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Can soccer help encourage reluctant parents to enroll their girls in school? The small city of Asesewa, Ghana is willing to try, using their renowned teams to encourage parents to invest all of their children - not just the boys.
In today's Guardian, Jessica Shepard writes about her recent visit to Ghana, which prompts the question, "What is a girl worth?" Apparently, not much - close to half of all girls do not advance beyond a junior high school education. Even if the girls are enrolled in school, they are often asked to miss classes in order to help support the family financially. Cruelly, the wages some girls while they are missing school are funneled to their brother's educations. Even when there is a direct tie between education and earning power, parents are still reluctant to allocate their already meager resources to the tuition and fees for girls.
Shepard explains the gender trap further:
Besides, the value of an educated girl is lower than that of an educated boy. "The feeling is that girls will marry and belong to another family; boys bring back what they make to their parents," Appiah says.
And, in these rural communities, girls are needed at home. From as young as seven they can be expected to prepare breakfast and lunch for their parents, take it to them in the fields and cook a hot dinner in the evenings. Many will also have to fetch water from several kilometres away and sell what they can to supplement their family's meagre income. That leaves little time for lessons. "Here, it is only when a girl has extra determination to make it in her education that she will," Appiah says.
As Ghana rises in global esteem, making advancements in democracy, educational reform, and economic growth, the country still lags in establishing gender equality. However, some innovative minds in more rural towns have developed an engaging solution - to combine the fight for girls education with the love of football (soccer), Ghana's national pastime:
Word about the girls' football club here in Asesewa has even reached the MPs in Accra, Ghana's capital. Football is a passion for Ghanaians of both sexes and the club only allows girls who are at school or on vocational courses to play. Clever girls, who have dropped out of school through lack of funds, are awarded scholarships, funded by Plan, to return to class and allowed to join one of the 25 teams.
The standard of football is high. The games are taken seriously and hundreds come to watch the matches. Players use the opportunity of an audience to promote girls' education from loudhailers. Others tour villages between matches to educate on the dangers of child neglect, the consequences of child labour and how to prevent teenage pregnancies.
And this campaign is working. By utilizing the attention of avid sports fans, advocates in Asesewa have been able to reach the heart and minds of the village elders, often termed "kings" and "queens" for their influence over local matters.
Sitting on a raised platform, with brightly patterned yellow fabric draped over one shoulder, Kwuke Ngua, one of the kings, tells how attitudes are changing. "We used to think women were not destined for education, but now we believe it does them well," he says. "They have more skills, which they can bring to the community. All girls should go to school." One of the queens, Mannye Narteki, goes even further: "Girls can no longer fit into working society unless they are educated," she says.
What Is A Girl Worth? [The Guardian]


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From NBC's Alexandra Moe
For all the talk of the Tea Party's strength - and there will certainly be a significant number of their candidates in Congress - just 32% of all Tea Party candidates who ran for Congress won and 61.4% lost this election. A few races remain too close to call.
In the Senate, 10 candidates backed by the Tea Party ran and at least five were successful. (Race in Alaska has not yet been called.)
In the House, 130 Tea Party-backed candidates ran, and just 40 so far have won.
Identifying Tea Party candidates is undoubtedly inexact. Our criteria, generally, was to include anyone who has either been backed by a Tea Party group or has identified themselves as a member of the Tea Party movement. Toward the end of this cycle, however, seemingly every Republican was trying to associate themselves this way. One left off the list was Dino Rossi, despite Jim DeMint endorsing him, since Tea Party groups backed Clint Didier in the primary.
A note to correct the record: After about 20 hours of crunching numbers, one of us on your First Read authors looked up at 4 am and heard MSNBC use a much higher number. We went back and checked, and the numbers are much lower. Here's a full list:
5 WON - 50% of Tea Party candidates won
PA- Pat Toomey
KY- Rand Paul
FL- Marco Rubio
WI- Ron Johnson
UT- Mike Lee
4 LOST - 40% of Tea Party candidates lost
DE- Christine O'Donnell
NV- Sharron Angle
WV- John Raese
CO- Ken Buck
AK- Joe Miller
40 WON - 31% of Tea Party candidates won
AR-1 Rick Crawford
AR-2 Tim Griffin
AZ-1 Paul Gosar
AZ-5 David Schweikert
FL-2 Steve Southerland
FL-22 Allen West
FL-24 Sandra Adams
GA-9 Tom Graves
ID-1 Raul Labrador
IL-10 Robert Dold
IL-11 Adam Kinzinger
IL-14 Randy Hultgren
IL-17 Bobby Schilling
IN-3 Marlin Stutzman
IN-9 Todd Young
LA-3 Jeff Landry
MI-1 Dan Benishek
MI-3 Justin Amash
MI-7 Tim Walberg
MN-6 Michelle Bachmann
MO-4 Vicky Hartzler
NC-2 Renee Ellmers
NH-1 Frank Guinta
NV-3 Joe Heck
NY-13 Michael Grimm
NY-20 Christopher Gibson
OH-1 Steve Chabot
OH-6 Bill Johnson
OH-15 Steven Stivers
OH-16 Jim Renacci
SC-1 Tim Scott
SC-3 Jeff Duncan
SC-4 Trey Gowdy
SC-5 Mick Mulvaney
TN-4 Scott DesJarlais
TX-17 Bill Flores
VA-9 H. Morgan Griffith
WI-7 Sean Duffy
WI-8 Reid Ribble
WV-1 David McKinley
82 LOST - 63% of Tea Party candidates lost
AR-4 Beth Anne Rankin
AZ-4 Janet Contreras
CA-5 Paul A. Smith
CA-6 Jim Judd
CA-7 Rick Tubbs
CA-8 John Dennis
CA-9 Gerald Hashimoto
CA-10 Gary Clift
CA-16 Daniel Sahagun
CA-18 Michael Berryhill
CA-23 Tom Watson
CA-27 Mark Reed
CA-29 John Colbert
CA-30 Charles Wilkerson
CA-37 Star Parker
CA-43 Scott Folkens
CA-47 Van Tran
CA-51 Nick Popaditch
CT-3 Jerry Labriola
DE-1 Glen Urquhart
FL-3 Michael Yost
GA-4 Lisbeth "Liz" Carter
GA-5 Fenn Little
HI-1Charles Djou
HI-2 John Willoughby
IL-5 David Ratowitz
IL-9 Joel Pollak
IL-12 Teri Newman
IN-1 Mark Leyva
IN-2 Jackie Walorski
KY-3 Todd Lally
MA-1 Bill Gunn
MA-2 Tom Wesley
MA-3 Marty Lamb
MA-4 Sean Bielat
MA-7 Gerry Dembrowski
MA-10 Jeff Perry
MD-4 Robert Broadus
MD-5 Charles Lollar
ME-2 Jason Levesque
MI-9 Rocky Raczkowski
MI-12 Don Volaric
MI-13 John Hauler
MI-15 Rob Steele
MO-3 Ed Martin
MO-5 Jacob Turk
MS-2 Bill Marcy
NC-4 William Lawson
NC-8 Harold Johnson
NC-11 Jeff Miller
NC-13 William Randall
NJ-1 Dale Glading
NJ-6 Anna Little
NJ-8 Roland Straten
NM-1 Jonathan Barela
NM-3 Tom Mullins
NY-2 John Gomez
NY-5 James Milano
NY-17 Anthony Mele
NY-21 Theodore Danz
NY-22 George Phillips
NY-27 Leonard Roberto
NY-28 Jill Rowland
OH-9 Rich Iott
OH-10 Peter Corrigan
OH-13 Tom Ganley
OH-17 Jim Graham
OR-3 Delia Lopez
OR-4 Art Robinson
PA-4 Keith Rothfus
PA-12 Tim Burns
PA-14 Melissa Haluszczak
SC-6 Jim Pratt
TN-9 Charlotte Bergmann
TX-20 Clayton Trotter
TX-25 Donna Campbell
TX-28 Bryan Underwood
TX-30 Stephen Broden
UT-2 Morgan Philpot
VA-3 Chuck Smith
VT-1 Paul Beaudry
WA-1 James Watkins
AZ-7 Ruth McClung
AZ-8 Jesse Kelly
CA- 11 David Harmer
IL-8 Joe Walsh
NY-25 Ann Marie Buerkle
TX-27 Blake Farenthold
VA-11 Keith Fimian
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ESPN did an enormous public service last night in offering a video feed trained on fans in Tallahassee and Auburn watching last night's BCS Championship game. Here are some clips of Auburn fans watching their title dreams disappear, matched up with Auburn IMG Sports Network radio announcer Rod Bramblett's solemn play-by-play.
There's lots of middle fingers! The video features FSU's kick return touchdown that gave the Seminoles their first lead since going up 3-0, the final (excruciating) drive that led to the decisive score, and the ending—when Tigers fans get their hopes up on the final play only to be dashed to pieces.
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Belts are being tightened around the Arch household. No, not in the "I've lost so much weight, my pants are too big" kind of way. More in the "It's been a slower year than normal and we need to rein it in a bit" kind of way. Don't worry! We're fine. I'm not giving you a PO Box to send donations to… Yet. One of the things Russ and I agree on is how to spend money. We've always lived a little below our means and, since we're both in an industry that thrives on never knowing where one's next check is coming from, we try to keep big purchases to a minimum.
However, we are definitely changing our habits. For instance, we used to eat dinner (and lunch and some breakfasts) out a lot. I'd say on average we'd eat dinner out at least four nights a week. And I ate lunch out almost every day. There were periods of time when I'd cook a few meals a week, but it was never very consistent. And if we had leftovers in the fridge the next night, they'd sit there until they were thrown out, because we were at a restaurant. We don't go to expensive restaurants. We like casual, diner-type places. But it doesn't matter. Those meals out add up quick!
So, for about two months we've eaten almost every meal at home. I cook now at least four times a week, and we're eating leftovers the other nights. And can I just tell you? I AM LOVING EVERY FREAKING MINUTE OF IT! I feel so… accomplished. And it feels fantastic to take care of my family like that. I feel like I'm nurturing them. Feeding people is a very powerful thing. I've always felt that way. But doing it consistently like this makes me feel like some kind of a super hero!
Yes, I am well aware that there are women (and some men) all over this Earth who cook every single night, and have done so for 10, 20, 30, even 50 years. I get it. I'm not the first person to cook for my family. But I can't stop congratulating myself about it! I've learned new recipes and brought back old ones. I'm making soup and chili and about five different kinds of chicken! I'm roasting veggies and making pasta sauce. I'm putting awesome leftovers in Garrett's lunchbox! Even the occasional "frozen food" nights are fun. And then I'm really counting the money we're saving. Oh, and one night we had sweet potato pancakes, scrambled eggs and ham. Everyone was so happy! I'M KING OF THE WORLD!
Seriously though, I'm feeling very proud. Not because of the cooking, but because I'm learning things about myself. I am being given this time without work, and it feels like the biggest blessing. Ever since Garrett was born, I've wanted to be home more than anything. I love working, and I do hope to get back to it someday. But right now, in this pocket of time, I'm learning about what kind of wife and mother I am. I'm teaching myself new skills, and I'm finding out that I really like this side of me that I always knew was there. I've always joked with my friends, and they will attest to this, that I'm a 1950's housewife trapped inside the body of a working actress. And, even though I've yet to greet my husband at the door with a martini, it's true. I don't even mind cleaning so much. I'm not a genius at it, but I'm good. And I like walking into the rooms I've cleaned and taking a deep breath, knowing that I did that.
The bottom line is this: I'm grateful and humbled. I'm so lucky that I'm able to stay home for this time, which could end at any moment with the birth of a new job, and find out that I truly love being this person. I feel more like me than I ever have before. That is such an amazing feeling. And I hope to take this new, authentic me to any job I have in the future. Because I think this person is much more interesting and happy than I ever used to be. Plus, if my work days are behind me and I never get offered another job, I really like the one I have right now! I'm humbled because of the women who do this job so beautifully all day, every day with more kids and less resources. I'm amazed at their grace and skills, and their ability to do it with very few thank you's or pats on the back. I hope they take some time to congratulate themselves, like I just did! I'm also humbled by all the women who never get the opportunity to stay home with their kids because they have to work every day, no matter what. I believe that most of them would rather be mothering than working, and I admire them for doing what they have to do.
Friday night we decided to go out for dinner for the first time in a long while. Garrett asked what we were getting ready for and Russ said, "We're going out for dinner!" Garrett whimpered a bit and said, "NO! I want to eat at home!" That might have been the best compliment I've ever gotten.


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My Evening Behind the Orange Curtain
When I got a call from a woman named Lindsey inviting me to appear at the Moment Church during their Sunday evening service, some warning bells went off in my head. She sounded like a nice enough person, but why would they want me, a career atheist, to even be at their church, much less have a voice there?
This ain't no UU Church, by the way. Moment's "what we believe" statement of faith on their website represents what I would call pretty hardcore Christianity – God is the ubiquitous, all-knowing creator of the universe; the bible is inerrant; you get to heaven through Jesus; marriage is between one man and one woman. You get the picture.
I've always been an experience junkie, so I said yes. My friend Spencer, an ex-cop, half-jokingly asked me if I wanted to borrow an old Kevlar vest. I laughed and said no… thought about lunatics with guns for a second, and said no again. Was I missing something here? Could these people be for real? I asked them if I could bring some other secular types along and shoot our own video — just in case something memorable happened. They said yes to both. That eased my mind a bit, but I still wondered if there was something up their sleeve.
Moment's Pastor Tony Wood called on the Wednesday before to talk about how he'd like the service to go. He emphasized that he didn't want this to turn into a debate or argument. It would be more of a chat that might build some bridges between our very different communities. That sounded fine to me. It meant less preparation and less stress.
I've accompanied CFI L.A. Chairman Eddie Tabash many times deep into the hinterlands of fundamentalist Christianity for his formal debates, and have been in lots of heated theological discussions with red-faced, veins-a-bulging Christians incensed at the idea of someone so casually blaspheming before them. That's an evening you have to be in the mood for.
The ride down to Orange County from CFI in Hollywood was full of speculation about what might happen. Karl and Craig, two CFI members keen to experience this encounter, ran through a litany of arguments our side has been using on apologists for ages – just in case it turned out to be an ambush. I was like a boxer going through a pre-bout warm-up.
The church itself is in an industrial park in Irvine, which immediately brought back memories of a double exorcism I once attended at a church in Sacramento – also in an industrial park. Location's where the similarities ended, though. Moment Church sublets from a larger church that has many of the bells and whistles that mega churches have – live, big-screen overhead projection, a slick P.A. system featuring light-show elements and a smoke machine, and streaming video.
When we finally found the front door (there were a couple of Spinal Tap tries) we were all greeted warmly and I was allowed into the pre-service briefing. They run their Sunday services pretty tightly, and I told them their script reminded me of the Oprah Show, which I had been a guest on. Tony seemed impressed by this, but neglected to ask me what the show topic was. (The topic, incidentally, was "Should you have sex before marriage?" As a Chicagoan in my mid 20s at the time, I felt it an obligation to represent the Ayes.)
The crowd of 200 (250?) seemed young – lots of teens and twenties – which explained the band opening the service with some (Christian) rock and roll, the big screens, and the text-in-your-questions format.
As Pastor Tony prayed before inviting me up to the stage, it occurred to me that they were taking a bit of a chance on me being there. I was largely an unknown element to them. But I saw no reason to change the warm and fuzzy tone of the service by going off on a rant – maybe with examples of the gospels contradicting each other, or by explaining how free will can't exist if God is omniscient. These people really did sound sincere, and I had been listening hard for ulterior motives in the tone of their voices! So I relaxed and had a good time.
The interview went well, I thought. Tony seemed genuinely interested, and I don't think I offended too many of those in attendance. I threw one bone to the non-believers in the crowd when I said "You (Christians) stole Christmas from us (non-Christians who celebrate the winter solstice)." Whether Tony knew what I was talking about or not, he didn't bite, and we rolled respectfully onward.
After the interview, the dozen or so atheists in the crowd politely sat through a heartfelt sermon about prayer that used background music for added effect, and then retired to the lobby for a few post-service pics and some abbreviated theological discussion.
Both camps went to the same restaurant afterward, ate amongst their own (we had beer, thank goodness), then reconvened for more discussion. Some of the kids that I spoke to wanted to know about paranormal investigations I'd been involved with and actually seemed fairly skeptically minded. I tried to underscore for them the similarity between belief in the paranormal and belief in the supernatural. (See my ReasonFest talk here) I'm not sure if they saw the connection, but the conversation was enjoyable in any case.
I never did pick up on any sinister ulterior motives they might have had for inviting me there. Maybe they just wanted to pray for someone as outwardly hell-bound as me. It's hard to take offense at that, even if I do think praying is a waste of time.
It seemed to me that these young evangelists are less angry, more tolerant, and more open to interacting with their secular neighbors than their parents' generation. Time will tell if those qualities will ever find their way to elections, school board meetings, and their treatment of good people who don't share their views. It's a start, though. It is a start.
If you want to see the video of what happened, have a look. Thanks to Bruce Gleason for shooting this footage:


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A consideration of the engineering and scientific basis for using cells or their components in engineered systems. Central topics addressed include kinetics and reactor design for enzyme and cellular systems; fundamentals, techniques, and applications of recombinant DNA technology; and bioseparations. Additional lectures will provide an introduction to metabolic modeling as well as special topics. The course is designed to be accessible to students with both engineering and life-science backgrounds. This course has a graduate section, ENGS 160. Enrollment is limited to 20 students.


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I am currently with at&t, but my contract expires this month, so I'm considering other options, such as Verizon and T-mobile. I will be going to school in Canada soon, so I will be going there for months at a time, and I want to know the cheapest way to call my Canadian friends and my US family while I'm there.
At&t has nation+Canada plans, pay-as-you-go plans, discounted international plans, etc. So do the other carriers, I'm sure. Would the easiest way to go be to get an unlocked quad-band GSM phone (with no contract) and purchase two prepaid sim cards: one from the US and one from Canada? Would that be cheapest? Or would it be worth it to just fork over the $60/month for at&t's nation+Canada?
Last question: I want to get an iPod touch. Can I get Skype and call my family in the US that way (via wi-fi, of course)?
Please, any help at all is greatly appreciated!
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hi robin,
you need a unlocked quad band phone with no contract , and for that you may search that type of phone in myworldphone. with those phone you can use any gsm sim card any where in the world. so that you can use the t-mobile sim card.
and more of that you can also check their world travel prepaid sim card to use in the canada, it's call rate is very cheap.and you don't need two sim card because this sim card can use both in usa and canada , please check that . thank you .
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Yes ofcourse ! It is an easiest way to get an unlocked phone from online sites to use with other carriers . Note : Unlocked phones are very expensive to buy . why not you can buy a carrier locked phone and unlock it from any of the online vendors like SimpleUnlocking.com . If you want to buy Blackberry, get unlock code from UnBBLock.com . Why i could suggest you to buy carrier locked phone means, its easy to save money . no need to lose your expenses . Once, your phone gets unlocked from carrier lock, you can use it with any other GSM carriers internationally . So, you can buy 2 GSM sim cards one from US and one from canada to use .
Would that be cheapest? Or would it be worth it to just fork over the $60/month for at&t's nation+Canada?
I already explained about unlocked phones are not cheap in price . Thats your wish . If you want to fork over to either canada or AT&T . I don't think its cost is just $60 . Contact your carrier to know the cost .
Last question: I want to get an iPod touch. Can I get Skype and call my family in the US that way (via wi-fi, of course)?
Yeah ! sure dude ! you can get an iPod touch and download skype and other apps to call or make video chat with your family in the US . you can get wifi from your network provider to access the internet .


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E. coli detected in Portland, Oregon, water supply
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A citywide boil notice was issued for Portland, Oregon, after state health officials detected E. coli in the water supply.
The Portland Water Bureau said Friday that residents should boil all tap water used for drinking, food preparation, tooth brushing and ice for at least one minute. Ice or any beverages prepared with un-boiled tap water on or after Tuesday should be dumped.
The notice, which also covers some suburban cities, affects about 670,000 people. It will remain in effect until tests show the water system is clean.
The samples that tested positive for bacteria were collected this week from two uncovered reservoirs at Mount Tabor. The Water Bureau said it collects about 240 bacterial samples per month throughout the system, and the test to determine the presence of bacteria takes 18 hours.
The Water Bureau is investigating the cause of the contamination. The city said contamination can occur when there is a loss of water pressure, a pipe breaks or when conditions expose drinking water to outside elements.
"The chance of any health problems related to this water test result is low," Tri-County Health Officer Dr. Paul Lewis said. "If any problems occur, we would expect diarrhea."
The Water Bureau drew national attention last month when it discarded more than 35 million gallons of drinking water because a teenager allegedly urinated into a reservoir at Mount Tabor. That reservoir was one of the two that tested positive for E. coli.


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Join NFAIS for its: 50th Anniversary (1958 – 2008)
The cut-off date for the early bird conference registration fee is only days away - Tuesday, January 8, 2008!! The conference, scheduled for February 24-26, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA, is for all information providers – publishers, librarians and educators - who want to learn more about the user behavior and expectations that are driving the new information order and the technologies, business practices and strategies that are required to adapt products and services to a new generation of information seekers.
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To answer Jeff's question at the end of his blog...He didn't rant and rave about Coach!
Puddin, you have no idea how excited I was to post the blog.....nothing big on Coach was a shocker!
There's a pretty decent betrayal in the finale. I think it will shock a lot of people, and then for others they'll say "Doesn't surprise me at all."
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When it happens:
Aug. 5 to Aug. 12
How it became a sport:
Not to be confused with the chair-throwing and costume-wearing of professional wrestling, which became famous in 1950s, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling is recognized as one of the oldest sports in the world. It was even mentioned in Homer's "Iliad," and cave drawings in France depict men executing many of the same moves used in modern Olympic wrestling.
The sport was originally established as a way for soldiers and civilians to properly train in combat. Wrestling was a part of the culture in ancient Greece—it was even taught in schools.
In the Olympics, there are two different styles of the sport, Greco-Roman and freestyle. While the rules are identical in both, Greco-Roman wrestling prohibits attacking your opponent below the waist, while freestyle wrestling allows grapplers to use both their arms and legs to apply moves and holds.
What it takes:
Excellent cardiovascular conditioning, as well as strength and speed. Wrestlers need the stamina of a marathon runner and the strength of a weightlifter—they don't stop moving throughout their matches and constantly have someone either on their back or looking to throw them across the floor.
How you win:
Matches are broken up into three two-minute periods, with a thirty-second break in-between. Whoever wins two periods first is the winner.
During the match, wrestlers score technical points for various maneuvers such as takedowns, reversals and throws. Points are also awarded for exposing your opponents back, a vulnerable position that allows a hold to be administered. Depending on how long a wrestler is in a hold, the combatant applying the hold can score points as well. If an opponent has six more points than his opponent, the period is stopped for technical superiority.
Classification points are what matters though. These determine the competitor's rank in the pool or bracket they are competing in.
However, it is how the technical points are added up that lead to the classification scoring. Simply put, if a wrestler has more technical points than his opponent, they win the match.
Scores are broken down in several ways. If a match is decided by fall, the score is 4-0. If a match is won by technical superiority with the loser left scoreless, the contest ends 4-0 as well. If the match ends due to technical superiority but the losing wrestler scores a point, the contest would result in a 4-1 score. If there is a shutout, with the opponent scoring zero technical points, the score is 3-0. If a match is won simply on points, without technical superiority, the contest ends with a 3-1 score.
And unlike professional wrestling, biting, groin strikes and any lock that could hurt the spine or neck are forbidden.
The lingo:
Exposure: When a wrestler exposes his back to his opponent for several seconds.
Escape: When a wrestler is able to go from a defensive position to a neutral one.
Double Leg Takedown: A common hold mastered by most amateur wrestlers. It involves the wrestler wrapping his arms around his opponents legs and using leverage to drive the opponent to the ground. Most wrestlers that get involved in Mixed Martial Arts later in life use this move to get an advantage on their opponents, who usually aren't strong fighters on the ground.
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With all the
running hobbling around I've been doing, I haven't been getting creative in the kitchen, but that doesn't mean I haven' been cooking up a storm! I have made many recipes from blogs and the internet lately – some have been bland, some have been decent, and some have been superb. Here are my favorites, all of which I recommend that you try!
creamy cucumber walnut salad
this was ser i ous ly awesome! my favorite of all.
recipe: serves 1
adapted from the healthy foodie
- 1 medium cucumber
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp black walnuts, chopped
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil (or walnut oil!)
- 1 tbsp za'atar
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups mache or other leafy greens
Directions – Dice the cucumber into bite size pieces and add to a large bowl. Add the greek yogurt and mix. Add the walnuts, za'atar, olive oil, salt, and pepper and mix. Add the mache or greens and mix. Enjoy! Serve with additional protein source, like chicken or hard boiled eggs.
If you like walnuts, you must try this salad. Up next is a paleo recipe that I made for dinner one night. The caramelized mushrooms and onions were incredible, I wish I had tripled that part of the recipe!
Paleo Mushroom Chicken Fricasse
Recipe: Serves 1 – Paleo, Low Carb, Gluten Free, Dairy Free
adapted from tgipaleo
- 1 slice bacon, nitrate free
- 1/2 cup sweet onion, diced
- 1 cup mushrooms, diced
- salt and pepper to taste
- a shake of basil, oregano, and thyme
- 1/2 tbsp tamari sauce
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 tbsp spicy mustard
- 2 skin on chicken thighs
Directions – Add a pat of butter to a pan and place on the stove on medium high heat. Add the slice of bacon and cook until extremely crispy, then remove the bacon and set aside. Add the onions and let cook for a minute before adding the mushrooms. Once the mushrooms have softened, lay the chicken thighs in the pan. After 3-4 minutes, flip the chicken on the other side. Let cook for a couple minutes. Add the coconut milk, tamari, mustard, spices, and stir. Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and let everything simmer until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the lid and once the sauce has thickened to your liking, serve and enjoy.
My most hardcore paleo-eating friend taught me that you can eat the ends of chicken bones, since they are the softest. They are loaded with calcium and important proteins for healing. I think eating the soft portions of bones and making bone broths is speeding my fracture recovery! That red stuff you see in the photo above is bone marrow.
This next recipe is originally from the magazine Clean Eating, but I found it via the blog The Candid RD. I didnt make the spinach portion of the recipe. Instead, I opted to use my abundance of zucchini and simply sauteed it in a pan with a bit of butter, dijon mustard, and maple syrup.
Maple Dijon Cod
Call me cray but I think this photo is so pretty. Look at how the sun reflects of the mustard seeds!
I hadn' t eaten white fish in so long. This hit the spot.
And finally, a gluten free cookie recipe for dessert!
Honey-Vanilla Tahini Cookies
Recipe: Makes 12 cookies – Gluten Free
adapted from everybody likes sandwiches
- 1 1/4 cup oat flour (you can just grind gluten free, rolled oats in a blender)
- 1 tbsp flax
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup well stirred tahini
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla
Directions – Preheat the oven to 350. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the flour, flax, and baking powder. In another large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, tahini, vanilla, and honey. Slowly add and mix in the flour mixture to the wet mixture. Refrigerate the dough until cool. Spoon dough into 12 cookie balls on a nonstick baking sheet. Bake for ~15 minutes.
Anyone who appreciates tahini, will definitely love these cookies!


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USA Today has been hanging onto this picture of Taylor Swift for almost six years. It's her at the CMA Awards in November 2006 in a tight black satin dress and long (like up past her elbows) black gloves. Why the long wait? They don't say. The caption just reads, "This photograph has never been published until now." But it's part of a very thorough gallery of old and new pictures of Swift through the years. Some I'm sure you have seen, especially more recent red carpet pictures. But some will be new to you. I'd never see the one from the 2007 CMA Awards where she won the Horizon Award at age 17. "This is definitely the highlight of my senior year," she said when she accepted it. Then there are a few good shots from a locker room photo shoot at LP Field during the 2008 CMA Music Festival and one of her from the same year — in plaid tights — talking on the phone and hanging out with her mom while she waited to perform on the Late Show With David Letterman. And there's one from a press conference before the 2009 CMA Music Festival, where she told reporters, "I sign a lot of interesting things, like a turtle shell with my face painted on it. That was the winning touch."


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Talk:1268: Alternate Universe
This reminds me of that conspiracy theorist thing where a bunch of people thought that New Zealand was, like, to the west or north of Australia (I can't quite remember), only to check on a map and see it was definitely to the east... And as such convinced themselves that they somehow travelled to an alternate version of Earth were everything was basically the same except NZ was in a new place. Anyone else remember/know about those guys? EDIT: Found one of 'em, so hopefully I sound less crazy (than them): NZ conspiracy nut in action 188.8.131.52 01:29, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
I thought Earth Prime was a reference to Sliders... but Wikipedia says it's been used much more widely. Saibot84 (talk) 04:40, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Wait, wait ... only "some of you" change your clocks? In the universe I just came from, MOST of them changed their clocks at un-synchronized times for no good reason anyone has ever been able to demonstrate. Only the Third World along with Hawaii and Saskatchewan were holdouts where I came from. 18.104.22.168 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
Neither India nor China are having this obscure idea of occasionally changing their clocks for no obvious reasons. So even "most" might be a bit of a stretch. Pmakholm (talk)
- Sure they do -- they're just more occasional about it than others! China last did it in 1991, and India in 1945. 184.108.40.206 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Neither does Indonesia. Apparently, according to this map, neither does a good deal of the world (particularly those near equator) as well. Goldstein-Izayoi (talk) 13:57, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Iceland (definitely NOT Third World) does not changes its clocks. It remains on GMT throughout the year, despite being way west of the Greenwich Meridian 188.8.131.52 09:53, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
- In my universe, Iceland was a small, inbred fishing community -- prone to collapsing the world's economies with banking phishing scams 188.8.131.52 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
Yeah I think it's a Sliders reference. Randall says he was transported in the late 1990s and Sliders aired from 1995-2000. 188.8.131.52 06:02, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
- Didn't we already had discussion about Earth Prime on 1184:_Circumference_Formula? Hmmm ... should we prepare category for comics mentioning Earth Prime? :-) -- Hkmaly (talk) 10:02, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
They eat spiders in some parts of this world, e.g. Cambodia. Geevade (talk) 06:54, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Reminds me a little bit of this Married to the Sea strip: http://www.marriedtothesea.com/index.php?date=111008 126.96.36.199 10:38, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Reminds me of this bit from a Dave Barry column: "I personally see no significant difference between a lobster and, say, a giant Madagascar hissing cockroach, which is a type of cockroach that grows to approximately the size of William Howard Taft (1857-1930). If a group of diners were sitting in a nice restaurant, and the waiter were to bring them each a freshly killed, steaming-hot Madagascar hissing cockroach, they would not put on silly bibs and eat it with butter. No, they would run, retching, directly from the restaurant to the All-Nite Drive-Thru Lawsuit Center." SteveMB (talk) 10:46, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Has this guy never heard of Bear Grylls? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WVcSufp3Fw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJRpXYs1pQA (Just occasionally!) 184.108.40.206 11:01, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
I wonder how amount of meat compares, and meat-to-shell ration, and taste of meat. BTW Wikipedia says that Cooked tarantula spiders are considered a delicacy in Cambodia. --JakubNarebski (talk) 11:56, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Personally, I don't think spiders to lobsters is a good comparison. Spiders are carnivores, while lobsters are carrion eaters. Personally, I would never want to eat a carrion eater. (Of course, I would never want to eat a spider either, but that's different...) --Divad27182 (talk) 13:53, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
I always compared lobsters to cockroaches, but maybe calling them "the cockroaches of the sea" was just me. --Jeff (talk) 16:22, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
So, this alternate universe has a restaurant chain called "Red Spider"? SteveMB (talk) 21:28, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
- Brilliant. 220.127.116.11 02:45, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
- eek! [Spider] Orazor (talk) 13:48, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
On this one episode of Game Grumps on of the guys on that show mentioned some comedian or something making a comment along the lines of "Realizing you really are getting old is like seeing a teenager eat a spider like it's nothing. You can't explain to him why it's wrong, you just know it is, but his generation doesn't get why it isn't okay." That was the first thing I thought of when I saw read this, does anyone know who said this? 126.96.36.199 21:42, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
I read: "where people occasionally are spiders" and thought Megan was about to kiss her spider boyfriend. 126.96.36.199 00:41, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Can someone explain why occasionally eating spiders is weird? The universe that I come from has people eating on average 8 spiders a year while sleeping, though I can't seem to find a source of that information on this universe's Internet. Spiders being not okay to eat occasionally and the Internet failing me must surely be signs I'm in a parallel universe. --184.108.40.206 03:32, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- Somewhere I saw that the 8 spiders a year is probably low estimate :-). (Other sites insists its urban legend, but seriously, how would you prove this?) But no matter what you think about spiders opinion on mouth as possible home, I would say it only counts when you eat spider deliberately. -- Hkmaly (talk) 09:28, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
- CP Grey tackles the spider myth in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCzXZfNIu3A -- Rael (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
The 8 spiders a year is false. Here's a link: http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.asp
- Note that this only proves that the statistics is urban legend and doesn't say anything about how high the actual consumption is. -- Hkmaly (talk) 09:06, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
Indeed "8 spiders" is probably a very low estimate of annual consumption. In the universe where I originally came from, insect parts (and presumably spiders) provide a nutritional boost to many industrially-processed foods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Food_Defect_Action_Levels 220.127.116.11 17:23, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
HaHaHa I'm from Israel, and this comic is about us! According to Jewish dietary rules, spiders and lobsters are both forbidden (only one Arthropod is allowed - Locust). We also had a mix-up with our clock because we changed the date without telling Apple and Google, so the smartphones had to be switched manually. 188.8.131.52 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Really? I'm not sure it's about Israel. I think it's about the ridiculousness of eating lobsters, as they are similar to spiders, and eating spiders is "disgusting", while eating lobsters is "normal". I'm a vegetarian, so I don't eat any arthropods. 184.108.40.206 17:53, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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"El Niño" is Spanish for "The Little Boy".
Peruvian fishermen named the event many years ago.
They noticed that every few years around Christmas, virtually no fish could be found in the unusually warm waters.
The opposite conditions are called La Nina (The Little Girl), characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.
El Nino clearly affects global temperatures.
One piece of evidence that world temperatures are rising is that every La Nina 'year' since 1998 was warmer than every El Nino 'year' before 1995:
As the Earth warms, each El Nino 'rides' on a higher base-line global temperature:
The record-breaking temperatures of 2015 were partly boosted by an El Nino event ... but 2015 would have been the warmest year in the modern record even if there had been no El Nino.
Information about El Nino is provided in bulletins produced by the US National Weather Service and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.


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Duke vs. Maryland
Saturday, February 16, 2013 • 6:00 p.m. • ESPN
College Park, Md. • Comcast Center (17,950)
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The Opening Tip
- The Blue Devils are ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll and No. 1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Duke is 114-16 all-time when ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.
- The Blue Devils have been ranked in the AP Top 10 for 108 consecutive weeks and in the top five for 13 consecutive weeks.
- Duke is playing its 201st straight game as a top-10 team in the AP poll. Duke is 168-32 in that span.
- Duke enters Saturday on a six-game winning streak overall and a three-game winning streak in ACC road games.
- Duke has defeated 19 consecutive unranked opponents.
- Head coach Mike Krzyzewski tied Adolph Rupp for the third-most wins by a coach at one school with 876.
- Duke is one of only two teams in the country ranked in the top five in the AP and Coaches polls, the NCAA RPI and SOS rankings.
The Last Time Out
- Mason Plumlee and Quinn Cook both scored 18 points, and Duke rallied from a seven-point second-half deficit to take down North Carolina 73-68 Wednesday in Cameron.
- Duke hit its final 13 free throws and shot 41.2 percent from three-point range in the second half to surge past the Tar Heels and hold off a late North Carolina rally that cut Duke's lead to three points under the seven-minute mark.
- Plumlee scored 10 points in the second half on the way to his 14th double-double of the season. He picked up his fourth foul of the game with 6:48 remaining but contributed six points and four rebounds the rest of the way without picking up his fifth foul.
- The difference was a 16-5 Duke run that turned a 38-31 deficit into a 47-43 Blue Devil lead. Duke hit three straight three-pointers, including two from Tyler Thornton, during that span.
Numbers Game
- Duke, ranked No. 2 in the latest AP Poll, has been ranked in the top 10 of the poll 108 consecutive weeks. The last time Duke was not ranked in the top 10 was Nov. 19, 2007.
- Duke is one of only two teams in the top five of the Associated Press Poll (No. 4), Coaches Poll (No. 4), NCAA RPI (No. 1) and Strength of Schedule index (No. 2). Miami is the only other team in the country in the top five in all four.
- Duke is 5-0 in games that are within one possession inside the final three minutes of the game. Duke has defeated No. 3 Kentucky (75-68), No. 2 Louisville (76-71), No. 4 Ohio State (73-68), Wake Forest (75-70) and Boston College (62-61) in those games, four of which have been on the road or at neutral sites.
- Duke leads the ACC in three-point percentage (.408) and three-point field goals per game (7.6 3pg.). The .408 clip would rank as the third-best in school history.
- With the win over North Carolina on Wednesday, head coach Mike Krzyzewski tied Adolph Rupp for the third-most career victories at one school. Krzyzewski is 876-234 (.789) all-time as Duke's head coach. Krzyzewski is three wins shy of tying Dean Smith for second all-time at one school and 33 shy of all-time leader Jim Boeheim.
- Coach K needs just one more win to reach 950 for his career. He is the winningest coach in Division I men's basketball with 40 more wins than the next closest coach.
- Duke is one of only two teams in the ACC with five players averaging double-digit scoring. Mason Plumlee (18.2 ppg), Seth Curry (16.5), Ryan Kelly (13.4), Quinn Cook (12.0) and Rasheed Sulaimon (11.5) are all averaging more than 10 points per game.
- Duke owns a 1.36:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, which would best the school record of 1.32:1 set by the 2000-01 NCAA Championship team.
- Mason Plumlee needs just 16 more rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career. Plumlee would be the eighth Blue Devil to reach that mark and the third with 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 150 blocks.
- Duke has three players shooting over 40.0 percent from three-point range: Ryan Kelly (.521, 25-of-48), Quinn Cook (.409, 38-of-93) and Seth Curry (.418, 59-of-141). The only time in school history Duke had three players shoot .400 or better from three-point range (minimum 25 made 3-pointers) was in the 1991-92 season (Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, Thomas Hill).
Duke-Maryland Series History
- Duke leads the all-time series with Maryland 113-61, including a 55-16 mark in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Duke is 54-21 against Maryland under Coach K.
- Duke has faced Maryland 174 times, more than any other out-of-state opponent.
- In the regular season, Duke is 100-56 against Maryland. Duke is 12-5 against the Terps in the ACC Tournament and 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament.
- Duke has won six straight games against Maryland and 12 of the last 13 meetings.
- This is the second matchup of the season between the two teams. On Jan. 26, Duke freshman Rasheed Sulaimon scored a career-high 25 points and tied a Duke freshman record with six made three-pointers to lead Duke to an 84-64 win in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mason Plumlee scored 19 points, and Amile Jefferson had 11 points and nine rebounds.


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During the monsoons, it rained heavily and continuously. The ditches, pits and channels all overflowed with water...
In the (....) I want to say something like:
this whole scene of torrential rainfall promoted unhealthiness, due to which the postmaster's health deteriorated.
Although it doesn't sound quite right, is there a better way to put this in?
EDIT: The whole story takes place in a village. The protagonist, who spent all his life in a city, comes here for his first job. Although due to his background he's unable to mingle with the other residents of the area. As a result, he feels lonely and out of place. Due to the abundant rain of the monsoons, the whole place develops a very gloomy ambiance – which promotes illness (I hope you get the idea).


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Christmas Celebrations in the Peruvian Jungle
Projects Abroad's Director of Conservation Stuart Timson will be spending this Christmas Day at the Taricaya Lodge in the Peruvian Rainforest. It is an exciting time this year as five spider monkeys will be released into the rainforest.
Stuart explains: "Man is the spider monkeys greatest enemy. Besides destroying their habitat, man is also responsible for dragging these glorious animals into the lucrative pet trade."
Projects Abroad has been involved in the rescue and release of spider monkeys over the last four years. We have also released other animals such as a tapir and a large number of native birds.
So whilst you are sitting down to your turkey and Christmas pudding there will be five monkeys returning to the wild. Check out the Peruvian Conservation page for all the latest updates on the animal release program and the rest of our conservation efforts in Peru.


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Lexington Medical Center is passionate about the treatment of cancer. We recently finished extensive renovations to Lexington Oncology Associates, a cancer treatment practice at our hospital. Here are some pictures:
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The first stage of the Tractor of The Year® awards 2015 saw leading tractor manufacturers present their candidates for the esteemed awards at 'Tractor of the Year 2015: Let the challenge begin', which took place at Terre Blanche Resort, in Tourrettes in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on May 6 to 7.
Following the comprehensive assessment of the candidates for the awards, an international judging panel of 23 journalists from across the European agricultural industry's most influential publications announced its 12 finalists for the coveted awards in June earlier this year. After further deliberation, on the opening day of EIMA International 2014, the judging panel will name the 'Tractor of the Year 2015', 'Best of Specialized 2015' and 'Golden Tractor for Design 2015' at the coveted awards ceremony.
To view the Tractor of The Year® 2015 awards ceremony and keep up with the ceremony's results, visit Trelleborg's stand (Hall 14, stand A5) at EIMA International 2014.
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The Big Bang Theory (2007)
The Big Bang Theory is centered on five characters living in Pasadena, California: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper; Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and socially awkward friends and co-workers, mechanical engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali. The geekiness and intellect of the four guys is contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense.
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- Release Date: 2007-09-24
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Episode 1 - The Bad Fish ParadigmRelease Date: 2008-09-22
Penny's first date with Leonard goes awry; Penny finds Sheldon to be an unwilling confidant.
Episode 2 - The Codpiece TopologyRelease Date: 2008-09-29
A jealous Leonard reacts to Penny's new guy by rebounding with Leslie.
Episode 3 - The Barbarian SublimationRelease Date: 2008-10-06
Sheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to online gaming.
Episode 4 - The Griffin EquivalencyRelease Date: 2008-10-13
Raj gets an inflated ego and makes a play for Penny after being referenced in a magazine article.
Episode 5 - The Euclid AlternativeRelease Date: 2008-10-20
Leonard and his friends stage an intervention to force Sheldon to face his fear of driving.
Episode 6 - The Cooper-Nowitzki TheoremRelease Date: 2008-11-03
Sheldon and the gang are confused when a young grad student is attracted to him.
Episode 7 - The Panty Piñata PolarizationRelease Date: 2008-11-10
When Sheldon bans Penny from the apartment for numerous minor infractions, she decides to retaliate.
Episode 8 - The Lizard-Spock ExpansionRelease Date: 2008-11-17
Leonard inadvertently steals away the new woman Wolowitz thinks is the love of his life.
Episode 9 - The White Asparagus TriangulationRelease Date: 2008-11-24
Sheldon is thrilled when Leonard starts dating a woman who meets Sheldon's stringent standards.
Episode 10 - The Vartabedian ConundrumRelease Date: 2008-12-08
Leonard asks Penny for advice when his new relationship starts moving too fast.
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Penny starts dating Leonard's handsome colleague; Leonard and his friends are tortured by Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette.
Episode 12 - The Killer Robot InstabilityRelease Date: 2009-01-12
Penny's criticism of Wolowitz's romantic life pushes him into depression and AWOL for a fighting robot battle the rest of guys are depending on him for.
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Sheldon creates a scientific procedure for making friends.
Episode 14 - The Financial PermeabilityRelease Date: 2009-02-02
Sheldon's solution to Penny's financial difficulty leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny's ex-boyfriend.
Episode 15 - The Maternal CapacitanceRelease Date: 2009-02-09
Leonard and Penny are drawn together after a disastrous visit from Leonard's mother.
Episode 16 - The Cushion SaturationRelease Date: 2009-03-02
A paintball game leads to a fight between Sheldon and Penny, and romance for Leslie and Wolowitz.
Episode 17 - The Terminator DecouplingRelease Date: 2009-03-09
Leonard, Sheldon and Wolowitz are ecstatic to learn that a famous science-fiction actress (Summer Glau) is on board the train they are taking to San Francisco.
Episode 18 - The Work Song NanoclusterRelease Date: 2009-03-16
Penny's home business turns into a complete nightmare when Sheldon takes over.
Episode 19 - The Dead Hooker JuxtapositionRelease Date: 2009-03-30
Penny squares off with a new beautiful female neighbor who may become the building's "new Penny."
Episode 20 - The Hofstadter IsotopeRelease Date: 2009-04-13
A fellow comic book enthusiast's hitting on Penny leads to Leonard and Howard going to a bar's Ladies' Night.
Episode 21 - The Vegas RenormalizationRelease Date: 2009-04-27
Leonard and Koothrappali escort a heartbroken Wolowitz to Las Vegas, and Sheldon becomes locked out of his apartment and must stay with Penny.
Episode 22 - The Classified Materials TurbulenceRelease Date: 2009-05-04
Penny's second date with Stuart sees her making a comment that gives Leonard new hope for a relationship with her. Wolowitz realizes there's a crucial error in a NASA project he's working on.
Episode 23 - The Monopolar ExpeditionRelease Date: 2009-05-11
The guys' plan to work over the summer at the North Pole makes Penny revaluate her feelings for Leonard.


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A London concert site
I used to subscribe to TimeOut until I realized that I never actually went anywhere, and I certainly never planned anything in advance. Each week the beast would arrive on my doorstep, to be added to a pile of unread others, and I fell more and more behind on the goal of 'living life to the fullest' rather than 'watching Living TV while full.'
Reader Lynsie Camuso sent in a link to her rather jazzy concert planning site, ShowClix. The site seems to have some very useful and nicely-implemented features, such as the ability to track concerts from your favourite artists. Lot's of groovy Web 2.0 stuff there, such as seeing how many other people are interested in, although like any of these things, it helps if there are other people who like the same artists as you.
Maybe this will help me get out to some live music sometime soon. Does anyone else have suggestions for how to winnow out London's infinite entertainment options?


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Strength Training for Kids: Weights Or Wait?
Tyler Darden, my 7-year-old son, contracts his forearms and upper arms. Do you think he's ever tried heavy exercise?
by Ellington Darden, Ph.D.
Should youngsters lift weights?
I remember in 1988, professional football player and former Heisman Trophy winner, Herschel Walker, expressed a prevalent opinion on this question in his Dallas Morning News fitness column. He said: "If young people start lifting weights, they can become stiff. They risk losing the flexibility they need for strength and quickness."
Later in article he noted that . . . children should avoid lifting weights until they reach age 15.
In the last two decades, the prevalence of strength training among teenagers age 15 and older, as well as adults of all ages, has dramatically increased. But Walker's opinion against kids younger than 15 lifting is still generally believed. Today, very few children strength train.
I strongly disagree with Walker's rationale and recommendation . . . and here's why:
First, proper weight training — and I emphasize the word "proper" — which I'll get to in a few moments, will increase a youngster's flexibility, rather than impede it.
Second, both strength and quickness are based primarily on the amount of muscle on the body, not the degree of flexibility.
Third, rather than avoid lifting weights, youngsters should be given the opportunity to participate in the activity.
In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, after studying the risks and benefits, concluded that weight training for children:
• Increases muscle strength, • Improves muscle endurance, • Enhances motor skill, • Protects against injury, • Supplies positive psychological benefits.
If there are numerous benefits of weight training, why has it received a bad review from Walker and others?
One reason cited for not having children train with weights is that they have not reached skeletal maturity and that the growth centers might be damaged. Medical statistics show that 10 percent of all childhood injuries involve the skeleton and 15 percent of those injuries involve the epiphysis (growth plate).
There are several differences in immature and mature skeletons. Children's bones are in a dynamic state of growth and remodeling, while adults' bones change much more slowly in response to the stress placed upon them. Keep in mind that the epiphysis is a biomechanical weak area. A sudden force that causes a strain in an adult will often cause epiphyseal fracture in a child.
That's why it is important to understand the distinction between weight lifting and weight training.
Weight lifting is a competitive sport in which one attempts to lift the maximum weight on a barbell for one repetition. Olympic weight lifting involves the snatch and the clean-and-jerk, and power lifting utilizes the squat, bench press, and deadlift.
Weight training employs barbells, dumbbells, machines, and even body weight is a progressive manner whereby one gradually increases the amount of weight lifted, as well as the number of repetitions.
Weight training should be practiced slowly and smoothly while weight lifting must be performed quickly.
Quick, sudden movements are necessary for success in many sports such as football, basketball, gymnastics, and weight lifting. These fast, explosive movements also contribute to and produce injuries.
Youngsters, or even adults, trying to see how much they can lift at one time with a barbell or weight machine are asking for trouble. Instead, they should reduce the resistance and see how much they can lift approximately 8 to 12 times. When 12 or more repetitions are performed properly, increase the resistance by 3 to 5 percent at the next workout.
How young is too young? That depends mainly on the child's motivation.
My 7-year-old son, Tyler, often trains with me — and he's been doing so since he was 3 years of age. He has been working out an average of once every 10 to 14 days and usually performs six exercises, which require no more than 12 minutes of his time per session.
Has it helped him?
At 7.5 years of age, he stands 4-feet, 7-inches tall and weighs 90 pounds. During his last workout, he did 210 pounds on the Nautilus Nitro Leg Press machine for 12 repetitions and 95 pounds on the Nautilus Nitro Vertical Chest machine for 8 repetitions. Also, he performed 18 chin-ups — which is his favorite exercise. Note: On his body-weight-only movements, Tyler often does higher repetitions than 12.
His other exercises include pullovers, calf raises, push-ups, sit-ups, and a few others with the Bowflex machine. He always likes it when I introduce a new exercise to him.
Tyler — with his thick wrists, ankles, and knees — is exceptionally strong for his age. Overall, he's well developed from head to toe.
My wife, Jeanenne, took these pictures of Tyler and me at the Daytona Beach Bandshell on October 25, 2009. Tyler has 10-inch arms, a 32-inch chest, and 13-inch calves.
Dr. Terry Todd, who publishes a periodical called Iron Game History, visited me at home a year ago and got a good look at Tyler running around our swimming pool. He turned to me and said:
"Tyler reminds me of a young John Grimek."
John Grimek was one of the most famous of the 20th Century strongmen/ bodybuilders and was the winner of the AAU Mr. America in 1940 and 1941.
I know Tyler is getting benefits from the exercises. But I'm careful to watch and guide him closely in all his repetitions. I've learned how to challenge him just enough, without carrying it too far, to keep his motivation at an even level. I make sure not to allow him to play with the equipment at any time, especially when I'm not around. And, with the exception of Jim Flanagan's private gym, I don't take him to local fitness centers.
The vast majority of fitness centers still adhere to Herschel Walker's belief that strength training should not be practiced until an individual reaches age 15. Furthermore, there are few adults who are qualified to instruct youngsters in proper strength training — which is a real shame.
Forty years ago, during my competitive bodybuilding career, I was known for my rib-cage size and mid-spine flexibility. Tyler has developed these same characteristics. Of related interest, the Daytona Beach Bandshell was the venue for the 1957 Mr. America and the 1969 Mr. Florida contests.
In the final analysis, strength training — with barbells, dumbbells, various machines, and a child's own body weight — is one of the best developmental activities for youngsters, particularly when it is performed under qualified adult supervision.
Stress smooth repetitions — rather than explosive lifts — and the activity will produce muscular strength, size, flexibility, and endurance safely throughout the child's body. Those benefits will support a child's skill learning, add confidence to sports activities, and offer protection against many injuries.
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Why Are Police Going After Mixtapes... And Why Are They Bringing Along RIAA Reps?
from the are-they-really-that-stupid? deptYou may recall the story from about four years ago of the RIAA getting a SWAT team to raid a popular DJ for making mixtapes. Of course, mixtapes are pretty common -- especially in (but not limited to) the hiphop world. Hell, remember Lily Allen was distributing her own mixtapes off of her own website, which she later claimed was controlled by EMI. Mixtapes tend to be considered a "murky" area of copyright law. In most cases, they do involve some level of infringement, mixed with some authorized works. They're often used to promote a new artist, by mixing his or her work with more established artists. Record labels and producers regularly send out pre-release tracks to top DJs hoping to get them into a hot mixtape, knowing that it will be a boon to those artists.
Of course, when they do so, it's never with an explicit license that this is okay. I've seen directly how these things work, and it usually involves an email -- from a label or a "promoter" hired by the label -- sent to a DJ or to a popular music blog, highlighting some new song that they want to push. Everyone involved knows what's happening. The labels want the song out there. But there's no explicit license, and the whole thing works on the assumption that the labels won't ever go after the people promoting their work.
But, it doesn't always work that way. We've seen it in some of the domain seizures by Homeland Security, some of which included music blogs that were a part of the blogging side of this promotional equation. And, just like the mixtape arrests a few years back, the same thing appears to be happening again. Emily Kaiser, from Washington City Paper, points us to an article that WCP recently put out describing a police raid of a popular studio because its owner, a popular DJ, was selling some mixtapes.
From the article, it seems pretty clear that, like most mixtapes, this one included a mix of authorized and unauthorized works. While the guy who owns the studio, Jeremy Beaver (or DJ Boom), claims to have the rights to all the music, and claims to have worked with all the artists on the mixtape, it appears, again, that this may be only partially accurate. Beaver, for a time, worked at XM Radio as "director of hip hop programming," and it sounds, from the article, that he may have taken some liberties in using recordings from his time there. Other songs, however, definitely do involve some big name hip hop artists, like KRS-One, who not only used Beaver's studio, but created some songs with shoutouts to the studio and Beaver himself.
From a technical standpoint, it seems likely that at least some of the mixtapes were infringing. But, if you end your analysis there, you're missing the point. These mixtapes are everywhere, and the major record labels quite directly support them all the time. These somewhat random arrests of DJs that the labels themselves rely on seems incredibly short-sighted. From Beaver's standpoint, while he insists that he has the rights to release all the music as a mixtape, the reality is that he probably views the mixtape as something of a portfolio of work that he's had some hand in, whether producing at his studio or via his former work at XM.
Both things make sense. Mixtapes as a promotional vehicle have been fantastic and tremendously valuable to the industry and to many, many artists -- which is why all of the major record labels support them quite a bit. On top of that, the ability for a producer DJ to be able to show off his or her skills in a portfolio also makes sense. The problem, of course, is that due to the way copyright laws are set up today, it can likely be against the law. That's a problem with the law -- not with the makers of mixtapes.
The second big problem here, however, is the role (of course) of the RIAA in all of this. It likes to put its head in the sand concerning the popularity and value of mixtapes, but the really troubling part is that it appears to have actively taken part in this particular raid:
Beaver says he caught sight of a man in a dark suit standing in the background who resembled the late comedian W.C. Fields. Fields, he recalls, seemed to ooze authority and contempt. He eventually told Beaver who he was, or at least what he represented: the Recording Industry Association of America.This raises all sorts of questions. Why would the police allow an RIAA representative to come along on a "bust"? Bringing a private corporate interest along on a raid does not seem reasonable. Of course, the flipside remains an important question as well: what are the police doing busting down mixtape creators anyway? The whole thing seems like a typical boondoggle of epic proportions involving clueless law enforcement officials and hamfisted RIAA reps, seeking to "make a statement," by going after the very people they rely on to promote their work.


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Actor Noah Wyle and wife Tracy have separated after 11 years of marriage.
"Tracy Wyle and Noah Wyle, who separated in late October 2009, have confirmed they have entered into a mediation process," the actor's rep said in a statement to Access Hollywood.
The couple has not yet divorced.
"Neither has legally filed for divorce. Tracy and Noah live in separate residences; however their two children (Owen, 7, and Auden, 4) see both parents daily," the statement continued
The actor, best known for his role on NBC's "ER," married makeup artist Tracy Warbin in 1998. They reportedly met while shooting the movie, "Myth of Fingerprints."
The actor just wrapped an as-yet-untitled TNT sci-fi pilot co-produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television.
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