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"It's not cockiness or anything like that, it's just confidence. Any time you play you have to have confidence," Brown said. Not only that, if Brown loses the bet, single mothers in his native Mesquite, Texas win. That's where Brown's paycheck would go.
Brown also tweeted that he wants to lead the league in interceptions. Far-fetched you say?
Not according to Brown, who picked off four passes last year and said he dropped at least four more, including three in the 49ers' 48-3 blow out last October against Tampa Bay. If Brown would have caught those stray passes, he would have led the league. Green Bay's Charles Woodson, San Diego's Eric Weddle and New England's Kyle Arrington tied for the NFL lead with seven.
Brown has sticky hands, and some of his interceptions and knock downs were considered acrobatic in nature. But he says if he had judged the ball better, he could have intercepted plenty of passes. The former Texas Longhorn also maintains he plans to get his picks with the opportunities presented and not by being a lone ranger.
"My goal is to play within the defense and whatever comes to me I need to take advantage," he said.
It all sounds reasonable from one of the most inspirational players in the league. Brown overcame the murder of his mother (the case was never solved) and the premature death of his father to become an NFL success.
Once he established himself as a NFL player, Brown started foundations for single mothers, underprivileged children, and convicts looking for a second chance.
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Program Overview The combined International Business and Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management program at Houston Community College has brought innovative ideas to its students and the Houston community as a result of faculty dedication. "Houston is a world-class city, offering some of the best opportunities for international business, activities and cross-cultural discourse," says HCC Chancellor Mary S. Spangler. In spite of the limits to funding and resources that international programs at community colleges often face, HCC has taken full advantage of its location to offer transformative global opportunities to students.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
30% ? Really?
Some of the reporters are saying "30% of Americans admit to race bias" like this: "Oh. My. God. There are RACISTS in this country! This is NEWS! We must let the people know that this VERY WELL MAY affect the UPCOMING ELECTION! Man your stations, journalists!"
Others are reporting the same story like this: "Well, yeah, 30% of Americans SAY that they have race bias, but we all know the real deal here. Americans just know better than to ADMIT to race bias. I mean, like, duh."
I demand a recount.
ADDENDUM: I suppose things could be worse. Fellow blogger Petya recently posted on the first-ever Gay Pride Parade in Sofia, Bulgaria this weekend, which is laboring under serious threats of violence from right-wingers there (who are calling for a repeat of similar violence that accompanied the parade in Belgrade). You can also read more news about this on Professor Grady's blog.
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- Ideas Man, Ph.D. said...
Why are you putting pictures of terrorist hand signals on your website? Not that I, or any of my colleagues at Fox News, are among the 30%...
Bill O.
(logging in under my buddy Ideas Man's account). - Mon Jun 23, 11:40:00 AM
- Ideas Man, Ph.D. said...
Dr. J,
I apologize. Bill O'Reilly is not my buddy and I don't know how he got my password.
Ideas Man - Mon Jun 23, 11:40:00 AM
- kgrady said...
about two in 10 worry he would overrepresent the interests of African Americans
This is the part that gets me. I would really be interested to find out what the person who wrote this question had in mind. What exactly is the (not horribly offensive) intuition that matches this concept? - Mon Jun 23, 11:53:00 AM
- Chet said...
isn't the point of the line that u quote, kyle, that these individuals feel there is no way that they could objectively represent the interests of minorities without engaging in a kind of reverse racism?
that, to me, is interesting and poignant, speaking to the conundrum of race, that we are being asked by our better judgment to treat minorities according to the values that we ourselves espouse, but knowing at the same time that these values cannot correspond to those minorities. I take this to be the same problem that gays encounter when wanting the protections that the institution of marriage offers, but at the same time not wanting to reify the institution of marriage for all types of "partnerships" or romantic relationships - Tue Jun 24, 03:14:00 PM
- kgrady said...
chet: Well, yes, thats exactly the point, and that's exactly what I'm objecting to. The question presupposes that the political "interests of African Americans" are somehow distinct from those of other Americans, in a way that suggests that those interests are determined primarily by their race, rather than by their rational, political agency.
I know you like to say you don't believe in rational agency, but electoral politics is premised on it.
Can you imagine the analogous question being asked about a white candidate, without that question being tantamount to an accusation of racism?
What exactly are these "values that we ourselves espouse...knowing at the same time that these values cannot correspond to those minorities"? I am earnestly asking for an example that has anything to do with issues related to the office of the president. - Wed Jun 25, 05:57:00 AM
- DOCTOR J said...
I think that the "intuition" behind the line that Kyle quotes (about 2 in 10 worry that he will overrepresent the interest of African-Americans" is simply, and quite-straightforwardly, that because Obama identifies (and is identified) as African-American, then 2 in 10 people worry that he will "favor" the interest of that demographic perhaps more than is justified (hence, the qualifier "over-represent").
The problem I see with this worry is not (primarily) that it assumes Obama will overrepresent his own demographic--which, in a way, we expect elected officials to do to some extent, at least inasmuch as we expect them to represent the demographic that elected them (and, presumably, share their interests) "over" whatever competing demographic-representative does not get elected. Of course, this seems particularly problematic when one figures said "demographic" as "African-American" and not, say, "democrat" or "progressive" or "anti-war" or some other such demographic category the we can perceive as being defined by rational agency.
So, the problem here is that at least 2 in 10 people believe that there is some monolithic "African-American interest"... when the truth is that the demographic "African-American" can not be so simply represented, much less "over"-represented.
What I would like to have seen--you know, just for the fun of it-- would be a followup question that asked the 2 in 10 to articulate what the "interests of African-Americans" actually are or are perceived to be. Then, we could ask the sorts of questions about those putative "interests" that rational agents are supposed to ask, namely, are they really factional interests? or are they interests that interest people beyond the (racial) demographic to which we are assigning them? - Wed Jun 25, 12:01:00 PM
- DOCTOR J said...
In my comment above, I should have bolded and italicized "seems" in the following sentence:
"Of course, this seems particularly problematic when one figures said "demographic" as "African-American"..." - Wed Jun 25, 12:07:00 PM


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Most people probably forget that Vick served prison time in the most famous dog fighting case in U.S. history. Even so, he claims that he's been rehabilitated and is doing things right. I guess one of the deeds to having a better life with pets is to sign up for training classes.
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Too funny--I was also at "my" Target yesterday and was trying to justify needing to purchase a new bath mat--I loved that green & white one!
- February 7, 2011 at 8:22 AM
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I've seen the re-style products there too. Love them, just hope they don't overdo it. The lampshade version is my favorite at tarjay, and there was also a cool lacquered frame i saw once.
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I love Target. I actually bought a couple of those candles myself!
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UPDATE – Todd Bentley has now stepped down from ministry after separating from his wife.
Over the last few days we have been reflecting on events in Florida. This will be the final post. To read the complete series, please visit the following posts:
- Todd Bentley and the Lakeland, Florida 'Revival Meetings'
- Worship at the Lakeland, Florida 'Revival Meetings'
- What is Happening in Lakeland, Florida, by Jesse Phillips
- Terry Virgo Continues His Reflections on the Lakeland, Florida 'Revival Meetings'
- Jesse Phillips Reflects on the Lakeland, Florida 'Revival Meetings'
- More Reflections from Jesse Phillips on the Lakeland, Florida 'Revival Meetings'
My dear friend, Jesse Phillips, concludes his report as follows:
"As I conclude, let me say that I have tried hard to withhold coming to many firm conclusions because I was only there one night. There are other things I have heard which have gone on in the past about which I am not going to comment. Instead, I have tried to limit my remarks only to those things that actually happened while I was there. I would have the following two main warnings, which seem pretty basic to me:First, beware of the tendency to overstate what's going on. One of the interesting things about this whole event is that it is the first time something of this scale has taken place in the blog era. News about Lakeland is getting out at an amazing rate. After just 45 days, it's been fascinating to see how quickly the world has learned of it and started talking about it. In my former blogging career, I read a Challies article about how the blogosphere has contributed to a resurgence of interest in reformed doctrine, and I mused at how technology might impact the charismatic aspects of our doctrine as well, renewing an interest in revival.
I guess the caution would be that things look a little different on television than they do when you are there in person. I did watch one night on God TV, just to check it out, and then closed the computer, opened my Bible, and had a pretty significant encounter with the Lord, being filled with the Spirit and ministered to by God so that my faith was increased. No doubt God can use the Internet or a television broadcast to minister to us, speak to us, and fill us. Of course, when I was actually there, I did not have such a significant encounter with God. I guess the caution would be that some of the things that are being said—both good things and bad things—by people who have never actually been present at any of the meetings can tend to overstate what's actually going on. For example, this has been compared to the Toronto Blessing. When I first heard about it, I wondered if it might be true that God was doing something like he did in Toronto again. But having been there, it really doesn't seem very much like what happened in the mid-90's at this point—not that it couldn't grow into that. But it seems like comparing it to that time of refreshing is an exaggeration. It seems like a smaller group of people are getting more world-wide attention because of technology, although to the degree that it stirs people to pray and thirst for more of God, it can be a good thing.
Second, beware of the tendency to discount everything. Let me end by saying that we should avoid the tendency to write everything off. For example, when I heard about the girl being raised from the dead, my initial response was to say, "Yeah, right." But I think the Lord kindly asked me why my inclination was immediately to doubt. I do believe that miracles are for today, so why should I find it so difficult to believe it when one actually occurs? Just because there are some oddities or theology that I find unbiblical doesn't mean that God is not still working. There are many miracles being done. God is healing people. This is something that should be celebrated. This is the kind of thing that the New Testament prescribes as part of our experience; that God apportions various kinds of gifts, including healing and miracles. Therefore, just because we didn't have an amazing encounter with God, or just because we don't have a gift of healing, this should not cause us to doubt people who do encounter God at these meetings and give testimony to gifts of healings.
I pray that God uses what is going on and the attention it is receiving to cause the world to begin to pray for revival so that this little shower in Lakeland can grow into a storm."
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Chick, emerging from a repaired eggshell, got stuck when confused parent stopped brooding
Two days after it first tried to hatch from its egg, the Oregon Zoo's newest California condor successfully made its way into the world March 29. This second chance at life was made possible by condor keeper Kelli Walker, who stepped in when the chick's father became confused and stopped brooding the hatching egg.
"We're so glad the chick is doing well now," Walker said. "Each hatching is an important step in our work to save the endangered California condor, and it's also just nice to see the hatchling pull through."
This complicated hatching wasn't the first hurdle the egg had faced. In February, Walker had pulled the egg to test its fertility and noticed what appeared to be a small hole in the egg's shell. After treating the area with sterile water and a diluted antiseptic, Walker used a thin layer of white glue to cover it. Despite the defect, the egg did prove to be fertile, and Walker placed it in an incubator after giving parents Timocho and Willie a dummy egg to brood.
On the morning of March 27, the egg showed signs of an external pip: It was time for the chick to hatch. Walker swapped the egg back into its parents' nest room, where father Willie took over brooding duties. According to Walker, both parents had done extremely well earlier in the season with incubation and egg-sitting duties, but the hatching process appeared to confuse Willie.
"Caring for a chick is a learning process, and this is only Timocho and Willie's second egg," Walker said. "Willie just didn't seem to know what to do with a hatching egg. He kept gently rolling it around the nesting room, but it needed to be incubated during hatching – Willie was spending too much time off the egg."
Exposed to the air, the egg's membrane started to dry out, effectively trapping the chick inside. After quickly retrieving the egg, Walker coated it in a sterile lubrication and placed it in a high-humidity incubator. The warmth and moisture loosened the membrane, and early March 29, Walker was able to help the vocalizing chick restart the hatching process.
"After I pulled away part of the shell, I could see the chick vigorously moving one of its wings," Walker said. "It was a great sign."
Reassured that the chick was in good health, Walker once again placed the egg back in the nest room and waited to see how Willie would react. This time, the father did well: He stayed on the egg while it hatched, took a look at his newly emerged chick, and then scooped it out of the remaining shell. He's been brooding the chick ever since.
Keepers and veterinary staff are optimistic about the chick, but caution that the hatchling isn't out of the woods yet.
"The chick is doing well, but a lot can happen in a condor's first few days," Walker said.
This is the second Oregon Zoo condor to hatch this season, and another three are expected to hatch in the next few weeks.
The California condor is classified as a critically endangered species. In 1982, only 22 individuals remained in the wild. With the help of breeding programs like the Oregon Zoo's, condor numbers now total around 390, counting those in programs and in the wild.
The Oregon Zoo's condor recovery efforts take place at the Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, located in rural Clackamas County on Metro-owned open land. The remoteness of the facility minimizes the exposure of young condors to people, increasing the chances for captive-hatched birds to survive and breed in the wild.
More than 30 healthy chicks have hatched at the Jonsson Center since the program began in 2003. Around 20 Oregon Zoo-reared birds have gone out to field pens, with most released to the wild. Last year, three eggs laid by Oregon Zoo condors were placed in wild nests to hatch.
California condor captive-breeding programs are also operated at San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Idaho. The Oregon Zoo received The Wildlife Society's conservation award in 2005 for "creating the nation's fourth California condor breeding facility."
Condors are the largest land birds in North America with wingspans of up to 10 feet and an average weight of 18 to 25 pounds. They are highly intelligent and inquisitive, and they require a tremendous amount of parental investment in the wild.
Accumulated lead poisoning – a problem that plagues all raptors and scavengers – is the most severe obstacle to the California condor's recovery. As the birds feed on carrion and other animal carcasses, they can unintentionally ingest lead from bullet fragments. Lead consumption causes paralysis of the digestive track and results in a slow death by starvation. Lead also causes severe neurologic problems, so the birds not only starve but suffer from impaired motor functions.
The California condor had a long history in Oregon. Lewis and Clark saw the large birds as they traveled along the Columbia River. Local archaeologists have unearthed 9,000-year-old condor bones from Native American middens, and condors were a common motif for the designs of Oregon's Wasco people, who lived along the Columbia River between The Dalles and Cascade Locks. The "Thunderbird" was considered a spiritual guide to the native peoples and is a key character in many myths.
The last native condor seen in Oregon was near the town of Drain in 1904. The birds held out a little longer in California, but by 1987, the last condors were taken into captivity in an attempt to save the species. Biologists decided to place the remaining condors in a captive-breeding program. The California condor was one of the original animals included on the 1973 Endangered Species Act.
The zoo is a service of Metro and is dedicated to its mission of inspiring the community to create a better future for wildlife. The zoo is currently working to save endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits, California condors, Oregon silverspot and Taylor's checkerspot butterflies, western pond turtles, Oregon spotted frogs and Kincaid's lupine. Other projects include studies on black rhinos, Asian elephants, polar bears and bats. The zoo relies in part on community support through donations to the Oregon Zoo Foundation to undertake these and many other animal welfare, education and sustainability programs.
The zoo is located five minutes from downtown Portland, just off Highway 26 at exit 72. The zoo is also accessible by MAX light rail line. Visitors who travel to the zoo via MAX receive $1.50 off zoo admission. TriMet Customer Service, 503-238-RIDE (7433), or visit TriMet's website for fare and route information.
General admission is $10.50 (ages 12-64), $9 for seniors (65 and up), $7.50 for children (ages 3-11) and free for children 2 and younger; 25 cents of the admission price helps fund regional conservation projects through the zoo's Future for Wildlife program. A parking fee of $4 per car is also required. Additional information is available by calling 503-226-1561.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women - even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages.
And in an impoverished country where every public institution has crumbled, they have become heroes in the steamy coastal dens they operate from because they are the only real business in town.
"The pirates depend on us, and we benefit from them," said Sahra Sheik Dahir, a shop owner in Harardhere, the nearest village to where a hijacked Saudi Arabian supertanker carrying $100 million in crude was anchored Wednesday.
These boomtowns are all the more shocking in light of Somalia's violence and poverty: Radical Islamists control most of the country's south, meting out lashings and stonings for accused criminals. There has been no effective central government in nearly 20 years, plunging this arid African country into chaos.
Life expectancy is just 46 years; a quarter of children die before they reach 5.
But in northern coastal towns like Harardhere, Eyl and Bossaso, the pirate economy is thriving thanks to the money pouring in from pirate ransoms that have reached $30 million this year alone.
"There are more shops and business is booming because of the piracy," said Sugule Dahir, who runs a clothing shop in Eyl. "Internet cafes and telephone shops have opened, and people are just happier than before."
In Harardhere, residents came out in droves to celebrate as the looming oil ship came into focus this week off the country's lawless coast.
Businessmen gathered cigarettes, food and cold bottles of orange soda, setting up kiosks for the pirates who come to shore to resupply almost daily.
Dahir said she even started a layaway plan for them.
"They always take things without paying and we put them into the book of debts," she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "Later, when they get the ransom money, they pay us a lot."
Residents make sure the pirates are well-stocked in khat, a popular narcotic leaf, and aren't afraid to gouge a bit when it comes to the pirates' deep pockets.
"I can buy a packet of cigarettes for about $1 but I will charge the pirate $1.30," said Abdulqadir Omar, an Eyl resident.
While pirate villages used to have houses made of corrugated iron sheets, now, there are stately looking homes made of sturdy, white stones.
"Regardless of how the money is coming in, legally or illegally, I can say it has started a life in our town," said Shamso Moalim, a 36-year-old mother of five in Harardhere.
"Our children are not worrying about food now, and they go to Islamic schools in the morning and play soccer in the afternoon. They are happy."
The attackers generally treat their hostages well in anticipation of a big payday, hiring caterers on shore to cook spaghetti, grilled fish and roasted meat that will appeal to Western palates.
And when the payday comes, the money sometimes literally falls from the sky.
Pirates say the ransom arrives in burlap sacks, sometimes dropped from buzzing helicopters, or in waterproof suitcases loaded onto skiffs in the roiling, shark-infested sea.
"The oldest man on the ship always takes the responsibility of collecting the money, because we see it as very risky, and he gets some extra payment for his service later," Aden Yusuf, a pirate in Eyl, told AP over VHF radio.
The pirates use money-counting machines - the same technology seen at foreign exchange bureaus worldwide - to ensure the cash is real. All payments are done in cash because Somalia has no functioning banking system.
"Getting this equipment is easy for us, we have business connections with people in Dubai, Nairobi, Djibouti and other areas," Yusuf said. "So we send them money and they send us what we want."
Despite a beefed-up international presence, the pirates continue to seize ships, moving further out to sea and demanding ever-larger ransoms. The pirates operate mostly from the semiautonomous Puntland region, where local lawmakers have been accused of helping them and taking a cut of the ransoms.
For the most part, however, the regional officials say they have no power to stop piracy.
Meanwhile, towns that once were eroded by years of poverty and chaos are now bustling with restaurants, Land Cruisers and Internet cafes. Residents also use their gains to buy generators - allowing full days of electricity, once an unimaginable luxury in Somalia.
There are no reliable estimates of the number of pirates operating in Somalia, but they number in the thousands. And though the bandits do sometimes get nabbed, piracy is generally considered a sure bet to a better life.
NATO and the U.S. Navy say they can't be everywhere, and American officials are urging ships to hire private security. Warships patrolling off Somalia have succeeded in stopping some pirate attacks. But military assaults to wrest back a ship are highly risky and, up to now, uncommon.
Associated Press writers Mohamed Olad Hassan reported from Mogadishu and Elizabeth Kennedy from Nairobi, Kenya.
(This version CORRECTS Corrects spelling of Harardhere throughout.)
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Celebrity talk show host Blue Reynolds is the queen of daytime television—she is smart, funny, and as down-to-earth as her adoring fans. In the eyes of the world, she has it all. But no one knows about the secret she has harbored for the last twenty years—a secret that could destroy her image, her reputation, and her career. Twenty years ago, she gave birth to a son and put him up for adoption through illegal channels. And every day since, she's been filled with regret. Now Blue has hired a private investigator to find her son, knowing full well the consequences.
A week in Key West to do her show on location brings Blue a much-needed change of pace—and an unexpected reunion with an old flame, Mitch Forrester. Helping him launch a television series may help her recapture the kind of genuine romance and affection long missing from her life. But it also means having to deal with Mitch's disapproving son, Julian, who is only nine years younger than Blue. Emotionally battered from his years as a war photographer in the world's most dangerous hotspots, Julian struggles to get close to his father while making his disdain for Blue crystal clear—which makes his desire for her all the more shocking.
As serendipity and scandal collide, Therese Fowler's passionate, illuminating novel, Reunion, takes a dramatic turn deep into our own hearts, as the healing power of love—family love, romantic love, and self-love—transforms pain and regrets into promises and second chances.
Therese Fowler is the author of Souvenir. She holds an MFA in creative writing. She grew up in Illinois and now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband and two sons.
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2013– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, today announced its President & CEO, Eric DeMarco, and its Executive VP & CFO, Deanna Lund, will present at the Noble Financial Ninth Annual Equity Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida on Wednesday, January 23rd at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible via the Kratos Defense website. To hear the presentation and view related materials, please visit the website at www.kratosdefense.com. A replay will be available for ninety days.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) is a specialized National Security technology business providing mission critical products, services and solutions for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR), satellite communication systems, unmanned systems, cyber warfare, cyber security, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of approximately 4,400. The vast majority of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location. Kratos' primary end customers are National Security related agencies. News and information are available at www.KratosDefense.com.
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My sis suffers from Lichen Planus since 6 yrs. After trying out all possible modes of therapy she has now switched over to Homeo pathy. She has found it better too. Will this disease hinder her marital life? Does it spread to her life partner also? Will she have normal baby? Pl answer at the earliest?
As you may know, the course of LP is unpredictable, for some patients the condition clears spontaneously, only to recur months or years later. For other patients, it can be a continuous problem. Treatments with oral, intramuscular, and topical steroids are the mainstay of therapy. If these don't work, and the condition is moderate or severe in it's nature, treatments such as plaquenil, long term oral antibiotics, Accutane, methotrexate, Enbrel, cyclosporine, Cellcept, and phototherapy are some other possibilities. If it is mild, topical medications, intralesional steroid treatments, and tanning beds as well as excimer laser are some of the options.The condition is not contagious and no one else can get it from her. It's effect on her marital life depends on how severe it is, where she has it, and how much it affects her and her spouse psychologically. Mucosal LP (mouth and private areas) can have more of an effect on patients than skin LP, although that varies with different factors.
LP is not known to effect the ability to have a baby. It is unlikely that LP will effect the baby, although there are rare cases of babies having lichen planus shortly after birth. This may not be related to the mother having LP.
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Theodp writes "When it comes to explaining decision making and behavioral economics, Dan Ariely is the man. In his latest blog post, Ariely tackles the irrationality of app buying, explaining why the thought of paying even $1 for an app turns into an agonizing decision for those well willing to spend $4 on coffee, or $500 on devices that they arguably don't really need. Had Apple created a really low minimum price for apps — say $0.15 — instead of expiation free apps on day one, Ariely suggests, we would be anchored to the idea that apps should cost something. 'Then paying more (maybe even $2) for an app would be a simpler step,' he concludes, 'maybe one that we could take as easily as paying $4 for a latte.'"
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Overland Partners • Haven for Hope is a transformational campus for the homeless in downtown San Antonio, Texas. The 22-acre site, a former industrial park with six existing warehouses, is located near critical resources such as a hospital, a medical detox facility, and public transportation. The challenge for this project was to create public spaces that evoke a campus feeling. Three new structures were added, raising the total to 300,000 square feet of interior space. The buildings accommodate diverse functions that include housing, meal service, job-training sessions, and delivery of medical care, educational programs, and behavioral health services. "It's a good cause, and good design," said juror John Cary. Yolande Daniels expressed concern about the complex's layout, worrying that it could be construed as too institutional or even prisonlike. "That's funny, because the site plan is one of the things I really loved about it," said Bill Valentine. "Especially for that use, it's just warm and friendly."
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Haven for Hope, San Antonio, Texas
Client Haven for Hope—Bill Greehey
Architect Overland Partners Architects, San Antonio, Texas—Rick Archer (managing principal-in-charge); James Andrew (principal-in-charge/project manager); Giorgio Colussi (project architect); TJ Steinkirchner (assistant project manager); Scott Adams, Mark Beavers, Jennifer Bishop, Scott Carpenter, Albert Condarco, Steve Kline, CJ MacQuarrie, Abdul Mansoor, Kyle Martin, Brad Nettle, Mark Quiterrez, Logan Steiner, Carolyn Warren, Dean Wiederstein (project team) in association with O'Neill Conrad Oppett Architects, San Antonio, Texas—Mark Hodges, Mark Oppelt
Associate Architects Seventh Generation Design—Scott Carpenter; Drewry Martin Architects—Mike Drewry; Valla Design Group—JoAnn Sosa
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Civil Engineer Pape-Dawson Engineers
Structural Engineer Jaster-Quintanilla
A/V, IT, and Security Combs Consulting Group; Kroll
Lighting Benya Lighting Design
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The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
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Natural Gas Drops First Time in Five Days on Inventory
Naureen S. Malik and Christine BuurmaNatural gas futures slipped in New York for the first time in five days before a government report tomorrow that may show a below-average inventory decline.
Gas fell 0.6 percent as U.S. stockpiles may have decreased by 137 billion cubic feet last week, based on the median of 18 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The five-year average drop for the week is 144 billion, government data show. Above-normal eastern U.S. temperatures this week will give way to widespread cold, according to MDA Weather Services.
"We are not pulling a significant amount of gas from storage on a sustained basis," said Tom Saal, senior vice president of energy trading at FCStone Latin America, LLC in Miami. "We are probably going to get some colder weather but it could be too little, too late. There's plenty of gas in inventory."
Natural gas for February delivery fell 2 cents to settle at $3.435 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices yesterday closed at $3.455, the highest settlement since Dec. 28. Trading volume was 4.6 percent above the 100-day average. Gas has climbed 29 percent from a year ago.
Futures tumbled to $3.05 per million Btu on Jan. 2, the lowest intraday price since Sept. 26. Prices are down 13 percent from a one-year intraday high of $3.933 on Nov. 23.
February $3.40 puts were the most active gas options in electronic trading. They were 0.2 cent lower at 6.5 cents on volume of 2,221 contracts as of 4:09 p.m. Puts accounted for 53 percent of options volume.
Gas for March delivery traded 0.2 cent above the February contract.
Gas Surplus
The weekly stockpile report from the Energy Information Administration, an arm of the Energy Department, is due at 10:30 a.m. in Washington. Last week's report showed that inventories fell 201 billion cubic feet in the seven days ended Jan. 4 to 3.316 trillion cubic feet, the biggest weekly decline since February 2011.
A surplus to the five-year average fell to 10.7 percent from 12.4 percent the previous week. Supplies were 2.6 percent below year-earlier inventories, the widest deficit since September 2011.
The low in New York on Jan. 19 may be 34 degrees Fahrenheit (1 Celsius), 7 higher than usual, according to AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. The low in Cleveland may be 27 degrees, 4 above normal.
About 50 percent of U.S. households use gas for heating, EIA data show.
Warmest Year
Last year was the warmest in records going back to 1895 for the 48 contiguous U.S. states and the second-worst for weather extremes including drought, hurricanes and wildfires, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Gas output in the lower-48 states rose to an all-time high in October as more of the fuel was pumped from shale formations in the Northeast and North Dakota, the EIA said Jan. 7.
Gross gas production increased 0.4 percent to 73.54 billion cubic feet a day from a revised 73.22 billion in September, the administration said in the monthly EIA-914 report.
Supplies from the "other states" category rose 1.8 percent to 23.94 billion cubic feet a day from a revised 23.51 billion in September. Production advanced "as operators reported new wells coming online in the Marcellus and Bakken shale plays," the agency said.
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Output rose to an all-time high of 28.5 trillion cubic feet in 2011, led by record yields from shale deposits, the EIA said in a separate report Jan. 7. Shale accounted for 30 percent of total production in 2011, up from 22 percent the previous year.
U.S. marketed gas production in 2013 will average a record 69.84 billion cubic feet a day, up 0.4 percent from 69.59 billion estimated in December, the administration said Jan. 8 in its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook. Supplies may climb 0.9 percent from last year, the EIA said.
The boom in oil and natural gas production helped the U.S. cut its reliance on imported fuel. America met 83 percent of its energy needs in the first nine months of last year, government data show. If the trend goes on through 2012, it will be the highest level of self-sufficiency since 1991.


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HIS-340-90, History of the Holocaust (SU15)
INSTRUCTOR: Virginia Davidson
SCHEDULE/DAY/TIME: Online, 07/06/2015-08/17/2015
HIS 340 The Holocaust: This course examines the origins, implementation, evolution and aftermath of the Holocaust in and outside Nazi-occupied Europe. We will investigate the experiences and perspectives of victims, perpetrators, accomplices and bystanders. The course also analyzes the historiography and major debates within the historical community.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
-Describe the history of European anti-Semitism
-Discuss the origins of scientific racism, and the social, political, economic and cultural setting in which the Holocaust occurred
-Understand the impact of European anti-Semitism and nationalism on the Holocaust
-Describe modern German history, the rise of Adolf Hitler and the creation of the racial state
-Discern the processes which culminated in genocide-from isolation to the "Final Solution"
-Begin to comprehend the inter-relationships between the perpetrators, the victims, the rescuers, the bystanders and the resisters
-Discuss the aftermath and implications of the Holocaust on contemporary events.
This is an online section.
Online Lectures
Online Primary Documents
Assigned Book
Online Films
**Weekly Online Lectures (Establishes Attendance & Replaces 45 hours of in class lectures/meetings): Lecture outline notes are provided to students to use as they listen to these lectures; students should take notes since this material is on the Final Exam. 240 (20 x 12)
**Extra Credit Video Quiz: Students can complete a quiz on the film, Schindler's List. Students must acquire the film on their own. (10 pts)
**Three online Quizzes: These quizzes are designed to facilitate timely engagement of Primary Documents and confirm student comprehension of the key points presented; students will read primary documents in Joule for these quizzes. 30 pts (3 x 10)
**Final Exam: the Final Exam will be completed at home and submitted into Joule through Turnitin before the final due date stated on the Course Calendar; the exam contains identifications, short paragraphs plus essay questions connecting the major course themes. This exam assesses the material presented in the weekly Online Lectures. 100 pts
**Online Discussions: Since this is an online section participating in Discussion via the Discussion Board is an essential way for students to demonstrate their understanding of the course material as well as to interact with and learn from their fellow students; for two Discussions students will answer questions about the Online Lectures and or Primary Documents. Students should be able to synthesize this material and analyze the primary documents within the historical context provided in the lectures. For one Discussion students will analyze, and synthesize the "Good Old Days" book with a website linked into Joule. 150 pts (3 x 50)
Total Points 520 points
520-468 A, 467-448 B+, 447-416 B, 415-396 C+, 395-364 C, 363-312 D, 311 & below F (I do not calculate 10ths of a percentage)
**Klee, Ernst. Willi Dressen, et al. "The Good Old Days": The Holocaust as seen by its perpetrators and bystanders. Konecky & Konecky. 1988, 1996. 978-1568521336
**Primary Documents online in Joule
Prior to the first week students should purchase the Klee book. As soon as students have access to the course in Joule complete the Introduction, read the Syllabus, listen to the first Content: Online Lecture and Reading and post a response to the Establishing Attendance Discussion Forum.


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209: Mumbai Indians' total – The highest by any side in IPL2013. The previous highest was 162 (for 3) by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the earlier match of the day!
86: Dinesh Karthik's score – highest by a Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper in IPL.
71: Runs scored by Mumbai Indians in last 5 overs of their innings.
7: Number of sixes hit by Dinesh Karthik in IPL2013- most by a batsman
5: Number of sixes hit by Rohit Sharma – most by a batsman in a match in IPL2013 along with Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard.
4: Number of batsmen to aggregate 2000 runs in IPL. Rohit Sharma joined Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar.
3: Number of caught & bowled dismissals in the match – most in an IPL match. There have been 16 instances of two caught & bowled dismissals in a match.
2: Number of ducks scored by Unmukt Chand in IPL2013 – most by any batsman.
1: Mumbai Indians became the first team in IPL to post a total of 200 (or more) against an opponent – both at home and away grounds. They had made 218 for 7 at Delhi in 2010.


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I'd like to ask why when i challenge somebody and he don't answer it. Sometimes it take very fast for me to challenge again sometimes it take really2 long ?
Yes, experienced that too... Some player are really away from their keyboard, or its their clan strategy to slow the activity of those who are actively participating in the tourney...
I think this has nothing to do with the "wait almost three minutes to play a card" (which is hardly provable but if it should become provable somehow is a behaviour which should be strongly sanctioned, imho).
The thing seems to be merely with challenges. While it is annoying to have 10 challenges in a row not refused but "your opponent did not answer your challenge", I too found a huge discrepancy in the time it takes for that message to show up. Usual seems to be around 30 seconds (fine). Sometimes, however, around 1 in 20 times, it takes 3 minutes or so to show up - which is really annoying. Also, I sometimes had battles timeout that did not even start; the challenge was simply not accepted.
I suspect there is a bug or a script that cannot deal with too many players at the same time or something like that... a look at that might be a good idea
There are 2 cases:
a) they don't receive the challenge because they are no longer connected: 30 seconds
b) they receive the challenge but they don't answer it (because they might be away from keyboard): 1min30 (because we need to allow time to type a feedback if the player is playing)
Dermagus: I had battles timeout that did not even start
Dont worry doesnt count as timeout though...i experience it on elo sometimes...its just an expiration of challenge not a timeout trust me
I think fraggle should fix it
Ow, i get it right now
Just want to ask wether the reputation level below our name will get impact if we let somebody wait for our challenge ?
I'd like to see a room where it is impossible to refuse a challenge, and a 90 sec timeout feature. Mind you, if the phone goes, that always takes priority
I think that typing a feedback is not necessary... i mean im from brasil and man i receive some answers in hungaryan... lol... it is really anoying for u to not be answered there must be a rule that if the guy doesnt answers 3 challenges then he gets booted from the room(since hes AFK he shouldent make volume there...)
This is quite annoying yes but what I do is just keep another window up or have the T.V. on and do those things well you wait