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The Le Corbusier LC2 Two-Seater
The Le Corbusier LC2 Sofa in the Two-Seater version is a part of the LC2 settee. A furniture group that protrudes with its cubic architectal clarity. The frame is made of chromium plated steel pipe and provides the flawless shape to the sofa. The leather cushions are very voluminous filled with polyurethane foam and covered with soft leather. The Le Corbusier LC2 Two-Seater rises the class of every room and can be used together with the Three-Seater and the Chair of the same Group.
Le Corbusier made the first designs for LC2 already in 1929. They were part of an interior concept and were presented at the Salon d?Automne in Paris. In the same year, the artist had his very important encounter with Josephine Baker.
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Monday, July 23, 2007
SHF # 33: Tropical Paradise and my Caribbean Banana Cake
We loved it. The mixture is not so different from my moist rhubarb muffins, so I bet this recipe would work well as Caribbean banana & ginger muffins, too :)
Caribbean Banana & Ginger Cake
(Kariibi banaanikook)
Adapted from Pirkka 5/2004
Serves 12
3 over-ripe bananas
2 Tbsp lemon juice
200 grams sour cream or yogurt
300 ml sugar
3 eggs
400 ml plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
2 Tbsp Buderim candied ginger nibbles (optional)
Peel bananas and mash bananas with a fork, sprinkle with lemon juice and put aside.
Whisk eggs with sugar until pale and frothy.
Stir in sour cream.
Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger) and fold into the egg mixture together with the banana mush. Stir in candied ginger.
Pour the mixture into a prepared 1.8 litre bundt form and bake at 175 C for about an hour. Test for doneness with a toothpick - it should come out clean and dry.
Cake the tin out of the oven, let it cool for 5-10 minutes, then turn out the cake and cool it completely on a metal rack.
To serve, cut into slices.
Here's a close-up of a slice, where you can see tiny fierce candied ginger pieces:
UPDATE 3.8.2007: Click here for Alpineberry's round-up.
My previous SHF contributions:
# 15 Sugar LOW Friday: Parsnip & Ginger Cake (January 2006)
# 19 Ginger: Chocolate & Ginger Tartlets (May 2006)
# 22 Can You Can? Fake Cloudberry Jam (or gooseberry & carrot jam, if you prefer)(August 2006)
# 24 Little bites of delight: Pierre Herme's chocolate dipped mint leaves, candied orange peel dipped in dark chocolate, chocolate disks infused with chilli syrup and covered with candied red chillies, cranberry and almond macarons (October 2006)
# 25 Truffles: Dark Chocolate & Matcha Truffles (November 2006)
Two years ago I shared a recipe for salmon with a creamy orange and rosemary sauce - a delicious dish, but the post is definitely in need of a new and proper photo!!!
13 comments:
- Meeta K. Wolff said...
Yummy! This does sound incredibly moist. Perfect for a tea time snack.
BTW: did you get my little envelop I sent to you with the pics?
- 3:00 pm, July 23, 2007
Oh Pille this sounds marvellous! I love banana bread/cake but with the additions of all those spices and candied ginger...I can just imagine how good this must be! YUM! :) Very tropical :) Hope you get to visit the tropics soon!
- 4:37 pm, July 23, 2007
- Heidi said...
Oi Pille, this cake is pretty!
- 6:11 pm, July 23, 2007
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Pille, I'm tagging this recipe, if you don't mind - what a delicious way of making banana cake!
- 11:12 pm, July 23, 2007
pille ti kaneis
been a long time anyway i love banana bread shame am too busy this SHF event would havebeen just perfect for me i grew up in the tropics... i will email u at some point my banana cake recipe you can try. hope you are well
- 12:29 am, July 24, 2007
- Peabody said...
Mmmm, now that's a bundt cake!
- 2:41 am, July 24, 2007
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
I'm bookmarking this recipe, and will definitely try it as muffins. Yum!
- 3:06 pm, July 24, 2007
- Deborah said...
This definitely sounds like a tropical treat! It looks so delicious and moist!
- 7:40 pm, July 24, 2007
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Well, I've been to the tropics and I can tell you this would absolutely be tropical! Looks wonderfully moist and rich.
- 9:29 pm, July 24, 2007
- K and S said...
very tropical indeed!
- 6:06 am, July 25, 2007
- Karen said...
Thanks for sharing the recipe! I will try it as soon as I get an oven!! hehe... I can almost imagine the warmth and heavy scent of this cake baking in the morning :) yuuuummmmmmmmmm.....
- 9:22 pm, July 27, 2007
- mycookinghut said...
Looks tasty! Am gonna give it a try!
- 5:11 pm, July 28, 2007
- Alpineberry Mary said...
I love the addition of the candied ginger! Very tropical indeed.
- 11:22 am, July 29, 2007

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When I went to bed last night I could hear Cunt snoring. I said to Myfwt, a Cunt like that has no right to sleep so soundly, on account of the fact he's a fucking cunt –then the thought that I was speaking of him in such invidiousness tones whilst I could hear the little dog-dollop snoring below began to do my head in. Surely that must be the limit, actually hearing the sound of the person you despise more than David Cameron soundly sleeping.
Still, at least he was asleep and more importantly quiet, despite his somnolent honkings. For the past few evening we've been treated to the second-hand sounds of him 'entertaining' some poor cow, this includes plying her with Piat D'Or and Black Tower (I see the evidence of this in the communal Recycle Bin) playing dance music over which he shouts in a way best described as 'special' and of course, whooping like some witless post-pubescent hick whose just discovered how to make his perpetually ossified cock go all floppy.
I'm in one of those dreadful moods this morning; I'm not hungover despite a few ales with Frank and his missus last night, and two glasses of wine when I got in, it's a lovely day today and my black bitch and I are one again, no one has died, everyone is well actually… I'm just feeling, well disgruntled. This morning I nearly bit my toothbrush in half on hearing that the government are planning to legislates against cut-price booze in Supermarkets…
Oh where to start with his one. Firstly, cut-price booze is freely available in just about every corner shop in the UK, and I can assure you underage kids/winoes don't go shopping in Waitrose to spend 40p on their 2 litre bottles of White Tinkle. 8 Ace in Viz is funny because it's true, for example… So we have an agenda, I smell tax revenue of course and it won't be the jobless wankers that sit about all day in vicious rows necking plastic bottles of liquid cirrhosis that will feel the pinch. No, it will be the middle class middle-income types that foot the bill for this, as bloody per.
But that wasn't that part of the news that caused me to pinch one of my own pills in horror; it was hearing a Tesco spunkspitter altruistically announcing it was 'willing to work with the government'.
Well how fucking kind, how benevolent of you Tesco, yes, you'll 'reluctantly' hike up your booze prices to help the British Medical Councils government driven incentive to help themselves to more tax whilst you add to your disgusting portfolio of property acquisition and profits, as, even as I type this, that cunt Dame Shirley Porter, (described by Nicholas Lezard as "…the most corrupt British political figure in living memory, with the possible exception of Robert Maxwell") the heir to Tesco's fortunes languishes in opulence after committing the heinous crime of corrupting the democratic system of voting in her home for votes scandal and getting away with it scott free.
Having said that, I'd still have Porter and Cameron over for sex tea rather than live above a creature I wouldn't trust to sit on a loo the right way round.


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Whārangi 1: Early life
Hillary, Edmund Percival
Beekeeper, mountaineer, philanthropist
I tuhia tēnei haurongo e Shaun Barnett, ā, i tāngia tuatahitia i runga i te ipurangi i 2010.
On 29 May 1953 New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Tenzing Norgay, as part of a British team, reached the 8,848-metre summit of Mt Everest, the world's highest mountain. This was the culmination of 12 serious attempts since 1921, including nine British expeditions. It coincided with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, adding to the media attention generated by the royal event.
Family background
Climbing Everest was a life-changing experience for a man with a humble background. Edmund Percival Hillary, born on 20 July 1919 at Auckland, was the second of three children of Percival Augustus Hillary and his wife, Gertrude Hillary, née Clark. The family lived in Tūākau, in rural South Auckland.
Percy Hillary founded and edited the Tuakau District News, and as a sideline, took up beekeeping on land allotted to him after service in the First World War. He believed in healthy eating and exercise and had strong egalitarian beliefs. Percy was also a strict disciplinarian, and the young Edmund found his beatings for misdemeanours humiliating and often unjust. However, in his mother, Gertrude (a teacher), he found a more gentle and nurturing parent.
After attending Tūākau Primary School Edmund went to Auckland Grammar School. Small and shy with a poor self-image, he nursed secret desires for adventure, and read books about mountains and the Antarctic on the long train journeys to and from school.
In his middle teenage years Hillary grew tall, and through boxing found some physical confidence. A school ski trip to Mt Ruapehu in 1935 gave him his first experience of mountains. 'I returned home in a glow of fiery enthusiasm for the sun and the cold and the snow – especially the snow.'1 That year the family moved to Remuera Road, Auckland, although Percy still had more than 1,000 beehives on South Auckland farms.
After leaving school Edmund spent two unsuccessful years at Auckland University College, then in 1938 joined his father and brother as a full-time beekeeper. He read widely and considered his beliefs. Hillary absorbed some of his father's passion for social justice and Christian ideals, which he later tempered into an agnostic but compassionate and optimistic world-view.


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ByGary Hamel
I'm a big fan of New Yorker cartoons. There's usually at least one in every issue that provokes a wry smile or a wince of self-recognition. While I've never actually participated in the magazine's weekly caption competition, I occasionally gin up a prospective entry. Last week, the contest featured a drawing of a couple sitting in a living room. The husband (perhaps?) was perusing a newspaper on the sofa while his wife lounged in a nearby armchair. She was a mermaid—naked from the waist up, her large flipper resting demurely on the floor. With her head angled towards her companion and her mouth open in mid-sentence, I imagined her to be saying: "After ten years, I think you could have learned to scuba dive," or "Hiking in the Alps again? I thought we could take a beach holiday this year."
One of my favorite New Yorker cartoons shows an office worker slumped against the wall, clutching his chest. As worried colleagues rush to aid the stricken employee, he mumbles: "Don't worry, it was just a fleeting sense of purpose."
These sardonic portraits of the human condition resonate with us because they capture something deep and true. The mermaid-out-of-water speaks to the challenges of mutual accommodation that confront any couple in a long-term relationship, while the temporarily and implausibly ardent employee reminds us that the typical corporate office is an emotional vacuum chamber. I can't offer you any insights if you're trying to synch up with your partner, but I do have a few observations about the paucity of purpose in the average corporation.
In my last post, I cited a survey that found that only 20% of employees are truly engaged in their work — heart and soul. As a student of management, I'm depressed by the fact that so many people find work depressing.
In the study, respondents laid much of the blame for their lassitude on uncommunicative and egocentric managers, but I wonder if there's not some deeper organizational reality that bleeds the vitality and enthusiasm out of people at work.
Here's an experiment for you. Pull together your company's latest annual report, its mission statement, and your CEOs last few blog posts. Read through these documents and note the key phrases. Make a list of oft-repeated words. Now do a little content analysis. What are the goals and ideas that get a lot of airtime in your company? It's probably notions like superiority, advantage, leadership, differentiation, value, focus, discipline, accountability, and efficiency. Nothing wrong with this, but do these goals quicken your pulse? Do they speak to your heart? Are they "good" in any cosmic sense?
Now think about Michelangelo, Galileo, Jefferson, Gandhi, William Wilberforce. Martin Luther King and Mother Theresa. What were the ideals that inspired these individuals to acts of greatness? Was it anything on your list of commercial values? Probably not. Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor.
I talk to a lot of CEOs, and every one professes a commitment to building a "high performance" organization—but is this really possible if the core values of the corporation are venal rather than venerable? I think not. And that's why humanizing the language and practice of management is a business imperative (as well as a moral duty).
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance. In so doing, it transforms great talent into exceptional accomplishment. That's a fact—and it leaves me wondering: Why are words like "love," "devotion" and "honor" so seldom heard within the halls of corporate-dom? Why are the ideals that matter most to human beings the ones that are most notably absent in managerial discourse?
John Mackey, the co-founder of Whole Foods Markets, once remarked that he wanted to build a company based on love instead of fear. Mackey's not a utopian idealist, and his unflinching libertarian views are off-putting to some. Yet few would argue with the goal of creating an organization that embodies the values of trust, generosity and forbearance. Yet a gut-level commitment to building an organization infused with the spirit of charity is far more radical and weird than it might appear.
If you doubt that, here's another experiment. The next time you're stuck in a corporate staff meeting, wait until everyone's eyes have begun to glaze over from PowerPoint fatigue and then get up and announce that what your company really needs is a lot more luuuuuv. When addressing a large group of managers, I often challenge them to stand up for love (or beauty or justice or truth) in just this way. "When you get back to work, tell your boss your company has a love deficit." This suggestions invariably provokes a wave of nervous laughter, which has always struck me as a bit strange. Why is it that managers are so willing to acknowledge the idea of a company dedicated to timeless human values and yet so unwilling to become practical advocates for those values within their own organizations? I have a hunch. I think corporate life is so manifestly inhuman—so mechanical, mundane and materialistic—that any attempt to inject a spiritual note into the overtly secular proceedings just feels wildly out of place—the workplace equivalent of reading a Bible in a brothel.
Again, there's nothing wrong with utilitarian values like profit, advantage and efficiency, but they lack nobility. Reflect for a moment on the avarice and irresponsibility that produced the recent banking crisis, and wreaked havoc at Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia and a host of other scandal-plagued companies. If corporate leaders and their acolytes are not slaves to some meritorious social purpose, they run the risk of being enslaved by their own ignoble appetites. An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.
Every organization is "values-driven." The only question is, what values are in the driver's seat?
There was a time when Disney was in the joy business. Animators, theme park employees and executives were united in their quest to wring gasps of wonderment and delight from children across the globe. Today, Apple is in the beauty business. It uses its prodigious software and design talents to produce products and services that are aesthetic stand-outs. There are many within Google who believe their company is in the wisdom business, who talk about raising the world's IQ, democratizing knowledge and empowering people with information. Sadly, though, this kind of dedication to big-hearted goals and high-minded ideals is all too rare in business. Nevertheless, I believe that long-lasting success, both personal and corporate, stems from an allegiance to the sublime and the majestic.
Viktor Frankl, the Austrian neurologist, held a similar view, which he expressed forcefully in "Man's Search for Meaning:" "For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended consequence of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself . . .."
Which brings me back to my worry. Given all this, why is the language of business so sterile, so uninspiring and so relentlessly banal? Is it because business is the province of engineers and economists rather than artists and theologians? Is it because the emphasis on rationality and pragmatism squashes idealism? I'm not sure. But I know this—customers, investors, taxpayers and policymakers believe there's a hole in the soul of business. The only way for managers to change this fact, and regain the moral high ground, is to embrace what Socrates called the good, the just and the beautiful.
So, dear reader, a couple of questions for you: Why do you believe the language of beauty, love, justice and service is so notably absent in the corporate realm? And what would you do to remedy that fact?


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The Donkey and Mule Show will take place on Saturday morning in the Show Ring. The show starts at 9:15, rain or shine. To really appreciate donkeys and mules, you must watch us (the donkeys and mules) working with our servants (they call themselves our owners). We are loving creatures who want to please and are willing to do the unusual biddings of these folks. Watch us jump, pull wagons and haul logs, carry our servants on our backs, follow them around obstacles and encourage them to play silly games. Come to our show and join the fun! Talk to the people who think they own us; ask a lot of questions – you'd be surprised at what you may learn about us! Sometimes we even talk back just to see you smile. Judge and clap for the servants who show us. Clap for us all in the costume class and enjoy your stay with us. Then visit us at the barns, where we can chat more. HEE-HAW!
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While we can be guilty of extreme forward thinking and constantly looking for the latest and greatest trends, normally we tend to "go with the flow" by showcasing some of the fantastic rides that are built. However, in this case we have been given the opportunity to "flow to go" with some brand new products hitting the market from MagnaFlow Performance Exhaust and the Hooker Header division of Holley Performance Products. To prove the point that good non-restricted exhaust flow equals lots of get-up-and-go, we did a complete install and tested the results for each step in the process.
Our "test mule" was a totally bone-stock '64 Chevelle that's currently motivated by a 327ci small-block with old-school double-hump heads and a cast-iron intake breathing though a Carter four-barrel. It's certainly not a bastion of high performance, as about the only alteration on the car since its delivery 40 years ago was a dual exhaust system with almost three foot long glass packs--blown out of course. We backed the car into our Tech Center and strapped to the DynoJet for initial performance readings. It produced a whopping 147.2hp with 205.3 ft.-lbs. of torque. A street rocket it's not, but it does provide for an excellent starting point that many of us have had in our driveways at one time or another.
It's a given that getting good flow from your exhaust system is key to increasing the "go factor" of your ride. The other thing that needs to be kept in mind is pay attention to details during installation to insure a great fit under the car without rattles. Lots of combinations have been written about over the years, but it was a pretty slick opportunity that we had a chance to get dibs on some brand-new products from two outstanding companies in the performance aftermarket. MagnaFlow Performance Exhaust, well known for its high-performance exhaust systems predominately for late-model applications, is introducing a brand new system for musclecars called the Crossmember-Back Performance Exhaust System. In order to mate this new system to our small-block, we incorporated into the install the new Competition Series stainless steel headers from the Hooker Header division of Holley Performance Products.
Starting at the engine, we went to our trusted friends at Johns Customz in Torrance California for installation of the Hooker headers, which were a direct fit for our A-Body test mule. These new headers are made from mandrel-bent 304 series tumble finished stainless steel with 1 5/8-inch primary tubes and 3-inch long transition collectors that are designed to reduce back pressure and increase exhaust flow. The units come complete with collectors, gaskets and bolt kit for a broad range of applications. The installation itself isn't that difficult, although it does have its trying moments.
After removing the factory manifolds, the right bank header slid right into place with just a wiggle or two. The left side proved to be a bit more challenging, requiring the motor mount to be loosened and lifted slightly as we ducked and darted around the steering shaft, brake lines, automatic transmission linkage, and oil filter. We then hooked the current exhaust system to the headers and the car was back up on our DynoJet with an improvement of 6.8 percent with 157.2hp and 219.6 ft.-lbs. of torque. The car also produced a little different exhaust note and seemed to have a bit quicker throttle response.
MagnaFlow's new Crossmember-Back Exhaust System is a whole new foray into the musclecar market with a complete kit in a box. From all accounts they have done their homework and provided a great system that incorporates their Tru-X technology along with a host of added value. The main component of the system is their Tru-X center section pipe that is a combination of an X-style crossover and intermediate pipes. The Tru-X crossover is an improvement over conventional H-pipe balance tubes in that it improves exhaust scavenging by creating its own additional vacuum in the system to pull exhaust through while lowering decible levels.
The pipes in this system are mandrel bent 400-series stainless steel for superior strength and corrosion resistance. Mandrel bent pipes are far superior in that the interior of the pipe stays constant through the bend and less restrictive by as much as 20 percent over OE pipes. The highly-polished mufflers are a MagnaFlow standard item that has been engineered for the application. Their unique straight-through design from 16-gauge stainless steel is lined with both a special acoustical suppression material and stainless steel mesh to control noise and give an absolute superb exhaust note.
A great added feature with the Crossmember-Back system is that MagnaFlow provides three different exit points that owners can choose in their package: straight down off the mufflers, over the axle and to the side, or over the axle and straight out the back--which is what we choose. All clamps and hangers are included and to finish things off are two really cool highly-polished tips.
We went to MagnaFlow's fantastic Tech Facility where Jose Gonzales and Jim Gose laid their professional wrenching abilities on our Chevelle. The installation process was straightforward and given how well the system fits could be done at home on jack stands in less than a day. The pipes hug the floor plan of the car while providing adequate clearance to avoid rattles. The connector pipe to mate the system to any header application is provided with enough length and a 45-degree angle to allow for any offset in length or height variances, which our project had both.
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KCNA via Reuters
Kim Jong Un looks at the latest combat and technical equipment made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit on March 24, 2013.
KCNA via Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un got some hands-on experience of his military's latest high-tech equipment during a visit to a Korean People's Army unit on Sunday.
Kim, the third of his line to rule North Korea, also praised musical instruments made by the North's 1.2 million-strong army, state news agency KCNA reported.
Meanwhile, South Korean security experts say the North has been training a team of computer-savvy "cyber warriors" as cyberspace becomes a fertile battleground in the nations' rivalry.
-- Reuters, The Associated Press
Slideshow: Glimpse into the hermit kingdom of North Korea
Slideshow: North Korea's young leader, Kim Jong Un
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Kim Jong Un holds a gun as he inspects the second battalion under the Korean People's Army Unit 1973, honored with the title of "O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment", on March 23, 2013.


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CD276 Recombinant Human Protein, His Tag, Invitrogen™ Sino Biological™
This recombinant protein was expressed from a DNA sequence encoding the extracellular domain (Met 1-Thr 461) of human CD276 (Q5ZPR3-1) was expressed fused to a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus
Marque: Invitrogen 11188H08H25
Code nomenclature Nacres: NA.28
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DescriptionCluster of Differentiation 276 (CD276), recombinant human protein is supplied as a lyophilized powder. It is suitable for use in analysis of protein structure. In general, recombinant proteins can also be used as an immunogen, as a protein standard, or in cell biology research applications.
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NEW YORK – The CONCACAF Gold Cup will debut in four American cities after Thursday's release of dates and venues for the 2011 edition of the regional championship.
Detroit, Charlotte, Tampa and Kansas City will all host Gold Cup matches for the first time, joining seven other US markets in one of the most expansive Gold Cup tournaments to date.
The event will represent the first international soccer in KC Soccer Stadium, the new home of Sporting Kansas City, which opens in 2011. Four NFL stadiums – New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.), Ford Field (Detroit), Raymond James Stadium (Tampa) and Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) will also welcome the Gold Cup for the first time.
Along with KC Soccer Stadium, Red Bull Arena, which opened in 2010, is another new MLS stadium that will see its first-ever Gold Cup action during the first round. The Home Depot Center and RFK Stadium take the total of MLS venues hosting 2011 Gold Cup matches to four.
The regional event, which awards a 2013 Confederations Cup berth to the winner, kicks off on June 5 at Cowboys Stadium and runs through the final on June 25 at the Rose Bowl. It will mark the second Gold Cup final hosted at the Rose Bowl after the 2002 championship, won 2-0 by the USA over Costa Rica (pictured above).
First Round
June 5 – Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
June 6 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.)
June 7 – Ford Field (Detroit)
June 9 – Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte)
June 10 – FIU Stadium (Miami)
June 11 – Raymond James Stadium (Tampa)
June 12 – Soldier Field (Chicago)
June 13 – Red Bull Arena (Harrison, N.J.)
June 14 – KC Soccer Stadium (Kansas City, Kan.)
June 18 – New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)
June 19 – Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington)
June 22 – Reliant Stadium (Houston)
June 25 – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
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The Central Connecticut softball team continued the USF Under Armour Invitational on Saturday with a double-header loss to Eastern Kentucky by a score of 6-1 and the University of Illinois-Chicago 3-2. Senior Nicole Springer brought in both runs in the game against UIC with a home run in the top of the sixth to force an extra inning.
"Nicole had a great home run to tie the game against UIC," Head Coach Jeff Franquet said. "Our team struggled on offense today, but we'll get back on track when we hit the field again tomorrow for the final day of the tournament."
Game 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Senior Jordan Tingley took the mound for the Blue Devils going into game one against Eastern Kentucky (9-3). She pitched five innings in the loss and her record drops to 1-1. Classmate Springer stepped in in the sixth inning to close the game for Central before the Colonels sent three batters back to the dugout to end the game in the top of the seventh.
EKU put the first points on the board in the bottom of the second inning. A Blue Devil error and a triple by the Colonels brought in the first run followed by another runner crossing the plate during a caught fly ball to left fielder junior Arielle Bruno. The play put the Blue Devils down two.
It was Eastern Kentucky who scored again the bottom of the fourth inning. The Colonels, on a trio of singles, sent one more player across the plate to increase the Central deficit to three.
The Blue Devils responded in the top of the fifth when junior Tessa Brown shot a single to left field. Senior Sarah Emery took Brown's place on first before freshman Eileen Purcell launched a double to center field to bring Emery home. The teams entered the bottom of the fifth with Central down, 3-1.
The Colonels cinched their victory in the bottom of the fifth after senior Melissa Costa hit a single to Tingley in the circle followed by a double by Lauren Mitchell to send Costa across the plate. EKU sent Mitchell home on another Colonel single followed by the second EKU double of the inning to draw another RBI.
The score at the bottom of the fifth stood at 6-1. The Blue Devils (1-2) were unable to overcome the deficit throughout the rest of the game.
Game 2 vs. University of Illinois-Chicago
Sophomore Laura Messina took her place in the circle at the start of the match-up against the Flames (2-11). Messina posted seven strikeouts in 7.1 innings allowing only ten hits and two walks. Messina takes the loss in the game and her record falls to 0-2.
UIC kicked off the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with three singles to bring in the lone RBI of the inning.
With the Blue Devils down 1-0, Brown approached the plate in the top of the second and sent a shot down the left field line to land her on first base. She advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Purcell but was left stranded on base as the next two Central batters were sent back to the dugout.
Central remained down by one until the bottom of the fourth inning when the Flame's freshman Laura Swan smacked a homer to notch another run for UIC.
Down by two in the top of the sixth, the Blue Devils kicked off the inning with a double through the left side from Bruno. With Bruno half-way around the bases, Springer blasted a homer to tie the game at two.
Play through the end of the seventh inning remained scoreless and the teams headed into extra innings.
In the top of the eighth, Bruno was placed on second as a result of the tie-breaker rule, however the Blue Devils were unable to bring her home. Central took the field with the Flame's Coryn Schmit placed on second. A fielding error by Bruno allowed UIC's Laura Swan to make it to first base and Schmit advanced to third. Following a single from UIC's Jenna Marsalli, Schmit crossed the plate to end the game.
The loss drops CCSU's record to 1-3. Tournament competition concludes tomorrow when the Blue Devils face off against Loyola Marymount at 11:30 a.m.


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Great Lakes Valley Conference (www.glvcsports.com)
INDIANAPOLIS – The fifth annual Mizuno GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Volleyball Tournament, the nation's largest collegiate volleyball tournament, will be held at the Great Lakes Center in Aurora, Ill. on Oct. 12-13, 2012. Mizuno will once again serve as the title sponsor for the regional volleyball event which will pit 16 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) volleyball teams against 16 institutions representing the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).
The University of Indianapolis (17-2, 9-0 GLVC), ranked ninth in the country, is the GLVC's No. 1 seed, while Northwood University (14-3, 9-0) enters as the top seed from the GLIAC.
The two-day tournament will feature 48 matches conducted on eight courts at one of the top volleyball facilities in the country. The event, designed to increase competition between teams from the two leagues in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region, has previously been held in Indianapolis, Ind. and Lansing, Mich.
"The Great Lakes Valley Conference could not be more proud to partner with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to stage yet another Mizuno GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Volleyball Tournament that is the largest volleyball tournament in the country," said GLVC Commissioner Jim Naumovich. "In the four-year history of the event, the Crossover has proven to not only showcase some of the nation's top volleyball, but also embrace the regionalization philosophy that is emphasized as part of the NCAA Division II Strategic Positioning Platform."
One GLVC team and one GLIAC team will square off in each contest, which will consist of eight matches happening simultaneously in each of three sessions over the two-day event. The conference that boasts the best combined record at the end of the event will earn the Crossover traveling trophy, which has been in the GLVC's possession the past two years. The GLIAC claimed the event's first title in 2008 with a 27-12 record, only to retain it the following year with a 24-21 mark. In 2010, the GLVC earned its first Crossover win with a 23-22 effort only to improve on that effort last year with a winning record of 29-19.
The GLVC and GLIAC are two of the premier NCAA Division II conferences in the country and feature strong volleyball programs. Each conference currently boasts one team in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll, as Indianapolis paces the GLVC in ninth, while the GLIAC's Ferris State rates 21st overall.
The GLVC is a 16-member NCAA Division II conference with members in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin and has been combining athletic and academic success at the NCAA Division II level since 1978.
The GLIAC, founded in 1972, consists of 16 league members from Michigan and Ohio and has been a leader in the advancement and promotion of intercollegiate athletics for men and women for more than 40 years.
For more information, log on to the event's official website, GLVCsports.com/2012crossover.


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EPA Must Finish the Job of Protecting People from Dioxin
EPA Must Finish the Job of Protecting People from Dioxin
After nearly 30 years of delays caused by pressure from chemicals and defense industries, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward on setting a safety limit for exposure to dioxin, a ubiquitous, highly toxic and carcinogenic chemical that people of all ages ingest daily with their food – starting at a mother's breast.
The Environmental Working Group applauds the EPA for taking significant steps to set a long-overdue exposure limit for dioxin, a byproduct of combustion and various industrial processes that is found everywhere in the environment and in people's bodies. EWG researchers say, however, that the allowable exposure levels may well need to be tightened in the future because of growing evidence that dioxin is even more dangerous than scientists had thought.
Nine animal studies conducted between 1973 and 2008 show that dioxin is harmful at levels even lower than in the human studies on which EPA based its proposal. Those human studies, conducted in 2008, explored the toxic legacy of a 1976 chemical plant explosion in Seveso, Italy, which exposed thousands of people to dioxin in unprecedented intensity and left large quantities of the chemical in the soil.
There is an urgent need for EPA to finalize its assessment and the safety standard that is part of it. EWG research found that the amount of dioxin a nursing infant ingests daily is up to 77 times higher than the level the agency has defined as harmless to the endocrine and immune systems. For cancer risk, the situation is even more dire: the general public is exposed to up to 1,200 times more dioxin than regulatory agencies typically consider safe. Only when EPA finally issues these long-delayed safety standards can public health agencies finish the job of reducing industrial emissions and cleaning up the food supply and the environment in order to protect the health of Americans.
EWG has submitted its analyses and recommendations to EPA's Science Advisory Board, which scheduled two public meetings in Washington in July and October 2010 to discuss EPA's long-awaited "Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity."
Chlorinated dioxins form as an unintended byproduct of waste incineration and a variety of industrial processes, including smelting, chlorine paper bleaching and pesticide manufacturing. Burning household waste and even forest fires can also produce dioxins. Sometimes described as the most toxic contaminant ever found, dioxin has been linked to multiple outbreaks of disease and cancer triggered by high-level exposures at least as far back as 1949.
More recently, scientists have recognized that continuous, low-dose exposure to dioxin-like compounds, which include the notorious PCB's, is also a health threat. EPA's "reanalysis" noted that these low-level exposures are all but unavoidable because dioxins are widespread in the environment, break down very slowly, build up in the food chain and accumulate in the tissues of animals, especially in fat. As a consequence, exposures begin in the womb when dioxins cross the placenta, and newborn infants begin to ingest them from the very first days of life.
The EPA, which began its efforts to set safety limits for dioxin exposure almost 30 years ago, is focusing on a particular form called tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, or TCDD, the most toxic and best studied of this family of chemicals. EWG's analysis noted that TCDD "has been associated with a panoply of adverse health effect in people," including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, endometriosis, early menopause, reduced testosterone and thyroid hormones, immune system disorders and abnormalities of the skin, teeth and nails.
EWG supports EPA's risk assessment approach to the available science, which was informed by a 2006 evaluation the agency sought from the National Academy of Sciences. However, EWG's analysis finds that a 130-pound adult who eats a cheeseburger and drinks a glass of milk can consume a third of EPA's proposed safe daily dose of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds…"
In comments to EPA, EWG writes that the primary source of dioxin contamination in people is food, starting with breast milk and formula for infants and continuing to dioxin exposure from meat, dairy products, fish and shellfish…" Because children consume more food than adults in relation to their body weight, EWG's Dr. Olga Naidenko has found (see EWG analysis):
Infants and children 1-to-10 years of age are the groups with the highest relative dietary exposure.
Breast-fed infants in particular receive a high dose of dioxin during the first months of their life, when breast milk is their only, or primary, food source… developmental and/or early-life dioxin exposure has been linked to neurological alterations, including effects on hearing, psychomotor function, cognition and gender-specific behaviors; effects on the reproductive organs; and hormonal changes.
Despite these concerns, breast milk is still considered by pediatricians to be the best food for infants by far. The presence of dioxin in breast milk (and formula as well) makes it even more important that EPA complete its assessment and begin to take measures to help reduce exposures across the population.
EWG is urging the Science Advisory Board and the EPA to move ahead rapidly "to establish a safety level for dioxin that will truly protect the health of Americans, particularly the youngest and most vulnerable."


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Group helps bring Wi-Fi to low-income neighborhood
Campaign aims to help close digital divide
The nonprofit group Connecting for Good is installing equipment to help give free Wi-Fi to people in a low-income Kansas City, Kan., apartment complex.
Incomes are low and crime rates are high at the Juniper Gardens complex near Third Street and Quindaro Boulevard. Connecting for Good wants to help children in the neighborhood in hopes of giving them a brighter future.
"What they're doing down here is saving a lot of people a lot of money and a lot of headache," said resident Sallie Washington.
She said she's not only excited about the free wireless Internet service, but she's also excited about what it might mean for her children.
"I think for the kids, it's most important because that's how a lot of their work is being done, through the Internet, especially my daughter, who goes to a magnet school," Washington said.
"In some ways, we're seeing the emergence of a new underclass in America and that underclass is the unconnected," said Michael Liimatta of Connecting for Good. "For instance, to apply for a job, even at a place like McDonald's, you have to be online."
He said his group works to help change lives. It sets up the network and sells refurbished laptop computers to residents for just $50.
To finish the work at Juniper Gardens, the group needs to raise another $7,000 for the antennas that give everyone a cable-quality signal. Connecting for Good is taking online donations to help the Juniper Gardens effort through Neighbor.ly.
High schools in the Kansas City Kansas School District send laptops home with students, but nearly half of them don't have Internet access at home.
Liimatta said at another complex his group helped, only one teenager had wireless Internet service.


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Take steps to lower your risk of becoming a victim of the fastest-growing type of ID theft.
Medical identity theft: It's the fastest-growing from of ID theft, with more than 1.4 million victims. Yet, only 15% of insured adults say they're familiar with medical ID theft, according to a survey commissioned by Nationwide Insurance.
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Medical ID thieves either use victims' personal data to get insurance in their names or use victims' current policy to get treatment or prescriptions. If a thief uses your identity to get care, you could get billed for treatment you didn't receive. Your legitimate claims could be denied if a thief maxes out your insurance benefits. Or you could even be denied coverage -- or lose your coverage -- if an ID thief's medical condition appears on your record.
In fact, nearly half of medical ID theft victims have lost insurance coverage due to fraud, and one-third saw their premiums rise, according to the Coalition Against Fraud. And victims pay about $20,000, on average, and four to six months to resolve their cases, according to Nationwide.
As with any identity theft, there's now way to protect yourself 100%. However, there are steps you can take to minimize the risk Nationwide and the FTC provide the following tips:
-Carry only the identification you need when you go out (for example, leave your Social Security card at home).
-Don't give out medical information on the phone or through mail unless you initiated the contact because medical ID thieves may pose as employees of insurance companies, doctors' offices, clinics, pharmacies, and even government agencies to get you to reveal your personal information.
-Ask your health insurer to remove your Social Security number from your health insurance card and issue you another card with a new number.
-Shred your receipts, insurance forms, and physician statements in a cross-cut shredder. Or keep records in a locked safe.
-Monitor any "Explanation of Benefits" statements sent by your health insurer and look for any discrepancies. Contact your insurer if there are claims that don't match care that you received.
-Ask to see your medical records from each health-care provider periodically and verify that they are correct.
-Check your credit report for medical collection notices you don't recognize.
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-File a report with the local police and send a copy of the report to your insurer's fraud department.
-Dispute errors in your record with your providers and insurer by writing letters identifying each item you are disputing and requesting that the errors be corrected (they are required to amend inaccurate information). Provide copies of any documentation you may have, send all correspondence by certified mail and ask for a return receipt.
-File a complaint with the FTC at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or by phone at 1-877-438-4338.
-File a fraud alert with the credit bureaus and consider initiating a credit freeze. See Head Off ID Theft to learn how.
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Pictures of Shirtless Soccer Players From the World Cup
Best of 2010: The Summer of World Cup Eye Candy
Best of 2010: The Summer of World Cup Eye Candy
Every four years, soccer enthusiasts around the globe turn their attention to the World Cup. Some fans wait for an exciting game-winning goal, while others watch hoping to see something more common: a shirtless moment. This Summer we enjoyed the exciting USA matches and the emotional Spanish victory, but it wouldn't have been the same without all the wonderful World Cup eye candy. While we wait for 2014, let's look at this year's hottest highlights reel.


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Six days after a San Francisco Giants fan was brutally beaten outside Dodger Stadium, former LAPD Chief William Bratton has been hired to review security at and around the park. Said team owner Frank McCourt, Bratton will "lead a top-to-bottom review of our current practices and make recommendations to be implemented now and into the future."
Likely recommendation No. 1: Convincing the fans to stop accepting excessive rowdiness and/or knifeplay.
Moments after he texted a cousin to say he felt "scared inside the stadium," 42-year-old father of two and paramedic Bryan Stow was beaten to the point that doctors needed to medically induce a coma. Stow is still getting treatment for a severe skull fracture and frontal-lobe bruising and doctors say he's showing signs of "brain injury and dysfunction." Heartbreaking, and disgusting. There's a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the two dirtbags who did that to him.
The Giants will urge fans from both teams to refrain from violence Monday when the Giants host the Dodgers at AT&T Park.
"We'll ask fans to come together and have the two teams join before the game to remind people what respectful rivalry is," Giants spokeswoman Shana Daum said. "The rivalry should stay on the field."
The first game of the series will be dedicated to Stow. Hopefully, he'll have woken up and started showing signs of improvement by then.
Dodgers hire former LAPD Chief William Bratton to review security after beating: Updated [L.A. Times]
Giants fan Bryan Stow suffering from brain damage [SF Gate]
Giants will dedicate April 11 home game to Bryan Stow, plus how you can help [Mercury News]


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Olsalazine is used in patients who have had ulcerative colitis to prevent the condition from occurring again. It works inside the bowel by helping to reduce inflammation and other symptoms of the disease.
Olsalazine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of olsalazine in children with use in other age groups.
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults. Although there is no specific information comparing use of olsalazine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.
Studies in women breastfeeding have demonstrated harmful infant effects. An alternative to this medication should be prescribed or you should stop breastfeeding while using this medicine.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
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2014 Major and NT Schedule Set, A-Tier Submissions Sought
2014 Major and NT Schedule Set, A-Tier Submissions Sought
The 2014 PDGA Major and NT schedule has been finalized with ten (10) PDGA Majors and eight (8) PDGA National Tour Elite Series events and is shown below. It is now time for Tournament Directors wishing to run a SuperTour A-Tier event to submit their request to the PDGA office for approval and scheduling. Those Tournament Directors who have previously run a successful A-Tier, or have a proven track record of a number of years running a successful, well-received, B-Tier, may now make a request for A-Tier status for their event.
|Feb 26-Mar 1
|National Tour
|The Memorial presented by Discraft
|Fountain Hills/Scottsdale, AZ
|Mar 21-23
|National Tour
|Texas State Championships
|Round Rock, TX
|Apr 4-6
|World Amateur Doubles
|Mt. Vernon, TX
|Apr 16-19
|National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships
|N. Augusta, SC
|Apr 25-27
|Tim Selinske US Masters Championship
|Tulsa, OK
|May 16-18
|National Tour
|"Steady" Ed Masters Cup
|Santa Cruz, CA
|Jun 5-8
|The Japan Open
|Tochigi, Nasu Highlands, Japan
|Jun 6-8
|US Amateur Disc Golf Championships
|Milford, MI
|Jun 20-22
|National Tour
|Kansas City Wide Open
|Kansas City, MO
|Jul 3-6
|National Tour
|Vibram presents the Maple Hill Open
|Leicester, MA
|Jul 17-20
|European Major
|Jul 19-26
|PDGA Amateur and Junior World Championships
|Minneapolis, MN
|Aug 1-3
|National Tour
|Fort Steilacoom Open
|Fort Steilacoom, WA
|Aug 9-16
|PDGA Professional World Championships
|Portland OR
|Aug 30-31
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|S135-E-008061 (15 July 2011) --- In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex's Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-135 crew consists of NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim; the Expedition 28 crewmembers are JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum, and Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov. Shuttle and station commanders Ferguson and Borisenko are in the 12 o'clock and six o'clock positions, respectively, on the circle. The U.S. flag pictured was flown on the first space shuttle mission, STS-1, and flew on this mission to be presented to the space station crew. It will remain onboard until the next crew launched from the U.S. will retrieve it for return to Earth. It will fly from Earth again, with the crew that launches from the U.S. on a journey of exploration beyond Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA
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Dwight Schrute finally achieved his Dunder-Mifflin management dreams on Thursday's penultimate episode of "The Office."
But Dwight being Dwight, he barely lasted a week, which tees up next week's finale as a star-studded search for a more permanent successor for Steve Carell's bumbling Michael Scott. In the meantime, it appears Creed – Creed! – has been given the role of acting office manager.
It didn't start out that way. After Jim passed on taking over for interim boss Deangelo Vickers (guest star Will Ferrell), Dwight (Rainn Wilson) seized the opportunity on Thursday's show.
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Soon the Scranton branch was reciting the pledge of allegiance, staggering its lunch breaks and using individual pass codes for the copier.
But Dwight's quasi-fascist utopia came crashing down after he accidently shot off a gun he'd brought to the office – sending Andy to the hospital with a burst eardrum and his colleagues into all-out extortion mode.
When CEO Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) stopped by for a visit, Dwight was so tired of having been blackmailed to perform such tasks as deep tissue back massages for Kevin and jazz hands on command for Jim that he copped to the in-office shooting and was promptly relieved of command.
With Carell's Michael Scott already having moved on to greener pastures and Deangelo having suffered an unfortunate basketball accident, next week's 50-minute seventh season finale, "Search Committee" will be chock full of potential (better) management applicants – including Ricky Gervias, Jim Carrey, Will Arnett, Ray Romano, James Spader, Catherine Tate and…Warren Buffett?
Andy (Ed Helms), Darryl (Craig Robinson) and Dwight are also in the hunt, and the ultimate hire will define a new direction for the series.
"There were a lot of rumors a couple of years ago that there was going to be a spinoff, and I think that this IS our spinoff," says star John Krasinski, who plays the long-suffering Jim Halpert. "It's a totally different show that you're lucky enough to have the same structure and intricacies from a show that you think you know. You have all these great characters and great situations, but the dynamics are going to change and that's extremely exciting."
"Where we're going now is, in a lot of ways, what made me fall in love with the show in the beginning," adds Krasinski, "which is a lot of the inter-office intricacies and relationships and all the hilarity that come from a lot of smaller stuff. The last two episodes this year are without Steve or Will Ferrell, and I think they're two of the best episodes that we've had."


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There's really nothing special about this particular shave cream to distinguish it from so many others on the market. I didn't get any closer shaves or better after-effects than from any other comparable product. This sample is good for the travel dop bag, but I personally prefer something a little higher end for daily shaving.3


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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Top researchers associated with Giving USA 2014 shared highlights of the newly released report on American philanthropy at an event hosted by Schwab Charitable in San Francisco. The annual report by Giving USA Foundation shows gifts to charity from American individuals rose again in 2013 over 2012 levels.
Amid this growth, national donor-advised funds continued to play a growing role in facilitating simple, tax-smart charitable giving. According to Schwab Charitable, grants from the nation's largest donor-advised funds increased substantially more in 2013 over the prior year. Schwab Charitable experienced a 36% increase in granting, helping donors give $742 million to more than 41,000 charities. The sectors that received the most charitable support included education, health and human services, social benefit and religion, and substantial increases were seen across all sectors.
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Donor‐advised funds allow investors - either directly or with the help of an advisor - to contribute cash or appreciated assets to a charitable account in order to realize the greatest possible tax benefits and to then support charities of their choice over time.
Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, produce the annual estimates of U.S. charitable giving contained in the Giving USA report. This year's results were explored today at an event in San Francisco hosted by Schwab Charitable and followed by a panel discussion. Giving Institute member firms CCS and Benefactor Group were presenting sponsors for the event.
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Child abduction in Japan: divorced Japanese wife fined heavily by US court
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Christopher Savoie and his family members in America have been going through hell because of the blatant violation of international law in Japan. This applies to allowing Japanese parents to violate the laws of all other nations during child custody cases.
In other words, Japan is allowing child abduction by the policy of inaction and reducing international legal orders to nothing. Therefore, Christopher Savoie, and countless other left behind parents, continually hit both "a wall of silence" in Japan and "a wall of ignorance and deceit."
According to legal documents Christopher Savoie had legal rights to see his children on a regular basis and because of this a court in Tennessee fined his former wife heavily. His ex-partner was fined $6.1 million dollars and this applies to damages.
At the moment this is just "a moral victory" but until Japan takes child abduction seriously then it is "a hollow victory."
After all, with each passing day his children face cultural alienation and parental alienation. Also, it is possible that his children are being manipulated by his divorced wife but this is speculation; however, given the fact that he is being denied access to his children then it a possible scenario to say the least.
The monetary factor is not a concern for Christopher Savoie because it is all about his children whom he loves and cherishes dearly.
All he wants, like all responsible parents, is to see his children, care for them, watch them grow up, help to educate them, and enjoy many special moments.
However, the legal system does not concern itself with the rights or wrongs of child abduction in Japan. Therefore, Japanese parents know full well that Japan will protect them because international child abduction is a fact of life in Japan and little changes apart from greater international pressure.
Takeaki Matsumoto, Foreign Minister, stated that "The ruling (of the U.S. court) was made from a different legal background from Japan's," Matsumoto said at a press conference Tuesday. "Ultimately, I think Japan should abide by international rules on jurisdiction (over child custody disputes) when so many people cross borders, get married and then their marriages fail."
In my article called Japan and the Hague Convention: but will foreign parents really see their kids? I state that newspapers in Japan keep on commenting that "Critics have raised concerns over joining the pact, saying it could endanger Japanese parents and kids who have fled abusive relationships."
Randy Collins, father of Keisuke Christian Collins, stated in his article called The Façade of Honor and Respect that "Another façade by the Japanese is that when confronted with these staggering numbers, the same mantra is said over and over again: 'We are protecting our women and children from abuse of the Americans'."
Randy Collins is spot on because in the same article I comment that "….when did Japan take child abuse seriously? In 2008 you had 42,664 cases of child abuse and in 2009 you had 44,210 cases of child abuse. New laws passed were meant to give welfare workers more power to apply for warrants in child abuse cases."
"However, in 2008 only two warrants were asked for and astonishingly in 2009 only one warrant was asked for. This fact paints a different picture to the one being painted by Akiko Oshima and her statement should have been backed up by facts."
"Therefore, basically, out of over 86,000 reports of child abuse only three child warrants were asked for. Given this, then clearly the rights of the child in Japan is not being taken seriously and Akiko Oshima should focus on reforming the Japanese legal system and systematic thinking; rather than making "sweeping comments" and implying that Japan is a haven for child rights who are being protected by abusive foreign fathers."
My reference to Akiko Oshima who is a marriage counselor applies to her stating that "These women, who come back, do not do it because they want to."
"They feel this is the only way out. They want their child to be brought up in Japan, and not in the host country where the father is abusive and she has no control over her children's education, and so forth. Not even, say, getting a job to support herself. This is the problem."
If only Akiko Oshima would open her eyes to child abuse in Japan and the fact that many women also abuse children. Also, is Akiko Oshima implying that all foreign fathers are abusive?
Given the fact that no mixed Japanese children have been sent back to the international parent then it would appear that Akiko Oshima is involved in racial stereotyping. In other words she appears to be playing the racial card alongside blatant sexism and can her statement be backed by open evidence in every case?
Every court case must be judged on merit and sometimes the father may be the best parent and sometimes the mother; but in an ideal situation both parents would continue to play a role in the upbringing of the child or children.
No parent, irrespective if Japanese or non-Japanese, or if male or female; should face parental alienation because it is against all norms of humanity.
Also, spare a thought for grandparents, other family members and friends because child abduction effects many people and while the emphasis is obviously put on the parent; it is clear that grandparents suffer greatly because time is not on their side and they have to watch their children suffer so much.
Why should parents who love their children be treated like criminals and disregarded?
Japan should be ashamed for allowing this reality to exist and doing nothing is not an excuse.
Christopher Savoie stated that "Anything about this just reopens a lot of wounds. It's bittersweet…….At the end of the day, I'd much rather have one afternoon in the park with my kids than one penny of this judgment."
http://bachome.org/wordpress/ Bring abducted children home (Children abducted in Japan)
(please visit for information about the rights of children in Japan)
http://www.crcjapan.com/ Please visit Children's Rights Council of Japan
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It's the time of year when we're spending a lot of time outdoors and in the sun. While the sun can be fun, it can also damage your skin and make you more vulnerable to developing skin cancer. In fact, the Southeastern region of the United States has some of the highest incidences of skin cancer in the nation. That's why Lexington Medical Center is teaming up with Palmetto Dermatology to offer a FREE skin cancer screening on Friday, June 27, 2014.
The free skin cancer screening will take place from 9:00 a.m. – Noon on Friday, June 27 at 109 West Hospital Drive in West Columbia. That's the Lexington Sleep Solutions building. To make an appointment, call Lexington Medical Center Community Outreach at (803) 936 – 8850 Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Capacity is limited. An appointment is necessary.
"Lexington Medical Center and Palmetto Dermatology are joining together to provide this important service to our community with the hopes that we can reduce the rate of melanoma in Lexington County," said Connie Watson, Lexington Medical Center Community Outreach Director.
Upon arriving at the appointment, patients will fill out a questionnaire related to family and medical history. Then, they'll receive a full body skin cancer screening from a doctor or physician assistant that looks for any suspicious moles or nodules on the skin. If the clinician finds something that appears suspicious, they will refer the patient to a doctor's office for further inspection. Participants will also receive educational information about skin cancer.
Studies show that in 2013, more than 75,000 Americans were diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. More than 9,000 patients died. Approximately 86% of melanomas are attributed to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that about 1 in 5 people will develop skin cancer in his or her lifetime. And doctors at Lexington Medical Center have reported seeing an increase in skin cancer among young adults in their 20's.
According to Dr. Jeff Smith of Palmetto Dermatology, melanoma can be a very dangerous disease. Although it only makes up 3% of skin cancers, it is responsible for 75% of skin cancer deaths. Other than breast cancer, it is the most common form of cancer for women under 40.
"Sun protection, prompt detection and aggressive management are keys to treating melanoma," said Dr. Smith "It can also be difficult to see. Some melanomas start with something as small as a spot between your toes."
Doctors emphasize the importance of monthly self skin exams and yearly dermatology checkups in an effort to achieve early detection. Moles with the following characteristics should prompt concern:
~Asymmetrical borders
~Dark colors or multi-colored
~Diameter larger than a pencil eraser
Once a diagnosis is made, doctors perform prompt and appropriate surgical intervention.
To avoid skin cancer, experts recommend that patients:
~Use sunscreen with at least SPF 15 year-round when outside to avoid sunburn.
~Avoid tanning beds.
~Seek shade. The sun's rays are strongest between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.


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Looking for history of Walter Craven father of John (Jack) Craven - Michigan
I only have stories my grandpa (John/Jack Craven) told me when I was little that the Craven name was shortened from McCraven sometime around when the family came from Ireland. It might be all hogwash for all I know. :)
I know that John (deceased) may have two living siblings (maybe not), Atalie Morris of Oregon and Anita Welch of Sault Ste Marie.
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A Sandwich a Day: Gravlax with Dill and Capers at Plenty in Philadelphia
A different sandwich profiled every single day.
In this great country of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
The smoky, fatty Tasso Ham Sandwich at Plenty in South Philly has been a new wave neighborhood favorite since their early spring opening but we were curious to explore their lighter, cooler options.
The Gravlax with Dill and Capers ($11) is filled with rosy slices of fennel cured, sustainably raised salmon spread with a lemony, dilly cream cheese, scattered with thin sliced red onions, and sandwiched into a crisp, chewy baguette. Not quite as salty as traditional lox, Plenty's Gravlax is mild, letting the delicate flavor of the Scottish salmon shine through and complementing it with subtle notes of fennel.
Combined with smooth, dill-laced cream cheese and a few strategically placed capers, the Gravlax is a great summer lunch.
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Welcome to John Strauss Furniture Design
John Strauss, has thirty years of experience creating and manufacturing furniture for designers and architects. Educated as a sculptor, trained with a master furniture maker, and driven to design, he has launched JS@Home as an affordable solution to consumers looking for solid wood, heirloom quality and sustainable furniture built in the USA.
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For Neo, moving faster than bullets was a matter of realizing the Matrix's rules could be bent. For most of our video game heroes, bullet time is a popular mechanic that has appeared on titles like Max Payne, Red Dead Redemption, Vanquish and more.
It's not possible to slow down time and perform amazing feats—not yet, anyway. Still, most of us have probably experienced that feeling of time slowing down. We know it as the result of a severe adrenaline rush. It's the closest we have to approaching bullet time in real life, and arguably what bullet time is based on. And there's a reason it happens.
Our adrenaline starts pumping when we're in danger, or when we're scared. What follows is that more information is committed to memory by the brain (the amygdala to be specific) in an effort to help us keep safe. This memory overload makes our recollections seem richer and denser than they actually were.
It's an illusion that tricks your brain into thinking that the more memory it has of an event, the longer it took to pan out. Time slows down for you, only it doesn't in reality.
When we get older, time seems to fly. This is based on a similar phenomenon to the one drawn above. We store more memories from childhood because every experience is fresh, and there's more information to soak up. Experiences we have when we're older are at risk of being lost in the fray, because we've racked up so many similar-looking ones already. This is why childhood seems to take forever and adulthood seems to zip by.
Giving us false memories, deceiving us into thinking time moves slower (or faster!) than it actually does: the brain is pretty
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"The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so." R.I.P, Gore Vidal.
Onlookers laugh at the mayor of London stuck on a zip line.
Syrian government forces use warplanes in Aleppo, while rebels employ "heavy weapons, including tanks."
A.P.D. hasn't been adequately tracking their weapons, according to internal audit.
Albuquerque "spice" traced back to China.
Rio Grande Foundation takes the mayor to task for proposed Railyard redevelopment.
Romney's swing state woes.
Olympic badminton players lost on purpose.
A bipartisan deal actually moves forward in Washington, D.C.
Israel and U.S. defense secretary ramp up the tough talk about Iran's nuclear program as lawmakers approve more sanctions.
The "pepper-spray cop" of UC Davis doesn't work there any more.
Modern human behavior traced back 44,000 years.
Geez, these two are adorable.