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Five Little Questions That Reveal the Life God Designed for You
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When the alarm clock goes off, do you dread the day-hopelessly enslaved to a schedule that strangles the life out of your passions?
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Is Dell going to release a Windows 8 driver for the 5630 wireless broadband mini card for the Latitude E6430? If so, when? I purchased the card but I already upgraded to Windows 8 and I don't want to have to revert to Windows 7 to get the device to work.
I solved my 5630 Windows 8 problem last night so I'm posting this here for the benefit of other upgraders.
As you probably know, when you find and download the 5630 Gobi3000 driver, Dell runs a compatability check to see if you have the right kind of laptop, and that list is kept in an encrypted file.
When you run the initial setup.exe, the 5630 driver MSI is extracted to your %appdata%\local\temp folder. Keep an eye on that folder, sorted by date, while setup.exe runs. Copy the resulting folder to your desktop before closing the setup.exe program (because it will disappear on its own when setup closes).
When you run the MSI, again watch the %appdata%\local\temp folder for a folder that appears while the MSI is running. Copy THAT folder to your desktop again.
Finally, go to Device manager, right-click the missing devices one at a time and point them to the second folder on your desktop.
Windows 8 manages broadband devices for you. It is not necessary to use the application from Dell, Verizon, etc.

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Four of The Most Beautiful Chicken Breeds
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People do not only raise chickens as a source of eggs or meat, some people also raise chickens for show, or simply keep them because they consider them to be beautiful.
The fact of the matter is that some breeds of chickens are simply more beautiful than others.
What follows are some of the most beautiful chickens breeds out there as well as a brief description of why they are considered to be beautiful.
The Barred Plymouth Rock
The Barred Plymouth Rock is considered a beautiful chicken, amongst other reasons, because of it's barring. The Bar pattern on the Barred Plymouth Rock make it a very distinctive bird to spot.
The Barred Plymouth Rock was developed in the 1800's by cross breeding Dominiques and Black Javas, thus producing their barred appearance.
Besides for it's barred appearance, the Barred Plymouth Rock also gained fame because of the shape of it's body. It is a plump chicken, with a long, broad and deep body.
The Ameraucana
Ameraucana chickens come in a variety of colors; White, Black, Blue, Blue Wheaton, Wheaton as well as Bluff.
The Ameraucana chicken is considered beautiful for it's full body, as well as it's full muff and beard.
It's muff and beard give the Ameraucana a particularly fluffy appearance, which appeals to most people.
The Ameraucana is also known as the "easter egg" chicken due to the uniqueness of their eggs.
They lay eggs that are light blue as well as blue-green in color. The rooster of this breed is also very beautiful as it has a long tail that stands at a perfect 45 degree angle.
The Campine
The Campine breed might not be one of the friendliest chickens out there but their gold and black appearance definetally makes it one of the most beautiful chicken breeds.
The Campine's upright carriage and beautiful plumage makes it a popular show bird.
Campine's have close fitting feathers and large combs, often also sporting zig-zag patterns. This is a breed that is most common in Northern-Europe, while being considered a rare in other parts of the world.
The Buff Orpington
The Buff Orpington is another popular breed amongst people looking for beautiful chickens. They are heavy birds and their feathers are loose fitting, which gives them an almost fluffy appearance.
They are clean legged and have a single comb. Besides for it's build, the Buff Orpington is also popular because of it's affectionate nature.
It loves to be socialized with and is therefor not only a worthy choice for one of the breeds of chickens kept for beauty, but also a great family pet.
These are but a few of the breeds of chickens kept for their beauty. With over 60 breeds of chickens out their all you have to do is to find a reliable breeding chart and to do a little research and you will be certain to find a breed that you will think is beautiful. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.Build A Chicken House


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Gunter Tag?
It seems as if one of the 'demands' made by Alan Shearer is a move for Spurs starlet Chris Gunter. Gunter spent the second half of last season with Nottingham Forest and seemed to adapt a lot better with the Treehuggers than following his £3m move from Cardiff.
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Snow Totals…
Lake Effect snow squalls brought the first snowflakes and first measurable snow in the area this season. Last night winds shifted more from the west to the north, kicking in the Lake effect snow machine. Due to the strong winds, light snow showers stretched as far as southern Wisconsin this afternoon, although the accumulating snow only existed in the northern half of our coverage area. This morning, folks in the northwoods woke up to a couple inches of fresh snow…here is map of snowfall provided by the N.W.S.
After this map was created, an additional inch or so of snow fell in a few spots. Even a brief snow squall brought a half inch of snow as far south as Abbotsford this afternoon…
Here are some of the snow totals received here at channel 9.
Land O Lakes: 3.75 " Eagle River: 3.0" Sugar Camp: 2.0"
Crandon: 2.0" Tomahawk: 2.0" Lake Tomahawk: 2.0"
Phelps: 2.5" Elcho: 1.0"
Feel free to give us your snow report from your house by leaving a comment.
Meteorologist Brian Niznansky


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Using the Management Software and Setting Up the Array
This chapter provides an overview of the management software and the steps required for first time you log in. It contains the following sections:
The Sun StorageTek 6140 Array provides two interfaces for accessing the configuration software and the monitoring software for the array:
For access instructions, see Logging In and Out Using the CLI.
For access instructions, see Logging In Using the Browser Interface.
The following explains how to log in to and out of a remote host using the CLI. Do so either by remotely logging in to a management software station or by using the Solaris remote client on a remote host.
1. Access the CLI directory:
cd /opt/SUNWsesscs/cli/man
Note - Be sure to add the /opt/SUNWsesscs/cli/bin directory to your path.
2. Log in by typing the following command:
% sscs login -h 6140-hostname [t] -u username
TABLE 7-1 describes the optional arguments associated with the sscs login command for the Sun StorageTek 6140 Array.
You can now use CLI commands to perform the same software operations as those available in the browser interface. For more information, see the sscs(1M) man page, located in /opt/SUNWsesscs/cli/man.
Note - To locate the sscs(1M) man page, you must update your MANPATH variable or use the -m option with the man command.
3. Log out by typing the following command:
# sscs logout
You can start the management software on any system that is connected to the user LAN.
1. Open a supported web browser.
Note - For information about supported web browsers, see the Sun StorageTek 6140 Array Release Notes.
2. Enter the IP address of the management host using this format:
6140-management-host is the IP address of the machine where you installed the Sun StorageTek 6140 management software.
The login page is displayed.
3. Enter root for the user name and the root password of the machine on which you installed the software.
Note - To maintain security on the server running the management host software, the root user name and password should be used only the first time you log in. At that time, create at least one user with a storage user role. Thereafter, that created user can perform all available management functions, including adding or modifying users.
4. Click Log In.
The Sun Java Web Console page is displayed.
The Sun Java Web Console page provides two entry points:
When you select one of the entry points, the appropriate page is displayed.
At this point, you are logged in to the system. Before you begin configuring the system, you should become familiar with the components of the browser interface and how to get help.
Note - The connection closes automatically if there is no activity for approximately 15 minutes.
This section describes the tasks for setting up the array and includes the following topics:
For more information about the management software, you can click the Help button at the top right corner of any window. For more information, see Getting Help.
To access the management software, start by selecting Sun StorageTek Configuration Service from the Storage section of the Sun Java Web Console page.
The Array Summary page is displayed (FIGURE 7-1).
From here, you can carry out the setup tasks described in the following subsections, including registering and naming arrays, setting the array password, setting the system time, adding new users, and enabling premium features.
This section describes the user interface elements and navigation methods. It includes the following topics:
The Sun StorageTek 6140 Array browser interface is the main interface for the system.
This section describes the main elements of the browser interface:
The access buttons (FIGURE 7-2) are located across the top of the web page and enable you to access some of the most common functions and displays.
The access buttons have the following functions:
The quick status displays (FIGURE 7-3) provide user role and server name information, as well as the status of current alarm.
The displays provide the following information:
For a description of the alarm symbols, see the Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment online help. Click the Search tab and type controls and indicators.
You use the navigational controls to move between web pages to view, configure, manage, and monitor the system.
FIGURE 7-4 shows the navigation pane available for the Sun StorageTek Configuration Service.
FIGURE 7-5 shows the navigational tabs available for the Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment.
The content part of each page displays system information and provides a method for performing actions that allow you to administer, manage, monitor, and service the system.
You can click links on each page to display more detailed information about a storage component or device. You can also use browser interface elements such as icons, buttons, check boxes, and radio buttons to perform system administration and storage management tasks.
FIGURE 7-6 shows a typical page content area for the Sun StorageTek Configuration Service.
TABLE 7-2 describes commonly used elements in the content part of the page.
Sets the window to scroll or page through displayed data. Click this button to toggle between Page Through Data and Scroll Through Data.
The column is sorted in ascending (A to Z) order. Click this button to toggle back to sort in descending order. The icon is redisplayed pointing downward.
The column is the active column on which the page is sorted. Click this button to toggle back to sort in descending order. The icon is redisplayed pointing downward.
Selects all data currently displayed. Click this button to select all data.
You can open the online help system by clicking the Help button at the top right corner of the page (FIGURE 7-7).
The online help system is context sensitive and will display help for the current page. The help system also provides conceptual, procedural, and reference information. You can use the Table of Contents, Index, and Search tabs to locate help topics that contain information you are looking for.
To set up the array for basic operation, perform the procedures outlined in the following sections:
Using the Array Registration wizard, you can have the management software either auto-discover one or more arrays that are connected to the network and are not already registered, or you can choose to manually register an array.
The auto-discover process sends out a broadcast message across the management host subnet to identify any unregistered arrays. The discovery process displays the percentage of completion while the array management software polls devices in the network to determine whether any new arrays are available. When complete, a list of discovered arrays is displayed. You can then select one or more arrays to register from the list.
Manual registration enables you to register an array by identifying the IP address of its controller. This option is typically used only to add a storage array that is outside of the subnet of the management host.
The Array Registration wizard displays firmware information for each array and lists any action recommended to bring each array up to the current firmware baseline level. You can choose to perform the recommended firmware upgrade action now or you can modify the array firmware later by selecting the array and clicking the Upgrade Firmware button on either the Array Summary page or the Administration > General page.
You can automatically discover and register arrays that are on the same subnet as the management host.
If the arrays are not on the same subnet as the management host, use Register Array to manually discover the array (see Manually Registering an Array).
To automatically discover and register arrays on the management host subnet:
1. In the Register Array wizard, click Auto Discover Arrays.
The management software detects the array you installed on its subnet and adds it to the Array Summary page.
Note - It takes approximately 2 minutes for the software to discover each array.
2. Verify that the array has been added to the Array Summary page.
3. If the array is not displayed, do one of the following:
If the array is still not displayed, you can register the array manually as described in the next section.
To register an array:
1. Click Sun StorageTek Configuration Service.
The Array Summary page is displayed.
2. Click Register.
The management software launches the Register Array wizard.
3. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Note - The password of the array is not a required entry. No array is shipped with a default password. This field is used only if the array being registered is one that was previously managed and had a set password. To give the array a password, see Setting an Array Password.
To unregister an array:
1. Click Sun StorageTek Configuration Service.
The Array Summary page is displayed.
2. Select the check box to the left of the array you want to remove from the list of registered arrays.
This enables the Remove button.
3. Click Remove.
Each array requires a unique name.
To name an array:
1. On the Array Summary page, click the array you want to name or rename.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Administration > General Settings.
The General Setup page is displayed.
3. In the Name field, enter a unique name consisting of up to 30 characters.
The General Setup page contains other features that you may decide to configure. See the online help for more information.
Your next step is to set a password for the array, if you want, while you are still on the General Setup page.
A new Sun StorageTek 6140 Array is shipped with a blank, or empty, password field. Sun recommends that you establish an array password during initial setup for security purposes. The password prevents other management hosts from unauthorized access to the configuration of the array.
Note - If you assign or change an array password in the Sun StorageTek Configuration Service, you should also add it in the Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment, using the Update Monitoring and Setup Information function. See the online help for more information.
To set an array password on a new array:
1. On the General Setup page, click Manage Passwords.
The Manage Passwords page is displayed.
2. Select Change Array Password.
3. Leave the Old Password field blank.
This is the only time you can leave this field blank, when you establish a password for a new array.
4. Enter a new password consisting of up to 30 characters for the array.
5. Enter the password again to confirm the new password.
6. Click OK.
The General Setup page is displayed.
The management software stores an encrypted copy of the array password, known as the local password, on the management host. Use the Update Array Password in Array Registration Database to ensure that there is no password conflict with another instance of the management software.
If you need to change the array password and you do not have the password that was set during installation, you can use the Service Interface menu of a controller serial port to reset the array password.
To reset the array password:
1. Access the serial port Service Interface menu using the procedures specified in Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses.
2. Select Reset Storage Array (SYMbol) Password.
3) Reset Storage Array (SYMbol) Password
3. Enter y to confirm that you want to reset the array password.
The array password is reset to no password and a confirmation message is displayed.
4. To redefine a password for the array, see Setting an Array Password.
You can also update the system time and date on the General Setup page. When you set the time and date for a selected array, the values are updated for all arrays in the system.
There are two ways in which you can update the system time and date:
To set the time manually:
1. On the General Setup page, scroll down to the System Time section:
2. Select the current hour and minute according to a 24-hour clock.
3. If the date is incorrect, change the month, day, and year to the current date.
4. Click OK to save your changes.
The General Setup page is refreshed, and Success is displayed at the top of the page.
For more information about the fields and buttons on the General Setup page that you can use after you set up your system, see the online help.
One default user name and two user roles are supplied with the management software.
One default user name, root, with an assigned user role of storage is supplied with the management software.
The user role assigned to a user determines that user's access to the management functions for the array. TABLE 7-3 describes the valid user names and user role functions and the requirements for each.
A storage user can use all of the software features related to storage device configuration and array management.
A storage user can use all of the software features related to storage device configuration and array management.
A guest user has read-only privileges and can only view information. This user cannot modify any settings or features.
Note - To maintain security on the server running the management host software, the root user name and password should be used only the first time you log in. At that time, create at least one user with a storage user role. Thereafter, that created user can perform all available management functions, including adding or modifying users.
Multiple instances of the same user name can be logged in concurrently. However, because users with the storage user role have write privileges, there is a risk that the changes of one logged in user will overwrite previous changes of another logged-in user. Therefore, you should develop policies about who can make changes and how to notify others.
Before you can add a user and assign that user a user role, the user name must be defined in the Solaris Operating System /etc/passwd file or network information server (NIS).
1. To view the list of defined users, choose Administration > User Management in the navigation pane.
The User Summary page is displayed.
2. To add a new user, click the Add button.
The Add New User page is displayed.
3. In the User Name field, enter a valid user name.
The user name must be defined in the Solaris Operating System /etc/passwd file or NIS.
4. From the User Role list, select the role you want to assign for this user.
You can assign a user to one of the user roles identified in TABLE 7-3.
5. Click OK.
The User Summary page is displayed with a success message, and the name is added to the list.
Note - Newly added users should enter the same password for the Sun Java Web Console that they use in their Solaris accounts.
License certificates are issued when you purchase premium services.
Premium features that are available with the Sun StorageTek 6140 Array include:
Refer to your license certificate and the Sun License Center for license information. Go to http://www.sun.com/licensing for your local Sun License Center phone number.
To add a license to enable a premium feature:
1. Click the array for which you want to add a new license.
The Volume Summary page for that array is displayed.
2. In the navigation name, choose Administration > Licensing.
The Licensable Feature Summary page is displayed.
3. Click Add License.
The Add License page is displayed.
4. Select the type of license you want to add.
5. Enter the information provided to you by the Sun Licensing Center and click OK.
The license is added to the Licensable Feature Summary page.
The Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment software enables you to monitor and diagnose your arrays and storage environment, including all Sun storage area network (SAN) devices. See the Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment Enterprise Edition Release Notes for a list of supported devices.
1. From the Sun Java Web Console page, click Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment.
2. Click Administration > General Setup > Setup.
The Site Setup page is displayed:
Note - If this is your first time accessing the Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment, the Site Setup page is displayed automatically.
3. Complete the required company, site, and customer contact information and click OK.
Many parameters have default settings you can accept. If you need help on any of the fields, click the Help button.
4. Check the devices that have been discovered and their monitoring status.
a. Click Inventory.
The Devices page displays all of the devices that were discovered by the Sun StorageTek Configuration Service.
b. Verify that all of the expected hosts and devices are listed and that the monitoring status displays Monitored for each device.
5. Discover other supported devices such as SAN switches.
a. Click Discover on the Devices page.
The Discovery page is displayed.
b. Complete the fields on the Discovery page and click Start Discovery.
When the device discovery process is complete, the discovered devices are displayed on the Devices page.
6. Click Administration > Notification.
The Notification Setup page is displayed.
7. Enable local email.
a. Enter the name of the SMTP server.
If the host running this software has the sendmail daemon running, you can accept the default server, localhost, or the name of this host in the required field.
b. Specify the other optional parameters, as desired.
c. If you have changed or entered any parameters, click Save.
d. (Optional) Click Test Local Email to test your local email setup by sending a test email.
If you need help on any of the fields, click the Help button.
8. (Optional) Set up remote notifications to Sun Microsystems services or to an enterprise management application.
a. Scroll down the Notification Setup page to Remote Notification Setup.
b. Select one or more providers.
Email notification is enabled by default. Remote notification selections include Sun Net Connect, Sun Management Center (SunMC), SNMP, and NSCC. If you need information about any of these remote providers, click Help.
c. Click Save.
9. Set up local email notification recipients.
a. Click Administration > Notification > Email.
The Email Notification page is displayed.
b. Click New.
The Add Email Notification page is displayed.
c. Enter an email address for local notification. At least one address is required to begin monitoring events. You can customize emails to specific severity, event type, or product type.
d. Click Save.
10. Check the devices that have been discovered and their monitoring status.
a. Click Inventory.
The Devices page displays all of the devices that were discovered by the Sun StorageTek Configuration Service.
b. Verify that all of the expected hosts and devices are listed and that the monitoring status displays Monitored for each device.
11. Discover other supported devices such as SAN switches.
a. Click Discover on the Devices page.
The Discovery page is displayed.
b. Complete the fields on the Discovery page and click Start Discovery.
When the device discovery process is complete, the discovered devices are displayed on the Devices page.
12. Perform optional setup tasks:
For information about these setup tasks, see the online help.
Now you are ready to install data host and remote management host software on hosts that are not running Solaris OS, as described in Chapter 8.
Copyright © 2007, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Week 4 overview:
Ok now we really start to ratchet down the carbs to around 50 grams of carbs per day ( about or 2 portions) so really make them count !
I'll be honest with you this may not very sustainable for most people myself included....
But take it on as a challenge most people have never gotten their carbs down to this level and here are some of the benefits to keep you motivated.
- Low-Carb Diets Kill Your Appetite (in a Good Way) less hunger and mood swings
- Low-Carb Diets Lead to More Weight Loss. ...
- A Greater Proportion of The Fat Lost Comes From The Abdominal Cavity. ...
- Triglycerides Tend to go Way Down. ...
- Increased Levels of HDL (the "good") Cholesterol.
- Reduced Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels, With a Major Improvement in Type 2 Diabetes.
- Blood Pressure Tends to go Down
- Low-Carb Diets Are The Most Effective Treatment Known Against Metabolic Syndrome.
- Low-Carb Diets Improve The Pattern of LDL Cholesterol
- Low-Carb Diets Are Therapeutic For Several Brain Disorders.
- Possible anti cancer benefits.
High lights this coming week:
- Intermittent fast 4 day's this coming week on Day 22, 24, 26, 28.
- Two servings of carbs per day (50 grams )
- At this point you should be starting you morning with your morning ritual ending the day with a night time ritual ( sleep Hygiene) and working in some form of stress management during the day.
- Have a good idea of what and how much to eat.
- Taking supplements on a regular basis.


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By MAE ANDERSON, AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrities are gabbing about it openly. A growing number of grooming products cater to it. And a recent TV commercial hails it as "the cradle of life" and "the center of civilization."
The vagina is becoming big business.
A generation that grew up with more graphic language and sexual images in the media is forgoing the decades-old practice of tiptoeing around female genitalia in favor of more open dialogue about it. To reach digital-age 20- and 30-somethings, who also have shortened attention spans, marketers are using ads that are edgier, more frank and sometimes downright shocking.
"Gen Y people are more relaxed about their bodies, so there's more attention to products that people would have been embarrassed to talk about before," says Deborah Mitchell, executive director for the Center for Brand and Product Management at the University of Wisconsin School of Business. "It's part of this trend of women saying, 'Hey, we're not ...
KTLA News Anchor Loses it On Concerned Dad
…A Stupid Waste of Time
(By OOC and via TheGirlRevolution.com)
So you might have heard about The Self-Esteem Act we've proposed, requiring "Truth in Advertising" labeling be attached to any ad or editorial that meaningfully changes the human form through digital manipulation, like photoshopping. It's our hope that the Act might help contribute to stemming the epidemic cirsis of confidence affecting girls and women. Not everyone agrees with us.
We bumped into the story below (reposted here with the author's permission) at TheGirlRevolution.com. We love their site, their vision and mission, and everything they're trying to do. We also love that they disagree with us so openly and productively and allowed us to disagree with them, equally.
A large part of what we're hoping to accomplish with and through The Self-Esteem Act is to help mainstream a conversation about the aforementioned epidemic - because no matter what the right answers are, they'll happen faster and with greater scale if the problems come to be understood and recognized at a mainstream level. Dissent (productive dissent) helps do this.
And, we don't pretent to suggest that the act is the final answer or ...
Makes Me Angry
(story submitted by Leo, a 25 year-old Chestist)
My Message: I hate how in magazines like they have to celebrate it when they feature a "plus size" model (which is usually still a slender woman).
It's as if they are saying: "Look, we're featuring models DESPITE them being fat! How advanced are we?" instead of saying: "We employ models, they are beautiful people. Size? What's that?". It makes me proper angry.
And what of you, dear Chestists? Does the presence - or the absence - of "plus-sized" models trouble you as it does our writer?
And do you see images that look like you reflected in the media...plus-sized, small-sized, round-sized, not?
Clearly TSA Doesn't Stand For The Style Authority
(story submitted by 20 Something Wannabe, a Chestist)
"I need a female assist with a bulky dress!"
You've got to be kidding me. As I moved into what can only be described as a Plexiglas tube at Miami International Airport security I started to tear up. Never had I had such a lucid Cher Horowtiz moment. Sure I have the buzzed "lets take a lap before we commit to a location" upon entering any club or party but is there a girl that was a pre-teen in the 90's that doesn't say that?
I immediately wanted to shout at him. "Bulky! This dress is vintage." Who do you think you are, Rachel Zoe? Look, I get you're doing your job keeping our skyways safe and all but I really don't think it's necessary to insult my fashion sense. Not what Obama had in mind.
I wanted to pull a freeze frame moment a la Zack Morris. FYI the dress was a colorful vintage maxi halter and it looked a lot better with the boho Splendid cardigan and straw fedora you made me take off and put thru the x-ray machine.
Finally the female ...
Revoking My Own Feminist Card
(story submitted by Peva, a Chestist)
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I thought I was a modern woman of the twenty-first century, but lately I'm starting to question that.
Ironing my husband's shirts? Check.
Doing my darnedest to make sure I've got a hot dinner waiting for him? Check.
Moving to a new city and state for his job and redefining my career? Check.
I love caring for him and love the life we've created, but sometimes I wonder how I'll find my own ideal balance between playing wife and being my own woman. {end story}.
Ah, life. Sometimes even when it's good it forces us to make compromises and choose between a and b. Actually, often times it does. Whether you're married or not, you ever find yourself being pulled in two directions...torn between what you're doing, want to do - and maybe even what you thought you'd always do or be?
Emma Watson
(story by OOC via DailyNews)
We saw this quote from actress Emma Watson, and it kind of just bummed us out:
"It's ridiculous that being comfortable with yourself seems such an unrealistic goal."It's not that she's one of the most beautiful women in the world (in fact, one of us here @OOC HQ has a totally age inappropriate crush on her); it's not that she's Hermione Granger for crying outloud, it IS that she's a woman and feels that feeling good in her own skin is such a high-bar that it's "unrealistic". Why? Why? Why? Do you feel comfortable with yourself? If you don't, why not and do you feel like Emma does, and that it's an unrealisitic goal? If you do feel comfortable with yourself ...
Gene, Genie
Interestingly, as if this ...
Sex or Self-Esteem? Pick 1.
(story by OOC via WashingtonPost)
According to this article by Ezra Klein in The Washington Post, "young adults like and want moments that boost self esteem more than having sex, eating a favorite food, drinking or pretty much any other pleasurable activity the paper studied...
Participants were asked to imagine their favorite food, sexual activity and self-esteem building experience, such as getting a good grade or receiving a compliment.Then, participants asked how much they "liked" and "wanted" each of those things. The (participants) "liked" and "wanted" the self-esteem boosts more than either of the other activities."
(read the whole story here)
Apparently, these results set off "alarm bells"...which we don't really understand - mostly because (and we're no longer young adults) we agree with the participants. Seriously, sex and good food last about the same amount of time (if you chew quickly) and self-esteem can be so much more enduring and meaningful, right? Or no?
So here's our question...take the test, self-esteem or sex or good food or...what would you rather have than high self-esteem? Tell us, si vous plait.
10 Things About Beauty
(story by OOC via businessinsider.com)
Here's 10 things about beauty from an article in Business Insider:
"On measures of affect and mood, physically attractive people score higher than less physically attractive people. People perceive physically attractive people as smarter, more successful, more sociable, more dominant, sexually warmer, mentally healthier and higher in self-esteem than their physically unattractive counterparts. While this 'beauty is good' effect is moderately strong, studies show that attractive people are neither more nor less intelligent than less attractive people. Physically attractive people are more relaxed and socially adept and less socially anxious and lonely than less physically attractive people. We are more likely to divulge personal information about ourselves to physically attractive people than we are to divulge less physically attractive people. We are more likely to help a physically attractive person than we are a physically unattractive person. If we are presented with a group of people and asked to use non-physical cues to identify who has psychopathology, we are more likely identify physically unattractive people as we are to identify more physically attractive people. Physically attractive people with psychological disturbance are judged to be more maladjusted and to have a ...
Happy National Coming Out Day!
(story by Mir from WouldaCouldaShoulda.com - and you'll be glad you did.)
There's this app on Facebook that lets you donate your status for National Coming Out Day, and it changes your status to say something about how you stand with others for LGBT equality. I did it last year; I did it again this year. I don't know that my donated status is changing anyone's life, really. It seems like a small thing to do, and I don't usually "do" Facebook meme kinds of things, but I don't know, this is something I always feel like doing.
I try to imagine a world where people would hate me or discriminate against me just because I love my husband, and realize that's a reality for a lot of people, and it just makes me angry. Thinking about people using love as a justification for hate makes me stabby, which I realize has the potential to become an endless cycle of wrongness. But there it is. I believe the world needs more love. I believe hating people who love differently is counterproductive. And I want my kids to grow up ...
I'm Going To Say Vagina a Lot
(story by Mir from Woulda Coulda Shoulda.com)
I'm just going to apologize in advance for this one. If you're of a delicate constitution and discussion of genitals makes you feel faint (and not in a good way, one assumes), please feel free to skip the following.
If you can handle a little bit of anatomy-talk in the name of honest discussion, onward!
Okay. So, over the summer, Summer's Eve debuted a line of commercials which featured... talking vaginas. Really, hands imitating vaginas. Which talked. Said vagina-hands (hand-vaginas?) also exploited just about every racist stereotype possible, and so there was a swift and immediate push-back from the public, and the ads disappeared just as swiftly as they'd appeared. (Thank goodness.) If you find this equal parts intriguing and horrifying, you can read about it and see the videos over at Adweek.
When this happened, people blogged about it, and complained about it on Twitter, and I saw it all happen and thought, "Man, some ad executive just lost his job." (His; of course his, because what self-respecting woman would've thought up that campaign? Exactly.)
Then I went on with my life, because people ...
Mental Health Day
(story by OOC via theage.com)
Self-esteem can often get pigeonholed into how we feel about how we look. While for a lot of us that may be a driver, here @OOC HQ, we think of it more broadly, and define it as how we feel about us and where we're at.
Even when where we're at is the office. And, at least in Australia, stress and not physical injury is the #1 cause of work absence.
You ever take a mental health day? What leads you to that p - or help you get out of bed in the morning?
And for you at OOC HQ, stop reading and get back to work!
Plus Sized?
(story submitted Anonymously, by a Chestist)
I cant stand it when they put women in magazines or ads and they call them " plus " sized. Since when is a size 8 a plus size? These women look thinner than my thigh for pete's sake. Get real. {end story}
What do you guys think about the designation "Plus Sized"?
Where's plus-size begin for you?


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Columbia, SC (WLTX) - South Carolinians are being asked to come together today in prayer.
Gov. Nikki Haley called for prayer vigils to be held statewide beginning at noon. She's asked that houses of worship throughout the state toll their bells at that exact time.
The governor wants everyone--regardless of faith--to pray for continued strength and healing, and to give thanks for the state's blessings. She said in light of two high-profile murder trials going in the state, and the recent hardship caused by Hurricane Matthew, now was the time to come together.
She said she remembered how the state pulled through last year's tragedy that included the Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre, the Walter Scott police killing, and the historic flooding.
"I just felt it was a very important time that we all come together and just reflect back on 2015 and think about what brought us together in the first place what allowed the rest of the country and the world to notice the grace of South Carolinians," she said Monday.
Haley herself plans to mark the moment at Mother Emanuel in Charleston.


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Selena Gomez is making headlines again and this time they carry a note of empowerment.
Between on-again off-again rollercoaster of a relationship with Justin Bieber, media frenzies, pregnancy rumors, and switching management — 2014 has not been the best year for Selena Gomez. After the fallout from her journey to rehab, Selena has been scrambling to get her life (and public image) back together again. Surprisingly, she took to social media; specifically, instagram to 'take her power back'. And she took a pretty revealing photo to boot!
What do you think of Selena's message?


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A Cholesterol blood test should be performed semi annually as part of a personal wellness plan. This schedule can be difficult for many individuals because of the requirement to fast prior to the blood test. Specifically when having your blood tested for cholesterol the accepted procedure is to "fast" for nine to twelve hours prior to the test. This means not to eat or drink anything (except water) during that period if you want the blood test results to be accurate. Now research suggests that this may not be a steadfast requirement. The new study followed children who had their total cholesterol, high density lipoproteins (HDL), low density lipoproteins (LDL) and triglycerides measured twice daily. Researchers found that fasting had no significant impact on total cholesterol or HDL levels. However, there was a nominal increase in LDL levels and a negative effect on the triglyceride levels in children who were fasting. The findings were not conclusive but it does bring hope to those of us who don't like to skip breakfast.
Fasting may not be necessary for children prior to cholesterol test–study
TheMedGuru.com: May 4, 2010
According to a new study, the usual practice of fasting overnight before a cholesterol assessment so as not to affect the result may not be necessary in children.
According to a new study, the usual practice of fasting overnight before a cholesterol assessment so as not to affect the result may not be necessary in children.
Some recent studies in adults have established that elimination of fasting prior to lipid tests did not greatly alter the results.
Lead author of the study, Dr Asheley C. Skinner of the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine at Chapel Hill stated, "Cholesterol testing can be very difficult for families
When having to fast, this almost always means the child has to return on another morning for the test, which can be very problematic for busy families."
Data analyzed
In a bid to assess whether lipid tests are reliable without fasting, the researchers analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006 among kids and adolescents.
All the children were asked to have total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoproteins (HDL), low density lipoproteins (LDL) and triglycerides tests either in a morning or afternoon session.
The fasting status of the children was recorded. In addition, factors such as weight, age, race, ethnicity and sex were taken into account.
Findings of the study
The researchers noted that fasting had no significant effect on TC or HDL levels. Meanwhile, there was only a nominal increase on LDL levels in children who had fasted.
However, fasting did exhibit a negative effect on the triglyceride levels.
Skinner stated, "These results suggest it might be acceptable to simply test children immediately during whatever clinical visit prompted the recommendation to test.
"Because the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends cholesterol screening for a large group of children, these findings could reduce the burden of such screening.
The study has been presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Cholesterol tests
A total cholesterol test is a rough measure of all the cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood.
Cholesterol is a waxy fat like substance found in all parts of the body. The body requires a small amount of cholesterol to work properly. Too much cholesterol can clog the arteries and lead to heart disease.
Some cholesterol is considered "good" and some is considered "bad." Different blood tests are needed to individually measure each type of cholesterol.
The general procedure to get accurate results is not to eat or drink anything for nine to 12 hours before the test. Water is allowed but other beverages such as coffee, tea, or soda should be avoided. Drugs are also not allowed as that can affect the test.
by Neharika Sabharwal


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Christmas is Cancerred: A Holiday Benefit Featuring Dan Carroll and his Stupid Tumor.
Moderately famous comedian, Dan Carroll has been dealt one of God's cruelest hands… a tumor. The Seattle darling will be going under the knife December 9th to remove this malicious and life threatening* growth. Thanks to a crack team of highly trained specialists, and Dan's own, unyielding determination, odds of survival are good. But nothing comes without a price.
Though he may still draw breath on December 10th, a new looming threat of immense debt has emerged on the horizon. Dan is a brave soul who has decided to preserver still and will be performing a benefit show on December 18th, at 8PM here at the Comedy Underground. Dan will be joined by his close friends who are uniting under the banner of comedy to destroy the Debt Demon coming in to kill him. Join us as we laugh at Dan's impending demise, and help him pay this debt off while we are at it.
Too young to die, too poor to fight. Daniel needs your help!
Tickets are $20 and most of that goes directly toward the medical bills not covered by insurance.
Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8! Please tell all your friends!
Dan Carroll started doing stand-up right here at the Comedy Underground. Well, not exactly here, the club used to be two blocks away. He actually helped move it. He's a pretty sweet guy like that. He's also super funny.
He's performed at both the Moore and Paramount Theaters as well as numerous competitions and festivals including Bumbershoot, the Seattle and San Francisco International Comedy Competitions, The Original Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival.
He lived in Seattle, New York, and his car. Long story.
From Seattle, Geoff Brousseau shares a special something found in many of the great comics through the ages: he is an alcoholic from a broken home with a thriving inferiority complex. He made the decision to become a stand up comic after being told he should by people throughout his life. This decision, while not the stupidest he ever made, is nonetheless something Geoff can no longer take back.
Geoff Brousseau considers his jokes like he considers his women: "If it gets laughs, marry it".
Geoff is single. If you like someone who tells the truth and is honest about himself, sometimes brutally, Geoff is your guy. Remember, Geoff is who you would be if you had made just 43 more bad decisions.
This is not to be missed.
*No evidence as of yet that this tumor is malicious or life-threatening.
Comedy Underground is 21 and over and ID is required.


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CAT | Advice
Helping Children Make Friends
No comments · Posted by admin in Advice, General, Self Esteem
One of the goals for publishing Nobody Likes Me was to help with children's self esteem. I found a great article dealing with a sensitive and common problem for children of early elementary school age. It's wonderful advice that I hope you find helpful!
Nobody Likes Me: Helping Children Make Friends
by Lisa M. Cope
It's a heartbreaker. Your child comes home from school one day and says he doesn't have any friends and that nobody likes him – the dreaded words no parent wants to hear. You've been there; you know how cruel it can be on the playground and how quickly friendships seem to come and go throughout life. You want to wrap up your little guy and protect him from the world and most of all, you want to ensure that he has plenty of friends.
As much as you'd like to step in, you simply can't make friends for him. You can, however, give him the tools he needs to be social and to be a good friend. Every child is born with an innate need to attach or be in a relationship, but how he goes about forming those relationships depends largely on his temperament. Children can start to develop real friendships around the age of four or five. When everything goes smoothly, it can be exhilarating and great. But when you see your child hitting some bumps in the road to having his own "B.F.F.," you can help.
According to Denise Salin, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Parent Educator, you don't want to push. "Some children, especially younger elementary school age ones, need help developing social skills such as empathy, problem-solving, negotiating, cooperation and communication skills" before they are comfortable making friends. "If an elementary aged child does not seem to want to make friends, it's important to try and get an understanding of what may be going on."
To support the development of friendships in your child's life, try some of these techniques:
communication skills · elementary school age · empathy · friendships · helping children · parent educator · self esteem · temperament


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I Have An Xbox 360
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 1,313 People
Anybody wanna play later?I play Mw3, GTA V, COD Black Ops 2 and other games my Gamertag is Pixaled
Karadonis 18-21, M 2 Responses 2 Jan 26, 2015
Well its my brother's,but yeah
aliadele 18-21, F 3 Responses 4 Aug 9, 2015
xxnewbiegamer 18-21, F 3 Sep 4, 2015
Don't wanna be a nardbut uh anybody got destiny
awkwardaf 18-21, M 3 Responses 2 Mar 15, 2015
Any active members on here.I just bought this Xbox 360 and I need more gamer friends.
Culinaryman23 26-30, M 0 Jan 17, 2016
Dose anyone play destiny?I kinda need help on getting my thorn gun
anyone play CoD Ghost.I want make friends online. I'm not good at all but it would be cool to have some one to chat with while I play.
Brothergoro 18-21 1 Response 1 Jul 31, 2015
Hey everyone my name is Shawn I love xboxif any of you want to add me here is my gamer tag it's Deathwalks32
Blackwolf666 18-21, M 1 Response 2 Jul 9, 2014
I have a Xbox with liveand headset
Paulmarley909 16-17, M 1 Jul 31, 2015
hahah my kids play it.I don't...
I have all the platforms,went crazy with it, hook, line and sinker. It's my alter ego, my escape, my security blanket if you will. I feel safe in this world Because I can pretend whatever I want to be, and that is why RPG is my only choice.
zorba04 36-40, F 3 Responses 4 Jun 17, 2014
Got a question. When playing a CD,is it normal for the 360 to play the songs randomly? If I want the songs to play in order, I'm having to change the tracks manually. I never have to do that with my original Xbox.
Railfan50 51-55, M 2 Responses 0 Feb 25, 2016
Any guys who play Halo 3 still,drop me a message with your Gamer tag and I'll add you (:
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I remember back in the olden dayswhen I used to play with my friends on Xbox live almost everyday and we mostly played Grand Theft Auto 5 together and also a few other games. It was the funnest days of my life.
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I have always wanted an Xbox ,never had the money for it. My boyfriend was constantly playing games so I got myself one for my birthday and my boyfriend and I play together just about every night. He kicks my *** at just about everything we play and honestly he seemed more excited than I did that I was...
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Hell yeah I have an xbox,it's my life practically, even if I don't have xbox live :/ I still love playing my favorite games on it, and me and my friends always play on it when they visit And if I had a ps3 I would be even more happy hahaha But yeah, videogames are my life
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Anyone want to play????????
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AddictedTo Skyrim. Have you ever fallen in love with a video game? Its been nearly 2 years since released and I still play Skyrim day in and day out. Haha what's wrong with me? I used to think I was pale due to genetics but it's summer and I'm still pale; not enough sunlight. The reason...
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I'm A Major GamerI love the Xbox. It has it's flaws, yes, but I usually spend hours after school or on the weekends playing Battlefield, a little bit of CoD, and a couple of other games. Anybody who wants to add me just hit me up on here, and I'll make a spot on my Friends list for ya
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Rather my brother doesand I like to play it whenever he lets me
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Hi all. I have an Xbox 360 with Kinect.The model I have I actually won off of a candy wrapper! Several years ago, I entered a code off of a Starburst wrapper, and won! I traded my original Xbox 360 to my brother-in-law for a tablet. Because I work two jobs, I hardly play it. I currently have 50 games, with 3 on the...
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I bought a used one awhile back.So far, I have Tiger Woods PGA Tour '12, Ace Combat 6 (suck at it, lol), and Forza Motorsport 3. More games to come at a later time.
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Xbox Rocks My World!I bought a 360 for Christmas 2 years ago, for one game: Mass Effect. Boy am I glad I did! I've been a gamer for years, and always thought of myself as a die-hard Nintendo freak, and though I still love my Wii and DS, I'm mad about XBOX! Fave games: Mass Effect, Portal...
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Up until now it was morethan enough but now Fallout 4 is on the cards im going to have to save up for next gen :(
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Anyone have free 48 hours gold membershipor something? Please be a good Samaritan :P
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I Wish I had as many friends in real lifeas I did on Xbox, I also wish I knew some of my friends on Xbox in real life
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INDIANAPOLIS — It's dangerous to take it down to the wire against a team with horse shoes on its helmets and a quarterback named Luck.
Still, the Seahawks' 34-28 loss at Indianapolis was not a matter of ill fortune as much as squandered opportunity, and afterward, players were left counting all the points they should have scored but didn't.
And after a month of nothing but rallying and winning and living on the competitive edge, the Seahawks found themselves dealing with some realities.
Most notably: This two-week stretch of road games against Houston and Indianapolis was expected to be the most challenging fortnight of the season, and a split would still set them up nicely.
They achieved that. Besides, it wasn't likely they were going to win all 16.
"Hey, the good news is we're 4-1, coming back home, and you can bet your tail that we're going to have a great week of practice and we're going to come back firing," receiver Golden Tate said.
The Seahawks rallied to a win in overtime last Sunday at Houston, but in that case Texans quarterback Matt Schaub cooperated with a costly mistake. Indy's Andrew Luck did the opposite, finding receivers in tight windows and leading the Colts to 11 points in the fourth quarter.
The Seahawks mostly were cautious with their post-game complaints, but they were clearly not pleased with a couple debatable pass-interference calls, and a ruling that gave them a safety rather than a touchdown on a blocked punt in the first quarter.
"I think we did a great job early on, but we just can't bust coverages and have mental errors, especially on the road," safety Earl Thomas said.
As he referenced, the bulk of the Seahawks problems were of their own making.
They drove the ball to the Indy 30 or closer on seven occasions, and scored just two touchdowns and four field goals. They converted on only two of 12 third downs.
They also had a punt blocked and returned for a score, and gave up 34 points, more than any game since Oct. 30, 2011 (Cincinnati).
The vaunted Legion of Boom secondary saw receiver T.Y. Hilton catch five passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
More troubling, for the second time in two weeks, opposing receivers seemed to get free because of assignment mistakes, the mark of an inexperienced secondary, not a quartet featuring three Pro Bowl players and an All-Pro.
And the offensive line, playing without four starters (two tackles, a center and the tight end), left quarterback Russell Wilson with time to do little but take a quick peek downfield and then take off running to avoid pressure.
The problems with the line were to be expected, making it even more impressive that running back Marshawn Lynch and Wilson each rushed for 102 yards. Make that 102 extremely difficult yards.
As disappointing as the loss was, it doesn't change much about how the season is shaping up for the Seahawks. That is, unless it helped establish a blueprint for beating them, and they fail to improve the areas of concern.
"There's going to be other tough games," Wilson said. "It's the National Football League. Every game is not going to be easy; every game it going to be close. We're prepared for that fight and we'll be prepared for it when it comes up again."
One of the pregame narratives hailed this as a duel between Luck and Wilson, a pair of second-year quarterbacks destined for NFL stardom. They both showed the goods.
Wilson has led seven fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives, but at the end on Sunday, it was Luck's turn.
"There's only been one perfect team to ever play the game," Wilson said, pointing to the 1972 Miami Dolphins. "So you just look forward to the next opportunity. After a loss, leaders (need to) pick up everybody else and make sure they're all on the same page and continue to be positive."
Injuries have piled up, things did not go their way, and they played a tough team on the road. So Wilson and head coach Pete Carroll both pointed to the main positive takeaway.
"We had some tremendous fight in us near the end today," Wilson said. "That's big, and we need to keep bringing that to the table."
Carroll agreed.
"I love the way we fought and the way we played and the way that we got after it," Carroll said. "So we have a lot to move forward with."


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Kind of funny that regular glasses or standard contacts would stop at least some types of effects. The point of such lenses is because the light rays entering the eye aren't focused properly, artificial assistance is required so they focus on the appropriate parts of the eye. Theoretically, someone with faulty sight wearing glasses or contacts should have the energy of some types of magic attack directed to the focus point, rather than it being blocked. Although an argument can be made for glasses being slightly reflective. Of course, that opens up: the fun of people being able to avoid the effects by taking off/out their lenses, but then finding it difficult to navigate; if someone's prescription has changed since getting the glasses, subverting, twisting, or zigzagging the effect of the attack; what happens with people with artificial corneas.
08:42:00 PM Dec 13th 2012
Not magic, but some predators, such as tigers, only attack from behind, when the prey can't see them. For this reason, people in tiger-rich areas of India may wear masks on the backs of their heads. Possible Real Life example?
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A third and final man has been found guilty of robbing and killing a 61-year-old in north Denver last year.
Derek Webb, 29, was found guilty of two counts of murder, burglary and aggravated robbery for the May 6, 2015 crime.
His co-defendant, 39-year-old Chad Baluska, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the case and will be sentenced in January.
A third perpetrator, 26-year-old Eric Fuhs, will spend life in prison after he was found guilty of first-degree murder, burglary and aggravated robbery.
He was the victim's nephew.
Prosecutors say Webb, Baluska and Fuhs went to victim Samuel Grady's home in the 4900 block of Green Court and shot him.
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Masked, armed men assault family in Co Louth
21/07/2014 - 09:13:05Back to Ireland Home
Gardaí are hunting for two men who abducted a man and assaulted some of his family in Co Louth at around 11.30pm last night.
An 18-year-old man had arranged to meet a person at Newtownstalaban, Drogheda, to sell his car, but he was met by two masked men, one of whom was armed.
He was taken at gunpoint to a disused farmhouse where he was held there for a number of hours, before being taken to his own house.
A number of family members were assaulted, none seriously, and the raiders searched the house before taking some property worth less than €1,000.
They then left the house in the owner's car which was later found burnt out a short time later.
Investigating Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to contact Drogheda Garda Station on 041-9874200, the Garda Confidential Line 1-800-666-111 or any Garda Station.


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|Spud – Exit, Pursued by a Bear
|Monday, 10 December 2012 08:58
By John van de Ruit
Before reading the book, the title suggests that there shall be some sort of ending and finality about it. The quote, "Exit, Pursued by a Bear", is one that John Milton (Spud) and his English teacher (The Guv) – a poetry fanatic - often announce to each other and is extracted from Shakespeare's play, A Winter's Tale. The quote has reference to death in this play but on the other hand it is an appropriate title for the fourth "Spud" book because it refers to his departure from school and the end of his final year. The title also implies that this may be the last book in the series that has delighted so many young readers.
The novel is written from the point of view of the protagonist – Spud Milton – and records his daily life as a student as well as his hilarious time at home in his diary.The entire series is targeted at a younger age group between the ages of 13 and 18 as it captures teenagers' minds. Thirteen year olds are about to encounter High School and for them the "Spud" series provides a wildly exaggerated version of what high school will be like, thus increasing their excitement and eagerness. This is not to say that readers over this age group would not enjoy this popular series. An informal register is used as it is a personal diary format.
John van de Ruit's ability to empathise with this student has made this book and series such a great success. This strength has allowed readers to feel the pressure that Spud feels throughout his grade 12 year and gives us the ability to relate to the boy that most South African teenagers now know so well.
I found the previous Spud novel, Learning to fly, not as great as I anticipated it would be. However, Exit, Pursued by a Bear was a huge improvement and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The wide variety of characters and personalities make the book more interesting and there is development in not only Spud's personality but also in the rest of the Crazy Eights. In addition to this, the group grow closer and perform even more ridiculous stunts such as streaking through St Catherine's School For Girls naked as well as travelling to Lake Malawi on a sponsored trip. Spud's 'hero and villain' moments on the cricket field, his creativity and excellence in theatre as well as his duties as a prefect and academic strength (Maths excluded) are not forgotten and are all enclosed within the novel's 410 pages.
Spud Milton grows from a grade 11 to a matric and a prefect, from an actor to the director of the competition winning house play. Responsibilities are thrust upon him and against all odds and through any means (even bribery) he overcomes them and survives. As the plot develops to the climax of the school Matric Dance and looming final exams, so too does Spud mature as a student in the school, a son to his chaotic parents and as a grandson to his infamously delusional grandmother, Wombat.
There were areas in the book where I found myself having to re-read pages again to fully understand what was being said. A few online reviews said that the nicknames of each of the different characters were very confusing, however, having read "Spud" from the first novel, I found no problem with this.
The way in which it is written is clever and well structured, each day acted as a sort of chapter or sub-chapter and the plot held the unexpected twists and turns that you would expect in any novel containing the diversity of personalities known as the Crazy Eight. It achieved what it set out to do and it was a great finishing touch on a overall successful series. It let out the secrets of boarding school and one could argue that it prepared some younger readers for the years to come and the challenges and joys of Matric and High School.
Each new book that has been released in this series has built upon the previous one, providing even more humour as well as introducing and saying goodbye to various characters along the way. How John van de Ruit described some of Spud's "best days of [his] life" left me shivering with delight and wanting to keep on reading.
As a teenager, I have always looked forward to the release of the latest "Spud" novel and have never thought about not reading it when it arrives. I would recommend the series to those who haven't read it and am slightly sad now that I have completed it. Parents should show it to their children; but if not, I am sure that they will find out about it without your help!


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About nine years ago, we went through a bout with plantar warts. They are a nightmare to get rid of. Here were my little children lying on their stomach while, night after night, mom clipped away bits of dead skin and reapplied the Compound W. Finally the wicked seeds were eradicated from our home.
While discussing the epidemic which had just passed our home with my sister-in-law, she mentioned that someone once told her to use an aspirin. Plain aspirin. You stick it on the wart, cover it for seven days (no more, no less) and voila! The wart falls off.
Fast forward a couple of years and I got a wart. I put the theory to test and, sure enough, after seven days it fell off leaving a small hole in my foot.
Now, fast forward to a week ago. One of my daughters (who, btw, chooses to remain anonymous) comes to me and tells me she has a big wart on the side of her toe. Boy, she wasn't kidding! It had grown down as far as it could so it had begun growing up. Kinda looked like cauliflower.
I was ready this time. Out came the aspirin and the duct tape. Why duct tape? It sticks to everything forever, even sweaty feet. In no time that toe was taped up and that wart had been sentenced to death-row.
Last night my daughter, who still chooses to remain anonymous, let me know it had been a week and wanted to check the wart. Now, she had just showered in the morning and we didn't change the duct tape before she went off to school. You know how your skin gets white and wrinkly when you don't change your bandage after swimming? Well, that's what happened. I took off the sock and this is what I found...
Prepare yourself... this is not for the faint of heart...
The wart literally fell out. Brownish-gray ooze came out as I pulled back the bottom edge and all of us were fighting back the pukies.
**slight shutter all over again**
Here's what was left of her toe when we were finished. We doused it with some triple antibiotic, slapped on a bandaid, and sent her off to bed.
I hate warts.


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I was a Sunnysider for 14 months, my first year in the city. For a Northern Californian, Queens was an alien landscape where just about everything is organized differently: better public transportation, transparent but approachable personalities and a true melting pot society where you can literally hear six different languages crossing the street (and not be in a tourist spot). Though I enjoyed Sunnyside, my eventual exposure to Brooklyn called me away and I soon left to re-engage my youth and a growing sense of superficiality. While I'd stepped foot back in the neighborhood a handful of times since moving, after two-years away I went back to Sunnyside from my home in Bushwick to see how the neighborhood had changed.
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A majority of complaints filed by Billy Hunter against Derek Fisher and Jamie Wior were dismissed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Wednesday.
However, Judge Huey Cotton ruled Hunter, the former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, can move forward with breach of contract claims against Fisher and the NBPA.
"The plaintiff has demonstrated that there was an enforceable contract and that the contract required payment in the event of termination," Cotton wrote in his ruling.
However, Cotton also wrote the "plaintiff does not describe the breach ... and the court believes in this case that the plaintiff can amend to clarify the allegations of breach are directed at the failure to comply with the provision regarding payment of salary after termination."
All complaints against Wior were dismissed, 12 of the 14 complaints against Fisher were dismissed and four complaints against the NBPA can move forward. Hunter filed the complaint in May and seeks compensation and punitive damages of at least $10 million.
Hunter was fired in February after an independent investigation into the union's business practices, which criticized Hunter's hiring practices and fiduciary duties.
Both sides claimed varying measures of victory in today's ruling.
"We're pleased that the judge's decision supports Mr. Hunter's position that his contract was valid and allows his suit against the NBPA to continue," attorney David Anderson of Sidley Austin said in a statement after the ruling.
Andrew Kassof the attorney for Fisher and Wior said in a statement, "Today proved that Mr. Hunter's claims continue to be both farfetched and offensive. ... It has been clear that Mr. Hunter filed this case in retaliation to my clients' efforts in protecting the NBPA and its players. Today's ruling establishes once again that my clients acted properly and in the organization's best interests. We are thrilled with the court's decision."
Christina Sarchio, the attorney for the NBPA, released a statement, too.
"We are pleased with the Court's ruling today that dismissed virtually all of Billy Hunter's claims against the Union and individual defendants," Sarchio said. "While the case is ongoing, we are confident that we will prevail."
Depending on the ruling after Hunter amends his complaint, it's possible the two sides settle the dispute in arbitration.
The NBPA is still conducting a search for an executive director and is in the process of identifying candidates.


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(BEDROOM LINNNEN CAN BE CHANGED TO SUIT MALE OR FEMALE)- FIRSTLY COUPLES ARE MOST WELCOME AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICE. PREPARED TO NEG FOR THE RITE PERSON. SMOKERS ONLY OUTSIDE IN SMOKING AREAS. THANKYOU. No pets im sorry. Beautiful home in sort area of Bundaberg. House is fully furnished with lovely furniture which has a taste of a Balinese feel throughout. 4 dining areas , one formal in formal lounge/dining, one off the new kitchen and 2 outside around bar/BBQ and pool area. Large in-ground pool surrounded by tropical gardens with a powered lazy hut and deck chairs above the pool. All rooms are tastefully decorated with fans, TV, Foxtel in all bedrooms (basic package docoa and movies. If you require more the cost is for you to pay)and outside in open outdoor casual lounge area. BBQ near pool. All linnen, laundry needs and cleaning equipment is supplied by myself. All house and yard duties are also done myself except your own room. Pool is sparking clean except on windy days a few leaves fall in. Very private setting with 6 foot fences and foliage growing around the fence boundary. Under cover parking for your car, close to all emenities. Walking distance to Sugarlands shopping centre. Home is large enough for privacy, crossing paths is a rarity except for communal kitchen at times. Sensor lights throughout home so you don't get lost at nightt. No drug users or alcoholics need apply. ( casual drinkers like myself are fine resp after a hard day at work) Nor students or unemployed I'm sorry! A must see home and yard to gain it's full potential. If your looking for a peaceful tranquil home to live I suggest you may wish to look. Full security everywhere for your personal safety. Thankyou, Trac
New house in brand new estate (actually located at 8 Ganggajang Way, Kalkie, Bundaberg). Of the 4 bedrooms, 2 are available for rent one room is taken by a 24 year old working female. All rooms are fully furnished, bed with new mattress/linen, contain built in wardrobe and ceiling fan, with living areas air conditioned. Indoor/outdoor entertaining space and yard available to share. Utilities are included in rent, excluding internet/wifi. Main bathroom would be shared between tenants. Rent must be paid in advance (in leiu of security bond).
Both rooms are furnished - double bed, bedside table, built-in mirrored wardrobe, ceiling fan, security screen. Large kitchen, outside bbq/entertaining area, home gym. Singles $160/week inc. Couple $230/week inc. Looking for an employed person/s who is reliable and tidy. Cleans up after themselves.
I have a spare room available to rent . The room has a ceiling fan , air - con , tv plug and a double bed . There is a spare room next to it you can also use if you need more room at no extra cost . I only have one person or a couple at one time . It's a large house with 5 bedrooms . Two living areas and a large outdoor area with a BBQ. You will have your own bathroom and shed to park your car in , there is space in the shed if you need more room . Unlimited WiFi (nbn) , water and electricity are included in the rent . Smoking is outside only .
Unfurnished room for rent in Branyan (Kentucky bluegrass estate). 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home on just over 1 acre with a double lock up garage. All rooms have ceiling fans, aircon in the lounge room, Foxtel and wifi. Message me for more info 😊
Just a short stroll to the beach, shops, public transport and the best Cafe in Bargara! (The Journey) This property is fully fenced, has a beautiful breeze and is within a safe and quiet neighbourhood. The Internet and electricity is included in your rent. Does not include food or personal items - Town is just a 15 minute drive from home - There is a 2nd toilet for convenience - Pedistal fan in the bedroom and a security screened window - Built in robe - There is a single bed you are welcome to use if you wanted to.
Room for rent in share house at Bargara. We are located close to the beach. Rent covers internet and electricity. The house is furnished, rooms generally unfurnished but some furniture is available. All rooms have built in cupboards.
Furnished Double room with a wardrobe in a great coastal location 7 min walk to the shore 5 min drive to Kellys beach, 10 min drive to Bargara shopping centre. Bus stop is 4 min walk. $150 p/w incl utilities (power, internet, water)
This home is Ocean Front - just south of Bargara Beach ( Bundaberg ) ! It is neat & Very cosy & fully furnished - except for your bed.
-Right on the water can see the water from the lounge/dining area, located on a sandy river mouth leading to the beach, half basketball court and park over the road with a fish and chips shop just up the road. -Air-conditioned bedroom -Storage space can be provided under the house -House is furnished - Google maps/earth the address to get an idea of the location! Top spot to live!


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Apple releases OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks update
Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2014, 11:49
Category: Mavericks, News, security, Software
In the midst of the iPhone 6 hype and hoopla, a major operating system update just hit.
Late Wednesday, Apple released OS X 10.9.5, which includes the following fixes and changes:
– Safari version 7.0.6.
– Fix for VPN-related vulnerability.
– Fix for file access from SMB servers.
– Fix for the reliability of virtual private network connections that use USB Smart Cards as IDs.


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If you've spent any amount of time swimming around the pond, you've undoubtedly noticed that more than a few of us have mad love for Harlequin. We read 'em, we review 'em, we love them with the kind of slavish devotion usually reserved for stalkers. So when we learned that Harlequin editor, Marsha Zinberg was doing a blog tour in honor of Harlequin's Famous Firsts collection, we jumped at the chance to have her stop by for a visit. OK, in truth we just about fell all over ourselves. But Marsha is made of some stern stuff, and we're happy to report we didn't scare her off with our borderline rabid fan girl behavior. So, without further ado – here's Marsha sharing with us the romance novels that got some of Harlequins "Famous Firsts" on the path to romance super-stardom!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the creation of excellence or the achievement of success usually stands on the shoulders of those who have gone before.
There was little hesitation when I asked the Famous Firsts authors about the books that had turned them on to romance, or the authors that they had particularly loved. As you may have guessed, I fell under the spell of Jane Austen in high school, and a much-thumbed school edition of Pride and Prejudice still holds pride of place on my bookshelves.
I discovered that I shared that early delight with Stella Cameron, who also loved the Whiteoaks series.
For Carla Neggers, it was The Moonspinners, by Mary Stuart, which she read when she was twelve. A short dozen years later, she had produced her own first novel.
Anne Stuart was only ten when she fell under the gothic spell of Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt. She asked her grandmother for the hardcover for Christmas, and thus began her romance reading career!
Joan Johnston loved Jude Devereux's Velvet series. She was thrilled to be the winner of an autographed copy of Velvet Angel when it was raffled off at the second annual Romantic Times convention. She only had to pay the postage! She also mentioned that Roberta Gellis's Rosalynde series taught her to bring dimension to her characters by having them say one thing and think something else entirely.
Kathleen Woodiwiss's The Wolf and the Dove hooked Debbie Macomber. She also loved early Harlequin romances by Ann Mather and Violet Winspear.
Linda Lael Miller wasn't a southern girl, but she fell hard for Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. (Another favorite of mine, too!) And Judith McNaught's Whitney, My Love followed close behind.
Lori Foster claims that school never gave her a huge love of reading, but historical romances, such as those by Johanna Lindsay, really engaged her. Then she moved on to early books of Linda Howard and Jayne Ann Krentz, and the rest is history…..
Her journalism background caused Vicki Lewis Thompson to approach an early romance by Tate McKenna as a research project. What was all this fuss about romance writing? Could she do it? She sure could, and she sure did.
Now here's a lovely story that I just learned. Lindsay McKenna met her husband in 1972, when she was in her late twenties. Her husband-to-be took his betrothed to Genevieve, Ohio to meet his mother, and the thing she most wanted to share with her soon-to-be daughter-in-law was her Harlequin romance novels. She was particularly fond of doctor/nurse stories. Lindsay dutifully took home ten or fifteen, read them, enjoyed them, but thought she could do better. So she decided to try writing one herself. She credits her mother-in-law with introducing her to the romance industry and starting her career!
What romances do you consider "classics"? Please share your favorites with me. I'd love to know what book or author initiated your romance reading habit!
Please be sure to come visit me at Pink Hearts on Thursday, June 18 and at The Misadventures of Super Librarian next Monday, June 22! I've had great fun on this tour and your comments have been fascinating.
My previous blogs stops include: Bookbinge, Plot Monkeys, Blaze authors blog, Romance Junkies, Romancing the Blog, Dear Author, Cataromance, and Teach Me Tonight – a different Harlequin Famous First story at every blog.
Don't forget that you can enjoy 16 free Harlequin novels by downloading them at www.HarlequinCelebrates.com.
Contest Alert! We'll be giving away two Harlequin tote bags, filled with eight (!) books by some of Harlequin's Famous Firsts! Share your favorite classic romance in the comments, and one lucky winner will be chosen at random. Contest ends Monday, June 22!


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Please join us at VGuitarForums.com.We have all moved over there for current discussions (10,000+ members) , as this site(FutureGuitarNow) has become more of an archive ghost town
Finally... my question... Does anybody know of a way to resolve firewire/usb conflicts? Is there a way to update their properties somewhere so they won't step on each other (like in the early IRQ days)? Or do I essentially need to wait for Seagate to update their driver? Thanx. Enough of the whine, back to my glass of wine....Shawn
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How to Turn Off and Disable Google Search Suggestions from Firefox
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If you have and use Firefox browser you should be familiar with the term Google Search suggestions. By default, Firefox has got a handy Google Search bar which, once you start typing on it, will suggest you the term you are looking for. The worst part of this is that it will also suggest they "old" keywords you typed previously and this could create some embarrassment! Let's see how to turn off this feature and avoid other people from knowing your business on the Internet.
- Click Google Settings Page.
- Go to the end of the page and, under Query Suggestions, click and press Enter.
- By performing such action, Google will place a special cookie in your browser to remember that you don't want the search suggestions anymore. The issue with this is that once you clear your Internet cache from Firefox, this cookie will be deleted.
- To prevent this click Tool in Firefox.
- Click Option and Privacy tab.
- Click Exceptions.
- In the special filed add this line: http://*.google.*/complete/search?* and click Allow.
- Let's turn off the Google search widget from Firefox.
- On the Address bar, type about: config and accept that warning message.
- On the Filer filed, type browser.search.suggest.enabled
- Double click do disable it.
- Restart the browser for the change to take effect!
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A new update for DJV today:
Hi Everyone,
Just released a new beta version of my flipbook player and imaging utilities. There are lots of changes in this version, the main one being a new OpenGL accelerated imaging pipeline which should provide some nice speed boosts. Image I/O performance for uncompressed DPX and Targa files has also been improved; I would be very interested in any feedback from people using SANs or RAIDs.
Homepage: http://djv.sourceforge.net/
Downloads: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=118244
Couple of notes:
* Graphics hardware with texturing is now required to run the flipbook player.
* OpenEXR files are no longer supported with IRIX.
* IRIX QuickTime support requires the libiconv package from Nekoware.
Discussion can be found in this forum thread.


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"More than 1,000 people were injured when a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, on 22 May 2011, and 158 eventually died. Within a few days of the tornado, several of the injured began to suffer from a fungal infection suspected to be cutaneous necrotizing mucormycosis."
"Doctors scrambled to do what they could, but testing to identify the specific causal fungus lagged, treatment (including surgery and medications) was sometimes ineffective, and five people died. A team of U.S. researchers who investigated the outbreak now report what they say is the largest known cluster of the disease, with 13 identified patients.
The term 'flesh-eating disease' is sometimes used to describe one of the obvious effects of diseases like mucormycosis, but this illness can also seriously affect many other body systems—including the pulmonary, sinus, rhinocerebral, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and other body systems. In addition, many microbes other than the 10 fungi genera linked to mucormycosis can cause a so-called flesh-eating effect.
The Joplin cases were caused by the fungus Apophysomyces trapeziformis, which is commonly found in soils, decaying vegetation, and water containing organic matter such as leaves and soil. A. trapeziformis and related species thrive in iron-rich, acidic environments and are known to particularly affect individuals with underlying diabetes mellitus, hematological malignancy, iron overload, or acidemia (abnormal blood acidity). These fungi have also been associated with a compromised immune system, malnourishment, transplant receipt, and prolonged corticosteroid use."
Bob Weinhold reports for Environmental Health Perspectives April 1, 2013.


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After hours of being on patrol, Office Sloan of the Harrison Police Department department witnessed a vehicle traveling at a higher than usual speed rate on the night of February 17, 2016 at 10:46pm. The vehicle was a 4 door Maroon Kia Sorrento that was traveling westbound on Harrison avenue. Emergency lights and sirens were activated as Officer Sloan attempted to stop the driver behind the wheel.
A bag containing Marijuana was thrown from the driver's window as Office Sloan approached the vehicle. The actors left the scene and made their way towards a dead end on William street.
30 year old Male resident of Newark, NJ and of African American descent, was handcuffed and Mirandized. He later stated "I'm sorry, I got nervous and threw the bag of weed out the window."
The second occupant of the vehicle was checked and had no outstanding warrants and was immediately released from the scene.
No weapons or contraband were found inside the vehicle.
The Newark resident has been charged with :
Possession Of CDS – Possession Of 50 Grams Or
Hindering Apprehension Or Prosecution 3rd
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Apple is attempting to have its number one rival product taken off the shelves using the same legal tactics which have only worked in a kangaroo court in the US, so far.
Jobs' Mob won a court case in the US which called for damages against Samsung for nicking Apple's ideas. However these were all products which were old and did not include more recent products which had been designed to avoid Apple's patents. Apple won the case against Samsung because a jury foreman, who was a patent holder, misinterpreted the law for his fellows and claimed they had to ignore prior art on the rounded rectangle.
Now Jobs' Mob is trying to widen the list to include the Galaxy S III so that it will not be sold in the US. The Galaxy S III is outselling Apple's phone mostly because it has a much better spec and is cheaper. Since Samsung lost its court case against Apple, sales of the Galaxy S III have shot up as consumers twigged that it was a better phone for a cheaper price. By repeating the mantra that Samsung copied it, Apple accidentally revealed to the great unwashed that there was a better and cheaper version of its product out there.
Also included on the new list was the Galaxy Note.
According to Reuters, Samsung denounced Apple's attempt to halt sales of the S III, which hit the 10 million global sales mark in July, less than three months after its release.
In a statement the company said that Apple continues to resort to litigation over market competition in an effort to limit consumer choice.


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Andre Reed will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this Saturday, so you'd think this would be a fun, happy week for the former Buffalo Bills wideout.
Not entirely.
Reed blasted musical artist Jon Bon Jovi, who is part of a Toronto-based group interested in buying the Bills and moving the team to Canada.
"It's amazing," NFL on CBS analyst Steve Tasker said on The Morning Show. "Anybody who says they want to buy that team, they better pass certain protocols or they're going to get crushed by everybody who talks about them. Anybody who says they'd like to move the team out of Buffalo if they buy it is going to be hated immediately."
The Bills are famous for two things, neither of which is positive: losing four consecutive Super Bowls in the 1990s, and not making the playoffs this century.
Still, is moving the Bills – Jon Bon Jovi or no Jon Bon Jovi – a legitimate threat for Buffalo fans?
"I think it is," Tasker said. "It seems legitimate. I think the thing that you have to realize is if the team leaves Buffalo, it's because they've got someplace to go, and obviously there's a market out in L.A. that seems ripe for a team to be placed there. I don't know that it's the Bills necessarily, but the Bills are up for grabs. They're going to be sold within probably 12 weeks. By October, this deal's going to be done, and they're going to have to put a new stadium in Buffalo as well.
"So if you're going to build a new stadium anyway and you're coming in and there's a franchise that is ripe to be moved from a small market to an enormous market, it's pretty tempting, I think, for an owner to think about doing that – particularly if you're a group that doesn't have any ties to the city."
In other Bills news, Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, 54, continues to fight cancer. The good news, however, is that he seems to be winning.
"He's on the mend," Tasker said. "He's doing really well. Because of the nature of the cancer and where it was on his body – up near his jaw – the treatment made it so it wasn't really pleasurable for him to eat food, so he lost a lot of weight and stuff like that. But he's eating solid food now. He's out walking in the neighborhood and you'll see him out and about."
Kelly, who recently made an appearance at his football camp, will serve as an honoree captain and participate in the coin toss at the Hall of Fame game between the Bills and Giants this Sunday.
"He's starting to become his old self again," Tasker said. "Now, he's still not out of the woods, and they've still got some tests to run. They still need to evaluate how well the treatment has done for him. But there's no question that he's physically and mentally feeling a lot better."Comments


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Pioneer Valley chapter of the American Red Cross is moving!
The new site will include both the Red Cross and the Springfield Blood Donation Center. It will also house Red Cross administration, disaster services, preparedness and health and safety training, as well as a national emergency communications center that provides services to families of active duty military.
"This is very exciting for us, to have all the Red Cross programs under one roof. So we're taking the initial stages right now to get our equipment prepared for the move so we'll be able to most efficiently use our new space," Mary Nathan, the disaster program manager at the Pioneer Valley chapter, said.
The new headquarters will be located at the former home of Spalding Sports at 150 Brookdale Drive, which is just a mile away from its current Springfield location.


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