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Yes, it's official! I finally completed a HUGE lifetime goal! I put my body through hell and back and came out on top…with a 26.2 mile journey that I will never forget.
Pre-Race Day
Lucas and I arrived in San Diego the day before the marathon and the first thing on the agenda was to go get my race packet and bib number.
My first step in to the Expo and I was greeted with a huge sign…and one of my new running mantras, "Let your heart race". And that's exactly what I was here to
do (did).
Since the marathon boasted over 32,000 (yes, 32,000) runners we would be participating in a Wave Start. A wave start groups runners in to corrals based off their estimated finish time. The elite runners being in Corral 1 and moving down from there.
I was in Corral 16 with an estimated 4:10 finish.
Even though I had an estimated finish time I was not holding myself to that time. Since this is my first marathon I have nothing to compare it to, so my only goal was to finish. No time goal. Just finish.
After picking up my bib Lucas and I explored the Expo which was so much fun. We got tons of free samples! Love samples!! Saw some Biggest Loser contestants. Saw an Alien. Bought some race memorabilia.
After our shenanigans at the Expo we decided to head back to the hotel and get ready for the TNT Inspiration Dinner.
The Inspiration Dinner is one of the most amazing things I've EVER been to.
As you walk down the long corridor to the ball room you are greeted with a receiving line of TNT Coaches, Mentors, and Honored Teammates all cheering and shouting for you. I was overwhelmed with emotion walking through the line. Words can't even describe the feelings I had. I just felt so immensely proud to be a part of such a great event.
The Inspiration Dinner is a big ole carb loading party. Tons of pasta, tons of bread, and maybe some chocolate
We learned that the New Mexico/El Paso Chapter raised $95,000 for TNT! We heard from individuals who had been diagnosed with some form of blood cancer and how TNT was there to make a difference in their life. And we got to spend some quality time as a Team before the big day.
It was an amazing night.
Dinner ended around 7:00 and I headed straight to bed, because I had a 2:45 am wake up call!
Race Day
I was shocked that I was actually able to sleep. I thought for sure that I would be wide awake all night long. Thank goodness I was able to get some shut eye. But as soon as the alarm went off I jumped up out of bed and starting to get ready for the race.
I was trying to be quiet because Lucas was still sleeping (lucky dog, didn't have to wake up as early as me). I started to take my own pictures and load up my fuel belt.
I was just getting ready to head out the door when Lucas stumbled out of bed and gave me a hug. He said his infamous slogan, "Go Babe Go" and told me he had to take my picture. He's so cute!
And with that I was out the door and off to meet my team.
We shared our stories of excitement, nerves, anticipation, and all the other pre-race emotions.
I was the only member on my Team who was running the full marathon, so my whole Team was incredibly supportive and got me really pumped for my 26 mile journey.
We boarded the bus and within 15 minutes we were at the race start line.
There were still a few hours until the start gun so we ventured around, grabbed some bagels, drank some water, and stood in the 30 minute port-a-potty line. We were all struggling to stay warm too. Without the sun San Diego in the morning is SUPER cold. Thank goodness I had my trash bag!
Before I knew it we were headed down to the corrals and the nerves really started to hit me.
My stomach suddenly started feeling queasy. I think I was most nervous about my leg. Not having been able to run in 2 weeks made me so unsure of how I was going to be able to perform. I said a prayer to God to please let me just make it through this, whether it was running or walking, I just wanted to finish.
And with that prayer I was able to take one last start line picture and then I heard the announcers say, "Alright Corral 16…are you ready to do this?!!!"
My first step across the start was full of pain and I immediately got concerned. My leg just felt so tight and a little sore. I started to get really apprehensive that I wouldn't be able to do this.
Then I had to calm myself down and told myself that I just needed to warm up. I got through the first mile half limping, half running and was starting to feel a little bit looser. By the end of mile two I felt like I was right back in to my normal stride. A huge sigh of relief passed through my body and it was at that moment that I was able to fully embrace this experience. I think in the back of my mind I had been worried that I wouldn't be able to complete the 26.2 miles so I was trying not to get myself to psyched up. But now that I was feeling like an all star I KNEW I'd make it to that Finish Line.
At Mile 2 I got a text from Lucas. Knowing that he was waiting for me around the corner got me so amped.
I could see Lucas way up the street holding up his huge bright pink sign (This picture is obviously pre race). He couldn't see me, but I sure saw him! He was dancing his sign around. I was almost right in his face before he noticed me. I gave him a huge kiss and he told me to keep running.
I looked down at my Garmin and freaked it was displaying my pace time in miles/hour instead of miles/min. WHAT THE F***! How was I going to know what my splits were? How would I know if I was staying on pace? All these panicking questions started flashing through my mind. When it hit me. Maybe I wasn't meant to see my pace for this race. Being injured and it only being my first marathon I took it as a sign from the big guy to just run. Enjoy the run and don't worry about the time. This may have been the best thing to happen because I didn't feel the "pressure" to keep up with my splits. (I later found out that the dumb thing was set to bike mode instead of running mode)
I was feeling strong and didn't notice that the miles were flying by.
Mile 5, Mile 6, Mile 7.
Since we had made a big loop I knew Lucas would be around Mile 8, so again I started looking for the huge pink sign, and again I was right in his face before he realized it.
I stopped to tell him that my leg was feeling good and that I was running strong.
And then off I went.
I was amazed that I had reached Mile 13 with no problems.
At this point I told myself I was half way through and just needed to repeat everything I had just done.
Way easier said.
Mile 17 boasted a doosey of a hill and this is where I was suddenly starting to feel fatigued.
I remember a TNT Coach coming over and asking if I was ok. I told her I was doing good but thirsty. Even though I had my fuel belt I was dying for some cold water. All of my fuel water was starting to get warm. She told me that the water stop was just around the corner.
I took 3 cups of water, slamming one after the other. I could feel my body getting dehydrated.
Mile 18 was where things really started to slow down for me. I started walking a lot. I text Lucas because I needed motivation.
And with that I willed my body to continue running.
At Mile 21 I realized that I had just ran farther than I ever have before. My longest run at that point was 20 miles, and I was now facing unchartered territory.
My body was definitely taking some hits. I started to get cramps at the tops of my thighs. I pulled over in the grass and did some Down Dogs to loosen up. They helped momentarily but I was seriously getting my ass kicked. At this point I was able to run for a minute or two and then walk for a minute or two (maybe three). My body just did not want to run anymore.
Mile 23 and I saw Lucas again. He jumped on the course with me and jogged with me. I told him that I was in pain. That I didn't want to do this any more. That I was so thirsty. That I just wanted to stop.
He looked at me and said, "Babe, you've got this, You're right at the end. You just have to go around the corner here and it'll take you right to the finish. You're gonna do it Babe!" If it weren't for Lucas there's no way I would have made it. He jogged with me for a quarter of a mile and said he had to go find his spot towards the finish (really he wanted to see the drummer boys finish
I dubbed Mile 25 as the Death Mile.
I wanted to die. I kept asking myself why I ever wanted to run 26 miles. I told myself I was crazy and that I'd ever do this again. I wanted to cut my legs off. I wanted to cry.
Another text.
I looked at my Garmin and saw 25.5. OMG!! I'm almost there was all I could think. In half a mile this will all be over. I'll be able to sit down!
I kinda got lost in my day dream of being able to sit down and suddenly saw my pink sign
Lucas was smiling so big and yelling, "You're almost there BABE!!"
I gave him a huge wave and knew this was it. This was the moment I had trained for. This was a moment I'd never forget.
This was MY moment.
A moment I'll never have again.
I could see the finish line. There were tons of people screaming. I could hear my name being shouted out.
I could feel the tears starting to swell.
I took one big huge breath, put my arms up in the air, and shouted "WOOHOOO!!!" as I crossed over the finish line.
I was officially a MARATHONER!!
I was so emotional. Finishing a marathon is nothing like I ever thought it would be. I was hit with a rush of emotion and in pure disbelief that I had accomplished something so big.
My official time was 4:46:45 (But I had stopped to use the bathroom at Mile 15, which took ten minutes…so according to my Garmin I finished in 4:35
My bestie was waiting for me at the finish gate. SO excited she was there to see me!!
I will never, ever forget June 5, 2011, the day I completed my first marathon. I am dedicating my race to my amazing fiancé because without him I would have given up on myself at Mile 15. He was my biggest cheerleader and the person who has been with me since the very beginning of my training. Thank you Babe for helping me to achieve something I've always dreamed of but never thought possible.
San Diego Rock 'N' Roll you almost had me…but I brought my secret weapon! I came a runner and left a marathoner!
…And did I mention that I'm totally ready to run another one


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99i: Jamie Foxx / Blink-182
Nick Burns, Your Company Computer Guy
Andy.....Jamie Foxx
Employee 1.....Horatio Sanz
Employee 2.....Chris Kattan
Nick Burns.....Jimmy Fallon
Andy: Hey, weren't we supposed to have a company meeting about that uh..... brand new programming system?
Employee #1: Yeah, I think they're sending the computer guy, Nick Burns, over to answer any questions.
Employee #2: I don't like that guy.
Andy: It must be about the upgrade to the server.
Employee #1: Hey, do they have to upgrade because of Y2K?
[ Nick Enters ]
Nick Burns: Considering we work with Macintosh and they've always been Y2K compatible, I'd say NO.
Theme Song: "Nick Burns, the computer guy. He'll fix your computer, then he's going to make fun of you. Cause he's Nick Burns, the company's computer guy."
Nick Burns: Over the holidays, we upgraded to the latest version of Microsoft Outlook and changed the server login ID.
Andy: So what's the new login ID?
Nick Burns: Bradford Company slash your last name dot your first name.
Employee #2: Is there a space after Bradford?
Nick Burns: If you want it not to work, yeah. But if you want it to work smoothly, don't use the space.
Employee #1: Hey, Nick.
Nick Burns: NO, its not case sensitive.
Employee #2: Yeah, I'm still having a little problem.
Nick Burns: Yeah, I'm having three problems. [ acknowledges the room ] What is it?
Employee #2: I just can't find my personal address book.
Nick Burns: Did you import it from the Outlook program?
Employee #2: I think I downloaded it.
Nick Burns: You downloaded it? Well, that's amazing considering it's impossible. You have to import it.
Employee #2: Import through my folder...?
Nick Burns: MOVE! [ sits down ] I'm gonna teach you a lesson here. First, you open up the folder file import in the downlock box. Open Outlook 6.0 folder, find address file, and click import. Was that so hard?
Employee #2: Yeah, actually it was.
Nick Burns: They teach this kind of stuff on "Blue's Clues". Who's next?
Employee #1: Hey, Nick. Happy New Year, buddy.
Employee #2: Yeah, right, maybe for you. I'm still teaching computers to dimwits!
Employee #1: I have two questions.
Nick Burns: Lemme guess, what color are your shoes, and when's lunch?
Employee #1: C'mon, man. Look, I need to know if the new login changes my e-mail address.
Nick Burns: Of course it doesn't, what else?
Employee #1: I can't find my calendars.
Nick Burns: Well, genius, your hard drive doesn't have an infinite amount of space. I had to delete that stuff to install the upgrade.
Employee #1: Is it in my view folder?
Nick Burns: [ laughs ] There's no such thing as a view folder. LOL, semicolon, parentheses. MOVE! [ taps a few keys ] There you go, was that so hard? [ to Andy ] What's your problem?
Andy: I just needed the logon ID.
Nick Burns: It's like I said, Bradford Company-
Andy: I know, Bradford Company slash first name dot slash last name. I got it.
Nick Burns: You know everything. What else, what else is your problem? I don't wanna come back here.
Andy: I figured it out already.
Nick Burns: [ curious ] Oh, really. Did you recover your bookmarks?
Andy: I imported them with my address book.
Nick Burns: What about your plugins?
Andy: Already installed them.
Nick Burns: I hope you didn't clog up your memory doing it.
Andy: Oh, don't worry about it, I didn't!
Employee #2: Hey, Nick? I can't print. What happened to my print thing?
Nick Burns: Here we go. Geez Louise.
Andy: Just hit Apple P, and it will print.
Employee #2: [ tries it ] Oh, wow, thanks Andy.
[ Andy makes a victory move ]
Nick Burns: Yeah, yeah, you could do it that way, or you could go to the print icon that's on the left side of the screen.
Employee #2: No. This is faster. Thanks, Andy.
Nick Burns: OK, I'm gonna go. One last question, Andy. [ theme from "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" plays ] Did you configure a rampartition for the new version of Outlook?
Andy: I didn't think it was necessary.
Nick Burns: Well, if you wanna use your plug-ins, yes, it is. Do you know how to do it?
Andy: Yes, first, I click on the application to highlight.
Nick Burns: Then what?
Andy: Then I go to new file menu.
Nick Burns: Lucky guess.. then what?
Andy: And then I- I ah.....I-I think I ah....
Nick Burns: [ hovers ] You don't know what to do, do you? You need old Nick's help.
Andy: No, no, no, I can figure it out I think I just need to, uh...
Nick Burns: Well?, well? MOVE! [ taps a few keys ] There you go, its not so easy, is it, partner? [ returns Andy's victory move ] I'm gonna go down to the third floor. Gotta teach those buffoons the new program, I'm outta here. Oh, by the way, you're welcome.
Theme Song: "'Cause he's Nick Burns, your company's computer guy."
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Writing great headlines is a true art. Some people I suspect are born with the knack of whipping up drop-dead perfect headlines at the drop of a hat. But then, to some extent, writing good headlines can be taught and learned as well.
Here is one time-tested venerable principle: make sure that your verb is somehow organically related to the core character, the main characteristics of the subject of the sentence, but it should be used in a DIFFERENT context.
Take for example this great headline by the New York Times (June 13, 2007):
"Casinos Go All In To Draw Asians" … Perfect!
"Going all in" is a poker term and represents a situation in which a player risks everything. The writer could have said "Casinos Pull All Stops To Draw Asians"… or "Casinos Risk It All To Draw Asians" but it would not be the same. It would not have the same punch and the same juice.
Here the action phrase "going all in" is perfectly related to the "casinos." It is also used not in its traditional context of poker but in a new context of marketing. That unexpected cognitive shift injects power to the expression while still closely keeping our attention riveted to the gambling framework.
Contrast this power headline with a very weak one used by the Wall Street Journal again (by sheer coincidence?) to open a gambling story in its June 13, 2007 issue:
"What Happens in Vegas, Goes to China" (hello?)
We of course know where this headline is coming from — it's a cutesy word play on the Vegas marketing slogan "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas."
But to be aware of this trick is not enough to understand what the story is really about. What does it mean something "Going to China"? What is it that goes to China? It's not immediately clear.
For example, this lazy echo of a well-known slogan justifies us to wonder if "extramarital affairs" started in Vegas end up "in China" somehow? It misdirects our attention.
Then we read the accompanying subheader: "$2.2 Billion Casino Resort Is Part of New Push in Cotai To Lure Gamblers, Travelers"
O-kay… now we see what the header was talking about.
But if a header needs a subheader to be understood, then it is failing in its primary function of immediately communicating the core summary of the news story. Otherwise why open a story with a header at all?
More on this topic later on, with more practical tips for writing great headlines…


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WASHINGTON (Feb. 21)
A federal court has dismissed a suit filed by ex-Nazi scientist Arthur Rudolph seeking to invalidate a 9-year-old agreement in which Rudolph agreed to permanently leave the United States in exchange for avoiding criminal prosecution for war crimes.
A federal judge in San Jose, Calif., dismissed the suit filed by Rudolph, a manager of a German V-2 missile production facility during World War II, the Department of Justice announced last week.
Rudolph, who sought to clear his name by filing the suit, argued that the 1983 agreement should be rescinded because it was made under duress and contained elements of fraud.
Rudolph, who had been employed by the U.S. Army and later by NASA as manager of the Saturn V rocket program, was also required to renounce his U.S. citizenship as part of the deal. Rudolph had become a naturalized citizen after the war.
At the time of the 1983 agreement, the Department of Justice's Office of Special Investigations, a special unit of the Criminal Division set up to deal with Nazi war crimes, was preparing charges against him.
U.S. District Judge James Ware dismissed on Feb. 9 Rudolph's suit for lack of jurisdiction, and cited at length a Canadian court finding that Rudolph "as production director, admittedly called for, made use of, and directed forced labor by foreign prisoners in the production of the V-2 rocket at Mittelwerk in the years 1943-1945. The conditions under which the prisoners worked were indescribably brutal."


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Disclaimer: this entire segment is copied from Kreasley Cole's immortals after dark series as I like to use her characters frequently, and I think this will help explain things.
Glossary of Terms from The Living Book of
The Lore
"…and those sentient creatures that are not human shall be united in one stratum, coexisting
with, yet secret from, man's."
The Valkyrie
"When a maiden warrior screams for courage as she dies in battle, Wóden and Freya heed her
call. The two gods give up lightning to strike her, rescuing her to their hall, and preserving her
courage forever in the form of the maiden's immortal Valkyrie daughter."
Take sustenance from the electrical energy of the earth, sharing it in one collective power, and
give it back with their emotions in the form of lightning.
Possess preternatural strength and speed.
Without training, they can be mesmerized by shining objects and jewels.
All first generation Valkyrie are half sisters.
The Demonarchies
"The demons are as varied as the bands of man…."
A collection of demon dynasties. Some kingdoms ally with the Horde.
Most demon breeds can trace like vampires. Some breeds are bound to obey summonses.
Those that can emit poison from their fangs, horns, or claws are more vulnerable to others'
A demon must have intercourse with a potential mate to ascertain if she's truly his—a process
known as attempting .
The Rage Demons
"The one who controls Tornin controls the kingdom…."
A demonarchy located in the plane of Rothkalina. Castle Tornin is their capitol. King Rydstrom
III is their deposed monarch.
Rage demons were the guardians of the Well of Souls, a mystickal font of power located within
The sorcerer Omort the Deathless seized Tornin, and thus Rydstrom's throne.
The Vessel
"To be chosen is to be doomed…"
At the cusp of each Accession, a chosen female will beget a child who will become a warrior of
either ultimate evil or of ultimate good—depending upon the father.
Of the last seven Vessels, six have spawned evil.
Some factions seek to assassinate the Vessel to prevent any birth. Others battle to possess her
and control her offspring.
The Vampires
Two warring factions, the Horde and the Forbearer Army.
Tracingis teleporting, the vampires' preferred means of travel. A vampire can only trace to
destinations he's previously been or to those he can see.
The Fallenare vampires who have killed by drinking a victim to death. Distinguished by their red
The House of Witches
"…immortal possessors of magickal talents, practitioners of good and evil."
Mystickal mercenaries who sell their spells.
Strictly forbidden to create personal wealth or grant immortality.
"The dead robbed of eternal rest, forced to serve a dark master…"
A corpse raised from the grave and reanimated, most often by a sorcerer or necromancer, who
controls it.
Can't be slain until the one who commands it is killed.
The Talisman's Hie
"A treacherous and grueling scavenger hunt for magickal talismans, amulets, and other
mystickal riches over the entire world."
The rules forbid killing—until the final round. Any other trickery or violence is encouraged.
Held every two hundred fifty years.
"…corpse-eaters insatiable for flesh, ravenous for blood. They feed and feed, but can never be
Found in the boreal forests of cold and northern lands. Distinguishable by their long, knifelike
claws, and bodies that are forever emaciated.
Will dig up graves for flesh.
The Accession
"And a time shall pass that all immortal beings in the Lore, from the Valkyrie, vampire, Lykae,
and demon factions to the phantoms, shifters, fey, and sirens…must fight and destroy each
A kind of mystickal checks-and-balances system for an ever-growing population of immortals.
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Pop Tunes for Money
- Artist: Dennis & David
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 2/1/2005
Dennisandavid consists entirely of Dennis Coleman and Dave Sullivan. In that way, we are a duo, having only two members. We are professional musicians that write and perform (fabulous) music in two distinctly separate styles and genres; Irish Music and Rock&Roll. We began singing together in 1964 and have performed together in a variety of bands off and on since that time. Ultimately we decided to work as a duo because we sing well together, we write (fabulous) music together, we are friends, plus all the other guys ended up getting jobs. We recorded our first original music in 1970. Today we perform live in a variety of settings, and with the advances in technology that now make recording economically possible, we spend as much time as possible writing and recording our own (fabulous) music. Most of our songs are written collaboratively, although David certainly writes most of the music. We both sing. David also plays the piano, guitar, mandolin and bass guitar. He also claims to be a musical genius, which Dennis attempts to ignore. Dennis is, to quote David, 'only the drummer'. He plays drums, conga drums, bodrhan, tambourine, castanets and occasionally has been know to play the fool. He writes most of the lyrics and chips in with his own musical ideas, which David often ignores. Beside the music, David is an accomplished portrait artist and Dennis writes novels and stories, some of which have been self-published. But who cares anout that. Let's move along. We also have wives and children but that is another story altogether. Our plan is to spend the next 20 years writing (fabulous) songs for ourselves as well as others and hope to live extravagantly, yet within our means. Now, regarding the songs on this CD... We like them all and hope that you will also. Everything that you hear is us, and we wanted to be sure that,with this collection, we covered a lot of the different styles that we enjoy, and we have tried tell an interesting story with each song. We sincerely hope hope is that you enjoy each song; and that each song has it's own character.
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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Sept. 17, 1972:
- Downtown Lawrence buildings were experiencing the thrill of being lakefront property this week after a 12-inch water pipeline had burst during an ongoing renovation project. Although the break was repaired in about 20 minutes, enough water had escaped to create a small lake several feet deep in front of the old First National Bank building [now Tellers] at Eighth and Massachusetts. Some of the water had rushed off down side streets and into storm sewers, but the intersection was expected to continue its watery appearance throughout the weekend before drying up.
- After eluding officers for a day and a half, escaped convict Frederick Donald Macon had been arrested without incident in an East Lawrence bar. After a tip that he he had taken a tax from the Lawrence bus station to the Green Gable tavern, 516 E. Eighth, Macon had been apprehended at about 12:10 a.m., concluding a massive manhunt by about 100 state, county, and local officers.
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LBS Kerala MCA Admission 2015-16 Online Registration, Kerala MCA Entrance Exam 2015 Online Application, LBS MCA 2015 Allotment, MCA Admission Online Application Form
Kerala LBS Centre Invited Application for MCA Entrance Examination 2015 for admission to Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course in AICTE approved institutions in Kerala for the academic year 2015-16. The MCA Admission 2015 application have to be submitted online through the LBS website www.lbscentre.in. Online application registration for MCA 2015 will be started on 02-06-2015 and will be closed on 18-06-2015, 5 PM. Last date of receipt of application form is 20-06-2015, 5:00 PM. Kerala MCA Entrance Exam 2015 Prospectus are available on LBS website. The Entrance Exam will be conducted at Kozhikode, Trivandrum and Ernakulam Centres on 28-06-2015.
Kerala MCA Entrance Exam 2015 Online Application : Eligibility
Candidates should have studied a Degree course with minimum 3 years duration (after 10+2), with Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Engineering and Technology as a Main/ Subsidiary/ Core subject at the Degree level. The candidate should have secured a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in their Degree examination. For SEBC and physically handicapped candidates, the aggregate marks required is 45%. For SC and ST candidates, a minimum pass in the degree examination is sufficient. No rounding off of percentage of marks to the nearest higher integer is permitted.
LBS MCA 2015 Application Fee and Payment
For General and SEBC candidates, the application fee is Rs.1000/- and for SC/ST Candidates Rs.500/-
The required fee can be remitted at any of the federal bank branches using the Bank Chalan (chalan download from website).
How to Apply: LBS MCA Entrance Exam 2015 Online Application Procedure
1. Login to the LBS Centre for Science and Technology web site www.lbscentre.in
3. Submission of Application Form
There will be two stages for the submission of Application form both of which are mandatory. Candidates shall complete all the stages of submission as per the time schedule that will be notified through the website/media.
Stage 1 : Remittance of application Fee
1. The candidate shall visit the official website www.lbscentre.in and click the link "Admission to M.C.A. Course – 2015".
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When Lisa Grimes sealed her dominant victory by birdieing the 18th hole at Tuesday's Minnesota Women's State Open Championship, she congratulated the two other competitors in her group with hugs.
Stiff handshakes are usually the norm, but the seasoned professional wasn't uncomfortable showing warmth. After all, she is a grandmother who just turned 54. The runner-up, by contrast, is a recent high school graduate who just turned 19.
Grimes finished with a 4-under-par 142 at Town and Country in St. Paul and was the only golfer below par — and she did it in both rounds, shooting 72 and 70. She has won a record four of the 14 Women's State Opens.
Amateur Kenzie Neisen celebrated her recent graduation from New Prague High School with a second-place place finish, eight shots back. Neisen starts college at Oklahoma State in a couple of weeks.
"I forget about age when I'm out there," Grimes said of her young competition. "But man, a lot of these are the age of my daughter."
Three-time LPGA Tour winner Martha Nause, 59, was third at 151.
Grimes, of Alexandria, has a 26-year-old daughter, 16-year-old son and three grandchildren. While the family splits time between Minnesota in the summer and Arizona in the winter — Grimes attended Arizona State — she didn't have a large group of supporters cheering her on.
Her son Gage, one of the top boys' golfers in Arizona, is competing at the Resorters tournament this week at the Alexandria Golf Club, where Grimes is the director of instruction. Lisa left the course Tuesday, carrying her own bag with glass trophy encased in a cardboard box safely in tow.
"I have to get back there and help," said Grimes, who as Lisa Kluver won the girls' golf state tournament in 1978. "I'm working once I get back."
Grimes said her son, who was Arizona state high school runner-up as a sophomore last fall, takes golf advice as well as a teenage boy can, but her teenage opponents at the championship were much more eager to learn.
"She totally deserves to win," Neisen said. "She played great, and I think the golf course is kind of tough."
Grimes hadn't played Town and Country in five or six years.
"I was a little unsure yesterday where to hit it but got by with things," Grimes said. "Today I was a little more confident."
She said she felt her play in the final round was steady and consistent, especially starting out with a par and birdie on the first two holes. In all, she birdied four holes, including the last two, and bogeyed one.
Grimes will compete next week in Indiana in the Legends Championship as part of the LPGA's senior tour. She called this tournament a solid tuneup for that event.
"Any win is good in golf because you lose more than you win," she said. "I appreciate every win that I get."
Brenna Lervick of Chanhassen, who will be a sophomore at South Dakota this fall, played in the final pairing with Grimes but placed 12th after shooting 83 Tuesday. While she was disappointed in her performance, she said the chance to observe Grimes was some consolation.
"It was kind of cool to watch and see what she did and how she played," Lervick said. "She just takes her time and knows the kind of shots she needs to hit and all that stuff, which is what I think really makes the difference between an amateur and a professional."
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A small point, but 'filtering system' can include manual sorting by a real live person. It is indeed clearly quite impossible to imagine a system that does that automatically, at the present state of the art.
I suspect that the manual system that requires a conscious decision by the user is the legal standard on the internet, especially since most technical measures can be defeated. Further, if an EU citizen border hops to a non-EU country to download under a different regime, is EU Customs going to pick them up when they go home? - only if they declare they have an illegal import!
Corporations presumably have little responsibilty to attempt to prove what is stated by a customer in good faith - eg "I am not in the EU".


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This is a travel report of my most recent trip to Mount Koya (official website) in Wakayama Prefecture. Although I've been to quite a lot of places in Kansai already, I never got to visit Mount Koya (高野山) – until now.
What is Mount Koya anyways?
Mount Koya is primarily known as the world headquarters of the Mt. Koya Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
It's in a valley (900m above sea level) amid the 8 peaks of the mountain. The 8 peaks are thought to represent the 8 petals of a lotus in bloom, which is suggestive of the core of a mandala with its 8 deities arrayed on the 8 petals of a lotus and Buddha at the center of the lotus. The valley has grown more and more over time and is now featuring a university dedicated to religious studies and 120 temples, many of which offer lodging to pilgrims and some even to tourists (!).
It was the famous monk Kukai (aka "Kobo Daishi") who first settled there in ~816. In 2004, Mount Koya was designated as World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
See? Quite worth a visit, don't you think?
Maybe you'll be even more convinced after seeing some photos?!
Travel Report with photos:
|Seasonal specification:
|2011, Nov 5th (Sat.)
|rainy, cloudy, cool
|autumn leaves
|1 day
|accessed via Osaka
Mount Koya can easily be reached from Osaka or Kyoto.
From Osaka:
Your best bet is to go from Namba (can easily be reached via subway lines from Osaka or Shin-Osaka stations). Get off at "Gokurakuhashi" station. From there take a cable car and then a bus (more details in the actual report below).
Price and duration depend on what kind of train (local or limited express) you use (80-130min. for 850-1850yen: one-way). Most of the time you'll have to change trains in "Hashimoto (Wakayama)".
From Kyoto:
It is also possible to access Mount Koya from Kyoto, however Kyoto is farther away and thus it will take longer and cost more.
You can just use a local train from Kyoto to Osaka and change trains in Shinimamiya or to Namba and then use the route suggested earlier ("From Osaka").
More information:
Please use Hyperdia.com to check specific train times and routes. I always use this to plan my trips, too!
Once you arrive at Gokurakuhashi train station (~500m), you'll have to take a cable car up to the actual mountain (~900m). It doesn't take very long.
You get quite a nice view. Well, there's not really anything apart from trees, but in autumn and spring that can be extremely breathtaking!
Once you arrive at the actual Mt. Koya station you'll have to transfer to a bus. From there it's easy to get to the various interesting spots.
I started out at Okunoin which is farthest away from the Mount Koya station. It features a HUGE graveyard – which is special indeed. Not only is it the largest graveyard in Japan, it also has some quite … "weird" statues.
Yes, a dog! And such a cute one, too! If you have a lot of time, you can spend hours exploring this spacious graveyard! I wish I had more time!
See? Quite weird things for a graveyards. There was a rocket among other things, too! Crazy!
The autumn colors (just like the cherry blossoms) are very late this year. Some people say it has to do with the earthquake and tsunami in March earlier this year, but I don't think so.
In Kyoto and Osaka the leaves haven't changed colors yet (beginning of November). However, Mt. Koya is located very high and so it was much cooler than down in the big cities. Thus, the leaves have already changed into awesome and bright colors up there.
Mount Koya is quite famous for its autumn leaves, so it can get quite crowded during that season (try to avoid weekends or national holidays).
Although I went on a Saturday it was not THAT crowded. However, the weather wasn't very good, so that could have been a reason.
The autumn leaves were so beautiful, that it was difficult to decide where to look first and what to take photos of.
Then, I spotted a group of pilgrims. Mount Koya is one of the most popular spots for pilgrims as they want to follow on Kobo Daishi's path.
The graveyard leads to "Kobo Daishi Gobyo" where Kobo Daishi was enshrined. Wanting to be close to Kobo Daishi many prominent monks and even feudal lords have had their tombstones erected on Japan's largest graveyard!
After walking for some time, you'll enter a huge forest and the graveyard just spreads throughout the whole area. A little bit spooky, but also a very interesting atmosphere. Something you definitely should experience yourself.
I've seen a lot of weird statues so far, but never one with make-up!!? (left photo)
What you see here is just a small selection of statues. There's so many more to see. Honestly, you could spend hours there!
A lonely autumn leave. Among all trees that change their colors, I love the Japanese maple tree the best. The leaves turn blood-red and so it looks as if the trees were on fire!
Once you managed to get out of the forest graveyard, you'll get to a temple facility where you can buy lucky charms or get a seal for your seal book, among other things. Of course I got one for my temple seal book, too!
Next to that temple facility were a lot of statues, giving people an opportunity to stop and pray. The autumn leaves just add up to the great atmosphere!
Usually before you enter a temple or shrine there's a pond where you can (read: have to) wash your hands and mouth, so that your "tools" for praying are clean. Here, you also use the water on the statues.
I did not only enjoy the atmosphere, but also the autumn leaves, especially because those were the first autumn leaves that I got to see this year!
They're still not quite out yet (mid-November) in most parts from Tokyo to Kyushu.
A tree as if on fire. So beautiful!
You know, if I ever get a garden I need tons of Japanese cherry blossoms trees as well as those awesome Japanese maple trees. ;P
After you pass the building you saw earlier, you'll enter the holiest area (Kobo Daishi Gobyo), so you're not allowed to take any photos anymore. Also, they had some other interesting warnings such as "Do not enter in yukata wear!"
Yukata is something worn during summer on festivals and is very casual wear. Entering with a kimono, on the other hand, wouldn't be a problem.
Also, once you entered the mentioned area, you're not allowed to talk in a loud voice (although there were some Japanese people who didn't seem to care at all).
The main building (sorry no photos as it was prohibited to take any), Kobo Daishi Gobyo, is the focal point of faith in Kobo Daishi. He is enshrined there and still believed to be alive, tirelessly stirving to give aid to all beings. Actually 2 meals are offered to him daily.
Yes, that IS a Hello Kitty bag there!
On my way back to the bus stop I took a different route through the graveyard and took some more photos of statues.
I swear you really can spend a whole day just there!
Rumor has it that it's a special experience to go to the graveyard at night – which is only possible if you try one of the temple lodgings they offer for tourists. I'm sure it's a great experience – something I want to do myself one day!
I enjoyed the various colors of the leaves on my way back.
Maple leaves, about to turn completely red.
Very colorful. The leaves are still in the process of changing colors. Beautiful.
A wonderful color combination, don't you think?
One last photo of the graveyard before I took a bus to go back to the "Senjuinbashi intersection" from where you can walk to (almost) all the other main attractions.
After getting off the bus, "Kogobunji" was my next destination. In front of the main building little kids could take a photo next to the mascot of Mount Koya. So cute!
Rock garden as part of the temple facility.
Kongobuji Temple, Headquarters of Koyasan Shingon-shu Buddhism:
The name Kongobuji was originally intended to refer to all of Mount Koya and its many subtemples. The name "Kongobu" means Vajra Peak and is a term found in the title of a Buddhist sutra.
The original temple was built in 1593 to memorialize Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother, and was rebuilt in 1863. Two temples, Kozanji Temple and Seiganji Temple, were combined in 1869 and renamed Kongobuji Temple to function as the headquarters of Koyasan Shingon-shu Buddhism.
A lot of beautifully painted sliding doors can be viewed in the temple facilities. As some of them are really old, taking photos is not allowed.
The temple facility is quite spacious. After you've walked for quite some time and are through with the sliding doors you can take a short break in the "Shinbetsuden" which was constructed in 1984. "Shin" refers to "new" anyways. Visitors can stay there and enjoy Japanese green tea and a rice cracker!
After you finished your cup of tea, you'll come across the "Banryutei Rock Garden" on your way back. It is actually the largest(!) rock garden in Japan with 2349m. The design is of a pair of dragons emerging from a sea of clouds to protect the Okuden (the holiest temple facility).
The "dragons" are made of 140 pieces of granite brought from Shikoku and the white sand is from Kyoto.
Shinzen-byo, Prefectural Important Cultural Property:
This facility was built in 1640 to honor Shinzen, the disciple and successor of Kobo Daishi. There is a small altar in front of the main building.
As it started to rain and I was hungry anyways, I decided it was time for lunch. It was quite chilly, so I went for a hot soup to warm me up.
I love udon, so I decided to go for a vegetable udon soup. The mushrooms were especially delicious. On the left you see sesame tofu (goma tofu). This vegetarian food has a unique sticky taste and aroma as a result of the roasted and ground sesame seeds. You should definitely try it if you have a chance to!
Mount Koya is also famous for "shojin ryori", purely vegetarian food intended for monks. Tourists can also experience this, especially when staying overnight at a temple!
In the afternoon it was raining a lot and it cooled down quite a bit. It got more difficult to take photos, but the rain created a nice atmosphere.
Not too far away from Kongobuji Temple, there's the "Tourist Association" offering a lot of information, tea ceremonies performed by real monks etc.
I didn't stay there. I've seen tea ceremonies many times already. You can experience tea ceremonies elsewhere, so if you're short on time can I make another suggestion?
Go to "Daishi Kyokai" which is right across the street of the "Tourist Association". There you can copy a sutra and take it home as a souvenir for just 100yen (~1$)! It's such a great experience! They had some information in English there, but I'm not sure if English is spoken there at all. However, it's not that difficult and definitely worth a try! Copying the sutra will take about an hour even for experienced people.
(more information: Koyasan Daishi Kyokai, Tel.: 0736-56-2015, Japanese only)
Back out in the rain, but the colors made up for it!
Left: A red statue is offered all kinds of food, snacks and drinks. So if you're ever hungry you know where to go, right? (Just kidding..")
Right: Raindrops on maple leaves.
My last destination of the day was "Dai-Garan" consisting of Konpon Daito, Kondo (the main hall) and Miedo.
Besides the "Okunoin" this was another highlight, so if you're short on time I recommend going there first and then to Dai-Garan.
The red pagoda you see in the background is "Konpo Daito". Inside you'll find a 3-D mandala demonstrating the nondual nature of the Shingon teachings. It's free to go inside, so definitely have a look! Photos are prohibited, though.
Despite the rain there were still quite a lot of people around.
In the background (behind the bell tower) you see a lit-up small building. That's where you can buy lucky charms or get a seal for your seal book (which I did, of course).
Due to the rain, less and less people were around. It was slowly getting dark, creating a very nice and calm atmosphere.
Dai-garan is quite spacious, too, so I took some time exploring it. However, due to the rain it wasn't such a nice experience – and difficult to take photos.
On my way back I got lucky as I got to see a "monk parade". Because of the colors they wore it kind of felt like Halloween, ahem. It is quite a bizarre picture with the umbrellas.
At last I went to the Reihokan Museum which was opened in 1921. In there you can find innumerable religious art treasures from temples in Mt. Koya. It was quite interesting (and a good shelter from the rain). However, photos were not allowed inside and descriptions were mainly in Japanese.
And then it was time to leave and go back to Osaka. I didn't manage to explore everything that day. One day is enough, but you won't be able to see everything, I guess. I visited the "main tourist spots". There's also the Tokugawake-Reidai (the Tokugawa Family Mausoleum) which possibly might be worth a visit.
5 Travel Tips for Mount Koya:
Actually you can save quite a bit of money using the Koya-san World Heritage Ticket. You can buy it at any station that is served by Nankai Railway (e.g. Namba, Shin-Imamiya). Please refer to the website mentioned above for a detailed list of all the discounts you can get.In spring and in autumn you can also get the "Koya-san 1 day ticket" (Japanese only).
Mt. Koya is probably most scenic during autumn. Although it slightly changes every year, it's save to say that the best time to go there is in November. Be aware that it can get quite crowded during this season, especially on weekends.
Like mentioned earlier I think this is a great experience for tourists, so be sure to stop by at Daishi Kyokai and ask for "Sanskrit copying" or "shakyo" and they'll understand.
Although I haven't tried this myself, I imagine this to be a great and unique experience. It might be a little bit pricy (~9000-18.000yen/night, breakfast included) and difficult if you have a lot of luggage, though. Of course, foreign tourists are welcome, too. accommodation can be reserved through Japanican or by fax via the tourist association. Please not that most temples accept cash only. Here's a list of the available temple lodgings.
Get more detailed information as you walk using an audio guide for 500yen/day! Available in 5 languages. More information can be found here.
I hope you enjoyed this post.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me
or just leave a comment. Thank you.


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The trunk handle, lock cylinder and latch on Mercedes-Benz W211 sedan models are covered in this tech article. The handle has an integrated lock. They are serviced together. The trunk latch can be replaced once the handle is removed, since the detachable end of the Bowden cable is at the handle.
The handle is locked or unlocked via a key or by remote. Once unlocked, the pull of the handle moves a Bowden cable that opens the trunk latch.
There are a few issues that surface with these components. The handle will fail to return to the rest position when opening the trunk. This is due to a worn out spring in the handle. When this happens the lock or trunk release no longer functions. That is until you manually return the handle to the rest position. The latch fails due to wear, causing the trunk to remain open or not latched securely. The lock cylinders can also wear out over time.
Remember that your car may have been serviced before and had parts replaced with different size fasteners used in the replacement. The sizes of the nuts and bolts we give may be different from what you have so be prepared with different size sockets and wrenches.
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Working at the trunk support arm, using a trim panel tool, remove the plastic rivet by levering out the center pin and removing the rivet.
Working along the bend of the trunk support trim, use a small flathead screwdriver and unhook the catches (red arrow).
Remove the trunk support trim by sliding it up and off the trunk support.
Working along the edge of the trunk, remove the six T25 Torx fasteners (red arrows). Then, remove the trunk trim by pulling it straight off.
Working at the carpet trim panel, remove the plastic rivets (red arrows). Using a trim panel tool, remove the plastic rivet by levering out the center pin and removing the rivet.
Lower the carpet trim panel enough to access the electrical connectors. Disconnect the trunk light by pulling the connector (red arrow) straight out. Then disconnect the trunk open button (yellow arrow) by pressing the release tab and pulling the connector straight out. Remove the carpet trim panel from the vehicle.
Working the outer corners of the trunk lid, remove the two 8mm nuts (red arrow). The left side is shown. The right side is similar. Then remove the 10mm nut (yellow arrows) near the trunk latch. Once the nut is removed, push the stud out of the trunk and remove it.
Pull the trunk panel off along the top (red arrow). Then slide it down in the direction of the yellow arrow to remove it.
Working at the center of the trunk, remove the two T30 Torx handle fasteners (red arrows).
Then, pull the handle (working inside the trunk lid) out just enough to access the electrical connector. Disconnect the electrical connector (red arrow) by pulling it straight out of the latch.
Pull the handle further out of the trunk lid. Pull the cable out of the handle (red arrow). Then remove the cable end from the lever (yellow arrow). If just replacing the handle, reverse the removal steps to reinstall. If replacing the latch, follow the remaining steps.
With the handle removed, move to the trunk latch. Then disconnect the electrical connector by pressing the release tab and pulling the connector (red arrow) straight out.
Working at the latch, remove the two T30 Torx fasteners (red arrows).
Remove the latch toward the inside of the trunk (red arrow). As you remove it the insulator (yellow arrow) will release. Be sure not to lose it.
When installing the latch, reverse the removal steps. Once installed, check that the latch and handle function before installing the trim panels. Use a screwdriver to close the latch. Then confirm it releases when the handle is pulled. Be sure the insulator is properly seated. The tab on the insulator (red arrow) goes into a slot in the latch.
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Christmas has arrived at our house! The tree has been decorated. The stockings have been hung. The "balsam and fir" candles have been lit. (I need that fresh tree smell somehow!) And as I type The Holiday is playing in the background.
It's absolutely my favorite time of year!
This year, I'm extremely excited as the Little Man is finally at an age where he's piecing all of Christmas together. He's learning that we're celebrating baby Jesus' birthday. We've pulled out our miniature tree for our Meaningful Christmas ornaments. Last year all he wanted to do was pull the ornaments off the tree and try to peel off the pictures. While I'm pretty sure at some point he'll try to do the same, and least he's looking forward to each ornament rather than simply staring at me blankly when I pull out the box. You never know. Maybe this year we'll make it past day 5 before I give up!
Both he and Baby Z have also taken a keen interest in our family Christmas tree.
We don't have a pretty designer tree. It's not something you'd see out of the pages of Martha Stewart. What we have is a tree that's slowly turning into a scrapbook. It doesn't have much rhyme or reason for the way ornaments are hung or selected. You'll often find bare spots and ornaments on the floor.
Our Christmas tree become a favorite toy of the season!
While I want to protect our tree and ornaments, I kind of like that our boys have made this a tradition.
Each year since we've been married (and a few from even before), we've each selected an ornament that represents our memories from that year. We have ornaments from our travels across the states and overseas and discovered favorites from Garden Ridge. We've tearfully selected ornaments that reminded us of "family members" who've passed and ornaments that remind us of answered prayers. You'll even find some interesting ones that will definitely start a conversation.
But we've now transitioned into a different phase of our tree where we're no longer selecting our favorite ornaments as a couple, but passing this torch onto our children. We now have "First Christmas" ornaments and ornaments made with small hands. We've also loaded up our little family into the car and taken our Little Man to our favorite local store (Target!) and allowed him choose his favorite ornament to hang on the tree.
While these ornaments might seem strange to anyone walking past our tree at Christmas, to us they all have a special meaning and memory attached.
I look forward to our future Christmas's with our boys when we'll be able to drag down the box, start pulling out ornaments, sharing all the stories behind them– and not just the ornaments' stories, but stories of how the same ornaments were their favorite toys at Christmas.


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Earnings slowdown hits China Mobile
Telecoms giant's profit may fall as it splashes out on 4G network to drive long-term growth
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China Mobile, the world's largest phone company by subscribers, saw its net profit edge up just 0.3 per cent to 27.88 billion yuan (HK$34.65 billion) in the first quarter, much slower than its 2.7 per cent net profit growth last year. The Hong Kong-listed firm's revenue grew 5.7 per cent to 134.7 billion yuan in the first quarter.
JP Morgan predicts that the state-owned telecommunications giant's net profit will fall 3.5 per cent for the whole of this year.
"With a much bigger capital expenditure rise in 2013, China Mobile will have to experience a few years of earnings dips," said a JP Morgan report. "The question is whether the company's aggressive 4G investment can translate into … better long-term growth. In this regard, we are more cautious than the market."
China Mobile will boost its capital expenditure by 49 per cent to 190.2 billion yuan this year, spending mainly on building its fourth-generation (4G) TD-LTE network.
In the first quarter, China Mobile faced difficulties from "unprecedentedly intense competition" and more substitution of traditional communication businesses by new technologies and businesses, said its chairman, Xi Guohua. The firm's net profit margin "was maintained at a relatively high level of 20.7 per cent" in the first quarter, said Xi.
However, JP Morgan, quoting China Mobile's management, said margins would be on a declining trend, and net profit margin will have to converge to 10 to 15 per cent at global operators in the long run. "We expect earnings to dip due to margin pressure, high capital expenditure and a dilutive 4G profit."
China Mobile's total customer base grew by 16.01 million to 726.31 million in the first quarter from the fourth quarter last year, and its 3G customer base rose by 26.44 million to 114.37 million.
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With the Obama administration hobbled by a Republican-led Congress, the pharmaceutical and medical device industry seems to have launched a concerted push to roll back regulatory initiatives designed to protect consumers from unproven or unsafe drugs and medical devices. I've already written about the industry pressure that led to weakened NIH rules governing conflicts of interest here, but now deputies for the industry have trained their sights on regulatory actions taken by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Here are two case examples. First: the effort by venture capitalists and their Congressional lackeys to further weaken the FDA's already feeble approval process for new medical devices. As the New York Times reported this week, venture capitalists have intensified their lobbying in Congress in an effort to speed up the approval of new medical devices. This push, with millions of dollars going into the campaign coffers of friendly Congressmen and political action committees aimed at easing regulatory oversight, comes at the very time when press reports have shown that the FDA failed to adequately monitor medical devices that turned out to be harmful to patients, such as metal to metal hip replacements, spinal fusion products and some heart stents. As I've blogged about before, the FDA needs to beef up its oversight of new medical devices, not weaken it further.
The second case example involves a "working paper" that has been circulating about the impact of the FDA's black box warnings that call attention to the increased rate of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among young patients taking antidepressants. The FDA imposed those black box warnings in late 2004 after discovering data in clinical trials done by the antidepressant makers themselves, which showed an increased risk of suicidality. (As I revealed in Side Effects, the drug makers hid this dangerous side effect from doctors and consumers for years, causing untold harm to thousands of children and young people).
The drug industry and its handmaidens in the psychiatry profession have tried for years to argue that the black box warnings led to an uptick in suicide rates among adolescents, a claim that has been thorough debunked by me and many others — see here, here and here. Yet this week, Pharmalot wrote about a working paper from an institution called the National Bureau on Economic Research that not only perpetuated this falsehood but also tried to link the black box warnings to poorer academic performance in depressed teenage girls who weren't taking antidepressants.
But just what is the National Bureau on Economic Research and who funds it? As psychiatrist-blogger Mickey Nardo (1boringold man) noted this week, the head of the National Bureau on Economic Research until recently was none other than Martin Feldstein, a Harvard professor who has been on the board of Eli Lilly (the maker of several antidepressants) for years. In 2010 alone, Feldstein, who stepped down as head of NBER in 2008 and is still a research associate there, earned $301,000 from sitting on Eli Lilly's board, according to this Forbes article.
According to Nardo's research, the Bureau has received generous funding from Eli Lilly and other drug makers. Most recently, Karen Horn, another Eli Lilly board member and chair of its compensation committee, joined the board of NBER, as this article shows.
In addition, two of the authors of the NBER working paper — Susan Busch and Ellen Meara — have received grant funding from Eli Lilly for their research.
I guess we can't fault the drug industry for trying to spin coverage and sell products. My question is: why do media outlets, like Reason magazine, which was the first to report on the results of this un-peer-reviewed and obviously biased working paper, keep falling prey to industry propaganda?


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Bruni, woman of many disguises
In an interview, France's First Lady reveals that she often wears a wig so she can use the Metro without being recognised, compares herself to Lady Gaga
French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has revealed she dons disguises so she can travel around Paris without being recognised. The wife of Nicolas Sarkozy admitted to occasionally wearing a wig so that she can use the Metro in the French capital without being spotted.
Bruni-Sarkozy, speaking to a French political publication, also compared herself to Lady Gaga while discussing her image within the media.
In one of her more bizarre interviews as she tried to boost Sarkozy's re-election hopes, Bruni-Sarkozy (44) said that she is often in disguise 'literally as well as figuratively'.
Asked if she considered being the First Lady a difficult job, she said, "Not really. I've been, since the age of 20, well separated from my public image. It's greatly helped me that I've been a model and then a singer.
If I hadn't had the experience of media exposure, that would have been harder. Notoriety does not weight heavily on me, and then I disguise myself literally as well as figuratively."
She added, "With a wig, nobody recognises me on the Metro. Recently, my bag was searched on a visit to the Marine Museum."
She said that in the past, she had told Sarkozy that when it came to the press, Sarkozy was an amateur. "My affair with Mick [Jagger] stayed secret for eight years. We passed through all the capitals of the world and no photographer ever caught us."
Bruni-Sarkozy went on to discuss her apparent transformation into a loyal political wife along the lines of the late French First Lady, Claude Pompidou.
But she added that with her media profile, she has a very different public image.
She added, "I loved Mrs. Pompidou and I do not see that it is ridiculous to devote yourself to good works. Other than that, next to Mrs Pompidou, with my experience with the media, I am Lady Gaga!"
Asked directly if she deliberately played the 'ravishing idiot', Carla replied, "I don't play anything, but I know my limits, and that's not exactly the sign of an idiot. Certain subjects like economics are beyond me, I won't pretend otherwise."
Others in disguise
Michelle Obama, the US First Lady, admitted to going on "covert" shopping trips in an effort to escape the confines of the White House. In an interview with late-night comedian David Letterman, the First Lady said she was able to go for "little jaunts out" to the horror of her Secret Service bodyguards.


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If you missed the first part of the Relationship Breakthrough Challenge you can view part 1 here.
Imagine for a moment that you're at home relaxing. Your husband comes home a little late from work. He shows up with a big grin on his face. He looks at you and says "Look honey, I bought a new car. Isn't it great?"
What would be the first reaction you have?
More than likely it would be nearly the same reaction as anytime you're about to get into a disagreement of this type. You know, when he does something without telling you and you feel like you should have been informed or better yet, consulted.
Patterns rule our world…
It is through patterns of emotion that we react and deal with things in our lives. We use the same emotions over and over again because we've built a pattern of use that protects us, helps us cope, and gives us some level of comfort in knowing what comes next. And it is THESE patterns that will keep you confined to a cage of limits to how you can deal with situations.
It is the pattern you default to that limits your ability to see new courses of action to take in your relationship. Why? Because you can only react the way you know how.
In fact, you probably don't even know you do it. If you don't know you do it, you can't have control over it. And if you don't have control over it, then your default emotion and reactions run you, you DON'T run them.
Which can be a problem when you're in a long-term relationship.
Consider that these problems, that you react to in the same way over and over again can cause you massive amounts of stress. And that could lead to more problems in the relationship, more stress, and even depression.
Where does stress come from?
Stress is created when your view of the world, your view of how your relationship should go, is NOT being met. You have a standard or expectation of how things in your relationship should go. And if they don't go that way, you default to the emotion and reaction for that situation.
Of course that doesn't do anything to progress your relationship or the situation forward. In fact it may cause it to get worse. You're reacting to everything and never gain an upper hand because you're falling into a default way of being with your partner.
When those issues don't go a way and you continue this cycle it impacts you both emotionally and physically. And that compounds matters.
The true impact of your relationships?
Our relationships magnify our emotions and impact every other aspect of our lives. If your relationships at home are problematic, they will impact work. If your relationships at work are problematic they will effect your home life.
Think about times you've had a fight with your spouse and leave the house in disgust. You may have found yourself in a foul mood on the way too work to arrive even worse than when you left the house. You might even confide in your "girlfriends" at work who will side with your view just because they are your friends.
"How could he do such a thing."
"He could learn a thing or two."
All of these comments fuel your anger and you end up taking it out on one of the men in your office. It all continues to escalate unless it's handled sooner rather than later. I would even bet you take your anger out on your kids if you have any. They're in your face, constantly wanting something… and you yell at them. They just want to do what kids do and play.
But where does all this come from and how do you break free?
You lose every ounce of power you have when you react in your default emotion or reaction. Consider that you give your power away to your past that has you be the way you are. I'll explain more about the past in just a minute but for now, I'm sure you'll agree that you do lose your power in these situations.
You're not in control. I bet that when you have a problem or an event takes place that doesn't go the way you think it should, you blame something or someone. You might blame the event for causing you to get upset. You may blame your partner for causing you to "get that way". But you rarely if ever take responsibility for how you react.
How could you. You think it's some external force causing you to be a certain way.
The problem is that when you blame something and you DO NOT take responsibility for your actions, reactions, and emotions you are at the effect of life. And when you are at the effect of life you lose all the power in your relationship. You essentially hand it to whoever will take it, push your button, or cause you to react.
That's no way to live life. But it's how we all have done it for so long. Until you get responsible.
Hang with me a few more minutes and you'll get what I'm talking about.
Regain your power!
Consider that the common "thing" in every upset, problem or negative reaction you have is YOU. And it is YOU who needs to take responsibility for your actions.
You see, no one can push your arm, leg or knuckle and cause you to be mad, sad, or unhappy. What typically happens is… something happens, you make it mean something, and react to the meaning.
Once you see that it is the meaning that triggers certain emotions, you can take control back. Once you become aware of this meaning, identify where it comes from, you can now choose whether you're going to get upset or take a different action. Your partner isn't in your head pushing buttons making you be a certain way. You're reacting to something he did and the meaning you assigned it.
Once you begin to see that you do have control you can regain your power over every relationship situation. You get to choose what you get mad at and what you don't. But you are no longer at the effect of life. Now you get to choose when you act and when you don't.
And that gives you the tool to work things out, talk things out, and deal with the issues instead of get upset and move into your default emotion. You are now equipped to handle problems quickly and easily.
So how exactly do you deal with a problem?
First, take responsibility for your own emotions and reactions. "He" didn't MAKE you do anything. He did what he did and you made it mean something that caused you to unconsciously react. Now that you know you do that, you can take responsibility for your reactions and emotions.
Now you can get them under control and confront him without the emotions that hold the conversation back. You may find your conversation with him now is empowered by who you are being in the situation. You may find that he respects you more for talking to him in a civil tone rather than reacting how you've always done.
By doing this you will gain a level of power with yourself that transcends the relationship and transforms it into something you never thought possible until now.
Change your relationship and change your life…
Here are the steps you can take to improve your relationship, take responsibility for your emotions and reactions, and move your relationship and life to another level on the playing field.
- Identify one default behavior you do when you get upset with your partner.
- Look at what he did and find out what that action or event means to you. (Be honest here, you can only make progress if you're brutally honest with yourself.)
- When did you first give that type of event meaning?
- It's just an event, can you give it up and take responsibility for your own emotions and reactions?
- Now be fully aware of when you're about to react to an event. Go through the process and just be with it. Don't react.
- Now you've got control and can choose the emotion you want to use to discuss the situation with your partner.
Is it really that easy?
Yes. And it does take practice.
Consider you and I are meaning making machines who give meaning and react with emotion any chance we get. And it didn't just start. We've been doing it since we were children. And we've carried that along with us every step of the way. In the next article I'll talk about how these meanings are the story of our lives and made us who we are. I'll show you how you can truly transform your relationships into something you've always wanted.
So stay tuned for the next post. In the mean time, drop us an email or leave a comment. Let us know how things are going for you.
Love… to infinity and beyond,


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A new month brings a new round of Girls episodes from HBO. Based on the cable network's press release, we were able to put together a few interesting predictions and realities. What's ahead? Marnie gets an interesting new job and Hannah (Lena Dunham) doubts her relationship. Try to keep up....
HBO says that in the March 10 episode, "Role-Play," that "Marnie (Allison Williams) begins working at Soo Jin's (Greta Lee) art gallery, though not in the role she expected." We last saw Soo Jin when Marnie ran into her at the yogurt place and Marnie learned she was opening an art gallery. When Marnie offered to help her market it, she was kind of blown off. (To Soo Jin's "defense," it seemed more flighty, like she just didn't know what Marnie was suggesting.) So, will she be working to help her pimp out the gallery, or will Marn step on board in a new way? Our guess is that her gallery appearance will come in one of two ways:
We'll see more of her singing in the next episode, March 16th's "I Saw You," when Marnie performs at an open mic night.
The end of Adam and Hannah's relationship has seemed inevitable pretty much from the beginning. Sure, Adam takes care of Hannah and keeps her sane when everyone else is over her drama. But each of them are space cases in their own way. As Hannah continues with her current career in advertorials and Adam does acting... or sculpting or whatever, it seems they'll continue to float in their own galaxies, just occasionally bumping into each other.
It might all come to a head later in March, though. Hannah will spend a night out with her new co-workers, and when she gets home and finds Adam unconcerned, she'll worry he doesn't care about her anymore. A mature person would recognize that Adam understands the need for personal space and individual experiences. But will Hannah assume the worse? And once she does, will the blowout that follows serve to be their last blowup? The cycle will begin on March 9, but it sounds like everything will really change during Adam's opening night in the March 23rd episode, "Two Plane Rides."
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Sambo Kojin Alabang Reviews
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Sambo Kojin Dec 09, 2012
A friend of mine treated me to an eat all you can buffet again, this time it is Korean-Japanese cuisine. Buffet prize is around 17usd, not including drinks, which is about 2usd, refillable…so conservative estimate, you would have to forked out 20usd to enjoy this buffet.
The name of the restaurant is Sambokojin, located in Alabang. At the time I was there, they only have around 3 locations but will open more branches, according to the waiter in charge of our table. Since I really loved sushi and sashimi, I headed straight to their selection. They didn't disappoint! There is also a vast selection of Korean dishes, like bulgogi and beef stew plus chapchae.
Of course highlight of their dining experience is for the customer to cook his own food at his very table. I was doing it half heartedly, the cooking part, since I do not know much how to mix and match the various seafood, vegetables and meat Korean-Japanese style.
Thank goodness that my friends are all adept in this type of cooking.
Their sushi and sashimi are delicious. You can tell that the ingredients are really fresh. Varieties of their meats and seafood are also plenty. Vegetables are abundant too.
Waiters are also very attentive. Once you finished your drink, they are around to replenish your glass.
I enjoyed the dining experience because I liked the cuisine very much.
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Waterford, VA (PRWEB) June 11, 2014
Dust off your dancing shoes, pull out your cocktail attire, and come celebrate with friends at the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership's Annual Auction & Gala scheduled for Saturday, June 21st at Merry Oak Farm in The Plains, VA.
At the very heart of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground is a deep love of the region from Gettysburg to Monticello and its remarkable history and beauty. This year's event will be special, as retiring Congressman Frank Wolf will be honored for his array of contributions to Virginia. It was Congressman Wolf who introduced legislation designating this region as the 38th National Heritage Area in the country.
In addition to the special ceremony, attendees will be greeted with signature cocktails and delicious heavy hors d'oeuvres as they browse silent and live auction items. Bid on must-have getaways, behind-the-scenes tours, packages that make it easy to explore The Journey, unique artwork, and other wonderful products and services. Highlights include an after hours private tour for eight at James Madison's Montpelier, hosted by the Foundation President Kat Imhoff with cocktails on the back steps, followed by dinner with the President in her residence on the grounds; a two-night weekend beach getaway in Tampa which includes breakfast & a round of golf for two at the Innisbrook Golf Resort courtesy of Salamander Hotels & Resorts; a traditional afternoon tea for six at Oatlands Plantation; and so much more.
After the auction, dance the night away to great Motown must with a terrific band, the Fabulous Bel-Airs. Table sponsorships and event sponsorships are available. Individual tickets can be purchased for $175 each. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.HallowedGround.org/gala.


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Harmony River Chorus Leadership
Management Team:
Director: Buzz Johnston
Team Coordinator: Janet Trotman
Treasurer: Marie Walton
Cooresponding Secretary: Karen Klimka
Director's Assistant: Christine Newby
PR-Judy Tobin-GA, Connie Waisilios-SC
Karen Peterson
Music Team:
Director: Buzz Johnston
Lead: Paula Shuff
Tenor: Joy Tate
Bass: Judy Tobin
Bari: Marilyn Grau
Director's Assistant: Christine Newby
Denise Radford
February 21, 2018
What is Barbershop?
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Our Director
Earle (Buzz) Johnston is our Director. You'll find more information about him here.
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