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Is Coach Urban Meyer (heretofore referred to as "CUM") just a tick or two away from a "Mike Gundy?" It's a yes or no, and based on this video's content, signs point to "yes."
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Video of Urban Meyer blowing up Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel
March 25, 2010
5 melodramatic press conferences that give Tiger a run for his money
February 19, 2010
Don't let some of these pundits fool you, Frumpsters. Sure, sports naturally lends itself to drama, and the adoring public's spotlight, for better or worse, typically doesn't switch off when the lights of the arenas, fields and stadiums that players and coaches occupy in their respective professional lives do, but sometimes people just need to get a grip.
Seriously, we've got respected, established journalists out there (who shall remain nameless) shedding tears and using words like "profound" and "deep" in reference to this act Tiger just put on a bit ago.
And, before I get labeled a "hater" or something, let me just say that, before now, I was never particularly fazed by all this Tiger scandal stuff. It was entertaining more than anything, but never completely ruined Tiger's aura, or whatever, for me.
Now, however, after it became overwhelmingly clear that the most sincere thing at Tiger's presser was his own level of self absorption (or possibly the look on his mother's face), he just might be doomed.
But at least he's not the first to pull a stunt like this, right? I mean, his performance may have been the most Oscar-worthy, sure, but there is precedence, and we highlight a bit of what may have served as inspiration for Tiger here (and after the jump).
We've also got the full clip of Tiger's press conference for those of you that may have missed out, so please do enjoy (regardless of how unfair it all is).
Michigan Coach Brings March In, The Right Way
March 1, 2008
After seeing his bubble Wolverettes blow a twenty point lead to Wisconsin, at home, Michigan women's basketball coach Kevin Borseth pulls a bit of a Mike Gundy; obviously under the impression that other people actually care about women's college basketball, and apparently mistaking the press conference podium for one of the refs…


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Apple WWDC 2014 Keynote Live Blog
Windows 8 Start Menu May Not Hit The Market Until 2015
Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today, with a keynote address this morning. It looks like the show for 2014 will focus heavily on new software, including (confirmed by banners spotted on the show floor) iOS 8 and the next version of OS X.
Through leaks and rumors, we've heard lots about a potential health tracking platform addition for iOS, as well as big improvements to Maps and more, but we'll have all the announcements live below as they happen, so save this tab and come back to it starting just before 10 AM PT (1 PM ET) for live updates.
Apple Introduces iOS 8
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In case you missed it, here's all of our WWDC coverage. There was a lot of news!
Thanks for tuning in to our liveblog, hopefully we provided you with a bit of commentary and context around the event. Until next time.
A big, big WWDC for developers.
And Tim Cook signs off. That's it, that's all.
Cook re-states that Apple engineers its platform, devices and more together, claims that Apple is the only company that can do this. Cook now asks everyone from Apple that is in attendance to stand up and take credit for 'making today possible'.
"You've seen how our devices, operating systems and users work together…" – Tim Cook.
iOS 8 is available in beta today.
Apple has created a completely new programming language, in secret, that millions of developers will likely convert to.
Apple is demonstrating how Swift, and the new Xcode, allows developers to make changes to their apps on the fly.
Apple calls out Chris Lattner, the founder of the LLVM, to demonstrate Swift.
Your Twitter may not be full of developers, but mine is, and they are going ape over Swift.
The room is electric on introduction of the Swift language, which Federighi says is faster, clearer and more computationally effective than Objective-C.
Apple just introduced a new programming language called Swift. This is enormous news.
Whoa, Apple is about to make an enormous change to Xcode.
Oh yes, Apple TV
Console-level gaming on iOS means all devices that use A-series processors. There's something else besides iPhone and iPad that has one…can't think of it….
Ooh, butterflies!
So far, we've seen structural changes at the lowest levels of iOS, from 3D graphics to inter-app communication to sharing between iOS and Mac. There's also been major changes to iCloud. These are probably the biggest shifts in thinking about iOS since the App Store.
Once developers start using this API, they'll be able to push much more detailed environments.
What this means for you: More detailed games, running at higher framerates on existing iOS hardware.
Now we're getting some demos of 'console-level' titles on iOS.
This will allow game developers more direct access to the CPU and GPU, rather than relying on a third-party solution in between.
Apple is introducing a new 3D API called Metal, which takes the places of OpenGL, allowing games to get '10x' faster draw rates.
CloudKit is a new iCloud developer framework, an 'effectively free' cloud storage system for developers that lets them more easily build apps with a web or cloud component. This has been a huge pain point for developers, forcing many of them to turn to third-party solutions like Microsoft Azure.
This framework lets developers easily build in support for smart home items. It's not an app, but a background tool that should make integrating this stuff easier.
Apple introduces Homekit, a framework that lets smart home devices connect to your iOS device.
That's great for photo apps, who have had to build their own tools until now.
More developer love, Apple is giving them the ability to use more editing controls like white-balance and non-destructive editing.
TouchID isolates fingerprint data, and does not allow third-party apps or the system to see that info, it handles the authentication itself.
Third-party apps can now use TouchID as well.
Apple is now announcing expansions to its TouchID fingerprint recognition system.
That's huge.
Wow, Apple will now allow system keyboard replacements. Keyboards can ask for more functionality on a per-keyboard basis. Apple demonstrates this with Swype onstage.
The ability to share functionality from app-to-app is huge, and highly anticipated by developers.
A note: the annoying, useless, 'Missed' tab is gone from the Notification Center.
Federighi is demonstrating how other apps will inject their UI into system apps like Photos. You choose an action and it inserts a sheet of interface that lets you use those app's functions while you're in another app.
Third party developers can now define widgets, which will appear in Notification Center.
So you can share directly from Safari to Pinterest, or Bing translations. You can use photo apps to give Photos their filters too.
Extensions will live inside an application's 'safe zone' (the sandbox), but will enable them to 'project' their interface into other apps.
Federighi is back up now, and is talking about extensibility, offering system services to other apps, allowing them to communicate back and forth.
And boom, Apple launches its purchased company TestFlight as its own app beta testing service TestFlight. And it's free.
And video screenshots are coming to the iOS App Store.
"I do read your emails." – Tim Cook
Trending apps, continuos scrolling, editor's choice, app bundles to sell several apps together and more.
Apple is re-vamping the App Store's search functions bigtime, which has been an enormous complaint from developers and users.
Now Tim Cook is back on stage, talking about developer tools. So this is Tim's version of Ballmer's 'developers, developers, developers' chant.
Apple is going to make a boatload off of iCloud subscriptions because 'all photos, backed up ' is a strong sales pitch.
Apple hasn't made iCloud free, 20GB are now $0.99c a month and 200GB for $3.99 and an un-priced 1TB plan. Not free, but better than before.
Note that this is 'Photos.app', not iPhoto. So we'll have the same app on iOS and the Mac. Keeping with the theme of constancy between platforms.
Probably worth it.
Apparently Apple had too many teams dedicated to figuring out how to sync text messages to your Mac to get this one done.
Federighi is previewing a new version of Photos on the Mac that integrates with iCloud completely. But this won't come until early next year.
No word on videos.
This is the important takeaway: Every photo you shoot is now in iCloud, regardless of how much space you have on your device.
There are also details about what exactly the editing is doing to your photos, with much, much more granularity. Does this obsolete iPhoto for iOS? Basically Photos.app is the new iPhoto.
Photo searching is also improved with location, time and album results. You can now edit for lighting and color in a non-destructive way as well. There is a new interface for editing your shots.
And iCloud will store 'more than your device can physically store'. Apple just fulfilled my wishlist from late last month. https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/24/the-roi-of-icloud-photo-storage/
Photos and iCloud are now better integrated. Every photo you shoot is now on all of your devices.
Up to six family members that share the same credit card now get to share all of the media that you buy. If a family member tries to make a purchase, it will ask you for permission.
Family sharing has been announced, which allows you to share photos with families, as well as books, movies and more as long as your devices are designated as family members.
This is interesting, because the issue with wearable devices like health monitors has not been the data, but the interpretation of the data. So giving it context will be nice. There was not a lot of data around this shared, so it looks like this is still in the oven.
The Health app and Healthkit framework are a way to integrate and compile all of the hundreds of health-related apps and metrics into one composite view of your body's health.
Apple introduces integration with the Mayo Clinic that lets them connect with the Health app (with permission) to monitor a patients vitals.
Health, an app that lets you monitor all of your metrics in one place.
And now we're on Healthkit, a 'single place that applications can contribute to a composite picture'
Federighi is now showing that iCloud Drive can now be accessed on iOS as well. There is an unsaid thing happening here in that Apple is exposing a 'file system' to iOS users for the first time ever. This has been antithetical to the way that Apple has been handling iOS users' access to files thus far.
iMessage photos and messages auto-expiring shows an awareness of the desire to not have shared stuff last forever. Important.
I have to admit, I didn't expect Apple to Snapshat on Snapchat.
So, time-limited iMessages that will 'self destruct'.
This is interesting, it wasn't highlighted in a big way, but voice and video messages can now be set to expire, just like Snapchat.
And Joswiak is out demoing iMessage with a duckface selfie. Then we get a Craig Federighi hair skit.
Building out Messages with location sharing, shooting a quick video or recording a quick voice message goes a long way to building that out. Of course, the biggest drawback of iOS is that it is NOT cross-platform like almost all of the third-party messaging apps are.
That's a crib, essentially, from messaging apps like Whatsapp and Line.
Tap to talk has also been added to iOS, as well as 'tap to shoot video'.
Messages gets some huge improvements like naming a thread, adding and removing people and putting individual threads on Do Not Disturb. You can also get a nice gallery view of all of the images in a thread.
It will also learn how you talk with certain people and give you suggestions based on those conversations. Like 'epic' or 'awesome' for more casual conversations. Federighi is also careful to note that all of these calculations are done locally on the device, not on Apple's servers — addressing the obvious privacy problems.
But there's additional personalization at play here, if someone asks you a question like 'dinner or a movie' it will pre-fill 'dinner' or 'a movie'.
There are now predictive typing suggestions above the keyboard, just like Android.
Now we're talking about an improvement to the iOS keyboard.
So Apple's efforts to step in ahead of Google is carrying over to iOS as well.
Spotlight suggestions comes to iOS as well, integrating App Store, point of interest, song search and movie results all right in the search list.
Federighi uses a meme image that combines his hair with Jony's head. Good sauce.
You can like things on Facebook with an actionable notification. Actionable notifications are big, and part of a big ongoing trend I've talked about that are making apps more 'invisible'. You get benefits without ever having to launch them.
Notification Center is shown off, allowing you to, for instance, accept meeting invitations.
You can now minimize an email message to get access to your inbox, which brought a lot of applause from the audience.
I mean texted.
The multitasking screen will also now show you the last people that you sexted.
You can now swipe across on lock screen notifications to take actions. This puts about 90% of jailbreak tweaks out of business.
Probably the number one iMessage request has been filled, quick respond by pulling down on an iMessage notification.
The one-liners are strong with this one.
Federighi, who now controls both iOS and OS X development, comes back on stage and says "I missed you guys"
And here we go, iOS 8 is on the table.
Ha, Cook quotes a journalist who says that malware is turning Android into a 'toxic hellstew'.
"Android…dominates the mobile malware market."
Cook says a big percentage of customers are using a version of Android from "four years ago". He whispers the last part.
Cook says that free software updates, available to as many people as possible, contribute to the satisfaction rate. He says that 89% of people are using the latest major version of iOS.
Everybody drink, Cook said 'customer sat'!
"They bought an Android phone, by mistake," says Cook. "Then they wanted a better experience, and a better life." Jokes!
iPhone 500M units sold
iPod touch 100M units
iPad 200M units
130 million people bought their first Apple device in the last 12 months.
Now we're on to iOS.
This summer, Apple will offer a public beta of OS X Yosemite for the first time ever.
An OS X preview is available for developers today, OS X Yosemite arrives in the fall for free from everyone else.
The Dre bit is a big crowd pleaser.
Dre asks what time he has to show up at work, Craig says that in order to beat Tim he'd have to show up at 4:30.
The crowd cheers to welcome Dre.
Federighi calls Dre, "Dr."
"Hey how you doin, this is Dre."
And Dr. Dre makes his first appearance. Craig is calling Dre live on stage now.
No one likes someone who hangs up on their mom. Apple is doomed.
Federighi cancels a call from his mom and the audience says 'aww'.
This is brand synergy at work, folks.
And an image of Eddy Cue, wearing Beats headphones, doing Karaoke.
Third-party apps have enabled using the Mac for phone calls before, but now it's built right into OS X.
So Apple is pulling all of the features from iMessages and Phone.app on iOS into the Mac.
You can even dial a call out from your Mac.
You can also now use your Mac to take phone calls coming from your iOS device, and you can use your Mac as a speakerphone.
iOS and the Mac now automatically display regular SMS messages and iMessages.
"Green bubble friends…they have inferior devices…but we don't want to hold it against them" – Federighi on Android text messages.
Wireless hotspot connections are now easier, allowing Macs to auto-enable hotspot internet connections to your iOS device.
So, you're writing an email on iOS and you switch to your Mac, you can click on an icon and continue writing there. This is how Apple leverages its halo.
Handoff is a new feature that lets you jump back and forth from iOS to the Mac and continue working on a document, email message or more on both platforms.
Lots of cheers in the audience. To my understanding, OS X's version of AirDrop had to be rebuilt to support this, which took some doing.
Now Craig is back and we're getting pitched on a new Continuity platform. iOS and the Mac are now fully AirDrop compatible.
"I hope this rope is multi-threaded!"
[Insert programmer joke]
Basically, you've got Skitch inside Mail.app now, which is probably making Skitch swea….oh, nm they got acquired.
And it's demo time again, which is showing off some interesting stuff Mail for marking up images.
So far, Apple is dropping bombs on Box (with Aaron Levie in the front row), Dropbox, Google and Firefox.
Longer bars better in this case, shorter in others, I suppose.
Apple's now talking about energy efficiency. There is a sideways chart, and Safari's bar is blue and longer than Chrome or Firefox. Which, I would guess, is a good thing.
There are some improvements for Private Browsing which carries your private tabs over to a private window.
I mean Private Browsing, sorry.
Now we're on to Porn Mode.
In an additional attempt at jumping the gun on Google, your Spotlight integrated search results will now show when you type a query into the universal search bar in Safari.
Your favorites now pop down from a new, streamlined version of Safari.
Mail Drop is encrypted iCloud attachments up to 5GB. Apple is going full tilt on iCloud expansion and support throughout the system.
iCloud Drive, cloud storage for Windows, iOS, OS X and Web for all of your files, with a traditional folder interface.
Now we're talking about iCloud Drive, a new file storage system for iCloud. Essentially this is a Dropbox-like folder that links iCloud, iOS and OS X together, showing you all of your files.
He's got showtimes of movies, streaming items from the iTunes Store and more in a search for 'Godzilla' in the new Spotlight.
Now Federighi is showing off Apple's expanded new Spotlight support.
And yes, he pronounced it exactly the way I spelled it.
Craig is now on to his OS X demo, joking about Jony Ive's 'custom crafted aluminium' camping spoons with 'chamfered edges'.
This is an important and interesting development, keep your eyes out there.
What I mean by that is that Apple steps in when users request info and give them local and online results that lead them right to what they want. Essentially removing a reason to open the browser and go to Google by using the exact sources.
Google disintermediates sources at the search bar, Apple one-ups them by doing it at the OS level.
Pretty slick new interface for Spotlight that combines both offline and online info. This is really a strike right at Google, which does much of this in its search results.
Wow, nice search bar Craig, that looks nothing like Google.
This is definitely a focused, cosmetic refresh that brings OS X in line with iOS in terms of design language and interactivity.
There's also a new 'dark mode' theme in OS X, which is a welcome addition for people live blogging WWDC keynotes in dark rooms. My eyes hurt.
"Take a look at that trash can," says Federighi.
Federighi uses the phrase 'sense of place' when talking about the transparency, which is part of the continuity they're looking for between the two OS's.
There's a lot of transparency, bright colors and simple lines here, echoing iOS. However, there's still a lot of shading and depth here, especially in the settings icon. This is not the super-flat feel of iOS 7.
And now we have an OS X video being shown, which displays how the design is being changed to more closely line up with the icons of iOS. We're seeing all of the new design elements in closeup.
I'm still pining for an OS X Fresno mention, but no. Apple ignores the little guy.
That was a fairly nice visual comedy bit from Federighi, accompanied by an Indiana Jones-style map.
And we have OS X Yosemite, as widely expected.
Craig is now making some jokes too, OS X Oxnard, OS X Rancho Cucamonga and OS X Weed as potential OS X names.
Craig Federighi is now out to talk about OS X.
Cook is really showing off a relaxed, personable feel on stage today, with some jokes. He's really come a long way.
Cook throws some shade at Windows 8, which compares with only 14%.
He says that's the fastest adoption of any PC OS in history at 51% adoption now.
Cook is talking about OS X. Mavericks has had 40 million copies installed — likely helped by its $0 price.
Cook says OS X and iOS will be getting play, but also touts a 'huge' release for developers that has its own dedicated section of the presentation. New developer tools are on the way and that draws big cheers.
Cook says that 9 million developers were added this year, the most they've ever registered in a year.
"Our youngest developer here is 13" says Cook. "They're going to be building apps for a very long time."
Cook quoted a number of attendees here for the very first time, which is essentially a nod to the random lottery Apple put in place this year instead of first come first served for tickets.
Apple has over 1,000 engineers in its labs this year for developers to complain to about iCloud.
Cook is speaking directly to developers now, noting that this is the 25th year of the conference. He references WWDC that year, debuting System 7, with one lab.
Tim is un-tucked and relaxed. I'm glad Phil shared my link to http://untuckit.com/ with him.
And Apple CEO Tim Cook is on stage.
Essentially, Apple is pitching developers as the new rockstars.
Now we're being shown a prosthetic robot hand being used with the help of an iPhone app. Real tangible benefits being pitched alongside time-waster apps on the bus. Nice range of stuff being shown off here.
Of note: Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is also in the VIP section. Maybe they'll win another ADA this year.
Now we're on to Apple pie and baseball — batters analyzing swings off of iPads.
Apple keeps it self-aware with a Tinder joke.
But really, this is a nicely shot promo of an oceanographic exploration mapping water borne debris.
The video continues with people talking about how apps, essentially, are saving the world. No word on Weed Farm or Toilet Time
This continues a recent trend for Apple of fan-service for developers, catering to their audience.
But wait! Bait and switch, developers are cool now, says Apple! It's magic.
And we've kicked off with a video from Apple that's talking about how nerdy developers are.
Here we go, lights are down and the music is fading.
"Gwyneth reads mean gifs."
I think Gwyneth Paltrow might be presenting at this year's WWDC. She's here to talk to us about iMessage bullying of celebrities.
They're now playing Coldplay, it's time to leave.
I'm seeing a new Preview, a new iTunes icon, new App Store icon and a Settings icon that matches iOS. There's also new Contacts, calendar, notes etc. Basically everything's been refreshed, including the dock itself.
Basically it's 20 minutes to the show and I already have an ulcer.
There are no wired internet connections at the show this year, which is great because it means that our liveblog could go down at any time. Exciting!
The VIP section is typically a hangout for guests of Apple, ex-Apple vets and high-profile ecosystem folks. Ben Silbermann is there, Aaron Levie and Dave Morin of Path.
Hey there folks, we're in and sitting down and it's about a half hour to gametime. The VIP section is crawling with Apple folks, including Tim Cook, CEO.
Two black banners hiding who knows what here in the press waiting area.
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The agreement containing proposed Consent Order has been placed on the public record for sixty (60) days for receipt of comments by interested persons. Comments received during this period will become part of the public record. After sixty (60) days, the Commission will again review the proposed Consent Order and the comments received, and will decide whether it should withdraw from the agreement and proposed Consent Order or make final the proposed Order.
On March 9, 1998, Williams Y&N Holdings, Inc., NuTones parent company, and NTK Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nortek, entered into a stock purchase and sale agreement whereby NTK Sub, Inc. agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of NuTone for approximately $242.5 million. According to the draft of the complaint that the Commission intends to issue, the acquisition, if consummated, would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18, and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 45, in the market for the manufacture and sale of hard-wired residential intercoms.
Hard-wired residential intercoms are electrical devices that are installed in residences to provide room-to-room or room-to-entrance audio communication or monitoring functions through in-the-wall low voltage wiring. These intercoms often have the capability to provide background music from built-in AM/FM radios and/or cassette and CD players. In the United States hard-wired residential intercoms market, NuTone is the leading seller with about 56% of all sales, and Nortek, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, M & S and Broan Mfg. Co., Inc., is the second largest competitor with about 31% of sales. Together, the merged firm would control approximately 87% of all U.S. hard-wired residential intercom sales. The proposed merger would increase the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index ("HHI"), the customary measure of industry concentration, by over 3400 points and produce a market concentration of over 7600 points. By eliminating competition between the top two competitors in this highly concentrated market, the acquisition would allow Nortek to unilaterally exercise market power, thereby increasing the likelihood that prices of hard-wired residential intercoms will increase and that services and innovation will decline.
It is unlikely that the competition eliminated by the proposed acquisition would be replaced by new entry into the U.S. hard-wired residential intercoms market or by expansion of sales by the remaining small competitors. A new entrant would need to undertake the difficult, expensive and time-consuming process of developing and marketing a competitive product, creating brand recognition among consumers, wholesalers and installers, and establishing a viable distribution network. Because of the expense and difficulty of accomplishing these tasks, new entry into the U.S. hard-wired residential intercoms market is not likely to occur even if the merged firm were to increase prices significantly after the merger. Likewise, the remaining small competitors would not be in a position to replace the competition eliminated by the merger because of the difficulty they would have in expanding their sales.
The proposed Consent Order requires that Nortek divest its M & S subsidiary to a third party approved by the Commission. The assets to be divested, in addition to hard-wired residential intercom assets, also include all assets relating to the M & S central vacuum and wholehouse stereo products. The purpose of this is to ensure the continued viability of the M & S business and to maintain its presence in the channels of product distribution.
The divestiture is required to be completed within six months after Nortek signs the Consent Order. If Nortek fails to divest M & S within the six month period, the Commission may appoint a trustee to accomplish the divestiture. An Agreement to Hold Separate signed by Nortek and M & S requires that they preserve and maintain the competitive viability of all of the assets to be divested in order to ensure that the competitive value of these assets will be maintained, and provides further that until the required divestiture is completed, M & S will be operated separately from Nortek. To further ensure the competitive viability of the assets, the proposed Consent Order also requires Nortek to provide technical assistance to the acquirer, at the acquirers request, for up to one year following the divestiture.
By accepting the proposed consent order, the Commission anticipates that the competitive problems alleged in the draft complaint will be resolved. The purpose of this analysis is to facilitate public comment on the proposed Order. It is not intended to constitute an official interpretation of the agreement and proposed Order or to modify in any way their terms.


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The Risk Of Following Standard Reference Ranges
Standard laboratory reference ranges represent average populations and not optimal levels. In the 1960s, for instance, the upper reference range for cholesterol was 300 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter). This number was based on a statistical calculation indicating that it was "normal" to have total cholesterol levels as high as 300 mg/dL. Of course, it was also considered "normal" for men to have fatal heart attacks at a relatively young age. As greater knowledge accumulated about the risk of heart attack and high cholesterol, the upper limit reference range has gradually dropped to 200 mg/dL (American Family Physician 2001; ADVANCEDATA 1977).
Blood test reference ranges are not the only measures that fail to provide physicians and patients with optimal numbers. For example, high blood pressure (hypertension) is defined medically as a blood pressure reading of 140/90 (read as "140 over 90") or greater. However, a diastolic blood pressure reading (the second number in a blood pressure reading—90 in this example) higher than 80 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) is associated with an increased risk of stroke. A high percentage of people older than age 60 have diastolic readings higher than 80 mmHg, and this is the age group most vulnerable to stroke (Hansson 1998). If your physician checks your blood pressure and says it is "normal," Life Extension advises you to ask what the optimal range is. Optimal blood pressure is defined as 115/75. In fact, the risk of cardiovascular disease doubles with each increase of 20/10 mmHg, starting at 115/75 mmHg. It is important to know that midlife hypertension predisposes people to stroke later in life, so keeping blood pressure readings within optimal ranges is important at any age.
Standard Hormone Reference Ranges May Be Antiquated
Conventional medicine tends to neglect the hormone imbalances that develop in both men and women as they grow older. The result is that aging people suffer a variety of miseries that are correctable and preventable if simple hormone adjustments are made.
Aging men, for instance, often suffer from excess production of insulin and estrogen, with simultaneous deficiencies of free testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). The standard reference ranges for all four of these hormones are so wide that most men would fall into the so-called normal category. Standard reference ranges indicate that dangerously high insulin and estrogen levels are "normal" in older men (but so are heart attack, stroke, cancer, benign prostate enlargement, weight gain, type II diabetes, kidney impairment, and a host of other diseases that are associated with excess insulin and estrogen). The same standard reference ranges for free testosterone and DHEA show that very low levels are perfectly "normal" for aging men. It is no coincidence that aging men with low levels of testosterone and DHEA have high rates of depression, memory loss, atherosclerosis, senility, impotency, cholesterol, abdominal obesity, fatigue, and many other diseases related to low blood levels of testosterone and DHEA (Shippen 2001; Tan 2001; Janowsky 2000; Barrett-Connor 1999; Rabkin 1999; Schweiger 1999; Seidman 1999; Shackman 1999; Wright 1999; Gooren 1998; Gelfand 1997; Phillips 1994; Tenover 1992).
Standard reference ranges have failed aging people because these reference ranges are adjusted to reflect age. Since it is normal for an aging person to have imbalances of critical hormones, standard laboratory reference ranges do not flag dangerously high levels of estrogen and insulin or deficient levels of testosterone, thyroid, and DHEA. The following table compares standard and optimal hormone and TSH blood reference ranges for 60-year-old men.
Standard Reference Range
Life Extension's Optimal Range
51.7–295.0 µg/dL
350–500 µg/dL
Insulin (fasting)
2.6–24.9 µIU/mL
< 5 µIU/mL
Free testosterone
6.6–18.1 pg/mL
20–25 pg/mL
< 54 pg/mL
20–30 pg/mL
Thyroid stimulating Hormone
0.45–4.50 µIU/mL
1–2 µIU/mL
Defying The Reference Ranges
Traditional medical thinking accepts that imbalances of life-sustaining hormones are normal in aging people. Traditional practitioners almost never test hormone levels because they think that nothing should be done to restore hormone profiles to youthful ranges. For more specific information on optimizing your hormone levels, turn to the following protocols: Male Hormone Restoration, Female Hormone Restoration, Thyroid Regulation, and DHEA Restoration Therapy.


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Adams on 'awful' Pompey as we slump to defeat
Tony Adams was disappointed with his sides 'awful' performance against Bolton yesterday, as he told sky sports. These are his thoughts, along with the usual bunch of my own and then a 'Rug's final thought' ramble...
Adams on 'losing every battle'
'We were awful. We didn't start well at all, we never came out of the traps, very disappointing.
'We didn't win one battle, one fight, one one-v-one. They started well, they put the ball in behind us, pressed us and out-fought us and that was really disappointing.'
The majority of the 'fight' in most of our players has gone, as said several times we play as a side and not a team anymore - by that I mean too many are out for themselves, we are a collection of 'talented players', but not necessarily players that are willing to play as a team and will not put in the graft needed, in many ways we mirror our former manager, as important to us as he was... I want quality footballers, but also want players that want to play as a team and want to play for the shirt!
Adams on being 'angry'
'God, I was fuming and I told them so at half-time, I don't think they've ever seen me like that, I've kind of lost my voice a little bit.
'But I am honest with them and I can't say they did well if they didn't and through my career as a coach and a manager and life I try to be honest with people and I can look them in the eye and say: 'That's just not good enough'.
'There was a positive reaction because I have got a good group of guys - I've got an honest bunch, they are good guys - but they didn't come out of the traps.'
The blame 'always' lies with the manager but all too often - and not just with Pompey - the 'players power' is winning too many battles these days. Adams needs to take the blame for some of his selections and the way he lines the side up, allowing players to 'drift' out of position is something that he just cannot allow players to do, and the 'Bolton of old hoof it long football' we played is embarrassing - again, if done against his will, as surely it must be, he again needs to give them a good shoeing to ensure they stop this 'limp it long from the back' style of old school, old brand and out dated stuff - well certainly with the type of player we have.
Adams on 'getting what we deserved'
'We got exactly what we deserved - nothing. There are certain fundamentals in football you have to do to win football games and we didn't do them. You have to compete, you have to stand up and we got rolled over in the first 15 minutes.'
We were beaten and rightly so, the only real injustice was that we were not beaten more heavily - that would have been exactly what we deserved! Thankfully Bolton 'let us off the hook' in that respect and a few decent saves and some proof that we can actually defend helped...
Adams on Diarra
'I needed to get about 25-30 minutes into him. I am a professional and he is one of my players at the moment, he is a Portsmouth player and injuries happen whether it is in training, at Portsmouth or Real Madrid.
'I will be professional - until he is not at Portsmouth anymore and he has gone to Real Madrid I will do my job.
'If he's not and he's at Real Madrid, good luck to him and we'll get on with the business at Portsmouth.'
I was amazed that he was not only in the squad, but that he also played - albeit a token gesture as even he did not seem that up for it, and can you blame him? Why jeopardise a 'dream move' to Madrid! Although, that said some 'reports' claim that he is himself pricing himself out of this move - which 'if' true maybe money means more to him, for the sake of a few thousand, even several thousand, I know that Madrid would be my destination over other 'touted'. He is 'said' to have been very emotional after the game though, which I think shows that he had enjoyed his time here and is sad to go. We were good for each other, and it worked well.
'If' the deal has not been all but sealed come Boxing Day he will start, and that would be a dangerous game to be playing - for me that would suggest that the Madrid deal would be off...
Rug's final thoughts... 'sink or swim'
Well, Tony, you will either sink or swim now - the next 4 or 5 weeks are not only going to determine what your future in the game will be but also quite possible what the future of Pompey will be - or direction at least it will take, and I wish you nothing but the best of luck, unfortunately I fear that you might need it - but you can rest assured that I will be backing you as you are leading what I support and back the most 'Portsmouth Football Club'...
Despite all that is said there is clearly 'disharmony' at the club - are players concerned because the do not know if they are coming or going, are they unsettled because they have been 'unsettled' by whisperings in their ear, are they unsettled because they 'do not like' the new manager? Sol Campbell has 'voiced concerns' about the lack of harmony behind the scenes at the club and this is causing a knock-on effect with the performances - sorry, but these fellas get paid a kings ransom to do what they do as 'a job', so regardless as to what is happening once on that pitch they should bloody well put it out of their minds and give 100% and focus on the job in hand. Christ, I - and each of you I am sure - have problems at work and so on but can I go in and get away with the excuse 'the arguing in the office or uncertainty about my own future is causing me too much distraction to fully focus on my job?' Nope, it might be looked into but chances are I would be told to put up or shut up - time these modern day footballers did the same...
Adams, as much as I might back and support him - maybe this is more out of hope than anything, not even I know this yet? - is not helping things with some of the 'strange' things he comes out with, and is not fooling anyone with what he says. Claims that he will 'get all the money raised' are ridiculous. He will get some, but no way will he get all. His tinkering with the side needs to stop as well - going 'back to basics', well not even that has worked. A change of manager I hoped would mean no more 'square pegs in round holes' - we are still seeing this! Trying to 'accommodate' players looks to be causing more harm than good, play players in positions they are meant to play - that is a good starting point!
Width is what had been serving us so well recently, why suddenly dispense with this?
Ok, injuries might not have helped but if players are fit and available why not use them? But 'if' we must insist on persevering with this 'square pegs in round holes' route then he has to tell those playing in the wide areas 'bloody well stay out wide or you do not play at all!' Papa Bouba Diop cannot do this role - how many times do we need to see him try and fail to know - Glen Little might lack the pace but at least it is not 'foreign' to him, why have Jerome Thomas here if he is not going to get a look in - another wasted signing, with wages wasted! I know the fella is young and inexperienced and Heerenveen might not have been the greatest of sides to judge but Marc Wilson had a fantastic game, surely he would have offered much more in a right sided midfield role... For all his quality if we are not going to utilise Niko Kranjcar fully then he is a 'luxury' we can ill afford to have. If he is playing out wide, again he must be told to stay out there and be disciplined - something he lacks. When we fail to use him he comes looking for the ball, and that helps no one. He still needs a free role to be most efficient for us - unfortunately this is not a role that we seem to be able to give to him, unless we play a 5 man midfield, which means one of the strikers dips out.
Speaking of the strikers it is time that Jermain Defoe stopped moping around the pitch all the time - he is the first to berate his teammates if they do not pass to him, but how often does he then do the same thing, which he seems to think is ok - another classic case of the 'side' not 'team' aspect I mentioned previously for me perhaps, and to be honest Peter Crouch offers us more 'team' not 'side' effort and although I do not want either to go I know which one I would be far more willing to almost 'order the taxi for' these days, something I did not think I would be saying to be honest... Maybe Defoe just needs a few goals to get him going again, but at the moment his head certainly does not seem right - so if he wants to go - if that is what it is - lets get shot of him, and others who fall into the same boat. Although, and do not quote me as 'gospel' word is it is actually the club that are making noises to the sound that he 'could' be available, and it is not actually the player himself actively looking to move on - maybe this is where the problem lays, loyalty from the players might not be the problem as such, loyalty from the club might be?
A few heads need cracking together, more transparency needs to be given by the club - 'if' players are basically up for grabs just be honest and open with them and stop feeding us all this bull about everything being ok. I think we all know that we are in debt, but again who is not and I do not believe things are out of control, our debt is 'manageable' and selling a certain Frenchman 'should' make it even more so. As fans we deserve the right to know what our money is going towards, if we are to keep shelling out just for players to be sold we need to know. I pay to watch the club I love, but I also want to see good players, but good players that want to play. Clearly they cannot, and will not 'openly admit' that players need to go, but some truth when we hear so many contradictions, would not go a miss...
Adams needs to do this too, no more pussy footing around - if these players want to act like spoilt kids, then treat them like spoilt kids by giving them a spanking, and the best way to do that is drop them! I would much rather have players, albeit it less technically gifted come in and 'want' to play than have multi million pound players basically wonder around the pitch aimlessly without the fight and spirit to want to 'die for the shirt' - something that we had always had plenty of in the past! Star name or not a shift and graft needs to be put in. But he selects the team, so he now has to command respect from them, as said if dropping them is the way to do it so be it - if they react by throwing their toys out of the pram then so be it, we will soon find out who really wants to be here or not, again though as previously said we need to also show them that we want them here and should not be treating them like pieces of meat either.
Players have too much power these days, show them who is boss Tony, if you cannot do this them you will never have the respect you need to be successful - we see this all too often these days and have seen it with Spurs, Blackburn and to a degree Sunderland this season, once the 'respect goes for the manager' the players basically cannot be assed to even bother, yet they get away scot-free! I find it funny that basically the same players at each club mentioned can go from 'nothing' to almost world beaters once they 'get their own way' - if this is what success means you need then although I do not want to go down I would settle for 'middle of the road' standard I guess. Harry Redknapp was a lot of 'what was good about Pompey' over the years, but if he was 'everything' that was good about Pompey then the man really is the second coming and all should hail to him - walking on water would not be a problem!
Soul searching, honesty and loyalty - both ways - is something that we need to see doing with everyone at Portsmouth Football Club in the coming weeks, from top to bottom, weeding out those that 'do not' want to be here anymore needs to be done - those that do want to be here need to be utilised, even if they are not 'as good' as those they replace. As said at the start of my 'ramble' it is now sink or swim time, and basically - as much as he can do without his hands tied - this is what is about to happen, so Tony its over to you, with support and backing from the club, support that they keep claiming you have...


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Posted by asPagurus on September 24, 2009 at 6:24pm
My site in russian language and all is well with pathauto exept '«' and '»'.
Thease symbols pass through pathauto and cause problems when link copied from address bar to mail or other program..
For example, gmail does not include it to link..
How I may include thease sybols to list, that removes from address?
I've try to place two string in pathauto.inc - in function pathauto_cleanstring():
$output = str_replace('«', '', $output);
$output = str_replace('»', '', $output);
And all is well.. Thease symbols were removed from string. But not only. With them gone symbol "л" from string..
How I can manage this?
Sorry for my english..
Sencerely yours
Alexey Sapozhnikov
I have done it
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Muy Bueno Green Chile Egg Casserole
Green Chile Egg Casserole is a big crowd pleaser. It's the perfect dish to serve when you have guests for breakfast or brunch.
I absolutely love this dish. It makes me happy to smell it cooking. It makes me even happier to eat it. And here's a big surprise, picky eaters and kids love it too, even with eggs and chiles. The secret to this dish's success is cheese…. lots and lots of cheese.
I love to serve this dish on mornings when I don't want to or don't have time to slave away in the kitchen. We eat it every 4th of July morning after we come home from the neighborhood parade. We also eat it every Christmas morning… because who wants to cook on Christmas morning? Green Chile Egg Casserole is perfect for those special, busy mornings because this dish must be made the day ahead.
Plus it is so good (and bad for you) that you'll want to save it for special occasions.
Here's the recipe:
Green Chile Egg Casserole
*This dish must be prepared the night before baking.
Beat egg whites until stiff white peaks form, set aside. In a large separate bowl, beat yolks with a fork. Add one can of evaporated milk, salt, pepper, flour and green chiles. Mix well. Gently fold in egg whites.
Sprinkle mixed cheeses evenly in a 8 ½ x 11 casserole dish. Pour egg mixture evenly over cheeses and spread with a spatula. Cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake for 55 minutes.
Allow to rest for about 10 minutes before serving. Serve topped with sliced tomatoes and salsa on the side.
Serves 12.
Click over to Tasty Kitchen for the printable recipe.
Here's the step by step:
Separate your eggs. I never use a fancy egg separating tool. I just use what nature provides… the shell. If you've never separated eggs before, simply crack the egg in half, gently transfer the yolk back and forth between the two halves of the shell, as the whites drop into the bowl below. Once separated, place the yolks into a large mixing bowl and set aside.
Using a mixer, beat the yolks into stiff peaks. I am always amazed that egg whites can turn into something so lovely. Set the egg whites aside for now.
In the large mixing bowl, beat the yolks with a fork.
To the yolks add evaporated milk.
Is that how you open a can of evaporated milk? Whenever I do it this way (as opposed to using a can opener) I think of my mom. That's how she opens and uses evaporated milk… it seems old school.
Add flour, salt, pepper….
… and the chiles of course. One of those cans say they are hot fire roasted diced green chiles. They are not. Hot, I mean. If you love it spicy, you could substitute in some jalapenos. (Or use pepper jack cheese instead of jack cheese later in the recipe.)
Today I'm using a few more chilies than the recipe calls for. And that's OK. Just be sure to drain your chilies before adding them in.
Mix them all together.
Then add the egg whites.
Gently fold them in. If you stir too hard, you'll loose all the loft and air you've put in by beating the whites to stiff peaks. Folding is the key.
Sprinkle your mixed cheeses into an 8 ½ x 11 casserole dish. I love to use a Pyrex dish for this casserole.
Two pounds looks like a lot of cheese. It is a lot of cheese. That's what makes this dish so sinfully good!
Pour your egg mixture evenly over the cheeses and spread it out with a spatula.
Once it's even. Cover your dish and place in the refrigerator over night.
In the morning it's going to look like this. The mixture has seeped into the cheeses… and magic has happened.
Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 55 minutes. I love when the top starts to brown a bit…
Serve it up with sliced tomato on the top… and salsa on the side.
Ummm… it is mouthwatering good! Just don't tell anyone how much cheese is in there… and let them enjoy it guilt free.
3 Responses to "Muy Bueno Green Chile Egg Casserole"
I open my evaporated milk the same way!! :)
Is this the egg casserole that your mom used to make for her quilt class lunches? Because I LOVED that and I've been meaning to ask you for the recipe. :)
I just found your website tonight (somehow I came across your mom's scone recipe, which led me to this site).
I just have to say, please keep this site up forever. It's so sweet! You have such wonderful ideas!!!
From Cynthia K in the Puget Sound.


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Recipe by Tucker Shaw. Put these out as bar snacks during cocktail hour, or float them on top of a cold potato soup. And get creative with seasonings; salt is nice, but so is a little chili powder, a dash of celery seed, and, believe it or not, a pinch or two of sugar — added after the kale has cooked, but before it has cooled. Makes about 4 servings.
1 large bunch of kale, washed and ribs removed
About 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Need to dynamicaly get all parameters in a method call.
While I am inside a method, I need a way to dynamically get the parameters for the method call that I am in. I need to put these in an array, map, or something that can be generically added to a custom exception.
If anyone can let me know how to do this it would be greatly appreciated.
For more info keep reading:
Short Scenario:
We have a SOA project. In our remote service layer all method calls contain a try catch block that catches any checked exception that we have already caught and logged and any Hibernate exception (is a standard method framework we use for all methods on this layer). However, if we get an error that we did not expect, we are going to create a separate dump file and log the name of the dump file.
In the dump file we would like to include information about the parameters for the service. I have an exception object that can take a generic object, collection, or map.
What I need to do:
I would like a way to dynamically get the parameters for the method and put them in my exception object so that I can just include the same code in my exception clause instead of having to include each parameter by name in the exception.
I have not been able to find a way to do this inside the method call.
Sample Code Snippet:
public PagingContext findAreacode(AreacodeTO areacodeTOcriteria, PagingContext pageContext) throws AjentException {
try {
... do method stuff ...
} catch (HibernateException e) {
... handle hibernate exception
} catch (AjentException ae) {
// All of our errors should extend AjentException
... Hanlde ajent exception
} catch (Throwable e) {
/* This is the code I want to replace with a dynamic method that will allow me to
* determine what the parameters are to this call (findAreaCode(p1, p2).
Map paramatersMap = new HashMap();
paramatersMap.put("areacodeTOcriteria", areacodeTOcriteria);
paramatersMap.put("pageContext", pageContext);
// End Parameter Entry Section.
// Create exception & call logger
AjilityServerDumpException asde = new AjilityServerDumpException(e, context, ctx, null, null, paramatersMap );
ServerLogger.logErrorDump(asde, context, ctx, this.getClass(), ServerLogger.ADMIN_LOGGER, ServerLogger.ERROR);
throw asde;
} finally {
... do finally stuff
return pageContext;
David Johns
Hi David,
I am sorry but in Java you cannot access method parameters in a generic way. Reflection doesn't help you here. You can find information about classes (data members and method signatures) but you cannot find out even in what method you are. The parameters are loaded on the stack and unfortunately Java doesn't provide introspection there.Daniel @ [www.littletutorials.com]
Language is froth on the surface of thought
Hi again David,
You might be able to do something if you get out of straight Java and look into an aspect-oriented Java extension or some byte code manipulation with BCEL. Code generation might be the way to go too. So instead of writing the ugly code you might be able to generate it at build time based on some configuration maybe.Daniel @ [www.littletutorials.com]
Language is froth on the surface of thought
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You can customize the format. Also you can display variable values that support str or another object-to-string method.
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before this works, you'll need to satisfy all the criteria for getting debug information in your template context:

Have 'django.core.context_processors.debug' in your TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS setting (it was there in the default settings, last time I checked). Have your current IP in your INTERNAL_IPS setting. Use RequestContext when ...
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1) Install django-extensions (requires werkzeug) 2) Paste snippet into settings.py 3) manage.py runserver_plus

Now you should be able to open files in textmate by clicking the file links in the werkzeug error pages. It will also take you to the correct line number and highlight files that are ...
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These snippets together give you the ability to view all Django SQL queries executed across all incoming requests by visiting a particular URL (/profiling in the example). This is useful when developing with the Django test server.

This is useful if most of the incoming requests are AJAX requests, because ...
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Put this decorator on any function to capture any exceptions generated within and print to a stack trace.

example:

@catch def my_func(): # code that may raise an exception here
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CIDR ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing ) is a well-known IP range syntax. This CIDR_LIST class can be used to make ranges of IPs considered "internal" for Django's debugging and security purposes. (Django only ever needs to do "ip in INTERNAL_IPS" so contains is sufficient for the purpose.)

For ...
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runserver with extra development tools:

interactive debugger that pops up automatically if an exception occurs, courtesy of Werkzeug

logging of print statements directly into HTML (div float), courtesy of Paste.

Credits: piranha.org.ua
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Based loosely on Eric's middleware, this middleware will show the technical 500 page (which you'd get if DEBUG == True) to any user who is (1) superuser and (2) a member of the settings.TECHNICAL_500_GROUP_NAME group. (If no setting exists, 'Technical Errors' is the presumed group name.

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A number of people have kindly posted snippets on how to use pdb/ipdb with django. However, this only works when running the django development server.

I thought it would be nice to have a trace() command that would turn into a no-op when the development server is not running ...
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This code is referenced in a screencast focused on showing a user how to configure Eclipse with PyDev to give you code complete, and breakpoints inside the IDE.

It comes from a 2007 blog post (I've replicated it in case that post ever disappears.)
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Hook the show_url_patterns view function in to your URLconf to get a page which simply lists all of the named URL patterns in your system - useful for if your template developers need a quick reference as to what patterns they can use in the {% url %} tag.
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The main street leading into Shaja'ia is deserted. The shops that sell sweets and watermelons are shuttered. The groups of men and boys you see on most street corners, in normal times, are nowhere to be seen.
Shaja'ia is the suburb of Gaza City that has been pummelled by Israeli strikes that started early on Sunday morning. Three- and four-storey houses were flattened by artillery shells and missiles.
Gaza medical officials say at least 70 Palestinians were killed in the attack. But they expect the final number of dead to rise. It's too dangerous right now for rescue workers to sift through the rubble.
"Our dreams, our children are there," said Mahmoud Khalil, 59, who braved a quick trip into Shaja'ia Thursday morning to retrieve a few sofa cushions and other belongings from his home, which was damaged by Sunday's strikes.
Eleven of Khalil's family members are still unaccounted for. He believes they remain buried under their houses, brought down by Israeli shells.
Several cousins are still missing. He starts to name them. Jihad. Mamoud. Mohammed. The list goes on.
He struggles when I ask him how the strikes that happened early on a Sunday morning, while his family slept, have affected him.
"When you lose your family, you can't express yourself." He pauses for a long moment. "When you lose your family. You can't."
Khalil, along with his wife and children, took shelter with relatives in Gaza City.
He remembers leaving Shaja'ia, on foot. "The people were creeping, were running, were shocked."
The Hajjah family also fled Shaja'ia on Sunday. Dozens of them — children, their parents and grandparents — are sleeping on cardboard on the floor of classrooms at a UN-run school in Gaza City.
(On Thursday, a different UN school in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, was hit, killing at least 15 people, medical officials said. Early reports suggested that Israeli tank shells had hit the school compound, but the Israeli military said Hamas rockets that fell in the area could have been responsible. The source of the shelling has not been officially confirmed yet.)
"Six of my family members died in Shaja'ia," Ahed Hajjah told me. "But there are many more caught under the rubble. We cannot count them. We are not sure who is missing."
Among the dead, Hajjah says, are two of his brothers. He will now help the widow of one of his brothers care for their six children, in addition to his own six children.
The Palestinian Authority called what happened Sunday in Shaja'ia a massacre. The shelling increased the calls by some in the international community for Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.
After meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Philip Hammond, the new British foreign minister, said the U.K. is "gravely concerned" by the number of civilian casualties suffered in Gaza.
"We try to avoid civilian casualties," Israel's justice minister Tzipi Livni told me a day after the Shaja'ia attack. "This is why we called for a few days now [for people in] Shaja'ia to leave their homes. Because we were going to act there."
Livni, who is often considered to be the most dovish in Israel's security cabinet, blamed Hamas, saying the militant group told Shaja'ia residents to remain in their homes, despite the Israeli warning.
"We are trying to avoid civilian casualties, unlike Hamas who are targeting deliberately civilians."
Ahed Hajjah said after watching the missiles on Sunday, he is certain the Israeli military "strikes randomly. I think they mean to kill civilians."
"The Israelis claim there is Hamas there. There may some of their men in Shaja'ia. A house here, a house there, could be. But not everywhere where they bombed."
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They're Ba-ack! I thought I'd already sent them packing once and for all, but apparently they didn't listen very well. One thing is for sure; they expect you to listen perfectly to them! That's why they come to catch you in a weak moment… and cornering you within the confines of your own head, relentlessly recite your past mistakes to you; like you somehow weren't already aware of them! They tell you why you should or shouldn't have done what you did, followed by a judgment… or five about it! You know, those errors you made in the past when you were young and less experienced. Or… even just yesterday, when you were unaware and didn't consider every other possible choice than the one you did, and because you didn't, this left you in a bad spot.
Maybe you've noticed them before… those critical voices in your head, that, like the mob coming to extort, yet, another payment from you, badger you, sometimes in a soft and subtle way, and sometimes in a loud and abrupt one. But either way, it all ends the same… they want you to pay for something. Even if you have already paid before, they forget… or don't care… and come back for more! Their favorite currency is in the form of your guilt, shame and regret. So, unless you are blissfully unaware, conscience-less and don't care, or have already learned the secret to making them stop, then… welcome to this awesome human experience!
Throughout time, these disparaging voices have been referred to as, "the critical parent", "the judge and jury", "the committee", or "inner demons", just to name a few. And because they can be so damn mean, leave some convinced that these "mental tormentors" are really "outer demons"… as who would really do this to oneself?
I'm not talking about the typical conversations that continuously play in your head; the internal chatter of what to wear, what needs to be done for the day, and what you think about this and that. I'm not talking about the occasional persistent dialogue that sometimes keeps you up at night; rehashing a conversation from an earlier time. I'm not even talking about the obsessive loops that get stuck in our heads when analyzing something to completion. What I'm talking about is much more annoying, and far more invasive. I'm talking about mental floggings. Believe me, you know it when it's happening!
For some, the negativity coming from these "inner demons" can be so vicious, as to literally drive one crazy, or even to commit suicide! But whatever these voices are, or wherever they originate; from within the psyche or outside, the bottom line is… the psyche is negatively affected! And just so you know, the longer you're alive, the more "mistake material" they have to haunt you with! I say "haunting" because they haunt you with your past.
If this is not familiar enough yet… perhaps you've heard them questioning or cross examining you about your judgment OR the choices you've made; creating doubt in your mind, causing you to second guess yourself. This is not about your conscience prompting you to right a wrong. This is not about a reminder of unfinished business or lessons never learned. No, that's the thing with this. You've already learned from your mistakes. This is about never letting you get completely free from them!
When I woke up this morning, they were there with baited breath – just waiting to cross examine me, on… of all things… a judgment call I made two and a half years ago when I adopted a kitten named Angel from the animal adoption agency. But when I could not get her to stopping peeing all over my carpet, although I felt guilty about it, I was compelled to return her after one week. With Christian's death just a few months behind me, and still too weak to take on much more responsibility, I was overwhelmed with stress. And because of my lack of well-being at the time, I took her back hoping she would find a better home with someone who had the energy to train her.
So… after a long stretch of welcomed silence, those demons were back at it again; chiding me for my so called "wrong-doings" about this cat, and by the time they were finished with me, I was left to wonder if Angel was happy now… or was she used in some animal testing laboratory somewhere! (If you've read my post, "Saving the World", you might see where this is coming from since I'm a sucker for saving stuff. But that's how they get you; they look for your soft spots, whatever they are for you. Then just when you are feeling a little weak or a worn down… they strike!)
So, needless to say, because of this surprise visit, I spent some time thinking the whole "kitten-peeing situation" through. AND AGAIN, I came to the conclusion that I couldn't have done anything any differently. I was even reminded that if I hadn't returned her, I would have never gotten the other cats later, that I love so much now. So you see, despite even the best efforts made, you just can't please this crowd since they are completely unreasonable!
(This time was only about a cat, but the next time they come to haunt me with some random selection from the archives, it may be far more serious than this, as I've made plenty of mistakes in my life from which to choose.)
So, what makes them completely unreasonable? That's a great question! The criticisms that are launched at us have to do with who we are not, against the backdrop of ideal perfectionism. This "critical crowd" seems to have a particular standard which we must always live up to… and if we fall short from this expectation, then we must pay for this supposed "sin".
Despite my many endeavors to kick them out, and all the tricks, tips, even strategies devised to insure their permanent eviction… like a bad door-to-door salesman, they eventually come back knocking… even when the "no solicitor" sign is clearly posted on the door! They don't care! Their disregard is blatant!
Over the years, I've discovered that even my most sincere attempts at being my "very best self," haven't dogged them for long, since no amount of perfection is ever good enough for them, because… just to be annoying… they are continually changing their ideal of perfection! In other words, don't change a thing about yourself just to please them, you could never change enough to reach their unattainable goal of perfectionism! I've found, it's not really about that for them, it's about finding a victim to feed on for awhile. So be fore-warned, your anguish IS the food that feeds and strengthens them.
When the critiques are just soft and subtle, you may be able to get away with a simple, "Thanks for sharing!" comment, to signal their exit. But other times these critiques can be brutal and crushing, causing self-doubt, anxiety and depression. Some people turn to alcohol and drugs to drown out the noise. Some bury themselves in their work or other addictions in order to block out the drama. But soon, even these methods of escape become subject to harassment, as every new mistake eventually becomes fuel for the next fire.
Unfortunately, for some experiencing this unbearable torment, suicide seems to be the only way to escape the pain inflicted on these individuals. Now… in wake of this new loss from yet another suicide in the world, it is the loved ones left behind who find themselves insecure while wondering about their decisions, and what more they could have done to make any difference. And… more guilt, regret and shame gets added into the world. Cruel, isn't it?
You see, the thing about awareness is… to get it… you have to be able to make some mistakes along the way. For it is only through our misjudgments, misunderstandings and misdeeds that we have a chance of gaining any new knowledge, understanding or wisdom at all. But now, with our newly acquired awareness, the dilemma is that we are even more aware of our mistakes than ever before!
Because hindsight is always 20/20, when we look back on our lives, we think we should have somehow known better than to have ever erred in the first place. But, the truth is… you couldn't have done anything differently from what you already did. You can't change the past, you can only learn from it and move on.
You'd think that learning from our mistakes would be a good thing, right? That way we don't have to keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Well, it is, but after all that progress made thus far, the problem is… like a mighty weapon, the "inner demons" use our awareness against us!
Wait! What?
Yep. When they come for a haunting, they use your hard-earned awareness to cut you down to size by making you feel insecure and unworthy. You'll notice… even if you've already cleaned up all the mistakes you've ever made in your life, they pretend you haven't by rubbing your nose in them again and again. Then… after all your growth, these "inner demons" make you think and feel that you haven't progressed much, when you actually really have. You see, the dark side of awareness that condemns you is… that you've made any mistakes at all! It's all a set-up for an unrealistic game designed for us to never win… or so they think.
Another thing about awareness is… even though those "inner demons" will never completely stop coming to haunt you, you can use your awareness in a different way to turn the tables on them.
Being very sensitive, I have been aware of these "hauntings", on and off throughout my life. I believe this to be the source for much of my anxiety and depression in the past. Throughout the years, I tried many ways to stop them; but to no avail. It wasn't until about three years ago with Christian's death, that I was forced to use my awareness in a much different way than I had ever before. Ironically, I came to the following by accident.
After years of struggling to survive the antics of my "inner demons", and now, with the horrific "hauntings" that followed Christian's death, I did the unthinkable! Having finally reached my maximum pain capacity, and knowing I couldn't hurt anymore than I already did… I calmly turned to face them and said, "You have my full attention now! What do you want from me?"
This time… I did not run from them. I did not argue with them. I did not fight them off. I did not stand my ground. I did not defend myself. I did not avoid, ignore or resist them. I did not try to fix them. I did not judge them. I did not even believe or disbelieve them. I did nothing at all to survive them. Then, as if separating myself from them and the torment I was so solidly steeped in, I simply stepped away, and out of the "me" being tormented by them. And while facing them with physical eyes closed and spiritual eyes and ears open, I really listened to what they had to say with my guard completely down. At first, it seemed unbearably intense – and I wasn't sure I could take it. But after a short while of intent listening, something miraculous began to happen. The more I focused on their words, the less they said, and soon… to my surprise, these demons fell away into nothingness!
One by one, as they vanished, I wondered, "How can this be? Weren't these the same demons hell-bent on pestering me when I was down? Weren't these the ones so quick to point out every imperfection?" And now, while in my deepest grief after Christians death, "Weren't these the demons that plagued me the most with unparalleled cruelty? After all their harassment, where did they go?"
But… the most important thing to know about awareness is… it's a valuable weapon; like a double edge sword, it can change your experience in an instant!
You see, the light side of awareness that waits to redeem you… is the act of shining the pure light of consciousness upon them. In such light, no darkness can hide in the shadows. No lie can be told without revealing it as the illusion it is. No innocence can be corrupted. And… no impure being that is not love, can be left standing with tormenting chains in hand. In the presence of this luminous light, all the darkness must depart or become light itself.
In the end, I realized… there actually was something very important that I needed to learn. As bad as the hauntings have been and as frightening as the demons have occurred to me, this experience has been an invaluable blessing. For, without my deepest pain and my greatest fears, I would have never learned to turn and face them. It is this that has finally set me on my path to peacefulness.
Now… when they come back to haunt me again, as they surely will, I will calmly face them with fearlessness… and maybe even a little yawn as I say, "Oh, you again." Then, like flipping the switch of pure awareness on, I'll watch the darkness disappear into the light!
If "inner demons" haunt you, I offer up my experience for your consideration. Of course, it could be that having descended to the bottom of my misery, I was ripe for this transformation. This is most likely the truth since I've become a changed person because of it. At the very least, consider it an experiment of transforming darkness into light. But don't just read these words and think, "How nice that worked for her," fearlessly try it out for yourself and see if this happens for you. This is not to say you will never experience painful emotions. That's not what I'm talking about, for it is only natural at times to do so. It is to say that when you are fully present in the moment, your "inner demons" along with their hauntings… no longer have a foothold to exist in the NOW, because mental torment is a thing that lives in the past.
The trickiest part about using this method successfully is first; realizing you are under attack, secondly, remembering to use your awareness as the magical sword of light that it is. Many times we get so caught up in the drama of it all, we forget we can do anything else. And as humans, who are hardwired for survival, we automatically fight and resist everything and anything that even remotely looks like pain or fear. But just remember this.. the secret to facing "inner demons" is to simply turn and face them! As it turns out… all they wanted was our FULL attention.
Note: This method also works on subtle hauntings, although the most obvious and dramatic results occur when the torment is the strongest.


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The contribution of the Bolivian palm flora to the Neotropical region is analyzed. This country flora with 80 species and 28 genera supports regionally the 11-15% and 42-43%, respectively. Comparing the palm richness in an hypothetical area of 10.000 km2 for 24 neotropical countries, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela roughly have one species; this is approximately five times what it is registered in Brazil, while it is much less to 17-49 times than Costa Rica and Trinidad Tobago, respectively. Based on thirteen speciose and typical palm genera – namely Aiphanes, Allagoptera, Astrocaryum, Attalea, Bactris, Ceroxylon, Chamaedorea, Desmoncus, Euterpe, Geonoma, Syagrus, Trithrinax y Wettinia – that belong into three subregions of the Neotropics it is concluded into certain patterns as follows: 1) North of the Neotropics and northern South America (includes the Andes) with a minor representativeness in Bolivia, 2) North to center of South America (includes the Amazon) with major influence, and 3) Center of South America (includes open areas) with an intermediate effect. Palm species inventoried for Bolivia show their southern most distribution in the Neotropics as well as the most western one among certain taxa of the center of South America.
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Deep Chocolate Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chips
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Author Notes: One time, I made a similar cookie (one that also called for melted chocolate in the batter) with a Valrhona chocolate bar that, unbeknownst to me, was flavored with orange. My sister and I could not for the lives of us figure out what had made the cookies taste so good. Finally, a teacher (we had baked the cookies for a class of hers) came out with it: "I love the orange flavor," she said completely casually. That said, these cookies are great made with regular semi-sweet Ghiradelli chocolate chips, which is what I used here. More important is the quality of the cocoa powder--I like to use non-alkaline Scharffen Berger —Cara Eisenpress
Makes 36
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons Natural (not Dutch processed) cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In the microwave, nuke the semi-sweet chocolate chips until just barely melted, stirring to melt the last few chips. Set aside to come to room temperature.
- Cream the butter with the sugar and molasses until lightened and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and cream again.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder. Stir into the butter mixture just until all the flour is incorporated (the dough will be pretty tough). Stir in the milk chocolate chips.
- Roll the dough into tablespoon-sized balls. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 8 minutes, then leave on the parchment to cool at least 10 minutes before eating.
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The first unit of the BMW i8 has been recently spotted out while cruising the streets of New York.
BMW has officially announced the starting price of the impressive i8 across the United States but the model in question is still waiting for the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, in August, in order to hit the dealerships, but before this will happen, the company will sell a special model at an auction, during the above mentioned automotive event. The images posted below are showing the first BMW i8 seen cruising around the streets of New York and they have been posted on Autogespot.
The BMW i8 will have a starting price of 135,700 USD, for the base entry-level version across the United States, which is the equivalent of 99,000 euros or 79,000 GBP. The model will be coming with three packages, the Giga World, the Tera World and the Pure Impulse and it will be powered by the same 131 HP (86 kW) and 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) of torque hybrid synchronous motor, which is backed up by the range extender, the I3 1.5 liter, with its 228 HP (170 kW) and 320 Nm (236 lb-ft) of torque. The output produced by the powertrain stands at 357 HP (266 kW) and 570 Nm (420 lb-ft) of torque.


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Aid agencies overwhelmed by demand in Syria: World Food Program
U.S. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of World Food Programme (WFP) informs the media on Syrian refugees in Turkey after her return from the Turkish border, during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP / Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)
Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press
Published Sunday, February 2, 2014 5:25PM EST
CANBERRA, Australia -- Aid agencies have been overwhelmed by demand for food in Syria, with thousands surviving without a regular supply of nourishment for more than a year because of civil war in the Middle Eastern country, a United Nations official said.
U.N. World Food Program chief executive Ertharin Cousin was in the Australian capital Canberra on Monday for talks with the new Australian government about the financial needs of the world's largest humanitarian organization which she leads.
The Rome-based American said gaining access to besieged areas was the biggest challenge in feeding the 6.5 million people in need within Syria's borders. Another two million Syrians who had fled the conflict relied on food aid in neighbouring Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt.
"The level of need is much higher than what we're actually achieving in Syria," Cousin said.
She said 45,000 families in the northeast province of Hassaka were among the Syrians who had survived without regular food deliveries for more than a year.
WFP airlifted food from Iraq to 6,000 families in Hassaka in December last year at a transport cost of $800,000. More airlifts were planned for next week.
"Despite the cost, we know that that's the only way right now that we can reach those families in Hassaka," Cousin said.
"What that means is that we can provide less food to fewer people when we use resources that should be going to feed people to pay for airplanes," she added.
Cousin said she was aware of anecdotal reports of Syrians starving to death in areas of the country that aid agencies could not access. But WFP had no evidence to corroborate such reports of starvation.
"But when you know that people have no resources, no access to ... food, and you're not reaching them, those anecdotes become easier to believe," she said.
Syria was forecast to cost the WFP more than $1 billion this year -- a quarter of the organization's global budget, Cousin said.
WFP had set a goal of feeding 4.25 million people in Syria, but was currently reaching fewer than 4 million, she said.
Other aid agencies including International Committee of the Red Cross were attempting to feed others among the 6.5 million Syrians in need, she said.
Syria's conflict, which began in March 2011 as a street uprising against President Bashar Assad's family rule, has killed more than 136,000 people, according to the latest count by the Britain-based Observatory, which tracks the missing and killed through a network of informants on the ground.
The war has also forcibly displaced one-third of Syria's prewar population of 23 million.
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