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While Rehabbing Knee, Tennis Star Rafael Nadal Takes On A New Racket
By Barry Janoff
September 26, 2012: Rafael Nadal pulled out of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the U.S. Open in New York due to chronic knee problems. But the former No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world has a new job: Working the reception desk at the upscale Vall D'Or golf country club located on the island of Majorca.
However, the position is just a temporary one for the 11-time Grand Slam winner. It actually is part of his marketing alliance with PokerStars.com, which claims to oversee the world's biggest online poker tournament and this week concluded a 22-day event that had a prize pool of more than $55.5 million and 126, 000 entrants. (Due to federal regulations, players in the U.S. are not allowed to participate.)
Nadal, who said he is planning on a return to tennis action in time for the first Grand Slam of 2013, the Australian Open in January, has been working with PokerStars to improve his poker-playing skills. The job at the golf club was more than earning a paycheck — it was intended to teach him how to bluff and improve his poker face.
In the spot, "I'm Not Rafa," Nadal is put behind a reception desk and given a shirt with the name "Tony" on it. He also dons a pair of glasses intended to hide his identity, a la Superman and Clark Kent. A hidden camera then tracks Nadal's progress as unsuspecting golfers ask for assistance.
Although the concept has been used before — among others, NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire went undercover last year as a salesman in a Foot Locker commercial — Nadal's low-key demeanor works in his favor.
One man approaches Nadal to ask for golf assistance, then changes course in mid-sentence. "I need to . . . You're not . . . you're Rafa!?" "Of course not," Nadal replies.
When two women insist that he looks exactly like Nadal, Rafa says with a straight face, "People have often said that. But, no, I'm not him." "You're not Rafa??" asks another man, refusing to believe Tony. "Well, you look a hell of a lot like him, eh!?"
A man and a woman are almost convinced by Tony that he is not the world-famous tennis player, but take no chances. "Just in case, we are going to take a picture with you."
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The closing shot shows Nadal with his glasses off and his true identity revealed. One man, however, is still a bit confused. "Do you play tennis?" he asks Rafa. And with his best poker face, Nadal states, "Sometimes."
(See the full spot here.)
The 26-year-old Nadal won the 2012 French Open but has not been on a tennis court in public since losing in the second round at Wimbledon this past June.


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The Southern Quarterly recently published a special issue devoted to the work of Natasha Trethewey, US Poet Laureate and member of Southern Spaces's editorial board. As Southern Quarterly editor Philip C. Kolin notes, at forty-seven, Trethewey is "the youngest writer to have a special issue [of the journal] focused on her achievements."1 In an essay eulogizing the poet Seamus Heaney, Trethewey describes feeling a "calling to make sense of my South, with its terrible beauty, its violent and troubled past,"2 signaling how the southern and spatial contexts in which she grew up inform the themes she engages in her writing. Guest edited by Joan Wylie Hall, the Southern Quarterly special issue addresses themes of history, race, place, memory, and intertextuality through poems, an in-depth interview with Trethewey, and eight critical essays.
Southern Spaces is happy to have supported the Southern Quarterly by granting permission to include a number of images of Trethewey that have previously appeared in publications in our journal. This special issue complements scholarship published in Southern Spaces analyzing Trethewey's life and work, including Jake Adam York's 2010 interview with Trethewey, and Coleman Hutchison's presentation "Three Poems and a Critique of Postracialism," which charts how Trethewey and poets Elizabeth Alexander and C. S. Giscombe "conceive of, interrogate, and then steadfastly refuse the concept of the postracial in and for a post-emancipation society."3 Former Southern Spaces managing editor Katie Rawson compiled a bibliography of Trethewey's extensive contributions to our journal in a post congratulating Trethewey on her appointment as US Poet Laureate.
Copies of the special issue of the Southern Quarterly on Natasha Trethewey (volume 50, number 4) are available and may be ordered by following the instructions on the journal's "Order Back Issues" page. The journal has published the Natasha Trethewey issue's table of contents and introductions from the journal's editor and the special issue's guest editor on its website.
- 1. Philip C. Kolin, "Editor's Introduction: The Triple Crown," The Southern Quarterly 50, no. 4 (Summer 2013): 5, http://www.usm.edu/southern-quarterly-literary-magazine/intros/504edintro.pdf.
- 2. Natasha Trethewey, "How Seamus Heaney Influenced Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey," The Daily Beast, September 3, 2013, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/03/how-seamus-heaney-influenced-poet-laureate-natasha-trethewey.html, quoted in Joan Wylie Hall, "Guest Editor's Introduction: 'The Necessary Utterance'—Natasha Trethewey's Southern Poetics," The Southern Quarterly 50, no. 4 (Summer 2013): 7, http://www.usm.edu/southern-quarterly-literary-magazine/intros/504guestedintro.pdf.
- 3. Coleman Hutchison, "Three Poems and a Critique of Postracialism," Southern Spaces, December 25, 2012, http://southernspaces.org/2012/three-poems-and-critique-postracialism.


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Posted: Sat 17 Sep 2011, 07:16
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I made another discovery - the b43-firmware-LP-PHY dotpet package is
; it installs the firmware to the wrong location.
Please go ahead and try the driver reload experiment, but then we should try with the LP-PHY firmware - I have just sent you a PM with details.
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Posted: Sat 17 Sep 2011, 11:45
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I tested as you said, just reloading the driver (with your old b43-firmware-LP-PHY still installed) after a fresh boot. Just reloading did not give me any more errors than there was from the boot. However after trying the network wizard to get a connection, it failed the scan and after that there was another error message in the log.
I then removed the old b43-firmware-LP-PHY and installed the new one. This produced exactly the same result. That is, removing and reloading b43 caused no more errors in dmesg, but attempting a scan of the network failed and did give a new error message.
I am attaching /var/log/messages instead of dmesg so you have the timestamps too. I will try a reboot just to be sure.
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Posted: Sun 18 Sep 2011, 02:33
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PaulBx1, I really need to see those logs.
PaulBx1 wrote:
I am attaching /var/log/messages
The forum will only accept attachments with certain file extensions - so you will need to gzip the "messages" files before attaching them.
PaulBx1 wrote:
just reloading the driver (with your old b43-firmware-LP-PHY still installed)
There's no need to worry about the old b43-firmware-LP-PHY files - they're in the wrong location, so will not be seen by the b43 driver, and will obviously have no effect.
PaulBx1 wrote:
Just reloading did not give me any more errors than there was from the boot.
What I'm looking for is
errors - I'm hoping that the "PIO" error won't be there. If so, that's a win, and it means there's no need for me to compile a PIO-enabled version of the driver.
PaulBx1 wrote:
I then removed the old b43-firmware-LP-PHY and installed the new one. This produced exactly the same result.
Again, I need more specific information - there will be a line "Loading firmware version xxx" - I need to know what that version number is, and I need to know the lines that immediately follow it.
We should not be overly concerned about the driver failing to scan - this does not necessarily define driver failure. Even without scanning, it's perfectly feasible to go ahead and specify your wifi access point details (SSID, encryption type, password) then connect.
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Posted: Sun 18 Sep 2011, 03:43
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Sorry, I forgot to verify the attachment got across. Here it is, now two days worth of log I guess. Kind of a pain we are on opposite sides of the world, only get one shot a day at moving this forward. If you need a quicker turn-around let me know and I'll stay up all night.
Just to elaborate, if my previous post was not clear, loading the driver did not generate any errors. Only scanning did.
I had a profile set up for my access point, and at least the network wizard does a scan when connecting from a profile first thing. So to connect without a scan apparently means doing it with another tool or from the command line.
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Posted: Sun 18 Sep 2011, 05:31
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OK, I'm seeing similar results on 3 separate occasions. It seems that the LP-PHY firmware makes little or no difference to the behaviour of the b43 driver ... at least with your particular wifi device, anyway.
So I have compiled the PIO-enabled b43 driver, and to avoid spurious downloading I have sent you a PM with the download link.
After installing the dotpet, no need to reboot, just reload the driver -
rmmod b43
modprobe b43
Run the Network Wizard.
Attach dmesg results if still problems.
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Posted: Sun 18 Sep 2011, 10:44
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This does work!
I'll post dmesg in any case:
b43-phy1: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
b43-phy1 debug: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5, Revision 1
b43-phy1 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2062, Revision 2
b43-phy1 debug: DebugFS (CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) not enabled in kernel config
phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel'
Registered led device: b43-phy1::tx
Registered led device: b43-phy1::rx
Registered led device: b43-phy1::radio
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PML, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode15.fw
b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/lp0initvals15.fw
b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
b43-phy1: Loading firmware version 478.104 (2008-07-01 00:50:23)
b43-phy1 debug: b2062: Using crystal tab entry 19200 kHz.
b43-phy1 debug: Chip initialized
b43-phy1 debug: PIO initialized
b43-phy1 debug: QoS enabled
b43-phy1 debug: Wireless interface started
b43-phy1 debug: Adding Interface type 2
wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1a:70:65:23:4a (try 1)
wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1a:70:65:23:4a (try 1)
wlan0: direct probe responded
wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1a:70:65:23:4a (try 1)
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with AP 00:1a:70:65:23:4a (try 1)
wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1a:70:65:23:4a (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
wlan0: associated
Couple of things occur to me. First, if debug messages are turned on, the log might fill up, although the frequency of this occurrence might be very low so we don't have to worry...
It's weird to use PIO for this. Having the CPU involved in every byte transferred is crazy; we are talking about a crapload of data, and it is not a very powerful CPU in the first place. We were using DMA back in the '70's, it's not like that is something exotic. Set up a few registers and an interrupt, and let 'er rip. I'm getting DMA with ethernet, right?
Or is that device simply not wired to do DMA?
I'm curious what this driver looks like; could I see the source code? I used to write drivers ages ago...
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Posted: Mon 19 Sep 2011, 05:34
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PaulBx1, that's great.
There's just one thing I want to be check on - are you using the same installation as before, unchanged?
Because I understand that the current state of your installation is with the "LP-PHY" firmware installed, and if so, we should really check that you still have success with the "standard" firmware. This is easy to do; use ROX to rename the /lib/firmware/b43 directory to something different ("b43-LPY-PHY" would make sense)
then rename /lib/firmware/b43-original to /lib/firmware/b43
Now reload the b43 driver, or reboot.
Does it still work OK?
Regarding the source code, I have just sent you a PM with the download link. It's nothing special - it's the standard b43 source code from the 22.214.171.124 kernel source ... but with "B43_DEBUG" and "B43_FORCE_PIO" enabled.
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Posted: Mon 19 Sep 2011, 10:02
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Yes, it works with the original firmware. Thanks for getting this wireless going, it makes me much happier with this machine (as in, I no longer think it was a mistake to buy it!)
If I look at that driver and see something I want to try (to get DMA working), I will have to nag you to tell me how to build it.
But don't worry, it may be forever before I get around to it, and maybe never if PIO doesn't ruin the performance. I'm still amazed PIO is even an option.
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Posted: Mon 19 Sep 2011, 11:26
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Thanks. I have just updated the Broadcom driver section on page 1 of this forum thread.
As an after-note to this exercise, I make these points:
- it's a shame that it took a full year after the release of Puppy 5.1.x before someone with your reporting ability was able to troubleshoot the b43 driver issue. At Sep 20 2011 there have been 755 downloads of the b43-LP-PHY firmware that I provided, and it's likely that most of the people who downloaded that firmware failed to fix their non-functioning b43 driver.
- in most cases where the b43 driver fails, a simple fix is to install the proprietary Broadcom wifi driver. PaulBx1, this would have been your easiest solution! Full points for your determination to stick with the opensource driver.
- the next release of Puppy Lucid is likely to be 5.2.9 with upgraded kernel, and the b43 driver problems are likely now solved with the introduction of the new
drivers - which have just been proven to work in Spup. The new driver is likely to appear in the next beta release of 529.
So we have fixed the Broadcom b43 driver problem too late in the release cycle!!
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Posted: Mon 19 Sep 2011, 20:51
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Well, as I said earlier I suspect the spotty reporting of problems may be because others don't see those problems. Even my netbook did have internet access for a day or so. Probably a race condition.
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Posted: Thu 22 Sep 2011, 04:23
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tempestuous wrote:
Here is the
Linux driver, which was not enabled in the standard Puppy 5.1.x kernel.
The driver is called
I have also included the upgraded isp1760 USB driver, which is apparently USB 3.0 compatible, though very few Puppy users will ever use this driver because the relevant interface is found on embedded devices.
After installing this dotpet, reboot, and the xhci driver should automatically load for any compatible interface detected at boot up.
I took your idea, and compiled the
on a Macpup 5.2.8 ( it's based on puppy 5.2.8 without the 001 update ) with kernel 126.96.36.199 as this post relates.
Then I packed ONLY the XHCI.KO driver file and added to the install script the following command that you've missed: "modeprobe xhci" in order to enable immidiatly the driver after it is installed.
I have USB 3.0 PCI-Express card (54mm), and this driver woke it up alive !
( apparently Puppy has "PCI-E host card module" driver already installed, which also needed to run this type of card )
P.S - As
wrote, just to be sure, after the installation process - REBOOT !
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Posted: Thu 22 Sep 2011, 05:51
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night_mare007 wrote:
... and added to the install script the following command that you've missed: "modeprobe xhci" in order to enable immidiatly the driver after it is installed.
When posting additional drivers in this thread, I consider it a practice fraught with risk to manually load the new driver as part of the installation process. Instead, I usually advise users to reboot, since this takes Puppy through the full auto-detection process, and they can then know for sure whether the new driver will auto-load.
In that regard, and for good reason, I didn't "miss" a manual load command as part of the installer package.
In the earlier post in question, I wrote this:
tempestuous wrote:
After installing this dotpet, reboot, and the xhci driver should automatically load for any compatible interface detected at boot up.
I know this to be true, in theory, because when I query the driver, it returns this:
alias: pci:v*d*sv*sd*bc0Csc03i30*
So are you saying that the xhci driver is
automatically loaded at boot up?
That's a far more serious (and relevant) issue, and if true, affected users should have reported this.
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Posted: Thu 22 Sep 2011, 14:59
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tempestuous wrote:
So are you saying that the xhci driver is
automatically loaded at boot up?
You got me me wrong...
Just to be sure I made a restart and just after the puppy completely logged in I plugged in a usb-flash-card, and after 3-4 sec the flashcard started to blink as it should.
Then I opened Pmount - and the device was recognized correctly, as well as mounting and ROXing R/W commands.
So IT DOES AUTO LOAD and work as expected.
Pardon me if what I wrote sound a bit like I criticize your work...
it was not my intentions.
You gave me the final solution and extractions about how to install the .KO driver. - so THANKS !
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DVB driver for the TechniSat SkyStar S2 PCI TV tuner card
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Post subject: Puppy 5.2.8 22.214.171.124 RT5370 woes
Subject description: Loads fine, pings to addresses but will not display webpages
Loaded pet for the RT5370 on my puppy distro 5.2.8 kernel 188.8.131.52. Tried WPA and WPA2 encryption. Driver loads fine, sees device as RA0 as it should. Sees my ssid and connects, receives the proper dhcp supplied IP address (also tried static) . Testing by pinging website.com and it will resolve to the proper IP address. When I try to open any browser it does not go to any web page. The device itself is fine as ive used it on an ubuntu 11.04 laptop. Ive tried to statically assign dns servers and that doesnt seem to make a difference. Ping times although work sometimes have erratic ping responses IE 200ms,150ms,1900ms,2500ms 50ms and so on.
Please throw this puppy a knowledge bone?
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Date: from Mar 2, 2009 to Mar 3, 2009
Surf trip description:
In the early morning rain from Topanga Point, Malibu to The Hollywood Sign! Overcast sky with red and gold streaks to the East and dark clouds to the West. Light offshore breeze flowing down through the canyons and bringing a definite chill to the air.
Malibu looked crowded but had noticed Topanga looked just as good ... but only a couple of guys out. (Had come up from Long Beach just after sunrise nose to tail on PCH with a Bentley and MBZ SLK's dodging in and out of traffic like fish in a school.)
Back to Topanga, suited up and climbed down the enbankment with the Super Fish skirting the "green" lagoon of Topanga creek to a narrow strip of sand between the rock fields .
Dead low tide, so a 30 yard slippery rock dance to the surf line. Intermittent light rain 58 F air 54 F water. Wait for a lull and do the shallow "crab" paddle to deeper water then sprint to the line up. Only two guys out!
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More of a 3rd Point Malibu fast short board wave. Guy on a 5'6" Quad Fish just ripping all the way down the line. Take off sideways, clear the first section and start pumping. Nothing radical or you will lose too much speed, plus stay high as you might find a dry rock sticking through the wave face! Kind of a following curl, snapping at your hells and the shallower it got the faster it broke, until it gobbled you up ... fall flat!
Bloody cold, longboader in a spring suit only lasted half an hour, the guy on the Quad wearing a 3/2 lasted an hour. I had it to myself, except for a cheeky brown Seal in the kelp bed giving me the evil eye, a couple of black diving ducks and (BUF's) brown pelicans bombing from altitude.
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That was it packed it in, changed shivering and took off to see my daughter in the Hollywood Hills. Up Topanga Canyon all the way to the 101 South. Driving up the canyon shimmering in the rain saw a green Pagoda with a sign that said:
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Oh no ... visions of Marlon Brando "the horror" and Kevin Klein eating Kkkkken's Wanda!
Say hi to Ka Ka the Himalayan cat who just came from the cat beauty parlor in West Hollywood (ran by two black Drag Queens.) Go out to breakfast with Royale to Cafe 101 where they serve egg white and tofu Omelette's or Huevos Rancheros for $10 with no eggs.
Then up the street to the Hollywood Sign. Road dead ends into a unpaved parking lot by a Horse Stables. Since my daughter screwed up her ankle I start to jog up the path alone ... that lasted about 10 seconds ... its really steep and I am panting. Run into a group of Swedes "Ya, luke at tha vilderness Ya" taking a picture with their hands in the air (holding up the Hollywood Sign) and two older lesbians who take my picture ... don't know why?)
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ROOT's broadcast schedule begins with six spring games
ROOT Sports will televise 150 Rockies' games this season, starting with six spring contests. The Cactus League schedule begins on March 19.
The full list:
March 19 vs. Cubs, 7:30 p.m.
March 20 vs. Brewers, 2 p.m.
March 22 vs. Mariners, 2 p.m.
March 23 vs. White Sox 2 p.m.
March 28 at Mariners 8 p.m.
The Rockies' pitchers begin reporting for physicals this weekend with their first workout on Monday. Several are already in camp including top prospects Eddie Butler and Jonathan Gray and veterans Brett Anderson and Jorge De La Rosa. Anderson watched Butler throw a side session this week, and said, "I know why people are talking about him. He has a power sinker."


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Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise in a Health Club Setting
DISCLAIMER: The information contained on this site is not meant to replace the advice and recommendations of your doctor and/or midwife. Please consult your caregiver before beginning any exercise program.
Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise in a Health Club SettingSource: Peggy Lymen, Mt. Shasta Racquet Sports Fitness Center, Mt. Shasta, CA
The purpose of an exercise program during pregnancy is to maintain physical fitness and to prepare for labor and delivery, not to imporve athletic performance nor to participate in competitive activities. Benefits recognized with prenatal exercise include cardiovascular fitness, muscle strengthening, increased flexibility, and better balance. Here are some suggestions to make the most of your workouts.
1. You should obtain your doctor's or caregiver's consent to participate in active exercise. Ask specifically about the equipment (such as stair steppers) or classes (such as step or circuit) you want to do.
2. Work at your own pace. Do not try to compete with the instructor or other class members. Do not exceed the instructor's intensity. However, feel free to tone down on the days your energy is low.
3. Dress comfortably in non-restrictive clothing (not too warm) with a supportive bra and good athletic shoes.
4. It is important to replace fluids. Pregnant women have a tendency to dehydrate more rapidly. Drink fluids before, during, and after your workout.
5. If taking a class, make sure you can see the instructor and follow instructor regarding alignment and positions. Example: keep your pelvis tucked, knees soft.
6. Heart rate recommendations during pregnancy are 140 beats per minute. If you are unsure show to count your heart rate, ask an instructor. Another method of making sure you are not working too hard is the "talk test" or "perceived exertion". Ask your instructor to explain this test to you.
7. Position changes should be done slowly in order to avoid round ligament pulls and to prevent sudden drops in blood pressure.
8. Protect your back at all times. Keep your knees bent to work as "shock absorbers". Keep your back in good alignment.
9. If any exercise causes pain - STOP. Discontinue exercise and be aware of continuing pain in your chest, back, abdomen, pelvis, or joints. Let your care giver know if you are experiencing menstrual like cramps, shortness of breath, bleeding, or faintness.
10. You should not exercise if you are bleeding or spotting, if you suspect your bag of waters is leaking, or if you develop regular contractions.
11. During exercise, breathe properly, exhaling on an effort and inhaling in a relaxed state. Avoid holding your breath or the Valsalva maneuver.
12. Do not exercise flat on your back for greater than two to three minutes after your fourth month of pregnancy. In your last three months of pregnancy, do no back lying exercises. Lying flat on your back compresses the vena cava (the vein that caries blood back to the heart) and can interfere with normal blood flow to the placenta. If at any time lying on your back causes you to feel uncomfortable, dizzy, nauseous, or short of breath, roll on to your left side.
13. Never exercise if you have a fever. Avoid overheating. Do not use saunas, whirlpools or spas while pregnant.
14. Exercise during pregnancy should be regular, not intermittent. Alternate your routine with aerobics classes, swimming, walking, and cardiovascular equipment.
15. Try to take time to relax and stretch after your workout. This practice will allow you to be able to recognize and release tension - very necessary skills for coping with labor and delivery.
16. Remember that each day you are pregnant is different from any other day. Do not push yourself beyond your limits. Exercise should be fun and enjoyable.


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Ahhh. . . Summer!
June 01, 2015
It's finally here. The sun is shining, the bees are buzzing, the kids are . . . well . . . out of school. They are out of school, but have not yet uttered the dread words, "I'm bored." Ahhh. June, when summer is fresh and new and exciting. For students and schoolteachers (and anyone else who gets a nice long summer break), "June" sounds a lot like "Woohoo!"
For everyone who does not get a nice long summer break, here's hoping that you've got some vacation days coming. Or you can take advantage of these looooooong summer days, and enjoy the glory of the great outdoors when your day's work is ended. Because there is beauty waiting to be beheld! There is fun waiting to be had! There are fish waiting to be caught! (Actually, the fish are probably not waiting for that :)


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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama declared the debate over climate change and its causes obsolete yesterday as he announced a wide-ranging plan to tackle pollution and prepare communities for global warming.
In a major speech at Georgetown University, Obama warned Americans of the deep and disastrous effects of climate change, urging them to take action before it's too late.
"As a president, as a father and as an American, I'm here to say we need to act," he said.
Obama announced he was directing his administration to launch the first-ever federal regulations on heat-trapping gases emitted by new and existing power plants -- "to put an end to the limitless dumping of carbon pollution."
Other aspects of the plan will boost renewable energy production on federal lands, increase efficiency standards and prepare communities to deal with higher temperatures.
Even before Obama unveiled his plan yesterday, Republican critics in Congress were lambasting it as a job-killer that would threaten the economic recovery. Obama dismissed those critics, noting the same arguments have been used in the past when the United States has taken other steps to protect the environment.
"That's what they said every time," Obama said. "And every time, they've been wrong."
Obama also offered a rare insight into his administration's deliberations on Keystone XL, an oil pipeline whose potential approval has sparked an intense fight between environmental activists and energy producers.
The White House has insisted the State Department is making the decision independently, but Obama said yesterday that he's instructing the department to approve it only if the project won't increase overall, net emissions of greenhouse gases.
"Allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so would be in our nation's interests," Obama said. "Our national interest would be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution."
A top aide to House Speaker John Boehner said the remarks indicated that the pipeline should be approved.
"The standard the president set today should lead to speedy approval of the Keystone pipeline," Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said.
Still, environmentalists took heart in Obama's remarks, noting it was the first time the administration had directly linked approval of the pipeline to its effect on pollution. The White House has previously resisted efforts by environmental groups to link the Keystone project to broader efforts to curb carbon pollution from power plants.
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Can someone explain the rationale? I understand the need to have a off sides rule, but this rule seems to punish the offensive team....if the defense is out of position and too far up field, why should the attacking team suffer? Why not have the off side rule like in ice hockey where there are set lines where an offensive player cannot cross unless he has the ball with him or if the ball is already across the line. It would not depend on the position of the defense at all.
This would be easier to judge as well, as there seems to be a lot of arbitrariness in the current rule.


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San Diego's cost of living tops the nation's by 50 percent, but household incomes are only about 20 percent higher. Ergo, squeezed San Diegans live on "psychic income," or pay a "sunshine tax." But according to a new study, some locals are not paying that tax: the chief financial officers of large corporations. They are doing better than their counterparts who live in nasty climates.
Chief financial officers, or CFOs, are companies' chief bean counters. Former San Diegan Graef Crystal, one of the nation's reigning experts on executive compensation, recently wrote on CFO pay for his website, Graefcrystal.com. He studied 2007 pay for 578 CFOs in companies that the stock market values at $3 billion or more. Bottom line: they are raking in good bucks.
I asked him to figure out how the remuneration of head bean counters at five large San Diego companies compared with pay of their counterparts elsewhere. He considered two factors for comparison: the size of the company as measured by 2007 revenue, and the pay risk in the CFO's pay package — that is, what percentage of total pay represented stock options, which are more hazardous than, say, a nice fat bonus.
William Keitel, CFO of digital wireless telecom superstar Qualcomm, raked in $6.5 million last year. According to the size of the company and the pay risk, "He should have made $4.6 million," says Crystal. So his pay was 41 percent above the market. Qualcomm stock rose 17.8 percent during the period of measurement, while the general market was going up 16.4 percent.
Sempra Energy CFO Mark Snell was paid $4 million, but he should have made $3 million based on size and risk, says Crystal. On the other hand, the stock went up at more than twice the rate of the overall market.
David Hoffmeister, CFO of biotech Invitrogen, made $2.2 million, a bit ahead of the $2 million he should have made by Crystal's reckoning. But Invitrogen stock beat the market by 60 percent. "That's a fantastic performance," says Crystal.
Christian Henry, CFO of biotech Illumina, made $3.9 million last year, 82 percent over the market as Crystal calculates it. On the other hand, Illumina stock rose ten times more than the overall market.
There is one exception: Brett Sandercock, CFO of ResMed, which makes products for sleep-disordered breathing. Sandercock, based in the company's Australian office, brought home $1.2 million, which is 46 percent below the market. ResMed stock declined 12.1 percent during the period, while the overall market was going up about that much. "Lousy performance and not good pay," says Crystal. Companies respond that stock market performance is only one variable in setting an executive's pay.
A CFO's pay tends to be too high if the chief executive is also overcompensated. The top boss's pay is like "a 4000-horsepower vacuum cleaner which sucks into its nozzle any pay package that gets close to the nozzle," says Crystal. "Unfortunately, a 4000-horsepower vacuum cleaner isn't enough to even mess up the hair of the worker on the line." Qualcomm's chief executive pulled in more than the market, but not much more.
Invitrogen's chief executive, Gregory Lucier, in pulling down $29 million, made a whopping 583 percent above the market based on company size and pay risk, says Crystal. But the company's stock has to meet certain future targets. Lucier is not supposed to get another award until the end of next year. Crystal tends to pooh-pooh such declarations, stating that boards of directors often forget that they said they wouldn't dole out any more for a long period. "You grant it, I count it," says Crystal.
More from SDReader
- More stories by Don Bauder
- ResMed Says Hurray for Heft — Sept. 29, 2010
- Can Feds thwart runaway exec pay? — Nov. 11, 2009
- San Diego's highest paid executives — Dec. 27, 2007
- Sempra Board Flees Bad News — June 23, 2005
- Get a Huge Bump, Make Millions — May 22, 2003
So how does SD compensation compare to similarly nice places like Orange County?
If one is to be overpaid, then it's better from the beneficiary point of view to be overpaid a lot... with or without the sunshine!
This article makes me want to go back and become an accounting major as a future San Diego CFO, too... anything not to be one of the mere workers on the floor...
Response to post #5: Over the years, San Diego personal income has been well below that of Orange County, LA, and the Bay Area. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #1: Ditto. My undergraduate major was business. I only took two accounting courses. I got an A in the basic course but a C in the second one because by then I was working 50 hours a week on the campus newspaper. I never had any desire to be a CFO, and am not cut out for it, but I wish I had majored in accounting. Best, Don Bauder
CFO's are bean counters-nothing more. They should be paid bean counter wages. Let's start allowing a bunch of illegals in from India or some other nation and give them some CFO jobs at 1/1000th of the current rate (they would do it for even less than that I am sure) and see how the CFO's like things.
Come to think of it, lets do that with the CEO's too!
I think the protection of American jobs and the realization of FAIR wages, including those in upper mamangement, would show a big improvement.
Response to post #3: There is agreement all around on this blog that corporate top management salaries are obscene -- egregiously so. I can remember when the CFO job was considered just another management position on a par with, say, marketing. But we live in an era in which greed is rampant. Earnings per share are all-important, so the CFO, who can manipulate EPS, is right at the top. The CEO and CFO can revel in riches in today's mentality. Best, Don Bauder
Response to post #8: Too many times, the ones that make it to CFO are willing to find nefarious ways to jiggle the books, thereby boosting earnings and the already-bloated salaries of the top management. Worldcom and Enron are just egregious examples. There are many other CFOs that don't get caught. Best, Don Bauder
Take it from a long-time beancounter: Just because you "major" in accounting, it doesn't mean you end up being a high-buck CFO. Most of us are just working stiffs, struggling to get by like everybody else.


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Welcome to the fine art gallery of Ghenadie Sontu original paintings. There are two main categories in the gallery: original still life artworks available for acquisition and paintings, which have already found a good home, but are still nice to share. If you would like to make an inquiry regarding a Ghenadie Sontu original on this website please contact us and indicate the painting(s) you are interested in and we will be in touch with you to arrange payment and shipping. Shipping costs will vary depending upon the painting and how quickly you want the product to arrive at your home or business. The costs per order will be given to you when we contact you or upon request.
There are presented a new fine art collection of "alla prima" still life paintings from the Ghenadie's Studio. Newest release of still life oil paintings are: The Sisters' Story, The Childhood Story, The Brothers Story, The Story of my toys, Time for Tea, Sweet Stories for kids, Tea Party, Sweet Fruits.


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ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A passenger who entered a secure area at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Thursday without submitting to a security check prompted a lockdown of the facility that lasted more than two hours, officials and airport representatives said.
The man first exited a secured side of the screening checkpoint into a public area, according to airport spokesman Brian Lassaline. The man then went back into a secured area without resubmitting to security around 9 p.m. EDT, prompting the lockdown.
The man "ignored the instructions of the TSA officer and forced his way back into terminal," according to a statement from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
Airport police apprehended the individual, who was in custody late Thursday, TSA said.
The passenger had arrived on a flight from Little Rock, Arkansas, and had "allegedly missed his connection to Los Angeles," according to the statement.
During the lockdown, "breach gates" around the airport's McNamara Terminal, the facility's largest, were closed, and passengers had to remain in place, Lassaline said.
Airport police swept the terminal "out of an abundance of caution" before the airport and TSA resumed normal operations around 11:15 p.m., according to TSA. At the time security screenings resumed, about 40 passengers were in line. Operations in the north terminal were not impacted.


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LeTourneau University theology professors Dr. Viktor Roudkovski and Dr. Kelly Liebengood shared their research in biblical studies with other specialists in their fields of study from all over the world this summer at the International Society of Biblical Literature in St. Andrews Scotland, July 7-11.
Liebengood organized and chaired a discussion by scholars from the United Kingdom and Spain on a recent book titled "Simon Peter in Scripture and Memory" by Markus Bockmuehl, who provided an introduction and response to the two-hour session.
Liebengood also presented a paper titled "Confronting Roman Imperial Claims: Following the Footsteps (and the Narrative) of 1Peter's Eschatological Shepherd" which discussed whether the epistle of 1Peter encourages readers to accommodate to the Roman Empire or not. Liebengood presented during a session featuring papers from theologians from Biola University, Baylor University and Northwestern College.
Roudkovski presented a paper called "Sojourners on the Way: Theological Correlation between 1 Peter and Mark's Central Section (Mark 8:27-10:45)." In his paper, he initiated the discussion on whether the New Testament text in 1 Peter is informed by the Gospel tradition enshrined in the central passages of the book of Mark.
"Over the years, the passion narratives of the Gospels have been treated as the narratives that inform the thought and the literary world of 1 Peter," Roudkovski said. "In my work, I show numerous places that intersect between 1 Peter and Mark's central section, arguing that the latter should play a more significant role in discussions of the authorial strategy of 1 Peter."
Roudkovski's panel included presenters from the University of Notre Dame, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Dominican University College, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and Patten University.
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The monarch butterflies of North America are renowned for their long-distance seasonal migration and their spectacular winter gatherings in Mexico and California.Read more…
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The life cycle of a typical bumble bee colony. Illustration by David Wysotski, Allure Illustration.
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2. She creates wax pots to hold nectar and pollen, on which she lays and incubates her eggs.
3. When her daughters emerge as adults, they take over foraging and other duties.
4. In autumn the colony produces new queens and male bees, who leave to find mates. Newly mated queens hibernate and the rest of the bees die.
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Add a powerful skill set to your resumé by pursuing a Certificate of Merit in Healthcare Garden Design or Horticultural Therapy. These multiple-course programs review research-based theories and provide practical training in the therapeutic uses of horticulture.
Horticultural Therapy Certificate of Merit
Horticultural therapy uses plants and gardens to help clients reduce stress and engage in therapy. Horticultural therapists practice in hospitals, rehabilitation and vocational facilities, nursing homes, senior centers, community gardens, and other settings.
The American Horticultural Therapy Association has designated the HTC program at the Garden as qualifying graduates to apply for voluntary registration. This will expedite the process for graduates applying for AHTA voluntary registration significantly and is an affirmation of the quality of the hybrid onsite/online curriculum. Applications for the program are accepted each fall.
The Horticultural Therapy Certificate program is a professional-development opportunity, enabling you to integrate horticultural therapy effectively into your therapeutic practice or educational program. This program uses a hybrid format: most work is done via distance learning, and weeklong immersion experiences at the Chicago Botanic Garden are required for two of the classes.
Upon completion of this innovative program, you will be able to develop, implement, and evaluate horticultural therapy activities that contribute to the health and wellness of your clients. The certificate earns 12 credit hours through Oakton Community College.
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Healthcare garden design is an emerging area of specialization in which several professions converge to create environments of care. In this eight-day professional-development program, discover effective ways to apply current research in evidence-based design to achieve patient health outcomes.
Learn to design garden environments of care that maximize the effectiveness of clinical treatments for illness and disabilities, and to create passive garden experiences that significantly reduce staff stress and absenteeism, improve patient health, increase client satisfaction, and strengthen the bottom line.


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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED IHOP Restaurant Review: From the easily recognizable blue roof, to the accents of red throughout the restaurant, the IHOP has been serving no frills breakfasts and full dinners since 1958. A wide variety of pancakes, crêpes, waffles and eggs is offered daily, but if you're hungry for sandwiches or salads, stick to the basics and you can't go wrong. The patty melt---a cheeseburger with fried onions served on grilled rye bread---is legendary. Ask for coffee, and a pitcher is delivered. Ask for syrup, and the waitress will point to the choices on each table. As with most chains, quality of service and cuisine will tend to vary from location to location, so keep this in mind. IHOP's version of funnel cake, a local Pennsylvania Dutch specialty, is sometimes on the menu.
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Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Huge Lesbian fight at Dallas Gay Pride 2012." Tonight's commentators: Craig Brownstein and Doug Johnson who edit PuckBuddys, "the site for boys who like boys who like hockey," and are upset about the lockout as well.
Ah! Finally! The mythical lesbian fight, those much talked about same-sex beat downs that John Waters has been regaling us with for years. We first heard of these legendary brawls while attending one of the Prince of Filth's Christmas spectaculars, when he told a story about a notorious leather bar located smack dab in the middle of a Towson, Md. trailer park.
The scene Waters described was an especially ratty bar frequented by nasty lesbians. "Smoking and fighting - fighting and smoking. ..." That establishment as we've come to learn after screening this video, is actually one or two rungs up the evolutionary ladder from this year's Dallas Gay Pride parade, the scene of tonight's bout. And while we're far more accustomed to watching guys fight, on ice, it's with the high bar that Waters set, that we judge this bout.
A little rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm at Dallas Pride this year, and if anything, it may have made for a better fight venue. Mud, blood and beer is a much better surface for brawling women than Texas' typically parched earth, right?
Hickey found us the Zapruder Film of drunken lesbian fights. And like that grainy footage of Dealey Plaza in 1963, it's hard to make out all the action here. No doubt, historians (and chick-fight enthusiasts) will study this tape, frame-by-frame for years to come.
In the background we see baton boys and girls (or girly boys), spinning and twirling, prancing and dancing, as they're followed by the parade floats. But the main attraction of course, was on the crowded sidelines.
The fight site was along the parade route, "across from Walgreens," one spectator says, and that surprises us, because normally, a fight of this caliber would occur in front of a Piggly Wiggly. All that was really missing from this card were Don King, a cutman and Arthur Mercante. And ring girls maybe. Slinky, scantily-clad, lipstick ring girls.
The low production values of the tape make it hard to identify all the combatants - there were quite a few womyn going at it – which pretty much debunked our "single bull dyke theory." But our fave pugilist turns out to be the one sporting the backwards baseball cap – a dead giveaway that she's all class. We ultimately gave her the win on points – not fashion points, mind you.
While it's difficult to determine who is calling the bout from ringside because the audio cuts in and out, our best guess is that it's the tank-topped gymbot who could very well be the love child of Howard Cosell and Paul Lynde. Other disembodied, off-camera voices best describe the action:
• "Get them bitches off of each other," says a bystander. Clearly, he didn't understand the point of all this. Get that one bitch on top of the other bitches, we say.
• "Dirty lesbians, go home, go home!" Where exactly is "home" to dirty lesbians? We think it's Lubbock.
• "That's how you stop 'em, give 'em more alcohol." More booze – that's a Texan's answer for everything. How else can you explain Rick Perry?
• "They're like killing each other." No, they're like not. If this was a real fight, Hickey would've recruited far more experienced analysts than a couple of gay hockey fanboys.
• "What is wrong with people?" What's wrong with people in general or Texans in particular? We'll save that treatise for Gawker.
Several minutes in, cooler heads prevail and one of the gays calls 9-1-1:
"There are like 12 lesbians that are just, like, knocking each other out. Can you please send an officer? It's getting out of hand."
This of course, begs the question – what exactly is the Dallas threshold for "out of hand?" Apparently not "like, 10 lesbians." Twelve must be the magic number. And what does one call a group of lesbians, anyway? A gaggle? A brace? We're going with "a flannel."
Finally, a couple of Dallas' finest — cops not lesbians — wade into the melee to break up the fight and restore order.
Reminiscent of Abraham Zapruder's footage, an "Umbrella Man," is seen wandering in and out of the frame.
But in this case, the mysterious figure is shirtless and actually looks pretty buff. We're going to call him "Umbrella Boy," because that's probably similar to his Grindr profile, where no matter how old you are, "boy" is always an appropriate suffix for a screen name.
At least Umbrella Boy has his ball cap on properly, demonstrating that even in a God forsaken sewer like Dallas, gay men are the style setters. But just don't ask them to fight. By the looks of it, those lesbians would've kicked his grassy knoll.
And now, the rest of your Tuesday Night Fights:
• Sometimes, Goliath wins. Like this time, when he drops David by the friggin' head. (Start of Violence, 0:10)
• Life lesson: Don't continue sidewalk-fighting with someone whose first reaction is to try and smother you with a T-shirt. (SoV, instantly; money shot, 0:48)
• Spot No. 146 has become the parking-garage equivalent of Overlook Hotel Room No. 237. (SoV, instantly)
• Watch A Cute Russian Schoolgirl Kick Her Mean Teacher Square In The Balls. (SoV, 0:54)
• A couple feet over, and if the participants were skinheads, this would have been TNF's first-ever Jersey Curb Sandwich video. (SoV, 0:02)
• WESTSIDE! (SoV, 0:02)
• Your Women Fighting In The Sewer Commercial Break:
• Philadelphia, where it looks like an ice-cream truck guy did street battle in West Philly. (SoV, 0:17) Bonus Coverage: They're a brawlin' in the streets near Temple University. (SoV, instantly) Bonus Coverage 2: The appropriately titled "Philly Fight" (SoV, 0:29). Bonus Coverage 3: "Labor Day Weekend Block Party Fight" (SoV, 0:07).
• TNF's Beijing Correspondent Anthony Tao presents a triple feature this week! Involving planes and trains and the violence of mourning. Also, Helter Skelter POV! And, Old Man Beaten For Criticizing Mao!
• Groups of Russians or Eastern Europeans or Liam Neeson enthusiasts brawling with one another. Again. (SoV, 0:05)
• He's good enough. He's smart enough. And gosh darn it, people like him. Except the dude that he baited into punching him square in the face and K him TFO. (SoV, 1:02)
• When Old(er) Ladies Attack One Another, Outside a Concert, and the kiddies go feral. (SoV, 0:12)
• This gentleman is supremely confident that he will, in fact, prevail on the Street of Battle. He did not. In fact, he was brutally beaten about the head in stomach-turning fashion. (SoV, 0:47) SAVED?
• Two bros enter, one doesn't leave. (SoV, 0:10)
• Your Stone Mountain High School Mace-And-Worldstar Slo-Mo Smooth Jamtermezzo:
• DOWN GOES THE GUY IN THE LAVENDER SHIRT! DOWN GOES THE GUY IN THE LAVENDER SHIRT! (SoV, 0:17)
• The time a fire hydrant got caught up in the mix. (SoV, instantly)
• In which a progressive-minded observer of an Aussie street fight declares, "Don't pull his hair, you faggot." Time to unleash The Kluwe? (SoV, 0:05)
• Things got a little heated in the stands at the Черноморец Одесса vs Заря competition. Ukraine 4 lyfe. Because the step roll makes this crowd melee among the year's best. (SoV, instantly)
• Bowling Green 4 Lyfe! (SoV, instantly)
• Your Fuckin' Hoopster Draws Blood Slap-Fight Rush Party:
• This Week in Shameful Sucker Punches ... (SoV, 0:22)
• Pelea Callejera! (SoV, instantly)
• Apparently, the lead-up explanation of this New Jersey street fight needed to be yelled. To wit: "THIS KID SAID HE WAS GOING TO KILL MY BROTHER . CAUSE MY BROTHER WAS TALKING TO THE KIDS "EX" GIRLFRIEND. CHECK OUT WHAT MY BROTHER DOES TO THIS GUY. IM ALSO FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO WARNING HIS FRIENDS NOT TO JUMP IN ALONG WITH ONE OTHER. THEY HAD 15. WE HAD 5." (SoV, 0:10)
• In Dublin, chairs are flung during this captured-from-a-bus battle royale. (SoV, instantly)
• Girl meets boy. Girls talks to boy outside bar. Girl drops boy. (SoV, 0:05)
• This is criminal. Disgusting. And people should go to jail for it or whatever they call jails in Birmingham, England. (SoV, instantly)
• Your Dude in a Sweet Jacket Getting Pretty Fucked Up Intermission:
• In "two Crazy white girls fight and brawl over boys!!" it is the desire of at least one observer that crazy girl Melissa or Alissa is able to "fuck her shit up" in reference to foe Ashley. (SoV, 0:50)
• And now, "emo kids fighting like crazy in a driveway." (SoV, instantly)
• Street fightin' in Minneapolis, yo! (SoV, instantly)
• This here's what it looks like when they get to brawlin' in Miami's "Pork n Beans" projects. I think. It's hard to tell what the hell's going on. (SoV, 0:22)
• White boys fighting on Whyte Ave. WHATWHAT! (SoV, instantly)
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Happy belated Thanksgiving, to all of you who celebrate. Even though Thanksgiving is one of those phenomena that no one wants to hear/read/talk about the second that the last fistful of stuffing is placed into the mouth of the person doing the dishes at the end of that tryptophantasmic gorgy, I'm going to set myself apart from all the other bloggers and talk about my Thanksgiving after the fact. I'm sure by the time you finish reading about my Thanksgiving, you'll be three-quarters of the way done with your Christmas shopping, and the marshmallow peeps will be lined up in the back room at CVS just waiting to be put on the store shelves, but I work on a slower speed. I'm still on Thanksgiving.My husband and I had dinner with my sister and her husband. It was just the four of us and we are all empty nesters, over 50, and we get along famously. We had a terrific time talking loudly, drinking wine, laughing, and eating food that members of our family have been cooking and eating at Thanksgiving for as long as anyone can remember.
We didn't have a single argument, nor did anyone do anything strange or even slightly dysfunctional. I'm not going to count when my husband mixed together the sweet and the savory on his plate. Nor when he gave names and occupations to the tiny turkey table decorations and acted out The Sound of Music.
The whole day went about as smoothly as a Hallmark Thanksgiving special. It made me wonder where Thanksgiving got this reputation for being an excuse to call your relatives weirdos. Sure, everyone has an uncle who unbuttons his pants at the table and whose body emits sounds that have no readily apparent source. And everyone has an aunt who talks about the side effects of her IBS in real time, as they're happening. And everyone has a cousin who doesn't really speak at all except the occasional F word and a complicated series of finger flicks, ever since his trip to Belgium as a foreign exchange student that no one will talk about. OK, that last one might just be me, but the point is, everyone is related to weirdos. Saying that you are dreading your Thanksgiving get-together because of your dysfunctional family is like saying you're addicted to coffee or you're a chocoholic or you have your eye on a pair of Jimmy Choos or mommy wants vodka. No kidding. Who doesn't and who isn't?
Looking back over my past Thanksgivings, we never had a lot of family drama. But maybe it's just relative (no pun intended). No one ever got too drunk, but maybe less drunk than some families and more drunk than others. We got in some arguments, but probably fewer than some families and more heated than others. Legend has it that my mom threw a full carton of milk at my dad across the table once, but that may not have been Thanksgiving; it was probably just a regular Tuesday or something. At Thanksgiving, no one ever got into an argument so heated that things were thrown or people started leaving in door-slamming drama before pie. But that might have been because we were in a brown-sugar-and-deviled-egg coma starting with the appetizers before noon.
Which brings me to my next point: We have some unique food traditions, but nothing is gross or too ethnic or even a little bit not delicious. My family and my husband's family have the best damn food in the land, so when it comes to Thanksgiving, we can't even make fun of anyone's cooking skills or tell stories about sneaking food under the table to the dog. I haven't spit food into a napkin since I was 7 and I found myself at a family friend's farm. The food I tried to spit into my napkin was goat's milk. It didn't work out very well, so I never did it again. Now I just smell stuff before I put it in my mouth and I can't remember the last time I rejected a food at Thanksgiving.
Family members can be as strange as they want, but as long as the food is delicious, you'd be crazy to cut short a Thanksgiving. It's simply worth it, whatever it is. Remember that when when you notice you, yourself, becoming the weird uncle or the gassy aunt or the black sheep cousin. Bring something with lots of mayonnaise or brown sugar and you're good for another year.


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The way the NHS discharges homeless patients needs to be improved, according to a new report published today. The report, compiled by the group Homeless Link and the charity St Mungo's, has featured prominently in today's news.
The report, which was commissioned by the government, calls on NHS hospitals to do more to help homeless patients. It says that homeless patients are thought to cost at least five times as much as other patients because they often have multiple health problems and repeat admissions. To explore the issue, researchers examined the experiences of both homeless people and staff involved in the hospital admission and discharge process in England. While the report highlights cases where new approaches have improved the care of homeless people and saved money, it also contains examples where services are falling short. For example, many homeless people describe being discharged from hospital with nowhere to go.
The main message from the report is that hospitals, councils and local voluntary organisations should set up clear plans and work together so that nobody who is homeless or at risk of homelessness is discharged from hospital without their housing and any further support they need being taken into account.
What does the report look at?
The report addresses the need to improve hospital admission and discharge for people who are homeless. It was commissioned by the Department of Health, and was produced by Homeless Link and the charity St Mungo's. Homeless Link is the national umbrella organisation for groups and individuals working directly with homeless people in England, and St Mungo's provides accommodation and support for homeless people. St Mungo's is mainly based in London and the south of England.
Previous research and surveys have highlighted the stark differences between the health of homeless people and that of the rest of the nation. It's estimated that, as a result, homeless people have life expectancies around 30 years below average.
The researchers assessed the experiences of 57 homeless people and 38 staff from organisations involved in different stages of the hospital admission and discharge process in England. They also collected further feedback at two meetings with experts. The report highlights examples of effective admission and discharge procedures for people who are homeless, and the challenges faced when implementing these procedures. Based on these findings, it proposes a new set of standards that could be applied to admission and discharge procedures.
What problems were reported?
The researchers found that, while admitted to hospital, only a third of the homeless people interviewed reported receiving any support relating to their homelessness, and many were discharged back onto the streets. The report says that often housing and underlying health problems were not addressed when the homeless person was discharged.
Homeless people also reported prejudice from staff, such as the use of terms like "tramp". Some reported being turned away by staff who felt a homeless person was simply after somewhere to sleep. The perceived prejudice was felt to contribute to poor care and support at admission and discharge. Many homeless people also reported being readmitted shortly after being discharged.
The report says that in 2010 the Department of Health estimated that homeless individuals use four-times as many acute health services and eight-times as many inpatient health services as members of the general population, costing around £85.6 million annually. Homeless people were also estimated to have an average length of stay in hospital three-times as long as the general population.
What were the examples of effective practice?
Some respondents felt there had been an improvement in the way homeless people have been discharged in the past few years, as shown by reductions in the number of homeless people seeking help from their local authority immediately after leaving hospital. However, few areas had data available to confirm this observation.
An important driver for these improvements was considered to be the development of formal protocols for hospital admission and discharge of homeless patients. The arrangements outlined in these protocols include:
- a specialist post or service dealing with hospital admission and discharge of homeless patients
- a clear process within hospitals for admission and discharge of homeless patients
- good links between hospital staff, the local authority and community-based agencies to promote involvement of appropriate agencies in the discharge process
The report presents two case studies where good admission and discharge planning was also financially beneficial: the London Pathway and the Hospital Discharge Project at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral.
The London Pathway provides a targeted service for homeless people admitted to University College Hospital (UCH) in London. It includes a GP-led ward round supported by a specialist homeless health nurse practitioner for all homeless patients. This round visits every homeless patient admitted to the hospital to co-ordinate all aspects of care and make appropriate plans with the patient for discharge, taking into account their homelessness. The pathway was tested as part of a pilot scheme and, after implementation, the results suggested:
- The average length of stay for a homeless patient was reduced by 3.2 days (from 12.7 days to 9.5 days).
- Over a typical year with about 250 homeless admissions at UCH this would equate to a potential reduction of 800 bed days.
- The project was estimated to bring a saving of £100,000 net after taking into account the costs of the service. This equated to a £1,600 saving per patient on average due to lower length of stay.
What factors contribute to effective practice?
The report concludes that the factors contributing to effective hospital admission and discharge include:
- homeless patients being treated well and not being discriminated against
- co-ordination of services
- patients being offered support relating to housing
- patients being fit for discharge
- early identification of homelessness by staff to trigger appropriate interventions
- multi-agency involvement to co-ordinate support both before and after discharge
- shared responsibility between all relevant partners
- accountability – tracking and monitoring what happens to homeless people when they are discharged
- the discharge process extending beyond the hospital and addressing wider needs that may prevent recovery
- improving standards and expectation for staff – including support and training for staff
What needs to change?
The report makes recommendations at both national and local levels.
Local-level recommendations
- Hospitals, local authority housing teams and voluntary sector organisations should work together to agree a clear process from admission through to discharge, to ensure homeless patients are discharged with somewhere to go and with support in place for their ongoing care.
- NHS trusts should promote a concept of 'fit for discharge', taking into account whether the patient has somewhere suitable to go, with plans in place for ongoing care as required.
- NHS trusts, working with local partners, should promote a cultural change in the way homeless people are viewed and treated, through strong leadership and training for staff.
- Hospitals and local authorities should carry out routine monitoring and reporting of the outcomes experienced by homeless people after discharge.
- NHS trusts, local authorities and providers should explore the development of 'intermediate care' between hostels and hospitals, for example through joint funding between health and local government.
- All sectors should take a greater responsibility for maintaining links, sharing expertise and offering advice to others involved in discharge.
National-level recommendations
- The Department of Health should set a clear agenda for the NHS Commissioning Board to improve accountability within health services so that no patient is discharged to the streets. This should be monitored through NHS indicators, including emergency readmissions within 30 days and unplanned A&E use within seven days. Ambitious improvement levels for homeless people should be set using these indicators, says the report.
- The NHS Commissioning Board should introduce new standards to improve the recording of hospital attendance by homeless patients, including more accurate indicators of someone's housing status.
- The proposed indicators should be used to improve homeless people's experience when using hospital and A&E services.
- The Care Quality Commission should review whether these targets and standards are being achieved as part of its inspection of hospitals.
- The Inclusion Health Board should ensure the NHS Commissioning Board reviews progress of discharge of homeless people on an annual basis, as part of its commitment to reduce health inequalities.
Are homeless people entitled to NHS services?
Yes, homeless people have a right to be treated for free by the NHS, as set out in the NHS Constitution. The constitution sets out the guiding principles of the NHS and states that:
- The NHS provides a comprehensive service, available to all. It has a duty to each and every individual that it serves and must respect their human rights.
- Access to NHS services is based on clinical need, not an individual's ability to pay (although some services, such as prescriptions, may not be free).
- The NHS has a wider social duty to promote equality through the services it provides and to pay particular attention to groups or sections of society where improvements in health and life expectancy are not keeping pace with the rest of the population.
This is not to say that obtaining NHS treatment in practice is always easy, faultless or straightforward. Clearly, if the experiences featured in today's report are representative of homeless people's attempts to access health services, further improvements need to be made before these principles are fulfilled.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
NHS hospitals told to do more for homeless
BBC News, 28 May 2012
Further reading
Hospitals discharging homeless people onto the street
St Mungo's, May 28 2012
Hospitals discharging homeless people onto the street
Homeless link, May 28 2012


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Ever since DJ Hero, I've been obsessed with mashups. Mashups are when you take two songs and mix them together to create one new song. Maybe it's because I grew up during the '80s but my favorite mashup from DJ Hero 1 is Ice Ice Baby vs. U Can't Touch This. Some other notable tracks on my mashup playlist are Beachball Sky Falls Down by Myon and Shane 54 and Every Car You Chase by Party Ben.
Anyways, aside from the serious digression, the whole point of me telling you all this is to relate it to April's building contest: The Hybridfighter Contest. Basically, your task is to make a mashup ship using two ships from the Star Wars Universe.
In the Star Wars universe, they are knowns as Uglies (Wookiepedia entry: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ugly). Here, we're calling them Hybridfighters. We ran this contest before, and I present to you two of the top entries to give you an idea of what we're looking for:
Adrian Florea's Natai:
Andrew Racle's Slice Hound:
Contest-specific rules:
- Build an entirely new starship or vehicle utilizing design elements from two different starships or vehicles.
- You may draw inspiration from any ship or vehicle that LEGO has made into an official set to date, be it canon or expanded universe.
- DO NOT take chunks of two official LEGO sets and attach them together. You will be laughed at and then disqualified.
- Your hybridfighter must be in minifig scale.
- You may optionally include a pilot minifigure.
- Submit one or two photos of your hybridfighter as a reply to this post.
- Contest deadline is 11:59pm GMT -8 (Pacific Time) May 7, 2011.
There will be one round of voting. This is a winner take all contest. He who has the best hybridfighter determined by his peers shall receive one copy each of two of the ugliest sets currently available: 7930 Bounty Hunter Assault Gunship and 7931 T-6 Jedi Shuttle, because within their ugliness, there lies beauty in free LEGO.
If you have any questions about these rules, please post.
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- No pre-existing or virtual models.
- No changes allowed after the deadline.
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Simply post a photo of your model in a reply to this thread before the deadline.
You must have a forum account to enter. Entries by proxy will be not be allowed.
Optional: include a link to a gallery or MOC Showcase post with more images.
Do not post non-entry photos to the contest thread unless you want to be disqualified.
You must use Flickr to host your entry picture because we rely on the built in image resizing feature. If you do not have an account, you can sign up for free, or ask someone to upload it for you. Once uploaded you will need to embed the photo in the forum. To do so:
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have just spelled out their proposals for more gun control, following a year of several deadly shooting sprees in the United States.
The president is calling for universal background checks for all gun buyers, a ban on assault weapons and a 10-round limit on ammunition clips.
He's also asking for more funding to help treat mental illness and provide schools with support to enhance their safety.
The proposals were prompted by last month's shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, as well as shootings in Colorado and Oregon.
The president then signed 23 executive orders dealing with guns, including funding more research into the causes of gun violence.He's calling on Congress to pass the most controversial gun control measures.
Here, according to the White House, are what the 23 executive actions will do, without congressional approval:
1. "Issue a presidential memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system."
2. "Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system."
3. "Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system."
4. "Direct the attorney general to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks."
5. "Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun."
6. "Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.
7. "Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign."
8. "Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission)."
9. "Issue a presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations."
10. "Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement."
11. "Nominate an ATF director."
12. "Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations."
13. "Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime."
14. "Issue a presidential memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence."
15. "Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies."
16. "Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes."
17. "Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities."
18. "Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers."
19. "Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education."
20. "Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover."
21. "Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges."
22. "Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations."
23. "Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health."
Opponents led by the National Rifle Association promise to fight any measures they say will violate the constitutional right to bear arms.
The CNN Wire Service contributed to this report.


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The World Series is over, meaning a total of 121 players became major-league free agents today.
Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who seemed destined for a contract extension a year ago, now seems destined to receive a $15.3 million qualifying offer. He headlines the Dodgers' group of seven free agents, and is the only one with a chance of receiving a qualifying offer. Josh Beckett, Kevin Correia, Roberto Hernandez, Paul Maholm, Chris Perez and Jamey Wright are the others.
Some of the bigger free-agent names you'll hear discussed this winter: Starting pitchers Max Scherzer, Ervin Santana, James Shields, Jake Peavy, Justin Masterson and Jon Lester, relievers Sergio Romo, Andrew Miller and Jason Grilli, catcher Russell Martin, first baseman Kendrys Morales, third basemen Pablo Sandoval and Chase Headley, outfielders Ichiro Suzuki, Norichika Aoki and Michael Morse.
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An Onslow County man on trial on two counts of second-degree murder in the death of two people in a wreck last year was charged with driving while impaired eight months prior to the deadly crash, which also has been linked to drunken driving, according to court testimony Friday.
An Onslow County man on trial on two counts of second-degree murder in the death of two people in a wreck last year was charged with driving while impaired eight months prior to the deadly crash, which also has been linked to drunken driving, according to court testimony Friday.
Christopher Cash, 28, is accused of killing 49-year-old Jerry Jackson and 24-year-old Kevin Nigel Embler, who were ejected from Cash�s car when it crashed on Pony Farm Road around midnight Jan. 6, 2012.
Jurors listened to testimony from law-enforcement officers and closing arguments from lawyers Friday before N.C. Superior Court Judge W. Allen Cobb sent them home for the weekend. They will decide Cash�s fate Monday.
Prosecutors said Cash was drunk when he drove his Volkswagen Jetta away from a bar on Old Maplehurst Road with four passengers: Jackson, Embler, Cash�s fiancee and his brother.
Cash�s attorney, Jacksonville lawyer Stuart Popkin, repeatedly questioned whether Cash was the one driving the car at the time of the crash.
Popkin told jurors that they had to decide beyond a reasonable doubt whether Cash was driving the Jetta when it crashed, and not his brother or one of the other occupants.
Assistant District Attorney J.B. Askins said the evidence in the case showed Cash was driving and any other assertion was only speculation.
�Christopher Cash wants to blame everybody in the world but himself,� Askins told the jury in his closing argument.
On the night of the wreck, Christopher Cash was driving 75 mph in a 45 mph zone, according to N.C. State Trooper T.R. Silance.
Cash�s blood-alcohol content was 0.10 in a sample taken four hours after the wreck, according to previous testimony. The legal limit to drive in North Carolina is 0.08.
In testimony on Thursday, Jeff Cash, who was injured in the wreck, said his older brother always drove erratically.
After testifying, Jeff Cash was taken into custody by deputies with the Onslow County Sheriff�s Office and processed for an indictment from Randolph County on a charge of possession of a firearm by a felon. Jeff Cash was served with the outstanding warrant and released. He attended his brother�s trial Friday.
Jeff Cash faces his own murder trial. He was indicted earlier this month on a charge of murder in the July shooting death of an Archdale man, according to the Randolph County Clerk of Courts.
Sgt. Mark Scott, a detective with the Onslow County Sheriff�s Office, testified that an eyewitness picked ChristopherCash out of a photo line-up as the driver in the wreck.
Christopher Cash � dressed in a blue shirt and slacks � sat at the defense table expressionless during testimony.
Earlier in the day, Scott Eichelberger, an officer with the Jacksonville Police Department, testified that on April 4, 2011, at 11:27 p.m., he observed Cash driving a silver Ford Taurus northbound on Marine Boulevard near Western Boulevard. Eichelberger said the license plate on the car didn�t match up so he lit up his blue lights.
Cash ignored the lights and continued driving, often weaving through traffic, Eichelberger said, adding that after a brief pursuit Cash pulled into a gas station.
Cash�s eyes were bloodshot and he smelled of alcohol, Eichelberger said. Cash�s blood alcohol content was 0.08.
In the past few years in which Cash has been charged with driving while license revoked, driving with no insurance, speeding and reckless driving, according to the N.C. Criminal Court Calendar.
In the fatal January 2012 wreck, Cash was charged by the N.C. State Highway Patrol with driving while impaired and two counts each of second-degree murder, felony death by motor vehicle, felony serious injury by vehicle, felony hit-and-run causing serious injury, failing to give aid to passengers and failing to report an accident.
The jury will begin deliberations Monday morning.
Contact Daily News Senior Reporter Lindell Kay at 910-219-8455 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter and friend him on Facebook @ 1lindell.


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The question is raised in comments to these two stackoverflow questions (one borked as the submit check only allows me one link):
Rebol how to parse A B syntax Error
Rebol parse rule with compose deep and append function
The simple answer is no, and I am happy to provide evidence towards that answer.
The discussion though is best conducted here rather than in comments scattered across other threads. At the moment, it is simply diluting the responses with off-topic material.
Is there anyway to consolidate the comments here and then take it from there?