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Today's international businesses grapple with a complex and volatile foreign exchange environment, as currency exchange rates constantly vary in response to sometimes tiny changes in global economic conditions. But it was not always so. In a series of posts on the evolution of global monetary policy, we trace the turbulent path of the international monetary system from the fixed exchange rates of the post-World War II period to today's fluid world of mostly floating exchange rates.
This piece, the first in our series, describes how the so-called "Bretton Woods" system was created – and how it ultimately failed. Subsequent posts will look at the evolution of monetary policy since the failure of Bretton Woods, as central banks gradually abandoned exchange rate management in favor of inflation targeting.
A New System of Fixed Exchange Rates to Bring Stability to the Post-War World
In 1944, as World War II was drawing to a close, representatives of forty-four countries met at Bretton Woods in the U.S.'s White Mountain National Forest, in New Hampshire. Led by the British economist John Maynard Keynes and Harry Dexter White from the U.S. Treasury, they hammered out an agreement they hoped would form the basis of a new financial world order. The "Bretton Woods" system of internationally fixed exchange rates was born out of the conference, as was the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
In the Great Depression that preceded World War II, most countries had abandoned the gold standard. Few countries desired a return to the pre-war standard, but the group designed a system anchored to gold. Keynes' idea was to create a world central bank that would issue a politically independent international settlement currency backed by gold – which he light-heartedly dubbed "bancor." But White said that a politically independent currency would lack international credibility, and argued for the dollar to become the gold-backed currency anchoring the new system.
White's argument seemed practical: at that time, the Federal Reserve held approximately half of the world's gold reserves, and the major powers of Europe and Japan were nearly destitute after what many consider the most destructive war in history. No one could imagine that the U.S. might run out of gold, or that European and Far Eastern countries might in future challenge the U.S.'s economic dominance.
So, the new system was built around the U.S. dollar. The dollar's value in gold was fixed at 1/35th of an ounce. The major currencies were to be fully convertible to dollars at a fixed exchange rate, though with fluctuation permitted within a 1 percent band.1 Countries participating in the scheme would settle their international obligations in dollars: but the U.S. would settle its own international obligations in gold.
But an International System of Fixed Exchange Rates Was Difficult to Establish
When a country's international obligations must be settled in a foreign currency, running persistent balance of payment deficits creates a risk of insolvency. Under the Bretton Woods system, therefore, it was possible for a country literally to run out of money2
It quickly became apparent that fixed-dollar exchange rates and narrow fluctuation bands were unsuitable for war-torn Europe. The war had destroyed much of the productive capacity of the European powers and their colonies, leaving them dependent on imports from the U.S. Making their currencies convertible to dollars at a fixed exchange rate rendered them desperately short of dollars. In 1947, Washington, concerned that European countries might resort to protectionism, devised the Marshall plan to provide aid to the devastated European economies.3
The U.K., at that time the second-most-important global financial power after the U.S., initially maintained the pound-dollar exchange rate at $4.03 (where it had been since 1940) but with strict exchange controls to prevent other European powers from relieving their own dollar shortages by converting sterling reserves to dollars. In 1947, under pressure from the U.S., it removed exchange controls, allowing overseas holders of pounds to convert them to dollars. After only six weeks the U.K. re-imposed exchange controls to protect what remained of its dollar and gold reserves.
Thereafter, maintaining adequate reserves became a preoccupation of successive U.K. governments.4
The pound was eventually devalued by 30 percent in 1949.5 But the Bretton Woods system did not become fully operational until 1958, when fourteen countries made their currencies convertible to the dollar at fixed exchange rates.
The Bretton Woods System Proved Impossible to Maintain
As Europe and Japan recovered from the war, international demand for dollars soared, putting pressure on the U.S. balance of payments. In 1960, the economist Frederic Triffin warned that international demand for dollars would mean either the U.S. losing all its gold or severe deflation in the rest of the world.6 The accuracy of his prediction quickly became apparent. Kersi Doodha, writing in The Economic Weekly in March 1961, observed:
"Currently, the dollar is under severe international economic pressure. Countries holding a large stock of dollars as currency reserves are gradually converting them into gold. Consequently, the United States balance of payments reflects a steady flow of gold out of the country. The gold stock has declined to very near the ''safe limit" of $17 billions. Even in the London Gold Market which supplies practically 80 percent of the world's total requirements, the price of gold has for some time now shown a consistent premium over the officially fixed dollar/gold parity of 8.15.00 per ounce of fine gold.7"
Over the next few years, the U.S., U.K. and European countries cooperated to maintain international dollar liquidity while limiting gold outflows from the U.S. But by 1967, foreign claims on gold exceeded the U.S.'s gold reserves.8 In response, the U.S. resorted to capital controls, creating an international dollar shortage. The U.K., already struggling to maintain its dollar exchange rate due to persistent FX crises, and having several times received short-term assistance from the IMF9 , devalued the pound in November 1967.10
By the end of March 1968, U.S. gold reserves had fallen to $10.7 billion. To ward off a foreign exchange crisis, the U.S. restricted gold sales to central banks only, at the official price: all private sector gold purchases were thereafter made through the London Gold Pool at a higher (market) price. But the outflows continued, culminating in a speculative run on the London Gold Pool in November 1968 in which central banks participated.11 The following year, Germany and France devalued their currencies, putting further pressure on the U.S.'s gold reserves. In May 1971, following sustained speculative attacks, Germany and the Netherlands floated their currencies, effectively leaving the Bretton Woods System.12
The end came in August 1971, when President Nixon unilaterally suspended the dollar's convertibility to gold and introduced a 10 percent import tax to compensate American businesses for "unfair exchange rates."13 In December 1971, a meeting of the world's leading monetary authorities at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, agreed to reset the Bretton Woods system: the U.S. would devalue versus gold, and other countries would revalue versus the dollar, creating an effective dollar devaluation of about 10.7 percent.14 But relief was short-lived. During 1972, repeated speculative attacks pushed European currencies to the top of their new, wider fluctuation bands, and both the gold price and inflation soared. In March 1973, the U.S. government devalued the dollar by a further 10 percent, fueling inflation still further: but speculators continued their attacks, forcing governments to abandon their currency exchange rate pegs to the dollar. Within a month, nearly all currencies were floating. The Bretton Woods experiment with internationally fixed exchange rates had failed.
The Takeaway
The Bretton Woods international fixed exchange rate system was short-lived, lasting only 15 years from its effective start in 1958 to its abandonment in 1973. But it took much longer for the world's major monetary authorities to complete the transition to today's system of mainly floating exchange rates and inflation targeting. The next piece in the series discusses the next phase of that transition: the turbulent monetary history of the 1970s and 1980s.


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Have a bad case of yellow fever? Well, this site has beauties from all over the Far East, and if they don't cure what ails ya, I don't know what will.
Site type: Pay site, category: Asians
Complete review published on 09.29.2017
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If the tour page is any indication of what awaits us inside the membership area, Sex City Asia looks like an ideal candidate for satisfying those cravings for Far East pussy. The teasers show a variety of dark and light-skinned Asians babes tackling massive cocks. Better still, there are promises of high-def footage, not to mention a world of bonus sites courtesy of the 21 Sextury Network.
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Once I logged in, I was immediately redirected to the 21 Sextury network portal. From there, Sex City Asia was merely a click away. There was no mistaking I was in the right place The banner atop the page showed a lovely Japanese girl having her ass eaten by a buff, heavily tattooed black gentleman. But aside from that, there's really not much to differentiate this layout from that of the other 20 other sites the network houses. And that's a good thing, I suppose, since it makes switching from site-to-site quite seamless.
There's just shy of 80 models listed on the site, and while there were plenty of the expected Chinese and Japanese gals, there are also women who hail from Hawaii, Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia. Also, they throw in the occasional well known porn star like Asa Akira, which is always nice. And I think it's worth noting, too, that there seems to be a nice mixture of both fresh-off-the-boat and American born gals. No matter where they're from, though, they all have one thing in common: high levels of aesthetic beauty.
These scenes seem to focus primarily on guy-on-girl hardcore action, but it's not uncommon to see MMF, FFM, and even the occasional lesbian scene. They also aren't afraid experiment with more out there kinks and fetishes.. During my stay, I personally witnessed some foot fetish fun, and some very impressive squirting. One thing I really like about these scenes is that a lot of 'em start out with the model giving a little bit of information about herself; getting to know these babes, as well as finding out what sort of accent they have, makes it makes it much more interesting once you're seeing them take those massive cocks.
These videos look quite nice. There seems to be consistently high production values from episode-to-episode, with lighting and camerawork always being above average. Though I must confess that the latter is sometimes off the mark. The handheld work, in particular, was sometimes either off-kilter or just zoomed in far too much on uninteresting areas of the body. But overall, it's quite solid work.
Unfortunately, the playback quality doesn't quite match up to those production values. Out of the 155 scenes on the site, only 6 of them are available in 1080p high-definition. Admittedly, some of the older scenes are available in 540p "Web HD," but it's a far cry from the 720p and 1080p most sites offer. So, if playback quality is of paramount concern to you, forget about it. On the bright side, the file sizes aren't all that big, which means they download damn near instantly at the current transfer rate of 3 megs-per-second. Also, I thought it was a nice touch that they included trailers for each episode.
Pic hounds will no doubt be pleased to find that each scene is accompanied by its photo gallery counterpart, which can be viewed on site in a slideshow, or downloaded directly to your computer, in your choice of either a standard or high-resolution. The latter was surprisingly large, especially give how mediocre the video resolutions were, and while this isn't exactly award winning photography, you will certainly find your share of keepers.
Overall, this is a very solid site. The only thing truly holding it back is that they have not updated in nearly 2 years. I wouldn't count on them starting back again, either. I mean, this is simply listed under the bonus sites section of the network, so I doubt it's high on their priorities list.
To make matters worse, there are no other Asian themed sites on the network, so once you've exhausted this archive, that's all she wrote. In their defense, however, 21 Sextury has quite the collection of hardcore sites, so if your taste goes beyond Asians, this works out to quite the deal at its currently monthly rate.
Sex City Asia provides uber hot interracial porn, featuring girls gals from everywhere from China to Thailand. There's enough variety in terms of male-to-female ratios and kinks to keep things interesting, and I really appreciate the fact that they exploited the tiny Asian pussy stereotype to the fullest, often pairing these girls up with massive black cocks. Unfortunately, most of this content isn't available in 1080p HD, and since the site hasn't updated since mid-2014, I don't see that changing any time soon. Worse yet, none of the other sites on the network are Asian themed. So, if you're in this purely due to your yellow fever, you will probably want to pass. If not, it's a tremendous deal, if for no other reason than all that glorious bonus content.
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Agents searching Jewish shooter's hometown
Anti-Gaza withdrawal leaders fear widespread administrative detentions
Israeli security forces are conducting searches of houses and offices, and rounding up Jewish residents in the hometown of an Israeli man who opened fire tonight on a bus and killed four Arabs, WND has learned.
Some anti-Gaza withdrawal activists say they fear the shooting might be used as a pretext to round up settlement leaders ahead of the Aug. 17 Gaza evacuation.
In an act Israeli police are calling a "Jewish terror attack," Eden Natan Zada, 19, shot at Arab passengers on a public Israeli bus in the northern Arab town of Shfaram, killing at least four and wounding over 12 others, some seriously. Zada was also killed when he was assaulted by a mob of angry Arab bystanders and witnesses.
Zada, from the town of Kfar Tapuach in Samaria, was an Israeli Defense Forces soldier recently sentenced to jail time for refusing orders related to the upcoming evacuation of Jewish communities in Gaza and parts of Samaria. He went missing 77 days ago, still in possession of his army-issued gun.
Residents of Tapuach told WND about 100 Israeli policemen and agents of Israel's Shin Bet Security Services are in their community rounding up suspected associates of Zada and conducting thorough searches of some residents' properties.
"The agents and the police are going around rounding up people here and entering homes and offices and doing searches. They confiscated computers and books and other possessions," Tapuach resident Ephraim Hacohen told WND.
Resident Ezra Goren said, "Officers are blocking the entrance to Tapuach. They are monitoring all traffic in and out – like they are waiting for certain people."
Police sources told WND they suspect Zada did not act alone. They said one arrest in Tapuach has been made, but refused to release further details.
HaCohen said a 14-year-old friend of Zada was arrested.
Tapuach is well-known for its high-profile activist residents, most of whom are former members of the Kahane-Chai movement and its various off-shoots. Rabbi Meir Kahane, assassinated in New York in 1990, was founder of the Jewish Defense League. Kach and Kahane Chai, the Israeli branches of his organization, were outlawed in 1994 following statements in support of Baruch Goldstein, a Kach member who carried out a shooting attack against Arabs at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
Several of Tapuach's activist residents say they are now in undisclosed locations and gave interviews to WND through the Internet because they say cell phones are traceable. They say they fear police will use tonight's shootings as a pretext to round up anti-Gaza withdrawal activists ahead of the planned Gaza evacuation.
Settlement leaders have been carrying out massive protests and street-blocking campaigns throughout the country in an attempt to stop the withdrawal.
"They've been waiting for an excuse to arrest people involved with the protests and the legitimate struggle to stop the Gaza evacuation," one leader said. "Now they have their trigger."
Yekutial Ben Yaacov, a former Kahane leader and founder of the Jewish Legion in Kfar Tapuach, echoed those comments: "The authorities will use this to arrest legitimate leaders. They look for any excuse to do that."
Ben Yaacov, who is currently outside Tapuach, is not in hiding. He has been leading a campaign to conduct a national referendum regarding the Gaza withdrawal.
Ben Yaacov, friends with Zada, said tonight's attack was triggered by the withdrawal.
"Tzeburi is the first casualty of the sadistic Gaza plan. He tried with all his heart and soul to convince the authorities not to draft him at this time so he wouldn't have to play a role in the disengagement. Had he not been enlisted, had they not forced him to be scheduled to uproot Jews, there wouldn't be any deaths," Ben Yaacov said.
Benzi Lieberman, head of the Yesha Council, which organized many recent protests, said he is "shocked and severely criticizes the shooting incident in Shfaram that took the lives of innocent people."
Previous stories:
Jewish shooter left anti-evacuation letter
Arab mob lynches Israeli who killed 4
Security forces block Israeli march to Gaza
50,000 to march to Jewish Gaza
Great-grandmother of Jewish Gaza packs her bags
Hamas fires rocket toward Israeli multitudes
Israeli police plotting 'undemocratic measures'
Sharon targeted with 'death curse'
No phone, no light, not a single luxury
Gaza evac 'disastrous military move'
Israeli march to Gaza called off
Palestinians: Gaza evacuation bad for us
Israeli multitudes breach police lines
100,000 Israelis march to Gaza
Israel bars media from covering Gaza evac


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AceShowbiz - Delivering good news for the fans of the sci-fi franchise, David Duchovny pointed out during this year's Television Critics Association press tour that the follow-up to 1998's "The X Files", the big screen version of FOX's hit TV series of the same name, has gone one step further in its development stage.
"I'm supposed to see a script next week," the actor remarked Saturday, July 14 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, adding that the show's creator Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz both wrote the screenplay and that the former guy is also in charge to direct.
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text: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/40680-I-ve-been-a-stalker-for-over-a-year-now-I-am-an-owner-as-well The link above is my post in the introduction section last week. Such great responses on that post has made me to decide to share with you all what I wrote on FaceBook Saturday when I had my first interaction with Tesla Service. Here is what I posted verbatim: Service. It's a dying value in this world of Wal Mart and fast food. I recently made a used car purchase and now own my electric beautiful dream car. A Tesla Model S. I didn't purchase the car from Tesla. Tesla hasn't directly made any money off me, per se. Yesterday, I emailed Tesla Service and explained that I'd like to schedule a service appointment because one of the wheels on the car was bent when I bought it. I also had concerns about the sunroof. It made a pop sound when I opened it to show a friend. They called me today and asked me if next Tuesday would be fine. I said, I'd really like to schedule the service for Jan. 19th because that's a holiday and I wouldn't have to take off work to drive to St. Louis. They said, You don't have to drive it to us. We'll drive a transport truck to you and drop off a loaner Tesla Model S and load your car up and bring it to the service center. Then we'll bring your car back to you later that day or the next day. Also, everything you've mentioned is covered under warranty. There will be no charge. Speechless. Not only this this company making electric vehicles a reality for coast to coast travel, they have baffling customer service. I couldn't be happier with my purchase decision. End of post to Facebook. Surprisingly my feed didn't get full of skepticism posts from friends and acquaintances. Comments were positive. Customer Service in my eyes is a dying trait for companies. Maybe other company heads will take notice not only of Tesla quality, but also Customer Satisfaction. I'm proud to be a part of the Tesla Family!


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What's this? A handknitted hoose? With flowers in the garden . . . . . . and a wee gate . . . . . leading to a horse-shoe adorned front door . . . . . . there are flowers in the windows too . . . . . . shrubs round the side… Read More
Great Tapestry of Scotland 124-160
Panel 140: Cumbernauld Well, this is my final post on the Great Tapestry of Scotland! I have really enjoyed revisiting my photographs, and thinking more about the tapestry, and your comments have also provided much food for thought. These photographs are, of course only snippets, and you'll find much more thorough information in the two… Read More
Great Tapestry of Scotland 93-123
Panel 94: Hill and Adamson The silver herrings and striped petticoats of the Newhaven fisherwoman. In the comments on yesterday's post, Heather linked to an interesting take on the "when is a tapestry not a tapestry" question from a tapestry weaver who strongly objects to the misappropriation of the term in reference to non-woven textiles.… Read More
Great Tapestry of Scotland 60 – 92
There have been some interesting questions in the comments on my previous posts about the Great Scottish Tapestry. Elaine and Deborah asked what materials had been used in the creation of the tapestry – well, the stitchers used Peter Grieg linen and Appletons crewel wool throughout. Terry asked why it was called a tapestry at… Read More
Great Tapestry of Scotland 24-59
Some more details of the Great Tapestry of Scotland for you this morning. You'll find the first post in the series here. Panel 25: Duns Scotus. The feet of Duns Scotus, the medieval philosopher for whom we have to thank for the concept of Haecceity Panel 26: Somerled, first Lord of the Isles A beautiful… Read More
Great Tapestry of Scotland 1-23
On Sunday I finally got to see the Great Tapestry of Scotland. I was completely blown away by the vision of Alistair Moffat (who produced the tapestry's historical content and context), Andrew Crummy (the superb artist who designed these 160 panels) and perhaps especially by the skill and beauty of the work of the thousand… Read More
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I have recently been designing and knitting a thing with steeks, which required finishing. This project is part of an exciting collaboration, and I'll be able to tell you (and show you) more about it in a couple of weeks. When working on the steeks, it occurred to me how many different ways there are… Read More
sew what?
I have been getting to know my new sewing machine. I have to say that I really, really love it: my old machine was rather basic, but this one has several different feet, a fancy buttonhole thingy, and a multitude of decorative stitch patterns. Plus, it is so smooth! So intuitively simple to operate! The… Read More
my handmade childhood
Various things have been prompting me to think a lot recently about the role that sewing and knitting and other handmade things can play in the shape of ones life. Like many crafty folk in the UK, I enjoyed watching the Great British Sewing Bee. Unlike so many of these competitive TV formats, this programme… Read More
Modern Embroidery
A few weeks ago, I discovered a craft / design book that really blew me away. This hasn't happened for a while, and I love this book so much that I've been itching to mention it. Here's how I came across it: back in April, I decided I would design a tea cosy for Woolfest.… Read More
another feature
The new Rowan Magazine has just come out, and I have a feature in it, exploring the history of mending, darning, and 'plain work'. I really enjoyed researching and writing this piece, and working on it became quite important to me during some difficult times over the Summer. In many respects, it is a very… Read More
Buttons of Dreams
Several of you left comments or sent me messages regarding my button dilemma (for which many thanks). But the biggest thanks must go to Jayne, who told me about the amazing buttons of Lionel Nichols. (Warning! Prepare yourselves! The link takes you directly to button heaven!) Sixty years ago, Nichols fashioned beautiful glass buttons by… Read More


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Facial Paralysis - Reanimation
by Harry J. Buncke, M.D.
Facial paralysis is a relatively uncommon condition, occurring in one in 4000 people on a yearly basis and seen by specialists of almost every category but more commonly by pediatricians and gynecologists at the time of birth, neurologists and neurosurgeons, trauma surgeons, ENT surgeons, head and neck surgeons, plastic surgeons, internists, and psychiatrists.
It is a devastating condition, particularly since loss of normal facial expression on one side produces an obvious stigma noted by all observers since the exposed face is part of our culture and is our primary instrument of communication.
Loss of spontaneous animation on one side of the face not only produces severe psychological trauma but also disrupts speech, mastication, and eye function. Treatment depends on the cause of the problem and should be instituted as early as possible.
Some individuals compensate for the lack of muscle function by developing an absolute deadpan expression, or by refusing to smile or to move the normal side, in order to disguise the paralysis. Children often develop a withdrawn personality since they are immediately labeled as being "deadpans" or "difficult personality problems. " Older people are regarded as being angry or uncommunicative.
Congenital facial paralysis is not as marked as that seen in adults since the facial tissues and fat in children is quite turgid and does not tend to progressively sag as it does in adults. Interestingly enough, protection of the eye is seldom a problem in young children who seem to have a congenital Bell's phenomenon or closure of the eye with upward gaze.
The paralysis is often incomplete, involving only the muscles to the upper lip or central face. In rare cases, cross-facial nerve grafting to the weakened muscles has been shown to be beneficial. If these procedures fail to achieve success, the same cross-facial nerve graft can be used later to innervate a functional microvascular transplant at another stage.
The primary objective of all facial nerve surgery is to restore spontaneous symmetrical animation. Immediately after trauma or tumor resection, direct repair of the nerve with or without grafts, is feasible and should be considered in all cases. If the paralysis has existed for several months (e.g., after Bell's palsy, basilar skull fractures, or removal of 8th nerve tumors), direct reinnervation is not possible since the muscles undergo irreversible atrophy in 12 months. Procedures using the spinal accessory, the hypoglossal, or the mandibular nerve can produce movement of facial muscles, but this movement is not spontaneous, must be learned, and is seldom synchronized except in studied, planned expressions.
With a long-standing facial paralysis, the best approach is a two-stage combination of several techniques. Branches from the normal hyperactive side are selected from the eye and the upper and lower lip areas and are connected with a cross facial sural nerve graft across the lower lip or under the chin to the paralyzed side. The lower lip route for the graft is used since the upper lip area will be used during the insetting of the muscle during the second stage. Neurotization of this graft occurs at a millimeter per day or at an inch per month and can be monitored by an advancing Tinel sign along the course of the graft. A functional microvascular muscle transplant is then placed in the paralyzed side and innervated by the cross facial nerve at the second-stage operation after the Tinel sign has reached the middle of the paralyzed cheek. Slips of the transplanted muscle are inserted into the upper and lower lids and upper lip.
During the first stage, in addition to the cross facial nerve graft, the anterior centimeter of the temporalis muscle can be turned down into the upper and the lower eyelids to provide a 5th nerve functional fascial sling which helps with eye closure until the muscle transplant procedure. Stability to the sagging side of the lip can also be accomplished at the same time by transferring the coronoid insertion of the temporalis muscle with fascial slings to the corner of the mouth and the upper lip. These initial muscle transfers stabilize the lids and lip so that the functional muscle does not stretch out during the time of reinnervation.
The restoration of perfectly normal spontaneous animation is not possible. However, spontaneous dynamic action around the mouth, the eye, and the lower lip can be achieved with these procedures.
When the patient smiles without being self-conscious, the operation is a success. The physical and psychological stigma of facial paralysis has been conquered. The two enclosed cases demonstrate this type of accomplishment in an adult and a child.
- Buncke, H.J.: Facial paralysis. In Microsurgery Transplantation Replantation - An Atlas Text. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiqer, 1991.
- Rubin, L.R.: Editor. Reanimation of the Paralyzed Face. St. Louis, C.V. Mosby, 1977.
- Smith, J.W.: A new technique of facial animation. Transactions of Fifth International Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Melbourne, Butterworth, 1971.


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Josh and Penelope Heat Things Up
Paperboy Josh Hartnett takes a stroll in New York City on Thursday sans rumored girlfriend Penelope Cruz.
Penelope was also spotted on Tuesday on the other side of the country in Beverly Hills "running the emotional gamut from happy to sad during an intense cell phone call."
Josh, 28, and Penelope, 32, reportedly sneaked in a vacation together last week in the Caribbean at the private resort of Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos Islands.
"They've been spotted canoodling," said one source.
This reported new romance follows after Josh's break-up with the sexy Scarlett Johansson at the end of 2006 and Penelope's supposed fling with Orlando Bloom.
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pop quiz
Here's a short exercise to practice what we've learned so far.
Create SQL statements to accomplish the following tasks. Post your answers in your blog. Hint: you might find this easiest to do using phpmyadmin.
- Create a customers table with an auto-incremented custno field, an indexed custname field and a single address field.
- Write the SQL code that would insert 'J. Smith' into the custname field and 'Leeds' into the address field.
- Write the SQL code that would extract all the customer details from the customers table in alphabetical order
Create an html page with a form for entering new customers. Link the form to a php page that inserts these values into your table. To include this code into your blog, you're going to have to do some formatting (blogs don't like < and > characters) - cut and paste your code into and out of the postable site to fix this.
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Ear piercing has always been part of human cultures, fashion, and lives since the ancient times. From medical perspectives, it does not lead to any life threatening health condition, but it may result in ears' vulnerability to diseases such as ear piercing infection. An overview of this health problem is described below.
There are actually various symptoms associated with ear infection from piercing. After creating an opening in the ears, you may encounter some small unhealthy symptoms including redness and inflammation. If those are left untreated, they may lead to worse conditions.
1. Redness
In almost all cases, redness after creating ear piercing is normal. It is also often followed by an occurrence of swelling in the area near the opening. Redness and swelling will normally subside within 2 to 3 days. Nonetheless, if those problems are associated with sharp pain and inflammation, it is suggested that you consult piercer, or if necessary, doctor. Redness can be either normal or initial symptom of infection.
2. Burning Pain
Besides redness, burning pain is as well a normal symptom as a result of ear piercing. In normal condition, burning pain is expected to subside in 6 to 7 days. If it does not relieve within a week, it can be a symptom of infection. Therefore, it should be immediately treated before the conditions gets worse.
3. Inflammation
Similar to redness and swelling, the occurrence of inflammation in the pierced site is actually expected. The proper procedure of ear piercing should indeed cause slight inflammation, but this problem should go away within a week or two.
It is possible that the piercer cannot make any diagnose concerning the condition. He/she will not be able to recommend certain treatment procedure or medication. You should only seek advice from professional medical practitioner such as doctors or physicians.
4. Fever
If fever attacks after you have your ears pierced, infection should be greatly anticipated. In such case, you need to consult doctor. Medication is often necessary to prevent further health problems.
If the procedure is properly done, ear piercing infection is highly unlikely to occur. As mentioned earlier, redness and inflammation are actually normal. These conditions should subside immediately within 3 days. The possibility of infection is affected by many factors including the equipment, types of earrings, and more.
1. Unsterilized equipment
Diseases such as ear piercing infection, HIV, and hepatitis are possibly transferred during the procedure, especially when the piercer uses unsterilized instrument. Even worse, the piercer uses the same instruments for different people.
2. Improper care
Inexperienced or newly pierced person possibly treats the holes (pierced sites) recklessly. It is not recommended to frequently touch the hole, especially with dirty hands. Bacteria and other micro-organism may easily transfer from an organ to another through these touches. Bacteria will trigger infection.
3. Tight earrings
Although the initial wound on the pierced site has been healed, infection can still occur. Wearing tight earrings or tight clasp can block blood flow to the ears. With insufficient supply of nutrients, an organ is vulnerable to diseases including infection.
4. Rough area on earring
There are countless shapes of earrings available. To avoid infection, you should not wear certain earrings that feature rough surfaces. As you move, walk, sleep, and exercise, the earrings will continuously scratch the skin. Repeated scratches may open new wound, which lead to infections.
Fortunately, there are many possible methods to treat infection of pierced ears. Some of the most recommended treatments are listed as follows.
1. Consult doctor
As soon as the symptoms appear, you should immediately consult doctors or physicians. There is a possibility that the infection occurs in Perichondrium. This health disorder is medically called perichondritis. The most common indications are the existences of swelling and pain. The condition requires immediate medical treatment; otherwise it may spread to infect the entire ear area.
2. Home remedies
For mild to moderate condition, you can also perform some home treatments by using non-iodized salt and warm water. Mix both compounds with 1:8 ratio then dip your ears in the mixture for approximately 5 minutes four times a day. You can also use a small ice cube to gently rub the infected area in order to reduce inflammation.
Ear piercing is considered important part of the fashion, so it basically depends on individuals' preferences whether such thing is necessary. You should know that without proper treatments, infection frequently occurs on pierced sites. To avoid ear piercing infection, make sure that the piercer uses sterilized equipment. If infection symptoms appear, you should immediately consult doctors or ask advice from the piercer.


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Support organisations for LGBTI people
There are a range of organisations that can support you as an LGBTI person in accessing healthcare and provide you with more information. These are both local and national.
A Gender Agenda
A Gender Agenda works with all those who do not fit cultural assumptions about the male/female binary, whether because of their gender identity, gender presentation, history or biological characteristics. They are a community of transgender people, transsexual people, cross-dressers, other gender variant or gender non-conforming people, intersex people, and their families, friends and allies. They provide support, advocacy, training and community development.
AIDS Action Council of the ACT
The AIDS Action Council provides services to individuals and support for the wider LGBTI and HIV positive community. These include:
- Counselling and referrals
- HIV Support
- Sexual Health Clinic 'STRIP'
- Workshops and peer education
- Community development
- Education and training
- Facilities and resources
Health Care Consumers Association of the ACT
HCCA is the peak health consumer advocacy body in the ACT, supporting and developing health consumer perspectives and policy in the Territory for over 30 years. HCCA is an organisation through which everyone can participate in policy, planning and service decisions that affect their health. HCCA works to improve the quality and availability of health services, supports consumers to identify shared priorities about health and represents these views to the ACT Government.
ACT Health Services Commissioner and the ACT Human Rights Commission
Karen Toohey is the ACT Health Services Commissioner. The Commissioner's mandate is to consider complaints about the provision of health services and services for older people. The Commissioner promotes:
- improvements in the provision of health services and services for older people
- the rights of users of health services and services for older people
- an awareness of the rights and responsibilities of users and providers of health services and services for older people.
The Commissioner also works with Health Professions Boards to protect public safety by dealing with complaints.
The National LGBTI Health Alliance and MindOut
The National LGBTI Health Alliance is a membership based organisation that advocates, conducts research, and runs programs for the health and wellbeing of LGBTI people in Australia. MindOut is an organisation run by the National LGBTI Health Alliance which is targeted at supporting the mental health and suicide prevention of LGBTI people in Australia. MindOut has a range of useful resources on their webpage:
Oii Australia
Oii Australia is an independent support, education and policy development organisation, by and for people with intersex variations or traits. Their work focuses on human rights, bodily autonomy and self-determination, and on evidence-based, patient-directed healthcare. They are a volunteer-run organisation, primarily resourced out of the voluntary contributions of members, along with limited project funding.
Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent body tasked with the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia. They provide education, public awareness, receive discrimination and human rights complaints, and develop policy and legislation.


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Cronin, Doreen. Bloom. Illus. By David Small. 2016. 40 p. Atheneum Books For Young Readers, $17.99 (978-1442406209). Gr. PreK-2.
Bloom is a mud fairy whose talents weren't appreciated in the kingdom, so she has left to leave a happy and rewarding life in the forest. Genevieve is an "ordinary" girl who is sent to act as an ambassador for the royal couple when Bloom's magic is missed. Under Bloom's mentorship, Genevieve learns the secrets that will save the kingdom and that "there is no such thing as an ordinary girl."


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Priyanka Chopra to be Dubai's 'Goddess of Atlantis'
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has been chosen to officially inaugurate Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai's latest iconic luxury resort at a $40 million glittering function.entertainment Updated: Nov 20, 2008 13:10 IST
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has been chosen to officially inaugurate Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai's latest iconic luxury resort at a $40 million glittering function Thursday, according to reports.
The former Miss World has also been chosen 'Goddess of Atlantis' at the function, the highlights of which will be one of the world's largest fireworks display and a performance by Australian pop star Kylie Minogue, the online edition of the Arabian Business magazine reported.
As the Goddess of Atlantis, Priyanka will introduce Atlantis Rising, an aerial ballet of fireworks to be performed by the Grucci Family, who did the pyrotechnics in the Beijing Olympics.
Among the A-list celebrities who will reportedly be attending the Thursday evening event are Hollywood actors Lindsay Lohan, Denzel Washington, Robert De Niro and Gerard Butler, singers Janet Jackson and Lily Allen and basketball star Michael Jordan.
Bollywood's oomph girl Mallika Sherawat is among other Indian celebrities who have been identified for the megashow, it is learnt.
Top business leaders, politicians, chief executives and members of the Dubai royal family are among the 2,000-strong guest list of the black-tie affair.
Celebrity chefs Nobu Matsuhisa, Santi Santamaria, Michael Rostang and Giorgio Locatelli will treat guests to a sumptuous meal called the 'Atlantean Feast' before Minogue takes the stage, the Arabian Business report said.
Actor Lohan's partner DJ Samantha Ronson will host an Atlantis Afterglow show to round off the evening's events.
Atlantis, The Palm, is the flagship resort of Palm Jumeirah, one of the three palm-shaped artificial islands off the coast of Dubai.
Though it had opened its doors to guests and day visitors in September, it had scheduled its official opening for Nov 20.
Dubbed the first integrated entertainment resort in this metropolis on the Gulf coast, it is offering a whole range of entertainment and leisure activities themed around marine life apart from regular hotel facilities.
A creation of South African hotel magnate Sol Kerzner and Kerzner International, it is the second such resort in the world after the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas.
Set on the crest of the Palm Jumeirah, Atlantis, the Palm is one of the most luxurious resorts in the Middle East, with 360-degree views of the ocean, restaurants from acclaimed chefs, an 11 million-litre marine habitat called Ambassador Lagoon that is home to more than 65,000 animals and a water park for leisure activities spread over 17 hectares.
Another attraction is the replica of the ruins of the legendary lost city of Atlantis, which Plato mentioned in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias.
The boulevards and ruins of the legendary lost city have been recreated on the seabed of the Ambassador Lagoon and visitors can view these from an underwater maze of tunnels called The Lost Chambers.
Meanwhile, local authorities have imposed restrictions on the area surrounding the resort.
Residents of the Palm Jumeirah island will be granted access only on production of valid passes or sales or tenancy contracts.
Access to the resort itself will be blocked from Wednesday evening till Friday midday.
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The modern Church Street Hotel offers guests an envious boutique hotel experience in the heart of London. Combining Cuban themes with Mexican tiles and Spanish-American décor, this trendy hotel is a haven for lovers of design. Transport links with other...
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Church Street Hotel is a vibrant and unusual Spanish-American boutique hotel in Camberwell on the outskirts of central London. The hotel is colourfully decorated drawing inspiration from Spain, Mexico and Cuba, with hand painted Mexican tile work, Colonialist furniture and...
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Near Camberwell Green, the Pasha hotel is a boutique hotel with spa and restaurant. Its rooms include free internet connection and flat-screen LCD TVs, with satellite channels, in addition to the hotels Turkish hammam steam bath and stylish roof terrace....
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Casio Exilim EX-FH100 Review
Look and Feel
The Exilim EX-FH100 is a compact (but not tiny) camera, made almost entirely of metal. Build quality is very good overall, though I'm never a fan of a plastic tripod mount. The camera can be held and operated with just one hand, with the important controls within easy reach of your fingers. I did find that my thumb rests right on the record mode button on the back of the camera, though. Normally this isn't an issue, but if you've defined this button to turn the power on and off, doing so accidentally is quite easy. And actually, turning the camera on accidentally with the regular power button is very easy, due to its placement and sensitivity.
Now let's take a look at how the FH100 compares to other compact ultra zooms in terms of size and weight:
The FH100 is right in the middle for both bulk and weight. It's small enough to fit in all but your tiniest pockets, so it can go just about everywhere.
Let's start our tour of the EX-FH100 now, shall we?
The EX-FH100 features an F3.2-5.7, 10X optical zoom lens. This lens is likely the same one used in Casio's EX-H10 and EX-H15 models, as well. That maximum aperture range is a bit slow, but it's par for the course when it comes to compact ultra zooms. The focal range of this lens is 4.3 - 43.0 mm, which is a equivalent to a very "wide" 24 - 240 mm. The lens is not threaded, so conversion lenses and filters are not supported.
At the other end of that lens is a 10 Megapixel, back-illuminated CMOS sensor. This is likely the same Sony-designed sensor that has found its way into cameras from nearly every major manufacturer over the last year. The design of the sensor allows for more light to reach the photo sites, which (in theory) improves sensitivity, resulting in better low light photos. CMOS sensors also allow for fast continuous shooting and high resolution video capture.
The CMOS sensor is mounted to a movable plate which is how the camera's image stabilization feature works. The camera detects the tiny movements of your hands that can lead to blurry photos, and then shifts the CMOS sensor to compensate for it. This allows you to use slower shutter speeds than on a camera without image stabilization. Sensor-shift image stabilization is good at reducing blur caused by camera shake, but it can't do much to prevent motion blur. The EX-FH100 has a second feature called Image AS which increases the ISO as needed in order to freeze a moving subject, resulting in a sharp photo. Do note that noise levels can be high when the camera does this. You can use Camera (sensor-shift) AS, Image AS, or both.
Here's an example of the FH100's image stabilization system in action:
Image stabilization off
Image stabilization on
In addition to seeing that I now have a much more colorful calculator, you'll also observe that the FH100's image stabilization system produced a nice, sharp photo at 1/10th of a second. With IS turned off, the photo is blurry. While many cameras that use sensor-shift stabilization don't support IS in movie mode, the EX-FH100 does. Watch this brief video clip to see how well it works.
To the upper-left of the lens is the FH100's built-in flash. This isn't one of the stronger flashes out there, with a working range of 0.4 - 3.6 m at wide-angle and 0.5 - 2.0 m at telephoto (both at Auto ISO). The EX-FH100 does not support an external flash, nor would I really expect it to.
The last item of note on the front of the camera is the AF-assist lamp, which you'll find to the upper-right of the lens. The camera uses this lamp as a focusing aid in low light situations. This lamp also serves as a visual countdown for the self-timer.
The first thing to see on the back of the FH100 is its 3-inch LCD display. This screen has 230,400, and sharpness is average. The screen has good visibility in bright outdoor light, and I found low light viewing to be above average, as well.
As you can see, there is no optical viewfinder on the FH100. Except for the Ricoh CX3 (which has an available optical viewfinder), none of the cameras in this class have optical or electronic viewfinders.
Now let's talk about all those buttons and switches located to the right of the LCD. The first is the dedicated movie recording button. Press it once to start recording a video, and again to stop -- simple enough. Around it is a switch which toggles between the regular or high speed movie mode. I'll tell you more about those later in this review.
Below that is a button for entering record mode, and there's an equivalent for playback mode further down. The four-way controller between them is used for menu navigation, reviewing photos you've taken, and also:
- Up - Display (toggles info on LCD)
- Down - Flash setting (Auto, flash off, flash on, auto w/redeye reduction) + delete photo
- Center - Shortcut menu + Set
- Left/Right - customizable
Shortcut menu
Pressing the center button on the four-way controller allows you to quickly change the most commonly used settings on the FH100. They include (but are not limited to):
- Image size (see chart later in review)
- ISO sensitivity (Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)
- White balance (Auto, daylight, overcast, shade, day white fluorescent, daylight fluorescent, tungsten, manual)
- Exposure compensation (-2EV to +2EV, in 1/3EV increments)
- Flash setting (Auto, flash off, flash on, auto w/redeye reduction)
- Shutter speed/aperture (in manual mode)
The only thing from that menu that I want to mention is that manual white balance option. This allows you to use a white or gray card to get accurate color in unusual lighting conditions.
Down at the bottom you'll see the button for entering playback mode, with the Menu button to its right. And that's it for the back of the EX-FH100!
There's plenty more to see on the top of the EX-FH100. Something that stands out right away are the stereo microphones. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that it's really easy to block the left one with your fingers, so be careful. Other buttons here are for power, high speed continuous shooting (described later), and shutter release.
Around the shutter release button is the camera's zoom controller, which moves the lens from wide-angle to telephoto in about 1.6 seconds. I counted fifteen steps in the camera's 10X zoom range -- more would've been nice. I appreciate the fact that the FH100 displays the current focus range on the LCD when you're adjusting the zoom.
Next up is the mode dial. The dial doesn't have many options, though tons of shooting modes are hidden beneath that "BS" spot. Here are the shooting modes available on the EX-FH100:
Before I delve into the millions of Best Shot (scene) modes, let me quickly mention two things about the manual controls. While the EX-FH100 allows you to select both the shutter speed and the aperture, do note that there are only two aperture settings to choose from at any one time. For example, at wide-angle you can select from F3.2 and F7.5, and that's it. Second, for some bizarre reason, the ISO is fixed at "Auto" while in shutter priority mode. That's a new one for me!
|Best Shot modes
|Details for one of them
The FH100 has more Best Shot modes than one could possibly need. Many of them take advantage of the camera's high speed shooting abilities. Casio doesn't tell you must about what each of the Best Shot modes do, relying solely on a description that you can see by pressing the "zoom in" button. I could spend a week telling you about all of the Best Shot options, so here are the highlights:
- Expression/Baby/Child/Pet/Sports CS: The only real difference between all of these continuous shooting modes are the frame rate, the maximum number of photos taken, and how many were taken before the shutter release button was pressed (these are called pre-recorded shots). Expression CS shoots at 3 fps for up to 10 shots (3 of them pre-recorded), with Sports CS on the other end of things, shooting at 30 fps for up to 30 shots, 10 of which are pre-recorded. Do note that the resolution is lowered to 9 Megapixel for this and all of the other high speed modes, and RAW is not available, either.
- Child/Pet/Sports HS: This is similar to the previous option, except now it's for movies. The frame rates for these modes are 120, 240, and 420 fps, respectively. Do note that the resolution of these movies will be 640 x 480 or lower and that sound is not recorded.
- Lag correction: Camera takes five photos, four of which were pre-recorded before you pressed the shutter release button, allowing you to select the best ones
- High speed lighting: Similar to "HDR" features on other cameras, this feature takes three photos in row, each with a different exposure, to improve dynamic range
- High speed night scene / high speed night scene and portrait: the camera will detect whether you're using a tripod; if you are, it takes a single long exposure, using the flash if the portrait option is selected; if you're not, it combines a series of exposures into a single image, hopefully reducing blur in the process
- High speed anti-shake: similar to the previous option, this combines several exposures into one, to reduce camera shake
- High speed best selection: the camera takes a series of images and uses face/smile/blink detection to pick and save the best one
- Multi-motion image: takes a series of images and isolates the moving subject; tripod recommended
- Move-out/move-in CS: allows you to set up a "boundary" in the frame, and only records images when your subject enters or exits this area
- Pre-record movie: the camera saves the 5 seconds buffered prior to your pressing of the movie record button
That's quite a list, and there are a lot more where that came from. Before I tell how well some of those work, let me remind you that the resolution is lowered to 9 Megapixel for any of those high speed modes, and you cannot use the RAW format, either.
I tried out a couple of those features to see how they performed. The first one I tried is the HDR feature, which Casio calls high speed lighting. This feature definitely works, though I noticed that the image area is reduced somewhat when using it.
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If you don't mind the smaller field-of-view, I think you'll be quite pleased with the results you can get from the high speed lighting option. The photo above has great dynamic range, with a reduction in highlight clipping at the end of the tunnel.
Here are two samples of the high speed anti-shake feature (there's a third in the photo gallery):
In the high speed anti-shake mode, the camera combines several exposures into one, and typically uses ISO 800. The resulting photos do come out sharp, though there's plenty of noise and detail loss. If you're just making a 4 x 6 inch print, this shouldn't be much of an issue.
I tried to take my usual night test photo using the high speed night scene option, but the photos were either blurry, out of focus, or both.
Alright, let's continue to the tour now, shall we?
There's nothing to see on this side of the EX-FH100. The lens is in the full wide-angle position.
You'll find the FH100's I/O ports on this side of the camera. Under that plastic cover is a combination USB+A/V port as well as a mini-HDMI port (cable not included). The lens is at the full telephoto position.
On the bottom of the FH100 is a plastic tripod mount, the speaker (both hidden from view), and the battery/memory card compartment. The reinforced door over this compartment is fairly sturdy, and includes a locking mechanism. Do note that you won't be able to option this compartment while the camera is on a tripod.
The massive NP-90 lithium-ion battery can be seen at right.


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Simulation of Generation of High Pressure and Temperature in Metals under Shock Loading
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- Pressure and Temperature in different metals including radioactive materials behind converging shock waves, is simulated using generalized form of equation of state. Tait's equation of state of metals, is valid for pressures of the range of few mega bars and takes into account only elastic pressures. At such high pressures, metal undergo phase change and normal equation of state no more is valid. At such pressures, temperature in metals becomes very high and thermal and excitation pressures dominate over elastic pressure. It is observed that as shock approaches the center of sphere, excitation pressure dominates elastic as well as thermal pressure.
- H.S.Yadav and V.P.Singh, Pramana, 18, No.4, 331-338, April, (1982).
- Ya.B.Zeldovich et al.,"Physics of shock waves and high temperature hydrodynamic phenomena", Academic Press, New York, (1967).
- Ray Kinslow, "High velocity impact phenomena", Academic Press, New York, (1970), R.G.Mcqueen, S.P.Marsh, et al.,"The Equation of state of solids from shock wave studies", page no. 294-415.
- V.N.Zharkov et. al., "Equations of state for solids at high pressures and temperatures", Consultants Bureau, New York, (1971).
- V.P.Singh and Renuka DV, Study of phase change in materials under high pressure, J. Appl. Physics, 86, no. 9, 1st Nov 99, pp. 4881-4.
- V.P.Singh et al., Proc.Indian Acad.Sci.(Engg.Sci.), 3, Pt.2, (1980).
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Red Rooster III skipper Andy Cates wrote March 21: Another day of scratch fishing at the Bank. Today we had a few better grade fish up to 213 pounds. Ralph Hughes was the lucky angler that picked that one off in the morning on the chunk. The kite got some action after daylight and John Aviles and Billy Walsh picked off fish up in the high hundreds close to 200 pounds. The rest of the day was a long lull and then at dark we got a few more fish with Woody Woodrow picking off a nice 160 pounder on 80-pound Izorline.
Most of the fish were hooked on the small soap bar mackerel, due to the fact that sardines are on a shortage at the receivers. The mackerel did seem to work fine but the trusty sardine is always the go-to bait.
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Lucky angler today was Joe Amagrande with a 212-pound Yellowfin and 4 Wahoo. Joe also won the Jerry Brown daily jackpot. We made a couple of tanks of Flyers tonight, and we will put those to good use tomorrow morning. Our total for today was 13 Wahoo and 21 Yellowfin.


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Poor men! So many don't have a clue what their ladies want. They're at the mercy of the salesperson, who really doesn't have a clue either and just wants to sell whatever will bring them the best commission. Our valiant heroes bravely make a selection, take their offering to their loved one, and hope it's joyfully accepted.
Now, who hasn't received a horrendous piece of crap nestled inside a pretty, promising box? Something that made your eyes roll back in your head and your palms start to sweat.
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The football team is gearing up for the Division I FCS championship game this Friday. They'll take on the Eastern Washington Eagles at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.
The Blue Hens last made it to a championship game in 2007.
"It's going to be a great experience. Delaware went a few years ago, three years ago, but hopefully this year they will win it though," said student Jordan Meyer.
At the campus store, they were restocking Blue Hen items that flew off shelves before winter break.
"A lot of people went Christmas shopping, we had a big sale," said student Debonee Rowe. "Everybody bought the football hoodies."
Its been a long successful season that started four long months ago. Coach KC Keeler was asked about the Eastern Washington Eagles.
"They remind me of us, they are not real complicated. They are very sound, they do things that make sense," said Keeler.
Back at the student union, fans were making plans. Jane Johnston was looking for a ticket for the game just north of Dallas. She has already signed up for a charter bus.
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Most said they will watch on ESPN2, but some like Kyle Kovalsky were debating traveling west.
"I am definitely thinking about it. That opportunity might be worth missing a day of classes," he said.
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Sales clerks! They are sometimes the worst, like the time one asked me if I "had a baby to get all those stretchmarks," or that one who was so mean to Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman." Or the one who tried to discourage me from buying this dress over the weekend, because it was "unbecoming."
"Unbecoming!" I laughed, as I headed back into the dressing room. "I haven't heard that word in forever."
"Well, I use it because I'm curvy," she said "So I think it's a nicer way to say it."Oh snap! We're talking about my body now? Luckily she couldn't see my face through the closed dressing room door. Cause I'm pretty sure the only way this dress is unbecoming to my curves is if you hate looking at them.
I've been totally open about my struggles to love my body; I'm like the Delta Burke of bloggers when it comes to public weight battles. But in a form-fitting wiggle dress giving my shit a full-body hug? I love my body. I think I look awesome.
In her defense, I was publicly waffling in front of the mirror, but it was due to the price and proportion of the dress, not because it cradles my muffintop like a swaddled baby. But a dressing room is not an entirely inappropriate place to offer commentary on fit, especially when it is part of your job to help customers select clothing.
It's just that in this instance, the commentary veered dangerously close to body commentary, and as we all know, the only time you should comment on another person's body is if it is spurting blood. And maybe not even then.
Even when I told her that I like showing off my body and had no problem with the way the dress fit, she went on to tell me that she might like it if I wore something over it. OH SO YOU'D THINK THIS DRESS LOOKED GOOD IF I COVERED IT UP?
Not to pick on the sales clerk per se, because I think this just comes down to two different schools of thought when it comes to managing curves, sort of like the great big booty debate of the last decade -- hide it or flaunt it? I'm a flaunter, and that biatch was trying to cover me up. She'd probbably put Joan Holloway in a muumuu.
Then again, perhaps through all the yo-yo-ing, I have become immune to the details of my own body, like those women who keep wearing their high-school size for decades. For this reason, I left the tag on. If you, xoJane readers, tell me (GENTLY, please GENTLY!) that I'm not doing myself any favors with this look, I will sheepishly return it.
But either way, I want to know: Do you dress to camouflage or maximize your pumps and bumps? I REALLY DO WANT TO KNOW! Am I crazy for thinking the tighter the better?
UPDATE for the people saying it's too big: I actually tried on a medium originally, but switched to a large after the saleslady made me feel bad about myself. She made the same comments while I was in both sizes. Also, should I take it back???


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'The Wire': Burrell Bites the Dust; McNulty Takes a Bite Out of Crime
"He was in the glee club. Stone stupid."
Episode: "Transitions"
Opening quote: "It's a buyers' market out there." —Templeton
And so the sad process of saying good-bye to The Wire's enormous cast of supporting players begins. This episode is the last we'll likely see of two of the richest characters on TV; police commissioner Ervin Burrell is fired, finally, by the mayor, and Prop Joe takes a bullet to the head courtesy of Marlo and Chris. Happily, we learn of a previously unknown connection between these two once-savvy players of the game: "Ervin was a year before me at Dunbar," Prop Joe tells Herc as the two read the newspaper in lawyer Maurice Levy's office. And what is Joe's memory of the commissioner in his high-school days? "He was in the glee club. Stone stupid," he says.
Now Burrell's singing for his supper in Washington; he's got a cushy mattress to land on, procured from Carcetti in exchange for not revealing the skeletons in Daniels's closet. Speaking of closets, presumably Rawls has managed to stay in his, because he'll be acting commissioner for as long as it takes to get Daniels seasoned in Deputy Ops. Burrell, humiliated over and over again this episode, gets one last moment of dignity when he explains to Rawls how he should plan to interact with City Hall in the commissioner's office: "You will eat their shit," he says. "Daniels, too, when he gets here."
Meanwhile, that same shit is hitting the fan pretty much everywhere else. In the Western, the shit hits officer Colicchio's hand as the hot-tempered narcotics cop is tricked by local kids into opening a paper bag full of dog crap. The ensuing mêlée gets Colicchio written up by Carver for conduct unbecoming, despite Colicchio's warning that Carver will be considered a rat. Omar's back in town and gets the jump on Slim Charles — who keeps it together, gun to his head, and convinces Omar that Prop Joe has nothing to do with Butchie's death. Low-level Co-Op member Hungry Man isn't so lucky; after beefing with Cheese over territory, he soils his pants when captured by Snoop and Chris and delivered to Cheese as a peace offering. It's this sensitive gesture that seems to turn Cheese, finally, toward Marlo and away from his uncle, Proposition Joe.
McNulty and Freamon are searching for another victim of their made-up serial killer. After a fruitless night spent questioning the homeless — including everyone's favorite UCBT performer turned crazy guy in beloved HBO series Ptolemy Slocum — they find their body, and Freamon pulls a set of teeth out of his pocket, the better to take a bite out of crime and sensationalize their case. Their extracurricular escapades are more fruitful than Templeton's; he plays hooky for an interview in the august halls of the Washington Post, where he's told he's way too green by an editor who sings the praises of the paper Templeton's already convinced himself he's too good for.
"I treated you like a son," a saddened Prop Joe tells Marlo in the episode's breathtaking final scene. "I wasn't meant to play the son," Marlo replies. With Partlow looming behind him, Joe offers one final proposition: "I just step out of the way. You'd never hear from me again." Marlo smiles. "Joe, you'd be up in mischief in no time. Truth is, you won't be able to change up any more than me." Marlo stares intently at the man he's about to have killed. "Close your eyes," he coos, almost like a lover. "It won't hurt none. Joe, relax. Breathe easy." When Partlow's gun goes off, Marlo doesn't even blink.


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Question: Should women support Hillary because she's a woman
Fuller: No. I think that when people look at who . . . and when women look at who they're going to vote for this election, they're going to be looking at each candidate's policies; and their . . . you know and their backgrounds; and they are going to make their judgments. And the fact that she's a woman may be important to some women, but I'm not sure that just the fact that she's a woman . . . like I don't know that they would vote for any woman just because she's a woman. I think they're going to give Hillary fair consideration, just like hopefully they're going to give all candidates fair consideration. Recorded On: 1/30/08


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The term ghost' generically refers to various types of subtle (invisible) bodies such as demons, devils, witches, etc. who have the intention of harming others. The Spiritual Science Research Foundation has undertaken extensive research on ghosts in order to demystify this widespread phenomenon and help people in recognising and treating the adverse effects caused by ghosts through proven methodology according to the Spiritual science.
Ghosts (demons, devils, spirits) though neither visible to the gross eye, nor perceived by the other sense organs, mind and intellect are factors that affect all mankind. The manifestations of distress due to ghosts can be from a person displaying uncharacteristic behaviour to erratic display of violence, addictions, various physical and psychological illnesses, family problems, business problems, etc.
People who have died with unfulfilled desires, personality defects, negative impressions in the mind, high ego, who have harmed others and/or have the basic nature of harming others. Most importantly people who have not done spiritual practice according to the basic principles of Spirituality while alive are likely to become ghosts in their afterlife.3. What is the meaning of being affected by ghosts?
Being affected by ghosts (demons, devils, spirits, etc.) is when the physical, mental, intellectual or spiritual functioning of a person or any combination thereof is affected or altered by the ghosts entirely through the use of ghosts black energy without direct intervention by the ghosts. Since there is no direct intervention by the ghosts, there is no controlling of the mind and intellect of the affected person.
However the ghost affects that aspect of the person, which is most conducive to achieving its objective; either of troubling that person, fulfilling its own desire, or preventing spiritual practice, etc4. What is demonic possession?
Demonic possession is when ghosts (demons, devils, spirits, etc.) control the mind (emotions, thoughts) and intellect (decision making ability) of a person. As a result, they also control the persons actions.
In a possession, the ghost (demon, devil, spirit) is actively involved in controlling the mind and intellect as a means to harm the person. In almost all cases, the person possessed does not know that he/she is possessed, until it manifests in a dramatic way as shown in the Hollywood movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
In the subtle realms of our existence, spiritual strength is the most important currency. Out of the person targeted for attack and the attacking ghost, whoever is spiritually stronger wins. If the ghost has more spiritual strength than the person to be attacked, then the ghost can affect or possess the person at will. If a person has a higher spiritual level, his defence against a ghost attack is stronger as a result of his own spiritual strength accrued with spiritual practice, and consequently the protection that he/she receives from God is also higher.
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Initiate ones spiritual practice and maintain its regularity so as to build protection from ghost attacks.
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