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What exactly IS a bless or a curse? When the big bad voodoo daddy puts a hex on you or the pope himself blesses you, are they invoking some sort of magical power that only they possess? Well, yes and no. Yes, they are tapping into a greater energy, but no, they do not have special access to it (even though they would like you to think so).
A perfect example of real magic is the 100th Monkey Effect. This is a phenomena that was discovered in 1985 at the Japan Monkey Center. They discovered that when a certain number of monkey had an 'idea' (like washing their potatoes before eating them), then other monkeys, totally isolated on separate islands, also 'caught' the idea.
This phenomena is not new to those familiar with blessings, spells and curses, because they know that thoughts, emotions and desires are akin to energy fields that one can tap into, and each thought, expression and desire that is in harmony with existing 'fields' will increase it's potential, and likewise, cause conflict with those 'fields that they are not in harmony with.
This has some fairly practical applications such as the psychological treatment called Thought Field Therapy, or Dr. Masaru Emoto's work showing how simple thoughts can radically affect the structure of water. Even quantum mechanics has joined the.. in fact, they kind of started the party, starting with Schrödinger's cat and Quantum tic-tac-toe all the way to Elitzur–Vaidman bomb tester and Quantum suicide and immortality! Who said science geeks aren't a fun bunch?
But in all these example and experiments, the one thing they all share, from the Heisenberg's microscope to the Witch's of Macbeth, is they they are directing their intentions and their focus from the inner world (of consciousness and subjective perception) to the outer world, or 'reality', as we have come to all all that 'outside' us, in an attempt to manipulate, control, or affect the outside world and its arrows of outrageous fortune.
Really, this describes pretty much our everyday lives. We spend most of our life trying to do exactly that, but with more 'common' tools. However, not too long ago, mostly of what we consider quite mundane, but heavily depend on, would have had us burnt at the stake for conspiring with the devil... things like, kitchen appliances, phones, computers, radio, etc. The primary difference between our everyday magic and that of the Shaman is the tools. The Shamans and Saints understand that thought is energy that affects the 'reality' around us. And the key to manifesting those thought, or empowering (or battling) other forms of energy, is in the outward expression of that energy. This is the true meaning of 'ceremony', whether it be in a Catholic church or the Brazilian rainforest.
Even the simplest act, when done with intention, can be the cause to profound effects.. and that is the whole pint of this silly little phone app. It is a convenient way to act with intent, to perform a 'ceremony', even as humble as pressing some keys on your phone, to catalyse your inner energy of desire, love, anger, whatever, into an impulse that extends beyond us and into the 'outer' world.
Of course, we must also accept that our reality is just as well effected by our intentions. So it never hurts to double check your intentions before you aim and fire, because this really works!
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After eight years as a United Nations protectorate and centuries of uncertainty, Kosovo says it will unilaterally declare independence at some point in the near future. If it does so, the United States and many European Union countries seem likely to recognize the current Serbian province as a country.
Here, two experts discuss the wisdom of that decision. Marshall F. Harris is senior policy advisor at the law firm Alston + Bird, and is a former State Department official and adviser to the government of Kosovo. Alan J. Kuperman is a Balkan expert and an assistant professor at the University of Texas' Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
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December 28, 2007
Marshall F. Harris
Compromise already exists under the UN-negotiated Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo, but Serbia and Russia stubbornly reject it. They demand exclusive acceptance of their terms and warn that international recognition will produce bloody conflict in Kosovo. This threat is endemic to Belgrade's uncompromising, unreasonable, and unrealistic insistence that it be allowed to re-establish control over Kosovo. Serbia thereby continues its pursuit of hegemony, while Russia tries to separate Serbia further from the West. By contrast, Kosovo shares our values, understands that stability is in its interests, and, during the negotiating process, accepted compromise after compromise. The essence of these concessions is that—while entitled to immediate, unconditional sovereignty—Kosovo will receive graduated, "supervised" independence.
The biggest threat to Balkan stability is Serbia, not violence resulting from recognition. The quotas and over-representations of the Serbian minority's status in the UN-negotiated plan may hamper Kosovo's development and feed, rather than control, Serbian nationalism. The fewer quotas the more Kosovo will function as a normal state, and the more stable the Balkans will become. The U.S. and Europe are correct not to consider notions such as your "Serb Republic" within Kosovo. This would go beyond the compromise achieved in the Ahtisaari plan and recklessly dilute Kosovo's sovereignty.
Kosovo and all of Yugoslavia's former republics have concluded that they cannot co-exist in a state with Serbia, which invariably dominates and represses non-Serbs. This is Serbian nationalism's raison d'etre. The only protection from it is legal separation.
Bosnia has suffered the most from this. You find use of the widely accepted figure of 200,000 killed there lawyerly, but your proffer of a different—albeit lower—number provides equally damning evidence of Serbian guilt. Parsing these numbers is spurious, but your equating the victims with the perpetrators of genocide is simply outrageous. Indeed, yours may be the only population-based proportional formula to mitigate blame for the slaughter of civilians. It does not compute here and could never be used to excuse those guilty of earlier genocides in Europe.
After four Serb-instigated wars, Kosovo will enjoy the protection of statehood. Based on the legal, binding, and operational portions of UNSC Resolution 1244—misrepresented in each of your dispatches—Kosovo will declare independence. Led by Washington, countries throughout the world will recognize it. Kosovo will then take its rightful place in the community of nations. This is a rare moment of hope and good news for the Balkans.
December 26, 2007
Alan J. Kuperman
The Balkan wars of the 1990s were bad enough that Mr. Harris should not exaggerate, as he does, by claiming that "Serbian forces . . . kill[ed] hundreds of thousands of Bosnians." The definitive accounting of that conflict, completed this year by the Sarajevo-based Research and Documentation Center, found a death toll slightly under 100,000—including combatants and civilians of all three major ethnic groups: Serbs, Muslims, and Croats. The civilian toll of Muslims and Croats was 35,234—many of whom died in Muslim-Croat infighting of 1992-94. Mr. Harris thus overstates Serb offenses by a factor of ten.
Perhaps Mr. Harris exaggerates in hopes of justifying his call for the unprecedented, but dangerously precedent-setting, act of recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence by a secessionist entity in direct contravention of a standing UN resolution. That resolution, adopted in 1999, affirmed unequivocally "the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia." Mr. Harris now dismisses the UN resolution as "preambular" and "non-binding." Such argumentation gives lawyers a bad name.
Mr. Harris also falsely claims that Russia is "isolated in opposing Kosovo's independence." In reality, Russia and Serbia have sympathy from states around the world facing their own actual or potential secessionist movements—including China, India, Greece, Spain, and others—comprising about half the world's population. Accordingly, if the United States and its EU allies recognize Kosovo's unilateral declaration, they will not settle the matter but only increase ambiguity over the province's sovereignty, thereby magnifying the risks of violence.
Fortunately, there still is time to forge a compromise by insisting that Kosovo's Albanians recognize a fully autonomous "Serb Republic of Kosovo" in the mainly ethnic Serb region of the province north of the Ibar River, as a condition of Kosovo's independence.
Such compromise would reflect the reality that both sides have blood on their hands. Serb forces temporarily expelled half of Kosovo's ethnic Albanians in spring 1999, but Albanian militants expelled an equal share of the province's Serbs later that year. Serbian forces killed about 0.5 percent of Kosovo's Albanian population after NATO began bombing in 1999, but Albanian militants subsequently killed the same percentage of the province's Serbs. Shared guilt calls for compromise, not an international embrace of one side while demonizing the other.
December 21, 2007
Marshall F. Harris
Russia is appropriately isolated in opposing Kosovo's independence. While Moscow restated its objections in a December 19 UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting, the United States and European Union agree that it has exhausted its arguments and that Kosova can now declare independence and benefit from international recognition.
Russia has assumed what lawyers term a "bad case." Language in UNSC Resolution 1244 reaffirms Yugoslavia's "sovereignty and territorial integrity," but it is only preambular and, contrary to your claim, non-binding. The United States and Europe have found that Kosovo's independence and international recognition are legal and consistent with 1244. They explicitly reject Russia's legal arguments and implicitly repudiate its claim that Kosovo's independence establishes a precedent for Chechnya. They know that the real problem is not, as Russia asserts, the dangers of international recognition of Chechnya, but rather Moscow's brutal oppression of Chechen civilians. Although this issue is about human rights and the rule of law—not fine points of scholarship—Russia's is the genuine "fundamental attribution error."
Kosovo is no more Bosnia than it is Chechnya. Europe's denial, America's refusal to lead, the UN's indifference, and an arms embargo that actually facilitated Serbia's lethality—the horrific confluence of factors that enabled Serbian forces to kill hundreds of thousands of Bosnians and drive two million from their homes—no longer exist. The vestige of this nightmare, a semi-autonomous Serb Republic within Bosnia, must not be recreated in Kosovo. You cite positively the strength of this entity's police, but this mono-ethnic force's thuggish power is a significant reason why I call the Serb Republic a black hole.
Kosovo has already progressed considerably. A NATO-led multi-national force with an extensive mandate has long been deployed, and Europe is sending 1,800 policemen. A UN-led administration is promoting minority rights and providing Serbs a stake in the nascent country. The Ahtisaari plan for "supervised" independence offers even greater guarantees for implementation.
Lastly, recognizing Kosovo is not a "wrong." It is right to recognize the legal aspirations of Kosovo's people for independence and liberty. To the extent that recognition is perceived as "punishment," it is a just one—for example, see the legal concept of State Responsibility—based on the gravity of Serbia's offenses. Undeniably, it culminates a singular process—initiated following Serbia's genocidal attacks, perpetuated through years of UN administration, and now concluding with international recognition of Kosovo's right to self-determination and democratic government.
December 20, 2007
Alan J. Kuperman
Several of Mr. Harris's contentions are at odds with the facts:
It is wishful thinking that "larger-scale conflict seems implausible." Similar assurances proved tragically false in 1992, when the U.S. State Department (where Mr. Harris worked) urged recognition of Bosnia's independence prior to addressing Serb autonomy demands, despite warnings from Europe's top negotiator that this would trigger war, as it did.
UN Security Council Resolution 1244, adopted in 1999, did not end "Serbia's authority over Kosovo," so that "Kosovo's independence would not violate this resolution," as Mr. Harris claims. The resolution's text actually reaffirmed "the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia." Kosovo was to gain only "substantial autonomy and meaningful self-administration." Recognizing Kosovo's independence prior to new authorization by the Security Council would clearly violate international law.
Mr. Harris asserts that recognition of Kosovo's independence "establishes no disintegrative precedents in territories such as Chechnya" because the history "of Serbia's oppression and terror against Kosovo's Albanian population makes the province unique." Chechens might beg to differ. Indeed, ethnic groups worldwide face government retaliation for rebellion, as in Kosovo. Rewarding Kosovo's militant secessionists with independence would undoubtedly embolden such rebellions.
The re-emerging Cold War is not mainly because "Moscow's actions are redolent of the Soviet Union." Washington gratuitously expanded NATO into former Soviet states on Russia's border, abandoned the anti-ballistic missile treaty, planned a missile defense in Eastern Europe that could degrade Russia's nuclear deterrent, and diminished the prestige of Russia's UN veto by sidestepping the Security Council to bomb Serbia, invade Iraq, and now recognize Kosovo. Blaming this all on Russia is a classic case of biased misperception that scholars term the "fundamental attribution error."
Likewise, the half of Bosnia that is an autonomous Serb Republic is hardly "Europe's black hole—an economic and political drag on Bosnian and Balkan progress." Statistics and international officials confirm that the Serb entity's economy and police force are stronger than those in Bosnia's other half, a Muslim-Croat federation. Most importantly, creating a Serb Republic helped keep the peace in Bosnia, as it could in Kosovo.
Finally, Mr. Harris argues that we should punish all of Serbia today—by taking away its sovereignty over Kosovo—because Slobodan Milosevic ordered violence against secessionist ethnic groups in the 1990s. In other words, we should rectify collective punishment by imposing collective punishment. Sorry, two wrongs don't make a right.
December 18, 2007
Marshall F. Harris
The United States and European Union should recognize Kosovo's independence quickly and unconditionally. In accordance with the plan negotiated by UN representative Martti Ahtisaari, Kosovo should be granted international recognition for supervised independence.
Kosovo's independence represents the last chapter in the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and will promote political stability and economic prosperity. It will also, after four Serb-instigated wars, end perpetuation of Belgrade's repressive hegemony over the former federation's non-Serbs. This history—of Serbia's oppression and terror against Kosovo's Albanian population—makes the province unique. The UN Security Council recognized this in passing and implementing Resolution 1244, which ended Serbia's authority over Kosovo, replaced it with an international administration, and foresaw a process for determining Kosovo's future status. Kosovo's independence would not violate this resolution. Washington and the European powers understand that Serbia has, by its own actions, forfeited its right to sovereignty; recognition of Kosovo's independence establishes no disintegrative precedents in territories such as Chechnya; and Kosovo can neither reintegrate into Serbia nor remain in the limbo of international administration.
A largely isolated Russia holds otherwise, but the United States and Europe are now prepared to halt Moscow's longstanding obstructionism. They rightly reject its obduracy and stonewalling in support of Serbia's inflexible position. You are right to note the rise of "Cold War-like tensions," but only in that Moscow's actions are redolent of the Soviet Union. Fortunately, Russia's threats carry no consequences beyond this singular issue.
Warnings of renewed violence are also overstated. A few extremists may provoke clashes, as we have already seen on occasion. Larger-scale conflict seems implausible. Kosovo has neither the will nor ability to wage war. Its potential backers have even less appetite. Meanwhile, NATO officials report that Belgrade has committed not to use force if Kosovo declares its independence.
Lastly, territorial integrity is an essential component of independence. The Ahtisaari plan provides extensive protections for Kosovo's Serbs. To go further, as you suggest, by establishing a Bosnia-style "fully autonomous 'Serb Republic of Kosovo'" should be avoided. The Dayton agreement stopped the fighting in Bosnia, but also rewarded the Serbs with much territory captured by force and with especial powers over it. Combined with a weak central government, this left Bosnia dysfunctional. Today, Bosnia's Serbian entity is Europe's black hole—an economic and political drag on Bosnian and Balkan progress. This mistake must not be repeated through similar over-empowerment of Kosovo's minorities.
December 17, 2007
Alan J. Kuperman
In general, it is a bad idea to recognize a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority. Recognition would violate international law (UN Security Council Resolution 1244), establish a dangerous precedent that would encourage violent rebellions in other multiethnic states, exacerbate growing Cold War-like tensions with Russia, and raise significant risks of renewed war in Kosovo, which could spill over to neighboring states.
Admittedly, the United States has raised the expectations of Kosovo's Albanians by promising them independence for nearly nine years. If we do not soon recognize their independence, they may again resort to violence against the province's remaining Serbs, as they did in 2004, or even against UN peacekeepers.
But if we simply recognize Kosovo's declaration of independence under the UN's Ahtisaari plan, which grants only limited autonomy to Kosovo's minority ethnic Serb municipalities, we likely will trigger the following path to war:
Kosovo's main ethnic Serb enclave, in the province's north above the Ibar river, will declare itself still part of Serbia and not under the authority of the newly recognized state of Kosovo. The north's ethnic Serb police will take off their existing Kosovo Police Service uniforms and revert to the insignia of Serbia. Militant ethnic Albanians will view this as a red flag—the return of hated Serbian police to Kosovo—and retaliate by attacking Serbs, especially in the more vulnerable enclaves where 60 percent of Kosovo's Serbs still live. International peacekeepers—a relatively small and incoherent group of 17,000 troops from thirty-five nations—cannot possibly protect all the Serbs, many of whom will flee northward as their houses are burned. Serbia's politics will be radicalized in favor of nationalists, who advocate retaining Kosovo by "all necessary means"—including war.
To avert war, the United States should refuse to recognize Kosovo's independence until the province's ruling ethnic Albanians first recognize the north as a fully autonomous "Serb Republic of Kosovo," which would be part of Kosovo but have its own police force and special relationship with neighboring Serbia. This is the same institutional design employed in Bosnia, under the 1995 Dayton Accords, to successfully end war and sustain peace ever since. If Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leadership agreed to this arrangement, the United States would recognize their declaration of independence. The north's ethnic Serb police then would don uniforms of the new Serb Republic of Kosovo, satisfying their need for autonomy while implicitly conceding the sovereignty of Kosovo. This compromise would not mitigate the other negative consequences of recognition, but could avert war.
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Then you snap to. Awakened from the slumber of consent to Martin's siren song. The memories start to flood back. Luis Suarez. Ezra Pound. Nasty anti-Semite. Phillip Larkin, poet and small minded bigot. Luis Suarez – born of mixed race parentage in a truly multi-cultural society, has a reputation for getting the odd booking for diving on footy pitches. Footballer who all know is not a racist, but was (flimsily) accused of committing a racist act. Also did a handball in the world cup.
The footballer bracketed with the closet neo-fascists then. Not exactly birds of a fricking feather. Luis Suarez, Ezra Pound and Phillip Larkin. Sad thing is though, Samuel has probably tapped into the perception that best fits the broad view of Luis Suarez – the nasty, cheating, racist 'foreigner'. Samuel is actually championing Suarez, but within the ludicrously prejudiced context of Suarez as the devil incarnate. The irony meter is off the scale. Great job bringing philosophy and art to the Mail's back pages, but no need to push metaphorical dog shite through Luis Suarez's letterbox whilst doing it. It is shite that simply shouldn't be sticking to Suarez with the tenacity the likes of Samuel are determined to make it do.
A really good rebuttal on that garbage piece that Martin Samuel wrote about how Suarez shouldnt win player of the year...
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The MIAA baseball champion Flying Dutchmen have placed nine players on the coaches' all-conference teams announced today.
Coach Stu Fritz's Dutchmen posted a 16-2 MIAA record to win their sixth league championship in ten years. The team will compete in the NCAA Division III championships beginning Thursday.
Senior outfielder Mike Van Beek of Hudsonville (Unity Christian HS) has been voted the league's most valuable player. An all-conference honoree for three years, Van Beek had an amazing 100% slugging percentage in conference games, batting .458 with a league-leading seven homeruns, 48 total bases and 24 RBIs.
Joining Van Beek on the All-MIAA first team are senior first baseman B.J. Maas of Jenison (Jenison HS), senior shortstop Casey Glass of Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS), senior outfielder Kyle Blackport of Grand Rapids (South Christian HS), and senior pitcher Matt Widenmier of Midland (Midland HS). Blackport was honored for the third time. Two years ago Glass was voted All-MIAA at third base. He was moved to shortstop during the first month of this season.
Hope players on the All-MIAA second team are freshman second baseman Jon Edmondson of Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central HS), sophomore third baseman Kyle Trapp of Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central HS), sophomore pitcher Jon Deming of Portage (Portage Northern HS), and junior pitcher Kenny Bart of Jenison (Jenison HS).
Receiving coaches' honorable mention were senior outfielder/designated hitter Clisby Jarrard of Barrington, Ill. (Barrington HS) and junior pitcher Kenny Bart of Jenison (Jenison HS).


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My guess is that implementing a vga driver to the OP's requirements would eliminate most of the Arduino functionality.
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Hi all. Been gone for a while.
Things have changed here it appears.
My comment/question is this.
And I have thought about this for some time.
Some of us have discussed it.
What is the influence and reason for the distance changes at the Master level?
Is it because AKC wants less passes? If the test is to the standards and the dogs all pass or all fail so be it.
Is it because, Master National wants to make it tougher to qualify? Shame on the influence to those that don't care about the Master National.
Is it because some/many judges can't set up challenging marks at the shorter distances? Big problem then.
I don't buy that the dogs are that much better that we need longer marks. Because a
good judge can set up a challenging, fair, no trickery test and not need exceed 80 yards
and still challenge the dogs currently running at this level.
Will it add more time to each run, especially if the thought is that it might cause
more dogs difficulty by being supposedly more challenging? What does that do to clubs regarding help, time, etc?
What about the need for a certain number of marks in each series. It takes away creativity. Like the use of double doubles, some delays without having a
cluster of birds thrown, etc.
I am curious what others think.
I am not so sure they are good changes.
Are our abilities to actually judge dogs based on what we see and know of dog work being diminished?
As opposed to judging by the rules ("Must")


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Michael W. Melvin of Ft. Lauderdale penned Practicing Life. The book, an autobiography, seeks to "entertain and inform with wisdom and wit, from its 'Happy Days' beginnings to the imparting of the author's hard-earned secrets for attaining the right balance of success and happiness at all stages of the practice of life including school, career, and family." Electronic versions of the book are available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and https://ebookstore.sony.com.
Chris Kerr of Indian Rocks Beach co-authored RICO - How Politicians, Prosecutors, and the Mob Destroyed One of the FBI's Finest Special Agents, with former FBI Assistant Director Joseph R. Wolfinger and investigative reporter Jerry Seper. In 2003 Paul Rico, a retired FBI agent and legendary organized crime investigator, was arrested at age 78 and charged with conspiring with "Whitey" Bulger in the 1981 murder of Tulsa Oklahoma-based millionaire Roger Wheeler. Rico died in jail before trial. An investigation by two retired agent/lawyers proved two things, that he was a great FBI agent and that he was not guilty, Kerr said. The book is available at Amazon.com and www.ricobook.com.
Dennis J. Wall of Winter Springs and Orlando wrote Litigation and Prevention of Insurer Bad Faith and coauthored CATClaims: Insurance Coverage for Natural and Man-Made Disasters. Litigation and Prevention of Insurer Bad Faith addresses 4,500 cases and other legal authorities in print and online. CATClaims addresses insurance coverage issues arising after catastrophes such as Hurricane Sandy. Both books are available at http://store.westlaw.com.
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Tamara R. Piety, associate dean of faculty development and professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law in Tulsa, Okla., published Brandishing the First Amendment: Commercial Speech in America. The book is available at www.press.umich.edu/script/press.
Mark Becker of Becker Mediation in Tallahassee wrote At Risk of Winning and No Corner to Hide, the first of the 12-part Max Masterson series. The books are stories of a renegade independent who runs for president of the United States. He doesn't make speeches, never attends fund-raisers, and has a disdain for political tradition. "You could say he is the candidate who everyone wanted to vote for, but he was unavailable," Becker said. The books are available at atriskofwinning.com.
Richard Duarte of Richard Duarte, P.A., in Miami penned Surviving Doomsday – A Guide for Surviving an Urban Disaster. The guide seeks to bring survival awareness into the mainstream by helping everyday people prepare to survive a natural, or manmade, urban disaster. It provides guidance on securing water, food, first-aid, sanitation, and security before, during, and after a crisis. The book is available at Amazon.com.
Michael A. Tewell, of the Office of the Public Defender Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas and Pasco counties, of Palm Harbor, wrote The Story in the Sky: The Twelve Eclipses of Jesus — The First Eclipse. The work centers on the question of whether Jesus existed, making use of astrology and modern science. The book travels back in time to the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Azur Gusnasp in ancient Persia and stands in the shoes of the magi Gondophares as he witnesses first-hand the solar eclipse of January 15, 11 B.C. and the message hidden for more than 2,000 years. The book is available at www.seaburnbooks.com.
Sharifa Barnett of Cornelius, N.C., published The 5 Hair Archetypes: Your Guide to Growing Long Hair. The book seeks to present an innovative approach to help women recognize how their regimen, rather than their genes or hair type, affects the health and length of their hair. The book includes a quiz to help readers identify their archetype and suggested regimens that will yield results in 21 days. It is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and kobo.com.
Russel Lazega of Florida Advocates in Dania Beach published the 10th edition of Florida Motor Vehicle No Fault Law & Practice (P.I.P.), covering the latest changes to Florida's P.I.P. Law. It is available at www.store.westlaw.com.
Martin A. Feigenbaum of Surfside penned Guardians of the Faith. The story follows University of Miami star basketball player Rayfeld "Liftoff" Lifton, who was headed for the pros until a knee injury wrecked his dreams so he decided to study the law. Now, after a dozen years as a Florida state prosecutor, he may have one last shot at glory if he can win a high-profile case against white supremacists under a controversial new hate crimes law. If all goes according to plan,
he just might become the first black state attorney. The book is available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com.
Michael Gordon of the University of Florida College of Law in Gainesville wrote Deadly Drifts, Crosses to Bear, and You're Next. The series mixes Gordon's interest in fly fishing with legal mysteries. The books are available at Amazon.com, swiftcreekspress.com, and mwgordonnovels.com.
Steven A. Rajtar of Maitland published 25 books related to history, including detailed accounts of historic sites and hiking trails, guides to historic Florida cities, and collections of historical photos. Rajtar most recently published Historic Photos of Tampa in the 50s, 60s, and 70s and Winter Park Chronicles, a collection of articles covering the history of Winter Park and Rollins College. They are available at Amazon.com and play.google.com/store.
Paul Antinori of Tampa penned Convention: To Resurrect the U.S. Constitution, encouraging readers to petition their state legislatures to call on Congress for a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution. The amendments would "restore original meaning to clauses that have been damaged, expanded, or distorted," Antinori said. The work also calls for reducing the federal government and allowing each state sovereign authority over its local and internal economic affairs. The book is available at amendusconstitution.com.
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UW-Madison chancellor pay increase in line with other Big Ten schools
Board of Regents approves paying next chancellor up to $522,000
MADISON, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently approved to pay its next chancellor up to $522,000 a year, which would move the university from near-lowest to the middle of the pack among what other Big Ten public institutions pay their leaders.
See salary rankings for leaders of Big Ten universities
UW regents were concerned about attracting top talent by offering a salary near the bottom of what other leaders of Big Ten universities make.
Meanwhile, employee unions said pay for workers and the chancellor are going in opposite directions. Workers said that unlike the chancellor's, their pay isn't getting better.
Union president David Ahrens represents thousands of UW faculty and staff. He said their real income has been going down for a decade because of furloughs and cutbacks.
The situation at other Big Ten universities is mixed, but high pay for the people who head those schools is universal.
The next chancellor of UW-Madison could have a salary ranked fifth among the Big Ten's 11 public institutions, not including Northwestern, which is private.
Salaries range from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor's $341,000 salary to Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee's salary of $860,000, although Gee's total compensation is more like $2 million when his pricy perks are factored in.
UW-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward makes $437,000 and that's not changing. He gets a car and free housing, but his compensation is still on the low end of the Big Ten. That's because some schools boost their leaders' pay with deferred compensation plans or hefty retirement benefits. Deferred compensation is against state law in Wisconsin, and Ward gets standard health and retirement packages.
The next chancellor will get up to $522,000, no doubt boosting the number of applications and, as the UW regents argue, the talent pool.
Ahrens said the incoming chancellor will have work to do to smooth things over with employees who have faced declining salaries.
Ahrens said he believes the perks of leading UW-Madison are enough right now for good candidates.
"(Those candidates) are quite capable and quite willing to work for $460,000 a year, (with) fantastic free housing, car, staff, cook, everything else you can think of in the world," Ahrens said.UW-Madison chancellor pay increase in line with other Big Ten schools
A spokesman for the UW System said the new pay is right in line with what chancellors make at peer universities.
UW's pay was last increased in 2008 and other schools have since raised theirs, the spokesman said.
And not all of it comes from tax dollars -- $100,000 of the chancellor's salary comes from the UW Foundation.
The firm conducting the search for the next chancellor is also set for get a bonus. The headhunters get an amount equal to one-third of the new chancellor's salary. For the $60,000 increase, the search firm would get some $20,000 more.
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"Because the Senate has not acted, because the president has not put a proposal yet on the table, that is why I think the sequester will probably occur," Ryan told "CBS's This Morning." "We have acted in the House. The Senate has not, the president has not, and that is why I think it will happen."
quote:Here's a more serious question: Where are these ""cuts"".
But serious question: why are automatic spending cuts the devil and automatic tax increases OK?
why are automatic spending cuts the devil
From Obama's speech last night:
In 2011, Congress passed a law saying that if both parties couldn't agree on a plan to reach our deficit goal, about a trillion dollars' worth of budget cuts would automatically go into effect this year. These sudden, harsh, arbitrary cuts would jeopardize our military readiness. They'd devastate priorities like education, energy, and medical research. They would certainly slow our recovery, and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. That's why Democrats, Republicans, business leaders, and economists have already said that these cuts, known here in Washington as "the sequester," are a really bad idea.
His spokesman earlier in the day:
JAY CARNEY: What I will concede is that we were looking and the Republicans were looking for a trigger around which to build a mechanism to get us out of default possibility and the sequester was one of the idea put forward, yes by the president's team.
the sequester was one of the idea put forward, yes by the president's team.
he has a vagina.
it is the only real way to cut spending
You have to let it hit bottom and then come back up
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) published this report on global water security in February 2012. The publication states, "This report—requested by the Department of State—is designed to answer the question: How will water problems (shortages, poor water quality, or floods) impact US national security interests over the next 30 years? We selected 2040 as the endpoint of our research to consider longer-term impacts from growing populations, climate change, and continued economic development. However, we sometimes cite specific time frames (e.g., 2030, 2025) when reporting is based on these dates. For the Key Judgments, we emphasize impacts that will occur within the next 10 years.
We provide an introductory discussion of the global water picture, but we do not do a comprehensive analysis of the entire global water landscape. For the core classified analysis—a National Intelligence Estimate—we focused on a finite number of states that are strategically important to the United States and transboundary issues from a selected set of water basins (Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Mekong, Jordan, Indus, Brahmaputra, and Amu Darya). We judge that these examples are sufficient to illustrate the intersections between water challenges and US national security."


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Domestic violence, also known as intimate partner violence, is a major public health problem in California that affects all age and socio-economic groups. Data from the State's Department of Justice shows that in 2010, local law enforcement received 166,361 domestic violence calls for assistance. The 2008 California Women's Health Survey reports that about 6% of women (641,000) in California experienced at least one incident of psychological or physical DV during the last 12 months before responding to the survey.
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Put together by musical director T-Bone Burnett, Orbison was accompanied by a supporting backing band which included many notable musical performers. All were fans who volunteered to participate in the special. The backing band was the TCB Band, which accompanied Elvis Presley from 1969 until his death in 1977: Glen D. Hardin|Lyle Lovitt on piano, James Burton on lead guitar, Jerry Scheff on bass, and Ronnie Tutt on drums. Male background vocalists, some of whom also joined in on guitar, were Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Lyle Lovett, and Steven Soles. The female background vocalists were k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, and Bonnie Raitt. During the end credits, several of the band members are shown talking about how Orbison influenced them.
I have that Bataclan show on my computer. Berlin is my favorite Reed track and they do a great rendition.
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Maybe you have already heard that someone, a journalist, your teacher or parents, refer to a complex situation as a "Pandora's box".
What is a Pandora's box? Who is Pandora and how did she get that box? Did she open the box? Can you think of an example where you can use the phrase "to open a Pandora's box"?
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|I think that it is an april fool joke from a friend,parent,siblings i dont know but in that box is a long,snake that is sticking out his thounge and that is in the box wiggling and it is very sill because it has pink and yellow stripes on its body and it has a green face and it has a colorbule box with stars on it pandora is a girl i think .... and she is maybe 5 or 6 i am not sure when she saw that april fools joke she started to do it to every one now the monster or worm inside has two crossed eyes 2 antinas and is very joy full i think it is very easy to open that box it looks very easy to open and the thounge is long and pink with a lin in the middle straped at the side the thounge is straped to the side then it is wiggleing side to side only once it no doing anything and ya so i am asome it is a APRIL FOOLS joke :I pandoras box is a joke i think she was gonna scream if it is scary .


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Great news about the new job, Duck!
What you may find is that the coverage from the employer is better coverage than the state plan.
As for "free-loading" ... I'd guess that the taxes you've paid for many years (that have funded this benefit for others) would not classify you as a "free-loader". And Luv mentions a good point ... whether there will be any penalty for not enrolling the kids as soon as they are eligible.
Option 3 ... maybe ... for the 90-day probationary period ... sometimes you can stay on your present employer's plan for a period of time and pay the premium yourself. Since you were scheduled for layoff anyhow; depending on the # of employees of your employer; depending on the terms of the contract with the employer. Although maybe you've already inquired about that? Also might check out open enrollment periods for a non-profit if you have one in NC. Some of them offer "temporary" plans for interim periods like this.


text: I just picked up the T-800 Endoskeleton tonight at Media Play. Very cool! Finally a line by McFarlane that not sports related! I only picked up this one but I saw the others which include Sarah Connor (all 3 versions), Djinn, Tooth Fairy (both versions), Jason X, and Legend. They ALL look fantastic!


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Whether stationery is your business or your pleasure (or, hopefully, both), Nole Garey's blog, Oh So Beautiful Paper, is essential reading. Every day the Washington D.C. resident satisfies our appetite for stunning invitations, charming greeting cards, wonderfully unique personalized stationery and anything else fit to be inked. Here, the GW grad talks postage preferences, growing up with creative parents and why it's important to write to the person you see every day.
Briefly describe your work and its connection with the post.
I am the editor and publisher of Oh So Beautiful Paper. I review submissions of work from independent artists and designers, choose my favorites, then create a post around the submitted work. I always include an introduction with my own thoughts about the work, but I also try to include something from the designer about the origin of the project, including the purpose of the project, inspiration sources, and printing specifications.
When did your interest in paper begin?
I've always been interested in design; my father worked as an advertising copywriter and my mother is an accomplished non-professional artist. As a kid, I was exposed to art and design and encouraged to explore creative outlets. Although I studied political science and international economics in college, I took a printmaking course that gave me some basic instruction in screen printing, letterpress, and etching. But it wasn't until I became engaged to my husband and started to explore the world of wedding invitations that I truly fell in love with paper and the stationery industry.
Why do you enjoy writing about paper?
I love the connection with my readers — I'm both thrilled and amazed that there are so many people who share my love for beautiful paper, from wedding invitations to greeting cards to business cards. Each and every day I get to look at beautiful things, correspond with amazingly talented stationers and designers, and share their work with readers around the world. It's the best job ever!
What is your favorite step in the process of written correspondence?
I love picking out the perfect card for the perfect person or occasion. Whether it's the card design or the message inside, I love imagining the reaction of the person receiving the card when they open the envelope.
To whom do you most often write?
My husband. We send each other love notes in the mail on random days, even though we live in the same house. It can be so easy to get bogged down in the daily routine of life — running errands, paying bills, even housework. These little notes are a sweet reminder of our love for each other and the fact that we chose to spend the rest of our lives together, both the fun parts and the not-so-fun parts.
What makes a particular letter stand out from a stack of cards?
I'm always excited to see a hand-addressed envelope in a pile of bills and other not-so-fun mail. In a stack of greeting cards, I always look for three things: overall design, printing quality, and of course the text or message inside the card.
Do you have a favorite stamp or stamp series?
Right now I'm really loving the 2012 Love stamp designed by Louise Fili and Jessica Hische — the hand lettering is stunning! Historically, I've always loved any botanical stamp series, like this sheet of stamps from 1968-1969.
What is your favorite Crane & Co. product?
I'm a huge fan of everything from Crane & Co., from wedding invitations to holiday cards. But in this particular case I'm going to surprise myself by picking something rather traditional — I love the Crane & Co. hand bordered letter sheets. The letter sheets are such a classic and timeless way of conveying handwritten correspondence, and so much better than a blank sheet of printer paper! I also think it would be really fun to offer the hand bordered letter sheets in a range of bright colors, like yellow, coral, or aqua, for a more modern twist on a classic Crane & Co. product.
What do you see in the future of handwritten correspondence?
I think we'll continue to see stationery and handwritten correspondence as part of a key element in the context of a broader lifestyle, particularly when it comes to what stationery represents to those buying and sending the cards. Sending a handwritten note conveys that the sender is a thoughtful, caring person with good taste.
Email, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media and electronic communication are important, but they make it easier to communicate with lots of people at the same time, rather than enhancing communication with a single person.
For most of us, it's a nice and rare treat when we come home to a handwritten letter or card. This means sending paper — taking the time to buy, write, and send a letter — has enormous interpersonal value. Taking the time to sit down and write a letter has become a signifier, a mark of the importance and value that the sender places on the relationship with the recipient. I think we will continue to appreciate the value of handwritten communication.
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Blend: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot
Production: 873 Cases
Alcohol: 14.5%
Barrels: 100% French Oak (50% new)
Cellaring: 35-40 Years
"Revealing the vintage's burly, masculine, and muscular side, the 2006 Seavey Cabernet is stacked and packed with fruit, extract, and tannin. Like so many wines from Seavey, I almost feel the style is reminiscent of a great St.-Estephe such as Montrose blended with a Graves such as La Mission Haut-Brion...a powerful wine to be enjoyed over the next three decades through 2043." Rating: 93+, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, #180, Dec. 2008
"The 2006 Seavey has soil-inflected aromas of warm stones, underbrush and dried berries, with a very ripe, almost liqueur-like aspect…then, big, chewy and deep, with a compelling sweetness to its smoke, tobacco and espresso flavors. Just juicy enough to maintain verve…there's something sexy and exotic about this wine." Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, June 2009 #144
Comprised of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Petite Verdot, our 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon is the twelfth consecutive Seavey vintage produced with the guidance of world-renowned winemaker, Philippe Melka. The grapes were harvested mid-August to mid-October 2006 with low yields from our South facing hill-side vineyard. The rich fruit benefited from a hot summer and a long growing season. In the winery the grapes were sorted, de-stemmed and gently lifted into small tanks for fermentation. The resulting wine was aged in 50% new French oak before being bottled in May, 2008. Production was limited to under 900 cases of 750 ml bottles.
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Winemaker: Matt Reid
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A magical place for the entire family: Eilat's dolphin reef offers a chance to learn more about these fascinating mamals with some up close and personal interaction
Dolphin Reef, on the southern outskirts of Eilat, is one of the finest places in the world to discover what fascinating creatures these seafaring mammals are. You'll find out just how intelligent, warm and playful they can be as they come right up next to you in the water. That is, of course, if they want to play along! Because one important principle at Dolphin Reef is that its eight dolphins are free to decide how they want to interact. The dolphins have known some of the trainers since the animals were born, and part of the fun is to watch from the pier, or while you're swimming or diving, to see which dolphin comes to make your acquaintance when it recognizes the trainer's call.
Unique here is the fact that the dolphins are not trained by food reinforcement to "perform." Rather they invite you into their world –– the expansive enclosure where they live as a family, hunting and procreating as they do in nature. Dolphin Reef also runs a program for special-needs children, giving them a chance to experience what the dolphins have to offer –– a respite that calms the children and gives them new confidence and interaction skills. While spending the day at Dolphin Reef's private beach watching the dolphins come and go, you'll also enjoy its snorkeling and diving services, restaurant and underwater photography center. And don't miss the relaxation pools, a scene right out of "Blue Lagoon" where you lie back and listen to relaxing music and nature sounds under water through a special acoustical system.
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Daniel Powter Named Decade's One-Hit Wonder
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GRAMMY-nominated artist Daniel Powter, whose "Bad Day" topped the Hot 100 for five weeks in 2006, has been named Billboard's one-hit wonder of the decade. Rounding out the top five were Terror Squad with "Lean Back," Crazy Town with "Butterfly," MIMS with "This Is Why I'm Hot," and D4L with "Laffy Taffy." Billboard determined the list based on acts from 2000–2007 whose second hits did not reach the top 25. (12/7)


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Message from the IDF President
Today we mark World Diabetes Day. It is a day of celebration for those with diabetes who demonstrate that with access to the right diabetes care, education and essential medicines life can be lived to its fullest.
But there is also a more sombre side to World Diabetes Day 2013 as we publish the 6th edition of our Diabetes Atlas [2]. Our research shows that one in ten of the world's population will have diabetes by 2035. We estimate that people living with diabetes will surge from 382 million to 592 million people by 2035, many in low and middle income countries and the majority under 60 years of age. This surge will form the backdrop of the World Diabetes Congress (#WDC2013) in Melbourne, Australia this December. It must place diabetes very high on the agenda of health ministers throughout the world.
Diabetes is a disease of development. The misconception that diabetes is 'a disease of the wealthy' is still held, to the detriment of desperately needed funding to combat the pandemic. In coming years we have much to do in making the case for those who have diabetes now and will have in the future.
As news of World Diabetes Day comes in from more than 200 member organisations in over 160 countries and territories I am deeply impressed with the commitment and enthusiasm of our worldwide diabetes community.
Thank you for your efforts.
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Experts debate benefits of cleanses, detox diets
Are these health trends really a route to improved health and lasting weight loss?
By Jennifer Garrett
Do you, like many of us, still have a bit of the holidays hanging around your waistline? If so, the lose-weight-overnight claims that come with some cleanses sound awfully tempting with spring right around the corner.
A host of celebrities claim to have used cleanses to prepare for the unforgiving gowns of the awards season. Of course, not everything from Hollywood translates well into regular life for the rest of us, but is cleansing an A-list practice that we mere mortals should adopt?
That depends. It turns out that cleanses run the gamut from near-starvation diets all the way to gentler organic meal plans designed to eliminate processed foods, caffeine and other potentially harmful or addictive substances from our diets. Many promise weight loss as a benefit. Others promote generalized improvement in health and well-being. Most involve diuretics or laxatives to stimulate the bowels.
Thomas Huber, a gastroenterologist with Meriter Health Services, generally discourages patients from cleansing. He points out that while cleanses have grown popular among celebrities, they are hardly a new phenomenon. They go back to Victorian times when people thought the colon retained toxic substances that contributed to illness. Huber says modern science debunked those notions nearly one hundred years ago, and colonic cleanses fell mostly out of favor among the general population and entirely within the medical community by the 1920s.
But an interest in cleansing persists, primarily among those who distrust and eschew Western medicine, which largely regards cleansing as unnecessary and potentially harmful.
The Master Cleanse, also known as the lemonade diet, is a rather classic colon cleanse that involves laxatives and a liquid-only ten-day fast to spur weight loss and provide "freedom from disease" by resting the digestive system and completely purging the colon of any residual substances.
Other modern cleanses seem to focus less on the colon specifically; rather, they are promoted to eliminate toxins generally from the entire body. These toxins largely come from exposure to harmful substances in our foods and the environment, says David Lincecum, who offers the Cap-City Cleanse independently as well as through sessions at local yoga studios. Lincecum says his program isn't a diet.
"Weight loss is not a goal," he says, but "it's often a side effect."
Maria Miller, a thirty-eight-year-old graphic web designer and dedicated yoga practitioner, took part in Lincecum's weeklong Cap-City Cleanse last October. Looking for assistance in improving her eating habits, Miller says the detailed daily plans, complete with menus and recipes, took all the guesswork out, and ongoing feedback from Lincecum eliminated uncertainties and helped her stay the course through the duration of the program.
"It was nice to have a guide to follow," Miller says. "You didn't have to question the foods you should be eating."
Meriter's Huber doesn't quarrel with eliminating processed foods or cutting down on sugar. "In terms of a healthy diet, that's a pretty wise thing," Huber says. "There's a number of food additives and colorants and taste enhancers that the FDA has never checked."
But he does draw the line at the use of laxatives—natural or otherwise—when not medically necessary. He says the digestive system naturally eliminates waste, and laxatives could throw off the body's balance. Lincecum, though, argues that natural laxatives are an essential element of a cleanse because they stimulate the body to eliminate built-up toxins.
Huber also cautions that cleanses can be dangerous, especially those that involve severe calorie restriction for extended periods. That can drive the body into ketosis, a process in which the body consumes its own fat and muscle tissue. And that can lead to heart damage.
UW Health gastroenterologist Arnold Wald argues that the kind of weight loss from a plan like the Master Cleanse is unhealthy. He also cautions that it will be temporary.
"There is the idea that a cleanse will help you lose weight … but there is very little evidence that it plays a role," Wald says. "Most of the changes that you see are water weight, and those you will see back as soon as you stop the cleanse."
Jennifer Garrett is a Madison-based freelance writer.
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(03.03.11)Alaska's premier soccer club announces the appointment of Joseph Tibbs as their Technical Director. Tibbs has extensive experience in the professional, collegiate, amateur, and youth soccer levels across the United States. He holds an ICA Fitness and Conditioning for Soccer Certificate, USSF National Youth License, USSF National "C" License, and has achieved an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
As Technical Director Tibbs will be responsible for assisting in the oversight of the entire coaching branch of the Rush Soccer Organization in addition to overseeing the coaching education for the club and coaching placement the competitive branch of the club. Tibbs will also represent the Alaska Rush at the Olympic Development Program (O.D.P.), in the Region, in the United States Soccer Federation (U.S.S.F.) and other soccer associations.
Tim Schulz, Rush Soccer President and CEO said, "I am elated that Alaska Rush will be getting a Technical Director. Joseph is respected in the soccer community and I have no doubt he will do a good job for Alaska Rush."
Alaska Rush is Alaska's most successful soccer club.
- 1 US Youth Soccer National President's Cup title
- 1 US Youth Soccer Regional semi-finalist
- 3 US Youth Soccer Regional quarter-finalist
- 80+ Alaska State Cup champions
- 300+ Players placed in collegiate programs (10+ annually)
- Full-service club offering programs from state to the national levels
- Member of RUSH Soccer, the largest soccer club in the world with 23 clubs in the Lower 48, 1 in Hawaii & 9 International Clubs
- Major sponsorships from Nike, Eurosport, Alaska Airlines & Orthopedic Physicians Anchorage
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A new report out by Billboard magazine claims that Christina Aguilera is readying the release of a new song, produced by Max Martin, next month. Apparently, the new track is described as a "club banger" and is meant to be a preview of Xtina's forthcoming as-yet-untitled/announced new album. You may know that Martin is the songwriter/producer responsible for many of Britney Spears's biggest hit songs (including Baby, One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, Stronger and more). It would seem that Xtina is lookin' to secure some of that music magic for herself, too. HMMM.
It's been two years and two seasons of "The Voice" since Christina Aguilera's last studio album, but new music from the veteran pop star may be arriving before summer's end. A source tells Billboard that Aguilera is working hard on the follow-up to 2010's "Bionic," and that a new single is expected to be released in early August. The club banger was produced by Swedish pop hit-maker Max Martin, and its chorus is built around the line, "All I want to do is what you wanted." Martin — best known for producing hits by Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Katy Perry, among others — has yet to helm a single for Aguilera. Meanwhile, duets with Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green, Aguilera's fellow coaches on NBC's "The Voice," are apparently in the works for the singer's forthcoming album as well.
I have to confess, I am very excited by the prospect of a Xtina/Max Martin single. The man is a bona fide hitmaker, if anyone can FINALLY give Xtina a hit single, it's Max Martin. I'm entirely bored and totally uninterested in any duets with anyone involved with The Voice but, I guess, Xtina is going to be Xtina and unintentionally torpedo her own career. I can't say I'm a big Xtina fan at all but she does have a few amazing songs here and there. I hope this Max Martin track will be one of those hits … lord knows, the girl could use a hit.


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Rich hot fudge and a chocolate crust pair perfectly with refreshing raspberry sherbet.
To easily cut pies made in purchased crumb crusts in foil pans, cut through the edges of the pan with a kitchen scissors and peel away the pan.
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Unless you just escaped from Amish country, you're probably aware that The Hunger Games premieres at midnight tonight in theaters across the country. We're now hours away and people are going absolutely insane with excitement. It's like #TeamPeeta this and #TeamGale that. I haven't seen this much enthusiasm on Twitter since Harry Potter knocked up Bella and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt adopted their vampire baby.
But not everyone's on board for Hunger Games mania. Especially not these 11 people who totally misunderstood the classic Hunger Games "the world will be watching" trend on Twitter.
Read, enjoy and remember to always confirm your hashtag's origin before tweeting.
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New method saves time in inventing drugs
Posted October 13, 2003; 05:39 p.m.
Engineers at the University have developed an accelerated method for inventing protein-based drugs and, in a unique collaboration with two other institutions, have used it to design improved versions of a possible treatment for inflammatory disorders.
The new approach allows scientists to bypass time-consuming, trial-and-error procedures for making and testing billions of protein fragments as possible drug candidates. Instead, the researchers invented mathematical techniques and used a cluster of computers to calculate the near-optimum compositions for the proteins.
The achievement grew out of a long-time collaboration between Christodoulos Floudas, a Princeton professor of chemical engineering, John Lambris, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dimitrios Morikis, a researcher in chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California-Riverside.
The full story is available in the Weekly Bulletin.
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Here's someone from the Canadian Olympic team, for diversity.
Look at them smiling! So cute.
Still good.
Here's someone from the Canadian Olympic team, for diversity.
What's better than a shirtless, happy Nathan Adrian?
A shirtless and happy Nathan Adrian in a cuddle puddle!
I see you under there, world record breaking backstroker Nick Thoman.
Hey look, it's American freestyle Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones!
His medals are all the shirt he needs, thanks.
Ryan Lochte enjoys swimming, winning at swimming, and tighty whities.
Yes, this is a real Dolce and Gabbana ad.


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It's frustrating to be a loose collector sometimes. Latest example, I was a little late in getting my 25th Ann. ANH sets, and my POTJ deluxes. When I did get them, I busted them open lickity split. Here's what I found:
Han won't straighten up, his neck has a weird "slice" like mark on it, he won't hold his pistol without the "clearlastic".
Leia won't hold her pistol, and her arm won't do anything but hug Luke.
Luke can't let go of the hook without cutting the string.
Amanama won't stand up OR hold his staff OR the skeleton.
These figures should have had a bloody disclaimer on the packages: "Not suitable for collectors who open figures". I waited a long time for Amanaman, too. Sad.


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The work the garage did on the car was OK. Very unreliable service though. They picked the car up and said I'd have it back by 3pm, I eventually got the car back at 6:30pm. When the car was dropped off they didn't bring me receipts or my service book back, which they said had been stamped but they had forgotten it (when I got into the car I found the service book down the side of the seat, not stamped or filled out at all. So can add dishonest as well). The owner of the garage dropped the car off, and said to come into the garage on Monday and he'd give me all my paperwork. When I went into the garage on Monday, the owner had gone on holiday and not bothered leaving any paperwork or passing on my details to other staff. So it took me half an hour to explain why I was there. I then got a half written receipt for the work done to the car, £450 worth of work I might add, so not exactly a small job. Very unreliable and a bit dishonest. I wouldn't recommend.
good service, i recommend this garage
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Great lad collected my car in and delivered and great price too A++++
Excellent. Fast and friendly, price was as quoted and the best around. They also sourced me some tyres at a better price than I was going to pay. Even washed my car!
Head gasket gone, Two injectors broke, glow plug broke stuck in head. Xmas time, head needed skimming and pressure checked he still got it done on time and polished the car, and brought it back to Wales for me. Matt cheers bud goes like s+it off shovel.
decided to cancel after being laughed at for sending a message to confirm date and time for my brake bads to be fixed. sounded like a joke of a company so not worth the risk
Highly recommend Bolton Timing Chains, Full service carried out and you can really tell the difference after the service. Thank you.
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Great service, will be using this garage for all my MOTs and car issues from now on.
charged exactly what they quoted
Great customer service and very happy with the end result. Very professional, well presented and friendly company, great communication throughout the day, work was done sooner than expected. Trusted the guy that picked my car up as soon as I met him. Was even more impressed when found out that they don't usually cater to my postcode area (Veterans Village Manchester M40) but were willing to be flexible. Will definitely be recommending B and G Autotechs and will definitely be doing business with them again. Thank you very much.
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Price was quoted and didn't change. Extremely fast, even picked the car up from work and delivered it back for free! Would recommend and use again myself !
Great team at the garagle! Ken is very knowledgeable is very knowledgeable and straight forward. Fixed my issues within the day and even offered one of his vehicles while mines was being fixed!
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Arranged for two voices with piano accompaniment, these ten familiar folk songs are perfect for recitals, concerts, and contests: Billy Boy; Down in the Valley to Pray; Every Night When the Sun Goes In; Go 'Way From My Window; How Can I Keep from Singing?; Poor Boy; Simple Gifts; Sourwood Mountain; Sun Don't Set in the Morning and The Water Is Wide.
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Jay Pritchett sits at the head of a large and unconventional family. Now in his second marriage to his gorgeous young wife, Gloria, Jay has been given something of a second chance. Still, old habits are hard to break, and it's trial by fire as he tries to adapt to life with the same passion and vigor that Gloria exhibits, which are matched by her precocious 12-year-old son, Manny. There are some culture clashes, a few misunderstandings, but also plenty of sweet victories along the way. Jay's grown daughter, Claire, and her husband, Phil, are the proud parents of three kids with whom they want that open, healthy, honest relationship. It's not always easy, especially when you have Haley, a teenage daughter who's growing up a little fast, Alex, a too-smart-for-her-own-good middle daughter and Luke, a scatterbrained boy. Add to this that Phil is just a big kid himself, even if he does always have the best intentions. Claire is the anchor, trying her best to run a tight ship and determined...
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5.6: Mode
You notice in your neighborhood there seems to be a trend with the color the houses are painted. Here are the colors for the twelve houses on your street: light blue, olive green, olive green, mustard, beige, olive green, dark brown, light blue, light yellow, light blue, white, and olive green. What is the mode of this set of data?
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First watch this video to learn about the mode.
CK-12 Foundation: Chapter5ModeA
Then watch this video to see some examples.
CK-12 Foundation: Chapter5ModeB
Watch this video for more help.
Khan Academy Average or Central Tendency: Arithmetic Mean, Median, and Mode
Before class begins, bring out the blocks that you and your classmates chose from the pail for the concept on mean. In addition, have the grid paper on display where each student in your class posted his or her number of blocks.
To begin the class, refer to the comments on the measures of central tendency that were recorded from the concept on mean, when the brainstorming session occurred. Highlight the comments that were made with regard to the mode of a set of data and discuss this measure of central tendency with your classmates. Once the discussion has been completed, choose a handful of blocks like you did before, with your classmates doing the same.
The mode of the set of blocks can be given as a quantitative value or as a qualitative value. You and your classmates can tell from the grid paper which number of blocks was picked most. The chart below shows that 5 students each picked 5 blocks from the pail. This is a mode for quantitative data, since the answer is in the form of a number.
To extend the mode to include qualitative data, you and your classmates should each now determine the color or colors of block(s) that appear most often in each of your handfuls. To do this, group your blocks according to color and count them, and have your classmates do the same. There may be more than 1 color that occurs with the same highest frequency. The color(s) that appear most often for each handful of blocks is the mode for that particular handful.
The mode of a set of data is simply the value that appears most frequently in the set. If 2 or more values appear with the same frequency, each is a mode. The downside to using the mode as a measure of central tendency is that a set of data may have no mode or may have more than 1 mode. However, the same set of data will have only 1 mean and only 1 median. The word modal is often used when referring to the mode of a data set. If a data set has only 1 value that occurs most often, the set is called unimodal. Likewise, a data set that has 2 values that occur with the greatest frequency is referred to as bimodal. Finally, when a set of data has more than 2 values that occur with the same greatest frequency, the set is called multimodal. When determining the mode of a data set, calculations are not required, but keen observation is a must. The mode is a measure of central tendency that is simple to locate, but it is not used much in practical applications.
Example A
The posted speed limit along a busy highway is 65 miles per hour. The following values represent the speeds (in miles per hour) of 10 cars that were stopped for violating the speed limit:
What is the mode?
There is no need to organize the data, unless you think that it would be easier to locate the mode if the numbers were arranged from least to greatest. In the above data set, the number 79 appears twice, but all the other numbers appear only once. Since 79 appears with the greatest frequency, it is the mode of the data values.
Mode = 79 miles per hour
Example B
The weekly wages of 7 randomly selected employees of Wendy's were $98.00, $125.00, $75.00, $120.00, $86.00, $92.00, and $110.00, respectively. What is the mode of these wages?
Each value in the above data set occurs only once. Therefore, this data has no mode.
Example C
6 students attending a local swimming competition were asked what color bathing suit they were wearing. The responses were red, blue, black, pink, green, and blue.
What is the mode of these responses?
Remember that the mode can be determined for qualitative data as well as quantitative data, but the mean and the median can only be determined for quantitative data. The color blue was the only response that occurred more than once and is, therefore, the mode of this data set.
Mode = blue
Points to Consider
- Is reference made to the mode in any other branch of statistics?
- Can the mode be useful when presenting graphical representations of data?
The mode of a data set is the value or values that occur with the greatest frequency in the data set. If a data set has 1 mode, it is unimodal, if it has 2 modes, it is bimodal, and if it has more than 2 modes, it is multimodal.
Guided Practice
a. The ages of 12 randomly selected customers at a local coffee shop are listed below:
What is the mode of the above ages?
b. The following table represents the number of times that 100 randomly selected students ate at the school cafeteria during the first month of school:
What is the mode of the numbers of times that a student ate at the cafeteria?
a. The above data set has 3 values that each occur with a frequency of 2. These values are 21, 23, and 24. All other values occur only once. Therefore, this set of data has 3 modes.
Modes = 21, 23, and 24
b. When data is arranged in a frequency table, the mode is simply the value that has the highest frequency. Therefore, since the table shows that 29 students ate 5 times in the cafeteria, 5 is the mode of the data set.
Mode = 5 times
Interactive Practice
- Which of the following measures can be determined for quantitative data only?
- mean
- median
- mode
- none of these
- Which of the following measures can be calculated for qualitative data only?
- mean
- median
- mode
- all of these
- What is the term used to describe the distribution of a data set that has 1 mode?
- multimodal
- unimodal
- nonmodal
- bimodal
- What is the mode of the following numbers, which represent the ages of 8 hockey players? 12, 11, 14, 10, 8, 13, 11, 9
- 11
- 10
- 14
- 8
- Which of the following measures can have more than 1 value for a set of data?
- median
- mode
- mean
- none of these
- What are the modes of the following sets of numbers?
- 3, 13, 6, 8, 10, 5, 6
- 12, 0, 15, 15, 13, 19, 16, 13, 16, 16
- A student recorded her scores on weekly English quizzes that were marked out of a possible 10 points. Her scores were as follows: \begin{align*}8, 5, 8, 5, 7, 6, 7, 7, 5, 7, 5, 5, 6, 6, 9, 8, 9, 7, 9, 9, 6, 8, 6, 6, 7\end{align*}
8,5,8,5,7,6,7,7,5,7,5,5,6,6,9,8,9,7,9,9,6,8,6,6,7What is the mode of her scores on the weekly English quizzes?
- The following table represents the number of minutes that students spent studying for a math test:
|Studying Time (minutes)
|Number of Students
\begin{align*}[0 - 10)\end{align*}
\begin{align*}[10 - 20)\end{align*}
\begin{align*}[20 - 30)\end{align*}
\begin{align*}[30 - 40)\end{align*}
\begin{align*}[40 - 50)\end{align*}
What is the mode of the amounts of time spent studying for the math test?
- A pre-test for students entering high school mathematics was given to 48 students. The following table shows the number of questions attempted out of 50 by each of the students taking the test: \begin{align*} & 43 \quad 39 \quad 40 \quad 40 \quad 41 \quad 44\\
& 42 \quad 41 \quad 41 \quad 41 \quad 42 \quad 44\\
& 43 \quad 41 \quad 40 \quad 41 \quad 42 \quad 41\\
& 42 \quad 41 \quad 42 \quad 42 \quad 41 \quad 44\\
& 41 \quad 42 \quad 43 \quad 40 \quad 42 \quad 39\\
& 42 \quad 40 \quad 39 \quad 42 \quad 43 \quad 42\\
& 42 \quad 39 \quad 41 \quad 41 \quad 42 \quad 40\\
& 43 \quad 44 \quad 40 \quad 42 \quad 44 \quad 39\end{align*}
433940404144424141414244434140414241424142424144414243404239424039424342423941414240434440424439What number of questions was attempted the most by the students?
- A die was tossed 14 times. What is the mode of the numbers that were rolled?
- The following table represents the number of times that 24 students attended school basketball games during the year:
What is the mode of the numbers of games that students attended?
- The newly-formed high school soccer team is playing its first season. The following table shows the number of goals it scored during each of its matches:
- What is the mode of the following numbers, and what word can be used to describe the distribution of the data set? \begin{align*}5, 4, 10, 3, 3, 4, 7, 4, 6, 5, 11, 9, 5, 7\end{align*}
- List 3 examples of how mode could be useful in everyday life?
- The temperature in \begin{align*}^\circ \text{F}\end{align*} on 20 days during the month of June was as follows: \begin{align*}70^\circ \text{F}, \ 76^\circ \text{F}, \ 76^\circ \text{F}, \ 74^\circ \text{F}, \ 70^\circ \text{F}, \ 70^\circ \text{F}, \ 72^\circ \text{F}, \ 74^\circ \text{F}, \ 78^\circ \text{F}, \ 80^\circ \text{F}\\ 74^\circ \text{F}, \ 74^\circ \text{F}, \ 78^\circ \text{F}, \ 76^\circ \text{F}, \ 78^\circ \text{F}, \ 76^\circ \text{F}, \ 74^\circ \text{F}, \ 78^\circ \text{F}, \ 80^\circ \text{F}, \ 76^\circ \text{F}\end{align*} What is the mode of the temperatures for the month of June?
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There are four types of connective tissue in the body. The connective tissue found in bones is rigid, while the connective tissue in cartilage is more pliable and in the blood and lymph systems it is more fluid. The fourth type of connective tissue has a cushiony consistency and is crucial to organ function. Within the body's largest organ, the skin, this connective tissue provides structure and support, and is comprised of a matrix of fibers. One of these fibrous elements is called elastin.
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