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In a more and more competitive and global market it is fundamental to guarantee a strategically spread presence on the territory, so as to provide a comprehensive service which can quickly and effectively answer the customer's countless needs.
From this point of view, the SMI Group operates outside Italy through a widespread network of branches and representative offices.
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ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Miramar Labs announced today ground-breaking two-year results from their commercial device study which showed patients treated with the miraDry System — a non-invasive technology that was cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to treat primary axillary hyperhidrosis — experienced sustained improvement in sweat reduction and quality of life at 24-months post treatment. This is follow-up data to a study that assessed the efficacy and safety of the miraDry Procedure, which previously reported an average of 82 percent sweat reduction at 12- months post procedure. The data was presented today at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
"This new data adds to the growing evidence that validates the efficacy of the miraDry Procedure to provide significant and lasting reduction in underarm sweat. The substantial improvement in quality of life and long-term reduction in sweat in patients who had the procedure have been maintained for two years and further supports that the procedure eliminates sweat glands," said Dr. Mark Lupin, director and founder of Cosmedica in Victoria, B.C. who presented the data today. "Aside from surgery, which is invasive and contains inherent risks, there are no other options that can provide results confirmed by multi-year follow-up data."
Highlights of the 24 month data:
- All of the participating patients have HDSS (Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale) scores of 1 or 2 which indicate that underarm sweating no longer substantially impacts their daily lives
- 1.3 average DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index) which indicates long-term stability, compared to average baseline score of 11.8
The study enrolled 31 adults with excessive underarm sweat at two centers in Canada. Participants had follow-up office visits within the first year and completed a survey every three months after the first year. Patients' level of underarm sweat was evaluated by HDSS scores, gravimetric weight of sweat (up to 12 months) and the multi-question, validated DLQI, a dermatology-specific quality-of-life scale.
"We are delighted to see consecutive studies that support the efficacy, safety and improved quality of life in patients who have had the miraDry Procedure," said Darrell J. Zoromski, president and chief executive officer of Miramar Labs. "Given that other primary therapies currently available provide only short-term relief or are ineffective, we are seeing a growing demand for a lasting treatment option to address this embarrassing condition."
In the U.S., 1 in 5 adults suffer from bothersome underarm sweat. The miraDry Procedure is the only FDA-cleared device that delivers energy non-invasively to the underarm area where the sweat glands reside, creating localized heat to eliminate the glands. Since the sweat glands do not grow back once they have been eliminated, the results are lasting.
About Miramar Labs
Founded in 2006, Miramar Labs is a privately owned medical device company dedicated to bringing the next generation energy modality to the field of dermatology. Miramar Labs is the tenth company created by The Foundry, a leading medical device incubator based in Menlo Park, California. Supported by rigorous clinical research, Miramar Labs is focused on addressing medical conditions for which there are significant unmet clinical needs. Their first priority is the treatment of excessive underarm sweat, a medical condition that significantly affects the quality of life of millions of people. The miraDry System is cleared in the United States for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis. Physicians and patients are encouraged to visit www.miraDry.com for additional information about Miramar Labs.
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(www.ocala.com) A day after an athletic director of a military school was released on bond for interference with child custody, he was rearrested by an Ocala police detective on more serious charges.
Duane Ernest Adams now faces eight counts of sexual battery custodial, eight counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition and eight counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on the same juvenile, according to authorities.
Flanked by Detective Jorge Fernandez and Officer D. Parish as he exited the Ocala Police Department and made his way to a parked squad car, a handcuffed Adams told a Star-Banner reporter that he had sex with the 15-year-old girl.
Asked why he was guilty of the offenses, he said, "Because it's against the law."
Dressed in shorts, a T-shirt and sneakers, Adams added he got "caught up with something I shouldn't have done."
A retired U.S. Army sergeant first class with more than 20 years of service, Adams said he had nothing to say to the victim's family.
Bond for the 54-year-old Ocala man was set at $176,000.
Col. William "Bill" Archibald, director of Francis Military Academy, where Adams taught Russian, team sports and started the school's award-winning orienteering team, said "I'm absolutely appalled." Archibald said Adams had been suspended without pay and Adams' employment at the school "will be terminated."
"We can't have him back," said Archibald, urging anyone who knows anything about Adams and his behavior to come forward and report it to either the school or to the OPD. "We're all beside ourselves at the academy."
Archibald said Adams is the only person being linked so far to inappropriate conduct.
Divorced, Adams, in an interview with Fernandez on Wednesday, confessed to taking the juvenile to his apartment at 1601 SW 27th Ave. where they had sex. He said they're in love and that they had exchanged wedding vows and rings. He said in front of God, they're married.
He also told the detective he was waiting until she turned 16 to run away to another state and marry her using fictitious names.
On Tuesday, Fernandez interviewed the teen, where she said she had sex with Adams while they were in Daytona. She said they had been dating for about six months, and during that time, he has fondled her and she has performed sex acts on him while they were at his apartment. She said the incidents occurred during the night or whenever she sneaked out of her home.
Adams faces sex charges in Daytona, officials said.
Last Friday, the victim was reported as a runaway by her parents after she didn't show up to the school. Adams, officers said, had shown up at the girl's home on Friday morning to take her to school, but the child's mother told him to leave, which he did, and her mother took her daughter to school.
Over the weekend, police spoke with several people, including Adams, about the girl. Adams denied knowing where she was. On Monday, Fernandez and Sgt. Brian Young went to Adams' apartment, where he told them he had not talked to the girl since Friday. He said he was aware she was a runaway but did not know her whereabouts, her phone number or how to contact her.
Found Monday in front of a restaurant, the teen told Fernandez she and another girl had run away on Friday and they went to Gainesville, Orlando and Daytona Beach. She said Adams met them in Daytona and she took a picture of him wearing her blond wig.
She said Adams left around midnight, but later came back and then took her to Ocala to a place that has small cabins for rent. She said that on Monday, Adams texted her saying she needed to turn herself in before he went to jail, according to reports.
Adams met with Fernandez on Tuesday and told the detective that he went to pick the girl up on Friday morning but that her mother told him to leave. He said he did, but he said he knew the girl had run away so he let her stay at his apartment on Friday while he was at work.
Adams said they went to Daytona Beach on Friday afternoon and that he paid for a hotel room at the Royal Inn by using a fake name and cash because he did not want to get caught.
Adams said they spent Friday and Saturday at the hotel. They left Sunday and went to the Ocala RV Campground at 3200 SW 38th Ave., and he rented a cabin for her for four days, then he went to a tennis game, the report states.
Adams told Fernandez he saw the girl on Monday and bought her lunch. He said he never touched her and that no one else had been with them, the report notes.
Initially charged with interference with custody of a child on Tuesday, he was released Tuesday night on $2,000.


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This Thursday, March 31st, our company founder Vincent Cobb will be a guest on Alex Bogusky's FearLess Revolution. Past guests have included the co-founder of Threadless, the people behind the Bag It documentary, and Patagonia CEO Casey Sheahan.
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So We're Really Doing This, Eh Bisping?
(Combat Lifestyle captures Bisping's wrestling practice at the brand new TapouT training center in Las Vegas.)
Here's Michael Bisping, or as he will soon come to be known, "Johnny Takedown," working on his wrestling skillz in advance of his UFC 100 bout with Dan Henderson next weekend. You'll recall that we previously laughed off the idea that Bisping might try and take Hendo down rather than just focusing all his energy on trying to stay upright. And sure, maybe double-legs were only 10% of a wrestling practice that was 90% about sprawling and scrambling back to the feet. Still, training takedowns this close to the fight makes it seem suspiciously like Bisping intends to turn Henderson's greatest strengths against him.
If that is the plan, it's now officially the worst kept secret in MMA. Imagine how shocked Henderson would have been to see Bisping shoot for a takedown right off the bat. Not now though. After his wrestling coach blew up his spot and these pictures hit the internet, it's safe to say the element of surprise is gone.


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Tobacco is probably one of my favorite notes next to leather and clove. My first experience with tobacco as probably many others was D&G PH. It certainly is too popular but this is a rare instance where the popularity is justified.
Now my first experience with the Dreamer was much different. It was just too weird in the opening and washed it off immediately. Fast forward 2 years and I tried it a second time giving it time to develop. The tobacco morphs into a moist, leafy accord that is really unique and slightly intoxicating. Not as classic or refined as D&G PH but a more surreal, edgier second cousin.
On to Tabarome Millesime which I bought blind. I have to say I was really disappointed in this one. Opening ginger blast is too sharp for my tastes. Then the tobacco in the drydown is just too weak. It needs an "oomph" desperately.
Lastly, I come to Miller Harris FdT. Reminds me a lot of Tabarome which is not a good thing. Again, the tobacco comes across as very weak, like a pipe stuffed with too much cloves and cinnamon to really develop itself.
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The Disasters Darwinism Brought To Humanity
Part 5: Capitalism and The Fight for Survival in The Economy
The term capitalism means the sovereignty of capital, a free and unrestricted economic system totally based on profit and where society is in competition within these criteria. There are three important elements in capitalism: individualism, competition, and profit-making. Individualism is important in capitalism, because people see themselves not as a part of society, but as "individuals" standing alone on their own two feet who have to get by with their own efforts. "Capitalist society" is an arena where individuals compete with one another under very harsh and ruthless conditions. This is an arena just like that described by Darwin, where only the strong survive, where the weak and powerless are crushed and eliminated, and where ruthless competition holds sway.
According to the logic capitalism is based on, every individual–and this can be a person, a company, or a nation–must only fight for its own development and advantage. The most important criterion in this war is production. The best producers survive, the weak and incompetent are eliminated and vanish. This being the shape of the system, it is forgotten that those who are eliminated in the bitter struggle, those who are crushed and fall into poverty, are "people." What is seen as worthy of attention is not human beings, but economic development, and goods, the product of this development. For which reason the capitalist mentality feels no ethical responsibility or conscience for the person whom it crushes underfoot and climbs on top of and who has to live in great difficulty. This is Darwinism put into total practice in society in an economic way.
By proposing that it was necessary to encourage competition in all areas of society, and announcing that it was necessary to provide no opportunities or support for the weak in any field, from health to the economy, the foremost theoreticians of Social Darwinism prepared a "philosophical" and "scientific" support for capitalism. For example, according to Tille, a foremost representative of the Darwinist-capitalist mentality, it was a great error to try to prevent poverty by helping the "defeated classes," because that meant interfering with natural selection which brought about so-called evolution.119
In the view of Herbert Spencer, the main theorist of Social Darwinism, who introduced the principles of Darwinism to the life of society, if someone is poor then that is his mistake; nobody must help this person to rise. If someone is rich, even if he has acquired his wealth by immoral means, that is his competence. For this reason, the rich man survives, while the poor man disappears. This is the view which has come to prevail almost completely in today's societies and is a summary of Darwinist-capitalist morality.
Spencer, who defended this morality, finished his work Social Statistics in 1850, and opposed all systems of help offered by the state, precautions for the protection of health, state schools, and compulsory inoculation. Because according to Social Darwinism, social order arose from the principle of the survival of the strong. Supporting the weak and allowing them to survive was a breach of this principle. The rich are rich because they are better fitted; some nations rule others, because they are superior to them, some races fall under the yoke of others, because these others are more intelligent than them. Spencer applied the doctrine to human societies with a vengeance: "If they are sufficiently complete to live, they do live, and it is well they should live. If they are not sufficiently complete to live, they die, and it is best they should die."120
Graham Sumner, Professor of Political and Social Sciences at Yale University, was Social Darwinism's spokesman in America. In one of his writings he summed up his thoughts on human societies in these words:
Richard Milner, senior editor of New York's American Museum of Natural History's Natural History Magazine writes:
As has been seen from these announcements, Social Darwinists used Darwin's theory of evolution as a "scientific" comment on capitalist societies. As a result of this, human beings began to lose such concepts, which religion had brought with it, as mutual assistance, philanthropy, and co-operation, and instead of these virtues to give pride of place to selfishness, cunning, and opportunism. According to one of Social Darwinism's most important theorists, the American Professor E. A. Ross, "The Christian cult of charity as a means of grace has formed a shelter under which idiots and cretins have crept and bred.". Again in Ross' view, "The state gathers the deaf mutes into its sheltering arm, and a race of deaf mutes is in process of formation." Rejecting all these because they prevent natural evolutionary progress, Ross declared that "The shortest way to make this world a heaven is to let those so inclined hurry hell-ward at their own pace."123
As we have seen, Darwinism forms the philosophical basis of all the capitalist economic systems in the world and the political systems which take their shape from them.
It is for this reason that the greatest supporters of Social Darwinism were owners of capital. The rise of the strong by treading on the weak and the following of economic policies far removed from feelings of pity, help, and compassion were no longer to be condemned, because behaviour like this was accepted as in accordance with "scientific explanations" and "the laws of nature."
According to Richard Hofstadter, the author of the book Social Darwinism in American Thought, the nineteenth-century railroad magnate Chauncey Depew asserted that the men who attained fame, fortune, and power in New York City represented the survival of the fittest, through "superior ability, foresight and adaptability."124 Another railroad baron, James J. Hill, alleged that "the fortunes of railroad companies are determined by the law of the survival of the fittest."125
In his biography Andrew Carnegie, another major owner of capital in America, states his belief in evolution with the words, "I had found the truth of evolution."126 Elsewhere he wrote these words:
In his article Darwin's Three Mistakes, the evolutionary scientist Kenneth J. Hsü, reveals the Darwinist thoughts of America's foremost capitalists:
It is exceedingly interesting that in America foundations such as the Rockefeller Foundation and the Carnegie Institution, founded by great capitalist dynasties such as Rockefeller and Carnegie, should give important financial support to research into evolution.
As has been seen from what has been explained so far, capitalism has dragged human beings to worship only money and the power that comes from money. By counting all kinds of religious and ethical values as nothing, societies influenced by evolutionary suggestions began to give importance to material power, and moved away from such feelings as compassion, mercy, and sacrifice.
This capitalist morality holds sway in almost all societies in our day. For this reason the poor, the helpless, and the crippled are denied charity, and are not looked out for or protected. Even if they fall victim to the most serious and lethal disease they are unable to find any body or humane aid to protect and help them recover. The poor man is left to his sickness and to death. In many countries such unjust and inhumane practices as little children ruthlessly being made to work and being left without any social rights are frequently encountered.
Today the reason for countries such as Ethiopia having drought-affected areas and living in starvation is the dominance of this capitalist morality. While aid and support from many countries could save these hungry people, they are abandoned to starvation and poverty.
Another feature of capitalist society is the way it gives room to inequality within itself. In societies of this kind the divide between rich and poor grows ever wider, as the poor grow poorer, the wealth of the rich grows greater. The existence of millions of homeless people and these people being left to live in the most inhumane conditions, even in America, the most highly developed country in the world, is a result of capitalist morality. Of course American society is wealthy enough to protect all these people and find them jobs. But because the prevailing mentality is not to let the poor rise, but to rise by treading on the poor, no solution is offered to these people. This is the result of the putting into practice of the Social Darwinists' claims that "In order to rise there has to be a stepping stone for one to tread on."
At this juncture, attention has to be drawn to an important point: Throughout history there have always been societies where the poor and weak were trodden down, where only material things were important, and where selfishness, self-interest, and cheating were seen as the only way to become rich: in the past too there lived people who thought only material things were of any worth and who were far removed from the features of any pleasing morality. But from the second half of the 19th century people with such views entered a very different period. For the last 150 years people and societies which possess this ruthless make-up have begun not to be condemned or criticised like the others. Behaviour of this sort began at last to be accepted as a law of nature. And at this point Darwinism had become a false religion justifying immorality and pitilessness.
Robert E. D. Clark explains the situation this way:
And H. Enoch wrote in his book Evolution or Creation:
As we have seen, lack of religion and the Darwinism which inspired it lay behind all the people, systems, and ideologies which have brought worry, difficulty, pain, and hopelessness to the world, particularly in the last 150 years. Those who thought that they could protect their own interests in the selfish and ruthless environment brought about by lack of religion saw Darwinism as a saviour for themselves. They adopted Darwinism's thesis of "the weak disappear as the strong live" as a philosophy of life for themselves.
They were not aware of it, but these people who thought they were preparing a great trap for all of mankind, actually prepared it for themselves. Because no matter how much they struggle to survive and stay alive, there is actually one judge, one lord, and one Master, whether of themselves, of the whole world, of everything they try to possess, the leaders they bind themselves to, or the ideologies and "isms" they believe in. Allah is the one judge and power. And not the temporary power and opportunities given to human beings, the things they gain so ruthlessly by struggle and oppressing other people, by the sweat of their own brows. The wealth, strength, and power which a human being thinks he gains by himself are actually given to him by Allah to try him. No matter how much he may believe that he is in an arena of struggle where the weak are eliminated and the strong conquer, in actual fact every human being is living a test set by Allah for himself. Allah reveals in a holy verse that he tries human beings by means of the opportunities he gives them:
We made everything on the earth adornment for it so that We could test them to see whose actions are the best. (Surat al-Kahf: 7)
Those who think that they have won what they possess as the result of a "fight for survival" will feel a heart-rending pain for which there is no compensation, and great sorrow when they come face to face with reality in the hereafter and see what an empty idea they followed:
The Companions of the Garden will call out to the Companions of the Fire, 'We have found that what our Lord promised us is true. Have you found that what your Lord promised you is true?' They will say, 'Yes, we have!' Between them a herald will proclaim: 'May the curse of Allah be on the wrongdoers those who bar access to the Way of Allah, desiring to make it crooked, and reject the hereafter.' (Surat al-A'raf: 44-45)
The Companions of the Ramparts will call out to men they recognise by their mark, saying, 'What you amassed was of no use to you, nor was your arrogance. (Surat al-A'raf: 48)
As for those who have not been influenced by Darwinist-capitalist thinking and who have not forgotten the reason for their being in the world and the existence of Allah, they see other human beings as living things created by Allah. As Allah has ordered them, they always treat other human beings pleasantly, feel affection and compassion, and do everything that they possibly can to take away their difficulties and worries. They always speak the pleasantest words, look after the orphaned, help the sick and crippled, and protect and watch after them. People like this avoid sin and keep their duties to Allah as it is revealed in the Qur'an and are the most superior in Allah's Sight: they pay no attention to wealth, race, colour, class, ideology, or philosophy.
119- Alaeddin Şenel, Irk ve Irkçılık Düşüncesi (The Idea of Race and Racism), Ankara: Belem ve Sanat Yayınları, 1993, p. 61
120- Herbert Spencer, Social Status, 1850, p.414-415
121- The Challenge of Facts and Other Essays, as quoted in Mason Drukman, Community and Purpose in America: An Analysis of American Political Theory, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971, p. 202.
122- R. Milner, Encyclopedia of Evolution 1990 p. 412
123- Thomas F. Gossett, Race: The History of an Idea in America, Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1963, p. 170
124- Chauncey Depew, My Memories of Eighty Years, New York, 1922, pp.383-384
125- James J. Hill, Highways of Progress, New York, 1910, pp. 126, 137
126- Andrew Carnegie, Autobiography, Boston 1920, p. 327, cited in Richard Hofstadter, Social Darwinism in American Thought, Boston: Beacon Press, 1955, p. 45
127- Andrew Carnegie, Wealth, North American Review 148, 1889, s. 655-657, cited in Richard Hofstadter, Social Darwinism in American Thought, Boston: Beacon Press, 1955, pp. 45-46
128- Kenneth J. Hsü, "Darwin's Three Mistakes", Geology, vol.14, June 1986, p. 534
129- Bolton Davidheiser, W E Lemmerts (ed) Scientific Studies in Special Creationism, 1971 p. 338-339.
130- H. Enoch, Evolution or Creation, 1966 p.145


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The search continues for a Shawnee family's missing pet kangaroo, and although there's been no confirmed sightings since Saturday, it's possible she was seen in the Shawnee area on Sunday.
The search continues for a Shawnee family's missing pet kangaroo, and although there's been no confirmed sightings since Saturday, it's possible she was seen in the Shawnee area on Sunday.
Lucy Sparkles went missing Thanksgiving Day from her Shawnee home one mile west of Kickapoo and Hazel Dell Roads. An intensive search has been ongoing for the 11-month-old pet of the Menhusen family and there is now a $1,000 reward offered for her safe return.
It is believed the pet of Larry and Shayla Menhusen and their three children wandered off Thursday after being spooked by all the company over for Thanksgiving dinner.
The family, along with friends and volunteers they've never met, continued their search Tuesday near Shawnee, many searching with flashlights after dark.
Shayla Menhusen said there was a possible sighting of Lucy crossing Kickapoo Street between Garrett's Lake Road and Wolverine Road on Sunday, which is a lot closer to home than an earlier sighting.
On Saturday night, there were reports of a possible Lucy Sparkles sighting in the area of Interstate 240 and Hiawassee Road is east Oklahoma City.
The story of Lucy's disappearance is all over the TV news, newspapers and Internet, both locally and nationwide. A Facebook page titled "Bring Lucy Sparkles Home," is keeping everyone updated on the search.
Lucy became part of the Menhusen family in June, with 4-year-old Layla naming her Lucy Sparkles.
Menhusen said she is a gentle kangaroo and will answer to her name.
"She is just like a dog — she hops around the yard with the kids," Menhusen said. "She's very gentle and very sweet."
Lucy, when standing, is about 2 feet tall, she said, and weighs about 30 pounds.
Menhusen said Lucy is gentle and likes to be held, and she especially likes to eat Cheetos.
Anyone with information or with sightings of Lucy are asked to call Shayla Menhusen at 405-990-4867.


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J.J. Abrams' Mystery Boxes
With the debut of his latest TV series Fringe last week, J. J. Abrams—the writer/director/producer behind Lost, Felicity, and Alias—is back in the spotlight to talk about why he did the things he did with his new, much anticipated sci-fi show. Opening to mixed reviews, the X-Files-esque-medical-puzzle series promises to deliver… READ MORE >
For This Documentary Tells Me So
The idea that documentaries are unbiased truth is well-established nonsense, of course, but some filmmakers are better at covering their ideological tracks than others (the good ones are, anyway). For the Bible Tells Me So tackles a tough, timely topic: the antagonism between Christian fundamentalists and practicing homosexuals. This complex… READ MORE >
Not-So-Merry Prankster
He's been a four-track folk singer, found-sound experimenter, hip-hop beatmaster, Dada-ist lyricist, postmodern collage artist, and mock funk-soul crooner. He mixes electronica and harmonica. He mixes dance beats and downbeat blues. Then he remixes. If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds then shapeshifting singer-songwriter… READ MORE >
Gonzo Suicide
Gonzo should have been subtitled "The Life and Work and Death of Hunter S. Thompson," because the writer's suicide three years ago was the flare-out of a fading star, a premeditated decision that shrouded his last moments in existential uncertainty. Did the Lion in Winter flip a final bird to established conventions, rebel… READ MORE >
REM's Comeback
"…for a supposed comeback attempt, R.E.M. doesn't seem desperate to be loved here. Much of Accelerate actually sounds fired-up and angry: 'Living Well Is the Best Revenge' is an aggressive opening salvo, the oblique narrative of 'Mr. Richards' finds Stipe at his most effectively political, and the gritty, double-speed 'Horse to Water' is the album's most self-critical song… If it isn't able to recapture the post-punk energy of Reckoning, the political fury of Life's Rich Pageant, or the epic scope of Automatic for the People, the album, at the very least, finds the band playing to its strengths rather than attempting to explore an increasingly thin artistic mythology. That alone justifies Accelerate's positive buzz, even if the album doesn't quite support the magnitude of it." READ MORE >
Holy Man: What does the Dalai Lama actually stand for?
"'The more he gave himself to the world,' Iyer writes, the more Tibetans have come to feel 'like natural children bewildered by the fact that their father has adopted three others.' …Avidly embracing the liberating ideas of the secular metropolis, the Dalai Lama resembles the two emblematic types who have shaped the modern age, for better and for worse—the provincial fleeing ossified custom and the refugee fleeing totalitarianism. Even so, his critics may have a point: the Dalai Lama's citizenship in the global cosmopolis seems to come at a cost to his dispossessed people… It is hard to see the Dalai Lama bringing about mutual understanding in the world at large when he has failed to bring it about between China and Tibet." READ MORE >
Sleepy-Eyed Writer, Wandering Byzantium
"About the Lower East Side today,' Mr. Price said, 'This place is like Byzantium. It's tomorrow, yesterday — anyplace but today.' ... 'Lush Life' took so long to finish, he said, in part because he spent so much time researching it — talking to people, riding around with the neighborhood police and sometimes just walking around. 'I always like to hang out,' he said, 'because, one, it's a way of avoiding really writing; and, two, sometimes God is a crackerjack novelist and you can plagiarize the hell out of him.' He particularly liked hanging out with cops, he said, 'because I'm so not a cop myself. Being with them gets me out of my own self-consciousness.'" READ MORE >
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"…In the Jungle of Nool something foreign lands on a piece of clover. It's not a spaceship but an entire alien world: the nearly infinitesimal planet of Who-ville. Horton the elephant, his large ears giving him the most acute hearing, detects cries from the clover speck. He can't see the little Whos, but he deduces, believes, knows that sentient creatures are in there; and his caring instinct tells him that they must be protected. He builds a rapport with the tiny planet's resident scientist, Dr. Hoovey, who is having just as much trouble convincing his villagers that there's a giant outside force, unseen but benevolent, that will determine their future." READ MORE >
Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana
"Far from pushing boundaries, or the church's buttons, Rice's portrayal of Jesus as the son of God and the savior of humankind is theologically sound. At the same time, he's also very human, with needs and cares readers can relate to. 'It's an attempt to get close to him and what he experienced, to make it historically exciting and historically correct,' she said. Writing the books 'has made me conscious of what (Jesus) suffered in the way of derision and dismissal … Just like today -- people go around making jokes about him. But he goes right on winning souls no matter what anybody does. We've come 2,000 years, and you can still sit at his feet and hear him speak and feel his hand, maybe, touch your shoulder. He survives it all.'" READ MORE >
Board Game: Gus Van Sant's latest experiment works
"The book is linear and psychological and even invokes Dostoyevsky—Notes From the Underground… and, by implication, Crime and Punishment. Van Sant dumps Dostoyevsky and ruptures the story line; his narrator, Alex, apologizes for screwing up the order of events… Alienation, guilt—it's all free-floating, as if Camus had reworked Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart."' READ MORE >
The Last Triumph of Fatima
The centrality of Fatima to the second, 'suffering servant' stage of John Paul II's papacy, and his involvement with the two men who would become the Vatican's numbers one and two after his death, may help explain why Lucia's cause has been fast-tracked for beatification... In the book, Bertone seems relieved that all the Virgin's prophecies were now safely in the past tense, and could no longer be seen as portending the world's end: 'It's all quite different from the massive carnage certain fevered brains like to imagine taking place,' he writes… READ MORE >
The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors
…Dan Ariely's new book, 'Predictably Irrational,' an entertaining look at human foibles like the penchant for keeping too many options open. "Closing a door on an option is experienced as a loss, and people are willing to pay a price to avoid the emotion of loss," Dr. Ariely says… So what can be done? One answer, he says, is to develop more social checks on overbooking. He points to marriage as an example: 'In marriage, we create a situation where we promise ourselves not to keep options open. We close doors and announce to others we've closed doors.'" READ MORE >


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Szechuan Turkey Chili
This turkey chili is made hot with Szechuan seasonings. For authenticity serve it with sticky rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1 tsp canola oil
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh gingerroot, peeled and minced
1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1 15-oz can diced tomatoes
1 15-oz can kidney beans, drained
8 oz tomato sauce
1/2 tsp five spice powder
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp wasabi powder
2 tbsp Asian chili paste
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sesame oil
8 cups sticky rice, cooked
2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
1. Brown turkey in canola oil and drain. Reserve the liquid.
2. In the reserved drippings, saute the peppers, onion, garlic and ginger. Do not brown.
3. Add soy sauce, tomatoes, beans and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat.
4. Return cooked turkey to the stockpot. Stir in all other ingredients, except the rice and sesame seeds. Simmer for 1 hour over low heat.
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The Senate approved a $34 billion budget late Thursday night on par with spending agreed to in the House, but $800 million less than Gov. Deval L. Patrick sought in January.
The budget, which calls for a 4.4 percent hike in spending in fiscal 2014, is built on a pending $500 million tax hike to raise the gas tax by three cents per gallon, add a dollar to a pack of cigarettes and raise taxes on some utilities and computer system design work.
The Legislature rejected the governor�s call for $1.9 billion in new taxes earlier, and final legislative action on the smaller tax bill, already approved in both chambers, is pending.
While the House and Senate agreed on the level of spending, there are considerable differences to work out in Conference Committee to reconcile the budgets. That includes the fact that the House approved $50 million more for the state�s colleges and universities in its budget.
An amendment to add that higher education spending to the Senate budget, by Sen. Michael O. Moore, D-Worcester, was withdrawn on the floor of the Senate, leaving the differences to be worked out in committee before final votes on an agreed spending plan are taken in both chambers.
Funding for many local groups was also tacked onto the final Senate action, including an annual appropriation to subsidize operation of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, which was boosted to $4 million, $500,000 more than approved by the House.
A budget rider approved as an amendment would authorize transfer of ownership of the historic National Guard Armory on Grove Street in Worcester to the veterans support and shelter group, Veterans Inc. That would allow the organization to use a large portion of the building currently being used for National Guard archives, which are being transferred to a National Guard facility in Woburn.
Senate Ways and Means Chairman Stephen M. Brewer, D-Barre, said an amendment that added $40 million for distressed hospitals will help a number of hospitals that provide high levels of care to Medicaid patients and need the funding to continue current operations.
Two amendments offered by Sen. Harriette L. Chandler, D-Worcester, were adopted to restore dental coverage for low-income seniors and adults and to increase the percentage of money from assessments on traffic violation fines that go into the state�s head injury trust fund from 75 percent to 100 percent.
The dental care amendment would add $8 million in funding to begin restoring dental services for 800,000 adults and 120,000 low-income seniors. Those MassHealth program services were eliminated during budget cuts in the recession. The additional funding would see the program restored in March 2014.
State Sen. Jennifer L. Flanagan, D-Leominster, said amendments adopted to allow reclassification of sex offenders based on new information and without new criminal convictions and authorize the sex offender Registry Board to release information on Level 1 sex offenders for state review of people living at the same address as day care centers were overdue. The need for the change came to light several months ago, she said, in the case of a Level 1 sex offender allegedly molesting a dozen children or more at his wife�s day care center. The reforms also tighten reporting timelines for registering sex offenders.


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Construction employment continued to suffer significant declines in the majority of metropolitan areas, according to a the latest analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va. The figures reflect continued weak private, state, and local demand as well as a lack of long-term projects caused by stalled federal infrastructure bills, association officials noted.
"With current demand soft and chances of a turnaround months away, construction firms are unwilling to expand payrolls," says Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. "Contractors know there's nothing to take up the slack once the stimulus runs its course."
According to Simonson, construction employment declined in 294 of 337 metropolitan areas tracked between May 2009 and May 2010, increased in 16 metro areas, and held steady in another 27. He added that 11 metro areas had lost more than 10,000 construction jobs each during the past 12 months, while one in three cities added 1,000 or more jobs during the same period.
Chicago lost the most construction jobs between May 2009 and 2010 (-21,900 or -16%), followed by Houston, Texas (-18,400 jobs or -10%) and Los Angeles-Long Beach (-17,300 jobs or -15%). Chico, Calif., experienced the largest percentage decrease in construction employment (-33% or -900 jobs), followed by Flagstaff, Ariz. (-32% or -700 jobs); Pascagoula, Miss. (-31% or -1,900 jobs); Monroe, Mich. (-29% or -700 jobs); and Lewiston, along the Idaho-Washington border (-25% or -300 jobs).
Columbus, Ohio, added the highest number of construction jobs during the past year (1,500 jobs or 5%), followed by Kansas City, Kan. (1,100 jobs or 6%) and Oklahoma City (1,000 jobs or 4%). Two metro areas recorded double-digit percentage gains in construction employment: Eau Claire, Wis. (17% or 500 jobs) and Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury along the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border (11% or 400 jobs).


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Hospice and a smoke detector
I once heard someone say "You don't wait until your house is on fire to realize you need a smoke detector." To him, it was a no-brainer.
In a similar way, don't wait until you need hospice to learn about it.
It makes sense, although this isn't the typical behavior of most people. We are a nation of procrastinators. So often we hear, "I wish we had hospice sooner" or the heartbreaking "No one ever mentioned hospice." What can we do to better educate individuals on hospice and facilitate care sooner rather than later? Shouldn't we be accountable for our own health care choices? Far too many people wait until they are in the midst of a health care crisis before thinking about their options.
Did you know hospice cares for people with advanced heart disease? Chances are the effects of heart disease aren't going to go backward. The symptoms are going to advance, some faster than others. So if you or someone you love is suffering from advanced heart disease or some other life-limiting illness, it may be a good time to install the smoke detector – or learn about hospice – before the time comes when you are in real need.
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Embellished collars are going to be really big this Autumn and we have already seen them starting to trickle into the high street shops already. As seen on my previous post Deco Utilitary I brought some fantastic art deco style earrings from H&M for only £5.99. Although I actually wore them as earrings in that post, they were originally intended to be embellishments for shirt collars. I had been looking all over the internet for weeks, scouring for the perfect collar pins, but all were either too boring, too punk (not keen on too many skulls) or too expensive. Then I thought surely, earrings will work just the same! So here they are, my very own DIY shirt collar pins, perfect for autumn. I'm thinking of having a look for some gold chains that I can glue to the backs which will hang down nicely between the two. But that's another DIY for another day ;)
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A Tuscaloosa County man reportedly shot another man in self-defense Sunday.
A Tuscaloosa County man reportedly shot another man in self-defense Sunday.
According to the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, a 42-year-old man was found bleeding on the floor while holding a knife in his hand when Tuscaloosa County sheriff's deputies arrived at the 20000 block of U.S. Highway 43 North in northern Tuscaloosa County. Deputies had to restrain the 42-year-old man to allow emergency personnel to treat him and transport him to DCH Regional Medical Center, said Capt. Loyd Baker.
The gunman, 45, told police that the men had been drinking heavily since about 6 p.m. Saturday and that the 42-year-old man had become angry and agitated. The gunman told deputies that the 42-year-old man hit him in the face for "no reason" and then picked up a knife and lunged at him, Baker said.
The gunman told deputies that his pistol was lying on a bar and that he picked it up and the 42-year-old man grabbed the gun when it fired.
"The victim had several injuries to his face and arms," Baker said.
Due to the evidence found at the scene and the statements made by witnesses, investigators have not charged the gunman. It appears that he acted in self-defense, Baker said.
The 42-year-old man was in stable condition at DCH Regional Medical Center on Sunday. The case is still under investigation.
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Babul Supriyo becomes an Actor
Following the trend of Sonu Nigam, Himesh Reshammiya and Ali Zafar, Babul Supriyo also becomes an Actor from a successful singer. Babul is making his Hindi Debut along with Arshad Warsi in a Sameer Tiwari directed film which is interestingly titled 'Joe B Carvahlo'.
The Singer has started shooting for his debut Hindi film in Bangalore from Monday. Apart from Arshad Warsi and Babul, The film also has Soha Ali Khan and Jaaved Jaffry. Speaking in a telephonic conversation, The singer-cum-actor said "It's a slapstick comedy. I play a cameo in this film, a character called Malik. He's got shades of grey in him, wears a rugged look and is a gun-toting man. Ever since I was young, I wanted to play comic characters. The most difficult job for an actor is to make people laugh."
So in that case, Bye-Bye to the singing career? Babul quickly replied "I am doing playbacks but I would not disclose the names of the movies. Nowadays, three-four singers are singing the same song and it's tough to identify whose voice is retained."
This is not the first film where Babul will be seen as an actor. The singer has already done three Bengali films including the much talked about 'Hit list'. We hope Babul excels with his new journey of an actor too.


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I recently posted about some of our favorite family board games and Hasbro contacted us to see if we would be interested in reviewing some of their products. They sent over some really great classic games like Operation, Trivial Pursuit, and the Cranium Family Edition.
Tucked in there though was a perfect game for our little children called Noodleboro Pizza Palace that I had not heard of before. This game was a unique game that works on building listening skills through a fun preschool board game.
The concept is simple and straightforward. You can give your kids little plastic pizzas and then you have a deck of cards that you can draw from to pick your toppings for the pizza. Depending on the age of your child, you can pick as many or as few of toppings as you feel they can remember. The toppings you can choose from can be the traditional pizza toppings, but they can also be silly toppings (like a shoe) which is a surefire way to get your children giggling.
For the game, you show your child the cards you have drawn and then you flip them back over so they can't see them. This is when they look through their box of toppings and find the toppings that you requested and have to remember what you said you wanted for toppings. Listening skills are the focus of the game so you are trying to see if they listened well enough to remember your topping requests.
There are other elements tucked into the game like a story that shows what can go wrong in a pizza palace if people don't listen. There is also an audio disc that the children can listen to and build on the listening skills focus.
This game is geared towards children between the ages of three to six years old.
Thanks Hasbro for adding your great games to our family nights. We truly believe board games are a great frugal way for families to enjoy time together and can't wait to spend evenings incorporating your wonderful games in our collection.
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MarketingLand's Social Media Marketing Boot Camp
Social Media Marketing (SMM) can be overwhelming when you are just starting out. That's why the editors at Marketing Land created the Social Meda Marketing Boot Camp — a one day program featuring:
- sessions that will prepare you to engage with your customers via social media and harness the power of "virtual word of mouth" …right away
- networking opportunities that will introduce you to others in the industry who will prove to be professional resources and personal friends, including our online social networking tool to meet people before the conference and in-person networking activities like birds-of-a-feather topic lunch tables!
Boot Camp-only passes are available for an incredible low price! You can also attend any or all of the Boot Camp sessions if you have an SMX West All Access pass. Keep reading to learn more.
Attend All the Boot Camp Sessions and Get Your Certificate of Completion
Attend each of the Boot Camp sessions and you'll receive your Certificate of Completion to take home with you, signed by Danny. In order to receive your certificate, you'll need to get your attendance validated at the end of each session. Only those who can demonstrate attendance at all Boot Camp sessions will receive certificates.
Social Media Marketing Boot Camp is programmed by conference co-chairs Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman. Danny and Chris have taught basic and advanced internet marketing tactics to tens-of-thousands of marketers for more than a decade. Danny is founding editor of Marketing Land, the news and analysis blog for internet marketing professionals, and is Chief Content Officer for SMX parent company Third Door Media. As Vice President of Event Editorial, Chris the creative force behind SMX events around the world. He is also the author of several books on search marketing and technologies.
Marketing Land's Social Media Boot Camp Agenda, March 11, 2014
9:00am-10:30am: Social Media 101
Like many, you may have participated in social media casually, but as a marketer it's crucial to have a deeper understanding of what works, what doesn't and who the major players are. You need to know the subtle but key differences between paid, earned and owned social media channels. And of course, while social media is great for marketing and branding, it can also be an effective channel for PR, customer service, community building and other areas.
This session sets the stage for the rest of the day by equipping you with the core fundamentals of social media marketing.
11:00am-noon: The Essential Guide To Social Media Etiquette
You've read the horror stories: Well-intentioned company makes a social media blunder, and seemingly within moments they're being criticized and mocked as news of the mistake spreads like wildfire across the social media landscape. As even prominent brands and giant companies have learned, it's easy to make disastrous mistakes with social media.
But it's also relatively easy to take preventive measures to avoid getting into trouble. This session shows you how to mind your social manners.
1:30pm-3:00pm: Facebook For Business & Other Paid Social Media Opportunities
Facebook is the largest social sharing site on the internet, and your customers expect to find you there. What will you offer them? How will you get them to like your business? What will you do in exchange for their loyalty? And how can you use Facebook to promote your business and find more customers?
Other social media platforms also offer advertising options, enabling you to broaden your reach and find new customers. This session explores the strategies and tactics needed for your business to get the maximum return on your investment in Facebook as well as other paid social media opportunities, and how to best take advantage of what each has to offer.
3:30pm-4:45pm: Twitter For Business
Ask anyone – Twitter is "easy." Just sign up, and tweet your pithy 140 character updates whenever inspiration strikes. That's true for individuals – but using Twitter for business requires a lot more thought and care.
For starters: Why are you using Twitter? For branding? Customer service? Sales? And what type of "corporate image" are you trying to present and maintain? This session shows you how to establish an effective Twitter presence."
Note: Agenda is subject to change.
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Social Media Marketing Boot Camp will take place Tuesday, March 11, 2014. There are two ways to attend:
- A Boot Camp pass is good on March 11 for the sessions listed above, the SMX West keynote, Expo Hall reception, and access to our attendee-only Facebook group to meet others and set appointments before the conference.
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Want to know why Rachel Hunter is judging NZ's Got Talent? Well you're about to find out.
She is the most talented performer in the first programme in the new series which airs on TV One tonight.
Reduced to tears by one performer, she joins another on stage for a boogie, showing off her long legs in skyscraper heels.
Dressed in a selection of in-season and vintage pieces from top designers, including Zambesi and Helen Cherry, she's looking as sizzlingly hot as ever.
The TVNZ version is much better than Prime's attempt four years ago.
Imagination TV, producers of Masterchef, has given the show an international feel with lots of wide helicopter shots of Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland where the auditions take place.
The series is being pitched as a variety show for all the family and, based on the first episode, it delivers.
There's not as much banter between judges compared to overseas formats, but their rapport may improve as the show evolves.
There are cringe-worthy auditions, but when that happens, host Tamati Coffey acts like a clown thrown into a bull ring.
The talent's ages range from 7 to 91 and include a horror-film fan magician, a sword swallower and an amazing group of male Maori dancers. Further highlights are an SBW lookalike who brings tears to Hunter's eyes with a Rod Stewart song, and a middle-aged dancer with no discernable talent, who inspires Hunter to join him on stage.
Insiders say Hunter's overuse of the word "awesome" in feedback needed direction early on. End result? Awesome.
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Number of Syrian refugees on the rise
The flow of Syrian refugees arriving in the camp Zaatri in the north of Jordan has doubled over the past week, reaching to 10,200 people, said on Tuesday the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). "We believe that this could mark the beginning of a much greater influx into Jordan," said Melissa Fleming, UNHCR spokesman, at a press conference in Geneva.
"The refugees say there are thousands of people waiting to cross the border. The violence in Deraa, which is not far from the border, is the explanation," she added.
Syrian refugees who arrived in Jordan "reported being shot at while trying to cross the border. They also reported bombings, mortars and other heavy gunfire. " UNHCR also noted a "dramatic increase" in the flow of Syrian refugees into Turkey, with peaks of 5,000 arrivals per day over the past two weeks.
In total, 214,120 Syrians are recorded in four neighboring countries - Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey.
Meanwhile, clashes in the eastern suburbs of the capital were reported on Tuesday, said the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR). The regime's forces bombed the outskirts of Harasta and Irbine Tuesday, said the General Council of the Syrian Revolution (GCSR) in a statement. Shells were fired in Harasta towards Irbine, while helicopters flew over the area.
A resident of Harasta said: "we hear only the sound of explosions in the center and fighter planes crisscross the sky." Clouds of smoke were visible above Qaboun. T
On Monday, 190 people (116 civilians, 40 rebels and 34 soldiers) were killed in Syria, including 60 in the province of Damascus, according to the organization. It reported heavy shelling during the night in the various neighborhood of Damascus, including Zamlaka, Qaboun, Ain Tarma and Jobar.
Top Headlines
- Lebanon pledges hundreds of millions for Syrian refugees at regional conference
- Number of Syrian refugees exceeds four million
- Syrian refugees could hit 40% of Jordan population - Jordan Foreign Minister
- Lebanon considers closing the borders to Syrian refugees
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AVB: Bale is priceless for Spurs
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has claimed Gareth Bale is priceless, after the Welshman claimed his first Premier League hat-trick in the 4-0 thumping of Aston Villa.
• Villas-Boas: Bale is up there with the best
• AVB confident of top-four finish
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Bale impressed against a Villa side that have now conceded 12 goals in their last two games, with Villas-Boas insisting his latest performance won't hasten his exit from White Hart Lane.
Bale has been heavily linked with a £50 million move to Real Madrid in recent months, but Villas-Boas has insisted Tottenhan are not ready to sell him any time soon.
"We recognise he is one of our major assets for sure, but in England there are no release clauses and a player of this dimension has a market value that is not attainable for most other clubs," stated Villas-Boas.
"His skills and talents put Gareth up there with the best and he is improving every day. Also, he is such a young player and has a wonderful personality. As he learns to feel even better in this team then probably his performances will improve.
"His finishing is very accurate and he has been prolific in front of goal. He is enjoying getting into those positions and his left foot is wonderful. He is doing great things."
Villas-Boas refused to get carried away by his side's elevation into the top four of the Premier League, as he turned his attentions to another away game at Sunderland on Saturday.
"Everyone is so tight at the top of the table and our target has to be to open a gap ahead of the rest of the teams sitting near the top," he added.
"Our aim is to take this form to Sunderland, where the Premier League champions just lost. It will be a tough game."
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Gary DiSarcina has been named the Los Angeles Angels' third-base coach.
Manager Mike Scioscia hired the longtime Angels shortstop on Tuesday.
DiSarcina replaces Dino Ebel, who was promoted to bench coach in a shake-up of Scioscia's staff.
DiSarcina managed Boston's Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket last season, advancing to the International League's championship series.
He spent 2011 and 2012 working in the Angels organization.
DiSarcina spent his entire 12-year playing career with the Angels, appearing at shortstop in 1,069 of his 1,086 career games, seventh-most in club history.
A 1995 All-Star, he batted .258 with 28 homers and 355 RBIs in his career.


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Africa's oldest national park now under new threat
WWF urges governments to cancel concessions and companies against involvement.
Virunga National Park: Intact for nine decades, now more threatened than ever
Africa's first national park, Virunga, is 90 years old today. While we celebrate this milestone ...
BBC reports DRC seeking to change Virunga's boundaries
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Virunga documentary receives Oscar nomination
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Virunga oil permits should be cancelled, UNESCO rules
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Oil company Soco not to drill in Virunga World Heritage Site
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UNESCO warns against Virunga oil exploration
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Avengers 2 to film in the UK
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- 3 April 2013
'The Avengers 2' is due to start shooting at Pinewood-Shepperton studios in the UK in early 2014
'The Avengers 2' is due to start shooting in early 2014.
Production on the comic-book-hero-packed sequel to 'Avengers Assemble' will begin at Pinewood-Shepperton studios in the UK later this year, with shooting due to take place early next year ahead of a 2015 release, according to ScreenDaily.com
The film's plot and cast have not been released, but the movie will be written and directed by Josh Whedon, who helmed the first instalment.
Returning stars from the first film could include Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Chris Evans as Captain America.
Hemsworth has admitted he worries whether it will be possible for the sequel to top the first film, which grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide.
He said: "Jesus, I don't think anything will ever come close... Probably 'Avengers 2', but it will be pretty hard to hit that again. It's almost as if I've been ruined for the rest of my career regarding box-office expectations."
Meanwhile, Sam Rockwell has also expressed an interest in bringing his 'Iron Man 2' character, weapons manufacturer Justin Hammer, into the second Avengers film.
He said: "Renner's a good friend of mine, and I know [Mark] Ruffalo, I know Scarlett. It would be fun to play with all those guys. That would be a blast."


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If you've got six figures to spare, you can now cruise the mighty Amazon, sip champagne in Monaco, meet the locals in Papua New Guinea and look for cheetahs in Kenya — without ever having to deal with airport security.
The 1% now spend an average of $14,548 on their vacations per year, according to a survey by research firm The Harrison Group and American Express Publishing, and an increasing number of them are spending even more: opting for so-called private-jet vacations — trips that take travelers to multiple locales via private jet. "In 2008, these trips almost went away entirely, but now they're making a comeback in a big way," says Mollie Fitzgerald, co-owner of luxury travel company Frontiers International Travel. Or as Scott Leviton, the director of guest relations at TCS Expeditions, which offers private-jet trips, puts it, "during the financial crash, business was reduced significantly." There was real fear it wasn't ever going to come back, he says. But now? "It's back," he says.
Indeed, TCS Expeditions' total number of passengers grew from 476 in 2010 to 1,110 in 2013, and it expects even more in 2014 and 2015. Luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent reintroduced its private-jet journeys in 2013 (after a four-year hiatus), with around-the-world and Africa-focused itineraries; the company says both trips sold out in a few weeks. Private-jet travel company Lakani World Tours says it has already sold out of its around-the-world and two Africa trips for this year and that its Europe trip is already halfway sold, less than a week after it began accepting bookings. "The market is growing," says Linda Wischmeyer, president of private-jet travel firm Intrav.
As you'd expect, these trips are pricey. TCS Expeditions' roughly three-week around-the-world trip starts at $69,950 per person, and Lakani's starts at $96,900; others start at over $100,000. But travel agents say some of their clients think they're worth every penny. Jason Couvillion, a co-owner of luxury-travel firm Bruvion Travel, says that some of his clients think "there isn't a better way to see the world," and Gregorio Palomino, CEO of Cre8ad8 (Create-a-date) Event & Travel Management, which produces events, says that his clients love how these trips remove all the hassle of the airport so they can focus on the destinations.
Still, these trips aren't for everyone. "At the end of the day, you're on a group trip with people you don't know," says Fitzgerald; some people, she says, "will want to rent out the entire plane for privacy." And Edgar Estrada, the co-founder of luxury-travel firm Element Lifestyle, says that, while for the most part his clients like these trips, some clients wish they'd had more time to spend in certain destinations. And there's a risk you won't like the people you're traveling with.
Despite these potential downsides, these trips are increasingly popular with the 1%. For the fortunate few, the only remaining question is, Where do you want to go?
Here are five posh private-jet trips to consider, or just dream about:
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Sexual orientation means how you are attracted romantically and sexually to other people. There are different kinds of sexual orientation. A person can be:
Scientists can't say yet why a person is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual. Most people feel that their sexual orientation is not a matter of choice: it's just part of who they are.
Many people discover more about this part of themselves over time. For example, some girls and boys date heterosexually in high school then find later on that they are really more comfortable, romantically and sexually, with members of their own gender.
You may hear many different words and phrases about homosexuality and sexual orientation. Here are some definitions:
For more information, see the topics:
Many people first become aware of their orientation during the preteen and teen years. For example, a heterosexual man may have first experienced romantic feelings when he was in early puberty, having a crush on a girl in his class. And many gay and lesbian people were first attracted to members of their own gender during these early years.
During the teen years, same-sex "crushes" are common. Some teens may experiment sexually with someone of their own sex. But these early experiences don't necessarily mean a teen will be gay as an adult.
For some teens, though, same-sex attractions do not fade. They grow stronger.
The pressure and stress caused by feeling alone and sad can lead to depression, a very serious problem. Depression can lead to suicide. Teens with depression are at particularly high risk for suicide and suicide attempts.
If you are gay, it's important to realize that there are lots of people just like you. They have the same problems, emotions, and questions that you have, whether you have made your homosexuality known or are still hiding the fact that you are gay.
It can be very comforting and helpful to talk to people who know what you're going through. You can find such people through local or online groups. If you don't know where to find support, ask:
Stress is a fact of life. Most of us have periods of stress at various times in our lives. But extra stress can have a serious effect on your health, especially if it lasts for a long time.
People who are still keeping their sexual orientation a secret may be worried about being found out and about what might happen if others knew. It can be very stressful to have to hide a big secret, especially one about who you really are. Rejection, discrimination, fear, and confusion cause long-term stress in many gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.
Constant stress can be linked to headaches, an upset stomach, back pain, and
trouble sleeping. It can weaken your
immune system, so that you have a harder time fighting off disease.
If you already have a health problem, stress may make it worse. It can make you
moody, tense, or depressed. Your relationships may suffer. And you may not do
well at work or school.
People who are under long-term stress are also more likely to smoke tobacco, drink alcohol heavily, and use other drugs. These habits can lead to serious health problems.
It's important to recognize the effects that stress can have on your life and to learn how to cope with stress to stay healthy. For more information, see the topic Stress Management.
The American Psychological Association provides
information and brochures on a number of topics, including stress, anxiety, and
depression. Visit www.apa.org/helpcenter for information on the
mind/body connection, family and relationships, and how therapy works.
Family Equality Council works to ensure equality for families with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender members. Parenting protections, adoption, health insurance reform, safe schools, and workplace equality are some of the many issues the organization works on. Its website includes news updates and resources for families.
The GLBT National Help Center provides free and confidential support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and for those with questions about sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The organization offers information about GLBT issues, safer-sex info, and local resources for cities and towns across the country, as well as peer counseling for people going through a difficult time.
This online resource is provided by the American Psychiatric Association for anyone seeking mental health information. It includes information on many common mental health concerns, including warning signs of mental disorders, treatment options, and preventive measures.
PFLAG is a support, education, and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families, friends, and allies. PFLAG is a nonprofit organization and is not affiliated with any religious or political institutions. On the website you can find information about local chapters, advocacy issues, and more.
Other Works ConsultedAmerican Psychological Association (2008). Answers to Your Questions: For a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Available online: http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/orientation.aspx.APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns (2011). Answers to Your Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Available online: http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/transgender.aspx.Biggs WS (2011). Medical human sexuality. In RE Rakel, DP Rakel, eds., Textbook of Family Medicine, 8th ed., pp. 1000–1012. Philadelphia: Saunders.Eliason MJ, et al. (2009). LGBTQ Cultures: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know About Sexual and Gender Diversity. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Available online: http://www.nursingcenter.com/upload/Journals/Documents/LGBTQ.htm.Hillman JB, Spigarelli MG (2009). Sexuality: Its development and direction. In WB Carey et al., eds., Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 4th ed., pp. 415–425. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.Sadock VA (2009). Normal human sexuality and sexual and gender identity disorders. In BJ Sadock et al., eds., Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 9th ed., vol. 1, pp. 2027–2060. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Zucker KJ (2011). Gender identity and sexual behavior. In CD Rudolph et al., eds., Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22nd ed., pp. 346–348. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Brad Pitt: Sumo Wrestler Help!
Brad Pitt continues filming his commercial for Japanese cell phone company Softbank with his favorite sumo wrestler in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday (April 29).
The 45-year-old actor was seen holding up the sumo wrestler, who was already held up with four different suspension wires.
Last night, Brad was played the sumo wrestler's umbrella holder. This looks like it's going to be another fun one!
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8 Fresh Ways to Wear Ankle Boots
White denim, frilly frocks, Bermuda skirts, midi skirts. The combinations are practically endless. Click through our slideshow of easy-to-replicate looks. Note: Do try these at home.
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Nicole Warne of Gary Pepper Vintage
Now this is how you wear white after Labor Day. Note how the hem of her white jeans hits right above her Charlotte Olympia ankle boots? The result is a slick, tailored look we love.
Blair Eadie of Atlantic Pacific
In keeping with the dressy vibe, polish off a fitted, ladylike Clover Canyon Printed Neoprene Jacket ($374) and Neoprene Skirt ($242) combo with pointed toe Tibi Piper Boots ($598).
Danielle Bernstein of We Wore What
They're baaaaack. To adapt Bermuda shorts or culottes—specifically, by Giulietta, paired with a Topshop sweater—to the 21st century, skip the Birkenstocks and opt for chic leather Cheap Monday Cube Pointy Toe Booties ($155).
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Margarita on Caroline's World
The Zara shoe's chunky heel and Western cut help anchor an otherwise flowing and feminine ensemble.
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Silvia on Street Peeper
Balance a flirty ensemble like this cropped Sonic Youth t-shirt and pencil skirt with a directional oversized jacket and (le sigh) sold out Maison Martin Margiela Split Toe Tabi Boots for a look that exudes casual cool.
Zina Charkoplia of Fashion Vibe
Toughen up a doily of a dress (Zara) with shiny black boots (also Zara) and a Proenza Schouler PS11 Tiny Bag ($1425) to match.
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A substantial shoe—Zara again, in this case—subverts the inherent sexiness of short Sandro shorts. Daisy Duke, this is not.
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Elsa Ekman on Caroline's Mode
We've never met a fringe detail we didn't love and these Gina Tricot suede boots are no exception. They soften up this sporty Nowhere dress/Mango sweater combo and give it a boho twist.


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The Durango Police Department has requested the FBIs help to investigate widespread credit card fraud that targeted numerous people registered for this years Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
Meanwhile, race officials worked Friday to identify the source of the security breach, said Gaige Sippy, director of the event.
We are still trying to understand where all of this took place, he said. As of right now, there is no clear path.
Dozens of credit cards have been used for fraudulent charges, all with a common thread of also having been used to register for Iron Horse events, Sippy said.
Organizers are unsure how widespread the problem is and whether all the credit cards used to register were compromised. Most of the fraudulent activity appears to have occurred during the first week of February, but some people have reported fraudulent charges up to three weeks ago, Sippy said. Fraudulent charges have ranged from $200 to $1,400, he said.
The charges have occurred at a variety of vendors, including Match.com, GameStop, Groupon, Micro Center, Lowes and the U.S. Postal Service.
Some people said their credit card companies automatically denied suspicious charges and shut down the credit card.
Organizers are unaware of any security breaches involving the Iron Horse website, which does not store credit card information, Sippy said. The Iron Horse uses third-party companies, including Durango-based Mercury and Plug and Play, to handle credit card processing, he said.
The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic hosts a variety of bicycle events over Memorial Day weekend, including the 50-mile ride from Durango to Silverton. The ride, which is capped at 2,500 participants, sold out in 36 hours this year.
People who suspect their debit or credit card has been compromised should first contact their bank or credit card company and then contact the Durango Police Department by calling dispatch at (970) 385-2900, said Capt. Dan Shry with the police department.


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New Projects and Updates
It's been awhile, but I have been really busy on various projects, and learning lots of new things. I have some new projects in the works, and have some updates. I have been working on getting better at PCB Design and Etching process, that we learned at the TLN Makerspace. It took a few tries, but I have the process down pat now. Learning the parts layout, and size of traces, and many times of re-routing and autorouting traces, was tedious, but well worth it. There will be some evidence of that work on this site.
I've also come around to making progress on another robot platform I've had over the years…the chain-drive, copper frame robot, which is now named, "Rogue". I will show some pics of it's current setup. I'm at the stage now of making it run around doing motion control routines, and also adding an IR Sensor for it to avoid obstacles. I wrote some test code on my custom designed BB Arduino, and it is working, except the sensor has a bit of a wiring issue. I've fixed these before, so I'll get it done, and post update about Rogue's progress.
I've also got another project on the go. It's a tank robot, that Rik, of the TLN, printed for me using the MakerBot 3D Printer. It's out of ABS plastic, and green neon with black treads. Really Badass! We had the opportunity to attend a ComicCon convention called FloridaSuperCon, and wanted to have some other bots on display, but I didn't get it done in time. I just finished adding some voltage regulators, 1 variable, and another fixed 5v. The variable is for the motors from 9v to about 5v or so…and the 5v fixed is for the logic ICs (micro, etc.). I tested the motors using 12v, and 5v, and made a video of it. This maybe seen below. I will be mounting the boards and doing a couple more motion tests, then on to sensors. It's essentially using the same code as Rogue right now. I will post updates about this soon.
I've completed a few PCB boards, and they are working well. They are the BB Arduino, Low Power Motor Driver, board for Quadrature Encoder/IR Sensors, a combination board for Motor Driver and Quadrature Encoder/IR sensors, and some other "experiments". My latest design, is a power regulator board, and seems to be working quite well.
I have just finished a couple other bare bones Arduino for other projects, and motor controller. I'm working on the design on the LM298 Motor Controller board for some heavier duty motors, for the Boat project.
More updates soon.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb men's basketball including head coach Casey Alexander and senior guard Khion Sankey will participate in the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference social media day hosted Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m CT.
The voice of the Bisons Jonathan Seamon will be on hand to moderate the live question and answer session as part of the interactive event. Questions can be submitted by both media members and through social media channels. The league is taking questions on Twitter from fans by using the hashtag #ASunMBB and also on Facebook on the conference page.
For a full run down of each of the team's sessions visit http://www.AtlanticSun.org
The Bisons open play on Halloween night against Freed Hardeman before cranking up the regular season on Nov. 8 hosting Belmont at 6 p.m. at Allen Arena. For season or individual tickets, call 615-966-HERD (4373) or visit http://www.LipscombTickets.com


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The moment I laid eyes on this recipe from Tyler Florence I knew I would be making it in one form or another. Bite-sized cheese ravioli are stuffed into the middle of acorn squash and covered in a creamy, herby mozzarella sauce flavored with garlic, thyme and sage. Parmesan and mozzarella are melted in at the end. Tyler's recipe uses cream, but I cut way back on calories and replaced it with whole milk instead. It's rich enough without. Tyler uses tortellini, I use ravioli.
The acorn hearts are cooked first, filled, and then baked again.
Ravioli Stuffed Acorn Hearts with Mozzarella Cream Sauce
(adapted from Tyler Florence, Stirring the Pot, page 78)
2 medium acorn squash (about 1 pound each)
extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
13 oz. bite-size cheese Ravioli
½ cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1 garlic clove crushed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
½ cup fresh grated Parmesan
1 and 1/3 cup Mozzarella, shredded, 1/3 cup set aside for topping
Preheat oven to 370 F.
Split the squash in half (cut lengthwise from top end to bottom end) cutting right through the stem so each half has a piece of stem attached. Scrape out the seeds with a spoon and discard. Cut a small piece off the rounded bottom to give it a base to sit on. Place the squash halves cut sides up on a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile prepare the Ravioli mix. Heat a large pot of salted water to cook Ravioli in. In a separate saucepan heat the heavy cream and milk over medium heat with garlic, thyme, and sage. Reduce until thick and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Add the nutmeg, Parmesan, and Mozzarella, melt over low heat. Cook the Ravioli according to package directions. Drain and toss into cream mixture. Season with salt and pepper and then fill cooked squash hearts. There may be a few Ravioli left over. A snack while your waiting!
Turn the oven up to 400 F.Sprinkle the tops with the 1/3 cup Mozzarella set aside. Bake for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden brown.
This is my entry for Tyler Florence Fridays.


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