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Obama hosting Italian president Friday
Wednesday - 1/30/2013, 10:41am EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will host Italian President Giorgio Napolitano next month at the White House.
In an announcement Wednesday, the White House described the Oval Office meeting scheduled for Feb. 15 as a "farewell call." Napolitano, who speaks fluent English, is preparing to end his term in office after seven years.
The White House statement said Obama looks forward to reinforcing the "strong and enduring bonds" with Italy during the visit.
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Cardiology and Vascular Diseases
Renal Denervation in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension SYMPLICITY HTN-3 (Protocol IP125)
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The Symplicity HTN-3 study is a, multi-center, prospective, single-blind, randomized, controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of renal denervation in subjects with uncontrolled hypertension. Bilateral renal denervation will be performed using the Symplicity Catheter – a percutaneous ...
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Amiodarone (PM101), for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) (Amiodarone/Lidocaine/Placebo Study ALPS).
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AI452-016- A Long-Term Follow-up Study of Subjects who Participated in a Clinical Trial in which Peginterferon Lambda-1a (BMS-914143) was Administered for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C [Protocol: AI452016]
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Safety, antiviral effect and pharmacokinetics of BI 207127 in combination with BI 201335 and with or without ribavirin for 4, 16, 24, 28 or 40 weeks in patients with chronic HCV genotype 1 infection (randomized Phase Ib/II) [Protocol: 1241.21]
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The substances BI 201335 and BI 207127 are being developed for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. BI 201335 and BI 207127 work by preventing the virus from replicating. The currently available medications pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin for hepatitis C ca have considerable ...
Phase 2/3 Study of Intravenous Thrombolysis and Hypothermia for Acute Treatment of Ischemic Stroke The Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke 2/3 (ICTuS 2/3) Trial
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The purpose of this trial is to determine whether the combination of thrombolysis and hypothermia is superior to thrombolysis alone for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
A long-term monitoring study to evaluate the persistence of direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatment-resistant mutations or the durability of sustained virological response (SVR) in patients treated with DAA-containing regimens for chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC)
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This observational long-term follow-up study will assess the persistence of dire ct acting antiviral (DAA) resistant mutations and the durability of sustained vi rological response in patients with chronic hepatitis C who have participated in a Roche DAA treatment protocol. Up to 5 scheduled ...
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A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Active-Control And Unblinded Standard Of Care (Soc) Controlled Study To Determine The Efficacy And Safety Of Targeted Intramyocardial Delivery Of G-Csf Mobilized Autologus Cd34+ Cells For The Improvement In Total Exercise Time During Standardized Exercise Testing In Subjects With Refractory Angina Pectoris And Chronic Myocardial Ischemia(Cmi)[Protocol: 901001]
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The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of targeted intramyocardial delivery of Auto-CD34+ cells for increasing exercise time and amelioration of anginal symptoms in subjects with refractory angina and chronic myocardial ischemia.
A Long Term Follow-up Registry for Subjects Who Achieve a Sustained Virologic Response to Treatment in Gilead-Sponsored Trials in Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection [Protocol: GS-US-248-0122]
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JD, Northwestern University
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Health Care Law, Torts I and II, Business Organizations, various Health Law and Bioethics related Seminars
Professor Mohapatra's expertise is in the areas of health care law, public health law, and bioethics. Professor Mohapatra was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. Prior to teaching, Professor Mohapatra practiced health law for several years at Sidley & Austin and Foley & Lardner. Professor Mohapatra received her JD from Northwestern University School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Professor Mohapatra received her Master's in Public Health from Yale University, and her bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences (with a minor in Women's Studies) from Johns Hopkins University. Professor Mohapatra's scholarship interests include assisted reproduction, FDA regulation, public health law, surrogacy, and the Affordable Care Act. Her recent scholarship has appeared or will appear in the Harvard Law and Policy Review, Harvard Journal for Racial & Ethnic Justice, University of Colorado Law Review, and the Nevada Law Journal, among others.
Recent Publications:
Professor Mohapatra's most recent publications can be found on the Social Science Research Network.
Selected Publications:
Oncofertility and Reproductive Justice, Harvard Journal for Racial & Ethnic Justice, (Spring 2014 Issue, Forthcoming)
Using Egg Freezing for Non-Medical Reasons: Fertility Insurance or False Hope? - Legal, Ethical, and Policy Considerations, Harvard Law & Policy Review(Spring 2014, Forthcoming),
Examining Global Legal Responses to Prenatal Gender Identification and Sex Selection: A Bioethical Analysis, 13 Nevada Law Journal 690 (Spring 2014),
Cutting the Cord from Private Cord Blood Banking: Encouraging Compensation for Public Cord Blood Donations, 84 University of Colorado Law Review 944 (Fall 2013),
Adoption Scandals and Stateless Babies: A Bioethical Analysis of Commercial Surrogacy, 30 Berkeley Journal of International Law 412 (2012).,Unshackling Addiction: A Public Health Approach to Drug Use During Pregnancy, Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society (2011),


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Before the halfway mark, I considered leaving A Most Wanted Man, Anton Corbijn's tortuous, leaden, almost event-free version of John le Carre's novel. But no, I thought.
The Hundred-Foot Journey is a wonderful film, and a treat for both your tummy and your eyes. Produced by the screen gods that are Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, it was never going to be a disaster.
American filmmaker Josh Evans' new movie Death in the Desert is a classic. I was privileged to get an exclusive preview of this brand new film. The prolonged panoramic and panning landscape shots burn into your mind with the light and the dark and the shadows. The cast and the characters they play are captivating as is the dark and addictive story.
It's 20 years since I've seen a Luc Bessonfilm as enjoyable as Lucy. The French movie mogul created two of my favourite films in Leon and Nikita, but in the years since then his output has been erratic to say the least.
It's a character driven thriller without a lot of dialogue, the tension quietly builds up, Jeff Grace's music score is perfect and Christopher Blauvelt's cinematography perfectly captures night moves as you're led to the inevitable question, 'what or who will bring them down?'
Watching this film is relaxing, exhilarating, fulfilling and wonderfully nostalgic. You're gently nudged round a full spectrum of emotions, but just as is the case with 'real life', of course different moments will resonate with different people.
Visually, Guardians of the Galaxy is a stunner. Colours positively burst from the screen as if from a Pixar movie. The rather saturated Captain America Winter Soldier is positively bland and lifeless compared to the astonishingly vibrant world brought to life in Guardians.
Like cinema? Hate GOING to the cinema? Me too. Here's a round up of this month's summer blockbusters, all of which previewed in my mind this week without me having to leave the house. Incidentally, if you want tickets to the cinema in my mind, I warn you it involves a dark journey into a stormcloud of the imagination...
There has been a swift decrease in the quality of children's films over the years. It's something I have noticed both as a keen cinephile and as a concerned parent... With CGI claptrap, mindless sequels and remakes, the multiplex is packed with nonsense that calls itself children's cinema.
Filming for Boyhood began when Coltrane was just six years old and ended by the time he turned 18. Because of this, it's is an exceptionally unique observation of adolescence and the stresses and strains that we face growing up.
Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige claims that Guardians if the Galaxy, based on a little-known comic book is the biggest gamble he's taken with a film since Iron Man. He's right. Fortunately like the studios first film, it gets it just right.
Her current notoriety is due almost entirely to the producers of the film John Maloof and Charlie Siskel. They are obsessed with digging up her personal history to find out why she never entered the canon of great street photographers sanctioned by the art world establishment.
So much can be gained in five to ten minutes, and the The Loch Ness film Festival which begins its fourth annual run at the end of the month celebra...
Fast-forward three years and director Matt Reeves, best known for Cloverfield, takes over the reigns for the equally clunkily-titled Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. But don't let the title fool you; this is every bit the worthy successor to the original that you could hope for.
How does it rank against the other three films? Well it's possibly the best TF movie since the 2007 original. Long, yes; occasionally incoherent, (Mark Wahlberg seems to ignore full stops in his script), and it features some awful CGI - the enemy robots are made from gravity-defying blocks that appear to have no weight or heft, making them look like a bad video game cut scene.
Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Oakland, California resident wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. It's a sign that he needs to be a better son to his mother (Octavia Spencer), whose birthday it is, a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz) and a better father to Tatiana (Ariana Neal), their four year-old daughter.


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This race and walk begins and ends at Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View and winds through the scenic Harbour View neighborhoods. Proceeds from the event are used to provide cancer care to patients through the Bon Secours Foundation.
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Speech Jamming Gun (video)
If you've ever taken part in an overseas call, or dialed into a conference call using VoIP, then you've probably experienced a horrid delay that allows you to hear your own voice. To say the least it's distracting, and enough i...
Cell Phones
Oil Painting Shaped Mobile Phone Signal Jammer
Why, when and where you'd use the Oil Painting Shaped Mobile Phone Signal Jammer is a bit of a mystery, but where there is a product there is certainly a way. Perhaps it would be best suited for a wedding ceremony or reception?...
Cell Phones
Portable Cell Phone Jammer Is Just What The Auteur Ordered
Too many times I've had some deuce bag sitting within ear range in the movie theater answer his cell phone mid movie. Come on now! I'm all for 'staying in touch' but during a movie? No longer, thanks to the Portable Phone Ja...


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The Natural Cures Top Docs Believe In
The advice these alternative doctors dish out to their loved ones helps keep them healthy and happy without meds. If you like the idea of natural remedies, listen in.
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All I wanna listen to lately is *NSYNC.
Mmm… I decided to try something different with my pizza toppings, so I got one with jalapenos and sausage. Prettty good :-P (tongue stickin' out cuz it's a lil spicy) and I got my usual toppings on the second pizza, green peppers and onions.
Also, my landlord was outside when I came back with the pizzas (I had to ride my bike to pick them up, it's a short ride, but I bit of a balancing act when carting them home) so he opened to gate for me.. probably thought I was a fatty with the two pizzas haha or maybe that I was having some friends over (hehe what friends tho lol) but he was like "IT'S DINNERTIME, LIZ. IT'S DINNERTIME" which was a little weird… haha
I was already having an off/kinda bad/weird day… and then I stopped into work (on my day off) (I was out of soda lol) (I work at a grocery store) and as soon as I walk in the door, the door greeter, Lee (a kind, old black man who is usually my buddy that greets me with open arms) instead decides to immediately comment on how bad my hair looks. "What's up with your hair? It looks bad like that! Why doesn't it look like it usually does?! Why is it up like that??" Granted, it didn't look the best today, but geez, cut me some slack, dude. Cue me running off to the bathroom to go look in the mirror…..
Don't think I'm quite strong enough for that pixie cut just yet…
ever. in my life. and at this apartment complex. I've lived here since august, but I usually just wait till I go home to visit and bring it with me for my mom to do… lol… and okay, yeah, I don't wash stuff after wearing it only one time.. don't know if that's gross or not? Whatevs. Anyway, there are only 2 washers & 2 dryers here (it's a small complex) and there was some semi-attractive guy (a bro tho, he mentioned that he just moved in after having lived in a fraternity house) using the other washer. He was nice though, introduced himself… I've only met like 2 other tenants since my time living here.. anyway, I had the thought, after I got back to my room to kill time before I have to go back down to get my stuff.. what if one of us had said "Wanna do something to kill 40 minutes?" ;) (that's about how long the clothes take) hehe oh man, it sounds pretty tempting and way too convenient, I'm a little afraid I might actually say that next time if we happen to meet there again… but that wouldn't be so bad, right?


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Women's Tennis Falls at Big Ten Championships
April 30, 1998
EAST LANSING, Mich.- Michigan State Women's Tennis Team Fell In The First Round Of The Big Ten Championship (Madison, Wis.) To The University Of Iowa, 4-0, On Thursday, April 30. Msu Ended Its Season With A Record Of 10-11 Overall (1-10. Big Ten), Improving Upon Last Year'S Record Of 4-16 (1-10 Big Ten).
Since The Teams That Won Earlier Today Are Required To Play Again On Friday, As Soon A Team Won Four Matches, The Rest Of The Matches Were Abandoned. In The Doubles Competition, The Msu Duo Of Junior Brooke West And Freshman Kelli Hayes Were Ahead Of Iowa'S Emily Bampton And Natayla Dawaf, 6-5, When The Match Was Abandoned After Iowa Took The Doubles Point By Winning The Other Two Matches.
West Was Also Leading Dawaf At The No. 1 Singles Position, 6-3, 2-3, When Her Match Was Abandoned. At The No. 5 Position, Sophomore Brooke Townsend Was Leading Iowa'S Megan Kearney, 6-3, 2-2, Before Being Forced To Abandon The Match. Hayes Defeated Iowa'S Erica Johnson, 6-2, In The First Game Before Abandoning The Match.
Singles 1. Brooke West (Msu) Vs. Natayla Dawaf (Iowa), 6-3, 2-3, Abandoned 2. Emily Bampton (Iowa) Def. Natasha Skogerboe (Msu), 6-2, 6-3 3. Shera Wiegler (Iowa) Def. Isabell Oelze (Msu), 6-2, 6-1. 4. Carolina Delgado (Iowa) Def. Jaime Tannenabaum, 6-2, 6-0. 5. Brooke Townsend (Msu) Vs. Megan Kearney (Iowa), 6-3, 2-2, Abandoned. 6. Kelli Hayes (Msu) Vs. Erica Johnson (Iowa), 6-2, Abandoned.
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By Saabira Chaudhuri
Financial software provider Intuit Inc. (INTU) said it is "disappointed" in a district court decision preventing the Internal Revenue Service from regulating nonprofessional tax-return preparers.
According to Reuters, the decision relates to the IRS Return Preparer Initiative that began in 2011, requiring tax preparers to register with the IRS and to pass competency tests and take classes to maintain their registration with the agency. However in March of last year, three independent tax preparers and a civil-liberties advocacy group, challenged the program's legitimacy, accusing the IRS of enforcing the requirements without congressional approval. The IRS had said a law dating to 1884 gave it the authority, but the court disagreed.
Intuit--which offers the widely used tax preparation and filing software Turbo Tax--had testified in support of the IRS effort at the public hearing the agency conducted in Chicago in September 2010.
According to Intuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's ruling--issued Friday--could affect up to 700,000 tax-return preparers who won't have to obtain credentials, ranging from independent preparers to employees at national storefronts, such as H&R Block Inc. (HRB).
"Intuit supports efforts to strengthen and enhance the tax preparation services industry and is disappointed in the court decision regarding IRS industry oversight," said Dan Maurer, senior vice president and general manager of Intuit's Consumer Tax Group. "The public interest is best served when all competing tax service providers meet high standards."
Shares of Intuit closed Friday at $63.68 and were inactive premarket. The stock has risen 12% in the past 12 months.
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Guía de Estudio: Clase 21
VOCABULARY: Photos - Verb phrases
- take a photo/picture/flick/snap
- save photos to your computer
- look at photos
- zoom in
- delete a photo
- record a video
VOCABULARY: Photos - Nouns
- a photo / a photograph
- photography
- a photographer
- a camera
VOCABULARY: Social Networks - Verb Phrases
- upload photos
- add a friend
- send/get a message
- tag somebody in a photo
- post a comment
- chat with friends
VOCABULARY: Social Networks - Nouns
- status update
- profile
- account
*(Pasado Continuo)*
- We use the past continuous in the following ways:
- *(Usamos el Pasado Continuo de estas maneras:)*
- To describe an action in progress at a specific time in the past
- *(Para describir una accion en progreso en algun momento especifico en el pasado)*
"When he took the photo, I was dancing with my friends."
- To describe one action interrupting another action
- *(Para describir una acción interrupiendo otra accion)*
"She was walking down the street when the car hit her."
- To describe the 'background' when we are telling a story
- *(Para describir el ´ambiente´mientras se cuenta una historia)*
"On New Year's Eve, I was staying with friends in Chicago. It was really cold and we were walking down the street…"
POSITIVE Form - was / were + Verb - ing
"I was staying with friends"
"You were laughing a lot"
"He / She / It was dancing at the disco"
"We were talking with her"
"They were eating cake"
NEGATIVE Form - was / were + not + Verb-ing
"I wasn't staying with friends"
"You weren't laughing a lot"
"He / She / It wasn't dancing at the disco"
"We weren't talking with her"
"They weren't eating cake"
¿Ya terminaste con la clase? ¿Que te pareció? Toma el EXAMEN de la Clase 21 para ver cuanto aprendiste. No te arrepentiras, es divertido!
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400 Years of the Telescope
April 3rd, 2009
While this isn't exactly a Space-Elevator related post, it ranks pretty high on my cool-o-meter and I thought I would pass it along to my readers…
One week from today, on April 10th, your local PBS outlet should be showing a documentary entitled "400 Years of the Telescope". From the Press Release:
400 YEARS OF THE TELESCOPE, a beautiful new film airing on PBS April 10 (local airdates may vary), is the first PBS documentary to be filmed on 35mm RED technology. Recorded at 4520 X 2540 pixels per frame, the output is RAW format, over five times the resolution of HD. This visually stunning 60 minute film takes viewers on a breathtaking journey back to Galileo's momentous discoveries, through the leaps of knowledge since then, and into the future of colossal telescopes both here on earth, and floating in the cosmos. The cinematography is extraordinary, as we travel across five continents and through space to view the world's leading observatories and the majestic visions of space they capture. Leading astrophysicists describe, with warmth and humor, their startling breakthroughs and near failures. With narration by Neil deGrasse Tyson and a musical score by the London Symphony Orchestra, the film makes accessible the exciting future ahead of us.
The show is tied to the International Year of Astronomy 2009, with events worldwide celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first look at the heavens. The airdate specifically coincides with 100 Hours of Astronomy in early April. Astronomy clubs, planetariums and observatories around the world will be hosting star gazing events, with the hope that everyone will take a moment to look up and see what Galileo saw.
If you visit the website, you'll see a very neat trailer of the show. This sounds way-cool and I will certainly have my DVR programmed to record this. As they say, check your local listings…
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1. sgoodfelow | April 4th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
As usual, your content - which pops uo in my Google Alerts - is informative and interesting. Thank you so much for keeping me abreast of the latest space elevator updates.
Changing topic slightly, I have just finished my video, "An Empty Sun" which you may - or may not - find interesting:
2. Reminder - 400 Years of t&hellip | April 10th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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Saturday, 10 April 2010
Banana cupcakes
You can find me in recipes...GLUTEN FREE BANANA CUPCAKES
Have a sweet day!
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wow, it looks so yummy! I will try it today :)ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing, xoxo
These are beautiful and I'm sure they taste even better!!ReplyDelete
xo Laura
Simply beautiful and perfect for spring! I am grateful when delicious desserts are as satisfying to look at as they are to eat (especially when trying to lose weight!) These would be perfect for a baby shower too. I had a bluebird shower for my daughter before my grandson was born. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Those look fantastic. Love that they include real, fresh bananas!ReplyDelete
Delicious, Torie Jayne...and, they look so pretty..... but not too pretty to eat !! haha. XXXXReplyDelete
Oohh I love anthing with banana! I shall have to give these a go! They look so cute too!ReplyDelete
Rachel x
They look scrummy, good job i'm not keen on bananas, saves me another couple of pounds :)ReplyDelete
Yummie cupcakes.....i love them..........have a nice evening Torie !! HUGS FROM ME.....ReplyDelete
ooooo, sooooo yummi!!!! thanksReplyDelete
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This looks delish and love bananas!ReplyDelete
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these look so tasty - i am going to make these for my boys. thanks for the inspiration :)ReplyDelete


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Stay At Home Dad Torments his 15 Year Old Son!
Monday, June 6th, 2011
and his mom Blogs about it, along with daily photo evidence. So young Rain, a then 15, now 16 year old sophomore from the Salt Lake City area, started riding the bus to school last fall. So his dad, being the great guy that he is, decided to embarrass him each morning by waving to him as he left on the Bus each morning. But to make things interesting, he dressed up in a different costume every morning. Here are some of the Highlights from the past school year.
For all you kids out there that think you're family embarrasses you, just think this could be your dad. For the full story check out their blog. http://waveatthebus.blogspot.com/


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Rule #353
Cuddle naked.
Cuddle naked.
Wear overalls.
Be really into The Brady Bunch
Be paranoid.
Be really into yetis. Or slow lorrises.
Try to fix all of your nonexistent friends' problems.
Audition for America's Next Top Model
Be really into magic.
Refuse to shower.
Dress like a raccoon for Halloween.


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Categories > Anime/Manga > Naruto
A Container For Hatred0 Reviews
What was Yashamaru left with? ...Nothing that would keep him sane.
Love and hatred are separated by the thinnest of lines.they are way too similar to be opposites. Both love and hatred can be passionate emotions, both can cause obsession. Actors thrive on strong emotions, and There are no emotions stronger than love and hatred.
This is a one shot introspective piece based on Yashamaru, it involves Gaara, but never by name.
I own neither of these characters. If I did the Naruto series would probably never have been published, so it's probably just as well.
The Kazakage had his country.
Temari had wind, and Kankurou had puppets, and both had each other.
They all had something to keep them going after the monster had torn into their lives, kicking and screaming and tainting all that had been perfect and joyous in their lives.
After the mother, the wife had been taken.
What did Yashamaru have?
Nothing that would ever keep him sane.
He was left with the infant, the hateful child who had only lived a few hours, but had already destroyed so much.
He was left with his emptiness. That huge chasm in his heart where his sister had once been. A space that was rapidly being filled with loathing for her youngest son.
The child whose mother had cursed him at birth, whose father had doomed him to be an experimental weapon of mass destruction, whose siblings would think of as no more than a monster.
Yashamaru knew that he could never love the babe, the thing , his hurt was too deep, and his hatred too sharp.
He had tried to feel sorry for it-- to soften the edges of the bitter daggers he felt pressing against his heart every time he looked into the things eyes. But he couldn't do that either.
In Yashamaru's eyes, the thing deserved any suffering it's twisted existence caused it.
It deserved to die , but since that was just as impossible as Yashamaru feeling any affection towards it, cursing it to a life of emotional torture and unbearable pain was the best he could do.
And he couldn't even do that openly.
Orders were orders.
And although it went against everything he was thinking and feeling, he'd been ordered to protect the icy-eyed monster, to act as a parent towards it.
To act as though he loved it.
Even just thinking about that was like poison to him. Even just to pretend to love the thing killed something inside him.
It didn't get any easier for him over the years, either.
With every passing month, the thing grew, and so did Yashamaru's hated, and so did the wound in his heart.
The part inside of him poisoned by his so called "love" for the thing , kept on dying , until he became hollow. A container for hatred. An existence almost as pitiful as that of the thing he hated.
It was just as well the thing could not see what was going on in it's guardian's eyes. That it was blind to the way his fists clenched at the sound of its voice, to the slight twitch in his eye when it asked its childish questions. Blind to the suppressed rage its guardian felt when it looked with wonder at the picture of its mother.
Otherwise, the monster may have lost control far more often that it already did.


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Dusty Baker
Gamecast (July 2, 2010) Reds @ Cubs
Things to watch for the rest of the season. Starlin Castro's growth. Carlos Marmol's K rate. The Cubs record in one run games. Tyler Colvin's return to reality. Trades and trade rumours. The continued awesomeness of the starting rotation. Cubs playing the spoiler. Marlon Byrd booking it hard down to first base. Geovanny Soto's incredible walk rate. Jeff Baker's excellent glove. Alfonso Soriano's hot streaks. Andrew Cashner's development. The season really isn't over. The Cubs aren't going to make the playoffs but I think it's time like this that the real fans show their faces. Let's keep rooting for them to win day by day and realize there a ton of things to watch for that have nothing to do with making the playoffs. Besides, it's freaking baseball, what else would you rather be doing anyway??
Today's Matchup: Ryan Dempster (110.2IP, 3.58ERA, 3.77xFIP) vs Bronson Arroyo (106.1IP, 4.49ERA, 5.15xFIP) Obviously, the Cubs have the better pitcher. Almost a run and a half better in xFIP. Arroyo should be facing the wrath of the Cubs' awesome offense. Yeah, that's the ticket. The truth is, the Cubs have better starting pitching than the Reds and it's not even close. If the Cubs get a few timely hits, they should win today.
Who's Hot: I know it's hard to think of him as such but Aramis Ramirez is on a mission to make it back to the Mendoza line. He has a six game hitting streak and has only K'd 3 times in that period (OK 2 were yesterday but still). I think Ramirez will end up north of .230 with a second half that looks like him but people here and elesewhere will think his whole season is trash. I still think the guy is relevant. It will be interesting.
Who's Not: Koyie Hill is producing a wOBA of .248 or an OPS of .574 for those wOBA challenged. His career wOBA is below .260. And yet, he's on pace to produce over 200 plate appearances. This despite the fact that the Cubs' offense is struggling and they have Geovanny Soto. Soto's wOBA is .381. That is 10 points higher than his rookie year. He is, simply, the most productive offensive Cub. Lou, come on!
Conclusion: I will no longer say the Cubs "need" to win. They don't really need to win. They need to play as well as they can and let the chips fall where they may. The season as over as playoffs are concerned but there are still things to contest. Beating the Reds and Dusty Baker is #1 on the docket. I would rather the Cardinals make the playoffs than the Reds (though when the Cubs play the Cardinals, I hope they beat them also).
Game Recap: Cubs 1, Reds 3 -- The blame game
Plenty of mistakes in this one. Let's see if we can identify all of them, starting chronologically from the start of the game.
In the top of the first, the first three Cub hitters reached base, giving our so-called "RBI guys" a golden opportunity to stake the team to an early lead.
Mistakes #1 and #2 - Aramis Ramirez and Marlon Byrd each fail to plate the runner from third with less than two outs.
I'm not expecting a grand slam every time we load the bases. Heck, I understand that even the best hitters fail to get a hit 60% of the time. But when you're as talented a hitter as Aramis Ramirez, facing a rookie pitcher in Mike Leake, you've got to find a way to get the ball to the outfield and score your leadoff man from first. The exact same notion applies for Marlon Byrd, as well -- woulda loved a base hit, but failing to generate a productive out is unprofessional, and inexcusable.
We'll talk more later about the collective failings of the middle-of-the-order guys eventually, but for now let's fast forward to the bottom of the seventh, with the Cubs leading 1-0 and Tom Gorzelanny having just allowed a couple of base runners.
Mistake #3 - Alfonso Soriano fails to catch a fly ball to left field with runners on first and second.
What makes the error worse is that I know a guy who could've made that play, so if Soriano's gonna strikeout twice a game and fail to register a hit anyway, why not put Colvin in left after the sixth inning of every close game? Maybe we'll see that happen soon. Fortunately, after Miguel Cairo got lucky and knocked in one run, this happened:
Mistake #4 - Dusty Baker decides to put in Jay Bruce to pinch hit against lefty Sean Marshall.
Okay, not a Cub mistake. But had to be noted. In Dusty we trusty!!!!!
Marshall would take advantage, striking Bruce out. He'd then strike out the right-handed Drew Stubbs, making an EXTREMELY STRONG CASE for his being named the primary set-up man in the Cub bullpen.
To the bottom of the eighth we go. After allowing a couple of singles,
Mistake #5 - John Grabow issues a four pitch walk to Scott Rolen.
A walk would be one thing (admittedly still the type of thing you would call "bad"). But you don't even have one good strike in you to throw to a .235-hitting old guy? Furthermore, there are good balls and there are bad balls (that's what she said), and nothing John Grabow threw was anywhere close to the plate. As a result, Grabow himself made an EXTREMELY STRONG CASE for being removed from high leverage situations.
This next one is debatable, but I'm gonna go ahead and give it its own bold-faced numerical entry:
Mistake #6 - With the bases loaded and one out, Lou Piniella brings in the young Esmailin Caridad to try to get two outs.
Yes, Grabow had given some indication that he had lost control of the strike zone in the previous at-bat. But I'd still consider him to have a better handle on throwing strikes than the kid who just got up from the bench in the 'pen. I say, Grabow created the mess, why not give him a chance to get out of it? And with Jeff Samardzija warming up in the 'pen at the time, it wasn't like Lou was expecting to come out of the inning with a tie anyway.
As it happened, Caridad walked a run in, and then allowed a sacrifice fly, giving the Reds their second and third runs on the day. The rest was history.
Any lessons learned? I suppose so.
First,I'd advocate to have Soriano pulled after the sixth inning of any low-scoring, close game. Let him swing away early on, but if the pitchers are on Soriano is a sure out anyway (this just in: the Fonz swings at misses at low-and-away breaking pitches that are outside the zone).
Second: I realize we're only six games in, but I can already tell you who I want pitching in the eighth inning when the Cubs have a lead of three or fewer runs. Hint: his name starts with S and rhymes with Sean. Maybe he's at a disadvantage against righties, but I can tell you that as of today, Caridad and Grabow aren't ready to set Marmol up.
(Furthermore, I'm convinced that Grabow never will be. I'm sure he'll be able to get plenty of outs in low-leverage situations this season, but when he needs a strikeout late in the game I just don't know what pitch he has in his repertoire that he can throw to get it.)
And finally, for the final lesson of the weekend, let's give credit where it's due. The Cubs' starting pitching has been pretty darn solid so far, including today's K-tastic outing from Tom Gorzelanny. Seven strikeouts, two walks, four hits -- control like that is going to keep runs off the board, as it did today, with zero earned runs allowed by Gorzo.
It's impossible to justify ignoring Z's opening day masterpiece, but suppose you could do so, just for fun, and you'd have five real good performances from five different starters. So that's nice.
The Cubs head home with a 2-4 record to host the Milwaukee Brewers. Let's hope the fourth, fifth, and sixth hitters (hitting .130, .105, and .143 respectively) get going, and that Marshall gets a chance to set Marmol up in our next close game.
Go Cubs!
Series Recap - Reds 2, Cubs 1, Dusty wins again, dude
The Game
It hurts! It hurts me in the soul!
It's hard to blame Carlos, who pitched well but not exceptionally. El Gordo Mooso threw 7 innings, surrendered 7 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7 while allowing 3 earned runs. The problem was that Carlos could have held the Reds to 1 run and it probably would've been too many because the offense is dead right now and the bullpen is struggling.
I'm going to take from this series an important factoid - when the Cubs were working Reds pitchers, they kicked the crap out of them. But the last two games they've drawn maybe 3 walks and so their scoring opportunities have been minimal.
In the bullpen, Neal Cotts continued to deliver - 2 hits and 1 earned, via a homer. And Jeff Samardizja, in his first outing of 2009, prooved to be well worth the cutting of Luis Vizcaino and his 0.00 ERA by giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs.
Later today I'm going to write a littany of complaints against Lou, which doesn't mean I don't love him in a non-gay way.
The Series
The Cubs entered this home series against Dusty Baker's Reds with a statistical lead in the central. They leave 2 games out of first - in fourth place - behind the surprisingly resilient Cardinals.
Hey, it's still way too early to judge but maybe the central will be tougher than we could've expected.
Current Record: 8-6
Position in the NL Central: 4th place, 2 games out of first
Best Possible Record: 156-6
Worst Possible Record: 8-154
On Pace For: 93-69
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And the Gods of Professionalism Smiled Upon the Cubs
The morons were out in force last night, for the Dustbag's 'grand, triumphant' 2009 return to Wrigley. Somebody loosed a cat onto the field. Somebody else reached into the field of play (along the left field line!) and snagged a foul ball. And, then, the opponent got a clutch hit that drove in a run! Curses?
Besides the simple fact that, after Game 6, 2003, no Cubs fan should ever, ever, EVER reach into the field of play ever again to snag a foul ball…there WERE Curses in play last night. Thing is, though, it was a curse against the Reds that worked in our favor. Simply put, the Gods of Professionalism took a look at the Dustbag's RIDICULOUS parka, and decided that no team whose manager dresses for an Antarctic expedition deserves to win a ballgame. It wasn't even a Certified MLB Reds parka, I do not believe. It was just some standard, run of the mill puffed out urban sleeping bag with arms, like all the rappers used to wear in their insipid videos. Like Tupac, without the booty gurlz and the 8 bullet holes. Hey, Dusty? 2002 called…they want their Triple Fat Goose back!!
I have always believed that teams look to their head coach or manager for guidance and leadership, and what kind of message are you sending to your guys when you show up bundled up like a gatdamn snuffleluffagus and you send them up to hit against shirt-sleeved Canucklehead Rich Harden? "Uh, you troops head on out in the cold….I'll just wrap up in a shawl and get cozy up in here." Johnnie Baker didn't want to be there last night, so why should his guys feel any different? The Reds have some good young talent in their lineup, but last night, at least, there wasn't much fight in them. For gosh sakes, the withered corpse of Luis Vizcaino mowed them down in the ninth. If that ain't the proof that them boys just wanted to get back to the Westin and laze around in their soaking tubs, then there ain't no proof in anything!
Really, Dusty looked like the black Michelin Man, and this isn't so much the color of his skin, but the color of his Triple Fat Goose parka. Perhaps if he was able to find a nice Red parka…I mean, my wife noticed that the Cubs bullpen coach had on a parka, but I pointed out that a) he has to spend the whole game outside, not in a dugout with the heater, b) his parka was at least MLB Cub Blue, and c) it wasn't all puffy like it was rated to 40 below zero. (I used 40 below because -40 Celsius = -40 Fahrenheit, and I also used 40 below because that's what it looked like Dusty was dressed for). Gregg Easterbrook, the guy that does the Tuesday Morning Quarterback column on Tuesday mornings, yep, he has the "Cheerleader Professionalism" theory, which basically states that the cheerleaders who wear less during the course of a game usually end up rooting for the winning side, because the Gods of Professionalism smile upon those teams who dress appropriately. And according to Easterbrook, who despite his fancy schmancy education is pretty much a perv like me, less clothes on cheerbabes = professionalism = wins.
And no, I don't wanna know if the Dustbag has his navel pierced, and I don't ever wanna see it. But in the war of Right vs. Wrong Tuesday night in Wrigley, Baker was wrong, like he usually is, and the man who authored the "black guys play better in the sun" postulate looked like a doofus and watched his team lose. It's not going to be much warmer tonight, and Ted Lilly nearly threw a no-no last Monday, when it was even colder. If Baker brings the Southpole with him again tonight, he deserves to lose again.
here is a blast from the past. the dust excuse generator
In which the Dustbag defends his OWN integrity
Come ON, now, peeple...did you think I was just going to let THIS go without comment?
Sure, the man has been gone for two years, we have a new sheriff in town, and he's great and wise and wonderful and all that...fact is, though, the Dustbag wasted at least two, and probably 3 years of our lives, actually, three years and two days if you count Games 6 & 7, as I do.
No, of course I don't have any PROOF that the reason why Dusty Baker keeps trotting out the impatient, uncoachable Corey Patterson wherever he goes is because CPat is layin' the wood to his daughter. In fact, recall back in the day, the CPat rumor was him and Gayle Fischer, the formerly passably-hot studio host for Comcast. But if it is just a rumor, it's a rumor that has a lot of traction. I love the part that what finally set Dusty in front of a microphone, dude, was that the Houston Asstrolls were asking him about it. I mean, think about THAT for a second. Can you imagine the douchebaggery required for a member of an opposing team to go up to the manager and accuse him of 'nepotism' because of a rumored relationship between a player and his daughter.
I mean, say what you want about the grumpy Mets; the Mariners who all hate Ichiro, even the gatdam Sux who take turns calling each other 'slacker'...I think it is safe to go to the podium now and announce the Asstrolls as the "Spent Douchebags of the Year".
As far as Dusty, he's up there "defending his daughter's honor". Puhleeze, what century is this? This ain't the Elizabethan Age. It would be different if, say, he was letting little Darren have unsupervised sleep-overs at CPat's. But Dustbag's daughter is in her mid-twenties. If she wants to date a smallish, neurotic, unproductive Major League player, God and the State think there's nothing wrong with it whatsoever. God bless 'em both. Go make you some athletic babies.
Dusty is, of course, actually defending his own managerial judgment with this official denial. There were some (including my own big self) who questioned Baker's decision to bat him leadoff in 2000 freakin Four after his stellar half-season in 2003. Maybe this was paranoia on our parts, but we figured (correctly) that even with Corey's 2003 high batting average and power, the Cubs did nothing in the standings until Kenny Lofton was installed at the top of the order after Corey's injury. I didn't mind Patterson batting fifth or sixth that year. We just were clamoring for a high-OBP guy who was also a smart baserunner.
But, I suppose Baker's decision to put him there in 2004 was not tantamount to sabotage. Nor was it starting out in 2005, because once again in 2004 Patterson put up numbers, even though he never learned plate discipline nor showed any interest in changing his technique one iota. But as 2005 dragged on, the same 2005 that CPat posted his legendary .254 OBP and ended with his infamous denial that ANYONE in the Cubs organization ever asked him to change his approach, it was clear that having him bat leadoff cost us huge handfuls of games in and of itself! For both of their personal protection, the two were separated from one another in 2006, and while in Baltimore, absolutely nothing transpired that would suggest that he learned anything, which led to his release.
Here's where a nasty rumor starts to gain steam - one of Baker's first moves as Reds manager was to go out and get Patterson - curious, when you consider Baker also possessed Jay Bruce on his 40-man roster. We all got a chuckle out of the signing, but there was no way in God's green earth that Patterson would make the team at Bruce's expense. Et tu, Bruce? I consider myself to be a sane man, and this much I can tell you right now, without a second's thought: If I held a major league managerial position, and Corey Patterson played a major role in my losing the role, if I were ever fortunate enough to obtain yet Another managerial job, the very last thing on the face of the Earth I would do is go out and get Corey Patterson.
Or Paul Bako. Or Jerry Hairston. Or Kent Mercker. Or Dave Weathers.
I think I talked myself into it. Dusty ain't playing Corey because he's planking his daughter. Dusty is just a dumbass.
Dusty Baker and the Push for 100
Two years ago this month, Cubs fans were in misery. Despite a gut-wrenching end to the '04 season and in spite of a depressing '05 season, Jim Hendry had insisted on letting Dusty Baker play through his contract with the Cubs. Well before August 19th, 2006 rolled around, Cubs fans had known that it was a hopeless, futile cause.
On that day in that season, the Cubs beat the Cardinals in 10 innings to, uh, improve to 53-69 on the season. Yep, the Cubs were 16 games under .500, and it was about to get a lot worse. Apparently satisfied with their late-inning triumph, the team proceeded to flop over and die. They'd lose 18 of their next 21. That's right, they'd go 3-18 following that win. Kind of makes you wonder how in the hell Carlos Zambrano had managed to win 16 that year.
"Oh, we suck. We suck mightily, we are flawed and we are very harmless to the rest of the league," lamented Goat Writer Rob in a post on August 17th of that year. "It can be said in some quarters without immediate fear of rousing the Manteno Whitecoats that with the speed and fielding up the gut, the power on the corners, and the surprising level of success of some of the baby pitchers we've been casting out there as bait, that there is Hope for Next Year, given the Right Trades and Free Agent Signings. (Like either or those will ever happen, but bear with me here)." Turns out he was right, even as he expressed his skepticism.
Jim Hendry would somehow keep his job, even while Dusty Baker was chased out of town by angry fans wielding weaponry. I was not alone in expressing tremendous disappointment in Hendry's return. However, driven by the go-get-'em philosophy of a new team president and the never-to-be-underestimated desire to save his own skin, Hendry and the Cubs opened the coffers and proceeded to acquire players who would almost immediately turn the Cubs into contenders. Meanwhile, Dusty - the guy Hendry wouldn't fire - sat behind a desk with ESPN for a season, spouting wisdom that even befuddled certified geniuses like John Kruk. And yet, despite exposing an entire country to his keen baseball mind, Baker managed to land another managing job.
Now, we are taken full circle. Baker has returned to Chicago for the last time this season, and he will be facing a team that is, in many ways, the antithesis of the group of losers he managed. Where Baker favored veterans at the expense of promising rookies, the Cubs are now a team where every player makes meaningful contributions. Where Baker made decisions that baffled, the Cubs now play with precision and order. Most importantly, where Baker brought out the worst in his team and failed to make the slightest positive contribution, the Cubs are now managed by a guy who seems to do everything right.
Dusty Baker, Cubs past, meet Lou Piniella, Cubs present and future. It took Lou a couple of months to fix the mess you left him, but since June 2nd, 2007, the Cubs have gone 139-94, which is the best record of any team in baseball in that time. Meanwhile, in their first season under Baker's leadership, the Reds are whatdoyaknow, 55-70. Pretty much on par for Baker.
Two years ago today, the Cubs - an already bad team - embarked upon a losing streak that was epic, but not unexpected. They narrowly avoided a 100-loss season. This year, the Cubs - an already great team - may very well be on the brink of a winning streak that is epic, but not unexpected. If they do, if they can, then this time they should not fall short of 100.


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Holiday Skin Stress? Get the Glow Back
Holiday stress, too many goodies, and a whole lot of celebrating can take a toll on your skin. Experts offer quick fixes and new ways to glow through the season.
By Colette Bouchez
Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario
Shopping. Cooking. Cleaning. Celebrating. It's the holidays, replete with food and drinks and too much to do on too little sleep, all taking place during a sometimes harsh, wintry weather season. The end result: Just when you want to look sparkly and terrific, your skin gets the holiday blues.
From dark circles under the eyes to a decidedly "green in the gills" complexion to bloated, puffy, swollen eyes and zits when you least expect it, for many women seasonal skin problems can abound.
The good news: Not only are there things you can do right now to ensure your angelic "glow" during this season, but there are also some cosmetic tricks and tips to keep your holiday glow going clear into the New Year.
The best place to begin, say experts, is with some preventive care, starting as soon as possible.
"If you think you're going to be partying a lot, start ahead of time to make your skin look healthier. Laser treatments can help do that, but so can topical creams, particularly serums containing vitamin C or creams containing retinol," says David Goldberg, MD, director of the Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey and clinical professor of dermatology at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
The better shape your skin is in as the holiday season starts, says Goldberg, the better you will look throughout the season.
What can also help: Increasing the moisture level in your skin, also starting as early in the season as possible.
"A lot of the skin stress that appears during the holidays, including some dark circles, can be the result of a lack of moisture, particularly if you live in a colder climate and are exposed to indoor heating," says Sumayah Jamal, MD, associate professor of dermatology at the NYU Medical Center in New York City. Once you begin drinking alcohol, she says, you add to the dryness, and even that extra glass or two of wine could push you over into another skin type.
One way around the problem, she says, is to trade up to a richer, more emollient moisturizer, beginning right at the start of the holiday season.
If you've been using a gel product, Jamal suggests switching to a cream or lotion. If you've been using a cream or lotion, switch to a richer version; try using a night cream during the day, for example. Or try a rich skin balm rather than a cream.
"Balms are products designed to offer optimum moisture, and they are excellent for buffering the skin against extreme dryness," Jamal tells WebMD.
For many women, the biggest holiday skin problem is not dryness but breakouts, even if they don't normally suffer from acne. The reason, says Goldberg, is that stress causes women to produce more of that traditionally male hormone testosterone, and it's those surges that give us the holiday zits.
"If you are prone to acne it could happen more frequently, but even if you have great skin, holiday stress -- or any stress -- can cause your skin to break out," says Goldberg.
His solution: Over-the-counter benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid treatments, placed directly on the pimple.
Jamal says you may be able to stop those holiday breakouts before they start if you exfoliate your skin regularly and use an alcohol-free toner to totally remove all traces of make-up and keep pores open.
"I like a combination treatment of Kiehls blue astringent plus azaleic acid prescription cream, or go over-the-counter with benzoyl peroxide used preventatively," says Jamal.
If, despite your best efforts, a breakout occurs anyway, makeup artist Holly Mordini suggests hitting the pimple with a few drops of Visine to constrict blood vessels (yes, the stuff that "gets the red out" of burning eyes will also get the red out of your blemish), then pat lightly with a concealer matched to your skin tone.
"Press the concealer into the blemish and feather around it. Add a bit of powder on cotton ball and press it on as well, because it's that layering process that works best to hide a blemish," says Mordini, vice president of global artistry for the Los Angeles-based Smashbox Cosmetics. Using a "heavy blob of concealer" will make your blemish look more obvious, as will choosing a shade too light.
The Day After: Curing a 'Skin Hangover'


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heh. don't get me wrong. I'm not bad mouthing the guy; he seems to be genuinely down to earth, and interested in the same things that drove me to listen to the instance in the first place, and have kept me going back week after week. Just, i don't necessarily think he brings anything new to the table on the instance podcast. e.g. he had to leave the show half way through last week. was the second half better, or worse without him there. discuss.
or rather, take vendor trash, as another wow podcast, which is just one person ranting (and a very good rant that i agree with 99% of the time), week after week. That format works well. Would it work as well if i joined him? i doubt it.


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i have Intel Core 2 4500 CPU. Socket type is LGA775. Have 4 gb DDR 2 (4 sticks 1 gb each). I need a no-frill NON-overclocking simple motherboard for it. Right now I have gigabyte P-35 DS3L but the bios support is no good. I cannot use a USB keyboard to power on the computer. I don't want overclocking feature at all - just a solid mobo with a really good and working bios and preferrably a micro-atx.
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I'd probably look to the Intel brand in that situation.
Here's a link to a bunch of micro ATX Intel Socket 775 boards at New Egg:
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Motherboards,Intel Motherboards,Intel,LGA 775,Micro ATX
BIOS support going forward could be tricky because socket 775 is on the way out. You'd have to dig into BIOS features to see if they support USB keyboard power on.
I had a socket 775 Intel board for 4 years that had no issues at all, but I can't recall if it had that feature.
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Vt. college students create unusual food programBy WILSON RING
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Middlebury College students Elias Gilman, left, Eddie Danino-Beck, center, and Oliver Mayers prepare to unload frozen meat from the back of a van in Middlebury. The meat is being sold as part of a program the students developed to sell healthy food to the needy and others at a fraction of the cost of supermarkets.MIDDLEBURY A group of Middlebury College students has created an unusual program that sells high-quality food, including meat and produce, to local residents at a fraction of the cost for the same products at a supermarket.
Its not free, its separate from area food shelves and there are no income restrictions, but the group sells its products through local community organizations and churches, aiming for a clientele that doesnt always eat, or know how to prepare, healthy meals.
Each of the boxes the group sells contains enough food for a family of four for a week and a number of healthy recipes. The cost is $35.
The stuff thats in the box is good. Its real good stuff, said Wilma Hallock, 82, of Lincoln, who heard about Middlebury Foods while visiting HOPE in Middlebury and picking up food for her and her husband. You can make quite a few meals out of that.
One of the organizers, Harry Zieve-Cohen, a Middlebury junior from New York City who is majoring in literary studies, noted that it provides supermarket-quality food at fast-food prices to Vermonters who have a hard time purchasing food and getting by day-to-day, who face challenges.
He said, Were giving them an opportunity to have healthier food on their tables and to be healthier people and be happier, and have more time on their hands because they dont have to go to the grocery store as much.
Even though Middlebury Foods is set up as a nonprofit group, its not a charity. Still Zieve-Cohen said he and the other organizers worried their efforts would come across as paternalistic.
We arent a charity organization that is giving people handouts, we are giving people an opportunity, he said. People choose to use our products. This business only works if people like it. If they dont like our food they dont buy it, the business fails, were done.
The idea for Middlebury Foods came from Top Box Foods, a Chicago nonprofit group founded by Christopher and Sheila Kennedy. Christopher Kennedy Sr. is the chairman of the board of the University of Illinois Chicago, and the son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He and his wife, Sheila, are the parents of one of the Middlebury students, Chris Kennedy Jr.
The two-year-old Chicago group distributes foods through city churches in what the organization considers the citys food deserts, said Sheila Kennedy, executive dierector of Top Box.
But beyond the idea, Middlebury Foods is a creation of the students.
Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, the executive in residence at Middlebury College, was on a committee that provided a $3,000 seed grant to Middlebury Foods. Since the grant was awarded in March, Douglas has kept in touch with the students to see how the project is going.
What struck me is that it addresses a compelling immediate need, Douglas said. There were other great ideas for businesses, products and services of various kinds. I hope all the competing groups succeed, but as we continue to struggle to come out of the Great Recession, it seemed to me and the other judges that this is something to which we need to devote whatever resources we can.
But other than the grant, the seven students did it on their own, including raising about $11,000 in private funds, Zieve-Cohen said.
They started finding their customers by approaching a local organization known as HOPE, for Helping Overcome Povertys Effects, the home of the Middlebury area food shelf.
Theyve also done outreach to housing developments and assisted living facilities and theyre teaming up with the North Ferrisburgh Methodist Church.
With the Middlebury Foods, people are raving about it. Anybody of any income can buy it, so I have people who could afford to go to the grocery store, but theyre buying it because it makes it worth these kids while to come, said the Ferrisburgh pastor, the Rev. Kim Hornung-Marcy.
After six months of preparation, the students had their first delivery in October. Now people order ahead of time and they deliver once a month, currently at three locations, although theyre hoping to expand.
During its first delivery in October, Middlebury Foods distributed 50 boxes. At the December delivery they sold 100 boxes, but could have sold at least 50 more if they would have been able to accept food stamps.
They expect business to take off once their approved to take electronics benefits, commonly known as food stamps, which theyre expecting next month, said Nathan Weil, a junior from Nyan, Switzerland.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER New proposed banking regulations could make it easier to get a loan. Full StoryJulie Brill, a commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission and a resident of Randolph, was at... Full StoryThe city is hoping to soon see the extension of a bike path from Granite Street to Gallison Hill... Full Story
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Hebrew Culmus Fonts for MikTeX
Writing Hebrew in LaTeX on Windows
An installation package of Hebrew Culmus fonts for MikTeX. Allows typesetting
Hebrew LaTeX documents using MikTeX on Windows (XP, Vista, 7) systems.
Current version: 0.2.1 (6/10/2009)
New in version 0.2.1:
Added installer support for MikTeX 2.8 and 2.9. (--admin switch)
Added installer support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 (UAC awareness).
Added installer support for MikTeX 2.8 and 2.9. (--admin switch)
Added installer support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 (UAC awareness).
The package is intended for use with MikTeX version
Users of earlier versions should install MikTeX 2.9. MikTeX should be installed for "anyone who uses this computer" (which is the default).
Download and Installation
- Download and execute Culmus-MikTeX.
The automated setup will install Culmus Hebrew fonts to the MikTeX directories, and configure MikTeX to use them. It will also remove older version of Culmus fonts (as the one which was available on this site).
- The package can also be downloaded in non-executable format.
Usage and Examples
- After the installation, using the default MikTeX Babel package
produces Hebrew text with the David font. The document preamble should
contain the line:
This can be seen in this simple example.
- The following standard Culmus fonts are included: Aharoni, Caladings, David, Drugulin, Ellinia, Frank Ruehl, Miriam Mono, and Nachlieli. In addition to these, three "fancy fonts" are included: Anka, Ktav Yad, Ozrad. Usage of these fonts is shown in this example.
- All fonts can be embedded in PDF files either with pdfLaTeX, dvipdfm or dvipdfmx. The latter is remmended, as it creates searchable Hebrew text.
- Also included: Culmus fonts with nikud (using the Nikud package)
— Frank Ruehl, Miriam, and Nachlieli. A short example is
available, along with a more involved one (from the Nikud project). DVI
files with Nikud can be viewed in YAP by setting the rendering method
dvips. Alternatively, the DVI can be transformed to PS and PDF using
Package description
The main components and features of the package include:
- Culmus fonts version 0.102, by Maxim Yorsh.
- Culmus Nikud fonts created using Itai Levi's package.
- Modified Babel files which use
HE8font encoding and
CP-1255input encoding by default. An extended
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- Culmus font definition files, including commands for rescaling them as a family, and individually. This was inspired by Guy Rutenberg's culmus-latex-0.7beta package, but was taken one step further.
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The Fittest Cities on Facebook, Did Your City Make the Cut?
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It's no secret that Facebook is a big way to stay accountable of your health and fitness goals. Just take a look at your Timeline any time of the day to see friends who have checked in to a studio, posted their afternoon run or changed their profile picture to a finish line shot. That's why the site has come up with its list of fittest cities, based on fitness-related mentions, check ins and the use of fitness apps with Facebook in cities with at least 200,000 Facebook users over a three month period. Check out the top ten below to see if your city made it:
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The Fittest Cities in America: Did Yours Make the List?
Written on June 15, 2011 at 9:27 am , by Karla Walsh
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recently released their annual American Fitness Index ratings of the nation's fittest cities. The index ranks 50 metropolitan areas across the U.S. based on the health of their communities and residents, with an ultimate goal of inspiring all cities to improve their position on the list. Nothing compares to a little healthy competition!
A few weeks ago, the 2011 American Fitness Index report was released and (drumroll please…) Minneapolis-St. Paul has been named the healthiest metro area. Washington D.C., Boston, Portland and Denver rounded out the top five. The locations that didn't fare so well: Detroit, Birmingham, Memphis, Louisville and Oklahoma City.
So what makes for a fit community?
- High number of recreational facilities (golf courses, parks, pools, etc.)
- Many residents using public transportation, biking or walking to work
- Low levels of smoking, obesity, asthma and diabetes
- Large percentage of residents with health insurance
- High rates of citizens reporting that they have exercised in the last 30 days, are moderately active and eat five or more fruit/vegetable servings daily
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Growing up in New Zealand - surrounded by sea, snow and space - has had a huge influence on Hayley Westenra's impressive international career as the best selling classical artist of the 21st century.
"There are quite a few songs where, as I sing, I picture myself walking along a beach. It's usually the beach at Sumner, in Christchurch," says Westenra, who was born in the South Island city in 1987.
"It's so serene and so beautiful and I know it influences the way I sing certain songs. I think if I had grown up in a busy city, like New York, I would sing quite differently - choose a different repertoire. But living in New Zealand, I guess I am compelled to sing like I do."
Worldwide appearances
These days Westenra is spending less and less time in the country she loves, as her popularity demands worldwide appearances. Fresh from entertaining UK troops in Iraq in October, she found herself on ITV's This morning carving Halloween pumpkins with Dawn French and Jerry Hall.
She recently returned from a trip to Ghana as part of her ongoing support for UNICEF. Westenra is the youngest ever UNICEF ambassador and is helping raise awareness for a new campaign that educates children about clean, safe drinking water. The new project follows Westenra's hugely successful 'Bikes for Ghana' campaign that provided 6000 bikes to help young Ghanaian girls attend school and find a better future.
A comprehensive UK tour to coincide with her River of Dreams album sold out in many centres in November 2008, but the British public will have another chance to hear Westenra in February 2009 as part of a special 'Valentines' tour with Jonathan Ansell.
Recording career
Westenra recorded her debut international album Pure with Beatles producer Sir George Martin and his son Giles. The album went straight in at #8 in the UK pop charts and #1 in the classical charts, making her the fastest-selling debut classical artist of all time. The album hit gold in the UK in its first week and has since hit double platinum.
The album name Pure has a lot to do with the way she sees New Zealand.
"People say that my voice and my music is pure, and the treatment of the songs on the album has been pure," she says. "But it's also about the fact that I come from New Zealand - a country that is 100 percent 'pure'. I think that reflects a lot in the songs I'm singing."
Māori songs
Two songs from the Pure album, which rushed to #1 on the New Zealand charts and became NZ's all-time best selling album, are well loved, emotive Māori songs - Pokarekare Ana, and Hine E Hine.
Westenra says she has an affinity with Māori music, having grown up singing Māori songs in school, and today she is entranced by the melodic lyrics in the native language.
"I really enjoy singing Māori music - I think it is beautiful and the vowel sounds are gorgeous," she says.
"I have grown up with it. We'd sing Māori songs at school - every week a teacher would grab a guitar and we would all sing along to them.
"When you are away from New Zealand, songs like Pokarekare Ana immediately bring you home - the memories of home and your family come flooding back. It's hard not to get emotional.
"Pokarekare Ana is about someone parting with a loved one, heading off to sea. It's distressing in a way, but such a beautiful song. Hine E Hine is a lullaby, which translates as 'maiden o maiden' - a mother singing her daughter to sleep."
Golden memories
Westenra, whose great-grandfather was Māori, says she is always enthusiastic about learning more of the Māori culture. She has happy memories from her childhood of learning to weave the flax plant - a traditional Māori craft - at her favourite holiday spot, Golden Bay.
Golden Bay is located at the top of the South Island, bordered by beaches and mountain ranges. No matter how crazy her schedule is, Westenra's family always make sure she spends a Christmas summer holiday there each year.
"We get a campsite for our tent right on the beach, take our canoe, swim and lie around in the sun. It's so restorative," Westenra says.
"Nearby is a town called Takaka, where they have busy little markets and the people are so relaxed and friendly. It's the perfect holiday really."
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Westenra says friends she has met overseas come to New Zealand and are "gobsmacked" by her country.
"They just can't believe the scenery. They go through rolls and rolls of film trying to capture it all in photos," she says. "They are just blown away by the beauty of the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, and Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, and the wild beaches of the West Coast.
"I really miss all those places when I am away. I miss the space we have in New Zealand. When I'm staying in London it feels really cramped and I just long for my big backyard at home.
"And I miss the lifestyle we have - where we can go to the beach and ski on the mountains in the same day."
Westenra says the relaxed but fun way of life in New Zealand has played a major role in moulding the performer that she is.
"New Zealanders are very creative people, which has a lot to do with our lifestyle," she says. "New Zealand really encourages its kids to get up and perform. When I was eight years old, I was in a busking competition around the malls in Christchurch and it gave me the confidence and encouragement to go out and sing.
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Comovement After Joining an Index: Spillovers of Nonfundamental Effects
AbstractThis study considers the case of two overlapping categories in the context of recent category models. Specifically, we examine whether investor sentiment and market frictions specific to one category can affect the returns on assets belonging to the other category. With recent additions of several real estate investment trusts (REITs) into general stock market indices as a natural experiment, we find support for spillovers of such nonfundamental effects, as evidenced by the increased return correlation between REITs that remain outside the index and the index stocks. Further analysis reveals that market frictions play a greater role than investor sentiment. Copyright 2007 American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
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