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Intensive therapy for dry, parched hands… an exfoliating sweet almond and sea salt treatment that gently polishes skin, followed by a moisturizing shea butter massage. Nails are buffed to a beautiful shine. Nail polish is not recommended.
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Refresh and beautify the feet in a jiffy. A great way to spend your lunch break!
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Feet are soaked, followed by a gentle exfoliation of the legs and feet in a two-step process. Relax as your feet and legs are wrapped in warm towels. Your pedicure is complete with a pampering foot and calf massage and choice of polish.
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The morning ritual of breakfast mirrors the elegant cosmic dance of dawn, when the sun awakes to crack and scramble comets and then drink the Milky Way straight from the carton. Similarly rise and shine with today's Groupon: for $15, you get two breakfast entrees, two drinks, and one pastry at Jacquie's Café & Gourmet Catering in Carmel (up to a $31.90 value).
Chef Jacqueline Bois unleashes her culinary talent to craft an eclectic menu of delectable breakfasts and gourmet pastries within the cozy walls of Jacquie's Café. The house-made granola parfait ($6.50) incorporates tangy greek yogurt and fresh berries wrapped in golden honey and infused with the intoxicating aroma of Mount Olympus fog. The fried-egg sandwich ($8.50) recruits cheddar cheese and two Indiana free-range eggs to nestle succulent ham, crispy bacon, or juicy sausage between slices of toasted bread, and a three-egg omelet ($9.50) combines up to a trio of fillings, including smoked salmon, brie cheese, and asparagus. Delectate croissants slip into an egg-based transmutation contraption and emerge as buttery french toast ($7.99) dusted with powdered sugar and pecans and swimming through a river of warm maple syrup. Fresh-squeezed orange and grapefruit juice ($2.50), homemade lemonade ($2), or bottled San Pellegrino ($2.50) wash down main-course remnants and prepare palates for a sweet pastry to share, such as coffee cake or a butter croissant smothered with strawberry preserves ($2).
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After graduating from England's Southampton University, Jacqueline Bols began her culinary career in the French and Italian rivieras, serving her creations on private yachts in Cannes, Monaco, and Saint-Tropez. Later, she catered American events, earning the Charles Heidsieck Award for Culinary Excellence and serving her feasts to such famed diners as Oprah Winfrey, Sean Connery, Tommy Hilfiger, and Kevin Costner.
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National Geographic News: Cicada Fiestas: Top Places To Bug Out (thx Roy).
Some people just couldn't wait to meet the cicadas of Brood X—even if it meant traveling hundreds of miles.
Baltimore Sun heading: Ick! 'Looks Like A Bumper Crop (thx Roy).
With uncanny mathematical precision, and with sex on their minds, millions of red-eyed cicadas that last saw daylight in 1987 are poised just beneath the Maryland soil, raring to wriggle out, raise hell, make love and die, carpeting the ground with rotting carcasses.
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Locust-like insects called cicadas will make their appearance soon in biblical proportions across large swathes of the United States for about three weeks — only to vanish and re-appear again.
WFIE Evansville: Big Brood Of 17 Year Cicada's Coming In May (thx Roy).
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Guadeloupe News
Lewis Hamilton pips Rosberg to the post to win second straight race
The win marked the 24th Formula One Grand Prix victory but the first in Bahrain for the British driver whose grandparents hail from Grenada.
Mass killings under investigation in Guadeloupe
A prominent rifle club champion reportedly went on a shooting rampage over the weekend, killing six family members before committing suicide.
Guadeloupe committed to Caribbean cooperation
By participating for the first time as an associate member of the ACS, Guadeloupe's commitment to regional development represents part of the international commitments of France in the Caribbean.
Caribbean development projects receive EU funding
INTERREG IV Caribbean Program International Summit staged in Puerto Rico.
Caribbean conference on cooperation set for Puerto Rico this week
The Regional Council of Guadeloupe, which manages the Caribbean-wide INTERREG IV program, will be represented at the meeting alongside its partner regional councils from Martinique and French Guyana, and officials from St. Martin.
Former Scientology leader exposes church and moves to Caribbean
Debbie Cook relocates to Guadeloupe where Scientology has little or no presence.
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China supported U.S. President Barack Obama's calls for the U.S. and Russia to cut their nuclear arsenals on Thursday, saying the two former rivals should take on the majority of global nuclear disarmament.
China's comments came a day after President Obama called for the U.S. and Russia to reduce their stash of strategic nuclear weapons to approximately 1,000 and for stocks of tactical nuclear weapons to likewise be reduced, AFP reports.
"The US and Russia... should substantially reduce their nuclear arsenal in a verifiable and responsible manner," Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry, said, according to AFP. "As the two countries have the largest nuclear arsenal, they should bear special and primary responsibility for nuclear disarmament."
The U.S. and Russia together hold approximately 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, China is the fourth largest nuclear power behind France.
Russian officials reacted negatively to President Obama's statement and said the U.S. should first address Moscow's concerns over missile defense, AFP reports.
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Omega Foundation (OF) is a non-profit organization working in Nyanza, Western and Rift Valley regions primarily to promote health and build livelihoods support systems, with a major focus on health.
The organization is currently implementing a Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) project 'Closing the Gap' [CtG] whose overall objective is to increase awareness of, access to, and use of quality Family Planning (FP) services in high need communities within Kisumu, HomaBay and Siaya Counties.
OF is seeking motivated candidates to fill in the following vacancy:
Job Title: Clinical Officer / Nurse
Location: HomaBay / Kisumu / Siaya Counties
Closing Date: 27th February, 2015
Job Summary: The Clinical Officer/Nurse shall provide leadership to the Reproductive Health Component of the CtG project within the designated health facility.
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Bulgaria's Members of the Parliament voted Thursday to increase the cigarettes tax
Bulgaria's Members of the Parliament voted Thursday to increase the cigarettes tax
The MPs decided on second reading to establish a BGN 101 excise for 1 000 cigarettes instead of the current BGN 41, while the proportional tax will be 23 % of the sales price instead of the current 40.5 %. The later will affect mostly expensive cigarette brands.
The first proposal was for a tax of BGN 74 for 1 000 cigarettes and 36 % of the sales price.
The tax for tobacco for pipes and cigarettes is set at BGN 100 per kg.
The opposition left-wing declared they oppose the tax hike. Kornelia Ninova, MP and spokesperson of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), defined the move as a mistake, pointing out the negotiated agreement with the EU is for lower tax and the increase would contribute to wide-spread contraband instead of curbing smoking. According to Ninova, the tax increase will hit hard the Bulgarian cigarette maker Bulgartabac which employees 2 000 workers.
She was backed by Aliosman Imamov, from the ethnic Turksih Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, who also said the changes will hurt Bulgartabac.
The new duties will increase the price of a pack of cigarettes anywhere between BGN 1.10 and 1.40 making the price of the best-selling Victory brand BGN 5 instead of the current BGN 3.40.
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SPL WorldGroup Names Global Software Industry Leader Harry Debes as New CEO
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Sydney and USA, November 12, 2003 - Trevor Winer, Chairman of the Board at SPL WorldGroup, has announced the appointment of Harry Debes as President and CEO. Debes comes to SPL from senior positions at J.D. Edwards (recently acquired by PeopleSoft) and at business performance software vendor Geac. SPL is a leading billing and customer care company.

"To lead SPL into expanding markets worldwide, the Board sought an outstanding and experienced business leader with a global vision," said Winer. "We soon identified Harry Debes as our top candidate. He is a business strategist with a commitment to growth, understands the value of deploying worldwide resources to address customer needs and has an industry-wide reputation for integrity."

Debes' career includes time at Arthur Andersen, IBM, Columbus Systems (a company he founded, grew and managed for 9 years before he sold it), Geac Computers (where he was Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific business for 10 years and subsequently managed Geac's Americas business) and J.D. Edwards (where he was Senior Vice –President, Americas). Last year, while at J.D. Edwards, he was named to the VAR Business list of 100 top CEOs.

Harry Debes responded: "Success in any business comes from an unrelenting focus on the customer. Throughout its history, SPL's proven solutions and outstanding implementation track record have helped dozens of utilities expand their services through better access to customer information. During this time, SPL has established an outstanding reputation for customer commitment and integrity. The company currently has the dominant position in North America and Australia, and a strong base in Europe, Asia and Africa. I believe that we can leverage all of these assets to open a new chapter in SPL's distinguished history - worldwide growth. I am very excited about the possibilities that lie ahead."

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Biography: Harry Debes
Harry Debes is President and CEO of SPL WorldGroup, the customer care and billing leader for the worldwide energy and services sector.

Debes is joining SPL in November 2003 from J.D. Edwards (now part of PeopleSoft), where he was senior vice president of sales and services for the Americas. He was previously with Canadian business performance software vendor Geac, where he served as president of GES Americas and as managing director of the company's Asia Pacific business.

Debes also served as vice president of marketing and R&D for Jonas & Erickson, which was acquired by Geac in 1990. From 1979 to 1988, he was founder, CEO, and chairman of Columbus Systems, an IBM MRP/ERP VAR. Prior to that, he was a systems engineer and marketing representative for IBM Canada.

Debes holds a Bachelor's degree from University of Toronto and an MBA in accounting and finance from McMaster University.

About SPL WorldGroup
As the world leader in customer care and billing software, SPL WorldGroup helps energy and service companies achieve excellence in billing, customer care, sales and marketing. Using outstanding technology and its unparalleled implementation success record, SPL helps its clients attract, nurture and maximize the value of their customers.

From prospect management, billing and customer care through quoting and credit and collections, SPL provides energy, water and service companies with strategic options for managing residential, commercial and industrial customers in both regulated and competitive markets, across multi-product service lines.

Led by an experienced and visionary management team, and in partnership with the world's leading systems integrators and technology innovators, SPL's 600 professionals in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific dedicate themselves to providing value to clients by implementing solutions that fit the specific needs of energy, water and service related companies and building long-term relationships based on confidence and trust.

Visit SPL WorldGroup at www.splwg.com or call +61-2-8258-8200 (Sydney), +61-3-9674-8300 (Melbourne).

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Creation of size variations of product. This one seater armchair was constructed from images of the two seater original.
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I'm giving my novel a rest before I start to edit it. Everyday different ideas that I want to do cross my mind. One thing remainds clear, I need to put more farm into the book. Right now, it's just jello, you can move it but it stays the same. I can't wait to take the wrecking ball to it. so far, I plan on scrapping the beginning and rewriting it so that it will go to a different tune. In other words, write out the grandmother that was suppose to bring her to the land and make it a different reason why on earth she'd want to move. Most of it I'll keep the same but details such as learning to cook will become more troublesome amoung other things. She'll still have the face down with the rooster but it'll be a little different.
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This is an American psychologist, Sheryl Turkle, who urges to be more mindful that our social media technology in how we form relationships.
She points how overuse of technology can cause more social isolation and can cause one to fragment /hide from messiness of our meaningful relationships. While tweets, fb can give some information about another person, it doesn't help learn another person deeply/very well.
The most negative is expecting technology to give us companionship...ie. robots for the isolated elderly.


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My First Term at Bennington (Winter 2013)
As we welcome in the New Year, I wanted to take a moment to share with all of you some of my first term reflections.
First and foremost, I want to say thank you. Thank you for welcoming me and my family. We have so quickly come to feel Bennington truly is home.
It has been a rich, amazing, diverse, and inspiring term.
Since we arrived in August, I have been working closely with members of the Bennington community—faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni—to surface and articulate the fundamental aspects of a Bennington education, and to develop programs that will foster and support a healthy, engaged campus community. We also are exploring multiple ways to develop our campus infrastructure to better support our work.
I look forward to continuing these conversations on campus and with more alumni and parents when I take to the road in the spring. I hope to see many of you at events during these travels and, of course, on campus for the inauguration celebration on Saturday, April 26.
Until then, here are a few highlights from my first five months on campus:
August: We settled into Orchard D, where we ate all the apples we could reach (and more) and marveled every day at the spectacular views. I had the enormous pleasure of welcoming the Bennington College Class of 2017, working with them through a phenomenal "close reading" of the traditional Bennington Commencement Statement, and listening to faculty member Nick Brooke take us all on a wonderful ride through key moments in the storied history of music-making at Bennington and more.
September: I attended my first faculty meeting, where we talked about our goals for this year and beyond, shared perspectives on what makes Bennington so distinctive as well as where we can continue to reach new levels of educational innovation and achievement. My second child, Aya Mary, was kind enough to wait until after that faculty meeting to enter into this world. When she did arrive, the entire Bennington College community gave her the warmest of welcomes. For this we will be forever grateful.
At the end of September I also had the honor of welcoming record numbers of alumni and parents to campus for Reunion and Family Weekend. I heard from alumni of (almost) every decade (1943–2013) about what makes Bennington so very special to them. Inspiring is the best word to describe the weekend for me.
October: I traveled to NYC at the invitation of the Mellon Foundation to meet with a select group of fellow new presidents of liberal arts colleges. I also had the opportunity to meet with a range of foundations and college presidents at a Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) gathering. And, at the last minute, I managed to make it to the inauguration of Yale's new president, Peter Salovey. This is just the first wave of reaching out to peer institutions, but it is clear that Bennington's place in the community of educators is truly important. We have a lot to share.
With faculty we continued to talk about what works well here and where our ongoing work is most needed, as well as the innovations we should build upon. We talked about our aspirations and goals. A special highlight of October was meeting with students and sitting in on several Plan meetings. These experiences gave me a deeper understanding of the Bennington experience.
November: I attended the fall meeting of the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges (AVIC) and reaffirmed Bennington's commitment to our sister institutions, our state, and the development of a shared vision for what makes an education in Vermont distinctive. I am particularly pleased to join AVIC discussions this year, as alumna Ellen McCulloch Lovell, president of Marlboro College, is chairing the group.
My husband, Thom, and I were also thrilled to host our neighbors in the Orchard—including faculty members Rotimi Suberu, Allen Shawn, and Michael Wimberly, and their families—for a rousing Thanksgiving-turned-drum circle-turned piano improvisation (on my 19-month-old's baby piano)...photos upon request…
Thom and I were transfixed by the stirring performance of Great Expectations, this term's faculty-directed production that showcased the talents of our students and faculty.
December: While the snow began to fall, I had a wonderful time settling in, meeting with faculty and students one-on-one, continuing to hear and share ideas—too many to count. I loved seeing and hearing about all the great work students are doing here in the sciences, mathematics, and computing at the Winter-palooza Poster Fest, and bringing my children to the McCullough Library in North Bennington to make snowflakes and read stories with two Bennington students working on a project there. I was wowed by the end-of-term dance and music performances, visual arts exhibitions, and thoroughly enjoyed inspiring conversations with faculty groups about our shared aspirations. We also hosted a campus-wide conversation about the College's sustainability goals that touched on everything from the food we eat (and grow) to our financial health.
On a more personal note, at my first Midnight Breakfast a student led me in a rollicking swing dance, while my husband Thom played guitar with the staff band. Not bad for my first late night out with two kids sleeping at home!
My warmest wishes to you and your families for a happy and healthy 2014 and a million thank-yous for what you do and have done to make Bennington the extraordinarily remarkable community that it is. I look forward to seeing you all soon.
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text: 53: Cervical Cancer Kathleen R. Cho View Full Chapter Figures Only Tables Only Videos Only Print Share Email Twitter Facebook Linkedin Reddit Get Citation Citation AMA Citation Cho KR. Cho K.R. Cho, Kathleen R.Cervical Cancer. In: Valle D, Beaudet AL, Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, Antonarakis SE, Ballabio A, Gibson K, Mitchell G. Valle D, Beaudet A.L., Vogelstein B, Kinzler K.W., Antonarakis S.E., Ballabio A, Gibson K, Mitchell G Eds. David Valle, et al.eds. The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014. http://ommbid.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=971§ionid=62668955. Accessed September 21, 2018. MLA Citation Cho KR. Cho K.R. Cho, Kathleen R.. "Cervical Cancer." The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease Valle D, Beaudet AL, Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, Antonarakis SE, Ballabio A, Gibson K, Mitchell G. Valle D, Beaudet A.L., Vogelstein B, Kinzler K.W., Antonarakis S.E., Ballabio A, Gibson K, Mitchell G Eds. David Valle, et al. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2014, http://ommbid.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=971§ionid=62668955. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager Mendeley © Copyright Tools Search Book Top Return Clip Autosuggest Results Abstract Abstract Based on available worldwide statistics, cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality in women. Cervical cancers are curable when detected early, and the implementation of effective screening programs has reduced the incidence of and mortality from cervical cancer in industrialized countries substantially. Neoplastic processes are undoubtedly complex, and cervical tumorigenesis is no exception. Like other adult solid tumors, cervical cancer appears to develop and progress largely as a consequence of activating mutation of oncogenes coupled with inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes. Alterations of such genes have profound effects on the exquisite control of cell growth and differentiation present in normal cells. Based on currently available information, it appears that inherited factors do not play a major role in cervical tumorigenesis. Cervical cancer is different from most other common malignancies in that it is strongly associated with an infectious agent (human papillomavirus, HPV). This strong association has been used to great advantage in the research laboratory because the HPVs provide powerful tools with which to examine the molecular mechanisms underlying cervical tumor development and progression. Most studies have focused on the E6 and E7 transforming proteins of the oncogenic HPV types. E6 and E7 interfere with function of the cellular tumor-suppressor proteins p53 and pRB via protein-protein interactions. By interfering with cell cycle control and DNA repair mechanisms, oncogenic HPVs appear to contribute indirectly to cervical tumorigenesis by promoting genetic instability and the accumulation of mutations in HPV-infected cells. Relatively few specific genes have been identified that are often altered in cervical carcinomas, although frequent amplification of c-myc and HER2-neu has been reported. However, other cytogenetic and molecular genetic studies suggest that genes on chromosomes 1, 3, 5, 11, and others are likely to play important roles in cervical tumorigenesis. Intensive efforts are currently underway to identify specific genes targeted by alterations of these chromosomes. Animal models of papillomavirus-associated tumorigenesis have been developed, including several species-specific systems. More recently, production of transgenic animals expressing HPV transforming proteins have provided new insights into the mechanisms by which HPVs contribute to cervical cancer. Cervical cancers are particularly attractive targets for preventive and antitumor vaccines because they virtually always contain tumor-specific antigens (HPV proteins). GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Sign In Username or Email Please enter User Name Password Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth Get Free Access Through Your Institution Contact your institution's library to ask if they subscribe to McGraw-Hill Medical Products. What is MyAccess? Create a FREE MyAccess profile to: Use this site remotely Bookmark your favorite content Track your self-assessment progress and more! GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Subscription Options Pay Per View Timed Access to all of OMMBID 24 Hour $34.95 (USD) Buy Now 48 Hour $54.95 (USD) Buy Now Best Value OMMBID Full Site: One-Year Individual Subscription $295 USD Buy Now View All Subscription Options


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This is the time of year when I like to do a little reflecting about what went well in 2015, what didn't go so well and what I'm thankful for. Let's start with...
Sure, the cost of staying healthy is rising much faster than inflation. But, staying calm and working the numbers realistically can go a long way to keeping you on your feet...
Many of those from generations past fought fervently to live out their lives within the comforts of their own home. In fact, the stigma that went along with moving into a long-term care facility or retirement home was so well permeated into the minds of our predecessors that we ourselves may have considered that our retirement savings were indeed to simply fund a life lived at home on our front porch until the end of our days. Jokes about sending someone to the "H.O.M.E." have finally started to fade away as all-inclusive resort-style retirement homes pop up around the country, leaving many to count down the days until their retirement 'vacation' arrives!
While the economy has struggled to fully recover from the economic crisis in 2008, individuals can use the recovery period and low rates to benefit their future retirement. Rates have been at their lowest and you do not need to be the borrowing party in order to benefit.
When life expectancy was much shorter, it was not uncommon for people to retire at the age of 40. With the increasing life expectancy, as well as increasing cost of living, 60 has become the new standard for individuals to consider retirement, though there is new compelling proof that delaying retirement can have a positive outcome on your life. The benefits of delaying retirement not only contribute to financial success, but also to your general well-being. My response to clients who ask about retiring early is met with surprise - "don't do it! Never retire early… or at all."
Unfortunately there comes a time in our lives when we have to discuss our parents mortality. This is no easy task but should be done sooner rather than later. The best approach to the conversation is to assure them that you want to protect their assets and make sure that each specific wish they have is honored.
We have all seen what can happen during a very anticipated boxing match, but there are questions to ask yourself and ways to avoid a financial "knockout". You need to train hard by creating a full-proof withdrawal plan before you start throwing punches.
Being a fiduciary is a liability, plain and simple. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act covers over 800,000 private pension plan and on average less than one percent have been audited annually by the United States Department of Labor. Around 50,000 of these plans contain nearly $2 trillion while the remaining 750,000 plans which cover 100 employees or less control over $1 trillion. These funds, for example, own over 20% of the stock of publicly traded companies.


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In todays video, I share a little bit about my journey with creating and posting videos. If it's something you're also interested in doing now or down the road, you'll definitely want to watch this one.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two days before Christmas, Jimbo Fisher was alone.
His wife Candi, had left with their two young sons to see family in Alabama. And Fisher remained inside his house on the northern edge of Tallahassee.
He didn't shower. He didn't brush his teeth.
He thought about momma, Florida State, West Virginia, his future. And then he thought about momma some more. She's 71 now, and lives in Clarksburg, W.Va., and Fisher sees her twice a year, maybe.
And on Sunday, two days before Christmas, Fisher, the Florida State offensive coordinator and designated successor to Bobby Bowden, was trying to decide: stay at Florida State? Or go back home to become the head football coach at West Virginia?
"Jobs are jobs," Fisher said, "until momma calls."
Until momma called, and until some folks at West Virginia called, Fisher's future seemed firm as Bowden's legacy. FSU on Dec. 10 announced that Fisher would one day succeed Bowden. Fisher dressed his best for the press conference. He called his wife and sons up to stand by him. Said he wanted to raise his family in Tallahassee.
But then West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez left for Michigan. A few days passed, quiet, until whispers turned into tremors. Days after signing a contract that all but guaranteed he'd become Bowden's heir, was Fisher really considering leaving to coach the Mountaineers?
"This is the honest truth, whether it's right, wrong, indifferent, I'm going tell you exactly how I was thinking and what happened," Fisher said.
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Jay Payton and Vance Wilson, players who missed a good chunk of last season in the minors with injuries, agreed yesterday to one-year contracts with the Mets.
Payton, a 27-year-old outfielder with a history of injuries, batted .250 (2 for 8) with 1 run batted in for the Mets last season and .389 at Class AAA Norfolk of the International League, with 8 homers and 35 r.b.i. He had surgery on his left shoulder during the season.
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CARUTHERSVILLE, MO (KFVS) - Pemiscot County authorities rescued a boat on the Mississippi River on July 4.
The Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office received a call at 7:59 p.m. Wednesday of a boat that had mechanical problems and was taking on water.
The sheriff's office with the help of the Caruthersville Police Department deployed its boat and found the distressed boat a short distance from the Mississippi River bridge.
The boat was towed back to the Caruthersville landing without any problems.
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The Mount is a street in Hampstead known for beautiful, eighteenth-century houses. By painting the well-known street from the bottom of a back garden, Towner has managed to capture The Mount from a completely different and unexpected perspective.
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For operational reasons our heritage diesel railcar and our diesel engine, the O3 will be in service from Friday 1st July until further notice instead of the steam service advertised in our leaflet.
The O3 Diesel Locomotive at Bronwydd Arms Station with volunteer Guard and O3 driver, Rob and Office Administrator Jeremy John
The O3 will run Tuesday to Friday. She will have the important task of hauling the dining set for our Strawberry Cream Tea trains until further notice.
Our heritage diesel railcar will be in service, Saturday, Sunday and Mondays until further notice.
We apologise for this change but will do our best to ensure you have an enjoyable visit. Any queries please email the office or phone 01267 238213 (Monday to Friday 10-4).
P.S. If you are interested in learning how to operate our diesel and steam locomotives or how to drive the O3 diesel engine, take a look at our volunteering page.


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The verdict is out and the Talwars have been acquitted of all charges in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. Dr Rajesh and Nupur Talwar the parents of Aarushi were acquitted by the Allahabad High Court. While for the Talwars justice may have been done, the same continues to evade the deceased and it has become a case of 'nobody killed Aarushi."
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As early supporters of renewable energy technologies Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have played a pivotal role in demonstrating the role of renewables in achieving the Sustainable Development and Climate agendas. They know that overcoming reliance on fossil fuels will increase both their resiliency and economic viability.
To assist SIDS in achieving their renewable energy goals, the Republic of the Maldives as the current chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), has just announced the creation of an Initiative for Renewable Island Energy (IRIE). The announcement came during the high-level session for the Global Climate Action Agenda at COP22. Its purpose will be to support SIDS in their implementation of the renewable energy and energy efficiency components of their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to implement the Paris Agreement. IRIE is setting an initial goal of mobilising at least $1 million in grant and concessionary financing by 2020 for concrete implementation on the ground. Continue reading Scaling up Renewable Energy on Small Island Developing States: The Initiative for Renewable Island Energy


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The 2013 Southeast Regional Trapping NTA trapping convention and outdoor expo this year Is in Live oak FL The dates and address is as follows: May 3-5, 2013 Suwannee County Fairgrounds Coliseum Complex 1302 Southwest 11th St. Live Oak, FL 32064 There will be a ton of good demos to watch and learn from, so make sure to pay …
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Trapping and catching coyotes and all predators for Quality Deer Management and livestock protection
"Understanding the Cost of Animal Damage Removal from a Business Perspective" by Tin Ivey I am sitting here waiting for the weather to warm some before I go check the traps I put out on part of the Farm yesterday. I put myself in the place of a person who's had a pet or livestock that …
Trapping and catching a beaver at a slide with body grip trap with Norm
Trapping and catching a beaver at a slide with body grip trap with Norm Catching a beaver at beaver slide is a stand by set for flat tail trappers. There are two kinds of slides and ways to set them up. The first kind of slide is a smoking hot or simi-smoking slide that the beaver are …
A few 2013 end of season catch fur pics, what have trappers been up too?
A few 2013 end of season catch fur pics from Wolfer Nation members. Not saying the "put ups" are the greatest but they're gettin picked up for FHA tomorrow morning. Didn't get the Otter I had hoped for or to knock hell out of the coyotes but with 1/2 doz traps and some …
Coyote and bobcat trapping, location is the key when you trap in urban and rural areas to trap and catch animals
Coyote and bobcat trapping, location is the key when you trap in urban and rural areas to trap and catch animals In this trapping video Clint Locklear tries to explain a coyote and bobcat trapping location in an urban and semi-rural area. The key to catching and killing more bobcats and coyotes is always the trap location, travel …
Trapper bleeds from bobcat and how to set a bobcat cage trap. A look at our new cage trap coming out in 2013
Trapper bleeds from bobcat and how to set a bobcat cage trap. A look at our new cage trap coming out in 2013 How to dispatch a bobcat in a cage trap. How to Set a cage trap for bobcat trapping. Plus a good luck at our new bobcat cage trap that will be on …
How to ship or drop off fur to North American Fur Auction, Clint Locklear video and interview with NAFA depot
How to ship or drop off fur to North American Fur Auction, Clint Locklear video and interview with NAFA depot How to ship to NAFA? Is it hard or complicated? These are some of the questions a lot of new trappers have about shipping their fur to the big fur auction in Canada. It is not …
Why does Clint Locklear trap coyotes, bobcats and nest predators? trapping video rant!
Coyote and Bobcat Control trapping should be an Integral Part of Any Deer Club's QDM Plan
"I posted the following note on the QDMA forums a few days ago. I did so because it occured to me that I have never heard anyone on these forums talk about Coyote Control as part of their overall QDM Management Plan…Clubs spend thousands of dollars a year in seed, fertilizer, maintenance, culling yet do …
Trappin' Tales by Kirk DeKalb, Trapping Video Review about beaver trapping
Trapping Video Review Trappin' Tales By Kirk DeKalb Video: Trappin' Tales by Kirk DeKalb Video format reviewed: DVD Video category: Beaver trapping Video Length: two hours Video quality: 10 (the best I've seen) Audio quality: 10 (highest quality audio enhanced by good music) Entertainment: 10 (Designed to entertain, it succeeded like no other) Education: …
Using a tall body grip trap stand to catch beaver in a channel or run with Norm
Using a tall body grip trap stand to catch beaver in a channel or run with Norm
How to trap and catch more bobcats by talking with your turkey hunting friends and or hunting clubs.
It is turkey season boys and if you hunt them or not, make sure to get as many feather, wings and parts you can from you friends and hunting clubs. Me and Albert was finishing up on a hunting club a few weeks back and they were running turkey hunts. The hunters wanted the breast, …
Trapping beaver with a 330 on a castor mound set with trapperchick
trapperchick is back beaver trapping. This is how she catches beaver with a 330 bodygrip trap on a castor mound set. Sometimes you do not have a cross over on a beaver dam, but you know beaver are there. You might also not want to kick a hole in the beaver dam. In this case you make …
Clint Locklear is back from Texas coyote and bobcat trapping, so Wolfer Nation will again hit high gear on trapper infomation.
I'm back home from Texas trapping bobcats, coyotes and nest predators. I thought I could use the local internet to keep adding videos, articles and radio shows, but that was not the case. The internet service was so bad and slow that I could not even open e-mail. Well that's not true, it would take over 30 …
Bobcat, Grey Fox and raccoon lure, trapping coyote in my neighborhood, rubber jaw traps, questions to Clint
Clint: I live in Missouri and I was wondering what two lures and baits would you use for trapping Grey Fox and Bobcats, and which lure you would use for Otter. Also if you had to choose a raccoon lure and bait for the river which would you use. I need something new to …
How to trap otter on a beaver dam cross over using a 330 body grip with Norm
How to trap otter on a beaver dam cross over using a 330 body grip with Norm In the trapping videoNorm Blackwell show us what to look for and how to set up a beaver dam to catch otter with a 330 body grip trap. He gives advice on where to look and how to …
Trapper in Alabama needed for predator control
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DMPD Seeking Help Locating Missing Person
UPDATE: Police confirm Mackel has been located.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police are asking for the public's assistance locating a missing person.
Riley Mackel, 21, was last seen at approximately 3:40 p.m. in the area of Union Park. He was wearing a gray-colored sweatshirt that has the word "Guess" on the front, gray sweatpants, and tan shoes.
Riley is autistic and non-verbal, and may have a pacifier in his mouth for comfort.
Anyone with information regarding Riley's location is asked to contact the Des Moines Police Department by calling 911 or 515-283-4811.


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| Sage1111 chapter 1 . 4/30
I love this
| ItStartsWithZ chapter 1 . 5/4/2017
i love it! that was so beautiful
| Ruby chapter 1 . 5/4/2016
You helped me go to happyland and healed my broken heart caused by Death Note's ending XD
Very heartwarming and and I hope to see more of your works in the future :)
| Manzana chapter 1 . 3/25/2016
This was so perfect. Every last teeny little detail is so amazing, and to be honest I'm pretty speechless. Much love 3
| Queen of Black Cats chapter 1 . 10/23/2015
I want to cry happy tears at this but they're stuck because I'm also smiling and laughing. There's just something so beautiful about this story and I can't figure out what it is. Maybe it's because I'm from a line of ethereally-gifted and can empathize with Near? I don't know.
| A fan chapter 1 . 9/12/2015
This was so heartwarming! All my favorite characters teamed up in Near's mind, having the time of their lives, this is how things should be!
| Ashinia chapter 1 . 8/15/2015
That was so adorable!
| BC chapter 1 . 6/18/2015
I love this story. I especially enjoy Light in here - it is always a deLight to see him interpreted credibly. (Sorry for the pun, but I recently read The End Is Near, so it is all Matt's fault anyway...)
| katerinlawliet chapter 1 . 1/11/2015
I was curious so I read the story. Hell, if I had the four of them doing commentaries on me I will be too embarrassed to get anything done. Matt and Mello are especially fabulous. Totally stolr the show. Near's milkshake brings Gevanni in the yard!
| mmmmmmnm chapter 1 . 5/8/2014
| Hakeber.N chapter 1 . 2/28/2014
I've had this story faved for over two years now, and I can't believe I never reviewed it, so I'm fixing that right now.
this story is beautiful, and touching, and so goddamn memorable. it's the perfect blend of humor, shipping (which was sweet without being cloying-a rare trait), character development, and the sort of bittersweet that any story set after the death of most of its main characters has to be.
uhm, what else?...I rather enjoyed your success at humanizing Near-changing him from the emotionless robot most of fandom seems to think he is to the precocious, calculating, but still quintessentially human character I love. and your almost-but-not-quite redemption of Light and his actions was very welcome.
anyway, thank you for writing this story and sharing it with us. I've thoroughly enjoyed it over the years, and (God, and the FF servers, willing) I'll continue to enjoy it in the future.
| jasdevi's secret sissy chapter 1 . 2/4/2014
this has made me so freaking happy!
do you think ya could make a spin-off fic,and continue this story?
| 4 is for Clover chapter 1 . 12/21/2013
This was unexpectedly cute for a story mainly about dead people.
| Guest chapter 1 . 12/13/2013
| Anonymous chapter 1 . 11/8/2013
Anon here,
How. How do you write so well? Just. Fuck man. Your amazing. Can you write a sequel, or maybe an offbeat one with the same premise? I really loved it, and if you're a Mello/Matt supporter then I officially love you so there. Yeah. Keep it up, I fuckin' loved it! Can you write a story centered around Matt and Mello? I would love you forever!
Anon out, PEACE!


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Okay, we all know that Bush is weak on ecology. Right? Well, Experts Say Bush Is Targeting Problems of Global Warming, something the Clinton Administration gave a lot of lip service to but never implemented anything workable. This is a surprise to me and I think it is also a surprise to GW Bush. :-)
Okay, there is also something this article brings up that I don't understand. Aside from all the good things it would do for the environment, what's in it for us to sign this Kyota accord? I mean, this was in the article:
The least aggressive strategy under consideration would be a variation of the status quo. The administration would continue to encourage companies to reduce emissions and commit to investing more money over the long term to develop technologies that would limit future emissions.
The danger of this option is that U.S. allies would probably consider it inadequate and try to forge ahead with the Kyoto agreement without the United States.
"If what the U.S. puts on the table is laughable and weak, it makes it easy for the rest of the world to go ahead without us," said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
If the agreement isn't agreeable to us why should we care if the rest of the world goes ahead with the plan without us? Is there something there to force us into line with the agreement?


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Yesterday my 3 year old grandaughter and I were walking through the yard. She saw the lemon tree out there and immediately started chattering about wanting lemonade. I thought "Why not?"
We picked some nice lemons and I came into the house to make a simple syrup. I squeezed some of the lemons into a pitcher and added simple syrup to the juice until it had the right sweetness. Add some ice and you've got lemonade, Delicious!
But as I was making the syrup I thought about how sugar has really been demonized. When I was a child my mother had some kind of fresh baked something for our dessert after dinner and sometimes as a snack after school. She used sugar. My father liked putting sugar in his iced tea. I sprinkled sugar on my shredded wheat biscuits. Sugar was just sugar; it wasn't a big deal.
Until processed food bacame the norm, portions were supersized, America's sweet tooth grew bigger and bigger, and so did our waistlines. Children began for the first time being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 used to be called "adult onset" until more and more children suffered from obesity and the ills that went with it.
Sugar may have been a contributing factor, yes, but it's not the enemy. Like anything that's being overused, it carries with it some consequences.
The reason I'm writing about this is an article that I received last week. Someone in the UK has the bright idea to tax chocolate! Ok, now they're hitting below the belt! I'm a chocolatier, for goodness sake, and this guy makes my profession sound like a bunch of drug pushers. I take offense.
One thing in the article he says is that the public has been let to believe that chocolate is good for you. Some of the larger chocolate manufacturers have indeed jumped on that band wagon and I wish they hadn't. wine makers want you to believe the same thing. I hear a lot of conflicting opinions on that one.
So, here's the link to the article about taxing chocolate. If you have a chance, take a look and let me know what you think. And in the meantime, here's a little "health food" to wet your appetite.
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That my vote to tax on chocolate!
I'm with you Cynthia, everything in moderation is good for you, sugar included.
I have a friend who was visiting from Germany (this took place about 10 years ago), we took him out to a nice restaurant. He ate half of everything on his plate and claimed that he was stuffed. I clearly remember polishing everything off my plate. Yesterday we were sitting at the same restaurant, when dinner was served I couldn't help but notice that while portions were large ten years ago, they just got a bit larger, and this is in a bad economy.
Portion control is the most difficult thing to handle when you are served a lot of everything, along with a basket of bread.
But forget that, taxing chocolate is just outrageous.
This is my story and I'm sticking to it.
Good grief! another way to make money! you know, if people would use things ( sugar ) the way they SHOULD there would be no problem!
Like you said Cynthia, we have supersized EVERYTHING! there was a case where there where families that wanted to take McDonalds to court because thier children gained weight! well, if thier children didn't eat McDonalds EVERYDAY, breakfast, lunch, and supper, they wouldn't have gained weight!
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Tax all the foods that are processed....that is where the obesity comes from. I mean where are these people coming from that think up this stuff?????
I use sugar in my coffee..even though I did vow to give it up....oh well.....I had good intentions.
First of all ... you look to young to be a grandmother! Making lemonade with your granddaughter ... I think you're making it up! he he ... J/K - But you do look great to be a granny!
Second - Sugar is fine as long as it's in moderation. I refuse to use the fake sugar (the blue, pink, & yellow packets).
Bluerose, I confess, she's my step grandbaby. Although I am old enough to have her mother as my daughter! Thanks for the great compliment.
Maritza, I am too much of an animal lover to see a study done on cats. That would break my heart. But I studied clinical nutrition with a college professor who is a phD in nutrition, specializing in childhood obesity and diabetes. I agree that it's the preservatives. If you put margarine out in the sun it takes on a plastic like appearance. I don't use anything that's fake. My body just doesn't know what the heck to do with fake stuff. It would be like eating the lid of a tupperware container. My body would do its best to rid itself of the foreign matter.
So, that being said, I eat sugar, I eat butter, I buy organic, I patronize our local farmer's market. I agree with you about preservatives and toxins. That's for sure.
I think it's so odd to go into a grocery store now, and about 80% is 'low fat', 'fat free', 'sugarfree', etc. I honestly think that in a decade or two, we're going to see all sorts of health issues associated with asparatame, and the dreaded Splenda. It's such a joke. Eat real food, in season, and consider it a JOY. That's really the essence of the Slow Food Movement—trying to get people back to joy at the table. I use real butter, and I use sugar, I try to use organic, etc. Making real lemonade is making memories with your grand daughter, and teaching her about cooking too, and joy in the kitchen. That's far more special than a stupid sugar substitute.
Great post, Cynthia. The idea that taxation is the answer to the financial woes of this country is going to bring this country down in the end. I am being faced with the possibility of having to tax my clients on the service they receive. The NYS governor is mulling that one over as we speak. How can a tax be imposed on SERVICE??? It's ludicrous.
If the gov't feels that "loaning" trillions of dollars (that can't be backed up) to business to bail them out, let them print more valueless money to bail the rest of America out...taxing us to death will never help recover the damage that "loaning" that money did. I'm not waiting with my hand on my ass to ever see that money repaid.
I agree with Bernadette - I also read and LOVED the book "In Defense of Food". To add one thing -
it is not so much the sugar, but the high fructose corn syrup that is found in so many processed foods that is so bad. When the farmers started being subsidised for growing all that corn and food processors started using more and more HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) in more and more 'foods' - THAT is when the weight of the average American really started to go through the roof!
I believe in moderation, like a lot of others have already said, and also eating REAL food - not processed stuff.
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The way consumers use television is changing rapidly, with 70 percent of viewers now streaming, downloading, or watching recorded broadcasts on a weekly basis and half accessing on-demand TV or videos via the Internet at least once a week.
Those are among the findings in a new study released Aug. 25 by the ConsumerLab research group at Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERIC). Conducted in seven countries (China, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the U.K., and the U.S.) with a sample representing 300 million people, the survey is part of Ericsson's ongoing efforts to understand how consumers behave and what they think of telecommunications and media.
The study findings confirm that patterns of media consumption are undergoing a major transformation, thanks especially to the Internet, mobile networks, and the emergence of digital devices such as the Apple (AAPL) iPad tablet.
To be sure, some 93 percent of respondents still watch conventional scheduled TV broadcasts at least once a week. But a growing number are demanding the ability to consume TV content when and where they want it—at a later date, via time-shifting digital video recorders (DVRs) or on-demand services, and on devices other than traditional TVs, such as mobile phones or laptops. In what's likely good news for gizmos such as the iPad, 37 percent of respondents said they would be interested in using a tablet in conjunction with their TVs.
"Consumption is fragmented and complex," said Anders Erlandsson, Senior Advisor at Ericsson ConsumerLab, in a press release about the survey findings. "There are few established consumption patterns, and it's a trial-and-error market with lots of curiosity around it."
The study identified some anomalies between consumer spending and usage patterns. For instance, respondents shell out an average of €38 ($48) per month for TV services—broadcast (cable, satellite, DSL), pay-per-view, and on-demand. Broadcast accounts for 60 percent of their total outlay, while on-demand is just 37 percent.
Yet of the 25 hours per week, on average, that consumers spend watching TV, only 43 percent is on broadcast or premium services, while 55 percent is time-shifted or on-demand TV. Ericsson argues that this gap in "wallet share" between what customers pay for and how they use TV augurs a shift in future spending patterns that service providers must anticipate and exploit. "It is clear that consumers are not paying for what they use the most," the company said in its press release.
What are the opportunities highlighted in the survey? Ericsson found that more than 50 percent of respondents would like to connect their PCs to their TVs to watch online video—from sources such as YouTube (GOOG) and others—or to view photos or browse the Web on a larger screen, more comfortably, and with groups of people. Yet making such connections today can be frustratingly complex.
Another key finding: 40 percent of respondents say that "immediate access" to chosen content is very important to them, suggesting a shift from owning videos to accessing programming on demand.
Most importantly, Ericsson says that service providers must devise ways to align consumer spending and usage. Thanks to the "everything should be free" Internet mindset and a growing shift to TV consumption on PCs, traditional service providers risk seeing the value of their offerings diminished. Yet, "if done right," Ericsson argues, "consumers will reallocate their TV spending to new alternatives."


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Earlier in the off-season, I examined the state of the Brewers' roster and payroll for the 2014 season. There weren't a lot of mysteries because of the number of contracts already on the books and young players with jobs locked up. Since then the Brewers… [More]
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Twitter Mailbag: Thornburg, Outfield, and Brewers Free Agency
By Curt Hogg on December 12, 2013
"Melvin said Will Smith is coming in as a starter, but RR said Thornburg is penciled in as the 5th starter. What gives?" -@acmccabe I wrote in last week's mailbag that I foresaw Tyler Thornburg as the fifth starter when the season opens up. I then… [More]
The Curious Case of Juan Francisco
By Curt Hogg on December 6, 2013
On Monday, the Brewers announced that they tendered the contracts of Juan Francisco and Marco Estrada, the only two arbitration-eligible players remaining on the roster. What does this mean for the Brewers in 2014? Well, obviously, it indicates the franchise's direct intent to include Francisco… [More]
Marco Estrada, Juan Francisco tendered contracts
By Jaymes Langrehr on December 2, 2013
The Brewers had a quiet non-tender deadline day Monday, but that sort of thing will happen when you spend the past few months cutting loose anyone you likely would have non-tendered, anyway. They ended up tendering contracts to the only two arbitration-eligible players they had… [More]
How Good are the Young Brewers Hitters? (Part II)
By Jonathan Judge on October 30, 2013
In last week's installment, we looked at the 2013 partial-season performances of Khris Davis and Scooter Gennett — specifically, their walk rate, strikeout rate, and home run rate — to see what those stints told us about their actual ability. Even factoring in some regression… [More]
Brewers Arbitration Estimates
By Adam Wieser on October 21, 2013
Last week, I examined the size of the wallet the Brewers will be wielding this off-season. I turned out the team's pockets and helped hunt for change in the couch cushion. In the end, the rough estimate was that the Brewers would have around $13M… [More]
Quick Hits: Juan Francisco & Tyler Thornburg
By J.P. Breen on September 25, 2013
With six games remaining on the 2013 schedule, the Milwaukee Brewers are still evaluating talent with their eyes firmly set on the '14 campaign. There are some interesting stories to discuss, including a swing change for Juan Francisco and an impressive performance on Tuesday evening from right-hander… [More]
Hart Could Take Discount & End Brewers' Misery at 1B
By J.P. Breen on September 19, 2013
At this point, Brewers fans pretty much scoff at the idea of a hometown discount. Some harbored hope that CC Sabathia, Prince Fielder or Zack Greinke would look back fondly on their time in Milwaukee and consider spurning larger offers on the free agent market to sign… [More]
Who's On First?
By Adam Wieser on September 13, 2013
If asked this simple question (who's on first for the 2014 Brewers?), I wouldn't have a good answer. After losing Corey Hart and Matt Gamel to season ending injuries, the Brewers have struggled to find a competent, or even replacement level, first baseman this year…. [More]
An Outfield (Anti)Assist and Home Run Distances
By Adam Wieser on July 22, 2013
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I once had to debug a program that only failed under a strange set of conditions. One was that the hour of the day had to be in the single digits. It worked after 10:00 o clock. That was fun debugging on a Solaris box w/o root. Had to call the admin to change the clock all day.
If I were to guess, it was converting the time into a string… that wasn't big enough to hold two digits. You'd have "9:59 PM\0" and then "10:00 PM" - causing the problem.
But, what really happened is the knowledge of @fs111.
One company I joined had a unit test that failed if it ran less than 5 minutes before the top of the hour. Turns out there was some bogus ad-hoc time arithmetic that added 5 minutes to the time without taking into account hours, day, month, year, etc. This test had been that way for years but the company culture was "eh, run it again and see if it passes" so nobody had noticed the pattern.


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We were married this last Thursday and I am so happy to be a wife!!! Here is my set, please share yours!!
We were married this last Thursday and I am so happy to be a wife!!! Here is my set, please share yours!!
Hey congrats! Lovely! Did you elope? Your wedding date is for next year.
This is my "set"
@MrsSnowMountain: wow, love your rings!! So unique!!
Beautiful and Congrats!!!!!:D
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@rascchot: congrats!! We eloped in October! Here are our sets 🙂
@rascchot: lovely set! Congratulations!
Beautiful! Here's my set (that I don't get to wear quite yet).
I love it! It's beautiful!
@rascchot: Congratulations!
@MrsSnowMountain: Thanks! We had a very private little ceremony at home, we are going to Vegas in March and having a ceremony with friends and family where I will be wearing my dress, this was just our closest family members at our home it was nice. We wanted to get legally married at home so we didnt have to get a marriage license there and the date was important to me, it was my late grandmothers Birthday.
Thank you!! It's strange to be a Mrs.! Its going to take me forever to get used to a new last name after having the same one all my life!
@rascchot: Awwww such great meaning behind why you did it that day. I love it. So glad you get to wear your wedding dress and celebrate too!!! 🙂 love your set.
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December 7, 2015
Desloge Hospital & Chapel Face Uncertain Future
Brad Choat, December 7, 2015 3:30am
St. Louis, MO (December 7, 2015) No one knows what will happen to the distinctive old Desloge hospital and chapel properties, as SSMHealth plans to build a new hospital complex for St. Louis University.
Over the weekend, some history lovers and preservationists got to see the French architecture up close, thanks to the Les Amis tour group.
Christopher Desloge, whose ancestors gave money to build thehospital and chapel in the 1930's, understands the tough decision SSM faces, "If they do decide this building and the chapel need to find their way into the history books, after wise counsel and wise deliberation with the community and the landmarks people, then so be it."
Desloge says he'd like to see a museum created somewhere to recognize the history of African-American health care and nurses training in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Sayad of Les Amis introduced a group of about fifty to the chapel on Saturday, "We saw the need to help be sure this chapel, nothing happens to it, because it's such a special part of our French heritage."
Andrew Weil of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis is hopeful the structures can be spared, "In the pantheon of St. Louis architecture and signature buildings, these are really way up there."
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A state law approved Sept. 29 changes California vaccination requirements for students entering public and private schools in grades seven through 12 next year.
A state law approved Sept. 29 changes California vaccination requirements for students entering public and private schools in grades seven through 12 next year.
All students entering grades seven through 12 will need proof of a Tdap booster shot for pertussis, better known as whooping cough, before starting the 2011-12 school year. This requirement:
� Begins July 1.
� Will be met by receiving a dose of the Tdap vaccine on or after the student's 10th birthday.
� Applies to all public and private schools.
� Does not affect students enrolled in summer school.
� Beginning July 1, 2012 and beyond, all students entering the seventh grade will need proof of a Tdap booster shot before starting school.
In a joint statement, San Joaquin County Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Furst and San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools Mick Founts urged parents to make appointments with their health care providers to get vaccinated soon against pertussis.
"Immunity from pertussis vaccine wears off, so anyone 7 years and older who is not fully immunized should be vaccinated," Furst said.
If you do not know if your child's pertussis vaccine is up to date or you need vaccination verification, it is important to contact your health care provider, Furst said. Students must provide proof of a Tdap booster shot prior to entering grades seven through 12 for the 2011-12 school year. In San Joaquin County, there are approximately 73,630 children ages 12 through 17, and about 60,000 of them still need their Tdap booster shot, according to the statement.
The new law is partly in response to the ongoing outbreak of pertussis across California. Nearly 7,300 cases have been reported so far this year, which is more than any year since 1947. San Joaquin County has recorded nearly 70 cases this year.
Getting a booster shot now will protect your child against the ongoing threat of pertussis and meet this new school requirement, the statement said.
Pertussis is a widespread and highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory system that can cause severe coughing. Signs and symptoms of pertussis are cold-like symptoms, including mild fever, runny nose and a cough that progressively gets worse and lasts for weeks or months.
Spasms of severe coughing often occur, which may be accompanied by a "whooping" sound or be followed by vomiting. Infants may gag, gasp or stop breathing for a period of time. Mortality is highest in infants younger than 6 months old.
Pertussis is spread through coughing or sneezing, so it is important to encourage people to cover their coughs and wash their hands.
The cost of the Tdap vaccine is covered by most private and public insurance.
� If your child has private health insurance, the Tdap booster shot is covered; however, an insurance co-pay may apply.
� If your child has Healthy Families, the Tdap booster shot is covered; however, insurance co-pays may apply if combined with another type of visit.
� If your child has Medi-Cal, the Tdap booster shot is covered.
� If your child does not have health insurance, he may be eligible for the Child Health and Disability Program Gateway Program. The Tdap booster shot is covered.
For more information on getting vaccinated against pertussis, contact your health care provider or Public Health Services. For general information on pertussis, visit San Joaquin County Public Health Services at www.sjcphs.org, the California Department of Public Health at cdph.ca.gov or the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention atcdc.gov.


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Battlefront II's campaign shows why DICE needs a new Bad Company
Star Wars: Battlefront II's single-player campaign is for the most part irredeemable -- but it's spots of brightness remind us where DICE's writing strengths truly lie.
Even before its tumultuous launch this month, DICE's new version of Star Wars: Battlefront II was having its share of problems. Many players who were justifiably disappointed by the first game were skeptical ever since Battlefront II's announcement and that negative sentiment only worsened as it got closer to release. Disney's odd but welcomed decision to restore online services to the original Battlefront II further invited comparisons between the two versions, and cast an even larger shadow over DICE's game. Worse still, the beta and early access builds were roundly criticized for their aggressively monetized loot boxes and compromising progression system.
But there still seemed to be a silver lining for Battlefront II - something that fans could look forward to despite the rest of the game's apparent issues. That silver lining was the single-player campaign, a playable Star Wars story which was supposed to expound on the lives of an elite team of spec ops troopers in the Galactic Empire. An alternative tale that should have explored the methods and motivations of the Empire from the inside, with characters that could have had concrete reasons for their actions - and eventually questioned their dogma. It could have been the most intriguing Star Wars story in years.
Simply put, it isn't. Star Wars:Battlefront II's campaign is a letdown in almost every respect… almost. In spite of all its failures, the campaign also reminds us of what DICE is truly good at when it comes to storytelling, and it shows why the studio should return to a series that made the best of those strengths. But to understand what Battlefront II's story gets right, we have to address what it gets wrong.
The problems with the six-hour single-player mode come from its underdeveloped characters, a contrived, disjointed plot, and the painfully bland mission design. The story follows Inferno Squad, a special forces unit formed by the Empire in the wake of the first Death Star's destruction. Iden Versio is both the commander of the squad and the daughter of an Imperial Navy admiral. This was already an interesting premise, supplemented by a prequel novel that was released before the game - but the game seems utterly afraid to embrace the dark side that it bases itself on.
Versio and her squad are rushed through major events and plot beats using time skips and obligatory guest appearances by other, more famous Star Wars characters. The story is desperate to steer Versio away from the Empire, her father, and her former motivations at the earliest possible convenience. Without spoiling anything, a single arbitrary event seems to invalidate her "lifetime of imperial training" and miraculously erases her hatred for the Rebel Alliance, causing her and her squadmate Del to defect to the rebel side. The game wants to inject yet another untold "hero of the rebellion" tale into Star Wars canon, but its lack of characterization and its own mission structure stops it from being a very effective.
Battlefront II's campaign missions are a predictable mash of stop-and-shoot encounters, ill-conceived stealth sequences and functionally identical space battles, even when you transition to playing as one of the classic Star Wars heroes. There are a handful of genuinely impressive set pieces (the audiovisual presentation is the highlight of the entire game), but it all ends up feeling like a Star Wars-themed amusement park ride that just ticks all the boxes of a linear first-person shooter.
However, the writing and objectives in some of these missions are where we start to see DICE putting its best foot forward. The rays of hope in the campaign come from its humor - things like a Star Wars fanboy stand-in following Han Solo around, rattling off facts about starfighters. Or a mission about Iden and Del attacking some refueling star destroyers in a weaponized cloud car. Moreover, the writing in these moments shows what DICE is good at in storytelling: applying levity to serious situations.
DICE once built an entire game around this strength - a game called Battlefield: Bad Company. The story about a group of mismatched misfits forced to be the U.S. Army's cannon fodder in a fictional war with Russia could have been just as self-serious as the majority of Battlefront II, but thankfully, it wasn't. It was an unabashed comedy of errors, following the destructive antics of Marlowe, Redford, Sweetwater, and Haggard as they got themselves into deeper and deeper trouble and then had to literally blast their way out of it.
Between their constant banter (Sweetwater asking Haggard what it was like to date his cousin) and ridiculous tactics (single-handedly invading a neutral country in pursuit of gold), Bad Company created a dynamic of witty absurdity that set its cast apart from the gruff badass super soldier trope that is so common in the military FPS. The writing and characterization weren't the only things that broke the mold, either. The game's missions eschewed the cover-filled hallways of other FPS games in favor of open spaces and improvisation. Destructible environments, vehicles, and plenty of explosives fed into the game's themes of nonconformity, and made the campaign pretty damn fun too.
Sadly, DICE hasn't made a campaign on par with Bad Company since the game came out. Even Bad Company 2 went down a more generic FPS route, as EA increasingly tried to wrest some market share from Activision and Call of Duty. But with the ongoing debacle surrounding Star Wars Battlefront II, EA and DICE should seriously consider returning to the Bad Company series - not only for old fans, but for themselves.
Battlefront II shows that at least some of the writers at DICE are clearly capable of comical writing, and that would be one of the primary ingredients to making a good new Bad Company game. Another would be the power of the Frostbite 3 engine, which Battlefront II also shows off in spades. Players have been clamoring for a return to the originality and humor of the series for years, and the upsides of Battlefront II's campaign indicate that it would be possible if EA and DICE were willing to try. Public goodwill is something that both companies are in desperate need of right now, as the fallout from the game's disastrous launch doesn't look to be getting better.
At the very least, putting some weight behind a new Bad Company game would reconnect with old fans and give EA and DICE the chance to prove that they learned some lessons with Battlefront II. It's certainly better than spending time trying to shoehorn microtransactions back into the game.


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FanSnap(R) Named to AltSearchEngines' "Top 100 Alternative Search Engines" ListList Presented by AltSearchEngines at the Web 2.0 Conference in New York (November 23, 2009)
PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- FanSnap®, the live event ticket search engine for fans, today announced that it was just named to AltSearchEngines' "Top 100 Alternative Search Engines" at the Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009. FanSnap was the only ticket search engine listed.
Charles Knight, editor of AltSearchEngines.com and creator of the "Top 100 Alternative Search Engines" list, called these one hundred web sites, "the most creative and innovative search engines in the world." The AltSearchEngines blog launched with a base of 1,000 search engines and now, 4,000 posts later, has reviewed more than 2,000 unique search engines.
"The FanSnap team is proud to be named to the Top 100 Search Engines List," said Mike Janes, CEO and co-founder of FanSnap. "While Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft's Bing jockey for position as well as enter new frontiers, there is also outstanding innovation occurring in vertical search across many industries. To be named along with specialized search engines we admire such as Roost, Indeed.com, Zillow, and others is a thrill."
FanSnap.com, which launched in March 2009, currently displays detailed, ticket-level results from dozens of ticketing providers, with listings totaling over eleven million sports, theater and concert tickets and thirty thousand events.
The FanSnap ticket search engine has several industry-first features, the most prominent being its patent-pending dynamic FanSnap Maps(SM), which help fans to:
-- Determine at-a-glance the ticket price range by section using colored "heat map" markers
-- Zoom into the interactive ticket maps of venues, and see the ticket offers from numerous providers placed in clearly labeled rows
-- View at-a-glance the Best Value tickets -- the lowest price tickets available in key areas of the venue, easily identified as blue stars on the FanSnap Maps
-- Share events and even actual ticket listings via Facebook, Twitter, or email
In October, FanSnap was named to the "PC World 100: Best Products of 2009." In August, FanSnap was also named winner of the "Most Innovative New Search Engine" category of the Search Engine Watch (SEW) Awards 2009 at the prestigious Search Engine Strategies Conference.
About FanSnap
FanSnap is the live event ticket search engine for fans. Our mission is to provide the most comprehensive, accurate, fast and easy-to-use resource for fans to find the tickets they desire to sports, concerts, and theatre events. FanSnap provides free ticket search results for dozens of the leading ticket providers, including TicketNetwork, StubHub, RazorGator, Las Vegas Tickets, Gold Coast Tickets, eBay, Barry's Tickets, AllShows.com, and Ace Ticket. Our detailed ticket-level search results are made possible by the combination of strategic industry partnerships and systems integration, as well as our FanSnap TicketDatasm systems and patent-pending dynamic FanSnap Mapssm. FanSnap.com is also optimized for iPhone access. Palo Alto, CA-based FanSnap was founded in 2007 and is funded by General Catalyst Partners and Highland Capital Partners.
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Baku. 1 April. REPORT.AZ/ 51 of 55 state registered parties, which has not submitted their 2015 financial statements have presented the statements to the Central Election Commission (CEC).
Report was told by the CEC Deputy Chairman Natig Mammadov.
He said that expect submission of financial statements by other 4 political parties, too: 'Other 2 parties submitted their financial statements on 2014. 4 parties have not submitted their statements on current year. Probably, they will also present their statements'.


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Chris Voss, former lead kidnapping negotiator for the FBI and author of "Never Split the Difference," knows how to get what he wants. In this episode of "Everyday Hostages," Voss breaks down exactly how to get out of a speeding ticket when an officer pulls you over.
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