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Inspiration for this week's show came from the Neo-Futurists, whose long-running Chicago show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind promises 30 Plays in 60 Minutes every single weekend.
Contributor Starlee Kine talks to actor Tate Donovan about the day he felt he was being exactly the kind of celebrity he'd wanted to be: when suddenly, he was approached by a kid with a camera.
Writer and producer Scott Carrier recognizes a woman he sees in a restaurant.
Susan Drury talks about "Swap and Shop," a local radio classifieds show that has become a low-tech, personable sort of Ebay.
From Patty Martin: a one minute, four second vacation on Nantucket Island, involving a lot of waving.
From Vicki Merrick, Eric Kipp, and Jay Allison at Transom: scallops on Martha's Vineyard.
From Blunt Youth Radio: a story of a possibly bad "food situation" at the cafeteria in juvenile detention.
Jonathan Goldstein, host of Wiretap, brings us this story about The Penguin as a young man.
Two brothers, ages 12 and 13, have very different ideas for their dog's name.
Elaine Boehm overhears a couple in her pet shop, trying to choose a dog collar.
A two minute play written and performed by the Chicago group, The Neo-Futurists.
Statement. Statement. Statement. Question? Aggressive childish insult!
Author David Sedaris on cell phone usage in restrooms.
Brent Runyon reports from the kids' section at the public library.
Catherine and John, two college undergrads, do a babysitting gig together. After the kids are asleep and the two of them get hungry, John doesn't think they should eat any of the food in the house; they settle on a compromise.
Mystery and missing flavor at the hot dog plant.
Author David Rakoff worked at an advertising agency, and could see exactly where its technology was going.
Someone sits next to the printer. You see him forty times a day. What's his name? What does he do?
Richard Kerry has an impressive ability: he can recreate the sound of a whole swamp.
Author Chuck Klosterman and his friends make a party game out of comparing television shows to rock bands. They call it "Monkees Equals Monkees."
Every year 1,200 new army cadets arrive at West Point. Once they say a single sentence correctly, they can go to their barracks. But not until then. David Lipsky reports. He's the author of Absolutely American.
Teenage girls from a detention center perform a song for their parents.


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A shooting near the Walmart in Woodland Park has temporarily shut down U.S. 24 in both directions, according to Woodland Park police.
The highway is closed at Sunny Glen Court, while the scene of the shooting is investigated, police said. Police did not know when the highway, which is shut down in both east and westbound directions, will reopen.
Police confirmed that there was a shooting in the area but were unable to release further details about what occurred and possible injuries.
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Please accept my most sincerect apologies for my unsucessful previous marriage with Aarif shaikh.I have always tried to workout my married life.It was not my intention to create such an awkward and embarrassing situation for my family due to my bad relationship in past with Aarif.We both sat in the family and went over on ours difference issues and problems. our family was more about conerend toward our child that parents living separatly.We thought about it a lot.We both want to work our relationship once again with new begnning.Even thought we are lving together we are giving each other time to get to each other better.
We are applying for joint greencard and acttaching all the document with the forms.And we know that we are going to be held for an interview after the process of our application.
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Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe is a complex of ruins built by Shona-speakers between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It was once the centre of a vast empire known as the Munhumutapa Empire.
The largest ruins in sub-saharan Africa, it covers almost 1,800 acres. There are three distinct architectural groupings known as the Hill Complex, the Valley Complex, and the Great Enclosure all built with dry-stone technique using no mortar holding the stones together. Despite this, the buildings have survived for seven centuries.
Colonizing European powers refused believe that Africans were capable of engineering on this scale, leading to theories about ancient Phoenicians, Arabs, Romans, the lost tribe of Israel, and even that the structures were built by the Queen of Sheba. Other theories as to their origin abounded among white settlers and academics, with one element in common: they could not have been built by African people; they must have some Mediterranean or Biblical connection. However archaeologist Gertrude Caton-Thompson's excavations in 1932 showed conclusively that these ruins are of an indigenous Bantu people. In the post-colonial period the soverign nation looked to pre colonial roots, choosing the name of this monument: 'Zimbabwe.'
The Great Zimbabwe has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986.
Flora and fauna
Are you serious! people could just screw up everything on the website!
Get in
Great Zimbabwe about 27km south east of Masvingo and hence without your own transport its quite tricky to get there - Getting to Masvingo is fairly easy as the buses that run between J/burg and Harare stop in Masvingo. From Masvingo you'll need to find a taxi driver and agree a price - he'll then have to go and buy some black market fuel.
Around US$15 - US$25 for entrance for non-Zimbabweans. You may get a discount if you have a SADC passport / residence permit.
Get around
There's many other sites like Great Zimbabwe but not as big,most of them are inaccessible due to poor road conditions and wild animals.Some are seen as sacred by locals so it's tough to get to to see them.
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A year ago today, former pint-sized Canucks enforcer Rick Rypien, who had spent much of his adult life battling mental illness, was found dead in his Alberta home. While he wasn't an offensive star by any means, Rypien was the best pound-for-pound fighter I've ever seen in the NHL, and he wasn't a one-dimensional thug either, he could legitimately play. His skill set and on-ice personality endeared him to Canucks fans, who have felt his loss deeply over the past twelve months.
While Rypien's life ended far too soon, his memory lives on and continues to have a positive impact on Vancouver's hockey fans and the community. In the year since Rypien passed away, he's been commemorated by fans and the team, he's inspired songs, and the Canucks organization set up mindcheck.ca, a wonderful cause and a resource designed spread awareness about mental illness.
Today outside Rogers Arena, there will be a fan rally in honour of Rypien's memory and a silent auction (with all proceeds going to mindcheck.ca). The event is already underway, but I'm told that there will be fans on Griffiths Way until around 6PM this evening and I'd encourage you to check it out.
If you're like me, and you can't be there, visit Mindcheck.ca today and maybe if you're able, consider donating some money. I did so this morning, donating $37 dollars in honour of Rick Rypien's positive legacy. I also donated it for my friend Jamie, lost to the world six years ago in similar circumstances. Perhaps others like Jamie and Rick, who battle depression or other types of mental illness in their day-to-day lives will benefit as a result of programs like mindcheck. That's the hope. That has to be the light in the darkness.
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Wetpixel Oceanics Trip 2009
Posted 24 May 2009 - 09:31 AM
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D850 (Subal housing). Olympus EM10-Mk3 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 24 May 2009 - 11:44 AM
Paul C
Water Temp (just cold & Nasty)
My Pictures
Posted 25 May 2009 - 03:06 AM
Who cares about sharks. Pigs rule. Deliverance references are much funnier than Jaws references. I've never laughed so hard at a Wetpixel post.
Posted 25 May 2009 - 05:21 AM
Posted 25 May 2009 - 12:09 PM
Sow-ry to hear about your back, Alex... perhaps you hurt it while "piggy-back riding" that poor animal?!
Can't wait to see some oceanic shots.
ReefNet Inc.
Posted 25 May 2009 - 01:59 PM
Besides the teaser of the juvie, GIVE!!!
Posted 25 May 2009 - 03:46 PM
So here are a few more pics.
Day one this poor shark hung out with us all day - a hook and a bullet hole for her troubles.
Here's Jimmy trying to get the hook out
Tuesday some sunshine
Wednesday a little rough again
Thursday we had one with some 'bling'
And Friday, on the way home, besides the pigs, hung out with some good looking iguanas
Edited by loftus, 25 May 2009 - 03:56 PM.
Posted 26 May 2009 - 04:55 AM
Here's an oceanic:
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D850 (Subal housing). Olympus EM10-Mk3 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 26 May 2009 - 07:30 AM
Jeff - Whoa!!! The last 2 White tip photos are just awesome!!! I want to know how you got the photo of the White Tip God descending from the clouds!!!!
Olympus E-520, TLC arms, Inon Z-240s, 50mm, 14-42mm woody's diopter
Posted 26 May 2009 - 09:59 AM
Aquatica, Ikelight
Posted 26 May 2009 - 10:49 AM
We awoke at Cat Island and outside our anchorage we could see the heavy swells of the open Atlantic, hopefully home to our oceanic prize. To be honest most people/boats would skip diving in such hefty seas, but having travelled for 2 days to get here, we decided to brave it.
The Shear Water pitching in the heavy seas:
We had breakfast (thankfully delicious in case we tasted it twice) before sitting down for our shark briefing. As regulars on the Shear Water will know, Jimmys shark briefings on board are never brief. They are filled with all you need to know to have as safe, enjoyable and photographically productive experience as possible.
Different species of sharks certainly behave very differently, and Jimmy went to great lengths to explain the very bold nature of the oceanics, who will bump and investigate anything they encounter in their ocean domain. Particularly, if the object is at the surface and in the case of a person has not seen them coming. We were told that it was imperative to always keep eye contact with all the sharks, and continually point out to other divers any shark you think they have not seen.
I had seen oceanic whitetips in the Red Sea, but in all honesty it is rare to see one there that is larger than 6ft (2m) and most are in the 4-5ft (1.5m) range. In the Red Sea they still have that classic Oceanic trait of being very confident and will swim right up to you. The first few times it is very unnerving because it is so different from the shy nature of most sharks around divers. I guess this is what led Cousteau to call the Oceanic Whitetip the most dangerous of all sharks. Anyway it was an exciting prospect to have the chance to dive with large adult oceanics, most that they see here are in the 9ft (3m) range.
This was now Shear Waters 11th trip targeting oceanics (a goal that they had only failed once before on my last trip to this area, which was a bit late in the year) and as such they have developed a pretty good system for finding and keeping the sharks. Dives are conducted just a few metres below the surface around a few crates of bait, suspended from black floats. Jim had initially used standard white floats, but the sharks ate them. The black ones they ignored.
By mid morning bait was deployed and not long after we had sharks. The bait had actually drifted up over the continental shelf and there was a collection of dusky, silky and Caribbean reef sharks. People decided to jump in (most had been on board for 2 days and hadnt dived yet) and it was a chance to get used to this unusual method of diving. The water was beautifully clear and the bottom (about 150ft, 50m) was clearly visible. Sadly Oceanics werent, so in the early afternoon we recovered the bait and steamed back out to deep water. We had drifted about 5 miles in the current, underwater , drifting with the bait, as a diver you are oblivious.
We redeployed the bait in the middle of the afternoon, but with the rough seas apparently worsening, we decided to call it quits at about 4pm. Then we saw her. Returning to the float we were delighted to see a beautiful 3 metre oceanic circling it. My first impression was simply how big she was. Wow. A really impressive shark.
Given the conditions I initially decided not to dive. It would be fine underwater, but getting in and out would be hairy. But as more and more of the group jumped in, peer pressure got to me. What if the weather was even worse tomorrow. In I popped.
Jim and Claus with Oceanic:
Sadly the rough conditions had one casualty. Jarrets D300. Preparing to slide in from the swim step, Jarret was swept off by a large wave and in the process his Subal housing dragged across his legs, rotating the port off and totally flooding the housing. D300 + 10-17mm RIP. Quick reactions from Claus rescued Jarrets rapidly sinking port (a fisheye dome costs about the same as a camera and lens).
This was not the end of Jarrets ordeal. His portless housing, now full of water was very heavy and he was sinking. Stressed and distracted he finned hard and the commotion immediately attracted the shark. Capt Brian immediately spotted the risk and positioned himself between Jarret and the shark, while Jarret climbed back on board. It was amazing how the shark instantly picked up on it.
Although Jarret did not have a spare camera, it was not the end of his photography as Jim, Brian and Don lent him their cameras at various times to allow him to get some images.
After an eventful day we returned to our anchorage, hoping for easy conditions on Day 4.
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D850 (Subal housing). Olympus EM10-Mk3 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 26 May 2009 - 12:10 PM
Posted 26 May 2009 - 03:03 PM
Alex the photos and captions were great, I'm now going to have to schedule a stop at the peanut butter cleaning station!
Jeff - Whoa!!! The last 2 White tip photos are just awesome!!! I want to know how you got the photo of the White Tip God descending from the clouds!!!!
Yeah, I thought the effect of the rough surface was pretty cool too. Looks cool in B&W as well.
Posted 27 May 2009 - 12:49 AM
First light revealed that the weather was at least improving. Although it was probably fair to say that the only way was up. The sky was still overcast and the sea still rough, but at least the wind had dropped considerably. So there was swell, but the surface texture smoothed off making it more attractive for photography.
We steamed out into deep water and deployed the bait, quickly attracting a pair of Ocenics. The thick cloud was thinning too and begging to show patches of blue sky. Perhaps this was the Bahamas after all. The two sharks stayed with us all day and the improving conditions meant that everyone really started to bag quality images.
Breaching Abernethy
The more inquisitive of the pair was an oceanic with a damaged mouth, presumably from fishing hook, that left it permanently gaping on one side. Nick gave the shark the nickname of Jimmy Cagney, which stuck despite her being in a female. In fact all the oceanics we saw during the trip were females. Jimmy arrived in the morning very thin, and by the evening had a bulging belly. We werent really feeding the sharks, most of the bait crates remained full until the end of the week, but from time to time the JASA crew would pull out the odd piece if the sharks interest seemed to be wavering.
JC in the morning, top, and afternoon. This shark looked very thin when she arrived, possibly struggling to hunt with a damaged jaw, but left suitably swelled (rather like me when Jeff took us to Texas De Brazil in Orlando!).
Jim first heard about the oceanic whitetips in this remote area from sports fishermen, who reported regularly loosing the fillets of hooked fish. The sharks here have learned to associate sport fishing boats with an easy meal and at times seemed more interested in the sound of the Shear Waters engines than the bait. It was pretty obvious that the Oceanics are not universally loved by the fishermen. Which I am sure explains Jimmy Cagneys jaw and also the bullet hole in the back of the Oceanic we saw the previous day. During the week we saw only two other boats in the area, both fishing, and they seemed pretty happy that we were keeping the sharks occupied.
The boat was always an attractant to the oceanics. I used it regularly as a background to give images more depth. D700 + 17-35m @ 17mm +3 dioptre. 1/80th @ F11. ISO 200.
I worked through 3 lenses this day. Starting with the Sigma 15mm + 1.5 teleconverter, before switching to a straight 16mm fisheye and then finishing the day with the Nikon 17-35mm with +3 dioptre. I got my preferred shots with the rectilinear zoom, although this may have had more to do with the fact the sun was out by the afternoon, when I used it.
There was much debate on board as to which lenses made the sharks look best. The straight fisheye (or Tokina 10-17mm @ 10mm) tended to tadpole the sharks (big head, small body) a bit too much when they were very close to the port (the oceanics were continually attracted to the shiny domes, particularly if you back peddled slightly as they came in), but this lens was the best for opening up space to capture their big blue oceanic environment. The wide rectilinear definitely made the sharks look less heavily built than the fisheyes, which we most concluded made them look a little weedy- not complementary for such imposing subjects. The favoured compromise was the 10-17mm towards the 17mm end, or on full frame cameras a standard fisheye on a 1.4x or 1.5x teleconverter. Marcus also experimented by correcting his fisheye shots for distortion in the computer, which arguably produced the best of both worlds.
Nick and Jeff catch their breath after another exhilerating dive.
All in all an excellent day.
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D850 (Subal housing). Olympus EM10-Mk3 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 27 May 2009 - 12:51 AM
Nikon D200; Seacam; Ikelite DS-125
Posted 27 May 2009 - 01:39 AM
I notice that I am in the split level image twice! Once below the shark - those are my Scubapro split(!) fins below the pelvic fins of the shark. And I am also above the water standing up straight (those were the days) on the starboard side of the bridge, next to Jimmy! No wonder i got so many good images!
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D850 (Subal housing). Olympus EM10-Mk3 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 27 May 2009 - 02:11 AM
Nikon D200; Seacam; Ikelite DS-125
Posted 27 May 2009 - 02:52 AM
Yes, up close and personal, characterizes these guys, but have to admit, very well behaved, and never felt threatened. Particularly the hooked guy and James Cagney, really seemed like puppy dogs, enjoying our company.
Tokina at 10mm (14mm)
Tokina at 17mm (24mm)
Nikon 17-35 at 17 of James Cagney
Edited by loftus, 27 May 2009 - 03:07 AM.
Posted 27 May 2009 - 03:20 AM
Edited by Painted Frogfish, 27 May 2009 - 03:21 AM.
Nikon D200; Seacam; Ikelite DS-125
Posted 27 May 2009 - 03:36 AM
Thanks Marcus. I did not realize you had the 10-24, I would have liked to look at it. Glad to see it worked well underwater. Did you use it with a diopter? How close did it focus? I think your shots do show some 'thinning' of the shark close up. Probably a matter of preference, as to how one wants to depict the animal, or how someone sees them being best represented.
Jeff, thanks for bringing up the subject of lens choices. I split my time between the 10.5mm and 10-24mm and haven't really paid attention to the differences yet. I just bought the 10-24 before the trip and hadn't used it much yet. Looking back at the images I posted and therefore liked, I was surprised that 5 out of the 6 were taken with the 10-24mm (at 10mm). Only the 5th image was taken with the 10.5mm. Thus I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of the 10-24mm DX lens.
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Does this "fit" here mean "slender"? The translation goes like that, but I have known it as "healthy".
ex)Physically fit people often without sensing it. Take two men who are the same age and height ─
everything is the same except that one is fat and the other one is fit. When these men go out shopping, the fit one will probably move more quickly and farther and use slightly more calories than the fatter one. And so it goes with other activities. In contrast, the fatter man has adapted to a low
activity rate, so he doesnt move as much during any given activity as the fit one.
It's not a good translation; you can be slim and unfit. And the use of physically puts the matter beyond doubt for me.
This is an extra question - Is this "take" short for "take ...for example" or does "take" originally have the meaning of "take... for example"?
Take two men who are the same age and height
My online dictionary says it has the meaning of "give example" like the following. So wouldn't it matter if I consider "take" as "take an example"?
GIVE EXAMPLE | [타동사][VN] (예를) 들다, (예로서 들어) 보다 Lots of couples have problems in the first year of marriage. Take Ann and Paul.
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Take AS an example.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.


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FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Fort Collins is considering whether to ban all outdoor smoking at restaurants and bars.
Current law allows smoking on patios as long as the smoker is at least 20 feet from a door, window or air vent.
Some bars let people smoke outside regardless of how far they are from the door.
According to the Fort Collins Coloradoan ( http://tinyurl.com/a5zxlky), city officials are now surveying bar and restaurant owners and their employees before making a decision.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Four mobile cranes dispatched to Yemen have started unloading deliveries of humanitarian aid and commercial goods in Hodeidah, the United States said Friday, as the war-wracked nation faces the world's worst hunger crisis.
The cranes arrived in Yemen in mid-January after a Saudi-led coalition that has blockaded the port agreed to allow in the new cranes, which aid groups have described as crucial for easing the dire humanitarian crisis in the Arab world's poorest country. They took several weeks to be erected before becoming operational on Friday.
The cranes, capable of carrying about 60 tons each, were purchased by the U.N. World Food Program with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development. With the cranes in place, it will take half as long to unload ships carrying food, medicine and other critical supplies, USAID said.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert called it a "positive step" to address the humanitarian crisis but stressed that there is "much work ahead."
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"An enduring solution to this conflict, and the desperate humanitarian situation, will not be reached militarily," Nauert said.
The World Food Program has said that more than 22 million people need aid in Yemen. An estimated 17.8 million Yemenis are considered "food insecure" and cannot predict where their next meal will come from, the U.N. has said.
The port at Hodeidah handles roughly 70 percent of Yemen's imports, but the area is controlled by Yemen's Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, who have been at war with the Saudi-led coalition for several years. In 2015, a Saudi-led airstrike destroyed cranes at the Red Sea port, and the coalition has maintained a blockade on Hodeidah and other Houthi-controlled ports, describing it as an effort to interdict weapons from reaching the Houthis.
In November, the coalition eased the blockade on Hodeidah, as criticism of Saudi Arabia mounted over the dire humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Rights group have said the Saudi-led military campaign has driven the humanitarian disaster, although Saudi Arabia has said it has spent nearly a billion dollars in aid to Yemen and plans to spend another $1.5 billion along with its partners.
The roughly 3-year-old civil war in Yemen has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced 2 million, sending the price of petrol, cooking gas and other necessities surging more than 200 percent. The war has also spawned an alarming cholera epidemic as the nation's health system collapses.
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Update on Angiogenesis
Posted: 03/19/2008
Results of two recent studies provide new understanding of how and when angiogenesis -- the formation of new blood vessels -- may contribute both to the initial development of rosacea and its persistent presence.
In a study of skin samples with and without rosacea, Dr. Amal Gomaa and colleagues at Boston University found evidence of angiogenesis in both the blood and lymphatic circulatory systems in skin with rosacea lesions. [1]
While the development of visible blood vessels, called telangiectasia, has long been recognized in rosacea, evidence of lymphatic vessel growth has not been previously reported, the researchers said. They also noted that study results suggested lymphatic involvement occurs at the beginning of the disease rather than later in its progress. The lymphatic circulatory system consists of vessels that carry a clear liquid that bathes the tissues of the body and may fight infection.
"Our study may highlight new players in the pathogenesis of rosacea," the researchers said in the article. They pointed out that the lymphatic angiogenesis was not expected as no patient had facial swelling, but that the findings support the long-held belief that the lymphatic system is involved in the process of skin inflammation.
The researchers also noted that increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which plays a role in angiogenesis, was found only in rosacea-affected skin samples. Interestingly, the study found no difference in VEGF levels between subtype 1 (erythematotelangiectatic) rosacea, characterized by facial redness, and subtype 2, (papulopustular) rosacea, characterized by bumps and pimples, which suggests that telangiectasia may be present in each.
In another study of affected and unaffected skin, Dr. Kyriaki Aroni and colleagues of the University of Athens studied the potential role of angiogenesis and mast cells in rosacea. [2]
"It seems increasingly possible that rosacea pathology is a multifactorial process, which opens up areas of research with regard to potential links between different contributing factors," the researchers said. Mast cells, connective tissue cells that release chemical substances in response to injury or allergic reaction, are known to augment inflammatory processes and occur in increased numbers in conditions associated with angiogenesis.
In their study of 69 rosacea patients, the researchers found that the number of mast cells was significantly higher in skin with rosacea, especially later in the disease, suggesting that the cells may be involved in the longer duration of rosacea. They pointed out that rhinophyma (enlargement of the nose), usually a later manifestation of rosacea, is also characterized by increased numbers of mast cells.
1. Gomaa AHA, Yaar M, Eyada MMK, Bhawan J. Lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis in non-phymatous rosacea. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 2007;34:748-753.
2. Aroni K, Tsagroni E, Kavantzas N, Patsouris E, Ioannidis E. A study of the pathogenesis of rosacea: how angiogenesis and mast cells may participate in a complex multifactorial process. Archives of Dermatological Research DOI: 10.1007/s00403-007-08162.
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Yep. These would be amazing for s'mores.
I doubt you'd even need additional chocolate bars… although, who can say no to extra chocolate, right?!
The recipe is simple and takes no more time than making your own crackers.
We loved snitching them from our snack drawer, and they also worked great in our Carvel Ice Cream Cake copy-cat recipe. Yum, yum!
Dark Chocolate Graham Crackers – Adapted from Elise Bakes
- 1 1/2 C white whole wheat flour
- 7/8 C powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 C dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 6 T butter, softened
- 1 T honey
- 6 T milk
Begin by sifting together 1 1/2 C white whole wheat flour with 7/8 C powdered sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/2 C dark chocolate cocoa powder.
Using a fork or pastry blender, cut in 6 T softened butter. Keep working at this step… it takes time. Don't give up early.
Mix together the 1 T honey and 4-6 T milk; add slowly to the mixture.
Pack the dough together in a ball; when it sticks, you'll know you have your base ready.
Break off some dough in small chunks. Roll out the dough to 1/8 – 1/4 inch thickness.
Place on parchment paper. Then, cut the dough into 1 1/2 – 2 inch squares; or if you prefer, make them look more like graham crackers.
Poke them with a fork.
Bake on parchment on a cookie sheet in a pre-heated oven at 325 for 12-15 minutes. Check after 10 and remove any crackers around the edges (which seem to always get done faster than the others!).
Split apart the center crackers and spread them out for the last few minutes of baking – it will help them get crispy.
Remove from the oven and transfer the crackers to a cooling rack. After about 5 minutes on the rack you'll be able to tell if the crackers are crispy enough. If not, simply return them back to the oven for additional baking.
Repeat until all the dough is used.
Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks (although they won't last that long!).
Like I said… they would make excellent S'mores!


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The governor said last month that he was negotiating with the Genting Organization, a Malaysian company that operates theme parks, casinos and seaside resorts, to build a $4 billion, 3.8-million-square-foot convention center at Aqueduct to replace the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.
Cuomo said Belmont needs an economically viable redevelopment plan, but declined to offer suggestions.
Shinnecock officials disagreed with the governor's assessment.
"The idea that the world's largest market can only support one facility at Aqueduct makes no sense," said tribal spokeswoman Beverly Jensen. "Belmont could bring in hundreds of millions in revenue in Nassau County without losing one single job in Queens."
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said Thursday that he is pursuing sports and entertainment options for Belmont, located in Elmont .
"Nassau County has received interest from a developer with the financial means to establish a soccer stadium complemented by mixed-use development, which would enhance the current raceway," Mangano said.
things look bleak for a Belmont development. One has to wonder if that investor Mangano mention still has interest in the site without the Casino. If he does, who knows maybe someone could twist his arm to adding a hockey arena to his sports entertainment mix-used development plan.


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'''TT rewards ''' for killing monsters that are lower level than yourself (+5 piety). He awards successful dodges (+3 piety) and use of the WHEYTWUT glyph (+1 Piety). He also awards you +1 piety every time you poison a monster for the first time. You can also gain piety from him by using his "Tribute" boon which gives you +10 piety for 15 gold.
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Tikki Tooki is the trickster serpent god. He has a particular soft spot for gold, accepting it as tribute and granting it to faithful followers. This makes him quite versatile both for purist runs (where gold is in short supply) and with heavy preparations (where you often have more than you can spend). He can also be of help to those seeking to fuel items which comsume gold for activationg their abilities, such as Crystal Ball or Alchemist Scroll.
Tikki Tooki is uncovered in the south in a small subdungeon where you must defeat a form-changing imp without getting hit by it in return several times.
Likes and Dislikes
TT rewards piety for killing monsters that are lower level than yourself (+5 piety). He awards successful dodges (+3 piety) and use of the WHEYTWUT glyph (+1 Piety). He also awards you +1 piety every time you poison a monster for the first time. You can also gain piety from him by using his "Tribute" boon which gives you +10 piety for 15 gold.
TT dislikes getting hit too much, and you get -3 piety for every time you get hit by a monster after the first. If you prepp TT from the kingdom screen he you will get -3 piety every time you get hit by a monster at all. He also dislikes using up death protections which he punishes by -10 piety. He won't punish casting a CYDSTEP glyph, or otherwise acquiring a death protection, but he will punish using it.
If your piety drops below zero, he will give every monster first strike, and weakening blow, which is a severe punishment. Consdering that he actually has very few way to lose piety with, it is easier to avoid than it seems.
Desecrating TT's altar - should be avoided unless you're confident about what you're doing, and/or are a heavily focused spellcaster. Even then, it's prefferable not to do it until you are well into a bossfight and are certain that you won't be relying on first strike (or even physical attacks) to finish the boss off.
Tikki Tooki is very difficult to earn piety with as a low-level character, since he punishes you for taking too many hits, and gives piety only for killing lower-level monsters. Of course, low-level characters are unlikely to be able to win their fights with a single blow, and there are few monsters lower-level than they are (which they probably shouldn't be fighting this early, anyways). This makes him very distinctively a deity you worship later on, unless you can tribute large amounts of gold to keep him happy.
Generally speaking, the best approach to Tikki Tooki is to begin your worship with lots of popcorn monsters left in the dungeon. Purchase the Tikki's Edge boon to increase your piety gain from killing these low-level monsters, then complement with boons such as dodging or reflexes to gain his special potions. Another strategy is to begin worship early and use desecration or tribute to quickly purchase the "poison" boon, then convert to another religion to avoid the piety penalty for taking repeated hits. A poison attack is a very powerful benefit if you can obtain it early.
Tikki Tooki's potions are poorly described and poorly understood. The quicksilver potion causes your chance to dodge to increase for each consecutive attack you take, and becomes exhausted when you finally achieve a dodge. It also tells you when you're about to dodge, letting you predict which blow will be avoided. By attacking weaker monsters, you can keep taking minor attacks until your next blow will be a dodge, letting you avoid damage from a powerful enemy. The reflex potion grants you temporary first strike, and under some conditions may grant you two attacks. If you have a knockback attack, you will knock the enemy back twice when using a reflex potion, causing extra damage.
One little-known trick with Tikki Tooki is that plants can be farmed for piety. It's entirely possible to dodge a plant's "attack" against you, and Tikki Tooki rewards you with piety every time you dodge. This means a Tikki Tooki follower can build up large amounts of piety just by clearing plants (this is also possible with Jehora Jeheyu, but that deity doesn't offer a boon that enables you to dodge). As well, attacking plants will trigger the quicksilver potion, causing your dodge chance to rise. In this way, you can continue to attack plants until your next attack is predicted to be a dodge then attack the boss. On levels with large numbers of plants (Western Jungle, Southern Swamp, and Ick Swamp being the most common) this can make Tikki Tooki a very powerful deity, and also an exceptional choice to convert into after worshipping the Earthmother.
Overall, Tikki Tooki is one of the best "last hour" deities, offering enormous amounts of piety for slaughtering defenseless monsters and superb boons which can improve your odds.


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This interview with Alicia Stanley is worth watching.
COOPER: How much role did you actually have in raising him?STANLEY: Hands on. I mean, I've been with his father for 14 years. Trayvon was about three when I met his father, and ever since then, I mean, Trayvon been in my life and I've been nothing more than a mother to him. You know, he was raised with my girls. I have two daughters, so --COOPER: He lived in your house?STANLEY: Yes, he live in my house with me and his father and my girls, and Trayvon wanted to live with us, and Trayvon was at my house, in our home 85 to 95 -- 90 percent of the time. ... STANLEY: I have no doubt that he didn't start that fight. He didn't start the fight. What I'm saying is that he did -- it was a fight. There's no doubt it was a fight, and Zimmerman had to put his hands on him to cause that fight. He was defending his self. So, for people to say when he tried to kill him and he this and he that, I don't think anyone would have been standing somewhere in the dark and been approached by someone they don't know and then pushed around, and you're not going to defend yourself, and his friend stated it in her statement. He approached Trayvon and Trayvon asked him, you know, why you following me? ...STANLEY: I'm here with you to let people know that I exist. And I would not sit back anymore and take the lies that's out there being told. I'm the one that went to them football games. I'm the one that was there when he was sick. I mean, every time he got sick if he wasn't at our home, we had to go pick -- Tracy picked him up and brought him back to our home to make him better. I want people to know that he wanted to live with me and his father.COOPER: He didn't -- are you saying he didn't have much of a relationship with his biological mother?STANLEY: No. I'm not saying that. I'm not saying that he didn't have a relationship with her. What kind of relationship that they had, I don't know, and then with Trayvon -- Trayvon didn't speak of his mother a lot. OK? I didn't speak towards his mother in no way, no fashion. Never want -- and I want her to know, too, that I never tried to take her place, never.
We haven't heard anybody from Trayvon's family yet who uses English tenses in the standard manner, have we? I heard linguist's John McWhorter interview on MSNBC where he said a key to understanding Rachel Jeantel is her use of the pluperfect. One thing that is not clear is the chronology of Trayvon Martin's residences during the last months of his life. For example, I don't know if it was Alicia or Sybrina who kicked him out and said he had to live with his father.


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The Navy definitely has some sort of super secret stealth copter, but given that it's a secret, we can't hope to know that much about it. It's no stack of schematics, but this clip from Zero Dark Thirty is probably the best look any of us civilians will ever get at it, at least until it's obsolete.
During the raid on Osama Bin Laden, Seal Team 6 went so far as to blow a downed copter into smithereens, so it's clear this isn't meant to be public info. And unless you're the subject of a Seal Team 6 strike, it's unlikely you'll get to see these bad boys in person. It might not be perfect, but the Zero Dark Thirty team probably had at least some leaked info about the raid, and their representation seems to square pretty well with what experts have been able to extrapolate from the wreckage. And 100 percent accurate or not, damn those birds are pretty.


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Acute Bronchitis
(This article discusses acute bronchitis only). Please Note: Coughing up yellow or green-colored sputum does not mean the infection is caused by bacteria.
Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the windpipe (trachea) and the airways that branch off the trachea (bronchi) caused by infection. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by viral infections.
Symptoms of the common cold that are followed by a cough usually indicate acute bronchitis.
The diagnosis is made based primarily on symptoms.
Most treatments, such as drugs to reduce fever and cough, are used to make the person more comfortable until the episode ends. Antibiotics are usually not needed.
Bronchitis can be either acute or chronic. Symptoms of acute bronchitis may last days to a few weeks. However, bronchitis that lasts up to 90 days is still usually classified as acute bronchitis. Bronchitis that lasts longer, sometimes for months or years, is usually classified as chronic bronchitis. When people say "bronchitis," they usually mean acute bronchitis.
Exposure to irritants, such as smoke, smog, dust particles, and fumes (from irritants such as strong acids, ammonia, some organic solvents, chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and bromine), can also inflame the windpipe and bronchi, causing symptoms similar to those of acute bronchitis.
Causes (common) of Acute Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is caused by infection due to
- Viruses (most common)
- Bacteria
- Understanding Bronchitis
In bronchitis, areas of the bronchial wall become inflamed and swollen, and mucus increases. As a result, the air passageway is narrowed. Bronchitis occurs most often during the winter and is most often caused by viruses. Viral bronchitis may be caused by a number of common viruses, including the influenza virus. Even after a viral infection has cleared up, the irritation it causes can continue to cause symptoms for weeks.
Bronchitis may also be caused by bacteria. Bacterial bronchitis occasionally follows a viral upper respiratory infection. Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Bordetella pertussis infection (which causes whooping cough) are among the bacteria that cause acute bronchitis. Bacterial causes of acute bronchitis are more likely when many people are affected (an outbreak).
If people who have chronic lung disorders such as COPD, bronchiectasis, or cystic fibrosis develop inflammation of their trachea and bronchi, the inflammation is considered a flare (exacerbation) of the underlying disorder rather than acute bronchitis.
Symptoms of Acute Bronchitis
Infectious bronchitis generally begins with the symptoms of a common cold: runny nose, sore throat, fatigue, and chilliness. Back and muscle aches together with a slight fever (100° to 101° F, or 37.5° to 38° Celsius [C]) may be present, particularly if the infection is due to influenza. The onset of cough (usually dry at first) signals the beginning of acute bronchitis. With viral bronchitis, small amounts of white mucus are often coughed up. This mucus often changes from white to green or yellow. The color change does not mean there is a bacterial infection. Color change means only that cells associated with inflammation have moved into the airway and are coloring the sputum.
When bronchitis is severe, fever may be slightly higher at 101° to 102° F (38° to 39° C) and may last for 3 to 5 days, but higher fevers are unusual unless bronchitis is caused by influenza. Cough is the last symptom to subside and often takes 2 to 3 weeks or even longer to do so. Viruses can damage the epithelial cells lining the bronchi, and the body needs time to repair the damage.
Airway hyper-reactivity, which is a short-term narrowing of the airways with impairment or limitation of the amount of air flowing into and out of the lungs, is common in acute bronchitis. The impairment of airflow may be triggered by common exposures, such as inhaling mild irritants (for example, perfume, strong odors, or exhaust fumes) or cold air. If the impairment of airflow is severe, the person may be short of breath. Wheezing, especially after coughing, is common.
Older people may have unusual bronchits symptoms, such as confusion or rapid breathing, rather than fever and cough.
Serious complications, such as acute respiratory failure or pneumonia, usually occur only in people who are older, or who have problems with immune defenses.
Diagnosis of Acute Bronchitis
Doctors usually make a diagnosis of bronchitis based on the symptoms. Fevers that are high or prolonged or both could indicate the presence of pneumonia. Doctors may hear wheezing during the physical examination. A chest x-ray is sometimes done to exclude pneumonia, for example, when doctors hear crackles or congestion in the lungs or when the person is short of breath.
A sample taken from the throat or nose can be used to detect influenza viruses or Bordetella pertussis if infections with those organisms seem likely. Sputum is generally only examined if doctors find evidence of pneumonia on a chest x-ray or during the examination. If a cough persists for more than 2 months, a chest x-ray is done to exclude an underlying lung disease, such as lung cancer.
Treatment of Acute Bronchitis
Adults may take aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen to reduce fever and general feelings of illness, but children should take only acetaminophen or ibuprofen, not aspirin, because children taking aspirin are at higher risk for Reye syndrome. People with acute bronchitis, especially those who have a fever, should drink plenty of fluid.
Antibiotics are not used to treat bronchitis except for people whose infection is caused by bacteria (for example, during an outbreak). When an antibiotic is used, a drug such as azithromycin or clarithromycin is most often given. Antibiotics do not help people with viral bronchitis. Treatment with an antiviral drug for influenza such as oseltamivir or zanamivir may help speed recovery from influenza (whether or not it causes acute bronchitis) if given within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms.
In children, very mild symptoms of limited airflow can be helped with cool-mist humidifiers or steam vaporizers. In more severely affected children and adults who are wheezing, inhaled bronchodilators, which widen the bronchi, can be used to open the airways and reduce wheezing.
Cough medicines can be used to suppress a dry, disturbing cough, particularly when it interferes with sleep. However, the degree of effectiveness of these drugs is not clear. Also, a cough that produces a lot of sputum usually should not be suppressed. Expectorants may help to thin secretions and make them easier to cough up, but whether this measure is helpful is not clear.


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THE MASS. It has gone by many names over the centuries: the Breaking of the Bread, the Eucharist, the Divine Liturgy, the Unbloody Sacrifice, the Mystical Supper of the Lamb, and many more. Any title falls short of capturing what is the "source and summit" of Christian faith. And yet, every title contributes to deepening our entry into this greatest Mystery of our faith.
The Mass: this simplest title most likely derives from the sending forth in Latin: Ite MISSA est ("Go forth, the Mass is ended"; or, more literally, "Go, She (the Church) has been sent"). The Mass is our greatest prayer because it is the prayer of Christ in his Paschal Mystery, in his supreme response to the Father, which includes his own "going forth" to the right hand of God. The ritual that clothes the Mass both invites and disposes the baptized to join in Christ's response of offering, sacrifice, blessing and praise.
On these webpages, you can find a wealth of resources and catechetical material for deepening your understanding of and entry into the Great Mystery that is the Mass. The pages follow, to some extent, the outline and content of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, with the different times of the Church year, the Sacraments and the sacramentals, but it also includes the daily prayer of the Church, the Liturgy of the Hours—the marking of the day with prayer that culminates in and follows from the Mass. Our own obligation to serve the liturgy and to prepare and celebrate the ritual with love and devotion can hopefully be aided by the materials found here.
The New Evangelization is a stirring up of the never-quenched fires of faith and mission that derive from and lead back to the Mass. As our faith is strengthened and our worship renewed, it is hoped that our witness will serve the transformation of minds and hearts, as well as the culture of our country. Go and Announce the Gospel of the Lord. It is the Mass.


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Apple has responded to questions raised by pod2g earlier this week over an SMS vulnerability he discovered in the latest iOS 6 beta 4. The SMS vulnerability could allow someone to abuse the protocol for SMS in order to spoof or send fake text messages. The exploit has been an issue since the incarnation of iOS and is still present in iOS 6 beta 4. Apple issued a statement to The Loop which explains that the problem was not an iPhone specific problem as first thought but down to the SMS protocol used by all phones.
"Apple takes security very seriously. When using iMessage instead of SMS, addresses are verified which protects against these kinds of spoofing attacks," an Apple representative told The Loop. "One of the limitations of SMS is that it allows messages to be sent with spoofed addresses to any phone, so we urge customers to be extremely careful if they're directed to an unknown website or address over SMS."
So there you have it, the problem is not with just the iPhone but it is an SMS problem for every phone. The idea of using iMessage for all messaging on your iPhone sounds like a great one. Unfortunately, from my experience it is not exactly reliable; some messages never reach their destination or the iMessage servers are down when I want to use it. The other problem of course is that if the recipient doesn't have an iPhone then SMS is your only option.
Source: The Loop


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I received The Postpartum Guide to Depression through Tyndale House Publishing blogger review program. Written by Dr. Paul Meier, Dr. Todd Clements and registered nurse Lynne Johnson, all three who work at the Meier Clinic, a Christian based treatment center for psychiatric disorders, including postpartum depression and psychosis.
I enjoy reading books that center around birth and pregnancy and since I also worked at a mental health facility this book piqued my interest, especially since it was Christian based. I liked the fact that many Scriptures were given in reference points in regards to certain aspects of healing from depression. There were several first hand accounts from women who have suffered from postpartum depression and psychosis, which brought the issues home, so to speak.
It did seem as if the authors were all for prescribing medications though instead of actively praying and seeking God's healing. There was some talk of nutrition and supplements (two were mentioned to the point it felt like an infomercial for awhile – they are personally endorsed by Dr. Paul Meier) being used to help bring healing, but for the most part it seemed as if medications were highly recommended. There were a few instances where they agreed that an intensive day treatment and no medication but this also meant the women was away from her children until the evening. I know that depression is a problem with serotonin levels and there are times that medication is called for, but not in all instances. I myself am living proof of that. Also not everyone can afford the vitamins that are recommended to be used.
Two other things that bothered me was the fact that while citing Scriptures we see that the authors don't see that it is a Biblical mandate for women to be at home, going so far to say that men can be wonderful caretakers (this is true) and that sometimes it is financially better for the woman to work while the dad stays home. Saying that the Bible doesn't have near the rules from God that we put upon ourselves. If this is true that we can decide that part of the Bible isn't true, then the rest of it must be lying as well – this isn't what God tells us in His Word. Also home birth, natural labor and no inductions was put down in a case study, these are valid options just as inducing, hospital birth and epidurals are (he does say this, although with the caveat that complications are more likely to arise in a home birth, I have not read of this proof and have read that the opposite is true). I also felt like the authors made it sound like those who choose to breastfeed past 6 to 8 months are foolish in their decision, maybe this is because all three of my children have nursed passed a year.
I do believe that this book can be helpful when the good is taken and the bad discarded, like anything else that is read. The fact that it has Scripture makes it a better book than one from a purely secular viewpoint on depression. I also know that I don't have a medical degree but I do have some background in mental health and social service, my opinion can not be taken as medical advice, but I would read this book with caution and discuss it with your Christian doctor or midwife and get their opinion.


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Our spiral-sliced and whole hams from Vande Rose Farms begin with superior Duroc hogs, a 175-year-old heritage breed prized for its high level of marbling that creates a naturally moist and tender texture. Perfect for easy holiday entertaining, the succulent ham is basted with a salty-sweet glaze before wood-smoking.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by lisaFurnari from Sensational! I buy this ham every year for Easter and it is so delicious. Yes, it's expensive but it is so much better than any ham that I have bought at the grocery store. It isn't salty or too sweet. Even my guests who don't like ham loved this one.Date published: 2017-04-18Rated 5 out of 5 by cheriej from Tender and fragrant with the maple bourbon glaze I've ordered this ham for years for Christmas. The maple bourbon glaze that comes with it is subtle but makes the ham taste smokey and with just a touch of the sweet/bourbon flavor. The ham itself has a lot of meat with little fat. Just this past holiday my husband wanted that "other" honey style ham. There is no comparison to this ham. The other ham is riddled with fat and a lot tougher. This ham is tender and full of flavor. Also, it has a lot of meat - you will have plenty of leftovers and won't feel like you had a lot go to waste.Date published: 2014-12-04Rated 5 out of 5 by Buttrfli3770 from Worth every penny! I was a little reluctant to order such a pricey ham, but this ham was amazing!! Everyone raved about it, but more than that, an hour or so after eating I was packing up left overs and I found myself swarmed by family picking at the freshly carved pieces all over again! My mother-in-law even asked to take the bone home to make split pea soup! (PS hands down the best pea soup I've ever had!) Def recommend!Date published: 2014-11-18Rated 5 out of 5 by Dmazz from Even my mother in law was impressed! Had this spiral ham with glaze today for Easter dinner. My family and I loved it, It will be on our holiday table again. Worth the money.Date published: 2014-04-20Rated 5 out of 5 by Lobbie from Ham with Glaze This unsliced ham from Iowa was excellent. Having the glaze on the side was great as well. It was delicious. It was the first ham we have have ever tasted that did not taste like a salt lick. Outstanding real food offer. Delivered on time and in perfect frozen condition.Date published: 2012-01-08
Can you tell me if the ham has nitrates or any junk in it? I see the glaze ingredients, but not the ham, in the previous question.Hi kris, The ham does contain nitrates.Date published: 2019-01-28
Is this ham gluten free and safe for celiacs? Hi Kimberly, This product does not contain wheat/gluten. The ingredients are: ham, glaze (maple syrup, bourbon ,Dijon mustard, molasses, butter, sea salt, black pepper, allspice, xanthan and arabic gum).Date published: 2018-12-11


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The Bisons baseball team opened up its three-game Atlantic Sun series at Stetson University with a 4-1 win Friday night at Melching Field in DeLand, Fla.
The Bisons spotted Stetson a one-run lead in the second inning.
But in the fifth the Bisons tied the game 1-1. With two outs shortstop Jorge Gutierrez singled to left field. Center fielder Allen Bolden singled to the shortstop. Catcher Caleb Joseph singled to left field to score Gutierrez.
In the ninth the Bisons sealed the game with three runs. Right fielder Shane Simpkins opened with a double down the right field line. He ran to third as the ball got past the right fielder.
Stetson changed pitchers. With one out both Branden Cadavid and Ben Williams walked. Gutierrez reached base on a fielder's choice, scoring Simpkins from third. Williams was out at second.
With two outs Bolden doubled down the right field line to score Gutierrez and Cadavid.
Rex Brothers started for the Bisons and pitched four innings. He gave up one run and one hit and struck out five. Kyle Tognazzini shut down Stetson for the final five innings to get the win, giving up two hits and striking out seven.
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Will this cable allow me to use iPhone 3GS to tether iPad mini WiFi for internet use?
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Tethering between iOS devices is accomplished via wi-fi. No additional hardware is necessary. No, this will not allow you to tether between those devices.
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No. One end is the lightning connector which will plug into your iPad Mini, the other end is a 30 pin SOCKET (not a plug).
It can only be used to connect a device or cable with a 30pin plug to the new iphone5 or ipad mini etc..
So you could use it to connect a speaker dock with the old connector to the new devices with a lightning socket, or if your car has an ipod interface with the old 30 pin plug or to use with an old usb to 30 pin dock cable.
Also note the size...20cm's long. The picture is accurate if you imagine the bit of cable you can't see is literally looped just out of shot!
To connect your ipad Mini to an iPhone, you could tether it with WiFi. Turn on 'Personal Hotspot' and then connect your iPad to the new wifi you just created.
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No, it doesn't support that. That function was never supported on any model of iPad or iPhone.
You can tether using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth between an iPhone or iPad. Tethering an iPhone via a Dock Connector is only for PC or Mac.
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No it will not. The ends are not compatible in that way. This cable is female ended the same as your iPhone 3 is so they won't connect.
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Changes to payments to those suffering from the death of a spouse or civil partner have been introduced.
Under the new support system, the widowed person will receive:
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- a monthly tax-free payment to the surviving spouse or civil partner - £350 for those with children and £100 for those without - for 18 months.
The payment replaces the previous 3 tier system which included:
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The payment is estimated to cut around £31,000 for the lowest income families and over £12,000 for the average working widowed parent.
Simon McCulloch, director at comparethemarket.com, said:
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Don't Deliver Us from Evil starts out with a bang. After a moody opening with the camera slowly zooming in on a lone candle in a somber cathedral, we cut to the dorm in a Catholic girls' school, where a young nun checks on the children in her care and then ducks behind a back-lit curtain to get out of the habit, stripping down porn theater-style to a nubile nude silhouette. From one of the beds, dark-haired pupil Anne (Jeanne Goupil) watches, chewing gum most significantly. Already I feel the need for confession.
Anne does too, as once the show's over she hides under the covers to write her wicked thoughts in her journal. However, rather than addressing the entry to "Dear Diary," she dedicates it to Lord Satan! It seems that Anne and her blonde BFF Lore (Catherine Wagener) have decided being good is for the birds, and naughtiness is much more fun. In the confines of the school, the girls avail themselves of such opportunities for evil as reading erotica together under their bedclothes (zang), outraging the priest with made-up sins at confession, putting on lipstick when no one's looking--and, of course, pledging themselves to Satan in their diaries. "We get such pleasure from doing bad," Anne scribbles to Old Scratch, "to sin has become our chief aim." Well, it's important to have goals in life.
This being a modern Catholic Girls' School, the pupils are allowed to go home on the weekend, though they're expected to spend one of their days off attending Mass. Anne and Lore are neighbors in beautiful rural France, where Anne's parents have a large estate, complete with herds of cattle, dirty uneducated farm hands, a house full of servants, and ruined buildings on the grounds for the girls to play in. Alone with her nice but not-very-attentive parents, Anne is obviously bored and pining for time with her evil blonde companion. She spends her time riding her bike, smoking, and kissing herself in her bedroom mirror, practicing wantonness for future use.
LUST, everyone's favorite. While the priest rails against this "most terrible" of sins, the girls imagine him naked and raving, frothing at the mouth and falling over--a rare comedic scene in what is otherwise a deadly serious movie. (Shots of the congregation listening to the sermon, picking their noses, mouths agape, obviously reflect the girls' view of their church-mates as ridiculous.)
Most germane to the plot, when the girls go up for communion at the end of the service, we see them both palm and pocket their Holy wafers. Shortly we learn that Anne and Lore are planning to perform a ceremony at the abandoned chapel on Anne's family's estate, and have collected "almost 100 Hosts" for the purpose. Back at school the following week, they also steal some holy robes, an old chalice, and a few sips of sacramental wine. cue the blasphemous music...
While returning to their bunks, they spy two twittering nuns--"Sister Martha and the novice!"--going into a locked room. Looking through the keyhole Anne sees the women doffing their wimples and exchanging a giddy kiss! Later she rats out the sapphic sisters to her priest, who gets very hot and bothered hearing about it, wanting to know "how it made [Anne] feel." She plays along, imagining the priest undressing and coming toward her...
Joël Séria has done a good job of setting up these two girls as intelligent but immature nymphettes, exploring both their burgeoning sexuality and their personal power with unusual but largely harmless pranks. They may have odd fixations, but they are clearly just kids--children playing at maturity, girls who are basically good but getting a kick out of being bad. However, when the summer vacation rolls round Anne's parents go on a two-month trip through Europe, leaving Anne alone at the estate in the care of the attentive housekeeping staff and Lore's parents, who are their neighbors. Without regular adult supervision or the structure of daily classwork, the pieces are in place for the girls to escalate their behavior, with increasingly dangerous and tragic results.
The first step up occurs when Anne and Lore are out biking and run into one of the cowherds in the process of taking a leak against a fence. After teasing him about that, they join him watching his cows and proceed to tease him in a more general way, Lore stretching out on the grass and flashing her panties while Anne asks suggestive questions like "Have you ever made love to a woman?" Driven to distraction, the farm hand finally makes a grab at Lore, who takes off running across the field laughing in a girlish, innocent way. She stops laughing when he gives chase and catches her, throwing her to the ground and proceeding to get very rapey in an extended, progressively harder-to-watch molestation scene. Finally Lore is able to dislodge him with a well-placed knee to the groin, and while he writhes in pain she and Anne, laughing again, open the gate and let all the cattle out before getting back on their bikes and zooming away.
Having tasted the sweet fruits of harassing the uneducated labor force, Anne and Lore next go to the hovel of Léon, a mentally challenged farmhand whose only companions are his half-dozen caged songbirds. Coldly, methodically, the girls poison the birds--"One at a time...so he'll suffer more." Séria lingers on one unfortunate creature writhing in its death throes (one suspects, despite assurances to the contrary, that animals WERE harmed in the making of this film) and later on the sadistic smiles of the girls as they watch poor Léon discovering his deceased pet. Later that night they go to the rapey cowherd's shack and set it and the surrounding haystacks of FIRE! (Shots of the girls riding their bikes through the fiery cataclysm, laughing all the way, are actually quite chilling.) Yes, things are DEFINITELY getting serious.
Afterward they row out to the middle of a lake with Léon and cast their collected Holy Wafers into the water as a final act of evil effrontery to God. Finally tumbling to what's going on, Léon freaks, at which point the girls push HIM overboard! Things go from slapstick to gradually more serious as the viewer starts to worry for the farmhand's safety--but finally he makes shore along with the girls, at which point they lead him through the woods, once again flashing their legs at him and trying to whip him into a lustful frenzy--it works, and Léon gets rapey too, Lore once again the object of his attentions. This time Anne must rescue her friend by kicking the poor tard in the nose, leaving him bloody and beat as they fly off, their laughter not nearly so pure and innocent now.
There follows a strange interlude where Lore goes away for a few days, once again leaving Anne lonely and bored--trying to amuse herself, she goes to Léon's room again, ripping up his nightclothes and burning holes in his underwear before taking another canary out of its cage and crushing it with her bare hands! Without Lore it's just not fun, though--in fact, perhaps realizing a bit of the enormity of her fall, Anne rushes to the abandoned chapel in tears and falls on her knees at the altar, sobbing--it's a quiet moment that implies Anne's loss of innocence is complete and sadly irreversible.
drinking wine, smoking, and writing their own evil erotica, a Baudelaire-influenced manuscript entitled Pieces Cruelles. One night they happen upon a middle-aged motorist who's out of gas, and bring him back to their pad to tease in their usual way. Predictably he gets all rapey on Lore, leading Anne to club him to death with a log from the fire! Having crossed the final line, they drop the body into the lake and return to school, their consciences and fear of punishment weighing on them heavily. Finally unable to stand it anymore, the girls devise a way out that closes the movie in a beautiful, memorable, and still genuinely shocking way.
This movie was apparently inspired by the same source material as Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures, which was also about two young girls whose friendship and fantasies led to murder (though in that case their imagination took the form of a magical fairyland rather than hardcore Satanism). However, while I watched it I was reminded more than once of MMMMMovies favorite Alucarda. The girls' extremely close friendship--bordering on but never quite crossing over into a sexual union--is similar, as are the scenes of the girls pledging themselves to Satan as a rebellion against their restrictive upbringing; though in Don't Deliver Us from Evil, the rebellion seems to spring more out of boredom and parental laxity than strictness. (Also, Alucarda has 100% more goat-headed gypsies, and 300% less rapey Frenchmen.)
The acting is very good throughout, particularly by Goupil, who was an art student Séria recruited because she was NOT a known actress. (She later went on to appear in several more films.) The cinematography is also quite beautiful, and some of the images Séria gives us will really stick in the viewer's mind, particularly the girls reciting Baudelaire in a concluding talent show that really brings down the house.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Don't Deliver Us from Evil (1971): or, Satan Gets All the Chicks
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 9:00 AM
Labels: '70s, Devil Worship, Fiery Cataclysm, Nunsploitation
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**shudders at thoughts of poor little birdies biting it**
I can't watch any movie that has outright animal/pet/baby/young child torture/murder in it. That's the one thing that gets under my skin - I can watch Hostel, I can watch Saw, show me song birds being poisoned and I'm done!
- November 11, 2008 at 11:50 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Absinthe--they *do* claim in the supplemental materials that no animals were harmed ("The birdies were just *resting*!"), though as I noted above I have serious doubts about this. They were definitely hugely symbolic to the director, however, as the fragile innocence of the girls, being crushed by their bad deeds.
In fact later in the movie, at the talent show right before the Big Finale, a younger class from the girls' school does a ballet in which all the young, innocent girls are dressed as (you guessed it) goldfinches! I can't help thinking it wasn't an accident.
>>animal/pet/baby/young child torture/murder
And yet you claim to love Halloween III? WHICH IS IT, ABSINTHE? ;)
- November 11, 2008 at 1:14 PM
- Tenebrous Kate said...
C'mon, Vicar! Those kids in "HIII" were ASKING for it! Besides, they got mushy-bug-headed all in the name of a good cause--sacrifices to pagan gods. Get hip to it, liebling ;)
I'm really curious about this film after reading your write-up. The stills gallery makes it look like a nicely-crafted character study. I will confess to sharing some of Absinthe's dislike of animal abuse in films. I've watched snipped prints of a couple of Eurotrash nasties simply because I didn't feel like seeing wee furry critters bite the big one.
The kids in "HIII," though--still totally asked for it.
- November 12, 2008 at 3:05 PM
- Emily said...
I just watched this one and HELLO rapey Frenchmen! Who knew there were so many of them? And while I hate to blame the would-be victim, after the second, you'd think these girls would learn.
But asking-for-it rapyness aside, I really enjoyed it. Great companion piece to Heavenly Creatures. And that final scene was AMAZING!
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Let $n$ be a natural number. Let $dc(n)$ be the number of compositions of $n$ where the summands are required to be in the set of divisors of $n$. Standard lore in analytic combinatorics yields the following formula for $dc(n)$:
$$dc(n) = n\text{th Taylor coefficient of }\frac{1}{1- \sum_{m\in\text{divisors of n}} z^m}.$$
But what are the asymptotics of $dc(n)$? Here's a plot that I made (the y-axis is $dc(n)$ on a log scale and the x-axis is $n$):
I would like to understand the "fanning", which presumably has something to do with whether numbers have lots of small divisors or not, and I would also like to understand why these fans seem to be so close to exponentials. The solid fit line at the top is $2^n$, which is the number of unrestricted compositions.
If that's too much to ask for, I guess I'd like to know how one might use known facts about the number of divisors, etc. to say something about this, as this rather artificial construction ought to be governed by some more fundamental number theoretic functions.


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