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|Body Found:
|Sep 12, 1981
|Crime Scene:
|The body was found in the sawgrass along Alligator Alley (I-75) near mile marker 74 (old mile marker system).
|He was a white, Hispanic male with some Asian traits and black shoulder-length hair. He was 5'4" - 5' 6" tall and weighed 120 and 150 lbs. He was wearing a long-sleeved, grey shirt with silver stripes, a maroon vest, maroon pants, size 6 ½, brown, clog-type shoes. An Indian chief head ring with purple stones for eyes was on his left ring finger. A gold ring with a square, light blue stone was on his left pinky finger, and he wore Timex watch.
|Approx. Age:
|20 - 25
|The victim had been deceased at the location for approximately 2 weeks.
Complex dental prosthesis on his upper teeth
2-D facial reconstruction
Indian head ring
Blue topaz ring
Timex watch


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NYSE Made Easy Lesson Plan
This lesson will help students to understand the terms that are associated with the New York Stock Exchange. It will also help students to read a stock market report found in any major newspaper or online.
- Gain knowledge of the terms associated with the stock market.
- Read and understand an internet stock display.
- Apply their knowledge of stock terms by making decisions completing a stock project.
The stock markets have been headline news items recently, as a record-high share values have been hit hard by a cyclical downturn in business activity and by specific adverse influences including the bursting of the dot com bubble, the events of September 11, and the business accounting issues highlighted by the Enron bankruptcy case. When we read about businesses filing for bankruptcy or people having lost their retirement funds, we may think it is an appropriate time to question why anybody invests in the stock market. Historically, the stock market has been a symbol of the economic strength of the U.S. economy. The largest stock exchange in the U.S. is the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE. More than 2,500 companies list their stock on the NYSE. Generally people invest in stocks in order to provide for their retirement; however, some people try to "get rich quick" through the market. In order to invest wisely in the stock market it is essential to do background research and to follow certain investment practices. A basic starting point has to do with understanding the language of the markets.
NYSE Worksheet: A worksheet that will be used throughout this lesson to keep track of stock information.
Student's Version
Teacher's Version
About Whirpool Corporation: Here you can find information regarding the acquisition of Maytag by Whirlpool Corporation.
New York Stock Exchange Made Easy: A multiple choice interactive activity to assess students knowledge of the New York Stock Exchange.
Multiple Choice Quiz
MSN Money Central: A site that provides stock information. To access information about the required stock on the worksheet, the students will have to type the symbol of the stock into the light blue box in the upper right side of the screen labeled "get quote."
CBS Market Watch: A site that provides stock information used in the assessment activity.
NASDAQ quotes: A site that provides stock information used in the assessment activity.
New York Stock Exchange(NYSE): Students should use the Quick Quote option, A site that provides stock information used in the assessment activity.
Understanding The Price to Earnings Ratio: This site will explain the term Price to Earnings Ratio to students. Understanding the terms associated with the stock market are important to making educated decisions about investment.
- The students will need to download this Worksheet.
- The students will use the following definitions to fill in Part 1 of the worksheet. Roll the mouse over each term on the chart to find its definition. General Electric Company
The students will go to the following link and research stock information to complete Part 2 of the worksheet. Then the students will return to the following websites for ten consecutive days to monitor stocks.
MSN Money Central
A site that provides stock information. To access information about the required stock on the worksheet, the students will have to type the symbol of the stock into the light blue box in the upper right side of the screen labeled "get quote."
Instruct the students to choose one stock using one of the following web sites that they might wish to invest in.:
- MSN Money Central
- CBS Market Watch
- NASDAQ quotes
- New York Stock Exchange - use the Quick Quote option
Once they've chosen a stock, they must prepare a short paper/presentation explaining why they decided on that stock. The paper/presentation should include the following information:
- The name of the stock and some background on the company. What does it produce? How long has it been around? How many offices does the company have? Is it an International company? Where are the company's offices?
- Details on the stock. What is it currently trading at? What has it done over the past year?
- At least two recent news items. Is the company releasing any new products? Is it merging with anyone else?
- Explain why you would or wouldn't invest in this stock. Use specific data to back up your decision. In your explanation, use terms such as the P/E, news items, historical figures, etc.
All questions must be answered correctly to return to the lesson.
What is the largest stock exchange in the U.S.?
- AMEX Exchange
- NASDAQ Exchange
- [New York Exchange]
Chicago Board of Trade
A high PE ratio indicates
- That the stock is cheap to invest in at this point in time
- [That the stock is expensive to invest in at this point in time]
- The amount of profit a company is making
The amount of interest paid on the stock
Which of the following should be considered when investing in the stock market?
- 52 week hi/low
- PE ratio
- Dividend
- [All the above]
None of the above
The portion of a profit that is paid to a stock owner is the
- Yield
- PE ratio
- [Dividend]
Which of the following indicates the percent interest the individual stock is paying?
- [Yield]
- PE ratio
- Dividend
- Volume
Based on all of the information you have collected, which stock would you invest in today? Why?
[This would be a good time to talk about investing for the "long haul" and diversification. Enron is a good example of what happens when all your eggs are in one basket. If students were to truly invest they would need more than ten days worth of information. However, if a student was to base his or her investment on this information, things to look for would be a low PE ratio or high yield percentage. Students might want to consider the 52 week hi/lo. If the stock price is close to the 52 week high, they might want to hold off. Students should also consider the dividend. You always want to see your company gain a profit.]
How does a dividend affect a stock's yield?
[A high dividend would indicate that a company is making a profit. When looking at yield percentage you want your closing price and dividend to be as close together as possible. In stocks and bonds, yield may be defined as the amount of money returned, in the form of dividends, to investors on their investments. Yield may also be referred to as rate of return which may be defined as the amount of money, in the form of dividends, returned to investors on their investments. Yield is calculated by dividing the dividend by the closing price of the stock. For example, If the dividend was $2.00 per share and the closing price was $3.00 per share, the yield percentage would be 66.6%. On the other hand if the dividend was $2.00 and the closing price was $20.00, the yield would be 10%.]
As an investor, do you want a stock to have a high or low PE ratio?
[It depends. The PE ratio needs to be looked at in relationship to the earnings per share. As a general rule, stocks are fairly priced if the PE ratio and earnings per share are equal. The PE is the relationship between a stock's price and it's overall earnings (dividends, stock price appreciating, etc.). "The PE Ratio is a gauge used to evaluate the price of a stock in terms of the company's bottom-line profit. Profit, of course, is reported as earnings. Earnings provide the fuel for growth. A company's stock price will rise or fall based on the stock's current earnings and, more importantly, the stock's potential for future earnings". The following article called Understanding The Price to Earnings Ratio explains this in detail.]
Understanding the terms associated with the stock market are important to making educated decisions about investment. If students were to truly invest in the stock market, they would need to look at stock performance over a longer period of time. This would help them to get a good look at how the stock has performed over six months, a year, or five years. Once students have an understanding of the stock terms they are ready to move on to the project.
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Mobile phones have become unquestionably valuable tools, yet our devices can literally transform us into some pretty darn strange characters—often without our knowledge.
You've seen the type: Average Joes who seem unable to remove their Bluetooth headsets; gaggles of giggly high-school girls who only communicate via text, even if they're standing right next to each other; businessmen who appear to have eyes on the tops of their heads, as they effortlessly glide throve droves of people without ever looking up from a BlackBerry; the list goes on&just check out the slides below.
Then take a good look in the mirror. Do you fall into one of these categories? Remember, admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.
(Note: You may notice that my cell phone stereotypes are mostly male. All I can say: Good for you, ladies.)
Bluetooth Guy, a.k.a., "Bluetooth Johnson"
You know him, you (just may) love him, the dude who thinks a Bluetooth headset is the single most important accessory an individual can wear to spruce up everyday attire. Walking down the street, sitting on the bus, in the mall and everywhere else, this guy is sporting his Bluetooth ear-piece—and he wants you to know it. I'm all for using Bluetooth headsets while driving—safety first—but please, Mr. Johnson, you're only hurting yourself in the long run by rocking that silly thing while walking your Pomeranian. We're not laughing with you.
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May 13, 2011—Are chimpanzees mourning the deaths of a nine-year-old male and infant? Researchers have released never-before-seen video of a chimp community in Zambia reacting to the deaths.
Though the scientists hesitate to use the word "mourning," at least one imagines the footage will make people "think for a moment what might be possible in the minds of other primates."

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In recent years, photos and videos have emerged showing great apes, notably gorillas and chimpanzees, reacting to the deaths of members of their communities.
Humans might interpret the reactions as “mourning,” but is it?
SOUNDBITE: Katherine Cronin, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“I think one of the valuable things about sharing this video… … is that it initiates a conversation that hasn’t really been had that often among scientists.”
A research team working in Zambia has released never-before-seen video of a community of chimpanzees reacting to death in their group.
A 9-year-old chimpanzee male has died in recent days. On this day, keepers at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust discover the body for the first time near the refuge’s fence line. This community of 43 chimps has nearly 200 acres to roam, a semi-wild area protected by the fence. The scientists, on site for regularly scheduled research, were alerted and turned on video cameras.
SOUNDBITE: Edwin van Leeuwen, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“at the time we start recording there are 2 or 3 individuals present and in the next 17, 18 minutes there are 36-38 individuals of the 43 who come to visit or stay with the body for the next 17 minutes.”
SOUNDBITE: Katherine Cronin, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“We see the chimpanzees coming together in a very small space. .. gathering around this body. We haven’t seen in any other time that we’ve been watching these chimps… the(y) all gather in such a small space and (they’re) so calm and quiet and motivated to stay near each other or near the body. We can’t say for sure , but they’re grouping together in a way that we’ve never seen before.”
Chimps are seen gently touching the body, smelling, and observing.
Many members of the community, at the time this video was recorded last fall, were suffering from a respiratory ailment, and you can actually hear several chimps coughing. A necropsy determined the 9-year-old died of pneumonia.
Within about 2 minutes, a chimpanzee mother, whose infant daughter also died in recent days, is seen carrying her deceased daughter and stopping within a few feet of the dead 9-year-old.
This chimp mother, Masya was the subject of a study released earlier this year in the American Journal of Primatology by the same research team. Video from a previous day shows Masya and another daughter, Mary, inspecting the dead child. They were joined by other chimps.
SOUNDBITE: Katherine Cronin, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“Both of these videos are important because they do force people to stop and think. People who have never really considered what Chimpanzees might think about before. I imagine when they see these videos they think for a moment, what might be possible in the minds of other primates.”
SOUNDBITE: Katherine Cronin, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“one of the most interesting things about this video is that it shows the opportunity the chimpanzees have to learn about death in their environment. One of the striking examples in the video is a female comes around and she smacks (14:31 on video) on the body of the dead chimp. Why she does that, we don’t know. But I think the interesting thing happens after she smacks the body, the other chimpanzees… you can see that they actually watch the body quite closely after she has hit it so hard, and they can actually be learning how a dead body reacts differently than a live individual who has just gotten hit.”
Most of the individuals we see are females, but there is one male who returns to the scene several times.
SOUNDBITE: Edwin van Leeuwen, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“So it seems the adult male who is visiting the body 4 times, inspecting the body with the females , and he’s throwing a tantrum very rapidly .. he is the one who had a very strong social relationship with Thomas, the individual who died. He has been taking care of that individual for more than 4 years.”
The researchers would rather not presume that the chimps are “mourning” the death of another.
SOUNDBITE: Katherine Cronin, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“I am reluctant to use that word. My colleagues might have different opinons, but for the most part we’re reluctant to use the word because it doesn’t give any extra explanatory information.”
SOUNDBITE: Edwin van Leeuwen, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
“they behave differently as a group as in any other situation as we have seen before. Whether we can call that mourning or what that entails exactly based on what we know in humans as mourning is difficult to say for anybody I would say. So I would also be reluctant to use the word mourning, unless we have a collection of more data like this”
The scientists have released this video in the hope that other researchers will see it, and have the chance to videotape similar scenes. It’s hoped that a compilation of data and video evidence will help answer questions about our primate cousins, and whether they might have similar thoughts about death to ours.


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Dale Eazell is one good Scout and now it's official.
The Boy Scouts of America California Inland Empire Council and Old Baldy District have honored him for decades of dedicated service, hard work and support to various groups and individuals from throughout the Inland Valley. He is the organization's 2012 Distinguished Citizen honoree.
And what makes the award even more gratifying is that he's one of their own - a proud Scout who believes in helping those who need help. He joined the Cub Scouts when he was 9 years old after his father died in an accident, but the lessons he learned so long ago have stayed with him.
"Dale is being recognized by the Old Baldy district and Boy Scouts of America for his outstanding commitment to helping several nonprofits within our community. Dale, who also was a Scout, truly exemplifies what we teach our youth in the Scout Oath and Law," said Phil Velez, Old Baldy senior district executive.
Each year the council honors an individual who quietly has gone about the work of helping others. The honor dinner also serves as a fundraiser and this year more than $60,000 was raised when about 300 of some of Eazell's closest friends attended. All the proceeds will be used to fund Scouting programs in Ontario, Upland, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga and Alta Loma.
Eazell is well known for his determination. He worked in high school to help his widowed mother and family, forgoing graduation. He would go on to work on his uncle's Northern California cattle ranch and earn his high school diploma. He worked more in machine shops in order to earn money for college. He completed his bachelor's degree and his master's degree in rehabilitation counseling. Other jobs followed but the family then moved to Upland.
He became the chief executive officer of Casa Colina Rehabilitative Hospital in Pomona and would stay in that position for the next 30 years before retiring 11 years ago. Along the way, Eazell also earned his Ph.d. in health care management.
He has spent much of his personal and professional life trying to improve the lives of people in need. When people found out he was retired, several local charities asked for his volunteer help, which he gladly gave and continues to give. Those include Inland Valley Hope Partners, Inland Valley Recovery Services, the Scheu Family YMCA of Upland, Upland Foothill Kiwanis Club, the University of La Verne Children's Learning Center, Foothill Family Shelter, the San Bernardino Diocese of the Catholic Church and St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
Yet he is most thrilled with the accomplishments of his children and grandchildren and his 57-year marriage to wife Sharon.
"Dale was selected to be honored by the Boy Scouts of America because of his dedication to helping others. In his `retirement' he has assisted our local nonprofit service providers in raising more than $1.8 million during the last several years. In the process, he has trained their staffs and volunteers in how to raise money so their programs can continue and be successful," said Max Williams, Upland architect and long-time Old Baldy Council volunteer and supporter.
Williams and Eazell have been friends for more than 10 years.
"I know him to be a dedicated individual who is focused on helping others. His leadership at Casa Colina Rehabilitative Hospital resulted in a world-class facility which sets the standard for care in the industry," Williams said. "He takes the same approach to helping other service providers in the community. His self-discipline and attention to detail makes every project he undertakes a success. In his effort to help others, he is persistent with follow-up and he makes a personal commitment to their cause. With his wife Sharon, they make a formidable team for doing good in the community.
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After you reboot make sure you have it connected and type iwconfig and you should get something like this I have two so don't let that confuse you you'll prolly have one.
Then run ifconfig and if nothing is up do this.Code:root@bt:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"linksys" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 00:18:F8:E6:0A:3C Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-31 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 wlan1 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off
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Offensive Players of the Week
For the week ending July 8
By John Parker / MLB.com | July 9, 2012 1:30 PM ET
Nate McLouth, Norfolk
(.320/.406/1.040, 7 G, 8-for-25, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 5 BB, 3 K)
McLouth joined the Tides on June 8 after being designated for assignment by the Pirates, where he'd spent the first two months of the season. The former National League All-Star hasn't exactly raked in the IL -- he's batting .233 with a .317 on-base percentage -- but five of his eight hits this week left the park and he's driven in 14 runs in his last eight games. The Tides won five of seven games during the week with the 30-year-old McLouth driving in or scoring 16 of their 39 runs.
Pacific Coast League
Andrew Brown, Colorado Springs
(.452/.469/1.097, 7 G, 14-for-31, 2 2B, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 1 BB, 6 K)
It no doubt helps Brown that half his games are played at altitude in Colorado Springs, but if it were easy, everyone would be hitting six homers in seven games. The 26-year-old outfielder did just that this week, including a 5-for-5, two-homer, five-RBI performance on Independence Day. Brown had as many longballs this week as he had in all of June, and the burst gives him 18 on the season, good for third-most in the PCL. He's now second on the circuit with 79 RBIs and tied for fourth with 64 runs scored in 81 games.
Eastern League
Brad Glenn, New Hampshire
(.419/.455/1.097, 8 G, 13-for-31, 6 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 1 BB, 6 K)
Glenn has been on a tear since spending three weeks on the disabled list in June. The 25-year-old outfielder has hits in 11 of 12 games since rejoining the Fisher Cats lineup on June 27, highlighted by seven of his 14 homers this season and 16 of his 42 RBIs. Glenn kicked off the week by going 9-for-19 with four longballs, five doubles and seven RBIs in four games between Monday and Thursday, then capped it with a homer and a pair of RBIs on Sunday to help New Hampshire snap a three-game skid with a 5-4 win over New Britain.
Southern League
Hunter Morris, Huntsville
(.517/.533/1.103, 7 G, 15-for-29, 1 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 1 BB, 3 K)
Morris was born and raised in Huntsville and is now having an All-Star season for his hometown Stars. The 23-year-old first baseman, whom the Brewers selected out of Auburn in the fourth round of the 2010 Draft, was named the Southern League's Player of the Month for June and has been even better in July. After going 4-for-4 with a homer on Monday, Morris was just 1-for-8 in his next two games before reeling off four consecutive multi-hit games -- with four longballs in the final three contests -- to close out the week. He now ranks second in the league in batting and slugging, third in OPS and fourth in home runs.
Texas League
Jonathan Singleton, Corpus Christi
(.412/.524/.941, 5 G, 7-for-17, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 K, 3 hits at the Futures Game)
Limited to five Texas League games this week due to his participation in Sunday's All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City (where he went 3-for-5 in the U.S. team's 17-5 win), Singleton managed to fit plenty of hits into his shortened schedule. After batting just .148/.317/.235 in 25 June games, the 20-year-old first baseman homered and doubled twice against Tulsa on Monday before adding a triple, double and pair of RBIs at Northwest Arkansas on Thursday. Singleton is third in the league in walks and sixth in runs scored as the Hooks have opened the second half of the season by going 11-5.
California League
Yazy Arbelo, Visalia
(.476/.500/1.238, 5 G, 10-for-21, 4 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 CS)
Arbelo began the season with the Rawhide but was promoted to Double-A Mobile after two weeks. The 24-year-old slugger returned to Visalia on July 4 after posting a .213/299/.360 line in 60 games with the BayBears and celebrated Independence Day with a home run, double and four RBIs. Arbelo ripped two solo shots, adding a double, on Friday and went 4-for-5 with his fourth longball in as many games Saturday night. The Keystone College product now has eight homers in 16 Cal League games this season along with six in 60 Southern League contests.
Carolina League
Aaron Baker, Frederick
(.375/.417/.906, 7 G, 12-for-32, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 7 R, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 SB)
With his four blasts this week giving him 19 for the season, Baker leads both the Carolina League and the Orioles system in home runs and RBIs. The 24-year-old first baseman opened the month with a pair of hits in each of his first four games and has reached base in 17 straight. Eight of his 12 hits this week went for extra bases, highlighted by four longballs in the first three games of the month. Now batting .361/.420/.806 with eight homers and 25 RBIs in 18 games since the All-Star break, Baker is closing in on several career marks with almost two months left in the season.
Florida State League
Daniel Ortiz, Fort Myers
(.333/.364/.767, 7 G, 10-for-30, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 CS)
After homering three times in his first 51 games since joining the Miracle on May 1, Ortiz has gone deep three times in his last four outings. The 22-year-old outfielder had multiple hits -- with at least one going for extra bases -- in four straight games between Tuesday and Friday. Ortiz hit just .245/.280/.373 in his first month at the Class A Advanced level but is batting .316 in the 30 games since, including .357 in the second.
Midwest League
Yorman Rodriguez, Dayton
(.464/.483/.893, 7 G, 13-for-28, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 CS)
The Reds signed Rodriguez for $2.5 million as a 16-year-old, and despite a disappointing 2011 season cut short by a shoulder injury, he began the season at Class A Advanced Bakersfield as Cincinnati's No. 9 prospect. After a miserable .156/.181/.200 start in his first 23 Cal League games, the Reds reassigned him to Dayton. Still just 19 years old, Rodriguez seems to have recovered his confidence at the plate -- he reeled off four straight multi-hit games this week and went deep on both Friday and Saturday -- and is again showing the vast potential the Reds hoped for in 2009.
South Atlantic League
Steven Souza Jr., Hagerstown
(.333/.455/1.037, 7 G, 9-for-27, 4 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 6 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 1 CS)
A third-round pick out of the state of Washington in 2007, Souza played two full seasons for the Suns in 2009 and '10 before spending 2011 with Class A Advanced Potomac. Back in Hagerstown this year after recovering from a knee injury, the 23-year-old has already set career marks for home runs and RBIs and lifted his slugging almost 200 points over his mark last season. Though not quite matching his nine-RBI night on April 25, Souza ripped five homers this week to help the Suns to a five-game sweep of visiting Lexington. With 15 blasts in 63 games, he ranks third in the league and fourth in the Nats organization.
New York-Penn League
Christopher Serritella, Williamsport
(.379/.471/.828, 7 G, 11-for-29, 4 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R, 4 BB, 7 K)
Serritella won the Missouri Valley Conference batting title (.389) this spring at Southern Illinois and has kept hitting since the Phillies made him their fourth-round pick last month. The 22-year-old homered in three straight games between Thursday and Saturday and scored in six of seven contests this week. He leads the league with 18 RBIs in 21 games while ranking second in slugging and doubles and fourth in OPS.
Northwest League
Patrick Kivlehan, Everett
(.379/.438/.862, 7 G, 11-for-29, 2 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 1 BB, 13 K, 2 SB)
A fourth-round pick out of Rutgers, Kivlehan hasn't needed much time to adjust to wooden bats. The 22-year-old third baseman had a pair of two-homer games amongst his five multi-hit contests this week. His approach at the plate defines the word aggressive -- he has 31 strikeouts and one walk in 22 games -- but he's put up strong numbers despite the K's. At .295/.347/.534, he leads the league in slugging and ranks second in home runs and RBIs.
Appalachian League
Felix Marte, Danville
(.400/.400/.833, 7 G, 12-for-30, 1 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 CS)
Marte began the season with Class A Rome but struggled, hitting .231/.264/.289 in 36 games before returning to extended Spring Training. (He wasn't alone, as the R-Braves went just 18-52 in the first half of the season.) He kicked off the Appy League season with three hits on Opening Day, however, and hasn't stopped hitting since. This week's outburst, which included four homers and five multi-hit games, has Marte ranked second in the league in hitting, second in home runs and fourth in RBIs.
Pioneer League
Ben Waldrip, Grand Junction
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There's no place like home for Waldrip, a 10th-round pick out of Jacksonville State in the June Draft. The 22-year-old first baseman is hitting .407 with four homers and 10 RBIs in seven home games and .161 with no longballs and two RBIs in seven games on the road. With five of his six games this week being played at Sam Suplizio Field, Waldrip was off to the races. He went 4-for-4 with two blasts, a double and four RBIs against Orem on Tuesday, then celebrated the fourth of July with a homer, single and three more RBIs.
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Winner offers new osteoporosis treatment. HOUSTON – June 25, 2010 - At 4 p.m. EDT today, Paul Mlakar, president of BiologicsMD, LLC., along with his colleagues Misty Stevens, chief operating officer; Robyn Goforth, chief scientific officer and Michael Thomas, chief marketing officer, presided over the NASDAQ OMX closing bell ceremony in New York City as the winners of the 2010 Rice University Business Competition. The team is from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas."My old football coach once told me, 'you will never be a good kicker until you get enough courage to miss...' That really stuck with me, said BiologicsMD CEO, Paul Mlakar. "Taking part in the competitions and RBPC in particular showed me how important it is to assume risk, step outside of your comfort zone, and push yourself. After all of the work, analysis, and preparation, I realized you have to have something extra that is not in your business plan. You have to be willing to fail. Getting to ring the NASDAQ closing bell is truly an honor and an experience I will never forget. It is proof that you just never know what you can achieve until you try."BiologicMD has developed OsteoFlor™, a new medication that builds better bones. It binds directly to bone, nearly tripling new bone growth. It requires less frequent dosing and is expected to have few, if any, side effects. Osteoporotic fractures strike 1 of 2 women and 1 of 4 men over the age of 50.BiologicsMD bested 41 other business plan teams at the world's richest and largest business plan competition, the Rice University Business Plan Competition, taking home more than $400,000 in cash and prizes. When asked what the experience of winning the competition was like, Michael Thomas, chief marketing officer, had this to say: 'this has been a defining moment in my life, truly an amazing experience that I would put right up there with having kids.' Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, host of the competition; as well as competition sponsors: Tracye McDaniel, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Greater Houston Partnership, Jeff Davis, director space life sciences, NASA Johnson Space Center and representatives from venture capital firm, DFJ Mercury, joined the BiologicsMD executive team in the NASDAQ OMX studios to ring the bell. The NASDAQ OMX three-story billboard in Times Square heralded the event.This is the third year that NASDAQ OMX has sponsored the Rice Business Plan Competition and BiologicsMD is the third team to ring the bell. Representatives from NASDAQ OMX also judged the competition held April 15-17 this year at Rice University, Houston, TX.Closing ceremonies took place at NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio on Friday, June 25 at 4:00 p.m. EDTFeed Information:The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045. Radio Feed:An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.Webcast: A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asxPhotos:To obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.About the Rice University Business Plan Competition:The Rice University Business Plan Competition (RBPC) is the world's richest and largest business plan competition. During the competition's nine-year history, 36% of teams (97 out of 270 past competitors) have gone on to successfully launch their business. In 2009, 33 of the 42 teams launched their companies after competing at the RBPC. More than $223 million in early-stage funding has been raised by Rice Business Plan Competition participant companies with $75 million of that being raised in the last year alone. There are 200+ judges on the judging panel consisting of "who's who" of the investor, venture capital, entrepreneur, & business community. About BiologicsMD, LLC.:BiologicsMD is developing OsteoFlor™, a new medication that builds better bones.Osteoporotic fractures strike 1 of 2 women and 1 of 4 men over the age of 50. Yet most current treatments, which constitute a $9 billion market, are not very effective at growing new bone. OsteoFlor™ binds directly to bone, nearly tripling new bone growth. It requires less frequent dosing and is expected to have few, if any, side effects. Our team's experience includes SBIR grant funding, medications development, FDA regulatory strategy, and start-up expansion. BiologicsMD is seeking $5 million over four years to take OsteoFlor™ through a Phase I clinical trial. A projected valuation of $160 million in 2014 represents a 45x return to early-stage investors. BiologicsMD.com


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Location, free auto parking, generous complimentary breakfasts, very helpful staff at front desk no
The rooms were clean and the beds were very comfortable. Also enjoyed the complimentary breakfast (plenty of food and variety).
I liked that it was convenient and had availability. The price was ok, compared to what other hotels were going for around the area. i felt like it could have been cleaner. The room felt very damp, as if there had been no air but the air conditioning circulating the room. There were spiders every where - In the curtains, on the wall when I woke up, in the bathroom smashed on the wall. I couldn't wait to check out. The bed was terrible. It flt like it was very old mattress, extra soft and springy.
The front desk guy was really nice and accommodative. a stronger internet connection would have been good, and the continental breakfast should have been served until 11:00 am.
The great bedroom: big, good looking and with a confortable king-sized bed. The staff were very nice and always trying to help. A good breakfast, a nice neighbourhood... I really liked this hotel! No.
The staff was especially helpful regarding tourist attractions, transportation, and restaurants. Computer w/Internet access in lobby complimentary for guests.
The modest breakfast offered in the lobby area as part of our room charge was convenient and allowed us to start our day quickly. The hotel's close proximity to Boston College was very helpful for anyone visiting the school. This is a hotel to use for one or two nights for practical reasons. It was a little difficult to locate, and just satisfied our minimum requirements for comfort, but we were happy to have the extra pocket money.
Great location for visiting BU campus and proximity to the T line. Really appreciate the full breakfast and free internet. Near Whole Foods Grocery store for stocking up on supplies for the fridge or microwave use. The heating unit was noisy and difficult to control the temperature comfortably.
When I arrived, the employee working at the front desk was very helpful and kind. I felt comfortable and enjoyed my stay.
It's proximity to the subway and the complimentary continental breakfast.
The Breakfast was excellent! The heater did not work. The room reached until 59 degrees, we notify front desk their answer was "in summer (September) they does not turn it on.
convenience for the city transport system
It was close to the paradise night club where our concert was. Also located right by a very nice river walk trail. Bed was nice and comfy and room was clean. The desk attendant was very friendly. A good price too. The door was hard to close and the water from the faucet was dripping. The neighbors were also very loud with their screaming kids during the day.
Surprisingly large room and well maintained. Would have given five stars but we found a cockroach...
The front desk staff was very friendly. Honestly, this place was disappointing. I had to open the windows to air out the overwhelming perfume smell in my room. It was so strong, I couldn't stop coughing. Then, I couldn't lock the windows back up when I needed to close them. There was garbage all over the parking lot too. Definitely not worth $100/night.
Fairly comfortable and clean. Includes light breakfast and parking. A few miles from city center. The mouse. It woke me up around midnight of our second night there. It was running around and chewing on something. My boyfriend didn't hear it initially because he's a heavier sleeper than me. I thought I was hearing things. After we turned off the lights, I heard it again. This time, he did too. I couldn't sleep after that. I had the lights on for about an hour or so. My boyfriend was tired from a long day so he passed out. I eventually dozed off but not for long as it woke me again around 6am. We finally found what it got into. We had a loaf of bread inside a tied up plastic bag in the room. It chewed through the bag and ate a big piece of the bread. I told the manager, Supta, about it, but she said they do not have a mouse problem. However, I found a mouse trap under behind the desk with a piece of cheese on it. I guess it was a really smart mouse. She explained the trap is for preventative reasons. She also asked if I turned off or blocked the mouse light (it's a night light to scare off the mice??) Nope, it was on the whole night. I suggested that they a post a sign warning guests not to have any food in the room, like they do in hostels, since it sounded like she thought it was our fault for having food in the room. I was a bit upset they have an issue with mice, especially for the price we paid ($92 a night!) I would have rated this stay as a one star for this reason but our first night stay was not a problem. I suppose if you're a heavy sleeper or don't mind the company of mice, it won't be an issue.
The atmosphere between staff and guests as well as between guests was friendly and inviting. The hotel staff also helped my group with a few extra things like printing our boarding passes since we didn't have access to a printer. Free breakfast was also a nice perk. The hotel facilities seemed outdated. However, everything was in working order for my group, so this is merely a complaint about appearance.
Staff was friendly and helpful. Breakfast each morning of juice/coffee/toast/fruit. Large rooms. Easy/free parking. Next door there is an IHOP, McDonald's and Starbuck. Safe neighborhood. I was there for business in Harvard Square/Cambridge and used Uber, Metro Taxi, and my car. Easy to get around and convenient. Cheapest rate I could find in the area. Pleased all around. Used to be a Days Inn so could use some updating, but for the rate, a great find. Would definitely stay again.
Check in was at 3pm and the room wasn't clean until 5 pm!


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Conservative media are once again hyping the amount of oil in the U.S. by including oil shale, ignoring that oil companies have found no profitable way to develop that resource.
The most recent flood of misinformation came after testimony by the Government Accountability Office's Anu Mittal about "oil shale," a sedimentary rock that when heated at high temperatures can produce liquid fuels (except gasoline) with a larger carbon footprint than conventional liquid fuels. While some conservative outlets claimed it was major news, the testimony -- which was based on an October 2010 GAO report -- contained no positive developments for oil shale, which has long been known to exist in large amounts in the U.S. but is not commercially viable. Earlier this year, energy expert Robert Rapier wrote, "It is not at all clear that even at $100 oil the shale in the Green River formation will be commercialized to produce oil." Even an editor at the right-wing blog The American Thinker acknowledged that "any large scale operations" for oil shale development would be "prohibitively expensive at this time." And just recently, Chevron gave up its oil shale lease in Colorado.
Mittal noted in her testimony that no technology to develop oil shale "has been shown to be economically or environmentally viable at a commercial scale." But Fox News' nightly news show and CNSNews.com, a project of the conservative Media Research Center, failed to mention that oil shale is not currently commercially viable. Breitbart.com and Investor's Business Daily incorrectly suggested that oil shale is not being developed because of Obama administration policies, rather than economic considerations. And Powerline suggested that oil shale is in fact viable because of the "advance of extraction technology," seemingly confusing oil shale with tight oil from shale rock, which can be extracted via horizontal drilling and hydrofracking.
It's interesting to see that the same people who dismiss the enormous potential of solar and wind power and attack investment in renewable energy are hyping the potential of oil shale. A December 2011 Congressional Research Service report, which classified oil shale as a "sub-economic" resource, stated that "despite government programs in the 1970s and early 1980s to stimulate development of the resource, production of oil shale is not yet commercially viable."
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A famous book on negotiation is called "Getting to Yes." Sometimes, though, the better achievement is arriving at "no." That's what Eric Holder and Rand Paul did the other day.
It came in a letter from the attorney general to the Republican senator from Kentucky, which said: "It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: 'Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?' The answer to that question is no."
Until then, the two had been engaged in a dialogue of the deaf. On one side was Paul, suspecting President Barack Obama of seizing powers he has never used or asserted. On the other was the administration, obstinately insisting on secrecy and evading questions it could easily answer.
At the center of the struggle are armed drones — unmanned aircraft that have been used to target alleged terrorists abroad. Many civil libertarians treat them as though they were unlike any weapon known to humanity, with unique and boundless dangers.
In fact, the chief difference between them and missiles fired from an F-16 is they are more precise and less likely to kill innocents. Those traits have made them the administration's weapon of choice for suspected Taliban and al-Qaida operatives in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and beyond.
The scope of the battlefield in the war on terrorism is an important question, which Congress has been reluctant to consider. Consequently, the president has had the freedom to attack purported enemies wherever he chooses.
The problem is not that these jihadists are innocent. It's that the president should not have unlimited authority to decide with whom we are at war. A declaration of war on China would not authorize an invasion of Brazil.
But most drone critics have different concerns. The first is that the president used this weapon to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen in Yemen whom it suspected of plotting attacks against the United States.
The second, however, is what riles Paul: the ghastly prospect that a drone would incinerate an American within our borders. "No American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court," he declared. "That Americans could be killed in a cafe in San Francisco or in a restaurant in Houston or at their home in Bowling Green, Ky., is an abomination."
Well, maybe, and maybe not. As a rule, people should not be killed by the government without a trial — yet police often kill criminal suspects they believe pose a danger to them or others, simply because there is no good alternative. Paul, however, fears Obama will blow up Americans at home just for the heck of it.
In conjuring this scenario, the senator ignored the limits the Justice Department has imposed. The target must be a "senior operational leader of al-Qaida" and present a genuine threat of attack — but he can't be killed unless "capture is infeasible." A terrorist savoring a burger at T.G.I. Friday's can be captured, making Paul's objections somewhat beside the point. Awlaki is the only American Obama is known to have targeted for a drone attack.
The administration could have defused the issue by explaining that American terrorists in America would be killed only if they pose an urgent peril that can't be eliminated any other way. On Sept. 11, 2001, fighter jets were scrambled to intercept hijacked airliners. Would it matter if they had been drones?
Yet for years, Obama's aides declined to explain the policy or concede any sliver of executive power. The Justice Department didn't release its white paper on the drone policy until it was leaked. It's still withholding other important material from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Asked whether the administration could legally carry out strikes in the U.S., incoming CIA Director John Brennan replied that it had no intention of doing so. Asked whether it would be constitutional to kill an American "sitting in a cafe" on U.S. soil, Holder allowed that it would not be "appropriate."
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had to use slip-joint pliers to extract an acknowledgment that the answer was "no." In his letter to Paul, Holder reiterated the point.
In the end, the Kentucky senator's alarmism may not have been realistic or justified. But you can't say it wasn't useful.


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X FACTOR RECAP: The Final Four Perform!
It's the final week of performances before the finals, and only four contestants remain in this week's The X Factor. "The stakes could not be higher," Mario's dimples say. No, seriously, his mouth barely moves so I'm pretty sure it was his dimples. We have two hours of singing ahead of us in categories that could not be broader: the contestant's choice and the mentor's choice. Genuine question: is there anybody on the planet who enjoys two hours of this? I mean, I don't really mind any of these acts (and I genuinely enjoy seeing what the other three bring to the table), and I still think two hours is excessive.
Either way, kicking things off is Tate Stevens with "Bonfire" by Craig Morgan. I don't know the song but it's super country. Like, imagine the most stereotypical country-rock song you can conjure and then sing "at the bonnnnnfire" and you're almost guaranteed to have sung this song. For those of you who aren't interested in imagining your own version of the song, you can watch Tate's performance here (and stay tuned for the rest of them shortly). It's not bad at all. "I have to say at this point in the competition it has to be your best, and I don't think that was your best." Britney tells him, because as Carly's mentor she's not biased at all now that it seems pretty clear it's either going to be Carly or Tate who wins.
Carly Rose Sonenclar chooses Elton John's "Your Song." Full disclosure: I have an irrational attachment to this song because as a kid, we had a digital piano that played this song when you pushed a button. Also in the spirit of full disclosure, I'm still totally rooting for Carly and her insanely on point vocals to win, but despite the inclusion of a children's chorus (that is not a joke) this probably isn't her best. Her middling performance, though, is still a hundred times better than most of what you'll see on these TV singing competitions most of the time. "I thought that was a beautiful version of a fantastic song - I actually don't think it was your best performance so far, I think you're nervous," Simon tells her.
Emblem3 is laying on the floor to start their performance. Um. Why is Emblem3 laying on the floor? It adds nothing but an awkward pause to stand up in the beginning of their song (Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way"). Tank Top spends a lot of time grabbing said tank top and singing at the girls in the first row of the audience from a close range, but other than that it's okay, I guess. Not my cup of tea. "I was worried about you finding your five million dollar moment, until now. That was the first time I saw you as recording artists," LA says.


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I was playing around with plasmas etc.. and messed up mine. This is how u fix it. If your still logged in. open a root xterm and issue "mv .kde/ ..kdebkup/ .
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Ive recently been trying really hard to get my head around Wordpress, but so far Ive had several false starts. I think Im being quite dumb and theres some fundamental concepts Im just not getting and I've been banging my head against the wall for too long! So I thought Id come to you guys for help. Ive gone through so many tutorials and tried to read around it but getting totally lost!
Im still quite new to web development, teaching myself. Have a good basic grounding in html/css and I've made a start with php recently.
The best way to explain my problem is to lok at the tutorial Ive just been following, to build my own basic custom theme. You can find it here:
The tutorial provides all the basic code needed to build a simple theme template. Im tinkering around with it. When I go into style.css to edit some styles, I notice various class selectors for the navigation ('.nav' for example). The I realise....where did the class name come from? I cant find any mark-up in any of the php files that contain any html with the "class=nav" in them for the main navigation. I can find a 'navigation' class in the index.php file, but nowhere a .nav.
I dont like altering my css without seeing the markup its relating to! Please tell me what Im missing/not understanding.
Ultimately, if there's no class="nav" in the HTML, then any styles that target this in the style sheet are useless. If you look at the final HTML that's output to the browser, do you see a class="nav" anywhere? (That is, when you View Source?)
Not directly related to your question, but I'd recommend checking out both [Nettuts and [URL="http://themeforest.net"]ThemeForest](http://net.tutsplus.com) for articles on creating WP themes from scratch.
Also, using a WP boiler plate like Bones might help you out (it's a bare bones WP theme you can build on).
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Thanks for the response. OK Ive done some more digging around and finally discovered that the 'nav' class is set in the 'wp_nav_menu' function. I dont really understand it yet but I think thats whats going on!
Thanks for the tips there...will definitely check them out
You've detected one of the bad coding practices of WordPress which seems to be the root of your confusion. WordPress has many functions with hard-coded markup contained within those functions, which is a horrible practice, highly inflexible, and one of the reasons why so many themes have crappy markup. The best thing would be to remove all of that extraneous markup with filters which, unfortunately, isn't always a straight-forward process.
You'll stumble across this issue quite a few more times while creating your theme.
I see, interesting to know that, thanks. Im aware of a few other CMS platforms, but is there another you would personally recommend that is free and doesn't have too steep a learning curve?
WordPress is still a good piece of software, so I'm in no way recommending against using it. Just be aware that many of the functions output markup and that you'll have to filter them out. WP has some functions that allow you to do that, though it's not always a simple process, I find.
My favorite CMS is ExpressionEngine. It is commercial, however, but you have 99.9% control of all your markup and don't need to touch a single line of PHP unless you'd like to get really advanced and do something that either isn't built into the system already or isn't provided by a third-party add-on. It's not inexpensive but you get a lot for your money.
Two other really great ones that give you more than 99% control are Perch (commercial) and Statamic (commercial).
There are two left that I recommend. The first being MODx Revolution. There is a learning curve, however, but well worth investing into. It's open-source, so doesn't cost you anything except time and effort.
And finally, if you want a really simple open-source CMS, I can recommend Textpattern. It's a very sophisticated little CMS. It's clean, lightweight, logical, simple, conscise, and user-friendly.
Frankly, it is not as popular as any of the others I mentioned above, but that has nothing to do with its quality. Textpattern is a quiet contender and there are quite a few professionals using it for their own sites. I used it when I started out and only moved away from it because I found ExpressionEngine and liked that even more.
For basic stuff, like a blog or magazine, Textpattern is perfectly apt. For more complex sites, you might want to try something else, however.
I should also mention Drupal and Silverstripe as they seem very popular and get recommend a lot as well, though I can't say anything about them as it's been years since I last worked with Drupal and I've never even tried Silverstripe.
And here are demos you can try out for each of the above:
ExpressionEngine: http://webunder.com.au/weblog/expressionengine-2.1-demo/Perch: https://grabaperch.com/demoStatamic: Doesn't have a demo but a few videos that show you what it's like working with it: http://statamic.com/learn/screencastsMODx: http://www.trymodx.com/Textpattern: http://www.opensourcecms.com/scripts/details.php?scriptid=86Drupal: http://www.opensourcecms.com/scripts/details.php?scriptid=191Silverstripe: http://ss3.demo.silverstripe.org/
Wow, thanks for such a thorough reply! Ive heard of some of those you suggest but never tried them. Great to have a few recommendations.
Thank you
That's a great list of demo sites, Maleika.
Man the best tutorial ive read on theme development is chris spooners.. just google "chris spooner wordpress theme"... i used to be really baffled by it too but its as simple as placing php tags in place of "content", the title and the stylesheet location on the page after youve built it completely in html/css, zip it up and upload and bingo.. that tut really helped me
I have to ask... If you are new to WordPress, is there a particular reason you're trying to build a theme from scratch? There are a lot of great themes out there that you can use to create a customized design. I use one theme for all of the websites I build: Atahualpa. It has one of the most robust theme options systems available (more than 200 different options). You can style each element from within the options panels, and there's also a CSS add-ins section where you can write a customized stylesheet. Of course it has its drawbacks and quirks, but one of the best things about it is the extremely active and helpful support staff at the forums. Juggledad, Larry, and Flynn are awesome. They have also recently developed a pure html5 / css3 theme called Montezuma that's pretty awesome.


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So what's new?
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The battery life has been dramatically improved too! You can now hear 36 hours of music or watch 6 hours of video!
The new price is surely a big deal. The 8GB is for 229$, 16GB for $299 and 32GB for $399.
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Dear Gossips,
I wrote yesterday in the open about Matthew McConaughey not returning for the Magic Mike sequel and wondered whether or not Channing Tatum could carry it with Matt Bomer and Joe Meatball supporting him.
Deadline is reporting that Jada Pinkett Smith is in talks to join the cast as the owner of a strip club. It's a role that was initially meant for a man. I like where we're going here. I like the chemistry that can potentially come from this with Tatum having to play off a woman who can challenge him. Because most of us seem to agree that giving Meatball more lines wasn't going to do it.
Here's Jada earlier this week at the Gotham premiere.
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There was some pink at the Oscars…and all of it was sh-t, but the worst of the sh-t was Jada Pinkett Smith. It's Versace. I feel like we've seen it before. Or maybe it's because it looks like what Sofia Vergara wears over and over and over again. I hate it. I hate the colour, I hate the material, and I especially hate the way the sweep over the shoulder goes all the way down her back. Full Story
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The tiger thought that he had been very lucky to hire the rabbit.
The horses and carriages on the farm must be used for the transportation of guests, and for hire to those who drive for pleasure.
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He tried to get em to hire another curate, and let him have full swing at the annex; but they told him theyd close it up first.
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laennec recommended that it should be given in this way in inflammations.
In spite of all Broussais' sarcasm, laennec remained absolutely unmoved.
First form of the stethoscope invented by laennec, of Paris.
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A testicle lump is swelling or a growth (mass) in one or both testicles.
Lump in the testicle
A testicle lump that does not hurt may be a sign of cancer. Most cases of testicular cancer occur in men ages 15 - 40, although it can also occur at older or younger ages.
Possible causes of a painful testicle include:
Possible causes if the testicle is not painful:
Call your health care provider right away if you notice any unexplained lumps or any other changes in your testicles.
Your health care provider will examine you. This may include looking at and feeling (palpating) the testicles and scrotum. You will be asked questions about your health history and symptoms, such as:
Tests and treatments depend on the results of the physical exam.
Starting in puberty, men at risk for testicular cancer may be taught to examine their testicles on a regular basis. This includes men with:
If you have a lump in your testicle, tell your health care provider immediately. A lump on the testicle may be the first sign of testicular cancer. Many men with testicular cancer have been mistakenly given another diagnosis, so return toyour health care provider if you have a persistent testicular lump.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Testicular Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154:483-486.
Stephenson AJ. Gilligan TD. Neoplasms of the testis. In:Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 31.
Barthold JS. Abnormalities of the testes and scrotum and their surgical management. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 132.
Elder JS. Disorders and anomalies of the scrotal contents.In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 539.


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I installed psad with instructions on http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/...p/PSAD_Install. I configured e-mail too with ssmtp. But now I have problem. After each psad start I see two errors:
1.) psad: pid file /var/run/psad/psadwatchd.pid does not exist for psadwatchd on bt
2.) psad: pid file /var/run/psad/psad.pid does not exist for psad on bt
Can you help me please?
Thanks for reply.