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The Powerware 9155 uninterruptible power system (UPS) delivers a genuine triple-play: the latest technology advances, a stylish and user-friendly design and a budget-pleasing price. This double-conversion online UPS resolves all nine of the most common utility power quality problems and supplies clean, continuous power to all connected equipment. The innovative design of this UPS delivers the industry's best performance combination: high efficiency (90 percent or better across all load ranges); low input current distortion -- less than five percent total harmonic distortion (THD) -- due to an active IGBT rectifier that delivers 0.99 power factor correction; high power factor output (0.9 PF). The cumulative result of these advancements is maximum economy, adaptability, and power performance. A scalable architecture makes this an uncommonly versatile UPS. Choose from four models to match your requirements today, and upgrade the kVA rating in increments as your needs increase. Or, use our signature Powerware Hot Sync paralleling technology to simply upgrade from a single-module system to a multi-module system for added capacity or redundancy. Multiple equivalent UPSs can be paralleled to operate as a unified UPS using load-sharing control to intelligently distribute the workload among modules without requiring direct communications links among them.
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The UPS system is bundled with LanSafe power management software that protects data and system integrity through remote monitoring and management. Connectivity options enable secure, remote power management and alert/alarm notification via your existing LAN or the Web.
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The double-conversion online design of this "9-series" UPS completely isolates equipment from utility power to protect against all nine of the most common power problems, including outages, sags, surges, spikes, brownouts, line noise, frequency variation, switching transients and harmonic distortion.
A high 0.9 output power factor delivers more power than the vast majority of competitors' models. This UPS can actually power more equipment than other UPSs of equivalent VA rating that have lower power factors.
High efficiency (90 percent across all load ranges) reduces utility costs and runs cooler, which in turn extends component life.
Low input current distortion (<5% THD), allows maximum transfer of power between power source and protected load, and makes this UPS exceptionally compatible with auxiliary generators.
Powerware Hot Sync technology allows you to parallel up to three equivalent UPS modules for extra capacity or redundancy, ensuring that critical systems are always protected. Parallel configurations can provide up to N+2 redundancy. No inter-module communication wiring is needed. Our patented load-sharing control distributes the load equally and ensures that loads remain fully protected even if a paralleled UPS is unavailable.
ABM technology significantly increases battery life (compared to conventional trickle-charging) by using an innovative three-stage charging technique that offers prolonged rest periods between charge phases, as well as temperature-compensated charging that optimizes recharge time.
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The UPS comes with LanSafe power management software that ensures data and system integrity, using an intuitive, graphical interface and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) to provide control and visibility over multiple UPS products.
A complete suite of connectivity options enables secure remote monitoring over your existing LAN or Internet, with real-time performance indicators, prioritized shutdown, testing, and alerts delivered to your network management system, pager or email.
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Battery Run Time (max): 29.8 minute(s)Power Capacity (VA): 8000 VAPower Provided: 7200 watt(s)Surge Suppression: Standard
Power Rating: 8kVA, 7.2kW
Nominal input voltage: 200-240VAC with neutral or with optional input transformer
Input voltage range -15%, +10% from nominal at 100% load without depleting battery
Operating frequency 50/60 Hz (45 to 65 Hz)
Nominal output voltage: output voltages are user-selectable 100/200, 110/220, 120/240VAC 180-degree phase displacement; 120/208, 127/220VAC 120-degree phase displacement
Battery Type: 9Ah sealed Valve-Regulated lead Acid (VRLA), maintenance-free, minimum 3-year float service life at 77 degrees F, 192VDC (96 cells per string)
Battery Runtime, full load: 29.8 minutes (7200 watts)
Battery Runtime, half load: 67.1 minutes (3600 watts)
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"Saturday Night Live" aimed to please both veteran fans and a younger generation this week, featuring ex-cast member Tina Fey as host and teen phenom Justin Bieber as musical guest in a show that saw Fey fantasize about a fling with Bieber and bring back her famous impersonation of Sarah Palin.
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White-tailed deer researchers at the LSU AgCenter Bob R. Jones Idlewild Research Station in Clinton are using sperm from dead bucks to keep their favorable genes alive.
Dearl Sanders, LSU AgCenter professor and resident director, and Will Forbes, his research associate, are awaiting the arrival of fawns that were fathered by a trophy buck that was killed in Illinois last November.
"We bred 16 does with sperm from this buck, of which six got pregnant and should be delivering in the next 2-3 weeks," Sanders said.
This is not the first time that sperm from fair chased (legally harvested) bucks has been used to produce offspring, but it is the first time an out of state buck has been involved.
The record buck was killed by Louisiana hunter Mike Toney at Jerry Stafford's Samson Whitetail Mountain ranch in Vienna, Ill.
Once the buck was down, care had to be taken with its testicles to insure the sperm survived, Forbes said.
"The most important part of the process is cooling the testicles down slowly in order to insure survival of the sperm," Forbes said.
Forbes said Toney did a good job of packing the testicles and making the drive back to Louisiana with enough viable sperm to potentially breed 200 does.
"Mike delivered the testicles to Jesse Saenzs in New Orleans, who extracted the sperm and brought it to GenX Cooperative, a beef and dairy semen supplier in Baton Rouge to have it processed into almost 200 straws or individual doses," Forbes said.
"Many hunters are looking at this new technology only as a way to grow white-tails with bigger racks," Sanders said. "But that is just part of the importance of this research."
He said in addition to growing trophy-sized deer, this research also may be the beginning of a new disease-control measure as well as a way to keep some species from becoming extinct.
"If we see a herd of deer that are surviving in an area where others are dying off from a specific disease, then we could theoretically insert this resistant gene into the population of other deer to make sure they have resistance," Sanders said.
Glen Gentry, LSU AgCenter animal science researcher has been working on the technology since 2003 and feels confident that great strides have been made.
"One of the problems that have been encountered with this research is the lack of literature on the process," Gentry said. "There just has not been much work done in this area."
The technology was developed partially as a way to save money for deer herd producers, Gentry said.
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This idea goes back to 2003 when a graduate student in the Department of Animal Science was finishing up his graduate program of deriving viable semen from dead beef animals by extracting the semen from the testicles, Sanders said.
"I wanted to know if this could be done with white-tailed deer since captive extraction of semen from wild deer is difficult and illegal in most states," Sanders said.
Artificially inseminating cattle for selective genetic traits has been a common practice in the beef industry for a number of years. But the mechanics of completing the process with deer has proven to be challenging.
"One thing that's different is the temperament of the animal, which requires the process to be completed at a much faster pace," Gentry said.
With cattle, visual signs can help in determining which animal is ready to be bred, but this is not the same with deer.
"But can you imagine the stress involved in this process for white-tailed deer?" Gentry said. "As stressful this is to your deer; it would be detriment to your pregnancy rates because as stress goes up, pregnancy rates go down."
Though hunters would love to have trophy bucks available in their favorite hunting spot, that probably won't happen unless they hunt in controlled areas like the 500-acre Samson Whitetail Mountain ranch where it could cost up to $38,000 to kill one of these monster bucks.
"That's because once deer have been placed in a captive environment, it's illegal to release them back into the wild," Forbes said.
Sanders said one of the next steps in this research project is to begin removing eggs from female white-tails to see if maternal traits can be captured as the paternal traits have.
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Related to achondroplasty: Achondrodysplasia
Achondroplasia is the most common cause of dwarfism, or significantly abnormal short stature.
Achondroplasia is one of a number of chondodystrophies, in which the development of cartilage, and therefore, bone is disturbed. The disorder appears in approximately one in every 10,000 births. Achondroplasia is usually diagnosed at birth, owing to the characteristic appearance of the newborn.
Normal bone growth depends on the production of cartilage (a fibrous connective tissue). Over time, calcium is deposited within the cartilage, causing it to harden and become bone. In achondroplasia, abnormalities of this process prevent the bones (especially those in the limbs) from growing as long as they normally should, at the same time allowing the bones to become abnormally thickened. The bones in the trunk of the body and the skull are mostly not affected, although the opening from the skull through which the spinal cord passes (foramen magnum) is often narrower than normal, and the opening (spinal canal) through which the spinal cord runs in the back bones (vertebrae) becomes increasingly and abnormally small down the length of the spine.
Causes and symptoms
Achondroplasia is caused by a genetic defect. It is a dominant trait, meaning that anybody with the genetic defect will display all the symptoms of the disorder. A parent with the disorder has a 50% chance of passing it on to the offspring. Although achondroplasia can be passed on to subsequent offspring, the majority of cases occur due to a new mutation (change) in a gene. Interestingly enough, the defect seen in achondroplasia is one of only a few defects known to increase in frequency with increasing age of the father (many genetic defects are linked to increased age of the mother).
People with achondroplasia have abnormally short arms and legs. Their trunk is usually of normal size, as is their head. The appearance of short limbs and normal head size actually makes the head appear to be oversized. The bridge of the nose often has a scooped out appearance termed "saddle nose." The lower back has an abnormal curvature, or sway back. The face often displays an overly prominent forehead, and a relative lack of development of the face in the area of the upper jaw. Because the foramen magnum and spinal canal are abnormally narrowed, nerve damage may occur if the spinal cord or nerves become compressed. The narrowed foramen magnum may disrupt the normal flow of fluid between the brain and the spinal cord, resulting in the accumulation of too much fluid in the brain (hydrocephalus). Children with achondroplasia have a very high risk of serious and repeated middle ear infections, which can result in hearing loss. The disease does not affect either mental capacity, or reproductive ability.
Diagnosis is often made at birth due to the characteristically short limbs, and the appearance of a large head. X-ray examination will reveal a characteristic appearance to the bones, with the bones of the limbs appearing short in length, yet broad in width. A number of measurements of the bones in x-ray images will reveal abnormal proportions.
No treatment will reverse the defect present in achondroplasia. All patients with the disease will be short, with abnormally proportioned limbs, trunk, and head. Treatment of achondroplasia primarily addresses some of the complications of the disorder, including problems due to nerve compression, hydrocephalus, bowed legs, and abnormal curves in the spine. Children with achondroplasia who develop middle ear infections (acute otitis media) will require quick treatment with antibiotics and careful monitoring in order to avoid hearing loss.
Key terms
Cartilage — A flexible, fibrous type of connective tissue which serves as a base on which bone is built.
Foramen magnum — The opening at the base of the skull, through which the spinal cord and the brainstem pass.
Hydrocephalus — An abnormal accumulation of fluid within the brain. This accumulation can be destructive by pressing on brain structures, and damaging them.
Mutation — A new, permanent change in the structure of a gene, which can result in abnormal structure or function somewhere in the body.
Spinal canal — The opening that runs through the center of the column of spinal bones (vertebrae), and through which the spinal cord passes.
Vertebrae — The individual bones of the spinal column which are stacked on top of each other. There is a hole in the center of each bone, through which the spinal cord passes.
Achondroplasia is a disease which causes considerable deformity. However, with careful attention paid to the development of dangerous complications (nerve compression, hydrocephalus), most people are in good health, and can live a normal lifespan.
The only form of prevention is through genetic counseling, which could help parents assess their risk of having a child with achondroplasia.
Krane, Stephen M., and Alan L. Schiller. "Achondroplasia." In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, edited by Anthony S. Fauci, et al. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
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a disorder of cartilage formation in the fetus, leading to achondroplastic dwarfism. adj., adj achondroplas´tic.
a·chon·dro·pla·si·a(ā-kon'drō-plā'zē-ă), [MIM*100800 *134934]
This chondrodystrophy, characterized by an abnormality in conversion of cartilage to bone, is the most common form of short-limb dwarfism; characterized by short stature with rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, large head with frontal bossing and midface hypoplasia, exaggerated lumbar lordosis, limitation of elbow extension, genu varum, trident hand, characteristic radiographic skeletal findings, and neurologic symptoms complicating hydrocephalus and spinal canal stenosis. Autosomal dominant inheritance with most cases sporadic, caused by mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene (FGFR3) on chromosome 4p.
[G. a- priv. + chondros, cartilage, + plasis, a molding]
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a form of congenital dwarfism.
a·chon′dro·plas′tic (-plăs′tĭk) adj.
achondroplasiaAn autosomal dominant MIM (100800, 85% are due to random mutations of the FGFR3 gene) short-limbed dystrophy characterised by upper arms and thighs that are disproportionately smaller than forearms and legs. It is classically linked to advanced paternal age.
Bowing of extremities, waddling gait, limited ROM of major joints, frontal bossing, short stubby fingers, moderate hydrocephalus, depressed nasal bridge, lumbar lordosis.
Clinical findings
Short, thick tubular bones; irregular epiphyseal plates; broad, cupped diaphyses; delayed epiphyseal ossification.
Osteotomies for severe deformities; Ilizarov procedure.
Disc herniation may lead to acute paraplegia.
achondroplasiaPediatrics An AD –80% are due to random mutations–short-limbed dystrophy characterized by upper arms and thighs that are disproportionately smaller than forearms and legs Features Bowing of extremities, waddling gait, limited ROM of major joints, frontal bossing, short stubby fingers, moderate hydrocephalus, depressed nasal bridge, lumbar lordosis Imaging Short, thick tubular bones, irregular epiphyseal plates; broad, cupped diaphyses; delayed epiphyseal ossification Management Osteotomies for severe deformities; Ilizarov procedure Complications Disk herniation may lead to acute paraplegia. See Frontal bossing, Ilizarov procedure, Osteotomy.
A hereditary type of chondrodystrophy characterized by an abnormality in conversion of cartilage into bone, predominantly affecting long bones, in which epiphysial growth is retarded and ceases early, resulting in dwarfism apparent at birth, with short limbs but normal trunk.
Synonym(s): achondroplastic dwarfism.
Synonym(s): achondroplastic dwarfism.
[G. a- priv. + chondros, cartilage, + plasis, a molding]
achondroplasiaA dominant genetic defect that interferes with the growth of the cartilage at the growing sites at the end of long bones, resulting in a characteristic form of dwarfism. Achondroplasia has no effect other than on growth.
achondroplasiathe commonest form of human dwarfism. It results from abnormal cartilage development, producing numerous bone defects: stunted trunk, shortened and deformed limbs, and bulging skull. The condition is controlled by an autosomal dominant gene (see DOMINANCE, GENETIC) and thus affected children born to normal parents must result from a mutation in one or other parent. The majority (around 80%) of achondroplastics die in early childhood but those surviving are fertile, have the normal range of intelligence and can live more or less normal lives. The typical circus dwarf is achondroplastic.
a·chon·dro·pla·si·a(ā-kon-drō-plā'zē-ă) [MIM*100800 *134934]
Hereditary chondrodystrophy characterized by an abnormality in conversion of cartilage into bone.
[G. a- priv. + chondros, cartilage, + plasis, a molding]


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NEW YORK — Following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York, four individuals have been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face sex trafficking charges.
Efrain Granados-Corona, aka "Chavito," aka "Cepillo," Emilio Rojas-Romero, Alan Romero-Granados, aka "El Flaco," and Pedro Rojas-Romero, are charged together with Raul Romero-Granados, aka "Chicarcas," aka "El Negro," Isaac Lomeli-Rivera," aka "Giro," Julio Sainz-Flores, aka "Rogelio," and Juan Romero-Granados, aka "Chegoya," aka "El Guero," with sex trafficking offenses in a 23-count Superseding Indictment (the "Indictment") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Efrain Granados-Corona and Emilio Rojas-Romero were extradited to the United States from Mexico on April 26. Alan Romero-Granados and Pedro Rojas-Romero were extradited to the United States from Mexico Tuesday.
The indictment, which was returned under seal on Sept. 15, 2016 alleges that the defendants are members of an international sex trafficking organization that exploited and trafficked adult and minor women in Mexico and in the United States from at least 2000 to 2016. Members of the defendants' sex trafficking organization, which operated largely as a family business, used false promises, physical and sexual violence, and threats to force and coerce adult and minor women to engage in commercial sex for the organization's profit in both Mexico and the United States.
As part of a coordinated bilateral law enforcement action, six defendants located in Mexico – Efrain Granados-Corona, Emilio Rojas-Romero, Alan Romero-Granados, Pedro Rojas-Romero, Julio Sainz-Flores, and Juan Romero-Granados – were arrested in Mexico and taken into custody by Mexican authorities pursuant to provisional arrest warrants submitted by the United States to Mexico in August 2016. As noted, the first four of these defendants were extradited to the United States from Mexico within the past week. The fifth of these defendants, Julio Sainz-Flores, was previously extradited to the United States from Mexico on June 8, 2017, and was presented in Manhattan federal court before Chief United States Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on June 9, 2017. Juan Romero-Granados remains in Mexico pending extradition proceedings. The two defendants who were arrested in the United States, Raul Romero-Granados and Isaac Lomeli-Rivera, were presented in Manhattan federal court on Oct. 27, 2016.
"These four individuals were transported more than two thousand miles from Mexico to be held accountable for the callous criminal actions alleged in this case," said Angel M. Melendez, special agent in charge for HSI New York. "Those extradited, along with others, operated a family business centered on making money from exploiting females they forced into sex slavery. Now these traffickers will face justice where they made their income, right here in New York. Human Trafficking remains a priority for HSI whose primary focus is to rescue victims and release them from the grip of their captors.
"Sex trafficking is a heinous crime that violates both the rule of law and the most basic standards of human dignity. These defendants allegedly deprived women and girls of their freedom, and forced them into prostitution against their will. The scope of devastation these defendants allegedy inflicted on countless victims is beyond comprehension. But now they face significant criminal charges in an American court, and will have to answer for their allegedly reprensible actions. Our office is dedicated to combatting this demoralizing crime and helping survivors reclaim their lives," said US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman.
As alleged in the indictment, Efrain Granados-Corona, Raul Romero-Granados, Isaac Lomeli-Rivera, Julio Sainz-Flores, Juan Romero-Granados, Alan Romero-Granados, Pedro Rojas-Romero, and Emilio Rojas-Romero, the defendants, are members of an international sex trafficking organization (the "STO"). Many of the members of the STO are related by blood, marriage, and community. For example: Efrain Granados-Corona is the uncle of Raul Romero-Granados, Isaac Lomeli-Rivera, Juan Romero-Granados, and Alan Romero-Granados; Pedro Rojas-Romero and Emilio Rojas-ROMERO are brothers; Juan Romero-Granados and Alan Romero-Granados are also brothers; and Isaac Lomeli-Rivera is Raul Romero-Granados's brother-in-law.


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One of the hallmarks of the original Dream Team was the sheer awe with which the rest of the world held the American stars. Whether it was Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird or any of the other team members (with the possible exception of Christian Laettner, and John Stockton, who famously wasn't even recognized by American fans on the streets of Barcelona), teams lined up to be obliterated by the greatest collection of basketball players ever assembled, then scrambled to get their autographs.
It's hard to blame those 1992 also-rans. After all, if you had just been dunked on by Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, wouldn't you at least think of asking for an autograph on your headband?
Now the current crop of Olympic NBA All-Stars is earning similar treatment, with a Tunisian player pulling off his shoe and asking Kobe Bryant to sign it as the two met up in the postgame handshake line following Team USA's 110-63 throttling of the overwhelmed Tunisians.
[ Related: U.S. overcomes slow start to hammer Tunisia ]
While some might point to that final score and call it a total shellacking, Tunisia actually covered the 55-point point spread that Las Vegas and other betting experts had predicted for the U.S. in the game. As Fourth-Place Medal and Ball Don't Lie's own Kelly Dwyer noted, that was partly due to another slow start by the Americans, but still, final scores don't lie, and a 47-point loss might have been enough to qualify as a moral victory for the Tunisians.
Could that have been the reason Tunisian forward Mohamed Hdidane, who plays in Tunisia's domestic league, wanted Kobe's autograph commemorating his game-worn kicks? Possibly, but it's more likely that he just wanted it to accessorize with the Kobe poster that hangs somewhere in his room back home.
Either way, Hdidane may have just provided the seminal moment cementing the current Team USA's uber-fame status in London. There are plenty of larger-than-life celebrities competing around the British capital city during these Games, but so far the likes of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin and Ye Shiwen haven't signed any vanquished foe's swimsuit, at least so far as Fourth-Place Medal has noticed.
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It's not just Moff who's offering up crazy ideas about the end of Battlestar Galactica. With the show returning for its final episodes on Friday, let's look at some of our favorite (probably wrong) theories.
One of the problems with coming up with outlandish, unlikely theories for Battlestar Galactica is that you're dealing with a series where the head writer has publicly admitted serious considering a plot that revealed that God was actually Dirk Benedict. With that as the limit for credibility, you're kind of screwed when it comes to coming up with something that sounds entirely unbelievable... which is why so many fan theories seem entirely plausible. Also, with the amount of clues that have been left throughout the series, it's no surprise that so many fan theories cover the same ground. For example:
Who Is The Final Cylon?
Well, if you ask BuddyTV, Boomer Is The Final Cylon:
Not Athena, the mother of Hera, but Boomer, the Sharon who shot Adama, got Jack Ruby-ed by Cally and tried to end the Cylon aggression against humanity. Crazy as it sounds, it all makes perfect sense... One of my biggest questions about Battlestar Galactica has always been the numbering of the Cylons. The seven original models all have numbers. Cavil, Leoben, D'Anna, Simon and Doral are 1-5, respectively. Number Six is, of course, 6. Then there's Sharon Valeri, aka Sharon Agathon, aka Boomer, aka Athena. She's number 8.
Either Ronald D. Moore doesn't know what comes after six, or this has been a huge clue slapping us in the face for years. I had just assumed that, for some reason, one of the final five was the missing 7. Then came this revelation that the final five don't have model numbers, which either means there is no 7 or Moore is playing mind games with his fans.
Of course, others still suspect that Starbuck Is The Final Cylon, and they have... uh, proof?:
Kara Thrace is the only female Cylon model who has naturally blonde hair. The original plan was that Kara was to be known as "the blonde Cylon", but that was abandoned when her programming failed to engage. The Sixes then seized on the opportunity to become known as "the bleached-blonde Cylon". Not to be upstaged, the Threes claimed the title of "the sun-streaked Cylon". It was this ruthless competition for blonde supremacy that motivated Sharon Valeri to desert the Cylon cause and swear allegiance to the Colonial Fleet.
Me, I still think that it's Gaeta, but here's an entirely unforeseen possibility for you to consider.
The Cylons Are A Virus
One of the stranger theories to pop up more than once during the course of the show is the idea that the Cylons aren't exactly the robots that we think that they are. For example, what if they're really
symbiotic parasites that rewrite the DNA of their hosts?:
As the Hybrid stated that the final five come from "the home of the thirteenth" and until recently they were only seen as active cylons in the Opera House, Colonel Tighs age is again surprising. This is because his age indicates that any time on Earth for him would have to be around the time of the First Cylon War. This leads me to wonder if the final five cylons are actually normal humans who have been taken over by some form of "Cylon Symbiote or Virus" and this is how these cylons resurrect, in that when they die they move to a compatible host, or it rewrites the DNA of an Embryo to create a new cylon. This could also explain how Caprica 6 became pregnant by Tigh since if Tigh was in love with her and physically still human then as with the Athena pregnancy it would biologically be a Human Cylon child rather than the progeny of two Cylons, this would also make Tyrols child fully human. As BSG appears to be becoming more "mystical" as the series progresses then there could be a "mystical" variation of this theory occuring in that humans have been merged with a Cylon "spirit".
Or, then again, maybe Cylons Are An STD:
Tracing the infection is just a matter of following who slept with who among the crew of the Galactica. The biggest evidence for a Cylon sex disease is that all Four of the Final Five Cylons either slept with Cylons or have links to people (carriers) who slept with known Cylons... Personally, I see the Cylon sex disease as a great way to pay homage to original series Star Trek. I always wondered how Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and other crew members could have numerous horizontal intergalactic alien interfaces and not come down with a case of sexually transmitted space cooties. Meanwhile, there were tons of galactic bugs going around: the aging virus (The Deadly Years), diseases that only affect grown ups (Miri), to the sweat transmittable disease Psi-2000 virus that caused Sulu run around shirtless with a fencing sword (The Naked Time). Not having an STD on original Star Trek (too sensitive an issue for the sixties?) was a real missed opportunity and could be rectified by Battlestar Galactica.
Plus, if Cylon sex disease eventually leads to topless Galactica crew members with fencing swords, I'm all for it.
Well, there's one new argument for safe sex, if nothing else.
Starbuck Isn't What She Seems To Be
Namely, she's the first Cylon/Human hybrid. Yeah, you read that right. Her daddy? Oh, come on, surely you can guess:
Leoben Conoy (the scary Keith Callum Rennie cylon who held her hostage on New Caprica and also who she tortured earlier in the series) is her dad.
OMG OMG it makes so much sense. That's why he was the guy in her crazy dreams before she fake died and that's why he's the only one besides her mom who's obsessed with her special destiny.
It makes so much sense.
Here's a more in-depth take on the same theory:
Too gross to think about a father, albeit a robotic one, lusting after his daughter? Well, that's the trick Ronald Moore and company have pulled on us: We've thrown lust into their relationship where there is none. All of Leobin's creepy advances on Kara should be re-viewed in this light. When he predicts that she will one day embrace him and say she loves him, this is the statement of a father, not a suitor. When he says that he wants to be a family with Kara, he's being genuine - not as a husband but as a parent.
It's the vision of Leobin that allows Kara to make peace with her mother; he's passed this 'seer' ability to his daughter. But it doesn't take some sixth sense for Leobin to know so much about Kara - he knew her mother intimately and must have followed her life. Perhaps even Kara's mother suspected (or knew!) of her paramour's true nature, continually chiding Kara about her "special destiny."
Leobin is Kara's father. Kara is half-Cylon. She and Hera (and the Chief's baby?) are the shape of things to come.
You know, I have to admit, I'm almost convinced.
Everything Has Happened Before
Well, we've been told this plenty of times during the series, but what does it actually mean? The most common theory is something like this:
Back in the ancient, misty past, there were beings who called themselves humans. They built robots to act as their servants and fight their wars. The robots rebelled, redesigned themselves in their creators' image, drove the humans to extinction, and took their place. As time went on, they forgot they were robots and instead believed they were humans. They built new robots to act as their servants and fight their wars. The robots rebelled, et cetera and so forth. The last time it happened, humanity lived on Kobol. After the robots won their revolution, they set off to found the 12 Colonies. They forgot they were robots and believed they were humans. They built Cylons to act as their servants and fight their wars. The Cylons rebelled.
The cyclical nature of this history explains how there can be a prophecy in their holy book. It isn't prophecy; it's a history of last time. The only thing I can't work out is how mentions of Earth got involved. Maybe humanity did originate on Earth many iterations ago, and the name has propagated through all the revolutions.
But the best version of the theory? Well, that's also The Greatest BSG Theory Of Them All:
Earth, the "13th Colony" is actually the "1st Colony". They created the Cylons and the other humans come from them. For some protective reason it is all reversed though, and made to look like earth is a 13th colony that came after the original 12. The Cylons have existed before Caprica was ever populated with humans, before the other 11 planets/colonies. Sure the Capricans invented robots called Cylons, and those robots went to war with the humans. They agreed to a truce and left, only to reappear with very human looking Cylons. Did they create them? Probably not. The survivors just see them as Cylons based on what they know so far, and because they travel with Cylons. The Final Four (yes four, not five) that we now know of probably created them. Also, the Final Four are probably not limited to one body or form. The last Cylon, as yet unknown (the 5th of the Final Five) is different still. Our current colloquialism for the 5th would probably be to call it "God". The First and Final One. The Final Four are probably lower deities, or original prophets of The First and Final. The Other Seven are just puppets, probably different from the other humans only in the fact that they are reborn into a facsimile body after death. The holy books, prophesies, etc. are all realized in this as being true. Not just fundamentalist lunacy, but reality. The books were written to bring the humans to Earth after the destruction of their homeworlds. A recurring theme in the show has been "All of this has happened before, and will again". So the religious texts are just a design to aide in keeping it all "happening again".
And why is it all happening at all, let alone to be played out over and over again? The First and Final Cylon is none other than Adolf Hitler! And this is how he purifies the genetic lines of humanity. Destroying humanity over and over again, but only the very strongest survive it and live to breed even genetically stronger babies. Only this time they are breeding the strongest of the humans with the genetically perfect Cylons to help push the perfect genes into society.
Sure, the theorizer (Allen Christopher) quickly backtracks with "Alright, when I said the Last and Final was Hitler, I was being facetious," but we know better. Ron Moore, the gauntlet has been thrown at your feet. If the revelation of the Final Cylon isn't at least as stunning as it turning out to be Hitler, then I think we have to consider the entirity of Battlestar Galactica - and, for that matter, Caprica, let's be honest - a failure.
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I am a new member and this is my first post ever. I was recently diagnosed with post partum depression and I have been fighting the system since then.
I was first put on meds ( I hated the idea, I am all about using the power of your own mind but hell, whatever, I will try them), the meds didn't work, so they gave me more meds, these meds made me worst, so they put me on different meds, and more meds.....I was also told to join a support group for depression.......there I was told to admit that I am powerless agaisnt this desease.
I was also told that praying might help me.
So right now I am totally doped up, I still can't find a doctor who will help me out of this mess. I have discovered that the medication that was prescribed to me
a) Never worked better than placebo in every clinical trial that it was put on
b) Should only be prescribed to people with severe mental illnesses
So while I wait to see a psychiatrist to help me get off the meds no other doctor is willing to help me wean off these medications that make me feel so out of it. I thought of joining a support group.........little did I know that all the support groups in the area are religious. They are all talk and no action. Again I am being asked to admit that I am powerless...how the hell am I suppose to get better ?????????????
So I was hoping to find some support here, where people are not just going to tell me to pray again and hope that this " god" guy will get me out of this mess.........
All I wanted is some therapy to help my mind get back in shape! Now I am a slave to crazy psychotropic pills!!!!
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I once went through a rigorous in clinic rehabilitation program for something not in need of mentioning - But what I will mention is that my main advisor called my Father and apparently told him that I was 'Angry at God' ... and this was what was causing me issues.
I never once mentioned God in my talks to this woman. Ever. Not even an implication. Religion and God was never discussed.
It totally creeped me out, to say the least. It really is sad when paid professionals are able to come to unjustified conclusions so ridiculous as the claim I mentioned above.
Also - The entire thing about admitting you are 'powerless' - Is just another attempt at getting around the 'Religion' issue in these 'programs'. Needless to say I refused every step of the way to surrender myself to anything. I also turned out perfectly fine.
It's like they do everything they can to make you admit this point. It is not needed. All you need is to be educated on the symptoms and how to deal with it. A healthy balance of exercise and diet will go a LONG way.
Are you saying that none of the doctors you have spoken too will help you UNLESS you admit to them you are 'powerless'?
I would sue their asses.
Well, unfortunately the moment they put me on medication I started to freak out and have suicidal thoughts ( which is sooooooooo unlike me), I tried to tell them, I begged to stop taking these meds, but they kept telling me that I had to take meds, stop isolating myself, join support groups....... I eventually had to be hospitalized.
The ones that wanted me to accept that i was powerless where those therapists at the hospital. I tried to speak up. BIG MISTAKE. They kept me there for days, made me sign this documment so that I would have to take whatever medication they gave me. The therapists there wanted me to go to all this support groups, they wanted me to try praying. I didn't tell anyone that I was an atheist. I wanted to appear as normal as possible so that I could go home.
I don't want to tell any doctors that I am an atheist just because being honest didn't work for me. These people have their set ideas of what works.
Lame support groups.
I am still trying to figure out how to look as normal as possible to them so that I can ask to be weaned off the meds. This way I can start recovering the smart way, with a good diet, some exercise and the power of my own mind. Unfortunately I have a feeling that when I see a physchiatrist he is not going to want me to try to get better by myself.
Your experience sounds a lot like mine. At the hospital though they didn't tell my family anything, but they would tell me that I had a problem with attitude and that in order for me to get out I would have to socialize with everybody. Everybody there was completely insane, super religious and very creepy. So I sat there, for days, listening to their crazy rumblings about evolution, god and shit like that, until they let me out.
I wish I never told a doctor about depression. I should have done it my way.
They probably think you are in denial of your disease. It is a disease, after all. That isn't a bad word though. There is nothing wrong with having it. It's a disease of the brain / mind.
Medication is not for everyone. Some people find it to be demeaning to feel that their brain is being 'controlled' by a pill.
I can't say whether or not taking my medication helped. But what I can say is that when I began to go out to clubs and bars and meet girls and socialize again , I began to feel extremely happy. I was an introvert for such a long time. So I forced myself to hang out at bars, and began shooting pool a lot - something I am extremely good at. Also, being a server for a few years forced me out of my shell.
There are usually very sound and very practical methods of overcoming such a thing as depression. None of them require pills. A lot of the time, the pills make things worse ...
I would search the internet and find a reputable institution ... And talk to them over the phone and explain to them your problem.
Hello Carmen. You are not powerless against PPD, in fact quite the opposite. PPD is treatable. With professional medical care. A good psychiatrist will work with you to make with you a treatment plan designed for you, addressing identifiable factors applicable to your specific situation. I wish you all the best and a fast and permanent recovery.
Do keep in mind too that the science of psychiatry is relatively young, and so what medication works for one may not work for another. As a result, there's a lot of trial-and-error involved before finding the treatment that works right just for you.
I have bipolar disorder. It's not something one can just think one's way out of. I personally think it's dangerous to suggest that depression can just be snapped out of by thinking happy thoughts (or saying happy prayers). It reminds me a bit of the South Park episode where a kid needed a kidney transplant but the new-agey healers were insistent that he just needed to "flush out his toxins" (never mind that that's what kidneys are for!).
Add my voice to Albert's when I say you are NOT powerless. But I'd be lying if I said you aren't in for a rough time ahead. Just try to remind yourself when you can that it is NOT forever, and that there are people who are going/have gone through similar.
Laura Foster
Living better through chemistry since 2000.
If your area only has religious support groups and no doctors/psychiatrists willing help you get off the meds and seek a better way for you to deal with and eventually over come your post partum depression then I suggest going out of your local area if at all possible. Look to the cities around you and explore their possibilities, the bigger the city the more likely they are to have a greater variety.
In the mean time educate yourself... there are tons of online sources. Try to find things you can do at home to ease your symptoms. Even while still on the drugs start exercising regularly, write a journal, eat healthy foods, take time for yourself every day, maybe try meditation, so what you can to avoid being isolated go out with some friends, and of course spend time with your baby and try to make it as positive as possible.
I will advise you to keep reaching out, if at all possible, also.
I know that people suffering from depression many times have limitations as to how much and
often they can "reach out" seeking effective help. I know that people suffering from severe
depression can have difficulty summing up the energy to "reach out" in the first place.
It is a fact that there are many professional people in the mental illness field who will
pull the "God crap" stuff out in a heart beat. And I know for a fact, in some instances,
they will do it in con-joined efforts with co-workers, for example, in a mental professional
facility setting.
It may be something to do with the part of the country the facility is located in. For
example, maybe facilities in New England rarely use this tactic versus what goes on in
facilities in the Bible belt. I don't know.
I'm surprised this does not get talked about more. I consider it a seriously fucked up
practice that is highly covered-up in the mental illness profession (using religion as a
recommended recovery tool).
Just try to find the good ones (mental illness professionals). They are there also. Try to
ignore the bad ones and I know that can be very hard to do.
Wishing you good luck and the strength to maintain your hope of getting better soon.
I had the god crap pulled out at a Facility in Demopolis. I drove there for an hour for an appointment, only to get "read your bible, pray some more" as my prescription to help me.
Then I went on Zoloft 50mg for good, and gave up on "professionals". I know me better, and I'm likely to feel better if I simply socialize with people--which isn't easy, but that's what helps me.
Right now of course I'm stuck in my dorm--better than home, but still not great. I just need to organize a group of friends to be around regularly. I've not been able to do that in the past 3 years here. Part of it is that my now ex-boyfriend would get jealous and accuse me of having sex with anyone(girl or guy) that I hung out with and talked to, part of it was just my general introvert self being afraid of everything, part of it is--yes, I'm not sexy, I'm not hot, I'm a fat chick and I life in the south--a shallow, religious-obsessed place.
I honestly can't wait to move out of here.
But The mental health system in this country is insane--no pun intended, and I'm never going to look for help from there ever again.
I am considering going off these meds gradually and on my own. Because the only person that can help me is a pshychiatrist, who, as I said, makes a living prescribing these meds to begin with.
I feel that I could do better by just trying to have a healthier life. Unfortunately I basically trusted my mind to a bunch of doctors who get paid to prescribe this horrible meds.
I started with postpartum depression. Now I am on pshychotropic meds and two other ones....I feel that my brain is just a lab experiment for big pharma right now.
I went in the system as an honest, very able and smart person with a depression problem. They turned me into a crazy drugged up sobbing idiot, then locked me up in a hospital when the meds they gave me didn't work right.....and once I got locked up I had no choice but to comply, take MORE meds and listen to their god crap over and over in those things they call " group meetings".
While I was there I wondered how people can actually recover from any mental illness by feeling powerless. You already feel powerless when you are depressed. And yet they want you to give up complete control of your mind to drugs and an invisible deity?
Being hospitalized for a week was like a revelation. I seriously mistrust any proffesional right now.
I live in the Midwest and I haven't been able to find a good therapist or professional that seems to have a more holistic approach to mental health. Everybody is all about drugs
Well, I live in Illinois, outside of Chicago. I can tell you right now I have had a REALLY hard time finding a proffessional in my area that will take a more holistic approach to depression. All I wanted is to find a doctor who believe in something else BESIDES medicating me.
After all I know that it works for a lot of people. Just not for me.
I am extremely surprised that this is not a bigger issue. I really don't wonder why a lot of people just fall through the cracks. They are already debilitated by a mental disease and they completely trust that their fate is in " god"s hands......then they take them to a place like that hospital I was in and they break their fucking spirit and let them out after 4 days, with nobody to monitor them ( NOBODY is monitoring me or the effect on these drugs on me).


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There are so many big action stars in The Expendables 2, it necessitated the introduction of the word 'Also' to the highly contentious world of movie star poster credits. After laboriously listing the surnames of the eight "stars" of the film, the poster reads: "Also Van Damme With Willis And Schwarzenegger."
'With' and 'And' have long been utilised to highlight a big name on a movie poster, but Van Damme will go down in history as the first star to get an 'Also'.
Poster credit insanity aside, I enjoyed The Expendables 2, which opens in NZ cinemas today. It's a definite step-up from the disappointing original. So I thought I'd go through each of the eleven stars and rate their work in the film, in the order their names appear on the poster, natch:
Sylvester Stallone
The new film appears to benefit greatly from Sly stepping back from the directing duties he performed on part one, although he retains a screenplay credit here. Stallone is a proven action director (2008's Rambo ruled!), but everything about the first film felt compromised. It's nice that he is able to focus solely on kicking butt and taking names this time around. His face looks more mangled and immobile than ever here, but he performs his leader of the pack role with the requisite conviction, and my enduring goodwill for the man remains steadfast. Even if he is starting to resemble Miss Piggy.
Rating: 7 Rockys out of 10
Jason Statham
While the first film often felt like the Sly and Jason show with guest stars, part 2 is more of a genuine ensemble effort. Consequently The Stath's prominence is diminished, although he gets several cool moments ("I now pronounce you man and knife") and manages to show off plenty of his trademark martial arts quickness. I'm a big fan of Statham, who's pretty much the only real action star of the modern era (as opposed to a holdover from a previous one), but I think I enjoy him more when he's working as a lone wolf.
Rating: 6 Cranks out of 10
Jet Li
Apparently reticent to participate in the sequel, Li only turns up for the opening action scene, then bows out, his character mumbling about "trying something different". There's no denying Li's overall awesomeness, but his lack of a team player spirit here does not endear him to me. Although the diminutive actor always looked kinda out of place next to the hulking frames of the other Expendables.
Rating: 3 Once Upon A Time In Chinas out of 10
Dolph Lundgren
Thank god some last-minute reshuffling allowed Lundgren's Gunnar to survive the first film, as he's clearly having a lot of fun in the sequel, which amusingly incorporates Lundgren's real-life backstory as a master of chemical engineering. He looks pretty bedraggled, but that suits his loose-cannon character. At one point he is offhandedly, but accurately, referred to as "Frankenstein". If any of the second-tier Expendables deserves a studio career-resurgence out of the film, it's Lundgren.
Rating: 9 Red Scorpions out of 10
Chuck Norris
The aged Norris' cameo appearance in The Expendables 2 takes the form of a shamelessly wedged-in scene in which he appears out of nowhere to lay down a few quips, then disappears three minutes later. It still got a roar of approval from the crowd, and Norris gets to say one of his famous facts. It's nice he got to be involved, but his poor integration into the story harms him.
Rating: 5 Codes of Silence out of 10
Terry Crews
Along with Lundgren, former NFL player Crews gives one of the most spirited performances in the film and laid down some of my favourite lines. Crews' finely honed comedic chops are put to good use, and he never seems like he's having anything less than the time of his life. He's the buffest of the group too, and he exploits his physicality well. Give this man a lead role!
Rating: 9 Idiocracies out of 10
Randy Couture
Former UFC superstar Couture is unfortunately the most generic Expendable, and gets very few chances to distinguish himself. Sure, he looks the part and could handle himself in a fight in real-life, but it's hard to imagine the film suffering too much from his absence. He is truly a dispensable Expendable.
Rating: 4 Redbelts out of 10
Liam Hemsworth
This newly minted object of teenage girls affections (via his co-starring role in The Hunger Games) brings a little bit of freshness to the proceedings as a youthful sniper, but his character clearly only exists for one reason, which I won't spoil here. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb amongst his much older peers, he does lay down the best howler of the film. When solemnly describing a particularly bloody day he experienced during the Afghanistan War to Stallone's Barney Ross, he caps off his anecdote by saying "...and when I got back to camp, I discovered they had shot a stray dog I'd adopted".
Rating: 6 The Lucky Ones out of 10
Also Jean-Claude Van Damme
As the awesomely named villain, Jean Vilain (!?), Van Damme camps up a storm and rarely takes off his sunglasses. He's never less than an absolute hoot, taking every opportunity he can to twirl his figurative moustache and demonstrate his evilness. Van Damme gets extra points for requesting that he and Stallone have a final physical fight, which provides a fitting climax to the movie in how it recalls the end of Arnie's 1985 classic, Commando.
Rating: 8 Kickboxers out of 10
With Bruce Willis
Of the core Planet Hollywood trio, Willis is the one whose iconic status feels the most diminished by this point. He doesn't appear interested in doing anything with his character here beyond the "angry confused frown" he is so reliant upon. A late movie game of catch phrase tennis with Arnie elicited just as many groans as laughs. Willis' presence here is appropriate, but it would've been nice if they'd given him something to do.
Rating: 5 Die Hards out of 10
And Arnold Schwarzenegger
Like Willis, Arnie only shows up briefly at the beginnning (in what is clearly a last-minute insertion, albeit a crowd-pleasing one) before returning to participate in the action finale. I've repeatedly articulated my reverence for the Austrian Oak, which has resulted in me being somewhat disappointed by his relatively minor presence in The Expendables 2. Schwarzenegger also appears to have forgotten what little acting talent he had during his sojourn into politics, but it was undeniably thrilling to see him wielding a machine gun once again. Points off for pulling out the self-referencing line "I'm back", which he already used in Terminator 3. Still, it is Arnie back in an action film, and that is something to be celebrated.
Rating: 8 Commandos out of 10
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Hello everyone,
My name is Matt (you can of course call me by my handle MWallcraft as it's likely more easy for you to remember!). As the forums suggested I decided to 'introduce myself'. I am a 26 year old male. I work as an 'accounting student' (which means that I am an accountant, but still working on my designation and license so they pay me significantly less!), and live in a relatively small community in southern Manitoba (that's in Canada, the cold place north of most of you probably).
My girlfriend (common-law...so I suppose I can call her wife at this point?) and I have just recently gone 'mostly vegan'. We no longer eat meat or dairy, however still wear clothes made of wool/silk, still eat products that have minimal animal products in them (such as refined white sugar, etc.)
If there's anything else you are curious about, please feel free to ask, and if you are in the generous mood, I wouldn't say no to some suggestions of "quick and easy" meal ideas that are vegan and nutritious (please no difficult to find ingrediants, as it's a small community we don't have the greatest selection of vegan friendly products, although do have access to soy cheese/milk, fake soy based meats, and a fairly well stocked produce section).
Hi! Welcome! Congrats on your decisions for a happy healthy future with your girlfriend!
As far as quick and easy (and delicious!) goes, here's some of my favorites:
- Spicy Black Bean Vegetable Soup
- Super Taco Salad
- Pasta with Avocado and Tomatoes
- Cilantro Lime Tofu and Black Beans
- Cauliflower and Potato Curry
- Quinoa, Kale, and Tomato Pilaf
- Polenta Pizza
- I also find stir-fries in general to be pretty simple to put together: http://vegweb.com/recipes/stir-fries
- Also, just take recipes you love and veganize them! It's pretty easy, and if you need inspiration, there are probably tons of recipes on VegWeb that can help you replicate the look and taste of your favorite comfort foods!
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The Vikings have had some great safeties over the years, such as Hall of Famer Paul Krause, who came to the Vikings in a great trade with the Redskins back in 1968, first-round draft choice Joey Browner, Robert Griffith and Darren Sharper, who became a Viking after being a longtime Packer.
I have followed the Vikings closely since their inception. And I'm confident no Vikings safety has had as good of a rookie year as first-round pick Harrison Smith.
He is one of the big reasons the Vikings are much improved defensively.
Smith has made some great plays this year, but none more important than the touchdown he scored on an interception Sunday that was the margin of victory over a stubborn Arizona team.
Smith's grab and go gave the Vikings a 21-7 lead in the third quarter and allowed them the cushion needed to hold off Arizona.
The Cardinals dominated the Vikings statistically. They had 356 yards of offense to the Vikings' 209 and won the battle of possession, 35:05 to 24:55 and limited the home team to one first down in the fourth quarter.
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier sang the praises of Smith when he said, "He's having a fantastic rookie year. That play he made [Sunday] was a great play and then the run after the catch. He's a smart football player, a tough football player; he's been great for our defense.
"He should have a bright future. I think he's going to be a good football player for a long time. The fact that he's a smart player, he studies, he works extremely hard, and he has very good hands. He's a bright player who is very athletic and talented.
"Along with a lot of our other guys, he's helped our defense improve."Came in trade
The Vikings fell in love with Smith while the coaching staff was working at the Senior Bowl, and as they approached draft day they were determined to find a way to trade for him knowing they were going to take Southern California tackle Matt Kalil with their first-round pick. They had to find a way to trade for another first-round pick to get Smith, who they believed they had to have.
"We talked to probably 10 or 11 teams, everyone drafting after 20," Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman said. "Our guys liked him. We knew about him when he was at Notre Dame, and the Senior Bowl just solidified everything we knew.
"I didn't know if he would be there by the time we picked the next day in the second round. We called a lot of teams on the bottom end and were able to make that trade."
The move to get Smith actually began when the Vikings traded the third overall pick in the first round to Cleveland for the No. 4 pick -- which they used on Kalil -- and fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round picks. The Vikings then had the flexibility to trade their second-round pick and a fourth-rounder to Baltimore so they could move up and select Smith at No. 29 in the first round.
Smith never had returned an interception for a touchdown at Notre Dame, and this was his first interception and first touchdown in the NFL.
"I got in the end zone and I was just excited," he said when asked about his reaction to the score. "I wasn't thinking anything, I was just excited. Then I realized we had to get back on the defense, so I calmed down."
Because of Smith and others who have contributed so much, like outstanding first-year kicker Blair Walsh and developing cornerback Josh Robinson, this could be one of the best drafts in the Vikings history.Big recovery
It was Matt Asiata who recovered the onside kick late in the fourth quarter to lock up the victory.
There was 1:38 left and the Cardinals had just cut the Vikings lead to 21-14 when Asiata made the play. At that point the Cardinals offense was rolling, and had they recovered the onside kick and gotten the ball near their own 43, there was a chance the game would have gone into overtime.
Asiata is a great story. Going undrafted out of the University of Utah, the running back was released by the Vikings once and then called back again this year and has stuck with the team -- playing on several special teams units.
The onside kick recovery was the first of his career.
"I have no idea who was close to me," Asiata said. "All I saw was the ball, and my first instinct was to get on it and stay on it and not move an inch, just squeeze the hell out of the ball."
Asiata has just two rushes for 8 yards this season and one reception for 2 yards. Modest statistics, but he had a terrific preseason, including a nine-carry, 48-yard performance in a loss at San Diego and a seven-carry, 43 yard performance in a victory over Buffalo, so he has shown he can perform when given the chance.
"The thing that the coaches harp on, if you can't make the role on offense or whatever, then special teams is the main goal to make the team,'' Asiati said. ''Special teams has been there, I love special teams, I didn't play them in my college career, but it's a big role, a big step for me. I want to be there for the team and make the squad."Winfield had big day
Larry Fitzgerald, the former Holy Angels High School star now widely considered the best receiver in the NFL, had just seven passes thrown to him Sunday, and he caught four for just 29 yards. It was a great defensive job on him, primarily by Vikings veteran cornerback Antoine Winfield.
"I mean Larry's a great player. Sometimes we had to double him, sometimes the D-line had a great rush and we singled up and he didn't have time to uncover," Winfield said.
"That was the game plan; we were going to try to take him out and make somebody else beat us."
Winfield is very impressed with Fitzgerald.
"He has it all, great route runner, great size, great hands. I played against him a couple of times. He's always a threat once he's on the field.
"He made some plays but that's the league; he gets paid a lot of money to do that."
Fitzgerald complimented the Vikings' game plan.
"[They] do a really good job once they get a lead on you," Fitzgerald said. "Leslie Frazier and his staff are going to play Cover 2, they are going to make you dink and dunk, they are going to make you play underneath, they are going to come up and tackle. ... We knew that coming in, they did exactly what we anticipated them doing."
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"Jersey Shore" could be down one housemate for its fifth season.
There have been reports that Vinny Guadagnino had left the Seaside Heights house after an intense argument with one of his housemates, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The story mentioned that Guadagnino reportedly felt burned out and went back to his Staten Island home with no plans to return to filming.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Guadagnino had apparently left the Seaside Heights house earlier because of homesickness, but was persuaded by the other cast members to return. However, sources said that the crew was fed up with his behavior and had no plans to bring him back.
MTV released a statement in response to The Hollywood Reporter's query: "We don't comment on series while they are in production but viewers can be assured they will have answers when Season 5 premieres." Guadagnino's manager did not respond to the publication at press time.
The "Jersey Shore" gang wrapped up filming their fourth season, which will debut on Aug. 4. Production on Season 5 started in Seaside Heights soon after, according to The Hollywood Reporter's sources.
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Universal Ballet Company (Director, Julia H. Moon) was featured in the 2012 Seoul International Ballet Festival's opening event last 23, August. The opening show included renowned ballet companies such as the Innsbruck Tanz Company, the Izmir National Ballet and the Portuguese Contemporary Ballet Company.
'PETITE MORT' is a Jiri Kylian's work. Kylian composed the piece for the 1991 Salzburg Festival on the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death. The show is composed of six men, six women and six foils, representing energy, silence and sexuality.
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As a special occasion, 'Masterpieces comentary ballet' will be held from 27, August to 29. Universal Ballet's General Director, Julia H. Moon will be giving a special class talk at this occasion on 29, August.
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New Balance really treated fans to something special when they released the original version of the classic 990 sneaker this past winter as part of a 30th anniversary celebration for the shoes. That particular pair was extremely limited to the tune of 990 pairs globally, so they were pretty hard to come by as only a few select retailers received them. NB now offers a wonderful consolation in the form of this navy colorway for Spring/Summer 2013. These shoes are pretty much perfect: a dark rich navy complemented by white accents and to top it off, they come with a durable Vibram outsole. With a price tag of $180, these bad boys ain't cheap, but are a must for NB fans out there.
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Change is coming to the United States national team. Less than a week after the heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Ghana in the Round of 16, amateur and professional pundits alike have flooded the blogosphere (and even some print media!) with opinions on what went right, what went wrong, how we got here and where we're going.
Quickly, a consensus has emerged: We're really good in the midfield. But we need to be better defensively.
Thankfully for manager Bob Bradley - or his successor - there are four young defenders plying their trade in MLS who can help in the first department and potentially revolutionize the second.
The Yanks under Bradley weren't the dour, defensive side fans feared they would become. Instead, their defining feature was a relentless, fearless midfield. Whether it was going forward or (sadly more often) tracking back, Michael Bradley, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey and the cast of extras who filled the fourth spot ran themselves ragged.
Through four World Cup games Michael Bradley covered more ground than any other player. Donovan was second. Dempsey was sixth. Combine the mileage of Maurice Edu, Rico Clark and the other guys who filled the last midfield slot, and there'd be a fourth US midfielder in the tournament's top 15.
So the good news is that the US boasts a midfield filled with guys who are willing to do so much work off the ball. The bad news is that they have to.
In order to become a consistent top-10 team, the US will need to find defenders with the ball skills and passing acumen to cut down on the midfield's heavy lifting. For all that Carlos Bocanegra, Jay Demerit and Oguchi Onyewu have done for the Red, White and Blue, none really fit that role.
Here are four MLS defenders who may be able to. These guys have abilities with the ball that will cause the midfield to spend less time without it.
Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy - 2009's MLS Rookie of the Year is also the most national-team ready of the bunch. His size (6-foot-5, 210 lbs) has garnered the 21-year old comparisons to Onyewu, but Gonzalez has more than just that going for him. He's been tactically sound from day one. He is patient, allowing opposing attackers to put themselves into bad positions before committing to a challenge. And like all top defenders, he is not easily fazed; Gonzalez doesn't let one bad play turn into three or four.
That focus and rare maturity define Gonzalez's play on the ball and off of it. Time after time he gets the Galaxy out of trouble and immediately into the attack by first winning a challenge, then playing a short pass to whichever teammate is in the best position to drive the team forward. It's a useful trait since the national team, as it's currently constructed, play a very similar style to the Galaxy.
Geoff Cameron, Houston Dynamo - The most experienced of the four. Cameron, who stands 6-foot-3 and turns 25 later this month, proved in 2009 he has the requisite competitive fire for central defense by anchoring Houston Dynamo's backline. Unfortunately he didn't get to reprise the role this season, thanks to Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear's move to put Cameron in the central midfield followed by a season-ending knee injury. But when the jump to the international stage eventually comes, Cameron is most likely to get his shot as a center back.
Cameron's move to central midfield for the Dynamo should tell you all you need to know. He is more than comfortable on the ball, aggressively picking out his passes and taking space if it's offered. Cameron brings a "wow" factor to the game that most defenders don't, and is capable of making game-changing plays when he pushes into the attack.
Tim Ream, New York Red Bulls – RBNY's rookie is perhaps the biggest surprise of the bunch. The 22-year old has helped revitalize New York and is the keystone to Hans Backe's slow, steady, Clockwork Taurine possession game. Ream isn't yet as solid in his thought processes as Gonzalez nor as unpredictable in attack as Cameron, but he has a natural knack for distribution that really can't be quantified. He's always under control; his first touch and balance bring him out of danger and into position to make a telling pass in the blink of an eye. As Backe said early in the season, Ream has a "feel for the game. He plays like a European."
The best comparison is the great Lubos Kubik, a Bradley favorite in the Chicago Fire's early days and now as a USMNT assistant. Everything the Fire did was built upon Kubik's ability to not only pick out pinpoint passes, but handle any sort of high pressure with the ball on his foot and create space to operate. Ream is the same type of player with the same type of skillset.
Ike Opara, San Jose Earthquakes - The last and youngest of the bunch is San Jose's 21-year old rookie. He stands 6-foot-2 and, like Cameron, is possessed with game-breaking athletic talent. The way Opara plays, however, is more akin to Gonzalez. He's a steady-as-she-goes distributor and a cautious dribbler. That said, Opara has shown the ability to play the ball out of trouble and find a teammate on the fly, making him sort of an Eddie Pope v2.0. He only brings out the skills when he absolutely needs to.
What does this mean for the US in 2014? It's likely that the Yanks will still be at or near the top of any competition in terms of work rate - after all, the law of the conservation of energy means energy can be neither created nor destroyed, only redirected. In other words, Michael Bradley's not going to stop running just because he has better distributors behind him.
The question is whether steadier play from the back can end up pointing the runs of Bradley and the rest in a more beneficial direction. Less time running after Ghanaians and more time making them run after you is the goal.
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a domestic workers bill of rights Monday, making Hawaii the second U.S. state to give nannies, housekeepers and others protections on wages and other labor issues.
Abercrombie signed the bill at an afternoon ceremony at the Hawaii Capitol. The legislation was part of a group of bills signed together that address issues including human trafficking, treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and breastfeeding.
The domestic workers bill makes it illegal to discriminate against workers based on several factors, including race, gender and sexual orientation. It covers cooks, waiters, butlers and others, including some baby sitters. The protections take effect immediately.
The bill had little opposition in the heavily Democratic chambers.
The National Domestic Workers Alliance praised Hawaii for passing the law and is pushing for similar legislation in other states. New York already has passed a similar law, and bills are being considered in California and Illinois.
Abercrombie also signed bills making soliciting a minor for prostitution a state crime and increasing the statute of limitations on prosecuting cases of coercion into prostitution. Also becoming law in Hawaii is a bill allowing health professionals to prescribe medication to partners of people with sexually transmitted diseases without separate tests or exams for the partners.
Other bills signed by Abercrombie on Monday include:
— Prohibiting family courts from awarding custody or visitation to parents who have been convicted of rape or sexual assault that resulted in the child's conception.
— Establishing a young adult voluntary foster care program for youth up to age 21. The bill takes effect next year.
— Requiring certain employers to offer reasonable time and privacy for breastfeeding employees to pump breast milk.


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Sophomore forward Brandon Peel had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Central Connecticut men's basketball team but the Blue Devils fell 79-68 at home to Bryant University on Thursday night. Bryant, in second place in the Northeast Conference, is now 15-9 overall and 7-2 in league play. The Blue Devils fall to 6-16 overall and 2-7 in the NEC.
The Blue Devils got the Bryant lead down to five, 73-68, with 1:57 left in the game, but six straight points from the Bulldogs helped seal the victory. The Bulldogs were 10-of-28 from three in the game, and made five of those in the second half. With the game tied 44-44, with 13:53 to play, the Bulldogs went on an 11-2 run, including three threes, to help build a nine-point edge.
The Blue Devils responded, however, and cut the lead to 55-53, just over four minutes later after a bucket from junior Malcolm McMillan. Freshman Khalen Cumberlander had five points during the 7-0 run. He finished with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists.
As a team the Blue Devils had 12 assists and just eight turnovers. They also had six blocks, including five from Peel.
Bryant was led by Alex Francis who also posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 boards. Dyami Starks added 16 and was one of five Bryant players in double-figures.
McMillan led Central with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. He was 6-of-6 from the line and played almost the entire game. Senior Terrell Allen also had 13 points, including a season-high, three threes. He was 3-of-5 from three.
Central returns to action at home on Saturday hosting Fairleigh Dickinson at 11:30 a.m. in Detrick Gym. The game will be televised on MSG and Fox College Sports.