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|Release: Apr. 21, 2008
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The Ballers series offers players a taste of what living the life of an NBA superstar might be like by proving their worth on the court, earning the right to play in exotic locations while receiving luxurious rewards along the rise to fame. With "Superman" Dwight Howard on the cover, NBA Ballers: Chosen One is definitely the most over-the-top installment as of yet, with a strong focus on its new trick system and unreal court locations. But in a genre where gameplay is essential, gamers may have more fun playing against friends (or enemies) than they will against the computer.
The overall goal of NBA Ballers: Chosen One is to build your character, presumably yourself, and rack up stat points through a series of games while unlocking various goodies. The story mode is pretty much as simple as this: You, by some stretch of the imagination, have been chosen to play in a tournament against top NBA ballers, and by winning you eventually become the Chosen One.
As you begin, you are required to create your player, customize your facial features, hair, clothing, and your available stat points using the fairly basic create-a-player system. The story mode is broken into six different episodes, each made up of a series of games. Each of the six episodes has its own introduction that is, for some reason, hosted by Chuck D. of Public Enemy of all people. While it's unclear why he is even in this game or what he has to do with streetball, you begin competing in different match-ups with different rules and build your stats as you move along. What's different about this stat point system is you cannot simply assign points to the attribute of your choice. They are auto-assigned based on how you played the game, which is a new concept that can help players learn to use all their skills to balance out the stats so you can't simply crank up the Speed and Dunk power to run and slam it in your opponent's face as much as you want. It is definitely something new that players will either love or hate and creates a new dynamic to bringing your created player online to face others.
While the episodes feature a few different game styles including one-on-one, American, and two-on-two full court games, the story mode definitely becomes repetitive in time. In fact, there really isn't any kind of story to follow as you are just pinned against different ballers in different game types. Your partners and opponents seem to be chosen at random, and as you are partnered with an individual in one match, you may have a completely different partner in another match. The only real purpose of the story mode is to unlock new rewards and build up your stats if you wish to compete online with a half-decent character.
Story mode aside, multiplayer and versus is really where Chosen One is in its element. The trick move system seems as though it was designed for trash-talking and annoying your friends with all of the combos, self-alley-oops and the humiliating self-pass off your defender's head. While moves like these were really pioneered by EA's Street series, Ballers features its own unique Act a Fool combo system that comes down to hand-eye coordination and quickness against opponents. To pull off a combo, a face button will flash onscreen which both players can hit, no matter who has the ball. If the dribbler hits it first, he does his first trick move and the button will appear again. If he hits it before his opponent a second time, he will pull off another move and so-forth to build up a string of combos to fill his super-move meter. The amount of combos you can put together depends on your position on the court. If you are on defense and you tap the indicated button before your opponent, you can swipe the ball away and end the combo. It is a unique system that works best in two-player, as there is no excuse for being late to hit that button, giving the player with the quickest reflexes the upper-hand.
On the negative side, there seems to be too much focus on this mechanic and the constant button-prompting can become both annoying and distracting. However, it certainly gives the game its arcade-like feel as both seasoned gamers and newcomers can have a fair advantage. Unfortunately, linking online only allows you to play one-on-one matches, though you can hook four players into one console and play full court two-on-two.


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Macgadgets Introduces The Signature Series
|Richard Harris in Press Announcements Thursday, February 28, 2013
San Diego, California - Personalized, elegant and secure, the new Signature Series Acrylic Display from newMacgadets, offers the ultimate in showcasing your iPad or iPad Mini.
Masking itself as a work of art instead of a secure iPad base, the new Signature Series Acrylic Display gives companies the opportunity to private label their brand in a highly-visible all acrylic display. The stylish and custom overall look exceeds any other product on the market while enhancing your corporate image in multiple venues.
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Welcome to Inland Sea Windsurf Co and Kitesite.net!
COME SEE US AT OUT NEW SHOP! 291 Main Street West Dennis! Bigger, Better!
Inland Sea has been in business since 1996. We started in Vermont on Lake Champlain, and moved to our current Location on Cape Cod close to West Dennis Beach in 2003. I have been windsurfing since I was 13 years old and have worked in the industry since the age of 16. I started Kiteboarding after watching Robbie Naish and Don Montague riding in Maui back in 1998. We have now included Stand up Paddleboarding to the water sports we are passionate about. We are an actual fully stocked Retail Store with products you can touch, feel and try on!
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Camille and I headed into the city today, curious to see what would be happening on the morning of the second day of the St. Agata Festival. It wasn't nearly as crowded as the night time festivities will be tomorrow which made it a wonderful time for exploring with a five year old. We ate lunch at a sidewalk cafe and spent most of the morning people watching. Lots of families, balloon vendors, and a smattering of street performers. Devotees dressed in white with black caps and their red and green St. Agata medals....poor baby in the above pic wasn't so thrilled with the outfit. We were fortunate to get into the Duomo during a late morning Mass with a beautiful female vocalist. To complete the morning's adventure, we bought a candle and joined a small crowd at an outdoor shrine to St.Agata. It really was a very moving moment and I am glad to have shared it with Camille. Just like last year, I feel drawn to the energy and intense devotion of this festival and I am already looking forward to returning tomorrow night.
I am submitting this post to Photo Friday at Delicious Baby. If you haven't checked it out before, it's the perfect way to travel the world with the just the click of a button. It's also a fun place to show off your own travel pics. And speaking of taking pictures, I'd also encourage any of you with i-phones to head over to FuoriBorgo where Emily has a great guest post all about i-phoneography. I had never heard that term until today, but I have been a long time fan of Emily's i-phone photos and I am now itching to play around with all of those cool apps (poor Adam may not be able to find his phone much this weekend!).


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It's only three weeks into the New Year and extremely good fortune has already visited two California Lottery players.
Daniel Miguel Galeon, 26, recently learned he and his wife are expecting their first child. And then learned he won a whopping $3,167,202 playing Powerball.
His first reaction was to assume the machine was broken and asked the cashier to double check by scanning a non-winning ticket through the machine, the California Lotto said in an announcement Friday.
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Man Picks Up Prescription And $1 Million Lottery Ticket
Galeon said he was in shock as he drove home, but when reality finally hit him, he couldn't stop yelling for joy.
One of the two Quick Pick tickets that Galeon bought at a 7-Eleven located at 1699 W. Carson St. in Torrance matched five of the six numbers in the Jan. 18 draw.
The newly minted millionaire plans to pay off some bills, buy a car and a house, and spoil his growing family. He also plans to donate a portion of his winnings to Shriners Hospital for Children in Los Angeles.
The convenience store that sold Galeon the winning ticket will receive $15,836.01.
Photos: Biggest Lottery Winners
And Galeon wasn't the only SoCal lotto player to win big bucks in the New Year.
A former grocery store clerk can now add $1 million to her retirement fund, California lotto officials announced Friday.
Patricia Witt purchased a winning lottery ticket at a Thousand Oaks drug store with money she received for pet sitting a friend's cats – a favor she did, even though she's allergic to felines.
"I could not believe it at all, it just feels like a Cinderella story," Witt told the California Lottery.
Witt's generosity for her friend "who didn't have anyone to help" watch her pets paid off when she bought the $10 California Gold Scratchers ticket at a CVS Pharmacy located at 1382 North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks.
The pharmacy will receive $5,000 for selling the winning ticket, lottery officials said.


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SEST computes the strain effects on the thermal properties of bulk crystalline silicon. In SEST, the covalent bonding of the silicon atoms is modeled by the Tersoff interatomic potential. The vibrational frequencies of the atoms are computed by using the theory of lattice dynamics with a quasiharmonic approximation of the Tersoff potential energy. For a user-specified strain, the Helmholtz free energy, entropy, internal energy and the heat capacity are computed and plotted with the temperature varying from 0K to 1500K.
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Once again we have the opportunity to look at a Gigabyte motherboard. We were pretty impressed with the GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard that we recently reviewed, so we got a little excited to see how its little sibling, the GA-MA770T-UD3P, would stack up. Today's economy is all about doing stuff as economically as you can, so most people will like a motherboard that can be gotten on the cheap and still perform very well. So, is that where this board fits in from Gigabyte? That is exactly what we intend to find out as we put it through our testing and see how it stacks up against the likes of a 790FX and a 790GX board.
The GA-MA770T-UD3P uses Gigabyte's famed Ultra Durable 3 technology on this budget friendly AMD socket AM3 platform. This technology brings 2 oz copper PCB and further helps to reduce the system temperature and dramatically enhance the performance. Based on AMD 770 chipset, the GA-MA770T-UD3P supports all the 45nm AMD AM3 Phenom II series processors that feature DDR3 memory controllers and HyperTransport 3.0 technology. To top all that off the board also features Easy Energy Saver technology to help conserve power and be green friendly. Not a bad list of features considering this board retails for just $79.99 shipped at Newegg! Add in one of the $87 AMD Athlon II 250 3.0GHz dual-core processors and you have a motherboard and processor for under $170!
The AMD 770 chipset does have some limitations though and the most obvious is that it lacks support for multi-GPU configurations as it sports just a single x16 PCI Express 2.0 slot for graphics. Looking at the AMD chipset specifications site for reference, we can see exactly what this chipset offers compared to the 790X and 790FX chipsets. According to AMD the 770 chipset lacks ATI CrossFireX Technology, Quad PCIE Blocks, GPU-Plex Technology, and Auto Xpress. Three of these features revolve around the board only having a single PCI Express 2.0 slot, so if you only plan on running one video card these features don't mean much to you. AMD Auto Xpress technology is a feature that automatically activates with AMD/ATI components to deliver better CPU, GPU, and system performance. If you know your way around a BIOS you can manually set things, so again no big deal. What you end up getting here with the GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard is a solid single GPU platform that is able to run all the latest processors for under $80! Not bad at all! Let's take a quick look at the specs:
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Men's Health Week – 5 Tips
As we celebrate National Men's Health Week let's discuss 5 habits that promote healthy living.
1. Get More Sleep – Insufficient sleep may lead to a plethora of chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and depression. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is also responsible for motor vehicle and machinery related accidents.
"Sleep is not an option", said Dr. Francis Dayrit, of Lexington Sleep Solutions. "The brain is like a lone shark, it will get sleep any way it can."
The National Sleep Foundation notes that our needs change as we age but adults need between 7-9 hours of sleep each night.
2. Toss the Tobacco – Quit today, it has immediate and long-term benefits for your health including, lowering the risk for heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and other related illnesses.
3. Get Moving – Adults need at least 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week, think daily brisk walks. Muscle and strength training with a focus on major muscle groups 1-2 days a week is also recommended. You can spread the activity out throughout the week and make it a family event. Promote healthy living in the lives of your children as well. Good habits become ingrained at a young age.
4. Eat Well – Fruits and vegetables are king, eat them every day. Important vitamins and minerals that protect you from chronic disease are found in colorful foods. Lay off the sugary drinks and snacks.
"There are a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that contain macronutrients, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that may provide protection against developing several different types of cancer. The good news is that not only are they good for cancer prevention, but they are just plain good for you, " says Donna Quirk, MBA, RD, LD, and LMC's clinical nutrition manager.
5. Pay Attention to Your Body – Don't ignore signs and symptoms of discomfort such as chest pain, shortness of breath, and excessive thirst. It is important to know your numbers for blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol and body mass index and be sure they stay in a healthy range.


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Late last summer, I had the pleasure of corresponding with a descendant of one of my father's crewmates on Mission 234 with a target of Memmingen, Germany. They had flown together in a plane named "The Flying Latrine." This contact was kind enough to share information with me as well as a picture of one of the other men who had flown with my father, Sgt. George Lawson Ratje. Sgt. Ratje was a tail gunner on Mission 234. My father was a ball turret gunner.
Crews did not always fly the same plane nor did the men fly with the same crew each time. However, I was kindly provided with a list of missions my father and members of the 2nd Bomb Squad flew as well as a list of each of my father's missions. (These files are in Excel format.)
George Lawson Ratje survived World War II to return home. However, he had died 30 July 1950 in California.
All who were on Mission 234 over Memmingham, Germany were:
- John F. Rice, Pilot
- Grant W. Ramsey, Co-Pilot
- Granville C. Egleson, Navigator
- Charles T. Wright, Bomb/Togglier
- Herman T. Butko, Engineer/Top Turret
- Harold S. Barth, Radio Operator
- Edward B. Mierzejewski, Ball Turret
- J. J. Casey, Waist Gunner
- R. L. Reynolds, Waist Gunner
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Sure, the axe murderer presented in this door prop is about as lazy as they come, but you have to admit the attention to detail with this animatronic door prop is pretty intense.
As the tired, weary axe murder meanders down the darkly lit hallway toward the door, the lights flicker. Soon, eventually, he shambles close enough to swing his axe and, well, holy smokes, the door dents and shakes as if there really were a lethargic, grungy man swinging an axe on the other side. Then he leaves.
As a Boing Boing commenter notes, this design is apparently an, ahem, "update" on an older prop manufacturer's work from 2009. That's the world of design though, huh? Just ask Apple and Samsung. [Etsy via Boing Boing]


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Penguins Re-Sign Forward Harry Zolnierczykby Staff Writer / Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Harry Zolnierczyk (ZOHL-ner-chuck) to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero.
Zolnierczyk's contract is a two-way deal worth $550,000 at the NHL level.
Zolnierczyk, 25, was acquired by the Penguins from Anaheim earlier this offseason. He split the 2012-13 campaign between the Anaheim and Philadelphia Flyers organizations. He played in seven NHL games with the Flyers, recording one assist and 36 penalty minutes.
The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Zolnierczyk spent a majority of the '12-13 season in the American Hockey League with the Adirondack Phantoms and Norfolk Admirals, collecting 11 goals and 19 points with 68 penalty minutes in 61 games between the two teams.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Zolnierczyk has recorded seven points (3G-4A) and 71 penalty minutes in 44 career NHL games with Philadelphia. He scored a goal in NHL debut against Craig Anderson and the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 18, 2011. Zolnierczyk has appeared in 116 career AHL regular-season games with Adirondack and Norfolk, totaling 22 goals, 23 assists and 45 points with 142 penalty minutes.
Originally signed by Philadelphia as an undrafted free agent on March 8, 2011, Zolnierczyk played four years of collegiate hockey at Brown University of the ECAC from 2007-11. Zolnierczyk appeared in 114 career games at Brown, registering 30 goals, 39 assists and 69 points. His best season came as a senior in '10-11 when he was named Ivy League Player of the Year while serving as team captain. Zolnierczyk was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team in 2009.


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be (as) pleased as punch
To be very happy. The phrase refers to the titular character from "Punch and Judy," a 17th-century comedic puppet show. I was as pleased as punch when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam. I am pleased as punch that you two were able to come to the party after all!


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Cowes week rental Accommodation, Cowes Isle of Wight
If you are looking for a holiday or short break in Cowes then we have a huge range of holiday accommodation to choose from. We have apartments, cottages, town houses and country houses.
Property Ref: 90
Very well presented and cosy cottage in Victoria Road.Two wtin rooms and a bunk room. Available for Cowes Week, Little Britain, Round the Island and other regattas.+ More details
Property Ref: 114
This huge house, virtually on the river in East Cowes has to be seen to be believed. Totally rebuilt in 2005. To say it has 5 bedrooms, a sauna, piano, lift to all floors (except roof terrace) two lounge areas, 4 bathrooms, two large balconies, parking, views both up and down the medina and a roof top terrace would only be a beginning! Sleeping 10, dining for 10, seconds from the floating bridge so very near to Shephards Wharf. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, one permanent double, the master ensuite with zip and link, and one other with zip and link. On the second floor there are two rooms with zip and link in each, one of which easily takes 3 singles, leaving one room with one single bed.+ More details
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A centrally located 5 bedroomed, newly decorated house. Beautiful original features with stripped floors throughout. Fabulous outside spa with further conservatory with day bed and wet room. Relaxing dining area off the kitchen. One double, three twins and a single bedroom (the daybed). Less than a 5 min walk to the marina.+ More details
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A modern victorian time warp! Furnished and presented to the highest standards with all mod cons, but looking like it would have done 100yrs ago. Perfect for corporate or discerning families.+ More details
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A period terrace which comfortably sleeps 8. Minutes walk from Cowes town centre. Attractive southerly facing garden with pond and BBQ area. Newly refurbished. This house has recently been awarded a four star rating by the Quality In Tourism board.+ More details
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A bright and airy home with a pretty garden with pond and BBQ area. A welcoming conservatory leads to a newly fitted kitchen. There are computer and internet facilities in the basement as well as a seperate W/C and drying facilities for wet weather gear.+ More details
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Six bedroomed house sleeping twelve on Mill Hill Road. Lots of bathrooms, parking and outside space. All rooms have TV and washbasins, three are en-suite. Good sized entertaining rooms, wifi and usual ameneties. Big utility area perfect for drying clothes and storing sails. Parking for two cars. A spacious house perfect for teams or corporate use.+ More details
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A fabulously refurbished two double bedroom home. Lovingly restored to a very high standard. Spectacular bathroom with high tech shower! Garden with furniture and BBQ. Seperate dining room with cloakroom. Perfect for families or corporate guests.+ More details
Property Ref: 132
A fabulously well presented detached property minutes walk of the marina with sea views. Sleeps 12 comfortably. Ample parking. Situated on a quiet street so ideal for those wanting peace and quiet whilst being close to the action.+ More details
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Newly refurbished spacious family house. Within striking distance of Cowes town centre but far enough out to be peaceful. Large rooms, period feaures and high quality fittings make this an ideal corporate base for operations. Off street parking for 2 cars. All mod cons including wireless broadband.+ More details


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Every Tuesday, the folks at Tap Tap head out to the airport to pick up their 200 pounds of fresh goat from California. That's a lot of goat meat to go through in a week, but kabrit nan sos, or goat stew, is a real popular dish here ($15). We can thank the cooks here for making it taste so good, but we also have to thank the people out west who raise the Bolinas breed of all natural, free-range goats -- you can taste the difference between this eminently tender version and the tough stuff served elsewhere. Next time you're at Tap Tap -- and try to make it soon -- get the goat.
Tap Tap
819 Fifth St., Miami Beach
Hungry for more? The dishes in our countdown thus far are linked below:
100. Warm Buffala Mozzarella With Clay-Baked Roma Tomatoes and Eggplant at Timo
99. Butter Sweet Potato Pecan Cheesecake at the Mahogany Grille
98. Jerk Penne Pasta at Ortanique on the Mile
97. Herb-Basted Chicken Potpie at Gables Diner
96. Calzone Brooklynese at Pizza Volante
95. Deep-Fried Frogs' Legs at Coopertown Airboats in the Florida Everglades
94. Caramelized Onion Quiche at La Provence
93. Huevo Frito con Patatas, Jamón y Setas at Solea
92. Side of Bone Marrow Served With Steak at BLT Steak in the Betsy Hotel, South Beach
91. Swordfish at the Oceanaire Seafood Room
90. Twice-baked upside-down Gruyère cheese soufflé at Pascal's On Ponce
89. BBQ Shrimp at Red Light Little River
88. Thai Spring Rolls at the Asian Cultural Festival at Fruit and Spice Park
87. Sunday Fish Fry at the Shantel Lounge
86. Old Dirty Dawg at gastroPod Miami
85. Vegan Ding Dong at Lido at the Standard
84. Mahi-Mahi Tacos at Fish Shack & Market
83. Moroccan Spicy Chicken Sandwich at Elie's Café
82. Spicy Tuna Rock at Asia Bay
81. Lechón Asado at El Palacio de los Jugos
80. Grilled Octopus at Mandolin Aegean Bistro
79. Blue Cheese and Jamon Croquetas at Michy's
78. A Frita, Cuban Hamburger at El Mago de las Fritas
77. Strawberry Shake and Cinnamon Bun at Knaus Berry Farm
76. Chocolate Soup at Charlotte Bistro
75. Corn on the Cob at Shorty's
74. Dim Sum Barbecue Platter at Hakkasan
73. Quadretti con Portobello Olio Tartufato at Spiga
72. Homemade Pasta at Joey's Italian Cafe in Wynwood
71. Tuna Ceviche at OLA
70. Bento Box at NAOE
69. Churros at Sra. Martinez
68. Organic Microgreen Salad at Paradise Farms
67. Warbat from Middle East Best Food
66. Fried Chicken at Magnum Lounge
65. Goat Cheese Burger at Oneburger
64. Chicken Spinach Panini at Lemoni Cafe
63. Spaghetti at Scarpetta
62. Praline Bread Pudding at Morgans
61. Almond Croissant at Buena Vista Deli
60. Steak Empanada at La Estancia Argentina
59. Bacon Guacamole at El Scorpion
58. Omakase, Chef's Choice at Sushi Deli
57. Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup at Lost & Found Saloon
56. Chicken Paillard at Quattro
55. Heirloom Tomato alá Liquid Nitrogen at Dilido Beach Club
54. Pork Buns at Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill
53. The Memphis Piggie at Bar-B-Que Beach
52. Chopped Salad at The Forge
51. Pan Con Bistec at Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop
50. Lobster Ravioli at Calamari
49. Passion Fruit Panna Cotta at Bourbon Steak
48. Spicy Tuna Roll at Shoji Sushi
47. Bang Bang Shrimp at A Fish Called Avalon
46. Meatballs at Macaluso's
45. Goat Cheese Salad at Books & Books
44. Tacos al Carnitas Michoacan at Con Sabor a Mexico
43. Pan-Seared Sheepshead Fish Over Farro at Altamare
42. Deep-Fried Biscuit at the Pit Bar-B-Que
41. Joe's Stone Crab Claws
40. Fried Fish Sandwich at Alabama Jack's
39. Rotisserie Chicken at Pardo's
38. Hummus at Pita Loca
37. Pâté Sandwich at La Sandwicherie
36. Daily Bread's Falafel Platter
35.Fish & Chips at Clarke's


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Philosophy Dialogue Series considers 'Freedom of the Press'
By Paige Wilkerson
University News Service
February 29, 2012
The Texas State University-San Marcos Department of Philosophy presents a series of themed dialogue events taking place March 5-9. Unless noted otherwise, all dialogue events are held in the room 132 of the Psychology Building on campus. All dialogues are free and open to the public.
The discussion topic for Week 4 of the Philosophy Dialogue Series is Freedom of the Press: Old and New Media.
March 5
Media and the Muslim World
12 p.m., Parish Conkling, philosophy
March 6
The Challenge of New Media
12:30 p.m., Ryan Pierce and Sam Sohmer, philosophy students
March 7
Conservative and Liberal Biases in the Media
10 a.m., Paul Wilson, philosophy
March 8
Social and Political Implications of the New Media
1 p.m., Jeremy Littau, professor at LeHigh University
March 9
Talk of the Times
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A Powerball lottery ticket sold in Iowa with a number line-up bravely built around the number 13 matched the six numbers drawn Wednesday night for a jackpot prize worth $202.1 million.
The numbers were 13, 26, 39, 41, 42 and Powerball 10. As NPR points out, the first three numbers played are all multiples of 13. The drawing took place on Sept. 26 -- also a multiple of 13 -- as Philly.com points out.
The number-savvy winner and the location where the ticket was bought are still unavailable. Another ticket that matched the first five numbers but not the Powerball one was sold in Iowa and is worth $1 million, The Associated Press reported.
"Due to of the large number of big prizes involved, the Iowa Lottery's processing of the winning information is expected to take longer than usual," a press release from the Iowa lottery read Thursday.
According to the AP, a group of 20 employees from Cedar Rapids shared a $241 million Powerball jackpot in June.
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- No fix for 'Jesus rifles' deploying to Afghanistan
- FBI to look for Jimmy Hoffa's body at Detroit-area home


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Next week, I'll teach my first classes of the semester, and some of my first-year students will start worrying about their job prospects. Although I want to help all my students find work they love, I have better advice for the women. There are many things that college women can do to prepare for a genuinely rewarding career aside from getting stellar grades. But if I had to choose three areas of significant focus, I would zero in on these, because I think they can make a tremendous and fairly immediate difference after you graduate.
The importance of making professional (not just social) connections.
Success comes from doing things well and developing good business relationships. Neither alone is sufficient. Many people make the mistake of focusing too much on doing their work without building the kind of professional networks that will help them get jobs, move up at work, and change jobs when they need to.
Women are so good at building social networks that they can be hesitant about creating professional networks as well. I think a truly successful life requires having good friends in addition to good mentors and colleagues. As a natural introvert, I made the mistake of keeping my head down and focusing on work to the exclusion of building the kind of mentoring relationships — with both male and female mentors — that would have helped me succeed faster.
No workplace is a pure meritocracy, and doing well in school doesn't translate directly into doing well at work; you need to branch out and meet more people. Reach out to people whose work interests you and ask them about it. People like talking about themselves, if you make it easy for them to do so.
In college, you can start by connecting with professors during office hours. They may be able to teach you more about the practice of their field than you can learn in class, and interacting with them is great preparation for the workplace.
The importance of focusing on the skills you love using — not the perfect job.
If you want more enduring career satisfaction (and who doesn't?), find what you love being good at, and focus on learning all the different ways that people use those skills.
Are you good at consensus building? Creative problem-solving? Writing? Look at what you've done in college, in class projects and extracurriculars, to help get a clue about that. And it's never too soon to start looking at your volunteer and work experience in order to identify what you really enjoyed doing, and when you felt like you were adding the most value.
Focusing on the skills you already have and enjoy using, and then honing those skills and racking up associated accomplishments instead of job titles, will help you surf the job market and navigate career shifts in a more satisfying, sustainable and, ultimately, more successful way.
For example, if you like advising people, you could be a financial adviser, a lawyer, a guidance counselor, or a psychotherapist. Seeing yourself as any one of those things exclusively will artificially and unnecessarily narrow your career options.
The importance of mustering confidence, even when you don't feel confident
There is an anecdote about a Hewlett-Packard executive who proclaimed that women working at HP applied for a promotion only when they believed they met 100 percent of the qualifications listed for the job while men, on the hand, applied when they thought they met 60 percent of the job requirements. My take-away from this anecdote is that men are more likely to fake confidence than women, leading them to apply for jobs they are less qualified for. If women faked more confidence, they would apply for, and get, better jobs, thereby achieving more parity.
So, at some point, you have to start faking it until you make it.
I didn't actually make it — in terms of genuinely feeling confident — until 10 years into my career, so I spent a lot of time acting as if I could do the job I was hoping to get. That worked fairly well.
It may help to think of faking confidence as extrapolating from evidence you already have, rather than lying outright. Pretend you're advocating for someone else, if that helps. Every person who might hire you, or manage you, wants to know one thing: how can you, in particular, make their lives easier? Come up with a well-reasoned answer to that question, and you'll be on your way to success. You actually succeed by delivering on that promise and by making sure the right people know about it.
Each of my three suggestions — making professional connections, zeroing in on skills you love using, and mustering confidence — may seem small in the grand scheme of things. But with more than 20 years of work experience under my belt, I know that they matter greatly. And focusing on them will absolutely help you prepare for a wide variety of rich and rewarding careers.
A version of this article originally appeared on Bentley University's IMPACT blog at http://bit.ly/1slntbw.


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Spanish Wells is one of the districts of the Bahamas.
Spanish Wells is a settlement on the small island of St. Georges Cay (about half a mile wide by two miles long) located approximately one mile off the northern tip of Eleuthera island. It has a population of approximately 1,500 residents. It is so small that many residents get around the island using golf carts instead of full-sized cars. Historically, the island was used as a last stop for Spanish ships returning to Europe, where these ships refilled their water supply from wells created for this purpose - thus the English name of the settlement: Spanish Wells.
The first colonists were the Eleutheran adventurers from Bermuda (intending to be some of the first settlers of Eleuthera), who suffered shipwreck on a reef, known as the "Devil's Backbone" off Eleuthera in 1647. After living in a cave known as "Preacher's Cave" on Eleuthera, they ended up at Spanish Wells. Among other, later, groups of settlers were Crown loyalists, who left the United States after the American Revolutionary War.
Many of the people in (and around) Spanish Wells share the surname Pinder. The demographics of the island are opposite that of the Bahamas as a whole - the vast majority of the population is white.
Currently, (2006) Spanish Wells is a center for lobster fishing in the Bahamas. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Spanish Wells served as a transshipment point for illicit recreational pharmaceutical products, being shipped from South America to North America.
The area suffered extensive property damage during a direct hit from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Floyd in 1999.
Lately there is much concern over the introduction of non-native species of Lionfish to the waters surrounding St. Georges Cay. These interlopers, who have no natural predators, are killing the fish that are the main source of income for the islands fishing industry. They have become the source of some tension between Spanish Wells and other Bahamian islands and resorts, such as the Atlantis Paradise Island resort, considered possibly responsible for the release of Lionfish eggs into the sea, which then were carried on currents towards Spanish Wells and other areas around Eleuthera. No one has officially been named responsible for the appearance of the killer fish, however.
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Fairyland are nice dolls. I like dolls bashing parts like SQ labs heads with azone 1/3 bodies or even the parabox mod bodies.Moon Lightning wrote:(Lets see if this comment actually posts so others can read it. So far i've been posting and nada. Kinda lonely.)
Another option is to get a bjd. These are resin and string with elastic. I know a few companies that are of good quality and inexpensive. My first doll is a Bobobie.com Sprite. She cost me $150ish. Other companies are Impldoll, Mirodoll, and Resinsoul to start off with. Fairyland makes amazing dolls but they will be a bit more expensive. Though they do pose amazingly. A good forum for bjds would be Denofangels.com. You could find a good doll second hand there. Though they have a post count rule to meet before you get access to the buy and sale forum. I hope that helps. I've been neck deep in the doll hobby for years. Lol
Dolls to avoid though are the lovely doll, unless you don't mind cheap wire inside breaking and having a silicone paperweight. They look very pretty but break easily, I think tokyodoll is the same too with their silicone doll being metal wire internal.
BJD wise like many will mention, you have to watch out for lots of fakes when it comes to resin. People trying to pass off recast items as genuine and even charge for genuine price. Sad world we live in when our dollies are in danger!


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HIV/AIDS News
CD4+ T Cell Diversity, Lost in Late-Stage HIV Disease, Is Not Immediately Restored by Therapy
The immune system's army of CD4+ T cells not only declines in overall size during the course of HIV disease, but also becomes progressively less diverse as specific CD4+ T cells programmed to fight different invaders are lost, according to researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). These depleted cell types may not be immediately restored by therapies such as antiretroviral drugs or interleukin-2 (IL-2) that can increase an HIV-infected person's overall CD4+ T cell count. Rather, such therapy, at least in the short-term, appears to boost only the cells that were present when therapy began. The findings are reported in the May 1997 issue of Nature Medicine.
Our findings argue for treatment early in disease, before elements of the immune system are significantly depleted," says senior author H. Clifford Lane, M.D., NIAID's clinical director. "Our data also suggest that drugs to prevent opportunistic infections may remain important even for patients with CD4+ T cell counts that are rapidly increasing in response to therapy, because these individuals may be missing part of their CD4+ T cell repertoires."
Adds co-lead author Mark Connors, M.D., of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, "The loss of CD4+ T cells is a qualitative phenomenon as well as a quantitative one. In other words, a CD4+ T cell count of 200 per cubic millimeter (mm3) of blood during the natural history of HIV infection may be very different from a CD4+ T cell count of 200/mm3 in the context of therapy. Depletions in the CD4+ T cell repertoires of HIV-infected people and hence the reduced ability of their immune systems to recognize certain antigens are probably key to the development of immunodeficiency in these people."
The current findings shed light on an observation reported by Dr. Lane and his colleagues in the mid-1980s: HIV-infected people often lose their ability to respond to "remote recall antigens": substances to which one was exposed in the past, such as the antigens in a tetanus vaccine. The new data suggest that this decreased responsiveness is due to a loss of specific CD4+ T cell types, which scientists refer to as "clones."
A loss of CD4+ T cell clones, and the resulting "holes" in a person's CD4+ T cell repertoire, rather than an active immunosuppressive phenomenon, may explain why an HIV-infected person becomes unresponsive to remote recall antigens," says co-lead author Joseph A. Kovacs, M.D.
Study Details
Using molecular techniques, the NIAID researchers have demonstrated that CD4+ T cell diversity begins to decline when an HIV-infected person's CD4+ T cell count falls to approximately 150 to 200 cells/mm3 of blood. This decline accelerates when a person's count falls to 50 cells/mm3. A healthy person without HIV infection typically has a CD4+ T cell count in the range of 600 to 1500 cells/mm3.
Even when therapies boosted a person's CD4+ T cell counts to 200/mm3 or higher, CD4+ T cell diversity was not restored, the researchers observed.
However, Dr. Lane suggests that even patients with advanced disease may be able to mount adequate immune responses if antiretroviral therapy reduces HIV replication to very low levels. With potent suppression of HIV, other clones may be able to proliferate to sufficient levels to perform the job normally done by the missing clones.
"Think of a person's CD4+ T cell clones as tiles in a scrabble game," explains Dr. Lane. "As disease progresses, not only does an HIV-infected person have fewer tiles, but also fewer different tiles. If a person loses the letter "z," they will be unable to spell out the word "zebra."
However, if they have enough other tiles, they still may be able to describe a zebra by spelling a"horse-like animal with black and white stripes."
CD4+ T cells have on their surfaces a molecule called a T-cell receptor (TCR) which recognizes and binds to foreign invaders that have been ingested and processed by other specialized immune cells -- antigen-presenting cells (APC) -- and displayed on the surfaces of APCs.
Each CD4+ T cell's TCR has an alpha and beta chain. Each beta chain contains a variable region that is derived from one of at least 22 V-beta subfamilies. These V-beta subfamilies are often used by immunologists to classify T cells.
In their studies, Drs. Lane, Connors, Kovacs and their colleagues used a specialized polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to examine differences in size patterns in the V-beta subfamilies of CD4+ T cells taken from both HIV- infected and HIV-uninfected people.
Among these subjects were five sets of twins in which one twin was HIV-seropositive, the other HIV-seronegative. The five healthy, HIV-seronegative twins had TCR V-beta families that were virtually all normal. Their infected twins had disruptions in as many as 11 different V-beta subfamilies.
The researchers applied the same PCR technique to samples taken from HIV-infected people at different stages of HIV infection, and found that disruptions in the CD4+ T cell repertoire became more pronounced as disease progressed. In a group of eight control patients without HIV infection, fewer than 5 percent of all V-beta families had disruptions. In a group of five HIV-infected people with CD4+ T cell counts above 200 cells/mm3, approximately 15 percent of all V-beta families had disruptions. However, among six patients with CD4+ T cell counts lower than 200/mm3, nearly 40 percent of V-beta families had disruptions. In most cases these were associated with depletions within these V-beta families.
Therapy with antiretroviral drugs or interleukin-2 plus antiretroviral therapy led to only minor changes in previously disrupted V-beta repertoires, and in the relative percentages of naive and memory CD4+ T cell subsets, the researchers found.
"Most likely, the increase in a patient's CD4+ T cell count after initiating therapy represents expansion of the existing repertoire in a patient's bloodstream and lymph nodes rather than the generation of "new" CD4+ T cells by the thymus," says Dr. Kovacs. "This view is fortified by our observation that many of the patients in the study had minimal thymic tissue."
"In the future, modifications of the techniques used in this study may prove useful clinically for better defining the predictive value of a CD4+ T cell count," he adds. "Knowing a person's specific T cell repertoire might allow one to better predict the susceptibility of a person to opportunistic infections, and may one day help guide treatment decisions."
In addition to Drs. Lane, Connors and Kovacs, co-authors of the paper include Seth Krevat, Juan C. Gea-Banacloche, M.D., Michael C. Sneller, M.D., Mark Flanigan, Julia A. Metcalf, R.N., Robert E. Walker, M.D., Judith Falloon, M.D., Michael Baseler, Ph.D., Randy Stevens, Irwin Feuerstein, M.D., and Henry Masur, M.D. The techniques used for precisely analyzing CD4+ T cell repertoires were developed at the Pasteur Institute in France by Drs. Christophe Pannetier and Philippe Kourlisky.
NIAID, a component of the National Institutes of Health, conducts and supports research aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating illnesses such as AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.References:
Connors M, et al. "HIV infection induces changes in CD4+ T- cell phenotype and depletions within the CD4+ T-cell repertoire that are not immediately restored by antiviral or immune-based therapies." Nature Medicine 1997; 3(5): 533- 540.
NIAID press releases, fact sheets and other materials are available on the Internet via the NIAID home page at http://www.niaid.nih.gov.


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No current discussions of Ryan reunion in Houston
Astros owner Crane says club is willing to listen if legendary hurler expresses interest
HOUSTON -- Astros president of business operations Reid Ryan, whose father, Nolan, announced Thursday he was retiring as chief executive officer of the Rangers, said he hasn't had any discussions with his dad about a possible return to Houston.
Nolan Ryan, who grew up in the Houston area and played nine of his 27 seasons with the Astros, announced he was stepping down at the end of the month. He has been running the Rangers as president and then CEO since being hired by former owner Tom Hicks in February 2008.
"Everybody's wanting to know if he's coming to the Astros," said Reid Ryan, who was hired in May. "I hesitate to say anything like that because I don't want to give anybody any false expectations or hopes. I know as his son, knowing him as well as I do, I know he's going to want to take some time off, and after he feels like he's kind of rested and rejuvenated, we'll see what the next chapter holds."
Astros owner Jim Crane said he'd welcome Ryan back to Houston if he were interested.
"Certainly, he's one of the best-known baseball players in the history of Texas, and I don't know his plans in the future," Crane said. "I wish him the best. We have Reid here, and [Nolan] is certainly welcome as a family member to hang out with us. I like Nolan, and at some point, if Nolan wanted to do something, we're all ears."
Ryan finished his career with the Rangers after pitching in Houston from 1980-88, and former Astros owner Drayton McLane signed the Alvin, Texas, product to a five-year personal services contract in 2004 after a 10-year personal services contract with the Rangers had expired.
Ryan joined the Rangers ownership group headed by Ray Davis and Bob Simpson when they bought the team in August 2010. The Hall of Famer, who played in the Major Leagues a record 27 seasons, pitched for the Rangers from 1989-93. During Ryan's tenure as an executive, Texas won its first two American League pennants in 2010 and 2011 and averaged more than 92 wins over the past four seasons.
"Obviously, I'm very, very proud of everything he's accomplished in the game of baseball," Reid Ryan said. "He always treated this game with respect, he cares about the fans, he cares about the players and those of us who work in the game, and he's always done things for the right reason.
"It's no fluke that success has followed him everywhere he's gone. It really started in Houston when [former GMs] Gerry Hunsicker and Tim Purpura asked him to be part of the front office and he was there for the run that got the Astros to the World Series in '05, and that really propelled him to the job in Arlington he ended up taking up there.
"Seeing the success the club had both attendance-wise and with two World Series runs and the way fans embraced the club around the state, it does nothing but bring pride to the son. I'm very happy for him he got to take this challenge on and he was able to do some great things."
Nolan Ryan holds the Major League record for strikeouts (5,714) and no-hitters (seven), one of which he threw with the Astros and two with the Rangers. His No. 34 is retired by the Rangers and the Astros, but he entered the Hall of Fame in 1998 wearing a Rangers cap.


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Pop (up) quiz: Knock it out of the park
Considering the futility of psychoanalyzing Manny Ramirez, Tiger Woods, or the Boston Red Sox, and since we all need to have some fun, how about a quiz? I feel pretty good about anything that keeps me from writing more than ten words about Manny Ramirez, but I can't avoid him altogether, so let's get him out of the way first.
1. With or without performance enhancing drugs, would the recently retired 38-year-old designated hitter Manny Ramirez have been of any use to the Tampa Bay Rays?
a. Of course! He has 555 career home runs.
b. Maybe, but he had only one hit in 17 at-bats this season.
c. Get real. Anyone that egotistical, uncaring, or stupid (he'd already been caught once for PEDs) is nothing but a liability. Plus, he's washed up.
2. Which former ESPN analyst and current sports radio host said "Thank God for steroids. It [sic] brought the game back from extinction," when discussing the Barry Bonds' perjury trial?
a. Dan Patrick
b. Keith Olbermann
c. Steve Phillips
d. Sean Salisbury
3. The Boston Red Sox, ranked number one in the AL East in Sports Illustrated's baseball preview, won how many of their first eight games this season?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
4. When the University of Florida unveiled life-sized statue of its three Heisman winners (Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, and Tim Tebow), what caused a bit of controversy?
a. Danny Wuerffel's name was misspelled.
b. Tim Tebow was running with, not throwing, the ball.
c. Steve Spurrier said, "I only wish I could have won the Heisman for South Carolina."
5. College baseball teams are hitting half as many home runs as last season (averaging one fewer per game). Why?
a. NCAA rules have moved the outfield fence back ten feet.
b. Smaller sweet spots decrease ball speeds off the bats.
c. 2011 is the year of the pitcher.
6. What have the San Francisco Giants done for their gravely ill clubhouse attendant, David Loewenstein, that made headlines?
a. Given him a full share of their World Series earnings.
b. Paid for around-the-clock nursing care at an assisted-living facility.
c. Continued to give him full health benefits and kept him on the payroll even though he's too ill to work.
d. All of the above.
7. After two Dodgers fans brutally beat San Francisco fan Bryan Stow (who remains in a medically induced coma) following the Giants' victory on Opening Day, L.A. owner Frank McCourt decided to take what action?
a. ban alcohol from Dodgers home games
b. eject rowdy fans
c. put off-duty cops in uniform rather than in plain clothes
d. both a & b
e. both b & c
8. With the NBA trying to hammer out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, what major change do executives expect?
a. A return to the 2005 rule that allowed players to join the NBA straight out of high school
b. Requiring benched players to wear suits and ties
c. Changing the draft age limit from one year out of high school and 19 years old to two years out and 20 years old.
d. A ban on trade talks during the regular season
9. After losing his 100th consecutive race, Dale Earnhart Jr. cited what as contributing to his losing streak?
a. not wrecking other cars on purpose
b. lack of support from team owner Rick Hendrick
c. being boxed in by other drivers
d. power problems with his car
10. Charl Schwartzel became the first Masters champion to do what?
a. refuse the green blazer unless women were allowed to play the course
b. finish with four birdies
c. hail from South Africa
d. finish with a hole in one
1. most likely c, 2. A, 3. A, 4. B, 5. B, 6. D, 7. E, 8. C, 9. A, 10. B
Juanita lives on a farm in Charlotte County with her husband, son, and many dogs.


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New research shows that when calves on a higher plane of nutrition were fed three times a day instead of two, they had a much better chance of entering lactation than calves fed twice a day.
"When you talk about feeding (calves) three times a day, everybody thinks of going outside and having to do a midnight feeding," says Don Sockett, veterinary microbiologist at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Madison, Wis.
Fortunately, that is not necessary. Here's how the calf feeders involved in the research study implemented a 3X approach:
At 8 a.m., the daytime calf feeder fed the calves a 28-percent protein, 20-percent fat milk replacer. The next feeding took place at 2:30 p.m. Before he left for the day, the calf feeder washed and sanitized all the buckets. He also handled preparations for the 9 p.m. feeding, which was handled by a milker on the farm. This streamlined the evening feeding tremendously.
"All he (the evening milker) had to do was come over," Sockett says. "Everything was pre-weighed. Everything (was) labeled, so all he had to do was get the water at the right temperature, add the milk replacer, mix it up and feed the calves."
The milker left the buckets with the calves all night. At 6 a.m. the next morning, the daytime calf feeder arrived to wash and sanitize the used calf-feeding equipment prior to offering the 8 a.m. feeding.
The key to success, Sockett says, is getting the people who feed the calves on board.
"If there's a will to do it, the calf feeder will figure out a way to do it," he says.
To learn more about the research, read "Make mine a triple" in the March 2012 issue of Dairy Herd Management.


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"By introducing us to the memorable American folk heroes known as the Girls Above Him, Charlie McDowell sneakily does one better: he introduces us to Charlie McDowell, the hapless, wit-soaked everyman who is attempting to bridge the gap between the sexes like a very skilled, and freaking funny, anthropologist of the Kardashian era."
—Lena Dunham
"If any one of us were in Charlie's situation, we likely would have committed murder. We would have killed these two girls and their vapid musings. Yet Charlie and his big heart somehow derive humor, meaning, and maybe even a little sympathy for these girls and their generation of throaty babblers."
—Mark Duplass
"Charlie McDowell is a wonderful writer. I have gotten his emails."
—Zach Galifianakis


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UGG™ Australia sells Water & Stain Repellent and Cleaner & Conditioner to help to prevent and/or remove/reduce stains. If your UGGs are starting to look a little ugly, dry cleaning is the safest and most effective way to clean spots and stains from your UGGs, renew the essential oils to the skins and make the fleece lining look and feel soft again. If you feel comfortable cleaning them at home, follow these steps to hand wash them:
Moisten sheepskin with clean, cold water; be sure to wet entire boot to avoid visible water lines.
Dilute the Cleaner & Conditioner product half and half with water and apply a small amount of diluted Cleaner & Conditioner to a clean wet sponge. It is important NOT to apply Cleaner & Conditioner directly onto UGGs (this could damage the sheepskin).
Gently scrub the whole boot. The delicate surface of sheepskin can be damaged by overly aggressive scrubbing.
Rinse clean with clean, cold water and wring out excess. Stuff boots lightly with paper towels (to hold shape) and air-dry naturally. DO NOT use a hair drier, dry near a heat vent or dry in direct sunlight.
Once your UGGs are dry, lightly brush with a soft suede/nubuck brush; brush in one direction only.
To deodorize and help soften the inside of your UGGS, use a mixture of 2 tsp. baking soda and 2 tsp. corn flour to deodorize and soften the inside of the boots. To add a scent, you can also add a few drops of an essential oil. Shake this mixture into your boots and let them stand overnight. Next day, shake out the excess.


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Entering Polish Hill under the Bloomfield Bridge
I love my tiny neighborhood of Polish Hill. Nestled between the Strip District, Lawrenceville, Oakland, and the Hill District, it often feels like a little village in the middle of the city. At the top of the hill on Bethoven Street, birds chirp in rambling gardens behind brick houses, and all is quiet (except for the brass band practicing in the old garage). Slightly crumbling public stairways make their way through leafy hills, popping out between houses. Porches face north, with an incredible panoramic view of valley, rivers, train tracks, and city. There are hidden houses at the bottom of gullies. An outdoor gallery of graffiti under the Bloomfield Bridge gives way to a community garden. I live next door to a three-story building housing Lili Coffee Shop (a café that often hosts good live music), the excellent record store Mind Cure Records on the second floor, and Copacetic Comics on the third, with its great selection of graphic novels, comics, used and new books, cds, and the wise council of its owner Bill Boichel. And there's almost no need to mention Gooski's—definitely the best dive bar in a hundred-mile radius…
The neighborhood is home to a fair number of artists, musicans, chefs, filmmakers, etc. I recently came accross this short film by Julie Sokolow about the neighborhood's resident Russian Orthodox icon painter. Pretty fascinating stuff.
And a great set of photos of the recent May Day celebrations by Polish Hill man-about-town Mark Knobil.
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After the two-day G20 economic summit in France was dominated by the debt crisis in Greece, President Barack Obama says he will keep pressing for quick action to solve the crisis. The president also vows to continue his push for legislation that would help create jobs in America.
President Obama left the French resort city of Cannes Friday, expressing optimism that Europe can solve its economic problems, a key step toward boosting the world's economic recovery.
But he and other non-European G20 leaders want swift action on the spreading European debt crisis. ?Having heard from our European partners over the past two days, I am confident that Europe has the capacity to meet this challenge. I know it isn?t easy, but what is absolutely critical, and what the world looks for in moments such as this, is action," he said.
European G20 leaders resolved to attack the debt problem. But the immediate action the Obama administration had hoped for did not materialize.
Mr. Obama offered further advice and encouragement to his European counterparts, but no U.S. financial help.
Still, the president said some progress was made in Cannes. Italy, a top European economy, may have prevented problems similar to the ones in Greece by allowing the International Monetary Fund to monitor its economy. And G20 leaders agreed to give the IMF more resources to fight financial crises.
"Europe remains on track to implement a sustainable path for Greece. Italy has agreed to a monitoring program with the IMF, in fact, invited it. Tools have been identified that will better enable the world to support European action," he said.
The concerns of other G20 countries about the state of the U.S. economy were underscored by the release of more figures showing lackluster job creation last month.
Mr. Obama used the occasion to again call on Congress to pass his $447 billion jobs legislation, saying his economic program is making some progress. "Is that good enough? Absolutely not. We've got to do more. And as soon as I get some signal from Congress that they're willing to take their responsibilities seriously, I think we can do more," he said.
The president and Republicans in the House of Representatives are offering separate and quite different bills on job creation.
Some other G20 leaders praised Mr. Obama's plan, and he will spend the next few days promoting it to the American public.
While most of the summit in Cannes focused on Europe's economy, China agreed to speed efforts to raise the value of its currency, the RMB, which President Obama had been planning to call for. "In addition, we welcome China's determination to increase the flexibility of the RMB. This is something we've been calling for for some time, and it will be a critical step in boosting growth," he said.
The U.S. and other countries welcomed China's stated intent to open its markets to more imports. Obama administration officials say the Chinese announcements reflect concern in Beijing about risks to its economy from Europe's financial troubles.
The most urgent non-economic item covered in Cannes, Iran's nuclear program, will be raised again in the coming days. An International Atomic Energy Agency report due soon is expected to show that Iranian scientists are making progress toward learning to build a nuclear bomb.
Iran has repeatedly denied that its nuclear program is for military purposes.
Meanwhile, in the coming days, Mr. Obama will campaign for his jobs program, before leaving for the next series of international meetings.
He will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and the North American leaders' summit in his home state of Hawaii. He will go on to visit Australia, then to the Indonesian resort of Bali for the East Asia Summit.


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Literacy is key to unlocking the cycle of poverty
Today is International Literacy Day.
If you can read that sentence, you are more fortunate than 775 million men and women, and 122 million girls and boys. We speak of the "digital age" as if it were a given. But for millions of people - and most of them are women - these words have no meaning, literally. On the sidelines of the global village, they get none of the benefits of globalization and suffer all its costs.
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization led a study on the impact of illiteracy in Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and the San Pablo State in Brazil. The facts are clear - illiteracy correlates to far higher unemployment.
Illiterate adults are more vulnerable to ill heath, exploitation and human rights abuse. They are more likely to be unemployed and paid less. Unable to read or write, they are stunted from reaching their full potential.
The case is equally clear on the power of education. One additional year in school can increase a woman's earnings by 10 percent to 20 percent over a lifetime. Women with post-primary education are five times more likely than illiterate women to be educated on HIV prevention. Children of parents with a basic education are more likely to survive past the age of 5.
Illiteracy locks communities into vicious cycles of poverty that lay the conditions for violence and strife. Forty percent of the world's out-of-school kids of primary-school age live today in conflict-affected countries.
There is nothing inevitable about illiteracy. This is a challenge we can overcome.
In 2000, the countries of the world agreed to halve adult literacy by 2015. In 2003, the United Nations launched the International Literacy Decade as a way to mobilize attention and resources. The decade closes this year, and we have made progress. Across the world, communities and countries have reached children and adults to teach them to read and write. As a result, the lives of 90 million more young men and women and adults have been transformed.
This is not enough. Not with population growth, not with a global economic crisis. Three years away from the 2015 deadline, we must do more. Literacy must become the breakthrough strategy for equity and development that it can be.
First, governments must resist the temptation of education cuts, despite economic pressures. Education is simply the best path out of the crisis; it is the surest long-term investment in development.
We need to make sure girls and boys go to and stay in school. No one should end schooling without being able to read. This means they must have something to read - good libraries - and good teachers to help them.
We must think big, to make literacy happen outside formal schooling - in the workplace, in libraries and community centers. We can do much more with new information and communication technologies to widen learning opportunities for all. This requires alliances for literacy, especially with major private companies.
Finally, we must focus where needs are most acute - in countries emerging from conflict, moving from autocracy to democracy, from poverty to prosperity. In these situations, education provides a stake in peace. It is the best way to build the future.
UNESCO is acting at all these levels. Our literary program in Afghanistan has trained 250,000 learners in 18 provinces, 60 percent of whom are women. Over the next five years, we will reach 20 million Egyptian citizens. The new state of South Sudan was born last year with 80 percent of its adults lacking basic skills. UNESCO is helping the Juba government structure an Education Ministry to meet the needs of a population afflicted by years of conflict. In Senegal, Ethiopia and Tanzania, we are working with Procter and Gamble, the Packard Foundation and Microsoft to bolster learning and literacy. In Pakistan we are supporting women's literacy through mobile learning applications.
Illiteracy, today, is synonymous with hopelessness and poverty. We must turn this around.
Think of Khalida, a young Afghan woman enrolled in a UNESCO course at a training center in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. She was hesitant at first to join the course, but she changed her mind and she's glad she did. In her words, "I learned many new techniques and realized that, as an Afghan woman, I can serve my community. When I have completed this course, I will be able to establish my own business." Khalida is the beginning of a new Afghanistan. This is the power of literacy for peace.
Bokova is director-general of UNESCO; Bush is UNESCO's honorary ambassador for the Decade of Literacy.


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Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)
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Young Professionals and Elite OC Members,
Please join us for a wonderful night of networking and giving back at our February Schmoozer held at the hip Newport Beach Vineyards & Winery in Newport Beach. Taste amazing wines in a beautiful atmosphere while networking for other young professionals for a great cause.
We have partnered with the charity organization Taller San Jose. Please help us support their amazing efforts by bringing gently used or new professional clothing and accessories.
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Giving back and establishing a strong, supportive presence in the local community is a primary focus - as we are tomorrow's business leaders and need to set an example for others to follow. The Elite OC has found success and grown its community by bringing together the right individuals that share the same vision and common desire to support one another on the path to success.


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We were rated 4 stars by Golf Digest. The dune lined fairways here at Windswept Dunes Golf Club give you the feel of our neighboring "worlds most beautiful beaches". At 7608 yards, this golf experience is far from ordinary- Six sets of tees give golfers of every level a challenge that is just far enough away from the hustle and bustle of Destin and Panama City Beach to be relaxing, yet close enough to get back to the beaches in just a few minutes. Our massive fairways are a beautiful contrast of emerald against the dunes and native vegetation. Our huge, undulating greens are enough to challenge the best golfers- but the good news is, your greens in regulation percentage is sure to go up here!!
THE GOLF GARDEN, located on Highway 98 in Destin, Florida, is open to the public. We have a lighted golf course and a ten-acre practice area with ten multi-pin target greens. Offers 9 Holes, Par 29, and 2455 yards.
Lofty praise indeed, and well deserved at that. At Shalimar Pointe, we're committed to providing a golf experience you'll covet again and again. Our 18-hole championship course features impeccably manicured greens and strategically placed bunkers; a challenge for both weekend and scratch golfers alike.
The Seascape Destin golf course will surpass your expectations with 18 lush contoured fairways and immaculate greens winding through the Resort's lush forests and around its tranquil lakes. The course is situated among a series of fresh water and coastal dune lakes and features breathtaking views of the Gulf of Mexico from many holes. Fifteen of the eighteen holes have water features.
Santa Rosa Club on Scenic Highway 30A in Santa Rosa Beach boasts two picturesque holes overlooking the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico with all 18 holes framed by untouched, natural vegetation. Home of the prestigious Hank Johnson School of Golf, Santa Rosa was selected as the 2009 reader's choice by Florida Golf Magazine. Offering exceptional and friendly service, the course is also a member of Audubon International and one of the few to allow walking.
Sandpiper Cove is an exciting 9 hole par 3 course located at the Sandpiper Cove Golf Course facility in Destin, FL. The course contact is Jack Scelsi, General Manager.
Nestled among breathtaking nature preserves along the Choctawhatchee Bay, Regatta Bay Golf and Country Club is a true escape into golfer's paradise. Designed by acclaimed course designer and former lead architect for Arnold Palmer, Robert C. Walker, this 6,894-yard, par-72 course offers an extraordinary golf experience for players of all skill levels and was named one of Golf Digest's "Top Places to Play in North America."
The Pines Course (par 72) a challenging layout of over 6800 yards through an upland pine forest.
Bill Amick was the arhitect for Par 3 Golf Course at Island Golf Center which was opened to public in 1985. The course features 1252 yards from the Men's tees with a rating of N/A and a par of 27. Par 3 Golf Course at Island Golf Center has an estimated number of N/A rounds played annually and it is a 18-hole (Public) course.
The Oaks Course (par 72)offers over 6400 yards of narrow fairways, more water hazards, and fairways lined with Oak trees.
The overall layout is fun and encouraging for novice golfers from the forward tees, with hardly any forced carries; however, from the back tees, it's an entirely different game. This Destin golf course stretches 7,099 yards - a serious driving test for long hitters. The low-handicapper will find it a true test of golf where strategy and accuracy are vital to beating par.
Indian Bayou Golf Club is located in the heart of beautiful Destin, Florida. This semi-private course offers 27 challenging holes suited to all skill levels-perfect as your home course or for your Florida golf vacation getaway.
Emerald Bay Golf Club was designed by Bob Cupp to be the Destin Florida premier full service championship 18-hole golf course. Located on the Bay, there are multiple water features and garden views as the course winds through the exclusive gated community of Emerald Bay.
The Eglin Golf Course offers 36-holes of championship golf. Open year-round, it's ranked 1st in AFMC, 3rd in US military courses and 61st among the thousands of great Florida courses. The course is located 4 miles east of Eglin's East Gate in Niceville. The Golf Course complex consists of 450 acres with 250 acres of fairways and greens and two separate courses - the Eagle and the Falcon. An astounding 100,000 rounds of golf are played per year. The facility offers a wide range of services including the Pro Shop, automated carts, locker storage, rental equipment, lighted driving range, a chipping green and two practice putting greens, one of which is lighted.
Four nine hole courses designed by world renowned golf architects Tom Fazio and Jerry Pate, each with a unique layout to take advantage of the terrain and natural surroundings. Play along the shoreline of Choctawhatchee Bay and then move through southern woodlands followed by a journey through a pristine wetland area. A Terrific Golf Experience!
he 18-hole "Baytowne" course at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort facility in Destin, Florida features 6,805 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71 .
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Honoring the Saints
One of the most significant achievements of the Protestant Reformation was the recovery of the biblical truth that Christ is the sole Mediator between God and man. When this truth is proclaimed, we have confidence to approach the Lord with ...Read More
The God of Peace
Many well-meaning people seek world peace, but as Christians, we know that this will not be possible until all the world is at peace with God. The only way to bring about lasting peace between people and nations is to ...Read More
The Judgment of God in Christ
If we are in Christ Jesus by faith alone, the sin of judgmentalism will not keep us out of the kingdom. We will find ourselves repenting for this transgression, and the blood of our Savior will cover us where we ...Read More
The Sum of God's Commandments
As disciples of Christ, we must define love by what the Lord has revealed and not by what happens to feel right to us at the moment. Our hearts can deceive us, but God's Word teaches us only the truth. ...Read More
Genuine Goodness and Love
Today we see a false understanding of love manifested most commonly in romantic relationships. Many people justify adultery by saying that they no longer love their spouse but love another person. People often justify homosexual relationships by saying, "As long ...Read More
The Sober Judgement of the Members
Ultimately speaking, God does not need us for His plan to succeed. However, He has deemed it wise to use us—to use His church—to accomplish His purposes in the world. The Lord has ordered things so that all of His ...Read More
The Providence of God
Only if God ordains all things can we be confident that He is working all things together for our good. Because even evil is a part of the Lord's plan, we know that there is a reason for every bad ...Read More
The Will of God
The distinction between God's hidden will and His revealed will gives us a great deal of freedom. We do not have to worry about His hidden will, because we cannot know it anyway. But as long as we seek to ...Read More
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The Houston Dynamo Reserves defeated the Chicago Fire Reserves 2-0, Tuesday morning at the Houston Amateur Sports Park. Jason Johnson and Luiz Camargo provided the goals and Erich Marscheider made four saves as the Dynamo Reserves improved to 3-0-0 on the season. With the loss, Chicago falls to 1-3-0.
Despite outshooting the Fire 7-5 in the first half, the home side had the better of the opportunities. Rookie striker Jason Johnson hit the crossbar with a chip in the seventh minute and followed that up with a strike that hit off both posts in the 18th minute.
Chicago's best chance in the first half came in the 43rd minute. Right back Mike Videira slipped a pass to Quincy Amarikwa on the right flank. Amarikwa beat a defender in the box but second-year goalkeeper Erich Marscheider stayed big and Amarikwa's shot hit him square in the chest.
The Dynamo managed to break through in the 48th minute. Johnson intercepted an errant pass and played a give-and-go with Dynamo Academy striker Elo Ozumba. Johnson did not waste the return pass and ripped a left-footed strike into the far corner of the net to give the Dynamo a 1-0 lead.
The Fire had two quality chances in the second half but neither troubled Marscheider. The first came in the 67th minute when Yazid Atouba curled a free kick on target around the wall. The second came from a 35-yard strike from Alex in the 73rd minute. Marscheider corralled both attempts.
Chicago played with only 10 men for the final 10 minutes after Atouba was involved in a collision and had to be helped off the field. The Fire chose not to insert their only sub, goalkeeper Alec Kann.
Houston was able to capitalize on the man-advantage, doubling their lead in the 80th minute. After Johnson picked up a loose ball deep in Chicago territory, the Jamaican rookie slipped the ball to Mike Chabala on the left flank. The veteran defender curled a cross to the near post and Camargo beat his defender to head the ball past goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi.
The Dynamo Reserves have a quick turnaround, playing USL-Pro club Charleston Battery on Sunday at BBVA Compass Stadium. The match will kick off at 10 a.m. and can be seen live on HoustonDynamo.com. The Chicago Fire Reserves will have a month off before traveling to North Carolina to take on USL-Pro side Charlotte Eagles on June 14.
Houston Dynamo Reserves (3-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire Reserves (1-3-0)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 – Houston Amateur Sports Park
MLS Reserve League
Scoring Summary:
HOU – Jason Johnson 2 (Elo Ozumba) 48
HOU – Luiz Camargo 1 (Mike Chabala 1 Jason Johnson 1) 80
Disciplinary Summary
HOU – Mike Chabala (caution) 41
CHI – Luiz Camargo (caution) 83
Houston Dynamo – Erich Marscheider; Eric Brunner, Anthony Arena, Mike Chabala; Alex Dixon, Luiz Camargo, Jose Rodriguez*; Brian Ownby, Elo Ozumba* (Irvin Ramirez* 85), Jason Johnson.
Subs not used: Tally Hall, Louis Thomas*.
Chicago Fire – Paolo Tornaghi; Luis Zapata**, Joel Leon*, Sam Klos**, Mike Videira; Shaunoven Wilson**, Yazid Atouba, Corben Bone, Brendan King; Alex, Quincy Amarikwa.
Subs not used: Alec Kann.
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The Heartland Apicultural Society annual Conference is July 10-12, 2008 at Marshall University in Huntington WV.
We have over 85 presentations/workshops planned for the conference. There will be presentations/worshops for everything from starting to advanced beekeeping. Lecture sessions and hands-on workshops including a 15 hive on-site apiary.
Exhibitors-- Over 25 bee supply dealers, bee quipment Manufacturers, and Book sellers. You may find the item you are looking for and talk to the venders in person.
Food-- The Dining hall has all-you-care -to-eat with several food stations--Seating is 475 so there will be no waiting in line to eat.
Housing---Do the inexpensive dorm rooms--all AC --or stay at a full-service Motel just 1-3 miles from Marshall.
Tentative speakers include Jerry Hayes, Greg Hunt, Dewey Caron, Tom Webster, Jennifer Berry, Bill Ferguson (Ferguson Apiaries-Buckfast Qeeen) and many more good speakers.


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After seeing that zarjaz official photo and some leaked shots of his bike, it's been a while since we've seen anything from the production of Dredd.
So here's a new photo of Karl Urban as our no-nonsense hero, presumably investigating the cause of a mysterious blackout in Mega City One. This Judge never takes off his helmet, of course.
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The Online Habits That Trigger NSA Spying
A recent report reveals the online behaviors that will get you tailed by the spies.
Worried about the National Security Agency monitoring you? If you take certain steps to mask your identity online, such as using the encryption service TOR, or even investigating an alternative to the buggy Windows operating system, you're all but asking for "deep" monitoring by the NSA.
TOR is an encryption network developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in the 1990s. The military's hope was to enable government workers to search the web without exposing their locations and identities. The system today is widely available, runs on open-source code, and is popular among privacy advocates as a more secure alternative to open Internet surfing, particularly in countries with repressive regimes. It works by encrypting the user's address and routing the traffic through servers that are located around the world (so-called "onion routing.") How does the NSA access it? Through a computer system called XKeyscore, one of the various agency surveillance tools that NSA leaker Edward Snowden disclosed last summer.
According to a recent report from the German media outlet Tagesschau, a group of TOR affiliates working with Tagesschau looked into thesource code for XKeyscore. They found that nine servers running TOR, including one at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, were under constant NSA surveillance. The code also revealed some of the behaviors that users could undertake to immediately be tagged or "fingerprinted" for "deep-packet inspection," an investigation into the content of data packages you send across the Internet, such as emails, Web searches, and browsing history.
If you are located outside of the U.S., Canada, the U.K., or one of the so-called Five Eyes countries partnering with the NSA in its surveillance efforts, then visiting the TOR website triggers an automatic fingerprinting. In other words, simply investigating privacy-enhancing methods from outside of the United States is an act worthy of scrutiny and surveillance according to rules that make XKeyscore run. Another infraction: hating Windows.
If you visit the forum page for the popular Linux Journal, dedicated to the open-source operating system Linux, you could be fingerprinted regardless of where you live because the XKeystore source code designates the Linux Journal as an "extremist forum." Searching for the Tails operating system, another Windows alternative popular among human-rights watchers, will also land you on the deep-packet inspectee list.
Science-fiction author Cory Doctorow, an editor at the popular technology blog Boing Boing, was quick to take exception to the findings, questioning not only the propriety of the tactics revealed in the researchers' report but also their utility.
TOR and Tails have been part of the mainstream discussion of online security, surveillance, and privacy for years. It's nothing short of bizarre to place people under suspicion for searching for these terms."
More importantly, this shows that the NSA uses 'targeted surveillance' in a way that beggars common sense. It's a dead certainty that people who heard the NSA's reassurances about 'targeting' its surveillance on people who were doing something suspicious didn't understand that the NSA meant people who'd looked up technical details about systems that are routinely discussed on the front page of every newspaper in the world.
Doctorow goes on to speculate, with the help of an anonymous expert, that the NSA's intention in marking the TOR-curious for monitoring was to "separate the sheep from the goats — to split the entire population of the Internet into 'people who have the technical know-how to be private' and 'people who don't' and then capture all the communications from the first group."
The better able you are at protecting your privacy online, the more suspicious you become.
How many sheep and how many goats are there? Not all of the XKeyscore fingerprinting triggers apply to U.S. citizens, as mentioned above, but some 14 percent of U.S. Internet users have taken some step to mask their identity online using encryption according to the PEW Internet and American Life survey from September of last year.
The revelations underscore the fact that in the post-Snowden environment, privacy is less of a given and more of a fast-paced cat-and-mouse game. An encryption network, developed by the military, gains popularity among a public increasingly worried about government surveillance. The network is then hacked by the government that created it. Of course, you don't have to be the NSA to crack TO; you just need a bit of money. Two researchers, Alexander Volynkin and Michael McCord, will presenting at the popular Black Hat conference next month, a provocative session called "You Don't Have To Be the NSA to Break TOR: Deanonymzing Users On a Budget." They report that they can crack TOR and disclose a specific user's identity for just $3,000.