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This is a list of Reiki Masters and Reiki Practitioners who offer treatments and/or classes to the public. All those listed in this Reiki Directory have declared they are fully insured to practice Reiki publicly. Inclusion in the Directory is not a professional recommendation or endorsement but all TRA members listed below have agreed to abide by our Code of Ethics. All those marked as Verified Practitioners and teachers have met the criteria outlined by the Reiki Council and/or its member organisations, including The Reiki Association.
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We accept listings from non-members but note they have not been through the TRA membership process or signed up to our Code of Ethics. All those wishing to be listed in the Reiki Directory must adhere to our Terms and Conditions of Advertising and must have been initiated into Reiki in person and be able to prove their Reiki lineage.
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Caring for Someone Sick at Home
December 5, 2009
This document has been updated in accordance with the CDC Recommendations for the Amount of Time Persons with Influenza-Like Illness Should be Away from Others. This document provides interim guidance and will be updated as needed.
2009 H1N1 flu virus infection (formerly known as swine flu) can cause a wide range of symptoms, including fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people may also have vomiting and diarrhea. People may be infected with the flu, including 2009 H1N1, and have respiratory symptoms without a fever. Like seasonal flu, 2009 H1N1 flu in humans can vary in severity from mild to severe. Severe disease with pneumonia, respiratory failure and even death is possible with 2009 H1N1 flu infection. Certain groups might be more likely to develop a severe illness from 2009 H1N1 flu infection, such as pregnant women and persons with chronic medical conditions. Sometimes bacterial infections may occur at the same time as or after infection with influenza viruses and lead to pneumonias, ear infections, or sinus infections.
The following information can help you provide safer care at home for sick persons during a flu outbreak or flu pandemic.
How Flu Spreads
The main way that influenza viruses are thought to spread is from person to person in respiratory droplets of coughs and sneezes. This can happen when droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled through the air and deposited on the mouth or nose of people nearby. Influenza viruses may also be spread when a person touches respiratory droplets on another person or an object and then touches their own mouth or nose (or someone else?s mouth or nose) before washing their hands.
Medications to Help Lessen Symptoms of the Flu
Steps to Lessen the Spread of Flu in the Home
When providing care to a household member who is sick with influenza, the most important ways to protect yourself and others who are not sick are to:
Placement of the sick person
Protect other persons in the home
If you are the caregiver
Using Facemasks or Respirators
Household Cleaning, Laundry, and Waste Disposal
For More Information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hotline (1-800-CDC-INFO) is available in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.

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College spring breakers usually come to Bay County spend some time on the beach, but a group from Baylor University used their week-off to help a Blountstown couple in need.
Jamie and Sherry Stephens will soon have a place to call home for the first time in over a year.
After a damaging fire, the couple was unable to rebuild their home, leaving only a shed, an outdoor restroom, and a huge slab of concrete where their house once stood.
Finally getting the help they need. The couple says they're overwhelmed.
"It's breathtaking, really."
The family spent the year staying with friends, family, and sometimes in the small shed on their property.
The owner of Taunton Truss Company heard about the Stephens and wanted to help.
He asked the Baylor University fraternity Kappa Omega Tau to donate their time over spring break.
"Its just an opportunity to kind of put things in to perspective and kind of think a little bit and give back when we have the opportunity too."
Nearly 15 spring breakers are working long hours for three days to build the Stephens family a new home, from the ground up.
"Yesterday, that was just a slab, no walls no trusses, by the end of the day we hope to have it decked and by tomorrow afternoon we hope to have it dried in, windows and tin roof."
The Stephens say they'll never be able to express their gratitude to those helping them in a time of need.
"There is not a word that you could say besides thank you and that's not enough," said the homeowners.
There is a total of 80 students here from Baylor University working on up to 9 different projects in the area.


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Two Stocks Insiders Have Grown to Love
Jarden and Gap are getting attention from management in the form of stock buybacks, which is the best kind of attention a stock can get.
My firm's latest additions to our portfolio include Jarden (NYSE:JAH), a consumer products firm, and clothing giant Gap (NYSE:GPS).
We last bought Jarden in September and sold it a month later for a fast 10.06% gain. Now, it's back! Jarden manufactures, sources, and sells consumer products worldwide. Like what? Rawlings baseball gloves, Coleman camping gear, and Sunbeam appliances.
Jarden is also one of the world's biggest makers of ski equipment, and its wide-ranging portfolio includes baby care products like the Nuk brand and outdoor gear like Marmot and K2. Bicycle playing cards and coffee are in there, too.
With a market cap of $4.03 billion, this Rye, NY-based company owns more than 120 brands, according to its CEO. Revenue has gone from about $300 million in 2002 to $7 billion in 2011, with 40% of its sales generated internationally.
Chairman Martin Franklin said the company was strengthening its balance sheet so it could pay down its more expensive debt or "take advantage of value creating opportunities," a hint that it might make more acquisitions. In the last 12 months, management has reduced shares outstanding by 12%.
Meanwhile, Gap is one of the world's largest specialty retailers, with some 3,200 stores in 39 countries. It has some of the most recognized apparel brands in the world, such as Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy.
We've bought it several times recently-once in 2010 and most recently in July 2012 (sold a month later for a 6.4% gain).
Founded in 1969 and based in San Francisco, California, the company is focusing on growing internationally and gaining market share at home by offering items at lower prices and improving its merchandise selection.
Sales in Asia account for 8% of their total revenue and grew at a 12% rate in 2011 year over year, to $1.18 billion.
It has a strong presence in Japan with 150 stores and is seeking to expand its China presence to 45 stores from 15 by 2014. Revenue per square foot in Asia is a respectable $784.
Consumer confidence is on the rise again. Management has reduced shares outstanding by 5.7% in the last 12 months.Editor's Note: This article was written by David Fried of The Buyback Letter.
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Man arrested following incident that put Keene State on lockdownBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
November 17. 2012 6:25PM
KEENE - A Wetmore Street man was arrested Saturday following a search for him that triggered a 4 1/2-hour lockdown of Keene State College campus early Saturday morning.
Justin Robinson, 22, of 9 Wetmore St., was charged with one count of armed robbery and one count of reckless conduct stemming from an incident on the Keene State campus in which he allegedly robbed a student at gunpoint for a college sweatshirt.
Police said Saturday evening, Robinson is being held without bail at the Cheshire County House of Corrections until his Monday morning arraignment in the 8th Circuit Court District Division in Keene.
Keene State College Campus Safety initiated a lockdown mode on campus Saturday morning after a report of man with a handgun fleeing a home at 85 Winchester St. 85 Winchester St. around 1:06 a.m. on foot and onto campus.
The reported altercation inside the home involved a man displaying a black handgun, which police were investigating as a case of criminal threatening, police said Saturday morning.
Shortly after the Winchester Street incident, Robinson allegedly approached a Keene State College student on campus, who was walking with friends between the college student center and dining hall, and "drew the pistol and demanded the student's sweatshirt. Once the suspect retrieved the sweatshirt, he then fled on foot further onto campus," police said.
No one was injured during either incidents, police said.
A Keene police K-9 attempt to track the suspect and search the college campus for him failed. Several police officers were assigned to stay on campus for the remainder of the night. The campus remained in lockdown for until it was lifted at 5:30 a.m.
New Hampshire State Police, Swanzey and Chesterfield Police Departments assisted Keene police Saturday morning.
The case remains under investigation and police are encouraging anyone with information about the case to contact Detective Michael O'Donnell of the Keene police at 603-357-9820.
The public can also anonymously contact police via email on the police website: www.ci.keene.nh.us/departments/police/anonymous-crime-tips.


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on the other hand, in a big game, bailey is typically locked down on the #1. terrance newman on the other hand, is not because parcells does not believe in playing match-ups (*). i wouldn't blame bailey because we played some wr-poor teams last year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line, under a new program announced Friday.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is responding to criticism about the soaring number of claims that have been pending for longer than 125 days. The VA said that of the nearly 900,000 claims pending in the system, some 250,000 are from veterans who have been waiting at least a year for a decision.
Veterans receive disability compensation for injuries and illness incurred or aggravated during their active military service. The amount of the compensation is based on a rating assigned by the VA.
Allison Hickey, the VA undersecretary who oversees the Veterans Benefits Administration, says provisional decisions will be made on the oldest cases based on the evidence currently in the veteran's file. In some cases, medical exams will be required, and those will be expedited.
Veterans whose claims are granted would get compensation immediately. Veterans whose claims are denied will have a year to submit more information before the VA makes a final decision.
The VA projected that it will take up to six months to complete the 250,000 claims being targeted.
Lawmakers cautiously approved of the plan to focus on the oldest claims first, but Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, emphasized that it doesn't resolve the systemic problems that the VA faces because it relies on paper files. The VA is rolling out a new computer system designed to improve efficiency, but not all regional offices will have that system until the end of the year.
"We will be monitoring it closely to make sure it's good policy rather than just good PR," said Rep. Jeff Miller, the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
The number of disability claims pending has steadily grown over the past four years. The average time to resolve a disability claim has gone from 161 in fiscal year 2009 to 286 currently. Hickey warned that number will spike in the coming months as the VA focuses on the oldest cases first.
Hickey said a decision in late 2010 making it easier for Vietnam Veterans to qualify for compensation related to Agent Orange exposure brought about 260,000 new claims into the system. Those cases took precedent. Meanwhile, other types of claims poured in as result of 10 years of war and the downsizing of the military, and the backlog soared.
"Now, it is an appropriate time for us to go and really tackle those folks who have more than patiently waited," Hickey said.
Most veterans submitting claims are already receiving some disability compensation. They're citing new or aggravated conditions in an effort to get additional money.
The VA has traditionally given top priority in resolving disability claims to certain categories of veterans, such as the homeless, those who are terminally ill and those separating from the military for medical reasons. The veterans in those particular categories will retain their top-priority status. However, many others filing claims can expect that it will take longer for the VA to resolve their cases.
"It's great to see the VA finally taking more immediate and aggressive action to address this important issue for our veterans," said Paul Rieckhoff, the chief executive officer for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.


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Kiernan Hayes scored 17 points and Matt Poveromo added 16 as visiting Washingtonville ...
Kiernan Hayes scored 17 points and Matt Poveromo added 16 as visiting Washingtonville earned a non-league win.
Markel Gray added 15 points for Washingtonville, which trailed 39-36 at halftime, and Joey Picone put up 14. Washingtonville outscored Goshen (11-6) 27-15 in the third quarter.
Ian Schupp had 21 points for Goshen and Paul Flynn added 18.
Doug Terrone scored 22 points as Coleman Catholic rallied from a four-point first quarter deficit in an MHAL road victory at Wallkill.
Micah Smalls added 18 points for Coleman Catholic (10-4).
Sean VanDuser and Nick Gomez scored 12 points apiece for Wallkill (3-14).
Justin Robinson scored 16 points, adding nine assists, five steals and five assists in host Kingston's non-league win over Valley Central.
D.J. Mapes had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Kingston (16-2) and Micah Riddick added 10.
Calvin Crawford had 11 points for Valley Central (8-9).
Lawrence Young scored 17 points and Michael Volkmer added 12 in a non-league road victory for Chester (9-8).
Kevin Consolozio scored 12 points and Faiz Mohammad scored 11 for Family School (0-16).
Patrick Pierce scored 18 points as Sullivan West won an OCIAA Division IV game on the road. Sawyer Erlwein scored 10 points for Sullivan West (12-5, 3-3 OCIAA).
Quinn Jackson scored 13 points and Chris Santiago had 12 points for Liberty (2-15, 0-6 OCIAA).
Nelson Fernandez scored 19 points and Kevin Smith added 17 in Seward's OCIAA Division V win in Florida.
James Pugh and Shatik Smith scored 15 points apiece for Tri-Valley (12-6, 5-3 OCIAA). Seward is 14-3, 8-0 OCIAA.
Devon Jackson scored 21 points as Millbrook (6-7) won an MHAL game in Boiceville.
For Onteora (4-14), Charlie Fina had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Jordan Bock scored 11 points.
Fabio Massa scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds as top- seeded NYMA won a Hudson Valley Athletic League semifinal in Cornwall.
Austin Pagano added 12 points and eight rebounds and Jabari Wells had 10 points and 11 rebounds for NYMA (16-2, 13-0 HVAL).
NYMA will host second-seeded Marvelwood School from Kent, Conn., in the championship game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Blake Tisdale had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks as Tuxedo won an OCIAA Division V game at home.
Jack Espel also scored 13 points, John Olsen had 12 and Mike Heslin scored 11 for Tuxedo (6-12, 1-7 OCIAA).
Rakkir Watson scored 23 points for Fallsburg (11-6, 4-4 OCIAA).


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11 arrested in central Fla. in major child pornography bust
11 arrested in central Fla. in major child pornography bust
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Eleven people were arrested in central Florida as part of a major child pornography sting that netted 245 suspects across the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in Washington on Thursday.
The operation, which ended in December, also identified 123 sexually exploited children in 19 states. Forty four of the victims were living with the person who abused them, authorities said.
"The results were significant but grim -- a sad reminder to us all that online child exploitation is a real part of our lives and demands, absolutely demands, our full attention as a nation," said ICE Director John Morton.
Officials are still trying to identify more suspects and victims.


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AMD executives said this week that they will promote its '4x4' enthusiast platform to counter the Core 2 Duo. AMD also plans to push a sort of 'performance number' into the market to redefine how consumers should think about power. The 4x4 platform will place two physical sockets on a motherboard, connected by AMD's Direct Connect architecture. Mounted on each socket will be an AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor, for a total of 4 cores. An eight-core '8X8' program will roll out in 2007.


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Educational Background
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Selected Publications
Dimon, Theodore. The Body in Motion: Its Evolution and Design. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2011.
Dimon, Theodore. Your Body, Your Voice: The Key to Natural Singing and Speaking. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2011.
Dimon, Theodore. The Elements of Skill: A Conscious Approach to Learning. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2003.
Dimon, Theodore. Anatomy of the Moving Body: A Basic Course in Bones, Muscles, and Joints, Second Edition. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2008.
Dimon, Theodore. The Undivided Self. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1999.
Dr Theodore Dimon is the founder and director of The Dimon Institute in New York City. The Institute is based on Dr Dimon's pioneering work in a new field: the study of the human mental and physical operating system as a holistic entity and how it works in activity. Based on a multi-disciplinary approach that includes work in neuroscience, anatomy, evolution, physiology, psychology, philosophy and mindfulness, Dimon's work provides a groundbreaking view of human functioning and behavior leading to new foundational principles applicable in the fields of health, education, and child development.
Dr Dimon received both masters and doctorate degrees in education from Harvard University and is an internationally renowned teacher of mind/body disciplines. He has written five books including Anatomy of the Moving Body, The Body in Motion, Your Body, Your Voice, The Elements of Skill, and The Undivided Self. He lectures internationally and also gives courses at CUNY Hunter College. More information about Dr Dimon's work and The Dimon Institute can be found on the website: www.dimoninstitute.org


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By Annika Breidthardt
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Education Minister Annette Schavan has done her friend Angela Merkel a good turn by quitting, sparing the chancellor months of distraction in an election year that has already got off to a bad start.
Having been stripped of her doctorate over allegations she copied parts of her thesis 33 years ago, Schavan stepped down on Saturday, saving Merkel the prospect of her friend's fate overshadowing more than seven months of election campaigning.
The scandal had already begun to hurt the popularity of Merkel, which has survived earlier high-profile resignations. A poll conducted on Thursday - two days before Schavan's exit - indicated 62 percent of Germans felt the affair was damaging Merkel and her party; among CDU supporters it was 68 percent.
Schavan said she would take legal action against the university that voided her title but did not want to do damage to her ministry.
"Whatever the outcome of such proceedings, (Merkel) would (have been) confronted with these allegations throughout the whole election campaign," political scientist Gero Neugebauer said before Schavan stepped down.
Merkel had already got off to a bad start to 2013. Her Christian Democrats (CDU) lost control of Lower Saxony in January despite fielding a popular candidate, who, like Merkel herself, was seen as his party's greatest electoral asset.
Opposition politicians say Lower Saxony marked a turning point in polls. Since then, the Social Democrats have climbed slightly towards 30 percent while the Christian Democrats are inching down towards 40 percent.
Merkel's problems also include poor poll results for her junior coalition partner, the Free Democrats, and a budget row in Stuttgart over a planned new train station.
Media poke fun at Merkel for the five cabinet reshuffles in her second four-year term, saying that expressing "full confidence" in a minister - a term used by Merkel's spokesman on Wednesday - usually meant he or she would step down within days.
But the dignity Merkel allowed Schavan in her exit is likely to have helped the chancellor herself.
Merkel faced the press together with her friend, unlike in previous resignations, and appeared unusually emotional, praising Schavan and not mentioning the plagiarism charges.
Even opposition politicians lauded Schavan's achievements as minister and there was widespread agreement that Schavan's move was "unfortunately right", according to one newspaper headline.
"Schavan is a highly decent and competent colleague whose fate I am exceptionally sorry about," SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel was quoted as saying.
On Sunday, Berlin's chattering class had already turned its attention to the next political scandal.
Prosecutors have opened preliminary proceedings against Gregor Gysi, a key figure in the Left Party's campaign, over allegations he lied about links to the former East German secret police, a claim he has fought repeatedly over two decades.
In the end, Merkel's biggest concern may be "plagiarism hunters" investigating her own thesis. The founder of internet platform "SchavanPlag" has said he has been offered money if he finds mistakes in Merkel's doctoral thesis.
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With Timeline pages, viewers spend more time looking at the cover image than they do looking at content.
Facebook Timeline presents a number of new challenges and opportunities for online store owners. Not only are profiles reconfigured in layout and appearance, but the manner in which information is revealed to viewers has changed as well. One of the most noticeable differences to Facebook is its focus on visuals. To capitalize on this overhaul, here are three things every ecommerce store owner should keep in mind:
1. Pick The Right Timeline Cover ImageThe banner image that greets people is called a "cover image" or "cover photo" and is particularly important. It's larger than anything else on your page, and it's the first thing people will notice. In fact, a recent eye-tracking study conducted by EyeTrackShop, found participants spent less time looking at Wall posts and ads and more time looking at the cover photo. "The new Facebook Timeline limits the effective branding space, and the top portion of the page must be effectively utilized," suggests the study's authors.
Nyåks didn't just repurpose an image from their website; they used a professional photographer to take a picture specifically for their cover image, and the result is gorgeous. The picture reflects their brand perfectly - it's bright and colorful, clean, modern, and they have their company logo strategically placed.
2. Play By The RulesFacebook has a whole bunch of restrictions on what you can and cannot display on your cover image and profile picture. The following is a list of elements that breach Facebook's guidelines and can get your account suspended:
- Pricing or purchase information: Your image can't say "40% off" or "Download it at our website."
- Contact information: You're not allowed to display your email, telephone number, URL, or any other contact information.
- References to User Interface: You can't display anything that references "Like" or "Share" or any other Facebook site features.
- Calls to Action: You can't write "buy now" or "try our free trial" or anything that directly tells people to do something.
- Other: Cover images may not be false, deceptive, or misleading.
Just because you can't display blatant calls to action or advertising material, doesn't mean you can't instantly tell a visitor what you you're all about. Take a look at what Shopify store Factory 43 has done with their cover image:
Factory 43 is a Seattle based manufacturer of quality graphic goods. Can you guess what they sell just by looking at their cover image? You got it - posters, letterpress, and shirts. They quickly convey what their online store is all about without breaking any of the rules.
3. Integrate Your Profile and Cover PicturesYou've probably seen some of the super creative Facebook Timeline pages that integrate both their profile picture and their cover picture. One of my favorites is by Jerome Vadon, who obviously took a lot of time and effort to conceive the idea and get everything to line up properly. If you plan on integrating both your profile and cover pictures, it's important you get your resolution and sizing spot on. I've found that your profile picture should be 120 x 120 pixels, and your cover image should be 851 x 315.
If you plan on using photographs, it's important you get the lighting the same in both pictures. Also, since most cameras don't take pictures that will fit properly, you can use Aviary's free cropping tool designed specifically for Facebook Timeline cover images.
Check out what Shopify store Bubble Soap Factory did with their Facebook Timeline page:
Bubble Soap Factory took the main picture used in their online store and did some fancy cropping work, then put their logo on their profile picture. The result is a brand page that perfectly reflects their company's look and feel in a professional way. Also, take a look at our Timeline page - we've subtlety integrated both our profile and cover images:
When we were coming up with ideas for our cover image we knew we wanted to display a bunch of our merchants products, but we also needed to incorporate our company logo so visitors knew that it was our page quickly. This is the design we ended up with - it clearly shows our Shopify logo while also showing various products sold by Shopify stores.
To see what other Shopify stores have done with their Facebook Timeline pictures - take a look here.
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16 comments
May 09 2012, 03:52PM
To add to the size of the cover (851 × 315), make sure when setting up the doc, resolution is set to 300, not 72. Made that mistake once!
May 09 2012, 04:21PM
Josh: Thanks for adding that! You're right, resolution is really important.
May 09 2012, 10:00PM
Why 300? Isn't that a print resolution?
May 10 2012, 09:16PM
Useful tips, Mark. I've been meaning to get a good Cover Image setup with the new FB layout, and these are great tips to consider.
May 11 2012, 04:55PM
Karl: It doesn't necessarily have to be 300 – just make sure it's high res.
Andrew: Thanks so much, glad you liked it! Shoot me the link to your FB once you have your cover image up, I'd love to see it.
May 18 2012, 10:54AM
I don't understand the suggestion to use a high res image. 851 pixels is 851 pixels regardless of whether the resolution is 72 or 300. The only thing that would be affected is the physical size were you to print it out.
October 27 2012, 02:40AM
To get the best result for cover images is to set the image size to 851×315 and 72DPI. The most important thing is when you're exporting to limit the file size to 100kb. (Use "save for web" in photoshop) Any size higher than that, Facebook compresses it heavily. If you keep the image it under 100kb, Facebook will not compress your image.
Jacob Morales | Moving Pixel Media
December 26 2012, 10:09PM
To get more cover photos for your profile visit http://www.freetimelinecovers.org/ i found it of my choice ..hope you will need it too..
March 16 2013, 09:01PM
I can't seem to change my pic on my timeline the little camera in the right hand corner is not showing. Please help
March 16 2013, 09:01PM
I can't seem to change my pic on my timeline the little camera in the right hand corner is not showing. Please help
March 20 2013, 02:22AM
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June 19 2013, 10:39PM
I got the best result by exporting my file at exact size, 300 dpi, as a .png file.
October 03 2014, 12:24AM
This is called big bang short fuse as new technology take over the tradition way of doing business. There many disruptive models the classic example is live music was replaced by large disc then castes then CD then DVD and now MP3 players and cloud. similarly to Commerce which is replaced by eCommerce sites such as Amazon, ebay and shopfy. However there are other new sites that are gaining momentom including EcommerceLocal.com ecommercelocal.com.au and ecommerceLocal.co.uk
I personally believe that although there are taxes applied to eCommerce website it will not effect the behavior of people from buying from eCommerce sites.
November 06 2014, 05:05AM
Ok i make my timeline photo and do the sizes you all suggest. that part works. But when i upload the photo around the words it becomes all fuzzy. How do i stop it from doing that. when i load the image on my desktop and look at it its not fuzzy, but when i upload it to facebook timeline top photo its all fuzzy around the words. I use Paint Shop to make my photos.
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Forum Post: Of Popular Science, Trolls and Perception
Posted 4 years ago on Sept. 28, 2013, 10:54 a.m. EST by shoozTroll
This content is user submitted and not an official statement
Yes, it seems that the trolls have invaded everything.
Popular Science has shut down it's comments option over the reality of perception and how trolls affect it.
"In the civil group, those who initially did or did not support the technology — whom we identified with preliminary survey questions — continued to feel the same way after reading the comments. Those exposed to rude comments, however, ended up with a much more polarized understanding of the risks connected with the technology.
Simply including an ad hominem attack in a reader comment was enough to make study participants think the downside of the reported technology was greater than they'd previously thought."
No wonder they rabidly attack this site.


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An XML parser (and more) for Common Lisp.
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CL-XML is a collection of Common LISP modules for data stream parsing and serialization according to the "Extensible Markup Language" and anscilliary standards. The modules perform parsing and serialization between XML, XML Query, and XML Path expressions and DOM-compatible CLOS instances. The XML processor includes a conformant, validating, namespace-aware model-based parser. It supports, in particular, namespace-aware DTD-based validation. The XPATH module comprises LISP bindings for the XML Path library, an S-expression-based namespace-aware path model, and a macro-based path model compiler which implements an XPATH-algebra. The XQUERY module comprises LISP bindings for the XML Query library, an S-expression-based query model which incorporates the XPATH facilities, and a macro-based query compiler. The base CLOS model implements the XML Query Data Model in a class hierarchy which presents an Infoset compatible programming interface.
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SBCL, ASDF, and CLC
I was able to get the library working with SBCL, ASDF, and common-lisp-controller on my Gentoo box. (brad at sankaty dot com).
To pull the library with my changes (which are questionable on other Lisp implementations), use your favorite Subversion client and do:
svn co svn://common-lisp.net/project/cl-xml/svn/branches/sbcl-0.9.x-testing /path/to/local/working/copy
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Nikki Reed Kisses & Tells
Nikki Reed steps out at Gilette's Kiss & Tell live national experiment in Times Square, New York City on Wednesday morning (January 16).
"I'm helping @Gillette find out what women really want in a kiss. To see if the #kissandtell tour is coming to u, visit www.kissandtellus.com #spon," the 24-year-old actress tweeted from the event.
The experiment invites couples to kiss in-person � with and without stubble � to uncover which kiss is best: a kiss with stubble or smooth shaven skin. Prizes were awarded to all who pucker up: free Gillette swag for the guys and a COVERGIRL LipPerfection Jumbo Gloss Balm for the ladies!
National results will be announced on Valentine's Day (February 14).
15+ pics inside of Nikki Reed…
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Written by Joe and Jacque Haupt, Kearney Friday, 09 August 2013 13:37
While spending time at our farm just east of Gothenburg, on Saturday evening, July 20, our miniature dachshund "Lil'Smokie" ran into a cornfield and never returned. We searched all night, and visited with neighbors in the area. Many helped to spread the word, along with graciously taking posters from us over the next two days, so that we could continue to spread the word.
We know there were several individuals that put many hours in looking for her. She was spotted several occasions but too skittish and scared to be caught, and ultimately ended up about one mile from our home in Larry and Marlene Fiese's yard four days later. She was then taken to Eastside Animal Clinic where is still receiving lots of TLC. She will soon be back home with us in Kearney.
We can't express our appreciation enough to our neighbors and the community of Gothenburg for their caring and gracious spirit, as they made it possible for our beloved pet to survive after four days and nights in the wilderness. We know that it is truly a miracle that couldn't have been possible without your help, and the support of many friends and family.


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Rating: 2.8/5 (Total votes: 61)
What's New in This Release:
· fix ads loading in the background
What's New in 5.36:
· fix picture posting issues
· fix crashes
What's New in 5.35:
· fix missing mentions
· fix position issues
· fix display of some avatars
· fix lists not showing "loading more"
· faster bg startup
What's New in 5.32:
· fix mentions not reloading properly
· fix position handling in Facebook
· crash fixes
What's New in 5.30:
· refresh of the UI design
· fix storing user colors
· remove Twitgoo picture upload as it's not working with API 1.1
What's New in 5.14:
· remove the option to switch to Twitter API 1.0
· fix trend location listing
What's New in 5.13:
· fix the page navigation indicator on older devices
What's New in 5.11:
· tweak the API rate handling
What's New in 5.10:
· remove "Refresh after send" option to avoid API rate limits
· remove refresh rates of 1 and 3 minutes to avoid API rate limits
· make "Show Replies" work with API 1.1
· fix removing DMs we received
· fix Switch Account View resetting when sending a Tweet
· misc. crash fixes
What's New in 5.09:
· fix a crash when detecting Twitter 'Black Out' periods
· misc. crash fixes
What's New in 5.08:
· notify the user when TweetMarker times out on reading
· fix adding a Twitter account not working in some cases
· fix picture rotation on Twitpic, Mypict.me and Twitgoo
· fix the uploaded picture link with MyPict.me, MobyPicture, Twitgoo
· show the selected viewer account in the ActionBar
· speed up loading conversations
· misc crash fixes
What's New in 5.07:
· add a column type to mix Timeline and Mentions
· fix some inaccurate counter issues
· fix possible missing tweets when using live streaming
· fix uploaded avatar/picture not having the correct rotation
· fix some position restoration accuracy
· fix TweetMarker reading when Timeline and Mentions are combined
· fix 'Mark As Spam' with API 1.0
· fix sending '*' in a DM with API 1.0
· fix streaming searches
· fix some crashes after an account is deleted
· add Catalan translation
What's New in 5.06:
· add pinch to zoom on the large image view
· use pager when there is more than one picture in a tweet
· fix profile picture upload
· remove lockerz picture upload
· show when the API rate limitation (aka Twitter jail) will be over
· remove posterous picture upload
What's New in 5.04:
· fix live streaming counter values
· fix links in Retweets Of Me
· fix Trends missing the best matching country
· fix some picture upload issues
What's New in 5.03:
· fix adding Twitter accounts
· fix old avatars appearing instead of the new ones
· fix some live streaming issues
· remove posterous picture upload
What's New in 5.02:
· fix loading of some widgets
· fix sending status to Twitter with missing picture
· fix a live streaming reconnection issue
· fix TweetMarker position issues
What's New in 5.01:
· add support for columns for a single account (app and widgets)
· refresh the look of the widgets
· add support for Facebook in the widgets
· display the Twitter profile banner
· propose to resend a tweet when a picture upload fails
· smoother scrolling
· handle URL redirection on wifi hotspots that require a login
· add support for Twitter API 1.1 (off by default)
· fix issues with the Pull To Refresh
· fix issues with the picture cache
· fix issues with the event logger
What's New in 4.72:
· use internal logger so we don't need the log permission
· allow sending multiple pictures from the Gallery
· improve speed and memory performances (less crashes)
What's New in 4.71:
· fix long click not working properly in some case
· fix a crash when the SD card is missing
· remove the Direct Message view from the lockscreen widget
What's New in 4.70:
· add a lockscreen widget on Android 4.2
· fix the widget context on Android 4.2
· fix the display of the DM recipient
· fix Facebook timeline not updating in some case
· fix unread list item appearing multiple times
· improve the picture cache coherence
· make Halloween notification sound available all the time
What's New in 4.60:
· fix missing columns bug
· fix volume key scrolling
What's New in 4.58:
· faster picture cache
· fix user colors
· fix scrollable widgets
· fix many crashes & bugs
What's New in 4.57:
· fix a deadlock
· bring back the missing Jump To Top menu
· fix many crashes
What's New in 4.52:
· larger image previews in the timeline (on by default)
· fix context external navigation on tablets
· fix volume button scrolling
What's New in 4.51:
· fix memory leaks
· fix issues on tablets (internal browser, counter handling)
What's New in 4.50:
· rework the application navigation to be more fluid
· rework the tablet UI to better fit 7" tablets
· add a simple Draft system (automatic save/restore)
· add Facebook picture uploading
· fix Twitlonger expansion
What's New in 4.14:
· more startup crash fix
· add Arabic & Hebrew
What's New in 4.13:
· startup crash fix
What's New in 4.11:
· add an option to change the Username text and color styles
· bug fixes
What's New in 4.10:
· display URLs like they appear on Twitter's website
· fix streaming not restarting properly
· changed layout of Timeline and Profile
· settings for autoexpand mode
· volume button scrolling
· minor bugfixes
What's New in 4.06:
· fix timeline update for some users
· add volume buttons scroll
· better looking search
What's New in 4.03:
· fix CPU usage in background
· fix many crashes
What's New in 4.01:
· add Facebook support
· add support for multiple accounts sending
· add support for regional trends
· add Instagram and Flickr pictures preview
· add Profile sharing via NFC
· bring back the jump to top menu action
· allow adding/removing users from your lists
· make the 'x new tweets' item clickable to refresh the list
· fix the DM reply from the widget on Android 3.0+
· fix the display of 'retweets of me' (now slower)
· disable the airplane mode check
What's New in 3.02:
· Brand new user interface to be more inline with ICS, TMI.me long tweet handler in addition to Twitlonger, MyPict.me picture upload, resize uploaded pictures depending on the network type in use (hence the new permission), bugfixes
What's New in 3.02:
· bugfixes
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California Governor Targets Prop 65: A Nip or a Nod?
California Governor Jerry Brown has proposed Proposition 65 reforms to pare back misdirected use by plaintiffs' attorneys. The governor's attention is welcome, and his approach well intentioned. The measures he puts forward, however, barely scratch the surface if not simply affirm the status quo. Certainly, they don't tackle the much larger issue of how Prop 65 has devolved into a virtual cottage industry for the plaintiffs' bar.
Brown's premise is strong – that some law firms "have abused Prop 65" by filing lawsuits against small retailers on iffy grounds. Legal actions can be "costly for small businesses to fight," and if they settle out of court, the awards "generate attorneys' fees but do not result in significant public health protection."
However, the governor's ideas for derailing the abuse may nip at Prop 65's heels, but won't soften its stride. In fact, his recommendations may actually give the nod to some of the law's most troublesome provisions, if not make them more burdensome and less effective.
Brown Proposal
- The governor's approach focuses on trimming attorney incentives, raising the bar on allegations, changing warning parameters, and tightening the causation link for awards. Specifically, the governor is calling for:
- A cap or limit on attorneys' fees, along with requiring a court finding of reasonableness and a five-year accounting of all awarded fees.
- Submission by the plaintiff of test results and other information relevant to demonstrating chemical exposure, as well as an exchange of supporting information with the defendant.
- Permission for the state's Attorney General to present publicly the supporting information for a court review.
- Listing of the specific chemical, alleged harm and mitigation steps taken on the Proposition 65 public warnings.
- An accounting of specific activities to be funded by payments in lieu of penalties (PILPs) which must have a "clear and substantial" current connection to the basis of the allegations and cannot exceed the civil penalty.
- Easy access to a state-maintained website that provides more information about Prop 65 and chemicals commonly subject to warnings.
While Governor Brown's proposals are well intentioned, they fall short of a significant impact on the abuse that he's calling out. For example, while the proposals would require plaintiffs to do testing before filing suit, that's something they must do anyway. Besides, there is plenty of published literature on chemical traces in foods, and so plaintiffs can get most of what they need.
Capping and scrutinizing attorneys' fees may crimp the bottom line, but won't undo the limitless availability of private actions based on the 800+ chemicals now on the Prop 65 list. The statute provided for private actions on the theory that the state would not have sufficient resources to prosecute deserving cases. However, private actions have become a tool for plaintiffs' attorneys to skim large percentages from awards and settlements for their personal accounts.
Private actions continue to deliver disproportionate percentages to lawyers at the expense of state remediation programs. Since 2000, plaintiffs' lawyers have reaped an average of 60% of total settlements. At its height in 2004, the attorneys' cut reached 82%. From 2000 to 2011, settlements totaled $157 million, with lawyers taking about $96 million.
The governor's proposal to require a five-year accounting of fees received by attorneys would simply measure the problem, not curtail it. To date, public awareness of the sums being reaped by plaintiffs' attorneys appears to have had no chilling effect on lawsuits. A court finding of the reasonableness of fees, similarly, will not reduce the rampant practice of bringing suit against a virtually limitless pool of potential defendants.
Changing the warning signs also will have no impact on the inclination to sue or the outcomes of the suits. Prop 65 does not prohibit the sale of items containing listed chemicals, but rather requires consumer warnings in advance. That means liability hinges on the knowledge of the presence of a chemical in a consumer product presented for sale. A consumer warning clears a vendor of liability, while the state sets the rules about how the warning should read. Regardless of the nature or content of the warning, liability under the law does not change, and so the cause and motivation to sue remain exactly the same.
Where the money goes also has no bearing on the motivation to bring suit. Civil penalties in theory can total $2,500 per day per violation. Settlements to date, however, have never reached such levels. Requiring that payments in lieu of penalties (that is, settlements) not exceed the civil penalty, therefore, will have no impact on the settlement amounts. Nor will it reduce the percentage of the settlements that goes to the lawyers. Similarly, the "clear and substantial" connection to the basis of the allegations is a given – by definition, any lawsuit filed will be based on allegations that there's been a failure to warn under Prop 65. In other words, on its face, each case has a "clear and substantial" connection to that basic legal fact.
So, kudos to Governor Brown for taking action and for a valiant attempt at reform. But, undoing the Proposition 65 cottage industry will take much, much more. Chipping away at the motivation of plaintiffs' attorneys will take nothing short of a revamp of the statute's procedural provisions. fundamental reform of the statute itself.
And, then there's the substance on which the procedures and their abuse are built. Finding violations based on the presence of minute traces of chemicals in food is an essentially limitless playing field. And that playing field is being widened daily by advanced scientific techniques in molecular measurement.
Which one of the 800+ Prop 65 substances may be found in your product next? Will you be fully aware before knowledge is imputed and you're hauled into court or forced to settle to avoid the costs of litigation?
Defusing this business-chilling dynamic will take a major overhaul of Proposition 65 itself. And, under California law, that would take a new public referendum or two-thirds of both houses of the state legislature.
It's a major undertaking, but one that needs to be addressed. The National Coffee Association continues actively to explore ways to help that process begin. In the short term, perhaps Jerry Brown can use the governor's pulpit to marshal public opinion against abusive tactics. He might also parlay his commitment and influence to spur action in Sacramento.


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One of the previous incarnations of the DFW-RPG boards had just that. The problem is that you'd need some sort of write-in capability. Checkboxes for "D&D 3.5", "D&D Old School", "World of Darkness", "Call of Cthulhu", etc. are a given ... maybe "GURPS", "FUDGE/FATE" or "PDQ/Truth & Justice/etc." ... but "Talislanta" or "HeroQuest" would be pretty rare.
Maybe if the feature were somewhat intelligent: first you could select from a combo box of previous entries, or, if you didn't find what you wanted, write in your own. But that might be quite a bit of PHP and SQL.


text: Senior Kelly Montague finished third in the 1,500-meter race in the outdoor season opener this weekend. Courtesy: Photo Courtesy of Carlos Morales Track & Field Opened Outdoor Season At UNCW Seahawk Invitational UNCGSpartans.com 03-15-2014 Related Links Women's Results Men's Results Sign Up For Free Email Updates GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG men's and women's track and field program opened the 2014 outdoor season this weekend at the annual UNCW Seahawk Invitational held at the Greene Track & Field Complex in Wilmington. Both programs posted strong finishes in the 800-meter distances while the women's team notched a pair of top three showings on the weekend.Men's TrackSenior Tyron Alston (Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance) highlighted three Spartans in the top six of the 800-meter race as he won the distance Saturday. Alston turned in a time of 1:55.72 in the finals to win the race while also posting a 1:53.00 in the preliminary heat, the fastest time of the day.Sophomore Joshua Crawford (Fayetteville, N.C./South View) placed fifth overall with a time of 1:56.88 while junior Brandon Cain (Graham, N.C./Coker College) finished sixth in a personal-record time of 1:58.94.Women's TrackSenior Shaina Sumney (Washington, Pa./Trinity) was the Spartans' top finisher on the women's side, placing second in the 800-meter dash. Sumney turned in a personal-record time of 2:14.86 to finish only four 100ths of a second behind Savana Weller of North Dakota at 2:14.82.Sophomore Katherine Link (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) also turned in a personal-record time in the 800-meter race, clocking in at 2:20.99 to finish sixth overall. Sophomore Katlyn Ayers (Strasburg, Va./Strasburg) rounded out the Spartans in the top 15 as she placed 13th overall with a time of 2:26.71.Senior Kelly Montague (Garner, N.C./West Johnston) turned in a third place finish in the 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:52.28. Tereza Novonta of Elon won the event with a time of 4:24.44. Rounding out the top Spartans on the weekend was senior Shannon Hall (Waldorf, Md./North Point) who placed 10th overall in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.22.The Spartans return to the track March 21-22 at the Wake Forest Open in Winston-Salem.- UNCG -


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Hey that exactly the kind of questions that i would like to ask to my readers
Here's my Answers
What are your favourite bands?
iiiiiii, there's a lot of bands of different style i like; This time i listen to a lot of old Hard Rock like "KISS". "Rhapsody", "Gamma Ray" and "Iced Earth" are PowerMetal band i love. I also like Punk: "Operation Ivy", "NOFX" and "the Misfits".

What do you class yourself as;
Metal-head, goth, alternative?
Kind of all mixed up Metal-head.
What do you think of the current music scene?
Nothing really positive to say, espacially about the new generation music like limp bizkit!! Their style just so ugly!!

You Andy, what's your ANSWERS!!
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered Mexico's most powerful union leader to stand trial on charges of embezzling 2 billion pesos (about $160 million) from the teachers' union she led for almost a quarter-century.
The decision means Judge Alejandro Caballero Vertiz found that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to try union leader Elba Esther Gordillo and three alleged assistants who purportedly channeled union funds into private bank accounts.
"The evidence analyzed is sufficient, at this judicial stage, to indicate that the criminal organization ... presumably transferred funds from several accounts of the National Education Workers' Union into their own accounts," according to a statement released by the Federal Judiciary Council.
Gordillo was arrested last week and charged with embezzlement and organized crime because the money was allegedly channeled through a network of accounts.
Prosecutors say she illegally used union funds to pay for purchases at Neiman Marcus department stores, U.S. plastic surgery bills and a home near San Diego.
The charges of her lavish lifestyle rankled sensibilities in a country where teachers are poorly paid and schools chronically underperform.
If found guilty, Gordillo could face 30 years in prison. In the past, government prosecutors have had a notoriously hard time winning convictions in organized crime cases and other politically high-profile cases. The judge's decision Monday marked a partial reversal of that trend, though defense lawyers have claimed Gordillo is innocent and the government's case is weak.
Gordillo started out as a school teacher, then rose to become one of Mexico's most flamboyant and powerful political operators, displaying her opulence openly with designer clothes and bags.
For years, the 68-year-old union leader beat back attacks from dissidents, political foes and journalists who have seen her as a symbol of Mexico's corrupt, old-style politics.
But last Tuesday, Gordillo was detained as she landed at the Toluca airport near Mexico City on a private plane from San Diego and whisked away by authorities.
Her support was considered key in giving Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderon, both of the conservative National Action Party, presidential victories in the elections of 2000 and 2006, which unseated the long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, where Gordillo began her career but which she later abandoned. The PRI held the presidency without interruption from 1929 to 2000.
The case brought by the administration of President Enrique Pena Nieto, who recovered the presidency for the PRI in 2012 elections, contrasts with the attitude of his predecessors. The two previous National Action Party presidents tolerated Gordillo and even formed alliances with her.
Gordillo's arrest was widely seen as a warning to the shadowy business interests, monopolies and corrupt union leaders who have long wielded power almost as great as the government's in Mexico's national affairs.
On Sunday, Pena Nieto told a PRI party conference that "there are no untouchable interests" in Mexico.
Gordillo's 1.5-million member union had mounted protests against Pena Nieto's first big initiative, an education reform that will evaluate and test teachers and cut down on the union's power in hiring and firing teachers.
With education reform now enacted, Pena Nieto is also proposing to open the state oil company to more private investment, a move that could awaken opposition from the oil workers union.
The administration is also proposing measures to bring more competition in the highly concentrated television and telecom sectors, steps that business magnates have long tried to stymie with court appeals.
The Gordillo case may be a warning that directly confronting the president's reform plans may not be a good idea.
A company that Mexican prosecutors said was registered to the estate of Gordillo's dead mother's owns two multimillion-dollar houses in Coronado, a wealthy peninsular enclave across the bay from downtown San Diego. The properties sit across the street from each other in a gated community that caters to retirees and people with second homes.
One is a modern structure with six bedrooms and a three-car garage. It was purchased in 1991 for $1.15 million and is currently assessed at $4.72 million.


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Educating Tennessee farmers, landowners and citizens on the production and consumption of biofuels is the focus of a new informative fact sheet campaign spearheaded by University of Tennessee Extension.
Farmers will play a vital role in the success of the state-sponsored UT Biofuels Initiative. The initiative, which aims to construct and operate a 5-million-gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility in East Tennessee, will rely on a constant supply of plant material in order to produce ethanol for fuel. Scientists at UT say switchgrass, a warm-season grass native to Tennessee, will be the primary feedstock for the facility.
At maximum production capacity, the facility will need to be supplied with 170 tons of switchgrass per day. Since the success of the UT Biofuels Initiative depends heavily on farmers growing and harvesting switchgrass, UT Extension is publishing fact sheets to help farmers and others interested in switchgrass production. Additional biofuels topics will be addressed in the publications, too.
The first two fact sheets are available now: Biofuels '101' and Growing and Harvesting Switchgrass for Ethanol Production in Tennessee.
Other titles such as Woody Biofuels: Past, Present and Future; Economics of Ethanol and Using Biofuels on the Farm will be available soon.
The fact sheets can be read, downloaded and printed from the UT Extension publications Web site: http://utextension.tennessee.edu/publications/biofuels/.


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Hanging Moroccan lamp on the ceiling with colorful tone can change the atmosphere of your living room. The living room has winsome nuance because of the hanging Moroccan lamp and it is so harmonious to install for your living room. The living room has comfortable single seat and some rounded stool. The combination between the accessories and the furniture looks amazing and wonderful.
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PHILADELPHIA -- They circled around a laptop in the home clubhouse of Wolff Stadium in San Antonio on Wednesday, leaning in as close as they could to get a peek at Tommy Medica's first Major League at-bat.
Three days ago, Medica was still a member of the San Antonio Missions, the Padres' Double-A affiliate. On Wednesday night, he was digging in against the Phillies' Cliff Lee, who has a history of carving up hitters, regardless of shape, skill or service time.View Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- They circled around a laptop in the home clubhouse of Wolff Stadium in San Antonio on Wednesday, leaning in as close as they could to get a peek at Tommy Medica's first Major League at-bat.
Three days ago, Medica was still a member of the San Antonio Missions, the Padres' Double-A affiliate. On Wednesday night, he was digging in against the Phillies' Cliff Lee, who has a history of carving up hitters, regardless of shape, skill or service time.View Full Game Coverage
Medica struck out in his first at-bat, but three innings later, while his teammates were out playing in the Texas League championship series, he hit a home run to left-center field, one of the bright spots in the Padres' 4-2 loss to the Phillies before a crowd of 30,351 at Citizens Bank Park.
"I wish they'd seen my second one," Medica said, smiling.
The Padres, who were officially eliminated from the National League West race with the loss, got home runs from Medica -- who was added to the roster Tuesday -- and Jedd Gyorko and an improved effort from left-hander Eric Stults, though it wasn't enough.
Lee, of course, had plenty to do with that.
"Cliff was outstanding. He battled. He really went to his changeup tonight," said Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg. "Some nights he'll throw more curveballs with his cutter and fastball. Some nights he'll throw changeups. He had the feel for the changeup tonight. That was his pitch."
Lee, who is making $25 million this season, allowed the two home runs but little else, yielding five hits with one walk and nine strikeouts over eight innings. Lee improved to 13-6 with the victory.
"Tonight, more than I've seen in the past, I saw a lot of changeups. He was very effective, he spotted the fastball, cutter. But the change, for me, stood out," said Padres manager Bud Black. "If you sit back against Cliff Lee, he's going to cut you up. If you wait for him to make a mistake ... he's not going to make them."
Lee's left-handed counterpart, Stults, had plenty of success as well, leaning more on his fastball-changeup combination and less on his curveball. He allowed two runs on six hits with five strikeouts in six innings.
Two of the hits he allowed, though, were home runs. Freddy Galvis hit one into the left-field seats with one out in the fifth inning. Then in the sixth, Jimmy Rollins took Stults deep to left-center field. Each time, those home runs erased tenuous leads by the Padres (66-78).
"I gave us a chance to win ... that was big for me. The last two starts haven't gone so well," Stults said.
In his last outing, against the Giants, Stults surrendered a season-high three home runs. All told, he yielded seven earned runs in 4 2/3 innings in that start.
The fastball-changeup combination carried Stults far against the Phillies, though he did sprinkle in a few curveballs.
"Tonight, it felt the best it's felt in a while," Stults said. "And other than my last inning, my fastball was down in the zone."
Speaking of fastballs down in the zone, that's precisely what Medica got in his first at-bat against Lee, one that went for a called third strike. Medica wasn't about to quibble about it afterwards, either.
"A rookie versus a veteran ... it was a good pitch, there was nothing I could do about it," Medica said.
That wasn't the case in the fifth inning, when Medica jumped on a 1-0 fastball, driving it to deep left-center as the center fielder, Cesar Hernandez, kept drifting back.
"The center fielder got to the wall and it fooled me a little," said Medica, who hit 20 home runs in the Minor Leagues this season, most as the first baseman with San Antonio.
"It's definitely a cool thing. You see guys on TV get their first hit and it seems like a lot of them hit home runs."
Medica's first big league game tested him in other ways besides facing Lee.
With the score tied in the seventh, the Phillies (67-78) had runners on second and third base with one out after a Lee sacrifice bunt. The Padres had the infield pulled in with Hernandez facing relief pitcher Nick Vincent (4-3).
Hernandez topped a ball toward Medica at first base. But Galvis, who runs well, broke on contact and by the time the ball got to Medica, his only real play was to first base as the go-ahead run scored.
"We have the infield in, Galvis is a good runner and our infield is in to cut the run off," Black said. "It just wasn't hit hard enough. He topped it and Galvis got a great break. It would have been a bang-bang play. That's a tough one."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter.


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I love this article! It puts anyone's content strategy into a fabulous storytelling context, and gives all of us a way to think about our websites from a narrative perspective.
The ideas here are very helpful and fun to play with. The author, Kat French, did a good job.
Using The Quest story format, you can easily share your customers stories.
Using The Boy Meets Girl format, you can evaluate your website and tell/share your biz stories much better.
The other blog post links at the end of the article look worthy of exploration also.
So go enjoy this delightful -- and helpful -- piece!
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Routing the UCLA Bruins almost seemed like a sidelight for Baylor Bears quarterback Nick Florence.
Nabbing one of Robert Griffin III's school records? Now that was a big deal.
The Bears overwhelmed the No. 17 Bruins 49-26 in the Holiday Bowl on Thursday night as Florence threw for two scores and ran for another. Glasco Martin ran for three touchdowns.
Florence completed 10 of 13 passes for 188 yards, giving him 4,309 for the season to break RG3's school record of 4,293 set in his 2011 Heisman Trophy-winning season.
"For me, I just wanted a chance to play. I just happened to follow a Heisman Trophy winner," Florence said. "I'm not Robert. I'm not 6-3. I don't run a 4.3. You saw that tonight. Man, if I could run a 4.3 it would be nice. So I just had to be me. I tried to manage this offense and play within myself. He's a heck of player, he's done a heck of a job for this program, put us on the map. I'm humbled and honored to hold that record. He deserves it. I never thought that would have happened this year. I just wanted to win games."
Baylor (8-5) won its final four games and five of six.
"That was a question we asked all our players, `What was going to happen now that Robert's gone?'" coach Art Briles said. "And our guys responded, fought together, believed in each other. They have always sustained and never lost focus."
Lache Seastrunk rushed 16 times for 138 yards and one score for Baylor, which outgained UCLA 494-362. The Bears came in leading the nation in total offense with 578.8 yards per game.
Baylor's defense came up big, too. The Bears sacked Brett Hundley six times, including two by Chris McAllister, and shut down UCLA's career rushing leader Johnathan Franklin. Franklin, who averaged 130.8 yards this season, gained 12 yards on his first carry of the game but was a non-factor after that, finishing with just 34 yards on 14 carries.
Overall, the Bruins gained only 33 yards on 28 carries. They came in having averaged 202.9 yards rushing.
"They played well upfront," UCLA coach Jim Mora said. "When we are at our best is when we can run the football. We couldn't find any room to the football. They played physical."
Hundley was 26 of 50 for 329 yards and three touchdowns to set UCLA's season passing record with 3,740 yards. The old record was 3,470 by Cade McNown in 1998.
UCLA (9-5) lost its final three.
The Bruins were never in this one. Baylor raced to a 21-0 lead by early in the second quarter on Martin's 4-yard run and Florence's TD passes of 8 yards to Antwan Goodley and 55 yards to Tevin Reese.
UCLA punted four times and lost the ball on downs before getting a break when Baylor's Jordan Navjar fumbled after a reception when he was hit by Eric Kendricks, with Randal Goforth recovering at the Bears 21. Two plays later, Joseph Fauria caught a 22-yard pass from Hundley to pull the Bruins to 21-7.
Baylor quickly added two more touchdowns to put it out of reach at 35-7. Martin burst up the middle for his second touchdown of the game, a 26-yarder, and, after UCLA punted yet again, Seastrunk broke free for a 43-yard touchdown run with 1:58 left before halftime.
UCLA then converted two fourth downs, including a fake punt, to move to the Baylor 12 with 7 seconds left. On fourth-and-10, Mora opted to go for a field goal and Ka'imi Fairbairn converted from 30 yards.
Martin added a 1-yard TD run in the third quarter and Florence had a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth.
Martin had 98 yards on 21 carries.
Baylor rushed for 306 yards.
"We knew coming in that we could run the ball well, and the O-line did a heck of a job and made my job easy," Florence said. "It makes throwing a lot easier."
Hundley threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Shaq Evans early in the fourth quarter and a 34-yarder to Logan Sweet as the game ended.


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BOSTON (CBS) — The Bruins have been in somewhat of a swoon lately, posting a 5-5-1 record in the month of April that defines mediocrity. The exclamation point on the stretch of poor play came Tuesday night in Philadelphia, when the Bruins couldn't muster much of anything against a non-playoff team that is simply playing out the string, eventually losing 5-2.
Certainly, the Bruins are better than a .500 team, and it goes without saying that they won't make it far in the playoffs if they don't improve. But with that being understood, just how important is it for the Bruins to finish the season with two or three wins to secure the Northeast Division title?
Or more directly, is it important at all?
As it currently stands, the Bruins have the same point total as Montreal but are in first place in the division, by virtue of having played one fewer game than the Canadiens. Neither the Bruins or Canadiens have exactly seized the opportunity to win the division, with the Habs going 2-6-0 since beating Boston on April 6.
The Bruins and Canadiens have been so bad lately that the Maple Leafs can still improbably win the Northeast Division.
Boston can't be concerned with Montreal or Toronto — the team has enough issues of its own — but with three games left, and with a tired roster that could benefit from some rest this week, how high on the priority list is a division title?
The biggest benefit, in theory, to winning the division would be securing the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The positive there would be guaranteeing that they wouldn't have to face top-seeded Pittsburgh until the conference finals, if both teams were fortunate enough to make it that far.
That, however, is only part of the equation, as the Bruins can't count on making it even to the second round without a favorable first-round opponent.
At this very moment, the Bruins would play seventh-seeded Ottawa. Considering the Bruins went 4-0-0 against the Senators this season, that would probably be the ideal first-round matchup. However, with just four points separating the No. 5 and No. 9 seed, the bottom of the playoff picture is certain to change over the final days of the season. That No. 7 team could very well end up being a more difficult opponent, such as the Rangers or Islanders. Considering the Bruins went 1-0-2 against the Rangers and 2-1-0 against the Islanders, and considering the Islanders are red-hot heading into the playoffs, working hard to win the division only to end up facing either New York team seems to be an unfair fate.
If they do lose the division and drop the No. 4 seed, there are the same uncertainties regarding a first-round opponent. The Maple Leafs, against whom the Bruins went 3-1-0 this season, are in fifth, but that is of course subject to change.
The Bruins' problems are many, but is the best course of action for Claude Julien and Co. trying to fix all the issues and playing all-out in the final three games of the season, or is it to rest key players and regroup before Game 1 of the conference quarterfinals?


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The New York Jets are 3-6 this season, and the controversy surrounding backup quarterback Tim Tebow refuses to go away.
Some fans have called for head coach Rex Ryan to bench starting quarterback Mark Sanchez in favor of Tebow. But several Jets players anonymously told the New York Daily News on Wednesday that Tebow is not fit for the job, and one player even went so far as to call him "terrible."
Paul Robibero of Ardsley spoke bluntly about Tebow's skills but still believes he should take the snaps for the Jets.
"Tebow has zero ability to play QB in this league, but he has more heart than anyone in the league and will lead this team to more wins than Sanchez could," Robibero said. "The anonymous players that ripped Tebow have no heart."
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Frederick Wiseman, one of the giants of American documentary filmmaking, spent a month in the fall of 1996 shooting 110 hours of footage of life in a small New England town, and this four-hour-and-eight-minute feature was the result. As is his custom, Wiseman has added no narration or explanatory titles and prevents his camera from intruding any more than is necessary; the result is a lively and direct look at how a community functions. The city of Belfast, Maine has suffered an economic downturn in recent years, and the town is gearing up for a new business (a credit card collection facility) that it hopes will give the local economy a boost. In the meantime, the people of Belfast go on with their lives, trapping lobsters, canning fish, making doughnuts, teaching school, handling court cases, helping the poor and indigent, staging a local production of Death of a Salesman, celebrating holidays, and trying to make the most of their evenings and weekends. Belfast, Maine enjoyed an enthusiastic response in its screening at the 1999 Montreal Film Festival and was scheduled for broadcast on PBS early in 2000.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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These photos were taken at the 1986 open house event held at the Hamilton Centre's Leslie V. Powis Observatory in Flamborough.


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Danny Gilbert started visiting auctions years ago to fill up the one-bedroom home where he lived after a divorce.
"Auctions were the cheapest place I knew to buy furniture," he chuckles at the memory. "I got to where I liked antiques. I started going all the time, buying pieces until I didn't have space to put any more."
Gilbert, assistant principal at Signal Mountain Middle-High School, a math teacher and wrestling coach with 36 years experience and a former high-school wrestler, is well-known in sports circles for his coaching success as well as 28 years of referee experience.
Imagine his friends' surprise when, in 1998, the single coach bought a three-story, 3,800-square-foot home on Missionary Ridge to ramble around in.
Visitors will find it quite an anomaly: Half the home is done in the expected bachelor decor (big-screen TVs and recliners) which contrasts wildly with bedrooms that could be sets from "Downton Abbey."
The guy who lived in the world of half-nelsons has proven just as knowledgeable about half-testers, four-posters and antique armoires. He has gradually been building an impressive collection of vintage bedroom furnishings.
The focal point of each bedroom is a four-poster, which can all be summed up in one adjective: massive.
All stand between 71/2 to 8 feet in height and each easily weigh in at several hundred pounds, with the largest being nearly 500 pounds, says Gilbert. Three of the beds have tester frames to convert them to canopy beds.
Steve Henry, assistant principal at Soddy-Daisy High School, will attest to the size and weight of the vintage furnishings. He helped grapple with them up two flights of stairs.
"They are monstrosities to say the least. I've helped move those things in and set them up. But they are definitely eye-appealing," says Henry.
"Danny is my girls' godfather, and we're all old wrestling coaches. Once a year, we all have a get-together, usually at Danny's house. Since we live way up in Soddy-Daisy, we (his family) usually stay over there that night," he adds.
An antique half-tester fills one-third of Gilbert's master bedroom. Its half-canopy features tufted cream damask, overhanging an ornately carved headboard with cartouche.
"I remember walking in and seeing it and going, 'Wow!' I'd never seen one like it before," Gilbert recalls.
He says he got "a steal" on the antique because its 8-foot height made it too tall for most homes, but perfect for his 10-foot ceiling.
Gilbert angled the bed between two windows "because one of my old girlfriends turned her bed like that and I liked it, so I tried to copy it. Being a guy, it's hard to figure out what goes and doesn't go."
The beauty of each four-poster is found in the design of its vertical bedposts. A mahogany, pencil-style four-poster features rope-twist bedposts. The walnut, 400-plus-pound canopy bed in the guest room stands sturdily on thick bedposts designed to resemble Corinthian columns.
The design on the mahogany rice bed in the upstairs guest bedroom is elegant and stately. Rice beds, or plantation beds, were introduced in the 18th century to signify a planter's principal source of wealth, such as rice or tobacco, according to americanheritage.com. Gilbert's rice bed features a garland of tobacco leaves spiraling up its fluted bedposts.
The majority were purchased at auctions at Lawson's Antiques in Hixson, Gilbert says.
Although these vintage beds are investment pieces, Gilbert says hasn't built his collection for resale.
"I'm different from a lot of antiquers. I'm not buying to sell. I just see something I like, I buy it."


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Alabama Jim's Café cook, Cheree Cluff, and waitress, Jan Cluff, were taken from us on Jan. 2, 2009.
Cheree was born Oct. 21, 1984, to Harvey Cluff and Dianne Wolfe Cluff in Stone, Idaho. Cheree loved learning and school, where she excelled as a straight-A student. She loved to compose music, sing and dance.
Cheree was a gifted artist and athlete. She was very energetic — her motto was: "A girl's just gotta have fun." She loved to baby-sit her brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, and the little neighbor boys. She enjoyed camping and fishing with her best friend and love, Geordie Oates.
She was easy to get along with and was a very caring person. She loved to cook and dreamed of purchasing the restaurant as a family business. Cheree was a sweetheart who gave light and love to everyone.
Jan was born Nov. 1, 1992, (All Saints Day) in Snowville Flats, Utah. She was shy, conscientious, humorous, perceptive, and goal-oriented. She was a scrapbook junkie. She shared the same love for school and learning and artistic talents as Cheree.
Jan had dignity and loved and respected herself and others. She loved to snowboard with her sisters. Her favorite entertainment was movies. She really wanted to go to church and she loved her teachers. Her dream was to be a cheerleader and she indeed had the gift to cheer up everyone.
They are survived by their baby sister, Shannon; older sisters, Angela and Wendee; brothers Robert (Bobby), John and Ethan; and parents. Cheree is also survived by the love of her life, Geordie Oates, of Parkdale, Ore.
Surviving relatives of the girls are their parents, Harvey Cluff, of Elko, Nev., and Dianne Cluff, of Parkdale, Ore.; siblings Angela (Tom Perry), of Garland, Utah, with Brandon, Justin, Lance, Ashley, Jaden, Katie and Sarah; Wendee (Jason Warr), of Malta, Idaho, with Kaleb and Kassie; Robert and John Cluff, of Darby, Mont.; Ethan Cluff, of Elko, Nev.; and Shannon Cluff, of Parkdale.
Aunts and uncles include Dolores and George McClain, of Philipsburg, Mont., with cousins Dee, George, Becky and Forest; Merrilan and Harold Simper, of Grand View, Idaho, with cousins Kelly, Patra, Nathan, Tiffany, Jolene, Melanie, Brian and Porter; John and Lorene Wolfe, of Anaconda, Mont., with cousins Shane, Bryan, Melissa, David, Laura and Julie; and Randy Wolfe, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Charolette and James Given, of Anaconda, Mont., with cousins David, Wayne, Brent, Bryce and Jamie; Marylyn and Clyde Biggs, of Orem, Utah, with cousins Warren, Mark, Brad, Scott and Kelly; Sharon and Darwin Johnson, of Peoria, Ariz., with cousins Kevin, Julie, Keith, Steven, Tyler and Brian; Larry and Denise Cluff, with cousins Travis, Ryan and Alisha; and Susanne and Randy Shinkle, with cousins Kari, Danielle and Nikki.
A funeral service to mourn the passing and celebrate the lives of Cheree and Jan is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Hood River Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 18th and May streets. Services will be led by Bishop Gary Hornbeck of the Hood River Ward, and Bishop John Wolfe, Cheree and Jan's uncle. Graveside rites will follow at the Parkdale Cemetery as soon as the weather permits.
The family suggests that donations be made to the Cluff Memorial Fund and sent in care of Anderson's.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000.
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Simulating Photoshop 3D Text Tutorial
Most of the time there are any number of ways to accomplish the same effect. Those of you who do not have a version of Photoshop with 3D, or do not have 3D capabilities, this great tutorial from Artorius Design shows you how to do it in most other programs! October 29, 2012


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