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AN EMOTIONAL NANAY CURING VILLAR, mother of presidential candidate Manuel Villar Jr. faced the media to defend her son against his critics. The press con organized by Villar's media group has just earned for Nanay Curing the distinction of being the oldest campaign paraphernalia yet.
The 86-year-old mother of presidential candidate Manny Villar spoke to the media to defend her son against his critics. Not to be outdone, the Aquino family is rumored to be conducting a séance to give Cory a chance to defend Noynoy.
Newspapers and news programs carried the story of Nanay Curing Villar's press con with her daughters Baby, Vicky, Lourdes, and Cecile… marking the first time that newscasts and news reports mentioned the names of a presidentiable's sisters other than Ballsy, Pinky, Kris, and Viel.
An emotional Nanay Curing Villar faced the media to defend her son against his critics. Nanay Curing became emotional when she learned that she'd be facing the cameras without her favorite interviewer, Boy Abunda.
In a presscon organized by her son's media group, Nanay Curing Villar became emotional, her blood pressure shooting up to 130 over 90. But one of her daughters, Baby Villar-Benedicto was even more emotional. Lashing at the Aquino camp, and denouncing two media networks for their alleged bias, Baby's blood pressure shoots up to 150 over acting.
Top 5 Questions that Allegedly Made Nanay Curing Cry During Her PressCon
No. 5: Kumusta po bilang manugang si Congresswoman Cynthia Villar?
No. 4: Totoo po bang nag-Pasko kayo sa gitna ng kalsada? Kung oo, wala po bang dumaang sasakyan?
No. 3: Magkano po ang TF na tinanggap n'yo sa paglantad n'yo ngayon?
No. 2: Who are you wearing?
And the No. 1 question that allegedly made Nanay Curing cry during her press con…
Bakit po ninyo pinayagang maligo sa dagat ng basura si Manny gayong alam n'yong delikado ito sa kanyang kalusugan?
In Other News…
Loren and Surveys
According to the latest SWS/Business World survey, Sen. Loren Legarda drops to No. 3 in the vice presidential race. The survey reportedly alarmed Legarda who has always enjoyed being No. 2.
Teodoro for Duterte
Gilbert Teodoro has reportedly endorsed the Dutertes of Davao City. But mayoral candidate Prospero Nograles is unfazed by Gibo's endorsement of his rivals. In fact, Nograles is so confident of winning against Sarah Duterte that he allegedly vowed to run naked around the city if he loses in the May 10 polls.
Sanchez, Critical
Doctors say former Batangas governor and Nacionalista Party gubernatorial bet Armando Sanchez is comatose after suffering a stroke yesterday. Asked about Sanchez' chance of survival, the doctor replied, "Tumbok na diyes porsiyento, sahod na singko!"
Doctors say former Batangas governor Armand Sanchez has 5- to 10-percent chance of survival. Out of respect for Sanchez' condition, jueteng draws in the province have been indefinitely postponed.
UPDATED: 8:23PM/Tuesday
Former Batangas Governor Armand Sanchez is dead. The Nacionalista Party is looking for a replacement candidate. Rumors say there are at least three names being considered. At press time though, they haven't picked one. Binobola pa raw.
Jamby's Protest
Sen. Jamby Madrigal has started her hunger strike. It will last until May 10… meaning, she'd probably be the first presidential candidate ever to spend election day in the hospital. Taray!
Photo of the Weak
Ano ang sinasabi ng mga tao sa larawan?
A: "Ang bunsu mu bang si Jude ang prublima mu? Itu ang dapat mung gawin. Papuntahin mu sa timplu ku at aking ipi-pray uvir. Kapag 'di nagbagu, supurtahan mu na lang kung saan siya injuy."
B: "O, bakit napakamut ka sa ulu? Simpli lang naman ang riquist ku. 'Wag mung papakialaman ang aking rial istit vinture in kis manalu ka uli."
C: "Ganitu na lang. Kapag si Quibuluy, nag-Tiuduru, ang CBCP ay nag-Nuynuy, at ang Iglisia ay nag-Villar, ikaw ang iindursu ku. Amen?? Amen!"
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Hillsboro police
April 27: Officers took a report of a reckless driver and assisted with a power outage in industrial park.
April 28: Police took reports of a vehicle with expired registration tags and addressed a report of an attempted phone scam. Officers also took a parking complaint.
April 29: Police responded to a report of a runaway juvenile who officers later located and returned home. Police also addressed a neighbor dispute and attended to a child welfare concern at the elementary school.
April 30: Officers responded to a report where a man said that someone might have entered his home while he was gone. Upon investigation, police found no one at the residence and the residence to be secure. Officers also took a noise complaint and a report from a man who had lost his prescription medications.
Thursday: Police responded to a report of stolen prescription medications. Later, the medications were located by police in Peabody. Officers also took a threat complaint and a noise complaint. Police also took a report of two reckless drivers on K-15 and a report of a suspicious person.
Friday: Officers took a request for a restraining and a report of a stolen bicycle.
Saturday: Police took a parking complaint, two dog complaints, and responded to a commercial alarm. Officers also received a report of a lost cell phone.
April 29: Officers provided an outside assist to Kansas Highway Patrol in Sedgwick County that resulted in felony charges stemming from a traffic accident. The subject was taken to Sedgwick County jail, charged with driving under the influence, hit and run, and fleeing and eluding.
April 30: Police took a protection from stalking information report. Anthony Buchanan, Peabody, was arrested on a Peabody Municipal Court warrant on a charge of failure to appear and was subsequently charged with possession of marijuana.
Thursday: Police arrested a juvenile on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and being a runaway. The arrest was a joint effort with the Hillsboro Police Department on a case of felony theft.
Friday: James Findley, rural Peabody, was arrested on a Marion County District Court warrant. Police worked a non-injury accident.
Saturday: Police took a report of an unattended 6-year-old child at Peabody City Park. The parent has been contacted. Police investigated a report of possible child abuse. The case has been turned over to Department of Children and Families for further investigation.
Sunday: Officers provided a courtesy report of a vehicle accident in the parking lot of Peabody Market.

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Sterptococcus Bacterium is responsible for developing a rash which is scarlet in colour. A poison is produced by this bacterium which, in turn, gives illness. Children face the risk of having rashes on skin if they get scarlet fever. This rash may resemble intense sunburn and then other parts of the body also get this rash. The glands of an individual may be swollen and a whitish coating may be developed as tonsils.
The tongue of the patient gets yellow along with loss of appetite, aches in body and chills followed by nausea which are the most common symptoms that usually may be seen. If you visit a doctor then, he will examine the severity of scarlet fever. The physician diagnoses this problem with the help of strep bacterium tests, after confirming he will advise you to use medication.
Rapid Antigen Test is performed on patient so that one can detect the presence of bacteria. A doctor may take the sample from the throat of your children so that he may detect the presence of bacterium. This test is by far one of the most reliable tests and it will take around two weeks to finish.
Treatment of Scarlet Fever
• The use of antibiotics can do wonders for the person but same should be used under the guidance of a physician only.
• As scarlet fever is contagious in nature, so children should be prohibited to come in contact with various persons having such fever.
Above-mentioned things will help you to treat scarlet fever of your child.
The rash which is developed by scarlet fever can be removed with the help of proper treatment.


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Grapevine SMS API
The service provides SMS text messaging for recipients in South Africa. It is designed to integrate with line-of-business systems such as CRM and ERP to update customers about system events, such as payment due dates, past-due balances, confirmation of payments received, and planned system outages. The service also handles message replies and other inbound SMS communications. API methods support submission of message type, recipient, and content. Methods also handle response messages, including response codes and reasons for proper routing.


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MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-August 4, 2010--SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that Yoram Cedar, Executive Vice President, OEM Business and Corporate Engineering will present to the investment community attending the Oppenheimer Annual Telecommunications, Media & Technology Conference in Boston, on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 08:30 am, Eastern Time. The session will be webcast and can be accessed live from SanDisk Corporation's Investor Relations website at www.sandisk.com/IR. A replay of the webcast will also be made available.
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SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
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As my little gals wraps up her first week in Pre-K, it got me thinking of a fun yearly tradition I'm going to start for her.
I purchased a copy of "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss. At the end of each school year, I'll have each of her teachers sign the book with a personal note to her. Then when she graduates from high school, I'll present the book to her. It'll be so fun to look back & reminisce over each grade level.
I think it's also a super cute gift idea for a baby shower, new mom, first birthday, etc. Be sure to include a little note explaining the tradition.


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The ISO Technical Committee, ISO/TC 207/WG 5, which is responsible for the revision of ISO 14001, is meeting in Tokyo, Japan, this week to continue shaping the latest version of the international environmental management system standard.
LRQA System and Governance Manager, Steve Williams, is an IIOC representative on the committee and he explained that one of the main aspects of the meeting will be to start reviewing the 1400 comments (278 pages) from all over the world that were submitted during the last round of consultation.
"For the revised ISO 14001 standard to remain a credible and effective tool for environmental management, it is vital that we consider all of the comments carefully so that any revision to the DIS text is seen to be an improvement in the FDIS" commented Williams.
ISO currently expects the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) to be ready in April, so that the ballot can take place in June or July, which could lead to ISO 14001:2015 being published in late October or November, although it is important to acknowledge that these timescales may change.
With all the major ISO standards being revised, LRQA is at the forefront of communicating the changes to ISO 14001 to our existing and potential clients. Through online tools, innovative training workshops, gap analysis and client briefings, we are helping organisations worldwide ensure a smooth transition to the new standards.
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A luxury holiday for fans of The Hobbit
Why not discover the awe-inspiring New Zealand settings for this remarkable film, and all in movie star style?
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It's not hard to see why New Zealander Sir Peter Jackson selected his home country's spectacular landscape to provide the backdrop to the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies.
From the lush Matamata farmland where the Hobbiton village was created to the numerous stunning mountain ranges, dense forests and expansive rivers, each location helped to bring J. R. R. Tolkien's absorbing and intricate world perfectly to life.
These visually stunning films have captured the imagination of so many – and also brought New Zealand firmly into the spotlight. The recent release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has ensured that this always popular holiday destination has continued to see a steady increase in visitors looking to explore the breath-taking locations featured onscreen for themselves.
More and more fans are now visiting New Zealand in order to follow in Bilbo Baggin's footsteps but, if you want to explore Middle-earth for yourself, there's certainly no need for your journey to be as arduous as his...
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At Carrier, we offer a unique 'Journey Through Middle Earth' itinerary – a 15-night luxury holiday, departing from the UK, which offers the chance to visit scenic locations featured in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, as well as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In what can truly be termed 'a trip of a lifetime', you'll fly in to Auckland before travelling on through Matamata, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Queenstown, staying in some of New Zealand's very finest hotels and enjoying a variety of exciting excursions related to these epic films.
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The global positioning system could fail next year and repairs aren't moving quickly enough to prevent failure, according a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
It's unclear whether the U.S. Air Force will be able to acquire new satellites in time to prevent disruption in GPS service for military and civilian users, according to the report.
John Tedesco, president and chief executive officer of Guardian, said, "Marketing up to this point has been done primarily via word of mouth, but we've gotten some early adopters. Now that GPS is mainstream and there are exciting new products, we need to market to the industry and let it know that we are the leading provider," said Tedesco.
"If the Air Force does not meet its schedule goals for development of GPS IIIA satellites, there will be an increased likelihood that in 2010, as old satellites begin to fail, the overall GPS constellation will fall below the number of satellites required to provide the level of GPS service that the U.S. government commits to."
"We've acquired one company in Denmark, two in Italy, one in Japan, one in New Zealand — a lot of it has been hiring people and engineers overseas and training them," said Keith Williams, UL's president and CEO. "That's really been the big emphasis for us — globalizing our operation."
With globalization comes piracy and, of course, piracy of the UL logo, which is another company concern. (Counterfeiters know that while the mark is not government mandated, most distributors won't ship a product without one.) Because of this, UL unveiled a new holographic mark last June, which will soon appear on 32 common consumer goods, including power supply cords, night lights and ceiling fans.
The new mark features a gold background, color shifting ink and several "floating UL symbols."
The government cautions that housing data are volatile and subject to large sampling and other statistical errors. In most months, the government can't be sure whether starts increased or decreased. Large revisions of reported figures are common.
The 2009 PSA®-TEC went against the current trend in trade shows with a 7 percent increase in registrants and a 17 percent increase in the number of companies attending.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, net income was approximately $116,000 or one-third of a cent per diluted share, as compared to net income of approximately $330,000, or one cent per diluted share, in the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 were approximately $10.4 million, a decrease of approximately 8%, as compared to net revenues of approximately $11.3 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
"In the face of a deep worldwide recession, we are reporting our ninth consecutive profitable quarter," said GVI Chief Operating Officer/CFO Joe Restivo. "Net sales were down approximately 8% reflecting the difficult economic conditions. Despite the economy we were able to strategically deploy our sales and marketing efforts to record strong overall sales gains in Latin America and selectively expand market share."
Net interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 decreased 42% to approximately $113,000 from approximately $196,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The decrease was primarily a result of a lower interest rate on the Company's credit facility which stood at prime plus 25 basis points or 3.5% as of March 31, 2009.
The NAHB-Wells Fargo index rose to 16 in May from 14 in April on a scale of zero to 100. It's the highest since the 17 recorded in September. The index got as low as 6 in January. Before the current housing meltdown, the index had never gotten below 20 in its 24-year history. It peaked at 72 nearly four years ago.
"This is one more piece of data that suggests the recession's grip in the economy is beginning to loosen."
Over time, the NAHB index and housing starts are highly correlated. Starts are down 48% in the past year and down 72% from the peak. Economists are forecasting a slight increase in starts to a 519,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from 510,000 in March.
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A major winter storm moved into the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, blanketing states from Minnesota to Ohio with a mix of blinding snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
The same storm dumped more than a foot of snow in Kansas, stranded motorists on highways and forced airports to cancel hundreds of flights.
The storm is expected to eventually reach the East Coast this weekend, delivering heavy snow to parts of New England for a third straight weekend, from northern Connecticut to southern Maine.
Kansas bore the brunt of the storm, with up to 15 inches (38 cm) of snow in some parts of the state, according to the National Weather Service. A 200-mile (323-km) stretch of Interstate 70 in central Kansas was closed and strewn with cars stuck in snow.
National Guard troops riding in Humvees were dispatched to look for stranded motorists along the interstate and other highways, said Sharon Watson, a spokeswoman for Kansas emergency management services.
The fierce storm triggered severe thunderstorms from eastern Texas to Georgia.
Thunder accompanied snow in Kansas City, hit by 2 to 3 inches of snow per hour on Thursday morning.
"When there is thunder and lightning, it's a pretty screaming clue that you are going to have massive snowfall," said Andy Bailey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback declared states of emergency because of hazardous travel and possible power outages. Brownback ordered state offices closed because of the storm.
Kansas City International Airport was closed on Thursday while crews cleared runways. It was unclear when the airport would reopen, spokesman Joe McBride said.
At the Denver International Airport, some 55 commuter flights were canceled overnight, spokeswoman Laura Coale said. More than 320 flights in and out of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport were scrapped and nearly 50 flights in and out of Omaha's Eppley Airfield were listed as canceled by midday.
In Nebraska, a 19-year-old woman was killed in a two-car accident on Wednesday on Interstate 80 near Giltner. The Nebraska State Patrol said weather was a factor.
An 18-year-old man died in Oklahoma when his vehicle slid into a semi-truck on a slushy state highway, the state's highway patrol said.
Drought-stricken farmers in the Great Plains, one of the world's largest wheat-growing areas, welcomed the moisture brought by the storm, although experts said more rain or snow would be needed to ensure healthy crops.
"It's a travel nightmare, but all I hear are good things from farmers about how much this moisture is needed," said meteorologist Jeff Johnson of the National Weather Service in Dodge City, Kansas. (Additional reporting by Ian Simpson, Ben Berkowitz, Keith Coffman in Denver, Suzi Parker in Little Rock, Kay Henderson in Des Moines, Steve Olafson in Oklahoma City and Tim Bross in St. Louis; Editing by Paul Thomasch, Kevin Gray and Lisa Shumaker)


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Would love to see some more pictures of the downunder Masseys!
The sheet metal of a 745 massey can be so different than the 44s over here in the states. I have even seem some channel frame rails (which I have heard didn't hold up well at all) as compared to the cast tub frame.
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Annihilation Nation was a legal galactic combat competition that was filmed on Station Q9 in the Solana Galaxy. It became considerably more popular when Courtney Gears began handing out prizes. Annihilation Nation offered Gauntlets and arena challenges that could be won for bolts. Some arena challenges included timed rounds, rounds during which the contestant's weapons would change by themselves and rounds during which special Lombax Snooze Mist was sprayed into the arena. During many arena challenges, a shielded Gatling Turret would appear in the center posing a large threat. The sport was known for employees for having a decent dental plan.
Dallas Wanamaker originally wanted to be an employee for the place, but turned down to work for Gleeman Vox.
90 Seconds Of Carnage
90 Seconds Of Carnage was an Annihilation Nation challenge where you must kill all of the enemies in 1:30 (90 seconds).
Onslaught was an Annihilation Nation challenge. Here the player would face 9 rounds of enemies in two minutes.
Champion Bout
Champion Bout was a challenge at Annihilation Nation that was separated in 24 rounds. The first 23 rounds were regular A-Nation rounds, and the last was a showdown with Gary and Helen. A reward of 15,000 bolts could be earned by winning the bout.
Champion Bout II
Champion Bout II was a challenge on Annihilation Nation. It was the same as the original Champion Bout but the final battle was against Scorpio instead of Gary and Helen.
One Hit Wonder
One Hit Wonder was an Annihilation Nation challenge that had to be completed without being hit. One cannot use the Shield Charger in this challenge.
Ninja Challenge
Ninja Challenge is an Annihilation Nation challenge. It is a normal arena battle challenge but introduced Ninjas on the arena.
Counting Ducks
Counting Ducks was an Annihilation Nation challenge. This challenge introduced Lombax Snooze Mist.
Naptime was an challenge in Annihilation Nation. You must beat Scorpio while there is the Lombax snooze mist.
The Terrible Two
The Terrible Two was a fight against Gary and Helen in Annihilation Nation.
Two Minute Warning
The Two Minute Warning was another fight against Gary and Helen at Annihilation Nation. Compared to the other challenge, Ratchet only had 2 minutes to beat them.
Dodge the Twins
This was another battle against Gary and Helen at the Annihilation Nation. It involved going through a series of rounds without getting hit while attacking Gary and Helen.
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Time To Suck
Time To Suck is an Annihilation Nation challenge. The contestant is required to use only the Suck Cannon/Vortex Cannon. If you fired all ammunition and there were no more Blade Bots and are still gladiators, you lose because you do not have ammo longer to fire at them.
Chop Chop
Chop Chop was a challenge on Annihilation Nation where the contestant was only allowed to use the Disc Blade Gun or Multi-Disc Gun to clear the arena.
Hydra'n Seek
Hydra'n Seek was a challenge in Annihilation Nation. This challenge could only be played out using the Spitting Hydra. When the challenge was complete, the player received some bolts as a reward.
Cycling Weapons
Cycling Weapons was a challenge in the holovision show Annihilation Nation. It was the first of the cycling weapon challenges. It consisted of 8 rounds in the first playthrough, but 16 on the second. In this challenge, Ratchet's gun would constantly change after a certain amount of ammo was used. Weapons with infinite ammo or non-combative weapons, such as the Shield Charger and Qwack-O-Ray did not appear in these challenges. The wrench was also unusable. Ammo used during the rounds was not deducted from Ratchet's ammo total.
More Cycling Weapons
More Cycling Weapons was an Annihilation Nation challenge. In this fight, Ratchet had to fight Scorpio with his weapons changing. This was a lot harder than the original fight due to Scorpio's high health and attack range. However, if Ratchet was lucky he could get weapons like the Flux Rifle and Plasma Coil, which would make the fight much easier. In Challenge Mode, if you have the RY3NO, you can take it out in 1–2 shots.
Sleep Inducer
Sleep Inducer was a challenge in Annihilation Nation. In this fight, Ratchet had to take on an army of gladiators armed only with the Rift Inducer. To add to the difficulty, Lombax Snooze Mist was sprayed on and on throughout the fight, draining Ratchet's health as he fought on. However, all of the gladiators were susceptible to being sucked into rifts and the challenge was only four rounds long.
The Other White Meat
The Other White Meat was a challenge in Annihilation Nation. In this fight, Ratchet had to kill many gladiators over six rounds with only the Qwack-O-Ray. It was very helpful to have the Qwack-O-Ray up to V4 or have the Qwack-O-Blitzer in this fight so Ratchet would have many of his enemies defeated by the exploding ducks or the Phoenix Duck.
Qwarktastic Battle
The Qwarktastic Battle was the most difficult challenge in Annihilation Nation. It consisted of 100 rounds and, if completed, awarded the winner with 200,000 bolts (and 2,000,000 bolts in challenge mode). Most notably, it featured nearly all aspects of the other challenges. It was not unlocked until the all other challenges were completed. The 50th level of Qwarktastic Battle was a fight against Gary and Helen and the 100th was a fight against Scorpio.
Qwarktastic Win is a silver trophy in the high-definition re-release of Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal also available through Ratchet & Clank Collection. Complete the Qwarktastic Battle in Annihilation Nation to obtain this trophy.
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Suicide Run
Suicide Run was a challenge on Annihilation Nation. It was entirely gauntlet styled, with no arena combat.
Heat Street
Heat Street was an Annihilation Nation challenge that was based on mainly deadly paths that constantly flashed with fire. Heat Street was one of the first gauntlet challenges available.


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15 Horror Movies That Offered the Most Bang for the Buck
Low-budget horror films in recent years have produced the highest profit margins in Hollywood history, redefining how studios make and market films. Plus, TV's most influential players in the genre.
This story first appeared in the Oct. 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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This one may not be that interesting to most but I absolutely love Van Halen, so I think it's pretty rad. Also, it reminds me of the time Kelly and I talked about how much we really liked each other. Van Halen was blasting in the background while a bunch of random drunk people were running around playing air guitar. I might have joined in...Fun Fact: In the early eighties, the VH band contract rider specified that a bowl of M&Ms, with all of the brown ones removed, was to be available in their dressing room. Years later, David Lee Roth refuted this demand as not one of diva behaviour, but a safety precaution signifying that the staff were correctly reading and honouring the technical and safety provisions in the contract. If brown M&M's were in the bowl, then the band had reason to believe that the other demands of the contract were also not being fulfilled.
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This is supported by a study of CFS in 135 patients directed by Phil Peterson, M.D., of the University of Minnesota Medical School and Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. The results led Peterson to conclude that "Although it waxes and wanes, (patients) generally head slowly out of the woods with this illness. Recovery is... clearly the rule in the majority of patients... This is not an interminable disability. Patients do recover gradually."1
And, according to Charles Lapp, M.D. of the Cheney Clinic in Charlotte, NC, "The most important thing I can tell people is if you take care of yourself and don't overdo it, you will most certainly see steady improvement. That is almost always the rule..."2
For most people, the time from onset to recovery ranges from 24 to 48 months, though it can be much longer for some. There are important differences among individuals which account for this variation. These include genetic constitution, supportive medical treatment, ongoing stresses, and perhaps even different strains of the agent(s) triggering the syndrome.
Two factors that seem to predict recovery time are the severity of symptoms at onset and psychological adjustment to the diagnosis."Severity of symptoms at onset" reveals your unique vulnerability to this particular disease process. The more severe the initial symptoms, the more likely you are to have a harder time overcoming them.
"Psychological adjustment" refers to your willingness to accept and work within the limitations imposed by the syndrome, develop a healing relationship with yourself, and make changes in how you live that will support your recovery.
We can learn a great deal about this from those who have experienced the recovery phase. As Tina tells us, "There were signs all along when I was getting sick. I would spend four or five days in bed, but I never trusted myself, I would always push myself. Part of me was telling me that something was wrong, that I had to stop and do something, but I didn't listen.
"What I've learned now is that I always have to listen... I can tell when I'm vulnerable because I get a mildly sore throat. I recognize it and I nip it in the bud before it can get established. The shift for me has been in admitting something is going on rather than being angry or denying it. Then I take steps to prevent relapse. If there is any stress going on, I just get myself out of it. I start taking better care of myself, get extra rest, and I can usually just skip past it. I rarely end up in bed anymore..."
As Tina and many others have shown, you can learn to work withyour own recovery process. Take heart recovery happens.
References1"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosing the Doubt." CTV World Television, A Health News Production, USC Instructional Television Network, Los Angeles,1991.2"CFS A Real Disease." Videotape produced by The CFS Foundation, Inc., 10 Wild Partridge Ct., Greensboro, NC 27455, (800)597-4CFS, 1992.


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Craven County Commissioner Steve Tyson has been elected to lead the voting committee of a new Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Craven County Commissioner Steve Tyson has been elected to lead the voting committee of a new Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Tyson was elected unanimously to head the Transportation Advisory Council, with New Bern Alderman Johnnie Ray Kinsey elected vice chairman at the MPO�s first official meeting.
The only North Carolina city to be designated for an MPO in the last Census, New Bern�s metropolitan area now includes annexed areas east of New Bern such as Taberna and Carolina Colours as well as communities like James City, Grantham and others in that area. Bridgeton, Trent Woods and River Bend and some unincorporated areas near them are also in the planning group.
Tyson served until last year on the Super 70 Commission for U.S. 70 planning from Wayne to Carteret counties, but said, �I was a little surprised they elected me. I was nominated by my brother to serve as chairman.
�There are a lot of things I�m not familiar with, but I have learned a lot from the time of was on the Highway 70 Commission that MPOs are pretty important for getting funding from DOT, for looking forward and prioritizing,� said Tyson, whose brother is Trent Woods Mayor Chuck Tyson.
Members of the MPO will meet once a month on the third Thursday at New Bern City Hall.
�From my perspective, and something the county would be interested in, is how this could possibly affect funding for CARTS (Craven Area Rural Transportation Service),� Tyson said. �There was initially some concern that we�d be losing $250,000 because of a grant we will not be eligible for.�
�My hope and my guess is that it�s not going to affect it that much, that some of the funding that goes away may be supplemented by other funding focused toward metropolitan area,� he said. �I don�t think city is thinking of going into public transportation right now so the available money would go toward CARTS.� he said.
If there had been an MPO years ago, the problems on U.S. 70 in James City might have been avoided, Tyson said.
New Bern Director of Development Services Jeff Ruggieri and Craven County Assistant Manager Gene Hodges were tapped to head theTechnical Coordinating Committee. Its members include New Bern�s director of development services, MPO coordinator, city engineer; Craven County�s planning director and operations and facilities director; town managers from Trent Woods, Bridgeton and River Bend; CARTS; Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Authority; New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce; and federal, state and local transportation officials.
The meeting, at which bylaws were discussed as the first step in getting the group going, was attended by staff or officials from participating governments and by the N.C. Department of Transportation. Officials included Division 2 chief Neil Lassiter, District Engineer Reid Smith, Mike Bruff and Sue Powell of the transit division, as well as Jill Stark of the Federal Highway Commission.
Craven County Manager Jack Veit said, �What will come out in the next couple of meetings is movement toward creating a transportation plan, data collection, all the things that have to be done before asking for highway funding from DOT.�
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The Evolution of Life Poster
This beautiful "tree of life" poster does two things at once:
First, it shows how over 250 common plants, animals, and microbes are classified by biologists into domains, kingdoms, phyla, orders, families, and genera.
Second, it shows where each group fits into the evolutionary history of life according to the most up-to-date genetic research.
It also includes several extinct groups, featuring artwork by paleo-artists John Gurche and Nobu Tamura.
A "Tree of Life" in a 24" X 36" poster form, The Evolution & Classification of Life poster was designed by Matt Baker from Useful Charts, and and can be purchased on Amazon for $24.95.
There is good use of color to help organize the tree and allow the reader to understand the major section breaks. Having the pictures of the animals as the main focus of the tree, rather than their names keeps the poster clean and not too cluttered.
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At Sea, a film by Peter Hutton.
Feb 19, 2014
William Waters
The Ohio University Film Division will be continuing its Sunday night film showcase Series Sea Here with At Sea, directed by Peter Hutton on Sunday, February 23. The screening will conclude with a brief discussion moderated by Dr. Louis-Georges Schwartz of the Division of Film. The screening will begin at 7:00 at the Athena Cinema. Admission is FREE. Funding for the program has been provided by Arts for Ohio.
At Sea (2004–07) by Peter Hutton, 60 min, United States ""The momentum of more than forty thousand tons is as absolute as the darkness" (John McPhee, Looking for a Ship). Hutton's most recent film—a riveting and revelatory chronicle of the birth, life, and death of a colossal container ship—is unquestionably one of his most ambitious and profound. A haunting meditation on human progress, both physical and metaphorical, At Sea charts a three-year passage from twenty-first-century ship building in South Korea to primitive and dangerous ship breaking in Bangladesh, with an epic journey across the North Atlantic in between." – MoMA
For more information on this event, check out the Facebook Event page.
For more information about this and other Film Division Events, please visit www.ohio.edu/finearts/film/.


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It's a cross over party here at Girls gone WoW when EJ, Sil and Rob are joined by Rob and Shane from Horde house. We talk a lot about boobies, doing naughty things and forgetting there's a camera, pet battles and Canada.
Show 74:
Welcome back BossRob & Shane
Interview time
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- What is your favourite thing to do in MoP so far?
- Boobie-update: what are the best and worst boobies in game right now?
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How was our week in WoW?
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– Monks and their instant flightforms
News: lol-player got caught masturbating while streaming, new mounts (windsteed and gryphons/wyverns-update), ej and follow up politics and wow
Plug for our website: www.girlsgonewow.net and we are now part of the Voice of Geeks (vog) Network. You can listen to our show on VOG Wednesdays at 5pm UK time. You can find us at vognetwork.com where you can also find other great shows like Orange Lounge Radio, Hordehouse and Podculture.
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– How far are you (level, defeating trainers)
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– What do you like and what not
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I've just remodelled my kitchen with an induction cooktop and am cautiously collecting my new cooking equipment. Will one of those small Japanese stovetop grills work on this type of cooktop? I am unclear as to whether it is the grill surface or the heat from below that cooks food on regular cooktops. I was not successful with using a stovetop grill on my old electric cooktop.
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Canadian Cryptid Cops Part VII
Posted by: John Kirk on August 31st, 2006
While the Kelowna detachment has had to deal with people attempting to harm an aquatic cryptid, the RCMP detachment near Peter Pond Lake in Saskatchewan has had to deal with a 'lake monster' which could prove harmful to humans. "Puff," as the creature is known, has had a habit of tearing up the nets of local fishermen, so much so that they reported these occurrences to the RCMP. In addition to the fishermen who are on that lake, it is also used recreationally, so if there is something that poses a danger to persons and property, the police are obliged to check it out.
Although the damaged nets are there for all to see, things have been peaceful on Peter Pond Lake and it seems "Puff" has taken on the characteristics of the dragon Peter, Paul and Mary sang about in the 60's.
The RCMP in Newfoundland have also been involved indirectly in a monster riddle that has long baffled the inhabitants of the hamlet of Roberts Arm. This delightful little town sits just to the west of the scenically beautiful Crescent Lake, reported home of an underwater cryptid named Cressie. A number of local people have seen the creature and some like Fred Parsons have spotted the beast more than once.
Although the locals believe that there may be a lake monster in their local body of water, there may be a more plausible explanation for what they have seen. A number of years ago, the RCMP was called in to deal with a tragic death involving a boating accident. Divers from the RCMP were called in to assist with retrieval duties. While underwater the divers from the force were amazed to see enormous 'eels' in the lake. Some of these eels were very thick in size, a few of them as large around as a man's thigh. It is very possible that these large eels are what the locals are taking for a lake monster.
I have asked my friends on the force to keep me updated on anything cryptozoologically newsworthy so watch out for more on the Crypto-Police on Cryptomundo.
John Kirk
One of the founders of the BCSCC, John Kirk has enjoyed a varied and exciting career path. Both a print and broadcast journalist, John Kirk has in recent years been at the forefront of much of the BCSCC's expeditions, investigations and publishing. John has been particularly interested in the phenomenon of unknown aquatic cryptids around the world and is the author of In the Domain of the Lake Monsters (Key Porter Books, 1998). In addition to his interest in freshwater cryptids, John has been keenly interested in investigating the possible existence of sasquatch and other bipedal hominids of the world, and in particular, the Yeren of China. John is also chairman of the Crypto Safari organization, which specializes in sending teams of investigators to remote parts of the world to search for animals as yet unidentified by science. John travelled with a Crypto Safari team to Cameroon and northern Republic of Congo to interview witnesses among the Baka pygmies and Bantu bushmen who have sighted a large unknown animal that bears more than a superficial resemblance to a dinosaur. Since 1996, John Kirk has been editor and publisher of the BCSCC Quarterly which is the flagship publication of the BCSCC. In demand at conferences, seminars, lectures and on television and radio programs, John has spoken all over North America and has appeared in programs on NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, TLC, Discovery, CBC, CTV and the BBC. In his personal life John spends much time studying the histories of Scottish Clans and is himself the president of the Clan Kirk Society. John is also an avid soccer enthusiast and player.


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Dr. Mary Catherine Brake and Carl Albert Turner Jr. of Greenville were united in marriage on June 29, 2013, at Ann Street United Methodist Church in Beaufort with the Rev. John Check and the Rev. Caswell Shaw officiating.
Dr. Mary Catherine Brake and Carl Albert Turner Jr. of Greenville were united in marriage on June 29, 2013, at Ann Street United Methodist Church in Beaufort with the Rev. John Check and the Rev. Caswell Shaw officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Samuel Brake Jr. of Beaufort and the granddaughter of Mrs. Louise Guthrie Thomas of Beaufort and the late Ralph Lester Thomas Sr., and Mrs. Emma Stanton Brake of Rocky Mount and the late Joseph Samuel Brake Sr.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Albert Turner Sr. of Bachelor. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. Claude Taylor and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Thomas Turner.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father.
Nuptial music was provided by vocalist Emily Tucker, organist Kandice Davis, trumpeter Joe McCreary, violinist Darla Vick, and flutist Beth McCreary.
The matron of honor was Joanna Brake Ragon of Virginia Beach, Va., sister of the bride.
Bridesmaids were Dr. Amanda Bailey of Little Rock, Ark., Amber Ellis of Marion, Elizabeth Govoni of Beaufort, Virginia Shreve of Wilson, Rebecca Turner of Grayslake, Ill., and Laura Windley of Durham.
Best man was David Freitag of Libertyville, Ill.
Groomsmen were Claude Turner of Grayslake, Ill., brother of the groom, David Britton and Scott Lewis, both of Morehead City, LCDR Robert Ragon, of Virginia Beach, Va., Gerald Taylor of Washington, D.C. and Robert Thomas of Raleigh.
Assisting with the wedding were Allison Bernauer of Beaufort, director; Hayes Jones of Arlington Va., Mary Way of Los Angeles, Calif., and Allison Kittrell of Beaufort, program attendants.
A reception, hosted by the bride�s parents was held at The Dunes Club in Atlantic Beach.
The couple took a honeymoon trip to Kauai, Hawaii.
The bride graduated from N.C. State University, the Brody School of Medicine at ECU, and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She is employed as a physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics with ECU Physicians.
The groom graduated from N.C. Wesleyan College. He is employed by Hospira in Rocky Mount.
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LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2009 -- David Chase, multi-award-winning creator of "The Sopranos," is returning to HBO to develop a miniseries about the invention of cinema and subsequent growth of the Hollywood film industry, it was announced today by Richard Plepler, co-president, HBO, and Michael Lombardo, president, Programming Group and West Coast Operations, HBO.
Entitled A RIBBON OF DREAMS, the miniseries will begin in 1913 and follow two men, one a college-educated mechanical engineer, the other a cowboy with a violent past, who form an unlikely producing partnership and together become pioneers and then powers for a time in motion pictures.
Chase will write and executive produce the miniseries, as well as direct the initial episodes. Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Brad Grey, who executive produced the landmark HBO series "The Sopranos" with Chase, will also serve as an executive producer on the miniseries. A RIBBON OF DREAMS will be an HBO/Paramount Pictures/Chase Films production.
The miniseries will follow the two main characters as they begin as employees of D.W. Griffith, and then cross career paths with John Ford, John Wayne, Raoul Walsh, Bette Davis, Billy Wilder and others who gave shape to Hollywood as it grew from the age of rough-hewn silent Westerns, to the golden era of talkies and the studio system, to the auteur movement, to television, and finally to the present day. A RIBBON OF DREAMS takes its name from Orson Welles' description, "A film is a ribbon of dreams."
Chase said, "It gives me pleasure to think of working, together with Brad, with HBO, again. These are all people who, obviously, occupy a special place in my heart."
"For seven years, David Chase dazzled and entertained the world with 'The Sopranos.' He's a remarkable talent," noted Plepler, "and we're very excited to be working with both David and Brad again."
"The return of David Chase to HBO is great news for our viewers," observed Lombardo. "The epic scope of this miniseries will provide the perfect setting for his remarkable creative gifts."
"David is a master storyteller who has once again chosen a fascinating subject," said Grey. "I am excited for this project as an executive producer, a friend and a huge fan of David's, and am grateful to HBO's incredibly talented leadership of Richard and Michael for partnering with us."
Prior to creating "The Sopranos," hailed as one of the most significant series in television history, Chase executive produced the series "I'll Fly Away" and "Northern Exposure," and created and executive produced the critically-lauded drama "Almost Grown." Chase is also currently writing a feature film for Paramount Pictures. He is represented by UTA and attorney Michael Gendler.
Kary Antholis, president, HBO miniseries, will oversee the project.


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STOCKTON - The temporary board overseeing San Joaquin General Hospital met for the first time Wednesday since the county Board of Supervisors extended the panel's life an additional six months, into March.
STOCKTON - The temporary board overseeing San Joaquin General Hospital met for the first time Wednesday since the county Board of Supervisors extended the panel's life an additional six months, into March.
Created in 2010 to improve the county hospital and make it more financially viable, the interim Board of Trustees brought together health care experts from inside and outside county government.
It always had a sell-by date, which the Board of Supervisors has extended, most recently in April.
The interim board meets monthly, though it did not meet from April through July. It has met regularly since its August meeting, however.
At its Wednesday meeting, it talked about changes at the hospital during its first two months as the county's designated trauma center.
The officials, physicians and community members also talked about tracking changes in financing from national health care reform.
In January, it made recommendations to what sort of permanent governing board would replace it. The interim board has not yet recommended criteria for the replacement board.
Discussions began in March about what to do with the hospital's Old Tower, which has been deemed seismically unsound by the state. There has been no recommendation from the board about the old tower.
Still, the interim board is playing its role, said county Supervisor Steve Bestolarides, its chairman. "I think we're going to be coming up with some recommendations shortly."
He noted recently hired county administrator Monica Nino has been playing an active role on the interim board since starting work in August.
The interim board has been doing a good job, said Supervisor Carlos Villapudua, another member of the board. Since the interim board was formed, the hospital has seen improvements, he said. "We're getting there."
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Surgical intervention is the most aggressive treatment for endometriosis . Surgery may be recommended if you:
- Do not respond to other treatment
- Are older and feel you need to become pregnant more quickly
- Have severe physical changes due to the disease
The 2 main surgical procedures used are:
- Laparoscopy
- Hysterectomy (for women who do not want to become pregnant)
Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that is done through small incisions in the abdomen. A very small camera and surgical instruments are inserted through these small openings. This camera projects a picture of the inside of the abdomen onto a video screen. It lets the surgeon see any endometrial tissue that may be on the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, lining of the pelvis, and other structures. Surgical instruments are inserted through other small cuts and are used to cut away or burn off endometrial growths and to divide scar tissue.
Generally considered the option of last resort, a hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. The ovaries and fallopian tubes may be removed at the same time, which is called a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy . During the procedure, endometrial growths on other organs are also removed.
This is generally considered the most effective treatment for severe endometriosis. The ovaries play a critical role in the hormonal stimulation of endometriosis. The ovaries are usually involved in the actual disease. Because of this hysterectomy without removal of the ovaries often fails to be an effective treatment option.
After you have this surgery, you cannot become pregnant and will have all of the side effects of menopause if your ovaries are removed.
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The Senior Executives Association honors high-performing executives in a year without formal awards.
With all the talk these days of inappropriate bonuses for executives at the Veterans Affairs Department, last night provided a look at the other end of the spectrum. The Senior Executives Association honored dozens of high-ranking career federal officials for highly impressive accomplishments that have received scant attention from the public -- or the nation's political leaders, for that matter. And this year, those achievements come with bonuses totaling $0.
SEA held a reception at the State Department honoring the finalists for the Presidential Rank Awards, which recognize the highest-achieving senior federal leaders. Only 1 percent of the Senior Executive Service can achieve the rank of Distinguished Executive and 5 percent can be designated Meritorious Executives.
Ordinarily, Distinguished Executives get bonuses equal to 35 percent of their salaries, and Meritorious Executives get 20 percent. But last year, in the midst of the fight over sequestration and with a government shutdown looming, the White House canceled the awards for 2013. Under the law, though, the nomination and selection process for the awards went on, and last month OPM published the names of the finalists who agreed to be publicly recognized.
Those finalists included:
- Shay D. Assad, director of defense pricing in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, who developed an acquisition plan that saved $15 billion over two fiscal years.
- Deborah Jin of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, who is an international leader in research on new forms of matter involving the gases of ultracold atoms and molecules.
- Ellen Ochoa, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, who successfully completed four space missions, two involving assembly of the International Space Station and two examining the science behind ozone depletion.
- Walker Smith, director of the Office of Global Affairs and Policy at the Environmental Protection Agency, who was chief architect of the agency's petroleum refinery initiative, involving 22 settlements that required billions of dollars in pollution control.
Ordinarily, the SEA event is a black-tie gala affair, befitting the achievements of those honored. This year's event was a more subdued reception, followed by an address by Paul Volcker, former Federal Reserve chairman and current head of the Volcker Alliance, which continues his longtime work to improve the operations of government and implementation of public policy.
Volcker stressed the need for attention to federal management issues, noting that the Constitution doesn't address the development of public policy, but specifically mandates that the president "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed."
High-ranking officials who attended the event in support of the honored senior executives included NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Undersecretary of Defense and Comptroller Robert F. Hale, Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta, and Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director for Management Beth Cobert.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The scoreboard read 78-58 at the end of the game as the NC State Wolfpack defeated the Lipscomb University Bisons Saturday afternoon.
If not for a seven minute stretch late in the first half when the Wolfpack went on a 14-0 run, the Bisons might have had an opportunity for a marquee win.
"We can't play that way offensively against a team like NC State," said Lipscomb head coach Scott Sanderson. "We made some shots and loosened things up a little bit, but it doesn't matter who you are playing, you can't go seven or eight minutes without scoring and have a chance to win."
Many Lipscomb misses in the first half were on layups and second chance attempts. The Bisons missed 11 layups on the afternoon.
"We missed a lot of chippies around the goal that we normally make," said Sanderson. "They were two or three inches taller, maybe weigh 30 pounds more, when you get bumped you get bumped a little harder therefore you don't make those chippies around the basket and that makes a big difference."
NC State held a 37-25 advantage at half.
Sophomore center Adnan Hodzic was quite in the first period with two points.
"In the first half we didn't go to him as much as we needed to," said Sanderson. "We need to go to him and play our offense through him."
Hodzic dominated in the second period scoring 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbing eight rebounds.
"In the second half I said he needs to touch the ball and let's play through him," said Sanderson. "If he is only guarded by one guy, he is going to score some buckets down there."
Hodzic finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
The Bisons were never able to build a substantial run in the second half to narrow the lead.
Lipscomb went on a 6-0 run from 13:12 to 10:00 to narrow NC State's lead to 14 but NC State responded with their own 6-0 run to extend their lead back to 20.
Sophomore Josh Slater came off the bench for the first time this season to finish with 13 points.
Redshirt freshman Brian Wright contributed significantly on the defensive end. He also finished the game with five points and four rebounds.
Senior Michael Lusk led the Bisons with four assists.
NC State held a 43-35 rebounding advantage.
Lipscomb shot 35.5 percent from the field. After only shooting 29.6 percent in the first half, the Bisons shot 40 percent in the second period.
Lipscomb's three-point shooting woes continued shooting 2-of-14 for 14.3 percent.
"Our shooters are having to work so hard to get open that when they do get open, they are tired and can't make shots," said Sanderson. "This happened to a couple of our guys today."
Lipscomb was whistled for 21 fouls while NC State was only called for 10.
The Bisons were 10-of-14 from the free throw line for 71.4 percent. NC State was 10-of-22 for 45.5 percent.
Lipscomb falls to 4-5. NC State improves to 7-1.
The Bisons are back in action Monday night at Elon in Elon, N.C. Game time is 6 p.m.
"We can't let this game affect this game," said Sanderson. "We talked about that yesterday to make sure we are taking it one game at a time. It is a Saturday-Monday trip like conference play and we have to get rested and healed up. Win, lose, or draw, we cannot let it affect us Monday."
Jonathan Seamon, Benjamin Seamon, and Justin Seamon will be on the call for the Lipscomb Sports Network. Free online audio streaming is available at www.LipscombSports.com/sportsnetwork/.
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AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern women's basketball team competed from tip off to final buzzer with Peach Belt opponent Columbus State. The Lady Cougars finished the game victorious with 75-62.
Junior Tiara Thompson led the charge for GSW with a game high of 24 points, and three rebounds. Shanedra Lockett was the next Lady 'Cane with high numbers, 19 points and five rebounds.
The final of this game was determined by Columbus States ability to get the second chance point. CSU Carrie Washington finished the game with 23 points and 27 rebounds. 14 of 27 rebounds were offensive rebounds where she was able to get the next point.
CSU got away early in the first half; however, after a series of layups by Lockett and Thompson the Lady 'Canes achieved their largest lead of the night of two baskets. The Lady 'Canes were always within a three point range from CSU. From 5:52-4:15, Thompson, Danisha Green, and Sierra Barrino-Kennedy made layups to get back in the lead. This was short lived as the next couple of points were from CSU. The half finished Columbus State leading 33-28.
The Lady 'Canes came out of half time hot with 9-5 lead on CSU between Shaniece Sheffield and Thompson, GSW was within one point of CSU. Thompson and Green were in sync tonight as Green had eight assists for the night; many of them were after feeding the ball to Thompson. The Lady 'Canes came within a seven point game with just two minutes to go. Lockett made two layups to hold GSW there. However CSU was able to make four more points at the end to take it out of reach for GSW. CSU finished 75-62. The largest lead held by CSU was at the end with a 13 point difference.
The Lady 'Canes move on to a 7-10, 2-8 PBC record. Columbus State improves to a 12-4, 7-3 PBC record. The overall school record between GSW and CSU has CSU in the lead 14-1.
The Lady 'Canes are traveling to PBC opponent Lander on Wednesday, January 29th. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.


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Did you know Super Junior?? I bet you know. Super Junior (SuJu) is a boy band from South Korea who have billion of fans all across the world. The fans are called as ELF (Everlasting Fans). Well actually I'm not one of them. I mean, I don't really like the whole SuJu. I just love one of them, and He is Yesung. Yesung is one of the four lead vocalists of SuJu. I love him since I've heard his song "It Has To Be You", a soundtrack for Korean Drama "Cinderella Step Sister". Right after I've heard it, I asked my friend who is the singer of the song? My friend said It's Yesung, one of SuJu's member. After that, as you might guess, I stalked him. I immediately google him, haha 😛
Yesung's voice is freaking amazing, so smooth, naturally deep and husky. No doubt he is one of the four lead vocalist. Some people said that He has the best voice in Super Junior. I couldn't agree more :). You know, I'm in love with his voice even before I know him, even before I see his face. So, throw away your mind who might guess that I love him just because He is cute. FYI, He is also one of the best dancer in Super Junior!! What a talent!! How can I not love you Oppa? :D.
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- Internet makes it easier for birth relatives to find each other, Adoption Institute report says
- It's now nearly impossible to promise secrecy or anonymity in adoptions, the report says
- Report hopes to shape policies that harness technology while protecting children, parents
- Some say closed adoptions still necessary sometimes to protect children
Three years ago, a few days before Andrew Cadieux's 21st birthday, a stranger sharing his last name sent him a message on Facebook. His mother denied knowing the person at first, but eventually admitted the stranger was his birth mother's sister. The woman he'd called mom all his life was another aunt.
The revelation tore the lid off 21 years of family drama that she'd hidden from him.
Cadieux's birth mother had Down syndrome and couldn't care for him; his aunt and uncle had adopted him. When his adoptive father died, a feud tore the family apart, leading Cadieux's mother to decide it was better to sever ties with the family and never share with the young boy his history.
"Without Facebook, she wouldn't be part of my life because they didn't want her to have anything to do with me," the 24-year-old software engineer from Connecticut said.
It's hard to keep secrets in the age of social media and the adoption world is no exception. Cadieux's story is just one that shows how the Internet is making it easier for birth relatives to find each other, hastening the end of the era of "closed" adoption, the nonprofit Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute said in a report released Thursday.
Birth parents are seeking out their kids and adopted children are going online to find biological relatives, often without their adoptive parents' knowledge, according to the report, "Untangling the Web: The Internet's Transformative Impact on Adoption."
Adam Pertman, executive director of the Adoption Institute, said he hopes the report will help shape policies and practices that harness the new technology while protecting vulnerable children and parents.
"We hope this report will serve as a wake-up call that something historic is happening that demands the attention of legislators, practitioners, law-enforcement officials and the affected parties themselves," Pertman said.
The report also addresses the "growing commodification" of adoption through scams and unregulated websites that raise ethical and legal concerns. It's now nearly impossible -- and perhaps unethical -- to promise secrecy or anonymity in adoptions, the report suggests.
The report calls for more education and training to help adoption professionals understand the positive and negative uses of the Internet, along with revised training programs that assume most people will be able to find each other at some point.
"Everything from A-to-Z is being rewritten without best practices or guidance," Pertman said. "We have a maze in front of us and we have to learn to navigate it and provide people with resources, or they're going to get lost in it."
Over the past few decades, it has become more common for birth parents and adopted parents to agree to some sort of open relationship, the report says. A recent survey found that 100 infant adoption programs in the United States reported 5% of their adoptions were completely closed, while 55% were fully open and 40% were mediated through an agency, the study said.
Even in open adoptions, it can be hard for people to resist crossing boundaries. Why wait for a picture in the mail when you can peek at someone on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? But if both sides communicate, they can reach an agreement on how to handle each other's lives online and offline.
Alison Cohen's daughter used to send her letters and pictures through her adoptive parents. But when the 13-year-old started sending Cohen e-mails, she knew she had to tell the girl's parents.
"I was aware of her need for connection and I wanted that so much for myself, too," said Cohen, who lives in Evanston, Illinois. "But then I had to realize I'm not the parent making the decisions and I need to stay in my own place in the picture, and also, we will both get what we want in the future as life plays out.
"Sort of like delayed gratification."
The girl's adoptive parents weren't comfortable with e-mail at the time, but Cohen was grateful to hear they wanted her to have more frequent contact with their daughter as she got older. Last year, for the first time since her birth, Cohen's daughter met her birth mother. The girl is now 16, and e-mails with Cohen with her adoptive parents' permission.
A few years ago, her daughter friended her on Facebook; Cohen hasn't accepted it, but she keeps it in the queue so she can see how the profile picture changes.
"The Internet does provide more opportunities for surveillance of each other but not really in a negative way," she said. "It's hard to walk that line between wanting to respect boundaries and still wanting a connection.
"The Internet opens up possibilities but it doesn't change any of the inherent complicated feelings that everyone has around the situation."
Indeed, not everyone agrees open adoption always works. In a recent guest post on the blog "Portrait of an Adoption," a woman who adopted a child from foster care detailed her decision to close the adoption for the child's safety. The boy's biological parents had a history of drug and alcohol abuse and erratic behavior. In the few instances she initiated contact, the mother angrily demanded to see her child, signaling to the adoptive mother that she was unstable.
"I tried to open up our adoption, maybe just a little bit. And it was a huge mistake. The state created closed adoptions from foster care for a reason," the adoptive mother wrote in her post, "Why My Son Has a Closed Adoption."
"I will never badmouth his birth parents to him. He has seen their photos and I answer whatever basic questions he has. But he hasn't had many. When he is 18, he can read my huge, thick file of his records from the state, including his birth parents' full names etc.
"But while he is underage, I will protect him and keep him safe. Even from his own relatives."
The Internet has created vast support networks for birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptees, including blogs, social media sites and message boards. Among the millions of links, though, it's easy for those seeking guidance to be overwhelmed.
It took Sandi Aiken six years to find BirthMom Buds, a support group for expectant mothers or mothers who found new families for their children. They were the first ones she turned to after she learned that her 17-year-old son wanted to visit her.
Two months earlier, in September 2010, the son she had named Christopher sent her a message on Facebook: "Hello Mom. I finally found you."
Aiken had hoped to one day meet the son she gave up for adoption years earlier, but she worried he would hate her. Friends from the support group told her to be brave.
She went to the airport two hours ahead of time and cried while she waited. She was unsure if she would recognize him but as soon as he rounded the corner she knew it was him. The two embraced, marking the start of a relationship that continues to thrive, she said, even with his adoptive family.
"It's like he was never out of my life even though he went down a different path," the Arkansas woman said. "I feel good about it, too, knowing he had a good life and became the fine young man he is today."
Not every encounter has a storybook ending.
Cadieux is happy he knows who his biological mother is, but it hasn't brought peace or closure to the rest of his family.
It took him two years to respond to the Facebook message and call his mother. They spoke briefly about her decision, and he concluded that Down syndrome had prevented her from making her own decision. Cadieux pitied her.
The two became Facebook friends, keeping in touch through occasional messages, he said. But in the interest of avoiding conflict, he hasn't taken the relationship any further. There's still a lot of tension between his adoptive family and the one he never knew, and he's not interested in starting another feud.
"I can't blame her for wanting to see her son grow up," he said. "This is a way for her to stay quietly in the background and be a part of my life."


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Welcome to Christian Apps, a website with free Christian mobile applications for Android phones to help you explore or strengthen your faith in God.
The Holy Cross app is the first mobile app available from ChristianApps.org for you to download to your Android phone. With this free little mobile app, you can take the Holy Cross with you on your travels, on your strolls, on your bus rides, or wherever else life takes you and you need inspiration.
The Children's Bible is the second mobile app available from Christian Apps. The Children's Bible contains 218 bible stories for kids, taken from the Old Testament and the New Testament. Take them with you on your Android phone to read to your child at night or for yourself on lonely evenings at home when you need some inspiration.
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Paper has many uses, but you wouldn't think one of them is to identify malnutrition risk! However, in Salford, Kirstine Farrer and her team have come up with a way of doing just that – tackling malnutrition through using an Armband made from a simple strip of paper. In this blog, Kirstine, a consultant dietician at the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, explains the thinking behind this innovation and what it means for patients.
There has never been a more urgent need for health care providers and commissioners to act and address the problem of malnutrition. Needless suffering, neglect and inconsistent standards of dignity are unacceptable.
It is a condition that frequently goes undiagnosed and untreated with one in 10 older people suffering from or at risk of malnutrition. This equates to around one million older people in the UK, and more than one in three are malnourished or at risk of malnourishment on admission to hospital.
Not only is this intolerable from a health perspective, but malnutrition can lead to more hospital admissions and re-admissions, longer hospital stays and greater healthcare needs, which means costs can spiral out of control.
The journey to the Armband
Our journey to creating the PaperWeight Armband started in 2013, when Salford was chosen as one of the six pilot sites to be part of the Malnutrition Prevention Programme for 12 months.
We set up a nutrition committee through 'Salford Together,' and it was concluded that we wanted to establish a non-intrusive, non-medical intervention solution that health care providers and the voluntary sector would be able to implement quickly and easily into their practice. The PaperWeight Armband was born out of this.
Age UK Salford piloted the Armband with support workers using it on home visits. They were able to measure the upper arm of service users with the simple strip of paper, and if it was able to slide up and down easily then there was a high risk of malnutrition.
The charity was then able to provide further information, advice and support on simple dietary changes that could be made to increase calorie intake. The results were really positive, with service users gaining weight, making improvements to their diet, and enjoying cooking and eating again.
The signposting tool and its supporting handbook, nutrition booklet and e-learning resources on malnutrition and dysphagia can be used by health and social care professionals to identify the risk of malnutrition and offer nutrition guidance to help people make improvements in weight without the need for formal medical intervention, increase the proportion of older people who feel supported to manage their own conditions and improve the quality of life for service users and carers.
What next
The PaperWeight Armband was launched at Food Matters Live in 2015. The hope now is that the hard work Salford has pioneered to help fight malnutrition will spearhead an integrated approach to dealing with it, helping to save lives and reducing costs – all starting with a simple strip of paper.
Indeed, we are aware that other Age UK centres and CCGs across the UK are looking at introducing the Armband following the success in Salford, and we are excited about working with them to roll out the product.
Click here to view a short video on the development of the Armband.
Read about other initiatives the Salford pilot undertook as part of the Malnutrition Prevention Programme.
Also, head to Age UK Salford's website, where you can register for more information and a starter pack that includes the PaperWeight Armband and supporting handbook with nutritional guidance and advice.