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Those 3 guys busted their ass tonight but the team still came up short.
Valanciunas - This guy is intense, and he plays hard......ALL THE TIME. He has that fiery KG like attitude in him. You can see it in his face that he wants to win. And this game is probably his best game of the season. The guy didn't back down against a first ballot future hall of famer in Tim Duncan. He's going to be something else in a couple of years. Hopefully the next GM would surround him with some REAL talent.
DeRozan - Raptors best player this year in my opinion. Another great game by him. But what's with the non calls? the guy is getting hacked all the time whenever he drives the ball!! It's seriously getting ridiculous. Credit goes to DeMar though for not shying away from driving the ball even though hes not getting any calls. I know they've sent tapes to the league but i think it's time for Colangelo or Casey to speak up. Forget about the fines.
Davis - 15pts and 14rbs in 22mins. Played his hearts out today while Bargnani played like crap. What would it take for this guy to get some legit playing time?
A few more thoughts:
- Lowry is really starting to irritate me with his shot selection and decision making, specially in the 4th quarter.
- Raptors should seriously run more plays for DeMar in the post. Specially in the 4th.
- Bargnani is useless
- Not really sure what Casey sees in Bargnani.

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LulzSec has fallen silent, with nary a Twitter post
in two months. The pace of its successor AntiSec's efforts has
slowed. And top LulzSec chief Topiary --
who turned out to be a teenager native of the UK's Shetland Islands -- awaits trial, after being caught by
authorities who traced an account he used to play
Xbox games online.
Now more arrests are pouring in. A 23-year-old Phoenix, Arizona
native, Cody Andrew Kretsinger, has been arrested ("recursion").
You may recall that recursion showed up at numerous times in LulzSec's chat
logs during the attacks [1][2][3] on Sony Corp. (TYO:6758), but quit the group in
June [source] as it stepped up attacks on the U.S.
government. Recursion reportedly was a relatively novice hacker relying
heavily on SQL injection, a technique frowned upon by more sophisticated
Police in the UK last month also arrested 5 men ages 16 to 26 who
allegedly together managed LulzSec chief Kayla's online
identity. Kayla claimed to be "a 16 year-old girl."
LulzSec/Anonymous chief Sabu confirms that Kayla has
been arrested, though he/she has not verified that the UK authorities theory of
multiple users' involvement is true.
According to Sabu, he and one other LulzSec member
are the only ones walking free. Topiary, Kayla, Recursion, Tflow, Pwnsauce,
and Palladium have all been arrested. The other
remaining free member appears to be Avunit, who was not a founding
member, but participated in many of the group's key attacks.
Of course LulzSec was only a particularly bold subclan of the
greater hacking collective Anonymous, who lives on via its thousands of
members. But active attackers within Anonymous have been
hit with recent arrests as well. Christopher Doyon, 47, of Mountain View,
California, and Joshua Covelli, 26, of Fairborn, Ohio, allegedly members of Anonymous subclan People's
Liberation Front, were arrested this week for allegedly
orchestrating a distributed denial of service attack on the county of Santa
Cruz, California back in 2010.
Anonymous isn't willing to go down without a fight, though.
Despite the recent arrests, members like Sabu remain
defiant. They have planned a "Day of Vengeance" on various
parties in New York City in response to crackdowns on Wall Street protesters.
In a note for the group-without-a-leader writes,
"... Anonymous and other cyber liberation groups will launch a series of
cyber attacks against various targets including Wall Street, Corrupt Banking
Institutions - and the NYC Police Department."


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STMX is a high-performance Common Lisp library for composable Transactional Memory (TM), a concurrency control mechanism aimed at making concurrent programming easier to write and understand. Instead of traditional lock-based programming, one programs with atomic memory transactions: if a memory transaction returns normally it is committed. If it signals an error, it is rolled back. Transactions can safely run in parallel in different threads, are re-executed from the beginning in case of conflicts or if consistent reads cannot be guaranteed, and effects of a transaction are not visible from other threads until committed. This gives freedom from deadlocks, automatic rollback on failure, and aims to resolve the tension between granularity and concurrency.
LIME is a dynamic programming language with a LISP-like syntax. It features partial function application, eager and lazy evaluation, call-by-value and call-by-reference, macros, reading/writing LIME code as data, a standard library including infinite streams, and an interactive mode with auto-indentation.
Nerd is an attempt to create a cross-platform scripting language that is based on Scheme and easy to embed, extend, and use. It's currently used in video game projects and is interpreted only. There are definite future plans to add a byte-code compiler and VM to it and to write proper documentation.
SSD (Sawfish Session Dialog) is a small and flexible wrapper for session commands. It is intended to be used with Sawfish, but does not require it. It can be configured to use any command for logout, reboot, shutdown, suspend, hibernate, and lock actions. Preset command definitions are available for: KDE4, GNOME2, XFCE4, MATE, and Razor-Qt. It is part of Sawfish-Extras (currently there's only SSD, but more is planned).
GCC-MELT is a high-level domain specific language that eases the development of plugin-like extensions for GCC, the Gnu Compiler Collection. These extensions can analyze or modify GCC internal representations, and can be used for static source code analysis, refactoring, specific warnings, optimizations, etc. The MELT language provides high-level features. Notably, MELT code is translated to C or C++, and can even contain C or C++ code. It includes powerful pattern matching facilities and can manipulate dynamically typed values and raw GCC structures. It enables functional/applicative, object-oriented, reflective programming styles and has a familiar Lisp-like syntax.


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Name: Tobirama Senju.
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Clan: Senju
Tobirama was a tall, fair-skinned man with white, shaggy hair, red eyes and three red markings on his face — two under his eyes and one on his chin. In most cases, his attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his era, consisting of blue traditional armour — similar to that of samurai — albeit featuring a distinctive white fur collar, worn over a simple black suit. This armour was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body, in particular: chest, waist, shoulders and upper arms. This clothing was accompanied by sandals and a happuri engraved with the Konoha emblem, in the place of the more traditional forehead protector.
Outside of this outfit, Tobirama wore a simple, short-sleeved, blue shirt kimono with mesh armour underneath and held closed by a pale yellow sash, as well as blue pants and a bracelet of sorts on his left hand.
Tobirama took great pride in his abilities. He also had a sense of humour, even under stressful situations. Like his brother, Tobirama felt a great deal of loyalty to the village, and placed its well-being above his own. Tobirama was also described as being strong-spirited, and passionate.
Village Information
Village of Birth: N/A
Village of Alliance: Kirigakure, Konohagakure
Rank/Chakra Information
Ninja Rank: Kage
Specialty: Water Release. Fuuinjutsu. Genjutsu.
Fire | Water | Lightning | Earth | Wind | Mastered
Background Information
Tobirama was a member of the Senju clan along with his brother Hashirama — who was the leader of the clan. Decades before the start of the series, Hashirama struck a peace treaty with the Uchiha and its then-leader Madara Uchiha and together the two clans created Konohagakure. When Hashirama, who was appointed the First Hokage, died, Tobirama was appointed as the Second Hokage. During his reign he was primarily responsible for establishing Konoha's organisational system. He established various organisations such as the Academy, the ANBU, the Chūnin Exams and the Konoha Military Police Force, the latter of which he created as a sign of trust towards the Uchiha who made up the majority of that organisation. However, according to Tobi, the Police Force was actually established to distance the Uchiha from the government of the village and place the clan under a tight surveillance by the ANBU. At some point during his tenure, he and the Second Raikage met to form a formal alliance between Kumogakure and Konohagakure; however, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Kumo's Gold and Silver Brothers, attempted a coup d'etat against the Second Raikage and left Tobirama near death during the fiasco.
He also trained a three-man team of his own, which consisted of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane. On one mission during the First Shinobi World War, on which Team Tobirama performed with Danzō Shimura, Kagami Uchiha and Torifu Akimichi, they found themselves surrounded by twenty elite Kumo ninja known as the Kinkaku Force. Tobirama then realised that the only way any of them could escape alive was for one of them to be a decoy and sacrifice themselves; therefore having faith that he had trained his students well, he chose to sacrifice himself after he selected his prized student Hiruzen for the position of Third Hokage. Homura and Koharu would later become Hiruzen's advisers.
As the Second Hokage, Tobirama was undoubtedly an immensely powerful shinobi and was hailed as one of the most powerful shinobi of his era. During his lifetime, Tobirama created the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation technique, however, some time after its creation he labelled it as a kinjutsu and never mastered it himself, though he did use it enough to be recognised by others for it. By simply touching the ground with his index finger, he could detect the presence and number of enemy shinobi, and according to Minato Namikaze, Tobirama was highly skilled in Space–Time Ninjutsu. Tobirama was also shown to have great physical prowess and a considerable amount of skill in the area of taijutsu, as well as good teamwork with his elder brother, Hashirama Senju. In the anime, it was shown that he was also a powerful genjutsu user, able to shroud the area in darkness that even the Third Hokage couldn't dispel. It was said that he wielded the Sword of the Thunder God, a blade with electrical abilities, and was said to have mastered its use despite the blade's lethal nature.
Tobirama was primarily known for his mastery of Water Release. He could perform powerful water-style techniques in areas that lacked bodies of water by creating his own water out of thin air or producing it from his mouth, and perform some of the most complex water-style techniques, such as the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, with a single hand seal. This amongst other reasons is why he is revered as the greatest known Water Release manipulator in the series.
In the anime, it is also shown that he can use the Water Release: Water Colliding Wave to attack and cover a large area with water. In areas with water, he can move underwater and stay for a considerable amount of time. Underwater, he can use jets of water to bring his target to him and after restrain them for trying to drown them or launch powerful missiles of water which can even pierce rocks.
Tobirama Specialist Jutsu.
(Ninpo: Ichi ni Jutsu) - Ninja Art: Tracking Technique
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user will concentrate their chakra and by placing two of their fingers on a surface they can then track and locate their target. This technique is even capable of telling the user exactly how many targets there are and if they are very skilled also.
Note: User must remain stationary and can only be used by Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze biograhies.
(Suiton: Setsuna Mizu no Jutsu) – Water Release: Instant Water Technique
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short – Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: Tobirama using his water mastery will jets towards his opponent at a high rate of speed. Without moving his feet, water forms under them, as if he is skiing across a body of water. (The speed in which this technique uses can be followed by normal sight)
Note: Can only be used by Tobirama biographies.
(Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu) - Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique
Rank: B
Type: Offense
Range: Short/Long
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage Points: 40
Description: After performing a long series of hand seals Ox → Monkey → Hare → Rat → Boar → Bird → Ox → Horse → Bird → Rat → Tiger → Dog → Tiger → Snake → Ox → Ram → Snake → Boar → Ram → Rat → Yang Water → Monkey → Bird → Dragon → Bird → Ox → Horse → Ram → Tiger → Snake → Rat → Monkey → Hare → Boar → Dragon → Ram → Rat → Ox → Monkey → Bird → Yang Water → Rat → Boar → Bird the user then shapes a large amount of water into a giant, powerful dragon, which hits the opponent with formidable might, dealing physical damage. The ideal place to use it is near a body of water, but if the user's skill allows it, it is possible to use it even in a place where there is none. The amount of water used will be in proportion with the user's skill. Tobirama was able to use this technique with a single hand seal showing testiment to his skill in water ninjutsu.
Note: Requires a water source to use.
(Suiton: Suiryū Kōbaku ) - Water Release: Water Dragon Biting Explosion
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: 60
Description: The user creates a large pool of water that gushes upwards lifting the opponent into the air, after firing the enemy into the air, the user shoots numerous water bullets at them from the pool of water and then finishes by forming the water bullets into a water dragon which attacks the target, sending them crashing into the ground.
Sword Of The Thunder God
This sword was owned by Tobirama Senju. It was stolen from Konohagakure by Idate Morino because Aoi Rokushō told him that he could become a chūnin if he managed to get the sword. Aoi then took the sword for himself until it was destroyed by the combined efforts of Team 7.
The blade glowed bright yellow and was apparently infused with pure electrical energy, hence its name. The blade was unusual in that, though it appeared to retract into or emanated from the hilt or crossguard like a lightsaber (and producing the same sound), it was apparently solid and subject to stressing and being shattered when sufficient force was applied. The forces required were extraordinary, however, as a weakness in the blade had to be created first with a sustained attack from Sasuke Uchiha's Chidori, an extremely powerful lightning based attack itself, and then in order to actually break the sword it needed to be struck with Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan in the exact weak point that was created. Before then the sword could easily cut through both Chidori and Rasengan without harm.
It is, however, extremely valuable from a combat point of view, as Aoi claimed that the wielder of the blade was essentially invincible. However, if one relies on the sword too much, it was proven that with skill and teamwork, a jōnin wielding the sword can still be defeated by a pair of genin, albeit they were using A-rank techniques. On the other hand, it is also possible that not being the proper owner of the blade and having had no formal training on its use, Aoi simply did not know how to use the weapon to its full potential.
When the blade made contact with the enemy, it would give them a strong electrical shock. The sword was capable of producing electrical rings energy that can hold the enemy in mid-air while shocking them. The wielder of the blade can use this to throw the enemy a good distance away. This weapon would have been especially efficient when combined with the Second Hokage's water techniques due to water's properties as an electrical conduit.
Tobirama can peform all water techniques with a single handseal, He also needs no water source to peform any water technique.
Tobirama is also a master of genjutsu making his genjutsu techniques slightly faster and any handseals related to genjutsu slightly faster.
Hidden Mist Specialty
Due to his time spent in the village Minato has developed better visibility in the mist.
The Blood Mist's Will
Minato has mastered the will of the village, Thanks to this he feels no fear remorse regret, No negative emotions at all pass through his mind, He breaks in to a collective cool demeanour when engaging an opponent, Becoming heartless and killing all his emotions.
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Wins & Losses
Won: Some
Lost: None
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More lighthearted fun from Marc Faber (read sarcasm).
Faber is the editor and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, after all, made famous by his spot-on prediction of the 1987 market crash.
He's long predicted another catastrophic turn, only to be stymied recently. But fear not (or rather fear a lot), the end is nigh.
Calling U.S. equities a "better sell than a buy," he provided CNBC with three main reasons for his delightfully pessimistic prediction.
It's been a tough ride for emerging markets recently. For instance, as of Tuesday, the Indian rupee was down 22% against the dollar since January. It's unlikely to get better, with fears of a hard landing in China, much discussed in the recent past, having once again flared. BRICS will feel the brunt, according to the other Dr. Doom, Nouriel Roubini.
That has made the U.S. market an outperformer, but Faber believes it cannot last. In fact, he told CNBC, U.S. equities could be hurt by their relative costliness.
"When emerging markets go down and the S&P goes up, the asset allocators say, 'Do I want to buy the S&P near a high, or do I venture back into emerging economies that are down 50% from their highs, like India or Brazil and so forth?' So you understand that the pool of money can flow back into emerging markets," Faber said.
Consternation and concern over Syria reached far beyond partisan bickering. As the network notes, the market lost half of its gains on Tuesday when House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he would support President Barack Obama's plan to strike Syria.
"The Middle East is a powder keg, and it will go up in flames because the Western imperialistic powers, they still meddle into the local affairs," Faber said. "It's going to be a disaster. And it's going to strike from Syria and Egypt into Saudi Arabia, into the Emirates eventually, and so forth and so on, and you're going to have a huge mess."
Before Syria, there were interest rates. Though Federal Reserve easing has kept rates low by historical metrics, "the interest rate has doubled on the 10-year Treasury note" since the July 2012 low, "despite [Fed Chairman Ben] Bernanke's maddening asset purchases since September 2012," Faber said.
So what does that mean for the market?
"Interest rates are no longer a tailwind" but are now "a headwind," Faber declared, adding that yields will drop even further.
For these reasons, Faber argues, markets are well overdue for a serious correction.
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Camilla Mortensen is the editor of Eugene Weekly. She has two horses, a cat, an assortment of dogs and lives in a 1975 Airstream trailer. Sometimes all these details collide in unforeseen ways.
Shannon Finnell is EW's Features Editor and News Reporter.
Ted Taylor was editor-in-chief of Eugene Weekly from 1998 to his retirement in 2016, and he remains a contributing writer. He is a UO journalism grad with 30 years experience in daily and weekly newspaper writing, editing and managing.
Alexandra Notman later changed her name to Alex V. Cipolle and was the arts editor for Eugene Weekly.


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While Merrill Lynch may be one of the few firms projecting
a win for the Xbox 360 by 2011, a new cost analysis for the PlayStation 3
puts a few more things into perspective with regards to the next generation
console battle.
It looks as though Ken Kutaragi was right when he stated
that the PS3, which will be priced at $499 and $599 respectively in the United
States, is probably "too cheap."
According to a new cost analysis by iSuppli, Sony will lose $307 for every 20GB
PS3 it sells and $241 for each 60GB version. "With Sony taking a
smaller loss on the higher-end model, it's not a surprise the company is
steering customers to the 60Gbyte version," said iSuppli. For the United
States, 20GB PS3s will account for 20% of the sales mix
while the 60GB versions will take the remaining 80%.
Although its initial losses with the PS3 will be large, Sony
co-chief operating officer Jack Tretton points out that the original PS and the
PS2 became "incredibly" profitable after taking massive losses at
iSuppli summed up it results
by stating "While many fret over the high cost and price of the PlayStation 3
compared to the competition, iSuppli believes the console provides more processing
power and capability than any consumer electronics device in history. Because
of this, the PlayStation 3 is a great bargain, well worth its $599 price and
$840.35 cost, iSuppli believes."
Microsoft, which was once seeing red to the tune of $153
per unit sold, is now making a profit of $75.70 on each console before
marketing and distribution costs a year after launch.
Nintendo has already stated that it will make a profit on
every Wii that it sells. Given that CompUSA lists its cost for the Wii
at $237.50, Nintendo's actual costs are likely closer to the $200 mark.
That shouldn't be too surprising given that Microsoft's Richard Teversham likened
the Wii to a Gamecube
with a DVD drive (someone should tell Tevesham that the Wii doesn't actually
play DVDs…for now).


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Local lawmakers: More Vermont children need free lunches
BRATTLEBORO -- When it comes to improving education in Vermont, state Rep. Valerie Stuart has an important question.
"How can children go to school and be hungry?" the Brattleboro-based Democrat asked on Friday.
She believes the answer may lie in companion bills in the state House and state Senate mandating that all low-income children receive a free school lunch.
Stuart, a member of the House education committee, said the initiative would address a critical need without requiring a huge investment.
"We'll be feeding over 6,000 additional kids who right now are in the reduced-price lunch bracket, and it will only cost us about $322,000," she said.
Other Windham County-based House members who signed onto the bill are Dick Marek of Newfane, Mike Mrowicki of Putney, Carolyn Partridge of Windham and Tristan Toleno of Brattleboro. All are Democrats.
Hunger Free Vermont, a South Burlington-based nonprofit, says kids who are eligible for reduced-price meals "participate in lunch less frequently then their classmates who receive a free lunch."
Reduced-price lunches cost students 40 cents, with the federal government picking up the remainder of a school's costs. If the proposed legislation passes, the state would reimburse schools another 40 cents for each reduced-price meal, allowing for a free lunch.
Hunger Free Vermont estimates that the state's annual $322,250 investment would leverage another $388,140 in federal contributions to the state's schools.
According to calculations on the www.hungerfreevt.org website, a family of four's household income must be less than $31,178 for kids to qualify for free lunches. For the same household size, reduced-price lunches are available to families earning $31,178 to $42,643.
Stuart said the programs have widespread impact in Windham County. For example, she said 54 percent of students in the Brattleboro town school district qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches.
Expanding free lunches "is one of the things I'm most excited about, because I think it's just a good thing for our society," Stuart said.
Stuart also is noting what she calls a "real convergence" of officials and interest groups who are focused on improving the overall quality of Vermont's educational system.
"We know what we need to do," she said. "We just have to do it."
State Rep. Ann Manwaring, a Wilmington Democrat, supports the lunch legislation and generally wants more investment in early education.
"There's a great deal of research that shows that will have long-term effects," Manwaring said.
In other news from Windham County's state legislators:
-- After Gov. Peter Shumlin delivered his budget address Thursday, Mrowicki characterized it as "both a sobering reminder of the work ahead of us to sustain our economy and a challenge to think outside the box to meet the challenges of how to do it."
In particular, he cited Shumlin's "support for education as an economic driver and a diverse energy future that addresses climate change." Mrowicki also expressed concern, though, about shortfalls in transportation funding.
"Like President Obama has shown nationally, a way forward is a balanced approach that addresses both sides of the budget ledger," Mrowicki said. "Now that the governor has proposed his budget, it gets sent to the House for the heavy lifting on how to find that balance."
-- State Rep. Matt Trieber, a Rockingham Democrat, said legislators haven't had much time to process Shumlin's budget plans. In particular, he said proposed changes to the state's welfare program and earned-income tax credit require thorough review.
"We're going to be evaluating a lot of what the governor has proposed," Trieber said.
He also noticed some surprise among legislators when Shumlin proposed taxing "break-open tickets" -- betting tickets sometimes used as a fund-raising tool by nonprofits -- to fund energy programs.
The initial reaction was more bafflement than opposition, Trieber said.
"There was a ripple across the crowd, trying to figure out what these break-open tickets are," he said.
-- A much more common topic in Montpelier is Vermont's projected transportation-funding shortages. It's attributed to the fact that people are driving less and are driving more fuel-efficient vehicles, which drives down gas-tax revenues.
Rep. Mollie Burke, a Brattleboro Progressive Democrat, said plans to close a projected $36.5 million transportation shortfall include borrowing from a transportation-infrastructure bond fund and making several adjustments to the gas tax.
The latter move could raise the state's gas tax by 6 to 8 cents, she said.
There is a sense that residents may be "willing to pay a little bit more in gas tax to fix some infrastructure," Burke said.
But she added that "there are a lot of unknowns."
-- Manwaring sees few unknowns in a succinct House bill she supports.
The three-page bill prohibits "the handheld use of a portable electronic device to engage in voice communications while operating a moving motor vehicle."
In other words: No talking on your cell phone while driving.
"It's common sense," Manwaring said. "It's about distracted drivers."
The bill makes an exception for drivers age 18 and over who use a "hands-free" device.
-- Marek intends to tackle an entirely different topic -- wayward skiers.
When the Vermont state police director testified before the House Judiciary Committee, Marek discovered that there have been 47 skiers this season who needed help after straying out of bounds.
"Many of these have been up at Killington, but they've been scattered all over the state," Marek said. "This is really constituting a huge drain on state police and other law enforcement and rescue resources. We're diverting our resources to protect people, frankly, who are unwilling to obey the rules and intentionally put themselves and the rescuers in harm's way."
Marek said he will be introducing a bill that would allow police and other responders -- including volunteers -- to "directly bill the ski resorts when they have to do rescues for the time and costs."
Resorts have the right to require lost skiers to cover those costs, Marek said.
"They can also either better control the situation, or they can build the cost into their ticket structure," he said.
-- Mrowicki said his House Human Services Committee explored diverse topics including opioid addiction.
The committee "will also be looking at the growing overprescribing of opioids and how a systemic approach is needed to work on this problem," Mrowicki said. "We also heard from advocates for the elderly and will be especially looking at adult protective services, revisiting the bill the governor vetoed last year."
-- Legislators also received a "sneak preview" of the state's online health-care exchange, Mrowicki said.
"It looks very user-friendly and seemed very similar to what anyone who banks online or has shopped online is already familiar with," he said.
-- In Senate news, Democrat Jeanette White of Putney signed onto a bill that would decriminalize the possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana. And Democrat Peter Galbraith of Townshend was appointed to serve on the Joint Committee on Judicial Retention.
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The desktop is called the IdeaCenter
K210 and has some interesting features not found on other desktop computers
at this time. One of the unique features is Bright Vision capability. This
feature can automatically adjust the brightness of the display depending on how
far from the screen the user is for ideal visibility and less eye strain.
The keyboard of a shared computer can be one of the biggest sources of germs
in a home. The K210 features an antibacterial keyboard that helps to avoid the
spread of germs. Lenovo also uses VeriFace facial recognition technology in the
K210, which allows the user to log in to the system without typing or swiping a
finger. An attached webcam recognizes the users face and logs in to the system.
The K210 is available in several different configurations with CPUs up to
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deja vu boys
First thoughts: we're not getting back, Mayo's a beast, and FFS pass to JVal when he's wide open and rolling!
Jonas is quuuuuuuiccckk! That was a sweet dunk!
Why'd Casey sub out JVal so soon, when he's the only one hustling?
I think Landry fields has fast replaced Bargnani as my favorite raptor :P
I'd rather keep watching that blonde behind the Raps bench instead of this crap. Seriously. Do it...
Here we go again with the refs.. give the raps a break!
Raptors player gets pushed into another one, causing him to step out. No foul. Mavs ball. 3pter. Big. Fucking. Surprise.
The Raptors are awful. This team is very very very bad. I say a 12 win season tops. They have an extremely low skill level.
We are not getting back on D quickly. They are getting us on the fast break for easy buckets
im at a lost of words
The referees aren't helping much either, but mostly this can be pinned on the facts that Lucas is an unmitigated disaster, and the Raptors have no small forwards worth fuck-all.
If the last two foul calls on JV were both bullshit, but the Raps are playing like absolute shit, does it matter?
one word "Rebound"
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I think he starts immediately and is averaging 20 minutes per game from the beginning. He'll be given the DeMar treatment. This is only my opinion but he will quickly be better than Amir. The only thing holding me back from saying it now is 1) he's never played in the NBA and 2) he will likely need time to adapt to the style of the NBA versus Europe and international competition.
The NBA season is approaching what would be the halfway point in a non-lockout schedule. Many rookies have started to earn consistent minutes and were at the point where we can start to make early evaluations of how teams faired in the 2011 draft. This seasons is interesting in that the two most intriguing draftees, outside of Kyrie Irving, may still play in Europe.
Jonas Valančiūnas, 19, has emerged as a wonder beast and closet sorcerer for Lietuvos rytas over the past couple of months. The young Lithuanian, who slipped to Toronto at the 5th pick, has athleticism and length (70″, 74″ wingspan, 9′ 3″ standing reach) that are comparable to that of Demarus Cousins (610.75, 75.75″, 9′ 5″.)
Nows the part in a blog post where people usually toss around phrases like help defense, finishing ability and nose for the ball that fail to conjure up any depiction of what a player actually looks like. Ill lean toward a story instead. Its relatively common for players at the start of European basketball games to aim a couple of strong cheap shots at opposing stars to see if they can knock them out of their rhythm. A player is alloted more fouls per minute in European ball and the refs usually dont call off-the-ball contact as closely so its usually sound strategy.
Well Valančiūnas hits back, and he hits back hard. Hard enough, so that you see opposing players curl up, go limp and lose their aggressiveness. Valančiūnas looks every bit like a franchise NBA center and if there was redraft of the 2011 draft knowing what we know now, I anticipate that he would be the consensus selection for the 2nd pick. There may even be a couple of GMs who would make arguments about selecting him in front of Irving.How did these two Euros, who may have deserved to be selected as the 2nd and 3rd pick in the draft, slip like they did? Are GMs and owners so impatient that they couldnt wait a season (or perhaps three in the case of Mirotic) for a substantially better pick than the player they selected?So, at the time of the 2011 Draft, the selection of Rubio was viewed as both a sign of how a shiny prospect can stall or even regress in their development, and the immense pressure waiting for a high draft pick can put on a roster, front office and fan base. Rubio was the cautionary tale for why a franchise like the Cleveland Cavaliers would select Tristan Thompson over Valančiūnas, and a good portion of the league would pass on Mirotic.
Its worth mentioning that neither Mirotic nor Valančiūnas were the prospects at the time of the 2011 draft that they are now. Valančiūnas hadnt shown that he could be the focal point of an offense, and Mirotic looked like a preps-to-pros prospect trying to find ways to be a consistent contributor. The talent was there, but not the regular production.Fans in Toronto and Chicago, regardless, should be happy about their teams maneuverings in the 2011 draft. Toronto may have landed a franchise center, the white rhinos of NBA prospects, and Chicago may have found a way to provide a substantial infusion of talent to its roster via a low first round selection.
Comfort for the weary Raptor fans among us.
Very encouraging to hear.
When I hear "franchise centre" I think Shaq, Duncan, Howard. I hope I'm not getting my hopes up
Jonas Valančiūnas
16:17 minutes
4 turnovers
1 block
3 fouls
3 drawn fouls
1 assist
3/4 fg
0/0 ft
Match was between Lietuvos Rytas (17-2) and arguably one of Lithuanian leagues worst teams (3-15). Even though JV's performance doesn't look much, I doubt anyone of Rytas' roster had a lot of motivation against my hometowns team. That's probably the reason Rytas lost the first quarter 16:23.
Final result
Lietuvos Rytas 77:49 Lietkabelis
Got some info that Valančiūnas wasn't even prepared to play against Lietkabelis, but since Redikas was injured BigV showed up on the court with Redikas' jersey since he didn't have his own LOL.
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omgsomuchpotential: thanks for the update. There are a couple other Lithuanian posters here as well. It is great to hear your perspective and input.
I am actually pretty psyched about Jonas. Team MVP for Rytas most games this year according to their website. Watched some film and he is gonna have to learn the NBA game, but solid pickup for sure.
limpin ain't easy, but I make it look good...
Are there livestreams where u can see some games? I am searching for some time now and wasn't able to find one. Replays ore downloadable replays would be nice too.
For all the people that don't believe in Bismack. Ever since he has gotten an opportunity to start (30+ min a game) he's been on fire. Averaging close to 3.5 blocks and 9 rebounds (lately) while scoring on high % (generally), he needs to improve his FT % though.
Bismack Biyombo 6.5 PT .500 of 5.2 FG .426 of 3.1 FT -- 3P 8.2/2.7 RB 0.6 AS 2.5 BL 0.6 ST 1.4 TO 2.4 PF 27.0 MN 15/15 GS
Bismack Biyombo 6.6 PT .464 of 5.6 FG .389 of 3.6 FT -- 3P 8.6/2.9 RB 0.6 AS 3.2 BL 0.7 ST 1.4 TO 2.5 PF 27.5 MN 10/10 GS (last 10 games)
Bismack Biyombo 8.2 PT .457 of 7.0 FG .474 of 3.8 FT -- 3P 10.0/3.2 RB 0.6 AS 2.8 BL 0.8 ST 1.6 TO 2.8 PF 31.1 MN 5/5 GS (last 5 games)
I am going to be surprised if jonas can average 8 and 2.5 or even 8/1.70. The only thing that seems to be better about Jonas is his offense, which is ok but I think we'd be better off with a C that specializes in D and let other parts of our team run the offense.
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Defense is what Jonas is specializing in and he is still improving his offense. I like Bismack, he's playing very solid lately and we can't deny the fact that he is very gifted athlete. Jonas is a white guy and he doesn't really have the hops like Bismack (not even close), but I do think Jonas is a better fit for Raptors going forward. I would like to say that JV is a more talented all around player than Bismack, but I won't, because obviously I am biased.
Last edited by omgsomuchpotential; Tue Mar 13th, 2012 at 06:55 AM.
JV hasn't proven anything yet. He has done good in under 19 but I've yet to see him play extended min against pros (he's currently the backup) or have any games close to the level Bismack is playing. I guess I'll wait and see but I am not going to get my hopes up.
They are different players. JV will never dominate in blocks. If Biyombo can turn into Mutombo, good for him. As for JV, we'll need to wait a year at least to see, what he is capable of in NBA. Everything else is now speculation.
You are absolutely correct JV hasn't proven anything yet in the NBA. Yet there are many more informed and intelligent people than myself - not associated with the Raptors - referring to him as the #2 pick in last year's draft and this year's draft. I have not heard such high praise for Biyombo.
BTW Most people here are completely ignoring the fact he's only 19 (younger than Jonas).IMO he has more upside than Jonas as well.
If Jonas can become a 10/10 guy, I guess I will be happy. I just don't think he'll ever be as good as Bismack defensively because he just doesn't have the athleticism.
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I noticed that Drummond had a pretty decent night...
eh it was a good game. We pretty much played our bench the entire time and JLIII was lighting it up. I expect us to pummel the pistons when they come to T Dot.
If lowry was there it would've been a whole different story. i think K Low will really improve this team by leaps and bounds with his D, Shooting, insane drives and court vision. Can't wait to see him play
[QUOTE=Raptor_11;155750]I missed Val's first bucket was it any nice?[/QUOTE
not to shabby. caught it high and was still able to put up a soft bank shot
So far it seems that: Knight & Drummond > Val & Ross.
How depressing.
nice to get a glimpse of Val tonight. Plenty of rolls to the bucket with a hand in the air but got the ball rarely (he was even open for a few of those). He kept the defender on him. Looking forward to more
Derozan was really good tonight. That dunk attempt on Munroe was a good sign that he's looking to kill you. Also, he had one sexy dunk off the euro step.
He's improved in a significant amount of things from my eye. His handle, defense on passing lanes, stronger, and aggressive mindset. He's really getting the calls.
Valanciunas impressed me with his length. I'm surprised not many people talked about his defense tonight, he worked extremely hard, and guys were starting to guess themselves when going at JV.
Calderon and Lucas were really nice too, both different styles, but both really work well together.
Bargnani seriously got on my nerves too much tonight. He doesn't use a single amount of his legs on jump-shots and free-throws, he's obviously out of shape.
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Bargnani and Calderon pick and roll defense .... yikes
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Don't let it bug you too much, he took the whole summer off to heal his calf and apparently ate all the carbonara in Rome. Its only training camp/preseason, aka time to get in shape. If he's still outta shape by hallowe'en then be annoyed.
I think it was Bargnani's 2nd season when he came in relatively bigger than the previous season. I remember telling myself "he's fat". Overall, he didn't have a very good season.
I have a bad feeling about this year. He looks slower and flat footed. Either that, or he's just not trying because it's preseason.
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Loved the sequence where Vala blocked Monroe without leaving his feet then busted his tail all the way down the court and cleared the lane for that vicious DeMar throw down. Brought a tear to my eye, when was the last time a raptor big was capable of that? Camby? Can't wait for KLow to get back in the mix for this team to gel.
couple things i noticed,
Ross: heck of a shooter and defender but needs to move without the ball more on offense. he's effectively taking himself out of the game by just standing around.
DD: good hustle, tenacity. still can't defend worth a lick.
flying V: moved around really well. couple nice blocks. he won't win rookie of the year much less be in the rookie/soph game but at the end of the day he's going to do some nice things and help the team win. i like what i saw in the 12 minutes or whatever he played.
JL3: my dude. making jose more and more irrelevant.
bargs: awful. was a complete pylon on defense.
davis: c'mon man PULL IT TOGETHER
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The Raptors are still waiting for Chris Bosh to make a decision, but they haven't completely stopped all other operations.
Toronto is "close" to reaching an agreement in principle with a free agent for some, if not all, of the team's mid-level salary cap exception.
No names have became immediately apparent, according to league sources.
The NBA's mid-level exception is worth more than $5 million, but teams can offer less to players.
Doug Smith of the Toronto Star lists Matt Barnes, Ronnie Brewer, Shannon Brown and J.J. Redick as potential targets.
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Seeing as there has been some discussion on other threads about tv shows and whatnot, I figure why not start a thread? Discuss your fav shows, recommend some, warn us off others etc.
Not a huge tv watcher myself, but some shows I do enjoy right now are TWD (The Walking Dead), Spartacus (just freakin' awesome) and Terranova (started off really promising but not so sure now).
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- Fortified milk or other low-fat dairy products
- Liver
- Tuna
You can also get vitamin D with sun exposure. Be sure to limit how much time you spend in the sun. You only need a few minutes at a time a few days a week.
Talk to your doctor before you take any supplements with vitamin D or calcium.
Improve Sleep
Here are some ways to improve sleep:
- Get on a regular sleep schedule
- Reduce noise, temperature, and light in the bedroom
- Avoid caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol before bed
- Eat a light dinner and avoid heavy evening meals
Limit Caffeine and Alcohol
Cutting back on caffeine may reduce symptoms of anxiety and insomnia. It may also reduce the loss of calcium from your body and reduce your risk of other health problems. You can drink alcohol in moderation. Moderation is a maximum of one drink per day.
Stay Cool
If you are having hot flashes, try making a diary of when they happen and what seems to trigger them. This may help you find out what to avoid. Otherwise:
- When a hot flash starts, go somewhere that is cool.
- Sleeping in a cool room may keep hot flashes from waking you up during the night.
- Dress in layers that you can take off if you get warm.
- Use sheets and clothing that let your skin breathe.
- Carry a small, battery-operated fan in your briefcase or purse.
- Try having a cold drink like water or juice at the beginning of a hot flash.
- Avoid hot foods like soup or spicy foods.
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I just realized this today, while debating on youtube. Kishimoto already proved hiruzen's title "God of shinobi" wrong.
People didn't want to be believe it through Madara Uchiha. But a more confirmed person has proved it wrong.
I bet you all know his name. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Tsunade's lover... DAN
This Man stated: Only hashirama could possibly stop Madara. LOL.
Funny part about that is.. Hashirama was way before Dan's time. lol. He was a jounin when Sarutobi was the Hokage ;p. And he had seen his prime. =3. :D:p


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Thursday at CES, we had one-on-one sessions with numerous computer hardware
manufacturers and a couple gadget and peripheral companies to boot. We
definitely received some interesting insight from these chats.
i. USB 3.0 v. Intel
One thing we heard across the board was frustration at Intel's laggard response regarding USB
3.0. Everyone is pretty much going ahead without Intel, but in order
to do that, companies like MSI had to pay for third-party controllers from a
chipmaker like NEC.
ii. AMD Tops Intel in Battery Life
Speaking of Intel, Microsoft's keynote last night contained another subtle dig
at the long time partner, aside from the announcement of a coming
full-fledged ARM-supporting
upcoming version of Windows.
Speaking about soon-to-be-released models, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed
off an HP running Sandy Bridge. He bragged that with the tweaks,
consumers could get a whopping 5+ hours of battery life. Then he turned to
an awfully similar looking notebook powered by an AMD
Fusion SoC. Without pausing he stated that the AMD notebook gave 8+
hours on the charge.
Now Sandy Bridge is certainly powerful.
But for the entry-level consumer, it's really not that power efficient.
If consumers can pick an equally priced offering from AMD and get 3+ more
hours of battery life, why world would they pick Sandy Bridge?
Sure the story is very different for gaming notebooks, which value battery life
and performance. But the market for average consumer notebooks is a much
bigger volume business.
iii. Thermaltake: Powering B-2 Bombers?
In the more interesting department, a representative for Thermaltake, an enthusiast
brand known for its impressive coolers made a rather unusual claim to us.
They commented that an unnamed buyer in Washington D.C. placed a large order of
the company's gold series power supplies.
The Thermaltake employee claimed that the supplies were delivered to an Air
Force address, and told us that they believed the supplies were (literally)
being used with "B-2 bomber mainframes". This was a pretty
unusual claim, so Air Force types, feel free to chime in and clear up whether
this claim sounds plausible or not.
iv. Imation: Dual Security is a Win
Don't want your data becoming the next big Wikileaks
post? Well Imation's Defender
200 USB drive seems like a pretty solid solution. No degree of
security refinements can totally counter user incompetence, but a dual
biometric scan and AES-256 encryption system seems a pretty solid step in the
right direction.
The hardy drive also comes with software to set advanced permissions to control
v. Amazon is Brutally Outpricing Newegg
Not exactly a new development, but a lot of the hardware suppliers we spoke to
expressed to us that with every passing year, an increasing percentage of their
business was running through Amazon.com, rather than traditional enthusiast hardware
sellers like TigerDirect or Newegg.
Now Newegg is a solid e-tailer with good customer service, but it just can't
seem to keep up with Amazon in terms of prices. Amazon appears to be giving
retailers the full amount they would get from Newegg, but taking a loss to
knock tens, hundreds, or even thousands (in the case of LCD TVs) off item
It makes one wonder how Amazon is even managing to turn a profit, but the
company indeed has been solidly profitable. Amazon sure seems to have the
online market flawlessly figured out, much to its competitors' dismay.
For customers, though, the end result is great -- low prices. But Amazon
better watch out for those pesky antitrust regulators at the EU if it keeps up
it campaign of aggressive price cuts.(Edit: As some pointed out, Amazon's lack of sales taxes may have something to do about this, though in some states this situation is reversed and Amazon buyers pay taxes, while Newegg ones do not.)
vi. Archos -- Still no Honeycomb or Gingerbread Love
Archos is a step ahead of the game, being one of the few to offer an Android
tablet. In fact it offers both 5-inch, 7-inch,
and 10-inch form factors now (plus
a 3.2-inch,
which stretches what we'd call a "tablet", despite the company's
marketing labeling it as such).
Now some of these tablets have absolutely huge storage capacities, thanks to
their onboard hard-drives, a definite plus. But it was a bit
disappointing to know that the tablets are running Android 2.2 Froyo and not
the latest and greatest Gingerbread.
Hopefully they'll at least make the sweet Android
3.0 Honeycomb bus that should soon be pulling in to the world of smart
phones and tablets.
vii. Maingear Unveils New Carbon
Enthusiast PC builder Maingear showed off their latest edition of the shift
case, which comes with a full carbon fiber case. That, along with new
perks like triple GeForce 580 cards and laser etching makes the company
"the Ferrari of the computer world" its customers said.
Ferrari or not, the Shift is a pretty interesting case design. Released
last year, it flipped the motherboard, so that the exhaust from the GPU cards
is funneled upwards out the top (the premise being, hot air rises, so give it
the most direct path). From a pure physics perspective this seems like a
clever idea, though it would have to be seen how well it translates in terms of
real world performance boosts.
Maingear is apparently very eager to protect this technology and has filed for
intellectual property rights to it. So don't count on seeing other
vertical outlet cases in the near future.
viii. Coda
We had an interesting conversation with Coda, an enterprising electric vehicle
firm. They just closed a major round of venture capital funding, in which
they collected $76M USD. They plan to bring a sleek EV with a 90-120 mile
range to market this year with a price tag of around $35K USD.
We hope to find out more about this upcoming EV from the company shortly.
They aren't going to be at the Detroit North America International Auto Show
2011 next week, so hopefully we catch them before our CES adventures are over.
ix. OCZ Claims it Will Nearly Double Competitors SSD Drives
OCZ showed off its new Vertex
Pro 3 series to us on Thursday. The company claims the drive
will provide 500MB/s sequential reads and writes (for highly compressible
data), and up to 60K IOPS for 4KB random reads and writes.
AnandTech has a more detailed
article here.
According to their expert analysis, those numbers do amount to practically
doubling the competition's current generation offerings -- if OCZ can deliver
the on the goods. Needless to say, they might be able to sell a few of
these if the performance is as good as they say.


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You have a unique medical history. Therefore, it is essential to talk with your doctor about your personal risk factors and/or experience with eating disorders. By talking openly and regularly with your doctor, you can take an active role in your care.
Here are some tips that will make it easier for you to talk to your doctor:
- Bring someone else with you. It helps to have another person hear what is said and think of questions to ask.
- Write your questions ahead of time, so you don't forget them.
- Write down the answers you get and make sure you understand what you are hearing. Ask for clarification, if necessary.
- Don't be afraid to ask your questions or ask where you can find more information about what you are discussing. You have a right to know.
- How serious are my symptoms?
- How much weight do you think I should gain?
- Have I damaged my body in any way?
- Do I need a physical exam? Should I have any tests to assess potential physical problems related to my eating disorder?
- Where can I get more information about eating disorders?
- What health complications do I need to be concerned about?
- Can I reverse any damage that has been done as the result of my eating disorder?
- Will my periods return?
- What treatments are available for eating disorders?
Are there medications that can help me? If so:
- How long will they take to work?
- What benefits can I expect?
- What side effects should I be aware of?
- Have you helped other people with eating disorders? If not, can you refer me to another doctor who has?
- Can you refer me to a counselor who treats people with eating disorders?
- Where can I find a support group or an eating disorders treatment program?
- Can you refer me to a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders and who can help me develop a healthful eating plan?
If you decide to try counseling, interview counselors who treat people with eating disorders. Be sure that you feel comfortable with the counselor. Ask the following questions:
- How much training and experience do you have treating eating disorders?
- What is your basic approach to treatment?
- How long do I need treatment?
- How long and how frequent are the treatment sessions?
- What type of health insurance is accepted?
- Do you have special fee schedules and sliding scale fees to accommodate various financial circumstances?
What lifestyle changes can help me manage my eating disorder? What can I do about:
- Diet and eating habits
- Exercise
- Stress
- How else can I change my patterns so that I don't go back to disordered eating behaviors?
- What are my chances of recovery?
- What can I do to prevent a relapse?
- Will I be able to become pregnant?
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Since first introduced in the 1960s, the birth control pill ("the pill") has been a popular and extremely effective form of contraception. The pill is easy to use and, when taken correctly, it is 95% to 99.9% successful at preventing pregnancy. However as with any medication, there are both risks and benefits.
What Are the Risks of Taking the Pill?
Unintended Pregnancy
While birth control pills are highly reliable in preventing pregnancy, there is the possibility that you could become pregnant. This is especially true if you miss a dose or do not take the pills regularly. Excess weight or obesity may also increase your risk of pregancy. The excess weight may affect how well the pills work in your body.
Blood Clots
Oral contraceptive pills can increase your risk of developing blood clots in the veins in your legs. These can become life threatening if the blood clots leave your legs and travel into you lungs. The risk of blood clots is increased more in people who smoke.
Cholesterol Levels
There are different kinds of birth control pills. Some are combination pills, with estrogen and progestin, while others are "mini-pills" with just progestin. Estrogen may affect triglyceride levels and total cholesterol levels—increasing HDL "good" cholesterol and decreasing LDL "bad" cholesterol. Progestin may cause "good" cholesterol to lower and "bad" cholestorol to rise. For most women, these changes in blood levels are not strong enough to have a poor effect on your health.
Migraine Headaches
Certain oral contraceptives may trigger a migraine, especially those containing estrogen. If you have migraines, talk to your doctor about your contraceptive options.
High Blood Pressure
Taking birth control pills may increase the risk of high blood pressure. This risk may be greater if you have other conditions, like obesity, having a family history of high blood pressure, or smoking. If you take birth control pills, your doctor will check your blood pressure. If you already have high blood pressure, talk to your doctor about other contraceptive options.
Cardiovascular Disease
Women aged 35 or older who smoke heavily and take birth control pills have an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke. You may have an even greater risk if you have other risk factors (like a family history of cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure). If you want to take birth control pills, you should first quit smoking since smoking increases your chance of developing many other health problems.
Taking birth control pills for many years may increase the risk of certain types of cancer, like cervical cancer. Researchers are still investigating the link between birth control pills and breast cancer. Some studies have found that there is an increased risk, while others studies have come to the opposite conclusion. According to the National Cancer Institute, there appears to be a slight increase in risk, but the risk level goes back to normal after 10 years of stopping birth control pills. It is important to remember that there are many other risk factors for cancer. If you are at high risk for breast cancer (like having certain types of genes or a family history) or other types of cancer, talk to you doctor about the best contraceptive for you.
What Are the Benefits of Taking the Pill?
While the pill may increase the risk of some types of cancer, it can also decrease the risk of other types of cancer, like ovarian and uterine cancers. Studies have found that the more years a woman takes the pill, the better her protection. In addition, researchers are investigating whether birth control pills decrease the chance of developing colon or rectal cancers.
Other Benefits
Taking birth control pills may reduce your risk of:
- Heavy bleeding, irregular periods, painful periods, and menstrual cramps
- Ectopic pregnancy—a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus, particularly in the fallopian tubes
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Acne
- Unwanted hair growth
- Pelvic pain due to endometriosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
There are many different types of birth control pills on the market. You and your doctor can decide which kind is best for you, or if a different contraceptive option would be a better choice. Just keep in mind that the pill does not protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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How unfortunate for the health of our democracy that so many Americans limit their sources of information on national and foreign affairs to Fox News, the propaganda arm of the right wing, and the twisted rantings of such phonies as Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh, imitated by a bunch of uncredentialed bloggers on the Internet. Limbaugh makes an obscene living scaring white men, while Beck spreads alarm with his doomsday pronouncements - a big moneymaker. As Hillary Clinton was being treated for a brain clot, the Fox News nobility, led by Hannity and Krauthammer, were accusing her of a convenient "diplomatic illness" or "Benghazi fever" to avoid testifying about Benghazi. There are no limits to the shabby scurrility of the Fox News gang.
Listening to the spiels of Wayne LaPierre reminds us of the barkings of a frontier snake oil salesman. In a recent speech, he quoted Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black's public remark that "the Constitution does contain some absolutes," conveniently leaving out the justice's following assertion that the Second Amendment was not one of these absolutes. Gun ownership was a restricted right. Based on this opinion, the 1930s court, of which Black was a member, voted unanimously to ban machine guns from civilian use, weapons designed for the military.
Even our sitting very conservative Justice Scalia, echoing the '30s court opinion as expressed by Justice Black, is currently on record saying that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is not an absolute right. This means the right is restricted. What would he restrict? Surely not pea shooters, water pistols and cap guns. Like the 1930s court, Scalia is thinking about much heavier hardware.
The people want gun reform. Right-wing congressmen don't. They are more concerned with getting re-elected in their gerrymandered red districts than in doing what is right.
Sadly, their constituents, who are mainly middle class, have yet to understand that their representatives are protecting the very wealthy, at the expense of the middle class. The rights of gun owners end where they imperil our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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to bench Bargs when he did not put out effort. He should have learned back then before he earned his 50 mil contract.
Colangelo fired him for taking a stand and we have had to suffer for years since.
I can watch Calderon get destroyed by tier 3 guards like Darren Collison because he is playing his ass off ...but when I see the listless effort of 3-point-line-dwelling bargsofti I have to change the channel... it is unwatchable.
slow starts?
can't finish games?
look at video of bargsofti and you have your answer - best hope is to turn him in to 6th man on a short leash - better yet trade him for a jug of Gatoraid and some medical tape.


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Thank you. I am honored.danieLion wrote:Kare,
Please don't give up. I'm trying to learn from you.
But trying to learn from me or from other postings on a forum is not the best way of learning. The bits of information one can collect that way will of necessity be rather fragmented and unconnected, so it will be very difficult to get an understanding of the fundamental structures of the language. A structured course under a good teacher would be the best way. If that is not possible, get a good tutor (book) and work your way patiently and methodically through it. In my opinion Warder, Introduction to Pali is the best. Other books can be helpful as a supplement to Warder (it may sometimes be useful to see how others treat some tricky point), but Warder should be the basis.
BTW, I see that Warder explains nominal sentences at page 9.


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Sports and cultural events now included; Expanding Network; Dedicated Stand at IMEX
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Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has expanded its Conventions Plus product offer beyond traditional conventions to include travel arrangements for major cultural and sporting events.
"Building on the experience which we have gained over the last seven years in providing travel arrangements for convention organisers on the Star Alliance network, we are looking forward to serving a new target group in the field of cultural and sporting event organisers", said Peter Glade, Director Sales and Market Development at Star Alliance.
Star Alliance Conventions Plus provides simplified travel solutions to event organisers by allowing them access to the entire alliance network through one of the member airlines. The organiser also receives a support programme which includes tickets and promotional assistance. In general, delegates are entitled to fare discounts ranging from ten to 20 percent, depending on the type of fare, class of travel and airline used. Travel can be either in Business or Economy Class, and one companion may also travel on the delegate fare discounts.
Delegates enrolled in any of the Star Alliance member airlines' frequent flyer programmes are able to earn miles or points on their tickets. Moreover, Star Alliance Gold and Star Alliance Silver customers may also avail themselves of the benefits accorded to them by their status when travelling on Conventions Plus fares.
In order to qualify for Conventions Plus, the designated event must be of a global scale, with a minimum number of 500 international delegates from at least three different countries and two continents. The lead time to the event should be at least six months.
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Reds fans, art collectors and enthusiasts alike are invited to the Cincinnati Art Museum on Wednesday, May 4 for the unveiling of the limited edition print Reds Clinch Central - 2010 by illustrator C.F. Payne.
Payne, a Cincinnati native, captures the emotion and celebration from Sept. 28, 2010 when Jay Bruce's walk-off home run clinched the 2010 National League Central Division title for the Reds. The print features illustrated caricatures of Reds players Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce, Bronson Arroyo, Jonny Gomes, Scott Rolen, manager Dusty Baker and others.
The public is invited to a cocktail reception from 3:30 to 7 p.m. on May 4 at the Cincinnati Art Museum where the print will be for sale to the public for the first time.
Framed, numbered and signed prints by C.F. Payne are will be available for $250. Unframed and numbered prints $50.
Remarks by Hall of Fame announcer Marty Brennaman, artist C.F. Payne and CAM director Aaron Betsky will begin about 4:45 p.m. following the Reds vs. Astros business day game at Great American Ball Park.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Reds Community Fund's baseball-themed outreach programs and the Cincinnati Art Museum.
What: Unveiling of Reds Clinch Central - 2010, a commemorative print by C.F. Payne
Where: Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202
When: May 4, 2011 from 3:30 to 7 pm
Admission: Free
Information: (513) 639-2922 or www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org