesson the hard way. Let them prevent you from making their mistakes.
The outdoors lover
Valerie Carvajal, 33, Austin, Texas
Diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma at age 26
Getting it As a child, I spent my days playing under the hot Texas sun. And although my mother tried to slather me with sunscreen, the results of her efforts would usually wash off in the pool. In college, I was a lifeguard. I rubbed on sunscreen in the morning but rarely reapplied later in the day. These habits, combined with my fair skin, many moles and a family history of skin cancer (both of my grandfathers had it), made me a likely candidate for the disease. But I thought I had at least 50 years before I'd have to worry. Then, at 26, came the bump, a pimplelike growth on the tip of my nose that refused to go away. My derm, Dale Schaefer, M.D., in Austin, removed it for a biopsy but said it was probably nothing given my age. Days later, I clutched the phone in shock as I received the news: basal cell carcinoma (BCC). I had skin cancer.
Getting rid of it A doctor took off the remnants of the bump. I began returning to the dermatologist twice a year for a skin check. Two years later, just when I thought I would never hear the words skin cancer again, two new BCCs appeared on my nose and left cheek. David M. Turner, M.D., my plastic surgeon, cut them away, stitched up my cheek and patched the gap on my nose with similarly colored skin from my upper nose, creating three scars. But new cancers kept appearing. Actinic keratoses (AKs), which are precancerous cells, grew on the tip of my nose. To treat them (and prevent new ones), I had to apply an aggressive chemotherapy cream called Efudex all over my face; it ate away the diseased cells. But my skin paid a price: For a month, my entire face was bright red, blistered and crusty.
The aftermath Skin cancer will be a lifelong battle for me. One year following the Efudex treatment, my doctor found additional AKs in the same area. This pattern will likely continue, so going to the derm twice a year (more if something suspicious pops ups) is nonnegotiable. I'll always have scars and a deep groove in my right nostril. The hardest adjustment, though, has been losing the freedom of the outdoors. I must limit my sun time to off-peak hours (before 10 A.M. and after 2 P.M.), sit in the shade and always apply—and reapply—SPF 30 sunscreen. But the changes are worth it to stay safe.
Healthy habits you can learn
Practice good measure. Scanning sunscreen labels for UVA, UVB and SPF 30 protection won't be fully beneficial if you skimp on the application. "If you don't rub in the right amount, you will get less protection than what's listed on the bottle," says Diane Berson, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. Apply 1 ounce (the size of a golf ball) from face to feet 15 minutes before going outside. (Chemical sunscreen ingredients—anything other than zinc or titanium dioxide—take that long to activate.) Coat skin that will be covered with clothing, too. A white cotton tee only has an SPF of about 7; the bare skin under it can burn.
Avoid repeat mistakes. Skin cancers have a high cure rate when caught early, but people who are diagnosed are at greater than normal risk of developing skin cancer in the future. Don't cut corners, and be especially cautious about protecting often-neglected areas such as the skin around your lips; the top of your ears, hands and feet; and the scalp, where Dr. Berson suggests using a spray-on sunscreen (such as Banana Boat UltraMist Sport SPF 30 spray). "Unlike a cream, it won't leave hair looking as greasy and will keep you going back for more," she says.
The tanning-bed queen
Brittany Lietz, 22, Edgewater, Maryland
Diagnosed with melanoma at age 20
Getting it I started flirting with tanning beds when I was 17 for events like the prom. But two years later, tanning became my drug of choice. I went four times a week—I never thought I looked dark enough. In 2005, when I was only 20 years old, my mother noticed a mole on the center of my back that was raised, dark and irregularly shaped, all red flags for melanoma. I scheduled my first-ever skin check with Beth Diamond, M.D., of Annapolis. Naive about my risk, I went tanning the week of my appointment. But within minutes of seeing the mole, Dr. Diamond told me her suspicion: melanoma. The excision indicated stage IB, a deep lesion that hadn't metastasized. Luckily, that meant surgery only; no chemo.
Getting rid of it Two weeks later, my surgical oncologist, Julie Lange, M.D., of the Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, needed to perform more extensive surgery. She removed more skin, cutting far beyond the original mole's border to be certain the cancer wouldn't spread. I went home immediately following the surgery, but my recovery was excruciating. I couldn't get out of bed for two weeks because it hurt to move my back even slightly. Since then, Dr. Diamond mapped and removed 20 additional moles from my back, chest, legs, hip, knee and ear, plus my breast and bikini line (areas exposed only in the tanning bed). Of those, only three were actually normal; the 17 others were atypical—not cancerous but suspicious.
The aftermath My past tanning obsession means that for the rest of my life, I must see my derm every three months and oncologist every six months to ensure the cancer hasn't metastasized. I use sunblock with an SPF of 30 every day, and I will never tan again.
Healthy habits you can learn
Quit the tanning beds, already! There's a reason those beds are shaped like coffins: The risk of developing melanoma is 75 percent greater for those who used tanning beds as teens, notes the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France. If you can't embrace your paleness, as Lietz has, put those monthly fake-baking fees toward a safer spray tan.
Ban base tans. The golden rule of healthy skin: Any tan, whether it's the first of the year or the last of a sunny vacation, is a sign of skin damage. Base tans are dangerous, as they provide a sense of false security. "Many women believe they don't need to use sunscreen if they're already bronze—that can accelerate the development of skin cancer," Dr. Berson says.
The regular sunscreen user
Dara Cooley, 26, Portland, Oregon
Diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma at age 25
Getting it I'm one of the fairest-skinned women you'll ever meet, a major risk factor for skin cancer. I never sunbathed, and I always wore sunscreen when I knew I'd be spending time outdoors. Despite my high risk, I was in the dark when I spotted the suspicious dot on the tip of my nose. It looked like a pimple and became red and irritated when I picked at it. Two weeks later, I flew from New York City, where I was living, home to San Francisco, where I saw my childhood dermatologist, Peter Webb, M.D. He looked at the spot for 10 seconds and said, "If you were 50 years old, I'd say this is definitely skin cancer, but I hope it's nothing." The biopsy, however, confirmed his gut diagnosis.
Getting rid of it Back in New York, I made an appointment to remove the lesion. My derm, Michele Pauporte, M.D., is trained in Mohs surgery, which uses a microscope to pinpoint and remove the entire skin-cancer lesion, leaving healthy tissue unharmed and dramatically reducing the rate of recurrence. But rather than one surgery, it requires several in one day. Doctors remove a layer, then examine the tissue for cells; they repeat the process until no cancerous cells are found. It took three tries to remove my diseased skin, the size of a nickel. My plastic surgeon, Gerald Imber, M.D., whom I saw right afterward, had to borrow tissue from nearby areas on my nose to fill the hole. The next day, my bruised undereyes and swollen face made me look as if I had just had a nose job.
The aftermath Two years have passed and, while most of the scarring has faded, I still have a small bump on my nose that may never go away. I continue to wear sunscreen with SPF 30 but am more vigilant about doing so every day—even on gray days, as doctors have suggested that short, unprotected spurts in the sun (running errands, say) played a big role in my skin cancer. I've had two moles biopsied and one of them removed since my surgery. Skin checks are now routine for me; I go every six months.
Healthy habits you can learn
Recognize your risk. A family history of skin cancer is an obvious one, but something as simple as your coloring makes a big difference in your susceptibility. Cooley has fair skin. Other signs: blonde or red hair (these people are at greater risk than brunettes) and many moles or freckles.
Know your nose. This extremity is the most common site for skin cancer because it takes a hefty hit from the sun's rays. Be on the lookout for pearly-looking pimples that overstay their welcome. If they're not gone in a week, see your derm. And choose your protection wisely. One study suggests you use a sunscreen in aerosol or stick form; protection levels were higher in formulas that did not need to be rubbed in, note scientists at the Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust, a skin-research group in Middlesex, England. If you prefer a cream or gel, apply two thin layers (let the first one dry) to increase your coverage. Dr. Webb also advocates wearing a hat outdoors.
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Kimi Räikkönen: "Suzuka is one of the top three tracks in the world"
After a fight up the order to second place in Korea, our Finn is at the top of his game heading to one of his
very favourite circuits, Suzuka
Suzuka is up next; what are your thoughts on the circuit?
Normally it doesn't make too much difference to me where we race – as long as we have a good result
then I'll enjoy it – but Suzuka is a track I look forward to every season. It's a proper circuit that's been
around for a many years, and you can understand why as it's a challenge for the drivers and usually makes
for some good racing too. It's fast, technical and there are some good places to overtake, which to me is
what racing should be about.
You describe it as a challenge; what is it that really pushes you in the cockpit here?
It's a bit of everything really. There are some corners where you are flat out – or very nearly flat out – but
then there are others where you really have to balance the braking and throttle carefully to maintain the
best speed. If you push too hard then you can easily be punished, as I found out in qualifying last year
when I was on my best lap in the final session. Hopefully this time we'll get everything right and be fighting
at the front; that's where you can have the most fun at a circuit like Suzuka.
Would you say this is quite a special venue for you as a driver?
As a racing circuit it has unique characteristics and belongs in the top three in the world with Spa and
Monaco. I enjoy winning races the most at the places like these. For me coming to Suzuka was never that
enjoyable because of the long journey, but driving a Formula 1 car on the track has felt great every time. I
had a good race at Fuji too. It was that wet race back in 2007 when I came from pretty far back to a podium
finish, but Suzuka 2005 is my best memory from Japan. It's very difficult to say which is your best race –
especially if you have won many – but coming from the last row of the grid to take victory at a place like this
is one I remember very, very well.
What do you like about Japan as a country?
I particularly like Tokyo and always have a good time when I visit there. It's a fun place, there is a lot going
on, and I do enjoy sushi…
What do the Japanese fans mean to you?
Since my first ever visit to Japan back in 2001 with Sauber, I've always enjoyed the almost fanatic loyalty of
the local fans. They really support you, no matter what position you are racing for. Maybe that Suzuka
victory was the best memory for them too. Even last year – after being out of Formula 1 for two seasons – I
still had a lot of Japanese fans all over the world. For sure, that feels nice! Whenever I race or go rallying,
there are always some Japanese supporters around and I appreciate the support.
It was another strong race result from you in Korea, with some close racing between you and
It was quite close I guess but we both came out of it okay. He basically gave me second place with a small
mistake at the end of the lap after the restart and I already knew there were yellow flags into Turn 3, so I
knew if I overtook him into Turn 1 he wouldn't be able to pass me back. It wasn't too difficult; he defended
pretty hard but I managed to get through.
Was more possible had you qualified better?
Qualifying was pretty awful for me in Korea, but it's difficult to say whether a better grid position would have
made the difference. Sebastian [Vettel] was faster than us at the end; not massively, but a little bit for sure
and his tyres were fresher too so I think it would have been tough to catch him in any case. We were closer
to the Red Bull in Korea than we have been in some races, but not close enough…
Do you think there's the potential to add to your win tally before the end of the season?
If we can improve our performance on Saturdays then there's always a chance, so we'll keep trying for sure
and see what we can do.
Romain Grosjean: "There's just something about this place"
After a highly positive Korean Grand Prix it's straight to Japan and Suzuka, where Romain Grosjean is in a
highly positive state of mind. Bring it on…
What are your thoughts on Suzuka?
I know I won't be the first one to say this, but Suzuka is definitely my favourite circuit of the year. Every
driver has races that are special to them for one reason or another – a home Grand Prix, or the venue for
their first win maybe – but I think if you ask most racers they will tell you there's just something about this
place that's a little bit different. This will be only my third time driving the track, but I've been looking forward
to it ever since the flag dropped in Korea; it's simply fantastic.
Why do you think it is that everyone raves about this circuit?
It's a track that really allows a driver to demonstrate their feel for the car. Not only is combination of corners
pretty relentless – so you never really get a rest – but the way the layout flows together means that the
smallest mistake can make a big difference to your time. Get it right, and the feeling is amazing. Get it
wrong, and you just want to keep trying again and again until you have it nailed. Each sequence is
challenging in its own way, and you have to find the perfect balance to put a good lap together. Every track
has its challenges, but Suzuka is a continuous test of a drivers skills and I think that's what makes it so
beautiful to drive.
And Japan itself?
Suzuka itself it pretty far out from the busier parts of the country, but the people, the culture, and of course
the food all really appeal to me, so it's somewhere I'd definitely like to explore a little more one day. You
can't help but mention the Japanese fans as well; they really are in a league of their own! Everywhere you
look there are people with shirts, flags, crazy hats, and so many other things they have made at home just
to show their support for the drivers on one weekend of the year. I don't think any of us will forget the noise
last year when [Kamui] Kobayashi got his first Formula 1 podium in front of his home crowd… my ears
were ringing all the way to Korea; it was unbelievable!
Your Race Engineer Ayao Komatsu is Japanese; do you think some extra home knowledge could
help you at Suzuka?
I will have to ask Ayao for some special tricks! Certainly I really like Suzuka, the car is looking very good at
the moment and maybe Ayao has some local knowledge too. He certainly gets home support so maybe
that will help me out on track too.
The Korean Grand Prix was a pretty good showing for the team; you must be pretty happy with
your performance?
It was a fantastic result. Of course, one step higher on the podium for me would have been better and two
steps up would have been superb. Our battle with Lewis [Hamilton] was good, our pace was great but the
safety cars stopped us in our fight for the win. After the restart I should have been in front of Kimi on the
road, but it was my mistake which let him past so it was third place on the podium instead of second.
How was it dicing with your team-mate on track, and do you expect more of the same for the rest of
the year?
If we're fighting for the same piece of track and the same position then it means we're both getting the
maximum out of the car, which is a positive thing whichever way you look at it. Obviously we're both
competitive, but our racing has always been fair. I made a mistake in Korea which is why he got past, but
this is not something I want to happen again. The team's philosophy is always to let us race unless we're
on very different strategies where one driver could hold up the other, and this is the right approach. Let's
hope we have some more battles for podium places and I'll be pushing to be the one ahead.
You were looking good against Sebastian [Vettel]; do you think you were in the fight for the win?
Before the safety car we certainly had a strategy to push Sebastian, however we don't know how much he
had in reserve. Maybe the potential of getting my first win was quite close in Korea, but you can't set a time
frame on these things; you never know when the win might come…


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How 'Curious' is this?
Not that Curious Theatre has ever had a problem establishing a strong female fan base, but it never hurts to keep up the effort to boost the numbers.
And that's probably why artistic director Chip Walton and the Curious board are happy that there is an event like Girls' Night Out — and that it has been increasingly successful for each of its seven years.
Carmel Koeltzow chaired the 2011 edition, which began with cocktails and a lavish assortment of appetizers from Gourmet Fine Catering and wrapped up with a VIP cast party at Japoix. In between, a packed house enjoyed a performance of "Circle Mirror Transformation," by Obie Award-winning playwright Annie Baker.
Woodhouse Day Spa was a key sponsor and provided gift bags stuffed with product samples and discount certificates. A sweet touch was the wrapped candy from Helliemae's Salt Caramels.
Guests included gallery owner Bobbi Walker; actress/playwright/Realtor Tracy Shaffer; VuConcepts president Lisza Gulyas, who also is founder and executive director of the International Dance Foundation; Mary Shay; Excelsior Youth Center board member Lois Paul and Melanie Mayner, producing director at PHAMALY, the Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League.
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8 Reasons Why 'Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning' Is Among the Weirdest Movies Ever
After the simple action triumph of Universal Soldier: Regeneration comes John Hyams' follow-up, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. While I wouldn't call Day of Reckoning a good film in the traditional sense, it is certainly a fascinating one, filled with surprising plot twists and ambitious left turns regarding the Universal Soldier mythos. All these brave and occasionally ill-advised gambles results in an undoubtedly strange movie-watching experience. Here are just some reasons why.
(Massive spoilers ahead!)
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren Are Hardly Present
Series regulars Luke Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) are given very little to do in this sequel. While both get an incredible fight scene to call their own (Dolph's is particularly awesome), don't expect much of their characters. In fact, considering how Day of Reckoning offers us Deveraux as a seemly evil rebel leader with Scott as his right-hand lackey without ever explaining how that happened, it's difficult to even consider them the same characters.
The Plot Seemingly Skips a Whole Film
Tons of stuff appears to have gone down between Regeneration and Day of Reckoning, but we learn almost none of it and must accept the wacky situations presented in Day of Reckoning with little question or regard to continuity. This is actually a very bold and interesting choice, but it creates an uncomfortably abrupt break between films, leaving us a bit lost and confused. Hyams asks the audience to put together an abnormal amount of implied backstory all by themselves. It makes for a rough first viewing, but also means Day of Reckoning improves the more you watch it.
On Top of That: Amnesia
Unfortunately, most viewers won't give it that extra chance because so much of Day of Reckoning involves Scott Adkins' excruciating journey to uncover the truth behind his identity and the death of his family at the hands of (supposedly) Luke Deveraux. Adkins has no history with the series, nor does his character have any known history with Deveraux or Scott to help keep us engaged. Instead, we're forced to follow a clueless protagonist while we're already swimming with questions about what happened between films. Even all that would be OK if the execution of these scenes wasn't tedious and boring.
Unisol Culture
So according to this film there are two kinds of Universal Soldiers: ones with minds controlled by the government and ones with minds controlled by Luke Deveraux. Hyams illustrates this through Andrei Arlovski's character the Plumber, aka Magus, aka NGU, aka "Hey, is that the same guy from Regeneration?" who we get to see on both sides of the equation.
Apparently, the government Universal Soldiers all have normal day jobs until they're "switched on" by the government, after which they become hell-bent killing machines. The Universal Soldiers hooked up with Deveraux, however, just hang out in a cavernous bunker, drinking, fighting and waiting to take over the world. To help their boredom, there appears to be a brothel in town specifically geared to service Deveraux's rogue Universal Soldiers. Hyams introduces all these elements with such nonchalance that we almost don't notice its silliness.
Everyone Is a Clone Now
Clones are not new to the Universal Soldier mythos. The Dolph Lundgren who appeared in Regeneration was a clone, after all. But now clones are all over the place. Not only do we have yet another Dolph Lundgren but also another Andrei Arlovski and two Scott Adkins (with hints of more in the past). It seems highly likely that the Luke Deveraux in this film is not the original either. While all this sounds cool in theory, it kind of ruins any stakes we have in the characters. You can kill Dolph Lundgren a hundred million times now, and he'll never truly die.
Even more bizarre, not only are all these guys clones, but we learn in this film that they can regrow cut-off limbs. This totally out-of-left-field tidbit never actually becomes an important part of the film, but it further de-escalates any importance these characters might have by making them even more invincible.
On the other hand, it does lead to some pretty gory fight stuff, as it's a genuine shock when Scott Adkins gets some of his fingers axed off. Perhaps Hyams intends to use this more in another sequel, but as far as this film is concerned, the detail adds nothing more than unnecessary noise to this already confusing universe.
The Day of Reckoning
Dolph Lundgren gives a big rallying speech to this troops halfway through Day of Reckoning, and despite its heavy vagaries, this offers the only insight we get on Deveraux's big plan. Supposedly it involves cloning rebel Universal Soldiers at a much advanced rate than normal thus creating an army that will take over the government, or the world, or maybe just the city they live in.
We see the seeds for this at the film's conclusion in which Scott Adkins kills an FBI agent and replaces him with an identical Universal Soldier clone, indicating that they can apparently clone regular people too now, not just Universal Soldiers. While ominous, it still doesn't really speak to any specific endgame.
So just to be clear: unlike Regeneration, this film actually features regeneration. And despite being called Day of Reckoning, this film features no actual day of reckoning. Perhaps Deveraux's big event will take place in the film to follow, and whatever event its title teases will take place in the film after that.
Good and Evil Goes Completely Undefined
Finally, this isn't just a film where everyone's really bad; it's much more complicated than that. We begin the film watching Luke Deveraux murder an innocent family, so we know he's bad (setting up the audience baiting question "how did our hero become a villain?" -- a question the film does not care to answer). Eventually we discover that the film's opening never actually happened. It was all just a false memory implanted into Scott Adkins' skull to make him mad at Luke Deveraux.
And yet, even after realizing this, Scott Adkins kills Deveraux like a typical villain anyway. So now our hero killed an innocent man. On the other hand, Deveraux is forming an army of very unfriendly clones to help him take over the world. So that's not good either. But then, even after Deveraux's dead, Scott Adkins continues his work.
So we have a good guy going after a bad guy who turns out to be bad but not in the way we thought, and whose work the good guy continues after his death, thus turning him from a good guy into a bad guy. On top of that, the Deveraux we see here might not even be the Deveraux we know from previous films. Plus, there can always be another Deveraux to take his place. It's not time travel, but sussing out Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning can induce some serious headaches. That's part of what makes it such a anomalous film.
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"A Most Wanted Man" is not his best film, but his last starring role succeeds in reminding how much his untimely death has robbed us of his immense gifts.
Making a memorable exit is essential for every great actor, and Philip Seymour Hoffman impressively fulfills that criterion with the twisty-turny spy thriller, "A Most Wanted Man." It's not his best film (That will forever be "Capote."), but his final starring role succeeds in reminding how much his untimely death has robbed us of his immense gifts. Often called a man of excess, in both his size and appetites, Hoffman proves ideal in filling the roomy britches of Gunter Bachmann, a German spook heading up a black-ops team charged with ferreting out and identifying suspected terrorists in Hamburg.
Like Hoffman, Bachmann doesn't always play by the rules. And if he breaks a few hearts and laws, so be it. Just as long as he quenches his thirsts. And for Bachmann that means using any means necessary to prevent radical Islamists from pulling off another 9-11, an attack engineered by Mohamed Atta from his Hamburg apartment. The movie, adapted from John le Carre's 2008 novel by Andrew Bovell (the equally complex "Lantana"), finds Buchmann on the hunt for a man he and his superiors believe might be the next Atta, a young, scruffy Chechen refugee (Grigoriy Dobrygin) who is the lone heir to a 10 million euro fortune left behind by his estranged father, a Russian military bigwig. Buchmann and his crew, which also includes the lovely and leggy, Irna ("Barbara's" Nina Hoss), and the handsome and stoic, Maximilian (a wasted Daniel Bruhl), believe the Chechen wants to funnel the inheritance into various terrorists groups. But others, including the guy's naive do-gooder lawyer, Annabel Richter (Rachel McAdams), believe Dobrygin's Issa Karpov is sincere in both his quest to seek asylum from his Russian oppressors and his desire to donate his inheritance to various charities.
The executor of that cash is Thomas Brue, a preening, greedy banker (Willem Dafoe at his slimiest) who is about to become the central pawn in an elaborate ruse to reveal Karpov's true intentions and, even better, flush out the chief financial officer for Hamburg's islamic terrorist cells. But standing in Buchmann's way are a gaggle of overeager bosses and a bossy CIA operative (a sassy Robin Wright) who could easily ruin his plan.
What ensues is slow but thrilling, as director Anton Corbijn ("Control," "The American") skillfully lures you deeper and deeper into the intrigue. The German accents, particularly by the American actors, are a wee bit off, but the performances are strong enough to look past it and lose yourself in the bleak moodiness Corbijn establishes. His characters, except for McAdams' Annabel, are all people living on the edge of morality. There are no actual "good guys," just varying degrees of depravity in a lawless game of cat and mouse played out under the pretense of working for the common good, whether you're Christian or Islamic. Who do we root for and why? Those are questions the film forces you to ask. And the answers change as often as the tension builds. It takes patience, though, especially if you're used to the nonstop action in most Hollywood spy thrillers. The reward comes via a riveting climax offering a series of clever twists you don't see coming.
It's a fun ride that also offers moments of profundity concerning the less than heroic way we fight the war on terror. But the main reason to see "A Most Wanted Man" is Hoffman. Maybe it's because he's gone now, but there's something special about this performance that makes you take notice and savor how fine an actor he was. It's also fitting that his character, like Hoffman, is a man always trying to outrun his demons. A race they both eventually lose, making an already somber movie even sadder.


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Gayle Anderson was live in Los Angeles with a preview of the 15th Annual Los Angeles Travel Show this weekend, February 23 and 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Gayle talks to 'Destination Truth' host Josh Gates about affordable international travel locations.
Event organizers say the travel show is the largest weekend-long travel show for consumers and professionals in the western U.S. that's geared toward adventure seekers of all kinds.
The travel show is an "all-inclusive" getaway in itself, with activities such as a zip line, rock wall and bubble rollers, a Wildlife Experience animal show and souvenir photos included with admission. Cruise Planners and CP Vacations, American Express Travel Representatives, will be on site ready to create itineraries and book travel, while the U.S. Department of State will be providing passport services.
The Los Angeles Times Travel Show is produced in collaboration with MSE Management and IMG Worldwide. Tickets are $8 in advance (use code "LATPR") or $10 at the door. Children aged 16 and below admitted free when accompanied by an adult. For tickets, a schedule of events, and more information, visit the LA Times Travel Show website, check out the event page on Facebook, or follow the official event twitter account from the LA Times.
For more information, contact:
This weekend, February 23rd and 24th, 2013
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Los Angeles Convention Center
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Visual Media Center
The Visual Media Center of the Department of Art , Art History & Visual Studies maintains a continuously expanding collection of digital image and a 35mm slide archive that support the daily teaching and ongoing research of the faculty and graduate students in the department, and the general teaching and research of visual culture at Duke University. Works of art, architecture, archaeology, and cultural heritage artifacts from prehistoric times to the present, from both Western and non-Western cultures, are represented.
The holdings currently number over 320,000 35mm slides, 40,000 photographs, 91,000 locally produced digital images, and 80,000 commercially licensed digital images. The collections contain images of traditional media such as architecture, drawing, painting, photography, prints, and sculpture; the many applied or decorative arts in glass, ivory, jewelry, metal, wood, etc.; newer media such as body art, computer art, digital art, performance art, video, etc.; and images of social, cultural, and historical documentation. Visual Media Collections@Duke is the online database for the Visual Media Center's digital collections. The University also subscribes to ARTstor and CAMIO through the University Libraries.
The use of materials in the Visual Media Center is subject to the copyright restrictions of the 1976 Copyright Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The VMC abides by the Fair Use provisions of the Copyright Act and also follows the Image Collection Guidelines produced by the Visual Resources Association. Materials accessed by patrons are to be used for educational, non-profit use only.
The Visual Media Center has two staff members: Director John Taormina and Imaging Specialist/Web Manager Jack Edinger.
The Visual Media Center, in Rooms 107, 109, and 110 of East Duke Building, East Campus, is open to the campus community Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00. Please contact the Director about other arrangements or with specific questions.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Playing at home for the last time this season, the Birmingham-Southern softball team split with in-state non-conference rival Huntingdon, losing 1-0 in the first game before winning 9-0, Wednesday afternoon at BSC Softball Park.
The Panthers move to 21-15, while the Hawks move to 25-15.
BSC recorded only one hit in game one, with Huntingdon hurler Brooke Meadows carrying a no-hitter until the bottom of the seventh when junior Taylor Bassett singled to left field. The Hawks scored the lone run of the game in the top of the sixth on a ground-out RBI by Halleigh DiNicholas.
Junior Bethany Fronk (11-11) threw the complete game for BSC, giving up four hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts and three walks. Meadows (14-6) also went the complete game, giving up one hit with two walks and 11 strikeouts.
In the nightcap, the Panthers turned the tables and shut out the Hawks, finding their bats and recording 13 total hits. BSC picked up three runs in the bottom of the first, courtesy of an RBI double from freshman Torrie Garner, and RBI singles by Bassett and junior Hannah Harris.
Junior Joanna Jernigan scored on a Huntingdon error in the bottom of the second to extend the lead to 4-0, and Harris recorded another RBI single in the bottom of the third. In the bottom of the fourth, the Panthers wrapped up the scoring on a two-RBI Garner double and a two-run homer by Bassett, her second of the season. The Hawks were unable to score in the top of the fifth, and the game ended early.
Garner was 3-3 at the plate with three RBI, while Fronk, Harris, and Bassett were all 2-3, with Garner also posting three RBI. Freshman Taylor Harkins (10-4) gave up four hits in five innings with three strikeouts for her sixth shutout of the season.
The Panthers travel to Rome, Ga., this weekend to wrap up regular season play, facing Berry College in a four-game Southern Athletic Association series to determine the regular season champion. Games begin at 1 p.m. ET on Friday and 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.


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Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit
I frequently receive offers to review products. I turn most of them down because they typically don't seem like a good fit for TFLers, but an exception was the Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit, which I baked with today.
If you are looking for a way to turn friends or families on to baking and don't have time to give them a personalized tutorial, the Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit is a good way to go.
The Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit is the brainchild of Joe Bellavance and is based on the no-knead bread approach. Different editions are available on the website, some fancier and more "gifty," others plainer and more practical. At its core the kit contains everything you need except the water to bake your first three no-knead loaves.
Bread flour, yeast, "bread dust", sea salt, a dough scraper, a lame, and a baking booklet. Also available, an enamel pot to bake it in.
The spiral-bound book included with the kit is really nice, and I really enjoyed the tone and approach he uses which you can get a feel for from his blog. Glossy and color printed, it includes a FAQ and a number of variations on the basic no-knead loaf. There is also a laminated cheat sheet with the "golden standard" on it, the core no-knead recipe that everything else here is based on.
My first pass I tried to "play dumb" -- something that comes naturally to me ;^) -- and rely as much as possible on the instructions rather than my intuition. I prepared the dough as directed in the afternoon, covered it, and waited to bake it until the next day.
My dough the next morning:
As directed, in the afternoon I shaped the loaf into a ball, let it rise for another 45 minutes or so, and then baked it in the pot. My final loaf:
As you can see, this isn't the best loaf I've ever made, but if I were a new baker and ended up with this my first pass I'd be ecstatic. It was extremely simple to make and did not require any gear or knowledge outside of what was included in the kit.
Later in the day I baked a second loaf in the pot. This one was a sourdough, and this time I relied more on my intuition as far as determining when and how long to bake it. It turned out lovely.
Joe says up-front that there is no "secret sauce" in the Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit that you can't get elsewhere and, yes, one of us could put together a kit like this on our own, but Joe Bellavance has done a great job of putting everything together here. Even in the Cook's Edition the kit feels very professional and complete to me -- a breadboard and a nice bread knife are about the only other things I can imagine telling someone they should get when getting started baking, but they aren't essential to baking one's first loaves. I'm sure the gift editions are even nicer in their presentation. So if you are looking to introduce someone to baking this holiday, the Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit is a great way to do it.
The Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit is available on breadkit.com.


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August 23, 2011
Communicating diversity: Huck Boyd lecturer to focus on pre-college opportunity programs
Submitted by Communications and Marketing
An honored journalist who now mentors high school students on careers in communications will be the speaker for Kansas State University's 12th annual Huck Boyd Lecture in Community Media.
Wilma Moore-Black, assistant director and curriculum coordinator of the TRIO Communication Upward Bound program at Wichita State University, will present "Promoting Pre-College Programs in Our Communities" at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the K-State Student Union's Forum Hall.
Moore-Black, a 1973 K-State journalism and mass communications graduate, is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist. She has had stints as bureau manager for United Press International, as consumer reporter and assistant assignments editor at KAKE-TV and as photographer and assistant editor for The Community Voice, Wichita's black weekly newspaper.
As assistant director and curriculum coordinator for the TRIO Communication Upward Bound program, Moore-Black is able to mentor and promote a profession she loves. In this capacity she says she enjoys "unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and be rejuvenated by high school students who have untapped sources to explore lifelong learning and ways to be productive citizens."
Moore-Black is president of Kansas Professional Communicators and former president of Wichita Professional Communicators. She also serves on the Real Men, Real Heroes Inc. board, a nonprofit mentoring organization headquartered in Wichita.
Her lecture is sponsored by the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications at K-State.
McDill "Huck" Boyd was a great believer in preserving the small-town lifestyle and small-town media, and this lecture series in his name highlights the importance of community journalism in Kansas and across the nation, said Gloria Freeland, center director.
"The lectures help illustrate the influence community media have on the health of their communities," Freeland said.
Boyd, a Phillipsburg native, published The Phillips County Review, recruited industry to his community and was active in Republican politics, both in Kansas and nationally.
The center, founded in 1990, has sponsored 11 previous lectures, whose topics have included storytelling in the modern newsroom, community media in the White House, the importance of investigative journalism, the need for diversity in local coverage, why local news will always be critical, and how photos convey the essence of communities.
The center strives to serve and strengthen local newspapers, radio stations, cable systems and other media that play a key role in the survival and revitalization of America's small towns.


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Well... Art can come in many ways right?
I will just call this programming art
Hey guys. I made an Android app, for DLC.
Their was one for iOS already, but none for Android.
I hope you guys like it
It is number 2, because I uploaded the first one on a wrong account :p


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You have finally made it to a very special and unique site; one of its kind all over the web. Here we truly represent the beauty & charm of young girls and celebrate it as one of the few good things left in today's violent, greedy and abusive world :(
We present to you girls from around the world as you would normally see them on the street or at the beach.
Our pictures & videos are all taken and presented in a tasteful & decorous way and they have been selected with the utmost observations for quality and beauty.
Because beauty has no age and it's a lot better than today's news on the media!


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birth(redirected from given birth)
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Related to given birth: giving birth
a coming into being; the act or process of being born.
birth certificate a written, authenticated record of the birth of a child, required by state laws throughout the United States. After a birth is registered, a birth certificate is issued which represents legal proof of parentage, age, and citizenship, and is of great personal and legal importance. A birth certificate is required for many legal and business or personal transactions. Whether the child is born at home or at the hospital, the physician, midwife, or other attendant must report the birth to the local or state registrar. The report becomes a permanent record, and a certificate is issued to the parents. If a child dies during birth, an immediate report and certification of the birth and death are required, containing a statement of the cause of death.
birth control the concept of limiting the size of families by measures designed to prevent conception. The movement of that name began in modern times as a humanitarian reform to conserve the health of mothers and the welfare of children, especially among the poor. More recently it has been superseded by the term family planning, which means planning the arrival of children to correspond with the desire and resources of the married couple. See also contraception.
multiple birth the birth of two or more offspring produced in the same gestation period.
premature birth (preterm birth) expulsion of the fetus from the uterus before termination of the normal gestation period, but after independent existence has become possible; defined as birth occurring before 37 completed weeks (295 days), counting from the first day of the last normal menstrual period. Approximately 6 to 8 per cent of all live births in the United States are premature, and premature births are the major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality.
1. Passage of the fetus from the uterus to the outside world; the act of being born.
2. Specifically, in the human, complete expulsion or extraction of a fetus from its mother, irrespective of gestational age, and regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.
birth(berth) a coming into being; act or process of being born.
complete birth entire separation of the infant from the maternal body (after cutting of the umbilical cord).
multiple birth the birth of two or more offspring produced in the same gestation period.
postterm birth birth of an infant at or after 42 completed weeks (294 days) of gestation.
premature birth , preterm birth birth of an infant before 37 completed weeks (259 days) of gestation.
1. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
2. The act or process of bearing young; parturition.
3. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location.
Etymology: ME, burth
1 the event of being born, the entry of a new person out of its mother into the world. Kinds of birth are breech birth, live birth, and stillbirth. See also effacement, labor.
2 the childbearing event, the bringing forth by a mother of a baby.
3 a medical event, the delivery of a fetus by an obstetric attendant.
birth(1) The act of being born, as in the birth of a child.
(2) Lineage; descent; extraction, as in noble extraction.
1. The act of being born, as in the birth of a child.
2. Lineage; extraction; descent; noble extraction. See Husband-coached birth, Multiple birth, Natural childbirth, Primal–scream therapy, Rebirthing, Stillbirth, Virgin birth.
1. Passage of the fetus from the uterus to the outside world; the act of being born.
2. Specifically, complete expulsion or extraction of a fetus from its mother.
birthThe act or process of being born. The expulsion of the baby from the uterus.
birththe act of bringing forth young from the female animal, parturition. Birth is usually from the uterus of a female mammal, but in the case of, for example, seahorses, the young are produced as independent organisms when eggs have been incubated inside the brood pouch of the adult male.
a coming into being; the act or process of being born. See also parturition.
birth canal
the canal through which the fetus passes in birth; comprising the uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva.
birth cohort
see cohort.
birth control
a term rarely used in dealing with animals. Instead see population control, contraception.
birth defects
see congenital defects.
birth difficulties
birth injury
occurs to the fetus during birth. Includes rib fracture and meningeal hemorrhage.
birth interval
the interval between succeeding parturitions. See also calving interval.
multiple birth
the birth of two or more offspring produced in the same gestation period.
birth order
the chronological order of births in a multiple birth. May have significance in causing stillbirths if the intervals between births are prolonged because of inertia.
premature birth
expulsion of the fetus from the uterus before termination of the normal gestation period, but after independent existence has become a possibility. In humans prematurity is defined as a pregnancy of less than 37 weeks in a pregnancy normally lasting 40 weeks.
birth process
comprises maturation of the fetus, relaxation of the bony pelvis and associated ligaments, softening and relaxation of the cervix, vagina, vulva and perineum, correct disposition of the fetus, contractions of the uterine myometrium and finally the only component under voluntary control, contraction of the abdominal muscles.
birth rate
birth size
stature, including height at withers, crown to tail head length at birth.
birth weight
the weight at birth. A significant determinant of survival in any species and of the occurrence of dystocia. See also prolonged gestation.
Patient discussion about birth
Q. sex after giving birth My baby (Shelly) is three months now. Me and my husband tried having sex a couple of times since she was born, but the intercourse just hurts too much. Is this normal? I heard that sometimes when you get cuts during the birth they sew you too tight. Can it be the case? And if so, is this permanent or will it get better?
A. as long as the wound is already recovered, I think you can start the sexual activities. But again it depends on every person, I think scoote had given us a good example for that.
In case you still feel some discomfort and even hurt sensation down there, it is advisable to go see your doctor, just to check.
Meanwhile, enjoy your life and my greeting for baby Shelly..
In case you still feel some discomfort and even hurt sensation down there, it is advisable to go see your doctor, just to check.
Meanwhile, enjoy your life and my greeting for baby Shelly..
Q. Is it a birth defect in children? I know about the causes of autism. Is it a birth defect in children?
A. it's not an easy answer i'm afraid...there are congenital differences, but no "birth defect" that we can detect. there's a good pdf file that gives a full explanation about it...i think you'll find it useful:
Q. I'm scared to be pregnant... vomiting and to give birth...Please tell me it's fine!!
A. since how long are you pregnant? it seems that it just started. if you vomit a lot it is imperative that you drink enough water - still water like Vitel, Vichy, L'eau d'Evian that you get in your country and find bottles in glass - not in plastic! Plastic is anorganic and can't be assimilated in our bodies. there is no reason to be scared if you vomit. this means that you don't drink enough water. i know this. believe me and you will see that in the next days you will not vomit anymore. just keep me informed please!More discussions about birth


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WARNING: turn your volume down before watching this video. And while you're at it, go read this post, paying close attention to the parts that address the pitfalls of liquid nitrogen bomb assembly.
Read the line about only setting off liquid nitrogen bombs when you have plenty of space at your disposal. Understand that you should use that space to keep yourself FAR AWAY FROM LIQUID NITROGEN BOMBS. Did you read it? Good.
Because this guy clearly didn't.
Remember: liquid nitrogen boils at temperatures far below room temperature. When it does, the volume it occupies expands by orders of magnitude. Translation? LN2 + sealed plastic bottle = kablamo. This kid got very, very lucky.
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Goodlatte to deliver online tax plan
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte is expected to release a series of principles on Wednesday, outlining concerns and priorities for a bill that would allow online retailers to collect sales tax, several sources told POLITICO.
The principles — described during three briefings Tuesday — are expected to be broad while detailing some of the ways the Virginia Republican would like to simplify the bill that passed the Senate in May, the sources said. They also are expected to offer more details on how businesses could collect and remit sales taxes for online purchases.
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Goodlatte has expressed concerns that the Senate bill is still too burdensome for small businesses.
Briefings for Judiciary Committee staffers and trade groups focused on the issue were scheduled for Tuesday to give Goodlatte's team a chance to detail seven points. Separate briefings were held for supporters and opponents of the issue.
( Also on POLITICO: Conservative poll: Internet tax bill unpopular)
In an interview with POLITICO on Tuesday, Goodlatte said the principles "will be released tomorrow," but declined to give further comment.
The principles specify the burdens for online and brick-and-mortar retailers must be equal. The staff conducting the briefings said there should be no precedent for collecting taxes.
It is unlikely Goodlatte will release anything resembling legislation because broad concepts give him the ability to maneuver within the House Republican Conference to build support.
"He very much wants to build consensuses on this issue. He wants to find that sweet spot the majority of people are comfortable with," said Jennifer Platt, a vice president of federal operations for the International Council of Shopping Centers.
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It is unclear whether Goodlatte plans to introduce new legislation or will try to work within the confines of the Senate-passed bill to address his concerns. But a supporter of the bill said his side was very "happy" with the path forward that the principles provide.
A representative from a trade organization that has long opposed the measure said that the current draft of Marketplace Fairness is "dead" and there would need to be a new draft to mirror Goodlatte's principles.
The principles would mark the first step forward in the online sales tax battle since May when the Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act. That bill was opposed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who wanted to address the issue during tax reform, and other senators from states that don't charge a sales tax.
The issue has divided Republicans in the House, slowing progress on legislation.
( Also on POLITICO: Outside groups try to revive immigration reform)
Fault lines have emerged between Republicans like Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) who see the bill as a states' rights measure that will help fill depleted coffers and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who wrote in a June letter that the measure is an "unprecedented" violation of state sovereignty.
Supporters, including online retailer Amazon, and opponents, backed by eBay, view on-the-fence House Republicans as vital to passing or defeating the measure. Representatives from Target, the Chamber of Commerce, Amazon and Net Choice were all present at the briefings on Tuesday.
Jason Brewer, the vice president for communications and advocacy at the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which supports the online sales tax, expects an "ideological battle."
"We were successful in the Senate because we made the case that: A) this is not a tax increase; and B) in a true free market, conservatives believe that everyone should be treated equally," he said. "It's a powerful argument to be made now."


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Each week we post a round-up of some of our most exciting national and international PUP book coverage. Reviews, interviews, events, articles–this is the spot for coverage of all things "PUP books" that took place in the last week. Enjoy!
We start this week across the pond from our Princeton, NJ, office to the home of our Woodstock office. We saw some great reviews in UK publications recently and have included two here.
If Walter Benjamin dubbed Paris "the capital of the nineteenth century," which city takes that title during the much darker twentieth century? Derek Sayer's new book argues that Prague, with its astonishingly vibrant and always surprising human landscape, is that city. Prague, Capital of the Twentieth Century was reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement by Marci Shore, who called the book "[a] pleasure to read, luscious in a sultry kind of way." Learn more about this book–which was named one of the Financial Times' Best History Books of 2013–and view the introduction here.
Next, we turn to Francisco Bethencourt's Racisms, the first comprehensive history of racism, from the Crusades to the twentieth century. The New Statesman reviewed the title calling it "[an] impressive book." Joanna Bourke of the New Statesman points out the importance of Bethencourt's work as a lens for current debates about events like George Zimmerman's acquittal after the killing of Trayvon Martin. She writes:
Bethencourt addresses the "scientific" turn in racial classification systems. There is a vast literature on the ideas of influential men such as […] Charles Darwin and many others. However, Bethencourt's summary is the clearest and most sophisticated to date.
View the book's introduction here.
We return stateside for the next PUP book. Check out this interview with Eswar Prasad, author of The Dollar Trap. He speaks with the Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath about why the dollar didn't collapse after the events of the past few years and what this means for the future.
You can check out the preface here. Visit Eswar Prasad's website for more information about the book, including a book trailer.
The WSJ's China RealTime blog also featured a question and answer piece with Prasad, who gives more explanation for his argument that no currency can rival the dollar.
PUP author and Princeton professor Jacob N. Shapiro writes his own piece this week for the Boston Globe. His piece, entitled "108 Terrorist Memoirs, Analyzed," discusses how Shapiro prepared to write his book The Terrorist's Dilemma and the surprising things that his research uncovered. He read 108 memoirs of terrorists, or former terrorists, in order to get to the bottom of what makes them tick. Shapiro writes:
Collectively, they form a valuable window into one of the core security challenges facing the world today. They help clarify what drives individuals to participate, expose groups' internal conflicts to public scrutiny, and illuminate the political thinking behind their campaigns. The memoirs can occasionally be chilling for their sheer callousness towards human life. But reading them is surprisingly reassuring, because they reveal something else as well: the ordinariness and the incompetence that are common hallmarks of terrorist life.
Check out the full piece for more on the details that Shapiro's reading revealed, and take a look at the first chapter of The Terrorist's Dilemma.