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Using the right bra size calculator for the UK is incredibly important for your comfort and health. An estimated 88% of women in the UK are wearing bras that are the wrong size and it is causing them all sorts of problems. In this bra fitting guide we will explore the ins and outs of bra fitting and also explain how to calculate bra size for yourself.
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Not having the right size in sports bras or home lingerie can be more than just a pain in the back, it can cause some serious health problems. Bruising from straps that pull into the skin and tissue damage from incorrectly fitted maternity bras can leave ugly scars and marks that can become permanent over a prolonged time. Sore backs, shoulders and necks are also common side effects of not having the right size bra and, again, many of these effects can become permanent if left unchecked.
How Often You Must Check Your Bra Size?
Contrary to popular belief, you do not simply check your bra size once in your adult life. Your body changes quite a lot every couple of years, even if you do not happen to put on or lose much weight. As such it is a good idea to have yourself professionally fitted at least once every three to four years. In between professional fittings it is also a good idea to use a home bra size calculator yourself to make sure that your current sizing is correct and is not doing you any damage.
So, How do You Measure Your Bra Size?
There are three ways to find the perfect fit, and these apply whether you need big bras or small bras. Firstly, you can get a professional fitting done. Secondly, you can consult a bra size chart to try and see where you are on a sizing scale. Thirdly, you can use a home bra size calculator.
Professional Fitting
It is recommended that you see a professional fitting expert every couple of years and on your first time. If you have never seen a professional fitter before then you should do that first, as your bra is likely incorrectly fitted. You can find experts on fittings at specialist lingerie retailers and at women's outfitter. Most of the time fittings are free and the experts will be able to find you the perfect bra size and type for your body.
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Pre-made charts are handy tools but they are not quite as accurate as a professional fit. This is because they have to make some assumptions in terms of your body shape. Charts can also be unhelpful if your measurements lie somewhere in between two sizes. Nonetheless, bra sizing charts can be a handy tool when comparing sizing from different countries too, as you can use them to find out the sizing differences between the UK and the USA (or other countries). This can be especially helpful if you are buying online from overseas.
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These online tools are great for people who want a quick, easy and private way to calculate their bra size from the comfort of their own home. To use one of these tools you are required to take three measurements: one below you bust line, one around your bust line and one above your bust line. You can do this with a simple store bought tape measure, the kind used for dressmaking are perfect. Once you have your three measurements simply input them into the calculator and click 'get size' (or similar). Most calculators will then return your perfect bra size in multiple countries sizing schemes. Although these calculators are quite accurate there is always the risk that you do not measure yourself correctly or that you require a more specialized fitting service. If you suspect this to be the case then it is a good idea to consult an expert instead.
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Using a basic calculation you can calculate your cup size from your bra size in inches. The first step is to measure around your back just under your bust line. If this number turns out to be an odd number (for example 31-inches) then you should round-up to the nearest even number (for example, 32-inches). Then, the second step is to measure around the largest part of your bust line. Now, simply subtract the bust measurement from the back measurement and the number you end up with is your cup size in inches. Now you just have to convert this into cup sizes using the following scheme: Smaller than 1-inch is a AA cup, 1-inch is an A cup, 2-inches is a B cup, 3-inches is a C cup, and so on. Note that there is an extra size in between D and E that is called a DD cup and it is 5-inches.
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Publisher Eidos Interactive told IGNcube today that the GameCube version of TimeSplitters 2 will not ship in September as previously thought, but rather in mid-October. The game is set to arrive October 15, according to the company, roughly one week after the debut of the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game, which will ship on October 8.
TimeSplitters 2, a 3D first-person shooter developed by Free Radical Design, takes players through time and history as they fight their way through levels overrun by everything from aliens to mobsters in search of time crystals that can save mankind. The game has received widespread critical acclaim for its quick sense of speed, polished controls and variety of maps and weapons.
Eidos gave no reason for the week late ship date on the GameCube version of TimeSplitters 2.
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CNU Defeats LC Women's Lax 13-11; Bri Slate Nets Five
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Despite five goals from senior midfielder Bri Slate, the Lynchburg College women's lacrosse team was defeated Saturday afternoon at Christopher Newport University 13-11 in non-conference play.
Lynchburg got on the board first, as Caroline Kilby found the back of the net on an assist from Slate at the 26:19 mark. The Captains scored the next four goals, but LC closed the gap to only 6-5 at intermission.
CNU took a 13-9 lead with nine minutes remaining before Lynchburg posted back-to-back scores from Kilby and Ryland Scott to get back within striking distance with 2:54 left on the game clock. The Hornets had a couple of late chances to pull within a single goal, but Captain goalie Hanna Slough made two key saves in the final minute.
Slate finished with five goals and an assist, while Katherine Francis and Caroline Carozza each had a goal and an assist. Laura Meisner, Scott, Paige Gadsby and Kilby also scored. Francis had five draw controls, and Maddie Koontz contributed four ground balls and three four draw controls. Hailey Bossert made 12 saves for LC.Ashton Marshall had four goals and an assist for CNU (7-5), and Meaghan Galvin posted three goals and three assists.
The Hornets (5-7) travel to Virginia Wesleyan College for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game Wednesday at 5 p.m.
August 19, 2014 LC Women's Lacrosse Has Five Honored by IWLCA
August 13, 2014 Hornet Women's Lacrosse Team Named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad
June 4, 2014 Brianna LaMarca Earns Spot on All-State First-Team
April 23, 2014 #3 Guilford Defeats Lynchburg Women 20-9 in ODAC Tourney
April 16, 2014 Quakers Defeat LC Women 16-15
April 14, 2014 Q and A with Hornet of the Week Caroline Kilby
April 12, 2014 Hornets Honor Seniors and Hold on for 10-8 win over Eagles
April 9, 2014 Hornets Take Down Marlins 13-8
April 5, 2014 CNU Defeats LC Women's Lax 13-11; Bri Slate Nets Five
March 31, 2014 Roanoke Women's Lacrosse Outscores LC 19-14
March 29, 2014 Hornet Women's Lacrosse Rolls 20-6 over Randolph
March 26, 2014 Hornets Fall to Centre 10-6
March 24, 2014 Q and A with Hornet of the Week Bri Slate
March 22, 2014 Bri Slate Scores Four as LC Downs Shenandoah Women's Lax 8-6
March 19, 2014 Hornets Lose on Last-Second Goal 10-9 to R-MC
March 15, 2014 #17 W&L Outscores LC Women's Lacrosse 12-6
March 8, 2014 Defense Holds Berry in Check as Hornets Race to 18-3 Win
March 6, 2014 LC Women's Lacrosse Cruise to 24-1 Win at Hollins
March 1, 2014 Marymount Defeats LC Women's Lacrosse 10-8
February 26, 2014 Mary Washington Defeats LC Women's Lax 17-8 in Season Opener
February 12, 2014 Lynchburg Photo Store Announces 10% Off Sale through Sunday
February 5, 2014 Lynchburg Women's Lacrosse Picked Fifth in ODAC Poll
November 25, 2013 LC Women's Lacrosse Wins Third-Straight Sportsmanship Award
August 1, 2013 Hornet Women's Lacrosse Spring 2014 Schedule Set


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- 114 said that the price rise has led to them changing supplier. That's 14% and probably higher than VM would have anticipated if borne out across the whole VM subscriber base. Whether folk actually will depart or will just downgrade part of their packages will be interesting, as will how the higher price will deter people from signing up with VM, especially in this Analogue signal switch off year for much of the country.
- Also of concern if I was Mr Berkett would be the 546 respondees who said they're staying but are not happy. That's big, especially as VM's first profit last quarter came from increased income per customer rather than solid customer subscriber growth. The message is loud and clear: we pay enough, you can't squeeze us harder or we'll vote with our money. This blog's demographic is the high end of Virgin Media's customer base - almost everyone who visits this blog takes the bundle rather than individual services and pays for TiVo and maybe even the Sky Premium HD package too. But we don't have bottomless pockets and they shouldn't assume we do.
- So that's 81% of respondees unhappy with the price rise. Only 9% thought if fair and 8% weren't fussed. I guess if VM had sweetened the bitter pill with some new TV services (Sky Atlantic? F1 HD? More HD channels??) rather than increasing broadband speeds again (something there appears to be less appetite for) things may have been different. But they didn't. An odd decision to put all that UKTV money into just broadband - I don't think Sky would have done that but would have invested in content.
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February 24, 2012
The VMHD poll votes on the April price rise
19 comments:
- BK said...
still unable to find a full list of price rises... like the one on the website for 2011.
i get the feeling they are still negotiating with sky/itv/universal to get more HD content... and will announce the arrival simultaneously with the increase
- 24 February 2012 at 14:33
- DaVeC said...
Well i for one will most likely be dropping some of my packages, notably the movies and HD subscription. I pay enough as it is
- 24 February 2012 at 17:30
- Dazz285 said...
It's going from bad to worse.. 2 more channels have now stopped broadcasting and VM have a cheek to up the prices for less of a product...
- 24 February 2012 at 18:06
- Moroboshi said...
I dropped from XL TV to M TV, and I haven't noticed the difference. If my Xbox gets iPlayer within the next couple of months I'll drop Virgin TV altogether. It just isn't worth the money with streaming alternatives available for far less. (usually free)
- 24 February 2012 at 19:35
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- 24 February 2012 at 23:14
- The Unsung-Hero said...
Been a lurker here for a while now, love the blog!
I work in telecoms and headline speeds are not what VM should be concentrating on - what consumer application on gods green earth requires 120 meg download speeds?!??
They need to invest in more channels and broadband capacity - not to be confused with speed.
- 24 February 2012 at 23:16
- Moroboshi said...
@ The Unsung-Hero
Broadband speeds have become rather like the old CPU clock speed war, or the megapixel war for point and shoots. There's a point where any further increase becomes basically irrelevant, but it still looks good on paper. Of course most people use wifi for most of their devices these days too, so they'll never see 120mbit or anything close to it anyway.
I suspect we don't know the full story behind this. It's entirely possible that Virgin simply can't get any more channels because of Sky exclusivity deals or Sky setting the prices too high. With nowhere else to go, Virgin had to focus on the one area where Sky can't compete.
You could also argue that in the long term, it was the right decision. All content will be delivered over IPTV in the not too distant future, so the greater Virgin's broadband subscriber base, and the better equipped it is to handle vast amounts of HD streams, the better.
Even Sky know this is the future, which is why they're revamping their Sky Go service, which up until now has been very unimpressive and under invested in, into a much bigger streaming service to compete with Netflix and LoveFilm Instant. No prices yet but it will surely be on the Xbox, PS3, and a plethora of other connected devices. If they're serious about competing with Netflix, they'll have to do 1080p as well. It comes out in Q2 this year.
- 25 February 2012 at 07:28
- The Unsung-Hero said...
Hi There,
All video from the likes of LF and NF are compressed streams and only really require 3meg - to supply 1080p and 5.1 I would imagine you'd need to triple that requirement - it still isn't anywhere close to 120 meg.
If you've ever been on VM's Facebook page, it's evident that they have a huge core network issue that needs investment. I have 30 meg which in the main is very good but at peak times my bandwidth drops to 3 meg and can be all over the place.
Build a solid reliable network first which can support ALL customers at a reasonable speed and THEN increase headline speeds.
The venom towards the VM staff from customers who are not receiving what they pay for is evident and when VM lose these customers they'll never get them back.
- 25 February 2012 at 08:45
- Anonymous said...
well I`ve made the switch to sky for my tv,but have kept my broadband(downgraded my speed) and kept my phone....
- 25 February 2012 at 16:07
- howardmicks said...
Think thats what they all want us to do,It starting to look like they have given up on the tv side.Putting the tivo price up to £5 is to put people off upgrading,Clearly looking like vm will be come a broadband phone line company in the future !!!!!!!
- 25 February 2012 at 19:38
- streaky_7 said...
I'm a VIP50 customer who loves TiVo (defended it on here many times) and never really have an issue with my broadband (apart from throttling my speeds of course). However for the first time in 6 years, due to price increases, lack of HD and the Atlantic and F1 issue (yes i know its all down to Sky) I thought I would have a serious look at Sky and different options. Maybe just Sky TV and VM for the rest; maybe go to Sky for everything? But it doesn't matter what I do, the price always works out more than what I'm paying now or after the price increase. Especially when I add in things like ESPN. Sky for me and my package is a more expensive option. And I would have to pay another £149 for the 1tb box. So even with VM increasing their prices, I'm still better off with them than Sky, albeit less HD and lack of Sky Go. Why is it never easy?
- 25 February 2012 at 20:03
- Martine93 said...
" It starting to look like they have given up on the tv side.Putting the tivo price up to £5 is to put people off upgrading,Clearly looking like vm will be come a broadband phone line company in the future !!!!!!! "
howardmicks: Is this meant to be a joke ? because that is the most ridiculous thing i have ever read.
- 25 February 2012 at 21:52
- howardmicks said...
I hope it is a joke but it certainly aint ridiculous,Vm have completely lost the plot or what i have said is true.either way check other forum sites or even contact vm yourself,Had to ring vm the other day about a error on my bill and i happening to mention increase and no sign of new channels and the cs told me they had unfortunetly very busy with cancellations since the annoucement
- 25 February 2012 at 22:12
- The Unsung-Hero said...
Another thing to consider and this is REALLY worth some 'brain time' when considering who to go with is this:
There is NOTHING to be gained in staying Loyal anymore - currently I live in a flat where dishes are not allowed, but if things were different, I would move between then two providers at the end of each contract - yes Virgin has things that Sky don't and Sky have things Virgin don't have - but how much are your £'s worth to you? There is nothing to be gained from Loyalty - that goes for energy suppliers, car/bike/contents insurance and the same is for home entertainment.
Just leave at the end of the contract - take new customer deals with the 'other' operator involved - with Virgin often giving 3 months free or half price it makes sense.
If you can't get cable in your road, don't worry - switch to freeview and as I've always found the 'Come back to sky - half price' offers usually drop on the matt within 45 days.
- 26 February 2012 at 13:09
- arabiskit said...
I was one of those "not happy but staying" customers... however after giving much thought I've decided that I'm not staying. In my case I had to weigh up the better broadband of Virgin against, in my opinion, the better TV of Sky. I'm afraid, for Virgin, that TV wins.
Sure I'm losing ESPN HD but gaining F1 HD, Atlantic and the ITV channels in HD more than makes up for it and if I used the cashback I got for signing up with Sky it would pay for a years worth of ESPN anyway.
Plusnet reckon, and this seems to backed up by other providers, that I can obtain between 12 & 18 Mbps on a BT line - the BT exchange is literally 2 streets away so i'm hopefully of hitting the higher end of that estimate but even at the lower end it would suffice.
So by combining Plusnet with Sky, and including the cashback, I can save myself roughly £280 (once the Virgin price increase kick in) over the first 12 months, and get a £100 M&S voucher on top of that. For me that's a no brainer really.
- 27 February 2012 at 16:01
- Johnny said...
Hi Guy's,
I've just had my Tivo fitted with XL Package after having Sky for almost 20 years. I'm still getting to know the little fella, but wow this box is fantastic, really impressed. I've moved mainly because Ive recently had Virgin 30m b\b, 3 month's & no probs yet. Haven't got sport/movies, I'll be mainly streaming movies, its got to be the future.
I don't mind the increase in price, but then again I've not had to contact any customer services yet. :)
- 28 February 2012 at 17:09
- uigiflip said...
I reduced my package they said to me 50 meg vip tivo would go up by 5 to 10 pounds
- 3 March 2012 at 16:40
- Darren Taylor said...
There are a lot of extremely unhappy Virgin Media customers voicing their complaints about the price increases on Virgin Media's facebook page.
- 4 March 2012 at 08:49
- DC said...
I'm confused. I've got Virgin Media firing shedloads of marketing spend at us to tell the world how they're doubling our broadband speed for free....then at the same time putting up their prices. I think a complaint to Ofcom and the ASA is called for.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Reportedly Converting to Judaism Because Why Not?
Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly converting to Judaism.
The Iron Man star has been practicing Kabbalah, an offshoot of Judaism, for several years and is now looking to make a full transition into the religion, according to the New York Post.
According to U.K.'s DailyMail online, the announcement was reportedly made during Gwyneth's attendance at an event in London hosted by the Community Security Trust – a charity that endeavours to protect British Jews from anti-Semitism and bigotry.
Paltrow has family ties to Judaism – in 2011, she discovered her ancestors came from a long line of East European rabbis on genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? and her father, Bruce Paltrow, was a practicing Jew.
Her mother, Blythe Danner, is Christian and the actress was raised practicing both religions.
It is rumored that her strict belief and practice of Kabbalah was one of the factors that contributed to her 'conscious uncoupling' with Coldplay hubby Chris Martin this March.
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How can Gwyneth Paltrow convert to Judaism? Her father was Jewish and her brother had a frickin BAR MITZVAH ceremony. Reform Judaism already considers her Jewish.
For future reference:
Actors of fully Jewish background: -Logan Lerman, Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mila Kunis, Bar Refaeli, James Wolk, Julian Morris, Esti Ginzburg, Kat Dennings, Erin Heatherton, Odeya Rush, Anton Yelchin, Paul Rudd, Scott Mechlowicz, Lizzy Caplan, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Gal Gadot, Robert Kazinsky, Melanie Laurent, Marla Sokoloff, Shiri Appleby, Justin Bartha, Adam Brody, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Gabriel Macht, Halston Sage, Seth Gabel.
Actors with Jewish mothers and non-Jewish fathers -Jake Gyllenhaal, Dave Franco, Scarlett Johansson, Daniel Radcliffe, Alison Brie, Eva Green, Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Connelly, Eric Dane, Jeremy Jordan, Joel Kinnaman.
Actors with Jewish fathers and non-Jewish mothers, who themselves were either raised as Jews and/or identify as Jews: -Andrew Garfield, Ezra Miller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alexa Davalos, Nat Wolff, James Maslow, Josh Bowman, Ben Foster, Nikki Reed, Zac Efron.
Actors with one Jewish-born parent and one parent who converted to Judaism -Dianna Agron, Sara Paxton (whose father converted, not her mother), Alicia Silverstone, Jamie-Lynn Sigler.


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1. Many guys our age didn't understand basic menswear tenants, especially when it came to suits
2. Professional attire was fairly basic (best described as what the French call le boring)
These insights, and our own desire to learn, led us to launch The Sharp Suit blog. Initially we focused on jackets, pants, shirts and ties, and emphasized that every man's style journey was uniquely his. Even as we shared tips for matching shirts and ties or shared our experiences with online retailers, we always emphasized that a guy's personal style should be a reflection of his personality, appearance, and interests. We may be brothers, but we each have unique styles that fit our own personalities and body types.
Time passed, and we explored new topics. We filmed How to Tie a Tie videos from new perspectives and had fun imagining menswear looks for classic movie monsters. We eventually put our personal mantra to the test, and unveiled our unique handcrafted menswear accessory – the wooden pocket square! We expanded into various woods, and Matthew even debuted personalized, laser engraved pocket squares at his wedding. Despite all this excitement, our goal remains the same as it was when we launched The Sharp Suit so very long ago:
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Bush Christening - Poem by Banjo Paterson
On the outer Barcoo where the churches are few,
And men of religion are scanty,
On a road never cross'd 'cept by folk that are lost,
One Michael Magee had a shanty.
Now this Mike was the dad of a ten year old lad,
Plump, healthy, and stoutly conditioned;
He was strong as the best, but poor Mike had no rest
For the youngster had never been christened.
And his wife used to cry, `If the darlin' should die
Saint Peter would not recognise him.'
But by luck he survived till a preacher arrived,
Who agreed straightaway to baptise him.
Now the artful young rogue, while they held their collogue,
With his ear to the keyhole was listenin',
And he muttered in fright, while his features turned white,
`What the divil and all is this christenin'?'
He was none of your dolts, he had seen them brand colts,
And it seemed to his small understanding,
If the man in the frock made him one of the flock,
It must mean something very like branding.
So away with a rush he set off for the bush,
While the tears in his eyelids they glistened --
`'Tis outrageous,' says he, `to brand youngsters like me,
I'll be dashed if I'll stop to be christened!'
Like a young native dog he ran into a log,
And his father with language uncivil,
Never heeding the `praste' cried aloud in his haste,
`Come out and be christened, you divil!'
But he lay there as snug as a bug in a rug,
And his parents in vain might reprove him,
Till his reverence spoke (he was fond of a joke)
`I've a notion,' says he, `that'll move him.'
`Poke a stick up the log, give the spalpeen a prog;
Poke him aisy -- don't hurt him or maim him,
'Tis not long that he'll stand, I've the water at hand,
As he rushes out this end I'll name him.
`Here he comes, and for shame! ye've forgotten the name --
Is it Patsy or Michael or Dinnis?'
Here the youngster ran out, and the priest gave a shout --
`Take your chance, anyhow, wid `Maginnis'!'
As the howling young cub ran away to the scrub
Where he knew that pursuit would be risky,
The priest, as he fled, flung a flask at his head
That was labelled `MAGINNIS'S WHISKY'!
And Maginnis Magee has been made a J.P.,
And the one thing he hates more than sin is
To be asked by the folk, who have heard of the joke,
How he came to be christened `Maginnis'!
A.B. (Banjo) Paterson
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THE FEDERAL PAGE (Winter 2016)
By: Theodore King
A Housekeeping Note on Language
Language is important. In this campaign we hear candidates, pundits, the press, and even the public referring to the president as the Commander in Chief! That is a title reserved for the president, but unless you are currently wearing the uniform of one of our armed forces, the president is NOT your Commander in Chief! The definition of commander in chief is the supreme commander of the armed forces, and that's all. The expansion of the president's title is dangerous as it elevates the presidency to a demigod status among the citizenry. This is not what the founders intended.
Most of the GOP sells out its base . . . again. Example 1
Last summer, despite intense lobbying from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the House failed to reauthorize the Export-Import (EX-IM) Bank. For the first time in 80 years, the EX-IM Bank was closed, and the bill to reauthorize it was stuck in committee. That was a good thing. Too bad it didn't last.
In the autumn issue I reported that Second District Congressman and Deputy Whip Markwayne Mullin and Third District Congressman Frank Lucas came to the rescue of the U.S. Chamber by signing a discharge petition to release the bill reauthorizing the EX-IM Bank out of committee. A discharge petition is an extraordinary parliamentary procedure by which a majority of legislators force a bill to be removed from a committee, overruling the chairman and committee members who have chosen not to hear the bill, and then to be voted on by the legislative body. The EX-IM Bank was a New Deal creation of Franklin D. Roosevelt that assists American companies, often very large ones like General Electric and aircraft manufacturer Boeing, with loans to foreign buyers so that they can purchase American goods. It is seen by many on the right as a form of crony capitalism offering corporate welfare to American companies that want a competitive advantage in foreign markets.
After the reauthorized bill was released for a vote, it was placed with the federal highway bill. On December 3rd, the House voted 359 to 65 "To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes [reauthorize the EX-IM Bank]." This was a Washington business-as-usual vs. the Tea Party vote. First District Congressman Jim Bridenstine was on the side of the Tea Party. The rest of our House delegation was with Washington business-as-usual. One hundred seventy eight Republicans joined 181 Democrats to pass this bill. All 65 members in opposition were Republicans. That same day, December 3rd, the Senate passed the highway bill with the provision reauthorizing the EX-IM Bank by a vote of 83 to 16 and one not voting. That not voting member was Vermont Independent Socialist Bernie Sanders. Senator Jim Inhofe voted yes, and Senator James Lankford voted no. It is informative to note that presidential candidates Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Rand Paul of Kentucky were some of the 16 senators to vote against this highway bill with the EX-IM bank reauthorization. President Obama signed it into law reauthorizing EX-IM to 2019.
Most of the GOP Sells out its Base . . . Again. Example 2
On December 18, the House passed an omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September 30 of this year. "Omnibus" is Latin, meaning "for everything." In other words, it's a cluster of stuff thrown together in haste. The vote was 316 to 113 with five not voting. Only Congressman Bridenstine voted against this bill. Congressmen Markwayne Mullin, Frank Lucas, Fourth District Tom Cole, and Fifth District Steve Russell voted yes.
Also on December 18, the Senate voted to approve the omnibus spending bill. That vote was 65 to 33 with two not voting, one of whom was Marco Rubio. Marco Rubio thought he had better plans for his time than voting on this budget. Presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Rand Paul voted no. Oklahoma's senators voted yes.
Senator Inhofe touted to the media the end of the 40-year ban on exportation of crude oil in this budget deal. But there were a lot of bad things in this bill. This bill does not defund the settlement of Syrian refugees into the United States, some of whom may be terrorists. It does not defund cities that provide sanctuary status for illegal aliens. It continues funding Planned Parenthood for services other than abortions. Our taxpayer dollars continue to be used to subsidize the largest abortion provider in the nation.
Congressman Mullin mentioned in an e-mail dated December 19 that federal funding of abortions will not be permitted. Note: That is a red herring. Thanks to the Hyde Amendment, named after the late Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde, there has not been federal funding for abortions in years. Congress would have to decline the Hyde Amendment to change that. It's really sad when someone has to window dress the truth to make himself look good. But then these guys who voted for this omnibus package are in real trouble, and they know it!
Jarrin Jackson Steps off the Battlefield and Enlists for a New Fight
The reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the surrender to President Obama on the budget are two more signs of a need for real change in Congress. In 2012, First District Congressman John Sullivan was voted out by Republican primary voters. His replacement, Jim Bridenstine, has been a great improvement. In 2014, voters in a Richmond, Virginia district voted out House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, replacing him with Dave Brat, who has also been an improvement. Nothing is ever going to change in Congress until members get the message that business-as-usual is no longer acceptable. Politicians want to stay in office; it's the most important thing to them. If they begin to see their colleagues lose elections over bad votes, they will think twice when called upon by party leadership to tow the line. As President Reagan famously said in dealing with Congress, "You don't have to make them see the light. You just have to make them feel the heat." The elections of Bridenstine and Brat are impressive, and there must be more like them for a lasting change to occur.
Second District Congressman Markwayne Mullin talked a good game when he first ran in 2012. He said he was running because he "got fed up!" with the way things were going in the country. And then he got to Washington, and in a short amount of time got himself appointed a deputy whip. Note: you don't get to be a deputy whip by showing independence from your party's leadership. Markwayne, like the rest of the delegation save Bridenstine, needs to go! Jarrin Jackson is a 30-year-old West Point graduate and former Army Ranger captain from Will Rogers's home town of Oologah, where he resides with his wife and their two children. After West Point, he served two tours of duty in Afghanistan. He wrote about his experiences in Afghanistan in a newspaper column titled From the Front, which appeared regularly in rural newspapers in northeastern Oklahoma. I interviewed him in early January.
Jackson said he's running not just to replace Markwayne Mullin but because he believes it is the right thing to do for the country. His decision was partially based on an experience he had in Afghanistan. He was on a base south of Kabul where he could see the black flags of the Islamic State (ISIS) and he wanted his team to go get them, but they couldn't because that was not their assigned military mission. He said he wants to serve in Congress because he wants to stand up for our Constitution. "The Congress has abdicated its authority given to it by the Constitution, mostly in Article 1, and it has given it to the executive branch, and it does this through the creation of executive agencies." He used the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) as an example. When President Obama signed an executive order changing the rules concerning gun dealers, the ATF has to enforce that order. "What Congress needs to do is wield the Constitution like it's a weapon," Jarrin Jackson said.
Another concern of Jackson is the way our veterans are treated via the Veterans' Administration (VA). He argues that this is a threat to national security because young people will be less likely to enlist if they know they are going to get poor service from the VA after their discharge.
Jackson believes the omnibus bill that was passed before Christmas is a violation of the public trust. The government has to be paid for in a budget, and the Congress waits until the last minute to pass something, which leads to wasteful spending for which taxpayers must pay.
He cited the United States Constitution regarding high crimes and misdemeanors. He believes when members of Congress vote for unconstitutional legislation, they are breaking the law. He would like a new law -- that Congress must act by a certain date to pass a spending bill. The date he suggested would be April 30. This would allow the Senate time to debate the budget passed by the House and moves the date far away from the end of the fiscal year, September 30. If Congress were not to act on a budget, waiting instead until the last minute to pass an omnibus spending bill, they would, according to Jackson, be guilty of a misdemeanor and would forfeit their right to seek re-election.
Jarrin Jackson said he wants to emulate Congressman Bridenstine because he says he's a man of his word. You can find out more about him by visiting: www.jarrinjackson.com
"Leaders exist to solve problems; they don't exist to delay problems."
"War is ugly; freedom is messy."
- Jarrin Jackson, Republican candidate for Congress in the Second District
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Good morning! We are finally starting to see some consistently warmer weather! It makes me so excited to be able to do things outside and feel comfortable.
Last time I wrote, I was just preparing to run my longest training run of my marathon training. Adam and I ran 23 miles that morning, and the whole run went very smoothly. This was probably the long run that I felt the best during and after. Time went quickly, and before I knew it the miles were completed! Such a great feeling! We did run into some rain throughout the run, and did a super quick sock/shoe change during the middle of the run when we stopped back at the house to use the restroom. I took my shoes and socks off to go through the house, and couldn't imagine putting on wet socks and shoes. Even though, obviously with how heavy it was raining they were going to be completely wet again in minutes. We could have waited to do our run on Sunday, but the same percentages of rain were predicted and the weather was colder on Sunday. We can't predict what the weather will be like when we sign up for a race, so it's good training to run in all kinds of weather.
I am hoping to feel as good on marathon day, but you never know what your body is going to do.
At this point, we are able 1.5 weeks until race day. We are in taper mode. This is a very awkward time in the training for me. As much as I look forward to have less miles to complete, taking more rest days and running few miles after you've ran so much on a consistent basis feels wrong. For my first marathon, I felt wrong for taking extra days off during my taper. Instead, I just ran 2-3 miles on rest days to lighten it up and still kept one rest day a week during my taper. Everyone's body is different, and mine seemed okay taking this taper method.
As one journey comes to an end, another will soon begin….
Adam and I recently signed up for the NYC Century. This is a 100 mile bike ride through the 5 boroughs of NYC. Our ride is in September, so once we are done with our marathon we will begin training for this adventure! It has been a goal of mine to do a century ride since I became interested in cycling about two years ago. Two summers ago Adam and I did a ride for MS and we rode 72 miles around Keuka Lake in one day, and the next day we did 26 miles.
Of course, I'll continue to run during my cycling training. However, I will mix my exercise up more. I look forward to sharing my training journey with you for my next adventure!


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It's your waterfront, how would you like to use it?
About five months ago, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources awarded the Town of Port Deposit financial and technical assistance for projects through the Working Waterfronts Program. With a $50,000 grant, the project in Port Deposit will get underway with the goal of enhancing and preserving their waterfront communities.
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Tabil is used to season & enhance many Tunisian dishes. In fact, Tabil means seasoning (it originally referred to the coriander which is the key ingredient in Tabil!) Tabil is often used in conjunction with harissa & added to stews. You can use it as a rub or to season cooked vegetable salads or in dolma stuffing.
Combine coriander seeds, garlic, caraway seeds, crushed red pepper flakes and grindin a spice / coffee grider or in a mortar & pestle.
Spread out onto a baking tray and dry in a low oven (200°F) for about 1 hour.
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Hadoop QA commented on ZOOKEEPER-769: ------------------------------------- +1 overall. Here are the results of testing the latest attachment http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12444000/ZOOKEEPER-769.patch against trunk revision 941521. +1 @author. The patch does not contain any @author tags. +1 tests included. The patch appears to include 3 new or modified tests. +1 javadoc. The javadoc tool did not generate any warning messages. +1 javac. The applied patch does not increase the total number of javac compiler warnings. +1 findbugs. The patch does not introduce any new Findbugs warnings. +1 release audit. The applied patch does not increase the total number of release audit warnings. +1 core tests. The patch passed core unit tests. +1 contrib tests. The patch passed contrib unit tests. Test results: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Zookeeper-Patch-h1.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/87/testReport/ Findbugs warnings: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Zookeeper-Patch-h1.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/87/artifact/trunk/build/test/findbugs/newPatchFindbugsWarnings.html Console output: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Zookeeper-Patch-h1.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/87/console This message is automatically generated. > Leader can treat observers as quorum members > -------------------------------------------- > > Key: ZOOKEEPER-769 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-769 > Project: Zookeeper > Issue Type: Bug > Affects Versions: 3.3.0 > Environment: Ubuntu Karmic x64 > Reporter: Sergey Doroshenko > Assignee: Sergey Doroshenko > Fix For: 3.4.0 > > Attachments: follower.log, leader.log, observer.log, warning.patch, > zoo1.cfg, ZOOKEEPER-769.patch > > > In short: it seems leader can treat observers as quorum members. > Steps to repro: > 1. Server configuration: 3 voters, 2 observers (attached). > 2. Bring up 2 voters and one observer. It's enough for quorum. > 3. Shut down the one from the quorum who is the follower. > As I understand, expected result is that leader will start a new election > round so that to regain quorum. > But the real situation is that it just says goodbye to that follower, and is > still operable. (When I'm shutting down 3rd one -- observer -- leader starts > trying to regain a quorum). > (Expectedly, if on step 3 we shut down the leader, not the follower, > remaining follower starta new leader election, as it should be). -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.


text: Your eyes are blue and green Like a refraction in the sea, You see, You are perfect to me. On our drive To the river side We passed a dark red and grey house that Reminded me of the sexy underwear you wore that morning. At the hotel I sprawled across your lap, Face down on the couch While my belly ached. You slid your hands around The sections of my skin And put me to sleep Laying across your knees. Oh god please Can I keep her? Can I sleep here for just ten more minutes? God, just don't wake me too early. You see, I'm aching And she medicates these feelings Like a blanket of serotonin and security. Its a healing feeling both mentally and physically And I need her and her being. Oh god, I need her.


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Hap-happiest Time of the Year!
It had been a very long time coming, Christmastime. It was inevitable. The time of year where everything becomes haywire, like the summer, schedules fly out the windows and through your very best intentions nothing goes according to anything close to what you had planned.
This year MacLeod's kiddos would be coming for Christmas for the first time ever to stay with us. Last year when we both talked about it we smiled and thought how amazing it would be to have our family complete, one whole unite. Somewhere along the along the line... I think it was the memorable summer vacation trip we all took together and the various new versions of kiddo's Apsie meltdowns I was party to, the magical feelings wore off.
For me, the holidays are by far my favorite time of the year and it starts with our absolutely bizarre obsession with Halloween and rolls right into Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year it doesn't end ringing in the New Year because we are finally celebrating our actual wedding in February! We are super excited and it gives us the opportunity to extend the, err, magic of the holidays.
Well, except they have been a little less than magical.
I also don't want you to think that this was all an issue of MacLeod's kids, because it wasn't, it was EVERYTHING. See, MacLeod, my dear, my love, is not a planner. So he sort of fails to tell me what certain things are going on when it has to do with when things are going on and where people are going to be and when. My family on the other hand... well, my family plans things out very carefully especially since we had family visiting from overseas. I think my favorite (and I use that with ever so much sarcasm) line of the Christmas Eve car ride was "I was pretty sure I told you about it." Umm, no.
So...Kiddo, wow. Well, this blog is about us living with Asperger's... but wait can it still be that since Asperger's no longer exists? What? That is a discussion for another blog entry and I know I am behind the ball on that one, alas... another day. So, kiddo and the holidays. We have had to do hoards of prep work to get him ready for the holidays which is why I could have KILLED MacLeod when he sprung things on me or changed things around at the last minute. Kiddo has a very hard time dealing with MacLeod's kiddo in his living space because of past events. For starters they are simply said, polar opposites, we say that my kiddo is fire and MacLeod's is the fuel. Additionally during previous visits his toys, legos (he peseverates deeply on his legos) and other personal items have been broken or gone missing or damaged. This is a huge problem for him. So in therapy the few weeks leading up to the visit from MacLeod's kids, mind you his therapist was sitting awake at night worried as much as I was, we made plans to deadbolt his bedroom closet and put all his toys in there and anything that was broken or lost or damaged I promised would be replaced. It only made him feel slightly better and some may think that is a ridiculous way to approach it but the amount of anxiety that he had about the coming visit was so high, I just didn't know what else to do. MacLeod said one day in response to the locking of the closet "can't we put it on the top of a shelf where they can't reach?" Umm, hon' they aren't toddlers anymore, that will not work.
We had a few moments with all the kiddos together a particular book light that was broken and the meltdown that followed which I did remind him loudly twice that it would be replaced and it quelled the fury. The next day and a half was filled with "when will we get a new book light?" until the book light was indeed replaced, but it was the only casualty of the actual trip.
The one thing that supremely surprised me and something that I will attribute to work with his amazing therapist was Christmas Day. Leading up to Christmas Day, his interactions, just hours at a time with MacLeod's kids had been at best "ok", at worst of extreme meltdown property. On Christmas morning kiddo walked up to me as I was getting my breakfast casserole put together to get into the oven before MacLeod got back with his kiddos (who were staying up north about 30 minutes from out of state) and before MacLeod's parents arrived. He sat down on the stool by the counter and said "mom, (*big sigh*)remember in therapy we said if I did really good with [MacLeod's kiddo] that I could get Angry Bird's Star War's on the iPad?" I said "yes, I do, but it hasn't been so great, has it?" He said "yeah, I know. But maybe if I am good today, do you think maybe I could still get it?" He looked at me and smiled. Well, geez, who can resist that? Of course I said yes. "If you can work really well with him today and not fight or be really mean or nasty, then yes, I think I can do that, ok?" He nodded and walked off with that little smirk on his face like he just got one over on me.
He sat on the floor for the next 30 minutes starting his new Lego set and I heard him actually say "Maybe [MacLeod's kiddo] can help me with this set when he gets here!" What?! Is this the twilight zone? Nope, when MacLeod arrived, Kiddo actually started to engage with MacLeod's kiddos and was nice! It didn't last the entire day, but he was actually trying very hard. I mean its only so long that Fire and Ice can interact properly, but it went really well. I could not have been prouder of him.
As it turned out in the end, all of our preparations were for not, because complications on the other end of the spectrum (ha! very punny!) meaning MacLeod's ex, made it so that his kiddo's only ever step foot in our home once. We did have lovely beds for them set up and all and made TONS of preparations for them to stay with us, but for kiddo it was a sigh of relief.
We still have New Years to go... as my friend said the other day it's been a December to remember, to which I replied... or forget :)
Merry Christmas... and a Happy New Year!!!


text: Charlie Sheen was found naked and intoxicated at The Plaza Hotel in New York early Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports. Police were called to the hotel around 2 a.m. following a report of "an intoxicated male," and found the actor "drunk" and his room "trashed," according to the New York Post, citing a police source. According to the Post, Sheen, told police he had been "out partying" and had snorted cocaine. According to the report, the 45-year-old "flew into a rage" when he returned to his hotel room and found his cellphone and wallet missing. The report also claims Sheen returned to the room with an unidentified female "escort." Sheen is in the final month of a three-month probation stemming from a domestic assault case. Though no charges have been filed, it's not clear if Tuesday's incident will violate the terms of the actor's probation. Full Story Here


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- adj. Of or pertaining to Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge.
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All technological change is what I call a Faustian bargain.
I think that ultimately all fiction involves a degree of "Faustian" striving, and that no fiction accomplishes "perfection."
He makes a kind of Faustian pact with Mr. Aspinall after all.
As if we collectively knew that at the heart of the meltdown there was some kind of Faustian bargain.
Stephen Mo Hanan: Selling Your Soul to the Devil for Fun and Profit
All I want to know is what kind of Faustian bargain has this guy struck, and what the hell are they smoking over at Sony to even consider this? samax it's gonna be a comedy whether he intends it to or not...
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It would not mean that the West must engage in some kind of Faustian bargain and give up its liberal soul in exchange for security.
Amitai Etzioni: Irrational Leaders and Nuclear Arms: A Response
MYERS: Yes, it's kind of Faustian deal on some level, right?
Yet he made his "Faustian" contract with affirmative action.
Marty is right and it can't be a stretch to call this entire affair "Faustian" in the extreme.
Mr. Stella turned to the computer because he wanted to find a way to represent the smoke rings he creates with his cigars, or in his own words, "creating shapes that I hadn't seen before – a kind of Faustian fantasy."
Portrait of the Artist at 63: A New Chapter for Frank Stella?


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In the Heriot-Watt Child Research lab we are interested in studies that centre on comparative evolutionary psychology and development psychology in human primates and non-human primates. Particular key research interests lie in prosociality or other regarding behaviour, as well as conformity, social learning, the evolution of traditions and cultures, including cumulative culture, the diffusion of behaviours through groups, and animal-human interactions.
The series of studies investigating the social influences on prosocilaity in early childhood is funded by the John Templeton Foundation
Recent News:
January 2017: This month we ran two Science Fun Day Workshops hosted at Kirkcaldy High School for school pupils in Fife and Edinburgh Zoo for school pupils in Edinburgh. Pupils who had previously taken part in our studies investigating prosociality from Kirkcaldy North, Pathhead, and Fair Isle Primary Schools attended the Fife event and pupils from St Paul's R C in East Calder, St Mary's R C in Leith, and Nether Currie Primary Schools attended the event in Edinburgh. We provided a series of interactive stations (e.g. see pupils making Skeleflex models in image) for the pupils to learn about human and non-human behaviour while students from Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh event) and Kirkcaldy High School (Fife event) assisted with the activities.
December 2016: We are delighted to announce, that Dr's Emily Messer and Nicola McGuigan have received some funding from Heriot Watt University's Annual Fund to put towards our Science Fun Day workshop for school children to attend to learn more about the biological underpinnings of human and non-human behaviour.
November 2016: This month we have completed all our data collection in primary schools for our current research project investigating the social influences on prosociality in early childhood. We would like to thank all the children parents and teachers for all their assistance with the data collection. We look forward to sharing some of the results of the studies with you very soon!
October 2016: Lab director, Dr Nicola McGuigan and colleagues from the University of St Andrews have published a new paper out this month in PLoS ONE entitled, Do children copy an expert or a majority? Examining selective learning in instrumental and normative contexts, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. See the publications tab for more information.
September 2016: Thanks to the Templeton Foundation and Dr Michaela Gummerum from Plymouth University for inviting us to be part of The Developmental of Prosocial Behaviour: Context, Culture, Emotions Symposium at the British Psychological Society (BPS) Developmental Section Annual Conference at the Hilton Belfast, Northern Ireland this month. Dr Emily Messer presented some of our results on the social and non-social influences on young children's donating behaviour.
August 2016: Thanks to the Templeton Foundation and Professor Christine Caudwell from Stirling University for inviting us to be part of a symposium on the Developmental Approaches to Understanding Human Social Learning at the International Society for Human Ethology's (ISHE) XXIII Biennial Congress on Human Ethology at Stirling University. Below is Dr Emily Messer presenting on The Role of Social Experience on Young Children's Donating Behaviour.
July 2016: Thanks to the Templeton Foundation, we've been presenting the first of our findings into the social and non-social influences on prosociality in young children at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Human Behaviour and Evolution Society in Vancouver, BC, Canda this month(29th June-2nd July 2016).
June 2016: We've finished our data collection with young children in Fife and Edinburgh for this school term. Thanks to the staff, parents and children at Pathhead Primary School, Kirkcaldy, Sinclairtown Primary School; Kirkcaldy; Dysart Primary School, Kirkcaldy; Nethercurrie Primary School, Edinburgh and Longstone Rainbows in Edinburgh for all their help with our study.
May 2016: Early this month we have piloting some new PE equipment for our next study investigating sharing behaviour in young children to start later this month in schools in Fife.
April 2016: We are looking forward to talking with the public about comparative psychology at the Fife Science Festival in Glenrothes on the 13th of May 2016 from 11-7pm. Come and join us as we showcase some of the kinds of experiments we do with monkeys, apes and children/adults.
March 2016: We are getting organised to showcase some of our work with children, monkeys, and apes investigating prosociality, conformity, and social learning at Edinburgh Zoo's Science Night for the Edinburgh International Science Festival this year. Save the date: 9th April 4:30-8:30. Free with Zoo Entry.


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The Freak
In one moonless night in J World, a mama J was giving birth. Papa J was waiting anxiously outside the door, waiting for a new baby j to be born.
But when the doctor came out of the delivery room, he had a frown on his face. Papa J ran to the doctor and asked if everything is ok.
"Congratulations, you're a father. But... I'm sorry. Your son is not normal " The doctor said
"What?.. What do you mean doctor?"
"He was born without the dot!"
Silence filled the room and Papa J felt devastated. His baby 'j' was born without the dot. He was not normal and has to face this fact for the rest of his life.
Years went by and baby j went to school and college. And as he grew up, he became a capital J with no dash.
All his life he's been laughed at and treated as an outcast. But this kid never cared. He never listened to anyone trying to frustrate him. He always thought of himself as unique. He had the most cheerful character.
Every time people tried to forbid him from engaging in conversations, letters, and emails, he didn't care. He tried again and again.
Until he was noticed. People, as well, saw him as unique. They started using him in their writings.
After all, it is easier and faster to skip the dot. Isn't it?
Now there are fonts made with Js with no dots or dashes.
This J changed the world.
He had a will, and that's much more important than a mere dot!


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Futo Mononobe (物部 布都)Mononobe no Futo is a shikaisen, formerly a hermit practicing Taoism.
Futo is generally thought to be a shikaisen, meaning that she was once a hermit who attempted to surpass the physical lifespan of a human by taking on the qualities of the dead. She essentially abandoned her body and transferred her soul into an object (said to be a plate). As a shikaisen, she is able to take on a great number of forms, but she prefers the traditional look she had when she was alive, as opposed to Toyosatomimi no Miko's decision to go with a more modern form.
Futo is described as being gentle at heart, but unable to adapt to modern times - and modern Gensokyo in general. Even in ancient times, she clung to Taoism rather than Buddhism, indicating a dislike of change and a favoring of old ways. She is friendly towards humans, even going so far as to save them on occasion, but hostile towards youkai for some reason. Miko describes her as being a scaredy-cat, though her "fear" of Buddhist statues led to her burning them (and temples) down to the ground (as the head of the Mononobe clan).
Futo currently serves Toyosatomimi no Miko and resides in the Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum while practicing Taoism.
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Death Note is now locked in on its final storyline. Mikami, Kira's loyal disciple, is being tailed by Near's men. By "Scorn's" end, they even believe they've even caught Mikami red-handed, using the Death Note during yet another example of his strong sense of justice. Aizawa, one of Light's own men, once against suspects the new L to be Kira. Takada, Kira's ex and spokesperson, will obtain blank pages from the Death Note, and begin eliminating those who stand in Kira's way. And Misa Amane… well, she's pretty much irrelevant now. Plot-wise and otherwise. I'll say this, no doubt infuriating many diehard Misa-Jar-Jar fans: there is no reason for Misa to be in the story anymore. Ohba should've killed her off by now.
Aside from that? This was a kick-ass episode. The story is back on track: Light vs. L. When Light ponders his conflict with Near, he comes to the conclusion that this has always really been a battle between he and L. While L may be dead, his heirs will stop at nothing until Kira is brought to justice. We even get a glimpse of one of those stylized "character vs. character facing one another off" fantasy-like sequences. A few episodes ago, we saw Aizawa and Light in one of these motifs. Here, it was Near the master child detective representing the final battle between Kira and the Wammy House detectives.
To recap, Near and Lester make the trip from the states to Japan. Near is ready to stage his final attack on Light Yagami. First, he baits the Second L by informing him that he and the remaining members of the SPK are in Japan. Near then concludes that Takada is acting as a conduit between Light and Mikami.
There is little doubt in the detective's mind that Mikami has made the deal for the eyes. This is a fun sequence, watching Near put it all together and use Lego men to demonstrate the complex dynamic between Kira's people. Near mentions that one solution to the Kira problem would to be to just kill Light, Mikami, and Takada. But this is not how he and L do things. Near has another plan.
The show's weakest moments, of course, involve a contrived storyline in which Takada invites Misa to dinner. Misa gets drunk and squeaky and insults Takada. For the briefest of moments, we get a sense that Takada just might kill Misa once she receives the blank pages from the Death Note. Unfortunately, this isn't in the cards. No matter, there is very little Misa story left to tell in this mega-saga. In fact, this will probably be my last opportunity to really address my feelings for this character, so here goes:
Misa? I know we haven't always gotten along. Perhaps it is because of your uncanny resemblance to my ex-girlfriend. Perhaps it is because you never really had a fair shot; they dubbed you how they drew you, young, dumb, bubbly, and silly. I know I called you Jar-Jar relentlessly, but it's because I care so much about this storyline and you mucked it up at almost every turn. I will say this in your defense… I didn't mind you in the live action movies.


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Belgian Antarctic Station: the second phase in the testing campaign has started
After the preliminary wind tunnel testing in July 2005, validating the snow accumulation simulation method, the second phase in the testing campaign has started. During this phase the wind conditions at the site will be assessed using a "building-free model".
This topographic model of the ridge at the northern rim of the Utsteinen nunatak has been constructed at a scale of 1 100. The model (3m diameter!) has been installed in the Von Karmann Institute wind tunnel. The model can rotate making it possible to test the prevailing wind direction and its variability. Wind velocity profiles at different positions will be measured in August 2005. These results will help to determine the exact location of the base on the ridge and will eventually make it possible to correct the numerical simulations.
In parallel with the aerodynamic testing the preliminary energy concept study of the building is taking form. The main objectives of this part of the study are the analysis of building-physical parameters determining the geometry, arrangement and orientation of the base in order to minimize the energy demand and to maximize the possibilities for use of renewable energies on site.
The outcome of this study will be used as an input to finalize the building geometry proposals to be build as scale models for the third phase in the wind tunnel testing.


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Maudlin and boring.
One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Great script with some really thought provoking lines. I never knew what was going to happen next and I love it when that happens. I'd see it again and I rarely do that.
Your view of the movie will probably depend largely on whether you have strong memories and emotions related to being a new mother. Lots of excellent acting but the director definitely missed a trick or two in revealing the twist ....comedy - not likely
I liked the twist, usually I can figure it out before it happens. Great acting.
A sure Oscar winner for both the best motion picture and best actress. Don't miss it.
language, boring story. ready to leave by 10 mins into movie.
What I liked about this movie was that my imagination was running away with me. Every mother will identify with this movie. Sometimes you are there and sometimes you are not there. What do I mean by this? You would have to go see the movie.
This movie was boring and don't waste your time and money
loved it ! Charlize Theron totally nailed this performance .
Great movie! Once again Charlize Theron acting amazingly. The reality of having children is not glamourous and mothers shouldn't be judged by expressing their true feelings about it.
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A Phase II Trial of Biweekly Gemcitabine, Paclitaxel, and Avastin as Frontline Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new chemotherapy schedule using biweekly
combination of paclitaxel (Taxol®), gemcitabine (Gemzar®) and Avastin would help to lessen
in-between-cycle growth of resistant cells and to evaluate the toxicity of this therapy.
Taxol is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in metastatic breast and
metastatic ovarian cancer but its use in this study is investigational. Gemzar is FDA
approved for the use in breast, lung and pancreatic cancer but its use in this study is
The Avastin being given in this study is commercially available, however, it has not been
approved by FDA for use in metastatic breast cancer.
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
To assess the progression-free survival in patients receiving biweekly Paclitaxel + Gemcitabine + Avastin as first-line therapy for metastatic breast cancer.
Kathleen Havlin, MD
Principal Investigator
University of Cincinnati
United States: Institutional Review Board
November 2006
June 2009
|University of Cincinnati Dept. of Medicine, Div. Hem/Onc
|Cincinnati, Ohio 45267