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Can Crowdsourcing Tell Us Whether A Burrito Is Any Good?
This past summer, FiveThirtyEight took on the somewhat ridiculous task of . Knowing this effort would be Herculean, we enlisted the help of Yelp and a panel of food experts to guide us. Nate Silver created a statistic -- value over replacement burrit...Blog | September 24, 2014
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America's Best Burrito
America es un gran burrito Early this year, 67,391 burrito-selling establishments, huddled with food experts and selected 64 of the nation's finest burritos to compete in the search for . Since then, this burrito correspondent has travele...Blog | September 10, 2014
USC-Stanford, Michigan State-Oregon headline games with playoff i...
USC-Stanford, Michigan State-Oregon, Michigan-Notre Dame and Virginia Tech-Ohio State face off in Week 2. With help from ESPN Stats & Information and ESPN Insider Brian Fremeau, we size up what each needs to do to win -- and what will happen if they do.Eticket | Conversation | September 05, 2014
NIT Season Tip-off to feature eight teams in set matchupsAndy Katz
The NIT Season Tip-Off will no longer be a bracketed event and instead will be a classic with set semifinal matchups at Madison Square Garden in New York pitting Gonzaga against Georgia and Minnesota versus St. John's.Story | Conversation | September 03, 2014
The Last Finalist For America's Best Burrito Is Delicious
competition America's best burritoBurrito Bracket This week we journey from Boston to Alabama and from San Francisco to El Paso to determine the fourth entrant in the Burrito Bracket's final round. If my Round 1 opinions hold, it will be...Blog | September 03, 2014
Can A Southern Burrito Overtake One Of California's Finest?
competition America's best burritoBurrito Bracket The Jalapeno Quadrant of the Burrito Bracket is stacked. It contains from Round 1, Nate Silver thinks of as the unofficial winner of the , and Southern burrito. th...Blog | August 27, 2014
The Battle for the Best 'SNL' Cast Member, Day 3 Resu...Steven Hyden
OK, let's get the obvious out of the way first. The upsets keep on not coming! 1. Eddie Murphy (20,806 votes) 4. Dan Aykroyd (10,195 votes) 3. Bill Murray (16,052 votes) 2. John Belushi (14,638 votes) 3. Mike Myers (12,013 votes)...Blog | August 26, 2014
The Battle for the Best 'SNL' Cast Member, Day 2 Resu...Emily Yoshida
It's very telling that thus far, the SNL bracket has featured only one true upset, 11-seed Rob Schneider knocking off 6-seed (and far less famous) Jan Hooks. As we get down to our Sweet 16, the results are just about what you'd imagine...Blog | August 25, 2014
Jalen and Jacoby Pop the Trunk: NBA News and a Hip-Hop Group Brac...Jalen Rose and David Jacoby
Jalen and Jacoby discuss the Kevin Love trade and the time Jalen broke Dick Bavetta's nose, and advance to Round 3 of their Hip-Hop Group Bracket. Listen to the podcast here. Subscribe to the Grantland Sports podcast network on iTunes here....Blog | August 22, 2014
Who Is the Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Member...Sean Fennessey
A friend told me a funny story the other day: On a routine subway ride headed uptown, he spotted a slumped-over man who resembled Jon Lovitz. He gazed at the man, trying to get his attention. Then, in an egregious violation of train etiquett...Blog | August 21, 2014
Where Beans And Cheese Are All It Takes
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An Unlikely Burrito Is The First To Make It To The Finals
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Categories > Anime/Manga > Full Metal Alchemist > Balance of Power
Time Doesn't Fly, It Crawls... Slowly1 Reviews
"DON'T CALL ME SMALL, YA OLD HAG!" Ducky's brows shot up and he laughed as Tom peeked cautiously around the corner into the kitchen. "Damn, for a little guy, he's got one hell of a pair of lungs...
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September 15, 2014
Well fitting, comfortable rach vest
A bit of an odd one, but i quite like it. made of swimming costume material, the neck is very high and arms are quite low, but if fits very well and i imagine it will work very well when swimming and when walking outdoors in warmer climes.
September 12, 2014
Superb item just as described. size is perfect quality excellent and is ideal under a wetsuit
September 01, 2014
This is a lovely t-shirt that i am already wearing a lot as it protects me on the way to and from the beach plus on it and in the sea.
August 31, 2014
Went the 12 and glad i did - fits perfectly (nice and snug) on my 37 inch bust and 30 inch waist.
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SUBMITTER'S COMMENT: This girl I have on my facebook got an Alexisonfire album cover as a tattoo on her shoulder. It's a great cover, but the tattoo is not so great.
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New York City is home to more than 65 different types of street trees ranging from the Alder to Zelkova. With over 600,000 street trees across the five boroughs, one might wonder where they are and which types are most common. Using NYC Open Data of street trees, a few local designers decided to find out… According to their analysis, Queens is home to a third of the city's street trees and the Maple and Plane Tree (Sycamore) are the most common.
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Check out Canopy, a project that came out of DataKind & DoITT's DataDive event a few weeks ago.
The NYC Parks Department brought full dumps of their databases and a handful of questions. Volunteers brought their modeling, data munging, visualizing, and overall hacking skills.
Our project was provide a good understanding of what the tree diversity is like across the city, and how it is changing over time. The results are above. An interactive map where you can find all of the tree types in the city, the diversity of each census block ("diversity" being the number of unique species seen), some information about each tree type, and more. It was in a near-complete state in just one full day of work from Christopher Reed, Andrew Hill, Brian Abelson, Bennett Andrews, and myself. Chris did all of the front end work and has been updating the project relentlessly, making it better pretty much every day. Andrew set up the cartography database (CartoDB) which exposes an amazing API for querying the data. Bennett pulled in all of the tree information from Encyclopedia of Live. And Brian and I took the raw data provided by the parks department and transformed it into a workable shape.
Huge thanks to Jake Porway and DataKind for putting events like these together. For more information on DataKind, check out Jake's talk from DataGotham.
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Over the past few week while watching TV, I keep seeing TV promos about Syfy's Defiance. For those who don't know what that is, Syfy in conjunction with Trion Worlds will be developing a si-fi TV show with an MMO companion that is parallel to the show. The TV network released a new life action trailer for the game, which could also double as a TV promo:
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Allogeneic Blood – Blood from a donor.
Alloimmunization – Development of antibodies in response to foreign substances such as antigens.
Anemia – Insufficiency of red blood cells, either of quality or quantity.
Antibody – A substance produced in the blood of an individual which is capable of producing a specific immunity to a specific germ or virus.
Antifibrinolytic – Stops fibrinolysis (the splitting up or dissolution of fibrin).
Antigen – Any substance that stimulates the production of an antibody.
Argon Beam Coagulator – A surgical tool that uses a beam of ionized argon to conduct a high-frequency electric current to stop bleeding of tissues.
Autologous Blood Product – Blood that is pre-donated by the patient prior to surgery, or collected during a surgical procedure. The blood is prevented from clotting and preserved for re-infusion to that patient during surgery or just after surgery.
Autologous Blood – The patient's own blood.
Autotransfusion – Re-infusion of a patient's own blood.
Bone Marrow – The soft tissue inside bones where blood cells are formed
Cell Saver or Intraoperative Blood Salvage – Recovers portion of patient's shed blood from a wound or body cavity. The blood is recovered via suction, cleaned and re-infused to the patient in a continuous circuit.
Coagulate – To clot
Colloids – Intravenous fluids used to maintain blood protein levels that stabilize fluid balances and circulation volume in the body.
Complements – Eleven specific enzymatic proteins occurring in normal serum which interact and destroy foreign cellular bodies.
Cryoprecipitates – A blood fraction used to treat deficiencies of Factor VIII, Factor XIII, and fibrinogen.
Crystalloids – Intravenous fluids made up of water with various dissolved salts and sugars. These fluids are used to help maintain circulating blood volume in the body.
Dextran – An intravenous fluid used as a plasma volume expander.
Electrocautery – A device in which an electric current is used to heat a treatment instrument or probe. The heated probe cauterizes capillary vessels and small arteries, thus minimizing blood loss during surgery. Also called thermal cautery, this device does not transfer any electric current to the patient.
Electrosurgery – The passage of very high frequency electrical current through tissue to create a desired surgical effect. Specialized "pencils" or electrodes and a generator are used to deliver electrical energy to 'cut' tissue and/or coagulate blood. Unlike electroacautery, the tip of the electrosurgery instrument itself is not heated.
Endoscope – A tube-like device that allows physicians to view the internal structures of the digestive tract and other body cavities without traditional open surgery. Its greatest use involves quickly finding and controlling internal bleeding in the stomach and intestines.
Fibrin – A protein essential for the clotting of blood.
Folic acid – A member of the vitamin B complex that is necessary for red blood cell production. It can be recommended almost universally in any case of anemia.
Free Plasma Hemoglobin – Hemoglobin found in plasma due to rupture of red blood cells.
Gelatin – A member of the colloid family of IV fluids, used as a plasma substitute.
Hemodilution – A technique that involves the collection of several units of blood from the patient immediately before surgery and the replacement of that blood volume with an IV solution. The patient's existing blood supply is thus diluted and consequently any blood that is lost in surgery contains very little whole blood but a highly diluted mixture of blood and solution. The withdrawn blood is returned slowly without being stored or having the circuit disconnected.
Hemoglobin – The pigment in red blood cells which carries oxygen to the tissues.
Hetastarch – An IV fluid used as a volume expander.
Homologous Blood Product – Blood product obtained from a donor other than the patient.
Immunoglobulins – Antibodies produced in the lymphatic cells to combat infections or other invading substances.
Laparoscope – A device similar to an endoscope that is used to view internal structures of the abdominal cavity. The laparoscope is inserted through a small incision and other specialized instruments may be inserted in other nearby small incisions to perform surgical interventions.
Laser – A device similar in principle to an electrocautery device, but employing laser energy to cut, vaporize, and simultaneously coagulate a targeted area without disrupting adjacent tissue.
Leukocytes – White blood cells that fight infection.
Mechanical Anti-Shock Trousers – (M.A.S.T.) A device used to help control shock by compressing the legs and causing pooled blood to be forced into circulation. This assures blood flow to vital organs.
Microsampling – Technique that restricts the quantity and frequency of blood sampling for lab tests. In many cases, a complete run of tests can be done from only a few drops of blood.
Microwave coagulating scalpel – A device that employs microwave energy to perform similar activity to that of electrocautery, but is capable of cauterizing greater areas of tissue at one time. This device has limited availability and is useful mainly for surgery on highly vascular organs such as the liver and spleen.
Minimally Invasive Surgery – An approach to surgery whereby operations are performed with specialized instruments designed to be inserted through small incisions or natural body openings. This avoids the need for large incisions, minimizing bleeding and trauma to the body.
Normal Saline – One of the most widely used intravenous solutions.
NovoSeven – introduced in the United States in March 1999, is the first and only recombinant factor VIIa product. It is used to control bleeding and promote coagulation of blood. NovoSeven is a part of a series of reactions that produce blood coagulation by working directly with tissue factor at the site of a hemorrhage to accomplish clotting. It can be used in trauma cases, surgery and other situations where bleeding is out of control or severe. NovoSeven contains no human albumin or human plasma-derived proteins. However, it does contain trace amounts of mouse immune globulins which makes it a personal decision for use by Jehovah's Witnesses.
Pentastarch – An IV fluid used as a blood volume expander.
Perfluorochemicals (PFC) – Intravenous fluids that have the ability to carry oxygen. Sometimes referred to as "oxygen-carrying blood substitutes."
Plasma – The fluid portion of the blood minus the red and white blood cells.
Platelets – The small colorless disks in circulating blood which aid in blood clotting.
Radiosurgery – Conventional radiation treatment for cancer exposes tumors and surrounding tissue to repeated low doses of radiation over an extended period. Radiotherapy employs a single highly focused beam of radiation to perform tissue destruction. Stereotactic radiosurgery is an image-guided, non-invasive procedure whereby multiple precisely targeted, highly focused beams of radiation intersect at the tumor location to deliver a large dose of radiation to the tumor or lesion with minimal radiation to adjacent normal tissue. Radiation is concentrated on the target by moving the energy source and firing from many directions or by simultaneously firing multiple beams from a static array of radiation sources.
Red Blood Cells – Red blood cells (also called erythrocytes) serve two important functions: 1. Carry oxygen from the lungs to cells in all parts of the body. Oxygen helps cells obtain energy from food. 2. Take carbon dioxide back to the lungs from the cells; carbon dioxide is released as a waste product of cell processes
Ringer's Lactate – An IV solution used primarily for volume expansion during acute blood loss.
Shaw hemostatic scalpel – A device that cauterizes while it cuts, employing an electrically heated metal cutting blade.
White Blood Cells – Colorless blood cells that fight infection.


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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Flesh Dolls
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Their bodies were writhing over each other. Rotting skin and dislocated limbs made up a pile of groaning, starving killers, all hunting the same prey. They surrounded the tree on the grass, reaching their arms out toward the top branches. "Fuck," I whispered to myself, crouching and pointing the barrel of the gun toward the flesh dolls. My heart pumped at an inhuman speed. I'd never been so close to so many. Mikey had always made us play safe.
"GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!" I heard the voice call out again. On one of the higher branches of the tree, I could make out a darkened silhouette. I could tell it was a man, but the orange, autumn leaves covered up the rest of his features, making him barely visible to me. The dolls were getting closer, piling up the trunk. It was now or never.
"Wait," I heard a voice hiss from behind me. A tense arm grabbed my shoulder.
"Mikey, let go of me," I commanded, keeping my voice as quiet as I possibly could.
"You don't need to do this, you're outnumbered."
"I know I don't," I told him. I pushed his hand off my shoulder with a hint of aggression. I wasn't sure what it was, but something inside me burned with a desire to rescue the helpless survivor. I hadn't even considered turning back. "I have to do this." I jumped to my feet, placing my finger on the trigger and watching as my anger and hatred ripped out of the gun and plunged itself into the skull of the doll at the top. The rest of them turned toward me, their eyes burning through me.
"What the fuck did you just do?" Mikey whimpered. I didn't know how to answer him. I acted on impulse, firing another shot into the one closest to me. It fell to the floor, screaming, dislocating its jaw in the process. Mikey cried out in distress, tearing my urge to protect into a fifty fifty split.
"Go upstairs!" I commanded him, "Now!" I heard his footsteps scurry away from the door. I took a step forward, my gun at the ready. My hands were trembling. My eyes were burning. I could feel the figure in the tree staring at me. The dolls were advancing; I had made myself an easier prey. They left the tree, their twisted limbs scraped across the concrete as they slowly approached. They were only a few meters away. I didn't stand a chance.
I could taste their stench now, it made me sick to my stomach. My gaze averted to the tree, where I could see the figure drop from the branch. The dolls were distracted, distracted by me. My heart dropped as a realization sunk in. He wasn't going to save me. He ran, his feet pounding against the ground. He didn't even look back. I had just forfeited my own life for a stranger. "FUCK YOU!" I yelled my throat raw from the dryness of the stale air. I shot another flesh doll, then another. They were closing in. My head was ready to explode. My knees were going weak. The image of them ripping me to pieces spun in my head. I pulled the trigger, another fell, but it wasn't enough. I squeezed the trigger again, I was out of ammo. It was sinking in. This was the moment I was going to die. "HELP!" I screamed in desperation. With any luck Mikey would hear me. I went light headed, my body was no longer able to physically stand and I collapsed into the floor. One of the dolls was on me, sinking its teeth into the bottom of my leg. I cried out in agony, pain shot through my nerves. It spread through the rest of my body, waking me up enough to gather the energy to kick it off me. I saw bright lights, maybe this was the end. Maybe I was turning; turning into one of them.
The sound of a loud engine tore through the air. The dolls all turned to witness what I couldn't even believe myself. A huge, double decker bus shone its headlights onto me. It revved its engine, growling like a lion ready to pounce. Without warning, it sped up, coming straight toward me. I screamed picking myself up, fighting through the pain in my right leg and throwing myself to the left as the vehicle crashed into the right side of my house, crushing half of the flesh dolls along with it. The rest were startled. They slowly dragged themselves backward, away from the lights of the bus.
The door of the vehicle opened and I watched in astonishment as a body fell out. It was the figure from the tree. I just knew it. He tried to pick himself up with his arms, but they were too weak and he fell back down into his face. He was losing a substantial amount of blood from his head. "Oh shit," I whispered, sprinting over to his weakened body. I rolled him over and lifted his head with my hand. I stared at his face, it was stained with blood and dirt, but I could still see his porcelain skin. He blinked a couple of times before opening his eyes and looking up at me. They were a deep chestnut brown, similar to his hair, which was longer on one side. Dark smudges surrounded his eyes and a rounded chunk of metal pierced his bottom lip. I couldn't speak. I didn't know what to say.
"T-they'll come back," he stuttered. "Thank you for f-for," his eyes closed slowly and I watched as the consciousness faded from him.
"No, no, no," I sobbed, my eyes stinging with the threat of tears. I placed my hand on his chest, it was warm and I could feel a heart beating underneath his ribcage. He was still alive. I picked him up, cradling him as a mother would her child. I couldn't control the smile that spread across my face as I looked down at him. He saved my life, and I saved his. I carried him through the door and kicked it shut behind me.


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Lance, from Honey and Lance, got me interested in reading up in Kegels. Kegels are famous for being able to help men achieve stronger erections and gain greater control over ejaculation. I don't think there are too many guys out there who can't see the benefit in that.
Kegels are exercises used to strengthen the pubococcygeal muscle and other muscles of the pelvic diaphragm. Having control of the pelvis is said to give you significant benefits for the problem of premature ejaculation, and make you last longer in bed.
There are also claims that doing these kegels can let a man experience orgasm without ejaculation. This would mean multiple orgasms. As much as I'd love to believe that the possibility of multiple orgasms exist for men, I'm going to need some proof before I believe that one.
Men are supposedly supposed to see improvement in their erections in 4-6 weeks after beginning a kegel exercise routine.
Identifying the right muscle to work in kegels
To identify the muscle involved a popular method is to stop the flow of urine mid stream. You do this be contracting the pelvis floor muscles. The thought is, once you identify these muscles, you can contract them at will, thus strengthening them and preparing them for bigger better erections.
Performing Kegels
- Quick pumps – do 15 reps of quick pumps, pause for 30 seconds and repeat. Start at 15 and work your way up to 100 reps two times a day.
- Hold and release – contract the muscle slowly and hold for 5 seconds, release slowly. Work your way to at least 25 reps two times a day.
- Elevator – slowly contract 1/3 of the way, pause, then 2/3 of the way, pause, then all the way. Do 10 reps two times a day.
Kegel Strength Training
This muscle is like any other muscle in your body and needs to be gradually built up over a period of time. Your best is to perform the exercise below daily for one week. After the first week you can gradually increase the amount of time you spend working on this muscle. The last thing you want to do is start off to strong and tear the damn thing. Is that possible? I don't know… but I wouldn't want to find out the hard way.
Exercise A
Sets: 3
Quickly clench and release repeatedly for 10 seconds.
Take a 10-second break between sets.
Exercise B
Sets: 10
Clench and release repeatedly for 5 seconds.
Take a 5-second break between sets.
Exercise C
Sets: 3
Tighten and hold your PC muscle for 30 seconds.
Take a 30 second break between sets.
That's it for today, but repeat these Kegel exercises for men daily for one week.
Guys once you've tried this I'd like for you to come back and give some feedback on the legitimacy of all this. If I'm going to dedicate time to working this muscle I need to hear some success stories!
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A new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Learjet 45 stems from a report of two cases of premature corrosion on the structural support flange for the engine thrust reverser. The AD requires inspecting for any corrosion, and damage to the sealant; installing sealants and gaskets; and related investigative and corrective action as necessary.
The FAA is proposing an airworthiness directive for the Agusta A109E and A109S based on cases of damage to the main drive shaft caused by improperly secured metallic spacers. The AD would require a one-time inspection of the lower semichannel assemblies to determine proper installation of the metallic spacers on the semichannels and for the correct seating of the gaskets. The FAA is taking comments until July 23.
French plastics specialist Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is showcasing materials made from its Meldin 7000 lightweight, high-temperature polymer on Stand E138 Hall 2B.
Three months ago the FAA issued an "Unapproved Parts Notification" for O-rings sold by Chatsworth Rubber and Gasket. Yesterday the owner of that company was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for selling uncertified rubber gaskets that were installed on Boeing 737s. Duane Lepire, 74, of Woodland Hills, Calif., was sentenced after pleading guilty last April to one count of fraud in the sale of aircraft parts.


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On July 31, a crow was sent to the Winchester-Frederick Health Department and on Aug. 5, it was confirmed it had West Nile.
West Nile can be deadly to humans, especially in the elderly or young children.
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If it spreads to the nervous system or bloodstream, it can cause a high fever, intense headache and stiff neck and confusion.
The best way to combat west Nile is to protect yourself from mosquitoes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 112-human cases this year.
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This Currier & Ives lithograph depicts the devil watering the Tree of Death while the sinner, a skeleton, attempts to chop it down. In the marvelous way of 19th C. religious illustrations, everything is helpfully labeled: the tree grows in the soil of unbelief, stormclouds of wrath loom in the background, and the tree gives fruit to myriad sins: "Despising Good Men," "Lasciviousness," "Love of the World," and more! This is a wonderful print that should be viewed in its largest form at the Library of Congress website for lots of background treats. (source)
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Therefore, all cancers are genetic, in that they develop because of an accumulation of mutations in genes, but most are not inherited. The percentage of cancers that result from a single inherited factor varies depending on the type of tumor. For the more common cancer types, like breast and colon cancer, less than 10 percent are inherited. The Human Genome Project began in 1990 with the goal of mapping the location of all of the genes on a cell's chromosomes. The mapping process was completed in 2003. The analysis of these data will continue for years and give scientists the building blocks to determine how diseases, such as cancer, are caused and, hopefully, how to treat them and, ultimately, prevent them.
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Released on March 11, 2010, by Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, "The State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate Change" is a call to action. Though not as elegantly written, it is nevertheless reminiscent of the warnings of Rachel Carlson's Silent Spring, which drew attention to the decline of birds as a result of pesticides such as DDT and inspired the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Today nearly a third of the 800 bird species in the U.S. are endangered, threatened, or in significant decline.
While the report is specific to the United States it's important to remember that climate change is a global issue. Globally nearly 12 percent of the world's 9,800 bird species may face extinction within the next century, including nearly one-third of the world's 330 parrot species. Because many of these species live in tropical areas they will be hardest hit by climate change.
Likewise U.S. birds living in tropical or coastal areas are at greatest threat. Hawaiian birds, for example, are increasingly challenged by mosquito-borne diseases and invasive species as climate change alters their native habitats, according to the report.
Some of the major factors threatening birds in the U.S. are growing human populations, climate change, and water quality. Worldwide these same factors impact birds in addition to collection for the pet trade. Not only does the pet trade threaten wild populations, it poses serious animal welfare issues, since captivity typically frustrates a bird's natural behavior including flight and socialization with a flock.
The survival and well-being of the world's birds depends upon public education and support for conservation and that's why for 9 years Born Free USA has led the annual National Bird Day campaign.
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I plowed, disced, and fertilized with triple 12. I did not lime but will this spring. The braccicas, wheat, and oats came up great and grew. The deer did not touch it until after about 5 frosts. After the frosts, the deer absolutely eat it up. It looked like they had hit it with a mower.


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Mariah Carey lived up to her diva image when she was snapped in NYC recently wearing dark shades, daughter Monroe Cannon, 18 months, was also looking just as cute as ever in her very own pink shades!How gorgeous! Do you have a little diva that likes dressing up like mummy?
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My little girl loves putting lip gloss on she says, "Like Mummy?" Hehe its so cute!!
stkildamum my son wore glasses from 6 months of age. I noticed his eyes would roam around and it turned out he was legally blind. She might also have a nystagmus which is when the eyes shake. It's really quite easy to tell if there is a problem with the little ones eyes. Not short sightedness or long sightedness of course, that would be trickier.
But with the story I think they are both gorgeous. I adore Mariah Carey and she's definitely someone I admire :) If I had a little girl you can bet your dollars she'd be a little stylista too ;)
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I have seen bubba wearing them in another photo. I actually think they might be prescription glasses.
I have seen bubba wearing them in another photo. I actually think they might be prescription glasses.
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Mumford and Sons at Phoenix Park | Stage Times
For those who are basking in this glorious sun, the weekend cannot get here soon enough. Mumford and Sons are taking to the Phoenix Park stage this weekend and they are bringing a few friends along including Ben Howard, The Vaccines, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes and our Irish heroes Ham Sandwich.
Ham Sandwich themselves have said they are on stage at 4pm sharp and the running order for the day should look something like the below. Stage times are subject to change as always so if you're heading in for a particular act make sure you get there bright and early.
Fantastic afternoon of music awaits.
Mumford And Sons Stage Times
3:00pm Gates Open
4:00pm Ham Sandwich
5:00pm Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
6:15pm The Vaccines
7:40pm Ben Howard
8:30pm Mumford & Sons
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Ben Howard's stage time is chronically short… The second highest act on the bill gets the shortest amount of time on the day? What's going on there?
"Chronically short" is an oxymoron. Look it up.
Ben Howard hasn't written/published/recorded enough music to warrant a more stage time. He wouldn't know what to do with it.


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Skyrim's Theme Performed on Piano and Violin
Posted on Tuesday, November 22 @ 13:12:42 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff
Remember back when Anthony posted the videos of people playing the Metal Gear Solid 2 theme on Violin? Remember how pervy he was when he did it? I'm going to take the high road and post this video without all the innuendo and disgusting-ness. That's right, Anthony! Let's appreciate the video above for the music! Besides... the one girl kind of looks like a boy at certain angles.
Didn't even realize that these were the same two people as last time....
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I'm stoked to see the changes, however, despite Mana Adept, I'm skeptical of arcane becoming truly competitive. A lot of fights require major amounts of movement, or are extremely long.
I hope this does the trick, but I'm not sure. Spamming ArcBlas isn't super fun, but managing the mana pool is (and seeing big fat golden numbers pop doesn't hurt either).
Bottom line, I think arcane needs a bit more mobility.
I would like to see a bit more complexity other than just ArcBlas spaming. Like in the days of wraith where it buffed your missiles or barrage. But, if Adept is all we get, oh well.
The arcane4lyfe crowd will eat you alive for saying arcane is simple. Apparently managing cooldowns (like almost every other spec in the game) makes them special, since they never had to do that before. Arcane is srs bsns to them.
Can you tell that I'm bitter?
Despite that, I do hope this means Arcane will be good for stationary fights and less laughable for AoE. I wouldn't mind keeping an arcane offspec instead of two fire specs for raiding.
Pyromelter said...
I really think blizz should allow the arcane blast stacks to buff arcane missiles. I really don't understand why they took that out, and from the fellow mages that I know, a lot of the allure of playing arcane is those Missile Barrage AM's firing out like a machine gun.
This would also make AM at less than 4 stacks less of a penalty.
As far as mobility, I'm not really sure what can be done about that. Arcane is one of the few truly "shoot and scoot" specs out there anymore.
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Arcane was heavily buffed in such a way that during the time you are not casting, you can compensate for the lost dps. With 13% damage increase, coupled with enough haste, you should be able to catch up with the dps that you have lost once u establish yourself like the glass cannon that you are.
I think I would count myself in the arcane4lyfe crowd, and *I* say arcane is simple. Maybe not with the MA metagame going on, but definitely in the motor aspect of the spec (very little chance to hit the wrong CD when going at top speed when you only use 4 spells max). But I think Blizzard wanted arcane to be that way, at least for now. As Archmage Pants pointed out, arcane still seems to be a fairly experimental spec; our mastery is such a departure from the norm it was definitely going to take a while for players to get used to its playstyle. So why would Blizzard have wanted to not only throw a new mechanic at us, but also give us 15 CDs to manage all right off the bat too? Not only would this just increase the learning curve for the spec unnecessarily, but it would have made it harder for Blizzard to look at our numbers and tell whether the mechanic was working the way they wanted it to.
That being said, I think we'll all begin to see arcane's playstyle getting a bit more involved in patches to come, beginning with this change to AE. Blizzard could have just straight buffed it to make it as powerful as they wanted it to be, but instead they added a layer of complexity by tying its power to our AB stacks. Maintaining those stacks might feel clumsy at first, but even if they don't add a secondary way of refreshing the buff I can't see arcane players NOT getting used to the mechanic. And hopefully, as we get more experience with that, we'll get more mechanics to play with until it's obvious to everyone why we're the best mages. :)
TL;DR version: Blizz wanted arcane to be 'simple' at first, but now we've got the mastery down pat giving us more to play with. Wewt!


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It's not hard to figure out that someone is at risk of Type 2 Diabetes if you know that they are overweight, don't exercise and have a strong family history of the disease. But now, researchers at UCLA say they've discovered a way to predict diabetes in patients who don't fit the mold.
"Some of these markers can actually be measured fairly consistently and reliably long before the disease occurs," said Dr. Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology, UCLA.
The research team at UCLA has found that, whether a person is obese or not, a high level of 3 proteins made by our fat tissue can predict a significant risk of developing diabetes. And that protein level can be checked by a simple blood test.
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The Road To South Point
South Point Road heads due south and leads to nowhere. Don't miss it. One of Hawaii's least traveled roads takes in 12 miles of scenery, hundreds of years of history, and leaves you standing on a cliff staring at a horizon which is vast and awe-inspiring.
South Point Road begins in a forested area on the flanks of Mauna Loa. For the first three miles or so, the only sights are the Christmas Berry trees blowing along with the pastureland grasses in the strong and steady Trade winds (always prevalent here). The road is one lane crumbling blacktop going straight as an arrow to the sea, which can be seen in the distance.
Along the way, you'll pass the wonderfully eerie "windfarm" area where huge Mitsubishi windmills crank out wind-powered energy. It's fun to stop along here and listen to the sound the 'mills make - you might imagine you hear almost-intelligible words humming in the air! This land is the home to the rare and endangered day-flying owl. It is not uncommon to see these small owls gliding about. They have an important place in Hawaiian story and legend, and seeing them is said to be auspicious.
Finally, you will reach South Point, the first mooring site of the ancient Polynesians who landed on the Big Island. These days it is also known as the "Southernmost Point of the U.S. of A." Don't worry, there are no signs proclaiming this fact!
The right fork in the road leads you to one of the most popular local fishing spots. Fisherman haul their catches up the cliffs by rope here, and there is a wonderful, huge blowhole nearby. (But be careful! Local legend tells of a family who parked their rental van next to the blow hole. Upon removing the baby from the child's seat, the wife slammed the door shut, and the vehicle popped into neutral, sending it down the blow hole!) Some brave locals jump off the landing where the ladder goes down, as well.
The fork to the left in the road leads to Green Sands Beach, which is composed of glistening green olivine crystals. Without 4 wheel drive there is a 3 mile hike each way to reach this novel site. (Although you may be approached with suggestions that you park your car in "secure" areas and pay a fee for "protection", the road and access is public. We haven't heard complaints about this in quite a while.)
Nestled between red eroded cliffs, the place almost reminds one of the Southwest (on the mainland, that is!). Its remoteness and beauty are unique in all the islands. South Point will definitely add to your appreciation of the diversity of our Big Island!
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Sprague holds the most records in the history of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and is the only three-time series champion – 1997, 1999 and 2001. His records include winning the most poles – 28 total – the most Top-Five and Top-10 finishes, most miles completed, miles led and most races finished on the lead lap. He is second on the all-time win list with 25 trips to victory lane.
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Talladega Superspeedway is repaving its track, a project that will be ready in time for the October Nextel Cup event. It will include complete asphalt repaving of the 2.66-mile tri-oval track, apron and pit road.
A portable asphalt plant was mobilized to the site in December, and on-site work began in February, when trial batches of the asphalt pavement were produced and asphalt test strips constructed on superspeedway property. Engineers also began formulation of asphalt mix designs and designing the required equipment modifications in December. The repaving project will begin immediately following the April 28-30, 2006 Aaron's Dream Weekend at Talladega.
"Twenty-six years has certainly been a long time to go without necessitating a project this extensive, so there is no question that the time has come for us to repave. It will ensure that Talladega Superspeedway continues to uphold its reputation for the most exciting, most competitive racing throughout the entire NASCAR circuit for years to come," says Talladega Superspeedway President Grant Lynch. "If our track history is any indication, it will increase the level of competitiveness. The first race held here after our last repaving project was one of the most exciting on the record books."
This will be the fourth paving project for Talladega Superspeedway, with the first being the actual construction of the track for its opening in September 1969, which was followed by a repaving project completed in time for the 1970 season. The third and most recent paving was completed at the conclusion of the 1979 racing season. When drivers tested and practiced on the new surface prior to the May 4, 1980 race, they gave it rave reviews – pointing out how the new, smooth surface greatly enhanced drafting and overall handling ability. The result was one of the most exciting races and dramatic finishes yet at the still-young superspeedway. A dozen drivers swapped the lead 40 times, and Buddy Baker took his fourth Talladega Superspeedway victory in that event, winning by just 3 feet after crossing the line side-by-side with Dale Earnhardt.
Several top NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers say the project comes as no surprise considering the age of the existing surface, and that the new surface will likely make the racing even more exciting at the legendary superspeedway.
"Everyone should be able to hold it wide-open all the way around the whole day. The fastest car will rise to the top," says defending Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart. "Repaving is something you've got to do every now and then. It's part of what racing is all about. And in Talladega's case, to go that many years without having to repave a race track is pretty impressive.
"It shows how good a job Talladega Superspeedway has done of maintaining their facility and their race track. I'm pretty impressed with what they've been able to do. Hopefully this new surface will last them another 30 or 40 years."
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Hi! Thanks!! I used upholstery grade faux leather and suede, also used thin craft foam covered in the same material for the belt / waist cincher.
To be honest the upholstery material was really hard to work with and weathering it took a lot of elbow grease. In retrospect even though I was really happy with the final product I would probably choose to work with a different type of material if I were to do it again. Unless you have an industrial sewing machine you will have to hand sew everything. Which is what I did. A regular machine can't handle the material. It's also not forgiving if you make a mistake. Once there is a needle hole in it it's there for good.
Good luck in making your costume! I'd love to see pics when you are done!
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To say I "like" cupcakes would be an understatement of enormous proportion. I don't like them. I LOVE them. I'm obsessed with them. I want to marry them and have cupcake babies … okay. Well. Maybe not that. But everything short of it.
As a certified cupcake aficionado, I've felt that is is my duty to taste test every cupcake on the island of Manhattan (as well as LA, Chicago and San Francisco, but that's another review). Along the way I've tried Crumbs, Cupcake Cafe, Buttercup Bakery, Burger & Cupcakes, and Magnolia Bakery of Sex & the City fame (of course).
None of them come close to Sugar Sweet Sunshine, an adorable little nugget of a cafe on Rivington, in the middle of the Lower East Side. The space itself - a homey, charming, pink walled cocoon - is as warm and sweet and yummy as the actual cupcakes, which is saying something, because they are Cupcake Crack. (Um, that's a good thing.)
So what makes these cupcakes the Best in the Land? As I see it, there are two essential components of a world class cupcake: the cake part, and the frosting part. First, let's address the cake part: specifically, what can go wrong? The cake can be dry. It can be tasteless. It can be hard. It can be not sugary enough (aka "bread-like"). Listen, if I wanted bread, I would eat a roll. I want moist sugar! Sugar Sweet Sunshine's cupcakes are all moist sugar. Moist, moist, moist sugar.
Okay, now let's address the frosting portion. Personally, I am not a fan of the frosting that tastes more like whipped cream (Cupcake Cafe, I'm talking to you). Frosting should taste like frosting, damnit, and Sugar Sweet Sunshine doesn't disappoint in this arena, either. It is perfect. In fact, if they sold Frosting Shots, I would most likely turn into a frosting drunk. It's probably a good thing they don't.
Overall, if you're one of those people who sometimes insists that "the dessert is too sweet" (it's dessert! IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SWEET) these are not the cupcakes for you. But if you have a serious, unmitigated sweet tooth, these cupcakes are pure happy fairy dust.
BTW, I highly recommend the red velvet. They will change your life.
They're open Monday-Thursday, 8am-10pm, Friday 8am-11pm, Saturday 10am-11pm and Sunday 10am-7pm, and they won't yell at you if you sit for hours drinking coffee and snarfing 'cakes. I know because I've done it.
Also? If you're a guy and you've screwed up massively, I highly recommend sending your girl half a dozen Sugar Sweet Sunshine cupcakes, with a little "Forgive Me" note (yes, they deliver). Much, much more creative than flowers. Plus, you can capitalize on the benevolence of her sugar high. Score.
(NOTE: I can no longer eat these cupcakes, as I am gluten free now, but I have heard BabyCakes in NYC makes delicious GF cakes! So if you're GF too, try them.)


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Cummins QSK60G engine incorporates technical improvements developed through the Advanced Reciprocating Engine Systems program.
The Advanced Reciprocating Engine Systems (ARES) program is designed to promote separate but parallel engine development between the major stationary, gaseous fueled engine manufacturers in the United States. The program promotes cooperation between engine manufacturers, universities, national laboratories, and engine consultants to obtain maximum engine efficiency and low emissions from natural gas reciprocating engines for power generation.
The ARES program focuses on improving reciprocating engines (piston-driven electrical power generation systems) in the 0.5-5 megawatt (MW) range. In collaboration with national laboratories, university research centers, and private companies, DOE has improved medium-speed natural gas engines for distributed energy applications. Current research aims to increase their energy efficiency, reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, and reduce operating and maintenance costs. The program has made great progress in these areas, paving the way for more cost-competitive equipment.
Our researchers have tested engines and produced analytical computer models to upgrade engines, pistons, piston rings, and cylinder liners and to improve ignition systems and reduce friction. They have achieved a more comprehensive understanding of ignition systems, especially at the point of ignition and the beginning of the power cycle. As a result, they have designed, developed, tested, and produced advanced reciprocating engines that approach DOE performance targets for industrial and commercial applications. A number of these engine systems have been installed at commercial sites.
For more information, please read the ARES program fact sheet.
For information about DOE accomplishments in this technology area over the last decade, please see Combined Heat and Power: A Decade of Progress, A Vision for the Future.
Research partners described their projects, shared objectives, and reported their progress during a Portfolio Review in June 2011.
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ROCK ISLAND — It was a day of mixed news for the Augustana baseball team on Monday.
The Vikings were not one of the 56 teams invited to participate in the 2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship although they will be hosting one of the regional pods this week. Their season ended with a 29-12 mark and their first CCIW regular-season title since 1974.
Good news, though, came later when the Vikings landed eight All-CCIW selections and Coach Greg Wallace was named Coach of the Year.
Grant Stewart, a senior first baseman from Sterling, topped that list, becoming just the second Viking to earn CCIW Player of the Year honors.
Teammates joining Stewart on the first team were junior catcher Nick Tenerelli (Downers Grove South HS), junior outfielder Danny Fifer (Lincoln-Way West HS), senior outfielder Jacob Van Duyne (Wilmington HS) and sophomore pitcher Walter White (East Peoria HS). Augie's second-team selections were junior third baseman Kyle Lenihan (Romeoville HS), junior pitcher Seth Davis (Aurora, Colo.) and sophomore pitcher Zach Morgenstern (Peoria Notre Dame HS).
Stewart hit .415 this season with team highs of three home runs and 57 RBIs. His RBI total is fourth-best in Augustana history and just three shy of the school record. He also led the Vikings with 17 doubles (tied for third-most in program history), 96 total bases, a .585 slugging percentage and eight hit-by-pitches. Stewart led the CCIW with 29 RBIs in 21 league games and tied for the lead with nine doubles. He is just the second Augustana player to earn the award, joining John Benedetti, who was a co-winner in 2000.
Fifer and Van Duyne shared the league lead with 37 hits each. Fifer was also the conference batting champion (.425) and led Augustana with a .441 average this season — sixth-best in school history. He had one home run and 50 RBIs and also led the team with 72 hits and a .492 on-base percentage.
Van Duyne not only tied for the CCIW lead in hits, but also in runs, with 27. He finished the season with a .382 average, one home run, 24 RBIs and team highs of 186 at-bats, 55 runs, three triples and 12 stolen bases.
Tenerelli hit .356 with one homer and 31 RBIs. He led the Vikings with six sacrifice flies, tied for the team lead with 19 walks and tied for the CCIW lead by throwing out eight would-be base stealers. White finished 6-1 with one save and a team-best 2.86 ERA. He tied for the team lead in wins. White was 4-0 in CCIW play, tying for the league lead in wins, and finished second in the conference in ERA (2.57).
Lenihan hit .356 with two homers and 23 RBIs and led the Vikings with seven sacrifice bunts. Davis led the conference in strikeouts (56) for the second straight season and finished the season with a 5-2 record and a 3.45 ERA. He led the Augustana staff in innings (70 1/3) and strikeouts (89) and now owns the second and fourth-best single-season strikeout totals in school history. Morgenstern emerged as the most versatile Viking hurler this year. He was 5-1 with a 2.01 ERA and his four saves led the team and tied for the CCIW lead.
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What's NewUser's can now replace an existing StarStar number with a new one. This functionality is available both inside the Settings menu and the Numbers menu.
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Social sharing has ben made more prominent with a button to share your StarStar number added to the home screen. In addition, the option to share with friends by sending them a text message has been added to the application.
A feature has been added allowing users to clear individual entries from their call log or clear the entire call log with a single tap.
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Use the StarStar Me app to find and reserve your StarStar vanity phone number and subscribe to the service. The StarStar Me app is free and the service is just $2.99 per month per number excluding taxes.
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