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atrazine may be associated with a rare birth defect of the nasal
cavity, a new study suggests.
Atrazine -- the most widely used herbicide in the United States,
particularly in corn crops -- is believed to be an endocrine
disruptor, which means that it may interfere with the hormone
system in humans.
The new study looked at the link between atrazine and choanal
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development blocks the back of the nasal passage. The condition
affects a baby's ability to breathe. Surgery is the typical
Although few risk factors for choanal atresia have been
identified, it's believed that chemicals that disrupt a mother's
hormone system may be associated with the risk, according to study
author Philip Lupo, an assistant professor of pediatrics --
hematology/oncology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas
Children's Cancer Center.
He and his colleagues found that mothers who lived in Texas
counties with the highest levels of atrazine use were 80 percent
more likely to have children with choanal atresia -- or a less
severe form of the condition called choanal stenosis -- than those
in counties with the lowest levels of atrazine use.
"Our results warrant more detailed exploration before any public health or policy-related recommendations are made, but this study is a good first step in trying to understand the origin of this birth defect, including a possible role of atrazine," Lupo said in a Baylor news release.
The study appears Sept. 28 in the
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These are outrageously good! Gooey, chocolately, and rich. I've made them for many occasions. Easy to make and I just microwave them about 10 seconds each before serving. I sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top which gives it a nice finish.
Individual Chocolate Mousse Cakes
Nothing makes for a more delicious, impressive dessert than serving individual chocolate melting cakes to your guests. Feature recipe on ABC's The View
Yield: 10 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 213
- Calories from fat: 27%
- Fat: 6.4g
- Saturated fat: 3.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Protein: 3.6g
- Carbohydrate: 36.8g
- Fiber: 2.6g
- Cholesterol: 43mg
- Iron: 0.9mg
- Sodium: 49mg
- Calcium: 12mg
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup water
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg white
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa, flour, and salt in a small saucepan. Add water; stir well with a whisk. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Place chopped chocolate in a large bowl. Pour hot cocoa mixture over chocolate; stir until chocolate melts. Stir in the rum and vanilla.
- Place 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, and egg white in a bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed for 6 minutes. Gently fold the egg mixture into chocolate mixture.
- Divide chocolate mixture evenly among 10 (4-ounce) ramekins coated with cooking spray. Place ramekins in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until puffy and set. Serve warm.
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Writer Gore Vidal dead at 86
Celebrated author, playwright and commentator Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86.
Vidal's official website posted a memoriam, and media reports cited his nephew Burr Steers as confirming the legendary American writer's death.
"Vidal died Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills of complications of pneumonia," Mr Steers told the Los Angeles Times.
As egotistical and caustic as he was elegant and brilliant, the iconic writer was almost as famous for his personality as his body of work, referring to himself as a "gentleman bitch".
Among a passing generation of literary writers who were also genuine celebrities, Vidal belonged to an era of personalities of such size and appeal that even those who had not read his books knew who he was.
By the time he was 19 he had published his first novel, but it was his third novel, The City and a Pillar, which caused him the greatest angst.
A story about a young man who discovers he is homosexual, when published in 1948 it caused a scandal and was described by critics as corrupt and pornographic.
Larger than life
Famously well-connected, he rubbed shoulders and butted heads with the great writers, political figures and celebrities of his time.
Vidal considered Ernest Hemingway a joke and compared Truman Capote to a "filthy animal that has found its way into the house".
His most famous literary enemies were conservative pundit William F Buckley Jr and writer Norman Mailer, who Vidal once likened to cult killer Charles Manson.
Mailer head-butted Vidal before a television appearance and on another occasion knocked him to the ground.
Vidal and Buckley took their feud to live national television while serving as commentators at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Vidal accused Buckley of being a "pro-crypto-Nazi" while Buckley called Vidal a "queer" and threatened to punch him.
Vidal seemed to make no effort to curb his abundant ego.
In a 2008 interview with Esquire magazine Vidal said people always seemed impressed that he had met so many famous people, such as Jacqueline Kennedy and William Burroughs.
"People always put that sentence the wrong way around," he said. "I mean, why not put it the true way - that these people got to meet me, and wanted to?"
Privileged upbringing
Born Eugene Luther Vidal Jr, into a family of wealth and power, Vidal grew up in Washington, DC, where his grandfather, Democratic US senator Thomas Gore, had a strong influence on him.
The young Vidal, who eventually took his mother's surname as his first name, first developed his life-long interest in politics as he read to his blind grandfather and led him about town.
He went to exclusive private secondary schools but did not attend college.
After his parents divorced, Vidal's mother married Hugh Auchincloss, who later also became the stepfather of Jacqueline Kennedy. That connection gave Vidal access to the Kennedy White House before a falling out with the family.
After early successes, his literary career stalled due to the controversy of The City and the Pillar, and he concentrated on television and movie scripts.
But by the 1960s, Vidal had returned to his first love, novels.
Three novels came out remarkably quickly - Julian, Washington DC and Myra Breckenridge.
All of them differed in scope and scale - Julian was Roman history, Washington DC, a political novel set in the 1940's, and Myra Breckenridge a camp comedy about sexual reassignment surgery.
'Land of the dull'
Bigger success followed with recreations of historical US figures - such as Aaron Burr and Abraham Lincoln - that analyse where Vidal thought America fell from grace.
He once described the United States as "the land of the dull and the home of the literal" and starting in the 1960s lived much of the time in a seaside Italian villa. He moved back permanently in 2003, shortly before Howard Austen, his companion of more than 50 years, died of cancer.
In 1960 Vidal, a distant cousin of former vice president Al Gore, ran unsuccessfully for a congressional seat in New York and in 1982 failed in a bid for a California Senate seat.
Vidal also was known for his sharp essays on society, sex, literature and politics. He was especially fervent about politics and what he considered to be the death of "the American Empire".
In 2009, he won the annual Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book foundation, which called him a "prominent social critic on politics, history, literature, and culture".
He was strongly critical of the George W Bush administration, describing Mr Bush as the "stupidest man in the United States".
In 2003 he accused Mr Bush of being a religious zealot on the ABC's Sunday Profile.
"There are many bad regimes on Earth, we can list several hundred. At the moment I would put the Bush regime as one of them, but I donât want anybody to attack the United States. Just send Bush back to Texas," he told the ABC.
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr had a close relationship with Vidal over the years, and has told NewsRadio his death is a great loss.
"It's sad to see a polymath, someone with that wide-ranging intelligence go," he said.
"And it's sad to lose someone who was a master story teller and what we'd call a great wordsmith. I think he was the greatest essayist in America without a doubt."
In 2006 Vidal told Senator Carr in an interview for the ABC's Foreign Correspondent that America was on a "losing wicket".
"We have less and less power and less and less money," he said.
He said the American military machine had "reached entropy".
"We'll end up somewhere between Argentina and Brazil, with at least a good soccer team. That'll be about it."
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Ronald Colman and Lili Damita in The Rescue (1929)
Ronald Colman and Lili Damita in The Rescue (1929)
Whenever I see a picture of Ronald Colman I want to punch him directly in the nose for reasons I can't easily explain to anyone who wasn't in my old 1920s roleplay.
Here's the theme song for that last picture.
1920s Gangster Team Rocket.
I was thinking about doing this in full color but I started adding some basic graytones to the lineart and then I kinda… didn't stop…
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I SWORE TO THE GREAT SATAN that this would be listed for sale before the day ended and technically I have been honorable.
When I wake up these shitty product shots will be replaced with something better lit but since you guys should get a jump on the general Etsy public, here's your heads-up.
My Etsy store accepts both Paypal and credit cards. I heard from some people that Big Cartel's Paypal-only policy was locking them out of art buying, so I may move the entire operation back to Etsy as a result. I ship everywhere.


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Ubisoft assures fans over Assassin's Creed: Unity microtransactions
The ability to pay cash for upgrades and unlocks in Assassin's Creed: Unity will not alter the core experience, Ubisoft has vowed.
Ubisoft responds to Assassin's Creed Unity female omission as devs question reasoning
Publisher Ubisoft has distanced itself from claims that high workloads are behind its omission of playable female characters in the four-player co-op focused Assassin's Creed: Unity.
No female characters for four-player Assassin's Creed: Unity
Assassin's Creed: Unity will for the first time allow four players to work together – but not, it seems, for them to play as a female character.
Over 50 Unity games are on the way to Wii U, Nintendo claims
Nintendo has attempted to assert that while mainstream publishers may be shunning Wii U, the indie community is not.
Sony opens up host of indie tools for PlayStation development
Four popular development tools have been opened up for those hoping to develop indie titles for PS4, PS3 and Vita.
Google Play update allows cross-platform multiplayer with iOS
Owners of Android and iOS devices are now able to compete against one another online.
Unity acquires Applifier for Everyplay tech and GameAds service
Unity Technologies has purchased mobile game service firm Applifier for an undisclosed price, the two companies announced in a joint statement today.
ID@Xbox devs offered free Unity Xbox One deployment add-on
Xbox One developers registered with Microsoft's ID@Xbox program are entitled to the Unity Xbox One deployment add-on at no cost, Unity CEO David Helgason has revealed.


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Wow, I just read the article on webmasterbase about this, and it sound exactly what I need ! Just though I'd thank Kevin Yank for a great article.
"The problem is that, more often than not, the people providing the content for a site are not the same people handling its design. Oftentimes, the content provider doesn't even know HTML. How, then, is the content to get from the provider onto the Web site? Not every company can afford to staff a full-time Webmaster, and most Webmasters have better things to do than copying Word files into HTML templates anyway."
I'm going to be trying to learn it now ....!
Sounds exactly what I need..! I run a site with a lot, lot, lot of content, and many writers who have no idea of HTML etc...
Do you think I could learn it in about 2 weeks? Is that possible? (Thats spending about 6 hours a day learning it..)
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SourcesPreston Austin: Sorry seems to be the hardest word. Self-protection via self-critique as instance of class-wide failure? http://t.co/azqksGGv
Matthew Cooper: An important piece from @attackerman http://t.co/MggjDWw0
Irin Carmon: http://t.co/D8LAv8HJ must read from @attackerman
Heidi N. Moore: A good piece that, in part, admits the obvious: Petraeus was venerated in press because he was a reliable source. http://t.co/8CaHm5vz
Jack Shafer: "How I Was Drawn Into the Cult of David Petraeus" by @attackerman http://t.co/KDZ9t62J
Dani Rodrik: A willing participant's apologetic account of how the media hype around Petraeus was created. http://t.co/YoQ0xiT1
Christina Larson: "Petraeus became casualty of publicity machine he cultivated...I have some insght into how machine worked" @attackerman http://t.co/1sHVGK5l
Michael Calderone: Must-read @attackerman on how journalists were drawn into the Petraeus cult: http://t.co/84EwNUrS
Jeremy Senderowicz: Great piece by @attackerman on the construction of the David Petraeus cult: http://t.co/zscthiny


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Hair woes are not the privilege of womenfolk only, as goes the popular belief. The stronger sex must endure the dilemmas of bad hair days, weeks and months too! Now if this is something you can completely relate to, you must also be among those often contemplating what hairstyle to pick, in order to stay stylish and avoid traumatized hair-related scenarios. Read on to know what suits the Indian men the best.


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3/8/2013-Meanwhile, Back In Syria
(March 7, 2013)
Meanwhile, the jihadists are all in with the conflict. They don't wring their hands over politics and they have plenty of money thanks to the many oil-wealthy patrons in the neighborhood who loathe the United States (while enjoying her many vices on trips to Los Angeles). The guns and artillery flow to the rebels like a Nile River of ordnance.
You might wonder why the extremists are so popular in parts of the Muslim world, what with the chopping off of hands and murders of educated teenage girls. I heard an interview on NPR with a western journalist who lived in Lebanon during the last of its many wars, which by the way is due for another any minute now. He said that Hamas bombed his house in Beirut. Later, when the conflict was over, Hamas came back and rebuilt his home at no charge and gave him money to start his life anew. A jihadist Marshall Plan?


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First, I don't know who Tom Scocca is, nor at this point will it help me to know.
The personal and moving excerpt from Patricia Gilman's memoir I wrote about last week is, according to Scocca in his Slate column, a sensationalistic ploy by Tina Brown to terrorize parents of bright children in the pages of "Tina Brown's Newsweek."
The Newsweek piece is a sneaky selection, because it has been put together to minimize the apparently quite real and serious problems that Benjamin exhibited (and that the full memoir seems to deal with), in favor of dwelling on the frightening paradox of his precociousness.
The number of lazy, uninformed fallacies Scocca employs in his piece is shocking. I took my own cheap shots at his piece in the comments:
It is striking that you seem willing to declare yourself an expert on hyperlexia from reading some articles on the internet, seeing as how most pediatricians know little about it themselves.
But then I note you also consider yourself an expert on how Gilman's son's quirks presented themselves by reading a paragraph review of the book in Publisher's Weekly.
And also qualified to assert that a clinical term used by speech and language pathologists (context-appropriate delayed echolalia) is a bemusing fiction.
Nothing in the Newsweek excerpt read to me as sensationalized or alarmist. Most of your piece reads to me as both.
I am the father of a hyperlexic son. Gilman's story so far seems extremely familiar.
What excites me about her book reaching a national audience is the potential for hyperlexia to be better understood, and for yes, more parents to recognize that the precociousness of which they are so proud could be a sign of challenges ahead. Yes, it seems like a paradox, that a smart, reading kid could be experiencing language delays. But Gilman's son (and ours) have to live with that paradox every day of their lives.
Further reading on the internet about hyperlexia could have also told you that early speech and language intervention can have a huge, positive impact with hyperlexic kids.
Many public school districts will perform free assessments of children starting at the age of three, and can offer free preschool classes aimed at helping children with language challenges.
In addition to advanced reading, early signs of hyperlexia can include the reversal of pronouns (I vs. you), a delay in asking the questions most two-year-olds ask, and yes, repetition of stories, songs, and snippets of dialogue from videos (i.e. delayed echolalia).
This is not an epidemic, but it's no joke. With luck some parents of these kids will take something positive from this excerpt or Gilman's memoir and get help, instead of using your snide dismissals as a further excuse to remain in their "my kid is too smart, it's the school that's to blame" cocoon.
Which seems at the heart what Gilman's getting at. Getting over ourselves as parents.
For example, I always pictured myself as being above needing to respond to any assclown with a blog who wrote something that felt like an attack on my kid.
Looks like I'll need to keep working on that.
Stopped by an estate sale yesterday, which meant 24 hours of clogging people's Instagram feeds with stuff I found there.
Here I can keep it to a single post.
Our household does enjoy the work of Dan Zanes and Laurie Berkner, but our family musical loyalties lie with Justin Roberts, The Backyardigans, and Morgan Taylor, the songwriter and illustrator behind Gustafer Yellowgold.
Most children's music performers (even the good ones) can come off as amplified preschool instructors, or antic clowns.
In concert Morgan is one of the least assuming performers I've seen in any genre, as he spins his quiet stories. His on-stage partner is a MacBook running Keynote, which projects videos (complete with backing musical tracks) to accompany each song.
Each song is a story featuring Gustafer Yellowgold, an alien who left his home on the sun, and now lives in a small house in the Minnesota woods with his friends (a purple eel, a fashion-obsessed pterodactyl). Each video is gently animated in a hand-illustrated storybook style, complete with on-screen lyrics.
The videos are such an integral part of his work that each of his four "albums" sells as a dual CD/DVD.
As a medium it's difficult to describe, but Morgan's combined music/storytelling/drawing hooks a lot of people (of all ages) who've checked it out. He and his projector have opened for Wilco and the Polyphonic Spree.
The boy became attached at first because of the on-screen text (like crack for hyperlexics). Later he came to love Sing-A-Long mode on the DVD, in which the vocals are removed. Back in 2008 he asked to be Gustafer on Halloween.
As parents we came to love Morgan's melodic pop, and to be charmed by his quirky sensibility.
The music isn't hyper, or wacky, or hilarious, or sung in the second person. It's… droll.
I adore that it's droll. I love that his songs and drawings are handcrafted by someone who clearly wouldn't know what else to do with himself.
Morgan/Gustafer's new tour is leaving NY this week and will be here in the Bay Area in late May. The concerts are gentle enough for kids as young as two, but Morgan sometimes thinks third grade is the ideal age (by then kids can read all the on-screen text).
Gustafer Yellowgold - iTunes Essentials
Gustafer Yellowgold Infinity Sock - rent video from iTunes
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"I Jump On Cake" - YouTube
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Apparently every copy of Atari's Greatest Hits comes with a Ricardo Montalban android, who starts off all smiling and gracious and welcoming, but who then just follows you around, squinting at you grimly through windows and doorways.
So SICK of this guy.
Although I'll admit he's less annoying than this Hervé Villechaize android, who won't stop hitting on my wife.


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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America produces a monthly clergy health newsletter, Healthy Leaders. In this month's issue, Pastor Beth Birkholtz [1] describes the 10-week running group/Bible study that she formed in her church and the exhilaration she felt at seeing the group progress from walking to finishing a 5K race.
She writes, "We called it the "New Year's Resolution Bible Study" because it fulfilled several of those things that we usually resolve to do each year: exercise more, pray more, read the Bible more."
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Help avoid tearing or an episiotomy during birth with regular perineal massage in the final weeks of pregnancy
Perineal massage is a way of preparing the tissues of the perineum, the area between your vagina and anus, for the stretching that is necessary during childbirth. During birth, the perineal tissues need to stretch a good deal to allow your baby to pass through the birthing canal and if the tissue doesn't stretch enough then it can tear. Slight tearing during birth is quite common, but to prevent substantial tearing midwives or doctors quite often cut into the tissue to give the baby room, a procedure known as an episiotomy.The aim of perineal massage is to 'train' the perineal tissues to stretch and so help to avoid both tearing and episiotomies, as well as reducing the stinging sensation you experience when your baby crowns. Perineal massage is most effective if practised every day for the last six weeks of pregnancy, so from around week 34, and for between five and ten minutes at a time.
"Well, sounds great!" You might be thinking, tell me how to do this massage stuff and I'll get cracking. This is where the 'fun' starts, so prepare yourself mentally for sticking your thumbs inside your vagina. Sorry? Yes, I'm afraid that's right, in order to effectively massage your perineal tissues you'll need to be ready to get stuck in there. Advanced students of perineal massage may prefer to get their partners to massage the perineum as an opportunity to share intimacy and involve their other half in childbirth preparations, or even as part of foreplay. But if you'd prefer to ensconce yourself in privacy with a mirror you certainly won't be alone.
Remember that the massage should be gentle and not abrasive or vigorous. Initially you probably won't be able to stretch the tissues very far before the stinging sensation kicks in, but the point of the massage is that with repetition you'll be able to stretch more and more. To make sure you do the massage every day it helps if you build it into your daily routine. Some women may find that a bath before-hand helps to relax them ready for the massage (and of course, baths are indeed totally safe in late pregnancy, others may find the massage itself relaxing, particularly as they become more adept at it. And if the intimacy of perineal massage gets you and your partner in the mood for love then why the hell not!
To make the most of perineal massage team it with your regular Kegel (pelvic floor) exercises to increase tone and control of your pelvic floor muscles. If you have good control of your pelvic floor muscles then consciously relax them as you perform the massage. No matter how much you prep, your perineum is going to undergo a huge stretch to bring your baby into the world, you find out how you can make yourself more comfortable after giving birth Read more on
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The inaugural Provo Murdock Canal Half Marathon/5K is the the USRA's first ever race in Utah. On Sunday, October 4, 2014 This is the first ever Half Marathon on the newly opened Murdock Canal run/bike trail. USRA is is in its sixth season- having done 100 plus events in 20 states since 2009. Lehi will be the first ever event in Utah.
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2012 UGA Alumni Association Awards
Robert Argo (BBA '50), William P. Flatt and the family of Frank "Sonny" Seiler (BBA '56, JD '57) were honored by the alumni association in April for their commitment to the University of Georgia.
Alumni Merit Award
Robert E. Argo enrolled in UGA after serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. Argo represented Clarke County in the Georgia state legislature from 1976 to 1986, serving on the appropriations and higher education committees, and as chairman of the rules committee. He helped secure funding for many UGA projects including the Tate Student Center, the parking deck adjacent to the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and the Biological Sciences Building. He is an emeritus trustee of the UGA Foundation and has served as UGA Alumni Association president.
Faculty Service Award
William P. Flatt is the D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Foods and Nutrition. Flatt has been at UGA since 1969, when he was recruited from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He has received 10 national awards, including a presidential citation and the USDA Secretary's Honor Award, one of the most significant recognitions the department can bestow. Flatt came to UGA as chairman of the Animal Sciences Division but within a year was named director of the Georgia Experiment Stations. In 1981 he became dean of the College of Agriculture, which was later named the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He has been a major supporter of the university, having established multiple graduate and undergraduate scholarships and awards for outstanding seniors, including an endowment for the Bill and June Flatt Professorship of Foods and Nutrition.
Alumni Family of the Year Award
The family of Frank "Sonny" Seiler has been responsible for eight generations of Uga, UGA's white English bulldog mascot. The first Uga was a gift to Seiler and his wife, Cecilia, in 1956. The Seilers, with children Swann (ABJ '78), Charles (AB '83), Sara and Bess, have been involved in community and statewide affairs and have received many honors and awards. In addition to serving on the Law School and Grady College Boards, respectively, Sonny and Swann Seiler each have served as president of the UGA Alumni Association. They are the only father and daughter to have held the position. Both also have been active with the UGA Foundation and Athletic Association boards.


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Recognizing Carlos Delgado's Excellence
Often times, we look at people, places and experiences from the past through rose-coloured glasses. We build them up in our minds to be much greater than they actually are. That is not the case with Carlos Delgado.
If anything, Carlos Delgado is actually quite the opposite. Much like a fine wine, his era with the Toronto Blue Jays has gotten much better with age. And he will be deservingly enshrined into the Rogers Centre Level of Excellence on July 21st 2013 to honour his contributions to the franchise.
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Artist: Pitchben
Title: Unique (Alexander Maier 1to11 Remix) (short version) / Keep Giving Me Love (Jamie Lidell's Lovers Remix) / Soda (Lorenz Rhode Remix) / (Don't Trust) Mr. Berkofsky (Krazy Baldhead Remix)
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Quotes: great, love it Robert Owens / im gonna go with that P-Funk Soda mix ! Simbad / the 80s jam by lorenz is the pick for me Roual Galloway / This ones a winner! Fantastic remixes! Alexander Maier ́s remix is ace. But i really love Lorenz Rhode ́s super funky remix as well! Roberto Rodriguez / Jamie Lidell "one half of super collider" ? this man needs no extra introduction anymore. cool version he did. alexander meiers mix is good too. Michael Ruetten / soda sounds fun DJ Sneak
Info: Pitchben in full effect again. After the massive success of the album and the "Stand Up" remixes, which went top 10 at Beatport, and was seen in dozens of DJ playlists, here comes the second remix package of Munich's true disco entrepreneur. Alexander Maier's remix is perhaps one of the best remixes we can offer in the first half of 2012, already recommended as remix of the year by Penner & Muder (Mood Music). The whole Compost team loves this remix, too! Ideosyncratic slinky deep house at its best! Alexander Maier (DJ Allstar) has releases on Buzzin Fly, Moodmusic, BlueFin, Exun or Criminal Records, or remixes made for Mugwump, Ben Watt, Kruse & Nürnberg, Martin Eyerer and others.
Jamie Lidell (one half of Super Collider, Warp) liked Pitchben's music aswell and delivered a wonderful peaceful lovers midtempi remix. So good, near sheer bliss. Also electro house funk don Lorenz Rhode performed magic – a true winning club tune full of wirly spiritedness. This should work well on (m)any floors. Last but not least Krazy Baldhead (Ed Banger) who just has released his debut album, donates us a typical Krazy tech-disco banger, which makes bang bang boom and completes the substantial package, but don't be easy as pie, there is a long version of Alexander Maier's remix as digi bonus.
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Pro StockThe Pro Stock class involved a battle between Honda power and Toyota power. The top four contenders in this class were all in the 9-second range and it was the two Honda-powered cars from Clutch Masters against Leslie Durst in her Toyota/Scion-powered Scion Racing tC and her Toyota teammate Scott Kelly in his Toyo Tires Toyota Corolla. In the first elimination round Scott's Corolla took out Jason Yerby in his Clutch Master's Acura Integra, and Norris Prayoonto and Leslie got bye runs. In the second elimination round Scott took out Leslie, and Norris got a bye run. Which get us to the finals. It was Scott's Toyota against Norris' Honda Insight. Scott took the hole shot, but it was Norris who reeled Scott in to take the win.
Even with the rain delay, the event was action packed. Onstage events kept everyone entertained while the racetrack crew was drying the track. There were numerous events including onstage contests, go-go dancers, DJs mixing the latest music, and a very entertaining bikini contest. Stay tuned for more Battle of the Imports as this event marks the beginning of the season.


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Following along with the Simply Rails 2 book, on page 138, talks about deleting records.
I used the command (s.destroy) to delete one record, #2, but I can't it to delete the first record. Whey I type s.destroy(1), I get an Argument Error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 0)
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TAKE NOTE COVER STORY - continued
The seeds of Mexico's attractiveness as a global manufacturing hub began in the late 1980s, when the nation started restructuring its economy and became more open to global trade by signing pacts that lowered trade barriers. The most notable of these was the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. signed in 1992, creating the largest single market in the world.
To date, Mexico has signed 12 free-trade agreements (FTAs) involving 44 countries. The FTAs reduce or eliminate tariffs on parts that Mexico-based companies import and on the finished goods they export, making trade more competitive on a global scale. This cost advantage, combined with Mexico's proximity to bigger and richer markets like the U.S., Canada, and Brazil, is a key reason why industrial giants and automakers have built plants and factories in Mexico in recent years.
The trade deals have been productive. Mexican exports soared more than fivefold, from $60.8 billion in 1994 to $349.6 billion in 2011, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS). Total imports over the same period climbed more than fourfold from $79.3 billion to $350.9 billion. Exports as a percentage of GDP in 2009 stood at 27.7%, exceeding China's 26.7% rate, the first time Mexico had surpassed China in many years, according to World Bank data.
Over the past several years, the two countries' exports as a portion of GDP have been roughly even—an indication of how much Mexico has closed the manufacturing competitiveness gap with China. Mexican exports have also moved steadily up the value chain as companies churn out increasingly sophisticated products. The country's top five exports in 2011 were crude oil, passenger cars, flat-screen TVs, mobile phones, and delivery vehicles, according to the CRS report.
Many T. Rowe Price managers have sought to capitalize on Mexico's booming export sector by investing in the infrastructure that makes increased trade possible.
Several T. Rowe Price funds, including the Growth Stock Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Fund, and Small-Cap Stock Fund, own significant stakes in domestic railroad and trucking companies for which ferrying raw materials into Mexico and delivering finished goods across North America is a growing part of their business.
The outlook for cross-border rail traffic has greatly improved thanks to major infrastructure upgrades in Mexico. The country's largest railroad, Ferrocarril Mexicano (Ferromex),* spent $2.1 billion to improve its railways over the past 13 years, which has reduced shipping times and increased capacity.
The rise in exports has helped foster domestic consumption. Robust growth and slow inflation, helped by a strong central bank, have enabled millions of Mexicans to join the middle class—defined as those earning $10 to $50 per day—making the country one of Latin America's leaders in middle class growth over the past 15 years, the World Bank said. "When you have low unemployment, increasing real wages, modest inflation, relatively low interest rates, and growing consumer credit," Costa Buck says, "it all translates into a growing middle class."
To capitalize on this trend, Costa Buck favors consumption-driven sectors like financials and consumer discretionary, which he thinks have the most promising prospects as incomes rise and consumer credit becomes more widespread. Corporate governance, which has often suffered in Latin America, has also improved markedly in Mexico. "We rarely encounter questionable actions," he says. "Corporate governance is generally very solid in Mexico."
The newly elected reform government of Enrique Peña Nieto appears to be driving some of the investor enthusiasm. Peña Nieto has moved to push through ambitious reforms, targeting improvements in taxes and education, in an effort to unlock the country's economic potential. Among his boldest proposals: opening up Mexico's heavily protected oil and gas industry to private investment. "There's a lot of optimism that this new government will be able to pass some structural reforms in tax and energy policies over the next couple of years," says Costa Buck. "The hope is that it will give Mexico more flexibility and productivity and the potential to expand GDP growth."
Peña Nieto's reform agenda is supported by the major opposition party, a key difference from previous governments that have failed to enact reforms. Together, the ruling and main opposition parties now have the two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress needed to pass legislation. Last November, the government passed a labor reform law making it easier for companies to hire and fire workers.
"The labor reform law was a big deal because the labor market in Mexico is very rigid, and companies don't want to hire people since it's very expensive to fire them," Costa Buck says. "This is a reform that has been pursued by different governments in the past, and finally it was approved."
Despite its economic revival, Mexico faces significant challenges. While the country has made great strides in lifting living standards, more than half of Mexico's population remains in poverty. Organized crime continues to rear its head, though the country's homicide rate, which climbed for four straight years starting in 2008, began to subside in 2012. Political challenges also remain. Hopes for reform are so high that any setback in Peña Nieto's agenda could halt the rally in Mexico's stock market, which gained 18% in 2012 and outpaced the broader emerging markets universe.
Given the country's remarkable turnaround over the past few years, however, the chances of it reverting to its status as Latin America's chronic underachiever appear slim. "Mexico continues to make great strides toward modernizing its economy and reducing corruption," Costa Buck says. "While stocks have performed well recently, we think the long-term prospects for many of the companies in which we invest are promising."
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We are THRILLED to announce that KitchenAid has joined us as a premier sponsor of MIXED! As you are probably aware, both Susan and Paula are KitchenAid Ambassadors, and couldn't be happier to be working with the brand on their first conference.
So what does this mean for YOU, the MIXED Attendee?
All kinds of good stuff!
First and foremost – OPENING NIGHT!
After your check in and dinner, you'll head over to the "KitchenAid Mixer" – food, music, fun, and PRIZES! Get to know your fellow bloggers, make some new friends, and walk away the WINNER OF… well – we can't quite tell you that yet! (So many good things it's not even funny.) KitchenAid will be making their presence known throughout the conference (you'll just love them as much as we do)…and of course – there's gonna be a goodie in the swag bag as well as ALL those OTHER prizes!
BUT – you need to buy your MIXED ticket before you can win, so get on it!
Need more incentive?
Our friends at KitchenAid are giving ONE OF YOU a 7 Quart Stand Mixer, in your choice of available colors, JUST for buying your ticket by August 13! This machine will change your baking world, I promise you that! If you've already purchased your ticket, of course, you are in the running…but if not, get on it quick! Just head over and buy that ticket before they are all gone…
What are you waiting for? Get REGISTERED ; )
Can't wait to see you there!
Dixie Crystals Pre-Conference Baking Contest 2014
That's right…your recipe could earn you a FREE MIXED TICKET, (retail value $329) where you will be up against two other amazing finalists in the Sugar Showdown!
Once you have been selected as one of the three finalists, you will arrive at Mixed to face off in a baking competition judged by the attendees. If you win? A $500 Grand Prize and Bragging Rights are yours for an entire lifetime!
- All recipes must include at least 1 teaspoon of Dixie Crystals or Imperial Sugar. Brown, white, powdered, etc are all included.
- All recipes must be complete in 30 minutes.
- You MUST include 2 of the ingredients from this list:
- dark chocolate
- mint chocolate chips
- pumpkin puree
- pecans
- cranberries
- apples
- Recipe must be posted by September 30 2014 to be considered.
· The recipe must be an original creation. Recipes may not have been previously published or otherwise owned, sold or conveyed to a third party and may not have won previous awards.
- All recipes or posts must include a link to Dixie Crystals or Imperial Sugar, and all links must be tweeted including the @MixedCon handle to be included in the competition.
- THREE finalists will be chosen to attend Mixed Conference to participate in the Sugar Showdown and receive a free Mixed ticket.
- *** NO travel is included, participants are responsible for their own lodging and transportation.
- ONE grand prize of $500 awarded by Dixie Crystals based on judging during conference.
- Finalist will be notified by October 10, 2014.
What are you waiting for? Get baking!
2014 Open Call for Speakers
Hello Mixers! We've set the date for November 7-9, 2014 and are deep into the planning stages for Mixed. We already have our core sessions locked in for:
Food Photography
Food Styling
SEO Optimization
Now we're looking to fill the remaining sessions.
Do YOU have a session in mind that you would like to present at Mixed? Here's your chance. Drop us a line with your pitch. We'd love to hear from you. If you don't BUT know of someone who does or would be a great fit please forward this information to them! We're all ears!
Please use our CONTACT FORM with the subject line marked MIXED SPEAKER PROPOSAL so we know to open it immediately ; )
Thanks so much! Look forward to hearing!
Paula & Susan
Mixed Conference Food Photography & Styling Workshop
A 3-hour intimate and intense styling workshop with professional photographer (and author of Plate to Pixel) Helene Dujardin and professional food stylist Tami Hardeman. Taking place at 10 am Friday morning (11/22/13) before MIXED officially starts, we'll briefly chat about our approach to food photography and styling… then dive right in to some hands-on workshopping. We'll be working through a "challenging" subject – think cocktails, sandwiches or an Indian curry – all the way from reading the recipe to how light, angle and your choice of props change the look and feel of your dish. Helene and Tami will be on-hand to help you with your shots…and you'll have access to their surfaces, props and dishes for your images.
You'll need to bring your camera – whatever you normally shoot food with is best. This is *not* a photography/"how to work your camera" session – this will be strictly hands-on so basic knowledge of your camera & settings is necessary. If you have a tripod, bringing it with you will be helpful as you'll be playing photographer and food stylist at the same time.
You *must* be an attendee of MIXED to be a part of the workshop. There will only be 8 spots available for this workshop – once they're gone, they're gone!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: This purchase is non-refundable but is transferable – please register only if you know you can attend on Friday morning before the conference officially starts. If you're unable to attend the workshop for any reason, your spot may be sold to another attendee. Please contact me directly in that instance and I'll adjust the class list accordingly.
Dixie Crystals Pre-Conference Cookie Contest
- All recipes must include at least 1/4 cup Dixie Crystals or Imperial Sugar. Brown, white, powdered, etc are all included.
- Recipe must be posted between October 8 and October 25, 2013 to be considered.
- All recipes or posts must include a link to Dixie Crystals or Imperial Sugar, and all links must be tweeted including the @MixedCon handle to be included in the competition.
- THREE finalists will be chosen to attend Mixed Conference to participate in the Sugar Showdown.
- NO travel is included, participants are responsible for their own lodging and transportation.
- ONE grand prize of $500 awarded by Dixie Crystals based on judging during conference.
- Finalist will be notified by October 31What are you waiting for? Get baking!Entries:
- Nel's Nook: Pumpkin Spice Monster Cookies
- Me and My Pink Mixer : Snickerdoodle Cookie Tarts
- A Beautiful Bite: Chocolate Stout Cookies with Irish Cream Frosting
- The Live in Kitchen: Secretly Spicy Pistachio and Chocolate dipped Shortbread Cookies
- Simply Budgeted: Oatmeal Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
- Tickled Red: Cheddar Apple Pie Cookies
- The Dessertist: My Family's Secret Horseshoe Cookie
- The Cafe Sucre Farine: Old Fashioned Shortbread with Salted Caramel
- Thank you to everyone who entered! Our FINALISTS (in no particular order) who will be baking their cookies at the conference for a chance to win $500 are:
1. Chris Scheuer, The Café Sucre Farine
Old Fashioned Shortbread with Salted Caramel
2. Lindsay Moe – The Live In Kitchen
Secretly Spicy Pistachio Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies
- 3. Shari – Tickled Red
Cheddar Pie Apple Cookies
Call for 2013 Volunteers
Hi Mixers!
Susan and I are SO excited about this year's conference! We have so many educational and FUN things in store for you again this year. Now that the conference is getting closer (we're 3 months out!) we are looking for A FEW GOOD VOLUNTEERS to help out during/after the conference. If you are selected as a volunteer, in return for your help we would cover your conference ticket (retail value $329). Travel and hotel accommodations are NOT included and are up to you to cover.
We are looking for volunteers for the following categories:
- Technical : Are you handy with microphones and AV equipment? Then this is the place for you.
- Hospitality : Are you a social butterfly? Like mixing and mingling with people? We are looking for volunteers to help with: registration, party hosts, speaker coordinator, and the like. If this sounds like fun then this is the place for you.
- General : General behind the scenes help. IE: stuffing swag bags, delivering items from one room to another, breaking down boxes, set up, clean up, etc. This is where we will need the bulk of help.
We will have a volunteer meeting Friday (time TBD) to give the volunteers a quick tour of the property, go over duties, expectations and answer any questions you might have.
NOTE: We welcome all applications but please ONLY apply IF you are able to attend the conference November 22-24 and are able to cover your travel and hotel accommodations.
Ready to APPLY?
Look forward to seeing you all in November!
Paula & Susan
2013 Tickets
Hello Mixers!
In case you didn't hear, Mountain Lake Lodge is undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation. Rooms and all. From what we have seen it's amazing already. We're looking forward to our 2nd year at this iconic property!
EDITED TO ADD: Alumni special has EXPIRED. Thank you to those who took advantage. Early Bird Tickets are now available.
We are thrilled to announce that we're offering our 2012 ALUMNI a very special opportunity. As a way of saying THANK YOU for supporting us in our first year we are offering Y'ALL not only the opportunity to secure your tickets before anyone else BUT (because you know that's how we roll) we're giving you a BIG discount as well. No measly 10% or even 20% off nope it's better than that. It's one heck of a deal. We're sending out the link privately through TWITTER (you are following us aren't you? ). If you didn't get the link and you are an ALUMNI (we will check) just let us know and we'll hook you up. All good things must come to an end and so will this opportunity – you ONLY have until 11:59 PM EST on SUNDAY MARCH 10th to get this incredible deal (we're very sorry but no exceptions).
Starting MONDAY MARCH 11th we will be opening up EARLY BIRD TICKETS via EVENTBRITE to the blogosphere! Early bird pricing is $299 per ticket and is valid until May 1 (or until tickets run out)
Tickets include:
- ALL MEALS (Friday evening – Sunday morning)
After May 1st if there are any tickets still available tickets will move to a regular price of $329.
ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. Tickets are transferable up until 4 weeks prior to conference.Get your tickets while you can. When they're gone they're gone. 100 to go around and that's that.Paula & Susan
Mixed 2013 Call for Speakers
Did you hear the news? We've set the date for MIXED 2013! It's FRIDAY – SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22-23, 2013 at the Mountain Lake Lodge Resort in Virginia (did we also tell you they're in the middle of a complete renovation!) Conference tickets will go on sale in the next little bit so SAVE THE DATE. In the meantime we're putting out a call for speakers! If you'd like to speak at a session fill out the form below to be considered!
Thanks so much! Look forward to reading all of the applications!
Paula & Susan
Another MAJOR KitchenAid Surprise
Hello, Mixers!!
We hope you've been having a wonderful holiday season…we've missed you these past couple of weeks!
Did you get everything on your wish list?
How about that new KitchenAid Range from the conference? Still want it?
Well…Holiday Miracles happen!
One of the winners of the range, Liz from the Dreamfields Team, has graciously offered to put the gorgeous range back in The Mix, and KitchenAid is ready to give it to one of you!! Sweet, right?
All you need to do for your chance to win is post your recap of the Mixed Conference on your own site, and be sure to mention KitchenAid and Dreamfields (and other sponsors you just loved!!), then post the link on our Mixed Facebook Page. One lucky blogger will be chosen at random on New Years Day! (if you've already posted a recap prior to this announcement, that counts, just be sure to share your link!!)
GIVEAWAY: ONE Even-Heat Range
(Choice of Electric Range, Electric Range with Induction Cooktop OR Gas Range)
because you know that's not how we roll, we're randomly giving away TWO KitchenAid 5-speed hand blenders ($129.99 each) as well!
Will it be you? We hope so!! Good Luck!
Paula & Susan
Disclaimer: This giveaway is sponsored by KitchenAid. You must have attended the Mixed conference and post a Mixed conference recap to your blog by December 31, 2012 and include links to KitchenAid and Dreamfields. Odds of winning depend on number of entries. Winner will be drawn by random number generator and notified via email. Winner has 48 hours to reply to email or an alternate winner will be drawn.
Thank you all for your entries. Contest has ended. Winner of the KitchenAid RANGE is drum roll please … THE ARMY MOM !
Winners of the KitchenAid Hand Blenders are: ME AND MY PINK MIXER & BRAN APPETIT.
We can't wait to see what deliciousness you whip up! Happy New Year to you ALL!
Shuttle Info and Dress Code
Meet OUTSIDE of the airport at the FRONT ENTRANCE at your scheduled pick up time. You'll see a large, creative, crazy colored van- called the HOOPTIE RIDE! No one will be inside the airport to greet you, but fear not…the Roanoke Airport is TINY. Come outside at your scheduled time, you'll be fine!
For Flights Arriving between 11:00am and 1235pm, your shuttle time is 12:45PM
For Flights Arriving between 12:45 and 2:15, your shuttle time is 2:30PM
If your flight is before one of these times or after these times, we will be emailing you with your shuttle/ride info.
Many of you are emailing, asking what to wear. Keep it casual! We will be wearing jeans and boots for most of the weekend, with nicer jeans for dinner and the parties. For movies – wear your PJs if you like! You can dress up or down – just be comfortable – we are a diverse group and anything goes!
Temps on the mountain for the weekend are in the mid 50s as a high, and low 40s for the lows. Some of you will be in rooms a quick walk (1-2 minutes) from the stone hotel, so bring a jacket.
Can't wait to meet you all!
Dixie Crystals Bake It Forward Cookie Finalists
We want to thank EVERYONE who submitted an entry for the Dixie Crystals #bakeitforward contest! 15 amazingly sweet creations in all. It was no easy decision, Chef Eddy of Dixie Crystals baked EACH and EVERY recipe. Such a sweet guy. Tasting and testing them before coming up with just THREE who will continue on to the BAKE OFF!
AND THE FINALISTS are (listed in alphabetical order)
- Aimee Broussard Handmade – Pecan Praline King Cake Cookie
- Bran Appetit – Soft Ginger Butterscotch Chip Cookies
- My Invisible Crown – Cranberry Orange Almond Cookies
Congratulations girls! These THREE will compete in a BAKE OFF at the conference! That's right they'll be baking their entries and we will ALL be tasting them and casting a ballot for OUR favorite #bakeitforward COOKIE!
What's at stake? $500 goes to the grand prize winner! That will buy a whole lot of sugar now won't it ; )
Good luck girls! We can't wait to taste these little beauties in person!


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this is perty old...my block ins are much much cleaner now...and more deliberate...but take a look...hopefully it will help some of you who are struggling with the digital painting process.
Saaayy, I remember that. After you finish your project you ought to do a new one in a more dynamic, well lit scene so you can benchmark your progression. You do the dark stuff so well, it'd be interesting to see a more laid-bare piece eh?
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Thank you very much for that. I have been painting (or coloring) in photoshop for a while now but just recently started trying out Painter.
thanks, i can see this is going to help ma alot now (or in the future, i don't think i'm ready for colours yet).
The only thing that bothers me is that i usually have no idea what to do...how do i render something?
i'm clueless what to do after i've completed the sketch...
aah well, it comes with practice i guess. thanks for this tutorial :chug:
Cynical smarty pants.
Can you tell us what kind of brush you used for painting that? I'm used to using the watercolor brush on Painter, but I'm wondering what you used to achieve this?
Mr Manley: I've been admiring with amazement one of your knights-the one with the helmet- posted in concept art's main page and wondered how you did it. Can I get the same texture in photoshop like you get with painter, or is that impossible unless one is very skilled? Will the wet brush
in pshop do the trick?
just a question about your base colour being the opposite of the feel you're going for- you said that the base colour will show through and enhance the feel of the overall work. I understand the theory of mixing opposites colours to create shadows and basically to create more realistic tones overall, especially when working in traditional media but does this base colour theory still work in digital paintings if there is no real base area surface showing through in the final piece?
When i think about it I figure it probably gives an overall sense of realism but are there other benefits?
would it be possible to get a hig-res version of this?
...you mean ME? Thanks for posting the link.Originally posted by Jason Manley
...hopefully it will help some of you who are struggling with the digital painting process.
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Categories > Anime/Manga > Saiyuki > A Different Journey
Chapter 20 Reviews
Hakkai smiles as he saw his friend coming in. "So glad to see you again, let me get you some tea."
"Looking good man, how are you doing these days". Gojyo looked at his friend fondly as he took the cup of steaming tea.
"I'm not complaining, although I should say I missed the dangers of the journey specially the company of you guys."
"Yap, I missed it too, things are getting too boring now a days." Gojyo took a sip of steaming tea and nearly scalded his tongue.
"Why don't you move in with me just like the old times, this house is too big for just one person, we can share the rent."
"Naaaaah, I'm fine, and besides I don't want you to be bothered by my lady friends, they are a bit noisy sometimes." Gojyo smile at the thought of having all his women around Hakkai, they would probably fight it out with him as to who should have the right to take care of Gojyo's daily needs.
Hakkai nodded smile plastered across his face. He doesn't want to push the idea to his friend he will just wait until Gojyo decided to. "I baked some chocolate cake, Sanzo and Goku are coming also I called them as soon as you informed me that you will be here."
Gojyo felt the tightening in his gut when he heard Sanzo's name but tried to hide his uneasiness by lighting a cigarette.
"Great, it's been a while. So how's those two doing?"
"They are both fine, Goku is doing well in school he visits here quite often to asked for some help on his homework. Sanzo has been busy at the temple, he has a new student to mentor, he says the kid is good and may become his successor when the time comes."
Gojyo nodded, but Hakkai noticed the stiff reaction of his friend.
"Gojyo, is there something that's bothering you?
"Uh uh, nothing, just thinking of those girls I left at the house, I hope they change the bed sheets, it's kinda soiled". Gojyo lied.
"What am I suppose to say? You see Hakkai, my problem is I have all these women around me, they maybe able to fill my current needs, but my need for the uptight monk are so overwhelming and no harem can fill in that void."
Gojyo was already on his third cigarette when Sanzo and Goku arrived. He stared at Sanzo, caught in the beauty of the man he missed so much and messing up his brain for the past few months. Inexplicable heat suffused him. His pulse raced. He willed his pulse to calm and fought the urge to grab him and hold him tight. When was the last time he has been this excited, this pleased, to see someone? Sanzo was always with him when they were traveling thru west, the reason why Gojyo didn't notice his growing need for the monk, but as soon as they went on their separate ways, he started missing him. The past months had been difficult, as if a part of him were missing. He wanted to be with Sanzo, and now that he is here, Gojyo felt he is whole again.
Sanzo moved towards the table, his expression heavy with censure as he glanced at Gojyo. "Is he still angry at me?" Gojyo took a deep breath and struggled not to look at the man whose presence always sends spikes of thrills thru him.
"Since you guys are all here, I will get the cake so we can eat." Hakkai excused himself and went towards the kitchen.
Gojyo sipped at his tea and tried to relax. "Hey monk, how are you doing these days?" he asked plastering a smile on his face.
"None of your business." Came the sarcastic reply.
"I see, so Sanzo sama is doing great." Gojyo answered in his usual teasing manner.
"How's school monkey, you should drop by at my place, I can teach you a thing or two on security measures, I worked as bodyguard and there are some things I believe would be helpful to you."
"That would be great Kappa, will do that as soon as the semester ends."
"Hmmmp, all you will teach him is how to seduce women and lure them in bed."
"Hey, I'm trying to help Goku on his studies I thought it's a good idea that he learns something about security." Gojyo answered while fisting his hands on the table.
"Hah, security my ass the last time you get fired was when your client caught you in bed with his wife. You're supposed to be the bodyguard of the wife, not take her to bed".
"Ma, ma Sanzo, I know Gojyo means well." Hakkai butted in as he set the table for their snacks.
"Tch, just when did the Kappa ever do something aside from being an idiot, it would be much better if he will work as gigolo he will earn more money that way."
"Watch your tongue monk I will not allow you to insult me further. I'm a ladies man, what's wrong with that, better than being a virgin, afraid of being touch. Why don't you try losing your virginity, for all you know, you might like it".
Sanzo aimed his gun directly at the Kappa. "Shut up baka errogapa, or I'll pump bullets in your mouth".
Gojyo slumped on his sit glaring daggers at the monk. "Who do you think you are you bastard, you think you're so great huh, who gives you the right to just shoot at anybody at your whim".
At this thought, Gojyo found himself arguing with his inner self. "Of course he is great, why the hell you followed him on that Godforsaken journey if he is not"? Even up to this day, you still wanted to be by his side.
"Shut the fuck up, aside from being homicidal, that guy is an egotistical maniac". The inner voice continued to taunt him. "Oh, is that really how you see him? I thought you said that he is as a guy of substance with amazing good looks".
"Shit, he is a man of very bad attitude, how could anybody be interested on that"?
The inner voice mocked him further. "Don't bullshit me, you know for a fact that you are deeply attached to him you don't even know how to go on with your life without the bastard, you're lost without him.
Gojyo sat still, unable to refute himself.
Gojyo heard that inner voice again. "Why do you refused to acknowledge your feelings for him? Are you are afraid of being rejected?
"This is the right thing to do, I cannot have him and before this goes any further might as well put an end to it. There are lots of girls out there that will always make me forget"./] Gojyo countered.
"You're so miserable without him, you pathetic fool."
"Sanzo will not even give me a second thought."
"You haven't tried yet, how can you just give up without trying?
"Snap out of it, you don't stand a chance."
Gojyo inhaled deeply and was pulled out of his thoughts when Hakkai called out. "Food is waiting, have a bite".
"What's going on Gojyo? You were looking at Sanzo like you wanted to eat him. If I were you I'll stick to the cake." Goku commented gobbling a big chunk of chocolate cake.
"You're hallucinating stupid monkey." Gojyo cringed, controlling the urge to shove a big chunk of cake on Goku's mouth to shut the kid up.
"I'm not the one looking so stupid, staring at Sanzo like that, you pervert". Goku countered.
"Shut up or I'll eat all the cake. Monkeys are not supposed to eat cakes, specially the chocolate flavored".
"Do that and I'll kill you, stupid cockroach".
"Tch, hurry up Goku, its time to leave." Sanzo glared at Gojyo with a look that he was going to skin him alive.
"Ha ha, Sanzo you just arrived, why don't we have a game of poker and a couple of beers, just like the old times, please stay here tonight.
"Yeah, that would be great Sanzo, I missed it too". Goku agreed while tugging Sanzo's sleeves.
Sanzo thought for a while, he may not admit it but he missed his former companions and he is looking forward of spending some time with them. "As long as I'm not sharing room with the pervert".
"I refurbished the place, the guess room has twin beds and I moved the king size bed to my room, you and Goku can have the guess room, and Gojyo and I can share."
Sanzo agreed to stay but glared at Gojyo nonetheless as if telling him, try anything kappa and I'll kill you.
Gojyo chuckled and started shuffling the cards. He missed it alright, the threats, the glares and even the damn harrisen and he is sure he will make the most out of it on this reunion.
"Straight" Sanzo lowered his cards.
"Full house. Sorry monk better luck next time". Gojyo put down his cards smiling widely at Sanzo.
"That's three in a row, are you sure you're not cheating Gojyo"? Goku asked scratching his head.
"Hiding cards on your sleeves kappa"? Sanzo eyed Gojyo with suspicion.
"You can search my body, droopy eyes I won't mind a cavity search as long as you're the one doing it".
Sanzo lowered his head, pink rose on his cheek. He covered his uneasiness by yelling at the kappa and taking a gulfed of his beer. Gojyo noticed it and teased the monk further.
"Okey, another round guys and be ready for your impending doom, what about you monk don't you get tired of being defeated, we can play a different kind of game if you want, something you will really enjoy". Gojyo sneered and stared directly at Sanzo, daring him to accept the challenge.
"Shut the fucked up and shuffle the cards". Sanzo retorted.
Gojyo leaned across the table and touch Sanzo's arm. "Baldy cannot wait for another round, say how about we make this game more interesting, if I win this round, I will get a kiss from you, and if you win you get a kiss from me, how's that". Gojyo smiles teasingly.
Sanzo straightened, his eyes widening. He stood up and whacked Gojyo with his harrisen as hard as he could.
"What was that for, you asshole".
"Because you're so stupid and you're fucking annoying".
"What about me, who will I kiss"? Goku asked wide eyed.
"Ah ha ha, Goku you don't have to kiss anybody".
"But Gojyo says it's a bet, and since I'm playing I should also put my bet I don't want to be left out of the game".
Twack Twack "Shut up bakasaru".
Although Gojyo felt sorry for the monkey for taking the hit he just cannot help teasing the monk. He cocked his head, until this time he cannot seem to understand how this man could make him feel this way, yet he couldn't deny the proof sitting across in front of him. Something was different he couldn't put his finger on exactly what. But certainly it was intense.


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What was Chatham like in 1952?
Disney's screenwriters keep asking me that question, in many different ways.
The process of turning The Finest Hours into a major motion picture has been very interesting to watch — and participate in, to the extent that the producers and screenwriters want my input. I'm frequently surprised at how detail-oriented they are, how they even want to glean the feelings a particular character was experiencing at different times. Sometimes I'm able to remember what was conveyed when I interviewed the surviving characters for the book, but these screenwriters have me really searching my memory for clues.
It was big news for myself and my co-author, Casey Sherman, when Disney announced early in the summer that Robert Schwentke would direct the movie (he did the recent Bruce Willis film Red as well as directing Jody Foster in Flight Plan). We knew things would get moving as soon as someone was at the helm, but we don't have specifics of when they will film. I keep saying it was a winter storm that broke the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer apart, so maybe they'll film this winter. (Don't be fooled by sloppy reporters who write that the ships collided in the storm, they didn't.)
Going over these details again and again has made me grateful that I was able to meet many of the people involved in the rescue in which 84 lives were at stake and 70 were saved, 32 of them by Bernie Webber and his small crew in the wooden 36500, the Coast Guard vessel that made it through treacherous waves at the Chatham bar. Richard Livesey was one of the crewmen with Bernie whom I was able to meet and interview in person. I felt he had been kind of forgotten, that none of his neighbors knew what he had done. Nobody had asked him about it in years.


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Are You Preventing Your Baby from Sleeping through the Night?
Smart sleep tactics from The No-Cry Sleep Solution | Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
Here's something that may really surprise you: As much as we may want our babies to sleep through the night, our own subconscious emotions sometimes hold us back from encouraging change in our babies' sleeping habits. You yourself may be the very obstacle preventing you from changing a routine that disrupts your life. So let's figure out if anything is standing in your way.
Examine Your Own Needs and Goals
Today's society leads us to believe that "normal babies" sleep through the night from about two months; my research indicates that this is more the exception than the rule. The number of families in your boat could fill a fleet of cruise ships.
"At our last day-care parent meeting, one father brought up the fact that his two-year-old daughter wasn't sleeping through the night. I discovered that out of 24 toddlers, only six stayed asleep all night long." …
- Robin, mother of thirteen-month-old Alicia
You must figure out where your own problem lies. Is it in your baby's routine, in your management of it, or simply in the minds of others? If you can honestly say you want to change your baby's sleep habits because they are truly disruptive to you and your family, then you're ready to make changes. But if you feel coerced into changing Baby's patterns because Great Grandma Beulah, your friend from playgroup, or even your pediatrician says that's the way it should be, it's time for a long, hard think.
Certainly, if your little one is waking you up every hour or two, you don't have to think long on the question, "Is this disruptive to me?" It obviously is. However, if your baby is waking up only once or twice a night, it's important that you determine exactly how much this pattern is disturbing to you and decide on a realistic goal. Be honest in assessing the situation's effect on your life.
Begin today by contemplating these questions:
- Am I content with the way things are or am I becoming resentful, angry, or frustrated?
- Is my baby's nighttime routine negatively affecting my marriage, job, or relationships with my other children?
- Is my baby happy, healthy, and seemingly well rested?
- Am I happy, healthy, and well rested?
Once you answer these questions, you will have a better understanding of not only what is happening with regard to your baby's sleep, but also how motivated you are to make a change.
Reluctance to Let Go of Those Nighttime Moments
A good, long, honest look into your heart may truly surprise you. You may find you actually relish those quiet night wakings when no one else is around. I remember in the middle of one night, I lay nursing Coleton by the light of the moon. The house was perfectly, peacefully quiet. As I gently stroked his downy hair and soft baby skin, I marveled at this tiny being beside me—and the thought hit me, "I love this! I love these silent moments that we share in the night." It was then that I realized that even though I struggled through my baby's hourly nighttime wakings, I needed to want to make a change in our night waking habits before I would see any changes in his sleeping patterns.
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SSS day 30
Self-Stitched September, day 30. We did it, through four cities, a photo shoot, a season's TV taping, and two mini vacations. Today I'm wearing a wool dress I made a long time ago from Simplicity 3673—it was the second thing I made after my Burda shirtdress, and probably the first thing I made that I really loved. It fulfilled the promise of making my own clothes for me—I know I could not buy the same dress for anything close to the raw cost of the materials. The material is beautiful, I fitted it carefully, I sewed it slowly and without shortcuts (and added a full lining), and I feel like a million bucks in it. Win!
I have loved this experiment. I'd never really sat down and thought about my me-made wardrobe before—I just sort of made things willy-nilly as they caught my interest. But this month has taught me to be more intentional about what I make, own, and wear—I don't need to have lots of clothes, just enough clothes that I feel good in and find beautiful, ethical, well-meant and well-made. I feel like I've learned a lot about what is flattering on me and what shapes make me look like a potato sack. And I'm more determined than ever to bring some color into my wardrobe.
This challenge has been so inspiring: I love seeing how people are wearing their self-stitched items, and thinking about how to translate my own pile of me-made things into an actual living closet. Self-stitched daily, anyone?


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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Clinicians have made
remarkable advances in treating blood cancers with bone marrow and
blood stem cell transplants in recent years, significantly reducing
the risk of treatment-related complications and death, a new study
Between the early 1990s and 2007, there was a 41 percent drop in
the overall risk of death in an analysis of more than 2,500
patients treated at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, a
leader in the field of blood cancers and other malignancies.
Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, who
conducted the study, also noted dramatic decreases in treatment
complications such as infection and organ damage.
The study was published in the Nov. 24 issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine
"We have made enormous strides in understanding this very complex procedure and have yielded quite spectacular results," said study senior author Dr. George McDonald, a gastroenterologist with Hutchinson and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington, in Seattle. "This is one of the most complex procedures in medicine and we understand a lot of complications we didn't before."
Dr. Mitchell Smith, head of the lymphoma service at Fox Chase
Cancer Center in Philadelphia, feels the general positive trend --
if not the exact numbers -- can be extrapolated to other care
"Most of the things that they've been doing have been generally adopted by most transplant units, although you do have to be careful because they get a select patient population and they are experts," he said. "The smaller centers that don't do as many procedures may not get the exact same results, but the trend is clearly better."
Treatment of high-risk blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma
and myeloma was revolutionized in the 1970s with the introduction
of allogeneic blood or bone marrow transplantation.
Before this advance, patients with blood cancers had far more
limited options. The high-dose chemotherapy or radiation treatments
designed to kill blood cancer cells (which divide faster than
ordinary cells) often damaged or destroyed the patient's bone
marrow, leaving it unable to produce the blood cells needed to
carry oxygen, fight infection and stop bleeding. Transplanting
healthy stem cells from a donor into the patient's bone marrow --
if all went well -- restored its power to produce these vital blood
While the therapy met with great success, it also had a lot of
serious side effects, including infections, organ damage and
graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which were severe enough to
prevent older and frailer patients from undergoing the
But the past 40 years has seen a lot of improvements in managing
these problems.
The authors of this study compared the experiences of 1,418
patients who underwent their first allogeneic transplants at
Hutchinson between 1993 and 1997 with those of 1,148 patients who
had the same procedure a decade later, between 2003 and 2007.
Patients had types of leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and
myelodysplastic syndrome and received peripheral-blood stem cells
or bone marrow from unrelated donors. In the later period, more
peripheral-blood stem cell transplantations were done and fewer
bone marrow transplantations were performed.
The overall rate of death without a relapse declined 52 percent,
and the overall early death rate (200 days post-procedure) without
a relapse dropped 60 percent.
About 55 percent of patients undergoing transplantations in the
earlier period survived a year, compared with 70 percent of those
in the later period.
And there were improvements in the rates of just about every
complication, even though the patients treated in 2003-2007 were
older and sicker than those treated a decade earlier. For instance,
the chances of developing severe graft-versus-host disease went
down by 67 percent over the decade, partly thanks to better drugs.
There was also less disease caused by infections and less
treatment-related damage to the liver, kidney and lungs, the
analysis found.
The authors can't be sure about the reasons for the
improvements, but speculate that it has to do with more controlled
chemotherapy doses; less toxic "conditioning" to rid the body of
attack lymphocytes; better detection and prevention of viral,
bacterial and fungal infections, as well as the availability of
better antifungal (and other) medications as well as better
matching of donors and recipients.
Use of peripheral-blood stem cells, which increased during the
time frame, also is easier on the patient, they noted.
In addition, the introduction of the drug Gleevec to treat
patients with chronic myeloid leukemia has eliminated the need for
transplantation in these patients, Smith added.
"I think we all feel comfortable that we are doing much better than we were doing 10 years ago, particularly in terms of early deaths and preventing and managing toxicity, and a lot of it has come out of this group [the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center]," said Smith. "They're the ones that lead the way."
Dr. Nelson Chao, head of the transplantation program and
professor of medicine at Duke University in Durham, N.C., agreed
that "a lot of these treatments are now standardized in many
McDonald and five other authors reported ties with
pharmaceutical companies. The study was funded by the U.S. National
Institutes of Health.
More information
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has more on
stem cell transplantation.
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