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The Derby Public Library is a free source of education, technology, entertainment and socialization for all, no matter one's age, educational background or financial status. Take some time to visit our new website, then come and visit us in person. There truly is something for everyone.
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Holy Stockings, Miley!
Teen queen and media mogul Miley Cyrus was out at a Los Angeles mall on New Year's Day sporting some serious leg attire. Is she fashion forward or fashion flawed?
Hollywood's Most Powerful Women
Today, "The Hollywood Reporter" put out their list of the 100 most powerful women in entertainment. Can you guess who's number one?
Miley Wants to Work With Annie Leibovitz Again
The teen queen and "Hannah Montana" star says she wants to be just like the woman who took those famous and controversial photos.
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The teen queen talked to Ellen DeGeneres about that awful Internet rumor and dishes on her 20-year-old boyfriend.
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Michelle Obama tells momlogic this is one of Malia and Sasha's favorite shows.
Miley Cyrus Gets Spanked!
The teen queen talks about fighting with her siblings, and staying IN trouble.
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5000 people helped the teen queen celebrate seven weeks early -- some at $250 a pop!
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HONOLULU - The U.S. Coast Guard is setting up a security zone in the waters off President Barack Obama's vacation home on Oahu.
The Coast Guard said Thursday small boats will enforce the zone around part of Kailua Bay through Jan. 5. The restrictions may be lifted before then.
Those entering the zone without permission may be fined up to $25,000 and imprisoned for up to 10 years. Yellow buoys mark the restricted area.
Obama and his family are expected to arrive Thursday. It will be Obama's first visit since the inauguration to the state where he was born and spent most of his childhood.
The Obama family is due to stay at an oceanfront rental home in Kailua through early next month.
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MADISONVILLE (WATE) - It's been a chilly start to spring this past week in East Tennessee and that's causing problems for some farmers. Workers at Strawberry Knob Farms in Madisonville are working round the clock to make sure enough strawberries will be ready for you to pick and eat next month.
The sun is shining, but don't let that fool you. As long as the air is cold enough, the farm's sprinklers will be on full blast, forming a thin layer of ice around the delicate white blooms and ensuring they will still be able to turn into strawberries when the time is right.
"As that liquid is freezing. That process, it will actually release heat and that will keep them from being damaged," said farmer Mark Fioravanti.
He has a full time job already, as an engineer at ORNL, but his three-acre strawberry operation is pretty time-consuming.
"You can get frost at 38 degrees, so I'm constantly watching the weather and protecting them," he said.
If all goes as planned, the first strawberries should be ready to pick toward the end of April and you'll be able to pick through the end of June.
You can call Strawberry Knob Farms starting the middle of April at (423) 836-1133 or watch their website to find out when the fruit will be ready to pick.
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Hometown: Astoria, Ore.
Quote: "I don't need a man. I'm really happy with myself and being with my friends." - Holly Madison to People
Lovestage: Holly Madison is single after a split from Chris Angel.
Holly Madison rose to fame as one of Hugh Heffner's live-in girlfriends on The Girls Next Door. Madison and Heffner dated until 2008, when Madison left the Playboy Mansion. Afterward, Madison had a short relationship with illusionist Criss Angel.
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Hoffenheim says it is parting company with coach Holger Stanislawski, one day after losing 1-0 at home to second-division Greuther Fuerth in the German Cup quarterfinals.
Stanislawski joined the club at the start of the season from second-division St. Pauli. His contract was valid until 2014. Hoffenheim says it was terminated by mutual consent.
Hoffenheim won only one of its last 10 Bundesliga games.
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GREEN BAY, WI (WHBL) - The Oostburg High School volleyball team shut out Grantsburg Friday afternoon, 3-0, in the Division 3 state semi-final match. That means the Lady Dutch advance to the state championship match this afternoon against Oconto.
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Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says handguns are the main problem on city streets when it comes to gun violence.
Kelly, in an interview Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," said he supported an assault weapon ban but that in New York City the problems are handguns. He said about 60 percent of murders are committed by handguns.
The Commissioner said he was supportive of universal background checks and that about $6 million weapons were sold without one last year.
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A couple of days ago, Erika of In Erika's Kitchen asked chef, restauranteur and KCRW's "Good Food" host, Chef Evan Kleiman, why we are not making quality prosciutto here in the States. Prosciutto along the ranks of that from the region of Parma. Parma, located in the Northern half of Italy, is one of the top producers of quality prosciutto. Thanks to the Parma Ham Consortium, along with the Protected Denomination of Origin (P.D.O.) the region has a cultural and legal protection over the production of its product. Due to the layout of the Apennine mountains, the surrounding hilly landscape and pigs chosen and bred by authorized breeders, Parma ham is a result of several unique factors that make it stand out among other cured meat producers. After a couple of hours learning more about Prosciutto di Parma with Evan Kleiman, we were given a rundown of the specific elements that contribute to the making of Parma ham that make it stand out in a class all its own.
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Adam Lambert just announced via Twitter that his forthcoming album, which drops Nov. 23, will be called… For Your Entertainment. Which struck these ears as a little bit odd, given that said awkward construction is also the reasoning behind he awkwardly acronymic name of the bruised and battered mall chain F.Y.E. Is this some sort of odd synergy, or is this year's American Idol runner-up just that serious about bringing back the music business' go-go era of the '90s any way that he can? [adamlambert/Twitter]
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One Minnesota mother is having a little trouble believing Minnesota nice can be found inside Target stores after a teen exposed himself to her and employees refused to call police.
"I'm a sex assault survivor, so my hands began to shake and I began to cry," Kristin Clouse recalled. "I called for my husband right away."
Yet even after screaming for help, Clouse says the staff inside the Lakeville Super Target store refused to call police because they said they weren't allowed to.
Clouse told FOX 9 News she was in the toy section of the store when the culprit struck. Her 8-year-old and 11-year-old children where in the next aisle when a man dropped his pants and walked the full length of the aisle, maintaining eye contact the entire time.
"Exposing yourself to someone is often the very first step in a pattern of deviant sexual behavior that often leads to aggressive sexual attacks," Clouse warned.
Still, what shocked her more than the indecent exposure itself was the treatment she received from the employees after the incident.
"When I talked to the manager, I said, 'I need police to come right away. I need your security personnel. I need police,'" Clouse said. "I was told, 'We won't call police. It's store policy.'"
Target says there is no such policy in place. Police say in most cases the dispatchers would prefer to speak with the person with most direct knowledge, but there is no reason anyone should not call 911 in a case like this.
"We'd like anyone to help when someone is asking for assistance," said Lakeville Police Chief Tom Vonhof. "This is something we'd like anyone to do, regardless of what their position is."
Clouse said the manager told her she was welcome to call police herself, and officers eventually found the suspect -- a minor with mental health issues -- in the store with his mother. Still, Clouse said she is much less concerned about punishing a boy who may not know better than she over how the incident was handled by employees.
"I am not OK with anybody just dismissing this as, 'She just got flashed,'" Clouse said. "It's not OK."
Though Target says its stores are "committed to working closely with law enforcement and our guests to address any concerns or incidents," Clouse says her confidence is shaken.
"My concern is that I felt like when I go to Target now, if a crime is committed against me, I'm on my own," she said.
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Executive chef of Rialto at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jody Adams, and chef/owner of Patina in Los Angeles, Joachim Splichal, visit Julia Child in her kitchen. For a light first course, Adams creates Carta Musica--a flat bread with a tossed salad. Splichal prepares a Mushroom Potato Lasagna, using chanterelles as the filler between potato slices with a butter and vegetable sauce.
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DETROIT (1660 THE FAN) – Both starting pitchers in Tuesday night's series opener were as advertised, and the Tigers used that to their advantage taking Game 1 by a 5-3 final.
Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero was riding a nine game losing streak entering Comerica Park, and surrendered the game's first run on three consecutive walks. Romero only lasted 5.1 innings giving up eight walks on seven hits and five earned runs.
On the flip side, Max Scherzer continued his dominance, striking out eight while giving up a run on five hits in seven innings of work.
As has been the case late in games, Detroit's bullpen struggled. Octavio Dotel allowed a pair of runs to start to eighth inning, pulling the Blue Jays within reach at 5-3. Phil Coke and Joaquin Benoit combined to finish the inning with no further damage. Jose Valverde notched his 24th save of the season preserving the win for Max Scherzer.
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Drink Local Wine, the organization whose goal is to bring greater attention to regional wines, announces a partnership with TasteCamp, an annual event that immerses writers and bloggers in a new-to-them wine region. TasteCamp 2014 will take place in the Hudson River Valley October 10-12, 2014 and be the kickoff event for Drink Local Wine Week 2014.
Founded in 2009 by Lenn Thompson, executive editor of New York Cork Report, TasteCamp invites influential drinks writers and bloggers on a weekend-long immersive experience in a specific wine region. The annual event has generated significant media attention for the areas in which it has taken place, offering emerging wine regions an opportunity to present their wines to a passionate outside audience, and an opportunity to shine a different light on local wine production and create new conversations with local winemakers. After the inaugural year in Long Island wine country, TasteCamp has taken place in the Finger Lakes, Niagara (both Canadian and New York sides), Virginia, and Quebec.


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Villa 11299, Bangtao
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Bask in the serenity that is the glamorous surroundings of this luxury 5 bedroom garden villa located just minutes from the stunning Bang Tao beach.
The villa's design creates an easy flow between indoor and outdoor living. Bright open living spaces with stylish, yet comfortable furnishings create an instant air of luxury and relaxation. It is truly an ideal place to unwind and enjoy life's pleasures.
The kitchen, indoor dining and living are open plan with large folding doors opening both sides of the room, creating a bright and breezy space. The living room is set beneath a spectacular vaulted ceiling which provides a visual splendour that also cools the environment. A stunning water feature off the living and dining room, showcasing a beautiful carved buddha face creates an air of calm and serenity.
The private 10 meter pool includes an integral jacuzzi that sits adjacent to a beautiful sala. The sala, fitted out as one large day bed, provides respite from the heat of the day as well as a fantastic venue for the whole group to come together. The outdoor bar is a great place to enjoy a cocktail as the sun goes down and with the 32″ LCD, you can even watch your favourite football team in action while enjoying the benefits of the tropical weather.
The Villa – Three beautiful bedrooms in the main villa, each with their own modern ensuite bathroom and their own individual style open onto the pool.
Garden Suite -A separate garden villa provides two more charming bedrooms and an adjoining TV room. If more beds are required there is even a daybed and trunk bed in the TV room so the garden suite can comfortably accommodate upto six guests. The garden suite comes with a spacious attached bathroom that is the one shared bathroom of the property. The TV room like the main villa living room, is set beneath an elegant Thai style vaulted roof. All rooms in the villa have a TV and DVD player. In the garden suite, there is a 32 inch TV and DVD player in the adjoining TV room.
An excellent sound system using Denon amps and JBL speakers, give surround sound TV in the living and dining room and can also pipe music to the outside bar and sala. An IPOD docking system allows guest to plug into the integral sound system.
The villa is equipped with mood lighting using a Vantage system that dims and creates a seductive ambience at night.
The villa is also fitted out with a number of universal power sockets in each room so that for appliances using 240v no adaptors are required.
Free wireless internet is accessible throughout the villa aswell as cable TV in all the bedrooms. ( For garden suite Cable TV is provided in the TV room.)
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- Distance Beach2 minutes drive to Bang Tao beach
- Distance Airport30minutes drive
- Distance Phuket City30 minutes drive
- Distance Golf Course5 minutes drive
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•Accommodation for 10 persons. (Additional persons will be charged at US$35 per person. Maximum capacity of 14 with maximum of 10 adults.)
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For Christmas and New Year minimum stay is 2 weeks or either 10 days over Christmas or New Year.
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UK gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms was estimated to have increased by 0.8% between Q4 2013 and Q1 2014, unrevised from the second estimate of GDP published 22 May 2014.
GDP is estimated to have increased by 1.7% in 2013, compared with 2012, unrevised from the estimate published on 22 May 2014.
Between Q1 2013 and Q1 2014, GDP in volume terms increased by 3.0%, revised down 0.1 percentage points from the previously published estimate.
The households' saving ratio was estimated to be 4.9% in Q1 2014.
Real households' disposable income fell by 0.2% between Q4 2013 and Q1 2014.
GDP in current prices was estimated to have increased by 1.3% between Q4 2013 and Q1 2014, revised up 0.1 percentage points from the previously published estimate.
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Detailed Household Final Consumption Expenditure data in tables E1 and E3 for the period 1985 to 1996 have now been published as part of the Quarterly National Accounts dataset.
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Traditionally, UX Camp London is a once-a-year affair. But after this years event, we found it so awesome that we couldn't bare to wait a whole year for the next one. We've decided to do UX Camp twice a year! Join us for our spring edition in early 2014.
UXCamp London is a BarCamp focused on exploring user experience, where we come together to share ideas, get inspired and develop our skills. Now in it's fifth year, UXCamp boasts an eclectic mix of talks and discussions from seasoned UX'ers and novices alike; for anyone interested in user experience design, information architecture, usability and more. There are no set talks, nor any product pitches; the content of the day is shaped by all those who attend, anyone can hold a talk or host a discussion.
At UX Camp London, there will be 10 classrooms to book for your talk at any one time and over ten time-slots in which to present in; that's over 100 possible sessions! Each session is 25 minutes; this includes your presentation and any Q&A's. If you'd like to have a longer session, you are welcome to book a successive slot if possible.
The next UXCamp London is going ahead on the Saturday the 22nd of March 2014 and is taking place at Central Foundation Boys School in Old Street, London.
Central Foundation Boys School, Cowper Street, London, EC2A 4SH
UXCamp London is for anyone at all who is interested in User Experience. UXCamp has been host to a broad selection of attendees including seasoned UX practitioners who want to connect with other members of the field and trade ideas, designers and developers who want to learn more about another aspect of creating great products and services & students who want to be more involved in the community and develop their skills.
We know it can be hard to arrange childcare when wanting to go to an event, particularly for a weekend event like UX Camp London. Although we already welcome children to the event if they'd like to come, we wanted to organise something fun for them to do.
Code Club is an initiative to get children coding by helping them to make a variety of projects like computer games and websites. So far over 1600 primary schools in the UK host a Code Club and with their recent global expansion that number is set to increase. If you'd like to find out more about Code Club, visit their official website.
With the help of some great volunteers, we're going to be doing an all-day session of Code Club at UX Camp London. Though Code Club is usually provided as a series of weekly sessions, we'll be working through all sessions of the curriculum.
Our Code Club workshop is suitable for ages 8-12. If you'd like to sign your child up for our Code Club activities, look below and grab a Code Club ticket!
Drop in to our screen printing workshop on the day and learn how to print stencils on notebooks!
We have found that there is a high demand for tickets when they are released. We feel that it is better to release the tickets in batches rather than all at once so everyone has a fair chance to get one!
Unlike a traditional conference, a BarCamp is an event which is shaped by the attendees. Rather than having a day of scheduled speakers, you are given the opportunity to present yourself. The goal is to share what you know, learn from others and ignite discussion.
You create the schedule: at the start of the day anyone who wants to has the opportunity to sign up for a speaking slot. What you want to talk about is up to you! Previous sessions have been anything from "Live Wireframing" and "From post-its to personas" to "Visual Note Taking" and "A Hitchhikers guide to Gamification".
BarCamps are a community effort and there are ways in which you can get yourself involved with UXCamp London. Apart from signing up to do a talk or encouraging others to do so, you can help us with the following.
UXCamp London is a non-profit event, run by volunteers who give their time to organise the event and run it on the day. By providing the event with sponsorship you will help contribute to the costs of venue hire and any miscellaneous costs such as materials to present the talks (pens, paper, whiteboards).
If you choose to sponsor UXCamp, your brand will be exposed to the leading members of the industry. You will feature prominently in front of our delegates as well as being promoted to a wider audience in all of our conference material including the UXCampLondon website, EventBrite & Lanyrd page, posters at the event, all email correspondence between us and attendees and tweets from the @uxcamplondon account.
If you're interested in sponsoring UXCamp London, get in touch with us at email@example.com
UXCampLondon has always been a volunteer run event. We need people to help us make sure everything runs smoothly; from set-up and take down to directing people to the right rooms. If you think you can volunteer some of your time to help, please email us at: email@example.com. Things we need help with:
Registration will begin at 10.00am and our introduction and opportunity to sign up for a talk will be at 11am. There are 10 session accross the day to present in.
A light breakfast of bagels & fillings will be provided at the start of the day and coffee will be served throughout. There is an hour for lunch in which you can go out and grab a bite to eat.
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PUMA Social X Keflione Live Art in Hong Kong
On the early morning of November 5th, Shanghai based French street artist, Keflione collaborated with PUMA to create the live art project "Kingdom Playground" - a representation of those awesome moments when everyday urban life turns into play, and everyday people become playmates.
He sacrificed his sleep to mash up a combination of spray paint, pen, glue, paper and graphic design to create the PUMA X Keflouis project. Check it out!


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More than half (52 percent) of all poisonings treated in emergency departments involve children under the age of six. More than 2 million children ages five and under are poisoned in the US each year. Ordinary products used by adults each day around the home can become dangerous poisons in the hands of a child.
Common Childhood Poisonings in the Home
Tips to Help Reduce Unintentional Poisonings in the Home
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted in 2002 to require safety caps on a variety of commonly used household products. The products, all oily hydrocarbon products, are thin and slippery and can easily suffocate children if the substances are drawn into their lungs when drinking them. The products can cause chemical pneumonia, by coating the inside of the lungs. The new regulation will take effect within 12 months. Products that will be required to have a safety lid include:
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Automotive steel proponents said that the material is in wide use today and should remain so due to its superior cost-benefit breakdown, despite reports that Toyota Motor Corp. is intensifying the use of aluminum in its 2018 Camry.
A judge in Harsco Corp.'s trade secrets violation lawsuit is considering the defendants' claim that the dispute would be more fitting for a courtroom in England rather than the United States.
Full operations at one of High Steel Structures LLC's plants in Lancaster, Pa., likely won't resume until July 21 after the facility suffered an electrical fire that knocked out power to two fabrication bays, a company official said.
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Falcon Steel Co. will not require debtor-in-possession financing to pay its vendors despite its recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which was undertaken mainly to restructure some of its bank notes.
Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. have opted out of a multimillion-dollar legal settlement over claims that U.S. steelmakers unfairly fixed steel prices, although it is unclear why the automakers have denied themselves some initial compensation
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Copper and brass shipments by service centers dropped in May compared with a year earlier, according to Copper and Brass Servicenter Association (CBSA) data.
Volkswagen AG will invest $900 million to produce a new midsize sport utility vehicle (SUV) at its Chattanooga, Tenn., plant.
Workers at Bombardier Inc.'s Thunder Bay, Ontario, plant have gone on strike to protest what they say are company demands for steep concessions on pensions and benefits.
Canada's Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd. has officially opened a 22,000-square-foot facility in Chengdu, China, about 1,100 miles west of Beijing, where it will service the supply chain needs of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corp. (CAC) and Aviation Industries Corp. of China (AVIC).
Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has criticized key selling points of activist investor Casablanca Capital LP's plan for the mining company, the latest in a series of increasingly heated exchanges between the two companies.
The number of drill rigs running in the United States rose by one last week, while Canadian drilling activity climbed.
Unionized truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., have called off their strike, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Galvanizers Co. has filed a class-action lawsuit against the London Metal Exchange, Glencore Xstrata Plc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and their respective warehousing units over alleged warehouse manipulation that it claims has driven up U.S. zinc premiums
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Despite losing a unionization vote at Volkswagen AG's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union has formed a local union chapter to represent workers.
A "lack of consistent momentum in utility and construction spending," as well as underperforming assets abroad, were behind General Cable's decision to restructure its business, executive vice president and chief financial officer Brian Robinson said.
Public-private partnerships could help repair and expand U.S. waterways infrastructure, but progress will be slow, according to remarks made at a congressional policy panel July 10.
Great Lakes iron ore shipments surged in June but year-to-date levels remain below normal due to winter-related delays.
Horsehead Holding Corp. announced a "temporary outage" at its Mooresboro, N.C., zinc production facility July 8.
Unionized truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., declared an indefinite strike July 7, alleging unfair labor practices in the use of independent contractors.
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Just yesterday I was analyzing the not so subtle differences between date night before kids and date night after, when it dawned on me that I spend most should be "date nights" with my children anyway.
Yep, my Saturday nights are more Carnival than candlelit, more pizza than pizzazz, more cartoons than concerts. Have you ditched ambiance for arcades? If the Then vs. Now below sounds familiar -- the answer is a resounding yes:
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this is pretty funny. my date nights usually end with me worrying about my kids and going home early.
Except for the "doing the deed" part at the end (we still can't wait for that part of the evening--yes, yes, I know, after 22 years, we're supposed to be bored with that, but we're not), I can relate to everything you wrote.
I know where my kids have been and their questionable hygiene habits. I wouldn't dare put anything they've touched wihtin a foot of my mouth. I'm sure the MRSA can jump.
I like the wine bottles being uncorked, now it is binkies being uncorked!
Thank God it's not like this for me and my husband! It sounds awful! When we have date night, our daughter gets her own special play time with her grandparents, leaving us free to be adults. I still take my time with hair, make up, and outfit. We still go to nice restaurants, concerts, and movies. Date nighs are supposed to be about you and hubby/SO, no kids allowed. That's why it's called a "date" and not "Thursday".


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FedEx makes big bets on aircraft
The company has placed large orders for new planes, which will cut travel times but eat into cash flow.
FedEx is making a huge investment in its fleet with new Boeing 777s, which is taking a bite out of the company's bottom line in the short term. But down the road, these new planes will give the company a smart edge.
The company has eight 777s in service and 32 on the way. And that brings good and bad news for investors, according to analysts at UBS, which recently spent three days hosting representatives from the company.
First the good: The new planes have 5% more capacity and are 18% more fuel-efficient than the MD-11s previously used, the analysts wrote in a report out Wednesday.
The 777s cut down on travel time as well, making FedEx faster than rival UPS (UPS) by two hours from Asia to the U.S. and one day from Asia to Europe. Long term, that's going to be a nice advantage. Post continues after video:
The planes have enabled FedEx to expand routes and establish new ones. FedEx Express is adding a second 777 route in China from Shenzhen, with four flights a week. The company already flies 777s out of Shanghai.
FedEx has also assigned a new 777 to fly from Hong Kong to Indianapolis, making that city "one of the few major air hubs fanning Chinese goods across America," the Indianapolis Star reports.
But here's the bad news: Those planes cost big money. FedEx has a $3.5 billion capital budget for new 777s this year alone, its chief executive told The New York Times.
Capital spending as a percentage of sales has jumped from 7% in the 2009 fiscal year to about 9% this year and next, the UBS analysts say. That pushes out material gains in free cash flow to at least 2013.
"While poor returns scare some investors away, the reality as we see it is that FDX remains purely an operating leverage/EPS growth story, but arguably the best in the U.S. transportation sector," the analysts write.
FedEx had threatened to cancel orders for up to 30 777s if a proposal went through to put FedEx Express under the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act. That would have made it easier for FedEx employees to organize into local bargaining units.
But that's pretty much a dead issue now, since one of the few members of Congress pushing it lost his House seat in the November elections.
The UBS analysts kept their buy rating on the stock and upped their 12-month price target by $6 to $111. FedEx shares are flat Wednesday, trading in the afternoon at $85.92.
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Lactose intolerance
Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose. Lactose is a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.
Alternative Names
Lactase deficiency; Milk intolerance; Disaccharidase deficiency; Dairy product intolerance
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Lactose intolerance happens when the small intestine does not make enough of the enzyme lactase. Enzymes help the body absorb foods. Not having enough lactase is called lactase deficiency.
Babies' bodies make this enzyme so they can digest milk, including breast milk.
Premature babies sometimes have lactose intolerance. Children who were born at full term usually do not show signs of lactose intolerance until they are at least 3 years old.
Lactose intolerance can begin at different times in life. In Caucasians, it usually affects children older than age 5. In African Americans, lactose intolerance often occurs as early as age 2.
Lactose intolerance is more common in people with Asian, African, Native American, or Mediterranean ancestry than it is among northern and western Europeans.
Lactose intolerance is very common in adults and is not dangerous. Approximately 30 million American adults have some amount of lactose intolerance by age 20.
Causes of lactose intolerance include:
- Bowel surgery
- Infections in the small intestine from viruses or bacteria, which may damage the cells lining the intestine (most often in children)
- Intestinal diseases such as celiac sprue
Symptoms often occur 30 minutes to 2 hours after you eat or drink milk products, and are often relieved by not eating or drinking milk products. Large doses of milk products may cause worse symptoms.
Symptoms include:
- Abdominal bloating
- Abdominal cramps
- Diarrhea
- Gas (flatulence)
- Nausea
Infants or children may have slow growth or weight loss.
Signs and tests
Other intestinal problems, such as irritable bowel syndrome, may cause the same symptoms as lactose intolerance.
Tests to help diagnose lactose intolerance include:
- Enteroscopy
- Lactose-hydrogen breath test
- Lactose tolerance test
- Stool pH
Decreasing or removing milk products from the diet usually improves the symptoms.
Most people with low lactase levels can drink 2 - 4 ounces of milk at one time (up to one-half cup) without having symptoms. Larger (more than 8 oz.) servings may cause problems for people with lactase deficiency.
These milk products may be easier to digest:
- Buttermilk and cheeses (they have less lactose than milk)
- Fermented milk products, such as yogurt
- Goat's milk (but drink it with meals, and make sure it is supplemented with essential amino acids and vitamins if you give it to children)
- Ice cream, milkshakes, and aged or hard cheeses
- Lactose-free milk and milk products
- Lactase-treated cow's milk for older children and adults
- Soy formulas for infants younger than 2 years
- Soy or rice milk for toddlers
You can add lactase enzymes to regular milk or take these enzymes in capsule or chewable tablet form.
Not having milk in the diet can lead to a shortage of calcium, vitamin D, riboflavin, and protein.
You may need to find new ways to get calcium into your diet (you need 1,200 - 1,500 mg of calcium each day):
- Take calcium supplements
- Eat foods that have more calcium (leafy greens, oysters, sardines, canned salmon, shrimp, and broccoli)
- Drink orange juice that contains added calcium
Read food labels. Lactose is also found in some non-milk products -- including some beers.
Expectations (prognosis)
Symptoms usually go away when you remove milk products or other lactose containing products from the diet.
Weight loss and malnutrition are possible complications.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if:
- You have an infant younger than 2 or 3 years old who has symptoms of lactose intolerance.
- Your child is growing slowly or not gaining weight.
- You or your child has symptoms of lactose intolerance and you need information on food substitutes.
- Your symptoms get worse or do not improve with treatment, or you develop new symptoms.
There is no known way to prevent lactose intolerance.
If you have the condition, avoiding or restricting the amount of milk products in your diet can reduce or prevent symptoms.
Genauer CH, Hammer HF. Maldigestion and malabsorption. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Sleisenger MH, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010: chap 101.
Lactose intolerance. The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). NIH Publication No. 09-2751. June 2009.
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"Father of the PlayStation" Ken Kutaragi RetiresPlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi (right) will retire from his position as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) representative director, chairman and group CEO as of June 19, 2007, the day of SCEI's annual shareholders meeting. Following that date, Kutaragi will assume the position of SCEI honorary chairman and also act as a senior technology adviser to Sony Corporation chairman and CEO Howard Stringer. Current SCEI president and group COO Kaz Hirai (left), who was just appointed to his position last November, will then replace Kutaragi as SCEI's new group CEO while continuing to serve as president.
As the man who persuaded a reluctant Sony to enter the console market following his work on the SNES sound chip, Kutaragi played a pivotal role in the creation of Sony's PlayStation brand, aiding in the design and launch of the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP, and PlayStation 3. His strong willed personality and sometimes controversial opinions were also known to go against the wishes of others in the company, causing him to gain an internal reputation as a maverick.
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News of Kutaragi's retirement comes soon after Sony Computer Entertainment's recent consideration of worldwide job cuts and restructuring, though the events are almost certainly unrelated. However, this news is almost certain to thrill Microsoft's J Allard, who while serving as Xbox vice president and chief XNA architect back in 2005, stated his driving motivation in the games industry was the thought of Kutaragi's resignation letter framed on his wall.
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In case you weren't aware, there's a new movie out today called "H2" directed by Rob Zombie! Fearing that they were too lax in their marketing push, Zombie and crew have released a new motion poster for "H2". Before you click the link, I must warn you; it contains spoilers. Michael Myers stabs people!
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So here we've got the new poster for Rob Zombies' "H2". Or is it "Halloween 2" now? I'm so confused.
And it isn't just the title that is throwing me off at this point. Based on the preview we saw a couple weeks back I'm making the assumption that that is Michael's mother in the background, played by site favorite Sheri Moon Zombie. And based on her stance if I was going to make a guess as to what's going on here, I'd say little Mike is late for dinner and Deborah is pissed.
As promised, the trailer for Rob Zombie's "H2" landed over at Yahoo Movies today. We'll update this post as soon as we can get our hands on an embeddable version.
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Clearly I've been hating on Rob Zombie's "H2" pretty much since the second it was announced. That's no secret. I'm giving it a rest for at least a day though, because this footage that aired on Entertainment Tonight late last week is actually really sweet. I waited a few days so I could find a version that wasn't recorded with a camera pointed at someone's television. That's so 2001, guys. Come on!
This is the latest photo from Rob Zombie's "H2", dispersed to the eagerly awaiting public this afternoon.
Based on what I know of the script, this is taken in the bathroom right before Myers gets on stage to battle rap against Dr. Loomis, and right after he vomits up his mom's spaghetti.
Zing! Okay, so Mark told me I have to be nicer to Rob Zombie from now on, and I'm trying, I really am. That one was just too easy though. I kid because I love.
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Poster for that French zombie film "Mutants" I told you about last week. I'm sure it doesn't mean the same thing in English, but I was really intrigued by the words "PLUS TARD" on the poster. That's a new one.
Akroyd gives more details on "Ghostbusters 3". Apparently the "young recruits" we've mentioned will be "cadets" at some kind of academy. That is AWESOME. He also says that they are going to do everything they can to get Sigourney Weaver on board, who seems to be the last holdout in restarting the franchise.
The plot is pretty standard but the title isn't. Today's awesome indie title award goes to Albino Farm. That is all.
Ron Perlman says they'll probably be shooting "Bubba Nosferatu" this Fall. I still don't think he'll make a great Elvis, but since he's terrifying I'm pretty sure he wins every argument no matter what.
If you live in New York or Las Angeles, you will see a teaser for Rob Zombie's "H2" before "Crank 2" this weekend. If you're not in those areas, tough luck. You will see Amy Smart's boobs though, and that is the greatest gift anyone could ask for.
The founders of The Pirate Bay, one of the world's largest Torrent tracking sites, have been on trial for some time now in Sweden over the breaking of copyright law. Today the trial ended with each of the founders being fined 3.6 million each, and being sent to jail for one year. The case is expected to be appealed.
Moral of this story, don't try to rob a hairdresser in Russia. She's liable to beat your ass, tie you up, kidnap you and make you her sex slave for 2 days straight. Bet you didn't see that one coming.
Bush Administration memos on torture released by the Obama administration revealed today that they had authorized "putting insects inside a confinement box" as a method of interrogation. Who knew they were taking cues from Jigsaw and Fear Factor! And you thought they were culturally inept.
Just when I thought I had heard of all the most embarrassing ways to die, here comes British Comedian Mark Cassidy with this gem: Overdosing on nitrous oxide (laughing gas) while watching internet porn. [golf clap]
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One of the stars of "The Sarah Connor Chronicles", Thomas Dekker has signed on to co-star in Platinum Dunes' "A Nightmare on Elm St." remake. A self described horror fan, Dekker will share on screen time with the other male lead, Kyle Gallner from "The Haunting in Connecticut".
New UK quad for Sam Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell", revamped with lots of shiny new pull-quotes. Not sure I feel good about the biggest one being "Ain't It Cool News" (does anyone really read that site?), but it seems that the buzz is starting out good nonetheless. The film hits theaters May 29th.
New pic from "H2", showing Myers stabbing the crap out of someone in what appears to be a hospital. Zombie has said that only a brief portion of the film will take place in the hospital, and that it will not be a direct remake of 1981's "Halloween II".
I know we shouldn't encourage the guys over at Asylum, known for their terrible, awful little movies with blatantly ripped-off titles, but I just can't help it. Here's the teaser trailer for "The Terminators", which hits DVD April 28th.
"Wrong Turn 3" director Declan O'brien to remake "Little Shop of Horrors", with help from "Bourne" producer. Nope, not making that up. He also says he'll be "taking it in a different direction". Not sure what that means, but feel free to speculate wildly in the comments.
Patrick Tatopoulos to direct adaptation of the forthcoming comic book "I, Frankenstein". The story shows old school monsters who have evolved and are living in a modern film-noir setting.
Remember when your mom told you if you swallowed watermelon seeds they would grow in your stomach? Ya, that wasn't cool, but that's not the point of this story. A man in Russia had surgery recently to investigate his excruciating chest pain, Doctors find a Fir tree growing in his lungs. Source is complete with pictures!
Two Dominos employees are facing criminal charges after filming themselves messing with a customer's food and putting it on Youtube. A manager claims it was "just a prank" and "the food was never sent out". Mmm hmmm...
Want to feel old? The Columbine shootings happened 10 years ago today. The article at the link is a great read, claiming that most of what we've been told about the duo in the last decade is actually false.
1943: Chemist Albert Hofmann inadvertently experiences the world's first acid trip when a tiny quantity of lysergic acid diethylamide accidently seeps through the skin of his finger. After leaving work early, he went home and settled into "a not unpleasant intoxicated condition." Then he had solid two hours of visual hallucinations
Rob Zombie's temporarily titled "H2" just wrapped filming, and they've released the first official still of Michael Myers with his mask on. As we reported a few days back, word is that Myers will remain maskless for up to 70% of the film, with Tyler Main's homeless man-beard filling in. When he is masked, here's what he'll look like, apparently covered in blood from the gunshot he received from Laurie Strode at the end of "Halloween". "H2" lands in theaters Labor Day weekend.
"The Cell 2" hits DVD and Blu-Ray June 16th, and the artwork's at the link. You know, in case you thought there were unanswered questions from the original.
There's a new "Uncle Coffins" commercial up at the "H2" Myspace, and still nothing from Danielle Harris. The wait continues...
Hot chick Erica Leerhsen is in "The Message", which has a trailer at the link. Leerhsen's prevous credits include "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003) and "Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows".
I'm not really sure that I'm anticipating Park Chan Wook's "Thirst" as much as everyone else is, but Twitch calls this trailer "brilliant", so I guess I'm just going to roll with it. Check it at the link.
Liam Neeson and Ralph Feinnes will star in the "Clash of the Titans" remake currently in development over at Warner Bro's. That may be more fancy Britishness than one set is capable of handling.
What would you do if you encountered a rare 1,1000 lb shark that has only been seen in the wild 41 times in history? Study it? Try to learn more? Apparently if you're in the Philippines, the answer is "eat it".
Ohio caller to a pop-radio station confesses to murder of bully in 1988. Sure seems like an unorthodox way to try and win concert tickets, but at least he gave it the old college try.
Guy busted for making Crack in a microwave? You tell ME where this happened.
The Sun claims this British guy found the visage of "Ghostface" in his bar of soap. Two things. 1: That doesn't look like Ghostface but it is kind of odd... 2: That soapdish makes me want to vomit.
1947: Agents of the FBI pay a visit to Screen Actors Guild president Ronald Reagan and his wife, actress Jane Wyman. They accuse the couple of belonging to Communist front groups. Reagan quickly agrees to become a secret informer.
Michael Myers spends nearly 70% of the new "Halloween" film without his mask on? Wonderful, just when you thought Zombie had run out of ways to rape your favorite childhood horror franchise. That guy's pretty inventive, isn't he?
According to the "H2" Myspace we should be seeing a trailer for the film soon, and other sites are reporting that the teaser will be attached to "Crank 2". Which would be great, because I can only report on so many behind the scenes videos or unrelated promos. I have to take a shower after each one to wash the feeling of being Rob Zombie's whore off... and that takes up a lot of time that I just don't have these days.
The Weinstein's have lost the rights to "Sin City 2". The newly freed up film is expected to be financed by a "private equity group", with some type of announcement coming soon. What we do know is that Robert Rodriguez's production company will still be producing, and they'll probably cast another stripper who won't take her clothes off. Joy.
Apparently I had forgotten the announcement that "Train" actually wasn't a remake of "Terror Train", and that an actual remake of that Jamie Lee Curtis classic slasher was in the works. Well, that did actually happen, and word comes now that cameras are about to roll fairly soon on the real "Terror Train" remake, this one NOT starring Thora Birch. Got all that? Good, because it was really important.
69 year old woman survives crashing into three cars and then a house, then the ambulance gets in an accident on the way to the hospital. Haven't you ever seen "Final Destination", lady? You should let Death win... he'll get you eventually. Just ask Devon Sawa.
A man reading a book and laughing in the woods in Germany prompted a search party because a woman thought someone was being tortured. When they eventually found him they decided to arrest him anyway, just for being creepy as hell. Who reads in the woods by themselves?
Could Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe be in possession of the Ark of the Covenant? I don't know, but let's dig up Harrison Ford's corpse so he can go find out for us. Oh, he's not dead? Whoops.
1994: Kurt Cobain's body is found 3 days after committing suicide with a shotgun.
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Kichton becomes is the first Chief to win the award. The Spruce Grove, Alberta native was named the Western Conference Defenseman of the Year in 2011-12 but finished as a runner up for the final league honor.
The award caps off a career that saw the former third round bantam selection in 2007 appear in 333 games as a Chief, second all-time, and become the most prolific scoring defenseman in franchise history. His 201 assists are also second all-time, just six fewer than Ray Whitney's 207, and his 67 career goals are 27 more than any other defenseman that ever played in Spokane.
Kichton is the franchise's only three-time winner of the John "Hitman" Hern Defenseman of the Year Award (2011, 2012, 2013) and has been honored the past two seasons (2012, 2013) as the Spokane Chiefs Player of the Year.
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Will we all be freelancers soon?
While permanent, full-time work is becoming harder to find, marketplace trends are making it easier for workers in some fields to make extra cash.
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As the world of work changes, employment histories are looking increasingly like patchwork quilts made up of various types of jobs. People and companies increasingly opt for (or are forced into) constantly shifting, project-based relationships instead of more permanent salaried ones. That news might be unsettling for those who prefer stability (and the related benefits), but Fabio Rosati, president and CEO of Elance, a freelancing website, sees opportunity in that constant churn, and he thinks you should, too.
"We've never had such flexibility and immediacy in the workforce," Rosati says. "Technology helps create matches. The moment an employer posts a job, you get an alert." Other factors, including Obamacare and shrinking corporate budgets, have also conspired to push more people into the freelancing marketplace.
A report released last week by Tower Lane Consulting and commissioned by Elance found that 6 in 10 companies have plans to hire more freelancers in 2014. Companies report that they do so because it gives them the flexibility to rely on different skill sets as their needs change, and using temporary workers also allows them to spend less money on employee expenses. So-called "knowledge workers," including people who work in sales and marketing, design, writing and information technology are among the most in-demand freelancers.
Those trends help explain why Elance reports that in the first half of 2013, 170,000 new businesses joined the website, 600,000 new jobs were posted and freelancers earned $130 million. Information technology and programming jobs have long made up the bulk of Elance's earnings, followed by creative and marketing jobs. Meanwhile, writing and translation, sales and marketing, and finance and management jobs have been among those growing in earnings the fastest.
Many of those freelancers also hold down full-time jobs. According to Elance's 2012 Freelancer survey, 1 in 4 freelancers on the site also has full-time employment. Their freelance work allows them to bring home additional money while keeping their skills sharp – and perhaps testing the waters for eventual self-employment.
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"Freelancers have to stay current," Rosati says, so they can continue landing new clients. In addition to getting real-world experience by taking on jobs, Elance University, which offers more than 20,000 online courses (free and paid), teaches freelancers about everything from how to write a killer proposal for a client to technical skills, such as how to use Javascript.
No. 2: Take advantage of technology
The Internet makes it easier than ever to connect with potential clients throughout the globe. In addition to Elance, which posts jobs from 800,000 clients and has 3 million freelancers signed up, websites such as Fiverr, Odesk and Amazon Marketplace also make it possible to sell products and services from anywhere, as long as you have a computer (or mobile device) and an Internet connection.
No. 3: Protect yourself
Without benefits, such as health insurance and retirement savings accounts, freelancers can stumble financially if they suddenly face a health crisis or are unable to work. "The Affordable Care Act is good for our community. We often hear freelancers say health insurance is the reason they're holding onto their day jobs. This will help them take more risks with their career or start their own business," Fabio says. Freelancers can also save for retirement with IRAs and Roth IRAs, for example, and they can take out life and disability insurance plans directly through insurance companies.
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When we hop over to Amy's Quest, one word comes to mind: real. Amy has maintained a 100-pound weight loss for nearly seven years, but that doesn't mean every day is full of sunshine and butterflies. And she never tries to make us believe it's always easy, which is what we love about her. Some posts may be short and loaded with emotional impact; others might be fun and full of zest and energy, giving us the boost we needed to lace up our sneaks for a quick run or clip in our shoes for a Spin class. Either way, popping over to her blog isn't a bad idea if you're in need of some inspiration from someone who's gone through a major lifestyle change. We thought she seemed friendly enough, so we reached out to hear a bit more about the blogger behind the screen. Here's what she had to say:
My favorite way to work out: Spinning! Ever since I strained my shoulder in a bike accident last summer, I've decided to keep things safe and bike indoors instead. I love the intensity!
Most embarrassing song I'll admit I work out to: I have a pretty eclectic mix of music on my workout playlists, but one song that always makes me smile is "Night Moves," by Bob Seger.
My fitness mantra: You are stronger than you think.
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