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As a registered charitable organization, we do not receive any government funding and rely solely on memberships, grants, and fundraisers to facilitate our Monthly Support Groups, One-On-One Peer Facilitation Sessions, Closed Groups, In-School Teen-Grief Programs, and yearly Holiday Evenings of Remembrance.
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IPv6 is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP). IP is an addressing scheme used on the internet to identify stations. The most common version in use on the Internet is IPv4, however, there are not enough IPv4 addresses to satisfy current and future demand. On the 14th September 2012 RIPE began to allocate addresses from its last remaining IPv4 block [1], this situation is occurring across the other registries.
In order to provide more addresses for devices IPv6 was created. Instead of using 32 bit addresses it provides 128 bit addresses. This means instead of having ~4.2 x109 there are ~3.4×1038 addresses available. Whilst IPv6 provides enough addresses for current and all predicted demand it is not compatible with the old IPv4 system. It is possible to run both IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously, which is known as dual stack.
As well as providing more address space IPv6 also has mechanisms for extending the functionality provided. One of these extensions is 6LoWPAN which is designed to reduce the overhead of encapsulating data into an IPv6 packet. While being able to give global IPv6 addresses to nodes is useful for experiments it is not essential – as a local network could work just as well – but we want to test all the possibilities!
So essentially this lets us have a powerful modern Internet connection to/from the systems.

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When Bruce Bridges volunteered for the Peace Corps, he never dreamed he'd see so much unrest in Ukraine
When Bruce Bridges volunteered for the Peace Corps, he never dreamed he'd see so much unrest in Ukraine
USM grad sees unrest firsthand
When Bruce Bridges volunteered for the Peace Corps, he never dreamed he'd see so much unrest.
Halfway through a two-year stint in Ukraine, the University of Southern Mississippi film school graduate has witnessed true political intrigue - everything from poisonings to protests - as two presidential candidates grappled for power in the former communist country.
As the rest of the world watched the drama unfold last month through round-the-clock news updates, Bridges sat ringside, watching the rapidly changing events in the capital city of Kiev.
But even as the rest of the nation got caught up in the fray, backing one candidate or the other, Bridges, who teaches media and journalism classes at a private Ukrainian college, has had to keep his distance.
"The Peace Corps is a nonpolitical organization," said Bridges.
The whole affair has been a huge educational opportunity for a man who admits he'd never given Ukraine a thought before his assignment there.
"I had to look on a map to find it," he said. "Ukraine to me was nothing but a former state of the Soviet Union."
Bridges said the schism between the nation's citizens and their respective candidates was divided almost evenly between Russian speakers in the East and Ukrainian speakers in the West.
Bridges subsists on a paltry wage - about $180 a month. To make do, he uses a few tricks he picked up living with two roommates in a cramped Los Angeles apartment while trying to break into the film industry after college.
"We all wash our Ziploc bags here, and we don't eat fresh vegetables in the winter. I've got a roll of toilet paper that has lasted me a month," he said.
Originally published January 23, 2005
When this story was posted in January 2005, this was on the front page of PCOL:
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Ask Not
As our country prepares for the inauguration of a President, we remember one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century and how his words inspired us. "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."
January 15, 2005: This Week's Top Stories
Bellamy finishing term - Veneman to head Unicef 15 Jan
230 RPCVs volunteer for Crisis Corps 14 Jan
Peace Corps Fund needs silent auction items 12 Jan
Matt Gould in one-man Peace Corps show in Hollywood 12 Jan
Taylor Hackford's "Ray" Nominated for Golden Globe 12 Jan
Ambassador Johnson shares memories of Thailand 11 Jan
Senator Dodd suggests PC return to Venezuela 11 Jan
Ambassador Hull wants PC to return to Sierra Leone 11 Jan
Poiriers unhappy with PC investigation of missing son 10 Jan
Emile Hons reflects on the Deborah Gardner murder case 10 Jan
Judge Paul A. Bastine criticized for stalling Divorce 6 Jan
Volunteer Patricia D. Scatoloni dies in Macedonia 4 Jan
more top stories...
Coleman: Peace Corps mission and expansion
Senator Norm Coleman, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that oversees the Peace Corps, says in an op-ed, A chance to show the world America at its best: "Even as that worthy agency mobilizes a "Crisis Corps" of former Peace Corps volunteers to assist with tsunami relief, I believe an opportunity exists to rededicate ourselves to the mission of the Peace Corps and its expansion to touch more and more lives."
RPCVs active in new session of Congress
In the new session of Congress that begins this week, RPCV Congressman Tom Petri has a proposal to bolster Social Security, Sam Farr supported the objection to the Electoral College count, James Walsh has asked for a waiver to continue heading a powerful Appropriations subcommittee, Chris Shays will no longer be vice chairman of the Budget Committee, and Mike Honda spoke on the floor honoring late Congressman Robert Matsui.
Latest: RPCVs and Peace Corps provide aid
Peace Corps made an appeal last week to all Thailand RPCV's to consider serving again through the Crisis Corps and more than 30 RPCVs have responded so far. RPCVs: Read what an RPCV-led NGO is doing about the crisis an how one RPCV is headed for Sri Lanka to help a nation he grew to love. Question: Is Crisis Corps going to send RPCVs to India, Indonesia and nine other countries that need help?
The World's Broken Promise to our Children
Former Director Carol Bellamy, now head of Unicef, says that the appalling conditions endured today by half the world's children speak to a broken promise. Too many governments are doing worse than neglecting children -- they are making deliberate, informed choices that hurt children. Read her op-ed and Unicef's report on the State of the World's Children 2005.
Changing of the Guard
With Lloyd Pierson's departure, Marie Wheat has been named acting Chief of Staff and Chief of Operations responsible for the day-to-day management of the Peace Corps. Although Wheat is not an RPCV and has limited overseas experience, in her two years at the agency she has come to be respected as someone with good political skills who listens and delegates authority and we wish her the best in her new position.
Our debt to Bill Moyers
Former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers leaves PBS next week to begin writing his memoir of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Read what Moyers says about journalism under fire, the value of a free press, and the yearning for democracy. "We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country," he warns, "or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia."
RPCV safe after Terrorist Attack
RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. consul general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia survived Monday's attack on the consulate without injury. Five consular employees and four others were killed. Abercrombie-Winstanley, the first woman to hold the position, has been an outspoken advocate of rights for Arab women and has met with Saudi reformers despite efforts by Saudi leaders to block the discussions.
Is Gaddi Leaving?
Rumors are swirling that Peace Corps Director Vasquez may be leaving the administration. We think Director Vasquez has been doing a good job and if he decides to stay to the end of the administration, he could possibly have the same sort of impact as a Loret Ruppe Miller. If Vasquez has decided to leave, then Bob Taft, Peter McPherson, Chris Shays, or Jody Olsen would be good candidates to run the agency. Latest: For the record, Peace Corps has no comment on the rumors.
The Birth of the Peace Corps
UMBC's Shriver Center and the Maryland Returned Volunteers hosted Scott Stossel, biographer of Sargent Shriver, who spoke on the Birth of the Peace Corps. This is the second annual Peace Corps History series - last year's speaker was Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn.


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Working Title: Research Associate
Position Type: Professional Research Staff
Department: Department of Psychology
Location: Charlottesville
Posting Date: 04-10-2017
Posting Summary:
The University of Virginia's Cognitive Science Laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Dennis Proffitt, seeks applicants for a Research Associate position. The position will involve working on a Google-supported grant, Perceptual Metrics in VR. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or related fields by the appointment start date as well as have experience with virtual reality technologies including Oculus and/or Vive headsets and the Perception Neuron Motion Capture system. Experience and strong knowledge of quantitative methods is required, including (1) the ability to program and analyze data using R, (2) the use and analysis of EEG data, (3) the programming of experiments using Matlab (specifically Psychtoolbox), (4) the collection of physiological data using BioPac and data analysis using Acqknowledge, and (5) programming in any language for Arduino.
To apply, candidates must complete a candidate profile through [email protected] (hhtps://jobs.virginia.edu) and electronically attach the following: cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the contact information for three professional references; search for posting number 0620682.
Review of applications will begin April 20, 2017; however, the position is open until filled.
The start date will be no earlier than May 16, 2017 and no later than July 1, 2017. This is a one-year appointment with no commitment to employment beyond May 15, 2018.
Questions regarding the position and application process should be directed to Michelle Atwell at [email protected]
The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to making a final offer of employment.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Origin: Caucasus
Age: Antique
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Very beautiful Seichur Kuba: of high epoch (around half of 19th. cent.), in perfect state of conservation (it has no restorations) and it has all perfet pile. It' has an incredibly elegant knot and it is so light to seem a textile. Very rare. Seikhur is situated on the river Samur, near the Caspian Sea and the rugs that take the name of it have knotted from a population that, according to the legend, descendant from Mongol. One of the most important pattern is the St. Andrew cross, that can be seen in this piece. Every medallion, very articulated and structured to form of cross, it has in the center a cross-form rose of Seikhur and from it stand out in diagonal four arms that serve as connection with other medallions staggered of a hypothetical following line, so that to give the impression of a pattern cut out by a continuous modular composition


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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Liberals! Progressives! Take Heed!
We need to call out the bought-and-paid-for Republicans EVERY SINGLE TIME they spout their bullshit and vote against the best interests of this country and its citizens. We must constantly let them know that we are not interested in repealing Obamacare, we are fine with Roe v. Wade just the way it is, and we don't care what consenting adults do to each other in bed. We are SO beyond believing in trickle-down economics. We want our safety net left intact and expanded, we want the filthy rich to pay taxes and bring manufacturing jobs back here to the US. We want our mountains. We want the damn tar sands left in the fucking earth where they belong, and a lot more effort put into renewable energy.
Mostly, we want them to represent us (you know...the ones who sent them to Washington or Austin or Madison or Sacramento) and not the billionaires who finance their nasty lying campaign advertising, while making them sign pledges to do them favours forever.
We ARE the people, and we need to get off our asses and do something about this situation, on the web, on the phone, in the voting booth and in the streets.
Reprinted from Raw Satanic Sewage on Facebook.
No, this is not plagiarism. Raw Satanic Sewage is my very own page!
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I enjoyed reading about your Christmas umbrella and how much you disliked it and tried to lose it.
I wish you would send stories like that to Ronni Bennett at The Elder Storytelling Place.
It was a story so many of us could identify with and enjoy and comment on. It's just the type of story we all love to read.
I like to read about your costume ideas also. It would be nice if I lived near you so I could see some of your costumes and your shows....
Nancy, Ronni Bennett has been kind enough to publish several of my stories at The Elder Storytelling Place. Click on the list of authors on that site and scroll down to my name (Ronni Prior). But you are right...it has been a while since I have sent her any.ReplyDelete
Oh, I know that you have had stories published at ESP ,Ronni. It's just that I think some of your blog posts would make wonderful stories for ESP readers to enjoy.ReplyDelete
LOL! Some of the early ones were lifted from here, verbatim.ReplyDelete


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Norwegian Cruise Line Hosts 1st Ever 'TweetUp' Cruise On Norwegian Sky
August 8, 2011. Norwegian Cruise Line ("Norwegian") will be the host of its first ever Tweetup at sea dubbed the SeaTweetup Cruise (@SeaTweetup) coordinated by members of the South Florida social media community. The cruise departs from Miami on Friday, November 18, 2011 and will set sail on a three-day weekend getaway to the Bahamas […]
Posted: August 8th, 2011 under Cruise Ship News.
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Hey, guys, want to impress ladies on the dance floor? Keep your head and torso moving, and don't flail your arms and legs. This useful advice comes courtesy of a new study, which finds that women are more attracted to computer avatars that rock these moves.
Humans aren't the only animals that move in special ways to lure females. Male fiddler crabs wave an outsized claw to show off, and male hummingbirds display their flying prowess with a flamboyant mating dive. These moves probably show off their strength and motor skills. Evolutionary psychologist Nick Neave of Northumbria University in Newcastle Upon Tyne wondered whether there was something about male human dancing that impressed females as well.
Neave and colleagues couldn't just round up a bunch of men and ask them to gyrate in front of women, however. That's because it's hard to separate a man's physical appearance from his dancing skills. "You could be the best dancer in the world, but if you've got an awful haircut or something like that," women may still find you unattractive, says Neave. So he and colleagues cut out the effect of physical appearance by using motion-capture technology, like the techniques moviemakers use to make digital characters.
The researchers stuck 38 reflective markers to the joints and other body parts of 30 male students at Northumbria University. Then they asked the guys to dance for 30 seconds as if they were in a nightclub, while a thumping drum beat played over speakers. Twelve video cameras recorded the action. A computer used data on the location of the markers to construct an avatar of each man (see videos). The avatars are "not quite James Cameron [quality], but they're pretty good," says Neave. In a video of a bad dancer, the avatar trudges in a circle, awkwardly moving his arms. An avatar made from a good dancer moves his whole body from side to side, mixing up his moves with impressive creativity.
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Heterosexual women watched the videos and rated them according to whether the man was a good dancer or a bad dancer. (Neave says pilot studies by his group found that asking women who's a good dancer is the same as asking who's attractive.)
The most important factor to the women was how much the man moved his head, neck, and torso, the researchers will report online tomorrow in Biology Letters. Better dancers are "nodding their head, they're turning the head to one side, they're turning their head to the other side, there's a large nod, there's a small nod, there's a nod to the left," Neave says.
The team expected to see a lot of action in the hands and feet. "Legs and arms we thought would be really important, and they're not, apart from the right knee," says Neave. He thinks that's because most people are right-footed—so they use their left leg for balance and execute fancy moves with the right. He and his colleagues think dance is an honest signal to women of the man's strength and health, just as it is in crabs and hummingbirds; in future studies, they'll look at the health of the good and bad dancers.
It makes sense that women would care about men's ability to dance, says Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. "For millions of years, a man with well-coordinated movements of the head, neck, and trunk [which he used when throwing weapons] probably signaled his ability to provide," she writes in an e-mail. Varying his dance moves shows creativity, a trait associated with energy, optimism, and daring.
Judith Hanna, an anthropologist at the University of Maryland, College Park, who studies dance, calls the use of avatars "brilliant." She says it would be interesting to replicate the study with different populations; in different cultures, different dance moves may be seen as attractive.


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FAQ299 to Zakir Naik: Is Jesus Christ more Special than Prophet Moses and Muhammad (pbut)
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born 18 October 1965) is an Indian public speaker on the subject of Islam and comparative religion. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), a non-profit organisation that owns the Peace TV channel based in Dubai, UAE. He is sometimes referred to as a televangelist. Before becoming a public speaker, he trained as a medical doctor. He has written two booklets on Islam and comparative religion. He is regarded as an exponent of the Salafi ideology
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text: Good morning everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend. As you know from my last post, I was craaaazy busy. I almost didn't have time to make a card for this week's Picture Perfect Creations Color Combo! But being a night owl crafter, I managed to whip up a card. Another great color combo from Megan this week and I paired it with Clean & Simple's Fall to Layout 98. The stamp sets I used are: Punched Posies (retired) and Trendy Trees for the sentiment. Hopefully you all get a chance to play this week!!


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One-Child Policy Cannot Improve Chinese Women's Social Status
As the most populous country in the world, the People's Republic of China has been adopting the One-Child Policy since 1979 in order to solve the problem of overpopulation which is regarded as an obstacle of the development of the country. I agree that this policy does have achievements in population control but I doubt that One-Child Policy essentially helps improving Chinese women's social status as the government always emphasized. Because in today's Chinaï¼Âgirls and women are still less valued in many places especially in rural areas due to the son preference, and the role of women as caretakers is still remained.
On one hand, in spite of China's modernization during the past decades, it is still common for Chinese parents to prefer boys than girls, especially in rural areas. Traditionally, female fetuses are not as precious as male fetuses. Now since the couples are allowed to have only one child and the gender of unborn fetuses can be known with technologies like ultrasound, sex-selective abortions are no longer rare.
Also, there was a reported increase in female infanticide, especially in rural China(BBC 2000). Besides, even the policy itself allows couples in rural areas to try for another child in hopes of having a boy if the first one is a girl. All of these shows that the son preference is still exists no matter how modernized the country is.
On the other hand, the traditional role of women as "caretakers" is unchanged. Typically, in a traditional Chinese society, women are usually the "caretakers" in a family, playing both the role of a wife and a mother. Although, in recent years, because of One-Child Policy women can have fewer children so that they are able to spend more time on their career...


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An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon England by Nan Hawthorne
Paperback: 648 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (September 3, 2008)
An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon England by Nan Hawthorne is an historical fiction novel set in Anglo-Saxon medieval England that follows the fictional character of King Lawrence of Crislicland, whose kingdom is thrown into turmoil with the deaths of his father and brother. Lawrence is thrust into a role of leadership at a young age, where he must learn how to be a king and how to deal with those who still pose a threat to his throne, namely his own cousin and a Breton mercenary, Elerde, who has personal aspirations besides the crown of Crislicland.
Elerde is one of the most complex and interesting characters in the novel. His love for the king's wife Josephine drives a wedge between Lawrence and the Breton, and eventually Lawrence sends Elerde away after an incident that forever changes the relationship between the king and his solder. Nan obviously has a deep understanding of her characters, and rightly so considering the lifetime she has put in to getting to know them. While I did feel some of the characters deserved a bit more attention and fleshing out — for the most part, you either like the character or dislike the character, there is very little gray area that leads you to question his/her motives or integrity or honor, except for Elerde — despite this, Nan still preserves an engaging and active story, which moves at a fluid pace that will keep you turning the pages.
The protagonist, King Lawrence, is one of the characters that is a bit lacking, in my opinion, a character that is obviously hardened by war and difficult to get to know, even though he does show a more sensitive side around his wife Josephine. The secondary characters, Elerde and Rory and Shannon and Josephine, and their storylines are more entertaining, and I kept finding myself wanting the story to return to them when it switched from their perspectives. Elerde, in fact, could probably stand alone as a protagonist in his own novel.
A few weaker areas of the novel include the dialogue among characters and character perspectives. I felt the dialogue was a bit forced and unnatural at times, sometimes used as a crutch to fill in back-story or obviously reveal something about a character (telling not showing) where exposition might have worked better or just re-thinking the dialogue entirely. As far as character perspectives, the story, at times, seemed to jump from one character to another with no obvious delineation for the reader, or simply jumping to an omniscient narrator in order to feed the reader historical information, for example. This made parts of the novel difficult to follow.
Overall, I think Nan does a wonderful job with the story — pacing and flow and organization — and she most certainly has a real passion for her characters, which is evident by you wanting to know more about them after you have finished reading the novel.
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Many of the new photos and advertisements feature the current spokeswomen for Chanel, but one of the fashion house's great advantages is its treasure trove of historical photos. Instead of using Timeline's Milestones feature just to share important dates for the company, Chanel's Facebook Page also chronicles the life of pioneering designer and founder Gabrielle Chanel.
From her birth in 1883 to the release of her classic Chanel No. 5 perfume, the life of Gabrielle Chanel is closely tied to the development of her fashion house. These updates are usually accompanied by vintage photos of Chanel herself. It's a great way for the brand to recognize its wonderful heritage and history. Because the designer's name is so frequently used for names of the company's products, it was a smart choice to make Chanel a more prominent and relatable figure for fans to identify with.
Taking Cues from Fashion Magazines
Chanel has also taken an approach to visuals that seems similar to a magazine layout. If you were to flip through a fashion magazine, you would see the polished images of couture photo shoots and advertisements alongside discussions of red carpet wear and runway shows. All those types of photos are represented on the label's Facebook Page.
Chanel has also taken the next step in visual presentation by adding videos to its Page. Its video content ranges from trailers for the brand's Little Black Jacket Exhibition, to filming behind the scenes at photo shoots, to advertising spots promoting its products. Video provides an extra dimension and allure to the label's accessories and fragrances. It also gets Facebook fans closer to the haute couture brand than a still photo in a magazine ever could.
Another staple of fashion magazines is how-to articles, which Chanel has worked into its Facebook Page as well. Makeup artist Lisa Eldridge has partnered with the brand's Makeup Confidential site, and she has provided several cosmetics tutorials for Chanel's Facebook Page. It's a great way for the company to present a new angle for its products and get fans engaged.
Keeping the Branding Across Updates
The Chanel name, in all-caps black and white text, as well as the two interlocking capital C's, are well-known logos for the fashion house. The iconic branding is a key part of how Chanel presents itself on Facebook.
Even though the brand typically refreshes its profile image about once a year, it looks like the cover photo will see more frequent rotations. Chanel's first cover photo simply displayed a bold text image of the brand name. The latest cover is a promotional photo for its new watch, but even that image is mostly white, with the product name in the signature black font.
It's important to maintain that level of brand consistency when moving into the world of social media. Unified branding helps make a stronger statement, and can tie together a wide range of content on a network like Facebook. Follow the lead of Chanel — leverage Facebook Timeline to show off the long history of your brand.
Do you know a company that's a rock star on Facebook Timeline? Let us know in the comments!
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Cancer Patients Up To 5 Times More Likely To Take Their Own Life
Cancer patients are up to five times more likely to take their own life than the general population and need more support to identify and treat depression, researchers have warned. In the largest UK study to date, which looked at data from nearly a million cancer patients in England and Wales, researchers found suicide rates across all cancer types were three times higher than in the wider public.
But patients with urological cancers were particularly likely to die by suicide, with rates up to five times higher, the team from hospitals in Birmingham and London found. Urological cancers affect areas like the bladder, where treatment can lead to incontinence issues, and prostate cancers in men, which can also affect fertility, libido and lead to changes in personality. "There are particular issues which are specific to this group," said the study's lead author, Dr Mehran Afshar of St George's Hospital in London. "For example, men with prostate cancer [which had the highest suicide rate] undergo treatment which can affect their bladder function, their bowel function, erectile function and libido, can result in symptoms similar to the female menopause, and entirely alter the personality, leading to relationship problems, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder."
Rates of serious depression in people undergoing cancer treatment are thought to be as high as 25 percent, and some patients suffer PTSD after treatment. Previous research by Cancer Research UK found that the vast majority of cancer patients go untreated. In the general population, the suicide rate is around ten deaths per 100,000 people, but the team found the rate for all cancer patients was 30 attempts per 100,000. Among those with just urological cancers, the rate was as high as 52 suicides per 100,000 people.
The authors said it was also the first study to look at "suicidal intention" in patients, which they define as the average number of attempts per suicide death. Dr Afshar added, "We know that people who attempt suicide are at higher risk of subsequently completing a suicide, and we have shown this 'intent' to be far higher in our cancer population, thus confirming a real need to address psychological issues early on in the management of these patients." In the general population, there were on average 25 suicide attempts to each death, but the study found in kidney cancer this dropped to 10 attempts to each death, while for bladder and prostate cancer there were just seven attempts on average.
Heather Blake, director of support at Prostate Cancer UK, said: "It is vitally important that every man diagnosed with prostate cancer receives the appropriate psychological support needed to help him through his journey with the disease – from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond. "Many men endure life-changing side effects as a result of prostate cancer treatment, which can strike at the heart of what it means to be a man, and many struggles to come to terms with the aftermath." She added that the NHS needed to do more to proactively signpost men to support services, as they are less likely to seek it out themselves. The findings are being presented at the European Association of Urology Congress in Copenhagen this week. "This important work shows just how distressing cancer can be," said Professor Hein van Poppel, a urological cancer specialist and the EAU's adjunct secretary. "But it looks like urological cancers can affect patients' sense of self in a way that many cancers don't."
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Original Name : Welsh Terrier
Τυπος : Lupoid
Άλλη ονομασια : Welshie
Μεγεθος αρσενικου : Never more than 15½ inches
Βαρος αρσενικου : 20-21 lbs
Μεγεθος θηλυκου : Never more than 15½ inches
Βαρος θηλυκου : 20-21 lbs
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Χωρα προελευσης : United Kingdom
Welsh terriers are affectionate, obedient and easy to control. These naturally cheerful dogs are full of life and rarely timid. Game and fearless, but without a drop of bad blood, they are always able to hold their own whatever the circumstances.
Flat skull of moderate width between the ears, not well defined stop.
Short back, strong loins, deep chest of moderate width.
Black and tan preferred, black grizzle and tan without black penciling on the toes.
V shaped, small, leathers not too thin, set fairly high, carried forward and against the cheeks.
Well set on, carried erect but not curled over the back.
Wiry, hard, very close, abundant.
In their homeland, Welshies are regarded as members of one of the oldest terrier breeds. These working dogs have great potential in many different disciplines, including hunting, retrieving and of course turning badgers out of their lair. They do require a firm hand in the home, as they like to lord it over others if given half a chance.Often confused with Airedales and even black and tan Fox Terriers, Welshies are more strapping than either. They are the very embodiment of the word "cobby" – short-bodied, square-shaped, muscular and powerful. They are generally made for a working life, although some Welsh Terriers do experience the whirl of the show rings.
Welsh Terriers were once used to hunt badgers, which explains their hardiness, but they are no strangers to comfort, either. British prime minister Clement Attlee had one when he was in office after WWII. Not forgetting Charlie, who was one of JFK's four-legged companions.
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50th edition of Copa Coca-Cola School's football cup has changed its format this year, the company has announced.
The announcement was made on Sunday at Zomba Police Training Collage ground during the launch of the trophy.
The new format for the trophy is that different schools will be winning the trophy unlike in the past where star performers were selected into their respective divisional select sides.
According to Castel Malawi's Senior Brands Manager- non alcoholics, Titha Mbilidzi, the development has come in order to help and increase competiveness among schools
She thanked government and other stakeholders for the corporation that has existed throughout the years.
Director of Sports in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Jameson Ndalama thanked Coca-Cola Company for sponsoring youth development trophy throughout the years.
He explained that the trophy has helped youth refrain from risk behavior activities and urged the youth to concentrate in both academic and extracurricular activities like sports.
Castel Malawi, formerly known as Southern Bottlers which started sponsoring the cup through its Coca-Cola brand in 1968 has helped to produce many football stars throughout the years to the National team and super league clubs.
The Copa Coca-Cola School's Football trophy is managed by Malawi Schools Sports Association (MASSA) with sponsorship from Castel Malawi through Coca cola brand.


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Adopting a dog will change your life. I know because it has changed mine. I don't actually adopt, I just work with dogs and get them ready for adoption. In doing so, I reap tremendous life changing benefits.
I'm in a program called Freedom Tails. For 10 weeks I live with a dog 24/7. During that time I give my four-legged friend basic obedience training, house training, boundaries, socialization skills, structure, and grooming. These dogs go from "undesired" shelter or rescue dogs to "highly desirable" well mannered and well trained dogs.
I've been in prison for 22 years. In just a few weeks, Freedom Tails has enabled me to develope valuable life skills. The dogs teach me how to be responsible, patient, consistent, and punctual.
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Having broken a Twitter Olympic record last week, with more than 80,000 tweets per minute after his 200m victory, Bolt was the most talked about athlete on the world's most popular social networking site.
US swimmer Michael Phelps took second place in Facebook's 'mention' charts and Gabby Douglas, an American gymnast came in third.
Douglas was the most talked about female athlete on Facebook, followed by Team GB's gold medal winner Jessica Ennis and then US tennis ace, Serena Williams, who took the gold in the Olympic tennis competition.
Phelps grew his Facebook fan base the most overall – with an additional 747,300 new digital fans. Bolt came in close second adding 694, 200 new fans and Ennis in third with 621,600 additional supporters on the site.
Usain Bolt's victory in the 100m was the most talked about Olympic event on Facebook, followed by Andy Murray's victory against Roger Federer and then Ennis's gold medal victory in the heptathlon.
Social media has played a major role during the Games.
Two weeks ago Twitter announced another Olympic conversation peak happened when Douglas earned the women's all round gymnastics gold meal, with 38,000 tweets per minute happening during her victory.
Similarly when swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte went head to head in week one of the Games, there were 25,000 tweets per minute about the end of their race.


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text: as a followup to my earlier post, when i go to remove the older (and native .deb-based) version of publican, i get: $ sudo apt-get remove publican Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libnumber-compare-perl libio-stringy-perl libconfig-simple-perl libclone-perl libsyntax-highlight-engine-kate-perl liblocale-maketext-gettext-perl libclass-trigger-perl libfile-pushd-perl libfile-find-rule-perl libdatetime-format-dateparse-perl libdatetime-timezone-perl libfile-slurp-perl libmakefile-dom-perl libmakefile-parser-perl libparams-util-perl libparams-validate-perl libimage-size-perl libxml-treebuilder-perl libdatetime-perl liblocale-po-perl libdatetime-locale-perl libtext-glob-perl libxml-libxslt-perl libclass-data-inheritable-perl perlmagick libclass-singleton-perl Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: publican 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded. After this operation, 4,231kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n $ and that's why i'm nervous ... that many dependencies, and i don't know how to verify that it'll install properly after being converted from an rpm file. so i'm just looking for a multi-step recipe where i can verify that each step works, and handles deps, and ... you get the idea. i have my two .deb files. now what? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Linux Consulting, Training and Kernel Pedantry. Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ========================================================================


text: Los Angeles—The American Association of Advertising Agencies and Arnold Worldwide, Boston, have unveiled Open Advertising, a talent website for young ad agency professionals. At the website (http://openadvertising.aaaa.org/), ad professionals can upload videos of creative work as well as video documentaries about themselves. The site will showcase the work of young advertising professionals. It was unveiled at the Four A's Transformation conference in Los Angeles yesterday.


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GALLOWAY TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- Police say a 27-year-old woman was left to die on the side of the road after a hit-and-run crash in Galloway Township, New Jersey.
It happened before midnight Tuesday on Route 30 (White Horse Pike) and 6th Avenue.
Police say Aubrey Servis, of Little Egg Harbor, was walking in a crosswalk near the westbound lanes when she was struck.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver did not stop.
Guests from nearby motel and customers from a nearby gas station rushed out to a horrific sight.
"I was sitting outside of my hotel room and all of a sudden you hear a big bang, like it was a car accident, and I came running over," said Melissa Lauro of Dutchess, New York.
Not much is known about the driver or vehicle. But Galloway Township Police believe it may have been an older model silver SUV, possibly a 90's Chevy Tahoe or Suburban.
Police believe the driver was traveling west in the left lane and ran a red light.
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Detection of hantavirus in bats from remaining rain forest in São Paulo, Brazil
© de Araujo et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Received: 19 June 2012
- Accepted: 18 December 2012
- Published: 21 December 2012
The significant biodiversity found in Brazil is a potential for the emergence of new zoonoses. Study in some places of the world suggest of the presence to hantavirus in tissues of bats. Researches of hantavirus in wildlife, out rodents, are very scarce in Brazil. Therefore we decided to investigate in tissues of different species of wild animals captured in the same region where rodents were detected positive for this virus. The present work analyzed ninety-one animals (64 rodents, 19 opossums, and 8 bats) from a region of the Atlantic forest in Biritiba Mirin City, São Paulo State, Brazil. Lungs and kidneys were used for RNA extraction.
The samples were screened for evidence of hantavirus infection by SYBR-Green-based real-time RT-PCR. Sixteen samples positive were encountered among the wild rodents, bats, and opossums. The detection of hantavirus in the lungs and kidneys of three marsupial species (Micoureus paraguayanus, Monodelphis ihering, and Didelphis aurita) as well in two species of bats (Diphylla ecaudata and Anoura caudifer) is of significance because these new hosts could represent an important virus reservoirs.
The analysis of nucleotide sequences of the partial S segment revealed that these genes were more related to the Araraquara virus strains. This work reinforces the importance of studying hantavirus in different animal species and performing a continued surveillance before this virus spreads in new hosts and generated serious problems in public health.
- Hantavirus
- Wild rodents
- Bats
- Remaining rain forest
- Brazil
The principal natural known reservoirs of the hantavirus are wild rodents. Studies illustrate that rodents infected with hantaviruses are stable reservoirs, shedding the virus in urine, saliva and faeces, but do not show overt signs of disease [1]. The significant biodiversity found in Brazil is a potential for the emergence of new zoonoses as well as unprecedented invasion of human populations in previously uninhabited regions. Hantaviruses are a serious public health problem in developing country as Brazil. From 1993 through May 2012, a total of 1.573 cases of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) were reported in Brazil (case fatality rate 39%). Due to previous reports on the presence of hantavirus in tissues of bats [2, 3] and the lack of hantavirus surveys in other wildlife out rodents, we decided to investigate the presence of this virus in tissues of different wildlife species captured in the same region where rodents have been detected positive for hantavirus.
In 2001, the region around Biritiba Mirin (a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil) experienced severe environmental degradation by the clearing of approximately 11.4 km sq of rain forest. This area has been flooded for dam construction and the wildlife is forced onto smaller tracts of land concentrating the potential disease reservoirs. Additionally, other forest areas are being illegally cleared and used for agricultural purposes increasing contact between wild animals and humans and likewise the concern of health workers.
The present work analyzed ninety-one animals (64 rodents, 19 opossums, and 8 bats) from a region of the Atlantic rain forest in Biritiba Mirin City (23°34'28´´ S -46°02'18´´W), Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Bats were captured using mist nets strategically placed between 30 cm and 2 meters high arranged in parallel inside the forest during the night. The rodents and opossums were captured using Sherman and Tomahawk traps following the methodology previously described [4]. The procedures involving measurements (total length, weight and evaluations of biometrics in general for species identification), collecting blood samples, and tissue removal were all performed inside a Bio Hazard Glove-Box containment cabinet (Micro Iso MK II, Envair Limited) with HEPA exhaust filters for biosafety procedures.
Lung, kidney, spleen, liver, and heart tissues as well as urine samples were taken from each animal, following protocols approved by the Ethics Committee on Animal Experimentation of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo and with the permission of Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA, process number 16575-1). All other laboratory manipulations were performed inside the BSL 3 following standard operational procedures [5]. For hantavirus detection was carried out by RT-PCR, real-time PCR and sequencing using conventional protocols to study hantavirus [3, 4, 6].
Detection of hantavirus by real-time PCR in samples from wild animals
N° of positive results/N° tested
Oligoryzomys nigripes
Oryzomys sp.
Akodon sp.
Akodon montensis
Tapthomys nigrita
Juliomys sp.
Nectomys squamipes
Delomys sp.
Monodelphis rubida
Monodelphis ihering
Marmosops incanus
Micoureus paraguaianus
Didelphis aurita
Marmosops paulensis
Diphylla ecaudata
Artibeus lituratus
Anoura caudifer
Sequences obtained in the present study shared 93 to 95% nucleotide identity with the S segment of the Araraquara virus and Paranoa virus, forming a group nearest (Araraquara-like virus). Accession numbers (GenBank): Micoureus paraguayanus 66 [FJ402968], Monodelphis ihering 72 [FJ402969], Didelphis aurita [FJ402970], Diphylla ecaudata 75 [FJ402972], Diphylla ecaudata 76 [FJ402973] and Anoura caudifer [FJ402980]. Only one sample derived from a rodent of the species Oligoryzomys nigripes segregated into a different clade, with 89% similarity to the Juquitiba virus and Araucaria virus (Juquitiba-like virus group). The high similarity between the strains and the formation of a clade indicates that they are very close and share a common ancestor.
Cases of human hantavirus infections continue to be reported in São Paulo State, and they represent an especially serious problem in newly occupied and deforested areas. The constant aggression against the natural environment, sudden climatic changes could alter the population densities of rodents and increase the rate of viral dissemination.
In 2003, two months after we finished the sampling, local newspapers (Biritiba Mirim and region), reported that a farm worker died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the same region where the material was collected for the present study.
Previously work performed to validate this molecular surveillance of hantavirus in natural reservoirs revealed the presence of hantavirus Juquitiba-like in one O. nigripes specimen where as Araraquara- like virus were found in O. nigripes, A. montensis and others species [4]. This result was different of previously works that suggest that each group of hantavirus is generally associated with one specific species of wild rodent. Until now, only wild rodents such as Necromys lasiurus, O. nigripes and Akodon sp. were considered potential natural reservoirs in Brazil [9].
Hantaviruses are highly host-specific [9]; infection spillovers to other rodent species are rare except under unusual circumstances [10, 11]. However, some authors show that host-switch may be more frequent than thought [3, 12].
The presence of hantavirus in tissues of bat was reported in Korea in 1993, with viral antigens being isolated from the lungs and kidneys of the bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and Eptesicus serotinus[2, 13]. Recently it was reported that hantavirus RNA was detected in ethanol-fixed liver tissue from two banana pipistrelles (Neoromicia nanus), captured in West Africa, in June 2011 [3].
The detection of hantavirus in the lungs and kidneys of three marsupial species (Micoureus paraguayanus, Monodelphis ihering, and Didelphis aurita) as well in two species of bats (Diphylla ecaudata and Anoura caudifer) is of significance because these new hosts could represent an important virus reservoirs.
Transmission of hantavirus to different species could occur if virus replication was linked to the feeding behavior of these animals, or if contact due to overlapping habitat use increased a period after significantly. This region has experienced severe environmental degradation, the amount of space and food available to these rodent populations has been greatly reduced. Alterations in the equilibrium of rodent populations and in the dynamics of their interactions with humans can determine the occurrence of outbreaks. This situation has been intensified by wide-spread and severe changes in local ecosystems during the last few decades [14]. To make matters worse, this is a region in which rodents species from different biomes coexist.
The presence of opossum and bats in the same area where wild infected rodents circulate could be related to the dissemination of this virus by contact with the feces and urine of these rodents. Moreover, after the revolutionary breakthrough of isolating Hantaan strain virus, at least 14 viruses have been confirmed, and more than 40 species of small mammals have been identified as reservoirs or sources of hantavirus infection in the world [15].
Our finds demonstrate the circulation of hantavirus in bats and opossum in Brazil and suggest an interspecies transmission that could be explained by a possible spillover of hantavirus among the wild animal populations of Biritiba Mirim, followed by shedding. This work reinforces the importance of studying hantavirus in different animal species and performing a continued surveillance before this virus spreads in new hosts and generated serious problems in public health.
This work was supported by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo- FAPESP. The field support and animals identification was made at Museum of Zoology, Universidade de Sao Paulo, USP and Universidade Bandeirante, UNIBAN, Brazil.
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So I have a way I can go to college for free the only thing is tuition is free but not housing or anything. The best way I can think of doing it is moving somewhere while working and getting on my feet then pick up classes on the side when I feel comfortable with my living situation.
There's a few schools I'm looking at out in LA, Atlanta, Chicago, and Miami. I was wondering if I chose Los Angeles as my city would I be able to get some roommates and find a room around $600 a month? If I got something for that price would it be possible to afford on low wages? Something like 1,400 or so a month? Really all I'm looking for is a closet room and to just eat ramen noodles and sandwiches every day. Or is it just not possible?


text: The continued development of nuclear weapons and the potential for thermonuclear injury necessitates the further understanding of the immune effects after rays combined with injury (RCI). surface guns Gr-1 and CD11b were recognized in all experimental organizations, but was significantly elevated after burn alone and RCI at 14 days post-injury. In contrast to the T-cell suppressive nature of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) found after stress and sepsis, myeloid cells after RCI augmented T-cell expansion and were connected with a poor but significant increase in IFN- and a decrease in IL-10. This is definitely consistent with earlier work in burn injury indicating that a MDSC-like populace raises innate immunity. RCI results in the increase of unique populations of Gr-1+ CD11b+cells within (S)-Timolol maleate the secondary lymphoid body organs, and we propose these immature inflammatory myeloid cells provide innate immunity to the seriously hurt and immunocompromised sponsor. (S)-Timolol maleate Keywords: rays, thermal, injury, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, inflammatory monocytes Intro The recent Tohoku tsunami and producing Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident possess TM4SF4 exposed the limited restorative countermeasures available after a (S)-Timolol maleate radiological disaster. The increasing elegance of terrorist risks and the continued development of enriched nuclear energy sources by politically unpredictable regimes possess renewed the interest in the health results after rays exposure with or without a combined injury. The most significant nuclear events are epitomized by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear detonation and the Chernobyl nuclear accident which resulted in the majority of casualties with rays exposure complicated by thermal injury (1C3). There have since been 426 reported major rays incidents worldwide (3). Rays (S)-Timolol maleate combined injury (RCI) is definitely defined as any injury coupled with rays exposure (2). The Country wide Institutes of Allergy symptom and Infectious Disease have recognized RCI as an important topic for national security requiring further medical investigation (2). RCI is definitely connected with decreased survival after non-lethal rays exposures in many animal models as the result of myelodepression, sepsis and multi-organ failure (4). Current medical management of RCI entails (S)-Timolol maleate encouraging therapy with an emphasis on dealing with the effects of immunosuppression. Treatment entails fluid resuscitation, prophylactic antibiotics, administration of specific blood products or hematopoietic come cells, and recombinant cytokine therapy (3). Our group and others have previously demonstrated that severe burn injury results in the development of a dysfunctional immune system response related to RCI producing in sepsis, multi-organ failure and death (5C8). The expansion of Gr-1+ CD11b+cells offers been explained after burn injury, stress and sepsis (9C12). This trend is definitely believed to happen as a result of emergency myelopoiesis, which raises the production of terminally undifferentiated cell types (9). Gr-1, which includes Ly6C and Ly6G, and CD11b are cell surface guns often observed on myeloid cells including MDSC, inflammatory monocytes and polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) (10C14). Classically MDSC are defined by their myeloid source and their ability to suppress T-cell expansion (14, 15). The suppressive function of MDSC offers been shown after stress and sepsis (9, 12, 16). After stress, Gr-1+ CD11b+ cells decrease CD3/CD28-mediated T-cell expansion by an arginase-dependent mechanism and increase nitric oxide production (12, 17). However, MDSC can create pleiotropic cytokine reactions, consistent with inflammatory monocytes and related to the M1 and M2 characteristics seen in macrophages (17). Serum from RCI animals offers been demonstrated to stimulate the growth of hematopoietic come cell colonies by tradition (18). Yet, the specific target cell type under these conditions offers not been recognized. We hypothesize that RCI will result in the height of specific pro- and anti-inflammatory serum cytokines with a related lymphopenia and neutropenia. However, we propose that RCI will induce an increase in Gr-1+CD11b+ cells, and these cell populations will characterize the innate immune system response in the seriously hurt sponsor. Materials and Methods Experimental animals Female C57BT/6 mice age groups between 8 and 12 weeks (18C24 g excess weight) were purchased from Taconic Farms (Germantown, NY). All mice used in the study were managed under specific pathogen-free conditions at the American Association of Laboratory Animal Care-accredited University or college of North Carolina Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine Facilities. Combined Irradiation and Burn Injury All protocols were in accordance with the Country wide Institutes of Health recommendations and authorized by the University or college of North Carolina Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The burn injury offers been previously explained (5, 6, 19). Animals either received a 0-, 2-, 5-, 6- or 9-Gy (dose rate: 1.28 Gy/min) whole-body dose of ionizing rays by exposure to 137Cesium (J.L. Shepherd & Acquaintances, San Fernando, CA) immediately following the burn and sham process. In more fine detail, the burn injury process is made up of the administration of anesthesia by.


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Hands down the biggest, most exciting project I've worked on to date is Chrissy Teigen's cookbook. It's not out until February 2016, but here's a sneak peek.
And have no fear, I'll be posting more as the release date approaches!
This was a true collaboration and I feel so damn lucky to have worked with each and every person on this crew. I mean, check out the talent involved:
Adeena Sussman // Co-author, Visionary (and one of my favorite humans)
Francis Lam // Editor (A personal idol and the calm in the storm)
Marysarah Quinn // SVP and Creative Director (and my on-set Momma)
Stephanie Huntwork // Art Director (making it all come to life!)
Fanny Pan // Food Stylist (This woman and her team pulled out miracles daily)
Alistair Turnbull // Prop Stylist (Love how this guys sees the world)
Stephen Pappas // Interiors Stylist (SUCH a joy to work with)
Anita Patrickson // Wardrobe – Chrissy Teigen (Huge talent with just the right amount of sass)
Mary Phillips // Makeup (Check out her work – she's killing it)
John Ruggiero // Hair (He's worked with some big talent and is still the one of the nicest people I've ever worked with)
David Thomas // Wardrobe – John Legend (Lovely energy to have on set)
Cortney Munna // Producer (Oh, the logistics that this woman managed…with grace, humor, and tenacity. She's also my best friend and I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER ON MY TEAM)
Bessma Khalaf // Photo Assistant + Digital Tech (and general on-set badass)
Elizabeth Normoyle + Cybelle Tondu // Food Styling Assistants (These two are so talented and so hardworking!)
Jameson Pabes // Prop Assistant (This guy did some serious schleping in his big 'ol Bronco)
Christian Aeschliman // Production Coordinator (He is so-hands on, always with a smile, and we were lucky to have him)
Cody Sato + Jessica Pons // Production Assistants (It's a thankless job but they did it with smiles)
And there are more!
Mitchell Gutman // Location Scout (This man is tireless)
2010 Studios // Lew + Chrissy (These two ROCK and their studio is drool-worthy)
Camilla More + Gil // Location Managers (google Camilla – it's AWESOME)
Luke Dillon + Mark Schulman // Chrissy's Agents
Andy McNicol // Literary Agent
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After years of using the term "shareholder value" to mean everything from stock buybacks to firings of entire company boards, America has totally forgotten what it means.
We now have a perfect example of how the concept has gotten out of control.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is reaching out to all the muscle he knows — the big shareholders, the activist hedge funds — to see if anyone will help him force General Motors to merge with his company.
So far no one's biting, according to The Wall Street Journal.
But what if someone does?
You can imagine the legal rigmarole that will ensue. We saw something like it last year, when hedge fund manager Bill Ackman quietly (at first, which the SEC had questions about) teamed up with Valeant Pharmaceuticals to try to buy another pharmaceutical company, Allergan.
To make this happen, Ackman bought a 10% stake in Allergan and pushed shareholders to give the OK for Valeant to purchase their company. Allergan's board wasn't having it, and for the most part neither were shareholders. But Ackman had enough pull to push for change.
What followed was a costly hostile-takeover attempt in which both parties martialed their capital to pay lawyers to do what lawyers do: fight.
Ultimately, Allergan found another buyer — a White Knight — to take Valeant's spot. Wonder what would happen if we calculated how much shareholder value all that generated.
It makes a mockery of the whole concept, really.
It's not that auto industry doesn't have problems — it does
The reasons Marchionne has for proposing a merger are grounded in reality. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the auto space have been cutting costs like mad over the past few years, but returns are still anemic.
Marchionne argues that to bring the industry into a new era in which emissions regulations are more costly and customers demand more technology and customization, it is "time to reinvest enterprise value in product development."
The business cost of capital is simply getting too high for companies to take on as they exist now. Marchionne thinks they need to get bigger.
But what if you — a GM shareholder — don't buy that argument? If that's the case, then Marchionne is just a guy bringing in strangers to subvert your rights.
Again, the mockery thing.
Oh, and Marchionne's solution could be the totally wrong one
The idea that the merger Marchionne is recommending won't do much for a new Fiat Chrysler-GM creature is just as plausible as the idea that the auto industry needs to change and fast.
Look no further than Andrew Ross Sorkin's recent column warning that mergers are a tactic to ring paltry growth out of companies where there is none, especially now that stock buybacks are getting more expensive because of higher price-to-earnings ratios in the market.
The numbers tell the story: Revenue growth at United States companies has declined every year for the last five years, to about 5 percent now from 11.2 percent in 2010, according to a report by Citigroup. The bank put the problem bluntly: "Many companies will therefore require a source of inorganic growth to meet analyst revenue projections."
If you can't build it, then maybe you can buy it.
It seems GM is a bigger fan of more plain vanilla, less intrusive financial engineering to keep its shareholders happy.
The company bought back $5 billion worth of stock at the request of activist shareholders threatening to mess with GM's board earlier this year. That buyback kept the investors at bay.
But there will be more. Who knows, maybe even some spearheaded by the more aggressive Marchionne. His argument may sound pretty good if you believe Sorkin's argument that buybacks aren't going to do the trick anymore, that American investors are going to have to pack more of a punch.
The solution, by the way, is right under our noses
All of this misses that there is a way for GM to make its shareholders happy — one that would have more staying power than a stock buyback and that doesn't include the expensive legal headache of a proxy fight. It's actual growth. Actual investment and innovation.
In a Morgan Stanley note cited by The Wall Street Journal, auto analyst Adam Jonas wrote that GM might be able to fend off activist investors by showing that it has a plan to grow organically. Imagine that.
Jonas argued that GM could show that it's investing in product lines, moving into new geographic regions, investing in technology, streamlining its financing arm. You know, actions that would fall under capital expenditures and research and development. Two things cash-rich American companies haven't been spending that much money on since the financial crisis.
At the end of the day there isn't one shareholder, old or new, who can argue with that. It's the ultimate expression of shareholder value.
Nothing beats organic growth.


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George W. Shuster, Jr.
George W. Shuster, Jr.
George Shuster's practice focuses on the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency risk mitigation, out-of-court restructurings and debt finance transactions. With his extensive experience and knowledge of a wide range of transactions, Mr. Shuster is able to successfully represent and counsel a variety of clients, including public and private technology companies, real estate developers, manufacturers, financial organizations and many other businesses.
Mr. Shuster represents creditors, lenders, bondholders, borrowers and debtors in finance, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), bankruptcy and financial restructuring transactions and related litigation. He has particular experience in mitigating insolvency risk in intellectual property transactions and in cross-border insolvency.
Professional Activities
- Member, Law360's Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
- Representation of a real estate joint venture partner and lender in connection with a multi-party workout and settlement of co-partner debt and litigation issues
- Representation of the first-lien agent in Chapter 11 case of Digital Domain Media Group
- Representation of noteholders in dismissal of subordination claims brought by Pelikan Technologies Chapter 7 trustee
- Representation of parties in interest in Chapter 15 cases of Elpida Semiconductor, Upper Deck International and Fairfield Funds
- Representation of Eastman Kodak Company in the Chapter 11 Section 363 sale of its patents
- Representation of a major bondholder in the American Airlines Chapter 11 case
- Representation of a major technology company in its bid for the patent portfolio of Nortel Networks in its Chapter 11 Section 363 sale
- Representation of an investment fund in its bid for the real estate portfolio of Innkeepers USA Trust in its Chapter 11 Section 363 sale
- Representation of an energy services company in its stalking horse bid, and purchase of, for the assets of Energy and Power Solutions in its Chapter 11 Section 363 sale
- Representation of the first lien agent in workout and Chapter 11 restructuring of commercial printing company Workflow Management
- Representation of trade vendors in distressed counterparty transactions and bankruptcies across the US and abroad
- Representation of the trustee for several investment funds in connection with US bankruptcy and foreign insolvency proceedings of their prime brokers and affiliates
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- Representation of a real estate joint venture partner and lender in connection with an option and loan transaction
- Representation of a technology company in $500 million credit facility
- Representation of a toy manufacturer and distributor in $500 million credit facility
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- Representation of a prepared food manufacturer in $28.5 million multi-party refinancing
- Representation of biotechnology company in $50 million credit facility
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- Representation of Mozambique Safari park operator in various financing transactions
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- Representation of Georgia farmer in successful reply to US Supreme Court petition seeking recovery of disaster relief proceeds
- Representation of Massachusetts consumer debtor in Chapter 7 case and as amicus curiae in related US Supreme Court litigation
- Named to M&A Advisor's "40 Under 40" list in 2013, recognizing the leading M&A, financing and turnaround professionals.
- Recognized as a Massachusetts leader in the Bankruptcy/Restructuring field in the 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Named a "Massachusetts Super Lawyers' Rising Star" in the bankruptcy and workout area in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2018 issues of Boston Magazine. Named a "New England Super Lawyer" (formerly Massachusetts Super Lawyer") in 2008 and 2013-2017.
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I have a Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10 dual boot setup on an HP g4 laptop that is Win8 ready. Secure boot is off(using legacy boot).
I want to upgrade to Windows 8, keeping the Ubuntu 12.10 install intact (until 13.04!). What is the best way to go about it - any caveats, issues I might encounter etc would be great. Can secure boot be enabled, and what are the benefits? (I read through its description, but I want to know practical benefits).


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Saturday, December 7, 2013
Baby Buddy Review!
Baby Buddy is one of the first places you should start shopping for baby and children products! We had the oportunity to try the Baby's 1st Toothbrushes, Natural Bath Sponge and Up and Away Hammock in white. The product I enjoyed most was the Up Up and Away Hammock it was very sturdy easy to install and keeps all of the childrens toys within reach. Most people install these high on their wall I installed ours lower and that allowed the children to be able to reach and replace all of their toys and to keep the toys up off the floor and in one place. The Natural Sponge was my next pick! As everyone knows I love all natural products for my family! These sponges are actual ocean sponges and they are the perfect combination of soft yet rough enough to scour away all the dirt grime and dead skin we have. I will be purchasing 2 more of these as stocking stuffers for my kids! These last much longer than I expected also we have been using ours over a month now with little to no wear and tear! The Baby's 1st Toothbrush was by no means my last favorite I just don't get as excited about toothbrushes as I do other products. The Baby's 1st Toothbrush I was so surprised at how easily Gavin to took using the brush! He actually replaced his teether with the brush which is perfectly OK as the brush cleans his teeth and gums as he chews it! I loved all of the products we received and were able to review. I would reccomend all of these products please make sure you like Baby Buddy on facebook to keep up with their newest products and specials!
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i bet that hammock would work like magic in my daughters room!ReplyDelete
I really like the Up and Away Hammock. That would be so handy to have. Right now I keep my daughter's bath toys in a bathroom drawer which is not ideal.ReplyDelete
I love the up and away hammock. A great way to keep my daughters stuffed animals off of the floor...and she has TONS!ReplyDelete
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Our French handmade ponytail holder is made of precious bio-plastic which has up to 95 % natural ingredients such as wood and cotton. Mini size and lovely bird shape make this ponytail holder an elegant hair accessory. Encrusted with the original Swarovski crystal this French made ponytail holder will add some luxuriance to your style.
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Sociercise - Real Time Running Races for iPhone
Free Sociercise, LLC iOS Version 1.5 Full Specs
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From Sociercise, LLC:
Sociercise Making Every Day a Race Day. ***Featured in Best Mobile Apps 2013 book by Jeremy Warner***Help the homeless, save the planet, raise money to cure deadly diseases, support the troops, get yourself in shape, or train for a race. Run or walk with Sociercise to participate in virtual charity races and real time races. In addition to allowing you to run for a cause greater than yourself (although that's a pretty important cause too) Sociercise is a full featured running application featuring real time racing, beat past race performances, create and join groups, and more features listed below: * Participate in Virtual Charity Races and raise money for causes * See how much money you've raised for charity in Real Time, as you run/walk* Compete in Real-Time Races against other Runners and Walkers from around the world* Watch your race progress in real-time through the racing interface * Link your run data with RunKeeper * Join Pre-Created workout Groups * Create Custom Groups (in-app purchase) * Race against your own past race performances or the race times of your group members. * Create your own races (in-app purchase) * Dynamic Race Calendar (Races are scheduled throughout the day at different times and distances) * Invite Facebook friends to join you in a race * Play your own music while you run and race * Audio Cues update your progress and provide race details * Send messages to other racers * See and share your course with Maps Integration * Set and track goals. (Weight Loss, Distance, Time, Calories) * Save and share your race history with Facebook and Twitter integration * Perform Individual Workouts and track your individual running data * Free Personal Locker Room on www.sociercise.com (see all your racing and running data on the website) Use the rush of competition to transform your ordinary run into an exciting running race. Sociercise allows you to run and race against people from all over the world in real time. Just sign in, select a race, and run outside. Races occur in real time over real distances. You can also use the Sociercise Real Time Running Races app to participate in our virtual charity races. Run while raising money for great causes. Charity organizations can create their virtual charity races by contacting us. Participating in a virtual charity race is free and easy. Just register either in the app or on our website, set your goal distances, reasons you're running, and your fundraising goal to create your personal running page. From your personal running page you can collect pledges for each mile that you complete during a five day racing period. During the racing period you can run anywhere, anytime, and as often as you wish to log miles using the app. When the racing period is over we'll calculate all your pledges and your distance and send the money to the charities. Know a charity that would like to participate...Please tell them about this so they can sign up for FREE. Not in the mood to race? You can do an individual workout. Sociercise is also a full featured run tracker, running log, running data, and goal setting system. Looking to lose weight? Use the motivating power of competition and friendly groups to fuel your running workouts. Get in the Race Today! Note: Outdoor Races and Individual Workouts require active GPS signal. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.


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By Justin Bradford
The 49ers don't have many holes on their roster. However, with continued success players expect to be heavily rewarded for that success. That's the way the game works. That's why the 49ers were unable to bring back key players like FS Dashon Goldson and TE Delanie Walker.
Thankfully, the 49ers have one of the best coaching staffs in the league and have the ability to develop young talent. In order to prepare for the loss of more key players at the end of this season, the 2013 draft class will be very important. Let's take a look at some players for key positions that could very likely end up on the 49ers draft board and worthy of one of the 14 picks.
This week we'll start with quarterbacks.
Current roster: Colin Kaepernick, Scott Tolzien, Colt McCoy.
Status: Kaepernick is the starter. Do not expect that to change barring injury. The competition for the backup spot will be between former Cleveland Browns starter Colt McCoy and the 3rd string QB Scott Tolzien. Both QBs are in the final year of their contracts, with McCoy eating up $2.3 million against the cap vs. Tolzien's $550k. McCoy has the intangibles and is the better athlete, but Tolzien has been around the past two years and knows the system better. That leaves room for a late round rookie on the practice squad.
Style: A true pocket passer limits an Offensive Coordinator's options. Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman love versatility and having lots of options. They acquired McCoy for his mobility, and Tolzien isn't a statue either. However, neither has a strong arm nor can make the difficult throws when needed.
Possibilities: Matt Scott from Arizona and Sean Renfree from Duke appear as likely options for the 49ers. Both have strong arms, good size, and good mobility. Both will also need some time to develop, but Harbaugh has proven that isn't a deterrant. These two could step in and run a pistol formation offense because of their mobility and football intelligence. Pistol formation plays require quick reflexes and great agility. These two QBs appear to have good agility with the arm to make tough throws.
NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah agreed with my QB selection in Matt Scott from Arizona. Check Out this article:


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***note: scroll to the bottom to see the April kit which is now on pre-order. Order by March 15th for shipment the first week of April***
Everyone will be receiving this special set as part of the kit:
This set is a limited edition fundraiser set - so if you don't have it yet and didn't order my March kit of the month- you can purchase one by clicking this link.
My monthly kits include a variety of supplies to create 4 cards. This months cards are shown below:
Papers are from Chalk it Up and Hopscotch.
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April kit of the month: $25 includes shipping. Will ship the first week of April.
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Spend time actively. The equipment offered by Spokey can be your companion during mountain trips, city tours or when you're camping. You can also use it while relaxing on a beach or during picnic.
Useful accessories
During your trips some clothing or digital accessories may be useful. When walking in difficult conditions (mud, snow, rain), gaiters protecting your trousers will come in handy, whereas with a pedometer, also called a step counter, you will always keep track of how many steps you've taken.
Don't forget about the towels – quick dry and cooling. You will find them useful doing any physical activity in fresh air as well as during a visit at the pool or gym.
Das Handtuch Spokey Nemo bewährt sich hervorragend bei körperlicher Aktivität. Schnelltrocknend, mit kleinen Maßen, ausgerüstet mit einem bequemen Karabinerhaken, der die Befestigung z. B. am Rucksack ermöglicht.
We set high standards for our equipment, that's why we make every effort to use only top quality materials for production.
The fast drying fabric is soft and nice to the touch. Its unique properties make it dry much faster compared to a standard towel.
Nemo comes with a handy snap hook for attaching it to a backpack, for example.
The towel comes with a bag for easy storage and transport.
With the use of special material, the towels take up approx. 80% less space than conventional ones.
For traveling, camping, and for physical activity.
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Someone will win a state championship Saturday at Bethel Christian Academy, but it won�t be the Trojans.
Vandalia Christian School, the No. 1 team in the western bracket of the NCCSA state 2A playoffs, beat Bethel 11-3 Friday afternoon at Sutton Field.
The Trojans (13-8) were the No. 2 seed in the East region and hosted the state semifinals and finals for the second year in a row, but a disastrous first inning against the Vikings (17-3) set the tone and Bethel was never really close after staking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first evening.
Bethel, the visiting team despite playing at home due to the Vikings holding a higher seed, plated the game�s first run without ever hitting the ball out of the infield. A pair of walks and a fielder�s choice to second base by Hunter Truett drove home leadoff batter Tyler Antwine in the top of the first.
Bethel didn�t score again until the fifth inning. By that time, Vandalia led 8-1, including a four-run first inning powered by four consecutive singles in the frame.
�The last five games, we have really hit the ball well,� said Vandalia coach Luke Oates, whose team out-hit the Trojans 12-5. �We�ve been really good this year about scoring in the first inning.�
Vandalia, located in Greensboro and winners of 14 straight, were paced by designated hitter Hunter Miller, who went 4-for-4 with a pair of singles, an RBI double and a home run.
The two-run blast, the freshman slugger�s third of the year, in the fourth inning ricocheted hard off the top of the Trojans� scoreboard above the 300-foot sign in left field.
�He has a lot of power for being just a freshman,� Oates said.
While the Vikings were busy hitting everything thrown anywhere near the plate, the Trojans weren�t doing themselves any favors defensively, committing an uncharacteristic five errors which led to five unearned runs for starter Ben Potter, who surrendered eight runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings of work in a losing effort.
�We made too many mistakes today that we hadn�t been making all year,� Bethel coach Kenny Sutton said. �We also had some base-running mistakes, and we couldn�t get hits when we needed them.�
The Trojans left runners on base in every inning but the second, when they went down in order, and stranded 10 runners over the course of the game.
Only one Bethel player, second baseman Blake Batchelor, notched a multi-hit day, as the eighth-grader went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
Vandalia�s Jordan Mitchell scattered five hits and walked eight in what Sutton called an �effectively wild� outing to earn the win.
Vandalia will play Wilson Christian Academy for a state championship at 1 p.m. Bethel will play in the consolation game at 10 a.m. against Faith of Ramseur, the No. 2 team in the West.
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Connected Mathematics Project
The math program at Baruch is derived from a program called the Connected Mathermatics Program (CMP).
The Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) was funded by the National Science Foundation to develop a complete middle school mathematics curriculum, Connected Mathematics, for students and teachers. CMP is a problem-centered curriculum promoting an inquiry-based teaching-learning classroom environment. Mathematical ideas are identified and embedded in a sequenced set of tasks and explored in depth to allow students to develop rich mathematical understandings and meaningful skills. The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and the Standards for Mathematical Practice are embedded within each problem.
The overarching goal of CMP is to help students and teachers develop mathematical knowledge, understanding, and skill along with an awareness of and appreciation for the rich connections among mathematical strands and between mathematics and other disciplines. The CMP curriculum development has been guided by our single mathematical standard:
All students should be able to reason and communicate proficiently in mathematics. They should have knowledge of and skill in the use of the vocabulary, forms of representation, materials, tools, techniques, and intellectual methods of the discipline of mathematics, including the ability to define and solve problems with reason, insight, inventiveness, and technical proficiency.


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Premier League run-in: Will Leicester win title, meltdown for Wenger?
Football is rather keen on learning things these days and, if this season has taught us anything, it is that predictions aren't worth the web-space they're printed on. Fortunately, the Premier League has a few unshakeable late-season habits ...
A season-defining barnstormer
The top-four gatecrashers -- and the residual glamour of underachievers like Chelsea and Manchester United -- make for more than enough potential for some memorable encounters in the season's final stretch. The Manchester derby at the end of March will give City fans rather more jitters than their United counterparts and, three weeks later, there's something about Tottenham vs Manchester United that reliably screams "entertaining".
The month of May, though, is where the season comes to a satisfying crunch. Tottenham travel to Stamford Bridge in a startling reversal of traditional end-of-season roles, while Manchester City's clash with Arsenal looks, as things stand, likely to be an unofficial title eliminator.
Beyond all that lies a fascinating story in the making on the final day. Claudio Ranieri, 12 years after leaving Chelsea with Champions League football and an owner ready to bankroll a revolution, could rock up at his old employers with the league title in his grasp or, at least, within reach. Even the hypothetical scenario feels surreal, let alone the sight of Leicester captain Wes Morgan thrusting the Premier League trophy to the sky at a perplexed Stamford Bridge.
Player of the Year will be a new face
A glance at the last five winners of the annual vote for Player of the Year (Wayne Rooney, Gareth Bale, Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez and Eden Hazard) suggests A-listers should dominate. Leicester's headline-grabbing pair of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, plus a 29-year-old Dimitri Payet, are a startlingly left-field trio of contenders, with only Mesut Ozil lending the possible shortlist an ostensibly elite feel.
Much like Leicester themselves, this could be a one-off event, before the established powers find a heavily funded response.
Young Player of the Year will have a bright future
For all of football's stories of unfulfilled promise, the Young Player of the Year award has been a trusty barometer of rising stars. Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cecs Fabregas, Bale and Hazard all capitalised on their early stardom to claim the prize, leaving only Tottenham's Kyle Walker as something approaching an anomaly.
This year's prospective shortlist may not disappoint either. Ross Barkley's proverbial locker has finally been stocked with some final product, while Anthony Martial's composure is remarkable for someone who became the most expensive teenager in football history in September. But the standout contender lies at the heart of Mauricio Pochettino's relentless Tottenham side. Dele Alli has handled the step up from League One with embarrassing ease -- and a touch of arrogance -- this season, and will surely head to France for Euro 2016 with the official approval of his peers.
Jamie Vardy will run out of goalscoring steam
After 15 goals in his first 17 games this season, Vardy has scored four times since Christmas. Even if Leicester's collective charge holds firm, the Premier League Golden Boot could demonstrate some regression to the mean. For lurking ominously behind 19-goal Vardy are Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero.
Aguero, with 9 goals in as many games, is seemingly over the niggling injuries that hampered both his and Manchester City's season and, crucially, has the Premier League pedigree to top the goalscoring charts again.
Claudio Ranieri will be the Manager of the Year
The Italian, so personable and media-friendly that he flirts with self-parody, is about as cast-iron a certainty for Manager of the Year as it gets.
Whether he secures the title or not, the fact remains that the odds, history and finances were against him getting anywhere near the top of the table. That he's done so without ruffling a single feather -- of referees, fans or fellow managers -- will be to his eternal credit in an era when the Premier League takes itself too seriously.
Relegation will feel like a good clearout for the Premier League
The sighs of resignation from their fans speaks volumes -- Aston Villa and Newcastle are waiting to be put out of their Premier League misery. Villa were doomed long ago, and manager Remi Garde abandoned the entry-level fighting talk soon after. Newcastle, in many other ways, also seem beyond help. No matter which desperate manager replaces the permanently beleaguered Steve McClaren, any attempted escape act will need rather more stomach for the fight than the squad can muster between them.
It's perhaps a pity that a third club will be tainted by association of joining the chaotic pair in relegation, but the chances are it will be Norwich. They are a unique breed of relegation fodder -- condemned to bounce between Championship and Premier League, in a hopeless shuttle-run of paydays and parachute payments.
A post-match managerial meltdown for the ages
The 1990s remain the Premier League's most emotional decade, mainly thanks to Kevin Keegan slumping over advertising hoardings after 4-3 defeats or Ron Atkinson throwing headphones at Sky Sports production assistants. This season's set of managers are generally a mild-mannered bunch, but the pressure rises once the clocks go forward for spring and the business end of the season readies itself for one final push.
Manuel Pellegrini, a man who looks wearied by the banality of post-match interviews at the best of times, is perfectly placed for some parting shots, but perhaps isn't the man to deliver them. Louis van Gaal's stockpile of soundbites were used up in the first half of the season and he surely peaked too early with his touchline pantomime against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
That leaves Arsene Wenger, with a decade of shattered title-race dreams under his belt, to finally snap. His fragile team are likely to give him enough opportunities to let the professorial mask slip in the final weeks of the season, and his patience with Arsenal's sheer Arsenalness can only hold out so long.
Leicester's momentum will take them the distance
Perhaps even if they run out of steam in the final straight, Claudio Ranieri's tireless, unified set of players have set the benchmark for Premier League overachievement. "Doing a Leicester" -- in a rather different way than "doing a Leeds" -- will take its rightful place in the football lexicon in the process.
But where do they go from there?
Just as it seems unlikely that Ranieri would embark on a summer spending spree to transform them into Champions League material, so too does the idea that their squad could be unwillingly broken up. Mahrez and N'Golo Kante, both turning 25 toward the end of this season, are their most attractive and bankable assets, but Vardy's late-blooming career makes him a questionable target for a notionally bigger club.
As soon as Season One of Leicester's sensational Premier League docu-drama ends, and the five-star reviews are written, the second coming will be a fascinating one.
Adam Hurrey is a London-based football writer and author of the book "Football Clichés".
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