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Wow. Not a very original reaction to wearedata.watchdogs.com, but it's honestly what we all said. This is real time data like we've never seen it before.
The team behind it have mapped London, Paris and Berlin using all the publicly available data they can lay their coding mitts on - first to show just how hyper-connected we all are, but also to provide a very real context for the release of the much anticipated Watch_Dogs.
On these interactive maps, all kinds of information is pooled to paint a landscape of modern life that is either fascinating or frightening.
From the positions of mobile signal masts, to CCTV camera locations and real time reporting on the social media habits of the people in the neighbourhood, this is about as high-tech as mapping gets. The public transport system, the traffic lights, even the locations of the public hire bikes - this site shows that somebody, somewhere, knows exactly where you are, most of the time.
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Gun Sales Booming: Doomsday, Obama or Zombies (Obama is the 'Zombie')? (ABC News)
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Buyers in record numbers are flooding into gun stores, retailers say. Ammo, too, is flying off the shelves. The reasons for the spike, last seen in 2009, include fears that a second Obama administration might restrict gun ownership...
Alan Korwin, author of nine books on gun laws, including "Gun Laws of America," says gun owners are worried that Barack Obama, as a lame duck President, will clamp down as never before on gun ownership!
Stocks of gun makers are surging. Sturm, Ruger's share price is up 55 percent this year. Smith & Wesson soared 91 percent. Sporting goods and hunting retailer Cabela's is up 53 percent.
Gun maker Sturm, Ruger says that in the first quarter it received orders for more than 1 million firearms--so many that it has now had to stop taking orders. Says a notice on its website: "Despite the company's continuing successful efforts to increase production rates, the incoming order rate exceeds our capacity to rapidly fulfill these orders. Consequently, the company has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders."


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The gripping poster of 'Khamoshiyan' is all it takes to send thrills down the spine. Recently, Bipasha Basu's 'Alone' has been the one to combine the sexy and the scary. It seems that 'Khamoshiyan' is trying to do pretty much the same, with its first look featuring hot red lips and a bloody finge...read more
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Debina Bonerjee the beautiful Bong Bombshell is all set to play Ali Fazal's lady love in the upcoming movie 'Khamoshiyan.' The leading lady, however, is the gorgeous Sapna Pabbi. Gurmeet Choudhary who is Debina's loving hubby in the real life, also plays a vital role in this film. His character h...read more
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By Chef Laura Frankel
As a hint of fall and the produce and cooler weather to come, I am changing the traditional gremolata to a modern version.I love pumpkin seeds and their nutty flavor. Gremolata is a brightly flavored relish/condiment that gives the OssoBuco its punch.
½ cup shelled pumpkin seeds (easily found in most grocery stores)2 lemons, juiced and zested1 orange, juiced and zested3 cloves of garlic, chopped1 large bunch of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped¼ cup extra virgin olive oilKosher salt and pepper
Place a small saucepan over medium heat. Toast the pumpkin seeds until they begin to pop (about 3 minutes). Watch them carefully as they can go from perfect golden to blackened mess in moments!Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse sand and holds together. You do not want a smooth paste, but more of a grainy pesto.The gremolata can be made and stored covered, in the refrigerator, up to 1 day ahead of serving.
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Homework meltdowns are no fun. I have helped to inspire many students to prevent meltdowns and be able to complete homework successfully. I have an 8 step approach that takes a child through start to finish with great success. This article contains Steps 1 and 2 and focuses on helping your child remember to remember homework and the supplies to complete the homework.
Step 1: Strengthen Cognitive Skills Through Brain Training.
Brain training deals with building new neuropathways in your child's brain. It also deals with strengthening your child's cognitive skills. There are 6-7 domains of cognitive skills that every child needs to succeed in life. They usually fall into the domains of attention, logic/reasoning, processing, auditory analysis (inclusive of auditory processing), visual processing, auditory memory and visual memory. When any of the cognitive skills within these domains are weak, your child experiences learning differences.
Learning differences present themselves in a myriad of ways. As parents or teachers you usually see weak cognitive skills presenting as behavioral symptoms or problems with learning such as attention issues (inability to stay on task), not following directions, the need to have directions repeated, inability to remember what was read, the ability to remember what was read but the inability to infer from the data, inability to remember math facts, weak test taking skills, inability to "understand" what is being asked via print questions, and so on.
Once your child's cognitive skills within the 6-7 domains are strengthened, he/she is more conducive to learning. Since your child can now attend longer and better for example, the teacher's transfer of knowledge is being processed better and easier. Since your child can now remember more of what is being said, the teacher's verbal instructions do not need to be repeated. You get the idea now, right?
So, next time, when you have the urge to get frustrated with your child lack of attention or inability to follow your instructions to the tee, just reflect on the possibility that your child's cognitive skills need a tune-up. Just like your child's eyes and ears get checked annually, your child's brain processing abilities and skills need to be checked for learning success!
Your first step is to have your child's cognitive skills assessed online. The assessment is non-academic so it is not threatening to a child with learning differences. There is no academic achievement questions your child will have to face on this assessment. Your child's underlying ability to learn is assessed within 30-40 minutes with immediate feedback.
Every child I have worked with has great potential and is a champion. They just need a little help tapping into their great strengths! My Student Transformation System helps to Train your child's brain, Teach skills for School and Transform your child into an independent learner.
This brings us to Step 2 in my approach to homework success.
Step 2: Track and Pack
Theoretically, you have strengthened your child's neuropathways, cognitive skills and created a few new neuropathways along your journey. Your child is primed for learning. At this point of my process, I begin to help transfer the new stronger skills into the home and school. I will focus on the homework portion for this article.
To help your child be able to do homework, he / she must be able to "Track" the homework assignments throughout the day. At the very least, your child must be able to look over the assignment blackboard (depending on your child's age) at the end of the day.
How can you help your child to do this? Well, with stronger skills the task of tracking assignments is much easier. However, I will discuss using strategies for a child who does not have strong enough skills yet but they are in process of brain training.
For example, I usually perform what is known as a task analysis on every skill or behavior that the child is having difficulty with and is within the agreed goals of our program. So you know, a task analysis is a fancy name that teacher's will use when helping students learn steps or objectives to reaching a goal.
For students with weak skills, such as memory and sequential processing, remembering items in steps may be difficult. Therefore, teacher's may need to break down the steps of copying homework into the student's planner and place them on a list for the child to reference.
For example, you may prepare a short list for your child, tape it to their home study binder or homework folder. For student's with reading difficulties, you may use a picture to represent the desired outcome. Depending on your child's skills, the list may contain lines of text for every academic subject that states Step 1: "listen for homework assignment," Step 2: "write down homework assignment in planner."
A last line under each academic subject might be "pack books needed for today's homework into backpack." Some families choose, for the initial stages of this approach, to show a line that states "bring home all books from locker." You know your child best at this point to choose which is appropriate to help with remembering to track the assignments throughout the day.
A great tip is to create and order your list based upon the order of your child's classes. Also, as all my students are instructed to color code their subjects, you would create your list in the colors assigned to their subjects. For example, all math books are blue so the math reminder is in blue.
Do you have an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) for your child? If yes, you can negotiate assistance by having either each teacher in every class ensure the homework is written down correctly or sign your child up for a study skills class. The study skills class usually helps your child be prepared for homework. Some schools will help your child with their homework, too.
For a child with very low skills, another approach is to use a specialized watch with 6 silent buzz alarms set for the end of each period. The alarm would be a signal or reminder to write down any homework for the day (if any was given). This was used for children with very weak attention and memory skills while working to strengthen said skills.
I used the watch approach for my daughter, Shannon, when she was required to use several cognitive skills that were in process of being strengthened. She was responsible to alert the teacher when it was time for her speech and reading therapy. Since Shannon could not tell time yet (i know it makes no sense right?) I gave her the buzzing watch.
Sometimes, you shake your head at what is being asked of your child. However, you can continue to work on the skill being requested while helping your child be successful in the meantime. We set the watch for the time of her scheduled speech and reading therapy sessions. Do you know the teachers were so impressed because not only did Shannon make it to her sessions on time, she reminded every other student, too.
There are two goals for creating a list to help your child remember to track homework and pack supplies. One goal is that by providing said language through written words on lists, the approach will eventually become automatic for your child. The second goal is that by strengthening said skills needed for these executive functioning skills, your child will not need a task analysis.
When the language becomes automatic due to strengthened skills you will see results. Your child will be able to jump from many small steps to the final steps of writing homework down in his/her planner and packing the necessary supplies for homework.
I hope you find these 2 steps to be helpful in helping your child be able to complete their homework successfully. I am happy to speak with you directly and answer your questions. Feel free to schedule your FREE 30 minute telephone consultation using my online calendar today!
For your convenience:
http://www.els4kids.com/3-ways-to-help-your-child-remember-to-track-homework-and-pack-books/ Steps 1 & 2
http://www.els4kids.com/homework-tips-and-strategies-organizing-the-homework-space/ Step 3
http://www.els4kids.com/homework-tips-and-strategies-prioritizing-homework-assignments/ Step 4
http://www.els4kids.com/homework-tips-and-strategies-chunking-out-homework-assignments/ Step 5
http://www.els4kids.com/homework-tips-and-strategies-timing-homework-assignments/ Step 6
http://www.els4kids.com/homework-tips-and-strategies-step-7-completing-homework-assignments/ Step 7
http://www.els4kids.com/homework-tips-and-strategies-step-8-initiating-homework-assignments/ Step 8
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Following is the text of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's uncorrected speech in the Lok Sabha on corruption:
"PRIME MINISTER : Hon. Speaker Madam, I am very happy that at long last, the House had a debate on the issue of corruption. I thank all the Members who participated in this debate.
With a number of party MPs raising questions on the handling of Anna Hazare issue, Finance Min Pranab Mukherjee will hold a special briefing for them in New Delhi on Thursday.
The decision comes in the backdrop of sections of party leaders voicing reservations over the government's bill on Lokpal.
Replying to questions about the meeting, AICC media department chief Janardan Dwivedi said, "It's a briefing of the party MPs by Pranab Mukherjee on the issue of Lokpal."
Hectic efforts to break the deadlock over Lokpal were on for the second day on Wednesday as Team Anna presented a fresh draft for consideration by the government.
Even as both sides have differences on three contentious issues, Team Anna submitted a draft which will be taken to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the chief government negotiator, sources said.
After the 90-minute meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, both sides maintained that the discussions were good but declined to go into specifics of their deliberations.
Accusing the party of not taking up seriously enough the issue of corruption, three BJP leaders including Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday offered to quit as Members of Parliament.
Besides Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha and Uday Singh, MPs from Patnsaheb and Purnea respectively, sprung a surprise at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi to discuss the strategy for the ongoing session as also the all party meeting on the Lokpal issue convened on Wednesday.
The term 'civil society,' as wisely noted by Shri K. Ashok Rao, president, National Confederation of Officers' Associations (NCOA), is an integral part of neo-con lexicon.
It denotes a group created by Capital and supported by Corporate Media. In this scheme of things, campaigns launched by foreign-funded NGOs are 'civil society'.
While condemning the short detention of Anna Hazare and his colleagues, it is nevertheless pertinent to understand what the Magsaysay Award really is, especially in the wake of the United States' official support to the anti-corruption agitation led by three Magsaysay awardees (Anna Hazare, Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal).
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) on Tuesday night discussed threadbare the issues that came up during the meeting between government and Anna Hazare team and the strategy to be adopted at all-party meet on Wednesday.
A meeting of the Congress Core Group, the party's highest policy-making body, followed the CCPA at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence.
Anna Hazare has said his campaign has not closed the door of dialogue with government, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated it was open for discussion.
"We have not closed the door of dialogue. We have kept it open. Only through dialogue the issues can be resolved," he told his supporters at Ramlila Ground on sixth day of his fast on Sunday.
Hazare's fast demanding a strong Lokpal bill entered the sixth day on Sunday.
I, along with thousands of others, was present at India gate in Delhi on 17thAugust as we heeded the call of Anna Hazare,called by many as someone who is hell bent upon subverting the power of parliament, and marched to Jantar mantar sweating under the merciless sun. We were the same people who had elected these very parliamentarians and now we were marching against them.


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We are planning a party for the most famous Miami High Periquero of all, Mr. Augusto Guillermo Falcon. You are all of course, cordially invited. His actual projected release date is several years away, but it would not be a bad thing if we received some media attention in order to bring to light the unjust incarceration of another famous Miami High Periquero, Mr. Salvador Magluta. It might help in the efforts to have his sentence commuted. As we all know Sal was wrongly convicted of jury tampering, yet the crooked Federal judge decided to arbitrarily sentence him to a disproportionate sentence. It is very likely Sal will spend the rest of his natural life in prison unless something is done to prevent this travesty of justice.
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New Yorker on the Tea Party
The New Yorker magazine is so set against the modern American "Tea Party" movement that it has gone so far as to come out against the original American Revolution, as well. The Americans back then, just like Republican voters today, were ignorant, according to the New Yorker:
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Sometimes that which is local goes global. This is particularly true of the culture of soccer and how it can reach around the world. For the Timbers and their fans, there is a special bond between supporter and club. One area where this is particularly true is how many Portland season ticket holders reach out to the club via their season ticket holder services representative to share their stories about their travels and experiences as a fan.
Case in point: season ticket holder Sean Ingersoll reached out to Timbers ticket services manager Leigh Calvert about his travels in Africa with some great pictures; pictures that had a particular Cascadian bent. An avid soccer player himself, Ingersoll and his friends have often challenged themselves to play soccer in remote environments. And when I say remote, I mean places like, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Ingersoll picks up the story:
Some friends and I decided it would be fun to go to Tanzania and climb Kilimanjaro. We have all played on the same GPSD adult soccer team, FC77 Rangers, and we try to play soccer in some unique environments. In 2010 we climbed to the top of South Sister and had a 3v3 match in the snow-filled crater at 10,300'…which was awesome. This year we decided to go to Africa and climb the mountain with Zara Tours, maybe even kick a ball around on the top. Zara sponsors several charity projects in Tanzania, including an orphanage in Moshi. We thought it would be a decent gesture to bring some school supplies and soccer gear so we passed the word around to our kid's soccer teams, friends, co-workers and the effort just exploded. I think we collected over 250 lbs. of paper, notebooks, pens, 50-ish pairs of used and new soccer boots, balls, pumps, socks, etc. So we paid for the extra baggage and shipped all of the goods with us to Tanzania for the kids at the orphanage. We met the kids and teachers--it was an incredible experience.
In the top picture, Jim Snyder and I are both from Portland and Timbers fans. My buddy Shawn Mulqueeney is from Issaquah and is a Sounders fan. I suggested we bring our scarves for a summit picture and he agreed that would be fun. About two days into the climb, we got out a soccer ball and invited the porters to kick around with us (middle picture). The elevation was 12,800'. What was amazing about that was the mood of the climb seemed to change after that, from clients/porters to friends. Ah, the power of football. We summited on the third day, got out the scarves, and proved that Cascadia has the best and most hard-core soccer fans around. I did have a ball in my summit pack, but I could barely lift my foot more than 3" to take the next step, much less juggle or head a ball. One kick and I'm certain it would have rolled all the wall back down to the Kenyan border! So we hung out with the glaciers for about twenty minutes, took our pictures, and came back down.
Between stoking a rivalry around the world as well as making a difference in a foreign community, Ingersoll is clearly having an impact. Got a story of your own Timbers fandom from around the world? Send us a note at email@example.com.
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated, fresh from his revealing MLS player polls, recently put together a grand list of the 50 most important people in U.S. Soccer. It has many of the names you'd expect. The top 5 are, in order: U.S. Sports TV executives, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati, MLS commissioner Don Garber, Nike and adidas.
Of local note though are two rather big names. Coming in at No. 9 is Thorns FC forward Alex Morgan of which Wahl writes:
Let's be honest: the 23-year-old Morgan has everything it takes (on the field and off) to become the next Mia Hamm. Just one example of her appeal: Morgan has in excess of a million Twitter followers, more than any U.S. soccer player, male or female.
In a tie for No. 23 is Timbers and Thorns FC owner Merritt Paulson paired alongside Sporting KC's owner Robb Heineman:
Young owners who live and die with their MLS teams, Heineman and Paulson are the faces of MLS 2.0 and the league's answers to Mark Cuban. If only every league owner cared as much.
Head over to SI.com to read the full list. Any names missing you think should be on there? Any names on there you disagree with?
With the unique Spread The Love campaign off and running, we wanted to introduce a few of the lucky folks who were able to experience their first ever Timbers match last week. And what a game to kick things off? A tremendous rendition of the national anthem, excellent tifo, loads of goals, and a thrilling comeback. What more could you ask for?
Without further ado, here's the first group of worthy recipients.
Jeff Enquist, President of PYSA & head coach of Portland City United is one of the first group of 107 Ambassadors. He's coached in high school, college and the pros and gave his tickets to one of his employees, Sonko. Sonko grew up playing soccer in Kenya and started a club soccer program for kids aged 6-8 there. In short, soccer is Sonko's life.
"Timber Jim" Serrill--the original lumberjack who sawed logs in the North End--is also the charismatic gent who popularlized the phrase "Spread the Love" from which this whole idea originally sprang. An embodiment of Timbers passion, Timber Jim gave his tickets to young Karina. Karina battled through leukemia when she was 4--it's now in remission--and met Jim through the Leukemia Foundation. She had never been to a Timbers game before. Needless to say, she was very excited.
Rachel Harrison, another 107 Ambassador is an active community volunteer, Timbers Army supporter and committed season ticket holder. She met her friend Jessica at her church. Jessica's son plays club soccer in Portland and had never been to a match before either. Sunday's match was his first and was an instant classic.
Do you know someone whom you think is worthy? Visit www.spreadtheloveptfc.com to nominate someone you know in your community.
Montreal Impact midfielder and Québec native Patrice Bernier is quite familiar with Timbers midfielder Will Johnson. The two have played side by side on the Canadian national team for years with Bernier having 49 caps The Canucks to Johnson's 31. Now set to face off this Saturday in Portland at JELD-WEN Field (7:30pm, KPTV, 750 AM The Game / La Pantera 940), Bernier spoke to impactmontreal.com about his national teammate:
"He's a guy that gives 100% all the time and you see that on the pitch," added Bernier. "They brought him in because they know that he sets the tone. Training, games… I think that's why their coach named him captain. He always brings that competitive edge."
Check out the article over on the Impact site and be sure to watch the two go head-to-head on Saturday.
Portland Timbers Academy co-director Mike Smith continues his time in France through an elite level training course as part of a special partnership between MLS and the French Football Federation. Here's his latest update.
Today was more sport psychology, and they introduced game analysis and charting, which we put into practice as we got to watch their first year students play in a game. They are born in 1999 and they played a friendly against another youth pro team. The 99's won 6-0 and were impressive! A number of top European Scouts were there too.
We also watched the Parisian Center of Excellence players (1998's) training. They did well and have certainly looked to play an attractive attacking style of football ever since we arrived here. This was the third time we have seem them train on different themes.
The photos are the statue they have of the world cup they won in 1998, the 1999's (in red) in their game this afternoon and the French Sports Scientist showing us the data they were tracking by heart monitors and GPS of their young players…
The final one is the designated first team (National Team) pitch where finally the snow is melting. It is reserved only for the National Team and is in pristine condition. The Chateau where we are staying overlooks it. The field is so well kept, that it has electric wire about it to keep out the wild boars!
Photo: Traci Flitcraft / Portland Timbers
Longtime Timbers fans from the USL era may remember midfielder Troy Ready. The former University of Washington standout played three seasons for the Timbers and was had a huge presence in the club's community outreach programs.
By 2011, Ready had traveled halfway around the world to combine his abilities on the soccer pitch with his love of helping other people. Moving to Qurghonteppa, Tajikistan, Ready began work with the Millennium Relief and Development Services non-profit organization while playing for FK Vakhsh.
YanksAbroad.com catches up with him and talks about how it all came about.
"In 2005 I was invited to play on a professional soccer tour with a team called Ambassadors in Sport," Ready explained. "It was a compilation of several past and current players playing against Tajikistan's National team, Olympic team, and also they flew Afghanistan's national team to the country."
So in the midst of being there and seeing all of the opportunities football may unlock, it ended up being a good opportunity. And over the course of the next six years we made slow steps to moving ourselves and our family and making that our new home."
After establishing himself with FK Vakhsh, Ready worked with a number of American youth clubs that specialize in soccer development internationally. That, combined with his FK Vakhsh experience eventually landed him the job of the national team technical director. Never one to shy away from a challenge, the head coaching position at FK Vakhsh opened up recently and Ready has an eye towards taking that on along with his national team work.
"I've been in contact with the federation again. The former head coach of Vakhsh left to coach a different team up in the north," said Ready. "So, I'm putting my name in the hat for taking over as the head coach of Vakhsh along with the national team responsibilities and overseeing some of the youth clubs. "
In the end though, Ready has always been interested in humanitarian efforts along with the football aspect of his job. The former Husky is excited for his unique and rewarding opportunity in central Asia.
"It will be busy but it's something that I love to do, and it's a great platform beyond the football side of things," Ready went on to say. "There's just so many platforms for life and community development that have opened up as a result of coaching and playing It's a great platform beyond the football field."
It's a good read about an inspiring figure working hard both on and off the pitch.
#JerseyWeek has taken over MLS this week with new kits dropping in Houston, Toronto, New York and Colorado among others.
The Portland Timbers get into the act with a unique event this week at Last Thursday on NE Alberta in Portland. Long a bastion of art galleries and creativity, the Timbers will unveil their new primary and secondary kits as part of the art show Green & Gold: A Tribute to the Portland Timbers.
Along with players Diego Valeri and Ryan Johnson being on hand to present the new kits, curator Chris Haberman has put together a show that features original artwork created by fans and inspired by Timbers soccer. Spread across the galleries of NE Alberta, The Talisman and Best Art Gallery will have the bulk of the show and each will be for sale to the public with proceeds split between the artists and the Portland Timbers Community Fund. Other participating galleries include Guardino, Six Days Art Co-Op, Screaming Sky, Antler & Make House and the Red Rover trailer. Hop on the ever popular pedicabs and buzz up and down the street to see them all.
Haberman will also have a large mural piece of his own that fans will be invited to help contribute to and will be installed at JELD-WEN Field for the 2013 season.
Following the jersey unveiling, staff from the adidas Timbers Team Store will be on hand to start selling the new primary and secondary kits.
Timbers Academy co-director Mike Smith's unique MLS-led research trip to the French Football Federation continues.
After a long first, interactive day of class, on Monday night I was lucky enough to participate in a quite incredible Commencement Dinner with Gerard Houllier and Commissioner Don Garber. I can tell you that the French Chefs are brilliant!!! There were only 7 courses. :)
The course is definitely challenging from a theoretical point of view and they are looking for things a little differently from the way we do in Licenses for US Soccer. It is always good to see a different point of view and today (Tuesday) was more specifically looking at their teaching method, an introduction to their sports psychology module and some instruction on how to cut up videotape.
We got to see some of the U14/15 boys here training at Clairefontaine, the Parisian Regional Training Center. The U17 French National Team arrived today for 3 days of training and we hope to see them tomorrow.
The eminent soccer writer Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated spent a good chunk of the preseason asking MLS players about the state of the league. In a recent article, he posted the answers to things like, "Who's the most underrated player in MLS?" and "Who's the most overrated player in MLS?"
Perhaps most interestingly for Portland fans was the question, "If you could play for one MLS team other than yours, what would it be?"
Among the top choices? The Portland Timbers.
Portland also humbly scored high on "Which team has the best MLS stadium atmosphere?" landing up there with Seattle though Wahl goes on to say,
Seattle has bigger numbers (more than 43,000 fans per game), while Portland may have an even harder core.
Read the whole piece here and keep an eye out for Part Two tomorrow.
Two years ago, Portland Timbers midfielder Jack Jewsbury teamed up with Ziba Design to help create a special bag as part of Girls, Inc's annual Power of The Purse fundraiser. You can see video of Jack's creation here.
This year, new Thorns FC head coach Cindy Parlow Cone takes up the challenge in designing a purse. Girls, Inc.--one of the Thorns main Stand Together partners--is an organization that inspires girls, ages 8-18, to be strong, smart, and bold. Via gender-specific programs and research-based curricula, the group provides girls with the confidence and self-esteem to access a bright and economically-independent future.
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Summary: 14 June 2012, Brussels - On 18 June the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, and the EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will host a high-level meeting aiming to find long-term solutions to the food and nutrition crises which afflict the Sahel region of Africa.
The event will gather together representatives of the countries of the Sahel, regional organisations, humanitarian and development agencies, non-governmental organisations and donor governments. The objective is to forge a new partnership to build resilience in the Sahel.
The conference will take place in the Commission's Berlaymont building, Schuman Room, between 09:00 and 13.00.
Among the confirmed guests are Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, AnthonyLake, the Executive Director of UNICEF and Nancy Lindborg, the Assistant Administrator for Democracy at USAID.
At midday on June 18, Commissioners Georgieva and Piebalgs will come to the Commission's daily press conference to brief the media about the outcomes of the conference. The conference will be preceded by a technical briefing by humanitarian and development experts of the Commission on Friday, June 15.
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Bewildered Adventurer
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DickyB's Turkish Delights
Dear All,
I'm not sure whether it is policy to introduce yourself before posting therefore I will. I'm Dickyb who moved to Turkey from rainy England ( a.k.a USS Great Britain ) four years ago to escape Tony Blair, the English climate and to cash in on our modest property which had crazily quadrupled in value over the space of four years.
I used to be employed by the government and went to work dressed up as a bush (soldier). After ten years I got pruned and changed into civilian clothes. I've been a lurker on this site for a while and I've now joined and am posting. Thanks to you all for a great site,
It was a Saturday, the kids wanted to go to the beach, the wife wanted to go shopping and I just wanted to go. What a stoke of luck then that Carl, who was over from England, wanted to go too. So, we geared up and off we went tootling through the local woods until we came to the reservoir at Gombe,
Kasaba, where I live (near Kas, Antalya) is on the Turqoise Coast of Turkey some thirty miles South of Gombe. The area around Gombe is known as a Yayla or summer retreat. When the devil is stoking the fires on the coast the wise move up to the higher and cooler pastures of the Yaylas. From here we followed a track just to the left of the big hill in the middle of the picture which lead up to a valley,
This was our first decent ride out together on the Yamaha XT660R,s which, though heavy, coped admirably with the terrain. We followed the track upwards where the air cooled down and the views got better,
Though you are allowed more or less unlimited access to the fire roads and forest tracks around here the authorities have the annoying habit of closing and locking barriers occasionally. To save backtracking it is often necessary to improvise!
In all we covered 150km in 6 hours, encountered temperatures from 20 deg C to 40 deg C, and still got back in time to prevent divorce proceedings.
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Dickyb, thanks for representing and welcome to the asylum.
Thanks for sharing, great pictures and yes keep away from the fires that have been happening there lately in the southern region.
Bewildered Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2008
Location: Kas-Antalya,Turkey
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Thanks for the welcome. We, the wife and I, are loving our new life here in Turkey, being continually surprised by what the country, and the people, have to offer. Hope to make it to Istanbul one day. Do you know where I should start looking for a decent second hand Yam XT600?
All the best,
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Dirt Virgin
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Newtown,Sydney
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G'day Dicky,
welcome to the assylum!
What a great little RR. I can't wait to get to Turkey, it's high on the list especially after seeing some of the reports here.
Keep on exploring!
"(I could start another bandwidth wasting thread on getting there, but I think I have started enough pointless threads for the year already)"
Why do people think bike riders all like rock'n'roll??
Bewildered Adventurer
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Another little nibble of Turkish Delight
In the winter months me and a group of Turkish friends usually have a ride out every Sunday if we can get babysitters, wifesitters and have been granted a day pass by the missus. (different country, same responsibilities!). On this particular Sunday we ended up skiing, however more of that later.
When we set off it was cold and damp but the mood was light,
A couple of hundred metres off the valley floor the view changed and things started to warm up,
Mehmet always gets giddy when the sun shines
We headed further up and back into the fog, snow and ice,
Those Yam 660R's aren't too keen on ice, even with Metzeler Saharas fitted. After 5 kilometers of this nonsense it was time for a break,
The look on Arifs face sums up his mood. he likes sunshine, warmth and whizzing up Kas high street standing on his pegs scaring the tourists. Mehmet, on the left, and Ali were in their element,
Different view, same expression! A short while later the track we were following dissappeared as a result of the recent rains. Only one thing to do, manhandle!
We got them all across. The line up consists of me and Arifs XT660R's, Zecky's XR650R and my XL200.
Zecky suggested heading up to higher ground where the ground would be drier and firmer. Zecky is one of those quietly spoken, together guys whose riding ability shouts out "Hey, follow me, you'll be alright". This interpretation of his personality has caught me out more than once before! Anyway, it was onward and upward,
Oh how the big Yams slithered. Mehmet, however was having a hoot,
Onwards and upwards we travelled. The air got cooler, the light got darker (?), and we got split up. Arif on his Yam and Ali on his BMW F650 fitted with road tyres struggled. Mountain goat Mehmet kept whizzing up and down the line uttering reassuring words and generally taking the Mick. Zecky and I eventually arrived at the point of.............return,
Another 500 meters would have seen us in the clear, over a brow and back down below the snowline. However, Arif and Ali were sick of skiing and were 5 clicks behind us so we backtracked and met up,
We decided to end our foolish wanderings and have a snowball fight!
It took us two hours to backtrack the 30 or so kilometres back to the asphalt. We had set off at 9 in the morning, we got home at gone 10 at night with Ali swearing to Allah and anybody who cared to listen that his offroading days, of which this was the first, were well and truly over. Roll on summer.............
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Are you all happy to have cleared off and moved to Turkey? Love to see some of the country......and remember: the snow get deeper as you go uphill....Bruce
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Hi David,nice to see you here
I see that you tasted the dust and mud of Taurus Mountains.We'll be happy if you join us in Izmir and go for a though enduro ride.
Thanks For Noticing Me
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Location: Mena, Arkansas
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Nice stuff.
Kas is one of my favorite places in Turkey. I almost went into business with the owner of a bar there... it's been a while and I don't have my journal nearby so I can't be certain. Seems like it was the Green Bar, or something like that. He had a plan to import small glass bottom boats for tourist rentals and excursions. It really wasn't that great of a idea, but I was looking at an excuse to return to Kas on a regular basis.
At the time, Patara was almost empty on most days. I'm sure it is a major tourist spot now. Awfully pretty area.
It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it.
My continuing tale of life and riding in the Arkansas Ozarks: Wandering About In The Hundred [Thousand] Acre Wood
Bewildered Adventurer
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You wont be dissappointed.
All the best,
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Aspiring advrider
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Lake Stevens, WA
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Very nice! I have a dream to travel through Turkey on a motorcycle some day. The climate and scenery there is very dramatic.
5f? Is that like riding down a 90 degree cliff face into a lake of fire? I thought 4f was bad. Abdelhub
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Bewildered Adventurer
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Pass the Turkish Delight Please
Whenever Burkhard from Bamburg comes over we go for a ride. Esref, who spends some of the year in Switzerland, also happened to be in town too. The day started off with a body fuelling session at a lokanta,
Lokantas serve traditional Turkish food such as lamb, beef, chicken or vegetarian casseroles, mouth-watering salads, beans, rice and other delights all of which can be washed down with bucketfuls of tea, water or whatever you like. Good food at good prices.
We decided to head to Golhisar, a bustling medium sized university town. On the edge of the town were some old ruins we wanted to see. First we had to get there so into the woods we went,
past some strange looking trees,
and stunning views,
After a few hours it was time for more grub. We settled for freshly grilled chicken,
Bellies full we decided to go sightseeing eventually pulling up to an ancient arena,
Oh my, the hairs on my neck adopted the vertical. You could feel the history. Imaginary voices wafted along on the cool evening breeze. We enjoyed a few moments of peace and quiet before Arif turned up on his ironless steed.
Arif was twelve. Whisper, his pony was three. They fit each other like a hand in a glove. We later went up a rocky track to another set of ruins, kicking up rocks and dust as we struggled for grip. Arif galloped by with nary a puff of dust from Whisper's hooves. We left this admirable young man and his adorable pony and searched for somewhere to cool off and stay overnight
Burkhard searching!!
The freedom to just pull over in a forest and pitch camp after a day of chewing dirt is one of the many things I love about this country. We set off again early the next morning.........................
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Location: Thrace and Istanbul
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That's a good cuisine report by a gourmet rather than an RR.
Keep more pics and RRs coming from that region.
Good rides to you all and have fun.
Bewildered Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2008
Location: Kas-Antalya,Turkey
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Turkiye after the turkey.....so to speak!
Seasons Greetings fellow advriders. I needed a breath of fresh air and a bit of exercise following two days of gluttony and general excess. I am fortunate to live near a place called Kas in Turkey.
Kas is an old fishing village which, despite devlopment, has managed to retain it's character. Favorite attractions for tourists are kayaking, paragliding and sub aqua diving.
The rides along the coast road are sublime, those seeing peace and quiet along with spectacular scenery can find it 40 minutes or so inland
However, on this particular day we wanted a bit of fun playing in the forests so I met up with (from left to right) Mehmet (Mondial 150UT), Rejeb (Yamaha XT 350) and Zeki (Honda XR 650)
and headed for our playground ten minutes away
Where the fun commenced
Naturally I decided to show off the techniques I'd learnt at Thumper Talk and engaged in a display of one handed, one legged sideways uphill riding
Mehmet adopted a more traditional technique and flew up on his little Chinese bike. He has used and abused and flogged that thing to death but it never lets him down. The rest of the afternoon was spent just tootling around. 4 mates, 4 bikes with some bread, boiled eggs, olives and cheese for a picnic. Perfect.
Then it was home to stop the kitty chasing the fish on the telly.
Best wishes for the New Year,
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Beastly Adventurer
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Hey Dicky, thx for the upload. You, your men and your bikes are as brave and strong as a Turk.
Looking forward to more of those ventures.
Bewildered Adventurer
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Bread and Sheds
One fine Sunday we decided to head inland and see what topographic delights the area around Elmali, some 90 clicks North West had to offer. The Elmali region is renowned for producing fine apples. The mountain Elmali nestles in the lee of is called Elmadag (apple mountain). Elmali even has apple in its name (Elma) so why there aren't any photos of apples in this RR is beyond me
Anyway, off we tootled. Along the way I was curious about these buildings
Within no time at al Mehmet had located the owner and asked him to give me a guided tour
Seems as though they are used as storage sheds for all manner of stuff including animal feed. Solidly built and two storeyed, they would make great overnight accommodation. We couldn't leave without being introduced to the lady of the house who was in the middle of a bread baking session. Not sure whether she was trying to fill the shed or baking for the village but it sure smelt good
After our brief interlude we headed off. The area around Elmali turned out to be rugged rock with the odd bush clinging to whatever soil it could find, as opposed to the lush pine forrested landscape a few hundred metres closer to sea level. Great tracks though and a good deal cooler than the coast
Mehmet holding it all upright
On the way back to base we noticed another strange building. There wasn't a door to gain entrance, just the one window. We pondered but were still mystified. Anybody got any ideas as to its use?
4 mates, 4 bikes ....................etc
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Dr. Suresh's work is primarily in the field of manufacturing and operations management. He has published widely in academic and professional journals, and he has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences. Dr. Suresh has served in industry as a systems analyst specializing in manufacturing information systems applications, and he continues to act as consultant to several manufacturing organizations.
Suresh, N. C. and J. R. Meredith. "Coping with the Loss of Pooling Synergy in Cellular Manufacturing Systems." Management Science, 40, 4, (April 1994): pp. 466-483.
Suresh, N. C. "A Generalized Multimachine Replacement Model for Flexible Automation Investments." IIE Transactions 24, 2, (May 1992): pp. 131-143.
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Album Rating: 4.0There's still rumours of a 20th album to wrap it all up next year/2015 but in all honesty I'm not sure if I'd want that because if this was the album they ended their careers on, they've ended on a high note. Considering the dirge they've been known to release in the past one will always worry about whether the next album will be a triumph like this or a flop like Forbidden.
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its so bad i have it labeled under creed on my zune player homepage
Album Rating: 4.0Creed? Seriously you must be joking.
Album Rating: 3.5damn still not heard
demi this is very shitty don't even dude, if ever our friendship was tested
Album Rating: 4.0Album's great and much better than expected.
Digging: Wizard - Bound by metal
Album Rating: 3.5Probably 9th best Sabbath
Album Rating: 3.5yea guys creed get too much shit agreed
Album Rating: 3.5its good for old turds but its no clockwork n/m/mn/
Album Rating: 3.5difference is tho that rush cant write bad music
Album Rating: 3.0but sabbath is the most influential band ever
Album Rating: 3.0merry christmas btw
Album Rating: 1.0Boring lifeless album. I'm using this album as a coaster.
Ozzy of course sucks, no surprise here. He really should just give up on 'singing'. Seriously go back to reality TV you douche. Dio 6 feet under sings better.
No memorable riffs, drumming is weak, and the lyrics suck.
I wonder if Tony and Geezer are desperate for money or something? Why release crap like this.
Also the production does not suit Black Sabbath at all. Why do metal bands continue to go to Rick Rubin?
RIP Dio.
Album Rating: 4.0^
1.0 awful
Anthrax Among the Living
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Black Sabbath Vol. 4
Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath Sabotage
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Album Rating: 4.0Then that's sad. It's not just the Black Sabbath ones that make me think that though.
Album Rating: 3.5Still surprised at how good this turned out
Album Rating: 2.5this album is just all of the cliches of classic-era sabbath without the good parts, and with
typically shitty rick rubin production
My friend played "Zeitgeist" (or w/e is spelld) the other day
For a while, I legitimately thought it was some random band covering "Planet Caravan"
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- mooneyequalsmc2.com said...
Love this hazy B&W treatment. Is it from OhMyGoodKnits? Love playground shots!
Happy Wordless Wednesday!
- June 6, 2012 at 2:50 PM
- edenhills said...
So cute! Some day these will be wonderful memories for him.
- June 6, 2012 at 3:25 PM
- Ioana-Carmen said...
nice blog :)
Let`s follow each other sweetie!
- June 6, 2012 at 10:11 PM
- Kris @ beyond the whiskers said...
I have to ask, in the second picture, is the little one trying to stop from sliding down, or is the little one trying to climb up? :)
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Asahikawa has become famous throughout the country for its unique, high quality hand-made furniture. The newest and most popular products are always on display here.
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Craft Center
A wide variety of pieces made by different craft artists are on display. There is a craft shop and a cafe inside the center.
Address: Toyooka 13 Jo 5 Chome, Asahikawa
Tel: 0166-35-5600
Kitano Arashiyama
The ceramics village can be found on the way to Arashiyama park from the center of the city. The village includes a pottery, dyeing studio, and glazing studio, and visitors can also join beginners' classes in making ceramics.
Address: Asahigaoka 1~2 Chome, Asahikawa
General Store on the Hill "Gu"
"Gu" sells a wide range of original and interesting products, from cotton products like stuffed animals, clothing for pets, hip pouches and book covers, to lavender products from Biei and woodcrafts.
Address: No 2 Rubeshibe, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-68-6425
Studio Mokusha
Studio Mokusha is a converted warehouse that can be found near Bibaushi station. The ground floor is a studio, where woodcrafts and landscape pictures are made, and the first floor is a small art gallery and living space.
Address: Shigaichi Bibaushi, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-95-2100
Haruo Kikuchi Photo Gallery
There is an impressive collection of pictures taken of Biei, and a gift shop selling post cards, posters, t-shirts and mugs, as well as a wide range of photographic goods.
Address: Shigaichi Bibaushi, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-95-2066
Rustic Kihika
Many handmade wooden products ranging from small ornaments to furniture are on display and for sale here. Kihika is famous for the "Hill of Trees", which is a unique product created by weaving several different kinds of wood together to create the hills of Biei.
Address: Midori, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-92-0761
Urushi Lacquer Center Kunsuto house
Various types of original lacquer ware are on display and sale, from artistic masterpieces to items for daily use. It is possible to take a tour of the studio if you book in advance. The gallery is also a cafe, where you can relax and appreciate the artwork over a cup of coffee.
Address: Ikoigaoka 6-16, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-92-0770
Stained Glass "Giovanni"
Large variety of lamps and panels on display and for sale.
Address: Motomachi 1 Chome, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-92-1304
Biei Taikyuan
The owner of Taikyuan re-acquires Japanese swords and antiques that have been sold overseas, and has also opened an internet curio shop.
Address: Ikoigaoka 6-13, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-92-2005
This store sells interesting folk-art such as "Roman Dolls", which are handmade dolls made from corn skin. The store also sells a wide variety of pot-pourri and wreaths.
Address: Shinkukaku, Biei-cho
Tel: 0166-92-4150
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Two study participants who were assigned to the vegan diet intervention participated in the news conference in Washington, D.C. They were eager to share how dramatically the study had changed their lives.
Vance Warren
Vance Warren is a 36-year-old former police officer. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 31. At first, he didn't take the diagnosis seriously. But then he started having trouble with his eyesight and renal function. He tried several different diets—including the Atkins diet—but none of them worked. Finally, he signed up for PCRM's study and was assigned to the vegan diet group. Since he began the intervention diet in January 2005, his A1c dropped from over 9 percent to 5.3 percent (normal values are below 6.0 percent), his cholesterol dropped from 221 to 148 points, and he has lost 74 pounds. "It's a life-changing experience being 74 pounds lighter," Warren said at the news conference. "It really saved my life," he added. Warren cited the education and support he received as part of the study as critical factors in helping him achieve the results he did.
Nancy Boughn
Nancy Boughn has been living with diabetes since 1996. When she signed up for the study, she was hoping that she would be in the vegan group, because she had already "spent eight and a half years measuring everything," she said, referring to the portion control that is typical of standard diabetes diets. At the time she began the study, her diabetes was worsening and not responding to intensified drug therapy. However, during the vegan intervention diet, Boughn's health began improving so rapidly that she had to discontinue one of her medications before the study was over. Her A1c dropped from 8.3 to 6.4, and she lost 48 pounds. Boughn spoke highly of how easy the diet is to follow—even when traveling—if you just plan ahead.
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Usher Raymond IV Is Having A Boy, Usher Raymond V
I know you have heard the news by now, but if not Usher and Tameka are having a boy. I am very happy, now it doesn't matter which one of his parents the child looks like (Some of you may have gotten the very subtle joke). I imagine he will be very handsome. Anyway, Tameka craves ice during the pregnancy, and Usher just hopes for a healthy energetic baby. Here is a recent picture of the bun in the oven. She looks more than five months, she's awfully round, but that makes since considering she's pregnant with her fourth child.
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I am so very happy and proud of Usher.He is gonna be a dad and that is good for him.Congratulations Usher and wherever u are know that u gat a big big fan who loves u and wuld do nthing to meet u or see u live.I wish to see him one day and I also wish him a happy life ahead.Go Usher u da man.We love u n u do us proud.
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Beyonc� Announces The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Dates
Shortly after finishing her bang whiz performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday (February 3), Beyonc� announced the tour dates for her upcoming Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, her first international trek since 2009.
The U.S. dates kick off on June 28 at Los Angeles, California's Staples Center and wrap at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center on August 3. Major cities are the focus of the tour including Las Vegas, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia.
Before the U.S. leg, however, there is a 20-date European leg, beginning in Belgrade, Serbia on April 15. Lady Bey is currently planning dates in Latin America, Australia and Asia as well.
One South American date already confirmed is an appearance at the world's largest music festival, Rock in Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 13.
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Emily Maynard's Rare Childhood Diagnosis Led to Body Issues — Report
It's hard to imagine Emily Maynard ever having a reason to feel self-conscious about her appearance. She looks flawless even when grocery shopping! However, as a teen, Emily reportedly struggled with Bell's palsy for several months, making her the target of mean-spirited teasing by her classmates, according to Us Weekly.
WebMD defines Bell's palsy as a sudden-onset neurological condition that causes the facial muscles on one side of the face to become temporarily weakened or even completely paralyzed. According to Us Weekly's sources, Emily suffered from the condition for a few months in adolescence, which immobilized the right side of her face and led to a drooping expression common of the condition. "She was tormented in school," the source added.
While Emily eventually made a full recovery, the Us Weekly source implies that the period of time she dealt with Bell's palsy led the Bachelorette to feel insecure about her appearance. This may account for the plastic surgery she is reported to have underwent before appearing on The Bachelor.
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Careless City crash out to lower-division United
Posted: November 29, 2012|
As Oscar Wilde's Lady Bracknell might have said, 'To lose one cup match against a lower-league side may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two looks like carelessness'.
Just like earlier in the season, when City threw away valuable prize money and the opportunity to progress in the FA Cup in losing to lowly Gosport, they repeated the trick at Chesham United on Saturday.
The chance to bank £5,000 and progress in the FA Trophy – a potentially winnable competition despite City's dismal record in it – were squandered with consummate ease at The Meadow.
Indeed, so woeful was City's performance that frankly the good Lady could probably have been usefully deployed as a centre-half. At least withering scorn might have been a more effective weapon than anything the City midfield and back-line had to offer.
Post-match, the coaching staff and players alike were agreed on one thing – the poverty of their side's performance.
"Our managers are fed up and rightly so," said midfielder Chris Allen.
"This was a bad result and a bad performance. The way we started the game was poor. We gave away two very poor goals and it was backs to the wall from then on. We were just not good enough all round.
"We did have spells when we did okay but we never really threatened their goal enough and we looked as if we lacked belief and confidence. Even after we scored they ran the clock down and did the ugly things well but, from our point of view, it was a very poor day."
Despite being played in conditions that would have had Noah reaching for his carpentry set, the pitch was, as Chesham amply demonstrated, still one on which you could play football.
While City dithered and slithered in the opening stages, their opponents three times went within a whisker of scoring.
Chris Watters saw a header sail narrowly wide, Simon Thomas brought out a great diving save from keeper Jason Mellor and the impressive Watford loanee Matt Bevans had a shot that Mellor managed to touch onto his crossbar and behind for a corner.
City briefly flickered to life with an Allen shot and an attempt from new Exeter loan signing Tom Nichols but it was no more than a moment of calm before the storm.
Within the space of seven minutes Chesham scored two goals and, despite City pulling one back towards the end, they never really looked like getting back into contention.
United's first goal came on 18 minutes when Watters raced past Danny Ball on the right before producing a low shot which bounced in front of Mellor before settling in the corner of the net.
The hosts' second saw Josh Low left for dead on the other side of the pitch before a penetrative cross found Thomas, who easily slotted home.
From then on City huffed and puffed but never looked like getting back into the game until they made two substitutions in rapid succession, with Kerry Morgan and then Charlie Griffin entering the fray.
Morgan started like an angry Jack Russell released from a cage, earning a yellow card more for over-exuberance in the tackle than downright malicious intent.
With just over 15 minutes to go a Griffin shot was deflected out to Morgan, who made no mistake with a thundering low drive. Just minutes later, Nichols hit an upright from a corner.
Would this signal an unlikely, and possibly undeserved, comeback? Sadly for the bedraggled City fans it was only a flicker of life.
Chesham rapidly and skilfully re-seized control, having chances themselves in the closing stages and, through pressing up on the City defence, giving their opponents few opportunities to get forward.


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Arkansas State retains Drinkwitz
Posted: December 28, 2012 at 12:16 a.m.
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Arkansas State's position group most loaded with returning players will be playing for the same coach next season.
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•Studies by the National Roofing Foundation were performed on 188 foam roof systems across the country. The ages ranged from new to the oldest being 31 years old. The study was started in late 2001 and completed in September of 2003. The study results concluded that sprayed foam roof systems have the unique ability to solidly adhere to most, if not all exterior building products. Basically, the industry has learned Spray polyurethane foam—when correctly applied to prepared surfaces and then coated—does not require metal counter flashings. Spray polyurethane foam flashings were found to work well in the various regional climates of the United States. This includes roof-to-wall conditions, roof-to-roof transitions, penetrations and equipment supports. •Specifically, it was noted Spray polyurethane could adhere to the following materials:
•This house in Boulder, Colorado was sprayed by the president of Technical Foam Corp.,Billy M. Rice Sr. in 1971. The picture was taken in May of 2005. This house was also featured in the Woody Allen movie "Sleeper". The basic shape of the house was made with metal rebar as used in Cement structures and walkways. This was covered with a flexible fabric and was then sprayed both outside and inside with Polyurethane foam. Boulder, Colorado has winds that approach 120 mph. on an annual basis and has had winds over 140 mph. since this house was built. It has required minimal maintenance in it's over 30 yers. Of existence. If you have a roof with a configuration difficult to roof with other systems, this may be your answer.
Mason Knowles, technical director of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, reports that during laboratory testing of Spray polyurethane foam systems, sprayed foam's wind uplift resistance exceeded the capacity of UL's equipment. UL also observed that Spray polyurethane foam roofs applied over BUR and metal increased the wind uplift resistance of those roof coverings. He says FM Global's testing showed similar results over concrete, metal, and wood.
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DESPITE having a good law which encourages plant breeding, quality and highly competitive breeding institutions, Tanzania imports much of its seeds because of Plant Breeders Rights law.
But now plant breeders, farmers and private companies are heaving a sigh of relief, thanks to the passing of a Plant Breeders Right Bill by Parliament last week which will soon become law. "It will allow private companies to get new hybrid seeds developed by researchers at Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) in south eastern part of the country," said Principal Researcher Omari Mponda.
Dr Mponda said that for many years, local scientists have developed many hybrid seeds in a quest to improve yields and fight attacks by pests and diseases. The researchers also sought to improve nutrition in a country where food security is still a problem. World Food Programme's Global Hunger Index lists the east African nation as alarming with 44 per cent of the country's population classified as undernourished -- particularly on the part of children.
In all, WFP's GHI ranks the country number 10 for the worst affected countries with chronically undernourished children, beating only Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.
"This new law will enable commercial companies to acquire them and supply them to farmers many of which are still struggling with traditional varieties which are low yielding and prone to insect and disease attacks," Dr Mponda said.
Another researcher who is currently a doctorate student at Free State University in South Africa, Fortunatus Kapinga, also applauded the move saying that local farmers and private seed companies should now embrace new hybrid seeds.
"This new law will make sure that our farmers can now benefit from hybrid seeds which local researchers have successfully developed over the past nine to 10 years," Mr Kapinga noted.
He added that more advanced foreign technologies will be introduced. The country imports much of the seeds planted by farmers despite having more than eight agriculture research stations countrywide which have developed a number of hybrid seeds. The country produces only 13,828 metric tonnes of hybrid seeds per year, against the demand of 120,000 tonnes.
The new Plant Breeders Rights Bill will allow private companies reproduce seeds in abundance using master seeds produced by research centres and institutions under the ministry.
The former minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Prof. Jumanne Maghembe, said that the government's Agriculture Seeds Agency will increase production of hybrid seeds from 1,881 tonnes during the 2010/11 season to 4,000 tonnes this year.
Prof. Maghembe told Parliament during the just ended budget session that an agreement between ASA and the Prisons Department will enable production of 3,000 tonnes of hybrid seeds while another 15,000 tonnes will be produced by private companies.


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Cranberries are the quintessential holiday fruit and one of my favorites, no matter the time of year. These Cranberry Gingerbread Scones have the best holiday flavors in them, I may need to make a batch next weekend for the follow week's breakfasts! Yum.
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McAfee in Miami after deportation from Guatemala
"Immediately after, I got well," he deadpanned.
McAfee's expulsion from Guatemala marked the last chapter in a strange, monthlong odyssey to avoid police questioning about the November killing of American expatriate Gregory Viant Faull, who lived a couple of houses down from McAfee's compound on Ambergris Caye, off Belize's Caribbean coast.
McAfee has acknowledged that his dogs were bothersome and that Faull had complained about them days before some of the dogs were poisoned. The two did not get along, he said.
"He hated my dogs. I was not fond of him. I wasn't fond of any of my neighbors. I'm not fond of most people who drink." he said, adding most people on the island thought he was a "weirdo" because he doesn't drink.
By Thursday afternoon, dozens of reporters and tourists were camped on a palm-tree lined street outside historic South Beach hotels listening eagerly as McAfee's comments strayed from his life on the lam to random topics and amusing one-liners.
At one pointed he chided reporters for being rude to each other, then turned on TV viewers: "You people at home seriously what are you doing? You're living your lives through other people, through me."
He was in hiding in Belize for weeks after police pronounced him a person of interest in the killing. Belizean authorities have urged him to show up for questioning, but have not lodged any formal charges against him. McAfee has said he feared he would be killed if he turned himself in to Belizean authorities.
Belize's prime minister, Dean Barrow, has expressed doubts about McAfee's mental state, saying: "I don't want to be unkind to the gentleman, but I believe he is extremely paranoid, even bonkers."
McAfee is an acknowledged practical joker who has dabbled in yoga, ultra-light aircraft and the production of herbal medications. He has led an eccentric life since he sold his stake in the software company named after him in the early 1990s and moved to Belize about three years ago to lower his taxes.
He told The New York Times in 2009 that he had lost all but $4 million of his $100 million fortune in the U.S. financial crisis. However, a story on the Gizmodo website quoted him as describing that claim as "not very accurate at all."
Associated Press writer Romina Ruiz-Goiriena in Guatemala City and Curt Anderson in Miami contributed to this report.
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This video was taken during Synopsys' User Group (SNUG) in Silicon Valley on March 25, 2013, where attendees had the opportunity to hear from a panel of designers, with hands-on experience, share their insights and best practices for achieving optimum results on high-performance processor cores. Brian Millar, ShiChin Ouyang, Frédéric NYER
Dr. Joerg Winkler is a Fellow at GLOBALFOUNDRIES in Dresden, Germany working within the Design Enablement group. On June 4, 2012, Synopsys hosted an IC Compiler luncheon during the Design Automation Conference (DAC) where Dr. Winkler spoke about designing at 20nm technology and beyond. Dr. Joerg Winkler, Fellow, Design Enablement , GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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Four Women's Gymnasts Tabbed Scholastic All-Americans
Aug 23, 2013
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) announced their 2013 Scholastic All-American award winners in both the team and individual categories with four Illini earning a spot on the list. All four classes were represented as senior Elise Gill, junior Sarah Fiedler, sophomore Nikki McGarel and freshman Tori Fujinami all earned GPA's of 3.5 or better for the past academic year.
Gill, an industrial engineer, achieved a 3.84 and was recognized for the third time in her four year career at Illinois. Fiedler, who knotted her first Scholastic All-American award, also earned All-Big Ten honors while accomplishing a 3.57 in Accounting. Fiedler hit 24-26 routines last season, including eight top-five finishes. Lastly, McGarel earned a 3.67 GPA while Fujinami achieved a perfect 4.0 in Electrical Engineering while contributing her floor routine in the final six meets of the season.
525 women's gymnasts across the country in all three NCAA divisions hit the 3.5 benchmark this past year. As a team, Illinois increased their team GPA from a 3.26 to a 3.3.