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Mouthguards play several important roles for athletes, especially in aggressive contact sports. The most obvious benefit is protecting your teeth and preventing serious mouth injuries. They can also reduce the risk of jaw injuries. However, it may come as a surprise to learn that mouthguards can also reduce the risk of brain injuries for athletes, especially if they are wearing a custom-made mouthguard.
Many have speculated that mouthguards can prevent some sports-related concussions, by helping to absorb shock, stabilize the head and neck, and limit movement caused by a direct hit to the jaw. But, there has been little evidence until a recent study published in the May/June 2014 issue of General Dentistry, the peer reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry.
The study found that high school football players wearing store-bought mouthguards were more than twice as likely to suffer mild traumatic brain injuries than those wearing properly fitted, custom mouthguards.
"Researchers and, most importantly, parents, are looking for ways to better protect children against concussions," said lead author Jackson Winters, DDS, a pediatric dentist who also served as a high school and collegiate football official for 28 years. "Consumers may believe that today's advanced helmet design provides sufficient protection, but our research indicates that, when compared to over-the-counter versions, a custom-made, properly fitted mouthguard also is essential to player safety."
The study followed 412 players across six high school football teams. Three teams (220 players) were randomly assigned to wear custom-made mouthguards, while the remaining three teams (192 athletes) wore standard store-bought mouthguards of their own choice. All players used the same style of helmet during the study.
The findings showed that 8.3 percent of the athletes wearing using over-the-counter standard mouthguards suffered brain injuries. However, only 3.6 percent of the players wearing custom mouthguards suffered concussions.
The study also indicated that mouthguard thickness is a factor in the level of protection from mouthguards. The average thickness of custom-made mouthguards worn in the study was 3.5 millimeters, while the average thickness of the over-the-counter mouthguards was only 1.65 millimeters.
"Although more research on this topic is needed, our study shows the value of a custom-made mouthguard," Dr. Winters said. "The benefits of protecting your child far outweigh the costs associated with a dental or medical injury, which is likelier to occur with a store-bought model."


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MTV released a promo for its upcoming Ke$ha documentary, "My Crazy Beautiful Life," and, it may be the grossest thing we've ever seen.
The preview shows the singer taking a bite out of what appears to be a cannoli cake and being told to "baby bird" it—share it with a friend—by regurgitating it into another person's mouth.
We don't see this catching on.
Ke$ha's documentary airs April 23 at 11 p.m. on MTV. Check out the preview below.
Warning: It's slightly graphic.

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The title of this edition of the Smile for the Camera Carnival, hosted as usual by footnoteMaven at Shades of the Departed, presented something of a dilemma for me as I'm not much of a family pet kind of person. However, the other day I came across this carte de visite portrait in my collection which fits the bill perfectly.
"All Creatures Great and Small"
I think I'll leave the portrait to speak for itself. Neither of the subjects are identified, so perhaps readers could suggest appropriate names for both of them. The studio furniture and background is not at all elaborate, and does not appear to have been very expertly arranged. Indeed the plinth on which the dog is perched could have been a relict of the 1860s!
To give this article at least some semblance of respectability, I'd better discuss the photographer. Frederick Hughes operated a studio in the town of Leicester from the late 1880s until at least 1906. He moved to Leicester from Stonehouse in Gloucestershire around 1888. The design on the reverse of the card mount is printed in gold ink on a glossy bright red surface, and is of a style which started to become popular during the late 1880s. The address shown is Campbell Buildings, 10 Belgrave Road. Heathcote & Heathcote (1982) list the following addresses of studio premises operated by Hughes:
1888-1898: Campbell Buildings, 12½ London Rd, Leicester
1900: 1 Argyle Terrace, Belgrave Rd, Leicester
1902: 29 Belgrave Rd, Leicester
1902-1906: 109 (or 107) Belgrave Gate, Leicester
He was followed in 1909 at this last address by Alex McInnes. I estimate that the portrait was taken between 1889 and 1894.
Heathcote, Bernard V. & Heathcote, Pauline F. (1982) Leicester Photographic Studios in Victorian & Edwardian Times, published by the Historical Group of the Royal Photographic Society.


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|1 1/2 frozen banana, large handful of spinach, 1 scoop vanilla brown rice protein powder (you could substitute regular protein powder and splash of vanilla extract + stevia), almond milk to blend, top with cinnamon :)
Next on the docket of stocking stuffers is this Divine Mint Dark Chocolate, I love mint-chocolate, like a lot, so it was natural to include this vegan, fair-trade chocolate to the list.
|And we got some corn for poppin' but still no snow! Come to think of it, this could be a stocking stuffer too! :)


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The eternal God is holy (Isaiah 6:3). His holiness makes it impossible for Him to lie, for by "holy" is meant that God is absolute, transcendent purity. He does not conform to the standard; He is the standard. As Tozer has said, "He is absolutely holy with an infinite, incomprehensible fullness of purity that is incapable of being other than it is" (The Knowledge of the Holy, p. 105). Since God is holy, all His other characteristics or attributes are also holy. Thus, when God speaks, He will not and cannot lie. He never deceives; neither does He distort or misrepresent what He says or does. Lying is against His nature.
This means that God's Word, the Bible, is completely trustworthy (1 Kings 8:56; Psalm 119:160). Hebrews 6:13–14 says that the basis of God's promise to Abraham was God's own unchanging nature: "Since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, 'I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.' " The text continues in Hebrews 6:17–18, "Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.… It is impossible for God to lie."
Two things are revealed here about God's truthfulness. First, He stands on His own Word, the oath He made to Himself. Since He is the holy God, it is impossible for Him to lie. He cannot contradict His own pure character. Second, God has kept the promise He made to Abraham in Genesis 12:1–3, that through Abraham's Seed the world would be blessed. That promise came true some 2,000 years later when Jesus Christ came into the world (Galatians 3:16). Jesus was of the Seed of Abraham and is now the Savior of the world through His death, burial, and resurrection. Those who place their faith in Jesus Christ receive His forgiveness and eternal life (John 1:12; 3:16). The promise to Abraham, then, continues to be carried out through the person of risen Christ. This means the promise is still in effect today and will be throughout eternity, for Jesus Christ is the Fulfiller of the promise (see 2 Corinthians 1:20).
If God could lie, He would not be the eternal, personal God revealed in the Bible through Jesus Christ. Furthermore, who wants to place their faith in a God who cannot be trusted in what He says? If God could lie, He would have something in common with Satan, the father of lies (John 8:44), and that would be impossible. If God could lie, He would be just like us—humans sometimes lie, misrepresent or distort the truth. But "God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?" (Numbers 23:19).
The biblical God is a God of pure moral health. He wants us to experience that same moral health through faith in Jesus Christ so we can live a life transformed by His power. May we give evidence of His holiness in our daily lives (1 Peter 1:15–16). May we love the truth as God does.[1]
[1] Got Questions Ministries. (2010). Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.


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Packaging Design Focus: Ripples Pet Bottle
A Good Packaging design example, the Ripples is a creative Pet Bottle design. Ripples was designed in 2012, and here is a how it is described by its designer: The Ripples is a 500ml pet bottle design, it can contain water or carbonated drinks.
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Using HTML as the Media Type for your API
There is an ongoing (and interesting) discussion on the API-craft mailing list revolving around designing new media types for enabling hypermedia APIs primarily for programmatic consumption. As some folks may know, I like to use HTML as the media type for my hypermedia APIs. Steven Willmott opined
I think the problem isn't "why not HTML" it's "why HTML" - if you strip out all the parts of HTML which are to do with rendering things for presentation you're left with almost nothing at all:
and even some of these are marginal. There is useful stuff around encodings, meta-data etc. but pretty much everything else is redundant.
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 ... (as nesting)
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 maybe (as a kind of separator) - or
 ...
I thought this raised such an interesting implicit question, and I get asked about this enough that I thought it warranted a longer response. There are actually a variety of reasons I prefer using HTML:
- rich semantics
- hypermedia support
- already standardized
- tooling support
Rich Semantics
I've heard many folks say that HTML is primarily for presentation and not for conveying information, and hence it isn't suitable for API use. Hogwash, I say! There are many web experts (like Kimberly Blessing) who would insist that markup is exactly for conveying semantics and that presentation should be a CSS concern. People seem to forget that web sites actually worked before CSS or Javascript was invented! I rely on this heavily for my HTML APIs.
Now don't get me wrong–I'm not advocating a return to 1995; Javascript, CSS, and HTML advances have clearly afforded richer user experiences. But that doesn't mean your HTML API needs to serve up or depend on CSS or Javascript any more than clients need to execute it, necessarily. Just because the media type can express things you don't need or want doesn't make it a bad media type for your use–this is confusing the content for the media type.
So let's get to specifics. From a semantic and informational point of
view, there are whole segments of the HTML spec that I've found useful
for expressing data structures. We obviously have lists (
bags (

), and maps (

). Raw XML doesn't have any of
these, and JSON can't distinguish lists from bags and is constrained
to use strings as map keys. We get encapsulation or grouping via
ancestor inclusion or explicitly with

. We get
2-dimensional data layouts via

, and in fact something
even more general than a 2-dimensional array via
@colspan and
But more powerfully, with the
 tag, we have the ability to
represent arbitrary data structures, even circular ones (which
tree-structured media types like XML or JSON cannot represent). In
fact, we can even represent distributed data structures (which,
arguably, is what the Web as we know it is–a giant distributed data
structure). This is amazingly powerful, and for comparable
expressiveness in a different media type, you'll have to define
conventions for all these things.
Now, let me just take a run through the HTML5 spec and identify which elements are useful or not useful from an API point of view:
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- required, so moot
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- useful for overall representation metadata, especially via <link> and <meta>
- <title>
- if you have a string that could be construed as a name for the whole representation, why not put it here?
- <base>
- useful for unambiguously supporting relative links
- <link>
- one of the key hypermedia controls, see the "Hypermedia Support" section below
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- useful for arbitrary data annotations
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8:40pm PT by Aaron Couch
'Game of Thrones' Director on Bathtub Scene: Ramsay Is a 'Master of Manipulation' (Q&A)
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones, "The Laws of Gods and Men"]
Game of Thrones brought us two not-so-happy family reunions in Sunday's episode.
In one, Yara Greyjoy (Gemma Whelan) discovered her brother Theon (Alfie Allen) had become a tormented creature called Reek. In the other, the Lannisters put Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) on trial for the murder of King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson).
Director Alik Sakharov says the episode's most disturbing scene – in which Ramsay Snow (Iwan Rheon) bathes a physically and mentally scarred Theon – owes its success to the phenomenal performances of its actors.
PHOTOS: 'Game of Thrones': 20 Best Quotes
"They have such chemistry in the frame you really feel it. When they look at one another – or if they don't – you go, 'Oof!' You feel it. It goes right into the core," he tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Here, Sakharov also breaks down Tyrion's epic trial, the "malice of Tywin's mind" and reveals whether he thinks Ramsay was coming on to Theon in that soon-to-be-classic bathtub scene.
Peter Dinklage gave one of his finest performances of the series this week. What did you two talk about for the trial scene?
Working with Peter is not very complicated because he gets his character so well. Speaking with Peter, we talk about nuance and controlling his emotions. If he were to show right off the bat that he's bothered by this trial, then it would diminish the ending, which the scene has set up.
It's a long scene, so it must be a challenge for Peter to maintain all of that.
It lasts about 20 minutes. It's a huge chunk of time. To be able to maintain one's performance and basically adhere to the arc is remarkable. He understands where he needs to go and how he needs to get there. He gives me choices – little things here and there – so in editing I have ways of modulating his performance even further.
There are so many other great performances in the trial scene as well. What were some of your favorites?
In addition to what she said, Sibel Kekilli [Shae] does much of it with her eyes. And there's a big moment in which Tyrion challenges Varys, basically accusing him of forgetting that it was Tyrion who saved them all at the Blackwater. Varys says "Sadly my lord, I never forget a thing." There is a setup there that perhaps Varys could help his friend in the future.
PHOTOS: Joffrey's 10 Most Evil Moments
What did you make of Tywin taking Jaime's deal so quickly? Was this is plan all along?
It was Tywin's intent all along to do this and to manipulate Jaime into exactly what Jaime offered. It's a brilliant scene that shows the intensity and malice of Tywin's mind. Both actors are at the top of their form.
What did you tell the actors who play Jaime and Tywin to get this scene so right?
Working with Nikolaj [Coster-Waldau] and Charles [Dance] is a no-brainer. These guys will nail it. So basically you are nitpicking small little thing -- delivery here, delivery there. I also wanted Nikolaj to play the stakes. I wanted him to come in harder and be more accusatory of his father. Charles really understands his character well, so he was just playing it cool. It becomes quite a challenge in the editing room because you go, "What do we use?" You want to use everything!
This episode also sees things getting worse for Theon -- or at least there now seems to be no hope of rescue.
It's sad for Yara because she realizes that she has lost her brother, and it was quite an emotional shift for her. She's a brave girl. She's very strong. She did not show any of it, but we know she felt it.
In your mind, is Ramsay making a pass at Theon in the bathtub scene?
It's about control. He is the master of manipulation. He knows how to play Theon and he knows which buttons to push. Here, for the first time, he's being kind to him. Viewers will go, "What is this guy thinking? Is he going to hurt him?" The actor who plays Ramsay is a very strong actor and Alfie is an equal match. They are wonderful together. They have such chemistry in the frame you really feel it. When they look at one another – or if they don't – you go, "Oof!" You feel it. It goes right into the core.
What can you tell us about what's to come?
Being that I'm such a lucky guy, I always get stuck with episodes that are set-up episodes for something grand to come so other directors can show their prowess. (Laughs.) But that makes me enormously happy. This was a very quiet episode. It was a very internal episode, but it's a great setup of what's to come.
Share your thoughts on the episode in the comments, and check back to THR.com/GoT Monday afternoon, when we will have a Q&A with the episode's writer, Bryan Cogman.
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Justin Bieber's Ex-Lover Milyn 'Mimi' Jensen: 'I'm Team Selena Gomez'
The woman who claims to have hooked up with Justin while he was dating Selena Gomez, is starring on the upcoming season of 'Bad Girls Club Miami.' She spoke with HollywoodLife.com and told us that she gets told she looks like Selena and she considers it a major compliment!
Justin Bieber's ex-lover Milyn "Mimi" Jensen thinks she has a lot in common with his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. HollywoodLife.com caught up with the star of the upcoming season 11 of Oxygen's Bad Girls Club, and she tells us that now that she and Justin's fling is a thing of the past, she has a special message for all the Selena fans out there!
Justin Bieber's Ex-Lover Milyn 'Mimi' Jensen: I'm Team Selena Gomez
Milyn, who first made headlines for telling Star Magazine that she and Bieber hooked up on Dec. 21 2012, while he was still dating Selena! She claims that she met Justin through their mutual friend Lil Twist, and they ended up hooking up. At the time she claims he wouldn't kiss her on the mouth and she believed it was because he felt guilty for cheating on Selena.
But Milyn wants all the Jelena haters out there to know that she's actually on Selena's side when it comes to their current break up.
"I'm a huge Selena fan and I'm on Team Selena!" Milyn tells us. "I would tell them to tune in to see the real me! I think everyone will fall in love with me, I don't see why anyone would not like me!"
The soon-to-be reality TV star tells us that she actually gets told she looks a lot like Selena and they have a lot in common.
"I just found out her birthday is the day after mine," Milyn tells us. "She is gorgeous! Anyone comparing me to her would be a compliment. I've gotten a few based on saying we look alike with our dark hair and skin!"
As for whether she and Justin still talk, she played coy and wouldn't exactly tell us.
"Whatever is going on in my life is just between me," she tells us. "But Justin is hot. I don't have a certain type."
HollywoodLifers, sound off below and tell us if you now have a change of heart after hearing Milyn is Team Selena. Tune in Aug. 13 at 8 p.m. for more of Milyn when the Bad Girls Club Miami premieres on Oxygen!
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— Chloe Melas
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A big thank you to author Suzan Battah for stopping by Books Etc. to share her thoughts on becoming an author. In case you missed it, check out my review of her novel Mad About the Boy here. I hope you all enjoy this post!
Chasing my Dreams of being a Bestselling Author
Well it's been a long and tough road on my way to being published and taking the independent road was exactly what I needed to do. Mad About the Boy first came about when I studied at the Australian College of Journalism. When I was 18, I begged my parents to give me as a birthday present the course Diploma of Professional Romance Writing from the ACJ and luckily they granted my wish. I learnt so much doing a structured course and my instructor was very good and encouraging.
I was a young twenty-one year old trying to sell my book and after a bad experience with a vanity press, I stopped writing for about three years before getting back into it. I worked harder and as I got older my writing got better and better. Writing is in my blood and it's a big part of my life. So for about six years after I kept putting it out there, entering competitions which I was shredded to pieces in some with very personal snarky comments about my work. However, in two competitions I placed and won awards for Mad About the Boy - this is what kept me going. I no longer care about any negativity and honestly not everyone will enjoy my style of writing or the story. There are a lot of readers in this world and lot WILL enjoy my books.
Traditional publishing no longer became an option. I had many positive comments but not enough for representation or publication. At thirty years of age I decided to go it alone and turn myself into the publisher and author. In 2011 the digital age was thriving, independent publishing was booming and authors were coming out of the closet to put their work online. I was going to do it and decided to do it well. Publicity campaigns, reviews, interviews, book trailers, cover art! All of this is fun and frustrating to organise but it's all part and parcel of walking the independent publishing line. I'm really happy with the choice I made. Publishing houses only have a certain budget to adhere to and it's very competitive- lots of really great authors out there! But I believe I'm one of them and my work deserves to be read.
With my cheer squad (family and friends) whistling and clapping, I've walked the independent publishing line and survived! Mad About the Boy is out there now, available online and in bookstores in eBook and paperback. Just like the song Mad About the Boy that I fell in love with all those years back by Dinah Washington, I'm falling in love with being an author not just a writer especially when I hear the readers respond so positively to my work. I recently had lunch in Sydney with the lovely Australian Romance Readers Association ladies and four of them were reading my book and very much enjoying it. The road I took was not traditional but independent however it has given me such freedom and joy. I'm proud to share the art of my writing with such lovely book reading bloggers, going on tour and hearing the honesty in the reviews. This is my road to Bestselling Success - I have faith in my dream and you as the readers are all part of it. Enjoy Mad About the Boy, it's funny, dramatic with such raw emotion and full of passionate romance. Julia and Christophe go on one big rollercoaster ride called life, their journey is amazing and I loved writing it!


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Greg Mitchell on media, politics, film, music, TV, comedy and more. "Not here, not here the darkness, in this twittering world." -- T.S. Eliot
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Gallup: Ron Paul Falling Behind....Alan Keyes?
Admittedly, Paul is much stronger among independents, but that won't help him in the GOP race, no matter how much money he raises. And do any of the thousands who have donated money to Paul wonder when he will actually start spending a lot of it? He was getting 3% nationally in Gallup back in July, and hasn't gained an inch since. Anyone else suspect he wants to bank some of it for unspecified future activities -- such as an indy run?
Another surprise in Gallup: Contrary to much media coverage, it suggests that Huckabee has peaked -- his 16% is identical to what he polled two weeks ago. And Rudy not only still tops him with 27% but easily beats him (56%-38%) or Romney (57%-37%) in a one-on-one matchups.
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There are a lot of good reasons for Ron Paul not to get votes, but Rudy Giuliani is NEVER going to be the Republican nominee. Doesn't have a chance.
- Tuesday, December 18, 2007
- A Concerned Citizen said...
One thing that concerns me about polls now is that, as I understand it, they are conducted by land-line phone. I haven't had a land line phone in years, and I suspect that I'm not the only person in her or his 30's like that. And while I doubt this makes Ron Paul a sudden front runner, I wonder if he's polling low if his support is younger. I would never vote for the guy, but I grow more suspicious about polls. Has anyone compared polls to results in, say, the 2006 election?
- Tuesday, December 18, 2007
"Admittedly, Paul is much stronger among independents, but that won't help him in the GOP race, no matter how much money he raises"... Actually, to be fair, it might. A lot of his independent supporters are registering as Republicans so they can vote in the primary, while these polls are usually conducted among people who have voted in previous Republican primaries (if I remember correctly).
- Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Are these likely voters? If so, that means they are past GOP primary voters and not a good sign of his true support.
Paul is going to have every libertarian voting in the GOP primary and he is going to draw many Republicans who have sat out recent primaries and voted only in the general.
My friend likes to call independents are Republicans who don't vote in the primary. They're going to this year for Ron Paul.
(Note: I am not a Ron Paul supporter, just a politico).
- Tuesday, December 18, 2007
- Mike H said...
Ron Paul has exactly zero chance of becoming the Republican nominee. Zero. Giuliani has a better chance. Ron Paul's supporters think they're part of some "revolution" since he's raising tons of cash on the internet. Let's see, who was the last person to do that? Howard Dean (Democratic candidate in 2004, for those of you who don't remember that far back). He had tons of grass-roots support on the internet (isn't that where the term "netroots" came from?), he had lots of cash, he was immensely popular with the non-moderates in his party, and unlike Paul, he polled at or near the top. The DLC torpedoed him, because there was no way the people in charge would allow someone with real ideas and a desire to change things to become the president. Same thing with Ron Paul. If he had half a chance, the RNC would call in the hit squad and sink him.
- Wednesday, December 19, 2007
- pehpsi said...
All I can say is that if America puts Rudy in the White House, than you're gonna get what you deserve!
- Wednesday, December 19, 2007
- KineticReaction said...
They're polling people who voted in the 2004 Republican primaries, and this means people who are very pro-Bush, since the 2004 primaries was a formality that was really held as a demonstration of support for the incumbant. This is a small percentage of the Republican base that does not represent those who are disenfranchised with big government Republicans/Democrats and want true small government, individual liberty Republicanism, and are most likely to be Ron Paul suppporters.
- Wednesday, December 19, 2007
- Mike H said...
Actually, if you'd like information about this poll, go to this site.
At the bottom of page 3, it says:
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Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,011 national adults, aged 18 and older, conducted Dec. 14-16, 2007. For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.
For results based on the sample of 399 Republicans or Republican leaners, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±5 percentage points.
In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
--End Quote--
Sounds to me like they called random (maybe) adults, not people who voted before or are likely to vote or even are registered to vote.
- Wednesday, December 19, 2007
- Unknown said...
Polling of people who voted in the 2004 Republican primary will not reliably predict the result of the 2008 primaries.
I know at least four people personally who have registered Republican to vote for Ron Paul.
In states like New Hampshire, one doesn't even have to decide which primary to vote in until the day of. There are a lot of factors that will play into this race and it should be obvious from the fundraising gap between Paul and other opponents at similar or greater levels of polling support that there's something different going on.
- Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Excuses, excuses; it's always the same excuses for RP's failure. "I don't have a landline!" (Most people do.) "Pollsters ask the wrong people!" (It's random, which means they aren't LOOKING for you.)
Face it, Paultards---your guy is sucking hind tit right alongside Alan Keyes (who looks sane in comparison, and who at least doesn't attract all the racists, conspiracy theorists, and militia losers).
I scoff at your wild-eyed delusions. Keep dreaming.
- Monday, December 24, 2007
Found your site while researching for a story I'm doing on Alan Keyes.
I don't think Keyes is, as you so "eloquently" put it, "looney."
I do think that he represents true conservativism on the issues facing the nation. Obviously, I'm not talking about the Kool-Aid infused neoconservativism which has ravaged the GOP and caused many conservatives to disengage in disgust. The rest are dissolving into warring factions among the "front runners" for the RNC Presidential nomination.
Unwittingly, in their bid to hold onto power, the GOP is alienating true conservatives and is, so far, impotent to unite the splintering factions still remaining. God help us.
- Tuesday, January 22, 2008


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It's no-line watercoloring + camouflage die cutting! =) You can see a video on how to do camouflage die cutting by the awesome Laura Besson here.
The stamps are from Lawn Fawn's Gnome Sweet Gnome set. They are stamped with Antique Linen Distress Ink and colored with watercolor pencils.
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text: NEW YORK -- The Wizards made the right call when they put the ball in Bradley Beals hands for a last shot Monday night. The Knicks decision to not take a timeout after Beal scored didnt work out so well. Beals driving layup with 6 seconds remaining lifted the Wizards to a 102-101 win when New York didnt use one of its three remaining timeouts and Carmelo Anthonys attempted a 3-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired. "I probably should have taken a timeout there at the end, but you know Beno (Udrih) grabbed it and the ball is in Melos hands before I could even react and I should have reacted a lot sooner once the ball went through the bucket," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "So, thats on me." Beal led the Wizards with 21 points, including their final seven as Washington erased a six-point fourth-quarter deficit. "I knew in the huddle that if I came off the pick and roll, they were probably going to double me," Beal said. "My first instinct was to reject the screen and go baseline if I had it. There was absolutely nobody even paying attention, so I just drove it in there." After Beal scored, the Knicks inbounded the ball to Anthony and he dribbled up court before unleashing his game-winning attempt. "Thats a tough way to lose a game," Anthony said. "If he (Woodson) said its his fault theres no need for me to make excuses or talk about it. As players, we have to be smarter. We knew we had timeouts. I was just trying to get a shot." Martell Webster added 30 points, John Wall had 20 and Trevor Ariza had 10 points for the Wizards. Anthony finished with 32 for the Knicks. The victory snapped the Wizards 10-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden. The last Washington win in New York came on Dec. 6, 2006 "Its a great overall win for us," Beal said. "We havent won here since 2006. Thats a big accomplishment for us how we stuck through adversity. As a team, everybody stepped up." The Knicks led 100-97 after Andrea Bargnani hit two free throws with 1:07 left. But, Beal hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 45 seconds left. Udrih put the Knicks back in front by making one of two free throws with 24 seconds left. After a Wizards timeout, Beal ran down the clock before driving past Udrih and hitting the game-winning shot. The curious decision by the Knicks followed. "Well its easy to stop playing, make a basket, anticipate a timeout, start walking to the bench, and now all of a sudden you got one of the best players in the league come at you full bore," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. "Even after the ball went in, we stayed up. I think we had two guys flying at Carmelo at the end." The Wizards led 53-42 at halftime and increased their lead to 59-44 on Arizas short jumper with 9:12 left in the third quarter. The Knicks then went on a 12-0 run, highlighted by consecutive 3-pointers by J.R. Smith and capped by Anthonys layup. New York went ahead 66-64 on Anthonys jumper with 3:06 left in the quarter and increased it to a game-high at 77-71 on another jumper from Anthony with 33 seconds left before settling for a 77-75 lead after three quarters. After shooting just 15-47 (31.9 per cent) in the first half, the Knicks went 13-19 (68.4 per cent) in the third quarter. Smith finished with 18 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 14, Bargnani had 13 and Udrih with 12. NOTES: Pablo Prigioni was taken out of the game with 9:49 left in the third quarter with a hairline fracture of his right toe. He is expected to be out at least two weeks. He was replaced by Udrih. . Smith returned to the starting lineup after sitting the entire fourth quarter in Saturday nights Knicks win over Atlanta. . 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Was It Torture that the Bush administration lawyers allowed, within 'limits'? My first question is how could they have known if it was or was not torture? Had they tried the various techniques on themselves or on each other in a specially equipped legal dungeon with a dispassionate group, twelve of their peers, observing, taking snapshots, and helping to form a decision? It is common to expect experts in any professional discipline to have some direct experience living, or at least working within the niche where they advise or decide.
Now that so many people worldwide are out of jobs, as a nation we may be grateful for the visibility of strong, hands-on famous role-models teaching us how to get and keep a job.
I suggest that any tribunal that seeks to pass judgment on the people who allowed torture, and those who did the torturous acts, make it their goal to give these folks their old jobs back—with slightly altered job descriptions. Put them back to work as evaluators who are in a proper position to decide just where the line is that demarcates torture from uncomfortable piffle. Their daily work, on a contract of uncertain duration—(to assure their 'security') would oblige them to subject themselves, and each other, to the same experiences they once had decreed for others. At the end of that work they will be able to render opinions and judgments of their own, on precisely where that line aught to be drawn.
These serious legal issues are at the core of national and worldwide debates that only seasoned field experts can hope to sort out for us. We trusted them and depended upon them when they made their initial determinations, and we should continue show our trust and loyalty and support now. In a sentence, our hats are off to the lot of you as your head(s) are off to the dungeons, and keep up the great work!


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|Class 34
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Third floor, Hogwarts Castle, Scotland
Class 34 is a classroom located on the third floor of Hogwarts Castle. First-year Transfiguration classes were taught there in the 1991-1992 school year.[1]
It is a very high-ceilinged room, with walls made of white stone and wooden standing desks facing a raised platform with a stone lectern for the Professor. Behind the lectern there are very high windows and a small detached blackboard. There are also bookcases, and blackboards with magical diagrams by the students. There is an annexed room in which students could practise their newly acquired spells and charms.[2]
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- The Transfiguration classroom, as featured in the PS1 video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is located by the Forbidden Corridor and bears no resemblance to the classroom featured on the films. By extrapolation, we can conclude that this classroom is, indeed, Class 34.
- Harry Potter films (Mentioned on a class timetable)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey (Mentioned on a class timetable)
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Armoury · Charms Corridor · Class 34 · Classroom 2E · Classroom 3C · Clock Tower Entrance · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor Corridor · Hesperius Hall · Jinx Rooms · Library · One-Eyed Witch Passage · Storeroom · Third Floor Corridor · Trophy Room · Turret Stairwell · Vastus Vestibule
Basil Fronsac · Brutus Scrimgeour · Damara Dodderidge · Drunk Monks · Google Flange · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor · Helena Ravenclaw · Merwyn the Malicious · Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington · Shepherdess · Temeritus Shanks · Valeria Myriadd · Witch in green · Witch in Pompadour hairstyle · Wizard in black · Wizard in red


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Azealia Banks & Cassie: V Magazine's Girls of Now!
Azealia Banks and Cassie headline the V Magazine Girls of Now feature in the mag's latest Girl Power issue.
Here is what the ladies had to share with the mag:
Azealia on her biggest moment of 2012: "Releasing my mixtape, Fantasea. I had struggled in the past to create full bodies of work, and that was my first official one, so I'm proud of that!"
Cassie on how she'd like the world to change next year: "Road rage has got to stop! I'm working on my personal road rage one day at a time."
Also pictured inside: Sky Ferreira, Grimes, Porcelain Black, Liza Thorn, Charli XCX, Trixie Whitley, and Venus X.


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One of the quickest dinners I can put on the table is an Asian-inspired dish of noodles, vegetables and shrimp, (or cooked chicken, beef or pork ~ of course the meat is optional).
Boxed mixes (consisting of noodles and sauce only) are available for this type of dish, but they are ridiculously expensive for the pennies worth of ingredients in pretty packaging. I much prefer to make my own, knowing exactly what goes into the sauce.
I make this sauce in advance (can store in refrigerator for up to two weeks), or it can be divided into small containers or small plastic 'zipper' bags and stored in the freezer until needed.
It's a good all purpose stir-fry sauce for vegetables and meat, sans the noodles as well.
This time I included with the noodles; shrimp, celery, zuchinni, carrots, scallions and garnished with cilanto, roasted cashews, and toasted sesame seeds, with a drizzle of dark sesame oil.
This time I included with the noodles; shrimp, celery, zuchinni, carrots, scallions and garnished with cilanto, roasted cashews, and toasted sesame seeds, with a drizzle of dark sesame oil.
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon minced fresh ginger root (don't use dried or powdered)
2 to 3 large cloves garlic, minced
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (optional)
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/8 to 1/4 cup rice vinegar or cider vinegar
2 cups chicken or beef broth (Swanson is a good brand)
1/2 cup dry sherry; pale dry, or cocktail sherry. NOT cooking sherry, not sweet sherry.
1/4 to 1/2 cup water
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large jar (or in blender container). Add soy sauce and vinegar. Shake or blend until well combined. Add broth, sherry and water. Shake or blend again. Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
May be frozen.
Note: After you make this you may find you prefer to adjust the seasoning ingredients; for example more garlic, more ginger, sweeter, less sweet, etc.
To make the meal in the photos, I simply cooked the vegetables until crisp tender in the pot of boiling water, and the shrimp until just done. I used a scoop/strainer to retreive the vegetables and the shrimp and set them aside. Using the same pot I boiled the noodles (I used Asian noodles, but you can use spaghetti, linguine, soba noodle, rice noodles, or any you like.) If you have leftover vegetables and meat you can use if you prefer.
When noodles are cooked, drain and return to the same pot noodles were cook in, over medium low heat, add enough sauce to coat the noodles (depending upon the amount of noodles) to your liking. Gently toss and stir, when the sauce begins to thicken, add the vegetables/meat and toss, allowing to heat through until hot. Add more chicken or beef broth if you like saucier noodles. Serve in bowls, garnished* as desired.
* Favored Garnishes:
Roasted nuts; peanuts, cashews, almonds
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Lime wedges
Cilantro Sprigs
Chili oil, or dark sesame oil
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Manufacturing Is Not the Answer
It's a mistake to think that manufacturing can do much to revive the economy. For good reasons, it is declining in importance.
January's job numbers confirm that manufacturing is the bright spot in the economy. President Obama and others say that with a little help from Washington, this sector is the key to a broader recovery.
But that's a pipe dream. Manufacturing will account for only a tiny fraction of the jobs to be created over the next five years, whether or not government programs promote hiring in that sector.
This isn't defeatism, or a misunderstanding of the important role that manufacturing still plays. It simply recognizes that structural changes in the United States over 40 years have promoted services over manufacturing for a very good reason. When all costs are considered, productivity is rising much more quickly for services and other nonmanufacturing businesses than for manufacturing businesses -- two to three times faster since 1987 for sectors adding jobs the fastest: health care, information and computer services, transportation, retail and finance. That's brought faster growth and higher wages and living standards for workers in service industries.
Manufacturing jobs and output are now enjoying a temporary surge, mostly because of the depth of their plunge in the Great Recession. Factory employment fell nearly twice as sharply as private-sector employment, and factory output dropped 20%, compared to 5% for gross domestic product.
The resulting postrecession rebound, adding about 500,000 jobs over the next five years, will simply put manufacturing employment roughly where it would have been without the shock of the Great Recession -- on a long-term downtrend since 1979, when the number of manufacturing jobs hit its peak of 19 million. Half a million manufacturing jobs may sound like a lot, but it represents only about 4% of the 12 million jobs that the U.S. will need to create in the next five years to manage even modest economic growth.
In fact, most of the 2.5 million factory jobs lost during the recession will never come back. By 2015, manufacturing will account for less than 10% of total employment and GDP.
In part, that's because output per hour of labor continues to grow, with fewer workers producing a growing volume of goods. But it's also because when all input costs, including capital, are considered, manufacturing is falling behind the rest of the economy in improving efficiency. The shrinking share of value added on the assembly line and the relatively high capital costs for keeping U.S. factories competitive in a global economy mean that American manufacturing can't be as efficient as other sectors of the economy.
Total manufacturing output (volume) continues to rise, but more slowly than the output of other sectors. As a result, manufacturing's contribution to GDP is steadily declining. In 1953, when American factories produced half of the world's manufactured goods, manufacturing accounted for 28% of GDP. By 1968, it was down to 25%, then 20% in 1980 and 11% in 2009. Following the recession, it ticked back up to 11.7% in 2010 and perhaps a bit higher in 2011. But the long-term trend will reassert itself in the next few years, with manufacturing's share of GDP slipping below 10% by 2015.
None of this, however, is the picture one gets from the president or other politicians who know that promoting manufacturing employment makes good politics. But those who hope America can return to its manufacturing past are looking at the cup as half-empty. Many more jobs are being created outside manufacturing because that is where America's comparative advantage lies today, and not, as in decades past, in labor- and energy-intensive industries. In the Information Age, more value is added in the design, marketing and selling of goods than on the assembly line. The iPad has created many more well-paying jobs in America than in China, where factory wages for Apple's main iPad contractor are $1.11 an hour
Education and innovation are now more important to America's economic success than industrial might. That doesn't mean manufacturing will disappear. The U.S. will continue to make a variety of products, such as medical devices, airliners and high-tech machine tools, where much more of the value added is in the design and programming than the assembly. Likewise, we will create service jobs that use information more productively than is possible in most manufacturing jobs.
From the Model T to the iPad, America will continue to create revolutionary products and benefit from those inventions, even if the physical assembly of those products continues to move to less productive parts of the world. That's not losing something precious. It's gaining more opportunity and higher living standards for American workers.


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Hi! I'm a college student at the moment, so my writing time is limited. However, I do it as much as possible. Fanfiction has lately gotten in the way of my original fiction (eek!) but as long as I'm writing I'm happy!
I firmly believe that I should be in Ravenclaw, and the only downsides to Hogwarts are no choir, art or Latin.
My great success is "It's Witchcraft"- a D/Hr Ship. *Runner-up for Best Romance, non-cannon, in the Quicksilver Quills.
My work in progress is "Fatum Amoris...The Fate of Love" which is a sec generation sequel to "it's Witchcraft".
And a historical fic called "Out of the shadows" about the origins of the Malfoy family.
Plus, another Draco/Hermione fic that I just started called "Cry".
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Think about it: You've made sure to order your stuff in time for it to arrive for the holidays. It'll come right to your door so you can wrap it and be done.
But from right under your nose, someone walks up to your door and steals those gifts you took the time and money to buy.
That's exactly what is happening in Julington Creek Plantation in St. Johns County.
Crooks are taking stuff from right off residents' front porches.
"Well, it's pretty sad that people can't have their own front porch and know it is safe and secure," resident Bob DeFord said.
What's even more frustrating for DeFord is that the crime happened to his neighbor. She wasn't home, hence the reason packages were left outside during the day. But the police report says she had two different packages stolen within a few days of each other. The report says the thefts happened between the time the packages were delivered and 5 p.m. -- in broad daylight.
"It's just a sad thing," resident Marcus Johns said. "It's the holidays. You shouldn't have to worry about something like that."
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office says the Grinches stealing folks' packages are described as two heavy black women. Deputies said they are driving an olive green SUV.
Another pair of crooks was also seen doing the same thing and were seen driving a silver Mitsubishi with the license plate No. 3985HR.
The police report says the two women were later seen dumping more than fifty empty boxes into a Dumpster in Orange Park.
"From the neighborhood standpoint, it's safe, everyone knows watch out for each other," DeFord said. "On the other hand, you've got a bunch of old people, and people could think, 'I could take advantage of them.'"
To combat that, neighborhood associations have handed out warnings to neighbors, and deputies say folks should ask each other to keep an eye on things, pick up packages for each other and immediately report anything out of the ordinary.
"We take care of each other and look out for each other's stuff, which is something I'd recommend to every neighborhood," Johns said.
Anyone with any information about the thefts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.


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3311.1 - Demography, New South Wales, 1999
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Rural NSW has higher fertility and more exnuptial births
Women in regional and rural NSW have higher fertility and a higher rate of exnuptial births than those living in Sydney, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
A special analysis of fertility levels in NSW between 1992 and 1999 found that women usually resident in Sydney had lower fertility levels than women in the rest of the State. Seven of the ten lowest fertility Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) in the State were in Sydney, while the ten highest fertility SLAs were in regional and rural areas.
The report also found that births to women usually resident in Sydney were less likely to be exnuptial (22%) than births to women living outside Sydney (36%).
The information is contained in an ABS snapshot of the people of NSW for 1999, which provides a comprehensive demographic overview of New South Wales including commentary and trends on population, births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and migration. Information on population, births and deaths is available down to local government level.
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Another month about to expire, another deadline missed on the Mando Shuttle. I guess EE is now going to say "Coming in May!" like anyone will believe that.
Good job Dimwitz!!!
Actually though I never even saw a Clone Cannon. I can't say I care about that either.
Quote from: Jesse James on April 27, 2012, 09:11 PMActually though I never even saw a Clone Cannon. I can't say I care about that either.I saw it at TRU a few times. Although I stay away from Clone Wars stuff, this looked too cool to pass up. Yet, I did each time I saw it. I figured it'd hit WM or Target for cheeper. But, no.
Mandalorian Transport 2!Hey, Hasbro try leading 2013 with new molds and save the recycled junk for the refreshes that never make it to stores.
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As the height of summer approaches, it seemed like time to amass some tips for cycling in the heat into one post. Here they are: my tips and tricks for riding in the heat over four summers in Nashville. None are rocket science, all have helped me at one time or another.
- Get baby wipes, or, better yet, ActionWipes, to keep at your office and wipe down once you arrive.
- If your feet sweat, put baby powder or cornstarch in your shoes before leaving the house, and after you arrive at work.
- Use dry shampoo (did you know you can make it yourself? True fact!) to absorb odor from sweaty hair. Also: braids braids BRAIDS.
- Ride slowly! It's surprising how much of a difference this can make. Dottie talks about that here.
- Wear loose clothing—dresses, loose linen shirts, etc. The more air can hit your core, the cooler you will be.
- Consider a dark color or a fabric with a print, the better to hide any sweat stains (tip of the hat to Lovely Bicycle for the print idea).
- Pick a route with minimal stoplights and traffic. There's nothing worse than sitting at a red light, with heat radiating off cars and the blacktop. Side streets also tend to be shadier.
- Don't apply lotion (including body lotion) or foundation before leaving the house. It blocks your pores and will make you sweat more. (If anyone has found a body lotion that does not do this—please let me know what it is!)
- Keep your back clear! Put up your hair, use a pannier, not a backpack, etc.
All that said, working up a light "glisten" on summer bike rides is usually unavoidable. If you have to smell like a human for a few minutes once you get to your destination, give yourself a break. Just think of all the toxins you are unloading!
Do you have a favorite trick for keeping cool while biking in the summer? Tell us in the comments!


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When Prevention magazine's Helen Cannavale called me up with an assignment to illustrate a story about the effects of sleep deprivation on the workforce, I immediately knew we were going to have a bit of fun on the shoot.
Based on the journalist's findings, Helen and I bounced ideas around about what it means to be half asleep at work. We figured the model should be wearing a night gown and slippers to make it obvious that she should still be in bed. Then we came up with three work situations that can be caused by being overly tired. The first being a good nap on your desk, the second being a portrait of a cold, which tired people are more prone to, and the third showing clumsiness and irritability. Yeah, good times.
We scouted the workspaces at Prevention's midtown office and found a corner with a few (mostly) empty rooms that worked out very nicely. We could set up there and be out off everybody's way for the duration of the shoot. Then Helen worked her magic. First she booked the beautiful red haired Jana Schoep (Ford Models), who totally fit the color palette, did some nice acting and was a great sport on top of it. Then she got Jane Choi to do hair & make-up. Jane is a true artist and has worked with some great photographers and film makers. She did makeup on Bill Clinton and Christopher Walken for Martin Schoeller, for instance. Great Stuff. She can do nice and subtle and she can do nice and over the top. Here she turned our healthy, happy, well-rested model into a cold-suffering insomniac on the verge. After Jane was done with the makeup I kept wanting to apologize to our model for still needing her around for a few hours.
Maria-Stefania (Halley Resources) was the stylist and she put together a good outfit that worked well within that red, purple and blue color combo of a cold sufferer's face.
We shot with a Mamiya RZ and a tethered Phase One back. We used Profoto Acutes to light the backgrounds and as fill lights and a ringflash as the main light because I wanted to get that "deer-in-the-headlights"-feel. The ringflash produced also some red eyes in the model, an effect that we didn't expect (this was only my second shoot with it) but that we happily accepted. No, wait, wait: That we didn't lose any sleep over. HA!


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One of the things on my never ending list was to get bunk beds for the kids.
I just never got to it since I know a needed quite a bit of moolah for good, sturdy bunkbeds. My dream was getting pottery barn bunk beds.
Well, as I was browsing craigslist on Wedneday night (7:30pm) (lazily laying on the couch) I saw a craigslist add for pottery barn bunk beds with two pottery barn mattresses for only $450! Now that is a deal!
I saw that the posting was listed only and hour ago, we quickly called and agreed to pick it up the next day at one.
Well, I quickly measured the kids room and decided that it would be to tight for a bunk bed in there. Solution? Move the kids room into the guest room. How simple, right? Not.
So right then, I pulled out all of the furniture out of the guest room and got to work. I dug left over paint and started painting. Then I put the kids to bed and painted till 2 am!
After 5 hours of sleep, I got up at 7am and continued to paint!
Then an annoying thing happened, I ran out of paint!
I had to pack the kids up and run to Home Depot for paint, then back home to paint more, before hubby got home with the bunk beds.
Lets just say that I had a very hard past 24 hours.
I am very thankful for the sabbath, so I can relax now.
Here is a before and after:
If someone told me that I would have to paint, move all furniture and organize a room, clean the house, go grocery shopping all while taking care of two kids in 24 hours, I would have said you are crazy!
But all things are possible with Gods help.
Thanks for visiting. :)


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Check out this document full of complains to the FCC about Saturday Night Live between 2008 – 2012. Although none of them say "it was better when I was younger" one does flat out complain that the show is "not funny".
A new Monty Python movie has been announced in which the Pythons will be playing aliens who grant wishes to humans. Robin WIlliams is reported to join the cast as the voice of a talking dog. No kidding.
Splitsider took on the enormous task of creating this guide to New York City's comedy scene.
Funny or Die produced this 20th anniversary video of The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
IFC just released this short teaser for their new show Maron, based on and starring comedian Marc Maron.
In this interview Dan Harmon talks about his career, and what he would have done with the fourth season of Community if he were still in charge.
The Laugh Button picked their top five funniest Super Bowl commercials.
Not included in their list was this ad for Old Milwaukee starring Will Ferrell. The company only ran the ad in three small markets – but now it's all over the internet. Great idea!


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First two ingredients are named meat products.
Use of controversial filler.
The first two ingredients in the food are named meat products. Since the first is lamb inclusive of its water content (about 80%) it is likely that once that is removed this ingredient would be more accurately placed somewhat further down the ingredient list (ingredients are listed in order of weight). This does not cause a high level of concern, since the second ingredient is also a named meat product, this time in meal form. There is a further meat meal ingredient (fish) 9th on the ingredient list, but this is too far down to make up a substantive portion of the food.
Brown rice is the third ingredient, and a decent quality grain. Rice is also the fourth ingredient, making this appear a fairly grain-heavy food.
Rice bran is further rice and a grain fragment and filler. Beet pulp is further filler and a controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. Tomato pomace is filler.
We appreciate the inclusion of some amount of vegetable matter in the food, and a good range of probiotics. We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs rather than egg product in this food.
We note that this food uses citric acid as a preservative and thus should not be premoistened prior to feeding.
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So on the weekend I decided to do a large battle between me and seven of my friends. Sadly we don't have many pictures but any way there will be more of these reports. School gets in the way of life. Now pictures. Your mouth should fall open.
This is army belongs to my friend Whitt, as you can see he likes star fighters and star wars. He made things go boom.
Large mass of minifigures die by my hand. Actually a lot of them did die.
Giant spire of doom and pink unicorns with a suicide bomber on top. Thsi is about three feet high or more.
My army with me next to it in the red shirt. You will not get a face shot until warhead gets his face on .
Mor random forces and factory terrain. Made by me.
My reinforcements on the brown table and more minifigures.
This army belongs to my friend Payton you'll see his forces in numerous battle reports.
A tank and a catapult that throws suicide mandolorians.
Me and my toys.
Mor measuring.
Minifigures to die.
And a random image of my fighter. I'm sorry I don't have more pictures, but this is all. My next big battle will be a zombie farm apocalypse.
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Anna Nicole Smith's 6-year-old daughter is following in her late mother's footsteps.
Twenty years ago, Smith shot her famous first ad for the clothing company which helped launch her career. Now Dannielynn is a Guess girl, too.
Larry Birkhead, Dannielynn's father, told Entertainment Tonight, which got photos from the shoot, that Dannielynn has the modeling bug. "She said, 'Now tell me, when am I going to be on those shopping bags?'" He followed by saying that school is the most important thing for the now child model and that this was more of a tribute to her mother.
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Lilac Collection
There are 399 lilac plants representing 180 taxa (kinds) in the Arboretum's collection. These include 141 cultivars that have been selected for certain horticultural merits such as flower size and color. The remaining kinds represent various botanical taxa, the parents of many of today's hybrids. Together they provide a season of color and scent that extends over five weeks each spring. Please join us for Lilac Sunday, an event celebrating one of North America's premier lilac collections.
- Perhaps the best known lilac species is common lilac (Syringa vulgaris), represented by the hundreds of cultivars within this species. In the late 1800s the Lemoine nursery in France introduced many new cultivars to the world—the term "French Hybrids" is often still used in nurseries in reference to all common lilac cultivars. Common lilacs bear large, fragrant flower panicles composed of many small individual florets that have either a single or double form. Cultivars are classified by flower color. Many S. vulgariscultivars grow in the Arboretum's collection, including:
- 'Arch McKean' – large, single, magenta florets.
- 'Krasavitsa Moskvy' (syn. 'Beauty of Moscow') – pink buds open to double, pale lavender-pink to white florets.
- 'President Lincoln' – single, medium blue (there are no pure blue lilacs, but cultivars in the "blue" color class do have a blue-lavender cast).
- 'Miss Ellen Willmott' – single, pure white.
- The lilac species S. oblata subsp. dilatata is notable in two seasons. It is one of the earliest blooming lilacs in the spring (before common lilacs), bearing large clusters of pretty pale pinkish lavender florets. It shines again in autumn when its foliage develops bronze to purplish tints—one of few lilacs that show fall color. The cultivar 'Cheyenne' has especially nice fall foliage.
- Blooming after the common lilacs, the late lilacs extend the flower show for several more weeks. A number of closely related late-blooming lilac species including S. villosa, S. sweginzowii, S. komarowii (formerly S. reflexa), and S. josikae have been extensively hybridized by plant breeders; cultivars from these crosses are now designated as belonging to the Villosae Group. Look for Villosae Group cultivars including 'Miss Canada', 'Donald Wyman', and 'James MacFarlane' in the Arboretum's lilac collection.
- Most lilacs have simple, unlobed leaves with a rounded, oval, or obovate shape, but within the lilac collection you may notice a couple of exceptions. Afghan lilac (S. protolaciniata) and its cultivar 'Kabul' have simple leaves that are laciniate (deeply lobed), though the degree of laciniation can vary from leaf to leaf. Even more unique is S. pinnatifolia, the only lilac species with compound leaves.
- Dwarf Korean lilac (Syringa meyeri 'Palibin') is one of the smallest lilacs in the collection, growing only about 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. It is densely twiggy, fine textured, and has a neatly rounded habit. In mid to late spring dwarf Korean lilac is covered with a profusion of short flower panicles; the small florets are light lavender pink.
- Most lilacs grow as multi-stemmed shrubs, but several species grow as small trees with one or a few main trunks. Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata) is a popular tree-form lilac, and a venerable 1876 specimen (accession 1111) of this species is the oldest lilac at the Arboretum. Japanese tree lilac blooms several weeks later than common lilacs and bears large terminal panicles of very small, creamy white flowers. It grows 20 to 30 feet tall and has attractive bark. Peking tree lilac (S. pekinensis) looks similar but has somewhat finer foliage and branching.
Search our inventory for additional accessions information. You may also access our collections using your mobile device via Arboretum Explorer, including a self-guided lilac tour.
The lilac (Syringa spp.) collection is located about a fifteen-minute walk from the Arborway Gate, five minutes from the Forest Hills Gate, and fifteen minutes from the Bussey Street Gate. View the lilacs from Bussey Hill Road, or explore plants sited farther up Bussey Hill by walking on Beech Path or the grass path opposite the entrance to the Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden. If driving, park along the Arborway or outside the Centre Street Gate.
The majority of the lilacs are planted along the edge of Bussey Hill Road, which has a mild incline and is fully paved and wheelchair accessible. Beech Path is composed of gravel and is not wheelchair accessible; it is also moderately steep and uneven. Portions of the lilac collection grow on the steep, grassy slopes of Bussey Hill.
Link to a tour of this collection on Arboretum Explorer.
A tour brochure [pdf] about the lilac collection, including information on plant care and a list of the best cultivars for home gardens, is available in the Visitor Center. In May, look for self-guided tour signs in the landscape.
How long should I explore?
In May, plan to spend from twenty to forty-five minutes strolling through the lilacs and enjoying their fragrant flowers.
Plan your vist to the Arboretum.
- Alexander, John H. 1997. Lilac Sunday. Arnoldia 57(1): 12-13. [pdf]
- Alexander, John H. 1996. Would a Lilac by Any Other Name Smell So Sweet?. Arnoldia 56(1): 25-28. [pdf]
- Alexander, John H. 1989. The Quest for the Perfect Lilac. Arnoldia 49(2): 2-7.[pdf]
- Alexander, John H. 1978. The Uncommon Lilacs -Something Old, Something New. Arnoldia 38(3): 65-81. [pdf]
- Wagenknecht, Burdette L. 1959. The Lilacs of New England. Arnoldia 19(5): 23-30. [pdf]
- Howard, Richard A. 1959. A Booklet on Lilacs from Russia. Arnoldia 19(6-7): 31-35. [pdf]
- Fordham, Alfred J. 1959. Propagation and care of Lilacs. Arnoldia 19(8): 36-45. [pdf]
- Wyman, Donald. 1949.Lilacs. Arnoldia 9(4):13-16. [pdf]
- Wyman, Donald. 1948. Syringa Prestoniae. Arnoldia 8(7):29-36. [pdf]
- Wyman, Donald. 1940. The Arboretum Lilacs in their Order of Bloom. Arnoldia 8(5):25-28. [pdf]
- Anderson, Edgar. 1935. A Visit to the Home of the Lilac. Bulletin of Popular Information, Series 4, 3(1):1-4. [pdf]
Search for related articles in Arnoldia, the magazine of the Arnold Arboretum.
- International Lilac Society
- Connor, Sheila. Century Flower. Silva, Spring-Summer 2008: 4. [pdf]


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Pope Francis will need patience of a saint to sort this one
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has been to lots of interesting places, including Montecarlo and Switzerland but until now he's never been to prison
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has been to lots of interesting places, including Montecarlo and Switzerland, but never anywhere quite like this. He is currently in the appropriately named Regina Coeli prison (Queen of the Heavens) accused of trying to import €20 million into Italy from Switzerland on a private jet believed to belong to the Italian Government.
Things are not looking too good for the 61 year old Monsignor. Perhaps the only saving grace is that being in the clink he is avoiding having to talk to his boss, an interview which he might have found difficult.
The boss in question washes the feet of prisoners and thinks the Vatican is too posh for him to live in, staying, in fact, in the same guest house as Scarano. Oh, and the boss won't use a limousine, much less a private jet.
The charge against Monsignor Scarano is that, while working as the head of the analysis department in the Vatican Bank, IOR (Institute for works of religion), he started a money laundering ring in 2009, involving 60 businessmen from the Naples – Salerno region, where he comes from and where he once worked in a Naples-based subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.
In this case, it is alleged that Scarano masterminded the transfer of the money, which is believed to belong to the Neapolitan shipping magnates the D'Amico brothers. Scarano's accomplices were a broker called Giovanni Carenzio and former AISI agent (Italy's MI5) Giovanni Maria Zito who allegedly organised the getaway plane.
Scarano's arrest came just after His Holiness had ordered some management changes to IOR and an investigation into its activities, reminding us that St Peter didn't have a bank account or credit card. To describe it as embarrassing would be understating the case.
Other things on the memo before Pope Francis are that Scarano was known as Monsignor Cinquecento, a sobriquet relating not to his modest taste in cars but his habit of showing people his wallet stuffed with €500 notes.
He owns a large flat in central Rome, containing a valuable art collection. Oh, and the way the police got on to him? He was already under investigation for other alleged money laundering activities in the Salerno area, and they had bugged his telephone. Yes, I'm sure Francis will understand.
Now, the director general of the bank, Paolo Cipriani and his deputy Massimo Tulli have resigned and may face charges on 13 counts of money laundering, although the former head, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, fired in May last year, seems likely to be let off on the grounds that he was too important to grubby his hands with this stuff. Seems fair.
The new management will be headed by Ernst von Freyburg, overseen by a committee set up by Francis which will consist of a senior cardinal, several prelates and the former American ambassador to the Holy See. It is a fresh, but uncertain start.
One thing Francis will know is that none of this is new. In 1968 IOR recruited Michele Sindona as an adviser. He helped it launder the money earned by the Gambino syndicate in the heroin trade. Sindona was poisoned while in prison serving a life sentence for murder.
In 1982 Banco Ambrosiano collapsed; the Bank's largest shareholder was IOR. Subsequent investigations suggest that Banco Ambrosiano management may have been connected to the death of Pope John Paul I in 1978, following reports that he intended to reform the Vatican's finances.
There are also suggestions that it laundered American money for various political causes, including financing both sides of the Nicaraguan civil war. Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, head of IOR and John Paul II's bodyguard, was a director of Ambrosiano's Bahamas subsidiary.
Ambrosiano's chairman, Roberto Calvi, had been a member of the illegal P2 Masonic lodge which had been uncovered in police investigations into a number of murders, known in Italy as the anni di piombo, the years of lead. When the bank went under it was established that something like $1 billion had gone missing.
It is believed this had been money belonging to organised crime, who don't expect to lose it, and Calvi, having fled using a false passport, was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.
In 1994 former Prime Minister Bettino Craxi was indicted in the Ambrosiano scandal. His political protégé was one Silvio Berlusconi.
Apart from the Ambrosiano affair the Vatican Bank has been involved in a bribery scandal concerning the partly nationalised chemicals company Enimont and countless minor money laundering investigations.
One of the things the new management will be looking at is whether the Vatican needs a bank at all. It was set up in the Second World War by Pius XII to hold the accounts of priests, Catholic orders and charities. At a time of international upheaval it made sense to have such an organisation.
Nowadays when anybody (anybody honest, that is) can open an account anywhere, it seems less necessary and indeed is a huge management problem for the Vatican, at a time when it has other things to worry about. It is essentially an investment bank, not lending money but managing the funds deposited with it.
IOR is, or rather was, rotten to the core. I believe, however that it can serve a useful purpose in helping the Church's work, provided it can get a clean bill of health from international authorities: a bank, whatever its owners and whatever its purpose, cannot survive without trust.
Pope Francis now needs to be given time to sort out the Curia, an even more difficult task. I have the feeling he will succeed in both, and that, like his original predecessor, he just doesn't need a bank account.
Tim Hedges had a career in corporate finance before moving to Rome where he works as a freelance writer, novelist, and farmer
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I will never get over how great some of the old video game art is. Yars was pretty sweet, looking at it now I didn't realize that it was airbrushed. The cover art reminds me of t-shirts you would buy on the boardwalk of a New England beach town.
Yars came up because I was talking to my kids and they mentioned inventing a back story for a video game that didn't really have any context. When we were playing on Atari 2600 consoles we often did that. You were a weird creature of character performing some kind of weird action without knowing why, so we created the why in our heads.
Because of this problem in early games Atari would sometimes package back story mini-comics with their cartridges. The art was usually pretty strong, but the stories were dumbed down for a general audience. As you read them don't be surprised if the stories are a little inane, but for me they were a gateway to build a whole story around these simple activities.
If you are interested in this little bit of video game history Atari Age has scans of all the original comic. Check them out here.


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THESPORTSDOC- The BCS: Antitrust action may trim arrogance
No football, no basketball, no baseball. It happens every year, and it's rolled around again. The All-Star break– those lazy empty days following the Home Run Derby and the All-Star game. Aren't you a little bored?
Don't worry. The mid-July sports vacuum lasts only a little while. Before you know it, you'll be mired in trades and Wild Card standings– and preseason football. Still, when a Sports Illustrated headline reads "Beckham talks to Donovan," you can't be blamed for throwing up your hands in despair.
But wait. There's a little fight going on in Washington just now that might be worth your attention.
On Tuesday, July 7, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch took the Bowl Championship Series to task. In a Senate subcommittee hearing on anti-trust oversight, Hatch put pressure on the Justice Department to investigate the BCS for violations of anti-trust laws.
I'm no lawyer, so I'm not sure exactly how the BCS violates the Sherman Antitrust Act. What I know about the Act's ins and outs wouldn't fill a quart jar, but it's the gist that has bought the BCS some trouble. Basically the 1890 Act was Congress's first attempt to control abusive monopolies, specifically prohibiting agreements to restrain trade or commerce.
Eight years went by before anyone gave the Act any teeth. (In 1895 the Supreme Court ruled that the American Sugar Refining Company didn't violate the Act despite the fact that it controlled 98 percent of all U. S. sugar refining.) It wasn't until 1904 that the Supreme Court made good on the Act, when it dissolved the Northern Securities railroad company. But it's a 1911 case that should have the BCS running scared.
In that year, the Supreme Court stated that "Large size and monopoly in themselves are not necessarily bad and do not violate the Sherman Antitrust Act." It wasn't the size of Standard Oil of New Jersey that got it in trouble; it was the company's actions against competitors. Not only did Standard buy them out directly, but it also drove them out of business by temporarily slashing prices wherever a competitor cropped up.
So what's going to get the BCS in really hot water isn't the fact that it's a massive entity without any competition– it's that the Bowl Championship Series, like Standard Oil, AT&T, and Microsoft before it, is just too big for its britches. The BCS doesn't act right and has no sense of fair play– to put it bluntly, it grossly abuses its power. The irony is that they almost got away with it.
Somebody at the BCS really dropped the ball last year when undefeated Utah was bypassed for the national championship. How dumb can one entity be? The BCS has been under intense scrutiny for years about how it chooses Bowl teams, not to mention those that play for national titles. Everyone from Presidential candidates to car salesmen cited the BCS for being unfair. So what did the BCS do when it had an opportunity to clean up its act?
It thumbed its nose at the wrong guy.
That's what happens when you're too big for your britches. You overlook the fact that the school being wronged– Utah in this case– happens to be located in a state whose senior Senator is the top Republican and pulls a ton of weight.
When Senator Hatch told reporters, "Frankly, there's an arrogance about the BCS that just drives me nuts," he was just saying what college football fans have been saying for years. The only difference is that when Hatch says, "The Justice Department ought to be looking at this," the Justice Department says, "We're aware of his request and will respond as appropriate."
So while the BCS has no competitors, it does limit competition and commerce: some conferences get automatic bids while others don't, and the automatic bid conferences also get the bulk of the revenue. The BCS and big-revenue schools like Ohio State may argue the contrary, but thanks to the brother of the man who burned Atlanta, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and some dolt who didn't realize Orrin Hatch was from Utah, the BCS may just get what's coming to it– and there's not a blessed thing boring about that.


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Troy Daniels was trending on Twitter in Richmond Wednesday night. It probably had something to do with him hitting a VCU and Atlantic 10 Conference record 11 three-pointers in a 109-58 blowout of East Tennessee State. Probably.
On a night Butler's Rotnei Clarke had one 3, VCU's Troy Daniels had 11. Daniels seizes NCAA lead with 61 in 14 games (4.36).
— David Woods (@DavidWoods007) January 3, 2013
VCU's Troy Daniels couldn't make a 2-pt shot against ETSU. How disappointing. But, he made 11 of 20 from 3-pt for 33 points, 10 rebs, too.
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) January 3, 2013
VCU's Troy Daniels has 20 threes in his last two games. The only thing he's off target on lately are his predictions: yhoo.it/Wm7oRh
— Jeff Eisenberg (@JeffEisenberg) January 3, 2013
So much Dell Curry in Troy Daniels….
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 3, 2013
The number of tweets I have about Troy Daniels is a bit obsessive.
— Emily Andre (@emilyeandre) January 3, 2013
Troy Daniels best shooter in college basketball!
— Theo Juliano (@quliano) January 3, 2013
VCU's Troy Daniels with 11 3s for 33 points in a rout for Rams at ETSU while Creighton with a huge MVC road win at Illinois State.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) January 3, 2013
11 3's tonight for Troy Daniels. Intergalactic range.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 3, 2013
Who does Troy Daniels think he is? That guy
— Rajdeep Dhillon (@rajdeep_dhillon) January 3, 2013
11 threes in 24 Minutes!!!!! That's beyond sick!!!! #shoutout to my young boy Troy Daniels… Sheesh
— Brandon Rozzell (@Rozzell32) January 3, 2013
NCAA just released an emergency ruling to take effect immediately. A new 50′ 3 point arc will be used any time Troy Daniels is on the court
— Jeff Cherry (@JeffACherry) January 3, 2013
Troy Daniels was 11-20 from three. Several were Logo Threes. That's 41-70 from three in his last six games. Pick your adjective.
— MGL (@VCULitos) January 3, 2013
S/o to my lil bro Troy Daniels aka Buzz aka the Jr Smith of college basketball aka microwave from 3pt land with a vcu n a-10 record 11 3s
— Grin & Shoulders (@jama1shu1er) January 3, 2013
I still can't get over Troy Daniels 40 foot throw earlier tonight. My god.
— Brian! (@BrianYDG) January 3, 2013
VCU's Troy Daniels is unconscious right now. Eleven threes tonight against ETSU, 20 in his past two games and 41 in his past six. Wow.
— Jeff Eisenberg (@JeffEisenberg) January 3, 2013
@jaybilas How Trill was Troy Daniels tonight? Going 11/20 from 3 has to put him at least #2 on the SWAG charts for the night right?
— Stan Holmes (@StanHolmes08) January 3, 2013
Troy Daniels just hit 3-pointer No. 11 for #VCU. Someone in the stands is yelling, "Take him out! Show some mercy!"
— Tim Pearrell (@timpearrelltd) January 3, 2013
— VCU Ram Nation (@VCURamNation) January 3, 2013
I'll go with insane. RT @vculitos: Troy Daniels was 11-20 from three.That's 41-70 from three in his last six games. Pick your adjective.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanCBS) January 3, 2013
#VCU sharpshooter Troy Daniels went 11-for-20 from 3 tonight. TWENTY attempts from behind the arc? OK, Jack Taylor.
— Ben Weixlmann (@BWeixScout) January 3, 2013
So I got to see Troy Daniels set a VCU record in person on Saturday when he hit 9 threes. Tonight he goes 11-for-20 from deep. Wow.
— Jordan Brenner (@JordanBrenner) January 3, 2013
@vcuhorns if anyone could pull off 3'd from the bench Daniels could
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Troy Daniels. Will you marry me?
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ETSU coach Murray Bartow: "Every night (the rim) looks like an ocean to him. He may be the best shooter in college basketball."
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If my create-a-player from NBA Live 2000 was real, it'd be Troy Daniels. Unreal 11/20 in 3 POINTERS. School & A-10 record #LetsGoVCU
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Troy Daniels is a baller. Eleven 3-pointers on the night for #VCU… Has 20 his last 2 games. Rams are up 50 at East Tennessee State
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East Asian Immigrant to Italy
My colleague Tracy Prowse recently did some DNA testing of skeletons from her cemetery site at Vagnari, in south-central Italy, and found out that one of them was from eastern Asia. aDNA is, of course, way cooler and often more useful than Sr and O analysis at finding immigrants (and at finding out how individuals in a cemetery are related), but it's still pretty damned expensive. Now that I've done the background work with Sr/O and isolated some individuals I'm fairly certain are immigrants to Rome, however, perhaps I can get some grant funding for aDNA analysis... but it'll have to wait until I graduate.