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LAS VEGAS -- Nevada colleges are not escaping deep cuts from Governor Brian Sandoval's proposed budget.
The City of Mesquite could lose its only college campus, leaving students there with few options to continue their education. The mayor says it would devastate the town. The College of Southern Nevada campus' 350 students are rallying against possible closure, hoping their voices will be heard in Carson City.
"I'm late in my life going to college and I finally came to a point in my life where I could go to college and continue my dreams. I might not be able to finish my degree and I'm halfway there," said student Lori Allen.
CSN Mesquite's students take everything from general education classes to phlebotomy courses for work at the city hospital.
"The campus has been here for over 20 years. Started in a little home," said CSN Mesquite coordinator Darlene Montague. "This has been a really good thing for us to be able to have this and offer this to students. There was nothing -- nothing here."
If the campus closes, students have two challenging options to continue their education: drive the 80 miles to CSN's Las Vegas campuses or cross state lines to St. George, Utah, where Dixie State College is willing to take them in.
"Many of those students would have the opportunity to apply for our Good Neighbor Policy," said Dixie State Vice President Frank Lojko.
Dixie is investing in their college. Construction is currently going on for a big expansion as the college becomes a university.
But even qualifying for $5,700 in in-state tuition, CSN students would still end up paying more at Dixie. The City of Mesquite faces another challenge -- if their only college campus closes, their plan to develop this city from the grips of recession is dealt a major blow.
"We're beginning to think we're on the recovery path. We're hoping to lure different types of manufacturing or clean energy jobs. To lose a community college campus is really going to be devastating," said Mesquite Mayor Susan Holecheck.
Mesquite's business community has nothing but praise for CSN's importance.
"I think the business community needs to have that employment base -- people that have finished the high school locally need to have a college that is close by so they can continue to start their education and also continue to work," said Rob Krieger with the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce.
But would Mesquite's businesses support a tax on services to pay for the college?
"I don't think that's really the best way to go. Businesses are really strapped right now anyway," said Krieger.
With no one currently willing to pay to keep CSN Mesquite open, this may be the last semester. The geographically isolated city of 15,000 may soon be left without any form of higher education.
"They deserve the same chance that anybody else does in Las Vegas, or anywhere else for that matter. I would say it can't happen. We can't allow it to happen," said Montague.
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Customers check in, but rarely check out as carriers get better at keeping subscribers from switching to rivals.
That's because more customers, many of whom are locked into two-year deals, are also on family or business plans, which are complicated and therefore more difficult to leave, the piece noted.
Because of that low "churn" rate, the top carriers are increasingly fighting battles over a small group of potential customers. The top four service providers added only 3.3 million customers last year, according to an estimate from UBS. That's out of the country's 326 million wireless subscribers.
"It kind of feels like a trap," AT&T customer Rhonda Green told The Journal. She had considered switching because her service was spotty, but found she had four months left on her contract and didn't have the money to pay a penalty to break it. Instead, she got a new phone and renewed her service with AT&T.
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One anonymous Verizon Wireless store manager wrote on Reddit earlier this year that one way to get out of a contract is if a provider doesn't live up to its end of the contract, such as failing to offer reception.
Wireless companies are also investing in networks by upgrading to LTE technology in an effort to win customers on performance. T-Mobile (TMUS) added Apple's (AAPL) iPhone to its lineup, but it's further behind in offering its LTE network than bigger rivals like Verizon.
Meanwhile, those plans are also getting pricier, with cell phone service eating up bigger slices of consumers' budgets. Americans spent an average of $1,226 on smartphones in 2011, up from $1,110 in 2007.
Staggeringly, one in five Americans spend more on their mobile phones than on groceries each month.
Like the fabled "Hotel California" of the Eagles' song, mobile phone customers apparently are also prisoners of their own device.
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While I like you approach to the situation, as someone who has fired many people in my professional, non-game life, I can say that you may have overvalued your second (#2, that is) step, and have undervalued the clichéd "sandwich approach."
Given the propensity for drama and "my word against yours" situations, firing a raid member person-to-person, one on one would still be the preference. You are correct that including another person would feel like ganging up on the firee, which automatically puts the person on the defensive and at a disadvantage. In one on one situations, people at least feel like that have the opportunity to be heard. But against numbers, people can often act out and/or use brashness to cover up any real feelings or thoughts and undermine any real discussion that might have been possible.
Also, the tried and true sandwich approach of criticism, though clichéd is still powerful. It's important to convey to the potential firee exactly why this person was invited to participate in raids (often reminding them of their prior enthusiasm and focus), to demonstrate that these were obvious and noticeable benefits of their involvement. Only after establishing a basis of positives (and by proxy, expectations), you can outline the areas of incompatibility and failure. Verbally drawing a bottom line to them, and citing when opportunities to change were granted and prior warnings delivered, do you substantiate your case for dismissal.
It is also important to attain a certain level of agreement. This can be done simply by asking the potential firee if they can understand why you would cite a particular behavior or performance as a detriment or failure; and working toward their acknowledgement. This makes the actual dismissal much easier since they have essentially agreed with your evaulation.
Then close with something optimistic and positive, hence the sandwiching of the negatives with two positives.
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HOPEWELL - A Hopewell man turned himself in yesterday on charges of robbing a woman and snatching her purse on Sunday, while another man was charged shortly after the incident.
The woman was walking in the area of Arlington Road and Poplar Street when both men allegedly engaged her in a brief conversation before one of them grabbed her purse and pushed her to the ground, according to Hopewell police.
The victim was not injured.
After canvassing the area that day, police arrested 21-year-old Antonio Lamont Parso, of Hopewell, and charged him with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
He is being held at Riverside Regional Jail in Prince George County.
Deljuan Curry, 27, of Hopewell, turned himself in Tuesday on the same charges.
Hopewell police Lt. Damon Stoker commended police officers involved with the case.
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text: Sevilla log off please your ignorance is overwhelming. Tiger0818 we do not "choose" to be gay. We are born this way. Who would want to "choose" to be persecuted, hated, beat up, killed simply for loving someone of the same sex. Being gay isnt just about having sex with a same-sex partner. We are human just like any straight person out there. We are absolutely capable of a loving, caring, nurturing relationship with someone who happens to be of the same sex.


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I love this band. But their music videos are always all the same.
That probably has more to do with the label than with the band.
All these music videos are exactly the same.
Band needs to leave Victory before they completely ruin them.
So needed to make a video of a better song, Heavy Hearts or Hope Slips Away would be awesome.
i hate this band
solid song
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i spend my time with Nessie on the beach trying to make her spill. she wouldn't. was i the only one not knowing? i sighed. Nessie loved seeing me guess. she ran and ran. i had no choice but to follow her.
"i want to go home." she said at the border. i was shocked. Nessie rarely used her voice. i noded and ran back with her to the Cullen's house. it was normal in the outside but then i smelled a sweet sent. i wasn't the Cullen's, it was... cake!!! i followed Nessie inside. it was pitch black. then someone hugged me.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE!"everyone screamed as the lights came on. Bella was hugging me. she smiled and handed me something. i opened the lid. inside there was a necklace. it had a wolf on it. i grinned. it was gold and it was big enough that even if i changed it wouldn't break.
"open it." she whispered. i opened the wolf and inside was a picture of Edward, Bella, Nessie on the right and just Nessie on the left. "so you'll always know that your a part of this family and that were alway there for you." she whispered again. she looked like she was gonna cry. i patted her back. Alice came down dancing. she held out a cullen crest.
"your officially a cullen. well.. in a way." she grinned and danced away. Edward, Jasper, and Emmet came and handed a box. i opened it. it was keys. car keys.
"its in the garage." Edward said softly. i smiled.
"thanks." he smiled and followed his brothers to the side.
" my birthday present to you was the cake. decorated it with dogs.dont worry. i didnt put any poisen." i grinned. it was good enough.
"thanks blondie." she grinned and brought out the cake. it was the best cake i've seen. it was brown and in the center there was my pack. 'huh. that actually looks awsome.' Nessie came and hugged me.
"happy birthday Jakie." then she pressed something into my hand. i looked at it. it was... it was a friendship necklace. Nessie already wore her half. she wore 'half ' and mine was 'brother'. i smiled. my pack showed up with a pair of shorts and shoes. that was there present to me. Emmet snickered but i did need some pairs. my pack left shortly and everything quieted down.
"this was the best birthday ever! thank you!" i said with a lot of feeling.
"your just lucky Bella remembered." Alice sighed. i smiled and went out. i did really owe this family a lot. they aren't just vampires. they actually have hearts. huh. Bella tried to tell me three or two years ago... lol. huh. then everything was a blur andd the woods was rushing past me.
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The (Healthier) Breakfast Flowchart
Do you get in a rut with breakfast? Need some fresh ideas? This flowchart is just what you need. A little funny, a little fresh — and yet seriously practical.
This flowchart was designed by Andrew at Eating Rules, in response to a reader's request for some fresh breakfast inspiration. He starts at the very beginning: "Good morning!" ... and goes from there. Are you "so flippin' late!"? Grab some nuts, some fruit. Got a few minutes more? Well, there are all sorts of options!
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This flow chart is a great combination of helpful and clever. Love it!
hahaha I wish I had that many choices in real life! so often I wake up and I go: toast? No bread! Cereal? No milk! Eggs? Too early, blech. Pancakes? Heart attack! I guess it's just juice then... no juice!
I like the ideas, but I think I disagree on the times. I can scramble two eggs--with a little cheese and even some torn up spinach--in about as much time as it takes for the toaster to make toast. Or if I'm in more of a hurry, Egg in a Basket: Cut a hole in a piece of bread with a cookie cutter and fry the egg in the hole. Much harder to screw up than frying an egg alone, and I can finish getting ready while it cooks.
I'm a little disappointed bacon didn't make it anywhere(That I saw) on that flowchart. Who has eggs without bacon?
This is awesome. I struggle with finding something to eat for breakfast and am trying really hard to stay away from eating sweets. I also love that the first thing it tells you to do is drink water. I just learned that drinking tepid water in the morning is a really good way to start the day, so maybe I'll remember to do this with the chart.
like it!!! I am posting it on my fridge... helpfully this will inspire me to eat in the morning....
Lol @ QChan...after my own heart...
And are you serious, lurker2209? My toaster is way faster than me at the stove. Maybe the difference is cooking with gas...
I don't get how complicated people make breakfast out to be. For me, breakfast is whatever I'm in the mood for, be it toast with peanut butter or leftover sushi. My only rule is that it can't be junk food and that it can't be sweet (so no juice or fruit except grapefruit) in the AM. I always give myself at least an hour to get ready in the morning, so making the time to eat is a non-issue. I am not a morning person, so I discovered years ago that I need to give myself that much time to get going and I make it a priority to give myself adequate time.
Good, but very western-centric. I typically eat leftover curry stuffed inside a pita for breakfast, thai fried rice (fast!), kicheree or congee.
The picture is too small, I can't read it! Even when i press ctrl and + I still can't because it doesn't focus when zoom in. grr.
Jiminy crickets, toast and cereal for the same meal! I need protein!
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The fact that Hollywood star Brad Pitt is passionate to the bone about motorcycles couldn't ever make the subject of a news, so much the less on this page, but here we bring to you the latest custom motorcycle that sees its way to Brad's spacious garage.
Dubbed 'Flash', this café racer was designed and built by Californian-based custom motorcycle builder Shinya Kimura, who has taken a 1974 Ducati engine as the starting point for his latest special order.
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By Cathryn Cade On May 7 2013, 9:00 am
I love my heroes. Fall in love with each and every one. Secret? That's why I love writing romance.
Without exception my heroes are alphas, who want to be in charge, take care of business and the people around them. And their lives would be so much simpler if people–including their heroines–would just fall in line.
Heh, heh, heh. Sorry, dude, that just wouldn't make a very good story, now would it?
Jack Nord is a California golden boy. Tall, built, handsome. Ex-football player at U of Hawaii, where he became close friends with those remarkable Hawaiian brothers, the Ho'omalus. Jack is a successful Realtor, dates hot chicks, and vacations in paradise at the Ho'omalus' private beach enclave, Nawea Bay. Now what could possibly be wrong with a life like this? Read more…
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By Jeanette Grey On Mar 12 2013, 9:00 am
If you've ever watched a bad movie or a mediocre TV show, you know the drill. Female characters fall into one of two categories: good girls and bad girls. Virgins and whores. It's a fact of fiction that's been going on for decades now. And it's wrong. Just plain wrong. The fact of the matter [...]
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Super kink! He's super-kinky! Super-charged Calvin Davis smells like lightning and his eyes give off sparks when he gets excited. Poor guy. His powers make it kind of hard to get laid. Unless, of course he's with a hooded, immobilized submissive with a taste for electrical play. Originally titled The Shocking Adventures of Super Dom, [...]
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By Katie Porter On Nov 10 2012, 9:00 am
Katie Porter is the writing team of Carrie Lofty and Lorelie Brown, whose "Vegas Top Guns" series released back to back this summer, and whose Came Upon a Midnight Clear will release November 27. All four contemporary erotic romances earned 4½ Star Top Picks from RT BookReviews. Here, we've interview one another without labeling our replies. Sometimes [...]
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I peered through window, watched life go by
Dream of tomorrow but stayed inside.
The past is holding me, keeping life at bay
I wandered lost in yesterday
Wanting to fly, but scared to try
Then someone like you
Found someone like me
And suddenly nothing is the same
My heart was taken wings, and I feel so alive
That someone like you found me.
So many secrets I've longed to share
All I have needed is someone there
To help me see a world I never see before
Allow to open every door
To set me free, so I can soar
If someone like you, found someone like me
And suddenly nothing is the same
With you waiting here, a new way to love
If someone like you found me
But if someone like you, found someone like me
Then suddenly nothing would ever be the same
My heart would take reign, and I feel so alive...
If someone like you... loves me.
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So quick and easy! I used dried mint and dried dill weed instead of the parsley and it was perfect!
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I added some lemon juice and it was fantastic. I recommend scooping out the seeds of the cucumber too. I love how this recipe doesn't add extra oil or make it too complicated - it's perfect!
Loved it! I used dill instead of parsley and it came out great!
Put it in the blender and it was amazingly good!
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In 2009, as health care reform was being considered in Congress, Gallup asked Americans what they wanted out of potential legislation. Eighty-three percent of Americans said that it was either extremely or very important that legislation make health insurance more affordable. When asked whether expanding coverage or making health care more affordable was more important, the majority of Americans said the priority should be bringing down costs.
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A 64-year-old Fairbanks man was killed late Thursday by a black bear. That's according to a news release issued by the Alaska State Troopers.
Troopers received a report of an animal attack around 6:45 p.m. and responded to the area of George Lake near Delta Junction. The man has been identified as George Weaver of Fairbanks.
Troopers say a second unidentified individual was on-scene at the time of the attack. That person was inside of a cabin in the area when they called for help.
When authorities arrived, they found Weaver's body outside of the cabin, the caller still inside, but no bear in the area.
As Alaska Wildlife Troopers were conducting a death investigation, a black bear wandered on scene, and was killed by Troopers. They say it's unknown if that bear was the same animal that reportedly mauled Weaver.
Next of kin was on scene and notified of the death then transported to safety.
Weaver's body was transported to the State Medical Examiner's office in Anchorage for autopsy.
The bear's remains were transported to Fairbanks for a necropsy by the Department of Fish and Game.


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Following knee surgery, for a lingering injury going in to her bout against Alexis Davis at UFC 175, Ronda Rousey is back on the mats. Big news for one of the UFC's most notable champions. Ronda Rousey is back in training after undergoing minor knee surjery, and taking time to heal up a broken hand suffered in her fight with Alexis Davis back at UFC 175. After the bout, Rousey was infamously asked to save UFC 176 by stepping into a short notice title fight. It was then that she revealed her plan read news >>
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The fight that could have been was just three weeks away from today. If not for an unfortunate knee injury to the champion, we'd all be three weeks away from the best pay-per-view card of the year. Alas, the injury did happen, and the best thing we can all do is accept it and wait for the champion and challenger to heal up nicely. Two weeks removed from surgery to repair his injured knee, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is back in the gym. Jones posted a video on his Instagram profile e read news >>
It was the most money he'd ever seen in his life. Easily. Just sitting there in his hand, all at once. You bet Chris Beal reacted. After all he's been through, he had earned it. Once back at his home base in California, he marched to the car lot, newfound wealth in hand, and bought himself a used hybrid. "I needed some better gas mileage," Beal recalled of his wild spree. "Most of the rest of it I just put in the bank. You've got taxes and stuff on it, too. I'm just trying to be smart with it." read news >>
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text: Former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, a Stamford, Conn., native, is expected to be named athletic director at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., the Connecticut Post reported Thursday. Sacred Heart AD John Cook is retiring July 1 and Valentine is expected to be named Tuesday. "An intriguing opportunity has been presented to me and it's something I really feel I can enjoy doing and I feel could be mutually beneficial," Valentine told the Connecticut Post . . . Jerry Sandusky's attorneys have notified his trial judge that he wants a state appeals court to overturn his convictions for molesting boys. Attorneys for the former Penn State assistant football coach filed a pair of appeal notices that indicate Sandusky wants the state Superior Court to take up his convictions on 45 counts of child sexual abuse. The notices were filed in the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa.


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A la carte breakfasts in Portland--new trend?
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I must be totally out of the loop but the last two breakfast places I tried in Portland the breakfast items were all a la carte. Like 2 eggs $5, hash browns $4 etc. I had a pretty mediocre breakfast on Alberta for $12.50. By the way, what are some good breakfast places in Portland?
I haven't had a problem of only a la carte breakfastes being available but then I don't go out to breakfast that often...
my fav breakfast places are Marco's Cafe, Cameo Cafe and The Original Pancake House
OPH has a long wait sometimes 1-2 hour, especially on the weekends or father/mother's day. It is a chain that originated here..I love it and have been eating at the OPH since I was a kid.
Mothers on 2nd & Stark
Red Star Tavern & Grill
Fullers on NW 9th & Davis ( sounds more like what you might be looking for)
Byways on NW Glisan & 12th..( also more like what you might want)
Simpatica (only open on Sunday, but it is the best in town), SE Ash bet. 8th and 9th
Genie's, SE 11th and Division (best breakfast potatoes in town)
J&M Cafe, SE Ash and 5th
I like OPH too, once or twice a year (because I get there around 7/7:30am to avoid the wait ;o). It's expensive but the portions are huge.
I used to like Zell's (SE Morrison and 13th) but I haven't been in a while and I hear it has changed hands and slipped a bit.
re: JillO
I know the former owner of Zells, (Judy) and she makes great food! Her husband owns a neighborhood tavern I go to, they both make really good Chicago food (their hometown) for some Bears and Cubs games. Oh and they sometime serve her meatloaf for sandwiches omg, it is soooo good.
I haven't been to Zells since Judy sold it but I know she stayed on for like a year to help train the new owner. Hopefully the new owner will be able to continue serving good good food.
I've been eating a lot of breakfast (for me) lately and I haven't noticed that yet. By far the best two breakfast places I've tried so far are Simpatica (as Jill notes, on Sundays only) and Genie's. I'd also recommend Helser's for a place that does breakfast all the time. Daily Cafe in NW can be good, too. Run -- quickly -- from Cameo, Bread & Ink, and Cup & Saucer.
Speaking of Genies... I fell in love with the hot sauce they have on the table. I think the bottle said Ardvaark? Made in Portland? Anyway, I can't find any mention on the net and I'd love to buy some so if any of you Genies fans know about this sauce or where it can be bought retail I'd much appreciate it.
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This came up on...er...another local message board. Their website is:
They're sold at some New Seasons. They're on the tables of several local breakfast places. I agree. They are excellent.
Milo's between 13th & 14th on NE Broadway puts out a good breakfast. Nice omelettes and breakfast burritos, but if you are really lucky, the special will be strada. And, for the person above who liked the hot sauce at Genies: at Milo's the hot sauce is not on your table, but there are about 40 different kinds on the counter. I always go over and snag several that I have never tried before my food arrives.
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Centennial Way, from Heritage Park (1st Street) to 13th Street offers a 13 block continuous waterfront walkway. The pathway from 5th Street to 13th Street along Okanagan Lake is 3 meters wide and is a smooth continuous surface. A 2 meter "green belt" of native, low water use plants offers a pleasant and safe border and acts as a 'bio filter" protecting the lake from road runoff. Traffic calming and painted bike lanes help guide all users sharing the road. Benches, bollards and street trees provide energy efficient lighting. The path was named "Centennial Way" in honour of Peachland's 100 years anniversary: 1909 - 2009. Costs were covered by Federal and Provincial grants and the development community, at no cost to Peachland taxpayers.


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Autumn provides a brief glimpse into the workings of nature in the desert. At no other time is the intimate connection between life and death represented so clearly.
One of the species that best embodies this relationship between life and death is the desert tarantula, Aphonopelma iodium. Tarantulas, the largest spiders in North America, are typically two to three inches long and are covered with thousands of fine hairs ranging in color from tan to dark brown. Besides its eight legs, the basic sections of a tarantula's body are its cephalothorax (a fused head and thorax, or chest) and its abdomen.
To alert the female of his presence, the male taps one of his legs against the ground until the female emerges. The male must then participate in a dangerous mating dance, wherein he fends off the female, who wishes to devour him, by using hooks on his front legs. His death will give the female a needed boost of nutrition, as she must now produce 500 to 1,000 eggs and a silk cocoon where the eggs will be protected. Even if the male escapes being eaten by the female, he will still die within a few months. Females, on the other hand, often produce eggs for 25 years or more.
If you encounter a tarantula, take time to observe its body, its behavior, and its connection to the fabric of desert life, but please do not disturb this delicate connection. Wildlife should never be touched, chased, or fed, and the tarantula is no exception. Contrary to appearance and reputation, the tarantula is a timid creature and will not bite human beings unless seriously provoked. Like all animals in Joshua Tree National Park, the desert tarantula deserves our respect, not just for surviving, but for thriving in a place where the boundary between life and death is always shifting.
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Herpes and Pregnancy: What You Should Know
How can my baby contract HSV?
There are three main ways that herpes can spread to your infant, according to the IHA:
- During birth if the virus is present in the birth canal during delivery
- If the baby is kissed by someone who suffers from cold sores
- In rare instances, HSV may be spread by touch (if someone touches an active cold sore and immediately touches the baby)
Despite HSV being so common, the risk of your baby being affected by neonatal herpes is low if you've contracted the STD before your third trimester. The IHA statistics show that the majority of women suffering from genital herpes give birth to healthy babies.
What are my treatment options?
According to OB-GYN Dr. Gerard DiLeo, MD, many doctors recommend an antiviral medication during the last month of pregnancy, "to diminish the theoretical silent shedding, and if there are no active lesions, allowing for a vaginal delivery." But he adds that this is still quite investigational.
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) confirms the difficulty in answering this question. "It is not yet known if all genital herpes drugs are safe for pregnant women to take," says the organization. "Some doctors may recommend a herpes antiviral be taken either as a pill or through an IV (a needle into a vein) during pregnancy." The NWHIC recommends that you discuss the possibility of medication with your doctor to determine what's best for you and your baby.


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What can be done to get the most out of one's schooling? What would you change about your education experience?
From other people's opinions and my experiences in the American Midwest, it seems most schools focus on their students' test performance and few classes prioritize true, authentic learning. I was disappointed when the classes I took during my first year of college -- or perhaps the aspirations of all but a fraction of my classmates -- were a continuation of this mindset.
I think I'm missing something and would love to hear your thoughts. What can students do to get the most out of their education? What do you wish you had done differently, if anything? Is this something I have to discover on my own? Thanks in advance for your insight.
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Sep 5 2011: Hi Colleen.
Further to this is seems that knowing creates the end of the road.
Not knowing what to do blocks the road.
I was feeling very blocked the other day and took the dogs for a walk through the woods. I could not see out the woods as there were so many trees and yet I travelled through the woods without (obviously) hitting any one of them.
It occurred to me that there were thousands of trees in front of me and I did not walk into them. I wondered how many problems or "I don't, knows" I had in my life and realised that there could at very worst be only a few dozen - or if I got really down - maybe 100? And yet despite this I was walking headfirst into every one of them. It was time to start side stepping at least some of them and as I started doing this I saw that the problem - from another angle or looking back at it - was not that big of an issue.
The time had come to start sidestepping more problems. I do not mean avoid them - just stop walking into them. My headache has subsided a lot since this realisation!
A while later I walked up another woodland trail. It started to rain quite heavily and I soon met a trickle of water running down the path towards me and was delighted that I was witnessing a stream as it started to flow again. I walked on again and found that the stream ran out - I had gone past it's source. A couple of steps further and I found the leading edge of another stream flowing down to join the one I had just passed. It occurred to me that rivers and streams do not start from the source and flow to the sea. They start in many places and join each other to form the larger rivers. The same is true of learning. Your knowledge is starting in many places and flowing together to create a body of knowledge. Sometimes you can predict where it will all come together and re-inforce the flow - at other times you just have to let it flow.
I must head out to the woods again it teaches me a lot!
So Claire - I think attitude is a key element
Sep 5 2011: Hi Richard!
I am really agreed with you. I have many interests outside the class. Sometimes I have to spent more time to develop my intersts than others. It makes me confused that i don't seem sucessful than others. My classmates drow their all attention preparing for tests while i would rather wonder at many other areas.
I belive all i pay will pay me off someday, like all streams from different direction will certainly gather in sea.
Sep 7 2011: Richard,
Thanks for sharing that lovely exploration and discovery! I also find peace and new discoveries while walking/hiking in the woods and mountains. If we suspend our thinking mind occasionally, while exploring nature, sometimes we get lots of information about the "flow" of life. It really is very simple, and yet complex...it is everything...and nothing...it flows with us...or not...depending on our willingness to learn...or not. I totally agree Richard...attitude is a very key element:>)
Thanks again for sharing your beautiful exploration:>)
When I was younger, I had a similar feeling of not being goal oriented enough. While most of my friend knew exactly what they wanted to do, and worked diligently toward that goal, it sometimes felt that I was wandering around exploring EVERYTHING! As I aged, I began to realize that while on one level, my explorations didn't seem connected, on another level, they were all VERY connected...just as everything in life is connected. We can take all of the information (flow from the little streams) and bring it together into the "river" of our lives...or not. It is about awareness of our "self" and the choices we make in life...or not:>)
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Southwest Minnesota State University men's basketball coach Brad Bigler is mourning the loss of his 5-month-old son.
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Authorities tell us a Starbuck man, 38-year-old Dana Schoen swerved into oncoming traffic and struck Bigler's GMC Acadia head-on which was being driven by Bigler's wife.
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Sleepy little bungalows in southern Laos. Can't beat $5 a night for river front property..even if that same river was featured in River Monsters. Yeah, I swam in it.
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Andrew Bird - A Lyricist in The Shadow of a Violinist
By: Raymond DeLuca
Not even our plasticity remains safe. Our own physiological ability to have our brain maintain its synchrony with its vessel, mutating accordingly as our behavior and environment transform, has fallen under siege. If our synapses can be manipulated by outside forces to resist bending as we bend, stimulation as we excite, injury as we bruise, then how free can we really consider ourselves? If the brain can be perverted by forces independent of the body, then what sense of individuality can any of us really hope to maintain?
The corrupting forces of materialism and capitalism have atrophied these synapses, polluted our biological makeup so as the scientifically reprogram man into a series of consumer-cash relations. Our individuality has been eroded, compromised. Encouraging to know then that we and our synapses have found a defender in Andrew Bird. "We'll fight, we'll fight for your music halls and dying cities" against those who will compete for our "neural walls and plasticities." He argues for the defense of the mind from the parasite of materialism now latched upon the human condition.
This is the most common interpretation of the gem of Mr. Bird's second album Armchair Apocryphal, "Plasticities." He assumes the role of a crusader against the forces of profit and instantaneous self-gratification. Though, while certainly plausible, Mr. Bird may be expressing a defense of individuality against something more personal than the phantasmagoria of factory farms, Best Buys and chain restaurants that has come to hallmark the modern age. "Plasticities," to me, reads as Mr. Bird's assertion of his own creative identity, of the artistic plasticity of his own brain against his listeners' attempts to impose a rational interpretation on his music. Mr Bird defends his synapses in a poetic sense, not a biological one; he challenges not the bug of materialism with "Plasticities," but the human impulse to rationalize. I am of the opinion that Mr. Bird's lyrics defy rational interpretation.
Listening to any of Mr. Bird's albums, one will certainly hear a fair share about fatal shores, ancient sea slugs and cephalopods, colored with references to chemistry, astronomy and idiosyncratic historical allusions from the Lusitania to the Scythians. There exists little coherent thread or thematic vision of any of his songs on a macro level, from one to the next, and on a micro level, from their verses to their choruses. Speaking of the Scythians, the lyrics of "Scythian Empires" could not be less enigmatic: "Five day forecast bring black tar rains and hellfire, while handpicked handler's kid gloves tear at the inseams, their Halliburton attaché cases are useless, while scotch guard Macintoshes shall be carbonized. Now they're offering views of exiting empire, such breathtaking views of Scythian empires." Is it a critique of the perverse corporate influence on American society, alluding to the idolatry of Apple products and Dick Cheney's shady profiteering from the war in Iraq? Or does it suggest something about the futility of empire, admiring the breathtaking views imperial, Macedonian cities, but fully aware of the inevitable future that lies ahead - a forecast of hellfire and imperial defeat? The lyrics simply defy logical explanation; like all of Mr. Bird's songs, his lyrics are a shade too loose to be firmly, rationally grasped.
Yet, despite this looseness, Mr. Bird's songs are held together by something. "Scythian Empires" does indeed have a texture and a unity to it that its words would otherwise lack on paper. "Masterfade" has a simplicity to it that its lyrics about chocolate lemonade, june bugs and electrostatic rain cannot express, and the lyrical haze of "Anonanimal" about whether we are to see a sea anemone or an enemy feels somehow appropriate.
It is the plasticity of Mr. Bird's creative identity that serves as the glue by which his songs are held together. As Mr. Bird pushes the boundaries of string instruments' capabilities, his lyrics swirl, contort and bend in total synchrony with the acrobatics of his violin. The arrestingly gorgeous opening piano and its accompanying strings of "Scythian Empires" give the songs its texture, while the whistles of "Masterfade" bestow the piece with it its simplicity, and the occasional schizophrenic, sometimes swirling, sometimes elegiac violin on "Anonanimal" make that lyrical fog palatable. The cohesive material of Mr. Bird's lyrics is his unique ability to have these nonsensical, nonsense words feel at one with his musical stylings. The outside, independent force of listeners' rational interpretations is the threat to this creative unity between violin and lyrics of which he identifies and defends against on "Plasticities."
The style of Mr. Bird as witnessed in concert seemingly defies rational explanation as he switches between violin, acoustic guitar and an electric one, while humming, wailing and whistling all the while. As an audience member, one cannot seem to grasp the deftness and artistry of such a performer. The content of his lyrics synchronize with the form of this style as they wander from the ocean deep to the cosmos; they are sung like poetry, but read like prose; they have as much grounding in history as they do science. Just as viewers cannot grasp the style of his performance, as listeners, we cannot quite grasp the content of lyrics. Form is content here, folks. Mr. Bird's lyrics, like his musical talent, lie beyond comprehension; they are merely a vocal expression of his creative synapses as they are wildly stimulated by his violin.
Mr. Bird's lyrics cannot stand on their own as can the poetry of Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple or Joni Mitchell for there exists daylight between these artists' music and their lyrics, as there does with most artists. There exists no such daylight between Mr. Bird's music and his lyrics. His lyrics are in the shadow of his violin - remove the instrument, and the words disappear. There is a fundamental inseparability shared between Mr. Bird's music and his lyrics; only he can rationally elucidate and grasp them in the context of his artistic ability. The plasticity of Mr. Bird's creative mind eludes rational interpretation on the part of the listener.
But then haven't I contradicted my thesis? When I argued earlier that "Plasticities" has perhaps a broader interpretation than being a rage against materialism and reads as more of a defense of his artistic predilections - am I not guilty of imposing a rational narrative on something fundamentally irrational? Certainly. Humans bend toward order, toward pattern, toward narrative; we try to dismantle and reorganize chaos, and all of us are invited to do so with the lyrics of Mr. Bird. His lyrics beg for interpretation for they are just so bizzarre, but be aware that when we take a stab with the words of Andrew Bird, remember that we are stabbing blind, into the shadows.@1 year ago with 1 note
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On Sunday evening, the NHL announced that Rangers forward Carl Hagelin would be suspended three games for his elbowing penalty against Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson in Game 2 of the playoffs at The Garden. The Rangers have released the following statement regarding the NHL's decision:
"The New York Rangers accept the NHL's three-game suspension of Carl Hagelin and will not pursue an appeal. However, we are thoroughly perplexed in the ruling's inconsistency with other supplementary discipline decisions that have been made throughout this season and during the playoffs. We will have no further comment on this decision."


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How we spent our superhero movie summer (courtesy of ItsJustSomeRandomGuy)
Well, here we are, Labor Day 2012 is upon us. The "unofficial" end of summer…the kids are either already or headed back to school, all the summer vacations have been had and whatever summer flings you had will likely be regaled to your friends via song. There are some things that we looked forward to this summer, most of all the summer movie season, which also officially ends today.
With blockbuster hits like The Expendables 2, Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, we certainly got more than our fill of butter popcorn-induced fangasm. Here's a quick look back at the anticipation and returns of the superhero summer movies, by way of videos from the one and only ItsJustSomeRandomGuy on YouTube. He's become highly famous for his series of "I'm a Marvel/I'm a DC" videos, which have transcended the original "Mac vs. PC" parodies and turned into an ongoing series of hilariously funny send-ups of both comic book universes and their corresponding film releases. If you haven't seen these before, you're in for a treat! Hope you enjoy!!
Ways to Screw Up The Avengers Movie
Justice League Trailer (Avengers Style) Parody
Hi, I'm a Marvel…and I'm a DC: The Avengers and Batman
Hi, I'm a Marvel…and I'm a DC: Spider-Man and…? Part 1
Hi, I'm a Marvel…and I'm a DC: Spider-Man and…? Part 2
For more from Random Guy and the Marvel…DC series, check out his YouTube channel. And tell him the Cold Slither Podcast sent ya!
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The KLIQ Nation Podcast Ep. 8: Radical Reboots
The recent trend in Hollywood the last 10 years has been to take an established franchise (either from movies, television, comic books, etc.) and modernize it for a new audience. Timdogg, Adam Black, and Mista Bamf take a look at some of the upcoming movie reboots scheduled to hit the big screen in the upcoming months.
We also take a look at the television networks' new fall lineups.
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The KLIQ Nation Podcast Ep. 7: KLIQNation Assemble! Marvel's "The Avengers" Review
It's time for The KLIQ Nation to review the summer blockbuster that's already surpassed $1 billion dollars at the box office. No, we're not reviewing "Think Like a Man", we're reviewing Marvel's The Avengers. Timdogg, Adam Black, and Mista Bamf are joined by Eclectik from the Eclectik Discussion Podcast and Cold Slither Podcast, and loyal listener @iAmBigBen87 to geek out over the biggest superhero comic book movie ever to be assembled!
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Episode 29: Slither Assemble! The Avengers preview show
This episode we welcome bona fide movie reviewers Tank & Fogs from The (title pending) Movie Poodcast to help us review each of the Marvel films leading up to The Avengers movie, which opens in U.S. theaters this coming Friday, May 4th!
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The Avengers movie… 1952 edition.
This video is a trailer that answers the question of what if Marvel's "The Avengers" was a movie made in 1952– before the comic book was ever created?
Ivan Guerrero, who had also created a 1950s version of The Empire Strikes Back, has crafted this vintage preview of an Avengers film using bits and pieces from over 50 science fiction movies. This Timely/Atlas Avengers "premake" focuses on the Secret Invasion storyline and includes a roster that's a mix of the original comic book (Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Giant Man, Wasp, Hulk) and the upcoming Marvel movie (Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury).
Upon first glance, you'd think this was an authentic movie. Even check out the description posted with the video:
"Lost in the annals of time and space, comes this magnificent motion picture of epic proportions. Taking a page from such horror classics as "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman" and "House of Frankenstein," Timely Atlas Studios (the precursor to Marvel Studios), created the first superhero movie team-up. "The Avengers" featured an awesome array of characters such as Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man in a larger-than-life battle against evil aliens from the planet Skrull. Face front true believers, this one is for the funny books!"
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You can listen to the people who started the Iraq war. Or you can listen to people who've devoted their lives to studying war and the region.
There has been a lot of writing about Iraq's crisis, much of it awful. This is an attempt to shout out some people and pieces that can help you get behind the headlines.
Let's start with Marc Lynch, the George Washington University political science professor who writes at the Washington Post's Monkey Cage. Today, he points out that helping Iraq's Nouri al-Maliki fight the Sunni Arab uprising against him would in effect be fighting on the side of Bashar al-Assad. Should the United States actually intervene militarily in support of the Iraqi government, it will also find itself on the opposite side of many of the Arab networks that support the Syrian uprising," he writes.
That's not because they support the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has been in a state of open warfare with most other Syrian rebel groups. They just mostly don't see ISIS as the primary issue. Many of the most vocal Arab backers of Syria's rebels support what they cast as an Iraqi popular revolution against an Iranian-backed sectarian despot.
They equate the Iraqi uprising with the Syrian uprising, as a Sunni revolution against a Shiite tyrant, and actively oppose U.S. or Arab intervention against it. For just one example, the Kuwaiti Islamist preacher Hajjaj al-Ajmi, who has been one of the most prominent fundraisers for Syrian insurgency groups, has urged repeatedly against supporting "the moves by America and Iran to confront the Iraqi revolution."