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"The house has been on the market 2 months, we can wait!" "We want to think on it." "I know you have time today to show that new listing and I agree it does look like a good price, but we would just rather go out Saturday."
These are all quotes I've heard in the last 3 weeks and every one of these quotes costs my buyers a home that they wanted! I love my clients and when I sit down with them in the office, I tell them if you love a home...DON'T WAIT or you could lose it.
You see, buyers have gotten it in to their minds (thanks to the local media) that it is a buyer's market and if they wait they can get a better deal or with it being a buyers market they can take more time to think about a property and what to offer.
Well, let me tell you, here in the Portland area, the serious buyers are starting to shop and I've been involved in 4 multi offer situations in the last 3 weeks! Because of this, three of my buyers have lost a home they really wanted to someone who could afford to pay more. What was the common thing with each and every one of these buyers? They all wanted to wait before putting in an offer.
If you are in the Washington County, Oregon area and are looking to purchase a home, I would love to help you find that dream home. But, if you want to get that home once you find it, you can't wait! You need to jump on it immediately before someone else does. You see sitting on the fence never really has ever accomplished anything for anyone, just ask Humpty Dumpty.
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Agent Claims United Talks With Striker
Robert Lewandowski has long since been linked with a move to Manchester United, it's been claimed that talks over a potential move have taken place?
The agent for the striker, Cezary Kucharski, has claimed he's talked to both United and Bayern Munich about a move: 'Yes, it is true; I have spoken to Bayern and Manchester United.'
Not a lot to go on, and what that actually means is open to interpretation. Bayern Munich have apparently distanced themselves from him though, leaving United a "free run" at him perhaps?
The Polish international will be leaving Borussia Dortmund this summer and has already turned down an extended contract so with just a year (when the summer arrives) left on his existing deal an offer of around £10m would secure the 24-year-olds signature.
Despite United having senior strikers Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez as well as a few other younger fringe players it's believed that Sir Alex Ferguson remains keen on the Pole.
Would five mainline strikers be too many or would, if he arrived, Lewandowski be a replacement for someone?
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J.D. Power and Associates Reports:Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Recognized for Providing Outstanding Maternity, Emergency and Cardiovascular Experiences
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 25 May 2010 - Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, located in Englewood, N.J., has been recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.SM This distinction acknowledges a strong commitment by Englewood Hospital and Medical Center to provide "An Outstanding Maternity Experience;" "An Outstanding Emergency Experience;" and "An Outstanding Cardiovascular Experience."
"In achieving certification, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has demonstrated a commitment to providing an outstanding patient experience," said Jim Dougherty, director of the healthcare practice at J.D. Power and Associates.
The service excellence distinction was determined by surveying recently discharged patients from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center about their perceptions of their hospital visit and comparing the results to the national benchmarks established in the annual J.D. Power and Associates National Hospital Service Performance Study.SM
The telephone-based research conducted among Englewood Hospital and Medical Center patients focuses on the five key drivers of patient satisfaction with their overall experience. These drivers, which were identified in the national study, are speed and efficiency; dignity and respect; comfort; information and communication; and emotional support.
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center exceeds the national benchmark study score for maternity patient satisfaction and performs particularly well, compared with the national study, in providing patients with emotional support. The hospital also receives notably high ratings for information and communication.
The hospital performs well relative to the national study among emergency patients in providing comfort and emotional support, particularly for the treatment of family and friends and compassion for the serious impact of health problems.
Among cardiovascular patients, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center performs well in providing patients with emotional support and information and communication. The hospital receives notably high ratings for the ability of doctors to explain the condition/treatment and for providing a clear explanation of how to manage care after leaving the facility.
"This recognition by J.D. Power and Associates reaffirms the exemplary patient care and dedication provided by our physicians and staff," said Warren Geller, chief operating officer of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. "This recognition is exceptionally important because it provides important third-party recognition of our high level of services and reflects what our patients say about our care."
Nongovernmental, acute-care hospitals throughout the nation are eligible for the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital recognition for inpatient, maternity, cardiovascular, emergency and outpatient services. Distinction is valid for one year, after which time the hospital may reapply for this recognition.
About J.D. Power and AssociatesHeadquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services company operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, performance improvement, Web intelligence and customer satisfaction. The company's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. For more information on car reviews and ratings, car insurance, health insurance, cell phone ratings, and more, please visit JDPower.com. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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By Lisa de Moraes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, December 3, 2010; 2:36 AM
Despite a performance by pouty-lipped, helmet-haired tweener heartthrob Justin Bieber - and another by PBS's least favorite pop star, Katy Perry - the size of the audience that watched this year's Grammy Nominations Concert on CBS plunged by about 20 percent compared with last year, to 5 million viewers.
That's also down a troubling 30 percent compared with the nomination-unveiling-cum-concert special's debut on CBS in 2008.
The Recording Academy showered rapper Eminem with 10 Grammy nominations including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Bieber received his very first Grammy nominations - for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. Perry's "Teenage Dream" is up for Album of the Year.
Those two earlier Grammy Nominations Concerts had one thing in common: their lead-in was "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." This year's lead-in? A "Criminal Minds" rerun.
Do the Grammy noms need Rudolph to succeed?
The trophy show itself has always been one of the most confusing - does anyone know which category is the most important? Song of the Year? Best New Artist? Album of the Year? Record of the Year? But it's been getting strong ratings since the producers and CBS discovered the cheesetastic-ness of pairing, say, the Jonas Brothers with Stevie Wonder, and seeing what develops. At this year's Grammy Awards, scheduled for the February "sweep" period, we're praying they will pair Justin Bieber with Liza Minnelli.
But anyway, getting back to Wednesday's ratings, CBS probably should have had the cast of "Glee" perform during the strange hybrid of a show. Yes, this year's Grammy Awards will feature the "Glee" gang - because it's nominated for Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group With Vocals for its cover of "Don't Stop Believin'," which it performed when it went to the fake "regionals" glee-club competition. Really, Recording Academy?
Anyway, the "Glee" gang's rabid fans will follow the show's performers anywhere - even to Fox nemesis CBS - which could help ratings for the trophy show, particularly since the Grammys are scheduled to air Feb. 13 which is just days after "Glee's" triumphant return from a long hiatus with a post-Super Bowl episode.
But even so, there is also a growing sense that Americans might just be suffering from music trophy-show fatigue.
The two most recent such shows, both airing on ABC during the November sweep, were down compared with the previous year.
On Nov. 10, the Country Music Awards fumbled nearly 1 million viewers compared with last year, despite being co-hosted by ooh-it's-Carrie Underwood and massive amounts of promotion during "Dancing With the Stars," which copped some of its biggest crowds ever week after week.
Then, on Nov. 21, the American Music Awards took a ratings nose-dive to the tune of 2.5 million viewers. Granted, last year's "big get" at the AMAs was "American Idol" shoulda-been-the-winner Adam Lambert making his first TV performance since not winning that Fox singing competition series.
And of course, Lambert's performance turned into one of the great music-trophy-show train wrecks ever - yes, even bigger than when the Jonas Brother's joined with Wonder at the Grammys to perform their song "Burnin' Up," after which they patronizingly told Wonder to show them what he's got as they all sang his "Superstition."
Oh yes, they did.
This year's big AMA performance "get"?
Justin Bieber.
To see a photo gallery on the 2010 Grammy nominees, go to washingtonpost.com/style.


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And I like to yell dirty things.
I'm afraid I am going to pull the Woe Is Me, Olivia Kept Me Up All Night, Bring Coffee card. I probably slept a total of 3 hours last night, and those hours were in the glider holding a whiny miserable teething (or not) baybee while my neck nearly snapped in two. Followed by work, and a workout because holy hell my pants simply do not fit.
I planned to write about my new year's goals, but woe and tired and death. And coffee breath.
What I'm trying to get at is that it is one of my new year's goals to write more on this blog. And for everyone's sake, I hope it results in better quality than this horrible pile of brain vomit. But today you get brain vomit, and hopefully it isn't contagious.
So, perhaps I will get to my point sometime this century, eh?
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When Elon Musk's SpaceX had a successful rocket launch and landing earlier this month, I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that there are some liberals who undoubtedly believe the government can spend half his income better than he can.
Whether liberals want to admit it or not, they can't spend other people's money better than they can. Honestly, what could be more inefficient than spending other people's money on other people? Even on the issue of charity, the government fails at providing services well relative to what happens voluntarily in the private sector.
According to one estimate from Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute, 70 cents of every dollar set aside for entitlements doesn't wind up in the pockets of the poor, while that figure is only 18 percent in private charity. So here's the good news: the rich donate to charity…. a lot. To quote from The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
The 400 taxpayers with the highest incomes in 2013 reported giving an average of $32.8 million to charity. That's the second highest average in two decades of data provided by the IRS, behind only 2012.
Together, that group of taxpayers donated more than $12 billion to charity, or about 6 percent of the charitable-contribution deductions claimed by all taxpayers who filed itemized returns that year. Twenty years ago, the top 400 were only responsible for a little more than 1 percent of all charitable deductions.
The IRS provides data on the top taxpayers as measured by adjusted gross income. With more than 147 million filers in the United States, the top 400 account for just 0.0003 percent of filers.
So 0.0003 percent of the filers account for 6 percent of all the charitable donations – not bad. Here's how the trends look over the years:
And that's just the folks on the Forbes 400 – the high scores of life. Liberals may not like the wealthy, but we need them more than they'd like to admit.
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Words with Friends Going Cross-Platform
Fans of the hugely popular Scrabble clone 'Words With Friends' have been happily playing against their iOS-clad brethren for quite some time now, but more competition is always a good thing right? According to the app's creators Words with Zynga (not the catchiest of names, but it's what they decided to called themselves after the acquisition by Facebook game giant, Zynga) there's a spiffy new Android version in the works. And it will be iOS compatible.
In an email reply to AndroidCentral.com, the Words with Friends guys say that:
We are working on an Android version, but we're not ready to share much more beyond that. Our goal is that it will be compatible with the iOS version from day one.
This of course means more Words with Friends games against more people, which really only means I have more people to lose to (Username OliverHaslam should you want an easy win!)
No word yet whether the iOS versions will need an update to make all the compatibility magic work, or whether other games in the range will also get the Android treatment.
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UPDATE, 2:20 p.m.: Madison Bumgarner said his last two starts felt good, but he did not realize how well he had thrown all May until he saw the numbers on the scoreboard the other day. The writers and broadcasters who completed National League Pitcher of the Month ballots knew it, though.
"I'm always trying to get better and work on stuff," Bumgarner said. "I'm glad it paid off."
Bumgarner called it "kind of a shock" that he is the first Giant to win the award in five years, given the names on the staff.
He laughed, though, when reminded that his archnemesis Yasiel Puig won Player of the Month.
"Maybe we can take a photo together," Bumgarner said. "It's funny it worked out that way. He's definitely tearing it up."
Meanwhile, Brandon Belt said he expects to shed his removable cast for good Friday, then begin the full rehab process in his return from a fractured left thumb. Doctors will probably take X-rays.
"The way it feels, I can't imagine they'll find anything," Belt said. "It feels great."
Friday will mark four weeks since he was hit by the Paul Maholm pitch. He would need about two weeks of rehab to get his game back, including minor-league games. Belt has been taking cuts off a tee with his right hand only (and maybe a few with the knob of the bat resting in his left palm. Shhhhhh!!!).
A late-June return seems possible for the first baseman.
UPDATE, 12:55 p.m.: The commissioner's office just announced the Madison Bumgarner has won National League Pitcher of the Month, the first Giant to get that honor since Tim Lincecum in June, 2009. Bumgarner was 5-0 with a 2.08 ERA and a majors-leading 48 strikeouts in six starts.
Bumgarner bested Jeff Samradzija, Jorge De La Rosa, Zack Grienke and Tyson Ross, the other four pitchers to receive votes.
Bumgarner gets a trophy.
The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig was named NL Player of the Month. As lineup monkey Alex Pavlovic noted, the voters decided to honor two guys who yelled at each other after a home run.
ORIGINAL POST: As promised, Michael Morse's sore-foot hiatus lasted one game. Morse is back in the lineup for tonight's rematch pitting Tim Lincecum and Homer Bailey, who no-hit the Giants when they last met July 2.
Joaquin Arias had three hits Sunday in St. Louis and bought himself another start, at second base this time.
The Giants hope to reverse a bad trend at Great American Ball Park. They have lost 10 of their past 11 regular-season games here, although they did win a "road" game against the Reds at AT&T Park on July 23. Oh yeah, and three straight elimination playoff games in 2012.
Remember that? They had to make up the July 4 rainout in Cincinnati in San Francisco, so the Giants batted first, the Reds last, and the Giants won 5-3?
When I walked into the park just now, I ran into the very nice fellow who mans the front door to the visiting clubhouse. He was carrying an umbrella. He said there is some rain forecast for tonight, not much, but that Wednesday could be a complete washout. I just checked, and Accuweather has 100 percent chance of rain for Wednesday around game time, with rain all night.
Which means Bruce Bochy and Brian Sabean at least have to think about who would start the second game of a Thursday doubleheader.
I know we're looking ahead here, but the Giants and Reds would be able to promote a 26th player for that doubleheader under a year-old rule. It would not be Edwin Escobar, who pitched seven excellent innings (one run, six hits, one walk, six strikeouts) to beat Sacramento on Monday night. Yusemeiro Petit could go on normal starters' rest.
Thanks to a reader who pointed out that Wednesday's and Thursday's starters, Ryan Vogelsong and Madison Bumgarner, could pitch the doubleheader, assuming Wednesday's game never starts. The Giants then would need an extra starter for Vogelsong's next turn at home.
If there is a doubleheader and Petit starts, the Giants could bring up an extra reliever for one game.
For all the criticism of Lincecum, he ended May with a 2.86 ERA in six starts. He struck out a batter an inning but walked way too many guys: 22 in 34 1/3 innings.
Tonight's lineup vs. Bailey:
- Pagan CF
- Pence RF
- Posey 1B
- Sandoval 3B
- Morse LF
- Sanchez C
- Crawford SS
- Arias 2B
- Lincecum P


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Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair Magazine
Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair Magazine
Vanity Fair recently debuted their "New Hollywood" issue featuring (from left to right) Abbie Cornish, Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan, Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Hall, Mia Wasikowska, Emma Stone, Evan Rachel Wood and Anna Kendrick.
Sure, these babes are uber talented and ones to watch.
Uh, only problem being most of these gals are not "new" to Hollywood, and VF totally neglects to incorporate any diversity into this issue whatsoever.
Where are...
...stars like Gabby Sidibe or Zoe Saldana?
Gabby is nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, while Zoe stared in Avatar, now the No. 1 film of all time.
We're sure Vanity's response is that they chose the current cover actresses ahead of time, but Zoe also starred in mega-hit Star Trek last May. Oh, and Gabby's been getting buzz for Precious since Sundance of '09.
Also! Kristen and Amanda (heart them both) made the cover of Vanity Fair's New Hollywood issue last year. Abbie has been around since the Ryan Phillippe drama days, and ERW has been on Hollywood's radar since Thirteen.
So what's the deal?
Yeah—we know we here at The Awful Truth talk about the same petite white people featured on this cover. But we're a gossip column. We follow the drama! Sorry if babes like Gabby and Zoe are too normal.
Still, for a feature magazine about new t-a-l-e-n-t can't we shake it up? Let's not pick and choose the same pixy-perfect girls over and over again. Time to shake it up, Hollywood.
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Brian Scalabrine Speaks Up, Andrew Bynum Welcomed in PhiladelphiaAugust 15, 2012
Brian Scalabrine has been the butt of a lot of jokes in the NBA for some time now, and he has finally spoken up about being the one of the most mocked players in the NBA.
In an interview with Sam Smith of Bulls.com, Scalabrine said:
"The way I look at it is if that's the case (people are mocking me), then—and no disrespect—you'd have to be an idiot. That I won some contest to be in the NBA? Or that I don't have to fight every day? That I'm not the first guy on the floor and the first in the weight room and the last to leave? That I haven't been waking up 5:30 my whole life to train? I'd have to think you'd are an idiot to think I'm a joke. They might, which would be disappointing. Maybe it is that. But I know why I'm here."
Scalabrine has been a fan favorite everywhere he has landed, and fans in Chicago even began calling him the "White Mamba."
Currently, Scalabrine is jobless. After a 10-year NBA career that defied all odds, the redheaded wonder's time in the NBA may be coming to an end.
Scalabrine has already been offered a position in television, but he feels that is the easy way out. He feels like he can still make an NBA roster.
"Everyone keeps telling me it's not quitting (taking an already offered TV job). But I want someone to tell me, 'We don't want you.' I've always been a tough cut to make. I want someone to tell me I'm not good enough. I just want to see what happens," Scalabrine said in the same interview.
Guys like Scalabrine are usually the 12th man on an NBA roster but are usually the hardest hustlers. They will hit the floor for a loose ball or stand their ground and take a charge.
What they lack in athleticism, they make up for with hard work.
Brian Cardinal filled a similar role for the Dallas Mavericks during their championship run in 2011 and became a cult hero.
Scalabrine has lasted over a decade in the NBA and made over $20 million during his career. He also has an NBA Championship ring to his name that he earned with the Boston Celtics in 2008.
Who's the joke on now?
If Scalabrine does not suit up for a team during the 2012-13 season, expect to see him on your TV sets. However, I have a very good feeling this is not the last we have seen of the White Mamba in an NBA uniform.
Andrew Bynum Makes First Appearance in Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers greeted Andrew Bynum with a rock star welcome as he arrived at National Constitution Center.
Sporting a 76ers shirt, the crowd erupted as the 24-year-old center made his first public appearance in the City of Brotherly Love.
"I haven't been treated like this yet. I've always played with Kobe and Pau and they've kind of been the forefront guys," Bynum said. "I've kind of been in the background so now it's a new opportunity and I'm looking forward to it."
Bynum did not speak too much on whether or not he will sign long term with the team, but he did say that he was excited to be back on the East Coast, closer to his home of Plainsboro, New Jersey.
"To be honest, man, my first experience here has been so great I'm really leaning toward making this my home," Bynum said, which sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Bynum posted career highs in points (18.7) and rebounds (11.8) last year and made his first All-Star team.
The seven footer said all the right things in his press conference, and the fan base seems ecstatic to have him.
The pressure is on for Bynum to perform as the No.1 option in Philly.


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You already know who the ridiculous is. So let's start with the sublime.
I was in the library the other day at the "New/Non-Fiction/14 Days Only" section.
On a lower shelf, I spotted a book of essays by Annie Dillard, "The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New." Somehow, I had gotten to be this old without ever reading anything by Dillard, so I picked up the book, and opened it in the middle, to a chapter entitled "The Weasel"
"The weasel is wild. Who knows what he thinks? He sleeps in his underground den, his tail draped over his nose. Sometimes he lives in his den for two days without leaving."
Needless to say, I checked it out.
The weasel essay, six pages long, includes a 60-second encounter in the woods when Dillard and a weasel locked eyes. The essay also includes the tale of an eagle that tried to carry off a weasel, and got more than it expected.
The essay become an exhortation to grab life – whatever life is – with your jaws, and not let go.
That is pretty much what Dillard does in her writing, and in her life, by her own testimony. In one section, "An American Childhood," previously published, she races through her family and her church and her boyfriends and her life.
Required reading for teen-agers.
I was knocked out by the two final essays.
One was about sand, and geology, and the Jesuit priest-paleontologist, Teilhard de Chardin, and love.
The final chapter by Dillard, a convert to Catholicism, was alternating segments about what she called the modern "hootenany" Mass and doomed polar explorers who went off unprepared. It ends with a fantasy of the two themes overlapping.
I am now a fan of Annie Dillard, maybe even a groupie.
* * *
The second book continues the furry, feral theme, considering the muskrat Donald Trump carries around on his head and in his head.
The book is "The Making of Donald Trump," by Pulitzer-Prize-winning David Cay Johnston, seen often on the Web and the tube, warning us, "The Trumpites are coming! The Trumpites are coming!" The book hit No. 15 on the Times best-seller list last week.
Johnston is an investigative reporter, one of the best, and has been on the scent of Trump and the muskrat for decades.
He has put together verifiable details of the way Trump does business – the Polish immigrants who tore down a landmark building at nights, without safety precautions or attention to artwork; the vendors who got stiffed by Trump, the garish casinos in Trump's name without his having any knowledge of how gambling works, the threats, the suits, the welching, and the lies about women he never dated.
Johnston's book should be read – but won't be -- by the fact-averse minority that considers Trump the great white hope.
Weasels sí, muskrat head no.


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The Environmental Protection Agency is hiring 12 new security agents to add to Administrator Scott Pruitt's already unprecedented around-the-clock security detail, CNN reported Monday night, citing "sources with knowledge of the situation" and help-wanted ads. The new agents will cost the agency at least $2 million a year in salaries, plus training, equipment, vehicles, travel, and other expenses. CNN said it has withheld details about the size of Pruitt's security detail, but Talking Points Memo says the dozen additional agents will bring his guard count to 30 agents.
No previous EPA chief has requested or received 24/7 protection, EPA assistant inspector general Patrick Sullivan told CNN, but "the EPA is a lightning rod," and Pruitt has received "four to five times the number of threats" as his predecessor, Gina McCarthy. "We get threats from both sides of the spectrum," he added. McCarthy had a total of five guards, mostly for travel outside Washington.
Pruitt is also much more secretive than former EPA chiefs, installing a soundproof phone booth ($25,000) in his office and security access card systems in and around his office ($15,780), and keeping cleaning crews out of his office during non-working hours. "It's unclear if Pruitt and his staff are guarding against outside threats, internal leakers, or both," CNN says. "EPA sources have described Pruitt as distrustful of career staffers at the agency."
Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) have asked the EPA inspector general if "taxpayer funds are being misused," noting that Pruitt's security bill "during his first quarter as EPA administrator is nearly double what the two previous administrators spent on security over that same timeframe," and that's before the new agents. Pruitt has also notched at least $58,000 in chartered and government flights, all while planning to cut the agency budget by 30 percent. Peter Weber
Inspired by the survivors of last week's deadly school shooting in Florida, who are channeling their anger into action and organizing the March for Our Lives protest against gun violence, Oprah Winfrey announced Tuesday she is donating $500,000 to the rally.
Winfrey is matching a donation made earlier by George and Amal Clooney. On Twitter, Winfrey called the students "inspiring young people" who remind her of "the Freedom Riders of the '60s, who also said we've had ENOUGH and our voices will be heard." In a statement to People, Clooney said he'll be at the March 24 rally in Washington, D.C., with his family, and he made his donation in the name of his 8-month-old twins, Ella and Alexander. The "groundbreaking event" needs to happen, he added, because "our children's lives depend on it."
Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw also matched the donation made by George and Amal Clooney, Deadline reports. In a statement, Spielberg said the students "are already demonstrating their leadership with a confidence and maturity that belies their ages," and he applauds their "efforts to take a stand for the benefit of this and future generations." Catherine Garcia
The Department of the Army has recognized three of the teenagers killed last week in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, giving each one a Medal of Heroism, the highest honor for JROTC students.
Peter Wang, Alaina Petty, and Martin Duque were all cadets in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and their families have either been given or will soon receive keepsake medals. During the attack last week, Wang helped his classmates to safety, and was wearing his uniform when he was shot. It was his dream to attend the United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, and the USMA announced Tuesday it granted Wang posthumous admission. In a statement, West Point called Wang "a brave young man" whose actions "exemplified the tenets of duty, honor, and country." Wang was buried on Tuesday, wearing his uniform. Catherine Garcia
Florida lawmakers denied a motion to bring an assault weapons ban to a vote Tuesday, less than a week after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, by a teenager armed with a semiautomatic rifle. The effort failed to pass Florida's House by a 71-36 margin, The Associated Press reports.
The proposed assault weapons ban had previously been stalled in committee, but Democratic state Rep. Kionne McGhee pushed the state legislature to consider allowing the bill to be considered anyway. Florida's Spectrum News 13 said McGhee's motion was thwarted by "almost every Republican voting no."
Florida's state Senate, however, was able to make progress Tuesday on some legislation to address the safety of students. The Associated Press reported that the state's Senate Education Committee was able to attach an amendment "to put law enforcement officers in every school in the state" to an education reform bill that is now in consideration. Kelly O'Meara Morales
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders held her first press briefing in over a week. There was a lot to address: In the last week, 17 people were killed at a high school in Parkland, Florida, by a teenager armed with a semiautomatic rifle; Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced the indictment of 13 Russians for meddling in the 2016 election; and President Trump tweeted nearly 50 times.
In one notable tweet, the president claimed the FBI missed a tip about the Parkland shooter because the bureau was too focused on investigating Russian interference. The FBI admitted Friday that information about the confessed shooter it received in January failed to reach its Miami field office.
"The president doesn't really think that the FBI failed to stop the Parkland shooter because it was too involved with the Russia investigation, does he?" ABC News' Jonathan Karl asked Sanders. "I think he was speaking, not necessarily that [the Russia investigation] is the cause," Sanders said. "I think we all have to be aware that the cause of this is that of a deranged individual." She added: "That is the responsibility of the shooter, certainly not the responsibility of anybody else."
Karl immediately countered, "Did [the president] mistweet when he said that? Because he's pretty direct, he says, 'This is not acceptable, they're spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion.'" Sanders said Trump was simply "making the point that we would like our FBI agencies to not be focused on something that is clearly a hoax." Watch the exchange below. Kelly O'Meara Morales
.@PressSec to @JonKarl on Pres. Trump's tweet saying FBI mishandled tip on Parkland shooter because they were too busy with Russia probe: "The cause of this is that of a deranged individual that made a decision to take the lives of 17 other people." https://t.co/c8WxE0BwjS pic.twitter.com/XzmletiWit
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 20, 2018
What's the best way to lose weight? Scientists still don't have an answer, but they have managed to rule out one trendy option.
A recent popular theory among dieters is that certain types of diets may be more effective than others, based on individual dieters' genes. But a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday says this is, essentially, bunk.
Researchers at Stanford University conducted a study on overweight adults to find out whether certain weight loss methods would be more successful with certain genetic makeups. In total, 600 participants were randomly assigned to either a low-fat or a low-carbohydrate diet. Additionally, all participants had their DNA analyzed to determine whether they had a gene that could predict better weight loss under one of the diets.
The participants then followed their randomly assigned diets for a year. But after comparing the diet regimens to the DNA analysis, the researchers found no evidence that the predicted gene markers made any difference in what form of dieting works best for different people, Live Science reported. While there was overall success in losing weight — an average of 11.5 pounds for participants on the low-fat diet, and 13 pounds for those on the low-carb one — there were no significant differences between those who had the expected "right genes" for each diet and those who didn't.
The researchers plan to continue to analyze their data in order to try to determine other possible indicators for what types of diets might work best for different people. Read more about the study's findings at Live Science. Shivani Ishwar
Trump asks Justice Department to explore bump stock ban, even though it was already ruled out months ago
President Trump announced Tuesday that he is directing the Justice Department to propose a ban for bump stock firearm modifications, which he said "turn legal weapons into machine guns." Bump stocks were a hot topic of debate after the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1, 2017, in which the modification — which essentially makes semiautomatic firearms operate as though they were fully automatic — was used to kill 58 people and injure hundreds of others.
Trump's order comes the week after the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed by a teenager with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. The shooter, Nikolas Cruz, did not appear to use a bump stock during his rampage, the Miami Herald reports:
Sound recordings from inside the school Wednesday indicated that the weapon in question was on a semiautomatic setting, according to [weapons expert Frank] Smyth, who heard about 12 shots in a video posted to Twitter. "He was not using a bump stock," said Smyth. "With a semiautomatic you squeeze the trigger and it automatically reloads." [Miami Herald]
Additionally, the Justice Department determined in December that it likely does not have the ability to regulate bump stocks "without congressional action," The New York Times reports. Jeva Lange
97 percent of Americans want universal background checks for gun buyers. 67 percent want to ban assault weapons.
A new poll by Quinnipiac University published Tuesday found that a stunning majority of Americans are in favor of more stringent gun laws. A whopping 97 percent of all respondents said they were in favor of universal background checks on all gun purchases, while 67 percent of all respondents said they were in favor of banning sales of assault weapons.
Support for universal background checks was practically uniform across all categories, including race, gender, age group, or partisan affiliation. Among Democrats, 99 percent of respondents favored universal background checks, as did 97 percent of Republicans and 98 percent of independents. Whites with college degrees and men scored the lowest rate of support — at 96 percent.
Support for an assault weapons ban was not nearly as uniform across groups, as 91 percent of Democratic voters were in favor compared to just 63 percent of independent voters. Forty-three percent of Republicans supported the proposal, while 49 percent opposed it. Still, in every demographic category besides Republicans, a majority of voters were in favor of the hypothetical ban.
Overall, 66 percent of all respondents said they were in favor of "stricter gun laws" in the U.S. Tim Malloy, the assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said that the findings represented something of an ideological sea change on gun control. "If you think Americans are largely unmoved by the mass shootings, you should think again," Malloy said. "Support for stricter gun laws is up 19 points in little more than 2 years."
The Quinnipiac poll was conducted between Feb. 16-19, just days after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed by a teenager armed with a semiautomatic rifle. It surveyed 1,249 voters across the country over the phone and has a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points. Read the full results here. Kelly O'Meara Morales


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Boot Café
A shoebox sized coffee shop inside of a former cobbler. The coffee's made for walking so plan to take your Belleville Brûlerie coffee and Emperor Norton baked goods to go.
Practical information
Address: 19 rue du Pont aux Choux, 75003
Nearest transport: Saint-Sébastien-Froissart (8)
Hours: Open every day
Telephone: 06 26 41 10 66
Style of cuisine: Cakes & cookies
Reviews of interest
Sugared & Spiced (2015) "This tiny hole in the wall is one of my favorite cafes in Paris. The original "cordonnerie" (shoe repair) facade is kept, while the interior has been renovated into a charming space filled with color block chairs, eclectic collages, and gorgeous flowers in full bloom. Delicious coffee and handsome-looking pastries, but of course."
The New York Times (2014) "This year the city hosted its first coffee-making competition by AeroPress, a manufacturer of innovative brewing devices. Top prize went to Melodie Knight, a barista at Boot Café, a tiny nook lined with white subway tile and glossy lifestyle magazines that was opened this year (and designed) by Phil Euell, a transplanted New Yorker and furniture designer."
Paris Bouge (2014) "Pas du jus de chaussettes, mais plutôt celui des grains de la brûlerie de Belleville… très fort en goût, décliné en crème (4 euros), expresso (2,50 euros) et noisette (3 euros). Une valeur sûre pour les amateurs du petit noir. Le temps de loucher sur ce carrot cake qui s'offre gracieusement sur le comptoir (3,50 euros) et hop!"


text: Hi, I am currently using the following code to check whether an object is picklable or not: _canpickle = (NoneType, bool, int, long, float, complex, basestring, FunctionType, ClassType) _cantpickle = (GeneratorType, pygame.sprite.Group, pygame.sprite.GroupSingle, pygame.sprite.Sprite, pygame.rect.Rect, pygame.Surface) def picklable(obj): for inst in _canpickle: if isinstance(obj, inst): return True for inst in _cantpickle: if isinstance(obj, inst): return False if isinstance(obj, dict): obj = obj.values() if isinstance(obj, list) or isinstance(obj, tuple): for subobj in obj: if not picklable(subobj): return False return True debug("unknown", obj) try: cPickle.dumps(obj) except (TypeError, cPickle.UnpickleableError): return False else: return True However, this has problems. For instance, a list can be recursive, which causes this function to loop. An obj can contain itself, and if the obj's __getstate__ calls picklable, this function loops. The latter was true in my case, because I'm using my function to check whether I should do a certain operation on my instances' __data__ or not dependant on among others the result of picklable(). Is there a better, clean way to check whether an object is picklable or not? I have not found any such function is the pickle library. Nor have I found it in the standard library. Not have I found it on the internet. Nor have I found it in the archives. Nor have I found out whether it is theoratically possible. Nor have I found out whether to spell picklable with or without the trailing 'e' of pickle (i.e. pickleable or picklable). yours, Gerrit. -- Asperger Syndroom - een persoonlijke benadering: http://people.nl.linux.org/~gerrit/ Het zijn tijden om je zelf met politiek te bemoeien: http://www.sp.nl/


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Content warning for child abduction and abuse of a sexual nature, as well as the use of racist and offensive language.
When model fourth grade student Ashley Smith breaks her zero-absence record at Crow Creek Elementary, everyone is immediately on edge. When Sheriff Brad Gleason calls a search, something far worse than anyone could have imagined is found, and once more the town of Crow Creek must handle loss at the hands of the simply unexplainable.
Meanwhile, an ex-employee of Carolina EnTech turns up worse than dead in a local diner, spurring the only witness curious enough to drive him to explore the terrible consequences of an old project, as well as a new owner of the doomed firm. The Red Queen reigns unstoppable in Queensboro by Thomas Drago.
The book isn't precisely a sequel to its predecessor Crow Creek. While the book uses the same settings, and many characters that were previously explored, this is some years on from the events of Crow Creek. Therefore the events of Queensboro do not directly follow on. This means that it isn't at all necessary to have read Drago's first book but it is of benefit. Understanding certain details that carry over is useful, such as the role of the pastors, the significance of several passings, and the attitudes of the townspeople — especially when the subject of the death of the youth and the weather strikes unusual chords — but these are only minor points where a new reader may feel as if they are missing something. The lack of any mention of the relationship of the two books is understandable, though it may have been useful to note for those who enjoyed one and would have been interested in the other.
While distinct in plot, and taking place in other locations across the Haw River, several patent elements the author has chosen to carry over include the strong small-town NC attitude and unrepentantly ugly aspects that are packaged with it, including unsettling levels of casual racism, ableism, and other boldly offensive mannerisms that go unchallenged by the townspeople. While good at maintaining the mild unpleasantness and some level of believability of the setting, this ugly tone that washes through the book is draining at times, and affects almost every character, good or bad. There are very few true heroes or saints in Queensboro, despite religion running strong in the towns' collective thinking.
However, this muddying means that the real bad apples of Haw River are genuine monsters. If the brief description above wasn't enough to hint it, anyone with a sensitivity to gore, death, or the all but explicit sexual abuse of children should be fairly and firmly warned that there are deeply unsettling events that spur the book into action, and that's merely the start of things. Still, there is a human element to the antagonists, even if at some point that antagonizing force includes electric man-eating worms. Suffice to say, there's a drop of humor in the mix that keeps things just light enough at points to stomach the serious and horrific content that makes up many other parts of the read.
For those who enjoy the more gratuitous and depraved of urban fantasy and mystery, Queensboro does a lot of things right. The wide cast and quite unique plot remains solid, and the whole piece holds strong despite splitting into several parts and multiple points of view, all in an unusual and deeply-ingrained Bible Belt setting. The book is not only viscerally terrifying, but terrifyingly full of viscera.
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Program Description
The program of study in Health/Physical Education consists of four curricular components: freshman seminar and general education, the essential standards, the professional studies core, and content pedagogy (methods and internship). Upon successful completion of the program and related requirements, graduates are eligible for a Standard Professional I license to teach in the State of North Carolina. The NC Department of Public Instruction issues the teaching license based on University recommendation.
The Health/Physical Education program is one of 12 teacher education programs offered at UNCP. Health/Physical Education majors are subject to Teacher Education Program policies, admission requirements, continuation requirements, and graduation requirements. For more information about teacher education policies and requirements, turn to the previous section.
The Health/Physical Education program is accredited by the National Association for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the NC State Board of Education.
Program Standards
The Teacher Education Program standards for all education majors are described fully in the UNCP Teacher Education Program Teacher Candidate Handbook.
Dr. Denny Scruton, Assistant Professor
K12 Health/PE Program Coordinator
Office: Jones Health and PE Center, 1191
Phone: 910.521.6342
Email: email@example.com
Program Goals and Objectives
The purpose of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) is:
1) to provide a comprehensive academic program in health, physical education, and recreation for students who plan to pursue one of these fields as a profession;
2) to provide professional preparation for prospective teachers in the area of physical education;
3) to provide a service program which will afford all students the opportunity to learn and participate in a wide range of activities which will benefit them now and in the future;
4) to provide recreational activities that will enable students and faculty to enjoy their leisure time in a program that will benefit them physically, mentally, and socially; and
5) to educate individuals about risk factors associated with certain lifestyle choices and provide them with the skills to make behavioral changes that will improve their health and the quality of their lives.


text: Baby boomers turned out in large numbers in DC to protest Obama's health care mandate. The overall sentiment that the Health Care Bill is nothing about providing quality health care but much more a government power grab forcing everyone into lousy (medicare style) health insurance or pay a penalty. 74% of Americans polled want to repeal this mandate……all republicans and even some democrats voted against it and yet this administration is cramming it down our throats….let's hope the Supreme Court finds it unconstitutional.


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Suitable cases for the validation and benchmarking of CFD codes. Articles should include a description of the case, data to compare with, and possibly contributed solutions.
A common issue that arises in CFD is the validation and testing of the code to be used for a computation. The code can be a newly written one (the testing then is to determine if the code works properly), or it can be a commercial code (the testing then is to determine if the code is suitable for the task at hand). Some of the cases described in the article below are easy to solve, while others are more difficult.
When choosing a case for validation purposes, keep the following in mind:
- Don't try to do too much. If you have written a code, try the 2-D cases first. If you are testing a commercial code, it is probably best to try (vendor supplied) tutorial cases, and then move on to a test case that is like what the code will be expected to do.
- Some of these cases are still active areas of research, particularly for LES and the like.
- Don't rely just on the information here. The authoratative source is always the literature, so look at the references cited in the articles for definitive details.
1-D test cases
2-D test cases
- 2-D vortex in isentropic flow
- 2-D Riemann problem
- Circular advection
- Explosion test in 2-D
- Lid-driven cavity problem
- Laminar Flow over backward facing step
- Turbulent Flow over backward facing step
- Flow around a circular cylinder
- Flow across a square cylinder
- NACA0012 airfoil
- RAE2822 airfoil
- Ringleb flow
- Scramjet intake
- Suddhoo-Hall airfoil
- Turbulent flat-plate
- Viscous diffusion of multiple vortex system
- Williams airfoil
3-D test cases
- Ahmed body
- Flow in the 180 degree U-bend square duct
- DARPA SUBOFF model
- Hypersonic blunt body flow
- Onera M6 wing
Transition test cases
Benchmark Problems in Aeroacoustics
1-D test cases
2-D test cases
3-D test cases
External links
- CFD Online links to validation cases
- Tutorial on CFD verification and validation
- Statement on the content of numerical accuracy of Journal of Fluids Engineering
- CFL3D test cases
- USM3D test cases
- AIAA CFD drag prediction workshop
- NPARC Alliance CFD verification and validation web-site
- Test case validation database at CFD Lab, University of Glasgow


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Stars Optimistic, Determined Heading Into Offseasonby Mark Stepneski / Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars gathered at American Airlines Center for exit interviews, physicals and a team picture on Tuesday. There still was disappointment over Sunday's Game 6 overtime loss to Anaheim, and optimism about the future.
"It would have been nicer to have that Stanley Cup in front of us [for the team picture]," said goaltender Kari Lehtonen. "It's been a rough couple of days to kind of think about things. We just have to keep going forward."
"We're going in the right direction," said captain Jamie Benn. "Great coaches, [GM] Jim Nill has done a great job with this team. We have an exciting future and I can't wait for next year."
There was a lot of pride in what the Stars accomplished over the course of this season.
"I am extremely proud of where we came from and where we ended up. We came a long ways. We fought hard to get where we were at," said coach Lindy Ruff. "We had our share of ups and downs, but I thought as a team we really came together. There weren't many nights we got outworked as a team. There weren't many nights that we got outskated. … We're disappointed right now, but we have a lot to build on."
The Stars had a bumpy ride over the course of the season, dealing with injuries to Lehtonen, the group of defensemen and then the cardiac event that sidelined Rich Peverley for the rest of the season. There was a nice run in December, and then a dismal stretch in January that almost sidetracked the season. But the Stars finished strong down the stretch and secured a playoff spot for the first time since 2008.
"Every team faces adversity, but we faced quite a bit this year," said center Tyler Seguin. "We had a lot of ups and downs. We're a young team and we blew away a lot of expectations of outsiders. We created an identity here; we're excited to get better and are excited about next year."
"We proved a lot of people wrong this year and opened a lot of eyes around the league. I think we gained a lot of respect for our team," said defenseman Brenden Dillon. "We've got a great group of guys that battled from day one. We had our ups, we had our downs and I think we showed not just to everybody, but to ourselves that we can be a good team."
The Stars showed well in the playoff series against Anaheim, and it's a series that could have gone either way. But in the end it didn't go the Stars way and that's a good lesson for a team with a lot of young players.
"Sometimes you have to lose to learn how to win," said forward Vernon Fiddler. "It's a bad taste in our mouths right now. Hopefully it makes these young kids stronger, they can learn from this and we can move on."
"I think it was necessary for a lot of the players to see how it is," said Lehtonen. "We all know it is hard to get there and it's even harder to win in the playoffs. It was good and it makes us hungrier for the next one."
And the message moving forward was don't be satisfied with what was accomplished this season. It was just one step, but it will take more to take the next one.
"I am very optimistic. We have a great core of young players here, with a good mix of some veterans. I am excited. Now, I am also realistic. We've got a lot of work to do, too," said Stars GM Jim Nill. "We made the playoffs. That was great. We had a great run in the first round, but we didn't win. Our goal is to eventually win the Stanley Cup, so there is still work to be done. I think it was a great learning tool for the players in the playoffs, and it hurt. Losing is no fun. It's tough and it was a tough loss."
"Don't take this eighth place finish as that we had a great year. We have room to grow, but we have to put the work in," said Ruff. "This is one of the best teams I've coached. This was a tough, but fun year as a coach. These guys brought it every night. But you just can't think that it is going to happen again. We have to use these next three weeks to decompress and then use the next three months to become a better team."
Nill, Ruff on needs
Stars GM Jim Nill and coach Lindy Ruff were asked about the team's biggest need moving forward. Here's what both had to say.
Ruff: "Defending. We came a long ways from the start of the year to the end of the year on the defending front, on what we gave up, the shots we gave up and the quality of chances we gave up. We made good strides. I still believe we are a big defender away from being a harder team to play against. I think we have some young guys that could easily step in there. [Patrik] Nemeth got a little bit a taste of it. I have high hopes for other players in the organization as well that I've seen play."
Nill: "That's a pretty big question because in this cap world you have weaknesses everywhere. It would be great to add two or three more forwards, high end forwards. It would be nice to add a No. 1 and No. 2 defenseman. I would say moving forward – and this is everybody's wish list – it would be great to have a No. 1 and No. 2 defenseman. There's 25 other teams that want to do the same thing. That's something we are probably going to have to draft and develop and go from there. It's hard to find a true No. 1 defenseman in this league anymore."
Nill on restricted free agents
Stars GM Jim Nill was asked about contract talks with the team's key restricted free agents, which include Cody Eakin, Brenden Dillon and Antoine Roussel.
"I'd like to get it done as soon as possible," Nill said. "I think they would too, but it kind of gets drawn out. They have agents that have to do their job, and I have to do my job. There's a business part to it. We're going to get them done. It's no problem. We'll get them signed. They are a big part of our team going forward."
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A full stomach can put extra pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which will increase the chance that some of this food will reflux into the esophagus.

Instead, eat smaller amounts at more frequent intervals throughout the day. If eating out, try to eat only half of your meal. You can ask if anyone would like to split a meal with you, or you can save face by saying you want to take half of your meal home to have a tasty lunch the next day.

There are some foods and beverages increase the risk of reflux. These foods may work by relaxing the lower esophageal sphincter, or instead, may be irritating to the esophagus on their own.

Some of these foods include:

Alcohol

Caffeinated drinks such as coffee, tea, and soda

Carbonated beverages

Citrus fruits and juices

Tomatoes and tomato sauces

Chocolate

Spicy foods

Fatty foods

For more ideas on what to eat, check out these foods to avoid when you have heartburn and these foods that are usually safe for heartburn sufferers.

Lying down with a full stomach can cause stomach contents to press harder against the LES, increasing the chances of food being refluxed from the stomach into the esophagus.

If your schedule dictates that you must eat shortly before bed, consider making your evening meal your light meal and eat a larger breakfast and lunch. Also, take a good look at the foods you eat in the evening to make sure they are on the heartburn safe list.

Obesity increases abdominal pressure, which can then push stomach contents up into the esophagus.

If you are battling your weight, your heartburn may actually be a warning sign of other dangers that may occur. Not only is reflux increased by obesity, but so is the risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer.

Since eating smaller meals seems to help with heartburn, reducing your portion size can have a double benefit if you struggle with your weight.

Lying down flat presses the stomach's contents against the lower esophageal sphincter (the "valve" between your stomach and esophagus.) With the head higher than the stomach, gravity helps reduce this pressure. You can elevate your head in a couple of ways. You can place bricks, blocks or anything that's sturdy securely under the legs at the head of your bed or use a wedge.

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Clothing that fits tightly around the abdomen can squeeze the stomach, forcing food up against the lower esophageal sphincter, and cause food to reflux into the esophagus.

Clothing that can cause problems include tight-fitting belts, slenderizing garments, control-top pantyhose, and any clothes that are just a size too small.

Smoking can cause and worsen heartburn in many ways.

The chemicals in cigarette smoke can directly weaken the lower esophageal sphincter. Many of these chemicals can also directly irritate the lining of the esophagus. In addition, smoking slows down digestion, increasing the amount of time that food will remain in the stomach ready to be refluxed into the esophagus to increase heartburn further.

If that isn't enough, smoking increases the amount of acid produced by the stomach and reduces the saliva which acts to neutralize the contents of the esophagus.

If you smoke, learn more about the role smoking plays in heartburn.

Alcohol relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, allowing the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus. It also increases the production of stomach acid. If you want to consume alcohol, follow these tips: Dilute alcoholic beverages with water or club soda and drink only moderate amounts of alcoholic beverages – the suggested maximum amounts are one to two mixed drinks, 12-16 ounces of wine, or two to three beers. White wine is preferable to red with regard to heartburn. Your best bet all the way around is to skip the booze or choose non-alcoholic beer or wine whenever you can.

Not only are smoking and alcohol a bad mix when it comes to heartburn, they can work together to raise your risk of esophageal cancer as well.

Record what triggered your acid reflux episodes, the severity of each episode, how your body reacts, and what gives you relief. The next step is to take this information to your doctor so the both of you can determine what lifestyle changes you will need to make and what treatments will give you maximum relief.

It is surprising how much you can learn about what makes your heartburn worse – or what makes it better – when you journal your symptoms over time.

If you are taking a medication for heartburn, try to take your medication at the same time every day. If you are prone to forgetting, leave yourself a note to remind you or take your medication when you do another daily activity that you don't forget doing, such as brushing your teeth or washing your face.


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"Sharon Bryan's third collection reveals a clever, ironically detached curiosity about how human beings mediate experience through language. Whatever personal emotions underlie these witty, deftly-crafted poems are transcended by Byran's rationalism and her focus on how we have 'invented words to keep the world / just out of reach.'--Poetry
"Reading [the poems of Flying Blind] is like watching a trapeze artist suspended between one flying bar and another, framed by the essential element of air. I found myself laughing, delighting in Sharon Bryan's original turn of mind, spinning on her surface wit. And I found myself saddened by a generalized sense of loss that incorporates my own. At the deepest level, Sharon Bryan's terrain resides in each of us."-The Georgia Review
"The finely crafted, intelligent poems in Bryan's third collection concern the relationships or perceived relationships between life and death, the living and the dead, and, more urgently, our struggles to communicate on the subject. . . . These poems require bravery, compassion, and patience, for they are difficult, painful, and not always self-disclosing. Their deeply personal literary and spiritual drama is at times prayerful, at times macabre, and at times almost celebratory."-poetry calendarFlying Blind is Sharon Bryan's third collection of poems. The first two, Salt Air and Objects of Affection, were published by Wesleyan University Press. She is also the editor of Where We Stand: Women Poets on Literary Tradition (Norton, 1993). Her awards include an Academy of American Poets Prize, the Discovery Award from The Nation, and two fellowships in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Marvellously atmospheric tale of strangers summoned to a grand but neglected villa on the Italian coast. Each of them has been named in a will, but nobody knows their benefactress....
Four very different people are named in a will. Delia, an opera singer robbed of her voice by illness; George, an idealistic scientist who cannot face what his skills have created; Marjorie, desperately poor and unable to dislodge her writer's block; and Lucius, ostensibly in control but whose personal life is in chaos. All are summoned to the Villa Dante, home of the late Beatrice Malaspina. But who was she?
While they wait to find out, the villa begins to work its seductive magic. With its faded frescoes, overgrown garden, and magnificent mediaeval tower, it is unlike anywhere they have been before.
Slowly four characters who have gone to great lengths to hide their troubles find that change - and even hope - is possible after all. But the mysterious Beatrice has a devastating secret to reveal that will affect them all....
A beautiful evocation of Italy in the aftermath of World War Two and the personal consequences of living through such a time and a celebration of humankind's ability to heal and learn to love again, this most absorbing novel will win Elizabeth Edmondson a host of new fans.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. I thought it was going to be a 'chick-lit' for want of a better phrase to be honest.
It was a very interesting story with lots of unexpected twists and turns.
The narrator was absolutely fantastic, in fact probably one of the best I have listened to on Audible, and I have listened now to probably close to 60 books.
I have no hesitation in recommending this book.
"Full of people Mystery and Intrigue"
Loved the plot the twists and turns. The narrator was excellent with her ability to bring the charecters to life. The author drew you into the story and the descriptive text made. feel as if I was there watching along side each of the characters.
Couldn''t wait for my installment each evening.. An interesting plot with a excellent reader.
"Brilliantly tangled and absorbing relaxing read."
An intriguing story with great insight into the characters thoughts and feelings brilliantly described. Gripping.
"Pleasant easy listening but not lightweight"
I was intrigued by the description of the story and decided to try it as I know that if I hated it Audible would let me return it. I am glad that I did. I read a variety of genres some heavy, a lot not and this book fitted right in. It is well-researched and you can learn things without thinking the author wants to educate you or show off her own knowledge. There are several strange twists but none that I didn't find plausible and I never guessed the ending. There are several characters but the narrator was so good I always knew who was speaking. Excellent and enjoyable.
"Beautiful; a love song to life."
This is a book that will stay with me whether or not I listen again. What makes this story beautiful to me is a deep sense of connection to people and place as it explores who (and what) may touch and shape a life. Set after WW11, the book feels like a love song to living, to friendship, healing and what is beautiful in the world. It is expertly narrated, with every character given their own distinct voice.
A group of very different people gather, beneficiaries to a woman they know nothing about who appears to know everything about them. This mysterious woman has left a request that they live for 33 days in her remote Italian Villa before they find out what they are each to be left. Each of them needs space and time to heal after personal loss or heartache and the discoveries they make about their invisible hostess, each other and themselves redirects each of their lives. They begin to realise that the time given to them may be more precious than the outcome and I think this reflects the nature of the book itself; the journey being just as important as the mysteries at the heart of it.
The characters are well drawn and the sensory delights of the villa and the landscape is well captured. Though the story explores some dark places and difficult emotions it does so with grace and a lightness of touch that left me feeling uplifted and hopeful. This is probably not a book for people who want quick resolutions. The reader, like the characters, must spend time at the villa as the intricate plot unfolds and friendship and romance takes root. I think many will find this a great book to get lost in while on holiday or taking needed time for yourself.
You could imagine yourself there and the characters were very rounded.
Yes and she is a very good narrator
"Cleverly woven story"
I enjoyed this from beginning to end. The characters were interesting and brought to life by an excellent narrator.
"Quaint slow burner"
Nearly gave up near the start, but stuck with it and was quite compelled by the end. It was a little too quaint for my usual taste.
"Charming vintage feel"
Lovely cast of characters drawn to a villa in Italy upon the death of it's owner. You just know they are all there to turn their lives around - but getting to know both them and the deceased owner remains constantly surprising. Well read with a genuinely 50's feel. I enjoyed it.
"A gentle mystery."
I was having a bad week. I listened to this book and, as corny as it sounds, it lifted my spirits. This book is not what I'd consider 'high art' or a classic but it's wonderfully evocative and a good escape. If I had to pick one word it would be 'soothing' and I'll be listening to it again.
This is a slow building story with the first 2/3 of the book fleshing out the characters, their backstories and the villa itself. The main characters are very likable, even the often irritating Marjorie, and you really get a sense of their burdens and how the villa and its inhabitants help them 'come alive' again. The visitors are mostly unlikable and come off as shallow and selfish, which is a nice contrast to the main players. However, on getting to know them a little better as the story unfolds they're actually OK (Theo & Felicity)... except Richie; he's a jerk. The last 1/3 has the reveals coming thick and fast (but it's not hard to guess them). Relationships are revealed, mended, ended and cemented and everything is wrapped up nicely. I came away from this book feeling a lighter and happier.
Excellent narration. With so many characters, it would be easy for the listener to become confused but Nicolette McKenzie has given them each a unique voice. I think I'll try one of the other Elizabeth Edmondson books she's narrated, maybe Villa on the Riviera.
"Everything I look for in a book"
I loved everything about this book: plot, characters, setting, time period, and references. It was completely engrossing and a wonderful mystery that kept me guessing through most of the book. I listened to half of it in the car and then my trip was over, so I bought the Kindle version and read the rest of it because I couldn't "put it down."
The mystery was unique and intriguing but, I didn't appreciate the over-emphasis on sex and sexual relations with in the story.
Nicolette did a fantastic job reading this story.
"A rewarding confection"
It was a very sweet, positive story that felt like a relaxing escape. Be warned, it doesn't introduce the reader to many Italian characters or settings-most of the story take place at the titular Italian Villa with a cast of English characters, so don't expect a trot through Italian culture. But the characters were engaging (at first I found them generic, but a few chapters in they begin to deepen until, by the end, I hated to leave them) and the premise of spending unhampered days at a villa exploring its secret spaces and getting to know the interesting strangers unfolds very pleasantly. A the center is a light mystery that drives the characters together and toward some important realizations. There are definitely some unrealistic plot contrivances in here, but they helped keep the story moving and uplifting (no bogging down in real life obstacles). A nice, classier-than normal beach read!
"Loved this book!"
Great suspenseful story! I loved all the references to Dante, mythology, operas and quotes from literature and the descriptions of the art.
I could imagine being there!
My only complaint was that most of the characters were young and the narrator had an "old" voice.
"Ditched it three hours in"
I will stubbornly hang onto the worst audio books but I just could not finish this one. Beyond boring and the narration is awful. It took me a bit to understand that Jessica and Delia were actually women in their 20's as the narrator reads them like old women. Would have been hard to distinguish which character was speaking had it not been followed by phrases such "Delia said" or "Marjorie exclaimed" as they all sounded alike. While I love a languid, slow story that gently unfolds this is just unbearably tedious beyond words. At least I wasted only a half credit (one of those buy two for one credit sales)
"Love this author!"
Great story. Captivating plot and characters. Deftly told, detail revealed in tantalizing method. Interesting story construction.
"Very slow"
Not riveting. I found The first 6 hours quite boring with no significant plot to speak of. The mystery unravels in the last hour; soap-operesque. Good if you'd like a stress-less , non-violent mystery that won't get your heart pulsating before bed
"Confusion at the Villa!"
I was disappointed in the story content. Too many characters and not a believable plot. The narrators were ok,however, it was too lengthy to keep them all straight. Sorry☹
"Kept me guessing"
The story line was so rich with color and depth. I didn't want the 33days to end.
The story also made me yearn to be at an Italian villa.
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Controversy Surprises Group Backing Abstinence Speaker
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - When he set about bringing Pam Stenzel to Charleston earlier this year, John deBlecourt said he never anticipated the abstinence-only advocate would cause such an uproar.
DeBlecourt, executive director of Believe in West Virginia, a local religious and economic group, had seen Stenzel speak in person years ago and watched videos of her presentations online.
His group organized and paid for Stenzel to speak at two public high schools and a church.
He said it was an opportunity for someone to share his values on sex with teens.
"The reason we got involved with this is because we have a heart for kids," deBlecourt said. "We thought abstinence . . . it's a common goal."
But ever since Stenzel's speech, the group has found itself in the news as controversy continues to swirl around comments she made, including a message to young girls that "if you are on birth control, your mother probably hates you."
Some students and parents took issue with the presentation - most notably 17-year-old senior Katelyn Campbell, who went to the media with her concerns. She called the event an exercise in "slut-shaming" and decried Stenzel's religious background.
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At last week's Kanawha County school board meeting, crowded with GW students and parents on all sides of the issue, board member Becky Jordon made an impassioned speech in defense of GW Principal George Aulenbacher - and announced that her husband had donated money to help bring Stenzel to Charleston.
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The group was at Capital High School in 2004 and at Sissonville High School in 2011.
Ron Reedy, principal at Sissonville, said that to his knowledge administrators hadn't received any complaints about the presentation.
A graphic on Believe in West Virginia's website details the Silver Ring Thing's impact. According to that graphic, 270 people attended the assembly at Sissonville High School, 135 rings were bought, and 53 "commitments" to serve Christ were made.
In the organization's December newsletter, an article details the group's visit here and its efforts to "tailor their message for a secular audience." When they spoke to the general community, the group could "add the most important piece of the message about abstinence - a relationship with Jesus Christ," it reads.
DeBlecourt agrees that abstinence until marriage is an important part of a religious life, but he thinks it's important for teens regardless of their faith.
"I'm communicating the message that I think it's important for kids to hear," he said. "Whether someone else wants to deliver another message, I can't do anything about that."
"As far as where we are today, we're working within the guidelines that are established by the school system, by the state, and by the federal government for what we can do in schools."
DeBlecourt allows that his ideas about sexuality come from a biased and spiritual place but rejects the notion that anyone's views on human sexuality aren't equally biased.
"Each of us, no matter what our religious beliefs are, we have a set of values," he said. "We can't separate that from where you are. Now you may claim that my values are religious values, but even someone without religion has their own values coming from somewhere."
Among other programs, Believe in West Virginia operates Storehouse West Virginia, a warehouse on Hansford Street in Charleston's East End that supplies surplus goods to churches and other charitable groups.
According to its website, Believe in West Virginia's board includes C. Edward Gaunch, president; the Rev. Jack Henry, vice president and founder; Scott Barnett, secretary/treasurer; Joey Holland; the Rev. Jack Maxwell; the Rev. Ron Thaxton; Greg Thomas; Joseph Skaff; Ed Swartz; and Rick Harrah.
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The objective of this research is to study the effects of feed concentration and temperature on the pervaporation of ethanol-water mixtures using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) zeoliteclay membranes. The liquid feeds for the pervaporation were prepared using different weight concentrations of ethanol which were 10 wt%, 30 wt%, 50 wt%, 70 wt% and 90 wt% of ethanol. The pervaporation separations were conducted at different temperatures which were 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 °C. The PVA zeolite-clay membranes were prepared by dissolving 0.2 wt% zeolite-clay powder and 5 wt% PVA powder in distilled water. The solution was casted on a porous support to produce composite membrane. The support layers were produced through phase inversion process using casting-solution of 12 wt% polysulfone, 11 wt% methyl cellusolve and 77 wt% N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The membranes were used for the separation of ethanol-water mixtures via pervaporation. The results showed that, when the ethanol concentrations of feed and feed temperature increased, the selectivity increased but absorption (flux) decreased. The PVA zeolite- clay composite membranes were relatively hydrophilic, mechanically strong and thus suitable to be used for the pervaporation separation of ethanol-water mixtures.
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