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L'Oreal is at it again and the company recently released a hair care product which is said to revive dormant hair cells.
Kérastase Densifique is the newest and most talked about hair loss product in the market.
It is said that the product could reverse hair loss and thinning problems.
Demand for Kérastase Densifique is surging and salons have already pre-orders their bottles of the hair solution which is to be used for a recommended period of thee months. The cost of the entire treatment is certainly not cheap as it costs about £300, which translates to about $475.
Does Kérastase Densifique Work?
There have been many products which have been touted as the 'new and revolutionary' hair loss revival treatments, most of them have performed dismally. Most of the hair loss products in the market rarely produce desirable results. So what makes Kérastase Densifique different from the rest?
Well, L'Oreal has used stem cell technology with the product. As you are already aware of, stem cell products have been on the increase and this is because the treatment focuses on regenerative therapy.
The idea behind Kérastase Densifique is to act as a stem cell based treatment to revert baldness and hair thinning. According to L'Oreal head of scientific affairs Patricia Pineau, the cosmetic product respects the natural regeneration of hair which is why it is so efficient.
The main ingredient in Kérastase Densifique is stemoxydine which is a molecule that attempts to increase the level of oxygen in the scalp. Hair loss and balding are conditions that have been attributed to oxygen deficiency and with an increase in the oxygen levels, hair growth is a possibility.
Kérastase Densifique therefore aims to increase the production of hair follicles within the scalp and as a result encourage hair growth in parts of the scalp where follicles may have become dormant. The result is thicker hair.
Kérastase Densifique's Clinical Study of Hair Growth with Stemoxydine
The average human hosts 100,000 to 150,000 hairs in the scalp.
Kérastase Densifique claims to assist in the natural production of hair follicles as opposed to disrupt it which is what many hair products do. A clinical study using a solution of 5 percent stemoxydine produced an increase of 4 percent in the hair density of 101 subjects. 4 percent hair increase represents an increase of about 1700 hairs. During the study, the solution was applied on the scalp once a day for three months and it was conducted on both men and women within the age groups of 18 and 55 years.
The results of the study are very encouraging considering that there are very few clinically proven hair loss products in the market. It is still not clear if Kérastase Densifique has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
According to L'Oreal, the demand for Kérastase Densifique is high, and while the three month treatment is being sold in selected salons and online stores, pre-orders are in the thousands. Many people are indeed ready to try out the product which can regenerate hair growth to a count of over 1500 new hairs.
Kérastase Densifique's effectiveness is being credited on the stem cells ability to reach areas within the scalp that are susceptible to hair loss. Most hair loss products target hair fibers as opposed to the scalp.
As mentioned earlier, hair loss and thinning are brought about by lack of sufficient oxygen within the scalp. Kérastase Densifique therefore provides a viable solution to a problem that affects millions of people. Kérastase Densifique is currently being sold in Europe but orders can be made from the UK and U.S.


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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
My thoughts on the Sandra Bland Arrest and Mysterious Death
Friday, July 3, 2015
Emotional Baggage and Trauma affect Relationships
Several years ago I used to date a man who I was introduced to by one of my sisters and her husband. I will call him Tommy (not his real name). They all went to school with him and felt that they knew him very well. He was described to me as a "good guy who is doing something with his life and staying out of trouble". My family decided to introduce us to one another while we were all out at the movies one weekend. He did seem to be a really smart, well-spoken, nice guy with a good personality. He was a few years younger than me, Black American, tall and in good shape. He also had handsome features, with a dimpled smile, slanted eyes and dark smooth chocolate skin.
We went out on several dates and hit it off very well. Tommy was about 23 years old and I was 27 at the time. Several weeks into the romantic courtship, he began to show some of his true colors. I am not trying to paint myself as a perfect woman, without fault or flaw. But, there were a few things that I noticed about him that I did not like. He was a really heavy cigarette smoker and he always arrived at my apartment with a 40 oz. bottle of beer. I think these were some habits that he picked up during his time spent in the marines. They were a big deal for me because I don't smoke or do drugs. I rarely drink alcoholic beverages.
I was annoyed at the fact that Tommy would always find a way to talk to me about his ex-wife. Apparently she did a lot of dirt to this young man and he never fully recuperated from it. I think that everyone has issues. If you are living on this Earth you have experienced some type of trial or tribulation or have gone though some degree of trauma at least a few times in your life. No matter how sheltered a person is, one can never live their entire life without experiencing some sort or pain, stress or sorrow. I think we each have our own coping mechanisms and ways of reacting to trauma and stress.
Well, about two months into the courtship, he told me that his wife had cheated on him while he was away in Europe serving in the marines. On top of that, she had completely emptied out this poor man's bank accounts. When he returned, he discovered that almost $100,000 dollars of the money that he earned was gone. She was not paying their bills as she should have been.
Somehow, Tommy was under the impression that he could sue his wife to recoup the money that she spent without his knowledge. He was sorely disappointed after his divorce attorney informed him that it was not possible for spouses to sue one another. In marriage, what's his is hers and what's hers is his, basically. That's why it's important to carefully select the person that you choose as a life partner. If you can't trust that person literally with your life and financial future, then it is not a wise idea to get married to them.
So, I invited him over to my apartment for one weekend and he showed up again with a forty of Olde English in a brown bag. I could tell that Tommy had too much to drink because his speech was a little bit slurred and he was temperamental from the moment he walked in the door. He started taking shots at me.
I had cooked some dinner, then we ate and watched TV. All of a sudden he started talking about the people on his job and started ranting about women. Then, he made the comment that "All women are bitches and whores!" When, he saw the shock on my face, he caught himself and recanted and saying, "Except for you, my mother and my sister". There was no way for him to unsay what he said.
I told him that he was not going to disrespect me and that he had to get the hell out. He pleaded with me to stay but I wasn't having it. Thinking about it now, I sort of felt bad because the guy was not in any condition to go out there and drive. But, at that moment I was in my feelings and I didn't want him there. He called me a few hours later that evening and apologized but it was too late. I had lost respect for and interest in him.
A few weeks after that incident, my brother-in-law called asking me how things were going between me and Tommy. He was curious because Tommy called him after our fight and told him what happened. Tommy was crying, saying that he thinks he fucked up. I said, "Yeah, he's right. He did fuck up!" My brother-in-law basically called fishing for information to pass on to Tommy (they were homies). I cut straight to the chase and told him that I wasn't interested in reconciling with Tommy. I didn't hear from Tommy for several weeks after that and it appeared that he had moved on.
Tommy is not a bad person by any stretch. He has a lot going for him but, I think that Tommy has some emotional issues and unfinished business that he needs to work on. I think that he married too young and he chose the wrong person. And forming a legal and emotional bond with a toxic person, can lead to a lifetime of heartache, ruin and despair.
He was still holding onto what his wife did to him and probably some other stuff that he never told me about. I also think that Tommy leans too much on the drink when he is stressed out and sad. It's something that he needs to work on or he will just continue to repeat the same mistakes and make his future girlfriends pay for his issues. Since he couldn't make his ex-wife pay, he is probably making everyone else pay on a subconscious level.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
My Take on Interracial Dating and Relationships
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Why I Can't Stand to Hear "I Don't Want to Work For The White Man": Part II
They have so much hostility towards White folks that they said that they don't want their children to ever work for them. They experienced a lot of blatant racism and discrimination back in their youth. So, they didn't want their kids to ever go to White people looking for anything. You know, I don't condone or agree with their bigoted beliefs but I certainly understand why they don't like White people.
I believe that their adult children worked for their businesses, here and there. But, from what I know, none of the adult children developed the ability and skills to run their own sucessful business.
The young man who was married to my relative, did not work for most their marriage. He used that not wanting to work for the White man as a pretext for his laziness. The couple had children and most of the financial support for the children came from his parents and his wife. Therefore, the young man is spoiled and doesn't work because he knows that his family will support him, no matter what. As I mentioned before, his family has a little financial security. Maybe, he's counting on an inheritance after his parents eventually pass on. Who knows?
He is still responsible to stand up and be a father to his children. My relative and the young man are divorced now and he can't even pay adequate child support. I feel that his parents coddled and spoiled him. He never really learned what it is to be a responsible adult. They poisoned his mind and they are at fault for making this man turn out to be sorry. Now, his children are going to suffer the consequences.
Mostly when I hear Black people say that they don't want to work for the White Man, I think that they are full of shit. Now, I am not saying that there is anything wrong with a person striving for financial indepedence and owning their own business. In my experience, the people that I hear say this are using it as a cop-out or pretext for not wanting to work at all. Some of the men who use this rhetoric would rather rob, kill and sell drugs to people in the Black community than to get a job.
They say that they don't want to work for the White man, but I find their words ironic and incongruous with their actions. It would follow logically that you'd want to do something to protect and build your own Black community, rather than destroy it!
The ideal of not wanting to work for the White man is a little bit foolish because for one, White people created this economic system and government. White people and Asians own most of the wealth in the world. In order to come up, most people (no matter what race or creed they are) will need to at least learn how to transact business with White people. Even if you don't ever work directly for them, you still need to learn how to work your way around the system of capitalism and understand how laws are applied in the system of money and wealth.
Secondly, the minute that you spend money (created by White men) you are already working for the White man without knowing it. If you use a smartphone, use banking services, shop at a grocery store, buy a car, or a home, then you're working for "the man". And, when you spend your money, often times you'll pay a tax to the government. It's all built into the system and set up that way by design.
I know that it is hard to work for people that you don't like or for people who don't like you. However, a better way to think is for people to decide that they don't want to work for anyone else, regardless of their race or ethnic background. If you need to work for someone else until you can work for yourself, I see nothing wrong with that. Take what you can get until you get what you want. I just think it is stupid to say that you don't want to work for a certain group but not do anything to improve, educate or empower yourself.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Some Men play Games and Some Women Fall For It
He tried to holler at her co-workers. Marinade on that for a few seconds. Where they do that at? If you're going to be a man trick, then at least be a smart trick and mess with someone from out of town or someone that your partner doesn't know. It shows that he doesn't hold women in high regard. Therefore, Sharon kicked Pierre's ass to the curb- with the quickness.
If your significant other isn't inviting you over to their place then, he or she is most likely cheating or hiding something. To top if off, Sharon later found out that Pierre was living with his baby mama. Hmmm... I could have told her that a long time ago. I peep game.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Rachel Dolezal and Transracialism
My take on it is that I don't really care that much about this story. For one, the NAACP was started by White people. I suspect that the organization was started partly to keep tabs on Black people and keep them pacified. So, it is not that much of a shocker that a White person is the head of the NAACP.
Secondly, I don't understand why people are so outraged and offended by this woman claiming Black. Yeah, she is weird for passing herself off as a Black person but from all indications she did assimilate Black culture. She attended an HBCU and was married to a Black man for some time. She worked to protect the rights of Black people as an activist. So, it doesn't seem that there was any mockery and malintentions on her part (But, if I am wrong in this assumption then I stand corrected).
Thirdly, this concept of "tranracialism" is nothing new to me. I see it a lot in living in the South. I see White men and women who claim Black culture ALOT. They speak so-called Black English Vernacular and "Ebonics" perfectly. Some of the White women wear braids and cornrows and I have even seen White people with dreadlocked hair and beards.
When I was a teenager, I met a blonde-haired blue-eyed, White boy who claimed that he was Black. This dude dressed like the typical urban Black teenaged boy at that time and "sounded Black". He would argue and fight with anyone who challenged his Blackness. He was raised by Black people and no one could tell this dude that he was not Black. I saw him several years, ago when I worked at a grocery store. He has a whole row of gold teeth in his mouth. He told me that he had spent about 5 years in prison for shooting a man who owed him thousands of dollars. He also said that he was Muslim and legally changed his name to Akheem. He must have converted to the Nation of Islam religion while in prison. I thought that he was joking but he showed me his drivers license to confirm it.
I know a White man who told me that he only dates and marries Black women. He said that he was not attracted to White women at all. And, he was not lying, either. I had proof that he was telling the truth. He was married twice to Black women. I told him that he was off psychologically and he laughed at me. It's one thing to be attracted to people from other cultures and races, but it is an anomaly to dislike your own people.
Am I saying that Rachel Dolezal doesn't like her own race? No. I don't know what motivates her. I am not a psychiatrist. I am saying that human beings have very complex thought processes.
When it comes to Ms. Dolezal living her life claiming to Black, I don't care that much about it. There is a question of whether she could truly know what it is like to experience life as a Black American woman. She has light skin so she has the benefits of White privilege.
But, nobody is outraged when Black women go and have Asian Remy weave sewn into their hair and wear green contact lenses.
There are more pressing issues in this country to deal with. I don't think that Rachel Dolezal should be absolved of wrong doing if she lied on job applications or falsified documents, and if there was other misconduct. We can't know for certain whether she is lying about who she is without DNA tests. If she did lie, then that speaks volumes about her integrity. That's a different issue.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Why I Can't Stand to Hear "I Don't Want to Work For The White Man"
From my experience, when people speak a lot of racial rhetoric about the White man (in the context of money and business), I have usually observed two things about them:
a) They are lazy and don't want to work.
b) They don't do anything positive to uplift themselves or the Black community.
Some of them sell drugs to their own community so that they don't have to work of White people.
I really think that a lot of these people are mentally enslaved and don't know how to get out of their own way. Now, take for instance one of my great-uncles. He served many years in prison when he was a young man. He was a little bit misguided and influenced by the wrong people. He says that he was sent to prison for crimes that he did not commit- basically being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
After he got out of prison, I met him for the first time at about age 10 or 11. At first I thought that he was a really positive person, because I didn't know any better. He used to encourage me to get an education and emphasized the importance of knowing yourself as a person of the African Diaspora. I remember him pointing out a stack of books to read through that had to do with Pan-Africanism and Black history. His hair was naturally curly and soft and he eventually allowed it to grow out and lock. He went around claiming to be a Rastafarian.
Well, after a few years, his true colors began to show. He started using racial epithets against Whites and professing how much he didn't like the White man and blamed them for his misfortune and underachievement in life. He grew up in the segregated South in the Jim Crow era and knows what it is like to be mistreated and discriminated against by White people. So, I have a little understanding for why he was bigoted.
For years that he was going around saying that he can't stand the White man and that he didn't want to be associated with them in any way. The funny thing is that he wasn't doing much to put himself in a position to where he wouldn't have to work for the White male dominated establishment. If he were so tired of working for the White man, why didn't he put his focus, passion and energy into building something for himself and his family? Why was he using the illegal drugs that were allowed into the country by the government?
My uncle was physically and verbally abusive to his wife, a Black woman. He was heavily addicted to drugs and continued to engage in illegal activities. My uncle is very artistic and has a knack for creating African themed woodwork. So, it's not like he didn't have any special talents or skills. He did landscaping work on the side but still had to get a job working for the White man to pay his bills. Basically, a lot of his words weren't congruent with his thoughts and actions.
My uncle was also very rude and mean towards my mother, me and my siblings when we lived with him in my great-grandmother's house for a few years. He was also alleged to have done some pretty repugnant things to others, that I won't disclose.
He wasn't a socially conscious pro-Black man as he held himself out to be went I met him. Some conscious Blacks talk the talk, but they aren't really about that life. Maybe his abhorrent behaviors and personality were partly due to drug abuse. I am not really sure, but he was a real piece of work.
He is no longer on drugs but the last I heard, he was pretty sick and almost on his death bed at one point. I don't associate with him because he hasn't changed or matured much. Until this day, his children don't have a good relationship with him because he is so difficult.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Forgotten Tampons
These women are fortunate if they don't get Toxic Shock Syndrome. This is a disease that is caused by the multiplication of Staphylococcus Aureus in the vagina and it could lead to other more serious conditions and even death, when not treated promptly. Most of the times the patient is given a course of antibiotics in order to reduce the risk of bacterial infection.
Monday, June 8, 2015
Some Problems That I Have With The Modern Feminist Movement
My problem lies mostly with radical feminists, who think that they are superior to men. Some of them say the craziest of things like calling for the intentional harm and killing of men. Yes, there are some evil men in this world. Afterall, I've never heard of a woman starting wars or causing mass genocides and oppression. But, to encourage the hurt of another human is really sick and hypocritical. They've also come to a point of throwing all men up under the bus. Whether, they like to admit it or not, women need men. Some the modern feminists of today are causing more strife and division between the sexes than anything else.
I also take issue with what I call "popcorn feminists", like Beyonce. She needs to go somewhere and sit down. I kind of get that they don't like being told what to do by men. I get it that they are working towards preparing women to be leaders. But, my questions are, "What are these people doing to improve relations between men and women?" "What are they doing to improve conditions for females living in third-world countries?" "What are these feminists doing to stop child sex slavery going on right in our backyard?" I can't take people seriously who come up with silly marketing campaigns like "Ban Bossy", rather than finding solid solutions for important issues that impact human rights in general.
I have read some stuff posted on the internet by radical feminists that make me question some of these people's sanity. They come across a man-haters. And some of them behave really hyper-agressive and anything but lady-like. I've seen video footage of radical feminists running up on grown men like they are G's (gangsters). They try and intimidate men by putting their hands in the men's faces, yelling obscenities and insults. They push grown men and knock shit out of their hands.
It's as if they are trying to test a fella's manhood by making him feel like a pussy or provoking him. I don't advocate violence against anyone, but they are gonna fuck with the right one. Some men won't take shit from noone, whether male or female. I don't think they should be surprised if a man were to defend himself and slap the taste out their mouthes. If they want equal treatment, then they should be prepared to be equally KO'd like a man.
Some radical feminists criticise and denounce women who choose to stay home and care for their families. Well, isn't it a couple's business how a couple decides to run their household? I believe that one of the beauties of the Feminist Movement is that it allowed for women to have more choices and protection under the law and in society. If a woman decides to forgoe marriage and childbirth to pursue her career, then that's her choice. If a woman and her husband agree that she will work outside of the home, while he stays home with the kids, then that's their choice. But, what is wrong with a woman wanting to stay home to nuture her children and support her husband? Someone's got to do it and if the couple came to a mutual agreement about what the woman's role is in the family unit then, that's their business
Sunday, June 7, 2015
My Thoughts on Caitlyn "Bruce" Jenner
I remember him as an Olympic athlete and from the cover of Wheaties cereals boxes, from my childhood. He was a handsome, masculine young man but I never would've suspected that he was going through all that. He came clean while still married to his first wife, Chrystie Scott about his identity crisis in the early 1970s. She knew about it and it seems that she was supportive. In the 1980s he started taking female hormones in order to begin his transition into womanhood. Then, he stopped because he didn't want to cause harm to his young children. I think his crisis caused him to not be such a good parent to his older children. He wasn't as active and present in their lives as he should have been.
I don't watch the Keeping up with the Kardashians show very often. But, I could kind of tell that something was up with Bruce long before he made his announcement. He started to look and act differently a few years ago and some of the family's holiday photos were very telling. There was one image that really struck me, where Bruce was trapped inside a glass case and I thought that was very symbolic.
My thing is this: I respect him as a human being. I don't condone people hating, harassing or harming transgender people. For the most part, I believe in live and let live. To keep it 100, no matter how many surgeries he has to make his transition to becoming a female- He is still genetically a male. Even if he has surgery to remove his testicles and penis, he still has the XY chromosome. He will still need to take hormones for the rest of his life to suppress his male hormones.
Just like he has a right to do what he wants with his life, I have a right to form my own perceptions and opinions. I do not recognize him as a female. I don't think that people should be forced to agree or accept this. And, people shouldn't be labeled as "transphobic" just because they can't wrap their minds around this. I have been reading comments on news articles and social media. There's a lot of people flipping the script by trolling and bullying the folks who don't understand or accept this as their reality. And that's wrong.
Even though I think that it is bizarre and confusing, I can't relate to how this man must think or feel. I have no right to tell someone what to do with their own body. I am not a psychiatrist or physician but I think that there may be something off kilter or off-balance with the biochemistry in his blood and nervous system.
It is difficult for anyone to ever ascertain what he's going through emotionally, physically and mentally. There were some reports that he suffered from depression for a long time. Harboring a secret of such magnitude would eat away at anyone's psyche. I suspect that he was forcing himself to conform to societal norms and please others.
At the same time, I think that his decision was somewhat selfish. This is a man who was married to 2 or 3 women and has fathered many children. I wonder if he really took enough time to think about how his transition would impact the lives of his children and his ex-wives? If he knew that he was going through such as crisis, then why did he decide to bring these women into his life? I am not on that Kardashian bandwagon but those children and the wives are all going to need some counseling to come to grips with his decision.
Bruce Jenner is going to make lots of money off of his journey to becoming a woman. Prior to announcing his intention to undergo transgender sexual reassignment surgery, this man was making around $25,000 per speaking engagement. Now, he commands around $100,000 per speaking engagement. He gained millions of followers in social media within a few days. The last time I checked he has over 2 million followers on Twitter. He will also be starring in his own documentary show on E. By now most people have seen him come out as Caitlyn on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. So, he's been receiving much media coverage.

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AL Central Update (3.15.08 Edition)
Chicago White Sox
- The Sox, who at various points during the offseason, were interested in signing everybody from Torii Hunter to Aaron Rowand to Kosuke Fukudome. Instead, they traded prospects for Carlos Quentin and Nick Swisher, signed Cuban defect Alexi Ramirez and retained Jerry Owens hoping that one would emerge as a centerfielder candidate. They had discarded one-time heir to center at the Cell, Brian Anderson, as an afterthought. Naturally, Anderson did nothing to impress the top brass in his tenure in Chicago, finishing in 2006 with a low .225/.283/.359 line. That season he showed little patience, walking in only 8% of his plate appearances while striking out in over 22%. At age 25 Anderson found himself back in triple-A trying to show Kenny Williams that he didn't commit an egregious error in judgement assuming that Anderson could be just as good as fan favorite Aaron Rowand who he sent to Philadelphia for Jim Thome. He was brought up to Illinois in April but demonstrated the same futility that earned him the passage to Charlotte by reaching base in 4 of his 19 plate appearances. This spring, however, Anderson has been hitting well enough to place himself back into the mix. ''The only thing about Brian," Manager Ozzie told the Chicago Sun-Times,"hopefully he takes this game the way we thought he can play and he starts his career.'' In more than double the plate appearances this spring compared to 2007 (50), Anderson has made a strong case for being given one last chance: He has hit .380/.481/.750 with 3 home runs in his time provided to him by Quentin's lingering shoulder injury.
- Joe Crede, who was a catalyst of the 2005 Championship team with his glove and recovering from missing a chuck of the 2007 season, has been the topic of trade conversation all spring as Josh Fields emerged as a bonifide slugger in Crede's absence. Injury recovery is never a guarantee, any 30-year-old will tell you that, but Crede is a valuable commodity. Admittedly, Fields being a younger still in indentured servitude so his production is that much more valuable, but Crede is a rare two-way player. Offensively, Fields has a much higher ceiling. In his 418 plate appearances last season, Fields hit 23 home runs and accumulated .244/.308/.480 averages in Crede's stead. Meanwhile Crede's last healthy full-season performance he had over 500 plate appearances in 2006 he had 30 home runs and averages of .289/.323/.506. Crede finished 6 ops+ points higher (107) in 2006 than Fields did in 2007 (101). Defensively, a healthy Crede is that much better than the former Sooners quarterback. In 2007, Fields gave an effort at third that lead to 2.9 win shares with his glove. He started 19 double-plays (being a quarterback, he has a very strong arm, more suited for an outfield position) and made 15 plays out of zone leading to a revised zone rating of .668 in his 689 innings of work. In 2006, Crede provided 7 win shares with his defense. He started 36 double-plays and retrieved 57 balls out of zone, leading to a revised zone rating of .760 in his 1260 innings of work. Kenny Williams hasn't quite given Crede the vote of confidence, assuming that Williams is offered the right deal by San Francisco or Los Angeles, Crede could be on the first train west, especially because he is in the final year of his contract. The unfortunate part is that Crede hasn't given much reason to have him play with his 1 extra base hit (a home run) in 7 hits.
Cleveland Indians (Grapefruit League)
- Cardinals Rule 5 draft pick centerfielder Brian Barton, snatched from the Indians organization, is having a great spring batting .333/.385/.666 with 2 triples, 2 home runs and 1 double. Cleveland has reiterated that in spite of having one of the AL's best centerfielders in Grady Sizemore, they are hoping that St. Louis returns him at the end of spring training. When the Twins were light on the centerfield candidates during the Rule 5 draft, there was speculation that if Barton were available when the Twins selection came, Barton could be brought in to audition for the position. Unfortunately the Cardinals had the same need and drafted prior to the Twins. Barton is competing with former MVP Juan Gonzalez, who is hoping to mount a major league comeback, is also having a good spring hitting .308/.333/.482 with one home run off of Johan Santana. But a nagging injury to Gonzalez's abdomen has given a better opportunity to Barton to make the team making it less likely of a chance of a Cuyahoga homecoming for Barton.
- The Indians rotation - outside of Sabathia, Carmona, Byrd and Westbrook - is still wide open between Jeremy Sowers, Cliff Lee and Aaron Laffey. Sowers continued to impress Cleveland management this late in the spring with 12 days remaining until the team heads north. The one mitigating factor is that Lee is still due $3.75 million in 2008 and $5.75 in 2009 in a mishap of a contract while Sowers and Laffey are still secured in their indentured servitude portion of theirs. The 24-year-old Sowers has thrown 3 times against the Twins for 23 innings and maintains a 3.13 era. In his only game facing the Twins on April 23rd Sowers did not receive the decision in a 7-3 Indians victory after he threw 7 innings of 9 hit ball and giving up all 3 runs. Laffey, meanwhile, made his major league debut against the Twins last August 4th going 5.1 innings versus Matt Garza. The Twins won 3 to 2 (Ramon Ortiz was the pitcher of record as Garza exited in after 4 innings) and they dinged Laffey for 6 hits and all 3 runs. Lee, who was battling injuries last season, did not face the Twins in 2007. The 29-year-old Lee has amassed a decent record of 5-2 with a 4.23 era in 66 innings facing the Twins in his career. Considering that they are all lefties, the albatross to the Twins offense last season, none of the three are ideal. Laffey is a shade less experienced than Sowers but did win 17 games in three levels in 2007.
- Kelly Shoppach, Victor Martinez's understudy catcher, spent the 2007 season being Paul Byrd's personal catcher. For whatever the reason, be it rapport,
Synchronicity, or just preference, some pitchers will request the services on one particular catcher no matter the circumstance. In 2007 the Byrd/Shoppach battery took the field 31 time in 2007. In those games the combination finished 19-12 (Byrd was the 15-8 in those matches). For his career, Byrd had allowed hitters to hit .274/.319/.451 against him while he struck out 13.7% of batters faced and walked just 5.6%. However, in 2007 coupled with Shoppach at his behest, Byrd was touched up for .301/.329/.473 with a strike out rate of 10.5% and a walk rate of 3.3%. While the correlation may be weak and the notion that a catcher can influence a pitcher is still an on-going debate among statheads, it would appear that Byrd/Shoppach is a successful combo for the Indians as evident by the .612 winning percentage in spite of producing a batting line similar to Miguel Tejada.
Detroit Tigers
- Scouts on MLB.com have elected Justin Verlander's fastball as the best in the major leagues. While the impromptu poll doesn't quantify the basis for the award, Verlander, according to pitch f/x data, throws his fastball on average at 95.1 mph. While this is a very good velocity, Verlander certainly doesn't have the most unhittable fastball. In a partial study of the data, Verlander leaned on his fastball using it 63% of the time and had a WHIFF of .082. Javier Vazquez, an AL Central rival, throws his at 92.6 mph but carries a WHIFF of .190. Johan Santana throws his at 92 as well and accumulated a WHIFF of .209. The runner-up in the category was Yankee Joba Chamberlain who throws his significantly harder than Verlander at 98.2 and had a WHIFF of .146. The point is without any defined parameters it is hard to understand why it is the best fastball. Then again, SI did name him the number 1 young pitcher in the major leagues.
- The once dominant bullpen that led the Tigers to the World Series in 2006 is facing turmoil in 2008 as both Joel Zumaya and Fernando Rodney could be absent from the beginning of the season. While the confidence is high because Todd Jones, arguable one of the most underwhelming closers in 2007, is still anchoring the bullpen. Though crafty, Jones is not a dominating closer. The 2006 World Series appearing Tigers benefited from the dominance of Zumaya and Rodney in crucial late innings situations and handed the ball to Jones in cushy "save opportunities".
- Even though they have relinquished several key arms in the past few offseasons including Andrew Miller to Florida (who might be the opening day starter for the Marlins), 2007 draft pick Rick Porcello is proving that the Tigers still have a plethora of arms in their system for the future.
Kansas City Royals
- Free agent acquisition right-handed pitcher Brett Tomko is off to a poor start in the ides of March. In 10.2 innings of work, Tomko has allowed 12 earned runs (15 total) and is sporting a 10.12 era. The 34-year-old Tomko, who is due $3 million for 2008, has been mostly a spot-starter and long relief the past several seasons. At the time of the signing the Royals figured that Tomko would be in the rotation behind a solid Gil Meche, stathead sophomore Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke but has instilled doubt after his preseason performance.
- Joe Posnanski does an excellent, if not long-winded, preview (part II) of the Kansas City Royals.
- Billy Butler is a really, really, really good hitter. In his 37 spring training at-bats, Butler is hitting .378/.452/.676 with 5 extra base hits (3 home runs). This could be the story-line of the 2008 season for the Royals and when Royals fans are grasping for straws mid-season, they may enjoy having Butler as the KC All-Star representative. Making the call right now.
Minnesota Twins
- Always the bearer of cold shower columns, Patrick Ruesse didn't fail to pen a depressing opinion piece detailing the shortcomings of the 2008 Twins. Admittedly, the starting rotation has plenty of question marks but Ruesse missed the mark by calling Scott Baker and Boof Bonser "4-and-5 starters, not 1-and-2's". In his iceberg reporting of just calling it as he sees 'em style is a method as outdated as the newspaper it is printed on. While Baker and Bonser have yet to produce season in the major leagues that equate to being frontline starters, both hurlers have minor league track records that suggest it is possible. Baker showed his brilliance in his 1-hit shutout of the Kansas City Royals and Bonser has worked hard to drop excess poundage which has given him better numbers this spring. Furthermore, Ruesse pointed to just the second outing of Francisco Liriano since 2006 as an early canary in the coal mine that Liriano is finished as a pitcher. "Liriano had no more life on his pitches than in his first comeback start last Friday" wrote the Strib scribe. The truth is that Liriano is rebounding from an injury that cost him the entire 2007 calender year. His velocity will not be at the point it was in 2006 most likely until May or June. The slider lacked both bite and accuracy but it is hardly appropriate to write him off after two spring training outings.
- The problem is that Baker could begin the season the disabled list, after suffering from similar malady to Glen Perkins, who missed more than 3 months last year. In his 4 innings in the spring, Baker did not give up a run and struck out 4 while walking only one.
- Bonser, meanwhile, has continued his torrid pace, finishing 9 innings and giving up only three runs. The success has been attributed to both his weight loss and his approach. Part of that new approach is instituting more change-ups during the game. "Last year, I threw like maybe one or two a game,'' he said, "and that was amazing." Actually, Bonser used his change-up 6% of the time according to pitch f/x data. The problem is, it appears to be very hittable. Bonser's 92 mph fastball, which he employed 58% of the time, had a WHIFF average of .071 (roughly average for a fastball). His 83 mph change-up (1 mph faster than Hernandez's top speed) when thrown had a WHIFF average of .068. This is a very low rating for a change-up meaning that contact was made when it was thrown. For perspective, Baker throws his change-up at 81 mph (and used it even less frequently at 4% of his pitches), but managed to make bats miss with a WHIFF average of .200. More might not be necessarily better however it may disrupt the hitters ability to sit on his fastball or curveball (which enjoyed a high WHIFF average of .247).
- One correct line out of the Ruesse column was "Livan Hernandez will need five runs (or more) to win a game." Last season the enigmatic Cuban's Diamondbacks needed more than 5.11 runs of support on average to lift the team to victory. This season with the adjustment to American League hitters may require additional runs from the Twins. His 9 runs given up in 9 spring training innings is not reassuring anyone in the Twins Territories.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called for tougher penalties for major leaguers who violate the sport's drug agreement, a move the union is willing to consider but not for the 2013 season.
Speaking at a news conference Saturday at the Arizona Diamondbacks' spring training ballpark, Selig said last year's positive drug test for All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera and allegations players received banned substances from a now-closed Florida anti-aging clinic helped lead him to seek stiffer penalties as quickly as possible.
He declined to give specifics, saying MLB Executive Vice President Rob Manfred and players' union head Michael Weiner will meet.
Weiner said Monday that some players have expressed support for tougher penalties. Selig said he was encouraged by Weiner's comments.
"The players have been discussing whether changes in the penalties are warranted since the offseason," Weiner said Saturday during a telephone interview. "As I've said throughout spring training, there's a variety of player views on this subject. In fact, during the offseason we suggested to the commissioner's office the possibility of differential penalties, namely advanced penalties for certain intentional violations but reduced penalties for negligent violations.
"That format was not of interest to MLB at that time. We look forward to ongoing negotiations over the drug program, but any change in the penalties would be a 2014 issue. It would be unfair to change the drug-testing rules now that the 2013 program has begun to be implemented."
MLB and the union started urine testing with an anonymous survey in 2003 and added penalties in 2004, when a first offense resulted in counseling. A 10-day suspension for a first offense was instituted for 2005, and the current discipline structure has been in place since the 2006 season: 50 games for an initial PEDs infraction, 100 games for a second and a lifetime ban for a third. No player has reached the third level.
The initial penalty for a stimulants offense is follow-up testing, with a 25-game penalty for a second violation, 80 games for a third and the discipline for additional offenses to be determined by the commissioner under a "just cause" standard.
Selig wants a tougher penalty for first-time offenders.
"There's no question about that," he said.
Twelve players were given 10-day suspensions in 2005. Thirty suspensions have been announced from 2006 on, including just two 100-game bans -- to pitcher Guillermo Mota and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo. The penalty for Alfonzo was cut to 48 games because of procedural issues similar to the ones that led an arbitrator last year to overturn Ryan Braun's positive test for elevated testosterone before a suspension was announced.
Suspensions for positive urine samples announced in 2012 increased to eight, when Cabrera, Bartolo Colon and Yasmani Grandal all tested positive for testosterone.
"We've made meaningful adjustments to our testing, and the time has come to make meaningful adjustments to our penalties," Selig said. "There is no question that there have been enough events that say to me the program is good, but apparently the penalties haven't deterred some people."
Players and management added spring training blood testing for human growth hormone last year and in January announced a deal expanding it to the regular season. Also in January, they said the World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory in Laval, Quebec, will keep records of each player, including his baseline ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone. The lab will conduct Carbon Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) tests of any urine specimens that "vary materially."
MLB was the first major sports league in North America to test for HGH.
Selig said those who have violated the anti-drug rules are "a very small percentage" of players.
"A great majority really, really have been terrific," Selig said, "and I give the players' association a lot of credit. We had lots of problems two decades ago, 10 years ago, but I'm confident that Michael and Rob will sit down, because I feel very strongly about this."
Cabrera, who was leading the NL in hitting for the San Francisco Giants, was suspended for 50 games last year. After asking for a rules change that prevented him from winning the NL batting title, he signed a $16 million, two-year contract with Toronto during the offseason.
Selig would not comment on the now-defunct Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables, Fla., other than to say it is the subject of a "very thorough investigation" by MLB.
The facility was alleged in media reports to have provided performance-enhancing substances to several players, including Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez and Nelson Cruz. The players have denied they obtained banned drugs from the clinic. MLB has been trying to obtain purported records of the clinic posted online by The Miami New Times, which initially revealed the allegations.
"The program is working fine," Selig said, "but I've come to the conclusion the more I've thought about this that obviously there are some people, small in number, who need to be given a tougher lesson."
In the year ending with the 2012 World Series, there were seven positives for performance-enhancing substances and 11 for stimulants among 3,955 urine tests and 1,181 blood tests, according to a report issued in November by baseball's independent program administrator, Dr. Jeffrey M. Anderson.
"We're way ahead of what anybody could have thought, but my father used to tell me life is nothing but a series of adjustments," Selig said, "and this is an adjustment that you have to make based on what you see."
Joe Torre and Tony La Russa, retired managers who work for Major League Baseball, both voiced support for the tougher penalties at Selig's news conference.
Torre, the former New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers skipper who will manage the United States in the World Baseball Classic, said it is important to remove questions fans may have about whether players are clean.
"Until we can gain the total respect back from fans and have them trust us again, we've got work to do," he said.
La Russa, longtime manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, said although the punishment already is severe, it apparently isn't enough.
"Just make that risk so punishing that we can eliminate this," he said.
Selig said stiffer penalties are in the best interest of baseball.
"Anybody who will be dismayed by this announcement is living in a world that I don't understand," he said, "and in my own feeling frankly doesn't exist."


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Pellet stoves gain market share
Pellet stoves had only an 11 percent share of the stove market in 1999. Today, nearly one in three stoves sold are designed to burn pellets.
According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Association, manufacturers shipped 48,277 pellet stoves to sell in the U.S. during 2012. While 2012 sales were slow, pellet stoves sales for the past five years averaged nearly 90,000 per year.
Despite their lower emissions profiles, pellet stoves in the U.S. have rarely been recognized in rebate and incentive programs as distinct from wood stoves. Distinct incentives, however, could expedite growth in the pellet appliance market. A recent rebate program in Maryland resulted in residents choosing pellet stoves twice as often as wood stoves.
"This is an example of a new and effective renewable energy technology getting off the ground without significant government assistance," said John Ackerly, president of the Alliance for Green Heat. "While this proves pellet technology can succeed in the market on its own, if it was treated like solar and geothermal in the federal tax code, many more consumers would have a very affordable way to reduce fossil fuels."


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Taylor Swift performed Back to December last night at the CMAs. The song is widely believed to be about Taylor Lautner. They were dating around this time last year. And then, according to the lyrics, she was a bitch and broke his heart, even though he was really, really into her.
In other words, Taylor Swift dumped Taylor Lautner.
And her album is #1.
Maybe not what Team Tom Cruise Jr wants the world to think of him right now, non?
Oh but look!
Tom Cruise Jr has a new girlfriend!
Her name is Lily Collins. They were together on his new movie Abduction. They went out for lunch yesterday. Well that's certainly convenient, isn't it?
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For nearly ten years, Sierra Leone was ravaged by a violent and brutal conflict characterized by massive violations of human rights. Through the intervention of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), peace and stability were restored. However, an assessment conducted prior to the termination of the mandate of UNAMSIL revealed that the situation in the country was still fragile, that many of the root causes of the conflict have not been fully addressed, and that a number of human rights challenges continue to prevent the consolidation of peace. To create an enabling environment for economic development, the Security Council established the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone to assist the Government in establishing a national human rights commission, formulating a national action plan for human rights, expediting the implementation of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and strengthening the rule of law, including by promoting independence of the judiciary and enhancing the capacity of the police and the correction system. A stakeholders' conference, held in December 2005, identified capacity building, legal reform, institutional development and the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations as prerequisites for the consolidation of peace.
A human rights commission was established and is now becoming operational. The capacity of civil society, government institutions and the UN Country Team has been built through training and collaborative activities. Sustained monitoring, increased advocacy and sensitization have resulted in improved respect for women and children's rights and the passage of three gender bills and a child rights bill, as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A country report under CEDAW has been submitted, thus opening the way for constructive engagement with the international community on women's rights. Some progress has been made in the justice sector through coordination of interventions, capacity building of key institutions and technical support. The Section's nationwide assessment of prison conditions and the training provided for prison officers throughout the country have helped build the capacity of prisons to respect detention standards. Considerable progress has also been made in national reconciliation. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report has been widely distributed, and sensitization and consultative meetings with relevant stakeholders have been held to discuss the findings and recommendations.
As UNIOSIL phases out in 2008, the Section will accelerate its efforts to strengthen national capacity, in particular that of the national human rights commission, to assume full responsibility for the promotion and protection of human rights. It will also develop the independence and capacity of the judiciary, the police and corrections system, as the justice system continues to be characterized by delays in trials, prolonged pre-trial detentions, poor prison conditions, and weak prosecutorial capacity. The implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations will also be a focus of UNIOSIL's work, as it is a crucial step towards the consolidation of peace. OHCHR will actively explore options for a human rights presence in Sierra Leone following UNIOSIL's withdrawal.
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SUNY Canton Names Outstanding Associate and Baccalaureate Graduates for 2013Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
The 2013 SUNY Canton Outstanding Graduate Awards have been presented to two students for their academic achievements and contributions to the College.
They were presented with the awards at the Nancy R. Auster Honors Convocation held May 1 and will be among other honorees and award recipients recognized during the College's Commencement at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Convocation, Athletic and Recreation Center, nicknamed Roos House.
Outstanding Associate Graduate Award
Megan M. Mydosh, a Business Administration major from Warwick, was the recipient of the annual Outstanding Associate Graduate Award, which recognizes students enrolled in two-year programs who have excelled in their academics and other areas of campus life.
Mydosh was named each semester to the President's List, the College's highest level of achievement that honors full-time students who earn a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. She is also a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and was captain of the women's cross-country team for two years.
In addition to being an outstanding student, her peers, professors and coaches describe her as a dedicated leader who excels at motivating others.
"Megan stands out as one of the most hardworking and motivated young women I have had the pleasure of knowing," said SUNY Canton's Women's Cross Country Head Coach Kathryn Kennedy. "She is a true leader who expects hard work and commitment from her teammates and models the same behavior on a regular basis."
Mydosh plans to continue her studies at SUNY Canton and earn a bachelor's degree in Management.
"I'm so thankful to have been chosen to receive the Outstanding Graduate Award," said Mydosh. "SUNY Canton gives everyone the opportunity to do their best, and I'm happy that I have been able to take advantage of all the resources the College offers to students."
Outstanding Baccalaureate Graduate Award
There are a select few students who can add overseas missionary work and business ownership to their college resume. Zachary J. Smith, an Industrial Technology major from Lisbon, designed, engineered, managed and led the construction of a $60,000 primary school and training facility in South Sudan.
"My adviser thought the project would fit well with my academic pursuits," Smith said. "So I dropped my scheduled Spring 2012 classes and worked in Central Africa."
Smith was selected as the College's Outstanding Baccalaureate Graduate, in partial acknowledgement of his outstanding missionary work. He was also the vice president of the Campus Ministries club and received a certificate of appreciation for his volunteer work from the Christian Fellowship Center in Madrid.
"Zach's phenomenal mind gave him the extraordinary power to love and serve more people than most normally would," said Yu Chin Cheng, an assistant professor and Smith's adviser. "He is intelligent, diligent and honest. He always has a smile on his face. It has been an honor to be his academic adviser."
He started college with the goal of graduating with a triple major. He has earned two associate degrees, one in Construction Technology Management and another in Business Administration. He will graduate with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology Management. Smith has accomplished this remarkable achievement while maintaining a 3.77 GPA.
After earning his Construction Technology Management degree, he started his own construction and contracting business. He attributes his ability to start Z&S Construction directly back to the skills he learned in the degree. "It has been my primary means of income since I started the business in 2011," he said.


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- Family members argued Alberto Fujimori should be released for medical reasons
- They filed a request for a humanitarian pardon
- Country's current president turned them down
Imprisoned former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori won't receive a pardon because the nation's president determined that he does not have a terminal illness, officials said Friday.
President Ollanta Humala made the decision for that reason and the fact that one of the charges Fujimori, 74, was convicted of cannot be pardoned, the country's justice minister announced.
In October, family members requested a humanitarian pardon for Fujimori, saying he should be released from prison because of health problems. He is serving four concurrent sentences, the longest of which is 25 years, for corruption and human rights abuses.
Fujimori underwent surgery September 19 for a recurring lesion in his tongue and returned to the clinic nine days later because of problems with scarring of the wound, the state-run Andina news agency reported at the time.
Family members say the ex-president, who has suffered from mouth cancer, will die if he remains a prisoner. Human rights activists have said that granting a pardon to the former strongman would be an insult to victims of his regime, Andina reported.
Fujimori is a polarizing figure in Peru, the country he led from 1990 to 2000. His strong hand is credited with defeating the Shining Path terrorists who destabilized the country, and his austere economic policies reined in hyperinflation.
But stability had a cost, which in his case was an authoritarian streak that included the killing of civilians. After winning a third term whose constitutionality was challenged, he was finally brought down by an Andean-sized corruption scandal.
In 2009, a special supreme court tribunal sentenced the former president to 25 years in prison for authorizing the operation of a death squad responsible for killing civilians.
In separate trials, Fujimori was found guilty of breaking into the home of a former spy chief to steal incriminating videos, taking money from the government treasury to pay the spy chief, authorizing illegal wiretaps and bribing congressmen and journalists.


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WoW! Raquel! Thanks for sharing your fabulous table setting with us! So classy and unique! I'm going to save this idea for a Father's Day table.
Dear Hostesses! Please comment below if you loved the effort that Raquel put into her husband's birthday table setting! Marlene
"Anyone who knows my husband knows what a great dresser he is. So, In honor of his birthday, I "dressed" the table in his favorite style! I used a navy pinstriped fabric for the tablecloth and bought a variety of pocket squares online and folded them with the napkins. A friend lent me napkin rings that were actually small leather belts. Each setting had a mini martini glass with hummus and a Moroccan cigar. The flowers were simple red roses and his own ties were tied into bows beside them. The table was set so true to his own personal style that we joked all weekend that it looked like he was lying on the table! Raquel Franco"
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I did my second deadlift routine today but didn't increase the recommended 15 pounds from the first time as I'm purposely limiting growth by only having a caloric surplus on my workout days.
Instead I increased by 5kg (10 pounds), but found I got through the set too easily.
So then I popped on another 2.5kg (5 pounds) and did another set. It seemed about right as I doubt I could have finished 5 reps if it was any higher.
The book however says it's easy to overtrain deadlifts. I'm already a bit scared of that because I'm deadlifting each workout until I can alternate with power cleans.
So did I do the right thing by increasing the load until it felt like I got something out of it, or better just walk away and wait until next workout?
Update: Info added as requested by Dave Liepmann
6'0" (183cm)
225 pounds (102kg)
Novice SS (i.e., Squat/Press/Deadlift alternate Squat/Bench/Deadlift)
Workout freq:
Weight deadlifted (1st workout):
121 pounds (55kg)
Weight deadlifted (2nd workout):
132 pounds (60kg) (not enough)
Weight deadlifted (2nd workout):
138 pounds (62.5kg) (finished set but much harder)


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HI Everyone!
Just moved here from NYC. Looking to hit with someone around Santa Monica. Noticed some courts around Santa Monica beach. How does that sound?
I'm female, 3.5 player
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HI Tim,
This week is looking kind of bad, how about next week? Jan13- 20?
Hey Liz,
I too just moved here from NYC! Let me know if you're interested in hitting sometime this week!
Hi Sarah,
Glad to hear you are from NYC too! Yeah, that snow was getting to me, I had to get out.
Anyway, this week I 'm pretty booked, but next week, Jan 16- 22,
Mon- Sat I am free as a bird, day or late afternoon. Let me know what works for you!
HI Sarah,
I'm around anytime this week if you want to hit.
Let me know!
Sorry, James. I totally flaked on this email.
So yeah, let me know when you can play!
I'm around all the time and love to hit!
Hi Chris,
Would love to hit this week. Any day is good.
I'm definetly not a 4.5-5.0 but if you don't mind hitting with a 3.5, let's go!
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I prefer to keep my work shoes under my desk, especially during the summer when my feet sweat. Last summer I spent a lot of time biking in Keen Commuter sandals or regular slip-on sneakers. This summer, I wanted casual shoes that could also look stylish. I chose Bensimon Tennis Laclets (aka the French Converse) and I like them a lot.
These sneakers are easy to slip on and off – I never have to mess with the laces. They are also breathable and very lightweight. The only downside is the thin soles. I would not wear them for a lot of walking before adding a gel insole, but happily that is not an issue when bicycling.
I've been wearing them a lot and I like how they dress down and lighten up my regular outfits.
What kind of shoes do you like for summer bicycling? Anyone else wear Bensimons? :-)


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linen, fabric or yarn made from the fiber of flax , probably the first vegetable fiber known to people. Linens more than 3,500 years old have been recovered from Egyptian tombs. Phoenician traders marketed linen in Mediterranean ports. Worn by Egyptian, Greek, and Jewish priests as a symbol of purity, it also typified luxury as in the phrase
purple and fine linen.Flax was cultivated by the Romans and introduced by them into N Europe. The production of linen was encouraged by Charlemagne, and linen became the principal European textile of the Middle Ages. Flanders has been renowned from the 11th cent. for its creamy flax and fine thread. French Huguenots excelled in working flax and carried the art abroad, notably to Ireland, where Louis Crommelin established (c.1699) a manufactory at Lisburn, near Belfast. Ireland is still the largest producer of fine linen, with Belgium, Japan, and Russia producing somewhat lesser amounts. The first flax-spinning mill was opened in England in 1787, but only in 1812 was linen successfully woven with power looms. The industry suffered in relation to cotton because many textile inventions were not applicable to linen, the inelasticity of the fiber causing it to break readily under tension. Although linen exceeds cotton in coolness, luster, strength, and length of fiber, the expense of production limits its use. After the flax fiber is removed from the stems, it is delivered to the mills, where it is hackled to separate and straighten the fibers, overlapped on a spreadboard to form a continuous ribbon, drawn out through rollers, then wound from the roving frame on bobbins in a loosely twisted thread. For fine goods the thread is usually spun wet. Linen may be bleached in the yarn or in the piece. It is woven into fabrics ranging from heavy canvas to sheer handkerchief linen.
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Also, if you know of any others, or have created your own challenge or unofficial tutorial programs, feel free to share it below! I'd love to see others
In case the CE Forums are down in the future here's a copy paste of the post:
AikonCWD wrote:Here is, my #1 challenge for you [readername]!
I coded something like a "game" so you can try and test if your skill is able to hack this challenge. The game is coded under an Anticheat Engine called GameShield (don't google it, this engine is homemade by me ). For all of us it's easy to hack games with CheatEngine, but can be a pain if we stuck vs anticheats modules or memory protections.
Well, so this is why I'm here With this game you will fight versus a REAL anticheat engine, hope you get the same fun as I get coding this:
The game is a rogelike with: timers, health/mana/stamina bars, item counters, etc... The character is controlled using that awesome D-pad at the corner. Are you ready to test your skill?
Defeat all protections, antidebuggers and anticheats:
- Run cheatengine without getting detected
- Debug this game using default windbg
- Debug this game using VEH debug without getting detected
- Optional debug this game using DBVM kernel debugger without getting detected
Find valid pointers for all addresses [HP, MP, SP, Time, Keys, Beholders, Coord X, Coord Y]
One address is protected with anticheat. Find the address and try to edit the value without getting detected
Code some auto-assemble (or LUA) scripts:
- Teleport Hack
- Move without loosing stamina
- Every picked key worth like 10
- Every defeat beholder worth like 5
- Beholders don't decrease your HP
- Beholders don't decrease your keys
- Picking keys don't decrease MP
- Every Red potion restores all your health bar
- Every Blue potion restores all your mana bar
- Every Green potion restores all your stamina bar
- Script to frezee time (or to increase time)
- If your health bar is empty, you never die
- If your mana bar is empty, you never die
- If your stamina bar is empty, you can still move
- If time reachs 0, you never die
- Bonus: Make a lua script to move the character using your mouse
DOWNLOAD: [Link]
The game is coded under VB6, some antivirus warns about false-positive. It's clean, but if you feel paranoic, use a Virtual Machine to run it.
Feel free to use this thread to talk about the challenge, ask for help or tip's if you get stuck but don't spoil the solution to the other users
MP me if you wan't to post a solution, table or trainer


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Car Crashes Are Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Teens and Young Adults
By Denise Mann
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Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 19, 2012 -- The most dangerous city for driving in the U.S. is Orlando, Fla., according to a new government report.
Although rates have declined in recent years, car crashes still are a leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2009, 34,485 people died in car crashes in the U.S., and 22% of them were aged 15 to 24. The new findings appear in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report(MMWR).
Researchers compared rates of motor vehicle crash deaths across cities and the 50 most densely populated metropolitan areas in the U.S. The overall rate of car crash deaths in the U.S. was 11.1 per 100,000 residents, ranging from just less than four to Orlando's high of 19.4. Among individuals aged 15 to 24, this rate in the top 50 metropolitan areas was 13.0 per 100,000 and ranged from a low of 7.3 to a high of 25.8.
10 Most Unsafe Cities to Drive In
According to the new findings, the 10 most unsafe cities for driving in the U.S. are:
- Orlando, Fla.
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Glendale, Tenn.
- Miami, Fla.
- Las Vegas
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Tampa, Fla.
- San Antonio, Texas
- Jacksonville, Fla.
10 Safest Cities to Drive In
And the 10 safest cities for driving in the U.S. are (in alphabetical order since there were no significant differences between them):
- Boston
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Cleveland
- Hartford, Conn.
- Newark, N.J.
- Plano, Texas
- Providence, R.I.
- Salt Lake City
- Santa Ana, Calif.
- St. Paul, Minn.
Teens Bear the Brunt of Car Crashes
Car crashes are the No. 1 cause of death among teens and young adults aged 15 to 24, but some communities are implementing programs to try and lower this risk.
"Proven population-based intervention such as strong graduated-driver licensing and alcohol-impaired driving prevention polices offer the potential to reduce more vehicle crash deaths among teens and young adults," conclude researchers led by the CDC's Scott Kegler, PhD.
Graduated-driver licensing limits the type of driving that teens can do on their own initially. Sobriety check points and ignition interlock programs for drivers who have been convicted of drunk driving are other ways to curb alcohol-related crashes. Young drivers are disproportionately involved in alcohol-related crashes.
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Maine Green Independent Party holds annual convention in Belfast
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � The Maine Green Independent Party is holding its annual convention in Belfast.
Greens are convening Sunday at the Belfast Free Library. The keynote speaker in Dr. Jill Stein, the 2012 Green Party candidate for president. Pat LaMarche, a two-time candidate for Maine governor and the 2004 Green Party nominee for vice president, will also speak.
David Slagger, who was the first representative of the Maliseet Indian tribe to the Legislature when he took office in January 2011, is also speaking during the convention. Slagger, of Kenduskeag, is the first announced candidate for the Green Independent Party's nomination for governor in next year's elections.
Sunday's convention will focus on building the Green political movement.


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John Walker and Irina Walker are shown in Romania. The Walkers will plead guilty to involvment in an Oregon cockfighting ring, documents show.
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A Romanian princess accused of
in rural Oregon is scheduled to plead guilty next month, court documents show.
Authorities say Irina Walker and her husband, a former sheriff's deputy, staged at least 10 cockfighting derbies between April 2012 and April 2013 at their ranch in Irrigon — 175 miles east of Portland. Blades were attached to the birds' legs, spectators were charged admission, and food and drink were sold, the indictment said. Authorities believe the fights brought in as much as $2,000 a day.
The Walkers were charged with unlawful animal fighting, conspiracy to violate the animal welfare act and operating an illegal gambling business. Both have change of plea hearings scheduled for July 16 in Portland. Their trial had been scheduled for July 14.
Federal prosecutor Stephen Peifer confirmed that Irina Walker is scheduled to plead guilty but declined to comment when asked the terms of any plea agreement. Walker's lawyer, Per Ramfjord, was out of the office Thursday and didn't return a message.
Irina Walker is the third daughter of former Romanian King Michael I. Now 92, Michael was forced to abdicate by the communists in 1947.
Walker's daughter, Angelica Kreuger, told the AP last year that her mother moved to the U.S. from Switzerland in the early 1980s with her then-husband.
Kreuger said her mother never lived a lavish lifestyle. She rode horses, gardened, studied the Bible and raised two children while living in southwest Oregon. She later divorced her husband and married a man who had been a family friend and neighbor — former Coos County sheriff's deputy John Walker. The couple moved to eastern Oregon.
More than a dozen other people were charged in connection with the cockfighting business. Some pleaded guilty in a companion case from Washington state and had their District of Oregon charges dismissed, court records show.
One co-defendant, Apolinar Munoz Gutierrez, also known as Polo, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in Portland to animal fighting and being an undocumented immigrant in possession of a firearm.
The 38-year-old from Mexico acknowledged he was in the country illegally and that authorities found two pistols when they searched his residence on Wagon Wheel Loop in Irrigon.
Polo also admitted bringing his roosters to fight at the Walker ranch. He faces a maximum of 15 years in prison at his Sept. 25 sentencing.
-- The Associated Press


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July 20, 2013
CAIRO (AP) — With the military beefing up security, tens of thousands took to the streets Friday in a determined push for the return to power of Egypt's ousted Islamist leader, while Mohammed Morsi's opponents staged rival rallies, raising fears of a fresh round of clashes.
In the only reported deadly violence Friday, angry residents of the delta city of Mansoura clashed with pro-Morsi protesters. Gunshots and birdshots were fired, though it was unclear by whom, security officials said.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said a 25-year-old woman and a young girl were killed in the late night violence. A local rights activist who was at the hospital, Abdullah el-Nekeity, said three women were killed, including a 17-year-old girl, and 13 other people were injured.
El-Nekeity said a mob attacked the pro-Morsi demonstrators with dogs, gunfire birdshots and knives. The marchers fled, some hiding in residences until the police arrived, el-Nekeity said. A statement from Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood party said those killed were supporters of the ousted government and blamed hired thugs for shooting them.
The army warned it wouldn't tolerate any violence and sent fighter jets screaming over the capital and helicopters hovering over the marches. Publicizing their protests for days, Morsi's supporters vowed Friday would be decisive in their campaign to try to reverse the military coup that removed the country's first democratically elected president after a year in office, following massive protests against him.
Unlike other demonstrations held in the evening after breaking the daylong Ramadan fast, the pro-Morsi rallies took place throughout the day. Organized by the Muslim Brotherhood party and dubbed "Breaking the Coup," they included marches in Cairo's streets, outside military installations and in other cities, including Alexandria and several Nile Delta provinces.
The rival gatherings came just days after a new interim Cabinet was sworn in that includes women, Christians and members of a liberal coalition opposed to Morsi, but no Islamists. The Muslim Brotherhood has refused to take part in talks with the interim leadership.
The country has been deeply polarized since the ouster of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, following massive rallies. The divisions only deepened over the July 3 military coup supported by millions who accused Morsi of abusing his power and giving too much influence to his Muslim Brotherhood group.
Friday's rallies coincided with the 10th day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which Egyptians celebrate as the day their armed forces crossed the Suez Canal in the 1973 war with Israel. The surprise assault led to the return of the Sinai Peninsula, which had been occupied by Israel.
The occasion was a chance for the rival camps to focus on the military, which was instrumental in removing Morsi. At pro-Morsi gatherings, protesters extolled the virtue of the armed forces but drew a distinction with its leadership, which they accused of treason for turning against Morsi.
Waving Egyptian flags and pictures of the ousted leader, they chanted slogans against army chief Gen. Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi. "El-Sissi is a traitor!" they shouted. "Morsi is our president!" Organizers played Morsi's old speeches, referring to him as the nation's leader and the supreme commander of the armed forces.
"The problems of the first years could have been solved by dialogue, but the opposition always refused," said 28-year-old Osama Youssef, who traveled to Cairo from the eastern province of Sharqiya to show his support for Morsi. "The opposition didn't succeed in getting power through constitutional measures, so it chose to take power by staging a military coup."
Sayed el-Banna, a 45-year-old Brotherhood member who came to Cairo from the Delta province of al-Sharqia, said it was important to have many people in the streets. "It is to send a message to those in the army who disagree with el-Sissi to stand with us and support us," he said.
Meanwhile, several thousand anti-Morsi protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and outside two presidential palaces to celebrate their gains. "The people and the army and the police together against terrorism," declared a banner stung across a stage set up at the presidential palace.
Army choppers flying overhead dropped gift coupons and Egyptian flags on the gathering in Tahrir Square and a police choir performed nationalist songs in a party that lasted late into the night. The presence in the streets of the rival sides had raised fears of clashes, and military and police were deployed heavily in areas where the two crowds might collide. In one incident, near the presidential palace, security forces lobbed tear gas at an approaching march by Morsi supporters to prevent it from reaching an area where anti-Morsi demonstrators were holding their own rally.
Only minor incidents of violence were reported in the capital. Pro-Morsi supporters and opponents shouted at one another after Friday prayers in the main Al-Azhar Mosque and police detained six Islamist protesters for throwing rocks. Separately, a man was stabbed and hospitalized when a crowd of the deposed president's supporters questioned his identity and found out he was a policeman in civilian clothing.
In the Sinai peninsula, where militants long active in the area have intensified their attacks against security forces following Morsi's ouster, two civilians were killed when armed militants fired rockets at a military checkpoint, but hit a residence nearby.
In a clear attempt to widen their base of support, Brotherhood members appealed to people join their rally, insisting the coup was about to be reversed. "To those hesitating, wake up, the time for the end of the coup is nearing," senior Brotherhood leader Essam el-Erian wrote in a posting on his Facebook page.
Yasser Meshren, a Brotherhood supporter who came to Cairo from the southern province of Bani Sueif, accused the military of tricking the people by overseeing the elections only to then remove Morsi, disband the country's interim parliament and suspend the constitution, which was approved in a referendum.
"You stole my mother and my sister's voice," Meshren said of the military leadership. During their marches, the protesters made a concerted effort to distinguish between the leaders of the military and the troops. At one point, a group of pro-Morsi supporters approached a military checkpoint offering them flowers.
Police and military troops and armored vehicles were deployed heavily in Cairo around security and military installations, court houses, and the capital's entrances. Fighter jets flew over the protesters and military spokesman Col. Ahmed Mohammed Ali issued a stern warning on Facebook, telling civilians not to pose as military personnel or approach military installations or troops, saying anyone doing so risked death.
The military also dropped flyers warning against violence as a crowd of some 400 pro-Morsi protesters marched through northern Sinai's main city of el-Arish. The flyers urged people to protect the Sinai Peninsula from "terrorists" and provided two numbers for people to call to report suspicious behavior.
Meanwhile, the Brotherhood said seven leaders of its parent group, including the former speaker of the parliament and an ultraconservative Salafi preacher, were transported to a heavily guarded prison, a move the group said was illegal because the men have not yet been charged. They have been accused, among other things, of inciting violence.
The ousted president, who has been replaced by interim leader Adly Mansour, has been held incommunicado at an undisclosed military facility since his ouster. He has not been charged with any crimes. The Brotherhood's TV channel has been taken off the air along with other Islamic channels seen as sympathetic to the group. Al-Jazeera's Egypt affiliate was raided by security forces, and on Friday, the channel's signal, along with its flagship English and Arabic news channels, were intermittently interrupted. The reasons for the disruptions were not clear.
Pro-Morsi protester Mostafa Fathi, a 33-year-old accountant, said he viewed Morsi's ouster and the closure of the TV channels as signs the country was targeting Islamists, as it did during Mubarak's near three-decade-long rule.
"We don't want to go back to a police state or a state of injustice."
Associated Press writer Aya Batrawy contributed to this report.