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There have been trying times when men of foresight, faith and conviction have helped us to transcend the frailty of our human condition and to soar mightily as if we were gods.
This moment in time would seem tailor-made for the appearance of such a person.
The civil war in Syria, in which that country's brutal leader, Bashar al-Assad, is beset by opponents who are just as brutal, cries out for someone to show us with clarity, charity and certainty what should be done for the good of country and the world.
But what we are getting is a drunken lurch into paralysis.
We don't like Assad, but we don't trust the opponents. We want to intervene militarily, but not because about 100,000 have been killed by conventional means, or that some 7 million have been displaced. It is not even because 1,400 were killed by chemical weapons, but because we had promised that we would take action if chemical weapons were used.
We want to punish Assad, but we don't want to degrade him to the point that his opponents gain the upper hand. So, before we even strike militarily, we know that our action would escalate rather than stop the killing or the displacement of innocent civilians.
Like me, most Americans, still in a daze from the shock and awe of the lies the Bush administration dropped on us on its way to making war in Iraq, believe it makes no sense to act militarily if it does nothing to ease the humanitarian crises in the country.
Like me, most Americans would be open to a persuasive argument to the contrary, but all we are getting is self-righteous pomposity masquerading as reasoned argument.
The words of Sen. Marco Rubio, a tea party darling whose potential presidential run in 2016 would be severely damaged if he agreed with President Obama on anything, aptly showcased the paralysis of reason that has infected Congress these past several years.
In a Senate debate on the issue, first he declared the crisis is the making of the president, who he believes should have acted long before now. Then he made the argument that the use of chemical weapons has undermined "post-World War II world order, which basically said that these things were unacceptable and allies who look at the United States and our capabilities of living up to our security promises are at risk now because of all of this."
He then said removing Assad would be the ideal action to take, but that such a move would create untenable complications, including possibly making way for a new terrorist regime. But doing nothing would, he said, embolden Assad and other rogue nations. However, the limited strike being proposed by the president is not sufficient, he said, in voting not to authorize the president's action.
At least he voted.
Massachusetts' newest senator, Edward Markey, couldn't pull the trigger on whether to support the president. He apparently wanted more information, including knowing how Russia would react to a U.S. strike on Syria.
But this is where we are today, politicians playing politics.
Great men and women are forged by the righteousness of their causes, and while this moment in time is rife with worthy causes, the ones draining our energies and resources are often manipulated to serve the designs of a few.
That is why it is unlikely that an Abraham Lincoln, a Winston Churchill or a Martin Luther King Jr, will soon emerge to guide us through these turbulent times.
That is why, in my view, the Senate and House debates on whether the country should take military action against Syria rang with such hollowness, and even cowardice.
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Mississippi's PGA event gets new title sponsor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's only PGA Tour event is safe for now.
Sanderson Farms has agreed to be the title sponsor for the newly-named Sanderson Farms Championship, which will be played at Annandale Golf Club in nearby Madison, Miss., on July 18-21.
The tournament has been a part of the PGA Tour since 1968. It has had several name changes over the years, and lost its previous title sponsor Viking Range Corporation after the 2011 tournament. A conglomeration of companies sponsored the 2012 event, which was called the True South Classic.
Now Sanderson Farms takes over as the title sponsor in a move that could bring some much-needed stability. The Laurel, Miss., based company is the third largest poultry producer in the United States.
"It's a big sense of relief," said John Marovich, the tournament's executive director. "Having somebody with a longtime presence in Mississippi — it's got a very bright future."
Sanderson Farms agreed to a one-year sponsorship with an option to extend. Sanderson Farms CEO Joe Sanderson is an avid golfer, and said his company is open to becoming a long-term partner with the tournament if things go as planned this year.
"That will be a subjective evaluation that we'll make after the tournament, but it feels right," Sanderson said. "It's right for our employees and shareholders, and it's certainly right for the charities and the state."
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said the tournament has a $22 million economic impact on the Jackson area. Bryant said there were some anxious moments when searching for a sponsor, but Sanderson Farms is a good solution.
"It would have been a huge loss for us in Mississippi," Bryant said. "Joe Sanderson, working with the leadership at Annandale and this tournament, saved the day for us."
The Sanderson Farms Classic is one of three additional events on the PGA Tour that is scheduled the same week as a major championship. This year, the tournament will be held the same week as The British Open.
The tournament has traditionally been a place of opportunity for younger golfers because most of the Tour's big names are playing in the British Open. The defending champion is 27-year-old Scott Stallings, who is 45th on the money list so far this season.
This year's tournament will have a $3 million purse, with $540,000 going to the winner. A win is worth 300 FedEx points, which is less than the usual 500 for a victory when there is no competing event.
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One thing this country does not need come Nov. 7 is to be thrown into a protracted court battle over who won the 2012 presidential election.
Yet, given the numerous legal challenges and courtroom battles taking place over voting laws in several states, that potential exists.
South Carolina's new law that would require voters to show a photo ID is the subject of a federal trial. It's one of at least a dozen challenges to voting laws nationwide that could affect the outcome of the election on Nov. 6, according to a recent report in The New York Times.
Others include voter ID battles in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; and early voting disputes in swing states such as Ohio and Florida.
If the election is close, how those legal challenges play out now could determine if the election winds up in the courts.
President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney now are separated by only two to four points in most polls, and the race looks like it will hinge on how a relatively small number of people vote in just a few swing states.
Another election decided by the courts could further divide a nation that is as politically divided as it has been at any time in recent memory.
It would hurt the chances of any sort of bipartisan effort to solve the looming "fiscal cliff," the combination of mandatory budget cuts and tax increases that has the potential to send the country into another economic crisis.
Although the election is not likely to hinge on South Carolina's vote, if the electoral vote race is close and the state rushes its voter ID law into place, the opportunity to throw this state's election into the courts would exist.
That would mitigate our vote in the federal races, and also could leave some local and state races hanging in the balance.
Closing arguments in the South Carolina Voter ID case are not scheduled until Monday.
South Carolina elections officials would do well to say now that even if the state prevails in this case, the new requirement would not be implemented until the next election. ...
Americans deserve to wake up Nov. 7 knowing the outcome of their elections.
They shouldn't have to wait for the courts to decide.
The best way to ensure that is to maintain the status quo and stop legal wrangling over voter ID and other voter-related laws until after this election is decided.


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In the latest alarming study about childhood obesity, researchers have found that obese children appear to develop risks for heart disease usually not seen until adulthood -- increasing their health risks even further as they get older.
While not entirely surprising, researchers in the UK have found that, compared to normal-weight children, obese children had significantly higher blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels as well as thicker heart muscles.
These risk factors can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke by 30 percent to 40 percent when these children reach adulthood, the researchers warned.
Based on 2010 global data, about 43 million children under age 5 were considered overweight. And while being overweight in adulthood is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity's effect on children has not been as clear.
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For the report, which was published in the journal BMJ, researchers analyzed 63 studies that measured weight and risk for cardiovascular disease in children and teens between 5 and 15 years. In all, more than 49,000 children were included in these studies, which took place in 23 "highly developed countries" and were published between 2000 and 2011.
Still, children – and their bodies – are resilient. The long term effect that obesity has on the health of children's hearts may be worrying, the researchers conclude that the good news is that they can all be mitigated with a healthy diet and exercise.
Do you have an overweight child that you're concerned about? Let us know what steps you're taking to get back on a healthy track.


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Fresh off the heels of Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop putting ink to paper Monday on his city's paid sick-leave ordinance — the first of its kind in New Jersey — Newark Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr. is looking to sponsor one of his own.
Similar to Jersey City's, Ramos' ordinance would allow for employees to earn up to one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked.
Under the ordinance, there would be a cap at 40 hours per year for businesses with 10 or more employees, or ones that offer childcare, food service or direct care. Businesses with less than 10 employees would not be required to offer workers more than 24 hours of paid sick time per year.
Today, Ramos said he plans on introducing the legislation next week. An announcement event also is in the works. The mayor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"In Newark, there are an estimated 40,000 workers who do not get paid if they or one of their family members gets sick," Ramos said in a release. "It's not fair to force workers to choose between a paycheck and their health, or that of a family member. This is not a difficult decision."
Workers would be able to start earning paid sick time at the start of their employment, and would be able to use it after three months on the job. Though unused paid sick hours can be ushered into the next calendar year, the ordinance would not require employers to allow any more than 40 hours to be carried over.
If Newark were to pass the ordinance, the city would be the second in New Jersey to do so. Across the country, cities like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco have adopted similar measures.
"The measure will reduce the competitive disadvantage that many employers face when they choose to provide sick time to their workers," Ramos said. "It will also ensure that all workers, particularly those in key service sectors, are fully able to care for themselves and their family without risking the greater public health."
Statewide business groups have been vocal in their opposition to paid sick-leave ordinances, repeatedly saying that their regulatory nature will ultimately hurt small businesses. They are currently preparing themselves for a fight at the state level where a similar measure was introduced by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-Voorhees) last spring.
Laurie Ehlbeck, state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, is a strong opponent of the measure, and said she intends on working with the sponsors at the state level to find a compromise.
Ehlbeck said that while the passing of Jersey City's ordinance and the proposal of Newark's may put some pressure on the Legislature to move faster on the issue, she doesn't believe it's something that can't be defeated.
"I don't think that it necessarily makes it a slam dunk for them," Ehlbeck said.
Stefanie Riehl, an assistant vice president with the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, today said while the ordinance may be rooted in good intentions, businesses may actually suffer as a result of it.
"While NJBIA has not had the opportunity to review the proposed ordinance, we remain concerned that well-intentioned proposals like this may have negative consequences," Riehl said in an email. "Where employers can afford to provide paid time off benefits, they typically will as a recruitment and retention tool. However, a forced mandate which results in additional costs to those businesses that cannot afford them could lead to reduced hours, bonuses, etc."
Riehl voiced similar opinions on Jersey City's ordinance last month, when she wrote a letter to Fulop calling for a study to be conducted on the legislation's possible effects before passing it.
Today's announcement also received praise from some civic organizations.
Bill Holland, executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance, applauded the proposal, and said he hopes it will translate into action in Trenton.
"The fact that New Jersey's two largest cities are both recognizing a worker's right to earn paid sick days is game-changing," Holland said in a release. "It means that the nationwide momentum we've seen on this issue has broken through to New Jersey in a big way and elected officials in Trenton and around the state should take notice."


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A One of a Kind Pony Party
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I have to say, I felt like there was probably a *little* ambiguity and story here, but it was so unclear that I couldn't really give the photo credit for it.
If you want to see some good street look at Seoonmie's "Open Beaver," or Seamus's "Waiting." There's a story in each of them, but a story that's left unfinished on the basis of what's presented....The nomenclature doesn't really matter. But a good street photograph grabs your attention and hangs on to it. Simple documentation may grab you, but it usually turns you loose right away.
Bystander: A History of Street Photography by Colin Westerbrook and Joel Meyerowitz?Russ you must be rich? Amazon price. £889.24. If it was £8.89 I might have been tempted.
Alternatively there is always the free option if you are interested in Joel Meyerowitz's work from Youtube and here and also here.Joel Meyerowitz also featured heavily in the BBC series called 'The Genius of Photography' which you can pick up on e-bay for less than a tenner.
All true, Dave, but I'd guess Westerbrook did the bulk of the writing and Joel probably was central to the photo picks for the book. In any case, for anyone interested in street photography it's required reading.
. . .the good stuff is still as rare to find as hens teeth, but the dross produced . . . goes up exponentially.
And I am afraid I have to say that Joel's work goes into that category for me, because just shoving your old Leica into someones face and half way up their nose, does not make art as far as I am concerned - he also has to spend a lot of time explaining his work, which again gets a thumbs down from me.
However your girl in the chalk circle you posted here some time ago, is still as good a street shot as I have ever seen and right up there with the best in my opinion.
... However your girl in the chalk circle you posted here some time ago, is still as good a street shot as I have ever seen and right up there with the best in my opinion...


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White Turtle by Merlinda Bobis
Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Minn
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the silence of the bones Osteoporosis is so prevalent in women that a fractured bone is more common than stroke, heart attack, and breast cancer combined; yet a recent survey conducted by the National Osteoporosis Foundation found that 86% of respondents said their doctors had never discussed prevention with them.
hmo therapy For the nearly quarter of a million U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer each year, the last thing they should have to fight is their insurance companies. Unfortunately, providers routinely label innovative, effective treatments "experimental" and deny coverage. To help women fight for their lives, the American Bar Association recently launched the Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Project. In addition to a public education initiative and training sessions for attorneys willing to provide free legal services, the project is developing a clearinghouse with information on how women with breast cancer can protect their legal rights. For info and resources, check out their Web site at www.abanet.org/women or call (312) 988-5715.


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App of the Day today is an addition to an old friend, so sit down, grab 20 seconds and find out what it is and how it's going to help your life.
Dropbox for BlackBerry
- Format
- BlackBerry
- Price
- £Free
- Where
- BlackBerry App World
If you're not entirely aware of Dropbox, it's a cloud-based service that lets you, for free, store up to 2GB of stuff on a hard drive in the sky. You can of course upgrade to store more than that, but 2GB is your free quota.
The idea is that you have a folder on your computer be it PC or Mac and by simply dumping files in that that folder you instantly upload them.
Once they are uploaded you can then access them on a series of different smartphone operating systems or the web.
In steps the BlackBerry app, which has just gone live, bringing with it the chance to access files on the go via your email-savvy smartphone.
You'll be able to upload photos from your BlackBerry and email its public link to a friend in less than a minute while also being able to access everything in your dropbox folder too.
Where dropbox really works, of course, is the instant syncing functionality without you having to really worry about it and the same is present here as it is in the iPhone, iPad, and Android apps.
Whether you are using Dropbox on your own to store important travel documents that you need to access quickly, or merely sharing work with other Dropbox users in your team, this has the potential for increasing the size of your phone's storage, without having to worry about manually transferring stuff over to it.
- Read our full Dropbox review.


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2013 Lexus LX 570 Values
Select a 2013 Lexus LX 570 trim level
2013 model year changes
The LX570 receives a significant update for 2013. Now sporting Lexus' "spindle grill," the big SUV looks much more modern and is instantly recognizable as a Lexus. A new headlight design is complimented by LED daytime running lamps and a new front bumper design. The rear of the vehicle also gets new taillights and a new bumper, complete with a bumper protector accented in stainless steel. Turn signals have been added to the mirrors, improving safety on the large SUV. The interior of the LX570 features an updated instrument panel and any easy access system for the driver's seat. Various chrome accents have been tastefully added to the center instrument cluster and side vents, while new mahogany trim keeps things classy. A couple of new exterior colors have also been added for 2013.
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Special features for 2013
The LX570 combines luxury and off-roading prowess with the ability to carry eight passengers. It is a big, powerful vehicle aiming to compete with the cream of the SUV crop. Lexus has set its sights on Range Rover and Porsche; offering up comparable levels of luxury, with considerably more seating capacity for occupants. The LX570 can take a lot of people almost anywhere in total comfort and look good doing it on the way.
A full-size luxury SUV, the 2013 Lexus LX570 is powered by a 5.7-liter V8 engine that produces 383 hp for a towing capacity of 7,000 lbs. 4WD is paired with a 6-speed sequential shift automatic transmission that produces 12 mpg city and 17 mpg highway. Features include eight passenger seating, four-zone climate control, premium audio, 20-inch wheels, backup camera, front/side monitor, intuitive parking assist, dual-screen DVD rear seat entertainment system, surround sound audio system, cool box, and hands-free phone capabilities. Safety is comprised of advanced airbags, pre-collision system, smart stop technology, anti-lock braking system (ABS), and vehicle stability control (VSC). The LX570 is backed by a 4-year/50,000-mile warranty.


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Welcome to the UEP
The Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology is a multi-disciplinary group of investigators focused on establishing the nature of and dynamic changes in human physiological and neurobehavioral responses produced by sleep loss and circadian rhythmicity. Experiments utilizing healthy adult volunteers are conducted in a specially equipped, environmentally isolated Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory and in the NIH Center for Human Phenomic Science at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). Basic human translational research within the laboratory characterizes the relationship between the biological basis of sleep need and circadian physiology and their control of waking neurobehavioral functions and health, as reflected in mood, physiological alertness, a range of cognitive functions, quantitative EEG/EOG, endocrine, immune, and inflammatory responses. To this end, we are particularly interested in using a variety of techniques (e.g., genetics, brain imaging, psychopharmacology) to identify biomarkers for differential vulnerability to sleep loss and identify differences under basal conditions.
The laboratory also evaluates neurobehavioral functioning in response to stress and collaborates in studies of pathologies of sleep and wakefulness (e.g. circadian sleep disorders, hypersomnolence syndromes, insomnias, and insufficient sleep syndromes). In addition to basic human laboratory research, the Unit conducts and collaborates in the following areas: (1) population science on sleep-wake behaviors; (2) development of biomathematical and computational models of sleep and circadian effects on behavior; (3) studies of sleep and performance in simulators and analog environments (e.g., NEEMO, MARS 105, MARS 500); (4) studies sleep and performance in operational environments (e.g., truckers, commercial flight crews, astronauts on the International Space Station); (5) neurobehavioral technology development for use in clinical trials and field studies of occupational fatigue; and (6) studies on the effects of traffic noise on sleep and recuperation.
The laboratory's overarching goal is to discover new ways to effectively detect, prevent and treat neurobehavioral and physiological impairments from sleep loss and related stressors, and their adverse effects on health, behavior, and safety, using novel behavioral, pharmacological, and technological countermeasures. The laboratory makes its findings known through scientific publications, and it participates in public policy areas involving human health and safety relative to lifestyle factors that impact sleep need. The Unit's research is currently funded by grants from NIH, NASA, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics' (ITMAT) Transdisciplinary Program in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the European Union.


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Car, The (UK - BD RB)
Our Marcus watches the car verion of Jaws but it's not as good as Duel...
When two teenage cyclists and a hitch-hiking musician are killed in apparently deliberate hit-and-runs, the police department of Santa Ynez investigates. Despite it being an almost unbelievable prospect, the mysterious car is seemingly driverless and when the car strikes too close to Captain Wade Parent's (James Brolin) family, he vows to stop at nothing to defeat it.
Given the 1977 release, it's no surprise that The Car feels like a movie trying to replicate something akin to Duel crossed with Jaws and even more so it feels very much like it's trying the key into the growing Spielberg style of hit making movies that was fast becoming an audience pleaser at the close of the seventies.
The cast are all pretty likable in a classic small town way and their lives are shown in a light and warm set up with Captain Wade and his family at the core of it all. There's lots of silly jokes between them and a genuine sense of fun and outside of the family there's a real world sense of friendship between most of the characters, which makes this demon car terrorising their town feel more devastating. Of course, and as I mentioned before this is very much in the same vein as the set up in Jaws but hey, if you're going to copy something, copying one of the best films ever seems a good route right?
The Car itself is played like a demon. A force that's all about rage, terrorism and death and a general dislike of all things roadside. This all counters the happy-go-lucky nature of most of the characters in the film and give The Car a genuine presence of fear.
Director Elliot Silverstein isn't shy in wanting to present The Car like the shark in Jaws or the lorry in Duel and for the most part it works. I have to say on a purely personal view, I found The Car is sometimes played a little cartoony. Of course the demon car concept is ridiculous in itself but its more the way its shot. Also the design of the car is obviously aggressive but i don't think its entirely successful. Some of its rounder edges gives it an animated movie kind of feel and takes away a little bit of its menace in some scenes. It's almost like a caricature of a classic American car but doesn't quite capture the menacing presence a slicker design might have generated. In fact, I'd go as far as to describe some of its features as that akin to a leather sofa with wheels but that doesn't mean it doesn't get the job done.
James Brolin, father of Josh Brolin and he looks a lot like his son here (there's also an uncanny resemblance to Christian Bale in some instances) keeps this whole demon car prospect afloat and for the most part this is played totally straight. The final face off with the car is exciting stuff but the weirdly shot destruction of the car, that serves up a very demonic visual of fire, drops the flick into B-movie territory and for the most part the rest of the film seemed to be trying to avoid such goofy tricks. Anyway, The Car is one of those pretty good bad movies that came to our screens after Jaws and like many a thriller with an unrelenting evil presence never quite manages to capture what it's trying to emulate from the shark film that has it all.
The extremely impressive 1080p video presentation here is quite the wonder to look at in HD. Colours are bright and the lighting is wonderfully natural. Edges are extremely sharp with the absolute minimum amount of soft elements and grain and all this from a relatively low key and all but forgotten 1976 movie. It's a rare treat that such cult hits look this great but The Car really does show off what a good HD restoration can achieve.
The film doesn't really deal in darker elements until the end of the film and they hold up very well but with the majority of the runtime is locked in a daytime setting and it's all bright sunlight and summer colours in amongst the dusty locations. Shadowing is very good under the natural light and even the lower lit overcast scenes in the film come with a great looking HD pop to everything. This is a highlight that not even a lot of modern films manage to achieve, so for such an old movie to be handling it all this well and with it still managing to look so natural was noticeably great.
Everything here quite literally shines. Sunlit reflections off of police cars, the glints in characters eyes, the bright blue sky and the wall of dust that spews out from behind The Car. This is a cult favourite that has been treated very well in 1080p and fans of the film should be very pleased indeed.
The LPCM stereo track here is pretty central and fairly hollow in place but very it's still very good for the era it was made in. Roaring engines widen the track a fair bit and they come with a solid rumble, crashes and yells can feel a bit pitchy and raised voices in arguments can lose a bit of clarity but all of this is a minor issue in an otherwise all round well balanced track.
The sound design for the car, with its almost sonic waves of engine roar holds a solid presence in the audio track and holds some of the more aggressive and impressive elements of the entire track. It could maybe do with being a little more on the overbearing side, to really sell the demonic car but even so, there's a real boost when it comes to The Car's big moments.
The commentary with director Elliot Silverstein along with a host presenting questions is okay but it's sometimes a bit of a struggle. Silverstein is slow talking and many of his answers have to be lured out of him as opposed to him being forthright with his input. He seems quite vague with his details from time to time but he still paints a good picture of the behind the scenes process for The Car. It's an informative track but its can be a little frustrating from time to time.
'Making A Mechanical Monster' (27:32 HD) covers the creation of The Car and the importance of getting it right. It also covers the special effects business of the era as a whole and how it's changed over the years.
'Hitchhike to Hell' (10:16 HD) is an interview with John Rubinstein (the hitchhiker in the movie who has a nasty face off with the car) and talks about his career and his experience on the film.
Last up there's a trailer and an additional John Landis trailer commentary (02:56) which has the director put the film's release in context and mentions that he thinks it's a dumb movie he enjoys watching. He also mentions that Guillermo del Toro has a replica of the car that he drives around because he loves the movie. Landis gives a pretty funny and honest short commentary about how stupid the film is and how anything with demonic themes was much celebrated in 1976 so Universal Pictures thought this one might be a hit.
The Car is either Jaws-lite or Duel-extreme really, but either way it never really captures what makes either of those Spielberg classics so damn good, while still managing to entertain on its own demonic killer car basis. The Blu-ray look absolutely incredible for it's age, and just for HD presentations in general and the extras are enough to make this another all round great release from Arrow, who treat these cult movies better than most big studios seem to treat mega hits. All in all fans of The Car should be pretty happy with hi one!
* Note: The images on this page are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Marcus Doidge
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Yeah and you know why?
Restored, my arse.
Yeah and you know why?
Restored, my arse.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 15th July 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 English
Subtitles: ENglish SDH
Extras: COmmentary, Featureetes, Trailer, Trailer Commentary with John Landis
Easter Egg: No
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Director: Elliot Silverstein
Cast: James Brolin Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, Ronny Cox, R. G. Armstrong
Genre: Drama, Horror and Thriller
Length: 96 minutes
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Santa Clara edges George Mason for CBI title
Fairfax, VA – Kevin Foster netted 24 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:13 remaining, to lift Santa Clara over George Mason, 80-77, to take the College Basketball Invitational title in the third and final game of the series.
Patrick Holloway's potentially game-tying left wing triple with a second remaining was off the mark.
Marc Trasolini tallied 20 points and six rebounds, while Evan Roquemore added 19 points, six assists, four boards and three steals for Santa Clara (26-12), which finished fourth in the West Coast Conference.
Sherrod Wright led George Mason (22-16) with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
After Foster's triple gave the Broncos a 75-73 lead, Bryon Allen and Foster missed treys before Vertrail Vaughns split a pair of free throws with 25 ticks remaining to pull the Patriots within one.
Four foul shots by Roquemore, sandwiched around an Allen layup, made it 79-76 with nine seconds left. Santa Clara elected to foul instead of defending the 3-pointer, but Wright missed the first free throw before sinking the second. Foster split a pair to make it 80-77 before Holloway missed his triple at the buzzer.
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Holy mackerel! It's Week 3 of our Holiday Extravaganza. Did you somehow miss Week 1 or 2 of this lollapalooza? Shame on you! Check out Reviews #25 and 26. You'll be so glad ya did.
The Dr Dick Review Crew has our review apparatus workin' overtime. We want to get as many reviews out there before the end of the year. Because we certainly don't want to leave you hanging…as it were. This week, we have yet another hot juicy load of swell holiday gift giving ideas for you. And guess what? They are all GREEN.
This week's Review Crew include:
- Jack & Karen — Reviews #17, 18, 25
- Joy & Dixie— Reviews #6, 12, 16, 17, 18, 23
- Me, Dr Dick — Reviews #1 – 5, 7 – 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 26
- Glenn & Hank — Reviews #4, 16, 17, 18, 23. 24
- Gina & Kevin — Reviews #4, 13, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24
First up we have two brilliant wooden insertables from my very good friends at Jildos; The Art You Love To Touch! Jildos are American made, hand-crafted works of art. They are produced by a company called: WoodPeckers Roost. Can you stand it? They are made from the most durable, safe materials available and they are GREEN, oh so GREEN.
Hart $69.00
Joy & Dixie introduce us to Hart.
Joy: "I've had a hankerin' for a wooden dildo for ages. I've admired them online and even held a few in my hands at our local sex emporium. But nothing compares to owing one and having it inside you."
Dixie: "That is so true. Hart is simply beautiful. It's made of exotic Bocote wood, which gives it a very distinctive striped appearance. And besides it's beauty it is as functional as all get-out. It has a long, smooth shaft that allows you to enjoy deep penetration using either end."
Joy: "Yeah, and it's a 'double header' too. There is a ball at one end that is ideal for G-spot (or P-spot) stimulation. But it also has a more traditional head on the other end, which is followed by 4 ridges. I love my dildos ridged!"
Dixie: "I agree, I love the rippling sensation too. And I like that it's size is not overwhelming. It's 10.5" long, but it's only 1.25" in diameter at its widest point."
Joy: "We spent a lot of time trying it every which way. And it is safe to use with all kinds of lubes. We are partial to silicone-based lubes and because Hart is so naturally smooth, a very little bit of lube goes a long way."
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Whimsy $69.00
Glenn & Hank introduce us to Whimsy.
Hank: "We have a more manly sized Jildo Dildo. Then do the girls."
Glenn: "I just love that name! 'Honey, can you please pass the Jildo Dildo?'"
Hank: "I know, and we don't even have to christen this one, because it comes with its own name — Whimsy."
Glenn: "It's a nice 1.5" wide and a bit shorter, at 10", than Joy & Dixie's Hart."
Hank: "I don's suppose we have to repeat all the stuff that the girls said about lube, care and cleaning, do we? Good!"
Glenn: "Yeah, but we should describe it better."
Hank: "Oh, ok! It's made of American Cherry wood."
Glenn: "Think of it as cherry pie on a stick."
Hank: "You are such a dork!"
Glenn: "You love it!"
Hank: "Our Whimsy is also a 'double header'. One end is rounded. Think prostate stimulation…or G-spot stimulation. The other end is bullet shaped. There's a combination of swirls and ridges, which deliver a variety of sensations with the old in and out."
Glenn: "Mmmm, in and out!"
Hank: "Have you ever met a hornier bastard?"
Glenn: "I'm an unapologetic power bottom; what can I say? And when Hank works my ass with Whimsy, I'm in pig heaven. And this thing warms to my body very fast. It's like totally awesome."
Read more of this review here
Keeping with today's GREEN theme we've got a couple of delicious products from a little company in Vancouver, BC called Hathor Aphrodisia.
Lubricant Pure 4 oz $18.00 CAD
I, Dr Dick, have the distinct pleasure of introducing you to Lubricant Pure. I am so fond of this mighty-mite of a company from right here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. What a joy it is to bring their products to your attention.
Ya'll know my passion for GREEN adult products, right? Hathor Aphrodisia is a boutique company that brings us only a few choice products, but each one is a work of love.
Lubricant Pure is an exceptionally fine personal lube. It contains pure botanical emollients including Horny Goat Weed, Jujube Zizyphus and Siberian Ginseng, which are supposed to have aphrodisiacal properties. Can't honestly say I noticed any difference in my sexual response cycle. But as my granny used to say, 'It couldn't hurt!'"
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Lubricant Lickeurs — Coconut Orange 4 oz $22.00 CAD
Lubricant Lickeurs — Coconut Orange 4 oz $22.00 CAD
Gina & Kevin introduce us to Lubricant Lickeurs from Hathor Aphrodisia.
Gina: "I've never been one for flavored lubes. The whole concept seems silly to me. But I also don't like the taste of regular lubes. They taste funny. Basically, I just avoid, as much as possible, coming in oral contact with any lube. So when we were asked to review Lubricant Lickeurs I said to myself, 'Oh ick!"
Kevin: "I was of the same mind as Gina. I mean, how juvenile? By the way, I love the natural taste of Gina's pussy, like fresh out of her panties. I suppose it helps that she vegan. Her juices are naturally sweet and I can eat her all day long."
Gina: "He sure is talented in the department, I must say. There was a time that I was uncomfortable with him doing oral on me, but now I love it. It helps that it isn't a chore for him. It's taken me probably as long to warm to the idea of giving oral to Kevin too. But now I'm such a bad girl that I don't even give it a second thought."
Kevin: "Actually, she's a natural-born cocksucker. She just needed to liberate herself from all the Catholic school repression."
Gina: "But enough about us; back to the Lubricant Lickeurs. Neither one of us wanted to disappoint the good Dr, so we agreed to try it."
Kevin: "And damn if we both don't absolutely love this stuff."
Gina: "Yeah, so much for our natural prejudices, huh? But I must say, Lubricant Lickeurs is a grown-ups version of flavored lubes."
Kevin: "It's like Hathor Aphrodisia didn't simply make a lube and then try to flavor it as an afterthought with some artificial flavoring."
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To continue this week's GREEN, and I might add YUMMY, theme we veer toward the food end of the spectrum. Jack & Karen introduce us to the delicious, yet oh so helpful, teas from the good people at Intimate Teas.
My Maple Cookie 12 bags — $32.00
Karen: "This is so cool. I'm a big tea drinker. Never been one for coffee, but I do know my teas. And since I'm a naturally hyper kinda gal, I try to avoid caffeine as much as possible. These teas are delicious and they are herbal."
Jack: "I, on the other hand, am not a big tea drinker, but I agree; these teas are good. There's an earthiness to them that I really liked.
Karen: "First up today is My Maple Cookie. I love it; what a name. This tea is a unique blend of premium herbs specially formulated to change the female genitalia and male semen to smell and taste like maple cookies. How fun is that?"
Jack: "Who would have guessed something like this was even possible. I have to admit, it's the damnedest thing. Karen and I shared the tin of 12 tea bags over a 10 day period. We both noticed a difference in the way we smelled and tasted. Don't get me wrong; I love the natural taste of she and me, but this is way fun."
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Jack: "Next up we have Screaming O tea. The Intimate Teas people get high marks for the clever names and the packaging."
Karen: "They sure enough do! This tea is a premium blend of unique herbs made to increase sexual passion in both women and men. It is supposed to be an aphrodisiac, sexual stimulant and it's supposed to intensify orgasms."
Jack: "That's what it says on the website. I was dubious…at first. I figured, I already have intense orgasms, do I really need to improve on that…even if it's possible?"
Karen: "Things are much different for us gals, but I think you know that already. I felt like the tea really did stimulate me. And maybe it was only wishful thinking, but I felt my orgasms intensified too."
Jack: "Again, I defer to my lovely wife. One thing for sure; this tea is a stimulant. The first time I had this tea was near bedtime. I thought, a nice cup of warm tea will make me sleep like a baby. NOT! I tossed and turned all night long. But I did have a raging boner in the morning. I don't know if those two thing are connected, but they did follow one after the other."
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NEW YORK: The US stock market hit a record high Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus in place.
Bond yields fell sharply and the price of gold jumped as traders anticipated that the Fed's decision might cause inflation.
In a statement, Fed policymakers voted to maintain the central bank's $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program, which has been in place in one form or another since late 2008. The bank said that while the U.S. economy was improving, policymakers "decided to await more evidence that progress will be sustained" before deciding to cut back.
The market had been in a holding pattern before the Fed released its policy statement at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Moments before the decision was announced, the Standard & Poor's 500 was little changed from the day before.
The Fed's decision, which was announced at the end of a two-day policy meeting, shook the market out of its lull. The S&P 500 was up 17 points, or 1 percent, to 1,722 in afternoon trading, having sliced through its previous all-time high of 1,709.67 set on Aug. 2.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 131 points, or 0.9 percent, to 15,664, above its previous record high of 15,658, also set Aug. 2.
The fate of the Fed's economic stimulus program has been the biggest question on Wall Street for months. It was widely expected that the Fed would cut back on its bond buying at its September meeting.
Tom di Galoma, a bond trader at ED&F Man Capital, said he was "completely shocked" that the Fed decided to wait.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out a plan in June to start easing up on the bond-purchase program, and pledged to end it by the middle of 2014, if the economy continued to improve.
Bond prices also rose sharply, sending yields lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.73 percent from 2.87 percent a minute before the Fed released its statement. That yield is a benchmark for many kinds of lending rates, including home mortgages.
The price of gold jumped $34, or 2.7 percent, to $1,344 an ounce. (AP)


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The piano pedagogy program at Baylor University offers a comprehensive degree program with many opportunities for valuable teaching experiences. Undergraduate piano pedagogy classes prepare future teachers to work with all levels and ages of students in both group and private settings. Through piano pedagogy courses and internships in piano pedagogy, our students participate in the teaching of the Piano Laboratory Program, in which elementary-age students from the community obtain their first piano lessons.
Our alumni have chosen such diverse career paths as running their own independent studios, teaching in large music schools or elementary schools, and teaching at the college level.


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One who is so drunk and tired at the same time to the point where you cannot perform any mental or physical task without error or sounding ridiculous.
Amanda underestimated how long she would sleep after a night of drinking and became very noticeably drunkshausted.
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Hitachi Projector Quick Connection Enables Users to Monitor and Control Multiple Hitachi Projectors From a Single iPad
Delivering even greater versatility and access for users of its 3LCD projectors, Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group is introducing the new Projector Quick Connection iPad application. Projector Quick Connection enables users to monitor and control multiple Hitachi projectors from a single iPad.
The Projector Quick Connection app include four pages: Projector, Contents, Control and Settings.
Selecting the Projector page brings up an icon for every Hitachi projector connected to the iPad, with each projector's IP address listed with the corresponding icon. Users can connect to any of them at any time by simply clicking the corresponding icon. Projectors must be equipped with a USB wireless adaptor to connect to the iPad.
The Contents page allows users to display content from their iPad onto their selected Hitachi projector. This includes documents, pictures and web pages.
The Control page provides access to control functions for each projector. These functions include Standby/On, Audio Mute, Blank and Freeze. The input source selection area allows users to choose from two computer ports, two USB ports, HDMI, Video, S-Video and LAN.
Lastly, the Settings page provides access to advanced functions, including Presenter Mode, which enables the user to prevent a projector from connecting to another iPad. It also allows the user to select the display mode: either Full Image mode or 4 iPad mode (which can display content from up to four iPads on the same image).
"As the iPad becomes more ubiquitous in schools, businesses, houses of worship and numerous other environments, we see an opportunity to provide our customers with even greater ease of use and freedom," said John Glad, Product Manager Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group. "The Hitachi Projector Quick Connection does just that, and what's more, it's free for download from the iTunes store!"
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The Daily Word in guns, UFOs and Mayan dwarf slaves
A month before the Department of Justice announced their probe of A.P.D., a union poll found 43 percent of officers supported said investigation.
Since the Newton, Conn. massacre, gun sales in Farmington have surged. The most popular items are AR-15 and AK-47 rifles.
Carlsbad resident Bill Harris claims to be the oldest practicing dentist in New Mexico. He's 91.
George H.W. Bush is in intensive care in Houston. Bush was admitted for bronchitis and also suffers from lower body parkinsonism, which affects balance. He's used a wheelchair for about a year.
Santa Fe Archbishop Michael Sheehan discusses Pope's tweets in a very catholic fashion.
UFO reports in New Zealand spiked over Christmas. It's summer there.
If you're neurotic, try to be conscientious, too.
Besides accurately predicting the end of the world, the ancient Maya may also have kept dwarves as slaves.


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My favorite part of the story is when Esmerelda found the goat because the goat looked so cute in the pictures. This story reminds me of the time I went to a farm in kindergarten because I saw some goats there. When I read the book it made me wish for my own lucky charm.
I don't think other people should read this story because it is a little bit scary.


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Pimobendan: Understanding its cardiac effects in dogs with myocardial disease
Pimobendan (Vetmedin—Boehringer Ingelheim), a benzimidazole-pyridazinone drug, is classified as an inodilator because of its nonsympathomimetic, nonglycoside positive inotropic (through myocardial calcium sensitization) and vasodilator properties.1-4 As such, pimobendan increases ventricular contractility and reduces preload and afterload in patients with advanced cardiac insufficiency. Pimobendan is approved for use in dogs to treat congestive heart failure originating from valvular insufficiency or dilated cardiomyopathy in some countries in Europe and in Canada, Mexico, and Australia and is currently undergoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review in the United States.To understand the pharmacology and therapeutic potential of pimobendan, clinicians should be familiar with the mechanisms of cardiac muscle contraction in healthy and diseased hearts.
Myocardial contraction (i.e. excitation-contraction coupling) begins when a depolarization wave reaches a myocyte.2 In excitation-contraction coupling, action potentials depolarize cardiac muscle cell membranes, with phase 2 of the action potential triggering calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.5 Cardiac muscle is distinct from skeletal and smooth muscle in that it relies on both extracellular and intracellular calcium sources for muscle contraction. Increases in cyclic adenosine monophosphate (camp), either from beta-adrenergic stimulation or phosphodiesterase iii inhibition, promote the opening of l-type calcium channels in cardiac myocytes and result in an influx of a small concentration of extracellular calcium ions at t tubule foot plates close to the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The small influx of extracellular calcium ions causes the release of a large concentration of calcium ions from the ryanodine receptors of the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the cytosol.5 The cytosolic calcium ions are immediately bound by the protein calmodulin.5 Calmodulin activates muscle contraction by delivering calcium ions to troponin c, a protein of the thin myofilaments of cardiac muscle.
Excitation-contraction coupling is an energy-consuming process requiring hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).2 Muscle contraction results from the interrelationship of four proteins: actin, myosin, troponin, and tropomyosin. The polymerization of actin and myosin results in sarcomere shortening and is inhibited by tropomyosin, troponin I, and ATP at rest.5 When calcium ions bind to troponin C, a steric conformational change occurs in the troponin-tropomyosin complex, troponin I inhibition of myosin adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) is removed, and ATP is hydrolyzed,5 which initiates contraction through the ratcheting action of actin over myosin.2


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By: Rick Merritt
Source: www.eetimes.com
Category: Patent News
SAN JOSE – The patent system, as much as anything, is what's on trial in the Apple vs. Samsung case about to go to the jury here.
In my opinion, Apple did something novel with the iPhone: It delivered a handset that gave you access to an open Web browser in a way that was easy to navigate. But that's not what's at issue in this case.
I fault the patent system for not being flexible and easy-to-use enough to capture what should be at stake here. The patent system is stuck in old, arcane language. It's deluged by a daily tsumani of applications and old patents, many of which were granted by examiners who lacked the expertise, time, systems—and budget--to conduct thorough reviews.
In the fall of 2007, I was talking to Sun co-founder and Google angel investor Andy Bechtolsheim backstage at a conference. He pulled out his iPhone and exclaimed, "Finally somebody got it!"
He went on to talk about how there had been many fine handsets before but never one on which you could browse the Web. Past handsets had screens that were too small, or they only accessed "walled gardens" created by carriers, or they had user interfaces so inscrutable that users gave up in frustration before they got to a useful page. Often the cellular networks and apps processors were just too slow to deliver and render a Web page in a reasonable amount of time.
The iPhone was the first device to bust through all that and deliver something so compelling it became the new personal computer.
Some of that achievement had nothing to do with Apple's invention of anything. Cellular networks and apps processors got more powerful. Low power screens got bigger and brighter. Apple didn't invent these things, but it was the first to see, understand and implement well something based on these trends.
I give Apple kudos for its Aha! moment and its excellent execution. But can any of that be expressed in today's patents or trademarks? There's the rub.
Source: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4394311/Patent-system-on-trial-in-Apple--Samsung-case


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personally he's a pretty complicate character, i think it's hard to really understand his thinking.
but when contrast with lulu, his convictions seem to pale in comparison.
His notable hypocritical statements seems to stick out like sore thumbs and i think that is why a number of people hate him for these.
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Edit: I put this image in spoiler even those it isn't since most people just got a shorter preview than they were supposed too.
Dragging your friend in a Britannia prison suit by his hair to the feet of the person he hates the most might not be sadistic yet, but I think it's just a sample of what we can expect from Suzaku this season.
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Unlike most people, I don't hate Suzaku. I'm indifferent towards him and I've actually been quite impressed with his character more than once in the series. However, if somehow by the grace of the devil he gets together with Kallen, then no more. All the combined hatred of all the Suzaku haters in the world will not equal 1/10th of the hate I would have for him if that happened.
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The only problem I had with Suzaku was the fact that through the entire first season he keeps talking about changing the empire from the inside without even realizing that in order to do that he would have to convince the emperor who to me dosent seem like the kinda guy who wants to stop the oppression he helped create. But hopefully this new jaded heartbroken Suzaku will be less annoying.
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(The last bit was sarcasm, if it wasn't clear enough.)
|2008-04-09, 21:47
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Then he's just short sighted because that won't change much. People under oppression, no matter how non-violent it is, will always want freedom, and Suzaku can't see that. He also seems to be an arrogant fool who thinks he can bring happiness to everyone on his own.
Btw, I don't hate him, he means to help but just does it in a wrong way. At least from my pov.
|2008-04-09, 22:24
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In this case it'll be under Suzaku himself though they'll still be discontent and distrust there so he would have a long way to go to make it a better place.
And don't forget, he's a knight of the Emperor. To go against Suzaku would be the equivalent of opposing the Emperor (Which no one would dare).
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As far as Suzuku changing the empire internally is false hope and always was due to his Eminence the Emperor. Never really seemed possible with Euphie alive, and I don't think it's on his mind now. As far as stopping him from killing Lelouch, only a LOOONNNG talk with C.C. can avert that.
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Thanks to NAL, I am giving away a copy of Children of the Underground by Trevor Shane! This is the second book in the Children of Paranoia series. I love the cover.
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Even if you have choices, sometimes you only have one worth making.
The war had been raging for as long as anyone could remember. The secret, endless war between two opposing sides—one good, one evil. Neither side knows which is which; it is kill or be killed in an invisible conflict where assassination is the weapon of choice.
When she was just seventeen, Maria was pulled into this secret war and they killed her lover and stole her child. Now they are telling her to go home. To ignore what she knows is going on in the shadows all around her. They told Maria to forget all she'd lost. The trouble is, some things simply can't be forgotten.
Now, with a loose-cannon killer at her side, Maria is going to do whatever it takes to get back what belongs to her. And that means starting a war of her own
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1866 Constitution & By-Laws of the National Association of Base Ball Players
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Rare copy of the 1866 Constitution & By-Laws of the National Association of Base Ball Players with the Rules and Regulations of the Game of Base Ball. Published by John J. Reed; New York. As noted on the cover, these by-laws and rules are "As Adopted by the National Association at their Annual Convention on December 13, 1865 for the use of Base Ball Clubs, for the Year 1866." As the gospel of baseball spread to the four corners of the country immediately following the Civil War, this constitution was issued for reference to the most serious clubs that were members of The National Association of Base Ball Players, the first ruling body of organized baseball. Included are the latest rules and by-laws, information such as listings of all clubs belonging to the association, and even statistics, including batting averages from the previous season (1865). The activities of all the important early clubs that played such an integral role in the formative days of organized baseball are documented. This volume provides an extremely valuable record of the evolution of the game, both in terms of the rules of the game and the organizational development of the sport that paved the way for the establishment of baseball as the national pastime and as a professional sport. The forty-three page book (3.75 x 5.5 inches) bears the name of a former owner, printed in black ink, on the both covers, the title page, and one interior page. Saddle-stitched with pale blue wrappers. The top of the back cover has some separation along the spine but remains firmly intact, and there are a few light creases along the cover. Overall in exceptionally fine Very Good condition. This is an extremely rare and significant historical reference work dating from a key period of great activity during the earliest days of organized baseball. Reserve $200. Estimate $400/$800. SOLD FOR $1,058
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New POS software approved for RPMH
The Nolan County Hospital District board of directors approved new POS (point of sale) software for the dietary department during their meeting Monday night at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.The item has been budgeted for some time, but the request was made this year. The software--totaling around $16,000--will help update the department through various means.For instance, employees will now be able to do payroll deduction for meals, and debit and credit cards will now be accepted. The department will be able to have better control on their inventory, and up to 25 menus can be pre-loaded on the program.Other items approved for purchase was replacement equipment for the pool in order to help maintain heat. Three bids were received for the project, with the high bid coming in at $67,000.The board intends to spend up to that amount from the Physical Therapy fund. Some re-engineering is expected for the project, in which all three bidders will have an opportunity to offer a report before a final decision is made.In addition, approval was given for replacement equipment for the Cardiac Rehab, which will cost around $10,000. Also during the meeting, the October 2013 financial statements were reviewed and approved, in which discussion was held on various items in the monthly recap. The accounts payable and payroll for October 2013 were reviewed and approved, as well as the bad debt write-off list for the past month.The minutes from the previous meeting were additionally approved, and following a brief executive session, the credentialing files were approved as well.


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Title: A Bride by Moonlight
Author: Liz Carlyle
May Contain Spoilers
From Amazon:
Passion and secrets simmer behind the elegant façade of Victorian London in another deliciously intriguing novel featuring the dangerous men of the mysterious St. James Society. Royden Napier, Baron Saint-Bryce, is tall, dark, and ruthless—and on the hunt for a dangerous beauty . . . On the eve of her escape to the Continent, bold, beautiful Lisette Colburne accepts a proposal she dare not refuse: masquerade as the future bride of the steely-eyed Royden Napier and help him solve his most dangerous case. Soon Lisette is in even greater danger—of losing her heart to the one man with the power to destroy her . . .
Estranged from his aristocratic family, the enigmatic Napier has forged a reputation as Scotland Yard's most relentless police commissioner. He's vowed to bring Lisette to justice—but with every forbidden kiss and every tantalizing touch, he finds himself becoming less convinced of her guilt . . . and more certain he must have her. But when danger touches Lisette, can he save her?
This is the first time I've read a book written by Liz Carlyle. After I finished it, I immediately wanted to read The Bride Wore Pearls, which features Lazonby and Anisha, two of the secondary characters from A Bride by Moonlight. I enjoyed Carlyle's writing style, and I'm always up for a good historical romance, which in the case of this title is Victorian England. While I have a few quibbles about the pacing of this book, I did like the characters immensely, especially Napier. Lisette was harder for me to warm up to, but considering all the baggage she has been dragging around since the death of the father and her sister, that was understandable.
Lisette blames Lord Lazonby for the deaths of both her father and her sister. Having returned to London from the States, where she was raised by her aunt and uncle, she has dreamed of only one thing – revenge! She has drawn comfort and strength from the thought of getting back at Lazonby, for plotting to make him suffer as painfully as she has. He stole everything from her, and she is going to collect her pound of flesh. When attempts to reason with, and then bribe, the straight-laced assistant police commissioner, Napier, fail to propel him to arrest Lazonby, a man he considers the vilest of criminals, she sets out to destroy Lazonby's life by herself.
A murder forces them together two years later, and Napier believes that Lisette might be the murderer, but in a switch of loyalties, she and Lord Lazonby are now providing air-tight alibies for each other. Napier is skeptical, to say the least, and he's determined to get to the bottom of both the murder and his two chief suspects' sudden friendship. Before he gets far into his investigation, he discovers that he is now the heir of a prosperous estate. Estranged from his father's family for his entire life, he has no interest in getting to know his grandfather, Henry Tarleton, Viscount Duncaster, or any of his other relatives, better. He is forced to visit the estate to investigate the suspicious death of his uncle, though. In an attempt to foil the matchmaking machinations of his scheming aunt, and to keep Lisette right where he can see her, he forces Lisette to pose as his betrothed. Once he arrives at Burlingame, he begins to question everything he believed about both his family and Lisette.
I loved Napier. What a hottie. He's analytical and capable, and he doesn't give a fig about his inheritance. He loves his job with the police, and has no intention of giving it up. His superiors aren't going to give him a choice about the matter, though, and he is urged to do his duty and take up his rightful position in society. Though Napier is also stubborn and can be harsh, he also has a heart. He treated Lisette coldly, though respectfully, at the start of the book, but by the end, he was the first to accept that his feelings for her had changed, and that he couldn't live without her. I loved that about him. Once he realized how he felt, he also realized that he had to tread carefully. Lisette's drive for revenge left her twisted and emotionally fragile, and he was terrified of pushing her away from him.
Once I understood Lisette, I liked her, too. She is so strong and so fierce, and she won't let anyone hurt her again. Losing her family, and then being shuttled off to America, away from everything she had ever known, almost destroyed her. Her aunt and uncle only agreed to take her in because they were paid to do so. As time passed, causing Lazonby's downfall kept Lisette going. All of her dreams, all of her emotions, were cast aside for her all consuming need for revenge. I believed that Lisette was ruthless enough to murder a man in cold blood, just as Napier did, and that made her a very interesting heroine, indeed!
The romance between Napier and Lisette developed slowly and realistically, given their mutual suspicion of each other. As they spent more time together, though, it was obvious that they were a perfect match. They complimented each other, and gave strength to each other. Their attraction was unrelenting, and after they got to know each other better, their mutual respect made the romance work for me. They still didn't trust each other, and they were keeping big, big secrets from each other, but with the foundation of respect they had built, I knew that they could overcome all of the other obstacles in their lives.
The mystery is fun and I didn't see the major plot twist coming. My one quibble with A Bride by Moonlight is that it felt too long, especially near the end.
Grade: B
Review copy provided by Bewitching Book Tours
About the author
A lifelong Anglophile, Liz Carlyle cut her teeth reading gothic novels under the bedcovers by flashlight. She is the author of over twenty historical romances, including several New York Times bestsellers. Liz travels incessantly, ever in search of the perfect setting for her next book. Along with her genuine romance-hero husband and four very fine felines, she makes her home in North Carolina.


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Neil Libbert: Photojournalist
The first solo display of photographs by Neil Libbert opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 17 September 2012. The display of 10 portraits will celebrate Libbert's 55 year career as a photojournalist by showcasing a selection of his portraits from the Gallery's Collection.
The display focuses on key works from 1958 – 1984, many on show for the first time, and will include two portraits that were used on the front page of the Guardian newspaper. One of these photographs is of conservative politician and statesman, Sir Winston Churchill, with Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, taken in 1963. The other cover photograph is of actress Jayne Mansfield, union leader Ted Hill and general secretary of the Labour party, Morgan Philips. This portrait was taken just two years into Libbert's photographic career, at the opening of the Trades Union Congress in Blackpool a day after Mansfield had switched on the Blackpool illuminations. Another portrait on display is of a young Helen Mirren (1969) taken inside her flat at a time when she was playing Cressida in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Troilus and Cressida. Other portraits on display are of novelist Kingsley Amis, artists Francis Bacon and Edward Burra, footballer George Best, photographer Patrick Lichfield, singer and actor Paul Robeson, and playwright Harold Pinter.
Born in Salford, Neil Libbert studied at the Regional College of Art in Manchester before starting to work as a photographer and opening his own studio in the city in 1957. He joined the staff of the Manchester Guardian, and moved to the paper's London office in 1961. He stayed with the Guardian until 1965 before working under contract to The Sunday Times, the New York Times, Granada TV and the Illustrated London News until 1968 when he again became a freelance photographer. Libbert still regularly covers performing arts photography for the Observer.
His work has been exhibited at the National Theatre, Camden Arts Centre, Whitechapel Gallery, Zelda Cheatle Gallery, Michael Hoppen Gallery and the Stables Gallery, New Mexico amongst others, and 16 of his works are held in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery. In 1999 he was Nikon News Photographer of the Year and won a World Press Photo Award for his exclusive coverage of the bombings in The Admiral Duncan pub, Soho which made the front page of the Guardian. Libbert has also received an award for his coverage of the homeless and has made his enduring reputation through street photography and reportage, including his coverage of the Brixton riots in 1981.


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Student Life
Dear Students,
At Hebrew College, we know there is a lot more to learning than studying and going to class. As an institution, we have a profound commitment to our students' holistic growth and strive to create an environment in which you can thrive. The Office of Student Life is dedicated to helping students experience Hebrew College life more fully. Through our programs and services, we provide opportunities and experiences that strengthen community, and serve as a resource for your needs.
Our campus on the hill is wonderful place to work, study, learn and grow. Prepare for class in the scenic calm of Gann Library and participate in the energetic vitality of our Beit Midrash and Jewish holiday programming. Take in a lecture in Berenson Hall on one of the crucial questions of our time and continue a conversation from class over a cup of coffee or lunch in our cafeteria. We are an intimate institution with an abundance of programs to stimulate our mind and heart.
The Hebrew College network extends far beyond the walls of our campus to our distance students learning online. We seek to bring you into our robust community through lively classes and increasingly through extra-curricular programming available online.
Hebrew College is more than a place of learning. It is a community. Please do be in touch.
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My bet is that most of them work it off using more productive methods. They just have to be careful when they're newborns, not knowing their own strength.smitten_by_twilight wrote:"A wide port"? Boy, does that skate the edge of PG-13. But yes, that's what I was trying to get across, corona, just Kayla said it first and best.openhome wrote:Yes, practice. Practice and stretching. A good heat source, a good shot of alcohol, a wide port -- that's really all that's needed.
If anyone wants a new Gutter topic, this one has been running around in my head for weeks: Since cold showers are ineffective or counterproductive, what do overexcited vamp boys do to relax? My top thought, based on Edward's reaction to Bella in the-draft-that-must-not-be-named: Run. Lots.
Edward is the odd-ball in that group. Whatever we might think, I'm sure SM would say that running is all he did.


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Kershaw fans 11 in dominating win over Nats
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers are going to try this Kershaw/Greinke thing again.
That was the plan until Carlos Quentin went berserk a month ago. Since then, the Dodgers lost seven games in the standings.View Full Game Coverage
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers are going to try this Kershaw/Greinke thing again.
That was the plan until Carlos Quentin went berserk a month ago. Since then, the Dodgers lost seven games in the standings.View Full Game Coverage
But on Tuesday night, Clayton Kershaw struck out 11 in 8 2/3 innings to beat Washington, 2-0. And Zack Greinke comes off the disabled list to start Wednesday night, reuniting the co-aces in the rotation for the first time since Greinke broke his left collarbone on April 11.
"He's really good. That helps, getting an ace like that," Kershaw said of Greinke's return. "It's a big deal."
Just like every Kershaw start, especially this one. Coming off back-to-back no-decisions, Kershaw recorded only his second win since April 6, riding Andre Ethier's two-run single to outduel Dan Haren.
Kershaw is 4-2 with an MLB-leading 1.40 ERA. He allowed five hits, three to Ryan Zimmerman, and was removed one out shy of a shutout with a Fernando-like 132-pitch count.
"He is an unbelievable pitcher," Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond said. "He is the best in the game, in my opinion."
In an interesting subplot, one day after manager Don Mattingly said that struggling Brandon League was still his closer, Mattingly brought in the overpowering Kenley Jansen to save the game. Jansen has struck out 13 in his last six innings.
"In that game, I had to go with the guy who's throwing the ball best; as much as anything he's been throwing the ball better than anybody," said Mattingly, who was lustily booed by the sellout crowd for bringing in anybody to relieve Kershaw.
Mattingly wouldn't say that Jansen is his closer, even though he never warmed up League.
After a pair of warning-track outs, Kershaw allowed a two-out single to Adam LaRoche on the 10th pitch to reach a career-high 132 pitches and Mattingly went to Jansen, who struck out Tyler Moore.
"Donnie made the right move," Kershaw said. "I don't know how long that at-bat was, but I left it all out there on that one. Just pumping heaters, he did a good job on that at-bat. When you have Kenley, it's an easy call."
Mattingly said the workload will force him to give Kershaw an extra day of rest, so his next start will be Monday in Milwaukee instead of Sunday in Atlanta.
Facing a Nationals club that was without Bryce Harper (still queasy from colliding with the fence Monday night), Kershaw reached the 1,000-inning milestone and now ranks third (first among starters) since 1920 with a career ERA of 2.70 (minimum 1,000 innings pitched).
"I haven't been playing very long," said Kershaw. "I've got a lot of time to screw it up."
He also has allowed three or fewer runs in his last 21 starts, the longest active streak in the Majors and longest for a Dodgers pitcher since Orel Hershiser had 27 in 1985-86. He has the second-lowest career opponents batting average for a Dodgers pitcher behind Sandy Koufax and the third-lowest career ERA for a Dodgers pitcher behind Jeff Pfeffer and Nap Rucker.
Kershaw had seven strikeouts through the top of the third inning (including six in a row), but he didn't have a lead until the bottom half, and he got it started when he was hit on the foot by a Haren pitch leading off.
One out later, Matt Kemp extended his hitting streak to 13 games on his bobblehead night to send Kershaw to second, and they advanced on a wild pitch. After Adrian Gonzalez struck out, Ethier lined a two-out single through the box, one of only four Dodgers hits. Ethier came into the game hitting .426 lifetime against Haren.
"I know a lot of people are going to ask why you didn't walk Ethier," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "I have a veteran pitcher and I have a base open. I know If he makes his pitches, he is not going to give anything to hit. It's going to be out of the zone."
Kershaw had 11 strikeouts through six innings and none after. It was a 29-pitch first inning, when Kershaw loaded the bases, that ultimately kept him from sticking around for the complete game.
The inning was prolonged with a two-out walk to LaRoche, whom Kershaw appeared to strike out on a 1-2 pitch, but plate umpire Ted Barrett called it a ball.
"He seemed to be on a mission tonight," Mattingly said of Kershaw.
Still, the Dodgers came away with their third win in the last four games.
"Wins are big right now. It's not coming easy, no secret about that," said Kershaw. "We've won three of four and we've got to keep rolling. It sounds cliche, but we've got to play baseball and wins are going to happen."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com.