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Julie Metz had seemingly the perfect life—an adoring husband, a happy, spirited daughter, a lovely old house in a quaint suburban town—but it was all a lie. Julie Metz's life changed forever on one ordinary January afternoon when her husband, Henry, collapsed on the kitchen floor and died in her arms. Suddenly, this mother of a six-year-old became the young widow in her bucolic small town. But that was only the beginning. Seven months after Henry's death, just when Julie thought she was emerging from the worst of it, came the rest of it: She discovered that what had appeared to be the reality of her marriage was but a half-truth. Henry had hidden another life from her. Perfection is the story of Metz's journey through chaos and transformation as she creates a different life for herself and for her young daughter. It is the story of rebuilding both a life and an identity after betrayal and widowhood, of rebirth and happiness—if not perfection.
Julie Metz is a New York-born writer, graphic designer, and artist. In addition to Perfection she has written essays and commentary for The New York Times and The Huffington Post. She has also designed book covers for the novels: The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, The Gathering, by Anne Enright and Boom! Aftershocks of the Sixties by Tom Brokaw. Metz's husband, referred to as Henry in the book, died at home from a pulmonary embolism on January 8, 2003. Perfection is the resultant effort from Metz's time absorbing the shock of Henry's death and then working through the rage of his discovered betrayals and mostly covers the three years following Henry's death.
In an interesting precursor to the book, a note to readers is included:
"I have changed the names (except my own), and other details of persons in this book. I have not changed the name of a certain dog, which suited the animal and my story perfectly. Sometimes real life surprises fiction even in the details. I have, on a few occasions, changed the order of events, where those changes benefit narrative flow without altering a factual telling of the story. Otherwise, all dialogue and events took place as I remember and recount them in these pages."
I can only attribute this to the James Frey fall-out.
Having said that, nothing about Metz's account comes across as questionable or improbable. Her story, though,is very probably any partnered person's worst nightmare realized. Imagine the sudden and unexpected death of your spouse, in your kitchen, felled by a fatal pulmonary embolism. Now imagine, six months later, discovering the person you trusted absolutely was not, at all, who you thought. Is it worse to be bereaved or betrayed? Often, as an attempt at comfort, those grieving are reminded that their loved one will live on in their memories but if those memories are compromised, does the deceased still manage an existence in our world and our minds?
Julie Metz, through a revelation from a close friend, comes to know her husband had been not just unfaithful, but a serial philanderer (who was also hiding secret debts) throughout their thirteen year marriage. Using her own journal entries, along with Henry's electronic diaries and emails, Metz created Perfection. She has been noted as "brave", "shocking" and "candid" in other reviews of her book but none of Metz's tale strikes me as shocking nor do her actions smack of bravery. Metz just did did what she needed to emerge on the other side.
While Henry is lying, dead on their kitchen floor, Metz is cognizant of her "last normal moment". Metz rages at her husband now beyond her physical reach: "Henry, you are so fucking lucky to be dead.", calling him "…a piece of shit bastard"; her grieving shoved aside to rail against Henry's betrayal. Metz manages to identify and contact six of Henry's mistresses, challenging them on how they were able to participate in a relationship with a married father. Through these interactions Metz comes to gain a more complete picture of the man who was her husband. Through executor privilege, Metz arranges a meeting with Henry's therapist who offers Henry's diagnosis of 'narcissistic personality disorder' with an amazing ability to compartmentalize, not as an excuse but, perhaps as a peg to hang things on in an attempt at coming to understand her husband's actions.
Metz definitely does a compelling job sharing her loves, her losses and the lies she must deal with, while offering a cautionary tale about the idea of perfection within a marriage.


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I was struck by a new way that I saw an advertisement of a man in a rimless frame that I had seen a number of times. You're probably like me, recognize an ad that you've seen before and turn the page without really reading it again. But this was different. It was an ad I recognized; just a startling new way that I saw it. I was in a lecture about new products and technologies but sitting at the back of a long and narrow lecture hall. From that distance, the man was just that, a man –without glasses. Because the frame was so minimalist, it just disappeared.
That made me think about the reasons why customers choose rimless. It's simple. There's a continuing preference to have a pair of glasses that disappears. Many of my customers would prefer not to have to wear glasses for a variety of reasons, and rimless meets one of those reasons.
Admittedly, the rimless segment is smaller in most offices than it was from 2006 to 2009, but it is estimated that it makes up about 7 percent of the frames sold today (units). However, while a small segment in units, it has a much higher dollar value even though there hasn't been a new kind of rimless in about a decade. There have been excellent changes in temple design to add style and freshness to meet the trend of wide, bright-colored and textured temples. However, as a mounting system for lenses, there have been no changes.
As a smaller segment of the business, it may lead an office's frame buyer to dismiss rimless in favor of a few brands or just "keep" the old favorites. What's wrong with that? Our lives and the lives of our patients revolve around segments. By sticking with the norms in what may appear to be a small and unimportant segment, we miss the way that innovation and new technologies can affect the financial implications and patient satisfaction in an office. Especially when it's "disappearing eyewear" that drives some of our customers to rimless.
Financially, a 7 percent market at retail is about $1 billion dollars (7 percent x 70 million frames = 5 million frames at ~$200 each). That's impressive. From Businesswire.com, consumer confidence in technology reached the highest level in the history of the CEA Index, according to the latest figures released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). That is certainly helping the adoption of digitally enhanced lenses. Customers are tickled that digital technology has come to eyewear.
That same interest in technology can also help to merchandise frames and lenses with patients in a new way. Combining new lens materials and rimless frame technologies can fix the problems of rimless with which ECPs and patients have had to contend. Therefore, with this kind of opportunity on the table, shouldn't you consider the latest technology and fashion options for the rimless segment of your business? Here's what I mean.
Customers buy complete pairs of glasses so lenses and frames must work as one. In this case, the lens material attributes can enhance the frame's characteristics so that the eyewear works better than frame and lens separately. It's sort of like a composite, i.e., the sum of the individual frame and lens properties are more than their individual benefits alone. In rimless however, that has not always been the case. For example, a screw and nut rimless frame that loosens easily with wear and/or star cracks expanding from the lens' drill holes are embarrassing for the optician and a disappointment for the wearer. These drawbacks have led some offices to discontinue them as a product completely. Therefore, a solution is to consider new material and frames that address each of these issues to make a better total pair of glasses. Even a small segment deserves the best.
To make a believable case for change, it's helpful to describe the issues and the solution by listing the points of difference that affect both the ECP and patient. In a discussion of issues and technical (and aesthetic) solutions resides a way to also communicate the benefits to the patient for adopting these new technologies.
Issues – Lens Materials
Rimless eyewear can star crack at the drill holes or within the groove of semi-rimless. From the lens material point of view, it's the notch sensitivity and flexural strength of the lens material used that allows a star crack to grow. Lens materials have varying notch sensitivities, and those highly sensitive like standard hard resin are rarely if ever used for rimless eyewear. If a tiny micro-crack is left at the drill hole edge, a small amount of pressure on the hole, where the frame is attached will open the crack and make it run to the lens edge resulting in breakage at the temple or bridge. In a 1.67 lens, there is less sensitivity but with enough pressure, a crack might run from hole to hole in a compression mount. For polycarbonate, there is slight notch sensitivity so the crack migrates very slowly. The good news is that the eyeglasses do not break apart but instead the patient wears lenses with visible cracks at the drill holes. I've always found it personally embarrassing to explain to the patient, when they return, as to why this has happened. Some of it can be their fault but clearly, the use of certain lens materials was clearly mine.
Highly impact resistant materials are better for rimless eyewear because of increased flexibility but that also makes the lenses more susceptible to deformation effects like hoop and internal stresses. Stress can cause vision changes around the drill holes and in polarized lenses for example, a change to the efficiency of the polarization and a patient's satisfaction with their lenses.
Issues – Frame Construction/Materials
For some mounting systems, lenses loosen easily and need to be tightened or renewed. In fact, once lenses begin to loosen, tightening is required more often until renewal is required. In a screw/nut rimless frame, the nut may be over-tightened, compressing the lens more, leading to a faster loosening and exploitation of any micro-cracks at the entrance or exit of the drill hole. This loosening is a problem especially for rimless since most U.S. consumers own one pair of current Rx glasses. Combined with the fact that many offices are less experienced in adjusting rimless and many cannot disassemble and reassemble a frame when renewal of lenses, screws or bushings are required, the frame needs to be sent to the laboratory for renewal and repair. Patients can be left without their primary eyeglasses for up to a week.
Rimless frame design also has a unique obstacle to address and that's the visibility of the lens mounting, i.e., the screw or compression mount. For the narrow PD patient, it's common for them to see the attachment point and to have to learn to ignore it. Some can't. Fitting and lens size can help. Smaller lenses and the right shape get the lens closer to the eye so the mounting point is less visible; however, that requires a knowledgeable optician. Consider yourself now knowledgeable. However, for rimless and progressives, they often benefit from larger lenses for more available reading and mid-range so the visibility of the mounting can be a problem.
Finally, like all consumer products, not all rimless frames are made the same. Some use better materials, different kinds and qualities of titanium, or some hold their adjustment better than others. The choice of screw and nut, cap nut or bushing quality also changes how effective the frame is at holding lenses tight or facilitating adjustment or renewal. One of my pet peeves is the rimless eyewear that I often see on people with the plastic screw thread covers from the frame board, still attached. They are there to protect the patient while they try on those glasses and the reason for the long screws are to be long enough for any range of lens thicknesses. In my view, once the eyewear is completed, the screw should be cut and either a cap nut is used or the edge of the cut screw is burnished. This is not only ugly, but dangerous.
In addition, there is an inventory issue for the many tiny parts and bushings required to properly service a variety of rimless brands as well as the knowledge and expertise required for special handling. For example, a common reason for star cracks is when sleeves and washers are left out of the reassembly of a rimless frame when new lenses are added, or the wrong softness/hardness of bushing is used.
Some Answers – Len Materials
Notch sensitivity is a major factor in rimless lens choice and the less the better. Trivex material has virtually no notch sensitivity so even if a drill hole has a small micro-crack, it won't turn into a runner, star crack or lens breakage. Also, while being extremely impact resistant—it isn't as easily stressed by compression. That results in clearer delivery of the prescription. Tied to that is its higher Abbe number (45-47) so there is less chromatic effects in the lens periphery especially in higher lens powers. It's lower index is somewhat moderated because of its high impact resistance so centers can be made as thin as high-index materials so for the core range of prescriptions (+3 to -3), there are negligible differences. In higher prescription, the differences can be determined so you can make a considered decision.
While good technique for all materials, if materials other than Trivex are used, it is essential that chamfering (beveling) of the drill hole edge be completed to reduce the presence of micro-cracks. Excellence in assembly technique is also needed so as to not add too much compression by screw/nut or post and bushing. That means using all the parts that the frame manufacturer supplies as washers, sleeves, nuts and cap nuts or that the correct soft or hardness of bushings are used for compression mounts as well as the correct hole diameter and the right amount of torque or pressure when assembling.
Polycarbonate lenses can have significant internal stresses in lenses (birefringence) that have been molded to prescription (stock lenses). Most semi-finished lenses also have internal stresses but some, when surfaced, become virtually stress-free since one of the compressed (molded) surfaces has been cut away. Trivex material and high-index don't have these internal stresses. However, the edging process and the subsequent tension that the frame eyewire (hoop stress) or rimless attachment causes additional compression stress on lenses, some materials more than others; Trivex, 1.67 and 1.70 high-index work best.
Some Answers—Frame Construction/Materials
To reduce the visibility of the mounting point, make them as small and invisible as possible. Therefore, the use of materials like titanium provides extreme strength in fine stylized mountings. It is possible to solve the loosening of screws and compression mounts while getting rid of the holes completely by using the HOYA DF system. This is a unique way of delivering rimless eyewear.
HOYA DF is a unique application of the HOYA lens material Phoenix and a titanium frame design from Avantek. This marriage produces distortion-free lenses because of the lens material used and the elimination of the drill holes and/or notches from a rimless frame.
Phoenix Lenses are the HOYA manufacturing result of a process that starts with Trivex material as a platform. The molding process and chemistry is modified to produce Phoenix lenses. The lenses are extremely stable, stress-free, highly impact resistant and lightweight, easily AR treated and has the better clarity of a higher Abbe (45). This material has grown significantly in popularity because of its application for rimless and for children's prescriptions. Its combination of attributes, especially its thinner centers and lowest specific gravity of all materials (1.11 gm.cm3) combine to produce lenses that complement the minimalist and lightweight expectations for rimless.
Phoenix lenses produce high Abbe, stress and birefringence-free lenses. This maximizes the opportunity for free-form lens designs to deliver the edge-to-edge vision crispness that digitally optimized and customized lenses promise (all other factors being equal).
No notch sensitivity ensures that lenses won't star crack, splits or flake during the life of the prescription. Also, because Trivex-based lens materials are chemical and heat resistant, there are no problems if the lenses come into contact with ordinary household cleaners and solvents that might affect materials like polycarbonate (nail polish or paint remover, cleaning products that contain ethanol or lauramine oxides that increase alkalinity but soften and crack polycarbonate surfaces and coatings).
Avantek Frames employ a unique mounting system, with no wires, nuts or screws to loosen. Instead they use a box design for lens mounting. Because of the Phoenix lens properties, a square tab (minimum lens edge thickness, 2.2 mm) can be digitally edged during the edging process on the nasal and temporal lens edge. Then, the unique Avantek loop mount is placed over the tab and secured with a Trivex rivet, from the back through the loop and the tab. This results in an extremely secure and stable endpiece or bridge attachment and the removal of the drill holes or slots. This also moves the frame/lens attachment point outside the lens perimeter.
With the lens now free of holes and mounting hardware it can provide an unobstructed view to deliver precise vision from edge to edge. This maintains the goal of distortion-free lenses even after assembly. The result is glasses that disappear for the patient that wants the least visible eyewear.
The absence of screws to attach the lens to the frame also leads to a more durable frame lens system. Typical return rates on rimless product are reported to run 8 percent in the US versus 4 percent for non-rimless jobs. Labs producing Avantek report mounted frames have a return rate of less than 4 percent. Reducing the rate of returns on rimless product by more than 50 percent is reason for many practices to move back to a category that they previously dispensed with enthusiasm before rimless problems brought back dissatisfied patients. Finally, the patented reversible bonding system allows patients to use the durable frame chassis over multiple prescription changes.
The HOYA DF Avantek is also a technical story that can help differentiate the independent office since this eyewear is available only through HOYA labs.
Provide the best solutions for every segment by evaluating terrific combinations of frames and lenses; after all, they can't exist without each other. HOYA DF eyewear uses Phoenix lens material in a unique way to match the properties of the specially designed Avantek frame. Together they eliminate screws, posts and holes, star cracks and stress from rimless eyewear. When it's "disappearing eyewear" that drives some of our customers to rimless, consider unique HOYA DF. It makes rimless even less, that's more.
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Columnist: Astros should pull out all the stops to woo Rangers' Nolan Ryan to Houston
Exactly what Nolan Ryan makes of the recent title shuffling in the Rangers' front office isn't clear because he hasn't spoken publicly since the announcement was made.
But, as our Kevin Sherrington pointed out, Ryan's options outside Arlington don't seem to be any more inviting. Unless Ryan would be willing to leave Texas, the only other MLB team in the state are the struggling Houston Astros, who won an MLB-low 55 games last year and don't seem to be anywhere close to competing for a World Series.
Still, ESPN's Johnette Howard argues that shouldn't stop the Astros from trying to woo Ryan to Houston.
"Ryan is not a man who shies from confrontation. He is also not a man who is likely to be willingly led out to pasture until he's damn good and ready, as his 27-year playing career attested," Howard wrote. "So the Rangers should have anticipated (or at least been better prepared to spin) that Ryan might be displeased about their announcement Friday that he was still CEO, but that they had split his other title -- team president -- into two parts."
Howard said the Astros should do whatever it takes in their quest to sway Ryan's loyalties, even if it means showing up on his front lawn to flying planes over Dallas with pro-Houston slogans.
"The Astros should at least try to make it a tough decision for Ryan," Howard wrote. "They're a teardown compared to the penthouse level the Rangers are now on after two World Series runner-up finishes and three playoff trips since Ryan arrived in 2008 -- two seasons after Daniels became GM."
But ironically, maybe the biggest advantage the Astros have is the fact that they have nothing to lose. While the Rangers' attempts to keep its young nucleus of front office execs intact may force Ryan further to the periphery, Howard says Houston could basically promise Ryan a prominent -- and consistent -- role.
"Establishing that organizational line of succession is certainly the Rangers' prerogative. And there's nothing wrong with that," Howard wrote. "But the Astros could assure Ryan it would be different with them."


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Wasps have named Joe Launchbury on the blindside flank for their Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final clash with Leinster on Friday.
London Wasps have named lock Joe Launchbury on the blindside flank for their Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final clash with Leinster on Friday.
Marco Wentzel captains the side from the second-row where he packs down alongside England international Tom Palmer with Launchbury at six.
Ashley Johnson starts at number eight this week while Nick Robinson moves into the fly-half shirt.
"There's been a great buzz around the club this week and everyone's looking forward to testing ourselves against one of the best sides in European rugby. Leinster have been incredibly consistent over the last few years and this is a big challenge for our developing side but one everyone is up for," said Wasps boss Dai Young.
Meanwhile, Dave Kearney will make his 50th Leinster appearance after being named in a backline which features Gordon D'Arcy who has recovered from illness to take his place in the XV.
D'Arcy is joined by international colleague Fergus McFadden, who has recovered from injury to take his place in the midfield, with Ian Madigan set to make his 75th appearance.
Rob Kearney starts at full-back with Isa Nacewa named on the left wing for the province.
Up front, Devin Toner partners skipper Leo Cullen at lock, with Kevin McLaughlin set to make his 90th appearance. Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip complete the back-row.
Ireland duo Sean Cronin and Shane Jennings are named amongst the replacements.
The teams:
Wasps: 15 Elliott Daly, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Andrea Masi, 12 Chris Bell, 11 Tom Varndell, 10 Nicky Robinson, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Sam Jones, 6 Joe Launchbury, 5 Marco Wentzel, 4 Tom Palmer, 3 Phil Swainston, 2 T Rhys Thomas, 1 Zak Taulafo.
Replacements: 16 Tom Lindsay, 17 Tim Payne, 18 William Taylor, 19 Jonathan Poff, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Stephen Jones, 23 Hugo Southwell.
Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Dave Kearney, 13 Fergus McFadden, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Isa Nacewa, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Leo Cullen, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Jamie Hagan, 19 Quinn Roux, 20 Shane Jennings, 21 John Cooney, 22 Andrew Goodman, 23 Andrew Conway.
Date: Friday, April 5
Kick-off: 20:00 BST
Venue: Adams Park
Referee: Pascal Gauzère (France)
Assistant referees: Marius Mitrea (Italy), Neil Hennessy (Wales)


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Did you know that in 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas?
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Did you know that in 1960, the first sit-in of a lunch counter was launched by black college students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College?
This form of non-violent protest quickly spread throughout the South.
Each year on the third Monday of January schools, federal offices, post office and banks across America close as we celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought. A time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality, and dignity of all races and peoples. A time to remember the message of change through nonviolence.
Join us for our look at the past 60 years of the civil rights movement and our countdown to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday January 18, 2010.
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'From little things, big things grow:
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From little things, big things grow: gather round people, I'll tell you a story.
Showcasing the work of more than 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from around the country, with a number of recent acquisitions, From little things, big things grow assesses the ongoing cultural exchange between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people throughout diverse regions in Australia — including central Australian desert, rural agricultural regions, the south-west and far north Western Australia. Comprising paintings, works on paper, photography and three-dimensional objects, the exhibition will also explore the personal recollections of several artists that express connection to their country, and ongoing adaptations made following colonisation.
Indigenous people have held a connection to their traditional lands since time immemorial. They have always worked with the land in a diversity of ways, pre- and post-contact with non-Indigenous people. This symbiotic, adaptive and multi-faceted relationship is the focus of the exhibition. Indigenous people have made an enormous contribution to the pastoral and agricultural industries over the last two centuries. Their roles in this rapidly changing period precipitated the fight for Indigenous land rights, which is a key feature of the exhibition.
The exhibition title references the song written by Indigenous musician Kev Carmody and renowned Australian musician Paul Kelly, which recounts the 1966 Gurindji Walkoff, a strike commenced by the traditional custodians of Daguragu/Wave Hill in the Northern Territory that lasted for eight years.
What began as a fight for equal working conditions evolved into the much larger fight for Aboriginal land rights, which took on national momentum. Recognition of Aboriginal land rights is documented in Mervyn Bishop's photograph of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pouring soil into the hand of traditional owner, Vincent Lingiari, 1975.
Ironically, when the lengthy fight for equal pay was won and some access to traditional country was granted, many station managers laid off Indigenous workers, effectively preventing ongoing cultural management and right of entry to country.
This exhibition for the Children's Gallery features drawings of Indigenous creation stories, bush toys, carved animals and whimsical works such as those that emphasise innovative uses of found objects. The wide range of works captivates children, while teaching them of Indigenous perspectives of land usage, the shared history of many Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, and the importance of storytelling in Indigenous culture.
Stephen Gilchrist and Brenda L Croft
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art


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- Pre-K backpack holds a snack, a change of clothes, and a favorite toy.
- Small backpack holds a lunch bag, two small notebooks, two books and a water bottle.
- Large and Rolling hold a lunch bag, a large notebook, two small notebooks, several books and a water bottle.
- Detailed with reflective piping for safety.
- Adjustable and padded straps ensure a comfortable fit.
- Star Wars™ Lunch Bag (sold separately) piggybacks onto the backpack's exterior metal loops on the Small, Large and Rolling backpacks.
- Exterior side pockets are designed to hold our water bottles (sold separately).
- Please note, personalization placement varies and may not appear as shown.
- Personalization may cover all or part of the print.
- Dimensions & Care
Pre-K Backpack
- Fits children who are 36–42" tall.
- Overall: 8.5" wide x 4" deep x 10" high
- Interior: 8" wide x 3.5" deep x 9.5" high
- Exterior Pockets: 3
- Exterior Front Panel Pocket: 6.25" wide x 4.5" high
- Exterior Side Pocket (2): 3" wide x 3.5" high
- Shoulder Strap (2): 2.75" wide x 13.5–18.5" long
- Carrying Handle: 1" wide x 6.25" long
Small Backpack
- Fits children who are 43–49" tall.
- Overall: 10.5" wide x 4" deep x 13.75" high
- Interior: 10" wide x 3.5" deep x 13.25" high
- Interior Pockets: 1
- Exterior Pockets: 4
- Exterior Mesh Pocket (2): 5" wide x 4" high
- Exterior Front Panel Pocket: 6.5" wide x 6" high
- Exterior Supply Pocket: 8.75" wide x 11.5" high
- Shoulder Strap (2): 3" wide x 14–30" long
- Carrying Handle: 1.5" wide x 8" long
Large Backpack
- Fits children who are over 48" tall.
- Overall: 12.5" wide x 6" deep x 16.75" high
- Interior: 12" wide x 5.5" deep x 16.25" high
- Interior Pockets: 1
- Exterior Pockets: 4
- Exterior Front Panel Pocket: 7.5" wide x 8" high
- Exterior Side Pocket (2): 6" wide x 5.5" high
- Exterior Supply Pocket: 10.5" wide x 13.75" high
- Shoulder Strap (2): 3.25" wide x 15.5–31" long
- Carrying Handle: 1.5" wide x 7" long
Rolling Backpack
- Fits children who are over 48" tall.
- Overall: 12" wide x 6.5" deep x 16" high
- Interior: 11.5" wide x 6" deep x 15.5" high
- Interior Pockets: 2
- Interior Mesh Pocket: 10.5" wide x 13.5" high
- Exterior Pockets: 3
- Exterior Front Panel Pocket: 6.25" wide x 7.5" high
- Exterior Side Pocket (2): 5.5" wide x 5.25" high
- Shoulder Strap: 3.25" wide x 17–34" long
- Carrying Handle: 1.5" wide x 9.5" long
- Pull Handle: 5.5" wide x 10–18" long
- Spot clean with a damp, white cloth.
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"Teel" is a brand of pump. But the one he has should be adequate, therefore it appears to be a pipe size problem.
: : I am presently using a jet pump and 82 gal Bladder tank to increase incoming water press From 20# to 60# still have low press. if toliet or washing machine is using water. Have been given a teel pressure pump and told that it would give better performance Question is how to hook it up as it does not have pressure switch, all info that I have been abe to find makes no statement as to the use of switch or press tank have 1 !/4 inch pvc main topump 40feet of 1" apvc to 1/2" copper in house apparox 45' of 1/2 inch copper in house sink located next to toliet loses press when toilet flushed any thoughts appreciated Thanks Jerry
: Your sentences all run together and I am having a hard time understanding exactly what you have for water line and how far and how much the 1/2" serves. A 1/2" line should serve no more than 2 fixtures. If it is serving more, there is probably nothing you can do about the "pressure" drop because it has nothing to do with pressure, but has to do with inadequate volume.
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Psalm 22
A messianic psalm of David—He foretells events in the Messiah's life—The Messiah will say, My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?—They will pierce His hands and feet—He will yet govern among all nations.
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a
7 All they that see me laugh me to
8 He
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the
17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
18 They part my
19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength,
20 Deliver my soul from the sword;
21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the
22 I will declare thy
23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 My praise shall be of thee in the great
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27 All the ends of the
28 For the
29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own
30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31 They shall come, and shall


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Hamilton, MO--Hamilton's stud running back Derek Hughes is questionable for Monday's sectional playoff game against Lawson. The news comes as relief in the big picture, but concerning for the football team, who travels to perinnial powerhouse Lawson for a Class 2 sectional playoff game.
The junior put a scare into the crowd and the team when he went down in Wednesday night's game and laid near-motionless for several minutes. The paramedics eventually carried him off-the-field on a stretcher and drove him to a nearby hospital. He was released later that night with minor neck injuries, but reports out of Hamilton indicate the injury is nothing permanent.
Hughes' injury sparked the Hornets to a 13-12 win over Hogan Prep. The junior is nearing 2,000 yards rushing for the season. Hamilton is undefeated (11-0) and the two-time defending state champions.
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Kelly Cargo displays a wide, gap-toothed smile when she talks about her favorite technology project.
"The Best Part About Me," the Prairie Crossing Elementary fourth-grader said. "You've got to choose three things you like about yourself."
With help from technology teacher Debbie Blair, Cargo learned a computer program that allowed her to create a video and zoom in on Cargo's favorite physical feature — her big, blue eyes.
Like Cargo, Parker sixth-grader Jordan McDonald doesn't need time to recall her favorite. Though it was nearly three years ago, the memory is fresh.
"It was what our passion is," she said. "We did a video of what we really like to do."
For McDonald, that was karate.
That near-instant recall is among the ways Blair sees technology changing education, and why she believes so fiercely in what she does. It also has her chomping at the bit to start the 2013-14 school year.
Blair's son, a Prairie Crossing student, created a virtual scrapbook on astronaut Neil Armstrong.
"This was done in March or April and I know my son could still tell me about Neil Armstrong," she said. "That's because of the level of engagement."
Initially a third-grade teacher at Prairie Crossing, Blair was named the school's technology teacher seven years ago. The floating position takes her into every classroom, working with kindergartners, sixth-graders and all levels in between, on projects related to their studies. Classroom teachers work alongside Blair in a unique, shared teaching style.
"We were the first school in the district to adopt the co-teaching model for technology," said Blair. "It's essentially embedded staff development. Teachers are learning to use the tools, too."
Second-grade teacher Brigitte Cranmer said some teachers initially were hesitant.
"Debbie has pushed, prepared and given a lot of support to the teachers," she said. "It took years to accomplish, but I really think Prairie Crossing leads in technology."
Blair's position melds perfectly with the concept of 21st-century education, and her projects typically include the four C's emphasized as part of the Douglas County School District's curriculum: Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication.
"I think we do a lot of things at Prairie Crossing technologically that other schools may do, but maybe not to the same extent," Blair said. "The different ways to use technology are built into the kids here."
Students typically work in small groups, creating multi-layered presentations. Fifth-graders last year wrote songs about the U.S. government's branches, recorded those songs with an audio program and uploaded them to a video program. Such projects create memories students retain.
"We don't just want them to regurgitate information," Blair said.
Each student also has an e-portfolio of projects they've done throughout their years at Prairie Crossing — "a living history," Blair said, of all they've accomplished.
Blair's job, like the e-portfolios, is ever-changing.
"I love how technology evolves," she said. "What I did even five years ago, I would never think of doing with students now. The expectations I have for them change, too."
What remains constant is Blair's goal to blend information students need to know with methods they've known their entire lives.
"These kids are truly digital natives," Blair said. "We need to capitalize on that."


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Rio de Keratin
Rio De Keratin Advanced Keratin Smoothing System
- Overview
- Rio De Keratin Treatment 4 oz.
- Rio De Keratin Shampoo 4 oz.
- Rio De Keratin Conditioner 4 oz.
- Set of Gloves
- Your Rio De Keratin Smoothing System
- Up to 2 hours time
- Blow Dryer
- Ceramic flat iron that heats up to 450°F
- Vent Brush
- Comb
- 4 Hair Clips
- Dry Towel
- Mirror
- Running Water
- Ingredients
- Features
- Formaldehyde free
- Eliminates frizz
- Cuts styling time in half
- Works on chemically treated hair
- Safe on all hair types
- Lasts up to 2 months
- Wash (do not condition) and blow dry hair until it is 100% dry
- Apply the treatment into the hair using the spray applicator
- Flat iron hair using an iron that reaches 450°F to seal in the treatment
- After finishing your Rio de Keratin Treatment, wait 24 hours before washing your hair Rio de Keratin Shampoo and Conditioner
- About the brand
Rio de Keratin is an easy, at-home keratin smoothing system. With it's unique
formula, you can now have silky smooth hair anytime, anywhere. No salon prices
or appointments necessary! Infused with coconut oil, vitamin E, and natural
keratin, Rio de Keratin will leave your hair frizz free, healthy and shiny!
Like traditional keratin treatments, Rio de Keratin works by coating dry, damaged hair with keratin proteins. What sets it apart from salon-grade products are its all-natural ingredients and a simple application process, making the treatment safe and simple to apply in the comfort of your own home.
Professional results are achieved easily, even when applied by a novice. For an entire month, the Rio de Keratin Treatment works to add shine, soften curls, and remove frizz. It's the perfect pick-me-up for your hair, whether you're in between salon visits or in the middle of a hair crisis. With an affordable price tag and all natural preservatives, Rio de Keratin Treatment is an ideal alternative to salon prices and harsher chemicals.
Kit Includes:
Items You Will Need to Get Started:
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Rio de Keratin Shampoo
Water (Aqua), Soduim Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide Dea, Glycerin, Gylcol Stearate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Fragrance (Parfume), Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben
Rio de Keratin Conditioner
Water (Aqua), Cetyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Chloride, Dimethicone, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Fragrance (Parfume), Dmdm Hydantion, Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben
Rio de Keratin Treatment
Water (Aqua), Hydrolyzed Keratin, Propylene Glycol, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Fragrance (Parfume)
Easy 4-Step application process will bring you from frizz to fabulous in under two hours:
Here's the How-To:
Rio de Keratin was specifically designed to achieve Keratin treatment results at home. Safe and easy, this keratin treatment saves time and money!
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Actually Pretty Good!This was actually pretty good and not as bad as I thought. I did exactly as directed and started out with the clarifying shampoo so that the product would really work. I washed after the 24-hour like it said and the frizz was gone and my hair was really soft and shiny! Also it took me less time to style my hair. Just follow directions, have a good iron at hand and run it several times, that's all it takes! I would definitely buy this product again. Good price and worth it. Also shipping was fast (3 days)! Thanks!Oct 3, 2011Jean B.HAIR TYPEDry Hair / Curly Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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So So ResultsI have long, wavy hair and was looking for smoothing and de-frizzing, specifically in humidity. After first completing the treatment my hair was extremely straight and felt pretty nice. I kept it for 3 days and touched up every kink, I made sure that I was going to get the maximum results from this product. After washing and styling my hair came out slightly less curly than normal, but no huge noticeable difference. It was equivalent with using a good smoothing serum. I don't shampoo my hair frequently, so those directions were easy for me to follow. However, in humidity my hair curled even more than normal. There was less frizz, however much more curl. I was pretty dissatisfied. I probably wouldn't use this product again, as I didn't get really noticeable results.Sep 27, 2011ChristaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Normal Hair / Curly Hair
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Tame Your ManeI'm absolutely in love with this product. My curly hair gets soft, silky and shiny without any frizz. Easy to do at home too.
Sep 26, 2011Lea / DenmarkHAIR TYPELight Brown / Curly Hair
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Impressed!I am african American with relaxed hair that I am growing back. I was using the Chi silk infusion which was excellent, however I went through that stuff very fast because my hair is thick, course and was extremely dry. I just used this today and i can say it honestly made my hair soooooo soft and silky. My hair has body and bounce to it. Right now my hair looks like it just got a relaxer.
Like i said i literally just got done straightening my hair so i will have to update you within a week. So far, so good for the price.Sep 14, 2011Cindy / Pennsylvania, PaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair / Relaxed Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Great ProductThis is a great product. I completed the treatment over the weekend and it took less time then I expected. I was worried at first about having to leave a product in my hair for 24 hours -- but it was not greasy and my hair looked smooth and sleek while I was waiting for product to work. It has been a week and my hair is softer, smoother and has more shine. Also, it took out most of the frizz. Before my hair was similar to straw and now it is beautiful.Sep 9, 2011AshleyHAIR TYPEBlonde / Dry Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Easy And WorthwhileI wanted to reduce the frizz and improve the health of my below shoulder-length, frizzy, colored hair. I wasn't willing to pay $400 plus expensive products to have flat hair you can't wash for three days. I've now done this 3 times and used two bottles of the treatment (in other words, less than a full bottle each time.) If you pay $75 per treatment, that's $150 for 3 months - a lot less than $400! And that includes shampoo and conditioner. I still have to buy more shampoo and conditioner, but there are a couple of sulfate and sodium free products out there now that are inexpensive and good. Also, it is not hard to do, and you only have to wait 1 day before washing. Of course, it doesn't last for 3 months, but it certainly has lasted the entire 4 weeks for me. I have really soft hair, it's easy to style, and even when in very humid Florida weather last week, it did not frizz. The only bad news is that I cannot air dry my hair as I had hoped- it still frizzes somewhat if I don't use good products (Living Proof No Frizz and B&B Brilliantine) and at least partially blow it dry in front so it has a softer curl look. But it's ok because it still takes a lot less time to style and the finished product is really nice, touchable hair that just looks healthy and great. The good news is that I only have to wash it once or twice a week and even then, it is not dirty looking (thanks to the Living Proof spray.) For the days in between, if I spend 1-2 minutes on my hair in the morning, that's a lot. Many days I spend no time at all, just fluffing with my fingers. I will keep using this product every 4-5 weeks. It takes a couple of hours to do, but I end up spending much less time on my hair for the remainder of the month. Bottom line: Spend less time blowing it dry and styling for much better results.Aug 31, 2011LfkHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Normal Hair / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair
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Waste Of Money.This product was a HUGH waste of money. I have never been so dissatisfied with a product before. It didn't do anything it said it would do and my hair is just as curly and un manageable as before. Do yourself a favor and buy one of the other keratin treatments out there.Aug 24, 2011AnonHAIR TYPECurly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair / Relaxed Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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Looking Good In Toronto's Humid SummerOkay, I'm writing to help the next readers who have never used this product. I purchased one box prior to going to Ontario, Canada, known for its humidity in the summer. I followed instructions on my long thick and curly/ wavy hair and it came out okay but not as frizz free as I wanted. I decided to order a second box before getting on the plane. I was determined to have a holiday where my hair actually looked good in humidity. The second box did the trick for me, probably because I have a lot of hair. Just like other reviews, it does not take the curl away, it takes the frizz away. It took away some curl I think. It also made my hair a lot easier to straighten. I would let it dry quite a bit on its own, then take a dryer and finish it off with a brush, then use my straightener. I did my hair much faster, it looked great either way, and it looked straighter, smoother and shinier when I did straighten it.
I tend to hit the worst weather when I go and this summer turned out to include the hottest day in over 50 years I believe, with a temperature of 49 celsius so that would be 113 degrees farenheit. The humidity was also the worst I had seen there that day. My hair held up like a dream. I was so impressed. I figured I could be carried out on a stretcher from the heat, but my hair would impress the heck out of the EMTs.
So yes, I will purchase this again. I love it, but I will buy two boxes per treatment as long as I have a lot of hair. Expensive for two boxes, but I don't get manicures, pedicures or facials and I like the fact that I can still wear my hair wavy/curly or straight. I used the treatment in mid July. It is not Aug. 20 and it is still looking good. If I hadn't been in the water a lot during holidays right after treatment, it might look even better.
A word of advice - have a damp facecloth ready to hold over your eyes when you are doing the treatment, and it would be helpful to have good ventilation.
Aug 20, 2011Lisa C.HAIR TYPECurly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Didnt Work For Me!I have long fine hair, that is naturally wavy and so when I do straighten it always tries to frizz, I also wanted to have a shorter time drying and straightening to get my hair looking nice.. so I decided to purchase this, well it didnt help at all.. Created frizziness and made fine hair extra flat :( I gave it 2 stars because im out of my money on this product and maybe should have just gone to the salon. I don't recommend to my ladies with fine not super coarse hair :pAug 12, 2011Elizabeth / HoustonHAIR TYPEBlack / Normal Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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First Time Ever, And Wont Be The Last!I have never used a Keratin treatment until now and WOW was I impressed. I followed the simple instructions on the box and I was so shocked to learn how well it worked. I no longer worry about frizz and flyaways, even on the most rainy humid days! Itâ??s so much easier to style my hair and it definitely doesnâ??t take as long. Lasts for up to a month? It sure does!!! I am so satisfied with this stuff I am going to make sure I do this every summer!Aug 5, 2011Ellen R. / PAHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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This America has not only watched right-wing media but has made it pretty much the only media business that has experienced sustained, double-digit growth, even through the recession. What now?
We know the right wing is in bad shape after its election defeat, but what about right-wing media?
The presidential election was a victory for a younger, ethnic, urban, no-family nation and, at least within the margin of victory, a repudiation of a white, older, family-value, rural America that watches right-wing media.
This America has not only watched right-wing media but has made it pretty much the only media business that has experienced sustained, double-digit growth, even through the recession.
So what now?
Fox had a painful election night with its on-air bickering about when to call who had carried the state of Ohio. Rush Limbaugh, with his anti-women rhetoric, is getting personal blame for the Republican loss. Even the Wall Street Journal ought to be chastened that its columnist, Republican kingpin and money raiser Karl Rove, systematically failed in his election analysis and predictions.
But good politics and good media are not necessarily the same thing.
Right-wing media is an attractive business for a variety of reasons that have nothing or little to do with who actually wins or loses. There's less competition to reach the conservative sweet spot, an older, more rural, less-rich audience.
It's an old-fashioned tether-to-the-TV (or even to radio) audience, with fewer media choices. What's more, this audience, often feeling excluded by urban and youthful media, is more loyal to its chosen brands.
Us-against-them creates a classic member-of-the-club media franchise. Plus, the right-wing audience, validating itself with organizational memberships and identity-supporting purchases, such as right-wing books, is easy to target. This audience tilts toward men, who are harder to reach, making them, in media terms, more valuable. This is why Fox News and conservative talk radio thrive.
The fact that a larger part of the country has now been shown to be unsympathetic to the right-wing media demo ought to be of little concern to right-wing media owners. The liberal audience may be growing by a crucial increment, but the right-wing audience is not shrinking in any meaningful way.
Yet, there is a symbiosis between politics and media -- between politics and commerce.
Right-wing media encourages and benefits from the fierce dogmatism and confrontational style and hunger for media attention among the conservative insurgents. Right-wing media would be vastly less interesting if it had to rely mainly on the cautious views of fiscal conservatives.
Instead, it has been able to arouse enough excitement and provoke enough conflict to create a highly telegenic and media-ized conversation. Right-wing extroverts and proselytizers want to perform for it. This programming, while it has polarized the electorate, has galvanized devotees.
Again, in media terms, this is good, because it ever-more-tightly defines the audience -- programmers know what they like and how to give it to them. But in political terms, it's now turning out badly because it has also equally defined the countervailing audience. The self-dramatizing pundits and exaggerated candidates who have become stars of right-wing media are vivid enough and scary enough to offend the middle and bring anti-conservatives to the polls.
Still, right-wing media isn't in the business of electing right-wing candidates. Its business is getting a robust audience. Conflict and polarization are good for ratings.
In that pursuit, it's unlikely that Fox News is suddenly going to seek out the voices of Hispanics and single black women, or vastly change its position on immigration, gay marriage or drug policy. Hence, the Republican Party may continue on its road to doom, while right-wing media prospers with programming that is more and more upsetting to the new, more liberal middle.
But survival is a good incentive, and the Republican Party may begin to understand that to compete in this new demographic contest, it has to control and shape its own message -- one that's inclusive, broader, less defined, more full of good feeling -- encouraging and tutoring its candidates in the art of calculated blandness. This will be distinctly bad for right-wing media.
What's more, if the national consensus is truly tilting liberal, right-wing media -- no matter if its audience stays loyal -- could feel the sting and ostracism in more direct ways. As soon as advertisers begin to sense a shift in respectability, or, worse, acceptability, they shiver. Even holding its audience, the taint of extremism, homophobia or racism, or even just old-fogie-ism, is going to start to scare major advertisers away.
Pressure comes from the top, too. Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox parent News, has, under prodding from his wife and children, is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with Fox News. Because of Fox's mighty profits, he could withstand that discomfort. But at some point, especially if advertisers grow more weary, media executives who oversee conservative outlets are going to see the center as a more comfortable place to be.
The center, of course, for a media organization, is not an enviable place. That's the CNN dilemma. The closer you move toward the center, the less potent and targeted your programming.
This is, then, an opening for the left wing. In conservative, religious-centered, pro-family America, right-wing agitation has somehow been seen as acceptable, even a form of status quo, while left-wing positions have been controversial and outré. It has been perfectly respectable to publicly argue that women should not have abortions, but pretty much unacceptable to openly argue the virtues of having one.
But the reverse is suddenly a possibility. Left-wing media, a category that has long suffered from earnestness and lack of joie de vivre, gets to blow its horn and pump up its self-dramatizing and doctrinaire core. Right-wing media, on the other hand, desperately trying to hold onto its advertisers and seek the approval of the children of its owners and executives, is forced to a lackluster center.
In such a fashion, and in such a media culture, the Republican Party could well return to being an even-tempered, moderate and majority party. Right-wing media, however, will necessarily have to crawl back into the hole from which it came.
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Save the snooze-worthy "most likely to succeed" superlatives for the high school yearbook. USA TODAY deconstructs the latest celebrity news and gives gold stars — and a few black eyes — to those who deserve them.
Save the snooze-worthy "most likely to succeed" superlatives for the
high school yearbook. USA TODAY deconstructs the latest celebrity news and gives gold stars — and a few black eyes — to those who deserve them.
Worst use of a prop: Miley Cyrus
Where to start? Performing at the MTV Europe Music Awards, Miley Cyrus did wear actual clothing this time. But picking up her best video award for Wrecking Ball, she pulled a blunt out of her purse — and lit it. "I couldn't fit this award in my bag, but I did find this," she said, taking a puff. OK, she was in Amsterdam, but really? MTV censored the footage in the U.S. broadcast, but the news still went round the world. Her response? "Sometimes in life you just gotta decide to not give A (expletive)," she tweeted. Sigh.
Worst case of celebrity TMI: Kelly Clarkson
Yes, we're totally happy for Kelly Clarkson, who just got hitched to Brandon Blackstock. We loved her pretty wedding dress. And she really is one of the most professional, pleasant stars out there. And, yes, we hope she gets to have the five kids she dreams of. But did we really need to know, as Clarkson told Jay Leno, that she and her husband are trying "like rabbits" to have a baby? Some things are best left to the imagination. And word of advice, Kelly: If you go on a national talk show to chat about making babies, don't deflect questions about a possible pregnancy. "We are not announcing anything right now," she told Leno. You can't have it both ways.
Most in need of alone time: Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber walked off stage again during his tour, this time in Argentina. The excuse now? Food poisoning. The crowd wasn't too pleased, inundating their Boyfriend with boos. "I'm not feeling too good, I think I'm out of energy," he told the crowd before blowing a kiss and leaving. Whether true or not, fans don't take kindly to being blown off by a singer now more famous for his busts than his ballads. Bieber did post a selfie later, showing him receiving IV fluids. His manager, Scooter Braun, backed up his star client, tweeting that the Biebs "had a rough night but handled it like a man who cares and put his beliebers before himself. very proud. he will be back!"
Most likely to win an Oscar for congeniality: Jennifer Lawrence
Out globetrotting to promote The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Jennifer Lawrence spotted a young fan in a wheelchair at the London premiere. She promptly left the press line, crossed a barricade, talked to the young girl, kissed and hugged her and posed for a picture. It's the kind of cool, unexpected move that would make Katniss proud.
Most poised for fashion greatness: Lupita Nyong'o
From a career standpoint, newcomer Lupita Nyong'o is killing it. Not only did she land a breakout role in 12 Years a Slave weeks before graduating from Yale School of Drama, critics have almost unanimously highlighted her performance. In tandem, the fashion community has opened its arms (and closets), with major labels from Prada to Miu Miu clamoring to dress the star. But she has proven selective, showing a preference for the tastefully avant-garde, exemplified by the black-and-cream draped Lanvin gown she wore to the BAFTA Britannia Awards last weekend. With Oscar season near, we're glad Nyong'o is set to be a stunning staple.
Worst nitpicking by the British press: Kate's gray hair
The Nov. 7 pictures were a refreshing, she's-still-human shift from all those post-pregnancy skinny shots: the 31-year-old Duchess of Cambridge sporting a few streaks of silver in her center-parted chestnut mane, a few furrows in her new-mom forehead. But then the Mirror magnified Kate's graying center part to the level of literal nitpicking and attached the unkindest of captions: "Lady gray: Busy Kate's roots are showing." And the Daily Mail quoted in their Graygate story a hairdresser who sniffed, "If you are going gray, it is important to part your hair where the gray does not show." As if one of the world's most beautiful women's locks — and looks — depended on it. Please.
Most inappropriate outfit for the White House: Blake Lively
Blake Lively should have known better: The White House isn't a nightclub. During a Nov. 8 film career symposium hosted by the first lady, Lively, 26, turned up in a slinky black frock and — a matching leather wrap? And gold Louboutins? Underscoring the sartorial wobble were her fellow panelists' outfits: Whoopi Goldberg in a black shirt and pants, Naomie Harris in a white boatnecked blouse and black trousers and Michelle Obama in a ruffled white tuxedo shirt and pinstriped pants. Sorry, Blake: The East Room is emphatically not the Boom Boom Room.


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Overnight fire destroys Louie's pizzeria
GLADE SPRING, Va. - Fire crews are still trying to figure out what caused an overnight fire at Louie's pizzeria in Glade Spring.
This is the second time in the last two years that the restaurant has been forced to rebuild.
Empty tables and brick walls are all that are left of Louie's.
"I was in a lot of shock," said building owner Jim Copenhaver. "I mean to get that call, to come down here and actually see it."
Copenhaver told us he's still in shock looking at the charred remains of the restaurant.
"Especially on Thanksgiving," he said.
"It's a pretty big loss," said chief Jarren Strong, with the Glade Spring Volunteer Fire Department.
Strong told us the fire department returned to Louie's on Thursday afternoon when smoke started rising from the kitchen again.
They worked all night to put it out, Strong said.They were called to the restaurant at 3:30 a.m. after an employee at the gas station next door saw the fire.
"When we got on scene, flames and smoke were showing," said Strong.
We're told there was a band playing inside only hours before.
One of the members of the fire department told us he drove past Louie's on Thursday night around midnight and saw it was packed inside.
Copenhaver told us he's thankful no one was there when the fire started but he said this is a familiar feeling. The restaurant was hit by the tornado two years ago.
"We've been through this once and we'll just have to see if there will be a second time," he said.
Copenhaver told us they may need to tear the building down because the damage is so bad.
We tried to get in touch with restaurant owner Louie Moro and weren't able to but Copenhaver told us Moro is handling the loss well.
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GDB 30: Starting to get choked
December 17 2008 06:45PM
Normally we would attempt to write something really clever about the game tonight.
But seriously we aren't in the mood after that Shitanusly® craptacular display of Hockery we witnessed last night. We will be watching and we will be in attendance at the JL meeting.
But we can assure you of this, Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club®. The patience of the OilersNation -- i.e the patience of the good, hard working, honest folk who pay the bills -- is running low.
And some of these people are crazy.
They rioted on Whyte Ave.
And that was when you were winning.
December 17 2008, 09:13PM
I'm simply astounded by the number of face offs we're winning tonight. Stupendous.
December 17 2008, 09:14PM
Nilsson has looked good since his return.
December 17 2008, 09:15PM
December 17 2008, 09:15PM
Geez you think...Dammit Cole
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in homage to Towel Boy. LETS DO THIS!!!
Towel boy is one funny dude
December 17 2008, 09:15PM
All these penalties are taking away from a decnt game so far...
December 17 2008, 09:15PM
nice shot fatso!
December 17 2008, 09:15PM
@ Wanye Gretz: No not at all. Who wears pants to watch the game anyway?
December 17 2008, 09:15PM
December 17 2008, 09:16PM
@ Amber McCormick: ok i'm done
December 17 2008, 09:17PM
December 17 2008, 09:18PM
"P.S. Did you ever notice that Peter O'Toole has a double-phallic name?"
- Groucho Marx, in a letter to Dick Cavett.
Yea, a period we weren't scored on. Kind of reminds me...No, wait, mom's over my shoulder. I'll let BM picck up the scoreless period ref.
December 17 2008, 09:18PM
I can hardly wait for Kypreos' comments on Linden. Isn't this an Oilers broadcast, maybe a vignette of Gilbert going to "High School Musical"?
December 17 2008, 09:20PM
*baggedmilk is a period vampire*
baggedmilk wrote:
*baggedmilk is a period vampire*
What period? Victorian?
December 17 2008, 09:22PM
Amber McCormick wrote:
@ Wanye Gretz: No not at all. Who wears pants to watch the game anyway?
All you need is an oilers hat, oilers boxers, and a jersey. Oh, and a case of Labatt 50.
Well, that's what I've got going over here anyways.
December 17 2008, 09:23PM
@ baggedmilk: watching True Blood?
December 17 2008, 09:23PM
Monthly with straws.
December 17 2008, 09:24PM
tricksnard wrote:
Labatt 50
ROFL - The only guy in Alberta who drinks that!
December 17 2008, 09:25PM
@ tricksnard: What a glamourous life you lead! I prefer my Smith tee and my pink Oil hoodie...after all I am a girl.
December 17 2008, 09:26PM
Don't knock the "50" thats good beer.
December 17 2008, 09:27PM
*are almost out of beer*
December 17 2008, 09:28PM
Calgary wins in OT. More points for the NW - yay!
Hey, whatcha know. Sharks lost a game.
December 17 2008, 09:28PM
Horcoff's beak can eclipse the sun. End of story.
December 17 2008, 09:29PM
This team needs Max Hardcore as their coach.
Did anyone else hear Horcoff in his interview??
"Hey you guys!!!"
December 17 2008, 09:30PM
@ baggedmilk: Yes but the beak wards off predators and his talon-like toe nails are for climbing trees.
December 17 2008, 09:31PM
Should we still put Horcoff on waivers Gord?
December 17 2008, 09:31PM
How good would Vanek be on our team? Everytime I see a Buffalo highlite I think of that...even though he didn't have any points tonight.
although he would make a solid 3rd line checker.
December 17 2008, 09:31PM
@ Gord: ahahahahhaahaha
@ Amber McCormick: And his magnetic gaze draws small animals to the feast.
December 17 2008, 09:33PM
@ RLH: By "magnetic gaze" do mean his lazy eye?
@ Wanye Gretz: Thinking about it, I would miss the Sloth references if he was gone. Seriously though, people thinking that we should be happy with .75 ppg from a #1 center is insane. That's a ticket to #9-15 in the conference each and every year.
December 17 2008, 09:34PM
I always forget that McLean was a GM. That's fvcked up!
@ Amber McCormick: It certainly attracts me.
Errrm, not that I'm a small animal.
December 17 2008, 09:35PM
December 17 2008, 09:35PM
Mark one on the board for Van: 5 on 3
December 17 2008, 09:35PM
December 17 2008, 09:35PM
It's amazing Cogliano is leading the "kid line" threesome so far.
December 17 2008, 09:36PM
NIce goal by Staios....
December 17 2008, 09:36PM
December 17 2008, 09:37PM
AND they are still on the powerplay....nice...
December 17 2008, 09:37PM
Ah clutterbuck
That wasn't pretty. :(
December 17 2008, 09:38PM
@ Gord: I'd say he is underperforming but certainly isn't the biggest problem and certainly shouldn't be waived though. A player like Horcoff would be snapped up in an instant and it would be ripped to shreds by the entire NHL community.


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I just try to forget GT ever happened.
I just try to forget GT ever happened.
To be honest, I have never attempted to watch Dragonball GT, even though I did watch all of Dragonball Z. From what I've seen (i.e. Super Saiyan 4 Goku, SSJ 4 Vegeta, SSJ 4 Gogeta, Big Bang Kamehameha, Super Android 17, etc.), it seems somewhat interesting. What is it that everyone does not like about this "sequel" to Dragonball Z?
Please! Add me in the club: I like to be under SAI.
uhoh, sorry. I mean, Id like to be under Android 17. My fav character in Z saga.
BIG fan when I was a kid Loved the games on consoles too Let me join If possible I'm taking Gogeta
Sure dued
ps sweet sig
DB/Z has been my first and favorite anime even now. I don't know which character to choose since mine has been taken, but what about Little Gokou?
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One Piece, Naruto, Shingeki no Kyojin, Kenichi, Hajime No Ippo The Rising, Hunter x Hunter


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The Confessions of Mr. Modest
- 1 A Song for Mr. Modest
- 2 Ghost Ship
- 3 Dirtnap Nightmares
- 4 Heatstroke (Featuring Cunninlynguists)
- 5 Out of My Mind
- 6 Smile for the Blade
- 7 I Ate Your Soul (Remix) [feat. P Smoov]
- 8 War for the Crippled (Featuring P.O.S)
- 9 Windchill
- 10 Purgatory Music
Written, produced, and recorded in the nooks and crannies found between an exhaustive touring schedule, The Confessions of Mr. Modest represents a period of professional and creative transition. With features from P.O.S. and the Cunninlynguists, two artists Grieves was honored to tour with over the past year, the E.P. manages to touch on loss, change, and turmoil without losing the playfulness that balances his incredibly well rounded palate. Building on the organic and rich production style pioneered with 88 Keys and Counting, Mr. Modest features predominantly sample-free instrumental work from Budo, Sapient, and Grieves himself.


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Quiz: Parenting hot topics in 2012
Since Boston.com Moms launched its parenting blog Parent Buzz in June, we've tackled many hot topics. Do you remember when Big Bird made the news? Do you know why the Duchess of Cambridge was hospitalized? Why is Tom Brady so happy this holiday season?
Take our quiz to see what you can remember about some of these hot topics in parenting in 2012. Next
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 What Sesame Street character became part of the campaign for president thanks to Mitt Romney?
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The answer is B) Big Bird.
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, "I love Big Bird," but followed the statement with a plan to cut funding to PBS, Twitter was flooded with talk of the famous bird. Next

 What was Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady's exciting off-field news in December?
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If you guessed C) He had a daughter, you are correct.
The Patriots quarterback and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, welcomed baby girl Vivian Lake. Next

 What company inspired an increase in computer-related baby names in 2012?
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The answer is A) Apple.
According to Babycenter.com, there was a 15 percent increase in the name Apple for girls, a 12 percent increase in the name Mac for boys, and the name Siri (the name of the Apple company's voice-enabled personal assistant) has climbed 5 percent.
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Domino Kirke is a woman of many talents. A classically trained singer, she fronted an eponymous band back in 2006 that toured with Lily Allen on Mark Ronson's label, Allido. Then Domino met Morgan, a busker at the Union Street train station, and gave birth to their son, Cass, altering the trajectory of her life. [...]
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Richard Dawkins and William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig has said that Richard Dawkins's "argument for atheism is a failure even if we concede, for the sake of argument, all its steps. But, in fact, several of these steps are plausibly false.[1]
Dr. William Lane Craig is one of Christianity's leading defenders and many individuals over the years have attempted to arrange a debate between Dr. Craig and Richard Dawkins. Richard Dawkins has offered various ruses on why he will not debate William Lane Craig, which Dr. Craig supporters have shown were inconsistent and merely a dodge to avoid debating one of Christianity's strongest advocates.[2][3]
On May 14, 2011, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph published a news story entitled Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God.[4] In The Daily Telegraph article Dr. Daniel Came, a member of the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University was quoted as writing to fellow atheist Richard Dawkins concerning his refusal to debate Dr. William Lane Craig, "The absence of a debate with the foremost apologist for Christian theism is a glaring omission on your CV and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."[5] See also: Richard Dawkins and debate and Atheism and cowardice
In October 2011, Dr. Craig went to England and the Daily Telegraph declared that Dawkins is either a fool or a coward for his refusal to debate William Lane Craig plus declared that Dawkins is a "proud man" and a "coward" who puts on an "illiterate, angry schtick" for the public.[6]
There is now growing public pressure for Dawkins to debate the Christian philosopher of science and Christian apologist Dr. William Lane Craig.[7][8] For example, currently there is a petition for Richard Dawkins debate William Lane Craig.[7] YouTube recently featured a video which incorporates an audio excerpt of Craig stating that he would like to debate Dawkins and also features Dr. Craig commenting on Dawkins' refusal to debate him.[8]
Richard Dawkins has publicly declared he will not debate creationists.[3] Yet, Richard Dawkins debated the theist John Lennox who adheres to the position of intelligent design.[3] According to Richard Dawkins, intelligent design is a form of creationism/creation science.[3] Therefore, Richard Dawkins is not consistent concerning his assertion that he will not debate creationists.[3] When Richard Dawkins refused to debate Dr. William Lane Craig one of the ruses Richard Dawkins used was supposedly because Dr. Craig was a creationist and Richard Dawkins claimed he didn't debate creationist.[3] Richard was called on his inconsistency concerning refusing to debate Dr. Craig.[3]
See also
- Atheism and Debate
- Refusal of Richard Dawkins to debate William Lane Craig
- Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian
External links
- Richard Dawkins Refuses to debate William Lane Craig (YouTube Video)
- Will Richard Dawkins debate William Lane Craig? (YouTube Video)
- William Lane Craig is avoided by Richard Dawkins at Uncommon Descent
- Why Richard Dawkins won't debate William Lane Craig by William Dembski
- Richard Dawkins' argument for atheism in The God Delusion? by Dr. William Lane Craig
- ↑ http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5493
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlnVe934u38&feature=related
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 William Lane Craig is avoided by Richard Dawkins
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html
- ↑ Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God, The Daily Telegraph, May 14, 2011
- ↑ Richard Dawkins is either a fool or a coward for refusing to debate William Lane Craig - October 21, 2011 - The Daily Telegraph
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://manawatu.christian-apologetics.org/sign-the-richard-dawkins-should-debate-william-craig-petition/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlB78Hgsj4&feature=channel_page


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So in an application where you have a lot of data columns indexed by name, it's often necessary to sort that data based on one or more of the columns. You might be tempted to do this the straightforward way of
- Extract the data from the map using toList
- unzip and transpose to create rows instead of columns
- sort the resultant list using Data.List.sort or Data.List.SortBy
- transpose, zip, and put the data into a new map.
Now that's a reasonable way to do things, but it raises one minor issue, which might not be so minor if you've got a really large dataset. It's "head-strict". The second you access one of the elements of the map, the entire sort procedure takes place for all the data in the map. If you're only needing to access a column or two of a large multicolumn dataset once it's sorted and on top of that, are only needing a few elements of those columns, this is SERIOUSLY overkill. Here's a better way:
module MapSort where import qualified Data.Map as Map import qualified Data.List as List import qualified Data.IntMap as IntMap sort mp key = Map.map reorder mp where sort' vs = List.sort . zip vs $ indices ordering = map snd . sort' $ (mp Map.! key) indices = enumFrom (0::Int) reorder vs = IntMap.toAscList . IntMap.fromList $ zip ordering vs
This solution is head-strict per column instead of for the whole map. How did we achieve that? We created an ordering out of the sort key column and then applied that ordering on each one of the lists stored in the map individually. Simple and efficient. There are probably even more efficiencies to be had here, but this one works for me quite well. From here, it should be straightforward to implement sortBy and even use a list of keys instead of a single key as the sorting key for the map.


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The Center is the official book examination and preview center for the state. We maintain a current collection of books, a small retrospective collection of award-winning books, and two special collections — the Frank Baker Collection in Media Literacy and the Linda Lucas Walling Collection For and About Children with Disabilities.
Cocky's Reading Express™ is a powerful literacy outreach initiative with a goal of eradicating illiteracy throughout South Carolina. Since our founding eight years ago, we have developed into a family literacy initiative that focuses not only upon traditional literacy skills but also life literacy skills including financial, nutritional, healthcare and environmental literacies.
The Reading Rooster, Helen Feller, crows out the best books for children and young adults from the Center. Reading Rooster Recommends is published twice-monthly on YouTube and delivered across the state to parents, teachers and librarians.
Young Palmetto Books is a new series of educational South Carolina focused books for young readers. This series, published by the University of South Carolina Press, highlights South Carolina writers and subjects in smartly crafted children's and young-adult books featuring educational themes and supporting materials for teachers and parents.


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Managing Editor
The Mt. Juliet Board of Commissioners deferred two items in hopes of getting a better resolution in their meeting Monday.
The first had to do with an addition to Carrick Glen Senior Living. A plan of services was to be voted on, as well as an ordinance to annex a portion of the city into the City of Mt. Juliet.
Carrick Glen is wanting to add a memory care center to the existing complex. It will have a separate entrance that will come out near one of the sharp turns on NW Rutland Road. The piece of property is just a thin strip.
Commissioner Ray Justice was concerned about the traffic on the rural road, which contains two really sharp turns. He said the road will probably eventually be connected to Beckwith Road, which will cause more traffic and will cause the city to have to straighten out those turns for safety reasons.
"We like what you are doing as a whole," said Mayor Ed Hagerty.
Hagerty said Carrick Glen was great to have in Mt. Juliet and serves a major need in the community.
"If that tiny sliver is built upon it will inhabit the proper fix," said Hagerty about the road.
Hagerty suggested that representation for the project go back to the developer, and see if there is a better option because it didn't appear they would get the votes to move forward, and have to start over. The item was deferred for two meetings.
The second item deferred was putting a possible guardrail on Old Lebanon Dirt Road near the stone wall, which is a National Historically preserved wall.
"I could care less about the wall," said Justice. He said the reason he brought the item to the table was because there had been 14 wrecks since 2011 right at that spot, and he is afraid that someone is going to lose their life. One wreck needed a lifeflight.
Public Works Director Marlin Keel said that it will be difficult to get a guardrail there because it will be right on the road, so a better option needed to be explored. Hagerty wanted to check with the State of Tennessee to see when a possible four lane expansion of Old Lebanon Dirt Road could be done, because that would fix that problem, as well as other problems.
The item was deferred to get hard numbers on how to best fix the problem.