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Chapter is out! http://mangastream.com/read/fairy_tail/69646697/1
Spoiler!Damn you Doranbolt! Figures we wouldn't find out who that dark power was resonating from this chapter.
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Chapter is out! http://mangastream.com/read/fairy_tail/69646697/1
Spoiler!Damn you Doranbolt! Figures we wouldn't find out who that dark power was resonating from this chapter.
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If I was him, I would pretend to be the real Mystogan, that came back just for the tournament, to repay for their help... and that the link between worlds was reestablished after those 7 years, that is if that council-scar guy knows that much ;P.
So, I noticed Zeref's shadow, but that's probably another troll .
So, what will happen now, Jella vs Council and the cat girl, and Erza vs the Samurai chick ? Will FT B or the whole FT be disqualified ?
Will Erza finally tell her true feelings and that she likes that Jelal is the older one now ? Will Jelal admit his feelings and that he prefers younger girls (if he intends to keep his lie about being engaged to the younger one of his team ;P) ?
Way to go Wendy! I'm so proud of her. Never count the pint-sized Skyslayer out.
I can't really fault Mest for being suspicious, after all it's his job to ensure the public's safety and depending on how much intel he received back when he infiltrated FT he knows that Jellal, a wanted criminal, has strong ties to Mystogan and would likely be the only person capable of impersonating him.
Chelia was a red herring after all, but that still leaves us with the unanswered question as to who is the cause of the dark energy. Rogue might be a candidate, seeing as we haven't seen much from him. I always thought his appearance looked eerily similar to Zeref's so much so that when he was first introduced with Sting I actually thought he was Zeref. <_<
Sting and Rogue's upbringing is still unclear, but there has to be some reason Mashima's been holding off on having Rogue compete, although Sting hasn't shown us anything yet either aside from motion sickness. (It could just be Mashima building up the suspense and tension to a fever pitch again) Most likely the dark force has something to do with either Arcadios and his division of the Fiore army, or Rogue. Nothing else really sounds plausible unless Zeref gets inserted here, which would seemingly be overkill but could happen. WAIT! Of course how could I have missed it, obviously it's the bugs bunny wannabe from Blue Pegasus.
Anyways tag battle is up next, can't wait for that. I'm really hoping it's Natsu and Gray teaming up against Sting and Rufus. Alternatively, Gajeel and Laxus could match up against Rogue and Orga as well, too bad only one group can get a shot at Sabretooth. Though I could see Minerva getting thrown in there before the Dragonslayers, as she isn't as important. In which case I'd expect Lucy and someone else. Possibly Gray as a way for the two to redeem themselves for their previous losses.
I wish the last day wasn't a total mystery, Mashima might just decide to save all the FT vs. Sabretooth goodness until then.
This is what separate Mashima from other artist. He can make women particularly in this chap, two young lovely girls fight with pure awesomeness without taking out the feminine vibe to it.
Damn, if Jellal gets caught, FT B will be disqualified. Like Zero said, pretending to be Mystogan no matter what is the only option.
I'm starting to think that mystery guy we're looking for is the rabbit. He looks suspicious from the get go.
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Yeah like Zero said if Jellal puts on a good act he can walk off safely, I have a feeling someone from Fairy Tail will come back him up.
What do you guys think is gonna happen with the rest of the tournament since Raven Tail was kicked out? ...I'm guessing their going to combine Fairy Tail into one group to make it even.
And if the cover pages are any indication Gray & Juvia will team up for the tag team match, those two could pull off some awesome unison raid. Gray just needs to take his head out of his **s and accept Juvia.
so wendy will win in the last. Hopeful!


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The Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School baseball team advanced in the Pope County 1A Baseball Regional with a 9-3 victory over Hardin County Monday afternoon.
The Wildcats got off to a hot start, scoring four runs in the first and another two runs in the second to take a 6-0 lead. Carrier Mills-Stonefort than tacked on a run in the fourth, before Hardin County put up all three of its runs in the sixth inning. Carrier Mills-Stonefort then closed out the contest with two runs in the top of the seventh.
Dalton Summers got the win, going the distance, allowing three runs (none earned) on four hits while striking out 12 and walking one.
Anthony Kalodner got things going in the first when he led off with a single, which followed Summer reaching base on an error. Darren Betz then delivered a two-run double and Josh Bailey followed with an RBI single of his own. Loren Whiting finished things off with an RBI double.
In the second inning, Kalodner singled and stole second, as did Summers. Betz then drove both in with a two-run single.
Kalodner singled in the fourth, stole two bases and scored on a wild pitch.
In the seventh, Whiting drove in Betz and Bailey with a two-run double.
Betz finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs, while Whiting went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Kalodner went 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored.
The Wildcats are now slated to play at Pope County Wednesday against Gallatin County at 4:30 p.m.
Hamilton County 10, Eldorado 7
ELDORADO - The Eldorado High School baseball team bowed out of the Harrisburg Class 2A Regional Monday, losing at home to Hamilton County 10-7.
Eldorado tied the ballgame at 2-all after one inning of play, but watched as the Foxes put up three runs in the second, two runs in the third and another run in the fourth to build an 8-2 advantage.
Hamilton County then scored two runs in the top of the sixth and Eldorado tried to rally with four runs in the bottom of the frame. The Eagles were able to plate one more in the bottom of the seventh, but their rally fell short.
Tyler Deaton went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, while Jordan Pilkington and Dylan Roberts each finished 2-for-3. Pilkington scored a pair of runs and drove in a run, while Roberts had one RBI.
Brennan Unthank, Devin Aldridge, Adam Collier, Dakota Prather, Garrison Hathaway and Stanton Hathaway all had a hit.
On the mound, Drew Woolcott took the loss, going 1.67 of an inning and allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits, while striking out two.
Adam Ninness, Braydon VanZant and Dakota Prather also saw mound time in relief Monday.
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- The Mexican Military Approaches the 21st Century: Coping with a New World Order. Authored by LTC Stephen J. Wager.
- Of the papers presented at the meeting, the one that struck closest to the concerns of the U.S. Army was "The Mexican Military Approaches the 21st Century: Coping with a New World Order" by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen J. Wager of the U.S. Military Academy. His discussion of the roles and missions of the Mexican armed forces has special salience in this era of "alternative missions." Here is a classic case of a military institution whose principal missions of civic action and counternarcotics are those with which our own Army has had to deal in recent years.


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By LOU SANSEVEROGuest Writer
Energy Independence is a national security issue and should be taken more seriously than Congress is taking it. It's sickening to see the burlesque going on in Washington as millionaire Senatorial/Congressional representatives cynically "grill" their multi-millionaire, oil executive buddies trying to ascertain "if" the oil companies are gouging the American people and just who's the cause of the current energy crisis.
Of course they're gouging us. Anyone who can't see that has to be blind, there is simply no other truthful, non weasel-worded way to explain their consistent, record setting profits in a time of record breaking oil prices; but they are not the cause of our present crisis they are only exploiting the mega profit opportunity handed them. The real cause for this fuel/economic crisis we are facing is Congress.
According to Harris Poll #34, April 23, 2007 only 5 percent of adults say they are active environmentalists yet Congress has allowed this minority to dictate to the other 95 percent of the population what we do with "our" natural resources and have made the ethanol scam a national priority. This scam has caused massive amounts of acreage to be diverted from other staples to corn production and the majority of that diverted production to be further diverted to energy (ethanol) production from the animal feed and human food chains.
These diversions have resulted in an exponential rise in the price of corn and has resulted in skyrocketing food costs in this country and food shortages throughout the world while simultaneously exasperating the fuel crisis by diverting economic resources away from realistic solutions.
As we speak the Cubans, Chinese, and British amongst others are exploiting some of the richest oil reserves in our hemisphere while we are banned from despoiling the natural splendor of the Gulf of Mexico. Likewise we are banned from developing vast oil reserves off the east and west coast of the U.S. not to mention those lying offshore under the sea floors of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas off Alaska or the litany of dry land reserves which have been put "off limits" all to preserve the riparian aspirations and sensitivities of the small, self proclaimed saviours of the earth.
Full exploitation of our own resources combined with a renewed initiative to construct new facilities to refine our oil will immediately resolve our present crisis and give us "breathing time" to explore realistic and practical permanent solutions to our transportation needs. Ethanol is not either.
With the possible exceptions of "Global Warming" and its cousin "Carbon Credits" ethanol is possibly the greatest scam ever foisted on the American people. I know, that's blasphemy; ethanol produced primarily (in this country) from corn is, supposedly, the great saviour of America. It's a renewable source of high energy fuel, cleaner than fossil fuels and "Earth friendly", and cheaper than fossil fuels or at least that's what the corn producers lobby, the environmentalist, and those individuals who maybe invested in corn futures would have us believe. But are these claims factual?
The first premise is that ethanol from corn is a renewable source of high energy fuel. Well it's renewable, that much is true but how about some facts like; one gallon of ethanol contains about 76,000-84,000 BTUs (British thermal units) of potential energy. Producing that gallon of ethanol from corn takes about 98,000 BTUs (do the math, it takes 29 percent more energy to produce the ethanol than the energy we get out of it).
By way of comparison one gallon of gasoline contains 116,000-125,000 BTUs of potential energy, producing that gallon of gasoline requires about 22,000 BTUs (again do the math, we get about 527 percent more energy out of one gallon gasoline than we use producing that gallon of gasoline). Additionally, in case you've missed it, ethanol is an inefficient fuel; a gallon of gasoline contains 116,000 to 125,000 BTUs of potential energy, while one gallon of ethanol contains 76,000-84,000 BTUs of potential energy (in other words a gallon of ethanol only contains 2/3 the amount of energy as a gallon of gasoline, simply put it would take 1 and 1/3 gallons of ethanol to go as far as you can go on one gallon of gasoline).
The second premise is that ethanol is cleaner than fossil fuels. According to Worldwatch Institute (Biofuels for Transportation: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Energy in the 21st Century, May 4, 2006), ethanol is not environmentally friendly. Biofuels produced on a large scale from low-yielding crops such as corn "have the potential to generate as much or more greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum fuels do."
Additionally while it is arguably true that while carbon monoxide emissions may be reduced in vehicles using ethanol, VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) which are dangerous to lungs are higher in ethanol than in gasoline; add to this the particle pollutants released into the air from producing ethanol and you are contributing to, not reducing, pollution of the planet.
The third premise is that ethanol is "Earth friendly". According to David Pimental, a leading Cornell University agricultural expert "Corn production in the U.S. erodes soil about 12 times faster than the soil can be reformed, and irrigating corn mines groundwater 25 percent faster than the natural recharge rate of ground water. The environmental system in which corn is being produced is being rapidly degraded. Corn should not be considered a renewable resource for ethanol energy production especially when human food is being converted into ethanol."
The fourth premise is that ethanol is cheaper than gasoline. Even if we choose to ignore the fact that it takes 1/3 more ethanol to go the same distance that one gallon of gasoline will take you the numbers don't support the premise. According to the Congressional Research Service ("Agricultural-Based Renewable Energy Production" May 18, 2006) in February of 2006 gasoline was $2.23 per gallon while the price of ethanol, converted to a gasoline energy equivalent gallon, was $2.75 and this price of ethanol does not even take into account the $1 billion in taxpayer subsidies and supports.
In about the same time frame a study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development found that ethanol subsidies amount to as much as $1.38 per gallon, taking this into consideration the actual price per gallon at the time would be $4.13 or almost twice that of gasoline. Today the average price of gasoline is about $3.80 or 72 percent higher than in 2005, it is altogether reasonable to presume that the price of ethanol has increased correspondingly which would make the unsubsidized cost of a gallon ethanol $7.15 today. These numbers do not even take into consideration the hidden cost of this ethanol boondoggle.
What hidden costs? How about the increased cost of every item in the human food chain from bread to steaks caused by the diversion of farm lands from other grain crops to increased production of corn and the diversion of corn from the animal feed/human consumption to fuel. No, ethanol is not a cheaper fuel.
If ethanol is not cleaner, if it's not a more efficient fuel, if it's not cheaper, and if it can't provide energy independence then why bother? The short answer is that the whole point of corn ethanol is not energy independence or to solve America's energy crisis; its point is to produce one of the greatest political boondoggles in our history. In election year politics ethanol subsidies represent corporate handouts to big agribusinesses thinly veiled as energy innovation.
As I look at my grandchildren today I see the very real possibility that, with the possible exception of the great depression, they will be the first generation of American children whose standard of living and quality of life will be not only measurably and materially less than that of their parents but measurably less than their grandparents. This is unacceptable.
It's time for you to tell the 5 percent who are "active" environmentalist that their bullying of the other 95 percent of us is over . . . We will begin drilling here, we will begin drilling now, and we will bring down the cost of fuel today.
Send a letter or email to all your elected officials and demand that they become part of the solution and not continue to be part of the problem. Until each of us take action the 5 percent will continue to run the country.


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They scored 60% on Passion, higher than 47% of your peers.
They scored 52% on Neediness, higher than 82% of your peers.
They scored 39% on Lust, higher than 67% of your peers.
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"By 'stick,' we mean that your ideas are understood and remembered, and have a lasting impact- they change your audience's (students') opinions or behaviors." (Heath & Heath, 2007).
We spend hours making decisions on critical concepts and skills for our students to master; we think about the best ways to present those concepts; we plan activities to engage our students. Yet… some of our students just don't get it. In this session, we will discuss the six principles that Chip and Dan Heath propose in their book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die" and ways to apply them to our teaching.


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The IFRS Issues and solutions for the pharmaceuticals and life sciences industries represents an authoritative analysis of accounting issues that the industry faces. This edition has been updated since 2005 to reflect changes in IFRS and interpretations and takes account of changes in the business environment including solutions for value based pricing arrangements and long dated receivables. The solutions are based on a specified set of circumstances but each situation faced by companies must be evaluated on its own facts which may differ from those in these solutions.
This publication provides a useful understanding of the accounting for the transactions you encounter in your business. By encouraging debate of these topics we aim to encourage consistent practices in financial reporting under IFRS. This consistency will be critical to the acceptance and usefulness of pharmaceutical and life sciences entities' financial statements.


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The Method of Text and ?: Jack Balkin's Originalism with No Regrets
Larry Alexander
University of San Diego School of Law
September 8, 2011
University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming
San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 11-067
In this comment on Jack Balkin's Living Originalism, I analyze his method of "text and principle." I have no quarrel with Balkin's claim that some of the constitutional norms are rules and some are standards. However, his claim that some of the norms are "principles," which principles do most of the work in his attempt to reconcile originalism and living constitutionalism, is the claim that I find doubtful. I examine three conceptions of what such principles might be, and I conclude that one of them is possible but highly unlikely, while the others are not merely unlikely but impossible of realization.
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Keywords: originalism, rule, standard, principle, jurisprudence, constitutional interpretation
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The Motherhood Thing
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Trump-Kushner Wedding Features Trump Brand of Class
Cindy Adams says that guests at the Jared Kushner-Ivanka Trump wedding received a "pair of small white flip-flops with the tag: 'Ivanka and Jared — what a pair.'" Fine. But what about information on valuable real estate investment opportunities?
The Africa honeymoon follows Wednesday's private reception for their nearest and dearest friends, relatives and tenants — 1,000 people at the Puck Building. And even then friends may still be discussing the wedding invitations they'd received. It had a flier inside for Donald's other golf properties.
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The Hobby: An Unexpected Journey
Few years ago, when I was still a student, but already had a job, few responsibilities an few expenses, I found myself with some spare money for myself.
I forgot to tell you, but I am little tech freak even since 5th grade when my parents bought me my first PC. In 7th grade I overclocked my computer without knowing that what I did was called overclocking I was looking into the motherboards' manual and I've seen that you could change the settings (fsb, clock and voltage). I said to myself....what a wonderful world... :)), and I thought that I could brake the half ghz "barrier" ( had a 450 mhz amd k6 II ). Changed the clock from 4.5 (x100) to 5 x 100. I received a blue screen after a while. Hmm...for being faster it may need more voltage, and so, without my father knowing I found the stable version. Since then I was obsessed about getting the most of my computer, and having good components.
Ok, enough about that. Where were we?
Ah... So I had some spare money to buy myself a toy :D . I already upgraded my computers a few months earlier, already had a "good" Technics SH-580 Sound System, but my "expensive" Sennheiser cx300 (40$) broke. I kept seeing adds with 7.1 Logitech headphones and I was thinking of buying a pair of those.
One night I contacted a good friend of mine, George Dinca, on messenger. We got into gadget talk as usual, and, at one point, I tolled him of my decision of buying a new pair of 7.1 headphones. It was then, I found that he was into this hobby that i knew nothing about. He convinced me that those 7.1 headphones are good for nothing and he made me look at the Sennheiser HD595. I was shocked. 200$ for a pair of headphones?? What could they do to deserve so much money?? Was he nuts?
He then told me he intended to buy a pair of Sennheiser HD800 and a Meier Symphony 2 (dac/amp ) from meier audio, in total of a little over 2k$. I was shocked. I was like : "Dude....are you crazy?".
Then I started reading reviews on hd595 and HD555. I read that the differences were not so big between the 2, and the 555 was half the price.
I decided to go with the 555.
Looked for the Sennheiser dealer from Bucharest and went the next day directly to the store. They did not have the 555. I was sad...I wanted my new toy :)) . They said they had the 545 and 595 and that I can listen both. I was thinking... ok ...i will listen to both, but will not get the 595 ( what can it do for the money ).
They plugged the headphones into a laptop and started listening to 545. I was like....ok...interesting, let's see the 595. I put them on and was shocked. The differences were huge to my ears. Much bigger soundstage, mode details (but at that time, I think the soundstage impressed me the most). I looked at the salesman and said :
Shut up and take my money
That was the first time in my life I have heard sound of such good quality. It trumped every computer system I heard, my technics sound system, and any headphone I heard to that date ( I think my most expensive headphone I listened to until then was 20$).
I was really happy with my new toy, even though i was not planning to spend so much money on it.
Went home and plugged them in my Creative Extreme Audio sound card and started listening to my mp3s. I rediscovered all my music.
Every day I started appreciating the sound better and better.
Went on messenger again and started speaking with George again. Told him about my new pair of headphones and how happy I was with them.
After a while he started to explain to me that even though the headphones only had 50 ohms, they will still benefit from a headphone amplifier. I was then again shocked. "What? An amplifier just for the headphones? What is this madness? ".
"Dude trust me! They will take the sound to another level!".
I started looking for headphone amplifiers. That is when I wrote my first post on headfi .
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I ended up spending 500$ on a Meier Cantate 2 amplifier (and dac).
I was really impressed of its' looks, built quality and sound improvements. I started to notice a deeper and more controlled bass, better details, and from what I remember a wider soundstage.
I was already hooked up into reading reviews and posts on headfi about headphones and amplifiers, so I kept at it. I found out quickly that my headphones did not bring the most out of my new amplifier. Guess what? I started looking for other headphones, ones that would be a better match for my new Cantate 2. This is how I met Darku (Sandu Vitalie), and actually became good friends :D, but this is another story, for another post .
I'm going to write here my little story about how I got into this hobby and High-end. Every post will contain one or more stories that lead me to this point in time.
You can also find all of this on my blog: HeadMania.
I encourage everybody to tell us their brief story about how they got into this hobby.
The Hobby: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobby: The Desolation of my wallet
The Hobby: There And Back Again
The fellowship of the Broken Wallets
The fellowship of the Broken Wallets: Part 2
Burson Conductor: Ambush of the Wallet
The End of The Wallet: AKG K550, Creative Aurvana Live & FIIO E17
Wrath of the Titans: Audeze LCD2 vs LCD3 & Burson Conductor vs M2Tech Vaughan
From Hobby to Obssesion and back to Hobby
The Ambush of the combos: AudioQuest Dragonfly vs FIIO E17 & Dragonfly with Burson Soloist; Dragonfly vs Conductor's DAC
The Ambush Continues: AKG K550 vs Sennheiser Momentum
The Audiophile USB Cable Surprise: Wireworld Starlight Red vs Chord USB Silver Plus
The Titans are Back: Sennheiser HD800 vs Audeze LCD2 & Burson Conductor
A nice surprise: Focal Spirit One
AudioPhile Power Cables Shootout
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The Spectacular Sennheiser HD800
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Audiobyte Hydra: High-End USB interface
The Sexy Martin Logan Mikros 90 Review
New Burson 1793 DAC PCB Review
SimAudio Moon Evolution 650D - DAC Review
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We've recently closed on a house that has a natural gas furnace and hot water heater. We would like to branch off the existing line (or run new line if the current piping won't supply enough volume or whatever) to supply a gas dryer, gas range, gas fireplace conversion (of an existing wood burning fireplace), and a ventless gas garage heater.
I'm well aware that I need to understand all the safety aspects related to working with natural gas. I'm well aware that most folks don't do this themselves. I also don't have very much money, having just closed on the house, and am quite comfortable working with my hands, have done water plumbing before (yes, I know its not the same thing), etc.
Anyway, so on to the questions...
First, what's the proper way to determine the required piping size? Another post had a chart listing the volume a given pipe diameter and length could supply, along with a chart of normal btu/hour, etc. that appliances use. What I didn't see was how to convert the btu/hour into the volume. Can anyone help with that?
Second, it seems like I can either use a left/right nipple/coupler or a union to branch into the existing line (if that pipe size is appropriate). All my connections will be in the basement and exposed. As I understand it, a union would therefore be ok. Correct?
Also... when cutting the existing line, obviously I'll be turning the gas off. Do I also need to purge that line using air or something? Will a regular copper pipe style tubing cutter work on black iron pipe? I guess I could use an abrasive wheel, but I'm _really_ not excited about that as its throwing sparks/heat...
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Your Guide to Vitamin C
Vital Nutrient
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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a nutrient also classified as an antioxidant. Antioxidants are substances that protect against free radical molecules that are produced during the breakdown of foods or by exposure to tobacco smoke and radiation.
The human body is unable to produce or store vitamin C, so you must consume the nutrient on a regular basis in order to stay healthy. Click through the slideshow to learn about the many benefits of this essential vitamin.
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The primary function of vitamin C is to produce and nourish collagen, a supportive component found in your skin, ligaments, and blood vessels. Collagen helps maintain your cartilage, teeth, and bones. It also helps to heal injuries and form scar tissue.
Because vitamin C is an antioxidant, it can also help block damage caused by free radicals, which are thought to contribute to heart disease, cancer, and arthritis.
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Vitamin C is often associated with easing common cold and flu symptoms. However, it's debatable just how effective it is. The Mayo Clinic notes that vitamin C may have a "modest effect" guarding against the common cold, while the NIH reports that vitamin C hasn't been proven to reduce your risk of catching a cold.
What taking vitamin C supplements can do is make your symptoms milder and your cold go away more quickly.
Recommended Intake
Recommended Intake
The Mayo Clinic reports that infants meet their recommended intake of vitamin C through breast milk or baby formula. Children under the age of 13 should consume between 15 and 45 mg of the vitamin daily, while teens and adults require 65 to 90 mg daily.
However, all smokers and women who are pregnant or nursing need more vitamin C, and should boost their intake to between 80 and 120 mg daily.
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Vitamin C is an extremely tolerable nutrient and generally doesn't produce adverse effects unless consumed in large doses (more than 2000 mg daily). Your body will flush out vitamin C that it doesn't need.
The Mayo Clinic states that the upper limit of intake should never exceed 2,000 milligrams each day in either men or women over 18 years old, including women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. The most common signs of toxicity are diarrhea and upset stomach.
Food Sources
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Vitamin C is fairly easy to consume through diet alone for most people. Fruit is a major dietary source of the nutrient, including:
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Antigua and Barbuda's online gambling industry was once thriving, employing around 4,000 of the nation's approximately 81,000 citizens. But the industry -- and the island's economy -- was decimated when the U.S. Congress filed rules forcing U.S. internet service providers to
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While NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity successfully landed on the Red Planet, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is offering mere mortals a chance at experiencing their own Mars landing with a Java-powered simulator. The JPL's Java-based simulator, known as Eyes on the Solar System, takes users through the details of the landing procedure that NASA officials have termed the "Seven Minutes of Terror." The Web-based simulator is available to anyone with a browser and enables users to go back and forward in time to get a better sense of what the Curiosity mission is like. NASA said the one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that carried Curiosity succeeded in every step of the most complex landing ever attempted on Mars, including the final severing of the bridle cords and flyaway maneuver of the rocket backpack. This slide show takes a look at the Curiosity rover from a simulation perspective as well as some up-close images of the unit.


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with the Central 46 members dead, what will happened to Ichigo and the Vizards once Aizen is officially out of the picture?. will the Spirit King have them killed next or let them leave peacefully (yeah, right) in the real world?.
Aizen isnt the only character in Bleach who has yet to show the full extent of there power. Which makes me wonder if they really saw Aizen as a threat wouldnt they go at him with everything they have.
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Evidence-based Reviews in Urology
October 2012 to May 2013
What is Evidence Based Reviews in Urology (EBRU)?
Evidence Based Reviews in Urology (EBRU) is a program by the American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc (AUAER) that will be re-launched into its fourth year in October of 2012 to teach practicing urologists and residents-in-training critical appraisal skills.
What is the format of EBRU?
Evidence based medicine related knowledge and skills will be taught in an online journal club format that will feature eight published articles per academic year (October – May). Participants will be asked to critically appraise the latest clinical research studies in a structured format. Each session will begin with a clinical scenario that raises a specific clinical question, for example whether a patient with locally advanced prostate cancer should receive adjuvant radiation following radical prostatectomy. This provides the back-drop for a critical review of a recent clinical research study which provides some of the current best evidence on that topic. This study is then reviewed and discussed addressing three key questions: 1) are the results likely to be valid, 2) what are the study results, and 3) should the study findings be applied to the care of the specific patient described in the clinical scenario. To facilitate this exercise, evidence based medicine review articles such as those from the Users' Guide to the Urological Literature series published in the Journal of Urology will be provided as a guide.
What kind of articles will be discussed?
Articles will be selected primarily for their suitability in highlighting important methodological issues. Important topic areas that are critical to the understanding of the urological literature include therapy, prognosis, diagnosis, harm, etiology/risk, costs and resource utilization. At the same time, the selected studies will also be highly relevant to the day-to-day clinical practice of urology and provide some of the current best evidence on a given topic. Studies chosen for the 2012-13 academic year will include among others Radical Prostatectomy versus Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer, Dutasteride in Localised Prostate Cancer Management: the REDEEM Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial and A Randomized Trial of Urodynamic Testing Before Stress-Incontinence Surgery. Following each online group discussion, structured reviews by recognized clinical and methodological experts will also be posted.
Who oversees the EBRU program?
EBRU is a program developed by the AUAER Office of Education. The program is managed by the EBRU Steering Committee composed of recognized leaders in urology with particular expertise in evidence based medicine and clinical research methodology. These individuals will also moderate the online group discussions. The program is modeled after a highly successful educational program by the American College of Surgeons and the Canadian Association of General Surgeons. This framework has been demonstrated to be an effective method of teaching EBM to busy general surgeons in a randomized controlled trial.
What is the educational value of EBRU?
A unique evidence-based medicine training tool, EBRU helps urologists to expand their critical appraisal skills and expand their knowledge of key studies in urologic medicine. EBRU is an easy and interactive way for busy urologists to review the current literature, evaluate new techniques and optimize patient care. Additionally, EBRU provides a forum for urologists to exchange ideas with leading experts and colleagues around the globe. For urology residency programs, EBRU can be used for teaching and assessing resident competency in practice-based learning (PBL) and improvement, as mandated by the ACGME.
Who can participate in EBRU?
EBRU is free to members, residents and non-members of the AUAER. It provides a convenient, practical and interactive way for busy urologists to enhance their critical appraisal skills and increase their clinical knowledge. It is also an excellent learning resource for urology residents and fellows who want to refine their critical appraisal skills.
What is available on the EBRU site?
Learning Objectives:
After completion of the EBRU program, participants should be able to:
The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc (AUAER) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc (AUAER) designates this journal-based CME for a maximum of 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AUAER takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
Target Audience
practicing urologists, residents-in-training, associated health care providers
Method of Participation
There are 8 sessions (October – May). For AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, participants must
Participants will be notified via email when the materials are available.
Estimated time to complete individual lesson: 2.0 Hours
Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements
AUA Disclosure Policy
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the AUAER must insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its activities.
All faculty participating in an educational activity provided by the AUAER are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The AUAER must determine if the faculty's relationships may influence the educational content with regard to exposition or conclusion and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity.
American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc (AUAER) EBRU Committee Disclosures
Philipp Dahm, MD
Professor of Urology
Residency Program Director
Department of Urology
College of Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Luis Braga, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Pediatric Urology
McMaster Children's Hospital
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Rodney H. Breau, MD
Associate Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Surgical Oncology, Division of Urology
The Ottawa Hospital/University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Steven E. Canfield, MD
Program Director
Urology Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center- Houston
Chief of Urology
LBJ General Hospital
Houston, TX
Disclosures: Amgen: Meeting Participant or Lecturer
M. Louis Moy, MD
Director for Female Urology and
Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Urology
College of Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
J. Kellogg Parsons, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Urologic Oncology
UCSD Moores Cancer Center
LaJolla, CA
Disclosures: AMS: Meeting Participant/Lecturer
David F. Penson, MD
Professor of Urologic Surgery
Director, Center for Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose
Charles D. Scales, Jr., MD
Clinical Scholar
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars®
University of California
Los Angeles Division of General Internal Medicine
and Health Services Research
Los Angeles, CA
Disclosures: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Evidence Based Content
As a provider of continuing medical education accredited by the ACCME, it is the policy of the AUAER to review and certify that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.
Off-label or Unapproved Use of Drugs or Devices
It is the policy of the AUAER to require the disclosure of all references to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices prior to the presentation of educational content. The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty, authors, and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the AUAER.
©American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc., 2012
AUA Privacy and Confidentiality Policy
Contact Information
For all inquiries regarding CME credit please contact:
Enduring Materials Coordinator
American Urological Association
1000 Corporate Boulevard
Linthicum, MD 21090
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Cheese Fondue with Blonde de Chambly
Serves 4
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 bottle Blonde de Chambly (12oz.)
- ¼ tsp. mustard powder
- 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 4 oz. mature cheddar, grated
- 4 oz. Jarlsberg, grated
- 4 oz. grated cave-aged Emmental (or cave-aged Gruyère)
- 1 clove garlic
- Pepper to taste
- In a large cooking pot, melt the butter. Slowly whisk in flour to make a roux. Gradually add the beer while whisking constantly to prevent lumps. The mixture should thicken. Add mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Still whisking, add the cheese in three batches, ensuring it is well melted each time. Pepper to taste.
- Cut the garlic clove in two and rub the fondue pot. Toss the garlic clove into the melted cheese mixture.
- Pour the fondue into the fondue pot and serve with baguette cubes, sausage chunks (Toulouse for me), and small boiled potatoes.
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Four years on from Bloodgate, Quins return to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals to host two-time champions Munster at the Stoop.
Four years on from Bloodgate, Harlequins return to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals to host two-time champions Munster at the Stoop.
Stuttering more than slightly in the league following three consecutive defeats to Exeter, Saracens and Gloucester, the English champions have become unfamiliar with losing runs in recent times – more accustomed to dominating opponents on a weekly basis than questioning what went wrong.
Sealing that first Premiership title last year was regarded as the moment Harlequins put the shame of the notorious Bloodgate scandal behind them, but in many ways it was also the building block for even greater achievements.
The skin still crawls at the mention of blood capsules and many remain from the side that took on Leinster four years ago, including Mike Brown, Nick Evans, Danny Care, Ugo Monye, George Robson, Nick Easter, captain Chris Robshaw and the man at the centre of the scandal, Tom Williams.
In a sense, Williams epitomises the Harlequins revival. Hard-working, understated but passionate about his side, the winger is enjoying his best season for the club thus far with nine tries already – the memory of his wink from four years ago almost forgotten.
Their losing run aside, Harlequins core strengths of a solid set-piece, efficient back-row and the balance of their half-backs mean multiple weapons are available to them. It is a well-stocked armoury that will leave them with fewer worries than Munster, who limp into London on the back of a hiding.
The Irish side had the wind knocked out of them by a 51-24 defeat against Glasgow last Friday. That kind of form is a real concern. No time is a good time to concede 51 points, but never do it before a Heineken Cup knockout game.
Munster's disintegration in the second-half leaves a worrying question mark over their mental state ahead of this weekend, not to mention concern that they conceded six tries.
In a disappointing season – Munster sit in 6th place in the RaboDirect Pro12, 20 points behind leaders Glasgow – coach Rob Penney needs a boost in his first season and with Paul O'Connell, Conor Murray, Peter O'Mahony and Simon Zebo back, there is always hope.
Munster arrive with nothing to lose – written off by many but hungry to make up for last week's embarrassment. It is a mentality that has served them well before in this tournament, just look at the legend of Gloucester in 2003 for reference.
Ones to Watch:
For Harlequins: Rested against Gloucester, England captain Chris Robshaw returns to the hosts' pack. Never short of a powerful performance, Robshaw appeared jaded when Harlequins visited Saracens two weeks ago and will have benefited from a week off to recharge his batteries.
For Munster: Few figures in the game are as influential as Paul O'Connell. Riddled by injury in recent times, the 2009 Lions captain is back and firing, bringing with him the experience of being at the core of Munster's two previous successful campaigns in this competition. Up against a physical Harlequins pack, O'Connell has to be ruthless.
Head-to-head: Two world-class tens with age not on their side, Nick Evans and Ronan O'Gara both know how to guide their respective sides into match-winning situations, not to mention how to kick their goals. O'Gara's recent form has been shaky, whilst Evans is prone to the odd off-day with his radar. There is no closer battle.
Recent results:
2012: Harlequins won 20-12 in Limerick
2005: Munster won 18-10 in Twickenham
2004: Munster won 15-9 in Limerick
2002: Munster won 51-17 in Limerick
Prediction: With Munster low on confidence and Harlequins hungry to end their losing run at home, home advantage should tell in this one. Harlequins by 8.
The teams:
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Tom Williams, 13 George Lowe, 12 Tom Casson, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 5 George Robson, 4 Olly Kohn, 3 James Johnston, 2 Rob Buchanan, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Joe Gray, 17 Mark Lambert, 18 Will Collier, 19 Charlie Matthews, 20 Tom Guest, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Ben Botica, 23 Matt Hopper.
Munster: 15 Felix Jones, 14 Denis Hurley, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 James Downey, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Conor Murray, 8 James Coughlan, 7 Tommy O'Donnell, 6 Peter O'Mahony, 5 Paul O'Connell (c), 4 Donnacha Ryan, 3 BJ Botha, 2 Mike Sherry, 1 David Kilcoyne.
Replacements: 16 Damien Varley, 17 Wian du Preez, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Donncha O'Callaghan, 20 Paddy Butler, 21 Cathal Sheridan, 22 Ian Keatley, 23 Ivan Dineen.
Date: Sunday, April 7
Kick-off: 14:00
Venue: The Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Assistant referees: Neil Paterson (Scotland), Laurent Cardona (France)
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What an epic adventure told with the clarity only Sir Peter Jackson could bring to the big screen.
The first instalment of The Hobbit trilogy was a breath-taking fantasy ride through Middle Earth.
And watching the journey in High Frame Rate 3D added a new dimension to the viewing pleasure.
Offering 48 frames per second rather than the normal 24, we are brought even closer to the action and made to feel even more involved in what we are seeing.
Apart from Sir Peter's obvious mastery, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) are the stars of the show.
Baggins is a reluctant soldier chosen by Gandalf to help a merry bunch of dwarves recapture their kingdom of Erebor from the dragon invader Smaug.
These little people, led by legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), are brave and fearless and determined to prevail.
Thorin cannot see why Baggins has been brought along and sees him as nothing more than a hinderance.
On their way to the Lonely Mountain, they are forced to fight off goblins and orcs, deadly wargs and giant spiders, shapeshifters and sorcerers.
They must use all their skills, and a helping of Gandalf's magic, to survive.
Their fierce battles are many and varied and violent.
The special effects wizards from Weta came into their own as thousands of goblins waged a prolonged battle with their visitors inside their mountain lair.
While this was going on, Baggins made his acquaintance with Gollum and had to use the brains and commonsense Gandalf saw in him if he wanted to outwit the odd little creature.
There is no doubt about the pending commercial success of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It is a brilliant story with cinematography that takes your breath away. And there is no doubt we'll all be lining up for the second instalment.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected journey
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Fox Planning 'Prison Break: Chicks In Lock-Up Edition'
· Why does it take the threat of a strike for people to start cranking out the truly genius ideas? Fox has ordered a script that could generate a Prison Break spin-off set in a women's penitentiary, a project that would be perfect for Michelle Rodriguez once she concludes some previous obligations. [THR]
· ABC's Cavemen inches ever closer to joining Viva Laughlin in the Fall season's "bold TV experiments canceled too soon to see how terrible they could eventually become" club, drawing its lowest key demo ratings to date. Somewhere, Hugh Jackman's wife sheds a tear in sympathy. [Variety]
· Transitioning into the "paycheck-hungry Oscar-winner playing a dad with a creepy child" phase of his career (see De Niro, Robert and Hide and Seek), Kevin Costner accepts a lead role in the horror flick The New Daughter. A possibly haunted burial ground is involved. [THR]
· Jessica Biel will star in the United Artists of Tom Cruise-produced thriller Die a Little, a project during which the actress will be evaluated for her potential fitness as Katie Holmes' inevitable replacement. Hey, Holmes can't stay young enough to pretend to have his robot babies forever. [Variety]
· Shockingly, Lions for Lambs actor/director Robert Redford is not the Bush Administration's biggest fan. [Variety]