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The Marlins got the series off on the right foot, as the saying goes.
GameFish has the recap:
Fish Win as Johnson... Electrimazinates™
First off, I copied the headline because I didn't want to spend the time to learn how to put "™" into the post.
Second off, I guess it is true that the English Language keeps growing so fast that Oxford Dictionary can't keep up with it.
The bottom line is: It ended up being a good night for the Fish.

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Check out this completely free Creature Feature for the Fear Agent™ Roleplaying Game for Savage Worlds! Tetaldians are one of the main threats of the game…and in this quick sneak peek you'll see why!
Based on the amazing comic series by Rick Remender, Tony Moore, and Jerome Opeña, the Fear Agent™ Roleplaying Game is a pulp scifi setting for Savage Worlds with more twists than an episode of the Twilight Zone!
After Earth is devastated by an interstellar war between two alien races, the few surviving members of humanity are dragged kicking and screaming into a complex galaxy of terror and adventure they didn't even know existed.
Fortunately—or maybe unfortunately, we told you there are some twists—Texan Heath Huston bands together with others of his ilk to form the Fear Agents, a ragtag collection of survivors intent on revenge.
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and other math cartoons
I've been drawing some cartoons for the fabulous folks at Art of Problem Solving.
One of their missions is to extend and challenge eager high schoolers. They've got an ingenious way of running online sessions through chat window alone. (Their problem-solving sessions have reached some absurdly high fraction of MIT first-years and US Olympiad team members.) More recently, they've branched into primary education: their Beast Academy gets rave reviews.
Anyway, I have little to contribute to their curricular efforts, but I do have some groan-worthy math puns on offer, which they graciously accepted. These cartoons first appeared on their social media accounts.
"Rationalizing" vs. Rationalizing
For the record, I view rationalizing the denominator as a useful manipulation, handy to know. Same goes for rationalizing the numerator!
But I view the tradition of compelling students always to rationalize the denominator as a bit silly. Sure, it's nice to have a "standard form" for radicals (which can otherwise be written so many different ways). But the main justification for rationalizing the denominator (that it's easier to divide 1.4121 by 2 than to divide 1 by 1.4121) no longer holds in an age of ubiquitous calculators.
Did the world need another Fermat joke? Maybe not.
But did the world need to see my drawing of a cat? Definitely not.
The word "imaginary," of course, was coined as a slur, and it stuck around. The quaternion units j and k should feel lucky they were not subject to the same kind of nasty nicknaming!
Whenever I make a joke, I'm aware that Randall Munroe (xkcd) or Zack Weinersmith (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) has probably gotten there first. This is the rare and embarrassing case where they both beat me to the punch.
Leibniz in Love
For a variety of reasons, I think Leibniz would have been a tough dude to love.
Although way easier than Newton.
For those of you unfamiliar with early 20th-century vaudeville references, Wikipedia explains:
"Shave and a Haircut" and the associated response "two bits" is a 7-note musical call-and-response couplet, riff or fanfare popularly used at the end of a musical performance, usually for comedic effect.
There you go! Comedic effect! See, Wikipedia says it's funny, so if you think it's a lousy pun, then you're just being ahistorical.
Rational vs. Irrational vs. We're Not 100% Sure
Unfortunately, it's hard to find stable, rewarding careers.
Even more unfortunately, it's easy to find careers that cause knee pain.
And most unfortunately of all, it's getting hard to avoid careers that embroil you in those bitter, all-consuming social media feuds.
For Every Epsilon…
Really, for every epsilon, there exists a whole family of deltas. I have drawn the largest such delta.
Algorithmic Runtimes as Explained Through Choosing a Restaurant


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Type in an artist's name or song title in the space above for a quick search of Classic Country Music lyrics website.
prices on Books, Kindles
Country Music Cds
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I'll Do It Every Time
This old song isn't well known, but it is a very good song that's easy to learn to play. It's really entertaining to learn some of these old songs that we haven't heard before. Use these I'll Do It Every Time lyrics and chords, they'll help you get started.


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The remarkable shrinking backlog at the European Court of Human Rights – Alice Donald
1 October 2014
In recent years, a constant feature of debate about the future of the European Court of Human Rights has been the backlog of applications that threatens to engulf it. At its height, in September 2011, this backlog reached the dizzying figure of more than 160,000.
The accumulation of applications has been the basis of the argument both by politicians (such as David Cameron) and figures formerly associated with the Court (such as Luzius Wildhaber) that the Strasbourg system should be fundamentally reformed so that it would deliver far fewer judgments relating only to large-scale violations, structural problems, or important questions of the interpretation and application of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Such reform would mean drastically curtailing the right of individual petition, which for decades has been the cornerstone of the Convention system (and of other regional human rights mechanisms that have emulated the ECHR model). Yet if the backlog was to be significantly reduced – or eliminated – the foundation of the argument that the Court requires root-and-ranch reform to avoid collapse would, by the same token, disappear. Figures presented last week by the Registrar of the Court, Erik Fribergh, suggest that this scenario is now not only possible, but likely.
Aficionados of the Court will appreciate the blizzard of statistics that the Registrar presented in his speech to an inter-governmental meeting on reform of the Court.
The first figure relates to the remarkable shrinking of the Court's docket in the past three years. On 1 July 2014, the Court had 84,515 pending applications – half as many as in 2011. How did the Court achieve this? The answer lies in the changes introduced since 2010 under Protocol 14 to increase the efficiency of judicial decision-making; and (more contentiously) the introduction of a shorter deadline, tighter admissibility criteria and stricter conditions for applicants.
So what about the 84,515 applications on the Court's docket as of 1 July 2014? This is where the statistics outlined by the Registrar paint a revealing and important picture.
The figures are best explained with reference to the different priority categories established by the Court. Categories 1, 2 and 3 are urgent or important cases, to which the Court accords greatest priority. There were 8,501 of these on 1 July 2014. The Court is on course to deal with these cases within the targets set out by the Brighton Declaration (para 20(h)), according to which the Court should deal with all incoming applications within one year of registration, either by rejecting it or communicating it to the Government, with a further target of terminating the proceedings within another two years. Any applications not dealt with in line with these criteria thus become known as the 'Brighton backlog' (p. 8) a phrase we may start to hear more often.
The Registrar also expressed confidence in the Court's ability to process within the Brighton targets the annual influx of 60-70,000 fresh applications, without the need for additional resources.
Dealing with the backlog
And what of the remaining applications in the lower priority categories (4 to 7)? These are the cases that make up the bulk of the so-called Brighton backlog. Erik Fribergh outlined a plan to process these cases substantially within two years and completely within around eight years, subject to the provision of a temporary one-off budget.
The easiest to dispose of are so-called category 6 and 7 cases; that is, applications that raise a problem of admissibility or are manifestly inadmissible and that are dealt with by single judges. As of 1 July, there were 17,899 such cases and this element of the backlog is projected to be eliminated by the end of 2015.
Next are the category 5 or 'repetitive cases'; that is applications raising issues already dealt with in a leading or 'pilot' judgment (which the Court uses to identify and resolve structural violations of the Convention). On 1 July, there were 39,721 such applications. More than half of these emanate from just two states: Italy and Ukraine (and not forgetting some 1,000 pending applications currently on the Court's docket stemming from the UK's protracted failure to implement judgments on prisoner voting rights). The Court is using streamlined methods, both judicial and technological, to deal with repetitive cases and these are projected to be removed from its docket by around the end of 2016.
The last batch of cases – category 4 – is the most stubborn element of the backlog. These are the 18,404 cases that are well-founded but neither priority nor repetitive. Since each of these must be dealt with individually, they are especially resource-intensive. The Registrar presented the case for a temporary extraordinary budget of 30 million euros over eight years starting in 2015 (a total of £23.4 million, or less than £3 million per year) to process these cases and thereby eliminate the backlog.
To recap, the Registrar made a convincing case that the Court will reduce the 'Brighton backlog' to fewer than 20,000 cases by the end of 2016, and steadily dispose of the remainder within the following eight years (subject to a one-off injection of funds from member states), whilst at the same time dealing expeditiously with new applications in line with the Brighton criteria.
This situation is an extraordinary turnaround from the vertiginous backlog of three years ago, and an achievement for which the Court deserves great credit. More importantly, it creates a new context for discussions about the future of the Convention system – one in which the spotlight falls firmly on member states and the still far from effective inter-governmental mechanism for supervising the implementation of judgments (note that more than 11,000 unimplemented judgments were pending before the Committee of Ministers at the end of 2013 (pp. 36-37).
In the words of the Registrar (p. 9), the Court should be allowed to continue with its steady progress 'without the distraction of constant and sometimes confused calls for further reform'. His remarks are likely to fall on deaf ears among those with a political determination to clip the wings of the Court, not least those presently gathered in Birmingham.
Yet the analysis he presents creates a threefold imperative on member states. The first is to support the Court financially to ensure that justice is finally done for the applicants whose cases are stuck in the 'hard core' element of the backlog. The second is to desist from making politicised or non-evidence-based criticisms of the Court. The third, in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity, is to implement Convention standards and judgments of the Court (and exert much more effective peer pressure in this direction) in order to ensure that the Strasbourg system never again has to labour under such a weighty backlog.
Dr Alice Donald is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and Politics at Middlesex University
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It's not remarkable if the court has tighten the admissibility criteria, whatever that really means, because, they never say why a case has been rejected. They are obviously taking a robust approach to rejecting applications. It means that cases that should get through so that an independent body can look at what our judges are up to, are not getting through. Therefore as long as our judges don't completely undermine our rights then they will be safe from scrutiny. It's about time we had a select committee looking into our judges good conduct, as implied in the Act of Settlement


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'Big Cherry' farm in northern Victoria closes due to high water prices/ By Mahalia Dobson
The demise of a popular cherry farm in northern Victoria has brought into focus the battles farmers are facing to pay for their water.
Joseph Campanelli has been operating the 'Big Cherry' farm and fruit shop in the rural hamlet of Wyuna for nearly 20 years.
Key points:
- Joseph Campanelli has ripped out and bulldozed about 3,500 cherry trees and is considering selling his property
- With water costing about $500 a megalitre, other orchardists in the area are worried about their future
- Dairy farmers in the region have also been hit by higher grain and hay prices
But he said rising water prices made it impossible for him to continue farming.
"It just wasn't sustainable. It's not worth it anymore," he said.
Water in Victoria currently costs around $500 a megalitre, a far cry from the $120 a megalitre Mr Campanelli paid last year.
"I didn't buy anymore because I couldn't afford it. When I rang up to order the water [this year], it was $450, then I rang up again and it was $520," he said.
In recent weeks, Mr Campanelli has ripped out and bulldozed about 3,500 cherry trees and is considering selling his property.
"It's heartbreaking, but what do you do?" he said.
"I might have to sell it. I don't know … this is going to be worthless this property. You've got no water, land is worth nothing."
"It's my life, my lifeline, my future. I've got no future left."
Concerns for the region's future
The availability of water from the Murray-Darling Basin is the reason the Goulburn region is known as Victoria's 'fruit bowl',
But with water costing around $500 a megalitre, farmers were worried about the area's future.
"This used to be called the fruit bowl. Now it's the dust bowl," Mr Campanelli said.
"I feel sorry for the community around here. All the dairy farmers — they're worse off than me."
This sentiment was shared by other orchardists in the region, with fears the high price of water was here to stay.
Peter Hall, who operates an orchard just outside Shepparton, in north-east Victoria agreed that the current price of water was unsustainable for most Victorian farmers.
"We use somewhere between five and seven megalitres per hectare," he said.
"We have about 300 hectares of orchard, so you do the maths on that, you're going to pay probably an extra $300 to $400 a megalitre on what we consider to be a normal price for 100 per cent allocation," he said.
And it was not just orchardists who were struggling to make ends meet.
Russell Pell was on the Murray-Darling Basin Community Committee for nine years and still works as a dairy farmer in Wyuna, just around the corner from Mr Campanelli's property.
He said dairy farmers were among the worst off.
"The dairy industry is really struggling," Mr Pell said.
"I mean we're down in production. It's been adversely affected by the price of hay and the price of grain as well.
"Certainly the rice industry is suffering, the cotton industry is suffering, croppers are suffering … there are very few crops around when you travel around."
He said the high price of water had also contributed to a downturn in employment.
"It has an effect on employment too because certainly if dairy farmers aren't producing they'll be laying off workers at the factories."
What has caused the price of water to skyrocket?
Mr Pell said two things were to blame for the exorbitant price of water — a shortage of water and zero water allocations for farmers in New South Wales.
"There's a shortage of water … the Commonwealth has about 28 per cent of the Goulburn water and just about right across the southern connected basin it's not too different," he said.
"When you take a quarter of the actual amount of water away and [consider the fact] the seasons are becoming drier … when you add all those things up, it tells you that water's going to be around about $400.
"As soon as you see [zero water allocation] on the general security in New South Wales or even up to 10 or 15 per cent, the price of water is going to be very dear."
Victorian Water Minister Lisa Neville said recent dry conditions had also played a significant role.
"Currently what's happening is a record dry in New South Wales, so New South Wales is in the market purchasing water," she said.
"We last saw the prices at this level in 2008 and 2009 and the market is reflecting really the incredible dry period we've got in New South Wales.
"They've got no additional water available in the system as well as what is predicted to be less allocation and less carryover in our system this year."
Ms Neville agreed that the high prices of water was hurting many Victorian farmers.
"It's why I've had such a strong position that we should not have more water buybacks and why we need to ensure that no further water is taken off our irrigators unless it can be shown it has neutral impact on the economy," she said.
She said the State Government was continuing to monitor the water system and doing its best to ease the financial burden on farmers.
"We're continuing to have a look at who are the farmers most under threat," she said.
"All our water authorities have put in place hardship instalment payments, trying to assist in terms of the fixed water charges.
"We're also looking at the plan to farm investment and working with farmers about their business plan going forward and how we can support them in making decisions."


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Dry Skin Brushing
The major routes of elimination include the colon, the kidneys, the lungs, the voice, menses and the skin. The largest elimination organ is your skin. The skin is also the overflow route for other routes of elimination if they are overloaded or dysfunction. Up to a third of all body impurities are excreted through the skin. Hundreds of thousands of tiny pores and sweat glands act to detoxify and excrete toxins and waste products.
Your body actually breathes through the skin, absorbing oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide that is formed in tissues. Certain nutrients are also absorbed through the skin, and vitamin D is manufactured directly on the skin by the influence of sunlight. If the pores become choked with dead cells and debris, the skin becomes inactive, the functions of the skin are ineffective and impurities remain in the body which can then contribute to degenerative diseases. Slathering on moisturizers and deodorants and wearing artificial fibres only makes things worse.
Dry brushing is a way to stimulate all the organs of detoxification and elimination because it provides gentle internal massage.
- Effectively removes dead layers of skin and other impurities. Keeps pores open and functioning.
- Stimulates and increases blood circulation in all underlying organs and tissues, especially small blood capillaries.
- Revitalizes and increases the eliminative capacity of your skin and helps to throw toxins out of the system. Removes cellulite and tightens the skin thus preventing premature aging.
- Cleanses and strengthens the lymphatic system.
- Stimulates the hormone and oil producing glands. Keeping your skin looking and feeling young, smooth and strong.
- Has a powerful rejuvenating influence on the nervous system by stimulating nerve ends in the skin.
- Helps prevent colds, especially when used in combination with hot-cold showers.
- Contributes to healthier muscle tone and better distribution of fat deposits and with continued use it breaks down cellulite.
- Improves your overall health preventing premature aging.
How to Do Dry Skin Brushing
- Use a soft natural fiber brush with a long handle, so that you are able to reach all areas of your body.
- Dry brush your dry and naked body before you shower or bathe so that you can wash off the impurities from the skin as a result from the brushing action.
- You can do the brushing head-to-toe or toe-to-head. It really doesn't matter as long as the entire body is brushed. Use long sweeping strokes that start in the torso and end at the hands or feet or you can brush toward the heart, starting with the soles of your feet and legs, then hands and arms, back, abdomen, chest and neck.
- Use as much pressure as can comfortably stand. Initially you may want to start gentle until your brush is seasoned, but work up to brushing until your skin is rosy, warm and glowing. Use light pressure in areas where skin is thin and harder pressure on places like the soles of the feet.
- Skin brushing should be performed once a day, preferably first thing in the morning. A thorough skin brushing takes about 10 to 15 minutes, but any time spent brushing prior to bathing will benefit the body. If you are feeling ill, increasing the treatments to twice a day is good. You can also dry brush areas of cellulite five to 10 minutes twice a day to achieve cellulite dissolving but the technique needs to be done consistently for a minimum of five months.
- Every two weeks or so -- wash your DRY SKIN BRUSH with a natural soap. Dry your brush in the sun or warm place. Wash the brush regularly to keep impurities from clogging it up.
- For hygienic reasons use separate brushes for each member of the family.
- Avoid brushing any skin that are irritated, damaged or infected.
- The scalp should be brushed too. Scalp brushing will stimulate hair growth by increasing blood circulation and keep scalp clean from dandruff, stale oils, etc.
- The facial skin of most people is too sensitive for brushing; use a Loofah in the shower or a special facial brush.
Choosing a Brush
Choose a brush made from natural vegetable fibre bristles for effective results. After about two weeks the brush will not feel stiff nor scratch your skin. Increase your tempo until you are vigorously brush-massaging your body's largest eliminative organ, your skin.
- Avoid dry skin brushing if your skin is broken or if you are prone to easy bleeding.


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When a sewer drain line breaks, major damage can occur. While this damage is repairable, it will need to be done quickly. The longer a sewer drain is broken, the greater the chances of major soil contamination will occur. Not only will this be a real smelly problem, it will also put you the property owner at risk of being fined and even sued. If your broken sewer line spills hazardous waste onto someone else's property, you will be responsible for the cleanup. Today, we are going to learn three super fast ways to find and repair sewer line breaks.
Sewer drain breaks need to be dealt with quickly. Waiting around even a few days can really put you at risk of major issues. This is why contacting a professional sewer repair company is in your best interest. Below you will learn how they can find and fix your problems quickly protecting you from future damage.
1. Exploring with a sewer camera system:
One of the best ways to find and fix a sewer drain leak is by using a sewer camera system. A small high-resolution camera will be deployed into your sewer line. This will allow the professional plumber to quickly find any leaks that might be occurring. Then he or she will be able to determine the best course of action. Some repairs can be made remotely while others will require a more hands on approach. Below you will also learn how trenchless sewer lining can be used in combination with a camera system to fix any leaks quickly and permanently.
2. Using water tracing dyes:
Another way that some expert sewer repair companies find leaks is by deploying water tracing dyes. These dyes which are often bright blue or red will show the pros where the leaks are. This will allow them to dig up that section of the drain line and fix it. These tracing dyes will save technicians loads of time and they can get to the root of the problem very quickly.
3. Adding a trenchless liner:
Probably the most advanced and accurate way to find and fix a leaking drain is to simply put a trenchless liner into place. With very little digging, technicians will blow or pull the liner into place. Once over the leaking pipe, the durable liner will be cured in place sealing up the pipe. These harden liners can be quickly deployed and no major digging will be needed. Combined with a camera inspection, this sewer repair technic will greatly increase the strength of your existing sewer drain line for many years to come.
Get Help Fast
If you suspect that you have a sewer drain leak, get help fast. Waiting around can only further the damage and increase the amount of raw sewage that leaks into the ground. Calling a certified sewer repair service will allow technicians to quickly begin work and repair any damage before it is too late.


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2018 Candidate Interview: Marc Siegler for Walled Lake School Board
(Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 4, 2018)
Walled Lake, White Lake, Farmington Hills, Bloomfield Township, Commerce Township, Wixom, Novi, Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake and Wolverine Lake, MI- Marc A. Siegler is running for re-election to the Walled Lake Consolidated School Board.
There are three people running for two seats. The candidates are: Peggy Casagrande, Greg Pavuk and Marc A. Siegler.
This is a nonpartisan position with a six year term. Election Day is Nov. 6, 2018.
Check out the interview with Siegler below:
For more on this candidate's campaign visit [website to be added later].
Oakland County Times does not endorse any candidates, and all are welcome to do interviews. Advertising on this page does not imply endorsement. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. For more candidate interviews go to our Nov. 6 General Election Page which is updated as more interviews are added.
2018 Candidate Interview: Marc Siegler for Walled Lake School Board


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On Tuesday, May 15, the United States Mint made available bags and rolls containing 2012 Kennedy Half Dollars.
Bags of Kennedy Half Dollars are $139.95 and contain 200 coins in circulation quality for a face value of $100. Half of the coins are struck at the U.S. Mint facility in Philadelphia, so those have "P" mintmarks, and the other half are produced in Denver, with the "D" mintmarks.
Kennedy two-roll sets are $32.95. These sets also contain circulation quality coins from Philadelphia and Denver, one roll of 20 coins from each facility. The face value of each roll is $10, so the set's legal tender value is $20.
Compared to last year's issues, one Kennedy coin product costs more while the other is less. 2011-dated coin bags were $134.95 each ($5 less than new bags), and have not been available for some time. The two-roll sets from last year were $34.95 each ($2 more than new rolls). These older rolls went off sale today after the 2012-dated ones were released.
Since 2002, the U.S. Mint only strikes enough half dollars to meet numismatic demand and does not produce them for circulation. In 2010, production amounted to 3.5 million circulation quality strikes, and in 2011 there were 3.45 million produced. The 2012 production figures so far reveal 3.5 million were struck in January.
Order Bags and Rolls of Kennedy Half Dollars from U.S. Mint
Collectors can buy Kennedy Half Dollars directly from the U.S. Mint website. The two sales options, rolls or bags, are available on this online ordering page.
Orders may also be placed by calling the Mint's toll free number at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing and speech impaired customers may call 1-888-321-MINT (6468). All domestic orders are charged a fee of $4.95 for shipping and handling.
There are no household order limits.
Other U.S. Mint Products Containing Kennedy Half Dollars
The U.S. Mint also produces Kennedy Half Dollars in collector uncirculated and proof qualities. Those strikes a part of three core annual sets. They include the 2012 Proof Set, which launched on May 7, the 2012 Mint Set, and the 2012 Silver Proof Set. The Mint Set is scheduled for release on May 21 and the Silver Proof Set is expected to debut on June 4.
Coins in both the Proof Set and the Silver Proof Set are manufactured at the U.S. Mint facility in San Francisco. The coins in the Mint Set, on the other hand, are minted in Philadelphia and Denver — like those found in bags and rolls.


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Happy New Year, everyone! It's 2014! Amazing how time flies, huh?
My first post of this year is about the second season of Queen's Blade. I had meant to finish the show and review it last year because my goal was to start the year off with a clean slate, but I just didn't have the energy to make a post after watching the final three episodes late last night.
If you thought the first season of Queen's Blade (reviewed here) had a lot of fanservice then the second season will leave you with your mind blown. I think the moment that really got me was when the character Nyx was introduced alongside with her staff. You see, her staff is actually a tentacled demon lord named Funikura that bestows her with magical powers. The only downside is that Nyx's staff
molests rapes her frequently with, you guessed it, the tentacles on the staff.
However, I rather liked Nyx's character once I got used to the whole tentacle rape thing. She's klutzy and hates Leina's sister Elina and that makes her okay in my book. Had she actually beaten Elina during their Queen's Blade match than that would have been just fine with me. It probably would have been the defining moment in the series.
In the last season Risty was Leina's rival/mentor, but in this season she turns to the dark side and becomes a servant of Queen Aldra. While I rather liked the uniform change that accompanied her trip to the dark side, I honestly don't know how everyone knew it was her by just looking. She looked like a completely different person and I don't care what anybody else says. I suppose I can only chalk it up to anime logic or something.
Speaking of the queen, this season we actually see the evil Queen Aldra and the... ummm, the metallic codpiece she happens to be sporting. She can call it a "secret cleaver" all she wants, but that motherfucker is a spiky penis, damn it. I mean, doesn't it make sense to have a "Hentacle" staff and a futanari in the same series? Or is that just me?
Overall, I did like the second season to Queen's Blade. Of course, there's still the OVA series Queen's Blade: Beautiful Fighters and the third season Queen's Blade Rebellion to get to, but it wouldn't have been too bad of a thing to end it after this show. Of course, I may revise that opinion once I see the others.
One thing that really got on my nerves was the death of Shizuka, though. I can forgive the lack of Echidna in the second season (barely), but I can't forgive how contrived Shizuka's death felt. I know this story doesn't exactly have the strongest storyline around, but it always remained somewhat decent up until that point. Her dying at that point just made no sense. Anime logic at work again, I guess.
Well, that's about all I have to say on this one. The ending is kind of predictable (hint: the bad guys *ahem* girls lose), but the journey was fairly fun. Airi's transformation into one of the good guys was particularly satisfying to watch. And I suppose I could say the same for Melona even though I wouldn't exactly call her a hero. She certainly did her best to defeat the queen, but she still shoots acid out of her nipples and I just can't trust anyone that can do that kind of thing. Well, maybe I can, but I certainly can't trust anyone with bunny ears. Nope, I draw the line there.
As always, if you think this show is up your alley then it probably is. It's got boobs and fighting and more boobs...
And still more boobs...
Yeah, it's got something for just about everybody. Just make sure you watch the first season before the second one and you'll be as good as gold.


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Guangming Zang is currently a second year Ph.D student at King Abdullah University of Sciences and Technology (KAUST), in the Visual Computing Center under the supervision of Prof. Wolfgang Heidrich and Prof. Peter Wonka.
His research interests lie in the area of computational imaging, visual computing and optimization. He is currently working on CT reconstruction and variational methods for motion optimization.
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For the best pilates exercise company, call Cara McGrath Pilates.
Implementation of OmniMD electronic medical records and practice management has reduced the amount of support services and not to mention reduction in the number and cost of errors. Doctor can now save his favorite prescription and need not to write again same for different patients
EMR, Electronic Medical Records, EHR, Medical Billing, EMR Software
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Yonkers (NY) – Access of records for the multi-location multi specialty practice of over 20 physicians, is easier for Dr. Sindhwani since the implementation of OmniMD EMR – Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management system. One can see the changes in the workflow of the clinic, now you will find physicians and nurses carrying Tablet PCs or some handheld devices in the hands, all the paper work and bundles of files have vanished from the clinic and they edit the records on notebooks. Lab tests done a week back have been integrated with EMR and are available right there on patient chart.
Being a multi-location facility with specialties like Cardiology, Family Practice, Pediatrics, Internal, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Podiatry, Allergy and Immunology, Occupational Medicine and Endocrinology, it was imperative for DOCS to choose an integrated EMR and Practice Management solution that was easy to use, robust, and accessible from multiple locations.
Dr. Rajeev Sindhwani Director Docs Medical Group says, "OmniMD EMR and Practice Management has contributed immensely on both the physician office and administrative aspects of the Practice. The business case for EMR is based not only on its ability to lower costs, increases revenue and improves the efficiency but also on its role as a tool to enhance the quality of services provided."
The whole practice is apparently on network, pulling up records from a centralized server and editing them on their respective Tablet PCs. The OmniMD EMR has been integrated with the hospital information system and an interface has also been established with laboratory center.
Implementation of OmniMD electronic medical records and practice management has reduced the amount of support services and not to mention reduction in the number and cost of errors. Doctor can now save his favorite prescription and need not to write again same for different patients; even more impressive is that, prescription can be sent directly to the local pharmacy automatically.
After the integration of OmniMD EMR, Docs Medical Group's patient also expressed their satisfaction, as now they don't have to wait too long, and also not required to fill long paper form at the front desk.
And from Docs point of view OmniMD EMR and Practice Management has helped them in saving considerable amount. Saving from reduction in 'no-shows', accurate coding, faster documentation and billing, immediate saving result from elimination of real estate space required for proper records. Before the implementation of EMR and Practice Management physician's tend to miss some procedures which were performed on patient while billing, but OmniMD EMR has reduced this error up to a great extent by generating automatic billing and taking care of all ICD and CPT codes.
Hospitals and Practices are increasingly looking to information technology solutions to help deliver better quality patient care while containing costs. And Electronic Medical record companies are trying to develop best possible solution and services by keeping in mind the current trend of healthcare industry.
OmniMD – http://www.omnimd.com is a developer of HIPAA compliant healthcare practice software and solutions
Docs Medical Group moves towards OmniMD Integrated Electronic Medical Records(EMR) and Practice Management
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Investigative journalist Greg Palast explores the influence of finance vulture Paul Singer, whose influence on global economies and international politics is so destructive it has made him an enemy of Hillary Clinton (albeit for very Hillary Clinton reasons,) and explains why Singer, after feasting on the carcasses of Argentina and Detroit, is circling over the Republican presidential candidates.
Greg covers Singer's influence in the piece Who hatched Rubio? at his own site, and in his upcoming documentary, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, which you can support.
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The completely biased and very random season diary for the Florida Gators skipped Toledo, and started with Miami. It gets weird.
1. There was a guy we'll call Uncle Fred. Uncle Fred had on a kangol and a flowy, loose, guayabera-style button down, and he was sitting in the parking lot of Traz-Powell Stadium leaning on the trunk of his car. Booker T. Washington High School and Miami Central were just getting underway inside. Uncle Fred might have been forty, or fifty, and he had a bottle of Remy-Martin open on the trunk. Uncle Fred was not going to join the security lines on either side of the stands. He would not follow us under the gap in the fence and into the stadium, where a lady with a golf cart hounded us out for sneaking into a high school football game. Uncle Fred was there to sit, drink, and chill out in the parking lot as teenagers wearing "DEEZ NUTZ" t-shirts passed by, eyeballing everyone around them with the pathological and barely concealed self-awareness of teenagers. Uncle Fred stood there, quietly emanating a low pulse of William DeVaughn even though no radio was playing, and if there was it certainly wouldn't be playing "Be Thankful For What You Got," which I swear I heard somewhere in the distance past the giant billowing cloud formations blooming across the sky like pillowy tumors.
2. Booker T. Washington would win the game 28-17. I don't know because I got kicked out of the game, because as an adult man with children I tried to sneak into a sold-out high school football matchup. An unprecedented matchup of two top five teams in the same county, yes, and a game that was Miami/Florida in miniature, the same people who would feed into the machines at Florida, Florida State, and Miami. The difference would be that instead of walking around outside in a crowd of boosters, students, and townies at these three schools, you could come to Traz-Powell and do it in Dade County. More specifically, you could do it with Overtown, and with those who grew up up west of I-95: black high school kids in outfits coordinated from the neon shoes to the accent colors in the t-shirts, adult men with sculpted beards holding single tickets to scalp in one hand and red solo cups in the other, a few PTA ladies pushing Booker T. Washington scarves and gear from a table on the side.
3. The Miami beard is the strangest creature: shaped, well-trimmed, and entirely incongruous with living in a blazing climate whose lows bottom out somewhere in the sixties on a brutal January evening.
4. The game was sold out, and that was how we met Golf Cart Lady. The fence around Traz-Powell Stadium runs right down into the water of a canal running along one side of Miami-Dade Community College: if you want to sneak in, you either go over double barbed wire (nope) or you get wet, and possibly expose yourself to brain-eating amoebas in the name of getting into a high school football game. We opted for the hole in the fence, torn there by someone long ago for another long-gone football game or criminal expedition. Golf Cart Lady picked us up from two hundred yards away, so I tried to explain that we were media, and just trying to find the media entrance, which was decidedly not a hole in a fence ten feet from the evil putrid water of a South Florida drainage canal. She did not believe us, because Golf Cart Lady was not stupid.
5. Okay, not all the way stupid, but Golf Cart Lady had an ounce of stupid in her. She told us to walk through the back of the stadium itself--which, to be fair, was the only way directly out to the parking lot, but she still routed us straight past no fewer than four most unguarded entrances into the stadium. I couldn't even think about darting into the stands and melting into the crowd: not only was I really white that day,* but I was wearing a loud red shirt that eliminated any chance of having a cover, and the only other white guy in the stands close to my age was Andy Staples. The black dude with us could have tried, and almost did, but Golf Cart Lady saw his shoulder twitch toward the gate and yelled out 'DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!' We exited without protest. There are no laws in South Florida. We could have been thrown in Miami football jail for all we knew, and though it does not exist, you do not want to think about being in Miami football jail.
*and most other days, actually
6. The little we saw of the game through a fence. Later, we watched some of the Boston College vs. Wake Forest game. The high school game appeared to be of much higher quality.
7. "Where's the Marlins batter's lounge?"
"The what?"
Sunlife Stadium is a horrendous venue: an orange, tiered block O slapped into Miami's attic and bracketed by vast parking lots. The stadium itself has gone from Joe Robbie to to Pro Player to Dolphins Stadium to Landshark, and the things in it have been named and renamed so many times no one really knows what anything is in it. Will Muschamp was supposed to have his press conference in the Marlins' Batter's Lounge, a thing no one knew by its name because the Marlins had long gone, and the branded name had died stillborn seconds after it came out of some exec's email.
Fortunately Will Muschamp was easy to find. He was the one loping along flanked by the Florida athletic staff, the one who I nearly blocked from coming in the door until someone yanked me aside hissing "he's riiiiiiiiiiight there." His face was drawn, the color gone from his skin. I don't know if you can see this adequately on television, but coaches who lose football games really do look like they just watched someone die in the postgame. Muschamp blanched and changed just a shade paler with each mention of the word "turnovers," and repeated that over, and over again. It may have been restraint that kept him from exploding, but it seemed like something else: nausea, or at least a sickness coming in waves as he spoke. He didn't look broken. He looked like someone in the first uncertain stages of food poisoning, listening to his intestines gargle and recoil and hoping this would be over as soon as possible.
8. The people inside SunLife Stadium, however, were fine. Miami-Dade has little resembling a middle-class, so when things are good, they're very, very good, and when things go badly people live in houses with holes in the wall and zero air-conditioning in subtropical climate. This dynamic applies to the Miami fanbase, as well. If the team is horrendous, you will get that same picture of the stadium tweeted across your timeline every week: a sea of orange seats, a few thousand fans dotted through the stadium, and a merciless sun frying everything stupid enough to show up for a little peace and quiet in the middle of a football season.
9. This was not that crowd. This crowd was a high-tide, boom-economy Miami Hurricanes crowd, wearing Al Golden tie t-shirts, and pleasantly free of tradition. Some fanbases might have a problem with a mascot who once got arrested--like really, properly, and totally arrested--and at Miami it is a source of pride, because people forget exactly how close to the edge of America you really are. Fans eat whole pizzas in the stands.
MIAMI FAN EATING A WHOLE DANG PIZZA LIKE A BOSS: pic.twitter.com/Fsw52TvbMN— edsbs (@edsbs) September 7, 2013
They are fine with piped-in music, and with dancing to that piped-in music as Sebastian douses them with a fire extinguisher. They are fine that there is no song unremixed, and with singing along with "Seven Nation Army" like this isn't a tired thing, because it is a hit, and was once a hit, and feels good to sing while your team is dragging its way to a win against a team that, in semiannual bursts, we hate. Play the hits, and we will sing along to them. Refuse, and we will go do something else in another location between the Broward County line and Islamorada.
10. Did they play Pitbull? YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT THEY PLAYED PITBULL. They also played Tootsie Roll, and a good quarter of the stadium did go to the left, then to the right, and then to the front and to the back. Sliding occurred, as well. This man beheld it all. If you can hate this, we disagree fundamentally on what is good in life, and cannot continue this conversation.
We still do not understand what the arm sleeves are accomplishing here, but admire the ingenuity.
11. Despair didn't really set in until the fourth quarter, because...you have to understand. Even from the pressbox, you could see Miami drop men into coverage. Like, at least 30 of them, and all watching Jeff Driskel's eyes, and drifting along with him like dogs watching a piece of chicken dangling from your hand. And you know despair when you see this, and see a close game, and know that the ball is going to be thrown, and thrown late and into an area of the field where four defenders are, and it happens. Florida could have come back after that. That's a possibility. But despair ignores evidence: the 400 yards offense, Driskel playing reasonably well in every other facet of the game besides "not turning the ball over when we could least afford it," the 22 first downs on the day. Despair is believing that with four turnovers, your team will belch another one like a shark throwing up a diver's boot. This is exactly what Florida did. Despair can be right.
12. Stephen Morris scares the shit out of me. Fortunately, he scares the shit out of Miami fans, too, because on long play-action passes he is beauty incarnate, and on anything less is a rolling fireworks cart pushed into a cat shelter. That can be fun, and we hope Miami fans realize this. He is high-risk, high-reward, and extremely dangerous. You just want him to be the kind of danger that works for you, i.e. the one who played the first quarter, and ran fakes and roll-outs with ease. You do not want him to be what he was the rest of the game--something that admittedly has a bit to do with Duke Johnson being bottled up by the Florida defense, who played well in a game where the Florida offense went up like a meth lab. This has happened before. It will probably happen again.
13. Walking out of the stadium was the only time we heard a Miami fan call someone a homosexual, so that's improvement. For the record, it was Holly on the receiving end, and the guy had a chinstrap beard and a sleeveless t-shirt, less a person than a spirit-cliché summoned from the black marl of South Florida by a Hurricanes win.
14. That night I woke up at five in the morning to make a flight. I was staying on Miami Beach in a tower of condos built with laundered money. There is no industry in South Florida, or at least not enough to support the gleaming barnacle of Miami stuck to Florida's hull. It's money from drugs, or from something else you don't want to know about, and the cheapest way to pass it through the membrane between the black market and legality is by building condos. You could possibly afford one of these, at least on a couple of professional's salaries. The houses across the water--dedicated to a name, a person, a spot on a tax roll and not a shadow corporation--those places on the channel start at the price of crime, and go up from there into a stratosphere where few can breathe.
15. I watched Notre Dame and Michigan play after Will Muschamp made his bad-shrimp face, and after the quick hop onto county roads and into a media hotel built around gigantic banyan trees the size of missile silos. Michigan played "The Chicken Dance" when it was over, a direct kiss-my-ass in the direction of Notre Dame. I went to the last Texas/Texas A&M in 2011. That felt like the signing day for divorce papers, with neither side quite understanding the other. Michigan/Notre Dame seemed like the good kind of divorce, the kind that ends with both parties roaring off in new, unaffordable sports cars. It felt less like the end to a rivalry than a giddy, permanent separation. Rivalries end in different ways, but they sort of require you to, in some sense of the word, need the other party, to want them around for the game. Miami football, like Miami, is in its own universe, and much further away from the rest of the universe than you remember it being. Other people, other teams, other cities, only make cameos.
16. The main character is always the city, and doesn't really consider the rest of the universe to be worth an equal spot in the credits. Their football team follows suit. You are a detail secondary to Miami and will be until the great flood, and then even possibly afterwards.
17. That morning, I drove over the Tuttle Causeway, and past the elementary school and the Metro/PCS shops that might sell anything but cellphones, past the cranes from the port still lit up in the distance, and onto I-95, nearly empty in the early morning and populated only with weaving, bleary stragglers just leaving parties. In a hundred years, everything around me could be underwater. The second floor of a money-laundered condo tower would be the first. SunLife Stadium--or whatever it would be called by then--would be a coliseum prepped for naval gladiatorial combat. The University of Miami, kept low to the ground by Coral Gables zoning, would be mostly submerged. Miami--the rivalry, the city, the idea of the place--will be something you see from the shore, covered by the slow rise of the seas. For some reason, you'll miss it. Howard Schnellenberger, having grown gills, will swim with the tides, a manatee with a pipe paddling slowly through a patch of seagrass, trailing quiet puffs of smoke in the orange light of morning.


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Hurricane Ian Lashes Cuba On Path To Strike Florida As Category 4
HAVANA (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Ian's rain and winds lashed Cuba's western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it became a major Category 3 storm early Tuesday and roared on a path that could see it hit Florida's west coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
The storm made landfall early Tuesday in Cuba's Pinar del Rio province, where officials set up 55 shelters, rushed in emergency personnel and took steps to protect crops in Cuba's main tobacco-growing region. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the island's west coast could see as much as 14 feet (4.3 meters) of storm surge.
"Cuba is expecting extreme hurricane-force winds, also life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall," hurricane center senior specialist Daniel Brown told The Associated Press.
After passing over Cuba, Ian was forecast to strengthen further over warm Gulf of Mexico waters before reaching Florida as early as Wednesday as a Category 4 storm with top winds of 140 mph (225 km/h).
As of early Tuesday, Tampa and St. Petersburg appeared to be the among the most likely targets for their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.
"Please treat this storm seriously. It's the real deal. This is not a drill," Hillsborough County Emergency Management Director Timothy Dudley said Monday at a news conference on storm preparations in Tampa.
In Havana on Monday, fishermen were taking their boats out of the water along the famous Malecon seaside boulevard, and city workers were unclogging storm drains ahead of the expected rain.
Havana resident Adyz Ladron said the potential for rising water from the storm worries him.
"I am very scared because my house gets completely flooded, with water up to here," he said, pointing to his chest.
Residents of the El Fanguito neighborhood carry a mattress to a safe place in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Havana, Cuba, on Monday. (Photo: Associated Press)
In Havana's El Fanguito, a poor neighborhood near the Almendares River, residents were packing up what they could to leave their homes.
"I hope we escape this one because it would be the end of us. We already have so little," health worker Abel Rodrigues said.
The Hurricane Center said in a 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 GMT) update that Ian made landfall in Cuba as it continued to strengthen, with sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h). In an update about a half-hour later, the center said Ian was located about 5 miles (10 km) south of the city of Pinar del Rio, moving north at 12 mph (19 km/h).
The center defines a major hurricane as a Category 3 storm or higher, meaning maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph (178 km/h), and Ian became a Category 3 hurricane earlier Tuesday.
The center said "significant wind and storm surge impacts" were occurring Tuesday morning in western Cuba.
Ian won't linger over Cuba but will slow down over the Gulf of Mexico, growing wider and stronger, "which will have the potential to produce significant wind and storm surge impacts along the west coast of Florida," the hurricane center said.
Waves crash against the patio of Lobster Pot restaurant as Hurricane Ian passes through George Town, Grand Cayman island, on Monday. (Photo: Kevin Morales via Associated Press)
A surge of up to 10 feet (3 meters) of ocean water and 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain was predicted across the Tampa Bay area, with as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) inches in isolated areas. That's enough water to inundate coastal communities.
As many as 300,000 people may be evacuated from low-lying areas in Hillsborough County alone, county administrator Bonnie Wise said. Some of those evacuations were beginning Monday afternoon in the most vulnerable areas, with schools and other locations opening as shelters.
"We must do everything we can to protect our residents. Time is of the essence," Wise said.
Floridians lined up for hours in Tampa to collect bags of sand and cleared store shelves of bottled water. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a statewide emergency and warned that Ian could lash large areas of the state, knocking out power and interrupting fuel supplies as it swirls northward off the state's Gulf Coast.
"You have a significant storm that may end up being a Category 4 hurricane," DeSantis said at a news conference. "That's going to cause a huge amount of storm surge. You're going to have flood events. You're going to have a lot of different impacts."
DeSantis said the state has suspended tolls around the Tampa Bay area and mobilized 5,000 Florida state national guard troops, with another 2,000 on standby in neighboring states.
President Joe Biden also declared an emergency, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief and provide assistance to protect lives and property. The president postponed a scheduled Tuesday trip to Florida because of the storm.
Playing it safe, NASA planned to slowly roll its moon rocket from the launch pad to its Kennedy Space Center hangar, adding weeks of delay to the test flight.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Monday night that the football team was relocating football operations to the Miami area in preparation for next weekend's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Buccaneers said the team will leave Tampa on Tuesday.
Flash flooding was predicted for much of the Florida peninsula, and heavy rainfall was possible for the southeast United States later this week. With tropical storm force winds extending 115 miles (185 kilometers) from Ian's center, watches covered the Florida Keys to Lake Okeechobee.
Associated Press contributors include Curt Anderson in St. Petersburg, Florida, Anthony Izaguirre in Tallahassee, Florida, and Julie Walker in New York.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.


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Temple Run is one of the most famous 3d running games. This is the online version called Tomb Runner. Play it now at Parkour Games! Become an adventurer and run through dangerous tombs and temples. Try to keep running for as long as possible and collect diamonds along the way. Jump over or slide under obstacles and evade dangerous objects and areas. Use your left and right arrow keys to turn left and right. Press your up arrow to jump and down arrow to slide. Watch the number of collected diamonds and your current distance traveled on the top left of the screen.
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Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS)
April 2013
Declining Migration Within the US: The Role of the Labor Market
Raven Molloy, Christopher L. Smith, and Abigail Wozniak
We examine explanations for the secular decline in interstate migration since the 1980s. After showing that demographic and socioeconomic factors can account for little of this decrease, we present evidence suggesting that it is related to a downward trend in labor market transitions--i.e. a decline in the fraction of workers moving from job to job, changing industry, and changing occupation--that occurred over the same period. We explore a number of reasons why these flows have diminished over time, including changes in the distribution of job opportunities across space, polarization in the labor market, concerns of dual-career households, and a strengthening of internal labor markets. We find little empirical support for all but the last of these hypotheses. Specifically, using data from three cohorts of the National Longitudinal Surveys spanning the 1970s to the 2000s, we find that wage gains associated with employer transitions have fallen, possibly signaling a growing role for internal labor markets in determining wages.
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Keywords: U.S. migration, trends in migration, internal labor markets, job mobility
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AP Via Yahoo:
Note to Sen. Sam Brownback: In Packerland, it's not cool to diss Brett Favre.
The GOP presidential hopeful drew boos and groans Friday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention when he used a football analogy to talk about the need to focus on families.
"This is fundamental blocking and tackling," he said. "This is your line in football. If you don't have a line, how many passes can Peyton Manning complete? Greatest quarterback, maybe, in NFL history."
Oops, wrong team to mention in Wisconsin, once described by Gov. Tommy Thompson as the place "where eagles soar, Harleys roar and Packers score."
Realizing what he had said, the Kansas Republican slumped at the podium and put his head in his hands.
"I'm not sure how I recover from this," Brownback said. "My point is we've got to rebuild the family. I'll get off this." Read more...
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Kiddush this Shabbos is sponsored by Stu and Jenny Mintz in memory of Stu's father, Ze'ev ben Aharon.
Mazel Tov to Martin and Marla Lipman on Avramy's wedding.
Rebbetzin Deena's class continues this coming Monday at 9:30am at the Romanoff home in Cleveland Heights.
The Shul will have a Purim Party on Motzoei Shabbos March 15 after Megillah reading. See flyer for details. Contact the office to make your reservations.
Heights Jewish Center is offering Purim cards. Contact the office to order your cards.
Don't forget to move your clocks one hour ahead on Saturday night.
For those who might be interested: An article I wrote on Israeli Politics and Law was recently published in the Cross-Currents.com Web Magazine. The article can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/mgot9eq.
Good Shabbos
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Candle lighting 6:06 PM
Mincha 6:10 PM
Saturday, March 8 (Vayikra)
Chumash Shiur 8:30 AM
Shacharis 9:00 AM
Navi Shiur 5:25 PM
Mincha 5:55 PM
Shabbos ends 7:15 PM
Sunday, March 9
Shacharis 8:00 AM
Mincha-Maariv 7:15 PM, followed by Mishnayos Shiur
Monday-Thursday, March 10-13
Gemara Shiur 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:45 AM
Mincha-Maariv 7:15 PM, followed by Mishnayos Shiur
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The best Broadway shows at seaTips & Advice
Fantastic entertainment on board your cruise can be just the thing that adds extra sparkle to your holiday.
And cruise lines are debuting bigger and better shows.
Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean regularly feature a list of shows, fresh from Broadway on their cruises.
And if you're a Disney fan, you can watch musicals based on classic movies like Beauty and the Beast and some of the latest hits like Frozen on Disney Cruise Lines.
Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, Carnival Cruises also create unique productions in collaboration with leading creatives from Broadway and London's West End. Cruisers can also catch exclusive Cirque du Soleil show on MSC Cruises.
This year, Norwegian Joy will get guests to kick off their Sunday shoes and cut Footloose on board as she makes her debut in Alaska in May.
The timeless story of a Chicago teen with a love for dance, sharing it in a town with a ban on Rock n' Roll, is having its first run at sea.
"We are very excited to showcase Footloose, a feel-good, positive show that encourages people to embrace new ideas, stand up for what they believe in and dance their hearts out," said Norwegian Cruise Line President and CEO Andy Stuart.
See below for the full program at sea:
Norwegian Cruise Line
Velvet – Norwegian Jewel
The Australian hit musical is loosely based on the 70s icon Studio 54 and presents the best of the disco era with cabaret, circus and burlesque elements.
After Midnight – Norwegian Escape
This show tells the story of Duke Ellington's years at Harlem's iconic Cotton Club. Immerse in the smoky, sexy glamour of jazz with heart-pounding dancing and a high-energy onstage jazz band.
Rock of Ages – Norwegian Breakaway
The five-time Tony Award-nominated musical presents a classic love story featuring some of the best rock hits of the 1980s, including "Here I Go Again" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Norwegian Epic
Based on the 1994 Australian movie of the same name, the Broadway hit tells the story of a trio of two drag queens and a transgendered person who buy an old bus and travel through the Australian Outback together.
Jersey Boys – Norwegian Bliss
Follow the incredible true story of Frankie Valli and iconic 1960s rock 'n' roll band, The Four Seasons.
Royal Caribbean
Mamma Mia – Allure of the Seas
Featuring hit music from ABBA, this show about a girl wanting to meet her estranged father, has been running on Broadway for more than 10 years. Calling all dancing queens!
Cats – Oasis of the Seas
Indulge in Andrew Lloyd Webber's music in one of the world's best known musicals which has since been presented in over 20 countries and about 250 cities.
Grease – Independence of the Seas
Slick back your hair and pack your poodle skirts for this Broadway rendition of a classic high school romance.
Saturday Night Fever – Liberty of the Seas
Dance the night away with John Travolta, the king of the disco. Experience New York City nightlife in its 1970's heyday, think platforms and polyester.
Hairspray – Symphony of the Seas
In this one, Tracy Turnblad has big hair and big dreams and won't stop until she gets her spot at dancing on the Corny Collins Show.
We Will Rock You – Anthem of the Seas
The show with killer Queen tunes has run a record-breaking 12 years at London's Dominion Theatre. Rock out with Radio Ga Ga, I Want to Break Free, Bohemian Rhapsody and of course We Will Rock You.
Disney Cruise Line
Beauty and the Beast – Disney Dream
Watch Belle draw cold-hearted Beast out of living in isolation with the help of his enchanted servants.
Frozen, A Musical Spectacular – Disney Wonder
Snow Queen Elsa needs no introduction. Watch her and her friends race to save their kingdom from winter's cold grip.
Tangled: The Musical – Disney Magic
Wrap yourselves in the long silky blonde locks of Princess Rapunzel as she escapes the tower!
Disney's Aladdin, A Musical Spectacular – Disney Fantasy
Indulge in the fantasy of having three wishes granted by the genie in the magic lamp with Aladdin and Princess Jasmine.
Princess Cruises
The Secret Silk is Princess Cruises' third exclusive show produced with Stephen Schwartz, the Oscar®, Grammy® and Tony® award-winning composer of Wicked.
The show is adapted from the Japanese fable "The Grateful Crane" and it features puppetry from Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Watch it on Royal Princess and Island Princess and look forward to iconic songs like Sarah McLachlan's "In the Arms of an Angel," The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" and Christina Aguilera's "Fighter".
Born to Dance is a tribute to the history of musical theatre and dance of Broadway, presented by Stephen Schwartz, showcasing songs and choreography from some of Broadway's most famous shows like Oklahoma, West Side Story, Chicago, Hairspray, Mamma Mia! and more. Catch the show on Grand Princess, Star Princess and Golden Princess, and Regal Princess.
P&O Cruises
Love Riot on the Pacific Explorer is a circus and burlesque performance created by the producer of Blanc de Blanc. Look out for acrobats, aerialists, gymnasts and dancers seducing with a risqué routine, punctuated with comic relief from jugglers.
New original production Slumber comes aboard Pacific Dawn and Pacific Explorer. Along with contemporary songs, the show explores how our beds can be a place of rest, struggle, dream and escape.
Carnival Cruises
Three new shows debuted on Carnival Horizon, the line's newest ship, as she entered service in April last year. Hear your song favourites in full-blown musical productions in Soulbound – a gothic-inspired journey through New Orleans, Celestial Strings – where classical music and modern pop beats come together with a live string trio, and Vintage Pop – bringing the Great Gatsby and Cotton Club era to you with a live band and burlesque.
MSC Cruises
The line has partnered with Cirque du Soleil to create eight exclusive shows that will be presented on the four Meraviglia-class ships, coming into service between 2017 and 2020. SYMA – Sail beyond Imagination and 'Varélia' – Love in Full Colour debuts on MSC Bellisima when she makes her inaugural sailing this March.


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Hi all!
Welcome to Blogmas Day 19! Today I am going to be reviewing the new vegan Christmas Roast from Coles ,which is the name of our local supermarket. I had heard many mixed reviews, so I was curious to cook it and see for myself. Without further ado, let's get into it!
First of all, this roast is $15, which is incredibly expensive for what you get. The box says serves 5 and I suppose that is true, but that means each person will only get one small piece. I made it for Francis and myself and we managed to get three slices each. It comes with a sweet, fruit chutney that just needs to be microwaved. According to the instructions, you place the roast on a baking/oven-safe dish, season it however you like and cook for 45 minutes.
The image above shows what it looks like fresh out of the box – kind of like a poop hey? We topped it with olive oil and put it in the oven. When it came out, I began to carve and it basically fell apart. Do not let the image on the box fool you, it does not slice easily.
It is very difficult to cut evenly. The texture is super meaty, but fluffy. I liked how authentic it looked but it wasn't an overly attractive roast. I served it with mashed potato, chickpeas and steamed broccoli with vegan gravy on top and fruit chutney on the side.
Now for the taste test: I have to say, it was really delicious. I saw one vegan comment that it was the worst thing she had ever tried. I honestly don't understand why. It was so yummy. The chutney was tarte (sweet but sour) and worked really well with both the roast and the sides. It tasted like a regular chicken roast. It filled us up nicely. I was a huge fan. If it wasn't so expensive, I would buy it again. I honestly recommend it. Asides from the cost and the presentation, it was yum.
I hope you enjoyed this review! What is your favourite veggie roast? Have you tried this one? I would love to know your thoughts. Thanks for reading and I'll see you tomorrow!
Peace & Love xoxo


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To try to understand the modern world of professional football, it might be a good idea to watch Spartacus, the story of three Roman gladiators who are in the same "Luda" (Latin for Team) who finally break free from the chains of their brutal and violent profession to start a revolution against their "Lanistas" (Owners).
Though Spartacus has a lot more white guys and openly gay gladiators than you'll ever see in the National Football League (NFL), the similarities are striking for two 'sports' existing two thousand years apart. Both focus on sports that bring incredible fame that ends in a short and violent bloody game. They each show the story of how an owner's insatiable greed finally leads to a revolt by the players. Last week, when the NFL players union decertified, and the NFL owners locked the players out, we saw the first spear thrown at the imperial perch of power. Interestingly enough the NFL saga is occurring as budget wars in states like Wisconsin and Ohio are pushing Republicans and unions over the brink. The revolution has begun.
What Happened
NFL owners claim that they've been losing money since signing a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) in 2006. So, the owners opted out of the agreement in 2010, setting in motion a series of negotiations to change the entire structure of the NFL. Last week, after a 24-hour, then 7-day extension the clock had just about run out. The players knew that the CBA expired at midnight March 11th, and that if the owner's didn't get the deal that they wanted they would simply lock out the players union, refusing to pay healthcare costs, salaries and bonuses until the new CBA was to their liking. So, the players said what any smart employee would do when they see the writing on the wall: "You Can't Fire Me – I Quit!" and decertified their union.
Owners have a legal relationship/partnership with a union and can lock out employees to force terms that are more to their liking. But if the union doesn't exist then NFL owners are just refusing to pay over 1,800 independent contractors, which is illegal. Players filed a class action lawsuit against the NFL asking that the illegal lockout be blocked. Now, we have gladiators and owners glaring at each other through iron gates wondering which side will cave first.
What An Owner Wants
NFL owners say they're losing money under the current deal, and need to expand the season to 18 games, limit incoming rookies salaries for their first 4 seasons and increase their share of NFL profits from about 42 to 45 percent. But the real sticking point is about the big pot of gold, the $9 billion in estimated profits that the NFL is raking in every year.
Owners say they're incurring a lot of risk in drafting players, building new stadiums and promoting teams and therefore should get $2 billion off the top to cover themselves from potential losses, then divide the remaining $7 billion with the players.
The players were not in a particularly giving mood with ownership since the two sides couldn't agree on basic rules like honesty, integrity and financial transparency. On the one hand, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell claims to care about player safety, but by expanding the season to 18 games he is all but ensuring more season ending and career ending injuries. This in the face of the consistent evidence showing that NFL player concussions lead to shortened life spans, depression and often suicide.
Next, a rookie salary cap that stays in place for the first 4 years seems like a reasonable way to curtail exploding signing bonuses until you realize that the average NFL career is only 3 years. Most players will never play long enough for a "real" payout and owners would get new talent on the cheap. Plus, why should players take a financial hit because owners don't do a good job of evaluating talent? If I overpaid for my last car and it turned out to be a lemon I can't go to my next car dealer and insist that I get a discount for having a bad purchasing history.
Finally it is not entirely clear to the players and many outside evaluators that owners are really incurring that much 'risk' when building new stadiums and investing in their teams. No one has ever seen an NFL franchise go under or declare bankruptcy, unlike other sports. When new stadiums are built there are so many state tax breaks, bond measures and huge naming rights contracts that owners are making millions back on their investments. Why they need additional money to cover 'risks' is unclear to the gladiators who often never see any of these new 'investments'.
DeMaurice "Spartacus" Smith, head of the now decertified players union believed that if the owners were crying poor, the least they could do was open up their books and share financial records of the 32 franchises over the last decade. The owners reportedly refused over 10 times over the last 2 years to give detailed financial statements on the health of the league. At the last minute on Friday, owners offered partial statements from some franchises over the last 5 years. This is like the IRS auditing you and all you give them is a couple of crumpled-up ATM receipts from your trip to Cancun last summer. The IRS ain't buying it and neither was the union.
Yes, there are some differences between Spartacus and the NFL. Gladiators back then were slaves, and as much as William C. Rhoden's recent piece is commendable, modern NFL players are not.
This article originally appeared at TheLoop21.com under the headline "I am Spartacus: NFL Lockout Sees NFL Owners and Players Go From Mediators to Gladiators."


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East Germany has become something of a footballing wasteland in recent years. The facts speak for themselves; with no clubs from the former German Democratic Republic having appeared in the Bundesliga since 2009 and Toni Kroos the only member of the entire World Cup winning squad to have been born in that region. Iconic clubs from the DDR-Oberliga such as Dynamo Berlin and Hansa Rostock have sunk into regional league obscurity, while others have simply been liquidated.
It is this bleak landscape and vacuum of footballing potential that has been capitalized on by energy drinks conglomerate 'Red Bull', as the Austrian company seek to exploit the 12.5 million citizens living in the old eastern bloc and build a European superpower. Going into the winter break, the club has stormed into pole position in the 2. Bundesliga with a three point lead on title rivals SC Freiburg and more importantly have an 8 point cushion protecting their hopes of automatic promotion.
One would assume that their incredible five-year journey from the 5th division to the highest echelons of the German game would be a massive source of pride for the region and the country itself. However, 'die Roten Bullen' seem to fly in the face of everything that the Bundesliga has come to represent in recent years, while they have been accused of killing the tradition of football in Germany.
They swiftly became the most controversial club in Germany after Red Bull bought their playing license from SVV Markranstadt, a local Leipzig- based club, in 2009. The energy drinks giant changed the club's name, crest and colours and moved them to the 44,345 capacity Red Bull Arena (formerly Zentralstadion) in 2010. This enraged the followers of the small club and the footballing community at large who view them as a sort of MK Dons on steroids.
Initially, Red Bull's license application was refused by the DFB (the German FA) due to their proposed name of Red Bull Leipzig. Therefore, in order to circumvent the advertising restrictions they created the convoluted compound noun of "RasenBallsport†(literally translates as Lawn ball sport), which is conveniently shortened to portray the initials "RBâ€. In addition, Germany's vaunted 50 +1 rule maintains that the club itself must have a controlling stake so that commercial interests can't gain control. However, until last season they only had eleven members to make decisions on behalf of the club, all of whom were Red Bull employees. Even now, with the league threatening to revoke their licence it remains at around the 300 mark. In contrast, Schalke has 136,205 members and control of the club is firmly in the hands of the supporters. These sneaky political intrigues have also drawn the ire of fans worldwide.
Much of the club's success so far has been dependent on their superior financial backing, however, their decision to install former Schalke, Stuttgart and TSG Hoffenheim manager Ralf Rangnick as Sporting Director and now Manager has also been inspired. Rangnick has been an undeniable success and has built the club up from scratch to arguably the most exciting and potential-filled team in the country.
From a tactical perspective, Leipzig are reminiscent of the Borussia Dortmund side who swept everything before them with Jürgen Klopp at the helm and will fit in well with the counter attacking style which has come to define the Bundesliga. Their energetic, high-pressing game and recruitment focus on young, top level players are major contributors towards why they are regarded as such a threat to Germany's established order.
Indeed, their transfer activity has been ambitious and intelligent and undeniably boosted by their financial backers. This summer they garnered lots of headlines in Germany for their €8million capture of 20-year-old striker Davie Selke from Werder Bremen, making him the most expensive player in the division. The wunderkind, who picked up the golden boot and player of the tournament awards in Germany's U19 European championship victory last year, has repaid their investment already having directly contributed to 9 goals in 18 Bundesliga games. He is an example of Leipzig's focus on bringing through home grown talent. In fact, bosses at the club also hired the esteemed Frieder Schrof as their new head of youth development in order to replicate his huge successes with Stuttgart and create a reliable production line into the first team with a state of the art academy.
Nevertheless, there has been vitriolic opposition to the presence of the club in the 2.Bundesliga as a bitter campaign dubbed "Nein zu RB†has been created by ten rival supporters groups in that division, including the illustrious "Traditionsvereinen†Kaiserslautern, 1860 München and Nuremburg. Ralf Rangnick attributes some of the widespread negativity towards the project being "partly fear that Leipzig might take away one of their (Bundesliga) placesâ€. The most severe and noble criticisms have emanated from cult club 1. Union Berlin, whose 20,000 strong support held a 15-minute silence in September while dressed almost entirely in black ponchos to protest against the actions of RB Leipzig. The fact that this was all done with the support of the club management serves to illustrate the levels of antipathy between the two clubs. In fact, they cancelled a summer friendly with Red Bull in 2011 due to fan unrest and both Nuremburg and Stuttgart followed suit.
Interestingly, Berlin and Leipzig are now the only clubs in Germany's top two divisions located in areas that were formerly controlled by the German Democratic Republic. Union's primary criticisms of Leipzig being that they are merely a "marketing product pushed by financial interests†and that to be a true football club you need "loyalty, standing terraces, emotion, financial fair play, tradition, transparency, passion, history and independence†– things which Leipzig are seen not to have by the wider football community. Ironically, to their detractors, RB embody all the things wrong with capitalism and over-commercialisation within the sport.
Like the unpopular bankrolled 'Werkself' clubs (factory owned clubs) Wolfsburg, Leverkusen and Hoffenheim, Leipzig are also hated for the added economic advantage that comes with having private investors. They are also regarded as having a 'plastic' fan base. It is hard to muster fervent support when a club is not yet ten years old and this means that it is largely family-friendly spectators rather than fanatic supporters who turn up each week. However, this doesn't seem to have proved an obstacle for Wolfsburg, who having made their Bundesliga debut in 1994 and with an average attendance only marginally higher than that of Leipzig's, now have become one of Germany's premier footballing forces in the last few seasons. Additionally, Leipzig fan groups such as 'Rasenballisten' are trying to forge an identity and more loyal, passionate support. They accept some of the negatives of Leipzig and have chosen to try and change the support and identity of the club instead of stop it. They proudly proclaim on match-day banners that "The Rasenballisten stand for football, Leipzig and fan culture, not for sponsors!â€
In Leipzig, understandably it has been viewed as a positive with 70% of people asked in the 'Leipziger Volkszeitung' welcoming the initiative when it first came about. Football had reached rock bottom in Leipzig, with former heavyweights Lokomotive Leipzig dropping down to the fourth and fifth divisions and FC Sachsen facing insolvency. Both recognised its positive influence on the area and when playing in the same division, neither condemned its existence.
They have also put the Red Bull Arena into regular profitable use, when it had been virtually abandoned after being done up for the 2006 World Cup at great expense. They have sold out the stadium on multiple occasions with attendances averaging 25,025 in 2014/15, with an average yearly increase of 9,000 since 2012/13. This can be expected to rocket if the promotion hopefuls can achieve their goals this year.
In addition, it could be argued that they have the best chance of providing a real challenge to Bayern's unfaltering stranglehold over the Bundesliga. Pep Guardiola's side have been iridescent this term and their tactical nous, world class talent and vast fan base have led them to have another early commanding lead over the competition. Despite the equally scintillating form of a resurgent Dortmund, the league's critics will say that for the Bundesliga to be regarded as one of the best leagues in the world, actual sustained competition for the title is required and for that they need significant private investment. Jürgen Klopp's description of the German title race is as pertinent as ever and with Carlo Ancelotti being named Guardiola's summer replacement that doesn't look set to change any time soon. ("We have a bow and arrow and if we aim well, we can hit the target. The problem is that Bayern has a bazooka.")
Arguably in lieu of Volkswagen's economic tumult, only Leipzig have the financial backing to rival Bayern's aggressive transfer policy and worldwide support. Even Uli Hoeness has said that "If it (RB Leipzig) works, it is good for all football, not only for the East†and in fact FC Hollywood might be in danger of becoming the people's champion if a pantomime villain such as Leipzig launches a title challenge.
In any case Leipzig will be fascinating club to watch develop over the next few years, whether you like them or not.
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This Tall Slim Silver Arch Wall Mirror is a pretty, vintage style wall mirror perfect for mounting in a hallway, bedroom or bathroom space. Made of metal, wood and glass, this mirror has a slim arched design with an ornate, curved frame. It comes with a metallic silver finish and can be wall mounted vertically via hooks on the back.
Due to its silver finish and arched design, this mirror could easily blend into modern, vintage or glamorous style interior spaces. A great choice for those with smaller wall spaces due to its slim design.
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The Dutch Language
Dutch is one of the closest relatives of both German and Englishand is said to be roughly in between them.
It's a West Germanic language that is spoken in the European Union by about 23 million people as a first language—including most of the population of the Netherlands and about sixty percent of that of Belgium—and by another 5 million as a second language.
Outside of the Low Countries, it is the native language of the majority of the population of Suriname, and also holds official status in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which are constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Dutch language has been known under a variety of names. Until roughly the 16th century, speakers of all the varieties of the West Germanic languages from the mouth of the Rhine to the Alps had been accustomed to refer to their native speech as Dietsch, (Neder)duyts or some other cognate of theudisk.


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As seniors age, they can develop health conditions that make living independently more challenging, requiring the need for at-home care. However, some seniors may not have the finances to cover the care they need. If your elderly loved one needs financial assistance to pay for home care, he or she may have a few options. The staff at Tucson Home Care Assistance has 5 options to share with you.
1. Long-Term Care Insurance
If your loved one has a chronic illness or disability, he or she may benefit from investing in long-term care insurance. Medicare and employer-based insurance plans typically don't cover in-home care, but long-term care insurance is purchased separately and can cover in-home care from live-in and part-time caregivers in Tucson. Because some insurance companies temporarily withhold payment for seniors with preexisting conditions, make sure your loved one has funds in savings or other sources to cover the care before the insurance begins to pay.
2. Veterans Aid
Some seniors may qualify for assistance with home care through the Veterans Assistance Aid and Attendance Special Pension. To be eligible for these benefits, your loved one must meet at least one of the following requirements:
Served in the military on active duty for 90 consecutive days
Served in the military during at least one day of active wartime (this doesn't have to be overseas or in a combat zone)
Is/was the spouse of a veteran
If your loved one qualifies, he or she may receive up to $2,000 a month to pay for home care. Talk with his or her local VA office to apply.
3. Reverse Mortgage
Seniors who own a home can apply for a reverse mortgage loan to finance their Tucson home care without having to sell their home. The loan can be paid in one lump sum or with monthly payments, and it doesn't have to be repaid as long as your loved one lives in the home. If he or she passes away or moves, the loan will have to be repaid via monthly installments.
4. Accelerated Death Benefits
Life insurance policies normally aren't paid out until the insured person passes away. However, accelerated death benefits can allow your loved one to receive a portion of his or her life insurance policy in advance of death, which can be used to pay for in-home care. To determine if your loved one can use this benefit, he or she should talk to the life insurance broker.
5. Government and Private Programs
According to the National Council on Aging, there are more than 2,000 programs from government and private corporations that assist seniors in paying for home care. These range from grants from the Alzheimer's Association to pay for seniors who need Alzheimer's care in Tucson to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, which has given out hundreds of grants to pay for senior care. Contact your loved one's local National Council on Aging office to fill out a benefits questionnaire to determine which grants he or she may be eligible to receive.
To learn about additional ways to finance your loved one's home care, reach out to Home Care Assistance. We are a trusted provider of part-time and live-in care in Tucson, AZ, and we offer specialized care for seniors with Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's. For more information and to schedule a free consultation, please call (520) 276-6555 today.