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TAMPA -- Michael Grabner has been waived by the Panthers and if he clears, he'll be starting in Rochester. The Panthers say I will have the rest of the cuts soon. Check back...
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WHAT????????????? What the hell is going on, this is a joke
I saw 2 televised games of this pre season and thought he was really and I mean really a useless player. I am really glad that mmanagement saw it 2. Really good move by the cats. Keep Timmins or Duco instead.
Not what I was expecting--but nonetheless, I trust the management a wee bit more now than in the past!
Matt, Timmins and Duco were sent down almost a week ago.
I guess they don't feel they need to score any goals this season. :(
so explain the genius of the Ballard trade...did we screw up scouting grabner, or did we let PD's bias against Ballard basically have us give him away for a draft choice?
either way...we screwed up.
He probably won't clear waivers... some people were high on him last year. I wouldn't be surprised if Vancouver reclaims him if they have room.
"Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that G Jacob Markstrom has been assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL). In addition, D Joe Callahan, RW Michael Grabner and LW Andrew Peters have been placed on waivers."
As I said, don't gift a spot on the top two lines to a player like Grabner. There's a reason a team like Vancouver lets a talent go like Grabner, fo such a cheap price.
If he wasn't good enough and they knew it, why trade for him?
Vancouver has a lot of young forwards.
Why didn't they hold out for Hansen,
Shirokov or Schroeder?
Only the Leafs will struggle to score as much as the Cats this season but at least they have Kessel.
By my count Adrian Foster is still here. Is that true?
this better be a joke???
hey there im a canuck fan and rumour is that canucks gm herd about grabner on waivers and is looking to pick him back up ! i just thought i would swing by this site to see what the news was and wow this is awsome
how long does a player stay on waivers for GR?
until ahl
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Just ridiculous to lose him on waivers, but he didn't earn a spot in camp. No gifts from Deboer or Tallon - you earn your spot on this team.
Boy we are not going to score very much this year.
if he didn't earn the spot, what benefit does he get from seating in the stands watching. If he was soo good like everyone says why did vancouver traded him away.
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At 5:16pm on November 9, 1965, a relay that had been inadvertently set too low a few days before was tripped at the Sir Adam Beck Power Station on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. By 5:27pm New York City was without power. An estimated 8,000 people were trapped in the subways. Traffic lights went out and brought traffic to a screeching halt. 250 flights into JFK Airport were diverted. The entire Northeast Power Grid had gone down. The blackout covered 80,000 square miles and over 25 million people were without power. It was dubbed "the day when the lights went out," and it all happened because of a single relay!
We call that "The Ripple Effect." One seemingly small thing impacts several other things, which in turn impact several more things each, etc.
Paul wrote that "…none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone" (Romans 14:7). John Donne later echoed this sentiment, writing "no man is an island." And great thinkers throughout time have continued to point out this inevitable truth. We affect one another as we interact in daily life. No one lives in isolation. No one can truly keep to himself. We all cause a ripple effect of our own each day. How far out do the ripples of our own actions go? It's hard to tell.
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The complete lineup of 130-plus acts for Lollapalooza 2014 was announced on Wednesday (March 26th), and as rumored,Arctic Monkeys and Kings Of Leon lead the list of headliners, which also includes Skrillex, Eminem, Outkast and Calvin Harris. As usual, the event will take place in Chicago's Grant Park and will run this year from August 1st to the 3rd. Three-day passes went on sale Tuesday (March 25th) and sold out in one hour -- a new record -- while, one-day passes became available on Wednesday and were gone in two hours.
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- Eminem and Arctic Monkeys top the bill on the 1st, with Outkast and Harris headlining on the 2nd. Kings of Leon and Skrillex will close out the weekend on the 3rd.
- Other acts confirmed for the weekend include Lorde, Foster The People, Cage The Elephant, Young The Giant,Interpol, Grouplove, Fitz & The Tantrums, Chvrches, Manchester Orchestra, AFI and many, many more.
- Festival co-founder Perry Farrell said in a statement, "We have fallen in love with the people and the kind township of Chicago. It is truly one of the world's great destinations. Together we have made a party, drawing the fiercest and friendliest party goers from around the world. Thank you so much Chicago for causing all the revelry!"
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Topic - Why am I getting fat?
Tyler - on 25 Feb 2013
Thought about putting in this in the training forum but it's not just climbing related.
At the beginning of December I stopped climbing due to injury, over the following 9 weeks I did absolutely no exercise other than three days downhill skiing (normally I would climb 3 or four days a week and have bursts of going running). As it was Christmas time I expected to pile on the weight but actually went down from just under 11 stones to 10.5. Fair enough, I thought, I must be losing muscle. This in itself was surprising as I'm not really muscly but I couldn't see any other reason. I started climbing again beginning Feb and also started to run so was exercising every day. In the first two weeks my weight shot up to 11 stone 2 pounds, since then its stabilised at about 11 stone.
Why is this? There's no way anyone could put on 8 pounds of muscle in two weeks, especially not just running and climbing and especially not me; so what's the explanation? When you change your activity level like this does your body start to store more fat? I wasn't noticeably eating more.
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06 6 / 2013
Top secret PRISM program claims direct access to servers of firms including Google, Facebook and Apple
Shocking revelations of U.S. gov't unwarranted domestic surveillance:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuEIckdBQ0g&w=640&h=390]
The Guardian Reports: "The National Security Agency has obtained direct access to the systems of Google, Facebook, Apple
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18 6 / 2012
The World Tomorrow : Cypherpunks Part 1 and 2
June 2012: A terrifying war is being fought in the digital second world of modern life. Technology designed to soak up individual's private communications is in constant development. In the age of cyber surveillance where does the boundary between private and public fall — if it still exists at all?On the front line of this digital conflict are the Cypherpunks, the focus of a two part special of The World Tomorrow beginning with part one this week. Andy Muller Maguhn, Jeremie Zimmerman, and Jacob Appelbaum are all prominent web activists advocating the free circulation of data and knowledge on the web. They are all key figures in the Cypherpunks movement — a movement dedicated to keeping your private data private. In this eye-opening encounter, Julian Assange discusses with them the technical challenge posed by government snooping on personal data, the democratisation of essential encryption technology, and the importance of web activism. As Jacob Applebaum points out, "Now we take our personal lives and we put it all on Facebook. We communicate using the Internet or mobile phones, which are now meshed to the Internet. And military or intelligence agencies have control of that data and are studying it. So this is some kind of militarization of civilian life."
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25 4 / 2012
Fight CISPA and CISPA Explained #CISPA #StopCISPA #Obama2012
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Via Alternet.org: "Congress is seriously considering a bill called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Intended to allow information-sharing both between corporations and between corporations and the government, it presents serious dangers to individual privacy. The most important parts of the proposed act permit corporations to share information about their customers with each other and with the government if they assert that this information-sharing is necessary for national security…".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. Read more from Scott Lemieux:
07 4 / 2012
CISPA replaces SOPA as Internet's Enemy No. 1
April 07, 2012
"The Internet has a new enemy. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA), also known as H.R. 3523, is a "cybersecurity" bill in the House of Representatives. CISPA is quickly gaining traction as "the new SOPA," the infamous anti-piracy bill that was forced to crawl back into its hole after thousands of websites and millions of Web users protested with a massive, high-profile "blackout." While CISPA does not focus primarily on intellectual property (though that's in there, too), critics say the problems with the bill run just as deep. But what is CISPA, really, and will its presence on Congress' agenda cause the same type of online revolt that SOPA and PIPA did?" - Digital Trends
The Center for Democracy and Technology sums up the problems with CISPA this way:
• The bill has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies notwithstanding privacy and other laws;
• The bill is likely to lead to expansion of the government's role in the monitoring of private communications as a result of this sharing;
• It is likely to shift control of government cybersecurity efforts from civilian agencies to the military;
• Once the information is shared with the government, it wouldn't have to be used for cybesecurity, but could instead be used for any purpose that is not specifically prohibited.
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24 2 / 2012
The Young Turks: Internet Bill Of Rights
The Obama Administration will propose a 'bill of rights' for consumer privacy. "…The "bill of rights" will include seven principles to protect consumers' digital privacy, such as the right to opt out of having their personal data collected and the right to having easily understandable policies on company's privacy practices…".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/web-privacy-bill-of-rights_n_1294230…Subscribe to The Young Turks: http://bit.ly/eWuu5iSOPA, PIPA, ACTA, & H.R. 1981 Vs Internet Freedom:Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here:http://www.current.com/gettyt The Largest Online New Show in the World.Google+: http://www.gplus.to/TheYoungTurksFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/tytnationTwitter: http://twitter.com/theyoungturks
28 1 / 2012
Say NO to ACTA - It's going global, to to affect you personally
January 28, 2012
ACTA is one more offensive against the sharing of culture on the Internet. ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is an agreement secretly negotiated by a small "club" of like-minded countries (39 countries, including the 27 of the European Union, the United States, Japan, etc). Negotiated instead of being democratically debated, ACTA bypasses parliaments and international organizations to dictate a repressive logic dictated by the entertainment industries. ACTA, a blueprint for laws such as SOPA and PIPA, would impose new criminal sanctions forcing Internet actors to monitor and censor online communications. It is thus a major threat to freedom of expression online and creates legal uncertainty for Internet companies. In the name of trademarks and patents, it would also hamper access to generic medicines in poor countries. The European Parliament now has an ultimate opportunity to reject ACTA. Read more here.
27 1 / 2012
FBI seeking social media monitoring tool
January 27, 2012
WASHINGTON — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for a tool to mine social media for intelligence tips.
The US domestic law enforcement agency is asking information technology contractors about the feasibility of building a tool that would "enhance its techniques for collecting and sharing 'open source' actionable intelligence."
Read more on Raw Story.
27 1 / 2012
Google Privacy Policy Update
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--Stocks gain as European strength, deal news lift investors' spirits
--European markets broadly higher after much-better-than-expected economic-expectations data out of Germany
--Office Depot, OfficeMax surge on report the companies are in merger talks
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NEW YORK-Continued reports of corporate deal-making emboldened U.S. stock investors, helping send major benchmarks to five-year highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 41 points, or 0.3%, to 14024 in late-afternoon Tuesday trading as investors returned from the three-day Presidents Day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 advanced nine points, or 0.6%, to 1528, after capping its seventh-straight weekly gain, the longest such stretch since January 2011. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 16 points, or 0.5%, to 3208.
"You don't get a pullback just because you've had a nice run," said Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. "You need a catalyst and we haven't had that yet. This market, in the absence of any bad news, wants to go up."
OfficeMax (OMX) jumped 21% and Office Depot (ODP) surged 9.9% after The Wall Street Journal reported the companies are in advanced talks to merge in a stock-for-stock deal. Rival Staples (SPL) led gains among S&P 500 components with a 13% climb.
So far this year, $160.05 billion in merger and acquisitions deals have been announced, the highest value for any like period since 2005, according to Dealogic.
"Companies are starting to move cash, which has been building up in the last decade," said Greg Peterson, director of investment research at Ballentine Partners LLC, which manages $4.2 billion in Waltham, Mass. "That would be a supporting theme to this healing of the economy-companies are gaining confidence."
Humana (HUM) tumbled 6.2%, the biggest decline among S&P 500 components, after a government agency proposed reimbursing insurance companies for Medicare Advantage, a health-care plan for seniors, at a lower rate than some analysts expected. UnitedHealth (UNH) dropped 1.1% and Cigna pulled back 0.9%.
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When it comes to planning a wedding, women in uniform and future military brides face unique challenges. Not only do most of them deal with being apart from their beloved fiance for spans of time -- which is difficult enough itself! -- but they also face juggling their honorable responsibilities with the eternally rising costs associated with a wedding. Just buying a dress can feel like a huge financial burden. That's why the nonprofit Brides Across America launched to help these women "be all that they can be" on their wedding day ... for FREE.
The organization was started by Heidi Janson in 2007 after she read an article about a young soldier serving in Afghanistan who felt that he had been forgotten. She wanted to do something to help the men and women serving our country, and she decided to do it by making it a bit easier to say "I do."
Now, the organization has donated over 6,000 wedding gowns to support the troops and their families. There are many bridal boutiques around the country that participate with Brides Across America to help military women choose a free dress. All they need is proof of deployment papers and a military ID.
I feel like this effort is almost the least we can do to help ease the burden on military brides-to-be. And when so many people who are serving the country are coming home to a difficult (to say the least, right?) job market and no supportive public policy like the post-WW2 G.I. Bill, it makes coming home and starting a new life even harder. But thanks to Brides Across America, at least there will be one less thing these women will have to worry about. Like one woman, An Shwa, who is serving in the army, told FOX News:
We are paying for our wedding ourselves ... Just being able to get a dress and not have to worry about that one expense for our wedding, it just goes a long way.
Definitely makes sense. After all, a wedding dress isn't just a dress. It's a LOT of money ... but it also has a LOT of meaning behind it.
PLUS, who wouldn't be over-the-moon for a FREE Vera Wang? Oh yes! The free dresses that are gifted to military brides are often donated from designers or had been discontinued from the store. They could range anywhere from $700-$5,000! Talk about winning.
What do you think about Brides Across America's effort?
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Seriously? I think this is stupid. First off, a wedding dress doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. I personally got mine for free from a friend of mine who (lucky her) had bought 2 dresses, and gave me the one she didn't wear. I have also seen many beautful (some brand new) wedding dresses and many second hand stores from around $50-$100. Secondly, I know their husbands and are in the military and all, an I totally commend anyone who can do that (either be in the military, or be married to someon in the military) because I am sure that is a constant hardship to put on your family life, but what makes these women more deserving than any other bride struggling with the costs of a wedding? And maybe I am wrong here, but I have always been under the assumption that people in the military make a pretty decent living.
people in the military get the security of being in the military. healthcare, housing, things like that. The pay is NOT FABULOUS. especially the lower ranking enlisted folk.
where i think that the previous person has a point about every bride deserving a wedding, i disagree with this being stupid. Someone started this tradition because they felt that it is hard for military wives to husbands-to-be to have a proper wedding. And that person is right. and it is not only due to lack of funds. there are deployments and station to station moves that are in the way as well. For example, before my husband and i got married, he got orders to japan. he would not be able to take me with him since i was not technically married at the time. we were married by a Justice of the Peace before our actual "wedding" so i would be able to move with him to japan and be with him. I dont really see any other situation like that outside of the military.
I think this is a nice thing. I know so many people who didnt get to have a wedding because of orders out of country and things. it is sad, and it is something that most women dream about.


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Tequila and I had a very bad experience and since I work a lot with spirits and food, I hate to be one of those people who sas "No, I don't drink (insert spirit here) because I had a bad experience with it". I would like to ease myself back into tequila with some very mellow/mild tequila concoctions. Anyone have any good recipes?
At the moment, my bar consists of: Gin, vodka, Aperol, Campari, Averna, Absinthe, St Germain, Fernet Branca, green Chartreuse, Cognac, and an array of bitters and syrups.
Tequila is my favourite spirit, but my husband had a similar experience to you and can't stand it. You could try a elderflower margherita - substitute the triple sec in a normal margherita recipe for st germain (and I would suggest lemon rather than lime juice). The floral taste of the st germain seems to soften the sharpness of tequila (and while I don't particularly like this drink, my husband seems to find it tolerable). Good luck!
I would recommend a Paloma, some recipes call for grapefuit soda such as Squirt and some (ones I prefer) use actual grapefuit juice, club soda and lime juice.
I have used the Italian grapefruit soda from Trader Joes - the brand was Villa italia or something like that - and it turned out pretty good.
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I always have grapefruits and limes around, so this sounds perfect. Thanks!
That's my kind of bar! I'm refining a version of the Paper Plane using tequila. Currently it's:
3/4 oz Tequila (Espolon Reposado, although a blanco would work too)
3/4 oz Campari (although Aperol would work too)
3/4 oz Amaro Lucano (try your Averna)
3/4 oz Lime.
If subing Averna, I'd add a dash of orange bitters.
Delicious. I think that you might try starting with a Reposado. The resting increased the wood and blunts the peppery spice of a blanco.
A good (re)starting tequila drink is the Diablo. Edit: I now see that you don't have creme de cassis at your bar, but it might be worth getting it for this drink.
1 1/2 oz Tequila
3/4 oz Creme de Cassis
3/4 oz Lime Juice
Shake with ice and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice cubes. Top with 2-3 oz ginger beer, stir gently to mix, garnish with a lime wheel, and add straw.
I have come to the belief that EVERYONE has a tequila-related 'incident'', usually in their early drinking days, that causes them to swear it off until many years later. The discovery that not all tequila tastes like plain white Cuervo, and that there are ways to enjoy it other than 'Lime-Salt-Shot swallowed as quickly as possible-Yell WOOOOOOO at the top of your lungs' aids in this greatly.
I would suggest substituting tequila for gin or vodka in any cocktail you happen to enjoy and see how it works for you. I have long switched tequila for vodka in a Bloody Mary with very pleasing results.
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FWIW, I have *never* had a "tequila-related incident." Having grown up in the wine trade, I never did "indulge" in the high school/college bouts of drinking-to-get-drunk, which all too often results in this particular (and painful) "incident."
OTOH, tequila is something I generally prefer as a Resposado and served neat . . . .
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I do agree about Reposado and neat. As with any liquor that can be drunk unmixed, there are brands suitable for sipping and others suitable only for mixed drinks at best. A really good tequila is in a league with a fine cognac or single malt scotch.
Glad to hear that you avoided the 'incident' aspect.
re: Fydeaux
"tequila related incidents" - many
'swear off for many years' - never.
I personally am of the "Hair of the dog that bit you" frame of mind when it comes to situations like this. I too had a very bad experience early in my drinking years VO Canadian Whiskey. I avoided all Whiskey, Scotch, Rye etc. for almost 20 years..........then upon the death of a good friend his father in law asked me to sit down and have a glass or two in honor of my deceased friend. That night we finished the bottle and after forcing myself to take those first few sips.....I have been able to enjoy Scotch or Whiskey anytime I like.
Good luck.....my advice buy a bottle of Tequila and do 4 quick shots. Then enjoy the rest of your night!!
re: jrvedivici
I don't take shots of anything. I'd, honestly, vomit immediately. I'm just not that kind of drinker.
I have a big bottle of Corralejo Reposado and a bottle of Don Julio Real that I received as a gift and is almost gone. Tequila is normally something I drink in moderation, but it was the only alcohol being served at a recent wedding and just about everyone went overboard. I'm generally a gin person or a bitter/medicinal kind of drinker. The only drink I tend to make with tequila is a concoction of Aperol, gin, tequila, vermouth, and angostura bitters. But I'm glad I was able to get some ideas for something different. Thanks!


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But the Concept Active Tourer doesn't look like one and we're confident that it will hit production sooner rather than later. That being said, BMW is treating it as such and it's even taken to introducing a separate concept variant called the Concept Active Tourer Outdoor.
Everything about the Concept Active Tourer Outdoor is ostensibly similar to the Concept Active Tourer , albeit one aimed at those looking to get their outdoor fixes. It also uses the same 1.5-liter three-cylinder plug-in hybrid powerplant found in the original Concept Active Tourer.
The dynamic dimensions are all there, sporting the balance of luxury and sportiness that's definitely fit for the outdoors. It also has that sporty look you rarely see in crossovers, a testament to what kind of production model the concept is going to be.
This model does boast of a Gold Race Orange paint finish, which in it of itself is fancy enough to warrant a separate concept model.
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Everything about the Concept Active Tourer in our eyes gets a thumbs up. Whether it's the stylish exterior and interior or its sophisticated powertrain, there's plenty to like about this concept that it makes us wonder why BMW didn't just send it to production.
The powertrain, in particular, resounds significantly to us, particularly the 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine that features High Precision Injection, and BMW's Valvetronic variable-valve-timing system, producing a total output of 190 horsepower and estimated torque numbers 280 pound-feet. The model is capable of hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in a little under 8 seconds with a top speed of about 124 mph to go with a ridiculous 94 mpg fuel efficiency rating.
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Paronychia is an infection of the skin around a fingernail or toenail. The infected area can become swollen, red, and painful, and a pus-filled blister (abscess) may form.
Most of the time, paronychia is no big deal and can be treated at home. In rare cases, the infection can spread to the rest of the finger or toe and lead to bigger problems that may require a doctor's help.
It's unlikely that your child will get paronychia in a toe (unless he or she has an ingrown toenail). But fingernail paronychia is one of the most common hand infections there is.
Paronychia usually happens when the skin around a person's nail is irritated or injured. When the skin is damaged like this, germs can get in and cause an infection. These germs may be bacteria (causing bacterial paronychia) or fungi (fungal paronychia).
Kids and teens can develop paronychia from:
Kids with diabetes also have a higher chance of getting paronychia infections.
Chances are, if your child has paronychia, it will be easy to recognize. You'll probably see an area of red, swollen skin around a nail. The area will be painful, warm, and tender to the touch, and there could be a pus-filled blister.
Bacterial paronychia usually appears very suddenly, while fungal paronychia may take longer to become apparent. Fungal paronychia may cause less obvious symptoms than bacterial paronychia, but it can be a chronic condition, meaning it can last for a long time.
Chronic paronychia can cause changes in the affected nail. It might turn a different color or look as though it is detached or abnormally shaped.
In rare cases, if the paronychia is especially severe and goes untreated, the infection can spread beyond the area of the nail.
If your child has paronychia that doesn't get better with treatment or if the infection seems to be spreading, call a doctor.
Usually, a doctor or nurse practitioner will be able to diagnose paronychia just by examining the infected area. In some cases, the doctor may take a pus sample and have it examined in a laboratory to determine what type of bacteria or fungus is causing the infection.
The way to treat your child's paronychia depends on how severe it is and whether the infection has begun to spread. In many cases, all you'll need to do is have your child soak the infected nail in warm water for 20 minutes a few times a day. The paronychia should heal on its own in a few days.
If an abscess (a pus-filled blister) forms, it may need to be drained by a doctor. In rare cases, part of the nail may have to be removed as well. This should never be attempted at home, as it could increase the risk of serious complications. The doctor also might prescribe antibiotic medications to treat the infection.
Usually, once an abscess is treated, the affected finger or toe heals quickly with no long-term complications.
For fungal paronychia, the doctor may prescribe antifungal creams, lotions, or oral medications to help treat the underlying cause of the condition.
Have kids follow these tips to minimize their risk of paronychia:
As much as possible, have kids try to avoid injuring their nails and the skin around them. Nails grow very slowly, so any damage to them can last a long time and increase the risk of paronychia.
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Anna tries to keep her friends from discovering her secret...that she's not as human as she appears, but that's difficult to do when there's someone who's deliberately trying to reveal that secret.
That might not have been such a good thing for while Jen and Garry were immersed in looking at the splendor of nature in front of them, their attention was taken from looking at the back and all around them as well.
Maybe if they looked back once, they might have foreseen that they were in danger, but as it happened they weren't. Ironic, isn't it? For something to be borne of beauty to be evil and demonic? The beauty that they had seen the first time they entered the sea with Jared was now receding, as though the dream had been fractured by a touch of reality and started collapsing upon itself. The beautiful rainbow sky and the magnificent black sea they had seen with their eyes was now disappearing into a blanket of darkness. Nothing was left in its wake and the further Jen and Garry traveled out to sea, the vaster the darkness was becoming.
It seemed as though the darkness was going to catch up with them and swallow them whole, but Jared suddenly swirled the boat to the left and they followed a blanket of seaweed to the shore of a small hill. A green pastured hill sitting out in the middle of the ocean with only one tiny white house occupying the space at its zenith.
Jen and Garry looked at each other. Things were getting weirder by the minute. They would've been lying if they said they weren't scared, but they were even more scared to question Jared. They had made a choice and left with him. They had told him that they trusted him even though their best friend, Anna, had told them it was going to be the biggest mistake of their lives.
Anna and Jared seemed to have been in on a secret together ever since Jared came to town three months ago. All Jen and Garry wanted to do was be in on the secret as well.
The boat stopped at the shore, and Jared hopped out from the side, his white corduroy pants instantly becoming a shade darker with the water splashing on them. Jen and Gary followed and they all started ascending the hill. The fractures of the sea that were happening a moment ago had seemed to still for the moment, and Jen and Garry were still clueless about the sudden breaking of their reality.
After a few moments of struggling up the hill, they came upon the three story house, fenced in by a white fence that surrounded the house and had two stone heads sitting on top of either side of the fence door.
Garry closed the fence door and followed his companions up the stone walkway to the wooden door with another head posing for a knocker. But Jared ignored the knocker, and opened the door slightly. He turned to his other two companions and gave them a strange smile.
"Well, if you want to turn back, this is your last chance. Once we enter this house, there's no going back until we see everything through to the end."
There was a moment of silence suspended in the dream-like atmosphere of the hill where Garry and Jen looked at each other. They both had similar looks of compliance and determination. They were going to see this through to the end...Whatever Jared had to show them, they'd listen. They both shook their heads, and Jared returned their sentiments with a toothy grin.
He ventured through the door first and they followed- to find themselves in a dimly lit corridor that seemed never-ending. There were a few antiquated candle lamps hanging from their hooks high above their heads that lit the room in a ghostly play of shadows and flickering light. The walls were bare and stone; the floor was stone as well, which Jen and Garry thought accounted for the cold that seemed to embrace them as as soon as they had entered.
Jared stood still in the center, while Garry and Jen moved slowly around the room, looking in fascination at the spiraling staircase that seemed bigger in proportion to other staircases and the high ceiling that seemed to go as far up as the sky.
All of a sudden though they both stopped in their mingling, and listened. Faint sounds of a violin could be heard. They looked toward Jared for an explanation, but he just looked extremely pleased and turned around, motioning for them to follow him.
They went up the marble staircase, and, in what seemed like an eternity, they finally got to the top and were veered right by their navigator. This hallway seemed elongated like the one downstairs. They stopped at the last door on the right, wooden like the front door and all the other doors in the hallway, all nondescript and with little figurine heads acting as knockers. Jared hung back and indicated with his head that they should open the door.
Garry's hand was just about to open the door when Jen put a hand on his arm. He looked up at her, but her gaze was directed toward Jared, who had his arms crossed and was leaning on the wall opposite the door.
"Aren't you coming in with us?" She asked something akin to fear in her voice.
He scrutinized her face and didn't answer her right away. Finally, he shook his head.
"Why not?"
"Because this room that you're about to enter is going to show you what you need to know, but if I go in there with you, I'll interfere with its magic and you won't be properly shown what you came here seeking to find out."
Jen gasped in a breath at the word 'magic,' and Garry looked puzzled.
But they seemed satisfied with his answer. Garry turned the knob and walked in, Jen at his heels.
Jared, left alone in the hallway- chuckling to himself- leaned against the opposite wall, and folded his hands against his head.
The violin, by this time, had stopped playing and only silence could be heard through the whole house. That only lasted a minute, unfortunately. The front door downstairs slammed hard enough to- had this been a normal house- break its foundation. And running footsteps could be heard coming toward the top. Even with this interruption, Jared's toothy grin was still playing on his face.
A girl, about the height of 5'5'', and with short, red hair, scrambled to the top- gasping for breath. She saw Jared leaning against the wall farther down the corridor, and started running in that direction. When she halted to the door through which Jen and Garry had entered, she banged on it with both hands folded into fists.
After several minutes of nothing happening, she punched a fist through the wall and cursed. Jared only tsk'd her, which proved a mistake for the young man, for once he let out the sound, she rounded on him and strangled him with her less-than-perfectly manicured hands.
"Oh, I swear to God, I'll kill you and send you to Timbuktu so fast you won't even know what hit you," she growled through gritted teeth.
"Awww, you know, you're so cute when you try to be threatening." He replied perfectly, her strangling him not even affecting his airways. She growled again and released him.
"You know, Anna, there was a faster way to get here." He went back to leaning against the wall with his hands behind his head.
"Yes, I am perfectly aware that there is a faster way." She enunciated each word slowly, as though she was afraid he wouldn't get it any other way.
She started pacing up and down the corridor, a distressed look now replacing her anger.
"Let me in-right now." She stopped and faced him, a pleading look on her face. A look of what might have been guilt settled on Jared's features.
He came closer to her and put his hands on her shoulders. He gazed into her dark green eyes, but didn't say anything.
"I know that you are under some illusion that what you're doing is right. But it's not. So, please, please stop this. I'm begging you. I'm here begging you to stop this right now." No matter how much she pleaded, it didn't look as though she was going to change his mind.
He looked thoughtful for a moment, but suddenly he turned away from her and said, "Nope, can't do. Besides I believe it's all ready too late. I'm sure, by now, that they've learned everything. Knowledge will become the death of them. How fitting...They wanted to learn about you, and their wish was granted. It's true, then, what the Elders say, knowledge is far more damning than death, for what you learn can never be reversed."
"I'll never forgive you for this." Anna said to him, softly, but with conviction.
"I think," he gazed at the door intently, "that I don't care anymore."
She raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"You gave up on me a long time ago. Nothing I do now will matter in your eyes." She rocked forward on her leg, unconsciously trying to move toward him, but a second later, when she realized what she was about to do, she backed further away.
He turned back to her then, and directed his intent gaze toward her. She stared back at him, feeling...Well, she didn't really know what she was feeling. Sorrow was definitely the dominating emotion, followed by anger, resentment, and pity.
"You're right," she started, gulping air back into her lungs, "I did give up on you. But...I- it's not that I wanted to. You have to understand." God, she felt like she would burst with all the pleading she was doing. But she needed to make him understand. "You were on a path that I couldn't follow."
"Hmmm, is that what it was?" He spat, sounding resentful.
"You were towering on tyrannical control! I couldn't follow you. I wouldn't! That's not who we are!" She yelled, sounding angry again. Well, if he wanted to blame her, let him. See if she cared...But she did care. Immensely, and that made everything harder.
"I loved you, and I did all that for you!"
"Well, I loved you too, and maybe you shouldn't have!"
The mansion had become quiet again. Anna and Jared stared at each other, neither of them relenting, just scowling toward one another.
Just then the wooden door, through which Jen and Garry had been lost sometime ago, opened and revealed Anna's two friends. Jared and Anna took their gaze off each other, and stared at the two standing near them, who looked as though they had been on a rollercoaster.
Their clothes were disheveled and their hair was sticking up in all directions. Anna grimaced, and bit her bottom lip worriedly. She was too late. That much was plain, but what in the world was she going to do about it now?
Jen shrieked, "That was awesome." She punched Garry on the arm, and it seemed the action stumped him into reality.
All that could come out of his mouth was, "Huh."
"Guys, are you okay?" Anna came closer to inspect them.
Jen, seeming to just then realize that Anna was there, blinked at her friend. "Of course. Why wouldn't we be? More importantly, why did you keep this from us?"
"Uh, guys, I'm sorry. But you were never meant to see that. It's going to be too much for you to handle."
Jen scoffed and rolled her light hazel eyes. "Oh my god, Anna, why do you have to be such a fuddy-duddy! That was the coolest thing we've seen in our miserable, seventeen years of existence! Of course we can handle it. We're handling it very well right now. Aren't we, Garry?" But Garry was lost to the conversation going on around him.
Anna smacked her face into her hands, and groaned.
Jen looked toward Jared, but he only gave her a shrug.
Jared followed Anna outside of the mansion. "I still think you overreacted. I mean, did you have to hit them with the staff?"
"Well, I had to knock them out! I can't let them out into the real world like this. They've seen into the Void, now they have knowledge of everything and nothing. You know how dangerous that will be for them? They're only humans!"
"Huh. So you're saying that humans are simple-minded, Simian Netheranthals? I agree."
"I did not say that! I simply mean that their mind isn't designed to take in something like the Void! Stop twisting my words."
She kept levitating the two corpses in the air and pointed her short staff with the head figurines toward the multi-colored sky. A bluish-green light shot out toward the heavens and the sky literally tore itself apart and fell down, revealing darkness. She pointed the staff at the bodies and guided them up into the darkness, following them. A second later, with a pop, they all fell into her bedroom.
She raised herself up and went over to her bureau. Opening the top one, and rummaging in through the trinkets and junk that filled the drawer, she took out a small, clear bottle filled with a grey liquid.
"Wow. You're resorting to that?" Jared asked her, nodding at the bottle in her hand.
She angled her head toward the voice, and saw Jared lounging on the edge of her bed, but didn't respond. She kneeled beside the two bodies lying on the carpeted floor and capped off the bottle. Smearing a bit onto the tips of her fingers, she ran her fingers first across Jen's forehead then moved onto Gerry's.
"Okay," she said, standing up and returning the bottle back, "I think that should do it. They won't remember what happened the last few hours."
Anna walked toward her bed and sat down heavily beside Jared. "That was foolish."
"I knew you'd come for them."
"Hmmm. But why go through all that trouble when you all ready know I'll come to save them?"
"What is there to save them from?"
"Don't change the subject."
"I'm not; I geniunely want to know. It's not like they were in any real danger."
"That may be, but still...It's not for them to know. They're not like us."
"Which is exactly why I tried to do what I did today."
"I know you're lonely."
If there was one thing Jared was, it was blunt and right to the point.
"You live here in this realm, intergrated among humans, trying to live a normal life, but the fact is you're not normal. And I don't understand why you try to act like you do- especially when you can live in the other dream realm where you were born, where you were destined to live- destined to live with me."
She looked down at her hands, folded in her lap.
"I don't expect you to understand. But I envy them. Plus, I am half-human as well. I'm only trying to understand my mother's world. It's all I have left of her, you know- this vast, beautiful exotic land where nothing is as it seems and it's filled with some many good things, and so many bad things as well. It's a multitude of paradoxes and light and dark. It's nothing compared to the dream realm. I have love for the dream realm, I do. But I love this world even more. I love the simplicity of it, but also the complicatedness interwoven with the simplicity."
"I guess I understand." Although he didn't really, he didn't push it. Anna was stubborn and there was nothing he could do to change her mind.
"So, you can't really be angry at me."
"I never was."
"Well, that's good then."
"Goodbye for now then." And he vanished in a swirl of grey. He'd be back, she didn't doubt it. She lied down on the dark green bedspread and closed her eyes. There was darkness behind her closed eyelids, she couldn't dream because she was made from dreams. But, but if she could dream, she'd dream about a grey-eyed young man and two worlds, with their borders and rifts colliding together and mashing together. Maybe then, if that were to happen, she wouldn't have to make her heart choose.


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All morning and early into the afternoon Monterey firefighters standing at the Highway 469 and Monterey Road intersection stopped drivers asking for whatever change they could spare.
Hesselbein who is 27-years-old works for AMR as a paramedic. She also volunteers with the Monterey Fire Department. Hesselbein was hit by a drunk driver last week while helping an accident victim into an ambulance. Now, complete strangers are rallying for Hesselbein's speedy recovery.
Driver Moses Everett said he donated money to Hesselbein "because it's the proper thing to do."
Hesselbein's colleagues collecting cash said Hesselbein has a huge heart and they're only doing what they know she would do for them if one of them were hurt.
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It looks real good if you've seen the jugs we're holding up we've had to empty them 2 or 3 times," said Webb.
Hesselbein's co-workers are confident she'll make it back to work.
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Well I can see why Blizzard would nerf tier 11 content - 4.2 makes it easy to get tier 11 gear through justice points, these raids will only award justice points from 4.2, and the simple fact is that there appears to be a large percentage of the player base who haven't really been able to get into raiding this tier.
If you're already through normal mode tier 11 this won't affect you because you'll be working on Firelands. If you're not, you have a good few weeks to work on it. If you've not been able to get going on the current raiding tier, the nerfs will take away the fear factor and encourage more guilds to give it a shot, get through it relatively quickly, and catch up to the tier 12 hardcore.
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